By Muriel Bristol | March 24, 2024
William Shackford Nutter was born in Newington, NH, December 23, 1781, son of Hatevil and Susannah (Shackford) Nutter. (Note his father’s male Puritan “virtue” name: “Hate-Evil”).
(The known children of Hatevil and Susanna (Shackford) Nutter were William Shackford Nutter (1781–1872), John Nutter (1784–1866), Elizabeth Nutter (1786–1866), Mary Nutter (1788–1863), Ann S. Nutter (1790–1870), Abigail Nutter (1793–1842), and Susan S. Nutter (1802–1882)).
Hatevil Nutter, Jr., headed a Newington, NH, household at the time of the First (1790) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 16-plus years [himself], two males aged under-16 years [William S. Nutter and John Nutter], six females [Susanna (Shackford) Nutter, Elizabeth Nutter, Mary Nutter, Ann S. Nutter, Abigail Nutter, and one other], and one slave. (New Hampshire, which had 141,885 persons enumerated in 1790, had one hundred fifty-eight slaves [0.01%]. Newington, NH, which had five hundred forty-two persons, had fourteen slaves [2.6%]. (Milton never had any in any census year)). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Jona Warner Nutter and Valentine Pickering.
Hatevil Nutter headed a Dover, NH, household at the time of the Second (1800) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 45-plus years [himself], one female aged 26-44 years [Susanna (Shackford) Nutter], two males aged 16-25 years [William S. Nutter and John Nutter], two females aged 10-15 years [Elizabeth Nutter, and Mary Nutter], and two females aged under-10 years [Ann S. Nutter, and Abigail Nutter]. His household appeared in the roughly alphabetically arranged enumeration between those of Wm Neal and Paul Nute.
Hatteville Nutter headed a Milton household at the time of the Third (1810) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 45-plus years [himself], one female aged 45-plus years [Susanna (Shackford) Nutter], one male aged 26-44 years [William S. Nutter], one male aged 16-25 years [John Nutter], four females aged 16-25 years [Elizabeth Nutter, Mary Nutter, Ann S. Nutter, and Abigail Nutter], and one female aged under-10 years [Susan S. Shackford]. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Mark Miller and Henry Rines.
William S. Nutter married, March 17, 1811, Ruth Wentworth. She was born in Rollinsford, NH, October 22, 1784, daughter of Bartholomew and Ruth (Hall) Wentworth.
(The children of William S. and Ruth (Wentworth) Nutter were Mary Ann Nutter (1812–1896), Hannah Nutter (1814-1840), Elizabeth Nutter (1815–1895), Nancy Ham Nutter (1818-1889), John S. Nutter (1819–1824), Ruth Hall Nutter (1822-1909), William Augustus Nutter (1823-1906), and Susan Nutter (1826–1832)).
Sister Elizabeth Nutter married in Wakefield, NH, November 17, 1811, John Hart, both of Milton. Rev. Asa Piper performed the ceremony. He was born April 17, 1786.
Daughter Mary Ann Nutter was born in Milton, November 4, 1812.
Father-in-law Bartholomew Wentworth died in Somersworth, NH, May 23, 1813.
Daughter Elizabeth Nutter was born in Milton, November 4, 1815. Daughter Nancy H. Nutter was born in Milton, February 17, 1818.
The Milton Selectmen of 1818 were Jas. Roberts, W.S. Nutter, and Hopley Meserve. (His younger brother, John Nutter, was also a Milton Selectman, in 1830).
Son John S. Nutter was born in Milton, December 1, 1819.
Sister Ann S. Nutter married in Milton, circa 1820, Gilman Jewett. He was born in Exeter, NH, January 18, 1777, son of Paul and Elizabeth ((Gilman) Gilman) Jewett.
Daughter Ruth Hall Nutter was born in Milton, August 17, 1822. Son William A. Nutter was born in Milton, 1823.
Son John S. Nutter died in Milton, December 10, 1824, aged five years and nine days.
Daughter Susan Nutter was born in Milton, in January 1826.
Sister Abigail Hubbard married in Milton, January 19, 1827, Aaron Hubbard, she of Milton and he of Shapleigh, ME. Rev. William McKay performed the ceremony. Hubbard was born in Shapleigh, ME, January 26, 1782, son of Aaron and Martha (Nason) Hubbard.
Wm S. Nutter headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], one female aged 40-49 years [Ruth (Wentworth) Nutter], one female aged 15-19 years [Mary A. Nutter], two females aged 10-14 years [Elizabeth Nutter and Nancy H. Nutter], one female aged 5-9 years [Ruth H. Nutter], one male aged 5-9 years [William A. Nutter], and one female aged under-5 years [Susan Nutter]. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Jas Applebee and Thos Applebee.
