John (Dinsmoor) Dinsmore (1671 - 1736)

Born 1671 in Ballywattick, Ireland

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Died 4 Jan 1736 at about age 65 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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Biography

John (Dinsmoor) Dinsmore

Birth: 1671 Ballywattick, Ireland

Death: 4 January 1736 ‎(Age 65)‎ -- Londonderry, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire ^[1]

In 1723, after going through long hardships, being taken prisoner by the Indians, and having numerous adventures, John and his wife Hannah and their family located in the Scottish settlement of Londonderry, New Hampshire.

His occupation was that of a Stonemason, and he built a stone house for himself on 60 acres in that part of the town which is now known as Windham.

'Among the Scotch-Irish: A Tour in Seven Countries, With a History of the Dinsmoor Family.'
Compliments of: Jamie Dinsmore
"John Dinsmore (3) son of John Dinsmoor (2), born in Ballywattich, about 1671, he came to America in 1723. He was then well advanced in middle life, and had a family. After going through long hardships, being taken prisoner by Indians, and having numerous adventures, he located in the Scottish settlement of Londonderry, New Hampshire, being acquainted with many of the settlers there. Being a stone-mason, he built for himself a stone house in that part of town which is known as Windham."

The inscription on his grave marker reads:
"In memory of John Dinsmoor, who came to this country from Antrim, Ireland 1723, and with his wife Hannah were the progenitors of the Dinsmoore families" and was erected in the Cemetery on the Hill in Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire by James Dinsmoor in 1902.

Family Members

Parents and Siblings:

Laird ‎‎‎ John Dinsmoor

Unknown Unknown

Robert Dinsmoor

Adam Dinsmoor

Samuel Dinsmoor

Spouse and Children:

Hanna ‎Deane

John Dinsmoor

1. Elizabeth Dinsmore Hopkins
2. Robert Dinsmore
3. William Dunsmore
4. Oliver Dunsmore
5. Thomas Dinsmoor
6. John Dunsmoor
7. James Dunsmore

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #174024242

• "Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America ; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719 ; also, statistics concerning the McKean and Bell families; with a poem, "The heroes of the siege of Londonderry, Ireland, 1688-89" by Morrison, Leonard Allison, 1843-1902. Page 4

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