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8AC0 VALLEY SETTLEMENTS
AND FAMILIES.
HISTOEICAL, BIOGRAPHICAL, GENEALOGICAL,
TRADITIONAL, AND LEGENDARY.
EMBRACING
The Most Important Events in the Towns on the Saco River,
FROM Their Plantation to the Present, with Memorials of
THE Families and Individuals Instrumental in Their
Settlement, Advancement and Prosperity.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN PREPARATION
By O. T. Ridlon, Sr.,
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Author of "Early Settlers of Harrison, Me," *' Burbank Genealogy." "History
OF Ancient Ryedales," and "Rambles in Scotland."
Beautifully Embellished with Portraits, Views of Family Seats and
Other Illustrations.
" How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view;
The orchard, the meadow, the deep tangled wild-wood,
And every loved spot which my infancy knew."
PORTLAND, ME.:
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR.
1895.
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CorVRIOIIT. BY G. T. RmLON, Sr., 18M.
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Printed at tiik I^kksiur Pbkss,
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Jiitroiuctorg (l(omj|tnuliiim.
ORE than a quarter of a century has passed away since the author
began to assemble notes containing the documentary data now
embraced in this book ; the traditional, incidental, and legendary
materials represent the gathering of a life-time. An inherent taste
for local history and reminiscent narrative of pioneer experience was im-
mensely stimulated in early years by association with persons whose birth
occurred before the settlement of the township, and by occasional contact
with relatives whose mothers' slumbers had been disturbed by the red man's
startling war-whoop. Those who are unfamiliar with historic chronology can
scarcely comprehend the fact that it has required but three generations to
transmit an account, orally, of events that occurred more than two centuries
ago. The compiler of this work has conversed with men who had a distinct
recollection of the French war and the fall of Louisburg ; and his grandfather,
with whom he lived contemporary thirty-five years, was personally acquainted
with men who served as scouts against the Pequawket Indians, and often
related an account of their adventures as received from their own lips. It will
thus be seen that our traditionary history has not traveled so far down the
stream of time that its truthfulness need be lost.
When midwinter storms were howling around the high gabled old farm-house,
causing its great timbers to quake and creak in every joint ; when the snowy
wreaths were being woven about the narrow casement, and sharp sleet rattled
against the window pane; when King Frost had fringed the door jambs with his
royal ermine, and the wind gusts roared in the chimney flue ; when the great
sheets of flame swayed about the "back-log" and the bank of coals between
the fire-dogs glowed like a sunset baptized in liquid gold ; when the social tea-
kettle sang sweet, simmering songs upon the crane and the gray cat purred in
the corner, then the family patriarch and his good dame would beguile the
evening hours by relating, in quaint and rustic phrase, incidents of "ye olden
time"; some tragic, weird, and serious, others so well seasoned with humor
that the mellow old beams overhead became responsive with the echoes of
hilarious laughter. From such fountains of inspiration, the author, then a
frowzy headed boy upon his lowly "cricket," drank until the impulse for
writing chronicles became too strong to be resisted.
At the time researches were instituted for collecting data for this book, there
were many venerable persons hving, who had passed the whole period of their
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existence in the Saco valley, and their vigorous memories were well stored
with incidents savoring of their early years. Such were visited, interviewed,
and the notes taken down from their recitations were tied in bundles and
packed away. The publishers of county history ofTered tempting sums for
this collection of documents, but they were retained to be verified, as far as
possible, with the more reliable public records. A general acquaintance with
numerous sources of information, acquired when compiling a "History of the
Ancient Ryedales," greatly facilitated the search for data to be used in this work.
While in (Ireat Britain, during the summer of 1886, the author was favored
with the longed-for privilege of exaniining many ancient records and time-
stained documents found in the National Register House, Edinburgh, Scot-
land, and in the British Museum and Somerset House, London. The rich and
venerable odors of vellum and ripe parchment, that have conserved the quaint,
cramped chirography of scribes who drove the crow-quill six centuries ago, to
the genuine, mousing antiquary, are as " savory meat that his soul loveth " ;
and only such as belong to this class of literati can appreciate the mental ex-
hilaration experienced when engaged with such pastime. The covers of the
old registers, bound in skins dressed into velvet softness that is tickling to the
fingers, are warped and corner-worn ; the parchment and paper within is stained,
and marked by hands that have long been dust. The old characters used
when these records were made puzzle those who have not become familiar
with them. Here is a sample:
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To give the reader a faint idea of the pleasure derived during a ten days'
search among old documents, relating to the early generations of the Scottish
and Shetlandic families, we quote from our note book what was written at the
time.
" If I read the name of one who had lived three centuries ago, it instantly became
associated with the personality of him who had borne it; while the invisible hand of
fancy, with the most delicate facility, drew aside the mystic vail between me and the
vanished years, and vividly exhibited for my enraptured contemplation the most realis-
tic pictures of the faces and forms of the departed. My spirit seemed to be carried back-
ward on the swift pinions of imagination, over the dead eras of time, to the period in
which these individuals had lived; they were mentally resurrected for my accommoda-
tion, and invested with life for my entertainment; they did not come forward to meet
me in transformed adaptation to the active present; but my own capacity for discern-
ment and comprehension seemed infinitely enlarged and nicely adjusted to the time
in which these beings had walked the earth. Their primitive abodes, even, emerged
from the misty obscurity of the past for my inspection and were re-inhabited for the
administration of hospitality to him who had journeyed so far over the barren wastes
of time to visit them."
More than one hundred pages quarto were filled with closely written notes,
copied from the ancient registers of conveyances, "hornings," and births,
deaths and marriages, which were brought home to enrich the introductory
sections of the family history of those of Scottish and Scotch-Irish extraction,
who settled in the Saco valley.
When the compiler began the classification and composition of the mass of
indigested matter he had accumulated, there were stupendous chasms to bridge,
and many disconnected family chains to be linked together. To procure the
addenda necessary for this purpose, the author has traveled hundreds of miles
with his team, to copy from probate, town, church, and family records; he
journeyed to old homesteads in the Saco valley towns, where documents relat-
ing to the early land grants might be found, and there, bureaus, meal-chests,
boxes, and birch buckets, containing musty old papers, were overhauled, and
wills, deeds, inventories, agreements, petitions, commissions, muster-rolls,
and letters examined. We traversed the fields and pastures along the way and
crawled on hands and knees through the tangled shrubbery and briars of neg-
lected burial-lots, to cut the moss from the leaning and sunken slate head-stones
to ascertain the ages of those who had long reposed below. Many interest-
ing and mirth provoking adventures occurred during these visitations, and a
description of the ignorance and stupidity encountered would not be the least
entertaining feature of this book. We cannot refrain from mentioning one
old yeoman to whom we applied for family records. He was full of demon-
strative unction, but not burdened with "book-larning." Said he: "Now
look a-here stranger, there's not a name, date, nor scratch of pen in my house,
but if my old Aunt Bets was alive she'd tell ye all about our ge-nology, for she
had all the chronicles and proclamations clear back to Adam. But there,
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she's dead and lies up yender, so ye cant git a word out of her an' I dunno
what yc'll do." Some were suspicious that we had found a "rich dowry" in
Kngland, and would not allow us to copy records, lest they should be defrauded
out of their share of the treasure. To others we had the infinite pleasure of
furnishing the names of grandparents, of whom they had no knowlege. Some
were interviewed whose genealogical store was so limited that they could not
recall their father's name — if, indeed, they ever had one.
Since taking our scat at the desk-side three years ago, three thousand letters
of inquiry have been written, containing from one to eight pages. All of the
matter tilling three thousand quarto pages of manuscript was written three
several times ; first, in note books, then arranged on a slate, and finally trans-
ferred to paper in form for printing. Considerable was copied by a careful
amanuensis in the libraries of Boston, and from probate, town, and church regis-
ters, in distant towns and states, by clerks who had custody of such records.
From the first inception of the plan upon which this book was formed, it has
been the object of the compiler to produce a reliable and entertaining result,
but the attempt has been attended, all along, with almost insuperable obstacles
of a character scarcely thought of by the general reader. There is a vast
difference between this class of books made from data gathered from innumer-
able sources, disconnected and often contradictory in character, and some
fictitious work which represents the fruit of a vivid imagination. The material
for the former must be searched for as "with a lighted candle"; that for the
latter is made to order. The author has had too much experience in this kind
of work to even hope that the book will be free from errors; such are abso-
lutely unavoidable. When the doctors do not agree, the patient is exposed to
danger from their prescriptions. Family records preserved in old Hibles and
framed registers do not harmonize with the births, deaths, and marriages
recorded in town and church books, while the dates chiseled on the old grave-
stones do not correspond with either. Living men and women solemnly
declare, upon exclusive opportunity of knowing — being the only surviving wit-
nesses who were present at the event — that they were born several months
later than their more honest parents, who made record of their advent, sup-
posed they were. To dispel the shadows from wedlock, such " set the clock
forward ' and confuse the data. Another prolific cause for errors is the illegible
and often insufferable chirography the compiler finds in the letters written by
those who cannot convey their thoughts to paper. One can sometimes trans-
form "pot-hooks" and "trammels ' into figures and letters, but what of rams'
horns and crookshanks .' Those who allow such brain-wearing writing to leave
their hands nni.st bear the responsibility of errors resulting from the same.
In the arrangement of the materials incorporated into the topical sections
of this work, an effort was made to weave historic incident, tradition, and
legend, by a pleasing descriptive style, into a literary fabric, that might, by
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perusal, be equally entertaining to old and young. We have written for the
common people with the design of producing a real fireside companion. In
illustrating the customs that prevailed among the pioneers, and the manners of
the sturdy yeomen and their helpful dames, we have put old wine into old bot-
tles; have purposely employed old-fashioned and obsolete words with a two-
fold object. First, such belonged to the period of which we wrote, and were
significantly suited for our descriptive treatment; second, they were part of a
dialect peculiar to the early settlers, now fast passing away, which we wished
to permanently preserve on the printed page. In many instances we have
permitted the old fathers and mothers to speak for themselves in their own
favorite parlance. The style of composition, to the extent of ability, has been
adapted to the character of the various subjects written upon. Dry, hard
facts have been recorded in a concrete form ; when the subject was pathetic
or picturesque, the resources of the imagination were drawn upon for scenic
drapery.
We shall be disappointed if a perusal of the first part of the book does not
amuse as well as instruct those who can appreciate lively incident. From long-
faced old Pharisees we may look for criticism, because of a light vein running
through things ecclesiastic and religious; let them come. We have cordially
adopted the sentiment expressed by the saintly and sainted Dean Ramsey, in
his popular book on "Scottish Life and Character," in which he writes: "It
must be a source of satisfaction to an author to think that he has in any de<^ree,
even the lowest and most humble, contributed to the innocent recreation of a
world, where care and sorrow so generally prevail." The author's own tem-
perament was such that from his youth he saw the humorous side of every
event — if such side there was-^and his picturesque fancy invested many oc-
currences with a lively color, when others saw only the practical, serious, or
lamentable. While depicting some amusing episodes, of which he was cocrni-
zant in early life, he has beguiled many an hour of its sadness, and fondly
hopes his readers may find something, formulated by his pen, to divert their
minds from the cares and worry of a burden-bearing and rushing age.
Without wishing to offend any one we have written of men and events as
they appeared to us without fear or favor. There are plenty of \\vw' wit-
nesses who can corroborate our descriptive narratives, and we adopt the old
adage that "a good story should never be spoiled for relation's sake."
We anticipate expressions of disappointment from such as do not find a his-
tory of their families in this book, but there are good reasons for any seemino-
partiality. First, books devoted to the history of many of the old families
have already been compiled and published, among them the genealogy of the
Wentworths, Woodmans, Bradburys, Hazeltines, Jordans, Harmons, Cutts,
and Scammons. Incidental mention of many members of these old families
will be found, but no extended notices. Second, many of the pioneer fami-
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lies did not lonp remain in the Saco river townships, and only meagre records
could be found of them. Third, we have by urgent letters of inquiry sought
to compile the history of certain families, but because representatives of the
same manifested so much indifference and declined to furnish any information,
they were let alone. Fourth, the scope and title of the book did not propose
to embrace all Saco valley families; to do this a book would be required as
large as that mentioned by the sacred writers, .\fler condensing as much as
consistent with the plan of the book it has grown out of all e.xpected propor-
tions, and the author regrets that he did not use a coarser sieve when winnow-
ing his materials. The cordial co-operation of members of many old families,
their painstaking exertions to collect records, and the carefulness exercised in
arranging the same for the author's use, has greatly lightened his burdens
and enhanced the pleasure of his work. We mention with much gratitude,
among the many who have aided us, the names that follow : Capt. Eli B. Bean,
Hrownfield, Me.; A. F. Lewis, Ksq., Fryeburg, Me.; Joseph Bennett, Esq.,
Denmark, .Me.; Hon. L. .\. Wadsworth. Hiram, Me.; Thomas Shaw, Esq., Stand-
ish, .Me. ; \. H. Barnes, Sumner O. Haley, and V.. E. Abbott, Esq., Hollis, Me. :
Capt. Horatio Hight, and Hon. Seth L. Larrabee, Portland, Me.; Charles H.
Hoothby, and W'm. B. Trask, Esqs.. Boston, Mass.; Hon. James Larrabee,
Gardiner, Me.; Hon. Jesse Larrabee, New York City; Hon. W'm. F. Larra-
bee, Phcebus, Va. ; Hon. William Larrabee, Clermont, Iowa ; I'rof. John .\.
Larrabee, .NL I).. Louisville, Ky. ; Prof. William H. Larrabee, LL. D., New
\ork City; IJominicus Milliken, h^q., St. George, N. B. ; Hon. James Milli-
ken, Bellefont, Pa.; Hon. Seth L. Milliken. M. C, Washington, I). C: Hon.
Daniel Milliken. NLilden, NLiss. : Emery .\. Milliken, Esq., Lexington, Mass.;
Daniel Milliken, M. I)., Hamilton, Ohio; S. E. Milliken, M. D., Shade Valley,
Pa.; Charles J. Milliken. M. D., Cherryfield, Me., and Cyril P. Harmon, E:sq.,
West Buxton, Me.
As an extra precaution against typographical errors. R. Full: Wormwood, of
the Evfiiiiif; Express editorial staff, Portland, has with great faithfulness read
one set of proof sheets while this book was passing the press, and to him we
are under obligations.
We also make grateful mention of Mrs. .Nellie E. ( Ridlon) French, of Cam-
bridge, NLiss., who has with much patience and tidy execution made copy for
this work in the libraries of Boston.
To the Hon. Charles E. Boothby, of Brighton, England, we are indebted
for valuable MSS. and photographic views.
Ihis work contains 1,200 pages composed of more than 600,000 words, and
in which are the names of rising 15,000 persons. The book comprises 209
topical sections and genealogies of 105 families. It contains 56 portraits and
12 plate views. For the common edition of 1,200 copies, more than two tons
of paj)er were required.
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With the hope that this book may prove the conservatory of such valuable
data, rescued from scattered and frail documents and vanishing traditions of
the Saco valley, as may entertain the descendants of the early pioneers and
aid the future historian in compiling more exhaustive works, we now commit
to the public the result of our many years of patient and pleasurable toil, ask-
ing the forbearance of all for any errors that were overlooked in editing.
G. T. RiDLON, Sr.
Kezar Falls, Me., Jan. 30, 1895.
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TITLE,
INTRODUCTION, . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS, .
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS,
THE SACO RIVER, . .
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS,
Traditions and Legends,
The Crystal Cascade, .
The Lost Maiden, .
The Pale-Face Captive,
THE SOKOKIS INDIANS,
An Indian Burial Ground,
Indian Weapons and Implements,
Hostilities on the Saco, .
THE PEQUAWKET EXPEDITION,
GARRISONS, BLOCK-HOUSES, FORTS, 32
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO, ... 41
The Farm-House 45
Food and Cooking, . . . . 50
Domestic Employment, ... 55
Wool-Dressing, 55
Flax-Dressing, 58
Paying Visits 64
Medicine Chest, 70
Quaint Devices 75
The Farm-House Attic, .... 75
The Meal Chest 75
Trundle-Bedstead 70
Garter-Loom 76
Foot-Stove, 76
Tin Kitchen 77
The Barn Lantern 77
The Iron Toaster 77
The Pillion 77
Saddle-Bags 78
The Shingle-Mould 78
Jingle- Wright 79
Chebobbin Sled 79
Sloven Cart, 79
Wooilen Plow, 79
The Axle-Tree, 79
Pod-Augurs 80
Bow-Moulds
The Brick-Mould
Natural Forms, . * . . .
Corn-Husking, ,•
Grain-Threshing
WINTER HARBOR SETTLEMENT, ,
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SET-
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TLEME.N'TS,
SWACKADOCK
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Biddeford
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Founders of, . . . ,
93
Buxton,
. 104
Founders of
. 105
HOLLIS
111
Founders of
114
Standish,
. 120
Founders of
. 122
Limington
131
Founders of
. 133
Cornish
. 135
Founders of
. 138
Baldwin
141
Founders of
. 143
Hiram
. 144
Traditions,
. 145
Three Hills of Rock, .
. 145
The Hancock Ponds,
. 146
Founders of
. 146
Brief Mention,
. 149
Brownfield
. . 160
Founders of
. 161
Fryeburg
. 153
Founders of
. 156
Denmark
. 157
Founders of
. 169
Conway,
. . 160
Founders of
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Bartlett
. 166
Founders of
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Hart's Location,
. 168
Founders of
. 168
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TABLE OF CONTBNTS.
DKSKKTED IIKAKTII STONES. .
Kii.uU'K Mii.i. Sbttlkhrmt,
DaLTiiN KltlllT SnTI.Kll«.ST.
UlMIIHTKK llllMKX IN lllllAU.
EAKI.V MlUJi AM) I.l MUKUMJCN
Dkpk ATioN or A Saw-Mill.
Mii.lh is Sai'u ami KiDDKroKH,
MlLI.H IN Kl'XTON
.''-i.i,!i IN lloi.i.m,
THE i.l'MBEkMAN'S CAMI".
MAST J'INKS AN1> MASTING. .
EAR1.Y CHlTKCl'iS AM) MINI.STKRS,
Chi'rchiui or Saco a.-d BiDDKroKn,
ClUHlllKS OK BrxTo!*. .
Fri'.'will Huplist CIiuitIi.
SiTiiiid Frcfwill Hupliiit Cliiirrli,
Kind Hiipti-.! Cliiirrli,
Mi'tliixlist Cliiirrli. ...
ClII'RrllKX IN lloLLItl,
Fri'i-uill Hiiptist Cliiircli.
Mt'tlicxli-^t (.'liiiroli. .
C'lirKl'HKK IN I.IMINUTON.
Fivcwill KaptiHl Clnm')i,
CHI'KrIIK.O IN .StANKIHII,
rmitcn'tfutioit.il Cliurrh,
Dextriii'tioiiortlii'olil Meeting HoiLsr
Cin'Hi iiK.H IN Bai.hwin.
Coiiitn'Kiitinnnl I'liiirfli.
C Hum II us IN CoKNI.HII.
ClIt'HCHKH IN HiKAM.
CHt'RniElt IN DCNHAHK.
CHfRCHItS IN Brownkirlp. .
I'Hl'RCIIIt.s IN FkVKIHRO.
ClURi HKH IN CoNWAV.
Kapti<«t riitin'h.
Freewill Baptist ('liiirch,
(.'lUR" UBS IN BaRTLRTT.
Freewill BnptiHt Cliurrh,
MelliiMliHt Cliurrh
"A (ilXEKAl, .MKETINti."
TllK I'RIMITIVK PltKAt'MRR. .
THE COCHRAN DELUSION.
THE MOKMAN INVASION. .
A IM.ANTATION PA.STDKAI. VISITA
TInN.
EARLY SAC:() VAI.I.EY TAVER.N.S. .
STAGE LINES AND DRIVERS. . .
THE WE.STERN RESERVE EMIORA
TION
PRIMITIVE COIRT.SHII' AND MAR-
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ABANDONED BIRYINtJ-GROUNDS.
A HORSEBACK .lOl'RNEY WEST
WARD
THE PIONEER MOTHER.
THE OI.D-FASIIIONEI) CRADLE.
RIRAL LIFE AND CHARACTER.
.\ Pair ok Wiiiskkkh.
Farmkrh' .Iovh and Sorrows. .
SACO VALLEY FIRESIDE TALES.
■Ikrkmiah Tariiox.
TiiK. Lost Bov
An<ihy Nki';hiiok.'<, .
Tiir Hkar ani> Sheki-.
I'KARI. FiSHINC,
Crimf.s ani> Trial of Hiii Rhhkhs
"A Game o' Kbardh,"
"EXKRflSINO MAHrv,"
A (iHIST TO GrINII
TllK Oi.i> SiiKKP DiKn. ...
RKMAHKAIILK Oci IBHHNrF..
Body Stf.alino
(iKNTLK TRF.ATMKNT.
HkAVKN OB Hkll. .
Old Maid in a Trap,
Hi'Nd ON A Fenck-Stakk, .
Woonini'<K'« Dkn
HruNiiAM's Hens
Political Rivalry.
Thornton's IIoo
Thomas Todd, the Rraikk.
A Cold Bath
A Desperate Character, .
Dkerwasder Bf.ar Hint, .
A Crowdfh Gbavk-Vard. .
A Iiecapitathd Man,
Rl'NNINO BoNNIF. EaOLE FALLS,
.\ Catamoint Chase,
A SiNOULAB Ml'sh- Box.
Fowl-Fur— Fibh
Be»t Kind of Bait.
Bean Blossoms
The Bell of Moscow. .
I'NrLK Daniel Decker's Saviniis,
Paiiikilli'r
Ix>.iiletl with Croekerj-. .
A StilT CpiMT Lip
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Strip i>f II Sliiiiitle
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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PAOE
Speechless Pigs 413
From Jerusalem,
413
Hair of His Head,
414
A Smooth ,Stick,
414
A Four-Year-Old Boy, .
414
No Outside Rows,
414
A Fall Colt. . . .
414
Raised on a Burn,
414
Shoulder-Straps,
414
All in One Tune,
415
Aunt Martha's Dress,
415
The Yellow Dog,
415
Another Kind of Tracks,
415
My Little Brother Joe, .
415
Cold as a Dead Man,
416
In a Pillow-Case to Dry.
416
A Ralibit Hunt,
416
Couldn't Bear Everything,
416
Darned Good Grit, .
416
Wished to Keep His Hair,
The Begging Minister, .
Hauling up Corn,
The New Cow-Bell, .
Without Shedding a Tear,
Carried the Cat to Mill, .
PECULIAR CHARACTERS,
George MacDonald,
Squire Yates Rogers,
Uncle David Martin,
The Basket-Maker,
PATCHWORK AND QUILTIN&
FRAMES
SIGNS AND SUPERSTITIONS, .
THE OLD MILITIA TRAIN-BAND,
HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISH
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FAMILY HISTORIES.
Appleton Family 445
Atkinson Family 447
Aybr Family 452
Barrons-Barnes 455
Bean Family 466
Benton Family 464
Berry Family 465
Black Family, 465
BooTHBY Family 467
Boston Family 614
Boulter Family 516
BoYNTON Family 618
Brackett Family 520
Bradstreet Family 623
Bragdon Family 525
Bryant and Bryent, .... 525
Buck Family 646
Bullock Family 546
Came and Kame 550
Carle and Carll 556
Chadeourne Family 667
Clay Family 677
Clemons Family 580
CooLBROTH Family 584
Cousins Family 590
Davis Family 597
Dearborn Family 612
Decker Family 613
Deering Family. , 621
Dresser Family 631
Bunnell Family 632
Edgecomb Family. 635
Elliott Family, c77
Emery Family, 678
Fessenden Family 681
Field Family 686
Flanders Family, 690
Foss Family 690
Fryh Family 691
Gibson Family 694
GooDENOw Family 694
Gookin and Googin, .... 694
Graffam Family g97
Grant Family 698
Gray Family 699
Gordon Family, 701
Haines Family, 705
Haley Family, 706
Hamlin Family 720
Hancock Family 722
Hastie and Hasty 725
Higgins and Hagens, .... 727
HoBSON Family 727
Howard Family, 737
hubart-hubeard, 740
Huntress Family 741
Hutchinson Family, .... 742
Ingalls Family 742
Jameson Family, 751
Jenkins and Junkins 763
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TABLE or CONTENTS.
•lllKR FAMII % .
I.AHKABKR FAMILY, .
l.ANB KaUILY,
I.KAviTT Family.
I.KwiH Family,
I>>KD Family,
MacAhtiii'K Family,
Mai'IVinalk Family,
MA.NHriELii Family.
Mamiun Family,
Mahk Family, .
Maktin Family,
Ml Kknnicy Family,
Mkakn Family, .
MkKKN AM) Mkadh. .
Mkskkvk Family.
Mkkhii.l Family.
MKRRiriKLD Family.
MiLLiKRN Family. .
MiTi'iiRLL Family, .
MimR« Family, .
MfLvKY Family',
Naiiiin Family, .
Nrwbkoin Family,
Norton Family,
O'Brikn Family.
Onquud Family,
I'arkkr Family,
Pattfhho.n Family.
Pkahk Family. .
Hrnnell Family,
I'r.ndrxtkh Family,
I'iKK Family,
787
K73
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•oa
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039
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1070
107-1
1 07-1
1078
lOKI
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1087
lOK)
lOirj
MO.'
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1107
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FiMiitKK Family. . . 1120
Plaihtkii Family, . 1121
Kankim Family, 1123
Kb.ndall Family 112»
Rkkland F'amily, . I12>:
lit'MRRY Family, . 1126
,Sam>ii Family, . 1133
Sawykr Family, . 1137
.SiiiiiLKY Family. lur,
Smith Family 1H7
Spkino Family, iiM
Stackpolk Family 1162
Stanlky Family 1153
Stai'lks Family liK)
Stkelk Family 1160
,Swan Family mu
Symonds Family 1162
Saundkrh Family 1162
TiBBKTTs Family 1162
TowNsKND Family 1168
ToMPsoN Family 1174
TowLK Family 1177
Thur Family \\M
Tylkr Family 1I84
Uhhek Family 1187
V'AfOHAN Family 1I92
Wakkkif.lii Family 1196
Walkku Family ll9f>
Wahken Family' 1199
Watis Family 1207
Wk.vtworth Family 1208
WouDSUM Family 1208
Yoi'No Family 1218
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Memorials of the Sokokis Indians.
Saco Fort (1696)
Block-House,
Clock-Reel and Spinney,
Fine Old Dishes, ....
A Busy Family,
Carding and Spinning, .
Colonial Relics
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36
55
55
57
58
76
VIEWS.
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Plan of Fryeburg, 153
The Home of Brother Hunchcome, 256
Sal Singleton's Quilting Party, . 430
Boothby Hall, 467
AsHBURN Hall 468
Mount Edgcumbe, 636
Larrabee Homestead 792
Milliken House 959
PORTRAITS.
G. T. Ridlon, Sr. (Frontispiece)
Lancaster Hodges '52
Gen. Daniel Bean and Wife, . . 460
Rev. Samuel Boothby 490
Capt. Charles W. Boothby, .
George H. Boothby, .
Alonzo Boothby, M.D . .
Charles H. Boothby, Esq., .
Col. Stephen Boothby, .
Hon. Roswell C. Boothby, ,
Eugene L. Boothby, M.D..
Warren C. Bullock,
Lieut. John H. Came.
497
500
501
602
505
507
509
548
554
Feletiah Carll, ....
Hon. Willlam G. Davis, .
Capt. James Edgecomb and Wife,
Edwin F. Edgecomb, .
Capt. Noah Haley, .
Hon. Is.iAC T. Hobson,
Hon. Samuel D. Hobson,
Phineas H. Ingalls, M.D.,
Capt. Adam Larrabee, .
Hon. William Larrabee,
George H. Larrabee, M.D., .
Ephraim Larrabee, .
Hon. Charles H. Larrabee, .
Hon. William F. Larrabee, .
Prof. John A. Larrabee, M.D.,
John H. Larrabee, M.D..
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Hon. Jesse Larrabee 842
Prof. William C. Larrabee, LL. D., . 849
Prof. William H. Larrabee, LL. D., . 851
Hon. James M. Larrabee, ... 854
Philip J. Larrabee, Esq 855
Seth L. Larrabee, Esq 868
Manson G. Larrabee 861
WiLLi.iM p. Merrill, .... 943
John B. Merrill, 946
Edward F. Milliken, .... 965
Charles H. Mulliken 982
Samuel E. Milliken, M.D., . . 987
Hon. Daniel L. Milliken, . . . 1002
Joseph L. Milliken, 1014
Hon. James A. Milliken, . . . 1016
Hon. Seth L. Milliken 1016
Weston F. Milliken 1017
William H. Milliken 1018
Charles R. Milliken 1019
George Milliken 1020
Seth M. Milliken, 1021
Hon. Dennis L. Milliken, . . . 1052
Fred E. Milliken 1053
Hon. Elias Milliken 1054
George H. Milliken 1056
Hon. John D. Milliken, .... 1063
Rev. Thomas G. Moses 1074
Flanders Newbegin, .... 1081
Elias H. Newbegin, 1082
Eugene S. Pendexteb 1116
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Forth from New Hampshire's granite steeps
Fair Saco rolls in ehainless pride.
Rejoicing as it laughs and leaps
Down the gray mountain's rugged side ;
The stern, rent crags and tall, dark pines
Watch that young pilgrim passing by,
While calm above them frowns or shines
The black, torn cloud, or deep blue sky.
Soon, gathering strength, it swiftly takes
Through Bartlett's vales its tuneful way.
Or hides in Conway's fragrant brakes.
Retreating from the glare of day;
Now, full of vigorous life, it springs
From the strong int)untain's circling arms.
And roams in wide aiul lucid rings
Among green Fryeburg's woods and farms.
Here with low voice it comes and calls
For tribute from some hermit lake;
And here it wildly foams and falls.
Bidding the forest echoes wake:
Now sweeping on. it runs its race
By mound and mill in playful glee ;
Now welcomes with its pure embrace
The vestal waves of Ossipee.
— James G. Lyons.
EATHEN NATIONS have worshiped rivers as divine and with
offerings of wealth have sought to propitiate their seeming wrath.
Along these mighty water-ways, which are the life-giving arteries
of Nature's system, the most remarkable events in the world's
history have transpired. Guided by the course of rivers the early explorers
found their way, and along their borders the tide of immigration has been
directed. From the mountains through which, with the unyielding axe of
ages, they have cut a highway, deposits are conveyed to enrich the valleys
below; they bring man food from the resources of the hills, and by com-
merce, from lands afar. By their unceasing flow they have leveled the land
where the skill of human engineers would prove unavailing.
How unequally puny man, with all his art, contends with the mighty
force of rivers ! Increasing in volume, they upheave and bear away the most
solid masonry; being diminished, they obstinately refuse to carry the burdens
imposed upon them. Although man has harnessed the untamed waters to
the chariot wheels of industry, and has made them, like an enslaved Samson,
TfrK SACO HIV EH.
"grind at the mill." yet, when detained too long in artificial channels, they
break down all barriers and rush with impetuous fury to the lower levels of
their natural pathway.
With what various changes of aspect gftat rivers proceed on their way !
Now tremblinjc, foaming, and roaring in mad haste over the uneven pavement
of the ragged defiles from which they enierge to pass with grand and meas-
ured sweep between the alluvial intervales below. We observe the tortuous
rapids, the clinging curves with which the passing waters embrace each jutting
boulder, an<l the gentle transition to calm repose as they reach the unob-
structed channel, and, like heated coursers flecked with foam, pass into the
cooling eddies for rest.
To the beholder of natural phenomena there is a common propensity to
invest moving water with the conscious power of feeling, while, to the thought-
ful observer, it is impressively suggestive of lessons which involve the issues
of human life. There is the natural ctTect of impending ruin, desperate
resolution, and fearful agony. When nearing the falls the waters become
visibly agitated and seem to struggle backward in the extremity of fear before
being hurled into the aby.ss below. .Approaching the narrow gorge with its
towering walls of granite upon which the sentinel pines lean forward to watch
the coming conflict, the contracted stream, like a column of armed men, closes
ranks for the final charge against the opposing bulwark. ,\nd the rocks mid-
stream, that rise above the surface, .seem to be tortured with supernatural dread
and fling back with giant force the menacing waters.
Should the venturesome observer find a foothold upon the shelving ledge,
and gaze downward upon the dark and impenetrable waters, he will be
oppres.sed with a sense of profound gloom; an unexplainable dread seizes ujxjn
him, an unearthly shudder passes over him. At a distance the river has the
appearance of a corrugated band of silver laid down in the rocky chasm.
There are few rivers in New England that present a greater variety of
formation along their borders, few environed by natural .scenery more pictur-
esque and beautiful, than the Saco. Its course downward from the mountains
to the sea is marked by a succession of rapids of remarkable violence which
alternate between the cataract, the whirlpool, and the deep, dark eddy.
How often, when sitting upon the mossy bank under the whispering pines,
watching the ceaseless, unwearied flow of this stream, have we asked, ".Ancient
and majestic river, when and where hadst thou birth?" If invested with the
power of articulate speech we might have heard thee respond in the language
of sacred story, "Before .Abraham was I am."
What mean those writers of European history who designate our continent
as the "New World," and who boast that lof have no antiquity! Had they
perused the records cut in our tables of stone, they would have learned that
we have foundations as ancient as their own. What is the age of ivy-grown
THE SACO RIVER.
cathedral, or crumbling stones of feudal fortress, when compared with the
awful pillared structures reared by the architect of the eternal hills, or when
measured by the vast chronology of creation! Storied Saco! Long before
the yellow moccasin of the stealthy red man had pressed thy banks, or ever
Naaman had bathed in the healing waters of Jordan; antecedent to the day
when the bullrush basket containing the infant law-giver of Israel had been
laid beside the sacred Nile, or the pyramids were founded; ere Noah had laid
the keel of his ark, or Abel had offered sacrifice; aye, when the streams of
Eden flowed through a sinless world and watered the gardens of Paradise, this
unknown river of the Western hemisphere was cradled in the cloud-curtained
security of the templed hills, baptized by the rain-giving heavens, and kissed
by the benignant sunshine; yea, had marshalled its forces behind the embat-
tled terraces of the north, forced a passage through the granite gateway of the
mountains, and in the majesty of its strength had swept down from the table-
lands on its hastening march to the ocean, demanding tribute from a hundred
subordinate streams, unchallenged and unhindered. Upon these passing
waters the leaves of unnumbered centuries had fallen, and the giant oak,
conservatory of its own unquestioned chronology, had reached forth its wide-
spreading arms and dropped its annual acorns into these uncrediting waters.
Across the placid coves the swimming otter wove his chevroned wake
and reached his subterranean cell unharmed. Upon the untitled meadows the
beaver, guided by nature's unerring law. summoned his industrious artisans
and built the dome-like huts of his populous hamlet undisturbed. Into the
miniature harbors the decorous wild goose convoyed his feather-plated fleet, and
cast anchor for the night under the shelter of the woodland bank. Unheard
by human ear, the clatter of the wandering kingfisher reverberated above the
roaring waterfall, while the red-deer dipped his antlers, and cooled his flanks,
in the shadowy coves. When darkness fell, the ambling bear came down the
bank to drink; the lonely serenade of the loon mingled with the plaintive note
of wakeful night bird, and the alternating scream of panther and howl of wolf
passed as a challenge across the unhumanized solitudes from mountain to
valley. While the graceful foliage of the overhanging hemlock was reflected
upon the unruffled waters from above, the opulent cowlily launched her golden
boat below. Upon the mossy log, by the riverside the male grouse beat his
rumbling reveille, while his mottled consort brooded her young upon the nest
of pine boughs near at hand. Here, the graceful squirrel chattered as glee-
fully to his mate as now; here, upon the spruce limb, he arranged his morning
toilet and dropped his nutshell into the passing current; here, unheard by man,
the multitude of birds sang the same measures carolled on creation's morn,
and skimmed, on shining wing, the glimmering waters of the restless river.
In these vast solitudes nature's grand cathedral, whose terraced walls
were the created masonry of the granite hills, whose lofty towers were the
THE SM'it inVF.Ii.
Storm-splintered pinnacles that pierced the clouds, whose pillared aisles were
capitaled and architraved with foliajje work more exquisitely beautiful than
marble touched by (Grecian sculptor's chisel, whose orj^an notes were the voice
of many waters that rose and swelled like the chorus of some mighty orchestra,
softened and subduetl by the niinglini,' music of the chanting pines in the
arboreal galleries above, had been erected.
Here, in the deep primeval forest, the brave aboriginal inhabitants searched
for those medicinal treasures stored in the pharmacy of nature, and from these
compounded the curative preparations for which the tribe has long been
renowned. Here, upon the river bank, the Sokokis built his bark wigwam,
upon these waters he propelled his beaded canoe of birch with noi.seless pad.
die of ash, and in the pellucid depths saw the reHection of his dusky form.
The adventuresome Vikings, reared in a land indented with intersecting
voes, when they discovered our rivers upon which the tide ebbed and Howed,
suppo.sed them to be channels leading through the continent to some western
sea, and with the contempt of danger and ambition for exploration charac-
teristic of their race, boldly entered some of these broad estuaries in their
long, narrow galleys and were soon astonished to find themselves confronted
by a frowning waterfall. So the early mariners, who felt their way around
our New Knglaiul coast, and entered the mouths of our streams, sailed not far
before having encountered impassable barriers. How true was this of the
Saco ! The topography of the country traversed by this river seemed designed
to constitute it a chain of water powers nearly its entire length, and some of
the most valuable of these arc close to the seashore, linked with navigation.
The voices of the inland waterfalls were invitations to the enterprising
colonists to arise and build; they told of latent power that might be used for
the good of the inhabitants, and they were not long allowed to remain unim-
proved. But for these mill privileges what might have been the condition of
the Saco valley to-day! To them the thriving villages, the broad farm.s, and
the p«)pulous towns, owe their existence. Along the banks by the trail of
red man the millwright penetrated the timber-abounding forest: upon some
ledge above the wasted waters he stood and formed his ideal of the initiatory
foundation from which the mills and hamlets arose; and soon the workman's
shout, the mallet stroke, and the ringing saw were heard about the falls.
Houses were erected for the mill-men and a mansion for the owner; fields
along the rich intervales expanded into broad and smiling farms, and thus our
early settlements grew. Great boats were built with which to Hoat the wares
down the river, and noble oxen, tugging at the bow, moved the odorous lum-
ber from the mill-house to the landings.
(Gradually, but firmly, the materialized wave of settlement moved inland,
up stream, and spread it.self along the Ossipees, tributaries of the Saco, and
from valley to valley, until cosy homes, surrounded by fruitful farms, nestled
under the shadows of the granite hills of the north.
THE SACO RIVER.
Science has found no golden key by which the phenomenal mystery
involved in the movement of water within and upon the surface of the earth
can be unlocked; this is one of Nature's secrets which she declines to unfold.
Regulated by its own peculiar law, the floods of water obey their Creator's
behest with as much regularity as do the bodies of the planetary system. But
we are often led to inquire how the great reservoirs, elevated upon mountains,
from which the rivers rise, are supplied with water. Some of these are
supported at such altitudes that the law of gravity has no discovered part in
filling them, and no season's rainfall could replenish them. Somewhere under
the earth's crust, unheard by mortal ear, some potent enginery is forcing the
water uphill into these mountain ponds, from whence they are thrown down
into the river and carried to the exhaustless ocean.
In our Saco river we find a remarkable example of this action of water.
Taking its rise from Saco pond, which is nearly 2.000 feet above the sea level,
it drains the southwestern district of the White Mountains. The small stream
passes through the Notch, falling 600 feet in the first three miles, and nearly
as much more in the next nine miles. Along this distance it flows between
lofty mountains, walled in by solid granite. At the west line of Bartlett the
Saco is 745 feet above the ocean. In the next eight miles, to the mouth of
Ellis river, its descent is abouty thirty feet to the mile. At the line between
Maine and New Hampshire, the water of the Saco is elevated 400 feet above
the high tide level.
The course of the Saco spans a distance of about 140 miles; it is a rapid
and remarkably clear stream. Its head is in the western pass of the White
Hills, while the Ellis river, which forms a considerable tributary of the Saco,
rises in the eastern pass. After flowing in a southeast course for about thirty
miles, receiving several streams on its way, it enters Maine across the line
between Conway and Fryeburg; then, as if something had been forgotten and
left behind, turns north and runs in that direction about fifteen miles, when
Cold river pours its crystal and refreshing tribute into the wandering stream.
The Saco then turns in a southerly direction, forming a great bend, and sepa-
rates the towns of Brownfield and Denmark. In Fryeburg the river runs thirty
miles and has formed, where once there was evidently a great lake, extensive
and very productive intervales. In all this distance it progresses but four miles
on an air line, thus forming a natural curiosity that has excited the wonder of
many a visitor. In 1817 and 1818 a canal three miles in length was cut across
about four miles below the extremity of the curve, which laid the river bed
above entirely dry. Lovewell's pond, through which the Indians used to pass
when journeying up and down the Saco, lies three miles below the canal. This
whole district was early known as the Pequawket country. From this point,
the river runs sixty miles in a southeasterly direction before its waters mingle
with the tide. At the Great Falls in Hiram the stream plunges down seventy-
two feet.
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Thirty miles from its mouth, the Great Ossipee contributes one-third
i)f the Saco's water; this stream issues from Ossipee pond, eighteen miles
westward. Ik-tween this point at fornish, and the incoming of the Little
Ossipee at l.iminglon. Steep I'alls, twenty feet in descent, are formed. I'assing
onward to Honnie Kagle Falls it then rushes madly down through a rock-walled
channel to Moderation P"alls. liar Mills, and Salmon Falls, where it plunges
down, boiling, roaring through a narrow defile cut deep in the solid rock.
Helow are Union Falls; thence the river descends to the head of Saco Falls,
where it is divided by Indian Island, and on either side falls over a precipice
fortv-two feet and mingles with the salt water of the bay. The view of the
cataract on the Saco side is m.ijestic and grand.
Saco river is greatly disturbed by freshets. The water frequently rises
ten feet, and has reached the height of twenty-tive feet, resulting in a great
destruction of property along its entire course. In 1775 a stream called New
river broke out of the White Mountains and discharged into the Fllis river:
thence into the Saco, which was so enormously swollen by this avalanche
of waters that mills, bridges, large quantities of lumber, and many domes-
tic animals were swept away. Very destructive freshets occurred in 18 14,
when saw-mills and bridges were taken bodily from their foundations and
carried down the mighty current. Again in 1843 there was a memorable rise
in the river which nearly cleared its banks of mills, houses, and lumber.
Some of the sawmills, chained to sturdy old oaks upon the bank, were car-
ried away, the heavy chains being torn in pieces by the resistless flood.
.Mthough the lands adjacent to the river have been nearly denuded of the
grand old pines that once grew there, the lumbermen land their logs upon the
banks, and the stream is the great highway, or rather water-way, over which
the brawny, blue-shirted river-men "drive" them to the mills below.
Who that spent their early years on the Saco, that has fished along its
banks, sailed upon its surface, bathed in its eddies, or listened to its murmur,
can cease to look back with pleasure to those careless, happy days ?
" lluil! Ii»il luruiii, my imtivi- .stream,
Sr«'ii«' iif my ttoyliooil'A earliest dream!
Willi solitary ''l<'l' oiire mor>'
1 tn-ail tliy uiltl and sylvan .shore.
Aliil paiLse at every tiini to ((iv/e
I'lHiii tliy dark, meanderiiiK maze.
Wliat tliimtfit ol>HOure the woody source.
What thoutfli iinsuiiic tliy humble eoiinu*;
What if no lofty. claHHie name
Give.s to thy iM'areful wati'n fame,
,Stlll ran thy ninil haunlx impart
A Kolaet' to this rlnLstened heart."
®Iti> llhitij Itlnunlaiun.
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HE "White Hills" are the birthplace of the infant Saco, and
through their narrow gateway the tiny stream emerges into the
warming sunshine and the "open ground." We have only sacred
chronology by which to estimate the age of these North American
pyramids, and no means of knowing when they were first seen by white men.
In 163 1 Thomas Eyre, one of the New Hampshire patentees, forwarded a
letter to Ambrose Gibbons containing the following statement : " By the bark
Warwick we send you a factor to take charge of the trade goods ; also a sol-
dier for discovery." Some of the early writers assumed that this "soldier"
was one Darby Field, an Irishman, who discovered the White Mountains in
1632. This view is now discredited. The first successful attempt to ascend
the mountains was made in 1642.
In his history of New England, Winthrop says, "One Darby Field, an Irish-
man, living about Piscataquack, being accompanied by two Indians, went to the
top of the White hill. He made the journey in eighteen days. " Here we find
ourselves on solid ground where tradition and history are in agreement. Darby
Field was a real explorer, and left numerous descendants who settled on the
bank of the river along whose course he made his way from Saco to the base
of the mountains ; and these related again and again the story of their ances-
tor's adventures at their fireside. He lived at Oyster river, or Dover, and on
his return from his journey to these "crystal hills," he related that the
distance from Saco was about one hundred miles, and we assume that he
followed the river valley from that place. After forty miles' travel they found
the ground to be ascending nearly all the way ; and when twelve miles from
the summit, found no tree nor herbage, but "low savins," which in places
they were enabled to walk upon. Their course up the steep ascent was along
a ridge, between two valleys filled with snow, out of which two branches of
the Saco issued, meeting at the foot of the hill, where they found an Indian
town with about two hundred souls therein.
Another party, conducted by Richard Vines and Thomas Georges ascended
the mountain. These also reported the existence of the Indian village on the
bank of the Saco. From this settlement they ascended in wooded lands some
thirty miles ; then upon shattered rocks without trees or grass about seven miles.
These explorers reported a plain at the top of the mountain with an area of three
8 THh: wiiriH MorsTMSs.
or four miles, covered with stones; upon this plateau rose a pinnacle about a
milf in hci};ht, with :i nearly level plain upon its summit from which "four great
rivers took Ihiir rise. " riu'sc men seem to have been bewildered by the
Uranileur of the spectacle and their vision became perverted.
lua book published in 1672, entitled " New Kngland Rarities Discovered, "
is an account of the discovery of the White Mountains in which exaggeration
ran wild. (Ilowing descriptions of precious stones found there were given, and
among the wonderful things enumerated that had been discovered were " sheets
of muscova glass" forty feet long. The mountains were said to cover one
hundred leagues in extent.
A party of explorers ascended the highest peak in 1725, and another in
1746. The last party was alarmed by what appeared to be the constant report
of muskets : but by investi;;;ation they learned that the noises were produced by
stones falling over a precipice.
The "Notch" was discovered by a hunter named Timothy Nash, in 1771.
This pioneer had retired from the settlements and made him a habitation in
the wilderness. As the tradition runs, he climbed a tree upon one of the mount-
ain sides to lf)ok for large game when he saw this defde south of him. He
descended at once and turned his steps in that direction, passing through the
granite gateway on his way to Portsmouth. In an interview with (jov. Went-
worth he described to him what he had discovered, but His Hxcellency discred-
ited the report. As Nash constantly and seriously affirmed that his statement
was strictly true, the curiosity of the Governor was excited, and to test the
veracity of his visitor he promised that, if he would bring him a horse through
this mountain pass from Lancaster, he should be rewarded with a grant of
land. He was assured by Nash that this feat could and would be accom-
plished : then he turned his steps northward. Securing the ser\'ices of another
bold spirit, Henjamin .Sawyer, the two lowered the horse down over a precipice
by a rope, and delivered him safe and sound at Portsmouth.
The grant of land was given according to promise, and was named ■ .Nash
and Sawyer's Location. ''
In 1803, a road costing $40,000, extending through the Notch, was built
and became the thoroughfare by which the farmers of northern New Hampshire
and Vermont, carried their produce to the Portland market. \ hundred teams
have been known to go through the mountain pass on a winter day.
One of the earliest to establish a home in the White Mountain region was
Klea/er Ro.sebrook, a former resident of Groton. Mass.. who settled in Lan-
caster in I 771, removing hence, in a short time, to Monadnock, where he built
a house more than thirty miles from any white man, and reached by spotted
trees. During the Revolution he reujoved to N'ermont and served in the war.
In i7.)2, he returned to the wilderness, reaching Nash and Sawyer's Location
in midwinttr. Here he began to cut timber for a homestead and soon erected
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 9
a log-house near the "Giant's Grave," not far from the site of the Fabyan
House. He built a saw-mill, grist-mill, and large barns, stables and sheds for
the accommodation of travelers. Rosebrook was one of nature's noblemen,
" renowned for his heroism in war and his enterprise in time of peace. " *
Here, under the grim shadows of the templed hills, he gathered around
his hospitable fireside the sturdy farmers who, when on their market trip,
tarried with him for a night, and thus he extended his acquaintance and friend-
ship until his name became the synonym of good-fellowship and generosity.
He died in 1817.
Abel Crawford, descended from an ancient Scottish family, was another
noted pioneer of the mountain country. He came from Guildhall, Vt., only a
fewyears after Mr. Rosebrook, who was his father-in-law, and settled twelve
miles south, near where the famous house named for the family now stands.
In 1819, he opened a path to Mt. Washington. In 1822, his son, Ethan Allen
Crawford, opened a new path to the hills by another course. When seventy-
five years of age, Abel Crawford made his first journey on horseback to the top
of Mt. Washington. Previous to this time visitors to the mountains, attended
by experienced guides, ascended on foot. For more than sixty years this noble
man had entertained strangers at his fireside and guided them along the danger-
ous paths cut through the forests to view the scenes of wild grandeur nature had
hidden away here, and when venerable years had made it unsafe for him longer
to attempt such services, he would cast longing looks upward and sigh for the
privilege of standing once more on Mt. Washmgton's summit, where, like Moses
on Nebo, he could "'view the landscape o'er." It is said of him that in the
spring months during his last years, he would watch for the coming of visitors
with the same eagerness with which boys look for the return of the birds. He
would sit in his armchair during the mild weather, supported by his dutiful
daughter, his snowy hair falling on his shouldeVs, and watch and wait for the
first traveler who might enter the wild mountain pass. Soon after the stage
coaches began to pass his door with their numerous passengers, having accom-
plished his important mission, he sank down to rest at the age of 85 years.
Ethan Allen Crawford succeeded to the estate of Capt. Rosebrook, but the
extensive buildings were soon destroyed by fire. He was known as the "giant
of the mountains," and was nearly seven feet in stature. He kept a journal of
* Mrs. RosEBKOOK was a large, re.solute and powerful woman, well qualified to meet the
experiences incident to pioneer life. On one occa.sion, when her husband was absent, a party of
drunken Indians came to her house at night and asked to be admitted. !She kindly allowed
them to enter, and for a time they were civil : but from the effects of the liquor they continued
to drink, became insolent. She determined to be rid of their company and with a voice of
authority ordered them out-of-doors. Reluctantly they withdrew save one great sciuaw who
turned upon Mrs. Rosebrook to resist her mandate; but the latter seized her by the hair,
dragged her to the threshhold, and thrust her out. In an instant the squaw sent a tomahawk
whizzing at her whicdi cut the wooden latcli, upon whicli she held her hand, from the door.
On the following day this squaw returned and asked pardon.
10 Tiih Will IK MoiryTAiNS.
his adventures which contain many a quaint entry. Some of the most eminent
men of his day were entertained under his roof. It was not uncommon for him
to come in from a bear hunt, or fishing excursion, attired in his rou>;h hunting
garl), to tind a college president, learned judge, or a member of congress at his
hearthstone. He once assisted Daniel Webster to the top of .Mt. Washington,
and recorded the followmg in his book : " We went up without meeting anything
of note more than was common for me to find, but to hin) things appeared
interesting ; and when we arrived there, Mr. Webster said, ' Mount Washington !
I have come a long distance, have toiled hard to reach your summit and now
you give me a cold reception. 1 am extremely sorry I cannot stay to view the
grand prospect that lies before me, and nothing prevents but this cold, uncom.
fortable atmosphere in which you reside.' " When descending a storm of snow
began to fall and the cold became so intensified that their blood nearly curdled.
Webster was much pleased with his stalwart guide and host, and Ethan adds :
"The following morning after paying his bill, he made me a handsome present
of twenty dollars." Kthan .\llen Crawford was a noble specimen of manhood,
brave, and of good moral character.
For many years the Crawford family alone entertained all strangers who
visited the White Mountains, and all the bridle paths on the west side were
cleared by them. I'hey were bold, fearless men, strong as lions, and their
muscular arms have been the support of many an ambitious pilgrim to the
mountains when attempting to reach higher altitudes.
TK.VIUTIONS AND LKUKNDS.
Nancy Riirtoil i> supposed to have been the first white woman who passed
through the Notch of the While Hills voluntarily. She was employed to keep
a boarding-house for lumbermen in JelTerson ; was industrious, faithful, and
toiled early and late for small wages. Her employer was taken captive by the
Indians and she served them liquor until they were all helpless; then cut the
thongs with which he was bound and secured his liberty. She carefully hus-
banded her earnings, and in time had laid down a handsome sum. She was
engaged to be married to one of the workmen and arrangements were made for
them to proceed to Portsmouth, her native place, where they were to be united
and make a h<m)e. She trustingly, but unw iscly. placed her money in the hands
of her atfianced, and began making preparations for her journey. This having
become known to her employer, he determined not to lose so valuable a house-
keeper, and to circumvent the marriage he sent her a w,iy on errands to Lancaster.
This was meanness beyond description, and the result was tragic. During her
absence her professed lover left the locality with a party going south, taking
her money away with him. She somehow heard of this affair on the same day.
and <iiiiiklv in.itiircd i>I.ins for pursuit. With a bundle of clothing she hastened
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. H
down the snow-covered trail, guided by the trees spotted for that purpose, and
after a weary journey of thirty miles, having traveled all night through a dark
forest, she reached the spot where the party had camped. The fire had gone
out. Benumbed with cold, she knelt about the charred brands and tried in
vain to blow from them a flame. Again she took up her weary march, fording
the icy waters of the Saco several times, until exhausted nature succumbed to
cold and fatigue and she sank down to rise no more. Her clothes were coated
with ice and loaded with the falling snow ; her curdled blood ceased to flow
and death released her from her distress. A relief party had been hurried for-
ward after the storm of snow came on, but they were too far behind to save
her life; her rigid body was found buried under the drifting snow upon the
south side of the stream in Bartlett, since known as "Nancy's brook." Her
faithless lover learned of her sad fate, and being seized with keen remorse for
his crime, became hopelessly insane and ended his days by a miserable death.
All the particulars of this affair were related in my presence when a boy, and
every recurrence of the sad story has oppressed my mind as I thought of the hell-
ish spirit that prompted men to such desperate deeds of wickedness. Grim Justice
could find no doom too dark as a penalty for such crime. The early inhabitants
believed the ghost of Nancy Barton's betrayer and robber lingered about the
brookside where she perished, and that his terrible wailing lamentations were
often heard there at night.
The " Crystal Cascade."— On the Ellis river, one of the tributaries of
the Saco, among the mountains, there is a beautiful waterfall with which a
pathetic legend is connected. When that region was inhabited only by the
red men, a chief, according to the custom of his people, had made choice of
a brave and stalwart Indian to become the husband of his daughter. Learning
that the affections of the maiden had been given to one of a neighboring tribe
who was quite worthy of her, the old chief could not fully disregard her
wishes. A council was called and the old men decided that the girl should
be given to the one most skillful with the bow and arrow. A target was put
up and the two young warriors prepared for the contest. When all was ready,
the twang of the bow-string rang out on the air, the feathered arrows sped on
their errand, and he of her father's choice was declared to be the champion.
Before the shouts of his friends had died away, the two loyal-hearted lovers
had joined hands and were fleeing through the forest. Swift -footed pursuers
were instantly on their trail, and it became a race for life or death. Finding
the pursuers likely to overtake them, when the lovers reached the edge of the
precipice down which the cataract plunges, clasped in each other's arms they
threw themselves into the rushing waters ; and now, as sentimental visitors watch
:he shining mists arise before the falls, fancy pictures two graceful and etherial
forms, hand in hand, standing there. This is the legend.
The Lost Maiden.- An Indian family living on the head waters of the
12 Tllh. WIIITF. MurSTMSS.
Saco, had a daughter more beautiful than any maiden of their tribe, and who
was accomplished in all the arts known to her people. When she had reached
maturity, her parc-nts sou^jht in vain to find a young brave suitable for her
husband, l)ut none could be found worthy of so peerless a creature. Suddenly
this wild flower of the mountains disappeared. Diligent was the search, and
loud the mourning when no trace of her light moccasin could be found in forest
or glatle. Hy her tribe she was given up as lost. Hut some hunters who had
penetrated far into the mountain fastnesses, discovered the missing maiden in
company with a beautiful youth whose hair, like her own. flf)wed down to his
waist. They were on the border of a limpid stream. On the approach of the
intruders, the pair vanished out of sight. The parents of the maiden knew her
companion to be one of the pure spirits of the mountains, and henceforth con-
sidered him to be their son. To him they called when game was scarce, and
when by the streamside they signified their wishes, lo ! the creatures came
swimming toward them. .So runs our legend, which we have taken, in part,
from an early author.
TIm- rale-Face Captite. A wandering hunter of the Sokokis tribe had
struck the trail of a parly of .Mohawk warriors \vhf> were returning from battle,
and learned by occasional footprints found in the brookside sands that a white
captive was being carried away. Following at a distance during the day the
Sokokis watched the Mohawks camp behind a lofty boulder, and after they
had eaten saw them bind the white girl to a tree in a sitting posture and then
lie down in their blankets to sleep. Waiting until their fire had burned out,
the young hunter cautiously crept behind the tree where the poor maiden was
tied, and whispering assurance of safety he quickly cut the thongs from her
swollen wrists and led her away. Hefore the morning dawned, they had covered
so great a distance, and had so hidden their trail by wading in the shallow water
of streams, that their pursuers did not overtake them and they reached the
Indian village at the mouth of the Ossipee unharmed. Here the maiden, then
quite a little girl, was treated with kindness and adopted the Indian mode of
life. hut tradition claims that the .Mohawks knew by the broken trail of the
Sokokis to what tribe he belonged, and ever after watched for opportunity to
wreak vengeance upon them. This pale-faced exile never left the wigwam of
the young brave who had rescued her from the bloody Mohawks, and when old
and bent with the weight of years, was often seen in company with the " up-river
Indians" when going down the Saco in their canoes. She reported that she
was an only child and that her parents had both been slain at tin limc she
was taken captive.
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HE best authorities now attribute to our North American aborig-
ines an Asiatic origin. In physical appearance, hinguage, and
traditions, the western tribes resemble the northeastern Asiatics,
while the Eskimo and his cousin on the Asiatic side understand
each other perfectly. The Mongolian cast of features is much more marked
in the tribes on the Pacific than in those on the Atlantic coast, while the
earliest traditions handed down from time immemorial by the ancient fathers,
and held by the chiefs of the eastern tribes, indicate that they came by
stages from the westward ; and those of the western tribes, that their remote
ancestors came from regions farther west.
When the early e.xplorers came to the mouth of the Saco, they found the
valley inhabited by these free-born denizens of our western hemisphere. How
long these lords of the soil had held their vast inheritance when the white man
came, no writer on the origin of nations, or of the prehistoric period,
has attempted to state in terms with any claim to definiteness. A modern
author, who has given this subject much attention, believes that the era of their
existence as a distinct and insulated race should be dated back to the time
when, as related in sacred history, the inhabitants of the world were separated
into nations and each branch of the human family received its language and
individuality.
One of the most eloquent and statesman-like of the Saco valley chiefs
once said in council: "We received our lands from the Great Father of Life ;
we hold only from Him." Their right to the soil bequeathed by the Creator
none could justly challenge, and in defending their claims against the encroach-
ments of the insulting settlers they doubtless felt that they had the sanction
of the Great Spirit. It certainly was a remarkable condescension rliat allowed
the intrusive white man, without the shadow of a title, to find a foot-rest upon
these shores, and greater wonder, that they were permitted to plant their homes
upon the soil.
But they were, in many respects, a noble people who evinced unmistak-
able evidence of having descended from a higher state, and still retained a
fine sense of honor and great personal dignity. Of majestic form and graceful
carriage, the typical son of the forest was an object of interest who challenged
the attention of every considerate beholder.
14 THE SOKOKIS INDIA AS.
The Sokokis family was one of the most ancient in what is now the State
of Maine, and were quite distinct from those living on the Salmon P'alls and
Fiscataqua rivers farther westward. Just where the territorial line of division
was cannot be determined with certainty. There is evidence to show that those
several tribes recognized a code of laws by which they were governed in their
relations to each other. There were, anciently, according to the relations of
the chiefs, great councils held in the wilderness in which each family, or tribct
was represented by its dele};ated head and here the boundary of their territorial
possessions and hunting grounds were prescribed, and any disputes arising
from questions relating to trespass amicably adjusted.
From the Saco river eastward all the branches of the great tribal family
used the same language with slight variations peculiar to certain localities.
All who inhabited this wide expanse of territory between the Saco valley and
New Brunswick could readily understand each other ; and yet. with one excep-
tion, not a word of their language could be found in Eliot's Indian Uible
printed in 1664. Captain Francis, an Indian of the Penobscot tribe, who was
not only intelligent but well-informed in all matters relating to the history of
the Maine Indians, said the Saco tribe was the parent of all the eastern
families; "they are all one brother," the old man used to say. Each tribe
was younger as we proceed eastward from Saco river, and those at Passama-
quoddy the youngest of all. Francis once said, ".Always I could understand
these brothers when they speak, but when the Mickmacks, .Algonquins, and
Canadian Indians speak I cannot tell all what they say." Governor Neptune
and members of the Newell family confirmed tliis statement.
The Sokokis were once so numerous that they could call nine hundred
warriors to arms, but wars and pestilence reduced their numbers to a mere
handful. Their original principal settlement and the headquarters of their
important chiefs was about the lower waters of the river.
The residence of the sagamores was on Indian Island above the lower
falls. Among the names of the chiefs who dwelt hereabout were those of Capt.
Sunday, the two Heagons, and Squando who succeeded Fluellen. For some
years these Indians lived with the white settlers in peace and quietness, some
of them ac(iuiring a fair knowledge of the English language by their inter-
course. When the increasing number of colonists encroached upon their lands,
and hatred and discontent had been engendered by the ill-treatment of the
whites, these Indians gradually moved up river and joined their brethren who
lived in the villages at Pequawket and on the Ossipee.
We have found no evidence of hostility on the Indians" part until they had
been provoked to retaliate by some of the most inexcusable insults that could
have been thought of. .According to the early historians a party of rude sailors
from one of the vessels lying in the harbor hailed the wife of .Squando, who,
with her infant child, was passing down the river in a canoe. Taking no notice
THE SOEOEIS INDIANS. 15
of this she would have peacefully proceeded on her way, but they approached
her and maliciously overturned the canoe to see, as afterwards stated, if young
Indians could swim naturally like wild animals. The child instantly sank but
the mother by diving brought it up alive. This babe soon after died and the
parents attributed the fatality to an injury caused by the white men.
This insult and injury so exasperated Squando that he thirsted for revenge,
and he determined to exert himself to the uttermost to arouse his followers and
the neighboring tribes to arm themselves for a war of extermination against
the whites. But this was not the only reason why the savages should hate the
English settlers. Some of the early speculators who conducted a private busi-
ness with the Indians, or had charge of the regular truck-houses along the
coast, influenced more by their greed than any principle of honor, just as modern
white men have been, by misrepresenting goods bartered for the red man's
valuable furs, and by defrauding them when under the influence of liquor, had
driven them to desperation. These acts of injustice were not forgotten, and
some of the aggressors were made to suffer for their wrongs at the hands of
the Indians, when the knife was drawn, as will hereafter appear.
As early as 1615, there were two branches of the Sokokis tribe under the
government of two subordinate chiefs. One of these communities was settled
on the great bend of the Saco at Pequawket, now in Fryeburg, and the other
at the mouth of the Great Ossipee, where, before King Philip's war, they
employed English carpenters from the settlements down river to build them a
strong timber fort, having stockaded walls fourteen feet in height, to protect
them against the blood-thirsty Mohawks whose coming these Indians antici-
pated and dreaded. (See the particulars in article on garrisons, etc.)
When the Sokokis removed from the locality of their early home on the
lower waters of the river to the interior, their names were changed to Pequawkets
and Ossipees; the former word, meaning the crooked place, expresses exactly
the character of the locality where their village stood.
A terribly fatal pestilence, thought to have been the small-pox, which
prevailed in 1617 and 1618 among the Indians of this and other tribes, swept
them away by thousands, some of the tribes having become extinct from its
effects. The dead by hundreds remained unburied, and their bones, scattered
through the forest, were found long afterwards by the white men. At a treaty
assembled at Sagadahoc in 1702, there were delegates from the VVinnesaukes,
Ossipees, and Pequawkets. Among those present belonging to this tribe were
Watorota-Menton, Heagon, and Adeawando. When the treaty was holden in
Portsmouth in 17 13, the Pequawket chiefs were present. Adeawando and
Scawesco signed the articles of agreement with a cross at the treaty held at
Arowsic on the Kennebec in 17 17. The ranks of the Pequawkets became
so thinned out at the time of Lovewell's fight that they could muster but
twenty-four warriors. Capt. John Giles, who commanded the fort at the
16 Tilt: sumiKis jyjji.iys.
inmitli of the Saco river, and who was well acquainted with the Indian tribes
of Maine, took a census of those over sixteen years of aj^e, able to bear arms,
in 1726, and reports only twenty-four fighting men. At this time Adeawando
was chief.
Many of the tribe had removed to Canada at this time, and had united
with the .St. I'r.mcis Indians there. .Adeawando was a man of great intelli-
gence, and elo(|ueiice as a public speaker, and became very influential in the
councils. He became a leading spirit after removing to Canada, where he
was a favorite with the (Jovernor General. When Capt. I'hineas Stevens
visited (Quebec in 175 J. to redeem captives from the St. Francis Indians,
.\deawantlo was chief speaker at the conference held there and made strong
charges against the English planters on the Saco for their trespass upon the
lands of his people. In his address he said: "We acknowledge no other
lands as yours but your settlements wherever you have built : and we will
not, under any pretext, consent that you pass beyond them. The lands we
call our own have been given us by the Great Master of Life: we hold only
from Him."
Ill the beginning of the war with France, the remnant of the Pequawket
tribes who had lingered about the home-place of their ancestors on the Saco,
went to some fort occupied by the white men and expressed a desire to live
with them. These, with the women and children, were permitted to remain
for a considerable time in the fort ; but when war had been declared against
the ilastern Indians these families were removed to Boston where they were
provided for by the government. .A suitable place was found for them some
fifty miles frr)m the city where was good lishing and fowling. The state fur-
nished them blankets, clothing, and other necessary provisions. Smith writes
in his journal: "About twenty Saco Indians are at Boston pretending to live
with us."
When the Kastern Indians sued for peace, and promised to summon all
the heads of tribes concerned in the war, these Sokokis or I'equawket Indians
were present at the treaty (1749) held at Falmouth; but as it was proved that
their tribe had not been involved, it was deemed unnecessary for them to sign
the treaty. In 1750, a year later, Douglas wrote : "The I'equawket Indians
live in two towns and have only about a dozen fighting men. These often travel
to Canada by way of the Connecticut river."
.After the fall of Quebec, and white men had pushed their settlements up
the Saco valley, a few members of the tribe remained about the head waters
of the Connecticut until the beginning of the Revolution. The last mention
of the tribe living at I'equawket was in a petition to the General Court dated
at F'ryeburg, in which the able-bodied men asked for guns, ammunition, and
blankets, for fourteen warriors, and these became soldiers on the patriot side;
they served faithfully under their commander and were liberally rewarded by
THE SOKOEIS INDIANS. 17
the government. After the war they came back to Fryeburg and lingered with
their families in the vicinity of their old homes where they were well remem-
bered by the venerable people of the last generation. Among these were Tom
Heagon, Old Philip, and Swanson. Philip, the last known chief of the Pequaw-
kets, signed a deed in 1796, conveying northern New Hampshire, and a part
of Maine, to Thomas Eames and others.
The curtain of history falls before a sad scene. A popular author has
written : " Long and valiantly did they contend for the inheritance received
from their ancestors, but fate had decided against them. With unavailing regret
these children of the forest looked upon the ruins of their once pleasant homes
for the last time, and turned their faces away." From time immemorial the
tribe had held undisputed possession of the Saco valley where, upon the rich
and mellow intervales, they had harvested their ripened corn. They were
brave, great hunters, and ready for war. Before the battle with Lovewell they
had been prosperous, and might have survived to multiply their numbers and
perpetuate their name, but this conflict convinced them that nothing less than
absolute extermination, and the possession of the last acre of their land, would
satisfy the avarice of the whites, and, broken in spirit, they scattered the smoking
brands of their camp-fire and sadly, silently vanished away.
AN INDIAN BURIAL MOUND.
On the west side of Ossipee lake and south of Lovewell's river, situated
upon a beautiful intervale, may be seen a remarkable prehistoric mound which
was filled with the skeletons of many thousands of Indians. This elevation
was, when first discovered by white men, about twenty-five feet in height
seventy-five in length, and fifty in width. As the mound had been protected
by a wall at the base to prevent washing, the circumference remains about the
same. Soon after the Revolution, Daniel Smith, Esq., commenced to clear a
farm here, and was probably the first white man who saw the singular mound.
When its existence became known great curiosity was excited and hundreds
went to view the place. At length two physicians went there for the purpose
of procuring some skeletons, if any could be found sufficiently preserved to
be of any value. But they found the proprietor of the land averse to this,
and he positively refused to have anything removed. After much persuasion
he consented to have an excavation made sufficiently large to ascertain the
character of the internal structure of the mound ; a work he watchfully superin-
tended. It had been supposed that each warrior's pipe, tomahawk, and wampum,
had been buried at his side, but so far as has been revealed, only one tomahawk
was found. All the bodies were found to be in a sitting position, reclining
around a common centre, facing outward. From the appearance of the remains
it seemed evident that the bodies were packed hard against each other, leaving
18 TIIK SOKOKIS IS 1)1 ASS.
but little space between them to be filled with earth. Having begun at the
middle, when one circle had been filled another was started on the outside of
it, and so on until the base tier had reached a sufficient circumference ; then
a second tier was begun above it. There is no means of ascertaining how long
this mound had been used as a place of interment by the tribe inhabiting that
region. Either the tribe must have numijercd many thousand at an early day,
or their dead had been buried here for thousands of years. Judging from the
space occupied by each skeleton, those present when the excavation was made
estimated that no less than eight or ten thousand bodies must have been deposited
within the mound. Tlie outer covering of the elevation was of coarse sand taken
from the plains about one hundred rods distant on the west side of Lovewell's
river, and seems to have been about two feet in thickness originally. The stones
laid about the base to prevent the mound from being washed down by rains,
are round, smooth, and water-worn ; these were carried from the bed of the
river and their exact counterpart may be seen there to-day. Here we find a
prehistoric problem suggestive of much thought. .About it the contemplative
mind finds much obscurity. Unanswerable questions will arise. Had the scat-
tered families of the great tribe inhabiting the territory adjacent carried their
dead through the deep, dark forest pathways for many a weary league to this
great tribal tomb ? What tradition of ancestors, superstition, or religious senti-
ment, could have impelled these sons of the wilderness to do this? What
solemn burial ceremonies attended the mounding of these bodies of their
departed kindred as they were deposited in this thickly populated chamber of
mortality ? What must have been the emotions of these dusky warriors as they
viewed the sepulcher of their fathers ; the place where they, too, must take
their position in the silent circle of the dead!
To us there is a weird fascination about this singular burial mound, this
voiceless monument of antiquity, and we can only wish some record of its
origin, and the number of years it had been used, as definite as that found in
the sacred volume concerning the cave of Machpelah purchased by Abraham
for a place of burial, had been left. But all our speculations must be unavail-
ing and we allow the curtain to fall and hide from the mental view that which
must remain a mystery "until the day dawns and the shadows flee away."
INDIAN WIGWAMS AM) VILLAGES.
The .American aborigines were fine students of nature and were familiar
with natural phenomena. When they built their houses they displayed more
wisdom than the white man who boasted of superior skill. These wigwams
were never erected on land that would be reached by the swelling streams in
spring-flood. Some have assumed that the whole community of the I'equawkets
lived together in a compact village on the intervale at Fryeburg, but this was
THE SOKOKIS INDIANS. 19
not true ; these keen warriors had their outposts some distance above and below
to guard against surprise. Had Lovewell known the habits of these Indians
better, he would not have been drawn into the trap as he was. While the larger
body of the Indians lived on the great water-loop, there were clusters of houses
in various places down the Saco valley. One of these hamlets was situated
just south of Indian Hill in North Conway, and consisted of about twenty
lodges. In what is now the town of Hiram, not far from the mouth of the
Great Ossipee river, there is a high bluff upon the top of which there is a nearly
level plateau of about two acres in extent where several families of the Sokokis
Indians once lived, and there the elevated circles, covered annually with rank
grass, long marked the places where their wigwams stood.
From the number of stone weapons and implements found in other local-
ities on the river, it is evident that there were at some time either villages or
solitary lodges there. At the falls where the West Buxton village now stands
the Indians of this tribe came at stated seasons to spear salmon with which
the Saco then abounded ; and when the first settlers in the upper section of
the Little Falls Plantation came there to hew down the forest and populate
the town, they found a well-worn trail that followed the river bank to a point
near the well-known Decker Landing, and thence turned abruptly westward
over the ridge near the present highway, and down across the Thornton lot,
so called, thence near the farm afterwards owned by Cyrus Bean to the foot
of the Killick pond, and so on across the plains to the Little Ossipee. On
the line of this old trail, and on the Joseph Decker farm, there were many
indications of a settlement of Indians when the land was cleared ; subsequently
some remarkably fine stone axes, tomahawks, pestles, and arrow-heads were
ploughed up. These were accidentally lost by a gentleman to whom they had
been presented. Not far from the site of this Indian village one or two bodies
were found one hundred years ago.
The Indians constructed their houses with a light frame of poles con-
verging at the top, and covered these with bark and skins. Within this circular
enclosure men, women, children, dogs, and some small cattle domiciled pro-
miscuously. The fires were kindled in the centre against a flat stone that
leaned against the middle pole, and the smoke, carried by the draft from
the door, emerged at the top of the hut and floated away. Here the cooking
was done by the squaws, and here the men, when not on the war-path, or
engaged in the chase, dressed the skins of animals for their clothing and
packed their peltry for the trading post. Lodges owned and occupied by the
chiefs and medicine men were usually larger, more pretentious, and ornamented
without with rude figures of wild animals. These were the red man's council
rooms and here the wise and grave old fathers sat in a circle and smoked their
carved stone pipes and determined the action to be taken by the braves when
menaced by the insolent pale-face.
20 THE SOKOKIS lyjUANS.
INDIAN WKAI'ONS AND IMl'LEMKNTS.
Many of these were made frtini materials tliat have not decayed, and we
have a fair collection of local discovery to aid us in our description. Their
stone axes were of various forms and sizes. Nearly all, however, had a deep
groove cut below the poll for the handle. It has been supposed, by the farmers
along the river who have found these, that the Indians twisted strong withes
around them which served for a handle, but this is not the fact. The axes
were driven through a small sapling of some firm wood and allowed to remain
until it had grown .so closely into the groove cut for the purpose that the stone
was immovable; then the tree was cut down, and a section worked to the
proper size for the handle. If the handle was split, the axe must be driven
through another sapling, or was laid aside. A few such have been found,
almost overgrown by the wood of large forest trees in which they had been
left by the Indians, and for some reason were never afterwards put to use.
These axes and hatchets were usually made from a very hard and greenish
colored stone, now seldom found in the Saco valley. We have examined
specimens that were eight inches in length and nearly four in width at the
edge. These had at the top a nearly rt)und poll ; weight about four pounds.
We have no means of knowing how these stone axes were dressed into such
symmetrical form, save by the tradition related by Captain Francis of the
Olcltown tribe. A farmer at whose home he had dined, when returning from
a hunting excursion, handed him one of these large stone axes and asked
him how it was reduced from the rough piece to its perfect form. The old
fellow shrugged his shoulders, laughed, and said: "Dunno; mighty big rub."
We could fancy the patient red man slowly hewing this with the still harder
flint tool, but when we ask how //■(// was moulded into regular form, we are
lost in wonder. The result is good evidence of the possibility, but the process
must be catalogued with the "lost arts."
We have seen stone pestles as round and symmetrical as if turned in the
cabinet-maker's lathe, three inches in diameter at the larger end and a foot in
length; gouges, two inches broad, concaved and convexed, with the edge a
perfect segment of the circle, armed with a formidable handle from the same
piece of stone. V\'ar clubs, spears, and arrows were pointed with scales of
Hint and bits of hard sea-shell; some of them were wrought into ingenious
forms, having a shank, or start, that was driven into the wood of spear shaft,
or arrow. We take pleasure in illustrating this chapter with plate views, hav-
ing fac-similes of a collection of these Indian weapons and tools that were
found on the banks of the Saco river.
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HOSTILITIES ON THE SACO.
At the breaking out of hostilities, the principal settlement was at the
mouth of the river. Mills had been put up at the lower falls and a few dwell-
ings, and a large house for the mill men employed there. Half a mile below
the falls, on the eastern side of the river, stood the fortified dwelling-house of
John Bonython. At this time Major William Phillips, a wealthy mill and
land owner, had built a more substantial and defensible dwelling, called a
garrison-house, upon the opposite side of the Saco, near where the present
bridge crosses.
A friendly Indian of the Sokokis tribe came to the home of John Honython
one day and informed him that a party of hostiles had visited his wigwam
and were trying to induce his tribe to raise the hatchet against the white set-
tlers; that these warriors had gone eastward, but would return in a few days
with a large force. This warning prompted about fifty, then in the settlement,
to take refuge in the garrison of Major Phillips. Almost as soon as they had
taken this wise step, flames were seen arising from the house of John Bony-
thon. As Phillips approached a window, to get a view of the burning building,
he received a bullet in his shoulder from a savage in ambush near his house.
As he quickly withdrew, to avoid a second shot, a large number of Indians
who had secreted themselves near, supposing the commander of the garrison
had been killed, instantly exposed themselves and with demoniac yells made
a determined attack. At the same instant they were fired upon through loop-
holes, and by men stationed within the flankers, with such precision of aim
that several were wounded, the leader of the party so badly that he died.
They continued the siege till nearly morning, but failing to take the garrison
by assault they secured a large cart, loaded it with brush, and, shielding them-
selves behind the head boards, pushed it toward the house, all aflame. This
scheme proved worse than a failure, as will appear. The cart had received
a considerable momentum when one of the wheels suddenly fell into a ditch
which they attempted to cross, causing it to turn to one side, thus exposing
the Indians to the range of those within the stockades. The opportunity was
instantly made available and a fatal fire poured into their ranks. Six were
killed and fifteen wounded in this engagement, and the remainder became so
disheartened by their defeat that they soon withdrew. P'inding his supplies
of provisions and ammunition nearly gone. Major Phillips and those who had
taken shelter in his garrison removed to Winter Harbor. His house, being
left unoccupied, was soon reduced to ashes by the Indians. They also
destroyed all the houses about the Harbor and carried a Mrs. Hitchcock
away captive. She did not return, and the savages reported that she had
died from eating poisonous roots which she had supposed to be ground
22 THE SOKOKIS INDIANS.
nuts. About this time live men were killed by Indians on the river bank.
Hearing of the defenseless condition of the settlers at Saco, Captain Win-
coll of Newichawanock, with a company of sixteen men, proceeded by
water around the coast to their assistance. On landing at Winter Harbor
they were instantly fired upon by ambushed savages, and several of the party
were killed. These Indians then gave the alarm to a larger number, who had
tarried in the rear, and Wincoll and his handful of brave men were immedi-
ately confronted by a hundred and fifty well-armed warriors. Finding himself
overpowered by numbers, he took refuge behind a pile of shingle bolts, and
from this extemporized breastwork he and his men fought with such despera-
tion that the dusky foe was forced to retire with considerable loss. Again in
1689 the savages menaced the settlements at Saco, but no lives are known to
have been lost. A short time afterwards, however, four young men, looking
for their horses for the purpose of joining .some scouts under Captain Wincoll,
were killed. A company, consisting of twenty-four men, was raised to search
for their bodies, and having discovered the Indians, pursued them into the
great heath, but were forced to retire with the loss of six of their number.
Scouting parties employed to range the woods between the Piscataqua
and Casco during the summer, restrained the savages from committing serious
depredations. Colonel Church had put to death a number of defenseless
women and children, and held captive the wives of two chiefs, hoping thereby
to effect the release of several white captives. He came by vessel into Winter
Harbor. On the following morning smoke was seen arising in the direction
of Scamman's garrison. Church sent forward sixty men at once, and pres-
ently followed with his whole force. This garrison was about three miles
below the falls, on the eastern side of the Saco. When the soldiers approached
the burning house they saw the Indians upon the bank on the other side of
the river. Three of the number had crossed over, and having discovered the
detachment of whites ran to their canoes; but in their haste to recross one of
them, who stood up to use his paddle, was shot down and. falling forward, so
injured the canoe that it almost instantly s.ink, and all who were within it
perished. The report of muskets so alarmed the remaining savages that they
retreated, leaving their canoes upon the river bank. Old Doney. a noted
Indian belonging to the .Sokokis tribe, was at the falls with a prisoner. Thomas
Baker from Scarborough, at the time, and hearing the firing of guns hastened
down the river in a canoe; but on discovering the soldiers put ashore and,
springing over Haker's head, joined the other Indians, thus leaving his canoe
in possession of him who had been, only a moment before, his prisoner.
Such extensive preparations were made for war in t(>')3 that the Indians
became alarmed and sued for peace: and at the treaty held at I'emaquid the
sagamores from nearly every tribe in Maine were present, ready to sign the
articles. Robin Donev, and three other leaders who had showed a hostile
TBE SOEOKIS INDIANS. 23
attitude the following summer, were seized when visiting the fort at Saco.
On the following March two soldiers belonging to the fort fell into the hands
of the Indians. One was put to death and the other carried into captivity.
These savages were constantly lurking about the settlements, watching from
their places of ambush for any opportunity to do mischief. Sargeant Haley
carelessly ventured from the fort and was cut off. The following year five
soldiers lost their lives in the same way. These discovered the enemy in time
to have escaped, but a hurried consultation respecting the best course to take
resulted in a disagreement, and being a considerable distance from the fort,
their delay proved fatal. They fell into an ambush and were all killed.
In 1697, Lieut. Fletcher and his two sons were captured at Saco. They
had gone to Cow Island to guard three soldiers while cutting firewood for the
fort, but thinking there were no savages about, wandered away after wild fowl,
and' fell into a snare. As the Indians were taking these captives down the
river in their canoes they were waylaid by Lieut. Larrabee, who was out on a
scouting expedition. These scouts opened fire upon the foremost canoe,
which contained three Indians, and all were killed. Several were killed in
the other canoe and the remainder put ashore on the other side. One of the
Fletchers, when all the Indians who were with him had been killed, made his
escape.
About this time Humphrey Scamman and his family were carried into
captivity. An aged lady, descended from the family, described the occurrence
as follows : When Samuel Scamman was about ten years old, as I have often
heard him relate, he was sent one day by his mother with a mug of beer to
his father and brother who were at work on a piece of marsh near the lower
ferry. He had not proceeded far when he saw a number of Indians at a dis-
tance and immediately ran back to inform his mother. He regained the house
and wished to fasten the doors and windows, but his mother prevented him,
telling him that the Indians would certainly kill them if he did. The savages
soon entered the house and asked Mrs. Scamman where her "sanup" was,
meaning her husband. At first she refused to tell them, and they threatened
to carry her off alone, but promised if she would discover where he was to
take them together without harm. She then told them. After destroying
much of the furniture, breaking many articles on the door-stone, and empty-
ing all the feather-beds to secure the sacks, they went away with the prisoners
toward the marsh, where they took Mr. Scamman and the other son.
A lad named Robinson had been out after a team and as he was returning
discovered the Indians in season to make his escape. Quickly taking off his
garters he made a pair of reins and mounting a horse rode to Gray's Pomt,
swam the beast to Cow Island where he left him, and swimming to the oppo-
site side of the river, reached the fort in safety. At the time there were only a
few old men and women in the fort. The guns were immediately fired to warn
24 THE SOKOKIN INDIANS.
the soldiers belongiri}; there, who were at work some distance away. In the
meantime the women dressed themselves in men's clothinj; and were exposed
where tiiey could be seen l)y tlie Indians, wlio had come up to the island
opposite. This stratagem proved successful. Supposing the fort to be well
armed, as they afterwards acknowledged, they did not make the attack which
they had meditated, hut withdrew with several prisoners besides the Scamnuin
family. These were all restored after being in captivity about one year. On
the return of Mr. Scamman he found his house just as it had been left: even
the beer mug, which little .Samuel had placed on the dresser, was found there,
and is still preserved in the family at Saco as a memorial of the dangers and
sufferings to which their ancestors were exposed. This is a handsome article
of brown ware with the figure and name of King Williau) stamped upon it.
The mug is now more than two hundred years old, and we hope it may be
preserved with sacred care for many generations to come.
In our nsiime of the subject we have briefly treated we are led to ask why
the inhabitants in the settlements during those times of danger permitted them-
selves to be so often ensnared by the savages. .Surely the i)ioneers were not
ignorant of their de\ices. C)ne would readily assume that the cunning of the
Indian could have been circumvented, and all his peculiar arts of warfare
counter\ ailed, by the tine intelligence and trained judgment of the English
planters. Why, then, when it might be reasonably supposed that tlie foe was
patiently waiting in his ambush for an opportunity to send the whizzing bullet
on its errand of death, such foolhardy contempt of danger, and resultant expos-
ure, upon the part of the young men who were so much needed for the protection
of the aged and infirm.' Shall we conclude that the mind had become so used
to the anticipation of the contingency of warfare that the settlers valued life
less than it was worth.' Whatever the causes that obtained, the results were
too often fatal.
From a more considerate view of the times when these scenes were wit-
nessed, we shall take into account the wearing restraint of confinement for
those robust men, who had been enured to active exercise and pure air, when
shut up within the narrow walls of the block-house or garrisoned dwelling:
where a dozen families, consisting of men. women, and children, were herded
together in close quarters, breathing vitiated air and chafing for their freedom.
And this condition of affairs was not limited to a day or week, but often extended
to several months. It should also be remembered that provisions must be pro-
cured for the maintenance of these scores of persons, and ammunition for their
defense. And .sometimes, after weary watching for days and weeks, with no
sign of an Indian in the neighborhood, hope would rise triumphant in these
human breasts and they would emerge from their confinement to procure food
and fuel. We suppo.se these early settlers did the best they ciiuld.
grhe |Jiniu;uulict a'^pediiion.
NTRODUCTORY.— Our grandfathers have related this old fireside
' story with much animation and circumstantiality. It has been
rg handed down to us upon the historic page attended with many
^_y inconsistent, and some contradictory, statements. We have not
found one published account of the march, battle, and retreat that would
stand the first shock of intelligent criticism. Successive authors have fol-
lowed the beaten track; if they discovered inharmonies, and encountered
insuperable difficulties, they have been content to repeat the same unreason-
able statements formulated by their predecessors without criticism or com-
ment. Some writers have ignored geography; others, the cardinal points.
The tradition about John Chamberlain and Chief Paugus is unfounded
and was not invented for half a century after the battle. But it has been
repeated in song and story. I have personally examined four long muskets
of French make said to have been the identical guns with which Chamberlain
bored the savage's head. Each of these guns had a history, and their owner-
ship could be traced to the original Indian-killer. It was Seth Wyman who
shot Paugus, and the Chamberlain tradition, formulated when there were
no survivors of the battle to contradict it. may as well be exploded In
my treatment of this subject I shall follow the same beaten track of those
who have produced the most comprehensive account of the adventure, and
present such criticism and comment as may seem pertinent, as I proceed, in
foot-notes.
The following petition was copied from the original document in the
office of the Secretary of State in Boston, and speaks for itself:
"The humble memorial of John Love well, Josiah Farwell, and Jonathan
Robbins, all of Dunstable, sheweth : . j t^ „ncrp
That your petitioners, with near forty or fifty others, are inclined to ange
and keep out in the woods for several months together, in order to k and
destroy len enemy Indians, provided they can meet "-°--g-"^^\, Jjff,
And your petitioners are Imployed and desired by '"^^y ^^^^^i \ » ' ^^^'^J?.
oroDose and submit to your Honors consideration, that if such soldiers may
Te aUo ved five shillings per day, in case they kill any enemy Indian and po-
ses! his scalp, they will Imploy themselves in Indian hunting one whole year,
20 TTIE PEQUAWKET EXrEDITION.
and if within that time tht-y do not kill any, they are content to be allowed
nothing for their wages, time, and troul)ie. John Lovewell,
JosiAH Farwei.i.,
Dl'nstahi.e, Nov., 1724. Jonathan Rohhins."
This petition was <;rantcd. but the comiK-nsation was changed to a
bounty of one hundred jxjunds fcjr every Indian scalp. It was a cold-blooded
preparation for the commission of wholesale murder, but with such financial
inducements held out by the government I.oveweil found |)lenty of volunteers
ready to rally about his standard and to embark in the hazardous undertaking.
After two successful initiatory experiments at Indian killing, "just to get his
hand in," which were rewarded with eleven hundred pounds for scalps, he
and his comrades in arms found the business "paid," and enlarged the scope
of their operations. Having heard that the Sokokis had a settlement at
Pequawket. on the upper reaches of the Saco river, Captain I,o\ewell devised
the scheme of an attack upon them in their village. Undoubtedly he under-
estimated the dangers and hardships of the expedition. It was one hundred
and thirty miles to the I'equawket settlement, through a pathless wilderness,
in a section of the country with which the party was unfamiliar.*
On April i6th the company bade farewell to their friends and kindred,
left Salmon brook, and took up their line of march for Pequawket. The
company, led by Captain Lovewell, consisted of forty-six men. When they
had reached Contoocook, William Cummings became disabled from an old
wound and was permitted to return, with a kinsman to assist him. They then
proceeded to the west shore of Ossipee lake, where Henjamin Kidder fell
sick. Here Captain Lovewell called a halt and built a fort, having the lake
•From IjOvcwoH's journal wo Icarii that lie liad made a journey to the Pequawket eountry
llie year pii'viou.s (1724). and tjoinu from llic cxstirly part of tlic Wliile Mountains liad < iiranipeil
uiwii a lirancli of llie .Saco river. On tlie Istli Feliruary lie lra\ rled twenty miles and encani|>ed
lit a great pond upon Saeo river. (Walkers |>ond'.') If Ixivewell reaelied I'equawket in the tol-
lowiiit;: year (IT'i'i), in whii'li the liattle oeourred, by tlii.s route on the we.st side of Winnepiseti^ee,
theiiee to ().s.sipfe poinl. he went l>y a rircuitons eourse iiiurli farther than was iiece-ssary. It
is only alHiiit eij^hty inile-s on an air line from Dunstatile to Fryehurx on a N. by N. E. eourse.
NoTK.— Did he aetually huild any fort here'.' .Some time between Itao and Ic".l» the .Sokokis
Indians apprehended an iiiva.sioii liy ttie Mohawks, and employed Knglisli workmen to huild
two extensive stoekaded forts, fourteen feet in height. One of these was f*tr the proteetiiui of
that braiieh of the tribe settled on Ossipee lake, and the other at the junction of the (ireat < Issi-
pee river with the Saeo. Vielow the present village of Conii.sh. The linit-mentioned was on the
Boutli side of Ixivewell's river, near Ossiiiee lake. It was said to have enclosed nearly un acre
of ground. The Indians oeeupieil (his structure until hostilitie8 hetwei-n them and the whites
commenced. In Ht7i> this wa.s demolislu'd by Knglish sohliers under Captain Hawthorn. The
site was subsequently occupied by Ma-ssachu.sett-s and N»'W Hampshire trooi>s. Tniditioii makes
the fort built by I.<iveweirs i>arty. in I"'-'.'!, .stand lui the same plot. In an extensive meadow of
about two liiindretl acres may still be seen the remains of a sttH-kade of consiilerable dimen-
sions. It fronted the lake. The trench in which the stockailes were .set may still Ih» tnice<I
around the whole ench>sun>. This ruin is situateil U|>oii a ridge that extends from lyovewell's
river southerly. At the north and south ends of the fort considerable excavations arc visible.
They may havi' Ihumi eellarx for storing fcxiil. That on the north is iiiiiib the larger and extends
nearly to tlie river, ami by it water wius probably procured for those within the fort.
THE PEQUAWKMT EXPEDITION. 27
shore in front to the east and the river on the north side. This was designed
for a place of refuge and a base of supplies. Leaving a sick man, the surgeon,
and a guard of eight, Lovewell boldly took up his march with the remaining
thirty-four from Ossipee lake to Pequawket, a distance of nearly forty miles.
On Tuesday, two days before the battle, the party were suspicious that
the enemy had discovered them, and on Friday night the guard heard them
creeping through the under-brush about their encampment. At an early hour
Saturday morning, the 8th of May, while they were at their devotions, the
report of a gun was heard, and soon after an Indian was discovered standing
upon a point of land extending into Saco pond. Those acquainted with the
stratagems of the savages supposed this lone Indian was a decoy stationed
there to draw them into an ambush. This was a mistaken inference and re-
sulted in a terrible fatality to Lovewell's men. A conference was immedi-
ately called to determine what course to pursue. Should they take the risk
of an engagement or beat a hasty retreat ? The men answered that they had
prayed all the way that they might find the enemy and they had rather trust
Providence with their lives than return without meeting them and be called
cowards for their conduct.
Captain Lovewell seems to have advised to the contrary, but assented
to the wishes of his men. Assuming that the foe was still in front, he ordered
the men to lay down their packs that they might advance with greater caution
and act with unimpeded readiness. When the party had proceeded slowly
for about one mile they discovered an Indian approaching amongst the trees,
and as he drew near where they had concealed themselves, several discharged
their pieces at him. He returned the fire and seriously wounded Captain
Lovewell with a load of buckshot. Ensign Wyman then shot the Indian
dead and Chaplain Frye scalped him.
During all this time the crafty Paugus and his eighty braves had been
in the rear watching every movement of Lovewell's men ; he had discovered
the hidden packs and by counting them learned the whites were outnumbered
by his own warriors two to one. When Lovewell's company returned to secure
their provisions and had reached a tract of land covered with pines a little
way back from the pond, the Indians rose from their ambush in their front
and rear in two parties with guns aimed ; the whites also presented their guns
and advanced to meet the foe.
Approaching within twenty yards of each other both parties fired. The
Indians were badly cut to pieces and took shelter in a clump of low-growing
pines where they could scarcely be seen ; this was the Indian's method of war-
fare and placed the whites at a disadvantage ; their shots made terrible havoc
among them. Already nine of their number, nearly one-third of their party,
had fallen dead, and three were fatally wounded. Numbered among the dead
were Captain Lovewell and Ensign Harwood, while Lieutenants Farwell and
28 THE y'AyC.l WHKT EXPEDITION.
Robbins were wounded beyond hope of recovery. Ensign Wyman ordered
the rem;iining soldiers to retreat to the pond, where, being protected in the
rear, they were saved from utter annihilation.
Until the going down of the sun the battle went on with desperation.
'l"he savages behind trees howled, yelled, and barked like dogs, while the
whites made the woods ring with their lusty huzzahs. Some of the Indians
held up ropes and asked Lovewell's soldiers if they would have quarter, but
they bravely replied "only at the muzzle of your guns."
About the middle of the afternoon Ohaplain Krye fell, seriously wounded.
He had fought bravely through the hottest of the battle. .Vfter falling, he
was heard to pray for the preservation of his comrades. For eight hours the
fight had continued and at times was vehement. The whites were obliged to
adopt the Indian mode of warfare; they kept near together but each selected
such a position as would best secure his own safety and admit of reaching
any of the enemy who might be exposed within range. There were intervals
of a half hour when scarcely a shot was fired; during such lulls in the battle
the savages took advantage of the time to seek for better positions by crawl-
ing and skulking about under cover of the thick under-brush. .\t the same
time the soldiers were vigilant to seize upon any chance to send a bullet on
its errand of death. While the savages seemed to be holding a council,
Ensign Wyman crept up behind some bushes, and by careful aim shot their
leader. Thus died Paugus without washing his gun by the pond-side.
When darkness fell the Indians withdrew, and, contrary to their custom,
left their dead upon tiie battle ground. .According to the census of the
Indians taken by Captain Giles, the next year, only twenty-four fighting men
were left of the I'equawket tribe after this battle. Some of these survivors
carried serious wounds received in the fight.*
When the moon arose about midnight, the survivors of Lovewell's party
assembled, faint, exhausted, and wounded, and considered their situation.
Jacob Farrar was found to be dying; Lieutenants Robbins and Robert L'sher
unable to rise ; four others dangerously wounded ; seven seriously wounded,
and but nine unhurt. Not knowing the number of the Indians who might
come to renew the battle in the morning, the soldiers decided to start for the
fort. Being unable to leave the spot where he had fallen, Lieutenant Robbins
rec|ucsted his companions to load his gun, saying "the Indians will come to
scalp me in the morning and I will kill one more if 1 can." Solomon Keyes
could not be found. When he became so weak from three wounds that he
coukl no longer stand, he crawled to p'.nsign Wyman and said: " I am a dead
man, but if possible I will get out of the way so the Indians shall not have
'III Walter Bryant's jouriinl kupt wlicii riiiininu t)i<- line iH'twcvii Mniiii- unci Nt^w Hainp-
sliirt!, ill 1741, Ik' iiiriitioiis .in nlil Pi'iiuuwkit linlian. iniiiiril Si'iitiir. u lii> laiiit' tu \\i» rniiip: he
hull l>e<'ii wniiiidi'il »iiil liwt nil cyu in tin' l>oV(-\v<-ll lixlit.
THE PEQUAWKET EXPEDITION. 29
my scalp." Creeping down to the lake shore where grew some rushes, he
found a canoe into which he managed to climb, and was wafted by a gentle
north wind three miles southward and stranded on the beach /icai-cst the fort *
Recovering strength, he worked his way to the fort and joined his com-
panions. The dead were left where they fell and the weary, exhausted, and
nearly famished men started on their return to their fort before the dawn of
day. In all the annals of war we can scarcely find the record of a trans-
action attended with such distressing circumstances as we find here. The
prospect of the able-bodied survivors was prophetic of danger and terrible
sufl"ering from fatigue and hunger, but what can we say of those wounded,
bleeding, dying comrades who had fallen in the battle? Weak and faint from
fasting and loss of blood, they must be forsaken and left in the midst of the
wilderness, e.xposed to dire vengeance from the Indians or to die alone far
from any of their kindred. We can scarcely bring our minds to realize that
this is no picture of the imagination, or that such things actually occurred.
What must have been their thoughts when facing the grim messenger alone
in the solitudes of the deep, dark forest ! There was no medicinal cordial for
their painful wounds, no soothing draught for their parched lips. With antici-
pation of the mutilating scalping knife, and feasting wild beasts, they closed
their eyes and gave up the ghost.
When the returning survivors had gone something more than a mile, four
of the wounded — Lieutenant Farwell, Chaplain Frye, and Privates Jones and
Davis — could no longer move forward, and importuned their comrades to push
toward their stockade and secure a rescuing party to carry them in. Thus
these four were left to their fate, and when the men hastened to the fort,
where they had expected to find the eight who had been left as a guard, to
their consternation they found the place deserted and nearly all of the pro-
vision gone. It was subsequently learned that a cowardly soldier, in the early
part of the battle at Pequawket, frightened at the slaughter, had deserted his
company and hastened back to the fort where he gave such a discouraging
account of the fight that all joined him in his flight. Here was another try-
ing experience for the nine soldiers. They had left their wounded comrades
cheered in their distress by the expectation of succor, and now to abandon
them to suspense and starvation was a most cruel and melancholy action.
But there was no other alternative. To go back was to meet death without
saving their comrades by the sacrifice, and they decided to press forward.
Their sufferings from hunger and fatigue were terrible. For four days they
did not taste food ; after that some partridges and squirrels were brought down
•After an exfimination of the maps to find the air-liue between Ossipee pond and the spot
designated as tlie Pequawket battle ground, the story of Solomon Keyes appears irreconcilable
with statements about the location of the fort. How could Keyes be carried by a northerly
wind some miles (Goodale) southward toward a fort at Ossipee pond? Some writers have sup-
posed that Keyes made his way to the Lidian fort on the Saco at the mouth of the Great Ossipee.
80 TllK l'KqVA\VKt:r EXVEDlllOX.
and roasted, which greatly sustained them during the remainder of their jour-
ney. 'I'hey succeeded in reaching Dunstable, the major part, on May 13th, the
others two days afterwards.
Two of the wounded who had been left near the scene of the battle, K.leazer
Davis and Josiah Jones, survived, and by almost superhuman efforts reached
Berwick.* They reported that after waiting for several days (how did they
obtain sustenance?), hoping for relief from the fort at Ossipee, they all pro-
ceeded slowly several miles. Then poor Chaplain Krye laid down and probably
survived but a few hours. Lieutenant Farwell held out until they had almost
reached the fort, but sank clown and was not afterwards heard from.
The news of the disastrous termination of this expedition was productive
of wide-spread grief at Dunstable, and other localities from which the volun-
teers had come to join Lovewell's company. A party was immediately dis-
patched to the battle ground and the bodies of the captain and ten of his men
were buried at the foot of an ancient pine. .\ monument has since been
erected to mark the spot. The Cieneral C'ourt appropriated fifteen hundred
pounds to the widows and orphans, and a liberal bounty of lands to the sur-
vivors.
This may be properly called " LovewelTs Defeat." He and his company
had been impelled to their hazardous undertaking by a mercenary, rather
than a patriotic, motive. They hated the Indians for their cruelty and yet
proposed to practice the same atrocities. Scalps were the prizes sought for,
and the religious and prayerful Chaplain Frye vi^d with his comrades in
scalping the first of the savages who had fallen. They found " Indian hunt-
ing " was dangerous business, and also the statement true, that " they who take
the sword shall perish by the sword." Their campaign plan was to surprise
Paugus in his village at Pequawket and to butcher defenseless women and
children for their scalps. In this they were disappointed. Providence, in
whom Lovewell's brave men trusted, did not protect them in their murderous
designs when attempting to disposses and exterminate those to whom the soil
had been given. Paugus is said to have been down the Saco with eighty of
his warriors, and when returning by the old Indian trail struck the tracks
of the invading party. Hon. John H. Goodale says, in the history of Nashua:
" For forty hours they stealthily followed t and saw the soldiers dispose of
'There wns a tradition lield by tlie early settlers on the Saco that Lovewell's party rame
throiiKh Berwick, Snnford, Waterliorouitli. ami Hnllis to the Killick brook, back of the William
West plnre, where lln-y crossed ant) ■-ncainpnl by a c<miI rotintiiiii of water, afterwards pointed
out by the pioneers and called *' I.ove\\ ell's spring." By this rout<' he wi>uld have struck the
Saco soniew here aliout Bonnie Kanle Falls, and I'au^'us on his return to I'eiinaw ket would have
found their tmcks. I do nut lliink this llieory can he correct, as there are olHcial documents
that prove, beyoml reasonable <li>ubt, that I>ove\vell built a stockade at Ossipoe lake, to which
a part of the survivors made their way after the battle.
t How could Paiitfiis and his eijchty warriors stealthily follow I.<>veweirs party for " forty
hours " when returnint; from a trip dou n the .Saco, unless that party struck the old Indian trail
THE PEQUAWKET EXPEDITION. " 31
their packs, so that all the provisions and blankets fell into their hands, with
the knowledge of their small force."
Thus ended the Pequawket expedition. It was a source of rejoicing that
the courage of the brave Sokokis had been crushed; that their numbers had
been so reduced that there would be little trouble in dispossessing the remnant
of their lands. The spot where this wilderness battle was fought, one hun-
dred and seventy years ago, has been visited by thousands, and the tragic
event has been commemorated in story and song at the firesides of the Saco
valley from the mountains to the sea.
In the earth's verdant bo5oni, still, crumbling, and cold,
Sleep the soldiers who mingled in battle of old ;
Tliey rushed to the slaughter, they struggled and fell,
And the clarion of glory was heard as their knell.
Those brave men have long been unconscious and dead ;
The pines murmur sadly above their green bed,
And the owl and the raven chant loudly and ilrear.
When the moonbeams o'er Lovewell's pond shine on their bier.
The light of the sun has just sunk in the wave.
Oil ! in billows of blood sat the sun of tlie brave ;
The waters complain as they roll o'er the stones.
And the rank grass encircles a few scattered bones.
The eye that was sparkling no longer is bright.
The arm of the mighty, death conquered its might ;
The bosoms that once for their country beat high.
To those bosoms the sods of the valley are nigh.
The shout of the hunter is loud on the hills.
And sounds softly echo o'er forest and rill.
But the jangling of arms shall be heard of no more
Where the heroes of Lovewell's pond slumber in gore.
that followed the course of that river as far south as the outlet of Great Ossipee at Cornish? If
Lovewell's party w"ent by the direct route from Ossip3e pond to Pequawket, Paugus would not
have toucheil his trail until near the spot where the b.ittle was fought. It seems probable that
Lovewell's company followed down the valley of the Great Ossipee on the old Indian trail to
the fording place near the junction of th.at river with the Saco, and from that point went due
north to Pequawket. Li coming up the Saco from Ijelow, Paugus and his men would cross the
Great Ossipee at the .same place and thus strike the tracks of Lovewell's party.
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■RINCi ihu Indian wars various kinds of fortifications were built
)y the settlers alonji the Saco river. Some of these were put up
hy individuals for the better protection of their own families, and
others were built by authority of the Provincial Government and
paid for from appropriations voted "for the defense of the frontier." When
the Indians threatened the settlement along the coast the people importuned
the Great and General Court for funds to erect forts and block-houses.* These
were to be built of stockades, or square timber, in such places as would best
accommodate the inhabitants in each settlement, and at such distances from
each other as would be most convenient for accommodation of such scouts as
mi<;ht be employed in ranging the woods, and such forces as, in case of war,
might be sent out for the annoyance of the enemy in any of their settlements.
The commissioners appointed in 1747 by Governor Shirley to have charge of
establishing these frontier defenses, "must take care to purchase the materials
and agree with the workmen in the best and clearest manner.'"
In 1693. a very strong stone fort was built on the river bank at Saco Falls,
where the Waterpower Machine Company's works now stand, and remains of
the structure were removed when the grading for this plant was in progress in
1840. This fortification was built by Captain Hill and Major Hook, under
direction of Major Converse, the noted Indian fighter. The existence of so
strong a place of refuge was a great guarantee for the safety of the inhabitants,
but from imprudence and reckless exposure outside the walls several were cut
off. The soldiers stationed at the stone fort were under the command of
Capt. George Turfrey and Lieut. Pendleton Fletcher. We have a record of
fourteen persons who lost their lives, or were captured, while venturing away
from the fort. The Indians could not subdue the forces kept stationed there
by direct attack, but lurked about in the adjacent woodlands, watching every
movement of the soldiers and settlers who lived there, ready to intercept them
or shoot them down when they ventured outside. Soldiers were stationed in
•Klock HOUSK."! warv not ttius ii:iiiitMl beramo biiilt of tiiiibem. but from blocks of wood
titti'il to lbi> tmy-sbniK'il loopliolrs ill tb<> stni'knilcs anil Miiiiker< for tbp lisp of iiiii!iket.t. One
sucb block W1I.1 miiMilicd for eiu-b oiH'niiii; in tbo tinibi>r wnlls; bad n loiiK wooitun handlp,
and was coniifCtiMl witb tho storkiidf by ii pioco of cord. Wbile tbi' iiipii witbiii \vi«ri' loadiiii;
tbeir piecps tlio lilock was ibriisi into tbo loop bole; wbeii ready to tin-, it wa.s n-movod and
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the stone fort until 1708, when they were removed down river to the new fort
built at Winter Harbor, the remains of which are visible on the point at the
entrance to the Pool, called Fort Hill. The General Court voted an appro-
priation of three hundred pounds for the erection of this structure which was
built under the supervision of Capt. Lewis Bane and Maj. Joseph Hammond.
This sum was found insufficient, and in 1710 an additional ;£'ioo was granted
for its completion. It was named Fort Mary, and became a noted landmark
on the coast. A garrison had been built at the Harbor long before this, but
had been taken by the Indians, an event which, no doubt, stimulated the inhab-
itants to ask assistance from the government to build Fort Mary, which was
evidently a place of considerable strength for the times. A supply of snow-shoes
and moccasins were voted for the use of those stationed there.
In 1723, when hostilities were again threatened, the forts and garrisons
were supplied with men, ammunition, and provisions. At this time Captain
Ward was in command at Fort Mary. There were fourteen garrisons between
Saco Falls and the mouth of the river, many of them dwelling-houses protected
by stockades. The localities where some of these stood are still pointed out.
Scamnian's garrison was about three miles below the falls; Captain Sharp's
garrison was at Rendezvous Point; here four men were stationed. Hill's garri-
son on Ferry Lane was allowed three men. The garrisons of Dyer and Tarbox
were at the Pool ; here three and four men, respectively, were stationed. Five
men were placed in Richard Stimpson's garrison, four at Stackpole's, and four
at Saco Falls in the garrison of John Brown. The same year a sergeant and
fifteen men were stationed in garrisons about the falls. Major Phillips had a
strong fortified house below the falls, where he was wounded in the shoulder
'as he exposed himself at a window in the loft. Magnus Redland did not settle
in Saco until 1729-30, but his house on Rendezvous Point was garrisoned.
Some of the structures called forts were simple stockades built of hewed
timber entrenched in the ground and rising from ten to fourteen feet. These
enclosed an area of sufficient extent for the erection of a strong interior building,
called a block-house, with over-jutting second story, for the soldiers' quarters
and the stores. Sometimes the settlers who owned land in the immediate
vicinity erected small cabins within the stockade for occupancy when compelled
to resort thither in time of danger. Others built their dwellings near at hand
on the outside so they could, in case of attack, quickly remove their families
within the fort.
Great suffering was often occasioned during the Indian troubles to the
inhabitants on the Saco river by being crowded into these enclosures promis-
cuously, on scanty food, where they were obliged to remain for weeks together
before they could safely venture back to their own houses or were conveyed by
vessels to settlements westward.
During the summer and autumn it became necessary for the settlers to go
34 GAHRISONS, ULOCK-HnUSES, FORTS.
forth for the cultivation of their ground, and at times they were scattered about
the plantation and in the woodland borders thereof : always with musket slung
to their shoulder by leathern strap, or standing near their ])lace of employment.
When no savages were known to be in the neighborhood, the women went down
to the river-side to wash their clothing, while their daughters strayed about the
clearings, gathering berries and wild Howers.
When an alarm was given by the firing of a gun, all ran for the garrison
or fort. .'\t one time two girls at Saco ferry had been down the river bank,
and had wandered a considerable distance from the garrison, when noises
were heard about the woods sounding like blue jays; but the quick ears of
the vigilant planters detected in these sounds the signals of the Indians, and
they hastened toward the block-house, where a gun was fired and the gate
held ajar for the absent daughters, who were seen in the distance, running
with desperation toward the place. What was their horror when one. looking
from a flanker, reported that two Indians were running across the clearing to
cut ofT the two girls ! They were beyond musket range, and those at the
garrison seemed helpless when they would have rendered assistance to their
children. But the girls had the advantage, and when the savages saw that
they could not capture them they sent their leaden missiles after them.
Although neither was harmed, one of the bullets went through the skirt of
one's gown, and a piece of the fabric, handed down through the generations
that have succeeded, pierced by the red man's lead, has been seen by the
author.
One of the most extensive and substantial fortresses built on the .Saco
river, and which became a place of considerable note, was the truck-house,
originally so called, established in the I'lantation of Little Falls, now in '
Dayton, which was built — so says history — for a trading post from which to
supply the Indians with such English goods as they required, at a reasonable
price, in exchange for their peltry, in time of peace. The house was built by
direction of the General Court in 1730. When danger was imminent the
establishment was enlarged and fortified. The principal building was sur-
rounded by a high timber wall, with Hankers at the corners which commanded
all sides of the stockading. Sufficient space was left within for a par.adc
ground and a building for the stores. This stood on the river bank, on the old
Bane farm, below Union Kails and near an ancient burial ground. It was at
first garrisoned with ten men. In 1744. thirteen men were stationed here, and
after the declaration of war between France and England the force was
increased to twenty. In the upper story of the block-house within the stock-
ade, which was the wooden castle's "dungeon keep," several small cannon were
mounted. These were sufficiently elevated to sweep the surrounding country,
over the walls of the palisading, and the waters of the river eastward. There
is no recorded account of an attempt upon the part of the sav.iges to take this
GARRISONS, BLOCK-HOUSES, FORTS.
35
primitive stronghold of the Saco valley. They were frequently seen in the
vicinity, and when the neighboring planters, nearly all of whom had settled
near the fort, were safe within the walls, one of the cannon was fired off and
the lurking red men would betake themselves to their distant retreats. After
the peace, some of the Indians going down the river in a canoe visited a
shingle camp on the bank and asked the workmen about the "thunder-guns"
down the stream.
This fortification was built under the supervision of Capt. Thomas Smith,
father of Rev. Thomas Smith, the first minister of Falmouth, now Portland,
who was the first commander. The following account, rendered to the Gen-
eral Court for building and repairing the "truck-house" on Saco river is so
curious that, although long, we give space to it. It speaks for itself.
Pnrcince of ATassachnsctts to Tlionias Smith Dr.
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) For sundry men he employed in working and cash he expended in
>■ building or finishing the Truck-house bv order of the Honab'''
General Court, on Saco river, as follows:
To cash pd Wm Tyler for nails locks bolts & Co. as pr perticular accot 1
there of
To ditto pd Wm Wheeler for lime as pr said accot ....
To Ditto pd Wm Peek for casements glazing & Co. as per his accot
To Ditto pd John Antliony & Elisha Snow for work by them don as per \
their accot ........... )
To cash pd .Samuel Rounds for work don there as per his accot . •
To cash pd Thomas Killpatrick for his son Josephs working there as per ^
his accot ........... /
To cash pd John Bryant for 8 M of shingles dd at the Truck house
To cash pd Wm Dyer for his son John's working there as pr his accot
To Ditto pd Daniel Smith himself and team drawing timber &• Co. as \
per his accot
To Ditto pd Joseph Favor for working ten days as per his accot (<• 6 |
per day ............
To cash pd Nathanl Dairell for 14 days work in making brick fe, 7 |
per day ............
To Daniel Chevers for working 64 days as per his accot ^4 6 | - per day 1
& subsistance .......... (
To Nathl Favor for working 71^2 days at 6 | - per day & his subsistance ]
as per accot ........... J
To John Robbins for working there & Co as per his accot
To cash pd Abial Goodwin and man for carrying up the chimneys, mak- 1
ing a new one & Co. as per his accot /
To 6 men, soldiers working as follows —
Joseph Lewis 46 days .......
William Gibbs 56 days .......
Jno. Barrows 36 days
William Brown 32 days .......
William Hughes 14 days .......
John Morin 46 days
in the whole 231 C't;, 2 | - per day
To cash pd Benj Joy as per his accot for enlarging of hinges and making )
nails 1"
To Benj Haley as per his accot for boards & work himself and others cS-Co.
To cash pd John Snow for hay for the cattle while drawing ye timber, ^
Bricks & Co )
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To Jolm Howard for i gall I.inseed Oyle, lo of ground priming & i Iti )
red Led ,■ i . 17 : 4
To 4,'-i galls Rum at 5 | - 10 : 6 : .^.
To 10 lb sugar f" 1 1 d per Mi . 9:0:2.
To ig'i H's cheese (" 12 d per Hi o : 19 : 3.
To I buslil Indian meal <•• ~ \ ■ 0:7:0.
To horse hire to Arundel, Wells 2 times. Winter Harbor 5 times, Scar- 1
borough and Falmouth about getting workmen and expences travel- f 6 : 5:6.
ling ,'v Co ........ ... I
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lar accot 1 3 • • 5-
Boston Septr 2.sth 1730 /3J3 : 10: 6.
terrors Excepd per Thomas Smith,
Minui.KSK.x SS Camii — Sept. 29, 1730.
The above named Capl. Thomas Smith personally appeared and made oath that
the within and above accompt is just and true.
Before Samiei. Danfokth Jus. Pasis.
( Province Massachusetts Bay to charges in Building r
l)r-| Indians* of 32 feet long & 16 wide, adjacent to thi
( on Saco River — viz : —
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'735 To 2 M Boards at /3 per M . . /6
To 6 '2 M shingles at 25 J - . . 8: 2:6
To 2 M 10 d iS: 7 M 4 d nails by Sher-
borns accept 7:7:4
To Benjamin Healey 7 days and ^ work
done at S I - . . . . . 3 : 2
To Benjamin Nicholas 3 days work at3 1 - : 9
To William Bu/zell 8 days work and 'i
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To Abram Johnson 8 '/i days work
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To Uriah Gates 6 '^ days work at 3 | - : 19 : 6
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kivER November 1736.
/'n)7'iri(Y of MassiiihtiSitis Hay to 'J'/io/iias Smith Dr.
To 1563 feet of boards for a floor for the corn and meal room, a shed to
cover the smiths bellows and cole house, and a shed for washing in,
3t jCi : 10 : o per thousand ........
To 2000 Shingles used in covering ye foresaid sheds (■• 25 | - per M.
To cash pd Caleb Young for working about ye chimne>-s, hearths and
ovens, pointing .vCo. 5 days at 10 | - per day
To Caleb N'oung at my table iS meals and drink between meals
To several men in doing the carpenters work on above floor and sheds
and assisting M: tending the ma,son in his work — altogether 57 days
work at 3 I - per day
To sundry charges for wooding ye Garrison from Oct 1735, to Septr 1736 — /24 : 16
Sworn to by Capt. Thomas Smith and allowed.
•Tliis Ixiildiiii; wa.s prolmlily iTcrtcil for thp nrroiiiiiKxliitioii iif tlip "remnant of the
Pennawketfi," who went to sonu' furl iM-cupied liy white men anil exiireiwocl a ilenire to live
with them. They were afterwards sent to Boston.
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Notwithstanding the short interval between the building of the truck-house
and the extensive repairs or additions made by Captain Smith, yet as early as
1748 Capt. Thomas Bradbury petitioned the General Court for liberty to repair
the establishment. He describes the condition of the structure and its appur-
tenances as follows: "The side of s"* Blockhouse fronting on the River is in
great danger of being undermined by s'' River without a wharf to prevent the
same. And the side of the Blockhouse wants to be new Pallasaded. The roof
of ye house wants shingling and other repairs to keep the men dry in their
lodgings, as also to secure the Provissions & Amunition. Likewise newsilling.
There also wants a new boat, as also one to be repaired, to carry up the pro-
vissions and other stores." The General Court allowed ten shillings to build
a wharf, twenty pounds for palisading, shingling, and repairing the house, and
seventeen pounds ten shillings to build a boat for the purpose mentioned.
The first commander, Captain Smith, seems to have held the position
until his death, in 1742. In the memoir of the minister it is said : "My father
died at Saco, Feb. 19, 1742. He was engaged there as Indian agent, or truck-
master, and had been in the service of the government in connection with Indian
afifairs in the state." He probably died, like the "faithful sentinel," at his
post in the block-house, where he had lived for about twelve years. The
Rev. Ammi R. Cutter succeeded to the command in 1743. He was fol-
lowed by Capt. Daniel Smith, of Biddeford, who soon transferred the place
to Capt. Thomas Bradbury, who is said to have been in command during the
last Indian war. He was there in 1748, and must have been succeeded by
Capt. Jonathan Bane, of York, soon after, for it is related that the soldiers
were disbanded in 1759, and the cannon removed to Fort Castle William in
Boston Harbor. A son of t'aptain Bane was lieutenant of a company sta-
tioned here. The Bane family settled on the land about the block-house and
held custody of the enormous iron key, which was in the hands of a descend-
ant not many years ago. This impressive symbol of authority was wrought
by some early smith, probably by Joseph Tyler, for he it was who furnished
the locks for the truck-house.
This frontier fortress long remained upon the river bank to remind the
passing traveler of the times when safety was only secured by vigilance, and
of the trying experiences through which the early settlers passed to hold pos-
session of the lands on which their descendants, in peace and quietness, but
with much complaining, have lived and gathered their harvests. The building
gradually fell into decay, its heavy timbers were separated by the intervale
frosts of many winters, and at length the ruins were removed and nothing left
to mark the spot but the cellar and some old graves near by.
The evidence at hand goes to prove that there were no less than three
garrisons or forts in what is now Buxton. Governor Shirley ordered the com-
missioners appointed by the General Court for that purpose, Nov. 30, 1743.
88 aAllIilSUXS, HLUCK-IIOL'SKS, FOBTS.
forthwith to repair to the I'ounty of York and take effectual care that a garrison
be erected in "Newbury Narragansett." L'nder this order the first fortifica-
tion in the township was built that year. In 1744, a meeting of the proprietors
was called to see if they would "clear round the garrison" according to the
order of the General Court's committee. This was a log block-house, sur-
. rounded by a timber stockade like nearly all of the frontier defenses. It was
built at Salmon Kails, upon land reserved for public use. near the log meeting-
hou.se and probably because the settlers at the time were living near.
At a meeting of the proprietors of Narragansett, No. i, heltl in 1750, a
committee was chosen to petition the General Court for liberty to remove the
fort in consequence of inability to get water where it then stood, l^pon the
high ground at Salmon Falls, where this fort stood, wells could not be sunk
without blasting through the granite ledge there, and the inhabitants were
unwilling to assume the expense of such an uncertain experiment. But a well
of good water was an important requirement within the walls of such a place of
refuge, in case the settlers should be compelled to remain there during an Indian
siege.
The propriet6rs requested their clerk to call a meeting in 1754, to see if
a vote would be taken to build a fort at or near the " Broad Turn." Also, to
see if the proprietors would find men to help keep the same in case of war,
which was then much looked for. In the petition it was stated that the
Province fort was "very ill convenient" for the settlers on the northeasterly
side of Martin's Swamp, and that there were not accommodations for all the
inhabitants in said fort. In closing, they stated that unless they could have
a place of defense according to the petition they must of necessity leave the
township. In compliance with the request, a meeting was held and a vote
was passed to raise money and build a fort forthwith. At a later meeting, it
was voted to pay William Hancock eight pounds upon his building a fort or
garrison to be forty feet square with palisades or stockades three feet and one-
half in the ground and ten feet above the ground, said stockades to be set
double, and a good flanker, or watch-box, to be built at two opposite corners.
This was to be located where the inhabitants livinsf on the northeasterly side
of the swamp could be accommodated, finished within twenty days from date,
and paid for by the proprietors. There are reasons for the belief that this
garrison was connected with the dwelling-house of William Hancock, and not
at Pleasant Point; as in the will of Mr. Hancock he mentions "My I-Manker
House." The garrison, or fort, connected with the house of Joseph Woodman,
at Pleasant Point, was not the original Province fort which the proprietors
wished to have removed to some locality where a supply of water could be
found.
During the I'riMich and Indian war all the settlers in Narragansett, \o. i.
left the plantation and none returned for resettlement before 1750. The dangers
GABRISONS, BLOCK-ROUSES, FOBTS. 39
from wandering Indians were not then over and the garrisons were kept in
repair. At one time the settlers found the door of their block-house, which
they had left closed, wide open. These had been forewarned by an old,
experienced scout that they should never go and return by the same path when
visiting their clearings, and being suspicious that all was not right, they heeded
the advice. When the wars were over a party of Indians who came to the
settlement to trade informed the men there that some of their tribe were
secreted in the fort at the time the door was found open, and that, on the
following day, they ambushed the path by which the settlers came and missed
them.
Capt. John Elden seems to have held command of the Province fort, so
called, in Narragansett, No. i. It is related that while the families of the early
inhabitants were living in the garrison for security while the men were absent
for a day and night, a runner brought news that the enemy was in the neighbor-
hood. But Mrs. Elden, the captain's wife, a woman who showed heroism on
more than one occasion, became master, or mistress, of the situation. She
donned her absent husband's uniform, seized a sword, and with voice changed
to a masculine tone, marshaled the other women, also arrayed in male attire
and armed with muskets, about the fort as if preparing to resist an attack
This was kept up during the night and part of the succeeding day until the
"relief guard" returned and the male persuasion took charge of the garrison.
Some of the first children born in the plantations on the Saco had their advent
within these primitive forts, and the stirring events with which they were
associated in childhood were related to their grandchildren at the fireside on
many a winter evening.
The General Court authorized the erection of a fort in Pearsontown, now
Standish, to be of hewed timber, one hundred feet square, with e.xtensive
flankers at opposite corners, as the custom then was. The actual building,
called a "house," was only eighty feet square. After being nearly completed,
it was partly destroyed by fire, but rebuilt, and fortified with two swivel guns.
This was built about the time the French and Indian war came on in 1754-5.
It stood on the high ground at Standish Corner, where the open square now
is. For particulars the reader is referred to the Standish town history in this
work.
'l"he next fort to be mentioned was for the protection of the Indians
themselves. Of this we have little more than vague tradition to inform us.
No petition from the projectors of the undertaking, nor recorded action of the
Indian council, has been found to aid our description. Historians have stated,
without giving their authority, that the Sokokis Indians, fearing an invasion
by Mohawks, employed English carpenters from Saco to build them a fort at
the mouth of the Great Ossipee river. The exact location where the fort
stood is not now known, but tradition has marked the site between the present
40 GAlliasuy.S, IlLUCK-llorSKH. FUHTS.
village of Cornish and the outlet of the river, near where the old Pequawket
trail crossed at the fording place. This fortification has been represented
as of great strength. \ determined search, and suitable excavations, would
undoubtedly discover the remains of the stockading where the timbers were
entrenched. Some have supposed this to have been the fort in which C'apt.
John Lovewell left some stores and part of his men in 1724, when he went
through the wilderness to fight the Sokokis at Pequawket. If the company
crossetl the stream at the head of the Killick pond, in what is now the north
part of Mollis, not far from the old William West homestead, directing their
steps toward Saco river, they may have followed the Indians' trail to the
mouth of the (}reat Ossipee, at Cornish, where the fort of the Sokokis stood.
.\s Quebec had fallen and the wars with the Indians had ceased before
the other Saco valley towns were settled by the white men, there was no need
of garrisons, block-houses, or forts for the protection of the inhabitants, and
here our chapter ends.
on the ^aco.
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IRST CLEARINGS. — The pioneers who contemplated permanent
settlement were sometimes squatters on the soil for several years
before a title to their claim could be secured, as old letters relating
to such transactions, now at hand, clearly prove. When the new-
comer "pitched" upon a lot some distance from the cabins of those who had
preceded him in settlement, a rude puncheon-and-bark camp was built. The
woodman felled a goodly number of straight spruces, or chestnut trees, and
cut them into sections, some eight feet in length. These were split into halves
and set in a narrow trench, two feet in depth, excavated in the ground. On
the inside, ribs were treenailed to the upright puncheons, which constituted
the wall, to hold them in place. The roof was usually constructed of light
poles covered with broad squares of chestnut bark; sometimes "shingled"
with bark peeled from the white birch. At one side a light frame or platform
was raised two feet above the ground and covered with cedar or hemlock
boughs for a couch. This rude hut served as a shelter from the storms by
day and a place of rest at night. We may designate this class the first
generation of Saco valley houses.
To this remote habitation a quantity of provision sufficient to last a few
weeks was carried; then, pushing up his sleeves and his coon-skin cap from
his bronzed brow, the pioneer began to hew the forest down and lay the foun-
dation for his future home. From the dewy morning until the deep shadows
fell over the wilderness, the metallic ring of the axe could be heard, inter-
rupted only by the echo-raising crash of some forest monarch, or the short
intermission of the noon-time meal. Thus, day succeeded day, while the old
primeval forest that had withstood the tempest shock of centuries, yielded to
the ruthless axe. The "cut-down" expanded into an "opening," and the
opening into a "clearing," the whole being an overture to the warming sun-
shine and refreshing dew.
The work of felling trees was greatly facilitated by the somewhat dan-
gerous method called "driving." This was accomplished by under-cutting
the trees upon a considerable area, on one and the same side, until a number
sufficient for a "drove" were ready to be driven down; then a heavy tree,
which stood in the rear of this "wounded army," was selected for a "driver"
42 OLD TIMES Oy THE SACO.
and felled upon the nearest neighboring tree, which fell in turn, carrying
others down in its descent, like tenpins in the bowling alley, until an acre
was covered with "fallen heroes."
When several acres had been cut, it was necessary to wait for the wood
to season before the torch was put in. It was during this interval that the
log-house was put up. Many of these, which we denominate the second gen-
ttatiim of houses, were constructed of round logs cut from saplings: but the
better class, designed for a more permanent domicile, were built of hewed
timber prepared with much labor. On the occasion of "rolling up the log-
house," as the process was called, it became necessary to call for the assistance
of the neighboring settlers, for, when the walls of the house had been raised
to a considerable height, the combined strength of several men was required
in placing the heavy timbers. One by one the tiers were laid on, neatly dove-
tailed at the corners and firmly treenailed together. The openings between
the logs were sometimes filled on the inside with triangular shaped ribs hewed
out with the narrow a.\e and pinned in place. On the outside, after being
thoroughly "chinked" with meadow or tree moss, the openings were plastered
with clay mortar.
The chimneys were laid up of rude stones upon the outside of the walls
of the house at one end, and sometimes "topped out" with sticks or an empty
cask. The fireplaces were .so enormously wide, and high withal, that the
person of studious proclivity could sit upon the hearthstone and, looking
upward through the "Hue" which opened to the outer world, read the heav-
enly runes that marked the "great dipper," the "yard-ell," and consider the
sweet influences of the Pleiades and the bands of Orion.
In the front walls of these cabins two or three openings were left for the
door and windows. Rude frames were attached to the squared ends of the
timbers and filled with oiled paper, which was sufficiently translucent to admit
the light, and too dense to satisfy the inquisitive stranger from without when
passing; a sort of window and curtain combined, you see; probably the sug-
gestive precursor of ground glass. When a heavy plank door had been
attached by long wooden hinges, a puncheoned floor laid, and some pins
driven into the wall within for the family wardrobe, the log-house was ready
for occupancy.
The furnishing of these primitive dwellings was of the most simple and
inexpensive character. .\t the fireside was a high-backed settle, sometimes
called the "resting chair," for heads of the family, while the young folks sat
on saw-blocks, usually called by the pioneers "on-marchantable .shingle-bolts."
The eating-table was made from a single plank, hewed into form with an axe
and supported upon legs driven into augur holes. A few shelves laid on
long treenails driven into the wall timbers served for the dishes, and a cleat
with slots of various sizes constituted a rack for table cutlery and spoons.
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO. 43
Water for culinary purposes was brought from a woodland spring in a home-
made bucket which reposed upon a block in a corner.
We have now reached a point in our descriptive summary where a
problem of intricate character must be solved. It has been laid down as a
philosophical fact that no two bodies of equal proportions can occupy the
same space at the same time. Now, then, here about this fireside there are
ten robust children to be disposed of for the night, to be provided with places
of rest. "Where on airth," as old folks would say, can room be found for
them all .' The growing boys and girls were much too heavy for suspending
upon pegs in the wall, and baskets for stowage seemed to be wanting. Of
course there was a- great high bed in one corner, well supplied with warm
blankets in winter, but -this was the parental couch. However, we shall see
that the inventive faculties of the pioneer fathers and mothers were exercised
to economize and utilize space; every square inch of the small house was put
to some practical use. Hidden away from the eye of the curious visitor, and
hovered by the great bed, was a primitive article of furniture with a capacity
as elastic as the conscience of a congressman. Let us pull this semi-vehicle
from its day-time seclusion; it ran on wheels and was appropriately called a
"trundle-bed," otherwise, "truckle-bed." It was of humble stature, but as
broad and long as the space assigned for it under the big bed would admit
of. We must now fancy an experiment in the art of packing rawhide. Ned
has become drowsy and calls for his share of the trundle-bed; he is well
tucked in at one side. Soon Bill was in correct feather for rest and he was
laid alongside his snoring brother. Now Zeke demands attention, as his
head drops forward in his chair, and his father assigns him a portion of
space in the gang-bed. Sam has gone to sleep upon the hearth-rug beside
the dog and Bob is snoozing on his father's knee; these are also stowed away
in the head tier. Was that bed full then? Why, bless your stars, no. There
are three curly-headed lassies still to be disposed of. Molly, Sally, and
Charity must find a place in the same accommodating couch, in the end
opposite to that occupied by their brothers, who, packed hard together, "spoon
fashion," were now wallowing over the shady moors of dreamland. All are
in the embrace of nature's sweet restorer. By the father's side little Mercy
shall find repose, while baby Jim nestles upon his mother's protecting arm.
Such old-time beds were saturated with sleep. Now we breathe easier.
These log-houses were warm and comfortable when well built and served
the settler's purpose until facilities for preparing better building materials
were available. To just such dwellings hundreds of the pioneers of the Saco
valley led their young wive.s, and in such some of the noblest spirits whose
names have graced the pages of American history first saw the light. More-
over, the members of these early families extracted as much comfort out of
existence while living in these humble abodes as when, subsequently, they
44 OLD TIMES ON THE SACO.
were settled in their more capacious farin-houses and supplied with more
pretentious furnishing. However, we have fancied that some of the young
wives, who had been bred in homes westward, where the more refined asso-
ciations of an older settlement had been enjoyed, must have keenly felt the
sacrifices submitted to when they began life in the wilderness. 'I'his is illus-
trated by an old manuscript, now at hand, written by a man when rising
eighty, who was one of the first pioneers of the plantation in early life. In
this document he has described, with great fullness of detail, the many
deprivations to which he and his brother submitted when they established
themselves in the backwoods.
The winter following their (irst summer's work at nvaking a clearing on
their claim was passed in a small cabin without the -cheering companionship
of woman. Kight bushels of corn had been purchased in the autumn; this
was reduced to meal and carried on their shoulders eight miles to their cabin.
The same number of bushels of potatoes were stored in a rude cellar under
the floor, for which boards were drawn by the brothers on a hand-sled sixteen
miles through the woods over the early snows.
During winter their vegetables were all frozen but were boiled, mixed
with meal, and baked into "potato-bread," in a Dutch oven buried in coals.
Without sauce or sweetening, and with no meat with the exception of an
occasional rabbit, partridge, or fish, these isolated men passed the long New
Kngland winter, surrounded by a wilderness, remote from other human beings,
their low hut almost buried under the accumulated snow — but quite contented
and comfortable.
The following spring, the elder brother went to Portsmouth, where he was
married, and brought his young wife by shallop to the mouth of Saco river.
Here he found his brother in waiting and the three carried by footpath the
meagre stock of household goods and belongings to their prospective home in
the interior. He writes: "My dear wife was cheerful and right well pleased
on our journey until we reached the borders of our clearing, where she saw
amid the fallen timber the house in which she was to live; then she remem-
bered the good home she had left behind, and sat down upon a log and wept.
She soon recovered her composure, however, and went bravely forward. For
more than a year from the day when she left the settlement at Saco, she did
not see the face of one of her sex."
During the second winter the anticipated appearance of an additional
member to the household made it necessary to procure the services of a nurse.
The unmarried brother mounted a horse, and, leading another with an un-
occupied lady's saddle, started through the deep snow on his urgent
errand. On reaching the nearest settlement he found a woman who con-
sented to undertake the journey and who accompanied him back to his home.
Their progress through the drifts was slow, and when they arrived at their
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO. 45
destination the little stranger had opened his eyes in the cabin and was lustily
experimenting with his new-found voice. From that glad hour the uprising
of maternal affection was manifested in many a lullaby sung soft and sweet
to the time of the cradle rock, while the father's heart grew warmer, and his
arms stronger for toil, as his willing ears were saluted by the prattling voice
of his offspring.
When the enormous burden of timber and brushwood had been burned
off, and the rain had carried the strength of the fertilizing ashes into the
virgin soil, a thousand hitherto latent seeds, deposited there by the Creator
in the beginning, were developed by sunshine and moisture and sprang forth
in luxuriant abundance to cover the black and unsightly ground with pleasing
verdure.
Before the plow could be used, corn was planted, and rye sowed, upon
the "burn." The former was "dug in" with a heavy hoe and the latter
"hacked in " with the same implement. This was sometimes done before the
settler found time to pile up the charred logs ; nevertheless, it grew rank and
tall, even to the stature of the tallest man, and reached forth its broad green
leaves in great extent. On one of these "ricks" an aged man told me he
raised one hundred and fifty bushels of beautiful, fully ripe, shelled corn,
before the logs were piled, and which, having been harvested before he had
a family, was turned over to pay for his land.
In one of the new clearings of a Saco valley township about forty miles
from the mouth of the river, two boys were left at a camp to care for the
growing corn, and drive the bears away, from June until September. One of
these sons informed me, when he was nearing the century line, that he and
his brother became very lonesome at times and used to climb a mountain-side
and look down river with the hope of seeing their father coming. They
obeyed the orders given them in the spring, saw the growing corn mature,
enjoyed excellent health, and survived to relate to their puny, degenerate
descendants, who had been reaping the fruits of their father's toil, earned by
many an aching back and sweating brow, their experiences of vicissitude
and hardship.
The Farm-Hoiise. — This was the third gencnitiou of New England dwell-
ings. As soon as the land had become sufficiently productive to supply the
family with food, and to support a pair of oxen and two or three cows, a new
and more commodious dwelling was talked of. A mother's delicate ideas of
propriety suggested more privacy for her daughters, whose fair cheeks were
becoming tinted, like the sky of the orient at day dawn, with the blushing
harbingers of womanhood. There must be room for more beds, a wider table,
and more expansive fireside. The surplus crops could now be carried to
market and exchanged for such furniture and conveniences as were required
in a house of several compartments.
46 OLD TIMES ON THE SACO.
The principal materials for a new dwelling were near at hand. A cluster
of tall, straight pines was left on the border of the clearing for this purpose,
and toward them, with contemplative gaze, the toiling pioneer had often
turned his eyes when forming his ideal of the house that was to be. Cheer-
fully and right lustily did the sturdy yeoman wield the shining axe when
cutting the timber for farm-house, and, meanwhile, the rumbling saw-mill in
the distance was ready to cut out the boards for covering the frame.
The wide, low-posted farm-house that succeeded the New Kngland log-
cabin must have been an i/nention of those who settled the eastern colonies.
No models existed in England like them ; there were none in the colonies
south that resembled them. They were more like the houses of the well-to-do
"bonders" in Norway (F.urope) than any dwellings we have ever seen — in
capaciousness, comfort, and the large timber of which they were constructed.
.\ few of these remain quite unchanged to remind the sixth generation of men
and women how their ancestors built, in such a farm-house the author spent
his early years and he can vouch for the accuracy of his description. They
were nearly forty feet square on the foundation, the posts not more than
eight feet in height, and the gables very high. Framed of enormous timbers
and braced with white oak, no tempest known to New England was ever power-
ful enough to blow them down, although they were usually located with defiant
aspect upon a high hill. Hut they would sometimes creak and groan under
the force of a strong wind like an old timber ship in a storm at sea.
The original plan for one of these wide houses was marked out on the
ground with the "ten-foot pole": hence the origin, we assume, of the "ground
plan " for a building. Husband and wife visited the spot selected for the new
dwelling, and when making estimates for dimensions considered their present
and prospective needs. Housewives of that period who had lived for a series
of years in the narrow-walled log-house wanted "elbow-room," room to "turn
round in," plenty of room, if you please. And so they marked out the number
and size of the apartments required. There must be, to employ the parlance
of the old people, the kitchen, backroom, foreroom, bedrooms, dresser-room,
cellar-way, scullery, stair-way, entry-way and clothes-press. When the space
to be covered by such rooms had been outlined upon the ground, the farmer
knew the length of his beams, sills, and |)lates; there is not a doubt about
that. He was just to wall in said space and then, as the primitive joiner
would say, "ruff it over": that's all there was to it: no estimating for swell
fronts or alcove windows. "Raising-day" came at length and with it the
planters and their robust sons. There were but few tools in these settlements
and tho.se were of rude and ungainly pattern. To borrow pod-augurs, cross-
cut saws, framing-chisels, scratch-awls, and snap-lines, boys were sent in all
directions. Hut little attention had been paid to squares and plumb-lines.
Those quaint old fellows who had been trained to look along gun-barrels, said
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO. 47
they could " squint straight," and measure near enough with outspread palm
or ball of thumb. The timber was "skewing," tenons were sure to "slant
'nunder," the whole had been framed by "scribe-rule" and would go together
somehow ; most anyhow.
When the broadsides had been laid out and pinned together; when the
shores, consisting of long poles, had been attached to the plates with oxchains,
man and boys, and sometimes women, were called to a post of duty and
orders given them by the master-workman.
Shirt sleeves were rolled up, collars unbuttoned, gallowses tightened,
hands spit upon to give a firmer grip, and the "boss" shouted in stentorian
voice :
"Are you all ready?"
"All ready," responded the stalwart men.
"Then pick him up," cried the commander, and the heavy broadside
began to rise.
"Steady! Steady, there ! Steady, men ! Now put him up, ///, up ! Hold
your shores there ! All together! S-t-e-a-d-y! There he goes. Hold! hold! Put
on the stays ! There ! Well done, men ! well done !" repeated the master-work-
man appreciatively, as the red-faced, panting men straightened their aching
backs and chafed shoulders.
"Bear a hand here," shouted the master after a brief rest, and all
moved to the other broadside.
"Say when you are ready."
"All ready."
"Then put him up, men; put him up, / sny. H-e-a-v-e him up, ///, up.
Steady now! There! All r-i-g-h-t. Squint and say when it is plumb. .A-l-l
r-i-g-h-t. Put on the stays."
Now for the cross-beams. Level-headed men were now called upon and
they climbed upon the plates. Those upon the ground raised the heavy
timbers up with in hand-grasp, and shouted, "Give beam ! give beam !" as they
moved the tenon into the mortise. "There you are; throw up a pin." Now
the crack of a mallet rang out as the pins and keys were driven home.
When all the beams, braces, and "studdin'" were in place, the work of
raising the "ruff" was attended to. This was the most difficult and dan-
gerous part of the laborious undertaking. Men of composure and prudence
were required at this juncture, and those of experience "went aloft." Two
by two the huge rafters were raised into position ; one by one were the purlines
dropped into the "gains" cut for them, and the crowning feat, the putting on
of the ridge-pole, was consummated. When the last pin had been driven,
the rustic poet announced that the "raisin' would be concluded by naming the
new frame." He then recited slowly, measuredly, solemnly, something like
the following, improvised for the occasion :
48 OLD TIMES ON THE SACO.
"Hore's n mi-K-ht-y fine frame,
Wliii'li <l-€^-sar-ve-8 a boo-<1 iia-in-o:
Say, wlint kIiiiII we call it'.'
Tlio t-iin b-e-r'n all »-t-r-B-igli-t,
Aiul wa-« liew-e-d f-u»-t ra-t-e;
Tlie frame i« w-e-l-1 put t-0(tet-li-er.
May the man ami — lii« wife,
\Vlu> may liere s|«'nil tlieir life,
Ke ulu'ltereil from heat ami cnid weatlier:
May their licaiis lie uiiileil.
Ah when they were |>liKhte<l,
And at la.st dwell in li-e-aven together.
Yes, 'tis a (joo^l fnime. that desarves a (jckkI name,
.Say! Whatsliall we name it'."'
When this primitive ceremony had been performed, the ma.ster-workman
congratulated the owner, thanked the neighbors in his behalf for their gen-
erous services, and pronounced the raisin' done.
Months passed and the "jiners" were busily engaged in finishing off the
new house. If the farmer was well-to-do he had the rooms "ceiled up" with
matched boards of clear pimipkin pine; possibly, some wainscot and panel-
work under the windows and about the mantel-shelf. Everything would be
plain, substantial, and workman-like, but one seldom saw any filigree about
this class of houses : sometimes, however, a few small mouldings and a narrow
"bead " at the joints of matched boards. The doors might be of panel-work,
more likely "cleat" doors, which were adjusted with wrought-iron hinges and
latches, the former in shape like the carpenter's square, windows small,
twelve-lighted, with seven-by-nine glass set in sliding sashes.*
These houses were warmed by broad fireplaces; sometimes there were
three of these in one great chimney facing as many rooms; they were built
of brick. The hearth was made of a hewed slab of granite, long, wide, and
warm for toasting your feet, sir. Hinged to one "jamb" of the fireplace was
the long, iron "crane," resting upon iron sockets; this was well supplied with
various sizes of pot-hooks, trammels, and a few chain-links, peradventure.
From one of these the tea-kettle sang many a soft, low, and soothing song of
"family glee. ' At the fireside stood the shovel and tongs, "which together
* Window bIhss heiuR exiiensive was often rarried a lonu dislanee with Kreat eare. The story
was told of a Saco valley settler w ho had luiilt a log hon.se and afti-r moving his family in, went
to Oorhamtown to purchase twelve liitlils of seven liynim- (class for the two snnill windows.
This W.-I.S well tied in a hiiite handkerrhief and hi> started on his return. Seleetinir even places
for his fei't at every step, ami avoid inif all ohstaeles. he moved slowly homewanl. All went well
until he had n^aehed hisdiKir yanl. Ashe approached his house he .saw his wife standing in the
door, ami shouted, '" Well. Sally, I have not my ula.ss home w ithonl any acciilent " ; and at that
moment, havintt his allintion diverted, he cauttht his fool in a small hush by the path and fell
hcadliinic. Quick of thouuhl, he raised his hand liiKh to shield his ttla-ss, hut it came clown with
full swiiiB n|x>n a llat stone and c-very liifht was hroken into "splitlierins." It was reported
that hislantnniKe, follow iuK this aKKravatiuK incident, was too hiirhly seasoned with hrim.stone
for every day use, and that he reifistered o vow then and there thai he would never look throiiKli
Ithuuiinthat house and kept his word. He said: "If I'd fell half way loCorhamlown. I wduhln't
a keercd, hut 'twas too tarnation had to bo down riuht off atrin my own clotir'n smash il."
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO. 49
belong," well-worn and shining in the glimmering firelight. Upon pegs, hung
"quilted holders," hand hooks, candle snuffers, shears, and the bellows for
putting spirit into a smothered spark. Upon the long mantel, which nearly
spanned one side of the room, were the iron and brass candle-sticks, a pair
of great, high-handled smoothing-irons, and the small tin trunk for the tinder-
box, in later years, for lucifer matches. Above the hearth-stone in every
house built at the time of which I write, were two or three long, neatly peeled,
spruce poles, suspended from the beams by strings or straps, upon which
pumpkins, bellpeppers, apples, and gourd-shells were drying at one end ; at
the other, skeins of domestic yarn, stockings just dyed, or a pair of new "fox-
and-geese mittens." Hanging upon a pair of buck horns, or wooden hooks
cut from a crippled tree, was the long, clumsy, clamped musket that had been
a " Revolutioner," or, possibly, was one of the ma//y with which Chamberlain
killed Paugus. From the same supports were suspended, by leathern string,
the curiously carved powder-horn and " cutryments " thereunto belonging.
The farm-house furniture was heavy and substantial, but a great improve-
ment on that in the log-house. High-posted, tall, red, basket-bottomed chairs
stood in military order about the wall. A two-leaved table, with a drawer at
one end for the spread and cutlery, and a rail about the legs to rest one's feet
upon ; a small "light-stand" between windows for the family Bible and work-
basket; the canopied, constantly patronized cradle, and when "fore-handed,"
a tall, solemn-ticking clock in the corner. In the back room a "chist o' draws,"
in the foreroom a bureau over which hung a "mournin'-piece," in brindled
pine frame, headed " Sacred to the Memory," over the picture of a disconsolate
woman wiping her weeping eyes with a voluminous handkerchief, supported
all this time by leaning upon a two-handled urn under the shade of a " weepin'
wilier." By the side of this, the appropriate "Family Register," filled out by
Nathaniel Fox, "from Oxford county amongst the rocks," and containing the
names of a whole baker's dozen of sons and "darters." The transient articles
of furniture were the great spinning-wheel, flax-wheel, and loom ; occasionally,
also, the warping-bars and swifts.
We must not forget the great, hard-wood, framed bedsteads always found
in the wide farm-house; these were of sufficient stability to hold up Goliath
of Gath, and his wife, too, if he had one. No patent springs to crease your
back or give you a boost in the morning, but ropes, ropes, if you please, cross-
ing each other at right angles, that would snap and creak like a rickety wagon.
These were well guarded with thick beds of straw or dried corn husks, above
which was the billowy bed of "live-geese feathers." Over all were heavy,
warm, homespun blankets, patch-work quilts of woolen, surmounted by a blue
and white coverlid. Let the winds howl, the snow drift, the ice rip on the
river, the sled shoes groan on the road, the sash rattle in the window-frame
or nails snap in the wall, but he or she who was enveloped in such a bed could
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bid defiance to the elements and wander undisturbed in the province of delight-
ful dreams. Into such beds many a lad or lassie was lucked with a hot blanket
about their feet, while the blessed benediction of a loving mother's good-night
kiss was a summons for the guardian angels to come down and touch the
drooping eyelids.
There was one "anne.x " of the farm-house kitchen in the olden time that
demands careful descriptive treatment; this was called by the grandmothers
•'a dresser," or "dresser-room." In the first houses, they were built against
the wall at one side, and exposed to view in the common living room; latterly,
they have been in side room or pantry. This was the housewife's most sacred
precinct, and no mistake. Here she exercised woman's rights, and from her
arbitrary decree there was no appeal that could avail for the intruder. I'pon
the "lower shelf." which was elevated four inches above the floor of the room,
were arranged with precision the articles of wooden ware, consisting of pails,
piggins, noggins, kcelers, runlets, trenchers, puncheons, and pudding-sticks.
.At one end was a small, low cupboard, where the groceries and spices were
stored; this cuddy was protected by a door fastened with a wooden button.
.\bout two feet higher up was the "broad shelf." so called, whereon reposed
the large bowls, platters, porringers, pewter plates, and japanned trays, all
marshaled in single file. Still higher, raised tier upon tier, were the " narrow
shelves," in the back of which deep grooves were ploughed to kee|) the plates,
set on edge, from falling. Higher yet, yea, llie tliird heaven of the dresser,
was a shelf containing the blue and white, tigured tea-set presented by the
mother of our good dame on her wedding-day. The occasions were rare,
and the company very "select," when this treasure was placed upon the table
within rc;ith of careless hands. At one end of the "dresser" was a rack for
spoons and meat-knives, and a peg for the polished tin pepper-bo.x. This is
the way it was all arranged, true's you live, and he who has had line upon
line, and warning upon warning, when seen only lookiii)^ toward such a crockery
case, to say nothing of the corporeal emphasis applied when caught upon
the "broad shelf" thereof, cannot well forget how every part appeared in his
youthful days. Ah. never!
Food and Cookilis;. — \\'e omitted mention, purposely, of the great
brick oven which was absolutely indispensable in the home of the early settlers
of Maine. This was built into the back of the chimney and opened into the
fireplace in the earlier houses; latterly, the oven opened at one side, and under
it was the "ash-hole," otherwise "stock-hole." This was heated once a week,
on Saturday morning, and on important occasions, as elsewhere mentioned,
at other times. It was heated with small, light wood prepared for that purpose
and called "oven-wood." After a fire had been kept burning in the oven
until the brick floor thereof and the walls and arched roof were thoroughly
heated, the coals were mostly drawn out with the long-handled fire-shovel.
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and the capacious vault filled with such good things as were toothsome in
those days. As a rule, the beans, puddings, and brown bread were baked
in earthen ware, while the spare-rib, or chicken, was cooked in an iron pan.
When there was a deficiency of dishes for this purpose, the housewife would
go to the garden, or cellar, and select a few large cabbage leaves for a sub-
stitute. These were washed and placed upon the hot floor of the oven with
the unbaked bread upon them; this, in its plastic state, would conform to
every indented vein of the leaf, which, when the loaf was withdrawn, would
crumble in pieces. No better bread was ever eaten than that baked on a
cabbage leaf in a brick oven. Hungry boys have been known to remove
a few bricks from the back side of these ovens, and when a well-browned loaf
had been removed, to be feasted on in a shady grove, and the bricks carefully
replaced, the superstitious old mothers would insist that their oven had been
"bewitched."
Sliced meat and pancakes were fried in an iron spider over coals raked
upon the hearth. Cooking in this way was hot work for the face and hands.
If a goose or turkey was to be roasted outside of the brick oven or tin kitchen,
it was suspended by a stout string before the open fire and a "dripping-pan"
placed under it. By twisting the string between the thumb and finger the
housewife would start the fowl upon a rotary movement, and in this way all
sides were equally exposed to the heat. Betimes the savory meat was basted
from the pan below. Nothing could be richer than the flesh of a fowl thus
roasted, as many an old farmer, who snifl^ed its rich aroma when hunting for
the "lucky-bone," can testify.
But bannocks, gentlemen, bannocks were, of all the treat, the most
delicious, when made and baked in the most primitive fashion. As the even-
ing meal drew near the well-aproned housewife began her preparations by
brushing the hearth with a turkey's wing taken from its place on a nail at
the chimney-side. Then a bank of live hard-wood coals was raked forward
between the andirons, and the broad bannock was placed before the fire to
bake, the bake-pan leaning against a sad-iron. How beautifully the yellow
batter grew darker, shade by shade! Occasionally the busy housewife
shielded her face with her hands and glanced at the steaming bread, and
her practised eye saw the exact surface tint which indicated that the time
had come when the analogy between this cake and Ephraim should no longer
exist. She seized the bake-tin and, by that dexterity acquired by all the
early cooks, quickly turned the bread upside down and in a twinkling had
the unbaked side exposed to the glowing heat. We were in no haste to say
farewell to that sweet-smelling bannock; it was excellent company, and
favored was he whose knife hung low on the edge when cutting his slice.
Let us linger awhile.
The white cloth of Simon pure linen, homespun and homewoven, was
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now spread daintily upon the low table; great flaring bowls, bearing many a
fantastic fif^ure and crinkled stripe, were placed in order upon the spread,
each having a spoon laid by its side. Next came the great, high-handled
pitcher that was opulent and weighty with cool milk, well becreamed — not
the blue, consumptive-looking liquid peddled out by modern dealers, who
have the habit of pouring milk into water — from the udders of "I'ink" and
"Huttercup." Then the bannock, done to a turn, appeared upon the great
platter, smoking hot. and was placed in the centre of the table.
The wistful, mouth-watering company was now invited to "gather round
tiic board," and it was done without a tear. Table manners had not, thank the
Lord, according to the popular code, been formulated at the period we are
writing about. Hut what was wanting in ceremonial polish and mock polite-
ness was more than made good by a right royal welcome and something tit
to eat. "Help yourselves," meant something then, and hungry folks knew
the definition.
The bannock, like the Irishman's good resolutions, was made to be
broken, and soon lay separated in squares from which the savory incense was
rising. Xow's your time, my friend; it will never be quite as good again, so
tumble it into your bowl. How the milk seemed to jump for joy as it claimed
its own, as piece after piece of the golden bannock, crusty and crispy, fell
into the creamy liquid, where it sank for a moment only to rise again, ready
for your capering spoon! And yet, how elusive were these pieces when one
began to eat! They would dive, like so many yellow ducks, beneath the sur-
face of the white pond and iiide under each other to tantalize the appetite
and prolong the delicious feast. When once upon the tongue, how one's
thoughts went down into their mouth to be entertained there with the delight-
ful Havor, and lingered about the enamored palate until the last delicious
morsel had disappeared!
'• Meagre repast," says the fastidious reader. " Princely feast! " e.xclaims
the man who kmncs the ecstatic pleasure experienced while engaged with such
a luxury. VN'hy, my nostrils inflate and tingle now, as I remember the inde-
scribable sweetness of the milk-moistened bannock that nourished me in my
boyhood home. Nothing more wholesome, brain-making, or bone-hardening
was ever served to a family of growing children, and having acquired a taste
for it, the delicious flavor cannot be forgotten. Nothing comparable to the
old-fashioned bannock can be produced by any modern method or appliance
used for cooking. Somehow there was an affinity between this kind of bread
and the open fire; there was a combination of conditions and circumstances
that renders it now impossible to reproduce such food. There must be the
new, well-ripened corn, containing the peculiar nutritious ingredients pro-
duced by virgin soil; there must be the cunning art of mixing and baking;
there must be the bank of glowing coals, the rich, cool milk flavored with
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honeysuckle, and the crazy, vehement appetite known only to those who lived
in the open air and in well-ventilated houses. Our relish has been perverted
and led astray by the fancy viands of a later day, and we may never again
experience the pleasure of eating bannock and milk with the same intensity
realized when, as hungry boys and girls, it was served to us by the hand of
the best cook the world has ever known — our mother.
Another article of food prepared by our early housewives was called the
Indian pudding. The art of making them, that is, one worthy of the name,
has passed away with the generation that knew how to produce them. In
every family they were a standard food that appeared as regularly as the
"pudding-time" morning. These were baked in a deep earthen dish without
cover and could only be brought to the highest degree of excellence by being
subjected to a moderate degree of heat for at least eighteen hours in a closed
brick oven. How they were prepared before going there, the Lord only knows
— if, indeed. He is concerned about puddings — for no living woman, given all
the ingredients and the oven, can produce anything approaching the wonder-
fully delicious article pulled out with the great fire-shovel, on a Sunday morn-
ing, by some old mother, say fifty years ago. Some say they can do it, but
the "proof of a pudding" is in eating it: they cannot duplicate the old-style
Indian pudding. The^ puddings had backbone; when turned out upon the
big plate in the middle of the table they stood alone and kept their form till
cut in s//a's for your eating. Ah ! but how they did shine ! They were
permeated with a jelly-like substance that was as nectar to the palate. The
whole mass would tremble and vibrate like a springy meadow, but never sank.
^^'hen your slice was laid in your plate, and a lump of golden, June-made but-
ter was dropped upon it, how nicely it was dissolved and distributed through
the light, open-hearted pudding! Indeed, it looked too good to eat; the sight
of it was fascinating, bewitching. Sometimes it was walloped in cream, which
greatly enhanced the flavor. On special occasions, like a wedding-feast, a
ministerial visit, or quarterly-meeting time, the good woman would drop in
a handful of plums to tickle the palates of her company. Compared with
the pale, sloppy, degenerate imitation baked in a range, and falsely called an
Indian pudding, the genuine, old-time article was kingly, almost good enough
for "angels' food." But we may exhaust hyperbole and strain superlatives
to the bursting point in vainly trying to elucidate the marvelous beauty and
exquisite i/e/icioiis/ifss of an old-fashioned, mother-made Indian pudding ; it
cannot be done.
" Must-go-down " was the name applied to one of the old-fashioned dishes.
"And what'n the name o' common sense was musgodown?" asks Aunt Pru-
dence. Hard to describe. We may as well attempt to explain colors to a blind
man, or the sound of a trumpet to one devoid of hearing, as to write with
any claim to accuracy about the flavors of food never tasted by the reader.
54 OLI} TIMJCs UN THE SAVO.
We have enjoyed the honor of sitting at the farmer's table graced with a plate
of "must-go-down," and know whereof we write. The food was made of
the crusts from loaves of "ryc-and-injun" bread, boiled until dissolved into
grains like hominy, sweetened with molasses, and served up with cream.
The methods and appliances for cooking were simple, and the food of our
ancestors was correspondingly plain. This was well. There was the "minute-
pudding," boiled in a bag; to eat the latter was said to be the proof of this
kind. Then, there was a kind of fried pancakes quite unlike a modern doughnut
or slapjack ; they were dropped from a spoon into boiling lard, and came out
nicely browned, but as ragged as a Te.xas rat. These puflfy, round-bodied
cakes were very good eating.
Bean soup, meat broth, dandelion greens, and '•biled dinners" were
fashionable in the early homes. Various kinds of food were considered to
be, not only wholesome, but medicinal and curative, 'i'he old folks said they
partook of such, not because they relished them very much, but from a sense
of i/iity: because they oiix/it to do so for the body's sake. Their religion had
to do with the physical as well as the spiritual ; it was a good sort.
Hear steak, venison, and various kinds of fish, with which the ponds and
streams then abounded, constituted a substantial share of the early settler's
table supply. The Saco river was so full of salmon when the first clearings
were made on its banks, that they were caught witli trap, spear, and hook in
such quantities that barrels of them were cured and kept for winter use.
Kvery variety of wild berry grew in great abundance on the newly cleared
land, and served not only an important, but also a most delightful and whole-
some, part in the pioneer family's daily provision for the table.
With such nutritious and delicious food as we have mentioned, supple-
mented by a considerable list of other kinds, served in a variety of ingenious
forms, we may be assured that the family of the Saco valley farmer, whose
acreage was sufficient for the number of his household, fared pretty well. Of
course there were times before much land was in crop, or when frost or drought
cut down the i)ar\est, that the early settlers were pinched for food; but these
were the rare exceptions, not the rule. We have found neither record nor tra-
dition of famine or starvation in the settlements of which we now write ; for
the unfastidious there was always a fair supply of food.
While writing of the food and cooking of the pioneers it may be proper
to mention some old-time neighborly customs that prevailed in those days.
The inhabitants of a community were much more dependent upon each
other at this early time than now, hence, were reciprocal and generous. If a
family had some table lu.xury, a quantity was reserved and carried to their
neighbors to give them a "taste of the dinner." This custom was universally
practised when the author was a child, and he was m.my times sent out to some
family a half-mile from home with .1 -.uuer neatly folded in a napkin, .iml ion-
FINE OLD DISHES.
CLOCK-REEL AND SPINNIE.
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taining a small quantity of some rare delicacy, with instructions like these : " Say
to Aunt Sally that Aunt Molly has sent her a taste of her dinner." Such was
always considered to be a high compliment, and was sure to be reciprocated
before the season ended ; but never with the same article of food.
If one of a neighborhood had killed the favorite porker, or "beef-critter,"
the beys were dispatched with a generous piece of the meat to the outlying
families. Later, when said neighbors had laid in their store of meat, pieces
were reserved for those who lived adjoining. When one had been a-fishing
and came home with a liberal "string" of trout or pickerel he always — unless
a man with a mustard-seed soul — divided with his neighbors. This was a
very pleasant way to live. Would that such customs prevailed to-day ! How
refreshing it would prove for such as never go a-fishing !
DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT.
Wool-Dressing. — The sheep of the Saco valley farmers were mercifully
allowed to wear their warm fleece until the chilling spring storms were over and
the mild weather necessitated shearing and lamb-marking. During those days
there were professional sheep-shearers who went round the settlements with
their shears, and neatly clipped the fleece. Some held the docile sheep upon
the barn floor ; others laid them on a raised platform, which was a more com-
fortable arrangement for both shearer and sheep.
Every man who owned a flock had a registered "ear-mark"; these, in the
early town records, are often mixed in with the births of children. When the
slieep had been shorn, the lambs' tails were "docked," and their ears split or
"cropped," with a sharp knife; a somewhat cruel practice, considered to be
necessary when the several flocks ran together on the plains and were some-
times scattered by wild animals or dogs before they came to the barns in the
late fall.
The wool was usually washed in the fleece after shearing, and spread upon
the grass to dry. The methods employed for dressing domestic wool by hand
were simple and practical. It was first carefully "picked" with the fingers ;
then carded with hand cards into long, fluffy rolls which were handled deli-
cately and carefully laid away in bundles. These were principally white, but
nearly every farmer, according to the adage, had ouc black sheep in his flock.
This black, or brown, wool was sometimes mixed with white in carding to
produce gray; at other times the two colors were spun separately and woven
together in the web.
In the homes of the early settlers on the Saco, the wool was spun on the
Quaker wheel, which, by reason of the difference between its diameter and
that of the spool on the spindle, was capable of great speed. When all was
in readiness, a turn was given to tlie wheel and the end of the roll, held between
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the tlumib and finger of the left hand, was attached to the spiral point of the
swiftly-revolving spindle; then the spinner stepped quickly backward to "draw
out " her thread, which, when sutViciently twisted, was wound against a shoulder
or guard that answered for a spool or bobbin. This operation was repeated.
When a roll had nearly run out, another was deftly spliced to the remaining
end, and so the work went on, the wheel, meanwhile, humming like a giant
bumble-bee. These nimble old spinners could boast of their six skeins spun
in a day, besides doing the housework. What do you think o' that?
As soon as the spindle had been tilled, the yarn was wound off upon a
hand reel. How clearly fancy draws a picture of this pleasant scene! Some
stately old dame, capped and beruffled, whose morning housework had been
finished, comes armetl with a innulle of rolls wrapped in a soft woolen cloth
which she places upoTi tiie beam of her wheel near the open fire to warm; to
"Start the ile," she says, so they will "run" without snapping.
See her tune her instrument. Sometimes these obdurate old engines, like
oltl men who were troubled with rheumatism, were atTected by the weather,
and wouldn't, or couldn't, go. They had been stowed away in a chamber, or
unused room down-stairs, had taken cold, were stiff in their joints, and required
warming and lubricating. They would "cast-band," as their trainers said.
She puts on the harness and gives the old critter a smart turn. Whew '. What's
to pay now? The old lady walks about her machine and examines every part:
squints along the hand and "surmises" that its "head" isn't straight. She
gives its neck a twist, thumps its head with the heel of her hand to settle it
in pUace, and goes back to try her wheel-pin again. Snap' and away goes
the band. Too loose. She goes back and gives the tail of the critter a twist:
that is, turns up the screw and tightens the wheel-band. Once more she gives
the wheel a turn. Huz-z-z-z. All right now; she is gittin' condescendin". The
roll is now put upon the humming spindle, and the tireless wheel begins its
day's work: the almost ec|ually enduring spinner her sprightly march across
the kitchen Hoor.
To spin six skeins of yarn on the (Quaker wheel required a journey of
more than tuifiity milis a day. This was not all : she must stop occasionally
to reel the yarn off and tie the skein in "knots." Moreover, as elsewhere
intimated, these women had house and dairy work to attend to; their cooking
and a score of small chores. She repeats the performance day after day, sings
to the music of her wheel, and never complains.
The music of the spinning-wheel may not have been considered as artistic
as that of the modern piano — and yet it required about as much skill and
facility of fingers to manipulate it — but it was popular, to say the least, and
was the accompaniment to something useful. The movement of the performer
was a thousand times more graceful, and a million times less excruciating,
than that of the professional pianist of today, who thinks her andimrs .in-
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO. 57
delighted with her music when they are ready to explode with amusement
while witnessing her agonizing contortions of face and form. At any rate,
give us the musical, mellow drone of the old Quaker wheel in preference to the
head-straining, nerve-breaking jargon of the beginner on the modern machine.
We feel relieved.
When a number of skeins had been taken from the wheel, they were put
upon the revolving "swifts," two threads laid together, returned to the spindle,
and by turning the wheel backward they were "doubled and twisted." From
the spindle the yarn was wound upon a ball, and was then ready for the
" warping-bars " or "knitting-work."
If the yarn was to be used single, the skein was held upon the extended
hands of a man, while the mother or daughter wound the yarn therefrom upon
a ball. If the two were young and marketable, he purposely allowed the
travelling yarn to become entangled, and while the patient winder was employ-
ing both hands to dissolve the perple.xing snarl, he would steal a random kiss
from her velvet cheek, which was the appropriate reward for his condescending
services. This was recognized as an interesting factor of yarn winding in
"ye olden time." Those utilitarian old Puritans always did manage to mingle
pleasure with toil ; this obviated friction and added a never-wearying charm to
existence. To this, all readers should respond. Amen.
At stated seasons of each year the great, hard-wood frame of the hand
loom was set up in the kitchen of the early settler's home. This was a bulky,
lumbering affair, but very useful in its "day and generation." I seem to hear
again the rattle of the ratchet and latch when the beam was wound up, and
the compound echo of the lathe and shuttle when sprung by the busy weaver.
It was laborious exercise. The average quality of "full-cloth," woven in the
farmers' homes, contained about thirty "picks" to the inch, and the weaver
would be required to spring her treadles, swing the lathe, and shoot her
shuttle three thousand, two hundred and forty times in a day to weave her
three yards.
Much taste and skill were displayed by the good weavers in the figured
and plaided fabrics produced in the hand loom. When several colors were
used in weaving plaid shawls, or counterpanes, additional harnesses were put
in and the manipulation of the treadles and handling of shuttles became more
complicated. Some of the small-checked dress goods, bright-colored shawls,
and cloaking woven by the old experts resembled the fabrics produced in
Scottish hand looms.
When the web of gray full cloth was taken from the beam, the time of
garment-making for the male persuasion was at hand. The " linsey-woolsey "
was for "wimmin's wear." Some of the most beautiful table-linen and tow-
elling, wrought with raised figures and now preserved, evinces the marvelous
skill of some of the early weavers.
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Under this Iiead we c;ill attention to the great variety of warm, substantial
hosiery manufactured by hand, at home, from domestic wool ; indeed, all the
stockings, footings, gloves, and mittens for the large family were thus provided,
every moment of time being employed, when not otherwise engaged, with the
knilting-work ; and one pair of such h<jmespun, home-knitted stockings would
outwear about a dozen pairs of the best sale kinds. "Double," "hooked,"
and " iH'ggcd " iniltens would last for a ilecade.
Flax-Dressing. -Kvcry jilanter in the colonial settlements had his riax-
yard, and a season was set apart to dress the harvest. The flax bloomed in
June, and in speaking of any transaction which occurred about this season,
the pioneers spoke of it as "llax-bloom time." A held of riax in the "blow,"
as they used to call it, was a beautiful sight. When the crop had been pulled
it was spread upon the grass-ground to rot ; and as soon as the bark, or husk,
became sutticiently lender from exposure to the weather, it was carried to the
barn and the work of "flax-breaking" commenced.
The Hax-break was a singular and very ra<lical wooden machine, difficult
to describe with the pen. It was constructed of the best quality of hard wood
with the working parts elevated about two and a half feet from the floor and
supported on four sturdy legs. The bed and break proper consisted of a .series
of slats so hinged together that the interstices of the lower tier received those
above, that were connected with the break-head, when they came down upon
the Max. This hea\y head-block, to which the handle was attached, gave the
necessary momentum when in operation. The workman stood at one side,
holding the flax in his left hand crosswise upon the bed slats; the break-head
was raised with the right hand and brought down smartly upon the straw until
the hull was fully crushed. Woe betide the careless man who. by being absent-
minded, allowed his fingers to get between the bed and upper tier of slats; his
hand would have fared about as well between a shark's jaws.
The secondary process was called "swingling." The flax-swingle was
formed much like a double-edged knife; it was made of hard-grained wood,
with a short handle at one end. This instrument was about eighteen inches
long and four inches in width. When used, the crushed flax was laid hori-
zontally upon an elevated plank having a convex surface, and by a swinging,
dipping stroke of the wooden blade the shives were disengaged and fell ofl['.
The third instrument employed in dressing flax was called the flax-comb
or "hatchel." Its base was a square block of some solid wood filled with a
thickly-set cluster of pointed, upright spines. This was fastened upon a
bench and whisps of flax pulled through it until the coarser parts, called tow,
were combed out. 'i'he real "lint," as the Scotch call it, when thus refined,
was ready for the "distaff" and hands of the linen spinner. The "swingle-
tow" was spun on the (Quaker wheel from rolls carded by hand.
.\n inexperienced observer would be surprised to see how small a cjuan-
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tity of the fine fibre was obtained from a large mass of the raw material ;
more astonished to see the quantity of thread yielded by such small wisp
when treated with the wheel.
The linen wheel was introduced into New England in 1718, by the Scotch-
Irish emigrants, who were skilled in all the arts of dressing Hax, and in weaving
linen fabrics on the hand loom. During the colonial period, the spinning of
flax was considered to be so useful, that in Boston spinning schools were
established to which the most aristocratic families sent their daughters. The
art was so popular, and when acquired regarded as such an accomplishment,
that these young ladies, reared in homes of wealth, applied themselves as assid-
uously to become proficient as do our modern women to become expert in
touching the keys of the piano and organ. At this time, the present of a well-
made "little wheel," on a wedding-day, was highly appreciated; and the new
instrument was exhibited with great manifestations of delight to the assembled
spectators.
The "little wheel" was a lowly aft'air compared with the Quaker-made in-
strument, and did not require as great speed. It was driven by a treadle. The
spindle was supplied with "flyers" in which were small wire hooks, and by
drawing the thread through a series of these, the requisite size and twist were
secured. In passing from the distaff to the spindle, the deft manipulation of
the spinner's fingers regulated the quantity of fibre necessary for the size of
the thread, and nicely reduced all entanglements. From the spindle, the thread
was reeled as was the woolen yarn from the (Quaker wheel. These linen spin-
ners not only spun for the loom, but manufactured their own sewing thread,
and fishing lines and nets for those who followed the craft.
The outfit for married life consisted largely of the abundance of linen
the young lady had neatly bleached and folded away for her table and toilet;
if this had been spun and woven by her own hands, to her the more honor
was due.
At the time of which we write, the most rigid economy was practised ;
nothing that could in any way be made to serve a useful end was allowed to
waste. Time for spinning the swingle-tow was somehow found amid the multi-
tude of household duties which daily demanded attention. The coarse yarn
produced from this was woven into a cotton warp and made into rough cloth
used for workmen's frocks and shirts; these last mentioned were a radical sur-
face irritant, and he who wore one had no use for a flesh-brush. The old folk
used to relate how, when a certain young man was enduring the torments of
his first tow shirt, he dreamed of all the anguish supposed to be peculiar to
the regions of despair; but when this had been exchanged for a garment of
softer texture, his slumbers were soothed with transporting visions of the
heavenly world. Wonderful transition; remarkable cause for the same!
Primitive Garmeuts. — Materials for clothing the pioneer family were
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of the most durable quality. Men wore leather breeches made of the best of
calf-skin and tanned sheep-skin; on state occasions such made from soft yellow
buck-skin. 1 have conversed with men of reliability who said their fathers
made for them, when lads, coats from undressed sheep-skins to wear when
clearing new land, and these were not laid aside for good until they had
reached the size and stature supposed to mark man's estate. Homespun cloth
was of the best material, substantial and warm; garments made from such
would wear until the wearer, and everybody besides, was weary of them.
Scores of young men went to college in a " full-cloth " suit and were not
ashamed. Ministers of the gospel wore such in the pulpit and were respected
for so doing; they seldom saw anything finer in their congregations, and what
was suitable for their parishioners was good enough for the preacher. Why
not.' As a matter of course, "men of l/ii- cloth" must have their garments
Httek : but those in the pews — more likely sitting on a rough plank — wore
"sheep's-gray." The materials for home wear were sometimes dyed in the
wool, sometimes the yarn was colored, but latterly the cloth was woven white
and dyed in the piece.
But how were the garments cut out and made up.' Well, it came to pass
in those days that in every community there was an elderly maiden who
claimed to be a tailoress; that was, she said, her " Iniiic." She was usually a
thin, straight-spined, spectacled, and dignified person, fully conscious of the
importance of her position and the indispensability of her art. By making
"'lowances," and using numerous "gussets" and "gores." she could formulate
a CDat, waistcoat, or pair of pantaloons, from the smallest pattern of any
woman living, or man either. She had made the science a subject of profound
study, and, like Dorcas of old, had spent her best days "making coats and
garments." She was confident in the excellence and practicability of her
designs, and modeled everything with which she had to do according to the
strictest principles of economy, utility, and comfort: so .i7/(- claimed, and it is
doubtful if any improvements have been discovered since her peaceful domin-
ion ended. 'I'his functionary was an itinerant; a sort of nomadic character
who went from house to house with her shears, tape-measure, and needle-and-
thread case to assist in clothing the men folk when the web of cloth was
finished. How prim she was, to be sure ! Several rank hair moles on her
cheek gave her a somewhat masculine aspect. Her features were sharp
and her expression mingled with dignity and wisdom; neck, small, very long,
and bejeweled with a string of gold beads; in her ears were "drops." Her
fashions were invested with many virtues, not the least of which was this. —
they were never known to change.
The pantaloons, more properly breeches, were the embodiment of all good
features from the hatches to the bulk-head. The body parts were calculated
to facilitate unimpeded circulation, being liberally endowed with cloth and
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generously capacious; this section extended well upwards withal, and left
no vulnerable jojnts in the yeoman's harness. What was wanting in length
of leg was sure to be found in the chair-cushion. Moreover, convenience and
adaptability had been considered in making the diagrams by which the
various parts were cut out; nothing to be desired, compatible with good
order and utility, seemed to have been overlooked. Certainly they admitted
of unobstructed exercise and a flexible articulation of the limbs ; they were
well provided with great pockets, ample for storage ; the waistbands, far
above the waist of the wearer, were embattled with big bone buttons behind
and before, and the suspenders worn with them were so short that they
should have been designated as "shoulder-straps." But why weary ourselves
vainly striving to describe that which was practically indescribable, inimit-
able, and incomprehensible.' Such were the old-fashioned articles of wear-
ing apparel cut and made by the now defunct professional, once known as a
" tailoress."
A finer class of clothing, made for wedding occasions and for dignitaries,
such as members of the "Great and General Court," magistrates, and judges,
were cut and made by travelling tailors, nearly all of whom were -Scotchmen
and Irishmen. The appearance of these knights of the thimble and shears
was hailed with gladness in the primitive settlements, not only for the work
they came to perform, but for the news they brought and the stories they
told; they were the oracles and venders of the latest intelligence, and many
pleasant evenings were passed with Donald or Pat at the fireside, telling in
their broad Scotch, or inimitable Irish brogue, narratives relating to their
native land. Even when there was no demand for the wares or the skill of
these wandering tradesmen they found a warm welcome at the settler's hearth-
stone and table, and their mirthful spirit and hilarious laughter stimulated
good-fellowship and lightened the burdens of toil and care.
These travelling tailors sometimes carried along in their pack a few pat-
terns of English or German broadcloth, and the suitable trimmings for making
them up. By the sale of these. Fat and Donald turned an honest shilling and
secured, as a perquisite, the contract to cut and make the dress-coat from the
materials disposed of.
The under-coat for holiday wear was of the snug-bodied, swallow-tailed
style, ornamented behind and in front with gilt buttons; the longer the tails,
and larger the buttons, the greater the dignity of the wearer. So they were
rated in some communities.
The top-coat, or "surtout," was very long but short at the waist, with
great fullness of cloth in the skirt. It was surmounted by an enormous, high-
backed, buckram-lined collar. Two rows of white bone buttons at the foreside,
and a dangling bandanna handkerchief half out of pocket behind, were the
finishing appurtenances of such a garment. Whoever was so fortunate as
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to possess one. barring accident, had it as lonR as he lived — if he was not
over-patriarchal in age at liis dissolution. .About once in ten .years these great
coats were in the height of fashion, and that was as often, ordinarily, as the
yeoman went abroad ; however, his going forth and the rising wave of fashion
were not always simultaneous, and then the coat would appear several years
out of date.
Waistcoats worn by gentlemen of importance were broad, long, and often
elaborately embroidered in front. Silk stockings, secured above with knee-
buckles, and held in place below by shoe-buckles, were worn by the more
wealthy.
When laboring, the necks of the men were exposed to a free circulation
of air; when dressed for church, or leaving home for a visit to distant relatives,
the broad, plaited neck-stock or black silk neck-handkerchief was worn, over
which the wide, unstarched collar was smoothly turned down. .Mlow me to
linger a moment to describe with more fullness this adjunct of a well-dressed,
old-style gentleman. Much attention was paid to it by the good dame who
assisted her husband when dressing: especially, when putting on the "finishing
touches." This shirt-collar had much, very much, to do with the public esti-
mation of the wearer's importance, — same as the coat-tails. 'The wider the
collar, that is, the more exposed to view when turned down, the greater the
supposed dignity. Starch was ignored, repudiated, out of the question. To
say a man was "starched-up," in those days, was to use the strongest synonym
of the dandy ; to "take the starch out" of one was equivalent to a humiliation
or the bringing of iliem to their proper level.
The head-gear of the early settler was of simple, and often ungraceful,
kind. .Sometimes, when for winter-wear, it was made from the pelt of a coon
or fisher-cat, the tail of the aninial left on to hang down behind. Some, like
the Scottish night-cap, were knitted of coarse wool by the wife. What cared
the pioneer so long's it was warm and easily adjusted? There was, however,
somewhere about nearly every house, a hat, sir ; a generously broad-brimmed,
bell-crowned hat, covered with rough fur from the cunning beaver. This was
seldom seen outside the yeoman's house, or even the clothes-chest, where,
close to Molly's great churn bonnet, it safely reposed. When it did emerge
from Its dark seclusion, something "on-usual" had happened, or was about to
take place : no mistake about it. When seated on the head according to the
custom of the time, it was set well back, and the rim, turned slightly upward
behind, was made conformable to the towering coat-collar, before mentioned.
Sometimes, when the occasion recjuired haste, the unthinking yeoman's hat
was put on "hind part before," and the result of such unfortunate mistake,
supplemented by a stray lock of hair hanging carelessly over the forehead,
gave the wearer a somewhat fierce and combative aspect likely to detract from
his moral prestige.
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Our authority for the following account of the apparel worn by females
during the colonial regime, is unquestionably accurate; the description will be
prudently brief and vouchsafed for as correct. For the gown, good, old, honest
name, of the settler's wife, six yards of " linsey-woolsey "' was an ample pat-
tern. This was cut, fitted, and made by the same hands that spun the yarn
and wove the fabric, while the joints of her harness were toward the face of
her foes — if she had any. On the shoulders, a comely cape was worn about
the house ; when in company, a neat, white handkerchief was pinned about the
neck. Old ladies' wore a large, white cap — in Scotland, called appropriately
a "mutch" — surrounded by a voluminous frill, and held in place with a wide,
black ribbon. The younger matrons wore, when visiting, a more fragile and
ornamental head-dress. The wardrobes of the early settlers' wives and daugh-
ters would, to-day, be called meagre ; but they wore their neat, prudent attire
so much like a queen, while there was such genuine modesty and unaffected
grace in the deportment of the wearer, that the "ornament of a meek and quiet
spirit" became a thousand times more attractive than the gaudy Hummery of
this artificial age when the standard of beauty takes cognizance more of dress
than good breeding. If any jewelry was worn, it consisted of a modest pair
of "ear-drops," a brooch, or a pretty ring that had been an heir-loom in the
family for generations. When travelling, the women were protected by a heavy,
well-lined "riding-cloak"; if in cold weather, this was supplemented by the
double shawl and a fur tippet about the neck. Grand-dames affected "pumpkin
hoods," quilted and padded. The younger women considered the tidy, laun-
dried sun-bonnet good enough. I am writing of the common people in the
new settlements, and don't care a fig what the " wimmin " wore in Boston. If
at home, attending to domestic duties, the females were shod with a preparation
of the gospel of — calfskin. When entertaining their friends, visiting, or going
to meeting on the Sabbath, they wore a neat, low-cut, morocco shoe, laced with
a bit of black ribbon, called a "village-tie." These were treated with such
care, that a well-made pair would last for many years.
Children's clothing was plain and simple to an e.xtreme. Their ccjmfort
was consulted first of all. When at play about house, a loose "slip" was the
conventional outer garment for childhood. Shoes they did not have for a
long time. xAmong the poorer classes, the feet were sewed up in coarse woolen
rags in cold weather. When boys were old enough to wear trousers, the
mothers sewed an eyed-button upon the knees thereof to keep the wearers
upon their feet and preserve their garments from unnecessary wear and tear.
See? An aged man, who was reared in an early Saco valley plantation,
informed the author that when a child he and his brothers were all wearers of
the primitive "slip." On one occasion his had been removed for washing,
and he, meanwhile, was left in a condition approaching simple nature. All
at once a loud rap was heard at the door without, and he made haste to
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crawl behind the chimney of the unfinished log-house. The stranger proved
to be a Muich-respected uncle who had recently returned from a voyage at
sea and had come some distance through the wilderness to visit them. Well,
he came into the kitchen, and while the conversation was going cheerfully on
between the mother and her company the poor secreted boy, in a painfully
cramped position, kept as still as a listening mouse. His mother had not
forgotten him, however, and when his "slip" had been dried before the f)pen
tire, she attached it to the end of the broom-handle and pushed it within his
reach. Hy a desperate effort he succeeded in getting inside of the garment,
and to the astonishment of the visiting stranger emerged from his impris-
onment.
I'ayinu: Visits. The code of politeness observed by the inhabitants
of the early settlements was not as complicated, restrictive, and arbitrary as
at present, but a great deal more genuine and hearty, consisting of something
more than the mere artificial and ceremonial deportment acquired by training
before the mirror, and called "good manners" and "good form": it was the
outward e-xpre-ssion of inward modesty and good-will, the illustration of alfec-
tionate sentiment. These Puritanical old mothers did not prostitute their
principles of honor to affect politeness for policy, nor barter their smiles in
the popular market, like tape, for so much a yard. They were honest, high-
minded, and above dissimulation.
One of the interchangeable courtesies universally recognized and prac-
tised in the new plantation communities was that of visiting and paying visits.
Such were not very ceremonial, however; the greatest freedom was exercised
without umbrage. At the same time, considerate persons were careful to
reciprocate any courtesy extended to them by their neighbors. Compliments
were seldom sent in advance; seasonable hours were convenient ones, and
there were no servant maid to meet the visitor at the door with the cold, con-
ventional lie in her mouth, " Mistress is not at home." .-V neighborly call was
made at any time of day; the regular visit was begun in the forenoon and
prolonged until late in the evening in the autumn and winter, until "milking
time" in spring and summer.
Let us begin our narrative proper on a line autumn morning. .\t the
breakfast table the housewife announces to her goodman that she will visit
.\unt .Sally that day, and asks him to come out at the gloaming. When the
housework was done Aunl Prudence arrays herself in plain but tidy apparel.
|)uls her sewing and knitting work into her pretty home-made work-bag, pulls
the puckering-string, and starts across lots to visit her neighbor; for she says
to herself, " 1 allers set a great store by .Vunt Sally." Her course m.ay lead
along field-borders, across pastures amongst the cattle and sheep that raise
their heads as she passes, or through a woodland path ; it matters not. she
knows the way, and cheerfully moves forward, humming bits of a sacred song.
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As she approaches her neighbor's house the barking dog announces her
coming and with winsome expression of face, and joyous wag of tail, bids
her welcome before Aunt Sally has time to brush her apron and reach the
door. As the two old friends meet they both "courtesy" and go hand in
hand to the sitting-room. We shall now permit them to speak for themselves.
" Come right in and lay off yer things. Aunt Prudence ; there now, do
make yerself to home. Why, I'm proper gled to see you. Aunt Prudence;
how do you do? "
"There, Aunt Sally, I'm real well, thank you; real smart this fall; how
do yoii do? "
"Why, I was never more rugged in my life. Aunt Prudence; why, I'm up
and 'bout my work airly and late; have been spinnin' flax'n swingle-tow all
the fall, 'tween whiles. Come, now. Aunt Prudence, du tell me 'bout your
folks; how's Jeams'n Marg'ret'n Patty'n Abrum'n Reliance'n Sabra'n John'n
Lias'n Rastus'n Pashunce'n Aramantha ; are they all well?"
"They's all rael well, Aunt Sally; they be all gwine tu skule down to
the old Hamlin skule-hus. Reliance was ailin' in the airly spring, but I dug
some rutes and airbs and made her some med'cin an" she's on the mendin'
hand ever sence. I tell you, Aunt Sally, there's nothin' like rutes and airbs
for these ere ailments; there aint, true's ye live."
"So I mind. Aunt Prudence, but yo:i allers was a great hand to make
med'cin."
At this stage of the conversation a light step was heard and a bright-eyed
lassie enters the room. Aunt Sally rises and leads the modest, somewhat
timid girl forward and says, by way of introduction:
"This is mv darter Darkis, Aunt Prudence; my darter Darkis; she's
been dreft'ul slim all the fall and we've been awful worried 'bout Darkis, but
she's recov'rin' now. This is Aunt Prudence, Darkis; Aunt Prudence Ben-
field, dear."
The girl courtesied gracefully, came and gave her hand to Aunt Prudence,
who playfully taps her under the chin, gives her a blush-raising compliment in
a whisper, and she is seated.
Aunt Sally spreads her knitting work on her lap, looks at it considerately;
then raises her head, looks from under her glasses, and says: "Darkis, dear,
I wish you'd run down the road'n tell Aunt Nabby Marstin, an' Ruthy Rankins,
an' Susie Sands an' old Granmarm Benson that Aunt Prudence, she's come
out here a-visitin' and we'd all be rael gled tu hev 'em all come up arter din-
ner, and come so's tu stay tu tea. Run right along, dear; thet's a good gal."
The two industrious old dames now hitch their chairs close together, sit
facing each other, take up their knitting and keep time to their conversation
by the snapping of their wires.
Darkis returns in season to assist her mother in preparing dinner. Aunt
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I'rudcnce insists that nothing extra shall be cooked and Aunt Sally fibs when
she says: "Now don't you fret. Aunt Prudence; I sha'n't lay out eny niore'n
if you wa'n't here." Still she does put a little more cream in the bread, a bit
more spice in her cakes, and takes great pains to have all things on this
occasion in "apple-pie order."
The forenoon passes quickly and the robust men come in from the wood-
lot begrimed with the dust of labor; they wash at a bench under an apple
tree near the door and hasten in to extend greetings to Aunt I'rudence. How
heartily they shake hands! Harmless jokes are exchanged to spice conver-
sation until all were summoned to the dinner table. Aunt Sally gently leads
her much-respected guest to the table-side and with great cordiality says:
" Here, Aunt I'rudence, you ji.st sit right down here by mf. There, now!
Come, Aunt Prudence, won't you take right holt and be to hf)me? l)u now.
I wish you would. John, you cut her a nice tender piece o" that spare-rib; a
good generous slice, John." He did.
Thus spake our hostess as she waited upon her guest. With pleasant
conversation the hearty dinner was eaten. There was no haste, no want of
attention, no needless ceremony, no sham persuasion. The various kinds of
food were proffered, but there was no annoying falsehoods about Aunt Pru-
dence : she had not been abstemious, and her entertainers did not say : " Why,
Aunt Prudence, you haven't eaten scarcely anything." When all sufficed, their
heads were reverentially bowed and the head of the family did "return thanks."
When Aunt I'rudence and the men had retired to the sitting room. Uncle
Eben asked if Uncle Obadiah would be out to tea. "Oh, sartin : I told him
I was comin' out to see Aunt Sally, and he sed he'd be out airly. Obadiah
he's dretTul put tu it with his fall's work: howsomever. he'll be out."
As soon as the tabic had been cleared and the father and stms had
returned to their labor, .Aunt Prudence seized a cloth and essayed to assist
Aunt Sally in washing — not "doing" — the dishes. The latter caught hold
of the dishcloth and declared that .Vunt Prudence should not touch a dish.
.\nd the two pulled and tugged in playful scuflle, while Darkis giggled.
" Now you go an' sit right down, .'\unt Prudence: you aint gwyne to tetch
one o' these cups'n sarcers. Darkis'n 1 can 'tend to this business "thout eny
o' your help. Go right away now."
'•Now I shant du eny sich a thing, .\unt Sally. I shall wipe them ere
dishes, true's ye live. Stand over there."
Aunt Sally gently pushes Aunt Prudence; then the two old cronies go
laughing to their work. Of course .Xunt Sally wanted the company of .\unl
Prudence, and it was all understood between them that they should do the
work together, but this parley was a way the old-fashioned women had. It
was just the proper thing in those days for the female guest to assist in wash-
ing the dishes to keep her entertainer company; it was al.so customary for the
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hostess to appear imperative in her refusal to permit such assistance, and the
struggle for the mastery was sometimes vehement.
Looking from the kitchen window, Darkis espies Granmarm Henson and
Nabby Marstin slowly approaching, with pumpkin hoods on their heads and
calico work-bags on their arms.
"There's Granmarm Benson'n Nabby Marstin, marm," said Darkis.
"Wunner why Susie Sands'n Ruthy Rankins don't come tu."
"Now Darkis, don't you take on," answered Aunt Sally. "Ruthy'n Susie
they'll be up ter rights, Darkis. Did they say they'd come.'"
"Why, yes, marm — if nothin' happened."
Aunts Sally and Prudence both hasten to the door to meet the new arrivals.
All courtesy, and all talk at once.
"Why, Granmarm Benson! I'm terrible gled to see ye, I am. Now, how
t/u you do, granmarm ?"
The old lady was hard o' hearin", and Aunt Prudence shouted into her
ear; then the venerable old grandmother smiled and said:
"How do I do? Why, Aunt Prudence, I'm es well's could be 'xpected
for sech an old critter; I'm gwine on ninety, ye know."
Before the two neighbors had fairly been seated, Darkis, who had been
out to feed the fowls, came running in and told her mother she had seen Susie
Sands and Ruthy Rankins coming up the "back-nipping road."
Aunt Sally now excused herself and retired from the room and left Aunt
Prudence, Granmarm Benson, and Nabby Marstin to gossip together. In her
absence the other visitors were ushered in by Darkis who assured them, while
taking off their "duds," that her mother would be in ter rights ; that she was
about the houzen, but had stepped out a minit.
When all the assembled old ladies had been seated, they smoothed their
broad aprons, adjusted the ruffles of their caps, and glowered at each other
in silence.
A side door opens. Aunt Sally enters, courtesies, and her guests all arise
and courtesy in return. The beautiful hostess had on a newly "done up" cap
of fine lace, ornamented with a few bits of purple ribbon ; the long strings of
the same color remaining untied, — as was the custom when at home — falling
upon the tidy, white handkerchief that had been pinned about her shoulders.
A long gingham apron nearly reached the morocco "village ties" that peeped
from under her full skirted "best gown." Aunt Sally was an attractive woman
rising five-and-sixty, whose abundant silvered hair waving about her white,
classical forehead, which was as fair and unfurrowed as the polished marble,
enframed a face chaste and sweet of expression ; yea, as calm and serene as
a summer morning. Her voice was low and her accent plaintive ; the lan-
guage she employed, though of the quaint old style, then considered select.
She had passed her maiden years in a home of comparative wealth at Ipswich,
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Mass., whither her parents had removed from Winter Harbor during the Indian
wars, and her education was superior to that of any woman in the plantation.
Her guests were ail born in a frontier settlement, and from childhf)od hat! i)een
acquainted with vicissitude and toil. These women had the faculty of extract-
ing pleasure out of all their domestic duties, and were as contented and happy
as any generation of their sex since the settlement of New Kngland. They
were free from a thousand corroding cares and perplexities that obtain in this
rushing age, which sap the very foundations of existence and wear life out
prematurely. But we must not moralize.
.\ company would open their eyes with great amazement if to-day they
could listen to such conversation as passed between the company of dear old
dames assembled at the home of .\unt Sally Hentield on the autumn afternoon
of which we have written. The phonograph had not then been invented and
their |)rovincialisms of speech cannot be produced with all the apostrophes
furnished in a "Tickle for the Knowing Ones" by the eccentric Sir Timothy
Dexter.
How gleefully they compared the fabrics with which they were engaged!
These women had an interest in their 7iwX'.- took an honest pride in their
ic'ori: Their precious time was not squandered with an ivory-handled crochet
hook and spool of thread over weary yards of cobweb "insertion " and "trim-
ming." The lambrequins made by their busy lingers were to he worn on feet
and hands ; they were all useful to protect from cold.
One had dyed her yarn with bark from the yellow oak; another with that
of the maple; a third had produced her purple with berries of the elder and
sumac; while the fourth had recourse to the more expensive indigo and log-
wood. .Aunt I'rudence held up her ball of "back-banded yarn" and Cranmarm
Kenson one of the "doubleand-twisted sort." Rulhy Rankins spread out upon
her aproned knee the stocking clouded with husks, while Susie Sands declared
that hers was "dyed in the wool" upon the old brown sheep's back. Some
were knitting "plain," others were doing theirs "sehmed." The half-tinished
mitten in the hands of .Aunt Sally was in "fox-and-geese" figures, and Aunt
I'rudence pulled one from her work-bag knitted in "scent-bottle patterns."
One was knitting "tight." another "slack." Some there were "widening at
the heel," others, "narrowing at the toe." Theirs could truthfully be called
a Wiwien vocabulary. All were as busy as a colon)- of honey-bees and merry-
hearted as a bevy of joyous maidens. Dear old darlings!
Into whatever channal the current of conversation turned, it savored
always of something practical; something inseparably associated with every-
day industries and the duties of domestic life. Was there any insprinkling of
spicy witticism; any humorous expressions used by these dignified dames?
Very likely; but their discourse was never frivolous or questionable. They
used the descriptive phrase in vogue at that time. Things /;<f// names and were
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called fiv their names. \\'hen discussing the affairs of the dairy, appropriate
terms for the designation of every part were used. Under this head one might
expect to hear them speak in the language of the i/a/'/y viu\rbulary, such as
the following: "Milk-room," "milk-dresser," " butter-tray," "cheese-hoop,"
"cheese-press," "cheese-cloth," "churn," "skimming-shells," "bonny-clap-
per," "bland," and "curd." All of these were clean things and would "bear
to be talked about."
Even their cows and domestic fowls had names, some single, some double,
by which they were designated and distinguished. If such dumb brutes did
not know their various names, their owners did and found it convenient to
use them. "Crumple-horn was a wonderful buttermaker." "Buttercup gave
out more milk but not so rich." " Brottle-face would kick when being milked
like blazes." "Old Cherry came out awful poor in the spring." "Pink and
Brindle were as fat and sleek as otters." The "buffalo cow" had gone dry,
and the "line-backed heifer" would "come in" ne.xt spring.
Of the fowls they would be heard to say: " Cropple-crown has stolen
her nest," which every hen had a perfect right to do. "Gray-cape has laid her
litter out." "Muffle-chop persists in roosting on the collar-beam, and the
Creeper on the bulk-head." "Yellow-saddle was sheddin' her feathers, and
Striped-tail crowed like a rooster." Besides theseyim''/ surnames every woman
talked about her "speckled hin," "white hin," "black hin," "partridge-colored"
and "wheelbarrow-colored hin," especially when visiting and paying visits.
We must now take leave of our old gossiping dames and turn our atten-
tion to their husbands, who have entered the door-yard on a brief visit to
Uncle Eben, who had come in from his work early to enjoy the company of
these good neighbors. They were a sociable group. The autumn day was
not done and they took a turn about the fields and down the pasture lane to
view Uncle Eben's stock. There were ten "horn-ed cattle," a mare, colt, and
divers swine-beasts. With arms under their coat-tails — a habit common with
old yeomen — and a bit of chip, or twig from an apple tree, between their
teeth, they walked about the great high-horned oxen, cows, and sparked young
"critters." They canted their heads first to one side, then to the other;
they closed one eye and squinted over the broad backs of old "Line" and
"Golden," rubbed their supple hide over their ribs as a woman does the wet
blanket over her washboard, gave their tails a twist to see if their spinal cord
was elastic, pinched their hips and Hanks, and declared them to be a "well-
made pair."
To the cows they went with many a soothing "so-mollie," as they stooped
to see if they were "easy milkers" and if they had a "yarler hide." They
studied cow-chronology by counting the wrinkles on the horns of the vener-
able buttermakers, "Spark" and "Tansey": inquired how mucii they gave
in the pail and how long they went dry and "farrer."
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As they approached Uncle Eben's old mare, she exhibited pronounced
objections against inspection by showinj; the depravity of her eyes, and ivory
of her jjrazers; by the vehement switchinj; of her sprig tail, and snorting
angrily, "take kear there." They didn't pinch //(■/■ hips nor feel of /iff flanks;
no, no: discretion, in this instance, certainly, 7i<iis the better part of valor.
Uncle Kben said she was an on-easy, techy critter, that had a wicked habit
of "liftin' behind" when approached in the "parster."
Uncle Kben led liis cf)nipany to the pigs' parlor, where each guessed the
weight of the fatted porkers; tlience, down to the well-tilled hay-barn and
showed them his mows of timothy and clover, oat-straw and corn-fodder, bins
of beans and grain; thence, down into cellar and showed them his well-filled
potato-pens, his stores of "garden-sarce," and a pork-barrel that hadn't been
empty for four-and-twenty years.
Hut they are summoned to the supper-table by a blast from the tin horn
in the hands of Darkis, and go gabbling in-doors. The company had increased
to such an extent that by "counting noses" Aunt Sally had found it expedient
to extend her table with an annex formed with a second table which did not
tally in height with the principal family board. The whole was covered with
a snow-white spread of Aunt Sally's own weaving, and "set out" with the
dainty, figured tea set purchased " at the westward," and presented to her on
her wedding-day. The occasions were rare when this precious treasure was
placed upon the table. When all had been seated, Uncle Kben suggested to
Abram Rankins that it was his "oppertunity," and the venerable brother said
the grace. The company being composed of persons of robust attributes,
they honored the excellent culinary provision upon the tea-table, and the cheer-
ful spirit that prevailed wonderfully enhanced the enjoyment of the meal, and
also, by facilitating digestion, contributed to the health and comfort of the
partakers afterwards.
As the evenings were now cool, Uncle Kben removed the fire-board from
the hearth, adjusted the andiron, and kindled a flame there to "take off the
chill" and add a cheerful light to the room. 'I'he genial warmth and bright-
ness of the capering flame drew all around the hearth-stone as millers are drawn
by candle-light, and the men with their pipes and stories, the women with their
sewing and gossip, passed the evening in great communion. .\t a late hour
the usual old-time compliments, "Come out and see us," were exchanged, and
all wended homew-ard. Verily, visiting and paying visits had a salutary and
helpful influence.
Tlio MtMlicilie-Cliest. — The professional doctor was seldom called to
the home of the pioneer. Medicinal treatment was rarely resorted to. The
natural conditions of every-day life were contlucive to robust health. Women
did not then, as sentimental women do now-a-days, talk about "my physician "
and "my doctor" : had they indulged in such nonsense they would have been
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regarded as witches, persons possessed of the devil, or, more properly, as
" delncient in the upper story."
Were they never indisposed or very siclc? Of course they were; the old
burial-places are a sufficient witness to their mortality. But the old mothers
anticipated the hour of illness and made due preparation to ward oft disease
and to heal any malady that might steal into the household. These watchful
and prudent guardians of the home, did not depend solely upon the curative
properties conserved in the great pharmacy of the vegetable kingdom, but
became herbalists in a small way and cultivated such plants as were known to
possess medicinal virtues. Who that was reared on a Saco valley farm does
not remember the old garden and its beds of aromatic herbs. There were
chamomile, tansy, southernwood, sage, yellow-dock, horse-radish, catnip, pep-
permint, spearmint, wormwood, rhubarb, blossoming marigold, and poppies
enough to put the whole family to sleep.
Such useful herbs were cultivated with much care from year to year, were
not suffered to die out, and were gathered, tied in bundles or packed in birch-
bark boxes, and stored in the unfinished attic.
Before the dog-days came — after that, herbs were supposed to lose their
virtue — the wives of farmers, and the farmers too, gathered such roots, wild
herbs, and berries, as grew in field-sides, pastures, and woodlands ; they stored
away thoroughwort, pennyroyal, horsemint, yarrow, ragweed, burdock, mouse-
ear, plantain, cure-all leaves, gold-thread, Jones'-root, sumac, and elderberries.
From such simple, harmless, medicinal herbs, teas, syrups, and healing
salves were made by boiling and simmering, and administered to any member
of the family who had taken cold or who had a wound to mollify. Such rem-
edies, when faithfully taken and well rubbed in. usually proved eft'ectual;
when the list had been gone through with, and had proved unavailing, the sick
were doomed for the winding-sheet and narrow house — a miracle excepted.
In some of the early communities there were decayed maidens who had
studied "rates and airbs," and were called "doctress women." We suppose
they ranked, in the professional calendar, with the tailoress and female ex-
horter. They graduated in the herb-garden and garret, but were, so far as we
know, deficient of any honorary degrees. But they were profound and filled
with wisdom as their appearance indicated. When called to the bedside of
some afflicted neighbor they would take a seat, hold their long, bony fingers
upon the pulse, elevate their crescent-shaped eyebrows, look away to the other
side of the room and — consider. After some inquiry anent the symptoms
developed, these old frauds, or primitive quacks, would unroll their batch of
"rutes and airbs" and "conjure up" some horrible-tasting decoction and
prescribe, with great precision, a course of treatment for the invalid.
These "wimmin doctors" compounded ointments for human unfortunates
who had a contagious sort of itches and scratches that sometimes went through
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the settlements ; they made salves for sore heads and hearts, for wens on the
scalp and wolves on the jaw, for ••biles'" and barnacles, carbuncles and can-
cers. t)f plasters they had great store: plasters to s/M and plasters to rnno/.
This latter sort were supposed to possess supernatural powers and were said
to follow the pain wherever it went when romping through one's body; in
consequence of this quality, they sometimes caused great inconvenience to
the wearers by halting on unlooked-for parts of their anatomy.
The old rogues used to relate how one of the.se "doctress wimmen" was
made the subject of much humor by a rather serious piece of imposition prac-
tised upon her by one of the queer old fellows who lived in a primitive com-
munity. It seems that he had been assisted by some evil spirit while awake on
his bed, and his wife at his side was startled from her slumbers by a terrible
groan. She immediately inquired with great solicitude and pitifulness of
voice what ailed her distres.sed husband, then writhing like a martyr in the
rtames. He gave utterance in scattering syllables to a few nearly inarticulate
words that indicated awful agony of body. Springing from her warm nest
she hastened to light the candle, and holding the pale Hame over .Xrchibald's
face it appeared to have an ashen color and e.xhibiled unmistakable evidence
of the keenest anguish. Now it came to pa.ss that not an herb could be found
about the house, although Dorothy knew she had jjut away divers kinds.
This seeming misfortune was fully understood, and, to let out the truth, had
been provided for by the groaning Archibald. " What .f/w// we do; what j/W/
we do?" cried Dorothy, who was now at her wits' ends. "Do.' why send for
old Judy Eleconipain, the doctress: send quick, too," answered .\rchil)ald.
Sallymantha was called down from the chaniber, and being afraid in the
dark, remained with her father while the an.xious mother made haste across
the dew-laden tield to the dwelling of Judy Klecompain. .\ow Judy was
entangled in the mysterious labyrinths of a dissolving dream when Dorothy
pounded on the window-sash and screamed : "Judy! Judy! come quick, come
quick and .see my .Archible ; he's dying sartin." Being so far out upon the
sea of slumber, Judy only heard a faint, indistinct sound like a wind-wafted
hail from a distant strand, and found it, as she supposed, to be a part of the
drama that was being acted in her mental auditorium. She sighed audibly,
which sigh Dorothy heard without and supposed the doctress was awake.
Seeing no light of candle, she looked in and the slanting moonbeams, shoot-
ing across the pillow where Judy reposed, revealed her with an e.xpression of
rapture beaming upon her bilious face as the pleasing footlights illuminated
the pictures of delectable hills and valleys that were passiing before her in-
toxicated spirit.
"Say, yon old numb-head," shouted Dorothy with an exceeding great
noise, '•wake uj)! wake up! my old man's a-dying." This agonizing scream
broke the spell of Judy's entanglement, and springing up in her bed, she
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clutched the coverlid nervously, and with a voice that left a crack in the
atmosphere, shrieked : "What — what — what on airth's the matter; what's
the matter?" Dazed by such sudden transition from the transports of her
blissful dream to the world of reality, and by a salutation involving such sol-
emn issues, the old professional scarcely knew whether she was still asleep.
But Dorothy was watching her through the window, and fearing that Morpheus
would again carry her captive to his misty dominion, she kept calling, "Judy!
Judy ! O Judy ! du git out o' bed, and come quickly, for I ff// xr Archibald's
a-dying." "Who's there?" shouted the doctress. "Why, I'm Dorothy, wife
of Archible Hussey; my old man's a-dying an' we haint a sprig o' pennj'-
rial nor lady's-delight in the house. Du, Judy, you hurry and find your rutes
and airbs and come follow me." The old rickety bedstead now began to
creak, a chair was heard to rattle, and a tall, spectral-looking form in fium-
meried cap and etherial robe might have been seen darting about the room.
At last the doctress was dressed, found her rutes-and-airbs basket and,
with a pair of old stocking-feet pulled over her shoes, she followed Dorothy
Hussey home. Archibald had his ear bent and heard the ground jar near
the house with the pronounced tread of Dorothy and Judy. As they entered
the door-yard they heard a terrible groan and Dorothy sighed with a degree of
relief as she exclaimed, "Archible's a-livin." Softly the two women entered
the room of the sick and dying — bed. Archibald was lying with his face to
the 7c'a// : the place dying people are said to look at last. Such agony as
racked his frame ! Bending over him his sweating consort inquired in tones
soaked in pity ; " Archi-ble, Archi-ble, be you a-dying ? " •' I d-d-do-n-t
k-n-o-w, I'm in an aw-ful con-dit-ion. Where's the doc-tress?" "Judy, she's
right here; she cum's quick's she cleverly could."
One of Archibald's arms lay limp upon the outside of the bed and the
doctress lifted the heavy hand and touched the pulse. Archibald held his
breath and the anatomical machinery seemed to stop, as the "clock stopped
s/io?-t when the old man died." Judy shook her head, laid down the hand, and
tiptoed out of the room, beckoning Dorothy to follow. Going to a corner of the
great kitchen, and looking toward the door through which they had emerged,
with a terrible expression upon her long visage, Judy Elecompain, in a loud
whisper, said; "Dorothy, I'm sorry to say enything to hurt ye, but stern duty
compels me to tell ye to prepare for the wust. Archi-ble's a-sinkin' awful
fast. Skeircely eny pult left. There's a rnor-tal in-tarnal diffi-kilty that's
consumin' his vi-tal-ity." "But can nothin' be dun for poor Archible?" piti-
fully asked Dorothy.
"Wall, we ken bathe his stumick with a little sparit, an' 'minister sum
soothin' tea ; that's all /ken du; it's tu late, Dorothy." Terrible groans and
incoherent ejaculations were escaping from the lips of Archibald. The two
women re-entered the room of the sick and dying man, and asked Archibald
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if he could be turned upon his back so that Judy might bathe his stuniick
with sparit. "I'll t-r-y," faintly replied Archibald. With slow and labored
movement, that had the appearance of beinjj almost superhuman, — Archibald
was a hefty man when in health — the groaning man tried to turn himself, but
sank backward with a despairiii}; si);h. " Let Uorothy'n 1 "sist ye, Archible,"
su<;j;esled the old doctress. They drew the heavy bedstead from the wall,
and by lifting on both sides they succeeded in turning the apparently helpless
man. 'I'liey uiibutt<jncd his shirt-front and sopjjed on the alcohol. His com-
monly hc.ilthy face appeared siuiinkeu and marked with great evidence of
distress: his |)ulse was weak and his breathing intermittent, alternating with
sighs and groans.
Dorothy was wringing her hands, wiping her red eyes with her bomba-
zine apron, and walking about the room on tiptoe. For a moment .Archibald
opened his eyes a little, and noticing his poor wife's disconsolate appearance
felt assured that she hadn't lost her first love, and faintly said, " Dor-o-thy,
my de-a-h don-'t w-e-e-p for m-e-e-e."
.■\fter some bumble-bee-berry-bark tea had been administered with the
teaspoon, Arciiihalil seemed to grow easier, and for a few moments the two
women retired to the kitchen for conference. Judy declared that nothing
more could be done for .Archibakl; that he was now sinking into a lethargy-
condition from vviiich he would have an easy transit across the mystical river,
and she luid betlcf go home and on iicr w.iy rouse some of the neighbors,
and send them out "agin the hour o' need." Hut the moist importunity of
Dorothy overcome the compasionale heart of the old doctress, and she con-
sented to stand by until the last. Going back to where .\rchibald lay in a
lethargy, Judy took a seat by his side to watch the flickering taper as the
attenuated wick burnt out in the socket. Looking toward the small stand at
the head of Archibald's bed, she noticed that the spirit bottle was empty.
Beckoning Dorothy to her side, she pointed to the bottle and whispered:
"He's out of his head." The first gray beams of the morning were now
bursting over the hills and objects in the room could be distinctly seen.
Turning quickly over with his face toward the watchers, .Vrchibald said '■
"Why, .\unt Judy, how came you out here?" Hefore he could finish his
.speech Judy exclaimed: " Poor Archible! he's wanderin' now." "Wanderin',
you tarnal old fool : not L" replied .Vrchibald in a strong voice. " \'ou take
your old chip basket of rutes and airbs and run right out on .Swanson's lane.
Dorothy, my good wife, get my breakfast: I must get up." The old doctress
seized her medicine basket just as .Archibald bounded upon the floor, and
rushed from the room screaming: " I'oor .\rchible ! Poor .Vrchiblel he's gone
crazy, gone crazy ! " She was seen no more on that morning, and when-
during the following afternoon, she saw him from her window, walking by
his great brown oxen, "Duke" and "Turk," as he had done aforetime, she
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declared that he was as one raised from the brink o' the grave, and that
Archibald Hussey might bless his stars all the remainder of his earthly sojourn
that on that doleful night when the pale horse was sweeping over the hill
his speed was arrested by the bumble-bee-berry-bark tea, administered by an
"exper'anced doctress named Judy Elecompain," who had left her own peace-
ful slumbers when filled with on-airthly felici-ty in the middle part of a blissful
dream, and waded across wet medders to 'leviate his suffrin's and suthe his
distressed body while bein' wracked with pain."
Archibald Hussey lived many years and was never weary of telling all
who came of his adventure with the old doctress. Dorothy, his faithful wife,
lived also and ever after that mysterious sickness would find cause to retire
from the room when Archibald came to the point in his narrative where she
"took on so." Judy Elecompain survived many years and always insisted that
"Archible Hussey would have been dead and buried this twenty years gone
passed had s/it- not, at jist the right moment when he was hoverin" on the pint
o' death, given him bumble-bee-berry-bark tea." Then Archibald would
laugh.
This story is not without its moral, but as there is a variety of tastes I
will give each reader liberty to point such an one as suits him best.
(QUAINT DEVICES.
The Fiirm-Hoiise Attic. — Sometimes the best furnished room in the
house. It was the lumber-room, store-room, and conservatory of such articles
of furniture as had "seen their best days," or were out of fashion and use.
Filled with silent memorials of the past, yet eloquent with reminders that some-
times touched the visitor's heart. A dusty place, with odors suggestive of
pennyroyal and motherwort; the undisturbed retreat of hornets and spiders.
Let us see what we can find here worthy of inspection and description.
The Meal Chest. — Here is a long affair on swallow-tailed legs, arranged
with several compartments within, in which the old housewives kept their yel-
low corn meal, the wheat, rye, and barley flour, the middlings, and shorts. It
was made of wide boards of "pumpkin pine," dovetailed at the corners, and
covered by a lid extending the whole length and attached to the back with
leathern hinges. When this capacious receptacle was well filled there was
contentment in the household and hope sang her cheering song; when the
housewife's "skimming-shell " scraped the bottom, she shuddered with mis-
givings and an.xiety.
"Chist o' Draws." — Here it is, standing against the wall, festooned
with cobwebs. It is a quaint, cumbersome article of furniture, made from
solid mahogany or cherry, and so faithfully put together that it stood the
wear and tear of several generations. Front posts carved into spiral form ;
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swell-front drawers: handles of ornamental pattern made of brass and cov-
ered with paper. Kni|)ty now. Within this jjreat receptacle was laid the bridal
robe when the younj; mother assumed the duties of domestic life and mother-
hood. Here she placed the carefully folded and delicately made little gar-
ments that awaited the advent of the first-born, and when a little one had been
snatched from the cradle and laid down in its narrow, cold house beside the
wood-lot, the dainty gowns and tiny shoes were sprinkled with the mother's
tears, and with fragrant rose leaves put away from sight in the lower drawer.
In another compartment were preserved such valuable articles as had been
presented to the wife at her marriage; and in others, the family linen and
light apparel. Here was kept the great leather pocketbook containing the
saved dollars and notes of hand. In the '"chist" at the top were deposited
the yeoman's bell-crowned fur hat and Molly's great churn bonnet. How
many times these drop handles have rattled at the touch of mother's hands:
how many times these heavy drawers revealed their treasures to her wistful
eyes! .Ml empty now, for mother is away.
Trmidh'-IJcdstt'ad. litre we have a phenomenally accommodating
and once useful article in which, like the traditional "bus," there was always
•' room for one more." The capacity of the trundle-bed or truckle-bed was
never exhausted ; it was often crowded, but never quite full. What a tangle
of curly heads, fat arms, and dumpling feet there used to be in this juvenile
couch! For twenty years in constant use and never vacant at night. l!ut the
boys and girls have long ago outgrown the old childhood nest, and that much
coveted household necessity, which ran on wheels and had supported so many
precious lives, was relegated to the dusty attic. l!y its low side many little
ones with clasped hands had knelt while a lo\ing mother taught them to say.
"Our Heavenly I'ather," or, "Now I lay me down to sleep."
(iJirfcr-IiOOiii. — There are few living to-day who could name this article.
It was made from a thin piece of board in which openings were cut longitud-
inally, leaving eight or ten slender bars, each of which was pierced with a
hot wire. 'I'lie whole was about eighteen inches long and ten inches in width.
With this simple instrument the old mothers wove worsted suspenders for
their husbands and sons, which were broad, elastic, and comfortable. These
were called "gallowses." It is doubtful if any one now living could properly
" draw in the web " for weaving on the garter-loom.
Foot-Stove. — Tucked away under the eaves we find this curious affair;
whether lantern, grain-sieve, or mouse-cage, who can tell ? I'art of wood, part
of tin; sides perforated like a giant nutmeg-grater; square, or nearly so; has
a "kiver," bail, and handle. .\nd what's the "consarn" for? Well, beloved,
when there were no stoves or furnaces to warm the meeting-houses; no fire
with the exception of that in the pulpit, and that a long way from the congre-
gation ; when sermons were two hours long and human beings were susceptible
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to cold the same as now, these tin foot-warmers, used before soap-stones and
mince pies were thought of for the purpose, were filled with hard-wood coals
alive from the hearth, and carried into the pews on the Sabbath to prevent
the blood from freezing.
Tin Kitchen. — Indeed! Ah, yes! not for a family to domicile in, how-
ever, but for the goose or turkey to roast in. A large cylinder of tin-plate,
thickly perforated and geared to a crank, to which a line and weight were
attached and wound up like an eight-day clock. A door opened from one side,
through which the fowl was thrust and fastened upon a "spit" within. This
revolving machine was placed before the farmer's open fire, a kitchen within
a kitchen, the weight hooked on and set a-going. It turned about the same
as an old-time overshot water-wheel. The polished tin "drew the heat" — so
the old women said — and the revolving oven exposed all sides of the roasting
fowl equally to the fire. Underneath was placed the great, broad " dripping-
pan" from which, at intervals, the housewife "basted" the goose or turkey
with her long-handled spoon. This invention was well adapted to the times,
and suited to the wide, open fireplace. A goose, "done to a turn" in the tin
kitchen, for toothsome flavor has never been excelled.
The Barn Lantern was calculated to disseminate light — in feeble, un-
certain rays. A tin cylinder, with a cone-like top, eighteen inches in height,
eight in diameter; full of holes as a skimmer — yes, fuller — cut in figures,
through which the light from the tallow-dip within struggled out. Not as
brilliant as the modern lantern, but more safe and quickly set a-going. It
was called a "barn lantern" because used by farmers when going to fodder
their cattle in the evening ; because hung upon the handle of a pitchfork stuck
into the hay-mow, suspended over the pile of corn in the barn floor, where the
husking was done. For these purposes the tin lantern stood in good stead ;
was especially favorable, negatively, to the bashful young ladies of whom
tribute was exacted for each red car of corn found when husking. What
weird, dancing figures the light, radiating from the rotary perforation, cast
upon the ground or snow when swinging in the farmer's hand ! By a few con-
servative old grandfathers the "barn lantern" is still used. May their light
never grow less.
The Iron Toaster. — Here was another very useful culinary article
adapted to the open fire and primitive methods of cooking. The instrument
was all of iron, hand-made by the blacksmith. How shall it be described ?
The principal part reminds me of a swinging bridge. The bed piece was an
iron plate, fourteen inches long and three in width. On both sides were
railings made from twisted, slender rods answering to the railing of the rustic
bridge. This bridge piece of the toaster was connected by a pivotal rivet to
a stand elevated some three inches upon legs ; this had a long, flat handle
with a ring at the end. Between the railings of the "bridge" slices of bread
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were stood on edge, the toaster placed before the coals in the fireplace, and
the work of toasting begun. When one side had been sufficiently browned a
turn was given to the bridge, and in an instant the ojiposite side was exposed
to the fire. I'pon a clean winged hearth, before a bright bed of coals, a
quantity of bread sufficient for a large family could be nicely toasted in a few
minutes while the housewife attended to her other duties. This bread, when
walloped in a bowl of creamy milk from the udder of C'rumple-horn, was
sweeter than anything belonging to the bread family ever tasted since our
boyhood days: wholesome, too, sir. Mow my mouth waters as I write!
Tlif IMliioii. What? .\ pillion, sir. ".Nnd what on airth's that for.' "
asked one of our old mothers who had never seen one. " Well," said I,
"when kastus kept the old mare he and Ruthy used to go down to I'arson
Coffin's meeting-house horseback ; in those days folks rode double, and Ruthy
she sat on the pillion ahint her husband and carried little Rob in her arms at
that." The old lady elevated her brows, glowered under her spectacles, held
up both hands, and in great amazement exclaimed, "Shoah!" "It was won-
nerful how these wimniin held on: howsomever, they seldom fell off." The
pillion was invented before the roads admitted of traveling in a two-wheeled
chaise ; when only bridle-paths had been cut through the woods from settle-
ment to .settlement and to distant towns. The simple contrivance consisted
of a large, sc|uare, leather cushion that was attached to the man's saddle
behind, and had a foot-rest, suspended by two straps, backed by the nigh side
of the horse. " Hut if the mare fell into a canter, what then .' " inquired my
old lady friend. 1 replied with great gravity, "Why, she clung to her hus-
band, as all good women should." "l)u tell," said she. Long journeys were
made on the pillion, and the wealthy and genteel rode on them when visiting
the city.
SiHl<ll<'-ltai;s. •• I'ray tell what these were for," asked .Aunt I'atience,
as I took them down from the collar-beams, 'i'hese, like the pillion, were use-
ful when going on a journey. They were strapped to the saddle behind and
rested against the sides of the horse. In these commodious, leather receptacles
the doctor of physic carried drugs for his patients, and in them the doctor of
divinity carried medicine for his parishioners; 1 mean their Jiibles, hymn books,
religious tracts, and written sermons. When not otherwise occupied, a baiting
of grain was carried therein for the horse. Very useful in their day, were the
saddle-bags.
TIlP SlllllSjI<'-^I*>lil»l. This instrument was found about every pioneer's
wood-house. It was the constant companion of the shingle-weaver. Some-
times called a "bundling-mould." L'sed for bundling shaved shingles in early
days. A light, low frame supported upon short, upright standards which
extended a foot above the main frame ; between these the assorted shingles
were laid in stacks containing a quarter of a thousand. Bundling-sticks were
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put on, twisted withes used for binders, and the work was done. Bundling-
moulds must be standard size, and were "sealed" the same as weights and
measures. The shingle-weaver caught with a mould narrower than required
by law was branded as a fraud and scamp by the lumber dealer and usually
lost the market for his wares.
Jingle-Wrisjht. — This was an ingenious device used by teamsters. It
was constructed with a sliding link, so adjusted that when attached to the yoke
ring between the chains by which the two yoke of oxen were attached to the
plow, the draft was perfectly equalized without any loss of energy. No asso-
ciation of the best words in our generous vocabulary is adequate to elucidate
to the mind of the reader the form and combination of this useful invention.
It was carried in the teamster's pocket when not in use.
Cliebobbill Sled. — This was a sort of cross between a tree and bob-sled.
The runners were formed from the crooked trunk of birch, beech, or maple.
It had but one bunk or cross-bar which was connected loosely to the runners
by oak treenails that fell into grooves in said bunk. Above was a crescent-shaped
beam, also held in place by the treenails. Between the forward ends a heavy
roller was fixed and the great, mongrel instrument was ready for use. It was
strong and sufficiently loose-jointed and flexible to crawl over the uneven sur-
face of the woodland road. Hundreds of these abandoned "chebobbins"
are rotting in the logging swamps of Maine to-day.
Sloven Cart. — This was a sort of rack for hauling hay, straw, and corn-
fodder. There were tall stakes or standards rising from the bed pieces but
not protected by top rails. They were dangerous, unwieldy vehicles and many
injuries were caused by falling upon the tapering stakes. The modern railed
hay-rack is a great improvement and may be called elegant in comparison with
the old-fashioned "sloven" cart.
Wooden Plow. — This "grew " like Topsy. Who would think of finding
the mould-board of a farmer's plow in the forest.' This was where they were
found. The plow-maker had his twisted ideal and carved his plow to the same
twist, if he could. Opinions differed as to the best curves for the mould-board
of the wooden plow ; that is, in order to secure easy draft and good work.
When the principal part of the plow had been worked into the proper form,
it was plated with narrow strips of steel to obviate wear, facilitate cleavage,
and strengthen the wood. A steel point was then attached which held the
foot of the coulter or sward-cutter. The beam and handles were heavy, clumsy,
and rudely made. When well formed, the wooden plow did fairly good work
on mellow soil, but if interwoven with small roots or interlarded with stones
the old thing just rooted along, tearing up patches of earth here and there.
Compared with these coarse turf-manglers the modern steel plow is a luxury
to the farmer.
The Axle-Tree. — A name applied to the wooden axles used in all kinds
80 OLD riMES ON THE SAVO.
of team carts and wagons in early clays. Probably called axlc-/rr<', because
the tree from which it was made had changed but little in the transformation.
They were usually hewed from the trunk of rock-maple or a curly birch. The
tapering ends were worked into proper form with drawing knife and rasp.
Iron "dogs " were driven into the wood on the under side to obviate wear and
friction where the short iron wheel-boxes came into contact with the axle-tree.
Through each end, to hold the wheels in place, "linch pins" were inserted.
Mortises were made in the body of the axle for the forks of the cart-tongue,
wiiicli were dovetailed in and secured by long keys. After a generous appli-
cation of lard the wheels were made to turn, and by constant use wore the
axle smooth.
P(»d-Aliiriirs. -These tools were the product of the common blacksmith,
1 sujjpose. They were heavy, unfinished, and exceedingly annoying to a
nervous man. Concave and convex, destitute of any "wor-rum" to give them
draft, but supplied with a "lip" turned down at the end. They were encour-
aged to enter the wood by making little hens' nests with a gouge for them.
Then, before starting on their slow, reluctant journey, much muscular force
must be applied to the broad and long cross-handle above. .After much lubri-
cating to reduce friction to a minimum, away the squealing old thing went,
liable to emerge anywhere, and at any time of day. The holes left by these
"boriers," as they were named in old documents, were neither round nor octa-
gon, but rough as a mouse-hole. Moderate swearing would probably have
been a relief to one who was compelled to bore holes for harrow teeth with a
pod-augur.
I{ow-M(HlI(ls, -The heavy bows for working oxen were made in early
limes, as now, from the best walnut or hickory, with the rind or inside bark
left on to prevent breakage when bending. Upon the side of a large log a
"form" was cut in relief or made from a plank and treenailed on. Around
this, at intervals, were holes and adjustable pins to hold the bow in place when
bent around the "form." The bow-rods were dressed into suitable form,
thoroughly steamed to make them pliable, and after securing one end to the
mould with a hand-pin, the other end was bent around the form with a lever
and piece of rope. When a bow had remained in place until seasoned it was
removed and another put upon the mould. If tie-bows were wanted for the
barn, they were turned into form in the same way.
Tln' IJi'ick-Moiild.— We allude to the primitive pattern having three
cells or compartments. Much the same as a modern brick-mould but itstd
differently. In the early days, the man who built, or was to build, a chimney
luintetl for a clay |)it and made his own bricks. The clay, sand, and water
were mixed and incorporated by driving oxen about upon the mass. The clay
was taken from the vat and beaten into the mould by hand, then leveled with
a scraper and carried to llie drying-yard. This process was slow and laborious,
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but bricks thus made, if well burnt, were of excellent quality. These moulds
were made of any light wood, dovetailed at the corners and furnished with cleat
handles at the ends ; they were slightly larger on one side to facilitate the
removal of the moulded bricks.
Natural Forins. — When there were but few tools in the settlements,
Nature did much, very much, for the new-comer. If the farmer's scythe
required a new "snead," why he went to the woods with his axe and cut some
deformed sapling that had grown from under a log, or about a round stone,
dressed it down somewhat with draw-shave, fastened the " nebs" on with an
iron "neb-wedge," hung the scythe with heavy iron ring and "heel-wedge,"
and away he went for his "blue-jint medder." These serpentine "sneads"
were well adapted to boulders, stumps, and cradle-knolls; why, they'd wind
around and weave in and out with wonderful facility. If a sled-runner was
wanted it was hewed from a tree having a bend or large, crooked root. Har-
rows were cut from the forks of birch or maple, the dentistry attended to, the
clevis-pin hole bored, the team hitched on, and away she went, jumping and
scratching among the roots and rocks. When Siah wanted a "thill" for
his cart or wagon, he "sarched the wood lot for an artificial one" as he said
to a neighbor. Crooked yokes for oxen that had lost a mate, or hames for the
horses, were shaped from such trees, or limbs from trees, as had grown, by
reason of some accident or obstruction, into abnormal and irregular forms.
Gambrels, long-handled pot-hooks for the brick oven, hay-hooks, tool-hooks,
and canes for lame men were all cut in the forest. If they were not very
symmetrical or handsome, they were strong and formidable.
For bowls, gourd shells were used; for spoons, small clam shells; for
skimming shells, the shells of a hen clam ; for buckets, bark peeled from the
birch tree ; for feed-boxes, rings cut from a hollow hemlock or pine ; for sheep-
yokes and geese-yokes, forks cut from a tree limb. Mallets were formed from
an oak knurl with the handle of the same piece. Pins for bundles and coarse
cloth were spines from the thorn tree ; pens for writing made from crow quill
or goose quill. Brooms for the house were of green hemlock ; every house-
wife could "pick a broom," hold it between her knees to tie the string on, and
drive the pointed handle in by hard thumping on the hearth-stone. Brushes
for the fireside were made of a turkey's wing ; for the fur hat and velvet cape,
of a fox's tail. Chairs were bottomed with elm rind, and corn fields strung to
keep off crows with the same material. Door mats were braided from flags;
cushions were filled with moss gathered from decaying spruces. Traps for
animals were made from a small log supported by the "figury-four."
Coru-Husking. — The crop of Indian corn was usually the first harvest
gathered by the settler from the black-faced ground ; it was of great value to
the increasing household. The growing maize was guarded and defended
from marauding bears and other "varmints" with vigilance and heroism.
82 OLD TIMES oy THE SACO.
and when the ripened car burst from llic husk the family was sure of bread.
IJcfore capacious barns were built the corn was brouj^ht from the rick on
a "sloven cart" and piled in lonj; heaps upon the green sward near the
house. (Ireat preparations were made for the corij-huskings without and
within doors. .Mong the heaps saw-blocks were placed : upon these boards
laid for the buskers' seat. While the "winunin folks" were busy making
puddings, pics, jumbles, and cakes besprinkled with caraway seeds, the men
were forwarding the invitation, "Come to our husking," to every home in
the plantation. These announcements were hailed with gladness by old
and young, and due care taken to be on the husking floor in season. The
farmers round about came in from their fields at an earlier hour to do the
milking; their wives and daugiiters were ilressed in tidy gowns ready for a
twilight walk across lots.
These occasions were made remarkably enjoyable. .Vctivities and festiv-
ities were united. Labor was invested with recreative pleasure and toil light-
ened by social intercourse. The husking became a beneficent institution. No
modern jollification would bear comparison with these old-time meetings.
,M1 hands came together in exuberant spirits and engaged in the labor and
amusement of the hour with hearty good-will. The crusty, suspicious old pre-
cisionist had not then emerged from unknown obscurity; the fussy old maid
was not present unless born in the house. Modern restraints, under the sham
name of "good form," belonged to undiscovered regions. They told well-
seasoned stories, they ejected side-splitting jokes, they sang rollicking songs,
they gave voice to robust mirth and shouted lustily in their honest glee.
It was customary for the lassies to have a seat on the corn pile; why not?
the laddies were there. When a nv/ear of corn was found somebody's plum|) ,
cheek must pay tribute to the choice of the gallant. This was involved in
the doctrine of foreordination, so heartily believed in by the young people
at that time — and now. No wonder that farmers' daughters shelled rcil corn
into their fathers' seed basket on the sly. The more bright-colored corn at the
old-fashioned husking, the more ruddy cheeks and primitive sweetness. Sec?
What shouting round the corn heap when some one announced, ".\nother red
ear found ! " Then there was a disturbance among the husks, and the non-
reluctant maiden received the salutation predestinated to be given.
There was no hurry about husking and the baskets were not all carried
to the chamber until midnight; that was not a late hour on such an occasion.
When the husking floor had been cleared the party gathered about the long,
groaning tables. The white-capped old dames and beruffled dow.agers were
in the kitchen jiouring the coffee and "dishing out" the food, while winsome
damsels with sparkling eyes and sly winks — why, a wink was more significant
then than a whole evening of gush is now — were busily " waitin' on the table."
Compliments of superlative degree anent the excellence of the food and the
OLD TIMES ON THE SAGO. 83
attractiveness of the waitresses were in vogue and were sent forth in great
abundance.
Supper finished, the extemporized tables, having served their " day and
gineration," were quickly pitched out the door, and the floor cleared for a
dance. The squeak of a fiddle was heard and the sets formed. The figures
were of the old geometrical sort, and the evolutions were performed with mus-
cular demonstration if not with gracefulness. One thing is certain; the music
did not monopolize the noise. The tripping in those days was not done by
"the light fantastic toe," for the clatter of heavy shoes was heard as some
nimble-footed rustic made the floor smoke with the friction between sole
leather and "norroway pine" while going through the double shuffle. The
robust arm cordially encircled the pliable waist without a "corset bone"
between and was tangible enough to make an impression; sometimes a depres-
sion. These old-time dancers put some buckram into the exercise and made
their feet tingle with the rush of a rejuvenating circulation.
While the young folk were "honing down the floor" within, the old men
about the door-yard were bragging about the, courage and prowess of their
prime, and rubbed in the stories with the half-challenge, " If you don't believe
it, sir, just take a holt here and see." To the elderly people it was "gittin'
late," and they wended drowsily homeward; to the frolicking lads and lassies
it was "airly," and they kept their feet a-going; yea, before the "sparks"
had convoyed their sweethearts home the feathered heralds of the morning,
with clarion cry from the collar-beam, were proclaiming the coming dawn.
We believe these occasions were, as a rule, beneficial. Such assembling
of the isolated settlers stimulated fresh tributaries of thought and lifted the
toiling people from the ruts of a struggling existence. Under the exhilerating
effect of such prudent pastimes cares flew away like a flock of frightened
birds. The festivities invested farm life with a charm that bound the sons and
daughters to the generous soil, and these became the noble yeomanry who
have sent forth our ablest statesmen and scholars. All the modern sociables,
suppers, whist parties, and evening waltzes boiled down to a jelly would be
but a drop in the bucket or the dust of the balance compared to one of these
old-fashioned "rincktums" or "frolics" enjoyed a hundred years ago. And
there was utility in the recreation, for they husked out the corn.
Grain-Threshing. — This lively employment might properly be called
the "reveille of flails." The threshing of grain was early mentioned in sacred
history. Threshing floors were made by beating down circular plots of ground;
these were enclosed, were permanent, and became known as landmarks. In
early times the grain was separated from the straw by driving oxen about upon
it in the threshing floor. Thus it was written : " Thou shalt not muzzle the
mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." The "sharp, threshing instrument
having teeth," mentioned in scripture, was a kind of drag containing corrugated
84 OLD TIMES ON THE SACO.
rollers, which was drawn over the grain in the- threshing floor by oxen, the
driver, meanwhile, sitting upon it.
The use of the Hail was known to the eastern nations at a very remote
period as proven by sculptured threshers found in Kgyptian ruins. The pro-
|)hetic writer, Isaiah, saith : "For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing
instrument, neither is a cartwheel turned about upon the cummin : but fitches
are beaten out with a start, and the cummin with a rod." Rattle of the flails!
It was insjjiration to the ears of many a farmer's boy who is now far from the
old homestead and feeble with the weight of years. Rap, rap, rap ! From early
morning until the dinner hour ; from the nooning until sundown, the barn floor
resounded with the noise of alternating flail strokes.
The great barn doors were open, and a small one in the rear. It would
be an October dav. The bundles of ripened wheat and rye had been brought
to the scaffold, and were now ready for the flails ; flails of white oak or hickory;
handle called the " stalT," and "swingle " lashed together by an eel skin passed
through an eyelet and swivel. In the hay-mows, fragrant with clover and honey-
suckle, mellow apples have been hid away for the threshing time. The noisy
hens are cackling upon a beam overhead. The bundles of wheat are laid in
order across the barn floor, the heads in the middle: two tiers, each having
si.\ bundles. On either side the two threshers take their stations, and swing
the humming flails upon the bounding bundles. .\t first there is a rebound of
the springy straw, a stubborn resistance against the invading flagellation, and
the sound is like that of the muffled drum beat ; but after a little time, the
whole mass becomes broken, and the responsive barn floor is made vocal with
noisy clatter. Round and round go the threshers ; rap, rap, rap, go the flails,
and the kernels of grain fly up from the increasing heap.
When one side has been thoroughly beaten, the bundles are turned over
and the same process repeated. .\s one of the threshers retreats down the
barn floor the other advances; then he retreats and is promptly followed by
the first. As one flail swingle comes down the other goes up, anil the rap, rap,
rap, is as regular as the "cooper's march " played upon the truss-hoop.
But flails were dangerous things in careless hands ; radical things to hold
a discussion with. Look out for broken flail strings! Woe betide the thresher
who himself gets threshed. When a swingle is broken from the stafi^ and sails
aloft, beware of the downward stroke. Accidents rarely occur when old hands
are on the threshing floor ; such swing their flails with nice precision, and the
alternating blows, falling without a break in their time, indicate the skill of the
performers.
The cheerful farmers intersperse the music of the rattling instruments
with conversation; they sing and whistle to the tune of the flails.
When a "flooring" has been well beaten and the grain is all separated
from the straw, it is shaken out with forks and raked away. The wheat or
OLD TIMES ON THE SACO. 85
rye is then pushed against the bulk-head at the bay side, and another flooring
thrown down. And so the lively exercise goes on. It is very wholesome
withal ; it throws the shoulders back, expands the lungs, and causes the blood
to dance.
When there was a "rick" covered with four acres of burnt-ground rye, a
generous wheat field, several tons of barley and oats, buckwheat, beans and
peas, one might hear the rattle of flails for weeks together in the barns all
about the neighborhood. When the wind was " favorable " the sound of flails
could be heard distinctly more than a mile. Two farmers living near, if they
were not "agin one tother " would often "change work" and assist each other
in grain-threshing.
The winnowing was done by hand with a shovel or half-bushel measure.
Barn doors wide open, and a brisk wind sweeping through ; then the farmer
by dexterity shakes the grain upon the floor and the chaff is blown away.
Men now living, who were children on a Saco valley farm when threshing
time came, will remember the rattle of the flail almost as well as the "patter
of the shingle."
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( 1 1 A 1< I » \ 1 N P2S may be properly called the founder of Saco valley
.scUlciiiciUs. He visited the coast of Maine as early as 1609, and
was an iniiabitant licrc almost constantly for thirty years thereafter.
^ III- was liic trustid ajjent of Sir Ferdinando Georges, who failed
to induce tile Knglisli people to come over to New Kngland and establish
permanent homes because of the exaggerated reports that had reached them
regarding the severity of the long winters. To prove the possibility of living
comfortably on the coast of Maine, (Jeorjjes sent Vines over in 1616, with
instructions to remain with his conipanions and test the rigor of the climate.
The winter was passed in the sheltered basin now known as Biddeford Pool.
From that time the locality was called Winter Harbor. That Vines estal>
lished a settlement here prior to 1623 is proved by a statement made by
(leorges that year relating to Agamenticus. He said they had more hope of
establishing a permanent plantation there from the fact that "there had been
settled some years before, not far away, Mr. Richard Vines, a servant of whose
care and diligence he had formerly made much trial." In his voyages to our
coast subsequent to 1616, Vines made Winter Harbor his headquarters. He
probably erected houses here and kept up the settlement until he had secured
his patent, which embraced the locality.
One of the conditions of the grant was that Vines and his associate. John
Oldham, should transport fifty persons to the colony within seven years "to
plant and inhabit there." The first settlements were along the borders of the
.sea, at (loosefair. Winter Harbor, the Lower Ferry, and on the lands now trav-
ersed by the ferry road, where many indications of pioneer homes long re-
mained to mark the spots where the emigrants to the new world built their
first cabins.
Let us look backward two hundred and lifty years, and from that early
period of the Saco valley history take a mental survey of the settlement, the
domestic conditions of those who composed the primitive community, and
note the march of improvement that followed the deprivations, hardships,
and toil of the pioneers.
Clustered about the rim of the little harbor were a few rude, low-walled,
clay-plastered, dingy log huts, inhabited by families whose speech smacked of
Cornwall and llevonshirc- in the mother country. The names of some of these
have been found and will appear with all we know about them in their appro-
WINTER H ABB on SETTLEMENT.
priate place. The men were busily employed clearing the land for husbandry
or engaged in fishing upon the adjacent sea. Along the shore were boats and
fish-flakes. Upon the sea-wall the forms of stately pines and venerable oaks
were reflected upon the green-glazed surface of the incoming tide, and the
constant roar of surging ocean filled the ears of women busy at the wheel
and loom.
The early morning found thin wreath.s of smoke rising through the over-
hanging trees from a dozen wooden-muzzled chimneys indicating the existence
of human habitations. Under the wide-spreading hemlock close at hand the
red man's wigwam stood neighbor to the white man's cabin. Here he curried
his tanned moose-skin with tool of stone, while his beauty-admiring squaw,
with stained quills of the bristling porcupine, ornamented her buft' moccasins
with many a strange device.
At the settler's fireside Squando smoked his pipe of stone or hailed the
white fishermen from his swift-gliding canoe upon the river, while his ashen
paddle kept time with the stroke of the boatman's rattling oar. Mugg Heagon
was no stranger in the settlement and learned his broken English at the
hearth-stone of the hardy pale face. Squaws planted corn on the sandy
uplands with their clam-shell hoes, within hail of the white man's door, unmo-
lested and unmolesting.
At Goosefair, Thomas Rogers cultivated his mellow garden, where grew
the apple and the grape. Waddock and his successors, Haley and Patterson,
conveyed travelers across the Saco at the lower ferry, and the latter kept an
ordinary for entertaining strangers. Magnus Redland, who had spent his
early years upon the turbulent waters of the wild North sea, was now shaving
shingles and clapboards upon the river bank near his stockaded dwelling at
Rendezvous Point, while his capable sons were wielding the mallet and a.xe
in the ship-yard near at hand.
Paths wound along the riverside and through the woodlands from house
to hamlet. A stranger approaching on horseback from the westward would be
surrounded by a group of curious spectators when he drew rein at some cabin
door. When a strange vessel was espied in the harbor all ages and sexes
hastened down to the place of landing to learn from whence the voyagers came
and the character of their mission. Communication was kept up between the
settlement and the towns westward, and in passing from place to place nearly
all went over the more safe "sea-road." With the arrival of vessels came
intelligence from friends and kindred at Marblehead and Ipswich, from Ports-
mouth and Kittery, from Agamenticus and Arundel; sometimes from loved ones
across the wide Atlantic. What joyous excitement prevailed when a ship
came to anchor in the harbor having on board emigrants who had come from
Old England to establish homes alongside of those who were already domi-
ciled at Saco !
88 niXTKli llAliliUli SKTrLEMEST.
The furnishinij of the eiirly settlers' homes was meagre and practical. A
heavy plank settle at the tireside, heavy oaken chests brought across the sea,
a deal table on the puncheoned floor, some pewter plates and earthen bowls
in a rack at the wall-side, fishing lines and nets lianging about the chimney, a
pair of heavy oars overhead, this was about all that the visitor would have
seen there.
I'ntil the white man's fire-water had been used as a medium for defraud-
ing the red hunter of the spoils of the chase, and imprudent seamen had
angered Squando by the unwarranted overturn of a canoe containing his wife
and child, all went well in the settlement on the Saco; but once the hatchet
had been raised, all the horrors and sufferings incident to savage warfare were
experienced.
The stranger passing over the well-graded, farm-bordered Kerry road
today views historic ground at every turn. The stately mansions, fronted by
broad, green yards and shaded by the graceful foliage of enormous elms, indi-
cate a period of agricultural prosperity, and these records of the past are true
to fact; but the gaze of him whose mind has become excited by perusing the
historic page touches an era more remote, and his conjuring imagination broods
over the early settlement with all the lights and shadows of its startling life,
its dangers and heart aches. He sees the unmerciful savages approaching the
humble home of Humphrey Scamman ; sees them driving the mother and son
before them, and compelling the father to join them in captivity ; thinks of
the weary, famished, and footsore prisoners making their way through tangled
swamps, along the water-courses and over Hinty pathways toward Canada, and
imagines the forebodings that possessed them as they contemplated the slavery
that awaited them among the French. With mental vision the considerate
traveler beholds the boy fleeing for his life on horseback, guiding the running
beast by reins extemporized from his garters, and the commotion of the occu-
pants of the fort as he makes known the startling intelligence that the Indians
were in the neighborhood.
If it be night one may be transported to the time when the lurid flames
from the settlers' burning dwellings drove back the darkness and threw a weird
light over the adjacent field and forest, while the blood-curdling yells of the
demoniac heathen rend the air.
If familiar with the annals of the settlement, he beholds the disheartened
planters and fishermen packing up their most valuable household belongings,
and hurrying away from the only homes they had known in New Kngland, to
become exiles among strangers, or to seek shelter in the dwellings of their
kindred farther westwartl along the coast.
The ominous clouds of war are dispelled for a season, and the venture-
.soine settler emerges from his place of retireineqt and wanilers back to the
scattered hamlet on the Saco to find his fields overgrown with weeds and
WINTER lIABBOn SETTLEMENT. 89
bushes and the grass flourishing between the openings in his cabin floor. No
voice of husbandman is heard ; no hail of fisherman from the lonesome sea.
He goes from house to house, peers in for a moment at the open door, then
proceeds on his melancholy errand of inspection. Here and there he pauses
to view the half-burned timbers of a settler's dwelling that had been marked
for destruction before the evacuation of the place, and at Goosefair picks an
apple from the forsaken orchard that became historic.
Passing downward in his survey, the pensive reader of history finds a
community fast increasing in numbers and in a flourishing condition ; a com-
munity composed of men and women representing various nationalities where
the Englishman's half-spelled words are exchanged for the broad speech of the
man from Caledonia, and the Irishman's rich brogue mingles with the Aca-
dian's plaintive accent. Mills have been rebuilt and busy workmen are load-
ing vessels at the river-mouth with the newly sawed lumber. The keels have
been laid in the ship-yard and the ringing voice of mallet and hammer may
be heard at the river-side.
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tract of land on the east side of Swackadoclt river, which extended
four miles on the sea-shore and eight miles back into the country,
the patentees beinj; Thomas Lewis and Richard Honython, who
took formal possession of this territory, in the presence of five witnesses,
June 28, 1631, but for unexplained causes no entry of the grant was made on
the province records until April j, 1731, a hundred years after taking seizin
of the patent." Saco was organized by Massachusetts commissioners about
the time of submission to the jurisdiction of that province, in 1653, and the
liouiularies remained as designated in the original patent until commissioners
appointed by the (leneral Court reported, Oct. 18, 1659, "that the dividing
line between Cape Porpoise and Saco shall be that stream called Little river,
next unto William Scadlock's new dwelling-hou.se unto the first fall of said
river; thence upon a northwest line into the country until eight miles be
expired. The dividing line between Saco and Scarborough shall be that liver
cominoniy called Little river next unlo Scarborough, and from the mouth of
said river shall run ujjon a clue northwest line into the country unto the extent
of eight miles."
'i'hese boundaries have not been legally changed, but in consequence of
variations in the course of Little river near its mouth by lapse of time, it is
now uncertain where the original line touched the sea. Unfortunately the
commissioners who were authorized to establish the boundary of the town
did not follow the patent line on that side, and, consequently, more than
//ir,Y Ihoiisiind mns that were included within the original grant are now in
Scarborough, and many estates that had been bounded by the patent line, as
designated by tiie Plymouth grant, have been cut in two, resulting in much
inconvenience to the owners.
From the time Richard Nines and his companions passed the winter of
1616-17 at the mouth of the river the settlement on both sides of the Saco
was known as Winter Harbor. In 1653 this plantation was organized as
Saco; in the year 17 iS incorporated as Piddeford, and so remained until 1762,
when the territory and population on tiie east side of the river were incor-
porated as Pepperillboroiigh, for Sir William Pei)i)erill. who was an owner of
extensive lands and other property there. This unwieldy name was exchanged
for that of Saco, Feb. 23, 1805.
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We shall never know the names of all the early settlers on the Lewis and
Bonython patent; some of them, however, appear on the ministerial rate-book
for 1636, as follows: Thomas Lewis, Capt. Richard Bonython, Henry War-
wick, Clement Greenway, Henry Watts, and Richard Foxwell. The two latter
were left on the Scarborough side when the town line was established; but
Foxwell, who was son-in-law of one of the patentees, stated before the General
Court in 1640 that he had for four years or thereabouts lived in the right of
Capt. Richard Bonython, who settled him there and gave him as "much free-
dome and privilege as by virtue of his Patent he could, either for plant,
ing, fishing, fowling, or the like, which was the main cause of his settling
there."
As a condition of the patent to Lewis and Bonython required them to
settle fifty persons in the plantation within seven years, it is probable that in
1636, when the six names of inhabitants above mentioned were recorded, there
were many others domiciled there whose names we do not find. We know
that the number of settlers was augmented from time to time by descendants
of English families down to about 17 18, when a number of Scotch-Irish came
and contributed nuich .strength to the colony.
BIDDEFORD.
The name was derived from a market town and seaport in Devonshire,
England, from whence some of the early settlers are said to have emigrated.
Old Biddeford (by the ford) is situated on both sides of the Torridge, and
united by a stone bridge of twenty-four arches, 677 feet long. Principal
industries, manufacture of ropes, sails, leather, and earthenware.
The territory from which Biddeford was formed was granted by the Coun-
cil of Plymouth to Richard Vines and John Oldham, Feb. i, 1630. It was
of the same area as that on the easterly side of Saco river, namely, beginning
at the mouth of said river it extended on the sea-coast westerly four miles,
and eight miles back into the wilderness. Formal possession was taken by
Vines, before nine witnesses, June 23, 1630.
We have no means of ascertaining how many inhabitants were present
when Mr. Vines took seizin of his land. He had made several voyages from
Old England to Wjnter Harbor since he spent the winter there in 1616-17,
and as he had obligated himself to transport fifty persons into the colony
within seven years "to plant and inhabit there," we may believe that he had
a considerable number of settlers with him when his patent was granted. The
following names of inhabitants on the ministerial rate-book represent a few
of the early settlers, but some of these lived on the east side of the river :
Richard Vines, Henry Board, Thomas Williams, Samuel Andrews, William
Scadlock, John ^^'adlaw, Robert Sankey, Theophilus Davis, George Frost,
'.»'2 ri.ASTATlO.S AM) TOWysIIW SKTTLKMKyrs.
John I'arker, John Smith, Robert Morgan, Richard Hitchcock, Thomas Page,
antl Anil)ro.se Herry.
The colonists took up loo acres each on which Vines gave them leases,
copies of which may be found in full on the records of V'ork county. Vines
gave a lease to John West, in 1638, of an estate that had been improved and
on whic h there was a dwelling-house, for the long term of ouf thousand years :
the annual rent to be two shillings and one capon. Rent payment on another
lease was to be "live shillings, two days' work, and one fat goose" annually.
The patent was transferred by Mr. Vines in 1645, as the following certifi-
cate of the sale will show :
"I Richard X'ines of Saco, CJentleman, have bargained and .sold the
patent unto Robert Childs, Ksq., Dr. of Phisick, and given him livery and
seizin upon the 20th day of October, 1645, in presence of .Mr. .\dam Winthrop
and .Mr. 15enjamin Cillinan."
Childs was an Englishman, returned to the old country and evidently sold
in turn to [ohn lieex & Co., London merchants, who were interested in saw-
milling on the coast and owned considerable timber here. I'rom these gentle-
men William Phillips of Boston, purchased the patent in 1658-59 for ninety
pounds, and took formal possession in 1659, in presence of two witnesses.
ImnKtiiately after this, to obviate any question that might arise respecting
titles and claims, the inhabitants made an agreement with Phillips by which
those who had received leases of land from Vines should "freely, forever here-
after enjoy the same, with all the privileges contained in such their leases
and possessions, both they and their heirs and assigns forever, for and in
consideration of paying one day's work for each lease, if it be demanded
within the year, and yearly." Phillips bound himself in the sum of six pounds
sterling to each man in case his title to the patent should prove invalid.
.\ controversy arose between the town and Mr. Phillips, which being car-
ried to the (jeneral Court that body authorized a committee composed of three
gentlemen to settle the same. After due consideration of issues involved
the committee made the following award : "That the town of Saco shall have
belonging to it all the land lying within the bounds hereafter mentioned, viz.,
from Winter Harbor to S^co river mouth, and from thence up along the river
toward the falls as far as the house of Ambrose Perr)-, and from thence a line
to run on a square toward Cape Porpoise so far as the bo^mds of said Saco
go that way, and so unto the sea. and so along the sea unto Winter Harbor,
receiving out of this tract the sea-wall, beginning at a pond half a mile south-
ward from the mill, commonly called Duck pond, and running from the said
pond to the mill, and from thence to the rock of land on which Roger Spencer
livcth, with the marshes adjoining the sea-wall, not exceeding forty rods broad
from said wall; antl also a neck of land commonly called Parker's Neck; also
sixty acres of woodland adjoining to an allotment late in possession of Wood-
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man Leighton, now in possession of Lieut. Phillips; also sixty acres of land
lying between Mr. Hitchcock's house and Saco river mouth, where Lieut.
Phillips shall make choice of it in any land not in lease, which aforesaid tract
of land so bounded shall be disposed of by the townsmen of Saco, either for
commons or otherwise, as they shall see cause, unto which disposal of the
aforesaid tract Lieut. Phillips doth consent. And all contracts made by any
other possessor of any land within the limits of the patent of Saco, which
did belong unto Mr. Richard Vines, with Lieut. Phillips are to stand good.
And such possessors of land within the said limits as have not yet contracted
for their land that they do possess are to pay the like proportion of rent which
those do who have already contracted. i\nd all other lands laid out within
the limits of the patent of Mr. Vines, excepting that neck of land where R.
Spencer dwelleth, which said neck is bounded by the sea-wall next it adjoin-
ing, to belong unto Mr. Phillips. "
To make his title more secure Lieut. Phillips purchased an extensive area
of land of the Indian, Mugg Heagon, deeded in 1664; and the original set-
tlers received confirmation of their titles from the patentee and the town
supervisors.
We have devoted considerable space to this subject to show with what
difficulties the pioneers secured any permanent title to their lands and how
they were menaced by the conflicting claims of rival owners. In all their
embarrassments, however, they had one source of refuge by appeal to the
General Court, and here they could look for justice.
FOUNDERS OF SACO AND BIDDEFORD.
"Massachusetts, the mother of Maine," is a phrase that might long ago
have been relegated to the repository of unfounded error, but for the inexcus-
able ignorance or wilful disregard of truth exhibited by modern writers of
our colonial history (?) who seem to find infinite pleasure in misleading the
average reader by the use of this and kindred forms of expression. Indeed,
the impression extensively prevails that the founders of our plantations on the
coast of Maine were families of Massachusetts birth who had, perforce, like
bees, swarmed from an over-crowded hive to find a "pitching place" to the
eastward. Admitting this to be a "half-truth" it must be characterized as
worse than absolute falsehood.
Confining ourselves to the settlements on the Saco river we shall find an
example that will abundantly sustain our position. Of John Oldham, one of
the original patentees, it was said : " He hath, at his own charges, transported
thither and planted there diveis persons and had, for the effecting of so good
a work, undergone great danger and labor." In addition to this settlement
of "divers persons" in the plantation previous to 1630, Oldham and Vines
94 PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SKTTLEMENTS.
had undcrtakfn to transport at their own cost fifty additional persons within
seven years "to plant and inhal)it there." We naturally inquire where in
Massachusetts such a company couUI be found. A mental census of the
colony at I'lymouth, then only ten years inhabitants of the country, will show
that they had none to spare. The fact is that Vines owned a vessel and
made voyages to Knj^land, where he induced many of his own countrymen to
come to New Enjjland to settle on his patent. To Massachusetts we are under
no obliirations for the ancestry of our early Saco valley families. In writing
the biography of the first settlers, which will follow, we shall introduce them
as Knglishmen unless otherwise designated. Many whose names will presently
appear are not known to have any descendants here, while the blood of others
has been fused witii that of nearly all of our old families. For the genealogy
of some of these the reader is referred to more extended articles that will
appear in tlu; (lep;utnient of family history.
Tlioilias liCnis, one of the original patentees of the present town of
Saco, was probably descended from an ancient family in Wales. His house
was a short distance above the lower ferry on .Saco river. He was evidently
a man of superior ability and of high standing in the colony. He was attor-
ney for the I'lymouth Council in giving possession of the Piscataqua patent
in 163:. His death occurred between \f<Tij and 1640. His daughter yinlitli,
who was the wife of James Clibbins, has had her name perpetuated among
her descendants in various old families who have inhabited the valley of the
Saco, and has been found by the author in households transplanted early to
the Ohio prairies. Another daughter, who was the wife of Robert Haywood,
lived in Harbadoes.
Cajd. Iticlianl Itoiiyflioii, the other proprietor of the Saco patent,
probably settled on his land as early as Mr. Lewis, although his name appears
on the records first in 1636. He must have been a man of great enterprise
and liberal education. He was a councilor in 1640, and present at the last
court held under the authority of Georges, in 1646. His house was noted as
the place where the first court in Maine was held, March 25, 1636. He was
a faithful and impartial official, who spared not his own son, but entered
complaint against him for using insulting language against Mr. Richard Vines.
Captain Bonython was held in high respect by the community and his asso-
ciates in the council. His name does not appear in the list of inhabitants in
1653, and he had probably died before that year. His descendants are now
numerous and respectable. Children: John, Thomas, Gabriel. Thomas, Win-
nefred, and Kleanor.
John Boiiytlioil, son of the preceding, was a somewhat eccentric and
conspicuous character in the settlement at Winter Harbor; a man of violent
temper, inclined to insubordination. Being defiant of law, and heedless of
the consequences of its violation, he was twice outlawed and at one time a
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price was set on his head. He was fined ^^4 for refusing to serve as constable
in 1665. We believe, if the truth concerning this man was known today, we
might justify what, as matter of principle, historians have condemned in his
conduct. He was evidently a warm friend to Ferdinando Georges, and in
resisting the administration of Massachusetts may have acted conscientiously.
He certainly held the confidence of some of his contemporaries or he would
not have been selected to fill important positions of trust. His grant of land
to the town for the minister, in 1683, shows him to be capable of generosity.
At the division of the patent he was invested with a large estate. The fol-
lowing, tradition says, was inscribed upon his tombstone :
"Here lies Boiiytlion, Sagamore of Saco;
He lived a rogue and died a knave and went to Hobomoko."
James GibbillS was a man of wealth and much influence among the
Saco pioneers. His name is of frequent occurrence on the records until 1683,
in which year he gave the town sixteen acres of land for the minister. He mar-
ried Judith, daughter of Thomas Lewis, purchased the shares of his brother-
in-law in the patent and, jointly with his wife, became possessed of extensive
lands. He removed to Kittery latterly, but is heard from in 1690, when he
conveyed to his daughter one hundred acres of land in that town. Children
as follows :
1. Jame.s, b. May 19, 1648; m. Dorcas Gilley, December, 1668.
2. Elizabeth, b. April 23, 1652; m. John Sharp, 1667.
3. Thomas, b. Nov. 23, 1654.
4. Charitv, b. Jan. 5, 1656.
5. Rebecca, b. Jan. 30, 1658; d. Jan. 3, 1659.
6. Rachel, b. Oct. 23. 1660; m. Robert Edgecomb.
7. Hester, b. .\ug. 16, 1664.
8. Anthony, b. Oct. 14, 1666.
Richard Foxwell married Winnefred, a daughter of Captain Bonython.
He says (1640) that his father-in-law settled him on a part of his estate and
gave him as much freedom "for planting, fishing, fowling, and the like" as by
virtue of his patent he could. But he was left on the Scarborough side of the
town line. He was only once known to have been disturbed about his lands.
John Bonython, his brother-in-law, pretended to have a claim on the estate
and pulled down one of Foxwell's buildings. The latter appealed to the
court, and the judges sustained his title and threw costs upon the aggressor.
Mr. Foxwell was an enthusiastic and successful farmer, who had one of the
most valuable plantations in the colony. Though not aspiring to worldly
honors he served as a member of the "General Assembly of Lygonia" in
1648; also as a commissioner and "clerk of the writs." He visited England
before 1633, but came back that year. He died in 1676, aged 76. Children
named as followeth :
'M I'LAXTAriUS AMj TUWWSUir SETTLEMES'TS.
1. John, m. Eliz;ibcth ("ummings and had issue.
2. Rkiiakh, d. in 1664.
3. I'liii.ii', selectman in Scarborough. 1681; d. in Kiltery in 1690.
4. KsriiKK, wife of Thomas Rogers, m. 1657.
5. LucKKiiA, m. James Kobinsun: settled in Newcastle, N. 11.. about
1676.
6. SrsANNA, m. John .\shton of Marhlehead.
7. Sakaii, m. Joseph Curtis, Esq., of Kittery.
8. Makv, m. George Norton of York.
Tlioilins Ro^jcrs was an inhabitant as early as 1638. He married PJither
Koxwell in 1657. His house and plantation were at Goosefair. near the sea
and the middle line of the patent. The early e.xplorers of the coast mention
his cultivated land as the " Rogers (jarden." He planted fruit trees and grape
vines and was probably "a gardener bred." From the remains of his orchard
the new town and famous watering place derived its name. Some of the trees
were standing in 1770. The Indians made an attack on his house and after
a severe struggle, in which some of them were slain, they withdrew. Mr.
Rogers immediately moved to Kittery with his family, and having left some
goods in his house at Goosefair his son and others went to remove them, when
they, were all killed by Indians, who then proceeded to burn the dwelling.
The bodies of the slain were found upon the seashore and buried near the
house lot. Thomas Rogers did not return to his plantation, but died in Kit-
tery, leaving two sons. The inventory of his estate as found in \'ork county
records, taken by Richard Fo.xwell and John West, follows;
Item — One trunk and small lumber .
" — One small skine of beaver
' ' — One house and land lielonging to it
" — One cow
" — One hefTer calf
" — 12 Swyne great and small
" — One stear spoiled by ye woolfe
£ S. I».
00 — 05 — 00
00 — 10 — 00
05 — oc^-00
05 — 00 — 00
05 — 00 — 00
12 — 00 — 00
10 — 15^-00
44 — 19 — 06
Iticliiii'd Hrtufi'rs, son of Thomas, purchased a tract of land about half a
mile square, lying between Goosefair brook and middle line of the patent, in
1687, of James Gibbins; this he claimed, along with twelve acres of meadow
given him by the town, lying on "the northeast side of Richard Cumming's"
in I 7 14. being then of Kittery. In the court records I find the following:
" Richard Rogers upon hue and cry out against him for felony, fied this
Province, there having been a special warrant to Saco constable to seize him."
He made his will in Kittery, Jan. 11, 1770, and mentions wife Sarah, and
children Rebecca, John, Hannah ni. to John Tydie, and Thomas Hanson,
son-in-law.
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Richard Rogers, son of the preceding, made his will in Kittery, July lo,
1737, in which he names wife Eleanor, and children Thomas, Esther, Dorothy,
Lydia, Richard, Sarah, and Mary, wife of Patrick Googins, to whom he con-
firms the land already deeded to them at Saco which his father had purchased
of James Gibbins.
John Rogers, probably son of the first Richard, made his will in Kittery,
Mar. 9, 1746. May have been son of Thomas. Mentions wife Hannah, and
children named George, John, Hannah, Mary, Margaret and Keziah. Inven-
tory £2,4.26: i6: o.
John Rogers, born Sept. 15, 1756, ni. Mary , b. Jan. 28, 1759, ^""^
had nine children b. in Kittery. He removed to Parsonsfield, Me., where the
tenth child was born. Issue as follows:
1. Nathaniel, b. July 30, 1782.
2. Polly, b. Sept. 3, 1784; d. Feb. 11, 1786.
3. Abigail, b. Dec. 7, 1785; d. Nov. 18, 1786.
4. George, b. Sept. 3, 1787.
5. John, b. May 28, 1790.
6. Polly, b. Sept. 2, 1792.
7. Sally, b. Nov. 10, 1794; d. Nov. 22, 1794.
8. Joseph, b. Dec. 28, 1796.
9. Samuel, b. July 23, 1799.
10. Hannah, b. Nov. 7, 1801.
Richard CHlliliiing was an early settler in Biddeford. He married
Eleanor, daughter of Capt. Richard Bonython, before 1647, and after the death
of her father moved over to Saco and settled near Little River. He was
probably a Scotchman. His name appears on the records until 1674. He
died in 1665. Left son Thomas, one of the administrators of his estate, and a
daughter Elizabeth, who became the wife of her cousin, John Foxwell, and
afterwards of John Harmon. Thomas did not live long.
Nicholas Edgecoillb was a native of Plymouth, England, who, with his
brother John, came to Kittery as early as 1636-7. The name of his wife was
Wilmot. He settled on the Lewis and Bonython patent, but was left on the
Scarborough side when the town line was established. He had fifty acres of
land rented of Richard Bonython in 1639. Southgate remarks that he was
a man of good sense and fair abilities, but had not enjoyed, or at least had
not improved, the common advantages of education. His failing in this respect
accounts in a good degree for the small part he shared in the early government
of the Province. For full particulars see genealogy of the Edgecomb family
in following pages.
Henry Waddock was one of the early settlers, and long a public-spirited
and useful citizen. His house was at the lower ferry, on the Wells and Casco
road. His son John was a leading townsman in 1674.
98 I'LASlATHhS AM) lOWyslJir SKTTLKMJiyTS.
Hlllllldircy Scailllliail is said to have been a native of Portsmouth. He
mariicil l^li/.al)Llli , wliosc family name has not been found. He came to
Saco as early as 1679, where he received a grant of land and purchased 200
acres of the widow of Henry \\'addock. He was accepted into the town as a
regular citizen, June 12, 1680. }le had a garrison house in which he lived on
the east side of Saco river, where he kept the ferry and entertained strangers.
During the Indian troubles he alternated between Saco and Kittery; was in
the latter town in 1693, but four years later was captured, together with his
family, and carried to Canada where he remained until the close of King
Philip's war, about the first of 1699, when they returned to Saco. At time of
making his will (17 14) was "of Kittery." He died in liiddeford, formerly and
now Saco, Jan. 1,1727. He was a useful citizen who had been in town office.
His posterity very numerous and allied with many families of respectability.
(See Scamman fainily history in following pages. )
Lieut. William IMiiliips was settled on the Saco as early as 1660, and
was extensively engaged in lumbering and became the owner of much limber
land. In 1667, he sold half of Factory Island to tapt. John IJonython for
800 pine trees, suitable for merchantable boards. His name is found in many
of the early conveyances. He was a citizen of much influence, and won the
esteem of the inhabitants. Tradition claims that a man was made to smart
for saying that the horse of Phillips was "as lean as an Indian's dog." He
purchased an extensive territory of Captain Sunday, the Indian chief, and in
conveying a sixteenth part to his son Nathaniel, mentions a "mine being
accounted a silver mine" about forty miles above Saco Falls of which he had
sold sundry parts to gentlemen in Boston. He purchased of the Sagamore
F'luellen, in 1661. a tract of land eight miles square, comprising nearly all of
the towns of Sanford, .Vlfred and Waterborough. His house was below Saco
Falls, on Biddeford side, which was garrisoned during the first Indian war,
and in it. at a chamber window, he was wounded in the shoulder by an Indian
during an attack there. He made heavy contracts with English merchants for
the lumber sawed at his mills ; these were burned down by the savages, but
evidently rebuilt, for he mentions his saw-mill in his will, and bequeaths the
same to his wife and sons. He removed to Boston in 1675, and died there
in 1683. Among his children were Nathaniel, Samuel, and William. He
had no less than three daughters, whose husbands' names were John .•\lden,
Zachary Gillam, and Kphraim Turner. The mother's name was Bridget.
Col. Tristram Jordan, son of Capt. Samuel, married Hannah, daughter
of Capt. Ichabod (loodwin. of South Berwick, in i 749 : lived in the old Pepperill
house, and engaged in merchandising. He was remarkably successful in busi-
ness, and paid the heaviest tax of any man in town in 1755; was captain of
first company of foot raised on the east side of the river; represented county
in General Court of Massachusetts in 1787. He had an estate at Deep brook
PLANTATION AND TOWNtilUP SETTLEMENTS. 99
to which he removed and where he died in 1821, aged 90. He was a man of
great public spirit and reliability. Served as selectman twenty-one years, and
town clerk twenty-six years. Timber for the frame of the first meeting-house
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was cut on his land, and carried by him on ship to
that place. He was married three times, and had, with other issue, the
following children :
1. Elizabeth, m. William Vaughan of Scarborough.
2. Sarah, m. Nathaniel Scamman of Saco.
3. Hannah, m. Capt. Solomon Coit and James Perkins.
4. Olive, m. Capt. Seth Storer of Saco.
5. Mary, m. Daniel Granger, Esq.
Col. Thomas Cutis was a native of Kittery in which town he served as
clerk for William Pepperill. He early engaged in business there but failed
of success. With one hundred dollars received from his father, he went down
to Saco and opened a small shop in the room of a dwelling-house, and to
husband his earnings cooked his own food. Possessing excellent business
capacities he continued to extend his enterprises as his capital increased. In
1759, he purchased a share of Indian Island, and built there a small house
in one end of which he iitted up a small store in which he lived and did busi-
ness twenty years. He extended his investments to timber lands, milling,
ship-building, and navigation, and for many years had an extensive lumber
trade with the West Indies. At his store he became acquainted with the early
settlers and business men in many townships round-about, and his dealings
with them were so fair, and his favors to the needy so liberal, that the name
of "Colonel Cutts" became household property for many miles away. He
built a large and elegant mansion on the Island and retired to its cool and
opulent rooms in 1782, and here passed the remainder of his active and useful
life. His death occurred Jan. 10, 182 1. His estate was estimated to be
$100,000. His wife, to whom he was married Aug. 24, 1762, was Elizabeth,
daughter of Dominicus Scamman, by whom there were eight children, all
born in the small dwelling first built by Mr. Cutts.
1. Mary, b. July 19, 1763; m. June 24, 1788, Samuel Abbott, Esq.,
and had two sons. She d. Mar. 21, 1796.
2. FoxwELL, b. April 7, 1765; m. first, Aug. 2, 1789, Sarah, daughter
of Col. James Scamman, who d. Aug. i, 1806, issueless. He m. secondly,
June 24, 1807, Hannah D., daughter of Daniel Page of Concord, N. H., b.
April 24, 1784 ; d. Aug. 14, 1847. These had four children.
3. Elizabeth, b. Dec 30, 1766; m. Jan. 9, 1785, to her cousin, Richard
Foxwell Cutts, of Berwick. Ten children.
4. Thomas, b. June 8, 1769; m. first, Jan. 31, 1802, Elizabeth Hight,
of Berwick; secondly, June 2, 1807, Mary A. Cook, of Wiscasset. He had
four children.
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5. RiiiiARn, b. June 21, 1771 ; m. Mar. 31, 1804, to Anna I'aine, sister
of President Madison's wife, by whom he had six children. He graduated at
Harvard College, 1792.
C. Sarah, b. Mar. 24, 1774; m. Nov. 26, 1793, to Dr. Thomas G.
Thornton, U. S. Marshal. Twelve children. Died Nov. 7, 1845.
7. DoMiNiCUs, b. May 4, 1778; m. .April 23, 1832, I'olly Chadbourne,
wild (1. Dec. 16, 1853, aged 73, odd. No issue.
8. KuNicK, b. May 30, 1782; m. Sept. 20, 1803, to Maj. Samuel Nye,
of Harwich, Mass., an officer in the war of 18 12, who d. at Saco, Mar. 4,
1826. She d. Oct. 26, 1853. Ten children.
Col. William Moody was a son of William 1'. and Klizabeth. daughter
of Samuel Scammon, b. in 1770. He had only the advantages of the com-
mon school instruction. Like his father and grandfather, he was a practical
joiner; was thrown upon his own resources when young. From 1804 to
1812 he represented Saco in the Assembly at Boston, and from 1812 to 1820,
was an active and prominent member of the Senate; was delegate to the
convention that formed the Constitution of Maine, in 1819; also made sheriff
of the county that year; was president of the first Senate of Maine; was a
man of great usefulness, who was held in almost universal esteem. He d.
Mar. 15. 1 82 J.
Hoiiry Itoanl, whose name appeared in the book of rates, remained in
Biddeford but a few years, having removed to Wells where he became associ-
ated with Wheelright in the allotment of that town, in 1643. He sold out his
estate to (ames Clibhins before mentioned.
Tlioiiiiis WilliaiiiK was a man of prominence for many years, and was
called to till im|)ortant official positions in town. He was not successful in
business and kite in life was assisted by the town. He had a wife but no
names of children appear.
Ricliai'd Williams, brother of the jjreceding, was an early lumber-
man who was locally styled "Williams, the clapboard weaver." When he
died, in 1635, ^^ ^^^ '" stock clapboards valued at more than one hundred
and sixty-four pounds, at the time considered to be an enormous quantity.
Peyton Cook was engaged in business with him. I find no mention of
descendants.
Rolx'rt Saiikey, whose name was on the rate book in 1636, was
appointed provost-marshal in 1640. He died at Winter Harbor soon after
and his lands were possessed by Joseph Bowles, of Wells, who transferred
them, in if>5<), to John Boaden.
Theophillis Davis was styled, on the records, an "officer for this
place," in 1636, which was probably equivalent to that of constable. Was he
ancestor of any of the Davis families early at Saco and Biddeford.'
John Smitlli nuntioned as another pioneer, received one hundred acres
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 101
of land by lease from Vines, granted in 1642, which, in turn, he assigned to
Nicholas Bulley, Gent, in 1650, who was to take possession in 1652, and per-
mit Smith to occupy a room in the dwelling for two years. He was marshal
under Cleave, and was living in 1685, at an advanced age.
Samuel Andrews settled on the west side of Saco river, near William
Scadlock, where he cleared and fenced a four-acre field and built a iiouse. He
died before 1638, and Richard Vines confirmed to his widow, Jane Andrews,
100 acres of land, with privilege of cutting hay on the marshes near adjoin-
ing, an acknowledgment of twelve pence to be paid at the feast of " St.
Michaell the arkangell." This was confirmed by the selectmen in 1654.
William Scadlock was one of the early planters. He was active in
colonial affairs until 1659. When the town lines were established his house
was left on the Cape Porpoise side.
Richard Hitchcock was a settler at Winter Harbor. He was sergeant
and commander of the train band. A point at the north side of the Pool long
bore his name. He died in 167 i, leaving a widow and children.
Ambrose Berry came to the plantation early and his name is of fre-
quent occurrence on record. A boundary line mentioned in York records
passed near his house in 1659, but wtt now have no means of knowing where
said dwelling-house stood. The numerous families of the name in Saco, Bux-
ton, and Limington were probably descended from this man. Persons of the
name early in Kittery.
John West was a man of some importance in the settlement. His name
appears first in 1638, when Vines gave him a lease of land and house, some
time occupied by Thomas Cole, for the long term of om- thoiiSiind years. The
rent charge was "two shillings and one capon" annually. He is said to have
moved to Wells, where he died in 1663. His daughter was wife of Thomas
Haley, and to her children he left his estate to be divided between them three
years after his decease, with the condition that their father "shall have nothing
to do with it." Mr. West's name appears on record as selectman and in other
positions of trust. The Wests now living in York county may be his descend-
ants, or of the same origin.
Morgan Howell came over with Richard Vines among the earliest
planters, and from the association of his name with lawsuits, as found in the
court records, it appears that he was a man who proposed to defend what he
considered to be his rights. His seat was near that of Scadlock. He became
prominent in town affairs of Cape Porpoise, where he was living in 1653.
There was a John Howell at Blue Point who was probably in some way related
to Morgan.
Peter Hill was a member of the Assembly of Lygonia in 1648. His
son Roger was a freeman as early as 1653, and was identified with many
important transactions. One of his eight children was Dea. Eben Hill, who
102 PLANTATION AND TOWNtilllP SETTLEMENTS.
was for many years a business man well and widely known. Soon after his
marriage, in 1705, he and his wife were carried captive to Canada, where
they remained three years, and in consequence of the birth of their eldest son,
Kbenezer, while there, he was afterwards called "the Frenchman " by those
facetiously inclined. Mr. Hill's house was at the head of Ferry lane. He
died in 1748, aged 69 years. His son Jeremiah married Mary, daughter of
("apt. Daniel Smith, in 1746. He was long justice of the peace, and his name
is found on many old documents and old discolored letters now in my hands.
He also served in the General Court several years. During the Revolution
he enlisted a company and as captain led it to Boston. This company was
at the surrender of Burgoyne, in 1777. After a year's service he resigned
and came home; was at one time adjutant-general of forces sent to Penobscot
river. He died Aug. 12, 1779. The descendants of this early family have
been highly respectable and many of them conspicuous in various relations of
life. (See (Jenealogy, farther on.)
Ro^er SiM'llcer was a prominent business man among the early under-
takers. In 1653 he received grant of a mill privilege and is known to have
been a resident in 1658. He obligated himself to build a mill within a year
from the date of his grant and no doubt fulfilled his agreement. This was
supposed to be the first mill in town. He gave security on one-half of the
mill to Robert Jordan in 1658, and disposed of his other shares to Thomas
Spencer and Thomas Savage of Boston.
Brian Pcndloton was an active man in the settlement, who was iden-
tified with real estate transactions at Winter Harbor, where, in company with
Roger Spencer, he purchased of Robert Jordan a tract of land consisting of
two hundred acres, since known as Fletcher's Neck. He bought Spencer's
share in 1660, settled on the estate in 1665, and gave to the locality the name
of " Pendleton's Neck." He was cordially in favor of Massachusetts juris-
diction and received apjjointments from the commissions, both civil and mili-
tary. He died in 16S0, and left a valuable property to his wife, .son, and
grandchildren. A daughter married Rev. Seth Fletcher and had a son
Pendleton brougiu up by his grandfather; to him he gave the Neck as far as
Booth's mill and Wood and Gibbin's Islands.
Pi'iMlh'toii Klclclicr received valuable lands from his grandfather, as
before intimated, and took possession about 1680. He was taken, with his
two sons, by the Indians in 1698, and died while in captivity. Of the two
daughters, one married Matthew Robinson, of Winter Harbor, and the other
Samuel Hatch, of Wells. The son, Pendleton, was made captive by the
Indians four times. His son, Pendleton, lived on the old homestead on
Fletcher's Neck, and died there, .\pril 17. 1807, aged loo years. In the
town and churrh records we have found the following genealogical fragments :
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CHILDREN OF PENDLETON AND HANNAH.
Hannah, b. July 30, 1730.
Pendleton, b. Jan. 12, 1732.
Abioail, b. Dec. 20, 1736.
Thomas, b. Oct. 24, 1739.
Briant, b. Nov. 6, 1744.
children of JOHN AND ELIZABETH.
1. Roger, b. April 7, 1739.
2. Stephen, b. Aug. 15, 1741.
3. Hannah, b. May 2, 1744.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND MARY.
1. John, b. Sept. 10, 1819.
2. Sarah, b. May 29, 1823.
3. Diana, b. Feb. 8, 1825.
4. Mary, b. July 8, 1828.
Bryant Fletcher to Anna Young (pub.) Mar. 15, 1748.
Sarah Fletcher to Andrew Stackpole (pub.) May i, 1779.
Samuel Fletcher to Mary Carr (pub.) Jan. 17, 1743.
Joseph Fletcher to Mary Smith (pub.) Aug. 18, 1743.
Pendleton Fletcher to Lydia Joy (pub.) July 28, 1781.
Olive Fletcher to Robert Shepard (pub.) Oct. 26, 1782.
George Fletcher to Sarah Savage (pub.) June 16, 1784.
Jonathan Fletcher to Abigail Joy (pub. Aug. 8, 1789.
Stephen Fletcher to Sarah Shepard (pub.) Aug. 24, 1793.
Abigail Fletcher to Jonathan Noles (pub.) June 27, 1794.
Miranda Fletcher to Daniel Smith (m.) April 30, 1817.
Ralph Tristram was freeman in 1655, and may have been an inhabi-
tant of the settlement at an earlier date. He was a useful member of society.
His daughter Hannah became the wife of Dominicus Jordan, and from this
union the name Tristram came into the Jordan family. Mr. Tristram died
in 1678, leaving several children.
Abraliam Towiiseild, descended from an old titled English family, was
a man of more than ordinary intelligence and ability who took an active part
in town affairs. He was one of the selectmen in 1721, and held the office
Rev. Seth Fletcher, ancestor of tliese families, preached tor several years in Wells and
one year in Saco. He removed to Southampton, Long Island, where he otticiated two or tliree
years; thence to Elizahethtown. N. J., 1G79, where he preached until his death in iGS'i. He is
said to have left a very large and valuable library.
104 J'l..l.\'rATl().\ A.MJ T<)i\.\Slin' HKTTLKMKyTS.
for many years, the last time in 1743. Mr. 'I'ownsend filled other positions
"of trust and his name appears many limes in town and county records. He
was ancestor of all the Townsend families in the Saco valley, as well as
branches in ()hii). (.See (ienealogy.)
Itacliclor Hiissey purcha.sed of Pendleton Fletcher, in 1737, half of
the Neck. Wdocl Island, and other proverty, for /■i,4oo. He was descended
from Christopher Hussey, who came to I.ynn, Mass.. in 1634, from F.ngland.
Nearly all of the name have been members of the .Society of Friends. He
built a house on his land which his grandson, Christopher, subsequently
occupied. Dim iiulaiiis remain in the vicinity.
Tlioilliis Killpad'ick, tiie ancestor of nearly if not quite all of the
name, now spelled Gilpatrick and Gilpatric, came from the city of Colerain,
in the north of Ireland, with wife, Margaret, and six children, about 17 iS,
and sat down in Wells, where other children were born. He moved to Bid-
deford about 1735, and the records show that the family were rigid Presby-
terians. (See family history.)
UrXTON.
The land embraced within the present boundaries of this town was part
of a grant by the General Court in 1728, to redeem a promise made to the
soldiers who participated in the war with the Narragansett Indians in 1675,
that if they " played the man, took the Fort, and drove the enemy out of the
Narragansett Country, which was their great seat, they should have a gratuity
in Land besides their wages." The conditions of the grant were as follows:
The grantees must meet within two months from the date of this act of the
Court for the purpose of organization. They were to settle si.\ty families in
the township within seven years, build a meeting-house, settle a learned Ortho-
dox minister, for whose support a portion of the lands should be reserved.
A certain number of acres must be cleared within the time prescribed.
The proprietors held a meeting on Boston Common, June 6, 1733, where
committees were chosen to make out lists of grantees and assign the townships.
The " First Narragan.sett Township" was assigned to Philemon Dane and 1 19
others. The first proprietors' meeting was held at the dwelling-house of Capt.
John Hale, Newbury Falls, Mass., .\ug. i, 1733. A committee consisting
of Joseph Gerrish. Esq., John Hobson, and John Gains was chosen to select
from the unappropriated lands of the Province a tract for a township. The
township survey was made in 1733, and reported in 1734. The lots were laid
out and a plan of the same submitted to a proprietors" meeting, Nov. 8, 1738.
These twenty-acre lots were drawn by the proprietors in the following Novem-
ber. The sixty-acre lots were drawn Nov. 8, 1738.
Appropriations were voted, bounties offered, and every possible induce-
ment lield out to encourage settlement and fulfill the requirements of the grant.
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Clearings were opened and houses built as early as 1 741-2. A petition to
the General Court in 1742, and signed by eleven inhabitants of the township,
stated that the proprietors had not, with the exception of the petitioners,
complied with their obligation, and in consequence of being so few in number
they were bearing burdens and suffering privations which they would not
have submitted to by settlement had they not supposed the others would do
as they had promised. These petitioners were at heavy expense, deprived of
the public worship of God, without schools for their children, public building
or needed fortifications, and were constantly exposed to danger for their lives
and substance. A notice was served on the delinquent proprietors, which
stimulated them to renewed exertions. Measures were at once enacted for
building a meeting-house and mills according to original agreement. The
reason assigned for the delay was "talk of a French war."
At the proprietors' meeting held in 1744, an agent was chosen to look
after trespassers. Why? Because the inhabitants for fear of an Indian
outbreak decided to abandon their homes and seek refuge in a more populous
and better fortified locality. There is no record of another proprietors' meet-
ing until 1749. Only two of the original settlers are known to have returned.
The long-dreaded war between England and France began in 1755, but
the inhabitants of the town had become so numerous and well fortified that
they decided to stick to the soil and meet the worst. They afterwards related
in an address to the General Court that "we were under continual fears of
the Indian enemy, and were obliged to keep watch and ward till the reduction
of Quebec in 1759." From this time forward the settlement did rapidly
increase, and in 1772, the town was incorporated by the name of Buxton.*
This name, for Buxton in England, was suggested by Paul Cofiin, but no/, as
has been stated, because his. ancestors lived there.
In 1790 there were 335 men in town who had 91 dwellings and 156
barns. There were ten shops, two tanneries, three potash manufactories,
three grist-mills, and seven saw-mills. At this time the farmers cut 1,546 tons
of hay. They raised 5,432 bushels of corn, 1,357 of wheat, 1,349 of rye,
521 of oats, 482 of peas and beans, and 45 of barley. There were 1,084
oxen, cows, and neat cattle, 138 horses, and 307 swine. The town contained
16,224 acres of land. The first public school was opened in 1761-2, by Mr.
Silas Moody.
FOUNDERS OF BUXTON.
Dea. Amos Chase was a native of Newbury, Mass., and came to Saco
about 1734. Soon after the division of the Humphrey Scamman property in
1736, he purchased a part of the estate at the lower ferry and built a house
*BcxTON, derived from buck-stein or buck-stand — tlie place wliere the buck cliased by
bounds came to bay— is noted for its warm mineral springs and i.s a fashionable watering-place.
lot; 1-LA.\TAT1().\ A.\D ToUSsmj- SETTLUMEyTS.
there called an "ordinary." He kept the ferry several years. He attempted
a settlement in Narragansett, No. i, in 1 741-2, but in consequence of the
w;ir in 1744, returned to Newbury. In 1753 he came back to Saco, and
settled at the lower ferry. In 1763 he removed to the estate two miles above,
where the great elms now bestow their generous shade, and there, according
to the statement in tiic History of \ork County, "spent the remainder of his
useful life." He was a petitioner as proprietor of Narragansett, No. i. in
1742. He certainly had built a house there, as he sold a house lot with
dwelling thereon to Capt. Thomas Bradbury in that township in 1746; was
chosen deacon of the first Congregational church in Saco in 1763: was mod-
erator of proprietors' meeting in .Narragansett, No. i, in 1772; on Committee
of Correspondence and Safety for Saco in 1774 and 1776. In the history
of I.imington (History V'ork County) it is stated that "in 1773 Dea. Amos
Chase, from Newbury, Mass., a previous settler of Huxton," settled near the
mouth of the Little Ossipee, where he commenced to build a mill that year.
He cleared a farm, camping alone until after the war of the Revolution, when
he moved his family and remained. He issued a warrant in Limington for
the first town meeting in 1792; was chosen deacon of the Congregational
church there in 1795. Woodman says he lived to be nearly one hundred
years of age. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel Cole, of Biddeford.
Dea. .•Xmos Chase died in Limington, Mar. 22, 1825; wife Olive died there
Mar. 31, 1825.
I suppose the Lord buried this good man, as the place of his sepulchre
seems not to have been known to any man. In the presence of such con-
flicting statements as we have mentioned, and the uncertain traditions that
have survived, one is left in the fog. There may have been two of the name
who held the office of deacon.
('apl. Tluunas ]tr:i(]llliry, son of Jacob Bradbury, of Salisbury. Mass.,
was born ni i(>9y; married Sarah Merrill in 1724, and came to Biddeford
about 1744. He was commander of the block-house on Saco river during
174S and 1749. At the close of the Indian war, in 1759, he removed from
Biddeford to Narragansett, No. i, where he had purchased two lots of land of
Amos Chase for /'600 old tenor. He was a man of sterling integrity, who
became prominent in township affairs and was highly esteemed as a citizen.
He died in 1775.
Li«Ml(. Thomas Hradliiir.Vi son of preceding, was born in 1735, in
Salisbury, Mass., and married Ruth I\ige of that town (intention June 5, 1762)
and settled in Buxton. He was a man of ability and prominence, who held
office nearly all of his active life. He was a lieutenant in the Re»'olution.
being in the expedition to Ticonderoga and Crown I'oint. He kept a journal
during this sorxiro from Nov. 1, 1776, to Jan., 1777. He died Nov. 9, 1803.
•laicol) liradliiiry, Esq., son of Jacob and wife .Abigail Eaton, was born
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in Biddeford, Apr. 22, 1744. He married Mary Goodwin and Catherine Flint;
lived on his father's homestead on Beech Plain road in Buxton; was a man of
strong mind, good judgment, and great candor; was of majestic and dignified
presence. He was constantly in public office for more than thirty years and
held the esteem of all who knew him. He was the first representative sent
from Buxton to the General Court, and served with honor for several years.
His last words were : " When I awake again I shall wing my way to immortal
bliss to receive my crown of rejoicing." He then fell into a sound sleep from
which he never awoke.
EphrailU Sauds was born in Ipswich, Mass., Jan. 25, 1720, and was an
inhabitant of Narragansett, No. i, as early as 1754. He was an expert hewer
with the broad axe and was almost constantly employed at this occupation
until an old man. It has been said of him that he could hew a long beam with
a line straight and square. He was much in demand in building mills. At
one time lived in the rear of the Brice Boothby house ; united with the Con-
gregational church in 1803, at the age of 84; spent last days with son James,
where he died of old age while sitting on a stick of wood near the door, July
8, 18 1 7. This was in the Spruce Swamp district. He was in his 98th year.