Father Hatevil Nutter died, probably in Milton, December 25, 1831, aged eighty-three years.
Daughter Susan Nutter died in Milton, April 19, 1832, aged six years.
The Milton Selectmen of 1833 were J.M. Twombly, W.S. Nutter, and H. Meserve.
Among the fifty-two founding members of the Baptist Church of Milton, October 28, 1834, were William S. Nutter, Elizabeth [(Nutter)] Hart, Susan S. Nutter, Ruth [(Wentworth)] Nutter, Mary Ann Nutter, Hannah Nutter, and Elizabeth Nutter. William S. Nutter was clerk from its founding through 1837. (He was succeeded in that position by his step-nephew Asa Jewett) (Scales, 1914).
William S. Nutter removed from Milton at some time after his resignation as Baptist church clerk, in 1837, and his next enumeration in the Federal Census in Waterboro, ME, in 1840.
Mother-in-law Ruth (Hall) Wentworth died in Somersworth, NH, January 26, 1840.
William S. Nutter headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census, His household included one male aged 50-59 years [himself], one female aged 50-59 years [Ruth (Wentworth) Nutter], two females aged 20-29 years [Mary A. Nutter and Elizabeth Nutter], one female aged 15-19 years [Nancy H. Nutter], and one male aged 15-19 years [William A. Nutter]. Two members of his household were engaged in Agriculture.
Daughter Elizabeth Nutter married, February 27, 1841, Miles Ford, Jr. He was born in Waterboro, ME, in April 1812, son of Miles and Hannah (Hubbard) Ford.
Daughter Nancy H. Nutter married, October 24, 1841, William A. Kimball. He was born in Shapleigh, ME, September 12, 1813, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Horne) Kimball.
Sister Abigail (Nutter) Hubbard died in Acton, ME, June 21, 1842, aged forty-nine years.
Daughter Ruth H. Nutter married in Waterboro, ME, December 10, 1843, Seth Philpot. He was born in Coxhall (now Lyman), ME, August 29, 1813, son of Isaac and Hannah (Lazell) Philpot.
Son-in-law Miles Ford died in Waterboro, ME, February 21, 1844, aged thirty-one years.
Mother Susanna (Shackford) Nutter died in Milton Mills, November 13, 1848, aged ninety-one years.
William S. Nutter, a farmer, aged sixty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Ruth [(Wentworth)] Nutter, aged sixty-five years (b. NH), Mary Ann Nutter, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), Elizabeth [(Nutter)] Ford, aged thirty-four years (b. NH), Elizabeth J. Ford, aged seven years (b. ME), and William A. Nutter, a farmer, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH). William S. Nutter had real estate valued at $1,000.
Wm A. Kimball, a lawyer, aged thirty-six years (b. NH [SIC]), headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Nancy H. [(Nutter)] Kimball, aged thirty-one years (b. NH), and John W. Kimball, aged six years (b. NH). William A. Kimball owned real estate valued at $2,000.
Seth Philpot, a farmer, aged thirty-six years (b. ME), headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Ruth H. [(Nutter)] Philpot, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), and William P. Philpot, aged five years (b. ME).
William A. Nutter married in South Berwick, ME, May 25, 1851, Sarah A. Wentworth, he of Waterboro, ME, and she of Rollinsford, NH. Rev. John Richardson performed the ceremony. She was born in Rollinsford, NH, in 1830, daughter of George and Judith (Brown) Wentworth.
Son-in-law Seth Philpot died in Waterboro, ME, in 1857, aged forty-six years.
Wm. A. Nutter, a farmer, aged thirty-six years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Sarah [(Wentworth)] Nutter, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH), Catherine Nutter, aged six years (b. ME), Wm. S. Nutter, aged seventy-eight years (b. NH), and Ruth [(Wentworth)] Nutter, aged seventy-four years (b. NH). William A. Nutter had real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate valued at $500.
Elizabeth [(Nutter)] Ford, a tailoress, aged forty-four years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. Her household included Elizabeth J. Ford, aged seventeen years (b. ME), Ruth H. [(Nutter)] Philpot, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), Wm. T. Philpot, aged fifteen years (b. ME), and Susan H. Philpot, aged nine years (b. ME). Elizabeth Ford had real esate valued at $1,700 and personal estate valued at $350.
Wm. A. Kimball, a farmer, aged forty-seven years (b. ME), headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Nancy H. [(Nutter)] Kimball, aged forty-two years (b. NH), John W. Kimball, aged sixteen years (b. NH), Elizabeth H. Kimball, aged eight years (b. NH), and Mary E. Kimball, aged four years (b. NH). Wm. A. Kimball owned real estate valued at $4,000 and personal estate valued at $800.
