CHRISTOPHER AMAZEEN[1,2,4,22]

ca. 1665-1752/1756 - New Castle, Rockingham co., NH

(Second Generation - Amazeen Family)

FATHER
MOTHER
JOHN AMAZEEN
MARY BATCHELDER

BIRTH & DEATH Christopher was born circa 1665 in New Castle, Rockingham co., NH[4] and died in New Castle, Rockingham co., NH in 1752/1756; he was 87[4].
RESIDENCE Christopher was on the Tax List of New Castle, Rockingham co., NH in 1708 and was also taxed at New Castle, Island Side, in September 1720 as entry 1L, 9sh[22].
OCCUPATION In 1707, Christopher was joint owner of the Sloop Adventure with Joseph Jackson. He was also listed as a "proprietor of Epsom [Merrimack co., NH], living in New Castle" on 6 Nov 1732. Christopher drew Lot #42 at Epsom[24]. In his will, dated 25 March 1752, Christopher calls himself "Planter"[19,23].
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Christopher was named joint executor of his father's estate in February 1705/6[5]. Despite this seeming business acumen, Christopher found himself as the Plaintiff at New Castle Court of Common Pleas for Debt no fewer than four times: July 1718 (volume 6, page 225, Box (File) 11-18(; April 1724 (volume 7, page 85, Box (File) 21-15); April 1726 (volume 7, page 116, Box (File) 35-14); and April 1738 (volume 11, page 188, Box (File) 73-10)[25]. I need to look up the particulars and results of these cases and add them to Christopher's information.
WILL Christopher's will was written on 25 March 1752 and proved on 27 April 1756, with his son Joseph "Amaseen" [sic] as executor. In it he leaves bequests of his land in New Castle to his grandsons John Amazeen and Ephraim Amazeen, not yet of age. They are listed as the sons of Joseph "Amaseen" [sic] of New Castle, planter. Christopher also left bequests of his property in Epsom. Merrimack co., NH to his other two grandsons Joseph Amaseen [sic], Jr. and Christopher Amaseen [sic], sons of aforesaid Joseph Amaseen [sic] "when they shall come of age."[19,23]
MARRIAGE Christopher married Martha MOORE[1,2,4,26], daughter of John MOORE & Martha WALFORD. Martha was living with Christopher Amazeen by 1720[26].

CHILD 5. i. Joseph AMAZEEN Please see his own page.




GENERATION Great-great-great-great-great-great-great (G7) Grandfather
FAMILY NUMBER 536
SOURCES 1. Direct Descendants of John AMAZEEN, Research collected by Norma Karram [imtuhan@yahoo.com], received by Carolyn Depp in April 2002. [alternate address = imtuhan@cox.net]. Norma informs me that the research is mostly the work of Glenn R. Bailey and the other Trefethen Roundtable researchers.

2. Research of Charlie Gale [cgale@hartcom.net], received by Carolyn Depp in April 2002. (Much of his early data is based on the research of Dana B. Cobb, a descendant of Ephraim AMAZEEN and Hannah TARLTON.)

3. Noyes, Sybil, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin David, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, (Portland, ME: Anthosensen Press 1928-1939; rpt Baltimore: Gen. Publ. Co., 1972), [GDMNH], 712 (Walford); 80-81 (Batchelder).

4. Amazeen.ged, received from Carolyn Depp in July 2002.

5. Harrison, Metcalf Henry and Hammond Otis Grant, New Hampshire State Papers: Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, [NHStatePapers], I(31):467.

6. New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Vols. 1+, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 1845+), [NEHGR], 9:221.

7. [GDMNH], 80-81 (Batchelder).

8. Ibid. 64.

9. Torrey, Charles, New England Marriages Prior to 1700., (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society). [Torrey].

10. Pierce, Frederick Clifton, Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy Descendants of Rev. Stephen Bachiler of England...Who Settled the Town of New Hampton, N.H. and Joseph, Henry, Joshua, and John Batcheller, of Essex Co., Mass., (Chicago: W. B. Conkey Co., 1898), [Batchelder], 41.

11. Chamberlain, George Walter, History of Weymouth, Mass., 4 vols., ([Boston: Wright & Potter Co.], 1923), [Weymouth], 4:732.

12. Stackpole, Everett S., Old Kittery and Her Families, (Lewiston, ME: Lewiston Journal Press, 1903), [Kittery], 34.

13. [GDMNH], 712 (Walford); 80-81 (Batchelder).

14. Ibid. 64(Amazeen), 712(Walford).

15. Savage, James A., A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 1860-1862., (Boston 1860-1862; rpt Baltimore 1955), [Sv or Savage], 1:47

16. [GDMNH], 64 (Amazeen).

17. http://www,seacoastnh.com/bewster/144.html.

18. Brewster, Charles W., Rambles About Portsmouth: #144: Withchcraft in Portsmouth: Rock-Throwing Devils and Dark Magic, (1862), [BrewsterPortsRamble].

19. [GDMNH].

20. New Hampshire Genealogical Register, [NHGR], vol. 1, No. 1 (July 1903), p. 11.

21. [GDMNH], 64 (Amazeen).

22. New Hampshire Genealogical Register, [NHGR], vol. 1, No. 1 (July 1903), p. 21.

23. Harrison, Metcalf Henry and Hammond Otis Grant, New Hampshire State Papers: Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, [NHStatePapers], IV(34):212.