Lieut. Robert Brooks, then of Biddeford, purchased land in Narra-
gansett, No. I, as early as 1738, but sold it in 1741 to Job Roberts, his wife's
son by a former marriage. He had settled in the township as early as 1742.
He was a soldier in the Louisburg expedition and was commissioned as
"Robert Brooks, Gentleman," by Gov. William Shirley in 1744, to be lieu-
tenant in the company of Capt. Ammi Rahamah Cutter. He became a mem-
ber of the church in Biddeford, July 10, 1743. He was dead in 1746.
His residence in Saco was a mile below the meeting-house (old) on the
Ferry road, which was sold to Dea. Amos Chase and is now known by the
great elms there.
Samuel Rolfe was born in 17 19 and came to Narragansett, No. i, as
early as 1751. He purchased and sold land in town. His residence for many
years was on the island in Saco river, below the old Smith bridge, since known
as •' Rolfe's Island." He was said to be the first town pauper. I think he,
and others in town of the name, came from Falmouth.
Job Roberts was born in 1720, and was a child when his father died.
His mother was married to Robert Brooks. He had land conveyed to him in
Narragansett, No. i, in 1741, by his step-father, and was settled there in 1751.
He probably married Sarah Tarbox, of Biddeford, in 1745.
Lieut. Samuel Merrill was born in Salisbury, Mass., Aug. 4, 1728, and
married Elizabeth, a daughter of Capt. Thomas Bradbury. He settled at
Salmon Falls, on land conveyed to him by his father-in-law, in 1753, and
remained there during the remainder of his days. He was of a respectable
family, was frequently selectman of the town, and filled many important posi-
108 I'l.A.SrATIUS AM) roW.WSIIll- SKTTLKMKXTS.
tions. He was an officer at the battle of Bunker Hill; probably saw his first
military service as soldier under Captain liradljury at the Saco river block-
house. He commanded a militia company in Buxton. Many descendants
have been men of mark, some of eminence. He died May 4, 1822, and his
wife Jan. 18, 1820, a^ed about 93. He was buried in the churchyard at the
Old Corner, but the grave-place is unknown.
('apt. J()llll KIdcil was a son of John and Martha (Knight) KIden, and
settled in Narragansett, No. i, as early as 1750. He lived on the right-hand
side of the road leading from Salmon Kails to Union Falls, where his children
were probably all born. The cellar was to be seen not long ago. He was
represented as "an active and enterprising man " His commission as captain
is in the State House archives at Boston. He commanded a company at
Bunker Hill. His company raised in 177C, for a short term of service, assisted
in the fortification of Dorchester Heights on the night of March 4th of that
year. He was prominent in town affairs, as the records show; was an owner
in saw-mills. The place of his grave is not known by his descendants, but
he and wife were probably buried in the old I'leasant I'oint burying-ground.
He died in 1793.
('il]»t. Gibcoii Eldeil, son of the preceding, was born June. 1750. He
held a captain's commission in the militia, and served in the army of the
Revolution ; was long justice of the peace ; represented Buxton in the (Gen-
eral Court of Massachusetts ; member of the convention that formed the
constitution of Maine. He was a man of excellent e.xecutive ability and
comprehensive judgment, who was called to many positions of trust by his
fellow-citizens and acquitted himself with honor to himself and the satisfac-
tion of those he served. He died Oct. 7. 1841.
Nutliaii KIdoil, Esq., brother of the preceding, was born March 21,
1752; is said to have been the first white child who saw the light in town.
He married Elizabeth Roberts and had issue; was a man of affairs, widely
known for his business enterprise and probity. He built saw-mills at Moder-
ation, and kept a general store there; was known as "Squire Klden," being a
popular justice; represented his town and county in the Maine legislature;
latterly engaged in business at Buxton Centre, called Elden's Corner at that
and after time. He died Nov. 14, 181 1, and was deeply lamented.
('apt. Joseph Woodman, .son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Longfellow)
Woodman, was born May 31, 17 15, and was married three, if not four, times.
He was an inhabitant of Narragansett, No. 1, as early as 1750, and became
one of the most enterprising men in the plantation. He was a mill-builder and
lumberman, prominent in town affairs and captain of the militia. He lived
at I'leasant Point and was buried there, but his grave is not distinguishable.
He hauled some of his lumber to I'leasant Point and rafted it to Saco. He
built the first dwelling-house on HoUis side at Salmon I'alls, and when the
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 109
saw-mill was built on that side by Isaac Lane he boarded the men. He left
the township with others at the time of the Indian troubles and settled for a
while at Saco or Biddeford, where he was owner in a saw-mill. He probably
did as much for the advancement of Buxton as any one of the earliest pro-
prietors. He died in Hollis, leaving many descendants.
Lieut. Joshua Woodman, brother of the preceding, was born in New-
bury, Mass., Jan. 22, 1720, and married Alice Stimpson, of Biddeford, in
1749. He came to Biddeford as early as 1747, and was owner in a saw-mill
there with his brother on Jordan's creek. He settled at Pleasant Point, in
Narragansett, No. i, in 1750, and was at one time the owner of about one-
seventh of the township. He built a large, two-storied house, which was
taken from him by execution and afterwards removed to Salmon Falls, where
it was burned down in 1866; was a tanner by trade. His head was nearly
crushed between a cart-wheel and a tree and his face permanently disfigured.
He and wife were buried in the old churchyard at the Lower Corner, and their
graves marked by rough stones which were lettered by their son Ephraim with
the initials of their names. These are near the church. Lieutenant Wood-
man was a citizen of some prominence, who was too much engaged in specu-
lation and lost his property.
Nathan Woodman, brother of the two preceding, was born in Newbury,
Mass., June 26, 1726. He married Olive, daughter of John Gray, Esq., who
was the commander of Fort Mary in 1720. He resided on the paternal home-
stead in Newbury until 1756, when he followed his brothers to Narragansett,
No. I, settling at the location known as Pleasant Point, where he had a tan-
yard. When the "Factory Company" cleared the ground for a brick-yard
below the great spring, his tan-pits were found. He served a long term in
the Revolution and was a corporal in Capt. Daniel Lane's company from 1777
to 1780. He was a man of quiet, unobtrusive habits and never as much in
office as his two brothers. He died at the home of his son Shubael, in Hollis,
about 18 1 2, and was buried in a graveyard near the river Saco, not far above
"the bar." No stone marks his place of rest.
Dea. Timothy Hazeltine, son of Jonathan and Ruth Dow, was born
in Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 9, 1720, and married, first, Ann Hancock; second,
1762, Mrs. Ruth (Wilson) Stickney. He was chosen deacon of the Congre-
gational church at its organization, March 16, 1763. He came to Narragan-
sett, No. I, as early as 1752) and settled near the old meeting-house at the
Lower Corner, where he lived many years, and it is supposed that the ordi-
nation feast of Paul Coffin was served in his house. By many he was called
"the good deacon Hazeltine." The town voted him an appropriation of ^20
"more than had been voted " for his part in preparing the wedding feast. He
seems to have been a man of sound mind, good executive parts, entirely trust-
worthy. He spent his last days with his son at Shadagee, and was buried
11" I'LAyjATiay asjj ruwysjiir styrrLEUKSTs.
just westW the Isaac Eaton house, but his grave has been "plowed under."
(Iroat Heavens!
I)(*a. John Nasoil was probably born in Ikrwick, but was an early
settler in Saco or biclcleford. He married Mary, dau};IUer of Robert Kxlge-
conib, of Saco, June 6, 1751, and moved to Narra;;ansett, .\o. i, about 1758
or 1760, purchasing land of Samuel Kolfe. He was on many committees
chosen for town business; was town clerk many years until 1780, when he
removed to I.iniington. He was cho.sen one of the first deacons of the
Congregational church of which I'aul Coffin was pastor, on the day of its
organization, and assisted Timothy Hazeltine in preparing the ordination
feast. I do not know when he died. He was remembered for "his integ-
rity, respectable abilities, and unsullied christian character." He has left
numerous descendants.
James Emory was probably iiom ir» Kittery, but came, when a young
man, willi others of the family, early to Kiddeford. He was a soldier at the
Saco river block-house as early as 1748, under Capt. 'i"honias Jiradburv. and
in 1750 under Cajn. Jonathan Bane, who.se daughter, Mercy, he married .Vug.
24, 1751. In the record of this marriage she was designated "of the block-
house," and here, as a soldier boy, he courted the merciful Mercy Bane. He
purchased two lot.s, of his father-in-law, in Narragansett, No. i, in 1757 and
1759, where he probably lived until 1765, when he sold both lots to James
Gray. His grandson said he took up land and lived near Ciorham line; that
he died at the age of 90. He removed to HoUis, with his son Joshua, where
he was probably buried. The house, built on this farm, was about two miles
above Bar Mills, and was afterwards owned by U'inthrop Pease. He was a
famous hunter and killed the moose for the ordination feast of Paul Coffin.
He used to say : " Everything was ready for the occasion but the meat ; they
had no meat and I took my dog and gun, went into the woods and caught a
moose and a minister." He would walk three miles to God's house on Sab-
baths when an aged man.
Ebciiczer Rcdioil, son of Magnus Redland. the Acadian, was born in
"old Vork ' in 1723; married Sarah Young, his cousin, and settled in Narra-
gansett, No. I, about 1751, on the right side of the road leading from the
Haines' meadow to Shadagee, near where the graceful elm now stands on
the rising ground above the site of the Goodwin house. In an old document
it was stated that his house, in 1798, was not half finished; had six windows
containing eighteen square feet of glass, and covered 890 feet of ground.
The foundation of the chimney could be seen in 1882. and the ancient apple
tree, once known as " Redlon's orchard," was then bearing fruit : since hewed
down. Mr. Redlon entered the army of the Revolution and died in the ser-
vice. May 5, 1777. His son Jeremiah and two maiden daughters lived on the
place until old age. Jeremiah was a quaint, surly old fellow, who wore a
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coon-skin cap with the tail hanging behind, and made buttons for his home-
spun clothing from pieces of sole leather.
Ebenezer Redlon, son of preceding of same name, born in 1757, mar-
ried Sarah Hancock and settled at the Duck pond. He was a farmer and
shoemaker; served in the Revolution under Capt. Jabez Lane in the 6th
Massachusetts Foot regiment. He was once "taken to do" by Parson Coffin
because he did not attend upon his preaching, demanding his reasons. The
quaint old fellow looked out from under his rugged brows with serious expres-
sion and replied: "I haven't any sixpence to get me a Sabba-day hock at
Marm Garland's tavern." It was reported that some of the members of Cof-
fin's church visited this public house for a glass of grog between the services,
and Uncle Ned wished the minister to know it. His widow reached the great
age of one hundred years and at the time of her decease, in 1856, her descend-
ants numbered two hundred and seventy-three. The numerous branches of
this family have universally retained the early form, Redlon.
Capt. John Lane, son of Capt. John and wife, Mary Nowell, was born
in York, Me., July 4, 1734. He remained in his native town until maturity.
At the age of twenty he was commissioned as a lieutenant under his father,
and was in command of Fort Halifax, on the Kennebec, during the old French
war, after 1756. He was an active patriot during the Revolution. He was
appointed captain of a company of foot he had raised in 1775; was a com-
missioner to treat with the Penobscot Indians and arranged the preliminaries
of a treaty in the face of British opposition, and induced the Chief Orono and
some of his tribe to accompany him to Cambridge, where the articles were
ratified and have been strictly adhered to. He was then placed in command
of Cape Ann Harbor. He was strong minded, possessed of true military
genius and its important accompaniment, invincible courage. It was his glory
to defend his country against every form of oppression. He lived in Brown-
field after the war, near Ten Mile brook, and one or more of his children are
buried in the woods there, near where he owned a mill. The evening before
his death, which occurred July 14, 1822, in Buxton, he called his children
around his bed and admonished them faithfully, charging them to live in peace
with each other and their fellow-men, begging them not to mourn excessively
for him. He had two brothers, Capt. Daniel Lane and Capt. Jabez Lane,
who were in the army of the Revolution; all three were early settlers in Nar-
ragansett, No. i, now Buxton. (See Genealogy.)
MOLLIS.
The original plantation of Little Falls included what is now Hollis,
Dayton, and that part of Limington south of Little Ossipee river. The ter-
ritory of which the plantation was formed was embraced by purchases made
112 j-LAyTATioy .lyi) ron.v.s////- skitlemjcsts.
by Maj. William Phillips of the Indians. The land purchased of Mugg
Heagon, son of Waiter llcagon, sagamore of the Saco river Indians, in May,
1664 — the deed witnessed by John and Mary Wakefield and recorded in 1669
—is now nearly all embraced in the present town of Dayton: that bought of
I'luelleii, Hobinowil, and Sunday, chiefs of Saco and Xewichawannock, em-
braces the northern part of HoUis and part of Limington. Of the southern
tract fifteen hundred acres were purchased by Kdward Tyng; north of this
Richard Russell of C'harlestown, Mass., purchased two thousand acres, and
adjoining this last mentioned, a tract three miles square was purchased by
Maj. John Leverett. There was a tract lying on .Saco river above Moderation
Falls known as the College Clrant, between which and the Dalton Right there
was a "twenty-rod strip" that had been sold to pay taxes. The original
deed by which eleven hundred and si.\ty-si.\ acres, or one-half of the Dalton
Right, was conveyed to seven of the early settlers, namely, Thomas Redlon,
James Redlon, Ichabod fousins. Daniel Field, Caleb Kimball, and John
Bryant, is in the author's possession.
An attempt was made to establish a settlement near the fort in the
southern part of the plantation as early as 1753 by John and Andrew Gordon,
of Hiddeford. These clearings were soon abandoned in consequence of trouble
with the Indians. However, it is highly probable that some small patches of
land around the fort stockades were cultivated annually for many years before
a permanent settlement was effected. The (iordons served in the Canada
expedition, and after the fall of Quebec returned to their claims and made
some of the most valuable farms in town. These brothers should be called
the tirst settlers of the plantation. John and Fxiward Smith were inhabitants
near the fort in 1760.
The first plantation meeting of which any record has been found was
held at the house of Cajn. John Smith, Mar. 27, 1781. Measures were enacted
for building of roads and the opening of schools. It was voted that a day's
wages for a man and yoke of oxen on the highway should be four shillings,
silver currency. Prices were set on shingles, clapboards, and staves. The
collector was allowed nine pence for each pound collected.
For many years the settlement of the township was retarded in conse-
(juence of the uncertainty of titles, the boundaries of the original grants being
a matter of dispute. In January, 1782, it was voted to defend all persons
living within the supposed limits of Little Falls plantation against the oppres-
sion of the constable of Coxhall, who had evidently undertaken to enforce
collection of taxes from some who lived on the "debatable land."
.\fter the incorporation of the Little Ossipee plantation by the name of
Limington, m 1792, commissioners were appointed by the court to adjust the
question of boundary but they failed to agree, and the line between these two
towns was established by the General Court in 1803. Before the incorporation
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the plantation taxes were paid in corn, and a store-house was opened by the
collector to store the "kind " brought in by the inhabitants. Hopkinson's Mill
was the seat of government for the town until roads were built. Goodwin's
Mills was the early business centre.
In 1790 the population had increased to about 600 souls. The town was
incorporated Jan. 27, 1798, by the name of Phillipsburgh, in honor of the
first white proprietor. At this time 2,000 acres of plains south of the Little
Ossipee were annexed to Limington. In 1799 an appropriation was voted to
John Young of one dollar each, annually, for making and keeping in repair
two road gates for fifteen years. Eben Cleaves was elected sealer of "wates
and masuers."
The name of the new town soon became a source of trouble, and a com-
mittee of seven wise men was appointed to find a more appropriate designation.
Of the name Phillipsburgh it was said: "It is too long to write, and too hard
for the younger ones to pronounce." Grave charges these. In 18 ii the
unwieldy name was exchanged for Hollis. The town was often called the
"Ropewalk" because of being long and narrow.
The early government seems to have been rather arbitrary, as persons
not used to authority are apt to be when in office. In 1804, John Lane, of
Fryeburg, entered the town with intention of abiding there, but was warned
by the constable to leave with his children and all under his care within fifteen
days, he having come within the precinct without consent of the town.
In 18 1 4 it was voted that Elliot G. Vaughan, Esq., "may have the privilege
of building a ferry-boat to ferry across by his house." Vaughan had lived for
some time in a long, narrow house near the old " Smith's Bridge," and as that
bridge was carried away by the great freshet of 18 14, I suppose the ferry-boat
was to be used as a substitute for the accommodation of travelers on their
way to Portland. Here Vaughan kept a store in one end of his dwelling,
where the women bartered a dozen eggs for a nip of tea ; so says one old dame
now living, who was then a little girl.
Until 18 1 6, when the town-house was built at Salmon Falls, the town-
meetings were for many years held alternately in the lower and upper meet-
ing-houses. The following will show the orthography of some early officials:
1801. "Voted Mr. Elishar Hight to gow to the county Register of deeds and git
a Copy of John Wood Esq Deed for to see if there be any resarve of roads in said
Wood Deed."
"Voted that the selectmen shall agree with somebody to fetch Obadiah Tibbetts
into Hollis and they have liberty to ty him."
"Voted to see if the town will agree with the school class above Salmon Falls
bridge to build a school-house or town-house. Also to see if they will resi the powder
house in the ruff of the same."
" Voted to build a town-house and school-house /o gea/her."
"Voted to build the house down by Samuel T. Edgecombs."
"Voted to build a powder house as they build powder houses in other towns."
114 PLANTATION ANT) TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS.
FOUNDERS OF MOLLIS.
AlldlTW ilurdun, descended from a distinguished Scottish ancestry
through a branch of the family early settled in Newbury, Mass., was living
with his parents in Hiddeford when the plantation of Little Falls was opened
for settlement, and was probably the first person who attempted to cut down
the forest and clear land. He was at work there, near the boiling spring, as
early as 1751, but was moved to leave iiis improvement on account of the
threatened Indian war, and went in the Louisburg expedition. After the peace
he returned and made one of the best of farmers. He was a large, powerful
man, as fearless as a lion but prudent in time of danger. In old age he became
dependent, and the town took measures to see if his children were possessed
of means for his support. His brother John was also a very early inhabitant of
the plantation.
CoL Jolin Smith, one of the settlers who came into the plantation in
1760, was born in the northern section of Hiddeford, of parents who came
from England. When he came into Little Falls it was an almost unbroken
wilderness, his cabin being fourteen miles from any settlement where sup-
plies could be obtained and carried on the shoulder or horseback, the only
guide being spotted trees. He cleared extensive fields along the river bank,
and to get rid of the trees cut from the soil threw them into the stream. He
married, first, Betsey Banks, and they commenced life in a log-house. .At one
time, when her husband was absent from home, Mrs. Smith went in search
of the cow with her boy, .\aron, in her arms. While she followed the sound of
the cow-bell it became dark and she lost her way. She found an old, deserted
camp in which she passed the night with her babe, while the wolves howled
outside. In the morning she found her way home, guided by the sun. His
second wife was Anna Hanks, sister of Hetsey. He served in the Revolution
and was paid in Continental money. He walked home when discharged, beg-
ging his food on the way. He was for several years a member of the General
Court at Boston. He was justice of the peace, and for many years one of the
most public-spirited and useful men in town. He was possessed of keen wit,
was a pleasing conversationalist, and every way attractive in society. He had
issue by both marriages and his descendants have been highly respectable
and useful citizens.
Capt. Joiiatliaii Banc was a son of Capt. Lewis Bane, of York, bom
in 1693. This family was from Scotland originall)', probably descended from
the Highland clan of MacHane. Capt. Jonathan, ist, who was commander
of the fort on Saco river, had probably seen ser\'ice against the Indians on
the frontier before being placed in charge of this important post; but I have
found but little concerning him in the early records. His father died in York,
June 25, 1721, in the 51st year of his age; and his wife, Mary, died Mar. 25.
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 115
1723, in the s8th year of her age. Capt. Jonathan had a son, Lieut. Jona-
than, born about 1719, who served under his father at the block-house, and
/if had a son Jonathan, born Oct. 9, 1758, who married Phebe Brooks, of
Narragansett, No. 1, in 1783.
Hon. Joseph Leliind was born in Massachusetts, Dec. 30, 1756; served
in the Revolution from 1774 to 1778 as ensign and lieutenant. He was in
Little Falls plantation as early as 1791, when he served as one of the assess-
ors. He had been in trade for a few years at Sanford. I do not know how
many years he resided in the new plantation. He removed to Saco, where he
was many years a merchant. His wife was a daughter of Richard King, of
Scarborough, and sister to the distinguished brothers, William, Cyrus, and
Rufus. Mr. Leland was a senator under Massachusetts in 1805 and 1808.
His son, Joseph W. Leland, was a graduate of Bowdoin College and lawyer
at Saco; county attorney many years. His daughters were united in marriage
with members of very respectable families.
Daniel Granger was an early inhabitant of Little Falls plantation, but
1 have no knowledge of his antecedents. He was evidently a man of consid-
erable ability; was town clerk in 1794, and one of the assessors in 1793-4.
He probably removed to Saco, as a man of this name was director of the bank
there in 1812-25; ^'^^ treasurer in 1822 and 1824. He and wife, Mary, said
to have been a daughter of Col. Tristram Jordan, had children as follows:
Daniel T., b. Feb. 9, 1789, who became a lawyer of some note. Elijah G., b.
Dec. 20, 1790. Sally F., b. Aug. 16, 1795; m. .\ndrew Scammon, Oct. 21,
1817. Harriet J., b. Nov. 26, 1798. George F., d. Oct. 15, 1794. A Daniel
T. Granger, b. in Saco, July 18, 1807, graduated at Harvard College in 1826,
and practised law in Newfield from 1829 to 1833. He removed to Eastport ;
was appointed judge of the Supreme Court in 1854, but declined to serve.
The late Charles Granger, of Saco, was of this family and a man of many
remarkable acquirements.
James Redlon, son of Matthias, was born in Saco, Dec. 10, 1753;
married Hannah Cousins of Wells, and was one of the first seven settlers on
the Dalton Right, in the north part of Little Falls plantation, now Hollis.
He served in the Revolutionary army in the 30th Massachusetts Foot-Guards;
was in the expedition to Quebec with Arnold, at West Point under Col. Joseph
Vose, and at the surrender of Burgoyne. His log-house was built in 1780,
midway between Moderation and Bonnie Eagle, on the hill where the Robert
Redlon house now stands. He was a large and powerful man. It used to be
said in the half Scotch phrase of his father: "Give Thamas the goad-stick and
Note.— Granger, sometimes spelled Grainger, is an English surname. The earliest who
came to New England were: T/!o»ia.s-, hung for a capital crime in 1042; John, who died in
Mansfield, Oct. 4, ICSS, buried at Scituate; John, of Marshtield, died Nov. 24, 1656; Lancelot, of
Ipswich, 1648, thence of Newbury, Mass., where he died; from him descended Hon. Gideon
Granger, United States Postmaster General.
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Jeanics the hand-speeke, and the team will never get stuck." The home of
"Uncle Jim" was a <;reat place for "huskings," "quiltings," "candy-pulls,"
and neighborhood "frolics." It was here the competitive dance between Ralph
Bryant and Patience, wife of Abraham Redlon, occurred. They were the two
champion dancers of the settlement, and Ralph had challenged Patience U> a
trial for the mastery. .Amid roaring laughter by old and young they galloped
over the kitchen Hoor until three fiddlers' elbows gave out, and Ralph lay
sprawling. " Pashunce she kick-ed up her heels." Mr. Redlon died Sept.
12, 1812.
Tlioiiias Ht'dloii, brother of the preceding, was born in Saco, Dec. 28,
1755; married Martha, daughter of Lieutenant Merrill, of Pu.xton. and settled
in Little Falls Plantation in 1780- i. His house was on the south bank of
Redlon's brook, where he and his brothers built the first grist-mill and saw-mill
in the township. " Lfncle Thomas" was a man of enormous frame with a
"back like a whale." He was a genuine pioneer, foremost in all improve-
ments; a great woodsman and bear hunter ; was killed by his team under a
sled-load of wood at his own door.
Daniel Field, a son of Lieut. Daniel, was a descendant of Darby Field,
the Irishman, who first ascended the White Mountains. He had served with
his father in the army of the Revolution ; married Rachael, daughter of
Matthias Redlon, and lived awhile in the lower part of lUixton. He was one
of the original purchasers of the Dalton Right in Little F'alls plantation, and
part owner in the Redlon mills, so-called. His house was on the knoll near
the brick house built by " Uncle David Martin"; the site now in the Hob.son
field. He was a short, heavy built man, of dark complexion, with small,
squinting eyes; was buried near the Cuideboard hill; but few descendants
living. (.See Field (Jenealogy. )
Iclialxxl Cousins was a .son of Ichabod, of Wells, and descended from
John Cousins, who lived in Yarmouth, for whom Cousins' Island was named.
Ichabod and wife settled on the Dalton Right near the old Redlon burying-
ground on Guideboard hill, and was buried there. He was a shareholder in
the saw-mill on the brook below; made a clearing and built a barn on the
west end of his lot near the Kimball field, but abandoned it and built near
lames Redlon, his brother-in-law. His second wife was the mother of the late
Tobias Lord, lumberman, of Steep Falls. Mr. Cousins was a carpenter and
millwright, a quiet, honorable townsman; left descendants now living in Hollis,
Standish, and Baldwin. (See Genealogy. )
Thomas Lewis, son of Abijah, of Buxton, was an early settler who
came in with the Redlons about 1780. His cabin was on the hill where the
"llncle Joe" Ridlon house now stands: the latter bought him out when he.
Lewis, moved to the " Kennebec Country. " The wife of Thomas was a Boston
from York; indeed, the families of Lewis and Boston became tangled early,
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and the snarl has continued for generations. The Lewis family could "sing
like angils;" so the old folks said, and I half believe it. "Uncle Thomas"
was not an exception; he used to make the woods ring upon the hill; so
said Aunt Sara Field. He was a sort of second-rate preacher, too, and could
be heard praying, "when the wind's right," a mile. He died in Clinton, or
thereabouts, on the "Kinnybeck."
Caleb Kimball was one of the "Dalton Righters"; came from Scar-
borough, and was a "kuss" to the farmers round-about by reason of the mis-
erable, immortal white-weed he brought into town with the bundle of hay for
his cattle when he was clearing land. Let sentimental women quote poetry
about "white daisies" while the back-aching farmers hate the name of the
man who brought the obnoxious grass-killer into the settlement. Well, Caleb
had a foot as big as a small anvil, and all the neighbors knew /lis track. He
was black as a thunder-cloud; tall, loose-jointed, and hungry-looking. His
house, "burnt down in blueberry time," was on the " Kimble lot," known later
as the "old Kimball place"; it was on the now discontinued road that led from
the Redlon neighborhood to South Limington by way of Killick mill. One
of the sons inherited his ia.t\\tr' s foot — with a "vingunce." He drove a poor
old " rack-o'-bones " horse all his days. Charles Bean, looking for him, once
asked: "Have ye seen anything of Elezer and his dromedary?" He had a
tall, over-grown son who was long locally known as "Leazer's colt." Another
son of Caleb stood six feet four in his stockings, and they said he "cried"
when Samuel Tarbox, who was an inch taller, came into town. A son, Rufus,
known as "Bole," had a family, but long hved a hermit life on a knoll near
Moderation. A daughter, Rebecca, was tall enough to look out over the top
of the window curtains. But few descendants are living.
Daniel Smith, who settled in the "Smith neighborhood," so-called, near
where the old Smith's bridge crossed the Saco, was the first of the t/i/re
Daniel Smiths who have lived there. He was an early settler in town, and
the " next door neighbor " of the Redlons, two miles above ; was a man pos-
sessed of an eagle-bill nose, by some called a "hook-nose." His face was
florid; his speech peculiar; his wit of the keenest sort. His sons, Daniel 2d,
called by everybody, "Uncle Dan," and Samuel, known as "Uncle Sam," were
"chips of the old block"; had the same ruddy complexion and eagle-nose;
just the same kind as nearly all their descendants have. They are all noted
for dry humor and cranky sayings such as none but Smiths and Beans — all
of one blood — could be capable of. When "Uncle Dan," 2d, went out and
rapped on the board fence and screamed "stur-boy here" to the crows. Ran.
Bean said the "black sarpints only laughed at the old man's squealing voice."
There were "Mason Sam," "Young Dan," Joe, Jr., and Ivory; what queer
things they did say, to be sure !
" Squire " Noah Haley vvas a recruiting officer during the war of 18 1 2 ;
'^
11?< riASTATIU.y .l.\D TOWSSIIir skttlkmknts.
a trial justice and a captain of militia; sometime owned a share of a saw-
mill and did considerable lumber business. He had a good farm on the old
Saco and Limerick roati, near where the Wood. Haley brick-yard was made.
S(iuire Haley married a Woodnian and had sons and daufjhters. He was a
large, portly, dignified-appearing, old-sclujol gentleman, who lived to a great
age, respected and honored. (See Genealogy.)
SllllbiU'l WiMxlmail, son of Nathan, of lUi.xton, was born .Aug. 51, 1772.
He was "hiHiiKl out" by his father, then of Standish, to an older cousin,
James, for the term of f<jur years, one niniiili, and twenty-four days, at the end
of which term lie was twenty-one years of age. .\t the majority of Shubael
he was to receive twenty-six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence to be
paid in stock at market price; was to be taught to "read, rite, and cifer to
the single rule of three"; was to be dismissed at the end of his term with
two good suits of clothes, one for the Lord's day and one for working days,
"as is customary." His first wife was Shuah Tarbo.x ; second, Susanna Tar-
box, sister of first; third, Nahby (Uurnham) Scammon, of Scarborough. He
lived between the house of Robert bxlgecomb and liar Mills, on the river
road, where his son Nathan afterwards settled; had an excellent intervale
farm. By his contemporaries he was called "Incie Shube Woodman." He
was a fine, honest, and respected townsman.
Joshua Warren, probably born in Berwick, removed from Biddeford
and was one of the original planters of the Deerwander settlement in tiie mid-
dle part of the township. He had seen service in the army of the Revolution,
having enlisted when only eighteen years of age. His father was a recruiting
officer in the French war and also came to Little Kails plantation. Joshua was
a soldier in the command known as the "Sixteenth Massachusetts Continen-
tals." He and a brother, Benjamin, who settled in the same neighborhood,
were the two heads of the Warren families prominently known and highly
respected in Hollis. (See Oenealogy.)
John Haley, burn in Kittery, June 20. 1737. was an early settler in the
western part of the Little Falls township. His wife was .Mary .Malcomb. He
died in Hollis, Jan. 26, 1816; was four years in the French and Indian war,
and four years in the Revolution; a blacksmith by trade, and with his son,
Capt. William, who was a recruiting officer for the war of 1812, and captain
of militia, did all the iron work for the settlers for many years. Many descend-
ants wore the leather apron and had a smutty nose. (See Genealogy.)
("oL .\lujah I'sher, who came from Massachusetts with his brother,
KUis B., settled on the road leading from Bonnie F-igle by the Cyrus Bean
place, where James Madison Usher afterwards lived. He was engaged in
milling and lumber business at the Killick Mill settlement, and afterwards at
Bonnie F-agle, in company with John Lane. He was colonel of militia and
postmaster; had a small store, where his grandson, F'red. Usher, built his
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 119
house, in which he sold black molasses, salt fish, and New England rum.
Colonel Usher was prominent in town affairs and for many years had a wide
influence. (See Genealogy.)
John Lane, descended from the military family noted for services in the
Revolution, and early settled in Buxton, cleared land on the same lot taken
up by Abraham Redlon, who afterwards removed to Ohio. He built the stately
mansion on the hill above the Saco, near his mills at Bonnie Eagle. For many
years he was extensively engaged in business with Colonel Usher, but retired
and spent his last days on his farm. There was a large family of children,
among them the late Judge Mark Lane, and John Lane, Esq., of Portland, who
owned the United States Hotel.
Nathaniel Dunn, son of Nathaniel, was born in Gorham, near Scar-
borough line. His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Dea. Joseph Atkinson.
In 1796 he settled at Salmon Falls and engaged in trade there. About 1800
he moved to Bar Mills, in Hollis, and united with Joseph Atkinson in the
milling business. He built a mill and house at Union F"alls, and lived there for
several years. He died in 1855, aged 90. His son Moses was in business at
Salmon Falls many years ; was prominent in town affairs and was many years
widely known. Hon. Joshua, another son and a soldier of the 18 12 war, was
a resident of Portland.
Steplien Hopkinson was a person of considerable prominence in the
south part of the town, where Hopkinson's Mills had been a business centre
and early seat of the town government. He filled town offices and served
several terms in the Legislature. He married Martha Garland; died at Union
Falls, Aug. 17, 1855. (See Genealogy.)
We subjoin the names of the more prominent early townsmen who were
settled before the beginning of the present century:
Joseph Chadbourne, Capt. Joseph Dyer,
Phineas Downs, Benjamin Haley,
Robert Haley, William Deering,
John Poak, Caleb Lock,
Enoch Parker, Humphrey Dyer,
Thom.\s Rogers, Isaac Robinson,
Isaac Drew, Christopher Gilpatrick,
Richard Palmer, Joseph Googins,
Lieut. Moses Atkinson, Gibbins Edgecomb,
Robert Edgecomb, William Wadlin,
John Harvey, Elisha Hight,
Joseph Weller, Thomas Young,
Thomas Cluff, Moses Watkins,
Jacob Hooper, Eben Cleaves,
James Berry, Nathaniel Whittier,
Joseph Leland, Joseph Jordan,
Elisha Smith, Daniel Stone,
Robert Nason, Joseph Patterson,
Jonathan Drew, Joshua Heard,
Joseph Nason, Thomas Witson.
l-JO l-I.A.\T.\ri().\ AM) TOWSSIIII' SKTTLKME.WTS.
STANDTSH.
Moses Pearsons had commanded a coinpany at the siege and capture of
Louisburg. He was a capable business man, who was the leading spirit in
soliciting the Great and General Court for. a landed bounty as reward for
military services. These grants from the Colonial Government, although
gratifying to the personal ambition of those seeking and obtaining them, were
of small substantial value to those who received them. Very few of the
original grantees ever settled on their lands. The majority allowed their
claims to lapse by neglecting to pay the taxes levied for expenses of settle-
ment. These claims were usually "bidden in" by speculators, who in turn
sold them to actual settlers for a nominal sum, five shillings being the usual
price paid by the pioneer for a lot comprising a one hundred and twenty-
third part of the township; but each settler obligated himself to clear five
acres and build a house within five years.
Moses I'earsons, Esq., seconded by Capt. James Milk, (.'apt. Isaac lUsley,
Capt. Joshua Freeman, James Lunt, Ephraim Jones, Simon Gookin, Josiah
Noyes, and Henjamin Titcomb, while never residents of the township, were
owners of a large portion of its territory, and were actively moving to secure
its settlement.
The petition was formulated in January of 1749, signed by Moses Pear-
sons and forty-five others, and on Friday, April 20, 1750, a township six miles
square, on the northwest side of the line from Sebago pond to the head of
Berwick against Gorhamtown, was granted to Capt. Humphrey Hobbs and
company, and Capt. Moses Pearsons and company, and associates of the Cape
lireton soldiers, so-called, to the number of one hundred and twenty. The
township was known as Pearson and Hobbstown until Nov. 30, 1785, when it
was incorporated and named in honor of the hero of Plymouth, Capt. Miles
Standish.
The first meeting of the proprietors was held June 9. 1752, at the house
of Edward Ingraham. of York. Capt. Humphrey Hobbs was chosen moderator,
Capt. Moses Pearsons, clerk, and Capt. Isaac I llsley, treasurer. .\ committee
was chosen to lay out to some person or persons a tract of land including a
stream for the purpose of building a mill. At a meeting of the proprietors,
held at the house of Capt. Joshua Freeman, in Falmouth, Feb. 22, 1753, it
was voted to lay out sixty-five acre lots on the plain between the pond and
Gorhamtown for such of the proprietors as shall settle on and improve the
same. On April 15, 1753, it was voted for the encouragement of first settlers
that there be erected at the expense of the proprietors the walls of a house one
hundred feet sciuare and ten feet high, with two spurs or flankers at opposite
corners, each twenty feet square, to be of hewed timber. .Vnd on May 28,
1754, the committee, Moses Pearsons, Joshua Freeman, and James Lunt,
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reported that they had proceeded to build said fort or block-house eighty feet
square, a flanker at the northeast corner thirty feet square, and one at the
southwest corner fourteen feet square ; that they had nearly finshed the same,
but "as you have been informed the same is consumed by fire in part which
will cost considerable to repair the same; therefore we are of the opinion that
the proprietors forthwith vote a sum of money sufficient for the same, and set
a number of hands to repairing said fort." This report was accepted, and the
committee authorized to draw on the treasurer for what they had already done
in building said fort, and for the repairs thereof.
The fort was undoubtedly completed that summer and occupied during
the winter of 1754-5. This great building stood on the high ground where
Standish Corner now is, a short distance southwest from the site of the old
church, which was in the middle of the square where the town pump now
stands. While the workmen were repairing the fort a guard of six men was
employed for one month at a charge of eight pounds. This guard consisted
of Daniel Mosure, James Gilkey, Jonathan Illsley, Thomas Morton, Benja-
min Titcomb, and Daniel Illsley. The cost of the fort was probably /'208
and 9^ pence. On the i6th of April, 1755, a tax of ten shillings on each
right was voted to pay wages and subsistence for eight men in pay and on
duty in the fort for one month from the iith of April instant. This was
increased to twenty shillings and the time made two months. The men on
duty under this vote were John Hurnal, John Meserve, Clement Meserve, Jr.,
Elijah Durham, Wentworth Stuart, Timothy Crocker, Israel Thorn, and Joseph
Meserve, all of whom were probably inhabitants of the town at that time.
In 1755 Captain Pearsons was instructed to petition the General Court
for aid, which he probably did, as a draft of a petition was found among his
papers written by him. Another petition in the Massachusetts archives, dated
August, 1757, received the following answer;
"Boston, Aug. 27, 1757, Moses Pearsons Esq., Sir. By order of his
Excellency you have sent you pr. Mr. Weeks 2 Swivel Guns, half Barrel of
Powder and Shot proportionable for ye use of the garrison at Pearsontown and
Hobbs Town. You are to be accountable for ye same agreeable to ye Gove-
nors order being ye present needful, from ye Humble servant Jno. Wheelright."
Samuel Knowles, John Walker, Thomas Morton, James Candage, Thomas
Stevens, and probably others, built barracks within the walls of the fort, the
last mention of which, in the records, is in 1763. One of the swivel guns
was in use for "Fourth of July" celebrations until about 1840, when it dis-
appeared, probably buried by some of the older inhabitants to get rid of its
noise.
A survey of one hundred and twenty-three 30-acre lots was probably
made before 1752; but the date upon which the grantees drew their lots does
not appear. A second division was made in 1769 of one hundred acres each
I'-i-^ VLANTATWX ASI) TOWSSIIU- SHTTLEMKSTS.
right, and a third division of one hundred acres in 1776. Only four persons
who drew rights in the first division drew in the third.
i'he earliest saw-mill in town was built in 1762, by Ebenezer Shaw, on
the same privilege where the present Shaw's mill stands. The mill privilege
and two huntlred acres of land were given him as encouragement to build
thereon.
As a condition of the grant sixty of the one hundred and twenty grantees
were to settle in distinct families within three years, and sixty more within
seven years. They were to give bonds to the treasurer of the Province that
each man should build a house sixteen by eighteen feet, with a seven-foot
shed, and clear five acres of land.
As there was no petition for incorporation for some years after the town-
ship had the retjuisite number of inhabitants for a municipal organization, a
message was sent from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in 1783,
requiring the plantation to show cause wliy tiiey should not be incorporated
as a town. This was like a thunderbolt to the inhabitants and caused a
rattling of bones. .\n assessment for taxes, covering the past twenty years,
caused their hearts to c|uake, and they appealed so piteously to the law-makers
that they abated .1^571 iSs. from the sum ordered to be collected.
FOUNDERS OF STAMMSH.
Capl. Isaac lllslcy was descended from William Illsley, born in New-
bury, Kng., in 1608, and came to New F^ngland in 1634. Isaac, born in
Newbury, Mass.. in 1703, was a joiner who associated with Moses I'earsons;
settled in Falmoutii, now Portland, in 1735: had iiouse garrisoned at Back
Cove, in which he died .\pril 15. 1781: was a bold, enterprising man and
leader of scouting parties against tiie Indians; a useful and respected citizen.
Children: Isaac, Enoch, Jonathan, Daniel, and Prudence, married to Simon
Gookin. The lUsleys descended from Capt. Isaac have been intelligent and
prominent business men.
Moses Pearsons was bom in Newburyport, in 1^197. He was a car-
penter by trade and early associated with Isaac Illsley in business; they built
a meeting-house in Kittery in 1726-7. He settled in Falmouth in 1728-9,
and became a citizen of great prominence; represented the town in the Gen.
eral Court; was first sheriff of Cumberland county and justice of the Court
of Common Pleas, .\fler the capture of I.ouisburg he was appointed agent
for Sir William Pepperill's command to receive and distribute the spoils of
victory. He remained at Louisburg for some time, superintending the con-
struction of barracks and a hospital; was a large jjroprietor in Falmouth and
Standish ; house on Fore street, Falmouth, burned in 1775; died in 1778, aged
81. Children: Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Eunice, .\nne, and Lois. No son
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perpetuated his name, but the daughters, who inherited his property, were
married with members of the most respectable of the old Portland families.
Benjailiill Mussey came from Newbury, Mass., to Falmouth, now Port-
land, a young man ; was a hatter by trade. He married Abigail, daughter of
William Weeks, in 1750, and settled in Myrtle street, near Temple, where his
son built a block. Willis says: "At the commencement of our difficulties
with Great Britain he took an active part in the cause of liberty, and acted
on several important committees." He purchased land in Pearsontown, now
Standish, in 1758, being lot No. 116 in the first division, adjoining the farm
now owned by Thomas Shaw, Esq., which was No. 115. It appears from the
records that he was moderator of a meeting in town in 1761, and his name
appears in connection with nearly every subsequent meeting for many years.
He was buried in -Standish, on his farm, and the stone that marks his grave
has the inscription: "In memory of Benjamin Mussey, who died Sept. 13,
1787, aged 66 years." His widow died June 4, 1815, aged 85. The old Mus-
sey homestead was sold in 1S67, and is now owned by Jacob Wadleigh.
(See Genealogy.)
Theodore Mussey, Esq., was the fifth child of the preceding. He was
town clerk for si.\teen years; selectman and justice of the peace many years;
was a member of the Constitutional Convention of Maine in 18 19, and the
first representative of the town in the first state Legislature. He died Sept.
5, 1825, aged 68 years.
Joseph Thorn and Joseph, Jr., were both in tiie company of Capt.
Moses Pearsons at the siege of Louisburg in 1745, the latter being a waiter
for the captain. If he was but 16 years of age at the time, his father, Joseph,
Sr., must have been at least 37, making the date of his birth not later than
1708. He was in Pearsontown as early as 1754, for the proprietors voted
him ;£"4o, Sept. 23, 1755, for his cow "killed at the fort last winter." He first
settled on lot No. 38 of the first division, which he drew as his ; it is on the
old Portland road below Standish Corner, between the homesteads of Avery
W. Marrett and the Cram place, now owned by Edwin Norton. He conveyed
it to his son Bartholomew in 1762, and he deeded it to Benjamin Titcomb in
1776. Joseph, Sr., was buried on the fifteen-acre lot, the southeast half of
No. 74, and a rough stone marked the spot many years ago; this was pulled
up by a hired man who was plowing there, and thus every indication of the
grave was obliterated. If he died about 1800, as stated, his age was rising
90. (See Genealogy.)
Arthur McOill vvas in Pearsontown before 1760, and owned the corner
lot eastward of the meeting-house, now the Marrett place, which was taken
on an execution by Eben Mayo (merchant), of Falmouth, who conveyed it to
Sargent Shaw in 1769. Parson Marrett bought it of Benjamin Titcomb about
1796, the place where the Marrett family still resides. But little can be
1'24 J-LA.\rATlO.\ A.\D ToWSSJIir sKITLi-MJiyTS.
learned of this McGill, but the other persons in town of this name were
probably his {grandsons.
>Villiiiiii M(-(iill, one of the tallest men of Pearsontown, was a tax payer
there in i.SoS. He lived near Pudding hill, where he died in September,
1841, aged 73. His wife, whom he married Oct. 7, 1797, was Mary Jones.
He was a great hunter and shot the last wolf killed in Standish. John McGill
was also a ta.v payer in 1808. From Standish records it appears that .\nn
McCJill, of Standish, and Jonathan Bean, Jr., of liethei, .Me., were married Mar.
21, 1797. Bean was killed by an Indian in the Shadagee fight during the
war of 181 2. Mary Mcdill, of Standish, and .Samuel (Ilossum, of Bethel were
married -Sept. 16, 1797. Hannah .Mc(;ill married John Bean, of Bethel.
.lollll I'it'rCf, one of the early settlers, was born in Ipswich, Mass., but
removed to Hampton, N. H., where he married Betsey Johnson, and where
all save one of his children were born. He came to Pearsontown about 1762,
when some of his family had reached maturity. Mr. Pierce entered the
Revolutionary army and died at Boston. His widow married John .Sanborn.
John Pierce owned, in 17C2, the upper part of the Josiah .Shaw place, being
lot No. 41, ne.vt to Daniel Cram's, now owned by Enoch Blake and nearly all
overgrown with trees. The old cellar may still be seen ; few persons know
who lived there. The children of John and Betsey named as follows, but
order of birth not known:
1. John, m. Mercy Thorn and .Susanna Sanborn. He contracted to
build a meeting-house near the Hasty farm in 1804, which proved his financial
ruin, and nearly ruined his brother-in-law, John Sanborn. He d. Sept. 2,
1830, aged 85 years.
2. Richard, m. Dec. 12, 1788, Sarah, daughter of Jabez Dow. His
death was caused by the overturn of a cart when returning from Portland,
July 17, 1810: was collector of Standish at the time. Children: Susan, h.
Nov. 29, 1789; li'i//iitm, b. June 7, 1792; Samite/, b. Aug. 10, 1795; Dolly,
b. Dec. 31, 1800; Aniiife, b. Apr. 19, 1803, m. Reuben Brown, of Baldwin.
3. Johnson, m. a widow (somebody) and removed to Portland: had
one son; d. in 1841, aged 75.
4. Betsey, m. Mr. GrafTam, of Portland, and lived to old age.
5. Hann.ah, m. Waterhouse, of Portland, and lived to be aged.
6. Moi.i.v, m. Jonathan Lowell, of Standish, and had five sons and
three daughters.
7. Sarah, m. York, of Baldwin.
8. Susanna, m. Mar. 12, 1792, Moses Sanborn, of Standish, and
reached the age of 85 ; three sons and three daughters.
KlM'iM'Zor Sliiiw, tenth child of Caleb, who was son of Joseph, son of
Roger, was born in Hampton, N. H., Oct. 7, 1713; married .Vnna Philbrick,
of that town, Nov. 19, 173S. His father was tirowned before he was two
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 125
years of age, and he lived until his majority with Moses Pearsons, Esq. He
was a mechanic, being carpenter, millwright, and cooper. He came to Pear-
sontown, now Standish, in 1762. A tract of land comprising 200 acres was
granted him by the proprietors; this included a mill privilege, and he built
the lirst mill in the township. He also purchased of Thomas Morton, Apr.
4, 1763, the thirty-acre lot No. 42, on the "eight-rod road," below Standish
Corner, between the lot deeded at the same date to his son Josiah, and the
John Pierce lot, and descended to grandson, Eli. He died Mar. 13, 1782 ; his
wife, Anna, died Dec. 12, 1804, aged 85 years, at which time there were in
Standish thirty-four families of her descendants. She left nine children,
eighty-two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Children born in
Hampton:
1. Josiah, b. Jan. 3, 1740; m. Mary Lamper; d. Aug. 7, 18 10.
2. Abiah, b. Jan. 16, 1741 ; d. Apr. 10, 1762, single.
3. Joanna, b. Apr. 4, 1743 ; m. Peter Moulton; d. Jan. 16, 1834.
4. Sargent, b. Oct. 2;^. 1745; m. Sarah Knight; d. Dec. 3, 1823.
5. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 3, 1749; m. Sarah Wood and Salome Green, both
of Gorham; d. Aug. 11, 1836.
6. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 21, 1751; m. James Moody; d. May 27, 1816.
7. Thomas, b. Oct. 10, 1753; m. .^Vnna Wood; d. Oct. 20, 1838.
8. Molly, b. Nov. 7, 1755; m. Stephen Sanborn and John Mayall; d.
Oct. 29, 1840.
g. Margaret, b. Jan. 7, 1758; m. Daniel Bean, of Bethel; d. in August,
1847.
10. Joseph, b. May 10, 1760; in. Eunice Bean; d. Aug. 24, 1830.
Daniel Sanborn, son of Abner and Rachel (Shaw) Sanborn, was born at
Hampton Falls, N. H. ; married Jane, daughter of David and Sarah (Leavitt)
Moulton, and died Jan. 14, 1786, aged 65 years. Jane, the widow, died Oct.
5, 1805, aged 85. These came to Pearsontown in 1764, and built a house of
hewed timber, on thirty-acre lot, No. 19. When they arrived in the plantation
there were no roads to Portland where Mr. Sanborn was for a time employed
as a carpenter, and he carried his scanty stock of provisions on his back to
his family. At one time a heavy fall of snow prevented him from going to
his home at a time when he knew they needed food, and they were reduced
to an allowance of three potatoes a day. Children ;
1. David, m. Miriam Elder; d. in 1824.
2. Stephen, m. Mary Shaw; d. in 1779.
3. Dolly, b. May 30, 1757 ; m. May 21, 1791, Theodore Muzzey; d.
in 1849.
4. Jeremiah, d. unmarried Aug. 28, 1814. He was a Revolutionary
soldier in the company of Captain Mabury, of Windham, Me.
5. Eunice, d. unmarried.
126 PLANTATION AND TOtt-NSUIP SETTLEMENTS.
6. Moi.i.y, m. 'I'haddeus Richardson.
7. SiMKDN, m. Jan. 2, 1783, Hannah Ward, of Gorhani ; was a soldier
of the Revolution under Captain .Stuart, of Clorhani. He moved to Hethel
in 1800, and he and his wife died there.
DailiH Hasty, son of William and {grandson of Daniel Hasty, who came
from Ireland and .settled in Rye, N. H., thence removed to .Scarborough in
1735, was born in Scarborough, Mar. 18, 1749; married Martha McLaughlin,
who died Oct. 24, 1804, aged 56. He died June i, 1818. He bought of Clem-
ent Meserve thirty-acre lots Nos. 3 and 4, near where the old acad^-my stood,
in 1 77 I, where his grandson, James L. Hasty, now lives. He was selectman
in 1786, 1790, 1801, and 1808; collector 1789, 1791, and 1806. Issue:
1. Sar.ah, b. .Apr. 5, 1774; m. Thomas Cram and became the mother
of Hon. Marshall Cram.
2. James, b. May 3, 1776; d. unmarried in 1812.
3. William, b. Mar. 3, 1778; d. in 1825.
4. Daniel, b. May 3, 1780; m. Susanna Dow, daughter of Jabez; d.
in 1863.
5. Mak\, 1). Dec. 20, 1782; d. single.
6. Samuel, b. Mar. 12, 1785 ; d. single Oct. 6, 1818.
7. Hiram, b. Sept. 11, 1789; m. Mary, daughter of Simeon Moulton,
and d. in 1866.
Maj. JailK'8 Hasty, brother of Daniel, preceding, was born in Scar-
borough, May 2, 175 I ; married Rachel, daughter of John Dean, Esq., and
settled on the old I'orlland road below the farm of Doctor Howe, and nearly
opposite the house of Daniel Cram, now the town farm. He died July 8,
1835, aged 85 ; was selectman in 1807; collector in 1801. Children:
1. JoH.N D., b. Oct. 13, 1784; d. single.
2. Joseph, b. Mar. i, 1787 ; m. Ruth McLaughlin, of Scarborough, and
settled on Standish Neck. He had a large family; d. in 1865, aged 78.
3. William, b. June 18, 1789; m. Fitch, of Haldwin ; d. Dec. 29,
1837-
4. Jame.s, b. July 24, 1791 ; was a trader at Standish Corner many
years; selectman in 1822; town clerk twelve years; suicide in 1844.
5. Miriam, b. Oct. 14, 1793; m. John I'hilbrick (son of Deacon) and
was mother of Hon. John H. I'hilbrick ; .suicide about 1841.
6. AfiNEs, b. Jan. 15, 1796; m. William McLaughlin and lived in Scar-
borough ; was the mother of Hon. Charles McLaughlin, of Portland. He d.
Apr. I I, 1837; she d. Jan. 12, 1884.
7. Charles, b. June 16, 1799; m. and had family; moved to Ohio and
d. there.
8. Samtel, b. May 18, 1801 ; m. .Abigail Broucher and h.ad issue, three
sons; d. in Michigan.
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 127
John Dean, Esq., son of Samuel and Rachel (Dwight) Dean, was born
in Dedham, Mass., about 1742, where his parents kept a public house. His
brother was the Rev. Samuel Dean, of Portland. Squire Dean first came to
town in 1774 and put up at Shaw's tavern. His farm was on the old Portland
road, near Gorham, adjoining Deacon Philbrick's, and is now owned by his
grandson, John D. Higgins. When the tax of 1808 was assessed, he was the
heaviest tax-payer in town, and for many years his property exceeded that of
any other townsman. He was selectman in 1786; a justice of the peace
many years. His wife Miriam died Aug. 25, 1791, aged 41. He married,
second. May 18, 1793, Mary Jewett; she died Aug. 25, 18 12, aged 62. He
died May 6, 1826, aged 83 years. Children:
r. Rachel, m. about 1783 Maj. James Hasty.
2. John, Jr., d. unmarried in Boston, Apr. 29, 1829, aged 59; was a
trader in Standish many years.
3. Nancy, d. Apr. 21, 1832, aged 60, single.
4. Lucy, d. July 3, 185 i, aged 76, unmarried.
5. Miriam, m. Enoch F. Higgins, brother of the centenarian, Capt.
Saul C. Higgins, of Gorham. He died Jan. 25, 1834. She lived till about
1885, and was 96 years of age. Her children were :
I. Harriet, m. Horatio J. Swasey, Esq., who was a well-known law-
yer for many years at Standish Corner, and had five sons and a daughter.
II. Mary, m. Daniel Tyler ; no issue.
III. John D., b. 1826; m. Marcia, daughter of William Paine, and
lives on the homestead.
IV. Caroline, m. Lucian Hunt and lives in Gorham.
Philip Cannell came from the Isle of Man before the Revolution, with
his wife Jane, and settled first in Portland. They removed to Pearsontown
about 1770, and settled on a lot now owned by the family of Marrett, near
Sebago lake; living only a few years here they went to tliirty-acre lot No. 56,
which was conveyed to them by the proprietors; the conditions required Can-
nell to clear five acres and build a house, which house is now owned by L.
W. Moulton. The place where Cannell first settled came into the possession
of Parson Marrett, and is now marked by the cellar in the midst of a wood
where trees more than two feet in diameter are growing. He died June G, 1824,
aged 81. Jane, his wife, died about 1826, aged 81. Children named as
follows:
1. Nancy, b. on the Isle of Man; m. July 30, 1789, to Joseph West,
of Raymond.
2. Thomas, m. Nason, of Gorham,
3. Philip, m. 1801, Rebecca Green; d. April, 1849, aged 77 years.
4. Jane, d. Aug. 30, 1855, unmarried, aged 80.
5. Joseph, went to sea and d. abroad.
128 PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS.
6. Ei.i.EN, m. about 1820 Daniel Kidlon, who afterwards settled in
I'orlcr. and liad issue.
D«'a. (ilcorjjft' KlTCinail, son of Joshua Freeman, who came from Barn-
stable, Mass., to Kahnouth previous to 1740, in which year he purchased the
lot on the corner of K.tchange and Middle streets, where he kept a store and
tavern. Cleorge was born in 1 739: married Martha, daughter of Joseph Thorn,
and settled on the road leading from Standish ('orner by the Parson Weston
place. His grave-stone says: " Dea. Oeorge Freeman died Mar. i, 1829. aged
90 years. Martha, wife, died Sept. 11, 1807, aged 69 years." Children:
1. I'hkbk, b. Jan i ^, 1 761.
2. Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1762.
3. Uii.i.iAM, b. July 10. 1764.
4 Edmund, b. May 1, 1766.
5. CHARi.oTri:. b. June 15, 1768; m. Klisha Hill, of Hiddeford, Mar.
14, '795-
6. Rkuhkn, b. May 6, 1770.
7. Martha, b. July 12, 1772: m. Joshua Emery, of I'ownalboro, May
8, 1797.
8. Nancy, b. Sept. 15, 1774.
9. (Ikorgk, b. July 19, 1776.
10. Danikl, b. Feb, 16, 1779; ni. Hannah Davis and had issue.
11. Eunice, b. Feb. 15, 1782.
I. Gi-or^i; b. Sept. 5, 1813.
II. Maitlta. b. Oct. 10, 18 15.
III. Willmm D., b. Sept. 26, 1816.
I\'. Leaiukr, b. Dec. 19, 18 19.
\ . I.iuy, b. Dec. 8, 1821.
\i. Lorenzo, b. Dec. 3, 1823.
VH. Isiuu, b. July 28, 1826.
Vni. Ursula, b. Jan. 28. 1830.
IX. Hester A., b. Nov. 27. 1832.
CloillOIlt Jloservc was in the old fort on the Fort hill, in (lorham, during
the seven years' Indian war which began in 1745. On .\pril 16, 1755, eight
men were hired to guard the fort in Pearsontown for two months; three of
this number were Clement Meserve, Jr., John Meserve, and Joseph Meserve,
brothers. They were probably living in town. Clement, Sr., lived on lot 3,
near the old Standish .\cademy, where the Congregational church now stands,
but sold to Daniel Hasty in 1771. John settled in the corner on the same
side, and Clement, Jr., where the Standish town-farm now is. His son-in-law,
Timothy Crocker, lived on lot No. 42, which was a part of the Josiah Shaw
farm. Who Crocker was, or whence he came, is not known. He and the
Meserves all removed to Dristol, Me., in 1771.
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 129
Joseph Butterfield was the first settler on Standish Neck, near the out-
let of Sebago pond, before the Revolution. He purchased of Ebenezer Shaw,
about 1775, thirty-acre lot* No. 109, opposite where "Uncle Thomas" .Shaw
now lives. He married Mary Harding, of Gorham, and they remained on the
home-place all their days. He died Sept. 12, 18 19, aged 78; wife died Sept.
3, 1830, aged 80. They were buried in the pasture, on lot 109, now in the
forest, and probably Thomas Shaw is the only person living who can point
out the exact spot. There were ten children ; only two of the name in town
at present.
Moses Richardson, with brothers David, Jonathan, and Thaddeus, who
settled in Hiram, came from Newton, Mass., and settled on the road between
the Corners and Sebago lake, previous to t8oo. He had two thirty-acre lots,
Nos. loi and 102. His wife was Lydia Hall, of Newton. He died in 1794,
and his widow married May 14, i8o8, Ephraim Bachilor, of Baldwin; she died
Nov. 12, 1823, aged 80. Children:
1. Lydia, b. in Brookline, June 20, 1763.
2. Ann, b. in Brookline, June 5, 1765.
3. Elizapeth, b. August 23, 1767.
4. Muses, b. in Dorchester, Mar. 13, 1770.
5. Mehitable, b. in Newton, May 22, 1772 ; m. Oct. 20, 1792, Lemuel
McCorrison, of Baldwin.
6. Molly, b. June 20, 1775, in Pearsontown ; m. Aug. 7, 1796, Boaz,
son of Lemuel Rich, and moved to Exeter, Me.
7. Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1776; m. Sept. 22, 1798, Joseph Butterfield, Jr.,
of Standish.
8. Aaron, b. Sept. i, 1779.
9. Abigail, b. June 21, 1782 ; m. Dec. 12, 1802, Capt. Sylvanus Bach-
ilor, of Baldwin, and d. May 11, 1849.
David Richardson, ni. first Mary Hall, of Newton, Mass., and had
nine children. By second wife, Hannah Mills, born in Standish, he had
children as follows :
Hannah, ) ^ . , ,
-twins, b. Aug. 4, 1779.
Esther, )
Sarah, ) , ■ . » o
-twins, b. Apr. 27, 1781.
Thomas, )
Nancy, ) ^ . . /^ .. o c
' y twins, b. Oct. 8, 1782.
Lucy, )
William, b. Sept. 14, 1784.
This family moved to Monmouth about 1806. In Standish they lived
near the Corners, and their cellar may still be seen on the place owned by
Almond Rand.
* The thirty -acre lots, to the nuanber of 123, were 160 rods long and 30 rods in width.
I'M J'LAyTATWX ASD roWXsmr SKriLEMENTH.
Josojdl Wpst, f>f Raymond, married Nancy Cannell, horn in the Isle
of Man, July 30, ly^^Q; SL-tllcd near Scliago Lake, and his farm was where
the Lake House now is. He died in the Canada war about 1813 ; none of the
name now in town. This family was connected with William West, who
settled in Mollis and by a daughter of Capt. .Stephen Hean had Kdwin and
Charles. 'l"he Wests of Cornish and Parsonsfield are of this family. Many
were known by their kinky hair that resembled the wool of a negro. Children :
1. Ki.K.ANoR, b. Oct. 9, 1789; m. .Samuel Weeks, of Slandish ; d. 1864.
2. John, b. Dec. 9, 1790; m. Oct. 10, 1812, .\bigail N'ork, of Standish.
3. Susanna, b. July 11, 1792; m. Chick of Limington.
4. Thomas, b. Oct. 16, 1794; m. Sarah McGill.
5. Ja.s'k, b. Aug. 6, 1796; m. Berry.
6. KimiCK, b. Mar. 12, 1799; m. Sargent Lombard: d. 1885.
7. Marv, b. Apr. 26, 1801 ; m. Wiggin, of 15aldwin.
8. LvDiA, b. Aug. 13, 1805; ni. John Smith.
All h.nd families.
Dr. Isaac S. Toiniisoil, son of Daniel Tompson who was killed in
the battle of Lexington, Apr. 19, 1775, a distant relative of the Rev. John, the
first minister, came from Reading, Mass. He was a hard, intemperate char-
acter; a small man who rode horseback and carried his medicines in saddle-
bags. It has been related that he once told his drunken companion.s, while
on a spree at the tavern, that if they would hang him by the neck he "wouldn't
kick." They forthwith procured a rope and hung him up until nearly dead.
"Squire'' Dean happened to come in, cut him down, and saved his life. As
soon as he recovered speech he said : "Well, I didn't kick." At another time
he and his associates told how they each wished to die ; some one way, some
another. All died suddenly. Captain Tappan died in his sleigh at Sacca-
rappa, on his way to Portland, in January, 1804. John Marean came home
drunk on a cold night, and being cross his wife shut him out of doors. He
lay down in the snow and became so chilled that death soon followed, in
February, 1804. Marean and Tappan married sisters, Lois and Dolly Bean,
and "lived neighbors." Doctor Tompson's death was peculiar. Being sick
at one time he said he wished to " live one more year." .V year from that time
he roused his wife from her slumber and wished to relate a singular dream.
She said she would wait until morning, but she found him dead at the dawn.
The stone over his grave has the inscription: "Isaac Snow 'I'ompson, born
June, 1761, died June, 1799. First Physician of Standish." Some one should
have added, as .i warning to those who pass by, " Rum did it."
Dr. ElK'llozi'r Howe. In the old cemetery at Standish Corner there
is a stone with this inscription: "In memory of Dr. Ebenezer Howe, born in
Sturbridge. Mass., April 21, 1773, and departed this life at Standish, Me.,
June 4, 1 84 1, in the full and firm belief in which he had ever lived of the
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universal salvation of all mankind." Doctor Howe succeeded as the second
physician, and probably came to town about 1800. There are many stories
about his eccentric ways and speeches. A young woman in an adjoining town,
in a fit of laughter, dislocated her jaw. Doctor Howe was sent for and drove
with all haste to the farm-house. As he drew rein he saw the girl standing
on the door-stone with her mouth wide open. Climbing down from his gig he
ran to the door and chucked her under the chin with his fist, instantly putting
the jaw into place. He then drove away without a word. But the girl bit her
tongue nearly off when her teeth came together and could never forgive
the combative old doctor. He married Catherine Spring, born in Standish.
None of this family in town. Of his children we find the following:
1. Eliza, b. Sept. 24, 1802 ; m. Spring.
2. M.\RSHALL S., b. Jan. 12, 1804. He was an officer in the regular
army many years and d. in Kentucky about 1878. His son Albion was killed
in the Modoc war in 1873.
3. Grkenleaf, b. Apr. 5, 1807 ; m. Mary Dennett and d. in Somerville
in 1873.
4. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 11, 181 1 : m. Simeon Clement of West Gorham;
d. Jan, 25, 1887.
5. Albion K. P., b. Mar. 25, 18 13. He was a soldier in the Union
army that crushed the Rebellion and is living.
6. Leander M., b. July 18, 1815; d. young.
LIMINGTON.
This was a part of the extensive tract purchased from Captain Sunday,
the Indian sagamore of Newichawannock, by Francis Small, of Kittery, Nov.
28, I 766, for two blankets, two pounds of powder, four pounds of musket balls,
twenty strings of beads, and two gallons of rum. The original deed, lost for
many years, is now in the possession of a descendant of Small. The validity
of this instrument was confirmed by the Massachusetts commissioners. The
Indian signature was a turtle. The tract, known as "Ossapee," embraced all the
land between the Great Ossipee, the Saco, the Little Ossipee, and Newichawan-
nock rivers, being twenty miles square, comprising about 256,000 acres. The
section now called Limington was known as the plantation of Little Ossipee.
The earliest settlement was begun in 1773, Dea. Amos Chase being, so far as
known, the first pioneer. He built a cabin on the east side of the township,
where he found a waterfall, and there put up the first mill in the town. The
hamlet clustering about this locality has since been called " Chase's Mills."
Jonathan Boothby, a staunch supporter of Paul Coffin's church in Buxton, is
said to have been the second to pitch in this plantation. He camped here
alone in 1774, and worked on his clearing at Pine hill. After the Revolution,
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ri.ANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS.
hu moved his family to his log-house, and commenced life in earnest. Settlers
from Saco, Scarborough, and Buxton soon followed. John Mac.Xrthur, a native
of I'erth, Scotland, settled on Uarvel creek in 1775. Jo.shua Small, the prin-
cipal proprietor, .settled in the township about this time, and engaged in tanning
on the creek just mentioned. The town of Limington was incorporated in
1792; first town-meeting was held in a school-house, Apr. 2, 1792, under a
warrant issued by .Amos Chase. The first selectmen were Capt. Robert Uoody,
Capt. Nicholas Mgecomb, and Samuel Sawyer. Two thousand acres lying
southeast of the Little Ossipee river, mostly plains, were taken from the planta-
tion of Little Kails and annexed to Limington, Feb. 27, 1798. The surface
of the town was much broken and rocky, and the early settlers must have
been inspired with a tough kind of resolution to hew out farms from such a
fdrbiildinfi wilderness. The pioneer families suffered the usual deprivations
of new seltlcnK-nts, which have been described elsewhere. Persons bearing
the following names were living in town in 1792 :
Joii.N Andrews,
William Anderson,
JosiAH Black,
David Boothbv,
AiiRAM Brackktt,
John B. Arowav,
John Allis,
Joshua Adams,
Jonathan Bootiibv,
Joshua Brackkit,
Rei'bkn Brackett,
RlLHAKl) BkRK\-,
Samuel Bkrrv,
a/.ariah boodv,
William Bragdon,
Amos Chase,
EnKNE/.ER Clark,
Ephraim Chick,
Isaac Dyer,
E/.RA Davis,
Nicholas Davis,
Nicholas Edgecomii, Jr.
William Edcecomd,
El I as Foss,
George Foss,
Joseph Fogg,
Gkorgk Fogg,
Isaac Frost,
John Gree.nlaw,
Walter Hagens,
Robert Hasty,
Robert Jackson,
Edward Kennard,
Luther Lombard,
Isaac Larrahee,
Abner Limiiv,
Joseph Libbv,
Samuel Brackett,
James Bekkv,
Rohert Boodv,
Ki.isHA Bkagdon,
Daniel Bradbury,
Ephraim Clark,
Nathan Chick,
Andrew Cobb,
Daniel Dver,
John Douglas,
Capt. Nicholas Edgecomb,
Robert Eix;ecomb,
Job Foss,
John Foss,
Charles Fogg,
Daniel Fogg,
Muses P'rost,
JAMES Gilkev,
Isaac Hurd,
David Hasty,
Daniel Hanscomb,
William Johnson,
Paul Lombard.
Samuel Larrabee,
Phinei's Libbv,
Robert Libbv,
Jesse Libbv,
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133
Humphrey McKenney,
James McKenney,
Levi Merrifield,
Nathaniel Meserve,
Thomas Miller,
Mark Manson,
James Marr,
Pelatiah Marr,
Joseph Meservr,
John Nason,
Abram Parker,
David Richardson,
James Kendall,
Joseph Rose,
Samuel Sawyer,
Eben Sawyer,
John Stone,
Joshua Small, Esq.,
Isaac Small,
Joshua Small, Jr.,
Lieut. Daniel Small,
Jacob Small,
James Small,
Samuel Strout,
Richard Strout,
Elisha Strout,
Gilbert Strout,
Robert Staples,
Jonathan Sparrow,
Abram Tyler,
William Wentvvorth,
John Wentworth,
William Whitti.more,
Diminicus McKenney,
John MacArthur,
George Meserve,
Ebenezer Morton,
Joseph Morton,
William Manson,
Isaac Marr,
Dennis Malloy,
Jonathan Nason,
David Nason,
Thaddeus Richardson,
Elisha Richardson,
Daniel Ridlon,
James Sawyer,
Joshua Sawyer,
John Sutton,
George Stone,
Daniel Small,
John S.viall,
Henry Small,
Willi.^m Small,
Benjamin Small,
Reuben Small,
Simeon Strout,
Elisha Strout,
William Strout,
John Strout, Jr.,
Enoch Staples,
Joseph Tyler,
Obadiah Irish,
Eben Irish,
William Whitney,
David Young.
FOUNDERS OF LIMINGTON.
Jonathan Boothby came early from Scarborough and took up a valu-
able tract of land near Pine hill, where his descendants have since lived.
Like nearly all of his name he was a good farmer, who was hospitable; a
genuine Puritan and warm communicant of Parson Coffin's church in Bu.xton
many years. His descendants are numerous. (See Genealogy.)
Ezra Davis, Jr., and wife Susanna, "owned the covenant" of the first
church of Saco, Sept. i6, 1770. He resided in Eiddeford, which then included
Saco, for many years, and there si.\ children were born. He is said to have
removed to Little Ossipee, now the town of Limington, as early as 1774.
A daughter was baptized in Biddeford in 1785, her parents then being of
"Ossapy." He was a prominent and useful citizen, who was called to positions
of trust. In 1793 he was sent to Boston as agent of the town, and was paid
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two shillings n day for twenty-one clays of service. From him descended the
family in Schaf^o and I'orter. (See Oenealogy.)
Maj. Nicliolas Duvis, descended from an old family in \'ork, married
Charity Haley, in 1777, at Hiddeford, and he and his wife "owned the cove-
nant" of the first church of Saco, being then of "Little Osapa," in 1779. He
was a soldier of the Revolution, and was major of the militia after settlement
in Limington. He is said to have been 97 years of age at his decease, about
1830. Hon. William G. Davis, of Portland, and the Davis families in Stan-
dish and North Hollis are descendants.
SaiiiiK'l Larrabec, son of Samuel and Sarah Brown, was a native of
Scarborouj;!). lie married Elizabeth Hlake, of Gorham, in 1776, and imme-
diately removed into the plantation of Little Ossipee, settling in the eastern
section of the township, where Israel and Ezekiel Small have since lived.
The old house taken down by Doctor Bragdon was built by Mr. Larrabee.
He returned to the coast, being an owner of land on Richmond's Island, i)ut
died in Limington, aged 84, in 1836. (See Larrabee Genealogy.)
Isaac Mitchell, Es(|., son of Dominicus Mitchell, of Gape Elizabeth,
removed from Standish to Limington, and was for many years one of the most
public-spirited, capable, and useful of townsmen. He was justice of the peace
and served in the municipal offices. The beautiful penmanship found in the
town records shows that he was a master of chirography. He was postmaster
for many years. In every position to which he was called to serve his fellow--
cilizens, .S(|uire Mitchell faithfully performed the duties devolving upon him
and held the respect and veneration of the people. (See Genealogy.)
Iliiiii])lii't>y McKcniiey, descended from John McKenna, evidently
from Ireland (some say Scotland, but I doubt), who settled early in Scarbor-
ough, came into the plantation of Little Ossipee with the other families from
the coast, and with his sons, all powerful men, sat down in the north part of
the town, where descendants now live.
John JlucArthlir, descended from an ancient Highland Scotch clan,
came to America from the county of Fife, and was an early settler in Little
Ossipee. where he lived until .\ug. 30. 18 16. His age was 71. He was a man
possessing in full measure the traits peculiar to the Scotch character; was
conservative, opinionated, argumentative, and logical ; a man of sound mind,
who availed himself of every source of information. His sons, Arthur .Mac-
Arthur and James NLicArthur, Esquires, were leading citizens in Limington
and extensively known in their county, being highly respected for their intel-
ligence, probity, and public spirit. (See Genealogical Department.)
Col. Cephlis Meeds, son of Francis Meeds, of Harvard, Mass., was
born in that town and settled in Limington, where he was one of the solid
citizens and a man of noble character every way. He had been colonel of
the militia, representative to the Legislature, and in town offices. He was a
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judicious farmer, and in manners a good type of the old-sciiool gentleman.
His personal appearance was attractive, being tall, erect, and handsome of
face. (See Genealogical Sketch.)
Capt. Nicholas Edsecomb was one of the first who cleared land in the
southern part of the town. He served as one of the first board of selectmen
and in other positions where good judgment and executive ability were
required. From him, or his family, Edgecomb's bridge, that spans Little
Ossipee river, took its name. His sons, Nicholas, Robert, and William, were
early townsmen. (See Genealogy.)
Maj. Johll Small, son of Dea. Samuel and wife Anna, was born in
Scarborough, Jan. 30, 1722, and married there for his first wife Sarah Atkins;
he married, secondly, Oct. 12, 1752, Mary McKenney. He was an officer in
the English army. Being a land surveyor he was sent, in 1762, to run out a
military road from the Kennebec to Canada, and was unintentionally shot by
one of his party when in the woods, by being indistinctly seen and mistaken for
some animal. He was instantly killed. He is represented as a "large, dark-
complexioned, stately, courtly, and handsome man." His desk, chest, and
commission are preserved. After his death his widow, of whom traditions,
was married to one Haskins, but her last days were spent in the home of her
son Henry, at Limington. Children : John, Edward, Zacheus, Francis, Henry
Daniel, Rachel, and Dorcas. Several of the Smalls settled in town, but as
their history has been printed we shall not trace them here.
CORNISH.
In consequence of the destruction of the records of the plantation, as
well as those of the town, by fire in the store of John F. Jameson in 1865, our
materials for a reliable historical sketch are very meagre. Some data, said
to be of a valuable historical character in a number of letters written by one
of the townsmen, has been preserved, but the custodian has declined to have
them examined.
The lands now comprised in the pleasant town of Cornish were a part of
that e.xtensive territory purchased by Francis Small of the Indian chief. Cap-
tain Sunday, and after the partition, were sold by Joshua Small to Joseph Doe,
of Newmarket, N. H., and Benjamin Conner, of Newburyport, Mass., for
;^i,98o. The plantation was a dense wilderness when surveyed in 1772.
Henry Pendexter came from Biddeford, and is claimed to have been the
first settler. Some, however, say James Holmes, who came from Scarborough,
was the first to pitch here. He moved his family to the plantation in 1774.
Several families from Saco and Biddeford came in the next year, among them
Henry and Asahel Cole.
At the first plantation election, held at the house of Asahel Cole, only
thirteen iniiabitants were present, all coming on snow-shoes. It appears that
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PLANTATION AND TOWNSIIII' SETTLEMENTS.
Joshua Small, and others who lived in the Plantation of Little Ossipee, had
petitioned the General Court for an act of incorporation to embrace the whole
territory of Limington and Cornish, but the inhabitants forwarded a remon-
strance in 1791, in which they endeavored to show cause "why the prayer of
Joshua Small should not be answered concerning both Plantations coming into
one Town." This document shows as one cause, that "the land of both Plan-
tations is of great length, thirteen or fourteen miles at least, which will be
very ill convenient for us to go to Town Meetings, and not only so, the land
is very broken, costly, and hard to make good roads thereupon. We can't go
to Town Meeting and come in one day to our homes"; another cause why the
prayer should not be answered: "There is too large a tract of land for one
Town, it is so broken"; another cause: "We cannot see that there will ever
be a union together. This being the case, we should not be such good sub-
jects to government." They said it would be a "hardship" for them to be
set off to any town or plantation whatever, and prayed to be incorporated by
themselves. Dated, " Francisborough, May the loth, 1791." Plantation
assessors, Noah Harker, Timothy Harrons, and .Asahel Cole; clerk, Simeon
Johnson. 'I'o preserve the names of the inhabitants at that time I subjoin the
list of those who signed the remonstrance and petition, all in one:
RoBKKT Cole,
John Shi'TE,
Benja.min Estes,
Bknnktt Pike,
El.lAll Pen DEXTER,
Levi Chauhoiirne,
Nathaniel Barker,
Chari.es Trafton,
William Chauhoi'knk,
Isaac Chick,
Samtei. Siierhukn,
Thomas 1'endexter,
James Moi.mes,
Edmund Pendexter,
Richard Estes,
Jno. Chauiiourne,
Jonathan Estes,
Obadiah Eastman,
Wricht Crai-kam,
John Jewell,
Martkess Treadwei.l,
Daniel Perkins,
Isaac Linscott,
Nathan Barker,
John Whales,
James Wavmoith,
Thkoi'Hilis .SMirii,
Eiii;ne/.er Barker,
Samiei. Morrison,
John Kissic,
John Gili-atrick,
Francis Kissick,
William Sawyer,
E/.RA Barker,
John Dirc.in,
Georc.k Gray,
William Day,
William Day, Jr.,
Joseph Coi'sins,
Sami'el Barrons,
Abram Barrons,
John Pike,
James Wormwood,
David Jewell,
Joseph Linscott,
OiiADiAH Cole,
EdMIND HAM.MOND,
Noah Linscott,
Andrew Sherbi'rn,
Joseph Allen.
The plantation of Francisborough was incorporated by the name Cornish,
Feb. 26, 1794.
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137
The first potash factory was established by Andrew Sherburn about i8oo,
two miles south of Cornish village. Simeon Pease also had a large potash
factory here, and opened a store. A tannery was erected here, a post-office
was established, and the place became the business centre of the town.
Town-meetings were held in the meeting-house on Brimstone hill until
the town-house was built, a half-mile farther south.
Courts were held at the house of Squire Asahel Cole, and here the old
militia met to draw their supply of powder and rum. The learned judge came
down on the old Pequawket trail from the north and tarried over night with
Mr. Cole, and so he procured his host an appointment as magistrate. Old-
fashioned patronage, you see.
The following is a nearly complete list of the inhabitants of Cornish
previous to the incorporation in 1794 Joshua Chadbourne and Joseph Seavey
had removed, and Joseph Wilson had died in consequence of being frozen in
a snow storm when on his way to Saco.
Allen, Joseph,
Adams, Thomas,
Barkkr, Ebenezer,
Barker, Simeon,
Barker, Thomas,
Barker, Ezra,
BoLON, John,
Barrons, Ti.mothv \V., (?)
Barrons, Abram, (?)
Brown, Clement,
Cole, Obadiah,
Cole, Robert,
Cole, Asahel,
Cole, Henry,
Colton, John,
Chadbourne, Humphrey,
Chadbourne, William,
Chadbourne, William, Jr.
Chadbourne, Levi,
Chadbourne, John,
Chick, Isaac,
Chick, Daniel,
Clark, Benjamin,
Clark, Benjamin, Jr.
DuRGiN, John,
Davis, Josiah,
Day, Nathaniel,
Day, William,
Day, William, Jr.,
Day, Stephen,
EsTEs, Benjamin,
Estes, Richard,
Hart, Aaron,
Johnson, Simon,
Johnson, Thomas A.,
Jewell, David,
Jewell, John,
Kennard, John,
Linscott, Noah,
Linscott, Isaac,
Linscott, Isaac, Jr.,
Linscott, Joseph,
Long, John,
Lord, Ammi,
McKusic, John,
McKusic Francis,
Merrifield, Samuel,
Mattox, Thomas,
Neal, Andrew,
Norris, Jonathan,
Norris, Isaiah,
Pease, Stephen,
Pendexter, Edward,
Pendexter, Eliab,
Pendexter, Henry,
Pendexter, Paul,
Pendexter, Thomas,
Perry, James,
Perry, Samuel,
Perry, Joseph,
Perkins, Daniel,
Pike, John,
Pike, Noah,
Pike, Bennett,
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PLANTATIuy AM) TOW.WsilW .SKITLKMENTS.
EsTEs, Jonathan,
I-;astman, Daniei-,
Eastman, Ohadiaii,
Eastman, K/kkiki.,
Eastman, Jacoii,
Ellis, John,
Fkssknden, William,
Gkav, JosiUA,
Grav, Daniel,
Gkav, Isaac,
Grav, John,
Grav, Georce,
Gordon, Josei'ii,
Grai-i-am, Unite,
GiLi'ATRic, John,
Grakeam, Theouore,
GiH'TiLL, Daniel,
Holmes, James,
Holmes, James, Jr.,
HiiiiiAKD, Hi;aki>,
Hi HIIAKI), JOSKI'H,
Hammond, Edmlnd,
Hamilton, James,
Sargent, Chase,
Smith, David,
Smith, Theoi-iiilis,
Sherhl'kn, Andrew,
Sheriii'rn, C>eorge,
Sheriiurn, Samuel,
Stone, Paul,
Storer, Benjamin,
Storer, William,
Storer, John,
Suite, John,
'riioMi'soN, Joseph M.
'rii(jMi's<jN, Isaac,
Trakton, Charles,
Treadwell, Mastres,
F'inev, Richard,
WKVMf>UTH, James,
Wormwood, James,
WiiiTTEN, James,
WiMTTEN, Richard,
Whales, John,
Weeks, Samuel,
Wilson, Josei-h.
At the time of the incorporation the town was divided into six "classes,"
or districts, each havinij; a "class-master" chosen for a year, with the following
appropriations for the schools:
Class No. I. Noah Harker, 14s. to hire a teacher.
" No. 2. William Chadboiirne, $^43.
" No. 3. Abram Barrons, /"i 2S gd.
" No. 4. James Wilson, /'i 6s. 3d.
" No. 5. Asahel Cole, ^'2 os. 3d.
" No. 6. Chase Sawyer, /"i 8s.
FOUNDERS OF COKMSH.
Francis Small may properly be assigned to the head of this list, as he
W'as the hr.^t known settler, then a "squatter," and afterwards the first white
proprietor of the township. .As we have intimated, he had strayed through
the wilderness, and built a small house where the village now stands, said
house being burned by the Indians while he was secreted within sight of all
their movements. Small was a trader at Kittery. It is said that Captain Sun-
day was on good terms with Small, and to make good his loss, deeded him the
extensive tract of land which was conveyed by the Indian deed signed by
.Sunday, now in possession of a descendant.
Heiir.V Pi'iidcxter was a son of Henry, and Deborah Wellfeald. He was
descended from an ancient family of respectability in the Isle of Jersey. The
surname was originally I'oingdestre, and became I'oindexler after settlement in
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England. It is now spelled variously. Mr. Pendexter came up from Bidde-
ford in 1773, and opened his clearing by cutting down trees on about two acres.
This was burned, the logs piled, and the following spring he went up with his
two eldest sons with considerable provision, and planted his burnt ground with
corn. Having built a small, comfortable camp the year previous, in which he
lodged while working on his first clearing, he left his sons there to cut down
weeds, watch the corn, and keep the hears away. These lads remained at their
camp alone from spring until fall. They had a gun and fishing tackle, and as
game and fish were plenty managed to live first-rate ; so they said when old
men. But they were lonesome and homesick, and betimes climbed a hill and
looked down river in hope of seeing their father coming. Mr. Pendexter moved
his family into a log-house in the autumn of 1784. (See Pendexter Genealogy.)
James Holmes moved his family from Scarborough to Francisborough
in 1774. His son James was eight years of age at the time of removal, and
he was born Aug. 30, 1766. The Holmes family was settled early in Scar-
borough, having come from Massachusetts, and were of the same ancestry of
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet. Members were intermarried with many
of the most respectable families near the coast, and there are descendants of
James now living in Porter and other towns near Cornish.
John Dur^ill came into the plantation as early as Henry Pendexter and
Holmes; some say he was the first pioneer to pitch here. I am not acquainted
with the genealogy of this race, but suppose the numerous families now domi-
ciled in adjoining and near towns are the descendants of John, who was the
last plantation collector, in 1792-3. He was an owner in the first grist-mill
and saw-mill on the Great Ossipee river in the plantation.
Asahel Cole came with others of the name from Biddeford in 1775. He
was not a man of education, but being public spirited, he took an active part
in affairs. He was a magistrate, and tried all cases at his own house, where
his wife, who is said to have had more education, could sit in an adjoining
room and hear the evidence. When he reached the point of the proceedings
where he must render his decision he would excuse himself for a moment, leave
the room, and hold a secret consultation with his wife in the kitchen. Her
opinions always passed for law and were never overruled by the higher courts.
Mrs. Cole was a Hammond, and was no doubt a remarkably intelligent and
strong-minded woman, whose good judgment bridged the gulf of her husband's
illiteracy. But Cole had solid common sense, which was much better than
nonsense.
Dea. Noall Jewett was one of the founders of Cornish, and was chosen
a deacon of the first church organization; a carpenter by trade and in the year
1800 built the first Cornish meeting-house from a plan made by Dr. Cyrus
Snell, now in existence. Deacon Jewett was a genuine Puritan, possessing the
stern religious zeal characteristic of his time. He was fully conscious of
14(1 /'/..i.vy.r/'/o.v .\.\j> T(ny.\!<iiir nETiLKMESTs.
the importance of his sacred office, and claimed a share of that deference
supposed to he due to the dij^nitaries of tiie period. He had not only failings
hut the virtues of the Puritan believer; in person said to be small, of swarthy
coMipiexion, and led forward by an enormous nose, a facial appendajje that has
been duplicated by some of his descendants who are supposeil ti) be proud of
this inheritance from the anatomy of their progenitor. (For the family gene-
alogy, see second p;iil.)
" I'lich' Ebt'll Harker" was a soldier of the Revolution, and after his
return married a widow whose husband had died in the army, leaving one child.
He came early to Cornish and settled south of the Deacon Jewett farm, where
he lived to old age, esteemed, honored, and beloved by all who knew him.
He was of pleasing personal appearance, having blue eyes, a fresh complexion,
and prominent no.se that indicated stability. His form was portly and well
proportioned ; said to be a man of rare good sen.se and prudent of speech.
(For the genealogy, see second part of this work.)
"Uncle HeillM'M " Piko was a son of John Pike, of F-p|)ing. N. H..
who was a proprietor of a tr.ict f)f wild land in Francisborough. He sent his
two sons, John and I'.ennett. into the wilderness to open a clearing on his claim
when they were aged res[)ectively nineteen and sixteen. The sons felled trees,
burnt the ground, and raised a bountiful corn crop. This land was on what
has long been called the High road, and here the two pioneers decided to set-
tle. "Uncle Dennett" married Dolly Morrill, of Kpping, in 17H7; secondly.
Hannah Brasbree, who was a woman of remarkable intellectual force and
culture, who exerted a powerful influence to stimulate her husband along the
same line. He was said to be a Henry Clay looking man. tall, spare, and
nimble; a man of superior intellect and solidity of character, who wielded a
salutary and wholesome influence in his community. He wore the conven-
tional blue swallow-tailed coat, ornamented with gilt buttons and surmounted
by an enormously high collar, which formed a good support for his hat. He
lived to old age, and when he had died they laid him to rest alongside of the
town fathers in the little grave-yard at the mouth of the road. (Genealogy
in second part. )
HailllU'l Itoyiltoil, one of the early settlers, came from Stratham, X. H.,
and was brother-in-law of Deacon Jewett. He settled on the High road ; was
a worthy man, possessed of a "peppery temper"; capable in town business;
in person tall and spare. He was twice married ; second wife, Mary Deering,
a short, stout, intellectual woman of serene temperament, well calculated to
get on with the crusty husband. She was an unwavering believer in ghosts,
witches, and fairies, and in her old age caused troubled dreams for the chil-
dren by the stories she told of what she had seen and heard.
Joseph M. TIlOllipsOIl was one of the early men of Francisborough
township and the first to build a house where the village now stands; a log-
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house, laid up about 1782, on the main street, near where the old law office
stands. He was born at Exeter, N. H., Nov. 12, 1751, and served in the
Revolution, being at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was a man of enterprise
and business ability, who did much to advance the settlement and growth of
the town of Cornish. He built a small frame house a little way south, the
first at the village, which is still standing, but removed from its original site
to make room for the stately residence built by his son, of whom hereafter.
He died Nov. 18, 1840.
Dr. Benjamin Thompson, son of the preceding, was born in Cornish
in 1792, and died in 1874, only a few rods from where he first saw the light.
In early days he was a school teacher. He studied medicine with Dr. William
Swazey, of Limerick, and afterwards attended a course of anatomical lectures
at Fryeburg, delivered by Dr. Alexander Ramsey, one of the most learned
graduates of the Medical College of Edinburgh, Scotland. His diploma was
received from the Medical College of Maine. He practised continually from
182 I until his death, and was considered by the medical fraternity to be one
of the most profound and skillful physicians and surgeons of his time. He was
a man of considerable eccentricity; something like Doctor Ramsey. "As odd
as Doctor Thompson" was a common phrase. He was skeptical in regard to
religion, and his doubts stuck to him to his last hours. Because he did not
know he would not believe. Faith was not /as inheritance. He was logical
and courted discussion; was tenacious, unyielding; kind to the poor, he com-
passionately went by night or day to relieve them when ill, and never distressed
them for a fee. He was strictly honest and frank of speech ; eminently social,
fond of lively amusement, and enjoyed festive occasions. He acknowledged
that his great mistake was in living a single life. His reputation was well
deserved, and when he died he was greatly missed by all classes.
BALDWIN.
Baldwin, situated on the west shore of Lake Sebago, was formed from a
tract, including Sebago, granted in 1774 to the survivors of the company of
Captain Flint, of Concord, Mass. The Massachusetts Government had pre-
viously, about r735, granted township No. 3, east of the Connecticut river, to
the same grantees who settled upon it and remained until 1751; and from
that time until 1774, no proprietors' records have been found. When the
boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire was established,
the land granted to Captain Flint was found to be in the latter state ; hence
he and his associates lost the grant and all their outlay in settling there.
Samuel Whittemore and Amos Lawrence petitioned for a new grant, and
the two townships were conceded on condition that thirty families should be
settled there within six years. The conditions had not been fulfilled in 1780,
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and the state extended the time six years more. By great exertion they were
al)le to comply with tlic terms and saved their grant by "the skin of their
teeth," for they had to "strain a point " to count thirty families in 1790. The
plantation name of the tract was Flintstown. A petition for incorporation was
formulated in iSoo, in which they slated that the conditions of their grant did
not require them to build a house of worship, to settle a minister, nor to make
roads through the township; that they were destitute of a meeting-house and
minister; that the twenty miles of county roads built through the township
were in a dangerous condition for teams, carriages, or horses ; that this was
detrimental to the inhabitants of the township and the public, as all in the
I'equawket country and L'pper Coos must needs pass through on their way to
the sea-ports; that there were less than sixty families in the township, very
poor, and scattered over rough, mountainous land. This petition was signed
by the persons whose names follow:
William Fitch, J.\coii Ci.akk,
JosKi'ii Fitch, Jacom Rowe,
Ephraim Bacheldek, Jr., David 1'otter,
JosEi'H Pierce, William Bickford,
Ephraim Brown, Samiel Burnei.l,
John C. Flint, Jamks Cook,
Joseph Lakin, Benia.min Incalls,
John Burnkll. John Hirnkll, Jr.,
Isaac Flv, Joseph Richardson,
Fi.EAZKR Flint, Samuel Sawvkr,
Charles Wic.gin, William Inc.alls,
Richard Fitch, Eden. Lord,
Joseph Lakin, Jr., Samuel Scribner,
David Brown.
The town was incorporated June 23, 1802. and named for Loammi Bald-
win, one of the pioneer settlers. On August 30th, following, a meeting for
town organization was held. Religious meetings were occasionally held at
private dw-ellings, but no minister was settled until 1824, when Rev. Noah
Emerson was induced to become the pastor of the Congregational church.
The Methodists claimed a share of the ministerial fund, which not only
resulted in an ecclesiastical quarrel — the most bitter sort of a quarrel that
the devil ever instigated — but in a suit at law, in which the Supreme Court
decided against the claimants.
The Saco river forms the southwestern and southern boundary of the
town. Saddle-back mountain has an altitude of 2,000 feet; on its side there
is a remarkable, perpendicular, precipitous rock, estimated to be 400 feet in
height, around which cluster many unfounded traditions.
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FOUNDERS OF BALDWIN.
Hon. Josi.ah Pierce was born in Baldwin, Aug. 15, 1792; graduated at
Kowdoin College in 1818, and in 1821 opened a law office in Gorham; was
elected to offices of town trust ; was representative to the Legislature in 1834-5,
state senator for three years, and president of the Senate. From 1846 to 1856
he was Judge of Probate for Cumberland county. In early life he was a writer
of very good poetry, He died June 26, 1866, aged 73. His son of the same
name was Secretary of Legation at Russia under Caleb Gushing. He has
since been made a Baron and lives in England.
Eleazer Flillt, descended from Thomas Flint, who was in Salem before
1650, came from Massachusetts and took up an extensive tract of land, from
which some of the best farms were cleared. He was a "father of the town"
and the name of his family was applied to the plantation. His descendants
have been industrious, frugal, and much respected, and the venerable Eleazer
Flint, now living, is a man of superior intelligence, whose homestead is a model
of good order and agricultural prosperity.
Zebllloil Larrabee, second son of William and Mary, was born in Scar-
borough, in 1757, and came through the wilderness to Baldwin, then Flints-
town, in 1782, and was one of the first settlers. He was a man of enormous
build, weighing nearly three hundred pounds, and so strong that no two men
in town could hold him down. He was found dead in his bed and was laid
down in the family lot back of the mansion now owned by Timothy Brown.
His two brothers, Joshua and James, came into the plantation at the same
time and all were useful citizens. (See Genealogy.)
William Fitch and others of the name were among the early settlers of
Baldwin, and the family has been prominent as one of progress and public
spirit both in this town and Sebago, adjoining.
Joseph Lakin came from Groton, Mass., and was an early resident
of Sebago, but was originally in Flintstown. He was ancestor of the Lakins of
Harrison and Bridgton, Joseph, Jr., having died in old age in the former town.
John Burnell, John, Jr., and Samuel were among the founders of
Baldwin. This family was descended from French ancestors, who spelled the
surname Bcnicllc. Many of this connection still reside in town.
Ephraini Bachelder and Ephraim, Jr., were here early. They were
descended from the Rev. Stephen Bachiler, who came from England and
figured in the colonial history of New Hampshire. The family has been a
prolific one in the southern towns of the Granite state; branches were early
established in various sections of Maine, and many distinguished scholars and
divines have borne the name. The descendants of the Baldwin family are
industrious and full of energy. Some spell the name Bachellor and Bacheller.
Jacob Rowe, Joseph Pierce, Joseph Richardson, Ephraim Brown, David
144 fl.ASl'ATHtS AM) TOWNsillJ' SJCTTLKMENTS.
Brown, Jacob Clark, David Potter, William Bickford, Isaac Fly, Chase NN'if;^'".
Samuel Sawyer, Kbenezer Lord, and Samuel Scribner were early settlers in
Flintstown, but some of these families were set off on land conceded to Sebago.
Descendants of nearly all are now living in these and adjoining towns, and
are among the best citizens and successful farmers.
HIRAM.
This township was first settled by Lieut. Benjamin Ingalls, a native of
.Andover, Mass., who came to the Creat Falls on Saco river, in company with
five others, in 1774. One of this number was Daniel Foster, a brother-in-law.
These pioneers surveyed several lots, and the original record, in the hand-
writing of I^ieutenant Ingalls, with its quaint orthography, runs as follows:
"Sept. 5th 1774 then Daniel Foster and .Abial Messer and John Curtis
and Kbenezer Herrick and Benjamin Ingalls came up to the Great Falls on
Saco Rivor the west sid and Laid out a Tract of Land for each of ous as
follows viz: —
" Begining [at] a maple Tree on ye River Bank against Bryants Bond So
Called Running West 160 Rods then Runing Sowth 80 Rods then Running
Fast to Saco River Kbenezer Herricks Loot X i Pine tree then By the Side
of Herricks Loot «V one for John Curtis N 2 Pine tree 80 Rods down ye Rivor
to a Read Oak Tree markt J then 80 Rods own the Rivor to a White Pine
Tree markt J.
" Sept. 6th then Daniel Foster Abial Messer John Curtis and Kbenezer
Herrick Layed out a Loot for Benja. Ingalls then Begun att a Pine Tree on
the Bank of Sawco Rivor about 60 rods above Hancock Brook Runing west
100 Polls to a maple tree markt II II then Runing Sowth 600 Polls to a hem-
lock tree 1111 then Runing Kast to a Pme on the Bank of Saco Rivor att the
mouth of a Littel! Brook which Runs out of the medow ("aid Woodsoms
medow Laied out and 15ownded as above for Benjamin Ingalls & we markt it
nil.
"Sept. loth 1786 Mr Joshua Davis of flintstown went with me and Pre-
ambed the Lines and Bownds of my Lott as above.
"July 15 1786 Mess Joshua Davis and Jess Walker went with me and
Vewed the Bownds of my Land that I Laied owl in agust and Sept. 1774."
The above mentioned tract taken possession of by Lieutenant Ingalls was
situated on the west side of Saco river, extending from the brook above Hiram
Falls to a point above Hancock's brook, and ihcludes the whole plot where
the village of Hiram Bridge now stands.
In 1790 Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, a native of Duxbridge, Mass., and a
Revolutionary patriot, purchased a tract of land in the plantation of Massa-
chusetts consisting of 7,800 acres, from which he cleared an e-xtensive and
valuable farm, where, according to a statement published in the Eastern Her-
ald, Sept. 10, 1792, he raised more than 1,000 bushels of corn on burnt land
at a place called Great Ossipee, about thirty-six miles from Portland. In
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1795 he built a house and settled his son, Charles L. Wadsworth, on this tract
of land. On Feb. 27, 1807, the township was incorporated by the name of
Hiram, in honor of Hiram, King of Tyre. General Wadsworth being a man
of liberal education, wealth, and public spirit, who took a leading part in the
affairs of the town, was regarded as its patriarch. In 1800 he built for him-
self a country mansion here, the most stately and pretentious ever built in
town, to which he moved in 1807. We cannot close our brief sketch with
more appropriate words than the following, copied from an address prepared
by Llewellyn A. Wadsworth, and delivered at the family reunion at Duxbury
in 1882: "On a high plateau in the valley of the winding and silvery Saco,
whose majestic cataract makes endless melody as its bright waters roll onward
to the sea, set like a gem in its circlet of hills and mountains, the old ancestral
Wadsworth mansion still stands. On an eminence nearly in the shadow of
'the forest primeval,' sleeps the honored patriarch among his kindred, well
worthy of the eulogium upon his tablet: 'He was a Patriot, a Philanthropist,
and a Christian.' "
TRADITIONS.
Three Hills of Rocks. — Maj. William Phillips, who lived at Saco,
purchased several tracts of land of the Indians; some of these e.xtended back
into the country thirty-five or forty miles. In a deed bearing date 1666, Cap-
tain Sunday conveyed to him "three hills of rock" about forty miles back
from the sea on Saco river. In conveying shares of this property Phillips
designates "it as a mine commonly accounted a silver mine," and says he
had sold divers shares to gentlemen in Boston. The early inhabitants were
deceived by the glistening of the "isinglass," or sheets of mica, in the rocks'
on the cliffs of the mountains and supposed these to be rich in deposits of
silver. It has not been ascertained just where the three hills of rock were
situated, and considerable speculation has been rife in relation to them. There
are three eminences in Hiram about one-half mile above the great fall on the
east side of the Saco, on the line between the counties of Cumberland and
Oxford, which correspond with the somewhat indefinite description found in
the various conveyances, and the distance from the sea. As these hills are
comprised in a tract of 1,500 acres of land taxed to the heirs of Phillips in
1807, in Hiram, and being rocky, hilly, and almost unfit for farming purposes,
and on the opposite side of the river from the other lands owned by Major
Phillips, there are good grounds for the theory that these are the identical
hills purchased because of their supposed value as mining property. Pictur-
esque fancy beholds a group of speculative men with Major Phillips viewing
these shining hills as the sunlight glinted upon the mica in the clefts of the
rocks, while the owner discoursed upon their great value as he sold shares at
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long range to gentlemen from Boston. Rut they were just such fools as have
succeeded them during tlie nineteenth century.
'I'lic HaiU'iK'k PoikIn. — These sheets of water, embosomed among the
towering hills, derived their names from William Hancock, son of William,
who came from Londonderry, Ireland, to Buxton. He had built a hunting
camp near the larger pond and retired to that sylvan retreat to hunt and trap
for the winter. Tradition, well supported by several reliable persons who lived
at the time, makes one John Brown, a native of .Scarborough, come to Bu.\ton
with a hand-sled loaded with valuable furs and wearing a coat known to have
belonged to Hancock. He immediately went to Portland, where he disposed
of his peltry, and disappeared to be seen no more. Search revealed the vacant
camp and a spoon bearing Hancock's name, but neither his body, gun, nor traps
were ever discovered. Hancock's brook furnishes the water power at Hiram
Corner and Hows into the Saco on the east side, opposite the town-house. It
was known as Hancock's brook when the first survey of land was made, in
1774. No mention of this son was made in the will of William Hancock. .Sr.,
made in 1769, but his name was found, with that of his brother John, in the
inventory of the estate taken in 1770.
FOIXDEKS OF II IK AM.
Li<Mil. Itt'iijaniiil lnu:iills, the tirst pioneer, was born to Moses. and
iMaria Ingalls, in .Vndovcr, .Mass., --Vug. i, 1728, (). S. He entered the British
army and was captured at Louisburg by Sir William Pepperill in 1745. In
1 76 1 he was commissioned as lieutenant. .About 1765 he left the army and
made voyages to sea. In 1774 he came to (Jreat F"alls on the Saco river,
where he surveyed several lots of land, one of which he settled on: this was
at the bend of the river, and the cellar was to be seen not many years back.
While living here his nearest neighbors were James Howard, in Brownfield,
and Mr. Cookson, in Standish. In October, 1785, the "great freshet" swept
away his hou.se, hovel, and blacksmith shop. He then removed to P'lintstown.
now Baldwin, and settled near "Ingalls pond." He and his wife died in
Hiram, at the home of Capt. Charles L. Wadsworth, but were buried in Bald-
win. (Sec Genealogy of Ingalls Family.)
Daniel Foster was the second settler of Hiram. He located not far
from the bend in the Saco, and the hill in the road there was known as Foster's
hill. He died about 1780, without leaving issue. It was the tirst death after
the settlement of the town. His grave was in the pines by the road-side,
near the H. Wadsworth road, where a monument has been erected.
James Eastnian was a soldier of the French and Indian war and served
in the Revolution. He and his wife are remembered as they went from house
to house among the farmers, when advanced in life, to dress the crop of tiax.
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His house was upon a slight rise of ground in a narrow field, now in the woods
under the hill below the buildings of Artemas Richardson, and his lonely grave
may be seen in the forest on a hill-side, some distance from where he lived.
His age cannot be ascertained.
John Watson, said to have come from England with a brother who set-
tled in Kennebunk, after serving in the Revolution, came to Hiram in 1778.
His house, on the bank of the river, was swept away by the great freshet of
1785. He then built near where Walter F. Watson has resided since. His
son John was the first male child born in town. Thomas, another son, was a
justice of the peace. From this family the Watsons of Hiram are descended.
Daniel Boston, descended from an old family in York, Me., came early
to Denmark, then a part of Brownfield, and opened a clearing not far from
Saco river, on the southwest side of the three eminences known as " Boston
Hills." In June of 1784 he moved to Hiram Hill, on the west side of the Saco.
Crossing on a raft he lost his kettles and crockery. His house was built on
the farm since called the "Craig place," where Llewellyn A. Wadsworth now
resides. The clay used in building his chimney was carried in a basket on
his shoulders a distance of a half mile up a steep ascent from the bank of the
Saco. He finally removed to Vermont, where he died. (See Boston Genealogy.)
John Burbank came from Kennebunk in 1778; was an early school-
master in Hiram; a soldier of the Revolution; settled on the farm in Hiram
since owned by Nathan Kimball. His son Israel was the first postmaster of
Hiram; his commission bears date Dec. 14, 1803; he was in the war of 1812.
Asa, another son, was a lieutenant under Gov. Caleb Strong; his commission
was dated Sept. 15, 1813; he died Oct. 26, 1858, aged 72. Sarah, his wife,
died Oct. 30, 1865, aged 82. Their son John was an assessor in 1805.
John Clenions came from Danvers, Mass., some time in 1780. He was
in Fryeburg in May of that year on the memorable "dark day." When he
came to Hiram he tarried with the family of Capt. John Lane for a night. At
supper time the children of the families were so numerous that not more than
half could be supplied with gourd-shell bowls from which to eat. Mrs. Lane
was equal to the occasion. Having an old chair with a concave leathern bot-
tom she poured two quarts of bean porridge into it, and the hearty children
gathered about this <&// ivi /rgs and ate their supper. Mr. demons and his
wife experienced many hardships during the early years of their residence in
Hiram; for seven years she did not see the face of a white woman. (See
Genealogy.)
John Bucknell came from Fryeburg to Hiram with his son Simeon in
1785. In 1792 Simeon built the house where his son Andrew since lived
and died. The latter was constable for twenty-five years; was captain of the
militia ; so was Simeon.
Lemuel Howard came from Brownfield in 1785; married Hannah,
148 PLANTATION AND TOWNSJUP SETTLEMENTS.
tlaufjhter of John demons, and settled on the farm since known as the William
Cotton place. His son John was an ofticer in the war of 1812.
John Aycr was living in Hiram as early as 1787, where Jacob Huck
since lived. He built the first grist-mill in town: it was on "Thirteen Mile
brook," just above the old "red mill." He and Capt. Charles W'adsworth
built the first bridge across the Saco in Hiram, about 1805; sometimes held
religious meeting.
John McLncas came from Hollis or Buxton in 1787, and settled opposite
Henry B. I'ly's lane. He was a soldier of the Revolution. Mr. McLucas was
a iiKin of giant strength. At one time, in the presence of General Wadsworth,
he requested one son to guide the plow and another to ride on the beam; he
then put the chain over his shoulder and drew the plow through the ground
powerfully. The astonished (Jeneral, who had called on McLucas to hire him
for farm work, exclaimed : "Bless me! bless me! I wouldn't have such a man
in mv ticid." Five of his sons enlisted for the war of 1812 in one day.
TinioMiy Culler had a grant of land in 1788, consisting in part of a
portion of Mt. Cutler, which was named for him. His house was where
George W. Osgood has since lived.
William Gray, a Revolutionary soldier, went from Hollis to Hiram, and
settled below the fall in 1793. He was a blacksmith, as was his son of the
same name who was in the war of 18 12. Mr. Gray moved to Cornish.
Janios Fly came into town in 1794, sitting down on the well-known
Marshall Warren place. He was a .soldier of the French and Indian war;
probably connected with the Fly family, early inhabitants of Scarborough.
Mr. I'ly was also a veteran of the Revolution. Henry Fly owned the powder
horn he carried in the colonial service, upon which his name was carved.
Elder James i'ly was of this family.
Capt. Thomas Sprinu: settled in Hiram in 1794: at that time brought
six children; built his house where Marshall Spring has since lived. He was
with Montgomery in the assault on (Quebec; in the Revolutionary war; with
Arnold on the Plains of Abraham, and with Washington in the battle of White
Plains ; was the first to open a public house in Hiram. (See Genealogy.)
John Pierce, an honored and public-spirited resident of Hiram, came
in 1794; was one of the early town officers. He was connected with the
distinguished family of Baldwin. The Pierces now living on the homestead
are descended from this early settler.
William Storer, descended from the old Wells' family of this name,
came in 1795. He, too, was a soldier of the Revolution. His house stood
where the grave-yard now is. The children lived to old age and were respected.
His wife was Sarah, daughter of Joshua Chadboume.
Capt. Charles L. Wadsworth settled in town in 1795. He was the
eldest son of General Peleg; was one of the first captains of the militia; held
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several town offices. He died in 1848, aged 72, leaving a large family, of
whom four sons settled in Hiram. Of "Captain Charlie " many quaint stories
are told. He was an owner of extensive timber land; sometimes rode a mule
on his excursions among the lumbermen; this animal is said to have carried
him safely over the Saco by night on a bridge stringer ; an event the rider did
not know of until the following day when the workmen making repairs dis-
covered the print of the shoe-caulks in the stringer.
Marshall Lewis was among the early settlers. He came from F"ryeburg
and lived opposite where the Joshua Sargent barn stands. His wife was a
daughter of Daniel E. Cross. Mr. Lewis served in the artillery company of
Capt. Rufus Mclntire, in 18 12, and was killed in the battle of Oswego. His
widow toiled hard to bring up the children. At one time of scarcity their
stock of provisions was reduced to a small quantity of bran. The eldest of
the six children was the wife of Col. Charles Wadsworth. (See Genealogy.)
BRIEF MENTION.
Jonathan K. Lowell, a Revolutionary soldier, came from Baldwin at
an early day, and settled near where William A. Storer has lived. His son of
the same name married Mary, daughter of Lemuel Howard, and was ancestor
of those who bear this name in Hiram.
William Cotton came from Cornish to Hiram as early as 1799, and
settled on land among the mountains where his son Lemuel afterwards lived.
His wife was a daughter of Lemuel Howard. He was one of the veterans of
18 1 2, and the progenitor of families of the name in town. Several members
of this family are buried in a pretty little grove on a knoll near the old Cotton
homestead.
Asa Osgood, a Revolutionary soldier, early made his home on the farm
since owned by Royal Clark, and was head of the family of this name in Hiram.
John Tyler and his brother David, before 1800, lived on the Stephen
Ridlon place near "Tyler hill," so-called. The family moved away near the
close of the century.
Josiah Mahry came from Windham, and succeeded the Tylers on the
Ridlon farm. He had first settled near Hancock's pond. From Hiram hill
the family removed to the place where they have of late resided. They prob-
ably came in before 1800.
Gen. Peleg Wadsworth came to live on his land in Hiram, Jan. i, .
1807. He erected his mansion house in 1800. Stephen Jewett, of Cornish,
was the carpenter employed, and Capt. Theophilus Smith, of the same town,
the mason. This house is standing as a monument of good material and
thorough workmanship that have stood the wear and tear of 94 years. (See
account of town settlement.)
ISO PLANTATION AND TOWNsnir SETTLEMENTS.
CapJ. KtliniiiHl Skilliii&:s came to Hiram before 1800, and lived below
John Spriiifi's.
Pllilill Corey came about the same date and settled on the Knoch Tread-
well place at South Hiram.
Moses (ionld and Aaron lived on the Harrison Scribner farm as early
as 1800. About tifly acres of second growth wood, some graves there, some
cellars near, are evidences of the early existence of a homestead.
James (Jillinore lived where Alexander Urazier has lived latterly, in
1805.
Dea. Edward Kicliardsoil, from Standish, was living in Hiram in 1810:
was settled on the hill east of Bryant's pond, where John L. Kimball has since
lived; a member of the Freewill Baptist church; twelve children.
Dea. Elilii'aiin Kiinhall came to town about 1810, settling on the side
of Tearcap liill. near the Maliry place.
Col. .John Warren came from (lorham, Me., in 1813 and purchased
the farm where his son Nathaniel afterwards lived. Major Nathaniel, father
of the Colonel, came a few years later and domiciled near. He was a soldier
of the Revolution. (See (ienealogy. )
BROWN FIELD.
Hrownfield was formed from three grants of land conveyed by Massa-
chusetts to Capt. Henry Young Brown in recognition of his services in the
French war. The condition of these grants, which comprised 8,544 acres,
mostly included in Brownfield, required him to settle thirty-eight families in
the township by June 10, 1770; and in three years thereafter he was to see
that a minister was settled there. The first clearing was opened in 1765; the
settlement organized as "Brownfield plantation" in 1787. In 1799 a petition
was sent to the (leneral Court, signed by twenty-four men, asking for the
incorporation of the township, to be called Dover; but when it was incor-
porated, in 1802, it was named in honor of the principal proprietor. The
population in 18 12 was less than 900, but of this number twenty-five entered
the army; of these, four died in the service, and two of the eighteen who
returned were wounded.
The first settled minister was Rev. Jacob Rice, who came in 1S06 from
Henniker, N. H., at the earnest request of friends who had known him before
coming from that place to the new plantation. He was a graduate of Har-
vard, 1765; was a man of much literary ability, an able pre.icher, who was
universally beloved by those with whom he associated. Another early min-
ister was Rev. Tillius How, a son of Kliakim How, who moved from Henniker
to Brownfield about 1800. He w.as graduated at Dartmouth. 1783; died in
Fryeburg in 1830.
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Joseph Howard was appointed postmaster in Brownfield in 1S03, and
held the office about thirty years.
The first mills in the town were built by Capt. John Lane on "Ten-Mile
brook," so-called. A mill was built on Shepard's river (named for one Shep-
ard, an early hunter) by those who owned the land near it, — Bean, Miller,
Webster, Merrill, and others.
Master Simeon Colby was the first school-master in the single district
and was held in great respect ever after.
In 1806 a petition was forwarded to the General Court for the incor-
poration of a Baptist society, and signed by twenty-eight of the inhabitants,
which contained the following: "We your Petitioners Inhabitants of the
Town of Brownfield and Pleasant mountain Gore respectfully represent, that
being convinced that Religion is a matter of the greatest importance and
Immediately concerns every one of the human race, and being fully convinced
that every society ought to be regular and observe such rules as will promote
the cause of religion and good order in the same, and believing that the peo-
ple called regular Baptists are the most Scriptural, in their doctrine, discipline
and mode of worship, of any denomination of Christians in this our day, and
feeling ourselves willing to help support the above named order according to
our several abilities, we therefore pray, that your Honors would incorporate
us and our estates and such others as shall hereafter join with us into a society
by the name of the 'Baptist Society of Brownfield and Pleasant Mountain
Gore,' with all the privileges, powers and immunities to which other Societies
of a like nature in this Commonwealth are entitled, and as in duty bound will
ever pray." Signed:
Elder Tristram Jordan, Thomas Svmonds,
Dea. Ephraim Jewell, Stephen Pearl,
Joseph Watson, Mial Jordan,
Asa Ingalls, Daniel Lowell,
Isaac Berry, Jr., Thomas Pingree,
Parson Pingree, Francis McKusick,
Ephraim Jewett, William Jewett,
Henry Berry, James Harnden,
Samuel Whidden, John Whidden,
Daniel Hill, George Lord,
jAcoii Frost, Paul Gray,
John Cram, Silas Snow,
Thomas Boston, David Whidden,
Richard Whidden, William Whidden.
FOUNDERS OF BROWNFIELD.
(ieil. Daniel Bean was one of the early settlers of Brownfield, who
stood in the front rank among the active business men. He was born in Lim-
erick, and came to this new plantation when scarcely twenty-one years of age.
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After marriage he settled upon land purchased in the wilderness, living in a
cabin containing two rooms. For about ten years he cleared land and lived
by cultivating his crops by day and making shaved shingles evenings with
which to purchase his groceries. At the end of this time he disposed of his
farm and moved to the site of the present village, where he engaged in mer-
chandising in company with an old friend, Gen. James Steel, who prior to 1800
was tJit- prominent business man in town. He was a man of much public spirit,
who took an active part in town affairs and filled nearly all the municipal
offices. In 1827 he represented the classed towns of Porter, Hiram, and
Brownfield, in the Legislature. He became early interested in military affairs
and was rapidly promoted from captain of infantry to the rank of brigadier
general: resigned in 1826 and devoted his attention to trade, milling, and
farming. In 1846 he sold out to his sons, Sylvanus and Eli. General Hean
was an old-time Whig of the Henry Clay stamp. He was a zealous Free
Soil man, and an earnest advocate of temperance from the time of the Wash-
ingtonian movement to the end of life. During the war of the Rebellion he
was active in his support of the Union and outspoken against the secessionists.
The Copperhead element in town sought to intimidate him by burning down
his buildings; the loss was severe, but did not have the desired effect. As a
true patriotic citizen he advocated what he believed to be right without fear
or favor. He died May 15, 1873. (See portrait.)
LailCiister Hods^'s, a colored man, born in Danvers, Mass., Jan. 31,
177 I, came to Brownfield early in life with a family named Jacobs. When
the family left town, in 1798 or 1800, Lancaster found a home with the Gib-
sons until a short time before his death, in May, 1878, at the patriarchal age
of 107. He was the only person of his race in town until 1865. "Lank," as
he was familiarly called, was a general favorite with all the people in town,
and to all the dances and country "rinktums" he was invited to be guest.
He was an expert spinner of wool on the (,)uaker wheel, and Kli H. Bean, F^sq.,
has a nice coat for which he spun the yarn; it was woven by the wife of Gen-
eral Bean. He was the owner of a few sheep that were kept for him by the
farmers. He was skilled in all kinds of domestic work, and made himself
useful; was an honest, trusty man. During the last fifty years of his life his
eyesight failed him and he finally became blind; but he could travel to any
part of the town without a guide until rising ninety. He kept his room with
scrupulous neatness, and after becoming blind used to ask others to come in
and inspect it to see if any dust had accumulated there. He had a distinct
recollection of seeing the soldiers starting for Lexington, and of seeing the
dead and wounded brought to Danvers. The portrait in this work was pro-
duced from an original taken after he was more than a hundred years of age,
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FRYEBURG.
Gen. Joseph Frye served in the expedition against Louisburg, and was
commander of a regiment at Fort William Henry, on Lake George, in 1757.
As a reward for his sufferings and eminent services the General Court of
Massachusetts granted him the privilege of selecting " a township six miles
square on either side of the Saco river between the Great Ossipee and the
White Mountains, anywhere within those limits where he should not interfere
with previous grants."
For a guide to assist in exploring this region he selected Capt. William
Stark. To gain a view of the surrounding country tradition makes them climb
the eminence since called Stark's hill. The following lines, taken from a poem
intended to describe the scene, are worthy of perusal :
"The valley in its unshorn glory spread
Far, tar heneath them, while the Saco led
Its mazy wanderings onward now, now turning.
Like some coquettisli girl, rogui.shly spurning,
And then, he sure, encouraging again
The awkward suit of some poor hlushing swain.
One forest all unhroke, save where the sight
Fell on Chocorua's crags or Kearsarge's heights.
Or where the silver lakelets gleamed in their summer sheen.
Or the dewy meadows glistened in their rohes of greeu."
Colonel Frye selected the territory mainly comprised in the township
afterwards named in his honor. The grant was made March 3, 1762. One
sixty-fourth part was set apart for schools, the church, and a settled ministry,
respectively. The northwest corner of the township proved to be in New
Hampshire, and when the discovery was made the General Court made good
the loss by the grant of an equal number of acres (4,147) on the north, called
"Fryeburg Addition." This latter tract included the Cold river valley and
was incorporated as Stow in 1834. A tract cut off from Brownfield was added
to Fryeburg, and the extreme length from north to south was made twelve
miles; from east to west, seven miles.
The township was settled with remarkable promptitude. The same year
of the grant pioneers came in with their cattle from Concord, N. H., and
commenced preparations for the establishment of homes by cutting away the
forest and the erection of log-cabins where the village now stands. From
the natural or wild meadows they found a supply of hay for their cattle.
From this occurrence the settlement was dated 1762. When cold weather
came on the married men returned to their families, leaving their live stock
in the care of Nathaniel Merrill, John Stevens, and one "Limbo," said to have
been a "darkey." This winter could not have been very lonely, since herds-
l^'i-i J'l.A.\TATUh\ AM) TOWyslin- SETTLKMEMTS.
men from Falmouth and Oorham kept about two hundred head of cattle and
a ilozen horses on the great meadows near.
In 1763 (he settlers came with their famihes. Others followed and sat
down on the site of the present villa<;e, then known as the "Seven Lots." On
tlieir journey through the wilderness, si.xty miles from any white settlement,
the women rode on horseback; they encamped in the forest almost unsheltered
save by the overarching foliage and star-studded dome. The winter of 1766
wa.s- marked as one of suffering from destitution. Some of the settlers made
a journey of eighty miles on snow-shoes to Concord and hauled provisions
for their fan)ilies the whole distance on hand-sleds. After the next spring's
planting was done four men went down to Saco for supplies, expecting to
return in two weeks. They did not come back as anticipated, and the families
assembled at the home of Major Osgood to consider their fate. Fearing that
they had been waylaid, it was decided to send forward two men as a searching
party. Just at this moment some quick ear caught the sound of their paddles
on Lovewell's pond, close by, and as it was a light night all hastened to the
water-side. Joyful was the meeting. The men had worn the skin from their
shoulders by the heavy burdens carried
The town was incorporated by the name of Fryeburg, Jan. 11. 1777, in
the perilous time of the Revolution.
A meeting-house w^as built and the Rev. William Fessenden settled with
a salary of forty-five pounds, to be increased five pounds per annum until it
reached seventy pounds, when it became fixed. This was to be paid for the
first six years of his ministry in Indian corn at three shillings per bushel, and
rye at four shillings. Schoolhouses were built in 1784. .\t one time three
forts, built of stockades, were standing in the town.
There are numerous ponds and streams in the town, forming several con-
siderable tributaries of the Saco, which here runs in the form of a great loop
thirty miles in length. Saco pond, now Lovewell's, has an area of two square
miles, and is a beautiful miniature inland sea. The broad intervales on the
banks of the Saco at Fryeburg are noted for their extent, richness, and beauty.
Nearly 10,000 acres of this valuable land is frequently covered with fertilizing
deposits by the inundation of the river which causes it to produce an enor-
mous burden of grass. The old town is also noted as having been the home
of the I'equawket Indians, and the battle was fought here between them and
(.'apt. John Lovewell, an account of which may be found in the chapter on
the Sokokis Indians. Fryeburg village, situated on a level and elevated plain,
is one of the most beautiful, quiet, and restful in the country, and has become
a pojiular resort for the city folk. Population of town in 18S0, i,6jt_v
Fn>sli('ls on (lit> Saco. — From a diary kept by Lieut. James Walker,
an early inhahilant of I'rycburg, we make some extracts relating to freshets on
the Saco. L'nder date of May 13, 1S14, he says it rained three days and
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nights, pouring down like torrents. On the 15 th the intervales were all covered,
the water rising four feet during that day. It continued to rise until the i8th,
and reached the highest point known at that season. It swept almost every-
thing before it. Nineteen saw-mills, two grist-mills, and four dwelling-houses
were known to be carried off, besides the bridges, logs, and other property.
May 20, i8ig, he enters the statement that the water is the highest since 1814.
About the middle of October, 1820, he writes of the greatest freshet " I have
ever known since I lived in Fryeburg." In Bartiett and Conway the loss of
shtep was estimated to be 3,000, besides cattle and horses. Feb. 10, 1824, he
writes : " This day and night there was a very great fall of rain; it produced the
highest water I have ever known. I have lived on the farm about 25 years and
never knew either of the bridges to go off before. The bridge over the main
stream was carried off by the ice; also the canal bridge, which cost $1,000, was
carried down the stream." Feb. 15th the ground was nearly bare. August,
1826, he writes of the most powerful and destructive rain he had ever known.
The intervales were covered ; the highest banks of the river, at the Island,
were one and one-half feet under water. In Conway and Bartiett the river
rose to the greatest height for forty-two years. Lieutenant Walker writes : " I
have lived on the farm at the Island 27 years and I never knew the like before.
I calculate it has destroyed 500 tons of meadow hay and grass in this vicinity,
and as the crop of English hay was cut off by the extreme drouth, cattle must
be killed or they will starve before spring." April 4, 1827, he records that
five inches of rain had fallen and two bridges were carried away. May 26th
he states: "I never knew so much rain and the river so high for so long a
time since I lived on the farm, which is 28 years." May 3, 1843, "Extra
freshet; highest for 29 years, which was in 18 14; the next highest was in
1827."
FOUNDERS OF FRYEBURG.
Gen. Joseph Frye, the grantee of Fryeburg, was a son of John and
grandson of Samuel Frye. At the outbreak of the Revolution he was called
to Cambridge to assemble and organize the patriot troops. He was made a
brigadier by the provincial Congress, then promoted to a major-general, and
stationed at Falmouth. He left the service in 1776, ostensibly on account of
poor health, but it was rumored that some difference with General Washington
caused him to resign his commission. Two sons were officers in the service,
Joseph, as captain, Nathaniel, as lieutenant. The hearing of the latter was
lost at the battle of Monmouth.
Nilthauiel Smith. — In the summer of 1763, this man made his way
through the wilderness with his family, and may be appropriately designated
the first settler in the township. General Frye granted him a lease, jointly
with his wife Ruth, of one-half of a lot during their natural lives, free of rent.
106 PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS.
Sept. 2_5, 1765, "for and in consideration of the good-will and affection I have
and do bear to my friend," etc. His son Jonathan was killed in Montgomery's
unsuccessful attempt to take Quebec. When asked what message he would
send to his parents he said: " Tell 'em that I wish I could live to whip the
danuicd Britishers."
Jollll Eviilis, descended from a WlIsIi ancL-stry, came to the township
in November of 1763, in company with his unmarried brother and several
others. He had spent the summer in clearing land. While on their journey
they camped in the woods, and in the morning found themselves nearly buried
in snow. The women rode horseback from Concord, N. H., when there were
no settlements between Sanford and their destination; no bridges across the
streams. .At the fording-place at Cornish the water of the Great Ossipee was
very high and they had but one high-posted horse that could carry them over
without swimming. Mrs. Evans remarked that in crossing she sat on the
horse "the strongest way." When all had been safely landed they encamped
on the river bank. Mr. Evans located where the village now stands, and his
son, ("apt. William Evans, who died at the patriarchal age of 90, was the first
white male child born in the settlement. The members of this family were
noted for longevity. The mother was a sister of Col. Thomas Stickney, who
was a hero of lienninijton. and was a woman of great resolution and endurance.
Maj. SailllK-l Osgood, who led the pioneer party through the wilder-
ness, settled on the site of the old Oxford house. Here stood the first tavern,
which was the centre and rallying point of the settlement. Lieut. James
( )sgood erected the Oxford House in iSoo. This became one of the most
noted and popular public houses in the country, and is still held in remem-
brance by many who sat at the genial fireside, .\mong the numerous descend-
ants of Major Samuel was the Rev. Dr. Osgood, for many years a pastor in
Springfield, Mass. The Osgoods have an honorable history.
"Sqilirp" Moses Ames was one of the pioneers of the settlement
established on the site of the present village. He was selectman and repre-
sentative to the General Court. He was one of the first board of trustees of
the .Academy, had supervision of the building when erected, and "watched
the driving of every nail, and saw that not one was wasted."
Jedediah Spriii:;, descended from John and Elinor who came from
England to Watertown, Mass.. in 1634, was an officer in Capt. Jonathan
Hrown's company, at Lake (Jeorge, in 1758. He and his wife, whose maiden
name was Elizabeth Saltmarsh, came to Eryeburg in 1763. He removed across
the river to Conway. His numerous descendants in Brownfield. Saco, and
Portland, have been noted for their business energy and public spirit.
Cai»f. Tiniolliy Walker came into the settlement in 1765 and occupied
the lot first taken up by John Evans, and traces of his cellar were to be seen
not many years ago. He built a saw-mill and grist-mill at the outlet of Walker's
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pond. In Rev. Paul Coffin's journal of his missionary journey'to the settle-
ment, in 1768, he mentions the forty acres of corn, grass, and English grain,
all very rich, found on Captain Walker's farm. He wrote that two or three
tons of hay were grown to the acre, and that his improvements were surpris-
ingly large considering that the work had been done in three years. Many of
the Walkers were remarkable men. Lieut. John was an old forest ranger, a
soldier at Fort William Henry, and afterward at the fall of Quebec. He was
noted for his gigantic proportions and commensurate physical strength; was a
consummate boxer and wrestler, who championed all the members of his com-
pany or regiment. Ezekiel Walker lived near Bear pond and was the first
inn-keeper licensed by the town.
Col. David Page came in 1765. He had been one of the "Rogers
Rangers," and was wounded in the service. He was a prominent man in the
settlement ; became a magistrate.
David Evans, a brother of John, came into town, a single man, in 1763,
and two years after took to himself a wife. He was one of the settlers on the
"Seven Lots" which formed the nucleus of the village.
"Sciuire" Nathaniel Merrill came with the preceding and was also
unmarried until 1765. He had also been a "Rogers Ranger"; settled on
one of the "Seven Lots"; was a man of prominence in the plantation and a
competent surveyor.
Lieut. Caleb Swan came in 1766 from Andover, Mass. Sailing from
Newburyport, he and a companion landed at Saco, and thence forced their
way up the river along the old Indian trail, driving three cows, a yoke of oxen,
and a horse. Two nights were passed in the woods with but little shelter.
They crossed the Great Ossipee on rafts. The lot drawn by him was in the
lower part of the town, but he "pitched" at the rapids. He was a graduate
of Harvard and distinguished himself at the college. He was an officer in
the French war ; a man of strict integrity. His wife was Dorothy Frye, sister
of the Colonel.
DENMARK.
This town was incorporated Feb. 20, 1807. About two-thirds of its area
was taken from Brownfield and the remainder from " Pleasant Mountain
Gore," containing about nine thousand acres granted by the General Court of
Massachusett5 to Fryeburg Academy, and a tract one mile square called Fos-
ter's Grant." This was within that territory known as the " Pequawket coun-
try." The town lies on the eastern boundary of Oxford county, with Fryeburg
on the north, and is eight miles long and six miles wide from east to west. A
large part of the area is water, there being several large'ponds from which
the issuing streams afford ample power for the various mills. All streams are
tributary to the Saco river. There is a group of mountains, consisting of eight
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elevations, softie ten miles in circumference, the highest of which is known as
I'leasant mountain, whose siiminit is estimated as 2,000 feet above the sea.
There are two other peaks, called Boston hills, near the western boundary.
A remarkable cold spring pours forth its clear water near the road to West
Denmark. The lands are very broken and full of stones, and the pioneers
had courage like a diamond drill to dig out their farms here. 'I'here is enough
granite in the stone walls of this town to build a temple like Solomon's or a
citadel like that at Quebec ; and to build these miles of indestructible fence
there must have been many aching backs and bleeding fingers.
FOINDKRS OF DKN.MAHK.
Diiniol Itostoii, friim an old family of Scottish extraction in \ork, was
the first settler in that part of Denmark taken from Brownfield. He cleared
land and built his house not far from Saco river on the southwest side of the
eminences called the Boston hills. His only highway was the river, by boat
in summer and on the ice in winter. The ground proved to be frosty and he
"pulled up stakes" after a few years and removed to Hiram, and in the his-
tory of that town a more extended notice may be found.
Ichalxxl AVarrcii, a native of Berwick, was one of the earliest to settle
in this plantation, in the western section. His son, Lieut. Ichabod. born in
town in 1774, married Jane Mclntire, of York, who was born there the same
year, and had issue, twelve children. He died in 18 19. Eleven children
lived to adult years and were respectable and prosperous. (See Warren
Genealogy. )
("yriis liisnils, a native of Andover, Mass., born in 1768, with his wife,
Saraii Barker, of tiie same town, came to this plantation before 1800, and
built the first mill in town on Moose brook, lie was the first justice of the
peace and held town office nearly all his days ; was delegate to the convention
in Portland, in 18 19, to frame the state constitution, and was the first repre-
sentative to the first Legislature, held in Portland in 1821 and 1823. (See
Ingalls Genealogy.)
Maj. Elias Berry, one of the most prominent settlers of Denmark,
came from iMiddieton, Mass., where he was born in 1767. His wife was Jane
Stiles, from .Andover, Mass., where he began life. His residence in Denmark
dated in 1792, in which year he opened his clearing, on land since called
" Berry's hill," and the farni is now owned by the town. He came from .Ando-
ver in 1794 with an ox-team, his goods, wife, and three children being on the
sled, and was eight days on the road. He built the first two-storied house in
town, and in it was a hall where the early settlers met for dancing and other
entertainments. He was an active business man and held important offices
in town; served in the General Court of Massachusetts and in the Maine
Legislature; died in 1850.
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Thomas Pillgree was a native of Rowley, Mass., where he was born in
177 I. His wife was Phebe Alexander, of Henniker, N. H. He came to town
in 1800 and cleared land in the southern section; built a house, and in 1802
he moved his wife and six children to his plantation. He cultivated an exten-
sive farm, all of which was enclosed by about a thousand rods of wall, nearly
all "double." He died in 1S48, and his fourteen children were all married
and had issue at the time of his decease. His brother, Parson Pingree, came
in 1805 and cleared a farm one mile east of the mills. His son Jasper was
father of Hon. Hazen Pingree, now the distinguished mayor of Detroit,
Mich. (See Genealogy.)
Thomas Symoilds, an early pioneer of the town of Bridgton, settled
in Denmark in 1794. He was a native of Danvers, Mass., where he was born
in 1 76 1. His wife, Rhoda Knapp, was from Dedham, Mass. These had a
numerous family.
Jonathan Saunders came into town before 1800. He cleared a farm,
and built his house in the eastern section of the town ; the farm is now owned
by Horace Gore. He was born in Billerica, Mass., in 1750, and died in 1831.
(See Genealogy.)
Dr. Joseph Benton, descended from an old English race of some dis-
tinction, came from Fryeburg to Denmark and practised medicine there as an
able physician nearly a quarter of a century. He died in Baldwin in 1838,
aged 76 years. His son Alfred, born in Westmoreland, Conn., 1788, married
Sally Knapp Symonds in 1809, and came to Denmark with his father. He
was a man of superior intelligence, who had served as enlisting officer in the
war of 1812, and drew a pension. (See Genealogy.)
Obediah True, an old Revolutionary pensioner, moved into town in
1813-14; was born in Sanford in 1756. He enlisted after the battle of Bun-
ker Hill at the age of nineteen; served under General Wayne at Stony Point,
and under Gates at the capture of Burgoyne's army. After a three months'
furlough, he traveled to Portsmouth on foot, took passage for Boston, was
captured the first day out by a British cruiser and carried to England, where
he was confihed in Dartmoor Prison until the close of the war. He came
home by way of France. Although advanced in life he hated the " Britishers "
so much that he enlisted in the war of 18 12, and served to the close of hos-
tilities. He died in 1844, aged 89 years.
Lieut. William Davis, from Westmoreland, N. H., born in 1782, with
wife, Clarissa Carlton, from Mt. Vernon, N. H., came to Denmark about 1808,
and cleared a farm east of the Corner, where his grandson resides. He was
an officer of a company sent to Portland in September, 1S14. He was a good
citizen who served faithfully in municipal offices; deacon of the Congrega-
tional church for a long term of years, and constant in his religious duties;
die.d in 185 1.
1<')0 1-LA.\TATIU.\ .1.\1J TUUWSlUr SKTTLKMJCyTS.
John P. Smith, bom in Newmarket, N. H., in 1785, came early to
Cornish. Mis wife was Nancy (iray; removed to Denmark about 1812, and
cleared a farm at the locality known as "Jordan's Corner." He was a teacher,
lumber s])eculator, and a farmer, who acquired a handsome estate for the
lime. He was a citizen of honesty and was called to till the town offices; a
pillar in the ( )rthodox church, who did much to sustain religious services in
town. He died in 1841. (See Smith Clenealogy.)
(ONWAY.
The territory embraced in this town was originally a part of that extensive
tract of indefinite boundary called the " Pequawket country." The charter of
the township was granted by Cov. Henning Wentworth, Oct. i, 1765, and
comjjrised 230,040 acres with an addition of 1,040 acres for roads, ponds,
mountains, etc. The township is six miles square. A 'part of this tract had
been included by mistake in the grant to General Krye, and was disconnected
when an accurate survey was made. The town derived its name from Henry
Seymore Conway, commander of the British army at the time of incorporation.
The land was divided into si.vty-nine equal shares, and each grantee or his
representative was required to plant and cultivate five acres of land within
five years for every fifty acres his claim contained. It was also ordered that
before any division of the land was made a one-acre lot should be reserved for
each grantee near the centre of the township. Kach proprietor was to pay
annually, if demanded, one ear of Indian corn in the month of December for
ten years; after that, one shilling proclamation money for ever)- hundred acres.
Two shares of 500 acres were reserved for Governor Wentworth, one share
for the support of the gospel in foreign lands, one for the church of England,
one for a settled minister, and one for schools.
Many of the original proprietors never set foot on the township land, but
sold their rights to others. The shares of those who were delinquent in com.
plying with the conditions of the grant, were, after due notice, regranted on
petition of .\ndrew McMillan, Apr. 6, 1772, to those who became actual set-
tlers. Colonel McMillan was personally interested in the settlement, and
exerted himself to induce families to enter the lands. In 1772 there were
forty-three polls reported within the town.
The only roads by which the inhabitants traveled were the broad, well-
trodden Indian trails down the banks of the Saco and across to the Great
Ossipee; these had been kept open by hunters who had camps in the I'equaw-
ket country.
The early pioneers of Conway were not as wise as the Sokokis, for they
built their first houses on the low intervales, and the great freshet that inun-
dated the Saco valley in October of 1785 proved very destructive to property.
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 161
Three hundred and twenty-seven acres of arable mowing land were covered
with debri^and spoiled; two barns with all the hay and grain stored in them
were swept away; seven dwellings and four barns so badly damaged as to
necessitate rebuilding; ten oxen, twelve cows, eighty sheep, two horses, and
twenty-five swine were drowned ; large quantities of flax spread upon the inter-
vales to dry, and corn remaining unharvested, were destroyed, and every bridge
and rod of fence in the valley carried away.
Among the afflictions that befell the settlers was a scourge of rattlesnakes;
a pest much worse than rabbits and hares, to destroy which the British
parliament passes elaborate bills. On May ii, 1767, the inhabitants of Con-
way voted that any person who should kill a rattlesnake or snakes in the
township and should bring the first " joynt of the rattle of said snake or snakes
to the person appointed — who should consume the same immediately — should
be paid three pence lawful money." The snakes were to be killed and their
rattle "consumed" on or before the 20th day of June. Following this action
it was voted that Joshua Kelley receive the rattlesnakes' tails and "execute
the same."
They voted a bounty of S20 on wolves' heads; twenty-three cents on crows'
heads; six cents on grown blackbirds and two cents on young ones.
An article in their warrant to see if a bridge should be built across the
Saco at a place called "Chautaugui" was passed over. At another meeting
it was voted to build a bridge at "Shataugua."
The largest bodies of water in Conway are Walker's and Pequawket ponds.
The tributaries of the Saco in this town are Swift and Pequawket rivers.
The scenery of Conway is the grandest and most picturesque to be found
in New England, and has been the subject for admiration to travelers from
many lands.
On the western bank of the Saco are two remarkable ledges. The most
northerly, known as "Hart's Looking-Glass," nearly perpendicular, rises 650
feet. That below rises 950 feet, and is called "White Horse Ledge."
FOUNDEBS OF CONWAY.
Thomas Chadboiirne built the first framed house. His land was granted
in 1773. He had a mill privilege on Kesaugh brook. The following lines
were found on the inside of the cover of an old book, and show that as
early as about 1774 the names found therein were well known:
"Thre men went up from dollof town,
And stop al nite at Forster.s Pockit,
To mak ye Road Bi injun Hil,
To git close up to nort pigogit,
To Emris Kamp up Kesuck Brok,
Wha Chadbun is Begiunen — "
162 VL.XSTATloy ASl) roiy.WSlllf SETILEMENTH.
He was {^ranted fifteen acres of land with mill privilege on Pudding brook,
on condition that he build a good saw-mill, to be kept in good repair forever,
and to saw logs into boards or other lumber for the proprietors for one-half
of the lumber, or at the rate of nine shillings per thousand for boards. He
was to build a grist-mill on the same stream to grind in proper manner for
inhabitants, and keep mill in repair forever and be at all times ready to serve.
.'\s encouragement for building saw-mill and grist-mill, one hundred acres of
land were granted him.
Col. Andrew McMilliUi, of Scotch descent, was born in Ireland. Ik-
was an ofticer in the French war, and received, Oct. 25, 1765, as a reward for
services, a tract of land which included the whole intervale on the east side
of the Saco in Lower Bartlett. He purchased shares in Conway, consisting
of intervale and upland, which were subsequently known as the "McMillan
farm." Here he established his permanent home in 1764. He was prominent
in town affairs and filled many offices. He was representative to the General
Court, and paid the highest taxes of any man in town. His house was the
headquarters of those who entered the township prospecting for land. He
was a man of hot temper, whose generous heart prompted him to assist his
fellow-men. He supported a fine establishment, open hospitality, and colored
servants. He died Nov. 6, 1800, aged 70 years.
Kicliai'd Eastman, son of Richard who came from Pembroke to Con-
way with his family, was the fourth in descent from Roger Eastman, who came
from Wales to Salisbury, Mass., about 1640. The elder Richard purchased
the mill lot, and such improvements as had been made there, of Thomas
Chadbourne, Esq. Included in this estate was the first framed house built in
Conway, of date about 1766. This property was conveyed to Richard, Jr.,
and Noah, his brother : these, with other members of the family, moved into
the house, which was on the intervale north of Kesaugh brook, in 1769, and
therein was born the first male child cradled in Conway. Mr. Eastman was
a useful townsman and lived to do good among men for a long term of years.
He was a deacon for rising half a century. He found great delight in the
worship of God, and enriched his fertile mind with quotations from the sacred
records. His long, calm, and fruitful life was undoubtedly attributable to his
habits of strict temperance and prudent industry; and as a result of his good
example his name, as a synonym of many excellencies, has been embalmed in
the memories of many who honor men for honorable conduct. When Chris-
tian services were established, in 1778, his name, with that of his wife, Abiah
Lovejov, were two out of eight signed to a covenant which required them to
"walk with the Lord." As justice of the peace, he was well known for careful
business, and as one of the foremost townsmen, who promoted every com-
mendable enterprise, he was respected. His death occurred in 1826, at the
age of 79. From his seventeen children a numerous race has sprung up, now
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 163
scattered over our broad land, and their blood has fused with that of nearly
all families in the upper section of the Saco valley. Children :
1. Sally, m. Abial Lovejoy.
2. Jonathan, m. Phebe Lovejoy.
3. Polly, m. Amos Barnes.
4. Phebe, m. Humphrey Cram.
5. Hannah, m. Isaac Merrill.
6. Richard, m. Elmira Morrill and Louisa Morrill.
7. Abiah, m. William C. Ford.
8. William, m. Mary Lovejoy and Mary Trickey.
9. Dorcas, m. Samuel Merrill.
10. Patty, m. Jonathan Stickney.
11. Keziah, m. Henry Tucker.
12. Betsey, m. John Hill.
13. Amos, m. Betsey E. Merrill.
14. Harriet, m. Gen. George P. Meserve.
15. John L., m. Margaret Douglass.
16. Clarissa, m. Rev. Stephen Merrill.
17. Irene, m. Jonathan E. Chase.
One died unmarried.
Noah Eastman, brother of Dea. Abiatha, was born Mar. 20, 1753 ; mar-
ried Hannah Holt, Sept. 10, 1775. He was a miller in North Conway for fifty
years and was locally called " Honest Noah " ; when in old age, " Uncle Noah."
He was an industrious, frugal man, who held the respect of respectable people,
and that was good enough. He died Aug. 26, 1823.
Daniel Eastman was born Sept. 6, 1792; married Martha, daughter of
Dr. William Chadbourne, who died in 1880, aged 82 years. He died Aug. 22,
1885 ; was a major; oldest Free Mason in the state at time of death; largely
engaged in real estate business ; purchased the top of Mt. Washington for
ten cents an acre and sold out for twenty-five ; owned principal part of Conway
intervales; was in mercantile business; built the Washington House and
"kept tavern" many years. Of his children, five in number, William C. is
now living.
Rev. Benjamin D. Eastman was bom Dec. 21, 1802. In 1831 he
united with the Maine Methodist Conference. He served as pastor in various
churches; was twice representative and served a term in the state Senate; in
Conway was trader and postmaster ; was a student of the Indian language ;
prosecuted historical researches and wrote for the press. He married Lois F.
Averill; second, Nancy F. Whitney; had two sons, George W. and Charles W.
The descendants of the three Eastman brothers, before mentioned, are
said to be more numerous than of any other three settlers in the Saco valley.
Their wives were of commensurate worth, and were adapted to fill their
164 PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS.
responsible places in a new settlement. They were robust, brave-hearted, and
faithful to their vocation.
Thomas .Merrill, Esq., was a son of Dea. John Merrill, of Concord,
and was one of the first settlers in Conway. His house was on the south side
of the Saco in 1766; three sons permanently settled in 1771. He was a man
of great usefulness, whose integrity and ability won the esteem of his fellow-
citizens; and when they required a justice of the peace their petition to
Governor \^'entworth read: "We shall be glad and rejoice if your Excellency
should appoint to that office Lieut. Thomas Merrill." He was clerk for the
proprietors and town many years. He was a man of superior education and
an accurate scribe; died July 2, 1788, and was interred in an old lot near the
centre of the town.
Col. David Page came from Dunbarton to Concord about i76i.an(l
settled first at the "Seven Lots," where Fryeburg village now stands, about
1765. He removed across the river previous to 1770, and was from that date
conspicuously identified with public affairs in Conway. He was selectman,
justice of the peace, and representative; had been a colonel in the Revolu-
tionary army; was one of the " Rogers Rangers," and carried wounds received
in service.
Sailllicl Dilisiliore, from Lee, was a soldier of the French and Indian
war. His son Klijah raised a company and marched to Cambridge in 1775,
and after the Revolution came to Conway, in the dead of winter, on snow-
shoes with his wife. He carried an enormous pack lashed to his shoulders,
in which were their "airthly belongings." He built a camp near that of John
Pendexter, and afterwards resided near the site of the present Intervale House.
He was a tavern-keeper and a deacon of the Baptist church ; two rather incon-
gruous offices to fill contemporaneously. He was financially successful.
Cajd. .loliii Har(, from Portsmouth, came to Conway and sat down {)n
the west side of the Saco soon after the Revolution. The great rock now
known as Cathedral ledge was near his homestead, and originally called Hart's
ledge. He was a tavern-keeper. The coach road from Conway through the
Notch passed his door. He owned land in Hart's Location. He married
Polly \\'illey, who reached the age of 92. He lived to old age. He was a
well-known and popular townsman. His daughter Lydia married Joseph
l)insmr)re; Honor married James W'illey.
Lieut. Ainos Barnes, of Groton, AL-iss., was bom Jan. 9, 1757; father
killed in French war. Amos was at Bunker Hill and Trenton. He enlisted
three times in the Revolution; was with \\'ashington at Valley Forge, and
with Sullivan in the Indian expedition. He was on half rations two months.
He married Polly, daughter of Richard Eastman, June 18, 1789. He was a
commander of militia, and of a company in 1S12. He died in Conway, Dec.
6, 1840.
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Col. Abial Lovejoy came from Concord previous to 1774. His father
was one of the grantees, and he represented him in settlement. He married
Anna Stickney, and planted his roof-tree near Hart's ledge. He and his wife
were two of the six "charter members" of the first church; was chosen deacon
at the organization, and served forty years in the sacred office. He died May
27, 1817.
Moses Randall came from Sanbornton, and as one of the first pioneers
located on the intervale below Sunset hill, where a grandson now resides.
His journey to Conway was made with an ox-team through a road lined by
spotted trees. Several of his children came with him. He was a man of
great industry, and upon the valuable farm first cleared by him passed down
to old age.
Joseph Thompson was an early pioneer. He came from Lee ; a clothier;
owned a large tract of land. His first house was built on the intervale. After
the great freshet he rebuilt on the high ground at a place since called the
"Three Elms." His first wife was a Randall ; second wife, Sally Chesley; had
issue by both. He divided his extensive farm of 500 acres into three parts
for his sons.
Leavitt Hill settled on the west side of the Saco at an early day. He
cleared extensive fields and became the owner of a good farm ; was many
years a tavern-keeper. He transplanted an elm from the intervale, in 1780,
about one inch in diameter, that now stands near the house and measures
twenty-six feet in circumference one foot above the roots.
Col. John Hill, who became an enterprising business man, was son of
preceding; was an owner of mills and extensive tracts of land in several towns;
owned the Pequawket House; was engaged in trade and manufacture of shoes
and clothing; postmaster about forty years; was popular and held office;
acquired great wealth, which was lost by reverses. He died Apr. 24, 1870,
aged 79 years. His wives were Sally Freeman and Elizabeth Eastman.
BARTLETT.
This town was incorporated June 16, 1794, and was named in honor of
the distinguished Josiah Bartlett. If we were to describe the various tracts
of land once comprised in the township our vocabulary would be exhausted.
The geography of this wild, rugged, and forest-covered country was long in a
transition state. The alternating of slices of territory, varying from fifty to
a hundred acres, was like a game of "give and take" upon an extensive
checker-board. Boundary lines were as uncertain as New England weather,
and indefinite as a passing cloud. In consequence of this transitory state of
affairs the early inhabitants did not have any permanent place to "hail from."
If a pioneer of Hart's Location went "down country" to have his grist ground
IGO l'LA.\TATU).\ AM) 70l|-.Y,s////' SKITLKMEyTS.
he might return and find his family living in Adams; or if he went to Dover for
a supply of groceries, leaving his cabin in Jackson, he might, on his "hame-
coniing," have to acknowledge that he was an inhabitant of some other grant
or township. On Monday the planter might cultivate his field in the county of
Coos, and on Tuesday find the same acreage transferred bodily across the line
into Carroll. No anchor was strong enough to keep the territorial ship from
drifting: the land was constantly crawling from grant to township, and
from shire to sliire. Let us prove our assertion true.
The town of Bartlett is comprised in a grant to Col. Andrew McMillan,
of 2,ooo acres, dated Oct. 25, 1765; a grant to Capt. William Stark, consist-
ing of 3,000 acres, of the same date; a grant to Lieut. Vere Royse, of 2,000
acres, dated Sept. 6, 17O9; a grant to Adjt. Philip Bayley, of 2,000 acres,
dated Aug. 9, 1770, and one to Maj. James Gray, of 3,856 acres, June 12,
1772. By an act, June 19, 1806, the town received a grant of 600 acres from
the state lands situated in Adams, 300 for support of the gospel and 300 for
schools. On June 3, 1822, a tract belonging to Nathaniel Carlton was cut
from Bartlett and annexed to Jackson. A tract owned by Jonathan .Mclntire
was annexed to the town by an act dated July 3, 1839. The farms of Nathaniel
Tufts and Stephen Carlton, 2d, were sawed from Bartlett and "jined" to
Jackson in 1853. In 1853 the town was transferred from Coos to Carroll
county. A tract was taken from Chatham in 1869 and "spliced on" to Bart-
lett. A slice was cut from Hart's Location and consigned to the town in 1878.
The area is now 38,000 acres, a large part waste land; no, not actually waste,
for the inhabitants ask an admission fee of the city folk who go to view the
grand, majestic, natural scenery of the mountains.
This was a stern, uninviting country for settlement. It was broken, rocky,
and resisting. The word spontaneous applied only to the growth of wood and
wild plants. It required a good deal of harrow-tickling and hoe-coaxing to
produce productive farms ; but when the soil had been curried into a generous
mood it gave forth bountifully from its rich properties.
The isolation of the inhabitants made them mutually dependent upon
each other, and stimulated a spirit of good-will and reciprocal attention to
their needs. In the early days of settlement there were but few neighbors
within thirty-six miles. The provisions were drawn over the snow on hand-
sleds from Dover, seventy-five miles away. One of the pioneers went seven
miles to borrow a plow and carried it home on his shoulders over a rough,
stony path, inteiSpersed with break-neck steeps and hard-scrabble hills.
Many of the inhabitants were non-resident and their land exempt from
taxation ; this made the burden of expenses for public improvement, such as
the building of roads and bridges, very heavy for the few who lived in the
town. This condition of affairs was a source of discouragement and anxiety
with the settlers, and culminated in a siiar|>pointed petition which brought
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 167
the snail-paced authorities to their feeling. In about two years after the
prayers of the inhabitants had been ofifered for material mercies a tax of one
penny an acre was levied upon the lands of non-resident owners.
The fluctuating character of the streams that come rushing down from
the hills in their untamed madness has made it difficult to keep any bridges
on them, and the people have been taxed many times to rebuild such.
FOUNDERS OF BARTIETT.
Richard Garland was one of the first five settlers who entered this
mountain-hidden locality in 17S3. These suffered many deprivations, and
numerous anecdotes are told about their adventures. He was the first con-
stable and collector; was from Dover; had served in the army of the Revolu-
tion. He married Sarah Watson, of Rochester; died in 1853, an aged man;
had children, and descendants reside in town.
Sergt. Jonathan Tasker, descended from John Tasker, who came from
England to Madbury, N. H., was an early adventurer and settler. A brother of
Jonathan, Ebenezer, also settled in town. Sergeant Tasker had served in the
Revolutionary army under Colonel Reed; was one of the first selectmen; had
two sons and several daughters, who intermarried with descendants of other
old families.
Clement Meserve came from Marlburg, near Dover, N. H., to Jackson,
but soon removed to Bartlett. His sons and descendants constituted a large
per cent, of the population, and were prominent and useful men. (See
Genealogy.)
Hon. Obed Hall came from Madbury, N. H., and owned a farm in
Upper Bartlett ; kept a house of entertainment for travelers. He was a gentle-
man of many fine parts; was a member of Congress in 181 1; had a family
of intelligent sons and daughters, the latter known as the pink of beauty.
His first wife was twenty years his senior, and the second wife twenty years
younger; the latter was the mother of his children. She spent her latter
years with her children in Portland, as the wife of Richard Odell.
" Master " Ebenezer Hall, brother of preceding, was a man of superior
education, possessed of excellent business capacity. He was called to fill
the town offices, and in 181 1 was appointed judge of probate for Coos county;
was a man of kindly heart and graceful manners. His integrity was unciues-
tioned and his influence remarkably useful. He left a family of children of
extra intelligence, who have filled stations of responsibility.
Joseph Pitman descended from one of Britain's ennobled families;
was born in London in 1759, and came to New England prior to the Revolu-
tion. He espoused the cause of the colonists and served as a privateer.
Having married Alice Pendexter, sister of Hon. John, he settled, before the
organization of the town of Bartlett, in Hart's Location. He was one of the
168 I'LAiSTATIOS AS'l) TOWSSIlIf SKTTLKMKSTS.
fort-most pioneers, and was active in town affairs diirin}; life; filled many town
ortices. He left more descendants who have tilled honorable positions than
any of the first settlers.
IIAirrS LOCATION.
This township was granted to Thomas Chadbourne for his services during
the French and Indian wars, before the Revolution, by Governor Wentworth.
It was nametl for Richard Hart, who purchased the territory by payment of the
small sum of one thousand and hve hundred dollars. In this wild region
the waters of the Saco find their way from the Notch of the White Mountains,
and along its borders the Indians made their trail which led to Canada. Hut
few white families have lived here. The Willey house was built three miles
from the narrow pass in the Notch, in 179:!, for the accommodation of a few
travelers and the \'ermont marketnicn when on their way to Portland. Dr.
Samuel Bemis, an invalid, who was seeking for a locality where he could find
health, found his way to Hart's Location, and became so much attached to it
that in consequence of its wild grandeur he built a sort of castle-mansion of
the native granite, in which he spent the remainder of his days; his death
occurred in i.SSi, at the age of 87. From this man liemis Station derived its
name. The Frankenstein gulf was named for a German artist, who was a
companion of Doctor Bemis. On .\valanche brook there is a remarkable
waterfall, one hundred and fifty feet in height and at the base seventy feet
wide. Below this there is a fall on Bemis brook one hundred and seventy-si.x
feet in height, but so difficult of approach as to be seldom seen.
It was in Hart's Location that the remarkable "Willey slide" occurred
in .Vugust, 1826. During an awful tempest an avalanche started more than a
thousand feet from the base of Mt. Willey and swept down with terrible
momentum behind the dwelling of the Willey family. Had they remained
within doors they would have been saved; but the roar of the descending
mountain side and shock of falling boulders so terrified the family that they
ried from a place of safety into the very jaws of destruction. The family, con-
sisting of seven, were overtaken and with two men stopping there, David .Mien
and David Nickerson, were buried under the earth, stones, and trees. The
bodies of three of the children were never found. There was a great boulder
behind the house which held its place and divided the descending debris,
saving the buildings.
FOUNDEKS OF llAKTS L0( ATIO.N.
Abel Crawford, from Guildhall, Vt., came through the rock-bound wil-
derness to the White Mountain Notch when a young man, clad in garments
made from moose skin. He was born about 1765. His wife was Hannah,
daughter of Kleazer Rosebrook, and inherited strong traits from both her
PLANTATION AND TOWNSHIP SETTLEMENTS. 169
parents. Mr. Crawford became a mountaineer when a young man, and in old
age was known as the "Patriarch of the Hills." In personal appearance he
was attractive and remarkable. He was of stature six feet four, not broad
but muscular and wiry; his complexion dark; in temperament genial and gen-
erous. He was the first guide to the mountains, and assisted in cutting the
first foot-paths. At the age of seventy-five he rode the first horse that ever
reached the summit. When eighty he was a strong, hearty man. He and
sons built the old Crawford House, kept many years by his son Thomas J.
Crawford. During the last five or six years of his life he represented the
eight voters of Hart's Location and those in Nash and Sawyer's Location
and Carroll. He died July 15, 1851, aged 85, and lies buried by his wife, who
died October 28, 1848, at the age of 76, near Bemis Station. His sons were
men of gigantic physical proportions; none were under six feet; the eldest,
Erastus Crawford, was six feet six, and Ethan Allen Crawford, who inherited
his grandfather Rosebrook's estate, was nearly seven feet, a stature that enti-
tled him to the designation, "The Giant of the Mountains."
Capt. Samuel Willey moved from Lee, N. H., about 1775, and opened
a clearing in Stark's Location, now Bartlett, but subsequently moved to North
Conway, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying June 14, 1844, at the
advanced age of go years. His wife, Betsey Glazier, was of Scotch descent
and lived to the age of 83. Their children were eight in number, named as
follows :
1. Polly, m. Jonathan Thompson.
2. James, a lieutenant in the 18 12 war; lived in (Jonway.
3. Samuel, b. Mar. 31, 1788 ; m. Polly Lovejoy, Sept. 17, 1812, and had
a family of five children. He removed from " Humphrey's Ledge" farm, the
first cleared in Bartlett, to a house that had been built by one Davis near the
Notch, in October, 1825. Mr. Willey was a most estimable man. He was
kind hearted, of gentle spirit, sound judgment, and a sincere Christian. His
companion was a person of many virtues ; an excellent wife and mother. By
industry and frugality these found enough to meet their daily needs, and with
their children formed a happy and contented family. But the entire household
was destroyed by a landslide from Mt. Willey, Aug. 28, 1826. In a small
enclosure, on the Bigelow place, lie the remains of the parents and two chil-
dren. Three, Jeremiah, Martha, and Elbridge, were never found and their
bodies are still under the debris of the slide. On the base of the monument
erected to their memory are these lines :
" We gaze around, we read their mouument ;
We sigh, and when we sigh we .smile. "
Children: Eliza Ann, b. July, 1813; Jereviiah, b. July, 1815; Martha G.,
b. Sept., 1817; Elbridge G., b. Sept., 1819; Sally, b. in 1822.
4. Hannah, m. John M. Barnes.
Betsey, m. Jacob Bray.
Rev. Benjamin G.
Stephen, succeeded to homestead, went West.
Sally.
^eiicrlcd ,inMilh-^toni\').
^11, 1, UK Mil. I, SETTLEMENT.— Nearly a hundred eventful years
have passed away since a road was "bushed out" from Nason's
Kails, at South I.imington, across the level plains to the "old Alfred
road," near the well-known homestead of Cyrus Bean, then in the
plantation of Little Falls, and about one mile southwest from the present
hamlet of lionnie Eagle. This thoroughfare crossed the stream that issues
from Killick pond, and was e.xtended, in the winter season, along the clearings
in ihc "D.ilton Right." .As Killick pond was about three miles long, sur-
rounded by high banks, it afforded ample room for flowage and formed, at its
outlet, an excellent water-power. Taking advantage of this, a few enterpris-
ing men, having an eye to business and improvement, planted a settlement
here. Mills, a store, blacksmith's shop, ordinary, and several dwelling-houses
were erected. Fields of considerable extent were cleared along the side of
the stream, orchards planted, Howers cultivated, and as the road traversing
their plantation was considered to be a permanent highway, hopes were cher-
ished that the place would, with the increasing population of the townships,
become a prosperous centre of trade.
.As this "Killick Mill road" formed the connecting link in the route
followed by many of the New Hampshire and \'ermont farmers, when trans-
porting their produce to the Portland market, two brothers, Amos and David
Towle. built an old-fashioned tavern at the Killick Mill settlement for the
accommodation of these and other travelers. This great, wide, rambling house
stood on the swell of land on the right-hand side of the road as the pilgrim
goes toward the west, .some distance east from the bridge. Long ranges of
sheds containing many compartments, provided with doors and connected with
the stables, were built above the house; these were for the Vermonters' long
pungs and loads of farm produce, and there was no use for locks and bolts
while Towle's great watch-dog, " Holdfast," was unchained. This soon became
a popular "putting-up place," and Towle's Tavern and the toddy mixed there
were known and talked of by many of the best farmers in at least three states.
It has been said that .\bel Crawford used to count fifty teams in a day as
they passed his house in the White Mountain Notch on their way from Ver-
mont to Portland, and as many as twenty of these have been accommodated
at Towle's Tavern for a night many times. This winter i aravan usually came
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down from the north during the early weeks of the new year and was absent
from home under ordinary circumstances eight or ten days; when snow-bound
and belated, two weeks. This annual market-trip was much talked of by the
stalwart "Green Mountain boys" as they went from house to house in their
neighborhood. Several days were required for "gittin' reddy." Their loads
consisted of whole hogs (dead, of course), dressed poultry, sausages, cheeses,
butter, dried apples, fox and mink skins, baskets, brooms, axe-handles, goad-
sticks, stockings, mittens — anything and everything raised and manufactured
on the farm that could be turned into cash, or bartered for such knickknacks
as they needed in their homes.
Although the Towles looked for these market-men the first of January
every year, there was no certainty as to when they would appear; the contin-
gency of bad roads and weather must be considered. Sometimes a man of
business, a lumber-dealer or cattle-man, or a dignified magistrate going to
attend the assizes, would dine at the tavern and bring word in advance that
the farmers might be expected on such a day. Being thus forewarned, the
family was forearmed and enabled to have everything in readiness for the recep-
tion and comfort of their annual patrons. The landlord from the road-side,
and his wife from the kitchen window, watched betimes for the coming of the
head team, and listened for the "clink-clonk-clank" of the great bronze sleigh-
bells that could be heard for a long distance across the level lands on a clear,
cold day ; their music was very pleasant to the waiting landlords. When the
long train was driven into the tavern yard there was shouting and great con-
fusion. These lusty, cold, hungry teamsters were a noisy crew. As soon as
the horses had been provided for, and the great pungs secured in the sheds, the
market-men would gather up their robes, dinner firkins, and whips and start
for the bar-room, where these would be piled in a corner for the time being.
An enormous stone fireplace, piled with burning logs, threw out a cheer-
ful warmth and mellow light. A rough-and-ready group soon formed a circle
around the long hearth, where boots were removed and the benumbed feet
toasted until they tingled with the rush of a stimulated circulation. When all
had been made comfortable by the great fire without, and a generous lining
of hot toddy within, the hearty fellows went for their firkins. What were
these for, when guests at a public house, where were ample provisions for man
and beast ? Why, it came to pass in those days that farmers, when on their
way to and from market, carried their own food ; the tavern-keepers only had
pay for baiting, lodging room, and what their company drank; this was con-
sidered to be enough. Well, these portable larders were placed before the
fire and warmed awhile; then the covers were removed and placed on the
farmer's knee where they formed the round table from which these were to
take their courses. Such strapping fellows were naturally good feeders; but
what could be expected after a ride of forty miles in a cold winter day !
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Neither the fastidious nor abstemious were present at Towle's tavern on these
occasions. Indigestion and dyspepsia were torments then unknown ; the
robust appetite regulated the diet. See how these Vermonters assail their
round "cupboards" ! With the greasy bone of a spare-rib in one hand, and
a big doughnut in the other, their jaws were kept busy for a full half-hour.
To "gnaw a bone " was no disgrace, for all knew the adage true, "The nearer
the bone the sweeter the meat." A little oil from the delicious roast caused
the face to shine, and the flip with which they washed their supper down
made their hearts merry. Sometimes the housewife at home would make a
couple gallons of bean porridge for her husband's long journey. This was
provided with a short stick connected with a bit of bed cord, put into a flaring
tub, and e.xposed upon a snow bank to freeze. When all was ready, this con-
gealed mass, which resembled a block of Roxbury "pudding-stone," conglom-
erate and gray, was hung by its loop upon a stake at the pung side, and took
care of itself till wanted. As a convenient instrument, the Vermonter carried
a small axe in a cleat on the outside of his pung, and when "bean porridge
hot" was wanted, he chopped a hunk from "bean porridge cold," which,
according to sayings of the old folk, was "best when nine days old." This
was warmed in a basin at the hearth-stone and eaten with great relish by
these hardy men.
The coming of the Vermont farmers was looked for by the Towles as a
speculation, and the welcome accorded them had a mercenary undertow ; but
the millmen, the smutty-nosed blacksmith, and heads of families of the settle-
ment gathered with the strangers in the great bar-room for pure companion-
ship's sake; for the royal good time they had in listening to the stories told
by the men "from the northard," and the general good-fellowship that pre-
vailed at these evening gatherings. These mid-winter nights would be snap-
ping cold and enormous piles of fire-wood must needs be burned. The ice
would crack with startling report on the pond, the " runners " of a passing
sled scream over the frozen track, and nails start from the tavern walls ; but
what cared these jovial fellows who toasted their shins, smoked their pipes,
and told tales in Towle's tavern ! Their horses were comfortable in the
stables and their produce safely housed, so let Jack P>ost rave and tear.
It would be a late hour when the men of the settlement bade the Ver-
monters "good-night" and went home; then the weary wayfarers would
spread their buffalo skins upon the bar-room floor, "camp down" with their feet
toward the fire, and soon be snoring like the tearers of strong cloth and the
drone of a big fiddle. They would be up, betimes, to replenish the fire-wood
or to solace themselves with a whift' of their pipe, and so the night wore on.
Long before the blinking stars had retired before the coming day, these exu-
berant countrymen were up and about their business. It was twenty miles to
Portland, and they must have an early start. After a mug of hot flip to warm
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their marrow bones and a breakfast of porridge-chips, they were away after
their horses. Full of good-fellowship, lively, talkative, vi'histling, they assisted
each other when "hitching up," and not one drove away till all were ready;
then, big Dick Wilbraham, the "Lyndonville giant," who acted as "captain of
the host," cracked his long whip, shouted "good-morning," to the landlord,
"come on," to the Vermonters, and guided his tall, mottled horses into the
road-way, followed by his "companions in travel." Slowly they climbed the
long Killick hill* as each walked by the side of his team; then, standing upon
the small platform at the rear end of their long pungs, they applied the lash
and were away at full pace cityward.
Reaching Portland as early as ten in the forenoon, the remainder of the
day would be spent in disposing of their load ; the following morning would
find them making purchases of a new gown for Molly, a fur tippet for Susan,
a cap for Jim, a fowling-piece for Ned, and a steel trap for Zeb. Besides
these articles, such hardware, crockery, and "chicken h.xens" as were needed,
but not raised, on the farm. Evening found the whole company once more at
Towle's Tavern in the Killick Mill settlement, where they were to tarry for
the night; for the night.' We shall see.
Supper done, checker-boards were brought forward, the round-cornered
cards taken down, and while the Vermonters, with the mill-men, studied how
to outwit each other in their silent, harmless battles between "king-row and
corner," or between " clubs and spades," the spectators watched the games
with their heads enwreathed in clouds of blue incense that emanated from their
odorous pipes, and joined in the congratulations bestowed upon the champion
players.
We have incidentally mentioned one Dick Wilbraham, called "Wilbram"
for short, the big man from Lyndonville, Vermont. Now he stood si.x feet
seven in his stockings, was broad in proportion to his height, and a perfect
Hercules for strength. No two men of his neighborhood had been able to
♦Killick Pond.— It lias been as,sniiie(l in tradition and print that tliis beautiful lakelet was
named for one Kellou, or Kelloch, who once lived somewhere in the nei^jhhorhood, and it is now
about time to refute the .statement. My reliable t'randfather, who was born in 1780, informed
me that when the "Dalton Right," in the northwestern part of the plantation of Little Falls,
was .settled, some very large and beautiful masts were cut on the bank of the stream which
forms the outlet of this pond. Among the company sent up from Saco to .vssist in hauling the
masts to the shiji-yards in that town, was a Scotchman, and as the teamsters .stormed at their
oxen but could not draw the enormous load up the long hill near the pond, this foreigner shouted :
"Bide, mon, bide, ye hae ooiiie to a killick." From this expression by Sandy the steep ascent
was named " Killick hill " ; afterwards the pond was known by the same designation. Now this
tradition, if such it ni.ay be called, has not traveled very far down the stream of time through
the channel of human atiirmation, and has some foundation in fact outside of itself. The word
Killick is of Scotti.sh origin, and always used to denote a halt, a sudden stop; the exact meaning
of the word employed by the Scotchman when the mast-team "got .stuck" at Killick hill,
nearly, or quite, a century ago. The same name, involving the same idea, is now applied to a
small anchor. Where is the evidence to show that a person named Kellog or Kelloch ever lived
in the townships on either side of this pond'?— Author.
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hold him down since he reached maturity. He was now in the prime of man-
hood, firm of fibre, and dangerous to triHe with when his '"dander was up."
His abundant good nature, sound judgment, and Hvely conversation constituted
him a pleasant companion. In emergencies he was always equal to the occa-
sion; when imposed upon, a terrible retaliator. His dialect was strongly
tinctured with that peculiar flat pronunciation and long-drawn accent which
originated in northern New York and insinuated itself, like a great, thin-edged
wedge, into nearly every part of Vermont. He was, withal, something of a
wag, and his quaint expressions and penetrating jokes were long remembered
and rehearsed at the fireside years after he lay in his seven-foot grave among
the green hills of Lyndonville.
There was in the Killick Mill settlement, at the time of which I write,
a character locally known as Nat Brandford, whose fame as an athlete was well
established by his feats of strength e-xhibited when the saw-mill was raised,
where he carried one end of the "fender beam" to its seat upon his brawny
shoulder unassisted. This man was not over tall, but almost superhumanly
thick, with a neck like a statue of "heroic size," and a square jaw that told
of terrible will and determination. His was an animal organization, as
e.xpressed in every lineament of his bull-dog head and member of his muscular
body. He was quarrelsome, hateful, and vindictive.
It was unfortunate that two such men as Dick Wilbraham, of Lyndonville,
and Nat Brandford, of the Killick Mill, should meet ; but such was the case at
Towle's Tavern more than once. Nat had hurled several insulting hints at
Wilbraham, but the latter passed them without any noticeable umbrage, and
the muttering of an expected storm had passed away. Nat had frequently
boasted of his willingness to "tan Dick VVilbraham's jacket for him," and by
some imprudent and meddlesome person this half-threat had reached the big
Vermonter's ears and soaked well into the flesh and bones of his stalwart body.
This one-sided spirit of^ jealousy, for it was nothing less, extended itself into
others; and had they confessed the truth, it would have been known that there
existed among the Killick Mill settlers and the farmers from Vermont a
genuine longing for a test of muscle between these formidable men. So much
more the pity, for it was self-evident that if the affair culminated in a corporeal
contest, somebody would be seriously hurt ; possibly, property would be
destroyed.
For a purpose Nat Brandford had challenged Dick Wilbraham to a game
of checkers. The latter played the white "men," and the former the black,
for he claimed that "luck was commonly with the niggers." As the game
slowly progressed, and the two men cautiously moved their "skirmishers"
toward each other, every faculty of forecast was brought into exercise. They
were both old hands at "checkers," and this game would be a masterpiece for
one of the competitors ; there were some reasons for thinking that the harm-
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less pastime would be supplemented by a game of more radical consequences.
Worst of all, that hellish liquid that has promoted more hatred between men,
more crime, more murders, than any and all other inventions of the prince of
darkness, was setting on fire the axles of anger, and the burning wheels were
revolving with increased velocity; at this rate of speed, a collision, a crash,
could not be averted. What a tempest of rage was brewing in the breasts of
those men ! What the end would be none could divine. Every person present
was silent, and with bated breath, as those who dread impending calamity,
watched the movements of the checker players. Nearly every "man" had
been swept from the board by the "jumps" of Dick Wilbraham's "crowned"
warriors, and the last "nigger" on Brandford's side had been driven to a corner
where it could not be e.xtricated, when the "brakes " were thrown off, and the
latter shouted in a voice that had been steeped in hate :
"Dick Wilbraham, you cheat."
"You lie, Nat Brandford," responded the Vermonter, and springing to
his feet he shouted, "Clear the floor."
With all haste chairs were hustled to the wall, while Amos Towle loudly
cried for interference between the angry men. It was without avail; not a
person present would raise a hand to hinder the coming contest. In half the
time I am writing a line it was all over. Springing like an enraged panther,
with as much agility as if he had been an oily-jointed circus performer, Dick
Wilbraham seized Nat Brandford by the neck and his leather breeches, and
raising him bodily from the bar-room floor dashed him through the window,
sweeping sash and glass away like so much gossamer, and landing them in an
enormous snow bank some distance from the tavern-side. For a moment the
almost breathless spectators stood speechless, not having the power to move;
then, like the victorious lion that roars over his prey, Dick Wilbraham lifted
the safety valve of a voice that must have vent and screamed with a terrible,
blood-curdling scream until every man about him sank into a chair and he was
left alone upon his feet. Only a brief interval passed, when he turned to the
landlord with an expression of face that was full of meaning and said : " Mr.
Towle, go out, and if Nat Brandford can be found and is alive, tell him to go
to his home and never, wTer, never cross my path again." This spoken, a
deathly paleness spread over his frenzied visage and he went to his seat at
the fireside. In an hour he was as calm as if nothing had happened, but the
affair had cast a heavy shadow over the evening's enjoyment and conversation
declined to a low level.
Nat Brandford was not seen again for the night. The settlers retired to
their homes filled with astonishment at what they had seen, and the Vermont
farmers, feeling that their cup was full, spread down their buffalo robes and
silently sought repose. They were up for an early start, but before leaving
for their homes noble-hearted Dick Wilbraham sent his compliments to his
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vanquished foeman in the following half-serious, half-sarcastic remark: "Mr.
Towle, you tell Nat Brandford for nw that when his broken bones are set,
and his wounded face and hands are healed, to send the doctor's bill to Dick
Wilbraham, of Lyndonville, Vt., and he will pay it."
When a lad, while searching for straying sheep in company with my
grandfather, I made my first visit to this sylvan solitude under the Killick hill,
where once nestled a cluster of peaceful homes. While resting upon a deserted
door-stone, under the sweet white bloom of an old apple tree, the aged sire
told me the story of the settlement and its abandonment. The place was so
beautiful for situation and its history so full of lively incident that it was ever
after invested with charming attraction ; and for years I frequently wandered
about the bush-grown fields and along the brook-side, giving free scope to my
fancy till I mentally reconstructed the mills and dwellings, and repeopled the
lonely place with happy and hearty men and women.
There remained, forty years ago, the timber bridge, the decayed ruins of
the mill-dam, some old cellars, tumble-down stone walls, scrubby fruit trees,
and, growing among the tangled grass and over-towering weeds, a rose-bush
produced its annual crimson flower as a memorial of the beauty-loving soul
by whose hand it had long ago been planted, and now "shed its fragrance on
the desert air."
Many years had passed, and memory's picture of the spot had become
quite faded and dim, when the author formed the acquaintance of a dear old
lady whose calm, peaceful face was enwreathed by snowy locks, and learned
that she was born at the Killick Mill settlement, in the well-known tavern
kept by her father, David Towle, and his brother Amos. An hour's conver-
sation with this venerable woman, who seems to be the last surviving person
who lived in this early hamlet, recalled all the particulars related to me in my
boyhood, and I longed to visit the place once more, where, in my early years,
the tinkling sheep bells carried by the wandering flock of my grandfather
inspired my pensive meditations. The wished-for opportunity was soon
afforded.
It was a balmy autumn afternoon when the author turned from the main
road, over which the Alfred Shakers used to pass when on their way to visit
their brethren in Gloucester, and made his way along the bush-bordered path
that marked the course of the old, discontinued Killick Mill road, and down
the winding hill to the spot where the broad-spoken Scotchman applied the
name by which the locality has since been known. The declining sun was
sending his glinting rays through the yellow foliage of the white birch, and
enflaming the scarlet maples; the tasselled sumac was blushing by the hill-side,
the golden-rod bowed with its offering of wealth, and the lonesome pines were
filled with solemn whisperings. Moving forward to the brook-side, where was
found a mossy mound, we sat down and listened to the bubbling waters as
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they wound in and out among the stones in the stream-bed. A loon laughed
upon the pond and a green-plumed drake convoyed his well-dressed progeny
to the seclusion of the flag-covered cove. A noisy kingfisher sprung his rattle
while crossing the mill-stream and the red-crested woodpecker beat his reveille
upon a decayed tree not far away. No tone of sheep-bell reached my ear, no
intrusive traveler came to disturb my reverie. How changed these scenes!
Near where I reclined the rumbling mill-wheels once raised waves of echoes
that chased each other over the hills; here were heard the laborer's lusty
shout, the ringing anvil, the traveler's hearty hail, the plaintive lullaby and
merry laiigh of childhood. Gathered around the ample fireplace of tavern
bar-room, resting strangers told the news and gave the latest market price.
At the evening hour the weary mill-men assembled and stimulated hope by
outlining plans for the future, and as they one by one sought their homes no
bolt was drawn, but the latch-string, that primitive emblem of hospitality, was
left outside the door. Night crept down the wooded hill-sides and sat upon
the surrounding forest; threw its shadows along the field-sides and enwrapped
beneath its sombre folds the quiet hamlet. The reigning stillness was only
broken by the falling water at the mill-dam, the barking fox in the dingle, and
responsive dog at the house-place.
Now the tangled grass hides the concave door-stones once polished by
■passing feet, the long-deserted fields are overgrown with bush and brake,
the hearth-stones have been carried away, and the unfailing spring, from
which the sweating mill-hand and reliant housewife filled their wooden pails,
pours its unwanted waters down the vale. The trapper and fisherman pause
to view the enchanting scenery of the quiet spot, the mink and otter hide
beneath the decaying timbers of mill and bridge, the chirring squirrel sharp-
ens his claws on the spruce tree, and a chickadee trills his simple note on
the withe-rod.
'I'he arms that wrought at mill and forge have long been dust, the mother's
soothing lullaby has been hushed in the realms of eternal silence, while the
children once sportive in the homes of this promising hamlet have nearly all
departed to the unexplored country of the dead.
Tradition has reported the existence of some little graves on the borders
of the village plot, but my careful search failed to discover any indication of
such underground cabinet, and we discontinued investigation with the con-
clusion that the upheaving frosts and trampling feet of ruminants must long
ago have obliterated all traces of these unmonumented places of sepulture.
But the ceaseless murmuring of the sheltering pines will be the restful requiem
of the little sleepers who early escaped the ills of a heart-breaking world
through mortality's narrow gate-way.
The long shadows were creeping over the hill-side once more, reminding
the loitering visitor of approaching night, and, unwillingly, we turned away
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from the crumbling, dissolving remnants of the deserted village to attend to
the duties of the active present.
The oft-repeated question, " Why all this change ? " must now be answered.
The highway upon which this plantation and village were begun was discon-
tinued in consequence of the long, hard-to-clinib Killick hill, and a new road
built near the bank of the Saco. The tavern was taken down and removed
to South Limington to intercept the diverted flow of travel, the mill was soon
dismantled and its more valuable parts carried to Bonnie Eagle, and for want
of employment the inhabitants scattered into other localities. For several
years the fields were more or less cultivated and the grass harvested, but in
time, for want of attention, they became unproductive and were allowed to
revert to the empire of nature where they have since been held in undisputed
possession.
Even the names of nearly every family that once lived here have been
lost in the unrecorded volume of the past century, and but two persons, now
passing the white winter of enfeebled age, who were born there, are known to
be living ; these are Mrs. Sarah, wife of James Garland, and her sister, Rox-
anna, widow of the late Isaac Libby, daughters of David Towle.
The Dalton Rijjht Settlement. — An extensive tract of valuable land,
covered with a heavy growth of timber wherein the axe had made no mark,
on the west side of Saco river, was early known as the Dalton Right, a name
that appears in many conveyances. It was formerly owned by Tristram Dal-
ton, an Englishman, and is described in an old joint deed in my possession as
follows: "A parcel of land containing one thousand, one hundred and sixty-
eight acres, being the same tract which was assigned to the Devisees of
Tristram Little, deceased, by Jeremiah Hill, Joseph Bradbury, and Robert
Southgate, a committee appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court the i6th of
July 1788, and in return of s'd Committee the ist day of December, 1788, is
thus described: 'beginning at Saco river one mile and a half from the upper
bounds of Pattershall's Lot, so-called, computed on a northwest course;
thence running southeast six hundred and fifty-three rods ; thence northwest
two hundred and forty rods; thence northeast to Saco river; thence by s'd
river to the first-mentioned bounds, and which s'd moiety or half part, I pur-
chased of Tristram Dalton, as by his deed to me bearing date the second day
of October, 1794, fully appears.'" This land was deeded by Thomas Cutts,
of Saco, Aug. 10, 1797, to James Redlon, Thomas Redlon, John Bryant,
Ichabod Cousins, Thomas Lewis, and Rufus Kimball, of the Little Falls plan-
tation, in the county of York. A tract of land between the Pattershall Lot
and the Dalton Right, known as the College Right, bordered on the Saco river,
and was purchased about the same time by Daniel Field, Jr., brother-in-law
of the Redlons, and he built his house close to his northern boundary on the
knoll just below the brick house built by Uncle David Martin, now in the
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well-known "Hobson Field." This was a beautiful site for a homestead.
Mr. Field had served with his father, Lieut. Daniel Field, in the Revolution,
and lived for several years near his father-in-law, Matthias Redlon, in the south
part of Buxton. When they moved into the wilderness on the Dalton Right,
Mr. Field built his log-house, which was approached by a lane leading from
the present highway, then only a bridle-path. After the death of " Uncle
Daniel," Joseph Decker, who had married Annie Field, lived in a great,
wide, weather-boarded dwelling there, which Mr. Field had built after the
Redlon mills,* in which he was an owner, were put up on the brook above.
Old Mrs. Field lived here with the Deckers until she secured a pension for
her husband's army service ; then Paul Wentworth, whose wife was her daugh-
ter, carried her to Greenwood, Me., where he had the use of her money many
years. The land of Mr. Field extended down river to the present line between
the Daniel Decker farm and the land of the late Amos Hobson. It was at
the home of Daniel Field, on the beautiful elevation on the river side of the
road, where Parson Coffin made his headquarters at the time his pudding was
stolen, as elsewhere noticed in this volume. Zachary Field, a son of Daniel
and Rachel (Redlon) Field, once built a house on his father's land at the
river-bank above " Decker's Landing," now in Hobson's pasture, and where
an old apple tree marked the spot for many years. Zachary moved to Cornish,
and lived near his brother-in-law, Edmund Pendexter, some years, but came
back to Phillipsburgh, and removed his house to the road-side nearer that of
his father, just back of the well-known, old hackmatack tree, above the creek
that flows from the cold spring which afforded what Uncle Daniel Decker
called "howley water." Here, upon the Field Lot, were three "deserted
hearth-stones " where once gathered the pioneer families. In these homes were
heard the cry of infancy and the sigh of enfeebled age ; the drone of the busy
spinning-wheel and the crashing loom. Every trace of these early homes,
with the exception of some fragments of bricks occasionally turned up by the
plow, has long since disappeared, and few now living know that a human habi-
tation ever stood there. North of the College Right there was a "twenty-rod
strip" that had been sold for taxes; this was purchased by John Redlon of
Elliot G. Vaughan, and he built a log-house and cleared a small field where
the brick house now stands. Here his eldest son, William, was burned to
death by falling from a basket into the fireplace in the momentary absence of
his mother. When John Redlon removed to Vermont, this "twenty-rod strip,"
with the buildings thereon, was sold to his brother Thomas, who lived by the
brook-side above, and he conveyed the same to his son, Thomas, Jr., and
David Martin, who married his daughter Eunice, who recently deceased within
a few rods of where she was born, at the great age of ninety-eight. Uncle
* It will be observed that the names Redlon and Ridlon are used interchangeably; such
were the forms of spelling used by the persons above mentioned.
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David built his house where the present brick dweUing, which he also built,
stands, and his brother-in-law, Thomas Ridlon, Jr., built the wide farm-house,
where he spent his days, on the hill in the "Ridlon Neighborhood," so-called.
The lower boundary of the Dalton Right was the northwest line of this
"twenty-rod strip," and it extended to the line between the old John Lane
mansion, above Bonnie Eagle, and the farm of Orrin Davis, I suppose. At
any rate, Abram Redlon, another brother of Thomas, James, and John, moved
up from DeerAvander, where he settled at the date of his marriage, and built
a house in what has since been the Lane pasture, and an old well there could
be seen not many years ago. I have the original agreement to build a school-
house near Abram Redlon 's, on the old road that led from near the well-known
"Gulf Bridge," over the hill back of the Joseph Ridlon farm-steading, and
behind the Lane and Usher oaks; indications of this road were plainly visible
a few years ago in the pasture. To this school-house the children of the early
settlers on the Dalton Right acquired what little knowledge of books they
possessed. Here, then, was another deserted hearth-stone near which it is
said Abe Redlon used to keep a quarter of beef under the family couch on a
truckle-bed, and when meat was wanted for dinner Aunt Patience pulled the
bedstead out and cut her slices; then returned it with its burden to its seclu-
sion. He removed to Ohio in 1800, and died in Indiana. Thomas Lewis,
the man of song and prayer, another of the purchasers of the Dalton Right,
settled on the spot where "Uncle Joe Ridlon," who bought him out when he
removed to the "Kinnybeck," built his pleasant homestead. Uncle Thomas
Lewis had a Boston woman for a wife, who was never in Boston in " all o' her
born days." He was called "Elder Lewis" by some, as he was an exhorter
who sometimes "tuck a text." The line between Thomas and James Redlon
was where the fence now runs between Thomas C. Sawyer and Jacob Town-
send. This great tract extended from the Saco river southwest beyond
"Young's Meadow pond," since known as the Whale's pond, from which
issued Redlon's brook, on which the Redlon mills were built, near where it
flows into the main stream. The log-house of James Redlon was a little way
back of the Robert Ridlon farm-house, now owned by Mrs. Whitehouse, and
on the same site he built his framed dwelling after the mills were built.
James Ridlon, Jr., who had settled at Salmon Falls, moved an old school-
house to the corner by the road-side near the present house of Townsend ; he
also built a house back in the field where the old orchard was, so we here find
where two hearth-stones were deserted. Ichabod Cousins began to clear a
farm on his part of the Dalton Right on the back end of the lot near where
Caleb Kimball, another purchaser, hung his crane, and there built a barn, the
foundation of which, in the bushes, I have seen. He "changed his mind,"
and finally settled near his brother-in-law, James Redlon. His hearth-stone
was long ago removed and no vestige of his house has been seen for nearly
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half a century. Nicholas Ridlon, son of James, ist, whose wife was Hannah
Hancock, once lived on the high table-land where Joseph H. Ridlon now
lives; but he allowed his hearth-stone to grow cold and vacated it for a tem-
porary home at Steep Falls.
We will now call attention to the " Back Settlement," as it was early called,
where Medeford Phillips, Caleb Kimball, John Bryant, and a Mr. Temple
built houses. These dwellings, built of logs, were on the line of an ancient
Indian trail that led from Saco river, over the ridge where the " Decker Lane "
was opened, to the Little Ossipee river at South Limington, and we fancy that
many a moccasin track has been made in the soft earth around the cool spring
as the copper-skinned Sokokis came there on his journeys to drink and saw
his dusky likeness reflected upon the clear water. On the knoll near this
never failing fountain Mr. Temple — whence he came or whither went none
can tell — built his cabin and dwelt in peace and poverty many years, and
from the pure, abounding spring near his door Mrs. Temple filled her wooden
bucket. Passing across the level land near where the "Flat Gully bars" used
to be, we may see the site of John Bryant's humble home. To this spot he
came from Scarborough with the Kimballs, and as their neighbors, he and his
sons, John and Robert, both with families, cleared a small field. The land
had not been paid for, and when the war of 1812 came on John Bryant, Jr.,
enlisted with the hope of obtaining money to clear the property from debt.
He was killed by an Indian; his widow was married to a Bradbury and went
to Ohio. Robert removed to the eastern part of the state, and the old folks
went over to Limerick and spent their last days with their maiden daughters.
The Kimball house was upon the high land still farther northwest, and
there was produced a family of sons and daughters whose swarthy tissue
and big feet could not be duplicated in the plantation; as for height, we can
only say, "There were giants in those days." Mr. Kimball cleared a good
farm here and some said — probably Lhicle Dan Decker — that the dark com-
plexion of the children was a result of eating smut when working on burnt
ground. The house was burnt down, as will elsewhere appear, and was not
rebuilt. On the old road that traversed these early clearings in the " Back
Settlement" four long-used hearth-stones were abandoned, and those who
once gathered around them at the evening time, as they roasted shenangoes
in the ashes and green corn before the coals, have all gone out of human sight
on that gloomy thoroughfare whose last gate-way opens into the silent putting-
up-place named the grave.
The Dalton Right has been divided and sub-divided many times, and
much of the land has passed out of possession of the descendants of the orig-
inal owners. Here was established a considerable settlement as early as 1781,
and the two neighborhoods were known as the "River Settlement" and "Back
Settlement" for many years. From early days I have known every acre of
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this land purchased by my ancestors and their kindred. With my father and
venerable grandfather I followed the mossy paths and winding wood-roads
that passed through the noble pine forest around the old farms, when, with
gun in hand, they went during the cool hours of the autumn day to hunt for
partridges and pigeons. I have crept around the greenwood borders of the
old, neglected clearings and bush-grown fields, where the pioneers followed
the plow and gathered their harvests soon after the war-clouds of the Revo-
lution had drifted away; and in more mature years I have followed along the
cool banks of "Aunt Judy's brook" with fishing-rod and trap, until every nook
and corner was familiar as the acreage of the cultivated farm. Within a few
years, notwithstanding the changes in the face of the country, I have traced
the old paths, and found the pellucid springs that bubble from the grassy mar-
gins of the woodlands, to which my forefathers went from their fields to slake
their thirst, and saw again the very places pointed out to me in childhood's
ruddy morn, where bears, wild cats, and coons were caught or killed by the
first settlers.
I well remember the crumbling foundations of the two Bryant houses and
some decayed logs, locked at the corners, that had once been part of the small
cow-hovel. A few scrubby apple trees were struggling for existence among
the great overshadowing pines, and the path leading to the spring could still
be seen winding down the hill-side. The grass-plot, where once the door-yard
had afforded a play-ground for the Bryant children, was for many years cov-
ered with thick verdure, and with each returning spring-time dotted with golden
dandelions. The road that passed these dwellings, once worn by the rum-
bling wheels of traffic, was overgrown and discontinued; everything savored
of seclusion and abandonment. This was a favorite feeding-place for my
grandfather's sheep, and while sitting upon the pasture bars, assuming the
office of shepherd-boy, I spent many quiet, happy hours there, watching the
sportive lambs as they chased each other around the bush-grown cellars. But
my imagination was crowded with pictures of the past, and my vision of local
objects dissolved into a mental survey of the long ago. All these hints of the
abodes of human life were guiding hands to pensive meditation, and, beguiled
by the subtle power of fancy, 1 rebuilt the dismantled dwellings and repeopled
the silent solitudes. So deep was the spell that bound my mind that I seemed
again to hear the merry voice of childiiood, accompanied by the playful patter
of children's busy feet. The melody of the happy mother's voice mingled
with the hum of swift-revolving wheel, as nimble fingers deftly spun the fiuft'y
fla.x. Again my inward ear caught the cheering clatter of dishes, as the frugal
housewife spread her table for the noonday meal, and the resounding blast of
the horn that summoned the toiling husbandmen from the virgin furrow or
gilded harvest field. Once more the drone of pastoral bees was heard, and
the bleating of lambs came down from the honeysuckle meadows to mingle
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with the muffled drum-beat of the partridge on the mossy log by the brook-
side. As the deep shadows fell across the clearing and enveloped the quiet,
rural scene, the shrill challenge of the mousing fox was heard on the field
borders, the whip-poor-will repeated her plaintive note upon the deserted door,
stone, while the sound of tinkling sheep-bells from the vale below alternated
.with those of the home-coming cattle in the pasture lane. In fancy I saw the
weary men sitting about the open door while they discussed the latest news of
the plantation and conjured wierd images in the spiral wreaths of smoke
ascending from their pipes of clay. Within, the weary child was transported
to the regions of repose by a mother's evening hymn, while the venerable sire
sighed audibly as he pillowed his snowy head for his nightly slumber. When
aroused from the romantic reverie by some startling sound I would break the
silken threads of the net that had been woven about me, and find that all
these pleasing pictures which had passed across my mental vision were like
phantoms of a singularly realistic dream. Those who had once composed the
happy domestic circle around these cold hearth-stones had long ago departed
to the world of silence. The bewitching charms of those secluded nooks
haunt my memory still, and as I vainly try to delineate some features of their
matchless beauty, I mentally revisit the familiar locality and am, in spirit, a
child once more. The march of improvement, the spoiler's hand, and unheed-
ing plowshare have obliterated the last indication of the foundation of the
homes of the pioneers, and but for this memorial the present generation would
not know that the place had been the seat of a human habitation.
Deserted Homes in Hil'ain. — On a pleasant June morning, guided by
one who had spent all his years in the neighborhood, we made our way to an
extensive tract of land embosomed among rugged mountains to view a locality
where some of the early pioneers of the broken country laid their first hearth-
stones. Our first objective point was the deserted farm where John Clenions
built his first cabin and opened a clearing; and where Capt. .\rtemas Richard-
son, a retired seaman, for many years carried on very extensive farming opera-
tions. Here, upon a high plateau of nearly level land, we found great fields
stretching away on all sides; fields well laid out and enclosed with miles
of heavy-built stone-wall, which of itself represented years of laborious toil.
These expansive enclosures of good soil were once covered by enormous
burdens of grass, or adorned by many acres of waving grain and luxuriant
maize. Here, almost in the centre of the original plantation, once stood the
great house with its capacious, annexed wings, along with barns and farm
ofiices of dimensions commensurate with the abundant products of the estate.
Now all these buildings lie in a confused heap ; not one standing. We care-
fully climbed over the fallen timbers whose size indicated their strength when
filling their appointed places in the standing structures, and peered into the
enormous cellars where once great store of milk, cream, and butter was kept;
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where numerous bins filled with Shenangoes, Mohawks, and Bluenoses were
arranged along the wall-side. Here from ten to fifteen sleek cows came
nightly from their dew-laden pastures bringing treasures of rich milk ; and the
almost daily swash of the churn was prophetic of the butter-spanking that
followed through every week of the year. Here great preparations were made
for the Portland market, where the family supplies were procured in exchange
for produce from the fields and products of the dairy. Once every week, for
months together, the proprietor drove down to the city loaded with his harvest
bounty, until he became well known among the merchants as a sagacious and
successful farmer. He was by his neighbors and the inhabitants round-about
considered to be "fore-handed" and "independent."
Great flocks of sheep grazed upon the sweet verdure of the mountain
sides, and the daughters of Captain Richardson became expert wool-workers.
The hum of spinning-wheels here kept time to the crash of the loom and
clatter of tiax-brake and swingle. Stockings and mittens grew rapidly upon
the snapping needles at the evening fire -side and were "narrowed off" before
the weary hands found rest. At each returning season the bumble-bee drone
of the flax-spinney was heard as the nimble-fingered operator drew the fibrous
thread. From the wool of the flocks and flax from the field-side all the
clothing for the large family was home-made.
But now ruin and decay are everywhere seen. The extensive, dilapidated
remains of the once well-appointed homestead buildings; the neglected fields
with tumble-down walls; the dying orchard trees and bush-grown pasture
lane ; the unused well, from which the moss-covered bucket once brought
cooling refreshment to the thirsty field-hands; the silence, and lonely grave
in the field, all join in the sad story of change. The owner of this vast and
once valuable rural estate came to a sad end. We saw the oaken beam
among the debris of the barn frame where he closed his earthly career by
self-strangulation. He seems to have been a man of violent temper, who
demanded unquestioning obedience to all his wishes. Being habituated to
command while upon the quarter-deck, when a mariner, he carried the same
rigid discipline into his family. It has been related that for some disregard
of an unreasonable command by one of his daughters he tied her up and
whipped her until her flesh was cut into furrows, and to intensify her agony
he washed her lacerated body in brine. For this inhuman act he was prose-
cuted, and the report reached far and wide until he could scarcely go abroad
from his home without being shunned and reproached. It was supposed that
his remorse for such cruelty to his child and the embarrassment caused by
the public denunciation drove him to a self-made gallows. His body rests
alone in a corner of his now forsaken farm, neglected and unvisited.
From the spot where these melancholy events occurred we crossed the
wide door-yard lawn and made our way down the farm-side on the line of an
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obsolete town road, through a tangled wood, to the spot where another hope-
ful pioneer had laid the foundation of his home. Upon a knoll, surrounded
by old fields long encroached upon by the extending forest, we saw the usual
evidences indicating that once a human habitation had stood near; there were
moss-grown and scrubby apple trees, the crumbling foundation of the chimney
the well-worn door-stone, and covered well. To this lonely spot came James
Eastman, from service in the French and Indian war, and built his cabin in
the great basin between the encircling mountains. Where once his fields
extended upon the gradual elevations of the hill-sides a dense forest is now
flourishing, from which, where once the plow turned the steaming furrow, the
lumbermen draw supplies for their insatiate mills. Under the wide-spreading
trees, among the interlacing undergrowth, we saw the weather-stained walls
and conical stone heaps long ago laid up by the calloused hands of the indus-
trious farmer. Where rest the dusty remnants of the one who wrought among
these templed hills? Upon a little hillock in the overshadowing forest we
found the isolated grave of the old soldier, at whose head and feet rude stones
had been set to mark the spot. Where once had been a well-turfed mound
there is now a deep depression in the earth that tells the sad story of decay
below. Yes, his grave is alone; no kindred dust was deposited here. His
widow and children long ago deserted the lonely locality. Old men remember
the aged couple as they went from farm to farm to dress flax and spin the
"lint" for neighboring families. But this grave has not been entirely for-
gotten, and every year finds the national flag that we plant at the soldier's
resting-place, drooping under the sheltering pine trees here.
These were only two of the dozen or more farms seen and visited within
this remote and hill-bordered amphitheatre, where, in the early years of the
township's history, the sturdy and stout-hearted pioneers built a scattered,
primitive hamlet. Farm joined farm here across the sunken valleys and up
on the mountain slopes. Roads had been laid out and made passable for the
robust wagons of those days; these old highways, winding sinuously under
the shoulders and around the spurs of the mountains, spanned the moderate
elevations and traversed the secluded valleys to the bank of the Saco, where
they formed a junction with the river-road, built along the line of the old
Pequawket trail. By such wood-shaded thoroughfares the isolated farmers
who domiciled in the new plantation carried their grain to mill and visited
the trading-post for supplies.
Following the well-defined track of a long-abandoned road we climbed a
steep ascent, crept down through a sequestered valley, penetrated among the
forbidding ledges, and reached a beautiful spot where, from a pure spring
under the bank, a sparkling rill crossed the path. Close at hand, overgrown
by stunted pines, we saw the base tiers of logs and the stones of the chimney
where a son of the sea-girt town of old York made his early home; his name
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was Boston, but he was not a "Boston man." Passing up the brae we found
the decayed stumps of an old orchard, the corner-stones where a barn once
stood, and fields of considerable extent. All was as silent as the halls of
Valhalla. No curling smoke to mark the habitation of human beings can be
seen here; no monotonous bell of kine or sheep breaks the impressive still-
ness. Here nature has pushed her conquest and reclaimed the lands once
wrested from her primeval estates by the forest-killing pioneer, and is fast
rehabilitating the once denuded acres with spontaneous evergreens.
To other deserted farms we wended our way by stern ascent and slippery
steeps; we paused about the voiceless remains of once comfortable homes,
where the loving mother ceased not for many a year to sing her soothing
lullaby, from the advent of her first-born to the last babe that climbed from
the cradle. Upon these cold hearth-stones the cheerful evening fire-light
danced about the room and threw its mellow rays through the little windows
to lure the passing traveler to a seat with the family group. To these homes
among the hills Death found his way, and his captives lie imprisoned in clus-
ters of graves found in field and pasture. While meditating upon the times
when these houses were standing we were impressed with the thought that
here hope had birth and was cherished for a time, but grew feeble and died
like those in whose breasts it had been kindled. Over these concave door-
stones the weary farmer came to his noontide meal and for his nightly rest;
in the door-way he gazed upon the sombre hills that towered in rugged grand-
eur around his humble home; here he watched the cloudy chariots of the
storm as they were driven over the ragged pinnacles and listened to the thun-
der-tread of the marshaled hosts that were swayed by the battle shock of the
contending elements of the air, and shielded his dazzled eyes with outspread
hand when the blood-red spears of light were hurled across the gloomy heav-
ens ; here the father fondled the sportive child upon his knee and looked down
the pathway of time to the day when he might see it in dignified maturity.
Upon these hard acres the "struggle for existence" went on as the years flew
past; the cares, the sorrows, the heart-aches, the withering hand of disease did
their inscrutable work and laid the parents' heads in their rock-bound graves;
upon these the sons and daughters looked for a time, then turned away from
the place of their nativity to seek a livelihood in the great, teeming world of
chance.
It is only a question of brief time and these once productive farms,
where nestled peaceful homes, will become covered with the aggressive for-
ests, and the subdued verdure of field and pasture will give place to rank
weeds and underwood.
We will now ask the reader to make a mental perambulation of the town
to survey the numerous localities where some of the early settlers laid down
their hearth-stones, but where the fires were long ago extinguished. Our
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starting point shall be the "old red mill," near the homestead of the late Caleb
demons. Near by, on the Samuel demons place, lived Capt. John Lane, one
of the three famous brothers from Buxton who commanded as many compa-
nies in the war of the Revolution, in 1777. Not many years ago the cellar was
washed away by the river. Passing over the railroad and up the steep ascent
by the brook-side, we are near the site of John Ayer's mill, built about 1785.
On the left-hand side of the road, about sixty rods below the house of Joshua
R. Ridlon, we pass the cellar where once stood the house of William Brown,
son of Moody Brown, the soldier of the Revolution, who was in the war of
1812. Proceeding northwesterly about fifty yards we may view the spot where
John Ridlon once kindled his morning fire; thence onward around the foot-
hill we pass, on the northwest side of the road, a spot on which the house of
Abel Robbins stood. We have now reached the brow of the hill and see the
ruins of the once extensive farm buildings of Capt. Artemas Richardson, on
land owned about 1790 by John demons, recently the property of Caleb
Clemens. Following down the hill on the line of an old road, and through a
thick wood, we emerge upon the edge of the bush-grown field once plowed
by James Eastman, the veteran soldier, of whom mention is previously made;
thence onward to the spot where Elder James Fly used to spread his spiritual
wings at his family altar and soar heavenward. His swarm of young Flys were
named Abigail, Nancy, Eunice, Eliza, and James. As we proceed westward
we shall stand by the caved-in cellar where Nathaniel Williams stored his
winter supply of Shenangos, and about whose door-stone played his olive-
plants, Joseph, Lavina, Aaron, Eli, Nathaniel, Lucy, and Eliza. Following on
northwest we approach the Col. Aldric demons farm, where is the cellar dug
by his father, Eli P., and the site of the early cabin built by his grandfather,
John, Sr., 1780.
We have now reached the present road that passes through the " Notch "
between the mountains, and will bear toward the northeast along the borders
of the pretty demons ponds. Our first pause will be beside the old founda-
tion of Fred. Howard's chimney, which will be on our right hand. We hasten
past the blackened ruins of the recently burned Adams house, and reach
the spot where Joseph Howard once domiciled; this is on the right side of the
highway, and a little way farther east may be seen the spot where one New-
comb, as a new-comer, sat down by his hearth-stone. Proceeding on our way
toward the railway crossing we pass, on the left, the cellar where John Pierce,
son of John and Rebecca, stored his "garden sarse " and barrel of pork.
Near the Spring schoolhouse we will turn abruptly southwest, and on
our way to the hill upon which Darius Lewis now lives shall pass, on the right,
the spot where Jonathan K. Lowell roasted potatoes and husked corn. About
a half mile west from the dwelling of Darius Lewis was the cellar where Mar-
shall I^ewis, who was killed in the war of 18 12, settled. From the junction
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of the roads here we follow the route leading back toward Joshua R. Ridlon's
and pass, on our left, the site of a house owned by Richard Heath (? ). Close
to James Ridlon's road we may pause and meditate on retrospective lines
where Moses Lowell once ate his breed and cheese; and on the hill-side, some
distance back from the road, in a northerly direction, will be found the place
where John and David Tyler pillowed their weary heads long ago. Between
the residence of Llewellyn A. Wadsworth, Esq., and the road leading from
the Spring schoolhouse to that of Darius Lewis, was the cellar of Daniel E.
Cross, a Revolutionary soldier, who sold to Capt. Thomas Spring in 1794.
On the farm of Squire \\'adsworth, a little below the house, is the spot where
Daniel Boston built a house and carried the clay for mortar to build the chim-
ney on his back in a basket from Saco river up the steep, long hill. He was
one of the assessors in 1806. Only a few rods north we find indications of
a house lot, and learn that Royal Boston once lived here. Westerly stood the
house of William Morey. About a quarter of a mile east, now in the forest,
may be very distinctly seen the foundation of a log-house, in which Winthrop
Boston lived. On John H. Spring's place, still farther east, was once the
habitation of Capt. Edmund Skillings.
We have now once more reached the road leading from the red mill to
Joshua R. Ridlon's, and will climb the hill to the road corner near the Joshua
Robbins house. Turning to the left we wind down the hill to the dismantled
homestead where Lemuel Cotton lived. Looking up across the fields we see
the spot where William Cotton, the old soldier, had his fields. Following along
the line of an old discontinued road that was once the principal thoroughfare
to Saco river, we come suddenly upon a clearing that is hemmed in on every
side, where two early settlers had built their cabins; the first was where one
Marriner cast anchor on dry land, and the stones of his chimney and the base
logs of his house could still be seen. Just across the brook, upon a knoll,
Benjamin Boston once smoked his pipe and toasted his shins.
We must now retrace our steps to the road near the red mill. Passing
southeast down river, through the present village, we reach the place where
Daniel Foster built his cabin and where he died in 1782. A little way down
the river bank is the spot where Lieut. Benjamin Ingalls, the first settler,
planted his home in the wilderness, say 1774. Between these last mentioned
sites and the great fall, we pass the grave of Foster, who died first of the early
settlers. We will now turn westward, and as we enter the road leading from
the river-side over the hills to South Hiram, we shall pass, on the left, the old
cellar-hole where Daniel Hickey once rattled his hoe among the stones; he
had seen hard service in the Revolution, and with General Wadsworth was
taken prisoner at Bagaduce, in 1781 ; a son of old Erin. When we reach the
Wadsworth mansion, near where the old road came out from Benjamin Boston's,
we may look upon the spot where William Pierce, son of John and Rebecca,
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who came from Baldwin, once lived. Over the long hill by the Capt. Samuel
Wadsworth farm we pass, on our left, the spot where John demons sat down as
early as 1790; and farther west, the cellars of George Hodgdon (still living),
of Simon Brown, and of Moses and Aaron Gould, from whom the name "Gould
place," was derived. There are some old graves in the forest near, where
trees nearly a century old are growing, but the names of those buried there
are unknown. A short distance southeast we stop at the old homestead where
the Chase family, represented in Cornish, Baldwin, Standish, and Limington,
have their annual reunions. Here also we find the cellar of James Dyer, a
descendant of the Cape Elizabeth family, who was in the 18 12 war, and
another, where John and Charles Wentworth once lived.
Turning about, we proceed easterly toward Hiram Falls, and find, not far
back from the river road, the cellar over which the house of Aaron Rand once
stood. In the glen, westerly, Henry W. Barnes once lived. On the road from
Hiram Falls to Cornish there is an old cellar where a red rose blooms annually^
but no one can tell who lived there. Below are cellars where John Fly, William
Gray, and John McLucas once settled. Some distance west of the last named,
there are three or four old cellars, where several of the McLucas family lived;
now there is no house in the neighborhood.
(ftarlg Itlillj) and Jtiunbenmni ^
OVV shall I provide food for my family? This question was forced
upon the attention of every pioneer; it involved the success or
failure of his undertaking; if it could be answered practically, hope
was inspired and the arm invigorated for labor. The rivers and
lakes were crowded with fish, the forests abounded with game, and mother
earth was only waiting to be groomed with the plow and harrow to furnish a
rich harvest of bread corn for the household.
One of the important adjuncts of the log-house was the samp-mill, other-
wise the sweep and mortar. The first corn harvests were gathered from the
burnt ground and reduced to coarse meal, called "samp," by this rude instru-
ment. A venerable mother, whose years had nearly spanned a century,
remarked that as soon as her father had made his log-house comfortable he
made an excellent samp-mill, and that they often stood in the low door-way and
saw women, their distant neighbors, coming through the beaten woodland
paths with their aprons full of corn which they wished to crush for dinner.
"And we gals used to enjoy listening to the boom of the old pounder."
To construct a samp-mill a large, hard-wood tree was cut ofif some dis-
tance from the ground and the stump hollowed out with augurs, gouges, and
hot stones until it had a capacity for a half-bushel of corn. About twenty
feet distant a tall, forked post was firmly planted in the ground, at the top of
which, connected by a strong hinge-pin, was a long, vibrating sweep; and from
the small end of this was perpendicularly suspended a heavy pounder, called
the "pestle," which was armed with a long handle so adjusted that two per-
sons, one on either side, could work it up and down. The corn was poured
into the capacious mortar and by a somewhat rapid succession of strokes, the
momentum being accelerated by the rebounding sweep, the grain was crushed
and prepared for the sieve of the waiting housewife. Although it required
considerable muscular exertion to operate the sweep and mortar, it was a
primitive necessity found useful in bridging the chasm between an empty
meal-chest and a distant corn-mill.
A well-constructed samp-mill was often kept going, by the associated set-
tlers, from the early morning till the sun went down, and its booming echo
drove every wild beast to his lair in the far-away forest. In the absence of
the men, robust mothers and their buxom daughters often worked at the sweep-
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handles, their toil accompanied by cheerful songs, and their cheeks made
warm and ruddy by the healthful exercise.
But in a few years the increasing number in the household demanded a
dwelling of more ample dimensions, the expanding grass fields and multiply-
ing heads of live stock larger barns and out-buildings, and there must be some
cheaper materials provided for building, as well as more practical methods for
preparing their abundant grain crops for the table. These pressing needs of
the pioneer proved to be the precursors of the first saw-mills and grist-mills
in the colonies.
The early records indicate when and where the first mills were erected
and set running. Saw-mills driven by water-power were in successful opera-
tion in New England more than thirty years before an attempt was made to
build one in the mother country. In a deposition by Francis Small when he
was sixty-five years of age, Sept. 8, 1685, he states that he had lived in New
England upwards of fifty-five years, and well remembers tiiat Capt. John
Mason sent into this country clf^/if Danes to build mills, to saw timber, and to
make potash ; that the first saw-mill and corn-mill in New England was erected
at Captain Mason's plantation at " Newichawanock " upwards of fifty years
before, where also was a large house. This saw-mill was built in 1631, and
the corn-mill a few years afterwards. In 1632 a windmill was removed from
Watertown to Boston, and that year a small vessel was dispatched from the
settlement on the Piscataqua with sixteen hogsheads of corn to be ground
there. Windmills were not superseded by water-power for many years, for in
1661 the selectmen of Strawberry Bank granted liberty to Captain Pendleton
"to set up his windmill on Fort Point toward the beach, because the mill is
of such use to the people."
From the time when the mills at Newichawannock, now on Salmon Falls
river, had proved a success, petitions poured into the General Court, and into
the hands of the local authorities, asking for privileges for running saw-mills
and grist-mills; and from 1632 to 1732, a period of one hundred years, men-
tion is made in early records of more than fifty saw-mills and twenty corn-mills
within the present bounds of York county, Maine.
While these mills were first built to meet a requirement of the settlers,
who contributed quite liberally of their money, grain, or labor for their con-
struction, they soon multiplied for more mercenary reasons. The old docu-
ments bear evidence to the fact that many of the first inhabitants in New
Englafid were adventurers looking for opportunities to embark in any enter-
prise that promised a reasonable return for money invested. Some of these
were men of education, possessed of considerable means and great business
energy, to whom the old forest monarchs, that had stood the shock of our
Atlantic tempests for centuries, became an irresistible temptation; indeed,
these were so attractive that some of the learned clergy, who had been sent
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over to look after the spiritual welfare of their countrymen in the New World,
became worldly minded as they went to meditate under the shade of the pine
trees, laid aside their robes, and became builders and owners of lumber-mills;
a profitable "side-line" where they had no organized parish.
Many of the early merchants who came here to engage in trade with the
settlers, to exchange English goods for peltry, soon went head-over-heels into
the lumbering business.
In many instances when the General Court granted mill privileges they
generously attached a valuable slice of timber land to " furnish said mill
withal"; and in view of the practise of modern politicians, who advocate the
doctrine that "to the victors belong the spoils," we are forced to inquire if
these early guardians of the colonial domain received financial perquisites
from their humble petitioners which made them more liberal of the public
lands and water-powers.
The building of saw-mills in New England was not only a necessity for
domestic use, but was encouraged by the British authorities because the manu-
factured lumber was in great demand there, not only for the building of ships
but for the finishing of gentlemen's mansion houses and public buildings.
No country in Europe produced lumber of such e-xcellence as that maufactured
from the mellow old pines of New England ; there was nothing known that
would receive the carpenter's plane with the same grace of non-resistance.
Visitors to the Old World have written with much enthusiasm of the rich
color of the "old English oak" in the panel-work seen in some of the ancient
mansion houses there ; when, in fact, they were but praising a product of
American soil.
The ownership of saw-mills was not confined to those who became resi-
dent New Englanders. Wealthy capitalists on the other side of the Atlantic
invested largely in timber lands and saw-mills here. Prominent among the
London merchants who early became identified with the lumber trade, ex-
changing English goods for merchantable boards, was one Richard Hutchin-
son, "Ironmonger." As early as 1653 this man saw the advantages of New
England as a seat of trade, and had employed competent agents here to look
after his commercial interests on the Piscataqua. He engaged in trade with
the first of the lumbermen at the mouth of the Saco river, and we find Lieut.
William Phillips, the wealthy land owner of Saco, contracting to furnish this
gentleman lumber at his saw-mills in that town.* Hutchinson not only
engaged in importing manufactured lumber purchased by English merchandise
from the millmen here, but invested in saw-mills in western Maine, as proved
* 111 1680 merchantable pine boards were worth 30 shilling.s per thousand feet here ; white-
oak pipe-staves, 3 pounds per tliousand ; red-oak, 30 shillings per thousand ; hogshead-staves, 25
sliillings per thousand; Indian corn was S shillings, wheat, 5 shillings, malt, 4 shillings per
bushel. Silver rated at six shillings and eight pence per omice.
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by records which relate to his transactions with agents here who had not ren-
dered a satisfactory account of the earnings of such mills, and gave bonds
for their appearance in England to answer for "all their dealings and doings,"
and to pay all dues to date.
Another London merchant whose name has come down to us in con.
nection with the New England lumbering business was John Beex. This
merchant-adventurer owned several mills in what is now York county, Maine,
and employed agents and attorneys here who sometimes collected more than
a thousand pounds as revenue from his lumber business.
From the fact that saw-mills driven by water-power were not built in
England for many years after they had been in operation here, we had sup-
posed that such were an invention of our New England mill-wrights ; but from
the deposition before alluded to, it appears that such had been known in
Denmark. Subsequent investigation proves that the Scandinavians were the
originators of water-power saw-mills ; that they had taken advantage of those
remarkable waterfalls with which Norway and Sweden abound, centuries before
New England was settled. There are ancient churches now in a good state
of preservation in those countries finished inside with boards cut more than
four hundred years ago.
Those Danish mill-wrights evidently came over with a meagre supply of
tools for constructing even the wood-work of the saw-mills. The rude machin-
ery was clumsy and rambling; the saw-gates, shafting, and gears were of wood,
heavy and iron-hooped. The iron-work, such as cranks, journals, saw-straps,
crow-bars, and dogs, were hand-forged by common blacksmiths from small
bars of Swedish iron welded together to secure the requisite size and strength.
In some of the early conveyances of saw-mills on the Saco river I find mention
of the following appurtenances, the spelling as in the original: "Swipsaws,"
"doggs," "craws," "chaynes," "wheeles," "sledds," and "schidds." Among
the tools enumerated were the following: "Borier," "frawe," "halberd," and
"trewell."
The haul-up and tread-back "niggers" were not invented for more than
a hundred years after saw-mills were running here. There were no "slips"
connecting the bed of the mills with the streams by which they were propelled,
over which logs could be drawn upon the mill-deck by the great chain ; they
were all landed upon the mill-brow and rolled over skids to the carriages.
When a board had been sawed, the log was run back in regular "tread-mill"
fashion; that is, the millman mounted the "rag-wheel," and by walking upon
strong pins inserted in the side of the rim for that purpose, reversed the revo-
lution of the shaft by which the carriage had been propelled forward, and
returned tlie saw-log to its former position, where it was set over for another
board. This was a slow and laborious part of the millman's work, and we
can only wonder why some more feasible and practical device had not been
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invented long before it was. The operation of the first power "nigger"
created nearly as much astonishment as the original saw-mill itself, and the
inhabitants from far and near went to see the " new-fangled critter " go. When
this had been fairly tried, every saw-mill must have its "nigger." It is related
that an old farmer walked ten miles to see one of these "tarnal mash-gag-
gines " work, and after careful measurement of every part returned home,
determined to put one up in a mill he had built on the brook near his house.
His stock was hewed green from the forest and his tools were few and unsuit-
able for his undertaking; his courage, however, was of the best quality.
Having conveyed his timber to the mill, he began work and kept his own
counsel. After many days of weary toil, he had his clumsy enginery in posi-
tion. He then "slushed" the bearings and rails upon which the carriage
ran, called in the neighbors, hoisted the gate, and the "thundering consarn "
started. Away went the carriage toward the head of the mill, and never
stopped till it was launched into the stream below. In the enthusiasm of the
moment, while flushed with the certainty of success, and by watching the
movements of the new machine, the owner forgot to unmash his gears, and
the momentum received by the carriage on a slightly declining plane, well
lubricated, carried it beyond its legitimate bounds, and left it in a shattered
condition in the rocky bed of the stream.
This accident so exasperated the owner that the new appliance was torn
out and thrown from the mill. In relating the circumstances in after years,
he said all /le did scarcely retarded the growth of the tree from which the
great shaft and wheel had been made, and in winding up his story, he would
spring upon his feet and with clenched fist declare that "the confounded old
thing was so awfully crooked that it couldn't keep still, and crawled off down
stream through the sand."
When we think of the construction of the early saw-mills and grist-mills
in the wilderness of New England our fancy tempts us into a wide field of
speculation. The mechanic from whose brain the plan was evolved must
have been freighted with an infinite responsibility; his anxiety assumed a char-
acter commensurate with the magnitude of his undertaking. Even if he was
the proprietor in prospect, who was to fake all risk upon himself, human curi-
osity and personal inquisitiveness, then as now, would impel those who were
in no way connected with the enterprise to intrude their opinions and ask a
thousand impertinent questions calculated to annoy and harass all who were in
any way identified with the new venture. For many months there were weary-
ing days of toil, succeeded by wakeful nights of intensified thought. Aware
of the tireless scrutiny of these meddlesome spectators, who have infested
every community, the mental strain became greater as the culminating experi-
ment drew near, and the final result must have been anticipated with feeling
alternating between hope and fear. Every part was adjusted with the greatest
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possible care, and its operation surveyed with critical circumspection. The
chain of connection between the great driving wheel, outside of the mill, and
the terminal parts was traced link by link, and what was wanting in nicety
of finish was supposed to be made good by the copious application of liquid
lubricants.
Dedication of a Saw-Mill. — The day of trial came at last, as it will
to all beneath the sun. Ample provisions were made for the dedication ; the
importance of the august occasion demanded that some imposing ceremony
should be inaugurated as the proper recognition of the achievement. Spirit-
ual inspiration was considered indispensable at the time of which we write,
and large supplies of a variety of liquors were landed on the mill-brow. One
of the most winsome young ladies of the plantation, beautifully dressed, was
selected to deal out the beverages, and many times during the day must her
warm cheek, as well as the casks, have paid tribute to the tastes of her patrons-
Old men with locks like snow, who had their birth in England, leaning
upon their staff, robust matrons, blushing maidens, and happy children were
assembled upon pieces of timber near the mill to view the novelty of the new
enterprise and share in the festivities of the occasion.
Practically, the whole affair had been proven a success by the master-
builder the previous night, while others were unsuspiciously sleeping, that any
chance for a hitch at the critical moment might be obviated in season, without
the embarrassment of exposure to public gaze.
To convince the public of the practicability of this mechanical under-
taking an invitation had been extended to every family within several miles
around to be present at the "h'isting o' the gate." Several heavy men had
been stationed upon the ladle-boards of the great wheel, and another at the
saw-gate with a lever to "give her a start" when the water was turned on.
The master-workman was placed in the position of honor at the gate-head
upon the bulwarks. When every man was at his post, and silence had been
enjoined, the proprietor slowly mounted the staging that had been erected for
the purpose and addressed the assembled pioneers. He called attention to the
growing needs of the plantations round-about and illustrated the advantages
of saw-mills and corn-mills by reminding them that they were domiciled in
small log-cabins, all too restricted for their growing families, and that they had
been obliged to send their bread corn to Boston for grinding in a windmill at
considerable expense of shipping and loss by extortionate toll; he dwelt with
evident pleasure upon the almost boundless resources of the forest adjoining
and pointed to the beauty of the grand old pines under whose shadow they had
gathered ; he proudly alluded to the master-workman, whose great skill and
careful execution of his important ta.sk had been the factors of success in this
great enterprise ; and then, after an impressive silence, he mentioned with
the most profound pathos of voice and language the enormous responsibility
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assumed by the proprietors and the financial risks involved in a venture so
novel. Now he turns upon the platform and directs the attention of the spec-
tators to the mill itself; it was, he said, a monument to New England enter-
prise, the music of which would be new, absolutely new, in this country and
cheering to all who* were identified with the progress of the colony. This
saw-mill, with the corn-mill soon to be erected, would prove the most valuable
adjuncts to the material equipment of the settlement, secure its permanency,
and bring wealth and comfort to every home. Continuing, he drew word pict-
ures of the stately, well-finished and furnished houses that would soon sup-
plant the close, uncomfortable dwellings now inhabited by the settlers; of the
large, warm barns that would arise to afford storage and shelter their cattle.
Having closed his more public address, he turns to the master-workman, whose
lever of hornbeam was already adjusted upon his brawny shoulder, and, with
upraised hand and commanding voice, shouted, " H'i-st the gate." Like a good
sailor he responded, "Aye, aye, sir!'' at the same time raising the ponderous
gate planks and turning the head of boiling, foaming water upon the great
wheel. For a moment, while power and friction were contending for the mas-
tery, the whole mill frame groaned and trembled under the herculean strain;
but the several parts of machinery duly responded to the moderate revolutions
of the water-wheel, the saw-gate slowly rose and fell, and the savage-looking
saw gradually found its way into the soft fibre of the advancing log. For a
time all lookers-on were overwhelmed with amazement at the startling spec-
tacle ; but when the enthusiasm of the excited people could no longer be
restrained, shout after shout rang through the resounding forest, and when
the oft-repeated question, "Will she run?" had been materialized into the
answer of "There she goes," all retired from the scene satisfied that the first
water-power saw-mill in New England was an assured success.
It has not required any strain of the imagination to find materials of
which the foregoing description has been composed ; it is all true to fact and
in strict accord with the conclusion naturally reached by a retrospective survey
of the time and conditions to which the elucidation relates ; it is calculated to
stimulate the apprehension of such as cannot well appreciate the hardships,
deprivations, and heroic exertions of those pioneer settlers who opened the
fore-gates of enterprise and materially assisted in ushering in our present
era of agricultural, commercial, and educational prosperity.
Mills iu Saeo and Blddeford. — As early as 1650, Roger Spencer, a
prominent business man of that time, had a saw-mill in Biddeford, which then
included Saco, and in January of that year the town of York granted liberty
to John Davis to build a saw-mill on the Great Falls of Saco river, with
accommodation sufficient for that business, the most convenient that can be
fixed upon next to Roger Spencer, with timber and meadow sufficient for his
work. There is said to be no evidence that Davis ever built a mill on the
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privilege specified. Is it not, then, a little singular that a John Davis owned
a saw-mill and grist-mill on the east side of Saco river. May 25, 1752, of which
I find mention in his will of that date ?
In June, 1659, Richard Vines granted a tract of land in Biddeford to
Lieut. William Phillips, a man of wealth, who moved from Boston the follow-
ing year and built a house below the falls, which was garrisoned. 'I'he year
following his settlement in Biddeford, he purchased one-fourth of Spencer's
mill, and the ne.xt year employed Capt. John Alden, his son-in-law, to build
another mill, conveying to him a fourth interest in the same when it was
finished. In 1667 Lieutenant Phillips conveyed one-half of the island, against
the mills, to Capt. John Bonython for 800 pine trees suitable for merchantable
boards.
In i58o Benjamin Blackman built a saw-mill on the east side of Saco
river, at a point subsequently called Blackman's Falls, and purchased one
hundred acres of land, which embraced all the privileges on that side of the
river. In 16S1 he petitioned for liberty to cut timber on the Common for the
accommodation of his saw-mills. Three years later he purchased a tract on
the river, containing 640 acres, of John Bonython ; and the year following 100
acres, of James Gibbins, extending three miles and a half above the falls.
From the records it appears that Blackman was acting as agent for a company
at Andover, Mass., that had planned to improve the entire water-power on the
east side of the river; but in the absence of evidence to show that this vast
scheme was ever fully carried out, it has been plausibly assumed that the
troubles with the Indians prevented it. The improvements made by Black-
man, and his associates, Shief and Walker, were abandoned during the Indian
wars and only a few families remained about the falls. L'pon the foundation
laid by these early proprietors, an enterprising company erected quite exten-
sive mills soon after the resettlement of the town.
In 1691 Capt. George Turfey built the "lower mill," so-called. This was
repaired and kept running until 181 4, when it was carried away in the great
freshet. The " Eddy mill " was subsequently built nearly on the same site.
Samuel Walker, a resident of New Jersey, sold out his two-thirds of the
Blackman mills in 17 16, to \\'illiam Pepperill, Jr., a young man who had been
extensively engaged in the lumber trade and merchandising at Kittery. The
following year he purchased the other third of this mill of Mr. Blackman's
son-in-law, the conveyance including the timber standing on 4,500 acres of
land northwest of the mill. William Pepperill sold half of this tract to a
mill-wright and speculator in lumber, of Hampton, named Nathaniel Weare,
not long after it came into his possession, and to Humphrey Scamman, Jr.,
of Saco, mariner. These two gentlemen, in part payment for the property,
built a large, double saw-mill on the old Blackman privilege, and a large house
for the use of the millmen, one-half being owned by Pepperill.
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This mill property, and an adjoining tract of land a half-mile square, was
divided by the proprietors in 17 17. Pepperill had the saw and frame next to
the land with a landing-place for his lumber there. Scamman and Weare had
the saw and frame on the river-side. The agreement specified that each of
the owners should do his part to keep the mill in repair. The great mill-house
was also divided. Captain Scainman carried on the lumber business here till
his death, in 1734, when the estate was divided between his children. Smith,
in his journal, mentions the burning of the saw-mills in Saco by the Indians,
in 1745; the garrison and the Scamman mill were also probably destroyed at
this time. Mr. Weare sold his three-fourths of the mill and land to Richard
Berry, John Elden, and John Selea, in 1731, and subsequently one-eighth to
Thomas Dearborn; the remainder, to Abraham Tyler and Jeremiah Moulton.
The two last disposed of their share in 1737.
In 1740 Samuel Cole, of Biddeford, sold a share of a saw-mill to Thomas
VVheelright, of Wells; this was a part of milling property included in privileges
embraced by twelve acres of land purchased in 1720, on which he built a
saw-mill, afterwards called "Cole's mill." He soon after sold another quarter
to Benjamin Gooch, of Wells. In the spring of 1741 the three proprietors
just mentioned united in building the well-known "Gooch mill" on the island
of that name.
On Feb. 9, 1747, William Cole, of Biddeford, millman, conveyed to
Joseph Woodman, James Scamman, and John Tarbox, all of Biddeford, yeo-
men, one-quarter part of a saw-mill standing on Saco river in said town, and
on that part known as "Cole's spout." Also, one-quarter share of one near
the other, but higher up on the river, at a place called "Jordan's creek."
Ephraim Stimson and Benjamin Gooch had conveyed one-eight share of a
saw-mill on "Jordan's creek," June 10, 1746, to Joseph Woodman. This was
on the west side of Saco river and called the "Upper mill." About 1750
these saw-mills gave employment to a large number of men, and, conse-
quently, there was a considerable settlement in that part of the town.
Col. Thomas Cutts came from Kittery to Saco in 1758 with only one
hundred dollars in ready money. After a careful survey of the water-power
and various mill privileges, he decided to locate on Indian island and make
that the seat of his lumber business. He purchased a small undivided part
of this island in 1759, it being but one-fourth of Weare's original share. Here
he built a small house in which, according to the custom of the time with
merchants, he fitted up a room in one end for a store. On this spot he made
his abode, and from his small beginning added acre to acre and mill to mill,
till he became one of the most extensive dealers in lumber and general mer-
chandise in the whole country. Soon after the confiscation of the property of
Sir William Pepperill by the government, during the Revolution, Colonel Cutts
purchased a large part of the estate, including the saw-mill.
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Mills ill Blixtou. — The earliest mention of a saw-mill in the township
called Narragansett, No. i, now the town of Buxton, was July ig, 1738, when
the proprietors voted that if a saw-mill was built it should be set up on Saco
river. No mill was erected at that time. On April 11, 1739, the proprietors
voted to pay Dea. Jonathan Fellows thirty pounds, "old tenor," to help him
build a saw-mill on lot 12, in Narragansett, No. i. He failed to build accord-
ing to agreement, but the first mill in town was evidently built on this privi-
lege, as will appear. At a meeting of the proprietors held June 18, 1740, a
bounty was voted to Samuel Chase "to enable him to build a saw-mill on
Gains is brook," in this township. This was the small stream that has been
known as the "Hains Meadow brook" from as early as 1763 down to the
present day. This saw-mill was only built i>/i paper. In 1742 a committee
was chosen at a proprietors' meeting to agree with Stephen Mighill and others
about a saw-mill to be set up in the township, "both as regards the building,
sawing, and when the mill shall be resigned back to the proprietors." At a
meeting of the proprietors held May 31, 1743, it was voted that Thomas
Gage and Stephen Mighill should be released from their obligation on their
refunding the money they had received in part payment. On Nov. 17, 1742,
Nathaniel Mighill, of Rowley, took oath that he visited Narragansett, No. i,
the week previous, and saw a saw-mill erected there, and that the mill-wright
said he cfisired to get it to go in three or four days. In 1744 a bounty was
voted Thomas Gage and Stephen Mighill "on their keeping a good saw-mill
running in the township." Failing still to keep their pledge, the proprietors
voted to sue Gage and Mighill if they did not immediately carry out the con-
dition of their bond and build the saw-mill. Stimulated by this threat, the
two engaged Joseph Woodman to build a saw-mill on Stackpole's brook; this
was in 1750. This first saw-mill built in the township was on the east side of
the Salmon Falls and Saco road. No other mills are known to have been put
up till 1761, when John Elden, of Narragansett, No. i, Jeremiah Hill, of Bid-
deford, and Joseph Leavitt, of York, built a saw-mill and grist-mill on Little
river, where Daniel Leavitt's mills have since stood. There were two saw-
mills here in 1762, and in 1767 Captain Bradbury conveyed to his son William
one-eighth of his interest in what he designated the " upper saw-mill, which
stands by the side of the grist-mill." The saw-mills and corn-mills on this
stream were kept in repair many years.
In 1769 the proprietors granted a mill privilege on the Saco river at Sal-
mon Falls to Dea. John Nason, Capt. John Elden, Isaiah Brooks, and Jabez
Lane. This company built a double saw-mill and grist-mill, and the proprie-
tors soon after gave them a deed of four acres of land which embraced the
mills. There were three grist-mills and no less than three saw-mills in opera-
tion in town as early as 1772, and it was no longer necessary to carry the corn
on the shoulder 'to Saco for grinding, or to build dwelling-houses of logs.
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On Jan. 30, 1786, there was an article in a call for a proprietors' meeting
to see if tliey would grant a mill privilege from the common and undivided
lands on Bog brook, so-called, to William Walkinshaw, John Smith, Nathaniel
Hill, and Benjamin Donnell, Jr., to see how much land they would grant for
said mill privilege, and if the proprietors would lay out a highway to said mill.
In the meeting held on the 15th of March following, it was voted (ititer alia)
to "pass over" the article relating to this mill privilege, and this is the last
mention of a mill (?) on that stream for many years.
The first saw-mill erected on the east side of the Saco, at Moderation,
was built between 1790 and 1795, by Nathan Elden, Sr., who, at the same
time, opened the first store there. He was succeeded by his son Nathan, who
greatly extended the business, building and maintaining a grist-mill, and con-
tinued successfully for about twenty-five years, being well and widely known
as "Squire Elden." In 1814 he sold one of his saw-mills to Joseph Hobson
("Deacon Joe"), and interests to Jabez and Jeremiah Hobson about 1820;
and in 1822 he sold a further interest in saw-mills and privilege to Oliver Dow,
who had been a clerk in his store, and who continued in the lumber business
and in trade until far advanced in life. Tobias Lord, who subsequently settled
at Steep Falls, commenced business at West Buxton about 1828, and on Nov.
2, 1 83 1, Nathan Elden conveyed to him a single saw-mill which he had lately
built.
George W. Lord engaged in the lumber business at West Buxton in 1848.
He had previously lived there when carrying on wool-carding and cloth-
dressing; after which, he was engaged in the lumber trade and milling at
Limington and Bonnie Eagle before returning to Buxton. Mr. Lord con-
tinued successfully during the remainder of his days and extended his business
gradually until he acquired wealth.
Gideon Tibbetts owned a saw-mill on Buxton side of the river at Modera-
tion, in 18 1 4, which was carried away by the great freshet which swept the
mills and bridges from the Saco that year. This mill stood near the site of
the present grist-mill, a little farther up the stream ; it moved down river whole
to Bar Mills, where it crushed one of the saw-mills; then drifted down upon
some rocks and went to pieces.
Mills ill Hollis. — The first saw-mill and grist-mill known to have been
built in the plantation of Little Falls, now Hollis, were erected by a primitive
stock company on the stream issuing from Young's meadow pond, since
known as Whale's pond, called Young's meadow brook, afterwards Ridlon's
brook, and latterly known as "Aunt Judy's brook," and Martin's brook.
These mills were about midway between the present carriage road and the
Saco river, and were built by Thomas Ridlon, James Redlon, John Bryant,
Ichabod Cousins, and Daniel Field. The grist-mill here was running years
before there were such at Moderation. It was this mill to which Robert Mar-
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tin brought his corn to get it ground, after bringing it from Saco to his home
in the Elwell district, Buxton, the same day. He said he carried the grist to
the east bank of the Saco, thence across to Ridlon's mill by a raft. When it
had been ground, he carried it two mile.s to his home by the same route, and
sat down to rest while his wife baked him a cake. He drank some milk before
leaving his home for Saco in the morning, and took no other nourishment until
he reached his house on his return ; then he had another draught of milk.
The first set of stones made for this mill were lost through the ice on
Sebago pond when being drawn by an o.x-team from Baldwin. It was a year
before another set was ready for use. From the time the grist-mill was com-
pleted for many years nearly all the inhabitants of Phillipsborough, Limington,
and Buxton had their grain ground at "Ridlon's mill." It was an interesting
spectacle when fifteen or twenty horses were hitched to trees about this mill,
some being unladen and others ready to start with their burdens, while those
who were waiting for their grists collected in a group to discuss the prospects
of their harvests or narrate the latest adventure of the settlements.
The saw-mill was not built until 1 790-1. This was above the grist-mill.
Both were driven by "overshot" wheels. The saw for the saw-mill was
brought from Haverhill, Mass., through the woods, on horseback. Fancy the
undertaking! The first saw-mill at Bar Mills was built in the summer of 1795,
being raised on the loth of September of that year. It was built by John
Woodman and others.
From old documents in my possession it appears that William M'alkin-
shaw, Matthias Redlon, and Simon Gile were engaged in building a saw-mill
on the west side of Saco river, on Moderation falls, as early as 1790. The
bands for the base of the mill were framed and raised before the river had
frozen over, and while at work there Thomas Ridlon, son of Matthias, slipped
upon the frosty timber and fell into the falls. He was almost instantly carried
under the ice, and those who saw the accident did not expect to see him again
alive. Below where the present bridge spans the river there were "rips" that
remained open during the winter, and here, seeing the light shine through the
opening, Mr. Ridlon sprang out upon the ice, and to the astonishment of the
workmen was soon at work on the frame. Uuring the winter Walkinshaw and
his associates in business, assisted by a considerable force of men and teams,
cut and hauled the timber for their mill frame. Ephraim Sands, the well-
known hewer, though advanced in years, was the master-mill-wright, and here
wielded his enormous broad-axe for many a day. So correct was his eye, and
so accurate his stroke, that he refused to have his timber "lined." At every
blow he carried his axe through the slab from the top to the bottom, and thus
hewed more in a day than two ordinary axemen. How long this mill was
operated by the three original proprietors I do not know, but from 1786 to
1795 Matthias Redlon was engaged in the lumber trade in a small way, as
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proved by his book of accounts in my possession. On June lo, 1795, he con-
veyed one-sixteenth part of a double saw-mill on Moderation falls to William
Walkinshaw for "twenty-one pounds lawful money." Simon Gile continued
running a saw-mill on Hollis side several years after the beginning of this
century.
As elsewhere mentioned, mills were early built on the Killick brook, near
the outlet of the Killick pond, and some time after these were removed to
Bonnie Eagle a mill was built on the same stream, on the Limington road,
where the Stephen Estes mill has since stood. A saw-mill and grist-mill were
also built on the stream that enters the head of the Killick pond, at North
Hollis, but they have been dismantled.
We have been informed of a saw-mill in the lower section of Little Falls
plantation, now Hollis, owned and run by Samuel Haley and his son Noah;
this was located on "Deep brook." I do not know when it was built nor
how long maintained.
The first saw-mill and grist-mill built in Limington is said to have been
on the Little Ossipee, on Chase's falls, since known as "Chase's mills," not
far from the Saco; and some kind of mills have been running there for about
a century. Mills were early built, how early has not been ascertained, at
South Limington, on Nason's falls, since known as " Hardscrabble," and more
or less lumbering has been carried on there ever since. A grist-mill was also
long kept running there. Other small mills were built on some of the larger
brooks, but these have been allowed to decay.
In Pearsontown, now Standish, the first mill was built by Ebenezer Shaw
in 1762. At a proprietors' meeting held at the house of Edward Ingraham, in
York, June g, 1752, a committee was chosen to lay out to some persons a tract
of land, including a stream for the purpose of building a mill. Mr. Shaw
received the privilege, and 200 acres of land, as "an encouragement," where
the well-known "Shaw's mill" has since been maintained, and immediately
set about preparations for building. At Bonnie Eagle a saw-mill and grist-
mill were owned by Samuel and Robert McDonald as early as 1790. Samuel
sold out his share and moved to Chatham, and a son, now living, rode on the
horse behind his father when they went from Standish to that remote wilder-
ness. The following notice, found in a copy of the old Eastern Hemhl, of
date "March 4, 1794," speaks for itself:
"Standish. To be sold, a saw-mill on Saco river in the town of Standish.
Said mill, if well attended, will saw 600 M boards yearly. Also a grist-mill on the
premises well furnished. Robert McDonald."
Probably John Came succeeded the McDonalds here, as the " Came mill "
stood on the same site and privilege, on the "island" there. Job Burnham,
an early mill-wright and dam-builder, owned a saw-mill many years on the
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Limington falls, on Standish side of the Saco, and was succeeded by his sons;
the dam and mill are now gone.
Tobias Lord, Esq., early engaged in the milling and lumber business at
the Steep falls, where his son of the same name now owns, but we have no data.
'l"he first grist-mill in Cornish was built by Asahel Cole, in 1777, on the
outlet of Hosac pond, near his house. A grist-mill was soon after built on
the outlet of Long pond, called the "Hough mill"; this had a good water-
power. A saw-mill was built on the same stream by John Durgin, in 1796. A
grist-mill was built on Little river, that runs through the village, in 1780. The
planks from which the spout was made for carrying the water from the dam
to the wheel were dragged through a bridle-path from Limerick with an
o.x-team. There were no boards on the mill-frame when the wheel was set
a-running. When the mill was not in use tlie hopper was turned upside down,
and the curbing covered with Hakes of hemlock bark. Mr. Thompson buih
a saw-mill on the same stream in 17S4; both mills were swept away by spring
flood in a few years. He then put up a grist-mill and saw-mill below the falls
on the same stream, the former driven by a "tub-wheel." The miller said, in
181S, that he could grind but one bushel of grain in an hour. The saw-mill
was driven by a "flutter-wheel," which turned so slowly that the teeth of the
saw could be counted when "she" was in full cut. When it was necessary to
pass down the mill-bed the millman went through the saw-gate, when in motion,
without mucli haste, or danger to his head. In 1790 Thompson built a mill
for wool-carding and cloth-dressing.
John Brown built a saw-mill on the outlet of Long pond in 1802, and in
1804 put up a grist-mill on the same stream, on his farm. This saw-mill was
standing a few years back and may be now.
Theophilas Smith built a saw-mill on the Great Ossipee, where the cov-
ered bridge on the South Hiram road crosses, in 1824. Col. John Warren
purchased this mill in 1834, and two years later put a grist-mill into the base-
ment ; and only a few years afterwards the whole establisliment was burned
down.
The Thompson mills were purchased by Cotton Lincoln, and in 1841 he
rebuilt the grist-mill, and the saw-mill in 1843.
The town of Baldwin was not richly endowed with water-powers; the
streams upon which the few small mills have been built were not of sufficient
volume to drive much machinery, and being without capacious reservoirs, and
diminished in summer by drought, they are unreliable. Quaker brook, since
known as Dyer's Folly brook, has furnished power for small mills since an
early day; on this stream Isaac Dyer owned a mill, and on it the Weed mill
w-as built. Subsequently the Youngs ran a mill where Dyer's mill was built,
on the east side of the Bridgton road. On Break-Neck brook small mills have
been owned by various parties. Ephraim Richardson formerly owned a mill
204 EAELY MILLS AND LUMBERMEN.
where that of Appleton N. Burnell now stands. On Pigeon brook toward R.
Bacheller had a mill in which he was killed by the machinery. The old Clark
rake factory was on a stream where the mill of Amos Richardson was recently
burned down, in the western section of the town.
The first mill, a saw-mill, built in Hiram was owned by John Ayer. It
was in the deep glen on the right side of the road leading to the Hiram hills,
a little way above the Old Red mill now standing above the village known as
Hiram Bridge. This mill was driven by the great, old-fashioned, but excellent
"overshot" wheel, and when the stream was at spring flood it afforded abun-
dant power for the lazy old saw.
William Stanley built a saw-mill on the stream that issues from the Spec-
tacle ponds, in the southwest part of the town, at an early day ; it was close
to the lower pond, near the road now leading from the chapel to the home of
Daniel Gray, and was one of the first mills in the town.
Gen. Peleg Wadsworth built a mill on " Shookham " brook about 1819.
This was on the Samuel D. Wadsworth farm. The stream was in some way
fitted for driving down logs, and was known subsequently as Canal brook.
Several mills have since stood on the site. The General also had a grist-mill
on his farm before his death, in 1829. A mill was built on Hiram Great fall
many years ago, but the time has not been ascertained. Mills were built
early on Hancock brook at East Hiram.
In Denmark the early mills were built on Moose brook before i8oo,"by
Cyrus Ingalls, who came from Andover, Mass.
The first mills in Brownfield were on Ten Mile brook, which takes its rise
in Hiram, and flows northeasterly to Saco river. Burnt Meadow brook forms
a tributary, coming from Dyer's pond, and about 200 rods from the point
where the two streams form a junction, Capt. John Lane had a mill. In an
old deed of date 1789, from Henry Young Brown to Simeon Bucknell, of
Hiram, twenty acres of land about the old mill on Ten Mile brook are con-
veyed, and the conditions were that the said Bucknell should for the term of
sixteen years maintain a good grist-mill on said brook, where said Bucknell
then had a mill. This old document shows that there was a mill there before
1789. Mills were also built on Shepherd's river, near Brownfield Centre, by
the early proprietors of the land in that section.
The following, of date May 26, 1773, has reference to the action of the
proprietors of Conway respecting early saw-mills and grist-mills in that town:
"On consideration of a vote passed at the first meeting of the proprietors of Con-
way for Capt. Timothy Walker to have one hundred acres of land, his two mills to be in
the centre with the mill privileges, and as said vote was passed without sufficient noti-
fication, but as sd Walker is now ready to give bond to serve the Proprietors with said
mills therefore Voted to confirm said hundred acres of land as laid out to sd Walker
his heirs or assigns the conditions of his bond to run as foUoweth : That until there
shall be another grist-mill and saw-mill built in Conway the sd Walker his heirs and
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assigns shall keep a good Grist-Mill and Saw-Mill in good repair and give good attend-
ance at the same to serve the Proprietors or Inhabitants of sd Town in the following
manner; To saw all timber that shall be brought into the mill-yard which sd Walker
is to always provide convenient for the mills for one-half of the lumber the said timber
shall make which is to be sawed into proper stuff according to the owners directions
and grind well for customary toll and if after other mills are built in said Town sd
Walker his heirs or assigns shall think it for his interest to keep up said mills or one of
them then he or they shall serve the said Proprietors and Inhabitants in the abovesaid
manner so long as he or they shall think proper to keep the mill or mills up. At another
meeting held Sept. 29, 1773, voted to Thomas Chadbourne about fifteen acres of land
in Conway with a mill privilege on Pudding brook near Mr. Eastman's bounded on
every side by lot No. 12 on the condition that he build a good saw-mill on said mill
privilege to be completed by the first of November ne.xt and keep the same in good
repair forever and to saw logs into boards or other lumber for the Proprietors or
the Inhabitants for one-half of the lumber or at the rate of boards at nine shillings
per thousand. Likewise build a good grist-mill on the same stream in two years from
the first of November ne.xt and to grind for the Proprietors or Inhabitants in a proper
manner and to keep the same in good repair forever and be ready at all times to serve
them in a proper manner and that there shall at all times be a proper convenience for
logs and lumber at said mills. Also voted to Thomas Chadbourne as an Incourage-
ment for building a grist and saw mills on Pudding brook so-called in said town one
hundred acres of land to be laid out by the Committe."
At a proprietors' meeting held in 1765, it was "voted to Capt. Timothy
Walker of Pigwacket one hundred acres of land beginning at the Grist Mills
and immediately surrounding the mills, which was afterwards known as the
'Mill farm.""
Thomas Chadbourne sold his interest in the mill privilege and all his
improvements thereon to Richard Eastman, then said to be on Kesauk brook.
Among the early mills built in the town of Bartlett was a grist-mill owned
by Joseph Thompson on the Ellis river; this mill was long ago swept away by
a rise of water. A Mr. Goodrich built a saw-mill and grist-mill on the falls
that are now known by his name, and mills have since been maintained there.
Another early mill was owned by one Abram Allen, near the village, and after
many years of service it was allowed to fall down. A saw-mill was built by
John Pitman, about 1810, on the East branch, and a saw-mill and grist-mill
on Rocky branch were owned by Stephen Burbank.
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WINTER in the woods! Snow-bound with a vengeance ! The
most intelligent representatives of our more populous centres have
but a faint conception of the part played in the drama of human
life by the hardy lumbermen when camping in the backwoods.
Isolated from the comforts of home, from the restraints and refinements of
society, and exposed to all the dangers incident to their bold employment, the
lives of these timbermen are peculiarly trying. But with all their deprivations
and hardships there are pleasant and beneficial phases in the backwoodsman's
experience. The very conditions to which he is subjected insures to him the
greatest blessing of human existence — that of vigorous health. Disease can-
not exist amid the medicinal exhalations of the balsam tree, or aching limbs
be found upon a bed of cedar boughs. Accidents are not infrequent. The
upraised axe of inexperienced chopper sometimes becomes entangled in bush
or overhanging branch, and, being diverted from its course in the downward
stroke, goes wide of its mark and makes a deep and dangerous wound in foot
or limb. In severe weather these men are sometimes badly frost-bitten, and
great suffering is occasioned thereby. The greatest danger to the axemen is
from falling trees; to teamsters, when descending the steep hills before the
heavy load of logs. By one misstep or the breaking of a chain many have
lost their lives.
Before our New England race liad degenerated by intermarrying with
three generations of cousins german; for want of pure air and healthful exer-
cise when the bones were growing; before the curse of cooking ranges and
French courses were known in the family, no finer specimens of physical
manhood could be found than in the lumber camp. The use of a four-pound,
narrow axe threw the shoulders back, expanded the chest, and drove every
dormant function of the system into the chain-gang of activity. With every
respiration the capacious lungs were filled with about a gallon of the health-
giving properties with which the forest is pervaded. The constant changes of
position necessary for doing the work that engages the woodman's attention,
and the copious perspiration caused by his robust exertion, were conducive
to a vigorous circulation of the life current and eliminated from the body
every poisonous ingredient.
There is no locality so well protected from the storms and tempests as
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the deep, sheltering forest. The thick trees not only break the force of the
wind, but form a protecting canopy over the workman's head. Besides, those
who go to the lumber swamp are well equipped for resisting the cold. Their
bodies are clad in coarse, thick woolens; the feet are protected with several
pairs of heavy home-made stockings, and the face and neck supplied with
abundant whiskers and hair. These men live near nature, are on good terms
with her, and derive the beneficent blessings flowing from an observance of
her laws. Brave, noble-hearted fellows ! Somewhat rough, like a chestnut
burr, outside, but all right in the region of the heart. No spirit of narrow-
souled meanness would be tolerated in the camp. "All are in the same boat,"
and sympathy is reciprocal.
So long as strong drink is kept out of the woods, peace and harmony
usually prevail; when that curse of the human family is admitted, strife and
discord run rampant, quarrels and fighting are the order of the day. The
most successful managers at the present day will not allow strong drink in
their camp. Much more work is accomplished, much more peace enjoyed.
Life in the lumber camp is not so monotonous as the uninitiated might
suppose; indeed, it has as much of variety, of mirth, of good-fellowship, as
almost any situation one can conceive of.
There are, ordinarily, five departments to fill among those in the timber
swamp, and the various "hands" are known as teamsters, choppers, swampers,
and sled-tenders. The cook, sometimes called "the old woman," has his
dominion within the camp or at the wood-pile.
The "boss" purchases his oxen, engages his crew, and starts for the
swamp while the ground is yet free from snow. It is a busy day when prepara-
tions are being made for the journey from the settlement to the backwoods.
The long rail-carts are loaded with barrels of beef, pork, and flour. There
must be bags of meal, bundles of fish, and boxes of herring; also, potatoes,
onions, beans, salt, and the "trimmings" necessary for a winter's cooking.
Packs of quilts, blankets, and ijien's clothing follow, as a matter of course.
A box of new axes and a few tools for repairs fill the complement.
When we consider that eighteen or twenty men are to be supplied with
food during a long winter, and that those thus employed and exposed will eat
double the quantity of food required when at home, some estimate of the stores
necessary to be taken to the woods in the autumn can be formed. As many
as six fat oxen have been butchered and eaten at one such camp in a winter.
The work of the cook is arduous and wearing to an extreme. While the
men of a crew, as a rule, are not very fastidious, there will be chronic growlers
who are never infinitely happy unless finding fault; such are a "sid in the
teeth " of the camp cook, and sharp quarrels between the two are not unusual.
But if the "boss " is in camp he has a word to say about such matters and
his decision must be regarded as final. As a rule, the cook must cut his own
208 THE LUMBERMAN'S CAMP.
firewood, keep the camp in order, and carry hot food to the teamsters, chop-
pers, swampers, and chainmen a mile or two distant in the woods, in two large
firkins suspended from a yoke across his shoulders. Meanwhile, a fire will be
built of dry limbs, a tea-kettle put on, and hot coffee and tea made. Men
who have toiled in the cold since daylight will "lay-to" and eat steaming
baked beans under such conditions, when they would spurn such a dinner in
their homes. "Ah! but they taste wonderfully good out in the woods." So
say the old lumbermen when telling their "experiences."
When night comes on and the weary men with faces covered with frost,
and beard jeweled with icicles, come to camp, all is bustle. The teamsters
are busy at the hovels putting up their cattle, while the crew gathers about
the roaring fire upon "deacon's seat" to remove moccasins and hang their
mittens up to dry.
By the time the teamsters have come in and all are comfortably warm, the
busy cook has his hot supper on the long, board table and the hearty fellows
gather round to tighten their waist-bands. How the food disappears! Will
the company ever be satisfied.' Supper over, the men attend to such work or
recreation as seems most congenial. One will be found whittling a goad-stick,
another an axe-handle, and a third making a yoke. A group upon the "dea-
con's seat" will be playing checkers with bits of leather, cut round or square,
for the "men," while others, whose heads can scarcely be seen for the smoke
rising from their pipes, will be reading a well-worn newspaper. A fiddle or
banjo will often be heard in camp at evening, and some hilarious yankee will
try his foot in a "double shufile " at the fire-side. Stories are always in order
in the lumberman's camp, and the more they stretch the credulity of the
listening company, the more are they enjoyed. The competition in "telling
tales out of school" is sometimes sharp, and roaring laughter follows. When
the cook has washed his dishes he finds a seat by the fire, and knits his
stocking foot as deftly as any old grandmarm in the chimney-corner at home.
When the weary men are ripe for rest, one by one they tumble from the
" deacon's seat " upon their couches ; but when in a mirthful spirit many a
"trick" is played upon each other and many a keen-edged joke passed down
the long tier of bunks until the last owlish fellow has "turned in" and joined
the snoring chorus.
When an ox becomes lame, or his neck so badly chafed that he is unfit
for the yoke, the teamsters will away to the pond or stream for fish; if a
"yard" of deer has been found, and there is a sharp crust on the snow, there
will be venison in the camp before night.
If the lumberman's winter quarters are not too far away sleighing parties
from the nearest settlement sometimes make the camp crew a visit before
spring. On one occasion the good wives among the farmers on the upper
reaches of the Saco decided to visit the logging camp on the mountain side
THE LUMBERMAN'S CAMP. 209
some two miles away. The day appointed was clear and bright and the crisp
air was exhilarating. All hearts "devised liberal things." A goose, turkey, and
several fat chickens should be earned as a donation to the lumbermen. It
was a merry company that drove up the well-trodden woods-road, and the
greeting received was of the most cordial kind. A woman's face in camp was
a benediction; a. />n)m)/aia't/ benediction, as some of the young men found out
before their departure.
The horses were provided for, the women laid aside their wraps, and
assisted the embarrassed and apologizing cook in preparing for an extra good
dinner.
Newspapers were spread upon the table as a substitute for a cloth. The
turkey and goose were nicely roasted in the old-fashioned manner before the
hard-wood coals. When all was ready the company gathered about the boun-
teous board to enjoy the repast. It was noticeable that the men of the
camp appeared more tidy than was their custom ; that they were not as hila-
rious and uncouth in manner. All were ashamed of their rude table and
rough, board seats ; were abashed in the presence of so many strangers. One
there was, a teamster, who could not eat goose flesh; anything, even crow or
owl, before that. He could scarcely bear to sit with the company at table, so
obnoxious was the goose upon which the others were feasting. Many compli-
ments were passed by the ladies to the camp cook for his nice bread and
pancakes, and the members of the party were soon on the best of terms.
When the meal was over the women and girls "cleared away " the dishes,
put the shelves in order, and then went for a walk down the logging road to
search for spruce gum, and "take the wholesome woodsie air." The whole
day was spent about the camp. In the evening songs were sung, the violin
put in tune, and "projects tried."
The moon rode high above the forest at the hour of nine, the teams were
hitched up, and after much "tucking in" by the gallant young woodsmen,
"good-nights" were spoken, and the jingling sleigh-bells were soon heard far
down the mountain side.
It was a late hour before the lumbermen found any inclination to seek
repose. The conversation was somewhat spicy and the dreams that followed
rather romantic. At any rate, the day had been a pleasant one, not soon to
be forgotten, and we may well believe that some of the farmers' daughters
felt their "ears burn," if there be any occult connection between compli-
mentary speakers far away and the subjects conversed about.
Some days subsequent to the visit and royal feast, when making his great
batch of bread for supper, the absent-minded cook made a mistake between
two basins that had been placed side by side on a shelf and poured the goose-
grease into his pan for "shortening." Unwilling to waste so much good flour
he decided to take the risk of being found out, baked his bread, and placed
210 THE LUMBERMAN'S CAMP.
it upon the table, the same as if nothing had happened. The men appeared
unusually hearty that evening and eagerly devoured the warm biscuit. Even
the teamster who detested goose, who never wanted to hear goosi" mentioned,
declared aloud that the cook had beat himself; that he had never made any
bread /la/f as good before, and asked for the secret of his success. " Well,
Sam," replied the cook, "they ought to be good, for I shortened 'em with goose-
grease." This turned the laugh upon the fastidious teamster, and he was
afterward asked many times if he would have /lis biscuit shortened with goose.
Flapjacks! Pancakes! Fritters! Many are eaten in the lumberman's
camp. How are such cooked? There is some novelty about this culinary
art as practised by the backwoods cook. The indispensable utensil is a light,
long-handled frying-pan. Into this the thick batter is poured, it is held over
a bed of coals, and when one side of the pancake has been well browned,
with dexterity of movement it is thrown upwards from the pan and caught
again as it descends, the uncooked side down. An experienced camp cook
will repeat this operation a hundred times and never fail to recover his revolv-
ing flapjack before it reaches the fire.
Being bantered by several fun-loving members of the "old bachelor's
family," who would do almost anything to "raise the wind," Fo//y, the man
cook, at one time declared that he could throw a pancake out at the smoke
hole in the roof and catch it when descending outside the camp. A wager
was instantly laid and the experiment tried. A great, spreading batch of bat-
ter was poured into the fry-pan, everybody commanded to "clear the track,"
and the crisis came. Turning his eyes toward the hole overheard, "Polly"
estimated the distance, calculated the time that would be required for his
cake to descend, and, bracing himself for the supreme moment, sent the steam-
ing fritter on its aerial flight. Quickly turning upon his heel, the cook rushed
for the door, but struck his head against the cap-piece and fell like a stunned
bullock. Such shouting, raillery, and explosions of laughter as followed this
amusing adventure when the crew found that "Polly" was not seriously
injured! The question, "Where's your pancake? Say! Polly, where's your
flapjack?" rang out again and again, until it passed into a proverb, and for
months afterward, when the choppers and teamsters were coming into camp,
they would hail their cook by shouting with all their strength, " Polly, where's
your flapjack? S-a-y, Polly, w-h-e-r-e-'s your pan-c-a-k-e ? " The reader may
be sure that the novel experiment was not repeated.
The preceding anecdotes illustrate, in a simple way, some phases of life
in the lumberman's camp. Many are the side-shaking episodes that are wit-
nessed there; some too highly seasoned for the printed page. When the long
winter has passed and the men turn toward their homes, they cast many a
longing look backward to the rude log-camp in which they have enjoyed so
many pleasant hours, but which they would never see again.
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RINCELY, patriarchal pine! Grand monarch of the'primeval for-
est ! Fit emblem to emblazon on our state escutcheon ! Of all
tile noble trees found on the banks of the Saco, none were compar-
able with the white pine; it was majestic, graceful, venerable, and
awe-inspiring. Kingly, like Saul, it stood "head and shoulders" above all
other trees of the wood. Some of these were two hundred feet in height and
full six feet in diameter. Their chronology was vast in its reach; by count-
ing their concentric rings it has been ascertained that some of the sentinel
pines cut upon the Saco intervales were a thousand years old. Their age
was recorded without an error for ten centuries and kept securely in their
own trunk. For a thousand years these had been swayed by the mighty
tempest and menaced by the lightning of heaven's artillery only to take deeper
hold upon the foundations of the earth. They scaled the mountain side like
a phalanx of giant grenadiers, and, standing upon the summit, caught the first
beams of the morning and the last purple ray of the setting sun.
The sacred writers exhausted the resources of their language, under the
inspiration of an imagination kindled at Eastern altar fires, in descriptions of
the cedars of Lebanon, but these were not as majestic as the noble pine.
Doctor Holmes, who has always possessed a lively admiration for great trees,
says he never approached a certaiti giant oak in Chelsea without taking his
•hat off; what, then, should be his reverence for the ancient pine that lifts its
green banners above all the oaks of the land.
One may stand beneath the sapling's shade and talk of the " whispering
pines," but he who sits far below the foliage of the old forest monarchs when
they are touched by the passing winds will hear voices that sound like the
distant ocean's roar; their music ranges through infinite variations in sweetness,
compass, and power. There are swelling strains like the chorus of a mighty
orchestra; sounds as solemn and awe-inspiring as the piteous music of the
Miserere, or the wail of a lost soul. Again it floats in gentle undulations like
the dying echoes of a vesper chime, or the symphonies of an angel's song.
Year after year, century after century, these veterans had cast their
lengthening shadows across the Saco's dark waters as the western light was
fading above the horizon. Before the continent was known to the vikings of
the north, or ever the sagas had been written, the bold eagle that disdained
the lower altitudes perched upon the pine tree's topmost bough. When Colum-
212 MAST PINES AND MASTING.
bus reached our shores these venerable trees were six hundred years old.
Invested with the power of speech, what a history they could unfold! What
race of human beings passed under their swaying branches a thousand years
ago? Was the land inhabited then by the nomadic red man, or did these
great trees make record of the earlier centuries of their growth in the silent,
uninhabited wilderness ? As the seasons succeeded each other, the snows of
winter sifted through their branches and the wild flowers of summer blos-
somed at their feet. The agile squirrel climbed their dizzy height to feed
upon the seeds of their corrugated cones, and while the centuries were run-
ning their race, their yellow needles had been silently falling upon the untrod-
den carpet below. The wild drake hailed the mountain monarch as he guided
his winding column on its annual migration, and the passing clouds swept
their emerald harp-strings with their trailing skirts. Their posterity was like
the vast army that covered the valleys and hills, their genealogy beyond the
power of man to tabulate.
When the early voyagers came to the New England coast they were filled
with amazement at the sight of the vast, interminable forests, and were awe-
struck when they surveyed the towering proportions of the enormous old white
pines. Returning home, they wrote such glowing descriptions of these trees
that the crown interested itself to secure masts and spars from our shores for
the royal navy. In a manuscript, dated 1666, it is stated that "at the falls of
Newichawannock three excellent saw-mills are seated, and there, and down-
ward that side of the river, have been gotten most of the masts which have
come for England; and among them that m//i7i mhiiiird mast which came over
some time last year, containing near thirty tons of timber, as I have been
informed." These masts were as many yards in length as inches in diameter
at the butt, after being hewed and dressed at the mast sheds erected along
our coast for that purpose. Thirty-six inches was the maximum for the masts,
at the large end; hence these were one hundred and eight feet in length.
Although a thousand years old, the pines were as sound as a nut, and many
of them as straight as an arrow.
The British government employed a colonial surveyor-general of the
woods, under a large salary, whose business was to see that all trees suitable
for masts for the royal navy were marked with the '-broad arrow." A statute
was passed, in 1722, imposing a heavy fine for cutting the mast pines without
license from the commissioner. The government paid a premium of one
pound a ton on masts, yards, and bowsprits. Ships were built for the especial
purpose of transporting masts; they were of about 400 tons burthen, were
handled by twenty-five men, and carried from forty to fifty masts at a voyage.
In time of war these vessels were attended by armed convoys. The price at the
royal navy-yard for masts thirty-six inches diameter, in 1768, was ;^i53, odd.
The mast business seems to have been principally carried on in New
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Hampshire for many years, and the mast ships came to Portsmouth to load;
but when the advantages of Portland harbor were known the trade was trans-
ferred to Maine. In a newspaper printed in Boston, in 1727, it is stated:
"'l"he mast business * » * is removed eastward, where it has been car-
ried on the last winter with such success as could hardly be expected, consid-
ering the very little seasonable weather for it. As this must tend very much
to encourage the settlement of those parts of the country * * * there is
no reason to fear but that our government will, in their wisdom, look upon it
very much to their interest to protect and encourage it."
Great mast houses were put up at the mouth of Saco river, and many
workmen employed there for years, until the war of the Revolution. We have
an ancient account book owned and "kept" by one of the early settlers of
Saco, who was engaged in masting for a long term of years, as his charges for
such work prove; his earliest mention of masts being of date 1759, and the
last 177 1. Those who were employed in the forest, cutting and hauling
the enormous trees, were called "masters'" and "mastmen," while those who
hewed and dressed them, in the long sheds built for that purpose, were desig-
nated "mast-wrights." When the woodsmen left the settlement and went in
search of suitable trees, they were said to have gone "a-masting." The great
forest monarchs cut down by them were named "mast pines." Then, as now,
every occupation had its peculiar vocabulary.
Many very valuable masts were assembled at Saco and Portland when
the Revolution came on, and became so much worm-eaten and decayed that
they were cut up and used in building wharves. We have conversed with a
venerable woman, who remembered the old mast house at Saco lower ferry,
and who gave us the names of several men who were engaged in the masting
business when she was a child, some of them having eaten at her father's table.
When the author commenced the writing of this book there were a few
specimens of "mast pines" standing on an old estate on the borders of the
Saco valley, but these old landmarks, that have been admired by hundreds of
visitors to the locality, have now been hewed down. Only a few years back
four such trees were sold for $1,200 in York county. Few, if any, now remain.
Much of the pine timber landed on the brow of the early mills was so
large that the logs were slabbed down by the millmen before they would pass
the saw-gates. Some such trees would scale 6,000 feet. In the wainscotting
found in some of the old Saco valley houses the boards were three feet in
width, and many of the doors were cut from a single board. The author was
one of a family of seven who gathered about a dining table, the top of which
was formed from a single board four by three feet.
The rough, unlettered men who engaged in masting were skilled in all
the arts of wood-craft. They were like those ancient men of whom the poet
Bryant wrote :
214 j¥/1.st pines and masting.
" Among our hills and valleys, I have known
Wise and grave men, who, while their diligent hands
Tended or gathered in the fruits of earth,
Were reverend learners in the solemn school of Nature."
The classics they knew nothing of, but they were profound in that of
which school men were ignorant. To these sons of the forest every bush and
brake was a silent teacher. The bark and moss upon forest trees were their
instructive objects of study ; without chart or compass they could find their
way through the dark, pathless wilderness and emerge therefrom at any
desired point.
Their eyes were trained for their craft ; their judgment had jurisdiction of
trees. As the experienced dealer in live stock estimates the weight of the
bullock while going to the shambles, so those mastmen could tell, with won-
derful precision, how much the standing pine would scale. When in the wood
in search for masts these men would stand at a distance from some noble pine
and by turning their practised eye toward the pillared trunk would instantly
decide whether its size and height were suitable for their purpose.
But there were important tests to be applied. Was such tree sound .'
While one of the mastmen remained a little way off to listen, the other would
approach the great tree and deal the trunk several hard blows with his axe-
poll. Some of these grand-looking pines were like good men, sound to the
heart; others, like the villain whose manners were polished but whose inward
parts were as black as night. If the tree was solid to the core, the axe-stroke
produced a dull, hard sound; if decayed within, a hollow, reverberating echo.
If the old pine bore the examination and "'passed muster," the next thing
of importance to consider was the course by which the mast could be hauled
from the woods. This must be decided before cutting down the tree. The
ground was now carefully examined and a roadway surveyed through the
wilderness. Rocks were removed, hollows filled, streams bridged, and side
hills "wharfed" with logs. Trees and underbrush standing in the way were
cut down. The mast pine must fall in the direction opposite to that by which
it would be removed from the forest. These things being settled, "spring-
skids" were felled at right angles with the mast tree when it came down.
Such would obviate risk of breaking and elevate the great trunk to facilitate
loading. All bushes and obstructions were removed from about the base of
the tree so that the choppers could avoid the danger of rebound by moving
quickly away when the old hero fell.
Having selected their positions at opposite sides of the mast pine, the
two brawny woodsmen throw the shining, keen-edged steel into the mellow
wood. Two "scarfs" were carried by experienced workmen when cutting
large trees; the lower one to facilitate cleavage. The angle on the stump
side of the incision would descend but slightly toward the heart of the tree;
that above would intersect at an angle of forty-five degrees when the heart
MAST PINES AND MASTING. 215
was reached. The skilled axeman would observe this rule and only a mini-
mum of the valuable tree was wasted.
Mastmen expert with the narrow-axe would time their blows with the pre-
cision and regularity of a drum-beat. How the shining blades gleam in the
sunlight! With what lusty swing of arm do the choppers throw them in!
How accurately the edge follows its aim! See the broad chips fall out, and
the sweat drop from the shaggy brows of the workmen ! But hold! The axes
have reached the heart of the ancient pine. There is danger now, and the
masters hasten away. For a moment the old monarch, that had laughed at a
thousand tempests and shook his enormous arms in defiance of the winds,
stood unmoved as if determined never to descend from his lofty throne. A
passing breeze touches it far above the surrounding forest, and a quiver, a
shudder, is perceptible below ; then, slowly, the great trunk sways forward and
with an awful roar, answering to a dying groan, the king of the mountain came
down with a crash like a giant thunderbolt that made the ground quake, and
with a rebound which was like the death struggle of an expiring behemoth.
All was over now; prostrate lies the tree of trees. How has the mighty fallen!
Bryant deemed the "death of the flowers" a theme worthy of his poetic pen.
How much more sublimely impressive the death of the patriarchal pine!
It was no light undertaking to move one of these colossal mast trees from
the forest to the coast. Their weight was stupendous. Simple but heavy
appliances were used for loading them. They were usually hauled in winter
upon a great mast-sled made for the purpose; sometimes, however, on three
pairs of heavy block-wheels. From eight to twelve yoke of oxen were required
for moving the largest masts. The strongest chains and hawsers were carried
to the woods for securing the stick to the sled-bunk or wheels. Several active
and experienced men, besides teamsters, were in attendance to remove obsta-
cles, lag up depressions in the roadway, and to assist, perhaps, in lowering
the load down some steep ascent.
It was a lively and exciting time when a great mast came from the woods.
The whole forest resounded with the shouting of animated teamsters. A
•'master-carter" superintended the undertaking; his orders were arbitrary;
his right there were none to dispute. Others might act on a " committee of
ways and means," but the ruling of the chief was final. His place was at the
seat of honor, standing upon the fore end of the mast-stick. From this posi-
tion he could see all obstructions and observe the movements of the men and
their teams. To keep his foothold while the great, jolting mass moved forward
was an accomplishment worthy of the most experienced river driver, and but
few were competent for the place.
The old-fashioned New Englander was a believer in noise, and plenty of
it, sure enough. Their theory was: the more noise, the more power — in meet-
ing and out. The old teamsters believed cattle had the capacity for a fair
216 MAST PINES AND MASTING.
degree of education ; this was evident from the way they talked to them. We
observed this when following the long, slow-moving team connected with the
great "breaking-up plow," and while listening to the brawling teamsters on
the high road. We wondered then, we do now, why men should thus address
dumb brutes, if to such their language had no intelligible meaning.
To a spectator of humorous proclivities there was something decidedly
ludicrous and mirth-provoking in the posture, the impulsive movements, the
excitability, the vehement demonstration, and — noise, of a genuine yankee
teamster, especially when he "got stuck.'' In their dilemma they would chew
their quid like a sheep, wrench their features into fantastic contortions, assume
facial expressions as wild as a demon and vulgar as an orang-outang, roll
their eyes like a raving maniac, and, if not well pickled with grace, they would
swear by all the gods in the calendar.
Just watch such teamster as he approaches a hill with heavy-loaded ox-
team. Coming events cast their shadows before — in sur/i instances. The
goadsman is acquainted with every inch of the road; knows that every ounce
of muscle incorporated into his team must be brought into requisition. See
how animated his gestures are! How he swings his right arm! Now he rushes
forward to remind his leaders of their duty; then, with great agility, pays
his respects to his "tongue" cattle. Standing on tiptoe he raises his right
arm and goad-stick high above his head and shouts wildly: " Back, Star ! Her-
Line ! Gee, Broad! Her-Golding ! " He forgets to be merciful and cruelly
punishes the straining oxen with hickory and steel.
All goes well when mast-hauling if the road be well swamped, level, or
slightly descending; there must be hard driving when toiling up the steep
ascent. Poor oxen, how they pant for breath when allowed to rest ! At the
highest point the master-carter calls a halt and deliberation is in order. Men
are sent forward to reinspect the road. Here danger is imminent. How can
the hill be descended without accident? If in winter, heavy chains are thrown
over the sled-runners as "bridles" to arrest the velocity in going down; if in
summer, the wheels are chained to an axle-tree for the same purpose. As an
additional precaution two yoke of oxen are detached from the chain forward
and connected with the rear end of the mast to "hold back." Cool heads
and steady hands are now in demand. If any mistake is made, if anything
is overlooked, if any part gives way, fearful the consequences. But these
sons of toil are brave-hearted and know their responsibility. If one expedient
failed a new appliance was instantly seized upon ; nothing too great, nothing
too hazardous, for them to undertake.
With great caution they begin the descent, and with almost breathless
suspense all watch the movements of team and mast-stick. Vigilance was
the price of safety. Success attends the effort, and the level land is reached
without accident. This achievement was worthy of a long pause in proceed-
MAST PINES AND MASTING. 217
ing; there was a rest for man and beast, with refreshments. Congratulations
were exchanged and stories anent mast-hauling aforetime told. All hands were
in excellent trim for new adventures.
There were other difficulties to meet; the most dangerous hill to climb
and descend. But victory gained inspired for new ventures. It was a long
way to the coast and the mast-landing. The master-carter bestirs himself and
orders an advance.
"Everyman to his team! Every ox to his bow!" Robust shout of
drivers, jingle of chains, rattle of horns follow. The master-carter mounts
the mast and asks:
"Are you all ready, men.'"
"All ready," respond the teamsters.
" M-o-v-e-e-e-e I "
Shout of teamsters, creak of wheels, and the caravan moves slowly for-
ward, crushing, like a conquering tyrant, everything beneath its heel. For a
half-mile comparatively level ground is passed over and good progress made.
The beginning of the end is reached.
"Whoa!"
Goads at rest. Oxen pant. Teamsters talk. Trigs are made ready.
Obstructions are cleared away. The coast is clear.
"All ready?"
"Ready!"
"Then m-o-v-e-e-e ! "
Clink of chains, jingle of yoke-rings, swinging of goad-sticks.
"Back, Swan! Her-Duke ! "
"Gee, Buck! Her-L-i-n-e-e-e I "
" Get your trigs ready ! "
"Whoa I A good pull, men. Let your cattle breathe ! "
"Say when you are ready! "
"Ready!"
"Then m-o-v-e-e-e ! "
"Her-Duke! Her-Darling ! "
"Her-Broad! Her-Turk!"
"Drive on! drive on! Hard! Hard! H-a-r-d-d-d ! "
The air is rent with shout of teamster and command of the master-carter.
The great wheels creak and groan under the enormous load. The straining
oxen crinkle their tails, snort, moan, and hug the bows. The crisis is passed;
the hill-top is reached; there were no broken chains, no person injured.
All's well!
"Another strong pull, men; let the critters rest awhile."
"Back! Hish! hish!"
With protruding tongues the great, meek-eyed oxen pant and heave.
•218 MAST PINES AND MASTING.
Before the courageous, reliant mast-men there was one more hill to
descend; the most rough and dangerous of all, I say; a deep ravine to cross
near the bottom. Everything is overhauled and inspected, from wheels to
bow-pins. Rings, staples, and chains are carefully examined. The roadway,
already pronounced cleared and safe by the swampers, could not be tried until
the master-carter had surveyed every foot of it. He orders improvements;
has stones removed and additional skids at a sideling point. The descent was
very steep, and the enormous load could not be entrusted to the intrepidity
of teamsters or strength of steady-going o.xen. New appliances were resorted
to. The necessary fixtures had not been overlooked. Several hundred feet
of hawser had been brought from the mast house. One end was made fast to
the rear end of the mast-stick; then turns taken around a sturdy old oak on
the hill-side, with several powerful men to hold the running end. An advance
is ordered. Slowly, cautiously, teamsters and teams move down the hill, while
the men above allow the "snub-rope" to render round the "anchor tree."
"Steady! ste-a-d-y! st-e-a-d-y!" measuredly shouts the master-carter,
and down, down, down the hill-side goes the thundering cavalcade.
"Careful! care-ful! c-a-r-e-f-u-l, men!"
The gully at the foot of the hill had been bridged with stout oak stringers
and covered with timber. The builders had guaranteed the work perfectly safe,
but some were fearful. All felt that this was //■<■ point of greatest danger. It
was no time now for speculation. The master-carter had inspected the bridge,
had ordered the teams forward; the responsibility was upon /t/m and to ////j/
would blame be attached if accident happened. It is a great relief to have a
scape-goat ready on such occasions. But none dared to make suggestion.
Men are not wanting in courage because cautious ; the foolhardy lack pru-
dence. Good judgment, careful management, cautious driving, these were the
prime factors combined in what hap-hazard people call "good luck." The
ravine was passed without a hitch, without harm to man or beast, and the level
land in the valley reached in season with success. Reader, throw off the
brakes. Excelsior!
A protracted rest. Refreshments, stimulants, to be sure. Anecdotes
and hilarious laughter composed the social sandwich of their noon-time rest.
The remainder of their journey down the river-side proved uneventful; their
destination was reached in due season. The great mast was landed at the
yard amid cheers from the workmen, who assembled about the master-carter,
the hero of the hour, and teamsters to ask questions about the road, their
success, and to tender congratulations. The weary oxen were led to their
mangers and the mastmen went home to rest. A few weeks pass and the
noble mast-stick, handsomely dressed, is crossing the heaving Atlantic to be
admired by the English ship-builders, who will gather about it with eyes
strained wide and mouths ajar at so wonderful a sight.
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NTRODUCTORV. — Those who came hunting for the lost sheep
of the house of Israel in the early settlements of New England
found a few only of the scattered flock in a howling wilderness;
and if the sheep were of the human sort, meek and gentle as such
sheep should be, the wolves with which these were surrounded were of the
four-footed kind, well armed with tooth and claw. It was a rough country for
classical men, men of "the cloth," unless that cloth was buckskin, well-tanned
and sinew-sewed. Although some of them belonged to the "standing order"
they needed rest and must, perforce, recline at times where the settler's bed
of hemlock and coverlid of greasy bearskin were not conducive to the well-
being of immaculate shirt fronts and snowy neck bands.
As will appear more particularly in another paragraph, the pioneer
preachers who followed the colonists to the New World were members of the
Episcopal body, bred in the old classical institutions, environed by influences
of refinement. The service of their church was ritualistic and her ceremo-
nials stereotyped; hence, wherever the ministers of this communion wandered
they must carry along the pulpit gown, even if there were no pulpits to wear
them in.
They were men of consummate courage and invincible faith, who were
worthy — the worthy ones — of all honor. Wherever the settlers went, with
keen-edged a.xe, to find timber for the walls of their woodland tabernacles,
the pioneer preachers followed, with the sword of the .Spirit, to hew out pillars
for the spiritual temple.
As the rude log meeting-houses did not have robing rooms adjacent to
the altar, we fancy these modest servants of the sanctuary resorting to some
secluded dingle in the forest to don their clerical attire before appearing in
the place of worship. Their "odor of sanctity" was exhaled from the balsam
trees and woodland herbage. Though their parishes were as boundless as the
far-extending forest, their worshiping assemblies were so limited in numbers
that each listener could appropriate a liberal segment of the gospel loaf. No
sweet-toned church bell called, with metallic tongue, the worshipers, who came
from their cabins by the seaside, through the shady corridors, to the place of
sanctuary; but impelled by a conscience trained from childhood's early morn
to love the gospel, each moved onward as his heart inclined. The musket
220 EARLY CHURCHES AND MINISTERS.
and horn of powder kept company with the Bible and psahn book, and those
"weapons not carnal but mighty" were stacked in the same armory with
those that contained the swift-flying messengers of death.
Somewhere about the pioneer preacher's portmanteau must have been the
goose-quills and ink-horn alongside a goodly bundle of crown-marked paper
brought from ''Merrie England." Where wrote they those sermons so grace-
fully conjoined and by numerals divided; sermons of generous length, well
clad with doctrines and quotations from the ancient creeds ? With stimulated
brain and throbbing brow, these scholarly men, conversant with the literary
style of the old composers, found some quiet hours for study and the organi-
zation of written discourse. They must have the credit of being far-seeing
men, if from the beginning they saw the end of their sermons.
Their hearers were of various grades of intellectual calibre; some pos-
sessing the capacity and training that enabled them to analyze and assimilate
the most profound disquisitions, while others, like the man described by Pol-
lock, "had not a dozen thoughts in all their lives."
Among the early ministers we can mention those who had a keen eye to
business and were not averse to speculation. Their ancestors had been land-
hungry for generations where there was no land for them, and this longing,
transmitted to their sons who came to our shores, though in "holy orders,"
rose above all the bulwarks of a consecrated life and ran wild to find an acre-
age commensurate with the appetite.
CHURCHES OF SACO AND BIDDEFORD.
Richard Vines, the founder of the settlement on the Saco, was an
ardent supporter of the Episcopal church, and his associates who accom-
panied him were of the same faith. Many of the early immigrants who came
to the New England colonies brought certificates from justices of the peace
in which it was stated that they were "conformable to the Church of Eng-
land. " The first minister of whom we find mention in the old records as
settled in the neighborhood of Winter Harbor was the Rev. Richard Gibson,
who was at Spurwink before 1636, and whose name appears as party to a law-
suit that year. This Episcopal clergyman probably officiated somewhere
within the plantation about the mouth of the Saco river until 1640-41, when
he moved to Portsmouth.
The ancient document here subjoined, which was incidentally mentioned
in another place, is the only record known to exist which shows that there
was a religious organization in the settlement at this early period. "1636 7
ber 7 (Sept. 7th) The Book of Rates for the minister, to be paid quarterly,
the first payment to begin at Michaelmas next." This paper contains the
names of six of the principal colonists, and the amount subscribed by each.
EARLY CHURCHES AND MINISTERS. 221
with allusion to fifteen others. The whole salary pledged amounted to £31,
15 shillings.
Rev. Gibson was succeeded by the Rev. Robert Jordan, who was born in
England in 1601, and settled on Richmond's Island as early as 1640. The
Puritanical colonial authorities summoned him to court in 1657, charged with
baptizing children, and practising the rites of the Church of England contrary
to law. This was an exhibition of that religious bigotry possessed by those
who fled to America to enjoy liberty of conscience ; here they became perse-
cutors. The beautifully ornamented brass baptismal font used by Mr. Jordan
has been handed down by his descendants and may now be seen at the rooms
of the Maine Historical society in Portland.
We have found no record pointing to a house built for public worship in
which these two early ministers officiated. If any such existed, every indication
that marked its site was long ago swept away. It was the universal custom
for the English church to bury the dead in the parish churchyard. If in this
early parish there was a house of worship, the bodies of the planters or their
children who died before the submission to the jurisdiction of Massachusetts
were probably interred around it. If any such graves have been, or can be
found, then we may with some claim to probability point to the spot where the
first meeting-house built in the Saco valley stood.
Following this early period of which we have written, the churches built
and the ministers employed were for and of the " standing order. " The
pastors and their congregations were of regular hornbeam, puritanical material,
described by an old settler of social habits as "sanctimonious and solemn as
etar-ni-ty. " In the grants of township lands by the General Court the pro-
prietors were required to build a meeting-house and settle a " larn-ed orthodox
minister " within a specified time.
The Rev. Thomas Jenner, a Puritan minister, was preaching in Biddeford
in 1 64 1 and remained two years. Then came one George Barlow, an untitled
exhorter, who, for some reason, became unpopular — he probably cast out the
devils in some other than an orthodox name — and they would " away with
him." The commissioners forbade him to preach or prophesy any more under
a ten-pound penalty.
At this day the Court had the control of ecclesiastical affairs, and when,
in 1643, the town was found to be destitute of a minister, the commissioners
ordered, while at court in Wells, that Robert Booth, a citizen of some educa-
tion, "have liberty to exercise his gifts for the edification of the people."
Assisted financially by an annual appropriation voted by the town, and volun-
tary contributions, he " held forth " as preacher for some years. Those he
could not edify he probably mortified.
Then came Rev. Seth Fletcher, a man who had the faculty of making a
community kettle boil wherever he went. He was hired by the town in 1666,
EARLY CHURCHES AND MINISTERS.
and is said to have continued for several years, which I doubt. Rev. William
Millburn was the minister in 1685, and in the year following a manse was
ordered built for his residence. His salary was to be paid in beef at a shill-
ing and sixpence per pound ; pork, at the same price per pound ; wheat, four
shillings sixpence ; Indian corn, three shillings ; butter, five pence per pound ;
boards, eighteen shillings per thousand ; red oak staves, sixteen shillings. As
he and family could not ft?/ all of these, he became, perforce, a speculator.
From 1688 the Indian troubles prevailed for nearly twenty-nine years, during
which no records were kept.
When the town was reorganized in 17 17, the Rev. Matthew Short, a
Harvard graduate, was acting as chaplain at Fort William. But the settlers
who had long been in exile and had just come back to their bush-grown plan-
tations were without means to pay for preaching, and in 1722 petitioned the
Court to grant them ^40, " as it had been pleased to do for some time," for
the support of their minister. From 1723 to 1726 the Rev. William Eveleth
preached half of the time at Winter Harbor for twenty-six pounds a year.
Rev. Marston Cabbot came in 1727, and was offered a conditional salary. He
was evidently a single man, hence they would pay him ^80 per annum and
board ; or, if he should procure a housekeeper, the town would build him a
parsonage and grant him 100 acres of land for his glebe ; or, would pay him
^iio and let him provide for himself, He tried it about two years without
the housekeeper, manse, or 100 acres of land and the town paid Captain Sam
Jordan ^35 per year for his board. In 1729 Rev. John Moody was the tem-
porary minister, but declined to settle permanently because he was too young
and had not finished his education.
The first church known to have been organized in the Saco valley was
the Congregational body in Biddeford, formed by council April 30, 1730, and
was composed of thirteen charter members. Samuel \\'illard* was ordained
pastor in September of that year. He died suddenly of throat distemper after
a very successful service of eleven years. We subjoin the names of the thir-
teen original members, and of the twenty-four additional male members who
united under the ministry of Rev. Willard, as their names will be of interest
to their descendants :
John Gray, Nath.\n Whitney, .Samuel Scamman,
Samuel Jordan, Rishworth Jordan, Rohert Edgecomb,
John Sharp, John Smith, Benjamin Hill,
Benjamin Haley, Andrew Stackpole, John S.mith, Jr.,
*Kev. Samuel Willard was great-grandson of Ma.i. Simon Willard, one of the first set-
tlers in Concord, Ma.ss., a man of considerable note. His son, Rev. Samuel, an eminent man,
was acting president of Harvard College. John Willard, father of the minister, was a college
graduate, but settled in the West Indies as a merchant, and there, at Kingston, Samuel was
born in 1705; was educated under the care of his uncle, Josiah Willard, of Boston, and gradu-
ated at Harvard in 1723. He married Abigail, daughter of Samuel Wright, of Rutland, Mass.,
by whom he had five children, two of whom were eminent divines and one president of Harvard.
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Samuel Hinklev, Daniel Smith, AniAL Hill,
Humphrey Scamman, John Treworgy, Benjamin Nichols,
Ehenezer Hill, James Clark, Samuel Scamman, Jr ,
Pendleton Fletcher, Moses Wadlin, Wyatt Moore,
Thomas Gilpatrick, Nathaniel Whitney, Jr., Thomas Emery,
Benjamin Hilton, John Murch, John Stackpole, Jr.,
John Tarr, Edward Chapman, Joseph Gordon,
Mark Shepard, Robert Whipple, Magnus Redlon,
Ephraim Stimpson.
Rev. Moses Morrill, the successor of Mr. Willard, came fresh with his
Harvard laurels from Salisbury, Mass., in 1742, and had a successful pastor-
ate of thirty-five years.
The Rev. Nathaniel Webster was ordained as Mr. Morrill's successor in
1779, and settled with a salary of seventy-five pounds voted by the town to be
paid in produce as follows : "45 bushels of corn at 4 s ; 4 bushels of rye at
5 s ; 400 pounds of pork at 5 d ; 50 pounds of wool at i s, 8 d ; 50 pounds of
flax at 8 d; 100 pounds of butter at 8 d ; 4,046 pounds of beef at 20 s per
hundred-weight ; i quintal of fish at 21 s ; 2 tons good English hay at ^3."
