"MELLISH, STEPHEN, the son of John Mellish, an old resident of Dorchester, Mass., was born Oct. 22, 1772. He married Roxalana, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah Eaton, of Mansfield, Conn., who was one of a family of thirteen children; and a brother of hers was Gen. Wm. Eaton, U. S. Army, Consul to Tripoli, and commander of the American forces during the war with Algiers.* Stephen was married in Greenwich, Conn., May 10, 1796, and started for New Hampshire the same day, on horseback—one horse bearing the burden of both. He was a cabinetmaker by trade and a very ingenious workman, his ingenuity being transmitted to several of his posterity He lived in various places in town, at one time on the place now owned by John Selkirk, where he built the house that once stood on the site of the present dwelling. He was a fine looking man and very gentlemanly in his intercourse. He had a family of twelve ch.
Stephen Mellish, d. July 21, 1849; his wife d. in Woodstock, Vt., Mar. 5, 1869, aged 96 years. There are but two of the old family living in 1879."1.
* Actually, William Eaton was the Consul to Tunis and lead the invasion of Derne in Tripoli.

1. From: Walpole: As It Was and Is, By George Aldrich, The Claremont Manufacturing Co. Claremont, NH 1880, Pg 329

"Stephen Mellish was married May 10, 1796, in Greenwich Conn. and started the same day for Walpole, NH, which was to be his home. One horse carried both bride and groom! He was an ingenious cabinet maker, a person of fine appearance and gentlemanly manners, and an esteemed citizen." 2.

2. Pope, Charles, Henry. A History of the Dorchester Pope Family.1634-1888. Published by the author, 1888. pg. 314-315

NOTE: Other sources state that Stephen was the son of Samuel and Sarah Mellish of Dorchester, not John. Research on this matter is on going. (D.B.)