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Stillings Family of Bartlett N.H.
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What is the story behind The Stillings Farm at end of Allen Road in
Glen?:
The information on this page started with the question, "What is the story behind the abandoned Stillings Farm, located at the end of Allen Road in the Glen area of Bartlett?"   Facebook Page: These postings were gathered at the Facebook Page, "I'm from Bartlett and I Remember....." in response to the question above. Family name of Elva Stillings owned it. Town owns it now. Maureen Hussey There was a Grace E. Stillings in Glen, abt 1920. SHe was appointed postmaster 9 Mar 1920. Bartlett Historical-Society Allen Rd starts next to the Glen Warehouse (just past the Bernerhoff going east Goes in for a ways and then changes to Stillings Rd, which is a dead end. Amy Patch Many of us call that camp road! Jon-Michael Pearson What is the name of the dirt road that goes pass Jr garland house all the way to birch view. Is it possible stillings rd did the same thing Bartlett Historical-Society That road has a name but it doesn't come to me at this moment. It may have gone to Birchview at some point long long ago but now it dead ends down in the fields. The power company has some sort of 4 wheeler track that goes to a point across the rive.. Marilyn Burke Cook OK I asked my MOM (Winnie Burke) what she remembered from when she came here in 46, she talked about a bunch of sisters who all lived on Main Street , Edith Stillings, Rena Hamlin and Mrs, Donahue and these were the last of a huge family who lived all over the village.
Further Confusion: (or not)
STILLINGS, Peter Gender: Male Family: Marriage: ABT 1770
Bartlett, NH Tavern Fire, Apr 1879
THE BARTLETT FIRE.----Our Conway correspondent writes that the loss to Mr. N. T. Stillings of Bartlett, whose tavern stand and out-buildings were destroyed by fire on the 3d, is $5000, with no insurance. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr. S., whose popular tavern and stage lines were so well known among the pilgrims to "the Switzerland of America." The fire is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. The family of Mr. S, was away at the time of the fire. The New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH 13 Apr 1879 |
Caveat: This editor would advise the reader
to use this information with the knowledge that it is not
certified to be accurate. In the process of
gathering this information I found there are conflicts
concerning dates of birth and perhaps exactly which generation
of the family the information refers to. Information from
genealogical websites is not verified and it is possible
postings are innacurate.
1796: Peter Stillings came to Bartlett in 1796 and settled in the extreme upper edge of Town on about 200 acres of land which included all of the land now occupied by Garland's Mountain Home Cabins as well as property on the north side of present day Rte 302. This land extended to the Town line of todays Harts Location and included Sawyers Rock. The land extended to include both sides of the Saco River. Peter's deed was given by George Hart. Later he sold half his land to his son, Samuel. Peter was married to Elizabeth Tuttle in 1770. They had four children, Nicholas in 1773, Peter Jr in 1774, Hannah in 1776 and Samuel in 1780. However, The 1790 census lists the Peter Stillings household with 2 males, 3 males under age 16 and 3 females. In "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill states that Peter Stillings was living at the farm of Obed Hall. Obed's Farm was in the vicinity of todays Sky Valley Motel and consisted of land on both sides of the present day Rte 302 up to the Saco River, perhaps 200 to 300 acres. July 23, 1818: Peter Stillings appeared before the Coos County Court of Common Pleas at Lancaster, NH, Judge Wm Lovejoy, and applied for pension for service in the Revolution. He gave his age then as 77 yrs old. Stated he enlisted in Durham, NH in May or June of 1775, Captain Adams Company. (Ed Note: If he was 77 in that year, his birth date was 1741. That would indicate he was 55 yrs when he moved to Bartlett. That seems like a relatively old age to be starting in on a new farm) On May 21 1819 Peter Sr. was placed on the Coos County pension list to receive annual pension of $96. for service in the NH Continental Line, Pension to commence May 23, 1819. Source FamilyTreeMaker.com Samuel Born in March of 1780 Samuel Stillings, the son of Peter, operated a wayside tavern on the site for about 40 years, probably from 1806 until 