The Elusive Jerusha --?-- (1750?-1817, who married Burgess Metcalf)

It's National Women's History month, so I am posting some of my most elusive women ancestors in hopes that someone will Google their name and find my post. Ideally, the Googlers will provide me with more information about my elusive female ancestor's ancestry. Realistically, they will commiserate with me about the lack of records and wonder why no researcher has figured the problem out yet.

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Family of Jerusha --?--

Jerusha --?-- was born About 1750, and died 09 June 1817 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH. She married Burgess Metcalf before 1772 in probably Piermont, Grafton County, NH, son of Michael Metcalf and Melatiah Hamant. He was born 28 August 1741 in Medway, Norfolk County, MA, and died 26 September 1816 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH.

Notes for Jerusha:

Jerusha (--?--) Metcalf's parents, her birth date and birth place, and her marriage date and place are unknown.

Some researchers claim that her maiden name was Chandler, although, apparently, there are no records for that claim, which may have come from the given name of one of her sons.

Notes for Burgess Metcalf:

Burgess Metcalf moved to Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire with his family about 1750. He removed to Piermont, Grafton, New Hampshire, and purchased Lot 9 in Range 1 for 70 piunds on 13 August 1773 from Richard Jenness of Rye, New Hampshire. This lot was on present-day River Road.

They early became identified with the work of the church in Piermont. In 1779, Burgess and his son Burgess Jr signed, with others, a paper "to pay the sum of $80 for the support of Publishing the Gospel this present year, according to the Poll, and valuable estate appraised on me by the selectmen of this town of Piermont." In 1803 when the present Congregational Church was organized the name of Burgess Metcalf was one of its members, and his son John was later one of its deacons.

Burgess Metcalf served in the Revolutionary War as an Ensign in the 12th New Hampshire Regiment. He served from 25 September to 26 October 1777, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne.

The census records show the following for the Metcalf families in Piermont andf Grafton County, New Hampshire:

1776 ..... Piermont .......... Burges Medcalf

1790 ..... Piermont (p 36) ...... Burges Medcalf ..... 04 03 07
1790 ..... Piermont (p 30) ...... Samuel Medcalf ..... 01 03 02

1800 ..... Piermont (p 422) ...... Burges Metcalf ..... 1 1 1 1 1 - 0 1 1 0 1
1800 ..... Piermont (p 395) ...... Richard Metcalf ..... 1 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 0 1 1

1810 ..... Piermont (p 364) ...... Burjes Metcalf
1810 ..... Piermont (p 364) ...... Burjes Metcalf Jr.
1810 ..... Piermont (p 364) ...... Cyrus Metcalf
1810 ..... Grafton (p 392) ...... Samuel Metcalf
1810 ..... Hanover (p 312) ...... Sarah Medcalf

Children of Jerusha --?-- and Burgess Metcalf are:

i. Ephraim Metcalf, born About 1770 in Westmoreland, NH; died 08 April 1858 in Newbury, Orange County, VT. He married Martha About 1791.

ii. Samuel Metcalf, born About 1771 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH.

iii. Burgess Metcalf, born 08 August 1772 in Canaan, Grafton County, NH; died 19 December 1831 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH. He married (1) Elizabeth Wait 28 December 1802 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; born 1782 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died 08 January 1825 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH. He married (2) Rachel Taplin 16 March 1826 in Piermont, Grafton County, VT.

iv. Sally Metcalf, born About 1774 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH. She married Edward Chapman 15 July 1794 in Haverhill, Grafton County, NH.

v. Cyrus Metcalf, born 1776 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died 03 March 1843 in Irasburg, Orleans County, VT. He married Lydia A. Root 1798 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; born 23 February 1784 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died 28 April 1867 in Irasburg, Orleans County, VT.

vi. Meletiah Metcalf, born About 1778 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH. She married Salmon Niles 16 December 1797 in Piermont, Grafton County, VT.

vii. Mary/Polly Metcalf, born About 1780 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died in Aurora, Erie County, NY. She married Amos Underhill 25 March 1801 in Piermont, Grafton County, NY; born 15 April 1772 in Chester, Rockingham County, NH; died 15 October 1865 in Aurora, Erie County, NY.

viii. Joseph Metcalf, born 1781 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died 10 March 1796 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH.

ix. Jerusha Metcalf, born About 1789 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died 22 December 1864 in Troy, Orleans County, VT. She married John Bickford 04 June 1807 in Piermont, Grafton County, VT; born 31 October 1786 in Gilmanton, Strafford County, NH; died 16 July 1859 in Bakersfield, Franklin County, VT.

x. Michael C. Metcalf, born about 1791 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH.

xi. Chandler Metcalf, born 07 April 1798 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; died 08 June 1842 in Haverhill, Grafton County, NH. He married Letitia Olmstead 17 December 1827 in Piermont, Grafton County, NH; born 11 May 1804 in Bradford, Orange County, VT; died in Haverhill, Grafton County, NH.

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My own ancestry is through Mary/Polly Metcalf, who married Amos Underhill.

If anyone has additions or corrections to this family data, please, please, please, please (shades of James Brown, eh?) email me at rjseaver@cox.net.