Sister Mary Nutter died in Milton, January 19, 1863, aged seventy-three years. (“She rests in hope of a blessed immortality”).
Granddaughter Lizzie H. Kimball died of consumption in Rochester, NH, April 14, 1865, aged thirteen years, six months,
DIED. In Rochester, N.H., April 14, of consumption, Lizzie Hale, eldest daughter of Wm. A. and Nancy H. Kimball, aged 13 years, 6 months (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), April 15, 1865).
Brother John Nutter died in Dover, NH, April 15, 1866, aged eighty-two years.
Sister Elizabeth (Nutter) Hart died in Milton, June 19, 1866, aged eighty years, six months.
William A. Nutter, a farmer, aged forty-six years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro (“N. Waterborough P.O.”), ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Sarah A. [(Wentworth)] Nutter, keeping house, aged thirty-nine years, Catharine W. Nutter, at home, aged sixteen years (b. ME), Anna B. Nutter, at home, aged seven years, William S. Nutter, a farmer, aged eighty-eight years, and Ruth H. [(Wentworth)] Nutter, at home, aged eighty-six years. William A. Nutter had real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate valued at $500.
Mary A. Nutter, keeping house, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Dover, NH, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. She had real estate valued at $4,000 and personal estate valued at $2,000.
Elizabeth [(Nutter)] Ford, keeping house, aged fifty-four years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, ME. household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. Her household included Lizzie J. Ford, teaching school, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH [SIC]), and Ruth [(Nutter)] Philpot, boarding, aged forty-seven years (b. NH). Elizabeth Ford had real estate valued at $300 and personal estate valued at $400. Ruth Philpot had personal estate valued at $700.
Sister Ann S. (Nutter) Jewett died in Milton, November 28, 1870, aged seventy-nine years, eleven months.
William Kimball appeared in the Rochester directory of 1871, as a farmer, with his house on Summer street.
Ruth (Wentworth) Nutter died in Waterboro, ME, March 5, 1872. William S. Nutter died in Waterboro, ME, March 9, 1872, aged ninety years, two months, and seventeen days.
Granddaughter Elizabeth J. “Lizzie” Ford died in Waterboro, ME, May 14, 1874, aged thirty-one years, eleven days).
Elizabeth [(Nutter)] Ford, a seamstress, aged sixty-four years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census.
William A. Kimball, a farmer, aged sixty-seven years (b. ME), headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Nancy H. [(Nutter)] Kimball, keeping house, aged sixty-one years (b. NH), and his daughter, Mary M. Kimball, a school teacher, aged twenty-three years (b. NH). They resided on Summer Street.
Albra G. Chadbourne, a brick mason, aged thirty-six years (b. ME), headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Susan H. [(Philpot)] Chadbourne, keeping house, aged twenty-nine years (b. ME), his children, James G. Chadbourne, at school, aged five years (b. NH), and Ray S. Chadbourne, aged one year (b. NH), and his mother-in-law, Ruth H. [(Nutter)] Philpot, at home, aged fifty-six years (b. NH).
William A. Nutter, a farmer, aged fifty-six years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Sarah A. [(Wentworth)] Nutter, keeping house, aged forty-nine years (b. NH), and his daughters, Catherine W. Nutter, at home, aged twenty-six years (b. ME), and Anna M. Nutter, at home, aged seventeen years (b. ME).
Daughter-in-law Sarah A. (Wentworth) Nutter died in Waterboro, ME, August 24, 1881.
Son-in-law William A. Kimball had a serious fall in February 1886. (He did recover).
GENERAL NEWS. William A. Kimball, a prominent citizen of Rochester, N.H., fell down stairs yesterday receiving severe contusions about the head, besides breaking his jaw. His recovery is doubtful (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), February 13, 1886).
Son William A. Nutter purchased some Waterboro, ME, real estate in May 1887.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. WATERBORO – May 10 – Joseph C. Roberts of Waterboro to William A. Nutter of same place, real estate in Waterboro for $105 (Biddeford-Saco Journal, June 16, 1887).
Daughter Nancy H. (Nutter) Kimball died of pneumonia in Rochester, NH, May 5, 1889, aged seventy-one years, four months. She was a married housewife. E.T. Hubbard, [M.D.,] signed the death certificate.
Son-in-law William A. Kimball died of enteritis in Rochester, NH, January 9, 1892, aged seventy-eight years, three months, and twenty-eight days. James Farrington, [M.D.,] signed the death certificate. He was retired widower.
Daughter Elzabeth (Nutter) Ford died in Waterboro, ME, August 24, 1895.
Daughter Mary A. Nutter died in Milton [Mills], September 11, 1896.