24. Dolbeer, John H., History Of Epsom, [Epsom].

25. York County, Maine Court Index 1686 - 1760 [Maine State Archives]. List of Plantiffs or Defendants of New Hampshire.

26. [GDMNH], 488 (Moore).

27. Brown, Warren, History of the Town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire - From the Time of the First Settlement Within Its Borders 1640 until 1900., (Manchester, NH: 1900), [HamptonFalls], "Record of Marriages Consummated Before Joseph Whipple".

28. Brown, Marguerite Willette, Genealogy of John Brown of Hampton, New Hampshire, (Hillside Publishing Co, Amesbury, MA: 1977), [BrownNH], 48.

29. New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Vols. 1+, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 1845+), [NEHGR], 9:221 "Corrections & Additions to the Brown Family" (July 1855).

30. Brown, Warren, History of the Town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire - From the Time of the First Settlement Within Its Borders 1640 until 1900., (Manchester, NH: 1900), [HamptonFalls], "Record of Marriages Consummated Before Joseph Whipple".

31. Brown, Marguerite Willette, Genealogy of John Brown of Hampton, New Hampshire, (Hillside Publishing Co, Amesbury, MA: 1977), [BrownNH].

32. [NEHGR], 9:221.

33. 1790 United States Census. Newcastle, Rockingham, NH, p. 72 [Images Online @ Ancestry.com, checked July 2002. Also on Broderbund CD #523 - :Maine & NH Settlers 1600s-1800s].

34. 1800 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

35. 1810 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH, p. 381 [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

36. [NEHGR], 105:112-13 (April 1951).

37. [NHGR], vol. 1, No. 1 (July 1903), p. 11.

38. New Castle, NH Town Records, [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 272. FHL #15240.

39. Ibid. vol 3 (1756-1858), pp. 224 & 250.

40. [NEHGR], 105:112-13 (April 1951).

41. [NHGR], vol. 2, No. 1 (July 1904), p. 35.

42. NH Dept of Health and Welfare, Vital Statistics office, cited as source by Charlie Gale.

43. [NEHGR], "Records of South Church of Portsmouth, NH" 83:30 (Jan 1929).

44. 1790 United States Census. Newcastle, Rockingham, NH, p. 72 [Images Online @ Ancestry.com, checked July 2002. Also on Broderbund CD #523 - :Maine & NH Settlers 1600s-1800s].

45. 1800 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

46. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 272. FHL #15240.

47. Ibid. Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 264. FHL #15240. and Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 232 & 263. FHL #15240.

48. Ibid. Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 294, FHL #15240.

49. Ibid. Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 292. FHL #15240. also recorded in Vol 3, p. 259.

50. [NHGR], "Record of Marriages in New Castle, New Castle Genealogical Records" - vol 11, no. 1 (July 1904), p. 36-7.

51. NH Dept of Health and Welfare, Vital Statistics office, "Index to NH Births: Early to 1900", BL-BN, Box 91. NH Bureau of Vital Statistics. FHL #1,000,486.

52. 1790 United States Census. Newcastle, Rockingham, NH, p. 73 [Images Online @ Ancestry.com, checked July 2002. Also on Broderbund CD #523 - :Maine & NH Settlers 1600s-1800s].

53. 1810 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH , p. 381. [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

54. 1830 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH, p. 210, line 18. [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

55. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 293.

56. Ibid. Vol 3 (1756-1858), p221 & 265. FHL #15240.

57. New Castle, Rockingham co., NH Vital Records.

58. 1800 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH #921, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA.

59. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), pp. 226 and 269. (Page 223 indicates New Castle published their intentions on 23 Mar 1793.). FHL #15240.

60. 1850 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA.

61. 1800 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

62. 1810 United States Census. New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH, p. 381 [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

63. 1850 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA. New Castle, Rockingham, NH, p122-A [Images-Online @ Ancestry.com]. Census taken 15 Oct 1850, dwelling 48, family 75.

64. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), pp. 224 & 271. FHL #15240.

65. 1790 United States Census. Newcastle, Rockingham, NH, [Images Online @ Ancestry.com, checked July 2002].

66. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), pp. 213 & 273. FHL #15240.

67. Hammond, Otis G., Notices from the New Hampshire Gazette 1765-1800, (Hunterdon House, NJ - reprint 1970), [NHGazette], 167. Paper dated 18 Dec 1799.

68. 1800 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA, USC1800, New Castle, Rockingham Co, NH [Images Online @ Ancestry.com].

69. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), pp. 214 and 274. (Intention on p. 227) FHL #15240.

70. Ibid. vol 3 (1756-1858), pp. 212 & 273. FHL #15240.

71. [NHGazette], 157. Paper dated 30 Jan 1799.

72. [NCTR], Vol 3 (1756-1858), p. 249. FHL #15240.

73. New Castle Early Town Papers, [NCETP], 672-3.

74. Mysterious New England, ed. Austin N. Stevens. (Dublin, NH: Yankee Publishing Incorporated, 1971) [MNE], "The Legend of Handkerchief Moody" by Gail M. Potter, 46-49.

75. Provincial Papers, Documents and Records Relating to the Province of New Hampshire from 1686 to 1722., 40 volumes, ed. Nathaniel Boulton, (Manchester, NH: 1867-1943), [NHPP], 40:215; also 31:222-4; 40:246.

76. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633., (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), [GreatMig.], III:1904.


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