Little

These monuments are placed in Newburyport MA. in honor of the First Settlers

George Little (1615-1694)
and wife (m. 1652)
Alice Poore (1618-1680)

He was born and lived in London England.  Alice was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. George was a Tailor and lived on Unicorn Street, near London Bridge. He came to Newbury in 1640 on the ship Bevis.  Alice had come to America from Southhampton with the Dummers on the ship Bevis in 1638.  She and her two brothers were servants of the Dummers.  The Poore children had been orphaned and were under the guardianship of the Dummers.   This information was from a letter written by Chief Justice Samuel Sewall in 1684 to his uncle, Stephan Dummer, then living in Hampshire. The descendants of George Little have formed a Family organization, called George Little Family Association (GLFA) and have met three times during the 1990's at Newburyport MA. where George Little built his home. It is one of the three oldest working farms with original homes in the USA, which is and always has had a Little family living in it. During the reunions the families have always allowed the attendees to tour the homes.  they still have and are using some of the utensils and furnishings of George Little. George and his wife Alice are buried in the graveyard adjoining The First Church of Newbury MA.

This is a picture of the House in 2000 that George Little built in 1679 and is now
the kitchen part of the Little Family Home

George Little House and Barn as they appeared in 1990
in Newbury, MA.

Son of George and Alice Little

Moses Little (1657-1691)
and wife (m. 1678)
Lydia Coffin (1662- )

Moses was a town collector, a soldier in King Phillip's War.  The cause of his death was Smallpox.   He was born and died in Newbury, Essex CO. MA.  Reference Books telling of his life are:  Little Family History by George Thomas Little-1882.  History of Boscawen and Webster New Hampshire by Charles Carlton Coffin.  History of Nantucket by Alexander Starbuck, 1969. And Coffin Family be Will Gardner- 1962.

Son of Moses and Lydia Little

Tristram Little (1681-1765)
and wife (m. 1707)
Sarah Dole (1690-1780)

Tristram was a farmer.  He and his wife were born and died in Newbury, MA.

Son of Tristram and Sarah Little

Deacon Enoch Little Sr. (1728-1816)
and wife (m.1759)
Hannah Hovey (1733-1801)

Enoch and Hannah were both born in Newbury, MA and both are buried at the Corser Hill Cemetery, Boscawen, NH.  Enoch Little Sr. was a member of the old South Church of Newbury, MA.   NSDAR recognized him for Public Service in the American Revolution from NH.   Ref. Books are The Hovey Book by Daniel Hovey Association, 1913 pgs. 95-96.   History of Boscawen and Webster NH. by Charles Carleton Coffin, pg. 573 and Little Family by George Thomas Little, 1882 pgs. 125 and 361.

Son of Deacon Enoch and Hannah Little

Deacon Enoch Little Jr.(1763-1848)
and wife (m.1790)
Polly Noyes (1771-1833)

Enoch was born in Newbury, MA. and Polly in Atkinson, NH.  They are both buried in Corser Hill Cemetery, Boscawen, NH.  NSDAR recognized Enoch for Public Service in the American Revolution from NH.  Virginia Swenson has a booklet of the commeration of the 150th Anniversary of the Webster Congregational Society and in it is a sketch of the Enoch Little house built in 1790.  it took about a year to complete.  The bricks, shingles and hardware were all made by hand.  The 150th Anniversary was in 1954 and the house was being lived in by the 5th Generation, Raymond and Ruth Sawyer.

These graves are found in Corser Hill Cemetery, Webster, NH.

Son of Enoch and Polly Little

Henry Little (1792-1838)
and wife (m.1815)
Susan Little (1798-1898)

They were born born in Boscawen, NH.  Henry is buried in Peoria, IL. and Susan ia buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Granville, OH.  Henry and Susan were 1st Cousins.  In 1836 they moved west with their 4 children.  They crossed the State of NY. on the Erie Canal and then across Lake Erie by Steamboat and on to Peoria IL. in a Covered Wagon.  They lived in Peoria and Liverpool IL. and he died a few years later.  Henry was a school teacher, surveyor and farmer at Boscawen, NH where he also owned a Saw Mill.  he exeled as a player of the Bass-Viol and was President of a local Music Society in Boscawen.  References are found in Ohio Cemetery Records, History of Liking CO. OH. by N.N. Hill pg 750 and Granville Historical Society, P.O. Box 129, Granville, OH.   Photo of Susan is the 1st picture on Meet the Family page of this Website.

Son of Henry and Susan Little

Albert Gerrish Little (1817-1911)
and wife (m.1850)
Nancy Jane Steel (1829-1901)

Albert was born in Webster, NH. and Nancy was born in Indianapolis, IN.  They are both buried in Girard Cemetery Girard, KS.  A.G."s schooling to Common Schools followed by farming in his early life.  He learned the Carpenter's Trade at which he worked until 1852.   Afterwards he was a mechanic and dealer in Musical Instruments.  He traveled on the road selling and repairing pianos and organs.  He first moved to Peoria and then to Liverpool and 1839, then to Altoona, Knox CO. IL. in 1866.  In 1884 he moved to Girard, Crawford CO. KS.  He had married Jane when he lived in Liverpool and they had 10 children.  He joined the Congregational Church in 1835 and was a Trustee, later in Girard he became a Presbyterian.  During the Civil War he was an Enrolling Officer for Fulton, CO. IL.  It was a strong anti-union District and his life was threatened by "Copperheads" many times while enrolling men.  He was a lifelong Republican casting his first vote for William Henry Harrison.  He was a charter Member and officer of the Altoona IOOF Lodge #511.  He was a total abstainer from liquor and tobacco.  he was a great reader and interested in family history.  He contributed the history of his branch of the Little Family, contained in the book "History of Boscawen and Webster" by Charles Carleton Coffin pgs 578-584.   Nancy Jane moved with her parents to Fulton CO, IL. when she was 7 years old and she died of heart disease in 1901.

Daughter of A.G. and Nancy Little

Martha (Mattie) Little Henney (1854-1904)
and husband (m.1879)
William Henry Henney (1852-1903)

Son of Enoch Sr. and Hannah Hovey Little

Jesse Little (1767-1840)
and wife (-)
Martha Gerrish (1777-1855)


Corser Hill Cemetery in Webster, New Hampshire

Daughter of Jesse and Martha Gerrish Little

Susan Little (1798-1898)
and husband (m.1815)
Henry Little (1792-1838)