The Corser
Family
of
New Hampshire
These notes were compiled from those of S.B.G. Corser and printed
in [Most of this information was taken from The One Hundred and
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of Boscawen and
Webster...and Births Recorded on the Town Records, Concord, N.H.,
printed by the Republican Press Association, 1884.]
JOHN CORSER, the first of the name in Boscawen, New Hampshire was
born, supposedly, in Scotland about 1678. He was probably
connected with the family of William Corser of Boston who came
over in 1635, some of whose descendents in the female line (the
family of D.C. Colesworthy, bookseller on Cornhill [in 1883])
still reside in that City. Emigrating to this country at an early
age, he settled in Newbury, Massachusetts and married Tabitha
Kenny of Newbury on March 8, 1716 or 1717; he removed to Boscawen
in the early settlement of the town (exact date not known), where
he tended a saw-mill till disabled by a terrible accident in
about the year 1745 (according to Prince's History) which
deprived him of his sight. He lived for many years thereafter
with his son John on Corser Hill, where he died at a very
advanced age in the autumn of 1776. His wife Tabitha is believed
to have died in Newbury, prior to his removal to Boscawen. They
had the following children:
I. John Corser, born about 1718; he settled on a farm in
Kingston, New Hampshire and afterwards in Chester, New
Hampshire; he moved to Boscawen in 1764, locating on Corser
Hill, afterwards so called, where he died about 1791 at the
age of 73. He married twice. First to Jane Nichols of
Newbury, Massachusetts; and then to Mrs. Hepsibah Chase of
Dunbarton, New Hampshire in 1789. John and Jane had issue:
A. Thomas Corser, born 1743, a farmer; he lived in
Boscawen. He married twice, first to Ann Dunlap of
Chester, New Hampshire; and secondly to Mrs. Mary
Downing of Kingston in 1782; She died March 6, 1840 at
the age of 95; he served in the Ticonderoga campaign;
he drowned in Long Pond on December 11, 1829 at the age
of 86. By Anne he had the following children:
1. James Corser, born November 11, 1764.
2. Polly Corser, born August 24, 1766; married
John Fitz Gerald on November 16, 1786; they had
six children.
3. Jane Corser, born October 23, 1768 at age 52;
died February 13, 1821; she married David Call and
had nine children.
4. Jonathan Corser, born November 9, 1770; died
November 30, 1821 at age of 51; he married Nancy
Badger on May 31, 1792. Issue:
a. John Corser,
b. Gilmer Corser, a farmer of Colebrook,
New Hampshire.
c. a daughter
d. a daughter
5. Anna Corser (or Nancy), born June 15, 1773;
married Jonathan Downing of Boscawen on June 21,
1792; she was killed by lightening on June 12,
1816; they had eight children:
6. Thomas Corser, born May 12, 1775; moved to
Thetford, Vermont; married Abigail Holcomb on
October 8, 1798; they had issue:
a. Benjamin Corser
b. True Corser
c. Lavina Corser
d. Holcomb Corser
7. Sarah Corser, born March 17, 1777.
8. Tabitha Corser, born September 7, 1779;
married Nicholas Elliott, May 11, 1802.
9. Moses Corser, born September 25, 1781.
By Mrs. Mary Downing, Thomas Corser had issue:
10. Elsey Corser, born March 28, 1783; she died
September 12, 1843 at the age of 60. She married
Amos Thorla of Boscawen in 1803 and had seven
children.
11. Caleb Corser, born September 3, 1785; died
November 15, 1825 at age 40.
12. Dolly Corser, married Josiah Jackman in
1806; this family moved to Sandusky, Ohio
13. Miriam Corser, married 1st, Samuel Corser in
1806; married 2nd, Samuel Roby in 1833.
B. Samuel Corser, born about 1746; he was a farmer in
Boscawen; he died there on November 1, 1826 at the age
of 80; he married twice, first to Sarah Fitz Gerald.
For further information, see History of Boscawen.
C. Jonathan Corser, born about 1747.
D. David Corser, born in Kingston, New Hampshire,
January 27, 1754.
E. Jane Corser, born January, 1756 and died in
Michigan on December 23, 1836 at the age of 80 years;
she married in 1772, Nathan Davis of Conway and had
seven children.
F. William Corser, born about 1758.
G. Abbyneezer Corser, born about 1760; she married in
1775, Lieut. Edward Fitz Gerald of Boscawen who died on
December 11, 1817 at the age of 66. She died on October
11, 1836 at age 76. They had fifteen (15) children.
H. Molly Corser. Molly was born in Boscawen, New
Hampshire on May 24, 1765. She married Captain Silas
Call of Boscawen on February 9, 1785. She died on
October 11, 1839 at the age of 74. They had ten
children.
II. Nathan Corser, married Susan Danforth; they had no
children; He died about 1800; his widow died in Thetford,
Vermont.
III. Tabitha Corser, married Peter Flood of Boscawen, New
Hampshire.
IV. Polly Corser, married Ezekiel Flanders of Kingston, New
Hampshire.
V. Sarah Corser, married Samuel Davis of Boscawen, New
Hampshire.
VI. William Corser, died about 1730, married Anne Carter
of Boscawen. He was drowned, with his son, in Great Pond in
1773. His issue:
A. Asa Corser, born 26, June, 1754.
B. William Corser (or Jesse) born April 16, 1756,
drowned with his father in Great Pond in 1773.
C. Mary Corser, born August 4, 1759; she died on
April 14, 1834; married in 1779 to James Uran of
Boscawen who died on November 18, 1845; they had four
children:
1. Hannah Uran, born December 4, 1779; died
September 16, 1853.
2. Samuel Uran, born July 16, 1781; died June
22, 1828.
3. Anna Uran, born January 16, 1787; died August
3, 1821.
4. Molly Uran, born June 13, 1789; died April 8,
1818
D. Simeon Corser, born July 10, 1763.
E. Judith Corser, born January 29, 1766; married
Philander Carter of Canterbury, New Hampshire.
F. Anne Corser, born February 21, 1771.
VII. Hannah Corser, married John Bowley of Boscawen.
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