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Descendants of Nathaniel Piper

Generation No. 3

8. THOMAS⁴ PIPER (NATHANIEL³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born Abt. 1681 in Ipswich, Wenham, Massachusetts, and died Unknown in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He married TABITHA Abt. 1701. She was born Abt. 1681, and died Unknown.

More About THOMAS PIPER:
Residence: Stratham,NH

Children of THOMAS PIPER and TABITHA are:

	i.		SAMUEL⁵ PIPER, b. Abt. 1702; d. Unknown.
	ii.		JOHN PIPER, b. Abt. 1704; d. Unknown.

9. THOMAS⁴ PIPER (THOMAS³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born November 16, 1697 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, and died October 21, 1768 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He married TABITHA ROLLINS Abt. 1717 in unkown, daughter of THOMAS ROLLINS. She was born Abt. 1697 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, and died Aft. 1746 in Stratham, New Hampshire.

Children of THOMAS PIPER and TABITHA ROLLINS are:

	i.	ELIZABETH⁵ PIPER, b. Stratham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown, Sanbornton,; m. WILLIAM MOORE; d. Unknown.
	ii.	JONATHAN PIPER, b. Abt. 1717, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown.
24.	iii.	PATIENCE PIPER, b. Abt. 1717, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown.
25.	iv.	THOMAS PIPER, b. Abt. 1717, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown, Northwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
26.	v.	TABITHA PIPER, b. June 05, 1729, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. April 10, 1750.
27.	vi.	STEPHEN PIPER, b. May 14, 1733, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. April 20, 1797, Stratham, New Hampshire.
	vii.	ABIGAIL PIPER, b. 1743, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown; m. CAPTAIN REUBEN HILL; b. Abt. 1717; d. Unknown.
28.	viii.	PHEBE PIPER, b. 1745, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. January 1835, Sanbornton, New Hampshire.
	ix.	HENRY YOUNG PIPER, b. 1746, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown.

10. NATHANIEL⁴ PIPER (THOMAS³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born January 22, 1700/01 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, and died November 26, 1778 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He married HANNAH GOSS Abt. 1720 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts. She was born Abt. 1700 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, and died Bet. December 18, 1779 - January 26, 1780 in Pembroke, Merrimac, New Hampshire.

Notes for NATHANIEL PIPER:
      Nathaniel was born Jan 22, 1701, in Wenham; removed to Stratham, N.H.; was surveyor of highway, constable, and selectman. He went to Stratham probably with his brother Thomas and died there Nov. 26, 1779.

FROM MEREDITH, N.H. ANNALS AND GENEALOGIES

It says Nathaniel was a prominent business man.

As an infant he was taken by his parents to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and as a youth of about eighteen he accompanied his family to Stratham, New Hampshire.
According to the Exeter, New Hampshire Probate Records, Nathaniel Piper married Hannah (doubtless Goss). I have not been able to find absolute proof that Hannah family name was Goss, although circumstances point to that fact.
Nathaniel Piper is rated a "yeoman," but he also appears to have been a prominent business man in Stratham. Beginning about 1730 for forty years he bought and sold farm lands in various towns in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He held some town offices including those of surveyor of highways,constable and selectman.
On August 24, 1769 Nathaniel conveyed to his youngest son, Nathan Piper a tract of land and buildings in Pembroke,New Hampshire. At that time Nathan had just passed his eighteenth birthday. Real estate then and now can be transferred to a minor, but a minor cannot, without a guardian, mortgage or transfer property.
In June, 1770 an indictment was brought against Hannah Piper,wife of Nathaniel Piper ;of Stratham in the Court of General Sessions held at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. An exact copy follows:
1770
Court Piper, Hannah (rest) Stratham
Files (wife of Nathaniel)
No 28785 Presentment
"From the first day of March Last to this time hath not attended the public Worship of God on Lords days."
Province of New / At his Majesty's Court of General Sessions Hampshire / of the Peace held at Portsmouth in and for the Province of New Hampshire on The First Tuesday in June in the Tenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and Annoque Domine 1770

The Jurors for our Said Lord the King upon their oath do present that Hannah Piper, Wife of Nathaniel Piper of Stratham in the Province of Hew Hampshire, Inhabiting and dwelling at Stratham aforesaid from the first day of March said to this time hath not attended the public Worship of God on Lords days nor on any one Lords day during all the time aforesaid without having any Reasonable or Lawful Excuse for such her absence in Great Contempt of God & the Daid Lord the King & against the Law in that Case made and provided
            Livemon & DonRess
      This is a True bill George Brackett
28785
                  Indictment
                  Ags
            Hanna Piper
                  June 1770 (+)

Possiblely through Quaker influence, together with other members of the Piper family, Nathaniel refused to sign the Associated Test taken at Stratham, New Hampshire, September 3,1776.

