Jeptha Underwood 
b. 29 July 1807, d. after 14 June 1885
Jeptha Underwood|b. 29 Jul 1807\nd. a 14 Jun 1885|p276.htm|Asa Underwood|b. 30 Aug 1754\nd. 3 Oct 1834|p135.htm|Mercy Durant|b. 1770\nd. 10 Oct 1850|p136.htm|||||||Jacob Durant|b. c 1747\nd. 30 Mar 1821|p384.htm|Mercy Farrar|b. 17 Jun 1747\nd. b 20 Sep 1810|p385.htm|
Granduncle of Louise Underwood.
2nd great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Jeptha Underwood was born on 29 July 1807 in Tyngsborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Asa Underwood and Mercy Durant. Marriage intention for Jeptha Underwood and Mary Ann Jones was published on 22 November 1840 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.2 He died after 14 June 1885.3
Additional Data
Jeptha and Mary A. Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1850 Federal Census of Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enumerated 27 August 1850. Their children Angenette, William A. and Mary M. were listed as living with them.4 
Jeptha Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the household of Mary, his wife. This family appeared twice on the 1860 Census, here as individuals in a boardinghouse, and again as a family living in Pelham, New Hampshire.5
Jeptha and Mary A.J. Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enumerated 30 June 1860. Their children Angenette and William A. were listed as living with them, as was Jeptha's brother Ammi Underwood.6
Jefferson and Mary A. Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1870 Federal Census of Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enumerated 24 June 1870. Their children William A., Anna B. and Eugene were listed as living with them.7
Jeptha Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the household of Mary, his wife. This family appeared twice on the 1860 Census, here as individuals in a boardinghouse, and again as a family living in Pelham, New Hampshire.5
Jeptha and Mary A.J. Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enumerated 30 June 1860. Their children Angenette and William A. were listed as living with them, as was Jeptha's brother Ammi Underwood.6
Jefferson and Mary A. Underwood appeared on the 1 June 1870 Federal Census of Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enumerated 24 June 1870. Their children William A., Anna B. and Eugene were listed as living with them.7
Children of Jeptha Underwood and Mary Ann Jones
- Angenette Underwood+ b. 16 Jan 1842
- William Ammon Underwood+ b. Nov 1845, d. 30 May 1902
- Mercy Maria Underwood+ b. 30 Dec 1846, d. 2 Jan 1898
- Anna B. Underwood7 b. c 1851
- Mary Ella Underwood+1 b. 31 May 1852
- Eugene Underwood7 b. c 1861
Citations
- [S133] Jones, Richardson, Dustin, online <http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi>.
- [S110] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Dracut Massachusetts (Boston: The Essex Institute, 1914).
- [S60] Letter from Ammon Underwood (Lawrence, Massachusetts) to Joe Underwood, 14 June 1885; Brazoria County Historical Museum (Angleton, Texas).
- [S116] Jeptha Underwood household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, population schedule, Pelham, page 90B, dwelling 28, family 36; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 434.
- [S397] Mary Underwood household, 1860 U.S. Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Ward 2, Lowell, page 139, dwelling 783, family 938; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 507.
- [S122] Jeptha Underwood household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, population schedule, Pelham, page 110, dwelling 948, family 928; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 672.
- [S123] Jefferson Underwood household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, population schedule, Pelham, page 15/246, dwelling 46, family 43; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 844.
