Individual Details
Zeruiah (Zeniah) Harriman
(20 Dec 1754 - 15 Oct 1842)
Spelling of her name of "Zeniah" is from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" pages 360-361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes Vol. I copyrighted 1899 at the FHC and Vol. II dated 1903 found by Google. Her name is spelled "Zeruiah" in the below sited sources.
See Harriman web site at http://harriman-family.org. My Harriman file is in the Johnson section.
In the "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson, page 419-420: "Caleb Marshall, a cousin of Antipas, came from Hampstead, NH, to Northumberland, before the Revolutionary War. He settled on the farm below John Eames, and built his house without hammer or nails. After getting settled an alarm of Indians was given, and they buried their pewter dishes and put their knives and forks on a beam in the house, mounted a horses, and returned to their former home for a year or two. The young wife of Marshall, Zeniah, with one child of two years of age and an infant in her arms less than a month old, mounted a horse and fled to Hampstead, a distance of more than one hundred and fifty miles, arriving in safety (page 361 of "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" by Harriette E. Noyes Vol. II). Mr. Marshall died August 23, 1800, aged fifty years, and his wife Zeruiah (Harriman) Marshall, died Oct 15,1842, age eighty-nine." All of his childern and their wifes are from the same source. This story is also found in the History of Lancaster, NH as sited in "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes.
In the book "A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire" Vol II by Harriette Eliza Noyes dated 1903, page 782: "IV. Zeniah, b Dec. 20, 1754; mar. Caleb, son of Capt. William Marshall of Hampstead, and soon after moved to Northumberland. Several forts were built in that section during the Revolutionary war. One of them was located on the farm of Caleb Marshall. The young wife of Marshall had her household goods hidden away, and with one child of two years of age and an infant in her arms less than a month old, mounted a horse and fled to Hampstead, a distance of more than one hundred and fifty miles, arriving in safety."
The child held by Zeruiah was Sarah per Sarah's husband article in the Vermont Gazetteer, Vol. 1, page 10258 on the town of Maidstone, VT.
See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found at the LAFHC film 15560, Item #2, page 42, showing the marriage and children of Reuben Herriman and Mehetabal Putnam. Page 199 shows the 26 Aug. 1841, death of the wife of Caled Marshall, age 38.
1842 death date is from the "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson, page 420. She was age 89. Per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White the widow died on 15 Oct 1843.
1840 census, can not locate her in New Hampshire where she died in 1842.
1837 widow applied for pension at Northampton, NH, per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White.
1830 census for Northumberland, Coos Co., NH, shows a Widow Marshall age 70-80 (she would have been 77) living next door to a Caleb Marshall age 40-50 (this would have been her son).
1820 census for Northumberland, Coos Co., NH, shows a Caleb Marshall age 26-45 (this would have been Zeruiah's son) and his family plus a woman age 45 plus. This older woman would have been his widowed mother, Zeruiah.
1773 marriage date and location is per the Revolutionary War Record on Heritage Quest.com for Caleb Marshall. Confirmed from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copyrighted 1899 at the FHC.
1754 birth date and location is per Ancestry.com (see Caleb Marshall 1750 file). Date confirmed from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copyrighted 1899 at the FHC. See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found on LDS film 15560, Item #2, page 42, showing the marriage and children of Reuben Herriman and Mehetabal Putnam. Her name is shown as Zeruiah.
See Harriman web site at http://harriman-family.org. My Harriman file is in the Johnson section.
In the "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson, page 419-420: "Caleb Marshall, a cousin of Antipas, came from Hampstead, NH, to Northumberland, before the Revolutionary War. He settled on the farm below John Eames, and built his house without hammer or nails. After getting settled an alarm of Indians was given, and they buried their pewter dishes and put their knives and forks on a beam in the house, mounted a horses, and returned to their former home for a year or two. The young wife of Marshall, Zeniah, with one child of two years of age and an infant in her arms less than a month old, mounted a horse and fled to Hampstead, a distance of more than one hundred and fifty miles, arriving in safety (page 361 of "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" by Harriette E. Noyes Vol. II). Mr. Marshall died August 23, 1800, aged fifty years, and his wife Zeruiah (Harriman) Marshall, died Oct 15,1842, age eighty-nine." All of his childern and their wifes are from the same source. This story is also found in the History of Lancaster, NH as sited in "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes.
