Individual Details
Dorothia Gamsby
(1764 - )
From the "History of the Town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette R. Thompson, page 400: Mrs. Johnson (aka Evelina Ann Maria Marshall) spent several years with her grandmother, Dorothia Iemison, and from her recollections wrote the book "Dorothea". On page 421 of the town history, William Marshall married Margaret Iemson, daughter of Dorothea (Gamsby) Iemeson.
The story "Dorothea" written by Mrs. Marcus D. Johnson, was about her grandmother, Dorothia (Gamsby) Iemeson and published in the "Coos County Democrat", the editor of which was Charles D. Johnson, son of the author. This news paper was published weekly from 1859-1862 in North Stratford, NH.
From the book "The Price of Loyalty" by Catherine E. Crary dated 1973 found at the LA Public Library 973.314 C893, page 47: Dorothea Gamsby married an English saddler, Richard Jemison. She was widowed at twenty-five, about 1769.
Also see on page 113 of the book "History of the Town of Stratford New Hampshire", by Jeannette R Thompson it reads: "The following sketch, taken from "Dorothea," written by Mrs. Marcus D. Johnson, and published by her son, Charles D. Johnson, in the Coos County Democrat, of which he was editor and publisher, give a vivid idea of travel in those days. This, lady who was Mrs. Dorothea (Gamsby) Imeson, and grandmother of Mrs. Johnson, had spent the period of the war in Canada, having accompanied an uncle, who, being a Tory, had left Boston with the English...and it reads on for quite a while... it ends with "We encountered Bog Brook next, but here we found a bridge and another hamlet of log cabins, and this I was told was home." Mrs Marcus Johnson was Maria Marshall, oldest daughter of Margaret (Iemeson) Marshall. Margaret (Iemeson) Marshall and her husband William Marshall had 7 children: Maria, William, George, Richard (died young), Mary, Jane and Benjamin (died young). Maria m Marcus D. Johnson; William married ____ Beecher; George m Sarah Kimball; Mary m Carlos Wallace; Jane m Simeon Robie. or so the book reads.
CHARLES D. JOHNSON Son of Marcus D and Maria Marshall Johnson born Stratford June 13, 1835, admitted in 1858 to practiced law in Stratford, died there October 29 1860. Two years of law practice and one of journalism constituted the adult life work of Charles D. Johnson. Upon his admission to the bar he immediately started in his profession in North Stratford. The next year the Coos County Democrat a weekly newspaper was removed from Lancaster to that place and put under the editorial charge of Mr Johnson. Before the close of another year, consumption had numbered him among her victims.
1775 she, as a 10 year old, was an eyewitness to the Boston battle on 17 June 1775 by the Americans against the British which the British lost. Because it was unsafe, in the spring on 1776 she and her uncle, Sir George Nutting, left Boston by boat for Halifax, Canada. See "the Price of Loyalty" by Catherine S. Crary published 1973.
1774 See the NEHG Register year 1909 Vol 63 Page 342 shows her and her family leaving New Castle, England on the ship Will & Elizabeth for Boston in April 1774.
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Listings for individuals with surname ENGLISH
SEC. V, CHAP 25, 1774
Passengers from Newcastle to Boston, New England on the ship William and Elizabeth, Mr. Askew Hillcoat, to seek better employment: Charles Rutherford of Newcastle, (Northumberland), butcher, aged 22; English Atkinson of Newcastle, joiner, aged 28; John Gamsby of Newcastle, millwright, aged 33; Margaret Gamsby, wife of above, aged 30; Dorothy Gamsby, child of above, aged 10; Ann Gamsby, child of above, aged 8; John Gamsby, child of above, aged 7; George Gamsby, child of above, aged 6; Peter Gamsby, child of above, aged 1. (EFE).
The story "Dorothea" written by Mrs. Marcus D. Johnson, was about her grandmother, Dorothia (Gamsby) Iemeson and published in the "Coos County Democrat", the editor of which was Charles D. Johnson, son of the author. This news paper was published weekly from 1859-1862 in North Stratford, NH.
From the book "The Price of Loyalty" by Catherine E. Crary dated 1973 found at the LA Public Library 973.314 C893, page 47: Dorothea Gamsby married an English saddler, Richard Jemison. She was widowed at twenty-five, about 1769.