The first deacons of this first church were Eben Hill and Benjamin Haley,
who died at Cape Breton, 1745, and was succeeded by Simon Wingate. Dea.
Hill was succeeded by Moses Wadlin in 1749, and in 1754 he was followed
by John Stackpole, Jr.
We have no record to show when the first meeting-house in the Saco Val-
ley was built. Church Point is mentioned in 1642, in bounding land at Win-
ter Harbor, and it has been assumed that a house of worship stood here.
Was it not named Church Point for one Captain Church ? We do know that
a Congregational meeting-house was built at Winter Harbor about 1660-66,
in which the people were seated according to rank, as was then the custom.
Land was procured from Benjamin Haley in 17 19 for a meeting-house and
place for burial, and the building, 35 by 30 feet, was erected near where the
old graves may now be seen.
The inhabitants on both sides of the river were in one parish until 1752,
when Sir William Pepperill gave four acres of land for a meeting-house, school-
house, and a burying-place, and those on Saco side were set ofl" by themselves.
A house was put up, and after several years, by piecemeal, it was finished.
Here the Biddeford pastor officiated at stated seasons until 1761, when Rev.
John Fairfield became the settled pastor. But nine persons united with the
church during his service of thirty-six years, and in 1798, he asked to be
dismissed. His very reasonable request, though coming late, was reasonably
acceded to, and the parish did worse than "jump out of the frying-pan into
the fire" by the engagement and settlement of Mr. Whitcomb, whose intem-
perate habits are said to have been a reproach upon his calling and a great
injury to the church. From 1810 to 1825, Rev. Jonathan Cogswell was the
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pastor. When he entered upon his duties there were but twenty-eight members
in the church, but during his ministry there were many accessions.
The first deacons of the Saco society were Amos Chase and Gershum
Billings, chosen in 1763. The charter members of this church were as follows:
John Fairfield, Robert Patterson, Jr., Amos Chase,
Robert Edgecomb, Robert Patterson, Andrew Bradstreet,
Magnus Redlon, Samuel Banks, Gershum Billings.
Tristram Jordan, Thomas Edgecomb,
At the ordination of John Fairfield the town provided a public dinner,
which was prepared by Ebenezer Ayer, to which ninety guests sat down.
Among the provisions were a barrel of beer, two gallons of rum, and two
quarts of brandy. We see that the world moves, for such entertainment on
such an occasion would not be allowed today.
BUXTON CHURCHES.
First Congregational Church. — Ministers of the gospel were in
Narragansett, No. i, as early as 1755 ; probably several years before. The
first meeting-house was to be of hewed timber, thirty feet long and twenty-five
feet wide; to be nine feet in height, the roof to be boarded and short-shingled.
This rude building was erected on the public lot laid out by the proprietors for
the purpose. There is no record to show that it was formally dedicated.
Those who assembled within these "hewn" timber walls probably sat on
blocks sawed from the trunks of trees. Alarmed at the outbreak of the war
between France and England the settlers deserted their plantation in 1744, and
did not return until the spring of 1749. They found their little chapel in the
wilderness undisturbed, but going to decay. The necessary repairs were made,
and a minister engaged — Rev. Joshua Tuffts — who remained two years. He
is the first preacher whose name has come down to us. About the time of
the organization of the church a second and larger meeting-house was built
on the same lot. The old house was given to Samuel Merrill as a recognition
of his generosity in opening his dwelling for religious meetings before they
had any public building for the purpose.
Paul Coffin preached his first sermon here, Feb. 8, 1761, being twenty-
three years of age, and was ordained Mar. 9, 1763.
On the day preceding the ordination, two ministers and their delegates
from Wells started on snow-shoes through the wilderness to assist in the ser-
vices. They lost their way and when night came on found themselves on the
bank of Saco river, some distance above the settlement of Narragansett, No.
I, in the plantation of Little Falls; and there they passed the night, suffering
from cold, hunger, and want of sleep. They reached the meeting-place the
next day, and, according to the records, filled their respective places on the
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ordaining council. In the minutes written by Mr. Little, the scribe of the occa-
sion, we learn that " a very plentiful entertainment for the council and strangers
was provided at the expense of the proprietors, whose various and generous
cares for the felicity of the inhabitants of this place in erecting a spacious
meeting-house, and in the settlement of the gospel ministry among them, we
take notice of with abundant pleasure." There was no meat for the ordination
feast and Moses Emery went into the forest with his dog and soon brought
down a moose ; this was dressed and served to the brethren present, and was
probably washed down with strong drink. Mr. Coffin was settled for life.
There were not more than thirty families in the plantation, and these living in
log-houses. His salary was always small and in the time of the Revolutionary
war, about eight years, he did not receive twenty dollars in specie. He became
a farmer and from the soil of the "ministerial lot" he procured the most of
the provisions for his family. His sons assisted when of age to do so and his
daughters were taught to card, spin, and weave.
The new meeting-house was not supplied with glass windows when Mr.
Coffin commenced preaching in it and the congregation sat on planks sup-
ported by saw-blocks until 1790, when the floor (or ground) was marked off
for the pews. There was no pulpit, and, hence, we may fancy the learned
preacher standing on a rude and unsteady platform of rough plank with his
Bible on a small table or stand. Here came the founders of the township;
the fathers and mothers of the first generation of sons and daughters born
there. The members of the church and congregation were, many of them,
men of strong minds and possessed of sound common sense, but they were
uneducated and without polish. The preacher looked from his rude rostrum
upon a motley group, variously attired, hard-handed, and bowed with toil. To
the minister these men and women looked for instruction for themselves and
their children ; and they were not disappointed, for he was faithful to his mis-
sion— warning and rebuking with all authority and meekness. He had a
colleague appointed in 18 17, and preached his farewell sermon in 1820.
The church records show that during his ministry in Buxton he solemn-
ized 483 marriages and administered the rite of baptism to 794 persons.
Rev. Paul Coffin was bom in Newbury, Mass., Jan. 16, 1737, old style,
and died June 6, 182 i. He was a graduate of Harvard College, and able to
read the Scriptures in the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages, to which he
added a knowledge of the French, which he wrote and read with facility. He
was always a diligent student, and prepared his sermons with great care. In
his pulpit he was argumentative and displayed an earnestness that won and
held attention. " He measured men's minds with precision, and entered into
their motives as one acquainted with the world " ; a lover of good society and
hospitable. When informed by his physician that he was near the end of his
earthly pilgrimage, he replied: "I did not think I was going so soon; but I
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believe I have that faith which will carry me to Abraham's bosom." He was
buried in the churchyard.
"Remote from towns he ran his goodly race,
Nor e'er had changed nor wished to change his place ;
Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power
By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour;
Far other aims his heart had learned to prize,
More bent to raise the wretched than to rise.
" But in his duty prompt, at every call.
He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt tor all ;
And, as a bird each fond endearment tries
To tempt its new-rtedged offspring to the skies.
He tried each art, reproved each dull delay,
Allured to brighter worlds, and led tlie way."
The house built by Mr. Coffin was of two stories and stood end to the
road. The front door opened upon a green lawn. When his son David built
the new house the mansion was removed and has since been occupied by
Joseph Garland; probably the oldest two-storied house in Buxton. In this
house he spent the greater part of his long life ; here his children were born,
and here he and his companion died. Before the house was removed the
study was in the southwesterly room in the second story ; in the northwesterly
room as the house now stands.
Freewill Baptist Church. — This organization was originally a branch
of the Gorham church and did not become a separate body until about 1800,
when they built the editice long known as the " Brook meeting-house," about
one mile east of the present village of Moderation, near the Peter Staples
homestead. To this sanctuary those in sympathy with the Freewill Baptists
came from near and far — from Standish, Hollis, the ''Spruce swamp" neigh-
borhood, and Shadagee.* Here were assembled the old-fashioned saints, the
very "salt of the earth," to worship God in humble simplicity, and here were
they instructed by the founders of the denomination, Benjamin Randall, David
Marks, and John Buzzell. This house was dedicated in 1806, and continued
to be occupied by the society until the "Great Reformation" of 1834 under
the preaching of Elders Joseph White, Clement Phinney, and Jonathan Clay.
Meetings were held in the Boulter schoolhouse, which was situated where the
Bonnie Eagle and Gorham roads cross between West Bu.xton and Bog mill.
At this time Elder Mark Fernald, of the Christian connection, rode into town
on horseback and preached the word of life powerfully to the anxious gath-
erings. In closing a discourse he said: "The ministers the Lord sends will
be a blessing; those sent by the devil will prove a curse." One of the most
efficient factors in this wide-spread revival was the wife of Gideon Tibbetts,
then in the beauty of young womanhood, who was often heard singing the
•I shall spell this name as pronounced by all the early inhabitants, and leave Chateaugay
and Chautauqua for the etymologists to quarrel over.
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praises of God when on her way to the meetings. Many who afterwards
became pillars in the church were converted in this reformation. The early
records were lost, and we cannot learn the names of all. But few are now
living.
The membership of the church was so increased by the fruits of this
spiritual harvest that it was deemed best to divide the body and organize a
second church at East Buxton, and on April 8, 1834, this was effected. About
this time Dea. Joseph Hobson leased the society a lot on the hill above his
house for a new meeting-house, and the present building was erected, and
dedicated in 1836. It was enlarged, the carpenter work being done by Nich-
olas Manson, in 1847.
The church-bell, still hanging in the belfry, was the first brought into the
town, and weighs about 1,000 pounds. It was hung by a wooden yoke secured
by iron bands, and its sweet, musical tones have been listened to by the old
fathers and mothers who now rest upon the hill-brow opposite; by the youth
whose sun went down while it was yet noon, and by many whose early years
were spent on the banks of the Saco, now far away and going down the un-
steady stair of enfeebled age. The inward ear of memory recalls the echoes
heard reverberating among the hills of Mollis and Buxton, on those clear, calm
summer mornings, calling, calling, come to the house of prayer.
"Those morning bells! those morning bells!
How many a tale their music tells
Of youth, and home, and that sweet time
Wlien last I heard their sootliing chime."
The lease from Deacon Hobson. lost for many years but recently recov-
ered, conveyed to the society a drive-way all around the meeting-house after
the addition was put on in 1847, and the original fence at the rear of the
house was on the boundary line.
Rev. Andrew Hobson, a man of fine physical proportions, classical feat-
ures, and attractive as a preacher, was the first pastor after the dedication of
the house at West Buxton. Then came a young man fresh from his academic
class, but with a consecrated heart ; a man who was abundant in labors for
the salvation of the people. He was so much in earnest that when visiting
he was seen to ru/i from house to house. He was not strong, and by over
devotion to what he called duty sank down to death. By his request, his
remains were buried just behind the pulpit on the church lot. A chaste mon-
ument, suitably inscribed, was erected at his grave, and all neatly enclosed by
a latticed fence. Flowers were planted upon his lonely grave by those who
were led to Christ under his loving ministry, and a well-worn path, pressed by
the feet of hundreds who, at the close of the services, gathered about the little
yard, led to the sacred spot. Alas! the greed of man has disturbed his
chosen place of rest, and his bones have been removed across the river to
the public cemetery.
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Rev. John L. Sinclair came to West Buxton with his wife and little son
in October, 1843, and boarded with the family of Deacon Hobson for several
months until they went to house-keeping. He was the son of Joseph Sinclair,
of Meredith, N. H., where he was born July 10, 1809; was baptized by Elder
Benjamin Manson, at the age of twenty-one; licensed to preach in 1832, and
June 30, 1835, was ordained and settled in Lynn, Mass. During his ministry
he preached as pastor at Hopkinton, Manchester, Lowell, Biddeford, and
Sandwich. He was a man of tall, commanding form, strong, comprehensive
intellect, armed with deep, far-reaching voice. He was not ashamed of manual
labor and upon the Moses K. Wells farm, adjacent to the village, swung the
keen-edged scythe across the grass-laden intervale, and with strong arm tossed
the well-made timothy upon the bounding load. He died at Lake Village, N.
H., Aug. 16, 1888, leaving a widow who survives (1894.)
We remember Elder Sinclair well, but have not ascertained how many
years he was pastor at Bu.xton. On either side of the pulpit sat his deacons,
Hobson and Leavitt, who were accustomed to "improve" after the sermon,
the former in stammering accents, the latter in slow and measured sentences.
How Simon Palmer would shout, while the humorous Doctor Peabody laughed
in the singing seats!
Some of the brethren would be overcome by their own personal devil,
called by way of courtesy "the old inimy," and occasionally "fall from grace."
Then followed neighborhood gossip, church meetings, "mauling" of the
offending member, a forced confession, forgiveness but not forgetfulness,
and renewal of covenant.
It was said that wicked boys, bent on mischief, knowing that " Uncle
Steve" Eastman had a crusty temper, would torment him while about his work
until he flew into a passion and gave utterance to words not commonly used in
prayer, and then circulate the report that the old man had been "cussin' and
swearin'." This usually culminated in a church meeting to which brother
Eastman went and acknowledged his faultiness. The same boys, still pos-
sessed of the devil, would hide behind piles of lumber until the old man came
out, looking sour and crest-fallen, and then approach — not too near, I tell
ye — and ask him what they "church-mauled" him with. It was reported that
he once said, in reply to an inquiry from some of the inquisitive ones, that the
church made him "confess a hundred things he was not guilty of." If that
was true, it was a shame.
How well we recall the conventional testimony of "Uncle Bill" Stevens,
uttered in a sharp, grating voice! His text was: "He that cracketh the nut
receiveth the meat." How o/ie of "Uncle Jerry" Hobson's shoes did creak
when he came down the aisle! Eben Sawyer always had his hands full of fingers
and his pumpkin-seed boots full of toes; so had his sister, Joanna Hanson.
Archibald Smith, the bell-ringer, was red-faced, with a back as straight as the
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inside of a barrel stave. " Squire" Vaughan, full of courtly grace, walked to his
seat witli great dignity of bearing. Mark Came hurried in with a bustling,
business air. Tobias Lord, with a shock of white, bushy hair surmounting his
towering forehead, reached his pew with resolute, formidable stride. "Major"
Hobson moved down the aisle with a moderate, swinging gait. Abram L.
Came was very erect, serious, and dignified. "Jim" Field wore side whiskers
curled about his cheek. Ivory Clark's suit of "pepper-and-salt" always
appeared strained. Simon Palmer wore his front hair " banged," while Deacon
Leavitt exposed a shining crown. "Uncle Daniel" McCorrison moved at
snail-pace and snored during sermon-time. Horatio Bryant invariably took a
morning " nap " in church. Little Jonah Johnston was bedangled in a long,
blue, swallow-tailed coat, and was never without a tear in his eye. Joseph
Decker, portly, and serious-looking, was as regular as a clock in his habits,
but boiling over with pawky humor. Mrs. Wells, with her gold-bowed spec-
tacles, and Mrs. Butler, the teacher of children, were full of grace and
politeness.
Those were the good old days of two sermons and noon-time intermissions
when the brethren sat on board-piles and compared notes about farm work
and political issues, while the good old dames and young damsels within doors
gathered in clusters to nibble carraway-seed cookies and smell "laylock" and
"merrigold" bouquets.
On a balmy summer morning some indecorous boy, when on on his way
to the sanctuary, was beguiled into "by and forbidden paths" at the river-
side, and there caught a sand-peep, otherwise "steelyard bird." This he
carefully hid in his pocket, loitered until the congregation had been seated,
crept into the vestry, and when the preacher had got well under way, clapped
the half-fledged prize upon the long, broad balustrade just back of the "body
pews." "Peep-peep-peep," and he began to run from one side to the other.
The people turned their heads to discover the cause of this interruption ; the
preacher paused in the midst of his discourse and " Ryal " Tarbox, the sexton,
hastened back to oust the intruder. Now came the climax of the singular
performance. Stepping upon the long vestry seat the clumsy old sexton
entered upon the race. The bird was nimble and elusive; it would spread out
its little wings and run, screaming, sharp and shrill, peep-peep-peep, while its
pursuer, all out of breath, capered about with out-stretched hands, ready, but
not able, to catch the tempting game. Meanwhile, the service at a stand-
still, or sit-still, while Peabody, looking down from the singing seats upon the
ludicrous race, was convulsed with laughter. At length the poor, exhausted
bird was seized and "cast out o' the synagogue," and the preacher went on;
while poor Ryal, red in the face, was panting like a hart. The boy who
caused this episode was not a bad child and became a man of respectability
and enterprise.
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What craning of necks and impertinent glowering on those Sabbaths
when it had gone abroad that some newly-wedded couple would " appear out " !
This was a greater attraction f/if// than a church theatre is now: and when,
after almost breathless waiting, the rustling of "changeable silk" was heard,
and the be-gloved and blushing pair came to their seat, silly maidens " snick-
ered," and knowing old women whispered: "She looks real purty" and "her
man kinder dandified." Why, it required as much courage to "appear out"
in those days as it did for a fluttering heart to approach the marriage altar,
behind which stood one of the old-fashioned, frigid ministers.
It was a memorable day when a communion had been announced and a
hungry and thirsty boy of the village laid hands on the bread and wine during
the morning service, so that when the good deacon's wife had spread the
snowy cloth her husband came in, greatly confused, to tell the waiting pastor
that the emblems prepared for the solemn occasion could not be found. For-
tunately the silverplate was left for the future use of the church.
The most remarkable event that was ever witnessed within the walls of
the church at West Buxton was when Dr. Edward Peabody, who had been the
choir-leader for many years, was carried there upon a mattress, at his request,
and supported upon the rostrum while he addressed the assembled people.
He had, during his whole life, neglected the gospel, in which he was a secret
believer, and now, when upon his dying bed, wished to make a public confes-
sion of his faith.
Second Freewill Baptist Church. — The church was organized by
members of the first church who had received letters from that body. Meet-
ings were held in a schoolhouse until a meeting-house at Spruce swamp was
built in 1839, the dedicatory sermon being preached by Elder James Libby,
of Poland. Elder Jonathan Clay was pastor from the organization for ten
years, until his death, Feb. 20, 1849. The first deacons were Samuel Elden,
who died Oct. 27, 1872, and Elijah Owen, who died Mar. 29, 1879. These
were succeeded by Samuel Merrill and Thomas Smith.
First Baptist Church. — The early ministers of this denomination who
preached in Bu.xton were Elder John Chadbourne, and Elder Simon Locke
who was a pastor in Lyman. In 1799 an organization, styled the Baptist
church of Saco and Buxton, was effected, there being but fourteen members.
Abner Flanders was ordained as pastor, and continued preaching in Saco and
Buxton until 1825, when the North church was organized at Elden's Corner,
now Buxton Centre. Elder Flanders supplied here until 1829, when he retired
from the active ministry and devoted his attention to agriculture. Elder Flan-
ders was not an attractive person, being tall, loose framed, coarse and angular
featured. He was moderate and drawling in his sermons, and his general
deportment in the pulpit was conducive to sound sleep and Sabbatic rest.
The church in the south part of the town was left without a pastor and soon
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disintegrated. The Baptist society at Buxton Centre has enjoyed the ministry
of some able teachers and has become a strong and influential organization.
The first deacons of the South church were Samuel Woodsum and Joseph
Atkinson; of the North church, Isaac Hancock and Rufus Emery.
Methodist Church. — A Methodist class was formed at North Buxton,
under the preaching of Polder Elias Hall, in 1799, with Hugh Moore as leader.
Richard Hubbard was pastor in 1802-3. At this time a meeting-house was
built, and was superseded by a larger one in 1848. In 1870 there were 127
members.
CHURCHES IN HOLLIS.
The plantation of Little Falls was settled as early as 1760, and in 1780
many families had sat down in clearings there, but we do not hear of any set-
tled minister or place of worship until 1802, when in the March town-meeting
the inhabitants voted to build two meeting-houses. One was built in the field
back of the schoolhouse in district No. 4 by Joseph Jordan. Joseph Linscott,
Samuel Bradbury, Abijah Usher, Capt. John Smith, Joshua Warren, Jr., and
Daniel Smith were the building committee. The other house was built in the
southern section of the town, near the celebrated boiling spring, now in Day-
ton. It was voted to employ a minister that year, and Elder Timothy Hodg-
don was engaged at a salary of $200. He supplied in the two pulpits until
his death, in 1825. Many of the settlers of the plantation came from Narra-
gansett. No. i, after the Revolution, and continued members of Paul Coffin's
church until 1805, when they received letters, and a society consisting of
twenty-five members was organized in Hollis. In 1806 the town appropriated
$500 to build a parsonage. This church had occasional preaching until 1832,
when John Hubbard was ordained and settled over them as pastor. Under
his preaching the cause was in a flourishing condition here, the membership
largely increased, and large congregations were assembled weekly to hear the
gospel. Elder Hubbard closed his labors here in 1835, and from that day
the flock gradually scattered, "like sheep without a shepherd," the services
were discontinued, and the meeting-house was allowed to sink into decay.
According to the English custom, a churchyard was laid out around the meet-
ing-house, and here the early dead in that neighborhood were buried. A few
old monuments were there, some leaning this way, some that, and others pros-
trate, while the winds had sported with sands under which the bodies had
been interred, until, it is said, many of the bones were visible on the surface
of the ground. The sheep were running at large there when we last visited
the place many years ago, and were nightly folded in the meeting-house. We
remember this old place of sanctuary well. It was constructed in the primi-
tive style with great, square pews enclosed by rattling doors. The pulpit was
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so high that the preacher's head must have been in the region of clouds —
the house was on a high hill — and the ponderous sounding-board hanging
above threatened to fall and crush all below. Here the "odor of sanctity"
exhaled from tansy, southernwood, spearmint, and the wild flowers gathered
by the wayside when on the road to church; and here, at intermission, many
a box was opened containing sage-seasoned meat and cheese, and a good sup-
ply of " Waterborough doughnuts" to sustain the worshipers through the
afternoon services.
Freewill Baptist Churches. — The Provisional Baptists had a society
in Waterborough as early as 1803, and many who lived in Hollis were mem-
bers. This church was under the pastoral care of Elder Pelatiah Tingley.
We do not know the reasons for some peculiar entries on the town records,
such as the following: "John Frowarthy, Daniel Townsend, John Young,
Hezekiah Young, and Dominicus Smith have for several years belonged to
our church." Certified by Elder Tingley. Also Elisha Smith, Joshua War-
ren, and Elisha Smith, Jr., were certified on the town records as members of
the same church.*
The first Freewill Baptist society, under that name, was formed in March,
18 1 5. Benjamin Warren was the first clerk. There were only twenty-two
members. Elder Humphrey Goodwin became pastor and continued to preach
until his death, Oct. 3, 1838. Services were held in a schoolhouse until 1834,
when a meeting-house was built. This, I suppose, was the well-known
"White meeting-house," a name that eventually was applied to the neighbor-
hood adjacent. In this house there has been heard such singing as would
raise the hair on modern heads. When the three brothers, Benjamin, "Corker
Joe," and Clem Smith, had blown the crumbs out of their teeth, "pitched the
tewne," and warmed under the inspiration of "Buckfield," such running in
and out, and up and down, the scale was seldom heard. As they sang differ-
ent "parts," Clem would drop out while Ben and Joe galloped away upon the
road of song; then, when out of breath, they would come to a killick, and
Clem would "fid in" and sweep all before him for a time. But after thus
scouring the track for a while, and when they had reached that point on the
home stretch "where lilies show their spotless heads," such vehement tearing
along was never elsewhere heard of. These trained, old-school musicians
were never out of time. No matter how intricate were the meshes of the
tune, how steep the notes to climb, or deep the bass valleys they descended
to, the listener could always tell where each was going, and they always came
out square on the last line; this, therefore, was a great mystery. But these
have long since gone up to unite with those who sing the new song. This
•Town Records.— "Hollis, March 2, 1818. This may certify to whom it may come before
that Joseph Gilpatrick, of Waterborough, whose property is in Hollis, and .John Gilpatrick and
Edward Gilpatrick, of Hollis, do belong to the free Society and meet with us."
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church has been favored with excellent pastors, and, although among farmers,
has had a strong membership.
At the time of the division in the I.imington quarterlj'-meeting there was
a separation between members of this church, and a considerable faction
formed another church, since known as the "Bullock society." A meeting-
house was built in the '' Buttertown " neighborhood, and Elder Jeremiah Bul-
lock and his wife preached occasionally for many years. Among others who
have supplied here we remember Benjamin Hawkins, Luther Perry, Samuel
Boothby, and David House. John Aids and William Johnson were deacons.
The old, dilapidated house has been thoroughly renovated, and made not only
comfortable, but attractive. In that humble sanctuary the author delivered
his first apology for a sermon; forced to the front, unwillingly, by the relent-
less importunity of the deacons in the absence of Elder Perry. Elliot Gil-
patrick was both chorister and choir here for many years; there were others
who sometimes "fell into line," but were all left in the shade by the charming
voice of this old musical magician, who was born with his mouth full of songs.
Methodist Episcoi).al Church. — A Methodist evangelist, Elder Lewis,
came into the town early, and created considerable religious interest in that
neighborhood between Hollis Centre and Waterborough. In 1809 fourteen
persons "polled off" from the support of any other church, and a record of
the transaction was entered upon the town book, according to law. The
names of these first members of the Methodist Episcopal church were:
Caleb Locke, Jr., Capt. Daniel Dow, Joseph Chadbourne,
Amos Mason, Hezekl\h Goodwin, Widow Locke,
Robert Cleves, Simon Plaisted, Thomas Locke,
Thomas Wadlin, Charles Clark, Silas Ward.
Roger Edgecomb, Andrew Gordon,
A meeting-house was subsequently built, and a society organization has been
continued.
CHURCHES IN LIMINGTON.
Few towns in the Saco valley can furnish an ecclesiastical history equal
to Limington, and the early religious horizon was much clouded by dissen-
sions and divisions. Some of the first settlers of the township were staunch
members of Paul Coffin's church, in Buxton, and went down there to worship
for some time. A Congregational church was organized in town, Oct. 11,
1789, consisting of si.x members, whose names we subjoin:
Jonathan Boothbv, Daniel Dver, Isaac Robinson,
Amos Chase, Francis Small, Asa Edmunds.
At the first town-meeting, held in 1792, ^14 was voted for the support
of the gospel and a committee chosen to have it "preached out." At a meet-
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ing held in September of the same year, the town voted ;^i5 additional for
the ministry. In November the town voted to call Mr. William Gregg to settle
over them and an annual salary of ^80. A meeting-house was begun in
1793. Petitioners called for the settlement of Jonathan Atkinson, and he was
ordained pastor, Oct. 15, 1794. Amos Chase and Daniel Dyer, the first dea-
cons, were chosen Jan. 17, 1795. The meeting-house was rebuilt and enlarged
in 1835. Tlie society increased in membership under the labors of its efficient
pastors and became strong.
Freewill Baptist Church. — The powerful preaching of Elder John
Buzzell in Parsonsfiekl was an attraction which drew away many whose ideas
were not in sympathy with the cold, formal ceremonies of the "tandings
order" in adjoining towns. From the Limington town records we find that
John Stone, Isaac Ward, Asa Hubbard, and Dominicus McKenney were
released from the ministerial tax in their own town and recorded as being
members of the Parsonsfiekl Provisional Baptist church. Between 1804 and
18 10 many of the inhabitants of Limington "polled off" and united with the
Freewill Baptist church in Parsonsfield. Elders Christopher and Jeremiah
Bullock, father and son, were early and successful preachers of the faith held
by Elders Buzzell and Tingley, and many were converted. The first "church
was organized by Elder Jeremiah Bullock, and increased until it was deemed
advisable to divide into three separate branches, in different sections of the
town; this was effected in 1814. In that year the North church had 68
members. The three branches had a membership of 248 in 1823. During
1834 the leading ministers of the Parsonsfield quarterly-meeting heartily
espoused the temperance cause and earnestly preached against intemperance.
Elder Bullock opposed this action as unprofitable. The mission question fol-
lowed and engendered still greater opposition. A division soon occurred, and
the followers of Elder Bullock from that day to date have been called " Bul-
lockites," but they themselves recognize no name but Freewill Baptists. As a
distinguishing designation the larger body has been called "Star Baptists,"
in consequence of publishing, as their denominational newspaper, the Aloni-
ing Star.
The Bullock faction soon formed an organization known as the " Liming-
ton quarterly-meeting" which has been maintained until the present time.
The first meeting-house was built in 1810; the second, now standing, in 1852-3.
The first three deacons were Ezra Davis, Jr., Andrew Cobb, and John Man-
son, ordained June 5, 18 16.
In 1 83 1 a council met at the house of John Lord and organized the
North Freewill Baptist church, consisting of forty-two members by letter from
the old first church. The first deacon was Ebenezer Cobb ; the first clerk,
Humphrey McKenney. This church was disbanded in 1848, and in 1852,
Elder S. Rand and fifty others took letters and formed the Freewill Baptist
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church in Cornish. Their last record is short and pathetic. It reads as
follows: ,, ,,
Oct. 30, 1848.
"Met according to 'Pointment capacity. Chose Bro. Frost Gubtill Moderater.
Voted to give each brother and sister a letter to join some other church. Voted to
disband this church. Voted to dissolve this meeting. Prayer by brother Boynton.
Parted in good union. Stephen Meserne, Clerk."
CHURCHES IN STANDISH.
Congregational Chnrcli. — It was necessary to have a church of seven
members before a minister could be ordained; accordingly, John Tompson,
John Pierce, George Freeman, Michael Philbrick, Josiah Shaw, Peter Moul-
ton, and David Sanborn were the original pillars of the body ecclesiastic.
Following the initiatory step a council of ministers, belonging to the Congre-
gational order, was formed and the Rev. John Tompson was ordained, Oct.
26, 1768. He continued to preach in town until 1781; then was dismissed
and settled in Berwick, where he preached many years, dying in 1828, aged
88. During the ministry of Mr. Tompson in Pearsontown the persons whose
names.follow were admitted to the church :
Mary, wife of Josiah Shaw, May 14, 1769
Jonathan Philbrick, to full communion, June 18, 1769.
Ebenezer Shaw and Anna, liis wife, Aug. 18, 1769.
Caleb Rowe, from Kensington, N. H., Apr. 8, 1770.
Sarah Tompson, to full communion, Nov. 4, 1770.
Dominicus Mitchell, admitted June 9, 1771.
Daniel Sanborn and Jane, his wife, Dec. 8, 1771.
Daniel Hasty and Martha, his wife, Oct. 25, 1772.
Mary, wife of Michael Philbrick, July 4, 1773.
Thomas Shaw, to full communion, Sept. 19, 1773.
Ebenezer Shaw, Jr., and wife Sarah, to full communion, |une 4, 1774.
Anna, wife of Dominicus Mitchell, July 24, 1774.
Joanna, wife of Peter Moulton, Apr. 2, 1775.
Daniel Cram and .Sarah, his wife, July 16, 1775.
Daniel Harmon and Sarah, his wife, Feb. 4, 1775.
Joseph Butterfield and Mary, his wife. Mar. 24, 1776.
John Dean, admitted June 30, 1776.
Stephen Sanborn and Mary, his wife, Apr. 13, 1777.
Sarah, wife of John Wood, May 11, 1777.
John Ayer and Elizabetli, his wife, May 11, 1777.
Sargent Shaw, to full communion, Sept. 19, 1779.
Reuben Burnham and Enoch and Anna Perley, to full communion, 1779.
George Freeman and Jonathan Philbrick were deacons of Mr. Tompson's
church. After he went away two ministers supplied before a regular pastor
was ordained.
Rev. Jonathan Gould was the .second pastor. He was ordained in Stan-
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dish, Sept. i8, 1793. But few united with the church during his pastorate.
He died suddenly of consumption without being confined to his bed for a day,
and on Thursday following he was followed to his grave by a great concourse
of people; not a relative present. On his grave-stone the following inscription
appears:
" In memory of the Rev. Jonathan Gould late pastor of the Church in Standish
son of Deacon Jonathan Gould of New Braintree and Abigail his wife, who departed
this life July 26, 1795, in the 33d year of his age and 2d of his ministry. He was a
fervent and zealous preacher of the gospel very exemplary in his Life & conversation
& bid fair to adorn the ministerial character with peculiar honour.
So sleeps the saints & cease to mourn,
When sin and death liave done their worst,
Christ has a glory like his own
That wants to clothe their sleeping dust."
The persons whose names follow were admitted during his pastorate:
James D. Tucker and wife, Mary, Nov. 24, 1793.
Widow Linnell, by letter from Eastham, 1794.
Daniel Boynton and wife, Jan. 26, 1794.
Joseph Paine, to full communion, Aug. 10, 1794.
Stephen Sparrow and wife, Sarah, Feb. i, 1795.
Abigail Muzzey, admitted Mar. i, 1795.
John Pierce, admitted Mar. 15, 1795.
Dorcas, wife of Myrick Paine, 1795.
Enoch Linnell and wife, Susanna, Apr. 26, 1795.
Daniel Cram and wife, Chloe, and Zacheus Higgins, May 3, 1795.
Joseph Hopkins and wife, Sarah, June 15, 1795.
After the death of Mr. Gould, Deacon Freeman read printed sermons on
Sabbath days for some time. The Rev. Daniel Marrett was ordained Sept.
21, 1796, being settled by the town. During his ministry he received mem-
bers to the church who lived in town and some from adjoining towns. By
reason of dismissals, excommunications, removals, and deaths of the members
of the church the parish collector found trouble in collecting Parson Marrett's
salary, which had been fixed at £&o per annum. Some who did not attend
the services had their property taken by the collector and sold at auction.
This resulted in bitterness against the parson and much ill-will among the
towns-people until the laws were changed after Maine became a state, in 1820.
Some of the members of the church lived to venerable years, as the
following deaths will show:
Deacon Freeman, d. Mar. i, 1829, aged 90.
Deacon Philbrick, d. May 4, 1821, aged 82.
John Pierce, d. during the Revolution, at Boston.
Michael Philbrick, d. in Thorndike, Me., in 1813.
Josiah Shaw, d. Aug. 7, 1810, aged 70.
Peter Moulton, d. June 3, 1812, aged 70.
David Sanborn, removed to Baldwin.
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Ebenezer Shaw, d. Mar. i8, 1783, aged 68.
Daniel Sanborn, d. Jan. 14, 1786, aged 65.
Caleb Rowe, d. in Belgrade, Me., 1819, aged 84.
Dominicus Mitchell, d. September, 1822, aged 78.
Daniel Hasty, d. in 1S18, aged 6g.
Daniel Cram, d. Mar. 3, 1815.
Joseph Butterfield, d. Sept. 12, 1819, aged 78.
John Dean, Esq., d. May 6, 1826, aged 83.
Stephen Sanborn, d. in 1779.
It appears that a party of intoxicated soldiers entered the old meeting-
house on a training day and dismantled it. The lines subjoined were written
by Thomas Shaw, who said there were no schools in town until he was twenty-
four years of age and he never attended a day in his life. He was self-taught
to the extent that he could read, write, and cast accounts. The spelling and
punctuation are defective.
DESTRUCTION OF THE OLD MEETrNG-HOUSE, 1805.
" A training was in Standish town
Before the old house was torn down.
That once did stand in the broad road
Where people met to worship God.
And after men did drink their till
Of liquor fit all Hesh to kill
And night came on to hide their deeds,
To wickedness they did proceed.
After tliat they bewich-ed were
By Satan, they began to tear
The meeting-house in the liighway
A shame it is unto this day.
The devil's servants entered in
To worship tliere they did begin ;
Both in the pulpit and the pews
All over the house their prayers arose;
They prayed then for to distroy
The house with weopens in great joy.
As soon as their .'iham prayers were done
Then devastation soon begun.
With axes and with liamers they
Pulpit and pews all in their way
Tearing the boards off of the frame
As if the house was cursed by name.
When Satan's .servants then liad done
Then homeward they quickly did run
And each one of them hid his head
Under a sheet or coverlead.
And the next morning, appearing bright
Their deeds of darkness came to liglit
And stared them in the face
When e'er they looked on that place.
Then through the house we all see
Wondering what the cause might be
For it was open to behold
The works of darkness there was bold.
The seats were scattered all abroad
And boards stove off the house of God.
And under foot all seemed to lie
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As if the house they did defy.
As strangers passed iiy tlie same
They wondered liow tliat it hecame
A marli for Satan to shoot at
Carrying tlie news abroad at that.
And wlien we abroad did go
People then did to us throw
That our old iiouse had had a fight
With Satan on a training night.
Ye servants of the wicked one,
Review the deeds you have done
And never [again] do such a thing
For a scandal upon all to bring.
One .scabby sheep affects a Hock
So a bad name they all have got
One sinner also corrupts a town
Which has a bad name all around.
So then Standisli has a bad name
By bad men that live in the same
And good and bad now must it bare
And every one his equal share.
And now there Satan chose to dwell
Because the people suit him well
For fire and brimstone soon will fall
Upon them and consume them all
—Lord save us when we to thee call."
CHURCHES IN BALDWIN.
Coiigrefiational Church. — Religious meetings were held in Flintstown
soon after the proprietors had effected a settlement, these being conducted by
evangelists, or local laymen, who had the "gift of tongues," an attainment
sometimes supplemented by the " gift on continuance." However, the pioneers
were engaged in subduing the wilderness and seem to have allowed religious
matters to care for themselves until Rev. Noah Emerson was settled as regu-
lar pastor of the Congregational society. About this time, say 1824-6, the
" Emerson meeting-house " was built on an elevation westerly from the " Emer-
son brook," so-called, on the right side of the road leading to West Baldwin.
This sanctuary was of the conventional pattern in vogue at the time —
nearly square, with two rows of windows, one for that part filled with the
pews, the other for light in the gallery. The square pews were supplied with
doors to keep intruders ('«/ and the children and dogs //;.• also, with "clapper
seats," hung on hinges, to make a racket and wake the sleepers when the con-
t^reo-ation arose to receive the benediction. This house was set some distance
from the road, and the lot is now covered with a growth of pines.
The Methodists formed a society about the same time of the organization
of the church known as "the Standing order," and claimed a share of the
ministerial appropriations voted by the town; but the Orthodox brethren
believed they were the "elect" and held on to the "filthy lucre" with a close
grip; they were "in favor at court" and won their case; the poor Methodists,
meanwhile, left to shift for themselves. However, with that persistency
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239
characteristic of the followers of Wesley, they maintained their foot-hold in
the town, and today the two churches worship in two neat chapels, the
Methodists at the west, and Congregationalists in the east, section of the town.
The Baptists of various shades of doctrinal views, Calvinistic or " Hard-
shell," and " Freewillers," have held services in different parts of the town,
and one or both have built, at some time, a house of worship there.
CHURCHES IN CORNISH.
"Elder'; John Chadbourne was an exhorter who early settled in Cornish
and held religious services in private dwellings of the pioneers. He was there
more than a century ago, building wheels and wooden plows on week days,
and holding forth with gospel sword on the Lord's day. A church was organ-
ized in 1792, and Mr. Chadbourne ordained about 1795. He traveled exten-
sively as an evangelist, and was successful in gathering churches. He was
grandfather of Ebc-Secretary of State Sumner J. Chadbourne, Esq., of Augusta.
Elder Levi Chadbourne, a kinsman of John, also labored in Francisborough,
now Cornish, on the religious line, being an exhorter, who was afterwards
ordained; but some said he was a "naughty man," who retired to secular
employment. Meetings were held in the log-house of Dea. Joshua Chad-
bourne, another descendant of the original Humphrey, who kept "ye great
house at Strawberry Bank." Another leader of spiritual services in the early
days was "Daddy" Allen, whose character was above reproach; a man greatly
beloved by his contemporaries, who died while a favorite hymn was being
sung at his request.
The "great reformation" started in the log-house of Deacon Chadbourne,
aforesaid, in 1789, and extended into the surrounding towns; this resulted in
the organization of a Baptist church, followed by the erection of a house of
worship and the settlement of a pastor, named Timothy Remick. The plan
for their meeting-house was made in 1800, and we subjoin the names of the
pew owners :
Aver, Humphrey,
Ayer, Timothy,
Allen, " Daddy,"
Barker, Enoch,
Barkek, Noah, Jr.
Barker, Eben,
Barker, Noah,
Barnes, Abram,
BoYNTON, Samuel,
Clark, John,
EsTES, Jonathan,
Gray, Willl\m,
Gray, Isaac,
Gray, Joshua,
Jewett, Noah,
Johnson, Simeon,
McKuslc, J.
Merrifield, Samuel,
Chadbourne, William, O'Brion, John, Jr.,
Chadbourne, Joseph, Pugsley, Andrew,
Chick, Tho.mas, Pike, John,
Cole, Henry, Pease, Simeon,
Cole, Daniel, Pike, Col. John,
Perkins, Daniel.
Pike Bennett,
Phcenix, John,
Parker, Elihu,
Pike, Noah,
Pease, Mark,
Pease, John,
RuNDLETT, David,
Snell, Dr. Cyrus,
Sherburn, Andrew,
Smith, Capt. Theophilus,
Storer, Benjamin,
Storer, William,
Thompson, Joseph,
Thompson, Isaac,
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The meeting-house was dedicated in 1805. It was forty by fifty feet on
the ground, and of two stories. Upon the front a porch was built for the
main entrance; on either side of this, other doors. There were galleries
around three sides, free-seated. The dedication was followed by a horse race,
which was witnessed by the half-drunk congregation.
Elder Remick was a good man and a useful, who, after many years of
faithful labor, closed his connection as pastor in 1835. For some years there
was no regular spiritual shepherd over the flock, and the meeting-house was
nearly abandoned and fell to decay. Elder Flanders, a resident in Buxton
many years, one of the homeliest men that ever exposed a repelling face to a
congregation, and father of Bradbury Flanders, who inherited all of his physical
and mental peculiarities, drawled out sermons in schoolhouses betimes in
Cornish, during the interim between 1835 and 1841, when a young man came
whose labors were followed by a revival and the church took a new lease of
life. The old meeting-house was supplanted by a new one, and John Hub-
bard was ordained and installed pastor. After serving some two years he
removed to Biddeford, where he preached successfully. He was succeeded
at Cornish by Elder George Knox, probably a kinsman of the heroic old
Scottish reformer, John Knox, whose wife was a Dunnell from Buxton; sad
to say, she was burned to death from the explosion of a lamp.
Rev. Albert Cole, familiarly known for many miles away as "Parson
Cole," was a native of Cornish, and organized the Congregational church
there. The second Baptist meeting-house was drawn over the snow to the
hill in Cornish village and remodeled, and there Mr. Cole was for many years
the popular preacher. He died in 1881.
The Methodists and Freewill Baptists gathered churches at the village,
and both societies have good houses there. In the section of the town near
the Limerick line the Freewill Baptists built a house of worship, and for many
years maintained preaching there, but this church has decreased in strength
and the house is closed.
CHURCHES IN HIRAM.
The earliest public religious services of which we have any account, in
the town of Hiram, were held by an exhorter and mill owner, named John
Ayer, of whom mention is elsewhere made. This class of religionists filled a
useful place in the new settlements until the man of authority, the regularly
ordained and titled minister, found his way among the scattered families.
These pioneer preachers, who followed the exhortive method, were men of
loud speech and pronounced demonstration, who could rub their hands and
emphasize with stamp of foot. The pioneer settlers were of various shades
of belief and unbelief, and were winding timber from which to form an har-
monious religious body.
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A Calvinistic Baptist church was formed in the early years of this century,
and a Methodist class about the same time, at South Hiram. The early Bap-
tist preachers were Elder Timothy Reniick, of Cornish, and Elder John Chad-
bourne, who moved into town from Berwick (Sanford?) some sixty years ago.
The Methodists were favored with a vigorous sort of gospel by such old cir-
cuit-riders as Elders Strout, Dyke, and Linscott. After the reformation, in
1842, Col. Charles Wadsworth was chosen class leader and so continued
many years. Of the members connected with this class, when services were
held in the old Tripp schoolhouse, we find names of the following persons:
Sarah H. Wadsworth, Abby W. Lewis, Ruth Wadsworth, Thomas Tripp
and wife, Polly, Betsey Gilpatrick, wife of John, Hannah Fox, and Dinah
Williams.
A Freewill Baptist church was gathered at East Hiram in 1825, and has
enjoyed the labors of Elders Hart, Pike, and Colby. The old meeting-house
above the "Corners" was built more than sixty years ago as a "union" house
(such as usually constitute a "bone of contention"), and was the first com-
pleted in town. Such solid ministers as Samuel Hart, John Pinkham, Benja-
min Manson, Charles O. Libby, Aaron Ayer, and Charles Bean have drawn
the water of life with their buckets in this old house, and the place became
hallowed by the manifestation of the gospel's saving power.
The Congregational church was organized in Hiram, Oct. 26, 1826; its first
regular pastor was Rev. Charles Soule, installed about four years afterwards.
The Rev. David Gerry was pastor from 1839 to 1856, a period of seventeen
years, and is remembered kindly by many still living. The Congregational
meeting-house was dedicated in .August, 1872. A Universalist society has
existed in town, and a beautiful house of worship was built and presented to
them by Mrs. Spring, in 187 i.
CHURCHES IN DENMARK.
We have not been able to ascertain when or by whom the earliest churches
were founded in Denmark. The requisite data was promised by a gentleman
fully competent to deal with the subject, but from feeble health he was unable
to attend to the collection of facts in season ; and what is wanting in this
section may be found in a supplementary chapter entitled, "Aftermath and
Gleanings." The Congregationalists, Methodists, Baptists, and Universalists
are represented in the town at present.
CHURCHES IN BROWNFIELD.
For an account of ecclesiastical affairs relating to this town, the reader
is invited to turn to the historical sketch of the plantation and settlement.
242 EARLY CHURCHES AND MINISTERS.
CHURCHES IN FRYEBURG.
From Rev. Paul Coffin's journal we learn that he made a missionary
visit to Fryeburg in 1768, where he was bountifully entertained at the mansion
of Capt. Henry Young Brown, and at the home of John Webster, where he
records : " Drank a fine dish of tea, well suited with wheat bread and pumpkin
pye." This learned parson was one of the first to raise the Congregational
church banner in the town. Then came the Rev. William Fessenden, a
graduate of Harvard, who was called to settle as pastor. The Congregational
church was organized Aug. 28, 1775, and Mr. Fessenden ordained Oct. 11,
1775. His salary was paid in Indian corn at three shillings per bushel, and
rye at four shillings, for the first six years of his ministry. He was well
adapted to his charge and proved popular and useful, until his death. May 5,
1805. He was succeeded by Rev. Francis L. Whiting, whose ministry ter-
minated in 18 1 4. For a number of years Rev. Dr. Porter supplied the
church. On October, 1824, Rev. Carlton Hurd was ordained as pastor.
In 1787 the town voted to build a meeting-house, and formed a committee
to draft a plan and estimate the expense. For many years worship was held
in the small edifice, which was unpretentious in finish and limited in capacity,
being twenty-five by fifty feet, with three small windows of nine lights on
either side, and one at the end. This building was without pews or gallery.
The male persuasion were seated on one side and the females on the other,
"Quaker fashion"; and when, long afterwards, the pews were put in and the
congregation was seated promiscuously, it created wide-spread wonder. Some
of the early forms of worship were peculiar ; that is, they had a precentor,
same as in the Scottish kirk. When the hymn was announced Joshua Gamage
rose near the pulpit, and immediately those who engaged in "singin' tewnes "
moved from various parts of the congregation and assembled around the
leader; then they made a "joyful noise unto the Lord."
The Baptists obtained a hearing in town about 1790, and Elder Zebedee
Richardson moved there with his family and gathered a church. For many
years he preached, alternating with Mr. Fessenden, at the Centre, Corner,
and north part of the town. This mutual fellowship and good-will continued,
each minister holding his co-laborer with respect and esteem. Mr. Richardson
deceased when many of his members were advanced in life, and as he was
not succeeded by one of his denomination, the church in process of time
became invisible.
The Methodists, Freewill Baptists, and Universalists have flourished
betimes in Fryeburg, some of them having birth and support in controversies
and doctrinal contentions such as are too common between rival sects.
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CHURCHES IN CONWAY.
Congrej^atioiial Church. — " Pigwacket, upon the Saco," represented
an area so extensive that we find the same difficulties attending our attempt
to write of the early churches and ministers that were met with in our treat-
ment of civil affairs. The same families are represented as being inhabitants
of Fryeburg and Conway, and the same events are mentioned as having
occurred in both towns. Rev. Timothy Walker, who lived in Pennycook, now
Concord, followed some of his parishioners through the wilderness, on horse-
back, to "Pigwacket, upon the Saco," and from his journal we copy a few-
statements. He set out for Pigwacket Sept. 19, 1764, and on the 21st lodged
at a meadow above the great falls on Saco river. On Saturday, the 2 2d, he
reached his destination, and on Sunday, following, found forty-five persons
present to hear the gospel. He viewed the interval and great meadows; also
Lovewell's pond. He was entertained during the week at Mr. Spring's and
Nathaniel Merrill's. After baptizing Elizabeth, daughter of Jedediah Spring,
he "set out homeward with a large company." Two years later, Sunday,
Sept. 28, 1766, he wrote: "Preached at Mr. Swan's in Pigwacket." On this
trip he baptized Judith, daughter of Captain Walker, Susanna Holt, Barnard,
son of Timothy Walker, Jr., Susanna, daughter of Samuel Osgood, Ann,
daughter of Leonard Harriman, Robert, son of David Page, William, son of
John Evans, Sarah, daughter of David Evans, \\'illiam, son of William Eaton,
Moses, son of James Osgood, and William, son of Benjamin Osgood.
Irregular religious services were held in Conway from the coming of
Timothy Walker until the population had so increased that efficient measures
were instituted for the settlement of a regular minister. Rev. William Fes-
senden, the minister at Fryeburg, was engaged, in 1775, to preach one-third
of the time during summer, to be paid four pounds and fourteen shillings for
his services.
A call was extended to Rev. Nathaniel Porter, in 1778, which was
accepted, and his salary fixed at £k,^ for the first year. A church was organ-
ized by Mr. Fessenden, Aug. 18, 1778, and Mr. Porter installed pastor in
October of that year. He continued in this relation until his death, Nov. 10,
1836. He was born in Topsfield, Mass., Jan. 14, 1745, and graduated from
Harvard College in 1768. He cleared his own glebe and toiled hard, amid
many deprivations, as a farmer. Many of his first sermons were written by
the light of pitch-wood. He baptized three hundred and forty-five persons
and received into the church one hundred and six members.
Rev. Benjamin G. Willey was ordained an associate pastor in 1824, and
continued his labors down to 1832. He was a member of the Willey family
involved in the disaster at the slide of the White Mountains, born in Conway,
Feb. II, 1796. He was author of "Incidents in White Mountain History."
244 EARLY CHURCHES AND MINISTERS.
The first meeting-house was put up in 1773 by the town. This sanctuary
was located in a portion of the town "deemed eligible for a city," on the plain
"below Pine hill and the Rattlesnake projection of the Green Hill range."
This location proved unsatisfactory, and before the house was finished it was
taken down and removed to Conway Centre, where Doctor Porter commenced
his pastorate labors. Another meeting-house was built, in 1793-5, in North
Conway; in 1826, another house was dedicated at Conway Village.
Baptist Church. — This body was organized, at the house of Samuel
Willey, Aug. 26, 1796. Amos Morrell was chosen deacon, and Samuel Willey,
clerk. Richard Smith was ordained pastor in the same year, and a farm pur-
chased for his glebe. Those who had been taxed to support the Congrega-
tional minister, when wishing to attend the services of the new organization,
entered their protest against further compulsory taxation for the maintenance
of the "Standing order," and in 1800 the town voted to exempt the Baptists
from all the mmister tax that stood against them. This society immediately
petitioned the General Court for incorporation; this prayer was answered and
they were incorporated. Elder Roswell Mears became pastor in 1799 and
settled on the ministerial farm.
Freewill Baptist Church. — Elder Benjamin Manson organized a
church of this denomination, in 1826, with a membership of twenty-nine. An
accession of fourteen members was received in 1832, and in 1834 the mem-
bership was eighty-four. This body was known as the Conway and Eaton
church. Subsequently the church was divided, and the Conway section had
a membership of sixty-five in 1842. With periods of alternating success and
decline the organization lost its visibility, and a new church was organized.
This body has ceased to exist.
Other religious denominations gained a foot-hold in town, but at a period
so late that we shall not consider their history pertinent to this volume.
CHURCHES IN BARTLETT.
Freewill Baptists. — A church representing this useful denomination,
with thirty-five members, was organized in 1818. In 1825, from the fruits of
revival, sixteen members were added. In 1834 the interest had so far declined
that a vote was passed in a quarterly-meeting session to drop them from the
roll. Such substantial materials were found there by a committee sent to
visit the defunct society that a new organization was effected. Additions were
made of thirteen members in 1834, and in 1843 the number was increased to
sixty-two members. The wicked old wolf seems to have stolen in among the
sheep soon after, and with tooth and claw set about their destruction. The
church was reported to be "in a low, scattered, and divided state," and
various committees sent to counsel them. In 1855 they were enjoined to
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walk in gospel order, and to cultivate a spirit of mutual forbearance and
concession toward each other, and to be more attentive to their religious
duties. A committee was formed to visit the church in 1856, to see if its
members had exemplified this spirit, as advised. From intermittent revivals
new members were added, but the body was dropped again in 1883. A
second Freewill Baptist church had been gathered in Bartlett in 1836, and
was connected with the quarterly-meeting, with thirty members. Four years
afterwards it was pronounced dead, although some worthy members survived
the general dissolution. The verdict of the recorder was : " Died at the age
of four."
Methodist Cliurdi. — Methodism seems to have been more congenial
to the soil of Baitlett than some other "isms," or, at least, it took deeper root.
A society of this order was incorporated here, by act of the Legislature, in
1827. In 1832 there were 179 members of the Bartlett charge, which, I sup-
pose, included the church or class in Conway and in Jackson. A list of the
names of members has been preserved, but without any mark to indicate what
towns they were inhabitants of. In 1837 there were three classes in Bart-
lett, one in Jackson, and three in Conway, thus constituting a circuit. The
church in Bartlett was composed of twenty-seven members, of the most re-
spectable families, in 1838. A lot was purchased and a church built in 1839.
No. I, Lower Bartlett, Daniel E. Pendexter, class leader; No. 2, Aliddlc Dis-
trict, Jonathan Gale, class leader; No. 3, Upper Bartlett, John Seavey, class
leader. The members of the Pendexter family in Bartlett have been staunch
and devoted supporters of the Methodist church.
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K it understood, at the beginning of this chapter, that it was not
prepared under the influence of a sacrilegious spirit. My purpose
is to illustrate the quaint speech and old-time customs of the sub-
stantial, unpolished pillars of the church, as represented in the
rural districts during the early years of the present century.
Many of those somewhat primitive "breth-ring and sist-ring," to whom
the author listened when young, were persons of excellent character and
superior natural endowments, whose public addresses in the house of God
were both dignified, instructive, and impressive; their whole lives were filled
with useful service for humanity, and their influence for good is indestructible.
We recall the names of some ministers, who were called from the plow-handles
and work-bench to assume the duties of their sacred office, who became emi-
nent for piety and profound in their knowledge of the inspired volume; they
were commanding in person, powerful in the pulpit, and genial at the fireside.
Their sermons may have been unmethodical, their enunciation and grammar
defective, and their gestures ungraceful; but, by diligent application to study,
keen observation of human nature, and the essential quality of hard common
sense, supplemented by voices of resounding power, they drove home the
truth with sledge-hammer force. They graduated from the pine groves and
field-sides, and their whole lives savored of the times in which they lived.
The following simple lines, composed many years ago, were suggested
while listening to one of the venerable ministers, and epitomize some of their
peculiar characteristics :
THE PRIMITIVE PKEACHEK.
He was a man of sterling worth.
And taught to reverence God from birth ;
A sound experience lie possessed,
And daily walked as he professed ;
He had a call direct from God
To preach the message of his word,
And dare not wait to study Greek,
But found the truth at Jesus' feet.
His heart the warning Spirit moved,
He saw that time must be improved ;
His home was dear, and friends loved well.
Yet he could not among them dwell ;
With falling tears and heart-felt groans
He ventured forth, but not alone,
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For Christ had promised, " I will be
Within thy heart to strengthen thee."
His pockets held no scribbled lines,
To chill the heart and please the mind
Of tliose who walked the road of sin.
And sought its glittering toys to win.
He found no work for velvet hands,
Nor was he swathed with paper bands.
But came to feed the hungry poor
With manna fresh from Heaven's store.
God made his great commission known,
And Satan's hosts were overthrown ;
The sharp-edged sword the soldier bore
Wounded the harnessed Ahab sore.
And drove his armies from the field
Before his gospel-burnished shield.
He could not stop for storm or wind ;
His feet were shod like David's "hind,"
And through the land by night and day
The faithful preacher made his way ;
His faitlrclad prayers were not denied,
But all his needs the Lord supplied.
His loins with Truth were girt about.
The breast-plate he was not without.
Shielded in faith with all the rest,
And on his head salvation's crest.
Thus armed and qualified to fight.
He met the foe with main and might,
And victory crowned the preacher's toil,
For ransomed souls were his rich spoil ;
Thougli thousands by the truth were slain,
The number soon were "born again,"
And walked in paths of glory bright.
With Christ their everlasting light.
» These heralds on the watchman's tower
Proclaimed a gospel rich with power.
And taught that all who wore a crown
Must heed the trumpet's warning sound.
They often walked with solemn face.
With downcast look and trembling pace ;
When dying men to judgment bound
Could sport upon such dangerous ground.
These veterans fought the battle well.
And rescued souls from sin and hell.
Some still remain to point the way.
And teach us how to preach and pray.
Hold up your heads, ye noble men !
Your warfare soon will have an end.
And you shall bear rich sheaves of grain.
The souls of men once " born again."
A few more rounds upon the wall.
To sound the watchman's faithful call.
Then cross the floods and be at rest
Within the mansions of the blest.
The narration of events now to appear are true delineations made up
from personal observations during the author's early years. The names of
persons are adapted.
Before there were any churches built of wood and stone in country
towns — when churches were composed of human intelligences — the "meetin'
248 "A GINERAL MEE TIN '.■•■•
houses" were erected on the highest eminences and seemed to suggest that
those who selected these altitudes did so with the purpose of facilitating com-
munication between the members of the body militant and that triumphant by
applying the short range principle.
From the pulpit of one of these churches of high standing, on an early
winter Sabbath, the old-fashioned pastor gave the following announcement :
"A Gineral Meetin' will be held in this house the first week in Jinewerry to begin
on a-Tuesday at one of the clock and continoe over the foUering Sabbath. All are
invited to prepare straw and provender for man and beast."
Mid-week, following this notice, the old elder made a tour of his parish
to learn what arrangements were being perfected for the entertainment of the
expected guests. His high-posted sorrel mare and correspondingly high-
backed sleigh, with his stately form towering amid-ships, were seen advancing
down the "Walker lane."
Entering the farm-house of one of the venerable members of his flock,
whom we will call Brother Hunchcome, he approached the fire and began to
unswathe his neck, divesting it of several thicknesses of bandanna and worsted.
After being seated and made comfortable by the genial warmth of the roaring
open fire, the elder opened the following conversation :
" Brother and Sister Hunchcome, there's to be a gineral meetin' at the
meetin' house tu convene on a-Tuesday next, and tu continoe over the
Saba-day."
"So I larned," replied Brother Hunchcome.
"And I drove down to see how meny delegates ye could 'commerdate;
'spose ye'n Sister Hunchcome are willin' tu take kere o' some on 'em."
"Sartin! Sartin!"
"How meny ken we put up, mother?" asked Brother Hunchcome of his
good wife.
Aunt Pattie smoothed her apron, adjusted the ruffles of her immaculate
cap, and bowed her head for consideration. After a brief silence she called
up a compassionate expression and said :
"Wall, father, I think we ken take kere of 'bout six or half dozzen 'thout
crowdin'."
"Mother sez 'bout six, sir."
"'Bout six," repeats the elder. "Very well; that'll do. How are you'n
Sister Hunchcome enjoyin' yer minds now-days.'"
"Cumf-table, cumf-table," responded Brother Hunchcome. "But we be
greatly consarn'd 'bout the meetin's; we be very anxious for an outpourin' o'
the Sparit durin' the gineral meetin'."
"That's well, my brother and sister; that's well; let us pray for this
blessin'."
'A GINERAL MEETIN\" 249
Bowing around the hearth-stone the holy man prayed substantially as
follows :
"O Lard, comniarnd thy blessin' upon thy sarvant and handy-maiden;
re-ward them for the hospitality bestow-ed upon thy saints ; and in entertainin'
stran-gers may they entertain an-gels on-awares. Hev marcy on the on-con-
sarned and car-nally minded; pour thy Sparit down co-piously 'pon thy Zion;
let show-rs o' grace visit thy plantation durin' the gineral meetin' 'bout to
convene arnong us — for thy name and marcy sake, Amen."
This done, all arose, hands were shaken again, and the elder proceeded
on his way.
A counsel was immediately called and all "sot on the question." Great
changes would be necessary. New cribs must be extemporized in the wide
barn, considerable additions made to the stock of available provision in larder
and cupboard, and the house renovated and put in trim for company. With
claw-hammer and an old basin of rusty nails in hand the head of the house-
hold started toward the barn. All was bustle within the great farm-house
kitchen. The women girded up their loins with apron strings, put their arms
akimbo, and all day long the business-like footfall of housewife was heard
between the meal-chest, pantry, and hearth-stone. Puddings of ponderous
size and chaotic immaturity were forwarded into the cavernous depths of the
great, brick oven; loaves of "rye'n ingun" bread, yellow as gold and of old-
school size, were housed away in the same harmless sepulchre ; beans by the
peck, embalmed in pork of "home raisin'," were stowed in the same capa-
cious receptacle, while pies, pancakes, jumbles, and "must-go-down" graced
the long shelving of the pantry.
When the culinary preparations had been completed the "wimmin folks"
went about to "rid up the house." The "fore-rume" (no parlors then) was
put in trim for company; bed linen aired and changed; laundried curtains
hung at the small windows ; the fire -board taken down and the brass andirons
polished; and with sweeping, brushing, and dusting, all things wore an air of
tidiness and inviting comfort.
The arrival of the "meetin' folk" was both interesting to anticipate and
amusing to behold. There were disciples of every grade — elders, deacons,
delegates, messengers, breth-ring, sist-ring, convarts, new-lights, and come-
outers. Standish Neck and Raymond Gore produced subjects suitable for
observation by the students of anatomy and fashion. Quaint, queer old fel-
lows, some of these! Many were maimed or deformed in some way. Such
costumes! Swallow-tailed coats that had been worn on a wedding-day forty
years before; pantaloons "pulled a year too soon" and crooked as a boat-
knee; waistcoats of sufficient extent to answer all purposes of propriety; tall
hats, bell-crowned and ragged as sackcloth, that formed a materialized para-
dox because short; dickeys suggestive of the sides of a wheelbarrow, that
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were calculated to keep one's head level; turn-down collars, over which poured
a set of neck whiskers like the water at high flood over a river dam. Some
had evidently made a suffering attempt to shave, but their rusty old razor, like
a broken-toothed rake, had left many "scatterings" here and there. One
had a pair of eyebrows as long and outstanding as the ears of a lynx-cat.
Another had, perforce, started a mustache, which had passed the age of "vel-
vet" and was then in the "plush." Some of the more venerable breth-ring,
who had "fought through many a battle sore," carried canes cut from the
forest, crooked as the limbs they were intended to support, forming, thus, a
bond of sympathy mutually helpful. The anatomical isthmus connecting
head and trunk of these veterans was well swathed in the many-fold thick-
nesses of ample cravats, and others, more dignified, wore the wide neck-stock
secured by a buckle behind. The more unfortunate had lost an eye, and
those who possessed two were afflicted by some "impediment" in them.
Let us pay our respects to the beasts that brought these brethren and
sisters. These were of all builds and colors; so were the vehicles to which
they were attached by tug and toggle. There were black horses in yellow
sleighs, yellow horses in black sleighs; gray horses in blue pungs and white
horses in red pungs. Some were wrapped about with segments of a bed quilt,
others covered by the skin of a heifer found dead in the pasture. Sleigh-bells
all sizes, from that of the "crab apple" to the "pumpkin sweet."
The "gineral meetin'" was convened at last and important conventional
business attended to. Elder Linscott was called to the chair to "preside over
said meetin"," while Elder Winterwade was called upon to "open said meeting
by prayer." What an all-comprehending invocation that was! Considerable
time and force were spent in thanksgiving for such "temporal and spiritual
blessin's as had been 'sperianced during the past year — ah; for the gracious
outpourin' o' the Sparit upon the various pastorial charges; for the presarva-
tion of the lives of so many breth-ring and sister-ing — ah." Then he turned
the switch and ran on another track; prayed for "wisdom and on-derstanding
for the transaction of all deliberations — ah ; that a sparit o' unison and mag-
nimousness might prevail — ah; that ministers might be an-ninted with pow-er
to preach the word — ah ; that the breth-ring and sist-ring might put shoulther
to the wheel — ah ; and that the gineral meetin' would resound to the glory o'
the Lard and the edification o' the people."
As an interlude a "pennyroyal hymn" was sung; it ran as follows:
"Come, my bretli-ring, let us try, for a little season,
Every burden to lay by, come and let us reason."
"The chear is reddy for bizness."
" Move we hear report o' the churches."
"Raymond church fust on the list. Any delegate from Raymond.'"
"A GINERAL MEETING" 251
The "breth-ring" looked around. A cane rattled in a wing pew, and
presently the Raymond delegate, in the person of Deacon Dingley, arose to
speak.
" Hem! Ahem ! My breth-ring, I'm the missinger from Raymond Gore
church. Ahem ! I'm sorry to report a low state o' Zion 'mongst us, my breth-
ring; very low state o' Zion. Many are on the background — ah, and some
have hanged their 'arps on the willers by the cold streams o' Bab-Ion.
There have been some signs o' rain, but all signs fail in a dry time — ah. But
we hope for better days, my breth-ring. The Raymond Gore church needs
the slayin' power — ah ; a terrible shakin' o' the dry bones — ah. We ask for the
prayers o' the gineral meetin" for a blessin' on Raymond Gore church."
"Windham church next on the list. Any delegate from Windham.'"
An old brother with but one eye responded. His hair was iron gray and
"banged" over his wrinkled forehead. With trembling hands he grasped the
back of the pew in front, and with a voice that might have been a cross
between the chirping of a cricket and the filing of a mill-saw he gave his
report. He seemed to be deeply moved by some inward storm, which was
indicated by clouds, thick and gloomy, that gathered about his brow ; it burst
forth at length, and the rain-drops fell thick and fast from his weeping eyes.
Windham had been wonderfully favored. For a long time a few faithful
"breth-ring and sist-ring had been crying atween the porch and the altar;
long, patiently, and with unfaltering importunity had these wrastled with the
Lord until all on a sudden, in an on-expected moment, the winders o' heaven
flew open and showers of blessin's came down upon the dry an' parch-ed
ground — ah. Many of the gay-minded, bloomin' youth had forsaken the
follies and frolics of this world to jine the church ; scores who had wandered
and backslidden had come home where there's bread 'nough'n to spare; fatted
calves that had been kept for these disloyal, prodigal sons until they were
four-year-olds were now butchered and served up, not as rra/, but as h'lf —
no great loss 'thout some small gain, my breth-ring — and the weddin' garment
and bridle ring bestow-ed upon them. It was believed that some o' the con-
varts would be called to preach and others to prophesy. Old feuds had been
settled, and breth-ring who held hardness agin each other for lo! these many
years had acknowledged their faultiness, and now took sweet counsel togather."
This report was very well received and the remarks of the delegate from
Windham were frequently interrupted by "Amen," and "Bless the Lord,''
from those who listened to the good news.
"Limin'ton church next on the list. Any delegate from Limin'ton?"
A fine, child-like voice was heard in one of the rear pews and the chair-
man recognized "Brother Perkins, the delegate from Limin'ton."
"I am sorry to report," said Brother Perkins, "that the Limin'ton
church's in a sad condition, and I'm terribly feared our can'lestick will be
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remov-ed out o' its place. There seems to be a-a-a skism in tlie body, a sparit
o' disunity an' hardness, my breth-ring. The ole inimy, he seems to be set
luse 'mongst us, an' he's caus-ed se-rous trouble in the church an' community.
There's Brother Purin'ton an' Brother Emery, theys hard agin one nuther;
Brother Purin'ton, he girdled Brother Emery's young orchard, and Brother
Emery, he throwed pison inter Brother Purin'-ton's well, he did. Then Brother
Purin'ton, he kill-ed Brother Emery's dog, he did, an' Brother Emery, he
knocked off the horns from Brother Purin'ton's cattle, he did. Wus than
that, my breth-ring. Sister Severings, she backbitted 'ginst Sister Mulberry,
and then Sister Mulberry, she called Sister Severings scandle-munger, she did.
Well, my breth-ring, things went from bad to wus until Sister Mulberry and
Sister Severings, they met one tother down in Sargent Nason's blueberry past-
ure; I say these two sist-ring met down there and they gut into a quarrel and
then they called one nuther hard names not lawful for me to utter, and then
they clinched, they did (groans from the breth-ring), an' tugged, and scratched,
and pulled one tother's hair, till Nason's dog, old Jowler, he beared the
racket'n come dashin' down the pasture'n Betsey, she run one way, and
Sally, she run tother. We hope the prayers of the gineral meetin' will be
offered for the church of Limin'ton."
At the close of the foregoing report the chairman suggested a hymn, and
Elder Oilytongue struck,
"From whence dotli tliis union arise, that liatred is conquereil by love," etc.
Elder Peacemaker moved that a council be called to set with the Liming-
ton church and see what could be done to reconcile these alienated ones.
The motion was seconded by Deacon Parsons, of Waterborough, and the
committee was appointed by the chair.
The evening shadows were now falling, and a brother suggested that
"wisdom was profitable to direct," and a motion to adjourn until the call of
the chair was carried.
Elder Heatherway, the pastor of the church where the general meeting
was convened, then announced that there would be "preachin' at airly can'le
litin'," and the session was closed.
"'Cordin' to pintment," the people gathered at the gloaming to listen to
the word. The ministers had taken their places in and about the pulpit —
the old, high pulpit overhung by the bell-like sounding-board.
Groans from the brethren escaped, sighs from the sisters were heaved;
groans came down from the desk and up from the wing pews.
Barney Slocum was seen climbing the rickety singing-seat stairs with
the green baize bag that contained what old Sister Dearborn called the
"bull-fiddle." Ransum Edwards was to lead the singing; he was waiting
with tuning-fork in hand for the coming of Barney, who had now removed
'A GINERAL MEETIN\" 253
the covering from his bass viol and was rubbing the bovt- upon a piece
of resin.
Groans and sighs !
"Lard, help! "
" Du, Lard ! "
" Hev marcy ! "
" Du, Lard ! "
Groans !
Sighs !
Elder Pinkhorn slowly arose in the pulpit with open pennyroyal hymn-
book in hand, and after looking benignantly over the waiting congregation,
said: "We will now begin the sarvice by the use of hymn ninety-six, common,
pertick'ler metre; hymn n-i-n-e-ty-six." He then began to read with deep
intonation of voice,
" Hark ! from the tomb a doleful souud."
The rise and fall of his voice was like a boat bounding over small bil-
lows— solemn, musical, singular. When the last and eighth stanza had been
read there was a pause, followed by the rap of Ransum's tuning-fork, the
accompaniment of a twang from Barney's instrument of three strings, and the
voice of the leader, "do-me-sol-do-o-o." And then the congregation arose and
the choir started in. The congregation had been invited to "jine in the
singin'" and some "jined."
Now the leader was a man of time and didn't wait for anybody. Whether
they sang high or sang low ; whether they sang fast or sang slow, it was all
the same to him, and he pushed right on to the end of the stanza. If others
kept pace it was all well, but if they were not to the front in season, Ransum
boldly waded into the next verse, and away they went, nip and tuck, hip and
thigh, tooth and claw, on the "home stretch." Ransum was leader, and he
led, whether or no.
And Barney had but one tune for all measures; that he had learned to
plav in his youth; it was set to the words, "Fire on the mountains, run, boys,
run." Notwithstanding the galloping character of this "worldly tune," Bar-
ney declared that by going fast or slow, he could adapt it to the rollicking
hymn of "Ca-ne-an, bright Ca-ne-an," or "Old Hundred." Taken all in all,
it was powerful music and served in good stead in those old-time and unme-
thodical services. What was wanting in harmony was made up in noise ;
consequently, if somewhat inartistic, abundant in quantity.
The congregation seated.
Silence for a brief space.
Groans from ministry and laymen.
An awful hush like a lull in time.
"Lard, help!"
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"Du, Lard!"
"Hem! Ahem!"
Elder Muchamore moves forward in prayer. With hands clasped over
the pulpit cushion, face uplifted, and one eye closed, he opens with the fol-
lowing words :
"It is through a well-directed train o' thy Providence that we're spar-ed,
the monuments o' thy marcy; had thou dealt with us 'cordin" to our de-sarts,
we should long ago been cut off as cu-cumborers o' thy ground. Hear thou
in heav-un, thy dwellin'-place, an' answer us upon airth. We would not utter
the prayer o' the republican, but that o' the sinner. Visit thy vine-yard. Send
co-pious show-ers o' grace. Du thou a-nint thy sarvants with holy ile; make
'em sharp thrashin' instruments havin' teeth. May they give the trumpet a
sartin sound. Bless thou the breth-ring and sist-ring who hev come so far
over hills and through valleys to 'tend this gineral meetin' ; du, Lard. Hev
marcy on the on-faithful and on-consarned. We be all 'tar-nity bound crit-
ters ; all goin' to the judgment where the wor-rum dieth not and the fire is
niver squinched. Marcy! Marcy! Marcy! Du help the brother who hez the
word to preach. May he hev the two-edged se-word that divides the jints an'
the marrow. Let the word melt harts as wax upon a hot rock. Re-vive thy
wark. Pour down thy Sparit. Marcy ! Hev marcy — for thy name an' marcy's
sake, warld without eend. Aman."
Elder Hardback now arises and reads hymn forty-five, long metre. The
congregation is again cordially invited to "jine in the singin'."
"Rap!"
"Ring!"
"Twang!"
" Do-me-sol-do-o-o-o."
"When strangers stand and hear me tell."
Away goes Barney's viol at the tune of " Fire on the mountains, run,
boys, run." Away went Ransum, as leader, as determined as ever to be on
time. But this was a somewhat difficult piece, and the various singers were
soon entangled in the complicated intricacies of the old tune, and like sheep
were running in all directions. Some were trying to follow Barney, some
Ransum, and some sang independent. This was too much for Elder Hard-
hack, and he called a halt by shouting, "That'll do, that'll do; omit the last
six stanzas."
Sermon-time has come at last, and old Elder MacGravity rises to address
the congregation. His introduction was as follows :
" My beloved breth-ring and sist-ring, I feel very on-warthy to arise
before ye, but my mind has been deeply impressed with a passage o' Scripter,
which, if it be the will o' the Lard, I shall use as the foundation o' my re-
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marks. The text may be found in the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter
twenty-five, first verse: 'Then shall the kingdom of heaven be liken-ed unto
ten virgins, which took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom.'
" We onderstand this to be one of our Marster's most strikin' and im-
pressive parables. It has to do with events of the most momen-tus character.
" The event employed as an illustration is that of an Eastern weddin',
an oriental weddin', my breth-ring, and the — the — the weddin' precession.
They who was tu take part in the precession had torches, and carried vessels
of ile into which they dip-ped them now'n then to keep 'em burnin', my breth-
ring — ah. But the bridegroom on this occasion delay-ed his comin', an' the
onwise vargins they burn-ed up all their ile, they did; burn-ed up all their ile;
and when they all slumbered and slep' there was a shout, ye see, ' Behold the
bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him." And these onwise vargins
exclaim-ed, 'Our lamps be gone out.' Ye onderstand they had no ile, my
breth-ring, no ile in their vessels. The ile means grace, my breth-ring. Hev
ye any grace in yer hearts, my breth-ring, any grace — ah, in yer hearts — ah ?
Behold, the bridegroom cometh! Go — ye — out — to — meet him. See tu it
that ye don't git caught like foolish vargins without any ile; without any grace."
For want of space we cannot report the sermon in full. It was an extem-
pore undertaking, plain, exhortive, and practical; well adapted to the times
and conditions, and left upon the minds of the hearerS; — who were not sound
asleep — a deep and, we trust, lasting impression.
The visiting brothers and sisters now repaired to the homes of the farmers
round-about to which they had been assigned by the pastor in charge, and
while the horses were "baited" at the barn the company gathered about the
cheerful fire to discuss the business transactions of the morning session,
the sermon to which all had listened, and the "state of Zion " at large.
Here was an opportunity for observing primitive fashions and quaint
speech. Among those entertained at the good home of Brother and Sister
Hunchcome was Elder Hornbeam. This "sarvant o' the Most High" had
passed over the ridge-pole of life and was venerable in years. He was tall
and well formed; his head high and intellectual; his visage elongated; com-
plexion fair. His mild blue eyes, beaming from under heavy brows, gave to
his calm face a benignant and compassionate expression. A wavy "temple-
lock" was allowed to flourish at the side of his cleanly shaven face. His coat
was of "snuff-color," double-breasted, and "swallow-tailed"; neck well pro-
tected by a broad, white neck-cloth. His voice was deep and sonorous; his
pronunciation moderate and distinct.
Deacon Steadfast was also a guest at the home of the Hunchcomes.
How can we draw his portrait with tardy pen? He was short and inclined to
corpulency; broad, expanding, and well-fed. His form was somewhat bent by
hard toil, and his bowing knees indicated too much weight from above. If the
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pious deacon had a neck it was not visible, and his large, square head seemed
to rest upon his trunk. Long, shaggy eyebrows were in vogue when the
deacon's creation was effected ; in the ingredients there was no lack of hair.
His face was fat and ruddy; his nose large, wide at the end, and pugnacious;
his lip, broad and full; his chin, square-cut, well turned up, and firm as granite.
Little bright eyes twinkled with exuberant good nature, but in depths far
removed from the outer world. The garments constituting the deacon's attire
were of ample circumference, giving evidence of a superabundance of cloth
when the several articles of apparel were formulated ; but the wool had been
taken from liis own flock, the "full-cloth" woven by his good wife, and what
cared he how much was required. He was a man of liberal soul, who wanted
his limbs to articulate with unobstructed freedom. There were no buttons
behind for ornament without use — that would savor of vanity — but two neigh-
borly rows in front, with button-holes to match, of course. His voice was
thick and husky. Such is an outline of Deacon Steadfast, traveling com-
panion of Elder Hornbeam, as seen in the home of Bro. Hezekiah Hunchcome.
Numbered among the female guests at the fireside were two matronly-
looking sisters whose antipodal physiognomy and costumes require descrip-
tions of extreme contrast. Sister Warpingstick was tall, thin, sharp-featured,
fidgety. Her face was as white and rigid as the chiseled marble ; her thin,
compressed lips seldom opened in speech, but her piercing, black eyes scin-
tillated with unmistakable determination. Her attenuated form required small
space on earth, but reached heavenward wonderfully. Her passage through
this world displaced but little atmosphere, but she could /iwk doivn upon
common folk. In all her attire, order and extreme tidiness were observable.
There was no superflous flummery, no attempt at display. A small, simple
cap set lightly upon her abundant, white hair; a white kerchief was ginned
neatly about her shoulders. Not more than six yards of plain, worsted stuff
were used in making her dress. Her movements were nervous and pro-
nounced, her words few and pointed. When she violated the rules of her
code of conduct by speaking, it was evident that her views were seasoned
and unbending. To sum up, Sister Warpingstick was a pure-minded, keen-
witted, critical, unsympathetic woman, held in respect for her spotless integ-
rity, uncompromising dignity, and precision of life.
By her side sat Sister Comfortmaker, with an enormous area of facial
territory upon which the sun never seemed to set. Jovial good nature was
in every lineament of that combination of features; it glinted from her full,
blue eyes, radiated on her plump, ruddy cheeks, played pranks about her-
broad mouth, and capered around her robust nose. A great, rich smile sat
on her ample face as faithfully as a brooding fowl. Her voice was low and
plaintive; fragrant her words of gentleness, sympathy, and goodness of heart.
The full ruffles of a great lace cap enframed her face, a string of gold beads
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encircled her fat neck, a broad collar lay well out over her figured dress, and
laundried cuffs formed the terminal ornaments of her full sleeves. About
her broad forehead a profusion of fluffy hair was seen, while a stray, curling
lock escaped from her cap behind. Her sturdy form must have considerable
room upon earth ; high altitudes to her were unknown. A motherly, much-
beloved, useful, happy-hearted woman was Sister Comfortmaker ; a soul that
would be greatly missed and deservedly lamented when removed from her
neighborhood and from the church.
Between the elder, deacon, and Brother Hunchcome conversation ran into
religious channels, and waxed warm and vehement as doctrinal themes were
considered. With great gravity and much evidence of ripe learning, the man
of God elucidated the fundamental principles of the sacred system, but with
considerate complacency gave place to those with whom he held converse.
When he saw that his brethren were becoming too much intensified with ardor,
he prudently turned the trend of thought and guided the discussion to more
practical matters.
There had been some unusual elements developed at the business session
of the general meeting; especially so, the report from the Limington church.
The elder thought the delegate had been imprudent in dealing with particu-
lars and personalities : that these should not have been alluded to in public,
but relegated to some committee whose wisdom prepared them to deal with
such matters. But Deacon Steadfast argued that business of an ecclesiastical
character should never be done in a corner, and thus excite the suspicions
of an observing world ; that such matters should be exposed and publicly
denounced that others might take warning and not fall into the same unbe-
coming example. But all agreed that there was a sad state of affairs at
Limington, which should be attended to without delay. As the brethren and
sisters there were not now under the restraining influence of grace, but given
over to the Old Enemy, it would require great wisdom and discreetness to
bring about an amicable settlement between the offended and offensive parties.
To all these words the modest sisters at the other side of the hearth-stone
gave respectful attention. Sister Warpingstick sat bolt upright in her high-
backed chair, with a face as expressionless as a loaf of unleavened bread ;
while dear old Sister Comfortmaker, with elevated face, gazed upon the
brethren from beneath her gold-bowed spectacles with great manifestation of
interest, nodding assent occasionally, as she caught the elder's eye. But the
discussion was abruptly discontinued by the announcement, by Sister Hunch-
come, that supper was "reddy."
"Come, my breth-ring," called Brother Hunchcome, "gather round now
and make yerselves to-home."
Rattle of chairs.
Impressive silence.
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Brother Hunchcome nods to the elder, who understands the suggestive
hint and rises to " exercise marcy." All eyes were reverently closed, and, save
the subdued voice of the elder, it was so still one could have picked up a pin.
The grace done, the responsive nostrils dilated with blissful anticipation when
touched by the savory odors of the steaming pudding and toothsome brown
bread. The great spoons were handled with alacrity and familiar dexterity as
the platters were handed from guest to guest. To say that these visitors were
abstemious, or that they did not do honor and justice to the cooking of Sister
Hunchcome, would be a wide deviation from the truth of fact: and when all
had sufficed and moved from the bountiful board, Elder Hornbeam was seen
to cast a lingering, lonesome glance at the wholesome remains of the repast,
as if lamenting his inability, in consequence of want of capacity, to continue
the delightful employment of feeding the "outward man,"
The church bell at the distant village was now reminding the resting and
refreshed brothers and sisters that there was no time to be squandered, and
all haste was made to reach the house of worship in season.
Brother Hunchcome hastily lighted liis tin "barn-lanthern," clapped the
broad ring upon his stubbed thumb, and was off to get the horses. Then was
heard the loud voices of the men mingling with the merry jingle of rapidly-
handled sleigh-bells. Meanwhile, hoods, shawls, and mufflers were put on by
the women, and when the horses were led to the door and Deacon Steadfast
shouted "rill reddy," they stepped aboard, white-oak whip-staffs were applied,
and away went the cavalcade of disciples.
Now Barney, the viol player, had brought his dinner of cakes seasoned
with carraway seeds, and took advantage of the intermission to put his instru-
ment in tune for the evening service. It had become so used to the one
piece of music that when once the strings were in chord the old thing would
almost go alone; a touch of the bow in the hand of the practised performer
and she responded promptly and melodiously. When the " airly meetin'
folks" reached the vestry their ears were saluted by the hoarse drone of
Barney's viol overhead.
Unknown to the congregation, Ransum Edwards had taken affront
because of the interruption of Elder Hardback when the singers became
entangled in "Old Bridgewater" at the afternoon service, and determined to
pay them back in the evening. He was in his place, as usual, waiting in
hateful anticipation for what he supposed would nearly upset the whole ser-
vice. Evidently some occult power, known only to the laws of psychology,
had developed a presentiment in the mind of one Elder Readyman, who was
to have charge of the evening services. After much shouting to horses with-
out, and stamping of feet within, the congregation settled down to silence
and — the brethren began to groan. Soon as the " sparit moved," Elder
Readyman announced that he sometimes led the congregational singing in
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his own meetings and invited the people present to "jine in singing" the
familiar hymn beginning with the words, "Go preach my gospel saith the
Lord." Now this elder had been in early years a teacher of simple music;
was possessed of a voice of great compass and charming flexibility. Feeling
fully competent to conduct the singing, he raised the "key-note" and grandly
was he supported by those old-fashioned saints, many of whom had been his
pupils in former years. If ever two men were astonished, then Ransum
Edwards and Barney Slocum were. The formei sat sulky and silent, but the
latter, not to be outdone, stood forth at the front gallery and sawed away with
all his might; the grum, deep sound of the viol, rising now and then above
the voices below, forming an excellent accompaniment to the vocal perform-
ances of the singers in the congregation. Indeed, Barney's arm seemed to
have been moved by the Spirit so that his old instrument gave forth no dis-
cordant sound. At any rate, the music was rousing and sublime, and the
whole subsequent service received such an impulse of inspiration that all
spiritual bearings were lubricated, all devotions ran smoothly, and the whole
wound up with shouts of victory.
As no one seemed to have "the word," Elder Readyman said the meeting
would be a sociable one, and in a rousing exhortation admonished the "breth-
ring and sistering to come up to the help o' the Lard agin the mighty; agin
the mighty, my beloved breth-ring — ah."
For a brief space an awful silence reigned; it seemed to hang like a thick
cloud over all; it was, properly speaking, "waiting for the angel to come and
trouble the pool"; otherwise, "waiting for the moving of the Sparit." At
length a terrible groan, solemn and savoring of the nether regions, escaped
from Deacon Steadfast; this knocked all the keys out, and the "odor of sanc-
tity " began to rise like invisible incense. Sighs and groans were now heard
from various pews ; they were getting up steam and an escape valve must be
opened somewhere, and that right early. Clear the track! Old Sister Spin-
dletree led the van in singing;
*' How happy is the man who has chosen wisdom's ways! "
Her head was in the rear end of an enormous churn bonnet, overhung by the
ample folds of a green baize veil. The ivory keys of her vocal organ were
nearly all absent, and her voice, like the wind at night when sporting with a
hemlock splinter on the boarding of the farm-house, sharp, rasping, and ear-
splitting. As soon as she had fairly "got the bitts in her teeth" and was in
the highway of melody, the members of the congregation began to tile into
line, like geese in the air, at the 'voice of their leader, while their discordant
notes resembled the figure of their flight. All the same, the old lady had the
inside track, and made good time down through all the curves of the stanza;
and such was the marvelous reserve force with which she seemed to be
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invested, that, with scarcely a moment's pause to take breath, she dashed
across the vacant space and struck boldly and with accelerated speed into the
next verse. Finding it to be an unequal race, many of the singers fell out by
the way, while a few bold spirits pressed nobly forward, though far in the
rear, to the end of the hymn.
Eloquent silence.
Startling groans.
"Help, Lard!"
"Du, Lard!"
"Hem! Ahem!"
"Ah-r-r-r! Oh!"
"Improve the time, breth-ring."
At this stage a heavy, thumping sound, suggestive of thick boots, was
heard in a wing pew; it was Deacon Pilkins falling down before the "marcy
seat." While there is an impressive, anticipatory hush over the congregation,
we may as well introduce Deacon Pilkins. He was a good man of his kind,
but known far and wide for his eccentricity of manners and speech when
engaged in devotion ; in consequence of this fame, the more fastidious and
precise who were present nearly lost their breath when he knelt to pray or
rose to address the people. One could never foretell what strange thing
might happen; what thunderbolt of expression might fall from his mouth.
He was a man whose language, when addressing his Master, indicated great
familiarity and absolute confidence; indeed, he talked to Him as a man con-
verseth with his friend face to face. He it was, when on his way to the
"gineral meetin'," who saw before him in the way a piece of glassy ice, and
knowing that his mare was "smooth shod" and likely to fall when she reached
this dangerous place, deemed it wisdom to apply the lash, and thus, by in-
creasing speed, peradventure she might pass over sure-footed. Alas! he was
doomed to disappointment and disaster, for she went down, and the deacon
kept on until his face came in contact with the shelly ice, which terribly lac-
erated his ponderous nose and split his nether lip. Filled with the most keen-
edged anger that ever drove grace out of a good man's heart, he climbed upon
his knees, and passing his hand across his marred visage and finding it covered
with blood, he sang out, " Now, Lard, I look pretty to go to a gineral meetin',
don't I?" Looking upon this accident as a temptation of the devil and being
determined to gain the victory, the heroic old deacon pushed forward and was
present at the opening session. But his great face, never noted for its beauty,
was so badly disfigured that he could scarcely crucify his pride sufficiently to
mortify the flesh in appearing at the front. Besides, his mouth was so swollen
that he found it difficult to speak; this had been exceedingly trying, and now,
having improved somewhat, the deacon would be heard from, "hit or miss,''
and he was.
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Bend an ear toward the wing-pew and it will be filled. Listen to the
voice of prayer.
"O-o-o-o Lard! Thy sarvant's been a-thinkin' 'bout the ka-lamity that
befell him while on the way tu the gineral meetin', he has; been lookin' on it
over'n me mind, Lard; been considerin' thet 'twas the device of the arch
inimy to keep thy sarvant away. But he couldn't do it. Hal-la-lu-yah !
Couldn't do it, could he, Lard? No, no. I'm on the ground, bless the Lard!
But, Lard, I've been afeared I give way to me passion when I fell on the ice
up'n Windom, I hev; and me spirit's been dreffully bow-ed down durin' the
gineral meetin'; clouds an' thick darkness bruded over me. Lard, if I done
wrong, pardon thy sarvant; hev marcy, du. Give me wisdom tu guide the ole
mare on me way home; interpose. Lard; don't let her fall down and cause
thy sarvant to utter on-lawful words, I beseech of thee. Bless the gineral
meetin'; pour down of thy Sparit; melt the hearts o' the rebellious sons and
darters o' men; put 'em into the ark o' safe-ty and shut 'em in. Lard. Take
kere o' me ole lady ter home; keep her stidfast ontu the eend. A-men."
"Amen " from the leader, who then calls for the hymn beginning with the
line: "'Tis the old ship o' Zion, Hallelujah!" Lazarus Junkins pitched
the tune with his voice of "tenor." Abram Thrasher and Darkis Dascomb
fell in with "counter" and "tribble," while such as the other brethren and
sisters had they freely bestowed, until the place was filled with a solemn
sound. Now the tide began to rise and the brethren grew responsive; even
old Sister Primrose over in a corner, with a voice as slender as a pipe stem,
cried out, "A-min."
"Improve the time, breth-ring."
Suppressed groans.
Solomon Singletree rises to exhort. Hark ! He was powerfully wrought
upon by the Spirit; he trembled; his teeth fairly chattered; his voice was wet
with emotion; tears gushed down the furrows of his face. Placing one hand
over his ear — as was the custom in those days — and turning his eyes upward,
he opened his mouth wide — it was a wide mouth — Solomon's — and pro-
ceeded to say:
" My deah breth-ring and sist-ring, 'tis an awful cross for me to rise afore
ye. The ole inimy, he's been a-tellin' me I better keep still — ah ; thet I
couldn't eddify; but, my breth-er-ing, if I can't eddify I can mortify — ah.
An' I thought, my breth-er-ing an' sist-er-ing, that to obey was better nor
sacrifice — ah. I wanted ye tu know I was on the Lard's side — ah; that I was
persuin' the jarney to win the crown — ah, that's laid up yender for all who du
run well — ah. My breth-ring and sist-ring, we have borne the burden in the
heat o' the day, and travilled for souls, but when Zion travils she will bring
forth 'cordin' to the Scriptures, she will — ah. Let us, my breth-ring, put on the
whole armor; let us fight the good fight o' faith — ah, havin' on the hel-i-mit
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o' salvation, an' the brist-plate of righ-teous-ness. Press forrud, my breth-
ring; we shall sune git ayont the bow-shot of the inimy — ah; where the
wicked cease from troublin', and the weary are at rest. I wanted to come
down to the gineral meetin" to look inter yer faces once more, my breth-ring
— ah. Now, here's my hart an' here's my han', tu meet you in that hivenly
land — ah.''
"Amen, Amen, A-marn."
"A little while longer here below, then home to glory we shall go," was
struck by Sister Slow.
"Amen! "
"Improve the time, breth-ring."
In a wing pew a little, sharp-faced woman, heavily draped in black, rose,
and after a long struggle to overcome the rising tide of emotion that broiled
up in her throat, in a fine-spun, whistling voice, said:
" Since I last met wi' ye in gineral meeting I'v seen deep sorrer, my deah
breth-ring and sist-ring, having lost my deah companion; yes, the billers hev
rolled over me, an' now I'm left a poor, forsaken, widderless ivoman with my
family of faitherless children to kear for. My sparit's weigh-ed down, an' I
weep day and night in my lone-li-ness, but I know that He who hears the
young ravens cry will provide for me an' my chil-der-en. Oh-ho-ho-ho."
Deep-drawn sighs and handkerchiefs from several sisters.
Heavy groans from Deacons Steadfast and I'ilkins.
"Let the time be improved."
An aged brother, whose trembling voice had not been heard, now leans
upon his staff and with great pathos delivers his testimony. His words were
very impressive:
" I was a very vain, on-bridled youth in the mornin' of life, an' made
light of all good. Though from time to time the Sparit strived with me
young heart, 1 would say, ' Go thy way for this time and when I have a con-
vanient season I will call for thee.' 1 thought I was too young, my breth-ring,
and so procrastinated, procrastinated, till I found procrastination was the thief
of Time. I was in a meetin' one evenin' and the convicting .Sparit found me,
but I wouldn't yield; it follered me home and moved me to bow down with
me father and mother, but I wouldn't yield; it follered me tu me room and tu
me bed and prevented sleep and slumber, but I wouldn't submit to the still,
small voice within. In the mornin' I went away to the barn and fell down
upon the straw and cried to the Lard for marcy, and there, my breth-ring, my
soul was deliver-ed. My goin' was 'stablish-ed, an' a new song put into me
mouth ; the fields broke forth into singin' and all the trees clap-ed their hands,
my breth-ring. I've made meny crooked paths: hev wandered into by and
forbidden ways ; have been a show traveler, but I wish Mount Zion well — ah.
Remember me when it's well with you, my breth-ring."
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"Amen," from Elder Readyman.
In a moment up jumped old Deacon Butternut, and raising his hand high
above his shining, bald head, yelled out, "Glary! Glary ! Glary ! " Then
pausing to overcome his emotion, he screamed out, " Yes, yes, my breth-ring,
religion's good for young men, middle-aged men, and <M wimmm like me."
The ministers looked grave.
The deacons groaned.
'l"he delegates looked at the ministers.
The sisters didn't know what to do.
The spiritual barometer fell.
Silence was becoming a burden.
Something must be done to break the spell.
It was a moment of dreadful suspense.
Lazarus Junkins came to the rescue with a rousing hymn, beginning with
the comforting words,
" Even down to old age all my people shall prove," etc.
This bridged the awful chasm and to the close of the service a joyful
spirit prevailed. At the close of the meeting there were great demonstrations
of affection among the members, but poor old Deacon Butternut stood aloof,
feeling "as though he'd said suthin' on-lawful or a leetle out o' jint.'' Poor
brother! It was only a "slip of the tongue," only a slight mistake, harmless,
but not easy to rectify. Let it pass.
On the Sabbath the time was devoted to regular public service; preaching
in the forenoon and afternoon by the "big guns."
Barney was at his post, accompanied by his grum-voiced instrument, ready
to serve and be honored. Personally, he looked the embodiment of dignity
and repose. A remarkably calm Indian summer atmosphere, like a halo,
enveloped his high-crowned head. Meekness, like a pair of blue doves, roosted
in his squinting orbs. Somehow, he felt that his services on such occasions
were indispensable. Substantial remuneration was seldom realized, but the
honor — the honor — was all-comforting and satisfactory. He and his roomy
viol had been long together, and seemed to be mutually helpful. The instru-
ment had a voice that never failed to respond to the summons of its owner;
this, to Barney, was like an attribute of life, and by long association he came
to regard the whole musical structure as little less than human. Although he
always applied the feminine designations, "she " and "her," to the instrument,
its burly proportions and deep bass voice were significantly masculine. It was
amusing to see him remove the green worsted covering, and to observe the
evident solicitude with which he scrutinized every part. He would gently
groom her portly front and rub on cosmetique to improve her complexion;
would fondly caress her graceful neck and pass his delicate fingers over her
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sensitive nerves when coaxing her into tune; and when, by patient persuasion,
he had evoked a harmony of chords, and touched her with his magic wand,
she quivered and palpitated with excitability as if enamored of her master.
Barney, meanwhile, had a dreamy, far-away, listening expression in his eyes,
like one who was hearing an echo somewhere above. The more venerable
she became, the more mellow and rich her voice. Many a set of strings had
been worn out and replaced by new ones, but every time she had been thus
rehabilitated, to Barney she was rejuvenated and made "as good as new."
Alas! frail as she was, Barney preceded in dissolution, and she was present
at his obsequies draped with the sombre emblems of sorrow, the chief but
silent mourner. For many years she remained under sackcloth, her appear-
ance dejected and melancholy; but when these days had passed, she emerged
from retirement, softened and subdued by rest, and responded with sonorous
melody to the touch of the long-disused bow in the hand of her master's son
and successor, who had inherited some of his musical proclivities. When last
seen she was well preserved; and although her nervous force was somewhat
depleted, yet, if touched by the inspiring bow to the old familiar tune, " Fire
on the mountains, run, boys, run," like an old war horse, she would smell the
battle from afar, and spring to action with all the resounding sprightliness of
her youth. Whether numbered with existing things, or relegated to the decom-
posing elements, we know not; but may we not indulge the hope, that some-
time, somehow, somewhere, these two old friends, Barney and his tuneful viol,
may be reunited to join in the pa-ans of praise and thanksgiving in that angel-
ical choir "where congregations ne'er break up and Sabbaths never end."
We have now reached the last evening of the "gineral meetin'," and
our story will soon be told. The interest and enthusiasm had increased from
the opening session. Those who could not leave their business during the
week had listened to reports from their neighbors that had stimulated a desire
to attend, which grew apace until the Sabbath dawned ; and on this last great
day of the feast the people came from near and far, and the house was filled
to overflowing. The sermons during the clay had been preached by Hubbard
Chandler and Clement Phinney. The night was dark and cloudy, and it was
with difficulty that belated travelers could keep the road.
On three sides of the great meeting-house were rows of sturdy posts
connected by rails to which the horses were hitched. When all had been
comfortably seated within and the services had begun, the rude boys of the
village, impelled by an innocent exuberance of animal life, bent upon mischief,
called a council which sat behind board piles, and, after a somewhat hurried
consideration of the pending issues, came to this decision, namely: that, dur-
ing the whole series of meetings they had behaved with becoming decorum,
both at home and in the house of worship; that, while the old brethren had
enjoyed themselves remarkably well, the wishes of the younger people had
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been unwarrantably ignored; that, they must now give vent to their feelings
or "bust"; hence, it would be nothing more than fair, that on this, their last
opportunity, some harmless amusement should be extracted from the occasion.
A plan of operation was quickly matured, and, though not without objection-
able features, and attended with danger to the aggressive parties, it was
carried out to a finish. We assume to say that many an an.xious father and
mother wondered where their sons were while listening to the prayers, exhor-
tations, and singing within, and that the question, "Where are all the boys
to-night?" was silently asked by many.
Now the execution of the project is begun. Two wary fellows were
stationed at the meeting-house doors, as guards, to warn their associates if
danger was imminent. Beginning at the first team on the east side of the
house, the horses were all quietly disconnected from the sleighs, pungs, and
sleds, and made to change places, until, with one or two exceptions where the
color would not admit of it, not a beast stood where his owner had left him
when entering the meeting-house. To sum up, everybody had "swapped
horses" without any knowledge of the fact. To some the exchange would
have proved an advantage; to others, of course, a "bad bargain." Brethren
who came with a white horse went away with one of that color. He who left
a black horse at the hitching-post found a black horse there when the services
closed; the same with the prevailing colors of -red and gray. Now, the work
must not end here. Bells were tell-tale things, and if left upon the horses to
which they belonged, might expose the wjiole scheme. Every man in those
days was familiar with the /('«<• of his own sleigh-bells; the sagacious boys
knew this, and used the necessary precautions. The string of bells found
about the neck of the horse of Deacon Pilkins was carefully removed and
buckled upon the horse connected with his sleigh ; this principle was applied
to all. The service was continued until a late hour. No prowling sexton
was about to hinder the work of exchange, and the whole affair was completed
without observation. But the culminating point had not been reached; it was
not reached on //lat occasion. However, the boys were full of interest when
contemplating what might be discovered when the teams were led to the
meeting-house door; these spectators retired within the shadows. There
were no lanterns to throw intrusive light upon what was passing; there was
no light but the flickering tallow dip, shielded from the wind by the hand of
the old sexton in such a way that not a ray reached the horses and sleighs at
the platform. One by one the long procession filed along and left the place
on their way to — somebody's home. The end was not reached. One man
had reasons for believing all was not well before he had driven far. Only a
few rods from the meeting-house the carriage road turned " square to the
right." The rein on the "off side" of Hiram Jordan's horse had been tied
fast to the saddle turret, through which it passed, with a waxed-end; and
266 "A GINEEAL MBETIN'.'
pull hard or pull soft, it made no impression upon the horse's head ; it only-
guided the saddle. As a result of this cunning arrangement of the harness the
horse went straight forward and came to an abrupt halt against a board fence
by the road-side.
"What on airth's the marter with ole Doll?"
Hiram disentangled himself from the wrappers and fumbled about in the
darkness. He goes to his (?) horse's head and finds the rein properly con-
nected with the bitt; he traces it to the saddle, but fails to discover anything
"outer gear." Turning the horse into the road, he took his seat, put on the
string, and away they went due east. But "ole Doll" didn't seem to drive as
free as usual. After standing in the cold for three hours, she was "in the
habit of goin' home like thunder," as Hiram said. When they had reached
the Gammon cross-roads, Hiram's mare should have turned again to the right,
but though he pulled with all his strength she kept straight on and carried
the party nearly a half mile, even to the foot of Elwell's hill, before he could
stop her.
"What in thunder's the trouble with ole Doll?" ejaculated Hiram.
Again he got down and examined the harness ; all appeared regular.
Leading the stubborn animal back to the road corner, he steered her towards
home once more, put on the white oak, yelled, " Her-dap, ole Doll," and went
forward. The end — was not yet. The house of Hiram Jordan was situated
on the right side of the road "as ye go down," and approached by a narrow
lane. "Ole Doll" used to prick up her tail and ears when she reached this
point and dash down to the door-yard upon the "clean garlup." Strange to
say, she moved moderately "forruds" on this occasion and ceased not till she
had reached Hardscrabble hill.
"What in the name o' common sense ails ole Doll?"
Once more Hiram seizes the bridle, and with many a jerk and the use of
words not proper to utter he led the animal to the door-stone, and there gave
orders for Abram to light the "barn lanthern" immediately and follow him
(Hiram) to the stable. 'Twas done as commanded, and there, behind closed
doors, the twofold mystery was solved. First, the reason why old Doll wouldn't
mind the rein; second, that it was not "ole Doll," but a high-boned gelding
of uncertain age that answered to the name of "Bill," and belonged to —
whom? But there was a greater mystery yet unsolved. " How came that hoss
in Hiram's sleigh and where, O where, was ole Doll ? " Misery likes company,
so the old folks used to say, and Hiram Jordan was not the only man who sat
gazing into the expiring embers till a late hour, wondering what unearthly
power had spirited away their favorite horses, and why a strange beast had
"strayed or stolen " between the "fills" of their sleighs. Now Hiram Jor-
dan's "ole Doll" was not possessed of an amiable temper; she would lay her
great ears back, show the white of her wicked eyes, and snap her teeth like
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a steel trap. It proved that she had fallen into the hands of old Brother
Makepeace, from Raymond Gore, who had been entertained imder the shel-
tering "ruff" of 'Lias Graypole. Now it came to pass that "ole Doll" did
not take kindly to her changed conditions; did not relish the idea of being
driven in a direction directly opposite to that which led to her well-filled man-
ger on a cold night like this ; and on the way she gave emphasis to her dis-
composure by switching her sprig tail vehemently and by going at a gait never
before thought of by old Brother Makepeace, who shut his square jaws
together, braced his feet against the fender, and held on like taxes. When
there was a little lull in her speed, when ascending a steep acclivity. Brother
Makepeace would take a long breath and exclaim : " Never, never, n-e-v-e-r,
in all my born days, did I ever know old Bill to go like this. Why, he seems
possess-ed with the div-vle." But before the words were fairly out of his
mouth there was business ahead to be attended to, and "old Doll was goin'
of it" like the wind — against the wind — toward 'Lias Graypole's. But the
f/ii/ was not yet. Reining this frenzied, four-footed cyclone into the door-yard,
Brother Makepeace, all out of breath, shouted, "Whoa!" and "old Doll"
whoaed. Danger was now imminent. Beware! my old brother, beware!
"Them thet knows no danger fears no danger." After helping his portly
consort out, the trembling, unsuspecting old man approached the head of old
Bill, and with gentle and soothing voice kept repeating, " Whoa, Bill ! whoa.
Bill!" Look out there ! Snort — snap. " Whoa, ye ole fool ! " Poor Brother
Makepeace runs for the barn. At this moment 'Lias Graypole dri\'es down
to the door just in time to hear the voice of his venerable and much-respected
guest, screaming from the open barn door :
"Say, 'Lias, my ole Bill's possess-ed with an on-clean sparit; he's gone
mad, true's ye live, 'Lias, an' I can't git a-nigh 'im."
The barn lantern was soon brought forth by a daughter of 'Lias Gray-
pole, named Perseverance, and after much skirmishing "old Doll," falsely
called "old Bill,'' was shut up in a close stall and left for the night; while the
family of Graypole and their guests sat long about the hearth-stone, trying
to "dissolve doubts," trying to divine the cause of all these strange happen-
ings. These were somewhat extreme cases, as candor compels us to confess,
but many a brother who had found consolation at the "gineral meetin'" was
disturbed in his slumbers on this eventful night, and unconsciously "talked
boss " in his galloping dreams.
We now hasten to state that the following morning proved a revelation.
From the farm-houses near the village to the confines of Buttertown and the
policies of Spruce Swamp, men rose to find cause of wonderment. Wisdom
and understanding were exercised without avail; this affair was beyond their
province; how far the demoralization extended nobody knew; nor could any-
one tell whose horse or mare, as the case might be, had "stray-ed within their
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enclosures." Suffice to say, that for several days in succession, the village
square was filled with teams; with horses and sleighs of all colors and shapes
"baitin' on a fodderin' o' hay," while "visitin' breth-ring" of various grades
were walking about with whip-staffs under their arms, repeating the inquiry :
" Have ye seen onything of my hoss ; ony-thing of my mare ? " Some were
successful the first day, some on the second, while some there were whose
patience was severely tested by being obliged to wait until the fourth after-
noon before finding their own beasts.
It was a remarkable adventure enacted by those cunning boys, resulting
in much inconvenience to the delegates, messengers, and visiting brethren
and sisters, but nobody was harmed beyond remede, and time, that heals all
asperities, mollified these hearts and made all things right.
Many of those mischievous boys have become gray-haired men, while
every one of those dear, old saints have gone beyond the bow-shot of the
enemy who had caused them so many trials and temptations on this "airthly
ball." Peace be to their ashes!
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®k Clorltran ^ctiujion.
ACOB COCHRAN, son of Jacob and Rachel (Webster) Cochran,
was born in Enfield, N. H., July g, 1782, and is said to have taken
for his wife Abigail Colcord, of his native town. His father was a
farmer in comfortable circumstances, with a numerous family to
provide for. The lad Jacob developed some quite remarkable traits in early
days; he was keen-witted, sagacious, and prolific of ingenious expedients;
that is, the boy was father of the man.
Authorities disagree respecting his advantages for acquiring even a
common-school education. Those at whose fireside he was entertained have
informed me that Jacob became disgusted with the methods employed by the
religious societies known as "the Standing order," and began to preach in
schoolhouses where he had been employed to teach. To what extent he
enlarged the circle of his operations in the Granite state cannot now be ascer-
tained with certainty. The same mist of obscurity enshrouds his coming into
the Saco valley. Why he came, none with whom we have conversed can tell.
If some one invited him his name has not been remembered.
His creed has been variously represented. Some who listened to him
claim that his doctrine was substantially the same as modern Universalism;
others, that he was an advocate of a primitive kind of Spiritualism and free-
love, upon which he had engrafted many of the ceremonies practised by the
Shakers. From a careful sifting of evidence, we conclude that his creed, if
it may be designated as such, was somewhat chaotic and remarkably elastic;
that it was developed by stages, to suit circumstances, and modified when
policy made it expedient.
He must have been a unique and very remarkable character. His intel-
lectual, mesmeric, and physical powers were certainly extraordinary. \\'hat-
ever view we may entertain regarding the soundness of his doctrines, the
methods employed by him, or the character of the man, we have no warrant
for believing that he was an illiterate, impulsive ranter, who carried forward
his work like a cloud driven by a tempest. On the other hand, he was cool,
calculating, and deliberate. He arranged and organized his schemes with the
consummate precision of a military tactician, compounded his arguments with
observant carefulness, and being a master in the law of sequence he was
enabled to forecast the culminating results from the beginning with the accu-
racy attributed to a prophetic spirit.
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It was his exhibition of some occult power that materially augmented his
influence upon his hearers, and seemed to invest him with formidable boldness
that challenged the criticism of his opposers. His public addresses were
prepared with painstaking study, delivered with remarkable facility, and
embellished with charming flowers of rhetoric. His musical, resounding
voice, eye of penetrating fire, and gracefully agile movements commanded the
respectful attention even of those whose object in attending his meetings was
to cavil and create disturbance.
Men well versed in the sacred oracles, who boasted of their conservative
self-possession and went fortified with resolute personal control, were so
adroitly besieged by the subtle arguments of this marvelous magician of elo-
quence that, before they were aware of the fact, they had surrendered uncon-
ditionally and subsequently served with unfaltering and heroic fortitude under
his victorious banner.
Women who had been reared under the most puritanical home instruc-
tions, whose proverbial conscientiousness constituted them models of virtuous
propriety in the communities where they resided, gradually yielded to the
delusive spell woven about them by the mesmeric power of Cochran, renounced
all allegiance to their former principles and habits of rectitude, and with
unblushing boldness and evident sincerity allowed themselves to become
involved in such questionable ceremonies as were encouraged in the name of
religion by this misguided people.
From our more advanced standpoint, we very naturally ask, like Nico-
demus, "How can these things be!" If the delusion had been confined to
the ignorant and superstitious, we should not marvel; but it extended to fam-
ilies of refinement and intelligence, whose former characters were stainless.
The strongest-minded men succumbed to the influence emanating from Coch-
ran. The unanimous testimony of several perfectly reliable men interviewed
proves this to be true. Many, who afterwards boasted that they were never
influenced by the preaching of Cochran, remained at a safe distance, not
having the contempt of danger to come within the mystic circle of his power.
It has been related to me by those present that some of the coolest and most
resolute men in Saco and Buxton were overpowered in the meetings held by
the magician. One said he became as helpless as an infant in the presence
of the preacher and was willing to do anything. He was assisted to kneel
and cried to God for mercy, but was carried away in spirit and became obliv-
ious to everything worldly. Of course these were exceptional cases. Those
who were not accustomed to exercise the logical faculties with that critical
discrimination which is characteristic of more disciplined and scientific minds
were easily led by a man of Cochran's mental calibre and judgment of human
nature.
Dark-browed superstition, the handmaid of ignorance and unrestrained
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impulse, had almost universal sway at this period, and attributed all myste-
rious manifestation to the supernatural, relegated all intricate problems to the
realm of spirit for solution, and boldly stood in the highway of reason to
obstruct investigation.
This combination of favorable conditions enabled Cochran to excite the
curiosity, win the attention, gain the confidence, and hold the people, for a
season, within the province of his power.
From what we have been able to learn of those who were acquainted
with him, it appears that Jacob Cochran was no less attractive at the fireside
than in public. A fluent and versatile conversationalist, with charmingly
polished manners, he became the magnetic centre of every social circle where
he was a guest. His urbanity, cheerfulness, and dramatic powers made his
presence highly entertaining, and his society was courted by some of the most
prominent and refined families within the radius of his acquaintance. His
well-stored mind afforded treasures of interesting and useful knowledge, cov-
ering a wide range of subjects, and rendered him a desirable personality to
many. These manifold attainments greatly facilitated his undertakings of a
religious character, and we mention them to throw some light upon the
obscurity which hangs over his remarkable sway upon the public.
The question naturally arises, was any good accomplished under the
labors of Jacob Cochran.' Undoubtedly, very much. Give even the devil
his due. In the towns bordering on the Saco several hundred professed con-
version under his preaching, and the influence of the "revival " extended from
this locality into other towns in western Maine, until, withm a year from the
inauguration of the movement, about a thousand persons made a profession
of religion. Many of these were sincere believers in the New Testament
and were never involved in the ridiculous practices encouraged by the leader.
When Cochran first began to preach in Scarborough and Saco, his com-
manding appearance, evident learning, matchless oratory, and the uncertainty
existing regarding his creed opened to him the churches, and some of the
settled pastors listened to him with amazement. This was when his doctrines
were more in harmony with the generally received tenets of the orthodox
churches; before the objectionable features of his system had become appar-
ent. The sensation was intensified a hundred-fold when churches were closed
against him. He had already won many to his standard, and the determined
stand taken against him by the more conservative in the community was
looked upon as unwarranted persecution by his followers. He posed as a
martyr-at-will, and discussion ran wild.
He then resorted to schoolhouses, dwellings, and barns. His principal
stronghold, and the hot-bed of his delusion, was at the northern section of
Saco, and on the borders of Buxton. Of his dominion there was no recog-
nized limitation; wherever a family lived, the members of which had embraced
272 THE COCHRAN DELUSION.
his creed, there his influence was supreme. In the " Heath neighborhood "
and on the " Buxton road," so-called, the Cochranites fairly reveled in the
enthusiasm of their mock worship and disgraceful practices; and one who
lived there at that time recorded with his pen that "these Cochranites out-
Mormoned Joe Smith and all his deluded crew."
In Saco village there was an old house in which ('ochran "held forth"
after he was prohibited from entering churches. During the intermissions
between the services that were open to the public and such as were held for
the exclusive benefit of the followers of Cochran, the leader would marshal
his hosts upon the street, and with shouts, singing, and marching create a
sensation only equaled by the Salvation Army of modern times. Following
these open-air exercises, services were opened for the "elect" and continued
until the day-dawn, if unmolested. At these meetings Cochran gave exhibi-
tions of his mesmeric power. It has been said by those who witnessed the
performances that as men and women joined hands, forming a circle around
the room, Cochran would, by passing his hand across their foreheads, cause
them to sing, shout, dance, fall unconscious to the floor, and go through vari-
ous grotesque contortions of body not suitable to delineate on the printed
page. It is claimed that by placing his hand on the heads of strong men he
could make them sink down, foaming at the mouth as if in the agony of con-
vulsions. Experiences of this character were considered necessary for the
enjoyment of the richest possibilities of the faith.
When Cochran had secured a firm foot-hold in the community, his creed
evolved a new and startling phase. He preached against the legal marriage
bond, and in the ideal state pictured by him the inhabitants were neither
married nor given in marriage; this should begin on earth, being God's stand-
ard for society, and be as nearly approximated as mortal conditions would
admit of. The affinities were to be all spiritual and were infinitely superior to
any relations formed by natural affection. He admonished all who had been
united in the bonds of matrimony according to the laws of the land to hold
themselves in readiness to dissolve such union and renounce their vows. All
revelations to this end were to come through Cochran, of course, and in
the allotment of the spoils the leader, by virtue of his rank, was sure to get the
"lion's share." Tradition assumes that he received frequent consignments
of spiritual consorts, and that such were invariably the most robust and
attractive women in the community.
As we have intimated, he had a sort of permanent wife, locally known
as "Mrs. Cochran "; but his loyalty to her was subject to such revelations as
he might receive anent his duty (?) to others. Some who were conversant
with these affairs, now living, relate that on one of Cochran's professional
visitations he informed one of his male followers that he had, while at prayer
in his house that morning, received a communication direct from Him who
THE COCHRAN DELUSION. 273
dwells above the stars that embodied, i/ifcr cr/ta. a requirement of a peculiar
character, namely, that he and the brother addressed should, for the time
being, exchange wives. To this, as from the Lord, via Cochran, his medium,
the layman consented, and leaving Cochran to assume the government of his
family, he immediately went to pay his respects to Mrs. Cochran. Now this
woman was somewhat skeptical in regard to her husband's doctrines and
practices, and when she responded to the knock at her door and inquired
about the nature of the man's errand; when he told her about her husband's
new revelation, with clenched fist and flashing eyes she replied: "You go
straight back and tell Jake Cochran his God is a liar."
In place of figure-drawings upon a black-board to illustrate scriptural
incidents, he employed the more impressive mediums of flesh and blood.
One of the favorite tableaux introduced by these fanatics was the personifi-
cation of our first parents, as they were supposed to have appeared before
fig-leaf aprons were in fashion. We have not found a description of the stage
scenery used as accessory to this performance, but a part of the programme
was for the disciples present, both male and female, to sit upon the floor in a
circle while the ideal Adam, in the person of Cochran, and Eve, in the person
of some chosen female, came into this extemporized "Garden of Eden."
When a knowledge of these ridiculous practices reached the authorities at
Saco, Cochran was summoned to the bar of justice and required to give bonds
for his future good behavior, being warned that if such conduct was repeated
in his meetings the most severe penalty of the law would be visited upon him.
Although the ceremonies of Cochran's meetings continued to be decidedly dra-
matic, the performers afterwards appeared in costumes of ample dimensions.
But disintegrating elements were now beginning to disturb the system.
The fact that the preaching of Cochran had the effect to destroy domestic
peace, and ruined the home life of many who had become identified with the
movement, produced a more healthy reaction than the leader had anticipated.
Married men embraced the doctrines promulgated, while their more virtuous
or level-headed wives would have no part or lot in the matter. On the other
hand, women who had hitherto lived consistent and respectable lives became
infatuated with Cochran and his preaching, while their husbands were decid-
edly averse to both.
These conflicting elements in the home were stimulated rather than con-
ciliated by the leader, and hatred was eventually engendered between heads
of families which culminated in separation. For these family discords Coch-
ran was justly held responsible by the law-abiding inhabitants, who favored
sobriety and good order, and threatening denunciations increased in vehe-
mence as such melancholy events followed in the wake of the delusive move-
ment. However, the cunning leader, who was well read in law, sagaciously
steered clear of any open violation of the statutes for many years. He was
274 THE COCHRAN DELUSION.
held in such esteem by his followers that they were ready to make any sacri-
fice for his financial support.
Meanwhile, secret meetings had been held by the municipal authorities
and a vigilance committee formed to watch the conduct of the Cochranites.
Emboldened by what seemed to be a calm upon the sea of public sentiment,
Cochran recklessly introduced his old ceremonies and practices into his ser-
vices. These transactions were promptly reported, and muttering thunders
of discord and violence again filled the air. Summary measures were to be
resorted to. This reached the ears of the Cochranites, and a midnight meet-
ing was held behind barred doors, watched from without by vigilant sentinels,
to consider what means should be used to thwart the purposes of their
enemies. Being forewarned, they used every precaution to prevent any
interference with their plan of operation. For a time their meetings became
models of good order, and the leader conducted himself with decorum. This
change allayed the bitterness of public feeling for a brief space, and those
who were opposed to Cochran, having become used to the sensation, grew
more and more apathetic. In this instance, at least, what proved to be sauce
for the goose was applied to the gander, and well-laid traps into which it was
believed the leader would put his foot were skilfully avoided, and schemes for
his betrayal into the hands of his enemies adroitly circumvented. Moreover,
Cochran managed to have eagle-eyed spies in the camp of his opposers. Men
supposed to be in full sympathy with the town authorities were present at the
"indignation meetings" of the citizens and reported all that was said and
done to their spiritual commander. Thus he out-generaled a well-organized
body of men who sought his overthrow, and continued to "hold the fort."
There were two especial factors made prominent in the meetings held by
the Cochranites, after the leader had his machinery in full operation, that
should have attention as we proceed with our treatment of this subject;
factors that excited more curiosity, and attracted more people to Cochran's
meetings, than all other forces at his command. We allude to the lively sing-
ing, to rollicking tunes, of their songs and the "swooning away" of those
who had taken the higher degrees of the mysterious system. The songs, or
hymns, were attended with clapping of hands and dancing that certainly
resembled 'the evolutions of the society of Shakers when engaged in their
worshiping ceremonials. When some of the elect had sunk down upon the
floor, evidently unconscious, an impressive hush would prevail in the assem-
bly while the expectant people waited for the resuscitation of the fallen brother
or sister. When those who had thus wandered away from the "things of time
and sense," on their excursion to the realms of spirit, returned to the scenes
of activity, they were wont to tell, with astonishing exhibitions of inspiration
and burning language, of the marvelous revelations made to them while
"absent from the body."
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Sometimes these choice mediums would so far lose their strength that
they were laid upon a bed in an adjoining room until their returning spirit
gradually acclimated itself to a terrestrial state; this was not always accom-
plished on the first night, and they were allowed to remain where the services
had been held until they recuperated. On one occasion a certain sister, named
Mercy, who was a maiden of great personal beauty, sank down upon the floor
in a house at Saco, and failing to come back to this sublunary world in season
to relate her experiences while wandering so far about the celestial hills, they
put her to bed and went home. A meeting was held at the same house on
the following evening, and what occurred there was related to me by an intel-
ligent old man, still living to verify, if need be, what I write. Mercy had not
come back to deliver her lecture on her observations while absent in the spirit
world, and as her relatives were becoming fearful that she would be led
onward by the sirens of that land until she became weaned from all kindred
connections in her old home, they importuned Brother Cochran with great
manifestations of solicitude, imploring hun to exercise all his powers to restore
this sister to their embrace.
As the people assembled, they were, old and young, permitted to satisfy
their curiosity by viewing the vacated casket in which Sister Mercy had domi-
ciled for much of the time for eighteen fleeting years. My informant described
her appearance, as he remembered her, while lying upon the bed. She was
recumbent upon the outside of her couch, dressed in a long, white night-robe.
Her classic features were as white and rigid as the marble, and her profusion
of dark hair floated in marked contrast over the snow-white pillow. Her
eyes were nearly closed, and the long, silken lashes lay upon her pale cheek.
There was no movement or change of expression observable as the long line
of spectators silently filed through the room to gaze upon her saintly face and
graceful form. About the bed her relatives stood weeping. When all had
been seated around the large outer room, Cochran announced in a solemn
and pathetic voice that Sister Mercy had now been so long away that her
spiritual attractions were too strong for her to release herself from them unas-
sisted; that her relatives were exceedingly anxious for her return, and that
her usefulness among them, as a religious community, seemed to require
that all should earnestly pray for her presence. He then entered her room,
and, passing his magic hand across her fair brow, said : "Mercy, arise." In
a twinkling she sprang from the bed with a scream and swept through the
congregation. It came to pass that some wide planks had been braced against
the outside door to prevent any intrusion, and becoming conscious of her
exposed condition in such ethereal garments, Mercy took shelter for the time
being behind these. Her prudent mother handed her a sheet, and with this
wrapped about her lithe figure she went back to her room and dressed.
All were now excited to the highest pitch, and rejoiced with timbrels and
276 THE COCHRAN DELUSION.
clapping of hands. Great news from the spirit world was looked for. Mercy
was a person possessing a pleasant voice and rare descriptive powers; and
having been so long among the shining ones, and her own spirit all fragrant
with the blissful odors brought from the unfading flower-banks of the celestial
regions, those present anticipated startling revelations from her inspired
tongue — and were not disappointed. She stood forth in the midst, pale,
trembling, and with a far-away look in her mellow eyes. She told, in super-
human language, of the wonders seen by her during her absence from her
brethren and sisters. Breathless silence reigned in the assembly while the
amazed people listened to Mercy's recitation of her vision. We have seen a
portrait of this woman, taken when in middle life, and it certainly represented
one of the most beautiful of her sex. It has been stated that some of these
devotees of the Cochran system had been subjects for the display of Coch-
ran's power for so long that they had the appearance of ghosts; they became
pale, attenuated, and seemed to dwell continually on the debatable borders of
the spirit world.
This resurrection event caused great commotion in the community, and
the public rage became menacing. Commensurate with the spread of this
tidal wave that inundated society were the disfavor and denunciation that pre-
vailed when the summit of Cochran's ascending popularity had been reached.
Broader and darker grew the impending storm, until the threatening fore-
winds became ominous of disaster and ruin. This moral cyclone burst at
last and the leader found it e,\pedient to resort to a new code of tactics. He
was moved from house to house in Saco and Buxton under the cover of dark-
ness, his whereabouts known to his followers all the while, for some time; but
learning that a determined movement was on foot to apprehend him, Cochran
abdicated his local throne of power and went into limited exile. This hasty
retreat from the vortex of the storm obviated the inconvenience of removing
an adhesive combination garment woven from feathers and tar. He did not
go far away, but held meetings in Limington, Limerick, and Parsonsfield,
while the prejudice down on the Saco subsided. Some of his followers had
removed from Saco and Buxton into Limington and welcomed Cochran to
their new homes. Wherever he preached he employed the same rotation of
methods. There were no objectionable or very striking features in his meetings
at first, but his forms were much like the primitive Freewill Baptists. But as
the people became acquainted with his style, and the prejudice that preceded
his coming wore away, he would excite curiosity and stimulate sensation by
introducing some novel ceremony or by making startling statements in his
sermons. He found unyielding opposition in these last-mentioned towns.
Elder Clement Phinney, the keen-eyed evangelist, had encountered Cochran
when he first came to Scarborough and penetrated his mask instantly. The
two had dined together at a farmer's house near where Jacob was holding
THE COCHRAN DELUSION. 277
meetings. Elder Phinney had expressed a desire for an interview with this
strange preacher. Dinner done, they retired to the sitting-room and engaged
in a warm discussion of scriptural subjects. Elder Phinney wished to draw
Cochran out, and with all his ability in debate found himself entangled beyond
extrication in the arguments of his adversary. He was not converted to
Cochran's creed, however. When he became convinced of Cochran's real
character he discontinued the conversation and looked sternly upon him. This
coldness was keenly felt, and Cochran could not pass it by without notice.
Turning to Elder Phinney he remarked that he was sorry that he should be
thus held off, whereupon rhe blunt old evangelist held out his cane, and said:
"Mr. Cochran, I don't want you any nearer than that.''
As soon as he learned tliat Cochran had removed to Parsonsfield, he put
his old friend, Elder John liuzzell, on guard, and he had so much influence in
his town that Cochran could never get a very strong hold there. Meetings
were held, however, in several private houses and some converts made. At
one dwelling, while the services were in progress, the inhabitants carried two
heavy logs and stood them in a leaning position against the door, so that
they might fall in and crush those who opened to come out at the close of
the meeting. Elder Buzzell openly opposed every demonstration made by the
Cochranites, calling the inhabitants of the community together in various
districts to warn them against what he believed to be an arch-imposter. Coch-
ran challenged this old veteran — not old then — to a discussion, but while
Elder Buzzell had no fear, he would not stoop to notice such a man.
At Limington, meetings were held at the dwelling of a native of Buxton,
who once lived on W'oodsum's hill, below Salmon Falls. Runners were sent
down to Buxton and Hollis to advise Cochran's disciples that "Brother Jacob"
would hold meetings on such a day and evening. To avoid suspicion, the
Cochranites went from home at night and followed a circuitous route to Lim-
ington. One of these was a brother of the man at whose house Cochran was
to preach. -Sister Mercy, the one who alternated between the terrestrial and
celestial worlds, was there, ready to soar away or to remain in the body, as
the leader of ceremonies might wish; if it was deemed best for the success
of the service that Mercy depart, Cochran gave the signal and away she went
— upon the floor. On this occasion, however, she did not go beyond recall,
for when the services had closed and the time for rest came, the owner of the
house placed a candle in Cochran's hand, opened a sleeping-room door, and
with a significant gesture bade Brother Cochran and Sister Mercy "good-
night." Before they could close the door, the brother who had come up from
Buxton, who had now opened his eyes to the enormity of this system,
approached Cochran and delivered himself as follows: "Mr. Cochran, I
have believed you to be a good man and have listened to your sermons with
interest, but I have discovered your true character and am done with you;
278 THE COCHRAN DELUSION.
farewell." With his pipe to solace his grieved soul, he passed the remainder
of the night in a chair at the fireside, and at day-dawn went on his way home,
a wiser if not a better man. He acknowledged his faults to his neighbors,
and warned them to have nothing more to do with Cochran and his deluded
followers. This man shook tlie dust from his feet, moved to eastern Maine,
and lived a consistent Christian the remainder of his days.
We have now to do with conflicting traditions. Living authorities disa-
gree in regard to Jacob Cochran's last days, and I am unable to untangle the
skein. He either returned to Buxton and Saco, after having been once driven
away, or some of the transactions to be mentioned occurred previous to his
leaving for the back towns; it is, perhaps, of no special interest to our present
inquiry to know these particulars.
It is stated on creditable authority that a certain well-to-do farmer on the
Buxton road, in upper Saco, who had no fellowship for Cochran, had, for his
wife's sake, she being an ardent believer, permitted the preacher to hold
meetings at his house. In some inexplicable way, it appears that Cochran
became possessed of a considerable sum of money belonging to this man,
and as there were grounds for believing that the sly old fox was preparing to
leave the neighborhood, the necessary papers for his arrest were made out
and placed in the hands of an officer. Those who knew the man were aware
that it would be no pleasant task to place the lion-like athlete in custody; but
they wished to be forever rid of his presence, and some strong and resolute
men determined to serve the papers on him and bring him, dead or alive, into
town. The names of these men have been given us, but they are withheld
for obvious reasons.
Cochran evidently received some special revelation anent this affair, and
made an attempt to escape. He was overtaken by his pursuers somewhere
between the Buxton road and Saco river, and after a desperate struggle was
locked up. It has been stated that he was tried before Judge Thatcher and
sent to the state prison, where tradition has him invent a novel fire-arm, which
was patented by his son. Others are equally certain that he escaped from the
officers when on his way to prison and went to New Hampshire, where he
continued to preach for many years. All with whom I have conversed are
agreed that his body was brought to Saco for burial. Some of his disciples
wished to have his remains buried in the McKenney neighborhood, near the
seat of his former operations, while the inhabitants, who had seen enough of
the fruits of the " Cochran craze," determined that his body should not find
sepulture in their midst. Tradition says he was buried by his disciples, at
night, near one of their dwellings; another has him repose under the cemented
floor of a cellar in that district. It may, therefore, be truthfully stated con-
cerning this singular man, as of the law-giver of Israel, " No man knoweth
the place of his burial unto this day."
THE COCHEAN DELUSION. 279
But Cochranism was not extinguished with the death of its founder; the
doctrines promulgated by him had taken too deep root. Long before Coch-
ran had left the Saco valley he had anticipated what ultimately came to pass
and had prepared for the extension of his empire. He saw the importance
of introducing a missionary spirit into his system, and preached special ser-
mons calculated to stimulate the zeal of his supporters on this line. With the
same sagacious perception which had been so prominent a factor of his suc-
cess in all his undertakings, he discovered those who had been gifted with
natural fluency of speech and encouraged them to go forth and preach the
doctrines they had embraced. This many did, absenting themselves from
their homes and neglecting to provide for their dependent families and the
cultivation of their farms until the inevitable results of poverty, hunger, and
cold followed.
These missionaries followed as nearly in the steps of Cochran as their
limited ability would admit of, and labored with unabated zeal to recruit with
converts the ranks that had been depleted by death and desertions. Among
the more notable who went out to plant Cochran's standard, we mention
Joseph Decker, who became widely known as the "Massachusetts prophet,"
Timothy Ham, and Benjamin Goodwin. Two of these were men of remark-
able natural endowments, who became able e-xponents of the peculiar theories
received from Cochran. Of others who served under his banner I cannot
speak with certainty. The " Massachusetts prophet," of whom more in
another department of this book, traveled quite extensively in the district of
Maine, and followed the apostolic customs as nearly as possible in a cold
climate. These men eliminated from the services held by them the objec-
tionable features introduced by Cochran, and succeeded in winning many to
the faith. They must have been sincere, for they were ready to endure the
most vindictive persecution, to suffer banishment, or die, if need be, for
the faith they had espoused.
I'he matter embodied in this chapter was not culled from dim traditions,
that had been handed down from generations enfeebled by age, but has been
received from the lips of venerable persons, of unimpaired mental faculties,
who had listened to the preaching and witnessed the peculiar practices of
Jacob Cochran while he held such a mighty sway in the towns on the Saco.
I could have supplemented these statements by quotations from a bundle of
yellow documents that were formulated by a magistrate who lived in Buxton
at the time these things occurred, but some of these affidavits would be of too
sensational and personal a character for my purpose. 1 have not torn the
veil asunder from the top to the bottom, by any means, and have left out
enough of tradition and documentary evidence, relating to this remarkable
delusion, to fill a volume.
During the time my researches have been carried forward, families whose
280 THE COCHRAN DELUSION.
relatives, near or distant, were entangled in the dangerous meshes of Coch-
ran's ingenious net, have earnestly besought me not to allow the names of such
to appear upon the pages of this book; a natural but unnecessary precaution
which had been anticipated.
The result of this wide-spread religious epidemic was far-reaching and
ruinous. For nearly three-score years this corroding wave of influence has
been creeping downward, keeping pace with the three generations of descend-
ants of those who were involved in the original delusive excitement inaugu-
rated by the villainous destroyer of homes and human happiness, who, though
dead, speaks still through the instrumentality of his influence and by the
soul-blight of their posterity, born out of wedlock.
Some of the scenes witnessed in the domestic circles in the Saco river
towns were heart-rending. Young wives who had refused to prostitute their
principles of virtue, by submitting to the demoralizing practices of the Coch-
ranites, were bereft of their children and forsaken. Such were left in sorrow
and poverty, and all their remaining days refused to be comforted because
those they had loved "were not." An aged and saintly woman was recently
visited whose father, once an industrious farmer with a pleasant home, became
a public advocate of the Cochran creed, and who, after long neglect of his
farm and family to follow what, in his delusion, he called duty, visited foreign
lands and eventually died, a stranger among strangers, thousands of miles
from home and kindred. As this venerable woman adverted to her childhood
days and her father's expatriation, she groaned in spirit and wept; a far-off
echo of a voice that had preached pernicious doctrines, but long ago silenced
by the paralyzing hand of death.
We know of a sea captain who lived on the west side of the Saco. He
had married a beautiful daughter of respectable parentage, and to them two
pretty boys had been given. Before Jacob Cochran appeared in that com-
munity peace and contentment reigned in that home-circle. But the father,
a man of speculative and unstable mind, was swept from his moorings by the
sophistry of this imposter and spent the time that should have been devoted
to the interests of his family with the followers of the " New Apostle to the
Gentiles," as some called him. He had a "spiritual wife" assigned to him,
said farewell to Hannah, tore her children from her bosom, and left for the
westward, where a community of primitive Mormons had congregated. When
these sons had grown to manhood they retained a faint recollection of a
mother, and refused to call one by that dear name who had taken her rightful
place. They instituted a searching inquiry for their mother's family, came
east and visited the old homestead, but, alas ! too late to see her who had
found a premature grave in consequence of the great sorrow that had fallen
upon her heart. Other children were born to the father, in the state of New
York, some of whom have risen to eminence among men.
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HE Cochran craze paved the way for a Mormon invasion in the
Saco valley. A full-blooded Cochranite made a first-class Mor-
mon saint. Jake Cochran was a John the Baptist for the Mormon
apostles, who appeared on his old battle-ground and gathered up
the spoils. The inhabitants of the river towns, as well as some in the inte-
rior, were afflicted with Cochranite grasshoppers, followed by Mormon
locusts. Scions cut from the decaying trunk of the old Cochran tree were
readily engrafted into Mormon branches, but the fruit was the same; when
these had become firmly united, they were transplanted bodily to new soil,
considered more congenial to their development, in the state of New York.
Some of the old people, now living, confound the two movements, and
we have found insuperable difticulty in sifting the chaff of error from the
wheat of truth. It seems to have been a most remarkable coincidence, which
has the appearance of concerted action between Cochran and his successors.
Almost as soon as he vacated the field, the founders of the Mormon hierarchy
invested it. The history of the Mormon church makes Brigham \'oung come
to Maine in 1S32 or 1833. The doctrine preached by Smith, Pratt, and
Young, in York county, was not of an offensive nature; it was, properly speak-
ing, Millenarianism. The excitement was immense. The inhabitants went
twenty miles to hear these earnest missionaries preach. A change from Coch-
ranism was wanted, and this new gospel seemed to be an improvement. Old
wine was put into new bottles, and many drank to their fill. At this time
polygamy had not been mentioned. No attempt was made to form an organ-
ized church; Cochran had preached against such, and Brigham found these
disciples averse to any ecclesiastical government, and waited until he had
transported his converts to Manchester, N. Y., before enforcing this part of
his creed.
We have not learned how long these Mormon preachers remained here.
They had great, covered wagons, drawn by large, spirited horses, in which
those who would emigrate were carried away to their settlement. The house
built on the Ira \V. Milliken farm, just across the Bu.xton line, was known as
the "Temple,'' and this was the head-centre of the Mormon crusade. It has
been said that this place of worship was built for Jacob Cocliran and his asso-
ciates, but I think this an error. The Mormon e.xcitement spread into every
282 THE yrOEMON INVASION.
town where Cochran had made converts; these had been washed from their
moral and rational moorings by the tidal-wave let loose upon the community
by Jacob, and the Mormon inundation landed them high — if not dry — in
New York state.
The Mormon elders were unwearied in their efforts to enlarge the circle
of their influence and to drum up recruits for their semi-religious community.
Like Haming heralds, they traveled from town to town, and their evident sin-
cerity and unbounded enthusiasm drew thousands to hear them. But there
was determined opposition. The ministers of the gospel stood outside and
openly warned their people to keep clear of these missionaries of a strange
faith. The culminating effect proved that the spirit of the Mormons was
identical with Cochranism. Both systems produced the same ruinous upheaval
in the domestic circle, and the wreckage of blasted homes was scattered all
along the coast where the devastating storm held sway.
But a small proportion of those who espoused the Mormon creed removed
to the westward, and many who went returned to their old neighborhoods.
So far as we know, husbands and wives, with their children, removed together.
While waiting in Parsonsfield for John Edgecomb and wife to make prepara-
tions for their departure, some of the inhabitants of the town entered the
stable at night and mutilated and disfigured the horses. This cruel trans-
action only stimulated the zeal and extended the influence of the itinerant
preachers, and many, who had regarded the Mormon innovation with much
disfavor, had their sympathy excited for the leaders when they became the
subject of persecution. This was but a repetition of religious history. Those
who become aggressive opposers of any movement inaugurated in the name
of Christianity, however obnoxious its features, engender prejudice against
themselves, and, negatively, give momentum to that which they wish to hinder.
He who kicks the parent stock scatters thistle seeds and multiplies plants in
his field. John Edgecomb was a good citizen and a hard-working farmer
when the Mormon preachers came into town on Cochran's old trail. He aban-
doned his home and the grave of his only child, and followed the Mormon
star westward. His wife soon after died, and when the Mormons removed
farther west he came back to his old neighbors, and died near the spot where
he had built his first house.
James Townsend went from Buxton with his family, consisting of a wife
and four children. He proved loyal to the end; went westward by stages, and
built the first hotel in Utah. Only a few years ago he visited the East and
called upon his relatives and early acquaintances. He returned to his home
in Salt Lake City and soon died, leaving a vast estate.
Some who joined the westward Mormon tide became preachers and trav-
eled extensively on our continent and in foreign lands to promulgate the faith
held by the church of the Latter Day Saints. Many who removed to the New
THE MORMON INVASION. 283
York settlement went west as far as Ohio, and some of them, after their breth-
ren went to Nauvoo, purchased land and became successful farmers there.
Near Beaver Dam, Ohio, there are descendants of such, who are well-to-do
farmers, millers, and merchants, who stand upon a good social plane in the
community. A few only of the original Mormon emigrants are now living,
and these are far advanced in life. They left the Saco valley in 1836 and
1837, and are treading the border-land of another world. Those seen when
we were in Ohio had long ago renounced the Mormon faith, and were respected
members of the evangelical churches. The lessons learned in early life were
costly, but practical. Since they were rescued from the cyclone into whose
track they had fallen, and the vapors which then enveloped their minds were
dispelled, their lives have been useful and uniinpeachable. Could the history
of their solitary reflections, remorse, and self-reproach be recorded, how sadly
impressive would be its perusal !
While sitting of an evening on the rustic porch of one who went West
with Joe Smith and his Mormon colony, we conversed about those days. The
old man seemed anxious to learn about those he had left behind in early life,
his kindred and once dear friends. \Miile thus engaged, he brushed the
drift-wood from his memory, and related many incidents in his experience
while on his journey W'est and during his residence in the Mormon community.
As I called the names of some of his relatives, then living in Maine, he
wiped a tear from his eye and sighed deeply. He remarked that, as he
grew older, his desire to visit the scenes of his childhood increased. When I
asked why he did not gratify his wish, he said he supposed everybody would
call him "an old Mormon," and he could not endure that.
To this venerable man, whose name I promised not to mention in print,
I am indebted for much information concerning the Mormon excitement on
the Saco river. He said: "We were young then, and the novelty of the doc-
trines preached and the attractiveness of the speakers drew us into the trap."'
His detailed description of the services held by the Mormon elders was deeply
interesting. There was still a mystery about the power that attended these
preachers. He had thought about it while working at his anvil and when in
his field.
Alluding to the old "Temple" in Buxton, where the Mormon apostles
held meetings, he said he remembered it well. It was not in the form of an
ordinary old-fashioned meeting-house, or chapel, but a dwelling-house, con-
taining several rooms, with close shutters at the windows. What he denomi-
nated "speaking in tongues" was incomprehensible. All who were present
at the services were astonished at the phenomenon, and with one accord
admitted that those who exhibited this remarkable gift must have received it
from a supernatural source; it could not be accounted for or explained in
any other way.
284 THE MORMON INVASION.
Those who had been newly converted were as likely to manifest this
power as the old experienced preachers. Such would mount a bench and
address the assembly in language unintelligible, both to the Gentiles present
and to the elders who claimed to be in such intimate relations with the spirit
world. Those who spoke in unknown tongue.'3 were said to have been as igno-
rant of the significance of their discourses as their hearers; they were touched
by an inspiration and had no control of their tongues.
There were others who "interpreted tongues." While sitting in silence,
such would be suddenly seized with an impulse to speak, and in language
sublime they communicated the lofty and profound sentiment of their subject.
These interpreters were persons as unaccustomed to public speaking as the
first mentioned, and absolutely incapable of using the eloquent and eupho-
nious language, in a normal condition, employed by them when interpreting
the unpronounceable jargon of those who " spake in tongues." These also
professed to be unconscious of what they had spaken, and were considered
to be irresponsible by those who heard them.
This mysterious factor, so prominent in the meetings held by the Mormon
preachers, convinced many who had been determined opposers of the move-
ment that a higher power pervaded the souls of these uncultured converts,
and they laid down their prejudices and became nominal believers in the
doctrines advocated.
No analysis of this singular system that we might attempt would be favor-
ably received by the intelligent public of the present day. The reasons are
obvious. Our liberal educational advantages, the extensive circulation of gen-
eral literature, and the constant opportunity aftbrded for an exchange of ideas
in the intercourse resulting from modern habits of travel have conspired to
foster a spirit of independence in our methods of thinking which gives birth
to conclusions that are usually impervious to argument. The conditions that
obtained in a rural and primitive community were so unlike those with which
the people are familiar today, and so far removed by lapse of time, that the
mind instinctively repels any attempt to adduce extenuative testimony, that
might have the appearance of an apology, for a people who tolerated such
teachings and practices as we have hinted at in the foregoing treatment of our
subject. So will it be in the future. We are now winking at customs that
would have been condemned by our puritanical ancestors who lived contem-
porary with the Cochranite and Mormon delusions that swept the Saco valley
sixty years ago. The guardians of public morals had the courage then to
bring Cochran to the judgment bar to answer for what they considered to be
a violation of the conventional code of propriety, in a small assembly of his
own chosen disciples, while today, at the popular watering places, in the circus
tent, and upon the theatre stage, semi-nude females are gazed upon by those
reputed to be the most refined and cultivated among the respectable, wealthy,
THE MORMON INVASION. 285
and religious families of the land witliout a blush, or any sentiment that could
produce one. The school children who walk our streets must needs look
upon obscene pictures, displayed on the corners; and when within the sanctified
seclusion of the home, the daughters do burn the midnight oil perusing books,
the printed pages and illustrations of which are alike unfit to expose to the
light of open day.
When our boasted modern civilization shall emerge from its vulgar and
««civilized state, and reach the standard of imvani purity and outward modesty
enjoined by the sacred volume, then may we survey the past with a conscience
unsullied and a vision unobscured by the thick clouds of intemperate indul-
gence, and with some claim to superiority throw stones backward and pelt
those who lived in glass houses before we were born, and who, being dead,
cannot talk back. But while we allow such demoralizing customs as are
everywhere prevalent to exist unchallenged, let us not be too severely unchar-
itable in our estimation of those whose examples of morality and lives of
sobriety would compare favorably with our own, while their responsibility, by
reason of their limitations and environments, was a thousand times less.
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HEN Paul Coffin came to Narragansett, No. i, now Buxton, the
whole region round-about was covered by a dense wilderness, which
was only broken here and there by "openings," where the stout-
hearted pioneers had laid the foundation for their prospective
homesteads by clearing narrow patches of land and putting up their rude log-
cabins. For many years subsequent to his settlement but little change was
apparent in the environments of his circumscribed parish; but small increase
of the active population. However, the time came when the sons of the new
plantation reached man's estate and took to themselves wives of their neigh-
bors' robust daughters. These established themselves upon new territory in
the adjacent townships and began life for themselves, until there had grown
up considerable hamlets, called "neighborhoods," in Little Falls and Little
Ossipee.
Having baptized these young men and their wives in infancy, and cate-
chised them while passing through the "slippery paths of youth"; having
pronounced their marriage ceremony at the sacred altar where he had so long
ministered, he did not relinquish his spiritual fatherhood or pastoral oversight
when they went forth from the immediate precincts where he bestowed his
more public labors, but followed them into the new clearings with his sympa-
thies, prayers, and — "old black mare."
Heing the only settled minister within the radius of many miles, he could
catch spiritual seals without regard to any "three-mile limit" prescribed by
other denominations. At this time a spirit of respect and reverence was cher-
ished and inculcated for the house of God and ministers of the gospel, and
when health, weather, and the condition of woodland roads would admit of
traveling, the people from far and near regularly attended divine service. It
was no unusual thing, in the pleasant season, for representatives from twenty
families in the plantations of Little Falls and Little Ossipee, now Hollis and
Limington, to be present at Parson Coffin's meetings in Buxton, from five to
ten miles from their homes. One can scarcely imagine a more picturesque
and pleasing rural spectacle than that of a scattered throng, some on foot,
others on horseback, grouped along the forest-bordered roadway, moving
cheerfully and pensively forward toward the sanctuary on a Sabbath morning.
To reach the place of worship in season required very early rising and
.4 PLANTATION PASTORAL VISITATION. 287
preparation. The chores were numerous enough, but the toilets to be attended
to were not elaborate. From the settlements in Limington came the Edge-
combs, Nasons, Chases, Sawyers, Boothbys, and Towles, who were joined
along the way, at Hollis, by the families of Field, Lewis, Cousins, Red Ion,
and Townsend.
Those who had horses "rode double," the husband and wife, or the
brother and sister, on the same beast, one upon the saddle, the other on the
"pillion" behind; and the women who went on foot carried their shoes and
honest stockings — no hose then but iron hoes — in their hands or under their
shawls till near the meeting-house; then they sat down upon log or stone and
dressed their feet, reversing the custom of those who, in ancient times,
removed their sandals when walking on holy ground.
Our mental survey impels us to candidly state that these worshipers at
the Orthodox shrine established at " Buxton old corner" had a twofold motive,
many of them at least, in making such long journeys to attend the religious
services there. As the dear old Scotch woman said to me, at her cottage
door in the Highlands, those were " sweet-hearting days," and beautiful visions
of blooming cheeks and sparkling eyes, to be literally seen in Parson Coffin's
congregation, made the young men's step very elastic. Besides, nearly all the
families in the older settlement, "down river," and those "up river" were
connected by ties of blood. When Thomas Redlon and his wife, Pattie,
daughter of Lieutenant Merrill, of Bunker Hill fame, rode to the horse-block
at the meeting-house door, they were sure to find in waiting her sisters, who
married with the Wentworths, Lanes, and Bryants. The wife of Thomas
Lewis was a Boston, from old York, and far from her father's home, but if
she went down to the good parson's meeting she found her beloved sister
Susie, wife of Joshua Decker, there, and during the long noon-time inter-
missions, while the male persuasion were at Marm Garland's tavern, not far
away, to get what was locally called their "Sabba-day hock," these wives and
sisters would have merry times eating lunch under the shadow of the spread-
ing hemlocks.
Parson Coffin illustrated the theory that a house-going minister makes a
church-going people. He was accustomed to make annual or semi-annual
visits to the remote neighborhoods, for the purpose of inquiring after the spir-
itual welfare of the heads of families and to catechise and baptize the children.
These visitations of the learned parson were looked forward to with great
interest and pleasure by those families comprising the settlements on the west
side of the Saco river; they were occasions of social enjoyment and a break
in the monotony of daily toil which stimulated hope and made existence more
tolerable. At such times the deportment of all would be prudently decorous
and, of course, somewhat serious, but not altogether devoid of the mirthful
and hilarious elements, as will appear. All who were familiar with Parson
288 A PLANTATION PASTORAL VISITATION.
Coffin knew that he was, constitutionally, a man of much humor, who could
not only appreciate a witticism or a harmless joke, but was sometimes known
to take part in a laughable comedy.
It was at the close of his sermon, on the afternoon of a pleasant Sep-
tember Sabbath, that he gave notice of an intended visit. Providence permit-
ting, to the good people in the plantation of Little Falls during the week
following; and. Providence sti// permitting, that he might continue his pas-
toral progress into the plantation of Little Ossipee. Several families from
these far-away hamlets were present at the services on that day, and on their
return home not only advised every one of the pastor's coming, but nearly
completed arrangements for his entertainment.
The house of Daniel Field was as large and centrally located as any in
the neighborhood, and it was decided that on this occasion the parson should
find a home there. It must be understood that when these pastoral visits were
made the minister did not alternate from house to house, but located at some
comfortable dwelling, and the people assembled there to listen to his counsel
and minister to his temporal needs. In consequence of this custom, the
entertainment provided for the tables was never limited to the good parson's
appetite, but was sufficiently abundant to supply every man, woman, and child
in the community; hence, all contributed toward the feast.
The minister would not reach the I^ittle Falls settlement before Tuesda\'.
At an early hour Monday morning the mothers, with children in arms, began
to assemble at the house of Aunt Rachel Field to assist in arranging the house
and preparing the necessary food. Some grown-up daughters were put in
charge of the small folk, while the robust matrons, with skirts tucked up and
arms laid bare for business, went to work with a cheerful good-will to " rid up
the house" and make all things tidy. There was Hannah Cousins and her
next-door neighbor, Katy Lewis, with soap, sand, and scrub-cloth, who went
down upon the puncheoned floor and scoured it unto snowy cleanness. Mean-
time, the much beruffled, white-capped Mrs. Field, supported by her two buxom
daughters, Sarah and Anna, was busy between meal-chest and dresser-room,
making "rye'nTnjun " bread and ponderous puddings for the great stone oven.
A select requisition had been served on the "speckled harem " at the barn the
evening previous, and half a dozen of the best-favored fowls transferred from
the roost to the capacious bake-pan.
At the same time Mrs. Temple, Betsey Bryant, and Judy Townsend were
cooking at their own homes to help supply the tables at the house of Aunt
Rachel, while the lads and lassies were bringing chairs from near and far.
The wife of Ichabod Cousins had received as part of her marriage dower a
china tea-set, of delicate design and great beauty, which she had kindly and
carefully brought down to ornament the table. To lend an air of dignity, a
large, green-bordered platter was sent up from the home of Nathaniel Town-
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send. Thus every one wrought and contributed freely to provide all things
decent and ample for the great occasion.
Tuesday morning's dawn found everything in readiness for the parson's
reception. Two boys were sent forward to watch from the hill-top and herald
his approach. Before the sun was four hours high, the white-faced mare upon
which the good man rode, was descried in the distance, slowly cantering up
the river-side, and the lads ran with all haste to advise the anxious and wait-
ing members of his congregation of the fact.
Here fertile fancy, like a mental lasso, gathers within her swinging circles
many an object of beauty in this picture of pioneer life and hospitality, and
we can scarcely limit our description of the charming scene within our proper
space.
But few, if any, of those who were to sit at the feet of the learned and
saintly parson, on occasions like this, had associated with cultured and polished
society. They were the sons and daughters of a frontier settlement, inured
to hardships and daily toil from childhood, and in the "struggle for exist-
ence " found no time or inclination for following the fashions or cultivating
the manners of such as were reared in the towns where conventional customs
were observed. The men were clad in garments from the wool of their flock
and the flax of their fields, all dressed and woven by the fingers of their frugal
wives and daughters — full-cloth coats, tow shirts, moccasined feet, and heads
protected by caps made from the pelt of coon or fox. The women and girls
wore their small-checked "linsey-woolsey" gowns, neatly aproned, and ker-
chiefed at the neck, and upon their heads caps of lace neatly bordered and
ribboned.
Nearly all of the elderly fathers had served in the army of the Revo-
lution, leaving their wives and children at home, in the midst of a howling
wilderness, in poverty and but poorly protected. These sons of the clearing
were hard-handed and bronzed by exposure, but there was no sham about
them; they were just what they appeared to be; brave, generous hearts were
beating under their homespun to the tune of an honest purpose. Their speech
was unclassical and somewhat rude, but it was not the vehicle of a villainous
soul; they "said what they meant, and meant what they said."
On the other hand. Parson Coffin had enjoyed and improved the advan-
tages of education and cultivated society; had been reared in a home of
refinement and wealth. Best of all, he was a practical man, possessed of the
hard coin of common sense, and could easily adapt himself to the conditions,
primitive though they were, of his parishioners. He had eaten moose meat
with the council of ministers at the feast prepared for his ordination, and was
not too fastidious to relish the wholesome, homely fare provided by the set-
tlers' wives for his pastoral visit.
When Parson Coffin reined his mare into the log-fenced lane leading to
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the door-yard of the home of Uncle Daniel Field, on that fine autumn morn-
ing, he saw groups of stalwart men, standing at ease or sitting on saw-blocks,
engaged in discussing the prospects of their harvests, the prices of lumber,
or the latest news that had reached the settlement. His greeting was unpre-
tentious, but cordial. While Caleb Kimball was removing the saddle from his
mare, he grasped the hand of each one present ; then was led to the house,
and in the entry-way paused to partake of the refreshment which his host so
generously proffered as the proper liquid entertainment for his learned and
reverend guest. He was made at home in the "fore room," while, one by
one, the "brethring" came in and were engaged in conversation by their
socially-disposed pastor.
The several heavy, home-made tables brought from the neighbors' had
been united under several yards of snow-white, domestic linen, and extended
the entire length of the great kitchen. When the plain, steaming dinner was
served every seat was filled; the young folk, meanwhile, lingering near, like
Mary's lamb, waiting for their turn at the bounteous board. Parson Coffin,
of course, was placed in the seat of honor at the table head, being supported
on the right and left by the two brothers, Thomas and Ebenezer Lewis, both
of them local preachers, who undertook coarse work in their line when called
upon by a gospel-hungry people. Below these were the venerable and saintly
deacons. Chase and Nason, from Little Ossipee, while ranged down the sides
of the various sections of the spread were nearly all of the heads of families
in the plantation. At the foot were several of the unmarried sons and daugh-
ters, who had been placed there to "fill the complement." Near the pantry
door stood Aunt Rachel Field, with her two blooming daughters, and Susie
Decker, who had come up from Narragansett to visit her son and daughter,
recently settled at Little Falls.
It had long been known from Saco to Pearsontown that Parson Coffin
not only took kindly to, but was extremely fond of, such Indian puddings as
these old mothers knew how to make, and on this august occasion his hostess
had not ignored the choice of his palate, but catered thereto. On the great
platter this delicious article was burning incense to the good man's dilating
nostrils, and toward it, while the finishing preparations were being attended
to, he cast many a longing look.
Moreover, it was a custom in those days to pass the food to each guest
and allow them to appropriate as much as was deemed sufficient to meet the
demands of an appetite the compass of which each was supposed to know
best. When the platter containing the favorite food was held before the
parson, he excited no surprise by dipping deep and long, until his capacious
pewter plate was filled to the brim. When each had been supplied, silence
was enjoined by a sharp rap on the table by Uncle Daniel Field, who imme-
diately announced: "Parson Coffin will now exercise marcy." Rising slowly
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from his seat, the saintly servant of the Most High raised his spreading hands,
closed his eyes, and said an extensive and comprehensive grace.
Taking advantage of the moment, Thomas Lewis quickly seized the
great spoon and transferred the minister's pudding to his own plate, while
the younger of the assembled guests, whose eyes had not been closed so com-
pletely as such occasions demanded, witnessed the amusing performance with
expressions of face better imagined than described. Just as the last portion
was disappearing from the plate of the honored guest, he had finished his
invocation, and turning his eyes downward cried out: "Ho! ho! Brother
Lewis, what are you doing with my pudding?" "I beg a thousand pardons.
Parson Coffin," responded Thomas, " I thought I was dipping from the platter."
This joke was well received by all and proved to be the key-note to a
mirthful and animating conversation, that was not abated till the dinner was
done.
When these had sufficed, they retired to the "fore room" for social inter-
course, while relays of the young people took their places about the table.
"After-dinner speeches," in those days, were woven into the general con-
versation that followed a well-patronized meal, and the themes led forward
for discussion on these occasions were by no means restricted to a religious
province, but branched broadly and boldly out into wide and expansive chan-
nels, and were not allowed to become commonplace for the want of irony,
hyperbole, and harmless witticism. The men with whom the parson had to
do were possessed of the same human nature with which he was himself
freighted; they had personal and legitimate interests to be considered; there
were forests to subdue, fields to clear, fences to build, and families to provide
for; hence, theirs were lives of toil from before the dawn of day till all was
silent save the wakeful house dog, barking at the echo of his own voice.
A farmer himself, and possessed of a store of practical knowledge per-
taining to nearly every branch of work incident to the existence of a pioneer,
the minister could enter heartily into the discussion of those questions which
were most interesting to those he was visiting. In thus manifesting a lively
concern for the temporal, as well as for the spiritual, needs of those with
whom he lived and labored, his pastoral visits were made of double import-
ance. While the hours of that pleasant afternoon were passing they talked
of masts for the ship-yard at Saco, of shaved shingles and clapboards to be
transported down river to the lumber-yards of Col. Thomas Cutts, and of
peltry for the fur dealers.
The facilities for communicatmg intelligence at this time were limited
and inadequate; and when news from the cities and centres of commercial,
political, or military activity had reached these inland plantations, it was
eagerly seized upon and conveyed from house to house, until every person in
the community was made acquainted with all the particulars. Parson Coffin
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kept up a considerable correspondence with men of learning in various parts
for many years, and sometimes made journeys to distant parts, so that his
presence was sought for by those who had not such opportunities. To such
his conversation was entertaining and highly instructive, and his presence in
any part of his almost boundless parish was heralded with great satisfaction;
and long after his departure his influence was embalmed in the daily conver-
sation of the settlers' families, who had come to regard him as their oracle in
all things.
Once in two years, as regular as the change of seasons, a little stranger's
advent was looked for in the homes of these planters; consequently, there
were duties of a purely professional character to be attended to whenever the
pastor visited the several neighborhoods in his parish. For the purpose of
baptism, each mother had brought the babe that had made its appearance
since the last visit of the administrator, and these were made the recipients
of such blessings as were supposed to flow into the lives of those children
thus consecrated by the imposition of holy hands. The records kept by Par-
son Cofifin, now before me, show that on some of his visits to Little Falls and
Little Ossipee he had administered the sacred rite to from eight to twelve
children.
When he had devoted sufficient attention to the heads of families and
the babes, the timid youth were called in and prudently instructed and kindly
admonished. This done, the Scriptures were read with a musical intonation
of voice and the holy man went before the throne of grace in prayer; a prayer
long and broad enough to comprehend, singular and sundry, every need of
every soul in the community; yes, of the whole wide world.
The shadows were now falling deep and dark across the borders of the
clearing, the distant tinkle of cow-bells was a summons to the milking yard,
and with many a cordial "good-night" the fathers and mothers, the sons and
daughters, of the plantation of Little Falls took leave of their beloved pastor
and left him to his nightly repose.
"Arouml the fireside, at their ease,
There sat a group of friends, entranced
Witii the delicious melodies;
Who from the far-oft', noisy town
Had to the wayside inn come down."
—Longfellow.
ilHE colonial tavern was called an "ordinary," and the early notices
of them in the old records are under this name. Old-fashioned
people, who had occasion to travel, used to speak of them as the
"putting-up place"; or, when of long standing and well known,
they were designated simply by the name of the landlord, as "down at
Thoms' " and "at Warren's." These old institutions are worthy of more
than a hurried notice, and no description of them would be complete without
a pen-picture of the "tavern-keeper," for he was part and parcel, yea, the life,
of the establishment. The old-time "ordinary" was in vogue when the coun-
try was thinly populated, and was usually connected with a river ferry on some
bridle-path, where now and then a belated traveler found a lodging for the
night and straw and provender in the log-hovel adjoining for his jaded beast.
Of course these places of entertainment were but private dwellings, fitted
with a "spare bed" under the roof, and were small and sparingly furnished;
nevertheless, they afforded shelter and a bite of homely fare, and there was
not half the growling by guests one hears today. Those were rough old times,
and people who were on a journey, whether magistrate or merchant, adapted
themselves to the conditions they chanced to encounter. The "ordinary"
sign-board was a shaved .shingle, lettered in primitive runes, that advised the
traveler of accommodation for himself and horse.
But let us leave this colonial period behind us and turn our attention to
the regular taverns of more pretentious proportions and appurtenances. These
were usually great, square, high-gabled, rambling houses, fronted by wide-
spreading elms and approached by a circuitous drive-way. Upon a sturdy
limb of a tree, or swinging from the arm of the leaning post erected for the
purpose, the great square or shield-shaped sign-board creaked in the wind as
it beckoned a welcome to the approaching stranger," and, by the emblems
painted upon its face, symbolized the refreshment to be found within the
hostelry. Fronting the tavern
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"Across the roatl the bams displayed
Their lines of stalls, their mows of hay,"
where the important-moving grooms take charge of the horses.
Upon the heavy, oaken, much-moulded front door a heavy brass knocker,
with lion's head cast thereon, invited the traveler's attention; and dis-
mounting at the horse-block near, he dropped the bridle rein over his arm,
stood upon the broad door-stone, and hammered away until the old tavern
quaked and he who kept the same came forward to respond to the noisy
summons.
These early landlords were men of consideration in their community, men
of portly physique, who, being justices of the peace, were called "Esquire";
and they were not unconscious of the dignity of their office and the import-
ance of their business as an accommodation to the general public. They con-
sidered themselves to be gentlemen, and dressed in attire becoming to their
quality. To be popular and make his house a favorite resort, the old-time
landlord must be found presentable in person and conversation; a graceful,
genial, smiling, winning man, who could quickly measure the capacity of his
guest and lead discussion into channels that were entertaining. Such appre-
hended the wishes of their company before they were expressed; were atten-
tive, obliging, painstaking. His hat was rough-furred, bell-crowned, and white;
his turn-down collar, wide and tidy; his watch-chain of silver, bedangled with
a heavy fob ; his cut-away, narrow-tailed coat gave full display to his rotund
middle and the buff vest thereof ; his buttons were garnishing and bright.
Red-faced and plump-cheeked, he appeared the personification of all authority
and good nature, of all wisdom and decorum. With what graceful demon-
strations he escorted his incoming guest to a chair at the fireside ; how politely
he handed the ladies into the parlor, and how delicately he complimented
each one ! He motions to the attendant to replenish the fire and ingeniously
engages his company in spirited conversation; he soon suggests refreshment
and gracefully walks behind the counter.
Those were days of wide fire-places and ample hearth-stones ; plenty of
hard wood and pitch knots; ample room and comfortable chairs; pure air and
wholesome food. There was no stint at the table; no food on sideboards,
out of reach, nor gibberish of table-girl to tell you what you could have to
eat. The food was placed upon the table, where it should be, the guests kindly
passed the plates to each other, and all went well. Dinner was announced by
ringing bell and was mn/y before you were called. The landlord, with great
cheerfulness and politeness, escorted his guests to the dining-room and saw
them seated, then quietly retired.
The group gathered about an old-time tavern fireside, on a winter even-
ing, formed a picture worthy of description; we mean the typical group, made
up of persons of various employments and professions, persons of dissimilar
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build and size, of diverse facial characteristics and expressions, and of an-
tipodal temperaments.
" Let me in outline sketeli them all.
Perchance iincoutlily as the hlaze
Witli its uncc^rtain touch portrays
Their shadowy semhlance on the wall."
Here came an old-school judge and a trio of lawyers on their way to
court, guests whose tastes the landlord did well to cater to. His honor was a
man of great gravity and dignity of deportment, whose smoothly shaven face
and towering brow above betokened profound learning and clear judgment.
His cool gray eyes, surmounted by jutting brows, his serious expression, and
restricted conversation forbade any approach to familiarity, and around him
there was an atmosphere of awe. His hair of iron gray was smoothly combed
from his classic temples and tied in the fashionable cue behind; his wide
neckcloth was of snowy whiteness, and the lofty dickey that rose above it
guarded his square-cut chin. He was the ''court," and the lawyers over whom
he was soon to preside and "rule" showed him the deference that was due.
These old barristers were mostly hard headed, and the "brass" in their
composition had been well hammered in by forensic contact. They were good
feeders; enlarged their waistbands and took pride in their circumference.
Their nerves were keyed up to the fighting pitch, and their appearance was
calculated to "squinch" the courage of a witness or crush a less formidable
opponent. They wore coats of snuff color or royal blue, and waistcoats
double-breasted, broad, and solemn; to say nothing of velvet breeches, small
clothes, and silver knee-buckles. Their wit was always filed to a point when
going to court, and a fresh stock of irony and sarcasm was laid in. When off
duty, after their cases had been tried, they assembled around the old tavern
hearth-stone, and joked and laughed and fired squibs at each other; they
e.xposed their own deception, and told how their sophistry had pointed the
lance of argument. But they were men of judicial erudition and acumen,
who have not been succeeded by their superiors.
When the sheriff came with his handcuffed prisoner, and led him to a
seat in the wayside tavern, human nature in its most perverted character man-
ifested itself. All eyes were turned upon him, until, poor fellow, whether
guilty or innocent, he was made to feel that he was an outcast and a culprit.
Where self-control and a delicate and compassionate sense of propriety should
have ruled the hour, the unfortunate man became an object of scorn and
disdain.
Here also was found the robust farmer, who was on his way to market,
and who ate his dinner from his well-filled box at the fireside; while the moc-
casined teamsters talked to each other about "them cattle" and the condition
of the roads, the puttering peddler discoursed about his various articles of
trade.
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We must not pass without notice one of tlie most picturesque cliaracters
in the whole group ; we mean the early stage-driver, the well-informed story-
teller, the royal good fellow and general favorite who had safely brought the
travelers to the old tavern. But as we are to draw his picture in another place
we take leave of him here.
We were writing of taverns and landlords ; where are we now ? Along
the wall-side was a long assemblage of top-coats, hats, woolen neck-comforters,
and in a corner a stack of whips and goad-sticks prudently brought within
doors. The great, pronounced-ticking clock was measuring off the hours as
they passed, while the flashing, flickering fire-light threw grotesque shadows
upon the wainscoting. And still the tide of story, the political discussion,
and the legal argument flowed on.
Let us step across the hall-way and take a peep into the fore-room, as the
parlor was then called. Behold, here is the landlady, rightly named, to be
sure, rosy-cheeked, white-capped, beruffled, rotund, full-skirted, bustling, dear
old darling, who understood her art to pecfection, busy entertaining //er guests.
A delightful body, bubbling with cheerfulness, intelligent, quick to apprehend,
graceful in speech, and full of old-fashioned politeness, she never allowed the
conversation to fall into the quicksand of monotony, but diversified the themes
and wove in gold and silver threads with cheerful flowers of rhetoric.
But the fires have burned low and the glowing brands have dropped
apart. The tall clock has faithfully ijerformed its task and now measuredly
counts the hour of ten.
" But .sleep at la.st the victory won ;
They must lie stirring witli the sun,
And drowsily good-niglit they said.
And went, still t'ossiping, to bed."
The fires are "raked up " and the great live coals buried in the bank of ashes.
The rattle of shovel and tongs is followed by the bolting of doors, and all is
soon still about the old tavern save the loud-ticking clock and the creaking
sign-board without. Heavy-winged sleep hovers over the judge, the magis-
trate, the merchant, and the farmer; and this mysterious balm for human
cares, so like an experiment with death, repairs the wasted tissue and invig-
orates the frame.
The wakeful crower on the cross-beam sees the skirmishers of the morn-
ing coming over the eastern hill-tops, and dutifully sounds his clarion to
arouse the weary wayfarers and challenge the approaching day. The fires are
rekindled upon the still warm hearths, the grooms are about the stables dis-
bursing hay and provender, and the busy cook within her kitchen adroitly
turns her spitting pancakes and sputtering eggs in the fry-pan. Madam,
meanwhile, trips lightly about the long table, laying plates for her early-risen
customers, and as, one by one, they are seated at the bountiful board she
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pours the fragrant coffee, and her cordial "good-morning" and beaming
countenance were appetizing condiments.
"All ready!" "Passengers for Arundel, old York, and Strawberry Hank,
get ready ! " shouts the stage-driver, as he reins his prancing horses to the
door. All is now hurry and bustle, but they will be on time. There were no
railway trains to meet, no danger from being too late. Landlord and lady
assist the departing guests with great-coat and cape, each is well and warmly
wrapped about, crack ! goes the whip,
" ' Farewell ! ' the portly landlord cried,
'Farewell! ' the parting gnests replied,"
and the clanging bells and groaning runners on the frozen track tell that the
wayfarers are away on their journey.
When left alone, the landlord and wife sit down and count their shillings;
they exchange congratulations, she hums a hymn, he jingles his "siller" and
whistles a merry tune while waiting for the returning mail coach.
Sometimes a terrible storm of snow came on; the roads were blockaded,
and for days together the old-time tavern was filled with waiting pilgrims.
These were seasons of special interest to the — landlord. But he used all his
arts to console his restless guests, and as they looked from the windows upon
a buried world, and heard the roaring of the unabated storm, he would say:
" Be at home, gentlemen ; be at home; it will soon clear away." On such
occasions the nervous man would fret and chafe, while those of phlegmatic
tendency continued to make the best of what could not be helped, ate apples,
smoked the "pipe of peace," told old stories over again, and laughed as loud
as when the roads were clear.
At these early taverns notices were posted, committees met, and coun-
cillors held court. They were the news centres and the daily paper in its
embryo condition. But the world has moved on, the screaming iron horse
has crowded the rumbling mail coach from the old coach road, travel has
been diverted, the creaking sign-board has fallen, the kind old landlord is
deceased, and the old-fashioned tavern is only now a memory, an institution
of the past.
The first keeper of an "ordinary" or place for entertaining strangers on
the Saco was also the licensed ferryman from 1654 to 1673; his name was
Henry Waddock. This may have been, probably was, the first tavern opened
in the Saco valley. He was succeeded by Thomas Haley, and he by Hum-
phrey Scammon, who purchased the property in 1679, and ran the ferry-boat,
and "kept" the ordinary. This ferry was subsequently conducted by Amos
Chase and Robert Patterson, and we suppose they also put up travelers.
Among old-time landlords remembered by some residents now living, are
mentioned Jere. Gordon and John Cleaves, who fiourished when their houses
were the headquarters of the country stage-drivers.
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We do not know who opened the first pubHc house in Buxton, but do
know that John Garland, Zachariah Usher, and Ebenezer Wentworth were
innholders as early as 1798-1800. The Garland tavern became a place of
considerable note. It was situated on the right side of the road leading from
the meeting-house at the "Old Corner'' to Salmon P'alls, and for many years
was a favorite resort for the most respectable and prominent people of the
county. Of the tavern and family who resided there the following has been
related : " Madam Garland was known as one of the best cooks of the time,
and her eight daughters were no less skilled in this useful but much neglected
art. It was not alone the famous bowls of punch, the mugs of flip and samp-
son, and the choicest viands of the forest, as well as what the Portland market
afforded, that always found the most fashionable young men there, as reference
to the record of marriages will show." Mrs. Garland was a good-natured
lady of the old school of fashion, and often found time, among her multi-
plicity of duties, to play the odd game with her daughters. "Joan" was the
pride and life of the household, and a particular favorite of all who knew her.
She had a kind word for every sorrowful heart. Aunt Susie Merrill said she
was "a gay duck and the prettiest rosy-cheeked girl I ever saw." Parson
Coffin knew how to lay aside his clerical robes and enjoy the social qualities
of life with his neighbors. By special invitation of Madam Garland he visited
her family on a Monday, a day in olden times when ladies were not ashamed
to work. Joan was tugging and sweating over the wash-tub in the heat of
July. The parson was quietly ushered into the parlor, and it was gracefully
announced to Joan that Cad. Gray, her "spark," had come. While she was
busy with her toilet, the parson, with assisters, carried the tub with its contents
into the parlor and placed it upon two chairs; and when Joan stepped softly
in to greet her lover, she found the parson, with coat off and sleeves rolled
up, busily engaged in finishing her washing. She instantly saw that she was
euchred, and one ejaculation fell from her lips : " Never, never, will I do any
more washing in this house!" She faithfully kept her vow, and the good
parson soon made the following record: " 1789, Sept. 6, Cadwallader Gray &
Joanna Garland both of Buxton."
At this tavern the proprietors of the township held meetings; here referees
met for consultation, and here lawsuits were ended. The place was near Par-
son Coffin's meeting-house, and old men told how some of his hearers used to
visit the tavern for an "eye-opener" at the noon-time intermission. On stormy
days and autumn evenings, the Lanes, Woodmans, Merrills, and Hancocks,
heroes of the Revolution, would toast their shins, tell of their hardships, and
fight their battles over again. Sometimes the mug of flip became too potent,
and the hilarious company too noisy for the ears of Madam Garland, and she
would intimate that it was time to close the doors, when the company would
disperse and go "wallowing hame."
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Colonel Berry kept a public house at the old corner, so-called, in Buxton,
for many years; a very popular house it was, where the Saco stage-drivers
changed horses and dined. A large hall was connected with the tavern, and
the place became a favorite resort for dancing parties and evening dinners.
At Salmon Falls, Ben. Warren long kept an old-fashioned tavern, and the
old house is still standing at the east of the bridge. Paul Coffin mentions
taking dinner at Warren's tavern, and calls it a "poor" one; but I am inclined
to think this house was at North Hollis, possibly the old John Benson place,
where a public house was kept at an early day. Paul Coffin was on a mis-
sionary journey, and would not have dined within a mile of his own home at
Salmon Falls.
A public house was opened at Bar Mills at an early day, and was con-
ducted at one time by Daniel Darrah.
Albert Bradbury ran a hotel at Bog Mill for several years in the old-fash-
ioned, two-storied house now standing there, since owned by Levi Rounds. At
this house Joseph Bickford, the stage-driver, changed horses.
The well and widely-known "brick tavern," at North Hollis, otherwise
called " Sweat's tavern," was built by Moses Sweet, Esq., and conducted by him
for many years. He sold to Col. Nicholas Ridlon. While he was proprietor,
this house was well patronized. Mrs. Ridlon was a lively, entertaining land-
lady, who was popular at her well-supplied table. The building of railroads
and consequent removal of the stage lines left the old-time taverns " out in the
cold," and their patronage so far declined that many of the creaking sign-
boards were taken down and their doors closed to travelers.
At Moderation, Albion Strout carried on the public house and stabling
business on Hollis side of the Saco river for several years. 1 think he was
succeeded by William Sherman, who sold to Timothy Tarbox as early as 1848.
The latter kept open house here many years. Here the Saco stage horses
were changed at the time Bill Berry was driving, and many years subsequently.
Mr. Tarbox was a cheerful, lively-spirited landlord, who kept a roaring open
fire burning on his office hearth. He was a noisy person about the stable, and
could be heard shouting to the horses all through the neighborhood. That
broad corner room has echoed to the clang of lusty laughter on many a winter
night, while the storm without roared, and the sharp sleet rattled against the
window-panes. When "Jace" Wakefield, "Flee" Guilford and the loud-
laughing John Ea.stman called in for an hour with hilarious Timothy, the land-
lord, one might prudently undo the waistbands for the well-seasoned stories
told, and the humorous jokes hurled about the hearth-stone were enough to
disturb the dead. Sometimes Ihicle " Ike " Townsend would drop in to
moisten his parched tongue, and when the liquid "oats" began to take effect,
some of the most original and funny speeches that ever tickled a fellow's sensi-
tive rib, might be looked for. The old man's oval face, naturally high flavored
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with color, would take on a ruddier hue and shine in the firelight, while his
little mealy-looking eyes would snap and twinkle like so many stars in the
"milky way." Here came "Nate" Graffam, who could "make up" the worst-
looking faces of any man living ; for this he had natural capacity.
At Standish the Shaws seem to have been early innkeepers; but the
Tompsons, at the corner, were long known as landlords. A public house was
early opened at York's Corner, and one was kept open since the author's recol-
lection, but the proprietors' names have not reached me.
The public house at Baldwin was owned by Isaac Dyer, but conducted
by several persons employed by the proprietor to whom he leased the estab-
lishment. This was an old stage station, and about it there was considerable
business bustle, and a fair degree of patronage for years.
At Limington Corner a place for the entertainment of travelers was
opened at an early day.
The old Mount Cutler House, at Hiram Bridge, was built by John P.
Hubbard, in 1848, and at its dedication Francis Radeaux, one of Bonaparte's
soldiers, played the fiddle ; he died in Raymond aged about 95 years. This
tavern was "kept" by Augustus Johnson for some years; he was succeeded
by Simeon Mansfield, who was long a popular landlord. This house was quite
a famous place when the old coaches were on the road, and here the rough-
and-ready river-drivers assembled when the day's labor was over.
The first inn opened in Fryeburg was kept by Ezekiel Walker, who was
licensed by the town; this house was near the Centre, in the vicinity of Bear
pond. The old Oxford House, where Daniel Webster boarded when teaching
at the academy, in 1802, was at one time owned and conducted by John Smith,
the old heroic stage-driver. His housekeeper was his niece, Molly Brewster,
who presided with charming grace, and the house was deservedly popular.
He sold out and purchased the James R. Osgood mansion and there kept
"open doors" to many of his former patrons.
In Brownfield the first tavern was opened as early as 1800, by John
Stickney, where his grandson, William H. Stickney, now resides; this was an
old-fashioned "way-side inn," where occasional travelers found entertainment.
The first tavern in Conway was built by Col. Andrew McMillan, and the
present McMillan House stands on the same site. This old-time inn stands
beneath stately elms in the lower section of North Conway, surrounded by
broad, green lawns, and has long been a popular resting place for the weary
and wayfaring. Gilbert McMillan kept the house for many years, and he
was succeeded by his son, John McMillan, who was endowed with a combina-
tion of faculties which constituted him an attractive and successful landlord.
The history of the old taverns kept by the Crawfords, Willeys, Thompsons
and others near the White Mountains, is too well known to be more than
mentioned here.
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have found any account, extended from Portland to Boston, passing
through Saco, and was established in the year 1800. This service
was managed by Stephen Littlefield until his death, in 1834, when
his son William, who had handled the reins from the age of sixteen, succeeded.
In 1842, when the railroad connected the two cities, this old line was discon-
tinued, and William put on a line of coaches between Saco village and the
station, continuing to carry the mails; thus the two Littlefields, father and son,
had handled the Saco mails for more than seventy years. They were both
men of strict integrity, courteous, and very popular with the traveling public.
At the time the new Laconia mills were ready for operation, in the years
1845, 1847, and 1849, there was quite an exodus of the farmers' daughters
from the back towns of York and Oxford counties; all hands were away to
Saco and Biddeford to work in the factories. It was not necessary, at this
time, to send agents to Ireland and Scotland to procure operatives to run the
spin-frames and looms. The farmers had plenty of daughters to spare, and
these quickly responded to the call for help. Many of these robust children
of the broad-shouldered yeomanry had been "raised on burnt ground," as
Uncle Daniel Decker once said, and had inhaled a quantity of charcoal suffi-
cient to digest "boarding-house hash."
Up to this time the meagre mails had been gathered up and carried either
by men on horseback or with a single team. Several times Peleg Gerrish had
gone down to Saco with a cargo of "up-country girls," as they were then called,
and foresaw that the new mills .soon to be erected by the Pepperill company,
which was incorporated about this time, would create a demand for more
operatives and further augment the patronage of a regular stage line. There
was still another factor to encourage the undertaking. The mails mightily
increased between Saco and the up-river towns, as the statistics show; indeed,
there was a regular boom in the postal service of the Saco valley at the time
the great mills were set running "down country." Why.' From the simple
fact that from four to six hundred half-homesick country girls in the mills and
boarding-houses were spending their Sunday afternoons writing sentimental
love-letters to their "sparks," who swung the scythes up in the buttercup
meadows during the dreamy days of midsummer, and pitiful lamentations to
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their parents that usually contained the stereotyped and melancholy informa-
tion: "This finds us enjoying rather poor health, and we hope you are enjoy-
ing the same blessing." Sometimes the memory of the old family table would
find expression in such words as these : " How we want a taste of mother's
injun puddin' and apple-dowdy."
Moreover, those who had an eye to business saw that there would be,
eventually, a rebound of this migratory wave; that these exuberant creatures,
who had beforetime roamed and romped over the whole domain of the farm
and forest, would become weary of the confinement and noise of the mills and
the regular rotation of the boarding-house bill of fare, and, ere long, go to
their old homes to rest, recruit, show their new gear, and see their "fellers."
This prophecy proved true, as will soon appear.
In 1844 a line of stages was put on by the O'Brions, of Cornish, between
that town and Portland, and the following year Joseph T. Bickford established
and operated a stage line between Saco and Lovell, via Buxton Old Corner,
Buxton Centre, Bog Mill, York's Corner, Steep Falls, Baldwin Corner, Den-
mark Corner, and East Fryeburg. He also ran a line between Sebago and
Bridgton, on which his brother William drove. An old printer,* employed in
the office of the Smv Dcmoo-at, "set up" and printed the handbills announc-
ing the establishment of this stage line up the east side of the Saco, in the
early summer of 1845. ^'^- I^ickford owned and ran this stage line until
the railroad was built from Portland to Steep Falls, when the section between
that point and Saco was discontinued.
In the spring of 1847, "Pea" Gerrish went down the Saco from Cornish
to take a survey of the route on Hollis side ; to get the "lay o' the land," ex-
amine the hills, and see what terms could be made at the taverns for stabling,
changing horses, and dinners. He decided to establish a line via Bonnie
Eagle, Moderation, and Bar Mills, on Hollis side, and thence across the river
to Colonel Berry's tavern, where he waited to dine. At this point he struck
Bickford's route, and drove down to Saco over the same road. On this line
Mr. Gerrish drove about a year, sold out to the O'Brions, of Cornish, and was
succeeded in 1848 by William Berry, who out-championed all the jolly fellows
who vied with each other on the various Saco valley routes. He was a hand-
some, dashing young man, who made considerable show on the road. He wore
a large, bright-colored cravat, and a drab hat with the rather wide brim rolled
up at the sides. His manners were attractive, and his conversation engaging.
With great politeness he gave much attention to the comfort of his passengers.
He could read human nature at a glance, and sized up his patrons with un-
mistakable precision. He was an expert reinsman, and had a reputation for
safe driving, but his boldness assumed too much risk to those under his care,
♦Robert B. Wentworth, of Portage, Wis., formerly of Buxton.
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and while running horses on the circuitous drive-way by which he approached
Berry's tavern, at Buxton Lower Corner, with the driver of an opposition stage,
he capsized, and one of his passengers was very seriously injured, a costly
experiment for the proprietors of the line.
Of course the lawyers going to and coming from court, and ministers
when attending their quarterly-meetings, rode on these stages. There were
lumbermen, and river-drivers at certain seasons with their long ashen "hand-
speeks," and various other classes who went up and down country occasionally
by this public conveyance, but the principal patrons were the factory girls
going to seek employment, or the weary ones returning home for a vacation.
These farmers' daughters were, perforce, rather verdant when on their first
down-river trip. They were shy and bashful withal, and blushed and giggled
as such unsophisticated young women will when the corn of common sense is
only "in the milk." They were sometimes dressed in plain homespun, but
honest linsey-woolsey, gowns, and their pretty faces were shaded with ample
sun-bonnets of pink print, laundried as tidily as could be. Their spare ward-
robe and "fixin's" were housed away among dried rose leaves and lavender
in their little, red, round-covered trunks, tied about with pieces of bed-cord,
or in bandboxes and divers bundles in bandannas. It was a picturesque spec-
tacle to see Bill Berry on the box of his great coach, his six spirited horses
coming into Saco upon the dead run, and above him on the "hurricane deck,"
as he called it, a half-dozen of these bright-eyed country girls. How he would
come thundering down Main street and dash up to the front of Jerry Gordon's
tavern !
At one time when driving down he was well loaded, within and without
coach, with factory girls. It was midsummer, and while passing through the
woods below Salmon Falls they were overtaken by a heavy shower. The rain
came down in torrents, and nothing but circumscribed and fragile sunshades
with which to shield their precious but delicate head gear. As they trundled
on. Bill would rally the spirits of the almost disconsolate girls by such words
as: "Never mind, ladies, never mind; they have plenty of new bonnets
down in town. Don't shed a tear, my good girls; the sun will come out long
before we reach town, and you will be as dry as a chip." But this was
unavailing, so far as dress goods were concerned, for really all hands were, as
the Scotchman declared when they got down from the coach before the gazing
throng about the tavern, "as wet as a drooket craw." Nevertheless, when
they found that there was no alternative but to sit and soak, they laughed and
joked and sang until Bill Berry declared that there was more fun in a woman
when she was thoroughly drenched by a shower than under any other condi-
tion. I am writing of "Stage Lines and Drivers," with factory girls for trim-
mings. See .'
Well, these new recruits entered the mills and worked two months for
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sixty cents a week and their board. "Board! What do you call board?"
asked a silver-haired woman, as I wrote, who was down there in 1848. I can-
not write what s/u- likened the "living" to. Of course, when settlement-day
came the wages did not aggregate much, but away the glad girls went, and the
way they decked themselves out in artificial flowers and bright ribbons was
death to their pocket-books. But when the wages gave them from four to five
dollars a week they went in strongly for cheap jewelry. There were gold
beads for Amanda's plump neck, rings for Triphena's dimpled finger, long,
swinging pendants for Rachel's ears, and a "buzzum pin" for Prudence.
What a time they had, to be sure, when at their boarding-house they pierced
each other's ears. How they squalled and danced about !
Still writing about stage-drivers, as the reader will presently see. It is
now autumn, and the " sere leaf" is falling. This is the season for the factory
girls to sing, "We are homeward bound," and mean it, too. A half-dozen of
these have settled, made their purchases, packed their trunks, which some-
times contained "factory cloth " for which the possessor could show no invoice,
and were waiting for "Berry" to drive down to their boarding-house — "cor-
poration boardin'-house," if you please. Hark! "Crack!" That's Bill's whip-
snapper, true's you live, and the old, reeling, bouncing coach comes rumbling
down the street. A hurried kiss for the mistress of the house, a thousand
good-byes for their room-mates, and a blush for the young men standing around,
and these merry-hearted, " hame-going " girls are seated upon the "hurricane
deck " back of and above the driver. They were all acquainted with Bill ; of
course they were; didn't they go down with him in a shower, and get sousing
wet? Ah, yes, crack goes the long whip, and they go up Main street as if the
" deevil " was after them, with the ribbons a-flying and the cheeks a-blushing,
homeward bound ! a forty-mile ride into the hill-country. They laughed, they
joked, they sang songs that would have made their puritanical old mothers'
ears tingle and eyes snap with great amazement. Never mind, they were
going home, and the pent-up mirth beguiled the hours on the road. And do
you think those old stage-drivers — there! What did I tell you, reader ? — were
a dull, sanctimonious set? Well now, beloved, you maybe assured that their
humorous eye-teeth were " cut," and that their witticisms, though harmless,
were sometimes rather highly flavored for sober folk. They were, as a matter
of policy, sociable fellows, who, if they did not, like counter-girls, sell smiles
by the yard like tape, disposed of them in quantities for gain to win the favor
of the traveling public. It /<?/>/ to be polite and accommodating, and sfl they
practised such virtues. The popular Bill Berry could readily adapt himself,
and the atmosphere about him, to the capacity or character of those who sat
on the box with him or on the high seats of the four-wheeled synagogue, above.
He could be grave or gay, serious or hilarious. Of compliments, he had great
store, and distributed them most liberally when he had a half-dozen good-
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natured, appreciative factory girls aboard. He enjoyed their company, and,
being tiien a single man, in no danger of being scalped, he had been known
to take his pay by a draft on a pretty girl's cheek, in lieu of silver, as he handed
her down at her father's door.
When leaving Saco he was observed to be silent and thoughtful for the
first few miles out. He was, on such occasions, waiting to discover what drift
the conversation would take, so that he might know what kind of an expres-
sion to hang out. If the company were mirthfully inclined, and the themes
were calculated to stimulate entertaining comment, he would not long remain
a "silent partner." If, on the other hand, a smoothly-shaven man with a black
coat and white neckcloth was on the top within ear-shot, Bill was as serious
as a man under "consarn o' mind"; indeed, he could assume a very religious
air, and engage in theological discussion with apparent enthusiasm. But when
he had a bevy of choice spirits on board, a dozen mill girls homeward bound,
ready to e.vplode with exuberant animal life, and he knew it, a wonderful sense
of relief was experienced, and expressed in no doubtful way, when the straight-
laced dominie had reached his poinfof departure; then there would be music
in the air all along the route. Aye, a free, traveling concert for all who lived
along the way.
Farmers' sons toiling in the fields, hearing the rumbling of the coach or
the melody that floated on the air, would lean on the hoe or rake, raise their
chip hats, and shoot kisses at long range, while Bill cracked his whip, and
through a cloud of summer dust would go down through the valleys with horses
at the full gallop. Some sarcastic remarks were heard about "green girls still
tied to their mothers' apron strings," who were seen peeping from window
sides or cape-bonnets in the blueberry patch of the cow pasture.
Bill Berry not only knew every man who lived along the route, but was
familiar with their peculiarities. He had a quick, discerning eye that instantly
saw the funny side of everything that appeared on the road. He was ac-
quainted with the Bean and Smith families in Hollis, knew of their keen
mother-wit, and the quaint things they were capable of saying. He would
sometimes overtake one of the Beans on the road, and chat with him as they
walked at the coach-side, to draw out something for the amusement of his pas-
sengers. At one time, when walking his horses up the rising ground below
the old Joe Haley place, he fell m with Charles Bean, and a little way ahead the
well-known and short-legged Sam Graffam was stubbing along. Berry asked
Charles what ailed that little man going over the hill. This was the answer:
"There's nothin' ails the man, Mister Berry, only the seat of his pant-a-loons
drags in the sand." That was a " Bean blossom " of which we have a field
full in another department.
On another day as Berry drove down the Guide-board hill into the old Alfred
road, between Moderation and Bonnie Eagle, he encountered Cyrus Bean, and
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for the fun of the thing, invited him to climb up and ride. As they crossed
the Gulf bridge they saw another man, somewhat out of proportion, waddling
along by the road-side. His trunk seemed to be large and well developed, but
his nether limbs were scarcely long enough for comfortable locomotion. Bill
saw there were all the essential combinations for sport, and in a pitiful tone
of voice asked Cyrus what caused the man's lameness. He instantly replied
is his inimitable way: "Why, Mister Berry, the man aint lame at all; he's just
like a toad, allers the tallest when he's a-sittin' down." How Bill Berry
roared! Crack went his lash, and the horses galloped up to the old Brice Lane
tavern door, where, with great demonstration of gratitude, and "I'm greatly
ableeged to ye. Mister Berry," Cyrus took his leave of the gallant knight of
the whip.
At one time the stable-man at Cornish did not "grease the wheels" of
Berry's coach, and the axle became hot on the road, a few miles out of Saco.
He saw that the horses were sweating more than usual, and found the axle
and box welded and the latter turning in the wheel-hub. Nothing discon-
certed, he unloaded, set his mill girls to'picking strawberries, and was off to
a farmer's for some kind of a vehicle with which to carry his passengers into
town. At last he came with a long hay-rack, about half filled with straw; upon
this he seated his jolly crew, hitched on his leaders, and leaving the coach by
the road-side drove to the tavern in rustic gear. What a shout went up all
along the street as the crowds of interested spectators beheld this novel spec-
tacle going with the speed and noise of a war chariot through the town! It
just suited Bill Kerry, who was on the very crest of the wave of human glory.
Neither roads upheaved by frost nor blockaded by snow could stop Bill
Berry; he was bound to be on time, and would take down bars and drive
through fields when the highways were impassable. It was his custom to run
the hills and upon the apex to stop for his horses to rest. He considered this
easier for his team.
But it was when " Ike " Uyer put on his opposition stages and undertook
to run Berry off the line that affairs assumed a somewhat serious and some-
times dangerous aspect. Dyer had the money, and the Cloughs, for whom
Berry was then driving, had the pluck and good horses. Every trick that
"witty invention" could contrive was employed by the competing drivers to
gain an advantage. The two stages left Saco at about the same time, and the
driver who found himself in the rear watched for a clear track and ran by
the rival stage, if possible. Berry almost always took the lead and kept his
position. He kept an eye out at the side, and with whip in hand was ready
to tickle the ears of his leaders when an attempt was made to pass him on
the road. It was something fearful to see these two furious Jehus running
their six-horse teams for dear life, while the old bounding, careening coaches,
with their frightened passengers, went heaving through clouds of dust as thick
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as that raised by a powerful whirlwind. When approaching the taverns the
"tug of war" was on, and with vehement driving and terrible risk of life and
limb each sought to reach the door-stone first. It was in a race like this that
the accident, before-mentioned, occurred. But Berry was an expert reinsman,
who knew all the arts of coach navigation; he had the best horses and the
contempt of danger that nearly always made him the victor.
Alas! poor fellow; he had just been happily married and was moving his
household goods across the river, at Hiram, when his spirited horse became
unmanageable and went over the side of the old "stringer" bridge, and the
kind-hearted and popular stage-driver lost his life. It was not known whether
he was killed instantly by a stove that was on the load when he fell, or if he
was drowned. He could not swim, always having a dread of the river. Hun-
dreds assembled along the banks on the following day as boatmen were drag-
ging for his body, but it was not found until several days after, when, during
a heavy thunder shower, it rose and was taken away for burial.
Few men in the common walks of life were so well and favorably known
as Bill Berry. He had a host of warm friends, who delighted to do him
honor; and it affords the author great pleasure to write this humble tribute to
a manly man, who kindly noticed him when a barefooted school-boy, trudging
along the dusty road. He had an inexhaustible fund of humor and an inter-
minable string of stories with "pints" in them with which to regale his pas-
sengers. He would sometimes have that musical genius, Murch Chick, upon
the high seat above him, and by well-applied flattery keep his magic fiddle-
bow going until he swore that his "elbow-grease had all run out." At other
times the dry wag known as Orse Smith would be upon the box, and then woe
betide the sober man in the company. He who could restrain laughter when
the quaint sayings of that unfortunate fellow were in the air was dead enough
to be buried.
These were days of slow travel, when the stage-driver was looked upon
as a man of considerable importance. As he came into the towns and
hamlets along his route the idle ones would be assembled about the taverns,
waiting for the arrival, to watch the driver as he came sweeping around the
curves to the broad door-stone and shouted "Whoa ! " With what nonchalant
airs and dexterity he threw the long reins to the hurrying hostler and wound
the long lash around the hickory whip-stock! He was regarded as a hero
and a dashing gentleman by the young folk ; ////s we are sure of. And when
the fresh horses were in harness and all was ready, the driver would enter the
tavern hall and lustily shout, "All aboard " ; then what bustling of passengers!
And the comments made by the spectators! While the saucy mill girls slung
squibs at those along the way, they, themselves, became the subject of many
a sarcastic ejaculation.
Lewis O'Brion, Esq., of Boston, informs me that he commenced driving
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stage the 2d of March, 1847, when sixteen years of age, and drove nearly all
the time until April, 1859. Not all the time, however, from Cornish to Saco,
but from 1853 to 1859 he drove from Madison, N. H., via Freedom, N. H.,
North Parsonsfield, Limerick, Waterborough, Hollis Centre, and Salmon Falls,
to Saco. He says: "William Berry left the Cornish and Saco line and went
over to drive from Portland, via Baldwin, Hiram, Fryeburg, and Conway.
Naham and Levi Clough followed William Berry, and Jacob Mudgett followed
Clough. Albert Weeks, of East Parsonsfield, followed me on the line from
Saco to Madison, via Limerick. I am quite unable to tell you when the stage
quit running from Saco."
John Smith, born in Newbury, Vt., came to Conway in 1833 and estab-
lished a stage line between the mountains and Portland. He made five
journeys to Washington to secure mail routes. He estimated that the miles
covered by him when driving stage would have equaled nine journeys around
the world. He had many adventures with rival stage-drivers, who had put
on competing lines of coaches and tried to run him off the track. He was
not the kind of man, however, to succumb to opposition ; it was only an
impetus to greater e.xertion, and he extended his daily line so as to cover the
whole distance between the mountains and Portland in a day. The distance
was more than one hundred miles, and his coaches came down through the
Crawford Notch very early in the morning, so early that forty miles were cov-
ered before breakfast, which was taken at Fryeburg. On the journey back he
dined at Fryeburg and took tea at the foot of the mountains. He sold to little
Job Cushman, who was as fussy as an old maid. He disposed of the line to
Naham Clough and bought the stages running between Bridgton and South
Paris, where he connected with the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Levi Clough, brother of Naham, drove on the regular line from Saco to
Cornish, thence through Kezar Falls and Porter village to Freedom, N. H., at
the time Isaac Dyer put on his opposition stages, and had many an adventure
on the road and at the hotels, where he changed horses. He was a little,
waspy fellow, full of crazy pluck, and sometimes took great hazard with his
passengers when his temper was up. At one time the rival driver reached
the Tarbox tavern at Moderation before Clough, and stopped right in the
drive-way by which he wished to reach the door-stone. "Little Levi" kindly
asked him to move out of his way, but he replied with taunting language,
mingled with oaths. "Very well," said the yellow-haired knight of the whip,
and, cracking his long lash over his leaders' heads, he drove them over the
door-stone, against the tavern, inside of the other small coach, and dragged the
whole team, with driver, into the road, smashing wheels and tearing away
the paint. From that time forward Levi had the drive-way to himself. He
was witty, full of humor, and by craft sometimes induced a woman to ride with
him, while by some misunderstanding her husband would be left to the trun-
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dling stage run by the rival driver employed by Ike Dyer. After leaving the
box Levi Clough went into the army, and served as wagoner. Returning, he
secured a small pension, and spent his last days at Cornish and at the Soldiers'
Home at Togus. He was a kind-hearted man, who could tell a good story,
and his genial manners and chivalrous spirit won him the warm esteem of the
traveling public. "Little Levi" died in 1892.
A Mr. Morse owned the line from Limerick to Saco, via Waterborough
and Salmon Falls, many years, and I think he ran the stage from Limerick to
Moderation, via North Hollis, calling at the old brick tavern there. At any
rate, it was known as the " Morse stage." Robert Whitehouse held the whip
on this line for a period, but afterwards drove from Moderation to Saco. The
line between Limington and Buxton Centre, via West Buxton, was long
conducted by Lemuel Davis and his sons, but he was succeeded by "Rod"
Larrabee and Alonzo Lane, of Bonnie Eagle, and bought out Job Cushman
on the Bridgton and Paris line, where, at his death, he was succeeded by
Sumner Davis, his son, who continues on the box as a painstaking and pop-
ular driver.
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E have elsewhere intimated that swarms from the settlements on the
Saco river had gone forth to establish homes in distant localities,
where their posterity may still be found. Such an exodus occurred
in 179s, 1798, and iSoo. Elder Morris Witham, a Baptist preacher
and land speculator, said to have been a native, or an inhabitant, of Standish,
made a journey on horseback to the Western Reserve, now Ohio, in 1795-7,
and possessed himself of an extensive tract of land in that territory. It has
been said that this land consisted of claims he had purchased of Revolutionary
soldiers, but for this we cannot vouch. He first sat down in the Little Miami
valley, now within the corporation of Cincinnati, but not being contented there
he purchased a thousand acres of land ten miles east of Columbia, where he
selected the location for a settlement.
After an absence of several months, he returned to the Saco, bringing
such a glowing account of his visit and of the rich bottom lands, pure water,
salubrious climate, and beautiful timber, that he induced several families to
sell out and follow him to the then far West. He might have been seen dressed
in black garb, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, riding on an old yellow mare,
from one neighborhood to another, up and down in the Saco valley, where,
gathering around him a group of the amazed settlers, he would enlarge upon
the description of what he had witnessed. Being a minister of the gospel,
every one then believed all he said. He told of soil, black as gunpowder, in
which corn and wheat grew higher than the tallest of men; of fountains of
water, inexhaustible and sweet as nectar; of natural grasses for pasturage,
where cattle became hog-fat in a few weeks without attention; of tall chestnut
growth from which fence-rails could be split with an axe-stroke, as straight as
a line, and of abundant cedar from which clear clapboards and shingles could
be made that would never decay. He said Mohawk potatoes grew as large as
"Caleb Kimball's foot"; and, judging from that of his son Eleazer, seen by
many of us, these tubers must have been of enormous proportions. We may
hear more about them presently.
The fact was Elder Witham was a man of many superior parts, who wanted
to preach the gospel and speculate in land at the same time. He believed
that the saints were to inherit the earth, and wanted to secure his share before
the territory was absorbed. He was a General, otherwise " Hard-shelled,"
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Baptist, whose creed was Jusf right : and he wished everybody else to become
Baptists. As we survey the movements of the elder, assisted by the testimony
of several very excellent persons interviewed in the West, who were personally
acquainted with him, it appears that he cherished the hope, that when settled
down upon his claim on the Ohio, surrounded by a cluster of families apart
from all other communities, and undisturbed by any interference from the
other religious sects, he could build up a little kingdom of his own, all of one
theological stripe. Certainly, if he could herd the old sheep, he might put his
own religious ear-mark on the lambs ; if he should feed the flock, he also might
hope to share in the fleeces thereof. Why not? This was according to the
apostolic teaching that the ox that treadeth out the corn shall not be muzzled.
He was not like his ancient noble predecessor, Nehemiah of sacred story,
tempted to go down to the plains of Ono, but to the rich bottom lands of the
Western Reserve. We shall see that the whole inception and execution of
the elder's plan, so far as it was executed, had not been a hap-hazard, but a
well-arranged, scheme, which bid fair to materialize, and to assume organized
form.
He surveyed and laid out his land, disposed of to those who had followed
him to the West, very ingeniously. These lots were so arranged that the
owners, by building their farmsteads on one end, would form a hamlet all in
compact association around a common centre.
He returned a second time (and the last) to New England, in the autumn
of 1799, for the purpose of inducing other families to go West. Having
waited until those who had first emigrated could harvest a crop from the new
land, he brought to the East in his saddle-bags some of the fruits of this
goodly country to prove the statements true made by him on his first home-
ward trip. There were potatoes of tremendous size, but not as large as Caleb
Kimball's foot; ears of corn large, long, and well-ripened, and a braid of
prairie grass of remarkable growth. With these " specimens of the grapes
from Eschol" he rode from neighborhood to neighborhood, exhibiting them to
the amazed inhabitants. As a further proof of the fertility of the soil, he had
brought letters from those who had followed him West for their friends and
kindred in the Saco valley. These epistles were as high colored in descriptive
phrase as the narrow schooling of the writers would admit of. One wrote that
their potatoes grew so large that while he was employed with his pen a brother
was sitting on one end of a .Shenango, eating potato and butter, while the other
end was roasting in the embers of the fire-place. Another stated that the
corn was of such phenomenal growth that the kernels were cracked with a
sledge-hammer before they could be ground in a mill. The only trouble com-
plained about was that the wild grasses were so nutritious that their cows in
a few weeks became so fat that their milk was dried up and they must be
turned for beef.
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These specimens of their first harvest, and the descriptive letters written
by the homesick pioneers, were the bacteria of an early western fever, brought
into the Saco valley settlements, that spread until many families were hope-
lessly infected. The excitement grew, and industrious men neglected their
farm work and assembled in groups of dozens to discuss plans for removing
to the westward. As a result, those who owned good land and comfortable
buildings; whose expanding fields were dotted with a goodly number of cattle
and sheep; who had passed through the preliminary struggle of cutting away
the forests and of subduing the soil, and were entering upon an era of agri-
cultural prosperity, were overwhelmed by this western wave, sold their farms
and stock in haste, at ruinous prices, pulled up stakes, turned their backs
upon kindred and native land, and followed, rather anticipated, the advice of
Horace Greeley — to "go West."
Many of these farmers spent about all the money received for their farms
and stock for large horses, wagons, and harnesses for their journey. In one
neighborhood they hired a man, supposed to be a shrewd business calculator,
to go to Haverhill, Mass., to purchase horses, one of which was said to have
been so broad across the back that Joe Decker, Sr., rode about the door-yard
standmg upon his hips. All the cord-winders in the Saco valley were called
to cut up sides of leather and make harnesses for these big horses, while the
millwrights and wheelwrights were cutting and slashing with all their might
to build wagons of commensurate proportions for the accommodation of the
emigrant families and their few remaining household goods.
It was a sad season indeed when the hour of parting came, and we can-
not apprehend the strength of motive that was powerful enough to separate
these members of a family connection under such circumstances. Were they
possessed of the finer sensibilities of filial affection and kindred attachment,
when they could voluntarily isolate themselves from all the associations that
would seem to have bound them to the homes of their childhood, and encounter
unknown conditions? They well knew that these separations would be final,
so far as this world was concerned.
From the lips of an aged man in southern Illinois, where I was visiting
twenty years ago, I wrote down some reminiscences of the parting scenes and
journey as he remembered them when, as a lad, he was carried West by his
parents. It was a balmy morning in June, at "flax-bloom time," when those
composing the emigrating party took leave of their friends and left the Saco
valley. Arrangements had been made for the families of Bradbury, Warren,
Lane, Townsend, Bennett, Rounds, Wentworth, and Redlon to meet at Salmon
Falls, and from that point to follow Elder Witham, who was to return to the
West, as he had come East, on horseback. Some of the fathers and mothers
in middle life, with their children, had passed the night at the down-river
home of their aged parents. Before daybreak there was much confusion, as
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preparations for leaving were made. White-haired old men sat at the chim-
ney side with bowed heads, wiping away the falling tears. Venerable mothers,
who had spent their strength for their children, with many a sigh were now
assisting their sons and daughters to leave them. There were brothers and
sisters who had come from twenty to forty miles, from the back towns, to say
farewell to those who had been nursed upon the same maternal bosom and
rocked in the same old cradle. More distant relatives and neighbors had also
congregated about the old house-place.
Elder Lewis, called "Uncle Eben," was there, and as all bowed together
for the last time, on earth, he commended them to the care of an all-merciful
Clod in a most tender but powerful prayer. Amid falling tears these fathers,
mothers, brothers, and sisters fondly embraced each other. One by one the
children were kissed and handed up to the great covered wagon. "Farewell,
Abram!" said a patriarchal father with uncovered head, as his snowy locks
floated in the wind. "Good-by, Patience!" sobbed a poor, old, wrinkled
mother, as she looked upon her first-born daughter for the last time. "Good-
by, gran'pa and gramma," cried a quartette of little voices from the wagon.
Crack! went the great leather whip, and the party moved away.
Long and sadly did the group about the door stand and silently watch
the receding teams. Scarcely a word could be uttered by reason of the full-
ness of every heart. One by one they separated and pensively went their way.
The aged ones went back to their lonely hearth-stone, where they wept and
groaned aloud. But little work was done during the day; a thick, sombre cloud
hung over all. This is no imaginary picture; it is but the too cold attempt to
describe, in brief, what actually took place, as related, with much pathos, by
one who clearly recalled all the particulars. Nor does this account apply to
iwt' family, to the parting of o/n- kindred band, but to many. Those who moved
down river from the upper part of Phillipsburgh, now Mollis, were witnesses of
what occurred at other homes, as the caravan was made up on the road.
Cooking utensils were carried in each wagon, and when night came on
the train was drawn up in a circle, their horses tethered to hubs driven into
the ground and watched in turn by their owners, while the busy women were
preparing food for supper. Seeing their fires, people living in the neighbor-
hood of the encampment would come out to see them and often bring them
something for refreshment. Jolly times they had around those evening circles.
I asked my old informant if Elder Witham took any of the " O-be-joyful " on
the journey, and he replied: "Why, yes; everybody drank the ardent in
them days."
The women had been spinning " stockin'-yarn " all winter, and as they
journeyed or camped around the fire continued their knitting work, and the
cold season found many a little foot encased in the stockings knitted while
on the way to 'Hio.
314 THE WESTERN RESERVE EMIGRATION.
Their horses wore wooden hanies, and when they reached Pennsylvania,
the poor creatures had become so badly galled, that it was found necessary to
halt for two weeks, while these sore shoulders healed. During this time, being
in a Dutch settlement, the men threshed grain and the women spun flax for
those with whom they tarried to "pay their keeping." After waiting as long
as circumstances would admit of, and finding their horses still too sore for
harness, some of the Yankees e,\changed with the Dutchmen. One of these
found a "tight-bitted mear" on his hands, and the "ole critter would run and
kick like a mu-el." Lively incidents were of frequent occurrence en route.
They ran horses until the wagon rattled like an "airth quaker,"*and the dust
rose like a thick cloud for a half-mile along the road. One of their company
had taken his fiddle to while away a pleasant hour on the road, and betimes
there would be music and dancing around the fire at evening. This reminds
me that my quaint old story-teller said his mother, " Pashunse, was a powerful
dancer, and could tucker down any man she ever met."
\\'hen ascending the Alleghany mountains, the road was so steep that they
found it necessary to double up their teams and draw their heavy wagons up
by stages, two men walking behind to trig the wheels when a stop was made
to allow the horses to rest. In descending, long withes were twisted into the
sides of their wagon-covers, and by these, held in the hands of men who
walked on the upper side, they prevented their wagons from capsizing. One
of the lads was riding on a young horse which stumbled, threw him upon the
ledge, and fractured his arm. This sad accident happened at a point where the
declivity was so steep that the teams could not be stopped ; consequently,
the -lad was placed in one of the great, jolting wagons, where he was left to
suffer excruciating pain, until the foot-hills were reached ; then was laid upon
a quilt by the road-side, and his broken arm bound up between rough " splints "
hewed from a sapling cut for the purpose. Again he mounted his young horse
and suffered terribly by the stepping of the beast upon the stony road.
At Redstone creek, on the Ohio river, the company waited to build great
flatboats, upon which to transport their families, horses, wagons, and gear down
to the place of landing. Here a stranger fell in with them, who stated that
he was also on his way to Ohio, prospecting for land. As he seemed to be
honest, and as his objective point was near that of the emigrants, they allowed
him to take a pair of their horses down by land; this would help the stranger
and reduce their boat-load. Their passage down the river was uneventful.
At the landing they were greeted by kindred and old acquaintances, who had
followed Elder Witham west a few years previous. Joyful was the meeting ;
but the man who had borrowed the horses did not appear as promised. After
waiting for several days, the owner found one of his horses some distance up
the river, where it had been turned out to care for itself. This animal was
too poor and weak to be driven, and was exchanged for a heifer, and note
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which was never paid. The other horse, a valuable one, was not found, nor
was the scoundrel, who had charge of him, ever afterwards heard from.
Some of these families were permitted to spend their first winter in the
homes of their kindred who had comfortable cabins ; others went immediately
to work, and put up small log-houses. One family passed the winter in a hut,
built of puncheons, entrenched in the ground and roofed with chestnut bark.
This was small and had but one room. \ store of meal and potatoes was laid
in, and all the meat they had was furnished by two Dutch hunters, named Van
Eaton, who betimes came to sleep in their hut, bringing with them venison
and wild turkeys. In this dwelling a family, consisting of the parents and four
children, was sheltered, and a fifth was born there during the winter. The
father spent the time splitting rails to pay Elder Withani for his land.
Thus it will be seen that these families, by removing west, exchanged com-
parative independence and comfort for poverty and suffering; in other words,
turned themselves and families out of doors, besides sacrificing, what was con-
sidered to be at that time, a handsome estate in New England. It was a wild,
reckless venture, and nothing but unsanctified selfishness upon the part of
Elder Withani would have caused him to use the influence which he employed,
to induce these well-housed and contented families to sacrifice all they had
gained, by years of toil, to gratify his personal ambition for selling his land in
the West.
They reached their destination at "roast-ear time," so Uncle Sam said.
Nothing to do but build a log meeting-house that very season. 'I'he following
year several new houses were put up for families who passed their first winter
in homes of their friends. The hamlet was called "Witham settlement" at
that time. Thus far the projector of the scheme had executed his plans
remarkably well, and the time had come for bringing about another phase of
the undertaking. The flock had been gathered to the landed enclosure; he
now wished to gather them into the denominational fold, thus to shepherd the
sheep and their lambs and to shear them as well as he could. And to accom-
plish this the elder went to preaching with all his might. A deep religious
interest innnediately sprang up, and nearly all who were " "countable " were
found to belong to the "elect" and made excellent timber for a "Gineral"
Baptist church; they were baptized and gathered into that fold. Elder Witham
could have sat "under his own vine and fig tree with none to molest or make
him afraid." But ambition sometimes hurls headlong those who are led too
far by its bewitching wiles. He expanded his plans and started for Wash-
ington to enter another tract of land. On this journey he was taken vio-
lently ill and soon died. He was buried "somewhere" on the bank of the
Ohio river, but his own descendants do not know the place of his earthly rest.
Thus ended the plans of the speculative preacher. His old parishioners,
interviewed by me while in Ohio, thought well of him. Had he survived,
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there is no reason for doubt that he would have made another journey to the
Saco valley for recruits to augment his colony and enlarge his church mem-
bership; a movement that would have left a dozen more abandoned hearth-
stones, and obsolete old wells like those known to exist today in the Saco valley,
where were once happy homes, in neighborhoods made up of kindred con-
nections, who were naturally helpful in time of health, and kindly attentive in
the hour of sickness.
Around the old log meeting-house, built in Witham's settlement, a burying-
ground was laid out, and there many of the parents and children, who removed
from the river towns on the Saco, many of them when advanced to old age,
were laid down to rest. There the widow and children of Elder Witham were
interred, and a fine monument marks the spot today. This old grave-yard is
now enclosed in the public cemetery at Withamville. Nearly all of the early
families are dead or removed farther West. A grandson of Elder Witham,
now quite aged, survives. Some members of the Lane family remain. Abra-
ham Townsend and his family were among the first to remove from Phillips-
burg to the Western Reserve. His sons were well-to-do farmers there many
years ago, and descendants were living on the homestead, not far from Cin-
cinnati, when I was in the West twenty years ago.
Elder Morris Witham and his wife, Hannah, had eleven children, seven
of whom were daughters ; to these he gave loo acres of land, to his sons, 150
acres each.
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E are fully aware of the gravity of our subject, the almost insuper-
able difficulties to be encountered in its literary treatment, and
the criticisms which it may engender; nevertheless, the inquiry
involves much that was considered important at the time of which
we write, and we have no scruples in our attempt to delineate the customs of
the early inhabitants who sat down in the Saco valley. Whatever was toler-
ated at that puritanical period ought to bear the light of this decade of the
nineteenth century.
The affairs of which we shall make mention in our thesis were at the very
foundation of well-ordered society, the foundation of the homes of the com-
munity. Courtship meant something more than a formal introduction of
strangers, followed by a few days or weeks of acquaintance among the pioneer
families. It was serious and moderate business then, and required the exer-
cise of considerable skill on the first skirmish line.
A pretty face and charming personality created rivalry as arbitrary among
suitors then as anything witnessed in the more sensitive communities of today;
and it was not always an easy matter for a maiden with two eyes and a com-
passionate heart to decide between two gallants of about equal manly quali-
ties and personal prepossession, who had laid siege at her castle ; to set one
adrift on the cold stream of time with a wounded spirit, the roar of the falls
in his ears, and nothing but his hands to paddle with.
And so, while the one sought for was deliberating and balancing her
chances, it was policy for those who paid court to cultivate and bring to the
front all those evidences of goodness and graces of manner that were at their
command. And didn't they do it ? Muscular religion had a potent influence
upon the fair sex in the pioneer days; much more so than now. It manifested
itself in divers ways and sometimes with resistless power.
Athletic sports were then popular; were practised in every neighborhood
and encouraged by all classes. On nearly all secular public occasions — at
the military trainings and barn raisings — the brawny young men were sure
to engage not only in throwing and lifting at stones and stiff'-heels, but in
friendly but formidable tussle, and the broad-shouldered champion who could
down any one in the rural hamlet was then regarded as a hero ; indeed, his
chances for winning fair lady, when family support depended more upon
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brawn than brains, were far more hopeful than of one who was of handsome
person and courtly manners, unfortunately deficient in physical development
At house-rolling and house-raising there was an excellent opportunity for
the expenditure and exhibition of as much muscular strength as the average
young man had in stock, and the spirit of competition often waxed warm
while the contentions for the mastery were radical and vehement. On these
occasions there" were always interested spectators, whose twinkling eyes and
smiles of approbation proved a powerful incentive to the competition in
athletic encounter.
Now it came to pass, in the year of grace 1770, that Zachary Walderman,
of the Narragansett township, No. i, was ready to raise the frame of his new
farm-house, that was to supersede the small log-cabin in which he was then
living with his family. Mr. Walderman had been an inhabitant of the plan-
tation since about the time that hostilities had ceased in the French war. A
native of England, he had come with his parents to the settlement at the
mouth of the river; had passed through the trying experiences of the Indian
wars; had taken his wife from a family of robust maidens at Winter Harbor,
and spent the earlier years of his married life in a home on the coast. From
the advent of his first-born his wife had been a fruitful vine, and her rich
cluster of children were now ripening into young manhood and womanhood.
Since their removal to the up-river township Mr. Walderman and his sons had,
by patient toil and the reward of bountiful harvests gathered from the rich
new land, gained property, and the family required more house room.
As the neighbors assembled upon the spot where the house was to stand,
where the heavy broadsides were laid out and firmly pinned together ready
for the raising, several stalwart young bucks, dressed in tow shirts and home-
spun trousers, emerged from the woodland paths and seated themselves upon
the timbers. Meanwhile, three or four of the Walderman girls, whose sweet-
hearting day had fully dawned, were standing in the shady kitchen of the
log-house, close at hand, gazing through the little window upon the motley
groups. Their prudent mother observed their behavior and mildly rebuked
them by the ingenious interrogation: "My children, why do you stand glow-
ering at the strangers yender?"
Now every young man who had crossed Walderman's clearing had taken
a census of his family and knew how many of his daughters had reached the
attractive period of young womanhood ; and, to be candid and confess the bare
truth, the presence of these charming girls, whose fame for beauty had
reached every clearing on the river, was the prime magnet that drew so many
of the young men together, in response to the invitation sent forth by their
father for help to raise his house frame.
The able-bodied men in the settlement were still few in number, and
after waiting some time, with the hope that others would come forward, the
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master-workman declared that the raising must be postponed until more help
could be procured. Zachary Walderman, however, was not the man to have
his purposes thwarted by such trivial obstacles as this seemed to be, and found,
in his own family, a contingent force that was equal to the occasion. Sum-
moning four of his robust daughters, who came blushing toward the fr^me,
he announced that they were fully competent to hold the foot of the posts, or,
if otherwise needed, they could put their shoulders under and raise about as
many pounds as any of the masculine gender in the plantation.
At the foot of the four great posts the quartette were stationed and as
the heavy broadside was slowly elevated they all acquitted themselves of their
charge without a murmur or evidence of over-exertion, save a richer tint
brought to their already rosy cheeks. When the frame had been raised and
secured in position, the daughters retired to the house to help their mother,
who was serving refreshments to the men.
There was now an opportunity for the superabundant animal life of the
brawny young men to show itself in the wrestling feats that followed. To them
grave interests were at stake, and these muscular gladiators knew they were
striving in their manly sports for something more substantial, more practical
and valuable, than a fading crown of laurels. An occasional side-glance proved
too plainly that there were bright eyes gazing upon the herculean encounters
and that the effect of successful competition would be far-reaching in its re-
lation to a happy or dissatisfactory life thereafter. And so they wrought and
tugged like giants in the arena, cheered on by the shouts of the men who
watched them, until they left no ground for doubt as to the championship.
The enthusiasm of the girls who witnessed the sport knew no bounds, and,
in spite of their mother's restraint, they clapped their hands with delight when
some favorite fellow gained a victory. This helped wonderfully to "settle
the coffee," and paved the way for some prolonged, old-fashioned courtships
that culminated, several years afterwards, at the marriage altar, and records
of the event are still extant.
There, we have now attended to our preliminaries; have laid our founda-
tion and must describe, in as clear form as possible, how the old time gallants
and sweethearts proceeded along the mazes of the fickle road in which so many
feet have been pierced with thorns. Our attempt to gain reliable information
to weave into this chapter was attended with some very amusing circum-
stances, which seem to be worthy of notice, being part and parcel of the theme
under treatment. Aware that there was an aged pair still living, who were
present at the raising of the Walderman farm-house, when taking my notes
twenty-five years ago, I ventured to visit them for an interview. They were
very aged, as a comparison of dates will indicate, but remarkably well pre-
served, lively, and conversational. In a round-about way, I approached the
subject that I wished to elucidate, and at my first inquiry started a blush to
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the wrinkled cheek of the dear old lady, and a ripple of laughter in the man
at her side. It was a delicate matter, to be sure, but he who writes with the
confidence of authority must boldly push his investigations, and secure his
materials from original sources. I could not turn back. The shell of the
cocoanut was now well cracked, and I must have the milk ^ithin. And so,
rallying my courage, I proceeded to ask the old lady how love-making was
carried on in "ye olden time." She seem embarrassed and ingeniously
evaded my question. But I pressed my suit, and as I teased her for partic-
ulars she shook her fist at me and said: "There! there! young man, don't
you be so inquisitive." She put on a serious expression and declared that it
was so many years ago that she could not distinctly remember how she
and her husband had managed their courtship; she had, however, a vague
recollection that it lasted for several years, was exceedingly pleasant, and
wound up with an old-fashioned wedding.
Finding that I was not likely to attain my object in this way, I resorted
to an expedient. I saw that the dear old couple were of a humorous turn, and
told them a pretty, romantic story about the boy who, when on his way to
school, used to call and kiss a pretty little girl through the bars, where she
often waited for his approach; how he afterward made her his wife, and re-
moved to a distant land, and how, in after years, when he and his wife had
become advanced in life, they returned and visited the homestead, where the
flame of love had first been kindled ; and how, as they walked down the old
road that led to the schoolhouse, he had extemporized these lines :
" This old, gray wife of mine,
Wlien walkiug 'neath the stars,
Slyly asked me how I'd like
To kiss her through the bars."
This had the desired effect, and before leaving, the two modestly gave
me enough of romantic materials to fill a volume. From my notes I condense
the remainder of my narrative.
On the day of Zachary Walderman's house-raising, 'I'han Greenlaw had
lingered behind when the neighbors had gone homeward, and found an oppor-
tunity to drop a pretty word into the pink ear of blushing MoUie Walderman
that made her little heart jump like a hungry fish ; and her dreams, through
the livelong night, had been fringed with delicious ripples of blissful sweetness
that were indescribable, but distinctly remembered for many days.
Now Than Greenlaw was far from being handsome, according to the
standard of handsomeness in vogue at the time of which we write, but he was
called a "likely young man" by those who valued brawn and bone. He was
manly, of good habits, and brave as a lion. But he was comparatively poor,
and had nothing to begin life with but the generous endowment of physical
strength, with which nature had favored him. He gave evidence of possess-
ing sound judgment, was a resolute worker, and, in the estimation of those who
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had hewed homes from the wilderness, he stood a fair chance to succeed as
well as others had done. Kut there was to be a thorn in his side, a skeleton in
his closet.
About this time, one of the most wealthy proprietors of the township, con-
nected with a respectable old Newbury family, had moved into the settlement
with his family of sons and daughters, who had been reared amid influences
of refinement and culture. This new family had brought to their somewhat
pretentious home good furniture and wardrobes. The sons and daughters
came to the old meeting-house, on Sabbath mornings, dressed in fashionable
gear, were exceedingly decorous in behavior, and prodigal of politeness. Of
them, we are sorry to say, the young people of the rude settlement were envi-
ous, and held themselves at a distance. Still we find that the sons, handsome
fellows, had excited the admiration of some of the planters' daughters, and
their appearance in the settlement had quickened the palpitation of several
susceptible young hearts. It was a busy time for the little fellow who carried
the silver bow, and his arrows, tipped with love's infectious nectar, were flying
everywhere.
Ned Flanders, one of the new-comers, was a stranger respected for his
respectable conduct and family connections. His education and genteel breed-
ing made him appear, in the estimation of the young men born in the settle-
ment, somewhat lofty and important in his bearing, but his urbane and gentle
manners won the attention and held the warm esteem of many fair ones ;
there was no denying this. His course of life for the future, if marked out,
was not known. He was considered competent to succeed in any calling, but
he was too young to prophesy about.
Somehow Than Greenlaw had come to believe this new inhabitant stood
between him and the heart of MoUie Walderman. He had accidentally seen
him at the window of the Walderman house, and was painfully annoyed in
consequence. He was, however, too independent and high-minded to betray
any change in his feelings ; too noble to play the spy. He would allow matters
to take their course, and go about his own business.
Zachary Walderman loved his daughters, wished to see them well settled
in life, and was not averse to Than Greenlaw's coming to see Mollie. He
had begun with nothing but his hands, and thought a young man of Green-
law's build and sound judgment would be more likely to succeed in clearing
new land and in providing for a family on the frontier, than some stripling
with soft hands who had come from the city, westward. But, unfortunately,
Mrs. Clarinda Walderman had a different view. She had been much taken
with Ned Flanders, and had declared to her husband, in the presence of her
daughters — a very unwise thing to do, of course — that the conversation of
the young man recently at the house was delightfully entertaining, and s//e
considered him to be a -rrv nice fellow. Such a flattering commendation
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from the mother went far to compHcate matters between a trio of interested
persons, namely, Mollie Walderman, Than Greenlaw, and Ned Flanders. Of
course, all was now in chaos; there had been no engagements made, but those
we have mentioned had mentally staked out the ground and encouraged them-
selves that there would be no serious obstacles to overcome. Mrs. Walderman,
by many prudent hints, had instructed her daughters to keep a tight rein on
their young hearts and to be cautious in their love-making; but what she had
frankly confessed of her estimation of Flanders knocked all the keys out, and
those interested knew there would be no objection to him in the household.
If the several daughters, and the several young men who looked upon them
with more than common admiration, could only be guided in selecting by some
good angel who knew their temperaments, all would be well, but if they got
" mismatched," as the farmers sometimes say, there would be no end of trouble.
Both Greenlaw and Flanders occasionally called at Walderman's, but the
customs of the times held them under restraint to the extent that neither
showed any partiality in their attention to the young ladies. Greenlaw was
independent, and determined to find out whether or not Miss Mollie cared for
him ; and as to Flanders, he was not convinced yet whether he most admired
Mollie or her younger sister, Susie. Flanders was a fellow of keen insight, and
could read human nature very well, but the Walderman girls were modest
and said not many words when strangers were at the house; so it was not
easy to learn the peculiarity of the several maidens. They were all very
pretty — had a pretty mother — and charming in their quiet, unaffected, and
simple manners. But all were so non-committal that for one to select his coun-
terpart he must wait until circumstances developed some evidence of the dis-
position of the girls. Why, it was very much like going to a large stock in the
draper's shop; the pieces are so many and all so attractive that the would-be
purchaser can scarcely decide which she likes best, and so she stands at the
counter and looks first at this, then at that, piece. This was the exact dilemma
of Flanders, but the opposite of Than Greenlaw's idea of things. He had
loved Mollie Walderman, he knew he had, and Ned Flanders might visit the
family, or show special attention to any or all of the others, and he wouldn't
care a fig. And matters remained thus for a long time. The kettle of the
Fates was boiling, however, and something would soon come to the top.
Fortune's wheel took a peaceful turn this time, and evidently some good
spirit held the crank. Susie Walderman, two years younger than Mollie, was
a most charming creature in many respects. She was more vivacious, but
much less practical, than Mollie; more sentimental and poetic in her nature,
but not as ready to serve and help her mother. She was possessed of unri-
valed personal beauty, and had a form as gracefully moulded as a Grecian
sculptor's ideal. She was, too, a real good girl ; one who was strictly consci-
entious and very kind-hearted.
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It so happened that, as she was driving the cows down the river-side one
spring morning, Ned Flanders, on his way to the ferry, crossed her path. He
looked surprised, and she blushed to her hair as they so unexpectedly met.
But he instantly recovered his composure and saluted her with his usual polite-
ness. The cows were in no hurry and were busily browsing while Ned and
Susie willingly loitered and engaged in conversation. Here it was that the
atfinity of their hearts was discovered ; sly Cupid deftly slipped the silken
cord between their spirits, and before they parted Ned Flanders had said:
"Susie Walderman, I love you."' Each went their way, Flanders to cross the
river, Susie to drive the cows to the pasture. When she returned, her mother
heard her humming some sentimental song and mildly chided her for being
gone so long. But a new joy had come into her young life, and she believed
with all her soul that Heaven decreed that she and Ned Flanders should,
through the list of years, walk down the pathway of life side by side.
Now Susie had come to believe, as well as Than Greenlaw, that her sister
Mollie had regarded Ned Flanders with more than Platonic interest, and to
avoid all misunderstanding and obviate all possibilities of ill-feeling, honest
Susie frankly made known to Mollie how she had met Flanders and that
they were pledged before high Heaven to walk together while they lived. At
first Mollie evinced surprise, and a tear came to her beautiful brown eyes, but
she at once remembered her relations to Mr. Greenlaw and felt that all would
be well. She had all along been conscious of really loving the noble fellow,
but her pliable mind had been caused to fluctuate, like the disturbed magnetic
needle, by the fascinating manners and cultured conversation of the young
man from Newbury town. Now she reproached herself for being so unstable
minded, and determined, when the proper opportunity presented, to confess
her sin to Than Greenlaw and tell him all that was in her heart. At first
there was a momentary twinge in her breast with the thought of seeing Ned
Flanders walking with Susie, but principle got the mastery, and she became
calm and happy. As we have before intimated, courtship was conducted in a
moderate way in those good old Puritan days, and it was fortunate for these
of whom we write that it was so; that they had not become more entangled
in the clinging meshes of love's web. Only a little dust had been blown into
their eyes ; they all saw clearly now. The sore heart of Than Greenlaw was
nicely Mollie-fied when he next met /us Miss Walderman, and there was great
joy all along the line. The road was free from any known obstructions, and
broad enough for all to walk in without crowding or getting mixed. Mr.
Walderman could have the companionship of his much-respected friend,
Greenlaw, and his wife, Clarinda, could enjoy the charming conversation of
the genteel Flanders. Well done !
We must now reluctantly take our leave of the interesting sister, Susie,
and her friend, while we follow Mollie and Greenlaw. That these were worthy
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of special attention will be apparent as we proceed with our story. The
reader may as well pause here and take breath, for the long, intricate, winding
road of an old-time courtship has just been entered upon, and in following
the pair whose cause we have espoused we shall need to husband the reserve
forces of our interest, as our patience may be quite severely strained before
we have reached the climax of our tale. We shall be in good company, how-
ever, and we may look for much that is picturesque and entertaining along the
way. Crystal fountains will burst out in unlooked-for places, generous shade
will invite a pause for rest, and, as we rise higher, beautiful table-lands, that
command extensive views of life, will afford ample scope for our delighted
vision.
The preliminary steps have been taken, and the stage reached where
those in the settlement knew that Than Greenlaw and Mollie Walderman were
"keepin' company," and the old dames said Than was "payin' 'tention to
Mollie." Seven years were required for an apprentice to learn his trade in
those days ; same time for courtship to ripen into marriage. These old-fash-
ioned gallants sought the goal with great patience and perseverance. An
American girl of today would become disgusted with the attention of a dozen
suitors and turn them adrift in less than half the time it required in the early
days to get up steam.
Now the curious reader wishes to get at the kernel of the corn; to know
the methods employed to win fair maiden and hold her to her bargain; to
know what they said to each other and how they behaved in each other's com-
pany at times of meeting. Well, my friends, this is an obscure dingle to pass
through, and our approach must be made with extreme caution. Only such
as were initiated in the pioneer period are supposed to speak with any claims
to authority on this delicate subject, or, rather, at this point in our narrative.
Fortunately we are pretty well equipped for the undertaking ; our note book
holds copious materials for our purpose. Let us see what we can find.
Knowing something of the limited accommodations of the primitive home,
and the want of a suitable place of retirement, supposed to be appropriate for
the telling of lovers' pleasing dreams, we asked our old informant where the
courting business was carried on in those days, and she replied: "We had a
tryst." A secluded bovver clown on the mossy river bank under the shelter
of the singing pines, where the fretting ripples of the stream played their tune
against the corrugated ledge ; down where the wild flowers scented the even-
ing air, and the whip-poor-will chanted his mournful plaint; here, in this
retired spot, the lovers met, and spent a prudent hour together. And what
said they? What themes did they discuss.'' Inspired by the delightful in-
cense that is supposed to distil from two hearts under favorable conditions,
did they wax eloquent, and pour into each other's ears soft and sentimental
expressions of fondness until each drifted into a dreamy, hazy spell and became
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intoxicated and oblivious to all the more real and practical things of life,
health, and the pursuit of happiness? Why, no! She said he told her of the
"claim " he had taken up ; of the "clearing" he had opened; of the fine eleva-
tion suitable for a house-lot he had found; of the number of acres of corn he
intended to "dig in" on his burnt cut-down, and how much of the golden
grain he hoped to harvest toward paying for his land. For an interlude he
would remark that it was a beautiful evening, or that the whip-poor-will did
sing sweetly, and she, responsive soul, would softly whisper "yes."
All this may seem very "commercial " and unromantic; may appear out
of form in such associations, but it was a day of practical things, when the
pressing needs of the family were of prime importance, and must receive atten-
tion. At the same time, while their conversation was carried on, there was
a silent undertow, whose gentle waves of soothing sweetness swashed and
swirled around their hearts, dashing its delicious spray over their tranquil spirits,
causing each to feel as though they were gently drifting in some tossing boat
upon an elysian sea.
When their ideas of propriety prompted the lovers to turn their lingering
feet homeward, he held her little, warm, fat hand in his embracing palm, and
they went slowly to the house-place of the Walderman farmstead. A moment's
pause, an imprinted seal of fellowship, and while iMollie was finding her pillow
by her sleeping sister's side, the moccasined feet of Than Greenlaw were
brushing dewdrops from the tangled grass that grew along the river-path on
his way home.
When it became known throughout the Narragansett settlement that Mr.
Walderman's daughter MoUie was receiving the attention of Than Greenlaw,
it helped them forward amazingly ; it caused the couple to anticipate the ex-
pectation of the community, and made them more confidential in giving public,
but prudent, evidence of the interesting relationship existing between them.
They came down the road side by side when on their way to the sanctuary,
where the good Parson Coffin preached the word; they sat together on the
plank seat during the long sermon; they wended homeward as they came.
We may be sure this more public demonstration of their attachment caused
a flutter among the lads and lassies, all along the line, and it set all the gossipy
tongues a-wagging, but Than and Mollie were becoming acquainted with the
mystic way, and accounting that others had been "through the mill," and
such things had been foreordained, they kept moving forward. As ships
that pass in the night, the years slipped away. Than Greenlaw had
developed and expanded into a fine and attractive specimen of physical man-
hood. Mollie Walderman had ripened and matured, and was now a graceful,
dignified, and charming woman. The two had gone on iiorseback to attend
the wedding of Samuel Mitchell and Charity Tyler iii the plantation of
Little Ossipee, in company with several other young couples from Narra-
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gansett, No. i, and were taking lessons that would better prepare them for
coming events.
Than had built a house on his claim, which was now surrounded by con-
siderable cleared land. His harvests had been abundant, and the acreage he
had called his own was clear of all incumbrances. Honeysuckle and red
clover bloomed about his door-stone. A well-fenced field was covered with
tall, waving timothy. Sleek cattle ruminated in the stumpy pasture. A dozen
sheep flecked the green turf near the river bank. Than Greenlaw's grain bins
were full to the cover. His older maiden sister kept his house, and frugally had
all things orderly and tidy.
All the dreamy summer days found Moilie Walderman at her wheel or
loom. Her brothers dressed for her the flax, she twisted the fluffy lint upon
the distaff, and with her nimble fingers drew the supple thread. She was a
happy child. A halo of peace encircled her pretty head, her heart thrilled
with loving emotions, her prospects were now auspicious and pleasing. She
had laid away a fine supply of snow-white linen for her "toucher." When the
early autumn came, she and her mother went to Saco on horseback, riding
double, of course, and returned with the old Walderman mare nearly covered
with bundles and bandboxes. All along the clearings they had been seen by
the gossiping neighbors, and the air was filled with old women's "surmises."
It was now a foregone conclusion that Miss Moilie Walderman was soon to
become a wife ; the conclusion was based on sound premises.
Meanwhile, Pat Slattery, an Irish tailor, made his appearance in the settle-
ment, and had spent two weeks at the house of Than Greenlaw. He had
been a frequent visitor to the township, and somehow his coming was now
well timed. Pat always managed to have a nice coat pattern tucked away in
his pack; could find another if wanted. He was a good workman, prided
himself on his perfect-fitting garments, and had a keen eye to business. He
was a genuine type of the witty and inimitable sons of the Green Isle. An un-
wearied talker, full of flattering ejaculations. As he laid his tape over Than
Greenlaw's broad shoulders, and drew it across his swelling chest, he stood
back, struck an Irishman's attitude, and, closing one eye, tipped his yellow
head to one side and said : " Be me howly mother. Mister Greenal-haugh,
yer honor, be jabbers! ye's the foinest laid out gintleman my eyes iver looked
upon! Arrah, but ye his a foine for-um to measure. The angels help me, but
ye be twanty-six across yer shoulthers, and forty-eight unther yer ar-rums.
It's a foine coat I'll make ye, Mister Greenal-haugh. Arrah, but ye'll presint
a royal appearance whin ye's go abroad with yer foine fitting snug-body. Ye
be a very rasonable man, yer honor, and I dare say ye'll hev a prosperous
career." Day in and out there Pat sat upon his cramped feet, plying his needle,
his frowsy hair tossing in the breeze that came through the window. Betimes
he would call Greenlaw in and try on the coat, or the waistcoat, and on every
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such occasion was exhausting the superlatives of his vocabulary in praise of
his customer's majestic and godlike form. " Arrah, yer honor, that comes over
ye as nate as a hin's wing over her chackens, and be me howly mother, ye look
like a king. Mister Greenal-haugh."
Arrangements at the Walderman home were nearly completed. A sister
of Ned Flanders, a young lady of excellent taste and skilled as a fashionable
maker of wedding gowns at Newbury town before moving to the Narragansett
plantation, was called to assist in making up the pretty materials Mollie and
her mother had purchased at Saco, and had whispered in her was-to-be-sister"s
ear that no more beautifully dressed maiden had ever stood at the marriage
altar in her presence while dwelling among the fashionable folk at the westward.
As the people assembled about the door of the old meeting-house, on
Sabbath morning, they eagerly read the "publishment" of Mr. Nathaniel
Greenlaw and Mistress Mollie Walderman. As one after another of the fami-
lies from the Little Ossipee and Little Falls plantations dismounted at the
horse-block it was whispered in their ears that there was to be a wedding.
Old dames put on their great, round-lighted, iron-bowed spectacles, and ven-
erable men, leaning upon their staff, read the joyful news. Between meetings
this wedding was the theme of conversation upon the door-yard lawn, and as
old women wandered among the graves — as such always will — they gossiped
about the Waldermans and Greenlaws. Than and Mollie were not present
on that day for gazing-stock; no doubt their ears burned at home. But Susie
Walderman was there within ear-shot of some of the old dames and reported
to her anxious sister some of the remarks she had overheard.
Aunt Debby Lane declared it to be her opinion that ^/i/s match was
decreed in heaven, and .A.unt Dolly Palmer responded, solemnly, "Amen."
Patience Boynton said Mollie was as pretty a lass as ever saw light in the set-
tlement, and Prudence Merrill responded that Than Greenlaw was as worthy
as Mollie. .\nd so they kept it going. The names of the two were in every-
body's mouth, and to some were "a sid in their teeth."
When all preparations had been completed, a man was dispatched to Lit-
tle Falls and Little Ossipee with invitations to the wedding, which was to be
in Nathaniel Greenlaw's dwelling "on a Tuesday week." Impatient curiosity
could scarcely wait for the appointed day, and when it dawned there was
running to and fro, bustle, confusion, and loud talking. It was four miles to
Greenlaw's from the "Dalton Right settlement" (now between Moderation
and Bonnie Eagle) and from eight to nine from "Nasonsville," in Little Ossipee
plantation. The wedding was to take place at 2 o'clock p. m., and the hour-
glasses were admonishing those wiio were contemplating the journey to hasten.
At an early hour in the morning the young men and women had gone
forward in advance, and at nine and ten those who rode horseback, from the
two up-river plantations, were mounted and on the road. Indeed, this was a
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gala day for the settlement and a restful lull in the monotony of daily toil.
Everybody, old and young, entered into the spirit of the occasion with much
abandon, and the festivities were greatly enjoyed. About the door-yard were
groups of old men with canes and adorned with white hair. Others in the
vigor of manhood, just returned from the Revolution, with many arbitrary
demonstrations were mapping out old campaigns and fighting their battles over
at the road-side. The great, coarse, long-shanked, loose-jointed, high-shoul-
dered youngsters, as green as corn in the milk, were leaning against the log
fence in single file and in every conceivable position. Young misses in home-
spun gowns, under sun-bonnets, were hovering about the doors. The families
of Walderman and Greenlaw were all present. The mothers were very busy
about the rooms within. Parson Coffin now rides down the lane and dismounts
upon the new horse-block that has been set up for the occasion. It was
evident that the supreme moment was drawing near, and the scattered groups
about the field-side assembled about the doors and open windows. Pat Slat-
tery was seated on the stair in the entry-way, with a mingled expression of
seriousness and mischief playing around his enormously wide mouth. An
awful stillness now pervaded the assembly ; it was like that oppressive hush
that precedes the bursting of some terrible storm, when the black clouds trail
the hills and the thunder makes the mountains quake.
Convoyed by Ned Flanders and Susie Walderman, in beautiful attire,
Mr. Nathaniel Greenlaw and Mistress Mollie Walderman came into the best
room, where the good parson had been seated, and the four stood side by side.
Beloved, f/ure was the material for a picture that, if depicted in half its real
beauty upon canvas, would, today, be snapped up at a hundred thousand and
hang, as a priceless treasure of historic art, in the highest halls of state.
Than Greenlaw's finely developed, majestic form was never seen at such advan-
tage before. He was dressed in a blue, "snug-bodied," perfect-fitting frock-
coat, spangled with thickly-set rows of burnished gilt buttons; at the front, an
ample waistcoat, cut low, of large figure, in silk; below, buff breeches of soft
buckskin, encasing a pair of limbs of noble circumference, terminating with
white silk stockings at the knee, that were held by broad buckles sparkling
with tiny crystals or garnets. Low-cut, gloss morocco shoes were worn, wliich
were latched with silver buckles. His statesmanlike face was smoothly shaven
and his long hair combed back and queued with a broad ribbon behind. A
shirt-front of ample width and immaculate whiteness, and a broad collar turned
down over a wide, black silk neckcloth finished this wedding suit.
Mollie Walderman was the incarnation of maiden loveliness, transcending
the power of pen to describe. The choicest heritage of health was exhibited
in her fresh complexion and finely developed form. Her eyes, large, soulful,
and beaming with happiness, bewildered those who came within their range.
She was modestly attired. Her gown was of rich, figured stuff, full skirted;
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a cross-laced bodice of blue velvet. Over this, covering her plump shoulders,
there was a pretty silken cape, heavily fringed and remarkably graceful and
becoming. Her hair, until now worn in braids, was gracefully coiled behind,
and above was a wreath woven of small white flowers. She wore lace at the
neck and wrists; in her ears a pair of modest pendants. But her dower of
beauty was God-given, and not dependent upon any artificial ornament. For
a moment she stood at the side of her chosen husband, silently admired and
almost adored.
Parson Coffin in the most gentle and decorous manner tied the holy knot,
and the blushing, happy pair received such congratulations and salutations as
were usually accorded on such occasions among the pioneers. At this juncture
Pat Slattery pushed through the crowd, and standing before (Jreenlaw and his
new wife delivered himself as follows: " Fair ladies and gintlemen, in the
howly name o' the mother o' God, will ye for a moment give yer attintion to
his honor. Mister Greenal-haugh .' Gintlemen and fair ladies, do you see
that suit made by me own hands? I call ye to witness before all the howly
angels that ye niver saw in all your long and blissed lives a more princely-
looking man, nor one dressed more like a king. May yer honor and your
queenly lady have all the howly benidictions of the whole army of heavenly
intilliginces."
The marriage feast had now been spread, and the company was called to
the long and bountifully supplied tables. Grace said by the parson, all hands,
in exuberant glee and prolific of harmless jest, heartily refreshed the outer
man — and woman, too. Somebody asked the carpenter, in a loud whisper, if
he had any cradles in stock, and another hinted that the " sile " on Mr. Green-
law's farm would conduce to the growth of "olive plants." As for Parson
Coffin, he was not far behind in witty repartee, and modestly assured Miss
Susie Walderman that he would experience great felicity in changing her name
to Flanders, which, although somewhat "Dutchy," was very respectable.
It would be milking time before the fathers and mothers could reach their
homes, those who lived in the up-river settlements, and they mounted and were
away at full gallop.
But there was an important ceremony tiien in \ogue at the ''hanging of
the crane," which must be performed by the young folk at a later hour; the
last act in the old-time drama. This was called the " tucking-in," and no
couple were considered well started in domestic life, without this being thor-
oughly attended to.
At a late hour, Nathaniel Greenlaw very politely begged to be excused,
and decorously escorted his wife to the sleeping apartment that had been fitted
up for their occupancy. After due time, a sharp knock was heard on the wall
and all hands made a rush to "see how newly wedded folk looked on pillows."
The high and curtained bedstead was at once pulled out so that part of the
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tuckers could work on the back side. Those were days of deep feather-beds
laid upon equally bountiful straws sacks, and when these had been consider-
ably elevated at the sides by pulling up, and the radical tucking under of
several ample, old-fashioned patchwork quilts, the position of those within can
be readily imagined ; to say that they were, perforce, neighborly would be to
couch description in very roo/ language. Thus were they compelled to lie,
like a ship in the trough of the sea, until the "master of ceremonies" had
pronounced them "well tucked in," when the happy pair received a parting
salutation, which was considered indispensable to restful slumber, the "good
nights " were spoken, and the company retired, leaving them in the custody
of the good angels.
Our story is ended. Good-night.
^baiuloned BurLnnj-OM'ouiuljj.
tSMfmmr^mmas^.
Paraphrask.— I went by the hiinjiny-grouiul of tlic! slothful, and by the grari'-yard of the
man void of uiuiei'standins; ; and lo, it was all urown over with thorns, and nettles liad covered
the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down ; tlnMi I saw, anil considered it
well; I looked upon it. and received instruction.
HKN traveling between London and Bradford, in a midland railway
carriage, I found myself in a compartment with a well-informed
and socially-inclined English gentleman, who had but recently
returned from an extended tour through this country. He men-
tioned, during our conversation, several customs he had observed in New
England that had impressed him unfavorably, and, //i/ct alia, alluded to the
many small and widely-scattered family burying-grounds and isolated graves
he had seen while traveling by rail through our country towns. Begging par-
don for seeming to be sacrilegious, he ventured the remark that this manner
of interment would occasion the angel of the resurrection a deal of unnec-
essary trouble when he issued his proclamation for the sleeping millions to
come forth.
It was not strange that one reared under the parish system of old England
should fail to apprehend the reasons for the existence of these numerous ham-
lets of the silent dead, or that he should be affected by their sad and neglected
appearance. This conversation renewed a train i of thought which I had fre-
quently indulged that will now find partial expression in this connection.
During the past year, while driving from town to town seeking for infor-
mation for my literary purpose, 1 have seen hundreds of these unprotected,
abandoned, bush-grown resting-places of the departed by the road-side; in
field-corners, half-enclosed by tumbling stone walls; in the pastures, overrun
and downtrodden by the ruminating cattle, or in the wood-lot, overshadowed
by the wide-spreading trees. Many of these lonely graves have been visited,
and while lingering around such uncared-for homes of the dead my busy fancy
would formulate some startling pictures of the life history of those whose dis-
integrated bodies reposed below. In imagination I saw the sturdy pioneer, as
with high hope and invincible fortitude he entered the wilderness to hew out
a home for himself and children. I saw the forest recede before the aggres-
sive woodman and fertile fields expanding with the march of improvement.
Homes were built and children grew to manhood and womanhood. I followed
the patient, toiling parents down through their many years of care and labor.
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saw the marks of age come on apace, and witnessed them growing feeble and
helpless under infirmity. I saw the venerable sire reluctantly leave his seat
at the fireside to take his bed and die. But the form of a noble son crossed
the range of my mental vision and I became sensible of a feeling of relief.
As the pale horse and his rider drew near, I saw this son standing at the side
of his dying father, and heard the faintly whispered request: "William, when
my journey is ended, bury me under the sheltering maples down in the quiet
field-corner, where I was wont to rest at noontide under their cool shade, and
when thy good mother shall be called to follow, gently lay her down by my
side; there let us rest together." After a little space I fancy the mournful,
slow-moving procession, winding along the farm-side to this chosen place of
sepulture, while the venerable mother, too feeble to go from the house, watches
the receding form of her husband from the casement. Only a few weeks pass
and the widow, who had been the faithful assistant of her husband and the
loving mother of his children, was borne to the same beautiful spot and
housed away. As the summer passed the new-made path leading to the par-
ents' graves was well worn by the feet of a son and daughter who occupied
the old homestead; the flowers planted there were kept fresh and flourishing;
but when the autumn winds blew chill across the seared fields the visits to the
sacred spot became less frequent, and when winter fell were fully discontinued.
The compassionate maples softly covered the lonely graves with their leafy
tributes, and old winter spread over them his co\'erlid of snow.
The returning spring-time finds the brother and sister making an early
visit to the grave-sides. During the summer, the brother takes to his home a
bride, and finds in her one who claims his attention during his hours of rest.
The sister goes alone to her parents' graves, and before the winter wind sweeps
o'er the plain, by quick decline, she, too, goes down to death, and is laid by
the side of those she loved so well. The three mounds are buried under the
accumulating snows. A little stranger comes to the fireside of the old home;
a magic link imported from the land of mystery to bind the parental hearts
more closely. Again the returning songsters and budding trees, as harbin-
gers of summer-time, appear. But the flowers once planted by the graves at
the field-corner have withered, and the rank grass grows tall and unhindered
over the mounds. The path once made smooth by frequent footfalls has
become lost in the mazes of luxuriant vegetation.
We now pass over an interval of a few years, and find a happy father and
mother beguiling the noon-time hour and the evening's rest with the sportive
entertainment of a beautiful child. Its flowing ringlets bonowed their waves
from the father's brow, and its great brown eyes their expression from the
mother's soulful orbs. Death meditates a triumph here. Spare that darling,
thou inscrutable monster ! He heeds not the prayers of any, and cuts down
the father's hope and mother's idol. Again must the sods of the field-side be
ABANDONED BURYING-GROUNDS. 333
turned by the cutting spade, and a little bed be made for "wee Lawry." The
hour of gloaming saw that little grave close over the brightest light of the
home, and hearts once warmed with love's cheering flame grew cold and leaden.
The pressing duties of farm and household demanded attention, and it was
well for the sorrowing ones that it was thus ; but wounds such as were made in
these hearts do not soon heal ; a loving parent's memory of its offspring can
never die. The mother plants clusters of little pansies and forget-me-nots
about "wee Lawry's" grave, and spends many an evening kneeling in medi-
tation there.
The California gold fever seizes the husband, and he causes the follow-
ing to be published in the local newspaper:
"Farm for Sale. — The subscriber will expose for sale, at public auction, the
well-known William Maynard homestead, with all the farm implements upon the place.
This pleasantly located farm consists of two hundred acres suital)ly divided into fields,
meadows, pastures, orchards, and woodland. Much of the soil is a rich, mellow loam,
underlaid with moist clay. On this farm are two never failing wells of excellent
water, and the pastures are supplied with abounding brooks. The buildings consist
of a dwelling-house, of two stories, in good repair, a large bank-barn, stables, and other
convenient farm offices. The whole estate will be disposed of 2vUhoid reservation to
the highest bidder on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 4, 1849. Terms, cash, when
title is delivered. No postponement on account of the weather."
The day arrives, and the people from the country-side are assembled.
The auctioneer promptly mounts the platform and opens the sale.
"How much am I offered for this fine farm?" A few bids are made,
when a bystander approaches the salesman and asks him if any reservations
are to be made for roads or other purposes. Turning to the owner the auc-
tioneer asks aloud : " Are any reservations to be made for roads or any other
purpose?" Conscience now reproves with all her silent power; she thunders
at the heart-door of him who alone can hear. He turns his eyes toward the
field-corner while a quickened memory reminds him of his father's dying wish,
"There let us rest together." But with faltering utterance he confirms the
salesman's declaration by answering: "No reservation."
And while the sale goes on a sorrowing wife weeps bitter tears for her
first-born behind the curtained window. She has heard the announcement
that there will be "no reservation," and looks across the field as she e.xclaims
unheard: " My dear wee Lawry!"
The paternal homestead is disposed of, the deed of conveyance acknowl-
edged, the money paid down, and — the bones of the lamented dead become
the property of a stranger.
When a liberty-loving Lincoln stood in the .Southern slave-mart and saw
fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters sold, like so many beasts, under the ham-
mer, his soul revolted at the horrible scene, and he whispered between set
teeth: "If ever I have a chance to strike slavery I shall hit it hard." He
334 ABANDONED BURYING-GROUNDS.
Struck that hard blow with the emancipation pen and set the millions free.
But what shall we say of that unnatural son or daughter who would, virtually,
put the remains of their parents up at auction, and who might as well ask of
the gazing throng : " How much am I offered for the bones of my late father ?
How much for the dust of my sainted mother? What will you give for the
mouldering form of my only sister; for the little body of my buried child?"
W'hat can be the feelings of such ! Do they remember the cramped,
callous hands of the father who toiled for them, and those of a loving mother,
pale and purple-veined, that ministered to them in childhood's helpless hour?
Shall these be made merchandise of, and be sold because, being dead, they
cannot raise a voice to remonstrate? While living these were free, and shall
they now be sold into slavery? Though dissolved and changed, the precious
elements of which these once familiar forms were composed lie closely within
the protective recesses of the grave, and should forever hallow that spot to
those who are bone of their bone and flesh of their flesh. Then why this
common abandonment of the bodies of departed kindred; this shameful
neglect of their chosen resting places ? Must their graves be uptorn by the
relentless share of the stranger's plow, and be seeded down for his harvest?
What cares he for the bones of such as were no kin to him ! With unfeeling
heart he drives the undeviating coulter through their grave-mounds and oblit-
erates the last indication of their burial-place with his unsparing harrow.
He mingles their unctuous mould to nourish his growing crops and grinds
their dust into the meal from his bread corn.
How can those once fondly loved be so soon forgotten ! Bethink thee,
sons and daughters who have sold the remains of thy parents. Remember-
est thou thy mother's pale but calm and saintly face bordered above with shin-
ing hair, upon which the frosts of age fell more thickly from year to year ?
Because dead and buried from thy sight, shall her image be effaced from thy
memory? Have the living friends of later years crowded thy mother from
the stage of recollection ? But, kind reader, where is that worn-out form to-
day? Away in some bush-grown pasture, downtrodden, neglected, unmarked,
unvisited, unthought of, abandoned to the elements and the ravages of time.
Why this disregard of filial obligation ; this uncivilized exposure of the re-
mains of our departed friends ?
This picture has abundant foundation in fact, gloomy though it be. Hun-
dreds of just such neglected and forsaken burial lots are scattered over the
old fields, the pastures, and the woodlands of our state ; and from some seen
by me, the winds have swept the sands till the bones of those once buried out
of sight lie exposed to storm and sunshine. It would be of melancholy inter-
est to take the census of the dead, if it were possible, and then learn how
many bodies of the fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters, lie in an unmarked,
unnoticed, and even in an unknown grave. The dust of thousands lies today
ABANDONED BURYING-GROUNDS. 335
beneath the crumbling furrow of our cultivated farms, penetrated by the in-
vading roots of growing forests or washed away by fretting rivers. Should
the dead in unknown graves stand upon their feet before us, they would present
a great host, almost innumerable.
One hundred and six years ago, one of the pioneers of the plantation of
Little Falls built his log-house and opened a clearing near the western bank
of the Saco, and the tirst-born son soon first saw the light there. This pretty
child, named William, was seated, for safety, by its mother in a large basket,
as was then the custom, while she went from the house to gather wood. At
the time a great fire was burning on the hearth. The movements of this child
overturned the basket, and when the mother returned she found its body
roasting on the bed of coals where it had fallen. Upon a moderate elevation
just back of the house, a grave was made for this child, which formed a
nucleus under the pines, where others of the early dead in the settlement were
buried. To this spot mothers came at evening time to weep over the graves
of their sons and daughters, and for many years it was looked upon as a
sacred ground. But while the century lias been running its race past the
yearly mile-posts, and the dust of little William has mingled with the annual
harvests gathered from the Saco's fertile intervales, the remains of Hannah
Holmes, his mother, have reposed under the shadows of the Green Mountains
of Vermont, and those of his father under the sods of Ohio's blossoming
prairies. A week after the burial of little William, another child born in the
settlement was named for him, and f/iu/ child died in " second childhood," at
the ripe age of ninty-seven years, in 1S85.
The little graves were not marked by any chiseled monuments, the lot
was not enclosed, and for many years was left undisturbed, but overgrown
with shrubbery, weeds, and rank grass. During the last decade, the home-
stead so early cleared on the "twenty-rod strip," close to the boundary of the
'' College Right," has several times changed owners, some of whom have gradu-
ally encroached upon the hallowed ground with their plow, till, when last seen,
scarcely a remnant remained to indicate the spot. A few more years and
these early made graves may be ploughed under, and their existence would
be unknown to the rising generations, but for this chapter.
During the period of the plantation in the Saco valley townships an old
man was shaving shingles at his camp on the intervale, and was there seized
with a fatal illness. So painful was the malady that he was obliged to crawl
upon his hands and knees toward his home. On reaching the house of a
neighbor, his distress and weakness were so great that he could proceed no
farther. Stimulants were administered which afforded temporary relief, and
he was assisted to his own house, where, before morning, he passed away.
Being the first person to die in the settlement, he was buried on his own land,
on a high elevation overlooking the passing river. From that time, this remote
336 ABANDONED liUEYING-GROUNDS.
and secluded spot became the burial-place for the community, and although one
or two bodies have been interred there during the past fifty years, the whole
enclosed ground and some early-made graves are overgrown by pines of con-
siderable size. When last visited by the writer, the grave-mounds, which had
originally been raised some distance above the level of the surrounding ground,
were still distinct. Having been protected by a strong fence for many years, it
bore no evidence of having been disturbed by vandal body-thief, ruthless plow-
share, or trampling cattle. The whole enclosure was thickly carpeted with the
yellow needles of the sheltering pines, and no falling footstep of intrusive
visitor could have disturbed the rest of a conscious sleeper below.
Here we found many tiers of well-mounded graves, arranged by families
in regular order, side by side and equidistant. These families, while in life,
had been connected by ties of blood, and by constant association had been
almost the same as one household. It was proper and pleasant to place them
in neighborly nearness in this place of earthly repose. Only one inscribed
monument had been erected by which the names of those buried here could
be known; this was a rude, granite slab upon which some country blacksmith
had cut the initial letters, "N. T."
An aged man, who had spent all his years on the adjoining farm-side, was
called to the spot, and from his lips the names of all buried here were written
down upon a chart prepared for that purpose. This document will be pre-
served with jealous care to obviate the possibility of having any who rest there
overlooked and left behind when the awakening morning dawns and the res-
urrected hosts take up their march toward their eternal home in heaven —
wherever that may be. This was a retired, restful, and beautiful place. The
pines, interlacing overhead, formed a complete canopy over the graves, the
gentle breeze whispers soft and lonely through the trembling foliage, while
one by one the falling needles drop noiselessly upon the mounds over the
silent sleepers. The lowing of kine at the farm-yard on the hill, or the rum-
bling of the distant mill, may reach the ear of the meditating visitor ; other-
wise, all is hushed and still. The ground is literally death's dominion,
unquestioned and undisturbed. Years have passed when no human foot
pressed the mellow earth here. Townsmen, and even neighbors, do not know
of the existence of this plantation cemetery. The descendants of those buried
there do not know where the early members of their families were interred.
The singing birds, guided by some indefinable instinct, seem to understand
that here their brooding will be undisturbed, and with each succeeding spring
their plaintive notes may be heard in the little grove when feeding their young.
The first person buried here was born upon the battered sea-coast of old
York, in 1728, and nearly all who followed him down to the valley of shadows
were reared in the new clearings, within hearing of the wolf's shrill cry.
Although one occupant of this ground has been resting here since the begin-
ABANDONED BlTIiYING-GEOUNDS. 337
ning of this century, there is at least one person living who remembers his
funeral, and another who has conversed with his widow, who survived him
only a few years.
Side by side those who rest here had walked to the house of God in the
woodland road; they had listened to the long prayers and sermons of Fairfield,
Willard, and Coffin, and took the marriage vow in their presence. The history
of their checkered lives has remained unwritten, and yet they were, by rea-
son of the eventful period in which they lived, filled with thrilling incident
and startling adventure, the record of which would prove as fascinating as
romance on the printed page. Some fragments of well-supported fact have
fortunately been rescued from the slippery fingers of tradition, and such may
be employed as landmarks to direct the willing fancy when bridging the
chasms, until nearly all may be substantially reproduced in connected, intelli-
gible, and entertaining literary form.
Upon a beautiful tract of table-land, in one of the river towns, one who
had birth near the outlet of the Saco cleared his farm, successfully cultivated
the soil, played the anvil's ringing music, reared a family of sons and daugh-
ters who died before him, and when very aged gave his property to a towns-
man to care for him in his last days. He had lain the body of his first wife,
the choice of his youth, down to rest in a spot of her choosing, between the
river and his house. In the deed conveying this homestead a reservation of
a burying-ground, four rods square, was made. The patriarch died, as all
patriarchs must, and was buried between the remains of his two wives. Only
low slabs of ledges were placed at the head and feet. The years rolled on;
the property changed hands many times, but the original "reservation" was
incorporated into every deed. Within a few years a metallic road for the iron
horse was laid across the farm, within a few feet of the three graves. For-
merly it had been a retired, sylvan spot, under the shoulder of a protecting
hill; now, the thundering caravan shakes the ground and the shrill scream of
the locomotive rends the air. Alas! tiie mutations of time.
Only a short time has passed since a grandson of the original proprietor
of the farm came from a remote corner of the state, and, accompanied by a
kinsman, visited the old home. To his surprise, scarcely a remnant of the
family burying-place could be found. The "reservation" legally made by the
prudent old man, and recorded in the county registers, had been ignored by
succeeding owners of the farm, and each, impelled Ijy that unbounded selfish-
ness and greed that feeds upon its own indulgence, drove his plowshare a little
nearer the three lonely graves, until the unswerving coulter had grazed the
head-stones and they had fallen from their place, ready, when the spring
plowing should be done, to be turned under along with the remains of those
whose resting phice they were intended to mark for all time. This seen, the
trespassing proprietor's attention was called to the "reservation" in his title,
338 ABANDONED HUHYING-GROUNDS.
and he promised not to go beyond his rightful boundary again. The follow-
ing spring found the ground neatly enclosed by the kind-hearted grandson,
and it now presents a respectable appearance.
Only a few years ago one of our farmers, busy with his seed-time hus-
bandry, saw a woman slowly moving down a well-worn cow-path that led
across his pasture ; a pasture that had been a cultivated field and part of a
farm, from which the buildings had been removed many years ago. Curiosity
impelled the plowman to watch the strange movements of this wandering
female. Pausing occasionally to scan tlie surrounding ground, she at length
hastened forward and sat down upon the door-stone where the farm-house
stood. Here she remained for some time, evidently in deep meditation; then
arose and crossed the pasture to a secluded, bush-grown corner, and there,
half hidden among the brush-wood and menacing briars, she knelt by the graves
of her parents. The faint murmur of a mourning voice was borne across the
furrows to the farmer's ear, and he comprehended all. Calling at the house
of a neighbor, where she was remembered by an aged woman, she told her
pathetic story. She had married when young, in a factory town to which she
had gone to find employment, and moved to the then far West. Her only
brother had sold the old homestead and gone away to seek the golden sands
of California. Her husband and children had died and were buried on the
banks of the Ohio river. She had gathered up what little means was left,
and after an absence of forty years came back, a lonely pilgrim, to visit the
spot where she was born, and the deserted graves of her beloved parents.
She went her way with falling tears and none knew whither her faltering steps
did lead. Who can analyze the emotion that swelled in that poor bosom as
this lonely daughter's tears fell upon the giaves of her father and mother.'
She had not forgotten the sacred spot during the long years of absence, and
when the last duty to her own family had been performed, her weary feet
must tread the old familiar ground once more before she folded her hands for
rest. The young trees have grown tall over those two lone graves and the
rank weeds bend thickly over them in each returning summer. The weather-
colored and mossy head-stones lean westward, and when the sun bends low
his slanting rays touch the names inscribed upon them.
% '§omhiU\\ Journi^]) SScfiliuard.
N the borders of the Merrimack river, Nature has displayed many
of the most charming specimens of landscape scenery that any-
where adorn our broad land, and many of these have been in-
vested with undying fame by the sweep of a Whittier's magic pen.
On the green banks of this noble river many of the Puritans who early landed
in the colony came and built quaint towns and hamlets ; among these were
the Merrills and Bradburys, respectable and respected, who were allied by
the marriage bond and lived side by side on the "Salisbury shore," where
they caused to be erected great, old-fashioned mansions, which, after resisting
the ravages of more than two centuries, are said to be standing still and
comfortable for occupancy. As those who came to our shores from old Eng-
land had been born in houses of stone that had been the homes of several
generations of their yeoman ancestors, the most substantial dwellings built of
woot^ seemed fragile and perishable; hence they used the best oak timber for
frames, as if building the hull of a "merchantman" that was to battle with
the tempests of an angry sea. Many good examples of such colonial mansions
may still be seen, in a fine state of preservation, in the old Merrimack towns.
On the Newbury side of the river families of Atkinson and Coffin had
established homes, the former "at ye head of ye upper green," and lived as
neighbors with the Merrills and Bradburys on the " Shore." When the sons and
daughters of these early families had reached mature estate and were standing
at the threshold of life's opportunities looking outward for some field of promise
into which they might enter and find scope for individual enterprise, by action
of the General Court a long unfulfilled promise was redeemed and seven
townships of land granted to the heirs of the soldiers who had served in the
war against the Narragansett Indians. One of the townships was laid out on
the east side of the Saco river, and was named Newbury-Narragansett in
consequence of being owned principally by persons who lived in Newbury on
the Merrimack. When the Indian wars were over, and it was deemed safe to
found a plantation in the wilderness, the proprietors of these Narragansett
grants exerted themselves to induce the sturdy young men and their equally
robust wives to go down upon the Saco and hew out homes for themselves;
and so liberal were the conditions offered that a goodly number said farewell
to parents, for the time being, and removed to the new settlement, eastward.
340 A HORSEBACK JOURNEY WESTWARD.
By this transaction a bond united, for many years, yea, even until today, fam-
ilies who lived on the two noble rivers, the historic Merrimack and storied
Saco, and for nearly half a century communication between these distant local-
ities was kept up with as much constancy as the means would allow.
For the purpose of facilitating our elucidation of the events about to be
treated, we will now rest the thread of our historic discourse, and pass down
an interval spanning one hundred years, from about 1755 to 1855. It was a
cool October evening, when around an ample hearth-stone, upon the table-
land back from the Saco, gathered a family representing three generations,
and numbering as many as seven persons. Seated at one side of the wide fire-
place, near the venerable head of the family, was a first cousin, who, after an
absence of some forty years in the eastern section of the state, where he had
settled in early life, was visiting his kindred in his native town on the river.
He was a man of large frame, above the medium in stature, and of fiorid com-
plexion. His crown was bald and high, and his expression indicated more
than ordinary intelligence and shrewdness.
The occasion of which we now take notice was one of unusual interest
to all who composed the fireside circle. The two old cronies had passed their
childhood years in the same community, and as they spent the evening in the
discussion of themes pertaining to the olden time, great social enjoyment was
experienced. They rehearsed stories of the pioneers and their hardships and
dangers, and dwelt with unwearied fondness upon the dark days of the Rev-
olution, in which their fathers had participated. When there was a momentary
lull in the conversation, the two old men would gaze into the glowing embers
and dream of the long ago, while the flickering firelight played "hide and
seek" on their shining heads. After one of these rests, Abram Merrill laid
his hand on his cousin's knee, and looking him square in the face, said:
" Say, Thomas, did ever your mother, my Aunt Pattie, tell you children
about her horseback journey to the westward, when she was only a girl?"
"Loh sakes alive, Abram, I've heard her tell o' that mor'n a hundred
times. Why, Abram, I've seen the very beaver hat and the bottle-green cloak
she wore on that journey. Did I ever hear 'bout that ? To be sure I hev.
Why, I remember how she sed the whole company was fixed out, and how
their horses were finnified off; and how Humphrey Merrill, my own uncle,
and Parson Coffin did race their mears on the way to Salisburytown. There!
there ! Abram, thet's just as fresh, now you mentioned it, as though 'twas
yisterday. Loh yes ! "
"Well! well! Thomas, you know your Uncle Humphrey Merrill was my
own father, and he it was who rode by the side of his sister Pattie, who was
your mother; and old Grandthur Merrill, the one who used to be called lef-
tenant, he an Grandmarm Merrill, they rode near Parson Coffin in the van-
guard of the party. Why, I've heard my father describe that journey west'ard
A HORSEBACK JOirRNET WESTWARD. 341
many a time, and all 'bout the carrins on when making the journey. You see,
Thomas, old Grandthur Merrill, he gin that old yaller mear to my father when
he moved down east, and she's the toughest old critter you ever see. Why,
Thomas, she lived to be mor'n out of her time; I should say all of five-and-
twenty, when she died; there, she didn't die at all, we just had to kill her.
And do you think she was amiable, Thomas ? Why, she's ugly as old Muck-
ford. She'd switch her sprig tail, lay back her ears and keep busy at both
eends. That mear had crossed the Merrimack, the Saco, and the Kinnibeck."
"You said how Pattie, my mother, rode beside her brother Humphrey,
your father. 'Pend upon it, s/ii- was a mighty fine rider in the saddle, Abram,
and I've heard old Grandthur Merrill say how she'd run down in the parster,
when she's a leetle gal, and kitch the old mear and when she'd led her to the
rail fence, she'd spring on her back and come dashing down the lane like a
dragoon. Why, 1 mind riding down to Durhamtown with her on our old
sorrel mear, when I was only a leetle feller, and there wasn't a woman on the
post-road that had enny bizness with her. To be sure they didn't."
More than a half-hour was spent in animated discourse about the remark-
able journey to Newburytown and Salisburytown and of those who composed
the joyous party on the road.' No one at the fireside presumed to interrupt
the conversation, and the two old cousins had their own way until a late hour.
One there was in that group, a mere lad, sitting on his lowly stool, who drank
in every word spoken, and from that far-away hour has held, amid the accu-
mulated rubbish stored in his cranial attic, a clear recollection of every light
and shade of the narrative interchangeably related by those two venerable
men. I believe they were exceptionally good story-tellers.
It appears that occasional letters had been brought through from Salis-
burytown to the new settlement in Newbury-Narragansett by proprietors who
rode down on business; these epistles dictated by the fathers and mothers
contained many endearing expressions of parental solicitude and were well
seasoned with wholesome injunctions that stimulated warm longings to visit
once more the green banks of the Merrimack. The appearance of these men
from the westward, who came on to attend proprietors' meetings, were antici-
pated with much satisfaction, and when one of them was observed approaching
by some bridle-path there were manifestations of great expectation upon the
Note.— August 6, 1894. Wearied with protracted application at my desk and the confinement
of the liouse, I have hied away for a cliange of environment and air, and am, today, writing
tliis article far up on the mountain-side, overlooking the valley of the Saco, in one of the most
romantic and wild corners of old Oxfonl county. Down in the vale I see the glimmering waters
of the river, and, winding along its borders, the highway that follows the course of the old
Pequawket trail. On the opposite side of the river rise the " Hills of Rock," purchased of the
Indians by Major Phillips, which were supposed to be a valuable treasury of silver ore. Now
the intervales ,aud hill-sides are covered with ripening corn and grain, the apples are blushing
upon the orchard trees, and the whole region presents a scene of peaceful, prosperous rural life
both attractive and restful.— .\uTHOR.
342 A HOSREBACK JOURNEY WESTWARD.
part of the families called upon; and as the rider drew rein at the door and
from his hat-crown handed down a wafer-sealed letter, subscribed by his
"politeness," the hearts of the recipients beat warmer as they retired within
to read the contents. We fancy the perusal of such missives from the old
homes evoked visions of a mother's gentle face and a father's stately form.
As soon as the roads were made safely passable from the Saco river
westward, and the material conditions of the families settled in Newburv-
Narragansett enabled them to leave their homes for a season. Parson Coffin
suggested that a party be formed and a visit made during the autumn months
to their early home on the Merrimack; this proposal was most cordially
assented to by those who were connected with the families there, and imme-
diate preparations were made for the journey. It was not a light undertaking,
but if well carried out involved considerable expense and painstaking. The
young men and their wives who h^d come down to the new plantation on the
Saco had been brought up in homes of respectable independence; their parents
were well-to-do, and it was very natural that when contemplating a return to
those with whom they had spent their earlier years they should wish to make
a fair show of prosperity by appearing in becoming dress and well mounted.
It was customary at this period for ladies of quality to wear soft beaver hats
with broad brim, and a requisition for a dozen such was served upon the hatter
in Portland. These were modestly be-plumed with the long, graceful feathers
found in the tails of the brilliant-colored cocks at the barns, and in deference
to a woman's fancy such were despoiled of the adorning with which Nature
had endowed them. The riding habits of the married women were of color
bottle-green or blue, and those worn by the maidens of gay-colored plaided
goods. The coats of the men were generally of the then popular blue broad-
cloth, bedecked with lacquered buttons. Their breeches were of buff buck-
skin, attached at the knee with buckles to white stockings.
Several new ladies' saddles with bridles to match had also been procured.
The arrangements were consummated at last, the auspicious morning dawned,
and, as per agreement, all who were to make up the visiting party were assem-
bled on the wide lawn fronting the mansion of Parson Coffin. Nearly every
family in the township had come out to see their neighbors oft", and were
standing in groups about the door-yard when the minister appeared upon the
scene, and as he went to prayer all heads were uncovered. This ceremony
over, horse after horse and palfrey after palfrey were led to the horse-block in
turn, and the gallant "sparks" assisted the young ladies in reaching the sad-
dles. Girths were then tightened, bridles adjusted, and the good parson
guided "Deborah," his white-faced mare, into the roadway. He was followed
by the heads of families, and in turn by the young men and maidens, who
rode at the rear of the column. This was an attractive equestrian spectacle,
and the gay appearance of the ladies called forth many a compliment from
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gentlemen along the way. There were in the party twenty persons, all told,
about equally divided between the sexes.
Everywhere they attracted much attention while o/ route- and their appear-
ance excited great admiration, as evidenced by notices that are said to have
been published in the newspapers at the time. At Wells they dined with
Parson Little and his neighboring parishioners, and reached Portsmouth at
sundown, where they were entertained at the " King's Arms " public house.
Although this was one of the largest of the colonial New England taverns, the
landlady taxed her ingenuity in finding comfortable lodgment for so many
unlooked-for guests. The landlord had been a classmate of Parson Coffin, and
the party found great pleasure in listening to the entertaining conversation
that passed between the host and his learned guest while gathered about the
cheerful fireside during the long, cool evening. There were sparkles of wit and
harmless thrusts between the two scholarly gentlemen, and good fellowship was
stimulated and an old acquaintance cemented in stronger bonds by the meet-
ing. " Two-and-six " was the charge for each horse and rider. At an early
hour they were all mounted and rode down the old post-road of Strawberry
Bank, where the ladies were saluted by gentlemen who waited to see them pass.
During the second day's journey there were some lively amusements on
the road; especially in the horse-race between the good-natured parson and
Humphrey Merrill, as before intimated, an event that suited the dominie as
well as any in the party. We have mentioned, incidentally, the parson's mare,
called "Deborah," named, we assume, for the remarkable woman mentioned
in the Jewish Scriptures. Now she was venerable and serious looking as
became a ministerial mare. Moreover, she was hearse colored, relieved with
a white stripe which extended from her forelock down to her muzzle. There
were, however, occasional side glances from her meek eyes that were signifi-
cantly expressive of latent fire within that, when fanned to a flame, might set
her feet in motion at a lively pace; the mettle was evidently f/ierc, but under
the religious restraint of her owner.
The yellow-hided, tight-bitted mare upon which Humphrey Merrill rode
was as furious as a slip cut from a West Indian hurricane. My soul ! that
mare was saturated with wild-fire, wind, and tough-leather, and when she had
been inspired with the spurs she would come down upon the road with a gait
that made the earth tremble and the stones smoke in the track. Her great,
wall eyes, white-bordered and frenized, would almost hang from their sockets;
she would snap her long teeth upon the bitt and blow blasts of steam from
her pink-lined nostrils that was startling to behold. She was named "Bess,"
which was evidently a contraction for k'sf.
Like a good general, Parson Coffin rode back occasionally to see how
all fared, and as he jogged along, for a few moments, at the side of young
Humphrey and his petite sister Pattie, he quietly suggested that the journey
344 A HORSEBACK JOURNEY WESTWARD.
might be enlivened somewhat by a prudent trial of speed between the mares
"Deborah" and "Bess," when a suitable piece of road was found. To this
Humphrey readily assented, for he possessed just the constitutional fondness
for such an adventure. The minister then rode forward to take the lead again,
without an intimation of what might take place. As soon as he was out of
ear-shot, " Humph " informed his sister Pattie that he intended to steal a march
on the dominie by making a dash for the lead when unexpected. But some-
how the old black " Deborah," so meek-looking and moderate, seemed to have
premonitory inklings of impending events, and frequently turned her eyeballs
backward to survey the surroundings as far as her range of vision extended.
This was noticed by the parson, but he attributed it to an exhileration com-
municated by saddle and bridle from his own animated spirit, which fairly
reveled in anticipation of the surprise which would be sprung upon the party,
when the race commenced. Meanwhile " Humph " Merrill had been torment-
ing old " Bess " with the cruel spurs, and holding her down with a powerful
curb-bitt. She looked furious and demoniac as she champed her teeth and
threw off great patches of froth. Her tread was light and graceful and every
nerve of her body thrilled with excitement. The party had descended a long-
hill and emerged from a heavy growth, that had skirted the road, to a level
stretch, bordered by farms, on which the harvesters were still at work. This
was somewhere in old Hampton. Humphrey stood up in his stirrups and
looked down the road ; the desired conditions were now found, and reining
old "Bess" to one side, he touched her quivering flanks with the rowels, gave
her the lease of the bridle, and such a rush of yellow hide and clatter of steel
was never seen nor heard since the death of Jehu or the chariots of Solomon
were taken off the road. My patience! How that animal set the air a-going!
But the quick ear of " Deborah " had caught the sound of hastening hoofs,
and by a suggested snort communicated her suspicions to her owner, and by
the time Humphrey and old yellow "Bess" were alongside, the ministerial
mare had got up steam, and came to the road vehemently. Shout after shout
rang out from the throats of the fore-riders, cheer after cheer came up from
the field-sides as the farmers paused to watch the fray. The parson was a
fine horseman, and on ordinary occasions humane, but he did not take kindly
to defeat, and used the spurs under old "Deborah" without mercy until he
seemed to lift her bodily from the road-bed, when he touched her sensitive
flesh with the cruel "Catherine wheels" that were strapped to his riding
shoes. For some time the race seemed nearly a "draw." Great streams of
spray were blown from the mares' nostrils, and both were flecked with foam;
their shoes made metallic tumult on the flinty ledges crossed, and a cloud of
dust rose along the highway as they passed. But old "Bess" was the most
enduring; she had a store of wind like the blacksmith's bellows, and the sup-
plement of "grit" that made her joints limber. She put on her reserve force
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until the parson saw that it was presumption to urge " Deborah " to greater
exertions and drew rein. When the two rode back to meet their friends, who
had long before lost sight of them, the old yellow mare blew like a sea-horse.
The parson frankly owned himself outdone, and neatly complimented Humphrey
for his horsemanship and for his noble beast; this courtesy he received with
becoming shamefacedness and guided old "Bess" to the side of the chubby
' palfrey upon which his sister Pattie rode. It was near sundown when the
party rode into the broad lane leading to the old Coffin mansion, where all
dismounted for a half-hour's rest and took refreshments. This was the early
home of their guide, the parson, and here the Bradburys and Merrills took
leave of him and rode forward over the "high road" to the Merrimack, and
before night fell drew rein at the doors of the parental dwelling, where they
received the greetings of their joyous kindred.
We will now take a mental view of the interior of the old Merrill house
and those who gathered around the ample hearth-stone there. Overhead the
great square beams were exposed to view, browned and yellowed with heat
and smoke. The "living room" was very broad and long, and the furnishing
plain but substantial. In the corner stood the tall clock, brought across the
Atlantic, and its pronounced metallic tick-tack, tick-tack, sounded louder within
the solid mahogany of which the case was made, while the spasmodic move-
ments of the second hand, as it performed its circles with jerk, jerk, was ex-
pressive of the powerful weight by which the intestine machinery was pro-
pelled. Everywhere neatness and good order were observable. Nothing was
out of place. The bright red bricks in the hearth and chimney jams were
clean and shining as a new tile. The crane and tea-kettle were polished and
spotless, and the brass andirons reflected the dancing firelight with a lustre as
fine as if they had passed under the jeweler's brush; the same may be said of
the twin candlesticks upon the long mantle-shelf and the handles on the bureau
at the wall-side. A lively hickory fire flashed and roared up the chimney flue.
A long braided mat spanned the space before the hearth. A pair of orna-
mental bellows hung upon a brass hook at the fire-side, and the shovel and
tongs glinted and glistened at the opposite corner. The uncarpeted floor
was scoured as white as the grain of the pine, and every iron nail-head shone
like the rivets in a knight's armor.
At one side of the wide fire-place sat William Merrill, now a man venerable
in years; was rising five-and-seventy, but hale, hearty, and vigorous for his age.
In stature above the most of men, frame expansive, complexion florid. His
garments were plain drab and blue and about his neck was a tidy handker-
chief of small figured muslin. A genial, talkative man was William, and
not a stranger to humorous speeches. Facing her husband sat Mrs. Ruth
Merrill, who was a fine type of the mothers of the period. She was not tall,
but plumi), ruddy, black-eyed and of a lively fancy, and glib of tongue. Her
346 A HORSEBACK JOUNREY WESTWARD.
voice was low and her enunciation distinct. As a wife and mother she had
acquitted herself of her responsibility with genuine conscientiousness and
great faithfulness, and she possessed the happy faculty of communicating the
sunlight of her own tranquil spirit to the hearts of her children ; she created
an atmosphere of domestic peace and restfulness in her household and made
it an attractive centre about which tender affections and hearty good cheer
throve, blossomed, and bore abundant sweet-flavored fruit. The word precisum
expresses the prominent characteristic of Mrs. Merrill's temperament. Not
only her house within, and all its furnishings, showed her orderly touch, but
her own personal apparel spoke of the same nicety and prim attention to
details. If she adjusted her tidy lace cap the old-fashioned mirror reflected
her critical taste, as every plait and ruffle was deftly made to take its appointed
place. When she put on a clean apron she folded it until corner touched
corner, and then placed the crease at the middle precisely on a perpendicular
line with the pin above that held in place her tidy cape. The broad ribbon
strings that held her morocco "village ties" upon her plump feet were formed
into a bow-knot as "set" as if it was of wax. Her silvery hair was dressed
in high twist behind and held by a dainty, tortoise-shell comb, and just three
fluffy curls fell down before her ears. She was still fresh looking, and the
roses that had once bloomed upon her face could be seen hiding under the
fair and almost unfurrowed cheeks. She moved about the house with almost
noiseless tread; indeed, she rather ^//V/tv/ from room to room. As a maternal
governess, her rules were without any display of authority; she looked toward
her children, and they read her wishes in her face ; she spoke in gentle tones,
and each hastened to do her will. An air of becoming dignity in her bearing
restrained any tendency toward frivolity among those about her. Such is the
brief outline, pen portrait, of one of those mothers whose children became
early settlers on the Saco, and whose children's children, now visiting their
grandparents, rose up to call her blessed.
It is the evening after the arrival of the son and his wife and the two
grandchildren, Humphrey and Pattie, both of them born in Salisbury. These
last mentioned had been carried down to Newbury-Narragansett when small
children; now they were grown to sturdy manhood and womanhood, and were
admired with great admiration by their grandparents. As William Merrill
came to his seat at the fireside, after the evening meal was done, he looked
for a moment upon the pleasant faces of those who had come so far to visit
the old home; a smile played about the old man's features as he extended his
hands toward Pattie and said: "Come here, my precious child, little woman
though you be, and let me hold you in my arms as I used to do " ; and the
blushing girl sat on her grandfather's knees, while he smoothed her soft, brown
hair with his wrinkled palm ; yea, she nestled her head upon his broad shoulder
as he sang the benediction, " Heavenly Father, bless my child."
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The news of the arrival of the folk from the eastward soon spread like
a sea-wave along the "Salisbury shore," and at an early hour the Morrills,
Osgoods, Worthings, and Pettingalls came in to pay the<r respects to those
with whom they had lived as neighbors in earlier years; came they to inquire
about the lands of Newbury-Narragansett, the timber, the advantages or dis-
advantages, and prosperity of the new settlement on the Saco. The conver-
sation ran smoothly and was animating. All were in the best of spirits, in
good health, and the visitors had great store of news to tell; of adventure and
startling incident; of Indians and the wild beasts that howled about the clear-
ings opened in the wilderness; of the richness of the new soil and the enor-
mous crops of maize and grain produced, and of the burdens of grass upon
the intervales and wild meadows. The basket of apples was handed round, the
tall, white mug of sweet cider followed, and the hours fiew merrily away.
When the old clock slowly measured off the number nine the neighbors rose
to go home, with the many times repeated "Now you must all call in and see
us afore you go back to the eastward." They were followed to the door, the
old gate was heard to creak on its hinges, and those within the Merrill mansion
re-assembled about the warm hearth, where they lingered until the fire burned
out and the brands fell apart over the andirons. Then all knelt before God,
and the venerable grandparents in humble prajer commended all to His mer-
ciful protection. The bolts were drawn and the family sought that refreshing
balm which a beneficent Creator provided for his weary sons and daughters.
As the morning dawned the whole household was astir, and the hearty
greetings tendered as each emerged from their chambers were pregnant of
tender regard, and the aged sire caught his blooming grandchild in his arms
with the exclamation : " Pattie, you pretty duck, come here and receive my
blessing," imprinting at the same time a kiss upon her fair brow. Before
breakfast the grandfather, his son Samuel, and grandson Humphrey took a
walk along the "Shore" to observe the changes that had taken place; they
strolled down to the ship-yards and went into the great hulls of half-built vessels
there; they entered a boat and rowed across to the Newburytown shore and
climbed up the vale where the old corn-mill was early running. Returning,
they all gathered about the table and satisfied the demands of nature. When
the morning devotions had been attended to, the men wended along the old
pathway to "Rocky hill," calling on old acquaintances by the way, and con-
tinuing their perambulations to the main road that leadeth from .Almesbury-
town (now Amesbury) down to the Salisburytown ferry, thence along the
" Shore " to the " Point," where the family mansions stood. On the fourth day
the Newburytown folk came over the Merrimack, and nearly the whole com-
munity came out to spend the afternoon upon the broad green fronting the
mansions. Social recreation was at Hood-tide, and all were as happy as
Hebrews in the land of promise. Before parting, old-time hymns were sung.