In the book "A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire" Vol II by Harriette Eliza Noyes dated 1903, page 782: "IV. Zeniah, b Dec. 20, 1754; mar. Caleb, son of Capt. William Marshall of Hampstead, and soon after moved to Northumberland. Several forts were built in that section during the Revolutionary war. One of them was located on the farm of Caleb Marshall. The young wife of Marshall had her household goods hidden away, and with one child of two years of age and an infant in her arms less than a month old, mounted a horse and fled to Hampstead, a distance of more than one hundred and fifty miles, arriving in safety."
The child held by Zeruiah was Sarah per Sarah's husband article in the Vermont Gazetteer, Vol. 1, page 10258 on the town of Maidstone, VT.
See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found at the LAFHC film 15560, Item #2, page 42, showing the marriage and children of Reuben Herriman and Mehetabal Putnam. Page 199 shows the 26 Aug. 1841, death of the wife of Caled Marshall, age 38.
1842 death date is from the "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson, page 420. She was age 89. Per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White the widow died on 15 Oct 1843.
1840 census, can not locate her in New Hampshire where she died in 1842.
1837 widow applied for pension at Northampton, NH, per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White.
1830 census for Northumberland, Coos Co., NH, shows a Widow Marshall age 70-80 (she would have been 77) living next door to a Caleb Marshall age 40-50 (this would have been her son).
1820 census for Northumberland, Coos Co., NH, shows a Caleb Marshall age 26-45 (this would have been Zeruiah's son) and his family plus a woman age 45 plus. This older woman would have been his widowed mother, Zeruiah.
1773 marriage date and location is per the Revolutionary War Record on Heritage Quest.com for Caleb Marshall. Confirmed from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copyrighted 1899 at the FHC.
1754 birth date and location is per Ancestry.com (see Caleb Marshall 1750 file). Date confirmed from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 361 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copyrighted 1899 at the FHC. See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found on LDS film 15560, Item #2, page 42, showing the marriage and children of Reuben Herriman and Mehetabal Putnam. Her name is shown as Zeruiah.
Events
| Birth | 20 Dec 1754 | Hampstead (Rockingham), New Hampshire, British America |  |  | |
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1773 | Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America - Caleb Marshall | | | |
| Census (family) | 1790 | Northumberland, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - Caleb Marshall | | ||
| Census (family) | 1800 | Northumberland, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - Caleb Marshall | | ||
| Fact 1 | 1803 | Coos county was formed | | ||
| Census | 1810 | Northumberland, Coos, New Hampshire, United States | |||
| Census | 1820 | Northumberland, Coos, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Northumberland, Coos, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Revolutionary War Pension | 1837 | Northampton, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Lunenburg, Essex, Vermont, United States | | ||
| Death | 15 Oct 1842 | Northumberland, Coos, New Hampshire, United States | | | |
| Burial | Groveton Cemetery, Northumberland, Coos, New Hampshire, United States | | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | L45Q-757 | ||||
| WikiTree | Harriman-530 |
Families
| Spouse | Caleb Marshall (1750 - 1800) |
| Child | William Marshall (1774 - 1774) |
| Child | Benjamin Marshall (1774 - ) |
| Child | Sarah "Sally" Marshall ( - 1858) |
| Child | Abigal Marshall (1777 - 1870) |
| Child | Mary "Polly" Marshall (1778 - 1867) |
| Child | William Marshall (1781 - 1833) |
| Child | Caleb Marshall (1782 - 1866) |
| Child | Betsey Marshall (1781 - 1852) |
| Child | Susannah Marshall (1786 - 1789) |
| Child | Susannah Marshall (1788 - 1850) |
| Child | Rhoda Marshall (1790 - 1804) |
| Child | Nancy Marshall (1792 - 1884) |
| Child | Fanny Marshall (1794 - 1879) |
| Child | Silas Marshall (1796 - 1876) |
| Father | Reuben Harriman (1725 - 1808) |
| Mother | Mehitable Putnam ( - 1788) |
| Sibling | Mehitable Harriman (1748 - 1753) |
| Sibling | Rufus Harriman (1749 - 1753) |
| Sibling | Laban Harriman (1751 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Sarah Harriman (1753 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Harriman (1757 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Harriman (1759 - ) |
| Sibling | Archelus Putnam Harriman (1760 - 1762) |
| Sibling | Mehitable Harriman (1762 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Mary Harriman (1764 - ) |
| Sibling | Rufus Putnam Harriman (1766 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Spelling of her name of "Zeniah" and "Zuranh" is from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH, Volume 2" dated 1903, pages 360-361 found at Google Books ( Harriette E. Noyes compiled Vol. I copyrighted 1899 at the FHC). Her name is spelled "Zeruiah" in other sources.See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found at the LAFHC film 15560, Item #2, page 42, showing the marriage and children of Reuben Herriman and Mehetabal Putnam. Her name is shown as Zeruiah.
