Col. Joseph Senter, Esq.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NEW HAMPSHIRE with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DAR Ancestor # A101974

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y. (IV) Colonel Joseph Senter, son of John Senter, was born at Londonderry, March 2, 1722-23, and died in Holderness, New Hamp shire, May 14, 1798. About 1745 he removed to Dunstable, Massachusetts, now Nashua, New Hampshire, and in 1765 he removed to Moultonborough, New Hampshire. He was sergeant in Captain John Griggs' company of scouts in 1746, and lieutenant in the French and Indian war. He was captured by the In dians when about eight years of age and held for a time. He piloted the troops to Canada in the French war in 1759. For his military services he received from Governor Went- worth in 1771 a grant of two thousand five hundred and fifty acres of land adjoining the west line of Conway, New Hampshire, now part of the town of Albany, and the continued favor of Governor Wentworth made him a grantee of Albany, Eaton and Chatham, New Hampshire. He settled in what was called the Moultonborough addition, afterward a part of New Hampston, and now the town of Center Harbor. This town was named in his honor, the spelling Center being used by a clerical error, though Center was a common spelling of the family name. He was lieutenant-colonel in Colonel Wyman's regiment in 1776, and lieutenant-colonel commanding a battalion sent to Rhode Island in 1777. He also served from July 25, 1777, to January 8, 1778. He laid out the road from Wolfborough to Dartmouth College through Plymouth. In 1778 he re moved to Plymouth and represented the dis trict in the state legislature in 1778-79 and 1781-82. He was selectman in 1784, and was appointed justice of the peace in 1776-85-90- 95. He was appointed a special justice of the superior court of judicature, August 10. 1785. His farm at Plymouth was in Glove Hollow. In 1794 he sold that farm and removed to Holderness. New Hampshire, where he lived until he died. He married Elizabeth Johnson, who was born at Dunstable, Massachusetts, October 3, 1728, daughter of Noah Johnson. Children : David, mentioned below ; Joseph ; Edward, born December 2, 1760: Elizabeth, June 12, 1768, married Jotham Cummings; Isaac ; Noah Johnson ; Susannah, born August 7. 1777-

A number of sources state Joseph Senter with the title "Esq."
"Courier of New Hampshire - Saturday, Mar 30, 1799 - Concord, NH - Vol:X - Issue:9 - Page:3" database with images, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01111208204814029011653348542), Joseph Senter, late of New Holderness Esq, March 30, 1799.
"New-Hampshire Gazette - Wednesday, Jan 08, 1800 - Portsmouth, NH - Vol: XLV - Issue:2 - Page:4" database with images, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01111208204814029011653349704), The Heirs of Joseph Senter Esq, Dec 12, 1799.