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and prayer was offered by the young Newbury-Narragansett parson, whose
fame as a scholar and preacher had preceded his coming. Here it was
arranged that, two days before starting on the long journey to the Saco river,
the Salisburytown folk should all go over to spend forty-and-eight hours with the
families of Coffin and Atkinson and such neighbors as might see fit to come
in as guests. This two-days' visit would embrace the Sabbath, on which
occasion the parson would preach for the edification of his old neighbors and
schoolmates. Accordingly, all the Hradburys. Merrills, Morrills, Osgoods,
Pettingalls, Worthings, and Curriers mounted horse and formed a jovial
company riding to Newburytown. The meeting of so many old families
formed an opportunity for extending acquaintanceship and the strengthening
of old bonds of friendship. The hours were full of social enjoyment seasoned
with prudent mirth and graced with primitive courtesy and hospitality.
From far and near came the inhabitants of Newburytown to hear the
parson preach. He was now in his prime and the plentitude of his intellectual
powers, and his discourse was considered to be sound and able. At the close
of the services, he gracefully introduced his parishioners from the new town-
ship, eastward, and received warm congratulations from many old Puritan
saints on his good fortune in being settled over so promising a parish. Early
on Monday morning there was bustle and prattle about the houses where so
many from Salisburytown and from Newbury-Narragansett had found lodging,
and hastily the party made preparations for their departure. When all was in
readiness, the whole assembly gathered around Parson Coffin with uncovered
heads as he bowed upon the lawn before the mansion and offered a most earn-
est and heartfelt prayer for those who were to journey and all who were to
be left behind; then they mounted, and as the good-byes and farewells were
uttered, old men and matrons, strong men and their wives, young men and
maidens, wept and turned away their faces, never to meet again, many of
them, "until the day dawn and the shadows flee away."
No event worthy of notice occurred on the return journey; all reached
home and their waiting friends in excellent health and exuberant spirits, and
for many weeks together the theme of conversation in scores of families,
even when surrounded by neighbors who called in to hear from the " west-
ward," was the horseback journey to Newburytown and Salisburytown.
Pattie Merrill married a sturdy yeoman and settled in Little Falls planta-
tion, where she lived to old age and never wearied of relating to her children
and grandchildren all the details of that ride to the Merrimack when she was
only a "gal"; and her sons and daughters, when they, in turn, grew old used
to tell, around the evening fireside, the tradition with all its lights and shades,
enlivened with roaring laughter when they came to the description of the
horse-race between the parson and young " Humph " Merrill ; the trial of
speed between the two mares, "Deborah" and "Bess."
fflhc flioneer Pother.
"Hail, woman! Hail, thou faithful wife and mother.
The latest, choicest part of Heaven's great plan!
None fills thy peerless place at home; no other
Helpmeet is found for lahorins, suifering man."
N ancient orator once paid a high compliment to womanhood, when,
in an oration before the Roman senate, lie exclaimed: "The
empire is at the fireside." As the wife and mother, woman is seen
in her most sacred and dignified character, and as such, while
moulding by her influence those whom Providence has entrusted to her care,
she is affecting the destinies of state and nation. The noblest patriots, pro-
found educators, and holy ministers were stimulated to excellence and useful-
ness by the inspiration of a mother's example and teaching. The model
woman named by Goethe was the mother who, when her husband died, could
be a father to her children; a thought materialized by Faed in his remarkable
picture entitled " Faither and Mither Baith."
For invincible courage, unwearied patience, and heroic fortitude, the
Spartan mother was not superior to the noble specimens of womanhood found
in the homes of our pioneer settlers — mothers of the Saco valley. If a daugh-
ter of the frontier, her education qualified her in a peculiar manner for the
responsible position she was called to fill and the hardships she was to endure.
Enured to exposure, acquainted with robust exercise, invested with a vigorous
constitution, and fortified with unyielding self-reliance, she was calculated to
meet the exigencies incident to the pioneer'.s home-life. Few there were who
could not wield the axe with unerring accuracy, or aim the long rifle without
a quivering nerve.
No fairer examples of female heroism can be found in all the realm of
history than were exhibited during the struggles of our Revolution, while the
husbands and fathers were absent from home bearing arms in defense of
colonial rights. In this dark hour the mothers and daughters evinced the
purest spirit of patriotism and devotion to the cause of the colonists. Just
when the busy axe and subduing torch were needed to bring the unbroken
soil into a state of fruitfulness for the support of the early settler's family, the
call to arms left the women folk in poverty, exposed to all the trying experi-
ences of the period. Undismayed, they exerted themselves to meet the emer-
gency, and bravely wrought to provide for themselves and their dependent
350 THE PIONEER MOTHER.
children. They roamed about the clearing in quest of berries, dug ground-
nuts, gathered mushrooms, caught fish from the streams, robbed the nests of
wild fowl, and cultivated patches of land for food.
These were women of extraordinary natural endowments. They were
allied to angels as ministers of mercy, and tender hearted as a child in the
hour of sickness. It required no urgent plea to call forth these generous
deeds; a knowledge that a neighbor was ill prompted them to uncomplaining
sacrifice and unwearied exertion to alleviate distress and soothe the suff'ering.
While the midnight storm moaned without and the sudden gusts of wind
caused the sashes to rattle; when the fire burned low and the brands fell
down; with no wall-side clock to tell the passing hours, she would watch her
sick child, listening to every labored respiration, and touching with delicate
gentleness the fluctuating pulse. The dim halo of the shaded candle and the
glowing firelight threw her weird shadow upon the wall as she bent over
the cradled form of the fevered child. For a moment exhausted nature would
gain the ascendency, and the weary eyelids would fall as she rested her throb-
bing temple upon her thin, pale hand.
She was the nurse and physician of her household. Her medicinal for-
mulas were a legacy received from her own mother. She gathered the herbs
and roots from the woodlands and clearing, and prepared and administered
such simple remedies as her trained judgment suggested. The first pale beams
of the morning found her still at her post, faithful to her vigils.
With what solicitude and faithfulness these early mothers instructed their
sons and daughters! Although burdened with a thousand cares in a busy,
laborious life, they found time to impart such advice, and to impress such les-
sons, as were indestructible. John Randolph said, what many a man could
truthfully say: "All that saved me from infidelity was the memory of the words
taught me by my pious mother and uttered in my childhood prayers."
While toiling at the wheel and loom, these mothers had trains of thought
that were never clothed in language, but they found expression in deeds that
were of far-reaching and infinite importance. Knowing that their influence
could not die, while their children were around them tliey used that auspicious
seed-time and sowed upon the receptive soil of these young minds, and hearts
as well, that which ripened, in due time, into a harvest of noble lives, and
which proved to be the legitimate fruit of maternal husbandry.
When a skeptical physician lay upon his dying bed, he said : " For many
long years I openly made light of the gospel, but my mother's prayers have
lived in my heart." There are innumerable unrecorded instances in which a
wandering son or daughter, when oppressed by temptation or nearly over-
whelmed with sorrow, has found strength to resist the evil, or to endure the
trial, in the memory of a mother's advice and prayers. The noblest and
purest impulses that have characterized the lives and deeds of the best men
THE PIONEER MOTHER. 351
the world ever saw were born of a loving mother's early influence, that was
imperceptibly but firmly interwoven with their expanding minds.
Memory of mother! How debased the affection, how seared the con-
science, how inhumanized the nature, when these holy ministers to the help-
lessness of childhood are forgotten !
In the early years of motherhood her cradle-rock was the accompaniment
to her sweetly sung lullaby, and every two years the records show that another
little stranger was placed in the welcoming arms.
While about her daily duties she communed with her own spirit, within
the mysterious secrets of her own soul, as she saw her sons and daughters
developing toward manhood and womanhood, and looking downward in their
perspective pathway, she says: "This is my time of responsibility and I must
turn the little feet in the right direction." She carries them all in her mother's
heart. Daily she studied the peculiar temperament of each. Where restraint
is needed, she gently applied the brakes, and when one is backward, she ad-
ministered the stimulating discipline.
The years come and go, the once fair forehead is seamed by care, white
strands are woven about her temples by the touch of time, the form becomes
bent with toil, and the once plump hands thin and purple-veined. A far-away
look is seen in her eyes, and the step, beforetime so elastic, becomes feeble
and unsteady. Hear ye, while I write, ye sons and daughters, and may the
words burn in your very hearts while you read, this is your God-given oppor-
tunity to make some return for the love, toil, strength, life, and tears that
mother has poured out for your well-being. When the stays of vigor are sink-
ing, and the resources of vitality so long depleted become e.xhausted, then
come, O come home, to see your mother ; come, O come, bringing some pleas-
ing token of regard to cheer the waning spirits; come, () come, with strong
arm and gentle touch to steady her trembling steps, and above all, come, O
come, bringing your choicest gift, a chamcter that shall prove, without a doubt,
that her sowing has brought forth righteous fruits. When calling to see old
friends, take mother with you ; in your own home, say lovingly to your ac-
quaintances: "I have the honor to introduce my dear mother." Lead her to
God's house, and slowly, tenderly, to her seat. If the mild eyes have not
been despoiled of vision by looking through tears, pass her the hymn-book.
What violated, filial law visited by penalty too severe; what remorse too
blighting of peace; what gnawing of conscience too painful, for that ungrateful
brute in human form who slights, neglects, or treats with any disrespect that
mother who gave him birth, in anguish, and made herself tributary to his ex-
istence. Shame, O shame, upon thy head! Instances are of too frequent
occurrence, where sons and daughters, whose aged mothers were living in
their well-appointed homes, considered them unworthy of a seat at the table
or a chair in the presence of those visiting there ; aye, sometimes these dear
352 THE PIONEER MOTHER.
old people have been relegated to an out-of-the-way room, like a broken or
unfashionable article of furniture, where they could not be seen when weeping
over the ingratitude and desperate meanness of these unnatural children. May
God Almighty show mercy to such heartless offsprings, as he has promised
mercy to the unmerciful. Such men and women may have all the wealth of
the world, dress like a prince or a queen, and be called respectable, but there
beats under the lustre of their satin and broadcloth a thing, falsely called
heart, that but for their obdurate nature would, through remorse, drive them
to early suicide. Ye gray-bearded men of business, who tread the marts of
commerce, or the marble halls of the banking house; ye women of wealth and
fashion, who have all that heart could wish, and "entertain" with lavish gen-
erosity, where are your venerable mothers ? How long since a written word
assured them that they were remembered.' In the rush and turmoil of city
life canst thou find no time to visit her, who gave thee a tenure of existence,
and pines for a sight of thy face? It is sad, but true, that many, when not a
hundred miles away, do not attend their mother's obsequies. Business, ever-
lasting business, must be attended to regardless of every humane obligation.
The god of wealth betimes crushes under the unsparing heel of its power
every tender emotion, and obliterates from the souls of its devotees the holy
image of mother. Let the curtains fall before this melancholy picture ; we
are oppressed while writing of such hellish possibilities.
The pioneer mother has lived to see the wilderness swept away before
the expanding farms. Her sons and daughters have gone forth, save one,
into the great world of toil and strife. She remains at the homestead, where
she should be, under the care of her first-born son. She sits at the same fire-
side to which she came when a young wife, to be the faithful assistant of her
husband. Her attire is tidy and comfortable. Her son approaches and places
a parcel in her hands, brought by the last express. She excitedly adjusts her
spectacles and reads the address: "For mother, care of Mr. James Benfield."
The writing is delicate and beautifully clear. How her hands tremble as she
unties the string ! How carefully she unfolds the wrappers ! A beautiful box,
tied with a bit of ribbon, appears. She slips the bow-knot, lifts the cover,
and finds — what? A parcel tidily folded in white tissue and tied with a silk
cord. She carefully opens this, and lo, a beautiful new cap of lace is exposed.
Upon a slip pinned to the string were the words, "From Mary." The dear
mother raises her tear-filled eyes and, with quivering lip, holds up her present
as she exclaims: "God bless my Mary; she was always kind to me." Now
she stands before the mirror while her daughter-in-law assists her in "trying
on "' the new cap ; and her pale cheek is tinted once more as her son says :
"Mother, how pretty you are ! "
The delicate article is carefully laid away among other memorials of her
children's regard, and she resumes her seat at the fireside. Her knitting-
THE I'lONEER MOTH Eli. 353
work rests upon her aproned knee while she gazes upon the glowing embers.
What visions are now rising before her mind? Her thoughts are of Mary.
She thinks of the day of this daughter's advent, when her own life hung by
a slender thread; when the whispering attendants said she could not survive
her weakness; when reviving strength enabled her to see the face of her infant.
She recalls the lullaby she sang as she hushed her babe to sleep on her bosom,
and the long, lonely nights of willing vigils beside her couch when ill. Still
she gazes into the bright embers, and anon a tear trickles down her wrinkled
cheek and falls upon her snowy kerchief. But no language known to human
tongue can express what that tear represented of maternal affection. Her
thin, pale lips move unconsciously as she whispers: "My precious Mary; she
was always good to me." The silvered head slowly falls forward as she
breathes the prayer, "Heavenly Father, bless my child." Now she sleeps
and dreams of the little ones that gathered about her knee, or looked into her
face from the billowy cradle, while a smile plays about her beautiful features.
Who can estimate the value to mother of the little present, thoughtfully
forwarded by her child! Though appropriate and beautiful in itself, its
intrinsic worth was insignificant compared with the spirit of affection that
prompted the gift, or with the thousand-fold happiness it afforded the mother
at the old home.
How pleasant those old-fashioned days when, on each returning Thanks-
giving anniversary, the scattered sons and daughters came back to the old
country farm-house and together spent a few hours with the aged parents!
Mother, neatly clad, is full of pride and admiration. She receives the salu-
tations of her children with modest appreciation, and graciously thanks each
one for words of kindness. Gladness rules the hour. She, the mother, the
queen of the occasion, holds the little ones upon her knee, looks into their
cheerful faces, sees the image of her own children, and feels young again.
Fluffy heads are pillowed once more on her bosom, and grandmother is as
happy as an angel. These sons and daughters in their noble prime are the
ripened sheaves of full grain brought from the field of mother's early seed-
time. Blessed harvest !
"Tlie tears of the sower and songs of tlie reaper here mingle together."
But hark! Tick-tick-tick, goes that little machine at the village telegraph
office. In the distant city the operator drives his swift pen over the paper,
as he writes: "At sundown mother died; come home." The messenger-boy
hastens on his errand, and in a few hours the sons and daughters make the
saddest journey of their lives. One by one, they are set down at the old gate-
way, through which their little feet were guided first by mother's gentle hand.
.\t the great, iron door-handle hangs the mute but significant crape. They
enter, and, with hand-pressure and whispered words, receive greetings from
354 riiE rioNEER mother.
those who watched the expiring taper of life, as it burned out. Kind neigh-
bors, moving noiselessly about, lay away the wraps. How loud the old clock
in the corner ticks! each stroke of the verge sounds like a knell. Slowly and
silently they are led to the casket-side where the remains of their best and
dearest earthly friend lies sleeping the calm and restful sleep of death. They
kiss the marble-like forehead, whisper the name "mother," and retire. On
the morrow the long procession winds along the field-side, and the precious
body is deposited by the side of that of her husband. A lingering look, a
softly spoken "farewell, mother," and the children turn away. Returning to
the house they find the vacant chair, and the unfinished "knitting-work," but
the light of the old home had gone out.
Again let the curtain fall.
" She guarded my steps when existence was young,
Her lips o'er my cradle the lullaby sung;
Her kindness was o'er me, her arms still caressed,
When my head was pillowed on a mother's own breast;
And when every eyelid in slumber was closed.
When the shade of creation o'er nature reposed,
How oft has that bosom deep tenderness proved,
And yearned full of hope o'er the child of her love.
And breathed for his welfare to Heaven a prayer,
When he knew no danger nor dreamt of her care."
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What ails my darliug thus to cry?
Be still, my child, and lend thine ear
To hear me siiit' thy lullaby.
My pretty lamb, forbear to weep ;
Be still, my dear; sweet baby, sleep! "
HIS article of furniture was a factor in the early households of prime
importance, and shall have more than casual attention. It was as
indispensable as the fireside, family table, or restful couch. Such
were of various origins, forms, and sizes. Some gmc, like Topsy,
and were cut in the forest same as a walking-stick or fishing-rod; others were
I'liilf by the mechanic as a house is builded. There were usually three grades
of cradles used in the early homes. For the log-house, a log cradle; for the
framed dwelling, a board cradle; and for the mansion, one of mahogany or
cherry. The first substitute was sometimes selected from a pile of sap-trays;
these were hastily extemporized when a "squaller" appeared upon the stage of
visible action in advance of calendar predictions and called for quarters. A
cradle of this kind was comfortable for a "wee thing," the convex surface
being well adapted to the rotary motion peculiar to such receptacles. This
was, however, soon succeeded by the regular "log cradle " in the pioneer home.
When the young settler anticipated the advent of a third person in his
family, he shouldered his axe and steered straight for the forest in search of
a good-sized hollow tree; not to hew an idol from, but to put an idol hi. When
one of the requisite size was found, it was felled and cut into sections; then
a selection made for the prospective cradle. The wooden cylinder was carried
home, divided into halves longitudinally, and the remainder of the autumn day
spent, with such rude tools as could be found, in dressing the piece into more
comely and symmetrical form. True, the concave capacity was sufficiently
ample for the extension and expansion of the incoming occupant, but as this
woodland tenement had beforetime been inhabited by such denizens of the
forest as coons, porcupines, and honey-bees, dame Nature had not fitted
the interior for pet lambs and human kids; it required some trimming before
being a suitable cabinet for the pillow and blanket. A mother's hand or foot
was the motor that kept this half-round cradle going, swinging, trundling, for
ten, twenty, and sometimes thirty years; for with as much regularity as the
356 ^.V OLD-FASHIONED CRADLE.
changing seasons, as often as every two years, from the hour when the first
cry of infancy was lieard in the settler's home, a little pilgrim came from the
mysterious world of silence to issue his imperious mandate and determine
how much peace or turmoil should sway the household; and within this en-
closure slept, grew, and waxed stronger, until forced to abdicate in favor of
one of the same despotic line. And thus the rotation continued until the
family quiver was filled to the maximum.
There was a subtle, mysterious, attractive power about an old-fashioned
cradle that no student of science could analyze. It was no wonder that little
children clung to the cosy nest where a loving mother rocked them to sleep
and guarded their slumber while singing soft and sweet :
"Hush, my dear! Lie still in slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number
Sweetly falling on thy head."
But as the candle draws the miller and flower beds draw honey-bees and hum-
ming-birds, these cradles i/n'rc old women from all the region round-about
when a new-born babe was installed within them. The homestead might be
remote from neighbors, and the family of retiring habits, even strangers and
new incumbents, the roads in a dangerous or nearly impassable condition by
reason of rains or snow blockades, the weather boisteroustind forbidding, and
the duties at home of a pressing nature, but let the old cradle be occupied by
a new babe and all the old dames would don shawls and hoods, and, guided
by some star invisible to the eyes of the male sex, find their way to the bed-
side of the weak mother and the lowly couch of the sleeping child. \\'hy,
the new arrival would scarcely find time to shake off the dust of travel or to
arrange his toilet before his lodgings were invaded by relays of women who
were more wanting in prudence and consideration, more inquisitive and
impertinent, than any newspaper man of modern times who goes forth on his
errand to interview a congressman. These intrusive visitors seemed to dis-
regard the feelings of the young mother, who needed absolute quiet and rest,
and those of the sensitive babe, who was bashful in the presence of strangers;
they gabbled and rattled away until the sick woman's brain was strained
almost to the bewildering point, and then advised her to "keep very quiet and
not have much company." Gracious Heavens ! Where, under such conditions,
could one find the jewel of consistency ? We have seen a group of these old
inspectors assembled around the cradle with their heavy, iron-bowed spectacles
hanging upon the ends of their noses, glowering at some little, bald-headed,
pink bit of humanity, all the while gravely uttering prophetic statements con-
cerning the prospective shape of its head and features and color of its hair
and eyes.
"That boy looks just like his Grandpa Graffum," say Patience Pennell.
"Favors his Grandmarm Bradstreet," responds old Mrs. Haskell.
AN OLD-FASHIONED CRADLE. 357
"A perfect picture of his father," squeals old dame Farrington.
"Has his mother's eyes" — then closed in slumber — growls Mrs. Won-
derbrow.
If the blue vein which crosses every child's nose was clearly defined by
reason of a white, transparent cuticle, they would put on a serious expression
and whisper loud enough for the mother to hear: "That child won't live to
grow up." If it exhibited an amount of intelligence sufficient to distinguish
it from a blockhead, they would say: "Its doubtful 'bout their raisin' that
child; he's too smart for one of his age." And then the silly old hussies must
undo the blankets and look at the poor babe's toes and count the wrinkles
about its ankles. Zounds ! it was enough to craze one who had any respect
for the rules of propriety. Well, they tumbled the "wee thing" about, pulled
it, hauled it, rolled it until it was awakened, and, no wonder, screamed with
great fear, when opening its eyes, to behold such an assembly of wrinkled
faces above its cradle.
We have heard of one old fellow, who had endured this harassing intru-
sion, year after year, until he determined to put an end to it. So, when the
seventh child was born, he took his station at the outside door, and warded
off every old woman who came to see Miranda, thus vouchsafing some much
needed rest and sleep to his wife and child. But what was the result ? Why,
all the old women for miles around said he was an old brute to treat his Jcu/e
like that, and he needn't think he'd have many friends in the neighborhood.
One old dowager declared she never was so insulted by a man in all her days,
and that Lias Protectorman wasn't fit to be a father, anyhow. Old Molly
Morrison said that man was a "regular old gander." However, this invective
did not, in the least, disconcert Lias; he knew he was on the right track, and
conscience advised him to be vigilant for the protection of his household until
the old family cradle was put away for the last time. He "stuck to his text,"
and preached the meddlesome old intruders a sermon, the echo and influence
of which survive in that community. Lias and all the old women have been
some time dead, but the tradition of the new code of rules, by which to protect
a woman in childbed, restrains the present generation.
The indignation by which our pen was propelled would not admit of any
pause to describe another act in the drama around the old cradle. The wise
old women thought it necessary that the boy should have a regular hard-
handled Scriptural name attached to him; it would be like a charm to ward
oft' danger in time of thunder-storms, earthquakes, and other calamities; it
would be taken notice of by the Lord, and cause him to regard them with a
special interest if they bore the name of some of his choice patriarchs or
prophets, and he would tuck them under His protective wing, when the
" destruction that wasteth at noon-day" was abroad in the land. If two such
hard-twisted cognomens could be hitched together, all the better — that would
358 AN OLD-FASHIONED CRADLE.
be a twofold safeguard — and so they cursed the boy child with such a name
as Zerubbabel, Shadrach, or Abednego. The girl baby must be named for
some of the "fruits of the spirit," or for one or two of the "three graces,"
Faith, Hope, or Charity. With such appellations inscribed upon their banners,
these old-fashioned babies would be well started on the road to life, liberty,
and happiness, "true's you live, Jeremiah." It was fortunate, that such children
didn't have much "skulin"; that they didn't have lessons in "readin', ritin',
and sipherin'"; that they only had to "make their mark" as a substitute for
their autograph, for how it would have cramped their hands to hold the goose-
quill while writing "Zerubbabel Harkalinden Jones," or "Shadrach Abednego
Gillinderson " ! As for the women, they didn't need any "eddication " in
"them days"; so their pretty, New Testament names did not appear on the
records, save when inscribed by the clerk or justice.
But the infant succession was often interrupted by the black-winged
raven of Death, that swooped down and carried away the mother's darling.
Her prayers at the cradle-side were unavailing, the hot tears that fell upon
the little pillow were shed in vain, and she must keep watch and ward only to
see the eyes grow dim and sunken, and the dear little face become pinched
and wan ; then the boatman came and the precious life went out. An empty
cradle and an aching heart! Only such as have felt a loss like this can com-
prehend its meaning, or realize its magnitude. The vacated cradle was sug-
gestive of an occupied grave, of a desolate home, a heart of gloom.
For a time the cradle is put away and hidden from sight, but the day
comes when another little form must have a place provided for repose, and^
reluctantly, the old receptacle is brought forth to do its office upon the log-
house floor. Rock ! rock ! rock ! the sadness is dispelled by the new joy as
darkness fades away before the morning dawn ; the sigh and tear give place
to the smile and lullaby, and this is well as the years wear on. From these
old-fashioned cradles the world's most eminent characters have climbed upon
the rostrums of enduring fame. But the home scene ! Let us linger awhile
and contemplate its lights and shades. A young mother's roses have grown
paler by the pain of child-birth, and she bends over the cradled form of her
first-born. Beautiful picture which artists have vainly endeavored to repro-
duce upon canvas ! the gentle flame of maternal love burning within the holy
of holies of that mother's bosom is allied to the divine. The blue sky of her
eyes is reflected in her child's azure orbs, and her soothing hymns hush it to
sweet repose.
The historj- of the old cradle involves the annals of war, as well as the
proclamation of peace. It had been a citadel and bore marks of radical con-
flict; many a sanguinary battle had been fought about and within its walls.
Here the law of entail had been reversed and the succession fell to the young-
est heir, male or female, and the senior claimant was not so easily dispossessed
AN OLD-FASHIONED CRADLE. 359
of his lawful patrimony ; there was pronounced opposition, obstinate protest,
absolute refusal, determined resistance. For two long, childhood years that
cradle had been held in peaceful and undisputed possession ; must it now be
invaded, besieged, stormed, and demolished in battle ? The inheritance was
valuable, and must be defended and held at all hazards; it should be against
every foe. But the mother holds a life rent on the cradle ; she stands guard
at its portals as a faithful, vigilant sentinel to ward off danger from the new
occupant. The ousted foe reconnoiters and lays skillful plans for victory.
The mother makes an overture for an armistice, but the invader is relentless
and spurns the thought of compromise. The works should be laid under
siege; the new occupant shall be starved out — and is. Supplies run low and
new stores must be laid in. While the entrenched possessor went forth to
forage, the gates were left undefended, and the foe entered, barricaded every
approach, hoisted his banner upon the ramparts, and proclaimed victory with
great demonstration of rejoicing. But he was too hopeful. In the assurance
of security, he fell asleep at his post, was removed bodily and relegated to a
position outside the cradle. The baby brother is restored to proper authority
and protection. The transported foe awakes, finds his old quarters re-occu-
pied, and instantly renews the attack. For a moment the mother is absent
from her post. A siege is no longer contemplated ; the works shall be carried
by assault. Mustering all his forces, the invader scales the bulwarks and
drives the intruder from the citadel, literally forcing him over the walls. The
clash of arms reaches the mother's ears in the pantry; she hears the wail of
the vanquished and the e.vultant shout of the conqueror, and hastens to the
rescue. She finds the babe prostrate upon the floor, and Master Ned com-
fortably fortified behind the pillows in the log cradle. And then there was a
renewal of hostility every two years. Each new occupant of the cradle was
championed, and battle followed battle, while the struggle for the mastery
was protracted and wearying.
But the lingering years have flown. The cradle has had its day, serving
a noble purpose, and is housed away in the attic among obsolete furniture.
The sons and daughters, grown to the estate of manhood and womanliood,
have gone forth to seek and do for themselves ; they have married and chil-
dren gather about their tables. The old parental homestead still has its
attractions, and each returning season finds these scattered children and
grandchildren going back to visit the parents. The little folk find strange
things without and within doors. One day they climb the attic stairs and find
the old log cradle ; they draw it from under the eaves, brush the cobwebs and
dust away, and carry it below. And the sons and daughters who within it slept
the sweet, untroubled sleep of infancy gather about this old memorial of
other days to replace the little pillows and cradle quilts. From this they first
saw, to remember it, their nidther's face, as she bent over them as they awoke
360 AN OLD-FASHIONED CRADLE.
from slumber. To their own children they tell stories of the long ago, as
they lovingly and tenderly linger about this rude old cradle ; then return it to
its place under the rain-pattered shingles. While memory endures, pictures
of the cradle rocked by a mother's hand and foot will unfold before the mind
to move the heart of filial affection, and force a tear to the aged eye.
" The liantl that rocks the cratUe rules the world."
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Look a-here, stranger, if once you see Pillsbury and his nankeen tioiLsers it will be enough
for one day, and you'll never think of the cataract afterwards.— >*JetecJe(/.
pHE man constitutionally qualified to appreciate the humorous aspect
of events will find in the experiences of our rural population a
thousand incidents that are not only remarkably entertaining, but
often immensely mirth- provoking. Such peculiar traits and habits
as we may attempt to describe were more conspicuous during the tenure of the
last generation than at the present, for the general circulation of literature,
the influence of education, and the growing interest in travel have modified
and refined that which was beforetime crude and repelling. However, one
can find farming communities within a day's travel from the cities where the
people are full of rusticity, and where enough of old-time fashions prevails to
answer every purpose for the speculative mind. When employed about the
harvest, repairing the highway, negotiating for live-stock, on the way to mar-
ket, when discussing the weather or the science of town government, the
average countryman will exhibit by his attitudes, his peculiar movements, his
singular expressions of face and contortions of features, his indescribable
pronunciation, accent, inflection, and oft-repeated exclamations of surprise,
doubt, or approbation, many original, primitive, and interesting traits that
afford materials for entertaining contemplation and reflection.
To extract the marrow from these one must keep his eyes and ears open
and his perceptive faculties on the alert. If visiting the town or county fair,
do not squander the golden October hours in viewing the products of the field,
orchard, or garden, the horse-race or the exhibit of fat beeves, but stand
away at a distance sufficient to gain a good perspective and keep watch and
ward over those who are moving about the buildings and grounds. If your
cranial shell is not too thick, or your sensibilities too much blunted, some-
thing will be developed worthy of observation. In such promiscuous assem-
blies, composed largely of the rustic classes, one notices many peculiarities of
dress that cannot well be passed without mental, if not oral, comment. For
instance, a great, broad, lumbering woman, whose facial territory, if surveyed
by the compass and chain, would require a dozen landmarks to define its
boundary, will appear with a hat perched upon her frowsy head about the size
of a sparrow's nest. In the same group her antipode will be sufficiently atten-
uated and willowy to suggest gimlet-holes and wheel-spindles, but embowered
362 RURAL LIFE AND CHARACTER.
under a head-gear that casts a shadow over a considerable area of surrounding
country. We naturally ask, why don't those women exchange hats? Such
transaction would certainly be mutually becoming.
The same incongruous examples of disregard as to the fitness of things
will be observed among the male persuasion. There is a tall, gaunt, long-
limbed, hungry-looking man under the shadow of a broad, slouch hat that
rests with crushing weight upon his ears. The antithesis of this brother Jona-
than will be a corpulent, broad-shouldered butcher, or cattle-drover, with head
surmounted by a thimble-crowned "Derby." Why don't these men swap hats?
Hailing from the same township, a man will be seen whose pantaloons were
evidently "pulled a year too soon," being so short in the leg as to expose four
inches of his stockings of indigo blue. Another creeper-limbed plowman's
trousers will fall in heavy folds upon his foot-wear, having been formulated for
some other fellow, whose corporeal understanding was more extended. Why
should these male professors thus expose their want of good judgment when
by a fair exchange both would be wonderfully improved in appearance?
We have long been aware that many of the elderly yeomen do not con-
sider themselves to be "dressed up" without some kind of a tall hat. No
matter what the age, form, or color of the article so long as it is ta//. Speci-
mens have been seen at fairs, elections, and quarterly-meetings, the ragged
fur, once black, faded to a dull mouse-color, that had the appearance of an
exposure to the ravages of an equinoctial gale; the crown indented and the
rim warped into an abnormal twist, resembling those now displayed by the
gentle sex. Some there were without any nap, and of conical form, the
genuine old-fashioned "plug-hat " with a crown capacity sufficient for the mail
matter of a whole community. Of course such hats were twenty years out of
date, but that was of no consideration so long as they were ia//.
This generation of hats, like the learned orthodox ministers of the colonial
period, or the tall clocks owned by the fore-handed, were " settled yw /iff,"
and the yoeman who owned one never entertained a doubt but such a head
protection added infinitely to his dignity when he went abroad. We have
known a few men who owned Mv; such hats; one inherited by will from a grand-
father, that had come down through the hands of patriarchal ancestors; the
other, somewhat modern, purchased for a wedding occasion some time during
the twenties. These varied slightly in form, and as both could not be worn
with comfort at once, they were exposed to the air and public notice alter-
nately; they "took turns" on their owner's head.
There were also bonnets of "heroic size." Some were black and over-
hung with heavy folds of sombre crape with which poor " widderless wimmen "
mourned the loss of the "main-stay " by the yard. Another kind worn by
middle-aged matrons not in "weeds" was of straw braid, deep and bell-muz-
zled; it had "ruches" at the side for stuffing, or, when owned by the vain
RURAL LIFE AND CHARACTER. 363
and simple-minded (?) a wreath of "purty posies" composed of artificial
morning-glories, marigolds, and daffodils, intertwined with little rosy buds and
sprigs of evergreen ; but never a feather from the tail of chanticleer or turkey;
no, not a bug, butterfly, bobolink, or humming-bird could be found anywhere
about such a summer bonnet. The drapery worn upon this style was of green
baize, which, when not in front to curtain the face of the wearer, was folded
over one side and allowed to fall upon the shawl. To see one of these at the
best, the student of fashion should attend a quarterly-meeting in some "back
neighborhood"; on such occasions they came forward in full bloom and
undiminished circumference. Old Sister Linskitt would be there, and her
little pinched face in the back end of one of these bonnets reminded one of
the last shriveled apple left in the cornucopia. But when she "struck up"
her pet hymn, " How arppy is the man," etc., and sang between two or three
squirrel-like teeth, her voice had a far-away sound as it went round and round
to find its way out of her cavernous bonnet ; when it did escape into the open
air, it frolicked about like a pasture-born bossie. Such green baize veils,
accompanied by a formidable pair of spectacles of the same color, invested
the wearer with a verdant appearance that savored of corn-fields, or waving
grass. Such women came into meeting holding a sprig of tansy or southern-
wood between the thumb and finger, which, during sermon time, they carried
to their nose to keep them from growing faint or from falling into " conniption "
fits. With their heads canted to one side, their dreamy eyes fixed upon the
perspiring preacher, and their palm-leaf fans at full swing, how soothingly
peaceful and happy some of these old mothers did look ! If they had a trifle
of money, they carried it to church tied in the corner of a handkerchief to
exemplify the sacred truth, " where your treasure is, f/iere will your heart be
also." When the boxes were passed, these conscientious old saints turned
their eyes away as they dropped in their farthings, so that the left hand might
not know what the right hand did. See ? Such old Puritans were ascetic to
a nice degree.
A Pair of Whiskers. — \Mien it became fashionable to wear the beard,
Obadiah Jones struck out a pair of whiskers which stood forth like two
great hassocks on his broad cheeks. Saul Junkins mowed over the whole
acreage of his enormous face, with the exception of two circular spots in front
of his ears, where modest, sandy "temple-locks" were allowed to flourish for
a season as " side-lights." After a few weeks he turned another strip out to
pasture, and the beard grew rank and robust, until the old lady, who formu-
lated the criterion for husband's fashions, issued her mandate and declared
that Saul's "Hutchins" must be cut down. It was Zachariah Simpson who
could raise the most graceful and thrifty circle of neck-whiskers of any man
in the settlement. Where f/iav started from no one could tell, but the roots
found good soil somewhere below light, as evidenced by the luxuriant growth
364 RURAL LIFE AND CHARACTER.
above. This heavy fringe poured out over his turn-down collar like a silent
cataract of hair. Zachariah cultivated these with much ambition, and coaxed
them up from the lower regions with comb and brush until they formed a silvery
ruff nearly around his neck. Several years elapsed before some of the old
plowmen had the courage to leave home with a mustache. Sometimes they
would allow the stubble to grow for a few weeks, "just to see how it looked,"
but when it had become as prickly as a teasle, they would mow it down. Many
of the early settlers inherited from their Scotch-Irish ancestry a broad and
long upper lip ; hence had an immense mustache capacity whereon the stubble,
which long sustained right angle relations to the face, gave the wearer a
repellingly savage and wolfy look. All these styles of wearing the beard
were endurable, but when suffered to grow on the nose, as Deacon Decker's
did, or in one's cars, as Deacon Morton's did, either nature or eccentricity
had gone wild.
Farmers' Joys aud Sorrows. — The farmer's life is full of variety.
Monotony is unknown to the experience of the industrious husbandman; he
is always in touch with Nature and sees her in her best apparel. On every
side there is scenery to charm the eye, delight the mind, and enrapture the
soul — from the first beams of the morning until the sable curtains of night
are softly drawn over field and forest ; from the moment he is summoned
from his bed by the clarion hail from the barn-loft, until he is lulled to slum-
ber by the far-away tinkle of pastoral bells. As he goes forth to attend to his
morning work, he is greeted by the cheering voice of robin, bluebird, and the
colony of martins that gabble about their house upon the barn top. The earth
is fresh from its baptism of dew, and fragrant with the odors of flowers. As
he approaches the farm-yard, the cud-chewing cattle are still at rest on the
earth, and rise to straighten their backs and fill his buckets with foaming
milk. He takes the three-legged stool from the gate-post, seats himself at
the side of " Brindle " or " Brottleface," and while drawing the snowy liquid
from the bountiful udder, entertains himself by talking aloud about his plans
for the day. When the milking is done, the heavy farm-yard gate swings
on its creaking hinges and the lazy kine go leisurely down the lane.
From the grain-bin he brings a breakfast for his domestic fowls and
counts them to see that no fo.x or hawk has reduced the number. Hens have
features, complexions, and countenances same as other folk ; in form and
physiognomy they remind the observer of persons somewhere met with. From
the door-stone the good wife now calls him to the morning meal, where, seat-
ed by his side, she pours his coffee and passes the food betimes to tempt his
appetite. Breakfast over, the "guid bulk" is laid on the table, a selection
read, and the two kneel to pray. Our husbandman ofl:'ers thanksgiving for
harvests already gathered, and prays for "sunshine, plenty of showers — no
airly frost, Lord, — and an all-bountiful and a-bounding crop this year."
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It is seed-time. The furrows have been turned and the face of the up-
turned ground leveled with the arbitrary harrow. With basket of golden
corn or plump wheat, inspired by faith in Him who hath made promise of
"seed-time and harvest," the farmer goes a-field and sings in moderate meas-
ure, as he scatters the prophetic kernels upon the generous earth. The air
is vocal ; he sings not alone : the loud trill of the sand-thrasher under the
birch borders of the field are responded to by voice of the lonely cuckoo on
the hill-side; the lowing of cattle in the pasture alternates with plaintive lamb-
cry in the valley. And the farmer sows ; some falls on good ground, some
on stony places, some by the wayside.
Following this hopeful season of sowing there comes an experience of
agricultural tribulation such as has tried men's souls since the world was made.
" Consider the ravens, which neither sow nor gather into barns " ; yea, con-
sider their nature and thieving propensities. If any "fowl of the air" with
unrelenting and persistent inroad upon the seeded field tests the farmer's
patience, it is this "ebony bird." He is an accurate chronologist; remembers
the day of every farmer's seed-sowing, and at his earliest opportunity swoops
down upon the mellow mould to steal away the precious grain. He is also an
early riser, and the watchful yeoman seldom goes forth to anticipate the break-
fast time of the robber crow. As he scans his field he finds the despoiler at
his work before the mists have risen from the brook-side or the valleys have
been touched by the rising sun. He stands by the fence-side and raps on the
boards sharply as he shouts: "Stur-boy, there! stur-boy, there!" The black
thieves hear both the farmer's voice and the emphasis of his rod; they pause
for a moment to listen, and with independent air move forward and tear the
sprouting seed from the ground. Another expedient is now resorted to ; the
farmer summons assistance; he calls: "Watch, here! Watch, here! Watch,
h-e-r-e-e-e ! " until the excited house-dog, anticipating larger game, like coons
or woodchucks, comes bounding down the lane. To his evident surprise, he
hears his master's command: "Go-o-o, seek him! go-o-o, seek him!" as he
points across the field. "Watch" jumps the fence, runs out upon the hill-
brow, and turns about to inquire where the woodchuck is. Again his master
shouts : " Go-o-o, seek him ! go-o-o, seek him ! " Now the old cur rushes
down the hill into the low ground, jumping high above the grass to get a
wider view, and seeing nothing worth noticing pauses, holds up one foot, and
looks with an inquisitive expression toward his master, whose temper is now
at flood-tide. He forgets his morning supplication and ejaculates, angrily:
"Cuss that dog; cuss him, he don't know nothin'." Something radical m/ts/
be done. Neither shouting, rapping with rod, nor the dog availed anything.
He rushes for the house and takes the "queen's arm" from the hook over the
mantel. "She" had been loaded heavy for spring geese, and if she would
strike fire he said he would "give it to 'em now." That's what he said to
366 RURAL LIFE AND CHARACTER.
Molly as he jumped from the door. Down he goes through the pasture laue ;
down behind the great boulder by the spring, where he sees the "black sar-
pints" still at their morning repast. He levels his piece, braces hard, leans
forward to guard against rebound, shuts both eyes, dreads what is to come,
and pulls. "She" only "snapped" and he pitched headlong, driving the
muzzle of the gun into the sand. Meanwhile, the crows have filled their crops,
but wait and watch to see the fun. Recovering himself, the farmer cleared
the gun-barrel, rubbed the flint with his thumb-nail, and kept muttering to him-
self: "Confound the black sarpints! I'll give 'em Jesse this time." He raised
the old, refractory weapon once more to his shoulder, a convulsive shudder
followed a premonitory sensation, and he pressed the trigger. Snap — fush —
whish — bang. The musket performs evolutions in the air overhead as the
farmer falls backward among the stones and briers. Forgetting his morning
devotions and the annoying crows, in this new predicament, he gave utterance
to unlawful words as he passed his hand over his blistered face and singed
whiskers; and as he regained his feet and took a hasty account of stock he
exclaimed: "Je-ru-slum! Je-ru-sa-lum!" Having finished their breakfast and
being satisfied with the farmer's sunrise salute, the crows went to nest building.
Only a few weeks pass, and the farmer looks from his door and discovers
the cows in his corn. Another trial of his patience. Again he must call,
" Watch, here ! Watch, here ! " and the lazy old house-dog comes snuffing round
the corner. The farmer leads the way this time, and urges on the cur by
shouting, when half out of breath, " Stur-boy there ! stur-boy there ! " Away
goes the dog, and the cattle dash through the tender corn, smashing down the
tall stalks right and left. One old line-back makes straight for the break in
the fence where she entered, another crosses the squash-patch, tearing up the
vines that wind about her legs, while a third, old " Crumple-horn," steers
across the meadow with " Watch " at her heels as she wallows down the heavy
grass. " Watch, here ! Watch, here ! " cries the farmer, as he rushes across the
field to head off the wild cattle. He is red in the face, mad to the marrow,
and declares: "Them critters be possess-ed with the div-il "; that they are as
" kantankerous as if they had been bewitch-ed." After jumping the fence
between grass-field and garden this dog driven cow tramples down the vege-
tables growing there, making havoc at every leap. The farmer vainly tries
to call off his dog, but on he ran. "Watch" was somewhat peculiar; he was
fat, clumsy, and hard to start, but when once his joints were limbered and
lubricated, and his temper screwed up, he could not stop until absolute ex-
haustion caused him to fall headlong into some ditch or mud-hole. From
their owner's field, the excited cattle made their way through his neighbor's
corn and grain, followed hither and thither by the panting farmer, whose
patience was as crusty as short-cake. When he tried to head them off^ they
would elevate their tails, roll out their eyes, snort defiance to all authority.
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and "go it like a hurricane." The forenoon was spent in the race, the after-
noon, hi mending fence. The damage to growing crops could not be repaired.
We should not wish to see all the words uttered by the aggravated farmer in
print.
The steam rising from the intervals along the river was a medium through
which the farmer's prayers for preservation from "airly frosts" was answered
on ///(?/ kind of soil; but the opposite happened on other flat land. On an
August evening there was a chill in the air, and the old destroyer with frosty
breath walked through the bean-fields, under cover of darkness, leaving blight
and death in his path. Crops that had been cultivated with care until flour-
ishing with promises of reward turned black as the sun arose, and the labor
of the season was nearly lost. This was a disheartening misfortune indeed.
When the young potato plants came out of the ground they were instantly
assailed by the devil in the form of bugs. Mightily they grew and pushed
their destructive work. They were " pizened," scalded, and crushed, and
still, like the Hebrews in Egypt, they multiplied. Unceasing warfare was
carried on against these tormentors, and one old farmer, of a religious turn,
whose soul had been tried beyond endurance, thanked the Lord on his knees
in open prayer-meeting that "there would be no tatter bugs in heaven," with
a loud hallelujah on the end of it.
Thus, with torments from crows on the grain-field, cows in the corn, bugs
on potatoes, "varmints" eating beans, worms in the garden, weevil in the wheat,
and "airly frost" to kill what had nearly matured, the farmer needed great
store of grace to oil his patience and curb his temper; and if all the woes had
fallen upon these creatures wished for by the annoyed husbandman, there
wouldn't have been one of their species left on the earth. But the great truth,
couched in the language of Scripture, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread till thou return unto the ground," has ever been proven true. Let us
turn our attention to more pleasing scenes.
It is now midsummer, and the dreamy days find the grindstones turning
during the morning hours, and the bare-armed farmers, under chip hats, away
to the grass-laden meadows with their shining, keen-edged scythes. The
leader "turns the double swath," and the deployed mowers follow in turn.
The dew is still upon the sweet-scented clover and honeysuckle; white daisies
fleck the waving grass, and freckled lillies blush and nod in the passing breeze,
while the rollicking song of the bobolink floats down from the field-side. The
ring of steel in the cut is followed by the lively "whichety-whet" of the sharp-
ening stones in the mowers' hands.
How sweet and fragrant the new-mown grass ! How delightful the
odors of wild flowers and strawberries turned up in the dewy swath! But
look ! A mower suddenly halts mid-field and gazes for a moment upon the
ground. He now retreats and takes his stand at a safer distance. What's
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to pay now ? Bumblebees, sir, a whole nest of singing birds clad in yellow
and black. They are acting on the defensive; are " mad as hornets," and go
circling about on vehement wing searching for him who had the presumption
to disturb their honey-pot home. After a while they return to take account
of stock, repair damages, or to blow up the magazine and evacuate. The
mower returns cautiously, finds all quiet, goes down upon his knees, and with
stone or rifle begins to crush the bees, as, one by one, they emerge from their
nest. When nearly all of the colony are thus treated, one escapes, makes a
dive at the mower's head, strikes him on the lip and shoots his virus into the
sensitive flesh. The honey-comb is taken away and a wound received in the
battle that made the spoils costly.
Midway between the breakfast and the dinner, Jennie is sent out by her
mother with the daily lunch for the hay-makers; with the pitcher of cool
milk, mug of home-brewed beer, and buttered bread. Lhider the shade of
maple or apple-tree the hearty field-hands seat themselves and do justice to
the welcome refreshment. They stretch themselves upon the soft grass and
rest awhile; then up and at it again. A cool spring bubbles from under a
boulder at the corner of an adjacent wood-lot, and thither the sweating men
resort to quench their hay-field thirst.
During the breezy afternoon the great bounding loads of cured hay are
moved slowly to the barn by panting oxen, and stowed away in capacious
bays. But of all the hours of the long summer day in the haying time, those
toward evening are the most enjoyable ; the cooler hours after supper when
men, and maidens, too, peradventure, with hand rakes are rolling from the
billowy windrows the dome-like bunches, which they nicely "dress down"
and " cap " to resist dew and rain. An acre covered with these, if well put
up, resembled a "beavers' town." When the day's task is done, the cheerful
hay-makers, with rakes over their shoulders, go leisurely homeward, and
stretch themselves upon the door-yard lawn to tell credulity-straining stories
of feats performed in the haying time of long ago, when men could mow so
far from home before breakfast that they were all the remainder of the day
returning. We believe more unreasonable lies have been told about mowing
feats than relating to any other subject — perhaps we should except theology —
and many falsehoods to be answered for at the final judgment will have a
smell of the hay-field about them.
With scarcely any intermission, the autumn harvest follows the hay
gathering. The good promise of the Bountiful Giver has not failed and the
golden maize and ripened grain invite the hook and sickle. If the "airly
frost" was not withheld, the late one was, and all good things came into rich
maturity. This is the farmer's season of fruition; the year's gathering time
of " multiplied seed sown " ; the harvest home. Down on the burnt rick there
are four acres of tall rye waving in the .breeze like billows of yellow light, and
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here the reapers bend their backs all the live-long day, weaving in and out as
each " carries his bridth " and lays his gathered handfuls down to fill the
sheaves when bound. This is an attractive rural scene ; it is wearisome, but
health-giving. After the bundles have stood a suitable time in the"stook"
or " shock," the heavy grain is taken to the barn-loft to be ready for the
threshing season.
When the Indian corn has been husked and heaped in shining piles upon
the chamber floor, or hung in braided traces (tresses) over the collar-beam ;
when the " murpheys " and "lady's-fingers " have been sluiced down cellar;
when the garden sauce is stored and the apples gathered; when the grain
bins are filled and the mows and scaffolds loaded with timothy, foul-meadow,
and blue-joint ; when the cattle and sheep have left their pastures ; when
the porker has been removed from the sty to the barrel, and when the supply
of fuel has been piled high by the wood-shed, and the buildings battened and
banked, the farmer's family are prepared for a grim New England winter.
But the thrifty farmer and his household are not idle. The stock must be
foddered as regularly as the family board is spread. What rattle of hoof and
horn as the barn door swings on its creaking hinges ; and what expressions
of hungry expectation are seen in the faces of the dependent dumb brutes !
How the stanchions creak and bows snap, as the eager cattle reach for
the well-cured hay or cornstalk ! What a bleating of sheep in the fold and
cackle of hens on the beams above !
If the farmer have a well-furnished tool house, he will be mending wheels,
making yokes and axe-handles, " 'tween whiles, true's ye live."
How pleasant the evenings in the old-fashioned farm-house! Neighbors
drop in to enlarge the circle around the hearth-stone; to chat awhile and lend
a hand in cutting rings from the great yellow pumpkins for drying, or in apple-
paring and stringing. What a jolly good time they all have! Ears of green
corn may be roasting on the prostrate tongs, a row of sputtering apples will
swell and cook upon the hearth as Ebenezer comes from the cellar bearing a
tall mug of cider, and his dirty thumb, perhaps, soaking in the liquid as he
grasps the handleless dish. When the indoor work of the late autumn even-
ing is done, the " shelling board " will be laid across the corn-box and with
chafing cob Eben will grind the kernels off to be ready for the mill on the
morrow. Meanwhile the women will be employed with their knitting-work or
sewing. Betimes the farmer reads his weekly newspaper, or studies the
almanac to forecast the weather. Good health, comfort, and abundance pre-
vail in the rural home. Deep snows cover the fields and pastures, the roads
may be blockaded and impassable, the cold severe and protracted, but the
larder is well supplied, and the farmer and family can stand the siege.
Such were the homes of the old yoemen who were willing to harden their
hands with honest toil in the busy seasons ; to them Providence was propi-
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tious, and prayers for abundant harvests were answered by their own good
judgment and industry. There was not only food in the house, but a dollar
or two always cuddled down in the old leather pocket-book " agin a rainy
day." Today farmers spend their time seeing which can formulate the big-
gest falsehood around the stove of the store and allow their toiling wives to
earn their bread and tobacco by making "sale work" with body-killing sew-
ing machine at home. And then such lazy lubbers growl and say: "Farming
don't pay." Bosh! Hang /// the coat and take i/ma/i the rusty hoe; pitch
the sewing machine out for old junk; scratch the back of mother earth and
she will yield her harvests. None live as long, none so independent, none so
comfortable, as the farmer who lives on good terms with Nature and keeps
the incumbrance from his broad acres. Who will respond Amen to this kind
of gospel ? Not a word from the drone and sluggard.
The hospitality of the old rural families was of an unassuming but cordial
sort. There was health-giving cheerfulness about the festal board. What
blessed, memorable seasons were the "Thanksgiving days," as celebrated in
the old homesteads ! That occasion had a significance higher than the meeting
of relatives and old acquaintances; all hearts were drawn upward to God in
profound gratitude, and this inward spirit was expressed outwardly by thanks-
giving and prayer. How abundant the wholesome provisions and ample the
arrangements made for the entertainment, for the enjoyment, of the home-
coming children and grandchildren ! With what unaffected cordiality were
the invitations sent forth ! How warm the greetings and congratulations be-
stowed ! Perchance the parents were advanced in years and had been left
alone on the farm. The sons and daughters who had one by one graduated
from the cradle to enlarge the domestic circle around the hearth-stone, had
flown, like birds from the nest when their wings are grown, to the distant cities,
where they had established homes. Grandchildren had been born whose
grandparents had never seen them. Thanksgiving time brought the separated
links of the family home and reunited them. Father and mother anticipated
the return of their children and children's children with great delight. Every-
thing about the interior of the house was put in order by the old, careful body
called mother by both husband and children. The metal dishes, candle-sticks,
andiron heads, and bureau handles were polished, the floors and wood-work
scoured into spotless cleanness, snowy curtains hung at the windows, a white
spread laid upon the old family table that had supported food for three gen-
erations, the capacious brick oven packed full of various kinds of "luscious"
goodies, and every cupboard and pantry filled to overflowing. Father looks
about the outdoor affairs. The fences are mended, loose clapboards and
shingles nailed down, the rubbish about the liouse-place swept up, and new
gates hung.
The auspicious morning dawns at last, and the "finishing touch" has
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been put upon everything. The dear old house looked as it used to when
Phylinda and Reliance were at home to help their mother. The old couple
adjust their "specks" and consult the ancient but honest time-piece in the
corner; it is ten of the clock; the stage is due at the village tavern at eleven.
The family mare is harnessed into a long, double-seated cutter, and away
drove the old sire toward the town after his sons and daughters, after a score
of little folk confidently looked for. Meanwhile, mother puts on her best lace
cap, pins a broad, white kerchief about her neck, trims the hair-mole on her
chin, and "primps" before the mirror until she whispers: "I look just as
pert as when a gal."
A cheerful flame dances through the hickory logs on the hearth, the old,
gray cat sleeps on the chair-cushion, a mouse gnaws in the partition, and anon
the good dame goes to the window, looks down the road and watches for her
children. At length the jangle of the great bells are heard, the front door is
thrown open, and what a grand, hearty, old-fashioned hugging and smacking
is carried on at the gate as the sleigh is unloaded ! Jubilant and happy, they
all gabble and chatter like demoralized geese as mother leads the company
to the house. Father goes laughing toward the barn, saying to himself:
"A tarnation likely lot o' sons and darters; and them grandchildren, too." A
blessed old-time meeting! All the old rooms are visited, boxes, chests,
bureaus, and closets looked into, and all the trinkets familiar in childhood
examined and handled as memorials of priceless value. They listen to the
responsive verge of the old tall clock made by " Hoardly of Plymouth," and
go before the gilt-framed looking-glass to mark the change that age has made.
Mother shows her daughters how many rolls she has "kearded," and tells
the number of skeins of yarn she has spun; shows Phylinda and Reliance
her knitting-work, and tells how much butter she has made since June. Father
guides "Samowell" and Lysander to the corn-chamber to see the baskets full
and seed-corn tresses; down into the cellar to see the bins of potatoes and
barrels of pork; away to the barn to view the "critters" and haymows, the
sheep and grain-loft. His appreciative sons understand that the days of
"second childhood" have been reached by their father, and they cheer him
with expressions of gladness respecting his endurance and prosperity as "a
man of his years." "Come to dinne-r-r-r." This is mother's voice ; she calls
from the door-stone. The old family board, around which all had gathered
when the children were small, stands mid-room under its snowy spread and
abundant variety of steaming food. When all are seated, the white-haired
father stands behind his chair and says, with great reverence: " Let us thank
the Lord for His mercies." Then all bow their heads and iniiti; in silent
prayer and thanksgiving for food, raiment, and the preservation of life. How
good mother's food tastes! No pudding like mother's pudding; no must-go-
down like the must-go-down of mother's making; no apple-dumplings nor car-
372 BUBAL LIFE AND CHABACTEB.
raway-seed cookies quite as good as those mother's hands have made. And a
blush mantles her dear old cheek as her children praise her cooking. Con-
versation runs in smooth grooves and bubbles over on every tongue. All the
children talk at the same time, while father and mother listen and try to link
the words together ; an intricate thicket hard to get through. They don't
know where to stop for everything tastes so sweet ; their old, robust appetite
has awoke, and proves too much for their waistbands and "busks." Mother
insists that they haven't eaten "half a dinner," while they look wistfully upon
the tempting surplus, and sigh for an enlarged capacity.
The day is done, the nightly chores have been attended to, and a replen-
ishment of wood heaped upon the beckoning fire. Around the old open fire-
place they gather and for a time they gaze upon the lively flames and golden
coals in silence; then Reliance slowly recites the words:
"We are all here, ,
Father, mother.
Sister, bi-other.
All who hold each other dear.
Each chair is filled, we're all at home!
To-night let no cold stranger come.
It is not often thus aronnd
Our old familiar hearth we're found.
Bless, then, the meeting and the spot;
For once be every care forgot;
Let gentle Peace assert her power.
And kind Affection rule the hour.
We're all— all here.
We're not all here !
Some are away,— the dead ones dear,
Who thronged with ns this ancient liearth,
And gave the liour to guilele.ss mirth.
Fate, with a stern, relentless hand,
Look'd in :vnd thinn'd our household band ;
Some like a night-dash passed away.
And some sank lingering day by day ;
The quiet grave-yard — some lie there, —
And cruel Ocean h<as his share.
We're not all here.
We are all here !
Even they,— the dead,— though dead, so dear.
Fond Memorj', to her duty true.
Brings back their faded forms to view.
How life-like through the mist of years
Each well-remembered face appears!
We see them, as in times long past ;
From each to each kind looks are cast:
We hear their words, their smiles behold ;
They're round us as they were of old.
We are all here.
We are all here,
Father, mother,
Sister, brother.
You that I love with love .so dear.
This may not long of us be said :
Soon must we join the gathered dead,
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And by the heartli we now sit round
Some other circle will be found.
Oh, then, what wisdom may we know.
Which yields a life of peace below!
So, in tlie world to follow this.
May each repeat in words of bliss,
We're all— all here."
Every heart is touched by these pathetic lines, and the stimidated fancy
saw, as in days of yore, the familiar faces and forms of the departed who had
once shared with them the blessings of the home. "It is well with our dead,"
said the father with faltering voice, as mother brushed the tears from her
wrinkled cheek. "Let joy prevail," said the eldest son, and the cheerful con-
versation was joined in by all. How swiftly the hours sped past; how early
it seemed when the honest clock struck ten ! There was so much to tell and
so many to talk. The old, well-worn Bible was laid upon the table, and the
father asked "Samowell" to read a "portion." Mother named a hymn, in which
all joined. To bed they go; some to the great "fore-room," where the tall,
canopied "field bedstead" stood, dressed in its tidy curtains and well-aired
sheets and pillows; others went to the "corner bedroom next the orchard,"
while the children, "just for the fun of the thing," were tucked away in the
old trundle-beds which their dear old grandmother had put in trim for them.
Now all is silent in the old farm-house save the loud-ticking clock, whose
verge-stroke sounded louder as it echoed through the open doors. But the
place was full of dreams and they sat upon every brain, some gloomy, others
woven with shuttle filled with peace.
At the morning's dawn all were astir, too glad to greet each other ; father
and mother eager to see their children ; the sons and daughters delighted to
look into the smiling faces of their parents ; the little ones a joy to all. Old
neighbors drop in to see "Samowell," Lysander, Reliance, and Phylinda; to
renew the bonds of friendship and ask of life in the city. But the parting
hour — saddest of hours to those who love — came, and the parting kiss was
imprinted, perhaps the last in life, upon the venerable parents" w-ithering
cheeks. They all take a long and tearful look at each other, and the teams
at the gate are driven away.
Meetings like that described above were of frequent occurrence in the
old New England homes ; they left a mellowing influence on the heart. Such
hospitality was general among the farmers and stimulated a friendly and
sympathetic spirit, that is now sadly wanting in our communities. At the
period of which we have written, traveling strangers were accommodated with
comfortable lodgings and a bite of farmer's fare at the old homesteads without
fear, and usually without remuneration. Today doors are double-bolted, and
every pedestrian is considered to be a tramp of dangerous or doubtful char-
acter.
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EREMIAH TARBOX, descended from an old Lynn and Bidde-
ford family, said to have been of Huguenot extraction, married a
daughter of Roger Plaisted, of Revolutionary fame, and settled on
Standish cape a short time before the sad event about to be nar-
rated occurred. The family consisted of the parents and five children.
The winter of 1819-20 was one of great severity in New England, and
storm succeeded storm until a heavy burden of snow lay on the ground ; in-
deed, not only walls and fences, but the small dwelling-houses, were nearly
buried under the accumulated drifts. The home of the Tarbox family was
three miles from any neighbor ; the roads were almost impassable and pro-
visions were nearly gone. The mill must be reached. Taking a sack of corn
on his shoulder, the father started on his errand. After a long, wearisome
journey he reached the out-by settlement, had his corn ground, and in the
midst of a blinding, whirling snow-storm started on his return. Staggering
forward in a sinuous course, nearly exhausted and ready to fall under his
burden, he would rally his strength by the hope of soon meeting his wife and
children, but when within half a mile of his home became overpowered by
the cold and fatigue and sank down to rise no more. His wife, who was
anxiously watching, heard his call for help as it was borne upon the roaring
wind, and leaving the small children in charge of the eldest daughter, she
went forth into the dreary storm and darkness to find her husband. Finding
that she could not proceed as she was then dressed, she put on her husband's
clothing and made her way slowly through the deep snow to the spot where
she found him whom she loved, still alive, but sinking into that slumber that
comes from exhaustion and benumbing cold. Removing his frozen mittens,
she put her own warm ones on his hands, and taking off her coat made a
pillow with it for his head. This was all she could do for his comfort, and she
left him in the snowy bed to press forward for help. She liad gone but a short
distance before her strength failed and she, too, sank down in the snow to die.
There alone in the chilling atmosphere, amid the howling of the increasing
storm, the two breathed their last.
The children watched the form of their mother when she went from the
house as long as they could see her, then cuddled close together and waited
for her return. The minutes extended into hours and she did not come. The
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younger ones were overcome with sleep and Isabella alone remained awake to
continue her lonely vigil. She replenished the fire and kept her lamp trimmed
believing her parents would ere long return. No sound broke the reign-
ing stillness within the home save the mad voice of the tempest. The dreary
hours passed, and the morning found her weary with watching, and filled
with distress and terror. One by one the children awoke to call for their
mother, and Isabella tried to comfort them, little realizing what the absence
of their parents meant. She supplied them with such little fragments of food
as had been left, then went to the barn and fed the cattle. Taking down the
tin horn, with which her father had so many times been summoned to his
dinner when toiling in distant fields, she blew blast after blast, hoping the
sound would alarm the neighbors and bring help, but the raging of the pitiless
storm drowned the voice of the trumpet before it reached any human ear.
There was no abatement in the falling snow, and a dreary day followed the
wearisome night. Hope grew faint, and the ominous wings of despair hovered
over the spirit of Isabella Tarbox, as the darkness of another winter night
closed in upon the half-buried home. Worn out with her watching and heart-
sick by hope deferred, she sank down with the other children and slept
the troubled sleep of unrelieved anxiety. When she awoke and looked from
the frosted window, she saw a buried world, a leaden sky and the snow still
falling. Another day and night passed, but the third dawn was bright and
clear. Delusive hope revived and Isabella, inspired in spirit, took the horn
and called again and again for help. The blast was heard by the distant
neighbors of the settlement and they hastened to learn the cause of such an
unusual summons at that hour of the day. But there was no need of asking,
for, as the strong men made their way slowly by cutting a pathway through
the great drifts, they found the mother under her winding sheet of snow, cold
and rigid. Going forward toward the house, they soon came upon the frozen
form of the husband, and found the bag of meal that had cost the lives of the
parents and made their children orphans. Everything that could be devised
by kind hearts was done by willing hands to comfort the poor, disconsolate
children, and when the last sad rites were attended to, they were adopted by
their friends.
The eldest son, Jeremiah, who was absent during those doleful days, went
to California, where he died issueless. He was an engineer and assisted in
running out the Maine Central railroad. Isabella, the eldest at home when
her parents were frozen to death, went to live with her Grandfather Plaisted.
She was married to Jonathan Estes, of Corinna, Me., had issue, and died when
thirty-five. The memory of her sad experience when a child never left her,
and during the years that followed, when in her own home with her husband
and children about her, as the winter storms were raging, she would walk the
floor for hours together, wringing her hands and weeping as she lived over
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again those terrible nights and days of anguish and terror. Samuel, the next
youngest at home at the time, never married ; died at Vicksburg, Miss. Olive
was adopted by Capt. Codman, of Gorham ; married William H. Dyer, of
Portland, and had several children, of whom but one is known to survive.
Betsey, only two years old at the time of her parents' death, was brought up
by Mr. Manning, of Raymond, and was mentioned by Hawthorne, who was
living with the Mannings at the time, in his note-book. She was married to
James Lord Smith, from Biddeford, who formed her acquaintance in Boston.
She had five children, four of whom survive with issue. Susan is the wife of
Joseph White, of Boston, and the mother now makes her home there. J. Henry
Smith resides in Bangor, Me. Abbie was married to F. M. Burnham, who
died, and she now resides in Biddeford. Sidney lives in East Saugus, Mass.
The house in which the Tarbox family lived before settlement on Standish
cape, is still standing. She who was "little Betsey" wanders back from time
to time to view the spot associated with so much that is sad, where she passed
those dreary, lonesome days and nights so many years ago.
The Lost Boy. — Philander Eldridge was an honest, quiet, hard-working
man, who had faithfully served in the Union army; after his return he settled
on the west bank of the Saco, in Hollis, and ai^und his humble fireside
gathered a group of robust children. It was durmg the late winter weeks
that the father was cutting cord-wood about a half mile from his home in the
edge of a swamp, a little way back from the river. Just as the. shadows of
evening were falling along the clearings, one of the sons, a lad of ten years,
was making his way along the field-side toward the place where his father had
been at work ; his mother had sent him forward to meet his father, but Mr.
Eldridge had gone home by another path. Searching about in the border of
the forest, the boy became lost, and wandered into the deep, dark recesses of
the swamp. Some of the neighbors who had heard his cries in the early
evening, thought it to be the voice of some boy on another road, and took but
little notice of it.
When the father reached home the mother asked for her little son, but
to her surprise he had not seen him. Night had now set in, and was ominous
of a storm. What was done to find the lost boy must be quickly attended to.
The parents left the table, ready spread for the evening meal, and hastened
to the spot where the father had spent the day, acquainting the neighbors on
the way with the facts. There were plots of snow still in the swamp, and by
lantern-light some tracks left by the little wanderer's feet were found. Round
and round the father and mother went, followed by the neighbors, calling
louder and louder the name of the boy. Darker grew the night, and the
threatened storm of rain and cutting sleet came on in its wildest fury. The
news spread until all who lived in the vicinity had assembled, lanterns in hand,
to join in the search. These deployed in lines, and moved slowly and care-
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fully forward. Upon the hill-tops, around the swamp, in the open fields, fires
were kept burning, and men were stationed there supplied with warm blankets
to wrap the little lad in if he emerged into the opening. From the first scatter-
ing drops of rain, the storm increased until the wind became a roaring gale,
and made it difficult to keep the fires burning. All through the dreary night
the searching parties wandered on, being directed by an occasional foot-print
in the snow or soft ground ; the voice of the mother, meanwhile, ringing out
amid the howling of the storm, as she repeated in a mournful wail: "My boy
is lost; my boy is lost." Few can realize the sadness of the circumstances,
the impressiveness of that midnight scene, and strong men quaked and wept
aloud, as they listened from the hills to the wild echo of that mother's voice
as it rose and fell in the dark and gloomy swamp-lands.
The night passed away, and the morning dawned cold and dreary with-
out finding the lost boy. It was indeed a pitiful sight as the nearly exhausted
father led his weeping, weary wife from the forest to one of the fires where a
party had assembled; thence to a neighbor's house. Her eyes were inflamed
by incessant weeping, her long, black hair had fallen over her shoulders, and
her clothes were torn and disarranged by falling through the rough, tangled
undergrowth. At the opening of day the places of business Were closed, and
the villagers turned out f/i viassi- to join in the search. Deployed in long lines,
the swamp was carefully gone through, and the tracks found upon a piece of
plowed land; crossing which, the boy had entered upon a vast plain covered
with scrubby oaks, very difficult to pass through. The ground was so thickly
carpeted with leaves that no track could be found.
Mile after mile was traversed, and the party emerged upon the edge of
an extensive mossy heath, having here and there small patches of brown, soft
muck where the tracks were once more found; these foot-prints were close
together and showed, by their zigzag course, that when they were made the
little wanderer was nearly exhausted. Communication was constantly kept
up between the advancing column, for it was evident that the lost one could
not be far away. Nearer and nearer appeared the wayward tracks made by
the weary little feet, and soon the shout rang down the line that the lad was
found. He was prone upon the earth, and his face was buried in the deep,
spongy moss. Gently they turned him over, but the eyes were closed, the
little pilgrim had reached the end of his weary journey; he was dead.
With quivering lips and falling tears the men gathered around the lifeless
form as it lay there, the pale face upturned and the speechless lips deep pur-
pled; the heart-rending cries of the frantic mother, as she knelt and caressed
the little form, were something indescribably touching. Ah ! but hearts of
flint must have melted before such a scene as the heart-broken woman raised
the little damp brow to her lips and kissed it again and again. It was several
miles to the village and the men carried the body by turns in their arms while
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the inconsolable parents followed, continually calling the name of the dead
boy, and repeating the exclamation: "My boy was lost; my boy is dead!"
No food had been taken during all the time of search, and when the
party reached the village, the family table was found just where the mother
had left it on the evening when their boy was lost. Nearly every person in
the village and outlying neighborhoods had assembled about the home of the
absent family and few there were who did not weep as a strong man passed
through the crowd with the little form in his arms, followed by the grief-stricken
and groaning father and mother. The following day saw the beloved body of
the lost boy borne to the village cemetery, followed by a long train of sympa-
thizing friends, and laid in the little earthly cabinet.
What suffering this wandering child must have endured through that long,
dreary, storm-beaten night and the long day that followed, as, faint for want
of food, benumbed with cold, and weary with his long, crooked journey, he
staggered forward ! Exposed to the driving storm, wandering over rough,
rocky ridges, down through dark, marshy swamp-lands, crossing small, cold
streams, crawling among tangled brushwood, climbing over fences, growing
more and more weary and benumbed, thinking of home and parents, not
knowing whither he went or if he would ever be found. The roaring of the
storm drowned his every cry for help and mercy seemed to have veiled her
face. The distance from the place where he entered the forest to the place
where he was found was more than three miles on an air line, and in wander-
ing hither and thither as he did, crossing and recrossing his own track while
in the swamp, he must have covered no less than eight miles. A blank was
left in that home that nothing could ever fill, and a sadness gathered over the
lives of the parents which has not been dispelled by the passing years.
Angry Neighbors. — When gathered around the corn-pile at some "husk-
ing," or about the cheerful fire of an evening, the old yeomen were wont to
relate some rib-tickling anecdotes, and the speakers were not over-nice in the
selection of language employed, so long as it was penetrating and would stick.
The auditors were not sensitively fastidious in listening to what was said ; if
the story had enough of explosive force in it to burst the waistbands and drive
the hearers into convulsions, though couched in the most clumsy phrase, it
was heartily relished and responded to. But many sons of the clearing were
capital story-tellers and could appreciate anything with a "pint in it."
With slight variations of detail, they used to relate how two neighbors
down river became alienated and revengeful ; how they were " agin one tother"
and ignored the sacred precept, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," and
watched for opportunities to "spit out spite" and "git come-uppance " ; how
they hailed each other with insulting language across lots and vexed themselves
to find words containing enough of bitterness to convey the malevolent spirit
that actuated them to such deeds. Well, extremes succeeded each other alter-
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nately until the feud became so intensified that nothing was too rash or cruel
for the townsmen to undertake. The names we use are "adapted."
At length a flock of sheep owned by Spitfire were found by Hateful in
his field, whereupon he drove them into his barn and cut their "hamstrings" ;
then turned the poor creatures into the highway with his dog after them. Of
course the sheep, thus mutilated, were valueless and were killed. But little
was said and time wore on. After some months, however, an old, slab-sided,
razor-backed sow belonging to Hateful escaped from her enclosure and strayed
upon the grounds of Spitfire. His much desired opportunity for retaliation
had now come, and he chuckled in glee as he drove the "critter" into a
yard, where, with the assistance of his hired man, he threw her down and cut
her mouth open even unto the hinges of her jaws; then turned her into the
road. The poor sow ran for her owner's home, besmeared with blood, hoarsely
squealing and gnashing her teeth fearfully. This was an offense of too grave
a nature to be endured without protest, and in high dudgeon Hateful started
for the house of Spitfire. Meeting his neighbor in the door-yard, he bawled
out : " Have you seen anything o' my sow over here ? " When informed in a
very cool way that she had just left the premises, he asked, angrily: "And how
came she to be so bloody?"
"Well," replied Spitfire, " I can account for it only in this way: she came
over here 'bout an hour ago and saw my sheep with their hamstrings cut ;
upon this she laughed so hard at such a sight that she spilt her mouth open
and ran away bathed in her own gore; that's all I know "bout it, sir." And
that settled the colloquy ; the altercation ended abruptly, and Hateful went
meekly homeward with the thought buzzing in his head that he had found his
match.
The Bear and Sheep. — An adventure connected with one of these
quarrelsome neighbors used to be described with great enthusiasm and was
trimmed out in high colors by the fun-provoking grandfathers. The author
will not vouch for the truthfulness of the details. The story ran like this : As
Spitfire went to his barn one morning to "fodder his stock" he discovered a
huge bear in the yard with his sheep. Seizing a pitchfork, he rushed at the
animal, but was instantly disarmed by a sweep of bruin's paw, and in the
struggle that followed Spitfire was ripped open in the midst, and like Judas,
the suicide, his bowels gushed out. While he lay prone in the barn-yard,
screaming for help, the bear escaped. Now it came to pass that as Mrs. Spit-
fire came to the rescue she discovered what she supposed to be her husband's
spiral organs on the snow, and quickly gathering them in her apron she tucked
them into his vacated abdominal tenement, sewed up the rent made by the
bear's claws, and in the days that followed nursed her unfortunate consort back
to health. But, as the sequel proved, the unfortunate man had not reached
the culmination of his troubles, for it was revealed that the bear had disem-
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boweled one of the sheep before being discovered by the owner, and that,
under the excitement of the moment and in her haste to relieve her suffering
husband, the good woman had made a mistake so terrible and far-reaching in
its consequences that when it was discovered there was, alas! no remedy; she
had, unconsciously, invested Mr. Spitfire with the circulating mediums of a
domestic animal, while the legitimate members of his own anatomy were left
to undergo the fatal congestion of frost in the farm-yard.
The embarrassment and functional disability involved in this singular and
unintentional case of surgical malpractice may be imagined, but is of too com-
plicated a character for description ; indeed, these were unparalleled by the most
marvelous revelations of Hayford's dream, familiar to us in our school-days.
Strange as it may appear, it has been reported that the engrafted members
performed their office very well and that the transformed human being survived
many years; not, however, without a sheepish look which indicated a mutton-
ish sensation, while his poor but well-meaning wife died of a broken heart,
resulting from her irretrievable mistake. When the story had reached this
point, and the old fellows who told it said "the lamb didn't live," the company
roared until the roof rang.
Pearl FishinS-^Tliere are many now living whose memories reach
back to the exciting day when the submerged domain so long and peacefully
inhabited by silent, unobtrusive clams, in the ponds and streams, was invaded
with such tireless and inscrutable zeal by scores of honest but deluded seekers
after wealth at the northwest side of HoUis ; yea, the infatuation became so
contagious that it spread into many adjoining towns and distant sections of
the state. It came about in this way ; Some sensational items had appeared
in the newspapers respecting a remarkably beautiful and valuable pearl found
within the shell house of a large fresh-water clam taken from a brook. Those
who read the account of this "find" were not impelled to any exertion by it,
and after the customary speculation by those who assembled at the country
store, the affair passed out of mind. Not long afterwards, however, a farmer
and son were fishing on the eastern bank of the Killick pond, when the latter,
being some distance in advance of his father, saw through the clear water and
partly imbedded in the muddy bottom an enormous clam. Recalling the
statement in the newspaper, he waded into the pond and secured the coveted
prize. Seating himself upon a mossy log, he proceeded to dissect the bivalve,
and to his astonishment he found two large pearls ; one was beautifully trans-
lucent, of a pink tint and regular oval form ; the second was of darker hue
and deformed. Filled with rapturous visions of wealth, this poor farmer's boy
shouted: "Father! Father! come quickly, for I have found a pearl." Hearing
no response, he cried, louder : " Come this way and see the pearl I have found."
Being of an emotional, excitable temperament, the father came crashing
through the brush and tangled thicket to the spot, and on beholding the
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precious stones, opened wide his eyes, held both hands above his head, and
exclaimed to his elated son: " i'ou have found a fortune ; vou are a lucky boy ;
jyou will be a rich man." This rosy prophecy was too much for the tender-
hearted and already animated lad, who had been reared in a home where
luxuries were the minus quantity, and he turned his head away to hide his
emotion.
Forgetting pickerel, trouts, and pouts, the lines were quickly reeled and
fishpoles left for those who had no pearls. With animated spirits, deluded by
some siren of the air, and palpitating hearts, the two made long strides home-
ward. What visions of affluence and opulent enjoyment fascinated those
hurrying pedestrians as they left a wake of vibrating bushes behind them !
The secret was certainly too good to keep, and too valuable, intrinsically, to
be revealed, and those who held it were tantalized with an insolvable dilemma.
If others were allowed to know what had been found, confidence might be
betrayed, everybody would rush to the ponds where the clam beds were found,
the shell caskets containing the pearls would be secured, and the original dis-
coverers thus robbed of their anticipated source of wealth ; thus they impaled
logic on one horn of their dilemma. But there were the pearls of undoubted
value, and yet their worth could not be ascertained without submitting them
for examination to a jeweler. The mother was summoned to the council and
her judicious advice followed ; it was this : " Take the pearls to the village,
call two of the most sagacious business men and secure their services by giving
them an interest in the precious stones. Should they prove to be worthless,
the finder would not sustain loss ; if valuable, something very handsome would
accrue to the principal stockholders, after which more pearls could probably
be secured to increase the amount." And so, with concerted action, the pro-
gramme was carried out. The father and son repaired to the village, assuming
a collected and moderate mien, and found the two gentlemen, whose names
had been suggested by the mother ; behind closed doors the four sat down
together in conclave. All the circumstances connected with the discovery of
the gems were rehearsed, the jewels produced as tangible proof of the facts
stated, and the two business men, usually cool-headed, conservative, and cau-
tious in their ventures, became wild with enthusiasm. They volunteered the
opinion that the pearls would be valued high in the scale of thousands, but
enjoined absolute secrecy. All were of the opinion that before any e.vliibition
of the gems was made, it would be advisable to continue the pearl fishing
for a few days and thus, if others could be found, secure as large an amount
as possible at the first sale. To avoid all suspicion, the two villagers were to
leave home before day-dawn on the following morning and meet the farmer
and his son at a road corner designated on the plain. The arrangement was
well carried out, and with baskets, high-topped boots, hoes and knives, the
four spent the day in the new employment, under overhanging maples upon
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the pond bank. The result of the search was a hundred pearls of various
sizes, forms, and colors ; these were carefully assorted, arranged in neat jew-
elry boxes, and one of the party carried them to Portland. During the ab-
sence of their delegate, the three stockholders remaining at home waited under
a strain of suspense that was wearing, and when he retired with them to his
office after his return, they anticipated his report and watched for the appear-
ance of a swelled pocket-book with the eagerness of a Wall street broker dur-
ing a financial panic. The report came unaccompanied by the pocket-book
and was — unfavorable. Some of the pearls were of moderate value when a
sufficient number could be assembled of corresponding size and tint for setting
in " clusters " around a larger central gem ; the large specimens first found,
which had hatched such visions of wealth, were worthless.
With collapsed spirits the four dissolved the syndicate, then and there, and
the pearl fishery was abandoned for more lucrative business; the manufacturer
returned to his mill, the merchant to his counter, and the crest-fallen farmer,
whose estimation of pearls had gone up like a rocket and come down like
a stick, with his heart-sick son, went back to rattle their hoes among the
"pumple stones" on the hill-side farm.
However, it was reported that if an ideal pearl, a perfect specimen, a
standard gem, could be found, its value would repay the searcher for many
months of labor. It must be round or oval, pure white or a pale pink, and
beautifully translucent. Two or three individuals continued the business after-
wards, for several months, at the pond-sides, and the immense accumulation
of clam shells thrown up by them remained as monuments to their zeal and
hope, and the flesh of the bivalves afforded a rich repast, ready prepared, for
otter and mink. One of this number was supposed to have found a valuable
collection, from the fact that previous to the time of his engaging in the pearl
hunt he was in humble circumstances, but for many years subsequently he
carried a well filled pocket-book and lived as a gentleman at ease. Many
entered the race and all did run well, but one only could win the prize.
Crimes and Trial of Bill Rogers. — There came in the early years
to the settlement on the west side of the Saco one Ed Rogers, said to have
been an Irishman, who seems to have brought with him a gallon or two of
bad human blood, which, when mixed with ardent spirits, caused him to do
many wicked acts ; and the tributary was not cut off, but flowed down to a
son called Jim Rogers, who had the same proclivity to stimulate this sluggish
life-current with "firewater," which made him hateful, quarrelsome, and vin-
dictive. Moreover, his fingers were said to possess an adhesive tendency,
causing them to stick to many articles, which were carried away without any
payment. Jim took his wife from the flock of daughters raised by " Uncle
Nat" and "Aunt Nabby" Haley, of HoUis; this alliance may have superin-
duced the light-fingered propensity, for aught I know. Jim Rogers was looked
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upon with suspicion, and his presence avoided by respectable persons. All
three of his sons early developed criminal inclinations, and were watched con-
tinually by the business men of the village. Bill Rogers, the eldest son, was
a lithe, black-eyed, sly-looking fellow, who did not take kindly to any kind of
honest work. He followed the intemperate example of his father, and became
a gambler and a thief. To a list of other crimes he added that of incendiarism.
He went armed with a long knife and pistols ; was feared by many, and shunned
by nearly all his contemporaries. His general conduct was such as to excite
suspicion ; his very name became the synonym of all that was evil.
Several petty crimes had been committed, and public opinion fastened
the guilt upon Bill Rogers. Following these peculations, several destructive
fires broke out, which were of undoubted incendiary origin; this aroused the
business men of the community, secret meetings were held and watchmen
employed to guard their property from the fire-brand.
The summer of 1854 was a memorable one. A severe and protracted
drought prevailed all over New England. Rain was withheld so long that the
grass withered in the fields, crops were dried up at the roots, the forest lands
became like tinder, and but little water remained in the springs and brooks.
The outlook was dreary and prophetic of poverty to the farmers ; still hope
survived and all watched the clouds and secretly prayed for the " windows of
heaven " to rise. Prudent persons used every precaution against fires ; even
all smokers were more cautious than their proverbial reputation gave them
credit for. But there were agencies at work over which the inhabitants had
no control.
On a hot, muggy, oppressive morning, when the buzzing of insects, crush-
ing of dried grass under the feet, and waves of atmospheric heat added to the
gloom of comparative desolation. Bill Rogers, incarnate with the spirit of mis-
chief, left his father's house in the village, gun in hand, going up the Saco on
Buxton side ; crossed on the boom to the Hollis side, made his way through
the swamps circuitously to avoid observation, and reached the extensive tract
of plains that stretched for several miles north, west, and south. Much of
this territory was covered with young, thrifty, and valuable hard-wood growth.
On several hundred acres, however, the original growth of hard pine had
recently been cut, and the ground was covered the dry brush and pitchy limbs
left by the lumbermen; the most inflammable material imaginable. Into this
the cruel torch was thrown, and the flames, fanned by a rising west wind,
spread with awful rapidity. The author distinctly remembers that dismal and
exciting day. The farmers had been cultivating their sickly crops, and were
all the morning oppressed with a sense of impending evil. Now and then,
those who were stirring the parched earth among the withering corn would
pause, lean upon their hoes, and anxiously scan the horizon. About two o'clock
in the afternoon a column of black smoke was seen rising above the forest.
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and men left their work, hastened back by an old wood road, and found the
flames sweeping down upon them ; turning their steps toward their homes, so
threatened by the conflagration, they were seen running across the fields as
they shouted: "The plains are all on fire."
Messengers were sent to the village that nestled under the hills, the bells
were rung, mills and stores were closed, and the blast of horns was heard
from the farm-houses round-about. All the barrels and tubs were filled with
water and placed accessibly near the houses and barns ; all straw and light
materials were covered with earth to ward off danger from the falling sparks.
Teams were hurried under the yoke, attached to plows, and great furrows
were turned up around the field-borders and along the cart-roads in the ad-
jacent woodlands to arrest the approaching besom of destruction.
In the low, alluvial lands bordering on the farms north and west were
hundreds of acres covered with valuable pine and hard-wood timber. The
earth had become so parched and the undergrowth of brakes and brushwood
so dry that they feared the menacing flames would be communicated to it, and
fought with desperation with plows, hoes, and water from the half-evaporated
brook to extinguish the fire or turn it from its course, but their exertions
proved, at most points, unavailing. The wind rose to a gale and the unbear-
able heat of the spreading flames drove all before it. The awful roar could
be heard at a distance ; the whole vault of heaven was obscured by dense vol-
umes of smoke, that rose, rolled, and floated like the billows of a storm-lashed
ocean ; the air was filled with burning leaves and cinders that fell like ashes
from a volcano, making the scene dismally appalling and oppressive. Long
ere the edge of the flames that swept the earth had reached the furrows turned
to stop their progress, the flying sheets of fire were carried far and wide by
the wind and new fires were thus kindled. And so the hot, destroying storm
swept onward, intensified and accelerated as it found materials to feed upon.
The stubble fields and withered grass invited the fiery visitation and the hot
tongues of flame licked up everything in their pathway.
Wealth, represented by timber lands and growing wood, took the wings of
fire and vanished away. Long after the lighter materials had been consumed
and the mad fury of the flames had been assuaged, fire lingered underground,
burning in the pitchy stumps, smouldering in the hassocks and peat-bogs and
threatening to break out anew. Day and night, with unremitting vigilance,
the inhabitants, both men and women, labored to discover and extinguish the
hidden fires and visited every spot where smoke was seen issuing from the ash-
covered ground with pails of water. At length, after weeks of weary watch-
ing and when everybody was nearly exhausted with continuous anxiety and
exertion, a copious rain came on and rendered such precaution no longer nec-
essary. Fortunately the threatened homesteads were saved.
Speculation ran wild respecting the origin of this fire, but discerning per-
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sons had small doubt that Bill Rogers, who was absent from home when the
smoke was discovered, ignited the fatal match ; at the time, however, there
was no sufficient proof to warrant his arrest. The excitement had somewhat
abated when, on a moonless night, the watchman on the Buxton side of the
river at Moderation village heard footfalls on the old stringer bridge and in-
stantly secreted himself behind an old mill-stone that leaned against a build-
ing. Stealthily a figure glided forward in the shadows and entered a sash
and blind factory. It soon emerged, crossed to the mill-brow above, and dis-
appeared for a few moments. Returning to the factory, this man was observed,
by the watchman who had crept to a window, to raise the cover of a desk that
was fastened to the wall, which he supported with a prop. He then filled the
desk with shavings, applied the match, left the building, and hastened across
the bridge. The watchman reached the desk, shut down the lid, and extin-
guished the flames. Before the morning dawned. Bill Rogers was summoned
from his bed by the sheriff's mandate and led away. His trial immediately
followed, able lawyers being employed on both sides; he was convicted and
sentenced to serve seven years in the state prison. The greatest excitement
prevailed during this trial, and the large hall owned by Aaron Clark was
crowded for several days with a determined populace. The father of the pris-
oner hovered about the court room with muttering threats and grinding teeth,
and when sentence had been pronounced, he followed those who had been
instrumental in the arrest of his son, alternately pleading, " Save my boy,"
and threatening retaliation; but the noble and determined Albert Bradbury,
Esq., replied: "We have endured this long enough ; he has sowed, now let him
reap."
He was visited by Hon. James Morton in prison and was said to have
confessed that he set fire to the plains. In consequence of his good conduct
and to allay his revengeful feelings, it was deemed best to petition for his par-
don and he was released at the expiration of the fourth year of his imprison-
ment. After visiting his home and receiving many kind attentions from the
citizens, he retired to other parts and was not known to have been involved in
criminal transactions afterwards.
"A Oailie o' Keards." — There was a minister, by name Gunnison, who
sometimes held forth in the Saco valley — of what creed I am not informed —
and on one occasion had been invited to spend a Saturday night at the hos-
pitable home of a family named Tarbox. Now there chanced to be a son here
whose mental machinery had sustained a twist, which was indicated by many
strange actions and unlooked-for utterances. The father called this boy aside
and informed him that a minister would tarry with them for the night, at the
same time begging him to look well to his conduct and to guard his tongue.
When the dominie climbed down from his carriage he was introduced to this
boy as Elder Gunnison, and the former almost took away the minister's breath
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by bawling out: "Well, Uncle Guniston, I'd like mighty well to have a game
o" keards with you."'
"Exercising Marcy." — On the following morning, as they were assem-
bled around the table and while the minister was in the midst of his rather
extended grace, the Tarbox boy seized a piece of fried pork without the inter-
vention of a fork, and his mother yelled out: "Young man, I'd thank you to
keep your fingers out o' that gravy while Elder Gunnison exercises marcy."
A Grist to Grind. — It was midwinter and the snow lay deep on the
ground ; so deep that the roads were impassable for teams. The isolated
farmers were about destitute of breadstuff. Mr. Tarbox had shelled a grist,
and was patiently waiting for improved roads as the mill at Salmon Falls was
several miles away. But a neighbor living some miles farther away was starved
out, and taking a half-bushel of corn on his shoulder went wading and floun-
dering through the drifts on his way to mill. The Tarbox boy saw him "olT
agin the house" and shouted: "Dad, there goes Mose Linskit to mill; why
don't ye san/ your grist?"
The Old Sheep Died. — At one time it was reported that several per-
sons dined at the Tarbox homestead. A small lamb had been killed and the
dinner was a little extra. Young Tarbox was required to wait until second
table, but he saw from the kitchen door that the juicy meat was fast disap-
pearing; fearing that he would be robbed of his expected share, he blurted
out: "Dad, did you tell 'em that the old sheep died?" It may be needless to
say that the company left plenty of lamb for the hungry lad.
Remarliable Occnrrence. — Dr. Edward Peabody came to West Buxton
when a young man and established there a permanent home. He was a man
of superior natural parts, was well educated, and became a skillful medical
practitioner, whose field of professional service was extensive. Like others
of the Peabody family, he inherited remarkable vocal powers and early gave
much attention to the study of music. He could make music on any instru-
ment, from a pumpkin vine and corn-stalk fiddle to the bass-viol and organ.
Well, he organized and instructed one of the best old-time chorus choirs that
ever furnished music for a church in the Saco valley; and for the long term
of twenty-five years, with scarcely any break, he "led the singing" in the
Freewill Baptist choir. During all this time he listened to the gospel, but
"made light" of the Christian religion. Reared in a deacon's home, he was
early instructed in the school of righteousness ; was ever familiar with the
letter of the Scriptures and secretly believed in what they taught. But he
was profane and lived a double life. For many years he was constantly min-
gling with the young, over whom his influence was anything but elevating.
He was in many respects a useful citizen ; was kind-hearted, progressive in
civil affairs, and generous to the poor. In temporal matters he prospered;
had a pleasant home and interesting family. But sorrow came at last ; death
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made inroads upon his liousehold ; four sons were cut down within a few
years, then disease fastened upon him. For months he kept out and went
sadly from store to store in the village; at last took his bed and there acknowl-
edged his sins and began to pray for mercy. Alone with him for several hours,
the author heard his sad story. He lamented that the influence of his life
had been of an injurious character ; he reproached himself for professing to
be a skeptic in religious matters when he was, in fact, a thorough believer in
the gospel. He said: "The prayers of my mother have lived in my heart."
During these weeks of decline, he called the young men to his bedside,
and admonished them to shun the road in which he had walked, asking pardon
for the influence for evil he had exerted over them. He made haste to settle
old feuds that had long existed between him and his neighbors. All this was
well, but did not fully relieve his conscience ; he wished to give a more public
exhibition of his sincerity and faith. At his request he was carried to the
house of God and there, before the vast assembly, supported by men upon the
rostrum, in a weak and faltering voice, with tears and choked utterance, he
confessed his sins, asked pardon of all, and was borne back to his home.
During the week, religious services were held at his house for his comfort,
and there, sitting in his easy chair, he testified that God had come to his soul
in mercy, and had given the clear evidence of his pardon. He lingered a
short space, happy and full of soul-rest, and passed to the "Christian's home
in glory."
By his request, made in the author's presence, some account of this re-
markable experience was published in a religious newspaper soon after his
death. He expressed the wish that everybody might know that he had sincerely
believed in the Christian religion, and that he was willing to trust for his
salvation wholly in the death and resurrection of our Lord. We have now
recorded the facts in more permanent form, with the hope that it may be
instrumental in saving others from the darkness that enveloped the mind, and
the sorrow that wrung the heart, of Doctor Peabody for many weeks before
he found peace in Christ.
Body-Stealing. — Many years ago, a young woman, belonging to one of
the respectable old families on the lower waters of the Saco, was taken sud-
denly ill, and the peculiar nature of her malady puzzled the most skillful physi-
cians called to see her. Rapidly she sank, and the family was called to see
her pass through what all supposed to be the ordeal of death. Arrangements
were completed for her funeral, a sermon was preached, and she was buried at
a late hour in the day. One of the physicians, who had been called to prescribe
for her, wished to get possession of her body, and offered a young man, then
a student of medicine in his house, fifty dollars to bring in the corpse. Fortu-
nately the doctor's house was not far from the place of interment, and a piece
of young, hard-wood growth intervened. These favorable environments made
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the success of the undertaking possible, and, tempted by the liberal reward
offered, the student shouldered his spade after darkness fell, and started on
his dubious errand. He was unmolested while excavating, took the body of
the girl on his shoulder, entered the wood-lot by a cart-road, and hastened on
his way ; but ere he had proceeded far he thought he could feel the body
move, and as he ran an arm came in contact with his neck. "Great Heavens! "
he uttered between set teeth, and rushed down the hill. A back door had been
left open and the old doctor was waiting inside, in the darkness, when the
student came in and throwing his burden down upon an old sofa fled from
the room with the exclamation : " She's alive! she's alive! " With bolted doors
and closed curtains, the doctor brought a light, and to his astonishment found
the girl's eyes open while she was gasping for breath. Stimulants were quickly
administered and she was put to bed. Gradually she grew stronger, and her
rejoicing kindred came and nursed her. But none were more attentive and
more constant at her bedside, while she was convalescent, than the student
who had rescued her from the most horrible fate the human mind can con-
ceive of — a death from suffocation imprisoned in a cofifin buried in the earth.
We have no report of the conversation that passed between these twain, and
can only conjecture, from what followed, that it had to do with very sacred
issues which soon culminated in a wedding ceremony. Should the foregoing
statements be doubted, I can refer to persons of veracity, now living, who
were cognizant of all the circumstances.
Gentle Treatment. — In the olden time there lived in one of the river
towns a couple about whom many ludicrous and somewhat romantic stories
have been handed down. We shall present one out of our collection in the
best language we have in stock, but disclaim any intention of vouching for the
statements made. It would seem that the domestic car sometimes ran off
the track and jolted uncomfortably ; that the wife was rather disloyal to her
lord and at times drifted away from her legitimate domestic restraints. It
would also appear that her husband was a man of muddy mental waters, sim-
ple and quite unsophisticated. Now it came to pass in those days that an old
bachelor of questionable morals lived alone in an isolated hut on a "back
lot," his small plantation nearly hidden by the forest. Following some rather
arbitrary discussion between this couple, the wife was found missing, and
the husband went almost everywhere through the neighborhood making in-
quiry, attended by many endearing expressions, soaked in tears. When all
other expedients had proved unavailing and his wandering consort was still
absent, the disconsolate man posted notices in conspicuous localities, headed
"Strayed or Stolen," in which he offered a reward of ten dollars for the dis-
covery of his lost wife, "dead or alive." After some days had elapsed and
while a heavy rain was falling, the old bachelor came to the home of the lonely
husband and with anxious mien and pitiful voice informed him that in cross-
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ing the wood in search of a straying cow, he had found a woman's track in the
moist earth by the brook-side (since known as the Junkins brook ?), and, that
having followed the trail, he had found the poor creature nearly dead, lying in
the water of the stream.
Boo-hoo-hoo ! boo-hoo ! And the anxious husband bade his kind-hearted
informant hasten to the spot. It was gently intimated that the ten dollars
offered as a reward for the discovery of his wife might properly be handed
over, and it was done. Down through the gloaming meadows, wet with rain ;
down under the dripping trees by an old path ; down by the brook-side where
the swollen waters made melancholy music as they poured down the rocky bed,
and there they saw her for whom they sought, her hair floating like weeds
in the current, her eyes closed, her clothing torn and disarranged. Plunging
into the stream, her husband bent over her and found her still alive. Assisted
by his neighbor, they bore her gently homeward. Coming to a wall on the
way, the poor tender-hearted husband in the most pathetic accents said : " Lift
her easy, Sam ; poor Miranda's been lying in the brook. Lift her gently,
Sam." Sam did, laughing all the while in his vest pockets, where the ten-
dollar reward reposed, and they laid her on her bed at home. After having
acquitted himself of his responsibility, Sam expressed the hope that poor
Miranda might speedily be restored to health and strength, and started for the
nearest store to fire up with West India rum, and tell the story about the find-
ing of the lost wife. The old folk said she had been doing Sam's housework
during all the time of her absence and a collusion had been arranged to secure
the reward offered for a wife "Strayed or Stolen." We must conclude that
some of the pioneers were fully freighted with fallible human nature.
Heaven or Hell. — The small house was somewhere in the vicinity of
Standish neck. The land around it was poor and the soil had been exhausted.
An old couple clung to their habitation, but evidently had hard work to keep
the wolf from the door. Just below the cabin there was quite an abrupt turn
in the road, and the highway at this point being sandy an approaching carriage
could scarcely be heard. The old man was stoop-shouldered, grizzled, and
careworn. He was seated on a shingle-horse and had been shaving hoops.
His wife, who was a lean, tall, sharp-featured woman, who seemed to be a
duplicate of the witch of Endor or an offshoot of the devil, stood near, shaking
her knotty fist in her husband's face w'hile she gave him, in rasping tones, a
piece of her tongue, of which she evidently had much to spare. The old man
meekly bowed his head and was silent. When she had exhausted invectives
and had to take breath, she would start toward the door ; but with an eye upon
her the old man would wait until she was upon the threshold and then raise his
head and snarl out : " You old she devil." This was intended for her ears, and,
red in the face, she would rush back and scream : "What did ye say to me, you
old brute ? " This she did repeat again and again, but her husband only bowed
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his head and was silent. Again she was about to enter the house, when he
raised that versatile head and hissed between his teeth: "You old she devil."
Jumping from the door-stone, she went after him with a hoop-stick and
screamed out : "What tf/'t/ you say to me?" Without moving his head he
raised his voice like a trumpet and shouted: "I said if you went to heaven
I wanted to go to hell." Fearing that this honest confession might bring the
upraised rod upon the old man's defenseless crown, the traveler who had been
listening to the "war of words," while sitting in his gig behind some bushes,
drew up the reins and drove toward the house. When he was discovered by
the quarrelsome pair the old biddy quickly hastened within doors, while her
hen-pecked husband took up his draw-knife and shaved a hoop. We went on
our way in serious meditation ; we pitied the poor old man who preferred hell
to heaven if his old consort was to spend an eternity there. He had decided
that all the flames, smell of brimstone, and wailing of the doomed spirits were
nothing when compared with an endless e.xistence in the presence of a woman
of whom he had learned, to his sorrow, that she could nniir a hell out of any
place where she could make her personality known. A few years afterwards
we had occasion to pass that way again, but there were evidences that the
place had been abandoned, and we apprehend that those disturbed spirits,
whose angry voices rent the lake-side air on that spring morning, have been
laid down to rest. We have read in the sacred record that it was "better to
dwell in the corner of the house-top than with a brawling woman in a wide
house." The old hoop-maker had revised and translated hoiiSi-fop into the
blue word hell : that's all.
The Old Maid in a Trap. — Old maids have certainly degenerated;
the modern old maid fails to exhibit the radical characteristics so conspicu-
ously inherent in the typical woman of her class who held sway in families say
fifty years ago. It is not patent to the general public that the great question
of "woman's rights" had its origin among old maids but under another name.
The representative of this class of middling-aged women of whom we are
to speak more particularly, was a genuine type in whose temperament were
combined all the distinguishing qualities, and in whose daily life were all the
cranky habits of the woman who wore a single yoke. She had early been af-
flicted with some twisting disorder, and one hip had disappeared while the
other, being exceedingly prominent, gave to her movements when walking a
singular swing noticeable in the old-fashioned fulling-stock. One of her eyes,
also, had dropped down in the socket, and had therefore left a vacant, hungry-
looking space above it, patronized by the flies in summer. Her brows were
far above the orbs they were made to shelter and seemed strained by the cor-
rugated wrinkles of her narrow forehead. Her mouth had a "glyed" angle
as if trying to form a junction with her right ear, that was one of a pair of
clam-shell circumference, so put on that no sound within half a mile could pass
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them. A small bob of mouse-colored hair, streaked with gray, was gathered
upon her towering crown. She could jump higher at the sight of a mouse,
and scream more terrifiedly than any nervous female known in Buttertown.
She used the eye that had fallen from grace to watch for hearth-crickets,
spiders, mice, and garden-toads, all of which she abhorred, while the other
scrutinized wayside fences, rock heaps, and bushes for mischievous boys who
sometimes jumped at her to see her "go into the air." Well, she was always
looking for trouble and seldom failed to find what she sought for, either real
or imaginary ; knowing of this propensity, the boys in her neighborhood facili-
tated her search and endeavored to contribute their share of material for
her entertainment. These well-meaning rustics were stimulated to extreme
measures for accomplishing their object by her boasting that she was sharp-
eyed enough to detect any attempt made for her ensnarement, and all the per-
verse elements of their exuberant natures came to the front. Hard work while
others were sleeping, going without a dinner while watching from behind cart-
bodies, or a sound currying with the birch sprout, were insignificant when
compared to the enduring fun that followed the discomfiture of the old maid
when she had run headlong into a snare. We have space for but one anec-
dote to illustrate the many episodes that she had to do with during her exas-
perating experiences. Just below a clover field, made musical by the unceas-
ing hum of bees, was a cool spring to which our old maid was accustomed to
go for water on "churning days." A well-worn path led down the steep hill-
side, over which the rank grass hung nearly all the way. The pasture fence
was close at hand ; on the pasture side some maples and low-growing pines
that afforded excellent shade for either weary cattle or waiting farmer's boy.
The earth on the hill-side was mellow and excavation easy. While the modest-
faced moon rode up the sparkling dome, two industrious boys, who had retired
to their sleeping rooms, climbed from their windows, took the shovels from the
tool-house, and made their way along the cart-road to the place where the
path to the "biling spring" turned down the hill. By the pasture-side the lux-
uriant clover and timothy were carefully laid back from a plot, say four feet
square ; from this, in the middle of which the path ran, the turf was cut in
squares and laid aside for future use. Downward went the greedy shovels
and the yellow loam was carefully thrown over the pasture fence. They did
not cease their moonlight toil until they had reached a depth of about six feet;
the proper excavation for a grave. Then .some little brushwood from decayed
tree tops was brought and carefully laid across the pit ; over this some boughs
of hemlock were evenly spread. Once more the turfs were returned and placed
with good joints over this "tater hole," while some yellow soil was scattered
where the path had been. When the grass had been carefully arranged and
tumbled down in places to hide the disturbed earth, the preliminaries were
completed, and the lads, well pleased with what had been accomplished, went
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home and turned in for sleep. There was no need of hurry for Marantha
would not be ready for churning before the sun was two hours high. But
Jack and Zeke were in their hiding-place under the pasture fence in season,
depend upon it. They had not long to wait before they heard Marantha con-
versing with herself as she came down the path, her lower eye out for reptiles
and the other swinging about like a bubble on the water, for larger game. A
tin pail was on either arm and a sheltering gingham sun-bonnet on her dear
old head. There were no shadows cast before her to indicate "coming
events," and she went to her doom as the "unthinking horse rushes to battle."
Now is the time, keep your eye peeled, boys. A sudden crash of sticks, a
cloud of dust, a tearing scream, a hollow, thumping sound as if from under
the earth, mingled with the clatter of pails, and the form of Marantha had dis-
appeared. A moment before she 7aas ; now she was /w/. It was enough to
kill a fellow to hear her yell away down there ; why, she screamed murder, fire,
and stop thief until she was hoarse, but there were none to help; the farmers
had not yet gone a-field. By digging into the sides of the pit she would climb
so far up that the top of her head, covered with yellow earth, could be seen, but
the ground would crumble under her weight and she would fall backward to be
buried in brushwood, hemlock, tin pails, and sand. Poor Marantha ! it was
a bad, a sorely trying predicament to be in, but there was no help and she
must "make the best of it"; that is what old women would put in for conso-
lation. But how she did yell ! Zounds ! how she made the earth quake and
the sand fly! And didn't she keep up a lively conversation with Marantha
Benson.'' Her position so far below the surface made many of her sentences
unintelligible, but there were some scattering epithets heard, well seasoned
with such venom as could only emanate from the tongue of an old maid — I
mean an old maid of the i>/J stamp — when saturated with ugliness. And while
she scratched gravel and gave vent to her wrath in such invectives as she had
in stock, the boys, with coat tails between their teeth to prevent loud laughter
and consequent self-betrayal, were boiling over with frothy enjoyment.
Having wondered at her long absence from the house, and fearing that
she had fallen into the spring in a fit, her venerable father came down the
path and came near going into the same pit. He discovered his nearly insane
daughter, and assisted her to recover her standing on this "airthly ball." As
suddenly as swallows disappear in an autumn day, the two lads had found cover
in the adjacent black growth. But ///a'r trouble must now come. The affair was
reported and premises examined. An alibi could not be proven, although the
boys had retired to their beds at seasonable hours and said beds had every
appearance of having been occupied. The penalty was severe but not killing.
The parents required their sons to throw back every particle of the earth found
in the pasture, «/ /?///, to fill up the pit. This was done without protest, and
they retired to the bean-field without breakfast. No broken bones nor serious
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bruises were found about the anatomy of Marantha; only a thimbleful of yel-
low earth in the cavity over her mouse-hunting eye, and something less than
a pint in the tunnels of her capacious ears.
Huns on a Fence-Stake. — We said at the opening of the preceding
sketch that we would present but (>»e anecdote about Marantha, but have
changed our mind. It was blueberry-time, and the bare-armed farmers were
swinging their scythes in the fragrant meadows. A father and son paused
mid-swath and began the whitchety-whet with their sharpening stones. Look-
ing down the pasture lane they discovered the unfortunate Marantha hanging
by her skirts upon some tall fence-stakes by the field-side. She was making
desperate efforts to extricate herself, but the cloth was strong, badly entangled,
and held her suspended with her feet far above the ground, while her funda-
mental supports availed nothing in such a position. Well, the scene was ex-
tremely ludicrous, and the farmer's boy indulged in robust laughter, while his
more prudent father enjoined silence. At length the merciful husbandman
went to the rescue, but as he approached the snarly old maid, she shook her
fist at him and screamed: "Get out, go away, clear, you sha'n't." He was
persevering and pushed bravely forward ; then she began to cry and say : " O
dear, dear, what shall I do?" Rastus climbed upon the pole fence and raised
her bodily, until her crinoline and skirts were disengaged ; then lowered her
gently to the ground. Seizing her blueberry pail, without an expression of
gratitude for deliverance, Marantha went sputtering homeward. It was notice-
able that her adventure taught her a practical lesson; she was never known
to climb upon a fence by the side of tall stakes, wearing crinoline, when the
wind blew, with an attempt to jump to the ground, afterward.
Woodchuck's Den. — One more adventure by Marantha and we may
lay down the pen. A woodchuck with an eye to business had found a fresh
and abundant feeding-ground in the midst of a clover field, not far from the
spot where the rude boys had dug a pit, as before described. It was easy
excavating, and chucky dug his hole close to the side of the path that led
down the hill to the "biling spring." Years had passed, and as Marantha
was tripping along to fill her pails for the churning-time, she put her foot into
the mouth of the den and it continued to descend until the limb was buried
beneath the clover. This accident was attended with serious consequences,
for Marantha fell forward and fractured her leg. By almost superhuman effort
she released herself, and with heroic courage slowly made her way to the house,
pulling herself along by clutching the grass and crawling upon the uninjured
knee. But the woodchuck ! what about him ? Was he at home when his cool,
underground domicile was thus invaded? .^t last report he was digging with
bleeding claws toward China in his desperation to escape from a world where
there was no permanent security or safety. As for Marantha, her injury inca-
pacitated her from ever visiting the cool fountain of water that bubbled from
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under the pines afterward. We saw her only a few years ago, and as we sat
by her side rehearsed the tribulations of the past. She was old, lame, and
somewhat demented. A few months of pain and she was removed to a world
where bad boys and woodchucks cannot trouble her.
Burnham's Hens. — Collins Burnham, who lived at North Saco, not
only enjoyed a good joke but was an expert story-teller. Among others that
would make his fat sides shake, he used to relate what follows : One of his
neighbors had a field of corn near his liouse one summer and his (Burnham's)
hens made havoc of it. The head of the family being absent from home for
some time, his wife assumed the management of affairs and laid plans, ///Ur
alia, to destroy Burnham's intrusive hens. Having heard her husband say
that "three fingers" was a good charge for a gun, she took the old queen's
arm from the hooks over the mantel, where such weapons used to hang, and
began to pour powder from the horn into the capacious barrel. This she
ceased not to do until, by passing down the rod, she found she had in, as she
measured, a standard charge. She then dropped a handful of shot upon the
powder, drove home the wad, and started for the corn field. Burnham knew
the hens were in his neighbor's corn, and was slyly watching to see what
might happen from his back door. Presently he saw the woman, with bold, pro-
nounced stride, crossing the road, gun in hand; a sight, along with his antici-
pation of what would follow, which convulsed him with laughter. But he held
on the best he could and waited for developments. She crept along the fence-
side upon a ridge, and discovering the hens picking the corn, silently boasted
that she would "fix 'em in a minute." She ran the piece through the fence
under the top board, ground her heels into the turf, braced hard, shut up both
eyes — look out there ! — and pulled the trigger. As Burnham used to say,
there was such a confused mixture of woman, gun, fence boards, and smoke,
that he couldn't see for some time what had become of her ; but in an instant
heard a scream, mingled with pain and rage, then saw her running toward the
house with both hands over her ears. At the first shock she lay head down
upon the clay bank with hair singed off, eyes full of powder, and her face
lacerated; the top board of the fence was found on the opposite side of the
road; the barrel of the gun was half length in the road bank, and the lock,
rod, and splintered stock were scattered in all directions. No hens killed,
not even a feather lost, as a matter of course. What caused this terrible
crash and destruction of property; this danger to human life? We shall see
presently. When her husband returned he noticed her mutilated appearance
and asked the cause. At first she declined to tell, but asked him the suggest-
ive question : " How much do you commonly put into the gun for a duck
charge ? " He replied : " About three fingers." Casting her eyes downward
she considered a moment and said : " Well, I put in three fingers and fired at
Burnham's hens in the corn, and when she went off I found myself in the road
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on my back, with my eyes full of powder, my hair burnt off, my face bruised,
and the queen's arm all stove in pieces." "How do you know how much you
put into the gun?" inquired her husband. "Know! why I put down the rod
and measured what stuck out same as you do, same as I measure a stocking-
leg when I'm knitting, and found it ///st three finger lengths." The fact was
she had charged the gun with ammunition about a foot deep ; enough for a
small cannon. "Zounds!" cried her husband, "I don't wonder that the old
thing about killed you, and didn't harm the hens." Silence reigned. She
never repeated her experiment, but the story leaked out and the neighbors
had no end of fun out of it. If we were to point a moral we should say,
when one measures explosives let them be careful how they hold their fingers,
whether erosswise or lengthwise of the gun rod.
Political Rivalry. — Dan Smith, 3d, lived on the old homestead on the
old road that connected with "Smith's bridge," so-called, about a mile below
Moderation Falls. He was a great, brawny, loose-jointed, good-natured fel-
low, possessed with a full share of that quaint, pawky humor for which his
family were noted. Dan followed the traditions of his fathers and was a
pronounced Democrat, who sometimes went to radical, if not unwarranted,
extremes in his party zeal. On one town-meeting day, where there were
some rather important issues pending, the political leaders were actively
scouring the town to bring out every man who was able to go to the polls.
The old grandfathers, nearly helpless through the infirmities of age, were there;
sick men, worn and emaciated, shaking with the weakness of protracted con-
sumption, came wrapped about with shawls and mufflers ; the maimed, the
halt, and the blind were there to vote. At an advanced stage of the meeting
somebody whispered in Dan Smith's ear that the father-in-law of one of the
selectmen, an aged man who lived in the family of his daughter, was not
present. It was known that this man was a Democrat, but the son-in-law
belonged to the Republican creed. No sooner said than Dan jumped into
his carriage, shouted "go lang Darby," and was off after old Father Martin.
When he returned with the hale but venerable townsman, who, as it was
learned, had been left at home against his wishes, he led him through the
crowd with many demonstrations and requests for the people to " stand back,"
and to the chagrin of his son-in-law, who held the ballot box, saw the old
yeoman deposit his vote. When preparing to carry this old man to his own
home for dinner he was remonstrated with by one of his friends, a selectman
of his own party, and advised to take him (Martin) back where he had found
him, to avoid all trouble; Dan raised his long arm and shouted: "John,
don't you say another word, for at my house he'll be just as well off as if he's in
heaven, far's bread and meat's concerned." And he took him home to dine.
Thoriltbn's Dog. — Gill Thornton owned a large tract of pine timber in
Hollis, about one mile back from the Saco river, then and since known as the
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"Thornton lot." Many years ago, say forty, a logging camp was built on
the bank of Martin's brook on this tract, and during the winter a crew of
choppers and teamsters were engaged in clearing off the timber. A jolly time
they had of it in the long evenings as they made yokes, mended mittens, smoked
the pipe of peace, and told side-splitting stories. This camp being near the
homes of the outlying neighborhood, it became a favorite resort to which the
farmers w6nt and spent an evening with the lumbermen. Now. it came to
pass that Gill Thornton had a savage, lion-like dog up there, who could smell
a stranger afar off, and seemed to resent the presence of those who came visit-
ing at the camp. On a very cold, crispy evening one of the farmers from
out-by left his "ain fireside" to visit the camp. He had not proceeded far
along the woods-road, before he heard the hoarse growl of Thornton's big dog,
and the next instant he came down upon him with a terrible roar. Quicker
than scat, that farmer — he was a nimble man — was roosting in the branches of
a sturdy hemlock — "treed." He asked the dog to withdraw, but he was
otherwise disposed, and sat calmly down, sending up a savage growl to remind
the tree-climber of his presence. I said it was a aM winter night; it was a
cold man in the hemlock, too, and things assumed a serious character. The
man shouted for help until his voice was as hoarse as the dog's growl. No
help came. The blood grew thick, the man would soon freeze. Again he did
lift up his voice with an exceeding great noise, and lo ! a teamster on his way
to the hovel to feed his team heard his cry, and men hastened down to learn
the cause of so pitiful a lamentation. As they approached, they shouted :
"Who's there?" and the cold man answerd : "It is I, and behold the dog."
C)ld "Jowler" was driven back to camp and the "treed" farmer, with chatter-
ing teeth, came down with as much haste as did Zaccheus of sacred story. His
relish for visiting was gone, and he "stivered hame " as fast as ever he could.
Afterward he spoke evil of Gill Thornton's dog.
Thomas Todd, the Reaper. — More than fifty years ago a little Scotch-
man of this name appeared among the farmers in HoUis with a Tam o' Shanter
bonnet on his head and a sickle hanging on his shoulder ; in his hand a small
bundle containing all his effects. He was a professional reaper, and always
came at time of grain harvest. A leathern girdle was worn about his loins to
strengthen him withal when faint in the heat of the day. He was possessed
of all the characteristics of the "canna Scotchman." With his practically
interminable string of anecdotes about the "land o' cakes," about the Wallace
and the Bruce, which he related when resting at noon and evening, demon-
strating with fist and foot, he became a very interesting man to have about,
and was much employed for many years. He was cleanly, unobtrusive, and
honest. Like most of his countrymen, he was enthusiastic over the natural
loveliness of his native land — and he had reason to be — as well as its history
of chivalry and its majestic ruins. When asked why he ever left so beautiful
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a place he would say : "Aye ! Aye ! I cam awa to mak rich, but I'll sune gang
awa and spend me old age in Bonnie Scotland." By the most rigid economy
he had accumulated a few hundred dollars, and when his form had become
bent with toil and his " haffits " thin and gray he felt that his tenure of exist-
ence would be short. He bade his old acquaintances farewell, as he called
here and there at the doors of the farmers who had befriended him, and was
"awa for his hame." He had reached New York, and was about to go on
shipboard when he entered a store to make small purchases. A cry was heard
on the street and he, with others, rushed to the sidewalk to learn the cause.
When he returned for his bundle, which contained nearly all of his money, it
could not be found. From one to another with pitiful inquiry he went, but
none knew (.'') anything about his bundle. Going to the curbstone, the discon-
solate old man sat down and wept aloud. All the meagre savings of years
were gone. Some benevolent gentlemen gathered about him, heard his sad
story, and contributed enough to secure for him a passage to Glasgow. Poor
Tommy Todd! he must long ago have heard the angels singing in his "ain
countrie." The author made diligent inquiry for him through the Scottish
newspapers, but could learn nothing of him. Many remember the dear old
reaper who spent days at their homes.
A Cold Bath. — One of the most prudent of the farmers — under ordinary
circumstances — of a Saco valley town, had planted a patch of watermelons,
year after year, and as often had them stolen. Worn-out and aggravated to the
bones, he at last issued a proclamation embodying the declaration that he
should certainly shoot the first person who trespassed upon his ground. His
home was " in from the road "; that is, sat upon a hill some distance from the
highway, and was approached by a cart-road which crossed a deep brook. On
a cool autumn night, when honest people were sleeping, two fellows on mischief
bent determined to risk their lives for the sake of some of old farmer Jones'
" watermillions," as he called them. First they removed all the planking from
the old stringer bridge that spanned the stream between the house and the
main road, so that pursuit would be interrupted in case they lived to run. This
covering was laid under the thick alders that overhung the stream, and the
track was clear. Then, going cautiously to the house corner, they heard the
farmer playing upon his snoring-harp, and took a long breath. For short,
the best melons were all removed to a safe place under the trees. Returning
they paused a moment and found the warlike farmer tearing away at the
same old tune. Shaking the board fence that touched the house, they heard
him jump to the floor. In another moment he was out of doors with his mus-
ket. Down the cart-road ran they, through the thick mist that hung over the
silent fields. "By Zounds! I'll give it to ye, you infernal thieves," shouted
Jones, and away they went toward the bridge. Bridge ! When near this
point, the bad boys "scooted" under the bushes and "harked." .Awful mo-
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ment of suspense! Down comes Jones upon the kangaroo jump and gosh!
the bottom dropped out. Splash ! Ah-r-r-r ! Splosh ! Ah-r-r-r ! Snort,
cough, sneeze, and finally, my brethren, such a string of " cuss words " as
were never heard since, accompanied by a sucking, sticky, splattering sound
of bare feet as Jones pulled himself up the brook bank. The mist lifted
and the last seen of Jones he was slowly climbing the hill on the "home
stretch," his only garment clinging very closely about his muddy, shivering
form, while the water was running out of his useless gun.
This affair would have long remained a secret, but the fun-loving wife of
Jones told some of the neighbors her side of the story, as far as she knew, and
it spread like thistle-down, of course. But the names of the rude fellows who
perpetrated the joke were not known "for sartin" until Jones had ceased his
swearing and midnight baths ; then these gray beards " let the cat out o' the
bag," and finished the narrative. Fancy inquisitively asks: "What were the
sensations experienced by Jones when he found himself going down, down,
and when he realized by his unexpected bath that he had been the subject
of a radical joke ?"
A Desperate Character. — The mother of the first John Whales who
appeared in the Saco valley towns was a full-blooded squaw, belonging to one
of the western tribes, and his early years were spent among the Indians. In
a moment of anger he killed one of the savages, and fled to escape the ven-
geance of his relatives. Being hunted by their dogs, he eluded them by tak-
ing to the water. While secreted on the bank of the Ohio river, he discovered
several of his dusky pursuers approaching in a canoe, and being headed di-
rectly toward his hiding-place, as soon as within range, he sent a bullet through
three or four of them. He was aware that there would be no safety for him
anywhere in the West, and finding his way into a settlement of planters who,
with their families, had but recently removed from the Saco river towns, he
procured a horse and came in company with Elder VVitham to the town of
Mollis. He built him a cabin on the shore of the pond then known as " Young's
Meadow pond," and since called "Whales pond," where he lived as a "sqat-
ter," burning lamp-black and stealing from the neighbors round-about to feed
the outer man. He was laid under suspicion, was watched, and caught skin-
ning one of the farmer's sheep. The neighbors went to his cabin and threat-
ened to hang him to the nearest oak if he did not leave within forty-and-eight
hours. Knowing the determined character of the men he had to deal with, he
packed up and removed to Cornish.
He continued his lawless course and was discovered in Pendexter's
store at night. The owner made an effort to secure him, but saw the gleam
of his long knife in the moonlight and allowed him to escape. He became a
"shingle weaver" after his settlement in Cornish, and shaved many thousands
from the hearts of fallen timber found in the swamps. These wares were ex-
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changed for such goods as were kept at the small stores. He is said to
have delivered a load to Mr. Pendexter, for which he received payment and
returned home. That very night he stole the shingles, hauled them back the
following day and sold them to his unsuspecting customer the second time.
As the shingles had been piled in different places, it was several days before
this trick was found out. Many of this man's descendants are now living in
this state, respectable and respected, but some of them have exhibited marked
physical indications of having a drop of Indian blood in their veins.*
Deenvander Bear-Hunt. — When the pork-barrel was empty, and there
was no beef " critter " to kill, away to the deep forest the hunter went after bears
and deer. Sometimes a great verdant son was taken along to sharpen up his
courage and teach him bear tactics. At the time of which we write Deer-
wander, in the plantation of Little Falls, was the resort of large game, and to
this place the settlers on the Dalton Right, and those about the lower waters
of the Saco, went a-hunting. Uncle Tom Ridlon was of all the famous woods-
men and bear hunters the most daring and successful. The words /m/- and
afraid were not to be found in his primitive dictionary; they were never in
his mouth or breast.
On an early winter day, he took down his old, long, clamped musket,
that had been carried by him through the Revolution, and calling his stout dog
"Venture" started for Deerwander to hunt "bar." After being fairly within
the great dark swamp, his dog left him and was lost to sight beyond a ridge.
At length his barking was heard a long way off down the brook-side, and
Uncle Tom hastened in that direction. As he climbed down through a rocky
gorge he saw a monster bear sitting in the forks of a large oak. An ounce of
lead found his heart, and he tumbled to the ground with a heavy thud. The
hunter was now in a predicament, analogous to Robinson Crusoe with his
inland boat. He was more than five miles from home in the middle of a deep
forest and a bear at his feet that tipped the beam at more than four hundred
pounds. He cut a long withe, twisted one end about the bear's jaws, took the
other over his brawny shoulder, and began dragging the carcass toward the
Saco, which was then frozen over. On descending ground he made fair head-
way, but when a hill must be ascended, he was obliged to go backward and
pull the bear up a few feet at a time. He reached the river bank at sundown,
left the bear on the ice and returned home. On the day following, he and his
sons went down with a great hand-sled and carried bruin's carcass to Dalton
Right settlement. Pieces of bear-steak were sent about the neighborhood on
the next day, and many came to view the enormous head, hide, and paws of
the immense bear from Deerwander.
*I received the above facts from two men who were well acciuainted with Whales, not only
when he lived on the shore of the pond in Hollis that still bears his name, but after his removal .
up river until his death.
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At another time toward spring, Uncle Tom found a bear's " breathing
hole" in the snow and "surmized" that bruin was in a torpid condition of a
winter-nap. He put a long handle into his axe, and took Thomas, Jr., and old
"Venture" with him. When the snow had been dug away from the "wind-
fall," under which bruin lay, the dog was set a-barking at the opening. Uncle
Tom, meanwhile, with the lad behind him, took his station on the log. The
drowsy old sleeper was soon aware that her sleeping-room had been invaded,
and commenced to rub her eyes and snort. So soon as she could bear the
light and "stir her stumps," she raised her head and started out to make the
acquaintance of old "Venture," but before an introduction could be formu-
lated. Uncle Tom's heavy axe went crashing through her skull. When this
old mother bear was pulled out, a pair of chubby cubs were found in the den;
these were dispatched and the three dragged home. From the pelts taken
from the young bears, caps were made by Aunt Patty for her oldest boys ; of
these they were very proud.
A Crowded Grave-Yard. — The following was related of a rough old
fellow in the town of Hiram. He owned a burial lot in a certain old cemetery
where many had been interred and left to rest under the green turf without
any monument to mark the place of their lowly bed. Some member of his
family had died and a sexton had been engaged to dig a grave; the exact spot
was designated, but as the searching spade went downward it found its way
into an unmarked and occupied grave, making it necessary to "set over" and
excavate in another place. Knowing the passionate temperament of the owner
of the lot and wishing to avoid a "scene" when the procession reached the
yard, the sexton went forward to meet the "mourners" and quietly explained
to the owner of the lot that he had found an unknown body buried where he
was directed to dig, and that he had found it necessary to " set over to one
side." Mad as a demon, and disregarding the feelings of all in the proces-
sion, he yelled out : "He no business to be />/ thcrey The sexton remon-
strated and enjoined quietness, as there were so many to hear, but the indig-
nant old man screamed still louder: "I tell ye he no business to be in there."
A Decapitated Man. — We have known of two men who, when swim-
ming drunk, were staggering along the road with scythes on their shoulders.
At length one of these struck some protuberance in the road and fell down
upon the sharp scythe and cut an ugly wound in the back of his neck. Help-
less to recover his feet, his drunken companion seized the snath and awkwardly
/////(v/ the scythe out, nearly severing his head from his body; one stated that
only the windpipe remained. Help was procured, but before the blood could
be stanched the wounded man had become so weak that he lay as one dead;
but when bathing his face with spirit to resuscitate him he began to run out
his tongue, smack his lips, and say, in a feeble voice : " I can get plenty of
rum down to Gorham just as good's that for thirty cents a gallon." His head
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grew on, but he carried a terrible scar across the back of his neck when last
seen.
Ruiiiiiiii; Bonnip Eagle Falls. — From the old saw-mills to the broad,
deep channel half a mile below Jionnie Eagle, the Saco plunges down over a
ragged stone stair between nearly perpendicular walls of rock; in passing
through this narrow defile the waters foam, whirl, boil, and roar, and just
before reaching a more tranquil state they leap down over a high granite bar
which extends nearly across the channel, called the "Bunt's dam." These
falls have always been considered to be too dangerous for the best boatmen,
and with one exception no attempt to run them is known to have been made.
It was in the spring of 1825 that three venturesome river-drivers had the fool-
ish contempt of danger to launch a common bateau near the old mill-dam
for the purpose of running the falls. In vain did their friends try to dissuade
them from the reckless undertaking. Jabe Lane handed his pocket-book to
some one on the bank and took the steersman's paddle. Joe Dresser and Joe
Small took the oars and in a moment headed the boat for the rapids. VMien
they reached the first great pitch they realized their danger, but it was too
late; they must now go over. Joe Dresser was heard to shout: " Hang to the
boat for your lives," as the light craft shot down through the mad waters.
The first fall was passed in safety, and in an instant the boat was tossed about
in the white flood of the second pitch; it struck a rock, was capsized, and
the three men were left to struggle for their lives; they were hurled over the
boulders and against the walls and buried out of sight as they reached the
pools. Dresser, a powerful man, reached a rock near the shore and by thrust-
ing his hand into a cleft was enabled to hold on. Small was carried by the
powerful current within reach, and when nearly ready to sink was seized by
his hair and held by Dresser. Poor Lane went down through the rapids over
the "Bunt's dam," and when last seen was passing round a bend in the
river. He had clung to the boat until it was smashed to pieces and was
then drowned. His body was found in the eddy below next day and carried
through crowds that lined the river bank to a house. The spectators who
witnessed this daring feat were ahnost paralyzed, and when the boat was seen
to go over, many turned their faces away in horror. Dresser and Small were
rescued by means of a rope let down over the steep wall. On this a man
descended and pulled the nearly exhausted men upon the rock; here they
were allowed time to recover strength and then assisted to the tree-bordered
bank above.
Many times has Capt. Joe Dresser related the particulars of this hazard-
ous adventure, while surrounded by bold lumbermen, and has often exclaimed
at the close : "Ah! that was a terrible experience; to me a horrible night-
mare until this day." Of course, the performance gave the two survivors
much notoriety, and the event became historic in the neighborhood.
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Capt. Joseph W. Dresser descended from an old Scarborough family;
was living in 1893, at Bridgton, hale and hearty, although rising ninety. He
was captain in the militia and many years a surveyor of lumber. He was
employed by Land Agent Burleigh, father of ex-Governor Burleigh, to survey
tracts of state lands in Aroostook county. He served with Governor Lincoln
in the old Fryeburg militia and was drafted for the "Madawaska war."
A Catanioiiiit Chase. — A few specimens of this terrible animal have
been killed in western Maine ; only a few. The bravest old hunters are dis-
posed to leave them alone, and not many are so fool-hardy as to precipitate a
quarrel with one of these great cats. One stroke of their paw would shatter
the arm-bones, and when their long teeth reach the neck, resistance is over.
Elbridge Potter had a fox bed some distance from his house, and when going
to examine his traps, there saw the track of some great animal that had evi-
dently approached the bait, but was too sagacious to go nearer the dangerous
steel. Arming himself with his gun, Mr. Potter followed the track through
the dense forest, down through valleys, along steep hill-sides, and over swamps
for many a weary mile, constantly watching for the beast in trees and among
the rocks. When night came on, he found himself many miles from home,
gave up the pursuit, and returned. Having made some farmers acquainted
with the object of his visit to their precinct, some bold spirits took up the trail
the next day and followed it into Hiram, but when darkness fell, they, too,
turned homeward. Another party was assembled on the following day and
carefully followed the creature's enormous tracks into Baldwin ; here several
resolute men, armed with guns and axes, joined in the hunt, and after hours
of exhausting travel over an exceedingly rough country found the tracks led
up Rowe's mountain. It was evident that they were not far behind the animal
and some old forest rangers, who knew from the form of the foot-print in the
snow that it was a panther, alias, " Indian devil," enjoined great caution and
vigilance in watching the tree-tops. Suddenly one Weed, an experienced
hunter, who lived in Baldwin, being a little in advance of the others, stopped,
dropped on one knee, and fixed his gaze upon a large, leaning hemlock on the
mountain side. In a moment he raised his hand and others approached as
he whispered : "There he is."
"Where? where?" asked several of the men.
"Right there on the trunk o' the hemlock; don't you see his tail whisp-
ing?" asked Weed.
A brief consultation was held, and it was arranged that Weed, being a
good shot, should approach as near as would be prudent and fire, while the
others held their charges for any contingency that might follow. The im-
mense beast was watching them with demoniac looking eyes, while he swept
the tree trunk with his long, bristling tail. His ears were laid back and his
whiskers vibrating as he made a singular purring noise like a cat when ready
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to spring upon a bird. He was evidently preparing to spring, when from be-
hind a sturdy tree which was used for protection, Weed sent his bullet through
the creature's head. With a blood-curdling scream, the panther sprang down
the hill-side, but the heroic men were ready for him and soon ended his strug-
gles with their guns and axes. But when Weed came down, his left hand was
hanging in bleeding shreds. The gun burst where it was grasped by this
hand, and so lacerated it that amputation was necessary. As some walked
by the wounded man's side to assist him in reaching home, the others dragged
the carcass of the huge beast over the snow to the settlement. Thus ended
the catamount chase. From far and near the people came to see this now
harmless beast, whose screams had been enough to strike terror to almost any
heart ; and his skin, when stuffed, was exhibited to hundreds for a small fee
and the proceeds handed to Mr. Weed.
A Singular Music-Box. — Gideon Tibbetts was humorous to an extreme
and in old age used to relate with much enthusiasm, for the amusement of his
visitors, quaint anecdotes relating to some of the tricks played by him when
young. Some of these were too radical for popular approval, because border-
ing on cruelty. He and another young man were at one time employed by
two old maids to cut the hay on their farms in Waterborough. These spinsters
were prudish and superstitious, nervous and crusty. The haying was nearly
finished. They were raking up the last windrows at early evening, when a
large hornets' nest was discovered on a bush by the meadow-side. It was
inhabited by a numerous colony of formidable and warlike denizens, who
wore white trousers. Everyone went armed with a keen-pointed lance. The
dew was falling, and these busybodies had all retired for the night. The
entrance of their citadel was carefully closed; it was broken from the bush,
rolled up in a vest, and carried to the house. While Prudence and Desire
were at the milking, Mr. Tibbetts carried his "music-box," as he called it, to
their sleeping-room, tucked it well down toward the foot of their bed, removed
the plug, returned the clothes to their wonted position, and retired to his own
apartment, just across the stair-landing, where, with door ajar, he and com-
panion awaited developments. The house was soon closed, all doors securely
bolted, and the innocent maidens went tripping up-stairs. They seemed un-
usually merry that night, and interspersed brief snatches of song as they were
disrobing. Moreover, they made suggestive speeches about their hired men,
and laughed at their own witticisms. This was all listened to by the patient
watchers across the way. It was an oppressively warm night, and the spinsters
decided to retire in meagre apparel.
" All ready. Desire ? "
"All ready. Prudence."
"Blow out the candle. Desire."
It was done, and the creaking of the old bedstead indicated occupancy;
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without doubt it 7eias occupied ; was found to be, in a lively sense of the word.
Whew ! what's to pay now ?
"Mercy, Desire! "
"Heavens and airth. Prudence!"
Smack, slap, spank, run. Down the stairs they went, yelling in agony,
shouting for Lazarus to come from Abraham's bosom, from anywhere, and
put out the fire that was rushing through their bodies. To use the language
of the old man : " I never heard two women spank butter as those old maids
did." The hay-makers were discharged in the morning, and returned to their
homes. Mr. Tibbetts used to say : "I tell ye that kitchen smelt strong of the
camphor bottle when we went down stairs at day-break."
Fowl — Fur — Fisli. — The new hired man, named Jabish, was evidently
bashful, homesick, or constitutionally secretive. His employer. Farmer
McKusick, was of a jovial turn, and, wishing to make the youth's sojourn on
the place as pleasant as possible, he often made overtures to draw Jabish
into conversation and rally his spirits, but without avail, .^t length, as they
reached the end of the long row in the corn-patch and sat clown to rest,
McKusick called the attention of the hired man to a squirrel running on the
wall, and asked if /le ever went a-hunting. Jabish answered "Yes," and
stopped there. "Tell me all about it," said the old farmer; "did you find
any game ? " Then, for the first and only time, Jabish told a tale ; it ran on
this wise: "It was a cool October morning when I took father's old queen's
arm, slung the big powder-horn over my shoulder, and entered the forest.
Well, I'd known so many who went a-hunting and came home without any
game that I determined to shoot the first living thing I saw. There was a
deep brook to cross down in the swale, and an old log to go over on. Well,
as I was carefully walking on the mossy old tree -trunk, I saw a squirrel run-
ning up a spruce on the opposite bank ; so I leveled the piece at him and
fired. The charge killed the squirrel and a partridge that chanced to be in
the spruce budding, but the old gun kicked me off into the brook, and in
struggling to climb out I caught hold of everything within reach, and when I
found myself upon the bank I had a mink in one hand, a mushsquash in
'tother, and the sfa( o' me pants was full o' trouts. I considered that a pretty
good shot and went home loaded with fowl, fur and fish." McKusick was
satisfied, and didn't haze Jabish any more for stories.
Best Kind of Bait. — A singular old man who lived at Cornish was
sitting on the bridge fishing when Squire Jameson came along. "What are
you fishing for.'" asked the lawyer. "For the devil," replied the old fisher-
man. "And what do you use for bait?" inquired the legal man. "Well, he
likes a piece of a d d lawyer best," answered the sober old man. Squire
Jameson used to tell of this morning colloquy with great enjoyment, but it is
said " Cale " Ayer was the man to give it the proper color.
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Bean-Blossoms. — With the members of this family Nature had entrusted
some of the choicest specimens of mother wit ; indeed, they were constitu-
tionally humorous. Possessing keen perception and a lively apprehension of
every passing event, they could instantly extract the ludicrous from the most
commonplace. And the way they said it ! This was the most amusing of
all. From their mother the whole family inherited a peculiarity of enuncia-
tion, a jerky delivery, that is beyond description. Their quaint expressions
never seemed to have been the fruit of a moment's premeditation ; they flashed
from the mind to the organs of speech, and the idea was formulated spontane-
ously. The following reminiscences, selected from the many, will best illus-
trate the peculiarities exhibited by some members of the family :
Stephen made a profession of religion, and assumed that he had received
a commission from the Almighty to preach the gospel. On one occasion dur-
ing the absence of the regular incumbent it was thought best by some of the
charitably inclined to encourage Stephen by inviting him to supply the pulpit.
The serious and conservative brethren feared the worst and mildly offered
objections; these were overruled and the "pintment" was given out that
"Brother Bean would preach."
Of course the curiosity of the community was aroused and Sabbath morn-
ing, being auspiciously pleasant, found an unusual number assembled. Some-
what behind time Stephen appeared, dressed in a great drab surtout, having
his neck swathed under the ample folds of a woolen "cumfooter." With ram-
bling gait he made his way to the pulpit, where for some space he groaned
piteously. At length, he arose with book in hand, and, with an expression of
face that no artist could reproduce, announced : " Hymn ninety-sax, title read
my clear." Rap, tuning fork; twang, Barney's viol. The hymn, "When I
can read my title clear," etc., was sung. Preliminaries over, Stephen stood
forth to address the congregation. It was a custom in those days for the
speaker to spend some time with an apology, which embraced a remark rela-
tive to the manner in which the subject to be treated had " impressed the
mind." There certainly was some excuse for this on the present occasion, and
Stephen was not at a loss for a figure of speech that to him, a man raised on
the plains, was appropriate. He began on this wise : " My breth-er-ing, I
feel aw-ful on-warthy tu stand afore ye, and 'spose I might as well go a wood-
chuck huntin' as tu try tu preach tuday." The discourse that followed was
not fully reported, but the reader may form some approximate estimate of its
character by the introduction.
Stephen was at one time invited to dine witli the family of a neighboring
farmer. Now it came to pass that the good old woman who laid the dishes
upon the table was very " near-sighted " and did not discover the salt in the
cup she placed by the side of Stephen's plate. All gathered about the board,
but had proceeded but little way with the meal when Stephen was observed
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to be making wry faces. "Aunt Polly," said he, "we be commanded to eat
what is set before us, asking no questions for conscience sake, but by my
faith I think ye have given me yer salt pot for a tea-cup." Of course, there
had been no intentional impropriety and all was satisfactorily explained.
During a season of great religious revival " Ran " Bean professed to have
been converted and manifested great solicitude for his father, then well
advanced in life. On an evening when the old gentleman was present " Ran "
stood up and said: "My breth-er-ing, I wish you'd all pray for my poor wicked
old father, for his heart is just as hard as a rock." This was, indeed, a //an/
subject for " meltin' marcy " and we have no record of the old man's conversion.
While the meetings were being held in the village schoolhouse the relig-
ious enthusiasm was at white heat. At an evening service " Ran " Bean deliv-
ered the most comprehensive and potent temperance speech of which there is
any record in literature or tradition, and some old topers have been heard to
say it was absolutely true to fact. One of the ministers had expressed the
belief that a great temperance reform would result from the prevailing revival
of religion, and some of the lay members cordially responded "A-men." This
was an opportune moment for " Ran " and he improved it. Rising in a corner,
with excited emotion, he delivered himself as follows: "My breth-er-ing, I
know all a-bout rum. When it is in you ye feel very well, but when it is out
how do ye feel? Why, you feel as if ye hadn't had it in at all." But the
cream of the speech was in his voice and enunciation; it was indescribably
ludicrous, and its effect upon the assembly may be apprehended. It may
suffice to say that no person present took issue with the speaker or made any
attempt to refute his statement.
In early years the large family was sometimes pinched with hunger, and
the children, even in manhood, appreciated a well-supplied table to the fullest
extent. This relish sometimes found expression in language rather strong for
the code of propriety. At the time of which I write the custom of feasting
relatives and friends after a funeral was in full swing; in some rural commu-
nities is still swinging. Some member of the numerous Bean connection had
passed away, the relatives had returned from the grave-side and were served
with a hearty meal at the house. When all had sufficed, one of the brothers
walked to the door-yard, where a considerable number had gathered, and
passing his hands slowly down over his well-supplied abdomen exclaimed : " I
am allers glad when some of my relations die because I get such a good sup-
per at the funeral." The gods were astonished at such an admission. No
sacrilege was intended by the speaker; the listeners received the statement
as a "bean-blossom."
Cyrus Bean, who lived on the line of the old Alfred road, about one mile
south of Bonnie Eagle, was for many years afflicted with a cancer in the face.
He suffered beyond description and endured his pain with great patience and
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heroic fortitude. For many weary months he lingered on death's borderland,
willing to cross the boundary, willing to remain on the life side. At length
the day for his dissolution seemed to have come and neighbors were advised
of the approaching crisis. Several were assembled in and about the house.
Poor Ruth, his disconsolate wife, with great solicitude was watching at the
bedside of her groaning husband, and being exceedingly dull of hearing, bent
her ear to catch his dying words. She approached him to bathe his heaving
chest with some alcohol when he yelled out, with a strong voice : " Ruth, you
old trout, don't you wet the bed." After a little space, the neighbors heard a
cat walking on the corn in the chamber overhead. This disturbed the suffer-
ing man, but was not heard by his wife. As he raised his thin hand and
pointed upwards, she supposed the supreme moment had come and that, in-
spired by celestial vision, he was directing attention to that heaven to which
his spirit was about to wing its Hight: she tenderly bent over him as he shouted:
"Ruth, you old haddock, I wish that cat was up North river." Filled with
amazement at what they had seen and heard the neighbors retired to their
homes, well satisfied that Cyrus Bean would not die that day — he did not.
While this suffering brother still lingered on the "shore of time," Uncle
John Bean took a violent cold which, producing congestion, terminated, in a
few days, fatally. A messenger was sent down to advise Charles, a younger
brother, of the sad event. Filled with surprise, he raised his hands and ex-
claimed : "I should a great deal rather it would be Cyrus."
When at length poor Cyrus cast his moorings and swung out upon the
turbid stream, the same neighbor who had conveyed the announcement of
John Bean's death carried the tidings of his demise to the brother before-
mentioned. He recei\'ed the sad news without any manifestation of surprise
or sorrow, but made the remark: "Well, Cyrus couldn't expect to live for-
ever." May we not hope that he will, in the other world?
Eleazer Kimball lived on " Bean street," on the plains, and was accus-
tomed to keep and drive a very poor old horse. When on his way to the village
at one time he was hailed by Charles Bean with this salutation : " Say, old Mr.
Jehu, give me a ride;" then they jogged on together as merry as two cronies.
While about the saw-mills the two were separated and Charles, fearing he would
be obliged to make the journey home on foot, rushed into a store and in-
quired: "Have any of ye seen E-le-a-zer with his drom-e-da-ry ? " The way
in which he divided the words "Eleazer" and "dromedary" into unheard of
syllables, with the inimitable Bean accent used, gave this inquiry a most mirth-
provoking character.
During the Millerism excitement of 1843, Blind Boothby, a good man
who peddled fish about the country-side, embraced the doctrine of the imme-
diate coming of the Lord. It came to pass that he drove a poor, lame horse.
After disposing of his load, and when on his return toward the sea-coast for
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another stock, he was hailed from the roadside by "Ran" Bean; "Say, Mr.
Both-e-by, why don't you have a better horse?" With great meekness the
blind man replied: "If this one only lasts till Jesus comes that is all I ask."
"Till Jesus comes? Your Jesus must meet ye between here and Biddeford,"
retorted the sarcastic "Ran."
Charles Bean was the best story-teller in the family, and the quaint, in-
imitable expressions employed in the amplification of the various elements
will not be forgotten by those who have listened to his recitals. But his
"candle" story capped them all. To hear Charles relate the adventure was
an event of a life-time. It ran something as follows ; There was an unfinished
room in one end of Captain Bean's house. Here the boys, great strapping-
hungry fellows, resorted on evenings and parched corn in the embers of the
great fire-place. They wanted a candle for light but the mother considered
this an unwarranted extravagance and refused to indulge them; then their
ready inventive faculties were called to aid in her circumvention and to pro-
cure the desired candle. A large cake of tallow, kept for the purpose, had
been hung in the entry to keep cool ; this was immediately taken possession of.
The candle-mold was kept within range of the mother's eye and could not be
removed without exciting suspicion. At this crisis "Jonathan espied the old
dinner-horn hanging on a peg in the entry-way" and the problem was solved.
But what about the wick? A barrel of "swingle-tow" was ready at hand; a
wick quickly twisted and passed through the enormous trumpet (said Charles,
"dinner-horns were a good deal bigger in those days than now"); a hunk of
tallow melted in an old tin basin and poured into the great, elongated tunnel,
and a giant candle was molded. It was stuck into a snow-bank to harden
and then came the tug of war. The congealed tallow had conformed to the
rtaring mouth-piece of the trumpet and refused to "give beam." The trouble
was soon discovered and as quickly obviated, for, as Charles said, "Jonathan
stuck the small end of the old dinner-horn into the fire and melted the nipple
off, and then we pulled the candle out." Fancy a tallow candle two feet in
length and two and a half inches in diameter at its base. We will conclude
the story in the language of the original narrator: "Well, sir, we burned that
candle all that winter when snappin' corn in the old fore-rume and Jona-
than, he burned the stub on't all the next winter in his tin barn lanthern; what
d' ye think o' that, sir?"
When several of the sons and daughters were living under the parental
roof, a singular casualty occurred there. We will quote as nearly as we can
the language used at the time, and allow the reader to weave in the necessary
filling. The Bean family live nearly a mile west of the Saco river; the Han-
cocks near the bank on the eastern side. The neighbors passed over Smitii's
bridge. It was on a dark night in autumn, when Mr. Hancock and his wife
were aroused from their slumbers by some one pounding at the window casing
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of their sleeping apartment, accompanied by a voice shouting : " Mrs. Han-
cock! Mrs. Hancock!"
"What's wanted?" asked Mr. Hancock.
Those within recognized the voice without as soon as fairly awakened,
and unfastened the door. This done, Naham Bean entered in great excite-
ment and delivered himself as follows : " Mrs. Hancock, have you any penny-
ruel .' Cyrus and Sally had a squabble into the kitchen last night and Cyrus
he fell upon her Our Sally's a drefful sick parson and they think most like
she brake something into her." Mrs. Hancock gathered a bundle of "penny-
ruel " (pennyroyal) and followed Naham home. We have not learned the
extent of the injuries sustained by Sally Bean in this "squabble," but she
recovered apace and survived for a reasonable number of years.
The farmers from the western towns and from eastern New Hampshire,
when going to and from the market, were accustomed to call at the Bean
homestead to warm and eat their dinners, which they carried in small firkins.
It is related that on one occasion as the stranger was eating, one of the
great, growing sons stood near, looking wistfully toward the tempting food.
Being a compassionate man, he invited Mrs. Bean to cut a slice from his loaf
for her son. She instantly did so. In a few minutes another great, red-
headed, freckled boy came in and with great eagerness looked into the far-
mer's dinner-box. "Cut him a slice, Mrs. Bean," said the generous stranger,
and so she did. But another, and still another came in, all looking half-
starved. Made bold by the precedent already established, the mother continued
to cut slice after slice from the diminished loaf, until the farmer deemed it
prudent for his own welfare to throw out some hint that would not offend,
and, at the same time, save his bread, and so he said to her: "Why don't
you take the whole loaf, Mrs. Bean .' " She interpreted this question as an
assurance of her welcome and replied: "I'm greatly obleeged to ye, sir; I
think I will as there are some of my boys that haven't come in yet ; " and then
carried the remainder of the bread to her cupboard. Fancy the farmer's sur-
prise. It is safe to say he did not eat his dinner at the Bean house afterward.
He related the circumstances, however, and the words, " Take the whole loaf,
Mrs. Bean," passed into a proverb that is well remembered by many still living.
While " Ran " Bean was warming himself in the saw-mill by the great,
red-hot stove, one of the lumbermen who had never been known for his beauty
had the misfortune to fall into the river. He pulled himself out, and with
chattering teeth and nearly frozen, he came to the stove. " Ran " took in
the whole situation instantly, and remarked that he sincerely pitied a man
who was both "cold and homely."
Seeing a curly-headed man at work by the road-side without his hat. in
a frolicking wind which made sport with his fluffy hair, " Ran " shouted :
"Say, }'ou ! your head looks like a Yho-ho's nest."
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The Bell of Moscow. — The hennery and soap factory owned by Zeb-
ulon Knight, afterward a minister, were burned in the night and the villagers
were aroused from their slumbers by loud clanging of bells on church and
mills. One man there was, " Put" Eastman, whose house was just across the
street from the burning buildings, who slept on as soundly as if all had been
still without. On the following morning, while neighbors were assembled
about the smoking ruins, "Put" came out and wanted to know when "them
buildings burned down "; said //i- didn't hear any sound in the night. Ran
Bean was there, and in his cranky way bawled out: "'Put,' if the bell o'
Moscow had been on top of yer house, you would have burned to a cinder
before it would have saluted yer ear."
UNCLE DANIEL DECKER'S SPEECHES.
Daniel Decker was widely known as the most original and keen wag that
lived in the Saco river towns. A sketch of his life will appear in the family
history. The following are some of his cjuaint speeches :
The Decker Trotter. — At one time, Uncle Daniel purchased a high-
headed, wild-eyed, broad-muzzled, sprig-tailed old horse which he named the
"Decker trotter." As it was winter, and he had no sleigh nor sled, he set
about to build a vehicle from such materials and with such tools as were at
hand. From a long and slender ash sapling, split into halves, he formed the
runners and thills, which were of one piece, shaved thin at the point where
they were supposed to change names, to give flexibility; into these, midway
between the whiffletree and back end, upright rungs were inserted to support
the seat, which was formed from a narrow piece of rough board, having neither
back nor sides. Another board, supported upon shorter standards, answered
for a foot-rest. After arranging some rude hooks for the harness, the "jumper"
was completed. Now for a trial of "the old thing." The "Decker trotter"
was duly harnessed and led forth.
With many a resounding snort, he surveyed the machine to which he was
to be connected, while Uncle Daniel shouted : " You tarnal old fool, don't ye
think it's handsome?" For reins a piece of Aunt Debby's clothes-line was
used. When all was ready, the driver mounted the seat, gathered up the lines,
yelled "her-dap," and away they went /// the road. All went well, and after
experimenting awhile among the laughing neighbors, Uncle Daniel declared
that he was going to give his "old hemlock" a ride. (We warn the reader
that here the fun comes in, and advise the loosening of waistbands.) Driving
down to his door, he kept his seat and shouted to his wife : " Come out here,
you, old hemlock, and try my new jumper ; come and take a ride with the
'Decker trotter.' " Supposing that he would only drive about the door-yard,
or, at farthest, to the house of his brother, aboTt, she threw an old rusty shawl
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over her head and took the seat at the side of her husband. Now it was nearly
a mile to the village, and to her astonishment he quickly turned his beast in
f/iaf direction.
When he put on the lash of his great leather whip, and sang out : " Now
go-it, you old devil," her suspicions were fully aroused; she instantly had pre-
monitions of a visit to the village in a ragged, homespun dress and a shawl
over her head. Her worst fears were to be realized, but not without emphatic
protest. "Daniel Decker," she hoarsely screamed, "if you //c drive to the
village with mi\ you'll never hear the last of it; mi'i'r, never." "Go-it, you
old hound, and give your Aunt Deborah a good ride ! " shouted Uncle Daniel,
and away they went, while the wind blew so that the angry woman could
scarcely do anything but hold on to the seat with one hand' and her shawl
with the other. She would gladly have jumped off, but the road on her side
passed near a steep embankment, while the speed of the horse prohibited such
an attempt. There was a watering trough on the outskirts of the village, where
she had a faint hope that her husband might draw rein, but they swept past
it like a tempest and down the village street. Being now fully aware of her
husband's intentions, and being determined to circumvent his purpose in part,
at least, she pulled the shawl closely about her face and completely shielded
it from observation. But who, beside his own wife, would be then riding
behind the Decker trotter with "Uncle Daniel " ? If any doubt existed in the
minds of those who formed the crowds gathered about the stores, they were
quickly dispelled by the driver, who shouted as he passed them : "Clear the
track for the 'Decker trotter'; I am giving my old hemlock a ride;" and
away they went across the bridge, "Hckity-split " for Bu.xton. Such roaring
laughter ! What shouting and swinging of hats ! By this time the poor beast
was out of breath, and having no fear that Aunt Debby would leave her seat
while passing before the shouting throng. Uncle Daniel moved shno/y home-
ward, shaking all the while with convulsions of mirth.
What was said from the "other side of the house," when Aunt Deborah
reached home, must be left to the reader's imagination; the writer was not
there.
Painkiller. — Uncle Daniel enjoyed the "fuddle" produced by a few
glasses of grog in earlier years and did not take kindly to any restrictive or
prohibitory measures calculated to deprive him of his favorite drink. It came
to pass, however, that a temperance crusade was inaugurated and ardently
supported by members of the /'rf/V/c family in Standish. While the e.xcitement
caused by this reform movement was at its height and the community in a
condition to appreciate the richness of the joke. Uncle Daniel went into a store
at the village, where a goodly number had assembled on a rainy day, and
called for "painkiller." A bottle of that put up by the well-known Perry
Davis was quickly handed down. "Is this all you have.' " inquired Uncle
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Daniel; "I want a dozen bottles, a whole box, enough to kill the whole Paine
family."
Loaded with Crockery. — While camping out with a logging crew in
New Hampshire Uncle Daniel had occasion to go out to the settlement with
a horse and " Canadian jumper." On his return with a brown jug at his side,
he saw the heavily loaded teams coming down the steep and narrow mountain
road, but, notwithstanding the danger to which he and the approaching team-
sters were being exposed, he shouted with all his might: "Turn out! turn
out! / am loaded with eroekery atid cannot turn out." Knowing well enough
that Uncle Daniel was emboldened by the contents of his jug, the men at
great risk turned their teams from the road into the deep snow and allowed
the old fellow fo pass them.
A Stiff Upper Lip. — During his absence from home, for the first time
in his life he allowed his beard to grow upon his enormously broad upper lip.
The result was a great brush of coarse hair under his nose, which became the
daily resort of "Jack Frost." Entering the camp one night, as he came in
from the woods, with his face white with small icicles, he remarked: "I have
many times heard of keeping a stiff upper lip. but I'll be darned if I ever
knew one as stiff as mine is now."
A Hlllliail Hound. — He once passed a night at the famous tavern so
long presided over by Mr. Mansfield, at Hiram Bridge. Now this popular
landlord was a small, slender man with rather sharp, angular features ; some-
thing of a wag withal. Uncle Daniel had many times heard of Mr. Mans-
field, but this was their first introduction. It came about in this fashion : A
roaring fire was burning upon the ample hearth, when a great, rough-looking
stranger stepped into the "bar-room" and took a seat at the corner. The
landlord laid down his paper, and the following colloquy passed between the
two men :
"Is this Mr. Mansfield?"
"That's my name, sir."
"Landlord Mansfield?"
" Yes, sir. What more ? "
"Well, I have heard a great deal about Mr. Mansfield, of Hiram Bridge,
Mr. Mansfield, the landlord, and imagined he was a large, portly, fine-looking,
dignified person; but I'll be darned \i you aint the smallest, most insignificant,
and meanest-looking man I ever saw."
"Is that so? Well, I guess you're a hound."
"Yes, I am; but I must be a darned fool to run far after such game as
you are."
This battle of words ended in the best spirit, and Uncle Daniel and
Landlord Mansfield were ever after firm friends.
Strip of il Sllill}j;lP' — While at work on Saco ri\'er, at one time the
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"drivers" boarded for a few days at a "new place," where the good woman
was not acquainted with Uncle Daniel. When at dinner one day they were
somewhat ilistiirhcd by the lusty crying of a great, ungainly boy in the room,
and amused hy the solicitude of its mother, who continued to exclaim: "I do
wish somebody would tell me what that child wants! " "Madam," responded
Uncle Daniel, "I can tell you what that boy wants." "Well, Mr. Decker, I
wish you would." "That boy," continued the old man, ''wants a strip of
shingle about two inches wide." Exit mother and child.
To Suit Himself. — It was at this same boarding-place, a few days after
the occasion mentioned above, that the following brief dialogue was listened
to just at the close of breakfast:
"Is there anything particular, gentlemen, that you would like for dinner,
any change ? "
"Yes, marm," replied Uncle Daniel, "I should like a slight change in
my food."
"What is it, Mr. Decker.'' I shall be only too glad to accommodate you.
Speak out now."
"Wal, if you'd just as leave, I wish you'd put the hair in one plate, and
the butter in another, and let me mix mine to suit myself."
What He Would Do. — One of Uncle Daniel's neighbors had a some-
what unruly son who did not take kindly to work. The father labored hard to
maintain his family, while this indolent young man was allowed to do as he
pleased. Some of the neighbors who were aware of the circumstances, in-
quired of Uncle Daniel why J. did not take his son into the woods where he
was at the time cutting timber. This was the characteristic reply : " If he's
my son, I'd want to take him up into a mountain as 'Abrum did Isik, and /
wouldn't ha're a ram within a thousand miles.
Speechless Pigs. — Uncle Daniel thought to turn an honest penny one
spring by raising some pigs. Their advent was awaited with considerable
anxiety, and in a few days nearly all had died. He was at the village store
one day when some one, who had conditionally engaged a pig, asked him how
the litter was getting along. " Getting along ! " exclaimed the old man, " they
are all dead but two, and they are speechless."
From Jerusalem. — As mentioned in the notice of Uncle Daniel's father,
which see, he started for the Holy Land and never returned. As " Aunt
Anne " was standing in the door one day, as was her custom, watching for the
return of her long absent husband, she discovered a ragged tramp ascending
the hill. Turning to her son, who was performing some laborious work
across the road, she said : " Daniel, what man is that coming up the hill .' ''
Straightening his aching back as he glanced down the road, he held up his
hands and exclaimed : " Why, that's old Joe Decker coming back from
Jerusalem." Not a respectful speech, it is true.
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Hair of His Head. — It was a custom among the neighbors on the
"Decker lane" to unite when they "dressed their pork," in the late autumn
or early winter, and by mutual assistance to lighten toil. His brother, who
lived at the "next house," was a professional butcher. The hogs had been
scalded and the busy men were pulling out the bristles. It seems that the
water had cooled somewhat before Uncle Daniel's porker was immersed, and
the bristles did not yield readily. The others, a little way off, had succeeded
better. " Is yours 'bout ready to hang up, Daniel," asked his butcher brother
across the way. "Yes, Joe," replied the disgusted man, "if you want to hang
him by t/w hair of his head."
A Smooth Stick. — A gentleman once asked him if he could remember
his Grandmother Field. "I guess I can," said Uncle Daniel, "but only once.
My father had been away from home for the clay, and on his return learned
that 1 had neglected some task assigned to me. He was provoked, and catch-
ing up a rough, thorny apple-tree limb that lay near, he approached to chas-
tise me. Grandmother was standing upon the door-step at the moment
with a small and straight stick in her hand. She instantly handed it to my
father as she said: 'Here, Joe, lick Daniel with a smooth stick,' and
he did. Who wouldn't remember such a grandmother as that?" asked the
old man.
A Four- Year-Old Boy.- -He once adopted a city-bred boy, who proved
a great annoyance to him. Uncle Daniel tried hard to teach him to mow;
purchased a light "rigging" for him and set him to work. But he went to
the village and inquired for a " small boy about four years old." When asked
what he wanted of such a lad, he replied that he wished to hire him to " ride
on the heel of George's scythe to keep it down."
No Outside Rows. — His neighbors complained that the squirrels were
eating their corn in the field, and asked Uncle Daniel about his. He replied
that they never troubled his corn. " And how do you prevent it ? " they asked.
"I never have any outside rows," was his answer. Fact was, he did not plant
corn.
A Fall Colt. — When asked what month in the year he was born in, he
replied : " I was 7i fail colt."
Raised on a Burn. — Meeting a great overgrown girl from one of the
back towns, whose complexion was about as dark as a thunder cloud. Uncle
Daniel asked her if she wasn't "raised on a burn."
Shoulder-Straps. — He was digging a ditch at the road-side when two
young ladies, who went to the extreme of fashion in wearing crinoline, were
passing by. The wind was tossing their drapery in a very careless way, to
their evident embarrassment, when up rose Uncle Daniel and added to their
chagrin by asking why they didn't wear "shoulder-straps to hold their clothes
down."
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All in One Time. — At a time of considerable religious excitement one
of the converts, possessed of remarkable lung power, developed a very peculiar
intonation of voice when speaking in public. Uncle Daniel remarked that
the young man "prayed, talked, and sang all in the same tune."
Aunt Martha's Di'ess. — He owned a dog, called "Romeo," that had
a habit of running past those who came up the hill upon which his master
lived. This caused a good many threats against the dog's life. One day a
neighbor's wife, named Martha — a relative of Mr. Decker — was passing
along the road when the dog ran, and, catching her dress-skirt in his teeth,
nearly tore it from her body. This proved the culminating point in that dog's
history. His master put a rope about his neck, led iiim away, and, as he
raised his axe to deal the fatal blow, asked : " Romeo, what made you tear
your Aunt Martha's dress?'' Romeo's reply was not recorded; he rested
by the swamp.
The Yellow Dos. — Soon after the untimely death of "Romeo," Uncle
Daniel was making mquiry for another dog ; said he was " tarnal lonesome "
and must have a dog of some kind. He was informed that a man at the other
side of the river had a dog to sell, but that it was a "yellow dog." Uncle
Daniel replied: " I don't care a darn what color he is, if he don't court the
cat."
Another Kind of Tracks. — A traveling minister once called at the
home of Uncle Daniel and wished to show him some tracts. Parcel after par-
cel was opened and examined, but they did not please. "What kind of tracts
did you wish to see, sir? " inquired the missionary. "Tracks! Tracks! I
want to see such as iw/ will make going from my house to the road," replied
the blunt old man. The tracks were made.
My Little Brother Joe. — Uncle Daniel's brother Joseph was a very
large, corpulent man, and the two so closely resembled each other that strangers
failed to distinguish them. Moreover, Joseph was a religious man, while Uncle
Daniel was not. It was not unusual for a new pastor, who had seen Joseph at
church, to meet Daniel and call him " Brother Decker." On one occasion soon
after the settlement of a new minister, the man started out to make pastoral
visits. After spending a pleasant hour at the house of Uncle Daniel, all the
time supposing it was Joseph, the pastor mentioned the social meeting to be
held at the village that evening, and, turning to his host, said : " I shall look
for you down to the meeting tonight." "Well," replied Uncle Daniel, "if I
can not go, I will send my little brother Joe; he's a first-rate hand." He used
to declare that he had found out lots of mean tricks Joe had done in conse-
quence of looking so much like him.
Cold as a Dead Man. — It was a cold winter night. Uncle Daniel and
Aunt Debby retired at an early hour, according to their custom. While lost
in profound slumber, the somewhat restless wife gradually divested her hus-
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band of his share of the bedclothes, and left him exposed to the keen night
air. Awaking from his sleep, Uncle Daniel roused his wife and said: "Old
hemlock ! I have often heard it said when a widow married quite soon after
the death of her husband, she should have waited until his body was cold ; so
now you can get married agin soon's you please, for I shall never be any colder
when I'm dead."
Ill a Pillow-Case to Dry. — As Uncle Daniel was a heavy man, the
"boss" of the crew of river-drivers kept him in the deep water of the eddies
pushing out logs that drifted in there; consequently, he came nightly to his
boarding-place as wet as a "drowned rat." On one occasion he was not only
wet but cvM, and calling the landlady he said: "Madam, I'm tarnal cold and
wish you'd hang me up in a pillow-case by the fire to dry."
A Rabbit Hunt. — A young man of the adjacent village, who was not
inclined to work, was out with his dog and gun chasing rabbits; chasing them
in a wood-lot near Mr. Decker's field, in which he and a teamster were plow-
ing. The poor rabbit was seen running over the furrows toward another
thicket; soon the hunter came, nearly out of breath, and shouted in discon-
nected words : " Un-cle Dan-'el, hev y-e-o-u s-e-e-n a rab-bit en-ywhere
r-o-u-n-d here-e-e.'"' "Rabbit.' yes; he just crossed the field and wanted to
know what darned fool that was chasing him." The hunter retired, more
thoughtful.
Couldn't Bear Everything. — It was a severe and protracted drouth
that prevailed in the Saco valley towns. So discouraging and dreary was the
prospect for a harvest that the dry weather became the theme of conversation
everywhere. And good men prayed and prayed earnestly, as near Elijah-like
as they could without Elijah's kind of faith, for rain. But for weeks all signs
did fail. Poplar leaves turned "white side up"; red ants bored burrows in
the road-side path; dogs nibbled grass, and hens "fixed their feathers," but
not a drop of rain. At length the haying time came and the mowers went
forth to mow; and they mowed and mowed until many fields were shorn of
the thin grass that had ripened prematurely. All at once, unexpectedly, a
little cloud about as large and wet as a dishcloth came in sight ; other clouds
from all points came and united with it, and down poured the long-desired
rain. Day and night, for a whole week, until hay was as black as tobacco,
the torrents descended. Then the farmers " changed their tune " ; they wanted
the crank turned the other way; they growled just as farmers have always
growled. Uncle Daniel had observed all these things, and as he overheard
two religious men complaining about the rain, he said : " Look a-here, neigh-
bors, you have been teasing the Lord for rain all summer, and He can't bear
everything more'n other folks."
Darned Good Orit. — The person who "got the hands upon" Uncle
Daniel must have his "eye-teeth" well cut. At one time a neighbor had
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worked up an old grindstone into small slabs with which to whet axes and
knives. One was sent to Uncle Daniel by his wife, who had visited at the
house. He came home when Aunt Debby had company, and seeing the whet-
stone upon the mantle-shelf asked where it came from. His "old hemlock"
was in a pleasant mood and said: "Why, that came from me." Quick as
thought Uncle Daniel replied : " It must be darned good grit, then." Aunt
Debby had duties to attend to down in the pantry.
Wished To Keep His Hair. — One of the deacons of the church at
West Buxton had been suspended, and there was considerable talk in the com-
munity as to who would be selected to fill the office. At this time the
pastor, on his way to visit Deacon Decker, met Uncle Daniel and asked him
to come over the river and hear him preach. "Good heavens," said he, "I
don't dare to go there to chui^ch for fear they'd want to make a deacon of me,
and I don't want my hair all pulled out just yet." His ideal deacon was a
bald-headed man.
Tlie BeSRinjT Minister. — For some years, when his wood-lot had
become nearly exhausted, he secured his winter's wood from among the logs
in the boom, sometimes gathering twenty cords. One of these years, when
he had been especially fortunate. Elder F met him in the village store
and asked him if he did not think it his duty to give him a load of wood.
"Well," said Uncle Daniel, "I haven't thought much about it, but will ask
the Lord and do as He says." Some days afterwards he was again at the store
when the clergyman came in — a venerable man on the superannuated list — and
asked Decker if he had consulted the Lord according to promise about the
wood. On being told that he had, he was asked with considerable interest
what the Lord said about the matter. "He told me," said Uncle Daniel, "to
mind my own business, and let old F take care of himself." That was a
"killer" on the elder, and it is doubtful if ever a company of men roared
louder with laughter than did those in the village store that day.
Hauling Up Corn. — For many years he did not plant any corn ; this
fact was not known to all the towns-people, and during a backward spring,
when the seed was reluctant to appear, somebody asked Uncle Daniel how
his corn came up. His reply was: "First rate, for I paid old Tut Eaton four
cents a bushel to haul it up." At that time Tristram Eaton drove a team
from the railway station in Buxton.
The New Cow-Bell. — During war times he and the deacon were visit-
ing a sister in Portland, and while there, amid many ladies who were gathered
in the parlor, were showing some articles purchased in the city to take home
to their wives. Uncle Daniel brought in a new cow-bell which he said he had
purchased as a present for his "old hemlock." Some one remarked that Aunt
Deborah was now so old it was not necessary to put a bell on her, when he
replied: "Yes, but not so old but she would like to be found sometimes."
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Without a Tear. — A few weeks before he died a neighbor called at
his house, and found him shaving raft-pins for the lumbermen, an employ-
ment he had followed for many winters. He said : " Uncle Daniel, your arms
are not as strong as they were once." In reply he said: " No. for I have
seen the day when I could make a thousand and not shed a tear."
Carried tlie Cat to Mill. — He was seen going down the " Decker
lane" with a bag swung over his shoulder. As he approached, the villager
discovered that Uncle Daniel was deeply affected and seemed to be weeping.
As they met the young man asked the funny old farmer the cause of his sor-
row. After a terrible "boo-hoo-ho," Uncle Daniel responded something as
follows: "Well, Ephraim, I am carrying my poor old cat to mill. I had a
nice pig, and we got out o' meal, so I had him ground for the old hog; the
pig's all gone and now I'm obleeged to have the poor tabby ground to keep
the hog alive; boo-hoo-hoo-o-o-o." The evident sincerity of the old man,
with the anguish exhibited in his face, for the moment deceived the youngster
who had accosted him. Years afterwards the whole scene was recalled by
the villager when upon the yard-arm at sea, and he became so convulsed with
laughter that he came near falling to the deck.
ir!!m^iTTOi!rm!n^^
EORGE Mcdonald, son of Peletiah McDonald, a Revolutionary
soldier, lived on the bank of the "New river," in Standish, at the
end of the bridge, where he built a small, narrow house, in which
he lived a sort of hermit life for many years. He cultivated a
small garden, but I do not know of any other source of income with which
he supplied his temporal needs. He seemed to be a man of solitary habits,
seldom venturing far from his house. I am not aware that he was ever
married. His most prominent characteristic was a physical one--a nose of
abnormal and enormous proportions ; high-colored, indented, and bearing evi-
dence of being inflamed by having been used as a receptacle of ardent spirit.
This facial appendage was the pioneer, forerunner, John the Baptist, of old
George wherever he went; when thai nose was seen heaving over a hill, com-
ing round the corner, or passing your door, you might be sure George was not
far in the rear. It seemed always to have been sent forward in advance, like
a skirmisher, to feel out, or smell out, the way. It was broad at the nostrils,
like that of a blooded horse, and by it danger could be scented afar off.
Extending so far beyond his face, the slightest movement of the man's head
gave it a swinging motion, and it appeared to be searching for something
important that had been lost. It reminded an observer of a mammoth straw-
berry with deep-set seeds. It bloomed like a great garden rose. The middle
part, the body proper of the feature, was supported by two buttresses, or
excrescences, at the sides, dropped in between it and his prominent cheeks;
these side braces were of the same color and texture as the major part. His
eyes were situated like two cabin dwellers on opposite sides of a mountain,
who, if they had intercourse, must, perforce, climb over the summit or go a
long way round. "So near and yet so far!" And such a nose proved in
many instances a disadvantage, an obstruction. In the first place, it required
considerable room to turn round in ; this is obvious. Then, when drinking
from a large, deep dish it must be used with but little in it ; otherwise, the
nose would take a bath long before the beverage would reach the lips. When
reading a book or a newspaper, his nose would go rubbing over the page like
that of a ruminating animal. His little eyes had been so long separated, and
their line of vision diverted by this arbitrary and insurmountable barrier, that
they did seem to turn away as if fearful that it might fall upon them and extin-
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guish their light forever. Each orb kept " bachelor's hall " and acted as inde-
pendent as if no relation existed between them. There may have been some
secret intercourse within the cranial chambers, but in the absence of all exter-
nal evidence we are left in doubt.
So far as we know, the owner of this wonderful nose was a man of very
quiet, unobtrusive, and uneventful life : and when he had run his mortal
course, and death had laid him low, it is said that for many hours thereafter
this part of his anatomy retained its florid freshness to such an extent that
the neighbors doubted if he was really dead, and questioned the propriety of
interment until it had shown more indications of being touched by the rider
of the pale horse. He was, however, in due time consigned to the narrow
house — necessarily d/.v/' — and the familiar and attractive nasal perambulator
was greatly missed from the neighborhood. Peace be to iis ashes !
"Squire" Yates Rogers was a little man of more than ordinary in-
tellectual acumen and mechanical ability. He was descended from the Rogers
family of Kittery, and that was heroic stock. His education was not of the
university sort, but much better than that of his neighbors. Yates was indeed
a genius. He had a shop near his house where he made substantial furni-
ture. When the first skeleton clocks were brought into the community, Yates
made cases for them that reached from floor to ceiling and were surmounted
with ornamental and, to him, beautifully carved figures.
Well, Yates was commissioned as magistrate, and was frequently called
to try small cases. Now he was a man of genuine old-time culture, dignified,
courteous, and a correct linguist ; a real gentleman of old-school manners.
Early in life — how early no one living could tell — he became possessed of a
very full-skirted surtout coat that for length almost touched his heels when
walking. The material was a real "Quaker drab," and plenty of it — for a
little man. The waist was short and close-fitting, fortified with two rows of
large, white bone buttons. When he went abroad, this coat, like the tradi-
tional one of Old Grimes, was "all buttoned down before." He wore, on
occasions of importance, a low-crowned, rather wide-rimmed fur hat of non
descript color. This crowning article was uninfluenced and untouched by any
changes in fashion for at least half a century. When "Squire" Rogers went
from his little, red, wayside home to "sit on a case," the coat and hat inva-
riably went too. Why, he would not have been recognizable without them.
With staff in hand be would go forward as nimble as a boy ; indeed, he was
full of gimp, snap, or whatever you call it. When seen in advance, climbing
a hill, his full, long-skirted coat gave him the appearance of an old woman.
I would not have you think he regarded his ofiicial duties indifferently, not by
any means. On the contrary, he was to the fullest extent conscious of the high
dignity of his position, and the gravity of the cases under trial. You should
have seen him in court to appreciate his bearing. He would take his seat
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among the lawyers, stick his goose-quill over his ear, and "strike an attitude "
that was all-suggestive of lordly authority and eager attention. His face was
small and thin, his features sharp, and his snapping gray eyes were over-
shadowed by coarse, bristling brows : clean shaved, leaving only a small
brush of beard on the temples. His iron-gray hair was raised high above his
crown, and over his ears long locks were combed far forward like a pair of
horns. About his neck, which was accommodatingly long, he wore the old-
fashioned broad "stock" with its buckle behind; above this the points of his
dickey were visible. Taking all these physical peculiarities, with his style of
dress and manners, into account, he looked as formidable and profound as
his size would admit of. Fancy his squealing goose-quill pen rapidly gliding
over the paper, and how, when counsel offered objection to testimony and he
was called to rule as to admissibility, he would clap his quill over his ear,
elevate one eyebrow, close one eye, and with a nervous, twitching movement
of his mouth, give his opinion. His voice was sharp and attenuated, his man-
ner of speaking vehement and penetrating. When he hitched his chair back
from the table and arose to give his verdict, all ears were bent to listen; indeed,
the grave expression that he assumed, and the little majesty with which he
carried himself on such occasions, not only commanded attention, but caused
a sensation of awe. At one time when a lawyer was about to begin his plea,
Squire Rogers rapped on the table and said : " Not a word, not a word, my
mind is all made up." Squire Rogers had not only an impulsive temper, but
a keen-edged, pronounced one that held on as long as he lived. When he was
offended, the offensive person was sure to know it ; with a vengeance, too.
He was fearless and aggressive as a game cock, and would fight with tongue,
or fist, if need be, but was never known to run from a foe. It has been said that
he became angry with one of his neighbors whom he considered to be over-
bearing, and as he cogitated over the affair, while working at his bench, he
became more and more agitated, and when his hot temper could endure no
more, he went in search of his victim, who was found in the village store. With
war in his eye and teeth set hard, he walked up to Mr. L , and holding
his clenched bony fist near his face, said: "Whenever you see me, as long
as you live, I want you to think that I know you are a tarnal liar." Read this
sentence again and see how strong he framed it. "I want you to think /
know," etc. That was just like the squire ; he could say very caustic and
never-to-be-forgotten things.
"Old Aunt Rogers," the consort of Yates, was maiden named Rumery,
Mary Rumery, and was married in 1806. She was quite antipodal to the
squire, physically and mentally. Her form was very robust, short, and stout
"all the way up and down." She was a jolly, easy-going, comfortable old
body as ever you saw. A part of her dominion was the great barn where her
hens laid many a snow-white egg, which Aunt Rogers "from the nest had
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taken, to put in cakes or fry with bacon." Sometimes, an old biddy of modest,
secretive proclivity would "steal her nest" and deposit her oval tribute beyond
the reach of her mistress. On one occasion, midway between breakfast and
the dinner hour. Aunt Rogers went to the barn on an e.xploring expedition.
Wishing to put her hand into a nest that she discovered upon a cross-beam,
she climbed upon an inverted lime-cask, a large, old-styled one, and her weight
burst the head in and her rotund body was instantly embarreled. The pointed
nails that had been driven through the cask hoops caught in the old lady's skirts,
and she could not extricate herself. In her desperate struggles for her liberty
the barrel was overturned upon the barn floor, and, of course. Aunt Rogers
went the same way. Here she strove and rolled about in mad and even fran-
tic efforts to crawl out, but wherever she went the old cask, like Mary's lamb,
"was sure to go." Her circumference was against success. After an im-
prisonment of about three hours. Squire Rogers, coming in from the field, dis-
covered her condition and hastened to the rescue. He braced his feet as he
stood astride the; cask, and held hard as his pursy old consort grasped a post
and pulled with all her strength, but it was all futile; the "bilge" was full
and she could not be disengaged. Squire Rogers was not wanting in inven-
tive faculty. A bright idea struck him, and bidding his panting, perspiring
wife to be patient, he hastened to his tool chest. Catching up a hand saw,
he rushed back to the barn, sawed off the cask hoops and released his nearly
exhausted and thoroughly disgusted companion from her embarrassment. It
goes without statement that Aunt Rogers never again hunted hens' nests on a
crazy old lime cask.
This quaint old pair lived to ripe age, but died sine prole, and left their
snug little estate to those out of kin.
" Ulicle David " Martin was a man of very peculiar temperament, and
developed many marked traits of character, which became so conspicuous in
his intercourse with others that they became the subject of local proverbs.
During his early years he had been what old people called a "high-flyer"; a
wandering, reckless fellow. He ran away to sea and became a regular "salt."
He roamed about the world, visiting foreign ports, and never ceased spinning
sailors' "yarns" as long as he lived. We remember one of these. The ship
was at anchor in some European port when a man came on board from the
interior who had never seen a nautical instrument, and observing the quad-
rant, asked Martin what that was. "That's a New England dumpling-mould,"
replied the sailor, and the man went away with an air of satisfaction and a
new bit of information.
When he had come from the sea, had married and settled in life, he some-
times allowed his love of gain to overrule his principles of honor ; he went
by night and hauled away a load of newly rived staves, belonging to a distant
townsman. He was not detected, but made the staves into barrels and sold
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them. Years passed and this neighbor removed to the West. Meanwhile
"Uncle David " settled in Hollis, purchased a tract of good land, and by
industry and frugal management had become a prosperous farmer. He had
also become a professor of religion and was striving to live an honest life.
But conscience opened her court, summoned him before her bar, and required
him to make, to the extent of his ability, substantial restitution to those he
had defrauded in early life. From this decision there was no appeal. He
at once instituted inquiry for his old neighbor from whom he had stolen the
staves so many years before. He was not found, but Uncle David promised
God that if he ever had the opportunity, he would make restoration; where-
upon, conscience, for the time being, adjourned her court, and allowed him
to go his way. Years, many years, passed away, and while Uncle David was
busy with his workmen, when building his new brick house, he heard of the
return of the wronged neighbor to his native town, poor and broken down in
health. Faithful to his vows, he called for his horse, changed his apparel,
took an abrupt leave of his surprised family, and drove away to Baldwin. Here
he found his man, who, of course, did not recognize him; frankly confessed
his crime, paid him the full value of the stolen staves with interest, relieved
his conscience of a grievous burden carried for many years, and returned
home a happier man. He afterward learned that the honesty of this trans-
action had so deeply impressed his early neighbor, that he was himself led to
become a Christian, and that he had, with the money received from Uncle
David, purchased a large Bible and a suit of decent clothes for church. This
simple incident has its moral and clearly indicates the arbitrary power of a
conscience under the government and light of the gospel. Though long
years may pass, and her promptings are disregarded, she will at last bring
the wrong-doer to an account ; and her voice will not be silenced within the
human breast until strict justice has been complied with and all her mandates
obeyed.
During his residence in Hollis, he was a keen hunter and trapper, and
evinced much cunning sagacity in circumventing the wary old fox that had
repeatedly sprung the trap set for him and escaped unharmed. Snow was on
the ground at the time, and by a careful examination of the tracks about the
"fo.\-bed," Uncle David was convinced of the cunning trick played by reynard.
It was seen that on smelling out the secreted trap, the fox would stretch him-
self at full length upon the snow and strike across the jaws in such a way that
he hit the "trencher" and sprung the trap without being caught. As the
practised eye of the old hunter surveyed the spot, he might have been heard
soliloquizing thus: "Well, Mister Fox, you think you are a smart, cunning,
old fellow; but Uncle David will show you a trick you never thought of." The
trap was turned one-quarter round and carefully covered as beforetime. On
the following night, the fox played his old game and was caught by the fore-
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leg in two places. As Uncle David approached, and discovered his captive
entangled in some bushes near his "fox-bed," before dispatching him he re-
hearsed the whole history of his previous conduct in the quaint parlance for
which he was noted, and emphasized his statement with a smart blow upon
reynard's yellow head.
Uncle David never lost his fondness for the sea, and annually, for many
years, until prevented by infirmity, drove down to Saco, and went a-fishing
with Uncle Nat Rrdlon for skipper ; and many a jolly good time did these old
sons of Neptune have together, as they handled the lines and pulled in the
noble cod.
Being a moderate user of tobacco, his custom was to carry his quid in his
vest pocket rolled up in a long, narrow piece of calfskin. He would unfold
this, place the delicious morsel — as large as a pigeon's egg — in his mouth,
and allow it to smrl' — for he never chewed it — for a half hour; then return it
to his tobacco case and to his pocket. In this way, he would make a small
plug of the "Indian weed," more properly called "hog-poison," last for sev-
eral weeks.
For many years he wore Indian moccasins during winter and summer,
and always persisted in going to meeting with them on the Sabbath.
In his intercourse and financial dealings with his neighbors, he was
ever punctual and truthful to a nice degree. If he borrowed a tool, he would
return it immediately when done using it, even when pressure of work re-
quired attention. He once went half a mile to return a pin he had picked
up and thoughtlessly put into his coat ; said it was not his, and he would not
keep it.
The Basket-Maker. — Many now living will remember that singular
character known as Tom Webster, who, with his aged mother, wandered about
the Saco river towns selling baskets, the most ill shaped and coarse wares ever
formed from wood. No one could form an appro.ximate estimate of his age.
It was tradition that, being a very nervous child, he had been frightened by
stories related to him about the savage deeds of the Indians. At any rate,
he was the most abnormal man ever seen or heard of. His face was drawn
into indescribable contortions and his expression was sometimes frightful.
His speech was as singular and unintelligible as his face was repelling.
Dressed in rags, he would come into the villages nearly covered with piles of
baskets, his poor old mother either at his side or wearily walking behind him;
and he would scream out to any he might meet : " Buy a basket, dear, pretty
little basket with two covers, one to put on and one to take off, dear." When
exchanging his wares for goods at the stores, he always called for "biscuits,"
meaning crackers. It was: "Give me few biscuits, dear; marm, she likes
biscuits." He was shy and distrustful, usually standing with his back against
a building or fence, where he could watch every approach. It was truly
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pathetic to witness the devotion of the poor old mother, who accompanied
this strange son from town to town. She went with him as long as her strength
held out, and protected him from the insults and impositions of such fools as
were disposed to ill-treat him. These lived in an old hut, isolated from neigh-
bors, back on the plains. When the aged mother died and Thomas was left
alone, he was carried to the town-farm and comfortably provided for. His
portrait was sketched while weaving the "basket bottom" into a chair, and
is now hanging in the Ellis B. Usher mansion at Bar Mills.
|)alrItiuorIi and (i^^uiltiuri-(>framcj).
To everything tliere is a season, and a time to every purpose under the lieaven."— Soto(/ion.
HE swarthy-complexioned proverb maker was much more than half
right when he formulated the above statement some twenty-eight
centuries ago, and his language was especially applicable to the
customs in vogue among the early generations settled in the Saco
valley plantations, who designated the seasons for attending to the various
departments of farm work and indoor duties by the prefixed name of that
which engaged their attention. Their chronology was not tabulated by weeks
or months, but they talked of corn-spindle time, flax-bloom time, roast-ear
time, reaping time, and housing time; the women, of milking time, churning
time, and quilting time. What the house-rolling and corn-husking were, prac-
tically and socially, to the male persuasion, during the colonial period, the
apple-bee and quilting-party meant to the women folk within doors. These
occasions were an embryo from which the modern sewing circle was evolved;
the old wine was poured into new bottles, but the flavor remained the same.
Those old capped and kerchiefed daughters of Eve who gathered about the
quilting-frames one hundred years ago had nimble fingers for driving their
shining needles and limber tongues for discussing neighborhood affairs, same
as those who help to form the sewing and talking circle of today. Such insti-
tutions were very beneficial and sometimes exceedingly hurtful ; they were
like the Scotchman's opinion of the patriarch Jacob ; he was " pairtly good
and pairtly bad " — same as other people. Like fire, steam, and explosives,
these convocations might be useful or prove to be an agency of destruction.
As there were no local newspapers to serve as scavengers ,of neighborhood
gossip, those who held quilting conventions could find some excuse for spread-
ing such infectious rubbish as always accumulates in rural districts. They
must, perforce, employ their restless tongues, and, as wholesome materials for
conversation sometimes ran low in these sparsely populated settlements, they
quickly seized such as came to hand. Their discussions involved such sub-
jects as dreams, visions, ghosts, witches, fairies, old women's surmises, guesses,
wagers, and "come-uppances."
Materials for quilting were about as "skeirce" among the early settlers'
wives and daughters as news. The " squares " were nearly all of woolen. A
few bits of bright-colored cloth for central positions were highly valued, and
we have seen a quilt largely made from a red broadcloth cloak once worn by
PATCHWORK AND qUILTING-FRAMES. 427
a lord mayor of London and brought to Salisbury, Mass., by the ancestors of
the Merrill family. Every piece of cloth \va§ saved, and that woman who
could spare a few squares for the quilt being made by some young wife, whose
"toucher" had been meagre, was looked upon as a benefactress. When the
old train-bands were broken up the women had an hilarious time making quilts
from uniform coats of blue and buff. An old, well-worn blanket was some-
times used for a lining.
The quilting-frames, early called "poles," were some ten feet long, pierced
with a series of small holes and held together by wooden pins at the corners.
These were adjusted to the size of the quilt and supported upon the backs of
four chairs, which were weighted with sad-irons and stones to keep them from
falling over. When all " squares " for the quilt were conjoined, it was " tacked "
into the poles with twine and rolled up until the quilting-party assembled.
It was "quilting time" in the Skillingsville settlement, and Sally Single-
ton was the first to send forth invitations for help. Lias Singleton, her man,
carried the notifications that a quilting-bee would be held on Hornbeam hill
at such a day. Now the Singleton house was situated on the southwest cant
of the hill, just below the brow thereof. It was remote from other houses,
and not easy of approach. When the pioneers came into the wilderness pros-
pecting for lands there were no roads, and they built their cabins near a good
spring of pure water and waited for roads, which were made in due time, to
find them. When Lias Singleton went down to the "Sloan clearing," where
a cluster of log-houses had been built around a small mill, where a consider-
able village stands today, to circulate invitations to Sally's quilting, he found
one family, more recently moved into the plantation, who knew not where
Hornbeam hill was, nor did they know how to find their way by such devious
paths as were made in the new settlements. Mrs. Linderman said it would
afford her a store of delight to be present at the quilting, but she did not think
she could find her way to Hornbeam. Lias said he could make it as clear as
sunlight. He went to the fireplace, seized a piece of charcoal, went down on
his knees at the hearth, and began to draw an outline map of the Skillingsville
settlement, and as he traced the route to Hornbeam hill, he delivered himself
in descriptive phrase as followeth : " I will now pint out the way. You'll
jist toiler the spruce valley cart-road until it tapers off down where Sam Hunk-
ing's pole bars open into his wood-lot. You'll climb over there'n wind along
the hill-side and down through the swale to Hornpout brook, where you'll cross
on a forked log; then go down the bank, and you'll come out on Paul Lar-
comb's burnt ground, where there's a leaning, spall-butted, old hemlock, near
the cow-path where the critters come down to drink. Well, now foller the
cow-path up the black ash galley till you reach the top of the slag; it's jist a
leetle ways from there to the brow of Hornbeam, and our cabin's right under
your nose on the sou'east cant. Of course you can find the way."
428 PATCHWORK AND QUILTING-FRAMES.
Mrs. Linderman still expressed doubts and it was arranged that she should
be accompanied by Aunt Hadassah Higgins, who had once made Sally Single-
ton a visit; that removed all objections. The quilting day dawned bright and
crisp, and the women of the settlement might have been seen wending their
way by winding paths through the old shadowy forest, cautiously creeping over
wet places and across brooks on mossy logs. They found the "spall-butted
hemlock," and the "swale,'' and "slag"; they followed the "cow-path" and
reached the "sou'west cant" of Hornbeam hill by nine in the forenoon, where
they found Sally Singleton, arrayed in a span clean cap and dress, ready for
their reception.
"Good morrow. Mistress Singleton, how du you do?"
"Rael smart, Granmarm MuUikan; be you well?"
"Quite smart for me, but I'm all out o' breath climbing up the swale;
skeircely git my voice; let me rest a meenit, du."
"Well! Well!" said Mrs. Singleton, "here's aunt Hadassah Higgins'n
Margit MuUens'n Polly Pennell'n Pashunce Palmerton'n Judy Killpaterick'n
Reliance Rumery'n Lovie Hamilton; well! well! there comes Mistress Bun-
tin'n Mistress Laureston'n Goodie Fairbairn'n old Aunt Harlenson. My stars !
what a nice quiltin'-party we'll hev today."
The shawls and hoods were laid aside, and all were seated to rest awhile.
They smoothed their broad aprons, daintily adjusted their cap-strings and
"glared" about the room. At length Goodie Fairbairn declared that she had
come to a quilting, and to quilting she would go. She was an "old hand at
it," and really "hankered" to be sewing. She put on her heavy "specks" and
took her station at the quilting-poles. Opening a needle case, she selected one
of suitable size, stuck a thread through the eye, pulled it over the lump of bees-
wax, lined a square with twine and chalk, and went diligently to her work.
Aunt Hadassah Higgins, Reliance Rumery, and Polly Pennell joined her on
that side of the quilt, while Margaret Mullens, Patience Palmerton, Judy Kill-
paterick and Lovie Hamilton took chairs on the opposite side. Mistress
Buntin and Laureston and old Aunt Harlenson sat awhile at the fireside and
smoked their pipes of clay.
"That's a rael purty quilt, Sally," said Aunt Molly Harlenson. "Where'd
you find them bright red pieces'n them sky blue squares'n them ones kivered
with leetle poesies, Sally?"
" Where'd I git um ? Lem me tell ye. Arter ole Gineral Battleface died'n
the property was settled up, they had a vendue an' Lias, he bid off the old
uniformed coat. Well, we seed 'twas wus for ware an' a good deal silad, so
I cut it into squares an' blocks for this ere quilt. Wall, ye see thet coat hed
a scarlet linin' en that's whare I gut them red pieces. I kum honestly by 'um,
to ba sure."
" I want tu know," responded Molly.
PATCHWORK AND QUILTING-FRAMES. 429
"Wall, you was in good luck, Sally."
"So she was, Aunt Judy."
"I declare, thet'll be the han'somest quilt'n this clearin','' said Mistress
Buntin.
"That's what Lias thought," said Sally.
At this juncture Lovie Hamilton asked Judy Killpaterick if she heard
about the trouble out in the " Cartright Clearing."
" Why, no. Aunt Lovie, don't know's I hev. What's it 'bout ? "
"Why, I'm 'stonished that you've not hearn how Caleb Norstrom was
'cused o' stealin' an ole bell-weather out'r Jim Simpson's back parster'n how
Squire Justicator found him guilty'n 'low'd he must pay for the sheep'n give
up the pelt ; they found the pelt up'n Caleb's wood-house chamber, they did."
" I guess you lie."
"'Pon my word, I don't. Goodie Fairbairn."
"An' did Caleb give up the pelt?"
"Sartin, he did."
" An' settled the bill ? "
"To be sure he did."
" Shoah ! "
"Til wage thet's what become o' Ike Kindrick's sheeps. He lost .some
o' his flock last housin' time'n hunted all over the plantation, but couldn't find
eny sign o' them. They concluded thet some varmint hed kerried 'em off."
" I want tu know."
"They sarch-ed Caleb's buildin' and look-ed 'nunder the brush fence round
his clearin', but couldn't find hide nor hair o' eny critter; so they didn't .see's
they hed eny ividence 'ginst Caleb."
" Stonishin' ! "
Dropping Caleb and the sheep-stealing business, they paused to take
breath, and roll up the quilt.
"Say, Aunt Molly, did yon hear how's Marinda Spinford backbited Lor-
anna Hanscum, 'n what an awful fuss it raked up 'tween 'em .' "
"Why, no. Goodie. What ///>/ she say?"
"Well thare. Aunt Molly, I don' no's I ken tell it jest's 'twas tol' me, but
nigh's I ken recolleck, Miranda said Aunt Rachel Rankin said Sabra Sunbeam
said Pashance Dearborn said old Polly Crowly said, said she, thet Abrum
Hardman said, said he, thet Uncle Jeams Jimmerson said, said he, thet Liab
Brassbrige declared 'pon his high honor how Sail Waterman she rolled out
the white o' her eye to Amos Allenson down tu old Uncle Robin Rollinses
huskin' last fall, said he, said she, said — said — he — she."
"Well there," said Judy Killpateric'k, "I know'd Sail Waterman wasn't
eny better'n she oughter be for I seed her winkle her eye to Siah Larkin
down in the meetin'-house entry."
430 PATCH WOnK AND QUILTING-FRAMES.
" Shoah ! "
"Don't you believe thet, Goodie?"
"To be shure."
"Thare!"
"Well, what'll cum next?"
"Siah Larkin was a 'high-flyer' from his youth, and Dorothy Dinsmore
she seed him put a whole han'ful o' huckleberries into Sail Waterman's pail
down on the pine plains last summer gone past."
"Why, Aunt Pashunce ! "
"Sartin fact!"
"Only thmk o' that!"
"Wust of all, this fuss hez turned old Mistress Waterhouse agin Siah's
mother; now they don't set their horses together eny more."
"I want tu know, Judy."
"Wall, I surmised 'twould be thet way."
"What a pity!"
" Yes, 'tis an awful .thing for one woman to talk 'bout their neighbors, an'
I dunno what'll become o' sich folks; indeed, they'll come to some drefful
eend. I never did indulge in talking 'bout folks, for Parson Penticost, he
preached hard agin thet awful sin and 'lowed sich people would go where the
wor-rum don't die and the fire aint squinched.''
"Oh dear! Pashunce."
For a brief space all were silent, and the first sound that broke the sud-
den hush was softened in sighs.
"Well, I allers did think how people thet lived in glass houses shouldn't
fling eny stones," said Rachel Rankin.
"Who's throw'd rocks?" yelled Judy.
"What I've sed I hev sed," replied Rachel.
"You'd better look out. Mistress Rankin."
"Look out? Who think I'm feared of?"
" Now look a-here, Rachel Rankin, you better keep yer mouth shet ;
you'r no better'n other folks, and when you come up here to Sally's quilting
and twit me o' throwin' rocks at people who live in glass houses, you'll git
yerself inter trouble; so look out."
"If the saddle fits your old back you'd better wear it, Judy," retorted
Rachel.
"You're an old snake'n the grass, Rach Rankin."
"If I'se in your place, Judy Killpaterick, I'd keep my yop still. You're
allers goin' round runnin' agin your neighbors like an old hypocrite'n then
wipe your pizen mouth'n prech sermons tu other folk 'bout scandal-monger-
ing. You'll du well tu eat some o' thet kind o' gospel yerself."
"Shet up," screamed Judy.
PATCHWORK AND QUILTING-FRAMES. 431
"Now I shant du eny sich thing; you'd better tell who was father of your
boy Isaiah."
"You nasty old rake, you'll git your cum-uppance for this 'buse."
Sally Singleton saw their fingers working nervously as the tears of hot
anger began to bubble up in their wild eyes, and knew enough about a woman's
methods with claws when engaged in a discussion, to call a halt. She said :
"Hush! hush! It don't look well for you women to quarrel so, and I wish
you wouldn't speak 'nuther word; there, I can't hev sich talk in my house."
" Let me hev my hood'n shawl," said Judy.
They tried hard to pacify her, and told her Rachel "didn't mean nothin'; "
they wanted Rachel to confess that she'd been a "leetle too hasty" in her
words, but she was a Rankin, and her stiiT Scotch temper wouldn't budge a
hair because "the truth will bear its weight." Judy rushed for her "things"
and went blubbering and sputtering down the "swale." She turned round
when she was under the brow of Hornbeam, and raised her thin, skinny arm
defiantly, as she said: "Rachel Rankin will rue for what she's said today, she
will. I shall hand her name into the church an' they'll make this world a place
o' torment as hot as tophet. She's an old lie-teller an' she'll git church mauled
till her soul an' body's all bruised and mangled. There, I was never so 'bused.
Boo hoo — hoo — hoo."
This altercation had upset the peace of Rachel Rankin and she declared
she couldn't and wouldn't quilt another stitch; so she "kitched" her pumpkin
hood and shawl and stivered off down the "swale"; not, however, before she
had assured all present that she had "nothin' agin' any on 'em."
All had laid down their thimbles and needles and waited in solemn
silence while the two angry women "honed one another down" with stinging
invectives. Old Grandmarm Mullens said her spirit was "drefully cast down,"
and Polly Pennell declared that this "jar atween Rachel and Judy had cast a
shadder over her life."
It was evident that a majority of those remaining thought Judy Killpat-
erick was "onwise." Reliance Rumery said she would advise Judy to "build
off agin her own door," and "dig weeds awhile in her own garden with a
short-handled hoe, before pulling grass on the other side of the fence." Aunt
Patience Palmerston said " Amen."
Some judged that Rachel had been imprudent in rebuking Judy publicly
at the quilting, but others viewed the case differently; they said old Judith
Killpaterick was always washing her hands of the very things she was guilty
of, and preaching to other people a sort of gospel she did not use herself.
Sally Singleton leaned over the quilting-frame and hissed between her teeth :
"They be two snarly old critters, and I'm glad they be gone away."
Priscilla Singleton now announced that dinner was served, and all brushed
their aprons and willingly moved toward the table. It was quite evident that
432 PATCHWOBK AND QUILTING-FRAMES.
their appetites had not suffered from the altercation that had so disturbed
their equanimity, and the hearty dinner wonderfully composed their spirits.
The afternoon passed very pleasantly without further allusion to Rachel and
Judy, and long before sundown the quilting was finished, and the women found
their way home before night fell.
But the feud between the two women was not settled for many a day ; it
found its way, as Judy threatened, into the church ; some favored Judy and
others Rachel ; the minister took sides with the latter, and a council was called
to see what should be done. When the two women died, their children and
grandchildren inherited the animosity, and to mention the "scrimmage" at
Sal Singleton's would cause any of their descendants to "grit their teeth."
E cannot wonder that the sons and daughters born and trained in
the New England settlements were superstitious, when we consider
how they were imposed upon in childhood years by falsehoods of
various shades told them by their own parents. As the old vikings
spent the long winter evenings about their hearth-stones, relating mystical
stories of the prowess of their ancestors for the purpose of stimulating a
spirit of daring and adventure in the tow-headed children who listened, so
our grandparents were told, when at the parental fireside, of witches, ghosts,
fairies, haunted dwellings, strange, unaccountable noises and happenings, until
they dreamed of them when asleep on their beds and worried about them
when awake by day. They were frightened by having their attention called
to sounds about the house, such as cats walking over corn in the chamber,
swallows in the chimney, and the wind screaming around the gables; they
were told of strange lights seen among the graves in burying-grounds and
jack-o'-lanterns in the swamps; they were terrified by images made of gourd
shells and candles in the darkness and old women's night-caps on bed-posts
when the moon shone. Black stumps in the clearing were said to be bears,
and owls were called wild-cats because they had ears and round eyes. Neigh-
bors were declared to be witches and all things that went amuck were said to
be bewitched.
Betsey Butterfield accused Poll Pratt of stealing a yard of full cloth from
the web she was hired to weave, and Poll bewitched Betsey's spinning-wheels
so they "cast band," and her carded rolls so they would not "run," for years
afterwards ; indeed, she was never propitiated, and only when six feet under
ground could wheels and rolls be made to behave with decency. She sent
her son to borrow a wood-sled which the owner wished to use that day, and
Poll declared that she would bewitch that sled so Jot Jenkins could not haul
a load of wood. Jot snapped his fingers at Poll and her witches, but he split
yokes and overturned the sled seven times without reaching home as desired;
so he confessed that Poll had outdone him and made overtures for a com-
promise.
If the weather-vane swelled by reason of protracted rain and did not turn
on its spindle with every fickle puff of wind, it was bewitched. When the
butter or soft soap did not "come" in season, some old witch of Endor had
434 SIGNS AND SUPERSTITIONS.
handled the churn or mash-tub. If the sheep would not " own " her lamb,
she was bewitched ; if the sow killed her pigs, she was one of those into which
the devils entered, and her meat would not be fit to eat.
Calves must be weaned and lambs' tails be docked when the "sign was
right" ; so must the pork be killed if it was to "spend well." Bushes should
be cut and peas sowed on such a "quarter o' the moon." One old yeoman
who observed all such rules sowed peas at just the right time and they came up
like beans, with the pea on top. Some said they were bewitched, others
attributed the phenomena to a change of politics.
If a mirror was smashed, the man whose mother had frightened him with
foolish lies about "signs," when a child, turned pale and was quite sure that
some member of the family would die before the year was out. The good shot
who killed an eagle was a mark for death, and might as well make his will
and purchase a winding sheet. To kill a garden toad was to have the cows
give bloody milk, and to see the moon over the left shoulder was a bad omen.
Wonderful dreams were related which never materialized, and such as
were known to "come to pass" were always told of after said event had oc-
curred. Men who ate hot mince pie and buscuit for a late supper, if they
were not possessed of digestive organs as radical as a stone crusher, would
have horrible dreams, nightmares and colts in their disturbed slumbers and
bark like dogs or snort like horses. When the housewife dropped her dish-
cloth, it was a sign of strangers ; when two or three chairs happened to stand
in a line on the kitchen floor, all facing one way, look out for company "afore
night."
If the cat or dog was seen to eat grass, like Nebuchadnezzar, it was
"gwine to rain," and when the soot on the back of the chimney, called "peo-
ple coming out o' meeting," caught fire, that was prophetic of foul weather.
The same when the kettle boiled dry or when Ezekiel's pantaloons sagged in
the leg. But there, all signs failed, you know, in a dry time. Josh Billings
said if a man was observed eating doughnuts on Broadway, it was a sign that
he came from the rural districts. We believe in signs when such are causes
inseparably connected with effects; when the relation of the one can be phil-
osophically traced and rationally explained. Where such relation cannot
be found, please write our names on the skeptics' list.
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E have before us several muster-rolls, bearing the names of all the
able-bodied citizens belonging to the militia from the ages of
eighteen to forty-five. These could be called out to repel inva-
sion; were required to do military duty once or twice a year in
their respective towns, and once a year at such place as might be designated
by the colonel of their regiment for the general muster. Besides the regular
militia, independent companies were form.ed and incorporated by act of the
General Court. W'e ha\e at hand a petition " To the Honorable Senate and
House of Representatives," in which the subscribers state that they "consider
the Military establishment as the bulwark of our National Security and the
Palladium of Civil Liberty. That they deem it of the utmost Consequence at
this important Crisis to have the Militia of the Country, on which our Safety in
times of danger must depend, placed in a Situation as formidable as circum-
stances will admit." This petition was for the incorporation of an independ-
ent corps to be raised by patriotic endeavor, and bears date Feb. 3, 1809.
Such independent companies were well uniformed and equipped, and
presented a splendid martial appearance when performing evolutions on the
field. Their hats were ornamented with brass eagles and beautiful plumes of
white tipped with red. The guns used by the earlier companies were of various
patterns, but usually queen's arms, heavy and ungainly; those of the light
infantry at a later day were long-stocked, the barrel thirty-six inches in length,
and the mountings of brass. These were supplied with light bayonets and
had slender steel rods. Many were kept with great care and afterwards fur-
nished with percussion locks, making them excellent fowling-pieces.
There was much military rivalry among the oiTicers, and each sought for
an early promotion. The swords, silk sashes, belts, and epaulets were beau-
tiful, and the uniform coats were made from the finest English or German
broadcloths.
It was an occasion of great excitement, when colors were presented to
some of the independent companies. The presentation was made by some
young lady dressed in beautiful costume, who made a neat speech, which was
responded to by the proper officer, when her health was drank.
The general muster was an institution that excited the greatest enthusi-
asm among men, women, and children, and called together all classes for many
436 THE OLD MILITIA THAIN-BAND.
miles around. On the morning of the muster everybody was awake and
stirring at an early hour. The place of rendezvous was at the house of their
captain, where they assembled before daybreak, and gave him a rousing salute
by firing of guns and with fife and drum. He was then to make his appear-
ance with pails filled with rum, molasses, and water with which to "treat" his
men, and strengthen them to bear the fatigue of the coming march.
It was customary for those who lived a considerable distance from the
field where the muster would be called to leave home the evening before, and
on the way they would pull up guide-board posts, hang plows and harrows up
in trees, and call those who lived on hills to the door to inform them that
there were excellent facilities for "draining their cellars." Musters for the
training and review of the Saco valley volunteer companies were at Lyman,
Buxton Old Corner, and Saco. When all had arrived on the field, and the
adjutant had arranged the various commands according to their rank in the
regiment, the military evolutions commenced. The music consisted of fifes,
snare and bass drums, clarionets and bugles. For good music large sums of
money were paid. The grounds for the regiment were staked off and sur-
rounded by ropes. At certain points pails of rum and other liquors were
placed within reach of all, and from these nearly everybody drank. In the
afternoon the regiment was reviewed by the general of the brigade, attended
by hi.s aids ; this was the grand event of the day. There were prancing horses,
waving plumes, and martial music. We have record of officers who paid as
much as twenty-five dollars for a horse to ride on muster day.
Then there were "side shows." Along the road-sides were booths where
sweetmeats, gingerbread, and liquors were sold. The primitive play-actor and
horse-jockey were present. A tin peddler would stand on his cart and sing
"Betsey Baker," to draw a crowd, and then sell dippers and coffee-pots at
auction. When night came on nearly everybody was drunk or "half-seas-over " ;
even small boys were carried from the muster field so intoxicated that they
were helpless and unconscious. Many of the women were so drunk they
could not leave the grounds without much assistance. The old-time train-
bands and musters are institutions of the past, but the names of those who
composed the "martial array" have survived, and we subjoin those found on
a muster-roll, not simply to show their relation to the military organization,
but as residents of the Saco valley towns at the time :
Muster- Roll of Captain Ja.mes Warren of Date 1809.
[This list of names represents a company known as "Buxton and Hollis Liglit Infantry."
A list nearly identical appears on the muster-roll of Captain Noah Haley in 1812, and some of
the men enlisted under him for the war.]
sergeants.
Thomas Atkinson, Joseph Smith, Loami Smith.
musicians.
John Martin, James Banks.
THE OLD MILITIA TRAIN-BAND.
437
Nathaniel Cousens,
Nathaniel Baker, (?)
Samuel Berry,
James Berry, Jr.,
Nicholas Nason,
Joseph Nason, Jr.,
Zachariah Libby,
Thomas Whitten,
Samuel Ridlon,
Thomas Ridlon, Jr.,
Magnus Ridlon,
Zachariah Fields,
Simon Gile,
Robert Sawyer,
Nathaniel H.\ley,
Ed\v.\rd Smith,
Daniel Smith,
Samuel Smith,
Josiah Hanson,
Moses Hanson,
Eleazer Burnham,
Robert Edgecomb,
William Tarbox,
Nicholas Hodgdon,
Aaron Smith,
Jonathan Hopkinson,
Samuel Davis,
Moses Atkinson, Jr.,
Aaron Bragdon,
Job Bragdon,
privates.
Moses Roberts,
Andrew Palmer,
John Palmer,
Paul Palmer,
James Palmer,
Jonas Palmer,
John Woodman,
Gideon Tibbetts,
William Woodman,
Samuel A. Edgecomb,
Nathaniel Dunn,
Moses Burnham,
Daniel Mason,
Joshua Heirl,
Joseph Linscott,
Elligood Mills,
James Chadburn,
William Haley,
Joseph Smith,
James Smith,
Thomas McKennev,
Solomon McKenney,
Yates Rogers,
Samuel Hodgdon,
Carpenter Johnson,
Samuel Woodman,
Nathaniel Gilpatrick,
Amos Mason,
Edmund Warren,
Benjamin Guilford,
Reuben Haley,
Amos Tibbetts,
Luther Usher,
John Lane,
William Ridlon,
William Merrill,
Jacob Hodgdon,
Thomas Warren,
Benjamin Warren,
John Simpson,
Thomas Simpson,
Samuel Simpson,
Nathaniel Tarbox,
John Harmon,
John Hezeltine,
Jonathan Brooks,
Joel Bryant,
John Jose,
Amos Woodman,
Samuel Jordan,
John Benson,
John Joy,
Daniel Townsend,
Henry Hanson,
Joseph Temple,
William Johnson, (?)
William Bradbury,
Robert Ridlon,
Nahum Gellison,
John Gowel.
guntinr), ffirapinj, and (Jfifihinj.
HEN the white men entered the wilderness where the broad, smiling
farms extend their fertile acreage today, the forest abounded with
game and the rivers teemed with a great variety of fishes. This
was the red man's hunting ground, upon which no representative
of an alien race had any jusf right to plant his foot without the owners' free
consent. The noble moose, his relative the caribou, and his relative the grace-
ful deer, roamed at will and browsed on the tender sprouts and grass undis-
turbed, save when the Indian selected one of his numerous herd for his family.
Bears that retaliated for the invasion of their chosen retreat by breaking down
the settlers' corn were plenty; wolves were "too numerous to mention";
panthers, otherwise catamounts, or " Indian devils," were the great and dan-
gerous "pussy cats" that walked with stately stride through the dark ravines,
and swamps covered with "black growth," at night, or slept by day on some
great hemlock limb, watching with one eye open for any straying doe that
might pass that way. Lower down in the cat tribe were the lynx with his
rough coat and hair- tasseled ears; the regular "bob-cat," tall, lank, long-
whiskered, and armed with terrible claws from which it was prudent to keep
away; the long, sleek, shining, short- eared, stealthy- treading, black wild cat,
and the smaller "fisher cat," so named because living along the streams and
fond of fish. Coons, hedgehogs, woodchucks, and hares ; otters, beavers,
minks, sables, musquash, and weasels ; besides the whole happy family of
squirrels of divers colors and sizes, were here.
Long trains of wild geese on unwearied wing drew a dark line across the
sky, loudly commanded by their dignified leader to whom each, in turn,
hoarsely responded: "We are coming-coming-coniing." They did not extend
their flight so far northward as now, but passed the breeding season about
the lakes and ponds, where the earlier settlers often found their nests, from
which they carried the great eggs to be hatched under domestic goose or
turkey ; same with a variety of ducks that inhabited the ponds, rivers, and
brooks. All such were easily taken by the sagacious woodsman. Partridges
were so tame and plentiful they could be killed with a club.
Salmon of enormous size climbed up the river falls and were taken with
spear and traps ; so many were caught that they were cured by the barrel and
stored for winter eating, as elsewhere mentioned. Spotted trout fairly rev-
HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING. 439
eled in the cold, spring-fed ponds and the cool, shaded brooks that issued
from them ; these were taken when wanted by hook or wicker crates.
Every incomer to the new plantation brought a musket, fowling-piece, or
long rifle with him. Such weapons were every -day companions; they hung
on buck horns over the fireplace, stood within reach at the cabin-corner,
were carried to the clearing, corn field, and to church. Where were they
procured at this early period } Well, we assume that among English goods
brought over for the early merchants, who kept the truck houses, where such
were bartered for the peltry of the red men and white hunters, there were
consignments of fire-arms, bullet moulds, beaver shot, and bird pellets, with
powder for the same. There were several styles of weapons of this class
found among the early settlers, and some may still be seen, which have been
carefully preserved as heir -looms, in fair condition. Muskets made by Eng-
lish gunsmiths were heavier than those of French manufacture, and not as
finely finished. The guns from London were about three- feet -si.x in length,
and "carried an ounce ball." They were strong and "true as a hair," but
the stocks were too straight at the neck for easy use. These had iron "trim-
mings " and sights, and steel rods. The French fowling-pieces, with which
nearly all the New England tribes of Indians were armed, a few of them still
owned among the back-town farmers, were very long of barrel and of small
calibre; had long, gracefully carved stocks, with neck e.xtending some distance
down upon the "cheek-rest." The "shoulder plate" was broad and crescent
shaped. The mountings were of brass, neatly ornamented with the engraver's
tool. Opposite the lock the escutcheons for the screws were formed into
some fanciful device; they were like demi- dragons and griffins. Upon the
top of the barrel there was a narrow, flat " sight-line " running from the breech-
pin to the muzzle sight, which was silver, long and thin. The rifles used
were long, heavy, and showed evidence of skillful workmanship. Some of the
early planters were experts with these at "arms-length," and could "bark the
squirrel," like a Daniel Boone or a Louis Wetzel.
For bears, log-traps were commonly built, arranged with a heavy hard-
wood "fall," which was sure to crush bruin's bones and cause him to roar
with pain if he had the presumption to seek his supper within the enclosure
where it was fastened to the ingenious "figure-four" spindle. Afterwards,
the blacksmiths made heavy steel bear traps, having long, savage teeth riveted
to the jaws which stuck through bruin's stout legs and held him fast. The
springs of a well - made bear trap were so strong that they could only be " set "
with a lever ; and great care was necessary when moving about one of these
"cruel consarns" after the jaws were held down by the latch. We have
heard of hunters falling into traps they had placed for bears, who were
maimed and crippled for life by the accident. To strong chains on these
traps heavy toggles were attached, which would anchor the bear to a sapling,
440 HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING.
or root, where he must suffer until the owner of the trap came to put an end
to his earthly sorrows with an ounce of lead.
Smaller traps of steel were used for otters, beavers, wolves, foxes, and
wild cats, but for some of these sagaciously cunning creatures, the iron must
be handled carefully. When setting them for beaver, they were sometimes
smoked over birch bark and not allowed to come in contact with the bare
hands afterwards. Even the sticks with which the chains were fastened were
handled with mittens or buckskin gloves. When set for otters, they were
usually placed under water at the foot of their "slides," or at the opening of
their sub-aqueous tunnels.
The genuine "log trap," though a primitive and rude structure, was all
the better for its rudeness, for it resembled the wood of old logs and fallen
branches so closely, when well built, that nearly all animals, with exception
of the fox, entered the dangerous opening without suspicion. They were
quickly made, when intended for the smaller "varmints," and only a small
axe and a knife were required. For sable, an experienced trapper would set
up fifty in a day, if in the old spruce growth where chips were "free rift."
The bait could not be meddled with without passing under the "fall," and if
disturbed the "rolling spindle," or treacherous "figure-four," was sure to do
its office and leave the poor animal fast in the toils.
Every country boy had his "box trap" for minks, weasels, and squirrels,
and if well covered with tin, and the edges of the boards of which it was
made driven full of long nails; if well weighted above or made with a "catch
hook" at the side, whatever "nibbled" the bait was safely imprisoned where
they could not "break jail" with such instruments as nature furnished them;
but the mink, muskrat, and gray squirrel would cut their way out of the com-
mon kinds of wood in a short time. It was a sad hour for the man or boy
who took the risk of inspecting the interior of the box trap when occupied by
one of the animal family that dressed in conventional black and white, and
defended their quarters with something as disagreeable, if not as dangerous,
as dynamite. We have known such and learned that they had not the least
hesitancy in determining the XvV/^ of animal that had announced his pres-
ence. While writing of bear traps, we remember one built of logs to which
we were guided by an old hunter in a back township many years ago. It was
some six feet square, and the logs were securely locked together at the corners
and firmly supported between standing trees. He showed me the hair on the
"fall" piece, left by a four-hundred-pound bear he had caught the fall pre-
vious. Bruin got in at night, and as the trap was not far away from the hunter's
cabin, he heard him scream when crushed by the heavy log. The moon
was high in the heavens, and, seizing his gun, old Bisby went down to the
woods to put an end to the bear's suffering. As he approached, the big fellow
roared terribly and made desperate struggles to free himself from the trap,
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but the bullet "settled the hash" and put a stop to bruin's corn stealing.
Nearly all of the early pioneers were crack shots; were perfectly familiar
with the habits and haunts of all wild animals, and had the courage to follow
them to their very dens; and then, Putnam-like, would crawl in and take the
chances of a close fight, contending with tooth and claw. There were few
settlers' houses without their bearskins and a good collection of other peltry.
Moose-hides and buckskins were not only essential for breeches and hunting-
frocks, but, when of merchantable quality, were regularly used in place of
money, the prices being set by the General Court or the councilors; and with
these, the hunter-farmer procured such articles as were needed at the trading-
post; that is, bone buttons, knee-buckles, pocket knives, ammunition, etc.
"Say, Uncle Gunnison, did you ever know 'Old Haxton,' who once lived
in the wide, yellow house, since called the 'Haxton house?' "
Uncle Gunnison had not known this old hunter, and the narrative would
be new; it shall be told. Old Haxton was a tough, iron-sided, fearless man,
whose early years had been passed on the frontier. He became a bold hunter
and had encounters with all the wild beasts that inhabited the wilderness
between the Penobscot and St. Johns rivers; and for months together he would
not see the face of a white man. He used to tell that when away back in the
region of Moosehead lake, he one day stepped upon a windfall to rest, and
looking over the upturned roots discovered an enormous panther coiled up
and asleep on the ground within six feet of him. Probably the old chap had
been on a "lark" the night before, and was now making up for loss of rest.
But Haxton was not long deliberating as to the best thing to do. It would
be hardly possible to step down and withdraw without disturbing the sleeper,
and he might wake up cross and resent the intrusion upon his territory.
Should Haxton fire and not kill the dangerous beast instantly he would be
torn in pieces. He determined to fire. Lowering the muzzle of his long rifle
cautiously down within a foot of the panther's head, he obviated the click of
the lock, ran his eye along the sights, and pulled the trigger. There was a
leap, a scream, a crackling of brushwood, a convulsive struggle which showed
the terrible strength of the animal, and the only beast feared by the Indians
lay stretched upon the earth. P'orgetting that he was many miles away from
the habitation of men, in his exultation and safety, Haxton sprang upon the
log again, and, swinging his cap, shouted until the forest answered him back
with duplicated echoes. He went to work to strip off the tawny hide and
brought it from the woods as a trophy of his hunting excursion and adventure.
Before the incident had been related to a finish. Uncle Gunnison's eye-
brows had removed to the second story of his furrowed brow, his eyeballs had
started from their sockets, his mouth was all ajar, the lines of his long face were
strained like a viol-string, and as his upraised hands fell upon his knees when
he found that Old Haxton was saved from the teeth and claws of the " Indian
442 HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING. '
devil," he let? off steam in an awfully significant " Shoah ! That beat all!"
"Well, Uncle Gunnison," said I, as soon as I took breath, "since you
are such an attentive listener — and that's half the secret of good story-telling
— I will give you an item about cats of smaller size, but just as wild and sav-
age, what there is of 'em, as was the ca/-a.-mount. Marcus Mansfield had a
smart steel trap placed for a fox down in Rankin's back lot; it had a pretty
long chain and a three-pronged iron toggle. One morning Marcus, he came
running down to Abner Boulter's and shouted when he jumped the log fence :
'Say, Abner, some kind of an awful wild critter's in my trap; I tracked him,
but hav'n't found him yit. Come on, all hands, and let's find the varmint.'
Some of the neighbors had been down talking with Abner that morning — let
me see; there was Zenas Paine, Ben Muzzy, Tom Lombard, and Cad Cole —
and they seized some sharp axes from the wood-pile and away they went
down through the tall juniper woods. Well, sir, that toggle had ripped up
the turf and roots; it had caught 'mong the bushes and the critter had pulled
it away. We didn't hunt long afore we come to an old holler log and seed
where the varmint had dragged in the trap. 'He's sartinly in there,' Marcus
ventured to remark; this was seconded by Zenas Paine and allowed by Tom
Muzzy. 'What's to be done?' asked Marcus. Now Abner, he was a genne-
wine old vet-run hunter'n he know'd jist what to do; he took an axe and cut an
opening in that log and they all seed the trap chain. That was evidence that
Marcus was right; same's when Lezar Kindrick said he knew his mare had
foaled because he saw the colt in the pasture; evidence that would be admitted
in any court. But we have digressed slightly. Well, another hole was cut
through the shell of the log, and when Abner was clearing the chips out with
his hands, old dare-devil, the beast, he snarled at him. A few more chips and
they seed the varmint's head; then Abner, he whelted him with his axe-poll
till he was done for; then they pulled him out."
"What on airth was it?" inquired Uncle Gunnison.
I looked round and saw that the old man was nearly bursting with swell-
ing amazement, and to relieve him I answered without further delay : " Why,
it was a wild cat."
"And what l-///i/ of a wild cat?"
"Why a regular old gray-sided bob cat."
"And was he killed?"
"Wall, yes, he's kinder killed; but they had to kill him three times afore
he'd stop clawin' when Abner, he choked him."
" My conscience ! "
Again I turned to behold Uncle Gunnison, and such a sight ! His hair
stood out bristling, and his teeth chattered, and he trembled as if he had the
"shakin' palsy." I pitied the old man and promised not to relate any more
/i-///it- anecdotes that day; I didn't.
FAMILY HISTORIES.
^{jjjteton (^^amili).
This family were residents at Great and Little W'aldingford, in Suffolk,
England, from a remote period. A John Appleton died at the former place
in 1436. Samuel Appleton, descended from this race, came to New Eng-
land in 1635, and settled at Ipswich; was admitted freeman in May, 1636,
and was representative at the May and September sessions of the General
Court, in 1637. He was born at Little Waldingford in 1586; died in Ipswich
in June, 1670, leaving John, Samuel, Judith, and Martha.
John Apjlletoil, b. at Little Waldingford, in 1622, was representative
for Ipswich for nineteen years. He was fined and imprisoned under the
administration of Sir Edmund Andros, for resisting the principles of ta.xation
without representation; one of the first to take this stand in the colonies.
He m. Priscilla, dau. of Rev. Jesse Glover, by whom he had John and Jesse.
He d. in 1700, aged 78.
1. John Appleton, b. 1652, was a councilor under the Charter of William
and Mary, and twenty years a judge of probate for Essex county, Mass.
He m. Elizabeth, dau. of President Rogers, and d. in 1739, leaving issue.
2. Jess^ Appleton, bro. of preceding, b. 1660, was a merchant in Bos-
ton; d. in 172 1.
I. Rev. NATHANrEL, son of John, b. Dec. 9, 1693; grad. at Harvard
in 1712; ordained, at Cambridge, Oct. 9, 17 17; d. Feb. 9, 1784,
aged 91. His sons were as follows:
(i). Nathaniel, who d. in 1798, having a son of the same name, who
grad. at Harvard in 1773, and d. Apr. 16, 1795, aged 40.
(2). John, a merchant in Salem, who d. in March, 1817, aged 64. A
graduate of Harvard.
(3). Harry, a grad. of Harvard; merchant in Portsmouth; d. Sept. 5,
1768, aged 31.
Samuel Appleton, brother of John, preceding, was born at Little
Waldingford, in 1625 ; came to New England and was representative in 1669,
1675, 1677, and 1680; captain of militia; a major and commander-in-chief in
King Philips war, 1676. He was one of the first councilors under Charter
of William and Mary, 1692. He m. Hannah, dau. of William Paine, by
whom issue; secondly, Mary, dau. of John Oliver, Dec. 2, 1756; she d. June
7, 1640. Four sons and three daughters.
1. Samuel, b. 1654; merchant in Boston; one of the council most of the
time from 1703 to 1714; a colonel and commissioner at Quebec.
2. John, who had issue.
3. Isaac, b. 1664; a major. He m. Priscilla Baker, granddau. of Deputy
Governor Symonds, and d. 1747. Six daughters and one son.
\. Isaac Appleton, son of Isaac (3), b. 1704; d. at Ipswich, 1794, hav-
ing eight sons, graduates, who were distinguished men, as follows :
446 APPLE TON FAMILY.
(i). Isaac, b. 1731, of New Ipswich, N. H., who d. 1806. His three
sons, Samuel, Ebenezer, and Nathan, were distinguished Boston
merchants.
(2). Francis, of New Ipswich, N. H., was father of Rev. Jesse, D. D.,
president of Bowdoin Coll.; b. Nov. 17, 1772 ; grad. at Harvard,
1792 ; d. at Brunswick, Nov. 12, 18 19.
(3). Samuel, \
(4). Thomas, V. ,»i , • iv/r ■
y' .7 I settled in Mame.
(5). /o/,/,,
(6). Ba/i/c/, J
(7). William, d. young, in Portsmouth, N. H.
(8). Joseph, of Brown Univ., 1772; minister of North Brookfield,
Mass.; ordained Nov. 30, 1776; d. July 24, 1795.
Oliver, of Haverhill, who left issue.
Daniel Appletoil and wife, Elizabeth, united with the Congregational
church in Bu.xton, Jan. 8, 1778. The Appletons of Ipswich were early pro-
prietors in the Narragansett township. No. i, in right of Col. Samuel Apple-
ton, who served in the Narragansett war. I have not found full records of this
family in Buxton. I remember of hearing the old people speak of " Squire
Appleton," and suppose he was a justice. Issue, as far as known;
1. John, m. Mercy Bradbury, Sept. 12, 177 i.
2. Elizabeth, bapt. Mar, 29, 1778 ; m. Samuel Hopkinson, June 7, 1801.
3. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 25, 1782.
4. Joseph, bapt. Sept. 30, 1789.
5. Daniel, m. Sally , and had children, born in Bu.xton, whose
names will follow. He d. May 19, 1856.
I. Samuel B., b. July 5, 1810; d. July 12, 1815.
II. Jesse, b. Feb. 21, 1812; d. July 15, 1815.
III. Lucy, b. Oct. 28, 1813.
IV. Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1815.
V. Jesse, b. Apr. 25, 1817; d. Aug. 27, 1827.
VI. Sarah, b. Sept. 4, 1819; d. Mar. 26, 1865.
vii. Joseph, b. July 20, 182 1 ; d. Oct. 3, 183 1.
VIII. Daniel, b. Jan. 8, 1825; d. Aug. 11, 1827.
IX. Daniel W., b. Feb. 20, 1830; d. Apr. g, 183 1.
Hon. Nathan D. Appleton was born in Ipswich, Mass., May, 179.1;
graduated at Bowdoin, 18 13; admitted to bar, 18 16, and seven years later
settled in Alfred, Me. Ripe scholarship and gentlemanly deportment gave
him an extensive practice; was a member of the Legislature several years;
president of the Senate; attorney general; nominee for Congress. Practised
forty years and maintained an unblemished character. He m. Julia Hall, of
Alfred.
gWiinfJon cl^amitw.
The Atkinsons were English, and the ancestors of the New England fam-
ilies came from Bury, in County Lancaster, in 1634. Theodore Atkinson,
the emigrant, settled in Boston and was owner of a good estate there. Atkin-
son street, where he had land, was named for him, and Berry street, for the
place of his nativity. Hon. Theodore Atkinson, a grandson, settled on Great
island, in Portsmouth harbor, and engaged in trade and fishing. He was
appointed clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the province; was a
man of great fidelity, held in high esteem. John Atkinson, son of the first
Theodore, b. in PJoston in 1636, m. Sarah Myrick, Apr. 27, 1664, and lived
on the side of the "Upper Green," in Newburyport, Mass. His son, John
Atkinson, m. Sarah Woodman, in 1693, and had Thomas, b. Mar. 16, 1694,
who m. Mary Pike, of Salisbury, Aug. 5, 17 19. He was the father of:
Humphrey Atkinson, b. June 12, 1720; m. Sarah Hale, of Newbury-
port, May 25, 1743, and lived in that town until 1760, when he came to Bux-
ton. He had purchased land in the township previously; was a ship-wright.
He d. in 1775, and with his wife was buried at Pleasant Point. Children
named as follows, being born in Newbury:
1. S.\RAH, b. June 25, 1744; m. Jabez Bradbury.
2. Joseph, b. Aug. 24, 1745; m. Olive, dau. of Capt. Joseph Woodman,
Dec. 18, 1767, and in 1769 his father conveyed to him forty acres of
land, upon which he settled and died. He was deacon of the Baptist
church. He and his brother m. sisters, and tradition says they ex-
changed sweethearts after being engaged, one paying the boot in
shingles. He d. Feb. 18, 1823; his wife d. Jan. 26, 1828. Children:
I. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1768.
II. Sarah, b. Jan. 26, 177 1.
III. Mary, b. Jan. 29, 1773.
IV. Abigail, b. Feb. 22, 1775.
V. Anne, b. Aug. 14, 1777.
VI. John, b. July 26, 1779; m. Paulina Harmon and settled on the home-
stead. He d. Dec. 22, 1857; his wife d. Mar. 24, 1855. These had
issue, a son Charles, who sold the old home and removed to Gorham,
where he was living, in 1872, with two children,
(i). Tahitha, b. Sept. 4, 1805; pub. with Benjamin L. Deering, Mar.
25. 1851.
(2). Charles, b. Sept. 26, 181 1 ; he and wife Clarissa had children, b.
in Buxton, named as follows :
(i). Jcme, b. Feb. 16, 1832.
(11). Elizabeth, b. May i, 1835.
(hi). Joseph T., b. Sept. 9, 1S38.
(iv). Fmiiecs E., b. June 16, 1841.
448 ATKINSON FAMILY.
(v). Charles H., b. Dec. 9, 1843.
(vi). Henrietta, b. Nov. 3, 1848.
(vii). George M., b. Sept. 10, 1853.
VII. Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1781.
VIII. MosE.s, b. Apr. 9, 1784; ni. Olive, dau. of James and Mary (Han-
cock) Woodman, of Buxton (she living in 1872 in Saco), July 31,
1816. He d. Oct. 26, 1858. Children, b. in Buxton:
(1). William H., b. Nov. 27, 1816 ; m. Mrs. Mary Pitts, Mar. 8, 1868,
and had issue, Henry N., b. July 29, 1869.
(2). Sarah A., b. Feb. j, 1819; m. Joel Towle.
(3). James, b. Dec. 19, 1821.
(4). Joseph, b. Dec. 5, 1823; d. Aug. 18, 1825.
(5). Mary E. C, b. Nov. 21, 1825; d. Aug. 20, 1825,
(6). Joseph, b. May 29, 1826; d. 1828 (?).
(7). Jielieeea,h. Nov. 18, 1828; m. Richard M. Sykes, of Biddeford ;
d. May 11, 1849.
(8). Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1830.
(9). Almeda, b. Sept. 19, 1835; d. Aug. 30, 1866.
(10). Fraiiees O., b. June 23, 1839.
i.x. Su.SANNA, b. Apr. 20, 1786.
3. Moses, b. Nov. 17, 1747; m. Rebecca Woodman, Sept. 13, 1770. His
father gave him forty acres of land adjoining his brothers' lots. He
lived at one time near the meeting-house, and his old well, in rear of
Spofford's blacksmith shop, is still in use. He d. in the army. Accord-
ing to the statement of Colonel Lane, he left his home at Bar Mills in
1812, unknown to his family, and went forward until he found the regi-
ment commanded by his two nephews, between Plattsburg and the river
St. Lawrence. He wanted to be equipped and to enter the ranks. The
general was consulted and consented to give him a gun, asking the Lanes
to look after him. While on the march for winter quarters the regiment
encamped in the woods. He lay down in a tent between the Lane
brothers and was well covered with blankets. Colonel Lane got up to
stir the fire some time in the night and found Lieutenant Atkinson dead.
Rough boards were procured, a box made, a deep grave dug, and he
was buried in the woods. Some rude stones were placed at his head
and feet. His children :
I. Joseph, m. Anna Lane in 1790.
II. Moses, m. Betsey Woodman, Aug. 14, 1794.
III. Thomas, m. first, Bethia Hopkinson, Nov. 14, 1797; second, Widow
Alice Billings, Mar. 6, 1808. He lived in HoUis and had a family
there. I suppose Billings Atkinson was his son, and that Bethia, wife
of Mighill Hobson, and Achsah, wife of William Hopkinson, were
his daughters. Billings left issue.
IV. James, m. Polly, dau. of Ezekiel Barnes.
V. Anna, m. Elihu Howard, Jan. 4, 1801.
ATKINSON FAMILY. 449
VI. Olive, m. Samuel Hodgdon.
VII. Polly, m. Joses Palmer, June 19, 1799.
4. Thomas, b. Dec. 21, 1749; m. Anna SalTord, Sept. 12, 17S2. He re-
ceived sixty acres of land from his father, in Buxton, in 1771. He sold
to John Haines, of Scarborough, in 1777. He lived on the homestead ;
died instantly in a store at Union Falls, Sept. 23, 1S33, and two sons
died as suddenly. Children:
I. Molly, b. July 12, 1784.
II. Stephen, b. Sept. 7, 1786; m. Eliza Seavey, of Scarborough.
III. Amos, b. Nov. 23, 1788.
IV. Enoch, b. July 14, 1791.
V. Sarah, b. June 22, 1793. "i t,, j ■ . ,• ,
:^ T , I These maiden sisters lived on the
VI. Susanna, b. July 22, 1791;. - , , , ■ „
, ,; -^ ''-'■' I homestead in Buxton.
VII. Eunice, b. Mar. 4, 1798. )
viii. John, b. Mar. 31, 1800.
IX. Humphrey, b. Oct. 21, 1802.
X. Nancy, b. Mar. 28, 1805.
5. John, b. in Buxton, m. Olive Haley, Nov. i, 1792, and removed to
Katon, N. H., in the winter of 1813. He became the owner of four
hundred acres of land. His issue, b. in Buxton, was as follows:
I. Samuel, b. Sept. 8, 1795, in Buxton; m. adau. of John March and long
resided in Eaton, now Madison. He was on board a privateer during
the war of 1812 ; was taken prisoner and exchanged, and to keep him ■
from entering the service again his father moved from the coast
towns to the wilderness of Eaton. To him the father gave the land
where Snowville now is, and there he made the first clearin"- and
built the first house. He was a merchant, and in Madison owned
and conducted a respectable hotel. He was prominent in town affairs
and much in otficial life. He had a family of noble children: (i)
Washington, (2) Webster, (3) Abigail, (4) Elizabeth, (5) John, (6)
Mary A., (7) Caroline. All dead but two youngest.
II. Betsey, b. Dec. 11, 1798; m. James Robertson, of Eaton; settled in
Brownfield ; five children.
III. Sally, b. Nov. 21, 1800; m. Joseph Snow and had a large family,
several of whom are now living at Snowville in Eaton.
IV. Isaac, b. Dec. 19, 1S02; m. Mary A. Baker, of Conway, for second
wife ; no issue ; farmer in Eaton, where he always resided.
V. Joseph, b. Apr. 21, 1805; m. Hannah Haley and was a resident of
Eaton, N. H., during life; a farmer; had six children, born in Eaton,
named as follows: (i) Ira, (2) Kinsman, (3) Austin, (4) Nancy, (5)
Jane, (6) Charles, (2), (5), (6), dead; married a second wife when old
and died at her home in Fryeburg.
(i). Re%'. Kinsman, b. Oct. 26, 1829, in Eaton, N. H.; d. Feb. 15,
1894, in Glenwood, Iowa. He was m. in 1853, to Lydia Stack-
pole, of Biddeford, and that year commenced preaching; united
with the Maine Conference of the Methodist church^ in 1854,
450 ATKINSON FAMILY.
and continued a successful minister until 1889, when he became
a superannuate. He was a man of strong intellect, and pos-
sessed of a remarkably retentive memory which enabled him to
recite almost any chapter in the New Testament. He was a firm
friend, hospitable and cordial. His last hours were triumphant.
He left a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Fannie, wife of Rev.
Hayward, a Methodist preacher in the Iowa Conference.
VI. Theodore, b. in 1806 ; m. Nancy Trueworthy and settled in Windham,
Me., as farmer. He had issue, two children: (i) Edwin, recently
died ; (2) Mrs. Smith, of Windham, living.
VII. Rev. Kinsman, b. Oct. i6, 1807, in Buxton, Me.; m. Dorothy M.
Woods, niece of Dr. Woods, in June, 1839, and had ten children, of
whom more hereafter. When six years of age he was carried by his
parents to Eaton, N. H., where he lived until his eighteenth year,
working on the farm in summer and attending school in winter. In
1825 he studied at Fryeburg Academy, and the following year entered
the academy in Atkinson, N. H. During that year, while at Wen-
ham, Mass., seeking for a situation as teacher, he was converted.
From that time he became a diligent student of the sacred volume
and an ardent advocate of the gospel. He prepared for college at
Phillips Academy, Andover, and entered Bowdoin College in 1831;
he joined the Junior class of Harvard in 1833, and was graduated in
1834. He studied theology at Andover. It is a tribute to his energy
and perseverance, as well as to his abilities, that he paid his way
through college and the seminary by teaching and yet maintained
his standing in his class. Dr. Leonard Woods, who was professor at
Andover while Atkinson studied there, paid him this tribute : " Kins-
man Atkinson is a young man of refined feelings, ardent piety, and
the best scholar in his class." He was ordained to the Congrega-
tional ministry in 1838, and was settled with churches of that denomi-
nation at Mendon and Washington, Mass. Not finding his station
congenial to his views, he united with New England Conference of
the M. E. church in 1843; was an active pastor until 1861, when he
became a superannuate. He located in Cambridge, Mass., to afford
his children superior advantages for education, and during his resi-
dence there served as chaplain of the city almshouse and supplied
for churches in Northville and Woburn. He was a man of vigorous
intellect and a diligent reader of general literature all his life ; was
extremely conscientious in all relations, and was considerate of the
rights and happiness of all his associaties. He was held in high
esteem by his acquaintances. His most attractive characteristic was
his deep humility and his unwavering faith in God. He died in
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 23, 1889.
" When standing at last on tlie cold river shore,
Where voices lii'lmcd could sl;iildcn no more.
Even then in the ^'loiuji of the salhering night,
His last breath cuuld uhisper, ' The Lord is my Light.' "
Children surviving in 1879 as follows:
(i). Henry M., grad. of Harvard Coll., 1861. He did business in
New York and resided in Passaic, N. ]. He d. leaving eight
children, five by first wife, three by second wife.
ATKINSON FAMILY.
451
(2).
(3)-
(4).
(s).
VIII.
6.
7-
Mary, m. Rev. S. H. Noon ; educated in Cambridge, Mass. ; now
living in Weston, Mass. ; four children, one graduate, two under-
graduates, of Yale Coll.
RiT. Herbert, minister in Vermont Methodist Conference ; no
children ; married ; educated at Harvard, but left two months
before getting his diploma, in 1875.
Margaret, educated at Cambridge; m. Thierry and has one son.
She is missionary for Berkeley Temple in Boston.
Leonard IV., educated at Cambridge and Boston University;
graduated in medicine in 1884; practised in Leicester, Mass.,
and Conway, N. H., where he now resides. He married a dau.
of Edwin Snow, of Eaton, her grandmother being a dau. of
John Atkinson; one dau., Leona Belle, six years old.
Eld. King, m. Sally Sanborn, of Gorhani, Me., and lived in Eaton,
where he was for many years an active minister of the gospel, and his
contemporaries now living speak of him as one of the best of men ; his
memory is indeed "blessed." He was an advocate of civil and relig-
ious liberty, and dared to preach what he believed to be the truth.
Si.\ children, only one of whom, William P., a graduate of Dartmouth,
is now living; the latter a physician and preacher, now residing in
Eaton, N. H.
Eunice, b. Nov. 16, 1757 ; m. Samuel Woodsum, May 28, 1783.
Theodore, b. June 2, 1760; m. Polly French, Nov. 23, 1786, and set-
tled in 1786, on a tract of land in the "seven hundred acre" division
in the south part of Buxton, near Saco line. The following records are
all we have found concerning his descendants :
True, son of Theodore, m. Eleanor •, and had children born
in Buxton, named as follows :
(V)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6),
(7)
Mary A., b. Nov. 18, 1822.
Paul R. C, b. Oct. 8, 1827:
Charles, b. May 8, 1S29.
Jane, b. Jan. i, 1831.
Susan A., b. Jan. 25, 1833.
Jii/ietta, b. Apr. 3, 1837.
Sally E., b. Jan. 23, 1840.
d. July, 182
Bradbury, son of Theodore, m. Eliza Peavy, of HoUis, Nov. 18, 1827.
He d. Dec. 28, 1863. Children b. in Buxton, as follows:
(i). John S., b. Dec. 13, 1828; m. Orinda A. Atkinson in i860.
(2). Mary E., b. Dec. 9, 1830; m. Joseph W. Burrows.
(3). Cliarlcs T., b. Sept. 29, 183 1 ; d. Mar. 22, 1823.
(4). Charles T., b. Oct. 4, 1838; d. Aug. 28, 1849.
(s). Levi B., b. Mar. 15, 1841 ; d. in 1891.
(6). Alpheus IV., h. June 15, 1843.
(7). Cordelia, h. July 4, 1845.
(8). Sarah O., b. Mar. 14, 1846; d. June 15, 1847.
452 AYER FAMILY.
8. Molly, m. Abiatha Woodsum. (See Woodsum.)
9. Humphrey, bapt. Sept. 8, 1765; lived with his brother John and d. in
Eaton, N. H. ; bachelor.
[The following matter reached me too late to be incorporated in its regular
order.]
Isaac Atkinson was a blacksmith, farmer, and deacon of the Freewill Bap-
tist church in Eaton; represented his town in Legislature; was a man of
respectability and parts. He died Nov. 14, 1885 ; his wife died Nov. 28, 1886.
Charles, son of Joseph, went to California about 1849 and entered the
mines; came home and died June 24, 1858, aged 29 years.
Olive, dau. of John, ist, was married to Elisha Hunt; resides in Haverhill;
has a beautiful home and interesting family; a lady of remarkable intelligence.
Olive, dau. of Joseph, was the wife of John Dowd and resides in Eaton, N. H.
Nancy, sister of Olive, preceding, was the wife of Dr. William Mann, who
lived in Lovell, Me. She was a remarkable woman, strong physically and
intellectually. She could wield the narrow axe equal to the best woodsmen,
and is said to have felled several acres of trees in clearing new land. She
was highly respected by all who knew her.
Samuel's wife was Abigail March. His dau. Caroline married Thomas
Burke and resided in Freedom, N. H. Mary A. married Stanley, who
is in trade at Rochester.
Henry A., son of Joseph, lives in Eaton, N. H. Ira is a merchant in
Wakefield, Mass.
Charles Atkinson, of Buxton, and Cynthia Sanborn, of Baldwin, were
published Apr. 25, 1834, and had children as follows:
1. Paulina, b. Apr. 28, 1835 ; m. Arthur McLellan, of Gorham, Me.
2. John, b. Nov. 27, 1839.
Joseph T. Atkinson m. Caroline E. Knight, of Cornish, Aug. 8, 1858,
and had George, b. June 12, 1859.
%in 4amili{.
The ancestors of the families of this name, in the state, were early settled
at Haverhill, Mass., and from that town came the Ayers of Biddeford and
Buxton. John was at Salisbury, 1640; at Ipswich, 1648; died at Haverhill,
1657, leaving numerous descendants. Peter Aver was admitted freeman at
Haverhill, 1666; chosen representative, 1683-85-89-90. Robert and Thomas
were admitted freemen at Haverhill, 1668. Maj. Ebenezer Ayer was with
Arnold in the Canada expedition through the wilderness of Maine, and dis-
played consummate courage and great determination. He is said to have sawed
off the pickets upon the enemy's breastworks to enable the soldiers to scale
the walls. He afterwards served in the engineer department with rank of
major. I suppose he settled in Buxton. Peter Ayer was in Capt. John Lane's
company, in 1756; also Philip Aver, who served as corporal; both were des-
ignated " of Haverhill."
AYEIi FAMILY. 453
Moses Ayer, b. Mar. 17, 1757; m. Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1759, and had
children, named as follows, born in Saco :
1. Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1782.
2. John, b. Sept. 27, 1783.
3. Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1786.
4. Hannah, b. Oct. 13, 1791.
5. Abigail, b. June 13, 1793.
6. Andrew, b. Mar. 18, 1795.
7. Moses, b. Feb. 9, 1797.
8. Tristram, b. F'eb. 19, 1799. I suppose it was this man who married
Frances, and had children, born in Bu.xton, named as follows:
I. Mary A., b. Sept. 19, 1S21.
11. William, b. Mar. 4, 1824.
III. Sarah E., b. Sept. ii, 1826.
IV. John L., b. June 17, 1S29.
V. Maria G., b. Feb. 2, 1833.
VI. Lyman G., b. Dec. 3, 1835.
VII. Frances J., b. Oct. 26, 1838.
VIII. Charles H., b. July 12, 1841.
Ebeuezer Ayer,* m. Elizabeth Moore, Jan. 22, 1789, and had names and
births of children recorded in Buxton. He, or another of the name, was on
a committee to repair the meeting-house in Narragansett, No. I, Nov. 15,
1758. In 1798 the house of Ebenezer Ayer, of Buxton, was on lot 5, in the
3d division; was of one story, covered 448 square feet, had 5 windows, and
was said to be "unfinished." Issue :
1. Eli, b. Oct. 26, 1789.
2. Rebecca, b. May 8, 1791.
3. Margaret, b. Dec. 24, 1792.
4. Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1795.
5. Sarah, b. Mar. 25, 1797.
6. Jane, b. Apr. 17, 1799.
7. Lucy, b. Apr. 2, iSoi.
8. Mary, b. Apr. 27, 1803; d. May 9, 1805.
g. Mary, b. May 23, 1805.
10. Peter, b. Sept. 30, 1807; d. Oct. 12, 1809.
11. Ebenezer H., b. Aug. 6, 1809; d. Feb. 18, 1812.
* There was au Ebenezer Ayer in Saco, wliose children, baptized there, were : Sti.iannu. l)apt,
Dec. 25, 17G4; 6'((ra/(, liapt. July 12. 17i;7; William, bapt. April 2, 17G9. This was probably tlie
father of Ebenezer of Bu.xton.
Note.— Elisha Ayer and Mary his wife had children baptized in Saco named as follows:
Blisha and James. 1777; Pall)/, May !.■!. 17S1 ; .Jemm, July 13, 1782; Sallv, May 5, 178i;; Miirtlia M.,
May 21, 1790. John Ayer ni. PatiiMicr Jellison, in Saco, Dec. 7, 1780; these " owned ye covenant,"
Feh. 24, 1782; their dau. Xanii/ bapt. there Feb. 24, 1782; Widow Patience was m. to Solomon
Buruliam, of Scarboro, June 17, 1787. Susanna was m. to Robert Cleaves, Sept. 3. 1777. Sally to
David Warren, Dec. 3. 1785. Peter Ayer. of Bu.xtou, ni. Widow Sarah Jiuikins, Jan. 19, 1796.
454 ATER FAMILY.
Daniel Ayer and Mary his wife of Buxton had :
1. Nancy, b. Nov. 25, 1798.
2. Isaac, b. Feb. 26, 1800; m. Ellen, and had children, born in Buxton.
He d. Mar. 24, 1836; Ellen d. Jan. 31, 1829. He had second wife,
named Achsah, d. Sept. 27, 1843.
I. Daniel, b. May 21, 1827; d. June 13, 1829.
11. Daniel, b. Sept. 12, 1830; d. Aug. 9, 1832.
III. Ellen, b. Apr. 12, 1832.
IV. LsAAC, b. Mar. 28, 1834.
V. Benjamin F"., b. Jan. ig, 1835.
Tilliothv Ayer, rn. April g, 1807, Hannah Merrill, and had three children,
born in Buxton. He is said to have removed to Otisfield.
1. Betsey, b. May i, 1808.
2. Humphrey M., b. Mar. 17, 1800.
3. Aaron, b. April 3, 18 12. He was a preacher of the gospel with the
Free Baptists, and for many years an able and useful man. He became
somewhat demented and the latter years were under a cloud. He was,
however, as keen witted as ever and delighted in discussing "knotty
questions." At one time a young minister, who was then engaged in
religious revival meetings, called on "Uncle Aaron," who was very
well posted respecting the denominational prejudices existing in the
community. Before leaving, the young man received this piece of good
advice: "My brother, look out for the Methodists up there, for they
are just like cattle in the woods; they always stand with /lorns out"
He did not favor denominational boasting, and hailing one of the prom-
inent Methodist members as he was passing inquired: " Say, brother,
which would you rather be, a Methodist or a Christian?" Some of the
Adventists claimed to believe that man had no pre-eminence over
the beast; in fact, that he has no soul. As one of the sisters of this
sect was passing his field. Uncle Aaron put his foot on the wall and
waving his hand for her to stop asked if her horse was ^("'"g to heaven.
When she replied that she did not know what he meant, he remarked
that if man was not superior to a beast, " a good horse ought to go to
heaven." He had a devoted, patient wife, who lived a life of sorrow
for many years, for there were times when he became desperate and
menacing; when for days and nights his neighbors had to take turns
in watching him. There were two sons, Daniel and Aaron, the latter a
fine scholar, who successfully taught school.
Dr. Aaron Ayer, son of the elder Timothy, m. Ruth Merrill, of Buxton,
and had the names of the following children recorded in town:
1. Alvan B., b. Dec. 18, i8og.
2. Abel M., b. July 7, 1802.
3. Nancy, b. June 15, 18 17.
larroufj-Iiarncjj.
Abi-iiliain Barrons, b. January 17, 1756, probably in Wells, Me., came
to Cornish about the time of leaving the Revolutionary army, say, 1778. I
find the name of Abram Barnes in a list of soldiers from Wells, and think
the two identical. He m. Margaret Stackpole (who was b. Nov. 12, 1755)
and d. Oct. 24, 1819, aged 63. Wife d. May 22, 1846, aged 91. These had
nine children named as follows :
1. Lydia, b. Jan. 22, 1779; d. Jan. 23, 1830.
2. Abigail, b. May 23, 1782; d. 1800.
3. Polly, b. Aug. 4, 1784; d. Oct. 12, 1863.
4. Sally, b. Aug. 26, 1786; d. July 31, 1845.
5. Henry W., b. Sept. 9, 1788; d. Feb. 9, i860.
5. Abraham, b. Oct. 29, 1791; m. Jane Estes, of Cornish (b. Mar. 26,
1799,), and d. Jan. 23, 1867. She d. Aug. 3, 1865. He spelled the
name "Barrons." Fourteen children as follows:
I. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1815.
II. Eli, b. Nov. 20, 18 16; d. Oct. 25, 1854. He ni. Cynthia, dau. of
Noah Kendall, of Limington, sister of Noah, 2d, Nov. 12, 1845. He
d. Oct. 25, 1854. She d. Nov. 26, 1893. After the death of her
husband, Mrs. Barnes lived at Moderation and there brought up her
little son. She was skillful as a seamstress and a worthy woman, re-
spected by all. She lived to see her son become a successful man
of business, who with proper filial attention cared for her in her feeble
years. Children :
(i). John H., b. Aug. 25, 1847; d. Jan. 16, 1848.
(2). Almon H., b. Nov. 23, 1848; m. and is now living in HolHs with
issue.
III. Olive, b. Oct. 13, 1818; d. May 7, 1848.
IV. Nancy, b. Feb. 8, 182 1; d. July 13, 1837.
V. Jane, b. Dec. 9, 1823 ; d. Dec. 3, 1883.
VI. Mary A., b. Apr. 9, 1825 ; d. Mar. 24, 1850.
VII. Eliza E., b. June i, 1827.
viii. Susan, b. Jan. 15, 1829.
IX. Abraham, b. April 24, 1832.
X. Henry, b. July 24, 1834; d. Feb. 10, 1893.
XI. Hannah, b. Sept. 21, 1836; d. May 27, i860.
XII. Nancy, b. Dec. 25, 1838.
Note.— The surname is now spelled Barnes by the younger generations. The change in the
spelling, tradition says, was made at the instigation of a Methodist minister. I have found
names of this family spelled Barons, Barrons. Bams, Barnes, and Barrows ; the latter an error
of the types. I assume that the surname is a transformation of LeBarron, which is French.
456 BEAN FAMILY.
XIII. James L., b. Feb. 14, 1840; d. Sept. 10, 1849.
XIV. Adelia H., b. Aug. 30, 1843.
7. Hannah, b. Feb. 16, 1794; d. June 29, 1855.
8. Nancy, b. Nov. 3, 1797; d. Apr. 12, 1885.
9. Abigail, b. Mar 26, 1799; d. Feb. 2, 1880.
lean (J[^imitu.
Tradition makes the ancestor of this family who first came to our shores a
native of the Isle of Jersey, but I doubt the truth of the statement. I have
not found the name, or one resembling it, in any record or book relating to
Jersey. The surname Bain, and Bane, are derived from the Gaelic word Iniiic
which signified white or fair complexion, as Donald Bane, who usurped the
Scottish throne after the death of his brother, Malcolm Canmore. An ancient
branch of the family in Fifeshire, Scotland, have spelled the surname Bayne.
The Highland MacBanes were a branch of the Macintosh clan, and their dis-
tinctive badge was the red whortleberry. Maj. Gillies MacBane, chief of the
clan in 1745, was a man of giant stature, being six feet four and a half inches
in height. He brought a hundred MacBanes into the field, and at the battle
of CuUoden, being beset by a squad of government troops, he placed his back
against a wall, and, though wounded in several places, fought with such des-
peration that he laid thirteen of his assailants dead at his feet. An officer
called to "save that brave man," but they cut him down. His widow is said
to have composed the pathetic lament in Gaelic, entitled mo run geal oig, or.
The following lines were found in a work called "The Gael":
" With thv back to the wall, ami tliy breast to the targe,
Full llashcil thv chiviuori- in tlic taee of tlieir charge,
Thr hloo.l of till' liol.lrsi that l.an'cii turf stain,
But alas! thine is rc.ldest there, (iillies MacBane!
Hewn down, but still battling, thou .sunk'.st on the ground.
Thy plaid was one gore, and tliy breast was one wound,
Thirteen of thy foe.s by thy right hand were slain.
Oh! would they were thousainls tor Gillies MacBane!
Oh! loud and long heard shall tliy coronach be,
Aiid high o'er tlie heather thy cairn we shall see.
And deep in all bosoms thy name shall remain.
But deepe.st in mine, dearest Gillies MacBane! "
The early generations of the New England family spelled the name Bane,
and the almost universal sandy or fair complexion of the branch planted in
York, Me., supports the statement regarding the derivation of the original
Gaelic word Bhacnn. Moreover, the mental characteristics observable in the
Maine families have indicated a Scottish origin. In York, they are early
found in the neighborhood of Scottish settlers. We shall rest the question of
nativity with this prophetic statement: If the ancestry of the Banes, early
planted in old York, is ever traced by authentic documentary records, the
cradle of the race will be found in Caledonia, the "land o' cakes."
Lewis Bane, w'ho came to Boston about 1670, is denominated the ancestor
of the principal Maine branches of the New England Beans. It is said that
BEAN FAMILY. 457
he died in Boston, leaving a widow and tliree sons who were afterward settled
in York, Me. The sons were named Lewis, Ebenezer and Joseph.
Capt. Lewis Bane was b. in 1671, and d. in York, Me., June 25, 1721.
The inscription on his monument reads as follows :
"Here Lves Burried
the l>o,ly of
Capt. Lkwis I-iANK. Esq.,
Deed .June yi- LIStli. 1721,
In ye 5l.st year
Of liis age.
Here Lyes Buried
The body of
Mrs. Mary Bane wife to
Capt. Lewis Bane,
Deed Marcli ye 25tli, 1723,
111 ye 5»tli year
Of her age."
Capt. Bane was a man of prominence in the plantation and saw many vicissi-
tudes and passed through many dangers in his pioneer experience. He made
his will on a sick bed, and it was probated July 21, 1721. This instrument
shows that he was living on land that was his father's; hence, I assume that
his father had lived there. The estate inventoried ^^1175 15s. od. Bequeaths
to "faithful, loving, and tender wife," dwelling-house and barn, and half of
the "lower pasture." He mentions four sons then living, Jonathan, Lewis,
John and Ebenezer; three daughters, Mary (Sayward), Eleanor and Mehitable;
of these more, presently.
Capt. Joseph Baue was born in 1676. He was taken captive by the
Indians, in 1692, at the age of sixteen, and remained with the tribe eight
years, learning their language and afterwards acted as interpreter. There is
a document in the Massachusetts archives written by him, April 25, 1755,
which shows him to have been about 80 years of age. Col. Phillips, in his
journal, now in the Massachusetts archives, date Jan. 24, 1698, mentions
"Joseph Bean, of York, a young man," as then a captive with Indians. He
was living in Falmouth as early as 17 10 and ha.d Jivf children born there, the
first f/iree having been born in York. He was probably connected with the fort
at New Casco; served in Indian war of 1722; was captain in 1724, in which
year he and a file of soldiers had an engagement with about thirty Indians,
killing their leader, whose scalp was carried to Boston, and Lieut. Bean re-
ceived ;^ioo bounty. He commanded a company in the Norridgewock expe-
dition. Issue, as far as known, by wife Joanna :
1. Elizabeth, b. May 21, 1704.
2. Hannah, b. June 27, 1706.
3. Tabitha, b. April 29, 1708.
4. Mary, m. Hugh Barbour.
Ebenezer Bane was killed in York by Indians in 1692.
Lewis Bane, 3d, m. Abigail Moulton and lived in York; was a man of
prominence; a witness to wills, appraiser of estates. Children as follows:
1. Lewis, b. Sept. 17, 1722.
2. Abigail, b. Sept. i'2, 1725.
3. Charles, b. Dec. 18, 1727.
4. Tabitha, b. Apr. 12, 1730.
458 BEAN FAMILY.
5. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 30, 1731.
6. Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 1733.
7. Miriam, b. Apr. 27, 1735.
Capt. Jonathan Bane, son of Capt. Lewis, was born in York as early as
1693; m. Sarah, the eldest dau. of Peter Nowel, of York; she received one
hundred and fifty pounds by will of her father as " Sarah Bane " in 1738. He
was a man of affairs in York as early as 1730, and his name appears on many
early documents, showing how many positions of trust he was called to fill
even when a young man; indicating that the public had confidence in his abili-
ties and his integrity. He was captain as early as 1743. He seems to have
continued his residence in York until 1756, when he appears as a justice of
the peace in Narragansett, No. i, now Buxton; there he bound himself to set-
tle lot 5, in range B, of the ist division. He was called to command at the
Saco river block-house and made his home there for a number of years. For
several years he had filled important positions in connection with Indian
affairs on the frontier, having acted as commissioner. He received by his
father's will, as eldest son, "land bought of Mr. Gooch"; half of "the lower
pasture" and a third part of "the fresh meadows that lie in ye woods." His
eleven children were as follows:
1. JoNATH.^N, b. Feb. 13, 1 7 18, in York, was a lieutenant under his father
at the block-house on Saco river. He m. and had issue.
2. Daniel, b. Oct. 27, 1720.
3. Mary, b. Jan. 4, 1723; d. young.
4. Sarah, b. July 8, 1725.
5. Joshua, b. Mar. 29, 1728.
6. Mary, b. Oct. 7, 1730.
7. HuLDAH, b. April, 1732.
8. Abraham, b. Feb. 10, 1734-
9. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 20, 1737, of whom more.
ID. Nehemiah, b. Mar. 17, 1740.
II. Charles, b. Apr. 3, 1743.
Jonathan Bean, 3d, b. in the block-house Oct. 9, 1758; m. Phebe, dau.
of John Jirooks, of Narragansett, No. i, Sept. 4, 1783; d. Oct. 10, 1829. He
settled near where the old fortification stood, since Hollis, now Dayton, and
had children born there as follows :
1. Isaiah, b. Apr. 13, 1781 ; d. an infant.
2. Dorcas, b. Oct. i, 1784; d. young.
3. Martha, b. Mar. 9, 1786.
4. Jacob, b. Dec. 25, 1790.
5. Polly, b. Sept. 16, 1792.
6. John, b. Jan. 6, 1795; d. an infant.
7. Sally, b. Feb. 17, 1796; d. an infant.
8. Daniel, b. Mar. 9, 1800; d. 1802.
9. Eliphalet, b, June 28, 1803.
ID. Lewis, b. Apr. 2, 1806.
BEAN FAMILY. 459
Capt. Stephen Bean, brother of Jonathan, 3d, was b. in the plantation of
Little Falls, about 1780; m. Mary Smith, of that township, Oct. 9, 1792, and
settled on the plains about a mile southwest of Smith's bridge that spanned
the Saco. Around him were thousands of acres covered witii pitch pine growth,
and from this resinous wood he engaged in burning lanrpblack, wiiich was then
in great demand at tanneries for blacking leather. When he had burnt a large
quantity of the "smutty dust," he left home with a two-horse team for a ped-
dling tour to the "west'ard" as far as the state of New York. On the road
he had regular stopping places and formed an acquaintance with many men.
He kept a journal or note book with which he would refresh his memory in
old age, when, surrounded by a group at his fireside, he related with great
accuracy and fullness of detail incidents of his experience during his absence
from home in early years. He was a soldier of the 181 2 war, commanding a
company. Capt. Bean was a man of fine intelligence, gentlemanly and cour-
teous in his intercourse with men, of easy manners, graceful carriage, and at-
tractive presence. Peaceful and unobtrusive in disposition, honorable and
reliable in his dealings, he came down to ripe age respected and beloved by
his fellow-citizens. He d. aged 93. {?) His eight children, born in Hollis,
were as follows :
1. Jonathan, b. Feb. 22, i 794; m. three wives. First wife. Sawyer, dau. of
Tappin Sawyer. Children: Tappiii, Randolph, Frcdciick, Mary, and
As ah el.
2. Susanna, b. July 18, 1796; m. William West.
3. Cyru-S, b. Jan. 24, 1799; m. t'age, and 2d, Ruth Hopkinson,
of Limington. He lived on the "old Alfred road," more than a mile
south of Bonnie Eagle in Hollis. No issue.
4. John, b. July 3, 1801 ; m. Ruth Hancock; lived at Moderation at the
foot of "Maddox hill"; was a great axeman and economist. He had
John C, m. Emily Clark; Ruth, m. Osgood Boody ; Corlista, m. Tappin
Bean, and Mary, d. unmarried.
5. Marv, b. Aug. 7, 1803; m. Phmeas Hancock.
6. Naham, b. Mar. 5, 1806; m. Hodgdon, and had Olive, m. David
Martin; Ahby, m. Chick; John, Deborah, Free?)iati, and Leivis.
7. Abel, b. May 3, 1808 ; m. a daughter of Tappin Sawyer, and settled on
"Bean street," near his birthplace. He had several sons; two were
Edwin and Burnice.
8. CHARLE.S, b. May 17, 181 1; had issue. He has recently died, being
the last of his family.
9. Stephen, d. unmarried.
Ebenezer Bean, son of Jonathan, 2d, b. Jan. 20, 1737 ; m. Eliza Thomas
in 1766; a soldier of the Revolution; died in Limerick; several children.
Charles Bean, eldest son of the preceding, b. Jan 5, 1767, in the Saco
river block-house; m. Sally Cotton (b. in Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 3, 1771,)
May 17, 1790, and d. in Limerick, June 29, 1847; was a prosperous farmer;
had fourteen children.
I. Catharine, b. Jan. 3, 1791; m. ist, Jacob Clark, of Limerick; moved
460 BEAN FAMILY.
to New Vineyard, Me. She in. 2d, Dec. 14, 1829, Peter Butler. She d.
Jan. 18, 1854.
!. Gen. Danikl, b. Feb. 7, 1793; m. Apr. 29, 1813, Ruhama, daughter
of Ebenezer and Mary (Cobb) Bangs, of Gorham, Me., who was b. Feb.
16, 1795. He d. in Brownfield, May 15, 1873. He settled in the lat-
ter town in 1812 ; served in defense of Portland in 18 14, and was pen-
sioned; was general of the 2d brigade, 6th division, Maine militia, in
1826; held many town offices; an active merchant from 1S18 to 1850.
Gen. Bean was a man of fine personal appearance, large, portly, stately,
and by many was said to resemble General Scott. Children as follows ;
I. Maj. Sylvanus B., b. June 12, 1814; m. Sally S. Hadley, May i,
1837 ; she was b. Mar. 20, 1817, d. Sept. 11, i860. He held a com-
mission in a Maine regiment in the Civil war; resided in Brown-
field ; educated at Fryeburg and Limerick academies ; was in trade
at North Parsonsfield in 1836-37 ; aid for (ien. Thomas, commander
York county militia; had charge of company called to Augusta in
1839. during northeastern boundary trouble; fifteen years with his
brother Eli B. in trade at Brownfield; postmaster sixteen years;
held all the elective offices in town; was lieutenant in the nth
Maine regiment in the Civil war; promoted to captain and major in
quartermaster's department and served to close of war ; was a mem-
ber of the Freewill Baptist church ; prominent Mason and Odd Fellow ;
Always took an active part in welfare of his town ; was respected
and honored; a kind neighbor and warm friend. He was three
times married. Children ;
(i). Henry G., b. Sept. 3, 1840; d. Sept. 14th.
(2). Frank, b. Oct. 30, 1841.
(3). John H., b. June 22, 1843.
(4). Daniel A., b. May 20, 1846; d. June 6, 1865.
(5). EHza S., b. Feb. 18, 1848; d. , 1850.
(6). Charles F., b. Dec. 17, 1849.
(7). Eliza S., h. Aug. 28, 1852 ; m. Frederick W. Spring.
(8). Jennie H., b. Oct. 22, 1854; m. Alpheus Leighton.
II. Elizabeth, b. July 28, 1816; m. Oct. 6, 1836, Samuel E. Spring; d.
Oct. 26, 1841.
III. Cai'T. Em B., b. June 11, 1821; m. June 8, 1846, Mary O. Spring,
and resides at Brownfield, Me. He was educated at Westbrook and
Parsonsfield seminaries and at the Norwich, Vt., University; was
captain and major in Civil war, serving as assistant quartermaster
for inspection of cavalry in the army of the Potomac, ordered to Fort
Seldan, N. M., where he was discharged. He- has been engaged in
trade in his native town since a young man, and has a fine, large
store in which he carries a heavy stock of general merchandise ; has
filled many official positions ; a land surveyor and conveyancer. No
issue.
IV. Daniel, b. Mar. 16, 1823; d. July 4, 1846.
V. Maj. James S., b. June 24, 1825; m. in 1853, Caroline E. D. Spring;
GEN. DANIEL BEAN AND WIFE.
BEAN FAMILY. 461
was major in an Illinois regiment in Civil war; residence, Aurora.
Children :
(i). Susie S., b. July 24, 1855.
(2). Oscar B., b. Apr. 19, 1857.
vr. Charles H., b. June 14, 1827; m. Mary Staples in 1877; corporal
in Civil war; now with brother Eli B. in store at Brownfield.
vn. Mary C, b. Jan. 18, 1830; d. Jan. 30, 1848.
VIII. Sally C, b. Feb. 17, 1832; d. Sept. 16, 1857.
IX. Edwin F., b. Oct. 23, 1834; m. Marantha A. Mulloy, of Limington,
Mar. 13, 1858, and settled on the Pacific coast, where he published
a newspaper for many years. He has returned to his native town
after an absence of about forty years, and is in the store with his
brothers.
X. Andrew C, b. Dec. 20, 1836; m. Mary A. Spring in 1861. He
went to Buenos Ayres in 1857, where he was for many years a prom-
inent and successful merchant, doing an extensive export business
with the United States; was a man of marked business ability and
unimpeachable integrity, and one of the most popular and intluential
of the foreign residents of Buenos Ayres. He had just been ap-
pointed Argentine Consul at Boston, when, June 6, 18S6, he died
suddenly at Brownfield.
XI. William H. H., b. Feb. 18, 1840; clerk and forage master in IFnion
army during Civil war.
Nathaniel C, b. Dec. 26, 1794; m. Elizabeth Bangs, of Limington.
Eli, b. Sept. 4, 1796 ; m. Eunice Strout, of Limington; d. Dec. 20, 18 19.
David, b. Julys, 179S; d- Nov. 14, 1815; single.
Mary, b. in 1800; m. .
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Sally C, b. Mar. 23, 1802; m. Ivory Small; d. in liangor.
Dea. Cotton, b. Mar. 6, 1S04; m. Mehitabel Brackett, of Limington;
a prominent man in Limerick.
Hannah, b. July 30, 1806; m. Sylvanus Bangs, of Limerick.
Eliza T., b. July 19, 1808; m. Wm. L. O'Brion, of Cornish.
Rev. Charles, b. Jan. 3, 181 1; m. Salome Drew, of Newfield. He
was an able minister of the gospel in the Freewill Baptist church.
Sylvanus, b. Jan. 3, 181 1 ; d. young; unmarried.
Ruhamah, b. July 16, 1813; m. James Merrill, of Limerick.
Nancy, b. Nov. 8, 181 5 ; m. Sewall Small, of Limington, and is the only
one living of the family.
Curtis Beau and wife Applia Merrill came to Brownfield from Poplin,
N. H. (now Fremont), about 1775, and settled on what is now the Gibson
farm, near Fryeburg line; said to have been a soldier in the French and
Revolutionary wars ; was a vigorous, industrious man who suffered many hard-
ships; uneducated. He d. at the home of his son Dudley, Feb. 8, 1833, at the
great age of 102 years. His wife d. Jan. 3, 1828, aged 89. These had nine
children :
462 BEAN FAMILY.
1. Joseph, b. 1760; m. Sarah, dau. of David Evans, of Fryeburg, Oct. 14,
1788; she d. Aug., 1765. He m. a second time. Mr. B. d. July 17,
1849, aged 89. Ten children:
I. David, b. in Fryeburg, July g, 1789.
II. Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1793.
III. Ruth, b. July 31, 1795.
IV. Timothy, b. March 20, 1797.
v. Nathaniel, b. July 27, 1801 ; d. Feb. 17, 1827.
vi. Sally, b. May 11, 1803; d. Jan. 3, 1829.
VII. Curtis, b. May 14, 1805 ; d. July 31, 1826.
VIII. Mary, b. Nov. 6, 1806.
IX. Increase R., b. Aug. 3, 1808; d. in Lowell, Mass.
X. Eliza, b. Feb. 12, 182 1 ; m. George Googins, of Saco.
2. Captain Thomas, b. in Raymond, N. H., Jan. 3, 1767; m. Elizabeth
Osgood, of Fryeburg, b. July 25, 1774, and had issue as follows:
I. Jane, b. in Porterfield, July 24, 1792.
II. Susanna, b. in Porterfield, July 26, 1793.
III. Thomas, b. in Porterfield, Dec. 30, 1794.
IV. James O., b. in Porterfield, Apr. 8, 1796; m. Elizabeth b. Apr. 11,
1795. He d. Dec. 24, 1864; his wife d. May 8, 1874, aged 79. He
had issue as follows :
(i). Ah/I M., b. Aug. 6, 1822.
(2). James M., b. Oct. 23, 1823.
(3). EtnilyJ., b. Feb. 18, 1825.
(4). Thomas K., b. Sept. 13, 1826.
V. .Samuel, b. in Porterfield, Feb. 23, 1798; m. Sally Thorns, b. Oct. 8,
1794, and had Mary A., b. Aug. 12, 1827; Horatio O., b. Oct. 19,
1830, d. Dec. 2, 1849.
VI. Henry, b. in Brownfield, June 8, 1801 ; m. Martha Marstin, b. Sept.
8, 1818, and had Augustus, h. June 8, 1836. He d. Mar. 16, 1861,
aged 59. Wife d. Dec. 24, 1874, aged 59 yrs., 3 mos., 18 days.
VII. Elizabeth, b. in Brownfield, Jan. 7, 1804.
VIII. Almira A., b. in Brownfield, July 23, 1807.
IX. Hazen, b. in Brownfield, Mar. 7. 1809.
X. Julia M., b. in Brownfield, Feb. 17, 18 11.
XI. Albion, b. in Brownfield, May 9, 18 13.
XII. RuFUS C, b. in Brownfield, Sept. 24, 1816.
3. Dudley, b. Nov. ig, 1772; m. Polly Gibson, Dec. lo, 1801 (by Jos.
Howard, Esq.). Wife b. Aug. 22, 1785.
I. Alpheus, b. Apr. 22, 1804.
II. Lorana, b. July 11, 1806.
III. Charles W., b. Feb. 15, 1808; m. Sarah P. Johnson, b. Oct. 27,
1815, and had Charles E., b. Dec. 3, 1835.
IV. SoPHRONA, b. Feb. 13, 18 10.
BEAN FAMILY. 463
V. Jonathan G., b. May 2. 18 12.
VI. Mary A., b. May 22, 1814.
VII. Sophrona, b. July 21, 1816.
VIII. Dudley, b. July 24, 1818.
IX. Margaret, b. Aug 21, 1820.
X. Daniel G., b. Sept. 13, 1822.
XI. Andrew J., b. May 14, 1824.
XII. Sarah J., b. May 7, 1826.
xiii. Frances E., b. May 9, 1828.
4. James, b. in Brantree, July 25, 1775 ; m. Lois, dau. of Lieut. John
Walker, of Fryeburg, b. Jan., 25, 1770, and had issue as follows:
I. Apphia, b. May 3, 1798 ; m. Silas C. Brown, May 23, 1830.
II. Susanna, b. Jan. 26, 1800.
HI. James, b. Feb. 20, 1802.
IV. Benjamin, b. Oct. 6, 1803.
5. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 9, 1779; m. Betsey Harmon, b. June 17, 1799; d.
Feb. 18, 1829. He m. second, Sally, b. in Gorham, May 23, 1793.
Issue :
I. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 24, 1817 ; d. Sept. 12, 1818.
II. Eliza A., b. Dec. 2, 1818.
III. Richard H., b. Dec. 11, 1820; d. Jan. 8, 1821.
IV. Nathaniel M., b. Nov. 11, 1821.
V. Richard H., b. Oct. 16, 1823; killed by cattle in Gorham.
VI. Priscilla, b. June 11, 1824.
VII. Hiram, b. Jan. 15, 1826.
VIII. Melbina, b. May 10, 1833.
IX. Mirabah, b. Oct. 20, 1834.
X. Ann R., b. Apr. 18, 1838.
6. Nathan, m. Phebe Dutch, of Conway, N. H.
7. Hannah, m. Stephen Lane, of Buxton, Me.
8. Polly, m. George Rounds, of Brownfield.
9. Sally, m. Moses Kilgore, of Bartlett, N. H.
Dea. Samuel Bean, b. in York, Me., Feb. 14, 1786; wife Sally, b. in
York, Jan. 5, 1785 ; settled in Brownfield, and had issue as follows:
1. Asa, b. Oct. 31, 1809, in York.
2. Moses, b. Dec. 15, iSii, in York; d. Mar. 4, 18 16.
3. Mary, b. Feb. 27, 18 13, in Brownfield.
4. Sally, b. Oct. 28, 18 14.
5. Anna, b. July 15, 18 16.
6. Hannah, b. Nov. 10, iSiS.
464 BENTON FAMILY.
7. Salome, b. Apr. 25, 1821.
8. Samuel, b. July 21, 1823.
9. Daniel, b. Mar. 17, 1826.
teuton (Jfiimilg.
Dr. Joseph Benton came from Westmoreland, Conn., to Fryeburg with
his family and practised medicine there several years. He removed to Den-
mark previous to 1806, and after continuing in practice there nearly a quarter
of a century he removed into Baldwin, near the Hiram line, where he d. Aug.
21, 1838, aged 76 years. He was a very skillful physician and took high
rank among the practitioners of his day.
Alfred Benton, eldest son of the preceding, was b. in Westmoreland,
Conn., Mar. 19, 1788; m. Sally Knapp Symonds, in 1809, and came with his
father to Denmark between 1800 and 1806. He was a man of talent, pos-
sessed of keen wit ; served as enlisting officer in Massachusetts during war of
181 2 ; held several official positions in town. He d. Jan. i, 1887 ; was a pen-
sioner during his last years. Children as follows:
1. Almeda J., b. Mar. 21, 1810; m. Herbert Frost.
2. Elvira O., b. May 17, 1812; d. Oct. 5, 1814.
3. Albion P., b. Aug. 28, 1816 ; m. Sarah Wadsworth, of Hiram, and lived
many years in that town on a farm he had cleared. His wife d. in Par-
sonsfield, Dec. 13, 1875, and he m. Apr. 15, 1877, Mary S. Pillsbury.
In 1868 he purchased the old Thomas Edgecomb farm in Parsonsfield,
where he built a beautiful dwelling and out-buildings, which are in one
of the most imposing locations in the town. He d. Dec. 11, 1886. Ten
children.
4. Alfred, b. Apr. 25, 1819.
5. Jesse S., b. June 11, 182 i.
6. Thomas H., b. Feb. 12, 1824.
7. Eliza K., b. Oct. 31, 1827.
Mary C, b. Aug. 27, 1829.
Nathan C, b. June 19, 1832.
Note.— Dr. Benton was once called to New Hampshire during the ravages of a malady of a
very fatal nature and was successful in healing those who were seized with the disease. When
his services were no longer required he remarked in his characteristic way: " I have driven
death through the Notch of the AVhite Mountains and put up the bars." His five son.s all served
in the vi'ar of 1812. and two of them, Natlianiel S. and Charles, became, subsequently, members
of Congress ; the latter was a judge.
m% cJlamihr.
Ma.j. Elias Berry, one of the most prominent early settlers in Denmark,
was b. in iMiddleton, Mass., Aug. 23, 1767; m. Jane Stiles, b. Apr. 10, 1764,
of Andover, Mass., where he first began life. He came to Denmark and com-
menced to clear land in 1792 on what has since been called "Berry's hill,"
and the farm is now owned by the town as poor-farm. On Feb. 1 1, 1794, he
left Andover with a yoke of oxen and sled, on which were all his household
goods, supplemented by his wife and three children ; was about eight days
coming through to "Pleasant Mountain Gore." His farm was large and one
of the best. He built the first two-story house in Denmark ; in this was fin-
ished a hall where the early settlers used to assemble for balls on the Fourth
of July, Thanksgiving, the New Year, and fourth of March. Dancing would
begin at one or two o'clock in the afternoon and continue through the after-
noon to the "wee, small hours ayont the twal." Flagging spirits were stimu-
lated by West India rum and Holland gin for the male persuasion, and mild
toddy for the women. At one side a room was provided for nursing babes,
whose mothers joined in the dance, while these were cared for by an attendant
delegated for that purpose. Such had not then been adopted by the anas
and the mothers would occasionally leave the dance hall and attend to the
food supply of their offsprings. The muscular e.xercise and vim exhibited in
these old-time dances would astonish the gentle skippers of the present day.
Major Kerry was the principal business man in town for many years, espec-
ially in lumbering operations, and acquired a handsome estate which he lost
in later years by financial reverses. He held important offices in town till
old age; was chosen representative to the "Great and General Court" in
Massachusetts, in 1817 and iSig, and served in the Legislature of Maine. He
died June 18, 1850.
33t;irh Amiln.
The surname was derived from such ancestors, in early days, as had a dark
complexion or black hair. The ancestors were Scottish, but a branch de-
scended from George Black was planted in Ulster, Ireland, before 1620, and
some of them have come to New England. The Misses Agnes and Jessie
Black are ladies of the manor of Heatherknowe, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Josiah Black was in Kittery as early as 17 18, and probably came over
with the Scotch-Irish that year. Samuel, "son of Widow Black," was in York
in 1727. A William Black made his will in Kittery, Jan. i, 1727: wife's name
Sarah; sons, William and Joshua; to the latter willed "3 piggs"; grandsons,
William, Benjamin, and Jonathan. Joshua Black made his will in Kittery, Jan.
19, 1753, and mentions children named Jonathan, Henry, Thomas, Mary,
Sarah, Alma, Catherine and Margery. Thomas Black, of Kittery, made his
466 BLACK FAMILY.
will April 30, 1756, "being bound on an expedition in His Majesty's service."
A gun received by his father's will he gave to a brother Henry.
Josiilll IJlack, a /'/c/rX-smith by trade, descended from the Kittery family,
born in 1750; m. Martha Cookson, of Standish, and settled in Limington
before the Revolution. He served in the Continental army at Hubbardstown,
Vt., and was under Stark at the surrender of Burgoyne, Oct. 7, 1777. He d.
in Lunington, July 4, 1840 ; issue and descendants as follows:
1. Marv, b. May 10, 1775; m. Jacob Small.
2. John, b. Aug. 31, 1777; m. Nabby Small, of Limington.
3. JoAB, b. Nov. 4, 1780 ; m. Hannah Hamlin and had issue in Limington :
I. JosiAH, b. Oct. 31, 1802.
II. Olive, b. Aug. 14, 1804.
III. Hannah, b. Dec. 18, 1809.
IV. Ira, b. Sept. 8, 1811.
V. LoviNA, b. Oct. 20, 181 4.
4. JosiAH, b. Aug. 31, 1784; m. Mary Libby, of Scarborough, where he
d. July, 1864. Some of his children were born in Limington.
I. Zebulon, b. Dec. 12, 1808 ; m. Elmira Emerson, and settled in Newry,
Me.
11. John, b. Dec. 24, 1810; m. July 17, 1837, to Roxanna, dau. of Heze-
kiah Andrews, of Bethel (she b. Dec. 30, 1810), and settled at Snows
Falls, in Paris, Me., Mar. 3, 18G5, where he has served in town offices.
Children :
(i). Olive, b. Feb. 10, 1840; m. Charles S. Willis, and lives in Gor-
ham, N. H.
(2). Hannah, b. Mar. 21, 1844; m. Lemuel E. Carter, and lived in
Paris.
IK. JosiAH S., b. Nov. 29, 1812; m. Eunice B. Smith, and settled in
Newry, Me.
IV. Mercy, b. Jan. 21, 1815; d. young.
V. Martha, b. Mar. 29, 1817 ; m. John J. I^laisted, and settled in Lynn.
VI. David I, b. Sept. 28, 1819.
VII. JoAB, b. Febj 3, 1823.
VIII. Almer, b. April 13, 1824; m. Betsey Bailey, of Medford, and settled
there.
IX. Mary L., b. May 6, 1827 ; m. Lorenzo Goodwin and lived in Lynn.
5. Mercy, b. Jan. 8, 1789: m. Amos Libby.
6. Aaron, b. Sept. 10, 1791 ; m. Lydia Libby, of Scarborough, and settled
there.
7. Betsey, b. Feb. 22, 1798.
David T. Blaok, son of Josiah S. and Eunice, was born in Newry, Me.,
Dec. 27, 1838 ; m. Hannah Locke, of Bethel, and settled at Snow's Falls, Paris,
Me.; removed to Norway, where he d. Apr. 3, 1S79; served in Union army
during the Rebellion ; was master of Paris Masonic Lodge ; had dau. MaM,
b. Mar. 7, 1868.
BOOTUBY FAMILY. 467
Alvall Black, son of Joab and Hannah, was the youngest of seven chil-
dren, b. Dec. 3, 1817 ; m. Persis S., widow of Hon. Charles Andrews, and
dan. of William Sibley, of Needom. His son,
Charles A. Black, b. July 2, 1856, graduated at Bowdoin College in
1S75, and was principal of Paris Hill Academy and Norway Liberal Institute;
studied law and was admitted to the bar, but has resumed teaching, for which
he has e.xcellent qualifications.
^loothb]) cifamili).
English Ancestry. — The name and family of Boothby are of great an-
tiquity, and may be traced backward for the long period of a thousand years.
A distinguished antiquarian writer states that about the year 800 a. d., King '
Egbert divided the nation into counties, hundreds, and wapentakes, and that
one of the later sections in Lincolnshire was named Boothby. In the same
county was a market town named Boothby-Paynell ; also a manor house of
the same designation. Cambden says these places received their names from
the Boothby family, then, resident there ; and the ancient historian, Leland,
makes a like statement. Some modern writers have taken exception to this
view from the fact that few surnames existed at so remote a period, but the
family tradition is that the name in its rudimentary form was derived from a
Danish tribe named " Bobi "' that settled early in Britain, and that the family
of Boothby is descended from the chiefs of this tribe, who held lands in Lin-
colnshire. Charles E. Boothby, Esq., a distinguished representative of the
family in England, with whom the author has had the honor of corresponding,
says: "Judging from the termination of the name, ethnologists have been of
opinion that the name is of undoubted Danish origin. Certainly it is not
Roman, nor is it Saxon." In Norman times, the "de"was added. ']"wo
parishes in Lincolnshire still bear the name of Boothby; one in the wapen-
take of Boothby-Graffo, a few miles south of Lincoln ; and Boothby-Paynell,
a few miles southeast of Grantham. If in King Egbert's reign the Boothbys
owned the intervening territory, their possessions must have been very con-
siderable. The ancient manor house which belonged to them is still standing
in the last named parish. The name of Paynell came in only when the Booth-
bys lost their Lincolnshire estates by the marriage of the only child of the
owner of them to a Paynell of Devonshire. But the male line of the family
was preserved, descending from an uncle of the heiress, in unbroken succes-
sion ; and the male line has continued unbroken through all the centuries
since their first settlement in Lincolnshire in the ninth century. The pedigree
of the family was compiled by Dr. Sanderson, who subsequently became bishop
of Lincoln, and the manuscripts are preserved in the British museum.*
The lineal descent of a family so ancient cannot be traced with certainty
through the earlier generations ; there are, however, in ancient documents,
* This remarkable pedigree was copied by an expert at a cost of £2 (.Sio.oo) for tlie autlior. It
was in Latin and covered two broadside sheets.
468 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
evidences to prove the existence of the family and name until the regular
succession is established by the subjoined pedigree.
BOOTHBY PEDIGREE.
1. Thp:doric de Botheby, Knight, Lord of iiotheby, m. Lozelina, who
laid the foundation stone of Croyland Abbey church, and endowed
same, Anno 1114. His son,
2. Hugh de Botheby, Knight, Lord of Botheby, m. Emma Wake, and
had four sons, Hugo, Osberf, Ralph, and Walter.
3. HucH de Boby, Knight (Custor of Bishopric of Lincoln, Anno 1200-4),
m. and had three sons, Osbert, Hugo and Robert, who had a son Hugh,
whose heir was a cousin of the same name.
4. Osbert de Boby, a promoter of Magna Charter, had three sons, Hugh,
OdincU, and William, who was hostage for Agatha, C'ountess of Arun-
del. The eldest son,
5. Huoo de Boothby, b. 1208 ; supported the Great Charter under Simon
de Montfort ; m. Maud, dau. of Thomas de Ingolsthorpe, and had two
sons, Hugh and John. The eldest,
6. Sir Hugh de Boby, Knight, Lord of Botheby, m. Aurora, dau. of An-
drew Luterell, Baron of Inham, and had six sons and a daughter, viz :
Alexander : Thomas, who carried on the famil}', as will presently appear;
Robert, m. Margena, dau. and heiress of Sir J. de Camingham; Hugh,
whose heir was his eldest brother ; Walter, commissioned by King Ed.
II, 1325 ; Adavt, Abbot of Peterborough, d. 1338, and Joan, m. Sir
John de Neville. The eldest,
7. Sir Alexander de Botheby, Lord of Boothby, m. Isabella, dau. of Sir
Gilbert de Neville, and had a dau. Agnes, who m. 1309 Sir John I'aynell,
and carried the ancient estate to that family. Her son. Sir John Pay-
nell, was styled "co-heir of John de Botheby, Chancellor of Ireland."
8. Sir Thomas de Botheby, brother of Alexander, preceding, was Lord
of Botheby. He had two sons, Thomas and John, Chancellor of Ire-
land, who d. 1386. The first,
9. Sir Thoma.s de Botheby, m. Alicia and had two sons, John and Rob-
ert who was of Botheby Hall, Lincoln. The elder son,
ID. Sir John de Botheby, co-heir of his uncle John, was of Ryhall, York-
shire. He had a son,
11. Sir Theobald de Botheby, Governor of Pontefract Castle, which he
defended with great gallanty for the Lancastrians during the war of the
Roses. He m. Agatha,* only dau. and heiress of Sir Robert de Botheby,
of Ryall Hall, just mentioned, and had a son,
12. Walter Boothby, of Boothby, Esq., who m., 1422, Maud, dau. of Sir
Thomas Fitzwilliam, of Maplethorpe Hall, County Lincoln, and had
two sons,
*His wife wa.s heir of Robert Bootliby, of Boothby, County Lincohi, Kent, by wliom he liad
the lordsliips of Boothby, Bransby, Yarthorp, and Doddington Spigott, Coimty Lincohi ; and
also had certain lands in Long Whaton and Dunishorpe. County Leicester. The said Sir Tho-
bald and Sir Robert bore the same coat of arms ; that is. Argent on a Canton Sable, a lion's paw
erased in bend.