Susan H. [(Philpot)] Chadborne, a canvasser, aged forty-nine years (b. ME), headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. Her household included her children, Guy J. Chadborne, a telephone lineman, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), and Ray S. Chadborne, a student, aged twenty years (b. NH), and her mother, Ruth H. [(Nutter)] Philpot, a widow, aged seventy-seven years. Susan H. Chadbourne was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living. Ruth H. Philpot was the mother of four children, of whom two were still living. Suan H. Chadbourne owned their house, free-and-clear. They resided at 41 Walnut Street.
William A. Nutter, a farmer, aged seventy-six years (b. NH), headed a Waterboro, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his daughters, Catherine W. Nutter, aged forty-six years (b. ME), and Annie M. Nutter, aged thirty-seven years (b. ME). William A. Nutter owned their farm, free-and-clear.
WATERBORO CENTER. William A. Nutter and Ebenezer Flood, the former 81 years old and the latter 80, were seen out driving recently. They are two of our oldest citizens and the agility manifested by them in getting around puts some of our younger citizens in the background when the subject of activity is considered (Biddeford-Saco Journal, January 21, 1905).
WATERBORO CENTER. William A. Nutter, [who] has been indisposed, is able to be out again (Biddeford-Saco Journal, August 18, 1905).
WATERBORO CENTER. William A. Nutter continues about the same (Biddeford-Saco Journal, January 5, 1906).
Son William A. Nutter died of senility and lymphangitis in Waterboro, ME, January 26, 1906, aged eighty-two years, one month, and seven days. He was a widowed farmer.
Daughter Ruth (Nutter) Philpot died of valvular disease of the heart at 44 [41] Walnut Street in Rochester, NH, November 9, 1909, aged eighty-seven years, two months, and twenty-two days. She was a widowed housekeeper. She had resided in Rochester, NH, for thirty-six years, i.e., circa 1872, with her previous residence in Waldoboro, ME. (One might infer that she left Waldoboro, ME, after the 1872 death of her parents). Stephen Young, M.D., signed the death certificate.
RECENT DEATHS. Mrs. Ruth Philpot. Mrs. Ruth Philpot passed away Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. at her home 41 Walnut street, Rochester, N.H. She had been seriously ill less than two weeks, but for months her strength had been failing, and she was making ready for this journey. Mrs. Philpot was of the Elder William Wentworth and Dea. John Hall blood on her maternal side being sixth in descent from her immigrant forbears. On her father’s side she was a lineal descendant of Elder Hattvil Nutter. Mrs. Philpot was born in Milton, N.H., Aug. 17, 1822. She was the daughter of William Shackford and Ruth (Wentworth) Nutter. She married Dec. 5, 1843, Seth Philpot of Waterboro, Me. Her husband died a few years after their marriage, and she was left with two children to solve the problem of a living alone. Bravely she met the conditions. Her good nature, keen sense of humor and her generous heart made her many friends. For years she has lived in Rochester with her daughter, Mrs. Chadbourne, and has been happy in her home, cared for and loved by her daughter and grandson, who have anticipated her every wish and tenderly led her failing feet. She was the last of a family of eight children, and a good mother, a true friend and kind neighbor has gone to her reward. Love for her kin was a strong trait with her. She was laid with those who have gone before in the cemetery at Waldoboro, Friday, Nov. 12. She is survived by a son, Wm. L. Philpot, of Sanford, Me., a daughter, Mrs. Susan H. Chadbourne, and three grandchildren, Ruth E. Philpot, Guy and Ray Chadbourne. Funeral services were conducted at the late home, Rev. John Manter, of Whitefield, officiating (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), November 19, 1909).
Mrs. (Seth) Ruth H. Philpot appeared in the Rochester, NH, directory of 1912, as having died November 9, 1909, aged eighty-seven years.
References:
Find a Grave. (2012, July 2). Elizabeth Nutter Ford. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/92932422/elizabeth-ford
Find a Grave. (2024, March 11). Nancy Ham Nutter Kimball. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/266588192/nancy-ham-kimball
Find a Grave. (2012, July 4). Hannah Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/93028222/hannah-nutter
Find a Grave. (2013, July 29). John S. Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/114609717/john-s-nutter
Find a Grave. (20212, October 16). Mary A. Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/99018846/mary-a-nutter
Find a Grave. (2012, July 4). Nancy Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/93028222/hannah-nutter
Find a Grave. (2013, July 29). Susan Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/114609754/susan-nutter
Find a Grave. (2012, July 4). William A. Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/93028358/william-a-nutter
Find a Grave. (2012, July 4). William Shackford Nutter. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/93028556/william-shackford-nutter
Find a Grave. (2012, July 5). Ruth Nutter Philpot. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/93082330/ruth-h-philpot
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