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Note: In the same year (1741) and perhaps at the same time, came FRANCIS GRAHAM,-- a name afterwards changed to GRIMES, as the name Graham itself had been changed from the old Scotch Graeme. FRANCIS GRAHAM was the grandfather of JOHN GRIMES, himself the father of a large family, as families are now reckoned,--six sons and two daughters. One of these children died in infancy. The oldest of his sons, HIRAM, is the father of Colonel James F. Grimes, whose life will be briefly sketched in this history. So far as can be traced, the third child born in the town was Ann Graham, daughter of Francis; born in 1743; married Deacon William McKean and died July 12, 1825. Deacon McKean was grandfather of Frank McKean, once candidate for Governor in the State. The name Graham, as has been stated, became, for some reason not now known, changed to GRIMES. http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/Hillsborough/History_Hillsboro_NH.txt GRIMES (GRAEME, GRAHAM). The ancestors of this family were Scotch, and the ortho- graphy of the name has been changed from Graham, Graeme to Grimes, the transition from the first to the last pronunciation due to the Scottish accent given the name. Our account of this family begins with Francis Graham, who came to New England about 1 719, and settled near Boston, probably Medford, Mass. He was acquainted with Col. John Hill, and he became a member of the second party of pioneers that came to Number Seven to settle in 1740, about a year after Captain McColley's little band had ar- rived. Mr. Graham and his family remained here until the flight of the entire party in 1746. His home seems to have been situated on the roadway to the Centre, beyond the limits of the present Bridge Village. The records of his marriage have not been found, nor the date of his death. II. CHILDREN. 1. Ann was b. during the stay of her parents in Number Seven, and she may have been the third child born here. She m., about 1764, William McKean, who settled in Deering in 1765, where she d. July 12, 1825. 2. Francis, b. on Noodles Island, East Boston, Mass., in 1747, about a year after the flight of his parents from their home in the wilderness. He rem. to Londonderry, where he m. Eliza- beth Wilson, and tradition says was the first to write the family name, as it was pronounced, Grimes. He was among the early settlers of Deering, several families emigrating from Londonderry to the new township. She d. May 19, 1820, aged 74 years; he d. September 28, 1820, aged 73. III. CHILD. 1. John, b. August 11, 1772, in Deering; m. Betsy, dau. of Capt. David and Sarah Wilson, of Deering, b. March 19, 1773; res. on what has since been known as the "McNiel Place," having come to H. with his family in March, 1836; she d. May 12, 1850 ; he d. October 17, 1851.
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