Also see on page 113 of the book "History of the Town of Stratford New Hampshire", by Jeannette R Thompson it reads: "The following sketch, taken from "Dorothea," written by Mrs. Marcus D. Johnson, and published by her son, Charles D. Johnson, in the Coos County Democrat, of which he was editor and publisher, give a vivid idea of travel in those days. This, lady who was Mrs. Dorothea (Gamsby) Imeson, and grandmother of Mrs. Johnson, had spent the period of the war in Canada, having accompanied an uncle, who, being a Tory, had left Boston with the English...and it reads on for quite a while... it ends with "We encountered Bog Brook next, but here we found a bridge and another hamlet of log cabins, and this I was told was home." Mrs Marcus Johnson was Maria Marshall, oldest daughter of Margaret (Iemeson) Marshall. Margaret (Iemeson) Marshall and her husband William Marshall had 7 children: Maria, William, George, Richard (died young), Mary, Jane and Benjamin (died young). Maria m Marcus D. Johnson; William married ____ Beecher; George m Sarah Kimball; Mary m Carlos Wallace; Jane m Simeon Robie. or so the book reads.
CHARLES D. JOHNSON Son of Marcus D and Maria Marshall Johnson born Stratford June 13, 1835, admitted in 1858 to practiced law in Stratford, died there October 29 1860. Two years of law practice and one of journalism constituted the adult life work of Charles D. Johnson. Upon his admission to the bar he immediately started in his profession in North Stratford. The next year the Coos County Democrat a weekly newspaper was removed from Lancaster to that place and put under the editorial charge of Mr Johnson. Before the close of another year, consumption had numbered him among her victims.
1775 she, as a 10 year old, was an eyewitness to the Boston battle on 17 June 1775 by the Americans against the British which the British lost. Because it was unsafe, in the spring on 1776 she and her uncle, Sir George Nutting, left Boston by boat for Halifax, Canada. See "the Price of Loyalty" by Catherine S. Crary published 1973.
1774 See the NEHG Register year 1909 Vol 63 Page 342 shows her and her family leaving New Castle, England on the ship Will & Elizabeth for Boston in April 1774.
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Listings for individuals with surname ENGLISH
SEC. V, CHAP 25, 1774
Passengers from Newcastle to Boston, New England on the ship William and Elizabeth, Mr. Askew Hillcoat, to seek better employment: Charles Rutherford of Newcastle, (Northumberland), butcher, aged 22; English Atkinson of Newcastle, joiner, aged 28; John Gamsby of Newcastle, millwright, aged 33; Margaret Gamsby, wife of above, aged 30; Dorothy Gamsby, child of above, aged 10; Ann Gamsby, child of above, aged 8; John Gamsby, child of above, aged 7; George Gamsby, child of above, aged 6; Peter Gamsby, child of above, aged 1. (EFE).
Events
| Birth | 1764 | England |  | ||
| Emigration | Apr 1774 | Newcastle, England to Boston, Massachusetts Bay |  | ||
| Marriage | 1780 | Nova Scotia - Richard "Jemison" Iemeson | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | LDP6-6VP | ||||
| WikiTree | Gamsby-6 |
Families
| Spouse | Richard "Jemison" Iemeson ( - 1789) |
| Child | Margaret G. "Jemison" Iemeson (1781 - ) |
| Father | John Gamsby (1741 - 1778) |
| Mother | Margaret Henderson (1744 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Ann Gamsby (1766 - ) |
| Sibling | John B. Gamsby (1767 - 1861) |
| Sibling | George Gamsby (1768 - 1791) |
| Sibling | Peter Gamsby (1773 - 1852) |
Notes
Emigration
1774 See the NEHG Register year 1909 Vol 63 Page 342 shows the family leaving New Castle, England on the ship Will & Elizabeth for Boston in April 1774.The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Listings for individuals with surname ENGLISH
SEC. V, CHAP 25, 1774
Passengers from Newcastle to Boston, New England on the ship, William and Elizabeth, were: Mr. Askew Hillcoat, to seek better employment; Charles Rutherford of Newcastle, (Northumberland), butcher, aged 22; English Atkinson of Newcastle, joiner, aged 28; John Gamsby of Newcastle, millwright, aged 33; Margaret Gamsby, wife of above, aged 30; Dorothy Gamsby, child of above, aged 10; Ann Gamsby, child of above, aged 8; John Gamsby, child of above, aged 7; George Gamsby, child of above, aged 6; Peter Gamsby, child of above, aged 1. (EFE).
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com.
2. Ancestry.com.