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From: "davidson" <>
Subject: Fw: WOODCOCK/BERTRAM MYSTERY
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 09:14:32 -0500

Just thought I'd try again in case these were missed.
Mary
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From: davidson <>
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Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 2:17 PM
Subject: WOODCOCK/BERTRAM MYSTERY

>While trying to hunt down my SANDERS/WOODCOX ancestors I have corresponded
>with Kathy Beals the author of EARLY FAMILIES OF UNITY, NH. In the book
she
>tells of two Woodcock brothers who lived in Unity for a time and they all
>changed their names (the entire family!) She has given me permission to
>share a portion of her book regarding these brothers. Does anyone
recognize
>this family and know why the name change occured? Since I am trying to tie
>my Woodcox ancestors to the Woodcock name, I am wondering if there was some
>reason there were some that wanted to disassociate with the Woodcock
name<G>
>
>If anyone has any explanations, Kathy would like to make a note of it.
>Thanks,
>Mary
>
>
>BERTRAM
>Samuel Brackett BERTRAM
>Samuel Brackett Bertram was b. in the 1790’s [1830CenU]; he was the son of
>John and Dorothy (BRACKETT) WOODCOCK, and the brother of John Bertram,
below
>[GenRecAntrim634]. In 1825, as residents of Unity, both John and Samuel
>Brackett WOODCOCK changed their surnames to BERTRAM [NHNameCh32]. Samuel
>m. Lydia WILKINS, daughter of Asa WILKINS of Unity [SullDeed59:493,
>GenRecAntrim634]. He was a hotel keeper. Samuel B. Bertram was appointed
>postmaster in East Unity on 20 Dec 1829, and likely held that post until
Jun
>1837 [PostalApptU]. By the 1840 Census they were no longer in Unity. On
>26 Mar 1855 they were in Rome, NY as proved by a deed for land that they
>inherited from the estate of Asa WILKINS [SullDeed59:493]. According to
>the Genealogical Record, Antrim, Samuel d. in Rome, NY in 1869
>[GenRecAntrim634]. The names of any children are not known, but in the
1830
>Census they possibly had a son aged 5 - 10, and a daughter under age five.
>Probable children (BERTRAM) of Samuel B. and Lydia (Wilkins):
>son b. perhaps ca 1825 dau b. 1825-1830 [1830CenU]
>Dr. John BERTRAM
>John Bertram was perhaps b. ca 1787, the son of John and Dorothy (BRACKETT)
>Woodcock [GenRecAntrim634]. He received his M.D. degree from Dartmouth and
>practiced medicine in Unity for a few years in association with Dr. GREGG
>before setting up his own practice in Townsend, Mass [ibid]. In 1825 as
a
>resident of Unity he legally changed his surname to BERTRAM along with his
>brother Samuel, above, at the same time as his parents and other siblings
in
>Hillsborough [NHNameCh31-32]. His father, John BERTRAM, appeared in the
>1850 Census in Newport, age 87, shown as b. in Massachusetts. Dr. John
>Bertram m. 1st at Unity in Nov 1828, Miss Ann GILMAN of Unity
>[NwspNHS25Nov1828]; she was prob a dau of Caleb GILMAN. He m. 2nd, on 13
>Apr 1831, Mary ADAMS of Townsend [GenRecAntrim634]. He did not have any
>children [ibid].
>
>

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