County of Rockingham was not created until 29 April 1769.
Marriage
See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found at the LAFHC film 15560, Item #2, page 78, showing the marriage of Caleb Marshall to Zeruiah Harriman on 4 Mar. 1773.Per e-mail dated 4 June 2012, from Sue Bixby, Family Archivist of the Harriman Family Association: on the same day, Laban Harriman, brother of Zeruiah, married the sister of Caleb Marshall, Molly.
Census (family)
1790 census for Northumberland, Grafton Co., NH, shows a Caleb Marshall with 4 other males which were 16 and older and 5 females. Living next door was Anthropos Marshall, a cousin.Census (family)
1800 census for Northumberland, Grafton Co., NH, shows a Caleb Marshall age 45 plus living with two males age 16-25 (sons William and Caleb) and unknown males age 0-9 and various females including one 45 plus (his wife Zeruiah). Next door was a cousin, Antipas Marshall.Fact 1
Per "History of Coos Co., NH" by Georgia Drew Merrill dated 1888, found at Heritage Quest Online, the county of Coos was created in 1803.Census
1820 census for Northumberland, Coos Co., NH, shows a Caleb Marshall age 26-45 (this would have been Zeruiah's son) and his family plus a woman age 45 plus. This older woman may have been his mother, Zeruiah. Her husband died in 1800.Census
1830 census for Northumberland, Coos Co., NH, shows a Widow Marshall age 70-80 (she would have been 77) living next door to a Caleb Marshall (her son) age 40-50 (he would have been about age 51).Revolutionary War Pension
1837 widow applied for pension at Northampton, NH per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White.Death
1842 death date is from the "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson, page 420 at age 89. Per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White, the widow died on 15 Oct 1843.Burial
Per e-mail from Sue Bixby (bixfam@alloyspd.com) dated 29 May 2012.Endnotes
1. Harriette E. Noyes, A Memorial History of Hampstead, NH Vol 2 (copyright 1903), pages 359-361.
2. Harriman Family Association, "," database, Harriman Family Association (http://harriman-family.org/: viewed 17 June 2012), Zeruiah Harriman.
3. Priscilla Hammond, Compiler, Vital Records of Hampstead, New Hampshire: compiled from the town's origianl record books, 1749-1834 (1938), page 78; FHL microfilm 15560, Item #2.
4. Harriman Family Association, "," database, Harriman Family Association (http://harriman-family.org/: viewed 17 June 2012), Zeruiah Harriman.
5. Emily S. Palmer, "Our Palmer & Howard Families," database, (http://palmerhoward.net: viewed 3 June 2012), death date and location.
6. Nancy L. Dodge, Gravestones of Guildhall, Vermont and Northumberland, New Hampshire (Higginson Books, 1987), ; digital images, Google Books ( : viewed 4 June 2012.
7. Harriman Family Association, "," database, Harriman Family Association (http://harriman-family.org/: accessed ), .