BOOrriBY FAMILY. 469
13. Ralph Boothby, of Boothby, Esq., whose daughters, J^ime, who m.,
1493, George Ogleby, Esq., and Elizabeth, who m., 1493, Francis Foth-,
erby, Esq., were co-heiresses. The succession then devolved on the
second son of Walter,
14. Thomas Boothby, of Boothby, Esq.. who m., 1461, Kate, dau. of Rob-
ert Enderby, Esq., and had
15. Thomas Boothby, of Boothby, Esq., who d. 1550. He had
16. Thomas Boothby, of County Lincoln, Esq., whose son,
17. Richard Boothby, bapt. Apr. 10, 1599, was of County Stafford, Esq.
His son,
18. William Boothby, of London, Esq., m. Judith, dau. of T. Osten, of
Oxley, Esq., relict of Sir Richard Corbett. He was a woolen merchant.
His issue was five sons and one daughter. The third son,
19. Sir Henry Boothby, m. Mary, dau. of Sir Thomas Hayes, Lord
Mayor of London. He was created a baronet by King Charles L by
letters patent, dated Nov. 5, 1644, which received the sign-manual, but
did not pass the seals, owing to the confusion resulting from tiie civil
wars. All the real estates enjoyed by Sir Henry he derived from the
good management of his mother, his father having devised him money
only. Being a woman of remarkable judgment and financiering ability,
she acquired great wealth, and left to her son an estate in London;
another called Kingsland in Middlesex; Chatterclote, Claydon, and the
manor of Cloperdy, in Oxfordshire; Bradlow-Ash, Cold Eaton, Kings-
mills, and other lands thereunto belonging near Ashbourne, Derbyshire;
one-half of the manor or park of Cheadle, with Languor and posses-
sions in Staffordshire. He d. in 1648, and was succeeded by his only
son,
20. Sir William Boothby, who m. first, Frances, dau. of Col. Millward,
of Snitherton, County Derby, and had one son, of whom hereafter. He
m. second. Hill, eldest dau. and co-heir of Sir William Brooke, K. B.,
and grandniece of Henry Lord Cobham, by whom he had ten children,
of whom two only survived him, namely, Francis and Henry, of whom
hereafter. He was knighted in the field by Charles H., and at the Res-
toration the king was pleased to renew his patent gratis, by the name
of Sir William Boothby, of Bradlow-Ash, the former patent being of
Chatterclote. Francis Boothby m. Anne, dau. and co-heiress of
Thomas Child, of Dogsthorpe, Esq., by vi'hom he had one son, Hefiry,
who d. during the life-time of his father.
21. Sir Henry .Boothby succeeded his grandfather, and at his decease,
unmarried, the title reverted to his uncle,
22. Sir William Boothby, who m. Frances, dau. of Sir Trevor Williams,
of Langibby, in Monmouthshire, baronet ; by her he had one son, Gt)RE
Boothby, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Bury, of Nottingham, Esq.
His issue by her was one son,
23. Sir William Boothby, a major general in the army and colonel of
the sixth regiment of foot. He succeeded his grandfather, his father
having d. in his father's life-time, and dying in 1797, unmarried, the
title devolved upon his cousin, Brooke Boothby, second son of Sir
470 BOOTUBY FAMILY.
William by his second wife, the dau. of Sir William Brooke, m. first,
Anne, dau. of Henry Cavendish, of Dorebridge, Esq., and by her had
an only son who d. young. His second wife was Elizabeth, dau. of John
Fitzherbert, of Somersall-Herbert, Esq., by whom one son,
24. Sir Brooke Boothby, who succeeded his cousin, as before-mentioned,
as sixth baronet. He m. twice ; by his first wife, Sarah, dau. of Mr.
Bayard, of Derby, he had one dau. He m. second, Phoeby, dau. of
Copwood (or William) Hollins, of Mosslee, Staffordshire, Esq., by whom
he had two sons, Brooke and William, a major in the army. He d. 1789,
aged 78, and was succeeded by
25. Sir Brooke Boothby, who m. Susanna, dau. and sole heir of Robert
Bristoe, Esq., of Hampshire, and had an only dau., Penelope, who d.
young, but whose portrait was painted by the celebrated Sir Joshua
Reynolds. Sir Brooke was a poet and author of considerable note ; best
known, perhaps, by "'Sorrows Sacred to the Memory of Penelope." He
was one of the literary circle of which Dr. Erasmus Darwin, Miss Seward,
and the Edgeworths were members. He was succeeded, at his decease
in 1824, by his brother,
26. Sir William Boothby, who m. Rafalla, dau. of Signor Miguel Del
Gado, of Mahon, in the Isle of Minorca. He d. March 17, 1824. Had
issue three, sons, whose names follow : Brooke, in holy orders, rector
of Kilby in Nottingham, and prebendary of Southwell, b. 1784; m. Nov.
4, 18 16, Louisa, dau. of Henry, 3d Lord Vernon, and had five sons and
a dau. Charles, an officer of engineers, b. 1786; m. Marianna, dau.
of the Rev. Basil Beridge, of Algarkirk, County Lincoln, and had issue:
Louisa, Rafalla.
27. Sir William Boothby, eldest son of Sir William, before-mentioned,
was b. Mar. 25, 1782; m. first, Jan. 19, 1805, Fanny, eldest dau. of
John Jenkinson, Esq., and niece of Charles, ist Earl of Liverpool, by
whom issue, as will appear. He m. secondly, Oct. 15, 1844, Louisa
Cranstoun, eldest dau. of late Frederick Hayes MacNamara, Esq., and
relict of Alexander Nesbit, Esq., of the ist Life Guards. He was re-
ceiver-general of customs at the port of I>ondon, and paymaster to the
corps of gentlemen-at-arms; was K. B. ; d. April 21, 1846, and was suc-
ceeded by his eldest son.
28. Sir Brooke William Robert Bo(jthby, loth Baronet, was rector of
Welwyn, Herts; m. Martha Serena, dau. of Rev. Charles Boothby, vicar
of Sutterton, County Lincoln ; succeeded by eldest son.
29. Sir Charles Brooke Boothby, iith Baronet, b. 1856; succeeded in
1865; educated at Harrow; heir presumptive, his brother, Charles
Francis, b. in 1858.
Note.— Sir William Boothby, who purchased the A.shboiirne estates, acquired by his alliance
witli the co-heiress of Brookes Lords Cobhani the luiiiierous patrician quarterings of their coat.
The Boothby of Tooley Park, wliobecanie sixtli liaronet, was a younger son of the heiress, and
had received hy gift from liis fatlirr tlir Mani>r <if Asl]bourne, which he had purchased from
John Coke in 1U71. The works nl Si]' i'liookc I'.outljhy are in tlie Derby Free Library.
Miss Hill Boothby, aunt of tlie Kniiilif, was niiiliri'd immortal by Doctor .Tolinson. Ann
Seward calls her "the .sublimated inetlHidisticUill Boothby, who can read licr liiblc in Hebrew."
The letters .she wrote to old Sam, of Fleet street, were collerl<Ml and puhlished in 1S05. Attached
to the correspondence are fragments of .Jolnison's autobiography, and ver.ses to her memory by
Sir Brooke Boothby, In the letters of the lexicographer to Miss Boothby she is called " sweet
angel " and " dearest dear."
BOOTIIBY FAMILY. 471
The other children of Sir William, before-mentioned, numbered 27, were:
2. Ckcil Brooke, b. Nov. 18, 1813.
3. Louisa Maria, m. Aug., 1833, to the Hon. and Rev. Charles Dundas,
youngest son of Mscount Melville.
4. Caroline Mary.
5. Fanny Charlotte Mary.
6. Maria.
Arms — Ar, on a canton. Sa, a lion's paw, erased, in bend ar.
Crest — A lion's paw, erased, erect, or.
Motto — Mors Christi. mors mortis mihi.
Seat — Ashburn Hall, County Derby.
Charles Edward Boothby, Esq., son of the Rev. Brooke Boothby, and
his wife, Louisa Henrietta, dau. of Henry, 3d Lord Vernon, was born in 1820;
m. 1855 the Honorable Georgianna Mary, only dau. of George Venables, 2d
Lord Vernon, and formerly one of the Queen's women of the bed-chamber.
He was educated at Charterhouse, and at the Royal Military .Vcademy; is
axe bearer and ranger of her Majesty's forest of Needwood; magistrate for
County Stafford and commissioner of taxes ; formerly clerk in the Privy Coun-
cil office, and secretary of the late Marquis of Lansdowne and Earl Granville.
Residence, New Lodge, Needwood Forest, Brixton-on-Trent.
TllOinas Boothby, Esq., second son of William Boothby, merchant of
London, was himself a merchant free of the Merchant-Tailors Company, and
fined for sheriff. By his first wife, Anne Grafton, who d. Dec. 16, 1622, he
had two daughters and three sons, of whom afterwards. By his second wife,
Elizabeth Wright, he had two sons and two daughters.
1. William, d. unmarried.
2. Richard, d. unmarried.
3. Walter, who was seated at Tottenham, Middlesex.
4. Thomas, who was a merchant in Spain.
5. RoMERT Boothby, of Fryday hill, m. Mary, dau. and heir of George
Hyer, of Western, in the parish of Shere, in Surry, by whom he had
five sons and four daughters, named as follows :
I. Thomas.
II. George, who d. single.
III. Robert.
IV. \\'illiam, of Share,
v. Henry.
VI. Anne, wife of Matthew Bedell, Esq.
VII. Elizabeth, m. Styles, of Westsam, Kent, Esq.
Sir Thomas Boothby (i) was created a baronet Nov. 9, 1660. He m.
Elizabeth, dau. of Styles, of Westsam, in Kent, and by her had two sons.
472 BOOTIIBY FAMILY.
1. Thomas, who d. Dec. i, 1669, aged 24, being a knight, and is buried
in the parish church of Morants, Essex.
2. Robert, who d. young.
3. Elizabeth, wife of Hugh Ward, of London, Turkey merchant.
Dying without male issue. Sir Thomas left his estate to his next surviving
brother, designated above as
Robert Boothby (m), Esq. He m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Jackson, of
Bicker, in Lincolnshire, Esq., by whom he had a son and daughter.
Thomas Boothby, Esq., son of preceding, who d. May 13, 1735, and
was succeeded by
Robert Boothby, the last male of this line of whom we have any account.
Sarah, dau. of Robert and Sarah, died unmarried.
BOOTHBYS OF LONDON AND FRYDAY HILL.
1. Thcjinias Boothry, of Boothby-raynell, in county of Lincoln, living in
I 550, had a son,
2. Thomas Boothby, whose son,
3. Richard Boothby, of Marchampton, county of Stafford, living in 1561,
had
4. William Boothby, a wealthy citizen and merchant tailor of London in
the reign of Queen Elizabeth; m. Judith,* dau. and heiress of Thomas
Osten, of Bushrary, County Salop, who afterwards was the wife of Wil-
liam Bassett, of Blore and Longley, Esq., baronet. Her third husband
was Sir Richard Corbett, baronet. By Mr. Boothby she had five sons
and one daughter, of whom more to follow.
I. William, d. Aug. 23, 1623, unmarried and was buried at Bodding-
ton, County Northampton, and on a brass plate in the church there
is the following inscription : " Here lyeth enterred William Boothby,
of London, haberdasher, whose mother was lady Judith Corbett of
Chattercote. He died the XXHI of August, MDCXXHL"
II. Tho.mas, of Tooley Park, m. Magdalen Street, and had issue, of whom
hereafter.
III. Sir Henry, created a baronet Nov. 5, 1644. On a brass plate in the
church of Boddington, county of Northampton, the following inscrip-
tion was found: "Here lyeth interred Sir Henry Boothby, baronet,
the first baronet of this family, sonne to dame Judith Corbett, and
brother to the said William Boothby, who had to his wife Mary, dau.
of Sir 'I'homas Hayes, sometime lord mayor of the famous city of
London, of whom he had issue Sir William Boothby, baronet, and
Judith, his only daughter, both living ; who tyred with the turmoils
*In 1670 Dame Elizabeth Boothby claimed within the forest the manor of Chiiigford Cornitis
with all liberties, emoluments, commons, wastes, fisheries, court-lete, and court-bawn. and other
imm unties and privilej^es thereto belonging; free warren at Pamliurst hill aiul Dovehouse field;
sciMiatr tisliiiii; in the ri\'fr Ley, runniiiLC tlirou^h C!iin^;ford marshes, by ebai'ter. Also, for
herself and her tenants, ennnnons ot pasture in tlie \\ astes. and rouinronahle nhues in the for-
est, for all conniionalile ealtle. at all times exigent in tlie iener nn.)ntli : and liberty to cut down
pollard trees upon the dennsnesof lier manor, as nf old aecustonnMl ; likewise ledgebote; and to
appoint a sworn word-ward for her woods of Larks and Damliurst hill.
BOOTBBY FAMILY. 473
of this troublesome world, made a blessed and happy end, freely re-
signing his soule, in hope of a better resurrection. He deceased
Anno MDCXLVIII. Aetatis suae LVI."
IV. Richard, Esq., of Potters-Marston, m. Eleanor, dau. of John Curzon.
sister of John Curzon, of Kedleston, County Derby, baronet, and by
her had issue, as will appear by an inscription on a flat stone in the
floor of the church at Potters-Marston, which reads as follows : " Here
lieth the body of Richard Boothby, Esq., and Eleanor, his wife, the
daughter of John Curzon, Esq., by whom he had three sons and one
daughter. Rich. ob. ad 1639. Ele. ob. 1646."
V. Robert, of Bradlow-Ash, County Derby, died unmarried.
VI. Elizabeth married Andrew Corbett, Esq., and was the mother of
nineteen children.
CHILDREN OF RICHARD AND ELEANOR.
1. John, who died in 1646, whose inscription on a flat stone in the church
at Potters-Marston is as follows : "Here lieth the body of John, son of
Richard Boothby, Esq., Obiit 1646."
2. William, of Potters Marston, Esq., one of his Majesty's justices of
the peace; high sheriff in 1674. He married, in 1665, Dorothy, the
dau. of George Eaunt, of Foston, Esq., who died April 7, 17 12, aged 64
years. He died Nov. 25, 1707, aged 77. Children as follows :
I. William, of Potters-Marston, Esq., born June 30, 1666; married at
Great Stretton, Aug. 18, 1687, Margaret, dau. of George Ashby, of
Queensby, Esq. On a stone against the wall in the church at Mars-
ton the following inscription was found: "Here lieth the body of
William Boothby, Esq., who married Margaret, daughter of George
Ashby, of Queensby, Esq., by whom he had issue three sons and
three daughters; Obiit March rg. Anno Domini 1724, Aetatis suae
59." On an upright stone on the floor against a pew: "Here lieth
the body of Margaret Boothby, widow, relict of William Boothby,
Esq., deceased. She departed this life the 14th day of February,
Anno Domini 1737, Aetatis suae 74."
II. CHARLE.S,b. 1668; d. 1670.
in. Richard, b. Mar. 18, i66g; d. in 1670.
IV. Thomas, b. Nov. 16, 167 i ; m. Mary, dau. of John 'Furvyle, of New-
hall Park, Esq. He d. in Apr., 1703, aged 47. One son, TiiiTvle
Boothby.
v. George, b. in 1675; d. in 1685.
VI. Charles, d. in 1720, sine prole.
vii. Samuel, b. Aug. 15, 1689; d. Feb. 4, 1702-3.
VIII. Dorothy, b. Dec. 10, 1667.
IX. Eleanor, b. Mar. 30, 1668; d. in 1670.
X. Mary, b. Oct. 31, 1679; m. Richard Croft, of Urlston, County War-
wick, gent.; d. Oct. 16, 1707.
XI. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1687 ; d. May 6, 1690.
3. Judith was the wife of Christopher Home, of Birmington, Esq., M. D.
474 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
4. Richard, of Huncote, aged 49 in 1682; m. Grizel, dau. of Andrew
Halford, of Wiston, baronet, and had William, Richard, Andrew, Thomas,
George, Grizel, Mary, EUeii, and one other daughter.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND MARGARET.
1. Thomas, of Potters-Marston, Esq., baronet, b. Nov. 4, 1692. In an
enclosed area near the chapel at Potters-Marston there are stones with
the following inscriptions : " In memory of Thomas Boothby, Esq., who
married Mary, daughter of John Farmer, Esq., of Oldbury, in the county
of Warwick, by whom he had issue, three sons and one daughter. He
died Dec. 21, 1775, aged 83 years." "Here lieth the body of Mary,
the wife of Thomas Boothby, Esq. She died the 14th day of June,
1746, in the S5th year'of her age."
2. William, b. 1694; d. Aug. 28, 177 i, sine prole, and was buried at Ching-
ford, Essex.
3. George, bapt. Nov. 6, 1695, and was styled "of Croydon, gentleman."
He d. July26, 1771, in his 77th year, and was buried at Chingford,
Essex.
4. Mary, m. Feb. 5, 17 18, John Osten, rector of Rearsb}', who d. May 2,
1760. She d. May 14, 1762, aged 72 years.
5. Margaret, bapt. Oct. 18, 1691 ; m. in 17 16 to Mr. Edward Muxloe.
6. Dorothy, bapt. Oct. 18, 1697; was m. Nov. 14, 1717, to John Charl-
ton, g9«t., of Normantown-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, afterwards of
Brenstow, County Derby. She had issue.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND MART.
1. Thomas, Esq., of Potters-Marston, b. Feb. 25, 1724. He was high
sheriff in 1752 ; d. unmaried, June 3, 1776, aged 52 years. In the chapel
yard at Potters-Marston, where he was buried, there is a stone with the
inscription: "To the memory Tho. Boothby the younger, Esq., who
after surviving his father but a few months died June 3, MDCCLXXH,
aged LI I.
2. William, bapt. Dec. 6, 1727; buried Jan. 28, 1745, aged 28 years.
3. Richard, bapt. Dec 12, 1729; d. Nov. 23, 1740.
4. Elizabeth, bapt. April 2, 1734; m. Oct. 23, 1755, to Edward William
Hartopp, Esq., of Little Dalby, who d. in 1773. She was sole heir to
her brother; d. in 1769, leaving issue.
NOTES ON THE ENGLISH BOOTHBY FAMILY.
"■WHEN DOUBTS DISTURB'D THE DYING JOHNSON'S BREAST."*
By Brooke Boothby, Jr.
"From tliee, his long-tried friend, he .sought forre.st;
Tliy clearer reason chas'd the clouds a%\'ay,
And on the seiisi's piiured the living ray:
Hence taught, the |i:ilh nf t:iitli lie ririnly trod,
Aiul fiied in full reliuiicr on liis (lod.
But oh! not li.Te the hirst effect should end.
No: let thy puriinse to the world extend :
Flash bright i-on\ii-tion on a douhting ;ige,
And leave to latest times thy well-wrought iiage;
Teach weaker minds the mighty truths to scan.
Not more the friend of Johnson, than of man."
' To Dr. Taylor on his letter to Dr. Johnson stating the proofs of the Christian religion.
BOOTHKY FAMILY. 475
FROM PECKLETON CHURCH REGISTER.
"In the beginning of this register, that posterity should know how much it is
indebted to the present age, let it be first recorded, that Thomas Boothby, of Tooley
Park, Esq., — who had sometime before at his own charge caused verv handsome rails
to be made before the communion table of this his parish church of Peckleton — did
at this time give to the said church a very fine silver flagon and cup for the use of the
Lord's table. And whereas before this there was but three small bells, about thirteen
hundred weight, belonging to the church; he caused six (about forty hundred weight)
to be made new and hung up, and the steeple to be pointed at the same time at liis
own sole and proper expense. He gave five pounds to defray the charge of under-
drawing the chancel."
DESCRIPTION OF THE BEL,ES.
1. Soli Dev. O. M. Gloria in Aethernum.
2. Resonabo Landes Gentis Boothbeianae.
3 Omne Tulit Punetum Oui Nincint Utile Dulci.
4. John Harryman, Rect. John Cutler. Gen. C. Warden, Jm. Halton Dem
Hedderly cast us all. Anno MDCCXIIII.
5. Mortem Regine Defloat Aug. Calatur Pax. Ecclesia Floreat.
6. Thomas Boothby, of Tuly, Esquire, gave these six bells MDCCXIIII.
There is a hand.some slate altar-piece, containing the commandments,
placed immediately over the communion table, which has this inscription:
"The gift of Thomas Boothby, esq., 1749."
The flagon and cup have this inscription:
"Ecclesia parochiali de Peckleton.
D. D. D.
Thomas Boothby de Toolv, armiger.
A. D. MDCCXIli."
MONUMENTAE INSCRIPTION.
On an elegant marble monument against the south wall of the chancel:
"Arms: Argent, on a canton Sable, a lion's gamb erect and erazed Or, Boothby;
impaling, argent, five fufiles in fesse Gules, in chief three bears' heads erazed Sable
muzzled Or. Buswell.
"To the memory of Charles Skrymsher Boothby, Esq., second son of Thomas
Boothby of Tooley, in Leicestershire, Esq. He died Dec. 6, 1774, aged 69 years.
"The early part of his life was dedicated to the service of his country, and spent
in diligent and honourable attention to his duty as an officer both at home and abroad;
nor was the retirement of his latter years without proofs of his attachment to its wel-
fare in general, or of his usefulness to his neighbors m particular; affording an uniform
example of an upright magistrate, an aft'ectionate husband, an hospitable friend, a
punctual paymaster and a beneficent patron."
"This short but just character is inscribed to the memory of her dear husband
by his truly affectionate widow, Ann Boothby.
" Here also are deposited the remains of the said Ann Boothby,* his widow,
daughter of Wingfield Buswell, A. M., late rector of Normanton and Fiskencotej
County Rutland. After a life of e.xemplary piety, she died Nov. 16, 1785, aged 65."
On flat stones in the north aisle:
"Charles Skrymsher Boothby, Esq., 1774.
Ann Boothby his widow died Nov. 16, 1785, aged 65."
POTTERS— MARSTON.
In 1630 Thomas Plumb was the only freeholder at Marston, but soon after
this date he sold his property in this lordship to dame Judith Corbett. who
" Charles Skrymsher Boothby, Esq., and Miss Aim Boswell were married April 18, 1753.
476 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
gave it to Richard Boothby, Esq., one of her younger sons, who married Elea-
nor, dau. of John Curzon, of Kettleton, County Derby, Esq., and by her had
issue, Williain, whose inheritance it was in 1655, and in that family it con-
tinued till the death of Thomas Boothby, Esq., the last heir male of this branch
of the family, who had been high sheriff of the county in 1752, and died June
3, 1776, unmarried; when it passed to Edward Hartopp, eldest son of Eliza-
beth Boothby, who was married in 1755 to Edward William Hartopp, Esq., of
Little Dalby.
AMERICAN BRANCHES.
The history of the early generations of the Boothbys of New England is
somewhat obscure, and the traditions and published accounts cannot be har-
monized with the vital public records. Judge Bourne, who was an excellent
authority, made the statement that Thomas and Henry Boothby came with
families from Magwater, Ireland, to Wells in 1720. This may have been
true, but I find no evidence that Henry was ever in Wells, and am not sure
that one of that name came over at the time stated. Thomas and Richard
Boothby were inhabitants of Wells as early as 1726, and 1 suppose the former
was father of the latter, and of the first John Boothby in that town, and of
Henry Boothby, whose name appears in Scarborough, in 1727, as a church
member, but who returned to Wells and died, leaving descendants there who
are accounted for in the following pages. Southgate has written of the early
settlers of this name in Scarborough as follows : "Joseph and Samuel Boothby
emigrated from the north of Ireland to Kittery early in the last century, whence
they came to Scarborough." This statement is in part true; in some respects
untrue. Thomas Boothby, born in Ireland, came with his parents to Kittery,
where he married Lydia Came in 1724, and had sons, Jonathan, Samuel, and
Joseph. He came to Scarborough with the Deering family, with whom his
daughters intermarried about 1730-6. The first Samuel Boothby settled in
Scarborough was a brother of Thomas, and had children baptized in that
town in 1736.
Rev. Samuel Boothby, who traveled as a missionary extensively in Maine,
and who was much interested in the family history, left, with other data relat-
ing to his ancestry, the following written statement: "Two brothers, so far
as I know, went from England into Ireland, married and had families. They
afterwards came to Nova Scotia, then to what is now the state of Maine.
One settled in Wells near the sea ; the other in Kittery. The one who settled
in Kittery had a son Thomas who came to Scarborough." This statement
was doubtless correct, so far as it went, but he makes no mention of Samuel,
NiiTE.— The antlinr of this work has employed every available mean-s to compile a full and
roliulilc liistiirv ami Ki'iicalrii;y of tlie Boothby family. Learning of a pedigree in the manuscript
(lc|Mrtiiiri]| cil 111!' Hiitish museum, he employed an expert Latin scholar to make a copy of two
hu'tjp " liroad side " slii'cts at a cost of .filO.OO. A copyist was employed to searcli a great number
of old English liistiviical books in tlic liliraries cd' Boston and mucli intci'cstint,' (hita procon-d at
a eoiiNidrrablr cash rxpcusr. A laive corrfspolidcnce lias extclidi'd to vai'ious jiarts'if (ireat
Britain and Australia. Tlirout;h tlie kindness and generosity of L'- E. Boothby, Esii., of Brighton,
Eng., fine \ ii\\ s .>r tin- ancient seats of the family there, with photograph copies of two coats of
arms, were procnn-d. bi'si(.les much inportant data.
Whatever imi>erfections are found in the genealogy of the American branches may be at-
tributed to the absence of any public records of birtlis, marriages, and di'aths, <n- tlie indilterence
and neglect of those applied to for the inforniation. Many have cheerfnlly renderi'd every aid
within their power, while others of the family have never replied to reciuests for inlormation.
When this work was undertaken not a Boothby was foimd in America who could give any intel-
ligible or reliable account of their family history.
noOTUBY FAMILY. 477
the brother of Thomas, who also settled in Scarborough, and from whom a
large number of the families who bear the name in Saco are descended.
In consequence of the imperfections in the extant records of Kittery and
Wells, and from the absence of an early book of records once belonging to
the former town, we cannot make up a complete record of the first two gen-
erations. I have not even found the name of the first Henry Boothby, said to
have settled in Kittery, on any document there, but the presence of sons in
that place supports the tradition that such a person was at one time an inhabit-
ant of the town. The absence of his name from the existing records is no
proof that he was not a resident. From a careful examination of the early
records, printed statements, and traditions handed down in various branches
of the family, I have come to the conclusion which follows: namely, that
Thomas and Henry Boothby, natives of England, settled in the Province of
Ulster along with the other English planters in that province ; that they married
and had sons born there, who had grown to man's estate when they came to
seek homes in the new world; that the parents were well advanced in life
before coming to New England and soon after deceased. The McLellans
came with the Boothbys, and were connected by marriage after settlement here.
At this point I must correct another published misstatement. In the history
of Parsonsfield (iS88) the following may be found: " Brice Boothby came to
this country from Scotland and settled in Scarborough, and from him all of
the name have descended." This is unwarranted tradition and without a
shadow of foundation. The fact is that Joseph Boothby, of the third genera-
tion, married Susanna, daughter of Brice McLellan, and a son, who settled in
Eaxton and became the progenitor of the families now living in Parsonsfield,
was named for his grandfather."
GENEALOGY.
TllOllias Bootllby,' born in England, settled in Ireland, married and had
children born there; came byway of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Wells in the
district of Maine with his sons, where he made his home the remainder of his
days. No record of his death.
Henry Boothby,' born in England, settled in Ireland with his brother;
married there, and came with his children to Kittery, now in Maine, about
1720, where he sat down. It is possible that he removed to Scarborough
with his sons and was the Henry Boothby whose name appears as a charter
member of the Black Point church; if so, all of the name in town and vicinity
are his descendants.
SECOND GENERATION.
1. Richard Boothby,- born in Ireland, came to Wells with his father,
where he was recorded an inhabitant in 1722, at which time he had built
a small house there. He became a prominent citizen and his funeral
expenses amounted to about thirty pounds besides the ardent spirits
used on that solemn occasion. He d. Jan. 2, 1782, aged 82, conse-
quently born in 1700. His widow, Mabel, d. Jan. i, 1798, aged 96.
Children hereafter.
2. John Boothby,'^ supposed to have been brother of preceding, was an
inhabitant of Wells, in 1756 when he was one of the expedition sent
toward Canada. He was taken sick and died while in the service.
478 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
3. Henry Boothby,'^ son of Thomas, married Sarah Trafton, of York, pre-
vious to 1736, and settled in Wells near the present " Boothby's Cross-
ing," on the line of the Boston and Maine Railway, where the terrible
accident occurred in 1880. The Boothby house was in a field where
the cellar could be seen only a few years back. He had three daugh-
ters and one son, of whom hereafter.
4. Thomas Boothby,'- son of Henry, born in Ireland in 1700; m. Lydia
Came, in Kittery, intention recorded Jan. 8, 1725, and settled in Scar-
borough about 1730-6; made his will Nov. 16, 1756; d. Mar. 25, 1758.
He mentions sons Jonathan, Samuel, Joseph; daus. Miriam, Eunice,
Lois, and wife Lydia. He lived near the line between Scarborough
and Saco, and I think the land mentioned in his will is now in the latter
town. Children's names hereafter.
5. Samuel Boothby,- son of Henry, and only known brother of preceding,
was born in Ireland, came to Kittery with his father's family in 1720 ;
m. Esther, and settled in Scarborough in 1736, where seven children,
six sons and a daughter, were baptized between 1736 and 1744. This
man was the progenitor through his youngest son, as will appear, of
nearly all of the name now living in Saco.
6. Jane Boothby,'- supposed to have been a daughter of Henry, was pub-
lished with John Moore, Jr., in Kittery, Dec. 18, 1742. Her numerous
descendants are scattered through York county, Maine.
third generation.
Children of Henry of Wells:
1. Thomas,^ born in 1735, in Wells; m. Hannah Downing in 1765. She
d. Mar. 18, 1818, aged 83. He d. June 2, 1807, aged 72. Two sons.
2. • Sarah,** b. June 26, 1736; m. Joshua Clark, Mar. 3, 1756.
3. Benjamin,^ b. Mar. 3, 1738; m. Elizabeth Trafton, of York in 1762 ;
settled in Wells, and had issue, seven or more children, of whom here-
after.
4. Rebecca,'* b. Aug. 18, 1741 ; m. to Heber Kimball, of Wells, Dec. 8,
1768.
5. Prudence,^ b. Oct. 6, 1751 ; m. to Josiah Clark, Dec. 14, 1774-
6. Olive,'* m. to Reuben Hatch, Dec. 2, 1761. I do not know that she
was a dau. of Heniy.
Children of Thomas, of Scarborough:
1. loNATHAN,^ b. Dec. I, 1725, in Kittery; mentioned in his father's will,
1756, as "eldest son," of whom I have learned nothing more.
2. Samuel,^ b. Feb. 10, 1727; m. for first wife, July 3, 1752, Susanna
Milliken, of Scarborough, by whom issue, four children. He m. second
Nov. 14, 1765, Molly Deering, by whom four sons and a dau.
3. Joseph,^ b. May 19, 1729, in Kittery; m. Aug. 3, 1752, Susan, dau. of
Brice McLellan, of Portland, and lived in Scarborough; had five sons
and three daughters.
4. Miriam,'* b. Apr. 17, 1733; m. to John Deering in Kittery (Int.), Dec.
7, 1754; mentioned in her father's will as his wife in 1756.
5. JoHN,'b. Apr. 27, 173s; d. young.
BOOTIIUY FAMILY. 479
6. Eunice/'* b. Nov. 22, 1736; m. June 20, 1754, to Philip Aubin, and was
dead in 1756, when her children were mentioned in the will of her father.
7. Lois,'' b. Nov. 22, 1736; m. May 29, 1764, to Isaac Deering; men-
tioned in her father's will, 1756.
Children of Samdel, of Scabborouoh :
1. Jonathan,^ bapt. Aug. g, 1736.
2. Esther," bapt. Aug. 9, 1736; m. William Holmes, Oct. 31, 1765.
3. Samuel," bapt. Nov. 14, 1736.
4. James," bapt. Nov. 14, 1736; m. July 30, 1761, to Mary Stuart.
5. JosiAH," bapt. Nov. 12, 1738; m. first, Oct. 28, 1760, Betsey Beard;
second, Sept. 19, 1765, Sarah Stuart.
6. Henry," bapt. May 24, 1741.
7. Nathaniel," bapt. Apr. i, 1744; m. Aug. 20, 1767, Susan Thompson,
and had issue, eleven children; d. Feb., 1829. He lived near Dunstan
as farmer. The Boothby families in the city of Saco proper are de-
scended through Nathaniel from the first Henry, of Kittery.
FOUKTH GENERATION.
Children of Benj.^min, of Well.s;
1. Sarah,'' b. Mar. 15, 1763.
2. James,' b. May 10, 1766; m. Martha Thurston, of North Berwick; lived
in Wells or Kennebunk, and had two sons.
3. Hannah,'' b. Feb. 14, 1772.
4. Betsey,'' b. Apr. 15, 1778.
5. Molly,'' b. Oct 3, 1780.
6. John,'' b. Mar. 3, 1785 ; m. Lotta Thurston, sister of Martha as above,
and had five children.
Children of Samuel, of Kennebunk:
1. Samuel,^ m. Betsey Lowe, who d. Apr. 5, 1808. He d. Mar. 27, 1826,
aged 47. Four children.
2. Richard,'' m. Sarah Peabody, July 23, 1801 ; settled in Kennebunk-
port. Eight children.
3. Mabel,'' m. Dighton.
4. Elizabeth,'' never married; d. Apr. 8, 1849, aged 77.
Children of Samuel, of Scarborough:
1. John,^ b. Feb. 21, 1753; m. Nov. 24, 1773, Elizabeth Milliken, of Scar-
borough, who d. Nov. 27, 1833, the mother of eight children. He d.
Jan. 27, 1840,* aged 87; lived in Saco as farmer.
2. Eunice, ■* b. Mar. 10, 1755; m. May .2, 1776, to Joseph Merrill and had
a large family. She d. in Livermore, Me., Jan. 13, 1813.
3. Susanna,'' b. Mar. 10, 1757; d. in 1773, single.
4. Richard,'' b. July 22, 1766 ; m. Nov. 16, 1788, to Anna Staples, b. Aug.
Note.— Hannah Boothby wa,s m. to Daniel Wells, of Wells, June IG, 1804. Levi Boothby m.
Hannah Steven.s there, Dec. 2.'!, \mi.—Ken7iebank records.
•Records make her death December, 1833; his death 1838, aged 87.
480 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
31, 1767; d. Oct. 2, 1853 ; settled in Saco and had issue, nine children.
He d. Dec. 5, 1832.
5. Paulina,** b. Apr. 5, 1771.
6. Susanna, ■* b. Mar. 31, 1773; d. Apr. 7, 1805.
7. Anna,** b. May 19, 1775.
8. Cornelius,'' b. Nov. 18, 1777; m. Margaret, who was b. Oct. 7, 1784,
and settled in Saco, where his seven children were born.
9. Jeremiah,'' b. Sept. 30, 1780; m. .'\bigail M. E., who was b. Dec. 17,
1791, and had two children, b. in Saco. He d. Aug. 11, 1825.
10. Lemuel,^ b. Nov. 13, 1783; m. Jan. 30, 1803, Rebecca Moulton, who
was b. Feb. 16, 1787, and d. Mar. 8, 1855; ten children. He settled
on a farm near his birth-place in the upper part of Saco, about a mile
from where his son Arthur resided, where he d. Nov. 21, 1837, aged 54.
They were buried on the farm.
CHILDREN OF .TOSKPH, OF SCAKBOKOUGH :
1. Jonathan,'' b. in Scarborough; was m. by Rev. Paul Coffin in Buxton,
Jan. I, 1778, and settled in " Little Ossipee," now Limington, as one of
the first who took up land there. He was an ardent communicant of
the Congregational church at Bu.xton, and "renewed his covenant"
there Nov. 7, 1779; was called a "stiff Orthodo.x." His second wife
was Anna, dau. of Dea. Timothy Hazeltine, of sound Orthodox stock,
from Buxton, to whom he was m. July 14, 1782. His farm was near
" Pine hill " and is now occupied by Albert Weeman, whose wife was
a Boothby. The farm is one of the largest and most valuable in town.
Here stands the great, wide, capacious, two-storied mansion, laid out
for an old-fashioned Boothby family, and barns and other farm offices
in proportion. Near is the family burying-ground, in which the mem-
bers of the family were laid to rest.*
2. David,'' son of Joseph, b. in Scarborough, May 6, 1759; m. Sally Sut-
ton— some say Sarah Avery — and had ten children, b. in Limington.
His farm was in the northwestern section of the town. He d. Nov. 4,
1812.
3. Lois,'' m. John Sutton, and had four sons and nine daughters. She d.
April 14, 1 84 1.
4. Susan, ■* m. William Averill, Dec. 4, 1793.
5. Thomas,'' b. in Scarborough, Oct. 31, 1761 ; m. Mary Anderson in said
town. Mar. 8, 1785 (she being a connection of the Andersons near
Steep Falls in Limington), and by her had three children. She was b.
Sept. 10, 1763 ; m. a Berry for second husband, and had several chil-
dren; d. of old age, Oct. 5, 1843. Mr. Boothby was killed by a falling
tree, April 8, 1789, one arm being severed from his body. He was
buried on a knoll across the brook north of his home, being the first
married man interred in the town. His farm was at North Limington,
and is, I believe, still in possession of the family, owned by a grandson.
*He is said to have been a believer in special revelations from the Lord, relating to the
common affairs of life. Aman in Parsonsfield, taking advantage of this "article of faith," visited
him and said : ** Brother Boothby, I wanted to borrow a small .snm of money, and the Lord re-
vealed to me that I should get it of you." Mr. Boothby was not to be caught by this device, and
replied: "Well, if your Lord told you that, he's a liar; you cannot have a cent of me."
BOOTHBY FAMILY. 481
6. Brice,'' b. in Scarborough, in 1755; m. Miriam, dau. of Jacob and
Abigail (Eaton) Bradbury (bapt. 1758), in the year 1800, and settled
in Buxton, on the hill below the Hains meadow, on the road leading
from Shadagee to the "Old Corner." He d. May 12, 18 19. Miriam
d. Aug. 19, 1839, aged 81. These were buried at the Lower Corner
churchyard ; ten children, of whom hereafter.
Children ok Nathaniel, of Scabdokough:
1. Samuel,** b. Feb. 4, 1767; d. Feb. 4, 1768.
2. Samuel,'' b. Jan. 4, 1769; d. Jan. 4, 1777.
3. Sarah,'* b. Nov. 5, 1770; m. to Edward Foss, Apr. 21, 1791.
4. EsTHKR,'* b. Nov. 17, 1772; m. to Samuel Burbank, of l^arsonsfield,
and had issue.
5. RoisERT,'' b. Nov. 7, 1775 ; in. Abigail Leavitt, Dec. 4, 1800, and resided
in Saco. In the town records the mother of his seven children is
named Betsey. Was she a second wife ? He lived on Flag pond road.
6. Nathaniel,'' b. Mar. i, 1777; d. Mar. i, 1779.
7. Levi,* b. Feb. 25, 1780.
8. Nathaniel,'* b. May 20, 1782 ; was four times married; first m. Anna
Milliken, by whom seven children; she d. Apr. 8, 182 i, and he m. sec-
ond, Oct. 5, 182 1, Sally Deering, by whom two children; she d. Mar.
21, 1825, and he m. third. Mar. 20, 1826, Betsey Leavitt, by whom one
son; she d. Jan. 30, 1840, and he m. fourth, Feb. 12, 1843, Margaret
Harmon, of Eaton, N. H. He d. Mar. 26, i860. He lived upon the
farm occupied by his father, near the Scarborough line, on the road
leading from Saco to Portland ; was a successful farmer, attending per-
sonally to all details so that his income supported his family, and perma-
nent improvements were apparent every year. His education was par-
tially obtained in the common school ; much of it in the great, practical
school of active life. He was a diligent student of the sacred records
and was known and respected as an ardent defender of the doctrines
taught therein. Being a prominent member of the Methodist church,
he enjoyed reading the works of John Wesley and Adam Clark. He
was so close an observer of the "Golden Rule" in his business affairs
that he became known as a man of positive convictions, an uncompro-
mising enemy to all wrong, and a fearless defender of what he believed
to be right.
9. Thompson,'' b. April 10, 1784; d. 17S7.
10. Samuel,'' b. June 2, 1786 ; m. Sally Hanson, who was b. in Milton, Oct.
I, 1786, and for a time lived in Shapleigh. He removed to Livermore
between 1809 and 181 1, and remained there till 1834, when he settled
in Turner; from that town he removed to Athens, Jan. i, 1846, where
he d. June 19, 1847 ; his wife d. in Athens, Dec. 28, 186 1. He was a
man of medium height and weight; a farmer and cabinet-maker. Ten
children.
11. Ichabod,'' b. May 30, 1789; m. Charlotte, dau. of Stephen L. and
Deborah (Titcomb) Knight, of Falmouth (b. July 10, 1796, d. Oct. 23,
482 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
1848), Apr. 2, 1817.* He d. Oct. 5, 1868; was one of the first mail-
carriers in Maine, having driven stage from Portland to Portsmouth,
and to Bath. He took the whip about 1806 and carried it about ten
years. He subsequently settled in Livermore and engaged in making
scythe snaths (what old farmer but remembers seeing his brand?), which
business he carried on for many years.
fifth generation.
Children of Samuel, of Wells:
1. Samuel,"' b. Aug. 12, t8i6; m. Apr. 22, 1841, Jane Gooch, b. Mar. 6,
1818, and had eight children. He was living at Kennebunkport in the
summer of 1894, a feeble old man; farmer.
2. Harriet,^ never married.
3. Mabel,'' remained single.
4. Thomas,^ single man, d. in Saco.
Children of Richard, of Wells:
1. Abby,'' m. Jedediah Gooch.
2. Hannah,'* m. Thatcher Cleaves.
3. Sarah,'' m. Harmon Warren.
4. Julia, ^ m. Gilbert Webber.
5. Eliza, ^ m. Richard Peabody.
6. Thomas,^ b. May 17, 1807; m. first, Lydia Larrabee, Feb. 10, 1830 (she
b. Oct. 15, 1810; d. Apr. 25, 1853); second, Clarissa H. Whitcher, June
6, 1854, she b. June 12, 1800; third, Hannah Ayer, Sept. 26, 1877.
He was 83 at death. Eight children.
7. Charles,'' m. Abbie Griegs.
8. Horace,'* m. Laura A. Towne, and lives between Kennebunk and Kenne-
bunkport; a farmer; house "oft" the main road." He is a slender man
of nervous habits.
Children of John, of Saco:
1. Isaac,'^ b. Oct. 10, 1774; m. Hannah Foss (who d. Dec. 27, 1838), and
settled in Leeds, Me. With resolute will and strong arms, he swung
the shining axe, adding clearing to clearing and field to field, until he
had one of the largest and best farms in town. From him " Boothby's
hill," north of Leeds Centre, took its name. He also engaged largely
in the live stock business, and carried many a drove of sleek bullocks
to Brighton market. With few advantages for education in the schools,
he trained his mind to solve the most complicated problems with figures,
and there was not an example in Kenney's arithmetic that he could not
perform mentally, with more facility than most men with the slate and
pencil. He was a man of solid build and constitutionally robust. Posi-
tive and uncompromising, shrewd and cautious in business, industrious
and frugal, he proved a success. He d. May 20, 1835, aged 61. Six
children, of whom hereafter.
2. Lydia,^ b. Jan. 25, 1777; m. Hamilton Jenkins.
*He m. second, Aug. 11, 1831, Rebecca Knight Jones, who was b. June 20, 1799, iu Fayette, Me.,
and d. Aug. 3, 1880.
BOOTHBY FAMILY. 483
3. Stephen,^ b. Nov. 7, 1779; m. Susan Biissell, of Winthrop ; settled in
Leeds, Me., as farmer, and had three children. He d. June 5, 1871,
aged 9 1 years and six months. He was an owner of e.Ktensive lands in
Leeds and Wayne, which he sold to many natives of the Saco valley,
who were induced to settle there ; mighty poor land, too.
4. Susan, ^ b. Dec. i, 1781.
5. Rev. John,^ b. Sept. 30, 1787 ; m. Anna Foss, Nov. 20, iSii, by whom
issue, seven children. He d. in Saco, Apr. 4, 1878, aged 91. I think
he spent some early years in Leeds, but returned to Saco in 1815, and
made his permanent home on a large farm where a brick mansion was
erected. He was converted during the "Grove Reformation," in Saco, in
1808; was ordained by Elders Henry Frost and Moses Rollins in the
town of Wayne, Oct. 12, 18 12, the services being conducted out of doors
in an ox-cart. He spent the early years of his ministry traveling as an
evangelist, preaching in six states ; saw his first revival in Eastport,
Me., where a Christian church was organized. He served in the Legis-
lature of Maine in 1851-52, and voted for the "Maine Law" framed by
Neal Dow. ' He was engaged in the ministry more than sixty years ;
one of the most extended terms of service in the sacred office of which
we find record. At his funeral twelve elders took part in the services.
Elder Boothby was a sturdy pillar in the church, uncompromising and
undismayed, and his death was a denominational loss widely felt.
He was not an eloquent preacher estimated by the popular standards,
but was sound, logical, and at times profound and masterly; his voice
was deep, mellow, and of great compass, and was used by way of empha-
sis upon his hearers with powerful effect. As a counselor in conven-
tional assemblies he was cautious, discreet, and magnanimous. Being
venerated by the younger ministers, they vied with each other to do the
patriarch servant of the Most High honor. His stately presence at the
conference, during his old age, was a benediction. As a farmer he was
quite successful, and acquired a comfortable support. His frame was
massive and his tall, erect form gave him a commanding and dignified
personality. His visage was of elongated mould and his complexion
swarthy. In his eye there was an expression of meekness and kindly
light that was noticeable. He had his failings, but was a good and
eminently godly man. It is related that his wife once expressed grave
fears that he would be lost; that having preached to others, he would
himself be a "castaway." He asked the reason for her anxiety and was
answered on this wise : "John, you know a 'woe ' is pronounced against
those of whom all men speak well, and you certainly belong to that
class." On his return from his appointment soon after this conversation,
he gravely informed his good wife that he saw some chance for him, for
as he was passing a crowd of men while entering church, he overheard
one say: "There goes that d — d old black John Boothby.
Children of Richard, of Saco:
1. Margery," b. Oct. 21, 1789; d. May 19, 1799.
2. Samuel,^ b. Jan. 29, 1792 ; settled in New York.
3. Nathaniel,^ b. April 29, 1794; settled in New York.
484
BOOTIIBY FAMILY.
Enoch,^ b. Nov. 7, 1796; m. first. Submit Woodsum, by whom seven
children; second, Hannah Towle; third, Harriet Kabb. He seems to
have moved "down east," where he Hved several years, but finally set-
tled in Buxton, where he lived some thirty years. Seven children.
Eleazer,^ b. May 16, 1799; m. Elizabeth M. Sargent, May 22, 1825,
and had issue, six child i en.
Margery,'^ b. May 31, i8oi ; d. May 9, 1804.
Simon, ^ b. Sept. 26, 1803; m. Polly Watson, Nov. 23, 1825, and lived
on the homestead in Scarborough. He d. July 5, 1855 ; wife d. Nov.
6, 1880; twelve children.
NoAH,^ b. Dec. 12, 1807; m. Almira ; settled in Waterville as
blacksmith ; had seven children.
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Mary A.,** b. Oct. 26, 1810; m. Simon Johnston, and had five sons.
Children of Corneliu.s, of Scarborough:
MosES,^ b. Oct. 7, 1812 ; m. and had two or more children.
Sarah, ^ b. Oct. 16, 1814; never married.
William D.,^ b. Mar. 3, 1817; a daughter, Annie, recently married.
He is generally called " Deering Boothby."
Isaac C.,^ b. Mar., 1819; had issue seven children.
Margery, "^ b. June 23, 1821 ; m. Abram Boothby, of another branch
of the family; no issue.
Paulina,^ b. Feb. 15, 1824; m. Nathaniel Boothby, brother of Abram
above ; eight children.
Henry H.,^ b. June 13, 1826; never married.
Childeen of Jeremiah, of Saco:
Jeremiah,'^ b. Aug. 31, 1812.
Abigail F.,'' b. Mar. 12, 1815.
Children of Lemuel, of Saco;
Mary,' b. Feb. 16, 1807; d. single, Mar. 11, 1854.
Susan,^ b. May 8, 1808; m. Jeremiah McKenney; d. Sept. 3, iS8i.
Rebecca,^ b. July 19, iSio; d. single, Sept. 28, 1837.
Oliver,' b. Apr. 8, 181 2; m. Sarah Ricker and had issue; lived on
the "Jenkins road," in the north part of Saco; d. in 1894.
Eunice,' b. June 22, 1814; d. unmarried, Oct. 8, 1S37.
Joshua,' b. Nov. 16, 1816; m. June 20, 1822, Catharine H. Seavey,
dau. of Capt. Eli Seavey, of Scarborough, and settled in Saco as a
farmer. He d. Sept. 14, 1882; wife d. June 15, 1893. Seven children,
of whom hereafter.
Eliza,' b. May 18, 1819; d. June 26, 1833, single.
Anna,' b. Dec. 25, 182 1 ; m. Joseph Bradbury, of Saco, and had eight
children.
Arthur,' b. Apr. 10, 1824; m. Rachel Scammon in 1849; settled on
the "Jenkins road" in Saco as farmer; d. Feb. 7, 1892, leaving eight
children.
Lucy,' b. June 17, 1826; unmarried; living.
BOOTBBY FAMILY. 485
Children of Jonathan, of Liminoton:
1. Mary,'^ b. Oct. i8, 1778; was published to Samuel Kerry in 1793; m.
to Daniel Ayer, of Buxton, Oct. 26, 1797.
2. George,'^ b. Apr. 11, 1784; ni. and had issue, of whom here-
after. His mother was a daughter of the good Orthodo.x Dea. Hazel-
tine, of Buxton. He was widely known as "Jew George" throughout
York county. This designation applied to him in consequence of the
enormous, full, black beard worn by him at a time when others shaved.
This was not the only peculiarity he developed. He wore clothes with-
out being colored ; just the shade of the wool as it came from the flock.
He was of wandering proclivities, and when approaching was a terror
to school children and timid women. He was harmless, however. It
has been reported that his father intended to make of him a sound
Congregational minister, and to this end placed him under the tutorship
of Parson Atkinson, of Limington. For a time all went well and George
proved a very ready student of divinity ; but when he reached his
majority, and the parson assumed the prerogative of instructing him
how he m:isf vote, a storm gathered among the Limington hills and the
student bolted for home, thus ending his theological course abruptly, to
the chagrin of the minister and disappointment of his father. It has
been said that he was once beguiled into a barber's shop, at Saco, where
his big beard was mutilated or cut off, to his great sorrow ; that when
the operation was finished he refused to leave the place of his own
accord, and those who had insulted him were obliged to tarry him back
to the street and put him down where they found him.
3. AsA,^ b. Dec. I, 1788; m. Abigail Small, Dec. i, 1814, and settled on
the homestead farm, in Limington. His wife was born Sept. 20. 1793,
and d. Jan. 14, 1877. He d. July 17, 1877. These had eleven chil-
dren.
4. Margaret," b. Jan. 8, 1789; m. Edward Malloy, 1814.
5. Arthur," h. Jan. 6, 1793.
6. Dea. Samuel,,'^ b. Dec. 16, 1794; m. Olive Berry, Dec. 12, 1817, and
settled at South Limington : was deacon of the F. B. church. He d.
Dec. 20, i860; wife d. July 23, 1862; both buried in a small enclosed
lot on the road leading from "Barvel creek'" to "Edgecomb's bridge,"
so-called. He was a man of deep piety and upright life ; a good towns-
man and quiet neighbor.
7. EzEKiEL,M3. Mar. 5, 1797 ; m. Jane Malloy, June 6, 1820, in Limington,
Me., and settled in Jackson "down east," where they resided the re-
mainder of their lives. Mr. Boothby d. June 2, 1882 ; his wife d. Aug.
20, 1872. These were "members of the Society of Friends." Ten
children, all b. in Jackson.
8. Timothy,'^ b. Feb. 9, 1800.
9. John D.,'' b. Sept. 22, 1805; m. Mary Small, Jan. 27, 1827.
Childkf.n of Dattid of Limington:
I. Alexander,' b. Apr. 25, 1783; m. Sally, dau. of Robert and Betsey
(Kennard) Staples (she b. Nov. 30, 1783,), Apr. 2, 1812, and settled
in Limington, on the hill-side, half a mile west from the Cornish and
486 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
Limington Corner road, where he owned a good farm. He and his
wife (who d. Oct. 12, 1837,) were Ijuried in a small enclosed lot on the
crown of the hill above the faim-house. Four children, of whom here-
after.
2. Israel," b. Sept. 25, 1785; m. Sally Parker, Dec. 5, 181 1, and lived at
North Limington as farmer. He d. May 7, 1869, aged S3 years; his
wife d. May 17, 1884, aged 89 years, 8 mos., 26 days; these lie buried
in a lot enclosed by a stone wall, in the pasture, on left-hand side of
the road leading from Cornish to Limington Corner. There are two
old graves with unlettered stones at head and foot in this lot, which
may be the resting places of Israel's parents; also the graves of two
children of Israel, of whom, with other issue, hereafter.
3. James,** b. Aug, 10, 1787; m. Rachel Cummings, of Standish, May 2,
1809. He d. Mar. 12, 1863; his widow d. Sept. 30, 1873, aged 84.
4. Thomas,^ b. May 18, 1789.
5. Jane,'^ b. Feb. 17, 1791 ; m. Timothy Anderson, May 7, 1818.
6. Hannah," b. Dec. 18, 1792; m. Joseph Boothby, of Buxton, Mar. 4,
1810, and had issue.
7. David,^ b. Dec. 10, 1794; m. Anna Parker, Nov. 3, 1816.
8. Stephen,'' b. Jan. 21, 1797; m. Sally Avery,' Oct. 21, i8i8.
9. Sallv,"^ b. June 27, 1799.
10. Anna,** b. Aug. 22, 1804; m. Putnam Seavey, Mar 30, 1825.
Child of Thomas, of Limington:
I. Thomas," b. July 16, 1789, three months after his father was killed.
He m. Sally, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Watson) Dyer, b. in Cape Eliza-
beth, May 25, 1790, and came to Limington with her parents when a
child. Mr. Boothby lived on the homestead farm near "Ruin Corner,"
and died there Apr. 9, 1863 ; his widow d. Dec. 10, 1873. These were
buried on a knoll in the pasture. Six children.
Children of Brice and Miriam: '
1. Joseph,'' b. Aug. 14, 1781 ; m. Hannah, dau. of David Boothby, of
Limington, Mar. 4, 1810, and settled on the "Middle road," in Parsons-
field, where he became a prosperous farmer; a man of very frugal and
industrious habits, who could never bear to be idle, and who ever had
an excuse for keeping a tight grip on the dollars that reached his hand.
He d. in 1841 ; his widow d. in 1874. Ten children.
2. Susanna," b. Feb. 16, 1783.
3. Nabbv," b. Oct. 20, 1784.
4. Miriam," b. Nov., 1786.
5. Enoch," b. Nov. 19, 1788 ; m. May 18, 1813, Mary Leavitt, of Buxton,
b. Oct. 27, 1792, by whom, who d. in Oct., 1826, he had several chil-
dren. He. m., second, Jan. 29, 1828, Mrs. Harriet Johnson, b. May 2,
1804, and had issue. He owned a large and vahiable farm in Buxton
between Shadagee and the "Hains Meadow." For many years he kept
large teams of great oxen, and hauled lumber from West Buxton to
Portland ; since the building of the P. & R. Railroad to Buxton Centre
BOOTBliY FAMILY. 487
and Ear Mills. He hired teamsters before his sons were of age to carry
the goad stick. He invariably rode behind in a sleigh or wagon to
watch the movements of team and teamster; and if the load went hard,
his deep, hoarse voice would be heard from the rear, where he stood
upon his feet and shouted "her-line" till the poor cattle were nearly
frightened to death. He was a broad, very corpulent man. and, as
''Uncle Enoch," considered quite a character.
At one time he was waiting for his team in the store of George W.
Lord, and growled about the tooth-ache. Approaching him, Mr. Lord
said: "Let me see the one that troubles you." Uncle Enoch opened
his broad mouth and revealed several isolated and stately grinders. As-
suming a sympathetic tone of voice, Uncle George, whose hand grip was
like a vice, seized the troublesome tooth and wrenched it from the jaw,
while Enoch howled with rage, and menacing imprecations fell thick and
fast from his bleeding mouth. It was amusing to hear either " Uncle
George" or "Uncle Enoch" tell this story; but woe betide the former
if //e mentioned it when in company, if the latter was present.
6. J.-VNE,'* b. Mar. 19, 1791 ; m. Elden.
7. Polly,' b. Apr. 5, 1793; m. Elden.
8. Catherine," b. July 20, 1795; m. Paul.
9. Samuel," b. Sept. 14, 1799; m. Althea Edgerly and remained on the
homestead farm. He d. Dec. 8, 1843; wife d. in 1882; these were
buried at the "Old Corner" in the church-yard. Two sons.
Children of Robert, of Saco:
1. Edward.' b. Nov., 1804.
2. Mary,' b. Apr. 11, 1806; m. Alvin Phillips, of Saco.
3. Susan,' b. May, 16, 1809.
4. AiiRAHAM,' b. July 20, 181 1 ; m. Margery, dau. of Cornelius Boothby,
of another branch, but there were no children.
5. Rebecca,' b. Aug 4, 18 13; m. Martin Deering, of Saco.
6. Nathaniel,' b. Dec. 12, 18 16 ; m. Paulina., dau. of Cornelius Boothby,
of Saco, and had eight children ; seven grew to maturity.
7. Eliza,' b. June 27, 1820; m. Gardner Merrill, of Saco.
Children of Nathaniel, of Saco:
1. Benja.min,' b. June 25, 1808; m. Catherine Harmon, of Eaton, N. H.,
b. Jan. 4, 1815; succeeded his father on the homestead in Saco. He d.
Sept. 6, 1877, aged 69; widow d. July ig, 1879. His life was marked by
that prominent characteristic in the Boothby family of strict integrity
and unyielding devotion to correct principles. Si.x children.
2. Sarah,' b. June 20, 1810; m. July 3, 1839, to William Seavey, and had
five children, all living in 1893. Mr. S. d. Mar. 22, 1879; lived in
Scarborough.
3. James,' b. Jan. 18, 1812; m. Mary Leavitt.
4. SiL.vs,' b. Feb. 14, 1814; m. Frances Baker, dau. of John and Marion
Sawyer, of Westbrook, Apr. 3, 1839. She was b. Mar. 23, 18 15, and
d. Sept. 20, 1893. Mr. B. d. Nov. 22, 1867. These resided in West-
brook, where their six children were born.
488 BOOTUBT FAMILY.
5. Eliza,'' b. Feb. 17, 1816; m. Ebenezer G. Delano.
6. Francis A.,'' b. Mar. 25, 18 18; m. Catherine Dyer, Dec. 3, 1844, and
had issue, three cliildren. In 1852 he m. Lucy A., dau. of Ichabod
Hill, who is now (1S93) li\ing. Mr. Boothby was a resident of Saco
many years, where he carried on his business of blacksmithing. He
was a constant attendant at services of the M. E. church, and a man who
feared not to rebuke wrong or defend the right. Three children.
7. William M.,^ b. Feb. 23, 1820; m. Susan Libby, Dec. 13, 1849.
8. Anna D.,^b. Oct. 29, 182 1 ; m. James L. Milliken, and d. Mar. 23, 1876.
9. Charles W.,^ b. Jan. 3, 1823; m. Lucinda W. Murphy and settled in
Saco, where he engaged in the merchant tailor and ready-made clothing
business. He d. Dec. 18, 1887; had a large family, many deceased.
Mr. Boothby was a man of strict honor and quiet habits.
ID. Nathaniel T.,'' b. Apr. 14, 1827; m. Abbie M. Milliken, who d. May
21, 1862, aged 36 years. He m. second, Jane A. Milliken, who d.
in 1893, aged 70 years. Mr. Boothby was a tailor by trade; was many
years a dealer in ready-made clothing in Saco ; member of the M. K.
church; still living (1893). Several children.
Children of Samuel, of Athens:
1. Louisa B.,^ b. Feb. 13, 1809; m. Reuben Campbell; lived and d. in
Livermore, Me.
2. Nathaniel,^ b. Mar. 3, 1811, at I^iverniore; m. Martha M. Knight, of
Falmouth, Nov. 6, 1836 (she b. Nov. 4, 18 13), and settled in Turner;
moved to Athens, where he d. May i, 1888. His widow, Martha M.,
is at Athens, Me.
3. Bradford,^ b. Feb. 3, 18 13, in Livermore; m. Rebecca Lemon, of
Wiscasset, and resided in Athens until April, 1865, when he moved to
Livermore, where he d. in May, 1888.
4. Catherine,'^ b. Apr. 23, 18 15, in Livermore; was m. to Joseph Beal,
and d. in native town.
5. Sophia,'* b. April 16, 1816, in Livermore; was m. to Phineas P'oss ; d.
in Randolph, Mass., July 8, 1842.
6. Samuel,'* b. Dec. 13, 1819, in Livermore; m. Fanny Foss, of Leeds,
resided in Livermore and Turner, Me., but d. in Florida, April, 1883.
A daughter Julia at North Turner Bridge, Me.
7. Roxanna,^ b. Sept. 11, 1821, in Livermore; m. Daniel Torsey, in Rox-
bury, Mass.; second, E. Arnald, of Abington, Mass., and d. at Rock-
land, Mass.
8. AriNEY,'* b. Feb. 6, 1824; d. Aug. 4, 1842.
9. Clara A.,'* b. Oct. 15, 1826; m. Daniel G. Wheeler, of Abington,
Mass., now of Rockland, Mass.
10. Sally M.,^ b. Oct. 22, 1828 ; d. Aug. 3, 1842.
11. RonoLPHus H.,'* b. Oct. 30, 1832; m. Ellen M. Wentworth, Sept. 16,
1855, and had issue; farmer, carpenter, lumberman; a man of honor,
much respected; resides in Athens, Me.
BOOT liny FAMILY. 489
Childbk.n of Ichabod, of Livkrmore:
1. Levi T.,'" b. June 21, itSi8; m. Sophia P. Britt, of Paris, Me., and had
issue, six children. He was a blacksmith by trade and worked at his
business in Paris. He subsequently engaged in the baking business ;
then became a claim agent, and finally an insurance agent. He is now
state agent, with office at Waterville, where he was station agent for the
M. C. Railroad several years ; now doing an extensive insurance busi-
ness; many years prominent member of F. B. church ; a man of benev-
olence whose hand is open to every cause that aims to elevate and
save mankind. He made it a rule for many years to give the profits on
every policy that matured on the Sabbath to the cause of God. He has
been successful, and is now a man of considerable wealth; large, cor-
pulent, jovial, and conversational.
2. Charles H.,*^ b. Feb. 5, 1821, in Livermore, Me.; m. Betsey W., dau.
of Thomas and Anna (Jackson) Hiscock, May 30, 185 i, and settled in
Livermore, Me., as farmer. He d. Jan. 26, 1889. His wife, b. in Jay,
Me., Feb. 15, 1833, d. Aug. 3, 1894. Mr. Boothby was a man of piety,
whose example in the community where he long lived was an exemplifi-
cation of the spirit of the gospel. Mrs. Boothby was a lady of much
refinement, possessing a rare poetic taste, and has written many pieces
of great merit. Issue, eleven children, of whom hereafter.
3. Prudence F.,*^ b. Apr. 12, 1825, in Livermore, Me.; d. Sept. 17, 1855.
4. D.iiviD S.,*^ b. Aug. 26, 1829; ni. Mandana A., dau. of Rev. Zenas and
Patty (Andrews) Campbell. She d. Jan. 17, 1889, and he m. second.
May 7, 1 89 1, Mrs. Rossie A. Hill, dau. of Calvin and Temperance
(Burgess) Wing, of Wayne, Me. Three children by first wife; one d. in
infancy. Mr. Boothby lives at East Wilton, Me.
5. Eleazer,^ b. Dec. 29, 1832, in Livermore; d. Oct. i, 1844.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of Samuel, of Kennebunkport:
1. SvLviNiA D.,'' b. June 27, 1840; d. Dec. 31, 1844.
2. Aldwin W.," b. Jan. 15, 184^; m. Abby Briggs, Dec. 31, 1861 ; d.
Mar. 15, 1868.
3. Warwick G.,'' b. Jan. 22, 1844; d. Sept. 16, 1866.
4. Apphia J.," b. July 12, 1845 ; d. Apr. 4, 1868, single.
5. Joshua H.,'' b. Dec. 19, 1847; d- Mar. 16, 1874.
6. Harriet A.," b. July 5, 1853; d. Oct. 24, 1854.
7. Charles M.," b. Nov. 17, 1856; m. Emma L. Shaw, Sept. 28, 1856,
and has two sons, Aldivin If., b. 1887, and Clarence E., b. Apr. i, 1889.
Children of Thomas, of Kennebunk:
1. Sylvanus," b. Oct. 24, 1830; m. Abbie D. Towne, Nov. 11, 1856; a
well-to-do carpenter, residing near village of Kennebunkport, Me.
2. William L.,*^ b. Aug. 20, 1833; m. Sarah E. Norton, May 26, 1859.
3. Ansel L.," b. Sept. 23, 1835; m. Mary F. Emery, Apr. 3, 1856 ; resides
near Kennebunkport village.
4. Mercy A.,'' b. Mar. 27, 1839; ^- J"')' 3' 1840.
490 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
5. Martha L.,*' b. Jan. 28, 1841 ; m. John E. Plummer, Dec. 26, i85o.
6. Ei.izA H.," b. Dec. 13, 1842; m. Isaac P. Gooch ; lives in Kennebunk.
7. Mary A.," b. Dec. 30, 1845 > '"• John Stevens.
8. Albert A.," b. Apr. 15, 1851 ; m. Ella Lester, of Binghampton, N. Y.
Has he changed his name? A man signing "'L. A. Boothby," of Water-
ville, N. Y., writes that he is a son of Thomas Boothby, of Kennebunk ;
that his brothers are Sylvanus and Ansel, and a sister, Mrs. Gooch. He
further writes : " I have always been proud of the name Boothby, for
I know they are an honest and industrious race, who believe in a God
who careth for His children." He has lived in Boston, Mass., Bing-
hampton, N. Y., and eleven years in Waterville, where he is engaged in
the dry goods business; has one son, aged 15 years.
Children of Isaac, of Leeds:
1. Walter," b. in 1798; m. Betsey Ayer, of Standish, Me., in 1821, and
d. in Leeds, June 20, 1827, leaving issue, of whom hereafter.
2. Hannah,'^ b. in i8oo; d. June 20, 182 1, in Leeds.
3. Betsey," b. in 1800 (twin); d. Sept. 21, 1821, in Leeds.
4. LsAAC," b. Nov. 20, 1809 ; m. first, Jane Graves, of Wayne, who d. Dec.
16, 1848, aged 42, by whom thirteen children. He m. second, in 1850,
Mary Jennings, of Leeds, by whom three children. Mr. Boothby in-
herited the homestead and always lived there. He was the cultivator
of an extensive. farm, comprising about 250 acres, and for several years
engaged in live stock trade; an owner of valuable timber lands in town;
one of original stockholders in the Androscoggin railroad ; liberal in
religious views; in politics. Whig and Republican; not an aspirant for
ofirce, but a man of public spirit, who kept abreast of the current issues
of the day; was selectman for nine years; was positive of temperament,
perceptive and quick to grasp a situation. In his business transactions
he was cautious and shrewd ; believed in being governed by first im-
pressions; was attached to his fireside, where, when not attending to
his business affairs, he employed his time in reading. He was a useful
citizen, who manifested an interest in the town's progress and held the
respect of those who knew him.
5. Ji.iHN,'' d. young.
6. Cyrus," b. Aug. 22, 1791, in Saco; m. Charity Chubbuck, of Wareham,
Mass., Sept. 28, 1811, she b. Nov. 22, 1791. He settled in Embden,
Somerset county, Me., in the spring of 18 14, and cleared his farm from
the wilderness. Here he spent his days, dying May 10, 1847 '■■ '''is wife
d. . These had eight children, three of whom d. in infancy.
He was in the war of 1812 ; many years in the live stock trade; repre-
sented his town in the Legislature of 1837 and 1839; a man of sterling
integrity, whose word was law ; as a man of business, full of energy
and enterprise.
Children of Stephen, of Leeds:
I. Rev. Samuel,'' b. 1808; m. May i, 1831, Sally Leadbetter, by whom
eight children; of these hereafter. He d. in Lewiston, Me., July 9,
1884; his widow d. in same city, June 12, 1887; he was bapt. and united
with the Baptist church in Wayne, 1830, and in 1840 was ordained. He
REV. SAMUEL BOOTHBY.
BOOTHBT FAMILY. 491
served as pastor at Turner Bridge four years, and subsequently in Wayne
for five years; these were his only pastoral charges. He afterwards
labored for a year as a missionary, employed by the Maine Baptist Con-
vention, in Aroostook county, Me. He then entered the service of the
American Foreign Bible Society, where he continued until 1883. Since
1857, he resided at Lewiston, Me., where he acted as a local mission-
ary. Shortly before his death he was asked how the promises of God
appeared to him then and he answered: " Vea and Amen." Being asked
if the gospel was his support during his illness he responded: "The
words of the wise are as goads and as nails fastened by the Masters of
Assemblies, which are given from one shepherd." He lived for the truth
and the truth did not forsake him. He was a good man, a good hus-
band and father, a good citizen, a good church member, a good minis-
ter of the New Testament.
It was said of his companion : " Her devoted and self-sacrificing life
will ever be fragrant in the memory of her four surviving children, and
many others who knew and loved her."
2. William,'' b. Oct. i, 1810.
3. Abigail,'' d. young.
Children of Rev. .Iohn, of Saco:
1. SU.S.A.N," b. Aug. 2, 1812.
2. Almira," b. July 6, 1815.
3. Levi F.," b. Sept. 7, 1817; m. Mary A. , and lived, I suppose,
in Buxton, where the births of six children were recorded. He d. there,
Mar. 29, 1855, aged 41 yrs. and 8 mos.
4. Samuel," b. Apr. 14, 1820.
5. Elizabeth," b. Jan. 9, 1822; d. May 31, 1855.
6. Irene," b. Dec. 22, 1824.
7. John," b. Oct. 27, 1826; d. Dec. 15, 1S49.
Children of Enoch, of Buxton:
1. Charles," b. Feb. 10, 1822. He studied medicine, but d. before enter-
ing practice.
2. Richard C," b. Sept. 25, 1824; m.. May 16, 1S47, Eleanor, dau. of
Isaac Sands, of Saco (b. Apr. 23, 1824), who d. Feb. 21, 1855. He d.
in Massachusetts, Oct. 8, 1889, leaving several children. I see that he
m. second, Oct 30, 1855, Emeline Dresser, b. Sept. 25, 183 1, by whom
issue. He and his first wife were buried in the Saco cemetery, .with a
dau. that d. in infancy.
V 3. Sarah A.," b. Dec. 30, 1828; m. to John Robinson: now widow (1894),
living in Portland.
4.* Horace K.," b. Feb. i, 1831 ; m. Day, and d. Aug. 27, 1889.
5. Marv a.," b. June g, 1833 ; m. George Tarbox, and lives in Portland.
6. Fannie B.," b. Aug. 13, 1838 ; m. William McElrain, and lives at Hyde
Park, Mass.
7. John F.," b. April 12, 1841 : m. Julia Quimby, and died without issue
at Newton, Mass., Aug. 31, 1S93. He was a practicing physician.
492 BOOTIIBY FAMILY.
Children of Eleazer, of Saco:
I. Mary E." 2. Martha." 3. Naihaniel/' 4. Caroline."* 5. Helen. "^
6. Atwin.
Children of Richard, of Saco:
1. Olive,'' b. Aug. 27, 1826; m. George W. Carter, of Scarborough, and
d. Dec. 13, 1893.
2. Mary A.," b. June 19, 1828; m. Nov. 23, 1S58, to Ebenezer Brown, of
Roxbury, Mass.
3. Samuel G.,'' b. C^ct. 31, 1830; m. Mary J. Deering, Mar. 7, i86i; re-
sides on the homestead in Saco; has two children, Leonora M., b. Jan.
26, 1862, and Sarah C, b. Mar. 10, 187 1.
Richard," b. July 2, 1833; m. Emma Moody, Apr. i, 1858, and lived
on part of the homestead. He d. Feb. 26, 187 i, leaving two sons.
5. Phebe," b. July 13, 1835; d., unmarried, Feb. 6, 1890.
6. Charles S.," b. Feb. 9, 1838; m. Belle Hawksley, and had issue, four
children, Horace,' Lillie V.,' Herbert^' Charles U?
David M.,** b. Nov. 11, 1840; d. Sept. 23, 1842; had twin brothers,
died day of birth. May 28, 1843.
Al'gusta,'' b. Dec. 3, 1844; m., Dec. 7, 1865, to Emerson Lang, and
lives at Salmon Falls, Me.
Angelina, '■ b. Dec. 18, 1847 > '^''•' 1868, to George W. Morse, and lives
in Ro.xbury, Mass.
Ida F.,''b. Apr. 30, 185 i ; m., Feb., 1892, to Oliver B. Moody, and lives
in Kittery, Me.
Children of Noah, op' Waterville:
I. Johnson." 2. Martha," m. Fellows, in Waterville. 3. Harriet."
4. Webster." 5. Warren." 6. Ellen," m. Sawyer, Hyde Park,
Mass. 7. Emily."
Children of Moses, of Saco:
1. Columbus." 2. George."
Children of Isaac of Saco:
I. Frank." 2. Henry." 3. Willis." 4. Mary E." 5. Clara M."
6. Shirley." 7. Warren."
Children of Oliver, of Saco:
I. Lemuel." 2. Diana." 3. John."
Children of Joshua, of Saco:
1. Charles H.," b. Aug. 16, 1845; d. July 13, 1875.
2. Ivory F.," b. Nov. 18, 1847, in Chicago.
3. Frances H.," b. Feb. 27, 1850; m. J. Albert Dame, Nov. 20, 1S76;
lives at Saco. Four children.
4. Susan E.," b. Nov. 20, 1855.
5. Eli A.,"b. Nov. 20, 1858.
6. Angie M.," b. May 18. 1865; m. to William B. Fenderson, of Saco,
May 17, 1892.
BOO THEY FAMILY. 493
Children of Arthur, of Saco:
1. James E.,'^ b. Dec. 25, 1849.
2. Almon H.," b. Jan. 19, 1853.
3. Rebfx-ca/ b. Oct. 28, 1851; m. Arthur Grace, in 1883, of Saco.
4. Olive R.," b. Aug. 27, 1856; m. Edwin H. Cram, 1884, and lives in
Newtonville, Mass.
5. Levi H.,« b. Apr. i, 1859; m. 1887.
6. Cora E.," b. Oct. 1861; living at home.
7. Arthur," b. Sept. 14, 1864, at Coffeysville, Kansas.
8. .\i.KERT S.,'^ b. Nov. 4, 1869; m. in 1892, and lives on the homestead.
Children of George, of Saco:
1. Jonathan," m. Anna Bradley, and lived in Saco, where his widow is
now living.
2. Brvce," m. Olive Evans; second, Anna Leavitt, on the Feriy road, and
lived near Dunstan Corner.
3. Rev. Samuel," m. Hannah, dau. of Allen Hubbard, of Hiram. He
formed her acquaintance while attending a quarterly-meeting in that
town, and did not see her again until time of marriage; did his court-
ing by correspondence, which greatly disturbed Mrs. Grundy. He lived
on a farm in Saco; in toward the river, on the west of Buxton road, in
the same house with his parents. A good man but not an able
preacher. No children.
4. Mary." m. to George Abbott, and lived at South Scarborough.
Children of Asa, of Limington:
1. Arthur," b. Dec. 27, 1815; m. Jane Moody, June 12, 1840, who d.
Feb. 9, 1843. He m. second, Caroline Usher, who was b. July 24, 1823,
and d. Jan. 20, 1891. He d. June 10, 1891 ; buried in the pubic cem-
tery at Limington Corner. Children :
I. Henrv C," d. Sept. 13, 1863 aged 17 years.
II. Edwin D.,' d. Dec. 21, 1865, aged 5 years.
III. Melvin a.,' d. Feb. 21, 1865, aged 8 years.
2. Marv," b. Dec. 23, 1817; m. Aug. 19, 1838, to Capt. Joseph Moody;
second, to Abijah Usher, Esq., of HoUis.
3. Ansel," b. Feb. 11, 1820; m. Hannah Jackson; second, Ruth Cloud-
man. He resides at Saccarappa.
4. Jonathan," b. Apr. 5, 1822 ; m. Ehnira Boynton, of Cornish, in 1848;
resided in Cornish and Standish. He m. second, Grace Veasy, and
had a son and daughter. He d. in the army of the Union in 1863.
S._ Emily C," b. Mar. 5, 1824; m. Nov., 1843, James W. Joy, of Liming-
ton. He d. and she is living with her brother Joshua, 1894.
6. John A.," b. Sept. 4, 1826; d. Sept. 8, 1826.
7. Dea. Joshua," b. Mar. 7, 1S28; m. Martha, dau. of Parmeno Libby,
of Limington, Feb. 4, 1854, and settled at "Pine hill," near his birth-
place. He was a man of liberal education, well informed, and a devoted
Christian who was a diligent student of God's word. For his strict
494 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
integrity and kindly deeds he will long be remembered, and for his devo-
tion to his family and godly conversation he endeared himself to every
member. During his painful illness his Bible was his constant com-
panion, and through divine grace he gloriously triumphed over death.
Five children.
8. Isaac M./ b. Apr. 21, 183 1; d. at Washington, D. C, a soldier, Oct.
22, 1862.
9. Asa,'' b. Apr. 23, 1834; m. Julia Hutchinson, Nov. 19, 1863, dau. of
E. G. HiUchinson, Esq., of Phoenix, Oswego Co., N. J. He prepared
for college at Limington Academy and Maine VVesleyan Seminary, Read-
field, 1851 to 1855; alumnus (class of 1859) of Wesleyan University,
Middleton, Conn.; teacher of mathematics and natural science, 1859
to 1865, at Falley Seminary, Fulton, Oswego Co., N. J.; teacher of
"sciences," i867 to 1874, at Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass.; was
an apothecary, 1865 to 1867, and 1874 to 1879, at Phoenix, N. J. ; teacher
of "sciences," 1879 to 18S1, Falley Seminary, and principal, 1881 to
1885, of Fulton Union School and Academy, Fulton, N. J. ; since Jan.,
1886, principal of the "School for Patients," State Hospital, Willard,
N. J. As an author he has written "Nomenclature of Chemistry," pub.
in 1862, and "Questions with Answers on Cider," pub. in 1890. Two
children.
10. Abigail," b. Apr. 12, 1837 ; m. Ezra B. Pike, of Cornish, Sept. 21, 1863.
11. Ann E.,* b. Feb. 25, 1840; d. Feb. 11, 1880, single.
Children of Samdel and Olive:
1. Lewis," m. a widow Tarr, and lived in Portland.
2. Mary J.," m. Cyrus Moody; second, Henry Moore.
3. Samuel M.," b. 1S24; m. Annis McLellan; d. Sept. 21, 1868; buried
at South Limington.
4. Sylvester," lived in New York.
Children of Ezekiel:
1. Asa," b. Mar. 28, 1823; never married. He was in Boston many years
connected with the omnibus business ; now a farmer.
2. Elizabeth," b. Mar. 23, 1S25; not married.
3. Mary C," b. Mar. 14, 1827 ; not married.
4. Moses H.," b. Nov. 19, 1828 ; m. He went to California in 1849; was
proprietor of a hotel many years in San Francisco: then moved to An-
tioch. One son, Hanson E., was proprietor of a newspaper at Oakdale.
5. Dr. Stephen," b. Aug. 11, 1830: studied medicine with Dr. Alexander
Boothby, of Limington, then settled in Unity, Me. From there he went
to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me., from which he graduated. He
studied surgery in New York City, and settled as a medical practitioner
in Unity, Me., as successor of his kinsman, who died while on a vaca-
tion among friends in Limington. He had an extensive practice and
was very popular with the public ; continued his practice until within a
month of his death, frequently riding when too weak to harness his
horse. He d. Dec. 25, 1859, unmarried.
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6. EzEKiEL," b. Feb. 20, 1833; m. in Boston in 1854, and settled in Jack-
son. His wife and only child died two years after marriage, and he
went to California ; was in San Francisco when last heard from.
7. Emily E.," b. Jan. 28, 1835 ; m. Croxford and resides in Jackson,
Me. ; teacher.
8. S.4RAH J.," b. June 11, 1836; was a teacher in early life; d. Nov. 10,
1858.
9. HuLDA E.,*"' b. Mar. 9, 1839 ; she taught school in the villages of Maine
and twenty years in one school in Boston.
10. Ann C.,*' b. Nov. 19, 1841 : d. Feb. 21, 1869. She was m.
Children of John and Mart:
1. Edward," b. Mar. 26, 1828 ; d. Mar. 5, 1846.
2. John M.," b. Dec. 20, 1830; m. Lucy Chapman, and lived in Portland ;
had issue.
3. Ann H.," b. Feb. 23, 1833; m. Israel Blake.
4. Mary E.,* b. Jan. 16, 1835; m. Isaac Sawyer, and lived at East Lim-
ington.
5. .\lmon H.," b. Jan. 12, 1838; m. Ellen Foss, and lived in Auburn, Me.
6. Sarah A.,° b. Oct. 3, 1839; m. Albert Weeman, and resides on the old
homestead of Jonathan Boothby, in Limington.
7. Susan C," b. Oct. 11, 1841; d. Sept. -4, 1843.
8. ELIZ.4BETH," b. June 9, 1S43; m. Charles Wentworth, of Denmark, and
• lives there.
9. Susan, "^ b. Apr. ii, 1845; "i- -"^P'- '9' 1846.
10. Jaxe S.,'"' no date.
Children of Alexander:
1. 1 )avid,'' b. May 10, 1813; m. Jane Bradeen ; second, 1840 Elizabeth
Staples, his cousin, and sister of his brother's wife. He lived on the
old homestead in Limington, where his children were born.
I. Sally,' m. Daniel Elliot.
II. Jane,' m. Samuel Marr.
III. Clementine E.,' living with Mrs. Marr in Limington.
IV. Lucy E.,' d. a child.
V. Nathaniel K. S.,' d. at the age of thirty; a young man of great
promise.
2. William, "^ b. Oct. 24, 1S14; m. Oct. 13, 1839, Sally Staples, his cousin,
who was b. in Limington, Dec. 8, 181 1. He and David, with their
wives, spent their lives in the same house on their father's farm, no
unkind word passing between them. Each family had free access to
grain, meats, and other provisions on the farm, and money received for
cattle or produce sold was equally divided. He had two daughters.
I. Mary S.,' b. June, 1841; m. July 28, 1883, to Amos Mason, trader,
Porter village.
II. Martha M.,' b. Sept. 16, 1845, living with her father at the old home.
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3. Stephen,^ b. Nov. 20, 1816; m. Pamelia Stone (by Elder John Seavey),
June 24, 1838, she b. in Limington, Dec. 24, 1816. Six children.
I. Emeline S.,' b. Sept. 21, 1840; m., 1875, to Alexander S. Sawyer, of
Portland, Me.; drowned there in 1881.
II. Claissy W.,' b. Dec. 6, 1842, in Standish ; d. Oct. 10, 1843.
III. Edward,' b. Aug. i, 1844; d. Feb. 2, 1862, at Hilton Head.
IV. Olive F.," b. May 3, 1847; m. George W. Warren.
V. Louisa H.,^ b. Sept. ig, 1849; ""■•■ 1888, Lorenzo Spencer, of Lim-
ington.
VI. William H.,' b. Nov. 10, 1851 ; m. Nellie Burnham, of Boston, 1878;
has son Fred, aged 19.
4. Edward K.," b. Oct. 2, 1819; m. Caroline, dau. of George Chick, of
Limington, and early settled in Portland as gunsmith. He was many
years employed by G. L. Bailey, but subsequently engaged in business
for himself. He is an excellent mechanic and has invented some use-
ful instruments. Four children.
Children of Israel and Sally:
1. Mary," m. Robert Matthews, Dec. 6, 1840.
2. Chase P.," m. Elmira Dyer, and settled on a farm in Parsonsiield,
where he has for many years been a prominent and useful citizen. He
is a veteran school teacher; beginning in 1834, he taught as many as
ninety -five terms. He was especially adapted to his profession; a
thorough instructor and disciplinarian. He used persuasion much more
than the rod ; always inspiring his pupils to noble effort, they in turn
rendered most cheerful obedience to his wishes. He has held various
municipal offices; has been selectman, superintendent of schools, and
represented his town in the legislature in 1863. Mr. Boothby has been
a judicious financier and is now a man of wealth. There were two
sons and a daughter, namely: Alphcus Boothby, Esq.^ who was a teacher
for several years, m. Sarah Moody, lives in Gorham, and has several
children; the second son, Leland^' m. Ada Wentworth and lives on the
home farm, and Lucinda^' at home.
3. Arthur," m. Abby Plummer (.-') and lived on the hill above "Ruin
Corner," in Limington, where his son now resides. He d. Feb. 28,
1890, aged 71 years, and was buried at East Limington. His children
as follows :
I. Israel,' m. an Emery and d. from injuries received on railway.
II. Frances,' m. Dr. Smith.
III. Willard,' is now living at East Limington.
IV. Henry C.,' d. Sept. 13, 1863, aged 17 years.
V. Edwin D.,' d. Dec. 21, 1865, aged 5 years.
VI. Melvin a.,' d. Feb. 21, 1865, aged 8 years.
4. Dr. Alexander," m. Eliza Grant, a teacher, of Bridgton, and settled
as a medical practitioner in Unity, Me., where he had an extensive
practice. He visited his old home in Limington for rest, while his
kinsman. Dr. Stephen Boothby, from Jackson, Me., who studied medi-
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cine with liim, took his place ; was stricken down with fever and died,
Sept. i8, 1854, aged 31 years and 10 months. He was buried in the
family ground on the old farm. Two children : Atnamia,' m. Dr. Way,
of Portland, and J'ii/e>ifi>u- A/.,' now in business in Portland.
5. Leander," m. Mary A. Walker and lived for a time in Limerick. He
was a peddler of jewelry and other small wares; a man of speculative,
roving habits. Two sons, Frank' and Charhs L?
6. Hannah," m. David Boothby, of Parsonsfield, now living in Baldwin.
7. HARRiEr," ra. Andrew Walker, of Limington.
8. Nancy," m. Robert Kimball, and d. in Boston.
g. Sarah," m. Gardiner Merrifield, of Limington.
10. Jane A.," d. unmarried, June 2, 1858, aged 25 years.
Children of David and Anna:
1. Shedrach," m. Abigail Boothby; second, m. her sister, Mary Boothby,
and lived in Maiden, Mass. A son Frank,' now living.
2. SvLVE.sTER," m. Elizabeth, dau. of Arthur Bragdon, of I^imington, who
d. July 28, 1857, aged 31 years, and was buried at East Limington. He
m. second, the dau. of Thomas Lord, of Limington, and lived in that
town. Two daughters d. there: Meda B.,'' d. Sept. 20, 1865, aged 16
years; Annie,' d. Oct. 19, 186 1, aged 9 years.
3. Putnam," m. a dau. of Dea. Nathaniel Small.
4. Israel," m. Emeline Smith, of Standish, and lived in Augusta, Me.,
where he was in the banking business. His son, William G., is treas-
urer of a bank in Augusta, Me.
5. Caroline," m. Thomas Johnson, of Gorham.
Children ok Thom.^s and .Sally:
1. Eliza," b. July 11, 181 1 ; m. Levi Libby, of Porter, Me., and d. there
in 1892.
2. Watson D.," b. Mar. 13, 1813; d. in July, 1813.
3. Mary," b. Mar. 24, 1815; d. June 14, 1819.
4. Harriei' S.," b. July 4, 1817 ; m. John Moore, of Limington, Aug. 20,
1840: d. Dec. 8, 1859.
5. Elzira," b. Feb. 23, i8ig; m. Joshua Libby, of Porter, Me., Apr. 23,
1839; second, John Sawyer, of Hollis, where she now lives.
6. Thomas," b. Mar. 30, 1824; m. Orelia, dau. of Samuel York, of Stand-
ish, Sept. 2, 1849, and settled on the homestead in Limington, where
he remained for many years ; now living in Portland. Three children,
of whom hereafter.
7. Olive D.," b. June 30, 1828; m. Lorenzo Dow Stanley, of Porter, Dec.
19, 1850, and is now living in that town.
Children of Joseph and Hannah:
1. Miriam," b. in 181 1 ; m. Samuel Lord and lived in New Hampshire.
2. David," b. Sept. 12, 1812, in Buxton; m. May 12, 1840, Hannah
Boothby, who was b. in Limington, May 12, 1816, and settled in Par-
sonsfield, where he lived on a farm until April 16, 1856, when he re-
moved to Baldwin, where he and children reside.
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3. Joseph/ b. in 18 15; m. Salome Staples in 1845 ; now living in Cornish
as farmer.
• 4. Jane/ b. in 1817; m. Jonathan Morrison; d. in 1864.
5. Hannah," b. in 1819; m. and lived in Scarborough.
6. Benjamin R.," b. in 182 1; m. Ethelinda Staples in 1847; settled in
Limerick as farmer, and d. in 1885.
7. Samuel,^ b. in 1826; m. Rebecca Moulton, of Parsonsfield, in 185 1,
and has tvifo sons; one of the most industrious and successful farmers
in town. He m., second, Mrs. Severance, of Cornish.
8. John," b. in 1828; m. Sarah Moulton in 1854; farmer at South Parsons-
field; a man who was invested with a hickory constitution; who works
in rain and sunshine, cold and heat, year in and year out; always full
of pluck and vim. Such industry has made him one of the most suc-
cessful agriculturists in the town and county.
9. AcHSAH," b. in 1833; m. Lafayette Davis, of Newfield, in 1854.
10. Sarah,'' b. in 1835; m. Charles Burbank in 1854; lives in Boston.
Children of Enoch and Mary:
1. Eliza," b. Feb. 7, 1814; m., first, Nathaniel Fenderson, of Scarborough,
1850.; second, Moses Fickett, Cape Elizabeth; no issue; d. Mar. 17,
1881.
2. Martha," b. Jan. 29, 1816; d. Oct., 1829.
3. Eli S.," b. Jan. 22, 18 18; m. May 11, 1845, Mary Pierce, of West
Cambridge, Mass., and had two children ; lived in Cape Elizabeth. He
d. Nov. 24, 1893.
4. Sally," b. Mar. 4, 1820; d. Apr. 6, 1821.
5. William," b. Feb. 24, 1822; d. Jan. 13, 1846.
6. Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1823; m. May 26, 1866, William Tucker, b. Feb.
8, 1846. One child.
7. Catherine G.," b. July 7, 183 1; m. Stephen Smith, of Bu.xton, July
31, 1856; she d. Feb. 19, 1878. One daughter.
8. Amanda F.," b. Jan. 19, 1835 ^ ■"• David Marden, of Boston, Oct. 3,
1856, and had two children; she d. Dec. 29, i860.
9. Frederick G.," b. July 31, 1837 ; m. Martha O. Rand, Sept. 26, 1868,
and had two children.
10. Georoe E.," b. Feb. 14, 1843; '■"• Mary A. Burnham, Nov. 18, 1862,
and lives on the homestead in Buxton. He has driven an ox-team ever
since he could shoulder a goad-stick. It would be of interest to learn
how many hundred miles this man has traveled by the side of his team
since his boyhood. He has rebuilt the house and farm buildings, and
now has one of the most imposing and convenient stands in town. Seven
children.
Children of Samuel and Althe.4:
1. Miriam," b. Dec. 21, 1828.
2. Arthur," b. Aug. 19, 1830; m. Sally Emery, of Buxton, and lived on
the homestead farm between "Haines Meadow" and the "Old Corner."
He was a progressive, enterprising man, successful as a farmer, and
BOOriJBY FAMILY. 499
respected as a townsman. His home was large and pleasantly situated,
and everything about his farm kept in good order. He was a constant
reader; was well informed, firm as adamant, and a bold advocate of what
he believed to be right. He was tall, of full habit and commanding.
Mr. Boothby d. Nov. 14, 1888 ; his wife d. June 30, 1888. Four children.
3. Horatio," b. Aug. 11, 1834; m. and spent the most of his life in Port-
land. He once erected a beautiful set of buildings near his brother's
house on part of the homestead, but they were burned down and never
rebuilt. He was a man of perfect physical mould and handsome face;
a gentleman of culture and refinement.
4. Emily,*' b. July i, 1836.
Children of Nathaniel and Paulina:
I. Robert." 2. Cornelius." 3. Albion." 4. Lizzie." 5. Nathaniel
B." 6. Oliver F." 7. Adelia A."
Children of Bbnjamin and Catherine:
I. Capt. Charles W.," b. July i8, 1837, •" Eaton, N. H., and was brought
up on the old Boothby homestead on the Portland road in Saco. He
was educated in the public schools, and taught in various sections of the
state. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he entered the Union army as
a private in Company C, 12th Maine Vols., and followed the fortunes
of the regiment to the capture of New Orleans. During Gen. Butler's
regime in New Orleans, he was agent of transportation between the city
and the forts on Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf. General Banks
assuming command of the department of the Gulf, Mr. Boothby was
assigned to duty as recruiting officer, to assist in raising three regiments
of white troops in the department. He enlisted two full companies
and was commissioned captain in the ist New Orleans Vols. The
service of the regiment was chiefly within the state of Louisiana and he
was mustered out June i, 1866, after a continuous service of four years
and seven months. Capt. Boothby remained in New Orleans after the
close of the war, and served as an officer of the Federal government in
various important stations, including the positions of assessor of U. S.
revenue, special deputy surveyor of the port, and chief of the sugar
bounty bureau under the bounty act. He was identified with the edu-
cational interests of New Orleans as director and superintendent of
city public schools. His administration in this capacity was eminently
successful. A large educational bequest of John McDonogh for years
had been lying unused. He caused the accrued interest of the bequest
to be applied to the erection of six elegant school buildings, with seat-
ing capacity for 3,500 pupils. Capt. Boothby married Celia O'Neil,
principal of one of the city public schools, and had issue, seven chil-
dren, viz: IF/V/is Al, A/,7y C, Benjamin C, F/orcnce E., Arthur H.,
Ernest G., and Lutic. In politics Capt. Boothby has always been a
staunch Republican.
2. George S.," b. Dec. i, 1838, in Scarborough; d. in Saco, Feb. 4, 1843.
3. Elizabeth A.," b. Dec. 6, 1840 ; m. I. B. Lewis, and lives in Province-
town, Mass.
4. Margaret A.," b. Mar. 14, 1842; d. Jan. 25, 1844.
500 BOOTHBT FAMILY.
5. George H.," b. Mar. 8, 1844; m. Lilla, eldest dau. of the Hon. Seth
Scamman, of Scarborough, and has three children. He resides on the
old Boothby homestead, on the Saco and Portland road, so long owned
by his ancestors; was educated in the common schools and Saco high
school. Nearly every winter for a quarter of a century, he taught in the
schools of Saco and the adjoining towns. During the Civil war, 1864
and 1865, he was with the army in the department of the Gulf, employed
in the quartermaster's department; was a member of the Saco city gov-
ernment in 187 1, and president of the common council in 1872 ; served
on board of assessors in 1881-82-83; chairman of board in i8go-gi
and 1893. In 1892 was elected to represent Saco in the state legisla-
ture; always a Republican, taking an active part in political affairs and
an earnest advocate of total abstinence and prohibition. Mr. Boothby
is a man of good executive ability, full of push, and an easy public
speaker.
6. Franklin B.,*^ b. Oct. 11, 1S50, in Saco. and d. in Attleboro, Mass., in
Nov., 1887.
Children of Franci.s, of Saco:
1. Frank A.," b. 1845 ' ^- '^^ Florida, Aug. 31, 1890.
2. Alenza a.," b. 1847; d. Oct. II, 1848, aged i year, 10 months.
Children of Silas and Frances:
1. Frances A.,'' b. Nov. 12, 1839; m. Ansel A. Huston, of Westbrook,
Jan. 29, 1863, and has five children; residence, Woodfords, Me.
2. Mary A.," b. Jan 15, 1843; m. Algernon Cram, of Lynn, May 30,
1885 ; residence, Topsfield, Mass. No issue.
3. Elmer W.,'' b. Oct. 22, 1844 ; m. Amelia C. Cram, of Deering, Me., Nov.
1, 1880; residence, East Deering, Me. No issue.
4. Charles M.,'' b. Feb. 2, 1847; m. Sarah Cobb, of Falmouth, July 3,
1873, and has had three children; two died in infancy. Mr. Boothby
d. July 16, 1878. Son, Si/as A/., b. Mar. 21, 1874, living with the
mother, in Portland.
5. Eva E.,*^ b. Oct. 17, 1849; d. in infancy.
6. Martha A.," b. Sept. 28, 1856; m. Daniel W. Thorne. of Bridgton
(now deceased), Aug. 21, 1875, and has one child; residence. East
Deering, Me.
Children of Charles W., of Saco:
1. Mary E.,'* d. Sept. 7, 1853, aged one year.
2. John M.," d. Sept. 26, 1855, aged 9 months.
3. Fanny,'' d. .\pr. 23, 1857, aged 11 months.
4. Herbert W.,'' d. Oct. 9, i86'o, aged 3 years, 2 months.
5. Sarah E.,° d. Aug. 4, 1865, aged 10 months.
6. WiLLARD,'' d. Aug. 4, 1869, aged 3 months.
7. Alice," b. June 30, 1850; d. Aug. 22, 1880.
Children of N,a.thaniel, op Saco:
1. Chancy S.,'"' d. June 9, 1875, aged .23 years.
2. Henry," living at home in Saco.
'ijyta/j
m.
ALONZO BOOTHBY, M. D.
BOOTHBY FAMILY. 501
Children of Nathaniel, of Athens:
George E.," b. May i, 1837 ; d. Mar. 8, 1858, unmarried, while attend-
ing medical college at Brunswick, Me.
Dr. AL0NZ0,''b. Mar. 5, 1840, at Athens, Me.; m. Maria Stodard, in 1863,
and has one son, of whom hereafter. He was educated in the common
school, Athens Academy, and at Kent's Hill. At the age of nineteen,
commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Kinsman, of Athens ; after
a two years' course at Brunswick, he went to New York, in 1861, and
took a course with Professor Conant. During the Civil war, he gradu-
ated from the Georgetown Medical College and received a diploma.
He served under the eminent surgeon. Dr. Bliss, in the army in 1S62 ;
after the battle of Gettysburg he performed valuable service among the
wounded for about four weeks ; was soon after made first assistant
surgeon of the 2d United States regiment of colored troops. He saw
service at Ship Island and Key West. Returning to the latter place,
after a visit to the North on a furlough, he contracted the yellow fever,
resigned, and came to his home in Maine, where he was taken down with
the dread disease, which was the beginning of a ten years' sickness.
He located at Wilton, and after two years of professional practice went
to Boston. Having received much relief from remedies prescribed by
a homeopathic physician, he adopted that system and entered immedi-
ately upon its study with Dr. Russell. He was successful and soon had
an e,xtensive practice. In 1883 he went to Europe and spent a year in
the best hospitals as a student of surgery. His knowledge of the Ger-
man language gave him a great advantage over many others who went
abroad for the same purpose. He spent eight months in Berlin, and
several months in Vienna and London, where he visited the hospitals.
Returning to Boston he gradually relinquished the practice of medicine
and devoted himself to the more congenial science of surgery. A second
trip to Europe, in 1S87, was turned to good account.
\\'hen his skill as a surgeon became more widely known he established
a private hospital on Worcester square in Boston — the largest and best
private surgical hospital in the city — for the care and treatment of his
patients. In this institution thirty beds are maintained, and a school
for training nurses. He has quite an extensive practice outside.
Doctor Boothby has been visiting physician to the Homeopathic Dis-
pensary; demonstrator of anatomy at the Boston University School of
Medicine; four years lecturer of anatomy, and three years professor of
surgical anatomy. For three years he was lecturer on surgery and asso-
ciate professor of clinical surgery, besides filling other important pro-
fessional positions. He is president of the Massachusetts Medical
Society and past president of the Boston Homeopathic Medical Society.
He is one of the surgeons of the Massachusetts Homeopathical Hospi-
tal, and in that institution performed his first great operation as early
as 1883, which was the first successful removal of the kidney in New
England. His professional duties are so exacting that he finds little
time for society. He is a diligent student of medical, surgical, and
general literature.
In early life he was much interested in Odd Fellowship and Masonry;
has been Past Grand of Franklin Lodge and Past Chief Patriarch of
502 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
Boston Encampment of Odd Fellows, also member of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge of Free Masons.
Doctor Boothby has a fine home on Beacon street, and his domestic
life is remarkably pleasant.
By good authorities, both in and out of his school, he is regarded as
one of the most competent surgeons in New England, and patients are
sent to his hospital for treatment by physicians in all sections of our
land. Son: IVa/h-r M.''
3. AuDORA M.," b. Dec. 24, 1841; d. Mar. i, 1858, unmarried.
4. Orissa M.," b. Dec. 22, 1845; "^^.s m. to Lewis Boynton, in 1863, at
Athens ; farmer and mill-wright at Pikeville, Tenn. Children.
5. lANTHis,^b. Oct. 12, 1847 ; m. in 1877 at Pittsfield, Me., Ida E. Spooner;
d. Jan. 31, 1884. He was a farmer in Athens. Two children, Bcniia'
D.,' b. Feb. 15, 1878; Luit/iis H.,'' b. Oct. 1, 1883.
Children of Levi T., of Waterville:
1. Col. Frederick. E.,^ b. Dec. 3, 18J.5, in Norway, Me.; he m. Oct. 25,
187 1, Adelaide E., dau. of Charles H. and Vesta B. Smith, of Water-
ville. No issue. He was educated in the common school, Normal
Institute of Paris, and at the high school and Classical Institute of
Waterville, Me. While young he was called to assist his father as station
agent of the M. C. R. R., at Waterville, and developed a taste and fitness
for railroad business. From this initiatory experience he was advanced,
by various stages, being acting paymaster from 187 1 to 1874, to the
office of general passenger and ticket agent, a position he has held for
many years. In consequence of the consolidation of the great Maine
Central system, his position has become one of great responsibility. He
seems to have possessed just the natural qualifications adapted to his
important duties, and his faithful attention to all the details involved in
his business, and his social qualities have made him deservedly popular
with the Maine Central organization and with the general public. He
was on the staff of Gbvernors Bodwell, Marble, and Burleigh. See
portrait.
2. Col. W. a. R.,'' now engaged in the insurance business with his father
at Waterville, Me.
3. Daughter,'' m. W. H. K. Abbott, the superintendent of the Lockwood
mills, at Waterville, Me.
Children of Charles, of Livermore;
I. Frank H.," b. April 3, 1852; m. May 30, 1878, to Carrie M., dau. of
John V. and Addie (Silver) Young; lives in Livermore.
3. Charles H.,'' b. May 10, 1854, in Dixfield, Me. He attended the town
schools until ten years of age, summer and winter, and from that time
until fifteen went to school winters and worked on the farm the remain-
der of the time. He subsequently worked at home summers and taught
or attended school the residue of each year, paying his own expenses ;
was a student at Wilton Academy and Waterville Classical Institute,
graduating from the latter in 1876. He taught the high school at Can-
ton, Me., 1877 and 1878, and at the same time read law with Hon. John
P. Swasey. In 1S7S-9 he taught the high school at Livermore Falls;
CHARLES H. BOOTHBY.
BOOTHBY FAMILY. 503
the following summer studied law with Hon. Charles W. Larrabee, of
Bath. On Sept. 12, 1879, he was admitted to the bar at Paris, O.xford
Co., Me. He then went to the Boston Law School, where he graduated
in the class of 1880. He opened an office at Livermore Falls, and con-
tinued the practice of his profession there until the fall of 1884, mean-
time teaching several terms of high school in the town. He was a
member of the school committee in Livermore for 1878-9, after which
he removed to East Livermore. Beginning to teach at the age of si.xteen,
he successfully taught some thirty terms. Good order was always ob-
servable among his scholars, and he worked hard to advance them in
their studies; they in turn would do anything he asked of them. Com-
mittees visiting his schools, invariably gave an e.\cellent report. He
never applied for but two positions as a teacher, but was sought after
by the agents or supervisors. Having the faculty of securing the good-
will of his pupils, he seldom found it necessary to inflict corporeal pun-
ishment. His physical ability may have had a restraining influence
over some. Mr. Boothby removed to Portland in the fall of 1S84, and
took the management and secretaryship of an insurance company, in
which position he remained until May, 1892, when he resumed the
practice of law at Portland, w^here he continued until January, 1894, at
which time he went to Boston, where he is now in successful practice,
numbering among his clientage some influential citizens. Squire Boothby
has always been successful in acquiring money, but it has been gener-
ously used for his family, friends, and the needy. He has always
provided everything for his home that would conduce to its comfort.
Possessing strong literary proclivities, he has written considerable, and
some of his poetic productions have found their way into print. As a
writer, he shows marked ability, and has been highly complimented as
such by some who are good judges. His high ideals and modesty,
however, will seldom allow his composition to escape the waste basket.
Politically he has been an uncompromising Republican, and when in
Portland served as vice-president and acting president of the Lincoln
Republican Club. He has been several times offered the nomination
for official position, but has declined to have his name thus used. As a
public speaker, he has received flattering compliments, but in conse-
quence of a natural timidity, he shrinks from such public display, and
will never "come to the front" when he can avoid it. He is a Mason
in good standing in Oriental Star Lodge (of which master two years),
Androscoggin R. A. Chapter, both of Livermore Falls, Portland Coun-
cil and St. Albans Commandery, both of Pordand. He is also an Odd
Fellow and a member, in good standing, of Livermore Falls Lodge. In
personal appearance. Squire Boothby is commanding; his height is six
feet, two; his form erect and well proportioned; his weight over one
hundred and ninety pounds. He is a man of noble spirit, full of kind-
ness and good cheer, whose presence is an enjoyable social benediction
to his friends and companions in the various "relations of life.
He m.. May 13, 1880, Lottie G., dau. of Dr. A. R. and Sarah S.
(Treat) Millett, and has one child.
Cora P.," b. May 12, 1859. in Livermore, Me. ; m. Dec. 4, 1881, to Wel-
come F. Fuller.
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Annie C," b. Mar. 20, 1861, in Livermore, Me.; m. Feb. 2, 1885, to
Harrison M. Pratt.
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Ernest R./ b. May 6, 1863.
George L.,** b. June 14, 1866.
Lillian M./' b. Oct. 27, 1869.
Ida B./ b. May 26, 1873; d. June i, 1873.
Ora W.," b. June 13, 1876.
Harold A.," b. Nov. 6, 1879.
Children of David, of Wilton:
1. Herschal W.,'^ b. May 10, 1861; unmarried.
2. LuELLA A.," b. Apr. 23, 1863; unmarried.
seventh generation.
Children of Walter, of Leeds:
1. Isaac T.,' b, Sept. 13, 1822; m. Louisa M. Spear, of Standish, Me.,
Oct. 14, 1848, and lives in that town. Children as follows:
I. Cyrus H.,* b. Mar. 19, 1852, in Leeds, Me.; m. Mabel Wilds, of
Biddeford, Nov. 21, 1885.
II. Sarah S.,** b. May 10, 1855; m. Nov. i, 1874.
HI. Frank M.,* b. Nov. 10, 1857; lives in Boston; single.
2. Hannah,' b. July 19, 1827 ; m. Henry A. Brown, of Lowell, Mass., by
whom three sons. She d. in 1861, in Lowell.
Children of Isaac, of Leeds:
Betsey,' b. May 26, 183 1 ; m. Horatio Williams, of Leeds; no children;
d. in July, 1862.
Lydia J.,' b. Jan. 20, 1833; d. May 15, 1849.
3. Auc;usta R.,' h. Aug., 1835.
4. Rafina a.,' b. July i, 1837; d. Dec. 11, 1842.
Walter W.,' b. June 28, 1838; was sergeant in Company K, Third
Maine Infantry, and killed at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
6. Cyrus,' b. June, 1840; d. Dec. 20, 1846.
7. Charles D.,' b. July 10, 1842; d. Dec. 27, 1862.
Thomas H.,' b. April 24, 1845; m. Dec. 28, 1867, to Sarah, dau. of
Tillotson and Mary (Hart) Liljby, who d. Oct. 28, 1888, leaving issue.
He was educated at the district school and Monmouth Academy. He
m. second, Nov. 24, 1892, Estella, dau. of Seth Stanchfield, of Danforth,
Me. Mr. Boothby inherited the property of his ancestors at Boothby
Hill in Leeds, Me., and is a farmer and treasurer of the grange; has
children:
I. Bessie M.,* b. Nov. 16, 1868; d. July 14, 1879.
II. Lizzie L.,* b. Aug. 28, 1870; living.
II. Charles R.,** b. Sept. 25, 1873; d. Apr. 12, 1874.
IV. Horatio, R.,^ h. Sept. 25, 1875; now living.
COL. STEPHEN BOOTHBY.
BOOTHBY FAMILY. 505
9. Jennis L.,' b. Aug. 20, 185 1 ; m. Dec. 25, 1872, to Charles R. Bessey,
of Wayne, Me.; d. July 9, 1880.
10. Sarah A.,' b. Dec. 6, 1852; d. Aug. 16, 1854.
11. LsAAC W.,' b. June 5, 1857; d. May 4, 1882.
Children of Cyrus, of Embden:
1. Klbridge G.,' b. Mar. 14, 1812; m. Sylvinia Dunton, of Concord, Me.,
Oct. 6, 1834, who d. Oct. 10, 1853. He was engaged in the lumber
business in Bangor, and was drowned, Aug. 27, 1850; had a son and
two daughters, all dead.
2. Louisa H.,' b. Mar. 23. 1816; m. Nov. 29, 1837, to Elijah G. Stevens,
of Embden, Me., and had four sons. She d. Feb. 19, 1847. Mr
Stevens m. again and went to Nebraska.
3. Thaddeus F.,' b. Apr. 3, 1822 ; m. Dec. 4, 185 i, Philena Felker, who d.
July s, 1874, and he m. second, Dec. 20, 1877, Susan N. Leadbetter,
of Concord, Me. He has always lived on the parental homestead in
Embden, Me., as a farmer. He has served as town clerk and select-
man twenty years; repre.sentative in legislature in 1870. He d. Jan.
27, 1894: was a man of superior ability, well known and respected.
Three daughters :
I. Lewella S.,* b. July 28, 1854; m. June 14, 1877, to Lyman C. Jewett,
a farmer of Solon, Me., and had five children.
II. Carrie L.,* b. Mar. 20, 1858; m. to Charles H. Playse, a boot and
shoe maker and dealer, in Skowhegan, Me.
III. Angie,** b. Sept. 30, 1869; school teacher.
4. Gyrus K.,' b. Sept. 22, 1828: d. unmarried, June 14, 1855.
5. Laurinda S.,' b. Aug. 29, 183 1 ; d. single, Aug. 15, 1874.
Children of Rev. Samuel:
Su-San E.,' b. May 2, 1832, in Leeds, Me. ; m. to Orson Lane, in Leeds,
Mar., 1852; she d. May 14, 1858, leaving issue.
CoL. Stephen,' b. Oct. 22,, 1833; d. June 5, 1864, unmarried. He en-
tered Waterville College in 1853, and graduated in 1857. He after-
wards taught school ; also served as instructor and lecturer for teachers'
institute, under the state superintendent of education. In the spring
of 1861, he formed a co-partnership with Mark H. Dunnell, afterward
a member of Congress, and engaged in the practice of law in Portland
with riattering prospects of success. This business relation was not
long continued, for both members of the firm responded to the call for
men to defend the flag. Stephen Boothby entered the First Maine
Cavalry as first lieutenant of Company ¥, and was promoted to a cap-
taincy after entering the field, the next year. He was on duty with his
company until appointed major in March or April, 1863, with the ex-
ception of a few months in the autumn of 1862, while aide-de-camp to
the military governor of Frederick, Md., during the campaign in that
state. In July, 1864, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, which
rank he held until his death. While skirmishing at Shepardstown, he
was badly wounded in the back, but remained some time in the saddle.
506 BOOTHBY FAMILY.
He was allowed to return home for a short time to recuperate. He led
a charge in the battle at Beaver Dam Station, Va., May lo, 1864, and
was shot through the right breast and right shoulder, necessitating the
operation of exsection, the right arm being removed at the shoulder
joint. After a wearying ride over the rough roads in an ambulance
around Richmond for five days, he was placed on a hospital boat, and
his splendid constitution, indomitable courage, and unyielding will kept
him up so well that he could help himself considerably. But he died
in a hospital at Point Lookout, Md., June 5, 1S64, at the age of 30. His
body was taken to his father's home in Lewiston, and received a mili-
tary burial. Almost the entire Cumberland bar, of which he was a
member, was present, and a large military escort followed the body to
the grave and fired the last salute. The horse he rode in the field was
led in the procession. We cannot more appropriately supplement the
foregoing than by quoting from an address by Col. C. H. Smith, at a
reunion of the First Maine Cavalry at Lewiston, on Sept. 2, 1879:
" Lieut. Col. Boothby died. And as his noble soul went out, there
came to take its place the spirit of a deeper devotion to duty, a higher
love of country, a nobler disregard of danger in the cause of right and
justice, that hovered over the regiment until its muster-out, and that
still lingers around and guides the comrades who were so fortunate as
to serve in the light of his example. Lieut. Col. Boothby died. And
shall we here today mourn his loss .' Shall we drop a tear, or breathe
a word of pity that he died so young, while so bright a future was before
him? No! Lieut. Col. Boothby died. Let us here, standing by his
grave, remembering his noble life and glorious death, each one pledge
ourselves to emulate his example. Let us each one pledge ourselves
anew to keep his memory, and the memory of our comrades, and the
memory of the cause for which we fought and for which they died, ever
bright, and to practice ourselves, and teach our children, lessons of
patriotism, of fidelity to duty and to God, of love of liberty, and of rev-
erence for the dear old. grand old stars and stripes, the lessons which
we read as we stand here by the grave of one who gave his life for
them. Then shall Lieut. Col. Boothby not have lived in vain. Then
shall our sacrifices and hardships not have been in vain. Then shall
the war of the rebellion not have been fought in vain. Then shall we
be found worthy, at the last grand roll-call, to stand by the side of Lieut.
Col. Boothby, in the awful presence of the Great Commander of all, and
joyously answer 'Here'!"
Col. Boothby was one of those noble men whom the military service
could not corrupt. Strictly temperate, eschewing the use of either
stimulants or narcotics, upright in morals, addicted to no vice or evil
habit, inflexibly honest, inaccessible to a temptation to fraud or mean-
ness, he was the very soul of soldierly honor, and commanded the highest
respect of his fellows in arms. He deemed no oaths necessary to es-
tablish his character for soldierly independence and manliness, or to
uphold his authority; he indulged in no boasting to call attention to
his bravery or deeds of valor ; he assumed no haughtiness of manner to
give men to understand that he was one in command; he made no dis-
play to bring before the minds of observers the position he held, or to
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invite from them homage to his rank. But in all those qualities which
could render him worthy of honor and deference as a man, a soldier,
and an oflicer, he stopd pre-eminent. The following lines were written
in memory of Col. Boothby :
They liave welcomed home our soldier, but no shouts have rent the air,
And no tones of joyous greeting tor the gallant sleeper there ;
But the strong men bow their faces, and fair woman's tear-drops fall
As they yield another treasure at their bleeding comitry's call.
They have welcomed lionu* (tur soldier, but he came not as of old—
111 the tinsli (d' life and t;l;idness — but so pale, and still, and cold;
And with mnlHcd steps iIh-v hear him — tliey who loved the hero well,
"While with cadence soft and mournful, tolls the solemn minster hell.
Aj-'. 'tis well that they have wrapped him — him the young, the brave, the true,
"Wrapped him in his own lo\ed bannei-, of the I'ed. the whit**, the blue!
For that lias,- lie fouKlit so bravely, h.r that llan his lifclilood i,'ave.
And "lis meet that it he w a\'ing o'er his honoi-ed, cherislietl grave.
They have welcomed home our soldier, but a welcome strangely sad ;
Eyes are dim and lips are trembling; tones are hushed ere-wliile so glad.
Ah! we deemed not when lie left us, firm of step and strong of will.
That that step so soon would falter, that brave heart so soon be still.
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Young he died, the gallant hearted ; but full many a gray-haired one
Sinks to rest at close of evening with his race less nobly run.
Life was sweet, but duty sweeter, and he bravely, bravely fell,
For the green vales of our country, for the land he loved so well !
Then raise high the costly marble! place upon the book of Fame,
'Mid our band of valiant martyrs, Boothby's honored, cherished name.
In our heart of hearts we'll wear it, grateful tliat our Father gave
Souls so noble, patriot heroes, our bleeding land to save.
3. Elias p.," b. Sept. 22, 1835; d. Oct. 31, 1840.
4. ViARA G.,' b. July 8, 1838; m. to Orson Lane, of Leeds, Dec. 17, 1859.
Three children.
5. Hon. Roswell C." b. Jan. 16, 1840; m. Apr. 27, 1861, Julia A. Caffin,
of Lewiston, Me., who d. at East Livermore, Me., Mar. 31, 1868, aged 26;
two children, of whom hereafter. Mr. Boothby m., second, Dec. 6, 1870,
Clara A. Atwood, of Portland, and by her has two children. His early
life was passed upon his father's farm and attending the common schools.
In 1857 he moved to Lewiston, Me., with his parents, and there attended
high school and the Maine State Seminary (now Bates College), and at
the age of seventeen commenced teaching, in which capacity he was
very successful. In 1864 he purchased a farm at East Livermore and
two years later he sold this and purchased the grist-mill at Livermore
Falls, which he ran in connection with the "feed business" for twenty
years ; since which time he has been in the wood and coal business.
He was a member of the board of school committee 1866-69; super-
visor of schools, 1871-74; on the board of selectmen, 1875-87 and 1891-
94, and chairman of this board for the last twelve years of his service ;
county commissioner from 1883 to 1893; justice of the peace and trial
justice for many years, in which last capacity he has sat as judge in all
" the cases that could come before that court for at least fifteen years.
He is a member of the Baptist church, of which he has been deacon
and leader of the choir for a long time. He has given much attention
to vocal music, and he is blessed with one of the richest bass voices in
the state.
For many years he has been prominent in Masonic bodies, having
held the offices of Master, High Priest, and L). I), (kand Master.
508 BOOTHBT FAMILY.
He is a man of sound judgment, excellent character, and has ever
been looked up to as a wise counselor by his fellow-citizens.
6. Emma L.,' b. Feb. 9, 1842, in Leeds, Me.; was m. to Willard Lothrop,
of Leeds, June 11, i860, and has three children.
7. Sarah H.,' b. Mar. 19, 185 1 ; m. July 25, 1873, to Frederick B. Stan-
ford, Brooklyn, N. Y. Two children.
8. Marietta,' b. July 12, 1853; d. Sept. 22, 1872.
Children of Levi, of Buxton:
1. Alice A.,' b. June 12, 1844.
2. Sarah J.,' b. Mar. 22, 1846; d. June, 1861.
3. Marv J.,' b. Mar. 11, 1848.
4. Elizabeth E.,' b. Sept. 6, 1855.
5. John L.,' b. Nov. 16, 1858; d. Aug. 22, 1859.
6. Samuel A.,' b. Nov. 16, 1858.
Children of Richard C, of Saco:
1. James F.,' b. April 2, 1848 ; m. Emeline R., dau. of Rev. O. B. Cheney,
president of Bates College, Aug. 5, 1872. Now treasurer of the An-
droscoggin County Savings Bank in Lewiston, Me., where he resides.
Six children :
I. Oren C.,* b. June 25, 1873.
II. Caroline S.,** b. Sept. 20, 1875; d. Nov. 24, 1891.
III. James F.,' b. Nov. 15, 1879 ; d. July 23, 1880.
IV. Alice P.,** b. Sept. 16, 1882; d. Sept. 10, 1884.
V. Willard S.,' b. Aug. 31, 1886.
VI. Richard P.," b. June i. 1893.
2. Susan E.,' b. Jan. 1, 1851 ; d. June 7, 1854.
3. Willard M.,' b. Nov. 4, 1853; m. Annie B. Cummings, Nov. 4, 1878;
resides in Pawtucket, R. I. No issue.
4. Charles H.,' b. Feb. 11, i860 ; m. Edith M. Weeks, Aug. i, 1882, and
lives in Medford, Mass. Three children:
I. Carl H.," b. Oct. 8, 1884.
11. Ralph E.,* b. June 2, 1890.
III. Edith P.,* b. Dec. 4, 1893.
5. Eleanor C.,"b. Sept. 23, 1864; m. Aug. 25, 1893, to Frank C. Stowell,
and lives in Somerville, Mass. No children.
Children of Samuel G., of Saco:
1. Leonora M.,' b. Jan. 26, 1862.
2. Sarah C.,' b. May 10, 187 i.
Children of Richard, of Saco:
1. Willard B.,' b. May, 1859 ; m. Lizzie Pilsbury and has one son, Alfred
R. Mr. B. runs a fruit and confectionery store in Westbrook, Me.
2. Richard C.,' b. Feb. 4, 1868; m. Ada Cutler, Nov. 8, 1893; keeps a
grocery store in Westbrook, Me.
E. L. BOOTHBY, M. D.
BOOTHBY FAMILY. 509
Children of Charles S., of Saco:
I. Horace.' 2. Liu-iic V." 3. Hkrhert.' 4. Charles U.'
Children of Arthur, of Limington :
I. Wii.BER F.,' now of Salem, Oregon.
Children of Jonathan, of Cornish :
1. Dr. E. L.,' b. Aug. 21, 1849; m. first, Jennie, dau. of W. H. Carter,
M. D., of Bradford, Vt, who d. Sept., 1874; second, dau. of R. J. Wil-
cox, M. D., of Rome Falls, Wis. He was graduated at Dartmouth
College, class 1875; member of Intia County Medical Association and
State Medical Association of Wisconsin ; of the American Medical
Association ; United States examining surgeon for pensions ; surgeon for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and (.)maha railway : late county coroner
for St. Croix County, Wis. ; late county physician for the poor of St.
Croix County, Wis. ; examining surgeon to various life insurance com-
panies; he is District Deputy Grand Master, I. O. O. F., Wis.; late
supervisor of the village of Hammond ; member county board of super-
visors, St. Croix County, Wis. Dr. Boothby resides at Hammond, Wis.,
where he is held in high esteem, not only as one of the most skillful
medical practitioners of the county and state, but for his high moral
character and social qualities. Children: Carton F., b. Apr. 23, 1876 ;
Jonathan, b. Feb. 20, 1878; Harold, b. Oct. 2, 1879; Grace, b. Oct. i,
1881.
2. Daughter,^ m. Warren E. Freeman, merchant tailor, Saco, Me., with
whom her mother is now living.
Children of Dea. Joshua, of Limington:
1. Arzella," deceased.
2. Charles E.,' m. Carrie Norton and lives at Cumberland Mills, Me.
3. George C.,' m. Delia Marr and lives in Portland, Me.
4. Ada,' m. George Graham and lives at Cumberland Mills, Me.
5. Isaac M.,' living at home.
Children of Asa, of Willard:
1. F'rank L.,' b. Nov., 1869, at Phoenix, N. Y. ; m. in 1892, Miss Alberta
Hooper (b. Nov., 1869, at Ontario, Canada), in Chicago, 111.
2. Annie L.,' b. Oct., 1867, at Phoenix, N. Y.
Children of David, of Limington:
Sali.y,' m. Daniel Elliott, Parsonsfield.
Jane,' m. Samuel Marr, of Limington.
3. Clementine E.,' living with Mrs. Marr.
4. Lucy E.,' d. a child.
5. Nathaniel K. S.,' d. at age of 30, a very amiable and beloved young
man.
Children of William, of Limington:
I. Mary S.,' b. June, 1841; m. July 28, 1883, to Amos Mason, trader,
Porter Village, Me.
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2. Martha M.,' b. Sept. i6, 1845, living at home with her father, in Lim-
ington, Me.
Children of Edward K., of Portland:
1. I,ouiSA E.J b. Dec. 7, 1842, in Boston; m. to WiUiam H. Purington and
lives in Portland. One dau.
2. Edward F.,' b. June 16, 1845, in Boston; m. Sarah F. Boucher, b. in
Cape Elizabeth in 1844, and resides in Portland; is an engineer; has
two children: Fred IF., h. April 22, 1870, and Nellie G., b. April ig,
1875-
3. Alfred H.,' b. Oct. 12, 1848, in Lowell; d. a child.
4. Alfred L.,' b. Jan. 12, i860, in Portland; d. a child.
Children of Thomas, of Portland:
Angie L.,' b. Oct. 20, 185 1 ; m. .Aug. 8, 1872, to William R. Smith, of
Farmington, Me. Two children.
Charles Y.,' b. Feb. 17, 1854; in. July 16, 1883, to Clara Russell, of
Fall River, Mass., and has six children.
John M.,' b. Jan. i, 1858; m. and had one son.
Children of David, of Baldwin :
Jo.seph," b. Apr. 12, 1S41, in Parsonsfield ; m. Sept. 25, 1865, to Lydia
A. Sanborn, and had issue : Alexander, Nettie F., Leland D., Lillian H.
(twins), Nellie M., Maud E. Mr. Boothby resides in Baldwin, Me.
2. LsRAEL,' b. Jan. 8, 1856, in Parsonsfield, Me.; m. June 27, 1S75, to
Harriet A. Norton, and resides in Baldwin at the Maine Central rail-
way station, where he has for many years been freight agent ; late acting
station agent. A jovial, good-natured fellow who sticks to his business
like a — Boothby. One son, Leon E.
3. Frances A.,' b. May 20, 1847, in Parsonsfield, Me., and d. in Baldwin,
Dec. 6, 1859.
Children of .Samuel, of Cornish:
Silas,' resides in Parsonsfield, Me.
Jo.seph,'' resides in Florida.
Children of Ben.iamin R. and Ethelinda:
Lilla," m. Dr. Colby, of Washington, D. C.
LoRiNo S.,' in. Pike and lives in Cornish.
Children of Eli S., of Cape Elizabeth:
William," now in Portland.
Children of Arthur, of Buxton:
Samuel," b. Oct. 31, 1855.
Miriam M.,' b. Feb. 5, 1858.
3. Susan E.,' b. Jan. 20, 1861.
4. Ellen H.,' b. Sept. 29, 1862.
Children of Frederick C, of Buxton:
1. Fred E.,' b. Oct. 9, 1869; d. Feb. 25, 1875.
2. Effie L.,' b. Feb. 11, 1876; at home in Buxton, Me.
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Children of George E., of Buxton:
Laura E.,' b. Dec. 18, 1863.
Otis,' b. July 26, 1865 ; d. Jan. g, 1866.
Elmer G.,' b. Aug. 16, 1866.
CiJRA,' b. June 13, 1869; d. Sept. 9, 1869.
George W.,' b. Feb. 17, 187 1.
Delano,' b. Aug. i, 1872; d. Sept. 20, 1872.
Statira a.,' b. Nov. 14, 1876.
Children op George H., of Saco:
I. Walter H.' 2. S. Agnes.' 3. Irving.'
BOOTHBYS OF LIMERICK, ME.
William Bootllby was an early settler in the town of Limerick, but thus
far all efforts to learn whose son he was have proved fruitless. The family
records were burned many years ago. Tradition would have him a native
of Berwick, but no trace of him was found there. His farm was on the Hayes
hill. He married Elizabeth Winkley, who was born in 1761 and died Jan.
25, 1847, aged 87. He died Sept. 3, 1828. These had a large family, as will
appear. He served in the Revolution and had a pension many years.
1. Samuel, m. Hannah Chellis, of Newfield (intention Mar. 3, 1816), and
lived on the homestead ; had a family of twelve children, whose names
will follow. He was in the war of 1812 and drew a pension. He died
July 28, 18S4, aged 92 years and 28 days.
2. Deborah, m. Edward Tibbetts, of Brookfield, N. H., Mar. 4, 1809.
3. Oltve, m. Levi Stone, intention Aug. 13, 1825.
4. Betsey, m. Abraham Edwards, intention Dec. 15, 181 1.
5. James, d. June i, 1850.
6. Polly, m. Reuben Winchell, of Limerick, in 1800.
7. Lucy, m. Robert Foss, of Scarborough.
8. Susan, m. Oliver Bradeen, of Waterborough,
9. Esther, m. John Walton, of Waterborough.
CHILDREN OF SAIWCEL AND HANNAH.
1. Harriet, m. John Cole, of Newton, Mass.; now dead.
2. Horace A., m. Harriet Fearing, of New Hampshire, and is now living
in Limerick.
3. Elmira, m. James C. Foster, of Boston; both dead.
4. Henry C, b. June 14, 1822; m. Margaret P. Blaney, of Boston, and
had issue, eleven children, whose names will follow. Margaret P. died
May 26, 1893. Mr. B. is living.
I. William H., b. May 24, 1845 ; d. Jan. 17, 1852.
II. Edward F., b. July 17, 1847; m. Ann I. Fogg, of Boston, and had
two children. He and family living in Boston.
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(i). Charles E.,h.]\x\y ^o, 1870; m. Annie F. Kimball, of Boston,
and had by her Hasd Edna, b. Dec. 9, 1892 ; d. Aug. 5, 1893.
(2). Fannie I., b. Aug. 11, 1875; d. Nov. 20, 1876.
HI. Margaret A., b. April 8, 1849 ; m. John Shirley, deceased; second,
Horace Kellock, and lives in Kennebunk.
IV. Orrin C, b. Mar. 27, 1857; m. Olive Grant, of Waterborough,
where they reside ; blacksmith.
V. Charles I., b. Sept. 3, 1853; d. Jan 20, 1854.
VI. Charle-s S., b. Dec. 8, 1854; m. Georgie R. Derby, of Boston; d.
Oct. 5, 1890; she also deceased. These had three children, now
living, named Warren, Gertie, and Minnie.
VII. Hiram, b. Sept. 23, 1856; d. Oct. 17, 1856.
VIII. Hannah C., b. July i, 1858; m. Elon R. Gray, of Nashua, N. H.
(both mutes); now Uving.
IX. Georoe H., b. Dec. 9, i860; m. Lizzie Souther, of Stoneham, Mass. ;
now living. Two children : Garden H. and Lillian G., both living.
X. Ida M., b. July 12, 1864; d. Aug. 6, 1864.
XI. Fannie E., b. July 20, 1866 ; m. Edward F. French, of Nashua,
N. H. (_both mutes); now living.
5. William, m. Sarah Libby; both dead.
6. David, d. young, about 4 years of age.
7. Charles C, m. Frances Lovejoy; both living in Limerick. No living
children.
8. Asa, d. aged about 22 years.
9. Sophia, died at the age of 22 years.
10. Hiram, d. young.
11. John F., b. Mar. 12, 1832; m. Olive H. Linscott, of Hollis, and had
issue, eight children ; both living.
I. Frank O., b. Feb. 16, 1858; m. M. L. Fogg, of Boston.
II. Hattie E., b. Apr. 14, i860.
III. Leonard M., b. Apr. 27, 1862.
IV. Charles H., b. May 24, 1864.
V. Flora E., b. Jan. 13, 1866.
VI. Fannie B., b. June 24, 1868; d. March, 1869.
VII. Nellie M., b. Feb. 16, 1870; d. Sept. 29, 1891.
VIII. Bertha F., b. Apr. 27, 1872.
Alexander Boothby was a resident of Buxton from 182S to 1848, but I
have not ascertained where he came from, althougli I have advertised for his
descendants. He m. Joanna , and had children named as follows :
1. Sarah E., b. Jan. 3, 1828.
2. Mary J., b. Mar. 17, 1830.
3. Martha T., b. Aug. 6, 1833.
4. Mark, b. Jan. 15, 1836.
BOOTIIBY FAMILY. 513
5. Harriet E., b. Aug. 16, 1838.
6. Ira, b. Sept. 4, 1841; d. Nov. 12.
7. Matilda A., b. Oct. 28, 1842.
8. Juliette, b. Oct. 26, 1848.
9IARKIAG£S Df KITTEKY.
1. Thomas Boothby and Lydia Came, both of Kittery, intention recorded
Jan. 8, 1724.
2. Jane Boothby and John Moore, Jr., both of Kittery, intention recorded
Dec. 18, 1742.
3. Miriam Boothby and John Deering, Jr., both of Kittery, intention re-
corded Dec. 7, 1754.
4. Bridget Boothby and James Stevens, both of Kittery, m. Apr. 4, 1807-
BOOTHBYS OF CONWAY, N. H.
Dea. Henry Boothby, b. Jan. 5, 1769; m. Anna Rumery, of Little Falls
plantation, afterwards Phillipsburgh, now Mollis, Me., Nov. 12, 1790. She
was b. Apr. 26, 177 1. I have not learned whose son he was; could not find
his name in the records of Scarborough or Saco, but assume that he was one
of that branch family. His descendants cannot give any information about
his relatives. He settled in Parsonsfield, Me., where the births of his nine
children were recorded; removed to Conway, N. H., when son Robert was
nine years old (1825) and remained there, keeping a regular ''ministers' tav-
ern " ; a home from which the poor and needy were ne\'er turned away hungry.
He d. Jan. 7, 1852; his wife d. Dec. 20, 1S57. Children and descendants as
follows :
Charity, b. Mar. 3, 1792 ; m. Abraham White and settled in Vermont.
Anna, b. Dec. 30, 1794.
3. Sally, b. Oct. 7, 1798; never married.
4. Clarissa, b. July 4, 1800; m. Stephen Hazelton, of Conway, N. H.
5. Betsey, b. Mar. 23, 1803; m. Ebenezer Hazelton, of Conway, in Par-
sonsfield, Sept. 21, 18 19.
6. Polly, b. Nov. 8, 1805.
7. Ruth, b. July 14, 180S; m. Daniel Dutch, of Parsonsfield, and settled
in Conway.
Henry, b. Nov. 9, 1813; d. young.
Robert, b. Apr. 4, 1816; m. Evelyn B. Quimby, and lived on the home-
stead with his parents. He was long well known as a teamster. He
d. Oct. 20, 1870. Children:
I. Emma, m. Horace Berry, of Conway, N. H.
II. Ruth D., m. Joseph Pitman, of Conway, N. H.
III. Lucy M., m. Benjamin F. Carter, and lived in Vassalboro, Me.
IV. Henry J., m. Maria Morton, and lives in Conway, N. H.
V. Nathan S. m. Almeda Miller, of Conway, N. H.
514 BOSTON FAMILY.
BOOTHBY GLEANINGS.
1740, Aug. 20, Martha m. Joseph Perkins.
1758, Samuel m. Olive Moody.
1780, July 25, Ebenezer m. Dorothy Deering.
1782, Jan. 18, Hannah, of Saco, m. John Bearing.
1782, Aug. 18, William m. Elizabeth Winkley.
1785, Feb. 21, Lois m. John Moulton.
1791, Apr. 21, Sarah m. Edward Foss.
1793, Dec. 4, Susanna m. William Avery.
1793, July 4, Elias to Abigail March, of Buxton.
1 80 1, Jan. 4, Rachel m. George McLellan.
1798, Nov. 29, Abigail to Levi Elwell, both of Buxton.
1776, May 2, Eunice m. Joseph Merrill.
1788, Nov. 16, Richard m. Anna Staples.
1790, Jan. 28, Susanna m. Charles Dorman.
185 1, Mar. 19, Charles W., of Gorham, m. Elizabeth Dow, of Standish.
iSoi, Oct. II, Susanna to William Butterfield, of Buxton.
1822, June 27, Ebenezer J. to Abigail Dutch, in Parsonsfield, Me.
185 1, Oct. 28, Ami H. to Annetta M. Benson, in Parsonsfield, Me.
1866, Dec. 16, John S., d. in Limington, aged 40 years.
1833, June 26, Eliza, dau. of Samuel, died.
1837, Sept. 23, Rebecca, dau. of Samuel, died.
1725, May II, Thomas Boothby in company of Capt. Jeremiah Moulton,
of Hampton, N. H., as per muster-roll.
This is a Scottish surname, and I suppose the early ancestors, settled in
York or Wells, came direct from the "land of mountain and flood." Thomas
Boston, or Baston, was in Wells as early as 1666, and may have been the
original emigrant. The name "Royal" has been in the York county family
for about two centuries.
Daniel Boston, from York or Wells, came to Denmark, as the first settler,
in 1775, and for him the "Boston hills" there were named. He did not long
Note.— Thomas Boothby, of Portland, writes of a Scotch latly who landed at that city, en
rmite for Toronto, who stated that there was a building in Edinburgh named " Boothby Block,"
and tljat her Kniiidnuitlier had said it was built by relitfious enthusiasts who were driven out of
till' louiilry. A nicr hit of tradition. The same informant mentions a Scotchman in Portland
nanird S;i,ndy (.'ross, w ho had been a missionary in vScotland,,and who claimed that Boothliy was
a common name in that country. The author lias iiad the newspapers of Scotland from the
border to the north for the past twenty-five years and i-anmit rciall havnig- met with this name.
He traveled into all sections of Scotland iiL issi;, und did not once see the name on sign-board
or directory. He spent much time in the National Register House, examining records of Scottish
families, but (li'l not lind the name llontliby. In a large collection of historical and genealogical
works hrouglit home the name dries not i.iccur.
Note.— There is a place in Maryland named Boothby Hill. In reply to imblished imiuiry, I
have the following: " My father came from England and settled in Norfolk. \'u. I never heard
of any other Booth bys in that part of the cotmtry. He had one sister who went to Louisville, Ky.,
now dead. One brother, Richard, .settled in the We.st Indies. I never heard of Boothby Hill,
Md., but I left there a child and have never been back, and my parents died a good while ago."
T. B. Boothby, St. Louis, Mo.
BOSTON FAMILY. 515
remain but removed across the Saco, to Hiram hill, in June, 1783. He was
one of the first assessors in the latter town, in 1803. His sons were Winthrop,
Benjamin, Loami. Royal, and William. It is believed that he went to Ver-
mont with a grandson, Jason, and died there. (See "Founders of Hiram.")
1. Winthrop, m. Huldah, dau. of John Robbins, about 1800-4, <i"d set-
tled on land between his father's place and Joshua R. Ridlon's. Si.\
children :
I. Andrew, b. June 16, 1806.
II. Mary, b. July 7, 1808.
HI. Calvin, b. Oct. 29, 1810.
IV. Luther, b. Nov. 28, 1812.
V. Hannah, b. 181 4.
VI. Daniel, b. Feb. i, 1817.
2. Loami, m. Rebecca Powers, and lived on his father's farm, where Llew-
ellyn A. Wadsworth, Esq., now resides. His home was burnt down in
1815, and he and his father built the house now standing and occupied
on the farm. Six children named as follows :
I. Lucy S., b. Oct. 9. 1808.
II. Phebe O., b. Dec. 6, 1809.
III. Hiram, b. Nov. 22, 181 1.
IV. Jason, b. Oct. 15, 1813; kept the Mt. Cutler House at Hiram from
1868 till about i"8S3.
V. Rebecca P., b. May 10, 1817.
VI. Mary E., b. Nov. 22, 1820; m. Rev. John C. Perry, Methodist.
3. Royal, m. first, Leathers; second, Merrill, from New Hamp-
shire, and settled on land in Hiram north of his father's. Children ;
I. Susan, b. May 8, 1810.
II. Enoch M., b. Aug. 15, 1817.
III. Royal, Jr., b. Feb. 19, 1819.
IV. Sally, b. Oct. 27, 1820.
4. Benjamin, m. Martha Clark, and lived on land in the valley between
Mt. Misery and Mt. Cutler, on the old road (now known as the " Boston
road ") leading to the Saco river road. He is remembered as a stout-
built man, with coarse features and shaggy brow; a blunt, rough old
fellow. It has been said that he removed to Woodstock with one of his
sons. His children named as follows:
I. William, lived in the "new settlement" in Hiram; was a soldier in
the war of 18 12. He m. Rebecca, dau. of John Durgin, and had
issue.
II. Joseph, lived in Boston.
III. Harriet, m. Abijah Lewis, of Hiram, and d. in Harrison. Large
family.
Note.— Mr.s. Lizzie Boston Fuller, dau. of Hiram, was a talented elocutioni.st and nubile
reader, wlio died in Hiram, 1880. Her two brothers, Dr. Reuben R. and Frederic O., grailuated
at Bowdoin, 1875.
516 BOULTER FAMILY.
IV. Mary A., m. Erastus Stover.
V. Louisa, m. Samuel Clemens, of Hiram ; second, Joseph Stover.
VI. Royal, m. Mary Snow, of New Hampshire.
VII. Jane, m. Abner Black, of Lowell, Mass.
VIII. Deborah, m. Samuel Lowell.
IX. Gardner, m. Maria Cofiin, of New Hampshire.
loutlini (4amili).
c^
Nathaniel Boulter* was an early inhabitant of "Old Hampton"; was
born in 1619, and in deposition of 1685, said he was one of the first planters
in the settlement ; had been in the township about forty-three years. The
servants of ("apt. Mason had forbidden some action of his, but he paid no
regard to them because backed by the Massachusetts government. He saw
the yellow cattle brought from Denmark by Capt. Mason; said they were
"very large beasts and were valued at ^25 per head."
SECOND GENERATION.
Nathaniel Boalter, of Scarborough, made his will in 1740. He was
styled "blacksmith"; was a mill owner; had long been in "a weak, languish-
ing condition"; calls his body a "crazy, declining tabernacle"; wife's name,
Grace; mentions son Nathaniel and two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary,
to whom he gives fifty pounds apiece.
Josluia Boulter was in Falmouth in 1732.
THIRD GENERATION.
Nathaniel Boulter, of Scarborough, son of the preceding, owned a coast-
ing vessel which he sold, with other property, and removed to Standish, near
Saco river, where he had a large tract of valuable land. He tarried until he
built his log-house, where Sewall Libby now lives, in the "Boulter neighbor-
hood," so-called. He had sons, Samuel, Nathaniel, Daniel, and William.
FOURTH GENERATION.
1. Samuel F., b. in 1775 ; settled on the homestead of his father, in Stan-
dish, and had one of the best intervale farms in town. His wife's name
was Charity. He d. July 31, 1857, aged 82 years and 7 months. His
wife d. July 17, i86g, aged 92 years and four months. These were
buried in the "Boulter yard "in the pasture near the farm-house. They
had several children, but the records do not appear.
2. Nathaniel, b. in 1761 ; m. Elizabeth , and lived in Standish,
*Tliis Enelisli surname was deriTcd from the occupation of a " boulter" or flour miller, and
was probably identical with Boulton in earlv times.
BOVLTEB FAMILy. 517
above his brother Samuel. He d. Nov. 2, 1840, aged 79 years; his
wife d. Feb. 8, 1841, aged 75 years.
3. D.ANIEL, settled in Standish, below the house of Samuel, on the left-hand
side of the road as we go down river.
4. William, settled in Buxton, half a mile west from Moderation Mills, on
the high land. He was known as "deacon" Boulter; had a good farm
and the old two-storied mansion is still standing, but little changed ;
here was a cider mill to which the boys from the village went to get a
" taste." He had an adopted son, William Townsend, known as " Billy "
Boulter, a man of ability, who served as deputy sheriff many years, but
became demented and hung himself in his barn.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of Samuel and Charity:
1. Dea. John, lived in the Boulter neighborhood, as farmer; twice m.; first
to Mary , who d. Jan. 22, 1835, aged 36 years, 8 months; second
to Eunice, who d. Sept. 12, 1874, aged 74 years. He d. May 23, 1862,
aged 68 years and 8 months.
2. Amos, now living on the old homestead, rising 80; has been a man of
business, many years engaged in lumber speculation ; has carried on
e.xtensive farming operations; a man of general intelligence. His wife
was Emily, dau. of Col. Abijah Usher, who d. Mar. 19, 1852, aged 28
years. He m. for second wife, Mary, by whom a son, Amos IV., d. May
16, 1878, aged 5 years, odd.
3. Grace T., d. May 3, 1853, aged 47 years. She was the wife of Thoms.
4. Isaac, d. June 13, 1833, aged 30 years.
5. Jane, wife of William A. Dresser, d. in Bangor, Sept. 6, 1847, aged 38
years.
6. James, m. Ruth , who d. in Jan., 1835, aged 26 years. These had
yama, d. Oct. 14, 1840, aged 13 years; Ahncda, d. Aug. 22, 1834, aged
2 years; Marfka jf., d. Dec. 27, 1849, aged 9 (?) ; Albaniis K. M., d.
Apr. 22, 1845, aged 8 months.
Anna G., dau. of Samuel and R. F. Boulter, Standish, d. May 19, 1870,
aged 1 2 years.
John Boulter, Jr., m. Martha, who d. Nov. 12, 1870, aged 63 years, 9
months; was buried in Boulter neighborhood.
William D. Boulter, of the Standish family, who m. Phebe L. Came,
sister of Abram L. Came, of Buxton, d. in Saco, where he and his wife were
buried, Sept. 29, 1879, aged 77 years. His widow d. Apr. 11, 1883, aged 79
years. Their children were as follows:
1. RtJSSELL S., living in Saco; harness maker.
2. Nancy L., d. in Saco, May 8, i860, aged 26 years.
lonnlon (4HmiliJ.
BUXTON BRANCH.
William Boyntoil, with John, who was probably a brother, came to Row-
ley, Mass., from Rowley, Yorkshire, England, with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. He
was b. in 1606, and with his wife, Elizabeth, lived in Rowley till 1657, when
he purchased land in Newbury. He was in Ipswich in 1667, and in Rowley
in 1684. He d. in Ipswich, Dec. 8, 1686, aged 80.
John Boyiltoil, b. July 30, 1729; was a blacksmith in Haverhill, and
probably a descendant of the above. He was living in Haverhill in 1749.
He moved to Narragansett, No. i, as early as March 29, 1754, and purchased
several parcels of real estate there from 1749 to 1752. He was in Haverhill,
June 3, 1756, and at that date bought the land on which he settled. His
house was in the southerly section of the town and directly opposite Daniel
Boynton's house. He conveyed a lot of land to his son \\'illiam, in 1767, on
which he settled. In 1768, he sold a house lot to Samuel Hovey, of Cape
Elizabeth. He m. Mary, dau. of William Hancock, who also came to Bu.xton
from Haverhill. He was in the continental army and d. in a barn used as a
barrack by the soldiers. Elisha Andrews, of Buxton, watched with him the
night' of his death. There were four sons and two daughters in this family.
Daniel Boyilton was in Narragansett as early as Apr. 22, 1767, and his
name appears frequently on the proprietors' records. He was a soldier of the
Revolution; probably a brother of John.
Joseph Boyntoil,
Kichard Boynton, , ,, . ^ , „ ^^ .,
>- all proprietors 01 Narragansett, No. i.
John Boynton, |
William Boynton, J
John Boynton represents his father Ichabod Boynton, of Bradford, in a
list of grantees of the Narragansett townships, confirmed by the General Court
in 1730. Bradford adjoined Haverhill, and these were no doubt of the same
family as the Buxton family.
1. Daniel Boynton, son of John and Mary, m. Mary Babb, in Buxton,
July 1 1, 1793, but he seems to have settled elsewhere, as his name does
not appear on the town records.
2. Isaac Boynton, son of John and Mary, was drowned.
3. William Boynton, son of John and Mary, m. Mary McLucas, Oct. 2,
1766, and had issue, eight children. He was probably the first child
of his parents. His house was half way between Buxton Centre and
Leavitt's Mills and was standing in 1872. Children:
I. William, Jr., b. Dec. 18, 1766; m. Betty Whitney, of Standish, pub.
Nov. 10, 1792.
II. Hannah, b. Feb. 15, 1769; was m. to Daniel Leavitt, Aug. 23, 1792.
BOTNTON FAMILY. 519
III. Daniki., Jr., b. March 12, 1771 ; m. Mary Moor, of Bu.xton, Dec. 6,
1792.
IV. Isaac;, b. June 5, 1773; m. Sarah Merrill, Oct. 2, 1800. She d. in
Mar., 1S41. They had Elizabeth, Mary, and Lydia, all bapt. in icSi2.
V. Marv, b. July 5, 1775.
VI. Moses, b. Feb. 6, 1778; m. Sarah Knight, July 2, 1812.
VII. Samuel, b. July 27, 1780; m. Phebe Blake, Mar. 10, 1804.
VIII. Jane, b. Aug. 3, 1785; was m. June 30, 1803, to Samuel Banks, of
Phillipsborough.
4. John Bovnton, son of John and Mary, ni. Hannah Elwell, of Pepperill-
boro (Saco), July 18, 1775; second, Hannah Mason, Mar. 25, 1801.
He had issue by both wives, as follows:
I. James, b. Oct. 14, 1771 ; m. Susanna Grant, 1804.
II. Marv, b. Feb. 17, 1773.
III. John, Jr., b. Mar. 18, 1778.
IV. Hannah, b. May 6, 1781 ; was m. to Daniel Flanders, Aug. i, 1802.
V. Daniel, b. Mar. 31, 1783.
VI. Mose.s, b. July 15, 1785; m. Ruth Elden, Mar. 24, 1803.
VII. William, by second wife, b. Aug. 31, 1801.
VIII. Eliza, b. Nov. 15, 1803.
5. Hannah Bovnton, dau. of John and Mary, m. Samuel Hasaltine, Feb.
18, 1768, and as his widow m. Capt. John Lane, Sept. 21, 1777.
6. Polly Bovnton, dau. of John and Marv, m. Richard Kimball, Apr. 4,
1796. (?)
CORNISH BRANCH.
Samuel Boyntoil came to Cornish from Stratham, N. H„ and was among
the early settlers of the plantation. His first wife was Dolly F"ifield, and she
had a son Samuel, who removed to Penobscot county. His second wife was
Polly Deering. These had seven children, named as follows:
1. D(JLLY, b. in 1791; m. Dr. Briggs, and had several children;
second, " Esquire " Simeon Pease.
2. Joseph D., b. June 4, 1793; m. Hannah Chick (who was b. Jan. 24,
1794), Nov. 30, 1815, at Cornish. He lived on the homestead; was
short and stout, like his mother, but had a little of his father's peppery
temper. His wife was a stalwart woman with large brain and heart;
good wife, mother, and neighbor. He d. Jan 4, 1877; his wife d. Feb.
12, 1882. These had thirteen children, as will now appear:
I. Sally L., b. Nov. 6, 18 15; m. Truman Way.
II. Mary, b. May 26, 18 16; m. Charles Robinson.
III. Hannah, b. July 8, 1819; m. .Mpheus Gilpatrick, of Hiram; now
living.
IV. Frances A., b. Jan. i, 1821; m. Orrin Chick.
Note— The descendants of .John Boynton, who came from Haverill to Buxton, in 175G, liave
lived on the old homestead, where he settled, down to the present time.
520 BRACKETT FAMILY.
V. Ammi L., b. Apr. i8, 1822; m. Elizabeth Cooper; he d. June ig,
1873; lived on the homestead.
VI. Alvira C, b. Feb. 26, 1824; m. Jonathan Boothby; d. May 20, 1840.
VII. Harriet O., b. Dec. 18, 1825; m. George Chadbourne.
vin. Lucy A., b. July 17, 1827 ; m. Griffin.
IX. Joseph W., b. July 13, 1829.
X. Elizabeth B., b. May 4, 1830; m. George Gilpatrick.
XI. Caroline N., b. Jan. 12, 1832; m. James Boardman.
XII. Philip H., b. May 24, 1833.
XIII. Martha E., b. Mar. 6, 1838; m. Henry Fairies.
3. Sally, m. Capt. David Newbegin, of Portland.
4. Edward D., in. Apphia Philbrick; was tall, like his father, and easy
tempered, like his mother ; was a village trader at one time ; mason and
joiner by trade. He moved to Gorham, thence to Limerick, where he
d. He was an honest man, of great kindness of heart. His children
were :
I. Charles, resides in Limerick.
II. Jane, m. Edward Files, of Gorham, Me.
III. Edward D., now living in Cornish.
IV. Granville M., living in Lewiston, Me.
5. Mary, unmarried in 1842. She is said to have worried greatly because
of Millerite preaching, fearing the world would come to an end.
6. Henry, was a dentist in Portland; a tall, handsome man.
7. Fanny, m. Joseph Rundlette.
Joseph Boynton, a brother of Samuel, came from Stratham, N. H., some-
what later, but I do not find names of these men as inhabitants in the list of
1794. He m. two wives and had several children. Robert m. Mercy Abbott
and lived at North Limington; had Nathaniel, who m. Marr, and
Robert T., who m. Lucy Gillman and settled in Baldwin; removed to Oxford,
where his sons reside. Another son of Joseph was Alexander, who settled
down east.
IrarkctJ (4amili).
Tlioinas Brackett was an early settler of Falmouth, Me. He married
Mary Mitton, dau. of Michael and his wife Elizabeth, dau. of George Cleve,
and became the owner of extensive lands. He was killed by Indians near
his house, in 1676, and his family was carried into captivity. He and family
had previously escaped from captivity in an old canoe. Mrs. Brackett per-
ished during her second stay among the savages.
Anthony Brackett, a brother of the preceding, m. Anna, dau. of Michael
Mitton, and settled at Back Cove, in Falmouth, where he was killed by the
BRACKETT FAMILY. 521
Indians on his own farm in 1689. He and family had once been carried
awa)' by the savages but, with Thomas, escaped in an old canoe. He had
issue, as will afterwards appear.
I. Joshua, son of Thomas and Mary, went to Greenland, N. H., after the
first Indian war and died there, leaving four children, two sons and two
daughters.
I. Joshua, son of preceding, was born in Greenland, in 1701 ; went to
Falmouth previous to 1728 to settle upon the lands left by his father.
He built a log-house in the woods and cleared a small field for culti-
\ation, For many years his principal business was cutting wood,
which he shipped to Boston. He was heard to say he had worked
by the light of the moon many nights to make up a cargo for the
coaster when she reached port. He lived many years in his log-
house and his neighbors were Indians. He built a good framed house
opposite the head of High street, which was burnt down after the
Revolution. He d. in Mar., 1794, aged 93 years; had a large family.
11. Anthony, son of Joshua, b. in Greenland in 1707 ; went to Falmouth
and lived in his brother's home for some years until married, in 1733.
He d. in 1784 and left a numerous family.
III. Sarah, sister of preceding, m. John Hill, of Portsmouth, N. H.
IV. Mary, sister of preceding, m. Christopher Mitchell, of Kittery.
DESCENDANTS OF ANTHONY II.
Zac'hariah Brackett, son of Anthony, was twice married. His first four
children were b. in Hampton. He removed to Ipswich in 1740 and d. there.
1. Sarah, b. Mar. i, 1709; m. Sawyer, of Falmouth; second, Jona-
than Morse, in 1754.
2. Jane, b. Jan. 13, 171 1; m. Daniel Mosier, of Gorham.
3. Anthony, b. Aug. 25, 1712; m. first, in 1751, to Abigail Chapman;
second, Abigail, a dau. of Joshua Brackett; d. in 1775.
4. Abraham, b. July 3, 1714; m. Joanna Springer in 1743, and d. in 1806.
5. Zachariah, b. Nov. 30, 1716; m. Judith Sawyer in 1742 ; d. 1776.
6. Thomas, m. Mary Snow in 1744.
7. Joshua, b. June 7, 1723; m. Esther Co.x in 1744; d. 1810.
8. Abigail, b. Aug. 21, 1727 ; m. James Merrill, 3d, of Falmouth, in 1753.
Samuel Brackett, 3<1, of Berwick, m. Apr. 26, 1781, Mary, dau. of
Samuel and Lois Wentworth, and removed to Limington, Me., where he d.
Oct. 31, 1750, aged 93; his wife d. Jan. 24, 1753, aged 90. He had a brother
Reuben, and uncle John Brackett, b. Jan. 29, 1720, and a nephew John, who
lived in China, Me. Children of Samuel:
1. Wentworth, b. Sept. 3, 1782 ; d. Sept. 20, 1807.
2. Samuel, b. Sept. 14, 1784; m. Abigail Manson, lived in Limerick, and
had:
I. Nathaniel, m. Roxanna Hasty and lived in Limerick. He had
Edward F., Dominiciis, George, and Abigail.
522 BRACKETT FAMILY.
II. Edward, m. Susan Hardy, lived in Limerick, and had issue, Albert,
Susan, and Eihvard.
III. Almira.
IV. Abigail.
3. John, b. Jan. 20, 1787; m. Phebe Gilky, Aug. 28, 1817, and had issue:
I. James, m. Elizabeth Thompson, lived in Biddeford, and had Caroline
and Harriet.
II. Isaac, d. young.
III. Joseph, m. Jane Hasty; lived in Biddeford.
IV. Elizabeth.
V. Wentworth.
VI. Charles H.
VII. Martha.
4. David, b. Feb. 2, 1789; m. Mary Bean, of Limerick; second, Betsey
Cook; third, Olive Trueworthy, and lived in Jackson, Me. His chil-
dren: Charles, Thomas, Eliza, Lyilia, David, Julia, Ann, Charles.
5. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 3, 1791; d, Feb. 7, 181 5.
6. Daniel, b. Sept. 21, 1794; d. 1795.
7. Comfort, b. July 8, 1796; m. Samuel VViggin, of Standish, Me.
8. Daniel, b. Sept. 5, 1799; lived in Biddeford; single.
9. Mark., b. Mar. 3, 1802 ; d. 1803.
10. Phebe, b. Jan. 26, 1804; m. Capt. Oakes, and lived in Kennebunk, Me.
Nathaniel Brackett m. Alice Ricker, and had Phebe, Moses, Sally,
and Eunice.
Isaac Brackett m. Margaret Ricker, and had Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1810;
m. William O'Brion; Mehitable, b. Feb. 6, 1812; Nathaniel R., b. Nov. i,
1813; Timothy, b. June 12, 1815.
Huiliplirey Brackett m. Joanna Ricker, and had Lorenzo, Mary, Sam-
uel and Eunice.
Isaac Brackett, now in Bangor, once kept the old Elm House in Port-
land; was at one time in trade at Parsonsfield, Newfield, and Limerick; a
moving planet. He m. Almira Weeks; second, her sister Sarah.
Sarah Brackett m. Naham McKusick, of Saco.
Joshua Brackett, of Limington, was a soldier of the Revolution and was
wounded in the service; drew a pension. He lived a half mile from Liming-
ton Corner, where Frank Brackett now resides. His wife's name was Lydia.
His children were named as follows :
1. Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1784.
2. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 23, 1787.
3. Dorothy, b. June 13, 1789.
4. Robert, b. Sept. 15, 1791; m. Aphia Libby, Oct. 4, 1818.
5. Esther, b. Dec. 17, 1793; m. William Libby, Nov. 16, 1817.
6. Joshua, b. Apr. 18, 1796.
BRADSTREET FAMILY. 523
7. LvDiA, b. Apr. 12, 1798; m. Robert Staples, Nov. 3, 1815.
8. Mary, b. Mar. 12, 1800; m. Samuel Ingalls, Mar. 29, 1820; d. July 15,
1830, in Bridgton, Me.
9. Hannah, b. July 6, 1802 ; m. Samuel Ingalls (as above), July 3, 183 1;
d. Feb. 21, 1872.
ID. Samuel, b. Mar. 29, 1805; settled in Buxton, but went West in 1850,
with a large family, and lived at LaCrosse, Wis.
II. Almira, b. Oct. 9, 1806.
iradBlrcel damiln.
This is a historic family connected with the same ancestry as was Governor
Bradstreet, of Massachusetts fame. Much has been published in the Ri-gisUr,
of Boston, on the genealogy of this family, and to preserve the meagre records
found in Biddeford from destruction, we give place to them here. John Brad-
street died there at the age of 79, in 1770, hence born in 169 1. I suppose
he was father to Andrew Bradstreet, who m. Mary , and had Susanna,
bapt. Apr. 24, 1763; Joseph, bapt. Jan. 27, 1765; Simon, bapt. June 5, 1768;
Sarah, d. Oct. 20, 1773, aged 2 years. Mary, the wife of Andrew, d. June 3,
1 77 I, and he m. second, Joanna Hill, July 18, 1773. To these were b. Sarah,
who fell over the bridge, and was carried over the falls at Saco, Oct. 22, 1728 ;
Anna, bapt. Aug., 1777; Rebecca, bapt. Aug. 8, 1779, and Oi.ive, bapt.
Aug. ig, 1781. EzEKiEL and Jemima Bradstreet, of Biddeford, had Nathan-
iel, bapt. July 25, 1784, and William N., bapt. Mar. 31, 1792.
IJragdoit (Jfamilg.
This family is of English extraction, and many useful and prominent men
have borne the name in New England. They were leading spirits in some of
the coast towns for many years, filling various stations of trust. Arthur
Bragdon, Sr., was in Kittery as early as 1652. In a deposition given by him
in York, in 1665, his age was stated to be "about 67 years," hence he was
born in 1598. He was called to fill many responsible positions in that old
town. His son Arthur made his will in York in 1736, in which he stated that
he was "far advanced in years"; mentions wife Sarah, an only son Thomas,
and daughters named Sarah Johnson, Martha Lord, Tabitha Linscott,
Bethia Leavitt, Love Saver, and unmarried Mary; grandchildren named
Farnum; will probated May 5, 1743. Samuel Bragdon, of York, "aged and
crazy of body," made his will May 10, 1709, in which he mentions his wife,
then living, sons Samuel and Joseph, " under age," and daughters Magda-
LiN, Patience, Sarah, and Ruth, to each of whom he gives " five-and-twenty
shillings." He called Deacon Bragdon his "dear cousin" and appointed him
524 BBAGDON FAMILY.
"sole executor" of his estate; inventory returned Jan. 6, 17 12, ^296: 8: o.
Another Arthur Bragdon removed from York to Scarborough about 1725,
and spent there "the remainder of a long and useful life." He was one of a
few to whom the name "gentleman " was applied in old legal documents. Capt.
Solomon and Gideon Braodon removed to Scarborough soon after, and their
descendants have been numerous there and in Buxton, Limington, and other
adjacent towns. Thomas Bragdon was treasurer of the county of York in
1667. A Capt. Thomas was representative to the General Court from York
in 1749.
Sillliuol Brasjtlon is said to have come from England. He was early set-
tled in York, Me. He m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Moulton. Children, b. in
York, as follows:
I. Samuel, b. July 31, 1673; m. Isabella, dau. of Marston, (?) and
had a family of eight children, whose names will appear.
Mary, b. Nov. 24, 1675.
3. Patience, b. April 17, 1678.
4. Sarah, b. Mar. 20, 1680.
5. Jeremiah, b. Mar. 17, 1683.
6. Ruth, b. Apr. g, 1691.
Joseph, b. Sept. 19, 1694.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 2d, AND ISABELLA.
Dorcas, b. Sept. 7, 1695.
Mary, b. Apr. 7, 1698.
Samuel, b. Apr. 6, 1700; m. Tabitha, dau. of I^ieut. Joseph Banks, of
York, and had issue. He m. second, Mercy, dau. of Josiah Main, and
had four children by her.
Isabella, b. Aug. 13, 1702.
Jeremiah, b. Mar. 30, 1704-5.
Daniel, b. Jan. 7, 1707.
Joseph, b. Mar. 7, 1709-10.
Mehitable, b. Sept. 19, 1712.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 3d, AND TABITHA:
Tabuha, b. Dec. i, 1723.
Betty, b. Sept. 10, 1725.
Lydia, b. Nov. 12, 1727.
Isabella, b. Apr. 8, 1731.
Samuel, b. Nov. 9, 1736; m. Miriam, dau. of John Milberry. He d.
Jan. 26, 1806; his widow d. Nov. 27, 1829, aged 92 years. Children,
b. in York.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 3d, AND MERCY.
1. Josiah, b. Aug. 19, 1747.
2. Matthias, b. June 15, 1749.
3. Mercy, b. Oct. 13, 1751.
4. Oliver, b. Oct. 22, 1754.
BRYANT AND BUYENT FAMILY. 525
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL,, 4th, AND MIRIAM.
1. William, b. Sept. 23, 1759; d. May 16, 1793, at home.
2. Samuel, b. Aug. 15, 1761; lost on the America in September, 1781.
3. Jame.s, b. July 29, 1763; d. in Jamaica, in Jul)', 1786.
4. Tabitha, b. Nov. 10, 1766.
5. John, b. Jan. 30, 1769; d. at Portland, May 10, 1792.
6. Isabella, b. Feb. 18, 1772; m. Capt. Josephus Howard; d. Jan. 79
1830.
7. RtfFu.s, b. Sept. 4, 1775; d. at Montevideo, Jan. 31, 1799, with
lock-jaw.
8. Lvdia, b. Apr. 14, 1778; m. Theodore Bragdon.
Theodore Bragdon, of York, was a son of Deacon Joseph Bragdon ; was
born May 9, 1778; m. Lydia, dau. of Capt. Samuel Bragdon (4th), and by
her had issue. He d. May 31, 1847; h's widow d. Dec. 5, 1852, aged 74
years, 7 months, 2 1 days.
1. Thodosia L., b. Dec. 2, 1810.
2. Joseph, b. July 8, 1814.
3. Samuel, b. May 12, 1817.
4. Mary S., b. Mar. 17, 1820.
William Bragdon, a native of Scarborough, settled early in Limington,
and became the head of the families of the name in town. His wife was
named Sarah, and his children were as follows :
1. Amy, b. Feb. 10, 1781.
Elizabeth, b. June 30, 1783.
Sarah, b. Mar. i, 1785.
Arthur, b. June 6, 1787.
Susanna, b. Apr. 9, 1789.
William, b. Dec. 30, 1791.
Edmund, b. Mar. 20, 1794.
Mehitahle, b. Apr. 28, 1796.
Sewall, b. July 6, 1798.
grirant and i^rgmil damitg.
This English surname is spelled Bryant, Bryent, and Briant. There is no
documentary evidence to support the tradition which once made the Bryants
of Saco and Buxton a branch of the Irish family of O'Brien. There were in
the New England settlements, at an early period, several persons named
Bryant between whom no tie of relationship was known to exist ; the ""ene-
alogy of descendants of all of these pioneers does not come within range of
our present inquiry; some account of them may be found in the local histories
and in the Genealogical Register. Two branches of the Bryant family will
526 BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
have our attention in this work ; one, traced to an ancestor said to have settled
on Great island, in Portsmouth harbor ; the other, to progenitors who inhabited
Ipswich, Mass. The heads of these two families may have been scions of the
same parent stock — tradition says they were — but I have not found any reli-
able evidence of such connection. The various families have kept and pre-
served their records with commendable care, in their Bibles, which have been
handed down as sacred heirlooms from generation to generation.
In consequence of the residence of some families of Bryant upon a tract
of land that afterwards became a part of the homestead where I was born,
and where I spent many happy days of childhood, I have been stimulated to
patient research for the materials now incorporated into this family sketch,
and, imperfect as it may appear, it represents exhaustive investigation in a
somewhat e.xtensive field.
The late William Cullen Bryant cast a brilliant halo over the family
name, and, as will afterwards appear, he was not the only one touched with
poetic inspiration. I should say that the leading trend of the Ipswich family
has been toward a military career, and many of them have served with valor
and distinction as officers and in the ranks — some of them having laid down
their lives — upon the battle-fields of every war since the settlement of this
country.
The tendency of the Newmarket branch has been more in the line of civil
ofiicial distinction, and many have proved themselves efficient and faithful
public servants. As a rule, the members'* of the Bryant family have been of
fair — rather florid — complexion. They were a vigorous, strong-constitutioned,
hard-working, and long-lived race. As the records show, many of them have
survived until past 90 years of age. They were naturally retiring and inclined
so much to solitude that they kept close to their firesides. Impulsive, high-
tempered, and quick to resent an insult ; not in any haste to forgive those
who had intruded upon their rights. Although they were proverbially willful
and uncompromising, great kindness of heart and humane feeling were char-
acteristic of the family, and many of them have, in principle at least, divided
their last crust with the needy.
Jollll Bryant. — This name occurs so frequently in the early records of
the Saco valley towns, and so disconnected from any mention of others of the
Bryant family, that I cannot state with any claim to authority, how many there
were at the time who bore it. A John Bryant, in Biddeford, pays £j^ for his
lot of land there Sept. 15, 1728. Previous to 1730, a man of this name had
sold to Capt. Thomas Smith, of the Saco river block- house, eight thousand
of merchantable shingles, for the repairs of that early fort, but in tlie account
there was no mention of his place of residence. The name of John Bryant
stands on the pay-roll of the elder John Lane, who commanded at Fort Mary,
at the mouth of Saco river, in 1756, when his age was stated as 21; his late
place of residence, Berwick, and the place of his birth, " Ipswidge." The name
of John Bryant appears on a call for a proprietors' meeting in Narragansett,
No. I, now Buxton, Dec. 12, 1743. He was styled a "proprietor of said town-
ship," and was, as I suppose, identical with the first settler of that name men-
tioned by Williams in his centennial address of 1850.
David Bryant was in Biddeford as early as 1724, and by wife Elizabeth
had children born there as follows:
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 527
1. Stephen, b. Mar. 8, 1724; d. Apr. 9, 1S14.
2. Su-SANNAH, b. Mar. 23, 1727.
Ma.j. Stephen Bryant served in the Revolution. He was b. in 1759,
and d. Mar. 18, 1823. He was probably the one who ni. Miriam Davis, Nov.
8, 1778; resided in Saco. Eight children.
1. Su-SANNA, b. Sept. 10, 1780; m., Apr. 14, 1804, Robert Gray.
2. Miriam, b. June 30, 1785 ; m. July 29, 1821, to Andrew Long. She
had the births of children recorded in Saco as follows :
I. James, b. May 7, 1807.
11. Caroline, b. Apr. 8, 1809.
in. Mary E., b. Mar. 21, 18 13.
IV. Susan G., b. Mar. 10, 18 16.
3. James R., b. Mar. 9, 1787; m.. May, 19, 1808, Hannah Whitney, who
was b. June 10, 1790, and d. in 1838. He d. Dec. 29, 1828. He had :
I. I^EANDER, b. Feb. 12, 1809; m. Betsey Randall, and had Augustus
B., b. May 18, 1835 ; Mary J?., b. Apr. 18, 1837; A/mm J., b. Feb.
I, 1840; d. Dec. 19, 1850; George If., d. Dec. 24, 1877, aged 35.
Mr. B. d. Jan. i, 1862; his wife d. Nov. 1, 1887, aged 78.
4. LvDiA, b. Jan. 9, 1787.
5. Sarah, b. Dec. 8, 1791.
6. Paulina, b. Nov. 13, 1793.
7. FoxwELL C, b. Apr. 9, 1797; m. Mar. 25, 1818, Elizabeth Adams, of
Limerick. He resided in Saco, where he was for many years in the ice
business. His portrait may be seen at the York Institute in Saco. He
d. in 1892, aged 95 years. Children as follows:
I. Abraham, b. Aug. 22, 18 16; d. Sept. 13, 1835 (first wife).
II. Jeremiah, d. June, 1822.
III. Charles S., b. Sept. 15, 1822.
IV. Stephen, b. Dec. 31, 1824.
v. Eliza, b. Jan. 25, 1827.
VI. Abigail, b. Jan. 31, 1829.
VII. Henry, b. Jan. 25, 1833.
Some died in infancy.
9. Eunice, b. Dec. 12, 1799.
10. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1801.
11. Stephen, 3d, b. Sept. 20, 1803.
David Bryant was an inhabitant of Saco, b. Nov. 28, 1762, and was, I
think, a son of Stephen, Sr.; wife's name, Sarah; d. Mar. 6, 1825; wife d.
Dec. 27, 1822. Issue:
1. Sarah, b. July 17, 1787.
2. John, b. Aug. 20, 1789: m. Apr. i, 1814, to Sally Whitney (?).
3. William, b. July 5, 1792.
4. David, b. Oct. 22, 1793.
528 BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
5. Thomas, b. Dec. i, 1796; in. Dec. 8, 1816, Sally Cowen, and had
issue, three children. He d. at the "pest-house," near the Lower Ferry,
in 1836.
I. LuciNDA P., b. Dec. 12, 1816, | .
II. Jane M., b. Dec. 12, 1816, S
III. Isaac, b. Mar. 4, 1805.
6. Mark, b. June 22, 1798; m. June 26, 1823, to Mary Goodwin.
7. Hannah, b. June 4, 1700.
8. Mary, b. Apr. 30, 1803.
9. Dorcas, b. Mar. 4, 1805.
Daniel Bryant, b. Dec. 26, 1758; m. Sarah, dau. of Lieut. Samuel Mer-
rill, of Bu.\ton (she b. May i, 1765), May 23, 1782, and had issue, nine chil-
dren. He settled on land in the northern section of Saco, on a cross road
near "old Ben Grant's," called "Mutton lane"; a soldier of the Revolution.
No mention of parentage is found ; supposed to have been a brother of David,
Ephraim, and Jarathamell. No record of his death. Children:
1. Ruth, b. Dec. 28, 1784; m. James Bickford, who lived between Bux-
ton Centre and the Hains meadow, the well-known "potter."
2. Timothy, b. June 25, 1787; m. Mar. ig, 1813, by Rev. Benjamin
Cogswell, Betsey Chute, of Scarborough, who was b. Mar. 13, 1793.
Mr. Bryant went to Jay, Me., soon after marriage and was all his life a
farmer. He d. July 28, 1863; his widow d. in Madison, Nov. 7, 1882,
aged 89. Children's names will follow:
I. William, b. Mar. 20, 1814; m. June 27, 1841, by Rev. Ira F. Thurston.
II. Francis, b. June 20, 1816; m. Mar. 10, 1845, by Rev. Benjamin
Foster, to ; d. Feb. 13, 1863.
III. Matilda, b. Dec. 28, 1818; m. June 7, 1840.
IV. Sarah W., b. Jan. i, 1822 ; m. Aug. 23, 1843; d. Feb. 5, 1892.
V. Timothy, b. Oct. 4, 1824; d. Aug. 28, 1826.
VI. Hannah, b. May 14, 1827; d. Mar. 23, 1840.
VII. Timothy, b. July 26, 1830; m. Mar. 22, 1855.
VIII. Abel, b. Oct. 6, 1834; d. Apr. 3, 1835.
IX. Hannah, b. Jan. 17, 1840; m. Aug. 22, 1866, by Rev. Butler, of
Skowhegan.
3. Daniel, b. Feb. 9, 1790. '
4. Rev. William, b. July 17, 1792; m. Mary D. Emery, who, as his widow,
d. Jan. 13, 1879. These had eleven children, si.x reaching maturity. Mr.
Bryant early developed the taste for military service that was so notice-
able in this branch of the family, and entered the army in the war of
18 1 2. He acquired a good education at the common schools and the
Saco Academy, and engaged in teaching at an early age. He entered
the gospel ministry and traveled as an evangelist many years ; was a
man of public spirit and prominence in civil affairs; served in the legis-
lature, as selectman, town treasurer, and on the school committee. In
conference business relating to church interests, he was a cautious and
BRYANT AND BBYENT FAMILY. 529
judicious counselor ; d. in Kennebunk, where lie made his home for
many years, Jan. g, 1876, at the age of 80.
I. Sarah P., b. Oct. 11, 1824.
ir. Capt. Seth E., son of Rev. William, was b. in Rochester, Mass.,
Mar. 14, 1826, and received a common-school and academic educa-
tion. He was clerk, stage owner, merchant, and, for many years, col-
lector and inspector of the port of Kennebunk, where he resided;
w'as selectman and assessor upwards of sixteen years; trial justice
and notary public ; secretary of the Repubhcan county convention
for more than twenty years; was a sound temperance man and a
staunch advocate of prohibition. He twice enlisted during the Civil
war, serving as a captain in the 27th and 32d Maine regiments.
Captain Bryant's wife, to whom he was m. Nov. 2, 1S50, was Mary
E. Wormwood, of Kennebunk, by whom he had three sons, two of
them, Charles E. and Walter, sur\iving.
III. William H., b. Mar. 26, 1828.
IV. Orville D., b. Aug. I, 1829. He was a lieutenant in the 27th Maine
regiment volunteer infantry ; now overseer in the mills at liiddeford.
5. Elizabefh, b. Apr. 11, 1795; m. Samuel Elden, of Buxton, and had a
family.
6. Abel M., b. Feb. 4, 1798.
7. Sarah, b. Dec. 14, 1801 ; m. William Harmon.
8. Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1804: m. Jonathan Redlon, of Buxton.
9. Alvan, b. May 4, 1807.
Stephen Bryant, of Biddeford, m. Ann and had children named as
follows:
1. Catharine, b. Nov. 13, 1803. •
2. Harriet, b. Mar. 19, 1805; m. Solomon Hopkins, Dec. 14, 1826.
3. Benjamin F., b. Sept. 21, 1808; m. Sarah and had by her three chil-
dren. His wife Lucy d. Nov. 14, 1833. Here may be an error of date.
I. Warren, b. Feb. 18, 1832.
11. George, b. Sept. 17, 1833.
III. Lucy A., b. July 12, 1837.
4. Cyrus, b. Aug. 3, 1811 ; d. Jan. 2, 1817.
5. Lydia a., b. Mar. 6, 1815.
6. Luther S., b. Mar. i, 1820. He early engaged in real estate specula-
tion and has for many years been associated with Rishworth Jordan, of
Saco, as owners of tenement houses and other property in Saco and
Biddeford. He made his home at the hotel known as the Biddeford
House for some years subsequent to his mother's death, and then owned
and occupied the imposing residence built by the late Charles Hardy,
Esq., near the city square. His wealth was rated by many at more than
half a million; never married; deceased, 1894.
Note— Dea. Nicholas Nasoii ni. for liis first wife Sally Bryant, of Kennebunk, I think a sister
to Elder William; but Mrs. William Elden says Sally m. William Harmon.
530 BRYANT AND BETENT FAMILY.
Jarathiiinell Bryant, a brother of Ephraim, ist, of Saco, was m. Sept.
4, 1759, in Biddeford, to Sarah McClucas. He served in town offices in Saco
up to 1796. The baptism of three of his children is recorded in records of
Rev. John Fairfield's church ; the other five were baptized by Rev. Paul Cof-
fin in Narragansett, No. i, now Buxton. He was employed as "chainman"
with Ephraim in the latter town in 1793. He probably returned to Saco ;
served in army of the Revolution. This scriptural name, spelled in old doc-
uments " Jarathaway," " Jerathawell," and " Jarathamell," should be "Jerah-
meel." Mr. Bryant d. in the family of Daniel Kimball, in Buxton (who m.
his daughter). Children as follows:
1. Hannah, bapt. in Saco, Nov. 20, 1763; m. Oct. 12, 1795,10 Amos
Gordon, of Hollis.
2. Miriam, bapt. in Saco, Oct. 12, 1766; m. Aug. 6, 1792, to Robert
Dearborn, in Saco.
3. RosANNA, bapt. in Saco, May 28, 1768; m. Jan. 27, 1791, to Timothy
Tibbetts.
4. Sarah, bapt. in Saco, Nov. 11, 1770; m. May 30, 1791, to James
Woodbury.
5. John, bapt. in Buxton, Apr. 5, 1772.
6. Lucy, bapt. in Buxton, July 3, 1774.
7. Elizabeth, bapt. in Buxton, Aug. 25, 1776.
8. Joseph, bapt. in Buxton, June 27, 1779 (b. Apr. i, 1779); m. Charlotte
, who was b. Jan. 18, 1782, and had births of the following named
children recorded in Saco:
I. Demas L., b. Jan. 6, 1801.
II. Naomi, b. Jan. 17, 1803.
III. Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1804.
IV. Apphia, b. Apr. 5, 1807.
V. Charlotte, b. Mar. 12, 1809.
VI. Allison L., b. Dec. 27, 1811.
VII. Catherine, b. Apr. 6, 1813.
VIII. Frances, b. July 28, 1815.
IX. Oliver, b. Sept. 26, 1817.
X. Mahala M., b. Oct. 25, 1819.
9. Samuel, bapt. in Buxton, June 27, 1784.
Ephraim Bryant, brother of Jarathamell, was b. July 10, 1739 ; m. Dec.
9, 1762, Hepzibah Sayer (Sawyer?), and was for many years an inhabitant of
Saco, and several children by his first wife were born there. He served in
several minor town offices until 1793, when his name disappears from the
records. He removed to the town of Buxton about this time, and was em-
ployed with his brother, Jarathamell, to carry the chain when the lots were
surveyed. His second wife, Lydia Hovey, was b. Oct. 6, 1754, and d. at the
age of seventy-two. Mr. Bryant was a soldier of the Revolution. He removed
to Eaton, N. H., with his sons, when advanced in life, about 1820; was for
many years afflicted with a cancer and d. Apr. 12, 1831, in his 93d year. He
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 531
and Lydia were laid to rest in the "Thompson burying-ground," so-called, in
Eaton. Ephraim was a short, thick-set, and heavy man ; his complexion fair,
face florid. Children by two wives as will follow :
1. Sarah, b. Mar. 19, 1765.
2. Ephraim, b. Nov. 15, 1768; m., May 30, 1787, Martha, dau. of Joshua
Kimball, and lived many years in Saco, where the births of his children
were recorded. Subsequently removed to Raymond, Me. ; entered the
army during the war of 18 12 and did not return. His widow d. at the
home of her dau. in Lovell, Me., in i860, aged 90 years. C'hildrens'
names will follow :
I. Joanna, b. Nov. 15, 17S7; m. John Hodgdon, of Wells.
II. Mehitable, b. July 27, 1789; m. William Wentworth, of Casco, and
had eight children.
III. Joshua K., b. July 23, 1791 ; m. Sarah Smith, of Raymond, Me., and
had one child.
IV. Sally, b. Apr. 23, 1793; m., Feb. 18, 1812, in Saco, to Kenjamin
Wentworth; had five children; d. Aug. 21, 182 i.
V. William, b. Mar. 31, 1795; m. Rebecca Spiller, of Raymond; d. Dec.
26, i8ig. Two children.
VI. Olive, b. Feb. 26, 1797; m. Jacob Stiles, and lived in Stoneham,
Me. Eight children.
VII. Lydia, b. Dec. 25, 1798; m. Nathaniel Evans, of Lovell, Me., and
had eight children,
vni. Hannah, b. Sept. 10, 1800; m. William Bragdon, of Limington ; had
five children.
i.\. Davip, b. July 31, 1802 ; m. Nancy Nason; lived in Oldtown, Penob-
scot county. Si.x children.
X. Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1804; m. Elias Wait; resided in Wilton. Two
children.
XI. Martha, b. Sept. 29, 1806; m. Edward Towle, of Boston; lived there.
Two children.
XII. Ruth, b. Sept. 20, 180S ; m. Peter MacAllister, of Lovell, Me. Twelve
children,
xin. Betsey, b. Sept. 23, 18 10; m. Nathan Andrews, of Lovell, and had
ten children; living in 1893.
3. Olive, b. Apr. 8, 1770.
4. William, b. July 10, 1772.
5. David, b. Apr. 15, 1775.
6. Stephen, b. Aug. 9, 1777^
7. James, b. Aug. 28, 1780; m. Oct. 7, 1804, to Olive Patterson, of Saco,
who was b. Mar. 14, 1784, and after a residence in that town for several
years, moved to Hartford, Me., subsequent to 18 12. He was known
"down east'' as "Captain Jim," having been master of a merchant
ship. He had a family of ten children (reported), six of them b. in
Saco. Capt. Bryant is said to have been "an aged man" at time of
decease.
532 BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
I. Olive, b. June lo, 1804; m. John Ferris.
II. David, b. June 22, 1806; m.
III. Sarah, b. Apr. g, 1808.
IV. James, b. Dec. 14, 18 10.
V. RuFus, b. Apr. 16, 1812, at Saco, Me.; m. in Wrentham, Mass., Dec.
28, 1837, Lucy Ann Howard, who was b. Oct. 18, 1808, in Bridge-
water, Mass., and settled in Hartford, Me., where he is now (1893)
living, as a farmer; his wife d. July 25, 1873. Children as follows:
(i). O/hv, b. May 18, 1838, in Wrentham; m. Francis Gordon, and
resides in Hartford, Me.
(2). Rufus, b. Mar. 22, 1841 ; m. Ella Ryson (?), and lives in Lynn,
Mass.
(3). Eugaic, b. May 14, 1848; m. Nellie Leighton, of New Glouces-
ter, Me., and lives in Hartford.
(4). Lizzie, b. Jan. to, 1850; in. Eben Andrews and lives on the home-
stead.
(5). Frank If., h. Oct. 16, li^T,; m. Nellie Warren. Lives in Canton,
Me.
VI. Daniel.
VII. Ephraim.
VIII. Sylvanus.
IX. Hannah, m. John Marshall, of Mechanic Falls, Me.
X. Belinda, m. James House.
8. Aaron, b. Nov. 31, 17S3; settled in St. George, Me.
9. Hepzibah, b. Aug. 29, 1791 ; m. Enoch Robinson, of Conway, N, H. ;
she d. in 1875, aged 84.
10. Samuel, b. Mar. i, 1794; d. a child.
11. John H., b. Oct. 14, 1795 ; m. Sally Cilley, and settled in Eaton, N. H.,
when a young man; served in war of 1812 ; a man of medium height
and size ; face florid ; great worker. He left his mowing-field, went to
the house, laid down and d. almost instantly, with heart disease, Sept.
2, 1S68; widow d. May 9, 1864. Seven children as follows:
I. Ephraim, m. Mary Ann, dau. of Thomas Drew, and had a numerous
family. He resided for many years on a farm in his native town
of Eaton, N. H., until his buildings were burned down ; he then re-
moved to Chatham, where he engaged in milling. He had served as
selectman: man of medium size; d. June 29, 1892. Children as
follows :
(i). Lorenzo, d. young.
(2). Francis A., d. young.
(3). Charles H., m. Sarah H. Brooks, and has issue. He resides in
Eaton, N. H. ; farmer; great worker; medium-sized man ; com-
pact ; very muscular ; dark hair and brown, heavy beard ; florid
face ; a very kind-hearted fellow whose company is pleasant.
(4). Epitraim.
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(5). Lorenzo.
(6). Eliza.
(7). Sam in-/.
II. John S., b. Jan 10, 1824; m. July 6, 1850, Augusta Hart, who was b.
Jan. I, 1834, and has issue five children as will appear. He resides
on a farm in Eaton, N. H.; a man of intelligence and good ability;
has served as selectman several years; medium size and of dark
complexion.
(i). Julius M., b. Nov. 23, 1854; married and lives at Freedom
Village, N. H.
(2). Albert C, b. Aug. 5, 1856.
(3). Ernest, b. June 4, 1859.
(4). James P., b. Mar. 4, 1865.
(5). John, b. Nov. 22, 1867.
III. Samuel, m. Emily Day and had five children.
IV. Richard, m. Wakefield; residence, Amesbury, Mass.'; carriage
maker.
V. Darius, m. Lucinda Day.
VI. Lucy, m. Freeman Grant and resides at Bridgton, Me.
VII. Hannah, m. Smith Gray, of Denmark, Me.
12. Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1797; m. Patience, dau. of John and Betsey
(Gould) Dennett, of Buxton (she was b. July 16, 1797; d. Feb. 12,
1853). He settled in Eaton, N. H., at same time of his brother John's
removal thither, but did not long remain. He lived near Saco line.
Second wife, Roxanna, had issue. He d. Dec. 17, 1864. Children as
follows:
I. David D., b. Feb. 24, 1S19; m. and resides at Lind, Waupaca Co.,
Wis.
II. Nathaniel H., b. Oct. 30, 182 1.
III. Eunice, b. Dec. 10, 1823; m. Philpot and resides at Wyoming,
Mass. ; widow.
IV. Francis A., b. July 13, 1829.
v. Mary J., b. May 9, 1834; m. Hopkinson; residence, Wake-
field, Mass.
VI. Ida L., b. Jan. i, 1857.
VII. Cyrus A., b. Dec. 22, 1858; at Saco.
VIII. Orinda E., b. Apr. 11, 1862.
13. Lydia, b. May 15, 1800; d. in infancy.
14. Lydia, b. Jan. 19, 1803; m. Goldthwait.
15. Mercy S., b. Feb. 25, 1806; was 13 years of age when her parents
moved from Buxton to Eaton. She was a spinster; lived at home until
decease of her parents, then made her home with John S. Bryant, where
her portait, representing a woman of great beauty, may be seen. She
lived to old age.
534 BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
SCARBOROUGH BRANCH.
John Bryant made his will in Scarborough, Oct. 12, 1759, and says
therein: " Being sensible that I cannot continue long in this life by reason
of the /iiirt I have this day received in my body." He mentions wife Mary
and four grandchildren surnamed F/y. Children, far as known :
I. Marv, m. John Fly, Jan. 2, 1736; was dead in 1759.
Susan, m. Robert McLaughlan, Nov. 28, 1736.
Temperance, m. Benj. Hartford, Dec. 9, 1737.
Eleanor, m. Watson.
John, who made his will in Scarborough, Apr. 22, 1756, and appointed
his " honored father," John Bryant, the preceding, his executor. His
wife^'s name was Elizabeth, but, as she is not mentioned in the will,
we suppose she predeceased her husband. The baptism of their children
was recorded in the church registers of Scarborough, as follows :
I. Samuel D., bapt. July 11, 1736; m., Dec. 14, 1758, Elizabeth Har-
mon; received half of father's estate by will in 1756, and probably
lived on the homestead. I have no record of issue,
n. Bartholomew, bapt. July 1 1, 1737 ; m., Jan. 25, 1763, Eleanor Brook-
ings, and removed to Machias with the colony that settled there from
Scarborough. He had received forty acres of land by his father's
will of 1756, being then "under age." He had a numerous family
whose posterity is now scattered through eastern Maine and into other
states.
(1). Joseph, m., first, Lydia Beal ; second, a Plummer, and had issue,
the following: Sara/i, m. Thomas Bryant; Otis\ Olirc, m.
Johnson; Laura, m. James Gross; E/mira, m. Grant.
(2). Thomas, m. Laura Seavey and had three children, Wilmof, Coffin,
and John.
(3). Saniiic!, m. Elizabeth Bowers, and had seven children, named as
follows: Bartholoin-e^v, Joseph, M'illiatn, Thomas, Martha, m.
George Davis ; Samuel and Sarah.
(4). Stephen, taken prisoner in the war of 1812 ; d. in Dartmoor prison.
(5). Patience, m. Stephen O. Johnson.
(6). Martha, m. Thomas Miller.
(7). Hannah, m. Pelham Drew.
(8). Rebecca, m. William Bridges.
(9). Lydia, m. Richard Wescott.
(10). Sarah.
III. Charhv, bapt. Aug. 25, 1737; m. Holmes; mentioned in her
father's will as "under age;" 19 years of age in 1756.
IV. Martha, bapt. Nov. 11, 1739; m., Oct. 2, 1766, Abial Sprague.
V. Eleazer, bapt. Jan. 17, 1742; was to receive by his father's will of
1756, "five pounds, to be paid by brother Bartholomew, when of
age."
VI. Rebecca, bapt. Apr. 15, 1744; m., Aug. 22, 1769, John Cotton.
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 535
vir. John, b. in 1744; being a small lad at the time of his father's death,
went to live with his Aunt McLaughlan, where he remained till
maturity. He m., Dec. i, 1772, Elizabeth Fly, his cousin, and settled
in Scarborough, where his children were born. He removed to the
plantation of Little Falls on the west side of Saco river as early as
1790, being one of the seven purchasers of a moiety, or half of a tract
of land called the Dalton Right, which consisted of eleven hundred
and sixty-six acres lying northwest of the "College Right," so-called.
Mr. Bryant's two sons, John and Robert, settled on the west side of
this land and each built a small log-house there. The parents lived
with Robert. These dwellings were situated upon a moderate eleva-
tion upon the old road tliat led from Saco river to Little Ossipee, now
the town of Limington, between the house of Mr. Temple and that
of Caleb Kimball, who, as a co-purchaser in the Dalton Right, removed
from Scarborough about the same time. [There was probably some
kindred connection between the Kimballs and Bryants ; the name
Elcazer occurs in the two families. Was not old Mrs. Kimball a
Fly^'\ The brook known by the several names of "Young's meadow
brook," " Ridlon's brook," " Martin's brook," and "Aunt Judy's brook"
was the boundary line between the Bryants and Kimballs, and upon
its verdant bank, under the great pines, their wives hung their big
kettles upon the wooden cross-bar, and there "went to the washing."
The dwellings were pleasantly located near cool, never-failing springs
of water, overlooking a fertile vale. I have not learned the date of
the removal of the Bryants from this place, but it was probably soon
after the war of 18 12, as John, Jr., went into the army and was killed.
The old folks removed to Limerick and lived with two maiden daughters
there during their declining years. Mr. Bryant d. Sept. 21, 1830,
aged 86; his widow d. Dec. 20, 1832, aged 86. Children eight in
number :
(i). Robert, b. in 1773; m. Olive, dau. of Josiah Davis, of Buxton (.')
and removed to the plantation of Little Falls, now Hollis, about
1790. He built a house there, as before-mentioned, and cleared
a considerable plot of ground. He sold out his share of the
estate after the war of 181 2, and removed to eastern Maine, set-
tling in the town of Hermon, where he spent the remainder of
his days. He was described by those who were acquainted with
him as a short, thick-set man, possessed of great powers of endur-
ance, who toiled early and late to acquire property ; a careful
manager of his affairs and shrewd financier. He must have been
a man of fair education for the times, and could write a round,
clear hand as his autograph, in my possession, proves. I have
repeatedly asked his sons, now living, for his family record, but
they will not respond ; consequently, I do not know the date of
Note.— I li.ivc fnuml the followint; rcronls in the town resi.stei's of Scirtioroiigh :
David and Eli/ahrth Krvniit had Hi'iin: h. Mai-. 21. 1720; Marij, h. Feb. 21, 1722.
.losepli Bryant ni. ('harldtte Lildiy, .lime 6, 1800.
Alplieiis Bryant, h. Fell. 12, 1778; wife Hannah, b. Feb. 12, 1774; lived in Si-arborougb and had
cliildren as follows: Sally, b. Feb. 21, 1805: Mary. b. .lune 13, 1807; llii)-i-ii't, h. .July 1. 1810; ./iihn
b. April I'l, ISI5: Elizabeth, li. Dec. 27. 1817: Xuiicij. h. Dee. 21. 1.S22; Maryery.b. .\pr. 2(;, 1824;
aieplir?! and .Mar/ha, twins, Nov. 11, 182i;.
A .Jolm Bryant, now living in Scarborougli, may be the one born in IS16. He h,as descendants
living.
536 BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
the parents' death nor of children's births. The names are re-
ported as follows : fames, Samuel, Cliarles, John, Robert, Albert,
Sally, Martha.
(2.) John, b. about 1775; m. Rebecca, dau. of Josiah Davis, of Buxton,
and sister of the wife of his brother Robert. He settled upon
land in the plantation of Little Falls, now Hollis, and began to
clear a farm. From some old letters, written by a justice at
Saco, in which he urges immediate payment for land, it would
appear that the Bryants were not well-to-do. This financial pres-
sure may have had something to do with John's leaving his home
and small children, to enter the army during the war of 18 12.
According to one authority, he was shot by an Indian in ambush
while quietly sitting upon a log on Sabbath morning ; others hold
the tradition that he fell in battle. He left a widow and three
children; she was soon m. to a Bradbury, who had served with
her husband in the army, and went to the "Mohawk country,"
dame Rumor, meanwhile, representing the whole affair, from the
mysterious disposal of Mr. Bryant to the departure for the West,
as pre-determined and pre-arranged. John Bryant was a good
penman for his day as I find by his old papers in my possession.
I have no knowledge of the fate of his children.
(3). Ralph, a roving character, was lost at sea.
(4). Samuel, said to have d. in his minority. I find that a .Samuel
Bryant m. Hannah Allen, in Limerick, Sept. 20, 1827 ; she and
her infant d. in childbed, Dec. 17, 1833. He m. Charlotte Perry,
of said town. Mar. 31, 1834, who d. Dec. 2, 1851. His subse-
quent career is to me unknown. From the fact of his marriage to
two wives, in Limerick, and the birth of a child there, I assume
that to have been his place of residence. I do not find another
Samuel to fill the place, and think he may have induced his par-
ents and sisters to settle there.
(5). Betsey was m. to William Johnson, of Jiiddeford, Nov. 23, 1806.
(6). Polly, b. July 30, 1782, in Scarborough; went to the plantation
of Little Falls with her parents at the age of ten and d. at the
home of William S. McKusick, in Parkman, Me., Dec. 13, 1868,
aged 86 years. Polly never married. She and sister Anne lived
with their aged parents in Limerick until the sister died. Having
become an e.\perienced nurse, Polly had been employed in the
family of Mr. McKusick, and when they removed to eastern
Maine she went with them and spent the remainder of her days
— with the exception of extended visits at the homes of her
brothers in Hermon and Corinth — in this family. She was a
lady of excellent character whose life was useful.
(7). Anne, b. in Scarborough, lived unmarried with her parents, and
d. in Limerick, Feb. ig, 1834; was buried by the side of her
father and mother; a dutiful creature.
(8). Silas, b. July 5, 1792; m. Mary Knox, of Alfred, Me., Nov. 8,
1815, and settled in Cornish, where he continued for some years.
Between 1824 and 1826, he removed from Limerick to Exeter,
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 537
Me., and previous to 1833 to Corinth. In 1838, he sold his farm
in the hitter town and removed to Orneville ; thence to Wilton,
where he d. in 1879 at the age of 87. His widow d. at the
home of her daughter in the town of Maxfield, May 6, 1887, aged
93. He was a tall, well-formed man, of dark complexion, pos-
sessed of a benevolent and pleasant disposition ; one who would
not oppress his neighbors, even to collect his just dues, and who
was always ready, to the extent of his ability, to help the needy.
He was honest and industrious, appreciated the advantages of
education, and required his children to cultivate their minds.
Children as follows :
(i). Hev. George E. S., b. Oct. 28, 1818, in Cornish, Me.; m., in
187 I, to Nancy S. Dexter, of Dover, and in early life worked
at his trade as carriage maker. He subsequently studied for
the ministry at the New Hampton Institute; a fine scholar and
interesting public speaker. He d. at the age of fifty-four, leav-
ing a comfortable inheritance to his only child, now Mrs. Annie
B. Emerson, of [Dover, Me.
(II). Horatio G., b. Dec. 9, i8jo, in Cornish, Me.; m. Sarah B.
Harmon, of Wellington, and had three children, named as fol-
lows; drowned in 1850.
(a). Si/as G., now living in Bath, Me., who entered the Union
army at the age of sixteen, in the 20th Regiment Maine
Infantry.
(b). Horatio G., now living at West Ripley, Me.
(c). Frances E., m. a Mr. Hinkley, of Lewiston, Me.
(ill), jfolm K, b. Mar. 12, 1824, in Limerick, Me., m. Martha D.,
dau. of Rev. C. H. Wheeler, Congregational missionary to Tur-
key. He was a corporal in the 5th Maine Infantry, and was
killed in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. His
captain wrote to his family: •' He was a good man, true Chris-
tian, and a better soldier never lived." He was a large, strong
man with blue eyes, blond hair and beard. Two sons:
(a). IVa/tcr _/?., now at Bangor.
(b). .S'. Dwig/it, deceased.
(iv). Ludnda C, b. Dec. 27, 1S26, in Exeter, Me.; m. to George
Mehoney, of Orneville, and removed to Iowa ; later to Minne-
sota. He engaged in mercantile business and acquired a
competency. Mr. M. d. in 189 1, leaving one daughter, now
Mrs. M. E. Jones, of Princeton Mills, Lac Co., Minn,
(v). Mary E.. b. June 12, 1832, in Corinth. She was ni. to Frank-
lin Tourtillotte in 1854, and resides in Maxfield, Me., where
her husband has been many years justice of the peace and post-
master. This lady acquired an excellent education, and became
a successful teacher. She has a fine literary taste and has
written poetry for the Port/and Tiaiiscript, Temperance Watch-
word and Morning Star. Her youngest daughter has also at-
tracted considerable attention as a writer of poetry and short
538 BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
Stories. We subjoin the following as a sample of the poetic
style of Mrs. Tourtillotte :
THE WELCOME.
" Sweet indeed will be the gri'etiiig
Of the loved oih's i^one he lore,
When all tempest lussed and weary
We have gaim-d Tliat lieavenly .shore,
Sweet will he tlieir anL^el welcome
III that world id endless day;
But another Friend awaits us,
Dearer, truer, far than they.
" He who left his home in glory
Fallen man from .sin to save ;
He who rent death's bars asunder,
And in triumph left the grave;
He the golden gates will open.
He will hid us enter there.
Free from sin, from pain, and sorrow.
All the joys of heaven to share.
"Though our eyes have never rested
On the form divinely fair ;
Though our ears have ne'er been gladdened
By that voice of music rare ;
He unseen has walked beside us,
AH along life's winding way;
He has soothed tlie keenest sorrow.
He has cheered the saddest day.
" When our work for Him is finished.
At His feet the cross lay down,
He will clothe us with white raiment.
On each forehead place a crown.
All our toils and trials ended,
Condict past and victory won.
He will be the Jir.st to greet us.
He will speak tlie glad ' well done.' "
(vi). Sarah A'., h. Jan. 19, 1835, in Corinth, Me.; m. William E.
Button, of Stillwater, and had four children; d. at the age of
28. Her husband fell in the Civil war.
Alplieus Bryant, b. F"eb. 12, 1778; m. Hannah , who was b. Feb.
12, 1784, and had children b. in town named as follows:
I. Sally, b. Feb. 21, 1805.
Mary, b. June 13, 1S07.
Hannah, b. July i, 181 o.
John, b. Apr. 19, 1815.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 27, 1817.
Nancy, b. Dec. 21, 1822.
Margery, b. Apr. 26, 1824.
Stephen, )
Martha, \
twins, b. Nov. 11, 1826.
NEWMARKET BRANCH.
James Bryeilt, supposed to have come from Fdigland, is said to have set-
tled on Great Island in Portsmouth harbor. He was b. about 1660 and d. in
1720. His wife, named Honour, was b. Jan. 31, 1678; d. in 1767. These
had one (probably others) son, namely :
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 539
Walter Bryeilt, Esq., b. on Great Island near Portsmouth, >f. H., Feb.
10, 1710; m. Dec. 25, 1735, Elizabeth Folsum, who was b. Sept. 10, 1712.
He settled at Newmarket, and was a noted land surveyor for many years;
called in history a " Royal Surveyor." To him was assigned the responsi-
bility of running and establishing the northern boundary between Maine and
New Hampshire, an undertaking that involved many dangers, great difficul-
ties, resolution, and endurance as h\s> /oiiriial, which will follow, fully proves.
He had three sons and two or more daughters, who lived to maturity. His
death occurred in 1807, at the age of 96.
WALTER BKTENT'S JOCBNAL.
"1741. March 13. Fiyday. I set out from New-Market with eight men to assist
me in running and marking out one of the Province Bounderys — lodged at Cocheco.
14. Saturday. Sent our Baggage on loging sleds to Rochester from Cocheco under
the care of three men, these continuing with me at Cocheco, it being foul weather.
15. Sunday. Attended Public worship at Cocheco and in the evening went to
Rochester and lodged there.
16. Monday. Travelled through the upper part of Rochester and lodg'd in a Loging
Camp.
17. Tuesday. West on Salmon Fall River & travelled up said River on the ice above
the second pond and campt.
18. Wednesday. Went to the third pond, & about two of the clock in the afternoon
it rained and snow'd very hard & oblidg'd us to camp — e.xtream stormy that night
and two men sick.
19. Thursday. Went to the head of Nechawannock River and there set my course,
being north two Degrees West, but by the needle North Eight Degrees East, and run
half a mile on a neck of land with three men — then returne'd to the other five and
campt.
20. Fryday. Crost the head pond which was a mile over, and at two hundred rods
distance from sd head pond was another which lay so in my course that I crost it three
times, and has communication with Mousum River as I suppose — from the last men-
tion'd pond, for si.\ mile togather I found the land to be pretty even, the growth gen-
erally White and Pitch Pine, IN. B. At the end of every mile I mark'd a tree where the
place would admit of it, with the number of miles from the head of Nechwannock
River.) Went over a mountain from the summit of which I plainly see White Hills &
Ossipa Pond which [pond] bore about North West and was about four mile distant.
There also lay on the north side of said Mountain at a mile distant a pond in the form
of a circle, of the diameter of three miles, the East end of which I crost. I also crost
the River which comes from the East and runs into said pond & campt, had good
travelling to-day & went between seven and eight miles.
21. Saturday. In travelling five miles (the land pretty level) from the place where
I campt last night. I tame to a river which runs out from the last inention'd pond &
there track'd an Indian & three Dogs, kill'd two Deer & Campt,
22. Sunday. Remain'd in my Camp & about nine o'clock at night we was hail'd
by two Indians (who were within fifteen rods of it) in so broken English that they
called three times before I could understand what they said, which was, " What you
do there," — upon which I spoke to them and immediately upon my speaking they
asked what news. 1 told them it was Peace. They answered, "May be no." But
however, upon my telling them they should not be hurt, and bidding them to come
to the Camp, they came and behaved very orderly and gave me an account of Ossipa
])(.ind & River, as also of a place call'd Pigwacket. They told me the way to know
when I was at Pigwacket was by observing a certain River which had three large hills
on the southwest side of it, which narrative of said Indians respecting Ossipa & Co.,
I found to correspond pretty well with my observations. They also informed me of
their names which were Sentur & Pease. Sentur is an old man. was in Capt. Love-
well's fight, at which time he was much wounded and lost one of his eyes; the other is
a young man. They informed me their living was at Ossipa pond. They had no gun
but hatchett and spears. Our snowshoes being somewhat broken they readily imparted
540 BETANT AND BRYENT FAMILY.
wherewith to mend them. They would have purchased a gun of me, but could not
spare one. They were very inquisitive to know what bro't Englishmen so far in the
woods in peace, whereupon I informed them. And upon the whole they said they
tho't it was war finding Englishmen so far in the woods & further that there were sundry
company's of Indians a hunting & they believed that none of sd company's would
let me proceed if they should meet me.
23. I\fonday. Parted with Indians & went to Ossipa River which is fifteen mile
from the head of Salmon Fall which number of miles I marked on a pretty large tree
that lay convenient. (And in my return I found on said tree a sword handsomely
formed grasp'd by a hand.) One mile from Ossipa River came to a mountain from
the top of which 1 saw the White Hills. Travell'd over five large mountains. Campt.
24. Tuesday. Found the snow very soft today, so that we sunk half leg deep in
snowshoes. See where two Indians had Campt on Hemlock Boughs. Campt. Snow'd
all night.
25. U'ednesdav. Continued snowing all day & night. The general depth of the
snow which fell last night & today was four feet and a half to five feet deep.
26. Thursday. The weather fair and clear and in my travel today saw the White
Hills which were West and by North from me, and about seven miles distant as near
as 1 could guess. I also see Pigwacket Plain or Intervale Land as also Pigwaket River
which runs from the North West to the South East and cuts the aforesaid Interval to two
Triangles, it lying North & South about eight miles in length & four in breadth. About
two or three miles beyond Pigwaket, I saw a large body of Water three or four miles
long & half a mile broad, but whether River or Pond I do not know.
27. Frydav. Finding the travelling Difficult by the softness of the snow and the
Rivers and Brooks breaking up, togather witli some backwardness in my men to ven-
ture any further, I concluded to return which I did accordingly, and on Wednesday
the first of April we got safe back to New-Market and all in good health.
Walter Brvent."
1. Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1736.
2. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 3, 173S.
3. Walter, Esq., Feb. 12, 1740; m. Nov. 17, 1762, Mary Dole (she
was b. July 21, 1738; d. Nov. 9, 1777,) and had issue of whom here-
after. Like his father, he was an expert land surveyor; was commis-
sioned to survey the lots of Wolfborough, N. H., and built a camp for
his headquarters in the southern part of the township, the e.xact location
of which is still pointed out. This survey was completed in 1762.
He was one of the grantees of Tamworth and Albany, N. H. I sup-
pose his home was at Newmarket. He d. Oct. 2, 1784. Six children,
as follows :
1. Anne, b. Aug. 25, 1763; m. Eliphalet Smith (a relative of St. John
Smith), and resided in Portland. She d. July 31, 1836, aged 73 years.
II. Walter, b. July 16, 1765; m. Hannah Goodwin, of Newmarket, N.
H., and resided there as farmer and tavern-keeper many years. He
began life with bright prospects and had acquired considerable
property, but mLsfortune came and he lost nearly all. Coming into
the wilderness of Maine, where "wild land " was cheap, he purchased
a tract in Lovell and sought to retrieve his fortune. Here he built
a log-house, and to this lonely spot he brought his family in 1803.
Neither Mr. Bryent nor his wife were fitted to this new condition of
life. She was a woman of proud spirit who had been accustomed to
the concomitants of wealth and the influence of good society, and
jjoTE —This survey extended about thirtv miles, and was not finished till 1762, to Canada
line. There are provincialisms in this .iournal, proving that the writer, whoever it was, was no
stranger in New England.
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 541
felt most keenly the deprivation and hardships that are incident to a
new and remote settlement. Chafing under some embarrassment,
Mr. Bryent abruptly left home in 1815, and remained silent and un-
known to his relatives for nearly twenty-five years. Meanwhile, his
wife, worn out with disappointment and sorrow, had strangled her-
self with a skein of yarn at the home of her daughter at North Frye-
burg, and was buried in Stowe.
To the astonishment of everybody Mr. Bryent came back when
an old man, with a horse and sleigh, and drove first to his daughter's,
Mrs. Bachelder, who at once recognized him as her father; but as
he went from house to house to call upon his other children, they
regarded him with feelings akin to those that might be experienced
in seeing one who had come from the abodes of death. This was in
the year 1844. He claimed to have been in the state of New York,
and alluded to a mill he owned there; but nothing very definite could
be learned from him respecting his experiences while absent. He
wished to go back, but by the importunity of his children decided to
remain with them the remainder of his days. Much of his time was
spent in visiting his sons and daughters, alternating between Frye-
burg, Lovell, and Chatham, until the infirmities of age rendered it
imprudent for him to undertake such long journeys on foot, and a
permanent home was provided for him at John L. Farrington's, where
he mostly continued till his death, in 1856-7, at the age of 94. He
was buried at North Fryeburg.
During the last years of his life Mr. Bryent was fond of fishing,
and as his children remonstrated, considering it unsafe for him to go
alone, he would promise not be long away, but seldom returned till
the day was well spent. As he came home nearly exhausted, and
without any fish, he always said he threw them upon the bank, one
by one, as caught, but that he could never find them when he was
ready to return home. It is said of him that he would often drop
his head and exclaim : "As a man thinketh so is he."
He was a man of heavy build, with fair, fresh complexion, and
was well preserved, physically and mentally, when advanced in years.
The meagre outlines of history furnished by the descendants of
this remarkable man, indicate an experience as strange and eventful
as the most thrilling romance. While preparing this brief sketch,
the conjuring imagination has many times forced me to ask: "What
must have been the reflections of this poor old man during the years
of his long expatriation, and after his return?" His career certainly
involved much that is pathetic, and the motives for his singular con-
duct, locked within the security of his own breast, must ever remain
enshrouded in mystery. Childrens' names as follows :
(i). Afi7/y D., b. Nov. 11, 1786, in Newmarket, N. H.; m., May 7,
1805, Benjamin Wiley, of Fryeburg, Me., and has issue.
(2). Walter L., b. Oct. 28, 1788; m.. May, 1814, Mary Swan, who
was b. May 19, 1789. He purchased a farm at North Lovell —
the place since owned by Dea. Peter MacAllister — and lived there
for many years. He used to tell his children of his going to
Canada where he worked till he had saved one hundred dollars
542 BRYANT AND BHYENT FAMILY.
in gold, which he gave for his land. After the death of his son
Walter, in the West, Mr. Bryent sold his farm and purchased a
house and sufficient land for cultivation and for pasturing a
horse and cow, at Lovell Centre, and lived there, in the enjoyment
of health and happiness, for many years. After the death of his
wife, and when his health failed, he lived with his daughter, the
wife of Dr. Chandler, and died there Oct. 13, 1872. He was
buried at Lovell Centre, by the side of his wife, who d. Apr. 21,
1869. Like his ancestors of the same name, Walter Bryent was
an accomplished surveyor of land and long a justice of the peace
and trial justice. He was for many years agent for the late Ellis
B. Usher, having charge of his timber lands and superintending
the cutting, hauling, and surveying. He was also public spirited
and active in local affairs, holding offices in town at times, and
declining to serve at other times.
(i). Mary Aim, b. Sept. 21, 1815; d. Jan. 2, 1818.
(11). Walter L., b. Sept. 17, 1817 ; m., Dec. 24, 1844, Amanda Phipps,
and had issue, two children, both of them dying in minority.
He d. Nov. 21, 1853, some say "out West."
(in). Marian, b. Mar. 27, 1820; m. Moses Kilgore, Jan. 24, 1844;
d. Oct. 6, 1846.
(iv). Henrietta, b. Feb. 20, 1822; d. Nov. 26, 1840.
(v). Eliza, b. Apr. 20, 1824; d. Sept. 18, 1826.
(vi). Israel L., b. Feb. 13, 1826; d. Dec. 21, 1826.
(vii). Eliza F., b. Nov. 18, 1827; m., Dec. 16, 1849, to Freeman
Evans, of Lovell; now living at Pleasantdale, Cape Elizabeth,
Me. ; a lady of accomplishments,
(viii). Olive G., b. Dec. 7, 1829 ; m., Dec. 6, 1849, to Dr. Isaac Chan-
dler, of Lovell. She is now living at North Fryeburg, a widow.
Like her sister, Mrs. Chandler is a woman of cultivated mind,
greatly beloved.
(ix). Hannah E., b. Sept. 2, 1S35 ; d. Aug. 13, 1851.
(3). Sarah G., b. Aug. 16, 1792, in Newmarket, N. H.; d. June 14,
1839.
(4). Martha H, b. Jan. 31, 1794; m. Richard Bachelder, of North
Fryeburg ; had children.
(5). John S., b. Feb. 12, 1797, in Newmarket, N. H. ; m. Mary, dau.
of Samuel McDonald, of Chatham, N. H., and settled in that
town. He was a man well endowed by nature, but of irregular
habits and speculative propensities; died at the home of his
daughter in Brownfield, May 15, 1879, aged 82. His wife pre-
deceased him, Nov. 11, 1874. Children, probably all born in
Chatham, as follows:
(i). Walter L., b. June 29, 1824; m. Mary A. Johnson; resided at
North Conway, N. H. ; d. Oct. 20, 1885. Two children.
(11). John S., b. July 3, 1826; m., first, Caroline Mclntire; second,
Octavia Gibson ; d. Jan. 15, 1792; resided at North Fryeburg,
Me. Three children.
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(m). Robert G., b. May 6, 1828; m. Martha Goodwin; resided at
Cape Elizabeth; d. Dec. 20, 1892.
(iv). Martha H., b. May i, 1830; never married.
(v). Benjamin \V.,h. Mar. 20, 1S33; m. Mary H. Goddard ; resided
at Paris Hill; lawyer b)' profession; d. July 20, 186:; ; left one
child,
(vi). Hannah E., b. Nov. 13, 1836; m. Phendeus Hill, and is now
(1893) living in Brownfield, Me.
(vii). Mary R., b. Apr. 29, 1840; a single woman.
(6). Nancy, b. June 13, 1800; m., Dec. 31, 1842, John L. Farrington,
and lived at North Fryeburg, Me.
(7). Otive G., b. Jan 14, 1804; d. Mar. 14, 1842.
(8). Eliza C, b. Sept. 9, 1809 ; m. Simeon C. Wiley, of North Frye-
burg. She d. and her husband m. Hannah M., dau. of Benja-
min D. liryant, of Lisbon, now living in Greene, Me.
III. Molly, b. Oct. 6, 176S, at Newmarket, N. H. ; m. Hateville Knight,
of Rochester.
IV. Benj.\min D., b. Nov. 17, 1770; m. Rachel Davis, dau. of Jesse
Davis, May 7, 1809. He attended school at Exeter, N. H., and after
leaving there, went with his brother-in-law, Eliphalet Smith, to Port-
land, where he engaged in mercantile business. From there he re-
moved to Webster in 1806, and settled on a farm, where he continued
to live until his death, Dec. 14, 1844. Mr. Bryant was many years a
magistrate and much employed in town business. His widow d. July
14, 1856, aged 66. Twelve children,
(i). Paitlina A., b. May 27, 1810; d. Nov. 20, 1837.
(2). James, b. July 4, 181 1; m. Harriet N. Hamilton, and had two
daughters; d. Feb. 20, 1887, aged 75 years. The widow is in
Boston.
(3). Anne S., b. Apr. 24, 18 13; m. Daniel L. Weymouth and has two
sons.
(4). Benjamin D., b. Aug. 24, 18 15; d. Apr. 8, 1887, aged 72.
(5). Mary D., b. Dec. 29, 1816; d. Sept. 17, 1819.
(6). Walter, b. May 25, 18 19.
(7). John C, b. Sept. 2, 182 1; m. Drusilla Patten, of Lisbon, and
lived on the homestead; d. June 26, 1884; widow living.
(8). Christopher C.,h. Dec. 18, 1823; went to California and lives
there now ; unmarried.
(9). Hannah M., b. July 31, 1826; m. Simeon C. Wiley, whose first
wife was her cousin, Eliza, a dau. of Walter Bryent, of Lovell.
Mrs. Wiley is a woman of intelligence, who has by extensive read-
ing acquired a rich store of general information. Residence,
Greene, Me.
(10). Sarah J., b. May 2, 1829; d. Mar. 12, 1863.
(ii). Eliphalet S., b. Oct. 31, 1831 ; m. and resides in Webster, Me.
(12). Daniel C, h. Aug. 16, 1834; d. May 8, 1838.
544 BRYANT AND BETENT FAMILY.
V. |oHN S., b. Jan. ii, 1773, in Newmarket, N. H.; supposed to have
been killed near Canada, in 181 4.
VI. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 2, 1775; m. Isaac Hopkins; lived and d. in Port-
land, Me.
4. Jeremy Bryent, son of Walter (i ), b. Aug. 7, 1743, in Newcastle, N. H. !
m. Apr. 25, 1765, Mary , who was b. Mar. 6, 1741, and had as
many as six children, some of them b. in Newmarket. His name appears
frequently in the early records of northern New Hampshire. He was a
grantee of Albany in that state. He d. May 25, 1786. Issue as follows:
I. James, b. Sept. 16, 1766.
II. Mary, b. Apr. 12, 1767; d. Apr. 25, 1772.
III. John, b. Apr. 25, 1770; d. in 1863, leaving five sons and three daugh-
ters, of whom hereafter. He was a very useful man in town and
county; was for several years selectman of Tamworth, N. H., his
place of residence, and served in the legislature.
IV. Jeremy, b. Apr. 25, 1772.
V. Walter, b. Mar. 21, 1774, at Newmarket, N. H. ; m., Nov. 16, 1797,
Rachel Gilmore, who was b. Sept. 4, 1774, and had five children.
He was settled in Tamworth, N. H., as early as 1790, as a farmer.
Children as follows :
(i). Zucy, h. Sept. 29, 1799.
(2). James, b. Sept. 16, i8oi; m. and settled in Industry, Me., when
a young man. He lost his wife and three children within a few
days, but m. again, and had two other children. William, by
first wife, now living. The father has been dead many years.
(3). /('////, b. Oct. 3, 1803; lived in Tamworth, N. H., where he was,
for many years, a prominent man, serving as selectman and as
representative. He d. in 1863, leaving five sons and three
daughters.
(4). Walter, b. Mar. 20, 1807; left home when quite young and re-
sided in Boston many years; had no children of his own but
adopted one of his sister's daughters, who is now living in Som-
erville. Mr. Bryant died about 1873.
(5). Jerry G., b. June 5, 1810; is now living, a feeble old man, in
Tamworth, N. H., where he has lived all his days. He had a
family of eight children, only two now living.
BRIANTS OF HOLLIS.
Joel Briailt married Eunice Cutting somewhere in Massachusetts and
came to HoUis. This has been called "a runaway match." He lived for
several years near the house of Squire Usher, where Madison Usher after-
wards lived, on the old Alfred road, between the "Guide-board hill" and
Cyrus Bean's, in a house built by old Aaron Eldridge, and was a peddler of
lamp-black burned by Bets Eldridge. The family was poor, but subsequently
received a legacy from Mrs. Briant's folks which enabled them to purchase
land and build the house at Moderation Mills where they lived and died.
The family was, to use modern parlance, "high-toned," and carried themselves
BRYANT AND BRYENT FAMILY. 545
with lofty airs, in consequence of which the daughters were held in envy by
the daughters of the farmers round-about, and one old lady said in my hear-
ing: "Those Briant gals would dress out in great finery outside when they
didn't have a shirt to their back." This was "surmised," probably. Well,
there were several "darters": Abicjail, called "Nabby"; Louisa, the wise
"schule-marm," ; JuDirn, called "Judy," who owned the little black dog,
and HoRAxro, who perpetuated the name. We remember Joel Eria^t well.
He was a little, crabbed man, with an enormous nose that always seemed just
ready to capsize him. He kept ducks and at the same time Louisa kept the
district school. Ephraim Tibbetts attended school and Joel's ducks sported
in the Tibbetts duck pond. Ephraim would throw stones at the ducks to
decoy Joel, who with great vehemence came to the rescue of his domestic
fowls, and Ephraim would instantly seize the spiteful little man and douse
him in the filthy duck pond till he looked like a "drookit craw," as the Scotch
would say. Well, as soon as Louisa, who had been cognizant of the treatment
received by her father, had opened her school, she would call Ephraim to the
floor and finish him down with her "birch " till she had exhausted her strength
of arm. The lusty lad would take this without wincing, but woe to Joel when
he got hold of him ; he was sure to plunge him into the brook or duck pond.
And thus the feud was kept up till Ephraim ran off to sea and left Joel and
Louisa to their reflections.
Joel was a grave-digger withal and was watchful for work, it is said, with as
much anticipation, when some poor neighbor was sick, as a modern under-
taker. It is reported that some time before the pale horse and his rider had
come to the community Joel would be seen " scouring his shovel." At one time
Joe Decker was dangerously ill and for many days his life was despaired of.
The eccentric Dr. How, a man wiser than his generation, was the attending
physician. He saw that the courage, the cheerfulness, of his patient was
essential to his recovery. ( )n one occasion he found Joe very downhearted
and evidently sinking under his malady. He told him the following: "Joe,
you shall not die now ; you mus'n't anyway. As I was coming up I saw Joel
Briant out scouring his shovel and he said he was getting ready to dig a grave
for Joe Decker. But I told him to put away his shovel for he shouldn't have
Joe Decker." This speech had the desired effect. Joe Decker was of humor-
ous temperament (as ;?// the Deckers were), appreciated the joke, and laughed
so heartily that the disease was sloughed off and he recovered apace.
Away upon the hill-side, under the protecting shade of an old gnarled oak,
stood the little leaning and lonely head-stone that marked the grave of Eunice
Cutting, consort of Joel Briant, many, many years before Joel himself fol-
lowed in the caravan, and was laid by her side. The ducks still paddled in
the pond, Ephraim Tibbetts and Joe Decker lived on, but Joel Briant had passed
beyond the trouble of the world, and the robin sang his plaintive requiem in
the oak tree. Nabbv married a Harmon, and when advanced in years was
left a widow. Not many years ago the author of this book spent an evening
in the company of this old lady, and heard from her own lips many stories of
"ye olden time" on the Saco. Judith and her constant little dog went their
daily rounds for many years, until, one day, he died. Judith was never quite
the same after this loss, and though considerably past the age when the ten-
der emotions are supposed to kindle romantic visions in the female mind, she
seemed to scan with longing gaze a wider horizon, till, at length, her mental
546 BUCK FAMILY.
overtures were responded to and she became entangled in the sober net of
matrimony. She immediately passed from the local stage, and her subsequent
fate is unknown to me. Louisa lived on in "single blessedness" long after
her professional services in the school-room had ended, with the manifest con-
sciousness that she was a learned person who had left impressions upon the
minds — and bodies too — of the rising generation that would bear fruit in honor
of her ixime. Horatio was his father's successor at the homestead, and for
long years carried on business as a merchant and manufacturer of clothing.
He was blessed with an excellent companion and reared a family of intelli-
gence and respectability.
Kev. James Buck was a Scotchman, born in 1787. He came to Prince
Edwards Island in 1808, being twenty-one years of age. He married Eliza-
beth Laird, of P. E. L, and had three children, John, Elizabeth, and Ann,
born there. James J., Jannette, and Elijah S., were born on or near the Gut
of Canso. Edward and Adams, twins, were born in Limington; Thomas,
born in Hollis, near Muddy brook. Elder Buck was a Methodist preacher,
at one time settled at West Gorham. He subsequently preached in Liming-
ton; then removed to Hollis, near Muddy brook; afterwards settled on a
farm in Dayton, where he spent the remainder of his days. A brother
came to New England later whose son, David Buck, is now engaged in the
hardware trade at Saco. John Buck is now (1894) living, aged 82. Jannette,
spinster, lives on the homestead. They were a tall, strong-framed, dark
people.
Elder Buck was a man of much originality, whose speech was of the broadest
Scotch sort. He was a very practical and logical preacher, whose figures,
employed for illustrations, were nearly all chosen from Bonnie Scotland's
storehouse. When preaching from the text, " He who putteth his hands to
the plow and looketh backward is not fit for the kingdom," he laid much
stress on deep plowing ; he said that in Scotland they put the " pleaugh in up
to the snuddocks." At one time he saw some sheep in a neighbor's bean
field, and driving up to the door called out: "The shapes are in the banes and
are going from hell to hell." Elder Buck was a good man with a ku'// and
7iiay of his own.
Q}1,
Richard Bullock, the ancestor of the numerous families of this name in
New England, settled in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1644. For several generations
the family remained in Rehoboth, where Richard contributed ;^2oo toward the
purchase of the town, receiving in return large allotments of land on which his
posterity settled. Rehoboth, then a part of Plymouth county, was eight miles
BULLOCK FAMILY. 547
square, and its western boundary the Blackstone river, which alone separated
it from Roger Williams Colony, at Providence, R. I., and some of the Bullocks
moved over there, where descendants have since resided, and among them
several distinguished men have arisen. Few if any of the family remain in
their old cradle town of Rehoboth now. No railroad touches it; its soil is
sterile, and one family after another moved away from a locality that would
not yield a support. Among men of note descended from Richard Bullock
may be mentioned Alexander Bullock, of Worcester, at one time governor
of Massachusetts; Sif.I'HEN Bullock, of Rehoboth, member of Congress
under Jefferson's administration, and his son. Dr. S.^muel Bullock, a mem-
ber of the Massachusetts legislature, and of the convention in 1820 to form a
new constitution; Rich.^rd Bullock, of Providence, a merchant of means
and high standing; Col. William Bullock, who surveyed the town of Savoy
in Berkshire county, and other towns adjoining; Nathaniel Bullock, speaker
of House of Representatives, 1826-7, lieutenant-governor of Rhode Island in
1842, and candidate for governor in 1837, a lawyer of ability; Jonathan R.
Bullock, lieutenant-governor of Rhode Island, i860, judge Supreme court,
and later judge United States court, now living in Bristol, R. I., advanced in
years, who has furnished the author much data for this notice. Descended
from Richard Bullock was :
I. Christopher Bullock, who lived in Cumberland and Scituate, Provi-
dence county, R. I., and children were born in both towns. His wife
was Sarah. Children's names as follows ;
I. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 7, 1748.
11. Ebenezkr, b. Mar. 25, 1749; d. Aug. ig, 1751.
in. Sarah, b. Jan. 22, 1752.
IV. Nathan, b. Apr. 16, 1754.
v. Ebenezer, b. Feb. i, 1756.
vi. Catherine, b. Sept. 26, 1757.
vn. Christopher, b. Jan. 22, 1761. This man m. Hannah, and followed
his son yercmiali and daughter Mercy to York county, Maine. He
was a minister of the gospel, and traveled and labored much with
Elder John Buzzell. He was considered an able sermonizer, candid
reasoner, prudent counselor, and godly man. He was a man of gigan-
tic form, possessed of a voice deep and strong, and " he never feared
the face of clay." He lived in Limington and Parsonsfield, and the
town records show that he solemnized many marriages in these towns.
He d. Apr. 29, 1825, in Parsonsfield, after which his widow went to
live with her son in Limington, where she survived until Feb. 7, 1847,
and passed away in triumph. These had several children, three of
whom died in Maine,
(i). Rev. Jeremiah Bullock, son of the preceding, was b. in Rhode
Island, but the town is not known. He began to preach before
he was twenty-one years of age, and came into Maine on a mis-
sionary tour, preaching as he went. He was ordained in the
"Brook Meeting-house," in Bu.xton, May 22, 181 1, and baptized
about fifty persons during the month. Elder Bullock was a man
of heavy build, whose resounding voice could be heard for a great
distance. He was a bold, plain, impressive preacher, who was
548 BULLOCK FAMILY.
for many years a successful evangelist and pastor. In the early
years of his ministry he was sometimes opposed and persecuted.
At one time a large party of the "baser sort " assembled about the
meeting-house, where he was preaching, firing guns and threaten-
ing violence. One man is said to have seized him to pull him
down from the chair upon which he stood while preaching, but
was not successful. The elder said he talked as fast and as loud
as he could for he knew not that he would ever have another
opportunity. He subsequently administered the ordinance of
baptism to several who dated their e.xperience of conviction to the
"gun meeting " of May 6, i8i i. He traveled and preached much
in the counties of York, Cumberland, and Oxford, until 1817,
when he m. Almira, dau. of Edmund and Hannah (Morton) Wes-
cott, of Gorham, and settled in Limington. From the time of
this marital union the two went together preaching the word in
many places. He d. Dec. 16, 1849. His widow was m. to Dea.
Andrew Cobb, of Bridgton, who accompanied her on her preach-
ing tours until her death, April 25, 1857. She was said to have
been just ten years younger than her husband, and survived him
ten years; thus it is inscribed on the grave-stone of each "aged 62
years." He recorded the names of 370 persons he had baptized
during his ministry.
(2). SteJ^ki-ii Bullock., son of Christopher, was b. in the state of Rhode
Island, and came to Maine a young man. He m. Betsey Chase
in Hiram, Me., and lived in that town until the close of his days.
He was a farmer.
(3). Alercy Bullock, dau. of Christopher, came to Maine and became
the wife of a Mr. Davis, in Limington.
(4). Westcott Bullock, son of Christopher, was a young man of fine
scholarship and great promise, who d. single.
(i). Warren C, son of Stephen and Betsey (Chase) Bullock, was b.
Aug. 26, 181 7, in Limington, Me. He acquired a common
school education, and for many years owned and conducted a
dry goods and grocery store in that part of Bridgton now
known as Sandy Creek. He then purchased a farm in Naples,
whence, after the death of four children, he removed to Denmark
where he continued the pursuit of farming until 1870. He then
located at Bridgton Centre, so that his son could have better
educational advantages. After the death of his second wife,
he went to the home of his daughter in North Dakota, where
he remained several years. He revisited the East in 1888, and
lived with his son in Philadelphia one year; now living at
Aurora, N. J. He has been a vigorous, active man with good
business ability, honest and upright in all his dealings. He
was baptized in early life, and has ever been very conscientious
in matters of religious duty.
He m. Sarah A. March, of Bridgton, at Denmark, Mar. 9,
1S43 (by Eld. Larkin Jordan). She was b. Nov. 25, 1822; d.
there, Jan. 21, 1847. He m. second, Jan. 10, 1854, Nancy P.
^<^-e^ qf /&A.f-(/oJt
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Day, who was b. in Bridgton, July 3, 1833; d. there Sept. 21,
1884. Both marriages were happy ones ; his second wife, an
invalid many years, was an amiable, helpful woman who pos-
sessed a sunny and cheerful disposition. Two of his ten chil-
dren were by first wife.
(a). Mart/ia A., b. July 9, 1844, in Bridgton ; m. in 1S64, to Frank
J. Hill, of Sebago. They removed to Minneapolis, Minn.,
in 1 865, and fifteen years later removed to Dakota Territory,
where they now live. Several children.
(b). Mary, b. Nov. 27, 1845 ; m. to Cornelius Peterson, of Bridg-
ton, in 1S70; d. in 1873.
(c). Marshall JV., h. Oct. 26, 1854; d. Oct. 26, 1864.
(d). Z/zz/i- S., b. Dec. 24, 1856; d. Oct. 25, 1864.
(e). Luther P., b. June 2, 1859; d. Oct. 19, 1864.
(f). Viola A., b. Dec. 22, 1861 ; d. Nov. 2, 1864.
(g). Linwood M., b. June 2, 1866, in Denmark, is the only sur-
viving son. He attended the graded schools at Bridgton,
passed through the grammar and high school departments,
graduating in class of '84 at the age of 18 ; paid special at-
tention to business course, but ranked well in classics; en-
tered large dry goods store of Horatio Staples, at Portland,
in 1S84, and during the four years employed there became
conversant with all branches of the business; was chief sales-
man the lastsi.x months. In fall of 1888 resigned to accept
a lucrative position with John Wanamaker, in Philadelphia.
Poor health caused him to seek a warmer climate and in
1889 he became connected with the Normal and Agricul-
tural Institute, at Hampton. Va., as accountant, a position
he now (1893) holds, and in which he has given satisfac-
tion ; unmarried.
(h). Three daughters of Warren and Nancy, triplets, b. Dec. 14,
1870, in Bridgton ; d. the same day.
(i). Rc'i\ Wescoft Bullock, only son of Jeremiah and Almira, was b.
in Limington, July 7, 18 18. He received his education in the
common schools and at Parsonsfield Academy, and was a teacher
in early life. He embraced religion in 1842, and soon after
began to preach. The twofold and wonderfully woven mantle
of his parents had fallen on him; that part received from his
father, coarse, hard-twisted, and substantial, proved a panoply of
security amid the storms that sometimes gather about the minis-
ter's pathway ; that inherited from his saintly mother and dj'ed
by her gentle spirit, was of soft and silken te.xture designed to
keep the heart warm and tender. This sacred mantle was "re-
versible " and sometimes changed in the pulpit, alternating be-
tween the rough and silken sides. W'escott was ordained at
Saco, in August, 1856, his mother preaching the sermon to a vast
assembly of people in the town hall. He says : " I have preached
in various towns of Maine and New Hampshire, sometimes in
a fine pulpit, sometimes in school-houses and sometimes stand-
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ing on stone walls; wherever I had a thus saith the Lord."
He has always preached what he believed and lived as he
preached. In personal appearance both commanding and attrac-
tive ; his voice pleasant and melodious, and his language plain
and pure. He has been a very useful man, who was widely
known and much beloved ; now passing the snowy years of
venerable age, cheered by the sunshine of the Christian's un-
dying hope. He has been incapacitated for active service from
paralysis, and says he "lives by praying"; resides in Bidde-
ford, Me. He m. Elmira, dau. of Isaac Gove, of Limington,
b. July 14, 182 I, and had issue, the following children, of whom
Martha M., William R. T., and Daniel S. have deceased :
(a). Jeremiah, m. Ellen Dickson, of Parsonsfield, Me.
(b). William R. T., m. Fanny Baldwin, of Biddeford, Me.
(c). Martha E., m. Edgar E. Clark, of Biddeford, Me.
(d). Daniel S., m. Annah B. Hutchins, of Biddeford, Me.
(e). Elizabeth C, m. Joseph H. Dearborn, of Biddeford, Me.
(ii-). Harriet, m. to George Freeman and is now living in Bridg-
ton ; Mr. F. deceased ; one dau.. Belle, m. in B.
(in). Mary, m. Daniel Segon and lived in Bridgton ; both de-
ceased. Issue.
(Tame and ^iami;.
'I'his is a Scandinavian surname, transplanted into Scotland and England
by the Viking invaders at a very early period. The name is now common in
Scotland. There is a hamlet about three and one-half miles from Edinburgh
named Kames. A village in Argyleshire, on the west side of the Kyles of
Bute, bears the same name. A fine, old, gabled mansion in Berwickshire, situ-
ated in the midst of a grove of ancient trees, named Kames, was the birthplace,
property, and residence of the distinguished judge and philosopher from
whence he derived the title of Lord Kames. An ancient castle, about three
miles from Rothesay, is known as Kaimes castle. Families long domiciled in
Devonshire bear the surname Came. One branch of the New England stock,
planted in New Hampshire, have spelled their name " Kame."
Arthur Came, the earliest person of the name known to have settled in
New England, had land granted to him at Bass cove, in the town of York, Jan.
14, 1670. The full maiden name of his wife has not been found; her first
name was Violet. In 17 10 he and his wife gave to their "only son" Samuel,
for their maintenance during the remainder of their days, a deed of their
homestead farm with buildings thereon. He probably died about the time
that he conveyed his property, as in the deed he is called " aged, decripped and
almost quite past labor." He was constable of York in 1674; often juryman
and appraiser of estates; evidently a prominent citizen.
CAME AND KAME. 551
Samuel Came, son of Arthur and Violet, was born in York, presumably
in 1673 or 1674, and, as appears from his monument, d. Dec. 26, 1768, in the
95th year of his age. He m. Nov. 22, 1699, Patience, daughter of Samuel
Bragdon; she was b. Apr. 17, 1678. Mr. Came was a distinguished man in
his day. In the history of Maine, by Williamson, it was said of him : " He
represented his town in the General Court five years ; was chosen into the
Council in 1733, and had, in all, nine successive elections into that legislative
branch. He was commissioned to the bench of the Common Pleas in 1730,
which position he filled, with reputation to himself, twenty years." He was
infiuential in town and county affairs; a gentleman of the puritanical stamp,
respectable and respected, honorable and honored. He was the owner of
quite e.xtensive lands. In his will, 1764, he gave his homestead farm to his
grandson, Samuel Young, whose wife was a daughter of his only son. He
also gave his negro man Sharper* to the same person. He and wife were
buried in Scotland parish, where suitable monuments mark the place of their
rest. His second wife, PLlizabeth Stover, of Cape Neddick, after his death,
returned to that place and there died and was buried. Mr. Came built the
garrison house on "Cider hill," the old homestead, about 17 10, during the
Indian wars, which was taken down in 1850. In 1855 George L. Came, Esq..
of Alfred, by whom much herein was provided, found the large, slate head-
stone of this ancestor broken, and in the following year had it mended and
stone posts and iron rails placed around his grave; a very laudable action.
Josepll Came, only son of Samuel, was b. Apr. 25, 17 15; m. Nov. 25,
1736, Keziah, dau. of Micum Maclntire, a woman of pure Highland Scotch
blood. He lived on Birch hill in the town of York; dropped dead before lie
was forty-nine and was buried on his homestead; supposed to have had issue,
si.x daughters and four sons, named as follows:
1. Samuel, b. Apr. 24, 173S, of whom no other record has been discov-
ered.
2. MicoM, d. in infancy.
3. Joseph, b. Dec. 20, 1741 ; m. Phebe Gowen, of Kittery, and settled in
New Hampshire, and his descendants spell the name " Kanie." There
were seven sons and five daughters in this family, but I shall not trace
them.
4. Arthur, b. Apr. 24, 1745; m. Mary Haley, of Kittery, and d. in York,
Jan. 30, 182 1. Four of his sons settled in the town of Buxton, antl to
them and their families we shall now give our attention.
I. John, b. Oct. 27, 1767, in York, and settled in Buxton in 1787. He
m. Phebe, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Fields) Lord (b. June 25,
1769; d. Sept. 10, 1835), of Buxton, Oct. 2, 1794, after which he
made his home on the high table-land not far from the eastern bank
of Saco river, where, he cleared the large and valuable farm and
erected the imposing and well-arranged mansion and farm offices
since owned and occupied by his son. While extensively engaged in
farming he carried on a considerable and successful lumbering busi-
ness at Bonnie Eagle village, to which also his son and grandson
•Sharper is said to have heen the last slave owned in New England. He lived to be nearly
or finite one hundred years of asje, and aceordinp to his wish was Imriefl in the garden of his
toiuier master, wliere he used to work, and suilaole stones mark his grave.
552 CAME AND KAME.
succeeded. His wife d. Sept. lo, 1835; he d. Sept. 16, 1857. These
were laid down under tlie protecting shade of trees near tlieir dwell-
ing upon the farm. There were five children of whom I have record :
(i). Polly, b. July 25, 1796; m. John Eastman; d. Dec. 26, 1871.
(2). Hannah, b. Mar. 3, 1798; m. Aaron Leavitt, of Buxton, and d.
Feb. s, 1856.
(3). Ahram L., b. April 20, 1800; m. Feb. 2, 1825, Annis, dau. of
John and Esther (Shaw) Green, of Standish, who was b. June 27,
1803, at Little Falls. These had ten children, whose names will
follow this notice. Mr. Came lived all his days in his native
town. His education was limited to the common schools, but by
observation and extensive reading he became a man of varied
and accurate information. He developed great sagacity and good
judgment in business affairs in early life, and was entrusted with
commissions by his father, when quite immature in years, that
involved considerable financial importance. It has been related
of him that when a very young man he was sent by his father to
view an extensive tract of timber land with authority to purchase
if he could do so at figures which, in his judgment, would allow
of a fair margin of profits. He closed the bargain with instruc-
tions for the seller to come to his home to formulate conveyances
and receive payment. It seems that the man rued his sale, and
on coming to Bonnie Eagle inquired for "one Abram L. Came,
a young man having an old head." He continued to augment
liis lumber business and investments in timber until he was one
of the foremost manufacturers and dealers on Saco river. From
early years his habits of industry were pronounced; he was ever
a busy man, always at work on the farm, about his mills, or in
the timber swamp. He was a man of strict integrity, benevolent
and public spirited ; always interested in whatever was calculated
to advance education or in any way practically advance the good
of society. Originally a Whig, he beccme a Republican at the
organization of that party. He was for several years selectman
in Buxton, and served in the legislature of his state in 1837-38
and in 1847. His public services were attended to with the same
faithfulness and good judgment applied to his personal affairs.
Being held in the highest esteem among men his death was sin-
cerely lamented. Mr. Came d. Nov. 27, 1882, at his home, and
with his wife, who d. May 13, 1888, was interred in the family
burial-ground on the farm. Children :
(i). Charles G., b. Sept. 25, 1S26; graduated at Yale College, and
was for many years editor of the Boston Journal. He m. Sarah
M. Lewis, and left issue, Alkc, Francis L. and Katherinc E.: d.
Jan. 16, 1879. We subjoin the Yale record, with some extracts
from "In Memoriam," published in 1879.
Charles Greene Came: — Born at Buxton, Me., Sept. 26, 1826;
entered freshman, Sept. 1845; studying" law in Portland, Me., 1S49-52;
teaching in Maine during winters ol 1850 and 1S51; editor in Portland
for one or two months, in 1852; admitted to the bar in Portland, Oct.,
1852; practicing law in Rockland, Me., Oct., iS52-Aug., 1S63; practic-
CAME AND KAME. 553
ing law in Portland, and assistant editor of the Portland Advertiser,
Sept., 1853-July, 1855; chief editor of the Portland Advertiser, ]w\y,
iS55-May, 1S57; elected member of the House of Representatives,
of Maine, Feb., 1S54; re-elected to the same office, Sept., 1854; asso-
ciate editor of the Boston Journal, 1857 to 1879.
He contributed many articles to the Atlantic Motithty and
Nortli American Rcviav, besides his editorial work. For an essay
on "Legal Nomination," he received a prize of $300 from the
Union League club, of Philadelphia. The folloviring from the
pen of William W. Hill, who was the longest associated with
him on the Boston Journal, speaks for itself:
After more than twenty years' acquaintance with Mr. Came, the
impression of him which first arises in my mind is that of his sterling
manhood. His whole manner and life were those of a man who, with
high aims and purposes, was true to his convictions. He made no
profession of friendship or principles that he did not feel, and would
scorn to mislead any one by concealing his true sentiments. In form-
ing his opinions, he regarded what was riglit, rather than what was
expedient, and what he believed he acted up to. His very presence
was a rebuke to anything mean or underhanded.
He was a man, too, who impressed me as possessing a superior
judgment. Calm and self-possessed, clear in apprehension and e.\-
pression, his opinions carried with them the force of a keen insight
and firm conviction. His mind, in which the reflective element pre-
dominated, took a broad view of matters of public interest, and his
exposition of the topics which came before him for treatment was
marked by philosophical apprehension and high moral principle. He
possessed "the pen of a ready writer." and the constant strain which
a daily newspaper exerts upon its writers seemed not to tax either his
powers of thought, or his faculty of expression. His style was digni-
fied, his illustrations felicitous, and the graces of composition often
enlivened the dullest of themes. A cultivated imagination gave tone to
all his articles, and a playful fancy frequently imparted zest to his
writings. I think he impressed his associates with the feeling that he
possessed powers more than equal to his opportunities, and that with
more self assertion, he would have gained distinguished honors in
any department of mental efl'ort.
ftlr. Game's intercourse with his associates was a marvel of unvary-
ing courtesy and kindness. Not a harsh word ever escaped his lips,
and no ill-feeling ever arose between him and those who bore with him
" the heat and burden of the day." He was in every respect a Chris-
tian gentleman, although he never professed any religious principles
until the closing scenes of his life. His late associates cherish his
memory as that of a dear friend whose place in their hearts can never
be filled. He was reserved m manner and not strongly inclined to
seek new acquaintances, yet his social nature was full and rich. He
possessed not alone the qualities of the heart, but those mental gifts
needful for the highest social enjoyment. Unusually happy in his
domestic relations, his genial spirit found full play in the home circle.
His strong and deep nature, however, while enjoying the sweets that
lie upon the many sloi^es of life, was alive to the claims of those around
him, and he possessed the rare quality of cheerfully making sacrifices
for those whom he loved. In many ways Mr. Came had to meet his
full share of trial, and he accepted the burdens which Providence laid
in his path bravely, uncomplainingly, and bore them unllinchingiv to
the end. His remarkable patience and fortitude were exhibited when
the fell destroyer, consumption, laid its unrelenting grasp upon him.
For many months before the end came, it was evident to his friends
that his powers were slowly wasting away, but no sigh of pain, no
word of complaint, escaped him. He bore his lot manfully, and asked
no one to share his final sorrow. Daily he came and took his accus-
554 CAME AND KAME.
tomed seat among us, ever presenting the same serene demeanor and
extending the same cheerful greeting that marl^ed his best days; and
when the time arrived at last when he could no longer leave his home,
his cheerfulness did not forsake him. Disease gained no moral triumph
over him. Calmly and trustfully he awaited the end. The " ruling
passion " marked the fatal hour. Up to the last day of his life he had
continued to write for the paper as his strength permitted. That day
at noon (his lavorite time for writing"), he called to his daughter to
assist him from the bed to his chair, his spectacles were got for him,
and he was apparently making ready to write, when death settled
upon him. A brief struggle in his daughter's arms, and all was over.
Mr. Game's character, like our beautiful New England elm, was
lofty, vigorous, symmetrical — a delight and a comfort to his friends.
He was a true son of New P'ngland, and a fine specimen of its best
growth and culture, cut off in the ripeness of his powers. The mem-
ory of his life and character will ever be to his late associates a strong
incentive to rise to the best conditions of manhood in all their rela-
tions to life. In his death they lament a dear friend, and a co-laborer
of no mean powers,
(ii). Isaac L., b. Nov. 25, 1827; m. Mary B. Gordon; second, Mrs.
Caroline Doughty. He was engaged of late years in lumber
and milling business at Bonnie Eagle; d. Apr. 4, 1894.
(in). Esther, b. Nov. 22, 1829; d. May 23, 1863; unmarried.
(iv). John J£., b. May 12, 1832 ; d. in infancy.
(V). E/iza C, b. Nov. 29, 1833; d. June 30, 1885; single,
(vi). John H., b. Apr. 29, 1835; d. in Fairfax county, Va., June 16,
1863. He was ist Lieutenant of Company C, 27th Maine
Infantry, and a very popular and efficient officer, who had given
promise of high rank as a commander. A beautiful monument
was erected at his grave by the members of his company, a.s a
mark of their respect, in the Came burial-ground on the home
farm,
(vii). Margaret A., b. Mar. 9, 1837; d. Sept. 6, 1837.
(viii). Margaret A., b. July 22, 1838; m. Capt. Joseph F. Warren,
who had served with her brother John in the Civil war, and
now resides on the homestead with two sons,
(ix). Ann M., b. April 29, 1842; d. April 20, 1865.
(x). Susan A., b. May 25, 1844; m. Andrew L. Berry, of Bar Mills,
and resides on the well-known Capt. Stephen Berry homestead.
(4). Ehcbc, b. Oct. 6, 1803; m. William Boulter; d. April 11, 1883;
had issue.
(5). Keziah, b. May 12, 1805; m. Silas Berry, the shoemaker; d. Nov.
I, 1883.
S.'\MUEL, b. July 15, 1770, in York, Me. (son of Arthur and Mary
Haley), m. Ruth Kimball, of Buxton, Sept. 4, 1796, who d. Sept. 13,
1846, and settled at Salmon Falls, in Buxton, on the farm subsequently
owned and occupied by his son and grandson. He d. June 9, 1822.
Children's names follow:
(i). Samuel, b. Feb. 15, 1798; ni. Phebe Milliken and settled on the
homestead; two sons. He m. second, Fanny, who d. June 13,
1870. Mrs. Phebe d. Dec. 11, 1856. Samuel d. Mar. 29, 1870.
Children ;
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(i). A\ithaiiicl, b. Mar. 4, 1827; m. Olive, dau. of Jairus Came,
M. D., of North Berwick, and had a dau. Mary. He lived and
d. on his grandfather's homestead.
(11). Riifiis B., b. May 8, 1829; d. June 23, 1856; single.
(2). Eliza, b. Aug. 31, 1799.
(3). Polly, b. Oct. 10, 1801 ; d. Aug. 24, 1802.
(4). Jam; b. Sept. 6, 1803.
(5). Riifus, b. Dec. 2, 1806; d. Apr. 26, 1S27.
Hall J., son of Arthur and Mary Haley, b. Mar. 18, 1776, in York,
Me. ; m. Jane Foster, of Fayette, and settled in Buxton on the road
leading from the "Centre" to Bog Mills, where he spent his days as
a farmer; d. June 16, 1851 ; his widow d. Sept. 5, 1861, aged 74 years.
Children :
(i). Josifh, d. in Boston.
(2). Jackson, resided for many years on the homestead, but when
advanced in life, sold and moved to other parts. He d. June i,
1S78, aged 67 years. Children:
(1). Mary, b. Dec. i, 1847.
(11). Franklin JV., h. Dec. 2, 1849; d. May 12, 1854.
(III). £Ta A., b. June 14, 1855.
(iv). Frank, b. Sept. 15, 1857; d. Oct. i, 1863.
Pelatlvh, son of Arthur and Mary, was b. Dec. 24, 1781, in York;
ni. Narcissa Elden, of IJuxton (she b. Dec. 6, 1787), and settled on
the road leading from Salmon Falls to Saco, as farmer. He d. July
4, 1864. Issue ;
(i). Pt'latiah. b. in 18 10.
(2). Dorcas, b. Nov. 29, 1812.
(3). Pclatiah, b. Nov. 6, 18 14.
(4). James F., b. Dec. 22, 1822; in Boston with issue,
(s). John F., b. Jan. 13. 1825 ; in Jjoston with issue.
(6). Amanda, b. July 7, 1828.
(7). Malinda, b. Feb., i8s7, ) . ^1 , •.,
^' ' ' o/' - adopted children.
(8). Almira. b. Sept., 1840, )
OlarU and Ovarii (Jfamilij.
This surname was of Scandinavian origin and signified a man or male per-
son. In Anglo Saxon the name Carl-man represented a countryman, a rude
rustic. In English we have carl-hemp, meaning male hemp or the largest
stalks of that plant. This is quite distinct from the obsolete word carl, a
churl or clown. As a christian name, in the forms Karl and Karle, it is com-
mon in Germany and Scandinavia at the present day. The name was evi-
556 CABLE AND CAELL FAMILY.
,
dently introduced into Scotland during the early incursions of the Norsemen
and is first found where the Norwegian and Danish settlements were estab-
lished. The prevailing tradition of the New England families ascribes to their
ancestors an Irish origin, and there are some physical characteristics to sup-
port this theory.
In consequence of the imperfection of the early records, it has been diffi-
cult tracing the early generations of the Maine family. We find here and
there a footprint in the sands of time to prove their existence in the towns
along the coast from Kittery, where the name first appears, to Falmouth.
There is a point of land in Kittery known as " Carle's point " and a small
bay called "Carle's cove," from Richard Carle, who sold ten acres of land
there in t666. In 1693 he sold six acres more, being then designated "of
Kittery," but his name disappears from the records about this time and he
probably left that town. Benjamin Carll was a soldier in Vork, Aug. 26,
1696.
In a deposition by Nathaniel Carle, taken Mar. 26, i8oi, when his age
was 87, he says: " I came to live in Falmouth in the year 1734, and the year
after, in 1735, Mr. Thomas Westbrook and Bragadier Waldo built a saw-mill
with three saws and a grist-mill on the lower falls of Presumpscot, and I
helped to frame said mills, the same being built on the southwest side of the
river; and a year or two after they raised another mill on the northeast side,
but it was never finished. There was a landing place at said mills near the
ferry-ways."
The Carlls were early in Scarborough, but as they seldom had their children
baptized and in consequence of their neglecting to have their births recorded
in the town books, it is now impossible to connect them as they should stand
in family relation.
Lieut. Samuel Carll was a prominent man in Scarborough for many
years, from 1741 to 1763. His wife's name was Patience. He had children
baptized Jan. 28, 1742, named Daniel, Simeon, Hniinali, and Alary. He and
wife united with the church the day following. Samuel Carll, Jr., m. Esther
Burbank; they had children, baptized May 23, 1742, named Benjamin, Jona-
than, and Anna. Timothy Carll was m. Dec. 20, 1744, to Deborah Farmer;
they had a son, Timothy, b. Feb. 16, 1745. Robert Carll, said to have been
a brother of the first Timothy, was m. Apr. 11, 1745, to Rhoda Starbird, and
settled in Saco, where he d. Oct. 5, 1778. He had a numerous family.
CARLLS OF WATERBOROUGH.
Capt. Nathaniel Carll, son of Samuel Carll, of Scarborough, and Esther
Burbank, his wife, was b. in that town Mar. 11, 1747; m. Mar. 29, 1774, to
Sarah, who was b. Mar. 10, 1749, and settled in Waterborough, where he d. of
dropsy, Jan. 11, 1828. His wife d. with consumption. Mar. 29, 1820; funeral
services by Elder Hobbs. Mr. Carll was a soldier of the Revolution. Chil-
dren:
Note.— From 1744 to 1760 there were a .sufficient number of males named Carll married in
ScnrlHiroii):rIi. if tliey Ii;ul In^i'ii Jialf :is prolilir as tlinst- whoso i-rronls have been found, to have
poimhUiil a coiisidtTalili' Ijanilit. Xo trace of uiaiiy of tlirsc lias been found ; where they set-
tled we ilo not know. I. tit some of them iiii<hmhteiliy h-ft (U-sei'iidaiits.
Robert, Simeon, Timotliy, .loiiathaii. Beiijaiiiiii. Ilaiiiiali. Patience, and Samuel were proba-
bly brothers ami sisteis. and may liave been ciiililren of Samuel Carll, Sr. Samuel Carll. Jr.,
and Estlier Burbank had iiaptized in Scarborough, Benjamin, .lonathan, Anna, and Nathaniel.
CABLE AND CARLL FAMILY. 557
1. Silas, b. Nov. 2, 1776; m. Hannah Brown, and settled in Waterborough,
where seven children were born : Samuel m. a Taylor ; Jeremiah m.
Hepzibah Pitts, of Waterborough, Feb. 8, 1824; John removed to Wis-
consin; yamcs settled in Wisconsin; Benjamin m. Mary Roberts ; Esther
m. Aaron Deshon, Dec. 24, 1827 ; Miriam m. Reuben Hill.
2. Esther, b. Mar. 19, 1779; m. Thomas Goodwin; second. Huntress.
3. Capt. Samuel, b. Oct. 5, 1782 ; m. Apr. 3, 1803, to Charity Hamilton,
who was b. Jan. 6. 1783, and d. at the age of 94. He d. at the age of
84, and with his wife was buried on the homestead farm. He was for
many years a prominent and useful townsman; was moderator of town
meetings twenty years in succession; selectman in 18 18 and 1819; cap-
tain in old militia. He was a man of enterprise and public spirit, who
was held in high esteem by his fellow men. His good judgment and
executive ability were conspicuously manifested in his public service,
which was performed with great acceptability; lived on the homestead
until 1826, when he removed to the south part of the town and settled
on the road leading from the "Old Corner" to " Ossipee hill"; a man
of large size and commensurate physical strength, who was fearless
when others shrank from danger. Children :
I. Mercy, b. Apr. 3, 1803; m. Robert Huntress.
II. Olive, b. Mar. 27, 1805; m. Thomas Goodwin.
III. Lois, b. May 27, 1807; m. Levi Hobbs.
IV. Nathaniel, b. Dec. i, 1809; m. Clarissa Smith; resided in Water-
borough ; had issue as follows :
(i). Samuel H., m. Sabra Gubtail, in Saco ; has been postmaster and
town clerk.
(2). Nathaniel, m. Wentworth ; deceased.
(3). Mary A., m. T. Allen Smith.
(4). Clara A., m. Edwin Durgin.
(5). Laueena, m. Levi Hobbs; deceased.
(6). Cyleana, d. young; unmarried.
(7). Marcia, m. Smith ; deceased.
(8). Charles K., m. Tibbetts ; present town clerk of Waterborough ;
has a country store at " Carll's Corner" ; owns a farm and pleas-
ant residence a half mile west of the village.
V. Polly, b. Mar. lo, 1812; in. Rufus McKenney.
VI. Charity, b. Jan. 11, 1813; d. young.
VII. Sophia, b. Jan. 27, 1815; m. Charles Kellogg.
VIII. Farnsworth, b. Oct. 11, 1816.
IX. William, b. May 28, 1818; d. March 29, 1S19.
X. Seth S., b. Jan. 22, 1820; m. Joanna Roberts; now living on a farm
at South Waterborough ; has served as selectman ; stout, heavy man;
not tall; memory remarkable. Wife b. Mar. 16, 1837; m. Nov. 20,
1853. Children:
(i). Sydney B., b, Apr. 28, 1855; m. to Joanna R. Thing, of Water-
borough, Nov. 27, 1 88 1, and has issue: Eihvin S., b. Oct. 24,
558 CARLE AND CARLL FAMILY.
1882; Clarence T., b. Feb. 11, 1891 ; Norris D., b. Sept. 14,
1892 ; d. May 22, 1893.
(2). George IF., h. Aug. 7, 1857; m. N. Alice Libby, of Limerick,
Nov. 9, 1886, and has Francis \V., b. July 26, 1892.
(3). Curtis S., b. Feb. 12, 1861 ; m. to Jennie P. Sargent, of Portland,
Dec. 24, 1884, and had Florence S., b. May 22, i8go. Mr. Carll
has filled many positions of trust for a man of his years ; has
been postmaster at South Waterborough, and is now county treas-
urer for York County. He has a country store and is a success-
ful man of business; well educated and graceful in his bearing;
manners easy and engaging ; has a pleasant, beautifully furnished
home, presided over by a lady of many accomplishments.
(4). Lizzie £., b. May 15, 18G4; m. Willis Coffin, of Waterborough,
Dec. 24, 189 1,
(i;). %7Son S., h. July 7, 1868 ; m. Annie C. Libby, of Limerick, May
24, 1892.
(6). F/ioi/a M.,h. ]m-ie 3, iS-j 2.
(7). Herbert H., b. Sept. 14, 1875.
XI. John S., b. Aug. 24, 1822; m. Susanna Roberts, of Waterborough,
Apr. 24, 1855, and lives on a fine farm in his native town in a stately
mansion house, surrounded by good farm buildings. The order every-
where manifest about his homestead is evidence of good management
and neatness. Issue :
(i). Ida F, b. Jan. 15, 1857 ; was m. to Walter J. Downs, of Water-
borough, July 19, 1877.
(2). Walter H., b. Apr. i, 1858 ; m. Cora M. Ricker, of Waterborough,
Nov. 25, 1882. Two children.
(3). Warren R., b. Apr. i, 1858 ; m. Lucy Leighton, of Brockton,
Mass., Nov. 24, 1886.
(4). Edward E., h. May 30, 1862; m. Alice G. Allen, of Chelsea,
Mass., Oct. 27, 1886. She d. in Nov., 1889, and he m. second,
Aug. 8, 1892, Cora B. Tittemore, of Boston.
(5). Samuel y., b. Aug. 22, i866; m. Anna Anderson, of Limington,
May 20, 1870.
(6). Eugene H., b. June 9, 1870.
(7). John S., b. May 7, 1875.
(8). 7r7-in J?., h. Aug. 7, 1884.
(9). Artliur jr., h. Feb. 24, 1886.
XII. Harriet A., b. Aug. 16, 1824; m. Samuel B. Jameson, and removed
to Oldtown ; now at Brockton, Mass.
XIII. Jason L., b. July 17, 1826; m. Melinda Burnham ; resides in Green-
field, Mass. Two children :
(1). W. Edward, a physician at Oregon City, Oregon.
(2). Alice, m. Lee.
XIV. Mercy, ,b. May 17, 1829; m. George A. Whipple, of Orange, Mass.
No issue.
CARLE AND CARLL FAMILY. 559
XV. SoPHRONiA W., b. Aug. II, 1832; m. Rufus D. Chase, and resides
at Orange, Mass. Children :
4. Anna, b. Dec. 23, 1783; m. John Wallver.
5. Eunice, b. Apr. 5, 1784; m. Nathaniel Knight.
6. Hannah, b. 1786; m. Jeremiah Brown.
7. Miriam, b. Sept. 21, 1789; m. Benjamin Hamilton.
CARLLS OF WATEKBOBOUOH.
SECOND BRANCH.
Jollll C'iirll, whose father is said to have come from Ireland, was an early
inhabitant of Waterborough, Me. He was a soldier of the Revolution; built
the first house at "Carll's Corner," and cleared the first land there. We do
not credit the tradition of so recent an Irish origin. John Carll was probably
born in Scarborough or Saco in 1759; d. Sept. 20, 1833, aged 74 years, and
was buried in the old yard at Bu.xton Lower Corner, in the same lot with his
son Thomas and family. His first wife was Rhoda, but a wife Jane d. Sept.
23, 1829, aged 40 years, and hes by his side in Buxton. He probably spent
his last days with Thomas Carll, in Hollis, near Salmon Falls. Names of
children will follow:
' - both left ^^'aterborough early.
2. Simeon, )
3. Peter, b. in Waterborough, Sept. 22, 17S8; m. to Abigail Hamilton,
Jan 8, 1812 (she was b. in that town Apr. 24, 1793; d. Apr. 24, 1870).
He followed the sea in early life ; opened the first hotel at Carll's Cor-
ner, then a place of considerable importance, now almost deserted and
desolate in appearance; was deputy sheriff; removed to the eastern
part of Maine when quite a young man, and settled in Milltown, where
he kept a public house fifteen or twenty years. He then removed to
St. Stephen's Upper Mills, New Brunswick, where he also " kept tavern."
Finally he went to Princeton, and spent the remainder of his days in
that town. He was a typical old-time landlord, possessed of much
ability ; was kind-hearted, and never turned a stranger from his door
for want of money. He was an original character, and many amusing
anecdotes are related concerning his life while a resident of Milltown.
Children as follows:
I. Almira, b. Nov. 16, 1812; m. Nathaniel Lamb, of Princeton, Me.,
and had a respectable and intelligent family ; deceased.
11. John, b. Mar. 16, 1815; m. Louisa Waldron, by whom ten children.
He m. a second time and had five children. Mr. Carll is now living
at Princeton, Me., and is a farmer. Mr. Carll has an old Bible con-
taining the records of this family, but has not made a copy, as re-
quested. Elvira, Joshua R., and George are living.
111. Sally, b. May g, 1817; m. Levi C. Dunn, of Orono.
Note.— I find by record.s in Waterboroigli, that a Mary of tliis family wa.s b. Aiig. li, 1832.
Were slie and Sophrrmia twins ? Harriet, b. July 17. 1820, sanip date of Jason's birth. A Jason,
b. May 17, 1829, same date of birth of Mercy.
560 CARLE AND CARLL FAMILY.
IV. Thomas, b. Mar. 30, 1820, and was m. twice; first wife, Sarah Zelma;
three sons living, Calvin C, George and Albert. He resides in Prince-
ton, Me.
4. Thomas, b. 1784, in Waterborough ; m. first, Sept. 18, 181 1, Jane
Remick ; second, Susan Felch, of Parsonsfield, Nov. 20, 1830; she d.
June 19, 1881, aged 74 years. He d. Oct. 17, 1865, aged 81 years.
These with two children were buried in the church-yard at the " Old
Corner," in Buxton. Mr. Carll was prominent as a townsman and busi-
ness man in Hollis, where he resided many years. He served as
representative in the state legislature in 1837 and 1838, and as county
commissioner in 1841. He carried on an extensive farm not far from
Salmon Falls. Children :
I. James, d. in Oct., 1836, aged 4 years.
11. Susan J., d. Apr. 17, 1855, aged 20 years.
5. Abicail m. John Hamilton, of Waterborough.
6. Betsey, m. Hamilton, of Waterborough.
7. Sarah, m. Benjamin Hamilton, and was mother of Maj. Samuel Hamil-
ton and Benjamin F. Hamilton, Esq., of Saco and Biddeford.
8. Rhoda.
9. Peace.
10. Patience.
CABLLS OF UNITY.
John Carll, son of Robert and Rhoda Starbird, of Saco, entered the
Revolutionary army with his brothers and after his return to his native state
settled in Unity, where he spent the remainder of his days. He m. Lois Bur-
bank, of Scarborough, July 6, 1783. He d. I.)ec. 17, 1832; his widow d. Oct.
31, 1840. He was 77 years of age; she was 81. These were buried in the
southwestern part of Unity, about half a mile from their homestead. He was
a farmer by occupation ; a man of integrity, much respected. Children's
names follow:
1. Polly, b. Apr. 24, 1784; m. Moses Sawyer and settled in Plymouth,
Me. She d. Sept. 5, 1849, and was buried with her husband in the
same lot with her parents, in Unity.
2. AsA, b. Feb. 9, 1787 ; m. Sarah Pickard and was a resident of Hamp-
den, Me.; d. Aug. 13, 1858. Children:
I. John, m. Mary Patterson, of Hampden; farmer; d. Aug. 13, 1858.
Four children :
(i). Andrew P., Pullman conductor, Bangor, Me.
(2). Frederick A., hardware merchant, Belfast, Me.
(3). John., crockery merchant, Belfast; d. Nov., 1892.
(4). Mary C, m. A. P. Mansfield, merchant, Belfast.
II. James, b. Jan. i, 1810, and was twice m. His first wife was Ann E.
Newcomb; the second, to whom m. Aug. 17, 1842, was Verdivina
De.xter, of Hampden. By the two wives he had five children, as
follows :
CARLE AND CABLL FAMILY. 561
(i). Hozvard S., b. Apr. 20, 1837; m. Sept. i, 1863; sea-captain; d.
in 1868.
(2). Anna E., b. May 14, 1838; m. June 6, 1S61, and d. Dec. 10,
1880; resided at Wliitesville, Ga.
(3). Eleanorc, b. Aug. 20, 1843 ; m. Apr. 10, 1862, and lives in Florida.
(4). Osciir F., b. Apr. 25, 1846; m. July 10, 1882; sea-captain and
lives in Philadelphia, Pa.
(5). yamfs, h. Mar. 5, 1848; lumber inspector, Portland, Me.; lives
with his mother,
in. Robert, m. Hannah Patterson, of Hampden; had three daughters:
(i). Elizabeth W., m. Fifield and lives in Somerville, Mass.
(2). Hannah G., m. Norris and lives in Lowell, Mass.
(3). Anna E., m. Matthews, of Thomaston, Me.
IV. Moses, d. single, aged 40, in 1857.
v. Samuel, lost at sea; unmarried.
VI. Ann, m. Alfred Patterson, of Hampden, and has four children living.
3. Robert, b. Oct. 8, 1789 ; m. Joanna Fowler, who was b. Sept. 20, 1793.
He d. Feb. 26, 1882, aged 92 years; his wife d. Mar. 28, i88i. Sev-
eral children.
4. John, b. Oct. g, 1792; d. in childhood.
5. Nathaniel, b. Apr. 17, 1796; m. Fanny Woods and settled in Unity
as a farmer. He d. at the home of his daughter, in Belfast, Jan. 28,
1880; his wife d. in Sept., 1886.
I. Peter R., son of preceding, b. Oct. 10, 1829, in Unity, Me., and set-
tled in New Haven, Conn., in 1849. He m. Sarah E. Tirrill, in New
York city (service by Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, the pastor of Broad-
way Tabernacle), May 29, 1852. His wife was b. Sept. 22, 1828, in
Coos county, N. H. She was the dau. of Gideon Tirrill, who with
two other gentlemen built a church and supported the minister so
that the seats might be absolutely free. Mr. Carll was commissioned
deputy U. S. marshal for the district of Connecticut, Apr. 14, 1869,
as U. S. marshal for the same district for four years, April 14, 1869,
signed by President U. S. Grant and Secretary Hamilton Fish. On
Mar. 10, 1873, he was commissioned U. S. marshal for same district
for four years, signed by President Grant and acting secretary, J. C.
Bancroft Davis. He was commissioned Feb. 11, 1867, as U. S. in-
spector and U. S. commissioner of internal revenue.
Realizing the need of a large audience room for the accommoda-
tion of vast public assemblies, Mr. Carll erected the third-sized opera
house in the United States. This building was occupied by the Inter-
national Episcopal Church Congress, National Carriage Makers' As-
sociation, Yale college students. In this house nearly all the great
artists of the civilized world gave entertainments during the seven
years it was under the management of the proprietor, and the univer-
sal verdict of the press, Yale college, and the entire public was that
the moral and intellectual tone of recreation was vastly elevated and
improved. Mr. Carll held public temperance meetings every Sabbath
562 CARLE AND CARLL FAMILY.
night for a year at a time here, having the most eminent clergymen,
lawyers, judges, and lecturers as speakers, the audiences often num-
bering as many as 3,000.
He has spent a year in California, and purchased a large hotel
there; also an orange and lemon grove, comprising 7,000 large old
trees. Three children, named as follows :
(i). Annie E., b. Dec. 5, 1853, in New Haven, Conn., and after grad-
uating from Prof. Hubbard's young ladies' college there, studied
about two years in New York city. She subsequently studied in
Paris, France, and Berlin, Germany, some three or four years.
She was m. to George E. Coney, a member of one of the largest
law firms of Wall street. New York. Four children.
(2). Charles 71, b. Apr. 19, 1861, in New Haven, Conn. After grad-
uating from Yale College, he traveled three years ; after that he
engaged in business in Kansas City, Mo., as manager of one of
the largest electrical concerns in the country, having now held
the position for ten years.
(3). Alahcl E., b. Apr. 6, 1876, and d. May 30, 1893. She was a
young lady highly endowed by her Creator with extraordinary
talents, and a remarkably amiable and lovable disposition en-
deared her to every one in New Haven, old and young, who knew
her; and she was as well known as any young lady in the city.
She was a fine scholar and very extensively read for one of her
age. Alas! her sun went down while it was yet noon, and her
death has proved a heavy blow to her parents and brother and
sister.
II. Arvilla, m. Mr. Charles Baker, of Balfast, Me., where she now
resides,
in. Charles, resides in Winn, Me.
6. Peter, son of John, b. July 4, 1798, was drowned in November follow.
ing his twenty-first year.
7. Hannah, b. Nov. 22, 1800, m. Nathaniel Stevens and lived in Troy,
Me. She d. Jan. 9, 1877. Her husband d. in Nov., 18S2.
8. John, son of John, b. Oct. 6, 1803; d. in childhood.
9. Fidelia, b. Oct. 6, 1806, was m. Mar. 27, 1827, to Abial Knight, of
Waterborough, Me. She lived in Unity; husband b. July 14, 1805 ; d.
Dec. 9, 1 89 1. She removed to California and d. there.
CARLLS OF BUXTON.
Elias Carll, youngest son of Robert, was b. in Pepperillborough, now
Saco, 1768; m. Mary Maxfield, of Scarborough, Mar. 8, 1787, and settled on
a farm near where the "Heath meeting-house" now stands. His father con-
veyed to him "about thirty acres, being part of the farm I now live on,"
Mar. 28, 1801 ; consideration, $180. He removed to Limerick when advanced
in life and d. in that town.* Children :
* He was the first to raise and introduce tlie "Carll apple," so-called, "which was a superior
fruit, liighly prized, and sought after for many years.
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Anna, b. in Saco, Aug. 23, 1788; m. John Staples, and resided in
Salem, Mass.
Elizabeth, b. in Saco, Dec. 27, 1790; ni., July 17, i8ro, Samuel John-
son, of Saco.
Lucv, b. in Saco, .\pr. 6, 1793; m. William Iri.sh, and lived in Chat-
ham, N. H. Issue.
Patience, b. in Saco, Aug. i, 1796; m. Maj. John Stimson, and lived
in Limerick.
5. Mary, b. .^pr. 17, 1799.
6. Pelatiah, h. Jan. 20, 1802; m. Mary S., dau. of Ezariah Boody, of
Limington, and lived for some time with his father-in-law. He purchased
land in Sebago, in the locality known as "New Limington," because
settled by families from the town of that name. About the year 1839,
he returned to Limington, and took up his abode on the Boody farm
near the "corner"; thence he removed to the "old McKenney farm,"
near the Quaker meeting-house; thence to the Stimson farm at South
Limington, where he lived about five years. He finally removed to
White Rock, Gorham, in 1865, and continued there until his death,
which occurred Feb. 15, 1888, at the age of 86. His wife d. Nov. 29,
1879, in her 73d year. Mr. Carll was called to fill many positions of
trust, being a man of sound judgment, good executive ability, and strict
integrity. He served as selectman, moderator, and constable while a
resident of Limington, always holding the esteem and confidence of
his fellow-men. He was a man of positive conviction and stable mind,
dignified, courtly and decorous. His weight was about two hundred
pounds. He left a good property. See portrait. Seven children.
7. George, b. in Saco, Jan. 21, 1802; m. Eunice, dau. of Capt. David
Watts (who was a Revolutionary soldier), and wife, Mary Cressy, of
Buxton (she b. 1799; d. i86g), and settled in that town. He was twin
brother of Pelatiah, before mentioned, and so closely did the two men
resemble each other, that but few of their acquaintances could tell one
from the other. Many amusing anecdotes, some of them rather romantic,
are related respecting the harmless jokes played by these brothers when
young men. It is positively avowed that they visited each other's in-
tended without being detected in the deception practised upon the un-
suspecting maidens. The following story is told of Ben Cressy, of Bux-
ton : He had long known the twin brothers, but when he met them
could never distinguish George from Pelatiah. .Vt length George died,
and as Ben met Pelatiah soon after, he shouted : " Let's see, which
was it died last summer; you or your brother?"
Like his brother, he was a man of attractive personal appearance,
commanding and of noble bearing. He was influential among men ;
many years trial justice ; six years county commissioner ; selectman
and constable ; thoughtful, serious, and firm of principle ; when once his
mind became settled, nothing could change him. He was possessed of
a discriminating mind and good judgment, and was a very useful man,
who was held in respect while he lived and sincerely lamented when
dead. Mr. Carll d. June 24, 1880. Seven children.
8. Rachel, b. 1804; d. lunnarried in 1S20.
564 CABLE AND CARLL FAMILY.
CHILDREN OF PEL,ATIAH CAKLL.
I. Georce, b. Feb. 20, 1826; m. Dec. 10, 1851, to Elmira, dau. of Robert
and Aphia (Libby) Brackett, of Limington. He lived on the farms
owned by his father, and is now the proprietor of a farm comprising
about two hundred acres of valuable land at White Rock, Gorham. He
has been an industrious, judicious, and successful farmer, and is now
quite independent; has worked on mills and bridges more or less for
many years; of medium height, compactly built, and possessed of a
hornbeam constitution ; social, conversational, good company; has had
issue, four children.
I. Ann Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1852; m. Gustavus Plummer.
II. Emma Louisa, b. Sept. 6, 1854; d. Oct. 13, 1867.
III. Van Wert, b. Mar. 17, 1857 ; m. Lizzie C. Sawyer, Apr. 23, 1883,
and has two children, Clarence Edwnn/ s.r\A Ruth Emma. He resides
on the homestead.
V. Lucy Ellen, b. Aug. 6, 1864; d. Sept. 21, 1869.
Betsey J., b. Sept. 17, 1828; m. Andrew J. Anderson, and resides in
Portsmouth N. H.
Comfort Ann, b. Apr. 11, 1S30; d. July 23, 1843.
Asenath B., b. May 14, 1832; d. unmarried.
Mary M., b. Oct. 26, 1834; m. Charles H. Anderson, and lived at
Kittery Point; deceased.
Pelatiah G., b. May 13, 1837; m. Elmira, dau. of Sewall Hasty, of
Limington, and is now employed in the paper mills at Westbrook ; owns
a farm; weighs 235 pounds. One son, Charles Miller.
. Lucy E., b. Sept. 2, 1841 ; d. Sept. g, 1843.
Henry L., b. May 8, 1846; m. Ellen Plummer, and has four children.
He was for many years employed in woolen mills, but is now living upon
a farm at West Gorham ; weighs 235 pounds. Lee Pelatiah, Minnie,
Eugene Manning, Nellie May.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE CARLL.
. Mary E., b. in 1825 ; m. William H. Rankin, and resides in Buxton.
. William F., b. in 1827 ; m. Abbie J. Larrabee, dau. of Benjamin of
Porter, blacksmith (she b. Nov. 26, 183 i,), Oct. 25, 1854, and has two
children. He lives on the old homestead about one mile from Buxton
Centre railway station. He was educated in the common schools of
his native town ; has been for many years an active and respected mem-
ber of the Free Baptist church; was corporal in Company C, 27th Maine
Regiment of Infantry; served as selectman of Buxton. Mr. Carll is a
man of quiet, unobtrusive habits, but of strong and positive convictions.
He is a pronounced Republican in politics, and an uncompromising
temperance man in principle and practice. Two children.
I. Eugene C, b. Sept. 17, 1857; m. Lucy Gookin, of Portland; in
trade in Buxton.
II. Carrie E., b. July 8, i860; unmarried.
. Ann, b. in 1830; m. Henry Alden; lived in Gorham and d. in 1888.
CARLE AND CAIiLL FAMILY. 565
4. George B., b. in 1832; m. Ida A., dau. of Jesse and Augusta (Lord)
Larrabee, of Kennebunkport. No children. He was educated at the
Limerick and Standish Academies and fitted for college at Westbrook
Seminary; taught school for ten years; located at Kennebunkport in
i860, since when he has been successfully engaged in the hardware,
stove, and tin business; has filled nearly every office within the gift of
his town ; served as chairman of board of selectmen seventeen years,
and sat in the legislative assembly three terms, from 1872 to 1874.
5. Sarah J., b. in 1834; m. Levi Hamblin and lives in Gorham, Me.
6. Hannah C, b. in 1837; m. Jason H. Sawyer and resides in Saco, Me.
7. Hattie E., b. in 1843 ; m. A. L. Hamblin; lived in Gorham; d. in 1889.
CARLL FAMILY IN MOLLIS.
Ebenezer Carll (0, son of Robert (i), of Saco, was b. in 1757, and
entered the army of the Revolution at the age of 16. He m. Susan Libby,
April 12, 1782, and settled in Phillipsburgh, now Hollis, near the centre of
that town, on the farm subsequently occupied by his son Robert, now owned
by his grandson. His wife d. Dec. 19, 1800. Mr. Carll d. Sept. 11, 185 i,
aged 94 years. He and wife were buried on the farm. Numerous family:
SECOND GENERATION.
LvDiA, b. May 15, 1781, and d. Mar. 27, 1843.
Evans, b. April 27, 1783. He left home when a boy and was never
heard from afterwards.
Rhoda, b. in Hollis, May 6, 1785; was m. to Solomon McKenney; lived
and d. in Hollis.
Jonathan, b. in Hollis, Sept. 4, 1787; m. Martha Spauldingof Canaan,
Me. No more information.
Abigail, b. in Hollis, June i, 1791, and m. Samuel Bradbury. These
emigrated to Minnesota and d. there She d. in 1883, aged 92 years.
Robert, b. in Hollis, Aug. 20, 1794; m. Annie Libby, of Scarborough,
and had a large family of sons and daughters. He lived for many years
on his father's homestead, but after the death of his wife, subsequent to
1839, he m. Harriet, widow of Nathaniel Townsend, and settled down
on the old Townsend farm, about a half mile below Moderation Falls,
in Hollis; here he continued until his death which occurred Sept. 5,
1879, at the age of 85 years. From my earliest memory of him he was
locally called ''Uncle Robert Carll." In consequence of his superin-
tending the removal of so many buildings he was known professionally
as -'the master carter." His services in this capacity were considered
indispensable to success; indeed, for many years he had the manage-
ment of nearly every building that was drawn by cattle. He was a man of
much authority and had a ringing voice. I fancy him now as he stood at
an open door-way or widow of the slow-moving house or barn, shouting :
" Hard on the nigh string! " or " Gee on the ofl' string ! " But his voice
reached the clima,\ when he wished to give the hard-working teams a
"breathing spell"; then lie wciuld raise both arms and hallo: '• \\'hoa,"
5C6 CABLE ANV CARLL FAMILY.
as only Uncle Robert Carll could ; when he wished to proceed, he would
shout ; " All ready ! " Then the teamsters would see that " every ox was
in his bow," and after a pause that seemed oppressive, his trumpet voice
would ring out the word " move-e-e." Woe to the presumptous teamster
who interfered with his plans or showed a laggard disposition ; such were
silenced instantly. Uncle Robert was t/ic Iwss and no mistake about it;
there! He was a judicious, prudent, hard-working farmer; a good
neighbor and townsman, whose square dealing and truthful words were
well known to all with whom he had to do. His widow survived until
about 93 years of age, living with her daughter on the home place.
7. Richard, b. Mar. 14, 1796; m. and settled in Fairfield, Me. He sub-
sequendy removed to Benton, where he d. May i, 1887, aged 91 years.
He served in the war of 18 12, and his widow, now living in Benton,
draws a pension.
THIRD GENEKATION.
[. Mary L., b. in Hollis, June 15, 1816; m. Horace Smith, and d. in
Apr., 1875 ; buried in Hollis.
II. Hannah, b. in Hollis, Feb. 2, 181S ; m. McDaniel, and d. Sept.
9, 1884. He is also deceased.
III. Evans, d, Oct. 4, 1838, aged 18 years.
IV. Timothy L., b. in Hollis, Nov. 23, 1822 ; m. E. P. Whitmore and has
a son and daughter, both married. Mr. Carll lives on the old farm
where his grandparents lived and died. He has been a hard-work-
ing farmer; for many years a leading member of the Advent church.
V. Eliza, b. in Hollis, Dec. 16, 1824; ni. a Vickery and resides in
Auburn, Me.
VI. Lydia a., b. in Hollis, Jan. 11, 1827; m. John Parcher, and d. in
1842; resided somewhere in Massachusetts.
VII. Charles L., b. in Hollis, May 10, 1829; m. Caroline Townsend and
is living in Hollis.
viii. Susan L., b. in Hollis, June 6, 1831 ; d. Apr. 20, 1854, aged 25 years.
IX. David E., b. in Hollis, Jan. 28, 1834; m. Jenny Stewart of Vassal-
borough; now living in California. He learned the trade of black-
smith and carried on business with Watson Libby at West Buxton
village when a young man.
X. Abigail B., b. in Hollis, July 12, 1836. She was a young lady of
great personal beauty, with an abundance of dark, curling hair, but
had the misfortune to meet with an accident while raking hay in her
father's field, which resulted in total blindness. She was a most
charming singer; educated at the school for the blind, and became a
teacher of Sunday school children. She was m. to Mr. Edward
Castello, and resides somewhere in Massachusetts.
XI. Elvira, b. in Hollis, Apr. 5, 1839; was m. to Daniel Randall, son
of Noah Randall, Sr., of Limington, and has issue.
Williiim (!arll, b. Apr. 28, 1763; m. Patience, who was b. July 9, 1762,
and settled in Saco, where he was living in 1808. His children born there
were as follows :
CHADBOURNE FAMILIES. 567
Grace, b. Feb. 2, 1785.
Prudence, b. Nov. 21, 1787.
Jane, b. July 3, 1790.
Sally, b, Apr. 20, 1793.
George, b. Mar. 23, 1796.
AiMATHA, b. Aug. 19, 1798.
Susanna, b. May 5, 1801.
William, b. Aug. 31, 1803.
dlhiulbourne ofamilicB.
Huinidirey ("hadboiiriie, from whom all branches of this family in New
England are supposed to have been descended, came to this country as early
as 1624, "on invitation of Sir Ferdinando Georges and Capt. John Mason."
He settled lirst on the I'iscatauqua at a point called Strawberry Bank, where
the city of Portsmouth now stands. There were two other persons of the
name contemporary with Humphrey in the new settlement, both supposed to
have been his near relatives. Seth Chadbourne, of Boston, who hacj devoted
years to the history of the family, said in a letter to the author: "William,
Sr., must have been father of Humphrey, but I cannot prove it." William,
Jr., had a daughter Mary, b. in Boston, Dec, 1644, after which his name
disappears. Hubbard calls Humphrey Chadbourne "chief of the artificers."
He was in business at Strawberry Bank as early as 1631. The great house
which he built was used for a store where English goods were bartered with
the Indians for peltry, and the surrounding settlers supplied with such pro-
visions as they needed. This truck house passed into the hands of the Cutts
family, and in 1685 was in ruins. Humphrey removed to Newichawannock,
now South Berwick, after a few years, and purchased of the Indian chief
Rowles a large tract of land, described briefly in the following copy of the first
Indian deed recorded in the county :
"Know all whom these may consarne that Humphrey Chadbourne bought
of Mr. Roles, the Sagamore, of Newichawanuke, Half a mile of Ground which
lieth between the Little River and the Great River to begin at the northern
side of ye old Ground and for the Conformety thereof the aforesaid sagamore
Mr. Roles hath hereunto set his hand and seal May the loth, 1643. A.nd the
said Mr. Roles doth e.xcept a parcel of Ground called by the name Comphe-
gan which he doth keep for himself."
In 1646 Rowles sold Chadbourne his rigiit in the "ware" at the " Fales of
the Great River Newichawanucke," reserving for himself "half of the great
alewives taken there from time to time." The signature to these documents
was the figure of a man having horns.
In his will, made in 1667, Humphrey mentions his wife, Lucy, sons Humph-
rey, James, and William; "little daughters," Lucv, Alice, and Ka iherine,
to each of which he gives one hundred pounds. To his "ounckle," Nicholas
Shapleigh, he gives "one very good beaver hatt," and to his cousins, William
568 CHADBOURNE FAMILIES.
Spencer and John Sliapleigh, each " a good castor hatt, as good as can be
gotten." Gave Alice his "great silver beaker." He was the owner of farms,
mills, timber lands, and must have been considered a man of wealth. Accord-
ing to the English custom, he made his eldest son, Humphrey, his principal
heir, supplementing his gifts of real estate with that of his saddle horse "with
all the furniture to him belonging."
In the Captain Sunday, Ossipee deed of 1761, " Chadbourne"s Logging
Camp" is mentioned. This was the headquarters of the lumbermen who were
cutting timber for the mills on Chadbourne's river, owned by Humphrey and
his son of the same name.
The valuable and extensive lands conveyed by Humphrey Chadbourne to
his sons and by them to their children have continued long in the family pos-
session, and from the earliest settler of the name in Berwick, who was a deputy
to the General Court for three years, numbers of the connection have been con-
spicuous in the town and state.
Branches of the family have been planted in various sections of Maine,
and numerous offshoots have taken root in other states ; from these many
cadets have been produced who have honored the name and blessed the
world. Among those who have become eminent for scholarship, we may
mention the late Paul Ch.\dbourne, D. D., president of Williams College, who
was a native of Berwick. As will hereafter appear, the family has been charac-
terized by religious devotion and represented by many preachers of the gospel.
As soldiers in the wars of our country since the first armies were raised, the
CH.-^DBotjRNES have rallied to the call for defenders of the flag, and during
the Civil war many of them bravely fought upon the bloody fields, and some
of them sacrificed their lives for their country. Among those whose names
should be deeply inscribed upon the country's roll of honor was the late Maj.
Paul Chadrourne, who was the bravest of the brave and left a record as a
soldier that must shine with undimmed lustre in the history of our late war.
Although he returned to receive the congratulations of his many friends, and
to be respected and honored by them, his wounds were a constant reminder
of the struggles through which he had passed and warned him of his approach-
ing death.
As a very full genealogy of the family is being prepared for publication, I
shall not attempt to go into all its ramifications, but confine myself to such
branches and prominent members as may seem to demand attention in this
work.
Beujaiuill Chadbouriie represented his native town of Berwick in the
General Court si.xteen years, and was elected into the council for Sagadahoc,
in 1774, and for Maine the succeeding years. He was likewise a member of
the executive council under the constitution, and judge of the common pleas.
He was the great-grandson of Humphrey before-mentioned, and it is believed
that his father of the same name was for several years a member of the Gen-
eral Court.
Paul Chadbourne, b. Mar. 20, 1748, in Berwick, m. Joanna Yeaton, Apr.
26, 1770 (she was b. May 17, 1750, and d. Mar. 4, 1816,), and settled in Water-
borough, where he reared a family of thirteen children whose posterity is so
numerous that their personal history would fill a volumn. Mr. Chadbourne d.
Dec. 31, 1821. His thirteen sons and daughters weighed rising 3,000 pounds ;
seven weighed 2,100 pounds; one daughter 340 pounds, and the grandchil-
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dren were men and women of enormous physical proportions. The author
remembers the funeral of the son Jeremiah, which occurred in 1852, and the
five surviving brothers present were objects of special notice in consequence
of their gigantic size.