Nathaniel Piper died November 26, 1778 in Stratham, On January 12, 1779 his son Nathan of Pembroke, New Hampshire was appointed administrator of his estate. Before his decease several of his sons had settled in Pembroke then called "Suncook." Soon after her Husbands death, Hannah, it appears, also went to Pembroke to live with her children.

More About NATHANIEL PIPER:
Baptism: April 13, 1701, Wenham Congregational Church.
Comment 1: Lived and died in Stratham;held town
Comment 2: offices.
Comment 3: After his death, widow went to Pembroke,NH
Comment 4: to live with children.
Occupation: Surveyor of highways, constable & selectman
Residence: Stratham, NH

Notes for HANNAH GOSS:
Hannah Goss died between December 18, 1779 and January 26, 1780 in Pembroke, New Hampshire. Selections from her will are as follows;

"In the name of God Amen this eighteenth Day of December Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine I Hannah Piper of Pembroke in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire now enjoying as sound mind & memory altho indisposed in body & calling to mind that it is appointed unto all rational Creatures once to die & after that the judgement do make & ordain this my last will & testament--that is to say principally & first of all I give & recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried at the Direction of my Executor here after named hoping that at the general recurrection I shall receive the dame again by the mighty Power of God--And as touching my=worldly effects I give demised & dispose of it in the following manner..."Each of her children is mentioned including the heirs of her son Benjamin. "I give unto my son Nathan Piper whom I hereby constitute & order to be my sole Executor of this my last will & testament all my estate of every name or nature not before disposed of to come into full possession of at my decease & now I do satisfy & confirm this to be my last will & testament In Witness where of I have herinto set my hand & Seal the Day & year above-written Signed Sealed pronounced & delivered by the forenamed Hannah Piper in Presence of us to be her last will & Testament

            Rich Bartlett Pelahah Bartlett Abigail Gilman
                  true Record Attest
                              Her
                        Hannah X Piper
                        Mark
      This will was probated at Exeter, January 26,1780.

Copied from archives of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, New Hampshire.

More About HANNAH GOSS:
Comment 1: Married to Nathaniel Piper (b. 1701)
Comment 2: Will dated Dec 18, 1779; will probated
Comment 3: Jan 26, 1780
Comment 4: Pembroke was known as Suncook, NH then.
Residence: Stratham,NH (Pembroke,NH as widow)

Children of NATHANIEL PIPER and HANNAH GOSS are:

29.	i.	MARTHA⁵ PIPER, b. 1729, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. November 04, 1825, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
30.	ii.	THOMAS PIPER, b. Abt. 1730, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. 1791, Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire.
	iii.	HANNAH PIPER, b. Abt. 1734, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; m. GOSS, Abt. 1750, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; b. Abt. 1730, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
31.	iv.	GIDEON PIPER, b. September 07, 1741, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. May 18, 1816, Meridith, Belknap, New Hampshire.
	v.	WILLIAM PIPER, b. Abt. 1742, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. Aft. December 1779, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

More About WILLIAM PIPER:
Comment 1: Judging from mother's will, he was alive
Comment 2: in Dec 1779.
Residence: Stratham, NH ?

	vi.		BENJAMIN PIPER, b. Abt. 1746, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. Bef. January 08, 1779, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
32.	vii.		. NATHAN PIPER, b. June 04, 1751, Stratham, New Hampshire; d. December 25, 1829, Pembroke, New Hampshire.

11. PATIENCE⁴ PIPER (THOMAS³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born February 25, 1702/03 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, and died Unknown in Scarboro, New Hampshire. She married SAMUEL HAINES, JR March 1719/20. He was born 1700 in Greenland, New Hampshire, and died Abt. 1750 in Scarboro, New Hampshire.

Children of PATIENCE PIPER and SAMUEL HAINES are:

33.	i.	ALICE⁵ HAINES, b. 1729, ME; d. 1816, ME.
	ii.	SAMUEL HAINES, b. 1737, Sacarboro, Maine; d. June 11, 1816, Saco, Maine.
	iii.	HANNAH HAINES, d. Unknown.
	iv.	ABIGAIL HAINES, d. Unknown; m. JOSHUA NEAL; d. Unknown.

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