1846. In 1846, at the age of 66, Samuel sold his farm and Inn to his son, Nicholas 1815 Nicholas Stillings, son of Samuel, may have been born sometime around 1815. He was a teamster who hauled produce from upper Coos County and Vermont to Portland and on the return trip brought salt. From this beginning, about 1835, Nicholas became first, a partner in The Abbott & Osgood Company, a stage line that ran from Conway to Crawford's, and later became the sole owner. Nicholas distinguished his stage company by using only matched gray horses to pull his stages. He operated this company for eleven years during the summer months and used his teams for logging operations during the winter. In 1846 he purchased his father's (Samuel) farm. By 1854 Nicholas had built The Upper Bartlett House, a two story inn, on his father's former farm and Inn. This was located on the north side of Rte 302 near today's Mountain Home Cabins and near the location of the previous Titus Brown Inn. During the brief existance of the Upper Bartlett House it became well known and respected for comfortable beds and good food. It was mentioned in the highly respected "Eastman's White Mountain Guide" Nicholas was a natural showman and hired storyteller's to entertain his guests, and he himself was know to spin many "tall tales", some of which may have actually been true. Nicholas was an energetic and ambitious man and in 1866 he moved to Jackson and in 1869 built a starch factory and a store in that town. In 1876 he built a hotel as well. It was named the Glen Ellis House. During his Bartlett years he served six terms as Selectman and was a State Representative in 1862. He was the recruiting officer in Bartlett to see that sufficient numbers of men were recruited for the Civil War. He himself was a Captain in the Militia.
Source:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/stillings/
Bits and Pieces of un-documented comments collected from the website referenced above: Stillings/Towle Cemetery is located about a half mile west of Bartlett Village Center. It is to the left of Jerry McManus's Garage on Rte 302. Small and somewhat overgrown. (This statement is true). Nicholas Stilling father of Anson Stillings of Civil War Fame. Hannah Stilling daughter of Anson married Phineas Rosebrook, Jr. Phineas Rosebrook, Sr. eldest son of Eleazer and Hannah (Haines) Rosebrook of Grafton, Mass. and Guildhall, N.H. lived in Crawford Notch at the time of Abel Crawford's death in 1845 age 85 I believe buried in Bemis Station area. I know of a Nicholas T, Stillings (son of Samuel, grandson of Peter Sr.) who was born in Bartlett, NH, April 13, 1818 and died June 1, 1885. He is buried at Jackson, NH. He married Patience Stanton Aug. 3, 1839. Stilling Family in Carroll, N.H. had the first white child born in town: Ryhineas Rosebrook, son of Phineas and Hannah (Stillings) Rosebrook, was born on June 4, 1807. Teachers were hired to come to the house, and late he attended school in Bethlehem, N.H. Married Dec. 16, 1827 to Sophronia, daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Folsom) Tuttle. Moved to the site of the "White Mountain House" a building they "finished" building; and set up housekeeping. I believe there may have been a Peter stillings in the Bartlett N.H. Stillings clan. There is a geeaology in the library at Bartlett, N.H. I believe he may be a brother or cousin of my ancestor, "Rook" Stillings whom I believe lived in Ossipee, N.H. and later Berwick Me where he died in 1771. I have yet to document this. any info you may have would be appreciated. 1860 topographical map of Carroll County notes F Stillings Toll House, located near Sawyers Rock. information about Isaiah Stillings (b. Abt. 1797, d. 1876) of Bartlett, NH. Isaiah married Hannah ____ (who may have been from Maine) and they had two sons, Raymond and Roger(s). Roger was born 8 Nov 1825 in Bartlett and died 26 Sep 1905 in Ripley, ME. -------------------------------------------------------------------- News of the Villages fromThe White Mountain Reporter - September 1907 "G. K. Howard has bought the farm known as the Oliver Stillings farm."
Here is
an interesting account of the 1834 Willey Slide and Rescue as told
by Ebenezer Tasker, who was the son of a member of the rescue party.
Names mentioned are Edward Melcher, Jonathan Rogers, Samuel Tuttle, Abram
Allen, Samuel Stillings and Isaac Fall as members of the group.
Reference to Judge Hall's Tavern and Tasker's 116 acre farm.
This article was published in The New York Times, August 20, 1894. Here is a link to a PDF version of the story: NNew York Times Article |
