Daniel Grindle (1740-1814) was born in the town of Gosport on today’s Star Island to Samuel and Mary (Emmons) Grindle. In 1780 he purchased a 75-acre property in the part of Sunapee which became Goshen in 1791. His land (outlined on the map below) was on the (then) Newport line, just south of the Province Road, which was then called Great Road.
He enlisted in the Continental Army from Saville on August 20, 1776 and was discharged on September 23, 1777. He served at Mount Independence and at the battle of Bennington. In 1780 he married Elizabeth Tandy (1746-1849) of Kingston, NH, and they had one child, Mary, in 1785.
Daniel Grindle made his living as a mason. There was not much work in that trade in the early settlements, so he spent a lot of time working in the Portsmouth area. That left his wife, who was locally called “Aunt Betty” as a title of respect and affection, in charge of the farm. She had to depend “on her own industry and economy” with her husband away most of the time. She did have the support of her brother, Parker Tandy, who moved to Saville in the spring of 1788. There are many stories about Aunt Betty, who lived to be 104 years of age. More information on Aunt Betty can be found on her page.