1. Paul, b. Nov. 8, 1770; d. Nov. i, 1857, in Waterborough.
2. Humphrey, b. July 26, 1772 ; d. Apr. 8, 1850, in Waterborough.
3. Philip, Esq., b. Apr. 15, 1774; d. July 17, 1853, in Limerick.
4. Susanna, b. July 10, 1776; d. in May, 1855.
5. Phebe, b. Apr. 23, 1778; d. Apr. 2, 1853.
6. John, b. Apr. 17, 1780; d. June 3, 1S56, in Waterborough.
7. Jeremiah, b. June 22, 1782; d. June 16, 1852, in Buxton.
8. Joanna, b. Apr. 20, 1784; d. Feb. 21, 1875, aged 91.
g. Elijah, b. June 4, 1786; d. Apr. 29, 1833, in Waterborough.
10. James, b. Aug. 5, 1788; d. Apr. 19, 1863, in Mollis.
11. Sally, b. July 4, 1791 ; d. Nov. 20, 1861.
12. Nathan, b. Sept. 21, 1793; d. April 25, i860, in Waterborough.
13. Dorcas, b. Aug. 3, 1798; d. Feb. 8, 1876.
.Tallies M. Cliadbouriie and his brother Daniel, sons of Nathan, settled
on the shore of a beautiful lake in Waterborough; upon the stream issuing
therefrom they built a fine saw-mill, which was supplemented with other ma-
chinery suitable for the manufacture of dimension lumber. They were men
of great size and marvelous strength. When building their mills, they carried
up and fixed in its place, unassisted, a "fender-beam,"' which spanned the
whole width of the great building, and was twenty inches square ; this was a
feat few men could have accomplished.
"Uncle Jim" was a jovial man, known far and wide for his exuberance of
good nature and originality of expression. When the war came on he was
well advanced in life, but his genuine patriotism caused him to leave all for
the army and with his two stalwart sons he marched to the front. Being too
heavy to enter the ranks, he was entrusted with the regimental commissary
stores. He was a great favorite with the " boys in blue '' throughout the brigade,
and the button-bursting stories he told around the camp-fires will not be for-
gotten by his surviving comrades; indeed he was regarded as an indispensable
factor for stimulating the spirits of his fellow soldiers amid the hardships in-
cident to life in the field. It was his custom to visit the commissary tent
some time during the night "to see that all was well on the Rappahannock,"
and when leaving he would whisper in the ear of the guard stationed there ;
" Don't j(?« steal your pockets full of molasses." It was a sly hint that some
of the sugar had gone "a-missing."
At one time when he and his comrades had been for many days exposed to
a cold storm upon the picket-line, he went to a plantation house near his " post "
and engaged dinner for the "whole squad." The table was long and daintily
spread, and the steaming hoe-cakes and savory bacon very inspiring to hungry
soldiers. When all were ready and the hostess had taken her seat at the side
of "Uncle Jim,'' he very politely informed her that s/w must proceed to eat of
her own food. Instantly she "took the hint," and with flashing eyes asked
in a tone of voice full of indignation : " Do you think / would furnish you a
570 CHADBOURNE FAMILIES.
dinner tor pay and attempt to poison you?" Cool-headed and perfectly self-
possessed, Uncle Jim replied : " No, madam, I don't suppose you would, but
otliers have, and we don't propose to take any risk." There was nothing for
the angry woman to do but eat, and as " Samoel led the singin'," she led through
the courses to a finish. When the company had sufficed, she asked Uncle
Jim if he had a wife. Being answered in the aflirmative, she said: "When
you go home you may tell her that you had the honor of dining with a woman
secessionist." We shall not record his reply to this insulting speech, but it
was e.xtremely ironical, and cutting beyond description.
When an enthusiastic religionist remarked respecting the sad appearance of
a certain melancholy individual, that he "needed a change of heart," Uncle
Jim roared out : "A change of heart! he needs a change of livery
Many fishing parties used to visit the lake and usually took dinner at the
cosy home of Mr. Chadbourne. On one occasion he came up from the barn
in clothes rather dilapidated and somewhat soiled. His appearance before
strange "city folk" in this unpresentable condition was embarrassing to his
wife, who, pointing to his dusty pantaloons, said: "Why, Mr. Chadbourne,
only look at your knees." Turning his eyes downward, he exclaimed: "Mrs.
Chadbourne, when I get down on my knees, 1 do it to some purpose."
Uncle Jim was a man of generous, kindly heart; a good townsman and citi-
zen who was usually on the right side of every great question. He was widely
known and much respected by a host of warm friends. He died at a ripe old
age in 1893. His brother D.\niel predeceased him many years ago.
Benjamin Chadbourne, son of James, of Hollis, was a cousin of the
preceding; a good, honest neighbor, who was afflicted with stuttering. It was
extremely distressing to others, and annoying to himself, when making an ef-
fort to communicate with the "brakes on." At such times he would twist his
features into terrible contortions and make a singular motion with his head
that caused strangers who accosted him to think he was having a convulsion.
While standing before his door at one time, a traveler drew rein, and asked how
far it was to Limerick. Of course Ben could not "find his tongue," but began
to chatter and roll his eyes. The stranger looked at him in amazement, but
patiently waited for the "fit" to pass away. After a desperate struggle Ben
at last blurted out : "Go 'long, d — n ye, you'll get there afore I can tell ye."
Pliilij) Chadbonnie, son of John, a cousin of the preceding, was a man
of considerable business and executive ability, who served as selectman, town
agent, and, we believe, as representative in the state legislature. He had a
peculiar, sharp, "squealing" voice, the feminine tone of which became inten-
sified when he was speaking under excitement. He had never been much
from home and was remarkably unsophisticated in his observations. When
at Augusta, he saw for the first time some gold-fish, and others of the "finny
tribe " of lighter hue. On his return he was very enthusiastic and lavish in
his descriptions of the wonders he had seen ; but he carried the crowd of list-
eners by storm, when, in his unique manner and thin, sharp voice, he told of
the " awful pretty little golden fishes and silver fishes" he had seen at the
state capital.
Sam Chadbourne, the well-known and long popular "knight of the whip,"
who drove stage in the Saco valley and between Bridgton and Portland for
many years, was son of Philip and as noble-hearted as he was capacious of
build; full of cheerfulness, boiling over with keen humor and pleasing in con-
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versation, he became a great favorite wherever he was known. Whoever was
fortunate enough to get a "seat on the box" was sure to be regaled with pleas-
ing conversation from the driver, which was spiced with man)- an interkide of
mirth-provoking stories. He was an e.xpert reinsman, and the crack of his
long whip, as he came into town, rang out sharp and clear upon the morning
air. He was greatly missed when, from a stroke of paralysis, he was incapaci-
tated for "holding the lines" and compelled to retire to his home.
IJeiljaniin Cliadbourne, son of Joseph and Lucy Berry, of Windham, Me.,
was b. there, June 22, 1791. His grandfather, named Joseph, was a soldier
of the Revolution, and d. of wounds received in the army. The subject of this
notice m. Frances Holland, of Gorham (she was b. in St. John, New Bruns-
wick, and d. in Standish, Apr. 16, 1846), March g, 1815. He m. second, Dec.
28, 1846, Clarissa Howard, of Chelmsford, Mass., who d. in Standish, Jan. 30,
1874. Mr. Chadbourne setted on Standish neck in 18 14, and there built
the beautiful hotel and connected offices known as the "Lake House," which
has since been owned by his son. This point on the shore of Sebago lake
was long known as the "carrying place," and as the steamer "Fawn," which
used to ply upon these waters, took and discharged passengers and freight
here, it promised to become a place of considerable importance ; but the
steamer was improperly constructed and her trips discontinued ; this diverted
the stream of travel toward the mountains and northern lakes, and, conse-
quently, reduced the patronage of the "Lake House." Mr. Chadbourne was
a popular and entertaining landlord, and his house became the resting place
of many distinguished men when traveling for recreation. The mansion was
surrounded by broad verandas from which extended and enchanting views
across the lake were obtained. The locality was removed from the noise and
bustle of the busy outside world and afforded a quiet, restful retreat for the
care-worn and weary. Mr. Chadbourne d. Jan. 25, 1865. He had weighed
about 300 pounds. His children as follows:
1. William T., b. July 8, 18 16, in Standish; m. Eliza Wescott, of Gorham,
Dec. 26, 1841 ; d. Feb. 15, 1855 ; kept the Lake House 45 years ago.
He weighed 330 pounds; father of Benjamin F. Cliadbounic, Esq.,
railroad commissioner for Maine, b. Mar. 10, 1849.
2. Henry M., b. July 8, 1818; m. Emily Wescott (sister of Eliza), Jan.
14, 1844, and has been for many years proprietor of the Lake House.
3. Edwin, b. Jan. ig, 1821; d. in California, Nov. 20, 1852.
4. Lucy A., b. May 28, 1823 ; m. Theodore M. Bradbury, Esq., of Standish,
June 28, 1848.
5. Georce G., b. June 28, 1825 ; was killed in a mine in California, Jan.
28, 1853.
6. Eliza T., b. Apr. 29, 1827 ; m. Hon. Mark D. L. Lane, known as Judge
Lane, .Apr. 28, 1854, and resides at Standish Corner.
Jeremiali Chadbourne, one of the family of giants, settled in Bu.xton on
the road leading from " Shadagee " to Dearborn's hill. He m. Sarah
and had issue, as will appear following. He was a big, jolly, old farmer, who
took all the comfort he could, rain or shine, "while the days were going by";
d. June 16, 1852. Six of the children were b. in Limerick, hence I suppose
the parents dicl not remove to Buxton till after 1818.
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1. William, b. July 15, 1806; lived just below Shadagee schoolhouse on
the Saco road. He had a family of daughters; was an "easy-going"
sort of man, quiet and unobtrusive, but did not take kindly to "back-
aching" work. He used to "putter round" with a "second-handed
horse," and managed by "hook and crook" to eke out a comfortable liv-
ing. It was proverbial that " Uncle Bill Chadbourne " could hide away
more food at a neighbor's dinner table than any man known. It was
reported of him that having delaj'ed payment for several barrels of flour
which he had purchased "on tick" in Portland, for several years, and
being reminded by his creditor of the indebtedness, he replied : " You
said to me, sir, when you sold me the flour, that you would wait for your
pay as long as I wished; you haven't h-gu// to wait yet."
2. Phebe, b. Nov. 24, 1808.
3. Mary A., b. Aug. 3, 181 1.
4. Jeremiah, b. Jan. 2, 18 14; lived on the homestead. He was a farmer
who for many years followed teaming from the lumber mills at Moder-
ation to Portland ; latterly to Buxton Centre railway station. He was
a large, powerful, blunt-spoken but good-natured man, who held the
respect of his townsmen. When the load went hard up Hancock's hill
how Jere would shout: "Her, Goldin!" Mrs. Chadbourne d. Aug. 31,
1854.
5. Sarah, b. May 19, 1816; d. Nov. 7, 1837.
6. Hannah, b. Dec. 8, 1818; d. Oct. 30, 1839.
7. Paul, b. Jan. 6, 1825; d. April 8, 1828.
SANFORD BRANCH.
Many sub-branches of this numerous family of Chadbournes have been
planted along the Saco valley and in adjacent towns. It will be necessary to
allow space for an extensive pedigree to secure intelligible connections.
James Chadbourne, b. Sept. 29, 1684, in Kittery; m. Sarah, dau. of
Capt. ]ohn Hatch and the widow of Joshua Downing, Jr., by whom he had
the following children, whose births are recorded in said town:
1. James, b. May 23, 17 14.
2. Jdhn, b. Mar. 23, 1716; m. Mary Spinney, who was b. in 1722, and
settled in Phillipstown, where he received by deed from his brother
James one lot of land in 1757. He united with the First Congrega-
tional church in Wells, Feb. 29, 1756. He served in Capt. Jonathan
Bean's company from Dec. 10, 1747, to Mar. 15, 1748; was styled
"blacksmith." His wife d. Jan. 10, 1789; he d. Apr. 5, 1789. Children:
I. Eleazar, m. Anna Greenleaf (?), Anna Harmon (?), and certainly a
dau. of Deacon Hains, of Cornish, Me., about 1758. He d. about
1817, aged 60. Issue as follows:
(1). George', who lived at .
(2). /('/I'l, h. Mav 10, 1778; m. Sophia Littlefield; had issue, nine
children; d. Mar. 24, i860. Wife d. June 20, i860. He was
ordained in 1818, in the second parish of Shapleigh, Me. He
removed from the latter town to Sanford, near the "Corner,"
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thence to South Sanford, and afterwards to Hiram Bridge, where
he is said to have d. Issue as follows:
(i). George, b. Apr. ii, 1798; settled at Great Falls.
(11). IVilliatn, b. May 18, 1801 ; m. Betsey R. Rankin, and had five
children ; lived at Amesbury, Mass.
(hi). Joseph, b. May 18, 1801 ; m. Rhoda Telker; one child,
(iv). Ivory, b. Aug. 16, 1803; d. at sea in 1838.
(v). Samuel, b. Aug. 3, 1807 ; m. Sophronia W. Odione, and had
seven children,
(vi). Mehitable.
(vii). John.
(viir). rhehe.
(ix). Ado/lira 111 J.
(3). Samiiel, d. unmarried in Sanford, Jan. 12, 1859, aged 84; an
"insane man."
(4). William, d. unmarried, aged 20.
(5). Mehitable, m. Grant.
(6. Olive, m. Dr. Linscott, of Sanford.
(7). Nephtali, b. Aug. 28, 1784; m., Feb. 19, 181 1, Funice Weymouth,
of Berwick, who was b. Feb. 19, 1792, and d. in Boston, Oct. 7,
1874. He d. Dec. 10, 1843. He resided in Sanford, where his
ten children were born.
(l). Harmon, b. Mar. 9, 18 12.
(11). Horace P., b. May 17, 18 13 ; m. Olive Murry, who was b. Sept.
19, 1813, and had one son, Charles F., b. Feb. 26, 1852.
(in). Cyrus K., b. Nov. 17, 1815; d. unmarried, Nov. 22, 1839.
(iv). Brailford H., b. Apr. 8, 1819; m. Sarah Nowell, of York, Me.,
who was b. Sept. 5, iSig. He d. Oct. 2, i860; cabinet maker
in Boston. Issue:
(a). Cyrus H, b. Mar. 19, 1844; d. Jan. 20, 1866.
(b).' Charles H, b. Mar. 21, 1846; d. Feb. 5, 1S63.
(c). Eliza E., b. Dec. 18, 1848.
(d). Hattie A., b. Feb. 25, 1852: m., June 3, 1874, Arthur J.
Bates.
(e). Bradford, b. June 24, 1855; d. July 14th.
(f). Sarah, b. June 24, 1855.
(v). Ivory, b. Sept. 18, 182 i ; d. Apr. 4, 1826.
(vi). Otis R., b. Jan. 8, 1824 ; m. Patience E. Hobbs, b. in Sanford,
Me., Nov. 22, 1824, and had two children: Webb H, b. 1847,
d. Dec. 25, 1863, and Harris, b. 1849.
(vii). Ivory IV., b. Sept. 12, 1826; m. Sarah E. Watrous, h. in Bos-
ton, Mar. 23, 1S36.; carpenter in Boston. Four children;
(a). Cora IF., h. Sept. 18, 1856.
(b). Ida 11:, h. Nov. 9, 1858.
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(c). Cnsmc I., b. Jan. 13, 1868.
(d). Grace E., b. Aug. 15, 1871.
(VIII). Mary A., h. Dec. 12, 1828; m. Joel Linscott, of York, Me.,
b. July 14, 1828, and had three children:
(a). Harmon C, h. Oct. 29, 1856.
(b). Enmia IV., b. Dec. 4, 1858.
(c). Herbert, b. June g, 1867.
ix"). IVi/liam, b. Aug. 31, 1831 ; d. Sept. 18, 1832.
x). Willia7ii L., b. June 16, 1833 ; m. Emily J. Shaw, of York, Me.,
b. Nov. 19, 1836, and had in 1877, two children. He has worked
in Chickering's piano factory, Boston,
(a). Alice L., b. Aug. 24, 1864.
(b.) Chester E., b. Oct. 16, 1866.
Rev. John, b. Mar. 24, 1752; m., in Berwick, Me., Oct. 27, 1774,
Elizabeth Grant, who was b. in Berwick, Jan. 9, 1852. He d. in Dix-
mont, Me., Feb. 25, 1831; wife d. there May 23, 1837. He was a
mill-wright by trade, and purchased a mill site in Dixmont in 1806.
He left Harrison that year with his two sons, Daniel and John, and
walked through the wilderness to his new land, where he immediately
built a grist-mill. He was the father of nine children whose names
will follow :
(i). Datiiel, b. Oct. 3, 1775, in Sanford; m. Sarah Hardeson, and set-
tled in Monroe Me., where he d. Jan. 5, 1848. Four children:
(I). Julia A., b. May 27, 1816; d. Apr. 11, 1842.
(11). Elizabeth, b. 18 18.
(in). Mary S., b. Oct. 16, 1819.
(iv). John S., b. Nov., 182 i, at Dixmont.
(2). Elcy, b. Nov. 27, 1777, in Sanford ; m. Samuel Siiurburn and had
children; second, Robertson Whitney, by whom four children.
She d. in Newburgh, in 1858.
(3). Folly, b. Aug. 2, 1780, in Sanford; m., July 3, i8b3, Daniel Saw-
yer and d. in 1843. Seven children.
(4). James, b. Jan. 12, 1783, in Sanford: d. in New Gloucester, Me.,
Jan. I, 1835. He m. Betsey Beck, June 12, 1S09, who d. Sept.
9, 18 1 2, and he m., Apr. 20, 1S14, Mary Beck, by whom he had
ten children, all b. in Portland.
(5). Sarah, b. June 29, 1785, in Sanford; m. Benjamin Folsum, and
d. in 1849.
(6). Eliza, b. Jan. i, 1788; m. Sylvester T. Skinner, by whom she had
issue. She d. in 1820.
(7). John, h. July 21, 1790, in Cornish, Me.; settled in Dixmont in
1806; m. Betsey Stevens in Jan., 1819, by whom he had eight
children. He d. Mar. 19, i856; she d. Feb., 1840.
(8). Benjamin, b. Jan. 19, 1793, in Cornish, Me. He was drowned,
Aug. 1, 1821.
CHADBOURNE FAMILIES. bib
(9). Haniuxh, b. Oct. i, 1795, in Bethel, Me.; m. Benjamin Grant, who
was killed in the Mexican war.
III. James H., b. Feb. 4, 1758; m. Deborah, dau. of Deacon Harmon, of
Sanford, b. May 8, 1760. He d. in 1838. These had ten children.
(i). Benjamin H., b. Sept. 15, 1781 ; m. Polly, dau. of a Mr. Powers,
who m. the widow of Samuel Harmon, of Sanford, and sister of
Nathan Powers. He settled in Harrison, Me., as early as 1807,
building his house on the northwest side of the '• Hobb's hill,"'
on land since owned by Stephen Whitney, and on the left side of
the road leading from Anonymous pond to the "Old Baptist meet-
ing-house," where the cellar could be seen in 1876. He was a
mason by trade; a man of gigantic physical strength who had
been known to carry hvo bushels of grain several miles on his
shoulders. He walked from Sanford to Harrison when aged, took
a violent cold, and d. Sept. 5, 1S44. His children, eleven in
number, named as follows:
(i). Lowell P., b. Aug. 14, 1807; m. Darliska, dau. of Samuel Wil-
lard, of Harrison (see Willard family), and d. in 1844-48. His
widow m. to Daniel Scribner in 1848. One son.
(11). James M.,h. Julys, 1809; m. Ruth, dau. of Nicholas Bray,
and went to Whitefield, N. H. He afterwards returned to Har-
rison, and thence to Amesbury, Mass., where his descendants
reside. No records of children,
(in). Hannah H., b. Nov. 18, 181 1; m. to Jeremiah Moulton, of
Sanford, and lived there,
(iv). Benjamin H., b. Oct. 4, 18 13: m. Jane Chase, of Edgecomb,
and settled at Lancaster, N. H., where he kept a store, and
filled the office of deputy sheriff. He afterwards went to Illi-
nois, and during the war of the Rebellion sympathized with the
South.
(v). Thomas IV., b. Nov. 23, 18 16; m. Emma D. Arnold, Mar. 10,
1838, and resided in Rockland or Boothbay. He was police-
man and high sheriff in 1858 ; afterwards m. a second wife and
removed to Boston, where he was engaged in business with
John Holman, his brother-in-law.
(vi). Nathan P., b. June 27, 18 19; no other information,
(vii). Mary W., b. Sept. 28, 1821 ; d. unmarried,
(viii). Deborah If., b. Apr. 13, 1825; m. John Holman.
(ix). Sarah P., b. May 5, 1827; d. in the East.
(x). Alfred H., b. Apr. 7, 1830: went to St. Johnsbury, Vt., and
learned the moulder's trade, in the employ of the " Fairbanks'
Scale Company,'" and afterwards served as clerk for a steam-
mill company there. He subsequently went South and espoused
the rebel cause, served in the Southern arm)-, and, returning,
went into business with his brother-in-law, John Holman.
(xi). Dorothy S., b. Aug. 8, 1862; no particulars.
(2). Zc77, son of James, had two children, Jaines and Aferev, of whom
I know nothinir.
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(3). George, son of James, b. Feb. 21, 1797 ; m. Asenath Hobbs, and
had children named as follows : George, James, William.
(4). Mehitahk.
(5). A?iiia.
(6). Mary.
(7). Thcoilalc. m. Jonathan Moulton and had issue.
(8). William.
I. William, son of Joshua, of Cornish, Me., m., first, Eleanor Wilson;
second, Lydia Hubbard. He had nine children by his first wife. He
d. Dec. 2, 1827.
I. Betsey, b. 1784; d. Nov. 12, 1820.
II. JOSHUA, m. Judy Johnson. He d. July 23, 1818.
III. John M., b. Aug. 6, 1786, in Cornish, Me.; m. Lydia Boynton, and
had issue, six children. He d. about 1816; wife d. about 1827.
(i). Joseph, b. in 1812 ; d. 1868.
(2). Reuben, b. in 1814.
(3). Ellen, b. in 18 16.
(4). Betsey, b. in 18 18; d. 1853.
(5). John, b. in 1820.
(6). George, h. in 1822; d. 1855.
IV. Susan, d. unmarried, Nov. 22, 1832.
V. George, d. unmarried, Nov. 24, 1820.
VI. Nathan S., b. May i, 1791, in Cornish, Me.; m. Feb. 12, 1818, to
Abigail Boody (or Boothby). He d. in 1869. Seven children.
(i). Azariah B., b. Dec. 19, 181S ; m. Ellen E. Goodwin in 1870, and
had issue.
(2). Lucy A., b. Dec. i, 1S21, in Cornish, Me.; pi. William Bickford,
of Sebago.
(3). Lydia, b. Jan. 7, 1824; m. Reuben Sanborn, and had issue; d.
Feb. 24, 1868.
(4). Nathan, b. Aug. 11, 1827; settled in Sebago.
(5). Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1829; m. E. R. Staples.
(6). Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1834; m. A. B. Sanborn.
(7). George M., b. Mar. 23, 1836; m. Sarah T. Wiggin.
VII. Samuel, m., first, Dorcas Cofhn, by whom three children ; second,
Mary Staples, by whom three children.
(i.) Joshua, h. Jan. 9, 1816; m., first, Elizabeth Ellis; second, Sarah
Ellis; resided in Biddeford.
(2). Hannah, b. May 17, 1818; d. Oct. 30, 1830.
(3). Dorcas, b. Nov. i, 1820; m. Israel Smith.
(4). Eliza, b. 1826; m. N. W. Adams.
(5). William, b. 1828 ; m. Emily Hatch. One son.
(6). 6'ttJa«, b. 1831; m. Henry Warren.
CLAT FAMILY. 577
vin. Sarah, b. 1799, in Cornish; unmarried.
IX. William, b. 1803; m. Betsey Smith. One daughter, Alaiy B.
2. Joseph, son of Joshua, b. 1754; m. EHzabeth Ayer. He d. Dec. 24,
1844, aged 80. Four T;hildren :
I. Humphrey A., b. Apr. 2, 1795, in Hiram. He removed to Fryeburg;
m. Betsey Chaney, of Limington, by whom he had sixteen children.
II. Benjamin, b. Feb. 14, 1798, in Hiram, Me.; settled in Bridgton, and
had a son, George E. Chadbourne, Esq., of North Bridgton.
III. Martha, m. Samuel Bradley.
IV. Nancy, m. Samuel Strout.
3. Georiie, y drowned together when young men, in Sanford (Mousam
4. Joshua, \ river), where Joshua had a mill.
5. Betsey, bapt. at Wells, Mar. 11, 1756; m. Joseph Thompson.
6. Lucy, bapt. at Wells, Mar. 11, 1756 ; m. Samuel Hanson.
7. Sarah, m. \\'illiam Stover.
8. Jerusha, m. Henry Cole.
9. Susan, m. William Hill.
10. Patty, never married.
Clay, an English surname derived from the soil, and allied to Clayton and
Clayfield. The race bearing this name is now represented in England by Sir
George Clay, Bart., eldest son of late Sir William Clay, Bart., M. P., of
Fulwell Lodge, Middlesex. Two or more branches came early to the Ameri-
can colonies ; one was established in the South and produced the Hon. Henry
Clay, statesman and orator; the other in the New England states, especially
in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Kichard Clay came early to Biddeford, and by wife Rachel had seven
children born there. He was one of the earliest settlers in Narragansett town-
ship, No. I, now Buxton, having removed as soon as 1755. He d. Sept. 27,
1801, and the record reads : " Supposed to be the oldest man in town." Chil-
dren's births recorded in Biddeford and Saco, the latter b. in Narragansett,
and entered upon the town books, Sept. 24, 1768 "by desire of Mr. Clay."
1. Richard, b. June 3, 1739; served in Continental army.
2. Jonathan, b. June 4, 1741.
3. Sarah, b. April 27, 1743.
4. Daniel, b. July 12, 1745.
Note.— John and Jo.slma Chadbourne, of Phillipstown, now Sanford. united with First Con-
gregational churcli in Wells, Me., Feb. 2',), 175G. Samiul. .lo.shua, and John, of Phillipstown,
served in the oompaiiy of Capt Jonathan Bean from Deo. 10. 1747 to Nov. 15, 1748. James, of Kit-
tery, tool\ up lots of land in Phillipstown, 1730. and huilt a saw-mill on the Mousam river. He
deeded a lot to .lolin ( 'liadbourne, nlacksrnith. of Philliiistown. in 1757. .loshua was living there
in 1777. .Saiiiiiil Cliadlicnirne took up a lot in that town-hip in 1733, whieh he sold in 174S. Two
of the first settlers of this name lived for some time in a camp there.
578 CLAT FAMILY.
5. Rachel, b. May 10. 1748; d. an infant.
6. Thomas, b. Dec. 20, 1750.
7. Benjamin, b. June 7, 1753; served in Revolution.
8. Molly, b. July i, 1756.
9. Rachel, b. Jan. 5, 1759; m. James Rounds, Dec. 13, 1781.
10. Jemima, b. Feb. 15, 1761.
11. Abigail, b. July 7, 1763.
12. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 11, 1765; m. Nathaniel Cole, Mar. 16, 1787.
Jonathan Clay, b. June 4, 1741 ; m. Esther Flood, of Bu.xton, Sept. 25,
1783. She d. Nov. 9, 1830; he d. Feb., 1839. Children, b. in Bu.xton:
1. Anna, b. Mar. 20, 1784.
2. John, b. April i, 1786.
3. Abigail, b. Nov. 15, 1788; d. Apr. 30, 1872.
4. James, b. Oct., 1790.
5. Samuel, b. Dec, 1797.
6. Mary, b. 1799.
7. Simeon, b. Oct., 1801.
8. Esther, b. Aug., 1804.
Daniel Clay, son of Richard, b. July 12, 1745; m. Jerusha , settled
in Bu.xton, and d. there in May, 18 10. His children were as follows:
1. Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1772.
2. Jonathan, b. Dec. 13, 1774.
3. Richard, b. Aug. 17, 1780; removed to Pittston, Me., in 1799; m.
Olive Bradstreet, May 17, 1803; she d. in 1818, and he m., second,
in 1819, Rebecca Purington. He lived in Gardiner; d. Sept. 29, 1848.
Children :
I. Nancy, b. 1806; m. John Plaisted.
II. Emeline M., b. 1808; m. Charles Gardner, of Boston.
III. Olive, b. i8io; m. Loring Macomber, who d. in 1837, and she m.,
second, N. B. Norton.
IV. Sarah, b. 181 2; m. Samuel Springer.
V. James A., b. 1814; m. Emily S. Stevens, of Hallowell, and had /in/ns,
h. Nov. 15, 1836; Clarcntinc, b. Oct. ii, 1838.
VL Henry T., b. 1817 ; m. Susan M. Sprague; moved to Boston in 1847.
Children: Marcellus J., Sarah E.^ Josephine A., Ella E., Richard F.
4. Miriam, b. May 19, 1782.
5. Hannah, b. Dec. 19, 1785.
6. Daniel, b. June 3, 1788.
7. Samuel, b. May 17, 1791.
Rev. Jonathan Clay, son of Daniel and Jerusha, b. Dec. 13, 1774;
m. Esther Thompson, of Buxton, Nov. 28, 1799, and had issue. He was well
known as "Elder Clay," and the church where he preached as the "Clay
meeting-house," which was at North Buxton. He was one of the "old school
CLAY FAMILY. 579
ministers," straight-laced, grave, and "solemn as eternity." His voice was
deep, sonorous, and rose and fell like a boat upon gentle waves. A good man,
"faults excepted." He d. Feb. 20, 1849; his wife predeceased him, June 22,
1843. Children:
1. James, b. June 5, 1800.
2. Samuel b. Sept. 30, 1802; d. in infancy.
3. Richard, b. Feb. 9, 1S04.
4. Elsey, b. Mar. 20, 1807; d. Apr., 1810.
5. Harriet, b. Oct. 16, 1809.
6. Nancy, b. Jan. 12, 18 12.
7. Samuel, b. Aug. 25, 18 16.
8. Mary, b. Aug.' 23, 1820.
9. Jonathan, b. Jan., 1823.
Capt. Samuel Olay, son of Jonathan, ist, b. Dec, 1797 ; m. Mary Watts,
settled in Bu.xton, and had issue, born there. His wife d. Aug. 13, 1866; he
d. Apr. 5, 1874. Children:
1. Charles W., b. May 23, 1S30; d. May 15, 1832.
2. Abby W., b. Mar. 30, 1832.
3. Caroline B., b. Aug. 10, 1834.
4. Martha E., b. Mar. 6, 1840.
James Clay, son of Jonathan, ist, b. Oct., 1790; m. Ann , and had
children, b. in Buxton, whose names will follow. He d. Mar. 29, 1822.
1. James, b. Apr. 7, 18 14.
2. Eli, b. Jan. 16, 1817.
3. Susan, b. Apr. 12, 1819.
James Clay, son of Elder Jonathan, b. June 5, 1800; m. Eliza , and
had a numerous family. His wife d. Feb. 15, 1849; he d. Apr. 4, 1872.
1. Grace, b. Aug. 5, 182 i; m. William Redlon, of Bu.xton.
2. Harriet, b. Mar. 16, 1824; m. McCorrison; d. Mar. 31, 1872.
3. Eliza, b. Nov. 3, 1825; d. Sept. 17, 1865.
4. James H., b. Nov. 26, 1827.
5. Lydia A., b. June 5, 183 1.
6. Esther, b. Mar. 21, 1833; d. Mar. 14. 1854.
Jonathan, b. May 19, 1836; d. Aug. 25, 1837.
Mary E., b. Jan. 22, 1839; d. Apr. 30, 1854.
Daniel F., b. Apr. 28, 1844.
James Clay, son of Jonathan, b. in Buxton, Aug. 6, 1789; m. Olive El-
well, and in 18 16 went to Chatham, N. H., to open a clearing in the wilder-
ness for a home. He "pitched" on "Langdon's Location," so-called, a mile
from any other settlement, cutting the first tree on the claim. Here he built
a rude log-house and barn, and was ta.xed that year " on two oxen, one cow,
one hundred and seventy-seven acres of land, and buildings valued at twelve
dollars." He received a deed of his land from his father July i. i>Si8, the same
year of his marriage, and settled down to domestic life and hard work. He
580 C LEMONS FAMILY.
eventually engaged in lumbering and acquired a handsome competency. In
1833 he built the house where his son Ithiel now lives, and made that his
residence till his death, Dec. 29, 1865. His wife d. Sept. 27, 1862. A beau-
tiful monument, erected in 1883, marks their place of rest. Children as fol-
lows :
1. Hon. Ithiel E., b. in Chatham, N. H., Aug. 26, 1819; m. Oct. 26,
1862, Caroline C, dau. of Jonathan K. and Phebe (Clements) East-
man. He was educated in the common schools and at Bridgton Acad-
emy, and became a successful teacher ; was two years clerk in a store
at Lovell, Me. ; engaged extensively in lumber speculation and has be-
come a man of wealth, owning several farms and much wood and tim-
ber land. He lost $30,000 worth of timber by a hurricane, in 1883,
and by three failures $30,000 more; is fond of fine stock and agricul-
tural improvement, and calls his fine homestead "Winnecumet Farm" ;
was postmaster sixteen years; justice of the peace rising thirty years;
selectman and town clerk many years; representative in 1859-60 and
from 1881 to 1884, serving on important committees; was a recruiting
officer during the Civil war: has been on the "Forestry Commission";
has been mentioned as a candidate for go\'ernor of New Hampshire; a
man of pronounced convictions and strict integrity.
2. John C, b. Sept. 4, 182 i ; m. Mary Eouzie and resides in New Jersey.
3. Mehitable E., b. Sept. 7, 1823; m. Alfred Eaton; lives in Stowe, Me.
4. Mason H., b. Mar. 14, 1826; m. Maria Carlton and settled in Chat-
ham, N. H.
5. Abbie a., b. Oct. 16, 1828; m. Francis Smith and lived in Hollis, Me.
6. Merritt E.,b. July 20, 1831 ; m. Maria Abbott; resides in Stowe, Me.
This surname is spelled variously as follows : Clemens, demons, Clement,
Clemonds, and Clermont. It was probably derived from that of seventeen
popes, of which Clemens Romanus, mentioned in the Epistle to the Phillippi-
ans, is said to be the first. He was accounted as one of the Apostolic fathers.
He died as bishop of the church of Rome in the year 182. Titus Clemens
was a distinguished father of the Christian church who flourished at the close
of the second and beginning of the third century. He was born at Athens.
One of his hymns is preserved. The catholicity of his mind procured him
the name of heretic, and lost him that of saint.
The family is now numerous in England and Ireland, and it is believed
that the New England branches came from the former country.
John CleiHOns was a native of Danvers, Mass., where he m. Abigail South-
wick or Sudrick, Oct. 27, 1757. He was a descendant of one of two children
kidnapped on the coast of England and brought to Massachusetts, where they
were separated never to meet again. John and Abigail came to Brownfield,
east of the Saco river, in 1779, with six children. He settled near Island bridge
CLEM cms FAMILY. 581
and near demons hill. They were living in Brownfield on the dark day of
1780, but in October of that year came to Hiram. He and his family passed
the first night at the log-house of Capt. John Lane on the west side of the
Saco. As Capt. Lane had a family of twenty-two children and Mr. Clemens
six. they could not all assemble at one table, consequently Mrs. Lane poured
a couple of quarts of bean porridge into the depressed leather bottom of an
old chair, around which the Clemons children gathered with clam shells or
wooden spoons and ate their supper, an event they remembered well, and often
related the circumstances to their descendants.
While hunting, Mr. Clemons discovered the large pond near the Hiram
"Notch," which has since borne his name. Being pleased with this locality,
which seemed to afford fine advantages for hunting, fishing, and farming, he
removed his family and spent the remainder of hi.s days there. His first cabin
was built near where the Col. Aldrick Clemons house now stands. The natural
environments were and are beautiful. Here mountain, meadow, and broad
fields unite with dashing stream and placid pond in forming a charming land-
scape.
It is related that he and his eldest son were at Fryeburg to get corn ground
when one of the old-fashioned snow storms came on, and so deep were the
drifts that they were detained for several days. Meanwhile Mrs. Clemons
had only a cupful of beans with which, made into porridge, to feed her five
children on the last day.
During the first seven years while the family were living near the ponds,
Mrs. Clemons saw the face of but one of her sex, that of the dusky squaw of
Tom Hegon, the Indian hunter. The first white woman to call at the house
was Mrs. Keazar, of Parson.sfield, who accompanied her husband on snow-
shoes when on his way to Fryeburg. After the death of Mr. Clemons, about
1790, two of the children d. suddenly. The bodies of the little ones were left
while Mrs. Clemons went several miles through the woods and secured the
assistance of Mr. Daniel Boston, who went back with her and dug a wide
grave into which she laid her beloved daughters' bodies without religious ser-
vices. They were buried on the oak ridge west of the demons' homestead,
but there is now no indication of graves to be found.
More descendants of Mr. Clemons are living in Hiram than of any other early
settler. In 1880 more than ten per cent, of the population were descended
from him or connected with the family by marriage. Children as follows:
1. Hann.'^h, m. Lemuel Howard (uncle of Judge Joseph Howard), about
1780, and settled in Brownfield. They removed to Hiram, and settled
on the farm subsequently owned by William Cotton, whose mother was
their daughter.
2. John, m. Mary McLellan, of Gorham, Me., and settled in a cabin
between Capt. Sam. Wadsworth's and the mill brook, in 1790. It was
here that Gen. Peleg Wadsworth passed his first night in Hiram. In
the morning he and Clemons ascended the Bill Merrill mountain and
made an optical survey of the grant of land of 7,800 acres assigned to
Gen. Wadsworth, from which he exchanged 200 acres, known as the
Note.— .\ conch sliell is preserved in tlie Clemons fiiniily with whicli four generations of
thcni nave Ijeen summoned to tlie dinner tahle by tlu'ir wives at tiie door-stone. This primitive
"trumpet" was hroiuflit from Danvers. Mass.. to Fryeburii liy the first John Clemons, in 1779; to
Hiram, iu 1780. It hivs been carrie<l to Illinois and Aroostook county.
582 CLEMONS FAMILY.
Capt. Artemus Richardson farm, for the loo acres demons had taken
up near the Gould place. He built his second house near the demons
pond ; emigrated to Ohio. These had three sons, Christopher, William,
and John who was a preacher. Mrs. demons was subject to insane
spells. On one occasion she rode horseback to Maine with William in
her arms. She swapped horses several times on the road, receiving
boot to pay her expenses, and is said to have reached Hiram with a
better horse and more money than she started with. William, son of
lohn, settled farther west, and his wife and two children were killed by
the Indiams. He served in the Mexican war.
3. Jonathan, b. May 7, 1770, in Danvers, Mass.; m. Hannah, dau. of
Capt. John Lane, of Buxton, who was b. there Oct. 5, 1783, in 1802,
and settled where Daniel L. demons has since lived. He d. in Hiram,
June 15, 1855, aged 85 years. Children and descendants as will follow:
I. Samuel, m. Louisa Boston and lived in the John demons house near
the Sewall Gilpatric well. He had two children, viz., George, b. June
15, 1834, and Samuel.
II. John L., b. Aug. 22, 1806, in Hiram; m. Nov. 12, 1849, Joanna H.
Richardson, b. in Baldwin, Dec. 25, 1808. They had John 1'., b. Oct.
13, 1850-
III. Caleb C, b. in Hiram ; m. Hannah, dau. of Moses Boynton, and had
issue, seven children. He lived in a fine situation near the Hiram
Bridge village, just below the old yellow mill where the junction of
the Hiram Hill road is formed. Mr. demons d. June 8, 1894, and
was buried on the loth, services conducted by the author of this
book. He was an industrious, frugal fanner, who acquired a large
property; gave and demanded good measure and just weight; was
kind to children and won their esteem.
4. Ruth, m. Capt. Charles L. Wadsworth and had eleven children.
5. Eli p., b. Sept. 8, 1775, in Danvers, Mass. He m. in Buxton, Mar. 6,
1804, Ruth Hanscomb, b. there Jan. 29, 1787. He d. in Hiram, Mar.
25, i860, aged 84. His wife d. Jan. 12, 1855, aged 67. Children and
descendants as follows:
I. Wi.LLiAM, b. Jan. 29, 1805; d. in Cornish, Jan. 16, 1826.
II. SuDRiCK, b. July 16, 1806; m. Apr. 18, 1S33, Lucy Richardson, of
Hiram, b. in Standish, Apr. 17, 1809. He d. Mar. 22, 1885, leaving
a widow and four children, of whom hereafter. He was respected
for his inoffensive, pure, honorable life. He was a peace-maker, who
seldom if ever gave place to anger; a man of regular and temperate
habits, who was up at the dawn and enjoyed vigorous health until
old age. He was proverbially cheerful and hopeful, inclined to search
for the "silver lining" in every cloud. His inexhaustible fund of
humor and reminiscent stories afforded much pleasure to those with
whom he associated. From his sagacious, well-stored mind he im-
parted such kindly counsel to the young as was sure to be remem-
NoTE.— The demons family is remarliable for tlie patriarclial ages of its members. Tliere
were but six deaths in thirteen families of this name in Hiram for forty years. This may be
attributed to their naturally strong constitutions, regular habits of manual exercise, and cheer-
fulness.
C LEMONS FAMILY. 583
bered and to bear fruit. On the day of his golden wedding, May i,
1880, he remarked that he had never been confined to the house
with illness but one day in his life, and there had not been a death
in his family. His good wife was pleased to say they had never
quarreled nor had her husband ever been unkind to her, a truth that
should be inscribed in the solid stone for the benefit of the rising
generation. The following beautiful lines speak for themselves:
SOFTLY THE SHADOW F.\I.I,ETH.
"Softly the shadow fellcth
On tlie furrowed hrow of care,
Gently the angel calleth
To the man with silver hair.
Low'ly the pine pinnies hemliiif^
Bow when the breezes sigh :
A useful life is ended
And the phantom boat draws nigh.
********
" Sadly the good wife weepeth
By the side of the dying bed ;
Mournfully the widow keepeth
Her vigil beside the dead.
' Never a promise broken,'
She said, 'mid her burning tears ;
'Never a iiarsh word spoken
To me in tliese tifty years.' "
— />. A. Wadmoorth.
CHtLDKEN OF SUDRICK.
(i). Wi7/iam H., b. June 15, 1833; m. .\pr. 19, 1857, Eliza J. Smith,
of Parsonsfield, Me.
(2). Siisim A., b. Sept. 21, 1834; ni. Joseph A. Holmes, of Porter,
and had issue.
(3). Edward R., b. June 9, 1836; m. Emily Goodwin.
(4). Laurinda, b. Feb. 29, 1839 ; m. Frank Gould.
HI. Bartlett, b. Oct. 16, 1808, in Hiram; m. in Freedom, N. H., Nov.
3, 1836, Cassanda Lord, b. there Oct. 18, 1809, and d. in Molunkus,
Me., May 14, 1845. He m. second, Oct. 17, 1848, Mrs. Sarah (Sar-
gent) Plummer, b. in Porter, Feb. i, 18 16. Issue of Bartlett as fol-
lows:
(i). An7iette, b. July 19, 1840, in Brownfield ; was m. Aug. 12, 1868,
to Llewellyn A. Wadsworth, of Hiram, Me.
(2). Eli, b. Aug. 28, 1843; m. in Cornish, Aug. 8, 1869, Immogene,
dau. of Capt. Samuel and Jane J. (Clemons) Wadsworth.
(3). Cassanda L., b. Aug. 8, 1850, in Molunkus, Me.
IV. Laurinda, b. Dec. 16, 1810; m. Capt. Nathan Winslow (b. Mar. 24,
181 1), Sept. 20, 1838, and d. in Gorham, Me., Oct. 27, 1863. Issue.
V. LvDiA H., b. May 25, 1813; m. Oct. 14, 1844, to Charles Dyer. He
d. and she was m. "second, in Oct., 1867, to Capt. Nathan Winslow,
of Gorham.
VI. Col.* Aldrick, b. Apr. 17, 1815; m. Dec. 21, 1848, Sarah Sawyer,
b. in Porter. Jan. 24, 1846. He lived on the old homestead when
*He was commissioned as captain ot the militia oy uov. I'airneiu in i(»a, at ine age pi i\yeu-
ty-four. Rising through the regular stages by promotion, lie was coiumissioned a,s colonel m
1843 by Go\-. Kavanagh. As a commander, he was very punctual, precise, and deservedly popu-
lar ; was probably the last field officer of the old militia m the western part of his county.
584 COOLBROTR 'FAMILY.
his grandfather settled near the pretty sheet of water called the
demons pond, where he built one of the most imposing and con-
venient set of farm buildings in the county. From the wide green
lawn before the door an extensive and lovely prospect opens to view.
A brawling mountain stream dashes down through the rocky ravine
back of the dwelling, and in the cool pools the speckled trout finds
his home. Col. demons was a judicious farmer, and a gentlemanly
man of excellent intelligence with whom it was entertaining to con-
verse. He was of attractive appearance and his manners easy. Chil-
dren :
(i). J?uf//, h. Sept. 23, 1849.
(2). Mary, b. May 16, 1853.
(3). James, b. June 24, 1858.
VII. Jane I., b. July 19, 1817, in Hiram; m. Mar. 20, 1845, Capt. Samuel
Wentworth, and had issue.
VIII. Peleo W., b. Dec. 25, 1819; d. Dec. 16, 1823.
IX. Ruth, b. Oct. 16, 1823; m. Elias Gould, of Hiram, and had issue.
X. Lafayette, b. July 7, 1825 (or '26) ; m. Feb. ig, 1854, in Haynes-
ville, Me., to Lizzie Plummer, b. in Brownfield, Dec. 7, 1840 (?).
Children :
(i). Joseph E., b. June 3, 1855.
(2). Nathan If'., b. Feb. 24, 1859.
(3). Z///>ah A., b. Oct. 29, i86r.
(4). A-ellie M., b. June 16, 1864.
(5). Lafayette, b. Oct. 18, 1866; d. Oct. 29th.
(6). Willie G., h. Nov. 28, 1867.
XI. Susan A., b. Feb. 7, 1830; d. Feb. 14, 1832, in Hiram.
-' ' [- d. when children. -] Children of John and Abigail.
7. Delilah, \ ' ' {
Olootbrolh c^itmiln.
GAtBRAITH— CALI5REATH— COOLBBOTH— tOLEBATH.
These names orignated in two Gaelic words, "Gall" and "Bhretan," mean-
ing the stranger Britain. The various forms of spelling may be attributed to
the fancy of some cadets of the family, who, as younger sons, established junior
branches in new localities, and to such early scribes as received the pronun-
ciation of names from men of foreign accent Fourteen different forms of
Note.— Col. ALnitirK Clemon.s once loaned a poor boy a few dollars with which to pay his
fare to Massachusetts, where lie wished to seek employment. He admired the .self-reliant am-
bition of the lad, and .supplemented the loan with some kindly words of advice. The money
was soon repaid, and tlie young man prospered. Years rolled on. At knigth Colonel Clemons
received by express, charges paid, a Idock of polished granite, set in a black walnut base, and
the initial letter " C " engraved upon tin- top. Around the stone, midway, runs an ivy vine, ex-
quisitely and delicately chiseled. This beautiful memorial of a kind word and deed was highly
appreciated by Colonel Clemons and kept as a parlor ornament.
COOLBROTH FAMILY. 585
spelling have been found on old documents in New England, and the above
have been adopted by American branches of the family.
As intimated, the families bearing these names are of Scottish derivation.
The earliest of whom we have found mention were Gilli.simck Galhrait
(1230, A. D.) and Arthur Galbrait (1296, a. d.), who swore fealty to King
Edward I. William Galbraith is mentioned as a person " of good account "
in the middle of the fourteenth century. Cadets of the family early inter-
married with the lordly houses of Douglass and Hamilton, and through such
alliances became possessed of extensive estates in Scotland, where they have
continued. During the time of the plantation of Ulster in the north of Ireland
by Scottish families (1608-1620), several brothers named Galbreath or Gal-
braith, who had purchased extensive lands from Sir John Calyuhon, laird of
Luss, removed to that country. These lands, which were called the Manor of
Corkagh, were sold in 1664, and two of the brothers, Humphrey* and Wil-
liam Galbraith, were employed as agents of Bishop Spottiswood. Another
of the brothers was Robert Galbrai ih.
The present representative of the family in Great Britain is John Samuel
Galbraith, Esg., magistrate, high sheriff, justice of the peace, and doctor of
laws. Heir presumptive, his brother Robert Galbraith. The family seat is
Clanabogan, County Tyrone, Ireland.
AMERICAN FAMILY.
Southgate has stated that John Coolbroth, with several brothers, came
from England and settled in Newington, N. H., near Portsmouth: and that he
removed to Scarborough about 1730. Other authorities claim for the family
a Scotch-Irish ancestry and would trace the New England branches to one of
those who came over in 17 18. As our inquiry has to do with the Scarborough
branches, we have not given the ancestral history much attention. The sub-
joined records are all we could find in Scarborough and adjacent towns :
Johll Coolbroth married Sarah Harmon, in Scarborough, Oct. 17, 1732.
His son,
(JeoriTP Coolbroth, married Rebecca, daughter of "Squire" Edward
Milliken, in 1762. She was born Nov. 14, 1741, and survived, in the full
* At one time Humphrey and William Galbraith, actiner under direction,s of Bishop Spottis-
wood. set forth to seize some hoi'ses ii.istured ou his lauds by Lord Balfour, who had refused to
pay land rent. These had not prorci-ded far on their return, however, before being overtaken
by a party of Balfour's retainers headed by one Sir .John Wemyss, who, without a word, thrust
a spear through the shoulder of William <Talbraith. His litotber. beholding? this assault, called
upon Sir Jolm to f(>rbear : but he defiantly replieil : "])e\i! have my soul il we part so " ; where-
upon Humphrey grappled with him, and while thfv wire strusru'liuy; in tlie bcj;, thinUintr Ids
brother Inid lieeTi killed, and seeinti no hope of esc.ipe liiniself. seized a " long skecn " and with
it gave Sir .lolin a dradly thrust. Sorely A\dunded Uu- two (hilbralrlis, with great pain, reatdied
tlii'ir hollies, but said notliingtnlhe llislio]). The sheriff soon appeareil. however, ami demanded
of Spottiswood one thousand pniiiels as boiels for the ai>iH-araiice of his agents at the next .ses-
sion of the court. Fearing that tlic-e men might escai"' to Scotland, tlie liishop made a private
arrangement with theshenff toseizc thcni some time lul.ef the assize. The (Jalbraithseluiled
thistrai); and Humphrey, .justly indignant at this heaitlessness of one on whose account they
fiad suffered so much, wrote a letter from his hiding-place, which concluded with language that
shows the character of the inan. He writes: "If, thendore, you love yourself, as I know you do,
better tlian all the world beside, follow your business and leave the pursuit of us; wliicdi if you
do, I vow l>efore God, that not only tho.se who are with nie, but even tlie rest shall be present at
the day ; for so much dare I to undertake for them wheresoever they are." The Galhraiths ap-
peared, were tried for murder, and being acciuiltcil .'scaiied the doom which theirenemies hoped
was in store for them : but the iingraleiiil Hislmii bad to pay a heavy line for the conduct of liis
agents, which to them was some satisfaction for what they had endured in his behalf. These
Galhraiths .subseiiuently purchased valuable lands in Ulster and took rank with the country
guntvy.— Plantation of L'tster.
586 COOLBROTH FAMILY.
possession of her faculties, until one hundred years of age. These had a
family consisting of twelve children, and, in the absence of any evidence to
the contrary, I assume that all families in Maine are their descendants.
1. Samuel, b. Aug. 14, 1763 ; d. in infancy.
2. Samuel, b. Nov. 26, 1764; m. Mary Avery, Oct. 7, 1784; settled in
Scarborough, and had issue, nine children, named as follows :
I. Jane, b. Jan. 4, 1785.
n. Mary, b. Mar. 26, 1787.
in. Edward, b. Jan. 14, 1789.
IV. William, b. Jan. 15, 1791.
V. Paulina, b. Nov. 3, 1794; m. Thomas Ladd, Oct. 3, 1821.
VI. Anna, b. Dec. i, 1796.
VII. Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1798; m. Nancy Pinkham, Aug. 19, 1S24.
viii. MuLi!KRRY, b. Apr. 6, 1801.
IX. Aexena(?), b. Jan. 29, 1802.
3. Abigail, b. Feb. 15, 1767; m. Joseph Coolbroth, June 19, 1785, and
hved in Porter, Me.
4. Lemuel, b. Sept. 16, 1769; m. Hannah Davis, Mar. 15, 1793, and had
issue, six or more children. Hannah, the mother, d. June 24, 1827.
He was living in 1850, aged 81. Children:
I. RuFUS, b. Mar. 11. 1794; m. Grace Runnells, Dec. i, 1822, and had
six children, b. in Scarborough. Mr. C. d. Feb. 15, 1866; wife d.
Feb. 27, 1866.
(i). J^/im/c7 E., b. Oct. 6, 1823; d. May 26, 1883, aged 59.
(2). Lemuel, b. Feb. 24, 1825.
(3). John, b. Dec. 17, 1826.
(4). Franklin, b. July 2, 1828.
(5). Eunice IF., b. Jan. 22, 1830.
(6). Edward P., b. in 1832.
II. Rebecca, b. Apr. 19, 1786.
III. Mary, b. Mar. 22, 1799.
IV. Sarah, b. Oct. 27, i8oi.
V. Martha, b. Jan. 16, 1806.
5. George, b. Sept. 7, 1771.
6. Rebecca, b. Dec. 10, 1773; m. John Rice, Dec. 31, 1797.
7. Mulberry, b. Jan. 17, 1776.
8. Mulberry, b. Sept. 23, 1778.
9. Jcseph, b. Dec. 21, 1780; m. Mary , b. Dec. 23, 1783, and had, b.
in Scarborough, children named as follows:
I. Charlotte, b. Nov. 22, 1803.
II. Catherine, b. Feb. 22, 1806.
III. Agnes, b. July g, 1808.
IV. Benjamin, b. Jan. 8, 18 10.
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V. Robert, b. Apr. 6, 1812.
VI. Mary F., b. Feb. 14, 1815.
vii. Joseph, b. Oct. 30, 1822.
VIII. Elmira, b. Sept. 2, 1824.
10. Benjamin, b. May 6, 1783: m. Catherine Libby, Feb. 7, 1813, then of
Durham; second, Mrs. Mehitable, widow of Samuel Libby, who had
been a widow McLellan, the dau. of Henry and Mercy Harmon.
11. Sali.y, b. May 7, 1787; d.
12. Sally, b. June 7, 1789.
Joseph Coolbroth m. Harriet Richards, in Scarborough, Jan. 18, 1852.
He d. Sept. 8, i86g, aged 45 ; his wife d. Feb. 28, 1868, aged 43. Children
as follows :
1. Thomas, b. Nov. i, 1852; m. Mahala Snow, Nov. 19, i876(?).
2. Mary C, b. Mar. 25, 1855.
3. Charles H., b. Mar. 24, 1857; m. Ida E. Harmon, Apr. 25, 1878.
4. Joseph A., b. July 27, 1859; m. Annie S. Plummer, Aug. 31, 1884.
5. George W., b. Sept. 30, 1861; m. Emma A. Snow, June 26, 1884.
6. Harriet K., b. Apr. 30, 1864.
Daniel Coolbroth m. Elizabeth Harmon, in Scarborough, Dec. 18, 1782,
and had ten children, whose births were recorded in Buxton. He lived at
Coolbroth's Corner; served in the Revolutionary war. Issue:
1. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 12, 1784.
2. James, b. Apr. 5, 1786.
3. Sarah, b. June 22, 1788.
4. Nancy, b. Dec. 12, 1791.
5. Benjamin, b. Jan. 19, 1793; d. June 14, 1795.
6. Asa, b. June 16, 1798; m. and had a son, Daniel, b. May 18, 1823.
7. Levi, b. Oct. 31, 1801 ; d. July, 1802.
8. Dorcas, b. Sept. 30, 1804.
9. Abioail, b. Feb. 4, 1806.
10. Samuel, b. Apr. 4, 1809.
Samuel Coolbroth m. Betsey, dau. of David Marr(she b. in Scarborough,
1762; d. Feb. 20, 174/), and settled in Bu.xton. He was drowned in Saco
river at Moderation Falls, date not known. Seven children :
I. Isaac, b. Dec. i, 1788; m. Thankful Rounds, of Buxton, and d. at Steep
Falls, July 27, 1866. He worked on the river and in saw-mills. Chil-
dren :
I. Samuel W., b. Apr. 9, 1825; m. Lewis, of Fryeburg.
II. Mark. R., b. Sept. 13, 1827 ; m. Amanda, dau. of James Hobson, of
Steep Falls, Me., where, on Standish side of the Saco. he resides.
In early years Mr. Coolbroth was employed about mills and was a
river driver, having charge of a crew for many seasons. His experi-
ence in handling timber qualified him for a more important position,
and for a number of years he has acted as agent for the Saco Lum-
588 COOLBROTH FAMILY.
ber Co. He has also speculated in timber lands on his own account.
Mark is now widely known in the valley of the Saco and its tributaries
as a man of generous, kindly impulses, who by close attention to his
business has been successful. His strict integrity and genial tem-
perament have won for him a host of warm friends. He has built
an imposing residence near the railway station at Steep Falls, where,
with his pleasant family, he finds a quiet rest when the day's work is
over. He has issue.
2. John W., b. Oct. 3, 1790; m. Alice March, who d. Nov. 21, 1862, aged
59. He d. Dec. 26, 1823. Four children:
I. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 19, 18 13.
11. Miriam, b. Nov. 30, 1817.
III. Lucv, b. Jan. 22, 1820.
IV. Mary, b. Apr. 22, 1822.
3. Eliza M., b. Oct. 8, 1792 ; d. Jan. 15, 1870.
4. Susanna, b. Aug. 17, 1794; m. Thomas Greeley, and had nine chil-
dren; d. Oct. 6, 187 1.
5. Dennis M., b. Sept. 2, 1796; m. Lydia Gookin; d. Feb. 19, 1877, aged
80. Four children :
I. Eliza A., b. Jan. 9, 1826; d. Feb. 29, 1888.
II. Olive F., b. Sept. 4, 1827.
III. Joseph P., b. Oct. 24, 1832, and resides at Steep Falls, in Limington.
He has been a mill man nearly all his life; was a skillful performer
on the violin, and for many years played for dancing parties. He
latterly became a very devoted Christian ; laid aside the old fiddle, and
went out selling copies of the Scriptures. Naturally fluent of speech,
he became an interesting speaker in public, and conducts religious
services very acceptably. " Pell " is one of those noble-hearted fel-
lows who makes friends wherever known, and is a very useful citizen.
He has a family.
IV. Mary S., b. Mar. 18, 1837.
6. Levi, b. Feb. 26, 1798; d. Aug. 10, 1798.
7. Pelatiah M., b. May 21, 1800; was m. and d. in California, aged 88
years.
8. Ann B., b. Aug. 2, 1804; m. William Wingate, and had two children,
of whom one is Edward, who m. Hattie Boulter, and runs a hotel at
Steep Falls.
Ebeiiezer Coolbroth, probably a son of the first John, of Scarborough,
married Mehitable . He was engaged in trade at Coolbroth's Corners,
so-called, in Buxton, for a long time ; was a man of speculative proclivi-
ties and business enterprise, who accumulated considerable property. He
built a fair-sized vessel near his house and hauled it with oxen to the seashore,
several miles away, where it was launched. When the news of the success of
our armies and the consequent peace of 1812-14, reached the neighborhood,
Mr. Coolbroth displayed much patriotism and was the principal leader in a
well-executed demonstration of rejoicing. He caused his great house to be
illuminated and sent men through the town to gather up the powder from
COOLBROTH FAMILY. 589
house to house with which to charge the old cannon mounted on cart-wheels
at the road-corners. With beating of drums and iiring muskets, with shout-
ing of men and singing of patriotic songs by the women, the occasion became
memorable, and aged men who were witnesses of what transpired when they
were children, never wearied in relating all the particulars.
Jonathan Coolbroth, baptized in Scarborough, Nov. 8, 1799, son of the
preceding, married Eunice Libby, Feb. 28, 1828. He worked in his father's
store for some years, but afterwards went to Portland and engaged quite ex-
tensively in mercantile business, but is said to have "failed three times." He
seems to have spent his last days at Coolbroth's Corner, as a farmer.
Joseph Coolbroth, son of Ebenezer, married his kinswoman, Abigail,
daughter of George Coolbroth, before mentioned, June 19, 1785. He lived
some years in Buxton, and some children were born there, but removed to
Porter, Oxford county, where he worked as a hewer, framer of buildings by
"scribe rule," and coarse joiner. His wife was locally known as "Aunt
Nabby," and is remembered as a singular character. Their children, far as
known, were :
1. James, b. as early as 1790, in Buxton; m. Hannah Towle, of Porter,
Apr. 8, 18 1 2, and settled in that town. He was killed by falling from
a mill-dam. Children: William, King, a violinist, and Julia.
2. George, b. Feb. 28, 1795; was drowned.
3. John, b. June 13, 179S; d. unmarried.
4. Joseph, b. Apr. 19, 1801.
5. Rebecca, b. June 15, 1802; m., first, Isaac French, in 1824, who was
drowned ; second, Ezra Towle, of Porter, Me.
Benjamin Coolbroth, son of Benjamin who d. June 27, 1823, m. Eliza-
beth Fenderson, Oct. 7, 1794, and lived in Buxton, where he d. in 1827.
Children :
1. Royal, b. May 8, 1800.
2. Ivory, b. Nov. 7, 1803.
Ebenezer Coolbrotll, probably son of Ebenezer, lived in Buxton, where
children were born.
1. Mehitable, b. Dec. 10, 1814.
2. Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1817.
3. Martha, b. Jan. 14, 1820.
Twins b. in 18 13, d.
Ebenezer Coolbrotll and wife Statira, of .Scarborough, had born there:
1. Hannah, b. Aug. 18, 1837.
2. George, b. Dec. n, 1839.
3. AsBURY, b. July 18, 1843.
COOLBROTH (JLEAMNOS.
MARRIAGES IN SCARBOROUGH.
1759. Apr. 19, Abigail to Asa Libby.
1777. Jan. 23, Lydia to Daniel Moses.
590 COUSINS FAMILY.
1787. Oct. 4, Josiah to widow Elizabeth Harmon.
1800. Nov. 5, Sally to Tracy Hewes, of Saco.
1808. Aug. 28, Lorana to Nathaniel Libby.
Martha to John Libby, Scarborough.
Ruth to William Seavey, Rye, N. H.
1813. Feb. 7, Benjamin to Catherine Libby.
Sarah to Dea. William Cummings.
Catherine to John Matthews.
Sarah to Thomas Babb.
1816. Dec. 24, Rebecca to Cyrus Milliken.
181 7. May 4, Mary to Fred Milliken.
1818. May 14, Sally to Joseph Leavitt.
18 ig. July 4, Eliza to Silas Harmon.
182 1. Oct. 3, Paulina to Thomas Ladd.
1834. June 25, John M. to Mary Foss.
1844. Sept. 5, Joseph to Rhoda Coolbroth.
1848. May 21, Abigail to Samuel Newcomb.
1851. Aug. 23, Rebecca A. to Simon K. Lowe.
1852. July 18, Joseph to Harriet Richards.
1854. Jan. 7, Elijah to Jane Seon (.').
1875. Oct. 6, Elmira to John M. Koler.
BIRTHS.
1798. Dec. 29, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Rebecca.
1803. May 2, John M.
1838. Mar. 2, Mary W., dau. of John M. and Mary.
1855. Jan. 6, Eben, son of Elijah and Jane.
DEATHS.
1838. May 20, Mary, wife of John M.
1842. Jan. 13, Ebenezer.
1850. Oct. 30, Ebenezer, aged 60.
1855. Feb. 25, Elmira, wife of James, aged 32.
^
Umm (^amilu.
This English surname has been found on old documents spelled Curzon,
Cozzen, Cousin, Cosen, Cousens. and Cousins ; the two latter forms have been
generally adopted by the New England families. They are supposed to have
been descended from Geraldine de Curson or Curzen, who was a follower of
the Conqueror and of Breton origin. He was Lord of the Manor of Locking,
in Berkshire, and held, by grant of the king, many other manors and lands in
COUSIN.S FAMILY. 591
the county and in Oxfordshire. He was a great benefactor to the Abbey of
Abington. His three sons were Stephen, Richard, and Gerai.ine. The
family has held a prominent rank in England from a very early period, and
has risen from one degree to another until 1758, when the head. Sir Nathaniel
Curzon, was raised to the peerage with title of Baron Scarsdale. The seat of
this family is Kedleston Hall, and is one of the most magnificent in Great
Britain.
Arms of Cosens— Ar. on a bend between two dragons heads couped gu. three doves of the
field.
(Yetniinster, County Dorset)— Az on a bend or. between two lions ramp. arg. three martletts
of tlie first.
Crkst— A cockatrice, wings erect or.
The first of the name to settle in Maine, and perhaps in New England, was
John Cousins, who settled at Westgustego, now North Yarmouth, born in
England, 1596, and lived on an island near the mouth of Royal river, still
called by his name. This island was purchased by him, in 1645, ^^ Richard
Vines. He lived there thirty years, but was forced to remove in consequence
of the Indian war and retired to York. He served in the Assembly under
Cleve in 1648, while he was deputy president of Lygonia, his name being
under his mark on a decree against the Trelawny estate in favor of Robert
Jordan, by which all the property of said Trelawny in this state was lost to
his heirs. The date of death of Cousins has not been ascertained, but he must
have survived to a great age. His descendants lived in York, Wells, Kenne-
bunk, Lyman, Saco, Biddeford, and Hollis, and are now scattered through the
state. Isaac Cousins, killed by the Indians, in Wells, 1675, was evidently
a son of John. Thomas Cousins, who was an inhabitant of Wells before
1670, was probably another son of John, the emigrant. He had a grant of
land consisting of one hundred acres on Little river. He had a family that
can be traced.
1. H.\NNAH, dau. of Thomas, was m. to George Jacobs, grandson of the
George who was burned for witchcraft at Salem in 1692, on Dec. 16,
1701.
2. IcHABoD, son of Thomas, m. Ruth Cole, of Kennebunk, July 26, 1714,
and had a numerous family, as will afterwards appear. He spent his
early years in Wells, but moved to Kennebunk in 1745. He was a sol-
dier in the old Erench war, and d. from small-pox contracted while in
the army. He had a log-house surrounded by flankers during the In-
dian troubles on the coast. His children's names as follows:
I. Catherine, b. June 25, 1715; m. John Wormwood.
II. Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1717 ; m. Ann Goodwin in 1740.
III. IcHABon, b. Nov. 10, 1719.
IV. John, b. Nov. 16, 1722 ; m. Sarah Davis in 1759. He built a small
house at Kennebunk in 1756, and probably spent his life in town.
V. Benjamin, b. Sept. 28, 1724; m. Hannah Simpson in 1753. He was
a soldier under Gen. Abercrombie at the time of his attack on Fort
Niagara in 1758. Mr. Cousins was cast away on Mount Desert is-
land, when there was no house there, and suffered great hardships,
being one of the small number who survived the disaster when more
than seventy perished. These built a rude boat and embarked for
592 COUSIJfS FAMILY.
Townsend, where they secured assistance, and returning to Mount
Desert, rescued their companions who had been left behind. 13ut for
a gun and some ammunition saved from tlie wreck, witli which some
wild fowls were killed, they would have perished from starvation and
exposure.
VI. Samuel, b. 1726: m. Susan Watson in 1754.
vii. Joseph, b. Sept. 2, 1728; m. Hannah Edgecomb, 1754.
vm. Ruth, b. Oct. 19, 1731 ; m. John Wakefield in 1748.
IX. Nathaniel, b. in 1739. This man learned the carpenter's trade, and
was much employed as a mill-wright and in building vessels. He
served in the French war, and was with Gen. Abercrombie at the
attack on Fort Niagara; was at work on the breastwork at the time.
He was for four or five years in the army during the Revolution, serv-
ing as ensign, lieutenant, and adjutant, and after returning home be-
came major of the militia; also served as selectman, assessor, and
parish clerk. Being possessed of a retentive memory and a great
interest in local events, he was qualified, when in old age, to impart
* much valuable and interesting information relating to the early his-
tory of his town. He was a man of gigantic physical strength ; lived
to be 95.
Elislia Cousins, b. in Wells, Nov. 20, 1735; m. Dec. 3, 1758, Bathsheba
Hamar, who was b. in Sheepscot, Mar. i, 1742. Their first child was b. Dec.
24, 1759, and d. same day. Other issue:
1. Ruth, b. in Arundel, Feb. i, 1761.
2. John, b. in Arundel, Mar. 21, 1764, and had a family named as fol-
lows : Mary, Reuben, Johti, Bathsheba, Jerusha, Joseph, and Elisha. A
second wife had Levi, Eunice, Irene, Neh''.miah, and Alary Ann, while a
third wife added Thomas and Williamson. Thomas, now an old man,
lives in Surry, Me.
3. Ephraim, b. Aug. I, 1766: d. young.
4. Bathsheba, b. May 27, 1768, in Harpswell.
5. Sarah, b. Sept. 4,. 17 70, in Mt. Desert.
6. Elisha, b. May 23, 1773, in Mt. Desert; m. and had Nahum, Joseph,
Elisha, and daughters.
7. Ephraim, b. Dec. 11, 1775; m. and had children, Ephraim, Williani,
Reuben, Maria, Susan, Sarah, and one who m. Joseph Card.
8. Joseph, b. Nov. 24, 1779; m. and had Xathauiel &nd Mary, the former
now living.
9. Joanna, b. Dec. 10, 1783.
Joseph Cousins, descended from the family in Wells, is said to have
come from Mt. Desert island to Cornish. He settled in the "Estes neighbor-
hood," so-called; was a mill-wright and ship-carpenter; built the first saw-
mill in Cornish; died when a young man, leaving three children. There is
some discrepancy between the descendants of this man relative to his origin
and history. He must have removed from Cornish to Kennebunk, as one, if
COUSINS FAMILY. 593
not all, of his children was born there. Having a wish to find the records of
birth and parentage of Mr. Cousins, I communicated with the Hon. Eben M.
Hamor, of Mt. Desert, a gentleman who is familiar with the history of the
old families, and he informed me that he could find no mention of such man
there. He may have been only a nominal resident before coming back to York
county.
Beiljaiilill Cousins, said to be a brother of Joseph, just mentioned, came
from Mt. Desert at the same time, settled in Lyman, and had issue and
numerous descendants.
Abram Cousins, eldest son of Joseph, was born July 9, 1784, in Kenne-
bunk, and being a small boy at time of his father's death he went to live with
a Mr. Rumery at Bonnie Eigle, and remained there until seven years of age,
when he went to live with Major Meserve in Limington, where he made his
home until old enough to clear a farm for himself, in the west part of the
town, now in Limerick. He served in the war of 1812; married Annie, dau.
of Robert Libby, who was born July 9, 1783, and died July 20, 1869. He
died while on a visit in Scarborough, in company with his son, Aug. 24, 1854.
She lived with her son Robert after her husband's death. These were buried
in the public cemetery near Limington Corner. There were eight children.
1. Enzji, b. Apr. 27, 1807; m. Samuel Meserve and lived in Sebago;
both deceased.
2. Robert, b. May 12, 1810; m. Betsey Emmons, of Lyman, and resided
in Limington, where his son Benjamin now lives; d. Dec. 3, 1884.
3. Annie, b. May 23, 181 2; m. Nathaniel Norton, of Limington, and
lived there till after her husband's death, in April, 1872, when she went
to live with her dau., Mrs. Townsend, at \\'est Bu.xton. She was alive
in 1892.
4. Joseph, b. June 11, 1814; m. Hannah Durgin, of Porter, and lived
in that town ; both died about the same time, in the spring of 1893.
5. Eliza, b. July 17, 18 16; m. Hiram Wormwood, of Limington, and re-
sided in Porter.
6. David, b. Aug. 2, 1818 ; m. Sylvia Marr, of Limington, for first wife,
and Sarah Meserve for second ; residence, Limington.
7. Sabra, b. Sept. 5, 1823; m. Benjamin Perry and lives in Boston.
8. Abram, b. Jan. 2, 1826; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Joseph D. Small,
of Limington, and resides there.
Enoch Cousins, second son of Joseph, born in Cornish, Me., March 24,
1788 ; married Ruth, daughter of Eben Cousins, of Lyman, May 30, 1813, and
settled in Porter, Me. He was left fatherless when a small boy and went to
live with relatives in Lyman. He early entered upon a sea-faring life and was
a sailor about fourteen years. He came to Porter about 18 19, and cleared
the farm now occupied by his son, about a half mile from the village of Kezar
Falls, a beautiful location with a sunny e.xposure protected on the northwest
by wooded hills and fronted by a fine sheet of water, where an abundance of
fish can be taken in summer and winter. Mr. Cousins died May 4, 1879, aged
93 years. His wife predeceased him, Dec. 6, 1861 (she was b. June 29, 1790),
at the age of 7 i years. Children's names will follow :
594 . COTJSINS FAMILY.
1. Erenezer, b. Feb. 2, 1814; d. Feb. 6, 1814.
2. Sarah D., b. Nov. 20, 1817; m. Greenleaf Parker, of Saco, where she
resided; both deceased.
3. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 1 1, 1820; m. Jemima, dau. of Josiah Weeks, of Porter,
Me., Dec. 29, 1842, and had issue, twelve children. Mrs. Cousins d.
Aug. 7, 1883. He is living on the old homestead with his two daugh-
ters, an active, hard-working man. He is a wheelwright and carpenter,
and when not cultivating his farm keeps busy in his shop ; an honor-
able, plain-spoken man. Issue as follows:
I. Mary E., b. Feb. 18, 1844; unmarried.
II. Elizabeth A., b. June 21, 1846; d. Oct. 9, 1847.
III. Ruth A., b. Oct. 7, 1848; m. Silas McKeen, and lives in Brewer, Me.
IV. Elizabeth, b. Apr 7, 1850; d. Aug. i, 1865.
V. Martha A., b. Oct. 28, 185 1 ; unmarried.
VI. WiNFiELD S., b. July 9, 1853; m. Katy Mann, Fryeburg.
VII. Ida C, b. Mar. 30, 1855; m. Andrew Lord, and since his death in
the West, lives at Kezar Falls.
VIII. Nettie H., b. May 18, 1857; d. Mar. i, 1879.
IX. Clara E., b. Dec. 24, 1859; m. \A'alter S. Fowler, of Kezar Falls;
lives there.
X. Oscar L., b. Jan. 14, 1862; m. Louisa Chaplin.
XI. LIlvsses G., b. Apr. 23, 1865; m. Mary Haggerty.
XII. Byron, b. June 14, 1870; d. Sept. 25, 1872.
4. Richard, b. July 22, 1823; m. Cordelia Nutter, and lives at Winnecona,
Wis.
5. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1826; d. unmarried.
6. Enoch, b. Nov. 18, 1829; m. Lydia Cox, June 16, 1850, dau. of Jere-
miah W. and Lydia (Cotton) Cox, of Holderness, N. H., who d. Oct.
4, 1891, and had nine children.
I. Saloma, b. Mar. 10, 185 i ; d. same day.
II. Ruth S., b. July i, 1853 ; m. John L. Shaw, of Rumney, N. H., Aug.
19, 1871.
III. Herbert E., b. June 24, 1855.
IV. J. Ward, b. Sept. lo, 1859; d. Mar. 23, 1862.
v. L. Grace, b. Nov. 5, 1863; d. Aug. 31, 1866.
VI. Cynthia M., b. Mar. 19, 1865; d. Aug. 25, 1874.
VII. LuciNDA, b. Oct. 21, 1868; d. same day.
VIII. Alice M., ) • , ^ * o ( Alice m. Lewis E. Brown, Ash-
- twins, b. Sept. 27, 1870.-^ '
IX. Alvah C, > ( land, N. H., Jan. 18, 1893.
7. Ann, b. May 11, 1831 ; m. Samuel Tasker, of Saco, Me.
8. Joseph, ] . . , , _ , • ■ r
9. Ellen, j ^^'"s, b. June 14, 1833; d. in infancy.
Ichabod Cousins, a native of Kennebunk, said to have been a son of
Ichabod, settled in the plantation of Little Falls, now Hollis, about 1780, be-
COUSINS FAMILY. 595
ing one of the seven purchasers of the " Dalton Right," so-called, which tract
bordered on the Saco and extended from the northwestern boundary of a
"twenty-rod strip " near the brick house of " Uncle David Martin." He cleared
a field and built a barn on the rear end of his lot near the Caleb Kimball place,
but lived afterwards near the Robert Ridlon homestead on the Bonnie Eagle
road, near the burying-ground. He married Dolly Cole, and by her had six
children. He m., second, Susanna, widow of Tobias Lord, Sept. 15, 1808,
and she had three children. Mr. Cousins lived to old age.
1. ICHABOn, b. in 1788 (?); intention of m. recorded Jan. 27, 1816, to
Mary Wiggin. He settled in Baldwin, and had a family, of whom here-
after. "Uncle Ichabod," like nearly all of the name, was a "mechanical
man," and built barns and farm implements with facility.
2. Sally, b. July 14, 1790; m. Robert Ridlon, of Hollis.
3. Mary, b. Mar. 21, 1791.
4. Priscilla, b. Feb. 29, 1796; d. May, 1798.
5. Hannah, b. Sept. 7, 1797.
6. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 2, 1798; m. Margaret Davis, in Hollis, and moved
down east.
7. Dolly, b. Jan. g, 1808.
8. Fannv, b. Jan. 3, 1810; m. Thomas S. Hanson, who d. Oct. i, 1837,
aged 3 1 years. She m., second, John Sawyer, son of Jabez, called " John
Jeff"; d. Apr. 26, 1883. Mr. Sawyer was killed by the cars at Saco.
9. J(.)SEPH, b. May 28, 1812; m. and has lived many years at Steep
Falls ; has issue.
Hilltliah (Cousins, m., in Hollis, Feb. 15, 1807, to Elisha Berry.
Nathaniel Cousins, of Hollis, whose wife's name was Nancy, had chil-
dren's names recorded in that town as follows. I do not know the history of
this family; think they lived at Salmon Falls. Mr. Cousins d. Aug. 24,
1873-
Nathaniel, b. Jan. 20, 1840; d. Oct. 10, 1842.
Samuel, b. Aug. 22, 1843.
Daniel L., b. July 16, 1845.
Mary E., b. Aug. 27, 1847; d. Feb. 25, 1852.
Jane M., b. Mar. 8, 1849.
Sarah A., b. July 16, 1851.
Alonzo, b. Mar. 8, 1855; d. July 27, 1856.
Dorcas A., b. Feb. 2, 1856; d. Sept. 17, 1858.
Jouathail Cousins, whose origin I do not know, was an inhabitant of
Buxton. His wife was named Elizabeth. Children's names as follows:
1. Caroline A., b. June 4, 1823.
2. Joel M., b. Aug. 2, 1824.
3. Abraham F., b. Aug. 19, 1S27.
596 COUSINS FAMILY.
4. Benjamin F., b. May 10, 1830.
5. Gilbert G., b. Dec, 1836; d. Feb., 1837.
6. Adrian, b. June 28, 1837.
7. Mary E., b. Sept., 1838.
Samuel Cousins, of Kennebunk, probably a son of Ichabod, m. Abigail
Deering, for a second wife, and had a family. Some of his descendants as
will follow:
James Cousius, son of preceding, b. Dec. 16, 1774; m. Hannah Webber,
who was b. Oct. 31, 1788, and d. in 1845, aged 56. He d. in 1834, aged 49.
There were fifteen children in this family and three pairs of twins. They
were never all together but once, and then the father placed them in a line in
the order of their ages. Issue as follows:
1. Thomas, m. Patience Stevens; second, Mary York.
2. Samuel, m. Sarah Goodwin.
3. William, m. Mary Sawyer.
4. Charles, m. Abigail Pindar; second, Caroline Downing.
5. John, m. Sylvia Haley; settled in Poland, Me., and became wealthy.
He had a family consisting of the following children:
I. Col. Humphrey, an early stage-driver and many years conductor on
the Portland & Rochester trains; now living in Gorham.
II. William.
III. Thomas.
6. James G., b. in Kennebunk, July 13, 18 16. He was educated at the
common and select schools of his native town, and at the age of 2 1 left
home. After spending three years in Massachusetts and Georgia, he
returned home, in 1840, and, in partnership with Bradford Oakes,
engaged in mercantile business. At the end of two years Mr. Cousins
had purchased his partner's interest and assumed the exclusive man-
agement. He soon added a department of merchant-tailoring, in which
he gave employment to a number of hands. He was also interested in
vessels and shipped wood and lumber to Boston. He was appointed a
justice of the peace in early life, and has done considerable probate
business; also civil engineer and surveyor; prominent in Masonry and
Odd Fellowship. He married, Apr. 13, 1842, Maria, dau. of David and
Sarah Littlefield, of Kennebunk. No children of his own. The suc-
cessful career of Mr. Cousins, won by his integrity and close applica-
tion to his business, is a worthy example for the emulation of other
young men who must fight the battles of life with only such resources
as self-reliant ability can supply.
7. Hon. Enoch, b. in Kennebunk, Nov. 9, 1818; m., June 5, 1842, Bet-
sey B., dau. of Nathaniel Lowe, Esq., of Lyman, by whom he had seven
children. His wife d. Aug. 11, 1861, and Jan. 27, 1864, he m. Mary
E., dau. of Andrew Luques, Esq., of Kennebunkport. Mr. Cousins re-
ceived his education at the common schools and the academy in his
native town. Li 1827 he opened a country store at the lower village.
In 1842 he removed to Kennebunkport, where he engaged successfully
in business, and where he has continued and acquired wealth. He
BAVIS FAMILY. 597
was commissioned captain of Infantry at the age of twenty; commis-
sioned lieutenant-colonel of ist Maine Regiment in his twenty-fourth
year, but resigned. He was appointed postmaster in 1842, and served
till 1849. ^^ 1853 he was appointed deputy collector of customs for
the port, his brother John being collector ; these held the office till
1861 ; was several terms in the state legislature, and proved a verv ef-
ficient and useful member of that body, being a ready and forcible
speaker. He has been identified with all affairs of local improvement
for many years; class leader in the Methodist church for more than
forty years. Seven children. He graduated his sons at the Wesleyan
University and fitted his daughters for teaching. Children of Enoch :
I. William F., b. July 28, 1844; d. Mar. 25, 1849.
11. Maria E., b. Sept. 9, 1846; d. Oct. 23, 1849.
III. WiLBER P., b. July 31, 1848; graduate Wesleyan University.
IV. Francls H., b. Apr. 9, 185 i ; graduate Wesleyan University.
v. Clara E.
VI. Ella F.
VII. Lucy M.
8. Hannah.
g. Mary.
10. Abigail, m. George Shackley, of Portsmouth, N. H.
11. Susan E., m. Benjamin A. Brown, of Cambridgeport, Mass.
12. CATH.-iRINE.
13. Lucy, ) . , . . ^
,- twms : d. in infancy.
14. Malinda, )
Robert Cousins, son of Kbenezer, of Lyman, m. Priscilla, dau. of James
and Hannah (Cousins) Ridlon, of HoUis. He was for many years a very
prominent and useful citizen; chosen deacon in Congregational church, in
1834, and served in that office till 1862, when he probably died. He was one
of the selectmen nearly all the time from 1818 to 1843; town clerk in 1830
and 1833. He had sons, Jacob and Page, and daughter Priscilla, who m.
Benjamin Richards. A sister of Robert was the wife of Benjamin Tibbetts, of
Lyman.
^iiuiji >f;;imili).
This is an ancient Welsh surname usually spelled Davies by the numerous
families in Wales; in England, mostly Davis. In Glamorganshire, Carmarth-
enshire, Cardiganshire, and Monmouthshire, families named Davies are abun-
dant. Among those who came early to the New World were Dolar Davls,
of Cambridge, Mass., 1634, proprietor in Groton, 1656; Daniel, of Kittery,
admitted freeman, 1652; George, of Boston, freeman, 1645; George, of
Lynn, 1647; James, of Haverhill, 1660, and Tho.mas, of Saco, who was
assessed for the support of public worship in 1636.
598 DAVIS FAMILY.
Prominent among the New England representatives of the family was
Capt. Sylvanus Davis, designated as "of Sheepscott," who was wounded
by the Indians in 1675. He seems to have been an inhabitant of Arrowsic,
where, as superintendent of the affairs of Clark and Lake upon the island
and vicinity, he had an eminent character for integrity, prudence, and busi-
ness enterprise. When the island was laid waste he removed to Falmouth
and was in command of the garrison there when, by the combined forces of
the French and Indians, it was attacked and taken, May 20, 1690. He was
taken prisoner and marched twenty-four days through the wilderness to Que-
bec, where he remained four months and was exchanged on Oct. 15th for a
Frenchman who had been captured by Sir William Phipps. He was a worthy
member of the Council under the Charter of William and Mary; represented
as "a gentleman of good capacity and great fidelity." There is an interesting
report of his adventures and captivity by Capt. Davis on file in the Massa-
chusetts office of state. In his will of 1744 William Vaughan mentions "half
a tract of land sold by Sonobus, Indian Sagamore, to Sylvanus Davis."
Another conspicuous member of this family was Capt. John Davis, who
was a councilor from York in 1680; member of the first General Assembly
under Massachusetts. As councilor, in 1685, he signed a treaty with the
Indians which was confirmed under Danforth, 1689. He lived at York, where
he had been commanding officer of a military company, and in the Revolu-
tion had distinguished himself as a brave and discreet ofiicer. In his will of
Apr. 27, 1667, Nichola,s Davis, of York, called Capt. John Davis "my loving
friend," and appoints him an overseer of his will. I suppose these men were
relatives, but do not know the degree.
We have now to do with a different character. John Davis, blacksmith,
moved from York to Saco in 1653. In 1656, then called "the smith of Win-
ter Harbor," he was sentenced to receive thirty lashes, which punishment
was inflicted by John Parker, and to pay a fine of ;^io. He soon after re-
moved to Kennebunkport, for as an inhabitant of Cape Porpoise he was
admonished, in 1670, for meddling with the affairs of his neighbors, and re-
quired to either live with his wife or provide for her. His wife, Catherine,
was also "presented" and fined "for reviling and slandering her neighbors
and calling them rogues, and other vile speeches." At a court held in Wells,
1680, John Davis, of Cape Porpoise, was prohibited from publicly exercising
upon the Lord's day, upon his peril, without some special allowance from
authority. Shortly after, however, he was presented by the grand jury " for
presuming to preach or exercise publicly since prohibited." He owned that
he had "only preach,id privately" and was pardoned. The following year
he was presented as living within Cape Porpoise and his wife at Winter
Harbor: — "the said Davis not taking care of her maintenance, the woman
being destitute of food and raiment, being constrayned to fetch rockweed to
boil and eat to sustain life." On July ig, 1684, an agreement was made with
John Davis, of Cape Porpoise, for his care of Francis White and diet, he to
have ;^ii in current pay. He was the deputy from Saco who "was disac-
cepted as a scandalous person." In 1688 he was one of the selectmen and
agreed with the town or inhabitants of Cape Porpoise to build a corn-mill in
said place near the house of Richard Randall, " to be perfectly fit and suffi-
cient to grind the people's corn, not to exceed for toll the i6th part of what
he grindeth; and to tend said mill daily that the people might not suft'er.'" In
consideration of what he had undertaken the inhabitants obligated them-
DAVIS FAMILY. 599
selves to furnish labor, money, or provisions toward erecting the mill. This
agreement was recorded in the town books. In consequence of the Indian
war the town was deserted shortly after, and before the resettlement Davis
had died without accomplishing his purpose.
John Davis had a son, named Em.^nuel, who seems to have been a "chip
of the old block." In 1680 he was convicted for taking a false oath. He
retired to Massachusetts when driven away by the Indians. In 1695, he and
wife Mary, of Cape Porpoise, "now of New Town, Middlesex," sold forty
acres of land to Samuel Hill, joining land of Richard Young; also a piece of
marsh near "Prince's rock." It is not certain that Emanuel returned to
Kennebunkport, but one of his descendants is said to have done so.
Nicholas Davis, of York, mide his will Apr. 27, 1667. His daughter m.
Matthew Austin. The inventory of his estate was ^102: 10: 6.
Jollll Davis, "Gentleman," of Biddeford, made his will May 35, 1752;
mentions his saw-mill and grist-mill on the eastern side of Saco river, and salt
marsh at Little river ; wife's name, Elizabeth. He mentions ten children, some
of whose descendants will be traced.
Jacob Davis, as "eldest son," received a "double portion" of his father's
estate. He m. Elizabeth, and had, b. in Biddeford, children as follows:
1. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 26, 1740.
2. Ruth, b. May 8, 1742.
3. John G., b. July 21, 1747; served in the Revolution.
4. M.\RV, b. July 26, 1750.
5. Joseph, b. Sept. 10, 1753.
Ezra Davis is mentioned in his father's will. He was born in Biddeford,
Feb. 20, 1720; m. and had a son of his name, but I cannot find any other
mention of his family.
Ezra Davis," Jr.," m. Susanna, and these two "owned the covenant" of
the first church in Saco, Sept. 16, 1770. He resided in Biddeford, which in-
cluded Saco, for many years, but finally removed to "Little Ossipee," now the
town of Limington. It is in print that he settled with his family there as early
as 1774, which was, I think, a mistake. He had six children baptized in
Biddeford, and the last, June 12, 1785, is called "daughter of Ezra and Susanna
Davis, of Ossapy." He was a prominent and useful citizen in Limington. In
1793, he was sent to Boston as agent for the town, and paid two shillings a
day for twenty-one days of service. His children, far as known, were named
as follows :
1. Su.s.vNNA, bapt. 1770.
2. Sarah, bapt. Sept. i, 177 i.
3. P^lzRA, b. in Saco, Sept. 3, 1771; W'ls m.. in Standish, to Mehitable
Rackliff, Dec. 24, 1802; she was b. in Scarborough, Oct. 26, 1776. He
d. in Limington, Apr. 2, 1836, aged 65 years. His widow survived until
Mar. 30, 1862. These lived on the road leading from Cornish village
to East Limington. Children:
I. Ezra, b. May 15, 1804; m. Margaret Sutton, -of Limington, Dec. 29,
1 83 1, she b. Mar. 18, 1805. He settled in Porter, where, as a man
600 DAVIS FAMILY.
of great energy and industry, he acquired a handsome estate. He d.
Nov. 20, 1887 ; wife d. July 10, 1852. Their children were: Charles
and Charlotte, twins, b. June 7, 1835, the former living in Hiram;
WiUiam, b. Apr. 18, 1837, living as farmer in Parsonsfield, has son
George, lawyer; ?i\\A. Joseph J/., b. July 5, 1843.
II. Mehitable, of whom no particulars.
HI. George R., b. Aug. i, i8o8; m. Nancy Hammond, of Cornish, and
settled on the homestead in Limington, but removed to Parsonsfield,
where he was killed in Dec, 1848, in loading a stone. The widow
resides with her son, George P., who is a lawyer, school-teacher, and
farmer. The daughters were Fannie C, m. Seth Chellis, and Sarah
L., m. Hon. U. B. Thompson.
IV. Chandler, m. and had a son Ezra with other issue.
4. Robert, bapt. Sept. 29, 1776; d. in Limington, Nov. 14, 1826, aged
50. Mary, his wife, d. Jan. 24, 1878, aged 98 years and 4 months.
5. Beniah, bapt. 1782.
6. Margaret, bapt. June 12, 1785.
John Davis, Jr., b. Sept. i, 1723, in Biddeford; m. Anne Sands, Nov.
24, 1742, and had:
1. Olive, b. Apr. 22, 1745; m. Thomas Dearborn, Jan. 24, 1764.
2. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1746.
3. Eleanor, b. Oct. 14, 1748.
4. Gideon, b. Feb. 14, 1749.
Josiall Davis, son of John and Elizabeth, born in Biddeford; mentioned
in his father's will, 1752, as his executor; served in the Continental army ; m.
Susanna Webber in 1748; possibly the Josiah who resided in Gorham, and
had sons who settled in Buxton. The sisters of Josiah were as follows:
Sarah, m. Parker.
Elizabeth, m. Patterson.
Hepzibah, m. Sawyer.
Mary, m. Andrew Stackpole, in 1743.
Margaret, a maiden in 1752.
Nidiolas Davis was an inhabitant of Biddeford, where he m. Charity
Haley, Feb. i s, 1777- He and wife "owned the covenant " of the first church
of Saco, being then of "Little Osapa" (Ossipee), March 7, 1779. This proves
that he and his wife, who was a Biddeford woman, did not "come on horse-
back, guided by spotted trees, from Salem, Mass., to Limington" as has been
found in print under the claim of "history." He had served in the Conti-
nental army previous to his marriage, and removed to Limington, between
1777 and 1779, where he became major of the "old militia." He is said to
have been 97 years of age at his decease about 1830. Some of his descend-
ants say he m., second, a Sutton ; third, a Merrill. I have not found his birth
record and am not certain about his parentage, but think he was a native of
York, related to the family of that Nicholas Davis who made his will in 1667.
Children, born in Limington, as follows:
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DAVIS FAMILY. 601
1. John, bapt. in Saco, in 1779.
2. Nicholas, b. June 4, 1782 ; m. Abigail Smith, of Mollis, Aug. 31, 1817.
3. Noah, b. Dec. 16, 1783; m. Sally Larrabee, of Limington, daughter of
Samuel, May 19, i8o5, and settled in Standish, where he had a family.
His children, known to me, were :
I. Capt. Samuel, who was an officer in the old militia, and commanded
a company in the 25th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry during
the Rebellion.
II. John, who lived as a farmer in Standish and Limington.
III. Eliza A., was the wife of Ivory Libby, of Buxton, and mother of J. R.
Libby, merchant, of Portland, who m. a Larrabee, of Limington,- his
second cousin.
4. Elisha, b. Apr. 14, 1785; m. Susan Larrabee, dau. of Samuel, of Lim-
ington, and lived at Steep Falls, in Standish. He had :
I. Orrin, who lived on a farm above Bonnie Eagle, in Hollis. He had
a large family of whom were Albert, m. Marcie Rumery, John, Henry,
George.
II. Elisha, m. Livinia Haley, dau. of Nathaniel Haley, of Hollis, and
lives in the brick house about one mile above Bonnie Eagle. Chil-
dren: Alphonso, Advent minister, and Mary F., wife of James G.
Ridlon, of Hollis.
5. Charity, b. Aug. 10, 1787; m. William Merrill, of Buxton, March 30,
1806.
6. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1789; m. Timothy Goodwin, of Bu.xton, March 14,
1811.
7. William, b. Mar. 5, 1796; m. Mary Waterhouse, of Gorham, Sept. 26,
181 7, and settled on a farm in Limington; was a man of great resolu-
tion and force of character; a judicious farmer and respected citizen.
He and wife united with the Baptist church in early life and maintained
a consistent Christian walk ever after. He was public-spirited, seeking
to promote all interests designed for the good of his fellow-men. Six
children, of whom one was William G., hereafter mentioned.
8. Perlina, b. July 7, 179S; m. Isaac Gove, Jan. 17, 1819.
Hon. "Willitllll 0. Davis, b. June i6, 1825, in Limington, spent his early
years on the homestead farm. When 14 years of age he left home with only
a willing pair of hands with which to make his way. After clerking for two
years in the store of Alpheus Libb)', he engaged with Charles Blake, the baker.
Another two years, and he was found in the baking business with a partner
named Waterhouse. Two years passed, and he was obliged to return to
the old farm to recruit his health, which had become impaired by too much
confinement in-doors. He soon mounted the box of a peddler's cart and trav-
ersed the state, selling "Yankee notions." He was now approaching his
majority and entered upon a successful business career. His routes were
near the coast, where he found good roads. He was possessed with that quality
of tact that enabled him to apprehend the wants of his customers, and the
genial temperament that won their attention and friendship. This business
expanded apace, and he became an importer of cutlery and other small wares.
When visiting New York to "stock up," he would purchase goods that were
602 DAVIS FAMILY.
just sliding out of fashion, and introduce them as fashionable "down east," at
a handsome bonus. In this line of trade he continued from 1845 to 1858,
latterly having several double hqrse teams on the road. Following, he en-
gaged in wholesale trade of general- merchandise in Portland, and associated
with him, James P. Baxter, now mayor of the city. The firm became consid-
erable importers, and when it was seen that gold would be at a premium, they
were advised to forward "canned lobsters" in payment for their goods. In
this deal the canning business in the state, of which the firm were the pioneers,
had birth. The Portland Packing Company was established and their products
were shippid to all parts of the globe; a medium through which the city be-
came widily known. This industry proved a great success, and the sons of
the original proprietors now carry on the business.
His maiked prosperity in his personal ventures evinced his ability as a man-
ager, and he was called to assume more public responsibilities. He is presi-
dent of the National Traders' Bmk; of the First National Bank, a director;
president of the Portland Trust Co. ; vice-president of the Maine Savings
Bank ; a director of the Street Railway Co. and of the Poland Paper Co. ;
also president of the West End Land Co., and trustee of the Portland Lloyds.
In addition to these many positions, which would seem to be enough to crush
the broadest shoulders, he is a director of the Maine Central road. He was
appointed by President Harrison as one of the state commissioners to the
World's Fair. He represented Portland in the legislature of 1S75-6, and was
senator in 1877.
In personal appearance, Mr. Davis is attractive. He is of majestic stature
and noble build; in proportion, perfect. His head is large and finely devel-
oped, his features regular, his hair and beard abundant, and his complexion
ruddy. His general appearance is suggestive of resolute determination, solid-
ity, and force of will. Yet he is genial and social ; is frank of speech, and a
despiser of all shams. His religious connection is with the New Jerusalem
church, of which he has long been a leading member. Mr. Davis married,
in 1849, Rhoda Neal, of Gardiner, Me. His children were as follows:
1. Helen A., b in 1849; deceased.
2. Walter E., b. in 1853; deceased.
3. Walter G., b. in 1857.
4. William N., b. in i860.
5. Charles A., b. in 1862 ; deceased.
6. Edith, b. in 1865.
7. Florence, b. in 1869; deceased.
Abraliaili Davis, of Biddeford, m. Polly Perkins, July 12, 1793, and had
children, born in that town, as follows :
1. Georce, b. Feb. 26, 1794.
2. Oliver, b. Feb. 29, 1796.
3. Hannah, b. Mar. 15, 1798.
4. Naihaniel, b. Jan. 27, 1800.
5. Abraham, b. June 25, 1802.
6. Olive, b. Apr. 25, 1804.
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7. Polly, b. Jan. 14, 1806.
8. Lois, b. June i, 18 10.
g. Sarah, b. Mar. 13, 18 12.
Tiuiothy Davis, m. Margaret , of Biddeford, and had children
named as follows :
1. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 15, 1750.
2. John, b. July 2, 1753.
3. Mary, b. Aug. 29, 1755.
MARRIAGES IN BIDDEFORD.
Samuel Davis to Mary Crawford, May, 1742.
Miriam Davis to Stephen Bryant, Nov. 8, 1778.
Jonathan Davis to Hannah Fletcher, 1806.
John Davis to Elizabeth Stacey, 1807.
Mary Davis to Samuel Jordan, 1808.
Rosanna Davis to Gilbert Winslow, Mar. 10, 1780.
Sarah Davis, to Benjamin Wilds, May 31, 1787.
Joseph Davis to Alice Ridlon, Aug. 14, 1789.
Joseph H. Davis to Elizabeth Patterson, Nov. 5, 1835.
BUXTON BRANCHES.
Thomas Davis, of Buxton, was twice married; first, to Charity Smith, of
Bu.xton, Jan. 29, 1784, who had four children, and d. Dec. 31, 1795; second,
to Rebecca, by whom he had four more children. I do not know the place
of his nativity. Children :
1. Elizaheth, b. June 24, 1786.
2. John, b. Sept. 14, 178S ; m. two wives, Eunice and Anna, and had four
children. He d. Aug. 22, 1811.
I. Ebenezer, b. Feb. i, 1803.
11. Samuel, b. Jan. 25, 1805.
III. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1809.
IV. ACHSAH, b. Oct. 2, 181 1.
3. Susanna, b. May 31, 1790.
4. Love, b. Aug. 17, 1793.
5. Charity, b. Sept. 19, 1798.
6. Lemuel, b. Aug. 29, 1800.
7. Thomas, b. Sept. 12, 1802.
8. Ansel, b. Feb. 4, 1804.
604 DAYIS FAMILY.
William Davis, of Saco, parentage unknown, had wife, Abigail Fletcher,
of Saco, m. Nov., 1780, by whom the following children, b. in Buxton, Me:
1. William, b. July 12, 1781.
2. Sarah, b. Jan. 31, 1786.
3. Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1788.
4. Molly, b. Sept. 15, 1790.
5. John, b. Mar. 3, 1792.
6. James, b. July 4, 1795.
7. Abigail, b. May 5, 1798. •
8. Benjamin, b. May 26, 1801.
9. Narclssa, b. Apr. 26, 1804.
David Davis, b. 1765, was an inhabitant of Buxton, and by wife, Martha,
had issue, as will appear. He d. Mar. 29, 1847, aged 82 years. Martha d.
June 26, 1863, aged 94 years and 6 months. Children named as follows:
1. Elijah, b. Nov. 25, 1788; m. Sally Sawyer, Nov. 29, 1809, by whom
he had two children. She d. June i, 18 14, and he m. second, Abigail,
by whom eight children. She d. May 11, 1848. Issue:
I. Lydia, b. Dec. 28, 1810.
II. Martha, b. Oct. 20, 18 13.
III. Sarah, b. Apr. 9, 18 17.
IV. Greenleaf, b. Feb. 26, 18 19.
v. I.saac E., b. Mar. 20, 182 1.
VI. Ebenezer M., b. June 26, 1823; m. first, Mary Ann, dau. of Oliver
and Rachel ( Decker) Miles, of Limerick, by whom one son, Hinuard:
second, to Ellen, dau. of Amos Hobson. For many years a peddler
of tin- ware.
VII. Mary S., b. Aug. 24, 1825.
viii. Esther A., b. July 18, 1828.
i.x. Caleb S., b. May 31, 1831.
X. Abigail, b. Mar. 26, 1834.
2. Mary, b. Sept. 17, 1793; d. Nov. 4, 1807.
3. Rebecca, b. May 12, 1795.
4. Miriam, b. Aug. 23, 1798; d. Aug. 15, 1814.
5. ZiLPHiA, b. Nov. 20, 1796.
6. Sarah, b. Apr. 18, 1800.
7. Arthur, b. May 6, 1802; d. May 14, 1833.
8. Elsea, b. Jan. 26, 1804.
9. Thomas H., b. Jan. 27, 1806; m. Ruth Elwell, of Gorham, and by her
had four children. She d. July 3, 1843, and he m. second, Phebe Ham-
blin, by whom two children. He d. June 29, 1870. Issue:
I. Alice, b. Sept. 15, 1832.
II. Nathan W., b. June 24, 1833.
III. William, b. July 19, 1837; d. Dec. 19.
DAVIS FAMILY. 605
IV. Ruth A., b. June 22, 1843.
V. Gilbert I., b. Jan. 15, 1846.
VI. LAURiKxrA, b. Jan. 19, 1849.
10. Benjamin (twin brother of Thomas H.), b. Jan. 27, 1806.
11. Asa W., b. Sept. 4, 1808 ; m. Abigail, dau. of Robert and Lydia (Town-
send) Sawyer, of Buxton, in 1832, and settled in that town. He worked
with Bickford, the potter, near the Harris meadow. He d. Jan. 27, 1839.
Three children :
I. JosiAH B., Feb. 23, 1833; killed in Civil war.
II. William G., b. Nov. 29, 1834; m. first, Nancy G., dau. of Ezra Towle,
of Porter; second, Carrie Jellison, of Biddeford ; third, Lucia Benton
Edgecomb, dau. of Albion P. Benton, of Parsonsfield. Mr. Davis
worked about the lumber mills in Saco for a short time after leaving
home; then followed the sea in the West Indies trade for about eight
years, after which, till 1862, he was employed by the Laconia Com-
pany in Biddeford. He entered the Union army in the Civil war,
and after his return became overseer of the weaving department of
the Laconia mills, where he remained for ten years. In 1874 he en-
gaged in grocery business at Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, where he has
continued till the present time, having been postmaster for fourteen
consecutive years. By industry, frugality, and good management, Mr.
Davis has acquired a comfortable competency. His home, upon a
commanding site, is well appointed and pleasant. He is a member
of Greenleaf Lodge, F. and A. M., at Cornish; \'ork Chapter, at Saco,
and Council of Royal and Select Masons of Saco ; also of Kezar
Falls Odd Fellow Lodge. One son, Percy G., by first wife, now
teacher in Bangor Commercial College.
III. A.sa, b. 1839; d. in infancy.
12. Desire, b. May 25, 1811.
13. Sai'.rina, b. June 20, 18 13.
Solomon Davis, Esq., of Buxton, was a son of Josiah, of Gorham, Me.
By his second wife, Susan, he had issue, six children. He d. Dec. 25, 1839;
his wife predeceased him July 9, 1834. Issue:
1. Enoch B., b. June 25, 1820; m. Paulina Hanscomb, and had children
in Buxton as follows :
I. Susan J., b. Aug. 4, 1858.
II. Rose L., b. July 16, i860.
III. Ella K., b. July 25, 1862.
IV. IzA M., b. May 17, 1864.
V. Celia a., b. Dec. 21, 1869; d. Oct. 21, 1877.
2. Charles A., b. Dec. 28, 1822; m. Martha and had a son, b. in Biuxton :
I. Clark, b. Nov. 27, 1853.
3. Marv B., b. May 2, 1826.
4. Susanna, b. Jan. 26, 1829; d. Nov. 6, 1829 (.').
5. Hartley, b. Jan. i, 1831 ; d. Feb. 28, 1873.
6. Caroline, b. Jan. i, 1833; d. Apr. 28, 1834.
606 DAVIS FAMILY.
John Davis, son of Josiah, of Gorham. settled in Buxton, m. Patience,
and had issue, eiglit children, named as will appear. He d. Aug. 26, 1844;
his widow, Dec. 31, 1855.
1. Sarah, b. June 15, 1790.
2. Thankful, b. Oct. 23, 1792; m. Daniel Blake, of Gorham, Dec. 16,
1813.
3. Martha, b. Sept. 7, 1793.
4. Rebecca, b. Dec. 24, 1795.
5. Temperance, b. Dec. 31, 1797.
6. James, b. Nov. 22, 1799; m. Eunice Harmon, who d. Mar. 21, 1843;
second, Rosanna, who d. Sept. 24, 1877. He d. Mar. 28, 1864. Chil-
dren, b. in Buxton, as follows :
I. Nancy, b. Mar. 19, 1822; d. Apr. n, 1824.
n. SoPHRONiA, b. Nov. 15, 1827.
III. Charles, b. Apr. 17, 1830.
IV. Sarah, b. June, 1832.
V. Josiah, b. Jan. 27, 1835.
7. Mary, b. June 22, 1801.
8. Cyrus, b. Oct. 3, 1812.
SylvamiS Davis was an inhabitant of Buxton and was twice married; first,
to Hannah, who d. in June, 1807 ; second, to Phebe McDonald, of Buxton,
Apr. 24, 1808. Children:
1. Urion H., b. Mar. 23, 1799.
2. Daniel H., b. Sept. 21, 1801.
3. Lot, b. Oct. 16, 1803.
4. Jo.\nna, b. Feb. 3, 1809.
5. Abner, b. Mar. 21, 18 11.
Tlieodore Davis, son of John and Apphia, of Limington, was well known
as "Thode Davis" all along the Saco valley, where he led a sort of nomadic
life, moving hither and thither as fancy suggested or landlords commanded.
He was fond of the ardent, and used many ingenious schemes to smuggle the
" critter " into the village, when the eye of the Maine Law was wide open.
For some time he succeeded in taking his bottle home in bundles of thorough-
wort which he gathered for the purpose, but on one occasion, when his gait
was very unsteady, the flask slipped out, fell upon a stone, and was broken in
the presence of numerous spectators. He married, for first wife, Margaret,
dau. of Joseph Wentworth, "out on the Plains"; she died Feb. 11, 1843, and
he married, second, a Parsons, who died Feb. 18, 1861. Children's names
recorded in Buxton as follows :
I. Arvilda, b. Jan. 16, 1833; m. Darling Severence.
Rosanna, b. May 20, 1836.
Mary E., b. Apr. 13, 1841.
Georgiana, b. Feb. 23, 185 1.
John H., b. Jan. i, 1852.
Olive A., b. July 16, 1853.
DAVIS FAMILY. 607
7. Benjamin F., b. Aug. 5, 1855.
8. Ida M., b. May 27, 1857.
James W. Davis, and wife Mary, of Buxton, had the followhig children
born there. He went to Illinois.
1. Edwin A., b Sept. 17, 1827.
2. John J., b. Feb. 13, 1832.
3. Susan J., b. Aug. 31, 1833.
4. Charles W., b. Aug. 5, 1834.
Daniel Davis was a son of John, of Saco. He settled at Salmon Falls,
in Bu.xton, and had children, born there, named as follows :
1. ICHABOD, b. Mar. 8, 1820; d. June 3, 1823.
2. Charles, b. Dec. 8, 1821.
3. IcHABOD, b. Aug. 20, 1824.
4. Olive J., b. Mar. 20, 1829.
James Davis, son of John, of Saco, b. 1789, settled early in Buxton, but
removed to Hollis, where some of his children were born. His wife, to whom
he was married in 181 1, was Harriet Milliken. He moved to Parsonsfield,
and died there Feb. 9, 1837 ; his widow died Nov. 18, 1883. Children;
1. LuciNDA, b. Aug. 9, 1812; m. William H. Foster in 1S36, and had six
children.
2. Jeremiah, b. in Hollis, June 26, 1815; m. Mehitable W. Foster, Aug.
10, 1839, ^"^d settled on a beautiful farm in Parsonsfield, about two
miles from Kezar Falls, the place now owned by James Pearl. He had
the misfortune to lose one of his limbs late in life, and spent his last
days in the village. Children as follows:
I. Ja.mes, b. June 15. 1841 ; m. Sarah T. Stacy, of Porter, in i860;
served in the Rebellion, and d. at the Soldiers' Home, Chelsea, Feb.
12, 1887, leaving children.
Mrs. Mehitable Davis d. Dec. 12, 1842, and Jeremiah m., second,
Apr. 25, 1843, Elizabeth Day, by whom he had issue as follows:
n. Charles, b. May 5, 1844; m., first, Julia Weeks; second, Millie
Pugsley, May 20, 1886. He was in the Union army a long time;
has two children, ^//a M. and Clark.
III. Elizabeth, d. young.
IV. Stephen, d. young.
V. Eliza, b. July 5, 1849; m. Charles W. Jenness.
VI. John, b. Jan. 2, 1851 ; m. Myra Bray, and lives in Webster, Mass.
VII. Ellen, b. May 4, 1852; m. Austin Hanson.
VIII. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 8, 1858; m. Grace J. Higgins, Mar. 9, 1887.
IX. Hattie, b. July 24, i860; m. Edwin Libby, and d. Oct. 25, 1883.
X. Ella, b. July 20, 1863; m. Herbert L. Ridlon, son of Samuel, of
Porter. Four children.
3. Sally, b. Nov. 30, 1817 ; m. Stephen Martin, of Kezar Falls, and had
Sarah and Mary.
608 DAVIS FAMILY.
4. Jane, b. June 12, 1820; m. Isaac Foster, of Parsonsfield, Dec. 30, 1838,
and had issue.
5. Susan, b. Aug. 7, 1822; m. Smith Sargent, of Cornish; second, Stephen
Chick.
6. Moses B., b. Nov. 8, 1825; m. Martha Ramsdell, in 1854, and for
several years "kept tavern'' at Cornish village; now living at Kezar
Falls. Children :
I. SUSETT.
II. Fulton.
III. Elizabeth.
IV. Anna.
V. Albert.
7. Mary, b. May 23, 1828; ni. John P. Lougee, of Parsonsfield, Oct. 15,
1845, and had issue.
8. Isabella, b. June 7, 1830; m. Asa Cartland, of Parsonsfield, who d. in
1885. Issue.
9. Harriet, b. Mar. 9, 1832; m. James Sargent and had eight children.
Capt. Moses Davis, of Buxton, was a son of John and Hannah (Fletcher)
Davis, of Kittery, Me. He was b. Aug. 22, 1784; m. Mary Elden, of Buxton,
who was b. Sept. 7, 1793, and d. Mar. 24, 1879. He d. Dec. 30, 1861. He
was a farmer and lumberman; a good townsman, whose ability was recognized
in various positions to which he was called ; he was captain in the old militia ;
resided below Salmon Falls, on "Woodsum's hill," afterwards and now known
as "Davis' hill." Children:
1. John E., b. Jan. 11, 1813; d. Jan. 5, 1857.
2. Simon B., b. Dec. 5, 1814; m. Elizabeth W. Coffin, Mar. 24, 1839.
3. James F., b. Jan. 6, 1817 ; m. Eleanor J. Lord, and settled in Ellsworth,
Me., where he was long engaged in the hardware and iron business;
has been several times mayor of Ellsworth; also treasurer of Hancock
county. He has been a man of much public spirit, and a success in
business operations.
4. Susan, b. Oct. 7, 1818; m. Aaron Clark. Esq., woolen manufacturer,
son of Aaron Clark, who was a naval recruit in the war of 18 12. She
d. Nov. 8, 1886.
5. Cyrus W., b. Dec. 4, 1820; d. in 1847.
6. RuFus M., b. Sept. 11, 1822 ; m. Rhoda Berry, and d. July 23, 1888,
in Buxton.
7. Lafayette, b. July 29, 1824; m. Mary A. Lord, who d. Jan. 30, i88g.
He d. Apr. 15, 1890; resided at Ellsworth.
8. Mary P., b. Sept. 13, 1826; m. L. Bacon Foss, and resides in Boston.
9. Sylvia, b. Aug. 28, 1828; d. Dec. 15, 1853.
10. George G., b. Sept. 8, 1830; m. Esther, dau. of Joel Boothby, of Saco.
11. Emily J., b. Aug. 5, 1832.
12. Catherine W., b. Nov. 19, 1834; m. William Milliken, of Trinidad,
Colorado, formerly of Buxton.
DAVIS FAMILY.
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DAVIS FAMILY OF BARNSTABLE.
Lot Davis, Esq., was a somewhat remarkable character and prominent
figure on the lower Saco for many years ; well known to the past generation
and remembered by not a few of the more venerable still living. But little
could be learned about his origin or the standing of his family by his contem-
poraries during his active business life. The subjoined genealogy was com-
piled mostly by the late John M. G. Emerson, Esq., a son-in-law of Lot Davis,
and was found among his papers.
The first known ancestor of this branch of the Davis family was Robert,
who was an inhabitant of Yarmouth, in 1643, and of Barnstable, Mass., in
1648. It has not been ascertained with certainty which one of the early New
England emigrants who bore this name settled on Cape Cod. In a list of
passengers, bound for New England in 1638, we find the name of Robert
D.wis from Southampton, aged 30, and M.\rc;aret D.wls, aged 26, as servants
of Peter Noyes, in ship "Confidence, John Jobson, master." From the exact
agreement of names and dates, it seems probable that this was the Robert who
became head of this family. Another Robert D.a.vi.s was examined at Graves-
end, England, by the minister, took the oath of allegiance, and \yas given leave
to be transported to Virginia (then a very indefinite term) in the barque
"Philip," lune 20, 1635. His age was 28. The name of the wife of Robert
Davis, of Barnstable, was Ann, and from the fact of his having a son born
before his marriage to her, and of the appearance of the name Margaret as
wife of Robert, we suppose he was twice married. Ann, wife of Robert, was
admitted a member of the church of Barnstable, in 1685. To her he was m.
in 1646. He was born in 1608 and died in 1693; wife died in 1701. His
will is dated April 14, 1688; her will was dated May 6, 1699. The children
were as follows :
1. Deborah, b. Jan., 1645.
2. Mary, b. Apr. 28, 1648.
3. Andrew, b. May, 1650.
4. John, b. Mar. i, 1652.
5. Robert, b. Aug., 1654.
6. JosiAH, b. Sept., 1656.
7. Hannah, b. Sept., 1658; m. Dexter.
8. Sarah, b. Oct., 1660; m. Young.
g. Joseph, b. Mar. 28, 1671.
10. Mercy, m. Young.
Joseph Davis (9), son of Robert and Ann, m. Hannah Cobb (she b. Mar.
28, 167 1), in March, 169s. She was admitted to the church in Barnstable,
Mar. 6, 1702, and her husband, Joseph, July 14, 1706. He was a proprietor
in the new meeting-house, built at Barnstable, in 17 17. Children:
1. Robert, b. Mar. 7, 1696-7.
2. Joseph, b. Mar. 23, 1698-9.
3. James, b. July 30, 1700.
Note.— There were four persons named Joseph Davis in New England early. Joseph of
Kittery, 1660; Joseph of Boston, 1662; Joseph of Roxbury, 1670, and Joseph of Barnstable, 16S2.
610 DAVIS FAMILY.
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Gersham, b. Sept. 5, 1702.
Hannah, b. Mar. 5, 1705.
Mary, b. June 5, 1707.
LvniA, b. Feb. 12, 1709.
Daniel, b. Sept. 28, 17 13.
Dea. Gersham Davis (4). son of Joseph and Hannah, born Sept. 5, 1702,
in Barnstable, Mass., for his first wife m. Elizabeth Sturgis, Feb. 24, 1725.
He was ni. to Mary Hinkley (b. Feb. 25, 1703), Sept. 23, 1731. He m. for
third wife. Thankful Skiff, 1757. He d. May 6, 1790. Elizabeth d. June 6,
1727; Mary d. Mar. 31, 1756. Children:
James, b. June 2, 1727;
Robert, b. July 12, 1732.
Samuel, b. Sept. 13, 1734.
Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1736.
Mary, b. Dec. 5, 1740.
Abigail, b. Sept. 12, 1744; d. young.
Abigail, b. July 12, 1746.
Mercy, b. Feb. 4, 1748; d. young.
James Davis (i), eldest son of Dea. Gersham and Elizabeth Sturgis, b.
June 2, 1727 ; m. Jean Bacon, Oct. 3, 1745, she b. Feb. 28, 1727. He d. May
9, 1796, aged 69 years. Jean d. Feb. 26, 1798, aged 70 years and 11 months.
They were buried on the "hill," in the West grave-yard (North church) of
Barnstable, and inscribed monuments mark their place of rest. Children's
names as follows :
Elizabeth, b. July 2, 1746.
Elizabeth, b. Mar. 25, 1748.
Jean, b. Apr. 24, 1750.
Patience, b. June 13, 1752.
Desire, b. Oct. 22, 1754; d. Aug., 1759.
Joseph, b. Sept. 19, 1757.
Robert, b. June 30, 1760.
Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1762.
James, b. Jan. 19, 1767.
Desire, bapt. Sept. 20, 1772.
Joseph Davis (6), son of James and Jean Bacon, b. Sept. 19, 1757; m.
Mercy Cobb, who was bapt. Aug. 18, 1765. She is supposed to have been a
dau. of Joseph and Desire Cobb. She was admitted to the church as " Mercy,
wife of Joseph Davis, 3d," Nov. 2, 1788. Mr. Davis was a sea-faring man,
and was not seen after leaving on a voyage about the year 1800. There was
a tradition in the family that he was seen on board an English man-of-war in
the West Indies afterwards. Children, far as known, as follows ;
1. Robert, bapt. Nov. 30, 1788; settled in Bangor.
2. Samuel B., bapt. Nov. 30, 1788.
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3. William, bapt. Nov. 30, 1788; sea-captain; lived at Deer Isle, Me.,
until his family was broken up by death. He d. in Baldwin at the home
of Lot.
4. Lot, bapt. June 5, 1791.
5. Isaiah, bapt. Dec. 15, 1793; d. Aug. 16, 1794.
6. Sabra, bapt. Nov. 30, 1788.
7. Cynthia, b. in 1782; d. Dec. 10, 1802.
8. Hannah, bapt. Nov. 30, 1788.
Lot Davis, Esq., son of Joseph and Mercy Cobb, was born at Barnstable,
Mass., between Nov. 3, 178S, and June 5, 1791, the date of his baptism. His
father was lost at sea when he was only twelve years of age, and he went to
live with his grandmother, who was Elizabeth Bacon. In consequence of a
deformed hand, he was incapacitated for performing ordinary manual labor,
and was educated for a mercantile life. He came to Maine at the age of
twenty, probably with his kindred, the Sturgis and Bacon families, early set-
tled in Gorham. During the war of 18 12 he entered the privateering service,
and being captured by the British was carried to England and confined in
Liartmoor prison, where he suffered such deprivations and indignities that
his constitution was undermined, and his intellect impaired to such an extent
that he never fully recovered. Returning to his native land, he settled in
the town of Baldwin, where he opened a country store and engaged quite ex-
tensively in general merchandising. He manufactured potash, a considerable
industry at the time, and dealt in cooperage, shingles, and other small wooden
wares. He served as trial justice over thirty years, and during his residence
in Baldwin filled many town offices with great acceptability. Being unsuc-
cessful in his business, latterly, he closed his store and was employed many
years as an accountant by the merchants on the Saco river — much of this
time at Moderation village, where he made his residence — in the stores of
George W. Lord and Oliver Dow. Mr. Davis, locally called "Squire Davis,"
was supposed to be possessed of some occult power lay which he was enabled
to add four columns of figures at once. At any rate he was a remarkable
mathematician who obtained accurate results with wonderful facility. His
penmanship was delicate and clear, and his book-keeping systematic and tidy.
He had formed singular habits while in prison, which he was never able to
overcome, and went on brushing his clothes vehemently as long as he lived.
During his last years his mind gave way, he became hopelessly insane, and
he died in the asylum at Augusta, Feb. 13, 1858. Lot Davis married, for his
first wife, Susan Larrabee, of Baldwin, by whom he had eight children. She
died at the age of 52, and he married, second, Aug. 10, 1847, Miriam Bacon,
a relative. Issue :
1. Cynthia, b. Nov. 4, 1817 ; d. Mar. 20, 1835.
2. Susan L., b. Jan. 30, 18 ig; m. Aug. 15, 1847, ^^ Samuel White.
3. Hannah W., b. Aug. 7, 1820; m. July 6, 1843, to Benjamin Sawyer, of
Baldwin; d. Oct. 10, 1893.
4. Mary, b. in 1822; d. 1824.
5. Mary L., b. Jan. 29, 1825.
6. Charlotte F., b. Feb. 15, 1827; m. Jan. 30, 1852,10 John M. G.
Emerson; d. Oct. 25, 1890.
612 DEABBORN FAMILY.
7. Elizabeth, b. 1828; d. 1832.
8. Nathan S., b. Dec. 12, 1830; m. Sept. 10, 1866, to Myra Saunders;
d. Feb. 4, 1875.
DENMARK BRANCH.
William Davis was born in Westmoreland, N. H., Aug. 29, 1782. His
wife, Clarissa Carlton, was born Sept. 9, 1781, in Mt. Vernon, N. H. He
came to Denmark about 1808, and cleared a farm a half mile east of the Cor-
ner, where his grandson, Samuel G. Davis, now resides. He was a good
townsman, who held many public offices; was lieutenant of the company sent
from Denmark to Portland in Sept., 1814; a man of constancy in observing
his religious duties ; deacon of the Congregational church for a long term of
years; d. in 1851. Children:
1. Clarissa W., b. Nov. 30, 1809; d. 1827.
2. William F., b. Dec. 25, 1810; m. Pamelia Travers, who was b. Nov.
30, 18 1 2, in Denmark, and is now living. Their children as follows:
I. Clara W., b. Dec. 18, 1837.
II. William C, b. Sept. 27, 1839; d. in the army July 27, 1863.
III. Samuel G., b. Jan. 28, 1841 ; d. July .27, 1842.
IV. Samuel G., b. July 30, 1842 ; is a lawyer by profession, who was clerk
in the Pension department at Washington during Harrison's admin-
istration, and now has a clerkship in the Treasury department. He
owns the homestead.
3. Emma C, b. Apr. 9, 1S12.
John P., b. July 5, 1813.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1816.
JosiAH W., b. July 27, 18 18.
Oliver C, b. Apr. 27, 1S20; d. in 1839.
Ezra, b. Dec. 12, 1822 ; d. in the army in 1863.
Jacol) Dearborn d. in Saco, Apr. n, 1773, aged 64. I suppose him to
have been father of Jacob, who m., first, Keziah, who d. Oct. 8, 1773; whose
second wife, Hannah, d. Jan. 15, 1785; whose wife Susanna d. Apr. 5, 1836.
He d. Mar. 19, 1826, in Buxton, where the names of his children were re-
corded, as will follow :
Anna, b. Jan. 15, 1785.
Lydia, b. Apr. 14, 1786.
Rachel, b. Aug. 6, 1787.
Betsey, b. July 7, 1790.
Phebe, b. Nov. 16, 1794.
Ruth, b. Apr. 10, 1802.
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7. Hannah, b. Oct. 28, 1803.
8. Rachel, b. Jan. ig, 1812.
9. Sallv, b. July 18, 1817.
Joseph Dearborn, son of Jacob Dearborn and Betsey, of Bu.xton, had
names of eleven children recorded there. He d. Apr., 1845; ^'"s wife, Aug.,
1858.
1. Polly, b. Sept. ii, 1793.
2. Joseph, b. Sept. 25, 1795.
3. Kezl^h, b. July 6, 1797; d. May 30, 1820.
4. William, b. Nov. 2, 1800; d. April, 1848.
5. Jacob, b. Sept. 28, 1802.
6. Susanna, b. Sept. 9, 1804; d. June 21, 1840.
Edmund, b. May 12, 1807.
Cvrena, b. Mar. 24, i8og.
Eliza, b. May 8, 181 1.
Sally, b. July 12, 1S14; d. May 12, 1837.
Josepll Dearborn, of Biddeford, and wife Taniar had names of children
recorded there as follows :
Abram. b. Mar. 14, 18 13.
Stephen, b. Jan. 8, 18 15.
Henry A., b. Oct. 28, 1816.
Seth S., b. Feb. 22, 1819.
George G., b. July 22, 1823.
Olive, b. Mar. 14, 1826.
Mary J., b. Mar. 10, 1829.
Joseph, b. Dec. 18, 1832.
Eliza E., b. July 20, 1836.
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Here we have a genuine German surname. Decher, as the name is fre-
quently spelled, represents, in German, the number fi'n, and was applied to the
tenth child. Some assume, however, — and the theory is plausible — that the
family name was derived from the occupation of a decker; one who builds
the decks of vessels. At any rate the name is a very common one, both in
Germany and in the western states. One branch of the family had titles
bestowed upon them in some part of Europe, but I have failed to find their
history. Thomas Decker (^sometimes spelled Dekker) was well known as an
author of both prose and verse in the reign of James I. He was said to have
"exhibited a very curious, minute, and interesting picture of the manners and
Note.— I suppose the Dearborns at "Dearborn hill," in Buxton, and those in Limington
were of these families, but I have no proof.
614 DECKER FAMILY.
habits of the middle class of society." Sir Walter Scott in his description of
life in London has drawn largely from the writings of Decker. His poetic
diction was choice and elegant as proved by numerous selections in my pos-
session. He must have been born as early as 1575, and much of his life was
spent in irregularity and poverty. He died about 1641. A very learned Ger-
man lawyer, by name John Decker, published a sacred work about 1678.
Sir Matthew Decker, in 1743, published a pamphlet entitled ; "Serious Con-
siderations on Present High Duties." He was a political economist, born at
Amsterdam, about i6go. He came to London in 1702; was made an English
subject the following year, and having embarked in commerce, attained remark-
able success. He received a baronetcy in 1716, and three years later took
his seat in parliament as member for Bishop's Castle. He sat but four years.
He died March 18, 1749, and the baronetcy became extinct. His daughters
inherited his estates. This gentleman represented, in 17 16, that his father,
DiRCK Decker, of the city of Amsterdam, who was a son of Christopher
Decker, of Haerlem in the Province of Holland, and other his ancestors who
were natives of Flanders (having retired from thence into Holland on account
of their religion during the persecution of the Duke of Alva, Governor of the
Spanish Netherlands, in time of Queen Elizabeth), having borne and used
the arms and crest as here depicted, viz: "Scilt Argent a Demi-Buck Gules
between foreleggs an arrow Erected Pale Or. and for Crest on a wreath of his
colors a like Demi-Buck and arrow " ; and, whereas he had brought these arms
into England, he desired that they might be conformed to him and his de-
scendants.
The earliest person of this name mentioned in New England was John
Decker, of Exeter, 1672.
Joseph Decker was in Kittery in 1759, and witnessed the will of Sir
William Pepperill there at that date. I suppose he was the son of John
Decker and wife, Sarah, who had the following children born in that town :
1. John, b. Mar. 29, 1707.
2. Sarah, b. May 10, 1709.
3. Mary, b. Mar. i, 17 11.
Joshua Decker, said to have been born in the town of York, married
Susanna Boston of that locality, and settled in Gorham, Me., where he was
taxed for a horse one year. He soon after moved into Narragansett, No. i,
now the town of Buxton, in the "spruce swamp" neighborhood, and cleared
a large farm there. The name has clung to "Decker's bridge" for consider-
ably more than a hundred years, and is still well known in the locality. Mr.
Decker sold out at the time when so many Saco valley families removed to
the Kennebec, and spent his last days with his son Stephen in the town of
Clinton. He was a large man, who in old age became very corpulent, weigh-
ing more than 250 pounds. His wife lived to a great age, but I have not
learned the date of the decease of either. These had eleven children:
I. Joseph, b. in Gorham, Me., as early as 1776; m. Dec. 5, 1799, Anne,
daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Ridlon) Field, of Phillipsburgh, now
Hollis. He built a house on the road leading from Moderation mills
to Bonnie Eagle, a little way above the creek, and back of the well-
known hackmatack tree. This was on the Field farm. He afterward
lived in the old Field house, on the knoll near the brick house owned
DECKER FAMILY. 615
by "Uncle David Martin." He had a family consisting of two sons
and three daughters. Mr. Decker was an industrious farmer and pro-
vided well for his family till the notorious Jacob Cochran came to the
Saco valley to promulgate his delusive doctrines and introduce his ques-
tionable practices. Among the fnany who listened, believed, and were
swept into partial insanity under the influence of the impostor was the
subject of this notice. He became a diligent student of the sacred
volume and was so much absorbed in religious meditation and exercises
that he lost all interest in secular affairs. His family and farm were
neglected, and the time that should have been devoted to a livelihood
was devoted to reading and the promulgation of the theories he had
embraced. He was undoubtedly sincere in believing — as many are
today — that .Christ would soon return to earth for the upbuilding ul
David's throne and the establishment of his kingdom among men. His
daily life and habits were conformed as nearly as possible to apostolic
customs; would receive no money save to meet pressing necessities;
would have but one coat; wore his hair and enormous beard untrimmed ;
carried everywhere a long staff, and asked for the benediction of peace
upon every house he entered. He became a pilgrim preacher. Being
possessed of a retentive memory, fluency of communication, a clear,
ringing voice, and argumentative ability, he proved an attractive public
speaker. Believing that Jerusalem was to become the headquarters of
the coming king, he advocated the rebuilding of the temple and the
restoration of the Holy City to a degree of magnificence as nearly
commensurate as possible with the dignity and divinity of his antici-
pated Lord. Upon these themes he dwelt in public and private, by
day and at night, until his weary brain gave way and his mind became
unbalanced; then he determined to forsake all that had been dear —
wife, children, relatives, home — and journey to Palestine to be one
who, with his own hands, should prepare an earthly habitation for the
looked-for Christ.
Previous to his final departure from home, he spent several months
in traveling through the eastern section of Maine to visit his aged par-
ents and brothers, then living there, and employed all his arguments to
induce them to embrace his religious views. He bade each and all an
affectionate farewell " till the day dawn and the shadows flee away."
and returned to spend a few days with his own family. Having made
known his determination to leave for the Holy Land, his relatives ex-
hausted every influence to persuade him to change his plans, but all in
vain. On the morning of his final departure he rose before daybreak,
went to the house where his sister lived, entered the room where she
and her husband were reposing, knelt by their bedside, and offered a
most tender and solemn prayer. He then commended them to the care
of God, gave them the parting hand in tears, and went his way. .After
a few days spent with families in Buxton "of like precious faith," he
moved forward and left the community. There were few mediums for
conveying intelligence at that time, and no information respecting his
fate reached his family for many long years. His wife endured her
trial patiently, and without a murmur tried to keep her small children
together until his expected return. But at length, after many years, a
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newspaper came from Boston to his sister in which was a copied account
of his wanderings and vicissitudes, death and burial. He had become
well known as the "Massachusetts prophet" long before leaving his
native land, and under this designation he was described. Going on
shipboard without money, wh^n making his mission known he was
allowed to proceed from one country to another, and as a preacher of
the gospel — a class then held in reverence — he found comfortable en-
tertainment as his needs required. Continuing to address the crowds
that were attracted by the novelty of his appearance and detained by
his eloquence on street corners and public squares, in cities and towns
visited by him while on his way toward the Orient, he was several times
imprisoned for a short space by the authorities. He was always non-
resistant, allowing those who laid hands on him to do as they pleased ;
but his appeal to American consuls soon restored him to liberty, when
he would proceed Zionward. While tarrying at a small town some-
where in Spain he was seized with small-pox and shortly died; thus
ending, among strangers upon a foreign shore, a singularly eccentric
and eventful career. His weary feet were not destined to tread the
narrow streets of the earthly Jerusalem, nor his willing hands to rebuild
her walls, yet his pilgrimage ended not till, freed from the limitations
of the mortal, his triumphant spirit had reached that city "whose
builder and maker is God."
In the absence of any allusion, in the paper forwarded to his rela-
tives, to the initial letters of his name that had been imprinted upon
his fore-arm, the members of his family were slow to believe the report
of his death ; but the nature of the disease with which he died would
hasten his burial, without the exposure to view of such characters. Be-
sides, the description of a man under a name bv which he was well known
in his native state, left no room for doubt in the minds of the more
disinterested that it was the identical "Massachusetts prophet," the
real Joseph Decker of the district of Maine. There was something
exceedingly pathetic and impressive in the tender solicitude, the un-
changing love and conjugal faithfulness of "Aunt Anne," his deserted
wife, during the long, weary years that intervened between his going
away and the harvesting of her spirit at the ripe age of ninety-three.
She nursed her grief within the silent chambers of her own breast, and
seldom, if ever, mentioned her husband's name; but those who knew
her best were aware of the burden that lay on her heart, while her
habitual sadness and oft-repeated sigh indicated that a deep shadow
had fallen over her life. From day to day, year after year, so long as
she was able to move about, she would stand in the open door of her
son's house, and with hand-shaded eyes look eagerly down the hill,
watching and waiting for the return of him she loved. Alas ! he
did not come and her hope of a reunion was not realized till these
twain joined hands on the celestial shore and together became resident
inhabitants of the New Jerusalem. Children :
Daniel, b. Oct. lo, 1801; m. Deborah Hanson, widow of Isaac Red-
Ion, of Buxton ; no issue. These lived together during a long tenure of
life, in a small house built from materials taken from the old " Field
house," on "Decker's lane," and a part of the farm inherited by
DECKER FAMILY. 617
"Aunt Anne" from her father. After the death of "Aunt Debby,"
her husband married a widow Dunn, widow of Charles Dunn, who
still survives. Mr. Decker was widely known, having been many
years a river-driver, but the name of "Uncle Daniel," and his keen
humor and side-splitting witticisms, will not soon be forgotten by
those who lived contemporary with hmi in the Saco valley. Some of
his quaint sayings were of a character to prohibit their description
on the printed page; many, however, will be given as nearly in his
own language as possible by the long range of memory.
"Aunt Debby," his wife, was nearly ten years his senior, and was
always called by him " My Old Hemlock." She was a woman of
arbitrary temperament and radical habits of speech ; a robust, tough-
fibred person, whose self-reliance was never questioned. With nerves
of steel, if any nerves she had. there was little room for sympathy in
her composition, for the infirm and sickly of her neighborhood ; still
she was a good neighbor — when muscle ■s.wA plia-k were needed. No
heat of summer nor cold of winter could change her plans; she
"went abroad" in all weather and challenged all the elements. Her
courage was invincible, and woe to him or her who intruded upon her
domain in opposition to her will.* Her voice had compass suited to
all occasions and when she stood in the back door of her little porch
and shouted, "Come to din-n-e-r-r-r," a hungry man anywhere within
a mile gave attention to the welcome summons.
"Uncle Daniel" had a nature e.xactly antipodal to that of his wife
and was well adapted to lighten her hea\7 temper with the soda of
his spontaneous cheerfulness. But what pranks he played with her ;
what jokes he passed upon her !
II. Rachel, b. Mar. i6, 1806; m. Oliver Miles, of Limerick, and is now
(1893) living with her dau. in Newfield, active and entertaining.
III. Joseph, b. June 23, 1807 ; m. Judith, daughter of Thomas and Polly
(Decker) Ridlon, his cousin, of Hollis. He built a house on the hill,
near the homestead of his father-in-law, — the land being a part of the
old Field farm, — and lived there many years in the most comfortable
and independent circumstances. His farm was small but productive ;
his buildings snug and cozy ; his wife prudent, and peace and plenty
seemed to smile upon them. "Uncle Joe," like his brother before-
mentioned, was of cheerful, jovial inclination, robust and hearty.
His wife — one of the excellent of the earth — was naturally quiet
and serious. The two went along the highway of life without dis-
cord. He was so strong that he often took the end of the tongue of
his wheel cart upon his shoulder when loaded with potatoes, and
carried it steadily down the hill across the field to his house. He
had the constitutional humor characteristic of the whole Decker race,
and many were the laughable things said by him. Having become a
Christian, his humorous nature was under prudent restraint, but it
would gush out at times to the great amusement of all present. He
*The author will not foi^pt the precipitate and migraceful haste with which he once went
through her cellar winiliiw wlnii .she came down the stairs and found him looking into her
pickle lirkin. She seized the long stick out of the harrel of .soft-soap and put on hard while he
was crawling through the small opening. But the way the soap tlew ! And the pantaloons! So
much for pickles.
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was once at work, assisting a nfeighbor in his wood-shed, wliere they
were not seen from the outside, when a young woman, one at the
"next house," came running by. Her clothes were somewhat dis-
ordered, and as she discovered the men and remembered her unpre-
sentable appearance, she showed great embarrassment; at that
moment Uncle Joe put his head out at the door and shouted: "Who
said your dress was all torn off from you?" Poor girl ! with a crim-
son cheek and downcast eyes she made a desperate rush for the house
and was not seen again.
It was winter ; a stranger passing saw Uncle Joe's small dog at his
feet and asked its name. "Name? his name is ' Spry,' " (and instantly
seizing the cur sent him spinning down the hill upon the glassy crust) ;
"don't you think he's spry?"
He married for his second wife Nancy, dau. of "Squire Quint," of
Brownfield, and widow of Charles Lewis, of XA'aterborough, a woman
of many virtues, who has been some years at rest. Having no chil-
dren and becoming nearly blind, he sold his homestead and purchased
a house at the village, called West Buxton, in Hollis, where he lived,
under the faithful care of his step-son and wife, until his death, in
1893. For many long years "Uncle Joe" had been a man of prayer
who always addressed his Maker as an "Indulgent Father." He had
long served in the office of deacon in the Free Baptist church and
held the loving respect of the community at large.
IV. Anna, b. May 6, 18 10; m. Capt. John Frye, of Portland, by whom
she had one child. After the death of her husband she kept for many
years a boarding-house; deceased.
V. Susanna, b. Mar. 3, i<Si3; d. in infancy.
2. Thomas, b. about 1778; m. first, Dec. 13, 1798, Sally Cole, of Buxton,
ceremony by the Rev. Paul Coffin. She d. Apr. 1 1, 1799, and he went
down east. From an old document found among my grandmother's
papers it appears that he m. for his second wife, Apr. 16, 1804, Nancy
Sweetser, and resided in Prospect, Clinton, and Boothbay, Me., where
the following children were born :
I. Sally C, b. May 6, 1802, in Prospect, Me.
II. Nancy, b. Jan. 15, 1S05, in Prospect, Me.
in. Mary, b. Sept. 16, 1806, in Dixmont, Me.
IV. Isaac, b. May 8, 1808, in Clinton, Me.
V. John, b. July 10, 18 10, in Clinton, Me.
VI. Rachel, b. July 5, 18 12, in Boothbay, Me.
VII. Lydia, b. July 16, 1816, in Boothbay, Me.
vni. Susan, b. July 15, 1S19, in Boothbay, Me.
3. Isaac, b. Jan. 16, 1780, in Buxton, Me.; m. Lucy Robinson, who was
b. Mar. 21, 1778, in Jebogue, Nova Scotia, and resided many years in
Gardiner, where he kept a "victualing cellar." He studied navigation
in early life and followed the sea; served in the navy as mate of a ship
Note.— My grandmother was Mollv (called Pollv), dau. of .losluia Decker, of Buxton. I
often heard her speak of her hrother "Tltonias, of Boothbay." I think she al,>iO mentioned
Uncle Thomas Decker, of Boothbay." This may accomit for the two of the name.
DECKER FAMILY.
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I.
III.
during the war of 1812. His wift d. in Yarmouth, Oct. 14, 1862, aged
85. He d. in the same town, Mar. 4, 1863, aged 83 years. Children:
Henry VV., b. Sept. 26, 1810, in Augusta, Me.; m. Elizabeth S.
Lock, of Hallowell; d. Aug. 29, 1850, in California.
II. JO.SEPH R., b. July 6, 182 1 ; m. Julia Bassett, of Litchfield, Me.; d.
June 3, 1850, in Gardiner.
Mary, b. Aug. 29, 1823, in Augusta, Me.; m., Dec. 25, 1845, Isaac
C. Wellcome, of Hallowell. Mrs. Wellcome is a woman of hterary
tastes, who has for many years contributed to the New England news-
papers, writing book reviews and essays on flower culture. She has
also delivered^addresses in public on various topics. Her home for
many years has been in Yarmouth, Me.
4. Polly, b. Dec. 20, 1782; m. Thomas Ridlon, of HoUis, and d. in the
author's family at the age of 90.
5. David, b. May 25, 1784; no account of him.
6. Stephen, b. June 25, 1789, in Buxton; m. Philinda, dau. of David
Pratt, of Clinton, Me., and settled in that town. He purchased land
and cleared a farm on the west bank of the Kennebec, but when mills
were built on that river he sold his land for house-lots and realized a
handsome profit. He then moved to the home of his father, on the hill
above where "Morrison's Corner" now is, and continued there during
the remainder of his life. He was a man of much resolution and
enterprise; owned one of the best farms and homesteads in the county,
and died at an advanced age. "Uncle Stephen" used to visit his sis
ter, Polly Ridlon, at Hollis, occasionally, and the author remembers,
with great pleasure, the hours spent in listening to the animating con-
versation that passed between the two at the cheerful fireside. They
always kissed each other when they met, and seemed as happy and
lively as children in each other's society. No brother and sister ever
resembled each other more in features, temperament, and manners.
Issue as follows :
I. David, b. Mar. 13, 1815; m. May 19, 1839, Lydia Tuttle, and resided
on a farm in Clinton, Me. He d. Apr. 20, 1849. Children as follows :
(i). Llnvclh'H, m. Amanda Fish; second, Carrie Staples; resides in
Clinton. Children, Forest, David, Lilla.
(2). Amanda, m. Preston Weymouth, of Clinton.
(3). Delvina, m. Alonzo Weymouth, of Clinton.
(4). Sarah, unmarried when heard from.
II. LORANA, b. Dec. 21, 182 1 ; m. Allen Nye, of Clinton.
III. Isaac, b. Dec. 4, 1824; m. Malinda, dau. of Bryant Leavitt, of Fair-
field, Sept. 18, 1843. He remained on the homestead; good farmer;
clerk of F. B. church; man of extensive reading, well informed; d.
Children :
(i). Mauley, b. Dec. 24, 1847; m. Pelena Mason; lives at Clinton
village; commercial traveler; has Ernest and Minnie.
(2). Frank L., b. Sept. 2, 1849.
(3). Henry E., b. Jan. 15, 185 1.
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(4). Berthia E., b. Feb. 28, 1862.
IV. Mary, b. July 11, 1826; m., first, Dependence Morrison; second.
Rev. David Lancaster, of Cambridge, Mass.; a woman of brilliant
mind, who has been an interesting public speaker.
V. Martha, b. June 15, 1828; m. Tristram Ricker, of Clinton.
VI. Henry, b. Aug. 21, 1832 ; m. Mary, dau. of John Lewis, son of Eld.
Eben. Lewis; second, Maria Rowell, and lives in California; had
Maria Frances, m. to John Clark, of Lewiston.
VII. Philinda, b. Oct. 4, 1836; m. Jonathan, son of John Lewis, who
was son of Eld. Eben. Lewis.
VIII. Stephen, b. June 14, 1841; in California many years.
7. Joshua, son of Joshua, b. May 20, 1791, in Buxton; went east at the
time of removal of his father's family and lived many years in the town
of La Grange. He is said to have had a large family of sons whose
great stature and strength were qualifications necessary to the good
order at fairs and other out-of-door gatherings.
8. Sally, b. June 12, 1793; m. a Russell and went west where she was
living with her son not many years ago.
9. Betsey, b. July 6, 1795 ; m. Obadiah Boston, her cousin, and d. many
years ago.
10. Amos, b. in 1797 ; no other information.
11. Samuel, b. June 14, 1799; m. Eliza P'lood, of Buxton, Feb. 3, 1819,
(who had a son); then went to the British Provinces. He m. a second
wife, and some of her daughters, "gay as butterflies and fashionable as
queens," visited their Uncle Stephen, in Clinton, some years ago. In
consequence of his somewhat romantic love intrigue when young, and
his desertion of a youthful wife and her unborn child, Samuel never
visited his brothers in the state of Maine ; but Uncle Stephen once met
him unexpectedly while in the Provinces with a drove of cattle and
was instantly recognized by him, many years ago. His son, Mr. Jere-
miah Decker, was a man of respectability, who lived many years in
Sebago with a family ; a tall man of fair complexion and heavy beard.
Thomas Decker and Katherine Fullerton were published at Boothbay, Jan.
I, 1781, and m. soon after. It is tradition that he "came from the West" to
Boothbay with his brother Abraham. From the fact that my grandmother,
Polly, daughter of Joshua Decker, of Buxton, used to speak of " Uncle Thomas
Decker, of Boothbay," and on comparison of dates, I assume that this
Thomas and Joshua were brothers and both natives of " Old York." Dea.
Thomas had seven children whose births were recorded in the Boothbay reg-
isters. Thomas, eldest son of Joshua Decker, of Buxton, was probably named
for this uncle and may have been induced to move to Boothbay by reason of
relationship. Children:
1. Eunice, b. Jan. 8, 17S1 ; pub. to Samuel Kenney, Sept. 24, 1799.
2. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 20, 1783; m. Sally Ball, June 7, 1807, and had
four sons and one daughter.
3. Thomas, b. Nov. 8, 1785; m. Betsey Lampson, Jan. 10, 1809.
4. David, b. Nov. 6, 1788.
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5. Jenney, b. Nov. 17, 1790-
6. Elizabeth, b. June 9, 1794.
7. William, b. May 11, 1796.
John Decker, brother of Joshua, ist, settled in Standish near Sebago lake,
on the road to the "Corner." The great, wide house built by him is still
standing in good repair and owned by Mrs. John P. Moulton. He removed
farther "west and lived where Alvah Weeks has since made a home. After-
wards went to Pudding hill and there abode until his death, Dec. 18, 1834;
buried in old cemetery at the Corner. His wife was Catherine Hall; she
d Sept. 9, 1826. The author once asked "Uncle Daniel" Decker if John
Decker had any daughters and he answered in the affirmative, but supple-
mented by an expression too rank for publication. Issue as follows :
1. Charles, d. in 1795, aged 17 years.
2. Eunice, m. Aug. 24, 1797, Benoni Wood; he m. second, Apr. 4, 1807,
Eleanor, dau. of Peletiah McDonald; ran away and was not heard from.
3 Jemima, m. David Decker, probably her cousin, and lived some time
near Sticky river ; removed to Casco, where they died. Children :
Charles, Spencer, William, David, and others.
4 John, m. first. Mar. 18, 1807, Eliza Rowe ; second, Jan. 25, 1809, Abi-
gail dau. of Charles Hall, of Standish, his cousin. He m. third, 1823,
Eunice Hall, a sister of Abigail ; m. fourth, 1835, Abigail McLucas, of
Hiram. He d. Sept. 19, 1844.
5. Molly, d. Aug. 11, 1840, unmarried.
6. Betsey, d. unmarried.
7 Hannah, m. Dec. 9, 18 15, Abraham Tibbetts and lived near Pudding
hill, but removed to Denmark or Brownfield. See Tibbetts Genealogy.
8. Dorcas, m. first, 1816, Jonathan Lowell, of Standish, who was drowned
Nov. 2, 1826, in Sebago lake, by upsetting of a boat, and was not found;
age 37 years. She m. second, Oliver Hall, and lived on the David
Decker place near Sticky river ( now owned by Col. Rich ), and d. May
28, 1854, aged 62 years.
9. Charles, m. 182 1, Lydia, dau of Charles and Lydia (Noble) Hall,
sister of the wives of John, and d. on Standish town farm, in 1884,
aged 87 years.
geering 4^imiln.
This is an English surname spelled variously, as Dering, Dearing, and
Deering, by branches descended from the same stock. The Deenngs were
also established early in Ireland. Among diose whose names appear early
on the New England records were the following:
Henry Deering, of Boston, born Aug. 16, 1639, in Old England. He
married Ann, widow of Ralph Benning, June 8, 1664; second, Nov. 15, 1676,
Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Michelson, the colonial marshal, she being the
622 DEE RING FAMILT.
widow of Theodore Atkinson, the 2d. By this wife he had Henry, born Oct.
I, 1684, who married Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Packer, of Portsmouth, and
had Elizabeth, born Nov 20, 17 15, who was the wife of Samuel Wentworth ;
Thomas, who had a son, Syh-afcr, whose son. Dr. AwW/o/as Dccriiig, died at
Utica, N. Y., in 1867; Mary, who married John Gooch ; Annie, married
Monk, from whom descended Judge Monk, of Montreal.
Henry Deerillj; was a school-master in Salisbury, Mass., in 1664.
Saimiel Deeriiig; was in Braintree, Mass., in 1648, and had daughters,
Bethia, Mary, Sarah, all born between 1648 and 1657.
Geors?e Deerilis:, from Old England, came early to Scarborough, Me.,
and owned a plantation at Blue Point in 1640. He was a ship-carpenter by
trade, as were some of his descendants. His wife's name was Elizabeth. I
suppose this man to have been the head of the Kittery and Scarborough
families of this name. Members have collected records and facts relating to
this old sept that would have added greatly to the value and interest of this
sketch, but declined to have them used for that purpose. This must be the
author's apology for the somewhat meagre and disconnected account of the
family.
Eosjer Deerilis:, of Kittery, made his will Feb. 14, 17 17, in which he men-
tions children and grandchildren. To son Roger he bequeaths the land his
son Clement's "little house" stands on, and a "small strip before the dore
running down toward the building-yard for a garden spot." He gave two
acres, "where the turnip yard is," to a daughter, Sarah Mitchell. The
" building-yard " (ship-yard ?) was never to pass out of the family. The widow,
Elizabeth Deering, made her will in Kittery, July 28, 1737, and calls herself
aged ; mentions children named Roger, Sarah, Margaret, and Eliza; grand-
son, John.
Boger Deerill!?, probably a son of the preceding, came to Scarborough, in
1716, and purchased of the heirs of Rev. Robert Jordan a valuable estate
known as the "Nonesuch Farm." In 1723, the Indians attacked his garrison
there and killed his wife and carried his three children away captives. Soon
after this sad event Mr. Deering left town, but returned after the peace. His
wife was named Eliza. There is no mention of children in his will, made Nov.
3, 1 741. He had married a second wife to whom he gave the bulk of his
estate. He gave ten pounds to the church at Black Point, of which he says :
"To which I have hitherto sustained a particular relation." Also gives ten
pounds to the "religious, industrious poor," of Scarborough.
Humphrey Deerins?, of Arundel, county of York, "worsted comber," said
he dwelt in an exposed town in time of war; this in his will made April 13,
1747. He calls wife Sarah "beloved" and allows her one room in his dwell-
ing-house during the time of her widowhood, and wills that son Humphrey
" winter a good cow for her use every year ; also three bushels of meal, two
thousand of boards and wood at the door suitable for her fire." He mentions
his mill on the lower falls behind his house on Barrets river; mentions a hun-
dred acres of land given him by the town, March 29, 1725, and "laid out
in a square," the i6th of December, following; also six acres of marsh pur-
chased June 13, 1721 ; gives homestead, stock, and bulk of all property to son
Humphrey. His daughters were five in number, named Dorothy Adams,
DEERING FAMILY. 623
Mary Thomas, Abigail Hutchins, Judith Lassell, and Elizabeth Emons;
will probated Oct. 20, 1747 ; inventory, ;{^i86: 3 : 3. His name does not oc-
cur on the Kittery records, and I do not know his origin.
Clement Deerillff, probably son of Roger, I St, married Joan, daughter of
John Bray, the noted ship-builder of Kittery, and sister of Margery, wife of the
first William Pepperill. This union was formed previous to 1680. Joan made
her will June 20, 1707, in which she mentions: "My father Bray, deceased";
"Bro. Joseph Deering's orchard," and part of a house in Plymouth, England.
She calls William Pepperill and John Gooch "brethren"; mentions son John
and daughters Joan and Miriam. The children of Clement and Joan Bray
were :
1. John, June 17, 1680.
2. Joan, b. May 9, 16S7.
3. MiRiAM,-b. Apr. 22, 1692.
Joseph Deerillff m. Mary , and had, born in Kittery, children named
as follows :
1. Joseph, b. May 29, 1698.
2. Bray, b. Oct. 18, 1701.
3. Clement, b. Nov. 10, 1704; m. Miriam Hutchins, of Kittery (inten-
tion recorded Dec. 18, 1731), and had issue:
I. Joanna, b. Feb. 2, 1735.
II. Joseph, b. Mar. 5, 1738.
III. Edward, b. Apr. 8, 1741.
4. W1LLI.A.M, b. Sept. 17, 1708; m. Jan. 16, 1729, Dorothy Mendum, of
Kittery (?).
Ebeiiezer DeerilliK m. Mary Frost, of Kittery, Sept. 14, 1752. He died
Apr. 15, 1770; she died Apr. g, 1791. Children:
1. Andrew P., b. Jan. 16, 1754.
2. Elliot V., b. May 27, 1757.
3. William, b. July 17, 1759.
4. Dorothy, b. Mar. 24, 1761.
5. Elihu, b. May 21, 1769.
John Deering: and Mary Carpenter were married in Kittery, Oct. 22,
17 19, and had children b. in that town named as follows:
1. Thomas, b. Oct. 8, 1721; d. Jan. 11, 1722:
2. John, b. Oct. 13, 1722.
3. Thomas, b. Jan. 29, 1724; d. June 16, 172S.
CHULDKEN OF THOMAS DEEKING, OF KITTEKY.
1. Thomas, b. June 16, 1692.
2. John, b. Apr. 8, 1695.
3. Roger, b. Jan. i, 1698. (See back.)
4. Margaret, b. Jan. 2, 1701.
624 DEERING FAMILY.
John DoorillJT ^nd Temperance Fernald were married in Kittery, Dec.
12, 1705, and had issue born there as follows:
1. William, b. Sept. 16, 1706.
2. John, b. July 16, 17 10.
John Deering and Annah Dunn were married in Kittery, Mar. 13, 1732.
I suppose this to have been John, son of John and Temperance Fernald, as
above, but have no proof. The names of their children, born in Kittery, fol-
low :
1. JosiAH, b. Apr. 6, 1733.
2. Susanna, b. June i, 1734.
3. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 29, 1736. Willis says he was b. in England, but I
doubt. In 1764, he m. Dorcas, dau. of Dea. James Milk, of Falmouth.
During the Revolution, he opened a small store in town at Clay Cove,
which was conducted by his wife, who was a woman of much enter-
prise and self-reliance. Here he laid the foundation of the great wealth
since enjoyed by his descendants. After the peace he engaged in nav-
igation, and successfully followed the business until his death. He
built the first brick store in 1795, and that year passed away. He left
two children, James, and Alary who became the wife of Com. Edward
Preble. Mrs. Deering survived her husband more than thirty years.
James Deering, son of Nathaniel, was owner of very valuable real
estate, and was for many years a prominent figure in the business affairs
of Portland. He was a man of great activity and business ability until
advanced in years. Of this family was Nathaniel Deering, the 2d, b.
in Portland, June 25, 1791, and d. Mar. 28, 1781, aged 90 years. He
graduated at Harvard as early as 1810. Law was his profession; lit-
erature his pastime. He was author of several poems and tales of con-
siderable merit. The productions of his pen are said to "smack of
down-east life." He was an influential citizen, possessed of great wealth.
The subjoined verse, from a poem entitled "The Solitary," shows his
style of composition :
" I saw him in hi.s lonelines.s ; and grace
Attractive shone with dignity combined,
And in liis niati-liless fi'-.iturt's one mii^ht trace
The maicli ci tliouLilit. the iii:iirst\- of mind ;
And his \\"as one tliat learTiin^ iiad retined,
And it was full of high imaginings.
No more the joys of time and sense conld hind
Him down to earth ; on fancy's fairy wings
He loved aloft to soar ami muse on heavenly tilings."
4. John, b. Nov. 16, 1738, in Kittery; came to Portland with his brother
Nathaniel and married a sister of his wife, one of the daughters — Mary
— of Deacon Milk, of Portland or Falmouth. He lived in a mansion on
Exchange street, which he occupied before the Revolution. He d. in
1784, aged 46 years.
From this family "Deering's Oaks," "Deering's bridge," and the new city of "Deering"
derive their names. The old mansion so long owned and occupied hv tlie family was a land-
mark well and widely knoHii, situated in the midst of broad tields. sluuled by great ancient oaks.
In his poem, " My Lost Youth." Longfellow says:
" And Deering's woods are fresh and fair,
And with joy that is almost pain
My heart goes back to w auder there,
And among the dreams of the days that were,
I find my lost youth again."
DEE RING FAMILY. 625
5. Marv, b. June 29, 1740.
6. Anna, b. May 16, 1742.
7. Nicholas, b. April 9, 1744.
8. Miriam, b. Feb. 4, 1746.
9. Joshua, b. Feb. 23, 1749.
MARRIAGES IN KFTTERY.
70.S, Jan. 5, Martha, dau. of Roger Deering, and William Rackliff.
700, Nov. 15, Joanna Deering and Ebenezer Moore.
727, Apr. 18, Eliza Deering and Samuel Reevs.
729, Nov. 13, William Deering and Dorothy Mendum.
730, Oct. 22, Tobias Deering and Elizabeth Berry.
733, Sept. 25, Mary Deering and Samuel Jones.
726, Feb. 25, Clement Deering, Jr., and Hannah Davis.
729, Feb. 4, Mrs. Mary Deering and Stephen Seavey.
733, Sept. 7, Mary Deering and Samuel Jones.
738, July 22, William Deering and Eunice Gunnison.
741, Sept. 26, Roger Deering and Mary Littlefield.
743, Feb. 18, John Deering and Eunice Spinney.
749, Aug. 25, Joanna Deering and Samuel Lampbear.
752, Sept. 14, Ebenezer Deering and Mary Frost.
754, Nov. 16, John Deering and Miriam Boothby.
761, May 23, Margery Deering and Samuel Norton.
763, April 5, William Deering, Jr., and Mary Kearswell.
767, Mar. 22, Elizabeth Deering and Capt. William Pillar.
768, Jan. 25, Margery Deering and Andrew Brading.
777, Nov. 30, Azabella Deering and John Weeks, Jr.
788, Apr. 18, Sarah Deering and Richard Sayward.
790, Nov. 7, Jane Deering and Daniel Billings.
793, Oct. 5, Edward Deering and Mary Mitchell.
804, May 29, Lucy Deering and John Woodman.
763, Aug. 17, Eunice Deering and Noah Parker.
792, June 3, Abigail Deering and William Seward.
794, Aug. 3, Roger Deering and Eada Wilson.
William Deerilia;, of Scarborough, said to have been a son of Roger
Deering of that town, but I doubt, was married to Mary, a daughter of Charles
Pine,* of Scarborough; the intention recorded in Kittery, Nov. 6, 1732. He
was then styled "of Kittery." He murdered his good wife, in a fit of anger,
with an axe, in Scarborough, without provocation, Feb. 15, 1749. He was
apprehended the following day and lodged in jail, but escaped to Richmond's
♦For wliom Pine Point was named.
626 DEERING FAMILY.
Island where he remained concealed, provided for by his friends, for about
three weeks; then escaped by vessel to Halifax, Nova Scotia. His remorse
drove him to insanity, and while in confinement he dashed his head against a
spike in the wall of his cell and ended his miserable existence. Mrs. Deering
was a worthy member of the church. When Mr. Pine, Mary's father, was
reproved because he did not bring Deering to justice, he replied : " It will not
bring Mary back again, and will break up the family of children." Their
issue as follows :
1. Isaac, b. July 9, 1736.
2. Mary, b. Sept. 20, 1738.
3. Margery, b. Jan. 19, 1740.
4. Grace P., b. Jan. iS, 1742.
Joseph Deering, son of John and Eunice Spinney, born Oct. 6, 1753;
married Hannah, dau. of William Jameson, of Old Orchard, Mar., 1779. He
died Sept. 25, 1S34, aged 81. Hannah, widow, died May 20, 1841; both
buried in the cemetery on the ferry road in Saco. Children as follows :
1. Jane, b. Feb. 12, 1780; m. Aaron Scammon, of Saco.
2. Eunice, b. May 16, 1782 ; m. Thomas Warren, of Saco.
3. Joseph, b. May 19, 1785; m. Miriam Pillsbury, of Saco.
4. Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1787; m. Hannah Sawyer, Sept. 8, 1818, and set-
tled in Paris, Me., that year, in the northwestern part of the town ; sub-
sequently moved to the south village. He d. Apr. 23, 1865 ; his widow
in Dec, 1876, aged 92. Children:
I. Ether, b. July 14, 1819; m. Mary J. Pratt and settled at South
Paris. He d. and the widow m. Robert Skillings. Children :
(i). Gcncvra F., m. Augustus Ryerson.
(2). Leonard M., deceased.
5. William, b. Nov. 20, 1789; m. Mrs. Lydia Miller.
6. Martin, b. Mar. 27, 1792; m. Margaret Paterson.
7. Noah, b. Apr. 26, 1794; m. Betsey Cummings; d. Aug. 13, 1869, in
Saco.
8. Enoch, b. June 16, 1796; d. unmarried.
9. James, b. Nov. 2, 1798, at Old Orchard; m. Eliza Moore, of Paris, Me.,
and settled there in 1820. He learned the cabinet maker's trade in
Saco, serving seven years with his master. He was an honorable, pub-
lic-spirited, and highly-esteemed citizen, who earnestly promoted every
enterprise calculated to benefit the public. He was a member of the
Methodist church. He and his wife celebrated the Goth anniversary of
their married life in 1884. Children:
T. Elizabeth H., b. May 23, 1824 ; m. Hon. William R. Porter, of Bos-
ton.
II. William, b. Apr. 25, 1826; m. Abbie M. Barbour, who d. June 10,
1856; second, Clara H. Hamilton. Mr. Deering was educated at
Kent's Hill Seminary in Readfield, Me. He was for several years a
clerk for a manufacturing company at South Paris; then he engaged
in trade there, but in 1861 removed to Portland and became a mem-
DEERING FAMILY. 627
ber of the well-known firm of Deering. Milliken & Co. For several
years he has been engaged in manufacturing harvesting machinery
in Chicago, and the establishment is one of the largest in the world.
Children :
(i). Charles \V., b. July 31, 1852; m. Annie R. Chase, of Newport,
R. I., who d. Oct. 31, 1S76, and he m., second, Marion D. Whip-
ple, of New York. He was a graduate of the Annapolis naval
school, and served as lieutenant in the navy ; is now a member
of the firm in Chicago; has a son, Charles IV. C, h. Oct. 15, 1876.
(2). James E., b. Nov. 12, 1859.
(3). Ahhy M., b. Oct. 3, 1867.
in. Mary E., b. Sept. 13, 1846; lived at home.
10. Hannah, b. Aug. 30, 1800; d. unmarried, Oct. 12, 1830.
11. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1802 ; d. unmarried.
John Deerins? son of John and Eunice Spinney, m. Mary Jameson, dau.
of William, and sister of Hannah, his brother's wife, July 24, 1784, and had
issue, several children, of whom
1. John, was b. Nov. 6, 1784. He m. Susan Newhall ; was a carpenter
and builder; resided in Paris and Norway villages ; had William, Hiram,
Alvin, James, John K., Anna, Susan. He d. July 22, 1845.
2. William, b. Nov. 19, 1787.
3. Mark, settled in Denmark, but moved to Paris and purchased the
Samuel Deering farm. He m. Alice Bailey, of Fryeburg, and had Sarah,
d. unmarried; Georgiana, m. Knight; Mary, in Portland.
4. Alexander, settled in Paris, Me. He m. Sarah Bailey, and their chil-
dren were Alexander, Eugene, Louclla, Sarah, and Alice.
James Deering, son of Clement, b. Jan. 17, 1804; m. Nov., 182 1, Nancy,
dau. of John Bickford, she b. Jan. 5, 1797. He moved from Albany, N. Y.,
to Paris, Me., in 1842, and settled near the town line of Oxford. Issue:
1. John, b. July 31, 1833.
2. Charlotte R., b. May 3, 1835; m. Albion Ramsdell.
3. James A., b. Feb. 18, 1839; m. Sarah A. Cordwell.
William Deering, b. Dec. 25, 1748; m., in 1773, Sarah Rumery, prob-
ably dau. of Edward, ist, of Biddeford, and removed from Blue Point, Scar-
borough, to Waterborough, about 1770; was the first to open a clearing on
the well-known ''Deering ridge," where extensive and valuable farms were
made. This was near the HoUis line, and the question of boundary was long
a matter of dispute between the towns, being settled by act of the legislature
not many years ago, when Maj. Sam Haley was sent as town agent to Augusta
with this commission. Mr. Deering died Dec. 13, 1829. There were four
sons and three daughters in this family :
I. William, b. Mar. 24, 1776; m. Nov. i, 1806, Eunice Harper, and lived
on the old homestead in Deering's ridge. He was a man of some
prominence and a "forehanded farmer." He d. Feb. 7, i860; widow
d. June 10, 1865. Children:
I. Orinda.
628 DEERING FAMILY.
II. James M., b. July 23, 1809; m., 1832, Charlotte E., dau. of John and
Elizabeth Noble, of Saco, to which town he had removed at the age
of nineteen and engaged in mercantile business. He was a man of
resolute energy and shrewd managing ability, who was soon presented
to public notice as one who was capable of filling the important offices
of town and county. He retired from business in 1861, after a suc-
cessful career of thirty-one years; was postmaster of Saco from 1861
to 1866 ; city treasurer in 1867 ; mayor in 1868. He was a director
of York bank from 1838 to 187 1 ; originally a Democrat, he united
with the Republican party when it was organized ; was chairman of
the Republican State Committee in 1854, and County Republican
Committee seven years; county commissioner from 1857 to 1863;
was appointed on a committee to investigate the affairs of the asylum
for the insane at Augusta in 1867 ; internal revenue inspector from
1869 until his death, April 4, 187 1. Issue:
(i). Capt. Ja/in, formerly ship-master, now a lumber dealer in Port-
land, and a prominent citizen who has been called to fill import-
ant official stations.
(2). Lucy A., wife of Eustis P. Morgan, civil engineer and draughts-
man, Saco.
(3). George, a paymaster in United States navy.
III. William H.
IV. Jonathan R.
V. Eunice.
VI. Joseph G., b. in Waterborough, Me. ; m. and early settled in Saco,
where he engaged in the flour and grain trade. He afterwards pur-
chased saw-mills and carried on an extensive lumbering business for
many years, until his death. Mr. Deering was a man of great energy
and determination, who was successful in his ventures, acquiring a
competency. He had issue.
VII. David.
VIII. Ezekiel.
Isaac Deerillg, born in Scarborough, Me., July 2, 1774; married Sarah,
dau. of John and Isabella Sawyer, of Buxton, Oct. 5, 1797 (she born Oct.
30, 1777), and had issue, eight sons and two daughters, of whom hereafter.
The family moved to Jackson, Me., about 1822-3, where they lived on a farm,
and there the children were brought up ; their names and births as follows :
1. Mary B., b. June 25, 1798 ; m. Ebenezer Sawyer — "six-fingered Eben "
— and d. July 2, 1853.
2. Anna, b. June 22, 1800; d. Nov. 7, 1830.
3. Sally, b. May 20, 1802 ; m. Nathaniel Boothby, and d. Mar. 21, 1825.
4. Isaac, b. July 13, 1804; m. Ellen Dyer, of Durham, Me.; was a farmer
in Jackson, Me., and a local preacher of remarkable memory who could
recite from the Scriptures correctly by the hour; d. Mar. 21, 1888.
5. Reuben, b. Nov. i, 1806; m. Betsey Wiggin, of Brooks, Me., and d.
June 12, 1886.
DEE RING FAMILY. 629
6. Jabez, b. Nov. 28, 1808; m. Elniira Dyer, of Durham, Me.; she d. and
he is now living in Corinth, Me.
7. Joseph, b. April 21, 1811; m. Serena Sawyer, of Buxton, Me., and d.
June s, 1894.
8. Thomas P. S., b. Sept. 12, 1813 ; m. Clarissa Smith, of Hollis, and lived
in Biddeford. He m. a second wife; was cabinet maker and undertaker
for many years ; succeded by son /o/in who continues there ; other issue.
He d. Dec. 31, 1882.
9. David S., b. Mar. 9, 1816; living in Independence, Iowa.
10. Dea. Rufus, b. Apr. 16, 1818; m. Deborah Eastman, of Limerick, and
had issue ; second, Mrs. Thissell. Five sons and four daughters, of
whom five deceased, in this family. He had but limited advantages
for an education, and at the age of sixteen was thrown upon his own re-
sources. The first five dollars earned by him was paid for a month's
work on a farm and spent for school books in Belfast. He learned the
carpenter's trade, and taught school in Buxton and Hollis. He went to
Georgia with other young men from the Saco valley in 1840,* where he
remained a year. On his return he engaged in keeping a general store
in Hollis, where he continued some six or eight years; then worked on
a farm below Moderation village, where he lived, the present home-
stead of John Haley. At one time he "tended store" for 75 cents a
day, maintained his family, and saved money. In company with another
he purchased an interest in the township of Success, N. H., for 62 cents
an acre, but the enterprise proved unsuaessful in consequence of the
heavy cost of getting out the timber. He removed to Portland in 1854
and with one thousand dollars engaged in the lumber trade on the same
wharf where his large plant now stands. For the first ten years he
worked in the lumber yard with his men all day and kept his books
evenings.
Mr. Deering became a Christian in early life, connecting himself with
the Freewill Baptist church, and has ever been a consistent, straightfor-
ward and active member. He was superintendent of the Sunday school
at West Buxton when the author of this work was a "wee laddie" in
the class of Mrs. William Butler, and was so kind and careful toward
him that it affords him great pleasure to write this tribute to his worth
in this capacity. After his removal to Portland, he was connected with
the Casco street F. W. Baptist church, of which he has been for many
years an honored deacon. For this society he has been treasurer for
twenty-five years ; also treasurer of the Maine Free Baptist Convention.
He has been active in the church and Sunday-school work, and has
been a strong financial pillar for the support of the organization, as well
as all denominational interests. In all the positions to which he was
called to do business for others, he has proved himself to be a judicious
manager, conservative yet progressive, economical but generous.
For many years Mr. Deering has been a "cheerful giver" toward
•Rufus Deering, Giileoii W. Tibbetts, -Tobn Davi.s, .Tames Haley, Steplien Hobson, .lobn
Pierce, Monroe Pierce went to Geoi-gia to find eniploynient as lumbermen and mechanics ; thev
were tnuisi>orted by srluioner I'roiii Bostonlto Darien. Ga. It was the year of " Tippecanoe anil
Tyler, i<io. " Foiuti'cn ol tlnsr ninlliern men died in one year, among- them Gideon W. Tibbetts,
James Haley, Steplien Hobson, and John Davis.
630 DEEUING FAMILY.
every noble enterprise to a liberal extent — always in a modest way.
He has been interested in young men, and has lent them a helping
hand toward a respectable and successful career. His charities in some
years are known to have amounted to $2,000. He has enjoyed excel-
lent health, which gave him a great capacity for business, and now, at
the age of 76, he is active in directing his affairs and in doing good.
Few men have maintained such a uniform and straightforward charac-
ter for so many years, and fewer still hold the respect and high esteem
of so large a number of those whose respect and esteem is worth having,
as Dea. Rufus Deering. Two of his children were : Emily, who m.
Merrill P. Jordan, deceased, and WiUic.
II. Rev. Arthur, b. Mar. 24, 1820; m. in New York; was ordained to
the Freewill Baptist ministry when a young man, and became an able
and scholarly preacher. He was a great reader and was possessed of
much public spirit ; was a major in the Union army during the Rebel-
lion, and distinguished himself as an heroic fighter with the stccI as well
as the sfiritual sword. He is still living.
John Deering, and Abigail , of Scarborough, had children born
there named as follows :
1. John, b. Feb. 3, 1803.
2. Rachel, b. Dec. 2, 1807.
3. Stephen, b. Sept. 16, 1809.
4. Harriet, b. Mar. 19, 18 12.
BURIALS IN SACO CEMETERY.
1830, Oct. 12, Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Hannah, aged 30.
1834, Sept. 25, Joseph, aged 80.
1841, Maj 20, Hannah, wife of Joseph, aged 81.
1847, May 14, Joshua, aged 32.
1847, Aug. 7, Joshua, son of Joshua, aged i year and 2 months.
1849, Jan. 6, Joseph, aged 63.
1866, Dec. 6, Miriam, wife of Joseph, aged 74.
1858, Sept. 12, Lydia G., wife of Enoch, aged 41.
1889, July 6, Enoch L., aged 76.
1878, Feb. 4, Sophia J., aged 49.
1838, Aug. 16, Eunice H., an infant.
1848, June 30, Allen, child of James and Mary.
1869, Aug. 13, Noah, aged 75 years and 3 months.
1869, Aug. 18, William, aged 79 years and 10 months.
1885, Oct. II, Lydia A., wife of William, aged 76 years and 5 months.
1874, May 10, Abigail, wife of Joshua, aged 58.
1867, Jan. 21, William, aged 80.
1834, Feb. 28, Jane, wife of William, aged 41.
1857, Aug. 15, Lucretia, wife of Charles, aged 36.
DUESSEB FAMILY. 631
1853, Feb. 8, Charles H., son of Charles, aged 4.
1874, Dec. 9, Lillias, daughter of Charles, aged 19 years and 5 months.
1876, Aug. 15, Rebecca, wife of Martin, aged 60.
1871, Apr. 5, James M., aged 61.
1864, Mar. 10, Tulia E., daughter of Joseph, aged 6.
1883, Nov. I, James A., son of Joseph, aged 30 years and 10 months.
§nmtx (<ff;imiln.
This surname was derived from the occupation of a cloth-dresser. The
first of the name of whom we have found record was John Dresser, of Row-
ley, Mass., 1643, died 1672. Another John was freeman, 1684; representa-
tive about 1 69 1.
Natlianiel Dresser, ancestor of those whose names follow, was killed by
Indians in Scarborough, Apr. 13, 1746. He was at work on Scottow's hill,
some distance from the garrison, when he discovered an Indian approaching
and fled toward the stockade. The Indian rested his gun against the corner
of a barn and shot him as he ran. Some spaces between Dresser's foot-prints
were measured and showed that he leaped twelve feet on descending ground.
Lydia Dresser and Elias Banks, both of Scarborough, were married Jan.,
1749; she was probably daughter of Nath.\niel, and sister of Richard
who married Mindwell Munson at the same date, and of Anna who was mar-
ried to Joshua Purington July, i, 1752. Jonathan Dresser was a member of
the First Congregational church in Scarborough, July 17, 1743. Richard was
living in Gorham, Apr. 27, 1799; Mary and Mindwell, his daughters, were
wives of Elijah Libby; the first married Sept. 10, 1783.
Wentwortli Dresser and wife Sophia, of Scarborough, had issue there
as follows :
1. John, b. Mar. 27, 1795.
2. Israel, b. Oct. 14, 1796.
3. Robert, b. Dec. 3, 1799.
4. Daniel, b. Aug. 31, 1802.
5. Lvdia, b. Feb. 12, 1805.
6. Asa, b. Apr. 27, 1807.
7. Joseph, b. Oct. 27, 181 1.
Mark Dresser and wife Sally, of Buxton, where he died in June, 1S57;
his wife died in Dec, 1855. They had children born there named as follows:
1. Joseph, b. Apr. 10, 1790; settled in Standish (?).
2. Jane, b. Mar. 28, 1793.
3. Mark, b. Jan. 23, 1795.
4. Wentworth, b. Mar., 1797.
5. Edward, b. Feb., 1799; settled in Standish (?).
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BUNNELL FAMILY.
6. Stephen, b. Jan., 1801.
7. Nancy, b. Jan., 1803.
8. William, b. July 5, 1805.
9. James, b. June 7, 1807.
10. Mary, b. July 7, 1809.
11. Martha, b. June 8, 1813.
Paul Dresser and Sally, of Buxton, had eleven children born there. He
died Mar. 18, 1846; she died Nov. 30, 1852.
1. Lydia, b. May 8, 1803 ; d. May 23d.
2. Alfred, b. June 15, 1806; d. July 6th.
3. Alfred, b. July 14, 1807.
4. Richard, b. July 7, i8og ; m. Mrs. Mary J. Allen, of Cumberland, pub.
June 27, 1846. Had. Sept. 23, 1849. Children:
I. Mary S., b. Apr. 8, 1847 ; "i- John C. Small.
II. Sophia H., b. Sept. 14, 1848.
5. Samuel H., b. Oct. 11, 181 1 ; d. Aug. 15, 1849.
6
7
8
9
10
Myranda, b. Feb. 25, 1814.
Oliver, b. May 31, 1819.
Sophia, b. Oct. 15, 182 i ; d. Mar. 3, 1S39.
Sally, b. Aug. 10, 1824.
James, b. May 4, 1829.
Junndl ;>|[;imilu.
The Donnel and Dunnell families were descended from the Scottish High-
land clans named MacDonald. A branch of this ancient sept, the MacDon-
nells, of Glengary. claim for the orthography of their name a greater antiquity
than those who spell it MacDonald. The OT)onnells, of Ireland, are un-
doubtedly of the same origin. It was very common for New England families
to drop off the prefix "Mac" and "Mc" after settlement here. The family
name appears as Donald in the early records and was afterward transformed
to Donnell and Dunnell.
Heury Doilliell, probably ancestor of all the Maine families, was admitted
freeman in Kittery, 1652, and with son Thomas signed submission to Massa-
chusetts in York that year. We find record of his mortgaging his fishing
houses, stages, and lands in York and at Jewells Island to Bryan Pendleton
in 1664.
Hon. Saninel Doiinell, probably son of Henry, was a man of distinguished
ability in his day, being a magistrate, judge of the Court of Common Pleas,
and one of the council under the charter of William and Mary. He made his
will in York in 1717-18; was owner of a saw-mill at the head of " Rogerses
Cove," and an "Islands above Hearkers;" wife's name, Alice; mentions sons
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Samuel, Nathaniel, William, of whom it was said, "if he shall ever return,"
and James. The daughters, Alice, Elizabeth, and Joanna. The inventory
was ^834: 13 : 6. His age was 72 years.
John DonilPll made his will in York in 1738 ; mentions only son Thomas
and daughters Abigail, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mary, Jimima; wife's name,
Sarah; inventory, 1746,^382:7:6. Capt. Nathaniel Donnell, with Thomas
and James, was prominent in York in 1742.
Beujaiuill Douiiell, said to have been born in York, came to Biddeford
when a young man. By wife Mehitable he had three children baptized in
that town. He probably married a second time as intention was recorded in
Falmouth between Benjamin Dunnell, of Narragansett, and Elizabeth Hodg-
don, of Gorham, Nov. i, 1755. He settled in what is now Bu.xton as early as
1751. On June 2, 1762, he purchased lot 6, of range A, in first division,
and probably made his home there. Names of children follow :
I. Joseph Bunnell, bapt. June 11, 1749; m. Aug. 10, 1777, Anna, dau.
Joshua Woodman, and settled on the farm since owned by Capt. Peter
Hill, and lived in a two-storied house which stood below and easterly
of the Hill dwelling-house. He d. Sept. 22, 1834. Seven children
named as follows :
I. Alice, b. Mar. 10, 1778; m. Nov. 17, 1799, to John Billings; second,
to Thomas Atkinson.
II. Mehitable, b. Oct., 1780; m. Aug. 10, 1797, to Samuel Sand,s, Jr.;
d.' Oct. 17, 1848.
III. Capt. Samuel, b. June 4, 1781 ; m. Nov. 29, 1804, to Achsah Hill,
and lived in the great two-storied house between Dearborn's hill and
Elden's corner. He d. Dec, 1863; wife d. Mar. 15, 1859. Children:
(i). Maria, b. Oct. 27, 1805.
(2). Silvia, b. Jan. 17, 1808.
(3.) Achsah, b. Oct. 20, 181 1 ; d. Apr. 17, 1815.
(4). Susan H., b. Feb. 8, 1S13.
(5). Achsah H., b. June 7, 1S15 ; m. Knox; d. Aug. 8, 1846.
(6). Joseph, b. July 10, 1817 ; m. and lived for some years at Buxton
Centre depot; now at Cumberland Mills, Me.
(7). Samncl, b. Sept. 28, 1819; lived on the homestead; was lieuten-
ant in 27th Regiment Infantry during Civil war.
(8). Hon. Mark H.. b. July i, 1823; went early to the West, and was
for many years a member of Congress.
IV. Capt. Joseph, b. Sept. 11, 1784; m. widow Mehitable Harmon, Mar.
22, 1808, and settled in Buxton. He d. Mar. 31, 1840; his widow
d. Nov. 25, 1872. Children :
(i). Cy?ithia, b. July 3, i8io.
(2). Lydia, b. June 23, 18 13.
V. Anna, b. Sept. 11, 1784; in. William Hill, Nov. 17, 1811.
VI. John, b. Nov. 10, 1792; d. Apr. 23, 1805.
634 BUNNELL FAMILY.
VII. Betsey, b. May lo, 1794; m. Stephen Hanson, Nov. 20, 1814. She
d. Mar. 28, 1870.
2. Benjamin Bunnell, son of Benjamin, bapt. in Biddeford, Oct. 7, 1750;
m. Susan Davis, of Saco, Apr. 25, 1776. He bought of Job Roberts,
Oct. 12, 1774, lot 4, of range C, 2d division, in Narragansett, No. i, on
which he cleared his farm. He had previously purchased of Isaac Ap-
pleton, of Ipswich, Nov. 10, 1773, an acre and a half of land on lot 3,
and here built his house. His nearest neighbor was Daniel Appleton ;
was styled "junior" as late as 1789. The great two-storied mansion
built by him was standing near the track of the P. & O. railroad only a
few years back. He always dressed in the colonial costume. Children:
I. Mehitable, m. Joseph Rankin, Oct. 12, 1777.
II. Molly, bapt. in Narragansett, No. i, June 3, 1753.
HI. William, m. Sally Woodman and lived on the homestead; d. June
3, 1853; widow d. Nov. 7, 1870. Children;
(i). Susanna, b. Apr. 20, 1802; d. 27th.
(2). Joanna, b. Aug. 4, i8og.
(3). Henry, h. May 24, 1814; m., lived on the homestead ; had William
and Joanna.
John Dnnnell m. Hannah Murch, of Biddeford, Apr. 2, 1752. He proba-
bly m. Abigail , for second wife; was in Narragansett, No. i, in 1761 ;
disposed of land to Samuel Thompson, Sept. 17, 1763; was killed by fall of
a tree Feb. 1 1, 1767. Two children were:
1. Joanna, bapt. in Biddeford, May 30, 1756.
2. DiADEMA, bapt. in Narragansett, No. i, Mar. i, 1767.
Samuel Doniiell was in Saco in 1749. Captain Donell, in 1759; also
Thomas Don el.
Jollll Donuell, of Buxton, so long station master at Buxton Centre, was,
I suppose, a son of William and Sally.
Love Donnell m. Living Lane, Oct. 25, 1801.
Thomas Donnell, Jr., of Biddeford, m. Hannah, daughter of James and
Hannah (Flaisted) Scammon, Apr. 18, 1764 (she b. 1743; d. Oct. 10, 1771),
and had four children, two sets of twins, baptized in that town :
1. William, bapt. Feb. 23, 1772.
2. H.iNNAH, bapt. Feb. 23, 1772.
3. Miriam, bapt. May 14, 1775.
4. John, bapt. May 14, 1775.
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EDGCUMBE FAMILY OF ENGLAND.
This is one of the most ancient and distinguished families in Devonshire,
and they have been settled in the parish of Milton Abbott from a remote
period as evidenced by old documents written in the Norman-French, m
which the designation "de Eggescombe" appears. There is an inscription
on an old gateway, in the mansion of the elder family, dated • R- ^ ^^92.
Many ancient documents now possessed by the Edgcumbes of Old Edg-
cumbe " to which this estate has directly descended, sustain the claims to
antiquity. The name was derived from the seat and is spelled variously in
old instruments, as Eggescombe, Edgescombe, Edgcomb and Edgcumbe.
Bv the marriage of William Edgcumke with the heiress of the ancient estate
of Cothele in\-ornwall. that valuable property came to this junior branch of
the Edgcumbe family, and has continued with them down to the present day.
Cothele Manor House is regarded as one of the architectural "gems"
of fornwall It was built by Sir Richard Edgcumbe nearly three hun-
dred years ago, and remains but slightly changed. The armor worn by
him still hangs on the wall; the table at which he and his good dame feasted
and the chairs on which they sat, are still here; the very bed on which he
slept, surrounded by tapestry woven by hands that have clasped the dust for
three centuries, may yet be seen. Royalty has slumbered withm the ancient
mansion, and memories haunt every room. The house is one of the best ex-
amples of domestic media;val architecture remaining in the country. _ Em-
battled buildings surround two court-yards, and the principal entrance is sur-
mounted by a lofty tower. The hall for banquets is forty-two feet in length
by twenty-two feet in width, and is truly a grand apartment. 1 he timber roof
over this room has intersecting arches in its compartments. On the walls
are whole suits of armor, consisting of helmets, breastplates, warder s horns,
gauntlets, match-locks, cross-bows, shields, battle-axes, halberds, pikes, gis-
armes, petronels, two-handed swords, and spears.
The ancient dining-room has mullioned windows and a hne old hre-place;
the walls are hung with tapestry filled with equestrian figures and rural scenery,
faded but of interest. An ante-room adjoining this contains a fine collection
of old ware and other reminders of those who dwelt here in other days and
olden. The chapel in the court-yard is reached from the dining-room and is
rich with memorials of the remote past. Here may be seen the bowl of the
original baptismal font from which, we may plausibly assume, the children
of The Edgcumbe family were.baptized. The old stained glass in the windows
is beautifully illustrated with sacred pictures. The heavy carved furniture in
all the rooms is beautiful and antiquated, and many decorations thereon are
in the form of shields representing arms of the Edgcumbe family. 1 he
drawin-room contains a collection of massive ebony chairs, a sofa and carved
cabinet Every room is filled with objects of interest, all savoring of antiquity.
The grounds surrounding the mansion are lovely surpassing description.
Some of the enormous trees speak of venerable age, one of them being
636 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
twenty-eight feet in circumference. Glimpses of the shining river may be had
through the overhanging foliage. There is a cosy, picturesque landing-place
for boats. A pretty waterfall lends a charm to the diversified landscape, and
birds sing in every bush and shrub in the wide demesne.
The little chapel erected by Sir Richard as a memorial of his remarkable
escape from his pursuers, still stands on the edge of the rock overlooking the
water where he threw down his cap. Among the many interesting things to
be seen in the chapel is a complete model of the tomb of Sir Richard Edg-
cumbe, at Morlai.x, in France. The view from the east window is magnificent.
Moilllt EdffCllllibe, in Cornwall, formerly known as West Stonehouse,
came to the family by the marriage of Sir Piers Edgcu.mbe with the heiress,
and his son. Sir Richard, built the mansion now standing. Such changes
have been made by subsequent proprietors that but a few marks of antiquity
are observable about the house. It is a real home-like building, made to live
in. As a rule, the rooms are not large nor lofty. The house was originally
nearly square with circular towers at the angles; these last have been rebuilt
and are now octagon. The front faces down a grassy slope toward the sea,
and a charming prospect opens to the eye from the door-way. Entrancing
views are obtained from the windows in the upper apartments, as well as from
the elevated terraces surrounding the mansion. The great hall at Mount Edg-
cumbe is an exception to the other rooms and may properly be denominated
"grand." There is a minstrels' gallery where music is often heard. The
rooms are well furnished with family and historic portraits, many by the noted
old masters, and several said to have been painted by the artist Vaudervelde
himself, at Mount Edgcumbe. The scenery about this seat was of such natural
loveliness that art has found little to do. There are all those parts — hills
and dales, heights and valleys, rugged elevations and smooth pastures, land and
water, shrubbery and forest — which contribute to the ideal rural landscape.
Here nature holds sway. The laurel hedges, being unmolested by trimmers,
have risen to the height of thirty feet; the lime trees grow wildly lu.xuriant and
shake their branches in the passing wind as if in defiance of any attempt to
prune them. Deer and rabbits room at will in the extensive park. Visitors
come here from far and near for health and recreation, the grounds being
open on certain days to all who may wish to visit them. There are three
gardens, named the " French," " Italian," and " English " gardens, the arrange-
ment of which, combining conservatories, fountains, orangeries, and terraces,
represent the methods employed by the three nations. These ornamental
plantations are beautifully laid out and kept with great care; they are shaded
by choice trees, and statues and vases have been placed at suitable points.
There are pretty summer-houses in cosy nooks where abundant foliage affords
shelter from rain and sunshine. Another charming feature at Mount Edg-
cumbe is a drive-way extending five miles through the park, which skirts the
harbor and sea. Along this road may be seen the lodges in which the gard-
eners and gate-keepers dwell, where cool milk is served as refreshment to vis-
itors. There is an urn here containing a tablet to the memory of that Countess
of Edgcumbe " whose taste embellished these retreats, herself their brightest
ornament." We present a view of Mount Edgcumbe made from an original
of large size procured in London, as well as of the more ancient mansion of
Cothele, which should be highly valued by every Edgcumbe family in Amer-
ica as memorials of an ancestry from which all have descended.
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EDGCUMBES OF EDGCUMBE HOUSE.
Richard de Edscilinbe, living in 1292, A. D., had three sons. The
second son,
Richard de Ed^ciiinbe, had two sons.
1. John de Edscumhe, the eldest, was ancestor of the present head of
the family, seated at "Lower Edgcuinbe " in Devonshire.
2. AVilliain de Edgcuinbe married, in 1353, Helena, dau. and heiress
of Ralph le Cothele, and was ancestor of the Edgcumbe Earls of Mount
Edgcunibe, in Cornwall.
Richard Edj;cillllhe, of Edgcumbe, m. 28 Apr., 1757, Elizabeth, eldest
dau. and co-heir of Michael Goslen, Esq., of Chatham, and d. 29 July, 1784,
at which date succeeded by his son.
Piers Edj^Cllinbe, Esq., of Edgcumbe, whom. 18 Dec, 1798, Eleanor,
dau. of Thomas \ork, Esq., of Wableton, Sussex, and by her, who survived
him, and d. 3 Feb., 1846, had issue,
1. Richard Darke Edgcumbe, Esq., b. June 4, 181 1; m. Aug. 24,
1835, Louisa, dau. of Richard Marshall, Esq., M. D., of Totness, and
had surviving issue at his decease.
I. Piers, his successor.
II. Richard Wise.m.\n, b. Dec. 23, 1S53.
III. Eleanor.
IV. Catherine.
2. Ellen Susanna m. Rev. George Ross.
3. Emma Mary m. first, Peter Pilcher; second, Rev. Richard Martin.
Arms — Gu on a bend erm, cathced or. three boars heads couped arc.
Crest — A BOAR passant arc. with chaplet of oak leaves fructed ppr.
round the neck.
Motto — " Cur plaicis fort de Diere."
Seat — Edgcumbe House, Edgcumbe, near Tavistock, Devonshire.
EDGCUMBES OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE.
Richard Edgcunibe was Lord of Edgcumbe in 1292, and from him are
descended all of this name in England and America.
William EdRcnmbe, second son of the House of Edgcumbe, married
Hilaria, only daughter and heiress of William de Cothele, of a distinguished
old Cornwall family, and by this alliance this junior branch of the Edgcumbe
family became possessed of valuable estates which have ever since continued
with them. This William made his residence principally at Cothele. He
had a son,
William Edscumhe, who, in 1378, was styled as "of Cothele in Corn-
wall." He granted lands, in Middleton, to the Convent of Tavistook, in
Devonshire.
638 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
William EdsCUinbe, son of the preceding, in the sixth year of the reign
of Henry V, held the custody of lead mines with the silver ore therein, which
were in Devonshire. He married and had a son and successor,
Peter Edsrcnillbe, Esq., who is mentioned among the chief men in Dev-
onshire, who made oath, for himself and retainers, to observe the laws then
existing. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Richard Holland,
Esq., and had a son,
Sir Richard Edseillllhe, who was a man of great note in his day. He
was knighted on the battle field of Bosworth by his victorious leader. King
Henry VII, and had conferred upon him many honors, dignities, and lands.
He was made comptroller of the royal household, and one of the privy coun-
cil. At the same time he received the castle and lands of Totnes, in County
Devon. He was recorder and constable of the castle of Launceston and Hert-
ford. In 1488, he was sent to Ireland as lord deputy, by the king, to take
the oaths of allegiance, with a retinue of five hundred men, who embarked in
vessels at Monts Bay. In consequence of zealously espousing the cause of
the Earl of Richmond, he was at one time so hotly pursued by his enemies
that he was forced to hide himself in the woods near his home at Cothele.
He eluded his pursuers by a very ingenious stroke of policy. Putting a stone
into his cap, he managed to tumble it into the water, while the searchers were
fast at his heels. Hearing the noise and looking down, they saw the cap
floating upon the river, and supposing that he had drowned himself in his
desperation, gave up the pursuit, and left him to go into Brittany at his leis-
ure. In gratitude for this deliverance he afterwards erected a chapel in the
place where he had been secreted.
The preamble of his will reads as follows: "First, I bequeath my soule to
Almighty God, beseching the blessedfull Virgyn Mary, his moder, to be a
meane unto his most benygn Grace to show his most petyfull grace and mercy
to my soule and myn especial good Master send Thomas of Canterbury to be
a remember unto for the same."'
He provides in this will for a priest to pray for him during the space of
five years. He died in Brittany, Sept. 8, 1489. Ancient documents now pre-
served by the English family, copies of which Lord Edgcumbe furnished the
author, show that John, the Provost Prior of the Friars Preachers of Morlaix,
and the convent there made an agreement with the widow and executor of .Sir
Richard for his burial before the high altar in the church of the convent, in
an honorable manner. Accordingly a monument was erected there, upon
which is represented a man in armor kneeling upon a tomb, praying before a
desk, before whom stands a friar dressed in proper habit, in his right hand a
stai? and two fingers held up as if rebuking Sir Richard. At the foot of the
pedestal are the arms and crest of the family of Edgcumbe, and behind the
two figures, before-mentioned, is an inscription of great length recording the
virtues of the deceased knight.
The wife of Sir Richard was Joan, dan. of Thomas Tremayne, Esq., by
whom he left a son, his successor, and a daughter bearing her mother's name.
Piers Edgcumbe, son of the preceding, was sheriff of the county of
Devon for many years ; was one of the Knights of the Cross of St. Andrews.
He was appointed to review and array all men-at-arms, archers, and others
who were to engage in an expedition against the "Moors and infidels." For
EBGECOMB FAMILY. 639
his distinguished gallantry displayed at the sieges of Tournay and Thurorenne,
and at the battle of Spurs, in France, he was created a knight-banneret. He
married, first, the daughter and heiress of Stephen Dumford, by his wife the
heiress of Rame; and second, Katherine, daughter of John St. John, by
whom no issue. By the iirst marriage the manors and estates of the Dum-
fords, including that of West Stonehouse, now Mount Edgcumbe, were ac-
quired. He had three sons and three daughters. Sir Piers died in 1539 and
was succeeded by his eldest son and heir.
Sir Richard Edgcumbe was knighted in 1536. He it was who built the
present mansion on part of the estate acquired by marriage with his first wife,
and gave it the name of "Mount Edgcumb." He was a sheriff of Devonshire.
He supported a fine establishment, and entertained on a munificent scale, at
one time, the English, Spanish, and Netherlands admirals. By his first wife,
daughter of Sir John Arundel, no issue. His second wife became the mother
of several children. Sir Richard died in 1561, and was succeeded by
Peter Edgcumbe, who was a member of Parliament and sheriff of County
Devon. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Andrew Lutterell, and had
issue, five sons and four daughters. He died in 1607, and the following lines
inscribed upon his tomb commemorate his honors :
'• Lief Tenant to my Queen long Time
And ol^ten for my Shire and Knigrlite;
My merit did to Creddit clime,
Still bidinge in my callinge righte:
By Loyalty my faith was tryde,
Peaopfull I liv'd, hopeful I diede."
Sir Richard EdcfCinnbe, son and successor of the preceding, was knighted
by James I. He was a member of Parliament. His wife was Mary, daughter
and heiress of Sir John Cottle, of London, and by her, who predeceased him,
he had two sons, Piers and Richard.
Piers Edgcumbe, Esq., eldest son and successor of the preceding, distin-
guished himself by his devotion to the royal cause. It has been said of him
that he ■' was a master of languages and sciences, a lover of the king and
church, which he endeavored to support in the time of the civil wars to the
utmost of his power and fortune." He held a colonel's commission in the
king's army, and for associating with him two distinguished men were be-
headed. He married Mary, daughter of Sir John Glanvil, and died in 1660,
leaving issue, several sons.
Sir Ricliard Edgcuiube, son and successor of the last mentioned, was
knighted in his father's life-time. He was a member of Parliament. His wife,
by whom he had two sons and si.\ daughters, was Anne Montagu, dau. of the
Earl of Sandwich. He died in 1688 and was succeeded by his second son, the
eldest. Piers, having died young.
Ricliard Edgcumbe was chosen a member of Parliament soon after
reaching his majority and was continued from several places up to 1742. He
was a lord commissioner of the treasury in 1716 and 1720, and in 1724 was
vice-treasurer and paymaster of taxes. In 1742 he was created Baron Edg-
cumbe of Mount Edgcumbe, and was subsequently made chancellor of the
duchy of Lancaster, one of the privy council, and lord-lieutenant of Cornwall.
By his wife Matilda, daughter of Sir Henry Furnese, he had three sons.
640 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
Richard, Henry died in infancy, and George who was a captain in the navy.
He died in 1758, and was succeeded in his title and estate by his eldest son,
Richard E(lf?cuml)e, second baron, member of Parliament, one of the
lords of the admiralty, and subsequently comptroller of His Majesty's house-
hold. VValpole, in his "Royal and Noble Authors," says of him: "His lord-
ship's skill as a draughtsman is said to have been such as might entitle him
to a place in the 'Anecdotes of English Painting,' while the ease and harmony
of his poetic compositions give him an authorized introduction here. He was
a man of fine parts, great knowledge, and original wit, who possessed a light
and easy vein of poetry ; who was calculated by nature to serve the public
and to charm society; but who unhappily was a man of pleasure and left his
gay associates a most affecting example how health, fame, ambition, and
everything that may be laudable in principle and practice, are drawn into and
absorbed by that most destructive of all whirlpools — gaming.'' He died un-
married, in 1761, and was succeeded by his brother,
George EdjJClimbe, as third baron. This nobleman had sat in several
parliaments, and had been lord-lieutenant of Cornwall, and vice-admiral of
the Blue. He married Emma, only daughter and heiress of John Gilbert,
archbishop of York, by whom he had an only son. On Feb. 14, 1781, he
was created Viscount Mount Epgcumde and Valletort; and in 1789 was
advanced to the dignity of an earl, by the title of Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.
He died in 1795, and was succeeded by
Richard Edgcumbe, as second earl. This nobleman held the office of
lord-lieutenant of Cornwall. He married Lady Sophia Hobart, dau. of John,
second Earl of Buckinghamshire, and had issue, two sons and two daughters.
He died in 1839, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
Ernest Alisnstus EdgCIlinbe, as third earl. He was born in 1797; m.,
in 183 1, Caroline Augusta, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Fielding, who
long survived her husband and was extra Lady of the Bedchamber to the
Queen. His lordship was aid-de-camp to the Queen, and colonel of the Corn-
wall militia. He had issue, two sons and two daughters. Dying in i86i, he
was succeeded by his eldest son,
William Henry Edgcumbe, as fourth earl, and is the present owner of
Mount Edgcumbe, and of the large estates concentrated in the family. He
was born in 1832; was educated at Harrow, and Christ's Church, Oxford,
where he became B. A. in 1856. He was member of Parliament from Ply-
mouth from 1859 to 1861, when, by the death of his father, he entered the
Upper House. He married, in 1858, Lady Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton,
fourth dau. of the first Duke of Abercorn, and had issue as follows :
1. Piers Alexander Hamilton Edgcumbe Viscount Valletort, born
1865.
2. Victoria Frederica Caroline, born in 1859.
3. Albertha Louisa Florence, born 1861.
4. Edith Hilaria, b. 1862.
EDQECOMB FAMILY. 641
EDOECOMBES OF ASHBUBTON, ENGLAND.
William Edgecombe was descended from the ancient family in Devon-
shire, now represented at Old Edgcumbe and Mount Edgcumbe. He resided
at Ashburton, Eng., where he died, Nov. 21, 1866, aged 83 years. His wife,
Joan Edgecombe, died Feb. 26, 1867, aged 83 years. Five sons and one
daughter, all born at Ashburton. The sons were:
I William. 2. Samuel. 3. George, and
4. JohN, b. in .\shburton, Devonshire, Oct., 1809; emigrated to America,
the 24th of March, 1833, arriving at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, where
he was m., in 1835, to Elizabeth Carter, who was b. July 16, 18 15, in
Ashburton, being a daughter of William and Mary Carter. These had
two daughters, of whom hereafter. The family removed to St. John in
1838; thence to P'rederickton, in May, 1840, where the father engaged
in the manufacturing of carriages. On Friday morning, July 17, 1840,
his wife died, leaving two babes. He m. second, Apr. i, 1841, Miss
Ann J. Wildman, b. in County Tyrone, Ireland, Oct. 23, 18 17, and by
her had nine sons, b. in Frederickton. He d. Dec. 18, 1890, in the
8ist year of his age.
I. Mary J., b. in St. Andrews, N. B., July 15, 1836 ; m. Thomas Knowles
of St. John, N. B. .
II. Sophia, b. in St. Andrews, N. B., May 31, 1838; m. William Stirling,
of Nashwaak, N. B., and has three children, Bessie, Norman, and
Archie.
III. William J., b. Nov. 28, 1843; m. Sophia Thompson, of St. Mary's
N. B., and has a son.
(i). Fercy, b. Nov. 12, 1878.
IV. Alfred G., b. Aug. 13, 1847; m. Helen Giles, of Rosedale, Toronto,
and has a family of five children, as follows :
(i). Quecnie H.. b. May 24, 1882.
(2). Dorothy E., b. June 19, 1884.
(3). Helen A'., b. Dec. 12, 1885; d. May 31, 1888.
(4). George H., b. Dec. 9, 1886.
(5). Winifred G., b. Feb. 9, 1890.
V. Robert B., b. Sept. 27, 1848; d. Nov. 4, 1848.
VI. Frederick: B., b. Apr. 28, 185 1; m. Ellen L. Eaton, of Milltown,
Charlotte Co., N. B., and has three children. He is engaged in the
dry goods trade at Frederick, N. B.
(i). Charles H., b. July 16, 1888.
(2). Louisa E., b. Apr. i, 1891.
(3). Marion G., b. Aug. i, 1893; d. .Vug. 27, 1893.
VII. Charles H., b. May'4, 1853; d. Dec. 18, 1874.
VIII. Ali5ert W., b. Jan. 4, 1856; m. Minnie Logan, of St. John, N. B.,
and had four children,
(i). Annie H., b. Mar. 14, 1884.
(2). Char/es E, b. May 31, 1886: d. Oct. 6, 1891.
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(3). £/^M K., b. Nov. 26, 1889.
(4). Zilliah G.. b. June 8, 1S94.
IX. Hedley v., b. Apr. 24, 1858; single.
X. Norman A., b. Apr. 20. i860; single.
XI. Arthur C. b. Apr. 21, 1865; m. Mabel Estey, of Frederickton, N.
B., and has
(i). Frederick A., b. Feb. 3, 1893.
EDGECOMB FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT.
John Edseconibe, son of Nicholas Edgecombe, of Plymouth, England,
received a grant of land through the Connecticut assembly in 1663, and set-
tled in New London about 1673. He was married Feb. 9, 1673, to Sarah,
daughter of Edward Stallion, and by her had issue. His second wife was
Elizabeth, widow of Joshua Hempstead. He died April 11, 1721, and in his
will he is called "aged." His estate was a "homestead in the town plot and
two considerable farms." It has been assumed that this John Edgecomb and
the Nicholas Edgecomb who settled in Scarborough, Me., were relatives; that
they were brothers. Now I find that a John Edgecomb was an inhabitant of
Kittery, Me., as early as 1640, and as there is no record of any grant of land
to him there, as was the case with permanent settlers, he probably soon went
away. As no other family of the name was settled in New England besides
those of the two immigrants mentioned above, it may be assumed with plausi-
bility that John, of Kittery, removed to Connecticut. In the record of mar-
riage, John, of New London, is designated as "son of Nicholas Edgecombe,
of Plymouth, in Old England." This establishes the parental connection of
John Edgecombe, of New London. It is also stated that a "Nicholas Edge-
combe was actively engaged in establishing a settlement on Casco Bay, and
himself visited it in 165S." This person was probably the father of John
Edgecombe, of New London. The corresponding name, A^iiholas, suggests
a near connection between the Maine and Connecticut families, and the prob-
ability that their respective heads, Nicholas and John, were brothers. The
records of New London were destroyed when the town was burned by the
British in 1781, and only an imperfect history of this family can be compiled.
Children of John, far as known, as follows* :
SECOND GENERATION.
1. JoHN,^ b. Nov. 14, 1675; m. Hannah Hempstead.
2. Sarah,- b. July 29, 1678; m. John Holies.
3. Joanna,^ b. Mar. 3, 1679; m. Henry Delamore, Feb. 14, 1716. He
styled himself "late master spar-maker to his majesty the king of Great
Britain, at Port Mahon."
4. N1CHOLA.S,- b. Jan. 23, 1681-2.
5. Samuel,- b. 1690; d. Feb. 26, 1786, aged 96.
6. Thomas,''^ b. in 1694, at New London; settled in Norwich before 1720,
and there d. Sept. 16, 1745. His first wife was Catherine Copp ; his
*Mr. Jessee Edgecomb d. May 7, 1792. Mrs. Lydia Wheeler, formerly wife of Jessee Edge-
comb, d. Aug. 23, 1787, aged 65.
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second, Esther Post, who survived hiiii but a few months. While on
her way to New London, she was thrown from her horse and severely
wounded in the head. She was carried to the house of William Angel
where she lingered in great distress for two weeks. The whole neigh-
borhood was moved by her suffering and the best medical skill w^as
employed, but to no avail. She d. May 20, 1746, aged 40, and was
buried at New London. Four children, of whom hereafter :
third generation.
Children of Thoma.s and Catherine:
1. Thomas," d. in Norwich, Apr. 29, 1755.
2. JoHN,^ was in the expedition against Cape Breton, and d. there after
the surrender in 1746, aged 20.
3. Jonathan,'* as seaman, was taken by a Spanish privateer, Aug. 3, 1752;
was carried to C'ompeachy, thence to Spain, where he was confined for
several months. He succeeded in picking the lock of his prison, and
escaped to a French port in safety. Here he went on board an English
vessel, and worked his passage to England, where he was immediately
seized by a press gang, and forced on board of a man-of-war. After a
year's service he made his escape, and after many vicissitudes he finally
reached home, Nov. 30, 1754. He is said to have settled in Vermont.
4. Samuel,^ b. 1730; m. Dorothy Smith, of Groton, Conn., May 7, 1752.
He settled in Groton; was a cabinet-maker by trade, also a fanner.
He was an important member of the society for the propagation of the
gospel in foreign parts; was a vestryman or warden from 1735 to 1767;
deacon of First Presbyterian church, a man of great worth, highly re-
spected, who, according to inscription on his tombstone, " died in great
peace, Aug. 14, 1795, aged 65 years." His wife d. Jan. 14, 1813, aged
84. Children and descendants' names will follow:
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of Sa^muel and Dorothy:
1. Katherine,* b. Mar. 8, 1753; d. Mar. 14, 1759.
2. Dorothy,* b. Dec. 8, 1754; m. Jonathan Witham, of Stonington, Conn.,
and had one son.
3. D.4VID,'' b. June 8, 1756; m. Desire Park, of Boston, Conn., Mar. 29,-
1781. He d. Apr. 8, 1826; his wife d. Sept. 26, 1826. These had
issue, as will appear.
4. Elizabeth,* b. Jan. 15, 1758; m. Joshua Walsworth, and had three sons,
one, Henry, ^ a prominent merchant in New York city. She d. Jan. 10,
1821.
5. Samuel,* b. Feb. 28, 1760; m. Kitty Williams, of Stonington, Conn.,
Mar. 13, 1788; she d. Dec. 26, 1790, and he m., second, Rachel Copp,
of New London, Dec. n, 1791- This wife d. Sept. 30, 1824. He d.
Feb. 25, 1843. Samuel was a cabinet-maker by trade, but carried on a
farm. He was at the battle of Fort Griswold, where, out of one hundred
and sixty persons, half were killed and nearly all wounded. He is rep-
resented as "a stout, lion-hearted man," who said: "We threw down
shot like a shower of hail upon our assailants." He was also in the
privateering service. Of his large family, more hereafter.
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6. Gilbert,'' b. Mar. 3, 1762 ; m. Lucy Allyn, June 21, 1790 — one account
says Lucy Stoddard — of North Groton, Conn., now Ledyard ; removed
V thence to Broughton, where four sons and a dau. were b., of whom here-
after. He d. Oct. 5, 1847. Mr. Edgecomb was a soldier of the Revo-
lution, having enlisted when only 15 years of age. He was with \\'ash-
ington at Valley Forge, and went through the three years' campaign,
receiving an honorable discharge in 1780. He volunteered in defense
of Fort Griswold, Sept. 16, 17S1. Of 160 men, who comprised the gar-
rison, 84 were killed on the spot; the 32 who remained unhurt were
taken prisoners, placed on board a man-of-war and carried to New York,
where they were shut up in an old sugar-house till after the surre.nder of
Gen. Cornwallis; they were then discharged and after a weary journey,
ragged and foot-sore, but full of patriotism, reached home. He removed
from Connecticut to Cortland, N. Y., in 1820; was a farmer; a man
of sound mind and unyielding will, who possessed a store of useful
information.
7. Jabez,'* b. Oct. 6, 1763; m. Esther Morgan, Mar. 8, 1787, and had
issue, as will appear. He was a soldier of the Revolution and served
with great fidelity. When asked if he was ever in an engagement, he
is quoted as saying: "No, I could never get a shot at the dogs; I was
always held in reserve." He d. May 18, 1843; his wife d. Apr. 6,
1843, aged 79 years.
8. Hannah,'' b. May 27, 1765; m. Gilbert Grant, of Stonington, Conn.,
and d. Feb. 4, 1836. Two sons.
9. Thomas,'' b. June 29, 1767; m. Morgan, of Groton, Conn. Two
sons. He died, near Albany, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1848. William Edge-
comb, of Albany, is of this family.
10. Asa,* b. Apr. 14, 1772; d. Sept. 4, 1774.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of David and Desire:
1. Dorothy,^ b. Jan. 19, 1782 ; d. Apr. 14, 1812.
2. Deborah,'' b. Jan. 22, 1784; d. June 22, 1800.
3. David,^ b. Aug. 3, 1786; d. May 29, 1812. He was an accomplished
scholar and was an assistant of Nathan Uabott, the astronomer.
4. Jonathan,^ b. Aug. 24. 1788; m. Mary Gore, of Galway, N. Y., Feb.
5, 18 18. He removed from his home in Groton, Conn., to Herkimer
county, N. Y., and engaged in the tanning of leather. In the war of
18 1 2 he served as quartermaster in northern New York and Sackett's
Harbor. After his marriage he settled in Galway, where he carried on
the leather business and farming. He then spent a few years at Albion,
but finally, in 1854, purchased a farm at Lima, LaGrange county, Ind.,
where he spent the remainder of his days. He and wife united with
the Baptist church, at Galway, in 1S31. "A good and noble man, this
Jonathan," wrote one of the family. He d. Feb. 24, 1867; his wife,
Apr. 27, 1849. Issue, of whom hereafter.
5. AvERY,^ b. Dec. 28, 1790; d. May 18, 1848.
6. Betsey,* b. Apr. 29, 1793; d. May 27, 1849.
7. Asa p.,* b. Oct. 10, 1795; m. Mary Bill, and had a son, David.'' He
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 645
m., second, in Montrose, N. Y., and d. without other issue, Nov. 23,
1849.
8. LvMAN,'* b. Feb. 27, 1798; d. Mar. 26, 1805.
Childuen of Samuel and Kitty:
1. Mary," b. Sept. 24, 1789; m. John S. Moxley, Jan. 24, 1813; d. Sept.,
1843.
2. Katherine,^ b. Dec. 13, 1790; m. Gilbert Morgan, Aug. 6, 1815; d.
Dec. 4, 1878. Morgan was lost at sea in Nov., 1825.
Children of S.\muel and Rachel:
3. Julia,'"' b. Dec. 26, 1792; m. Edmund Williams, Jan. i, 1815; d. June
8, 1851.
4. Samuel,^ b. May 29, 1794; d. Jan. 26, 1819.
5. Sarah B.,'' b. Jan. 7, 1796; m. Daniel Knowles, Feb. 13, 1820; d. Feb.
18, 1864.
6. Albert,^ b. Sept. 30, 1797 ; m. Mary Bill, Aug. 29, 1819; she d. Dec.
22, 1820, and he m., second, Feb. 20, 1822, Lucy Avery; she d. Nov.
14, 1825, and he m., third, Clarissa H. Fish, May 21, 1826; she d.
Apr. 9, 1864, and he m. Sept. 30, 1867, Emily Burrows; she d. Oct. 20,
1879. He d. July 7, 1874. Mr. Edgecomb was for many years a far-
mer at "Hazlenut hill," in Poquonock, Conn. He was an exemplary
Christian, and for rising fifty years the beloved deacon of the Union
Baptist church at Mystic, Conn. He was universally respected. Seven
children, of whom hereafter.
7. Harriet,^ b. Mar. 16, 1800; m. Sanford Morgan, Dec. 14, 1828; d.
Mar. 19, 1837.
8. Daniel D.,^ b. Jan. 2, 1802; m. Harriet, dau. of Edward and Sally
(Latham) Ashbey, June 2, 1824; she d. May 9, 1S26; he m. second,
Esther, dau. of Nathan Standish — a descendant of Capt. Miles Stan-
dish, of Plymouth — and Sally Park, Sept. 2, 1827. There were eight
children, who will be mentioned again. Mr. Edgecomb was much in-
terested in the family history and by diligent research assembled con-
siderable data now incorporated into this book. Then his son, William
C. Edgecomb, Esq., took up the chain where the father laid it down and
furnished the links for the later generations. Mr. Daniel D. d. Jan. 27,
1887.
9. JOHN,'^ b. Aug. 26, 1803 ; m. Abby Gates, Aug. i, 1826. He d. at Mys-
tic, Conn., Nov. 24, 1878; of his children more presently.
Children of Gilbert and Lucy:
1. LuCY,^ b. Apr. 14, 1795; m. Joseph Eldridge in 1818: d. 1877. She
had issue.
2. Gilbert,^ b. Sept. 27, 1797 ; m. Elizabeth Fish, Aug. 5, 1818; she was
b. July 9, 1796; d. Nov. 3, 1867. He m. second, Lucy Turrell, Apr.
5, 1868, and d. Nov. 1 1, 1877. Eight children, of whom more hereafter.
Mr. Edgecomb was something of a speculator; dealt in live stock, and
at one time operated a line of stages from Oswego north, and was well-
to-do. About 1840 he moved to Tioga county and settled in a compar-
646 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
ative wilderness ; here he engaged in lumbering, a business in which
he had no experience, and stocked a store. Reverses came in succession
and he became poor. He ended his days on a small farm, near Wav-
erly, in old age.
3. Erastus,** b. Oct. 15, 1803; m. Eliza Breed, Oct. 7, 1834; his second
wife, Lucy A. Wood, July ij, i860. He d. Dec. 29, 1865. Issue, six
children.
4. ISAAC,^ b. May 12, 1806; m. Clarissa Woodruff in 1828, and had issue.
He d. July 6, i860. Seven children.
Children of Jaeez and Esther:
1. Nathan S.,^ b. Dec. 7, 1796, in Groton, Conn., m. Julia E. Williams,
Dec. 9, 1824, who d. Aug. 24, 1854. He d. Jan. 12, 1875. Five chil-
dren, of whom hereafter.
2. Thomas J.,*" m. Mary A. Law, and had issue; house carpenter; resided
at North Stonington, Conn.
Children of Thomas:
1. William H.,'' b. in Schoharie, N. Y., and d. some thirteen years ago,
aged 72 years. He m. a daughter of Isaac and Harriet (Stark) Orcott,
who was b. in Auburn village, N. Y., and is still living. He was formerly
a carriage builder in Albany, N. Y. Three children living, of whom
further on.
2. Samuel. '' 3. Polly.'*
sixth generation.
Children of Jonathan and Mary:
1. Orphelia,^ b. Dec. 3, 1818.
2. David," b. Feb. 13, 182 1 ; d. in infancy.
3. Louisa," b. May 15, 1822.
4. George W.," b. Nov. 29, 1824.
5. Clara," b. May 26, 1827.
6. Mary A.," b. July 25, 1830; d. June 27, 1837.
Children of Albert and Mary;
1. Mary A.," b. June 25, 1820.
2. Lucy C.,'' b. June 25, 1825.
3. Clarissa E.," b. May 8, 1827 ; m. Roswell Burrows.
4. Julia A.," b. July 10, 1828; m. Silas Fisk; second, Rev. Abel P. Buell,
of Cleveland, O.
5. John A.," b. July 10, 1830; d. in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 5, 1851.
6. Courtland," b. Oct. 19, 1832; d. Oct. 30, 1832.
7. Roswell S.," b. Oct. 11, 1835; m. Fannie R. Ashbey, Nov. 12, 1863;
second, Gertrude L. Coe, Nov. 18, 1879. He was formerly proprietor
of the " Edgecomb House," at Eastern Point, Groton, Conn., a fash-
ionable summer resort at the mouth of the Thames river. He is now
captain of the steamer " Colonel Ledyard," on the ferry between New
London and Groton, Conn. Seven children.
8. Emeline," b. Sept. 20, 1S3S; m. Samuel Taylor, of Norwich, Conn.
EDGECOMB FAMILY. G47
Children of Daniel D.:
1. Melvina," b. Mar. 6, 1825; m. Thomas H. Lovett, Dec. 5, 1844; d.
Oct. 29, 1859.
2. Harrikt,'"' b. Sept. 7, 1828.
3. Gilbert," b. Oct. 30, 1830; d. June 24, 1843.
4. Emilv,^ b. July II, 1832; m. Sanford A. Morgan, Nov. 12, 1856.
5. Mary K," b. Jan. 29, 1836; d. Dec. 2, 1883.
5. Daniel VV.,''b. Aug. 23, 1840; m. Kate A. Colver, Nov. 25, 1863. He
has been connected with insurance agencies ; was appointed secretary
of state of Connecticut, filling out Appelman's term under Jewell, in
1873. He m. second, July 5, 1889, Elizabeth Seyniore.
7. Edmund,'* b. Feb. 24, 1844; m. Alice Cornelius, July 2, 1865, and has
Ma?y Edna,' b. Apr. 5, 1876.
8. William C," b. Aug. 14, 1845; m. Anna White, Oct. 14, 1869, and
has ClarcHie Standish,'' b. Feb. 2, 1878.
Children of John and Abby:
1. Mary A.," b. Aug. 17, 1827;' m. William B. Smith, of Salem, Mass.,
and has children and grandchildren.
2. Samuel,"* b. May 16, 1830; m. Elizabeth Gallup, of Suffield, Conn.,
and has five children, Fannie M.,' m. Matthias Wisen Baker ; E/iza-
bcth C' m. Nathan Williams ; Martha G.,' Abby H.,' Loretia P?
3. Helen M.,** b. Nov. 21, 1835 ; m. Benjamin S. Kennicott, Apr. 6, 1868,
and has three daughters.
4. John H.," b. and d. at Ashford, Conn.
5. John S.," b. Jan. 27, 1842; m. Julia Williams, who d. .\ug. 13, 1871.
He m., second, Adelaide Ferre, Agawaum, Mass., Oct. 25, 1S72, and
has issue, Charles E.,' Hcle?ia /.,' and George S.'
Children op Gilbert and Elizabeth:
1. Laura S.," b. May 25, 1819; d. Oct. 16, 1847.
2. Sarah A.," b. Aug. 13, 1820; m. Justin Foote, Sept. 20, 1840; d. Oct.
3, 1851, leaving five children at Gratton, N. Y.
3. George G.,« b. Mar. 16, 1822; m. Sarah S. Bowman, Mar. 6, 1848, and
resides at Waverly, N. Y., on a farm. Five children as follows :
I. George F.,' b. May 7, 1849; m. Teresa Hornbeck, Nov. 25, 1874,
and has Riith,^ b. June 13, 188 1.
II. Sarah A.,' b. Oct. 18, 1851.
III. Alice," b. June 5, 1853; m. Addison Ellis, Mar. 6, 1874, and has
three children.
IV. Elizabeth,' b. Dec. 10, 1855; m. Willie H. Swain, Apr. 6, 1881, and
has issue.
v. Nettie," b. Nov. 10, 1857; m. Theodore Hardin, Jan. 17, 1884, and
has issue.
4. Leroy," b. July ij, 1823; m. Aletta Beecham, March 11, 1847, and
resides on a farm at Waverly, N. Y., and rents houses. Issue, Addie
C.,' b. July 25, 1857; m. Frank M. Smith, Mar. 27, 1879.
648 EDOECOMB FAMILY.
5. Lucy A.,* b. Mar. 3, 1828; d. June 27, 187 1.
6. Hdbart/ b. Jan. 29, 1830; m. Lucinda Hollenbeck, Oct. 27, 185 1 ; she
d. Aug. 20, 1883. He is a farmer in Waverly, N. Y. Children:
I. Harriet E.,' b. Nov. 6, 1853 ; in. Cyrus Johnson, Jan. 29, 1872, and
has issue.
II. Frances J.,' b. Feb. 20, 1856; m. Ira Lee.
III. Gilbert V,..' b. July 17, 1869; m. Harriet Knapp, Nov. 6, 1891.
7. Martin V. B.,'' b. Oct. 23, 1832; d. Aug. 17, 1833.
8. Dewitt J.,'' b. Oct. 2, 1837; m. Irene R. Hedges, July 29, 1863, she
b. in Barton, Tioga County, N. Y. They settled in Belvidere, 111., in
1867 ; removed to Garden Prairie, 111., March, 1881, where he resides;
blacksmith by trade. Five children :
I. Ina D.,' b. May 2, 1866; m. William Curtis, Oct. 5, 1893.
II. Mary E.,' b. Mar. 27, 1868; m. Thomas Porter, Dec. 16, 1891.
III. Nellie M.,' b. Jan. 3, 1873.
IV. Josephine," b. Aug. 6, 1875.
v. Jay D.,' b. Oct. 21, 1881.
Children of Erastus and Eliza:
1. GiLBERi W.," b. Aug. 4, 1835; ni. 1863; farmer.
2. Helen M.," b. Mar. 15, 1837.
3. Erastus, Jr.," b. Jan. 3, 1839; d. Nov., 1889.
4. Albert A.," b. Feb. 27, 1841; d. Sept. 18, 1842.
5. Frances," b. Aug. 29, 1845; d. Apr. 29, 1846.
6. Mary F.," b. Dec. 17, 1861; m. Frank Watson, Sept. 23, 1879; resi-
dence, Cortland, N. Y.
Children of Isaac and Clarissa:
1. Charles A.," b. May 9, 1829; m. Mary J. Tucker, Nov. 6, 1876, and
resides on a farm in Spofford, N. Y. ; has Charles £.,' b. July 25, 1882.
2. Frances J.,'' b. Nov. 23, 1830; m. Irving A. Wheeler, of Stonington,
Conn., Dec, 1859, and lives in Providence, R. I.
3. Sarah T.,'' b. June 16, 1832; m. Gilbert I. Honywell, in 1838, and
lives at Homer, N. Y.
4. Isaac," b. Oct. 16, 1834; m. Evaline D. Spencer, Mar. 13, 1861, and
resides in Cortland, N. Y. His son, Ernest J.,'' b. Jan. 10, 1867, is now
a lawyer at Syracuse, N. Y.
5. Martin," b. June 7, 1836; m. Emily G. Merritt, Nov. 13, 1866. He is
a shoe dealer ; residence, Cortland, N. Y. Six children as follows :
I. Lena E.," b. Dec. 23, 1867.
II. Louis E.,' b. Aug. 24, 1869.
III. J. Grace,' b. Nov. 23, 1873.
IV. M. Glenn," b. Oct. 3, 1875.
V. Allyn J.,' b. Apr. 25, 1878.
VI. R. Irene,' b. June 28, 1891.
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6. George W.," b. Nov. 23, ; m. F. Endell Squires, July g, 1872,
and resides in Cortland, N. Y.; had /uwis £.,' b. July g, 1873; d. Nov.
24, 1878.
7. Clark A.," b. Jan. 22, 1843; m. Addie Lyon, Nov., 1868; residence,
.South Frankfort, Mich. Children, O/hvr C.,' h. 1870; ^t/,//i' ^.,' b.
July 18, 1875.
Children of Nathan. Sk-. and .Julia:
1. Julia, ^ b. Dec. 22, 1825; m. Cyrus \V. Main, Oct. 27, 1847; d- •"
Providence, R. I., Oct. 23, 1870.
2. Nathan S.," b. Nov. 4, 1827; m. Prudence M. Hallet, Aug. 5, 1852,
who d. Oct. 15, 1878, leaving four children. He m. second, Oct. 24,
1882, Sarah J. Stuart. He is a farmer at North Stonington, Conn. Issue :
I. Cyrus H.," b. Dec. 23, 1855; d. Jan. 15, 1863.
II. Julia E.,' b. Sept. 5, 1858; m. to John L. York, Sept. 12, 1882, and
has children. »
III. Annie H.," b. Dec. 10, 1863; m. Aug. 2g, 1885, to John M. Brown-
ing, of North Stonington. Children.
IV. Harrie H.,' b. Jan. 30, i86g; m. Dec. 26, iSSg, Lillian L. Ross, and
has issue ; farmer at North Stonington.
3. Henry C.,*^ b. Feb. 17. 1830; d. Oct. 16, 1848, at North Stonington,
Conn.
4. Lydia E.," b. Apr. 18, 1836; m. Dec. 25, 1S55, to Albert Nichols and
has issue.
5. Howard M.," b. Apr. 2, 1845; m. Louisa S. Frink, Oct. 11, 1865;
she d. Sept. 20, 1870, and he m. second, Sept. 12, 1872, Annie M.
Frink, who d. Oct. 23, 1886, and he m. third, Mar. 12, 1888, Annette
Lamb. He is a merchant at North Stonington, Conn. Children by sec-
ond wife :
I. Mary L.,' b. Oct. 13, 1S74.
II. Frank H.'
Children of Thomas J. and Mary A. :
1. Thomas,*' settled in Hartford, Conn.
2. William,^ d. on his way to California, in i84g, aged 21 years.
3. Betsey A.,*' m. Adoniram J. Coombs, and lived in Southbridge, Mass.
4. Mary J.," m. Daniel L. Wilcox and lived in Pawtucket, R. L
5- John F.,*' m. Martha Herron and settled in North Stonington, Conn.
6. Horace B.," b. Jan. 6, 1848, in North Stonington; m. Carrie A. Reed,
of Pawtucket, R. L, Oct. 6, 1870, and has three children. He is by
trade a sash and blind maker. His home is in Pawtucket, R. L
seventh generation.
Children of Roswell and Fanny:
1. Adelaide H.,' b. Jan. 6, 1866; a very successful teacher in the public
schools for eight years.
2. William A.,' b. Sept. 2, 1867 ; m. Sept. 21, i8go, at Nashville, Tenn.,
E. Louisa Macon. He was a practical electrician, who managed the
650 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
laying of the first electric railway between Marlboro and Boston when
but 2 1 years of age. He was afterwards employed in Maryland, Illinois,
and Tennessee, where he died.
3. Howard A.,'b. Aug. 14, i86g ; m. Nellie Whiting, at Groton, Conn., May
28, 1892. He is in the dry goods business, having been connected with
some of the best houses in Brooklyn, N. Y., for a number of years; now
with W. E. Landers & Co., of New London, Conn. ; has one child, I'io/a,^
b. July 16, 1893.
4. RoswELL S.,' b. July 27, 187 I ; a mechanic in Essex, Conn.
5. Fanny A.,' b'. June 13, 1S74; d. in infancy.
BY SECOND wife:
6. Ruth E.,' b. in June, 1881.
7. Harold T.,' b. Sept. 16, 1882.
Children of Horace and Carrie:
1. Henry R.,' b. Aug. 8, 187 1; now (1894) assistant superintendent of
the Kidder Press Co., with business in Boston.
2. Horace A.,' b. May 3, 1873; m. May 9, 1893, to Caroline H. Loring,
of Alston, Mass. He is secretary of the Kidder Press Co., of Boston,
where he resides.
3. Anna C.,' b. Nov. 5, 1883, unmarried.
Children op William and :
1. Harry H.,' m. Depra, of Allegheny City, Pa., and is now resid-
ing in Baltimore, Md., where he is engaged in business ; has three chil-
dren, Hiit/i C," Giiy,^ and Harry D.''
2. Gurden G.'
3. Olivia.'
EDGECOMB FAMILY OF MAINE.
Nicholas Edgecomb, descended from a junior branch of the ancient and
distinguished family in Devonshire, England, came to Blue Point, Scarborough,
Me., as early as 1639, ^"^ opened a plantation on a tract of land, consisting
of fifty acres, rented of Capt. Richard Bonython. He took the oath of sub-
mission to Massachusetts, July 13, 1658. Probably continued at Scarborough
till 1660, when he sold his house and land at Blue Point to Christopher Col-
lins. He was a juryman in Biddeford, which then included Saco, in 1661,
and Mar. 20, 1662, he purchased fifty acres of land on Goose Fair brook in
Saco, to be paid for in good merchantable bread corn at the rate of five shil-
lings sterling per year, and two days' work, one at planting and the other at
harvest time. His wife's name was Wilmot. In a deposition by Judith Gib-
bins, she stated that while at the house of Nicholas Edgecomb, about a month
before his death, he declared that he wished his son Robert to have his prop-
erty to maintain his mother. He died in 1682, and the following inventory
of his estate funishes a hint of the material condition of the "common peo-
ple " at that time :
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" Inventory of Nicholas Edgecomb, Who Died in 1682.
/ s. d
Impreniis; 20 acres Marsh land at ..... 20 00
Impremis: 30 acres Upland at 15 o o
I Cow and Calf at four pounds, ..... 04 00
I Iron pot 8 shillings, 00 80
I Musket 15 shillings .
Wearing clothes /'s 5 15 o"
It has been stated in history that Nicholas Edgecomb was a man of fair
ability and good sense, but from his having made his " mark '" upon the docu-
ments of his day, and because he did not share to any considerable extent in
the government of the province, it has been assumed, and we believe correctly,
that he had not enjoyed, or at least had not improved, the common advan-
tages of education. The ability to write one's name clearly and gracefully
was, from an early period in English history, considered an evidence of edu-
cation and good breeding, and the influence of this opinion so far prevailed
at the time of Nicholas Edgecomb's early life, that many by constant practice
had acquired skill in using the pen who were, otherwise, quite illiterate. In
the case of Nicholas Edgecomb, inability to sign his name could not be at-
tributed to the trembling infirmity of old age; his failing to do so was no
proof that he was not descended from a noble family; especially at the time
when the advantages for education in England were not available to the mid-
dle class of people.
The number of Nicholas Edgecomb's children cannot be ascertained with
certainty. It seems probable that he was married and had sons born to him
before coming to New England. I find the names of as many as six persons
on the early records of Scarborough and Saco, who were probably his sons ;
at least they were contemporary with him too early to have been his grand-
sons. But we do not know what became of some of these sons ; no evidence
of their marriages have been found; their names early disappeared from the
town record while those of other members of the family continued there. These
sons were in Scarborough during the time of Indian hostilities ; they may
have been killed or driven away. I find a faint hint tliat one of this family
early removed from the district of Maine. It is on record that a Nicholas
Edgecomb, of Marblehead, Mass., was one of the proprietors of Windham in
this state. Now one of the daughters of Nicholas, ist, of Scarborough, Marv
by name, married, for her second husband, John Ashton, who removed from
Blue Point to Marblehead, and it seems plausible to assume that these two
members of the Edgecomb family living in the same town and at the same time
were relatives ; probably brother and sister. But we shall never disperse all
the obscurity that has gathered about family history, and we will now proceed
to record the names of those whose fate is better known.
SECOND GENERATION.
Children of Nicholas, 1st:
Robert Edsrccoinb,'-^ said to have been the eldest son of Nicholas and
VVilmot, was born at Blue Point in Scarborough, 1656; married Rachel,*
daughter of James Gibbins, and settled on the homestead in Saco, having
•The mother of Racliol Edgecomh was Judith, daiigrhter of Thomas Lewis, an original
patentee of Saco, and tlirougli these connections at the partition of the (;il)hins' estate, made in
1730, several shares were assigned to the children and other heirs of Racliel; her descendants
have ever since lived on it.
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been chosen by his father to care for his mother in her declining years. His
/i7/n/ was on Goose Fair brook, so-called in the records, but the location of the
Edgecomb //oust' is not known. His name appears on the records of the first
church in Saco ; of this he was a member. His wife died in 1724, aged 63
years; he died in 1730, aged 74 years. These were buried at Rendezvous
Point, near the bank of Saco river. To this pair were born four children of
whom we find record.
John EdSPCOmb," second son of Nicholas, born about 1658 at Blue Point,
removed to Saco, and was selectman there in 1686. No record of a family.
Christoplier Edgecomb," son of Nicholas, was an inhabitant of Scar-
borough in 1675.
Michael Edgecomb," son of Nicholas, was at Blue Point, Scarborough, in
1675-
Miles Edgecomb," son of Nicholas, aged 25 in 1676, in a deposition,
stated : " I was at Black Point the day and tyme when nine of the Winter
Harbor men were fighting with Indians upon the sands opposite said place."
It may be that this name should have been Michael. It was clearly " Miles " on
record.
Mary Edgecomb," daughter of Nicholas, born in Scarborough, Me., was
married to George Page, of Biddeford, in 1664. After the death of Page she
became the wife of John Ashton, of Blue Point ; removed to Marblehead,
Mass., where she probably died. She may have left descendants named Page
at Saco, as persons of that name have long lived there.
Joanna Edgecomb," second daughter of Nicholas, born at Blue Point,
became the wife of Pyncheon, of Boston.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Robert and Eachel:
1. Robert,^ b. 1695, in Saco ; m. Sarah , and lived in his native town.
He had 600 acres of land laid out to him in 1720 ; was a member of the
First Congregational church in Biddeford. He lived on the Ferry road
in Sacp; d. Sept. 25, 1764, aged 69 years. His children's names will
appear with the fourth generation.
2. Thomas,^ b. in 1698; m. Sarah, dau. of Pendleton Fletcher, 2d, Dec.
10, 1725. In 1728, he received as a gift, "thirty acres of land in the
town common clear of all other grants." He was a farmer on the Ferry
road, probably on the place since owned by Samuel Edgecomb. He d.
Oct. 17, 1778, aged 80 years. His widow d. Aug. 16, 1790, aged 92.
These were buried in the old Ferry burying-ground. Numerous chil-
dren's names with fourth generation.
3. Judith,^ was ni. to Abraham Townsend, of Biddeford, Dec. 8, 1720,
and was the mother of a numerous race and her descendants are con-
nected with nearly all of the old families in the lower Saco valley towns.
4. Mary,^ m. David Young, from York.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of Robert and Sarah:
1. Sarah,'' b. Apr. 19, 1722, in Saco.
2. Rachel,'' b. Aug. 20, 1727; m. William Haley, Oct. 26, 1746.
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3. Jemima/ b. Mar. 18, 1729; m. Benjamin Nason, of Biddeford, Dec. 4,
1747, and settled in Limington, where she d. Feb. 23, 1815, aged 86.
This connection shows the relationship between the Nasons, Edgecombs,
and Redlons.
4. Mary/ b. Mar. 31, 1733; m. John Nason, June 6, 1751, being then of
Biddeford. He settled in Buxton, where he was many years deacon
of the Congregational church, and when old removed to Limington,
where he died.
5. Charity,'' b. Oct. 6, 1735; m. Thomas Rumery, Jan. 28, 1758, whose
numerous descendants are scattered through Biddeford and Hollis.
6. Nicholas,* b. March 13, 1740, m. Mary , and had issue, four chil-
dren; probably more. His wife d. in Saco, May 28, 1774, and some
say he m. a second time. He removed to Limington, and was chosen
one of the first selectmen at the incorporation in 1792, but had settled
several years earlier. There is an old burying-ground on the farm cleared
by him, at South Limington, not far from the site of his house, now
enclosed by a wall, in which he and his wife were interred, but only
rough ledge stones mark the graves. Here many early members of the
Edgecomb family lie buried, but only three graves have inscribed monu-
ments erected to mark them. Children's names with fifth generation.
Children of Thomas and Sarah:
1. Thomas,'' b. Oct. 19, 1727; probably d. young.
2. Rachel,'' b. May 23, 1730; m. Dec. 29, 1748, to Matthias Redlon, then
of Saco, and settled in Narragansett, No. i, now Buxton, after a resi-
dence of thirteen years in Saco, in 1761, removing thence to the planta-
tion of Little Falls, now Hollis, in 1782. His house and small store
were located a little way back from the Amos Hobson homestead, where
the cellar and an old apple-tree could be seen within the last thirty
years. After the death of her husband, about 181 o, she went across
the Saco to live with her son Jacob Ridlon. There is one person still
living who remembers her as a very aged woman who was carried over
the river in a dug-out to visit her sons, in Hollis. She was about 90
years of age at decease ; buried by the side of her husband on a high
knoll near the Nat. Haley homestead.
3. James,'' b. Nov. 28, 1734; m. Reliance Thompson, sister of Gen. Samuel
Thompson, of Brunswick, in 1756. and lived at •• Edgecomb's meadow,"
in Saco. During the Revolution his son James was sick at Vorktown,
and he started to visit him, but was taken ill suddenly and d. on the
journey. His widow m. Joseph Woodman, and had a child by him, b.
Feb, 28, 1784. The descendants of James and Reliance are very numer-
ous, and the name Reliance has been continued in nearly every branch
of the family.
4. Hannah,' b. Sept. 20, 1735; m. Joseph Cousins, of Wells, June 28,
1754, and thus a connection between the families of Cousins, Edge-
comb, and Redlon was formed.
5. John,' b. May 25, 1738. I find no mention of him afterwards and
suppose he d. young.
Note.— G. Edgecomb, a woman, is mentioned on records, Dec. 9, 1674, and must have been a
daughter of Nicholas, 1st.
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6. Samuel,'' b. Aug. 29, 1739 ; m. Molly Deering, Dec. 7, 1762, and settled
at Saco Ferry, where a numerous family of children were b. He died
with lock-jaw, July 31, 1795 ; his widow d. Aug. 31, 1826, very aged.
7. GiBBiNS,'' b. May 9, 1743; m. Rhoda Elwell, in Saco, June 21, 1768,
and had several children b. in that town. He was mentioned in con-
nection with the expedition to Saratoga under Capt. Small, in 1778, and
was probably at the defeat at Bagaduce, now Castine, in 1779. He and
Rhoda "owned the covenant" of the First Congregational church of
Saco, Oct. 15, 1769. He removed to Gardiner, Me., and d. there, Feb.
17, 1817, aged 84 years. His widow d. July 6, 1822. There were
eleven children whose record will appear with the fifth generation.
8. Robert,'' bapt. Oct. 27, 1745 ; m. Elizabeth Tarbox (tradition) and lived
in the McKenney neighborhood in the northern part of Saco. He and
wife "owned the covenant" of the First Congregational church of Saco,
Sept. II, 177 1. Records of deaths do not appear. His children's
names, far as known, with fifth generation.
fifth generation.
Children of Nicholas and Mart:
1. Maj. Nicholas/ bapt. in Saco, Feb. 23, 1766; m. Sarah Tarbox, of
Biddeford, June 20, 1789, and settled in Little Ossipee plantation, now
Limington, before 1792, and there, as a farmer, spent the remainder of
his days. He was captain in the old militia; afterwards major. His
wife, Sarah, by whom issue, d. May 24, 1805, and he was three times
afterwards married; to Eunice (Strout) Edgecomb, Oct. 17, 1805; to
Rebecca Gilpatrick, Oct. 4, 1807 ; to Hannah Weatherby, April i, 1810.
Major Edgecomb lived on the road between Bar\'el creek and Edge-
comb's bridge that crosses the Little Ossipee. He and wives were buried
on the farm with others of the family, but their graves have no inscribed
monuments. Names of twelve children with sixth generation.
2. RoBERr,'' bapt. in Saco, May 3, 1768; m. Susanna McKenney, of Lim-
ington, Nov. 7, 1792, and is said to have emigrated to the Northw-estern
Reserve, in 1800, with the Townsends, Ridlons and other Saco valley
families. I suppose the Edgecombs about Beaver Dam, Ohio, are his
descendants. This family ordered portraits of Lord Edgecomb which
they did not pay for, and promised full records of their connection which
they have not furnished.
3. William,^ bapt. in Saco, Aug. 19, 1770; m. Eunice Strout, of Limington,
and settled in that town. He was killed by a falling tree when a young
man, and his widow was m. to his brother Nicholas, by whom she had
one son. William and wife had four children, two sons and two daugh-
ters, whose names will hereafter appear.
4. Mary,^ bapt. Feb. 14, 1773; m. Benjamin Nason, of Limington, Dec.
20, 1793, and lived in that town.
5. Sarah, ^ bapt. Nov. 16, 1779.
6. Benjamin," bapt. 1782.
Children of James and Reliance:
I. James,^ b. July 25, 1757; m. Anna Burnham, of Saco, Mar. 30, 1784,
she b. May 18, 1764, and settled on the old Edgecomb homestead in
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 655
6.
the north part of that town, an estate that was part of the Gibbins land
inherited by the heirs of Rachel Edgecomb. He was a soldier of the
Revolution; member of the Orthodox church in Scarborough. He d.
in 183s, aged 78 years; widow d. Sept., 1839. His children's names
will appear with sixth generation.
2 Thomas,^ b. Oct. 19, 1758, in Saco : m. Mary Foss, of Saco, Jan. 11,
1 78 1, and went immediately to Parsonsfield, where he took up an ex-
tensive tract of land, from which he cleared a large and valuable farm,
part of which, in the north part of the town, is still owned and occupied
by his descendants. He was a Revolutionary soldier; about 84 years
of age when he died; wife about 75. These were buried somewhere
on the farm, but the place is not known. Names of children with sixth
generation.
3 Reliance,'^ b. July 26, 1760; was burned to death in her father's house
Apr. 10, 1767, together with two cousins, Mary Redlon and Elizabeth
Fletcher. It is tradition that Mr. Edgecomb and his wife were away
on a visit at the time, and did not know of the burning of the house
and sad fate of the children until, on his return, he saw smoke rismg
from the ruins. The bodies wer* unrecognizable.
4. Sarah," b. April 2, 1762 ; d. May 6, 1766.
5. LvDiA,'b. Sept. 22, 1763; m. Uriah Graffam, Sept. 14, 1784.
|()HN,^ b. May 19, 1765, and when young went down east and settled
on a tract of land received from his uncle. Gen. Samuel Thompson, now
North Bath, where he cleared a valuable farm now owned and occupied
by his descendants. He m. Sarah Ham, b. Feb. 6, 1766, and had eight
children, whose names will hereafter appear.. He d. June 22, 1843,
aged 78 years; his widow d. Apr. 19, 1847, aged 81 years.
7. Aaron,^ b. May 8, 1767 ; m. Elizabeth , b. in Brunswick, Oct. 25,
1768, and settled in the town of Topsham. He had a family of sons
and daughters, whose names will follow with sixth generation, of whom,
after much inquiry, but little could be learned.
8. Pendleton,^ b. Apr. 26, 1770; m. Margaret Main, of Woolwich, and
settled at Bath on the west side of the river, his land having been re-
ceived from his uncle. Gen. Samuel Thompson. He hewed down the
forest and cleared an extensive acreage, now owned and occupied by
his posterity, where a great-great-grandson was born in 1893. This
place has been named " Mount Edgcumbe " for the seat of the lordly
Edgcumbes in Cornwall, England. Pendleton had hewed the timber
forliis house frame before burning over his "cut-down," and when the
fire was put in it communicated with this, and it was only saved by a
desperate effort. His children remembered the charred beams in the
house where they were born. Mr. Edgecomb was a just and honorable
man, highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens, and his memory was cher-
ished with pride and affection by his children. Names of children will
appear.
9. EzEKiEL," b. June 6, 1773; m. Alice Lane, of Buxton, May 17, 1794,
who was b. Sept. 28, 1768; settled in HoUis, where his seven chddren
were born, but I have not been able to trace his descendants down to
the present with the fullness desirable.
656 EDOECOMB FAMILY.
9. Daniel,^ b. June 11, 1775; m. Lydia Peterson (Patterson?) and settled
in Bowdoin, where he resided several years. He removed to Lisbon,
where he remained until his death, April 29, 1859, at the age of 84;
spent his old age in the family of his son Daniel; is said to have been
a "good man." Names of children with sixth generation.
[Q. Samuel,^ b. June 22, 1777; m. Miriam Garland, of Buxton, Dec. 18,
1802, and settled in Hollis, opposite the old town-house at Salmon
Falls, on what was locally called "Brigadier hill," he having been a
brigadier-general in the war of 181 2 ; date of death unknown.* Names
of his eight children hereafter.
Children of Samuel and Molly:
1. Samuel,"" b. Oct. 25, 1764; m. Mary Manley, Feb. 7, 1785, and d. in
1805, leaving issue.
2. Robert,^ b. May 4, 1767 ; m. Elizabeth Scammon, June 30, 1793, and
settled in Hollis on the road between the Haley brick-yard and the
Joshua Emery farm. He and wife "owned the covenant" of the First
Congregational church of Saco, July 19, 1795, being styled "of Deer-
wander." There is a discrepancy between the town records and those
of the family respecting Robert's birth. In a letter it is "March 16,
1776," which, compared with the date of his marriage, would leave him
only 17. He d. in Hollis, Sept. 17, 1832; his widow d. Apr. 28, 1847.
Eight children, of whom hereafter.
3. JoHN,^ b. Dec. 4, 1768; m. Dorcas Wilson, of Limington, Dec. 25, 1796
(she b. in 1777), and settled on the Ferry road in Saco, where he d. in
Sept., 1824. His widow survived him many years, and when rising 90
was visited by the author at her home. She was of clear memory, and
said she was hired when a girl to come down and spin for the Deering
family, but was soon required "to do cooking and all sorts of drudgery."
She was cared for by a maiden daughter named Dorcas. These had
five children, of whom more.
4. Elias,"^ b. June 7, 1770; m. Abigail Woodman, Nov. 13, 1796, and
settled in Saco, where he d. Feb. i, 1826; his widow d. July 21, 1856,
aged 80 years and 10 months. Five children.
5. NOAH,^ b. June 14, 1773; m. Eleanor Stacy, April 18, 1797 — town and
church records have it "April i, 1798" — and while living in Saco "fol-
lowed the sea." As he was styled "Captain," I suppose he was master
mariner. In the war of 181 2-14, he entered the privateering service,
was captured by the British, carried to England and confined in Dart-
moor prison. After his release he returned home and was employed as
a rigger of vessels at Portland for some years. He m. for his second
wife, Oct. 31, 18 1 2, Mary Wright, who d. Feb. 10, 1844.
6. Sarah, "^ bapt. Jan. 14, 1778.
7. Eunice,^ bapt. May G, 1781.
8. Thomas,*^ bapt. Sept. 13, 1784.
9. Mark,'' bapt. Sept. 13, 1784; m. Sarah Ridlon, Feb. 20, 18 15, and had
three children. He d. May 24, 1829; wife d. Jan. 4, 1859, aged 78.
* The eldest child in the family of James and Reliance died in infancy, unnamed.
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 657
Issue, vI/(7/-r />.,'■ b. April 13, 18 16; Liicrctia Z,'' b. Oct. 29, 1817; Mark
y.,'' b. April 20, 1820.
10. Mary.^
11. Hannah.''
Children of Gibbins and Rhoda:
1. Rhoda, '^ b. July 28, 1768; m. Jan. 6, 1791 to John Runnells.
2. GiBBiNS,^b. Apr. 13, 1770; m. Abigail Lane, Feb. 7, 1790, and removed
to Gardiner, Me., where he reared his family.
3. Joseph,^ b. Apr. 2, 1772; m. Betsey Fogg, Nov. 16, 1799, and settled
in Scarborough, Me., where he reared a family; wife b. Dec. 11, 1772.
4. Marv,*^ b. May 28, 1774; m. George Banks.
5. Hannah,'^ b. Nov. 28, 1776; m. Jonathan Fogg, Sept. 4, 1803.
6. Thomas,^ b. Apr. 18, 1781 ; m. Hannah Prescott.
7. LiLLis,'^ b. Apr. 18, 1781; ni. Jonathan Andrews.
8. Rachel,'' b. July 20, 1783; m. John Brann, of Berwick, Me., April 1,
1802.
9. Abigail,'' b. Apr. 30, 1786; m. Benjamin Libby.
10. Eliphalet,^ b. Mar. 26, 1792; m. Sarah Moulton, settled in Gardiner,
Me., and had issue.
11. William,'^ b. Mar. 26, 1792; d. unmarried, aged 18 years.
Children of Robert and Elizabeth:
1. RocER,^ b. Oct. 21, 1767; m. Mary Thurston, of Scarborough, Sept.
26, 1802, and is said to have settled in HoUis, near Salmon Falls, but
he d. in Saco, in May, 1856, aged 89 years. He was a soldier of the
Revolution, and is said to have been a very good man. This branch of
the family is extinct in the male line.
2. Robert," bapt. Sept. n, 1774; m. Lydia Cousins, of Wells, and settled
in Litchfield, Me., in 18 19, where he cleared a farm. His second wife
was Mrs. Mary Smith, who afterwards became the wife of Mr. Blood.
The old folks made a home, during their latter days, with Barzilla Smith,
a son of the second wife by her first husband. They were laid down to
rest at a place locally called Stewartown, near where his sons settled.
There were seven children, as will appear with si.xth generation.
3. Levi,'' b. in 1776; m. Sally Aids, sister of Dea. John Aids, of Hollis,
and settled in that town, near the Eben Sawyer homestead not far from
the Noah Haley farm. He was a noted "shingle weaver '" ; was em-
ployed many years by Deacon Hancock, and worked for George W.
I ord and Oliver Dow about their mills at West Buxton. It has been
said that they were buried on the hill where the old meeting-house stood,
in the Smith neighborhood. In this family were four children, of whom
with sixth generation.
4. John,'' b. in 1778 ; m. Lucy Perry, of Parsonsfield, and settled on a small
farm adjoining the old Perry homestead in that town, on the edge of a
small pond where he built a small house, and domiciled in peace and con-
tentment until well advanced in years. He was an honorable man, re-
spected by his townsmen, but was swept away by the Mormon preachers
658 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
who visited the town, and with his wife emigrated to the state of New
York and joined a colony of that deluded race there. When a double
horse team was sent to Parsonsfield for this family, some person entered
the barn at night and cut off the ears, manes, and tails of the animals;
those who perpetrated this cruel deed were not known. Mrs. Edgecomb
died far from home and kindred, and when an old man, Mr. Edgecomb
returned to Parsonsfield, and spent his last days on the old Parker
farm near where he had formerly lived; a sad-hearted and melancholy
man. He was buried by the side of his only child, a daughter, in the
Perry family lot, on the Perry farm.
5. ISAAC,^ b. in 1780; m. Peggy Fletcher, said to have been a native of
Kennebunkport, where she was b. Aug. 18, 1781 ; she d. in Parsons-
field, Dec. 20, 1885, aged 104 years. She wrote her name distinctly
when one hundred years of age. Mr. Edgecomb moved into Parsonsfield
soon after his marriage in 18 10, and settled in the northwest part of the
town, by the brook-side between the Kezar neighborhood and the cov-
ered bridge that crosses the Great Ossipee near Porter village. He was
much employed by the farmers round-about until infirm from age, when
he went to live with his son Jeremiah on the old Parker farm, now
surrounded by woods, near the Perry homestead ; there he died and
was laid to rest. He was known as "Leftenant Edgecomb," having been
an officer in the war of 1812 ; for this service his widow became a pen-
sioner under the act of March, 1878, and drew her annuity until her
death. Mr. Edgecomb was a man of great strength and agility when in
his prime and was sometimes called upon to subdue mad men. Seven
children, of whom in the sixth generation.
6. Sarah" was the only daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Tarbox) Edge-
comb; she was m. to Eliphalet Bryant, of Scarborough, and her son,
Alvan Bryant, when old, m. Dorcas Edgecomb.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of Nicholas and Sarah:
1. Sarah," b. Apr. 10, 1790; m. George Manson, of Limington, Nov. 26,
1809, and lived in that town.
2. Shuah," b. Dec. 17, 1791 ; d. May 2, 1794.
3. John," b. Dec. 13, 1793; m. Sarah Edgely, Dec. 4, 1817, she b. Sept.
16, 1799; d. Aug. 12, 1889, aged 90. He settled on the old Nicholas
Edgecomb farm where he lived many years, but afterwards removed to
a farm farther west, since owned by his son Charles. He was connected
with the Freewill Baptist church, and served as a deacon. He d. Nov.
9, 1870, aged 79 years. Children's names with seventh generation.
4. Susanna," b. Jan. 7, 1796; d. Nov. 15, 1803.
5. Oliver," b. Mar. 27, 1798; d. July 3, 1800.
6. Mark," b. Mar. 8, 1800; d. Dec. 8, 1803.
7. Rev. Joseph," b. June 25, 1803; ni. Evaline Foss, of Limington, Jan.
23, 1826 ; she d. Mar. 28, 1849, ^"d he m. second, Eliza (Manson) Foss,
Mar. 4, 1850. He was converted April 22. 1825; licensed to preach
June 4, 1836, and ordained May 9, 1838. He was for many years an
active and very useful minister in the Freewill Baptist den.omination.
EDGECOMB FAMILT. 659
He settled finally in Mount Vernon, Me., where he d. May 12, 1892,
aged 89 years. He was pastor of the Vienna church about thirty years;
married 252 couples, baptized 400 persons, and preached 1,200 funeral
sermons. Two daughters.
8. Nicholas,^ b. May 8, 1805 ; d. June 3, 1805.
9. Nicholas," b. in 1807 ; was a son of the widow of his father's brother
William, hence, on one side a half-brother to the other children of Maj.
Nicholas; on the mother''s side a cousin to his half-brothers. See?
Well, he m. Irene Johnson, of Limington, and succeeded his father on
the homestead as the third Nicholas. He d. July 9, 1887, aged 80
years, 6 months, and 5 days. Irene d. Nov. 30, 1884, aged 75 years, 3
months, and 2 1 days ; their grave-stones are in the cemetery at South
Limington. P'our children, of whom more.
10. Mary,'' dau. Maj. Nicholas by his wife named Smith, m. Stephen Mer-
rill, of Limington, and had issue.
Children of William and Eunice:
1. Benjamin,* b. in 1794.; m. Polly Gove, of Limington, Dec. 29, 1814,
and had a large family. He d. Mar. 14, 1832 ; Mary, his wife, d. Sept.
26, 1837 ; they lie buried in the yard enclosed on the old Nicholas
Eclgecomb farm, and slate monuments stand at their graves.
2. William," date of birth not known; m. twice; first to Hannah John-
son, Nov. 22, 1818; second to Comfort Hasty, and had issue, ten chil-
dren, as will more fully appear in another place. His widow m. a Drew
and lived in Aroostook county. Mr. Edgecomb was a farmer in Liming-
ton; a man much respected.
4. Mehitable," m. Isaac Strout, of Limington.
5. Polly," m. Gilbert Strout, brother of Isaac.
Children of James and Anna:
1. Polly," b. Jan. 8, 1785; m. Abner McKenney, of Saco, who lived to
be 102 years of age.
2. Benjamin," b. Oct. 5, 1787; m. Sarah Foss, to whom pub. Apr. 11,
18 10. He removed to Livermore, Me., and settled on a farm where he
died. There were seven children, of whom three were physicians.
3. James," b. Nov. 6, 1789; m. Olive McKenney, to whom pub. May 12,
18 10. He settled in Poland, Me., and had three sons and four daugh-
ters. Descendants are said to be living at Mechanic Falls, but they do
not answer inquiries.
4. Aaron," b. Nov. i, 1791 ; m. Sarah Tinkham, of Hartford. Me., where
he settled. There were eight children whose names will be found with
seventh generation.
5. DiDi.Mus C," b. Nov. 14, 1793; m. Harriet Gould, and settled in Liv-
ermore, Me. He was a farmer. Ten children, whose names will follow,
but all letters with requests for particulars and data have been unavail-
ing. Issue: Eunice^ Jamcs^' /acflbi^ Lfc,' Lewis,' A/uicftr,' Hairli-f,' El-
mira^ Henr}\' and William?
6. Daniel," b. Nov. 25, 1795; m. Clarissa Turner, of Livermore, Me.,
where he settled. He had two sons, Elcazcr' and John?
660 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
7. Nancy/ b. Jan. 17, 1797; m. John Kimball.
8. Eli,* b. Jan. 22, 1799; m. Betsey, dau. of Philip Libby, of Saco. and
lived on the old James Edgecomb homestead in Saco. "Uncle Eli"
was an industrious farmer, who supported the church but was not a
communicant. In politics he was a Democrat; had no children.
9. Eleazkr,'' b. Mar. i, 1802; m. Rebecca Carleton, of VVhitefield, Me., and
settled in Rockland, Me., where he reared eight children, whose names
will appear further on.
Children of Thomas and Mary:
1. Hannah,'' b. in 1784; m. Elijah Fox, Mar. 27, 1806, and had issue.
She d. June i, 18 18, aged 34 years; her husband d. June 21, 18 10,
aged 29 years; these lie buried in the cemetery at Kezar Falls, Me.
2. Capt. James," b. April 17, 1786; m. Betsey Lougee, of Parsonsfield,
Apr. 9, 181 1, and settled on his father's homestead in that town as a
farmer; was an officer in the militia ; a man of quiet, unobtrusive habits,
held in respect and called " Uncle James " by his neighbors. He was
"master carter," employed in moving buildings; a resolute, fearless
man, who assumed great risks and came out unharmed. He died Jan.
15, i860. His wife, b. F'eb. 26, 1792, d. June 11, 1870. There were
seven children, as will afterwards appear. The accompanying portrait
was furnished by his son, James Edgecomb, Esq., of Hiram, Me.
3. Reliance,* m. Jacob Banks, of Parsonslield, and had seven children b.
on the old Edgecomb farm.
4. Walter,'' married Judith Merrill, and settled in Brownfield, Me. One
daughter.
5. Levi," m. Harriet Sutton, sister of the first wife of Ezra Davis, of Porter,
and of John Sutton, of Parsonsfield, and lived on a part of the original
Edgecomb tract in the latter town, where he d. July 22, 1865, aged 74
years. He was an industrious and successful farmer. There were nine
children, whose names will presently appear.
6. Thomas,* b. in Saco, Aug. 24, 1793 ; m. Eunice Stone, of Limington —
ceremony by Abner Libby, Esq., — Feb. 8, 182 1, and settled on a farm
in Parsonsfield alongside of his brothers. He d. Mar. 20, 1854; his
widow d. Dec. 20, 1859. Six children, whose names will appear under
seventh generation.
7. Mary,'' m. Elisha Libby, Dec. 28, 1815.
8. Lydia," m. Caleb Day, of Cornish, Sept. 24, 1825, and removed to
. Brewer, Me., where he d. Mar. 31, 1847 ; she lived to old age. There
was a large family.
Children of John and Sarah:
1. James,* b. Nov. 25, 1788; m. Mary Welsh.
2. John,* b. May 7, 1790; m. Mary Coffee, Mar. 19, 18 16; she b. in
Phippsburgh, Me., Mar. 6, 1799, d. May, 1875. He d. in Bath, Sept.
12, 1872, aged 82 years. These had eight children, of whom hereafter.
3. Reliance,* b. Aug. 12, 1794; m. Simon Peters.
4. Benjamin,* b. July 31, 1796; m. Martha Ham, in 1829; she b. in Bath,
Apr. 17, 1802, and d. in Whitefield, May 5, 1885. He was many years
JAMES EDGECOMB AND WIFE.
EDGECOMB FAMILY. . 661
a successful sea-captain, but finally, in 1837, removed to Whitefield and
settled on a farm, where he d. Mar. 16, 1876. These had four children.
5. Martha,'^ b. June 30, 1798; m. Capt. Thomas Timmons.
6. Joel,'' b. July 31, 1800; m. Charity McKenney, b. in Georgetown, Me.,
and resided in Bath, where he d. Sept. 21, 1836. Four children.
7. Isaac," b. Nov. 5, 1803; m. Abigail, dau. of Apollas and Mary Martin,
of Boston, by whom si.x children. When twenty-one he went to sea,
and sailed about fifteen years. After his marriage he resided in Boston
till July, 1835, when he returned to Bath, where he resided eleven years;
then he moved back to Boston. In 1848 he went to West Bridgewater,
where he spent the rest of his days. He was long an invalid, and died
Aug. 6, 1878; buried in Pine Hill cemetery, where his wife, who died
Apr. 23, 1879, and children were laid down. Seven children.
8. LvniA,''' b. Oct. 15, 1806; m. John F. Roberts, Feb. 18, 1836. She d.
Dec. 31, 1S68; he d. Jan. 18, 1886. One dau. living in Bath.
Children of Aaron and Elizabeth:
Marv,'' b. Mar. 12, 1792; m. Isaac C. Pennell, of Topsham, Me., and
had issue.
Reliance,'' b. Feb. 10, 1794; m. John Harvey, of Lisbon, Me.
Hewey," b. Sept. 20, 1796; m. and lived in Machias. One child.
Family now extinct.
4. Aaron," b. Apr. 7, 1799; d. May 4, 1808.
5. Arthur," b. Oct. i6, 1804; m. Julia A , b. Mar. 22, 1811, and
lived on a farm in Topsham, Me. He m. a second wife and had issue.
He d. Feb. 12, 1880.
Children of Pendleton .vnd Margaret:
1. Joseph," b. July 10, 1794; m. Abigail Smith in 1819, and settled in
Bath. He d. Oct. 25, 1856; his wife d. Mar. 25, 1854. Three children.
2. James," b. in 1796; m. Nancy Chase, of Kittery, in 1821. He was in
mercantile business in Washington, D. C, in early life ; at the time of
his death, in 1827, he was super-cargo of a vessel in which he had an
interest. His widow d. in 1S87, aged about 95 years. There were
three children.
3. Samuel," b. in 1799; m. Elizabeth Smith, in 1822, and resided in Bath
where he d. in June, 1880. Ten children.
4. Charles," m. Olive Deering and had two children. Charles 11'.' is liv-
ing in Chicago.
5. William," b. in 1804; d. at sea, unmarried.
6. Ann," d. young.
7. AiiicAiL," d. young.
Children of Ezekiel and Alice:
1. Rachel," b. Dec. 6, 1794; d. Nov. 30, 1808.
2. Betsey," Jan. g, 1796.
3. JosiAH," b. June 19, 1798; d. Feb. 16, 1S14.
662 EBGECOMB FAMILY.
4. Dea. John," b. Oct. 23, 1799. This man married and had a family,
but no records have been found.
5. Elcy," b. Oct. 27, 1801.
6. Daniel," b. Oct. 4, 1803.
7. James," b. July 4, 1804.
Children of Daniel and Lydia:
1. Princess," m. Evat Kimball, and had tliree children ; second, Joseph
Coombs, of Bowdoin, by whom three children. She d. in Portland.
2. Nancy," m. Amos Thompson, and lived in Gardiner, Me.
3. Daniel," b. May 21, 1803; m. Charity Trufant, Sept. 11, 1834; she b.
Sept. 5, 181 1 ; d. Jan. 4, 1874. He d. Oct. 6, 1864. He was a farmer
in Lisbon, and cared for his aged father. Ten children, of whom more.
4. John," m. Lydia Thompson; twice m. ; had issue, several children;
supposed to be living, but whereabouts not known.
5. Martin," unmarried when heard from; smart business man in Cali-
fornia.
6. Rebecca," m. William Dow and had issue ; second, a Lord; was a pro-
fessional nurse in Boston ; dead.
Children of Samuel and Miriam:
John," b. Jan. 29, 1800.
Joanna," b. June i, 1804; m. Daniel Johnson, a cabinet maker, and
had issue.
3. Sally," b. July 2, 1806; m. Joseph Rose.
4. Mkhitable," did not marry.
5. Elizabeth," m. Phineas Glidden, of Effingham, N. H.
6. James," b. Dec. 25, 1812 ; m. Caroline Seavey, and had several children.
LvDiA,'' b. May 6, 1815; m. James Morton, Esq., of Buxton, May 25,
1834, and had a large family. She d. Jan. 12, 1887.
Samuel," b. Nov. 20, 1821; m. Ruth L. Hanson, of Hollis, Oct. 11,
1843; she b. June 12, 1822; d. Mar. 27, 1874. He d. Feb. 4, 1893.
Five children, two of whom d. in infancy.
Children of Samuel and Mary:
1. Samuel," b. in 1789; bapt. May 9, 1790.
2. Jeremiah," b. April 3, 1792; m. Susanna Gordon (intention Sept. 3,
18 1 4), and had five children b. in Saco.
3. John," b. April 24, 1794; m. Mehitable Ridlon, Oct. 5, 1816 (she was
b. June 17, 1794), and settled on the Ferry road in Saco. Ten children.
4. Noah," b. Dec. 12, 1797.
Children of Robert and Mary:
1. Betsey," b. Dec. 21, 1793; d. Jan. 25, 1822.
2. Hannah," b. Feb. 10, 1796; d. Nov. 17, 1813.
3. DoRCA.s," b. Aug. 21, 1798; m. Jacob Eaton, of Bu.xton, Apr. 12, 1817;
d. Apr. 2, 1831.
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4. Sally," born Aug. 21, 1802; ni. Amos Woodman, of Buxton, Feb. 17,
1829 ; d. Sept. 27, 1829.
5. Albert," b. Feb. 14, 1805; d. Dec. 8, 1824.
6. Pearley G.," b. Nov. 7, 1815 ; m. Caroline A. Foss, April 9, 1845, and
lived on the homestead farm, in Mollis, on the Bar Mills road. He was
a tall, dark-complexioned, curly-haired man ; an upright, well-informed,
respected citizen of quiet habits, who had a mind of his own and was
not afraid to speak the truth to friend or foe. He had children, I think
a son and daughter, living at home. He has deceased.
7. Hannah," b. Feb. 11, 1820; m. John Sawyer, of Hollis, Nov. 12, 1837,
and had a daughter, fir/siy? She d. Dec. 21, 1839.
Children of John and Dorcas:
1. Samuel," b. Feb. 25, 1798.
2. Mary," b, April 15, 1800.
3. James," b. Aug. 15, 1803.
4. John," b. Sept. 10, 1805; d. young.
5. Amos A.," b. July 8, 1810; m. Lucinda Ridlon, of Saco, Sept. 25, 1851,
and purchased the Thomas Chandler farm on the Ferry road, in Saco,
and there resided until his death, Sept. 17, 1892, aged 82 years. His
wife d. Apr. 16, 1885, aged 60. These had issue: />-a Z>.,' d. Apr. 6,
1792, aged 29; Mary E.,'' m. Benjamin F. Ridlon; Sarah,' Eva,'' and
William' who lives on the homestead.
6. Elizabeth W.," b. Mar. 27, 1813.
7. Dorcas VV.," b. Nov. 30, 1815 ; now living: never married.
8. John," b. Aug. 18, 1818; m. three times and had issue; now living in
Biddeford ; has a son living on Ferry road, but none reply to letters of
inquiry.
Children of Elias and Abigail:
1. Eleanor," b. Sept., 1797 ; m. Rufus Seavey, July u, 1819.
2. Diana," b. in 1799; m. Aaron Leavitt, Mar. 16, 1823.
3. Abiatha W.," b. in 1802; d. Oct. 15, 1806.
4. Mark," b. in 1806; d. Aug. 13, 1807.
5. Elias," b. in 1807; d. Dec. 19, 1813.
Children of Noah and Eleanor:
1. Sarah," b. Jan. 6, 1814; d. Jan. 26, 1879.
2. Mary D.," b. Mar. 15, 1817; d. Feb. 13, 1874.
3. Jane M. E.," b. Mar. 20, 1819 ; d. in 187 i.
4. EnwARD B.," b. Feb. 28, 1821 ; d. in i860.
5. John M.," b. May 29, 1823-; m. Sarah A. Kelley, Aug. 10, 1844; d-
Dec. 3, i860. Three children.
6. George B.," b. May 29, 1823; d. Aug. 8, 1823.
7. Horatio G.," b. May 30, 1826; d. Aug. 21, 1846.
8. Charles D.," b. July 24, 183 1 ; d. Dec. 9, 1843.
664 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
Children of Joseph and Betsey :
1. ANNA,''b. Aug. 29, 1799; m. John Marr, of Scarborough, and had issue.
2. Rhoda," b. Feb. 22, 1802 ; m. Samuel Hooker.
3. Eliza," b. Sept. 30, 1807 ; m. Colhns Burnham, who lived in Saco, and
had issue.
4. Joseph," b. Mar. 18, 1813; m. Mehitable Hooker; second, Emma J.
Hooker.
5. William," b. May 17, 1817; d. Feb. 3, 1818.
Children of Eliph.4let and Sarah;
I. William," b. Aug. 20, 1819, in Gardiner, Me.; settled in E.xeter, Me.,
in 1837; m. Mahala Shaw, Jan. i, 1838, and had issue, nine children,
of whom hereafter.
Children of Roger and Mary:
1. Gardner,*' m. Mary Gilpatrick, of Biddeford, in Mar., 1828, and settled
in Hollis as a farmer. He d. in 1842, aged 39; his widow d. in Aug.,
1867, aged 62 ; they had three children, named Elizabeth,'' Abbic^ and
Ahiuda?
2. Sally," m. Joseph Wadlin (?).
3. Martha," m. Ephraim Fenderson.
Children of Robert and Lydia:
1. Betsey," b. Apr. 20, 1800; m. Abram Jacquith, in Feb., i8ig.
2. Hannah," b. May 5, 1802; m. Nathaniel Tibbetts.
3. Lydia," b. Feb. 23, 1804; m. Benjamin Burns, Dec. 24, 1827.
4. Jonathan,^ b. Mar. 8, 1806; m. first, Eliza W., dau. of Amos Stevens,
Esq., May 10, 1829; second, Sept. i, 1833, Dorcas Stevens, sister of
Eliza W. By these he had twelve children, of whom hereafter. He
was a farmer; d. Nov. 29, .1887 ; his widow d. Nov. 22, 1892.
5. Catherine," b. Nov. 14, 1808; m. Andrew Stevens, Apr. 7, 1842.
6. Robert," b. Feb. 11, 1811; m. Mary Maley, of Litchfield, Dec. 28,
1829; second. Mar. 8, 1840, Mary Ann Bailey; third. May 26, 1844,
Charlotte Hodgkins; resided at Litchfield, Me. Four children.
7. JoSEl'H," b. Dec. 3, 1813; d. unmarried.
8. John,"' b. Dec. 15, 1825; no other information.
Children of Levi and Sally:
1. Hannah," m. Benjamin Thrasher and lived in Somerville, Mass.; de-
ceased.
2. William," was many years a truckman in Boston; many years dead.
3. RoBERi," twin brother of John; d. aged 12.
4. John," twin brother of Robert; m. Jane Furlong, of Limerick, and has
lived many years in Hollis, near Moderation village, as a farmer ; now
aged but well preserved. Several sons.
Children of Isaac and Margaret:
I. Jeremiah," b. in Parsonsfield; m. Susan Downing, and settled as farmer
in his native town. He lived some years on the old Parker place, where
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some children were buried. His five children have all died. -.^ss_
1890 (?).*
2. Orrin,'' b. in Parsonsfield; m. Hannah Littlefield, Sept. 30, 1837, and
settled early in Troy, Me. His second wife was Joanna Heath, of
Chatham, N. H.; was living at Great Falls, N. H., in 1893 ; has been a
"moving planet." Eleven children by both wives.
3. Sally,'' d. young, unmarried.
4. Jeshuron,'' d. young, single.
5. Ebenezer,'' m. Abby Benson, of Newfield, and lives in Illinois.
6. Mary," d. unmarried.
7. Dorcas,'' lived with and cared for her aged mother many years, and
after her death m. her cousin, Alvan Bryant, of Scarborough.
seventh generation.
Children of John and Sarah:
1. Dea. Charles,' b. Oct. 22, 1818, in Limington ; m. Isabella Manson,
of that town, Dec. 26, 1843, and lived on the homestead farm. He was
a member of the Freewill Baptist church at South Limington, and by a
consistent life magnified the sacred office to which he was set apart.
He d. in 1894; his wife, b. in 1818, d. in 1887. Children:
I. Martha A.," b. Jan. 11, 1848.
II. Ella M.,* b. Jan. 23, 1850.
III. Sumner C," b. July 10, 1852 ; m. Lena, dau. of Nathaniel Edgecomb,
of Limington, and has issue :/<:'/;« M., b. Sept. 27, 1879, and Howard
S., b. Mar. 14, 1884.
2. Sarah,'' b. July 9, 1820; m. Reuben Gilkey, and had issue. She d.
Aug. 10, 1882, aged 62 years.
3. Abigail,' b. Nov. 30, 1822 ; m. Charles Tufts in 1842.
4. Isaac,' b. June 11, 1828; m. Eliza Strout, of Limington, (3ct. 29, 1848,
and settled in that town as a farmer and business man, where he still
resides. He has several children.
5. Mary,' b. May 20, 1837 ; m. James M. Hopkinson, of Limington, who
d. in 1889.
6. Martha,' b. May 20, 1837.
Children of Rev. Joseph and Evelina:
1. Shuah U.,' b. Sept. 21, 1828; m. Aug. 27, 1848, to Joseph Greeley, of
Mount Vernon, Me., and is now a widow, living with her children, at
Delta, la.
2. Hannah J.,' b. Oct. 8, 1830; m. July 16, 1848, to Richard Dearborn,
of Vienna, Me., and is now living with her children, being a widow, in
Auburn, Me.
Children of Nicholas, 3d, and Irene:
1. Frank.,' m. Martha , in Genesee.
2. Freeman,' m., first, Hannah Randall, and lives in Watertown, Mass.
•Jeremiah was published with Anna Perry, in Parsonsfield, May 23, 1847.
666 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
3. Harrison G.,' m., first, Mary M. Stone, who d., and, second, Louisa
Harmon, who is living in Sangus, Mass. He d. June 12, 1S66, aged
28 years; buried in Limington.
4. Marilla,' m. Seth Emery, and d. at Manchester, N. H., in 1894.
Children op Benjamin and Polly:
1. Eunice,' m. Alvah Mulloy, of Limington; he d. Mar. 29, 1842, aged
27 years, she d. Mar. 28, 1845, aged 26 years; these were buried in
the yard on the old Nicholas Edgecomb farm.
2. William,' m. Elizabeth Usher, a dau. of Algenon, and d. in Saco. A
dau. m. Charles Milliken.
3. John,' d. unm. Mar. 2, 1841, aged 20 years; buried by his parents in
old ground on the Nicholas Edgecomb farm in Limington.
4. Benjamin,' d. unmarried.
5. Lowell,' m. and d. in Brighton, Mass.
6. Clement,' resides in Portland.
7. Elmira,' m. John Deshon, and lives in Limington.
8. Alwilda,' m. Benjamin Sawtelle; both were buried on the same day.
Their son is the photographer at Biddeford, Me.
Children of William and Hannah:
1. Elisha,' m. Harriet Babb, and formerly lived in Saco. He d. in Massa-
chusetts. His son, Charles H.,^ is vice-president of a bank at Marion,
Kansas. The surviving daus. were Ernest iiu'"^ and HattiL'} Others d.
young.
2. William J.,' m. Rachel Chick, and lived in Portland, where he d. a
young man. His dau., Gtvrgiana,' m. Henry Cartland, of Parsons-
field; son, Charles H.,* m. Sarah Ripley, and lives in Wakefield, Mass.,
with issue.
3. Betsey,' m. Jason Cook and resides in Maiden, Mass., with issue.
4. Nathaniel J.,' b. Sept. 27, 1826; m., first, Susan Merrill, who d. July
21, 1868, aged 35 years. He m. a second time and had issue. Mr. Edge-
comb was a carpenter by trade, and a very quiet, peaceable man. He
d. only a few years ago in his native town. Children :
I. William H.,* d. at the age of 19.
11. Clara L.,' m. Sumner C. Edgecomb, son of Dea. Charles, of Liming-
ton.
in. Lizzie J.,' m. Orlando Smith, of Hollis.
IV. Robert F.,' d. at the age of 30.
v. Howard A.,** d. when a child.
VI. Susan E.,' m. George Strout.
5. Almon A.,' m. Maria Gowen, and d. in 1S90.
6. Hannah J.,' m. Simon Hatch, of Belmont, Mass.
Children of William and Comfort;
I. Sarah,' m. Samuel Drew and lives at Dyer's Brook, in Aroostook Co.,
Me.
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2. Olive F.,' m. Lemuel Hatch, brother of Simon, of Behiiont, Mass.
3. Benjamin F.,' d. young, unmarried.
4. Mary E.,' m. Samuel Philpot, of Aroostook County, Me.
Children of Benjamin, of Livermore:
1. Dr. Eli,' b. Aug. 27, 1811 ; married Lavinia A. Dunstan, and lived in
Lewiston, Me., and Great Falls, N. H., in which places he had a some-
what extensive practice. He was a man of fine presence, genial and
courteous. He was much interested in the family history and had col-
lected considerable data, which he turned over to the author of this
book several years ago. He had pledged a generous subscription toward
the publication. He d. Oct. 28, 1891, leaving children, whose names
will follow:
I. Sarah.*
II. Ella.*
III. Frank L.*
IV. Annie E.*
V. Fanny H.*
2. Dr. Elbridge,' b. Aug. 17, 1814; m. Julia Howard and was settled in
Turner, Me., when last heard from. Children as follows :
I. LiLLA J.," b. Apr. 19, 1855.
II. Vesta F.,* b. Aug. n, 1858.
in. Sadie F.,** b. Mar. 16, 1861.
3. Dr. Arthur D.,' b. Dec. 8, 1819; m. Rebecca A. Dunning, of Bruns-
wick, who d. in Buxton, Mar. 25, 1859, and was buried at the "Old
Corner" by the side of her son. For second wife he m. Anna Downing.
He was a successful practitioner in Buxton for some years, but removed
to Lancaster, Mass., where he was settled when last communicated with;
think he has deceased. Children :
I. Edson L.,- b. June 13, 1848.
II. Arthur D.,* b. May 3, 1852 ; d. in infancy.
III. Arthur L.,* b. June 28, 1867.
4. Charles,' b. Oct. 6, 1822; m. Elizabeth Moses, by whom three children,
all b. in Livermore, Me.
I. Charles F.,* b. Mar. 16, 1850.
II. Edwin," b. Oct. 26, 1852.
III. Ella L.,* b. June 17, 1854.
5. Benjamin,' b. Jan. 17, 1S24; m. Foss, and settled on the home-
stead farm in Livermore, where his children were born.
I. Mary A.,* m. Martin Keith.
II. Aubrey W.,* b. Mar. 19, 1847.
III. Eli," b. Sept. 13, 1862.
6. Mary A.,' m. Martin Keith (?).
7. Sarah,' m. Lloyd Carver.
668 EBGECOMB FAMILY.
Children of James, of Poland:
1. Orrin," left home when young and was never heard from.
2. Jane,' m. Thomas Cousins, of Poland.
3. LiviNG,'^ had a family and lived in Poland.
4. Lorenzo,' m. a Waterhouse and had issue.
5. Sophia," m. a Chandler and moved to Woodstock, N. B.
6. Olive,' lived with her sister Jane in Poland.
7. Mary,' m. an Emery in Poland.
Children of AjVron, of Hartford:
1. Eleazer,' b. Sept. 22, 1822 ; ni. Caroline Brackett, and had Hattie,^ who
m. Eugene Thomas.
2. Mary,' b. Sept. 26, 1824; m. Elbridge Tower and had two children.
3. Sylvanus,' b. July 17, 1826; m. Sarah Paul and settled in Belfast, Me.
Three children as follows :
I. Herbert W.,* b. Dec. 29, 1855 ; m. Rebecca Baker and had a child,
5. D. Edgeco7nb?
II. Percy S.,* b. Jan. 14, 1858; m. Sarah Scott.
III. Alice H.,* b. Mar. n, 1869; m. Nathaniel J. Pottle.
4. Minerva B.,' b. Apr. 15, 1828, lives in East Boston, unmarried.
5. Sarah,' b. Aug. 21, 1831; m. Samuel Packard.
6. Edwin R.,' b. Mar. i, 1833; m. Rhoda Williams, now deceased; son,
Frank E.* b. i860.
7. Julia E.,' b. Apr. 10, 1838; m. Seth M. Knowlton, and lived in Brooks,
Me., with issue.
8. Faustina,' b. May i, 1845 ; "''• John Spaulding and lives in Massa-
chusetts.
Children of Didimds, of Livermore:
I. Eunice.' 2. James.' 3. Jacob.' 4. Lee.' 5. Lewis.' 6. Annette.'
7. Harriet.' 8. Elmira.' 9. Henry.' 10. William W.'
Children op Eleazer, of Rockland:
Ellery C.,' b. July 19, 1830; d. Aug. 28, 1830.
Cordelia,' b. Aug. 27, 1831.
David C.,' b. June 8, 1833; lost at sea in 1849.
Imei.da,' b. Apr. 5, 1835 ; ™- ^- *-'• ^'I'^rk and resides in Chelsea, Mass.
Adelbert,' b. Feb. 12, 1839 ; bridge builder; went South.
Warren C.,' b. Apr. 15, 1845; d. Sept. 18, 1845.
Joseph W.,' b. Mar. 13, 1847 ; i" United States navy.
Helena P'.,' b. Jan. 15, 1854; d. May 19, 1854.
Children of .James and Betsey:
Sally L.,' b. Apr. 12, 1815; m. Benjamin Parker, Dec. 9, 1835; ^- '"
Parsonsfield, Jan. 8, 1847, leaving issue.
Samuel,' b. Oct. 7, 1817; d. Nov. 15, r8i8.
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 669
3. Mary,' b. Sept. 27, 1819; m. Levi Pratt and lived in Parsonsfield; now
at Kezar Falls, in Porter, Me. She had issue.
4. Julia A.," b. Dec. 4, 1822; d. June 14, 1845.
5. Hannah," b. Mar. 9, 1826; m. Rev. B. S. Moody, in Dec, 1846, and
lived in Porter. She d. Jan., 1855.
6. Elizabeth,' b. Aug. 2, 1828; m. I. B. Wetherby, Mar. 8, 1850; settled
in Effingham, N. H., where she d. Feb. 28, 1855.
7. James," born Jan. 23, 1833 ; m. Jane J. Wadsworth, Oct. 30, 186 1, and
resides in Hiram on a fine farm. Mr. Edgecomb received a good edu-
cation in the common schools and Parsonsfield Academy, and followed
the profession of teacher for some years ; in this capacity he was emi-
nently successful. As a farmer he has long stood in the front rank,
having applied the most improved methods in the cultivation of the soil,
and in improvement of his stock, being a breeder of some of the best
horses, cattle, and sheep in the county of O.xford. By his personal
success in agricultural affairs he has stimulated the farmers in the town
to more systematic methods for improvement. As a citizen he has been
public-spirited, progressive, and uncompromising in his principles. He
has held several municipal offices; has issue.
8. Lydia," b. Feb. 8, 1835; d. May 16, 1835.
Children of Levi and Harriet:
1. John S.," b. Oct. 6, 1819; m. Mary A. Nichols, of Eddington, Me.,
Dec. 5, 1848. He was engaged in mercantile business at Kezar Falls,
Parsonsfield, Me., for many years and acquired considerable property.
He d. Sept. 19, 1885. He had a son, Charles, b. Nov. 29, 1849, ^^o ™-
Lucia B. Benton, and left a daughter, Mary Edgccomh, a successful
school-teacher.
2. Louisa," m. Jonathan Devereaux, Nov. 29, 1849; d. in Brownfield, Me.,
Dec. 18, 1855, and was buried on the old homestead in Parsonsfield.
3. Cyrus," b. Aug. 3, 1823; m. Olive W. Ellis, of Saco, who d. in 1852,
leaving one child. For his second wife he m. Mrs. Lynn, of Bradley,
Me. He removed from his native town of Parsonsfield to Brewer in
Feb., 1841, and lived there until 1855, when he went to Bradley, -where
he now resides. He and William, large, strong men, are twins, and so
closely resemble each other that they are not easily distinguished. He
has no surviving issue. His son, Frank 11'., h. Feb. 11, 1861, d Jan
1867.
4. William,' b. Aug. 3, 1823; m. Susan S. Clapp, June 27, 1851; who,
b. June II, 1826, d. May 23, 1882. He m., second, Oct., 1883, Cor-
delia E., widow of William H. Libby, of La Grange, Me. (her maiden
name was Heald), and removed to the latter town in Oct., 1890. Mr.
Edgecomb went from Parsonsfield to Brewer, Me., with his twin brother
Cyrus in 1841. Eight children, whose names follow:
I. H.VITIE E.,' b. Apr. I, 1852 ; ni. May 14, 1S71, to J. H. Walker, and
lives in Dunlap, Iowa, with several children.
II. Levi B.,» b. May 10, 1855; m. Mary E. Dam, and lives at Lowell,
Mass., with issue.
III. William H.,« b. Feb. 11, 1857; a farmer in Enfield, Me.
670 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
IV. Anna A.,' b. Oct. 18, 1859; m. Edward Dunbar and resides at Ban-
gor, Me.
V, Minnie C.,' b. Feb. 3, 1861; m., Mar. 20, 1877, to Scott, and
lives in Enfield, Me.
VT. Mary A.,* b. Nov. 2, 1863; m. Amos W. Perkins and settled in Cas-
tine, Me.
VII. George W.," b. Apr. 17, 1865; m. Lucy E. Mudgett, in July, 1888;
lives in Orono, Me.
VIII. Susan L.,' b. Aug. 27, 1867 ; m. Maurice C. Perkins, Dec. 22, 1892,
and resides at North Castine, Me.
5. Walter,' d. young.
6. James L.," never married. He d. Sept. 13, 1868, aged 36 years.
7. Ezekiel,' emigrated to Carson City.
8. Andrew,'' b. Jan. 3, 1833; m. Sarah J., dau. of Stephen Martin, of
Kezar Falls — ceremony by Rev. Albert Cole, of Cornish, — Oct. i,
1863, and settled on his father's homestead in Parsonsfield, Me. Mr.
Edgecomb is a frugal, judicious farmer; a large, broad-shouldered,
powerful man. Four children, named as follows :
I. Frank M.,*" b. May 26, 1869.
II. Eugene W.,** b. July 17, 1871 ; m. a dau. of Alpheus Gilpatrick, Jr.,
of Kezar Falls.
III. Alfred N.,' b. June 8, 1874.
IV. Gertrude S.,* b. Sept. 3, 1875.
9. Joseph,' b. Nov. 5, 1835 ; m. Cynthia M. Rice, of Freedom, N. H.,
June 8, 1858, and lived at South Hiram, Me. He is a man of great
industry, prudence, and kindness, who is worthy of the high esteem in
which he is held as a townsman and neighbor. He had two children,
named as follows :
I. Ina E.," b. Jan. 24, 1S59 ; m. Thompson Wardsworth, and d. Mar.
12, 1885.
II. Walter L.,' b. July 31, 1862 ; d. Oct. 4. 1864.
Children of Thomas and Eunice:
1. Abigail,' b. Aug. 29, 1821; m. George W. Wadleigh, of Parsonsfield,
Me., Aug. 26, 1847, and d. Mar. 31, 1889. She had three sons.
2. John S.,^ b. Dec. 14, 1824; m. Widow Mellie Chase; d. Jan. 11, 1865.
3. Elizabeth,^ b. Sept. 13, 1826; m. Hazen W. Harriman, Sept. 18, 1851,
and d. in Porter, Me., May 9, 18G0. He d. Mar. i, 1880, aged 54 years.
4. Major,' b. Oct. 5, 1830; m. Vienna Moulton, April 12, 1855, — cere-
mony by Rev. John Buzzell — and settled in his native town of Parsons-
field as a farmer. He has lived at South Hiram for many years; a
man of quiet, unobtrusive habits. Children:
I. Thomas J.,* now a physician out West.
II. Eunice S.,^ m. Rand, of Standish.
III. Imogene F.,* m. Dr. Tompson, of Standish.
IV. Elizabeth H.,' living at home.
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 671
5. Samuel C./ b. Sept. 13, 1834; d. Nov. 7, 1S41.
6. T. Edwin," b. Sept. 6, 1839; m. Mary R. Robinson, of Parsonsfield,
Jan. I, 1865, and resides in a cosy home he has built at Kezar Falls, in
Porter, Me. Mr. Edgecomb is a master workman as a paper-hanger;
a man of great nicety and precision in all his work ; good order and
system are everywhere apparent about his buildings. He possesses the
rare faculty of keeping his own counsel and of minding .his business
without becoming involved in the affairs of others. One son, Chester
If.," b. Aug. 8, 1870.
Children of Benjamin and Martha:
1. Henry B.," b. Nov. 22, 1830, in Bath, Me., and was for several years
a merchant and postmaster; now living on a farm. He is a man of
ability.
2. Frederick,^ b. June 2, 1834; went to California when a young man
and is now owner of a large ranch ; unmarried.
3. William W.," b. in 1836 (i"), in Whitefield, Me. He followed the sea for
some years; served for ten years as consul at Good Hope; now (1893)
engaged in the diamond fields of South Africa. He m. Elizabeth Budge,
of Simons Town, S. A., and has a son and daughter.
Addie E.,^ b. Mar. 15, 1840, in Whitefield, Me.; not married.
Children of John and Mart:
Edward," b. Aug. 8, 1818, in Bath; m. Anna B. Tracy, of Lewiston,
Apr. 2, 1848; d. in Bath, June 5, 1875.
2. Catherine," b. June 9, 1821 ; m. George Vaughan, July 13, 1845.
3. Sarah H.,'^ b. Nov. 23, 1823; m. David Dow, June 25, 1846; Ezra
Tyler, June 24, 1876.
4. William," b. Nov. 7, 1825 ; m. Louisa Barter, of Boothbay, Mar. g, 1851.
5. Theodore H.," b. July 16, 1829.
Elizabeth P.,'^ b. July 5, 1833 ; m. John M. Loring, of Richmond, Me.,
Nov. 24, 1852; d. in Bath, Me., Oct. 27, 1867.
David P.," b. July 29, 1835 ; m. Nancy L. Kennison. Jan. i, 1863.
Eliza M.,' b. Nov. 2, 1839; d. Jan. 13, 1851.
Children of Joel and Charity:
Mary A.,' b. Dec. 25, 1828; m. Cushnian, and lives at Arrowsic,
Me.
Joseph,' b. Jan. 16, 1830; living in Lewiston, Me.
3. Joel," b. Jan. 16, 1830.
4. Thomas B.," Apr. 22, 1833; d. in June, 1868, leaving a widow and
child.
Children of IsAAf and Abigail:
1. Sarah L.,' b. Apr. 20, 1835, in Boston ; was m. Sept. 20, 1857, to John
A. Millett, of West Bridgewater, now living at Campello.
2. Julia M.," b. July 17, 1837 ; was m. Jan. 5, 1872, to Willard Bryant, of
North Bridgewater, now city of Brockton. She d. Feb. 6, 188 1.
3. Mar(wVREt O.," b. Oct. 19, 184 1, in Bath, Me.; living at Campello, un-
married, with her sister.
672 EVGECOMB FAMILY.
4. Charles A./ b. Oct. 21, 1844, •" Bath, Me.; m. Oct. 3, 1869, Cather-
ine R. Curtis, of North Bridgewater. He d. Nov. 24, 1881. One son:
I. Ernest M.,* b. June 17, 1872 ; d. in infancy.
5. Isaac N.,' b. Sept. 30, 1847, in Boston; d. June 14, 1848.
6. Irene A.,' b. May 21, 1853, in Bridgewater; was m. May 30, 1872, to
Marshall Conant, who d. Mar. 27, 1873. She is now (1893) at Cam-
pello, Mass., with her sisters, a widow.
Children of Arthur and Julia:
1. Gilbert L.," b. May 25, 1837.
2. Pembroke S.,' b. May 6, 1844; killed in Civil war.
3. Charles P.,' b. May 8, 1848; now in Topsham, Me.
Children of Joseph and Abigail :
1. Elizabeth S.,' b. in 1820; d. unmarried Nov. 13, 1837.
2. Ann,' b. July 5, 1824; m. Robert Kelley, in 1840.
3. Catherine S.,' b. Aug. 10, 1827 ; m. John G. Rogers, Jan. 29, 1856.
Children of James and Nancy:
1. Sarah A.," b. in 1823; lives in Bath, unmarried.
2. Margaret," b. in 1825 ; m. Rev. James Jennison, of Cambridge, Mass.,
graduate of Harvard, who d. in 1876.
jAMES,'b. in 1826; was a merchant in California; d. unmarried in 1873.
Children of Samuel and Elizabeth:
1. Daughter,' m. William T. Fullerton, of Woolwich, Me., and had issue.
2. Silas W.,' b. in 1827; d. single in 1874.
3. George R.,' b. in 1828; was twice m. and had issue, four children; only
one, F/or<7 T.," of Fitchburg, Mass., now living.
4. Emily R.,' m. Charles N. Rogers, of Bath, Me.
5. Mary E.,' in. Theodore H. Paine, a naval officer, and d. in 1866.
6. Lydia A.,' now (1893) living at her father's home in Bath, unmarried.
7. Samuel T.,' m. Sarah ]. Purington, Sept. 2^, 1867, and has a dau., EZ/a
7^,«b. Apr. 9, 1874.
Margaret E.,' m. Capt. C. O. Carter, and has issue.
Isabella,' m. Alvah W. Brown, of Bath.
Children of Daniel and Charity:
Laura A.,' b. June 27, 1835; m. William P. Brown, Sept. 30, 1857,
and lives in Durham, Me. Issue.
Sarah J.,' b. May. 13, 1837 ; m. Benjamin W. Hatch, Jan. 1, 1861, and
lives in Roxbury, Mass.
Rebecca D.,' b. Apr. 20, 1839 ; m. Frank Cross, in Danvers, Mass.,
May 23, 1877 ; now of Lynn.
Emily K.,' b. Mar. 5, 1841 ; m. Dr. H. C. Cotton, Aug. 13, 1866;
lived in Bath. She left two sons, both physicians.
William M.,' b. Sept. 15, 1843 ; m. in St. Paul, Minn. ; lives in Detroit,
Mich.; has four children, named as follows:
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 673
I. William D./ b. Oct. 7, 1S71.
II. Charles H./ b. Sept. 15, 1875.
in. Eliza M.,* b. Nov. 25, 1877; d. July 17, 1878.
IV. Byron G.," b. Aug. 29, 188 1.
6. John R.," b. May 21, 1845; m. Louisa Adams, in Gardiner, Me., Sept.
16, 1869, and lives on the homestead in Lisbon, Me. He has two
daughters :
I. Annie B.,' b. Aug. 8, 1873.
II. Jennie P.," b. Sept. 29, 1878.
7. Frances E.,' b. May 8, 1847 ; unmarried.
8. James E.,' b. Apr. 21, 1850; living at Lisbon Falls, Me., unmarried.
g. BvRAM W.,' b. May 7, 185 i ; m. Aug. 16, 1883. He lives in San Fran-
cisco, Gal. Three children :
I. Daniel A.,* b. Nov. 10, 1884.
II. Sarah E.,* b. Jan. 22, 1888.
III. Charity."
10. Charles F.,' b. May 8, 1852; m. Vesta Gilpatrick, Apr. 17, 1874, and
lives at Lisbon Falls, Me. ; has AW/'c," IVil/ic,^ and Li//a.^
Children ok .Jeremiah and Susanna:
1. Francis," b. Feb. 5, 1817.
2. Susanna,'' b. Aug. 23, 1820.
3. Sarah,' b. Oct. 28, 1828.
4. Henry A.,' b. Sept. 20, 1830.
5. Frederick W.," b. Jan. 22, 1836.
Children of John and Mehitable:
1. William," b. Mar. 2, 1817; m. Jane Dearborn, in Saco; d. and was
buried in Cardinas, W. L
2. NoAH,^ b. May 15, 1819; m. Elizabeth Mann, in Boston; lived, died,
and buried in Woburn.
3. Samuel,'' b. Sept. 26, 1820; was a sailor and died unmarried in Bayee.
4. Mary E.,' b. Dec. i. 1822; m. Ivory Coffin, of Freeport, Me., Feb. 4,
1849, who d. May 16, 189 1. She resides at Presque Isle, Me.
5. Sarah," b. Oct. 8, 1824; m. William Emery and lives in Woburn, Mass.
6. Susanna G.," born Apr. 9, 1826; m. Oliver Fernald, of Saco; lived in
Woburn, and died in South Boston at the age of 46.
7. Llcretia,' b. Mar. 9, 1828; d. aged 3 years, 9 months.
8. Frances E.,' b. Mar. 5, 1833 ; m. John Andrews, and reported living
in Montana.
9. John E.,' b. May 17, 1834; m. Saverna Austin and lives in Biddeford.
10. Admah D.,' Mar. 31, 1836; m. Charles H. Poole, at Bethel, ^Me., Oct.
26, 1857, and resides in Haverhill, Mass., with issue.
Children of John W. and Alice:
I. Noah,' b. Nov. 8, 1846; d. Nov. 8, 1864.
674 EDGECOMS FAMILY.
2. John W./ b. Dec. 8, 1848; m. Alice M. Small, Jan. 3, 1875 ; an engi-
neer in Lubec, Me.; has son Frederick^ b. Mar. 4, 1875.
3. Charles A.," born Feb. 25, 1852; m. Ida A. Small, Jan. 3, 1875; a"
engineer in Lubec, Me. ; has issue :
I. George W.,^ b. Apr. 12, 1876.
II. Charles M.," b. Sept. 6, 1877.
Children of William and Mahala:
1. William," b. Oct. 20, 1838; d. in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 19, 1861.
2. Anne L.,'^ b. Nov. 24, 1840; living in Everett, Mass., unmarried.
3. Albert E.,' b. June 11, 1843; m. Ellen M. Spear, in Bcston, Oct. 5,
1873. He served in the 1st Maine Cavalry, having enlisted in 1862,
and saw much hard fighting ; was wounded, but served until the end of
the war. He has been engaged in the trucking business in Boston some
eighteen years.
4. Silas," b. Sept. 18, 1845; d. June 14, 1846.
5. Frank A.,'' b. Mar. 30, 1846; m. Ellen Nourse, in Fitchburgh, Mass.,
and is a truckman in Boston.
6. Sarah," b. June 17, 1849; "^- George H. Footman and resides in Exe-
ter, Me.
7. Chandler C," b. May 4, 1851; m. Ida Vouder VVoerd, in \A'altham,
Mass., July 16, 1874. He works in the watch factory.
8. Ida J.," b. Mar. 6, 1854; m. James Godfrey, in Boston, May 22, 1878,
and lives in Everett, Mass. He is freight agent of the Milwaukee,
Chicago & St. Paul R. R.
9. Florence M.," b. April 17, 1859; d. Dec. 22, 1876.
Children of Jonathan and Eliza:
1. Eliza A.,^ b. Dec. 25, 1829; d. Aug. 7, 1831.
2. Martha A.," b. Aug. 6, 1831 ; m. Sanderson Gatchell.
3. William S.," b. Nov. 29, 1834; d. Dec. 6, i860.
4. Eliza E.,' b. Oct. 3, 1836; m. Charles A. Gatchell; d. Jan. 9, 1873.
5. Joseph E.,^ b. Sept. 30, 1838.
6. Oliver," b. Dec. 16, 1840; d. Aug. 9, i860.
7. George W.," b. Feb. 16, 1843.
8. Harriet A.,' b. Aug. iS, 1845.
9. Charles A.,^ b. Apr. 16, 1848; m. Alice C. Cotton, May 16, 1S88.
10. Lydia a.," b. May 31, 1851.
11. Hannah A.,' b. Nov. 20, 1853; school-teacher.
12. Ernest G.,^ b. Mar. 29, 1859; d. Apr. 25, i860.
Children of Robert and Mary:
1. Laura V.," b. Aug. 30, 1847 ; m. Arthur Andrews.
2. Charles O.,^ b. May 28, 1848; m. in May, 1875, and lives in Hallo-
well, Me., with issue ; carpenter.
3. James E.,' b. May 11, 1853; a photographer in Gardiner, Me.
4. Frederick A.,' b. in 1850 (?) ; blacksmith in Gardiner, Me.
EDGECOMB FAMILY. 675
Children of John and .Tank:
1. John," was many years a spinner in woolen mills.
2. Robert/ was drowned on a pond in Oxford, Me.
3. Stilman,' a spinner in woolen mills.
4. George," lives at home in Hollis, Me.
Children of Orrin, Hannah and Joanna:
1. Amelia," m. Frank Durgin, of Newfield, Me.
2. Charles,'' m. Elizabeth Dorman, of Newfield, Me. ; now living in
Chicago.
3. Sarah," m. a Mr. Nickalls ; deceased.
4. Arthur," d. young.
5. Hannah L.,' d. young.
6. Ebenezer," m. and lives in Sanford, Me.
7. Susan K.,' m. Emerson Libby, of Newfield, Me.; living in Sanford, Me.
8. Orrin F.,'' m. and lives in Naples, Me.
g. Isaac," m. and lives at Great Falls, N. H.
10. Bessie H.," m. a Nutter and lives in Lowell, Mass.
11. Benjamin," m. and lives in Sanford, Me.
EDGECOMBS OF OHIO.
Robert Edsecomb, of Limington, Me., son of Nicholas, and brother
of Cait. Nicholas, of that town, emigrated to Ohio early in this century —
probably with the other families that went to that state from the Saco river
towns in 1800 — and I suppose the following names represent his descendants.
The family at Beaver Dam promised full records of this branch, but have not
furnished them, and only a few names are known.
Ezra Edjjecoinb and wife Louisa had three sons and two daughters, but
died early, leaving but little information relating to the genealogy of their
family. The following are the children :
1. Alvah Edgecomb, son of Ezra, is a miller, and lives at Missouri Val-
ley, Iowa. He is married and has issue.
2. Edwin F. Edgecomb, son of Ezra, was born at Beaver Dam, Allen
Co., Ohio, Apr. 26, 1853; m. Apr. 29, 1876, Emma Josephine, dau. of
Sylvester and Mary J. Lappin, of New Philadelphia, Ohio. His par-
ents having died when he was only ten years of age, he lived with an
uncle for the next five years, during which he worked on the farm in
summer and attended school in winter. At the age of fifteen he entered
high school at Columbus Grove, Ohio, and later at Lima, Ohio, and
finished his education at the age of eighteen. He at once went to
teaching, and after having taught six terms he spent three years reading
medicine; but for lack of finances, and opportunities opening for him
more promising than the profession of medicine, he relinquished the
study of it, and entered the railroad business as station agent of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Ry., at Leipsic, Ohio. Two years later
he was promoted to Anna, t)hio; two years later to Sidney, Ohio; two
676 EDGECOMB FAMILY.
years later to Lima, Ohio, and three years later to Dayton, Ohio, and
was soon after promoted to Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the largest stations
in that state. He had charge of all the suburban stations within the
city limits, and had under him a force of men varying from 450 to 550;
in the office there were seventy-five clerks in one room. In the year
1888 Gen. George H. Nettleton, president of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis Railroad Co., offered him the local agency of his
road at Kansas City, Mo., the largest station on this system of roads.
This offer was accepted on account of being more remunerative, and,
after twelve years of continued service with the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton Ry., he thus suddenly, of his own free will, severed his con-
nection, to do as Horace Greeley said: "Go West, young man." After
five years' service with the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad
Co., other roads desired his valuable services and made him a tempting
offer, but his company would not allow him to be tempted away; they,
therefore, in order to retain his services, promoted him to general agent
for the entire system, with supervision over the local agency with an
assistant agent. He is an affable, polite, and business-like gentleman,
who draws all men towards him, and it is predicted of him that time
will find him higher up the ladder of fame in the railroad line in the
near future. Children: Blanche E., b. Feb. 14, 1877; Guy M., b. Feb.
28, 1879; Max £., b. May 31, 1882, and Chirk R., b. July 5, 1884.
3. O. L. Edgecomb, son of Ezra, was born at Beaver Dam, Ohio, and is
the youngest of the brothers. He was residing at Denver, Col., in 1893,
engaged in advertising business. His wife's name was Mary, and child's
name Hazel, then two years of age.
Mrs. John P. Bailey, of Ottawa, Ohio, and Mrs. E. R. Hoyle, Toledo,
Ohio, are sisters of the preceding.
Walter Edgecomb, brother of Ezra, was married, resided at Beaver Dam,
Ohio, and deceased leaving issue, a son, AIha Eiigecomh, now married and liv-
ing at Beaver Dam ; widow still living.
Manillis Edgecomb, brother of Ezra, resides at Beaver Dam, Ohio, and
is said to be a man of means.
The following persons are connected: Mr. and Mrs. Madison Edgecomb,
Beaver Dam, Ohio ; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Phillips, Beaver Dam, Ohio ; Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Thayer, Lima, Allen county, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. John P.
Bailey, Ottawa, Putnam county, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hoyle, Toledo,
Ohio; Rev. J. D. Olmsted, Los Angeles, Cal. ; Robert Edgecomb, Monmouth,
Crawford county, Kansas ; Marcellia Delan}', Evansville, Ind. ; Ezra and Rufus
Edgecomb, Boscobel, Grant county. Wis., and Mrs. Anna Paugh, Delphos,
Ohio.
allliol (4iimili).
This family is evidently descended from the Norman-French. Monsieur
AHot was a distinguished soldier who came with William the Conqueror to
Eno-land, and branches of the family, not all spelling the surname alike,
however, were early planted in England and on the Scottish border.
EUiotston, in Renfrewshire, and the river Eliot, or Elot, were named for this
family. Some have even changed the name to EUiotston, of whom the dis-
tint'uished English physician. Dr. John Elliotston, was one. The family
in Devonshire and Cornwall, England, have generally spelled the name Ehot,
while those in Scotland use the double letters. From the English branch
came John Ei.ior, the missionary, born in 1604, who labored among the
American Indians and translated the Scriptures into the Indian language.
This was the first Bible printed in America and was three years passing
through the press. One copy has been sold for §1,130. Robert Elliot was
an early settler on Newcastle island in Portsmouth harbor, and owned lands
in Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth. He made his will in 1718, devising his
estate to his four sons-in-law, one of whom was Col. George Vaughan, and
thus Elliot Vaughan settled on the Elliot farm at Dunstan, where descendants
lived. The estate of Robert Elliot, in York county, Me., in 1724, inventoried
at ^89 : II :3. There were Elliots early settled in the town of Scarborough,
but I do not know their origin. From the will of Robert it would appear
that he had no heirs who bore the name.
Daniel Elliott,* of Limington, married Lydia Johnson there, Nov. 9,
1787 and removed to Parsonsfi'eld. He cleared a farm near Mudgett's pond,
and "the foundation of his house and the decaying orchard remain. His
children and descendants, so far as known, were as follows ;
1. Rebecca, b. Mar. 16, 1790, in Limington, and m. Joshua Elliot, of Lim-
erick, Dec. 21, 18 1 4.
2. M.\RV, b. Apr. 30, 1792; m. David Smith, Dec. 30, 1818.
3. Lydia, b. Oct. 12, 1794; m. William Johnson, Jan. 14. 1819.
4. Dorothy, b. Mar. 3, 1798; m. Oliver Parker, Oct. 7, 1824.
5. Betsey, b. Apr. n, 1800; m. Levi Foss, Sept. i, 1825.
6. John, b. May 30, 1803; m. in Tamworth, N. H.
7. Daniel, b. say 1805; m. Mary A. Morton, of Gorham, Dec. 5, 1830,
and settled in Parsonsfield, where he and his wife were buried. He
had four children who reached maturity : Lydia, m. John Mudgett, of
Parsonsfield ; Made, m. Eliab Day ; Jam; m. John Collomy ; Daiii--1, m.
Mary Boothby, of Limington, and resides on the homestead, with issue.
8. Jane, 111. John Remick, Oct. 30, 1831.
9. Joshua, b. in 1811 ; m. Mary Hobbs, of Ossipee, N. H., and settled in
Tamworth, N. H., where his children were born. He returned to Par-
sonsfield, and died, at the age of 74, on the farm now owned by his son
•Tliere is a tradition that a brother of Daniel Elliott, l.st, was kiHedby the Indiaus, and
was discovered to his friends by his dog who liad watched beside his body.
678 EMEIIY FAMILY.
James; there he and wife, who predeceased him, were buried. His
children were as follows : James, m. Melissa Chamberlain, and lived in
Parsonsfield ; Ann, m. George Chesley, of Effingham, N. H.; George
and John were drowned by falling from a bridge when children, and
Joshua, m. Elizabeth Harriman, and resides at Kezar Falls, Me., where
he is engaged in milling and mechanics ; has several children.
James, of whom no particulars.
dfmcrg (4f;imib.
This family is of Norman extraction, and was planted in England, in 1066,
by Gilbert D'Amory, of Tours, in Normandy, who was a follower of the
Conqueror. Two brothers, John and Anthony, from the town of Romsey,
about eight miles north from Southampton, embarked, in 1635, for America
and landed in Boston that year. John Emery settled in Newbury and resided
at Oldtown Lower Green, a locality since known as " Emery's field." His
descendants are almost as numerous as the sands on the seashore. AN'rHONv
Emery sat down in Kittery and left, in this "New World," a generous instal-
ment of Emery human nature that has mightily increased unto the present
day. From this stock came the Emerys of Berwick, Biddeford, and Buxton;
a race of honorable people, who have acted a noble part in the population and
advancement of the municipalities where they flourished. Among them many
leading spirits have come to the front to serve their fellow-men in various posi-
tions of trust, and with integrity and faithfulness performed their duties.
James Emery was a native of Kittery, Me. He was a soldier at the
block-house on .Saco river as early as 1748, but is said to have first settled in
Biddeford. He married Mercy Bean, daughter of Capt. Jonathan, who com-
manded at the block-house, Aug. 24, 1751. He purchased two lots of land of
his father-in-law in Narragansett, No. i, in 1757 and 1759, being an inhaliitant
there at the latter date. These were sold to James Gray, of Pepperellborough,
in 1765, when a dwelling-house and barn were standing on them. He was a
great hunter and killed the moose for the feast at the ordination of Rev. Paul
Coffin. When rising seventv, he would travel on foot, to hear the gospel
preached, several miles. About 18 16 he and his son Joshua moved across
the Saco to HoUis, some two miles above Bar Mills, and there he died in
1821. His wife died in Nov., 1813. Children born in Buxton were named
as follows :
1. Mercy, b. Mar. 20, 1751.
2. Daniel, b. Nov. 30, 1752; was a soldier of the Revolution in the Ticon-
deroga expedition. He took up a parcel of land near Gorham line, in
Bu.xton, where his great-grandson has recently resided. He and wife
were members of Paul Coffin's church, and it is said their children stood
in as much awe of the old dominie as if he had been St. Paul.
3. Elizabeth, b. Jan., 1755.
4. Benjamin, b. Oct., 1761.
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5. James, b. 1763.
6. Charles, b. June 9, 1766.
7. Jerusha, b. Jan. 7, 1768.
8. Joshua, b. Sept. 7, 177 i ; m. two sisters named Burnham, and settled
on the homestead, near Gorham line, in Buxton, but about 1816 moved
upon an intervale farm in HoUis, where he built a fine, large, two-storied
house. He was colonel of the old militia, and the sword carried by
him, a very fine blade, was sold to Col. Nicholas Ridlon. who kept it
with scrupulous care until recently, when it was bought back by the
sons of Col. Emery, who wished to preserve it in the family as an heir-
loom. Of his children, Emily became the wife ot Magnus Ridlon, the
blacksmith, who lived at Kezar Falls, in Parsonsfield. She was a woman
of many virtues, beloved by all who knew her, and reared three sons and
three daughters, one of the sons being the late Emery S. Ridlon, Esq.,
of Portland. Priscilhx. another daughter, m. Ephraim Goodhue, and d.
young, leaving a son and two daughters. The other daughter was Julia.
By his second wife, who was Sarah Burnham. Col. Emery had Joshua,
who has been a policeman in Salem, Mass., where he resides with fam-
ily; Frank, of Gorham, unmarried, and Thomas, of Walliston, Mass.,
whose wife was Fanny Tappin, of Saco. Col. Emery's first wife was
Betsey Burnham.
Thomas Emery, of this same connection, was born, about 17 12, in Kit-
tery; married Susanna, dau. of Dea. Ebenezer Hill, in 1730, and that year
built a house in Biddeford, near Church Point, where his son afterwards lived.
This Thomas purchased several tracts of land in Narragansett, No. i, and
descendants settled there. In his will, made May 9, 1781, he mentions but
three sons, James, Ebenezer, and Thomas; the others were probably dead.
His children, so far as known, named as follows :
1. James, b. Nov. 22, 1738; inherited land in Biddeford. He was known
as "Deacon Emery," and had a son Jama who m. Catherine Freethy
and settled in Buxton; he, too, was a deacon; his children were Satnucl,
Alfxander, Jonas, Hannah, Thomas F., and James S. This Dea. James
was b. Mar. 31, 1772 ; d. in 1840.
2. Jonah, of whom no data.
3. Joshua, bapt. Feb. 19, 1743-4.
4. Ebenezer, bapt. June 15, 1746. He received land from his father, in
Biddeford, which had been improved by husbandr\', at the time of his
father's will in 1781; then he received the homestead with a share in a
mill on Saco falls and all the mechanical tools. Ol his descendants I
am not advised. ^
5. Lois, bapt. May 14, 1749.
6. Thomas, bapt. Mar. 15, 1752; m. Hannah Harmon, sister of Maj.
Thomas Harmon, Nov. 27, 1773. and settled in Buxton in 1774. He
was a tailor by trade; filled many town offices and went, representative,
to the state legislature. Wife was b. Apr. 26, 1754; d. Jan. 17, 1844.
He d. Oct. 31, 1827. His children were named as follows:
I. Susanna, b. Nov. 29, 1774; d. a child.
II. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 23, 1776. '
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III. Thomas, b. Jan. 26, 1779.
IV. Hannah, b. July 7, 1781; d. July, 1783.
V. Susanna, b. Jan. 22, 1784.
VI. Sally, b. May 19, 1786.
vii. John, b. Nov. 17, 1788.
VIII. Joseph, b. Apr. 5, 1791-
IX. Isaac, b. Mar. 31, 1793.
X. Peter, b. Feb. 24, 1796.
XI. Mark, b. Feb. 24, 1796; d. Dec. 23, 1813.
XII. Dorcas, b. June 5, 1799; d. June 10, 1799.
7. Nathaniel, bapt. July 20, 1755.
8. Susanna, bapt. Mar. 12, 1759.
Thomas Emery, son of Thomas, of Buxton, was b. there Jan. 26, 1779;
m. Mary Woodman, b. Oct. 4, 1779, and reared a family of six sons and four
daughters. He was a farmer and lumberman, and rafted his lumber down
Saco river for shipment. He served as selectman and county sheriff. He d.
Oct. 20, 1856; his widow d. June 27, 1858. Their issue as follows:
RUFUS.
Mrs. Richard Steele.
Mrs. John Bradbury.
James W.
Horace, blacksmith at Buxton Centre.
Thomas J.
Alexander J., deceased.
Mark P.
Mrs. Joseph Steele. , .
Mrs. Joseph Dunnell.
Mark P. Emery, born Feb. 17, 18 17, spent nearly all the years of his
minority on the homestead, meanwhile bracing his constitution by robust farm
work and training his mind in the town schools and at Gorham Academy.
With the self-reliance characteristic of his family, he turned his face toward
Portland, at the age of twenty, and launched his business adventures by an
experience in clerking for four years for a grocery and lumber firm. He was
admitted a partner with J. B. Brown and Jedediah Jewett in 1845, and after
three years, from 1848 to 1852, he was engaged in the manufacture and ship-
ment of shooks and in importing West India goods. After an interval of
*rest Mr. Emery resumed business, which continued to expand until 1876, when
he retired to his rural seat in Buxton. But he was of too active a tempera-
ment to remain quiet, and has latterly been engaged in real estate speculation.
He has ever been a man of vigorous public spirit, who kept a clear eye on all
matters of polity. He has been a director of the First National Bank of
Portland and trustee of the Maine Savings Bank; also a director of the Maine
Steamboat Company; was alderman two years. He m. Jan. i, 1846, Mary
S. Smith, dau. of Ezra Smith, of Hanover, Me.
The old Emery homestead, situated about one mile from the Buxton Centre
railway station^ is one of the most beautiful in the county. The stately man-
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sion and spacious farm buildings are approached by a broad avenue shaded
by grand old trees. The seat is on a moderate elevation surrounded by broad,
weU-laid-out fields and pasture lands, and from a distance has the appearance
of the old seats owned by the landed gentry in Old England. This has been
the restful, quiet retreat of Mr. Emery when away from the marts of trade,
and he has manifested much pride in keeping the place in excellent order.
The Emery families living in "Egypt," near the bank of the Saco river, in
Buxton, were a worthy people. Their rich intervales produced abundant
harvests of golden Indian corn when the crops on other farms were cut off by
hard frosts, and down into Egypt did the inhabitants of the surrounding
neighborhoods go, as went the sons of Jacob of old, to buy corn. Nor did the
Emerys refuse to sell ; nor did they take advantage of the necessity of those
who had need, but imparted to each and all, while the supply lasted, at a
moderate price, a share of the precious bread-stuff. Thus did the locality
acquire the name of Egypt, which is, properly interpreted, the cor/i laml.
These two families, headed by Thomas and Jonas, brothers, were excellent
in their characters, and the sons, who went forth from the retired homesteads
to make their way in the world, were an honor to the family name.
ciffj)fHnuIcn cJfamiln.
Jolin Fessenden came from Kent, in England, and settled at Canterbury
in 1636. He settled at Cambridge, Mass., and was made freeman in 1641.
His wife's name was Jane ; both were members of the church. He died, with-
out issue, Dec. 21, 1666. His kinsman,
Nicholas Fesisendeil, came over with a sister, Hannah, in 1674, to inherit
his estate. This Nicholas became ancestor of all in America. His son of the
same name graduated at Harvard in 1701, and died in 17 19, aged 38 years.
The sister, before-mentioned, married a brother of Chief Justice Samuel Sewall.
From the earliest settlement of the family in New England, they have been a
cultured and respectable people. Fifteen persons of this name had graduated
from our colleges in 1828, four of them ministers. The first Nicholas had
thirteen children who grew up.
"William Fesseildeil, son of Nicholas, born in 1693; m. Martha Wythe, in
17 16, and was ancestor of the families in Maine. These had eleven children,
of whom one was,
Willlaili Fossendeil, who graduated at Harvard in 1737. He m. Mary
Palmer, Mar. 31, 1740, and had six children, the eldest being,
Kev. William Fessseiuleu, b. in 1746; graduated at Harvard in 1768,
and settled in Fryeburg, Me., as the first minister of the First Congregational
church, where he was ordained Oct. 11,1775. He was a man of great useful-
ness, who possessed a combination of excellent endowments adapted to the
success of pastoral labors. Souther said of him : " Dignified in bearing, gen-
erous in spirit, hospitable to a fault, fearless and uncompromising in mainte-
682 FESSENDEN FAMILY.
nance of the right, yet eminently courteous and forbearing, he has left to his
descendants that 'good name rather to be chosen than much riches.'" He
died May 5, 1805. Mr. Fessenden was twice married; first, m. Sarah Reed,
who died the first year; second, Sarah Clement. Children and descendants,
far as known, as will follow :
1. Sarah, b. Apr. i, 1776.
2. William, b. Apr. 3, 1778; d. Feb. 14, 1801.
3. Caleb P., b. Dec. 6, 1780; d. Apr. 19, 1800.
4. Ebenezer, b. July 18, 1782; was a justice of the peace in Fryeburg
many years. He d. Apr. 12, 1841. His wife, Rebecca, died June 10,
1851. Children:
I. Anna P., b. Aug. 28, 181 1.
II. Elizabeth C, b. July 24, 1813.
III. Enoch P., b. Sept. 26, 1815 ; d. Apr. 26, 18 19.
IV. Caleb, b. Feb. i, 1818.
V. HuLDAH P., b. Feb. i, 1820.
VI. Enoch P., born June 26, 1822. He fitted for college at Fryeburg
Academy and entered the junior class at Bowdoin. He ranked high,
being first in his class as a German scholar and in mathematics. He
graduated with honor in 1844; taught in a seminary in Indiana, but
afterwards studied medicine and for many years practised in Bucks-
port, Me. He d. at Augusta, Feb. 23, 1883. He was a poet of merit
and wrote verses when only nine years of age. We subjoin a selec-
tion of his verses.
THE SONG OF SLEEP.
Sleep, sleep, sleep, Sleep, sleep, sleep,
O how sweet when day is o'er! O how sweet in shailes of woe,
Floating from the quiet shore Tlien to feel the titlal flow
'Nealli the dreamy sky of -June Of Hhe softest wavy light
To the water's dying tune. Gently, slowly lift the night
Sinking with the sinking moon. Resting on the weary sight.
Sleep, sleep, sleep. Sleep, sleep, sleep.
Sleep, sleep, sleep. Sleep, sleep, sleep,
O how sweet at li"ii;ht of bliss O how sweet on motlier's breast
■There to feel t lie dewy kiss. There so soft to lie at rest,
There to smoothly ylide away (ra/iiig ni tliose quiet eyes
Down a softening moon-light ray Till their lights in shadows lie;
Into misty, ghostly day, Murmuring till the murmurs die,
Sleep, sleep, sleep. Sleep, sleep, sleep.
—Poets of Maine.
VII. William, b. June 18, 1824.
VIII. Charles, b. Sept. 10, 1826.
IX. Edward E., b. Mar. 2, 1829.
5. Gen. Samuel, b. July 16, 1784, and used to study by the firelight in
the woods when his father was making maple sugar. He was a gradu-
ate of Harvard College; read law with Judge Dana at Fryeburg; was
admitted to the bar in 1809, and began practice in Gloucester. He
removed to Porland in 1822. He had been in practice at Windham
for a short time previously; was representative to the General Court in
Mass., 1814-19 ; senator in 1818. After fifty years of successful prac-
tice. Gen. Fessenden retired to private life. He was a ripe scholar,
eminent lawyer, and distinguished statesman. He married Deborah
Chandler, of New Gloucester, in 18 13, and by her had a numerous
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family. Four sons were educated for lawyers, three for the medical
profession, and one for the ministry. Three were in Congress in 1864,
namely, Samuti C, graduate of Bowdoin and Congregational minister;
William F. : Thomas A. D., graduate of Bowdoin and eminent lawyer
of Androscoggin bar. Of the other children, Phillip was lost at sea ;
Oliver G. graduated at Dartmouth and practiced law in Portland ;
Hewitt C. graduated at Dartmouth and practiced medicine at Eastport,
Me. ; Daniel W. graduated at Dartmouth, lawyer in Portland, sixteenth
clerk of Supreme Court of Maine ; Charles S. D., graduate of Bowdoin,
surgeon U. S. Marine Hospital Corps ; Joseph P., graduate of Bowdoin,
physician, at one time mayor of Lewiston, now living at Salem, Mass.
. Hon. William Pitt Fessenden, eldest son of Gen. Samuel, was b.
Oct. 16, 1806, at Boscawen, N. H. ; m., in 1832, Ellen, youngest dau.
of James Deering, the distinguished Portland merchant. She died in
1856. He entered college before he was seventeen; became an
eminent lawyer and statesman ; was elected to Congress in 1840, after
which he served four terms in the legislature of Maine ; was long a
distinguished member of the United States Senate, and at one time
secretary of state ; resided in Portland. His children were James D.,
William If., Franeis, Samuel, and a daughter who died in infancy.
The sons were all good soldiers during the Rebellion. Samuel was
mortally wounded in the battle of Groveton, Aug. 31, 1862, and
Gen. Francis lost a limb in the service.
Ellen Fessenden, only dau. of Gen. Samuel, was born in Portland,
Me., Apr. 21, 1823. In June, 1862, she was m. to Dr. John Dunlap
Lincoln, of Brunswick, where she has since resided. She has been a
contributor to several papers, and her verses, from which we select a
sample, show her style.
TODAY.
The sunshine lingers in tlie room,
I see it tlirough tlie window stream;
Kissing? tlie pillow where he lay
His jicatl in many a hoyish dream.
But I > thr c'liange since yesterday,—
Tlie yount', stroiiK step tliat 1 so miss.
The weary miles now stietrhiiig on
Between us iiiid my last lond kiss.
And mine had been a different plan,—
A dream of sheltered nooks and bowers ;
Of toil and pleasure, hand in hand.
Of lioiiif anil friiiiils and merry hours.
But he had ioiii^ni to try the world,
Its holies, its promises, its cares.
To tempt Dame Fortune's fickle smile,
And win her to him unawares.
And so with spirit bold and brave,
He pressed my hand in mute " ffood-by,''
And turned aside, lest I should see
The tears that glistened in his eye.
And my ijoor lirart was acliiiiti sore.
He might hav e heard each throb of pain.
My questioning heart, that yearned to know
If I should meet my boy again.
O life is hard ! The common lot
.\iid parting- wring tlie anguished heart.
But O liow differently we'd choose.
Yet see our fondest liopivs di-part!
We take tlie burden we wmild fain
Lay down, and fold our weary hands,
Praying our loss may be his gain.
Trusting to Him who understands.
—Poets of Maine.
684 FESSENBEN FAMILY.
6. Mary P., b. July 3, 1786; d. Apr., 1823.
7. Elizabeth C, b. May 21, 1788; d. June 14, 1805.
8. Thomas, b. Feb. 13, 1790; was an eminent lawyer in New York, who,
like Samuel, studied at night by the camp fire in the sugar woods when
a lad at Fryeburg.
9. Joseph P., b. Oct. 24, 1792.
Ebeuezer Fessendeu, who was, I suppose, a brother of Rev. William,
lived in Fryeburg, and by wife Sarah had a large family born in that town.
Mrs. Sarah d. Nov. 10, 1816; he d. Mar. 15, 1819. Issue as follows:
1. Stephen P., b. Dec. 5, 1779; m. Nancy , and d. Mar. 15, 1819;
had issue in Fryeburg, seven children, named as follows:
I. James, b. Mar. 13, 1808; d. Apr. 26, 1808.
II. Annette, b. Mar. 22, 1809.
III. Mehitable, b. Apr. 22, 1810.
IV. James, b. Feb. 9, 1812 ; m. Sarah F. Mansfield, who, b. Sept. 23, i8i6,
had Charles B., b. Sept. 14, 1836, and Stephen ff., b. Dec. 15, 1838.
V. Caleb.
VI. Jane, b. Mar. 15, 18 17.
VII. Sarah O., b. May 23, 1819.
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 12, 1781.
3. William, b. Dec. 31, 1782; m. Mary , and had issue, born in Frye-
burg, named as follows :
I. Ebenezer, b. Oct. I, 1810.
II. Sarah, b. July 22, 1812.
III. Rebecca C, b. July 21, 1814.
IV. William, b. Oct. 20, 1816.
V. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 18 18.
VI. Stephen.
VII. Martha.
4. Mehitable, b. Oct. 26, 1784.
5. Polly, b. May 8, 1786.
6. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 16, 1788; d. Nov. 25, 1810.
7. Joseph, b. Sept. 27, 1789; m. EUzabeth B. Smith, July 19, 1814; she
was b. Jan. 27, 1795, and d. Dec. 22, 1822; he d. Aug. i, 1827. Seven
children, of whom hereafter.
8. Jonathan, M. D., b. Apr. 28, 1791; m. Betsey Fitch, Dec. 3, 1821,
and located at South Bridgton, where he had a good professional busi-
ness until 1839, when, in consequence of poor health, he retired from
regular practice; he d. July 15, i860. Of his children further on.
9. Ruth, b. Nov. 10, 1792; d. Nov. 10, '1816.
Children of Joseph and Elizabeth:
1. Mary P., b. Sept. 14, 1815; d. April, 1886.
2. Elizabeth S., b. May 19, 1817; d. July 9, 1852.
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3. Stkphen p., b. June 19, 1819; d. July 4, i8ig.
4. Martha W., b. July i, 1820; d. May 2, 1894.
5. Sarah P., b. Feb. 11, 1822; d. Dec. 27, 1842.
6. Abiah S., b. Nov. 9, 1823; d. Aug. 15, 1825.
7. Abiah S., b. Nov. 9, 1825; m. William F. Fessenden.
Children of .Jonathan and Betsey:
1. Willi A^r F., b. Feb. 15, 1823 ; m. Abiah S. Fessenden, his cousin, Oct.
16, 1852; settled in Bridgton, where he d. Nov. 17, 1887. Children:
I. Anna L., b. June 26, 1853; m. Sibley.
II. Nellie P., b. Mar. i, 1856; d. Sept. 15, 1886.
III. Mary, b. June 3, 1859; d. June 13, 1891.
IV. Henry G., b. June 21, i85i.
V. Lula P., b. Mar. 20, 1863.
VI. Alice B., b. June 7, 1869.
2. Sarah E., b. Aug. 17, 1824; m. Uriah Senter, Feb. 26, 1862.
3. Henry G., b. June 21, 1826; d. Sept. 25, 1828.
4. Edwin F., b. Mar. 18, 1828; m. Laura B. Ingalls, Dec. 25, 1856, and
had issue, as follows :
I. Frank P., b. June 10, 1858; m. Ida F. March, June 22, 1876, and
had Lothrop E., b. July 23, 1S79; Addie L., b. Aug. 6, 1881 ; d. Sept.
20, 1882.
II. Addie M., b. Aug. 17, i860; d. Sept. 21, 1865.
III. Myra L., b. Aug. 15, 1862; d. Sept. 16, 1865.
IV. Clara J., b. Jan. 22, 1870; d. Dec. 17, 1871.
V. Fred L., b. Sept. 7, 1873.
5. Charles H., b. Jan. 25, 1830; was m. at Versailles, Ind., July 20, 1871,
and is now living at Vernon Centre, Blue Earth count)', Minn. He
emigrated from Maine to Wisconsin in 1857 ; from there he moved to
Minnesota, then a territory. He left the harvest field at the Indian
outbreak and entered the army; enlisted at Fort Snelling, Aug. ig, 1862;
was mustered out Aug. 24, 1865; farmer. Children:
I. Guv D., b. Feb. 17, 1874, at Milan, Ripley county, Ind.
11. Walter L., b. Oct. 15, 1879, at Comet, Faribault county, Minn.
6. Mary M., b. Mar. 9, 1832.
7. Thomas S., b. Apr. 29, 1834; m. Viola Powers, Feb. 28, 1864, in Bridg-
ton, while on a furlough as a soldier. He had emigrated to Wisconsin
in June, 1858. Nov. 5, 1861, he enlisted in the 3d \\'isconsin Light
Artillery; was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga, Tenn., Sept. 19,
1863, and after two years' service was discharged to re-enlist as a
veteran for the three years more, with a forty days' furlough, which was
spent on a visit to his old home in Maine. He settled in Ripon, Wis.,
and worked as carriage builder and carpenter until 1872, when he took
up 160 acres of land in Spring Valley, D. T., and commenced farming.
His residence is now in South Dakota. Children :
686 FIELD FAMILY.
I. Jennie L., b. Dec. 24, 1866; d. Oct. 22, 1867.
11. Son, b. Dec. 12, 1867; d. Dec. 13, 1867.
III. Fannie B., b. Nov. 16, 1868.
IV. Alfred, b. Oct. 19, 1875.
V. Albert, b. Oct. 19, 1875; d. Nov. 6, 1875.
VI. Edwin F., b. Nov. 2, 1876.
VII. Luella, b. July 23, 1879.
Nearly all branches of the Field family claim an English origin. They have
been noted for intelligence, persistency and profound scholarship in New
England. Twenty persons of this name had graduated from our eastern col-
leges in 1828. Among those of this name who appeared early in this country
were the following: Robert Field, of Boston, tailor, who was admitted
freeman in 1644; he had sons, Thomas and John. Alexander Field, cord-
wainer, was a member of the church at Salem in 1648 ; made freeman in 1649.
Robert Field, probably son-in-law of Maj. William Phillips, was on a jury
of inquest at Saco in 1660.
The Saco valley family of this name is said to have come from " historic
stock," as the line may be traced to the celebrated Darby Field, of White
Alountain fame, said to have been an Irishman, who signed the Exeter "Com-
bination" in 1639. He ascended the White Mountains in 1642; was at Dover
in 1645, when he sold his house and land to John Bickford. He was taxed
at Dover from 1648 to 165 i. His estate was administered upon by Ambrose
Gibbons. So far as known his children were Zachary, and Joseph born in
1648. The former, born in 1645, was taxed at Dover from 1659 to 1677,
but was dead before 1694. His son,
Zacliary Field, had a "garrison house" at Oyster river, near Dover, in
1707; received land and dwelling lying east of the road from Bellamy to Oys-
ter river, and west of John Drew's land, from his father. By wife Sarah had
two sons, Daniel, born Feb. 17, 1709, and Zachary, born Aug. 9, 1712.
Lieut. Daniel Field, as above-mentioned, was in Scarborough, Me., as
early as 1744. He was lieutenant in :he company of Capt. George Berry in
the Louisburg expedition, and afterwards served in the Revolution. He is
said to have died in the south part of Buxton, at the home of his son Daniel,
an aged man. One of his daughters, Hannah, married Nathaniel Lord, of
Buxton, and was the grandmother of Abram Lord Came; Elizabeth, another
daughter, was the wife of Matthias Redlon, by whom she had several sons,
all of them marked with the thick upper lip inherited from the Field family;
and also "laughed out of their eyes like a Field."
Daniel Field, Jr., b. in Scarborough (?), about 1750, married Rachel,
daughter of Matthias Redlon, ist, Apr. 29, 1773. He went from Buxton to
Note.— Rev. Joseph P. Fessenden, whose wife was Phebe, lived in Bridgton, where he died,
without issue, Feb. 13, 1S6L
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join the Revolutionary army, and was at the fortification of Dorchester Heights.
Thomas Redlon, Sr., who served with him, but who joined the army later,
said when he reached the command he had considerable money, but found
"brother Daniel and Uncle Daniel Field needy and divided with them."
Thomas Ridlon, Jr., and his brothers were wont to ask : "Who could the ' Un-
cle Daniel Field' have been?" We are now able to answer; he was the father
of "brother Daniel." He was one of the original purchasers of the " Dalton
Right," and settled on the northwestern side of the " College Right," on the
knoll near the Uncle David Martin brick house. The well-known " Hobson
field " and pasture land adjoining, as well as the farms formerly owned by
Daniel and Joseph Decker, were of his land. Some say he was buried below
Moderation in the old Townsend yard, others that he was laid down near the
Robert Ridlon homestead. His widow survived many years, drew a pension,
and lived in the family of Joseph Decker, Sr., the " Massachusetts prophet,"
who married her daughter, until Paul Wentworth, who married another daughter,
coveted the pension money — so say the relatives — and carried her to Green-
wood, where she died. The children of Daniel and Rachel were: M.^ry, who
married Edmund Pendexter; Annie, wife of Joseph Decker; Sally, wife of
Paul Wentworth; Daniel, who died aged 17 years; Jonathan, died at the
age of 21, and the two whose names will follow.
ZiU'hary Field married Sarah Miles, of Limerick, sister of Oliver Miles
who married Rachel Decker, and settled in a small house on a part of his
father's farm, near " Decker's landing." He afterwards removed to Cornish
to join his kindred, the Pendexters, but did not remain long. Returning to
Hollis, he moved his house across the creek that issues from Uncle Decker's
spring, where I suppose he died. His children were as follows: James, of
whom more; Mary, d. in childhood; Julia A., d. a child; Mary, m. William
Huff and had issue; Ji_)nathan, of whom more; Jacob, d. young, and
Charity, who d. in infancy.
Jacob Field, twin brother of Jonathan, before-mentioned, never married.
"Uncle Jacob F'ield ! " What memories his name scares up! He was a
harmless, weak-minded person with an atrfive impediment in his eyes. He was
always winking and twisting his face into fantastic expressions. Uncle Jacob
was a pilgrim who visited certain shrines at Greenwood, Sweden, Sebago,
Hiram, Hollis, and I^uxton; to these localities he annually came to wor-
ship (?) and visit his relatives, and he was in no haste to depart thence, but
patiently lingered, and sometimes straiiici/ his welcome. However, there was
one place to which he went where he never tarried long ; it was made uncom-
fortable by practical jokes. At the home of "Jot" Field? Of course. Now
"Jot" was boiling over with mischief and could extract some amusement from
the dryest subject, even from his poor old Uncle Jacob. At one time he in-
vited the unsophisticated old man to go down to the factory, where he was
employed, to "see the machinery." Machinery? Ostensibly, but this was
not his ira/ object, as the sequel will show. When he had guided Uncle Jacob
through the "lower room," "Jot" would send him up stairs to the weaving-
room, while, as he stood behind a door to watch, he fairly "lapped his chops "
with delight. The shy old man would stand against the wall and gaze at the
busy girls at their looms, all the time winking at them, of course ; couldn't
help t/iat. Being unacquainted with this habit of the venerable visitor, the
girls would swing their heads together — supposing the movement of his eyes
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to be intentional — and wonder what could ail such a gallant old fellow.
There was the red-faced, squint-eyed "Jot" exploding with laughter mean-
while, but when Uncle Jacob backed out and approached his nephew the
scamp would appear sober as a sexton and ask him what he thought of the
"machinery." The old pilgrim continued to travel by easy stages to visit his
kindred until the infirmities of age rendered it impossible; and soon after his
pilgrimage over this //«;;«; ended the journey of /ife terminated, and they laid
him down in Greenwood where he could no longer become the subject of his
nephew's impositions.
James Field, eldest son of Zachary, before-noticed, was a "riverman"
and " millman " all his days, and probably rode on mill logs while passing the
saw as far as a journey round the world. He married Caroline Hanson and
resided for many years on Water street, at West Buxton ; but he afterwards
built a house on the Hollis side of the Saco, on "Hobson's hill," where he
passed the remnant of his days. James was one of the kindest-hearted men
I have ever known; peaceable, honest, industrious, generous, harmless; with
a good word for all, from the small boy to the venerable sire, he was worthy of
the respect, yea, the veneration and love, of all who knew him — of the whole
world. In memory of his indulgent treatment of an inquisitive, barefooted boy
who is now driving the descriptive pen, the author is happy to dedicate this
humble tribute. And his good wife, Caroline, how gentle and kind s/u- was !
One daughter, Adaline, who died in maidenhood.
Joiiatlliin Field, another son of Zachary, has been introduced in a pre-
ceding article. He was one of the most singular men ever known in the Saco
valley, and but for "relation's sake" we should have classed him under the
head of "peculiar characters." Two conspicuous elements of his tempera-
ment were cruelty and cowardice; perhaps his humorous proclivities over-
shadowed these. We can best illustrate his character by a chronicle of some
of his adventures. While at work in the mill he would entice barefooted boys
to the card room in the second story ; then set flat-headed carpet tacks, points
up, on the stairs. This done he would go up and in an angry tone command
the boys to " clear out." Of course they would rush down the stairs and
scream with pain as their feet were pierced with the tacks; then "Jot"' would
go into convulsions and roar in joy. He once tied a dog to a large pulley on
the main shaft in the workshop, and "put the speed on." Over and over went
the poor dog, howhng with pain as he was bruised and mangled upon the
beams overhead, while "Jot" was rolling in the bench shavings and laughing
himself hoarse. At one time he had been to some building for a basket of
carpenter's chips. Now it came to pass that one of Deacon Hobson's cows,
then in the barn-yard, had a young calf in the stall. As "Jot" saw her run-
ning about, he began to bleat in imitation of the calf; when the restless cow
heard this, at the same time seeing the basket on "Jot's " shoulder, she leaped
over the bars, and, bellowing fearfully, "took after" what she took to be her
calf; and "Jot" ran for dear life. He was short, fat, and clums)% and made
slow headway. Seeing that he was likely to be impaled upon the mad heifer's
horns, he threw the basket at her and gasped out : " Take that, you darned old
fool." While she stopped to examine the basket "Jot" escaped to a store.
That night the moon shone across the old unfinished chamber where "Jot"
was accustomed to sleep, and as he went up the stairs, he saw some part of
his mother's spinning wheel, which had the appearance of cow's horns, and,
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almost paralyzed with fear, he rushed back to the kitchen where he declared
that "old Joe Hobson's heifer" was in the chamber. From that night forward
"Jot" Field never went up those stairs. He kept a pig one season. One
morning he leaned over the fence and cut a piece of his tail off. This set the
pig a-running and a-rubbing the remaining stump against the fence. This
was unlooked for amusement for "Jot"; it was a kind that just suited his
temperament, and he laughed and shouted in the madness of his glee. The
following morning he called a neighbor to witness the fun and cut off another
slice. VVell this went on from day to day until the A?// was all gone ; then "Jot"
would pic/: t/it- Sail' o_ff\ which produced the same effect. Poor pig! his tail,
or the place where a tail should have been, was sore all summer, and "Jot"
Field had any amount of entertainment at the animal's expense. When tell-
ing of this at the country grocery "Jot" would e.xclaim : " I tell ye he clawed
to it like a boot-jack." We said he was a coward; he was. He was assist-
ing to carry a loom across the mill-yard ; four men holding the ends of two
wooden bars had all they could " stiver " with. Well, one of those four-winged,
peacock-blue beasts called a "devil's darn-needle" came that way, and as
"Jot" was exactly in his line of flight he darted inside his unbuttoned shirt
front. " Gosh ! " shouted "Jot " as he let go his end of the bar, and, quicker
than I can w-rite of it, he stripped the woolen garment off before the aston-
ished spectators. The reader may fancy the amazed expression upon the faces
of the operatives in the factor)', who had, many of them, witnessed this per-
formance from the open doors and windows.
He was the dyer for the corporation, and when women wished for scarlet
yarn for children's stockings they were accustomed to carry small parcels for
"Jot" to color; when he was absent they laid the parcel on a shelf and went
their way. Knowing this, some rude mill boys would play an odd game upon
"Jot." W^hile sorting some Texas wool a ragged rat was found, which was
nicely tied up within many "thicknesses" of coarse wrapping paper and laid
upon the "yarn shelf when "Jot" was away at noon. Hiding behind some
dye-vats, these fellows waited for the return of the dyer. As he came in he
discovered the bundle and took it down. Now "Jot" was in the habit of
"talking to himself," and as he scrutinized the parcel and began to untie the
string he said: "Ah! I guess some o' the wimmin hev some yarn to color;
very well, I'll make it as red as camp-fire." Wrap after wrap was taken off
and no yarn appeared. "What'n thunder's this; it's a darned little skein in-
side o' this," said the curious dyer. At this juncture the rat jumped plump
into "Jot's" grizzled whiskers, but dropped upon the floor and disappeared.
Wild with fear, the man rushed to the mill-yard, yelling with all his strength:
"Where in hell is he, where in hell is he?" to the amazement of many who
were just then returning to their work. While he was thus playing the acrobat
those who had caused the episode left their hiding-place undiscovered, and
no person knew the cause of "Jot's" circus performance until these had
related the particulars. Afterward the wicked factory girls would look from the
windows and scream: "Where's the Texas rat?" as they saw "Jot" passing.
Poor fellow I he went down to a drunkard's grave. We saw him just before
he died, raving like a madman with the tremens. He had one son, Charlie,
who died when a lad. We believe his first wife was a daughter of Daniel
Crocket, the chair maker; the second wife was Elizabeth Hancock.
(JflaiulerB cl^amilu.
Mr. Ezra Flanders, from Salisbury, Mass., the New England cradle of
the race bearing the name, was an early pioneer of Buxton, but may have been
an elderly man who came with his sons, Daniel and Abner. He died in June,
1817.
Daniel Flanders married Hannah Boynton, Aug. i, 1802, and died Mar.
17, 1843. His widow d. Mar. 23, 1851. Their children: Sally, b. June 27,
1804, d. Apr., 18, 1821; Hannah, b. Apr. 6, 1806; Mary, b. July 11, 1S08;
Daniel C, b. July 5, 1810; Harriet, b. Nov. 27, 1812; Ezra B., b. Dec.
29, 1815; Elizabeth C, b. Mar. 9, 1818.
Elder Abner Flanders m. Abigail Bradbur)-, of Buxton, Dec. 8, 1806,
and taught school in that town; was afterwards a Baptist minister who preached
in Buxton, Cornish, and other towns; a long-visaged, cavernous -eyed, slow-
spoken, ungainly-appearing man, who could not help being good. He d. June
4, 1847; his widow d. Jan. 10, 1850. Children: Bradbury, b. Nov. 23, 1807
(a perfect copy of his sire), and Ethiel, b. June 6, 1816, d. June 11, 1880;
he married Charlotte (Ridlon) Wiggin, widow, now living at West Buxton.
Thus endeth the Flanders" chronicles.
The tradition is that the ancestors of this family came from Germany and
settled in Rye, N. H., and that the name was spelled Faiist. John Foss was
an inhabitant of Dover, N. N., on the 19th of January, 1665, and took the
oath, June 21, 1669; was taxed at Cocheco in 1665 and 1667; juryman,
1667-9 ^"d 1671, 1688. His son, John Foss, and wife Mary were at Sandy
Beach in 1668; of Shrewsbury Patent, near Exeter, 1671. They bought of
John Warren, Sept. 29, 1668, land near Exeter, which was sold to Richard
Magoon in Apr., 167 i. He had William, b. Mar. 11, 1673. A John Foss
was married to Sarah Goffe, Jan. 25, 1686, by Capt. John Wincall, in York
county, Maine. Another John Foss had wife Elizabeth ; he was dead in 1699,
and she administratrix. Children: Humphrey, William, Mary, Jemima,
Elizabeth, and Samuel. William and Mary Foss had Mary, born June
24, 1728, and Chadbourne, born Mar. 26, 1731. He had land granted John,
his father, laid out 17 17. Another William married Sarah, widow of Nathan-
iel Heard, and had Lydia, b. Jan. 7, 1705. We supijose these to have been the
progenitors of the Foss families in the Saco valley and offshoots that have
been transplanted into the eastern sections of the state. They were early in
Scarborough, Saco, Buxton, Hollis and Limington, and in Freedom, N. H.
Several prominent men have risen from these branches, and many of solid,
practical characters have borne the name in York county. Bishop Foss, of
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the Methodist church, Hon. Ira H. Foss and Hon. Frank Foss, the two lat-
ter of Saco, are of this family. The Foss families, descended from ancestors
who removed to the Kennebec valley, have been respectable and prosperous;
those in Limington and Parsonsfield, good farmers. We have not collected
data for any extended genealogy.
This surname may have been derived from Norse mythology in which Freyr
and Freyjr were son and daughter of Niord and his wife Frigga, or from the
German Frey, Frie, and Fries. We have the surname Freye in .Swedish biog-
raphy, with Frie and Fries in German annals. The husband of the Fnglish
benefactress, Joseph Fry, was undoubtedly from the same ancestry as our
Fryeburg Fryes.
Gen. Joseph Frye, son of John, was fourth in descent from John Frye
who came over from England and settled in Xewbury, Mass., in 1638, through
his grandfather, Samuel. He was a soldier from his youth and his military
mantle has fallen upon his posterity. He was in command of a regiment at
the surrender of Fort William Henry. Souther says: "Strongly dissenting
from its capitulation, he offered to go out with his single regiment and drive
back the French and Indians, but this privilege was denied him. His suffer-
ings and escape after having been stripped by the Indians, his three days' run
through the forest, till torn and haggard and, for the time, insane, he reached
Fort Edward on the Hudson, are more like romance than veritable history."
For his services the General Court granted him " a township si.x miles square
on either side of the Saco river, between the Great Ossapee and the White
Mountains," March 3, 1762. He was a practical land-surveyor and his good
judgment guided him in making choice of one of the most valuable townships
in the state. The Frye family has maintained its honorable prestige and pro-
duced many men of great worth.
The following records were largely copied from the town registers of Frye-
burg :
Capt. Joseph Frye, eldest son of Gen. Joseph by wife Mary, had nine
children born in Fryeburg, whose names w-ere recorded there. He died Jan.
13, 1828. Issue as follows ;
1. Joseph, b. May 19, 1765.
2. Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1767.
3. Mehitable, b. Dec. 27, 1768.
4. John, b. Aug. 27, 1771.
5. Nancy, b. April 25, 1773; m. Joseph Pettingill, Jan. 11, 1795.
6. Dean, b. May 25, 1775, and was grandfather of Senator William P.
Frye.
7. Sarah, b. Oct. 8, 1777.
8. William, b. Sept. 30, 1780.
g. Sophia, b. June 6, 1784; d. Aug. 9, 1785.
692 FRYE FAMILY.
Dea. Simon Frye, a nephew of Gen. Joseph, Souther says, "was a man
of rare prudence, honored as a deacon in the church, the first representative
to the General Court and many years judge of the District Court." He was
also called to act on important committees and in many local positions of re-
sponsibility. He died Oct. i, 1822. By wife Hannah, who died July 30,
1815, aged 76, he had children named as follows:
1. Lydia, b. May 31, 1769.
2. JuBE, b. May 29, 1771.
3. Esther, b. July 10, 1773; m. William Holt, June 19, 1792.
4. John, b. July 21, 1775; d. Mar. 22, 1796.
5. Jonathan, d. June 6, 1786.
6. John H., b. Dec. 19, 1777} ^ . t , tt , i>^
;L , t^ i" /// -twins. John H. d. Mar. ic, 183c.
7. George, b. Dec. 19, 1777 ) o> 00
8. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1780.
Lieut. Natlianiel Frye, probably son of Gen. Joseph, was a resident of
Fryeburg. He died Apr. 17, 1833. By wife Dorothy, who died Apr. 26,
1840, he had children named as follows:
1. Caleb S., b. July 17, 1776; d. Oct. 4, 1776.
2. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 11, 1779.
3. Samuel, b. April 20, 17S2 ; d. Sept. 27, iSio.
4. Isaac, b. June 24, 1784; d. July 28, 1784.
5. Sophia, b. April 24, 1786; d. Nov. 5, 1786.
6. Mehitable, b. June 21, 1789.
7. Caleb, b. April 3, 1791.
8. Patty, b. Sept. 3, 1793; d. Feb. 11, 1796.
9. Frederick, b. June 6, 1796.
Saniuel Frye married Mrs. Mary Gordon, May 25, 1784, by whom he had
issue as will appear below. She died Aug. 14, 181 1.
1. Hannah, b. July 13, 1785; m. Aaron Stevens, May 25, 1807.
2. Samuel, b. Mar. 28, 1787.
3. Mary, b. Mar. 23, 1789.
4. Isaac, b. Dec. 4, 1791.
5. Tabithy, b. June 3, 1794; d. Apr. 10, 187 i.
6. Sarah W., b. Feb. 20, 1797.
7. Elizabeth G., b. July 30, 1799.
Richard Frye married Sarah Gordon, of Fryeburg, May, 1788. He died
Feb. 10, 1836; his wife died Apr. 7, 1858, aged 97 years. Children:
1. Mehitable, b. Nov. 4, 1788.
2. Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 1791. ,
3. Richard, b. Sept. 6, 1793.
4. William G., b. May 12, 1796.
John H. Frye, son of Dea. Simon, b. Dec. 19, 1777, and d. Mar. 15,
1835. By wife Mehitable he had children named as follows:
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1. Caroline J., b. Oct. lo, 1818.
2. Sophia M., b. Aug. 28, 1820.
3. Lydia a., b. Nov. II, 1822.
Abial Frye married Betsey Gordon, Dec. 9, 1802. He died in Fryeburg,
Dec. 27, 1S46; his wife died Mar. 22, 185 1. Children as follows:
1. Eli/aheth, b. Nov. 9, 1803; d. Jan. 31. 1883.
2. John, b. Mar. 19, 1807.
3. AiuAL, b. Feb. 7, 1809.
Frederick Frye, son of Nathaniel, born June 6, 1796; married and had
issue. He died Nov. 23, 1823.
1. Martha, b. Dec. 6, 1819.
2. Caleb W., b. Oct. 29, 182 1.
Col. John M. Frye, son of Dean, and grandson of Gen. Joseph, of
Fryeburg, was born in Westbrook, Nov. 28, 1802 ; m. Alice, daughter of
David Davis, in 1828, and settled in Lewiston, Me., where he became identi-
fied with manufacturing, in which association he long continued. He was a
man of public spirit and served in the municipal government, being selectman
and town treasurer; was elected to the Maine Senate in 1841, and as member
of the council in 186 1. In these capacities he proved an efficient public
servant. He was also colonel of the militia and was a popular commander.
He died Jan. i, 1885. His sons were Hon. William P. Frye, the distin-
guished if. S. Senator, and Dr. Albert S. Fryic, who died in early manhood.
MaJ. William R. Frye, brother of the colonel, was born in Westbrook,
in 1808, and married Melicent Mower, of Greene, Me. He devoted his early
years to teaching, but became interested in the manufacturing business at
Sabattis and Lewiston. He was a useful politician and exerted a stron" influ-
ence in his party ; was chairman of the board of selectmen in Lewiston seven
years; served as postmaster under Van Buren, Pierce, and Buchanan, and
was a member of the Maine Senate in 1841 and 1842. He was a trustee of
Bates College. His second wife was Susan E. Calverly. He d. Mar. 5, 1865.
Chaplain Jonathan Frye, who was engaged in the Pequawket battle,
was a son of James and Lydia (Osgood) Frye, and second cousin of Gen.
Joseph Frye, the grantee of Fryeburg. This worthy young man was a grad-
uate of Harvard in 1723. He fought like a hero until mortally wounded and
then cried aloud to the God of battles for success to his comrades. The day
following he started on the journey toward home, but became too weak to
proceed from loss of blood, sank down to rise no more, charging those who
left him to die alone, if they reached home, to bear word to his father that
he was not afraid to meet his God. The following lines are said to have been
composed by a young lady whose life was clouded by his death:
"Assist, ve muses, help mv quill,
Wliilst tlno.ls ..f tears .l.ies down distill,
Nut fioni mine eves alone ; but ail-
But all tliat lieais the sad and doleful fall
Of that youn^ student. Mr. Frve.
Who in liis Mooniing youth did die,
Fightins for his dear country's good,
He lost his life and precious blood.
His father's only son wa.s he.
694 GOOBENOW FAMILY.
His mother lo\-ed hini teiiilfrly :
And all tliat knew liim lnved him well
For in luiylit parts hr did excel
Most ol liis atre, for lie was young,
Just entering on twenty-one:
A ronieh' youth and pious too,
Tliis 1 aliirnx for him I knew.
He served the Lord when he was young,
Aiid ripe for Heaven was Jonathan."
OSibson (Jfamili).
Capt. Timothy Gibson was a son of Capt. Timothy and grandson of
Dea. Timothy, born in Sudbury, Mass., Dec. 17, 1738, and lived for tiiany
years in Henniker, N. H., where he was a man of prominence and good
reputation; was delegate in the Provincial Congress, held at Exeter, May 17,
1775, where he took a foremost rank. He represented Henniker in the Legis-
lature in 1794, '95, '96; justice of the peace, and town clerk. He settled in
Brownfield in 1798, and died there, Jan. 16, 1814. One of his descendants
said : " The advent of Captain Gibson with his flock of brawny boys and their
worthy sisters was a good fortune for Brownfield." His wife was Margaret
Whitman; she d. in Brownfield, June 23, 1838. Children named as follows:
1. Patty G., b. Sept. 27, 1775; d. July 20, 1784.
2. Jonathan, b. May 13, 1777, was lost at sea in April, 1807.
3. Daniel, b. Aug. 13, 1779.
4. Timothy, b. Sept. 3, 1781 ; m. Lois Mansfield.
5. Zachariah, b. Sept. 3, 1781; a Methodist minister.
6. Henry G., b. Aug. 24, 1783; d. May i, 1788.
7. Polly, b. Aug. 21, 1785; m. Dudley Bean.
8. Robert, b. Aug. 22, 1787; m. Sarah Molineux; d. in Fryeburg, Mar.,
i860.
9. Abel, b. Mar. 23, 1790; m. Ann, dau. of Judge Joseph Howard, and
had issue. He d. July 16, 1852.
10. Margaret H., b. Mar. 19, 1792; m. Dr. S. S. Hadley and was mother
of iifteen children.
11. Jane, b. Jan. 16, 1795; m. James Weeks and had children living in
Brownfield.
12. Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1797; d. at Norway. Sainiui F., his son, was a
lawyer in Bethel.
(SoiKliMunu c^amib.
Jollll Goodeuow, fourth generation in descent from a Thomas Goodenow
who appeared in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638, and settled in Marlborough, was a
soldier in the French war, Indian wars, and during the Revolution ; he d. in
Brownfield, Me., Dec. 29, 18 18, aged 93 years. His son.
GOOKIN AND GOOGIN. 695
John GoodeilOW, was a soldier in the Revolution; settled first in Henni-
ker. N. H., about 17S0; m. Rebecca Tyler; removed to Brownfield in 1802,
where he and wife died. His children, whose names will follow, were re-
markable for their prominence, as will appear.
1. John, b. Feb. 17, 1786, was a prominent lawyer many years; d. in
Fryeburg, July 31, 18 13.
2. Phebe a., b. Oct. iS, 1787; d. Dec. 31, 1804, in Brownfield.
3. RuFus K., b. Apr. 24, 1790; graduated at West Point; commanded a
company in 18 12 war; practiced law; clerk of 0.xford county S. J.
Court seventeen years; member of thirty-first Congress, in 1849; emi-
nent and greatly respected; d. in Paris, Me., 1863.
4. Sally C, b. Mar. 7, 1792; m. Capt. Alpheus Spring, in Brownfield,
July 10, 1815. Issue.
5. Daxiel, b. Oct. 31, 1793; became an able lawyer and judge; was
speaker of the House of Representatives in Maine in 1830, 183 i, and
1832. Attorney-general of the state in 1838; justice of the supreme
court from 1855 to 1862; d. in Alfred, Oct., 1863.
6. William G., b. Sept. 16, 1796; an emment lawyer and at the head of
the bar in Portland. He d. Sept. 9, 1863.
7. Robert G., b. Apr. 19, 1800. He became a very able lawyer; was
bank examiner of Maine from 1858 to 1861 ; member of Congress in
185 I. He d. in Farmington, May 15, 1874.
8. Valorea G., b. Nov. i, 1802; m. Daniel P. Stone, the millionaire.
anioliin iuul (hoocjin.
The first of the name to settle in New England was Daniel Gookin, who
came with his father from Kent, England, to Virginia, in 162 1, from whence
he came to Massachusetts in 1644, principally on account of the preaching
of missionaries sent from that colony to Virginia in 1642. Members of the
family early settled in Hampton, N. H., and several eminent men were pro-
duced who bore the name, among these the two Revs. Nathaniel Gookin,
father and son. A branch of this family came early to Saco, and offshoots
spread into Hollis, Buxton, and other towns. Steven Googin was a Revo-
lutionary soldier from Saco. Joseph Googin and wife "owned the covenant"
in Saco, Oct. 11, 1789, and David Googin and wife, July 10, 1791. Patrick
Googin died Feb. 17, 1784, aged 84 years, and was probably the ancestor of
the Saco families. Capt. John Gookin died Nov. 25, 1795, aged 74 years.
The jolly old fellows used to sing at huskings and house-warmings a comic
song, each verse ending with the words:
" By-and-by I'll tell you how old Googin killed his mare."
William Googill and wife, Lydia, had children, baptized at Saco, named
as follows :
1. Joseph, June 19, 1763.
2. Roger, May 5, 1765.
696 GOOKIN AND GOOGIN.
3. William, July 5, 1767.
4. Daniel, Oct. 30, 1768.
5. James, 1770; d. Aug. 17, 1789, aged 19 years.
6. Lydia, Sept. 14, 1777; d. Oct. 11, 1796, aged 19 years.
John Ooogill and wife Margery had children, baptized in Saco, named
as follows :
1. George, Jan. 20, 1765.
2. Margery, May 31, 1767.
3. Elizabeth, Apr. 22, 1770.
Joseph (iiooffiu married OIi\e Banks, Nov. 6, 1788, and had Hannah,
baptized in Saco, Oct. ii, 1789.
l{Ofj;er Ooosill married Olive Staples, Apr. 27, 1790, in Saco, and had
children baptized as follows:
1. Lydia, Sept. 7, 1792.
2. Samuel, Sept. 22, 1795.
3. Jerusha, July 6, 1796.
John (ioogill and wife Sally had children, born in Saco, named as follows :
1. Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1807.
2. Sally G., b. May 20, 1809.
3. Hannah, b. Sept. 13, 1811.
4. Eliza G., b. Aug. 25, 18x5.
5. Lydia M., b. July 14, 1818; d. Oct. 23, 1832.
Davis and Saimiel Googill, sons of Joseph and Susanna, were baptized
in Saco as children, July 6, 1796.
Davis (ioosil'? born Dec. 25, 1812; d. in Saco, May 8, 1875. His wife,
Hepsy, b. July 1, 1804; d. Oct. i, 1868. He lived on Hollis side of the Saco
river at Moderation Mills, in early life, and was, I think, a carpenter by trade.
He afterwards returned to Saco, and is said to have lived on the old Dea.
Amos Chase farm, on the Ferry road, where he and wife died.
Josopll Ooogiu, born Jan. 21, 1800; d. Aug. 21, 1879. His wife, Hannah
H., b. Nov. 29, 1804, d. Jan. 11, 1892.
Thomas Googill married Widow Ruth Deering, in Saco, Sept. 15, 1796,
and had baptized there, Alexander, in 1798.
David Googill and Susanna, of Saco, had children baptized there as fol-
lows: Susan and Sakah, Apr. 4, 1793; Elizabeth, July 10, 1791.
Joseph Googill and Susanna, of Saco, had children baptized there as
follows: William, 1782; Susanna, Eleanor, and Hannah, July 6, 1796.
BURIALS AT SACO.
Daniel, Jr., d. July 5, 1851, aged 18 years.
Mary S., d. July 24, 1864, aged 41 years.
Lucretia, d. Dec. 9, 1863, aged 35 years.
William H., d. July 10, 1885, aged 39 years.
dlnifam elfamitij.
Tradition claims this surname to be but a corruption of Grafton, but we
have not seen proof of such mutation. The first of this family of whom we
have record was Caleb Graffam, who settled in Scarborough in 17 14. From
1727 to 1730 he was tenant of William Vaughan, of Portsmouth, on part of
the old Robert Elliot estate. He removed to Windham, where he survived
until 1783, being a very old man. He seems to have had several sons and
daughters, and some of their descendants have been rather eccentric.
Increase OraffaiU and wife Eleanor, of Bu.xton, had six children b. there.
He d. Apr. 8, 1828; his widow d. Feb. 26, 1846. Issue: (i) Tryphena, b.
Nov., 1785; (2) Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1789, d. Dec. 19, 1834; (3) Peter,
b. Aug. 20, 1791 ; (4) Catherine, b. June 3, 1793 ; (5) Jonathan, b. Feb. 26,
1800; (6) Sally, b. June 28, 1802.
Uriah Graffam, probably brother of Increase, married Lydia Edgecomb,
Sept. 14, 1784, and settled in Buxton, where a numerous family, named as
follows, was raised: (i) Abigail, b. Mar. 25, 1785; (2) Reliance, b. Aug.
17, 1787; (3) Samuel, b. Jan. n, 1789; (4) James, b. July 17, 1792; (5)
Joseph, b. July 31, 1796: (6) Jacob, b. May 25, 1799; (7) John, b. Oct. 6,
1801 ; (8) Lydia, b. July 28, 1803; (9) Staron, b. July 4, 1806.
Peter Graffam, before-mentioned, and Jemima lived in Buxton. He d.
Feb. I, 1835; she d. July 20, 1830. There was a song, sometimes sung at
huskings and barn-raisings, that began with the line, "Now Jot and Pete went
out to fight." The children were as follows: (i) Jo.seph E., — probably the
one called "Eastman," who lived at West Buxton, a large, quiet, peaceable
man — b. July 23, 1815; (2) Mary A., b. Oct. 5, 1817; (3) John H., b. Nov.
8, 18 19, lived near the Abram L. Came place, and was many years a teamster;
(4) Na'ihan S., b. Jan. 14, 1823, blacksmith, of whom some would say "as
homely as Nate Grafl^am"; (5) William S., b. Jan. 12, 1825; (6) Daniel, b.
Apr. 2, 1827 ; (7) Webster, b. 1829.
Samuel Graffam, son of Uriah, b. Jan. n, 1789, was, I suppose, the
" Uncle Sam Graft'ain " who lived on HoUis plains, a mile southwest of West
Buxton village ; a poor, but civil, honest man. He and wife Mary had chil-
dren named as follows: (1) Ruth, b. May 29, 1817 ; (2) Lydia, b. Sept. 22,
18 19 ; (3) Mary, b. Apr. 28, 182 1 ; (4) Joseph, who lived on the homestead,
and (5) Samuel, the man with short limbs.
JosiAH Graffam was in Scarborough in 1759, and was married to Abigail
Libby, afterwards to Catherine Whidden, and a dau., Abigail, was married to
Samuel Libby, Jan. 8, 1783. Drusilla Graffam was married to John Libby,
Oct. II, 1787. Unite Graffam, of Buxton, m. Grace Kelley, Oct. 30, 1788.
The late Joseph Graffam, lumber surveyor, of Saco, a man of excellent
character and member of the Free Baptist church, was of this family con-
nection.
dranl cifa^^^ilu-
This name was derived from the French word gra/ii/, great, or valorous,
and the ancestor of all the Scottish families came over from Normandy in
1066. One of the Grants was sheriff of four counties in Scotland from 12 14
to 1249. One Richard Grant was made Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1229.
The families were ardent supporters of Robert Bruce, but at his accession
were not a numerous clan. The "country of the Grants" is in Strathspey,
Invernesshire. Grant Castle is one of the finest old seats in Scotland. As a
rule the Grants were a stalwart race and were never found wanting in time of
duty or danger. A remarkable resemblance runs through all divisions of the
clan. Numerous branches of the Grant family were established in what is
now the state of Maine, and one, at least, came to old York as early as 1662.
James Grant, of York, made his will Nov. 12, 1679, and gives Peter Grant,
Sr., of Kittery, his "best cloth suite and cloak and searge suit, and my great
broad axe and narrow axe, and square axe, and compasses, and ads, and an
inch and an half auger and inch auger " ; gives unto JA^rES Grant, son of Peter,
'his "fyrelock, muskett, sword, and belt."' Wife was Elizabeth, dau. of James
Everell, of Boston. Inventory, ^154: 10:0. "Jeames Grant '" made his will
in York, April 14, 1693 ; wife Joanna, and two sons mentioned, the latter
"under age." Peter Grant, of Kittery, made his will Oct. 19, 1709, in which
he mentions wife Joanna, and children named William, James, A-lexander,
Daniel, Grizel, MarV, and Hannah. Inventory returned, 1712-13, at
;^2i6 : 10: o. William Grant, of Berwick, made his will May 24, 1721, and
mentions wife Martha and children named William, Alexander, Charles,
and Martha. Pei'er Gkant, of Berwick, in his will, made April 29, 1756,
mentions wife Mary and his children named James, Samuel, Alexander,
Peter, Landers, Daniel, Mary(Hami;lkton), Sarah (Hambleton), Lydia,
Martha, Grizel. He gives his sons seven guns, tw o pistols, and a sword.
Will probated, July 12, 1756. Inventory, ;^io78: 0:11. These Grants were
settled in a section of the town called "Scotland," because there the Scottish
people sat down. Another set of Grants settled on "Scotland hill," in the
town of Lebanon, and their posterity has greatly multiplied.
Benjiiniiii Graiit and Susanna, heads of the families in Saco and Liming-
ton, are said to have been natives of Ipswich, Mass., but I dare to doubt the
truth of the statement. He lived on "Mutton lane," in the northern section
of Saco, and descendants are now living in the town. The children were as
follows :
I. Benjamin, Jr., b. Sept. 9, 1775; m. Sarah and had nine children,
whose births were recorded, in Saco, as follows:
I. Abi(;ail, b. July 9, 1801.
II. Clarissa, b. Oct., 1803.
HI. Abigail, b. Mar. i, 1805.
IV. John K., b. April i, 1808; m. a Foss, of Limington, and resided at
North Saco, as farmer.
V. Sarah B., b. July 6, 1810.
GRAY FAMILY.
699
VI. Joseph P., b. Mar. ii, 1813.
vii. Benjamin, b. Oct. 3, 181 5; m. a Foss, sister of his brother's wife,
and lived on the same road, a near neighbor, with issue.
VIII. Marv a., b. Oct. 3, 1818.
IX. Almira, b. Jan. 27, 1821.
2. Susanna, b. June 10, 1778; d. an infant.
3. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 27, 1780.
4. Susanna, b. June 12, 1783.
5. Anna, b. Sept. 18, 1785.
6. Lucy, b. Dec. 4, 1788.
7. Sarah, b. Jan. 14, 1791.
8. Joseph P., b. Feb. 18, 1793.
9. Ebenezer, b. April 23, 1795.
10. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1797.
d^ntij (4itmilw.
Gray Ancestry. — This name is possessed by a family in Scotland de-
scended from the Grays of Chillingham, Northumberland, in England. The
family was originally Norman, and the first who came, in 1066, was the kins-
man of the Conqueror, from whom he received a reward for services in the
battle of Hastings, consisting of several lordships in England. This <rentle-
man was the progenitor of several families who spelled their names Grey
and were raised to high rank in the peerage ; some of these obtained a promi-
nent place in histor)', one of them being the beautiful and accomplished Lady
Jane Grey, who fell an innocent victim in 1554. All the families in Scotland
spell the name Gray, and one branch are peers by title of baron. They are
settled in stately castellated seats and mansions in several counties, and have
figured conspiciously in military and civil history.
Cajit. John Gray, who commanded Fort Mary at the mouth of Saco river
in 1720, was "son of a citizen and Salter of London, by occupation a linen
draper in that city." His father's name was Joseph. After the settlement
of John, in Biddeford, he married the Widow Elizabeth Tarbox, and bv her
had three daughters: (i) Ei.izareth, b. Aug. 30, 1727, m. Ezekiel Gushing,
Esq., of Falmouth, in 1745; (2) Mary, b. Dec. 23, 1728, m. Nathan Wood-
man, of Bu.xton, in 1749: (3) Olive, b. Feb. 6, 1730, m. James Staples, of
Biddeford, in 1755. Captain Gray made his will Sept. 26, 1752, and mentions
"all my anual income from England."
Robert Gray, of Biddeford and Saco, was born as early as 1680, as he
died January 30, 177 i, aged 91 years. He had no less than three sons, and
probably several daughters.
I. John, a millman, m. a daughter of Matthew Patten, in 1743, and lived
near the saw-mill : built a house for son-in-law at " King's Corners," in
700 GRAY FAMILY.
Riddeford. He was the owner of a valuable estate. His widow, Jane,
died in 1810, aged 93 years; was the mother of nine children; born
in 17 17.
2. James and wife Sarah had a large family, named as follows, all re-
corded in Saco :
I. Hannah, b. May 7, 1757.
II. Sarah, b. Dec. 8, 175S.
III. Cadwallader, b. Aug. 13, 1762; grad. Harvard College, 1784; m.
Joan Garland, of Buxton, Sept. 6, 1789; was a school-teacher, store-
keeper, and retailer of liquor, in Buxton, but I do not find record of
children.
IV. James, b. Oct. 5, 1765.
V. Mary, b. Oct. 5, 1765; m. Daniel Hooper, June 20. 1784.
VI. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 3, 1767.
VII. .Samuel, b. April 14, 1770; m. Lucy Porter (?) and had (i) Hannah
C, b. June 17, 1793; (2) William, b. June 6, 1795.
VIII. Jane, b. Nov. 2, 1771 ; m. Thomas Hovey, of Portland, Nov. 7, 1793.
IX. David, b. Feb. 17, 1774.
3. Robert, another son of Robert, d. near the lower meeting-house, in
Biddeford. I have not found record of children.
Harrison Gray married Sarah Rumery, Feb. 24, 1780, and had names of
children recorded in Biddeford as follows :
1. Robert, b. Aug. 11, 1780.
2. Charity, b. May 22, 1782.
3. Sarah, b. Apr. 25, 1784. •
4. Samuel, b. Mar. 14, 1786.
James Gray and Sarah, of Saco, had :
1. Tho.mas H., b. May 31, 1802.
2. William, b. Jan. 10, 1804.
James Gray, Esq., and Elizabeth, of Saco, had ;
I. Elizabeth A., b. July 4, 1810.
Sarah A., b. Sept. 15, 181 1.
Martha, ) . • 1 c- t o
' y twins, b. Sept. 2^, 181 4.
Mary, )
Hannah C, b. May 11, 18 17.
Capt. Joseph Gray and wife Elizabeth, of Saco. had:
1. Samuel, b. Nov. 17, 1800.
2. James, b. Apr. 24, 1809.
MARRIAGES.
1780, Mar. 4, Sarah and Samuel Warren.
1783, Feb. 24, Aaron and Mary Stevens.
1788, Oct. 9, Jeremiah and Olive Carlisle.
GORDON FAMILY. 701
1790, Nov. 25, Susanna and Joseph Hill.
1791, Apr. 30, Sarah and Benjamin Nason.
1803, July 14, Susanna and James Johnson.
1804, Apr. 14, Robert and Susanna Bryant.
1806, Apr. 30, Sarah and John Googin.
1806, Nov. 6, Catherine and Daniel Bowdoin.
AVilliam Gray, a Revolutionary soldier, removed from Sanford to Hiram
in 1793, and had a son,
William Gray, Jr., who was in the war of 18 1 2 and at Plattsburg. He
is said to have moved in the town of Hiram about twenty-five times. He once
lived in the Warren district; once in the William Stanley house near Image
pond; also at Isaiah Tripp's, and lastly at A. L. Gilpatrick's, where he died
May 7, 1 86 2, aged 76 on Apr. loth previous. His wife was Margaret, dau.
of John and Margaret McClucas, who lived to old age, rising 83. She was
a woman of great energy and force of character; of real heroic fortitude.
The son William was in the 12th Maine Regiment during the Rebellion, and
died at the hospital in New Orleans, Sept. 4, 1863, and for his services his
mother had a pension ; Stephen removed to New Hampshire; Henry has
served in the United States army and was in the late war; Sarah died in
Hiram, Apr. 18, 1847, aged 19 years; Ei.iza d. in 1848; Esiher A. m. Lieut.
Ammi L. Gilpatrick. and Hannah lived with her mother, unmarried.
John I{. Gray, born in Cornish, May 10, 18 12, married Jane, born in
Baldwin, Aug. 26, 1814; these had Susan J., Alvi.v, and Perley R.
(i)onloii djamiln.
This is the surname of an ancient and distinguished family, originally from
Normandy, where was the manor of Gourdon and extensive territorial pos-
sessions adjacent. It is supposed that the Gourdons came from a city in
Macedonia, called Gordonia, to Gaul. An old tradition states that in the
reign of Malcolm Canmore a knight came to Scotland and killed, or gored
dmvn, a wild boar, for which the king granted him lands in the Merse which
he called Gordown. In 1199 Bkrtrand de Gourdon mortally wounded
Richard the Lion-Heart with an arrow before the castle of Chalus. It is
probable that the first to settle in England and Scotland came over from Nor-
mandy with William the Conqueror in 1066. The clan Gordon was one of
the most numerous and powerful in the north of Scotland. The duke of Gor-
don, who was chief of the clan, was usually styled ''The Cock of the North,"
but his most ancient title was "The Gudeman of the Bog," from a morass in
Banffshire, in the centre of which his stronghold was established. Gordon
castle is one of the most magnificent in Scotland. In Berwickshire, their
original seat, the gypsies retain the surname, and the simple-mannered natives
of the parish of Gordon are called "the gawks o' Gordon."
702 GORDON FAMILY.
Alexander Gordon, born in Scotland, was taken prisoner at Tuthill
Fields camp, London, in 1650, during the war between England and Scotland,
and came to New England with Capt. John Allan in 165 1, being released on
that condition, and was a prisoner of war at Watertown, Mass., until 1654.
He was an inhabitant of New Hampshire before 1660, and settled on a town
grant "beyond ye little river,'' in Exeter, 1664. He married Mary, dau. of
Nicholas Lysson, a sawyer at the head of Swampscot river in New Hamp-
shire. He died in 1697. His son,
TllOlIiaS Gordon, of Brentwood, N. H., born at Exeter, in 1678; married
Elizabeth Harriman, of Haverhill, Mass., and died in 1762, leaving a son,
Timothy Gordon, of Brentwood, N. H., born Mar. 22, 17 16; married
Maria .Stockbridge, of Stratham, N. H. He d. Mar. 30, 1796, leaving a son,
Timothy Gordon, bom in Brentwood, N. H., Dec. 30, 1757; settled in
Newbury, Mass., as farmer and shipwright; enlisted, Apr. 23, 1775, in Capt.
Daniel Moore's company of Stark's regiment, and was at Bunker Hill, Ben-
nington, and Saratoga. He did the iron work for the United States sloop
Wasp in 1812. He married, Jan. 23, 1782, Lydia, dau. of David Whitte-
more : died at Newburyport, Jan. 16, 1836. His son,
Timotliy Gordon, of Plymouth, Mass., born at Newbury, Mar. 10, 1795;
married. May 12, 1825, Jane, dau. of Solomon Jones, of Hingham, Mass. He
was a physician; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825; died Nov. 5,
1877, leaving a son,
Solomon J. Gordon, born in Weymouth, Mass., Sept. 24, 1826; gradu-
ated at Harvard College, 1847; admitted to the bar in Boston, 1850. He
married, Dec. 30, 185 1, Rebecca, dau. of David Ames, Jr., of Springfield,
Mass.
The foregoing shows the ancestry of the Newbury Gordons and those who
came from that town to Biddeford. The whole family connection have pos-
sessed all the physical and mental traits of their Scottish ancestry; many
have been men of great stature and strength, and as determined as a Nero.
John Gordon, from Newbury, Mass., purchased land in Biddeford previ-
ous to 1728, and his two sons, Allan and Joseph, settled there. Descendants
of John have held uninterrupted possession of this land down to this day.
My letters of inquiry have received no attention from the Biddeford and
Dayton families who bear the name, and I can only present such disconnected
genealogical fragments as were found on the town and church records.
Benjamin Gordon, of Biddeford, m. Elizabeth, and had issue:
1. Benjamin, b. June 15, 1793.
2. CvRUS, born July 16, 1805; m. Ellen M. Cutter, May 31, 1833; had
Francis C, b. Mar. 20, 1834, and Sarah £., b. Sept. ig, 1836.
3. Mark, b. Mar. 11, 1S07 ; m. Sarah R. Murch, Dec. 28, 1836.
4. Sally, b. Sept. i, 1809.
Pike Gordon, of Biddeford, m. Mehitable, Nov. 5, 1796, and had children
as follows :
I. Mehitable, b. Mar. g, 1797.
GORDON FAMILY. 703
2. Susanna D., b. Jan. 28, 1799.
3. Pike, b. Feb. 15, 1801 ; d. Aug. 7, 1823.
John Gordon, of Saco, b. Aug. 18, 1809; m. Dorcas, b. Feb. 15, 1810,
and had issue :
1. Sally, b. Aug. 29, 1830.
2. Lucy A., b. Oct. 2, 1832.
3. John H., b. Jan. 21, 1835.
4. William H., b. Aug. 7, 1837.
5. Rebecca J., b. July 31, 1840.
6. Silas W., b. Nov. 6, 1850.
Jeremiah Gordon, of Saco, probably the old tavern-keeper, was b. June
26, 1793; m. Mary K. , b. Sept. 23, 1794, and had issue:
1. Sarah A. H., b. Nov. 18, 182 i.
2. Daniel, b. Aug. 22, 1823.
Andrew Gordon, of Biddeford, was probably the first person who made
an attempt to settle in the plantation of Little Falls, now in Dayton. He and
John Gordon came into the forest in 1753 and attempted to clear land, but
were driven away by the Lidians. He abandoned his claim and entered the
army in the Canada expedition; on his return he resumed work on his land
near the celebrated boiling spring, and made there a fine farm. While cutting
down the forest, he and John built a camp for shelter, but boarded at their
parents' home in Biddeford, walking back and forth by a river path. He,
Andrew, was a large, powerful man. In 1802 he became dependent, being
aged, and the town voted to care for him, and to see if his children had
means to render him assistance. From Andrew and John the Gordon fami-
lies, locally called Gerding, in Dayton, were descended. Several applications
have been made for records without success.
Jeremiah Gordon, of Little Falls plantation, now Dayton, married Sally
Staples (intention Dec. 25, 1790), and had children named as follows:
1. Amos, b. May 20, 1794.
2. James, b. Nov. 5, 1796; m. Anna Anderson, of Limington, July 12, 1829.
3. Joseph, b. Apr. 10, 1801.
4. Sally, b. July 7, 1802.
J. John, b. May 30, 1805.
6. Jeremiah, b. July 28, 1807.
7. Mercy, b. July 21, 1809.
8. Hannah, b. June 23, 181 1.
MARRIAGES AND PUBLISHMENTS.
Dudley, of Little Falls, to Molly Rumery, of Biddeford, pub. Oct. 2, 17S4.
John to Mary Clark, Jan. 26, 1785.
Zebulon, of Hollis, to Sarah Chandler, 17S6.
Zebulon, of Hollis, to Abigail Ferguson, pub. May 21, 1791.
704 GORDON FAMILY.
Zebulon, of Hollis, to Molly Gordon, Mar. 2, 1792.
Martha to Charles Dow, both of Little Falls, Sept. 17, 1790.
Mercy to Moses Gutridge, Little Falls, May 7, 1791.
Edward to Susanna Redlon, of Buxton, Jan. 31, 1807.
Hannah to Isaiah Buzzell, Aug. 9, 1807.
Miriam to Joseph Drew, May 4, 1809.
Sarah to James Staples, Dec. i, 1803.
John to Lydia Cluff, Jan. 5, 1805.
Reuben to Olive Bryant, Saco, Aug. 24, i8n.
Betsey to John Dow, April 3, 18 12.
Jeremiah to Polly Woodman, May 26, 18 18.
Isabella, of Biddeford, to Nat. Goodwin, Feb. 8, 1793.
Joseph, of Biddeford, to Lydia Haley, Mar. 20, 1793.
William to Mary Tarbox, of Biddeford, Jan. 22, 1802.
Thomas to Rebecca Hooper, of Biddeford, May 13, 1824.
Samuel to Miranda Smith, of Biddeford, June 14, 1830.
Andrew, Jr., Little Falls, to Eliza Goodrich, Nov. 6, 1791.
Mary, of Little Falls, to Moses Goodrich, Feb. 16, 1792.
Amos to Hannah Bryant, Oct. 2, 1795.
Humphrey to Rachel Berry, Oct. 20, 1795.
FRYEBURG BRANCH.
Hllijll Gordon, of Scotch descent, was an early inhabitant of Fryeburg,
and may have come from Henniker, N. H., where families of the name early
settled. His wife was Elizabeth. Children, born in Fryeburg :
1. Deborah, b. Jan. 30, 1776; d. Feb. 2, 1786.
2. Sarah, b. Feb. 17, 1778.
3. Joseph, b. April 24, 1781.
4. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 20, 1783.
5. William, b. Sept. 3, 1786.
6. Deborah, b. Feb. 10, 1793; d. Sept. 4th.
7. John, b. May 4, 1797.
Henry Gordon and wife, Patty Farrington, m. May 30, 1793, had issue:
1. Stephen, b. Oct. n, 1793.
2. Polly, b. Aug. 21, 1795; d. April 10, 1883.
3. William, b. Aug. 8, 1797.
4. Peggy, b. Nov. 30, 1799; m. Richard Barker, April 25, 1802.
5. John, 3D, b. Oct. i, 1802.
6. Henry, b. June 7, 1805.
7. Eunice F., b. July 24, 1807.
8. James M., b. July 24, 1809..
9. Sally, b. Mar. 29, 1812.
HAINS FAMILY. 705
1. William, b. May 4, 1813.
2. Stephen D., b. May 22, 1817.
-. These of Henry, 3d, and Sarah.
3. Polly B., b. Feb. 6, 1819.
4. Martha, b. Dec. 15, 182 1
John Gordon, Jr., and wife, had issue as follows:
1. Eliza, b. July 25, 1817.
2. Sally W. F., b. June 4, 1820.
3. Charles W., b. Mar. 2, 1822.
MABRIAGES.
John Gordon to Betty Perham, Dec. 10, 1783.
Sarah Gordon to Abner Charles, Oct. 9, 1797.
Mrs. Mary to Sanuiel Frye, May 2, 1784.
Widow Bethia to Aaron Chamberlain, .\ug. 2, 1787.
Sarah to Richard Frye, May 8, 1788.
Betty to William Kimball, Aug. 4, 1791.
Betty to Abial Frye, Dec. 9, 1802.
liiiuB c^amilg.
Those who have familiarized themselves with the genealogy of this family
claim for them a Welsh origin, and assume that the name Haiiis was derived
from Eimws, the Welsh for "son of Einion." The founder of the New Eng-
land family was S.\muel Hains, born about 161 1, who came from Westbury,
Wiltshire, England, on the ship Angel Gabriel, in 1635. He settled first at
Dover, N. H., but soon removed to Strawberry Bank, now Portsmouth, and
finally became a permanent inhabitant of Greenland, N. H., where was built
the family cradle of the New England stock. Samuel was married in England,
when visiting there in 1638. He was deacon and selectman. Two sons,
Samuel, born in 1646, and Matthias, born 1650, were the head fountains
from which the Hains blood was disseminated to a numerous posterity now
scattered over our land.
Branches of the Hains family were early planted in Saco, Scarborough, and
Bu.xton, Me., but in some of these towns are now nearly extinct. Two of the
most prominent persons of the name were \A'illi.am P. Hains and Aiuiustine
Hains, who were prominently identified with the cotton manufacturing busi-
ness in Biddeford. A son of the former, Hon. Ferguson Hains has also
been a citizen of considerable note in that city. A family of this name was
brought up in Buxton, the mother being a Hancock. The sons, as we remem-
ber them, were Washington, William, and Jabez. William Hains, long a
resident of Buxton, was a man of excellent character; unobtrusive, honest,
and kind-hearted. Nearly all of his active life was spent in driving an ox-team
at West Buxton, drawing lumber from the mills.
ialetr 4amili|.
This family is of Irish origin, and the surname, independent of errors in
spelling by uneducated scribes, has been found in forms various ; sometimes
as follows: Hale, Halle, Halie, Healey, Hally, and Haley, which is the gen-
erally accepted orthography. Branches of the family were early settled in
Kittery and Biddeford ; these are traditioned to be descended from two dis-
tinct heads, possibly brothers.
Andrew Haley ' was quite extensively engaged in the fisheries at the Isle
of Shoals, where he settled at an early colonial day, and for him " Haley's
Island" was named. He seems to have been a man of wealth and social
standing, known as " King of the Shoals." A sea-wall was built by him, to
connect two islands and improve his harbor, fourteen rods long, thirteen feet
in height, and fifteen feet in width. He is said to have married Deborah
Wilson.
Andrew Haley, '^ son of the preceding, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Humphrey
Scammon, of Kittery, July 15, 1697, and settled on the Haley homestead.
He made his will Apr. 8, 1725, and mentions three sons and three daughters;
land and buildings on Spruce creek; reserved orchard fruit for wife Elizabeth.
He wrote his name " Hally." He was a man of wealth for the times as proved
by inventory, returned July 2, 1725, which was £1,116 : 16 : 7, with £^ : 3 : o
returned by executrix June g, 1727. Children as follows:
1. Elizabeth,^ b. Jan. 25, 1698; "owned the covenant" as an adult per-
son in the "Lower Parish" church of Kittery, Jan. 14, 1719; was m.
to Peter Lewis, of that town, Dec. 29, 1726, one year after her father's
death, when she received by will forty pounds to be paid by three
brothers.
2. Andrew,'' b. Jan. 22, 1700; m. Mary Briar, of Kittery, Aug. 7, 1727,
and received by his father's will, in 1725, the homestead, being the
third by the name Andrew to possess the same. He had a family of
children whose record of births does not appear.
3. William,'' b. Feb. 17, 1704; was not mentioned in his father's will and
probably had deceased.
4. Samuel,^ b. Feb. 17, 1706; m. Grace Lewis, Nov. 21, 1733, and lived
in Kittery. By his father's will, of 1725, he had received a part of the
homestead and "housing." He "owned the covenant," Mar. 3, 1728.
A son, Samiic/,* was bapt. Mar. 24, 1751, by pastor of "Spruce Creek
church."
5. Sarah,'' b. April 7, 1709; m. Joseph Weeks, of Kittery (intention re-
corded April 23, 1726). She was mentioned in her father's will, by
which she received ^40.
6. JoHN,^ b. June 14, 17 12; have not found record of his marriage, but I
suppose the children were baptized by pastors of Kittery churches. He
inherited part of his father's estate at his majority. John Haley and
wife "owned the covenant," Sept. 30, 1744, and same day had /oe/*
UALEY FAMILY.
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J'e/a/ia/i,* and S/zsa/ina'' baptized; other baptisms as follows: (i) Dor-
ot/iy,'* May 25, 1746; (2) Molly,* March 22, 1747; (3) Eunice,'' June 30,
1751; (4) Tobias,']n\y IS, 1753; (5) ^.r/W/,-" Aug. 17,1755; (6) Lucy,''
May, 1764.
Rebecca,'' m. Charles Smith (intention July 19, 1735). She was men-
tioned as youngest daughter in the will of her father, in 1725, by which
she was to have ^40, to be paid by her brothers.
INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGES OF HALEYS IN KITTERI.
1742
1752
'754
I7SS
1765
1765
1766
1766
1768
1773
1778
1780
1785
1786
1786
1787
1789,
1789
1789
1791
1791
1793
1793
1794
1797
1797
1800
1802
1809
1803
1805
1806
1807
Aug. 14, Elizabeth to Nicholas Weeks.
Jan. 23, Sarah to William Hutchins.
Jan. 19, Andrew to Elizabeth Lewis.
Sept. 20, Elizabeth to Josiah Hutchins.
Sept. 20, Josiah to Susanna Hanscomb.
Oct. 26, Pelatiah to Eliza Lewis.
Mar. 28, Molly to Arthur Came.
Sept. 6, Rebecca to Samuel Kingsbury.
Apr. 28, Joel to Lucy Fernald.
Oct. 22, William to Miriam Fernald.
Oct. 29, Samuel to Mary Fernald.
Oct. 29, John to Martha Hutchins.
July 31, Lucy to Edward Moore.
Feb. II, Samuel to Mary Ham.
Oct. 27, Sally to Zacheus Trafton.
June 2, Margaret to Charles Bellamy, Jr.
Jan. 25, Ebenezer to Temperance Norton.
Mar. 26, John to Mary Bellamy.
Oct. 24, Sally to Enoch H. Lewis.
Oct. I, Tamesin to John Bellamy, Jr.
Oct. 22, Eunice to James Mclntire.
Jan. 24, Susanna to Daniel Hooper.
Sept. 25, Mary to Elihu P. Wilson.
Nov. 23, Noah to Lucy Weeks.
Feb. 26, Maj. William to Miriam Johnson.
Oct. 28, Simeon to Betsey Lewis.
April 2, Samuel to Molly Lewis.
May 22, Betsey to Thoma Pettigrew.
July 9, Robert, Jr., to Nancy Shilleby.
Dec. 10, Lucy to Josiah McLitire.
July 2, Joel to Lucy Allen.
Aug. 1 6, Lydia to Paul Ford.
Jan. 10, Temperance to Briant Patch.
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1807, Sept. 5, William, Jr., to Nancy Doane.
1808, Oct. 8, William to Maria Lewis.
1809, Mar. II, Maria to John Billings.
1809, Sept. 16, Thomas to Lucy Lewis.
1811, Sept. 14, Molly to Frederick Jones.
18 13, April 24, John to Dorcas Sargent.
1814, April 6, Betsey to Joseph Wilson.
18 1 6, July 19, Nancy to Francis Davis.
18 1 9, Jan. 19, Lucy to Ednumd Hutchins.
18 19, Nov. 30, Josiah, Jr., to Hannah Wentworth.
MARRIAGES OF HALEYS IN KITTERY.
1754, Feb. 7, Elizabeth to Samuel Neal, of Stratham.
1752, Feb. 20, Sally to William Hutchins.
1754, Feb. 14, Andrew to Elizabeth Lewis.
1780, Nov. 12, John to Martha Hutchins.
1787, July 3, Margaret to Charles Bellamy.
1789, Feb. 19, Ebenezer to Temperance Norton.
1785, Aug. 20, Lucy to Edward Moore.
1789, Nov. 18, Sally to Enoch H. Lewis.
1791, Nov. 23, Tamsen to John Bellamy, Jr.
1792, Jan. 15, Eunice to James Mclntire, of York.
1793, Aug. I, Susanna to William Hooper.
1793, Nov. 4, Molly to Elihu P. Wilson.
1797, Mar. 15, Maj. William to Miriam Johnson.
1797, Nov. 24, Simeon to Betsey Lewis.
1802, Sept. 5, Robert to Nancy Shillibey.
1805, July 21, Joel-to Lucy Allen.
1800, May 2, Samuel to Molly Lewis.
1803, July 2, Betsey to Thomas Pettigrew.
1804, Mar. 25, Lucy to Josiah Mclntire, of Biddeford.
1806, Nov. 3, Lydia to Paul Ford, of Lyman.
1807, Feb. 4, Temperance to Briant Patch.
1808, Oct. 30, William to Maria Lewis.
1809, April 3, Maria to John Billings.
1809, Oct. 16, Thomas to Lucy Lewis.
1811, Oct. 13, Polly to Frederick Jones.
1813, May 19, John to Dorcas Sargent.
18 16, Aug. 6, Lucy to Francis Davis.
18 19, July 4, Lucy to Edmund Hutchins.
1820, Feb. 23, Josiah to Hannah Wentworth.
1820, Aug. 29, Susan to George Armsby, U. S. Army.
HALEY FAMILY. 709
BAPTISMS IN KITTERY.
1766, Mar. 15, Ebenezer, son of Andrew and Elizabeth.
1772, Jan. 19, Susanna, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth.
1767, Nov. 29, William, son of Josiah and Susanna.
1773, May 2, Betty, dau. of Josiah and Susanna.
1780, Oct. 22, Thomas, son of Josiah and Susanna.
1768, Jan. 12, John, son of Pelatiah and Elizabeth.
1780, Aug. 13, Elizabeth, dau. of Joel and Lucy.
1782, July 7, Betty, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth.
Thomas Haley, another colonial cadet of this family, traditionized as a
brother of Andrew, ist, of Isles of Shoals, came to Saco as early as i6t;3, in
which year he "submitted to Massachusetts." He was an early ferryman at
the Lower ferry on Saco river, having succeeded Waddock at his death. His
house, called an "ordinary," was on the west bank of the river. In 1673 he
was ordered by the court as follows: "For the more secure transportation of
travelers, for men and horses, to provide a good, sufficient boat fit for carrying
persons and their horses, large enough to carry three horses at one time."
He was allowed two pence for "every one he setteth over the river." He
married a daughter* of John ^\'est, a somewhat noted character of the time,
and by his will Haley's four children were made heirs with the proviso :
"Thomas Haley, their father, shall have nothing to do with it." This Thomas
was killed by Indians. Some branches of the Haley family early planted in
the Saco valley were offshoots of the old Kittery stock, and others from the
Saco and Biddeford family; this has been the cause of confusion among de-
scendants who have tried to trace the connections. Several families moved
"down east" early, where their posterity now flourish and multiply, being
about as prolific as the rabbits.
A peculiarity observable in all branches of the Haley family is the turning
of their hair to snowy whiteness at an early age. There is a remarkable
resemblance noticed in all branches of this numerous tribe. In consequence
of the imperfections of the public records, connections cannot now be made
with certainty between some of the Saco valley families and their ancestors.
MARRIAGES OF HALEYS IN SACO VALLEY.
1768, Apr. 10, Samuel to Betsey Tarbo.x.
1768, Oct. 10, Benjamin to Hepzibah Ross.
1775, Mary to Jonathan Tarbox.
1777, Feb. 15, Charity to Nicholas Davis.
1778, Dec. 24, Joseph to Jemima Tarbox.
1778, Dec. 12, Milliken, Jr. to Jemima Tarbox (?).
*A .iury of iiuiuest, in IG53, reiulered a verdict as follow.s : " We of ye .jury aliout Mary Haile
have agreed tliat according to ye evidence given to u.o yt sliee was accessary to her own death
witli overmuch eating and drinking, we not liaving any witne.s.s yt shee was forced thereimto."
There were ten men on this jury.
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1778
1779
1780
1782,
1784:
1788
1793
1793
1793
1793
1794
179s
1796
1797
1798
1799
1806
1810,
1812
1822
1822
1823
1828
1830:
1838
Nov. 26, William to Dorcas Hilton.
Oct. 8, Abigail to Nathaniel Perkins.
May 5, Lieut. Samuel, Jr., to Mary Cole.
Susanna to John Tougue.
June II, Miriam to Joseph Kindrick.
June 22, Abram to Sarah Tarbo.x.
Mar. 30, Lydia to Joseph Gordon.
July 12, Susanna (Kittery) to Daniel Hooper.
Sept. 4, Joshua to Alice Smith.
Oct. 18, Rachel to Joseph Clark.
Apr. 12, Margaret to John Holman, of York.
March 5, Sally to John Jameson.
Nov. 5, Elizabeth to John Emery.
June 2, Joseph to Mary Emery.
Dec. 25, John to Peggy Lee.
Feb. 6, Thomas to Margaret Scammon.
Nov. 2, Joshua to Priscilla Emery.
John to Mary Smith.
Apr. 29, Miriam to John Young.
July 26, Edgecomb to Sally Watson.
Sept. 12, Sally to James Tarbo.x.
Oct. 27, Hannah to Dea. John Davis.
Nov. 28, Margaret to Roger Plaisted.
Sept. 19, Miriam to Zachariah Tarbox.
Jan. 29, Nathan G. to Mehitable Lee.
HALEYS OF BIDDEFORD AND HOLLIS.
Children of William and R.a.chel Edgecomb;
1. Rachel, b. Feb. 27, 1747.
2. John, b. Nov. 16, 1749.
3. Robert, b. Aug. 9, 1752.
4. Margaret, b. Mar. 10, 1755.
Children of Sylvester and Sarah:
1. Miriam, b. Aug. i, 1786.
2. Joseph, b. July 3, 1788.
3. John, b. Mar. i, 1791.
4. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1795.
5. Sylvester, b. July 7, 1797.
6. Samuel, b. Sept. 27, 1800.
7. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1800.
HALEY FAMILY. 711
Children op John and Sarah:
1. Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1817.
2. Noah, b. Feb. 17, 1819.
3. John, b. Jan. 2, 1825.
4. Jo.SEPH, b. Jan. 10, 1832.
Children of Samuel and Abigail:
1. Olive W., b. Oct. 21, 1830.
2. Sarah A., b. Jan. 10, 1835.
3. Miriam, b. Aug. 17, 1837.
Children of Edgecome and Sally:
1. Sarah A., b. Dec. 16, 1828.
2. Tho.mas, b. Aug. 25, 1830.
Samuel Haley,' born at Biddeford Pool and supposed to have been de-
scended from Thomas Haley, married, first, Betsey, eldest daughter of John
Woodman, then Widow Tarbo.x (who was b. May 17, 1738, d. Aug. 7, 1780J,
May 26, 1768, and had five children. He married, second (intention 1781),
Mary Cole, whose maiden name was Beal, of Kittery, or York, by whom five
other children. He ''took to" young widows. The family lived at Winter
Harbor, in Biddeford, until Noah was eight years of age, and the children
were probably all born there. About 1790 the family removed to Hollis and
settled near the falls on the "Great brook," where he owned or leased a saw-
mill and engaged in lumbering; at time of second marriage was styled "Lieu-
tenant." I have no record of his death, but a son, Joseph,- living in 1863,
said his parents were buried in the old grave-yard near the junction of the
roads leading from Fletcher's Neck and from the site of Fort Mary. His
mother was buried there, but I suppose Mr. Haley and second wife were laid
down in Hollis. Children as follows :
SECOND GENERATION.
1. Joshua,'- b. Feb. 28, 1767; was commander of a privateer in the war
of 18 1 2 and was captured by the British and carried to England, where
he was long confined in prison. He m. Alice Smith, in Biddeford. Sept.
4, 1793, and had Elizabeth'^ and Johiil^
2. Olive,'- b. Dec. 10, 1771 ; m. John Atkinson, of Buxton, Nov. i, 1792,
and moved to Eaton, N. H., where, after bringing up a large and excel-
lent family, two of her children and several grandchildren were minis-
ters of the gospel, she died.
3. Joseph,'- b. Apr. 15, 1777; m. Mary Emery, June 2, 1797, and settled
ill Portland as a merchant; was living in Charlestown, Mass., in 1863.
His children were Satnuel VV.? Joseph A'.,'' Mary,^ and Martha?
4. Sally.'- b. Apr. 15, 1777: d. Aug. 4, 1803.
5. Samuel,'-' b. Aug. 22, 1778; d. Aug. 3, 1801.
6. Sarah,^ bapt. Apr. 11, 1782, at Biddeford. It may have been this one
who died in 1803.
7. Capt. Noah,'- b. Apr. 2, 1782; m. Oct. 13, 1805, Sally, youngest dau.
of Joseph Woodman, half-sister of his father's first wife, and settled on
712 HALEY FAMILY.
the old road leading from the Smith neighborhood to Limerick, where
he made his home during the remainder of his days. He was commis-
sioned captain of a company in the old militia, of the 3d regiment.
May I, 181 1. He raised a company for the war of 181 2, largely com-
posed of recruits from his old command ; was in the field on the march
toward Burlington, Vt., Aug. 18, 18 13, and writes to his father on that
date: "After a march of five days we are very much fatigued with the
heat. We shall march from here (Concord, N. H.) in ten or twelve
days for Burlington with 1,600 or 1,800 troops. I have the care of
about 400 men. I am very well satisfied with my superior officers."
Aug. 26 he adds by postscript: "We are striking our tents this morn-
ing to march for Burlington with 600 men only. General Parker has
been here and Major Snelling, the finest gentlemen I ever saw." He
seems to have been in command at Fort Independence and Fort Warren
previously, for, from memorandum on the back of an old letter received
from Elliot G. Vaughan, Esq., I find he marched from Fort Independ-
ence Saturday, Aug. 14, 1813, and reached Medford the isth; reached
Andover the 1 6th, thence marched to Salem, N. H. He resigned his
commission Jan. 20, 1814, and. returning home, soon built a store and
engaged in trade. He was a magistrate many years, and was keeping
a tavern some time during the thirties; at one time owned half a saw-
mill on Moderation falls, in addition to the mill on the brook that had
been built on the site of the "old mill which was burned down." At
the raising of the old meeting-house on the hill in the Smith neighbor-
hood, say 1802-3, he walked along the ridge-pole and stood upon his
head upon it, while those below expected to see him fall to the ground.
We remember "Squire Haley" as a tall, well-formed, stately man, of
dif^nified, graceful carriage when venerable in age and under the crown
of snowy hair. He died Nov. 28, 1868; his wife predeceased him,
Aug. 22, 1859.
N.4NCY,- m. Elder Amos Taylor and had several children, of whom one
was, we believe, the wife of Oliver Dow, Esq., of West Buxton, mer-
chant and lumberman.
John,'- was in company with his elder half-brother, in Portland, as mer-
chant. He m. Sally Harford and had Elizabeth, Jolin, and James.
J/\MES,'^ the youngest son of Samuel, was in the war of 1812; was
taken by the British, carried to England, and confined in prison ; never
returned ; had been married and left a wife and daughter.
Beisev,- m. Samuel Leavitt, of Buxton, had one daughter, and died.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Capt. Noah and Sally:
Maj. Samuel C.,'' b. Mar. 11, 1806; m., first, Elsie Edgecomb, of
Hollis; second, Widow Almira Clark, whose maiden name was Good-
win. No issue. He built a small house west of his father's, where he
settled and where, for many years, he lived alone. He was a large,
powerful man and resembled his father ; was major in the old militia ;
a man of good natural ability; served as agent for Hollis and went to
Augusta before the Legislature to adjust the disputed boundary between
Hollis and Waterborough. When his anger was raised he was a dan-
~^^>B^
CAPT. NOAH HALEY.
HALEY FAMILY. 713
gerous character. At an old-time Lyman muster '• Sam " had a man
down and choked him until nearly dead, and while he struggled to re-
lease himself from the grip on his throat the giant laughed and said:
"Keep still! keep still! I won't hurt you." He was involved in many
adventures of a combative, radical, and romantic character. Ah ! but
he was the champion teamster. When everybody failed to start the dis-
couraged o.x-team Sam Haley would swing his cap and shout " Go-o-o-e "
until the "critters would git as if the de-vil was arter 'em." He always
had a pleasant word for the lioys and they liked him.
2. Joseph W.,^ b. Jan. 4, 1808; m. Philomela Rroughton, of Conway, N.
H., Jan. 15, 1852, and lived on the homestead; was engaged for many
years in manufacturing bricks, and "Wood Haley's brick-yard" was a
well-known landmark. He was a man of good business parts, who suc-
ceeded in the acquisition of property; was a respected townsman. He
d. Jan. 12, 1892. Four children, of whom hereafter.
3. J.AMES,' b. Nov. 12, 1810; m. Miriam, dau. of Andrew Hodgdon, of
HoUis, and had four children. He went to Georgia with the other young
men from HoUis and d. there, of southern fever, Sept. 16, 1840. His
widow did not marry again.
4. Ruth T.,^ b. Oct. 1, 1812; d. Feb. 19, 1814.
5. Ruth T.,'' b. Dec. 5, 1814; m. Samuel Smith, of Hollis, "mason Sam,"
and had issue.
6. John,'' b. April 24, 1817 ; m. Hannah E. Strout, in June, 1843, and has
long resided in his native town, where he carries on a farm — the old
Rufus Deering place — and an extensive insurance business. Mr. Haley
is a well-informed, genial man. social and companionable; a loyal citi-
zen of public spirit. Four children, of whom hereafter.
7. Mary M.,' b. April 9, 18 19; m. first, William Earl, a trader at Salmon
Falls; second, to Ansel Merrill, of Buxton. She d. Mar. 17, 1888.
8. Noah, Jr.,''* b. in 1821 (?), and d. unmarried, Oct. 17, 1849.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of Joseph W. and Philomela;
1. Julia F.,^ b. Nov. 29, 1852 ; m. Nathan G. Smith, of Boston, April 24,
1872, and resides there.
2. Daughter,'' b. May 6, 1854; d. Nov. 12, 1854.
3. Sumner O.."* b. May 5, 1859, and lives at home, unmarried: a man of
good judgment and business capability, who has furnished much care-
fully arranged data for this sketch of his family.
4. Celia a.,'' b. Feb. 7, 1864; living in Hollis, unmarried.
Children of James and Miri.\m:
1. Sarah W.,' of whom no more information.
2. James W.,' went early to Boston, where he was engaged in business ; a
handsome young man of genial, kindly heart, whose sun went down
while it was noon.
3. Elizabeth P.,* who d. an infant.
4. Elizabeth P.,' her namesake, of whom no more.
714 HALEY FAMILY.
Children ok John and Hannah:
1. Henrietta/ d. when a child.
2. Esther A.,'' m. Willis Crockett, of Hollis, blacksmith, and has one son.
3. Clara E.,** m. Oren F. Smith, of Hollis, and d. in the spring of 1891.
4. Charles,'' now at home, unmarried.
Noali Haley, 1st, was a resident of Hollis, but I do not know how his
family was connected with those whose records have been given. By wife
Polly he had children, named as follows, of whose fate I am not advised :
1. Samuel, b. Sept. 7, 1799.
2. Jabez, b. Feb. 18, 1801, of whom I have a vague recollection.
3. Daniel, b. Nov. 7, 1803.
4. Jesse, b. June i, 1806.
5. Mary, b. July 7, 1809.
Joseph Hilley ' was an early settler in Hollis, but I have no knowledge of
his antecedents. He was living when four generations of his family lived in
the house, a log-house built back on the hill, some distance from the Nat
Haley house, which primitive dwelling was used for a schoolhouse after being
vacated by the family, and there a Miss Wise, sister of the wife of Squire
Vaughan, kept school.
Nathaniel Haley," born before 17S0, married Nabby Usher — of what
chain I am not informed — and lived in an old, long, low, narrow farm-house
by the road-side, about half a mile below Moderation Mills, in Hollis. He
was known locally as "Uncle Nat" and his old dame as "Aunt Nabby" ; and
so they, jolly old couple, jogged on together. We remember the little old
woman, bowed over, her crooked nose almost touching her chin, as she came
to the store for a " nip o' tea and a pinch o' snuff, you." After her departure to
the unexplored province, "Uncle Nat," a large, corpulent man, red-faced and
robust, carrying a tall, heavy staff, used to go from place to place to visit his
full quiver of married daughters. He was a very old man when gathered to
his fathers. Issue :
1. Joseph," b. May 21, 1802; m. twice, and his widow, Mrs. Ellen, has
recently deceased. He lived on the homestead as a farmer. "Joe"
had some kind of a twist in his eyes, and when looking at you saw
somebody away on the left-hand side. But he could see a good pair of
oxen, and usually had such in his barn. His eldest son by first wife,
Albert,* was a successful business man and left his brothers and sister
a handsome legacy. Then there were John,'' Ellen,'- and others.
2. Fanny, '^ b. Sept. 23, 1804; m. Ezra Nason.
3. Mary,'' b. July 17, i8o6; m. Joseph Quincy.
4. Lydia,' b. Jan. 17, 1810; m. James Rogers.
5. Harriet, 'Mj. May 10, 1812; m. Nason Bradeen.
6. Lovinia," m. Elisha Davis, and is the only one living (Oct. 25, 1894).
HALEY FAMILY. 715
Benjainill Haley was an early settler in Little Falls plantation, now Hol-
lis, and may have been a brother of the first Samuel for aught I know. Ben-
jamin, Jr., was married to Elizabeth Gilpatrick, of Biddeford, June 6, 1803,
and had issue as follows :
1. Hiram, b. Nov. 24, 1803.
2. William, b. Oct. 7, 1807.
3. Hannah, b. Nov. 26, 1809.
4. Elizabeth, b. July 26, 1812.
John Haley,' b. in Kittery, Me., June 20, 1737; m. Mary Malcomb,* who
was b. in Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 16, 1739. He came to the plantation of Lit-
tle Falls in 1795, ^""i settled in that part then known as " Deerwander,"
where he cleared the farm now occupied by his grandson, John M. Haley.
He was four years a soldier in the French and Indian war and four years in
the Revolutionary army; a blacksmith by trade. His wife d. Mar. 4, 1805;
he d. Jan. 26, 1816. Children as follows:
1. Mary,'- b. in York, about 1760; m. Abner Shaw, of that town, and d.
there.
2. John,- b. Feb. 8, 1762, in Kittery; m. Susan Gary, of York, in January,
1788 (she b. Dec. 19, 1768), and settled in Limington, as blacksmith
and farmer. He had a family of ten children, df whom hereafter.
3. BET.SEV,'- b. in 1770, at York; m. James Gilpatrick, of Hollis, and d.
there, Jan. 9, 1844.
4. JciSEPH,'- b. in 1772, at York; m. Ruth Bradbury, of that town. He
settled in Little Falls plantation, in 1794, on the farm adjoining that of
his brother \\'illiam. His first wife d. in Hollis, in 1797, and he ni.
second, Phebe Chadbourne. He d. Jan. 11, 1809.
5. Capt. William, ■•' b. Jan. 11, 1780, in York, and came to the plantation
of Little Falls, now Hollis, in 1795, and with his father settled in the
western part of the township, near " Deerwander." His second wife
was Jerusha Dyer, sister of that good man, "L^ncle Joe Dyer," the
blacksmith. He was chosen captain of the militia during the war of
18 1 2, and enlisted recruits for the army. He was a blacksmith and
carried on business with his father; for many years they did nearly all
the iron work for the settlers within several miles. Capt. Haley was a
tall, stately, well-formed man in his prime, and when advanced in life
sat under hair as white as snow, a venerable, a patriarchal looking man,
who was held in respect for his respectable life and strict integrity. He
d. Dec. 26, 1863. Jerusha, his wife, b. Oct. 3, 1792; d. Aug. 14, 1869.
Eleven children, of whom hereafter.
XpiRD GENEKATIOJJ.
Children of John and Susan:
I. Joseph,' b. July 28, 1788; married Jane Milliken and lived in Portland,
where he died.
♦Captain Malcomb, father of Mrs. Haley, sailed from Bo.ston as master of a vessel and
was captured on the ei>ast of Algiers and made to work as a slave in the mines for eighteen
years, when he isciiped and made liis way home. Supposing him to have been dead his wife
had married again, and the captain was, practically, a widower. Tradition does not .state how
this domestic skein was untangled.
716 HALEY FAMILY.
2. Sarah," b, April ii, 1792; in. Levi Berry, of Bridgton, where she and
husband died.
3. JOHN,^ b. Apr. 13, 1792; d. in infancy.
4. Benjamin,'* Hved in Limington ; his wife d. in asylum for insane, at
Augusta.
5. William," b. Feb. 13, 1796. in Waterborough ; m. Polly Johnson, dau.
of Dennis and Rhoda (who was b. in Limerick, Feb. 23, 1794), April
13, 1815, by David Boyd, Esq.; moved to Sebago, Mar. 10, 1818, then
part of Flintstown or Baldwin, where, in the wilderness, they began life
in earnest. There were no carriage roads, and their nearest neighbors
two miles away across the woods. To reach Hiram they had to cross
the outlet between Southeast and Basket ponds. A bridle path was
soon cleared to the Bridgton road and other families came from Liming-
ton to settle around them. The neighborhood has ever since been
called New Limington. A Freewill Baptist church was organized Nov.
19, 1826, by Elder John Stevens. William and Polly Haley were char-
ter members. He was chosen deacon and continued in the sacred office
until his death, Oct. 18, 1877 ; a worthy man, who was well and widely
known and respected for his upright character and exemplary example
as a Christian; wife d. Mar. 17, 1874. Eleven children; three d. in
infancy.
Mary," b. Oct. 28, 1798 ; m. Strout and had two children; second, John
Usher; lived and died in Bridgton.
RuTH,-'b. Sept. I, 1800; m. Noah Randall, of Limington, and had issue.
See Randall family.
Phebe," b. Feb. 20, 1802; m. Eliakim Cobb; lived in Hart's Location,
N. H.; died there.
John," b. Nov. 23, 1803 ; m. Eliza Goodwin; second, Sarah Tripp, of
South Hiram.
Oliver," b. June 6, 1805 ; m. Mary ; lived and d. in Waterborough.
Daniel," b. Sept. 23, 1806; m. in 1838, Martha L. Adams, of Sebago,
who was b. April 13, 1809, in Tamworth, N. H. He d. April 9, 1879,
at Bridgton; his widow d. there, Oct. 27. 1885. Early in life he settled
in Biddeford, where he served as watchman in the mills eleven years ;
removed to Sebago, where some children were born. Posterity.
12. Elizabeth," b. Aug. 8, 1808; d. young.
13. Barzillai," b. Aug. 8, 1810; d. young.
Children of Capt. William and Jerusha:
Mary," b. Aug. 20, 1805 ; m. Thomas T. Kendrick, and d. April 3,
1867, in Hollis.
Sally," b. in 1807; m. Joseph Banks, of Hollis; removed to Pough-
keepsie, N. Y., where she died.
Abigail," b. Aug. 14, 1809; m. Joseph Dyer, of Hollis, May 4, 1831;
d. May 4, 1S41.
Olive," b. June 14, 1812; m. Joseph Banks, as his second wife. She
lived at Omro, Wis.; d. Sept. 10, 1881.
Dorcas," b. 'May 25, 1815; d. Aug. 25, 1855, single.
HALEY FAMILY. lYj
6. William,'' b. Jan. i, 1819; m. Harriet Chadbourne, Oct. 29, 1851; d.
in Mollis, June i, 1888. He had always lived in his native town.
7. AsENATH,* b. Mar. 20, 182 1 ; m. Ezekiel Laiten, and d. at Omro, Wis.,
May 27, 1889.
8. Joseph D., b. Apr. 21, 1824; d. Mar. 25, 1864; was always a resident
of Hollis; unmarried.
9. John M., b. Apr. 22, 1824; m. Lydia S. Chadbourne, May 22, 1849;
she d. Aug. 16, 1869, and he m. second, July 2, 1876, Widow Hannah
Abbott, who is now living. She was wife of Napoleon B. Abbott, whose
mother was a daughter of Col. Usher, of Hollis, who was killed in the
war of the Rebellion. Mr. Haley lives on the old homestead, where
he has carried on farming and blacksmithing.
10. Sumner,^ b. Feb. 8, 1827; d. July, 1832.
11. Francis P.,''' b. Feb. 22, 1830; now living, not married.
FOURTH GENEBATION.
Children of William and Polly:
1. John J.,^ b. Aug. 7, 1816, in Limington; m. Thankful Gray, of Hiram,
and when returning from California was taken down with small-po.x
and d. at Cornish, May 4, 1869. His wife d. Aug. 4, 1857. Two chil-
dren, namely, Emily C,^ m. Frank Osgood, of Hiram: Charles JF.,*^ went
to California and d. there, leaving two children.
2. James,^ b. July 10, 1818, in Sebago : m. Cassandra Fenderson, of Par-
sonsfield, and settled in Sebago, where he d. May 23, 1877 ; his wife d.
Jan., 1889. Four children: Rose,^ m. Alvin Gray, of Hiram; Augusta
M.,^ m. Josiah Sawyer and died ; James R.,^ m. Anna Haven, of Hiram ;
William B.,^ at home, single.
3. Irene M.,'' b. Dec. 2, 1820; m. Seth Douglass, Sept. 7, 1S46, and lives
at West Gorham, Me. Four children.
4. William,^ b. July 2, 1825; m. Miriam Pugsley, of Sebago, May 14,
1849. Four children: Algiea M.,° m. Oren A. Douglass, of Sebago;
Jolin F.,° Sarah D.,° William W.,' unmarried.
5. Marv,'' b. Aug. 7, 1827 ; m. Charles Davis, Oct. 14, 1859, at St. Louis,
Cal., and lives in Sebago.
6. David,* b. Jan. 31, 1831; m. Hitty Hanson and lives in Sebago, where
his four children were born : Frank S.,^ Gecrge,^ m. Alice Moulton, of
Bridgton ; N'ettie MJ' and Charles,^ at home.
7. Sarah,* b. Nov. 14, 1835 ; m. Jonas Dorman, of Sanford, in Dec,
1858; d. May 30, 1859.
8. Rhoda J.,"* b. Nov. 14, 1835; m. George Jewell, of Sebago.
Children of Daniel and Martha:
1. Ira H.,* b. Dec. 19, 1840; m. Nettie M. Ward, in Waterford, June 9,
1878, and lives in Bridgton. Children: Everett L.° b. May 24, 1879 ;
Alice N.,^ b. June 30, 1882.
2. Izah W., ■* b. Jan. 23, 1843; ™- ^sa H. Milliken, of Harrison. July 4,
1874; d. in Bridgton, Aug. 28, 1876.
3. Mary B.,* b. Jan., 1845 ; d. in infancy.
718 HALEY FAMILY.
4._^Mary a./ b. Jan. 27, 1S46; m. Charles L. Walker, of Harrison, May
29, 1883, where she lives.
5. John D.,^ b. Sept., 1847 ; d. in Mar., 1853, in Sebago.
6.'^ David M.,'' b. Dec. 6, 1852; resides at Sandy Hill, N. J.
Benjamin Haley had a grant of land on the Saco road, in what is now
Kennebunkport, in 1728; probably identical with Dea. Benjamin, of Saco,
joiner. He built the meeting-house at Winter Harbor, and was probably
employed for the same purpose in Arundel; moved to Marblehead in 1745,
at the commencement of the Indian war, and died at Cape Breton, the same
year. His son John married a daughter of Capt. John Fairfield, and was
living in Arundel, in 1764. His son John, a clothier, married Ruth Towne
and moved "down east."
Pelatlall Haley, b. in Kittery, Oct, 8, 1740; m. Elizabeth Lewis, who was
b. April 9, 1743, and d. Feb. 19, 1836. These removed to Topsham in May,
1761. He died there Oct. 29, 18 19. Children:
1. Susanna, m. Lemuel Thompson, Sept. 27, 1792.
2. Pelatiah.
3. Elizabe'ih, m. Andrew Whitehouse, Apr. 3, 1795.
4. Mary, m. David Alexander, Nov. 30, 1800.
5. John, m. Nancy Higgins, Sept., 1827, and d. issueless, Oct. 23, 1832.
JO(sei»h Haley, supposed to have been a brother of Pelatiah, above-men-
tioned, was b. in Kittery, in 1738; m. Mary, sister of Samuel Goodwin, of
Wells; removed to Brunswick and settled on a "fifty-acre lot," which was
conveyed to proprietors Aug. 5, 1768, near the old yellow Baptist meeting-
house which was built by him. He signed a remonstrance, with other fathers
of the town, protesting against unequal taxation for supporting the ministry
and for other town charges, which was dated May 4, 1768. He d. in Tops-
ham, in May, 1800. Children:
Susanna.
Joseph, moved to Lewiston.
Mary, m. a Goodwin, of Wells.
Joshua, settled in Lisbon.
John, b. in 1777.
Samuel, settled in Lewiston.
Moses, a carpenter, settled in Bath.
Josejlh Haley m. Esther Towne, of Kennebunk, and settled in Tops-
ham, where he carried on the clothier business. To distinguish him from the
kinsman of the same name, he was called "Fuller Haley." He received a
grant of a two-acre lot August 18, 1790, for consideration of ^14, "on the
road from Dunlap's." He d. September 29, 1832. Children:
1. John, b. May 4, 1777 ; m. Milliken, of Scarboro.
2. Olive, b. Jan. 22, 1779; m. May 19, 1796, Obed Burnham.
3. Jesse, b. Sept. 8, 1780; never married.
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4. Susanna, b. Oct. 8, 1783 ; m. David Foster.
5. Sarah, b. July 22, 1784; m. Actor Wilson.
6. Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1785 ; m. Towne, of Kennebunk.
7. Esther, b. May 6, 1787 ; m. Timothy Foster.
8. Rebecca, b. Dec. i, 1788; died single.
9. James, b. Oct. 26, 1790; m. Durrell, of Woodstock.
10. Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1793; died single.
11. Abner, b. March 30, 1795.
12. Ruth, b. Nov. 4, 1796; d. unmarried.
J06l Haley,' son of John Haley, of Kittery, was baptized in that town
Sept. 30, 1744; he was published with Lucy Fernald, of Kittery, in that
town, April 28, 1768, and married her in due time. He had a large family,
of whom three sons moved to Frankfort, Maine, and their genealogy will
follow :
1. Tobias,' b. Nov. 7, 1768; m. Sally Blaisdell, of York, and d. Nov. 11,
1840. His wife d. July 7, 1844.
2. John," b. Feb. 16, 1788; settled in Levant, and had a numerous fam-
ily, nearly all deceased. Names : Joliii,^ William^^ A\inn\^ Olive,^ Mary
A.,^ Charles,^ Henry,^ and Sara/i.^
3. James,'^ b. Sept. 21, 1792 ; m. Abigail Emery, of Hampden, Me., and d.
July 9, 1857. Seven children, of whom hereafter.
THIRD GENERATION.
Childre.n of Tobias and Sally:
1. Ebenezer B.,'' b. Nov. 17, 1798 ; m. Joanna Lombard, and had a large
family. He was 79 at his death. Names of children : Albert T.,*
Maria,* Cyrus,* Elvira,* Joel,* Caroline,* Minerva,* Mary.*
2. Mary,^ m. Isaac Jackson and had six children.
3. LvDiA,'* m. John Sweetsir, of Newburgh, Me., and had two sons,
Charles* and George.**
4. Sarah, ^ m. Sewall Simpson, and had si.x children.
5. Oliver,'' b. April 13, 1807; m. Lucy Homer, and by her had six chil-
dren, four deceased (in 1893).
6. Joel,' d. unmarried.
7. John,^ b. April 7, 1809; m. ist, Isabella Bartlett, by whom three chil-
dren, all dead. He m. second, Lucy Wiswell, by whom three sons and
threa daughters.
I. Frank \\ .,* m. Fanny Goodwin, and has Willie'" and Charles.^
II. John L.,'' m. in Ohio, and had si-\ children.
III. Caroline Y.,* m. Leonard Cooker, of Newburyport.
•George Sweetsir. Esi;., formerly of Newburgli, now of Hampden, Me., h.is had an
eventful life, having spent his earlier years " roughing it " in the mining camps in the far West
and on the Red river of the North. He came home witli considerable money and fitted up a
beautiful home ; was in the State Legislature ; a man of good judgment and business parts ; a
genial, kindly person, who has many warm friends.
720 HAMLIN FAMILY.
IV. Alice/ m. Alphonso Emmons, of Biddeford.
V. Lucy/ d. unmarried.
8. James/ b. April 21, 181 1; m. Elizabeth Lewis, and had five children.
He settled in Winterport, Me., where he was living in 1893. He, like
his brother, was a man of superior intelligence and business ability.
Issue as follows :
I. Charles,'' b. July 21, 1837.
II. James A.,* b. Feb. 5, 1840; m. Lydia Ricker, and had a son Arthiirr'
resides in Prospect, Me.
III. Lathley L.,^ b. April 18, 1841; m. Lucy A. Rich, Oct. 22, 1863, and
has a dau., Mrs. Carrie M. Rowi\^ in Waldoborough, Me.
IV. Walter,* b. Nov. 18, 1842; m. Julia M. Powers, Nov. 26, 1867, and
has two daughters, Elizabeth,^ wife of George G. Bean, of Farming-
ton, Me., and Clara."
v. Lizzie,'' b. July 18, 1845.
Children of James and Abigail:
1. George,' b. Sept. 21, 1824; m. Harriet J. Cams, and resides in New
York. Two daughters, Mrs. David Gi/fs,* Tennants Harbor, Me., and
Mrs. Abhy Allen.*
2. Marv,^ m. G. P. Simmons, of North Anson, Me.
3. Julia A.,' b. July 6, 1826 ; m. James Haley, of Winterport, Me.
4. Charles,'' has no family.
5. James,'"* m. Helen Long, and settled at Fort Fairfield, Me. He m.
second, Emma Staples, of Dexter, Me. ; has a dau. Mrs. Albert Davis,*
of Tennants Harbor, Me.
6. Sarah T.,'' m. John Wharff, of Massachusetts.
7. Martin," m. Minerva Cowan, and lives on the homestead in Hampden,
with children, Frank* and Emma.*
(^J^i
iimliii cJfamilu.
This English surname has been spelled variously, as Hamblin, Hamlin,
Hamlen, and Hamlyn. The first known ancestor of the family in this country
was James Hamlin, who came from London to Barnstable, Mass., and had,
by wife Anna, nine children, some of whom were born in England. A branch
of this stock was early planted in Gorham, Me., from whom those who are
embraced in our present inquiry were descended. Of this same race were the
Hamlins settled in Waterford and Paris, of whom the Hon. Hannibal 'Hamlin
and Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, formerly missionary to Turkey, were well-known
representatives.
GersllOlll Hamlin, a native of Gorham, Me., was an early settler in Lim-
ington, and the locality where he sat down became "the Hamlin neighbor-
hood," now known as "Wheelwright's Corner," in the east section of the town;
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here several of his sons settled. His wife was (probably) Deborah Jenkins,
and his children were named as follows :
1. Ebenezer.
2. Jacob, b. May 4, 1783; m., first, Jane Small (b. Feb. 28, 1789), Nov.
24, 1808; second, Susan, widow of Robert Usher, of Buxton, Mar. 18,
1838; wife Jane d. Mar. 24, 1836; wife Susan d. Sept. 8, 1852. Mr.
Hamlin d. Feb. 5, 1866. He lived in Limington, where his eleven
children were born.
3. Samuel, twin brother of Jacob, m. Hannah Whittemore.
4. Daniel, m. Polly Clark, and lived only a short distance from his
brothers, in Limington.
5. Hannah, m. Joab Black, of Limington.
6. Elizabeth, m. Daniel Mann.
7. Marv, was the spinster.
8. Statira, m. Rev. Andrew Hobson, of Steep Falls.
9. Ichabod, m. Lydia Fickett, of Cape Elizabeth, and settled in Liming-
ton, as farmer and carpenter, but afterwards removed to Lovell and
purchased a farm there, on the road between the Centre and North
Lovell. He and wife went to live with their daughter, Mrs. Pottle, when
advanced in years, and he died there ; his widow afterwards lived with
another daughter, Mrs. Russell.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Jacob and Jane:
1. Joshua, b. April 18, 18 10; m. Sally Boothby, of Limington, and d.
May 24, 1873.
2. Leonard, b. Nov. 5, 1811; m. Sally Thaxter; second, Rosanna
Eanies, and lived at Bangor, where he d. April 3, 1846.
3. Emilv, b. Sept. II, 1813; d. a child, Jan. 21, 1814.
4. Emily, b. Nov. 20, 1814; m. Henry Lord, as his second wife, Aug. 20,
1837, and settled on the farm now owned by Dea. Cyrus Andrews, in
Lovell, where they lived many years ; she now homes with her son, at
Kezar Falls, Me.
5. Samuel, b. May 13, 1817; drowned July 14, 1834.
6. Jacob, b. Sept. 25, 1819; m. Augusta Bussey, and lived at North
Adams, Mass. ; d. June 4, 1891.
John A., b. Jan. 25, 1822 ; m. Rosanna (Fames) Hamlin, his brother's
widow, and lived at Bangor, where he d. Aug. 31, 1892.
Timothy F., b. Mar. 25, 1824; d. at the age of 5 years, Dec. 25, 1829.
Mary J., b. May 18, 1826; m. Theophilus Barker, and lived in Bridg-
ton, where she d. Dec. 18, 1879.
James P., b. July 8, 1829 ; m. Hopkinson, of Limington, who had
issue, and d. in Galesburg, 111., where the family settled some twenty-
eight years ago.
Timothy F., b. Oct. 8, 1831; m. in the West; now living at Louis-
ton, 111.
722 HANCOCK FAMILY.
Children of Ichabod and Lydia:
Sarah, m. Martin Fickett, her cousin, and lived in Cape Elizabeth
and Lovell.
Martha, m. Jacob Andrews, of Lovell, but removed to the West.
Charles, m. Sarah Russell ; second, Widow Horr, and was a farmer in
Lovell, Me.
Julia A., m. John McDaniel, of Lovell, and emigrated to the West.
Rev. Isaac, m. Elizabeth Thompson. He is a Baptist preacher.
Gershom, m. first, Amanda Plummer, of Waterford ; second, her sister
Nancy, and had issue.
Samuel, m. out West, name of wife not known.
Ellen, m. Benjamin Russell, of Lovell, and resides there.
Nancy, m. Elder John Pottle, of Lovell, where she now lives.
WiNFiELD S., m. Ayer, and lives in Pennsylvania.
9
lO
panroiii (J^amilg.
Originally an English family, cadets of which early settled in Ireland ; from
these some of the American branches are descended. In England the family
is now represented by Sir Samuel Hancock, whose father of the same name
was a merchant of London; and Charles Frederick Hancock, Esq., of
Hendon Hall, Middlesex.
Among those who came early to New England was Nathaniel Hancock,
of Cambridge, Mass., 1635, who died previous to 1652. His son of the same
name married. Mar. 8, 1664, Mary Prentice, and had Nathaniel, born and
died 1665; Mary; Sarah; Nathaniel, 2D, born Oct. 29, 1668; Abigail;
Samuel, born Jan. 2, 1673; Abigail, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, and Joseph.
Rev. John Hancock, born 1671, was probably another son, but no record
of birth could be found. He was father of Rev. John Hancock, of Brain-
tree, whose son John, born Jan. 12, 1737, was president of the Congress, when
the American colonies were declared free and independent states, July 4,
1776. Gen. John Hancock, said to have been cousin to the preceding, lived
in Boston, but subsequently settled in Maine. He was all through the war
of the Revolution. It is related that during the war of 1812 a regiment of
British soldiers landed at Castine and passed through Orland on their way to
Bangor. While General Hancock sat before his door, an officer rode up and
asked if he "ever saw anything equal to that ? " " Yes," replied the old hero,
"at Lake Champlain." He had a family of twelve children, and the old
Hancock Bible containing records of their births has been preserved at Orland.
The dates run from 1661 to 17 S3. Three were born in Boston, the others at
"East River."
William Hancock came from Londonderry, Ireland, and first sat down
at Portsmouth, N. H. He was styled of Haverhill, Mass., when he purchased
his right of land in Narragansett, No. i, now- Buxton, Oct. 14, 1749. On this
HANCOCK FAMILY. 723
land he settled as early as 1750. His residence was on the right-hand side
of the road that leads from the old meeting-house to Salmon Falls. He was
a man of respectability, who died in middle life. In his will, made in 1769,
he mentions his "danker house," which was, of course, a house stockaded
as a defense against the Indians. He is said to have taken the first news-
paper that came to the township, printed in Portsmouth. The family burying-
ground was in the pasture, and the graves could be seen not many years ago,
though without monuments. Mr. Hancock's estate inventoried ;^i78 : 13 : 9^.
His wife's name was Sarah. There were two sons :
1. John, was a hunter and trapper, whose favorite hunting-ground was
about the ponds and streams of the present town of Hiram. The two
Hancock ponds and Hancock brook in that town were named for this
man. He disappeared suddenly, and the searching party found only
his camp and a spoon on the west side of Great Hancock pond; no
trace of his body, gun, or traps could be found. It was reported that
one John Brown, of Scarborough, appeared in Buxton with a hand-sled
loaded with furs, wearing a coat supposed to have been Hancock's.
The peltry was disposed of at Portland and Brown was not again heard
from in that vicinity.
2. Isaac, second son of William and Sarah, m. Joanna, dau. of Capt. John
Lane, Dec. 15, 1756. He owned a farm on the easterly side of his
father's and resided there. There were conflicting statements respect-
ing the cause of his death. One is that he was accidentally killed by
a falling limb or tree while looking after his workmen, who were cutting
timber; the second tradition, and the most probable one, is that he d.
from drinking a large quantity of brandy on a wager. This last state-
ment was supported by persons of reliability who were conversant with
all the circumstances. He was a lieutenant under the first Capt. John
Lane in 1755. His widow, who was a woman of superior mind, was m.
second, in 1765, to John Garland, who kept the "Garland Tavern" at
Buxton Old Corner. The inventory of his estate follows :
" To I half of the land in a Right in Narragansett of the
undivided (lands) ,^40:0:0
To I half of a second Division Richard Brewer being the
original (proprietor) /," 50:0:0
To I whole second Division John Andrews being the
original (owner), iTioo : o : o
To 28 acres of first Division, being second and in letter
E with House and Barn, ..... /'goo:o:o
To 3 acres of land lying near the meeting house which Mr
Hancock had in exchange for the land on which said
house stands, . ~ . . . . . . . ^30:0:0
3. Mary, eldest dau. of William and Sarah, m. John Boynton, of Buxton.
Issue.
4. Elizabeth, dau. of William and Sarah, m. Capt. John Lane, 2d; had
issue.
5. Agnes, dau. of William and Sarah, m. to Hayes.
6. Ann, dau. of William and Sarah.
John L. Hancock, son of Isaac and Joanna, born 1757 ; married Hannah
Prescott. He entered the Continental army in May, 1775, for eight months'
service and was stationed at Cape Ann. At the expiration of this term he
724 HANCOCK FAMILY.
enlisted for a year and was on the march through Rhode Island to Long Island,
participating in the battles before the retreat of the army to New York city ;
also at the engagement at Harlem Heights. His second term expired after
the retreat to New Jersey, and he enlisted for one month, to February, 1777.
He then enlisted for nine months and served at West Point and vicinity in the
regiment of Colonel Poor. A monument in a burying-ground in the " Boulter
neighborhood," Standish, erected by Mr. Hancock's daughter, A. Pierce, has
the following inscriptions :
" John L. Hancock
Soldier of the Revolution
Died Sept. 6, 1835
Aged 78.
Hannah Prescott
His wife died
Dec. 10, 1847
Aged 79."
Mary Hancock, dau. of Isaac, bapt. in Biddeford, July 15, 1759 (b. Jan.
22, 1758), and was married to James Woodman, of Buxton, Mar. 12, 1778; d.
Mar. 6, 1S38. Issue.
William Hancock, son of Isaac, m. Elizabeth Leavitt, Aug. 22, 1783.
He served in the army of the Revolution, in Capt. Daniel Lane's company,
from Jan. 20, 1777, to Feb. 20, 1780. He was accredited to Stroughtonham ;
bounty, twenty-five pounds; was a farmer in Buxton; received a tract of land
by his grandfather's will, in 1729, and settled, I suppose, on "Hancock's hill,"
not far from "Smith's bridge," where his descendants have since lived. Large
family of children, as will presently appear.
1. Dea. Isaac, m. Rand, half-sister of Robert Rand, and lived on
the Hancock hill homestead. No issue.
2. Phineas, m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Stephen Bean, of Hollis, and lived
in the great, two-storied mansion since owned and occupied by his sons.
3. John, called "Governor John," built a house against the side of the
ledge at the hill-side, just below the old "Fayette Mace" farm-house,
and against this rock he kindled his fires. He subsequently built a
house on a small lot he had cleared between the brook and the hill, on
the road leading from the old Abrani L. Came place to Bonnie Eagle.
I find no mention of a family and suppose he lived alone. Where was
he buried ?
4. William, lived in Limerick, and when advanced in life married the
widow of Isaac Ridlon, whose mother was his sister (m. Elizabeth Lord,
April 19, 1819, of Parsonsfield).
Molly, m. John Foster, of Parsonsfield. and had several sons and
daughters.
Hannah, m. Nicholas Ridlon and had a numerous family.
Mercy, m. Isaac Ridlon, of Baldwin, and had sons and daughters.
Pattie, m. Thomas Hains, of Buxton, and had children.
Joanna, m. Eleazar Kimball, of Hollis, and had three sons.
Betsey, m. Jabe Hobson and had sons and daughters.
Ruth, m. John Bean, of Hollis, and had a son and daughters.
iaBl^.
"That wee bit house of Histie stibble
Has cost thee mony a weary nibble."
—Burns.
Hastie is a Scotch surname and was derived from something dry or barren,
as the stubble left by the reapers. Some members of the Scottish family of
Hastie went over to the north of Ireland at the Ulster plantation, and de-
scendants have sacrificed the more euphonious name "Hastie" for "Hasty."
Few of them reached distinction. Alexander Hastie, of Carnock, Fife-
shire, Scotland, was a merchant of Glasgow and lord provost of that city.
He sat in Parliament from 1847 to 1857, but died in 1864, leaving a widow
and two daughters, now of Carnock. The earliest known New F.ngland set-
tler was
Daniel Hasty, who came from old Ireland with a wife and children. He
was in Portsmouth for a time, but bought land in Scarborough in December,
1731, and became a permanent resident there. He died Aug. 3, 1756; his
widow died Feb. 8, 1758. His children were named as follows:
1. Martha, b. 171 1 : m. Dea. Jonathan Libby.
2. William, b. 1718; m. first, Hannah Fogg; second, Agnes McCartney;
she d. Jan. 8, 1787; he d. Oct. 11, 1787, leaving issue.
3. Robert, m. Hannah Jordan; second, Elizabeth (Larrabee) Watson,
who d. in Limington, Jan. 24, 1819. Three children by first wife, five
by second wife.
4. Mary, m. John Harmon, Dec. 2, 1742.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of William and Wive.s:
1. Anna, b. June 7, 1744; m. John Hoyt, of Durham.
2. Hannah, b. May 13, 1747 ; m. first, Capt. John Skillin; second, Capt.
Benjamin Larrabee.
3. Daniel, b. Mar. 18, 1749; m. Martha McLaughlan and settled in
Standish. See " Founders of Standish."
4. James, b. Mar. 2, 1751; m. Rachel, dau. of Daniel John Dean, Esq.,
and settled in Standish. .See genealogy in "Founders of Standish."
5. William, b. Aug. 19, 1753 ; m. Anna Clark and settled in Scarborough,
where he d. Dec. 22, 1831 : wife d. the 28th. He was styled "Judge."
Two children: One d. in infancy; /c/i//, h. Nov. 2, 1782, m. Lydia
Libby.
Robert, b. Jan. 11, 1757; lived in Scarborough. He m. Margaret
Patterson, who d. Oct. 23, 1813. He d. Dec. 19, 182 i.
Jo.seph, b. Nov. 16, 1760; d. at sea, 1784, single.
Marv, b. Aug. 19, 1765: m. Capt. John Watson.
Children of Rohisrt and Wives:
Nathaniel, b. 1746; m. Sally Weeman.
Dorothy, b. 1748; m. Daniel Libby.
726 HASTIE AND HASTY.
Hannah, b. 1752 ; m. Matthew Libby.
Benjamin.
David, m. Susanna Jordan.
Robert.
Mary, m. Dominicus McKenney.
Lydia, m. Brackett.
foukth generation.
Children of Robert and Margaret:
1. William, b. Dec. 19, 1779; d. May 2, 1799.
2. Agnes, b. Sept. 10, 1781; m. Capt. Stephen Libby.
3. Joseph, b. July 19, 1783; m. Hannah Ring.
4. Jane, b. 1785; m. Moses Themes.
5. Robert, b. Nov. 23, 1786; d. Oct. 9, 1788.
6. Margaret, b. Oct. 13, 17S9; d. single.
7. Polly, b. Mar. 17, 1792; d. Aug. 24, 1797.
8. Anna C, b. Apr. 20, 1794; m. Robert Libby-.
9. Hannah, b. Aug. n, 1796; m. Cressy.
10. Luther, b. Mar. 5, 1798; d. Mar. 14, 1798..
11. William, b. June 6, 1799; d. in Gorham.
12. Edward, b. Feb. 20, 1802; m. Mary A. Wilson.
13. Thomas J., b. Aug. 6, 1804.
Children of John and Ltdia:
1. William, b. July 18, 1805; m. P^lizabeth A. Thompson.
2. Daniel, m. Smith.
3. Seth L., m. Catherine Thompson.
4. John. 5. Cyrus. 6. James.
Robert Hasty and son David were in Limington at the incorporation of
the town in 1792, and families of the name have since lived in town, but I
know nothing of their genealogy more than this : Rev. Oliver Hasty, a
Freewill Baptist minister, was long a well-to-do farmer in town, and a son,
WiNFiELD S., served in the Civil war and is now city clerk of Saco.
(iilbert Hasty was an inhabitant of York, living in an old house at the
foot of Agamenticus mountain, and his descendants claim that his father and,
perhaps, grandfather lived there. His wife was Lucy Burleigh. He removed
to Waterborough and settled a mile west of the "Birch meeting-house," in
the northern section of the town. His children were ;
1. Andrew, m. Rhoda Chadbourne ; lived in Waterborough and had issue :
Gilbert, b. Feb. 3, 1832, who m. Elcy Burnham and Mary E. Fogg;
Mary C, d. unmarried, aged 22; Phdh\ d. aged 33, and Lucy A., m.
Thomas P. Hanson and lives at Grand Rapids, Mich.
2. Mary, m. Maj. David Sinclair, of Waterborough.
3. Joseph, m. Harriet Pigeon and lived in Boston, Waterville, Me., and
various other places.
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4. John, d. single, in New York city.
5. Abby, m. Sawtelle, of Lowell, Mass.
girjrjiun and giifl^'nj).
We have Hagens, Huggens, and Higgins, and all smack of old Ireland.
Some of the New Hampshire branch si7v their ancestors were "from Eng-
land." Did they come from Belfast, Dublin, or Cork, via Liverpool; is f/u's
the way they came from England ? Ah! but they were Irish — "foine auld
Irish gintlemen." Tilly Higgins came from Ireland and sat down in Ber-
wick ; his brother Fergus settled in, Scarborough. Both had issue and streams
of Higgins blood flowed out, broad and strong of current, into various adja-
cent towns and into other states until nearly the whole of New England, and
sections of the far West, have been inundated by the aggressive posterity.
Fergus Higgins died in Scarborough, in 1777. Dr. Edmund, a son, married
Annie Swanton, of Cape Elizabeth, and died in 1784, leaving six children, the
eldest son, Edmund, being the father of Capt. Samuel Higgins, who lived
at Black Point until about i860. The old Higgins estate was part of the
Commack Patent, and their title came down from Ambrose Boaden, the first
possessor, in 1640.
In Gorham the family flourished and produced several patriarchs, among
them Capt. Saul Higgins, now living, who, some time ago, celebrated his
centennial birthday. Then there was the father of the four Higgins brothers
in Manchester, N. H., successful business men, who went from Gorham, Me.,
and lived to be rising ninety. Siephen Higgins, of Hollis, is now more than
fourscore and ten years of age. They have been a very robust, long-lived
race, possessed of a hot, flashing, Irish temper.
In Limington there appeared among the early settlers men whose names
were recorded Hagens. We are not authoritatively advised of their origin,
but as many of the first to make homes in that Ossipee township removed
from Scarborough, we assume that the surname was transformed from Higgins
to Hagens in transit between the sea-coast and Limington hills. Walter
Hegan was in town in 1792 Walter Hagens was selectman in 1804, '5,
'6, '7, '8, '9, '10, '11, '12, '13, and 1814. Aaron Hagens was selectman there
in 1824, 1827-8, 1834, '35, '36, and '37. Ephraim Hi(;gins kept a "putting
up place," at Standish " Four Corners," many years; and, possibly, kept some
of the "critter," sometimes known as ardent spirit. Then there was Knowles
. Higgins, of Bog Mill, but we cannot be more personal.
|)oljf)Ou .4amili).
This is an old English stock. There must have been a Hobbs before there
were any Hobsons; hence the derivation of the surname. Everybody has
heard of "Hobson's choice," but some have not learned of its origin. Tobias
HoBSON was an Englishman, who owned a "select" livery stable at Cam-
728 HOBSON FAMILY.
bridge, where he furnished horses, carriages, and " liveried " drivers for the
gentry who did not maintain an establishment of their own. To obviate all
appearance of partiality, and consequent jealousy, among his patrons he
adopted this rule: the one who applied for a "turn-out" first must take the
horse standing nearest the stable door, and so on down the line of stalls ;
hence Hobson's choice, "this or none.''
At the plantation of the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland, by
Scotchmen and Englishmen, some Hobsons were among the "merchant com-
panies" settled there between 1608 and 1620, and their descendants are now
represented there. Many of the Hobsons in Canada and the southwestern
states were from this ancestry.*
William Hobsoil,^ ancestor of the New England branches, came to
Rowley, Mass., about the middle of the seventeenth century, and his name
appears in 1626 on a list of "merchant adventurers" of London, England, who
fitted out and provided for the famous Plymouth colony of Massachusetts.
He married Ann Reynor, by whom there were three sons, Humphrev, John,
and XA'iLLiAM.
1. Humphrey HobisOU," married Elizabeth Northend, 1683, and died
same year, aged 29, having been born in 1655, leaving one son.
2. John HobsOll,' born in 1657, was a Narragansett soldier in 1675.
He married Sarah Varnum in 1679, ^"d died in 1683, aged 25 years, leaving
one son.
3. William Hobsoil," born in 1659, married Sarah Jewett in 1692, and
had issue, seven children, of whom hereafter. He died in 1725, aged 66.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Humphrey and Elizabeth:
I. John,'' born 1680, m. first, Dorcas Pearsons, in 1699, and by her had
seven children. Losing his wife, "Hon. John Hobson, Esq.." married
"Mrs. Mehitable Hidden." He made his will in 1770, and d. same
year, aged go. He served in the Legislature of Massachusetts twenty
years; was speaker of the House in 1741 ; committee of Legislature
for Narragansett, No. i, and clerk of the Rowley Company that settled
there for ten years. He drew several lots in what is now Buxton in
right of his father, the Narragansett soldier, and other tracts in the rights
of others w'ho served in the same war. He was not a permanent resi-
dent of the town.
*A numerous family of Hobson.s in tlie soutliwestcni .states are desceiirted from Francis,
William, and .Toscpli, who came from tlie north of Ireland wlien young. William settled in
Clark county, Imliann, wliere he raised a lariie family. Franeis went to Kentucky while Daniel
Boone was sc'llird tlierc andliarvested a en>ii of eniii wliieh entitled liim to 400 acres of land. •
for wliicli he secured a eertiheate. hut lie was killed by a falliii:.,' tree and the claim was lost to
his heir.s. .loseph Hobson, the third hiother, married Ann Scoggin, a French woman, and had
issue, twelve children, of whom ten i;ii-w to nuiturity. Their mimes were John, Frances, Ann,
Jane, Marv, Esther, William, Joseph. I'liehe, and James. All were members of the Society of
Friends. The family removed from Sewickley, Pa., to Oliio, in iviw or isno, f^oiim' down the ( Ihio
river in two Hat boats lashed together. They landed at SteubiMn ille and setlh-d in a eahin built
by one of the sons the year previous, six miles from any neiuhliors. -lolin Hobson. one of tlie
.sons, married I-ielinila Ford; these had nine children, viz. ; .Joseph, AVilliaiii. Stt-phen. John.
Ann, Thomas (no\\ , is;i4. s-j year.s of age), Mary, Phebe, and Belinda. Tlie desmidants of the
before-mentioneil sons, hearing the Hobson name, in the western .states, are now almost legion.
These are mostly Quakers and persons of much i-espectabilit>' ami culture.
There are several branches of Hobsons in (Intario. Canada, from England; one of these
families settled in Illinois, and a son, Dr. Edward B. Hohson, is now living at Osawatomie,
Kansas.
A family of Hobsons settled in Rhode Island, of English extraction, are represented by C.
H. Hobson, superintendent of the Barker M'f'g Co., Lowell, and George H. Hobson, of Boston.
HOBSON FAMILY. 729
Hi'MrHREv,'* b. 16S4; m. Mehitable Payson in 1812, and had two sons,
Humphrey,'' b. 1718 ; Samiui,* b. 1728, and two daughters.
Children of William and Sarah:
William/ b. in 1693 and d. in infancy.
Sarah,'* b. in 1695.
Mary,'' b. in 1699.
William,'' b. in 1701 and d. in 1727.
Martha,'' b. in 1703.
Caleb,'' b. in 1705 and d. in 1706.
Jeremiah,'' b. in 1707; m. Jane Dresser in 1729 and had issue, si.x
children. He d. in 1741.*
FOURTH GENEKATION.
Children oi" John and Dorcas :
1. Hepzibah,'' b. in 1700.
2. Humphrey,'' b. in 1702 and d. in 1704.
3. Moses,'' b. in 1704.
4. John,'' b. in 1707 and d. in 1719.
Children of Jeremiah and Jane:
1. William,'' b. in 1730; m. Hannah Johnson, in 1753, by whom issue,
se\'en children. He was the first of the name to settle on the Saco
river in Bu.xton. He m. for his second wife Lydia Parsons, who died,
and he m. third, Margaret , who d. in Buxton. Dec. 2, 1819. He
d. in Sept., 1827, aged 97. In the French and Indian war he belonged
to the I St Cavalry Co. of Rowley. He re-enlisted in 1759. He was a
soldier of the Revolution ; was -u'ounded and taken prisoner at King's
Bridge by the British, and carried into New York city, where he
remained in prison nearly a year. He was afterwards at the surrender
of General Burgoyne.
2. Ann,"* b. in 1872.
3. Joseph,^ b. in 1734, and d. an infant.
4. Elizabeth,'' b. in 1736.
5. Joseph,'' b. in 1738. He was in the second company of foot during
the French and Indian war: in i 760, re-enlisted for the total reduction
of Canada. He was drowned in 1768, aged 30.
6. Sar.^h,'' b. in 1740.
FIFTH GENEK.\TION.
Children of William and Wives:
I. Jeremiah," b. in 1754; settled in Amherst, N. H., and d. at Deering,
in April, 1825 ; was in the battle of Bunker Hill. By his wife Lucy he
had four children ;
f His will gave his wife all his "personal property, hoiLsing, and land for improvement,"
until William, who was eleven, should reach his majority, when he was to have his portion.
She was to retain the residue till Joscpli became of age, when he was to have his share, tlie
mother holdinsi tlie third portion, wliicli, after her decease, was to he equally divided hetween
the two sons. William was to pay S300 to Ann wlien slie was twenty, and $300 more when twen-
ty-two ; also .Ssoo to Elizabeth, to wlioin Joscpli was to pay .«300 ; and to pay Sarah $300 when she
■n'as twenty, and .8300 more when twenty-two. Invoice over $13,000.
730 HOBSON FAMILY.
I. Jeremiah," b. Oct. 28, 1779.
II. Jonathan," b. Mar. 22, 1783; d. July 16, 1784. ,
III. Jonathan," b. Nov. 7, 1785.
IV. Lucy," b. Jan. 9, 1788.
2. Hannah,^ b. in 1756.
3. William,^ b. in 1760; d. young.
4. Joseph,^ b. in 1762 ; m. Rebecca Sawyer, in Buxton, and had issue, ten
children, of whom hereafter. He settled on the road leading from the
Bog mill to Dearborn hill, in the " Elwell neighborhood," so-called. He
d. Dec. II, 1830, aged 68, and, with his wives, was buried in a bush-
grown but enclosed yard on the right side of the road leading from the
"Billy Boulter" farm to Nelson Bradbury's. His wife Rebecca d. Sept.
12, 18 19, aged 53 ; he then m. Susanna, who d. Sept. 24, 1863, aged 90.
5. Samuel,^ b. in 1763; m. Rachel Lane, of Rowley, Mass., in 1788;
settled in Buxton, on the high hill above the Saco, about one mile below
the present West Buxton village, and the old wide Hobson house was
last occupied by Ben. Partridge. Samuel Hobson was living here in
1800. He m. second, widow Mary (Wescott) Morton, mother of Hon.
James Morton. There were ten children.
6. Andrew,^ b. in 1765, and went to New York.
7. LvDiA,^ b. in 1768.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of Joseph and Rebecca:
1. Joseph," b. in 1788; m. Sept. 9, 1811, Polly, dau. of Isaac Townsend,
of Hollis, and settled at West Buxton, where he was long engaged in
farming, milling, and merchandising. He served in several town offices
and in the Legislature; was one of the first deacons of the Freewill
Baptist church. " Uncle Joe," as he was called, stammered when talk-
ing and did not always say what he intended to. At one time, " Almon !
Almon! where's the key to the boom T' On another occasion it was,
"Isaac! Isaac! go put the horse in the plaster!'' Lastly he asked
John Dunnell how much they charged for bringing a hogshead of
molasses on the depot. He meant the cars. He d. in 1879 ; his wife d.
in 1874. Children, nine.
2. Jabez," b. in 1790; m. Betsey Hancock, and had issue, of whom here-
after. He lived for several years in Buxton, but moved to Steep Falls, on
Limington side of the Saco, where he d. in 1875. He was captain of
the old militia. Ten children.
3. Lydia," b. in 1793; m. James Marr.
4. Rev. Andrew," b. in 1795; m. Statira Hamblin, of Gorham; second,
Adaline Marr, in 1817; third, Jane L. Heath. He early identified
himself with the Freewill Baptist church, in Buxton, and was, for sev-
eral years, the popular pastor at West Buxton after the meeting-house
was built there. He was a magnificent specimen of a man physically
and intellectually. Tall, stately, and of handsome figure, with regular
features, oval face, and fine open countenance; with easy and charming
manners; with a clear, resounding voice, and a very distinct enuncia-
tion, he seemed to possess all the qualities to attract and hold the
nOBSON FAMILY. 731
attention of his hearers. He probably performed more marriage cere-
monies, and conducted more funerals, than any of his contemporaries.
He had several sons and a daughter. He d. at Steep Falls.
5. Jeremiah,^ b. in 1797; m. Abigail, sister of Hon. Tobias Lord;
second, Olive Merrill. By his first wife he had two daughters. Abigail
d. June 29, 1855. He was for some years a farmer, about one mile
from West Buxton village, but sold out and engaged in lumbering and
merchandising at the mills on Moderation falls. He moved to Bidde-
ford latterly and had a lumber-yard there. He d. in the latter town.
Two children.
6. Rebecc-4," b. in i8oo; d. Feb. 20, 1820, aged 20.
7. James," b. in 1802; m. Climena Marsh; settled at Steep Falls; had eight
children ; second wife, Sarah Sanborn.
8. Joanna," b. in 1804; m. Archibald Smith, and had nine children.
9. Adaline," b. in i8o8; m. Tobias Lord, and had five children.
Children of Samuel and Rachel:
1. Samuel," b. in 1789; m. Dec. i, 1817, Hannah, dau. of Jabez Sawyer,
then of Buxton, and settled in Hollis, below Moderation falls. He
subsequently removed to the village, and lived in the Rufus Deering
house the remainder of his days. He was an officer in the old militia,
and was familiarly known as " Captain Sam." He was of moderate,
quiet habits, and lived in peace with his neighbors, A good townsman
and an honest, kind-hearted man. He d. in 1858. His wife d. in
Standish, 1886.
2. Betsey," b. in 1792 ; m. Dennis Gilkey.
3. Rachel," b. in 1793; m. Jeremiah Stickney.
4. William," b. in 1796; m. Nov. 12, 1820, Anna, dau. of Isaac Town-
send (sister of "Aunt Polly Hobson"), and settled above the "mill
brow," at Moderation, in Hollis. He was a farmer and lumber dealer;
was known as "Major Hobson," having been a commander of militia.
He was a man of candor and good judgment and a useful, public-
spirited citizen, who filled town offices and sat in the Legislature.
" Major Hobson " was ever a good counselor, who tried to make peace
in the community. He loved children ; they found it out and loved
him in return. The poor found in him a generous friend; naturally
serious and reflective, but fond of a good humorous story. He d.
Oct. 4, 1868. "Aunt Anna," his wife, b. on Feb. 4th, 1797-8, d. July
24, 1893, aged 96. These dates are from the town records and an
obituary notice. She was able to be about her room until a few days
previous to her death. Issue, all born in Hollis, will follow hereafter.
5. Amos," b. June 6, 1798; m. May 1, 1825, Martha Gilkey, who was b.
Aug. 4, 1796, and d. June 16, 1847; she had five children. He m.
second, Oct. 11, 1848, Mary G. Gowell, b. Nov. i, 1814, d. Oct. 29,
1888. He was a carpenter and farmer; lived at Moderation Village, in
Hollis. He d. Feb. 18, 1882, aged 84. Six children, of whom here-
after.
6. Joseph," b. in 1801.
7. Nancy," b. in 1803.
732 HOBSON FAMILY.
Thomas M./ b. in 1805 ; m. Berthiah Atkinson and settled at Moder-
ation Mills, wliere lie was engaged in lumbering and milling. Four
children.
Ai.van/ b. in 1807 ; m. Mary Ann Morton, and had a dau., Emily A.,''
b. Aug. 14, 1830, m. Albert Cressy, and d. in 1853. Mr. H. d. Oct.
25, 1831. His wife d, Oct. 29, 1831.
Enoch B.,*^ b. in Buxton, June 6, 1810; m. Nancy F. Strout, of Lim-
ington, Dec. 9, 1832. He d. in Limington, March 25, 1888; wife b.
Jan. 19, 18 1 4, and d. in Limington, Aug. 2, 1883. There were eight
children ; two d. in early life. He was a lumberman and farmer.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Children of Dra. Joseph and Polly:
Almon L.,'' b. June 21, 1812; m. Betsey Baker, and for many years
was engaged in the lumber and West India trade, in Portland. He d.
April 5, 1882. Had issue: Mary,* Harriet N.,*' A. Lewis,^ Elizabeth,^
and Frederick.'^
Lydia M.,' b. Nov. 16, 181 5 ; m. Ebenezer Adams.
Hon. Joseph," b. Mar. 20, 1816 ; m. Jane J. Libby, of Limerick, dau.
of Rev. Elias, and for some years was associated with his father in the
lumber business at West Buxton. He subsequently settled in Saco and
became one of the largest mill owners and lumber dealers in the state.
He continued in business with varying success and failure for' many
years. He was early called " Squire Joe," being justice of the peace ;
was first mayor of Saco; representative from Buxton, in 1825, 183 i, and
1832, and from Saco in 1857 ; senator in 1871, 1877, and 1878. He d.
at the old homestead in Buxton, Feb. 4, 1893. Nine children as follows:
Frank O. L.* Henrietta/.,^ Ann E.,'' Joseph ff.," Georgia IF.," Elizabeth,"
Harrison /.,* Mary," Alice M."
Mary F. S.,' b. Aug. 24, 1818 ; m. Stephen P. Lane, of Hollis; removed
to Saco and d. Nov. i, 1886.
Ht)N. Isaac T.,' b. July 2, 182 1 ; m. Frances Ellen, daughter of Dexter
and Jane (Frost) Brewer, of Westbrook, Me., and had issue, of whom
hereafter. His school education was all obtained before he was four-
teen years of age, and at the age of fifteen he had the entire charge of
his father's business, running the mill and store, paying the men,
shipping the lumber to Portland, and looking after the boom. He was
a self-educated man, refusing a collegiate education because his father
would not permit of his going to West Point, and was an inveterate
reader. Books were scarce in Buxton in his youth. Desiring to pos-
sess a few, and not having the money to make the purchase, at the age
of eleven he made a wagon load of packing cases, drove fifteen miles to
Portland and sold them to a book-publishing house, agreeing to take
his pay in books. He made his own selection and returned to Buxton,
the proud possessor of an encyclopedia in eight volumes, Shakespeare's
Complete Works, Plutarch's Lives, a classical dictionary, Pope's Works,
Life of Patrick Henry, the Federalist, and some twenty others of a
similar character. The selection would have done credit to a man of
forty. These books he must have learned almost by heart, for he was
able to quote Shakespeare and Pope readily and accurately all his life ;
Cy^ uu t^T: I'tcTh'^^^^ .
nOBSON FAMILY. 733
was thoroughly familiar with all classical and Grecian history, and had
a remarkable fund of general information.
Mr. Hobson left home about 1852 and engaged in the lumber busi-
ness in Biddeford, Me., where he purchased the saw-mill on Spring's
island. He carried on a successful business there till 1857, when he
moved to VViscasset, Me., and, in connection with his brother, the late
Joseph Hobson, of Saco, purchased a steam saw-mill of Abner Coburn.
For several years he had his nephew, P'rank O. L. Hobson, the son of
Joseph Hobson, associated with him in business under the firm name
of Isaac T. Hobson & Co., when he purchased his partner's interest and
continued the business alone up to the time of his decease.
Mr. Hobson took an active interest in politics from the time of his
removal to Wiscasset, and was a staunch liepublican. He was elected
a member of the House of Representatives from Wiscasset and the
associate towns in 1862, 1863, 187 1, 1873, and 1877, and represented
Lincoln county in the State Senate in t866 and 1867. Mr. Hobson d.
at Wiscasset on November 22, i88g, after a short illness of three days.
This sketch cannot better be closed than by giving an obituary notice,
written by his friend, Charles H. Denison, Esq., then of Wiscasset:
"The newspapers of the last week have chronicled briefly the fact
that the subject of this obituary had 'entered into his rest,' but such a
brief notice is not sufficient to satisfy the love and respect with which
he was regarded by this town. Mr. Hobson came to Wiscasset about
thirty years ago with his family, and after three decades of toil during
which his presence has been an inspiration, the expression ' entered into
rest " is truly applicable to him. He was in all this time one of the fore-
most in any benevolent or beneficial work; was the first to establish or
cause to be established the graded public schools, represented the town
several terms as a member of the Legislature, and the county as state
senator; and was untiring in his labors for the good of his fellow citizens.
The oriental proverb, -When the good man dies the land mourneth,' is a
correct expression to use here. His was the 'religion of humanity," for
his ministry was proverbially for the good of men. Not only has the
town been benefited by the labor done and payments disbursed, but
those to whom he furnished employment will remember with the great-
est satisfaction his kindness in every respect; and such an example as
his busy life for others as well as himself is worthy of emulation. Out-
side of the feelings of the writer, there are those who knew him better
and whose grief for his loss and sympathy for his mourning family are
deep and abiding. But while we mourn let us remember that ' spirit
must have wider scope and range.' To him the passage from one state
of existence to another was a pleasant thought, and we can rejoice that
it seemed to be an easy and peaceful transition. And so the heavenly
flowers of love and sympathy we plant at his feet are a token of our feel-
ings, yet by him unregarded, for he sleepeth as one who
' Wraps the drapery of liis couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.' "
Children : Henry Dcxicr Bracer'^ and Jo/in Afaitland,^ b. in Biddeford ;
George Pepperill Frost* and Mary Hobson,^ b. in Wiscasset. John Mait-
land d. at the age of two years; the others and their mother are living
in Brooklyn, N. V., at the date of this writing.
734 HOBSON FAMILY.
6. Nancy T.,' b. Feb. 17, 1824; m. William L. Johnson, and d. Jan. 20,
1888.
7. Eth.^linda,' b. Mar. 16, 1827 ; m. Rev. James M. Bailey, and is living
in Saco.
8. Emily R.,' b. Nov. 16, 1829; m. Rev. George W. Howe, and is living.
9. Rebecca A. L.,' b. Aug. 24, 1832 ; ni. William Briant; d. Oct. 25, 1870.
Children of Jabez and Betsey:
1. Sewai.l,' m. Martha Buzzell and settled at Steep Falls, where he now
resides. He had si.x children by Martha ; m. second, Mrs. Ann Thomp-
son, and had by her one child.
2. Rebecca,' m. Dr. James M. Buzzell.
3. Eliza,' m. Samuel Bangs.
4. Almeda,' m. Ivory Harmon.
5. Ellen,' m. Ingalls Payne.
6. Jabez,' m. Eliza J. Smith and has five children; now running the hotel
at Hiram Bridge, Oxford Co., Me.
Children of Rev. Andrew:
1. Rev. Peletiah M.,' b. July 2, 1818; m. Hannah Mann; second, Mrs.
Martha Nevins ; three daughters by first wife ; Freewill Baptist minister.
2. Sally,' b. Feb. 10, 1820; m. Mark R. Came.
3. William,' b. Aug. 14, 1822; d. Aug. 25, 1825.
4. Andrew,' b. Nov. 23, 1824; d. Aug. 19, 1825.
5. William,' b. Oct. 13, 1825; graduated at college and was a teacher
until the Civil war broke out, when he entered the Union army in the
17th Maine Infantry; was lieutenant-colonel when discharged. It is
presumed that he re-entered the army, as he is now called "General."
He m. Eliza A. Coolbroth, resides in Somerville, Mass., and has five
children.
6. Andrew,' b. May 2, 1829 ; m. Olive Coolbroth and is now living in
South Boston, engaged in lumber business. Four children.
7. Jeremiah,' b. 1831 ; d. a child.
Children of Jeremiah and Abigail:
1. Harriet N.,' b. Sept. 22, 182 1 ; d. Sept. 17, 1843.
2. Susan A.,' b. Mar. 22, 1825 ; deceased.
Children of James:
1. Jabez H.,' m. Olive Goodall. Five children.
2. Amanda,' m. Mark Coolbroth.
3. Adaline,' m. William Anderson.
4. Hannj\h J.,' m. Isaac Ridlon.
5. Edwin,' m. Maria Nute.
6. Jeremiah,' d. in the army.
7. William,' m. J. Bancroft.
SAMUEL D. HOBSON.
HOBSON FAMILY.
735
Children of Samuel and Hannah:
1. Stephen H.," b. in 1819, went to Georgia with several other young
men to find employment, and d. in September, 1840.
2. Elizabeth,' b. in 1821; m. Samuel Banks; d. in 1882.
3. Mary,' b. in 1824; m. Samuel Banks; d. in 1855.
4. Nancy,' b. in 1827 ; m. D. Menter.
5. Hon. Samuel D.,' b. Oct. 5, 1830; m. Mary E., daughter of Eben and
Sarah (Haley) Sawyer, of HoUis, and had issue, eight children. Mr.
Hobson's early years were passed on the farm. His education was
acquired at the common schools of his native town and at Limerick
Academy. At the age of twenty he commenced to learn the trade of
carpenter; worked two years in Hollis and a few months in Portland.
In the month of September, 1852, he removed to Island Pond and was
engaged in erecting the first building in the village. He continued
there as builder and contractor until 1857, when he was engaged by
Isaac Dyer, of Portland, to take charge of his mill and lumber business
at Island Pond, and continued in this position two years. In 1859 he
became the agent of St. John Smith, of Portland, who had come into
possession of about one thousand acres of land near Island Pond vil-
lage. He acted in this capacity one year, and in i860 bought out Mr.
Smith. In 1S63 he was appointed United States customs officer, which
position he held for one year. After engaging in merchandising for
nearly three years, Mr. Hobson purchased the entire plant of Wood-
bury's mill. East Brighton, Vt, Sept. 20, 1866, and became a resi-
dent there, and "Hobson's Mills" has since been his home, with the
e.xception of an absence of two years and a half in Wakefield, Mass.,
until 189 1, when he removed to Island Pond. Under Mr. Hobson's
keen and judicious management the business has increased rapidly,
and the firm, in 1884, assumed the title of S. D. Hobson & Sons. They
plane and fit lumber for special orders, which is an important part of
their business, besides manufacturing building lumber, clapboards, laths,
etc. They cut from five to six million feet of lumber per annum, employ
from forty to one hundred horses and forty men, and do an annual busi-
ness of $75,000. Mr. Hobson also carries on a mercantile establish-
ment, and has a large farm from which he cuts two hundred tons of hay.
Mr. Hobson's religious affiliations are with the Methodist Episcopal
church, of which he has been a prominent member since 1877. Polit-
ically he is a Republican and has done good work for his party in town
and state affairs. He has filled nearly all the town offices; represented
Brighton in the Legislature in 1856 and again in 1882 and 1883. In
i860 he was elected assistant judge of the county court and served two
years; in 1884-5 ^e represented Essex county in the State Senate. He
is a man of strong temperance principles ; positive in his convictions ;
pleasant and unassuming in manner; fond of his family and promoting
their advance in education generously; liberal in all matters pertaining
to public good ; as a manufacturer and business man, he is a persistent
and practical worker, and his efforts have been rewarded with financial
success. Children as follows :
I. Howard H.,' m., Dec, 1880, Emma A. Mansur and has two chil-
dren, Harry M? and Dorothy M?
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II. Helen M.,*" in., in 1880, K. B. Fletcher, Jr., of Lancaster, N. H..
and has one child, Esther!'
III. John E.,' d. Oct., 1867, aged 10 years.
IV. Eugene F.,** m. Nellie G. Lang, 1881, and has two children, Beatrice
7V.« and Albion L?
V. Sarah M.,' completed the academic and medical courses at Boston
University and settled in Chicago.
VI. Albion W.,' graduated from Boston University academic course,
studied two years in the law school of that institution, and is in Chi-
cago, employed by Silver, Burdett & Co., publishers.
VII. Mary C.,* at home, 1894.
VIII. Elsie G.,* at home, 1894.
6. Albion," b. in 1833, was in the ist Minnesota Regiment, and fell on
Bull Run battle-field, July 21, 1861; a noble young man.
7. Amanda,' b. in 1839; m. Melvin Falls, and lives in the West; has sev-
eral children.
Children of William and Anna:
1. William F.,' b. July 22, 1821; m. Aurelia Phinney; second, Eliza
Hutchins. He was a surveyor of lumber for many years in HoUis, but
removed to Machias after Isaac T. Hobson engaged in business there.
One child.
2. Nathan E.,' b. Apr. 3, 1823 ; m. Betsey Smith, a half-sister to A. G.
Smith, Esq., of West Buxton, and settled as lumberman and merchant
in HoUis. He removed to Island Pond, Vt., many years ago, where he
is now engaged in the stove, hardware, and tinware trade. Three chil-
dren.
3. Jeremiah S.,' b. Feb. 18, 1826; m. Susan Smith, and by her had a
dau. He was killed by a falling timber in a saw mill, Sept. 7, 1865;
lumberman.
4. Infant son,' b. Mar. 8, 1825.
5. Joseph L.,' b. Jan. 18, 1828; m. Frances Johnson; second, Charlotte
S. Googin; kept store at Moderation, with Nathan, in early life; was
employed by Hon. Joseph Hobson, of Saco, many years ; now in trade
there. Five children.
6. Charles,' b. Dec. 20, 1829; m. Dorothy Phinney; second, Sarah A.,
dau. of Winthrop Pease, of Hollis; has been in various kinds of busi-
ness, principally merchandising; residence in Buxton.
7. Alvan,' b. Nov. 20, 1830; m. Martha Marr; second, Sarah Johnson;
lives on homestead at Moderation Mills, Hollis. One son, WiHic D.,"
b. July 26, 1870.
8. George W.,' b. Aug. 7, 1835; d. June 16, 1842.
9. Lydia a.,' b. Jan. 10, 1839; d. June 16, 1842.
10. Infant son,' b. Mar. 18, 1834.
Children of Amos and Martha:
I. Mary A.,' b. May 23, 1826 ; m. Jan. 4, 1855, Daniel Bradbury, and lived
in Hollis.
HOWARD FAMILY. 737
James G.,' b. Mar. 29, 1828; m. July 28, 1850, Sophronia Sweat, and
lived in Hollis; carpenter.
Charles H.,' b. Feb. 22, 183 1 ; m. Lucinda Earl, and resides in Port-
land ; wife deceased ; he has long been a carpenter and contractor.
4. Ellen P.,' b. Sept. 29, 1835; m. Ebenezer Davis.
5. Martha J.,' b. Sept. 25, 1838; d. Aug. 7, 1842.
» BY SECOND wife:
Edwin A.,' b. June 29, 1849; '^- Hattie, dau. of Ivory and Isabella
(Sawyer) Hill, of Buxton; merchant at West Bu.xton village; has been
in trade since a boy; resides on the homestead.
Children of Thomas M. and Bethia:
1. Frederick," d. when a young man.
2. Miranda," d. when a young woman. Did she marry Francis Harmon,
the mill-wright ?
5. Thumas M.,' d. a young man, unmarried.
4. Julia," in. George Hill, son of Ivory and Isabella.
Children of Enoch B. and Nancy:
1. Simeon S.,' b. Sept. 29, 1836; d April 30, 1838.
2. Samuel L.," b. April 29, 1839; d. same day.
3. Simeon S.,' b. April 29, 1839; m. Addie Bickford, of Parsonsfield, in
i860; she d. two years after. He is now engaged in banking, and
cattle and sheep breeding in Montana.
4. Stephen W.,' b. Mar. n, 1841, in Bu.xton; m. Florence E. Libby, of
Saco, Dec. 11, 1875 ; farmer in Limington, Me. Three of four children
living: Jeimk M.,^ Charles Z.,* and Hotciarii H.*
5. AuRELiA A.,' b. Nov. 7, 1844, in Buxton; m. David Walker, in 1867,
who lives at South Limington, as merchant and farmer.
6. Frank A.,' b. Jan. 7, 1850, in Limerick; living in Montana; horse
and sheep ranch.
7. Emma M.," b. Oct 9, 1853, in Limerick; d. in Limington, Dec. 21,
1882.
8. AviLDA L.,' m. J. D. Wadleigh, of Parsonsfield, in 1857 ; now living in
Standish, near Sebago lake.
All readers of English history are aware of the high position held by the
Howards, not only by the main line, but by the several junior branches as
well. We shall not dwell upon the genealogy of the Howards of England
and Scotland, where they have been numerous.
John and James Howard came from England and settled in Duxbury,
Mass., as early as 1643. James, tradition says, settled in Bermuda. John
went to Bridgewater, and was one of the original settlers there in 1651. He
^38 HOWARD FAMILY.
took the oath of fidehty in 1657; was one of the first military officers, and
was an influential citizen. We would designate John as the ancestor of a//
the New England Howards, but the pedigree became tangled with that of
Haywood at an early day, and it is now uncertain as to which of the two
famihes some of the Howards should trace their ancestry.
JillllCS Howard, said to be son of preceding, m. Elizabeth Washburn, and
had, with other issue, a son James, who moved to Wobuiip, where his chil-
dren's names were recorded : wife's name, Bathsheba. Issue :
1. James, b. April 16, 1712 ; d. May 12, 18 12.
2. HuLDAH, b. April 18, 17 14.
3. Abigail, b. July 23, 17 16.
4. James, b. Aug. 24, 17 18; m. Susanna, dau. of Rev. Wilson, of Woburn,
Mass., where they lived until 1772-3, when they came to the then
district of Maine, and settled upon a grant of land now composing the
town of Brownfield. He d. Dec. 20, 1803. His widow d. Aug. 27,
18 1 6, in her 94th year. Their children were as follows :
I. Susanna, b. Oct. 7, 1742; m. John Walker; d. Aug. 9, 1833.
II. James, b. Nov. 7, 1744; settled in New York, on the Mohawk, and
d. there.
III. Samuel, b. May 2, 1747 ; was a sailor in early life. He was a
Revolutionary soldier and one of the Boston Tea Party, 1773. He
was absent at sea when hostilities commenced, and his wife and two
sons left the city and waited on some island in Boston harbor until
his return ; after this, some six or eight weeks, they left the island
and went to Woburn, where his father lived, and remained there until
he removed to Brownfield, prior to 1800. He once lived at Conway
Centre, near "Black Cat brook"; moved thence to Hiram Hill, and
thence to "Ten Mile Mill," where his wife, Mary Haley, cl. Aug. 2,
1823, aged 77. She was buried on the high bank southwest of the
mill, in a lot now overgrown with pines. After the death of his wife
he returned to Conway to live with son James, and d. there, June i,
1840, aged 94 years and 10 days.
IV. Sarah, b. Apr. 12, 1750; m. iJaniel Cross.
v. Lemuel, b. Apr. 6, 1752; m. Hannah demons; d. Mar. 20, 1842.
VI. Benjamin, b. Jan. 6, 1755; d. in February.
VII. Wilson, b. Feb. 15, 1756; m. Wood; d. Jan. 25, 1845.
VIII. Joseph, b. Nov. 9, 1758; m. Rebecca Gleason, of Billerica, Mass.,
dau. of William and Mary (Segar) Gleason, Feb. 28, 1786. She was
b. Dec. 10, 1765; removed to Brownfield, Me., in June, 1786, where
they resided the remainder of their days. She d. Aug. 17, 1844; he
d. Nov. 9, 185 I. Children:
(i). //ly/n; h. Aug. 11, 1787; m. Susan Bean (b. July 26, 1793, d.
April 10, 1831); he d. Sept. 21, 1825. Issue:
(I). Albert F., b. July 15, 181 1.
(11). Louisa A., b. Feb. 24, 18 13.
(hi). Albion p., b. June 26, 1815; d. Feb. 13th.
HOWARD FAMILY. 739
(iv). //f/tn;h. April i6, 1817; m. Mary Miller (b. Dec. 8, 1823),
and had issue :
a. Sara/i G., b. Dec. 9, 1839.
b. Charles H., b. Feb. 3, 1845.
(2). Siz/ly G., b. Sept. 24, 1789; d. Dec. 12, 1849.
(3). Moses A., b. July 18, 1791; d. Oct. 24, 1793.
(4). Rebecca, b. May 1, 1793; m. Capt. Sam. Gibson.
(5). Nancy, b. May 11, 1795 ; m. Capt. Abel Gibson.
(6). Moses A., b. Mar. 9, 1798 ; d. Mar. 20, 1799.'
(7). Joseph, of whom hereafter.
(8). Polly, b. Jan. 24, 1802 ; m. Barnabas Brackett ; d. Oct. 13, 1831.
Hon. Joseph Howard was born in Brownfield, Me., Mar. 14, 1800; m.
Maria Annette Dana (she b. in Fryeburg, Me., Apr. 29, 1805, d. in Portland,
March 22, 1869), Dec. 20, 1826. He received his preliminary education
at Fryeburg Academy; graduated at Bowdoin, class of 182 1, and immediately
entered the ofifice of Judge Dana to study law. He completed his legal studies
in the office of Judge Daniel Goodenow, and was admitted to the bar in 1824;
first practised in Bridgton ; then removed to Limerick, where he practised
twelve or more years ; served as county attorney for York county about ten
years; settled in Portland in 1837, where he formed a partnership with Henry
B. Osgood, his brother-in-law, their wives being the accomplished daughters
of Judge Dana and sisters of Gov. John W. Dana. After the death of his
partner, he and George F. Shepley practised together until 1848, when he was
appointed justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. He had previously served
as United States attorney for the district of Maine. He subsequently ad-
mitted to partnership Sewall C. Strout ; afterwards he admitted his son-in-law,
Nathan Cleaves, late judge of probate for Cumberland county, and still later,
Henry B. Cleaves, now governor of Maine.
In December, 1877, he went to visit his brother at the old homestead in
Brownfield, where he arrived at noon. After dinner he went out alone to
stroll about the farm where he was born. Failing to return, search was made
and his lifeless body found only a little way from the house. In his hand
was a bunch of evergreen he had plucked on his way.
In all the relations of life Judge Howard was a most estimable man.
Children :
1. Elizabeth D., b. Nov. 3, 1827 ; d. May 26, 1832.
2. Rebecca, b. Sept. 25, 1829; d. Aug. 20, 1832.
3. Caroline E., b. Sept. 10, 1831.
4. Joseph D., b. July 15, 1833.
5. Maria A., b. Aug. 20, 1835.
6. Henry R., b. May 5, 1838.
All b. in Limerick except Henry, who was b. in Portland.
iubart-|)ubbar(I.
Hubart is a French name, and the first of the family known in New Eng-
land, came from the Isle of Jersey to Kittery, before 1700. They had lived
in the parish of St. Savior. Joseph Hubart made his will in Kittery — re-
corded April 21, 1701 — in which he states the name of his birth-place. He
bequeaths to his loving brother, Philip Hup.art, of Kittery, "with whom I
have lived and by whom I have been provided for and maintained ever since
my coming to New England," two pounds, besides a tract of land, or field,
" situate in the parish of St. Savior, in Jersey, lately in the possession of my
brother' John Hubart, of said parish." From this ancient French surname
the transmuting influences of the New World have produced Hubbard, which
is an English surname.
From the first Philip Hubart there has been a long line, representing no less
than eight generations bearing this christian name. Immediately after set-
tlement members of the family became leading spirits in town affairs of
Kittery, and Philip Hubart was selectman there from 1707 to 17 11. He was
on a committee, in 1706, to build a meeting-house 36 feet square. In 1772 a
Philip Hubart was one of the "leading citizens" who showed loyalty to the
colonial interests against England, and was on a committee to formulate cer-
tain resolutions for the town to adopt, being then styled "Captain." Among
prominent citizens of Berwick, which was formerly part of Kittery, were
Capt. Philip and Col. Moses Hubbard, of this family. From the prestige
of those who came to Cornish and Hiram we conclude that their "blood was
thicker than water."
Phillj) Hubbard settled in Cornish, and married a Barker. His father
was John, son of Philip. This family came from Berwick. Mr. Hubbard
died at the early age of 36 years, leaving three sons and a daughter.
Hon. John P. Hubbard, son of preceding, was a native of Cornish,
but settled in Hiram in 1841, where he was long prominently identified with
the history of O.xford county. He was held in such high esteem that he was
called to fill every town office, and to serve in both branches of the Legis-
lature— two terms in the Senate — of the state. He was, however, too actively
engaged in business to devote much of his time to public affairs, but his pride
in all that pertained to the progress of the town and the advancement of his
fellow townsmen inspired him to contribute his influence in the most practical
way toward the attainment of such objects. His sterling integrity and uniform
kindness secured to him many warm friends, who were delighted in doing him
honor, and when he died he was deeply lamented by a wide circle of acquaint-
ances. He was trial justice for many years, member of state board of valua-
tion in 1870, and served as an excellent moderator at town elections. He
married first, Mary A., dau. of Joseph Sargent, who lived near Portland, and
had issue, Mary E., who was the wife of John Langdon Otis, and after his
death was married to Hon. Peter B. Young, of Hiram; Charles E. Hubbard,*
who was a lieutenant in the Civil war, and who served as town treasurer of
•Charles E. and John W. have children married.
HUNTRESS FAMILY. 741
Hiram, representative in the Legislature, and is now living in Kansas; and
John W. Hubbard, who was a lieutenant of heavy artillery during the Rebel-
lion, and has been selectman and postmaster in Hiram. John P. Hubbard
married for his second wife, Susanna, dau. of Gen. Peleg and Susanna Wads-
worth, and a teacher of Hiram, and had issue, Minnie, a graduate of Farm-
ington Normal school who enjoys a high reputation in three states ; Philip
W., a graduate of Maine State College, now in California ; Cora, the wife of
John B. Pike, Esq., who resides with her mother on the old Wadsworth home-
stead, and Elmer M., the stage-driver and e.\pressman, now living at Kezar
Falls, Me. Mr. Hubbard died in Hiram, Aug. i8, 1885, after a painful illness.
Hou. Noah B. Hubbard, brother of John P., was b. in Cornish, Nov. i,
1824, and was engaged in trade with his brother in Lovell until 1841, wheni
on the death of their brother Frank, they settled in Hiram. He clerked a
while for John P., and afterwards became his partner in trade ; then, after
a few years, he engaged in trade with Roscoe G. Green, and, lastly, with his
only son, Ralph L. HuimARD. He was postmaster at Hiram for twenty-seven
years ; assessor of internal revenue one year, and custom officer in Portland
about five years. He was town clerk of Hiram twelve years ; was selectman,
magistrate, county commissioner and representative in the State Legislature.
His penmanship was as beautiful as copperplate; his good judgment and
faithfulness a sound guarantee to the public in every official capacity to which
he was called, and his unabated courtesy and dignified bearing commanded
the respect of all. He was a loyal representative of the Republican party,
and an efficient advocate of its principles. Discreet in his personal aft'airs,
guarded in his utterances, and devoted to his family, he seldom gave offense
to any. He died in 1884, aged 59 years, 9 months, and 8 days. He m.
Emeline, dau. of Hon. John Kimball, of Hiram, by whom issue, Ralph L.
and Fannie B.
A sister of John P., Noah B., and Frank Hubbard was the wife of James
O. Mclntire, who served as clerk of courts for York county several years.
She was living with her son and two daughters in Portland when last heard
from.
Robert Huntress, whose wife was Hannah Wadleigh, came from Berwick
to Shapleigh, thence to Hiram, early in the present century, and settled on a
farm on the northeast side of Ossipee river, near the Warren bridge. He d.
suddenly many years ago; his widow d. about 1856. Their children were as
follows:
1. Te.mple, m. Eunice Goodwin, and lived and d. in Hiram.
2. William, m. Mary Lord, and lived and d. in So. Hiram. At the age of
87, in 1880, he was at work in his field, an active man.
3. Betsey, m. Jacob Lord, Jr., and had /'?■/// and Harriet.
4. Fannv, m. Jacob Lord, Jr., and had nine children. She is now living
with her daughter, Miss Hannah Lord, in Cornish village, at the age of
89 years, having been a devoted Christian for more than half a century.
742 HUTCHINSON FAMILY.
5. John, m. Emma Lord; lived at So. Hiram, where she d. in 1855, leav-
ing a large family.
6. Hannah, m. Henry Jackson, of Naples, Me.
7. Robert, d. unmarried.
8. Darling-, was a clergyman and left the state.
9. Samuel, m. Eliza Lombard, and lived and d. in Hiram. His second
wife was Hannah Lombard, widow of Philip P. Kezar. The Huntress
family was noted for industry, economy, and strength.
iiitchiiuioii cijiniiilt|.
Hutchinson is an English surname, and was borne by several somewhat
illustrious persons in literary life in the "Old World." Richard Hutchin-
son, born in England in 1606, came to New England in 1634-6. The
celebrated Anne Hutchinson, who claimed to be a medium of divine reve-
lations, gave the family notoriety, and the Hutchinson Family, the noted
singers, cast a beautiful halo over the name. A branch of the old stock was
early planted in Wells, Me., and from that town came
Josliua HutcllillSOll, an early settler in Buxton, whose wife, Sarah, d.
there Sept. 22, 1806. His second wife was Molly Bradbury. The names
of his children and grandchildren will follow :
1. John M., b. Oct. 4, 1784; by wife Ruth had a son, Christopher C, h.
Nov. 8, 181 1.
2. Matthias, b. in April, 1786. He settled in Standish, near York's
Corner, and had a family of sons and daughters, of whom we remem-
ber Mark, who had a family ; Mrs. Thomas Sawyer, mother of William
P. (?), Thomas C, Matthias, Charles, Esther, and Lorica; Augustus,
who served in the Civil war.
3. Joshua, b. Dec. 4, 1787; settled in Buxton, between Dearborn's hill
and the Centre, where he brought up a large family of children of
active business habits. He d. July 3, 1858. Issue as follows:
I. Tamah, b. Sept. 2, 1812.*
II. Leonard, b. Feb. 19, 18 14.
III. LiBBY, b. Jan. 22, 1816; d. July 18, 1841.
IV. Sally, b. Nov. i, 1817.
v. Isaac, b. March 26, 1819; d. in infancy.
VI. Isaac, b. Dec. 9, 1820. He was for many years a school-teacher,
but subsequently engaged in trade with his brothers, at West Buxton,
vii. Lydia, b. May 26, 1822.
VIII. Mahlon, b. March 9, 1824. He lived at Kennebunk, I think, and
was a drover and speculator.
*One of the daughters m. Bray Rounds, of Buxton, and had issue; one m. Nelson Bradbury,
of Buxton, and luid issue ; and another, Graham, and had sons.
INGALLS FAMILY. 743
IX. John M., b. Feb. 13, 1826; m. and had a daughter; was a tailor by
trade, but latterly went into trade with his brothers, at West Bu.xton.
He afterwards kept store for several years at Bonnie Eagle, but
health failed and he retired to the old homestead, which he owned,
and there died, leaving a widow, his second wife, who was a Haskell,
of Liminglon. John was a shrewd business man and economist who
acquired a handsome property.
X. Caroline, b. Nov. 7, 1827 ; spinster.
XI. George, b. Sept. 2, 1829 ; lived in Buxton.
XII. Edward, b. Sept. 9, 183 1 ; in early years worked at shoemaking, but
latterly has been a farmer at Moderation village, Hollis.
XIII. Charles, b. Dec. 2, 1833 ; engaged early in the baking business, and
drove a baker's cart; then was clerk and salesman for George Gil-
man, at West Buxton, succeeding him there when he removed to
Portland. He and his brothers continued in business there many
years; since, he has had stores at Lewiston, Biddeford, and other
places ; has dealt in live stock ; now in California.
4. Mark, b. Aug. 21, 1789; d. in 1815.
5. Isaac, b. Nov. 18, 1792; d. Nov. 2, 1817.
6. Hannah, b. June 10, 1794.
7. Theodore, b. May 4, 1798; lived in Buxton, and d. Feb. 6, 1874; had
by wife Dorcas, children as follows ;
I. Eliza L. R., b. Sept. 23, 1824; d. Feb. 10, 1S25.
II. Mary B., b. Jan. 4, 1826.
III. William H., b. Jan. 28, 1828.
IV. Joshua, b. Jan. 28, 1830.
v. John R., b. Oct. i, 1832.
8. Benjamin, b. in April, 1800, and lived at Dearborn's hill, in Buxton.
He had two sons, named Joshua and Jonathan.
Jnqallf) ^\i
This is a Scandinavian surname, and is allied to Ingersoll, Ingelow, Ingra-
ham, and Ingborg. The early ancestors of the old family in Lincolnshire,
England, came from Northern Europe, probably from Norway or Sweden,
where they were descendants of the Vikings. Eight of this name had grad-
uated from Harvard and Yale in 1835.
Edllllliul IllRiills' came from Lincolnshire, England, with wife and chil-
dren and sat down where the city of Lynn, Mass., now is in 1629. He was
a farmer and took up land in the eastern part of the township, near a small
pond, and the place where his iiouse stood has ever since been known to his
descendants. He had a malt house near the pond. When the town lands
were divided, in 1638, he and a brother, whose name will appear, had "upland
and meadow, 120 acres." He was accidentally drowned in March, 1648, by
744 INGALLS FAMILY.
falling with his horse through the old Saugus bridge, and the General Court
paid his family one hundred pounds in response to the following petition :
"The humble petition of Robert Ingalls with the rest of his brethren and sisters,
being eight in number, humbly sheweth that whereas your poor petitioners father
hath been deprived of his life by the insufficiency of Lynne Bridge, so-called, to the
great impoverishment of your poor petitioners mother and themselves, and there
being a court order that any person so dyeinge through such insufiiciency of any
bridge in the countrye that there should be an hundred pounds forfeit to the next
heir, may it therefore please this honourable Court to take your poor petitioners case
into consideration "
His estate was inventoried at ^135 : 8 : 10, including house and lands, £^0.
The name of his wife was Ann, and by her he had nine children, whose
names will appear.
Francis Ingalls ' came from Lincolnshire, England, with Kdnuind, before-
mentioned, in 1629, and shared in the allotment of town lands in Lynn, Mass.,
in 1638. He was born in 1601 ; was a tanner and lived at Swampscott, where
he built a tannery on Humphrey's brook, and the old vats were not taken out
until 1825. This was reported to have been the first tannery in New England,
and its establishment at that early date may have given impulse to the shoe
business that has since grown to such magnitude in the neighborhood.
SECOND GENERATION.
Children uf Ed.iiund and Ann:
1. Robert,- inherited _his father's "house and homestead." By wife
Sarah, who d. Apr. 8, 1696, he had children as follows:
I. Hannah,^ b. Sept. 20, 1647 ; ™- May 2, 1673, Henry Stacy.
II. RoBERiv^ b. Feb. 9, 1649 ; m. June 20, 1675, Rebecca Leighton, who
d. Feb., 1680, by whom Sarn/i,* h. Sept. 19, 1677, and Robert,'^ b. July
10, 1679.
III. Samuel," b. Sept. 22, 1650; m. Feb. 2, 1682, Hannah Brewer, and
had issue, Hannah,^ b. July 10, 1683, and Abigail* b. Aug. 18, 1685.
He was made freeman in 1691; probably identical with Samuel of
Ipswich, representative in 1691.
IV. Sarah,'' b. July 4, 1654.
V. Elizabeth,'' b. Mar. 7, 1657.
VI. Nathaniel,'' b. 1659.
2. Elizabeth,^ of whom no particulars.
3. Faith, '^ m. Andrew Allen.
4. John,- to whom his father gave "the house and ground that was Jeremy
Fitche's lying by the meeting-house and three acres of land he hath in
England."
5. Sarah," m. William Bitnor.
6. Henry,- b. in 1627; m. July 6, 1653, Mary Osgood, who d. Dec. 16,
1686, leaving twelve children. He m. second, Aug. i, 1689, Sarah
Farnum, widow of George Abbott, who d. May 12, 1728, aged 90. This
Henry early settled in Andover, Mass., and became the ancestor of a
numerous race who are now scattered over our broad land. A descend-
ant, Capt. Henry Ingalls, about a year before his death, made the fol-
lowing statement : " Mr. Henry Ingalls, from whom all these spring, was
INGALLS FAMILY. 745
born in the year 1627, and died in the year 1719, who lived 92 years. I,
Henry Ingalls, was born have lived eighty-three so that we two Henry
Ingalls hath lived on this earth one hundred and seventy-five years."
7. Samuel,- whose posterity settled about Lynn.
8. M.^RY,- of whom no account.
9. Joseph,- whose history is not known.
THIRD GENERATION.
Henry Insjalls,'^ son of Henry, of Andover, and Mary Osgood, born Dec.
8, 1656; ni. Aug. I, 1689, Sarah, dau. of George and Hannah (Chandler)
Abbott. He d. Feb. 8, 1695; his widow, May 12, 1728. He had a son
JosiAH,'' whose son,
Dea. Josiah Ingalls/ the fifth generation from Edmund, the emigrant,
married Eunice and had six sons. He removed from Andover to Ringe, N. H.,
in 1760, being owner of a mill there, and living near "Grassy pond." He
was prominent in civil and ecclesiastical affairs. He d. about 1775. Of his
children, the following names have been found :
1. Amos," moved to Acw'orth, N. H., in 1785. He m. Sarah York and
had issue, of whom hereafter.
2. Ebknezer,* b. Nov. 7, 1745; m. before 1771 ; was in company of Capt.
Thomas in 1775, and in Stark's brigade, 1778. In 1778-79, he removed
to Jaffrey, N. H.
3. Josiah,'^ b. Oct. 31, 1747 ; m. Aug. 31, 1771, Sarah Bowers, b. Jan. 25,
1750, dau. of Nehemiah and Sarah (Larrabee) Bowers. In 1787, he
moved to Jaffrey, N. H. His children born in Ringe and Jaffrey, of
whom hereafter.
4. Simeon,'' b. Aug. 24, 1749; was in company of Capt. Philip Thomas, in
1775, and d. 1790, in Ringe, N. H. ; estate settled by widow Mary, who
married second, Aug. 16, 1794, Levi Maynard. Two children, of whom
more.
5. Nathaniel," born Sept. 19, 1751; m. Oct. 10, 1785, Tabitha, dau. of
Ephraim Hunt; second, June 5, 1787, Sarah, dau. of Moses Hall; was
in the Revolutionary army. In 1803, the family removed to Peter-
borough, where he d. Mar. 9, 18 14; his widow, Sept. 18, 1844. He
was a native of Andover, and went to Ringe with his parents in 1764;
was by occupation a miller. Eight children, of whom more.
6. Jonathan," b. Dec. 4, 1753; m. Aug. 8, 1782, Deborah, dau. of Jona-
than Sherwin, who d. Aug. i, 1790, leaving three children. He married
second, Jan. 21, 1794, Zipporah, dau. of Barnabas Barker, of Scituate,
Mass. He d. May 11, 1836; his wife d. Nov. 2, 1830. He was twice
ir the Revolutionary army; town clerk in 1784; selectman in 1783, '84,
'95; a man of public spirit and good ability.
7. Caleb," b. Feb. 22, 1756, of whom no particulars.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Children of Amos and Mary:
I. Jonathan,' b. 1787; went to New York; m. Electa Jewett, and had
Clarence,^ m. Rider; Eliza,^ m. Henry D. Merritt; Hannah,^ m.
Andrew Stiles; William* b. 1747; Larinia,^ rw. Asa Mason; JSlmira,^
746 INGALLS FAMILY.
d. young; Delia,^ m. Jared Blodget; Polly* m. Edmund A. Carpenter.
2. Eunice F.,' m. Jonathan H. Reed.
3. Polly,' m. Amos Campbell.
4. Amos,' removed to the West.
5. Sewall,' m. Clarissa Hudson, and had issue: Jonathan,^ m. Hannah M.
Stevens; Millie,^ d. single; Liicina,'^ m. Harry D. Wallace; Han-id N.,^
d. young; Amos* d. young; Phylinda F.,^ m. William Alexander, second,
Jonathan Blake; Sylvester,* m. Marietta Dean, and had issue, Joscphits
A? and Edgar B.^
6. Edah,' m. Robert Anderson and had issue.
Children of Josiah and S.4RAh;
1. John,' b. Dec. 15, 1771 ; d. Feb. 23, 1772.
2. James,' b. Mar. 5, 1773; d. July 24, 1775.
3. Sarah,' b. Dec. 21, 1775 ; d. Sept. 25, 1777.
4. Phebe,' b. Feb. 21, 1778; m. Feb. 27, 1801, Robert Gilmore ; d. May
3. 1851.
5. JosiAH,' b. April 5, 1780: m. Dec. 29, 1808, Lois Capron, of Marlboro;
was a carriage maker, in Ringe, N. H., and in Fitzvvilliam, where he d.
Mar. 18, 1855; his wife d. Mar. 20, 1855, aged 70. No issue.
6. James,' b. Feb. 7, 1782 ; m. Rebecca, dau. of Daniel and Alice (Shedd)
Twiss, of Jaffrey, N. H. ; he d. in Ringe, April 7, 1830; his widow d.
April 9, 1868. Children: Abigail* m. John Kenrick, of Dover, Mass.;
Caroline* m. George Cheeseman ;/(?»?« J/., ^ resides in Marlboro, Mass.;
Amos* A.. 1864; Lucy* m. Nov. 5, 1846, James M. Small; Lois* xa.
Moses Sumner Deeth.
7. Sarah,' b. Aug. 28, 1783; m. Moses Sawyer, of Sharon, where she
lived until his death; subsequently lived in Ringe ; d. Nov. 16, 187 1.
8. Deborah,' b. Aug. 27, 1785 ; m. May 9, i8i5, Rev. Charles Mavery, a
Methodist preacher; she m. second, in 1843, Robertson Perkins, Esq.,
of Fitzwilliam, whom she survived, and d. Feb. 16, 1862, at Ringe, N. H.
9. Flint,' b April 27, 1789; d. insane, 1834.
10. Si.\ieon,' b. Sept. 22, 1791; d, young.
11. Charles,' b. Sept. 23, 1794; settled in Keene, N. H. ; d. in Windsor,
Vt., in 1873.
Children of Simeon and Mary:
John,' b. Feb. 24, 1779; d. in Ringe, N. H., June 2, 1806.
Ira,' b. Feb. 11, 1781 ; m. Jerusha Hodge, Feb. 20, 1809.
Children of Nathaniel and Wives:
Tahitha,' b. Feb. 27, 1789, in Ringe, N. H. ; m. Jan. 8, 1819, Amos
Woolson ; d. Jan. 14, 1822.
Sally,' b. May 31, 1791 ; m. Robert White, April 30, 1837; d. Mar.
25. 1845-
3. Betsey,' b. Oct. 2, 1793; d. Feb. 15, 1845, unmarried.
4. Cyrus,' b. Feb. 7, 1797; m. Mary L. Dakin, Sept. 13, 1830; resided
in Peterborough, N. H., and Leominster, Mass. ; followed mercantile
pursuits ; served as town clerk.
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5. Sabra/ b. in Oct., 1799; d. Feb. 6, i860, unmarried.
6. Almira," b. Aug. 14, 1803; in. Cliarle.s Carter, May 8, 1827, and set-
tled in Leominster, Mass.
7. George H.,' b. Mar. 21, 1805; m. Bet.sey Loring, May 28, 1831. He
engaged in trade in Lowell, Mass., but afterwards studied for the med-
ical profession ; took his degree in the Berkshire Institute, Pittsfield,
Mass., in 1837 ; located at Proctorsville, Vt., as physician, in 1838, and
remained a successful practitioner until 1848, when failing health caused
him to return to Peterborough, where he d. May 6, 1849 ; his wife d. at
Proctorsville, Vt., June 30, 1842.
8. Hannah M.,' b. 1810; d. June 21, 1812.
Children of .Jonathan and Deborah:
1. Nancy," b. May 23, 1783; m. Jan. 18, 1815, Oliver Lovejoy, son of
John, Jr.
2. Polly,' b. Mar. 28, 1785 ; m. May 30, 1810, Capt. Stephen Emery.
3. Thomas,' b. Mar. i, 1787; m. 1815, Polly, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer
Stone, of Townsend, Mass. She d. in 1816, and he m., second, in
1818, Mrs. Betsey (Stone) Richardson, b. 1790, sister of Polly. She
d. June 9, 1822, and he m., third, in 1822, Sophia (Denney) Shurtliff,
dau. of Ashel and Sarah. He d. Dec. 27, 1863, and his widow lived
at Fitchburg, Mass., when heard from. Four children, of whom more.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Children of Cyrus and Mary:
1. Frederick C.,' b. Sept. 12, 1832 ; lawyer in Chicago.
2. Helen S.,* b. July 20, 1835 ; d. Feb., 1856.
3. Charles E.,* b. Mar. 29, 1839.
Children of George and Betsey:
1. Sarah £.,■* b. Feb. 13, 1834, in Lowell; d. in Peterborough, N. H.,
Nov. 28, 1852.
2. Mary B.,' b. Oct. i, 1835, i" Stirling; d. Feb. i, 1852.
3. George F.,* b. Aug. 3, 1838, in Proctorsville, Vt. ; m. Ellen A. Merrill;
lives at Danbury, Conn.
4. BErsEv L.,' b. April 6, 1842 ; resides at Leominster, Mass.
Children of Thomas and Wives :
1. Maria," b. Sept. i, 1824; m. July 12, 1842, Dr. Jonas C. Harris, of
Ashland, Mass. She d. Sept. 7, 1850, leaving a son, a physician in
Boston.
2. Sophia,' b. May 5, 1828; m. Rodney Wallace, of Fitchburg, Mass.
3. Albert S.,* b. Dec. 29, 1830; m. Harriet A., dau. of Sylvester and
Lucy (Bailey) Miller; he d. Aug. 11, 1862.
4. Herbert,* b. May 9, 1834; a writer by profession; liberally educated;
an accountant at Asburnham till i860. In Nov., 1861, received an
appointment as clerk in the Treasury Department at Washington, where
he passed through the various grades. In 1865 he was promoted to a
cashier's position in the internal revenue service in one of the New York
748 INGALLS FAMILY.
city districts ; held this responsible position until June, 1868; subse-
quently accountant for the Fitchburg Paper ("onipany ; since a resident
of Boston, and was treasurer of the New Bedford division of the Boston,
Clinton & Fitchburg Railroad Company ; also treasurer of the Framing-
ham & Lowell Railroad Company. He is a great reader and writes
prose and poetry, of excellent quality, for the press.
INGALLS FAMILY OF CHESTER, N. H.
Capt. Saiiuiol Illgalls, son of Samuel and Sarah, was born in Andover,
Mass., May 7, 1783. He moved to Haverhill, and Oct. 23, 1717, Samuel
Smith, of Haverhill, deeded to Samuel Ingalls, of " Chester, blacksmith," a
right in Kingston. He married Mary Watts in 1708; in 1720 was one of the
proprietors of Chester, where he removed in the autumn of the same year.
He was one of the grantees of the first saw-mill in town. He was a promi-
nent man in town and held various offices; was selectman in 1723, '24, and
'25 ; lot layer in 1724 to 1728; town clerk in 1730; was first captain in town,
being so called in 1729. He built the first log-cabin on Walnut hill, twenty
rods north of the Humphrey Miles residence. He erected the first framed
house in town, about 1732. He died Oct. 6, 1747. The inventory of his
estate was returned March, 1750; his homestead of 67 acres appraised at
;^3,38o; account settled in 1760. The heirs were Samuel Moores, Thomas
Wells, and Nathaniel Ingalls. Children, born in Haverhill:
1. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1709; m. Thomas Wells.
2. Sarah, b. Oct. 27, 17 10.
3. Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1712.
4. Mary, b. Nov. 27, 17 14; m. John Haselton; second, a Hall, of Brad-
ford.
5. Ruth, b. Jan. 31, 1717; m. Ephraim Heselton, of Chester, N. H.
6. Mehitable, b. 1723; m. Dr. Samuel Moores, an early settler and a
prominent man in Candia. She was' the first white child b. in Chester;
d. April 12, 1818.
7. Abigail, b. in 1725; m. Stephen Moores; d. in May, 1806.
8. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 12, 1727; m. Abigail Huse and had: Israel;
Pdcr, d. young; Polly, m. Perley Chase; Peter, d. 1751; Abigail, m.
Benjamin Smith, of Andover; Mehitable, m. John Clough, in 1793, and
lived in Concord, N. H. ; Josiah, m. Olive Sanborn, of Andover, N. H.,
d. in Chester; Samuel, m. Betsey Clough, lived in Sandown, d. 1866,
aged 93; Hannah, m. John Hall, d. 1868.
Eldad lu^alls, supposed to have been a son of Henry, of Andover,
Mass., m. Hannah Watts, Nov. 17, 1719. who d. June 20, 1738. He removed
from Chester, N. H., to Haverhill, N. H.; served as moderator and town clerk,
1728. In Dec, 1729, he was in Haverhill and deeded his land to Thomas
Wells, of AmeslDury. His children :
1. Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1720.
2. John, b. June i, 1723; settled in Haverhill, N. H., but removed to
Atkinson, thence to Canterbury. He is said to have had issue, twenty
children, ''fifteen by his last wife."
IN GALLS FAMILY.
749
I. Rev. Caler, son of preceding, was a Free Baptist preacher; settled
in Canterbury and Stewartstown, N. H. He m. Elizabeth Clark, Dec.
i6, 1790; d. Jan. 10, 1845, aged 77 years. Four children.
II. Jesse, another son of John, b. Apr. 2, 1770, in Haverhill, N. H. ; m.
Hannah Chase, of London, and settled in Sanborntown in 1818. He
d. Oct. 29, 1851, aged 81; wife d. Sept. 26, 1852. Nine children:
(i). /o/in, b. in 1799, in Canterbury, N. H. ; graduated at Harvard,
1823; was a student at Andover Seminary; d. in a hospital at
Cambridge, Mass., in Sept., 1828.
(3). Gardner, b. 1 800-1 ; lived in Sanborntown on the homestead as
cabinet maker; his father built for him and brother Walter a
good shop and hired a skillful workman to teach them. He lost
his shop by fire and removed to Lowell, Mass., to study portrait
painting. He m. Joanna Varney, Apr, 28, 1834, and had issue.
He d. Aug. 15, 1 87 4, and his widow lived in Lowell with daugh-
ter Hckn M.
(3). Walter, b. Feb. 16, 1805.
(4). Mahala, b. July 3, 18 14; m. Charles J. Conner.
(S). Pamclia, b. July 3, 1814; m. Aug. 16, 1841, to Solomon McNiel
Wilson, b. Aug. 27, 1819, in Amherst, N. H. ; d. at Macon, Miss.,
Feb. II, 1867.
(6). Jerome B., b. Oct., 181 7 ; fell from a horse and d. from injuries,
June 13, 1835.
(7). Mary A., b. Jan. 16, 182 i ; m. Richard Ward.
(8). John, b. Feb. 28, 1829 ; m. Ann Smith, Dec. 29, 1848; owned a
ranch in Texas, then went into druggist business in New Orleans,
La. Children:
(i). Fatmie H., b. Aug. 9, 1852.
(11). Walter J., b. Mar. 16, 1857.
(III.) Ernest D., b. Feb. 16, 1863.
(9). Napoleon B., born Dec. 11, 1830; m. Matilda Johnson, Oct. 15,
i8s9, and lives in Portland, Oregon; captain of steamboat run-
ning between Portland and Oregon City, many years. Issue:
(l). Harry W., b. in May, i860.
(II). I/e/en, h. July 22, 1865.
John Iligalls bom Sept. 14, 1761 ; married Martha Blaney in 1782. He
died May 2, 1842 ; his wife died April 10, 1842. He was from the Edmund
Ingalls branch of Lynn. He built a shoe shop in Swampscott in 1790, and
manufactured wooden heels, a pair of which is now in possession of his grand-
son, Francis E. Ingalls. The old shop is still in good repair and standing in
a private way leading from Humphrey street near "Blaney's beach" and is
locally known as the "red shop."
Joseph luiHlillls, descended from Edmund, was born in Lynn, Mass., in
the locality called " Woodend," in 1785, in the old " Burrill house." He seems
to have been a man of wealth and great benevolence; was a devoted com-
municant of the Methodist church, and social meetings were often held in his
great house. He reached his 80 years.
750 INGALLS FAMILY.
Eplu'aim Ingalls, brother of the preceding, was born in 1805, and died
in 1873, aged 68. He m. in 1824, Elizabeth Cloon, of Marblehead, and lived
next door to Joseph, in Swampscott, Mass. His wife died at the age of 58.
These had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, among them the fol-
lowing :
1. Ei'HRiAM A., b. in 1826; d. Sept. 17, 1882; early learned the shoe-
maker's trade of his father; afterwards studied law with Abner Goodell,
and became a member of the law firm of Ingalls & Parsons. He has
held many important offices, state and municipal; was clerk of Lynn
in 1859-60.
2. Joseph A., after receiving his education, was a clerk in a store and post-
ofiice; went to Boston in 1855, and became a member of the firm of
Ingalls & Kendrickson, a leading business house in that city. He was
a soldier in the M. V. M., of which he was captain, major, and adjutant-
general.
INGALLS FAMILY OF KENTUCKY.
Thomas Ingalls was born in Pennsylvania, April 20, 1789, and was
carried by his parents to Bourbon county, Kentucky. He married Judith
Haley, in Fayette county, and had a family of six children born there. He
Then moved to Jacksonville, 111., thence to Brown county, where three other
children saw the light, and there the mother died. He married a second wife
who died, and with some of his children he moved to Gentry county. Mo., and
died there.
1. James V., son of Thomas, b. Apr. 5, 18 15, in Fayette Co., Ky., and
settled in Sangamon Co., 111., in Oct., 1837; was m. Mar. 22, 1838, to
Henrietta Earnest and had issue, four children. He lived in Island
Grove township in 1874. His son /(7a>/' £., h. June 25, 1841, went to
Idaho in 1862; m. there, July 14, 1867, Augusta Thompson; moved
thence to California, where she d. He returned to Sangamon Co. and
m. second, Jan. 25, 1871, Saloma O. Turner, by whom two children.
First wife's children: Stephen G., b. Aug. 22, 1848; Henrietta E., b.
Feb. 14, 1858. Second wife's children: James T. and Edward E.
2. John, son of Thomas, was b. Sept. 2, 1819, in Fayette Co., Ky. ; re-
moved to Sangamon Co., 111., and there m.. Mar. 14, 1843, Elizabeth
King, by whom eight children, as follows :
I. John T., b. Sept. 12, 1845; m. Dec. 29, 1870, Martha J. Morrison,
b. Mar. 5, 1852, in Island Grove township. 111., and lived in Berlin.
II. Maria A., b. Nov. i, 1847.
III. Charles K., b. June 3, 1850; m. Nov. 5, 1873, to Nannie Reed, dau.
of Calvin, and lived near Berlin, Sangamon Co., 111.
IV. Sophia F., b. May 7, 1852 ; m. Nov. 6, 1873, John Bates, and lived
near Virginia, Cass Co., 111.
V. Joanna B., b. Nov. i, 1856.
VI. William N., b. Jan. 27. 1859.
vii. James V., b. May 31, 1863.
VIII. Elizabeth, b. July 14, 1865.
INGALLS FAMILY. 751
INGALLS FAMILY OF RHODE ISLAND.
Henry InSivUs, born in Cumberland, R. I., Oct. 12, 173S, married Syb-
bell Carpenter, who was born Feb. 26, 1740: was first settler, lot 2, range 6,
in Richmond, N. H., to which township he came in 1763; was town clerk
from 1766 to 1792, a longer period than any other man. He was the only
justice of the peace whose name appears on the records for many years. He
was the maternal grandfather of President James Garfield. He removed to
Worcester, in the state of New York, 1793. Children as follows:
1. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5, 1762 ; m. James Cook.
2. Mehitable, b. July 21, 1764; m. James Ballow, Jr.
3» Ruth, b. Feb. 3, 1767; m. Benjamin Ellis.
4. RuFus, b. July 23, 1769; m. Lydia Cole, of Royalton.
5. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 17, 1771 ; m. Mary, dau. of Gideon Mann.
6. Sibbell, b. Nov. 22, 1774.
7. Lucy, b. June 24, 1777.
8. Alpha, b. Dec. 16, 1780.
g. Henry, b. July 25, 1783; d. in Sept., 1783.
10. Sabra, b. July 18, 1785.
Edninnd IllgaHs, from Cumberland, R. I., moved to Richmond, N. H.,
as an early settler; probably brother of Henry, before-mentioned. By wife
Esther he had :
1. Benjamin, b. Aug. 18, 1771.
2. Philip, b. Oct. 17, 1773.
3. Deborah, b. Dec. 9, 1776.
4. Otis, b. June 21, 1779; m. Eunice Thompson.
5. ZiMRi, b. Mar. 21, 17S4; m. Pama Howe, sister of Dr. Amos Howe,
from Brookfield, and lived on his father's homestead; removed to the
Judge Weeks place in 1837; d. May 3, 1852, aged 68 ; wife d. Oct. 28,
1852, aged 68. Had nine children, viz.:
I. Hannah, b. Mar. 30, 1808; d. June 19, 1835.
II. Saphina, b. Dec. 13, 1810; m. Josiah Bush.
III. Ransom, b. Oct. 9, 1811; m. Sept. 20, 1837, Sylphinia, dau. of
Timothy Pickering; resided in Fitzwilliam, Winchester, and Troy;
wife d. in 1844; he d. Dec. 2, 1882.
IV. Pelina, b. Feb. 20, 1815; m. Mr. Allen.
v. IcEBiNDA, b. Aug. 19, 1818; m. Josiah E. Carter.
VI. Pr:RSis, b. July 25, 1820; m. Manuel M. Blanding.
VII. Otis, b. Dec. 31, 1822.
VIII. Jarvis, b. Mar. 31, 1824; m. June 3, 1852, Polly, dau. of Col. Stephen
Buffum ; resided on the homestead ; had two children, Alary A., b.
Nov. 2S, 1853, m. N. W. Nickerson, ?ir\d James E., b. Dec. 17, 1865,
d. Oct.^1883.
IX. Amos, b. July 31, 1827; m. Polly, dau. of Nicholas Cook; d. in
Gardiner, Feb., 1888.
752 INGALLS FAMILY.
INGALLS FAMILY OF BRIDGTON, ME.
The Bridgton and Denmark families of Ingalls were descended from the
original Edmund,' through Henry,'- whose son Francis,'^ married Elizabeth
Stevens, of Andover, Mass. ; their sons, Isaiah,^ Nathan,'' Phineas,'' and
Francis,'' came to Maine.
Isaiah Ingalls,'' son of Francis'' and Elizabeth (Stevens) Ingalls, of
Andover, Mass., came to what is now Bridgton in 1779. He was a practical
land surveyor, and for many years spent a large portion of his time in that
employment; was for many years an active magistrate ; was first town clerk;
first captain of 'the militia, and held many offices besides, in town and county.
He died in 1830, aged 75 years. By Phebe, his wife, as well as by a former
wife whose name does not appear, he had issue, of whom more.
Dea. Phineas Ingalls/ son of Francis^ and Elizabeth Stevens, b. Nov.
14, 1758, in Andover, Mass., came to the town of Bridgton in 1781 ; m. Eliza-
beth, daughter of Jacob Stevens (his cousin ?), who was born Nov. ig, 1764,
by whom he had issue, four sons and six daughters, of whom hereafter. Mr.
Ingalls was popular with his fellow-citizens, and from the time of his coming
to the plantation till past the age of seventy, he was more in public office than
any other man in town. He was the first town treasurer; for many years
chairman of selectmen; was the first representative of his town sent to the
General Court in Massachusetts ; member of convention for framing the con-
stitution of the state of Maine ; member of the first Legislature of his state ;
member of the first court of sessions, an office he held till his death. He was
a deacon of the Congregational church; served in the army of the Revolution,
and drew a pension of $144 a year. He died Jan. 5, 1844, aged 86.
Nathan Ingalls,'' son of Francis'* and Elizabeth, of Andover, Mass., came
to Bridgton as early as 1794, and settled in same neighborhood as his brothers;
at that time had eight members in his family. He had a numerous family;
several were born in 'W'ilmington, where he seems to have been living before
he domiciled in Andover, where part of his children were born. Records
further on.
Francis Ingalls,^ son of Francis' and Elizabeth, of Andover, Mass., came
to Bridgton, Me., and settled there. He had a family consisting of six persons
in 1794, viz.; Abel, Samuel, Gardner, Francis, Susan, and Nancy.
Asa Ingalls,^ son of Francis'' and Elizabeth, was born in Andover, Mass.
He moved to Bridgton subsequent to the settlement of the before-mentioned
brothers. He is said to have married two wives. He had a large family of
children, one of whom was the child of Mehitable Loring, of Yarmouth, but
who had previously been the wife of Capt. John Bennett, a master mariner, who
was lost at sea. She was sister of the wife of Jonathan Lakin, of Harrison.
When living with her first husband she was surrounded with many luxuries,
and was dressed in "rich blue silk" when married to Mr. Ingalls. I find
record of the marriage of Asa Ingalls to Harriet Newhall, March 18, 1815;
probably another man. The first wife died April 2, 1807. Children's names
hereafter.
Benben Ingalls,* supposed to have been a son of Francis* and Elizabeth,
of Andover, Mass., came to Bridgton from Marblehead, Mass. He settled as
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farmer alongside of the numerous Ingalls families, and was a respected towns-
man.
fifth generation.
Children of Isaiah and Wivbs:
1. Stephen, born in Andover, Mass., Feb. 28, 1778; m. a sister of Capt.
William Kilborn, and settled on the " Pond road," so-called, in Harrison,
Me., near the homestead of Col. Amos Thomes, as a farmer. He had
a son and daughter, of whom hereafter.
2. Francis,^ b. in Bridgton, Me., Sept. 3, 1784; m. Betsey White, b. June
26, 1785, and had issue, five children, of whom with sixth generation.
3. ISAi.\H,^ b. in Bridgton, Me., June 5, 1787 ; d. May 19, 1841. He had,
by wife Sophia, seven children, of whom with si.xth generation.
4. Amos,^ b. in Bridgton, Me., \^r. 3, 1789; by wife Charlotte had four
children, of whom more.
5. Phebe,'^ b. June 6, 1791.
6. Esther,'' b. Jan. 3, 1794.
7. EvALiNA,^ b. May 7, 1796.
8. Hannibal," b. Julys, 1798.
Children of De.i. Phineas and Elizabeth:
1. Aaron,'' b. in Bridgton, Me., Sept. 20, 1784; settled in Denmark about
1808. He m. Sally, dau. of Elias Berry (b. in Andover, Mass., Feb.
II, 1787), in 1810, and had six children, of whom hereafter.
2. AsA,^ b. in Bridgton, Me., Jan. 14, 1787; in. June 25, 1816, Phebe,
dau. of Elias Berry and his wife, Jane Stiles, she b. in Andover, Mass.,
Mar. 4, 1792. Mr. Ingalls was a farmer and lumberman; an active
member of the Democratic party, according to the traditions of his
family. He held various town offices and represented Denmark in the
Legislature; was a member of the Congregational church. He d. Feb.
19, 1852; his widow d. Aug. 31, 1864. Children's names with sixth
generation.
3. Theodore,' M. D., b. Jan. 20, 1790, in Bridgton, Me.; d. at Portland,
June 9, 1857. He m. Sarah Carter in Feb., 1821. No children known.
4. Elizabeth,^ b. May i, 1793 ; m. William Webb; second, Beman.
5. Eunice,^ b. Sept. 8, 1795; m. Peary; d. Oct. 9, 1845.
6. Phineas,*^ M. D., b. in Bridgton, Me., Dec. 22, 1797; m. Ruth H.
Elder, of Gorham, Me., Mar. 19, 1845. ^^ ^- '" Gorham, Feb. 24,
1858, and his widow lives with her son in Hartford, Conn. He was at
one time settled in Standish (1852), where he was prominent in town
affairs. Four children, of whom more with sixth generation.
7. Cynthia,'' b. June 4, 1800; m. Ichabod Warren.
8. Tabitha,'' b. Jan. 15, 1803; m. Hugh Bennett.
9. Aliiira,^ b. Dec. 14, 1806; m. Nathaniel Potter, of Bridgton, and d.
Mar. 26, 1840.
Children of Nathan and :
1. Nathan,^ b. in Wilmington, Mass., Feb. 17. 1779.
2. Nehemiah,^ b. in Wilmington, Sept. 17, 1780; d. Feb. g, 1S19.
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3. Charles/ b. in Wilmington, June 2, 1782.
4. William,^ b. in Andover, Mass., July 30, 1784.
5. Phebe,^ b. in Andover, Mass., Dec. 2, 1787.
6. Joseph,^ b. in Andover, Mass., Feb. 20, 1789, settled in Bridgton, Me.,
as a farmer, and had issue, by wife Amanda, five children, as follows:
I. George B.," b. Oct. 25, 1837.
II. Julia A.," b. April 30, 1840.
HI. Eleanor C.,'' b. Jan. 28, 1843.
IV. Owen B.,*' b. Nov. 4, 1844.
V. Austin P.,* b. May 7, 1847.
7. Alfred,^ b. in Bridgton, Me., Feb. 25, 1791, settled there as a farmer,
and by wife Charlotte had children named as follows :
I. Huldah,'' b. Mar. 19, 1820.
II. Nathan G.,'' b. Jan. 13, 1822; d. Dec. 18, 1848.
III. Amanda," b. Feb. 26, 1824.
IV. Mary K.,** b. Feb. 26, 1826; d. Aug. 7, 1828.
V. Abigail E.," b. April 16, 1835.
8. Lvdia,^ b. in Bridgton, July 23, 1793.
9. Ebenezer,^ b. Oct. 16, 1795, in Bridgton, where he was settled as a
farmer, and where he had issue, by wife Irene, as follows;
I. Lyman,** b. Oct. 17, 1825 ; d. Dec. 3, 1828.
II. Francis M.," b. Jan. 24, 1831.
III. AuGU-STUs," b. Aug. 15, 1833; d. Aug. 31, 1833.
IV. Augustus,'' b. Jan. 12, 1834.
V. Mary B.," b. Sept. 12, 1836.
VI. Charles L.,** b. Dec. 3, 1839.
VII. Reuben," b. July 7, 1843; d. Feb. 28, 1849.
VIII. Marshall," b. Dec. 7, 1847.
10. Polly,* b. in Bridgton, Me., Nov. 4, 1796.
11. Charlotte,* b. in Bridgton, Me., Jan. 31, 1799.
12. Eliza, ^ b. in Bridgton, Me., May 7, 1801.
Children of Asa and Mehitable:
1. Polly,* b. June 8, 1792.
2. Sally,* b. Sept. 24, 1793.
3. Spofford,* b. July 7, 1796, in Bridgton; m. Sophronia, dau. of Daniel
Witham, of Harrison, by whom eight children. He m. second, Tanisen
Witham, sister of Sophronia. His first wife d. Mar. 20, 1847. Issue,
born in Bridgton, as follows:
I. Davis L.,* b. Nov. 13, 1823.
II. Sarah J.," b. April 12, 1825.
HI. Theodore," b. Aug. 26, 1827 ; lived on the "Pond road," half a mile
north of Harrison village, when heard from ; farmer with family.
IV. Aaron H.," b. Feb. 28, 1829; lived at South Bridgton.
INGALLS FAMILY.
755
V. Lucy M.," b. May 28, 1833; d. Aug. 14, 1834.
VI. Charles H.," b. May 7, 1836.
VII. Robert M.," b. Sept. 24, 1838.
VIII. SoPHRONiA," b. in Harrison.
4. Belinda/ b. in Bridgton, Me., Mar. 6, 1804.
5. Levi," b. Aug. 7, 1805, in Bridgton, and by wife Harriet liad issue b.
there as follows :
I. George B.," b. Feb. 2, 1835.
II. Edwin, '* b. July 13, 1837.
III. Harriet," b. Dec. 31, 1838.
IV. Francina M.," b. Dec. 31, 1839.
6. Harriet/ b. in Bridgton, Me. ; said to have been the child of Asa's
second wife.
Children of Francis:
1. Samuel,'* b. July 3, 1792, in Bridgton; m. Mary, dau. of Joshua Brack-
ett, of Limington, Mar. 29, 1820 (she b. Mar. 12, 1800, d. July 15,
1830); second, Hannah Brackett, sister of Mary, July 3, 183 1. He d.
Feb. 7, 1843; 'lis widow d. Feb. 21, 1872. Ten children, six by Mary,
of whom hereafter.
2. Rebecca,^ b. in Bridgton, Me., Mar. 6, 1794.
3. Betsey,^ b. Feb. i, 1796.
4. Reuben,^ b. June 19, 1798.
5. Ebenezer,'' b. May 4, 1800.
6. SoPHRONlA,^ b. Feb. 9, 1802.
7. Benjamin,'* b. Jan. 2, 1804; settled in Bridgton, as farmer, and by wife
Mary had nine children, of whom with si.xth generation.
8. Joseph,'* b. April 23, 1806.
9. Sally, ^ b. Jan. 30, 1809.
10. Mary,^ b. May 5, 1811.
11. Roxanna,*" b. Aug. 20, 1813.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Child of Stephen and :
I. Ezra T.,** b. in Harrison, when part of Bridgton, and settled on the
homestead in the south part of the town on the " Pond road." He was
selectman, justice of the peace, and steward of the Methodist church;
a respected citizen and judicious farmer. I think his wife was named
Buck, sister of Henry Buck, of Harrison. Children:
I. Hon. Melville E.,' lawyer, and president of railroads, residing in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Richard M.,' a physician of East Boston.
Pascal,' was a physician in Boston; deceased.
Children of Francis and Betsey:
Martha B.,'* b. Oct. 28, 1809.
Almeda C," b. Oct. 23, 1811.
II.
in.
756 INGALLS FAMILY.
3. Albion J.," b. Nov. 6, 18 14.
4. Isaiah, '^ b. Sept. 4, 1816.
5. Newell/ b. Sept., 1818.
Children of Isaiah and Sophia:
1. Louisa A.," b. July 30, 1810.
2. Frederick P.,^ b. Jan. 27, 18 12.
3. Sophia,' b. Aug. i, 1816, in Harrison, Me.
4. Julia A.," b. Apr. 6, 18 18, in Harrison, Me., and d. in Bridgton, June
20, 1820.
5. James H.," b. Sept. 3, 1822, in Portland; d. Apr. 3, 1823.
6. James P.,* b. Aug. 4, 1825, in Portland, Me.
7. George H.,'' b. Aug. 17, 1832, in Bridgton, Me.
Children of Aaron and Sally :
1. Elizabeth," b. Jan. 21, 1811 ; m. Edmund P. Lowell.
2. Sarah E.," b. Dec. 23, 18 13; m. Franklin Gibbs.
3. Aaron," b. Sept. 3, 1817: d. Oct. 8, 1817.
4. Melvina," b. Sept. 20, iSiS; m. Nathaniel Heard.
5. Abigail," b. Feb. 20, 1821; m. Samuel Andrews.
6. Edmund P.," b. May 20, 1823; m. Mehitable Warren.
Children of Asa and Phebe:
1. Clarissa," b. May 27, 1817; m. John P. Perley, of South Bridgton,
June 25, 1840, and d. Nov. 3, 1892. Mr. Perley was b. July 31, 1815,
and d. Nov. g, 1891. He was one of the most wealthy farmers in
Cumberland county, and a man well and widely known for his noble
generosity, sterling integrity, and Christian zeal. Mrs. Perley was a
lady of many virtues, who was beloved by all who knew her.
2. Henry," b. Mar. 14, 1819, living in Wiscasset, Me.
3. Edmund P.," b. Sept. 8, 1820; d. Nov. 21, 1822.
4. Darwin," b. July 11, 1822; m. May 31, 1852, Mary J. Patrick, b. May
22, 1834. He d. Jan. 27, 1890. Mrs. Ingalls was a dau. ot James and
Huldah Patrick, of Denmark. He spent his boyhood on the farm; re-
ceived a common school education ; was engaged in farming, lumbering,
and western land speculation ; in politics a pronounced Democrat ; served
as selectman and in other municipal offices ; was representative in the
Legislature of 1857 and 1858; resided on the old homestead, settled on
by his grandfather more than a hundred years ago. Children as follows :
I. Aldana T.,' b. Nov. 22, 1861; m. Fannie E. Berry, Mar. 12, 1886,
she b. Sept. 23, 1863, and had issue, Marian E.,^ b. Mar. 10, 1888.
Mr. Ingalls is a civil engineer in Winston, Montana.
II. George A.,' b. Jan. 25, 1865 ; real estate broker in Boston.
III. Albert A.,' b. iVpr. i, 1870; farmer on homestead.
5. Marv," b. June 28, 1824; m. William B. Frost, and resides in Chilli-
cothe, Ohio.
6. Aaron H.," b. April 6, 1826; d. July, 1828.
INGALLS FAMILY. 757
7. Laura B./' b. May 23, 1830; m. Edwin F. Fessenden, of Brunswick,
Me., Dec. 25, 1856.
8. Aldana T.," b. Dec. 5, 1833; d. 1852.
9. Edmund P.,'' deceased.
10. Phineas B.,*^ b. Mar. 21, 1840; living in Winston, Montana.
Children of Dr. Phineas and Ruth:
1. Nancy E.,° b. Feb. 25, 1847 ; ^- Feb. 26, 1847.
2. Francis,'' b. July 7, 1848; d. July 8, 1848.
3. Frkderick,' b. May, 10, 1850; d. May 11, 1850.
4. Dr. Phineas H.,''b. Apr. 18, 1856; m. Helen Beach, of Hartford, Conn.,
May 13, 1885. He was educated in the public schools of Portland, and
was graduated A. B. at Bowdoin College in 1877; received the degree
of A. M. in 1885 ; commenced the study of medicine in 1877, at Port-
land, Me., with S. H. Tewksbury, M. D., and Charles W. Bray, M. D.;
attended two courses each at the Maine Medical School, and at the Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city, graduating from the
latter in March, 18S0. Immediately after graduating he commenced
the practice of medicine as house surgeon to the Woman's Hospital,
New York, which position he held until Nov., i88i, when he removed
to Portland, Me., and remained until Mar., 1882, and since the latter
date has been located in Hartford, Conn. He is a member of the
Hartford City Medical Society, Hartford County Medical Society, Con-
necticut State Medical Society, Alumni Association of Woman's Hos-
pital, State of New York, and the American Gynecological Society. He
was house surgeon at the Maine General fiospital, 1879, and has been
gynecologist to the Hartford Hospital since 1884. He has written sev-
eral important articles on surgery, which were published in the medical
journals, and has performed surgical operations in very difficult cases
that were successful. He was appointed assistant surgeon, Connecticut
National Guard, Aug., 1883; promoted adjutant, Dec, 1884; brigade
inspector. May, i8go, and resigned in June, 1892. One child, Phineas,
b. in June, 1886; d. in infancy.
Children of Samuel and Wives:
1. Almira," b. May 17, 1821; d. Sept. 28, 1823.
2. Gardner," b. Nov. 3, 1822; d. July 25, 1843.
3. SvLVANus,*' b. June 8, 1824; d. Nov. 4, 1851.
4. Mary,* b. Mar. 27, 1826; d. Apr. 23, 1846.
5. Samuel," b. Nov. 26, 1828; d. Jan. 12, 1843.
6. Joshua B.," b. Mar. 14, 1830; m. a daughter of "Uncle John Smith,"
the old hunter, of Hollis, and lived many years at Moderation village.
He was a butcher; entered the army in the Civil war and died in the
South ; had one son, Cliarles?
7. Susan," b. Mar. 23, 1836: m. Richard M. Sykes, of Gorham, Me.,
Nov. 30, 1852, and had issue.
8. Hannah," b. May 3, 1838; m. John J. Marshall, of Eastport, Me.,
Sept. 25, 1858; now living in Hollis. Several children.
758 INGALLS FAMILY.
9. Enoch," b. June 23, 1840; m. and had a dau., Mae E.^ now (1893) in
Belfast, Me.
10. Frances E.," b. Nov. 30, 1841 ; m. Marshall Scott, of Lowell, Mass.,
Oct. 6, 1868, and lives in Hollis, Me. No children.
Children of Benjamin:
1. Caroline A.," b. Jan. 9, 1830.
2. Lyman,'' b. Apr. 19, 1832.
3. Mary E.,''b. Feb. 7, 1834.
4. Rebecca F.," b. Mar. 20, 1836.
5. Samuel," b. Feb. 20, 1838.
6. Angehne," b. Mar. 21, 1840; d. Aug. 2, 1849.
7. Frances J.," b. July 8, 1842 ; d. Aug. 7, 1849.
8. Benjamin F.," b. Nov. 5, 1844.
g. Sarah M.," b. May 2, 1847.
HIRAM BRANCH.
Lieut. Beiljaniiu Illgalls, the first settler in Hiram, Me., was born to
Moses and Maria Ingalls, in Andover, Mass., Aug. i, 1728, O. S. He entered
the British array, and was captured at Louisburg, by Sir William Pepperill,
in 1745. In 1 76 1 he was commissioned as lieutenant. He left the army
about 1765 and made several voyages to sea. In 1774 he came to Great Falls,
on Saco river, in company with Daniel Foster, who married his sister Anna,
and they selected and surveyed several lots of land, the original record of which,
in the handwriting of Lieutenant Ingalls, is preserved. The lot of Ingalls was
on the west side of Saco river, extending from the brook above Hiram falls
to a point about si.xty rods above the mouth of Hancock brook, and included
the whole site of the present village at Hiram bridge.
Lieutenant Ingalls married Mary White, of Andover, Mass. They settled
in the autumn of 1774 on the intervale in the bend of Saco river, on the farm
since owned by Henry Wadsworth. The cellar was visible not many years
ago, also four decaying apple-trees planted by him. His nearest neighbors,
in 1774, were James Howard, in Brownfield, the grandfather of Hon. Joseph
Howard, of Portland, and a Mr. Cookson, in Standish. In October, 1785, the
"great freshet" carried away his cabin, hovel, and blacksmith's shop. He
then removed across the river into Flintstown, now Baldwin, near the " Ingalls
pond," and near where his grandsons, Samuel and Andrew Ingalls and his
granddaughter, Mrs. Sarah Richardson, have resided since. In April, 1813,
Lieutenant Ingalls and wife went to reside with Capt. Charles L. Wadsworth
on the farm owned by his son, Capt. Samuel, in Hiram, and died there, March
24, 1815. He was buried in Baldwin. Mrs. Ingalls died at same place about
eight months later. Seven children as follows :
1. William, b. in Fryeburg, Me., Aug. 31, 1774; d. in Baldwin, April 9,
1832.
2. David, b. in Standish, Nov. 20, 1776; d. in Baldwin, Oct. i, 1835.
3. Mary, b. in Hiram, Nov. 25, 1779; m. Moses Parker; d. in Baldwin,
Oct. 29, 1850. She was \\\& first white child b. in Hiram.
INGALLS FAMILY. 759
4. Jane, b. in Hiram, June 2, 1781; m. Capt. Charles L. Wadsworth in
1846; d. Mar. 28, 1847.
5. Dolly, b. in Hiram, Aug. 3, :784; m. Thomas Rovve in 1805; died in
Baldwin, Sept. 5, 1836.
6. LoviNiA, b. in Baldwin, May 22, 1786.
7. Ruth, b. in Baldwin, Feb. 2, 1789; m. Enoch Jewell and settled in
Cornish; lived to be 95.
DENMARK BRANCH.
Cyrus Ingalls, an early settler in the town of Denmark, was born in
Andover, Mass., Dec. 13, 1768; married Sarah Barker, who was born in Ando-
ver, Aug. 20, 1778; had a family of twelve children; died April 21, 1859.
Mr. Ingalls came from Andover before 1800 and built the first mill in town
on Moose brook ; was appointed the first justice of the peace, and held town
offices nearly the whole of his life; was chosen delegate to attend the conven-
tion at Portland held Oct. 26, 18 ig, to frame the constitution of Maine. He
represented the town in the first Legislature held in Portland, in 182 i ; also
in 1823. Children as follows :
1. Cyrus, b. June 9, 1802; m. Priscilla T. Colby in 1829; d. Apr. 21,
1871. He was a prominent citizen; represented the town in the Legis-
lature in 1836 and 1S38; county commissioner for two terms; an excel-
lent surveyor and knew more about the different lots than any other
citizen in town. In 1869-70 he held an otfice in the V. S. Quartermas-
ter's Department under his brother, Gen. Rufus Ingalls, whose head-
quarters were in New York city. In the spring of 187 i he visited his
brother, who resided in Belvidere, 111., where he was taken sick with
small-pox and died after a few days' illness.
2. George, b. Nov. 7, 1803; m. Mary Whiting in 1829; d. Dec. 8, 1831.
3. Lucy, b. May 25, 1805; m. Henry Berry, Jr.; d. Dec. 19, 1830.
4. Orix, b. Feb. 29, 1808; d. 1809.
5. Leonard K., b. Sept. 8, 1809; m. Dorcas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.;
d. Sept. 8, 1870. He was a man of public spirit and ability, much em-
ployed in the affairs of his town; was representative in 1854, and held
many other offices.
6. Orin B., b. Nov. 26, 1810; m., in 1840, Elizabeth O. Colby, who d. in
Dec, 1841 ; for his second wife, Charlotte Smith, b. in i8i6, d. in 1892.
Mr. Ingalls d. in 1891. He moved to Illinois in 1852, and became a
prominent and wealthy business man there. He was appointed post-
master of Belvidere in 1870, by Gen. Grant, and held the ofiice for four
years.
7. Sarah E., b. June 2, 1812; m. Royal Warren in 1834.
8. Jonathan B., b. Feb. 9, 18 14. At the age of fifteen he began learning
the blacksmith's trade, and at the age of twenty engaged in the busi-
ness for himself in Denmark village, where he continued for twelve
years. For several years he was dealing successfully in live stock. In
Note.— The wife and ilauKlitrT of .I.imes Edgecomb are descended from Lientenant Ingalls
through the Wadswoitlis, of Hiram.
760 INGALLS FAMILY.
1 86 1 he removed to Otisfield and settled on a farm. He served as
deputy sheriff for four years in Oxford county and twelve years in
Cumberland county. He has also held several town offices. He is
identified with the Republican party; now (1893) living in Bridgton,
the last surviving member of his father's family. His first wife was
Rebecca Swan, to whom he was m. in 1849. ^^ 1862 he m. Caroline
Baker, of New Hampshire.
9. RuFus, b. July 10, 1816; d. Feb. 17, 1817.
ID. Ruby, b. July 5, 1817; m. Osborn Foster, of Bridgton, in 1838.
11. Gen. Rufus, b. Aug. 20, 1818; d. Jan. 15, 1893. He entered the
Military Academy at West Point, in 1839, and graduated, July i, 1843,
as brevet second lieutenant of a rifle regiment formerly 2d Dragoons,
afterwards 2d Cavalry. He was sent to duty with his regiment to
Louisiana, where he served with the late rebel General Twiggs on the
border of Texas, when that state was a Republic. In 1845 ^^ ^^^ pro-
moted to a lieutenancy in the ist Dragoons, and joined that regiment
at Fort Leavenworth in May of that year. During the Mexican war,
he was adjutant of that post, which was most of the time under General
Kearney, with whom he afterwards went into New Mexico. At the time
of the insurrection, in 1847, ^^^ ^^^ present at the engagements of Em-
budo and Pueblo-de-Taos, and for his gallantry and good conduct on
those occasions he was brevetted. In Jan., 1848, he was a captain in
the Quartermaster's Department, and in April, following, sailed for Cali-
fornia with the first troops that were sent to that coast, and remained
several years. Before the attack on Fort Sumter, he returned to the
Atlantic States, and sailed with the command of Colonel Brown, as chief
quartermaster, to re-info rce Fort Pickens, where he served until July i,
186 1, when he was withdrawn, and ordered to do duty as chief quarter-
master on the south side of the Potomac, at Arlington, where his duties
were laborious and responsible, and where he served with signal suc-
cess, in consideration of which he was appointed an aid-de-camp, Sept.
28th of that year, to General McClellan, with rank of lieutenant-colonel.
On Jan. 12, 1862, he was made a brigadier-general of volunteers, for
fourteen years of faithful service in the Quartermaster's Department,
and on the retirement of General Van Vliet he was made chief quar-
termaster of the army of the Potomac.
12. Mary, b. Sept. 14, 182 i ; d. Jan. 7, 1824.
GLEANINGS.
Robert Ingalls, of Charlestown, Mass., married Anne Parker.
James Illgalls, of Charlestown, Mass., m. Joanna Call, March 14, 1733.
She "owned the covenant" June 23, 1735; was admitted to the church, Jan.
II, 1741 ; was a widow in 1752, and at N. Hatch's in Reading, Mass., after
1775. Issue:
1. Joanna, bapt. Aug. 3, 1735.
2. Joanna, bapt. Feb. 6, 1736; published to Samuel Edes, in Boston,
1778.
3. James, bapt. March 25, 1739.
JAMESON FAMILY. 761
4. Anne, bapt. Aug. 29, 1741.
5. Anne, bapt. Aug. 10, 1743; sick Feb. 9, 1764.
Jonathan Injjalls, Boston, 18 18.
John B. Installs died at sea, Feb. u, 1829, aged 32.
Joseph E. In^alls, expressman, wife Catlierine died Apr. 9, 1852. Tlieir
cliildren:
1. Albert H., died March 11, 185 1, aged 4 years.
2. Arthur F., died Sept. 8, 1849, ^g^"^ 7 weeks.
3. Frederick A., died Dec. 4, 1850, aged 3 months.
Elizabeth Inaalls married John Stevens, April 22, 1731.
Kntli Ingalls, from Dunstable, in Tufts' family, 1789.
Lucy Ingalls married Gersham Williams, Jr.
Jiimcfjon c4amili).
This family was of Scottish origm, and men of eminence bearing the name
have been mentioned in the annals of Scotland; among these George Jame-
sone, the distinguished artist and portrait painter, of Scotland, who studied
under Rubens with Vandyke at Antwerp; Robert Jameson, the celebrated
naturalist, and John Jamieson, D. U., an eminent antiquarian and philologist,
whose portrait, with one of the artist, is in the author's collection. Branches
of the family were planted in the north of Ireland, probably later than 1620,
not mentioned up to that date in the history of the plantation of Ulster, from
whence came cadets to New England in 17 18, with the many other Scotch-
Irish emigrants who landed that year, some of whom sat down in old Fal-
mouth.* Of these we find the name of
William Jameson,' who is supposed to have been the head of the family
in Saco and sub-branches settled in the eastern section of the state. He is
mentioned by Willis as one of those who came from the First Parish church
for the purpose of forming another society in 1735.
Martin Jameson,- one of the principal tax payers of Saco in 1737, is
supposed to have been a son of William. He died in 1760, aged 55 years,
and his grave-stone stood near the present railroad station at Old Orchard
beach. His wife was Grizel Patterson, a Scotch-Irish woman, who had a
family born at Saco. The following records are all we have found in Saco
and Biddeford, Gorham and Cornish.
William Jameson,'' son of Martin and Grizel, was born Jan. 18, 1736;
married Jane Means, of Scotch-Irish stock, intention recorded Dec. 29, 1758,
in Biddeford. He died June 4, 1815, aged 79 years; his widow died July 13,
1818, aged 83 years. These had children, born in Saco. named as follows:
•Three liiotliers, named Samuel, Alexamler, and Paul Jameson, removed from Falmouth
and settlid in Jli-duncook, now Fiiendsliii), Me., in 1743, who were probably related to William
wlio came in 1718.
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JAMESON FAMILY.
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I.
II.
5-
6.
7-
8.
Hannah/ b. Dec. 25, 1760; m. Joseph Deering, Mar. 18, 1779, and
was the mother of a numerous family, and ancestress of WiUiam Deer-
ing, Esq., the well-known manufacturer of harvesting machinery at
Chicago, 111. (See Deering Family.)
Mary,* b. July 15, 1763; m. John Deering, brother of Joseph, inten-
tion recorded July 24, 1783.
Jane,'' b. Nov. 5, 1765; m. Elisha Patterson, of the Old Orchard fam-
ily, intention recorded in Saco, Nov. 4, 1787. (See Patterson Family.)
Martin,* b. Nov. 16, 1767. I find recorded the names of two "chil-
dren of Martin Jameson born at Northport and living with their grand-
parents '" at Saco, as follows :
Martin,^ b. Jan. 16, 1801.
Susanna,^ b. Mar. 14, 1802.
Dorcas,* b. Mar. 10, 1770.
William, Jr.,* b. May 7, 1772 ; d. June 9, 1796.
JOHN,*b. Sept. 13, 1775.
Robert,* b. Sept. 2, 1778.
Samuel Jamesou," son of Martin and Grizel, of Saco, married Mary
Patten, of Scotch-Irish extraction, settled in Saco, and had a numerous fam-
ily, as will presently appear.
I. Samuel,* b. Mar. 4, 1769; m. Polly Perry, in 1794, and settled in
Sebec in 18 10, where he d. in 1833. He seems to have previously lived
in Topsham, where some children were born. There were si.x children
in his family, one of whom,
I. Samuel,^ b. in Topsham, May 2, 1800; m. Jane Vaughan Wise, in
1827, and d. at Kenduskeag, Me., in 1878. Nine children, of whom
six are living ; one is n\ S. Jameson., Esq.,^ a real estate dealer in
Port Gamble, Washington.
John,* b. Apr. 17, \-]-]o; d. at Machiasport in 1824.
Mary,* b. May 17, 1772; d. in South Berwick in 1829.
Hannah,* b. Oct. 29, 1774; m. John Owen; d. in New Hampshire,
aged 87.
Margaret,* b. Nov. 4, 1776. She lived to be 91.
Jane,* b. Sept. 27, 1778; d. Jan. 3, 1877, aged 99 years, 6 months.
She was m. to Butterfield.
Martin,* b. Dec. 16, 1780.
Dorcas,* b. Nov. 23, 1782 ; was aged 82.
Sally,* b. June 25, 1784; m. Capt. Varney; second
reached the age of 85.
Hayes, and
Eleanor,* b. May 4, 1786; m. Dr. Wetherbee, of Machias, Me., and
reached the age of 83.
Susan,* b. July 1, 1788; m. Elisha Jewett, of Berwick, Me., and was
living at the home of Hon. Elisha Jewett in 1877. She was 98 years
of age at decease.
Heury Jameson,* ni. Sarah Cleaves in Saco, Dec. 2 i, 1800, and had names
of children recorded there, as follows, some of them born in Scarborough :
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
lo
II
Mary,^ b. Mar. i8, 1802.
WiNBURN A. W.,* b. Jan. 31, 1804.
Eunice C.,^ b. Feb. 12, 1806.
JoHN/b. Jan. 10, 1808.
William,* b. Mar. 22, 1810; d. Mar. 15, 1815.
Thorndike C.,* b. Oct. i, 1812.
Sarah, ° b. Nov. 3, 1813 ; d. an infant.
Sarah A.,° b. March 24, 1816.
William H.,"^ b. May i, 1818.
Humphrey,* b. Sept. 7, 1820.
Olive S.,* b. Apr. 10, 1823.
Robert Janieson/ of Saco, born Sept. 2, 1770 ; had wife Lydia, born July
30, 1788, by whom issue. One of the same name married Widow Grace Hews,
of Saco, Feb. 17, 1814, who, as Widow Jameson, died at the age of 88 years,
her husband having died Mar. 7, 1825. F'rom births of children of Robert,
the first-mentioned, I see he was living in 1830. A "Robert Jameson, Jr.,"
died at sea in Nov., 1810. Issue of Robert and Lydia:
I. William,* b. Oct. 6, 1813.
Jane,* b. Feb. 3, 1817.
Lydia,* b. Apr. n, 1819; d Aug. 4, 1823.
Daniel,* b. Sept. 19, 1821.
Mark,* b. Mar. 15, 1824.
John,* b. Oct. 27, 1826.
Mary,* b. Feb. 6, 1829.
Charles,* b. Jan. 13, 1832.
James Jameson,' m. Elinor Campbell, intention recorded in Biddeford,
Oct. 23, 1758.
Mary Jameson,' m. Isaac Gilpatrick, in 1751.
Hannah Jameson,* m. Nathaniel Patterson, Sept. 20, 1770.
Jane Jameson,^ m. James Patterson, in 1773.
John F. Jameson, Esq., of Cornish, was not of the Saco family, but
from New Hampshire stock. His brother was a clergyman in Gorham, Me.
His son, John F. Jameson, is now a leading merchant in Cornish.
JenliinB aiul JuuIuub.
These names may not have been identical originally, but they have both
been applied to branches of the same family in York county and in the east-
ern part of the state. Revnald Jenkins was in Kittery as early as 1652.
Stephen Jenkins was a land owner in Kittery before 1690. Robert Jun-
764 JENKINS AND JUNKINS.
KINS, of York, made his will in 1696, and mentions wife Sarah and children
without their names.
Thomas Jenkins, of Kittery, made his will Aug. i, 1740, in which he
mentions wife Anne and children named Thomas, Lemuel, Joseph, Benja-
min, Mary (Mace), Keturah (Webber), Anne (Polly), Philadelphia, Lois.
Alexander Jnnkins, of York, made his will Feb. 21, 1735, and names
wife Catherine and children, Joseph, Alexander, Mary (Carlisle), Martha
(Preble), Mercy, and "two brothers."
Daniel Jnnkins, of York, made his will Mar. 9, 1746, and names wife
Eleanor and children, Daniel, James, Lydia (Nowell), Sarah (Thompson),
Eleanor, and Mary; the two last to have a " Fire Room " in his dwelling so
long as they remained single. His widow Eleanor made her will Sept. 7,
1755, and mentions sons-in-law, Peter Nowell, Curtis Thompson, and Ichabod
Jellison.
Panl Jnnkins, of Saco, and wife Sarah had children's births recorded in
that town as follows :
1. RiSH WORTH J., b. Oct. 4, 1 77 I.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 18, 1773.
3. Hannah, b. Oct. 22, 1776.
4. Nabby G., b. Sept. 8, 1778.
5. Olive, b. Oct. 25, 1780.
6. Alexander, b. Nov. 2, 1782.
7. Lucy, b. Jan. 8, 1785.
Thomas Jenkins, born Jan. 14, 1769, and wife Priscilla, born April 4,
1769, were inhabitants of Saco, where he survived until rising 100 years of
age. His children's births were recorded in that town as follows:
1. Anne M., b. Dec. 21, 1793.
2. Hannah, b. Apr. 30, 1796.
3. Harriet, b. Apr. 7, 1798.
4. Mary, b. May 6, 1800.
5. Lydia, b. July 24, 1803.
6. Susanna, b. June 7, 1806.
7. Lucinda, b. Oct. 3, 181 1.
Hamilton Jenkins, who married a Boothby, in Saco, or Scarborough,
removed to Wayne, Me,, with the other Saco valley families who settled there,
and a daughter was the wife of Capt. Benjamin Ridley (Ridlon), and her son
was named Hamilton Jenkins Ridley. Mr. Jenkins lived to be very aged,
and was buried in a pretty lot near the woodlands below the hill where his
house stood.
Elisha Jnnkins was a farmer, settled in West HoUis, and a venerable
man thirty years ago; a fine-looking old gentleman, of graceful manners and
candid speech, who was a peace-maker; a curly-headed, person who wore
heavy side whiskers, whose two sons, Joseph, who married a daughter of John
Smith, the old hunter, of Hollis, and James, who married a daughter of Dea.
JOSE FAMILY. 765
John Edgecomb, of Mollis, were two very fine-looking men, locally known as
"Joe Junkins" and "Jim Junkins." From this family, I suppose, the "Jun-
kins brook," in HoUis. took its name.
(3,v.»v ^<
Martin Jose and Richard Jose came to New England before 1700, and
settled in Kittery. Martin was in Scarborough as early as 1729. He had a
family of four sons and two daughters.
John Jose, probably a son of the preceding, a Revolutionary soldier, m.
Abigail Milliken, of Scarborough, settled in Buxton, and had births of children
recorded there as follows :
1. Abigail, b. Aug. 23, 1767 ; m. Isaac Libby, Oct. 3, 1792.
2. M.'VRTIN, b. Jan. 9, 1769; m. Sarah , and settled in Bu.xton, where
he d. Jan. 5, 1848; his wife d. June 17, 1846. Children:
I. Caroline, b. Aug. 21, 1793.
II. Martha, b. Oct. 13, 1796.
III. John, b. Sept. i, 1800.
IV. Richard, b. June 6, 1803.
V. Mehitable, b. Sept. 4, 1809.
3. John, b. Aug. 16, 1771; m. Rebecca Collins, July 21, 1798, and had
children named as follows:
I. Eliza B., b. July 21, 1798.
II. Josiah, b. June i, 1800.
4. Hannah, b. Feb. 15, 1774; m. Jonathan Hopkinson, of Phillipsborough
(now Hollis), Nov. 24, 1801.
5. Richard, b. Apr. 10, 1776; d. July i, 1802.
6. Sally, b. Mar. 14, 1779; m. Col. James March, of Scarborough, July
9, 1800.
7. Alexander, b. Dec. 11, 1780: in. Sally, dau. of Thomas Emery, of
Buxton, and lived in that town, where births of children, during his
active life, but d. at Guildhall, Vt., at the age of 80 years. His wife d.
in Buxton, Mar. 11, 1833. He was a man of correct habits, industri-
ous and frugal. Three sons and four daughters :
I. Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1808.
II. A'sicail, b. Apr. 23, 1810. *
III. Mark E., b. Apr. 15, 1814.
IV. Charles E., b. Jan. 25, 1817.
V. Horatio W., b. Mar. 18, i8ig; m. Nancy B., daughter of Thomas
Hooper, of Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 30, 1843, and had two daugh-
ters who reached maturity. The early years of Mr. Jose were passed
on a farm and advantages for an education were limited. He went
to Portland at the age of fourteen and was clerk in a carpet store
766 KILLPATRICK AND GILLPATRICK.
until his majority. He has since been a successful merchant, real
estate dealer, and railroad man ; has held official positions connected
with banks and railroads; was one of the founders of the Maine
General Hospital. For more than forty years he was identified with
the leading interests of the city of Portland.
VI. Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1822.
vii. Emily, b. Dec. 17, 1827.
8. Mehitable, b. Jan. it;, 1783; m. William Eaton, of Gorham, June i,
1806.
9. JosiAH, b. Apr. 19, 1787; d. Feb., 1788.
10. JosiAH, 2D, b. July 29, 1789. He lived in a large, old-fashioned, two-
storied house on the road between Shadagee and the Hains meadow,
and was a farmer; a large, corpulent man.
Henry Jose and wife Hannah, of Buxton, had children born there named
as follows:
1. Ruth, b. Mar. 12, 1837.
2. Ardelia, b. Oct. 13, 1839.
3. Hannah, b. May 8, 1843.
Deliverance Jose, of Scarborough, m. Samuel Hovey, Jr., Apr. 6, 1786.
Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Esther Jose, of Dunston, b. June 24, 1791.
Nathan L., son of William and Dorcas, b. Dec. 15, 1793.
Ijilljjatrifli and (!)iltpatridi.
Killpatrick and Kirkpatrick are identical and were, as surnames, used inter-
chang-eably in old documents. The former orthography appears to have been
the more ancient. They were settled in Nithsdale, on the Scottish border, as
early as the ninth century. Surname derived from Cdla Patricii, the church
of St. Patrick. In the reign of David I (1124-1153), Ivan Kilpatrick wit-
nessed a charter of Robert Bruce, and his grandson, also named Ivan, obtained
a charter of lands of Kilosburn (from Cella Osburn), which had belonged to
his ancestors, August 15, 1232. Humphrey Killpatrick was granted by
charter from the Earl of Lennox, 1200 a. d., the lands of Colquhoun.* The
names of Stephen de Kilpatrick and Roger de Kilpatrick appear on the
Ragman Roll, in 1232, among those who swore fealty to Edward I. The two
parishes bordering on the River Clyde, in Dunbartonshire, said to have been
the birthplace of the great Irish Apostle, are the localities where this family is
supposed to have originated and still bear the name Kilpatrick.
The Empress Eugenie was descended from the Kilpatricks or Kirkpatricks,
•Humphrey Kilpatrick assumed the name of Colquhoun, and, hence, the distinguished
family of this name, known as the " Colmihouns of Luss," are descended from the Kilpatricks.
Their lands are among the moimtaius and on the margin of Loch Lomond in the Scottish High-
lands.
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styled "of Conheath." One branch of the family was early settled in Spain,
and descendants are intermarried there with dukes, counts, and barons.
The most ancient seat of the Kilpatricks was Closeburn Castle, originally
Kilosburn, a view of which appears in the "antiquities of Scotland," by Grose.
There is a square tower standing, 56 feet in height, consisting of a ground
floor and two vaulted apartments. This old residence, once a place of great
strength, was so much decayed by the ravages of time that it was superseded
by a stately mansion wrought, in part, from stones taken from the ancient
walls, but this was burned down in 1748, and all the family papers, portraits,
and plate destroyed. The present Closeburn Hall is a fine Grecian styled
edifice. Two coats of arms are recorded for the family, described as follows :
" KiLLPATRiCK — Az a saltire in chief ar."
" KiLLP.\TRiCK — Az a chief ar."
During the plantation of the province of Ulster, in the north of Ireland by
Scottish Presbyterians (1608-1620), several persons named Killpatrick re-
moved from Scotland and settled in that countr)-. We are able to point to
the very piece of land upon which they made their home. On May i, 16 16,
Richard Killpatrick, James Killpatrick, and John Killpatrick, all
Scotchmen, leased of Peter Benson, who was an extensive undertaker in the
province, a tract of land in the barony of Shragmiler, County Donegal, which,
in an inquisition, was described as follows:
"There is a gort of land belonging to the viccar of Shragmiler, which said gort
lieth as followeth, that is to sale, it heginneth from the middle causie of stone lieng
between the church and towne of Shragmiler and soe runnine along a little ditche by
a boggside enclosing a fort, and soe crossinge a small brooke runniiige up and over
a moss or turf pit, and soe downe to a stone ford, and from thence directlie to a
blackthorn which standeth by the Kings high way leading from Shragmiler aforesaid
to Castlefyne, and soe directlie up to the causie where the first bounds begunne, con-
tayning by estimation 20 acres more or lesse besides heathe and bogge."
Here, then, was the place where the families of Killpatrick first sat down
in old Ireland. As the plantation records of Ulster do not contain the names
of any others of the family between 1608 and 1620, we may safely assume
that these were the ancestors of the New England branches descended from
Thomas Kilpatrick and wife Margaret, who came from Colerain, Ireland, to
Wells, Me., in 17 18-19. -^^ about one hundred years had passed between
the settlement in Ireland and that in the New World, it will be seen that the
birth of Thomas was removed down the stream of time several generations
from his Scottish progenitors, a period of sufficient duration to allow the
family to multiply largely, but not long enough, however, to eliminate the rigid
faith inherited from the Covenanters who had lain down their lives for it
among the glens of Scotland; for, after the removal of the family to Saco, in
1739, a petition to "set off those who call themselves Presbyterians from any
further support of Rev. Mr. Willard " was signed by Thomas and William
Killpatrick. Joseph Killpatrick, another of the same stripe, voted against
an increase of the salary of Mr. Willard.
The surname was universally spelled Killpatrick, or Kilpatrick, for many
years after the settlement of the family in New England, and is the form used
by branches more recently removed from Ireland to the United States. The
forms Gillpatrick, Gilpatrick, and Gilpatric, used by descendants of the origi-
nal Thomas, may be considered as a yankee improvement, but we regard this
change of an ancient and significant surname a matter for regret.
768 EILLPATRICK AND GILLPATRICK.
As the descendants of the immigrant ancestor settled in sections of the
state so remote from each other, I deem it necessary to divide the pedigree
into parts, under appropriate local designations, for the purpose of more
readily distinguishing the many who have borne the same christian names.
The names of sons of Thomas and Margaret Killpatrick, several of whom
were born in Ireland, were as follows: John, James, Joseph, William,
Thomas, Christopher, Jeremiah, Isaac, and Joshua; two daughters, Mary
and Sarah. The inscription following was copied from the tombstone of
Thomas, the immigrant:
"hi Memory of
Mb. Thomas Killpatrick
Who departed this life
October the 24tli, 1702
in the 88th year of
his age."
GILPATRICKS OF LIMERICK.
Jeremiah Gilpatrick,'' son of Jeremiah- and Sarah, was born in Bidde-
ford, March ig, 1753, and baptized there, March 2Sth of that year. Tradition
made him a son of the original Thomas; he was a grandson. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, Oct.
5, 1775, (she was born August 11, 1753, and died Mar. 23, 1825), and with
his wife and two children went on horseback by a bridle-path through the
wilderness to the township subsequently named Limerick. He selected one
of the most valuable tracts of land in the township, which was purchased of
James Sullivan, and, assisted by his wife, who was a woman of robust consti-
tution, cleared a large farm which his descendants have enlarged and brought
to a high state of productiveness. He was prominent in the early town affairs,
but was killed in the prime of life, Sept. 25, 1790, by a fall from a load of
lumber, which he was binding. Three children :
I. Jeremiah,* born Aug. 3, 1776, in Biddeford; m. Dec. 2, 1799, Lydia
Hodgdon (she was b. Feb. 13, 1781, and d. July 23, 1868), ancl settled
on a tract of land about one mile west of his father's homestead. Here
he added acre to acre, as the years passed, until his fields expanded
into extensive proportions. He built a stately mansion and ample
out-buildings, and became what the townsmen called "a fore-handed
farmer." He d. Feb. 26, 185 i. Two children:
I. Joseph H.,° son of Jeremiah and Lydia, b. Dec. j, 1800, in Limerick;
m. first, Dec. 5, 1825, to Sally M., dau. of John Burnham, Esq., and
by her had six children. She was born Nov. 30, 1805; d. April 15,
1864. He m. second, Jan. 10, 1866, Harriet H. F., dau. of Daniel
Harmon (sister of wife of Hon. Abner Burbank), who was born Aug.
26, i8i2, in Limerick, and d. Sept. 10, 1883. He d. Dec. 10, 1886.
He succeeded as only son to his father's estate and was widely known
as one of the most extensive and prosperous farmers in Limerick.
The great mansion, enormous barn, and capacious out-buildings now
standing indicate the abundant harvests gathered, and the numerous
heads of live stock housed and fed upon this place. Mr. Gilpatrick
was a good and highly respected citizen, who served with much ac-
ceptability during a long term of years as selectman and in other
positions of trust.
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(i). /o/i/i B.,^ b. Jan. 8, 1827 ; m. Jan. 24, 1854, Ann J., dau. of Isaac
Ilsley, and lives, as the only surviving son, on the old homestead
of his father and grandfather. He is a small man with many
physical characteristics of his ancestors. No children.
(2). Sally,^ b. July 28, 1828; m. Augustus Libby; d. Nov. 3, 1857.
(3). Abigail B.,'' h. Aug. 27, 1830; second wife of Augustus Libby.
(4). Lydia H.,^ b. Mar. 5, 1832 ; m. Alphonso Kilgore, of Limerick.
(5). Joseph,^ b. Nov. 6, 1835 ; d. Nov. 23, 1835.
(6). Joscpli'- b. June 13, 1837 ; m. Emily Stevens, of Greene, Me., and
resided in Lewiston; died Apr. 2, 1883, leaving one son, named
Lester?
. RoxANNA,^ only dau. of Jeremiah and Lydia, b. Apr. 2, 1803; m. Dec.
2, 1822, to Peter Fogg.
Thomas,'' second son of Jeremiah and Sally, b. May 12, 1779, in Bidde-
ford; m. March 3, 1806, to Sally Hale, who was b. Mar. 10, 1787, d.
July 7, 1859. He d. Nov. 18, 1845. ^^ remained on the homestead
of his father, and continued to occupy the mansion originally erected
there. He was a respected and influential man; carried on very ex-
tensive farming and stock raising. The mansion house sits upon a
moderate elevation some distance back from the highway, and sur-
rounded by a broad green lawn. It is two-storied, wide, and imposing.
The barns and farm offices are commensurate in amplitude with the e.\-
tensive area of cultivated land. From the front of the main house to the
rear end of the barn, all connected by intervening buildings, the distance
must be rising three hundred feet. In the field back of these buildings
there is an old burying-lot enclosed by a stone-wall where monuments
mark the resting places of earlier members of the Gilpatrick family, and
of that of Stimpson, related by marriage. Between this dwelling and
that erected by his brother, to be mentioned hereafter, there is a more
modern enclosure, where members of later generations were buried.
Thomas and Sally had a numerous family ; their names will now appear :
. Eliza," b. Apr. 5, 1807 ; m. Charles Stimpson, of Limerick; d. F'eb.,
1892.
. Alvin,'^ b. Oct. 5, 1808; m. Eunice Hale, of Limerick, in 1848, and
by her had one son. Soon after he passed his minority he went to
Massachusetts and worked several years : then with his brother Jere-
miah engaged in lumbering business in Baring, on the St. Croi.x river,
where he continued until the death of his father, then returned to
Limerick, and with his brother Sewall settled on the homestead.
After the death of Sewall, he sold the farm and purchased one in
Vassalboro, where he d. Mar. ig, 1888.
(i). Alonzo^ married and is now living at Sprague's Mills, Me.
. Jeremiah,^ b. Sept. 13, 1810; m. twice. He worked in Massachu-
setts in early years; then went to Harrington, and settled on a small
farm. His principal business was surveying lumber. He died in
Barrington. after which the sons went to Minneapolis, Minn., where
they were married and made themselves homes. A daughter married
a Mr. Pierce, lived in New Hampshire, and d. Aug. 8, 1878.
770 KILLPATRICK AND GILLPATRICK.
IV. Sally,^ b. July 21, 1812 ; d. Mar. 28, 1815.
V. Thomas/ b. Oct. 21, 1814; m. Charlotte S. Latham, July 2, 1850.
He aspired to an education and devoted his early years to study and
attending the academy at Limerick. He taught eleven town schools
and five high schools, mostly in Limerick and Limington ; moved to
/ Gray, Me., at the age of 36, and hves on a farm. His relatives im-
/ formed me that Thomas studied for the Baptist ministry, but was not
/ ordained ; that he has long been an earnest Christian, a leader of
religious meetings, and clerk of the church of which he is a member
in Gray, also prominent in political affairs, having filled positions of
trust in his town. One son, living at home, unmarried.
VI. Benjamin,^ b. Mar. 2, 1817; worked in Barrington several years, then
purchased a farm in west part of Limerick, where he settled ; sold
and moved to Chelsea, Me., near Hallowell, where he died Oct. 24,
1888. He had issue, (i) Frank,'' and (2) Jt/tr:''
vii. Sewall,^ b. Apr. 21, 18 19; d. on homestead, where he had settled
with Alvin, unmarried. Mar. ig, 1864.
viii. Sallv,^ b. Mar. 26, 1821; d. Feb. ig, 1836.
IX. Eunice,^ b. Aug. 20, 1823; d. Sept. 10, 1823.
X. Charles,^ b. Jan. 2, 1825; spent some years in Massachusetts in
early life, then went West and was there when Indian lands were
transferred to the government. With his brother Isaac he invested
in lands where the city of Minneapolis now stands. He owned
twelve acres in the very heart of the city, besides several other lots.
He lives on a farm about four miles from town; has sons in business
in the city.
XI. Isaac, ^ b. June g, 1827; m. Sarah Sinclair, of Waterborough, Me.,
and had issue. He m. a second wife, name not known; went to Min-
nesota in early life, and was at one time owner in a large saw-mill
and for several years carried on extensive lumber business ; at one
time engaged in poultry raising and kept a thousand hens. He died
Mar. 3, 1892.
XII. William,^ b. Oct. 5, i82g, and being lame from boyhood learned the
jeweler's trade ; was at work in Saco when he was taken ill, returned
home, and d. from bleeding, Jan. 24, 1854.
3. Sarah,'' b. Apr. 24, 1781 ; d. Oct. 5, 1783.
4. Col. Samuel,* b. Apr. 20, 1784; m. first, June 6, 1810, to Lydia Clark,
who was b. Jan. 28, 1783, and d. Sept. 6, 1822 ; m., second, to Hannah,
dau. of Paul Chadbourne (she b. Sept. 23, 1801, in Waterborough, and
d. Jan. 16, 1849, in Limerick), in July, 1823; and, third, Eliza Allen,
Feb. 10, 1850, she b. Jan. 11, 1801, in Limerick. Inheriting a part of
the homestead property, he built a large mansion a short distance north
from the residence of his brother Thomas. He was one of the solid
men of Limerick, who was called to fill many stations of trust, always
acquitting himself to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens. He was
early commissioned colonel of the militia, and proved an efficient and
popular commander. At the time of his death he was rated as the
most wealthy man in town. His fields were many, broad, and brought
to great productiveness ; his farming operations were carried on accord-
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ing to the most improved methods. His stock of well-fed cattle, horses,
and sheep, which were numerous, attracted the attention of dealers for
many years, and his well-arranged and extensive farm buildings, well-
cultivated fields, and fruitful orchards were subjects for remark by
many a visitor and passerby. While he was a shrewd financier and
keen man of business, he was, nevertheless, benevolent and helpful
toward every good cause.
I. Arthkrton,'^ b. in 1812 ; m. Nov. 18, 1838, to Matilda Hull, and set-
tled as farmer in the west part of Limerick. These had three chil-
dren, named as follows :
(1). Lydia^ m. Edwin Moulton, of Parsonsfield ; deceased.
(2). . Horace'' m. Lotta A., daughter of Naham McKusick, and has one
child, Grace Isabella?
(3). Ai'' m. Mary (Foster) Rice.
II. Jacob," b. Aug. 7, 1S14; m. in April, 1850, to Susan Pierce; lived in
Limington, d. in Parsonsfield. His children were: (i) Amanda^' m.
Frank Hale; deceased; (2) Mary,'' (3) Charles,^ (4) Frank,'' (5)
Harry.''
in. Horace," b. Nov. 20, 1816 ; d. at Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1838, un-
married.
IV. Samuel," born June 8, 1822; m. Aug. 29, 1859, to Eleanor, dau. of
Alvin Chadbourne, of Limerick, and lives on the homestead with his
brother Philip. The two families have always lived in the same
house and jointly carried on the same farm in the greatest harmony.
Four children: (i) Clara .-/.," (2) Nancy,^ (3) Carrie E.'' ■s.'oA (4)
Willie HI'
v. Philip,'' b. Aug. 13, 1824; m. July g, 1848, to Isabella G., dau. of
Naham McKusick, and with his brother, before-mentioned, resides on
the homestead in Limerick. His mother was second wife of Colonel
Samuel ; was educated in common schools and at Limerick Academy,
and followed teaching in early life ; active member of the Free Baptist
church and superintendent of the Sunday-school ; served several years
as selectman and on school committee; man of sound judgment and
executive force; judicious and extensive farmer; of social, pleasing
address. Two children :
(i). Otis F.,'' b. May 31, 1850; for several years in trade in Portland;
now (1893) keeping large livery stable at Woodfords, Me.
(2). Annie B.f' h. Nov. 11, 1S55; ^- ^^.r. 11, 1884. She was a suc-
cessful teacher.
VI. Ara," b. Sept. 26, 1S25 ; m. Feb. 8, 1848, to Mercy A. Fogg, and had
six children: (i) Hiravi,'' (2) Emma E.,'' (3) Araf' (4) Sarah,'' (5)
Charles:'' (6) Ella!'
VII. LvDiA," b. Nov. 2, 1828; d. Dec. 11, 1846, unmarried.
VIII. Hannah N.,'' b. Aug. 31, 1830; m. to Lorenzo D. Pease, of Parsons-
field, Me.
i.\. RoxANNA,^ b. Apr. II, 1834; d. June 5, 1838.
772 KILLPATEICK AND GILLPATRICK.
X. Sarah E.,^ b. May 4, 1841 ; m. Nov. i, 1862, to Edwin Weeman, of
Standish, Me.; now living in Parsonsfield, Me. He is a blacksmitli.
Joseph Gilpatrick," son of Thomas^ and Margaret, of Biddeford, Me.,
was born Oct. 8, 1741 ; was married Nov. 29, 1764, to Polly Tarbox, and for
several years resided in Saco, where his eldest children were born. His father,
who was styled " Thomas, Jr.," was born in Ireland. Joseph had seven brothers
and sisters as will appear by reference to other sections of this family history.
He was one of the first settlers in Limerick township, and his name appears
on the plantation records before the incorporation. His large tract of wild
land was purchased of James Sullivan; served with his brother Thomas on
first board of selectmen ; had much to do in promoting the settlement and
development of the plantation. He is said to have been killed by falling tim-
ber while taking down Parson Eastman's barn. Administration on his estate
was granted to "Joseph Gilpatrick, Gentleman," Aug. 29, 1799, in which the
deceased was designated "Esquire." He was the owner of a grist-mill on
" Pende.xter's brook." His death occurred on May 8, 1799, and his grave is
said to be in an old bush-grown yard, under seedling apple-trees on Elm street,
in the west part of Limerick village. A widow, his second wife, survived him;
her name was Goodwin. Children, nine in number, all by first wife:
1. Margaret,* bapt. Mar. 23, 1766.
2. Miriam,* bapt. Dec. 6, 1767; m. Nov. 20, 1785, to Nathaniel Libby,
and was the mother of eleven children. Her husband became ac-
quainted with her while teaching school in Limerick. When they were
married her father gave her enough wild land for a farm, and upon this
they made their home. She d. in Dec, 1823.
3. Haven,* bapt. Nov. 20, 1769; probably named for Haven Tarbox, his
mother's relative.
4. Joseph,* bapt. June 30, 1776, in Biddeford, now Saco; m. Nov. 27,
1800, to Mary Johnson, of Limerick, and settled in that town. He was
called "Joseph Gilpatrick, Gentleman," in documents relating to admin-
istration of his father's estate in 1799, although at that time only twen-
ty-three years of age. He d. May 19, 1844. Five children:
I. Olive,^ b. Aug. 26, 1&02 ; never married.
II. Betsey,^ b. July 8, 1804.
III. Samuel,^ b. Aug. 27, 1806; never married.
IV. Charles,^ disappeared.
v. Benjamin.^
5. Thomas,* bapt. in 1777 ; m. Alice Perkins, of Limerick, May 17, 1801 ;
removed to Gardiner, Me., where he died. Three children, b. in Lim-
erick, named as follows:
I. Mary,*^ b. Aug. 10, 1801.
I II. Joseph,'' b. Nov. 15, 1802.
III. Thomas,^ b. Aug. 20, 1804.
6. Samuel,* m. Lydia Clark, May 19, 18 12, in Limerick.
7. Elizabeth,* m. Samuel Moulton, of Newfield, Dec. 25, 1805.
8. Sarah,* b. Apr. 9, 1785; m. Daniel Harmon, Oct. 19, 1804.
KILLPA TRICE AND OILLPATRICK. 773
9. Hannah/ b. Apr. 21, 1787; m. June 21, 1807, to Joseph Mulloy, of
Limington, She was m. second, subsequent to 1826, to Mr. Banks;
d. in 1S77. She had eight Mulloys.
[o. JijHNSON,'' went West as early as 1832.
Maj. Thomas Gilpatrick, son of Thomas and Margaret, of Biddeford,
and brother of "'Joseph, Esquire," before-mentioned, was born Apr. 27, 1750;
married Anna Bradbury, in Biddeford, Aug. 21, 1777, and was one of the
first to build a log-house in the plantation since incorporated as Limerick.
He was the first town clerk, and, with his brother Joseph, was on the first
board of selectmen. Before moving from Saco, he was, in 1774, on a "com-
mittee of safety"; also appointed to provide "a town stock of six half-barrels
of gunpowder, 5 cwt. of lead, and a sufficiency of lead bullets according to
the number in the train band." He was at the fortifying of Dorchester
Heights under Capt. John Elden, in 1776, when the ground was frozen to a
depth of eighteen inches, and while cannon balls were bounding over the hill
from the shipping and forts ; do not know the date of his death ; have been
informed by an old resident of Limerick that he did not leave any descendants.
GILPATRICKS OF CORNISH.
