History of Hampton Falls, (Rockingham County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Biographies:

Alice Brown, author, was born at Hampton Falls, N.H., Dec. 5, 1857; daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Lucas (Robinson) Brown; and granddaughter of Levi and Sarah (Drake) Brown. She was graduated from Robinson seminary, Exeter, N.H., in 1876, and became a member of the staff of the Youth's Companion in 1885. She is the author of: "Stratford-by-the-Sea" (1884); "Fools of Nature" (1887); "Three Heroines of New England Romance," with Harriet Prescott Spofford and Louise Imogen Guiney (1895); "Meadow Grass" (1895); "Robert Louis Stevenson, A Study," with Louise Imogen Guiney (1895); "The Rose of Hope" (1896); "The Road to Castaly," poems (1896); "Life of Mercy Warren" (1896); "By Oak and Thorn" (1896); "The Day of His Youth" (1897); "Tiverton Tales" (1899); "Margaret Warrener" (1902).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Samuel Langdon, educator, was born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 12, 1723; son of Samuel and Esther (Osgood) Langdon and grandson of Philip and Mary Langdon. Philip Langdon, with his brothers Edward and John, settled in Boston about 1650. Samuel, Jr., was graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1740, A.M., 1748; taught school and studied theology at Portsmouth, N.H., 1740-45, and was licensed to preach in 1745. The same year he was appointed a chaplain in the colonial army and he joined the expedition that captured Louisburg, June 17, 1745. On the return of the expedition he became assistant to the Rev. James Fitch, pastor of the North church, Portsmouth, N.H., and he was ordained pastor of the church in 1747. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Richard Brown, of Reading, Mass. He resigned his pastorate in 1774 to accept the presidency of Harvard college at the urgent request of John Hancock, Samuel Adams, a member of his class, and other influential New England patriots. He was the successor of President Samuel Locke, who had been at the head of the college from March 21, 1770, to Dec. 1, 1773, when he resigned. President Langdon gave offence to the royalists by his outspoken sympathy for the struggling colonists, and as the wealthy patrons of Harvard were generally of the loyalist class the opposition forced his resignation in 1780. He accepted the pastorate of the church at Hampton Falls, N.H., in 1781, and in 1788 was a delegate to the New Hampshire state convention that adopted the Federal constitution, which measure he advocated with much fervor. He received the honorary degree of S.T.D. from the University of Aberdeen in 1762, and on the organization of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston he was made one of the fellows. He preached the election sermon in Boston, Mass., in 1775 and in Concord, N.H., in 1788. With Col. Joseph Blanchard he prepared and published a map of New Hampshire in 1761, and he is the author of: Summary of Christian Faith and Practice (1768); Observations on the Revolution (1791); Remarks on the Leading Sentiments of Dr. Hopkins's System of Doctrine (1794), and several sermons and pamphlets. He died at Hampton Falls, N.H., Nov. 29, 1797.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Meshech Weare, jurist, was born in Hampton, N.H., June 16, 1713: He was graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1735, A.M., 1738; was admitted to the bar, and was a representative in the state legislature for several years, serving as speaker of the house in 1752. He was a commissioner to the colonial congress held at Albany in 1754; was appointed justice of the supreme court of New Hampshire, and chief-justice in 1777; was a member of the executive council; chairman of the committee of safety, and in 1776 was elected president of New Hampshire, serving till 1784. He raised and equipped the forces sent under General Stark to oppose Burgoyne's progress. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in Hampton Falls, N.H., Jan. 15, 1786.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor