WINSTON m English. From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan meaning joy stone ...[more].rom the name of a Basque village which contains an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning old stone. JADE f English, French. From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings ...
Another National Historic Landmark, Farmingtonâs First Church of Christ played a prominent role in the lives of the Mende Africans during their eight months in town. The churchâs abolitionist minister, Noah Porter, let one of the females, Margru, stay in his house (which is also on Main Street).
One was even known as The Brains of the Revolution. Today the Gilman-Garrison house survives in Exeter and this former fortress is among the stateâs most interesting historic homes. Here is a quick summation of a key New Hampshire family in the years swirling around American independence. MORE Framers of Freedom.