John drilpatrick,'^ son of Christopher* and Jane Elliot, of Biddeford,
was born May i, 1754; married Eunice Tarbox, Nov. 14, 1774, and was one
of the early settlers of Francisborough, now the town of Cornish, where he
was remembered by the old people of the last generation as a zealous hunter
and trapper. He had served in the army of the Revolution; lived many
years in the "Pendexter neighborhood," so-called, in Cornish, but after his
son Stephen purchased land in the west part of Hiram and cleared a farm
there, the father removed to that town and built him a house near that of his
son; was an aged man when he died, but no date appears. He had issue,
several children.
I. JoHN,^ m. Betsey Hamilton, of Cornish; settled in Hiram; had issue,
four children. An aged member of the family writes that John re-
moved to Vermont.
I. Daniel,* m. Sarah Stimpson, of Denmark, Oct. 27, 1833; settled in
Hiram; fell dead in the field while plowing.
II. John C* m. Abigail Bond, of Saco, and lived for many years by
the brook-side, near the Samuel Ridlon homestead, in Hiram. When
well advanced in life he removed to Limerick, on the road leading to
the "Sweat Tavern." He was a cooper; d. in Limerick. He had
two sons, Daniel'' and Atiimi.^ See record of descendants.
HI. Solomon,* m. Lucy Eastman (intention Dec. 15, 1836); settled in
Fryeburg.
•Christopher Gilpatrick (2), one of the younger sons of Thomas (1) and Margaret, who
came from Ireland in lsi8-'20, «as probably born in Saco. He married Janu Elliot. Sept. 27. 1750,
and, I think, settled in Co.xliall, now Lym.an. He spent his last days in Hollis ami was, I sup-
pose, buried on " Deering's Kidge." He had children named as follows and p)ol .ably others:
Nat.haniel (3), bapt. July 12, 1752, in Saco; .MinW. bapt. 1, 1754; Chrixtuphey &, bapt. Dec. W,
1755 ; James (3), born in 17C3 ; Jane (3), Rosaniia (3), tiallt/ (3).
174: KILLPATBICK AND GILLPATRICK.
2. William,* b. in 1778, in Biddeford, and followed the sea from an early
age. He shipped for service in the " John Adams " as second lieuten-
ant, but died in Washington before the ship was ready for sea. No
record of a family.
3. Levi,** b. in 1780, in Biddeford; began to follow the sea at the age of
ten and was long master mariner. He was in the United States sea
service twenty-eight months in the 18 12 war; four months was a pris-
oner of war at Halifa.x. When exchanged he went on board the "John
Adams " and served until she was blown up to prevent her from being
captured by the English. He then went to Portsmouth and served on
board the "Congress" till the close of the war, when he entered the
merchant service, being an officer in many vessels, in which he remained
until his death, in 1830. He m. Sally Hammond, of Cornish, and set-
tled in Saco. Children: Levi,^ Joseph,^ Stephen,^ William,^ Samuel,^
Mar}\'' Sarah/' Rosanna;' Christiana,^ and OliveJ" None of the sons
lived to be married.
4. Abigail,^ b. in Cornish.
5. Pealtiah,'' was a seaman and d. in New Orleans.
6. Stephen,'' b. June 16, 1791. in Cornish; m. Nov. 25, 1813, Charity,
dau. of Clement Brown, of said town, who was b. Apr. 27, 1793. For
some years he lived in Cornish, but took up a tract of land in Hiram
and made his home there until his death, which occurred July 22, 1872,
at the age of Si. His widow d. Mar. 5, 1875. Children as follows:
I. Stephen B.,^ b. June 15, 1815, in Cornish; m. Thankful Rand (in-
tention Apr. 10, 1835). He settled in Hiram, where he is still living
in feeble health. Children.
II. Alpheus S.,^ b. Nov. 4, 1817, in Hiram; m. Jan. 30, 1841, to Hannah
L. Boynton, who was b. July 8, 18 19, and settled in Sandwich, N. H.;
at one time lived in Tamvvorth ; has lived for many years in Porter,
Me. He is a judicious, prudent farmer, and a quiet, honorable citi-
zen. Six children :
(i). Marshall'' born April i, 1843, in Sandwich, N. H. ; m. April i,
1869, Ella Booker, and has issue. He has been a preacher, but
in 1893 was running a hotel at Hastings, Cambria county, Pa.
He is a man of fine personal appearance. Children : Ada/' Nel-
lie/ Nettie/ Hatiie/ and Carrie.''
(2). Isabella/' b. Sept. 16, 1844; m. June 23, 1865, to John E. Walker;
second, to Melville Robinson ; resides at Centreville, N. H.
(3). Elizabeth A./h. March i, 1846, in Tamworth, N. H. ; m. Oct.
19, 187 I, Everett Boody, of Limington, Me.
(4). Joseph IV./h. April 5, 1848 ; m. Sarah Cushing, of Portland, and
lives at home ; stone mason and farmer ; an honorable, self-re-
liant, and much respected man, whose word can be relied upon.
Children : Bertha/ Ethel/ Elsie?
(5). Mary E./h. May 5, 1850; m. Aug. 8, 1869, John Stanley, of
Porter, Me.
(6). Alpheus, Jr./ b. Mar. 30, 1852 ; m. Nov. 16, 1871, Ella, dau. of
Ammi Gilpatrick, of Hiram, Me. He has several children named
KILLPATRIGK AND GILLPATIilCK. 775
as follows: Rosalia^' b. Dec. 6, 1872 ; m. June 3, 1893, Eugene
Edgecomb, of Parsonsfield ; Alnicda^ b. Mar. 24, 1874; A/ia;' b.
July 9, 1876, d. Nov. II, i88r ; Grace'' b. Jan. 3, 1880; Byron,'
b. Jan. 3, 1880, d. Nov. 6, 1881 ; Alkc,' b. Dec. 23, 188,9 ; Fhissie,^
b. Nov. 4, 1891.
III. Sewall/ b. June 18, 1820, in Hiram, Me.; m. first, Olive Lewis;
second, Martha, dau. of Samuel and Esther Ridlon, of Hiram; a
peaceable, unobtrusive man ; had issue by both wives : Jessef' d. in
the army ; Adalinc'' ni. William Marshall ; Rebecca^' m. George Lang-
ley; George W^.," m. Carrie Lewis; Aldin,^ m. Harvey; Jacob^'
m. Lewis. By second wife : Jesse'^ and Owcn.^
IV. Clement,'^ b. Sept. 6, 1822, in Hiram, Me.; m. Martha Gould and
settled in that town ; now living near Huntress bridge in Freedom,
N. H. Children: E/len F.,''' m. Edwin Merrifield: £verei S.," m.
Olive Ridlon; Hannah /.," m. Frank Gilpatrick; Oracc,^ m. Emma
Sawyer ; Benjamin,'^ m. Emily Gould ; E/vina,'' d. young ; Vio/a,'' d.
young.
v. Charity J.,'^ b. April 30, 1825 ; d. Nov. 30, 1832.
VI. George,''' b. July 11, 1827; m. Elizabeth B. Boynton, Dec. 22, 1856,
and lived in Hiram; died May 24, 1879. His widow now living.
Issue: Ebenczcr^ m. Eva Thompson, of Hiram; Albert^' lives at
home, unmarried; Cora^ m. Frank Durgin, deceased; Calcb^' m.
Lord ; Frederick,'^ unmarried.
VII. Isabella,^ b. Feb. 21, 1830; d. Aug. 4, 1839.
VIII. Benjamin F.,^ b. Jan. 9, 1832, in Hiram, Me., and removed to Penn-
sylvania many years ago. He m. Elizabeth Owen, July 3, 1854, at
the house of Isaac Crawford, Ebensburg, Cambria county. Pa. She
was b. in Carroll township. Mar. 25, 1837 ; was of Welsh extraction.
He enlisted in the Union army at the breaking out of the Rebellion,
and had a long and wearing service; was a member of the G. A. R.,
and buried under their orders and ceremonials. He died Nov. 27,
1890. Eleven children, six sons and five daughters: Isabella J., ^
m. John Sheeler, in 1880; Thomas M.,^ m. Rebecca T. Schrogast,
Jan. I, 1879, and has four children; Susan J.,'' m. Ephraim Burn-
himer, Jan. i, 1879; Eri B.,^ m. Bella Small, Apr. 4, 1891 ; Harry,^
m. Bella Bates, Mar. 16, 1893; Marshall,^ m. Mertie Brady, July 4,
1893; Jay''; AIattie^\ Cletnent^ \, Mary,'' m. John Faust, June i, 1891.
IX. Asa,^ b. Feb. 15, 1836; d. Aug. 15, 1839.
X. Mark P.,'^ b. May 2, 1839, in Hiram, Me. (records in his family
have his birth "Apr. 24, 1839"). He m. Elizabeth Coy, of Penn-
sylvania Run, Indiana Co., Pa., Sept'. 20, 1863. He enlisted in the
Union army at the breaking out of the war; was confined in Libby
prison; politically a staunch Democrat; at time of death, June 26,
1869, was a worthy member of F. & A. M., Blairsville Lodge. Chil-
dren as follows :
(i). Laura J.,^ b. Sept. 25, 1864, at Taylorsville, Pa.; m. May 27,
1890, James Murray, of Altoona, Pa., where they reside.
(2). Mark If.,'- b. Aug. 24, 1868, at Nineveh, Westmoreland Co., Pa.,
and resides at Nineveh Station.
776 KILLPATRICK AND GILLPATRICE.
Dkscendants of John and Abigail:
Anillli Gilpatrick m. Esther Gray, of Hiram, Me., and settled in that
town. He had the following children:
1. LucETTA, d. at the age of 20 years.
2. William, m. Minnie Bragdon, who died, and he lives in Portland.
3. Eli, m. Mary Thompson, of Saco, and lives in Hiram with issue.
4. Mary W., m. Samuel Gerry, of Limerick, .Sept. 9, 186 1 ; dead.
5. Frank, d. in childhood.
6. Charles, d. in childhood.
7. Sarah, m. Roswell Torrey, of Ossipee, N. H.
8. Ella, b. Aug. 25, 1852; m. Alpheus Gilpatrick, of Kezar Falls, and
has children.
g. Frank, m. Jane, dau. of Clement Gilpatrick, and lives in Hiram.
10. Charles, in Hiram, unmarried.
11. Ira, m. Rebecca Thompson, of Hiram.
GILPATRICKS OF MOLLIS.
Christopher Gilpatrick/ son of Christopher and Jane Elliot, was born
Dec. 14, 1755. He served in the army of the Revolution with his brother
John, who settled in Cornish; married Martha Smith, Oct. 20, 1784, and set-
tled on " Deering's Ridge," in Hollis, where he engaged in the tanning of
leather and farming. In 1801, it was voted that the selectmen of Hollis shall
meet the selectmen of Coxhall to see if they "can agree to take Christopher
Gilpatrick on to this town at Christopher Gilpatrick's expense." I assume that
the father had lived in Lyman, but died in Hollis with his son of the same
name. Four children :
I. Joseph,* b. Aug. 4, 1790, in Hollis, Me.; m. Hannah, dau. of Joshua
Kimball, of Buxton, Sept. 5, 1813; she b. Jan. 21, 1787 ; by her he had
two sons. He was a sea-captain, also a school-teacher. Becoming de-
luded, like so many, in the Cochran craze, which swept over the com-
munity at the time, he left his wife, who seems to have had no fellow-
ship with the doctrines and practices of the " Cochranites," and went
away to the state of New York with the company that settled there. He
had a "spiritual wife," one Martha Junkins, of York, b. Oct. 23, 1808,
assigned to him; she had three children ; d. in Granville, Ohio, Feb. 2,
1888. Mr. Gilpatrick d. in Granger, Alleghany county, N. Y., June 3,
1858, "a man of superior natural endowment and acquired ability."
I. Charles C.,*^ b. in Hollis, Me., and carried by his father to Granger,
N. Y., when a child.
II. Oliver M.,° b. in Hollis, Me. ; carried away to Granger, N. Y., when
a child. These brothers came back to Hollis to visit their relatives.
Both have deceased.
III. Martha C.,^ b. in Granger, N. Y. ; deceased.
IV. Mary E.,*^ b. in Granger, N. Y. ; deceased.
v. John L.,'^ b. Jan. 12, 1845, in Granger, N. Y. ; m. July 8, 1874, to
Elizabeth Blackburn and has two children. He graduated from Kala-
EILLPATIilCE AND GILLPATRICK. 77"
mazoo College in 1867; taught in the public schools of Fort Dodge
and Gosport, Ind., and at Bowling Green, Ohio; was instructor in
mathematics in the University of Michigan in 1873 and 1874; since
professor of mathematics in Denison University at Granville, Ohio.
Children :
(i). Alice Ray^'h. Apr. i, 1878.
(2). Florence E.,^\i. Feb. 24, 1887.
2. Edward,* son of Christopher, d. unmarried.
3. John,* b. in Phillipsborough, now Mollis, before Jan. 9, 1795, as he
and Edward were baptized on that day. He m. Hannah Clark, Jan.
27, 1816, and settled on the homestead with his father. His portrait,
with that of his wife, painted by Treadwell, are in the possession of
Nathaniel, his eldest son, at Kezar Falls, Me.
I. Nathaniel,^ b. in Hollis; m. Betsey B. Smith, Oct. 8, 1846; second.
May 7, 1853, to Abigail, dau. of Andrew Merrifield, of Hiram, by
Edward Gibbs, Esq. He lived many years in Saco, where he drove
a team; now at Kezar Falls, Me. Four children:
(i). Mary M.,'' b. Aug. 28, 1848; m. William Ridlon.
(2;. Hannah 7.," b. June i, 1854; m. Willis Bickford, Dec. 10, 1870,
and lives in Gorham, Me.
(3). Andrew Z.,'' b. Aug. 24, 1856; m. Aug. 26, 1888, to Adda E.
White, and lives at Kezar Falls, Me., with his parents; carriage
maker. Two children, Berna F.~ and Hay L?
(4). Sarah E.:''h. Nov. 17, 1858; d. Feb. 12, 1879.
II. Caleb, '^ m. Almira Sands, of Saco; removed to the West many years
ago ; tailor.
III. JoHN,° m. Martha Davis. She d. and he m. a second wife, name not
known ; removed to eastern Maine, and when last heard from was
living in De.xter. In early life he was a barber by trade.
IV. Charles,^ m. Louisa Jordan; was killed by falling under the cars at
Newmarket, N. H. His widow and son are living in Dayton.
V. Sarah," m. Horace Woodman and resides on the old homestead on
" Deering's Ridge."
5. Olive,* m. Amos Kimball, of Hollis.
ANOTHER BRANCH.
James Gilpatrick/ son of Christopher,- b. in 1763; m. Elizabeth Haley,
of Hollis, Jan. 4, 1798 ; settled in the western section of the town, as farmer,
and died there Feb. 25, 1842 ;* wife died in 1843, aged 74 years. These had
five children, whose names follow :
I. Tristram,* b. May 5, 1798, in Hollis, Me.; m. Betsey Googins, and
settled in his native town. He is remembered by the author as a man
* James Gilpatrick (3) is said to have moved from Saco or Biddeford to Phillipsboroutfh,
now Hollis, in 1794 or '95, bringing witli liim liis tatlier, Vliristnpher, his brother, AdWiaw, and
three sisters, Jennie, Sally, and Kosanna. His house was on the Keimebunk road, so-called,
thirty rods south of where the meeting-house at West Hollis now stands; buried in family lot,
about forty rods below the house.
778 KILLPATRICK AND GILLPATRICK.
of tidy appearance and graceful manners, pleasing and attractive in
conversation, and of more than ordinary intelligence. He d. Sept. 26,
1877, aged 78 years. His wife predeceased him, Aug. 13, 1870, aged
70. Issue as follows:
I. Lydia A.,^ of whom no particulars.
II. James G.,^ of whom no particulars.
III. Olive,^ m. May 4, 185 i, to Joseph L. Benson, of Hollis.
IV. Joseph G.,° twenty years in Calffornia.
V. Orin,^ of whom no records.
VI. Nathan,^ of whom no records.
VII. Stilman,^ of whom no records.
VIII. William,'' of whom no records.
2. Elliot,* b. Dec. 22, 1800; m. June 4, 1818, to Lois Goodwin, who was
b. June 17, 1799, and settled near his birth-place in Hollis, Me. He
was a quiet, peaceable man ; many years a communicant of the Primi-
tive Baptist church; one of the "sweet singers of Israel," who with
his good, lady-like companion were not forgetful to " entertain stran-
gers." The author remembers with a profound sense of gratitude the
quiet hours spent in that cosy home by the road-side in his convert
days, when attending religious services in the neighborhood ; and the
good counsel and encouragement received from this godly pair have
been treasured as a precious legacy of inestimable value. The highest
enjoyment experienced by Mr. Gilpatrick was when singing some grand
old "minor" that embodied the soul-inspiring sentiment of a Watts or
a Wesley. "Aunt Lois " was a prim, sweet-faced little woman, of whom
it could be truthfully recorded respecting her bearing toward her hus-
band : " She will do him good and not evil all the days of his life." He
d. July 27, 1873; she d. Feb. 7, 1879. Seven children:
I. Mary S.,'' b. Nov. i, 1818; m. Isaac Bowdoin, April 5, 1840, and
had issue ; lives in Hollis.
II. Moses G.,'^b. Nov. 16, 182 1 ; m. Nov. 4, 1847, to Caroline A. Meader,
of Nashua, N. H. He was long a teacher of music, and was consid-
ered to be one of the most gifted vocalists of his day. He resided
in other states during early life, but has, "like a wee birdie to its nest,
or a bairn to its mither," returned to the home of his childhood to
spend the winter of age. He is now serving as justice of the peace.
Three children named as follows:
(i). A'Tcdora A.,^ m. John W. Smith, of Philadelphia, now deceased,
where she is living with her six children.
(2). Minnie C," m. Alfred Lanhans, of Camden, N. J. ; living in St.
Paul, Minn.
(3). Homer H.,'' now in Philadelphia.
III. U. Jane,'^ b. May 11, 1827; m. May 11, 1850, to John M. Bullard,
at Milford, N. H.
IV. William B.,'' d. at the age of four.
V. David M.,^ b. Apr. 19, 1831 ; married Mar. 7, 1857, Helen Tibbetts ;
second, Carrie Rose. Three children.
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VI. Mellissa A.,^ b. Nov. 28, 1839; d. Nov. 14, 1856.
VII. Alonzo J.,^ d. at the age of four.
3. Jane/ b. May 2, 1803; m. John R. Goodwin, of Saco, Me.; d. Aug.,
1842. Had issue.
4. Eliza,'' b. Aug. 5, 1810; d. in Lowell, Mass., single.
5. Nathan,'' b. Jan. 22, 18 14; Grace A. Staples; removed to Lowell,
Mass., where he d. Feb. 27, 1872; wife d. Jan. 17, 1S72. Had issue:
Nehemiah,^ Benjatnin," diXiA Josephine.''
GILPATRICKS OF SACO.
Under this head will appear records of several families as found in the
town and church registers. Some of the male members will be mentioned
again at the head of the pedigree of their descendants, while others could
not be traced with certainty.
Thoiii.TS Gilpatrick,- son of Thomas,^ the immigrant, married Margaret,
and with her called ''Thomas and Margaret, Jr." He was born in old Ire-
land, and came with his parents to Wells in 1718-20. His two sons, Joseph
and Thomas, were early settlers in Limerick, along with a ivusin, Jeremiah.
The name of this Thomas appears in many old documents.
1. Joseph,^ b. Oct. 8, 1741; settled in Limerick.
2. Margaret,' b. Feb. 17, 1742; m. Daniel Campbell, Aug. 12, 1762.
3. Robert,' b. Jan. 4, 1744; m. Doratha Hill, Nov. 27, 1766, and had
issue. Wife d. Jan. 6, 181 2. I do not know where he lived.
4. Elizabeth,'' b. Dec. 23, 1746; m. Jere Cole, Apr. 19, 1764.
5. Mari'ha,'' b. Apr. 30, 1748 ; m. Joshua Hill, May 15, 1766.
6. Thomas,' b. Apr. 27, 1750; settled in Limerick.
7. Benjamin,' b. June 29, 1752 ; m. first, Rebecca Hill, Jan. 7, 1785, and
had issue. He was styled "Captain" in many old documents, and I
assume that he was a sea-faring man. He m. second, Feb. 3, 1793,
Sally Mason, and had issue. He d. in May, 1819. Children:
I. LvniA,^ b. Mar. 23, 1786.
II. Marv,' b. May 28, 1788.
III. Rebecca,'' b. Dec. 24, 1793.
IV. John K.,* b. Mar. 18, 1796.
V. Benjamin,'' b. Feb. 3, 1798.
VI. Elizabeth,'' b. Oct. 30, 1801 ; d. Dec. 6, 1810.
vri. Maria,'' b. Dec. 27, 1804.
Doiuillicns Gilpatrick,' son of Jeremiah'- and Sarah, and brother of
Jeremiah ' who settled in Limerick, was baptized in Saco, July 14, 1751 ; m.
Miriam Tarbox, Oct. 26, 1780; d. in Saco, in 1833, aged 82. He had a large
family, named as follows :
1. Sarah,* b. June i, 1782.
2. Miriam,* b. Sept. 14, 1784.
3. Susanna,'' b. Aug. 28, 1786.
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Jeremiah,"' b. Jan. 3, 1789.
Mary/ b. Oct. 17, 1791.
Elizabeth,'' b. Feb. 3, 1794.
DoMiNicu.s,'' b. Mar. 17, 1797.
Samuel,* b. Nov. 25, 1799.
Hannah A.,* b. Jan. 2, 1804.
Mary J. E., b. Apr. 26, i8og.
William Gillpatrick,"^ son of the original Thomas' and Margaret, was
born in Ireland, June 15, 1718; married Martha Thompson (b. Feb. 15, 1718,
d. Dec. 20, 1803), and had issue. The family tradition is that he saw the
girl who became his wife for the first time on the ship when coming from Ire-
land, that a mutual attachment sprang up, and that they were married after
their arrival. This story may be pleasantly romantic, but for several reasons
I doubt its truthfulness. If William was born as stated he was but two years
old when he came with his parents to New England ; rather young to "fall in
love at first sight." As their son Christopher was not born until thirty-one
years subsequent to the settlement in Wells (1720) it seems probable that the
wedding of the parents was celebrated much later in the century than tradi-
tion has placed it; Free Mason; d. Mar. 12, 1788.
Christopher Oillpatrick,'' son of William- and Martha, born 1751, m.
Sarah Wilds, b. 1753, and had issue as follows:
1. Abigail,'' b. 1774; m. Noah Toby, of Topsham, Me.
2. JoTHAM,'' b. 1776; m. Anna Smith, of Biddeford, June 2, 1796. He
d. June 23, 1819, aged 40. Issue as follows:
I. Christopher,^ b. June 21, 1798.
II. Seth,^ b. Feb. 11, 1800.
HI. SiMON,^ b. Sept. 9, 1803.
IV. Mary,-'* b. Mar. 2, 1806.
v. Charles,^ b. Jan. 10, 1808.
VI. Lydia,^ b. Feb. 14, 181 1.
3. Jacob,'' b. 1778; m. Abigail Fletcher, in 1809 (.') and had issue. In
Saco the record of his birth is "March 12, 1786."
I. Almira,^ b. July 31, 1809.
4. Lydia,* b. 1779; m. Rishworth Jordan for her second husband (styled
"Mrs. Lydia") 1805-6.
5. Simon,* b. 1781.
6. Sarah,'' b. 1783; m. Naham Smith.
7. Lorana,* b. 1788; m. William Hill.
8. Paulina,'* b. 1790; m. Erastus Hayes.
9. Lucy,* b. 1792; m. Christopher Murch.
10. WillIam,* b. 1794.
1 1. George,* b. 1796.
12. Joseph,* b. 1799.
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JaniPS Gillpatrick," son of Thomas' and Maro;aret, who came from Ireland,
settled in Wells, Me., in 1734, and made that his permanent home; was in the
Louisburg Expedition in 1745 under Capt. Storer, of Weils; also in the Revo-
lution under Capt. Hubbard, eight months. At the expiration of his service,
he re-enlisted and served for one full year, during which he suffered many
hardships and exposures. In 1782, he enlisted for three years, receiving a
bounty of six pounds. His children were, John,'' James," Olive," Sarah,"
Elizabeth," Joshua," Richard," Olive."
1. Richard," b. Nov. 7, 1753 ; m. Mary, dau. of Capt. James Hubbard, of
Wells, Feb. 11, 1776, who d. Mar. 20, 1794, leaving four children. He
m. second, Dorothy R., dau. of Samuel Moody, of York, 1795, who d.
May 2, 1847, leaving five children. He was bound out as blacksmith's
apprentice, and at his majority engaged in business. He soon opened
a general store and increased his successful business. Acquiring means
he built an iron factory, which was one of the first in the province. He
also engaged successfully in navigation and built several vessels on the
Mousam river. One of his vessels was captured by the French. He
suffered from the embargo of 1807. He sold his half of the cotton mill
and valuable land, which placed him in comfortable circumstances. He
became demented during his last days, and died Sept. 15, 1828. Chil-
dren named as follows:
I. James,'' b. Dec. 3, 1776; d. in 1780.
II. DiMON,'' b. Mar. 12, 1778; m. Elizabeth Rogers and had four chil-
dren, namely :
(i). O/hv,^ h. ] line 6, 1802.
(2). Daniel,^ b. Oct. 10, 1804.
(3). Richard,^ h. Feb. 10, 1807; m. and had issue.
(4). Mary A.,"" b. July 6, 1809.
HI. Daniel,' b. Sept. 19, 1779; d. in March, 1802.
IV. Sally,'' b. June 9, 1781 ; m. Benjamin Smith.
V. William,'' b. June 3, 1796; d. Feb. 22, 1830; m. Sophia Goodrich.
VI. Elizabeth,* b. Aug. 29, 1797 ; m. Benjamin F. Green.
VII. Mary H.,'' b. Nov. i, 1799; m. Edward E. Bourne, Esq.
VIII. Maria M.,' b. Feb. 7, 1802; m. WiUiam B. Sewall.
IX. Lucy,* b. Oct. 24, 1803; m. Berleigh Smart.
These daughters have left numerous descendants.
2. Joshua," m. Mary Hubbard, June 5, 1776; served in the army during
the Revolution, in same company with James, and Richard who was
corporal.
3. Elizabeth," m. Reuben Stuart, Jan. 29, 1778.
John Gillpalrick," son of Thomas' and Margaret, settled in W'ells. He
was a prosperous farmer in his day. In 17S4, he and son raised 180 bushels
of corn and 30 of potatoes; they kept eight cows. He was one of the peti-
tioners for incorporation of the Second Congregational church in Wells, and
was a charter member of that body. He was taxed £2 15s 9d parish money;
was chosen constable, refused to serve, and paid his fine. His house was
near the Mousam mill lot in 1759 ; name of wife has not been found. His son,
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I. John," b. as early as 1735; m. Elizabeth Clark. He was a captain in
the war of the Revolution; farmer in Wells, in that part that is now
Kennebunk. The record of births subjoined was found in an old Bible
in possession of the family:
I. Patience,'' b. in 1756; m. VVaterhouse.
II. Joshua,'' b. May n, 1758; m. Lydia Waterhouse.
III. Nathaniel,* b. Aug. 27, 1760; m. Kimball, and lived in Ken-
nebunk; ship-carpenter.
IV. John," b. Oct. 11, 1762; m. Lydia Mitchell, and lived on the home-
stead; d. Oct. 22, 1835. Six children, named as follows:
(i). James,^ b. April 25, 1795 ; m. and had two sons: George,^ m. and
lives in Medford ; Edgar'' m. and lives in Watertown. He re-
moved to Watertown, Mass., and changed his name, or reduced
it, to "Gill," minus the "pafr/ck."
(2). Thomas,^ b. Oct. 7, 1797 ; m. three times but did not have issue;
d. Sept. 28, 1858, in Kennebunk.
(3). Eliza,^\i. Mar. i, 1799; d. Oct. 3, 1872.
(4). Hannah,^h. Aug. 26, 1802; d. Mar. 27, 1878.
(5). Mary,''h. Mar. 20, 1805; d. July 10, 1878.
(6). hvry,^ b. Aug. 14, 1807 ; m. and settled in Kennebunk, where he
d. Mar. 20, 1866, leaving two sons: John,'' b. Oct. 14, 1835; d.
Jan. II, 1885, unmarried; George A.'^h. Dec. 24, 1849; ''"• ^"d
has William S? and Frances G?
V. Elizabeth,'' b. July 18, 1765 ; m. Clark.
VI. Mary,'' b. July 6, 1766; m. Nathaniel Sawyer.
VII. JosiAH,* b. July 24, 1768; end unknown; a seaman.
VIII. Joseph,'' b. Sept. 10, 1770 ; m. Abigail Cousins, and settled on a lot of
wild land in Biddeford, in 1798. His original tract consisted of only
eighty acres ; by additional pieces since purchased the farm now con-
tains two hundred acres. His wife d. Jan. 2, 1S15, aged 41. He m.,
second, Dolly Dyer. He d. Sept. i, 1837. Nine children, as follows:
(i). Luey,'^ h. Sept. 10, 1799; d. young.
(2). Samue/,^ b. Oct. ig, 1801 ; succeeded to the homestead.
(3). Joseph,^ b. Dec. 26, 1803.
(4). Mary^' b. Nov. 27, 1805.
(5). Z/^o'/b. Mar. 16, 1808.
(6). Humphrey,^ \i. May 2, 18 10.
(7). JoJin^' b. Apr. 30, 1812 ; m. three times. His last wife, Anna A.,
dau. of Capt. Stephen Shepley, a niece of Judge Shepley. He
d. in Saco, July 20, 1872. He left home when a lad and found
employment in the mills at Saco, and by steady application to
work and habits of saving he laid up capital to engage in busi-
ness for himself, which he found more congenial to his naturally
independent temperament. He was an extensive dealer in corn
and flour until 1861. He was also engaged in ship-building and
interested in navigation. He was a man of integrity and correct
KILLPA TRICK AND GILLPATRICE. 783
habits, who held the respect of the pubHc. He d. from paralysis.
Children : Estella A.,'' Grace Z.,'' Mary'' C/iarh's,'' and /o/i/i Gf'
(8). A/>igail,'' h. ]a.n. 21, 1815; m. Daniel Dennett, of Buxton, and
d. there.
(9). Frisdlla,^ became the wife of Leonard Rumery.
IX. Ebenezer,^ b. Mar. 31, 1772.
X. Betsey,'' b. Sept. 10, 1773; m. Jonathan Clark.
XI. Thomas,* b. Sept. 16, 1775.
John Gillpatrifk,'' son of James,^ who was son of Thomas,' the immi-
grant, was born in Wells, Me.; married Elizabeth Thompson, in 1758, and
had six children, namely :
1. James,** of whom no particulars.
2. Hannah,'' m. Elijah Hatch, Feb. 9, 1780.
3. Joseph.^ b. 1762; m. Mary Jefferds, Nov. 19, 1786; she d. April 10,
1809, aged 44. He m. Esther Mitchell, Feb., 1810, who d. without
issue, Jan. 21, 1820, aged 52. He m. third, Feb. 20, 1821, Alice Hart,
of Kennebunk. Children by Mary as follows :
I. Rhuda,* b. June 14, 1787 ; went out West.
11. PoLLY,^ b. Sept. 6, 1788; m. Jacob Smith, of Lyman.
III. George,'' b. Aug. 30, 1790; in the Northwest.
IV. John,'' b. Sept. 6, 1792 ; in the Northwest.
V. Simon,'' b. Aug. 21, 1794, of whom no record.
VI. Rev. Joseph,'"' b. Jan. 23, 179S; m. Electa, granddaughter of Colonel
Taylor, Sept. 10, 1820. She d. Mar. 27, 1873. He d. July 2, 1852.
He was converted when eighteen years of age and became a close
student of the sacred Scriptures. He was a successful teacher in
the common schools, and in 1824 began to preach. His journal, now
before me, written on coarse, discolored paper, under gray, hand-
made covers sewed on, is filled with a record of his experiences from
day to day while engaged in teaching. He must have been a man of
deep piety and great earnestness. About the time he began to speak
in public he wrote as follows : " I pray that God would make plain
to me the path of duty. If it is to preach the gospel, may I be
weaned from the perishing things of earth ; may my mind be more
and more led to prayer and holy meditation, and may I be built up
in faith and in the order of the gospel." He was chosen agent for
the Maine Sunday-school Union, and assigned to the churches in
York county. He was ordained and settled over the Baptist church
at South Berwick in 1826, where he was very successful. In 1832
he was chosen missionary to visit the weak churches of York county.
In 1834 he settled as pastor in Shapleigh, where many were gathered
into the church under his labors.
He was a man of very tender heart. When he arose to address
his hearers his countenance betrayed his all-controlling emotion, and
tears would stream down his cheeks while he preached the word of
life. Prudent in his financial affairs, he saved from a small salary
enough to make his family comfortable. When he closed his pil-
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grimage it was the universal expression that an able and good man
had fallen at his post. Children as follows:
(i). George J. ''h. June 24, 1822; teacher; single; d. in June, 1854.
(2). Bradford^' b. May 9, 1824; m. Caroline Hooper, of Shapleigh ;
wheelwright and farmer; d. in 1856.
(3). Electa C," b. Feb. 8, 1827; m. Benjamin Abbott, of Shapleigh;
now a widow in Danvers, Mass.
(4). Joseph,^ b. Dec. 30, 1831 ; went to California and not heard from
for thirty-five years.
(5.) Simon J.^^ \i. Apr. 17, 1834; m. Julia Garvin, of Acton; lived in
Lyman; farmer; d. Dec. 13, 1881.
(6). Charles E.'' b. Apr. 6, 1837; m. Nellie Tripp, of Sanford, and
had one child ; graduated from Brunswick Medical College ; set-
tled as a practitioner in Sanford. He was a fine-looking, culti-
vated, promising young man; d. Feb. 8, 1870.
(7). Mary E.'' b. Apr. 27, 1839; m. Charles E. Butler, of Sanford;
lives in Springvale in that town, in a spacious, beautiful home ; a
lady of culture and amiability. •
(8). Martha A.,''' b. Mar. 30, 1843; d. in infancy,
vn. James,^ b. Mar. 8. 1800.
VIII. Nancy,^ b. Sept. 7, 1802.
4. JuDAH,'' of whom no record.
5. Jonathan,'' settled in Orland (.').
6. Sally,* of whom no record.
Capt. Saimiel Gilpatrick,* married Hannah Townsend, July 9, 1796,
and sailed many years to the West Indies, and "coasting." His children were:
1. Elizabeth S.,^ b. June 27, 1797, in Biddeford.
2. Samuel,'' b. Feb. 24, 1799, in Biddeford.
3. Mary P.,^ b. Mar. 11, 1803, in Biddeford.
4. John T.,'' b. April i, 1804, in Biddeford.
5. Mary B.,^ b. June 25, 1809, in Saco.
6. George,^ b. Jan. 26, 1813, in Saco.
Joshua Oillpatrick," of Biddeford, was probably one of the younger sons
of Thomas' and Margaret, but as there were grandsons about the same age,
we cannot ascertain, in the absence of full records, with certainty, which one
heads this family. He married Elizabeth Smith, Mar. i, 1750. He was one
of forty men in Capt. John Lane's company, of Biddeford, in 1756, "able to
serve in the present expedition against Crown Point." He was then tioenty-
seven years of age; hence, his birth was in 1729. He had been married six
years. As I find no record of birth of children subsequent to his leaving for
Crown Point, I query, was he lost while in the army ? No record of his death
has been found in the Saco or Biddeford registers. The following baptisms
recorded in what is now Saco :
1. Jonathan,^ bapt. April 21, 1751.
2. Joshua,'' bapt. Junej28, 1752.
3. Olive," bapt. April 4, 1754.
KILLPATRICK AND GILLPATRICK. 785
Jonathau Gillpatrick,'' son of John - and Elizabeth Thompson, and grand-
son of Tliomas,' the immigrant, was born in Wells, Me., in Oct., 1769. He
learned the blacksmith's trade of Richard Gillpatrick, his cousin, and went
down to Orland, where he cleared his farm, and made music on his anvil for
many years. Here he married Prudence, daughter of Gen. John Hancock,
cousin of Gov. John Hancock of Revolutionary fame, and reared a family of
Un children, the average number for a Gillpatrick. He died Mar. 18, 1837,
aged 68 years and 5 months. His widow survived till i860, aged 89 years.
The names of children as follows : S.a.muel,'' Sumner,* James,* John,*
Emery,* Abigail,* Sarah,* Betsey,* Prudence,* Lydia.*
1. John H.,* b. Nov. 7, 1813; m. Dec. 10, 1836, by John Burnham, Esq.,
to Lydia A. Bowdoin, dau. of Robert and Hannah, of Swanville, Me.,
and settled on the homestead, being a blacksmith. He died Dec. 27,
1S89, aged 76 years; his wife d. Dec. 7, 1891, aged 76 years. These
had issue as follows :
I. Charles,'^ b. Apr. 16, 1840, in Brewer, Me.; m. May 5, 1868, in
Rondout, N. Y., to Jennie DuBois; tradesman in Wilbur, N. Y.
II. Georoe E.,^ b. Dec. 4, 1844, in Orland; m. Mar. 9, 1869, Lena, dau.
of Henry and Margaret Keyes. He lives on the homestead once
occupied by his father and grandfather. One child, £f(7 Z.,'' b. Jan.
24, 1871.
III. Frank E.,'' b. Apr. 10, 1849; m. Lucy E., dau. of Newton and Lydia
Heath, and had two children. He was lost on the Grand Banks in
the month of June, 1885. His wife d. in Orland, July 29, 1881.
(i). Frankic L.,^ b. Dec. 9, 1873; m. Apr. 2, 1892, to George F. Sev-
erance, of East Orrington, Me.
(2). John H.,''' b. July 3, 1875 ; resides in Orland, Me.
IV. Amy J.,'^ b. July 9, 185 1; m. Dec. 25, 1874, John C. Felker, Jr., of
Boston, where they reside.
V. Helen M.,'' b. Mar. 28, 1855; m. Jan. 11, 1874, to Foster L. Kim-
ball, who d. in Bucksport, Aug. 23, 1877 ; she m., second, Austin E,
Kimball, brother of Foster E. Six children.
2. James,* m. Lucretia Crane, and lived and died in Whiting, Me. He
had issue, six children, named as follows: Caroline,^ m. J. C. Littlefield;
Clarinda,^ Wi. C. C. Watts; Jane.'' m. L. J. Lincoln; Edgar,^ m. Lizzie
P. Smith ; Thayer' and Janies,^ deceased.
There are many others, descendants of Jonathan Gilpatrick and Prudence
Hancock, living in Orland, Bucksport, Whiting, and Wiscasset, Me., but they
have not responded to my letters of inquiry.
GILPATRKKS OF TRENTON, ME.
Isaac trilpatrick," son of the original Thomas ' and Margaret, was an early
settler in what was then a part of Trenton, now Lamoine, Me. Capt. Berry
stated that the first settlement was made by Capt. Isaac Gilpatrick, with six
sons and two daughters, who removed from Biddeford, Me., in 1774, and com-
menced a clearing at a place since called ''Gilpatrick's point." A son-in-law,
Edward Berry, said to have come from Londonderry, N. H., went with the
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Gilpatricks. I have found the record of births of but six children. His wife,
to whom he was married July 25, 1751, was Mary Jameson, of Saco. The
records of some descendants cannot be found.
1. Joanna,^ bapt. Nov. 9, 1752.
2. Maroaret,' bapt. July 7, 1754; m. Edward Berry, and settled in
Trenton, Me.
3. Hannah,'^ m. a Mr. Richardson, "down east."
4. Isaac,'' of whom no record.
i;. RtiBERT,'' m. Polly Berry, of Trenton, Me., and had a numerous family,
named as follows : Charles* Morton,* Jeremiah * E(hvan/* Robert* h'ory*
Naham* Luther* Samuel * and Sarah.*
6. Samuel," bapt. Feb. 14, 1768 ; m. Betsey Lord, of Surry, Me., and had
issue, Samuel * and probably others.
7. John,'' removed to Washington county. Me., and his descendants are
supposed to be living in Pembroke, Me.
8. James,^ m. and had several sons; probably daughters. Of the sons the
following has been furnished me :
I. Benjamin.^
II. George,'' who was lost at sea, leaving sons, George^ and John:'
III. James,'' settled in Topsham, Me., and had issue: William C.,^ John
H.^' James H.^' and Frederick R:'
IV. Martin,^ was lost at sea.
V. Isaac,'' of whom no record.
VI. RuFus,* M. D., was shot during the late Civil war while dressing the
wounds of a rebel soldier. He had children named : Erastus,'- who
lived at Saladvale, Col.; William.' and Phebe,'' who was the wife of
Charles N. Stevens, of Toledo, Ohio.
9. Martin J.,^ never married.
ID. Thomas,'' of whom no record.
Edward Oilpiltrick,' son of Robert''' (5), m. Sarah Smith, of Ellsworth,
Me., and had children named as follows:
1. Matilda J.,''' married Seth Paddleford, of Ellsworth, Me., in 1S50, and
had issue.
2. Sarah,'' m. Oilman B. Hodgkins, of Lamoine, Me., where she resides,
with issue.
3. Mary,'' m. Warren King, of Lamoine, Me., where she resides. Children.
Howard Gilpatrick, Esq.," a grandson of Robert" (s). is a lawyer at
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Robert Gilpatric, son of Charles, lives on the homestead in West Wash-
ington, Me. These families removed from Saco or Biddeford to the eastern
part of the state, and the descendants are now numerous and very respectable.
Evander Gilpatrick, son of preceding, is a contractor and builder in
Waterville, Me. The grandmothers of his wife were daughters of William and
David Gilpatrick, of the same race and family connection.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 787
MARRIAGES.
1804, April 14, Olive to Jeremiah Cole.
1803, June 26, Elizabeth S. to Benjamin Haley.
1805, Lydia to Capt. James Murch.
1805, Mrs. Lydia to Rishworth Jordan, 3d.
1828, Mar. 27, Mary to Edward Gordon.
1743, Thomas to Elizabeth Siemens.
1765, Nov. 2, Rebecca to John Sackpole.
1812, Mary to Joseph Haley.
1802, Mar. 28, Jotham to Sarah Cole.
1761, Aug. 29, Sarah to Nathaniel Tarbox.
1779, Nov. 25, Sarah to Abijah Tarbox.
1782, Nov. 30, Elizabeth to Nathan Tarbox.
1784, Feb. 7, Jane to Carrill Tarbox.
1785, Jan. 7, Benjamin to Rebecca Hill.
1785, Oct. 12, Miriam to Nathaniel Libby.
1788, April 19, Charity to Joseph Stevens.
1 79 1, Dec. 10, Mary to Paul Junkins.
1792, June 9, Abigail to Noah Tobey (Topsham).
1793, Feb. 23, Benjamin to Sally Nason.
1795, Nov. 7, Josiah to Polly Moore.
1796, July 9, Capt. Samuel to Hannah Townsend.
1840, Nov. 15, Daniel H. to Betsey Lebarron of Hiram, Me.
1832, Nov. 3, Eliza to James Hartford, Hiram, Me.
1844, Jan. 13, Betsey to Jeremiah Chappel, Hiram, Me.
1757, Nov. 27, Ruth N. to James S. Gould. Hiram, Me.
i86i, June i, Cyrus W. to Sarah F. Rounds, Hiram, Me.
William Kilpatrick and wife, Jane Dunlap, came from County Antrim,
Ireland, in 18 16, and settled in Washington county. Pa. They moved to
Harrison county, thence, in 1825, to Coshockton county, Ohio, where Mr. Kil-
patrick d. April 17, 1880; his wife had d. Oct. 20, 1870. They had ten chil-
dren, four sons and six daughters, all reaching maturity and named as follows:
John, James, Willi.a^m, Robert, Margaret, Sarah, Mary A., Eltzabeih,
Jane, and Emeline. Only four are living. James is at Bonhoma, So. Dak.,
and Robert at Concord, Ohio. "An honest, industrious people, well-to-do;
some of them college graduates."
Jarrabec Jfamiln.
Illtroductory. — The surname Larrabee, sometimes spelled "L' Arabic,"
"D'Arabie," and "Arabic" in foreign documents and books, is of undoubted
French origin; or, rather, has long existed in France. It has been stated that
a Count Larrabee figured conspicuously in French history and that the Larra-
bees, being devoted Huguenots, fought for their religious rights under the
brave Coligny; but I have failed to find such statements in any French history.
It has been the almost universal family tradition, in the American branches,
788 LARRABEE FAMILY.
that the early ancestors were Huguenots, and this is strengthened by a corre-
sponding tradition handed down in the Larrabee families now living in France.
In my correspondence with Charles Larrabee, Esq., of Pau, France, he says:
" I am almost of the conviction that some members emigrated [to America]
at the time of the wars against the Huguenots. My ancestors left nothing, and
I do not know that they had any position or fortune. Some shadows obscure
the past." A protracted search in the great National Library in Paris fails
to reveal any published account or view of an old Larrabee chateau or modern
country seat in France, and it seems evident that the family, once numerous,
were nearly all killed in the Huguenot wars or driven from the country.
The traditions of a French origin among the American branches has, by the
mutations of time, assumed a variety of forms and these show to the consid-
erate author the fallacy of building a genealogical structure on so frail and
unstable a foundation. One Larrabee has written me : " My grandfather was
a Frenchman who settled in Lynn, Mass.;" another states: "My father was
born in France and came to America with his parents when a child," and still
another: "Five brothers, French Huguenots, settled in Shoreham, Vt., and
from these have sprung all the Larrabees in America." We can only say in
conclusion, that the family at large, so far as known, have developed many
physical characteristics which indicate a French origin, and the various tradi-
tions now existing probably took their rise from a fountain-head of truthful
statement made by the earliest .\merican ancestors.
The first persons in New England bearing this name of whom we have
found authentic record were probably brothers or near relatives. A Greenfield
Larrabee was before the court as a mariner in New London, Conn., for doing
some work on board his vessel during a storm, while lying in the harbor, on
the Sabbath, in 1637, and in 1647, just ten years later, William Larrabee, a
"stranger," was called to answer for the same offense. Here we have docu-
mentary evidence to prove that the tradition, which made the earliest Larrabee
ancestors come over after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, in 1685, is
untrue. Certainly these men, Greenfield and William, probably foreign born,
were here from thirty-eight to forty-eight years before that event. As we find
no further mention of William in Connecticut, and as a William Larrabee was
married in Maiden, Mass., in 1655, these may have been identical. No fami-
lies in Connecticut who could have descended from the before-mentioned
William have been found, while the connections between Greenfield Larrabee
and the branches in that state have been, in our estimation, clearly established.
Before the light of the facts just stated another published account relating to
the American Larrabees crumbles into dust. Charles H. Larrabee, in the
Hathaway Genealogy, has made the following statement: "The Rev. Charles
Larrabee was a Huguenot pastor, who escaped with a portion of his flock frotii
the south of France during the massacre which followed the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes, Oct. 16, 1685, and landed at Baltimore, Md. From him have
sprung all of the name in America. The family was nearly exterminated during
the massacre of that period. Some of the descendants are in Baltimore, others
went to Connecticut, one to Maine, one to Vermont, and one to upper Canada."
Note. — There are families in r';iii:i<l:t hmhu-iI "Larabe" and "Larahy." Some of these liave
come to the State.s. Tliry an' Lriiiiiini- Kjeiuli ( 'anadians and speak the lang-uage. From tho.se
interviewed notliin^ t]■ust^\■o|■tily ronciTiiiiii^ tlieir origin or ancestry could be learned.
A family living in Prince Edward Island claim that their progenitors were from some New
England state, and that tin- tirst of whom they hold tradition was killed in the American Rev-
olution. These spell the name "Larabe."
LARRABEE FAMILY. 789
Charles Larrabee, Esq., of Windham, Conn.,* has an old, double-cased
watch claimed to have been handed down as a family heirloom from the Rev.
Charles Larrabee, his reputed ancestor. Upon the case a shield was en-
graved, surrounded by some fanciful and not very graceful ornamentation,
which was supposed to have been the Larrabee coat of arms, but there is no
heraldic evidence to support the theory. Notwithstanding the importance
attached to this watch story, 1 challenge any tradition that makes the said
Rev. Charles Larrabee the ancestor of the Connecticut family if he came
later than 1637, for the connections between them and Greenfield Larrabee
have been traced link by link through the painstaking of William Larrabee,
Esq., of Phoebus, Va., as will appear in the genealogy further on. William
Larrabee, of Maiden, Mass., of whom particulars in the genealogy, made his
will Oct. 24, 1692, in which he mentions the following "loving kinsmen and
kinswomen" as legatees, namely: Stephen, William, John, Thomas, Samuel,
Isaac, Benjamin, Ephraim, Jane, and her daughter Hannah. Although this
designation, "loving kinsmen and kinswomen," has not been found as applied
to children in legal documents, some have been ready to assume, with no
other grounds for the assumption, that William Larrabee was the father of
the eight whose names we have recorded. However, the late William Sar-
gent, of Portland, discovered an old petition, of date Mar. 6, 1732, by Isaac
Larrabee, then of Lynn, Mass., in which appear the identical names found in
William's will as children of Stephen Larrabee. Moreover, the following
clause in the will, connected with a corresponding one in the petition men-
tioned, makes the identity of the two lists of names still stronger :
" Item: — In case my loving kinsman, John Larrabee, comes from beyond the sea
before ye abovesaid le.sjacies are paid, then my ex-cutor is to pay, or what may be to
pay to him, in time and manner abovesaid; and ye abovesaid Legatees are to rest
Satisfied with his Love."
In the petition of Isaac Larrabee alluded to, he mentions John, who " went
to see and Dyed abrode," as one of the eight sons of Stephen Larrabee, and
Ephraim, as another son, who was killed by Indians at North Yarmouth.
The question now naturally suggests itself, who was the said Stephen Larra-
bee whose numerous children were "loving kinsmen" of William Larrabee,
of Maiden? We can only answer that the degree of relationship has not
been ascertained with certainty, but he may have been one of the three tradi-
tional brothers who are said to have come from France — not, however, after
the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
We shall formulate the genealogies of the numerous branches under proper
designations, in consecutive order, by generations, an arrangement that will
obviate the printing of the same person's name in two places.
LARRABEES OF CONNECTICUT.
Greeuflsld Larrabee,' styled " an original emigrant," appeared in Con-
necticut as early as 1637, at which time he was brought before the court in
•Charles Larrabee writes: "The old watch in my possession is an old-fashioned, silver-
hunting case, with the Larrabee arms engr.aved on one side and my grandfather's initials, ' F.
L.,' and various Masonic emblems on the other side. The watch was manufactured by Dufour
and (the other name obliterated), in Geneva. It has three pointers on the dial, one for the liour,
one tor the minutes, and one for the day of the month. I wind it up occasioiuilly, but it is un-
certain liow long it will run." • * * " The coat of arms consists of a shield with something
like horns on each siile and three rampant lions on the front. On top iif the shield is an up-
raised arm with sword in hand. Underneath the wliole is a scroll witli the Latin inscription,
Quo, Fata, Vocant."
790 LABRABEE FAMILY.
New London for violating the Sunday law, he having done some work on his
vessel lying in the harbor during a storm, to save his property. He is men-
tioned as a seaman belonging to the '"Phoenix," in 1647. His name often
appears on the old documents at subsequent periods.* He m. Phebe Brown,
widow of Thomas Lee, an emigrant who died on the passage from England,
and settled at Saybrook, Conn., where his children, whose names, as far as
known, will follow, were born. If he was a man of foreign birth I conjecture
that he was an Englishman of French ancestry ; I infer this from his christian
name which was evidently taken from the Greenfield family, one of whom may
have been his mother.
1. Greenfield,- b. Apr. 20, 1648; m. Alice, dau. of Thomas Burke, in
Mg-rch, 1672, and settled in Norwich, Conn., on the eastern side of the
river near his father-in-law. In this place he prospered, acquired ex-
tensive lands, and brought up a family of children as will presently
appear. His name is found on many early documents. Alice, his wife,
d. Nov. 23, 1729. He d. Feb. 3, 1739, rising 90.
2. JoHN,'^ second son of Greenfield, ist, b. Feb. 23, 1649; removed to
Windham, Conn., from Norwich with a family. In 1691, he had broken
land, built a house, and established himself upon a tract granted him
on condition that he build upon it and run the ferry for seven years.
He was admitted and enrolled as one of the inhabitants of \\'indliam.
May 30, 1693. Chidren's names with third generation.
3. Elizabeth,' b. Jan. 23, 1C52.
4. JOSEPH,'' b. in March, 1655; d. Aug. 10, 1657.
5. Sak.-^h,'^ b. Mar. 3, 1658; m. John Fox, of Concord, June 20, 1678.
third generation.
Children of Greenfield, 2d, and Alice:
1. Thomas,' b. June, 1675; m. Mary Willett, July 19, 1697, and had five
children, whose names will appear with fourth generation.
2. John,-'' b. June 11, 1677; m. Rebecca Park, Sept. 10, 1705. He died
March 26, 1761, aged 84; his wife predeceased him, March 23, 1758.
These had two children as will afterwards appear.
Phebe,'' b. Sept. 13, 1680.
4. Alice," b. Aug. 18, 1684.
5. Dorothy,'' b. March 25, 1686.
6. Nathaniel,'' b. in Jan., 1689; m. Sarah Lamb, Jan. 18, 1713; died at
Norwich, Conn., Jan. 16, 1740,
7. Elizabeth,'' b. in Sept., 1692.
8. Greenfield,^ b. June 13, 1696.
J
Children of .John, of 'Windham:
I. JoHN,'^ whose wife d. in Windham, Conn., Aug. 15, 1756, aged 60 years.
He may have d. at Louisburg in 1746. Mrs. Hannah Williams, a dau.
of Capt. Adam Larrabee, writes : " My father always spoke of his
•Greenfield Larrabee's name appears in records of tlie General Court, Nov. 9, 1G55, when he
was defendant in a suit brought by Thomas Blatchley, who had sold a horse to John Hawkins
for 14 poiuuls, 10 sliillings ; Larrabee went his security and he seeks to recover.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 791
great-grandfather as John Larrabee, and of his wife Hannah who he
said sat up nights and spun to earn money to buy the communion ser-
vice for the old Congregational church in Windham.'' This statement,
associated with the grave-stone of Hannah from which the foregoing
dates were copied, establishes the connection between Greenfield Lar-
rabee, the I St, of Saybrook, and the family of which Ex-Gov. William
Larrabee is a living representative, as will further appear.
FOURTH GENERATION.
CHrLDREN OP Thomas and Mary:
James,* b. June 22, 1698; m. Margaret Williams, Oct. 29, 1732, and d.
May 6, 1747, leaving issue from whom, I assume, some of the families
whose connection has not been traced satisfactorily descended.
Jerusha,* b. Aug. 24, 1701.
3. Eliphalet,'' b. Oct. 12, 1703.
4. Patience,*') . . , ,-.
y twms, b. Dec. c;, i7oq.
- Willett,-* j 5' / 5
Children of John and Rebecca:
Alice,* b. Oct. 30, 1706.
Rebecca,* b. Mar. 31, 17 13.
Children of .John and Hannah:
Timothy,* b. Oct. 8, 1730; m. Abigail Wood, b. 1730. He was a dis-
tinguished lawyer of his day, who is represented as a man of remark-
able mental strength, whose influence was widely felt; was state's
attorney for Windham county, Conn., for many years. He certainly
faithfully followed the sacred precept to multiply and replenish the
earth, as the record of his fourteen children will prove.
John S.,* b. in 1732; m. Mary Spaulding, in Plainfield, Conn., Dec. 16,
1762, and removed to Shoreham, Vt, in 17S3. He was a land surveyor
and a man of more than common education. He purchased a farm
at Rowley's Point and established the first regular ferry there, since
known as " Larrabee's Point," where his descendants still reside. His
children, as far as known, were b. in Plainfield, Conn. Here we have
the connection between the Vermont and Connecticut families. Capt.
Adam Larrabee always claimed Judge John S. Larrabee, of Shoreham,
Vt., as his cousin, and the two were accustomed to visit each other.
John d. in Shoreham, June 7, 18 18. Names of children with Vermont
branch.
fifth generation.
Children of James and Makgaket:
James,'' b. Aug. 7, 1731 ; m. Abigail Williams, "of Massachusetts Bay,"
^Pi-3. i7S5i and had seven children, of whom we have record, namely:
. Nathaniel," b. June 12, 1756; d. Mar. 3, 1759.
Note.— On a monument in Windh.am, Conn., the following inscriptions .appear:
" In Memory of
MRS. HANNAH. WIFE OF MR. JOHN LARRAKEE.
.She (lied August ye 15, A. D. 175G, aged CO years, beloved of all."
"JOHN LARRABEE, HUSBAND OF HANNAH.
Died in battle at Louisburg, March, 1740."
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II. Sarah,''' b. May 14, 1758.
III. Abigail," b. Aug. 5, 1760.
IV. Margaret," b. Dec. 7, 1763.
V. James," b. Mar. 13, 1767.
VI. Joseph," b. Nov. 7, 1769.
VII. Asa," b. Oct. 7, 1775.
2. Lydia,* b. Nov. I, 1732.
3. Charity,^ b. Mar. 12, 1734.
4. Silas,'"' b. Nov. 14, 1741.
Children of Timothy and Abigail:
1. Lucy,'' b. 175 i ; d. 1789.
2. Pamelia," b. 1753, of whom no particulars-
3. Joseph,-' b. 1755; d. same year.
4. Alexander,'' b. 1756; d. same year.
5. John," b. 1757 ; was m. and had issue; d. at Hispaniola, July 20, 1783.
6. Timothy," b. 1757 ; d. in infancy.
7. Frederick," b. Feb. 14, 1760; m. Abigail Allyn, May 2, 1786, she b.
Jan. 10, 1760, and had issue, of whom in sixth generation. He was a
seaman until his marriage; afterwards was a hotel keeper and jailer in
Windham, Conn.
8. Julius,'' b. 1761; d. in infancy.
9. Charles,'"' b. 1762; was captured by the British and d. on shipboard
in New York.
10. LiiiEus,"' b. 1764; m., first, Lucy, dau. of Colonel Fitch, of Windham,
Conn., a somewhat noted Tory in Revolutionary times, who d. at the
birth of twin daughters; second, Polly Abbe, by whom he had one son.
n. Sally,'' b. 1766, of whom no particulars.
12. Timothy,' b. in 1768; d. in 1771.
13. Augustine," b. in 177 1 ; d. the same year.
14. George,'' b. in 1772 ; d. the same year.
sixth generation.
Child of John who died at Hispaniola:
I. M.\]. Charles," m. Elizabeth Hathaway, in 1819, and had a son. He
was in the battle of Tippecanoe, and at Brownstown where he lost an
arm ; afterwards at Detroit, when General Hull surrendered, during the
war of 1812-14. He was living in Hartford, Conn., in 1862.
Note.— a monument in the cemetery at Windliam, Conn., has the following inscription :
"In Memory of Seven Brethren, Sons of Timothy and Abigail Larrabee.
Timothy died Aug. 20, 1758, 5 mos. old.
John, twin brother of Timothy, died at Hispaniola July 20, 1783, aged 25 years.
Charles, born Sept. 30, 1703, taken by the British enemy and supposed to be dead.
2nd Timothy Larrabee died 1790, aged 22 years.
Frederick Larrabee died Sept. 7, 1807, aged 47 years.
Libeus Larrabee died in New York state, dates not known.
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Children of Frederick and Abigail:
1. Capt. Adam," born March 14, 1787; m. Hannah G. Lester, Sept. 21,
1807 ; second wife, Susan E. Allyn, to whom married Aug. 6, 1837. He
entered the United States Military Academy at the age of twenty-one
and graduated Mar. 1, iSii. At the termination of his course of study
at West Point he was appointed second lieutenant of light artillery, and
two months afterwards was promoted to a first lieutenancy; was then
serving on the Atlantic coast. He participated in the campaign on the
northern frontier in 1812; was in the engagement under General Wilkin-
son, at La Colle Mills, on the St. Lawrence, March 30, 18 14, and was
seriously wounded by a bullet, which passed through his lungs and
lodged against the shoulder-blade ; this missile was removed from the
back and thus passed through his body. He was supposed to have been
killed. He was hauled about twenty miles in an open sleigh and left
at the home of Chancellor Walworth, where he was faithfully cared for
and nursed back to health by the kind family ; was soon after promoted
to a captaincy, but resigned his commission in 1815 ; was elected to the
Connecticut Legislature in 1822 ; appointed by President Jackson a
member of the board of visitors to the military academy in 1828; was
a presidential elector in the Tippecanoe campaign of 1840. He was
appointed railroad commissioner in May, 1841. His favorite pursuit
was farming and he made it successful. He was for more than fifty
years continuously a trustee of the old savings bank of Norwich ; also
connected with other leading banks ; was a careful and vigilant manager,
punctual, orderly, frugal, always present at the meetings of the bank
trustees. To the cause of religion and deserving objects of charity he
always e.xtended a liberal hand. The rigid discipline and systematic
training at West Point were observable in all his business transactions;
the scars carried down to his grave, evidence of his faithfulness as a
soldier upon the field of battle. He was a man possesed of strict in-
tegrity and fearless truthfulness; of simple, abstemious habits and an
intense despiser of shams. He d. Oct. 24, 1869, aged 82. Nine chil-
dren, b. in Ledyard, New London county, whose names will appear with
seventh generation.
2. Julia,'' dau. of Frederick and Abigail; b. June 3, 1789; m. Eliphalet
Ripley, of Windham, Conn., where they died.
Children of Libeu.s and Lucy:
1. Lucy," d. at the age of four years.
2. Anne," m. John Bruce, of Norwich; d. 187 1-2.
3. Timothy," was m. and d. at Coldwater, Mich., leaving several (six ?)
children, who went with their mother to her former place of residence,
and no reliable information concerning them has been found. A legacy
was left by their aunt, Mrs. Bruce, but it is said no clue to their where-
abouts could be found for a long time.
.SEVENTH GENERATION.
Child of Ma.i. Charles and Elizabeth:
I. CoL. Charles H.,' m. Minerva Norton, May 13, 1846. He lived in
Chicago, Milwaukee, Oregon, and California; was a judge, and when
the Civil war broke out was a member of Congress from Wisconsin.
794 LARRABEE FAMILY.
He resigned his seat to take command of a regiment, and served gal-
lantly through the whole struggle. He was killed by an accident on
the Southern Pacific R. R., in 1883, leaving two children: Charles N.,^
and Minnie,^ m. Maj. George H. Burton, Inspector General's Depart-
ment, U. S. Army.
Children of Capt. Adam and Hannah:
1. Capt. Nathan F.,' b. Oct. 11, 1818, and d., unmarried, Sept. 13, 1879.
He followed the sea for forty years, being one of the oldest master
mariners who sailed out of New York.
2. Hon. Charles,' b. June 20, 1821; m. Mary A. Burnham, Mar. 23,
1846; second, Emeline Fillmore, in 1865. When twenty-one he went
to sea in a whale ship ; afterwards made a voyage to England. He set-
tled on his father's farm of 600 acres in Windham, where he remained
as an extensive and successful cultivator of the soil until 1886, when
he purchased a 'fine place in town, situated on the main street, about
one-half mile from his former residence, which is now occupied by his
youngest son. Mr. Larrabee is a man of sterling integrity and upright-
ness, held in respect by his compatriots. Children, all b. in Windham,
with eighth generation.
3. John M.,' b. Nov. 29, 1823 ; m. Ardela P. Burnham, May 20, 1852, and
d. Sept. 3, 1852, at Garnavillo, la., without issue.
4. Hannah,' b. Nov. 23, 1825 ; m. Elias H. Williams, April 26, 1849, and
has issue. She settled in Garnaville, Clayton county, la., soon after
marriage, living at first in a log-cabin. Her husband has been lawyer,
judge, politician, and railroad builder. Children.
5. Ellen,' b. Feb. 19, 1828; resides at Fond du Lac, Wis.
6. Henry,' b. April 15, 1830; m. Maria S. Allyn, Mar. 17, 1853, and set-
tled in Windham, Conn., where he now resides. Nine children.
7. Hon. William,' b. Jan. 20, 1832; m. Anna M. Appleton, Sept. 12,
1 86 1, and resides in Clermont, la. He was educated in the common
schools of his native town; though not a graduate, he has always been
a diligent student, and has thus made good what was wanting in his
early scholastic training. In early manhood he settled in the then far
West and engaged in agricultural pursuits, but after three years of hard
work on the farm he engaged in milling and manufacturing, a business
in which he did much to develop the resources of the state. He soon
became known as a man of enterprise, foresight, and reliability. He
was active in promoting the organization of several railroad companies,
and aided by his influence and liberality in the construction of several
lines of railway in Northern Iowa. Being a warm friend of public
education, he has been liberal in the establishment of schools, seminaries,
and colleges, and has fostered, by his persistent efl'ort and money, every
good cause brought to his notice. Although retaining his interest in
manufacturing enterprises, he has been quite extensively engaged in
banking; and his known ability, integrity, and financial responsibility
have largely aided commercial enterprises over an extensive area of
country, and while aiding others he has himself acquired a fortune.
He was one of the founders of the Republican party in Iowa, and
from that time to the present has been one of its most constant and
LAREABEE FAMILY. 795
honored members. Though very decided in his political opinions, he
has always conceded to his opponents their right to hold conHicting
views. He has exhibited his spirit of independence by differing with
a majority of his own party and by fearlessly speaking and voting for
what he believed was right, regardless of all attempts of others to
dictate. In 1867, contrary to his declared wishes, he was induced to
become the Republican candidate for state senator, and was elected by
a handsome majority. In January, 1868, he took his seat in the senate
and began his long and honorable service as a member of that body;
a length of continuous service unprecedented in his own state and sel-
dom, if ever, equalled in any other. Five times was he nominated by
acclamation, in regular succession, and elected to the senate, making
eighteen years in the state senate of Iowa ! Again and again he asked
his political friends to permit him to retire, but without their consent.
Upon his nomination for governor, in 1885, he resigned the office
of senator, after being chairman of the committee of ways and means
sixteen years. He was elected by a flattering majority as governor, in
1885, and re-elected in 1887, by a majority of over i6,ooo votes.
In 1 86 1, at the breaking out of the Civil war, he was a leader in
organizing a company. He gave pecuniary aid to the Sanitary Com-
mission and looked well after the wants of families of Union soldiers,
and in many ways promoted the success of the Federal army in which he
was prohibited from bearing arms in consequence of physical disability.
He has devoted much study to the great question of transportation
and railroad management. In 1893 he published an exhaustive treatise
on this subject, in a volume entitled "The Railroad Question." Eight
children, whose names will be found with the eighth generation.
8. Frank,' b. Sept. 10, 1834; m. Sarah M. Copp, Aug. 7, 1802. He re-
sides at McGregor, la., where he has long been president of the First
National Bank; has a beautiful home; a man of great financial ability
whose success has been due to integrity, persevering industry, and close
attention to business requirements. Children with eighth generation.
9. Emeline H.,' b. Feb. 9, 1837 ; m. George Perkins, June 15, 1870. He
is lawyer and judge; resides in Fond du Lac, Wis., with issue.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Childre:* of Charles and Mary:
1. M.\RV A.,* b. Oct. 9, 1850; m. James Lothrop, Dec. 19, 1876, and re-
sides in Cambridge, Mass.
2. Emjia,' b. Nov. 18, 1853, unmarried. She lives at home and manages
the household of her father; a lady of great amiablity and many ac-
complishments.
3. Frank,' b. Mar. 28, 1857; m. Carrie Smith, in Sept., 1880; resides in
Willimantic, Conn. Two daughters, Mary,^ b. Dec. 26, 1885 ; Dorothy,^
b. Sept., 189 1.
4. Delia,' b. March 18, 1859 ; m. E. Everett Bell in Sept., 1S79; lives at
Windsor Locks, Conn.
5. Charles,* b. Aug. 8, 1862; m. Julia T. Gates, March 26, 1886. He
resides on the homestead in Windham. One child, Helen E.^ b. Mar.
17, 1890.
796 LARRABEE FAMILY.
Children of Henry and Maria:
1. Henry/ b. Nov. 15, 1853; drowned June 20, 1872.
2. Christopher,^ b. Jan. 29, 1855 ; m. Emma B. Plumb, of McGregor,
la., in July, 1883. She d. Jan. 12, 1890 ; he is living in Chicago.
3. Hannah M.,' b. May 5, 1857 ; m. Lucius Brown, June 12, 1878; living
at Norwich, Conn. Three children.
4. Adam,* b. Feb. 17, 1859; m. Maria Gallup, of Groton, Conn., in Sept.,
1880, and is living in Scotland, Conn. One dau., A/ia;'' b. in 1890.
5. John H.,* b. Oct. 9, i860; d. young.
6. Benjamin,* b. June 10, 1862; d. young.
7. William,* b. Oct. 5, 1864; m. Ida Larrabee, in July, 1S91 ; living at
Mystic, Conn.
8. Nathan,* b. July 31, 1869; d. in 1878.
9. Ellen," b. Apr. 11, 1871; d. in 1872.
Children of William and Anna:
1. Charles,* b. June 13, 1862; attended State Agricultural College and
is a farmer and real estate dealer with his father.
2. AucusTA,* b. May 21, 1864; attended Iowa State University and Art
Students' League, New York.
3. Julia,* b. Jan. 3, 1867 ; attended State LTniversity of Iowa; m. to Don
Lathrop Love, Aug. 20, 1890, and lives in Lincoln, Neb.
4. Anna,* b. Mar. 9, 1869; attended St. Katharine's Hall, Davenport,
la. ; now at State University at Iowa City.
5. William,* b. Dec. 12, 1870; graduated from State University in June,
1893, receiving degree of B. P.; intends to enter Harvard Law School;
has been sent to Bahama Islands, Cuba, and Florida reefs, for speci-
mens for University museum.
6. Frederick,* b. Nov. 3, 1873; now in State University.
7. Helen,* b. Nov. 30, 1876; preparing for college under Prof. F. W.
Hassfield.
Children of Frank and Sarah:
1. Rachel,* b. June 20, 1863.
2. Kate C.,* b. Nov. 17, 1865.
3. Betsey B.,' b. Apr. 8, 1874.
LARRABEES OF VERMONT.
Johu LaiTabee,* born in 1732 in Plainfield, Conn.; m. Mary Spaulding
there, Dec. 16, 1762, and removed to Pownal,* Vt, in 1780, where he served
as proprietor's clerk and recorded the town charter. He was a man of extraor-
dinary education and a professional land surveyor, who was much employed
in that capacity. He was also a person who exhibited a healthy public spirit
* It .seems probable that brothers of Joliii Larrnbfe reiiioNcd fmin ( 'oniipoticnt to Pownal and
other towns in Vermont about the same time of his sett Icmcnt tlicic lor I tnul record of members
of other families there with contemporary dates and corri-siionilnm clinstian names; names
peculiar to the Connecticut branches, as will appear by reference to sketches that will follow.
I apprehend that a thorough search in the Connecticut and Vermont vital records would reveal
all the "missing links."— J irf/ior.
LABRABEE FAMILY. 977
and boldly advocated such improvements as were calculated to advance the
moral and financial well-being of the town of his adoption. He purchased a
farm at Rowley's Point. Shoreham, Vt., where he settled in 1783, and estab-
lished the tirst regular ferry there; the locality has since been called "Larra-
bee's Point," a name now given to the postoffice there. He d. in Shoreham,
Jan. 7, 1S18, but descendants of his remain. Children as follows:
Timothy Larrabee,' son of the preceding, was b. in Plainfield, Conn.,
July 6, 1763; m. Elizabeth Groves, in Pownal, Vt., in 1783; she b. Dec. 24,
1763. In 1798, after a residence of one year at Pownal, he removed to
Shoreham, on Lake Champlain, along with others of the family, and settled
on the farm now (1894) owned and occupied by his son. He was one who
helped form the church there in 1804-5. Mr. Larrabee was a useful and
respected citizen, who d. .'Vug. 21, 1831; his wife d. Dec. 26, 1844. For
names of children see sixth generation.
Judge John Larrabee,' b. July 22, 1766, in Plainfield, Conn., and re-
moved with his parents to Pownal, Vt., in 1783, when seventeen years of age.
He early studied surveying and assisted his father in his professional work in
the northern part of the state. He settled at Rowley's Point in 1787 ; was a
man who made many friends by his fine social qualities, and was honored and
respected by a wide circle of acquaintances. He held, at different times, the
office of representative; was clerk of the county court six years; was judge
of probate and of the county court. Late in life he united with the M. E.
church, and died in the hope of the gospel, Nov. 28, 1848. His first wife, to
whom married Mar. 30, 1791, was Martha Clark, of Orwell, by whom four
children. She died Apr. 3, 1803, and he married, second, Lydia Maltby, who
died March 28, 1812. His third wife was Mrs. Lydia (Wheeler) Baldwin, to
whom married Feb. 20, 1814. Children with sixth generation.
Sarall Larrabee,' daughter of John and Mary Spaulding, born in Plain-
field, Conn., April 5, 1768.
Dr. AVilliaill H. Larrabee,"' born in Plainfield, Conn., was carried to
Pownal, Vt., when his parents removed to that state in 1783. He studied for
the medical profession, and was tor several years a practising physician at
Shoreham, Vt. He removed to Ticonderoga, N. Y., where he died in 1836;
was at one time living in Whitehall, N. Y. He was a man of sound mind that
had been cultivated by extensive reading, and by his uniform kindness and
courteous demeanor won friends who continued such through life. His wife
was Lovice Callender. He had issue, three children, whose names will appear
with the sixth generation.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of .Judge .John S. L.irraeee:
1. Sophia," b. Mar. 28, 1792.
2. M.\RV,'' b. Mar. 2S, 1794.
3. Amelia," b. Sept. 23, 1797.
4. Electa," b. Mar. 24, 1800; m. Feb. 15, 1827, Moses Seymore, of Mid-
dlebury, Vt.
5. Charles W.," b. Feb. i, 1815; recently d. in Idaho.
798 LARRABEE FAMILY.
Children of Dr. William:
1. Capt. Lucien C.,'' b. Dec. 31, 1799 ; m. Calista W. Bugbee, in Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, in 1824, and passed the most of his life on and about
Lake George, running a steamboat on the lake in summer and teaching
school and surveying at other times. He removed to Chicago about
1852, where he d. in 1856. Four children, of whom more with seventh
generation.
2. William M.,'^ b. Nov. 27, 1808, at Whitehall, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 13, 1834,
at Montreal, Canada, Elizabeth C. Bellamy, b. Dec, 18 16, at St. John,
d. at Chicago, 111., May 19, 1837. He m. second, Aug. 23, 1838, at
Chicago, Mary M. Haight, b. Oct. 15, 1819, at Schenectady, N. Y., by
whom ten children. His first "wife had one daughter. Mr. Larrabee
settled in Chicago, in 1836, and was secretary and treasurer of the
Chicago and Alton R. R. He had formerly been in business in Montreal.
His death occurred at Geneva, Kane county. III, Sept. 28, 1879. Chil-
dren's names with seventh generation.
3. Louisa,'' of whom no record.
4. Frances," of whom no record.
Children of Timothy and Elizabeth:
1. Barrett," b. 1784, in Salem, N. Y. ; d. same year.
2. Lucy," b. Dec. 9, 1785; d. Dec. 22, 1825.
3. Samuel," b. Oct. 22, 1790, in Shoreham, Vt. ; d. Feb. 14, 1802.
4. Benjamin," b. Apr. 10, 1793 ; m. Rachel Smith, of Shoreham, Vt., May
7, 1815, and resided there until the last four years of his life, when, in
consequence of the failing health of his wife, he sold his farm and re-
moved to Westport, N. Y., where they made a home with their daughter.
His wife d. March 20, 1868; he survived until Mar. 6, 1869. He was
a tanner, currier, and shoemaker by trade, and a man of sterling worth,
honored and respected by all who knew him. See seventh generation.
5. Timothy," b. Aug. 19, 1795, in Georgia, Vt.; m. June 8, 1820, to Orpha
Rowley, who d. Mar. 15, 1843. He m. second, March 3, 1844, Maria
Sewell, of Glen Falls, N. Y. He remained on the homestead at Larra-
bee's Point, Vt., where he d. Nov. 18, 1867.
6. John B.," b. Jan. 6, 1797, in Georgia, Vt. ; m. Elizabeth Spaulding, in
Shoreham, Vt., Dec. 3, 18 13, and d. Apr. 23, 1865.
7. Martha," b. Feb. 6, 1799, in Shoreham, Vt., and d. there Aug. 22, 1801.
8. Reuben S.," b. Apr. 25, 1801, in Shoreham, Vt. ; m. Mary Cooper,
May 5, 1825 ; second, Sally Spaulding, who d. Dec. 2, 1846, and he m.,
third, Margaret Hargraves, of Peru, N. Y. After the death of his wife
he went to live with his dau., in Ripon, Wis., and d. there Apr. 25, 1871.
9. Lorenzo D.," b. Dec. 15, 1803, in Shoreham, Vt, and is now living at
Larrabee's Point in that town (1894) at the age of 91. He m. Mary
DeLong, Dec. 29, 1831, who d. Sept. 21, 1859, and he m. second, Sept.
24, 1863, Ellen D. Ray, of Poultney, Vt. Three children.
10. Martha S.," b. Aug. 7, 1807, in Shoreham, Vt. ; m. John B. Felsham,
of Saratoga Springs, May g, 1840, and d. Nov. 22, 1874.
11. Alvah," b. Oct. 24, 1809; d. Jan. 16, 1813.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 799
seventh genekation.
Children of Capt. Lucius and Calista:
1. Charles R/ b. Feb. 17, 1825, at Ticonderoga, N. Y.; m. May 21,
1851, in Chicago, 111., Mary A. Wood, dau. of Peter Wood, Esq., of
London, England (b. Feb. 22, 1827), and resides in Chicago, where he
settled in Nov., 1843, and during the following summer became clerk in
the hardware business. He continued in that business "with varying
success through fire and panic until 1888," when he abandoned it and
took a position in the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, of which
he is now treasurer. He was treasurer of the city of Chicago in 1877
and 1878. Had issue, eight children, whose names will appear with
the eighth generation.
2. Sophia J.,' b. Jan. i, 1827, in Ticonderoga, N. Y.
3. William R.,' b. Oct., 1833, in Caldwell, N. Y.
4. LuciEN S.,' b. in 1837, in Ticonderoga, N. Y. He followed his friend.
Col. Ellsworth, from Chicago to the seat of war during the Rebellion,
being captain of Co. A, 44th N. Y. Vols., and fell on the second day in
the battle of Gettysburg. His body was recovered, forwarded to
Chicago, and buried at Graceland.
Children of William M. L.\rrabee:
1. Elizabeth C," b. Aug. 10, 1835, ^' Montreal, Canada, being the only
child of Elizabeth C. Bellamy; m. Sept. 20, i860, at Geneva, III., to
Robert L. North (b. Sept. 15, 1829, in New York city), and resides in
Chicago, where Mr. North is engaged in the hardware business. Three
children.
2. Mary L.,' b. Mar. 22, 1840, in Chicago, and d. there May 8, 1841.
3. Helen F.,'b. Oct. 4, 1842, at Chicago; m. Dec. 27, 1864, at Geneva,
111., John B. Plato (b. Sept. 16, 1842, at Aurora, 111.), and d. July 28,
1 88 1, at Geneva, having had issue, three children.
4. Charles D.,' b. Nov. 10, 1844, at Chicago; m. Oct. 8, 1872, Julia S.
Trimmingham (b. Oct. 12, 1848, at Baltimore, Md.); d. July 8, 1887,
at Geneva, 111., leaving children :
I. Ralph T.,*" b. Aug. 12, 1874, at Chicago.
II. Margaret L.,*' b. July i, 1876, at Chicago.
III. Louisa G.,' b. Oct. 26, 1881, at Chicago.
IV. Alice W.," b. Jan 19, 1885, at Austin.
5. Mary M.,'b. April 7, 1847, at Horicon, Wis.; was m. Oct. 29, 1868, at
Geneva, 111., to William W. Cole (b. April 29, 1845, at Greenville,
Green county, N. Y.). Five children.
6. William D.,' b. Feb. 21, 1849, at Horicon, Wis. He m. July 21, 1873,
at Parsons, Kansas, Mary A. Bemis, b. Apr. 26, 1855, at Cleveland, O.,
and has issue, three children :
I. Marion B.,"* b. June 28, 1875, at Chicago; d. there Sept. 16, 1875.
II. Mary W.,* b. Dec. 30, 1876, at Chicago; died July i, 1887, at Los
Angeles, Cal.
III. John S.,* b. Jan. 16, 1878, in Chicago.
800 LARRABEE FAMILY.
7. Gertrude T.,' b. April 10, 1851, at Chicago; was m. Jan. i, i88o,at
Geneva, 111., to John G. Massey, b. July 21, 185 1, at Middleton, Lanca-
shire, England. Two children.
8. Philip F.,' b. Feb. 10, 1853, at Chicago; m. Nov. 17, 1885, at Syca-
more, 111., Lydia E. Tift; d. Aug. g, 1887, at Denver, Col. One child,
Williajn M.,^ b. Mar. 27, 1887, at Denver, and d. there Apr. 6, 1890.
g. Frank C.,' b. Sept. 11, 1854, at Chicago; m. June 6, 1887, at New
York city, Mrs. Minnie M. Sharpe, b. Mar. 15, 1856, at Chillicothe, O.
No issue.
10. Marion B.,' b. Mar. 6, 1859, at Chicago; m. June 25, i88i,at Chicago,
Stephen A. D. Volk, b. Feb. 23, 1856, at Pittsfield, Mass. Four children.
11. Louis M. N.,' b. July 6, 1865, at Geneva, III, and d. there April 8, 1869.
Children of Ben.tamin and Rachel:
1. Edward J.,' was born at Shoreham, Vt., and settled in Albany, N. Y.,
where he was extensively engaged in the bakery business, and became
widely known as " Larrabee, the cracker man." He was a gentleman
of culture and wealth who had traveled much in Europe; was much
interested in the history of the Larrabee family, and would have been
a cordial promoter of this undertaking if he had lived. The author has
forwarded several letters of inquiry to his former address, but these have
not been responded to.
2. Benjamin,' was at the head of some educational institution in the south
when last heard from.
3. Daughter,' was m. to Edmund Smith, and resided at Westport, N. Y.,
where her parents are said to have died.
eighth generation.
Children of Charle.s R. and Mary:
1. Rev. Edward A.,'b. Mar. 31, 1852. He graduated at Racine College,
Wisconsin, in 1873, and the General Theological Seminary, New York,
in 1876, and is now rector of Church of the Ascension in Chicago.
2. Annie D.,* b. Mar. 20, 1854; m. June, 1879, Cecil Barnes, of Portland,
Me., head of the university school established by him in Chicago. She
was a widow within a year ; m. again, Apr. 8, i8go, John DeKovell, Esq.
One son by first husband.
3. Eleanor L.,* b. May 21, 1856; at home.
4. Mary C," b. Jan. 26, 1858; at home.
5. Emily W.,* b. May 6, 1859; m. Nov., 1886, John N. Tilton, architect,
of Chicago. Four sons.
6. Rosalind C.,** b. Aug. 16, 1S60 ; m., in 1890, to Charles A. Street, a lum-
ber merchant, Chicago, and has two children.
7. RoLLiN N.,* b. Feb. 15, 1863 ; si graduate of Harvard University, nomi-
nally of class of 1885. His final examination was delayed by enforced
absence, on account of illness, until 1892.
8. Caroline,' b. Dec. 31, 1866; at home, unmarried.
L ARE ABE E FAMILY.
801
GUILFORD BRANCH.
Timothy Larrabee,' conjectured to be a son of Timothy, was born Nov.
i8, 1763, probably in Connecticut, and was, I think, a cousin of Judge John
and Dr. William, of Shoreham, Vt., who also had a brother Timothy. He
married Clarissa Corse, Jan. 28, 1794, she born in Greenfield, Mass., Nov. 9,
1768. He died in Guilford, Vt., May 7, 1798; his widow died in Halifax,
Vt., Mar. 7, 1842. Children's names will follow.
Samuel Larrabee,' brother of preceding, was born in 1758, probably in
Connecticut, and died in Guilford, Vt., Feb. 7, 1844, aged 86 years; his wife,
Polly, died Oct. 27, 1841, aged 85 years and 5 months. These resided in
Guilford, Vt. He served in the Revolution and his name was placed on the
pension rolls in 1832, when he was 74 years of age. He served in the Massa-
chusetts militia, and was a resident of Dummerstown, Vt., at that time a town
where many Larrabees settled. His children, seven in number, supposed to
have been born in Dummerstown and Guilford, will follow.
sixth generation.
Children of Timothy and Clarissa:
1. Hart," b. Nov. 17, 1794; m. Fanny Hinsdale, Sept. 4, 1820, she b. in
Greenfield, Mass., Sept. 22, 1796, and d. there Nov. 6, 1826. He m.
second, Oct. 16, 1828, Clarissa Nash, b. in Greenfield, Mass., Sept. 2,
1798, and d. there Apr. 8, 1888; he d. there in August, 1853. Five
children, two by first wife, whose names will appear.
2. Ruth," b. Mar. 12, 1796; m. William Lawrence and removed to Ellis-
burg, Jeiiferson county, N. Y., where he d. May 9, 1851. Six children.
3. Timothy," b. May i, 1798; m. Cynthia Olds, Aug. 26, 1821, she b. in
Marlboro, Vt., Aug. 26, 1803, and d. in Halifax, June 20, 1886; he d.
there Feb. 26, 1867. The children, b. in Halifax, Vt., were nine, of
whom hereafter.
Children of Samuel and Polly:
Abigail," b. Sept. 18, 1789.
Anna," b. Dec. 24, 1791.
3. Susanna," b. May 23, 1794.
4. LEPHA,"b. Aug. 19, 1795.
Clarissa," b. Mar. 1, 1798: m. Elisha Simonds, Apr. 5, 1839, and d.
leaving one child, now Mrs. Henry Reynolds, of Brattleboro, Vt. Mr.
S. d. Apr. 6, 1863, aged 82 years and 9 months.
6. Salinda," b. June 24, 1800; m. Sikes, and d. June 2, 1852.
This family is extinct in the male line.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Children of Hart and Fanny:
1. Hart, Jr.," b. May 28, 1824.
2. Eber N.,' b. Feb. 16, 1830; d. Sept. 15, 1832.
3. Eber N.,' b. June 5, 1834; lives on the homestead in Greenfield, Mass.
4. Harriet C.,' b. Mar. 26, 1838.
802 LABRABEE FAMILY.
Children of Timothy and Cynthia:
1. Chipman/ b. Dec. 28, 1822; d. Mar. 4, 1823.
2. Harriet P./ b. Feb. 23, 1824; d. Feb. 25, 1835.
3. Fanny H./ b. Nov. 28, 1825; m. Martin Scott, June 10, 1846, he b. in
Halifax, Vt., Feb. 22, 1824. These have children and grandchildren.
4. Martha H.,' b. Oct. 22, 1827 ; m. Almon Ballow, Nov. 25, 1856, b. in
Halifax, Vt., Feb., 1815.
5. Clarissa N.,'' b. Oct. 21, 1829; d. Jan. 26, 1841.
6. Cynthia,' b. Aug. 21, 1831; m. George C. Tucker, Jan. 22, 1862, b. in
Halifax, Vt., Dec. 20, 1824, and d. there Jan. 26, 1880. Children and
grandchildren.
7. Timothy, ^v,' b. Nov. 30, 1833 ; m. Susan C. Stacey, Mar. 6, 1855,
she b. Mar. 6, 1835. He enlisted in the 4th Vermont Vol. Infantry in
1861-2. He d. in Halifax, Vt., Oct. 27, 1885, leaving five children b.
in that town.
8. Ira,'' b. Dec. 25, 1835; m. Mary A. Jenks, of Marlboro, Vt., May 25,
1859, she b. Aug. 27, 1839. He resides in West Halifax, where his six
children were born.
9. Lucy," b. July 7, 1841 ; m. Charles L. Stacey, Mar. 15, 1859, he b. Oct.,
1836, and had eight children b. in Brattleboro, Vt., where she resides.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Children of Timothy and Susan C:
1. Sarah J.,* b. Feb. 3, 1856; m. Sept. 20, 1875, to Harvey L. Canedy,
he b. in Halifax, Vt., Jan. 5, 1850, and has a numerous family.
2. Emma L.,* b. Mar. 13, 1858; m. Jan. 2, 1878, Seymour Ogilvy, of Dum-
merstown, Vt., and had one child. He d. in Brattleboro, Aug. 3, 1888,
and she m. second, Jan. 28, 1890, Dura D. Pratt, and had one child.
3. Alta M.,** b. Aug. II, i860; m. Frank E. Turner, of Bellows Falls, Vt.,
and has several children.
4. Joel M.,' b. Jan. 28, 1863 ; m. Grace Perris, a native of England, Dec.
17, 1889. These had no issue, and adopted his sister's child and
changed his name from Frank H. Turner to F. Harold Larrabee.
5. Albert A.,' b. July 23, 1866.
Children of Ira and Mary:
1. Mary J.,* b. Dec. 4, i860; m. Jan. 28, 1879, to John E. Stone, of Oak-
ham, Mass. (he b. Nov. 16, 1844), where they reside, with issue.
2. George J.,* b. Jan. 23, 1863; m. Mary J. Nash, of Jericho, Vt., Mar.
18, 1891.
3. Charles E.,* b. June 12, 1867.
4. Alice,* b. Sept. 22, i86g; m. Oct. 3, 1891, to Charles A. Pepper, of
Brookfield, Mass.
5. Edwin F.,* b. May 30, 1871.
6. Elsie J.,^ b. July i, 1883.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 803
LARABEES OF BERKSHIRE, VT.
William Laraliee,' said to have been a native of New Jersey, entered
the Revolutionary army from that state. He afterwards settled in \\'eathers-
field, Vt., and removed thence to Berkshire, where he purchased a farm in
1806. He married Ammy, or Amy, Howard, by whom issue. His second
wife was Millie Rice, by whom six children. It may be observed that this
branch of the family spell the name with but one r, the same as the branch
from which Dr. George Larabee was descended, and, while I cannot trace the
connection, I am convinced that these Vermont families are related.
SECOND GENERATION.
1. Lucy,- twice m. ; d. at the age of 93.
2. AsAHEL,- was in the war of 1812, and after his term ended settled in
Michigan.
3. Charles,- m. Rosaletta Evarts, in New Haven, Vt. : purchased a farm
in Highgate, Vt.; removed to Mooers, N. Y., and spent his last days
with son Levi, dying at the age of 90. Five children, of whom with
third generation.
4. Lyman,- m. a Miss Crawford and settled in Sheldon, Vt., then removed
to Underbill, Vt., as farmer. Large family of sons and daughters, who
are living somewhere in that vicinity.
5. Millie,- m. to Oliver Austin, a farmer in Berkshire, Vt., and had seven
children.
6. Irena,- m. Barton Shaw, of West Berkshire, Vt., and removed to Ohio.
7. A.MY,^ m. Benj. Searles, of West Berkshire, Vt., and had three sons and
four daughters.
8. Polly,'- m. Rev. Wm. Galusha, of Berkshire, Vt., and had two daughters.
9. George W.,'- b. in .Weathersfield, Vt., Oct., 1800; m. and had a large
family. He came to Berkshire, Vt., in 1806, with his father's family,
where he was living in i8go, in the family of his son.
10. ]\L\linda L.,- m. Arza Andrews, a farmer in Berkshire, Vt., and moved
to Ohio.
third generation.
Children of Charles and Wives:
1. Charles E.,^b. May, 1824; m. Mary Searles, of Berkshire, Vt, in 1850,
and settled at Chazy, N. Y., where he purchased a farm in 1851 ; worked
as mill-wright and carpenter. No children.
2. Levi P.,-* b. Sept., 1826; m. Mary A. Saunders, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
where he worked at his trade of tinsmith several years. He subse-
quently bought a farm in Mooers. Two children, viz. : Charles* who m.
Georgie Lapell, and lives ar home, and Jessie* m. Wesley Aldrige, of
West Chazy, N. Y.
3. William H.,'' b. Oct., 1S28; m. Anna Guynup, of Michigan, where he
settled at majority; resides at Grand Travers, Mich. No issue.
4. Celina,* b. June, 1835; "i- -T- W. Fitch, and lives at Mooers, N. Y.
5. NoRMAN,'b. Feb., 1837 ; m. Anna Sage in Kansas; settled in Missouri;
served as lieutenant in the Union army until close of the Rebellion ;
804 LAREABEE FAMILY.
rebels burned his house and turned his wife outdoors. His wife came
to his brother's in West Chazy, N. Y., and remained until his return ;
they then removed to a farm in Eastport, Mich., where they now reside.
Two children married, a son and daughter.
Child of George, of Berkshire, Vt. :
I. Hardin A.,^ b. Mar. 15, 1828; m. Martha A. Rubier, Oct. 15, 1850,
she b. Sept. 4, 1826, and resides in Newport, Vt. Seven children :
I. George W.,* b. July 16, 185 1 ; m. Aug. 29, 1876, Libby Armstrong,
and has IVinev L.,^ h. Nov. 24, 1878; Bertha L.,'' b. Aug. 25, 1880;
Albert B.;'h. July 7, 1882.
ir. Oscar S.,^ b. May 15, 1854; unmarried.
III. Isabella M.,'' b. June 3, 1856; m. Jan. i, 1878, Edmund S. Tro-
bridge and has issue.
IV. Alvah R.,'' b. July 20, 1859; m. Feb. 15, 1883, to Anna R. Baker,
and has Harry J.,'' b. Dec. 2, 1884; Hugh A.,' b. Jan. 18, 1885, and
Flossie F.,' h. Dec. 19, 1887.
v. Alvin S.,^ b. July 20, 1859; m. Dec. 20, 1882, to Malissa A. Sweet,
and has Gertie E.,'' b. Aug. i, 1884; Myrtie B.° b. Jan. 14, 1885.
VI. Hattie A.,'' b. Aug. 12, 1864.
VII. Eddie E.,'' b. Oct. 5, 1866.
LARABEES OF THETFORD, VT.
Horace Larabee,^ b. in 1787 ; m. Wealthy Howard, who was b. Dec. 29,
1786, and d. May 12, 1827, in Lyme, N. H. He d. Oct. 20, 1864, aged 77.
He was a farmer in Thetford, Vt., but spent his last days in Lyme, N. H.,
where he and wife lie buried. Children:
1. Stephen C.,- b. in Thetford, Vt. ; m. Cynthia A. Sawyer and had two
sons. He d. in 1844, aged 30, and his wife d. the same year, aged 29.
He was a harness maker and carriage trimmer in Bradford, Vt.
2. Calista,^ m. Erastus Howard and had issue.
3. John H.,^ went to live with his uncle, George Morey, in Bradford, Vt.,
after the death of his mother. He went to Lowell, Mass., when a
young man and in 1846 he m. Ann Poor. There were no children.
His wife was b. in Wolfboro, N. H., Nov. 10, 1824, and d. in Lowell,
Sept. 18, 1875; he d. there April 11. 1881. He was a butcher.
4. Amanda M.,- m. David Harner and had two daughters and a son.
Dr. George H. Larabee,' son of Stephen and Cynthia, b. Sept. 15, 1840,
in Bradford, Vt., and having lost his parents when a child he was brought up
and educated by Eliza E. Sawyer, a sister of his mother. He attended high
school at Edgartown, Mass., and Dukes County Academy; taught school
(grammar) at Edgartown for five years; was baptized and united with the
Baptist church there in 1858 ; studied medicine with Drs. Lucas and May-
berry; attended medical lectures at Brunswick, Me., and at Harvard, graduat-
ing from the latter March, 1864; same month was commissioned assistant
surgeon, loth Mass. Heavy Artillery Vols.; from which, for disability, was
discharged in June, 1865. He has been located at Suncook, N. H., since
^-"T-ve.
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LARBABEE FAMILY. 805
November, 1865, where he has had an extensive and lucrative practice; was
married, in 1889, to Susie E. Clifford, of Allenstown, N. H. ; represented his
town in the Legislature of 1889 and 1890; member of the Loyal Legion, the
Grand Army of the Republic, a prominent Odd Fellow, and a Mason of the
32d degree: member of New Hampshire Medical Society. See portrait.
Edward Larabee,' brother of the preceding, was adopted by another
family, and is now a lawyer in Illinois.
LAKRABEES OF DIMMERSTOWN, VT.
Steplien Larrabee,' was a tax payer in Dummerstown as early as 1806;
lived at the lower end of the Fitts' meadow, near the east bank of West river,
and was probably the owner of a farm. He had a family of children, one
of whom, Dea. Leroy Wilder, now (1894) 85 years of age, says was named
Varanus. Two other members of the family in town, namely John and James,
were supposed to have been sons of Stephen ; of these more farther on. Ben-
jamin Larrabee, of Windsor, Pa., says his grandfather lived in Newfane, Vt.,
but does not mention his moving to Dummerstown ; he says Varanus, his
father, lived there, however.
Varanus Larrabee,' son of Stephen, married Julia, daughter of Samuel
Bennett, in Dummerstown, Vt., Mar. 20, 1808. While he lived in that town he
was poor and had his abode in a small house not far from his father's homestead.
After his father's death he moved into the parental home, and remained there
until his removal, in 1815, to the "Beech woods," at Jackson, Susquehanna
county. Pa., where he was a pioneer. He and his wife died in Jackson when
aged. A large family of children, born in Dummerstown, Vt., whose records
cannot be produced, for the reason that those who hold them would not copy
them without charges; the only instance of the kind in the Larrabee family.
James Larrabee,'' reputed brother of the preceding, married Lucy Bennett,
sister of the wife of Varanus, and had issue, as will hereafter appear. He
lived in Dummerstown, Vt., and died there June 10, 1801. His widow was
taxed there in 1806.
Jolili Larrabee,' reputed brother of James as above, died in Dummerstown,
Vt., July I, 1S09, leaving a widow. No other record.
third generation.
Children of Varanus and Julia:
1. V.aranus,'^ d. in Texas, leaving issue, now there.
2. LofeENZo D.,'^ m. Mary , in Boston, and d. in Jackson, Pa.
3. Charlotte'' was m. to Calvin Dix.
4. EuoRV,'' m. Laura Wheaton ; lives in Jackson.
5. RoxANNA,'' m. Satin Barrett; lived in Jackson.
6. Adin,' m. Harriet Dougherty ; lived in Jackson.
7. Pamelia,'' wife of Jasper J. Savory, of Jackson.
8. Benjamin H.," b. Nov. 2, 1823; m. Emily M. Hall, Oct. 11, 1848, she
b. June 2, 18 ig. When eight years of age he went, with his parents,
from Dummerstown, Vt., to Susquehanna county, Pa., and removed to
Windsor, Broome county, N. Y., in 1870, where he has since lived on
806 LABEABEE FAMILY.
a farm ; was a music teacher in early life, and served as drum major,
during the Civil war, in the 179th N. Y. Vols. Three children :
I. Hadlev B.,'' b. Aug. 18, 1849; ™- Ella R. Rood. He taught his first
school at the age of 7 i ; from that time until 21, worked on the home-
stead farm in summer, attended school during autumn, and taught
winters. At time of majority he felt the need of a more thorough
education and entered Hillsdale Coll., Michigan, from which he grad-
uated in 1875. Returning to Pennsylvania he was elected principal
of Pleasant Mt. Academy, which position he filled three years, and
resigned to accept the office of superintendent of schools of Wayne
county. Pa., to which position he had been elected May 7, 1878. He
received a unanimous re-election in 1S81, and declined another to
accept the superintendency in the city of Creston, la., where he began
in 1884, and holds the position at present. He directs the work of
35 teachers and 1,500 pupils; is considered one of the leading edu-
cators of the Hawkeye state. Children : Wayne W.,^ Benjamin R.,"
Nettie M.J' and William Af:'
II. Deville K.,* m. Almy Blackley and has one child named Leva.^
III. Nettie E.,^ is a school-teacher, now living at home, unmarried.
Children of James and Lucy:
1. James,' b. Mar. 23, 1796; d. young.
2. William,' b. July 10, 1797; d. young.
3. James,' b. Oct. 13, 1798; removed to Brattleboro, Vt., and had a family.
He committed suicide there ; left a daughter, Sophia* who m. Asa
Sherwin. She was an artist ; her dau. is Mrs. Jerome Knight, now of
Brattleboro. The wife of James was Eunice Thomas.
4. Lucy,' b. Dec. 29, 1799.
5. William,' b. Sept. 8, 1801 ; m. Louisa Willard, of Dummerstown, Vt.,
Oct. 13, 1828.
We supplement the foregoing with a statement from a letter written by one
of the family, as follows:
"The members of our family were pioneers, making first clearings, living in prim-
itive duellings, and suffering great privations; we furnished more soldiers in the late
war than any one family in the whole country, and have furnished many prominent
public men since the war, embracing lawyers, ministers, educators, county superin-
lendents, representatives to the Legislature, etc."
The subjoined notice was copied from the Susquehanna Tratiseripf, and re-
lates to a member of the family of Varanus Larrabee, a grandson.
Monroe J. Larrabee was born Aug. 4, 183S, in Jackson. His boyhood was
the uneventful life of a farmer's boy. The district school claimed his attention, but
when old enough to assist on the farm he only had its advantages during the winter.
He afterward attended the graded scliool at Montrose and also the Wyoming Semi-
nary at Kingston, Pa. He taught a term of school at Thomson, Pa., and afterwards
was engaged for one year selling fruit trees, traveling most of the time in New York
state and Canada.
He was in a wholesale grocery store in Boston for one year. But these pursuits
were not congenial, and his inclinations tending to a professional life, he commenced,
in 1S61, the study of law with Hon. W'illiam J. Turrcll, of Montrose. But the Rebel-
lion burst uponthe country, and Blackstone was laid aside in response to the call for .
volunteers. He enlisted as a private in Company A, 151st Pennsylvania X'olunteers,
LABRABEE FAMILY. 807
in Oct., 1862, and served until the company was mustered out, in July, 1863. Shortly
after muster he was detailed as hospital steward of the regiment, and served most of
the time in that capacity. He afterwards re-enlisted in Company B, 194th New York
Volunteers, and served to the close of the war.
After the close of the war he resumed liis studies with Mr. Turrell, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in August, 1868. He immediately commenced the practice of his
profession at Susquehanna, where he has successfully continued it to tlie present time,
and has gained the reputation of an able lawyer and reliable counselor. He held the
office of notary public for two terms, and has been attorney of the borough of Sus-
quehanna. In poHtics he has always been a Republican, and active and zealous in
aid of the success of his party by voice and vote. He was elected to the Legislature
of Pennsylvania in 1S76, and served in the sessions of that body in TS77-78. In 1882
he was the nominee of the Republicans of the Twenty-si.xth Senatorial District for
senator, and in 1884 received the RepubHcan nomination in the county for Congress.
In 1S83 he married Miss Kate L. Dennison, of Montrose, who had been a teacher
for several years, and was teacliing in the graded school at .Montrose at the time of
her marriage. The children are LoriSE, b. Mar. 2, 1SS4. and Bessie, b. July 3, 1SS6.
He was an able lawyer, standing high at the bar of the county, and his safe and
wise counsel was sought after by a large circle. Public-spirited and patriotic, his elo-
quent tongue was heard whenever a public movement or a good cause needed an
advocate or defender. He was a brave soldier, and when his country needed his ser-
vices he shouldered a musket and went to the front, enduring all the privations inci-
dent to the life of a soldier. Among the old veterans he was always popular, for they
knew he was one of them and knew their wants and sympathized with them.
A man of strong convictions, he spoke fearlessly on all occasions; and whether at
the bar or on the platform he said what he thought was the truth. There was no
trickery in his entire composition, and if he never reached the goal of his ambition,
it was because he scorned the work of the average political trickster. Right and duty
were everything to him.
An honored and consistent member of the Methodist church, his words and pres-
ence will be greatly missed in its meetings and councils. He was a Christian in the
full meaning of the word. In him the cause ol temperance had a giant advocate and
defender. He had his convictions on the subject, and his voice rang out in clarion
tones and with no uncertain sound. Those who did not agree with Imn in his views
respected him for his sincerity and admired him for his boldness. He was a manly
man ! He died Oct. 26, 188S, at Susquehanna, Pa.
LARKABEES OF POAVNAL, VT.
The Larrabees seem to have been among the pioneers of Pownal, Vt., and
received original grants of land there. I assume that they were all of the
Connecticut branch of the family. John L.irrabee, the recorder for the town,
and his sons, Judc;e John S., Dr. William, and Timothy, were, we know,
from Plainfield, Conn. Those of whom we take notice in this section of the
family history were in the township at the same date and were probably near
relatives. From these Vermont families numerous sub-branches have rotated
westward and their number fully equals those descended from Stephen Larra-
bee, the head of the other great branch of the American family.
Eleazer Larrabee,^ had a " survey " of 90 acre lot of land, called a " Pitch "
in the recoi-ds, June g, 1779, in Pownal, Vt. He may have been a brother of
John Larrabee from Plainfield, Conn., who was there with him. He removed
to the state of New York before the war of 1812, and some of his sons served
at Sackett's Harbor, when an attack was looked for. The whole family moved
to Hamburg, Erie county, where they remained about eighteen years, then
they went to East Otto, Cattaraugus county, N. \'., and some of the descend-
ants are still there. Mr. Eleazer Larrabee died in Otto about 1833. He had
a numerous family, probably all born in Vermont, named, Thomas, Nathan,
Minor, Ira, Sidney, Anna,,Phceby, and Polly, of whom more presently.
808 LABEABEE FAMILY.
Ozias Larrabee/ brother of Eleazer, was in Pownal, Vt., March 15, 1797,
and at that date conveyed by deed forty-one and one-fourth acres of land
there to Gideon Myers, for a consideration of fifty pounds. He seems to have
removed to Williamstown, Mass., where several families of the name have
long been domiciled. Some of his children were born in Vermont.
SECOND GENEKATION.
Children of Eleazer, of Pownal, Vt. :
1. Thomas," probably b. in Pownal, Vt. ; m. Hester Babcock, in Hamburg,
N. Y., Sept. 28, 1808, and settled at East Otto, N. Y., where she d. in
1844. In the spring of 1845 ^^ removed to Lake county. 111., where
he m. his second wife, Betsey Webb, about 1850, and where he d. in
Feb., 1857. He had issue, eleven children, named Anson,^ Albet-t,^
Grant,^ Francis,^ Hiram,^ Joseph,^ Almii-a,^ Sally, ^ Dolly^ Esther,^ Eliza?
2. Minor,'- m. in New York and removed to Ohio. He had lived for a
time in Erie county. Pa.; was in the war of 1812; had a numerous
family, now scattered through the West.
3. Ira,^ m. Paulina Pierce, at Hamburg, N. Y., and moved to Cattaraugus
county. In 1844, he removed to Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and lived there
until his death in 1873. Children: Sanford^^ Eleazer,^ Nathan,^ Charles,^
Albert,^ Polly? Sulphina? Emily? Ann? Laura,'' Fhceby,^ and Helen?
4. Nathan,^ m. in Cuba, Alleghany county, N. Y., "Aunt Dilly Aldrich,"
and settled in East Otto, Cattaraugus county, about 1820. In 1850 they
removed to Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and lived there until his death, say
1886; wife d. in 1889. These had jVclson?^ George^'' Lynian^^ Emcline?
5. Sidney,'^ m. Lorinda Scoville, of East Otto, N. Y., where they settled
on a farm and spent their days there. He d. some fifteen years ago,
and his widow three years ago. Children : Roby,^ Amos? Hhicl,^ Axey^
Nathan? Cynis,^ Fayette,'^ Salina? and Rosctta?
Children of Ozias and S.^kah:
1. Preserved,- m. Elizabeth Blake, in Pownal, Vt., both being of Wil-
liamstown, Mass., Oct. 1 1, 1833, the ceremony by Timothy Ware, justice
of the peace. I suppose this man lived and died in Williamstown,
where descendants remain.
2. Eleazer,'- m. Ruth Haley, in Pownal, Vt., Aug. 21, 1825, and had births
of three children recorded in that town, named as follows:
I. Lucy,-'' b. Nov. 29, 1828.
n. Belinda,^ b. Mar. 29, 1830.
III. P^uNicE,^ b. Nov. 2, 1837.
3. Thomas,^ m. Nancy Bood, of Pownal, Vt., in that town, Dec. 20, 183 i,
and lived there. His eight children, born there, were named as follows :
I. Charles," b. Nov. 7, 1832.
II. Meranda,-"* b. April 24, 1834.
HI. LoviNUS," b. Mar. 7, 1835.
IV. Sarah C," b. Nov. 7, 1836.
V. Irena,'' b. Sept. 12, 1839.
VI. William P,** b. Jan. 27, 1841.
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VII. Maria J./ b. Oct. i2, 1842.
VIII. Samuel,'' b. Jan. 27, 1S46.
4. Marcena,'^ of Pownal, Vt., and Eliza Goodell, of Williamstown, Mass.,
were ni. by Timothy Ware, justice, in Pownal, Oct. 26, 1828, after which
no mention of them. I am not sure that he was a brother of Willett
and Eleazer.
5. Samuel,^ of Pownal, Vt., and Anna Hill, of Adams, Mass., were m. in
Pownal, Feb. 15, 183 1, after which I have no account of them. I am
not sure that he was a brother of Willett.
6. WiLi.ETT,- was probably b. in Williamstown, Mass., and was twice
married. His first wife was Lucy Alexander, by whom three children.
He ni. second, Feb. 9, 1826, Rosanna, dau. of Joseph and Mary ( Ams-
den) Smith (who was b. Dec. 7, 1802), and had nine children. She, a
native of Winfield, Herkimer county, N. Y., d. at Whitesville, Feb. 6,
1865. In this name, Willett, we have another link to connect this
family with the Connecticut branch ; one of them having married a
woman named Willett, had a son Willett Larrabee, for whom the one
under notice may have been named. The descendants of this Willett
say he was a graduate of Williams College, but the secretary of that
institution informs me that his name does not appear in the list of
graduates. He was a man of liberal education, and spent his early
years as a teacher. He then studied law, and served one term as
judge of Alleghany County, N. Y. Was for many years a justice. He
seems to have once resided in Almond, N. Y., but subsequently re-
moved to Condersport, Pa., w-here he d. on Dec. 22, 1863. His
children, of whom particulars, were named: Laderna,^ Lovinia,^ Calphe-
rus,^ Lucy,^ Don C," A/an'lla," Cliarlotte,^ Kosella,^ Martin^' Marianna?
Marcellus,'^ Cynviiis:''
7. DoLLV,^ was m. in Pownal, Vt., Nov. 20, 1S22, to William D. Balcomb,
of Adams, Mass., she being styled, "of Williamstown, Mass."
8. Orpha,^ was the wife of Joseph Jones, but no place of residence is
given.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Thom.^s and Esther:
1. Anson," b. Nov. 12, 1S09 ; m. a cousin, Polly Clark, in East Otto,
N. Y., and removed from that town to Pleasant Prairie, Wis., in 1844,
and thence to Crown Point, Ind., in, say, 1855; thence to Haddam,
Kan., where he and' wife d. issueless.
2. Albert," b. Sept. 16, 1811 ; m. Amy Scoville, about 1834, and settled
in Lake county, Ind., where he raised ten children, and where his wife
d. in 1873. The family removed to Washington county, Kan., where
he was living, unmarried, with his son, in 1886; has since deceased.
3. Almira," b. June 4, 18 14.
4. Esther," b. June 18, 1816.
5. Thomas G.," b. July 25, 1818; m. Roena Sykes, of East Otto, N. Y.,
where they spent all their days. He d. in 1872, and his widow in
1887. They had two children, and the son, Harlan,^ is now (1894) in
Buffalo, N. Y.
810 LAEEABEE FAMILY.
6. Sarah A.," b. Nov. 14, 1820.
7. Dolly/ b. March 2, 1823.
8. Eliza M.,^ b. Aug. 16, 1825.
g. Francis,' b. Feb. 11, 1828; m. Emily Eddy, of Eddysville, N. Y., and
settled on a farm there, where they are still living, issueless.
10. Hiram,' b. Feb. 5, 1831; m. Almira Coon, of Newport, 111., and lived
there until 1864, when they removed to Page county, la., where they
still reside. These had four children : Graiit,'^ Dclos^ (dec), T/mnaii*
and Alary.* The sons are at home, unmarried.
1 1. Joseph D.,' b. Jan. 4, 1833 i ™- Angeline Oyer, at Pleasant Prairie, Wis.,
in 1 86 1, and went to Eddysville, N. Y., thence to Ashford, N. Y, where
he resided si.Kteen years; removed thence to Springfield, N. Y., where
he lived five years, and removed to Stafford, Kan., in 1886, where he
and his sons are engaged in banking.
Children of Minor:*
1. Marenus,' m. Mary Garfield, sister of the martyred president, James
A. Garfield, and resides at Solon, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. He has a
son, A/ioii,'* living at home, and two daughters, Mrs. Ellen Happy* and
Mrs. Adell Hoag* of Solon.
2. George,'} Both served in Civil war. One was shot at Chickamauga,
3. Frank,' j and one died in Andersonviile prison.
Children of Nathan and Dilly:
1. Nelson,' m. Roxanna Oyer, in East Otto, N. Y., and settled in Cat-
taraugus county, from whence he removed to Wisconsin, and from
there to Wetmore, Kan., where he died, leaving a widow and two
children, who are still living there.
2. George,' m. Sarah J. Oyer, of East Otto, N. Y., and moved from there
to Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and from there to Haddam, Kan., where he
resides, with a family of five children.
3. Ly.man,' m. Catherine Oyer, of East Otto, N. Y., and moved to Wis-
consin, where he now resides. He has a son and a daughter, both at
home.
4. Emeline,' m. Job Leonard, and settled in Ohio, but her husband d.
and she went back to her parents at East Otto, N. Y., where she m.
Andrew Crumb, and soon d., leaving four children.
Children of Sidney and Lorinda:
1. Nathan,' is m. and resides at East Otto, N. Y.
2. Fayette,' is m. and lives at East Otto, N. Y.
3. Salina,' m. Seymore Clark, of Haddam, Kan.
Children of Willett and Wives:
I. Dr. Laderna,' lost his mother when a lad, and was carried down the
Alleghany river to Ohio, where he was brought up and educated by an
uncle. He studied medicine, and practised at Cedar Rapids about
fifteen years; then removed to Andrew county. Mo. (1869), where he
d. in 1878, aged 56 years. He left two children, of whom more.
* There are brothers and sisters whose names I have not found, although asked for.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 811
2. Cai.pherus.'
3. LOVINIA.'*
4. Lucv,'' b. June 22, 1827 ; m. July 2, 1854, to Samuel Chamberlain; d.
Feb. 9, 1865, leaving Car/os.
5. Mary,^ b. Jan. 29, 1829; d. June 11, 1829.
6. Hon. Don C.,'' b. in the village of Almond, Alleghany County, N. Y.,
March 5, 1830, and worked on a farm in early Ufe. At the age of
twenty, engaged as brakeman on the Erie Railway, and was soon pro-
moted to conductor and train dispatcher. Feb. 2, 1858, he m. Miss
Mary J. Gridley, and engaged in merchandising at Ulysses. He was
for some time justice of the peace, and in 1862 was elected sheriff of
the county. While serving in the latter office he decided to study law,
and did so with Judge A. G. Olmstead, being admitted to the bar in
1866. He distinguished himself in the Legislature during the sessions
of 1877 and 1878. For more than twenty years he was superintendent
of schools, and proved a warm and very efficient friend of education.
He was a prominent Mason. When in apparent good health, and while
serving as president of the C. H. & L. Railroad Company, he died
almost instantly, March 14, 1889, in a railway carriage. We wish we
had space for some of the numerous testimonials before us, touching
the superior character of this great and good man. He had the happy
faculty of making friends in all the walks of his life, and his death was
regarded as a public loss. His funeral was attended by distinguished
men from various parts of the county. He was a gentleman of fine
and attractive personality, large and commanding. He left two
children.
7. Marilla,** b. Mar. 13, 1832; m. George White in Jan., 1855; d. Dec.
2, 1858, leaving issue.
8. Charlotte E.,'' b. Dec. 25, 1833; m. Job Burdick, Apr. 27, 1854, and
lives at Wilmington, Minn.
9. RosELLA," b. Apr. 9, 183s; m. Valorus Forsyth, Dec. 6, 1856; d. Feb.
16, 1862 ; a poetess.
10. Martin V.,'' b. Mar. 31, 1837; m. Eugenia Forsyth, and resides at
Roulet, Pa. He has held many positions of trust, among others the
office of justice and county treasurer. Four children.
11. MAKiANNA,'b. Oct. 31, 1838; m. Lorenzo Wilson, Nov. 27, 1859, ^^^
has tvi'o sons.
12. Marcellus M.,'' born Dec. 7, 1841 ; m. Georgia Mayo, and resides at
Emporium, Pa. He served in a New York regiment during the Rebel-
lion and was wounded in the right hand in the battle of the Wilderness;
has been called to fill important official positions, and is serving his
second five years" term as justice of the peace. Three children, Marion*
Clifton,* and a daughter, name unknown.
13. Cyrenus a.," b. Mar. 10, 1844; m. at Whitesville, N. Y, to Lugena
E., daughter of Joseph and Almeda (\\'heeler) Seldon, July 15, 1866,
and has six children. He resided until March, 1872, in Whitesville,
N. Y., since then in Port Allegheny, Pa., where he is now engaged in
mercantile pursuits. He worked on a farm until 1861, wlien, at the age
812 LARRABEE FAMILY.
of 17, he enlisted in the Union army and served three years. At the
expiration of his term of service, at Plymouth, N. C, he re-enlisted as
a veteran for another three years ; was honorably discharged in July,
1865, at the close of the war. He was in the following engagements:
Yorktown, Williamsburgh, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill
(seven-days' fight before Richmond), Harrison's Landing, Blackwater,
Gatesville, Newbern, Kingston, and Weldon Railroad ; was taken pris-
oner, April 20, 1864, at Plymouth, N. C, and confined in Andersonville,
Ga., about five months; at Charleston and Florence, S. C, three months ;
was wounded in the leg at Fair Oaks. After being paroled he returned
home on a thirty-days' furlough and was stricken down with malarial
fever and was unconscious four weeks. His mother and sister, Lucy
Chamberlain, who nursed him, contracted the disease and both died in
a few days. He has never recovered from his wounds and hard service ;
now draws a pension of $17 per month ; was postmaster for thirteen
years and turned the office over to a Democrat at Cleveland's election
to the presidency the first time. He has served on the town council
and as school director, and is now serving the eighth year as justice
of the peace ; was instrumental in organizing a G. A. R. Post at Port
Alleghany, and has been commander. He has advanced to a high de-
gree in Masonry. He is Republican in politics. Children will follow.
fourth generation.
Children of Albert and Amy:
1. . Franklin,^ m. and lives at Haddam, Kan.
2. Theodore,* m. and resides at Haddam, Kan.
3. Orson,'' m. and domiciles at Haddam, Kan.
4. LvMAN,'' m. and dwells at Haddam, Kan.
5. Esther,* m. and homes at Haddam, Kan.
6. Delilah,* m. and tarries at Haddam, Kan.
7. Mary,* 8. Olivia,* and 9. Alice,* of Haddam, Kan.
Children of Joseph D. and Angeline:
1. Frank S.,* b. Feb. 25, 1864; m. Pearl Bridwell and resides at Stafford,
Kan., where he is engaged in real estate and banking business, asso-
ciated with his father and brother under the firm name of J. D. Larra-
bee & Co. He was a graduate of Hamilton College. He was nomi-
nated for representative in the electoral college by the Republicans for
Congress when only 28 years of age, but was defeated with the rest of
the ticket at the election. Two children, Sm/f'' and Ruth!'
2. Frederick. D.,* b. June 25, 1868; m. Mary Wadsworth, in Sept., 1893,
and resides in Stafford, Kan., where he is a member of the firm of J.
D. Larrabee & Co., bankers.
3. Nora E., b. Sept. 24, 1875 ; living at home.
Children of Dr. Laderna:
I. Dr. James A.,* graduated in medicine at Keokuk, Iowa, in the class of
1881. He practised at Keokuk two years; then removed to Whiteville,
Mo., where he remained until 1890. He went to New York city and
graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, class of 1891, after
LARRABEE FAMILY. 813
which he took a special course as post graduate at H. M. College, N. Y.
He located at Long Creek, Ore., in 1891; was m. to Emma Buchanan,
in 1 88 1, and had a dau. that d. at the age of five.
Children op Don C. and Mary :
1. C.'\RRiE M..' b. July 31, 1865 ; m. Samuel A. Phillips, Feb. 3, 1883, and
had three children.
2. Lkon E.,* b. June 23. 1871 ; m. Mary L. Berfield, Sept. 28, 1892, and
has one son, Ccir/os B.,'' b. July 8, 1893.
Children of Martin V. and Eogenie:
1. LoniE E.,* m. B. F. Bengell.
2. Laura R.,^ m. Eugene Marsh.
3. Frederick M.,* b. Aug. 24, 1864; m. Eva Hall.
4. Frank,* d. Dec. 30, 1888.
Children of Cyrbnus and Lugena:
1. Paulina R.,'' b. June 14, 1867.
2. Effie E.,* b. Nov. 24, 1869; m. Perry G. Kendall, Sept. 2, 1891.
3. Almeda R.,* b. Feb. 6, 1872.
4. Maurille a.,* b. Nov. 16, 1881; d. Jan. 8, 1883.
5. Laurence L.,* b. Nov. 13, 1883.
6. Florence F.,< b. Feb. 11, 1888.
LARRABEES OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Ebeuezer Larrabee,' parents unknown, b. in Connecticut, June 28, 1794;
m. July 22, 1815, to Lucinda Knapp, sister of the great evangelist, Jacob
Knapp, and settled in Eldred, McKean county. Pa., where he cleared an im-
mense tract of land, part of which, Larrabee's Station, was given by him to
the railway company. In 1855 he removed with his family to Wisconsin.
He was a stalwart and e.xceptionally firm looking man. He was probably
descended from Greenfield Larrabee, the first of the Connecticut family, and
connected with some of the Vermont Larrabees. He d. at Omro, Wis., Feb.
23, 1865. He had a brother, Samuel, who married Annie Knapp, a sister of
Lucinda, and two sisters, one of whom married Mr. Sheldon. Children :
1. Ebenezer,'-' b. June 13, 1816; m. first, Fanny Manning; second, Sarah
Keat. He d. at Portville, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1874. Children: Nelson^
Annette'' Ellen^'' and Charlotte.''
2. Samuel,^ b. March 10, 1S18; d. an infant, April 18, 18 19.
3. William,- b. April 10, 1820; m. Mary A. Johnson ; d. in Michigan,
Aprl 20, 1873. Children:
I. Charles," m. Aug. 3, 1892, Frances F. Payne, and lives at Fair-
haven, Wash.
II. Samuel E.,' b. June 17, 1845; m. Jan. 15, 1876 (?), Julia Woolfolk,
and lives at Deer Lodge, Mont.; said to be a "dashing fellow."
Children as follows, all b. at Deer Lodge: Robert D.^h. Dec. 15,
1878; Marv A.,' b. July 9, 1882; Elizabeth* b. July 29, 1883; 5.
Marshall,' b. April 26, 1885; Charles E.* b. Sept. 2, 1886; Eva B.,'
b. May 6, 1888; Liteien,* b. Dec. 20, 1890.
814 LARRABEJS FAMILY.
4. Ransom,'^ b. March 28, 1822; in. Clarissa Barton, and d. at Larrabee
Vt. (?), Jan. 16, 1893. Two children: Claire' and Nettie^'
5. Jacob,- b. Feb. 28, 1824; m. first, Maria P. Holcomb ; second, Isabella
A. Craig, and d. in Buffalo, N. Y., July 29, 1889. Issue:
I. Adrian B.," b. at Eldred, Pa., Jan. 29, 1853; m. Altha G. Rogers,
and resides at Black Creek, N. Y., with issue as follows : Lemuel R.*
b. Jan. I, 1880; Earl S.,* h. Jan. 5, 1882 ; /ess/e Z.,^ b. Apr. 24, 1884;
Bertha I.* b. Mar. 29, 1890; Carrol G.,* h. Mar. 29, 1894.
II. Jessie D.,'' b. July 2, 1856, at Portville, N. Y. ; m. George U. Lev-
eridge, and lives in Buffalo.
III. Bertha M.,*' b. Dec. 29, 1868, at West Clarkville, N. Y. ; m. Henry
J. Dickson, and lives in Buffalo. She is deeply interested in the
Larrabee family history, and has furnished the data relating to this
branch.
6. Asa H.,- b. Jan 29, 1826; d. April 30, 1848, single.
7. Justice,'-' b. Nov. 3, 1827; d. Sept. 2, 1832.
8. Edward D. ^ b. May 3, 1830; m. Sophronia Holcomb; d. Sept. 27,
1878, leaving :
I. Archia B.,'' b. Oct. 6, 1 86 1, at Ripon, Wis.; m. Annie Mannegold,
and lives at Monroe, Wis.
II. Carroll H.,' b. Jan. 24, 1868, at Omro, Wis., where he lives, a
single man.
9. Abijah B.,- b. June 13, 1832; m. Jennie Blackburn, and resides at
Omro, Wis. Children:
I. Leo L.,' b. Aug., 1866; m. Lillian M. Smith, and lives at Omro, Wis.
II. Irving M.,'^ b. Aug. 25, 1869.
III. Maud,'' b. Aug. 25, 1869; d. Nov. 25, 1869.
IV. Georgia M.,'' b. Oct. 29, 1876.
10. Lucinda J.,'- b. June 22, 1834; m. Elisha J. Moody; lives at Eldred, Pa.
11. Chester H.,- b. July 6, 1836; m. first, Annette C.George; second,
Josephine E. Mansfield; resides at Oskosh, Wis. Children:
I. Herbert N.,'^ b. Aug. 26, 1868, at Oskosh, Wis.
II. Josephine A.,'' b. April 27, 1878, at Oskosh, Wis.
12. Fidelie M.,'- b. Feb. 28, 1839; ""•• Whitcomb; d. Nov. 25, 1870.
13. Hannah M.,^ b. June 6, 1841 ; m. Albert Shears; lives at Seattle, Wash.
14. A. J.,^ b. Aug. 17, 1844; m. Eliza C. Waite; lives at Omro. Wis.
Children:
I. Annie,^ b. March 22, 1881, at Omro, Wis.
II. Rex W.,^ b. June 16, 18S3, at Omro, Wis.
LARRABEES OF LYNN, MASS.
When the Indians drove the inhabitants from North Yarmouth and old
Falmouth many of the Larrabees took refuge in and about Lynn and Lynn-
field, Mass., and some acquired property and established permanent homes
there ; but the chasms in the vital and probate records make it impossible to
LAREABEE FAMILY. 815
ascertain all the kindred connections between the various branches repre-
sented in that locality and offshoots that were transplanted to other sections
of the country.
Isaac Larrabee, son of Stephen, was one of the "loving kinsmen" men-
tioned in the will of William Larrabee, of Maiden, Mass., of date Oct. 24,
1692. He was born as early as 1663-4, as he testifies that he was 67 in 1731,
and that he had been married forty years (1691). He had a grant of ten
acres in 1685, at North Yarmouth Foreside, but went to Lynn, Mass., during
the Indian troubles. In 1708 he purchased of George Lilley, of Lynn, weaver,
land there near his own dwelling-house, and July 7, 1715, purchased for ;^io
another parcel. In Jan., 17 10, "Isaac Larrabee, of Lynn, husbandman," for
consideration of ^i : 17:6, conveyed to Joseph Tarr two lots of land laid out
to him on Lynn town common; the first lot being in the "ox pasture, so-
called," between land laid out to Robert Potter and Samuel Laughton, the
second between land of John Newhall, Jr., and Joseph Tarr. In 1728 he
sold to his son Benjamin one-half of his lands in North Yarmouth, and in
1729-30 a parcel there to son Isaac. On Mar. 31, 1730, he conveyed to
Isaac, Jr., two lots of land laid out to him (Isaac, Sr.,) in Lynn town common.
On Mar. 6, 1732-3, Isaac Larrabee, now of Lynn, but formerly of North
Yarmouth, recites that his father, Stephen Larrabee, was by a deed from
the Indians an owner of a lot of land in North Yarmouth before Gov. Dan-
forth and others were regularly settling the town ; that at a meeting of the
committee and proprietors it was agreed that the heirs of said Stephen Lar-
rabee should quit and resign all their right and claim to said tract on condi-
tion that each of the children, viz., Stephen, William, John, Thomas, Samuel,
Isaac, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Jean Ashfield, should have a ten-acre lot laid
out and granted them with a full share in the common and undivided lands ;
but it so happened that John went to sea and died abroad, and p:phraim was
killed by the Indians at North Yarmouth, and there was no lot laid out for
them; "wherefore your petitioner prays that said lots may be laid out to the
heirs of the said John and Ephraim."
He made his will May 29, 1753, and mentions wife Ellinor, to whom he
gives the lower room in his house, firewood at her door cut to suitable length,
"14 bushills of ry, 3 barrills of sider, 100 wait of Beef," and keeping for
one cow, three sheep, and one swine, winter and summer. He wills to son
John, i pound; to Isaac and Joseph, sons of son Isaac, i shilling each; to
child of son Benjamin, dec, i shilling; to daughter Mary (Comings) i shil-
ling; mentions daughters Sarah (Parker), Ellinor, Joanna (Roads), and
son Samuel, whom he appoints his executor with his sisters. The inventory
was rendered Oct. 24, 1755. Mr. Larrabee was more than gi years of age
at the time of making his will. Land near Point of Pines was divided May
29, 1758, between Joanna Roads, Ellinor, and representatives of Samuel. We
will now mention the children in order, with what is known about them.
1. John, probably the eldest son, may have been b. as early as 1692-3.
2. Isaac, probably m. Martha Towne, May 12, 17 14. He lived at Lynn,
and his name often appeared in old documents. On Jan. 13, 17 14-15,
he purchased, of Ebenezer Hawks, of Lynn, blacksmith, land on the
town common for ^27; Mar. 30, 1728, purchased land on the com-
mon for ^25 : 17 : 6 ; purchased land on Lynn common, of Experience
816 LARRABEE FAMILY.
Tarbox, widow, Nov. 3, 1726; of Thomas Cheever purchased land
April 14, 1729; received land, in North Yarmouth, from his father,
Isaac, Sr., in 1729-30; purchased land, in Lynn, of Mary Breed, widow,
in 1732; of John Tarbox, cooper, land in Lynn, in 1734; of Daniel
Mansfield, clothier, land, in 1734, and lot of same, on common. May
21, 1737. He was dead Mar. 7, 1747, and his widow, Martha, having
received of her two sons, Isaac and Joseph, full satisfaction for her
share in the personal property and real estate, quits claim. These sons
had equally divided the land between them — land at "How's neck,"
"Oak island," "Chelsea," "Ledge island," and by "Cider pond," —
land that was "Old Mr. Isaac Larrabee's." He is mentioned in his
father's will as deceased, and one shilling each was given Isaac and
Joseph, his two sons.
3. Benjamin, settled in No. Yarmouth, of whom more under another head.
4. Mary, m. Coming; mentioned in her father's will and received
" I shilling."
5. Sarah, m. Parker; was dead when her father made his will, 1753.
6. Samuel, m. Mary Brown, Aug. 31, 1741, and was living, when mentioned
in his father's will. May 29, 1753. He died before July 12, 1756, when
Mary, his widow, made her mark in connection with settlement of his
estate. When land formerly owned by his father at " Point of Pines "
was divided between the surviving children, the "representatives of
Samuel" received lot No. 3. Thomas Riddan was chosen guardian,
in 1758, for children of Samuel, named Hannah, Sarah, Mary, EUzaheth,
Benjamin, and 5(7w«c/ " under 14." On Aug. 5, 1766, Thomas Hart,
of Lynn, gave bonds for 1,000 pounds as guardian for " Benjamin Larra-
bee, about fourteen years of age, son of Samuel Larrabee, late of Lynn."
Thomas Larrabee appeared and made choice the same day. This
Samuel was styled "of Lynn, Tailor," in the old records. Anothei
Samuel Larrabee, who m. Sarah Breed and removed to Lunenburg and
Ringe, has been confounded with this man, and was designated as
son of Isaac Larrabee, of Lynn; but that Samuel was m. on Jan. 14,
17 17, and had children m. as early as the date of births of children of
this Samuel and wife Mary Brown. It will be seen that if Benjamin
was 14 in 1766, he was b. in 1752 ; if Samuel was "under 14" in 1758,
he was born as early as 1756-7. Several sisters mentioned first in the
list of names were probably older than the sons.
7. Ellinor, mentioned in her father's will in 1753, was living, unmarried,
in 1758.
8. Joanna, m. Thomas Roads, April 7, 1754, and was mentioned in her
father's will in 1753; in 1758 received land near the "Point of Pines."
Isaac Larrabee, 3d, son of Isaac and Martha Towne, m. Mary Stevens,
Mar. 15, 1740. His name appears many times on record. He divided lands
of his father, who died intestate, with his brother Joseph. He conceded all
his right in the room and garret of the dwelling-house formerly owned by his
father, Nov. 8, 1749, to his brother Joseph. He and wife Mary conveyed
"marsh in Chelsea adjoining Oak island so-called," Mar. 7, 1747- No men-
tion of children.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 817
Joseph Larrabee, brother of the preceding, was mentioned in his grand-
father's will, his father having died before that. His wife's name was Eliza-
beth Trask, to whom m. Jan. 19, 1745. He was styled a "fisherman" in the
records. Name appears with that of his brother Isaac, and he had half of his
father's estate. His will was proved Nov. 8, 1774. There were eight chil-
dren, viz. : Joseph, Benjamin, David, James, Jonathan, Samuel, Eliza-
beth, and Hannah.
LUNENBURG BRANCH.
Samuel Larrabee,^ may have been a son of that John* who went to sea
and died abroad, or of Samuel, on whose estate administration was granted
Benjamin, his brother, in 1727. He married Sarah Breed, of Lynn, Jan. 14,
17 1 7, and with her became a member of the church there, but they took letters
of commendation in 1743, and were admitted to full communion in the church
at Lunenburg, Mass., where they resided until 1762, when they removed to
Ringe, N. H., with his eldest son, and there Sarah died. He was said to have
died in Ringe. Seven children whose names will follow :
1. Samuel,'' b. as early as 1720-5 ; m. Anna Williamson, dau. of John and
Margaret, of Groton, Mass., April 23, 1746, she born Oct. 20, 1728.
These were admitted to the church at Ringe, N. H., Dec. 15, 1765.
"Phillis" a negro bondwoman of Samuel, Jr., was bapt. in 1768. Three
of his children were b. in Lunenburg, two in Shirley, and one in Ringe.
He removed from the town last named in 1771, since when no account
of him or his family.
I. Stephen,''* b. Aug. 4, 1747.
II. Anna,'' b. April 28, 1750.
III. Samuel,'' b. Aug. i, 1752.
IV. Ebenezer,' b. Oct. 10, 1759.
v. David,'' bapt. Mar. 29, 1766.!
2. Benjamin,^ m. Margaret Williamson, Dec. 7, 1752, and lived in Shirley,
Mass., until 1760, after which nothing was known of him or his family
of five children, named as follows :
I. Hannah,^ b. Aug. 15, 1753.
II. Benjamin," b. Nov. 26, 1754.
III. Sarah,'^ b. Oct. 8, 1757.
IV. Elizabeth," b. Dec. 27, 1759.
V. Rebecca," b. in Oct., 1760.
3. Sarah,^ m. Mar. 18, 1745, Nehemiah Bowers; second, Joseph Platts.
4. John,'' m. June 19, 17C0, Abiel Arven, of Groton, Mass.
5. Isabella,'' m. Sept. 28, 1752, Wm. Barron, and removed to Keene, N. H.
6. Abigail," m. William Simonds, of Shirley, Mass.
7. Timothy,^ resided several years in Lunenburg.
•Since the above was written my researches have caused me to think this Samuel was a
brother of Capt. .John, Capt. Benjamin, and Ephraim— all sons (?) of Stephen and Lsabel, of
North Yarmouth and Maiden.
t Samuel Larrabee, of Lunenburg, married Widow Mary Simonds, of Shirley, Mass.,
Dec. 19, 1758; probably a second wife, and mother of Ebeuezer and David, as above.
818 LARSABEE FAMILY.
BALTIMORE BRANCH.
Ephraim Larrabee^ may have been a son of Samuel, who died before
1727, and brother of Samuel who married Sarah Breed, but no link has been
found among the records to prove the connection. Tliere is, however, a cor-
respondence of dates and negative evidences which make it probable that he
was a son of one of the two brothers. He was born in 1723; married
Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Mehitable (Southwick) Weston, of
Reading, Mass., where she was born Oct. 6, 1729. These lived at Lynnfield,
early called "Lynn End," or the "north parish" of Lynn, where he died
Dec. 12, 1796, aged 73 years. He made his will Aug. 4, 1796, which was
proved April 11, 1798; gave wife Elizabeth all his lands, stock, farming
utensils, to be improved as long as she remained a widow ; gave to son
Ephraim, '•^ all his wearing apparel and $8 in money; to Ebenezer," $10; to
Daniel,- $2 ; to Elizabeth,'- $2 ; to Mehitable,- $8 ; to Lydia,- $8 ; to Hep-
ziBAH,^ $8, and to son William- all that was left of his estate after the
legacies were paid. Wife Elizabeth, executrix. Inventory showed homestead
in Lynnfield, about twenty-three acres, with buildings thereon, worth $30 per
acre ; other lands. We have seen it stated that there were iVeivn children in
this family, but the above names found in his will are all we know of.
Daniel Larrabee,- one of the younger sons of Ephraim, was born at
Lynnfield, Mass., June 9, 177 1; m. Annie, daughter of Joseph and Hannah
Wheeler, by order of the Society of Friends, at the meeting-house, Courtland
Town, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1798. He went to New York city in 1791, and opened
a ladies' shoe store on Maiden lane. When the yellow fever prevailed in that
city, in 1798, he closed his store, and, prompted by a pure spirit of benev-
olence, gratuitously ministered to the sick and dying, under the direction of
Dr. Tripp, an eminent physician of that day, and who was a connection of the
family. When gloom and dismay pervaded the city, and those afflicted with
the deadly disease were deserted by their kindred, he went to their relief,
nursed and comforted them in their distress, and assisted in performing the
last solemn rites to those who fell victims to the fatal malady, which, at the
time, resisted all the skill of the healing art.
Although affianced to her who afterwards became his wife, the matrimonial
ceremony was deferred until he had fully discharged his duty to the afflicted
people, and the city was fully restored. These services were fully appreciated
at the time by the public authorities and a grateful people, and properly
recognized when the scourge had passed away.
After his marriage Mr. Larrabee removed to Baltimore, and opened a shoe
store on Market street. He removed thence to South Calvert street, where
he had a shoe-finding store, and added the manufacture of lasts. The build-
ing was erected from bricks brought from England for a hotel, and here
Washington was entertained when in Baltimore. He was plain and unas-
suming in his manners, courteous and affable to all. Strictly just in his
dealings and upright in his example through life, he left an untarnished repu-
tation. When the hour of his departure came, ripe in years, calm and placid
to the last moment, he bowed to the decree of Heaven and quietly yielded
up his spirit to Him who gave it, Sept. 11, 1842. Ten children :
I. Hannah W.,* b. July 11, 1799; m. Nov. 25, 1824, to Ward Sears, of
^^T^c^^^-^^^^
LAREABEE FAMILY.
819
Plymouth county, Mass., who d. Aug. 7, 1839, leaving a dau., Miss Ann
Sears, who has furnished nearly all the data for this pedigree.
JogEPH," b. Sept. 16, 1801 ; d. June 7, 1812.
Ephraim,'* b. Nov. 21, 1803; m. Ann, dau. of William and Elizabeth
Burns, of Philadelphia, Apr. 26, 183 1 ; d. Mar. 26, 1883. In early life
he studied medicine, but being in delicate health, and being advised to
take some active, outdoor exercise, he worked at the carpenter's trade
until he succeeded to his father's business in 1824. He afterwards,
however, received his diploma from the Botanical Medical College, of
Macon, Ga., conferring upon him the degree of M. D., but //<- never
used the title.
He commenced in business with small means, his father having lost
heavily by becoming security for others, but by industry and economy
he acquired capital. When the cholera broke out in Baltimore, in 1832,
he formed a copartnership with his brother-in-law, Ward Sears, in estab-
lishing a mill for the manufacture of Thomsonian medicine. This
business was successfully carried on until their mill and dwelling were
destroyed by fire in 1835, entailing heavy loss, not being insured. Im-
mediately after the fire he purchased land and rebuilt on an enlarged
scale, and continued the medicine business in connection with the shoe-
finding and last-making. In 1844 he pulled down the old building and
built two brick warehouses, now standing.
He invented an upright refrigerator, a novel shower-bath and water-
cooler, which met with great success under his patent. Having sold
out his other lines, he devoted himself solely to leather, hides, and
shoe findings. He admitted three of his sons, and latterly the business
was conducted under the firm name of E. Larrabee & Sons in the
extensive iron-front store built in 1852.
Mr. Larrabee was a Whig and Republican and a strenuous advocate
of the principles of the party; gave his first vote for John Quincy
Adams. He would never accept any public office. He became a
member of the Masonic order when twenty-one and took its degrees ;
was actively engaged in its work until 1835, when, in consequence of
his loss by fire," he withdrew to attend to his business more closely.
He traveled extensively in America and twice visited Cuba, his object
being health and recreation.
He was ever his own physician and that of his children, all of whom
lived to maturity. He was well preserved and youthful in appearance
when advanced in life. He required but five hours' sleep out of the
twenty-four and was always an early riser. He never used tobacco
after he was fifteen, nor spirituous liquors except as medicine, and then
\fir; sparingly. He possessed a social disposition and enjoyed good
society. During his long business career he never had any serious
difficulty with his neighbors. His customers were always furnished
with good articles at fair prices, and he never regarded himself under
any obligation to them.
He has been president of the Carrollton Hotel Company, of the
Chesapeake Guano Company, and of the Wyoming Coal and Transpor-
tation Mutual Company.
His religious views were peculiarly his own and never obtruded upon
820 LAREABEE FAMILY.
others, and he regarded the views of those who differed from him with
the broadest charity. He died Mar. 26, 1888. Issue as follows:
I. Elizabeth A., ^ b. Nov. 2, 1832; m. Nov. 2, 1852, to William M.
Junes, of Baltimore, and had issue.
II. William F./ b. April 26, 1834; d. May 22, 1875.
III. Ephraim F.,'' b. Dec. 23, 1835.
IV. Margaret B.,^ b. Oct. 29, 1837; m. Nov. 5, 1863, to John B. Meller,
of Philadelphia, and had issue.
v. FiNDLEY Q.,'' b. July 4, 1839; d. Sept. 20, 1858.
VI. Harrison C.,'' b. July 23, 1841 ; m. Sept. 30, 1868, Louisa, dau. of
Capt. Enoch and Susan Turley, of Philadelphia, and has issue, three
children, viz. ; Zi///e T.,' b. Nov. 8, 1869 ; ^//w/, ^ b. Nov. 26, 1870;
Harrison C.,^ b. Aug., 1873.
VII. Emma R.,^ b. Oct. i, 1845.
viii. Clinton,* b. Oct. 10, 1851.
4. Edward W.,^ b. May 10, 1805; m. Nov. 25, 1828, Eliza, dau. of Isaac
and Caroline Evans, of Baltimore, who d. in Dec, 1891, and had twelve
children, named as follows :
I. Henry C.,* b. Sept. 4, 1829; m. Jan. 17, 1861, Mary J. Dougherty.
No issue.
II. Annie E.,* born May 4, 1831 ; m. April 27, 1853, Alfred S. Ness, of
Baltimore. One daughter.
III. Edward W.,"* b. April 4, 1833.
IV. Ephraim M.,* b. Dec. 23, 1834; d. Nov. 17, 1870.
V. George G.,* b. Dec. 3, 1836; d. April 22, 1868.
VI. Caroline E.,* b. June 4, 1838 ; in. May 8, i860, Edward B. Reed, of
Baltimore, and had six children.
VII. Daniel,* b. June 24, 1840; m. June 10, 1869, Janet Claylaugh, and
had two children: Ni>ia,^ b. May 25, 1870; Stuart,^ b. Aug. 8, 1874.
VIII. Joseph O.,* b. Oct. 10, 1845 ; ^- ]^^^ 14. 1849.
IX. Hannah S.,* b. Mar. 10, 1849; d. Oct. 3, 1849.
X. Robert G.,* b. May 12, 1850; d. Aug. 16, 185 1.
XI. Howard P.,* b. Dec. 6, 1851 ; d. June 19, 1853.
XII. Elinor,* b. July 2, 1854; d. Aug. 17, 1856.
5. Elizabeth,''' b. Nov. 26, 1807 ; d. May 25, 1876.
6. William,^ b. Feb. 28, 1809; d. unmarried, in Baltimore, Feb. 2, 1892,
aged 83. He was the last survivor of the original family that first set-
tled in Maryland; was associated with his brother Edward in business;
a stalwart Republican ; member of the Society of Friends.
7. Mary,-' b. Oct. 26, 1811 ; d. Sept. 24, 1817.
8. Joseph M.,'* b. July 21, 1816 ; d. Jan. 29, 1849.
9. Mary W.,-' b. Dec. 12, 1818; m. Nov. 5, 1840, Oliver Evans, of Phila-
delphia, who d. Dec. 3, 1882. Six children.
10. Elmira,'' b. June 6, 1821; m. May 9, 1843, to George Stearns, of
Petersham, Mass.; d. Aug. 4, 1886. Five children.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 821
BOSTON BRANCH.
Capt. John Larrabee ' was probably a native of Lynn, Mass., but as the
early records were destroyed nothing definite has been learned respecting his
parentage. He was born in 1686. The christian names used in this family
are the same found in branches descended from Stephen Larrabee who fled
from Yarmouth to Lynn during the Indian wars, and there can be no doubt
about his connection with this family. In the pedigree made out by Doctor
Banks, it is stated that he "had charge of a garrison at Spurwink, in 1703,
doing excellent service against the Lidians in a desperate battle, and in his
declining years he was e.xalted to the honorable and responsible position of
lieutenant-commander of Fort Castle William,* in Boston harbor. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Jordan and granddaughter of Rev. Robert
Jordan, the celebrated minister of Spurwink, Sept. 29, 1710, in Maiden, Mass.
About 1712, he was serving as a private soldier in Castle William, and in 1720
was promoted to the position of "quarter-gunner." He had been advanced to
the office of "captain-lieutenant" and "victualler" in 1725 ; this rank probably
about the same as that of lieutenant-colonel of a modern regiment. Drake
says he rose from true merit to the command of the fort and was commissioned
by Governor Dummer. According to the Castle island records he succeeded
John Gray as lieutenant of Castle William, Sept. 11, 1723. Being the senior
resident officer he had the more immediate control of the discipline and gov-
ernment of the island. Documents in the office of secretary of state show that
Captain Larrabee rendered bills for "victualling the garrison," for "repairs of
Castle William," for "disbursements for sails and cordage for the boats," and
for "e.\traordinary table e.xpenses." It has been said that he "deservedly
acquired and sustained the reputation of an honest, good, and faithful officer."
He regularly attended to religious devotions ; was kind to relatives, friends,
and acquaintances; charitable, benevolent, and a helper of the needy; an
admirer of men of good character; humane and courteous to all with whom
he had to do. In an obituary notice he was represented as one noted for " up-
rightness, integrity, generous public spirit, plain-heartedness, humanity, and
freedom from guile"; also "a sincere Christian and dear to the soldiers at
the Castle, who loved and revered him as a friend and father." He died Feb.
II, 1762. In his will he mentions a negro man, named "York," whom he
"manuments and sets free," giving him a suit of mourning. E.xecutors, son
John, son-in-law Thomas Edes, and Capt. Nathaniel Greenwood. He had
three children, three brothers, and a sister. Children born in Boston.
Capt. Beiijainin Larrabee,'^ brother of Capt. John, was, in early life,
associated with him in real estate transactions in Boston, and married Mary
*Foi-t Inaependence. up to 1799, was called Ca.stle William in lionor of .Sir William t'hipps,
who was placed in command by the king in 1693. It was founded in 1634 hf (ioveriior Winthiop,
only four years subsequent to the incorporation of the city of Boston. Tlie fort was first called
"the Castle." In 1798, it was transferred to the United State.s by the state of Massachusetts and
afterwards called Fort Independence.
Note.— There is a lifi-sizeil portrait of Capt. .Tohn Larrabee at the house of Edward Goodwin,
144.Iaralemon street. Brooklyn. \. Y., uiiich r.iiiie down tlirouuli tin- I'"ilrs family to Mrs. Hannah
N. Conklin. He is represented as weariiit; li>w buckled shm-s. wliitn silk storkintrs, brown buck-
led knee breeches, black double-breasted coat buttoned with heavy cords. Over this a single-
breasted top coat without collar, hut witli broad cuffs turned back, white neck cloth, powdered
wig, and face clean shaven; the right side slightly advanced; hilt of sword showing on left
side. His left hand grasps a long spy-glass, which rested on a cannon near the muzzle. The
background shows an ocean view with several ships in the distance. The picture is 4 by 7 feet,
the figure itself being full six feet, framed in heavy gilt moulding about si.\ inche.s deep.
822 LABRABEE FAMILY.
Eilthorpe there, May i8, 1727; these were published Apr. 12, 1727. In 1726
he and Capt. John purchased of the Widow Silence Elliot and her children,
for 300 pounds — both Benjamin and John styled "Gentlemen" — land in
"equal halves" upon Charter street, north end of Boston, and Oct. 4, 1730,
Benjamin conveyed his part to Capt. John for 150 pounds. We do not find
record of any children in Boston. This shows us when he disposed of his
property in Boston. On June 30, 1731, the Pejepscot proprietors appointed
Capt. Benjamin Larrabee agent of the company, and the records were trans-
ferred to him. By reference to the letters that passed between Gov. Belcher
and Capt. Benjamin, it will be seen that he went from Boston. The wife of
Capt. Benjamin, of Brunswick, was named Mary. From these clues I think
the Capt. Benjamin who commanded at Fort George, in Brunswick, was brother
of Capt. John who commanded at Castle William, in Boston harbor. If, then,
we can find the parentage of this Benjamin we may know, what has long been
sought for, whose son Capt. John Larrabee was. Well, we find that Stephen,
son of Stephen, ist, had a son Benjamin, born in Maiden, Feb. 11, 1696, and
the history of the others of this name is so well cleared up that it seems safe
to assume that this Benjamin was the one who married Mary Eilthorpe and
settled in Brunswick. Capt. John was older and was probably born in Fal-
mouth or North Yarmouth. We have no direct proof of the connections
here mentioned, and leave the absolute settlement of the question to future
genealogists, who may have access to records not available to the author.
Epliraini Larrabee/ another brother of Capt. John, who received a leg-
acy by his will in 1760, may have been the one who lived in Lynnfield, Mass.,
and who made his will there in 1796. No record of marriage of an Ephraim
has been found in Boston nor of births of children.*
Samuel Larrabee/ another brother of Capt. John, was mentioned in his
will of 1760, and may have been the Samuel who removed from Lynn co
Lunenburg.
Margaret Larrabee/ a sister of Capt. John, married a Mr. Roach.
Children of Capt. John and Elizabeth:
1. John,** b. Apr. 19, 1713; m,, by Rev. Samuel Checkley, to Sarah, dau.
of Thomas Wallis, blacksmith, of Boston, Dec. 25, 1740, and was styled
in old documents "joiner" and "cabinet maker." By deed of date Mar.
22, 1752, Sarah Edes, daughter of Capt. John, for consideration of 5
shillings, quits claim, to this John, her brother, "land on Charter street,
with dwelling-house, it being the late mansion house of our honored
father, Capt. John Larrabee, deceased." By the will of Thomas Wallis,
father-in-law of John, Feb. 14, 1748, he and wife received a dwelling-
house and land on the common. We have found record of but two chil-
dren,/y/^«,^ b. Nov. II, 1741, and Robert,^ b. Jan. 14, 1747.
2. Elizabeth,* b. Feb. 4, 1715; d. May 2, 1746, unmarried.
•Ephraim Larrabee, of Charlestown, Mass., m. Anna Holden— "both of Charlestown "—
at Woburn, April 27, 1717, and bad son Thomas, b. Sept. 4, 1722, who. at Stonebani, was pub. to
Anna Winship, Aug. 24, 1745. Hannah m. Tliomas Harris in 1722. Rebecca pub. to John Con-
oUy in 1737. Epliraim was a member of tlie cliurcli formed at Stoneliam, 1729. His tax was
abated at Cliarlestown, Oct. 5, 1723.
Note.— Judge James Larrabee, of Gardiner, who lias given the subject much study, ap-
proves of this view of the relationship between Capt. John and Capt. Benjamin.
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3. Sarah/ b. July 12, 1719; m. Dec. 31, 1758, to Thomas Edes. Her
name, as dau. of Capt. John, and sister of John, his son, appears in
the records.
Dea. William Larrabee,' of Boston, m. Lydia Adams there (by Rev.
Cotton Mather), Aug. 12, 1708; in old documents styled "tailor." He pur-
chased land and house at the "Sign of the Salutation" on "Salutation lane,"
in Boston, of John Langdon, for 150 pounds, Sept. 14, 17 17; this was mort-
gaged June 21, 1 7 18, but released Jan. 29, 1724. He was one selected by
the heirs of Matthew Porter, Oct. 21, 1735, to divide estate; was this man a
brother of Capt. John, of Castle William fame.' He was born about 1688,
two years later than the date of birth of Capt. John. Another evidence of
relationship is the fact that a son of Dea. William was buried in Copps Hill
ground, Boston, in the lot of Capt. John Larrabee. Children born in Boston,
as follows :
1. William,'' b. Mar. 21, 1711-12.
2. Jonathan,* K . > r^ »
■' ' ^ twins, b. Oct. 7, 1 7 13.
3. Lydia,* )
4. Samuel,* b. Dec. 18, 1715; m. Judith Howard, July 9, 1741 Q).
5. Lydia,* b. Dec. 9, 1717; died young.
6. Stephen,* b. Dec. 8, 1719.
7. Lydia,* b. Jan. 5, 1722 ; m. John Vary, July 29, 1743 (?).
8. James,* b. May i, 1725.
9. Benjamin,** b. Aug. 4, 1726; d. May 9, 1730, and was interred in the
lot where Capt. John Larrabee is said to have been buried, where an
inscription may be found.
10. Abigail,* b. March 25, 1728.
SOUTHERN BRANCH.
John Larrabee* was born in Lynn, Mass., in 1757 or 1758. His father
was lost at sea when he was a child, and he went to live with an uncle in
Lynn, Mass. When but fifteen years of age he ran away, taking his last fare-
well of his widowed mother,t and enlisted in the Colonial army. He served
as wagoner until his first term expired, then re-enlisted during the war and
was honorably discharged at its close. He settled in Virginia, and it does
not appear that he ever returned to his early home, and was lost to the family
in Lynn. He married a Miss Hicks for first wife, and she had one son. She
died in 1800, and in 1801 he returned to Ohio and settled near Newark, Lick-
ing county, where he died Feb. 6, 1846. His second wife was a Miss Smith,
by whom he had three sons and five daughters.
From a history of the pioneers of Licking county, Ohio, we learn that he
was the son of a sea-faring man, who is supposd to have been impressed into
the British service as he was never heard from after leaving his home near
*It will be observed that the same christian names appear in this family that were found in
that of the first Stephen Larrabee— and in otlier branches of the same descent.
t He used to rel.ite that when he !iad decided to take " French leave " of his uncle, he went
to bid his mother farewell and left her under a tree weeping.
824 LAERABEE FAMILY.
Lynn. The son John was bound out to an uncle (said to have been Isaac),
who worked him hard and gave him no advantages for education. While in
the army he participated in many engagements; was one who helped capture
Hessians at Trenton, and about that time his feet were badly frozen. He
received a pension many years. He was employed at one time, after coming
from the army, against the Indians. After a residence at, or near, Marietta,
on the Virginia side of the Ohio river, he went down in a canoe to explore
the rich bottom lands and pitched on the Ohio side. Here he lived for sev-
eral months in an enormous, hollow sycamore tree said to have been ten feet
in diameter; here eleven persons settled and were known as the " Larrabee
colony." After erecting a cabin and raising a crop of corn he returned for
his family, and in the autumn of 1801 carried them up to their new home in
the wilderness. In his early life he was under Quaker* influence, but was a
member of the Disciples" church the last thirty years of his life. He was a
man of correct habits, industrious and honest; weighed about 350 pounds
and was helpless some time before his death. He said he had a brother
William and sister Joanna. Some of his nine children died in infancy; the
names of others, John, Daniel, William, Sylvester, Joanna, Lydia,
LuciNDA, and Elizabeth.
1. JoHN,^ b. Oct. 4, 1799, in Virgina ; went to Licking county, Ohio, when
a babe, in 1801 ; m. July 20, 1818, Mary, dau. of James Edwards, by
whom eight children. He moved to Crawford county, 111., in 1852, and
d. there in 1873; farmer. Children:
I. David," served in the U. S. army in the Mexican war, and d. three
months after returning home.
II. JoHN,^ served in the iSJth 111. Vols., and d. at Tallahousa, Tenn.
III. William,^ served in the Civil war; deceased.
IV. Oliver,'^ served in the 155th Regt. 111. Vols.; deceased.
v. Hiram," of Crawford county. 111. ; stock merchant and owner of ex-
tensive lands.
VI. Isaac,'' of Middleton, Texas, is a farmer.
vn. Dr. James,** b. Dec. 18, 1826; moved to Illinois, in 1852, where he
resides ; grad. from the Vanderbilt University, Tenn., in medicine,
and has since practised at Wheeling, 111. He has two sons.
2. Sylvester," b. May 25, 1818, near Newark, Ohio; m. Eliza J. Ellis, b.
in Guernsey, Ohio, May 17, 1823, and had issue as follows:
I. Thomas W.,' b. April 5, 1841, and is a farmer, at Carrollton, Hancock
county, Ind., 18 miles from Indianapolis; owns 310 acres of land;
has a family of six sons and four daughters, and not one ever swore
or used tobacco or strong drink. The father promised to give each
$50 at the age of 21 years if they would abstain from these evils.
He writes : " Three of my sons have received each his fifty dollars,
and I hope to God the other three will be as good." Several are
teachers. He has been justice of the peace.
(i). Marv £.,'' h. May 31, 1865; deceased.
•This man wa.s uiidi-r Qimkcr iiiMuence in earlv life; tliis i.'* a strong clue to his counectioii
with the family of Kplnaim l,an\ilice, of Lynntiekl, who was a member of the Society of
Friends, as was his son Daniel, who went to Baltimore. If records of the Friends' society,
of Lynn, are extant, the names and ages of all members might be ascertained.
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(2). Frank S.^ b. Sept. 22, 1866; a teacher.
(3). Sarah M.,' b. Feb. i, 1868 ; m. A. J. Willson.
(4). William H.,' b. Feb. 21, 1870; teacher.
(5). John/.,'' b. Dec. 13, 187 1 ; teacher.
(6). Elisa L. iV:/ b. Nov. 29, 1875.
(7). Annie,' b. Oct. 26, 1877.
(8). Thomas IV.,'' b. Sept. 10, 1879.
(9). Charles:; b. Mar. 8, 1882.
(10). Clri'eland; b. Dec. 20, 1887.
II. S. J.,*^ brother of Thomas W., resides at Marshfield, Warren Co., Ind.
LARRABEES OF WEST HAVEN, CONN.
David Larrabee^ was probably born in or near Boston, as the descend-
ants say he removed from there to West Haven. His father, who was
represented as a man of wealth, died when David was a child, but had children
older who remained in Boston. Mr. Larrabee was a seaman, and went as
mate of a vessel which was wrecked, and after clinging to wreckage three
days lost his hold and perished. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and
participated in the defense of West Haven when the British landed at New
Haven. He somehow became acquainted with General Washington, and at
one time when he was passing through West Haven he called at the Larrabee
house for water. Being a small and very active man Mr. Larrabee descended
into the well, brought up the glass full of the cool water and presented it to
his superior in rank, to do him honor. His wife was Sally Thompson, and
his six children as follows:
1. Sally," b. May 12, 1786; m. Ezekiel Hotchkiss, Nov. 30, 1809, and d.
May I, 1852, aged 66 years. They had nine children, who have left
numerous descendants.
2. David,- m. and settled in New Jersey; had several children, one of
whom, named George,'^ Vfa.s major of an Indiana regiment in the Civil war.
3. Esther,- m. Hine, and had one son, David,^ residing at Hartford,
Susquehanna county, Penn.
4. Persis,'- m. Gillett, and lived a while in Pennsylvania, but re-
turned to New Haven.
5. Willis,'- b. Feb. 25, 1798; m. Sarah Hotchkiss, Aug. 14, 1822, she b.
in Cheshire, Conn., Dec. 12, 1799. He died Oct 2, 1827; his widow,
April 22, 1867. I suppose these lived in West Haven, Conn. There
were children as follows :
I. Willis E.,^ b. Jan. 29, 1824; m. Feb. 8, 1845, to Eunice Smith, b. in
Oxford, Conn., May 16, 1824. He d. Feb. 29, 1864, aged 40, leav-
ing issue and a widow now living at Marian, Conn. Children :
(i). Frederick A., ""Yi. May 2, 1846; m. Minnie Wilsey, in Oxford,
Conn., April 25, 1876, she b. Aug. 3, 1856. These had: Oslo
D.s^ b. Feb. 15, 1877; Jessie D.,"" b. March 17, 1879; Harry W.,^
b. Aug. 3, 1885.
(2). Sarah F.,* b. March 23, 1827; d. Sept. 29, 1848.
826 LARBABEE FAMILY.
6. Samuel,^ b. June 5, 1800, in West Haven, suburb of New Haven; m.
Mrs. Caroline D. French, whose maiden name was Piatt, and settled in
Ohio, where they resided nine years, and there the two eldest children
were born. They returned to Orange, Conn., and resided there until
his death, Jan. i, 1882. He was buried within a stone's throw of
where he was born, on land formerly owned by his father, now in a
cemetery. Three children :
I. Edwin H.,^ b. Oct. 4, 1838; m. Jane Somers, July 4, 1864. No
issue. He served as first sergeant in ist Connecticut Heavy Artil-
lery, also as aid to Gen. DeRussey ; since marriage has resided in
Washington, D. C.
II. Helen F.,^ b. Feb. 2, 1843; was m. to Theron L. Ailing, Nov. 23,
1865, and has had two children, a son and daughter; residence,
Orange, Conn.
III. George F.," b. July 17, 1847; unmarried; in Orange, Conn.
LARRABEES OF NORTH YARMOUTH.
Stepheu Larrabee,^ was evidently a brother of William, of Maiden, who
was one of the first pioneers of North Yarmouth, Me. The two purchased
lands of the Indians before the regular settlement of the town. We have no
documentary proof that these were brothers, but there is unquestionable evi-
dence of their kinship. We have no mention of the parentage or place of
nativity of Stephen, no record of his marriage, will, or death. That he had a
large family the list of his children's names, both in the will of William, of
date, Oct. 24, 1692, and in the petition of his son Isaac, dated Mar. 2, 1732,
proved. His children will be mentioned in this connection briefly, and in
another place at the heads of the various branches of which they became the
progenitors. Of some the meagre records that are preserved in the towns
where they had a precarious residence and unreliable tradition afford but little
information. Some were slain by the blood-thirsty savages, some died on a
foreign shore, while others seem to have closed life's mysterious drama in their
homes surrounded by their friends.
Stephen,- b. 1656, of whom presently.
William,-' settled in Arundel.
3. Samuel,'^ d. before Aug. 8, 1727.
4. ISAAC,'^ b. 1664; removed to Lynn.
5. Benjamin,^ settled in Falmouth.
6. Ephraim,'-^ killed by Indians at North Yarmouth.
John,- who crossed the sea and "did abide."*
Jane,- m. William Ashfield.
Stephen Larrabee," (i), b. 1652 ; t mentioned first in the will of William,
* John Larrabee, of New England (evidently a mariner), appoints Elizabeth Crawford, of
London, liis attorney April, 1694; proved .June 19. I69i.— Register.
t Gould says: " I think the oldest inscription on any stone in the Eastern buryingground is
that tothememory of Stephen Larrabee, who died in 1718, ixge 06." This shows where one of the
" loving kin.sman " of William Larrabee, of Maiden, wa.'i laid down to rest, and also, if the dates
are correct, that he was not a son of William .and Elizabeth Felt, Stephen's birth being in 1652,
and their marriage in 1655. Query; Did Stephen die at the home of his brother Benjamin? If
not, why buried at Falmouth?
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of Maiden, among his "loving kinsmen," and in his brother Isaac's petition,
was probably the eldest son. He had a wife named Isabel, after going from
North Yarmouth to Maiden, by whom two or more children. We know that
one or more sons were born twelve years previously, as will appear; and we
are confident from the correspondence of dates, names, and slight documentary
hints, that he was father of those whose names we will subjoin to aid our
treatment, viz :
1. Stephen," b. 1682; dead 1737.
2. Dea. William, ** b. 1684 (.'); m. 1708.
3. Capt. John," b. 1686; m. 17 10.
4. Samuel," b. 1690 (?); m. 1717; living 1760.
5. Abigail,'' b. 1694; m. 1718.
6. Capt Benjamin," b. 1696; went to Brunswick.
7. Ephraim," b. 1698 (?); m. before 1722.
8. Margaret," m. Brock.
Stephen Larrabee" (i), b. in 1682 ; m. Margaret Pain, Jan. 10, 1704, the
return made in Boston by Rev. Robert Cheever. He was living in Medford,
Mass., about 1706. He moved down to North Yarmouth after 1722, where
other children were born. He d. Oct. 20, 1737, and his widow m. Samuel
Seabury, Esq., Sept. 27, 1738, d. May 18, 1754. Stephen's will was dated
Oct. 18, 1737, probated Jan. 7, 1739, in which four children were mentioned,
Stephen, John, Hannah, and Margaret. Issue, far as known, as follows:
1. Hannah,* b. May 4, 1707; m. Nov. 8, 1722, Amos Harris, weaver.
She "owned the covenant" in church at Charlestown, Mass., July 7,
1723; settled in North Yarmouth and had a family.
2. Margaret,'' b. Feb. 22, 1709 ; m. Benjamin Welsh, in North Yarmouth,
Sept. 22, 173s; d. Dec. i, 1737.
3. John,* b. May 14, 1715; m. Mary Pomery (intention Feb. 2, 1744);
settled in North Yarmouth ; had a numerous family, named as follows :
I. Mary,*^ b. Nov. 25, 1744; m. Benjamin Rackley, Dec. 2, 1768, and
lived in Greene, Me. He d. July 3, 1808, aged 63; she d. Nov. 14,
1808, aged 63.
II. Stephen,^ b. Sept. 23, 1747; m. Molly Merrill, in North Yarmouth,
Nov. 17, 1774, and settled in Greene, Me. He was a carpenter and
assisted his brother John in building the first meeting-house in
Greene. He had five sons, of whom hereafter. He d. July 20, 1824,
aged 77 ; his wife d. Dec. 20, 1813, aged 59.
III. Dea. JoHN,^ b. Nov. 16, 1749; m. Jane Brown (intention Sept. 4,
1773,) and settled first in Freeport, but subsequently removed to
Greene, Me., in 1779, where he d. in 1816. He was a carpenter and
with Stephen built the first meeting-house there in 1794; chosen
deacon of the Baptist church in 1799; was "eminent for piety";
one of first board of selectmen and served several years ; was a cit-
izen who manifested much public spirit and promoted all reforms ;
farmer. Four sons and six daughters, of whom more.
IV. Mehitable,^ b. Oct, 10, 1751; d. Feb. 20, 1826, aged 76.
v. Capt. Samuel,^ b. Oct. 15, 1752; m. Mary Brown, of North Yar-
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mouth, intention lodged Nov. 14, 1778, and settled in his native
town. He served in the Revolutionary army, and after his return
built an old-fashioned tavern stand on the Topsham road, which is
still occupied as a dwelling. Here the old-time stage-coaches stopped
and changed horses daily 75 years ago. Mrs. L. d. Mar. 11, 1841,
aged 85 ; he d. Nov. 21, 1844. Six children, of whom more.
Mary,* b. April 12, 1731; m. William Hooper, in North Yarmouth,
(intention Dec. 11, 1756).
Children of Stephen and Molly:
- Mower, and settled on the homestead; removed to
4
S
6
7
8
9
10
Samuel,^ m. -
Leeds and d. there at the age of 88 ; probably had issue.
William,^ m. Mower, and went to Wisconsin. ^
Jeremiah,^ settled in Parkman, Me.
Rhoda,^ m. Dea. David Briggs, of Minot, Me.
PoLLY,^ m. Waterman, of Minot, Me.
Susanna,'' lived in Leeds, Me.
Children of John and Jane:
Nathaniel,^ b. April 14, 1779, in Greene, Me.; m. Penelope House,
Mar. 7, 1802, and settled, as farmer, in Parkman, Me. Five children.
John,'' m. Cynthia Mower, and settled on the homestead in Greene,
where he d. at the age of 84.
JosiAH,^ m. Laurina Phillips, and was for many years a prominent man
in Greene, Me.; was chosen deacon of the Baptist church in 1842;
taught school and served as one of the selectmen.
Ammi,^ was in the war of 1812 ; d. at the age of 70.
Sarah,* m. Rev. Phineas Pillsbury.
Phebe,' m. Alpheus Drake, of Minot.
Marv,^ m. Benjamin Parker, of Greene.
Hannah," m. William Parker.
Margaret," m. Thaddeus Sawyer.
Deborah," m. Isaac Coburne.
Children of Capt. Samuel and Mart:
1. Hannah," b. Aug. 25, 1781 ; m. Robert Fulton, who d. May 23, 1834,
aged 55 years.
2. Mehitable," b. Jan. i, 1784; m. Gideon Stinson, and d. Nov. 10,
1804, aged 20 years.
3. Jane," b. Aug. 14, 1786; m. Nathan Oakes, and d. May 29, 1828.
4. Benjamin," b. June 2, 17S9 ; lost at sea in 1816.
5. Capt. Samuel," b. July 19, 1792; m. Sylvinia E. Lowe (pub. Dec. i,
1819), and d. Sept. 23, 1828; she d. Sept. 14, 1838. Two children:
I. Gardner M.,' b. Nov. 8, 1820; deceased.
II. Mary J.,' b. May 17, 1822; d. May 17, 1839.
6. Moses," b. Mar. 17, 1799; lost at sea in 1835.
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Children of Nathaniel and Penelope:
1. Cynthia,' b. Nov. lo, 1803; m. William Farwell, in 1832, who d. in
1833, and she m., second, David Prescott, in 1836, who d. in 1885.
She d. Mar. 14, 1881 (?).
2. Benjamin," b. Mar. 15, 1807; m. Bethshebe Southworth, in 1835, and
had issue, four children :
I. John E.,* b. Jan. 16, 1836; m. Mary E. Harris, Sept. 22, 1866, and
had four children, viz. :
(i). Charles S.,^ h. Aug. 5, 1867 ; m. Nora Hutchins, Aug. 5, 1892.
(2). Cora M.,^ b. Sept. 10, 1869; m. Elbridge Ellis, July 3, 1889.
(3). Edith A.,^ b. June 11. 1873; m. Harry Hutchins, Sept. 3, 1891.
(4). Roy L.^ b. June 20, 1876.
II. Llewellyn W.,* b. 1838; killed in the battle of Pittsburg Landing.
III. Phceby,* b. 1840; m. Russell; in the West.
IV. Julia M.,' b. 1843; m. Harper, and lives at Sand Springs, la.
3. Phceby,'' b. Oct. 22, 1813; d. Nov. 18, 1833.
4. J(.)hn,' b. Apr. 8, 18 16; m. Lucy Holmes, Apr. 8, 1844, and settled in
Parkman, Me. Children:
I. J0.SEPHINE S.,* b. June 4, 1848.
II. Annie L.,' b. July 23, 1852 ; m. Oct. 9, 1881, Henry Beal, and lives
in Parkman, Me.
5. Betsey J.,' b. Sept. 23, 1819; m. A. J. W. Stevens, Jan., 1846; he d.
July 29, 1874. Issue.
J. H. Larrabee, b. in Parkman, Me., in 1848; went to Dexter, in Dec,
1870, where he works as a finisher in the woolen mills. He m. Hattie R.
Staples, Nov. 26, 1876. No issue.
Robert Larrabee, whose mother was Mehitable Larrabee (father's name
unknown), was born in North Yarmouth, June 3, 1785, and brought up by his
uncle, Capt. Samuel Larrabee, the tavern-keeper. He learned the carpenter's
trade with Dea. John, another uncle, and settled in Phippsburg. He married
Hannah Beath, of Boothbay, Me., Jan. 6, 1807, she born there, June 19, 1786,
and died at Bath, Me., June i, 1873. Mr. Larrabee died at Phippsburg, May
I, 1863, aged 78. Children as follows:
I. William P.," b. Aug. i, 1807, in Georgetown; m. Ann Smith, Dec. 24,
1832; sea-captain, lost at sea with two daughters in 1852, after sailing
from Philadelphia, bound for Cuba. The vessel was never heard from.
He commanded on board of many Maine vessels, including the ship
"Hamburg" and the ship " Moro " built in Bath in 1847 ; widow d. in
1878. Children as follows:
I. Margaret A.,' lost at sea in 1852.
n. Hannah J.,^ lost at sea in 1852.
HI. Charles S.," b. Mar. 10, 1839, in Phippsburg; m. Ellen M. Conant,
at Bath, Aug. 17, 1862. He early engaged in the pubUshing busi-
830 LARRABEE FAMILY.
ness as a partner with his cousin Appleton and uncle, Seba Smith
("Major Jack Downing"), in New York. In May, 1862, was mus-
tering officer of Maine, stationed at Bath ; went out captain of Com-
pany K, 19th Maine Regiment, and resigned Mar. 10, 1863. He is
now Companion of Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Maine Com-
mandery; was vice consul of the United States, at Mayence, under the
administration of President Arthur. After his resignation from the
army he was a member of the gold exchange, and from 1868 to 187 1
was member of a firm importing chemicals. Since 1872, he has been
abroad introducing American machinery ; established a firm at Frank-
fort-on-the-Main, Germany, in 1872, under name " C. S. Larrabee &
Co. " ; in America the firm known as "The Larrabee Machinery Co.";
exporters previous to 1872. Their European house is well known
as they have introduced so many specialties in machinery and other
American products. Mr. Larrabee has now established his home at
Bath, Me. He is a gentleman of liberal education, extensive business
experience, and unfaltering energy, whose success is a just measure
of his ability as manager of a great enterprise.
IV. Emma E.,' m. John H. Little, lieutenant in the United States Revenue
Marine, deceased in 189 1. She resides in Brooklyn, N. Y., with issue,
two sons and a daughter.
v. Clara A. P.,' m. Charles P. Johnson, of the New York custom-house,
and resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; has issue, three daughters and a son.
VI. Maria C.,^ m. Charles J. Seymour; resides in Brooklyn. No issue.
2. John B.,' b. Mar. 5, 1809, in Georgetown, Me.; m. Eliza Hibbard,
Apr. 13, 1834, and resides in Topsham, at the age of 85. He remem-
bers that he went to school in a little, red schoolhouse in North Yar-
mouth, near a tavern kept by Capt Sam Larrabee. Children as follows :
I. Sarah,' m. Eben Jordan, Jr., of Boston (firm of Jordan, Marsh & Co.).
II. George,' d. July, 1891.
III. Caldwell,' in California.
3. Hannah A.,* b. Oct. 15, 1810; m. Joseph Bowker, Feb. 6, 1837; d.
Nov. 6, 1837.
\. Dea. Samuel W.,' son of Robert, b. Nov. 13, 1812 ; m. Rachel Knight.
He was a carpenter by trade, and after settling at Portland, in 1847,
worked for some time with his tools. He then engaged as surveyor for
the lumber firm of Knight & Pool, and was afterwards admitted a mem-
ber. After the death of the original members he succeeded to the
business and continued it to the end of his life. For several years lat-
terly his son was associated with him under the name of S. W. Larrabee
& Co. He united with the Second Parish church soon after coming to
Portland and served as deacon over forty years. He had long been a
member of the Bible Society and was its president for several years.
Deacon Larrabee was an ardent Republican and great admirer of Hon.
James G. Blaine. He served in the common council in 1859-60, and
as alderman in 1861, '62, and '63. During the latter year he acted as
mayor several times and often declined a nomination for that office ;
served one term in the Legislature. He died quite suddenly at his
home in Portland, May 22, 1893. His life had been one of great
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benevolence and public spirit, and his death was deeply lamented.
Children: Charles A?\ Frano's,^ m. William Moses, of Kath, Me.;
Henry F.,^ m. Ellen Fuller, of Portland.
5. Cordelia E.,' b. Sept. 14, 1813, in North Yarmouth; m. William Swan
(deceased) and resides at 45 Fort Green Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
6. Joseph P.,* b. Sept. 12, 1816, in North Yarmouth; ni. Lydia Morrison,
June 14, 1853 ; d. May 4, 1886. He was a surveyor in Portland. One
child, Mary F.,^ A. young.
7. JoTHAM C' b. Dec. 7, 1818, in North Yarmouth; m. Esther Knight, of
Portland; kept a bookstore on E.\change St.; d., issueless, Apr. 2 i, 1888.
8. Marv M.,' b. Aug. 18, 1822; was m. to William Anderson, of New
York, and lives with her sister Cordelia.
9. James R.,** b. Sept. 18, 1820; m. Lucretia Elliott, Sept. 6, 1846; d. Sept.
20, 1884. Children: Frank? deceased; Horace,^ d^c^diSeA; /ennie,^ m.
Charles Norton, of Bath, Me. ; Elmer C," and William^
10. Caroline,* b. Jan. 26, 1824; was m. to Capt. Charles N. Delano, of
Bath, Me., Aug. 15, 1843 ; d. Nov. 4, 1864. Four children.
11. Beatrice J.,** b. Jan. 26, 1824; was m. to Capt. Charles N. Delano.
She and Caroline were twins and wives of the same man.
12. Ann C.,* b. Mar. 28, 1826 ; m. George L. Hill, of Phippsborough, June
6, 1849; d. Feb. 28, 1828. Several children married.
13. Robert I. D.," b. Nov. 26, 1828; m. Lydia Smith, of Litchfield, Oct.
9, 185 1 ; d. May 9, 1890. He once kept a store of artists' supplies, in
Portland. Children as follows :
I. Theresea J.,^ d. in infancy.
II. William M.,^ d. an infant.
HI. Edwin H.," d. an infant.
IV. Robert B.,*' m. Lulu F. Keyes, of Hyde Park, Mass., and had issue,
Herbert F.,^" b. Nov. 20, 1888 ; Everett C.,'" b. Oct. 21, 1890; Howard
.5.,'° b. Sept. 26, 1892. He resides at West Medford, Mass.
V. Herbert A.,^ m. J. Lillian Colson, of West Medford, Mass.
VI. Mary H.,' unmarried, 1894.
Benjamin Larrabee/ son of Isaac, of Lynn, received land, by deed from
his father, in North Yarmouth, Mar. 4, 1728 (''half part of his right"), and
settled there; was drowned Sept. 6, 1751. His father mentions him as de-
ceased in 1756, and wills his child — not named — one shilling. A Benjamin
m. Elizabeth Newman, in Lynn, Oct. 3, 1725. A Benjamin and Hannah had
a son Sa.muel,^ b. Oct. 22, 1742. A Benjamin and Elizabeth Welsh had three
daughters, born in North Yarmouth, viz.: Margaret,'' b. Feb. 2, 1742;
Mary,'' b. May 13, 1745; Joanna, '' b. May 15, 1748.
LARRABEES OF FALMOUTH, ME.
Capt. Benjamin Larrabee, son of Stephen, ist, was born in 1666, proba-
bly in North Yarmouth. He was driven away during the Indian war, and
took up his abode at Portsmouth, N. H.; married Dec, 1686, Deborah,
832- LARRABEE FAMILY.
daughter of John and Deborah Ingersoll, of Kittery. After the peace he came
to Fahnouth in 17 i6.* Tradition says he was active as an Indian fighter dur-
ing the time of his exile. He had been a sergeant and was known as Capt.
Ben, probably from having commanded scouting parties against the savages.
Savage has designated him a son of Isaac Larrabee, but he was his brother.
Willis says he recovered the property of his father in North Yarmouth. He
was second in command in the fort at Casco, and when it was demolished and
the stores moved to Boston, he removed his residence to the neck, and became
a leading spirit in its re-settlement. Smith's journal says, June 13, 1746: "This
neighborhood are building a block-house near Mr. Larrabee's for the common
defense." Goold says: "At midsummer the people of the town commenced
a block-house and stockade on Benj. Larrabee's land, where the old city hall
now stands." Also, "The Larrabee house stood where the portico of the old
city hall now stands." He administered on the estate of his brother Thomas,
who had been killed by the Indians in Scarborough, in 1723, and on that of
intestate brother Samuel, of North Yarmouth, in 1727. He d. in 1733, aged
67. His children named as follows:
1. Benjamin, b. in 1700; m. Amy Pride, of Back Cove (Falmouth), about
1730. He was an active citizen and received valuable grants of land
on Falmouth neck. He built a one-story house in the woods, where
Federal street joined Middle street (Willis), which was considered quite
out of town. He owned the whole tract on which his house stood, ex-
tending to the junction of Congress and Middle streets. He d. in
1784. Children as follows :
I. Elizabeth, b. 1732; m. John Webb; d. 1827.
II. Benjamin, b. 1735; m. Sarah Brackett, a dau. of Joshua Brackett,
and inherited a large property adjoining Green street. He d. in i8og,
leaving issue. The heirs of the Larrabee lands sold them to Daniel
Davis, in 1792.
III. Mary, b. 1737; m. Thomas Tuckfield.
IV. John.
V. Sarah.
VI. Abigail, d. young.
VII. William, d. young.
VIII. Anna, b. 1751; m. David Ross.
2. Deborah, m. James Mills, of Lynn, later of Falmouth; second,
Thomas Cummings.
3. Sarah, published to m. Nov. 15, 17 12, Samuel Proctor, of Lynn, later
of Falmouth.
4. Elizabeth, m. Joshua Cromwell, April 13, 1725.
LARRABEES OF BRUNSWICK, ME.
Capt. Benjamin Larrabee^ was probably a son of Stephen and Isabel,
of Maiden, Mass., where he was born Feb. 11, 1696. He was married May
* He sold his homestead in Lynn, Mass., " betwixt Rebecca Allies' and Samuel Proctor's, front-
ing to the Black Marsh, so-called, Samuel Proctor's east, Samuel Leighton west." consisting of
one-half acre, to Ralph Tonkins and wife Mary, both of Lynn, innholders, Aug. 23, 1717. The
conveyance was signed by Benjamin and Deborah Larrabee, and recorded Jan, 8, 1721-2.
LABRABEE FAMILY. 833
1 8, 1727, by Rev. Thomas Foxcroft, to Mary Eilthorpe, of which record in the
ministerial returns of Boston. He died in Brunswick, Me., May 9, 1748, and
his widow became the wife of John Oulton. Capt. Larrabee was a man of
note. He settled in Brunswick and commanded Fort George from 1727 to
1731. He was agent for the Pejepscot proprietors,* having been appointed
in 1 73 1, when the books containing the transactions of the company were
placed in his hands. In a letter dated at "Harrow House, in Falmouth, June
27, 1734," Thomas Westbrook, a member of the Pejepscot Company, wrote
to his partner. Colonel Winthrop, of Boston : " Captain Larrabee is with me
to sign his power for acting for the Brunswick Company." On July 16, 1737,
the proprietors gave him full power of attorney to execute deeds to the set-
tlers of Brunswick and Topsham, and a list of thirty-six such instruments are
recorded in York county. In June, 1740, the proprietors gave Captain Lar-
rabee a lease of the lands adjacent to Fort George, with the privilege of sal-
mon fishing on such terms as might be agreed upon.
In 1735 he with others petitioned the General Court, asking to be "erected
into a township.'' The Legislature granted this petition, but the Governor
withheld his signature. On the 25th of May, the same year, Benjamin Lar-
rabee presented a second petition, of like character, to the General Court in
behalf of the inhabitants of Brunswick. This was granted and a bill passed
at the next session incorporating the town ; at the same time Benjamin Lar-
rabee was authorized to call a town-meeting for the election of town officials.
He was chosen on the first board of selectmen. He gave the First Parish in
Brunswick, in 1737, a flagon which bears the inscription: "Gift of Benjamin
Larrabee, Esq., 1737." He was selectman for Brunswick in 1739, 1740, and
1742. There are eight letters from Gov. Belcher to Capt. Larrabee, of Bruns-
wick, dating from 1731 to 1740, published in the Register. He lived in the
fort for some years and his children were born there. He was buried in the
graveyard attached to the fort, but no trace of his "narrow house " can now
be seen. There is a tradition that his gravestone was seen in a cellar wall
under a dwelling-house in Brunswick. He was a man of great worth, compe-
tent as a business executor and brave as a military commander. Children :
1. Mary,* b. April 7, 1728.
2. Nathaniel,'' b. Dec. 23, 1729, in Fort George, at Brunswick. He and
Elizabeth Harding were published for matrimony, Feb. 9, 1758, and I
suppose were married. He was a prominent citizen, as the designations
in old documents prove; he was styled "gentleman," "esquire," and
"major." He was captain of militia in 1775, and served as selectman
almost continuously from 1762 to 1802. From his majority he was con-
stantly called to fill positions of trust, and his name appears on several
petitions to the General Court. He was appointed "second major" of
a regiment raised for Gen. Thompson's brigade, to go to Penobscot to
•Local historians have fallen into error respecting this Benjamin Larrabee. He was not
identical with either Benjamin Larrahee of Fahnoutli. Writing of the Pejepscot settlers, in
1714, Goold says: " Kenjanjin Ijarrabee was interested in the company, was agent for the pro-
prietors, and afterwards lircaiiie a inoniini'nt citi/en of Falmouth." This statement cannot be
correct, for Capt. BiMi.iamin of Bruiiswirk spent liis days in that town and died there in 1748.
His wile was Slary Eilthorpe, while the wife of Capt. Benjamin of Falmouth was Ilehorah In-
ger.soU. Benjamin Larrabee, a brother of Capt. .John Larrabee, commander at Castli' William,
Boston harbor, purchased land on Charter street, at the north end of Boston, with said brother
for tSOO, in 1726, and t)ct. 14, 1730, he and wife Mary conveyed one undivided half part to said
brother, Capt. John, for £150- From this date we do not find mention of Benjamin in Boston.
From one of his letters we Hnd that the Capt. Benjamin of Brimswick sailed from Boston to the
eastward when he went down to assume his duties.
834 LARRABEE FAMILY.
"dislodge the enemy there," and Wheeler says his company engaged in
the first fight. In 1753 he seems to have been owner in a grist-mill at
New Meadows; was living at the "east end" in 1752. The house
owned and occupied by him, built about the time of the Revolution, was
standing in 1878, and used as a store-house. No record of his death
or of issue.
3. Isabella,'' b. Nov. 27, 1731.
4. Abigail,'' b. Jan. g, 1733.
5. Hannah,^ b. Dec. 10, 1735.
6. Elizabeth,* b. Jan. 10, 1737.
7. Benjamin,* b. Feb. 5, 1739; m. Lydia Bailey, Oct. 12, 1762, and settled
in Brunswick, Me., where he d. Nov. 24, 1816; his widow d. Dec. 20,
1824. Children.
8. Stephen,'' b. July 12, 1742 ; selectman in 1803 (?).
9. James,'' no dates or information.
fifth generation.
Chtldren of Benjamin and Ltdia:
1. Jane,^ b. Dec. 11, 1765; m. John Given.
2. Benjamin,'' b. Mar. 10, 1766; lost at sea; unmarried.
3. William,^ b. Mar. 20, 1768; m. Lettice Porterfield, Nov., 1803, and
settled in Brunswick, Me., where he d. Nov. 14, 1847; his widow d.
Aug. 2, 1858, aged 83 years. Children with sixth generation.
4. Lydia, ^ b. Jan. 16, 1769; m. Nehemiah Patterson, a sea-captain, born
Nov. IS, 1775.
5. Ephraim,' b. May 15, 1773 ; m. Jane Rogers (about 1800), who d. July
22, 1842, aged 67 years. He d. Dec. 10, 1856, aged 83. Seven chil-
dren with sixth generation.
6. Hannah,^ b. July 11, 1775; m. Alexander Rogers, Mar. 13, 1778.
7. JOHN,'^ b. Oct. I, 1777; was lost at sea.
8. James,^ b. July 1 1, 1780 ; m. Sarah Given ; d. Nov. 15, 1826. No issue.'
9. Mary,^ b. Dec. 2, 1782; m. John Ripley, and d. Oct. 28, 1843. No
children.
10. Rebecca,* b. Oct. 31, 1785; m. Jonathan Davis, who d. Apr. 6, 1865,
aged 80. She died Feb. 16, 1839.
11. Samuel,* b. Aug. i, 1798; m. Anna Greenwood and had issue, Sitmmi,^
Lorenzo,^ and Alonzo.^
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of "William and Lettice:
1. David," b. Aug. 26, 1804; m. Maximilla Collins, Feb. 15, 1831 (she b.
Apr. 15, 1805). He d. June 17, 1882 ; widow d. Dec. 14, 1891, in
Webster, Me. Issue named with seventh generation.
2. Margaret," b. Oct. 9, 1806 ; m. Calvin Waterman, and d. Nov. 30, 1854.
3. Elizabeth," b. June 25, 1809; m. Naham Fickett, Jan. 4, 1835. He
d. Nov. 24, 1866. She was in Deering, Me., in 1886.
4. William P.," b. Dec. 19, 1810; m. Phebe A. Douglass, Jan. 13, 1837^
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in Brunswick, Me. She d. in Dover, Me., June 24, 1851, aged 43. He
m. second, Sept. 5, 1852, Cynthia J. Patter.son, who d. Dec. 30, 1887,
aged 75. He lived on the Larrabee homestead, in Brunswick, Me.,
some years, but moved to Dover, where he now (1892) resides. Four
childred by Phebe ; one by Cynthia.
5. Mary A.," b. Sept. 3, 1812 ; m. William Porterfield, who d. in Indiana.
She d. Feb. 5, 1878, in Wisconsin.
Children of Ephraim and Jane:
1. John R.,^ b. Feb. i, 1797 ; m. Martha Coombs, of Bath, Me., b. Jan. 28,
1799. He was a manufacturer of cotton goods, residing at Little Falls,
in Gorham, Me., where he had charge of a factory. He d. July 4,
1869, and his widow lived in Brunswick, subsequently. Two children.
2. Nehemiah," b. Dec. 25, 1799; m. Lucy Weston, who d. Nov. 23, 1863.
He d. May 6, 1863. Children five in number, of whom more.
3. Daniel," b. May 26, 1804; m. Lucy Patten, who d. June 12, 1878, aged
69. He d. Aug. 3, 1877. Five children, of whom more.
4. Benjamin," b. April 13, 1809; d. at sea, July, 1830; single.
5. Ephraim," b. June 15, 1811; m. Sophronia Ferrin, and d. Aug. 14,
1838. She is deceased. No issue.
6. Samuel," b. June 5, 1814; d. April 5, 1816.
7. Frances J.," b. June 24, 1819; m. Ephraim Wilcox; d. Mar. 19, 1879.
One son, Charles L?
SKVENTH GENERATION.
Children of David and Maximilla:
1. John C.,' b. Feb. 24, 1832 ; m. Harriet P., dau. of George and Jemima
Stickey, Mar. 4, 1855; was living in Brunswick, Me., in 1886. Issue:
I. Maximilla C," b. June 23, 1856; m. Edmund J. Allen, March 12,
1887, and resides in Freeport, Me. Two children.
II. John W.,' b. Feb. 3, 1859; m. Alice M. Collins, June 17, 1884, and
resides in Boston. Issue: Emily H.^ b. Mar. 20, 1887; John R.^
b. Aug. 20, 1892.
III. Walter H.," b. Feb. 23, 1861 ; m. Minnie Adams, in June, 1885, and
resides in Waltham, Mass. Issue: Kittk B.,^ b. April 20, 1886;
L!ilii,''h. June 13, 1888; Afaude £.,"• b. Dec, 1890; Jennie M.,'' b.
Dec, 1891.
IV. Frederick. W.,* b. Sept. 20, 1863; m. Ada E. White, Jan. 30, 1890,
and resides at Bath, Me. One child, Joseph JF.,^ b. Nov. 28, 1890.
V. Nellie M.,* b. Nov. 7, 1865; m. Eugene R. Brown, and resides at
West Bath.
VI. Ross T.," b. Feb. 13, 1868; m. Henry C. Curtis, Sept. 21, 1892, and
resides in Freeport, Me.
VII. Hattie E.,* b. Sept. 28, 1872 ; unmarried in 1893.
2. Frances A.,' b. Oct. 23, 1835.
3. Ellen M.,' b. Aug. 27. 1836 ; m. Increase Whitney, Nov. 30, 1856,
and lived in Webster, Me.
4. Albert J.,' b. April 3, 1839; m. Emeline Jones, Oct. 18, 1864, and
resides in Webster, Me.
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Children of William P. and Wives:
1. George H.,' b. Nov. i6, 1837 ; d. Oct. 21, 1850.
2. Lory, H.,' b. July 28, 1839 ; m. Hattie M. Cole; lived in Auburn, Me.,
and d. in Kenduskeag, Oct. 5, 1865.
3. Hon. William F.,' b. Aug. 13, 1841 ; m. Martha M. Benthall, May i,
1866. He was brought up on a farm, and educated in the common
schools and Foxcroft Academy; taught school at the age of 19; in
Nov., rS6i, enlisted in Co. E, 14th Me. Infantry, from which he was
discharged in a few months for disability; recovering, he re-enlisted in
Co. I, 22d Regt. Me. Vols., and served until his regiment was mustered
out, Aug. 14, 1863; was wounded at Port Hudson. In Feb., 1864, he
located near Fortress Monroe, Va., where he engaged in teaching pri-
vate schools; soon after secured a clerkship in the commissary depart-
ment at the fort. At the close of the war he became a photographer
and followed that business many years ; subsequently engaged in mer-
chandising; now (1893) the popular and efficient postmaster at Phcebus,
Va., a thriving village about one mile from Fortress Monroe. He was
appointed a local magistrate in 1869, by Gen. Canby, the military gov-
ernor of Virginia. From his general fitness for this position he was
continued in office over twenty years by the vote of his fellow-citizens,
who honored him, according to custom at the South, with the title of
"judge." On April 4, 187 i, he was made a Master Mason in Monitor
Lodge, No. 197, Fortress Monroe, Va., and master of the lodge in June,
1885. In 1892 he was commander of John A. Logan Post, No. 26,
G. A. R., Department of Virginia. He was initiated in Greble Lodge,
No. 137, I. O. O. F., June 18, 1866; was installed noble grand of this
lodge, July i, 1869. The office of secretary has been ably filled by him
for over twenty-two years. He became a P. G. P. in the Grand Encamp-
ment, I. O. O. F., of Virginia, in 1875; a past grand master in the
Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1891, and was elected by that body,
in 1892, to the highest position within its gift, viz., grand representative
to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, a fitting tribute to one whose life work
has been devoted to acts of benevolence and charity. Six children ;
I. Berth.'v E. L.,* b. Jan. 30, 1868; m. Robert L. Gary, June 26, 1884,
and had issue.
II. Lillian B.,*' b. Nov. 8, 1869; d. July 16, 1870.
III. William B.,' b. Jan. 5, 1873; m. Nettie Maddon, June 23, 1892;
has Bertha B.,^ b. May 12, 1893.
IV. Florence v.,* b. Feb. 14, 1874; m. George M. Suttler, of Fortress
Monroe, Va., Sept. 12, 1893.
V. Thomas E.," b. Dec. 17, 1875; d. Oct. 15, 1876.
VI. Franklin C.,* b. Aug. 17, 1883.
4. Charlotte M.,' b. Sept. 4, 1843; m. John H. Warren, of New Kent
county, Va., June 7, 1871. He d. at Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 8, 1876,
leaving two children. She m. George Caton, Mar. 25, 1878, who d.
Jan. 12, 1884, leaving two children. She m., third, Freeman L. Lathe,
who was b. in Vermont, July 30, 1834, and had one child. She d. at
Fortress Monroe, Va., June 11, 1887.
LA BRA BEE FAMILY. 837
David E.," b. Sept. i, 1855; m. Sarah E. Cushing, Dec. 25, 1877; re-
sides in Dover, Me., on the homestead, where he is a prominent towns-
man; has Bcrtnxnd C* b. Feb. 28, 1884.
Children of John R. and Martha:
Martha J.,' b. Aug. 18, 1823; m. Alfred M. Burton, Nov. 20, 1851,
who d. Nov. 29, 1877. She lives in Brunswick.
'Prof. John A.,' b: May 17, 1840; m. Hattie W. Bulkley, dau. of Wil-
liam H. and Sarah (Lee) Bulkley, of Louisville, Ky., Mar. 30, 1865,
and has issue, of whom hereafter ; received his academic education at
Gorham, Bethel Hill, and Brunswick Academies. He graduated with
honor at the Maine Medical School at Bowdoin College in 1864. In
the Civil war he served first as a medical cadet, entering the U. S.
army by examination, and reported for duty under orders of the secre-
tary of war at Louisville, Ky. He subsequently served as acting assist-
ant surgeon, serving on land and sea in the department of Virginia, at
Fortress Monroe and Louisville. On retiring from the army he located
at Louisville, where he still resides. He early became an earnest pro-
moter of the medical societies, and was one of the founders of the
Medico-Chirurgical Society. He was elected member of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., 1870; elected professor in
the "Hospital College of Medicine," 1873, which professorship he still
holds; member and ex-president of Medico-Chirurgical Society of
Louisville; honorary member of "Beech Fort Medical Association";
member and ex-vice-president of Mississippi Valley Medical Associa-
tion ; member and ex-president of section in "American Medical Asso-
ciation " ; member and delegate to Association of American Medical
Association; member of and delegate to 9th and loth International
Medical Congress at Berlin, Germany, 1890; honorary chairman of
"Pan-American Medical Congress," "Therapeutical Section," at Wash-
ington, D. C, Sept., 1893. As a medical writer he has contributed
largely to the medical journals ; author of many treatises upon " Dis-
eases of Children" and Professor of Hygiene and Diseases of Children
and Obstetrics in the Hospital College of Medicine of Louisville.
Children as follows :
I. Dr. John H.,* b. Jan. 2, 1866; m. Susan H. Lovell, dau. of Gen-
Charles S. Lovell, U. S. A., and Margaret I., dau. of Gen. Robert
Armstrong, of Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1887. He completed his
literary course at Chenault's University, Louisville, Ky., and gradu-
ated in medicine at the " Hospital College of Medicine," Louisville.
His diploma bears the mark "distinguished," which is considered one
of the especial honors of the college. At the end of his first year he
stood a senior examination and was awarded the salutatory address.
He graduated in June, 1886, and went to the New York Polyclinic
School, where he received their certificate. At the close of his term
he returned to Louisville and engaged in practice with his father.
Being especially fond of surgery, he made good every opportunity to
exhibit his skill, and performed many difficult operations with re-
markable familiarity. He was called to the office of demonstrator of
anatomy in the Hospital College of Medicine ; he also took charge
838 LABRABEE FAMILY.
of the anatomical department of the Louisville College of Dentistry.
Though but twenty-three years of age, he spoke in the councils of his
profession as a man of mature judgment, and with a fluency and grace
of style that exhibited rare talents of eloquence, force, and oratory.
He d. Nov. 9, 1888. Two children, Marguerite B.,'^ b. July 13, 1888 ;
John H.,^ b. July 10, 1889.
II. Joseph U.,* b. Oct. 5, 1867; attended the law department of the
University of Virginia, 1886, '87, '88; admitted to the Louisville bar,
Dec. 6, 1888; attorney at law.
III. Hattie L.,* b. Mar. 10, 1869.
Children of Nehemiah and Lucy:
1. Hon. Charles W.,' b. June 12, 1822, in Brunswick, Me. He married
Lizzie S. Smith; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1844; read law
with Ebenezer Everett, Esq., of Brunswick, and attended lectures at the
Dana Law School, Harvard, where he took his degree of LL. B., in 1847.
He opened an office in Boston, where he practised but a short time.
After a year or more spent in California, he settled in Richmond, Me.,
where he practised his profession. He subsequently removed to Bath,
where he has the reputation of being an able lawyer. He received the
appointment as collector of customs at Bath soon after the election of
Grover Cleveland in 1892. Two of his four children survive.
2. Lucy,' b. May 23, 1824; d. Sept. 8, 1827.
3. Sophia,' b. June 12, 1828; living in Brunswick.
4. MARvW.,'b. Nov. 27, 1830; m. D. S. Conant, Apr. 25, 1867; he d
Oct. 8, 1865 ; she d. in Feb., 1866.
5. Abigail F.,' b. June 12, 1832 ; m. Thomas M. Eaton, of Brunswick, Me.
Children of Daniel and Luoy:
I. Mary P.,' d. in infancy; 2. Alfred P.,' a soldier, d. in 1863; 3.
Emily H.,' in Richmond, Me.; 4. Ellen F.' ; 5. John P.'; 6.
Jane,' killed by accident; 7. Ella M.,' died young; 8. Frances H.,'
died young.*
LARRABEES OF WELLS, ME.
William Larrabee,- the first of the name to settle in Arundel, now Wells,
Me., was driven from North Yarmouth during the Indian war in 1676. He
was another "loving kinsman " of William, mentioned in his will of date 1692,
and one of the oldest sons of Stephen Larrabee. According to a deposition
recorded in York county, he was born in 1668. His first wife, whose name is
not known, was killed, with her three children, by Indians, Aug. 10, 1703. He
married Catherine Adams, of Wells, Mar. 3, 1706. At the close of the
Indian war he took up a grant of land near the mouth of the Kennebunk
river, on the Arundel side, and, in 17 14, built a small timber house several
miles from the settlement in what is now Kennebunk, on a point of land about
forty rods below the "Roundabout," on the eastern side of the stream. He
made his will April 25, 1727, and died in 1728, aged 70. He was represented
as a man of great fortitude and resolution and one of the most fearless and
* My letters of inquiry relating to tliis family have not been answered.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 839
energetic defenders of the town during the Indian troubles. The names of
his three children who were victims of the tomahawk have not come down to
US; those by Catherine, as far as known, were named as follows:
1. William,' d. in childhood.
2. Bethiah,' m. John Locke and moved to Biddeford, Me.
3. Sarah,' m. Edward Evans.
4. Esther.'
5. Stephen,'' b. about 17 13; was celebrated on the frontier of the district
of Maine as "Sergeant Larrabee." He m. Catherine and Lydia Dur-
rell, sisters, and d. between 1770 and 1780. He was a genuine pioneer;
bold, resolute, and undaunted in the hour of danger. He built a gar-
rison in his town, covering an acre of ground, in the construction of
which thirteen thousand cubic feet of timber were used. Judge Bourne
said : " It was an honor to its projector, whose memory should be cher-
ished not only by his descendants, but by all who can duly appreciate
true patriotism. To him more than to any other man the inhabitants
were indebted for the protection of their families and the permanency
of the settlement." He was cool, sagacious, and vigilant; equal to
every emergency; inspiring confidence in the hour ot danger among
his associates and holding under restraint the savages who constantly
menaced the settlers. He was regarded by the neighboring tribes as
their most formidable adversary, and they devised every means their
cunning nature could invent for his removal. He understood their
treacherous character and gave them no advantage. His life was an
important factor in the preservation of the lives of others and he used
every precaution to ward off danger. The following incidents, some-
what condensed from the writings of Judge Bourne, will illustrate the
character of this noble f rontierman :
There was an Indian whose behavior in time of peace e.xcited Sergeant Lar-
rabee's su'^picion and convinced him that he entertained some design against
his life. He was constantly watching Larrabee when he went outside the gar-
rison, and sometimes followed him and accompanied him under the guise of
friendship. The sergeant avoided any exhibition of his suspicion, but kept his
eyes upon him constantly. This continued until Larrabee could endure it no
longer. Notwithstanding his vigilance he was alwavs in danger, and he deter-
mined to forever rid himself of this embarrassment. In a deep gully where
beaver resorted Aggawam set his traps and was accustomed to visit them, gun
in hand, very early in the morning. The favorable opportunity came, and the
sergeant followed the savage unobserved, and, as he was engaged removing a
beaver from his trap, sent a bullet through his greasy head. He buried the
Indian, with his gun, in the valley near where he fell, went his way and kept
his own counsel. His actions were well apprehended by his associates, but no
legal proceedings were instituted, and the matter passed out of mind until
many years afterward Larrabee acknowledged that he had thus disposed of
Aggewam. The Indians evidently suspected the murder, but the deed was
done so quietly that no available evidence could be had. The gun was dug up
by Anthony Littlefield and long kept by him. What Aggawam evidently in-
tended, his red brethren determined to accomplish. In the time of peace, dur-
ing the darkness of night, when Larrabee was supposed to be sleeping,' they
entered by the unfastened gates of the garrison. They found him stretched
upon the hearth. Taking it for granted that he was unconscious of their pres-
ence, the six or seven Indians began to walk around him as if to be reassured.
The sergeant made no motion, but watched them from the corner of his eye.
They felt that he was completely in their power, yet delayed the first blow.
Prepared to resist, Larrabee determined to wait and discover their real object;
840 LAEEABEE FAMILY.
but as they continued hesitating he sprang to his feet and they fled precipi-
tately. They were never Icnown to attempt his life afterwards.
An attempt was once made to surprise the sergeant's garrison and would,
doubtless, have proved effectual but for his unceasing watchfulness. It was a
very dark night and the Indians secreted themselves under a cart that had been
left beside the stockade. Here they waited for those within to retire to rest;
they hoped then to gain entrance to the houses inside by climbing over the
palisading. But Sergeant Larrabee would not retire on such a night without a
careful survey of gvery approach. As he looked through a loop-hole in the
flanker he saw something unusual under the cart. Whether man or beast he
could not tell in the darkness, and determined to find out by the use of his
gun. This lie charged heavily with buckshot, and thrusting it from the flanker
wall aimed toward the space under the cart and let fly. By the flash of his
gun he saw that his practised eye had not deceived him. In the morning the
blood found around the cart proved that the missiles had done execution.
After the war Wawa admitted that he was wounded while hiding under the
cart, and, learning the danger of any attempt to surprise the garrison while
Sergeant Larrabee was living, decided not to approach within range of his
deadly weapon again.
He was at one time carried over the dam on Mousam river in a boat during
very high water, but by his intrepidity and skillful management saved the
small craft from capsizing and reached the shore below in safety. It was con-
sidered to be a wonderful feat by those who witnessed his adventure and added
somewhat to his prestige.
He had eight children:
1. Stephen,'' b. about 1737; m. Miriam Lord, of Wells, March 9, 1758.
He was selectman of Kennebunk in 1779 and 1786, and for many years
deacon of the Congregational church in that town. He was a man of
great kindness and benevolence whose character was above reproach.
He had a peculiar way of answering questions; he would say: "Yes,
yes; I guess I will;" or "Yes, yes; I guess I won't." No record of
children.
2. W^iLLiAM,* b. about 1739, was published with Temperance Walker, in
1760. No record of children.
3. Jesse,"* born about 1741; m. Lydia Wakefield, June 21, 1767. He
remained on the homestead and was a prominent man in carrying on
public improvement. The Mousam river flowed through his farm. Ten
children, of whom with fifth generation.
4. Joel,"* b. in 1742 ; m. Joanna Littlefield, in 1773 (intention) and Eunice
Hinman, June 22, 1794. He was a farmer in Kennebunk; had no less
than seven children, of whom more.
5. Mary,"* b. 1744; published with Jonathan Littlefield in 1777.
6. Lydia, ^ b. 1746.
7. Catherine,'' b. 1748; m. Richard Kimball, June 15, 1768.
8. Esther,'' b. 1750; published with Moses Hubbard, 1774.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of Jesse and Lydia:
1. Sarah, "^ b. in 1767.
2. Jesse,'* b. 1769; m. Elizabeth Wakefield, Aug. 20, 1793.
3. Benjamin,'' b. Feb. 6, 1772; m. Abigail Gooch, in 1792 (she b. Aug.
14, 1772; died Feb. 13, 1859), and settled on the old homestead in
Kennebunk. His house was reputed to have been the second built in
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town, and was originally a garrison. It had been moved and some-
what remodeled, but the frame remained sound. Si.x generations of the
Larrabee family are said to have been born in this old house. Some
one has written of Benjamin : " His character merited high encomiums
from his descendants." There were twelve children.
4. Stephen,^ b. in 1769.
5. James,^ b. in 1775.
6. Gideon,^ b. in 1776. He resided in Portland, and in 1806 signed a
petition to the General Court complaining of unfair management at the
polls at a meeting for choice of governor. He united with the Second
Parish church in 1808.
7. PoLLY,^ b. in 1778; m. John Allen.
8. Lydia,^ b. in 1779; m. James Rhodes, Sept. 13, 1801.
9. Phebe,^ b. in 1780; m. Samuel Bragdon.
10. John,'' b. 1782 ; drowned in Wells.
Children of Joel akd Joanna:
1. Stephen,'^ b. in 1778; m. and had no less than five children: Lydia''
b. 1810, and m. Stephen Cleaves; William,^ b. 1813 ; Ruby A.,'' b. 1815,
and m. Deshon ; /os/'a/i,'' b. 1819; /aiw,'^ b. 1821, and m. Daniel
Cotton.
2. Mehitaele,^ b. in 1783; m. John Maddo.x, Nov. 23, 1801.
3. Joel,' b. in 1785.
4. Joanna, ° b. in 17S7 ; m. Dummer Lord.
5. Ebenezer,^ b. in 1789; m. Mercy Nason; second, Abigail Mitchell, in
1849; farmer; d. in 1870. Children:
I. Lydia," b. in 1812; m. Thomas Boothby, Feb. 25, 1830; d. in 1852.
II. Joanna,'' b. in 18 16; d. in 1854, unmarried.
III. Eunice,^ b. in 18 19; m. Slade H. Monroe; d. in 1856.
IV. Joel F.,'' b. in 1822; m. Elizabeth P. Burnham, Mar. 8, 1855, and
has Lucy If.,'' b. 1856 ; Joanna,' b. 1858 ; Joel F.' b. 1865.
v. Edwin N.," b. in 1825 ; m. Mary G. Gooch, Dec. 23, 1847, and has
Al)by,' m. to Howard Clough.
6. Eunice,^ b. in 1790.
sixth generation.
Children op Benjamin and Abigail:
1. Abigail," b. April 11, 1794; d. Nov. 20, 1798.
2. Almira," b. Dec. 25, 1798 ; m. John Bragdon; d. April 2, 1872, aged 75.
3. BENjAMiN,''b. Oct. 17, 1800; m. Mercy Towle, and settled, as blacksmith,
in Porter, O.xford county. Me., where he many years resided, and where
his children were born. He was an excellent mechanic, as specimens
of his workmanship, to be seen in Porter, prove. He was endowed by
nature with many superior parts ; was very intelligent, of quick percep-
tion and well informed. He returned to Kennebunk, where he d. Jan.
2, 1875. Children as follows:
I. William J.," b. June 13, 1828; in. Lucretia L. Fernald, of Kenne-
bunkport. Me., and resides in Lynn, Mass., where he has been engaged
in the hardware business. Children : IVi/lie,^ Fred,' and Lena F.^
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II. Benjamin F.,'b. Feb. i, 1830; m. Aug. 10, 1850, Sarah, dau. of Chas.
Dunlap, b. in Portland, and aged 18 at time. He settled in Lynn,
in 1852; was for many years a conspicuous figure in business circles;
a man of tireless energy and indomitable perseverance ; was con-
nected with many business enterprises in which his success evidenced
his executive ability. He was one of tlie organizers of the New York
and Boston Dispatch Express Company, and one of the directors
for many years. Being active, enthusiastic, full of resources, quick
to see what was necessary, and full of courage to meet any obstacle
that might stand in the way, he carried many enterprises to a success-
ful issue that would have failed in the hands of a weaker man. Mr.
Larrabee was a gentleman of fine presence, whose portrait shows
him to have been very handsome. As a citizen he was progressive
and public-spirited; was interested in all improvements, and ready to
assume any responsibility where he could be useful. As a friend and
parent he was kind and generous ; all that he had acquired by a suc-
cessful business career he was ready to lavish upon his family and
friends. He has left a record of which his many relatives may well
feel proud. Children: AiMaiJc E.,~ Cora E.^' Frank E.,' WiHie A.,~
and George LJ
in. Abbie a.,' b. Nov. 26, 1831, in Porter, Me.; was m. Oct. 25, 1854,
to William Carll, of Buxton, where she now resides. Two children.
IV. Mary E.,'' b. Dec. 19, 1836; m. Rufus C. Clay, of Buxton, and had
one son. He d. and she m. Joseph Hutchinson and resides in Lynn.
V. Jesse'' (Esq.), b. May 14, 1838; m. Nellie Watson, of Pittsburg, Pa.,
whose father was one of the oldest practising lawyers in that state,
and descended from an eminent Scottish family. He was educated
in the district schools of Porter, Me., his native town, and in the Par-
sonsfield Academy. He acquired his legal education in the law de-
partment of Columbia College. Mr. Larrabee was for some years
associated with the great commercial business of A. T. Stewart in New
York, but subsequently entered upon the practice of his profession
in that city. From a biographical notice we copy the following :
" His enterprise and knowledge of the law have given him that prominence
which a representative lawyer always commands in every community where
his talents bring him into frequent intercourse with the general public. Mr.
Larrabee is a well-read man of pleasing address, who has made himself
familiar with legal and business details, and he makes a study of all business
entrusted to him, thus rendering his client's interest his own. By such
course he is better prepared to understand the salient points of every legal
controversy which his skill, diligence, and tact are expected to untangle and
make clear to the minds of a judge or jury. As a consequence of his knowl-
edge, persistence, and clear insight of law and the rules and precedents that
govern the same, he has in the course of years of unceasing effort built up a
fairly profitable business. His clients include many prominent and wealthy
men and leading corporate enterprises, that have important interests at
stake, where his counsel is deemed valuable and in all respects satisfactory."
VI. John B.," b. Apr. 13, 1840; d. aged 11 months.
.. Jesse," b. Nov. 3, 1802 ; m. Augusta M. Lord, in 1834, of Kennebunk,
and learned the tinsmith's trade. He died a passenger at sea, April 4,
1840, leaving two children, viz. :
I. Mary A.,' b. in 1835 ; d. May 20, 1859.
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11. Ida a.,' b. June 23, 1837; m. Dec. 15, 1859, George Carll, Esq., of
Kennebunkport, Me.
5. James," b. July 30, 1805, in Kennebunk. He was m. March 24, 1829,
to Eunice, daughter of Capt. John and Bethula Tripp, by Rev. George
Wells. At an early age he was apprenticed to Palmer VValker to learn
the harness maker's trade. His first wife d. Sept. 16, 1865, and he m.
second, Mary A. Knox, of Alfred, Jan. i, 1868 ; moved from Portsmouth
to Alfred that year and worked at his business there till he was nearly
87 years of age. He joined the Masonic order in 1S27, and continued
a worthy member; also belonged to a lodge of Odd Fellows in Ports-
mouth, N. H. He d. in 1894. Five children named as follows:
I. James H.,' b. Feb. 4, 1830, in Kennebunk. He m. Elizabeth J. Lord,
of that town, Dec. 25, 1853, and is now an overseer in the Atlantic
Mills, Lawrence, Mass. He served in Company I, 6th Massachusetts
Regiment, in the Civil war. Four children, two of them survive, viz.:
Lillian E.,^ school-teacher ; Frank S.,^ postal clerk.
II. John T.,' born Aug. 6, 183 i, in Kennebunk, Me. He m. Martha S.
Locke, of Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 2, 1858; served on board the
"Omaha" in the U. S. navy, eighteen months; now a resident of
Onset, Mass. ; harness maker. Four children living, viz. : Charles F.,^
Enttna F.," /. Ftlwiii,'' and Arthur H.^
III. Elizabeth C.,' b. Sept. 9, 1834; m. Feb. 21, 1865, to Jacob W.
Hanscom, who d. Feb. 3, 1872, in Portsmouth. Two children.
IV. Mary A.,' b. Nov. 10, 1837 ; m. Charles E. Newman, of Portsmouth,
in Jan., 1862 ; have three children; live in Farmington, N. H.
V. Helen A.,' b. Nov. 10, 1837; d. Mar. 21, 1890.
6. Samuel G.,^ b. July 30, 1805; d. Aug. 14, 1806.
7. Abigail," b. Dec. 18, 1808; d. Apr. 8, 1809.
8. Mary E.," b. Dec. 26, 1809; m. Lewis L. Wormwood; d. Apr. 6, 1859
— on record, "Apr. 8, 1857."
9. John," b. May 2, 181 1; m. Mary E. Hardin; second, Sarah Rutland;
third, Mehitable Hanson. His children were: Mary E.^' d. young ;
Clara,'' living in Saco, unmarried; Sarah A.,'' m. J. J. Johnson, July 14,
1868, d. 1870; and George ]V.,' b. 1855, m. Susan Clark, of Wells,
harness maker at Kennebunk.
10. Theodore," b. Nov. 12, 18 14; m. Augusta, widow of Jesse Larrabee,
who d. Aug. 20, 1854, and he m. second, Sept. 3, 1856, Susan E.
Wormwood. He d. Nov. 20, 1863. Children: Joseph L.,'' b. 1843, m.
Mary E. Trafton, of Alfred, and lives in Lyman; George II.,' b. 1845,
d. at sea in 1863; ll'alfer JF.,'' h. Apr. 13, 1858, graduated at Harvard
second in his class, studied medicine, d. Jan. 14, 1881.
11. Abigail," b. Nov. 12, 1814; d. Dec. 8, 1814 (Dec. 15, 1814.?).
LARRABEES OF SCARBOROUGH, ME.
Thomas Larrabee,'^ whose name heads this branch pedigree, was another
son of Stephen Larrabee,' who evidently went from Maiden to North Yar-
mouth, and one of the seven brothers called "loving kinsmen" in the will of
844 LAREABEE FAMILY.
William Larrabee,' of Maiden, dated 1692. Thomas is said to have been
born in 1660, and in 1681 was a land owner in Scarborough, but at the time
of the Indian war of 1686 he retired to Kittery or Portsmouth,* where some
of his children were born and married. I have record of the marriage of
William and Elizabeth Adams, of date Mar. 30, 1706. We know that William
of Scarborough had a wife Elizabeth, but from date of birth of his son here-
inafter named there must have been an earlier marriage. Mr. Larrabee re-
turned to his plantation in 1721, and on April 19, 1723, while at work in the
field some distance from his house was, with his son Anthony, killed by the
Indians. This fatal attack occurred on the "ten-acre home lot" where he
lived, and his body was buried on the west side of the Black Point road, now
a part of the Storer Libby homestead. The old Larrabee house stood near
the junction of the Fogg road, where there is now an orchard. A record of the
death of Thomas and his son stands on the town book as follows : " The deth
of Thomas Lereby and his son Anthony Lereby who was killed by the Ingons
April 19, 1723." Mr. Larrabee was a worthy man who experienced during
the trying times many vicissitudes, and his loss was deeply lamented by the
towns-people. No authentic list of his children has been found, but the seven
whose names follow were probably his issue :
1. Anthony,'* killed by Indians, April 19, 1723.
2. Elenor,^ m. Dec. i, 17 15, to Christopher Mitchell, of Kittery.
3. Thomas,'' m. Abigail Pitman, of Portsmouth, N. H., in that town. May
7, 1715. He was "of Portsmouth" in 1728, and "of Scarborough" in
1 73 1, where the proprietors had granted him land in 1720. Several
children were baptized in Scarborough supposed to have been all born
to him, but there are families of the name who claim to be descended
from ancestors born in Scarborough — and the pension records sustain
the assumption — whose names have not been found in either the town
or church registers.
4. Jane,'' "spinster" in 1731.
5. Hannah,^ "spinster" in 1731; m. Benjamin Richards, of Scarborough,
Feb. 28, 1737.
6. John," m. Mary Ingersoll, of Kittery, Jan. 13, 1726, by whom he had
a numerous family, as will appear.
7. Benjamin," m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Abigail Johnson, of Kittery,
Dec. 4, 1724, and lived on "Pleasant hill" in Scarborough. f The in-
scription on his gravestone in the Black Point Cemetery is as follows :
"Mr. Benjamin Larrabee died Dec. 17, 1763, in the 53d year of his
♦Thomas Larrabee, probably tliis man, was picssi'd into tlie service for " watcbing and
guarding " for two months by .lolni I'sln'i-, idnuiiiimlrr in rliicl' cif tlic forces in New Hampshire,
at Dover, Sept 29, 1C9G; was in Fort William ami Mary at N'cwrasllc, N. H., between July 7 and
17, 1708, and for two weeks in a scoiitinj; jiarty under Capt. John Davis, in 1713. Thomas Larra-
bee and family were set off to Strathiim, X. H., Mar. 1-4, 1715; was proprietor of 120 acres of land
in Harrington, N. H., in 1722. He was identified with various real estate mattersof which record
was made during his residence in New Hampshire. Some of the statements of later date may
relate to his son Thomas.
tHe was at the destruction of the Indian settlement at Norridgewock in August, 1724. The
desire to avenge the dratb of his father and brotlier the preceding April no doubt inspired him
to volunteer in Captain Harmon's company. But he did not kill Father Rasle. the French
priest who lived there. Alter the firing had nearly ceased he went into a wigwam where Father
Rasle was, with great composure, smoking a long pipe. Larrabee, being more eager for Indian
blood tlian any other, left him undisturbed and went in pursuit of the savages. Returning to
the same wigwam soon afterwards he found the priest upon the floor slain by another hand— by
Lieutenant Jacques.
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I.
2.
3-
I.
II.
HI.
IV.
4-
ao-e. Also Mrs. Sarah, his wife, died Dec. 26, 1789, in the 86di year
of" her age." These had eight children, of whom hereafter.
fourth generation.
Children of Thomas and Abigail:
Abigail," m. James Libby, of Scarborough.
Samuel,-* m. Sarah Brown, of Scarborough.
Thomas," was published at Falmouth, Feb. 14, 1742, with Mary Long.
He was in the company of Capt. Thomas Parkers, June 29, 1747 ; ^et-
ded in Scarborough, as appears by records of his children's baptisms :
PHEBE,^bapt. Aug. 12, 1750; m. Benjamin Hunnewell, Nov. 11, 1773.
I. Nathaniel,^ bapt. .\pr. 29, 1753 ; m. Hunnewell, Nov. 11, 17 73-
Mary,^ bapt. May 13, 1757 ; m. Zarubabel Hunnewell, Dec. 28, 1775.
Dorothy,' bapt. Dec. 28, 1760; m. John Bragdon, Apr. 29, 1784.
Isaac" m Deborah Larrabee, his cousin, of Scarborough, Feb. 5, 1756.
In May 1763, he and wife and three children, with others, embarked
on a small vessel commanded by Capt. Buck, for Machias, where they
arrived the 20th of the month. Here he built a large double log-house,
within eight or ten rods of the falls, and a saw-mill. He was one of
si.xteen persons who had formed an association for the purpose of build-
ino- mills and engaging in lumbering operations in Machias. His wife
was baptized Dec. 24, 1732- This pair had not less than six chddren,
whose descendants are now very numerous.
5. Ezekiel," bapt. June 10, 1733; d. young.
6. Joseph," bapt. April 23, 1738.
Olive," bapt. June 12, 1743; m. Joseph Drisco, Nov. 12, 1760.
Children of John and Mary:
I Deborah," b. July 24, 1728 ; m. Isaac Larrabee. her cousin, and settled
in Machias, Me., where she survived until more than 100 years of age.
She was one of the first white women in the township. Her descend-
ants are very numerous.
-. S0LOMON,"b. Oct. 7, 1731 ; m. Elizabeth Winter, Nov. 16, 1752 ; d. Aug.
6, 1759, leaving one child; was buried at Black Point, Scarborough.
I 'pheb'e,^ bapt. May 9, 1756; m. Aug. 18, 1774. Joseph Gilkey, of
Gorham. Probably the family of this name that removed from
Gorham to Harrison are her connections. «
3. John," b. Dec. 24, 1732 ; d. young.
4. Mary," b. April 29, 1736; m. Thomas Libby, Nov. 15, 1753.
r Stephen " b. Nov. 3, 1738 ; m. Hannah McKenney, Oct. 16, 1760, and
settled in' Scarborough, Me. He had seven children, of whom more.
6. Phebe," b. Aug. 26. 1740; bapt. Jan. 4. 1741-
7. Eunice," b. Nov. 24, 1741; m- Nathan Knight.
8 Philip," b. Mar. 3, 1744; m- Sally Smith, of Berwick, and settled in
Scarborough, where he d. Aug. 22, 1823, aged 77. Issue hereafter.
g. John," b. Apr. 23, 1746.
Jonathan," b. Apr. 16, 1748; m. Alice Davis, July 9, 1771. and had
7-
10.
846 LAREABEE FAMILY.
children b. in Scarborough. He then removed to Cape Elizabeth, where
he remained several years, but finally settled in Durham, Me., where
he died Oct. 20, 1836 ; his wife died in 18 18. He was a soldier of the
Revolution. There were no less than eight children in this family, of
whom more presently.*
Children of Ben.iamin and Sakah:
1. William,^ b. May 2, 1727, seems to have been a much married man.
He was published with Mary Burns, of Falmouth, July 25, 1752 ; they
were married. He married Lydia Mitchell, Oct. 24, 1765 ; Lucy Stone,
Oct. 29, 1788, and finally, Abigail Dyer. Eight children.
2. Sarah,* b. June 28, 1729; m. John Adams, Oct. 19, 1755.
3. Elizabeth,* b. May 18, 1732 ; m. John Watson and Robert Hasty (.').
4. Hannah,* b. May 18, 1732; m. Joshua Libby, Nov. 2, 1755.
5. LvDiA,* b. Apr. 3, 1736; m. Moses Fogg, Feb. 12, 1760.
6. Benjamin,* b. May 23, 1740; m. Hannah H. Skillings, July 28, 1778.
She d. Sept. 26, 1828, aged 81 ; he d. Apr. 17, 1829, aged 89. He was
a captain in the Revolution and colonel of the militia ; representative
to the General Court. He was a solid man of the old stamp, whose life
among his fellow-men was very useful. Three children, of whom more.
7. Miriam,* b. Feb. 24, 1744; m. Ebenezer Libby, of Scarborough, Mar.
19, 1767.
8. Jonathan,* b. in 1748, in Scarborough (pension records), and was at
one time a resident of Durham (probably Maine). In 1774 and 1775,
he was in Charlestown, Mass., keeping house with his wife Margaret,
dau. of Capt. Thomas Wellington, who owned an old-fashioned tavern
in Watertown. In June, 1775, he enlisted in the Continental army.
His house was burned down during the firing in Charlestown, and his
wife with her child in arms took refuge with her mother in the Welling-
ton tavern to which the British often came, asking for food. He served
in the companies of Captains Stout and Fogg, and suffered many hard-
ships. He d. at the age of 58, and was buried in the old Copps Hill
Cemetery in Boston. f There were ten children, of whom more.
fifth generation.
Children of Isaac and Deborah:
I. David,^ m. Sally Haycock, settled in Machias, Me., and had issue as
follows; Joh?!,'' Jane,^ m. Moses Holmes; Martha,^ m. Samuel Holmes;
Rebecca,^ m. James Robbins; William,^ Olive,^ in. Daniel Downing;
Daniel,'' Eleanor,^ m. David Bryant; Hannah,^ m. John Holmes.
* We are not aware that any attempt had been made to trace the connections of this branch
of the Scarborough family, and tlie ancestry of Prof. William H. Larrabee was mi known.— ^iiWior.
t There is some obscurity about the history of this Jonathan Larrabee. His pension record
shows that he was born iu Scarborough in 1748. the same year of the birth of .Jonathan, son of
John, who married Alice Davis and settled in Durham, Me. That Jon.athan had a son Jonathan
who married Phebe Davis, by whom issue. This other Jonathan had a son of his name whose
wife was Mary Davis. One more coincidence was this: Jonathan, son of John, lived in Dur-
ham and Jonathan under notice, desitfuatcil son of Benjamin, accordinfr to pension record, was
also at one time in Durham, but whithrr in Maine or New Hauipshirf we are not informed. It
is conjectured that this Jonathan drifted away from Scarborouuh when young and did not re-
turn. It may be that this Jonathan was in some way connected with Capt. John Larrabee, of
Castle William, of Boston. Rhoda, daughter of this Jonathan, married James Greenwood, of
Boston, and one of the executors of Capt. John's will was his "much respected friend, Capt.
Nathaniel Greenwood." I leave these clues for what they may be worth to future genealogists.
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847
2. Joseph,^ bapt. in Scarborough, Oct. 31, 1756; m. Jan. 17, i8i6(?)
Phebe Libby, settled in Machias, and had children named as follows:
Joseph,^ Isaac,^ George;'- Isaiah^'- Archibald^' Jane;'' m. Benjamin Rice ;
Rebecca,^ m. Enoch Libby ; Daniel^' Abigail,^ m. David Colson.
3. Eunice,^ bapt. Feb. 5, 1756; m. Benjamin Pettigrew; lived in Machias.
4. Abner,^ m. Jane Chase, lived in Machias, and had issue : Deborah,''
m. Joseph Colby; Phebe'' m. Daniel McGuire ; Z«n','' m- Benjamin
Johnson; Thankful:' m. Joseph L. Carter; Delana;'' m. Joel McKenzie;
Hannah;'' m. Hiram Johnson; Betsey,'' m. George Pettigrew.
5. Patty,^ m. Nathan Libby, and her dau. Hannah m. John Larrabee and
Sally m. Daniel Larrabee.
6. MosES,^ m. Sally Sanborn, settled in Machias, and had issue : Abraham,^
Stephen,^ Susan;'' m. James Wood; HannahJ' m. Daniel Merrett; Sefh,^
Lavinia,'^ Maa,'' m. SamuelJ^nney ; Phebe,*^ m. Daniel Smith, and had
Sally, m. William Larrabee.
Children of Stephen and Hannah:
1. SoLOMOX,' m. Lucy Dram, and with his five youngest children emigrated
to Ohio, about 1818. His children were ; Hannah;'' m. Witham, of
Minot ; Sally'' m. Hackett, of Minot ; Edward;'' Samuel;'' Lucy," and
Mercy.''
2. Stephen,^ had children named Mary,'' m. Moses Libby, of Danville,
Me. ; Asenath,'' m. Freeman, of Portland ; Dennis,*^ died at sea ;
Dorothy,'' Stephen,'' Priseilla,'' John W.,^ Fanny," married George Hame,
of Portland.
3. Jacob,^ b. in Scarborough; m. Jane Meserve, Sept. 24, 1793, settled in
the "Pejepscot country," afterwards Danville, now Auburn. Me. His
children were, AVz/Vz//," /F/y//<77«,'' settled in Hartland; Stephen;'' h. \']<)(),
lived in Auburn; Jacob'' lived in Auburn, d. June, 1886; Abner,'' lived
in Auburn, d. in 1882 ; Hannah;^' Margaret,'^ and/<?//^."
4. Joseph," m. Abigail McKenney, of the old Scarborough stock, and set-
tled in Danville, now Auburn, where his children, named as follows,
were born :
I. Isaac," b. 1799; m. Rebecca Adams; d. 1861.
JosEPH,'>b. 1801; m. Charity Littlefield ; d. July 15, 1872.
II
III. Salome,*^ of whom no record.
IV. Stephen," b. in 1803; m. Bethia Hall, and lived in Parkman, Me.;
d. in 1873.
V. Harriet,'' b. in 1805; m. Nathaniel Raynes; d. in 1880.
VI. Hannah," b. in 1807 ; m. Daniel McDaniel.
vii. Dorcas," b. in 1809 ; m. Miles King, of Dexter, Me.
VIII. Jacob," b. in 181 1 ; m. Mary Philbrick, and settled in Litchfield, Me.
5. MosES,^ b. in Scarborough, in 1775; m. Eunice Martin, and settled at
Black Point, in his native town; in 1802 he removed to Danville, where
he resided until early in 1834, when he went to No. 6 Range, Penobscot
county, now the town of Carroll, where he died. Seven children :
I. Pamelia," b. in Scarborough, Nov. 19, 1800; m. in Springfield, Me.,
848 LARRABEE FAMILY.
Phineas S. Woodman, of Belfast, and had four children ; d. Oct. 8,
1885, in Springfield.
II. Hiram, '^ b. in 1803; d. in Carroll, Me., in 1840.
III. Eunice,'' b. in 1806; m. Nov. 20, 1832, to Joseph Larrabee, who d.
in Medford, Mass., Jan., 1892.
IV. Moses,'"' b. in 181 1 ; d. in Carroll, Me., in 1862.
V. John," b. in 1814; m. Harriet M. Martin, and resides in Carroll, Me.
He has several children, of whom more.
VI. Emily," b. in 18 16.
VII. Minerva," b. in 1820; m. Samuel Clark.
6. ISAAC,^ had children named Mary,^' Stephen'' Eunice,^ George,^ Annie?
7. Mary.*
Children of Philip and Sally:
1. John,'' b. Aug. 5, 1769 (records have it Nov. 5th); m. Susan Andrews,
b. Dec. 10, 1774, d. Oct. 5, 1854. He settled in Wales, Me. He d.
Apr. 7, 1854. Eleven children, of whom more.
2. Sarah, '' bapt. Jan., 1773; m. Ivory Killburn, Dec. 29, 1796.
3. Betsey,'' bapt. Aug. 26, 1776; m. Steven Seavey, Sept. 30, 1798.
4. GuiNNE,^ bapt. Nov. 9, 1778.
5. Anna,^ bapt. Oct. 2, 1780; m. John Meserve, Mar. 24, 1802.
6. Capt. Daniel,'' b. July 4, 1782 ; m. Mary Quimby and settled at North
Scarborough, where he d. June 6, 1864, aged 81. He was captain in
the war of 1812 ; his wife d. at the age of 70 years and 3 months. Six
children, of whom hereafter.
7. Philip,'^ bapt. Oct. 3, 1784 ; m. Polly Grant and lived in Gorham, Me.,
where he d. aged 87. He had a son /<?;««."
8. Eunice,'' bapt. August 23, 1787; m. Thomas Weymouth and lived in
Webster, Me.
9. Hannah,*^ bapt. Dec. 20, 1789.
10. Phebe,* bapt. Feb. 18, 1792; child of Philip and Hannah.
Children of Jonathan and Alice:
1. John,* bapt. Sept. 27, 1781, in Scarborough.
2. IcHABOD,'^ bapt. Sept. 27, 1781, in Scarborough.
3. Eunice,^ bapt. Sept. 27, 1781, in Scarborough.
4. Mary,* bapt. Sept. 27, 1781, in Scarborough.
5. William,* lived in Durham, and had children named Mary,^ ALvt/ia,'''
and E??ienne}
6. Jonathan,* b. April 21, 1782, in Scarborough; m. Phebe Davis, his
cousin, Oct. 20, 1809 (she b. Nov. 20, 1788, and d. Oct. 16, 1869, in
Mexico, Me.), and settled in Durham. He removed to Hartford, where
he d. Feb. 12, 1853. He had issue, thirteen children, all born in
Durham, Me., of whom hereafter.
7. Caleb,* settled in Bowdoinham, where he was living in 1834, but I have
not reached any descendant with my letters.
8. Joanna,* m. a Roach, and has connections in Auburn, Me.
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Prof. William Clark Larrabee,'^ grandson of Jonathan *(io), was born
in Cape Elizabeth, Me.,f Dec. 23, 1802; m. Sept. 28, 1828, to Harriet, eldest
daughter of Col. William Dunn, of Poland, and died in Greencastle, Ind.,
May 4, 1859. By this union there were four children, of whom hereafter.
From the seventh year of his age to the seventeenth he lived with his Uncle
Jonathan and grandfather in Durham, where he assisted in cultivating the
farm, attending the district school in summer and winter, and earned a little
money by working for the neighbors and picking berries. He began to attend
Methodist meetings when eight years old, was converted under the preaching
of Rev. Daniel Plummer and others, and began a devout Christian life. In
18 18 he walked to Strong, seventy miles distant, and engaged to work for Dr.
John L. Blake till he should be twenty-one years old. Eliphalet Clark, after-
wards an eminent citizen and physician of Portland, was at Dr. Blake's as a
student of medicine, and a life-long friendship was established between the
two young men. In recognition of this attachment and encouragement re-
ceived from Mr. Clark, he assumed the name of Clark as a middle name.
Feeling impressed that he was called to preach, he was given a license to
exhort, and made his first effort to preach in June, 1821. He entered upon
the course of study prescribed for candidates for the ministry by the M. E.
church, helping himself forward by teaching; attended for one term the
academy at Newmarket, N. H., and in the fall of 1823, while teaching in
Wells, was advised by the Rev. Moses Greenleaf to take a college course.
By private study and a term at Farmington Academy he was prepared to enter
the Sophomore class of Bowdoin College at the commencement of 1825. He
was graduated from this institution in 1828, second in a class of twenty.
While a student in college he taught school during vacations in Poland ; and
during two terms of his junior and senior years labored as an assistant, and
after the failure of the principal, Zenas Caldwell, as acting principal, in the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
After graduating he was principal of a newly established academy at Alfred
and spent there two happy years. On the opening of the Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Middleton, Conn., in 1830, the president elect. Dr. Wilber Fisk, not being
able to take personal charge at once, he was appointed tutor with actual
charge of the school, and taught the first class of five or six freshmen with
twenty preparatory students. The next year he was elected principal of the
Oneida Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, N. Y. Here he became, in 1832,
a member of the Oneida conference of the Methodist Episcopal church —
technically, though never practically, an "itinerant" preacher. After four
years of remarkable success as a teacher at Cazenovia, Mr. Larrabee was
called to be principal of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, to succeed the Rev.
Merritt Caldwell, who had accepted a professorship in Dickinson College.
The seminary had been a manual labor school, but never financially success-
ful as such. Mr. Larrabee assumed the full management, paying all expenses
*Tlie Larrabee homestead wa.s on Barren liill, in Cape Elizabeth, on the left side of the road
leading from Portland, some three miles out, where the cellar depres.sion could be seen a few
years back. The father of Prof. William C. Larrabee, a seaman, was lost on tlie ocean or died
on shore about the time of his birth. His mother bMcaui-' the wife of C;u)tain Small, of Cape
Elizabeth, and had two dau^jhtei's ; one of them, Eunici.', married a Mr. Fickctt, of that town,
where a son Joseph, a teacher in the Portland schools ami a prominent citizen, now resides and
with whom his aunt, Dorcas L Small, has made her home. The mother of Prof. Larrabee died
April 11, 1852 ; she is spoken of as a most estimable woman, held in great esteem by her children
and grandchildren.
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and receiving all the revenues. His career liere brought him a high reputa-
tion as an educator, but caused him financial embarrassment.
He was engaged as assistant in the geological survey of Maine under Dr.
Charles T. Jackson, in 1837-38 ; and was appointed chaplain of the Regiment
of Artillery in the ist Brigade and 2d Division of the state militia, and a
director of the Maine Insane Hospital, in 1840.
Mr. Larrabee was a delegate to the general conference of the M. E. church,
which met at Baltimore in 1840. There he became acquainted with persons
who were interested in founding a Methodist college in Indiana. He was
afterwards elected professor of mathematics and natural science in the Indiana
Asbury University, Greencastle, and removed to that state in 1841. Serving
as acting president of the institution in 1848-49, he introduced considerable
reforms in the course of studies, making it systematic and bringing it up as
near as the conditions of scholarship in the state would allow to the standards
of the older colleges. In 1S48, he served as a member and secretary of the
board of visitors of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He
was offered and declined important positions in several institutions of learn-
ing, among which were the presidency of the Iowa and Indiana State Uni-
versities.
In 1852 he was appointed editor of the Ladies' Repository, a Methodist
monthly magazine, published at Cincinnati. Ohio, to which he had long been a
leading contributor. Ke declined this position, taking care of the magazine,
however, for six months, till a permanent editor could be installed, to accept
the Democratic nomination as the candidate for state superintendent of public
instruction of Indiana. He was elected and spent his term of two years in
organizing the school system of the state from the foundation, in conformity
with the provisions of a new law. He was defeated as candidate for re-elec-
tion in 1854, under the impulse of a general political revolution. Having in
the interval been appointed superintendent of the Indiana institution for the
blind, he was elected, in 1856, state superintendent of public instruction for
a second term. The former school law had been decided unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court, and his second term was largely devoted to re-construc-
tion of the school system under the provisions of the amended law.
Professor Larrabee retired from office and from public life at the end of
his term, in January, 1S59. Broken down in health and suffering from busi-
ness losses and overwork, he succumbed rapidly after the death of Mrs. Lar-
rabee, Jan. 15, 1859, and survived her less than four months.
In all his educational work, Prof. Larrabee proved himself a great teacher,
possessed of rare felicity in imparting instruction and a remarkable power in
gaining the affection of his pupils. At all institutions where he was engaged,
the attendance of students rapidly increased, and the religious influence was
marked by revivals of great power and permanent results. Many of his
students became eminent as ministers and educators.
The literary works of Prof. Larrabee include "Rosebower," a collection of
essays, reminiscences, and emotional pieces, chiefly selected from his contri-
butions to the Ladies' Repository from 1841 to 1852 ; " Scientific Evidences of
Natural and Revealed Religion" ; and two collections of biographical sketches
of pioneers of the Methodist church in England and the United States, entitled
"Wesley and His Co-laborers" and "Asbury and His Co-laborers"; all pub-
lished by the Methodist Book Concern, at Cincinnati, Ohio. He received the
degree of LL. D., from the Indiana State University. Children :
PROF. WM. H. LARRABEE.
LARBABEE FAMILY. 851
1. William H.,' b. Sept. 20, 1829, of whom hereafter.
2. Ellen F.,' b. at Kent's Hill, Sept. 23, 1835 ; was m. in 1852 to Samuel
Allen Lattimore, now (1893) professor of chemistry in the University
of Rochester, N. Y. These have had five children ; four daughters living.
Mrs. Lattimore is a writer of beautiful verses, and we subjoin a speci-
men relating to her native state :
BKAK OLD MAINE.
I've looked today on the dear old hills,
The dear old hills of my early home;
I've looked with eyes that were dim with tears,
That came with thoughts of former years;
When, like a fluttering, untledged hird,
I nestled within my warm home nest.
And linowing no sorrow and tearing no paiii
I tirst peeped out on the hills of Maine.
I've walked today in the grand old woods.
The grand old woods that my father loved;
I've pressed my fei't on tlie mossy sod.
The very same that my mother trod ;
I've picked the herries so ripe and sweet,
I've breathed the pine tree's fragrant breath,
Aiid the fairy fountain once again
H.1S filled my cup in the woods of Maine.
I've bathed my brow in the tranquil lake
That dimples and smiles in the summer suu,
I've gathered the lilies so pure and white.
With a tender touch of my old delight;
Till I longed to lay my burdens clo« 11,
And sink to sleep where the lilies grow;
I'd wish no dirge but the soft refrain
That the waters sing in the lakes of Maine.
I've stood today by the lonely graves
When- rest the friends luy childliond knew.
The brer/.c stole out of the (iui\fi!ng fir —
The bee tiew round with indolent stir—
The w'ild bird souglit Iiis hidden nest —
The myrtle wreathed tlie tangled path—
And the blimling tears fell down like rain.
As I bowed my head o'er the graves in Maine.
O! glorious, glorious hills of Maine!
O! Beautiful, beautiful woods of Maine!
O! lakes with wealth of shimmering waves!
O! silent spot of the silent graves!
Though absent long, I've wandered far,
And smiled and wept 'neath other skies,
Thiougli every change does my heart retain
Its early love— for my dear old Maine!
3. Charles R.,' b. at Kent's Hill, Me., Aug. 6, 1840; d. in Utica, N. Y.,
May 13, 1879.
4. Emma R.,' b. in Greencastle, Ind., Aug., 1842 ; d. there May 6, 1846.
Prof. William H. Larrabee,' son of William C. and Harriet Larrabee,
was b. in Alfred, Me., Sept. 20, 1829. He attended the Maine Wesleyan Semi-
nary; removed to Greencastle, Ind., with his father, in 1841 ; entered Indiana
Asbury University (now Depew University) in the same year; was graduated
thence in 1845; taught, engaged in horticulture, and studied law; was ad-
mitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Indiana in 1852 ; was clerk in the
office of State Superintendent of IHiblic Instruction, of Indiana, in 1853 and
1854; was employed as assistant editor of T/h- Methodist., a religious journal,
in New York, from 1862 till 1865; as associate editor of the Brooklyn Daily
Union., Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1S65 till 1870; as assistant editor of The Meth-
odist d.gz.\n from 187 1 till 1876; and in 1879 was engaged as translator and
assistant editor for the Popular Seienee Monthly, in New York, a position in
which he remains at the time of the publication of this book. While he has
852 LARRABEE FAMILY.
published no books and only a few magazine and newspaper articles under his
own name, his contributions to the editorial and other special departments of
various periodicals, and of books published under other names, would, if col-
lected, fill a large volume. They include, besides the periodicals already
named, articles in the Christian Union, Independent, Christian at Work, Chris-
tian Adi-ocatc, and National Repository : also ecclesiastical and special articles
in the successive volumes of Appleton's Annua! Cyclopedia for more than twenty-
five years; articles in Kidder and Sehem's Cyclopedia of Education for 1878;
and articles in Bishop Simpson's " Cyclopedia of Methodism " ; and he was
joint author with Prof. A. J. Schem of a " History of the War in the East" (of
1877). He received the degree of LL. D. from Depew University, in 1888.
He resides at 45 Willow Avenue, Plainfield, N. J. He was m. June 25, 1866,
to Letitia Bell, dau. of Asbury Frazier, of Cincinnati, Ohio. These have had
one child, Henry Edivard,'' b. Jan. 28, 1874, and d. in infancy.
Children of William and Wives:
1. James,^ b. July 5, 1753; d. young.
2. Sarah,'' b. Mar. 10, 1755.
3. Zebulon,^ b. Mar. 11, 1757. (See Larrabees of Baldwin, Me.)
4. Joshua,^ b. Aug. 4, 1759. (See Larfabees of Baldwin, Me.)
5. James, ^ b. July 23, 1761. (See Larrabees of Baldwin, Me.)
6. Lydia,^ b. Aug. 8, 1763; never married.
7. Elizabeth,'''' b. Apr. 2, 1766; m. Joseph Waterhouse.
8. William,'^ b. July 28, 1769; m. Hadassah Parker, and was a teacher
in early life. He settled on the old homestead in Scarborough, where
he spent his days, and where his son and five daughters were born.
9. Hannah,^ b. June 23, 1771; m. Richard King, of Scarborough, Jan.
14, 1790, and had issue.
10. Benjamin,'* b. Mar. 21, 1773; m. Jane Norton.
11. Anna,^ b. May 15, 1775; m. Samuel Deering.
Children of Benjamin and Hannah:
1. Hannah,^ b. June 8, 1779; d. unmarried, June 16, 1807.
2. Benjamin,'* b. June 24, 1781 ; m. Susanna Libby, of Scarborough, Oct.
10, 1805 (she b. Nov. 16, 1784, d. May 17, 1846), and settled in that
town, where his seven children were born. He was a farmer ; man of
superior intelligence and moral culture ; served as selectman and repre-
sentative in the Legislature. He d. Feb. 25, 1823.
3. Joseph,^ b. Feb. 22, 1788; m. Phebe Libby, Jan. 17, 1816, who d. Dec.
18, i86g. He d. July 2, 1863 ; was in the war of 18 12. Four children.
Children of Jonathan and Margaret:
1. William,^ d. young.
2. RuTH,^ m. Leonard Whitney, of Watertown, Mass., and had issue.
3. Ann,** m. Dawes Melvin, of Lowell, Mass., and had children.
4. Thomas,^ was in the war of 18 12 as privateer; was taken prisoner by
the British, carried to England, and remained in confinement for sev-
eral years. He is supposed to have lived in Newmarket, where he was
buried. Children: Ma?-garet,'^ Sarah,'^ a.rxd/ohn.'^
LARRABEE FAMILY. 863
c ToNATHAN ' m. Mary Davis and lived in Dalton, where he d. and was
buried. His children were C/iar/cs:' IViniam," Margaret;' and Henry.'
6 William W,* b. June i8, 1795, in Charlestown, Mass.; m. Thankful
Abby, of East Hartford, Conn., in 1818; second, Amelia Roberts (b.
Oct. 10, 1802, d. Oct. 26, 1853), in 1825; third, Lydia Bidwell (b. m
1803, d. June I, 18S6). He learned the paper maker's trade of Colonel
Wiswell, of Watertown; served afterwards in the war of 1812. In
1822-3 he was superintendent of Hudson's Mills in Scotland, now
Burnside, Conn. He was religiously devout and one of the founders
of the Methodist church in Burnside. where he was known as "Father
Larrabee" in advanced life. He d. in 1886, aged 83 years. Children:
I. Mary G.," b. May i, 1820; m. Capt. Wooster Alexander, of South
Windsor; d. June', 1881, aged 62 years.
II. Susan A.," b. Dec. 28, 1821 ; m., 1854, Edmund Williams, of South
Lee, and had issue.
m. Leonard W.," b. Feb. 22, 1824; m. Mary ; d. Jan. 26, 1866;
had Rosena^ b. in 1862.
IV Elizabeth M.,« b. Dec, 6, 1827; m. first, 1845, Eli Burnham; sec-
ond, Levi C. Gates, of East Hartford, Conn., Nov. 12, 1850. Issue.
V. Sarah C.,'' b. July 18, 1829; d. Sept. 12, 1853.
VI. Julia R.," b. Dec. 19, 1831 ; m., 1855, Edward Prior, of East Wind-
sor, Conn. Issue.
VII. William W.,'=b. May 20, 1834; m., 1859, Anna Lawes ; d. Feb. 19, 1882.
VIII. Dawes M.," b. Sept. 7, 1836; d. Sept. 23, 1853.
IX. Maria T.," b. Sept. 9, 1840; m. Laurence Lester, June 8, 1859, and
has children.
X. Emma A.,'' b. Sept. 5, 1842; m. May 3, 1864, Horace P. Gates, of
Norwich, Conn.
sixth generation.
Children of John and Susan:
1. Persina," b. May 20, 1795; m. Moody Spofford, had seven children,
and d. Mar. 4, 1858.
2. SALLV,'''b. July 19, 1797; d. Aug. 26, 1800.
3. Hannah," b. Mar. 23, 1800; m. Walter Jordan; had one son, Album:
4. Philip," b. Jan. 4, 1802; m. Elizabeth Norton, and d. Sept. 20, 1868.
Seven children, of whom four d. unmarried.
I. Clarissa E.," b. Mar. 28, 183 1 ; m. Retiah D. Jones, Aug. 25, 1850;
d. Sept. 6, 1851.
II. Isabella J.," b. May 30, 1836; m. John E. Lombard, Oct. 15. 1857,
and has sons.
5. John," b. June 23, 1804; m. Almira Burke and had a large family;
nearly all d. unmarried.
I. Mary A.,' m. John Purington and has issue.
II. Emma,' m. Samuel Lombard and had issue.
6 Daniel," b. July i, 1805, in Wales, Me.; m. Sobrina, dau. of Elias
Ricker, of Wales, Jan. 31, 1831. He was by trade a ship carpenter;
854 LARRABEE FAMILY.
was deacon in the Baptist church; represented Wales in the Legisla-
ture in 1845 and 1847; wife d. in Gardiner, Me., Feb. 27, 1882; he d.
in Gardiner, Mar. 4, 1883. Two children:
I. Statira J.,' b. Nov. 24, 1831 ; m. William S. Hanscom; has four sons.
II. Hon. James M.," b. Dec. 14, 1833, in Wales, Me. He m. Priscilla,
dau. of Amos Woodward, of Winthrop, Me., Sept. 18, 1856, and set-
tled in the city of Gardiner, where he has since resided. He was
educated in the common schools of his native town, at the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, and at Phillips Exeter Academy. He was for
several years principal of the Highland Avenue grammar school in
Gardiner; served in the nth Maine Volunteer Regiment until dis-
charged by act of Congress ; for several years after the war worked
as farmer and carpenter; has been honored by his fellow-citizens
with various city offices ; was a member and presiding officer in both
branches of the city council ; treasurer, collector, assessor, and over-
seer of the poor; director of high school and member of superintend-
ing school committee for twenty-five years, which position he still
holds. By Governor Robie he was appointed police judge of Gardiner
in July, 1885; re-appointed by Governor Burleigh in 1889, and by
Governor Cleaves in July, 1893. Judge Larrabee has always been
an earnest student and is well versed in the sciences, languages, and
literature. He has followed the good example of several of his an-
cestors, and reared a large family of children, as follows :
(i). Mabel F.,^h. Jan. 18, 1858; d. Feb. 27, 1859.
(2). Edgar fF!,' born Jan. 19, i860; m. Lula G. Abbott, of Lowell,
Mass., in Nov., 1885, where he now resides; graduated from Bow-
doin College, class of '81. He is now assistant paymaster of the
Massachusetts Manufacturing Co., of Lowell ; has a dau. Marian,'^
b. Dec. 21, 1887.
(3). Harry E.,^ b. May 26, 1862 ; m. Jan. 20, 1884, Lizzie Danforth,
of Gardiner; printer, now foreman Gardiner Publishing Co. Two
children: Lu/a M.,"^ b. Dec. 28, 1884, and ETa,'' h. Aug., 1891.
(4). Daniel,^ \i. Oct. 22, 1863; m. Nettie E. Morse, in Nov., 1886, of
Lowell, Mass. She d. in May, 1891. He d. P'eb. 23, 1893.
(5). Jatnes M.,^ b. Nov. 4, 1866; killed by accident, June 13, 1869.
(6). Joseph H.,^ b. Sept. 27, 1868; jeweler in Norwich, Conn.
(7). Hekn IK," b. Feb. 7, 1872.
(8). Edith Al.f' b. Feb. 7, 1872 ; Colby University, class of '97.
(g). Austin F.,^ b. Jan. 26, 1878.
7. Stephen," b. April 27, 1807; m., first, Nancy Allen; second, Emma
Watts. He had three children, viz. : A>in M.,' m. Frank Moses; Amos
A.,'' and Edward /-F.,' living in Bath.
8. Susan," b. May 11, 1809; m. Solon Staples; d. Nov, 9, 1877.
9. Sally," b. Mar 29, 1812; d. June 21, 1849, unmarried.
10. William," b. Oct. 2, 1814; d. Dec. 10, 1817.
11. William," b. Feb. 26, 1818; twice m. ; first wife was Mary Coombs;
second, Abby Coombs. One son, George W.,' in Boston in 1886.
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Children of Daniel and Mary:
I John S.,'' b. June 12. 1816; m. Lucy Libby, Dec, 1841, and settled on
the homestead, in Scarborough, where he d. Jan. 24, 1884, aged 67.
His children were a son and two daughters, named as follows :
I. Theresa E.,' b. Sept., 1842; d. Feb. 16, 1857.
II Philip J ' b. April 12, 1844; m. and resides in Portland, Me. He
attended 'school in Scarborough until fourteen years of age, when he
removed to Portland with his parents, where he had superior educa-
tional advantatjes and graduated from the high school m 1863. He
entered Tufts^ College the same year and graduated fourth in his
class, in 1867. He taught school about four months, winters, during
his college course. Immediately after graduating he took charge of
the Portland Academy and held the preceptor's position about two
years, during which time he read law with Howard & Cleaves. He
was admitted to practice law in the state courts. May 19, 1869,
and soon after to practice in the U. S. courts. He opened an office
in Portland and practised alone until the fall of 1883, when he
formed a copartnership with Hon. M. P. Frank, which still exists.
He has been candidate for councilor, alderman, county attorney, and
representative, but the party to which he belonged being in the
minoritv in the citv he was not elected. His grandf.ither and father
were firm Democrats and he has followed the political traditions of
his family. He is liberal and independent in his religious views, and
attends services at the Universalist church. He is an able lawyer and
is identified with business enterprises in the city. Three children.
III. Lucy M.,' living with her mother, in Scarborough.
2. Abigail,* b. Nov. i, 1818; m. first, William Files; second, Samuel But-
terfield.
3. Betsey," b. June 23, 182 1.
4. Moses,'' b. 1823; d. at the age of 3 years.
5. Harriet,'' 6. Aaron," 7. Sarah," (triplets) d. in infancy.
8. Daniel F.," b. June 18, 1831 ; m. Henrietta Ling, and has long kept a
boarding-house and baiting stable in Portland, where he now resides.
Two children : Frank'' and Ann'u-?
9. Mary C," d. when a child.
10. Mary E."
Children of Philip and Polly:
1. Nancy," b. 1813 ; m. James Storer in 1851.
2. James," b. 1818; m. EUzabeth Pike, of Gorham in 1849.
3. Ivory K.," b. 1823 ; m. Betsey Hodgdon; d. July 13, 1859.
Children of .Jonathan and Phebe:
1. Davis," b. Jan. 14, 1810; d. Jan. 2, 1823, in Durham, Me.
2. John," b. Aug. 9, 1811 ; d. unmarried, Jan. 30, 1888, in Livermore, Me.
3. Joseph C.,"b. Dec. 3, 1812 ; m. Eunice, daughter of Moses Larrabee, of
Carroll, Me., Nov. 20, 1832, and d. in Medford, Mass., in Jan., 1892.
Mrs. Larrabee is still living with her children in Medford, at the ripe
age of 86 years. Issue :
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I. Julia A.,' b. Sept. 22, 1833.
II. Phebe J./b. May 30, 1835 ; m. Nov. 19, 1856, Gustavus A. Converse.
III. Allen C," b. Mar. ig, 1837; m. Margaret Evans, May, 1877.
IV. Joseph A.,' b. Apr. 10, 1839; drowned in 1846.
V. John A.,' b. Feb. 27, 1842; m. Annie P. Scales, Dec. 25, 1876.
VI. Emma F.,' b. Sept. 16, 1845 ; m. Apr., 1869, Leander W. Libby.
VII. Charlotte,' b. Mar. 30, 1847 ; d. Mar. 30, 1847.
VIII. Charles D.,' b. Mar. 30, 1847; d. Sept. 7, i8gi.
IX. Charlotte E.," b. Aug. 9, 1852 ; m. Dec. 25, 1875, Charles F. Tukey.
4. William D.," b. Dec. 28, 1814; m. Lydia Estes, May 15, 1843, and d.
in Portland, Me., Nov. 17, 187 1. His widow survives and is with her
daughter, Mrs. Crandall. Three children, as follows :
I. Ellen G.,' b. May 27, 1844; d. July 29, 1849.
II. Emma E.,' b. Sept. 10, 1847 ; ™- July 14, 1874, to G. Herman Willis.
III. Jeannette a.,' b. April 23, 1851; m. April 17, 1873, to Charles R.
Crandall, and resides in Portland, Me.
5. Israel M.,'' b. July 16, 1817 ; m. Eliza Stickney, April 5, 1854, and d.
at sea, April 20, 1861, issueless.
6. Louisa," b. April 5, i8ig; m. Mar. 31, 1844, to Thomas Stickney.
7. Joanna R.,*^ b. April 30, 1821 ; d. Aug. 17, 1875, at Hartford, Me.
8. Davis,'' b. Nov. 14, 1823; m. Sarah Stickney, May 24, 1846, and d.
Nov. 25, 1885, in Wayne, Me. Children:
I. Justina," b. Nov. 21, 1847; d. May 20, 1871, unmarried,
ri. Ella F.,' b. Dec. 9, 1849; m. Jan. 27, 1877, to Kidder R. Linnell.
HI. Israel M.,' b. Jan. 29, 1852; d. Mar. 19, 1873.
IV. Harriet,' b. Dec. 17, 1854; m. Sept. 8, 1880, to Millard F. Verrill.
V. Clarence," b. Feb. 2, 1857.
VI. Laura,' b. Mar. 4, 1859; m. Oct. g, 1880, to John M. Weeks,
vii. Fred D.," b. July 29, 1861 ; m. Clara A. Raymond, Oct. 15, i8g2,
and has Alfred R.^'h. Apr. 2, 1894.
VIII. Charles C.,' b. Mar. 26, 1867 ; d. Aug. 30, 1888.
IX. Bertha,' b. June 13, 1871.
9. James,'' b. Feb. 12, 1825; d. Feb. 20, 1825, in Durham, Me.
10. Isaac D.,'' b. Jan. 13, 1826; d. Sept. 29, 1826, in Durham, Me.
11. Aaron S.," b. Dec. 2, 1827 ; m. Elizabeth Childs, Oct. 7, 1855, and is
still living. Children:
I. Roland,' b. July 31, 1856 ; m. Ida J. Stevenson, and has issue: Mabel
A.,"" b. Mar. 21, 1884; Marx £.,"■ b. Apr. 15, 1885; Gerty,^ b.
Nov. 22, 1886; Almy C.,*' b.'May 25, 1888; Austin N.,* b. Aug.
17, 1890.
n. John D.,' b. Sept. 25, 1864; m. Mary Laragan, May 15, 1892, and
has Estellc,* b. May 25, 1893.
III. Myron L.,' b. Sept. 13, 1868; m. Sarah Canshysea, Dec. 7, 1892.
12. Marv J.,'' b. Mar. 30, 1829; m. Jan. 23, 1850, Amasa Lucas.
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13. Harriet,'' b. Apr. 25, 1831; m. June 14, 1S51, David Glover, and d.
Nov. 6, 1851, in Hartford, Me.
Children of William and Hadassah:
1. Col. J.\mes/' b. Dec. i6, 1798 ; m. Phebe Flint, of Baldwin, and settled
on the homestead, that had been (1884) in the family 200 years. He
was a school-teacher in early years, and while thus employed in Baldwin
became acquainted with charming Phebe whose kindly heart was not
flinty. He d. July 8, 18S6, leaving two sons and a daughter. Albert
SJ was a merchant at Lockwood, N. J., in 1884, and his brother Edward''
was a merchant at Manchester, N. J.
2. Lydia," b. Apr. 11, 1800; m. Jacob Staples; d. June, 1883.
3. Jane," b. Jan. g, 1S02; m. Hon. Dennis Milliken; d. Oct. 3, 1879.
4. Mary," b. Dec. 25. 1803 ; m. James Whitney.
5. Hadassah," b. Oct. 28, 1807 ; d. Oct. 31, 1831.
6. Hannah," b. Aug. i, 1812; d. Jan. 7, 1886.
Children of Benjamin and Susanna:
1. Mary," b. Dec. 20, 1806; d. Dec. 2, 1832
2. John," b. Mar. ig, 1808; m. Asenath, dau. of Dominicus McKenney,
of Limington, July, 4, 1832, and settled on the Scarborough homestead.
His wife d. Feb. 23, 187 i ; he d. Feb. 23, 1880; was a man of sterling
integrity and a useful citizen. There were five children:
I. William H.,' b. July 15, 1834; d. Aug. 21, 1852.
II. Mary H.," b. Aug. 2, 1838; m. Lewis McLellan, of Gorham, Me., and
d. Dec. 2, 1874.
III. Benjamin S.,' b. Sept. 2, 1840; m. Abbie E. Brown, of Saccarappa,
and lives on the homestead in Scarborough, Me.
IV. Harriet S.,' b. Jan. 14, 1842; d. Aug. 15, 1851.
3. Benjamin," b. Aug. 8, 1810; m. Harriet Pearson, Oct. 4. 1836, and
settled in Portland as a mechanic. He m. second, Angeline True, of
North Yarmouth, Me. ; was a very worthy man. He d. in Portland,
Aug. 2, 1874, leaving a son :
I. George H. P.,'m. Jennie Phillips, of Portland; lives at Pride's Corner.
4. Dr. Seth L.," b. Apr. 12, 1813; m. Sarah Bacon, of Biddeford, April
26, 1 84 1. He graduated from Bowdoin Medical College, and practised
in Portland and Scarborough ; was a good physician. He d. Dec. 7,
1853; wife d. Feb. 13, iSsg.
5. Hannah," b. Aug. 12, 1815; m. Edward Thompson, Dec. 5, 1844.
6. Jordan L.," b. June 4, 1818; m. Caroline F. Beals, of Leeds, Nov. 9,
1849, she b. Nov. 28, 1826. He was a carpenter and farmer; a man
of good judgment, strictly honest in his dealings, and a useful towns-
man; was for several years one of the selectmen of Scarborough. He
d. Apr. 8, 1884. Two children:
I. Dr. Albion W.,'^ b. Aug. 20, 1852; m. Oct. 11, 1873, in Boston,
Susan Brown, of Portland. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical
College, class of '73, and practised in Saco and Scarborough ; was a
skillful physician. He d. Sept. 29, 1892, in Scarborough. No issue.
858 LAEEABEE FAMILY.
II. Hon. Seth L.,' b. Jan. 22, 1855, in Scarborough, Me., and resides in
Portland. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1876; read law
with Strout & Gage, of Portland ; was admitted to the bar of Cum-
berland county in 1878. He has risen to a leading position among
the lawyers in the city and has a large practice. He was elected
register of the County Probate Court and served two terms ; was
elected city solicitor in 1891 and in 1893, in which capacity he has
acquitted himself of his duties with great acceptability. He is one
of the directors of the Portland Board of Trade, having been on the
board of managers for several years. He was one of the originators
of the Belknap Water Motor Company and of the Portland Screen
Company. He is attorney and treasurer for the Casco Building Loan
Association, and a director of the Evening Express Publishing Com-
pany ; has been active in promoting manufacturing in the city, always
lending his aid and encouragement to every business and philan-
thropic movement that gives promise of utility and permanency. His
patrons in his legal practice are among the prominent business men
of the city, and he has conducted some important cases with marked
success. In personal appearance he is attractive and commanding;
of good height, erect, broad-shouldered, and inclined to corpulency.
His head is large and finely developed, his features regular, and his
expression pleasant ; in manners and conversation, graceful and genial.
He was elected representative to the Legislature in Sept., 1894.
He m. Oct. 21, 1880, Lulu B., dau. of Dr. Joseph Sturtevant, of Scar-
borough, b. Feb. I, 1858, and has two children: Sydney B.,^ b. July,
1881, and Leon S.," h. Dec, 1882.
7. Albion K. P.," b. Sept. 30, 1821; m. Mary D. Pearley, in Gray, Me.,
July 21, 1850. He graduated at Bowdoin Medical College, and prac-
tised one year in Scarborough, where he d. June 8, 185 1 ; his widow d.
Sept. 12, i860. One daughter:
I. Susan A.,' m. Frank A. Morgan, M. D., of Gray, Me., and had issue.
She m. second, Charles E. A. Merrow, of Boston; has other children.
Children of Joseph and Phebe:
1. Joseph," b. April 15, 1S17; in. Abby Thompson, of Thorndike, Me.,
and resides in Scarborough as a farmer. His children: Francis £.,"
m. Mary Harris, of Windham, Me., and has JFa/ter/ Alary," HowariP ;
Sarah A.~' and Phebe E''
2. Lydia,'^ b. Oct. 20, 1818; d. Dec. 30, 1820.
3. Lydia,'' b. July 2 I, 1820; unmarried.
4. Benjamin," b. Dec. 8, 1829; m. Mahala R. Hunt, of Troy, N. Y., June
3, 1869, and lives on the farm cleared by his ancestors more than 160
years ago. Children :
I. Joseph S.,' b. July 22, 1870.
II. Susan E.,' b. May 20, 1873.
lARRABEES OF ROCKLAND, ME.
William Larrabee,' of what branch of the family we have not ascertained,
once lived in Freedom, Me., and had a family of whom but little has been
.<^iUyk ^. d^Ciy\y^aJ-e^
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learned of reliability; had a son Rufus. Judge James Larrabee thinks these
may be descended from Isaac and Deborah Larrabee, who removed from Scar-
borough to Machias, but I think this hardly probable.
James Larrabee," said to be a son of William,' born about 1797, settled
in Rockland, Me., where he lost his sight by a premature explosion in the lime
quarry. He had children as follows: John H.,'' born about 1827, married
Margaret R. Young, Sept. 26, 1844, and lived in Rockland; Comfort,'' born
Sept. 17, 1 83 1, married Martha M. Hemmingway, in Camden, Nov. 29, 1856,
and settled in Webster; James,'' Colby,'' Katherine,'' married Richard Gary;
Ann," married William Marden, of Presque Isle; Elizabeth,''* married Perley
Gary; Achsa," married Abner Swarton.
Children of John H. and Margaret:
1. Marv M.,'' b. Aug. 15, 1846; m. Robert Jackson, of Milford, Mass.,
Nov. 3, 1864.
2. Margie V.,^ b. Sept. 8, 1848.
3. Valadora E.,'' b. May 27, 1851 ; d. Aug. 26.
4. Charles Y.,^ b. Feb. 28, 1853.
5. James A.,* b. Mar. 25, 1858.
6. Herbert L.,* b. Mar. 28, 1861.
7. Orris B.,-* b. Feb. 25, 1864.
Otis Larrabee,' son of William,' removed to Rockland, and worked as
ship-carpenter. He was born about 1823; married Mar. 8, 1849, Sarah J.
Ackman (?), and had Amanda,''' William H.," Emery H.,'' of Marlboro, Mass. ;
Frank E.," of Marlboro, Mass., has family; and Elmer W."
Solonioii Larrabee," brother of preceding, born about 1825, in Kno.x,
Me.; married Nancy Stevens, Aug. 13, 184S, and died in April, 1863, from a
stab by one Foster with whom he disputed when cutting timber. Issue :
1. Fidelia A.," b. June 18, 1853; d. Jan. 6, i860.
2. Mary E.," b. 1855.
3. Frederick F.," b. 1858.
4. Alden H.,'' b. Dec, 1862; d. Oct. 27, 1869.
Elias Larrabee," brother of Solomon, born in Kno.x, Me., Nov. 6, 1829;
married Elizabeth Brown, of Rockland, Me., June 11, 1853; she d. June 4,
1862. Issue:
1. Cora E.,' b. Aug. 3, 1857.
2. Albert J.,-' b. Jan. 25, i860.
3. Alfred,^ b. June i, 1862.
Nathaniel, of Knox or Unity, Me., Dec. 3, 1843, married Mary E. Gary,
and settled in Searsport.
John, Jr., married Mary L. Day, in Kno.x, Me., March 2, 1849; "both of
Unity, Me."
Stephen, married in Knox, Me., and lived in Searsport.
* One account makes her husband a Mr. Erskine.
860 LARB.ABEE FAMILY.
Jefferson, married Ruth Cowan, in Knox, in 1842 ; was of this family.
HuLDAH, born in Monroe; died in 1892, aged 89.
LAERABEES OF LIMINGTON, ME.
Saiiuiel Larrabee/ the head of this branch, was a son of Samuel* and
Sarah (Brown) Larrabee, of Scarborough, where he was b. July i, 1753. He
married Elizabeth Blake, of Gorhani, Me., Apr. 11, 1776, and soon after set-
tled in the plantation of Little Ossipee, now Limington. He at first sat down
in the eastern section of the township on the farm afterwards owned by
Israel and Ezekiel Small. He built the old house taken down by Dr. Brag-
don. He was the owner of 300 acres of land on Richmond's island, on the
coast, and moved from his clearing in the new settlement in Ossipee to that
estate; but he subsequently exchanged this (now) valuable land for a "wild
tract" in Limington and moved back. A large farm was cleared about a mile
west of the present village, and there he passed the remainder of his days.
He died June 9, 1836, aged 84 years, and the old slate headstone that marks
his grave was found under the bushes and tangled briars near the highway
in the Limington public cemetery. The names of his children follow :
1. Nabby,*^ b. Nov. 16, 1777, in Scarborough; m. Seth Blake and lived in
Limington.
2. Capt. Samuel," b. July 3, 1779, in Scarborough; m. Patty Irish, of
Gorham, June 5, 1802, and settled in Limington, on the great hill a
mile west of the present village, where his son James now resides. He
was an officer in the old militia ; was a man of superior abihty and a
useful citizen. He d. July 11, 1849, aged 70 years. Patty d. Mar. 7,
1846, aged 66 years. Children's names presently.
3. Susan," b. in 1781, in Limington; m. Elisha Davis, of Steep Falls (in
Standish?), and had issue, Omn'' and ElishaJ
4. Sarah,'' b. in 1783, in Limington; m. Noah Davis, brother of Elisha,
and had issue, SamiicP and John?
5. Betsey," b. in 1785, in Limington; did not marry.
Children of Capt. Samuel and Patty;
I. Ezekiel,' b. Jan. 30, 1804, in Limington; m. Mary O., dau. of Robert
Davis, Apr. 25, 1828, and settled near where his brother James resides.
He d. Feb. 26, 1885, aged 81 ; wife d. Feb. 5, 1872 (April 13, 1872 ?).
She was b. Feb. 5, 1808. Children:
I. Dorcas,"* b. Dec. 15, 1828; m. George Shaw, Jan. 10, 1848; d. July
30, 1868, at Monterey, Mich.
n. LucRETiAO.,*'b. Nov. 23, 1830; m. Sylvester Ferguson, Nov. 11, 1849.
in. Georgia A.,^ b. Sept. 23, 1832; d. Oct. 15, 1833.
IV. Henry L.,' b. Sept. i, 1834; m. Caroline J. Nelson, Sept. 2, i860,
at Brooklyn, N. Y., and d. there Feb. 28, 1873. »
V. Robert D.,« b. Feb. 28, 1836; d. Sept. 5, 1838.
VI. Annette M.,^ b. Jan. 30, 1838; m. John B. Moore, Nov. 17, 1859.
VII. Benjamin F.,' b. Aug. 29, 1841 ; m. Elizabeth G. Bosson, Aug. 4,
1868, in Boston, Mass. He m. second, at Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 7,
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1887, Lucy C. Ashley. Mr. Larrabee has for many years been in the
dry goods business in Boston, and is well known as one of the lead-
ing merchants there,
vin. McIvAH,* b. Sept. 4, 184.3 i "''■ Abbie J. Glover, Boston, Mass., Jan.
30, 1870, ceremony by Rev. Alonzo A. Miner, D. D., at 70 Waltham
street. Mr. Larrabee is a merchant in Boston in the firm of Wilson,
Larrabee & Co., Bedford street, where an e,\tensive dry goods busi-
ness is carried on.
IX. George C.,'* b. July 17, 1845; m. Georgia A. Nelson, at Brooklyn,
N. Y., May 2, 1867; d. at Harrison, Me., in Dec, 1886.
X. EzEKiEL W.,* b. June 24, 1849; d. July 7, i86g, in Limington.
2. Nancy,' m. Andrew Staples, of Limerick, Jan. 21, 1828 (town records,
Feb. 25, 1829). Both d. in Limington.
3. Eliza,' m. Dea. Parmeno Libby, Feb. 20, 1830 (town records, Feb. 23,
1 831); d. in Limington, April 22, 1861.
4. Ebenezer I.,' b. Jan. 12, 1810; m., in Limington, May 23, 1837, Mary
S. Thaxter, and settled at Limington Corner, where he carried on the
harness business many years. Here he had a beautiful seat now occu-
pied by his widow. He d. May 20, 1890. Children :
I. Royal T.,- b. Jan. 22, 1838; m. Mary L. Lewis, and had two children,
Lizzie B? and Lilly!' He m. second, Margaret, dau. of Joseph Larra-
bee, his cousin, by whom a son Harry? He was a stage-driver and
commercial traveler; a fine looking, kind-hearted, jovial fellow, famil-
iarly called "Rod Larrabee." He d. Apr. 9, 1882.
II. Sarah,* b. Dec. 4, 1839; m. Benjamin Small, of Limington.
III. Abbie,* b. July 23, 1842; m. Moses Calkins; d. April 26, 1894, in
Portland.
IV. Louisa H.,' b. Oct. 9, 1843; m. J. Ralph Libby, Nov. 24, 1870, the
well-known dry goods merchant of Portland, Me., and resides in the
celebrated Morse mansion, on Danforth street.
V. Manson G.,'- b. May 15, 1850, in Limington ; attended the town school
and Limington Academy until 1863 ; then purchased a stage line from
Limington to Bu.xton Centre and drove one year. In 1866 went to
Bangor to work in the grocery business for his uncle, Greenleaf Thax-
ter, for whom he was named. In 1868 returned to Limington and
learned the harness maker's trade of his father; went to Boston in
i86g and engaged in the dry goods business with Spaulding, Hay &
Wales, with a salary of ;?3.oo per week and a dollar extra for sweep-
ing the store between six and ten o'clock at night, sleeping in the
store. At that time it was customary for a man to serve in each
department of the store, which required from three to five years ; at
the end of that time he was considered competent to do buying for
the department. In 1872 he went to St. Louis with his brother-in-
law, J. R. Libby, and helped to establish a large dry goods business.
The climate not agreeing with him, he returned to Boston the same
year and entered the silk department of R. H. White & Co., where
he remained until Jan., 1874, when he was engaged with Farley, Har-
vey & Co., as traveling salesman and continued in their employ
862 LABRABEE FAMILY.
twelve years. In Dec, 1886, with J. R. Libby he purchased a dry
goods business in Richmond, Me. In March, 1888, he purchased
the stock of Horatio Staples, of Portland, consolidating the two
stocks. After three years the partnership was dissolved, and Mr.
Larrabee has since carried on the business alone. The year the stock
was purchased of Staples the firm did a $40,000 business; the sec-
ond year a business of $60,000; the third year, $75,000, and in 1892
a business of $150,000, all that could be attended to in the building.
Mr. Larrabee was m. Apr. 2, 1873, to Eva A. Laiken, of Boston.
VI. Lizzie D.,' b. July 21, 1855; d. Oct. 17, 1866.
5. Martha D.,'^ b. May 4, 1813; m. James Carlisle, of Biddeford, Nov.
13, 1836; now living, a widow, there with her children.
6. RuHAMA,^ d. May 11, 1862, unmarried.
7. Joseph,' m. Mary Ann Malloy and had issue, six children. He kept
a general store at Limington Corner; was a man of good business
capacity. His personal appearance was attractive, his temperament
genial and humorous. He was married to the same woman twice by the
same clergyman, within a few weeks' time, without quarrel or separa-
tion, both marriages being valid. He d. at Limington and was buried
in the public cemetery there.
I. Edward,'"* d. in California.
II. Charles A.,* was wounded in the army during the Civil war; he
returned home and d. from injuries.
III. Mary A.,' d. in Gorham, Me.
IV. Albert,** d. young.
V. Margaret,* m. Royal T. Larrabee.
VI. John,* now in Denver, Col.
8. Daniel J.,' d. young; unmarried.
9. Abigail J.,' b. May 7, 1820; m. Lemuel Davis, of Limington, stage-
driver, who d. in Harrison, Feb. 9, 1878, aged 64 years. She is still
living at Harrison with her son Siiiiincr.^
10. James J.,' b. Dec. 25, 1823 ; m. Sarah L. Thompson, July 3, 185 1; she
b. May 9, 1831, d. Feb. 12, 1876. He m. a second wife; lives on the
old Larrabee homestead, a mile west of Limington Corner, a fine old
seat with mansion some distance from the highway, fronted by a broad
terraced lawn, and shaded by grand trees. Children :
I. Martha A.,* b. Apr. 2, 1852; d. Sept. 12, 1867.
II. James W.,** b. Oct. 9, i860; at home, unmarried.
III. Ella A.,' b. Sept. 7, 1867 ; at home, unmarried.
LARRABEES OF SEBAGO, ME.
Isaac Larrabee'' was the third son of Samuel Larrabee'' and wife Sarah
Brown, of Scarborough, Me., and was baptized there May 18, 1755. He m.
a Miss Freeman; served in the Revolutionary war seven years. His children
were all born in Scarborough. He settled in Standish, where he was living
in 1812 ; moved thence, in 1815-16, to a farm in Sebago, now in Naples, where
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he lived with his son Benjamin until his death in the summer of 1843 ^t the
age of 92. He was a brother of Samuel Larrabee who heads the Limington
family. Children :
I. Benjamin," b. June 14, 1791, in Scarborough, Me.; m. Hannah, dau.
of Robert Martin, Jan. i, 1817, in Baldwin. She was b. Dec. 7, 1797,
and d. in Bridgton, Me., April 15, 1S69. He settled in Baldwin or
Sebago, now in Naples, and there I suppose his- children were born.
He d. April 9, i860.
I. Eliza J., ^ b. June 3, 1818; d. Aug. 14, 1889.
II. Catherine,^ b. Feb. 9, 1820; d. Sept. 16, 1865.
III. Daniel P.,' b. Oct. 13, 1821; m. Nov. i, 1848, to Eliza Senter and
has three children. He is a resident of Bridgton, Me., where he has
lived for many years ; shoemaker by trade ; a good citizen, honest
man, and devoted Christian. Issue:
(i). Frank M.^ b. Jan. 24, 1852 ; m. Lizzie Hale and has three sons,
Henry,^ Earl,^ and Horner.'^ Frank is a commercial traveler.
(2). Herbert L.^ h. July 16, 1863; m. Hattie Grimes.
(3). Lutie B.^ b. Mar. 24, 1866; m. Prof. Merret Richmond, June
25, 189 1, of St. Joseph, Mo.
IV. William H.," b. Aug. 30, 1823; m. Francina Bradstreet, of Bridg-
ton, Apr. 22, 185 1. She was the dau. of David Bradstreet and wife
Wealthy Gilbert; was b. Jan. 29, 1825, and d. Jan. 22, 1886. Mr.
Larrabee is a farmer in Bridgton, Me. Five children as follows:
(i). Emma C,* b. May 22, 1852; m. Page Howard, of Bridgton, and
d. Jan. 28, 1874. One child.
(2). Addie E.,^ h. Dec, 1853 ; m. Rev. Charles S. Cummings, of Bridg-
ton, in April, 1886, and has four children.
(3). Charles L.,*^ h. Feb. 27, 1856; m. Jan. 26, 1879, Bertie E. Marri-
ner, of Bridgton, and has a dau., Mabel E?
(4). Horace C,- b. Mar. 24, 186 1 ; m. Hildred B. Plummer, of Bridg-
ton, in June, 1887, and has two sons.
(5). George H.,^ b. in 1866 ; m; Grace D. Evans, of Denmark, Me., in
1889, and has two children, Roland E? and Philip H^
V. Isabella,' b. July 10, 1825; d. June 3, 1826.
VI. Hannah,' b. Feb. 17, 1827; m. George Bradstreet, of Bridgton, and
had sons who became distinguished men.
VII. Benjamin F.,' b. Dec. 23, 1828; m. Jan. 9, 1855, Marietta Staples,
dau. of Elliot and Mary, of Naples, Me., and had two children. She
d. May 23, 1864, aged 32 years, and he m. second, Oct., 1865, Caro-
line, dau. of George and Wealthy Rogers, of Bridgton, by whom one
child. Mr. Larrabee has long been a respected citizen of Bridgton.
(i). Everett S.,^ b. July 15, 1857; d. Oct. 17, 1863.
(2). Edna M.,^ b. Mar. 6, 1859; d. Oct. 26, 1867.
(3). Edna J/.," b. Dec. 10, 1866; living at home.
VIII. Lsaac," b. Nov. 10, 1830; d. May 26, 1843.
IX. Stephen,' b. Oct. 11, 1832; d. Aug. 20, 1834.
864 LARBABEE FAMILY.
X. Mehitable,' b. Feb. lo, 1835; d. Sept. 12, 1835.
XI. Ellen M.,' b. June 8, 1836; m. S. A. Porter. One child.
XH. Sarah A.,' b. Apr. 13, 1839; m. Fred Marble. One son.
xin. LiNDiA/ b. Dec. 19, 1841; d. Feb. 3, 1889.
2. Isaac," b. in Scarborough; m. Sally, dau. of Robert Martin, Sept. 17,
1818, and settled in Sebago as farmer; d. Mar. 19, 1873. He had five
children named as follows : Sara//,' Freeman^' Robert L.^ m. Susanna
Wiggin, in 1843, '^"d d. in Baldwin, Me., Sept. 19, 1891, aged 60 years;
Samuel'' and Julia A''
LAKRABEES OF BALDWIN, ME.
Zebulon Liirrabee * was the second son and third child of William * and
Mary Larrabee, of Scarborough, Me. He was born in that town March 11,
1757 ; married Susan Goodwin. He and two brothers made their way through
the wilderness to Flintstown, now Baldwin, about the year 1782 and were
among the earliest who cleared land there. He was a man of enormous phys-
ical proportions, weighing nearly 300 pounds. He was so strong that no two
men in town could hold him down. He was found dead in his bed by the
side of his wife; was buried a little way back of the mansion which he built,
now owned by Timothy Brown. Children named as follows;
I. William," m. Lydia Holt; removed to Portland when a young man
with a family, where he engaged in business. He d. in 1844; his wife
d. in Portland, when advanced in life, in 1866. Children:
I. Rhoda A.,' b. in 18 14-15; m. Capt. Enoch Wallace, of Portland,
where she d. Oct., 1893, aged 79 years. She had several children,
nearly all living in Portland, and many grandchildren there.
11. William B.,' b. in 18 19, in Baldwin, Me.; m. June 11, 1840, Eliza
B. Holt, who was b. Aug. 8, 1820, and d. Aug. 14, 1876. He d. of
yellow fever in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 3, 1851. He lived where the
Grand Trunk R. R. roundhouse was subsequently built. For some
years during his minority he worked as a rigger of vessels. He went
master of a brig and the owners were so well pleased with his con-
duct that they built a bark for him. He was long master of merchant
vessels sailing from Portland and Boston to Liverpool and to German
ports ; also from Portland to Baltimore, Charleston, Wilmington, and
New Orleans. To William B. and Eliza were born the following :
(1). Emily M.,^ b. Mar. 23, 1841; m. James Mansfield.
(2). Charles F.,^ b. June 14, 1843; drowned at Savannah, Ga., Dec.
30, 1865.
(3). William H.,^ b. Dec. 26, 1845 ; m. April 9, 1870, to Maria E.
Fickett, of Cape Elizabeth, a descendant of Jonathan Larrabee,
of Scarborough, and had issue, eight children. His early years
were passed in Portland, but in his seventh year, on the death
of his father, he went to live in Cape Elizabeth, where he made
his home until, April, 1861, at the age of sixteen, he joined the
5th Maine Regiment, and was in all the brilliant battles, being
twice wounded, at Malvern Hill and Gains' Mill. He was taken
LAEEABEE FAMILY. 865
prisoner at Spottsylvania and spent eleven months in Anderson-
ville and Florence, S. C, reaching home a year after his time
had expired. He went to Califorina in 1865 and remained there
and in Arizona until 1868, when he came East and engaged in the
business of photographer at South Paris, Me. He lived in Hud-
son, Mass., from 1872 to '76, when he removed to Foster county,
Dakota, where, on the James river, he was the first permanent
settler and his wife the first white woman in the county. He
became a prominent man, and the township and post-office were
named in his honor. He was appointed postmaster at Larrabee,
Sept. 4, 1882, and resigned when Cleveland was elected. He was
reappointed and served till he moved East. Health failing, he
removed, in 1886, to Westminster, Mass., where he died of pneu-
monia, Dec. 4th, leaving his wife and children among strangers.
He was a man of fine natural ability and liberal education. Those
who knew him best loved him most; to his family and friends
the personification of all that was good and noble. Children ;
(i). Mamie A.,^ b. Feb. 8, 187 i, at South Paris, Me.
(11). Harry A.,^ b. Apr. 22, 1873 ; d. Oct. 4, 1873, at Hudson, Mass
(iir). Emily M.^ b. Aug. 30, 1874, at Hudson, Mass.
(iv). Berkley T.,^ b. May 12, 1877, at Larrabee, Dakota.
(v). Charles E.^ h. May 12, 1879, ^' Larrabee, Dakota,
(vi). Effie B.^ b. Feb., 1881, at Larrabee, Dakota.
(vii). Roland^. ^' b. May 23, 1882, at Larrabee, Dakota.
(viii). Walter S.^ b. April 29, 1885, at Larrabee, Dakota.
(4). Joseph Z^," b. May 8, 1848; d. July 4, 1859.
III. Joseph,^ d. young.
Benj.\min,'^ b. in 1788; m. Sarah L. Parker, Nov. 24, 1814, who had
three children. He lived for some years on the homestead in Baldwin,
but sold the farm and bought a tavern stand in Standish, near Baldwin
line, on a gore of land only forty rods wide, extending from Saco river
to Sebago lake, a distance of four miles. After a few years, in 1831,
he removed to Portland, where he and his wife d. in 1861. Issue:
I. John A.,' b. Aug. 17, 18 15, in Baldwin; m. Harriet , who d. in
1888. He early engaged in business in Portland, and spent the most
of his life in a store there; was at one time engaged in navigation,
being an owner in forty different vessels; was long in the grocery
and shipstores business on Commercial wharf, having commenced
there in 1840. He is now an inmate of the Home for Aged Men in
Portland, but spends his summers in the country. He is the oldest
living descendant of Zebulon Larrabee, and remembers him well.
11. George,^ b. in 1820, and d. in 1840.
Richard,* b. July 4, 1790; m. Oct. 3, 18 14, Joanna Skillings, who was
b. Oct. 23, 1786, in Cape Elizabeth, and d. in Limington, Jan. 30, 1855.
He m. second, Mrs. Clarinda Fisher, a daughter of Elder Buzzell, June
10, 1862. He d. July 20, 1866, in Limington, Me. His nine children
were all born in Baldwin.
866 LABEABEE FAMILY.
I. Thomas W.," b. Mar. 20, 1816; m. "Olive C. Ayer, of Cornish, Me.,
July 4, 1841, and d. Feb. 9, 1890, in Sebago. Children as follows:
(i). Plaintville P.,^ d. in childhood.
(2). Evetta,^ d. in childhood.
(3). Plaintville P.,^ resides in Sebago as farmer; is a man of consid-
erable ability; has Pf/ie/ M.,^ Winnifrcd,'' Evetta Z.,^ Ulmer,^
and two sons.
II. Emily J.,' born May 16, 1817; m. Benjamin Clark, of Naples, Feb.,
1838; second, John Green, and her son, Rev. Freeman R. Green is
pastor of Wabash Avenue M. E. church in Chicago.
in. Julia A.,' b. Jan. 11, 1819; m. James Clark, of Naples, Me., April
29, 1 84 1, and had six children.
IV. Susan," b. Jan. 15, 1821 ; d. Dec. 10, 1839, at Portland.
V. Richard S.,' b. June 25, 1822; m. Margaret Riley, of Louisiana, in
1855, and is now living near Galveston, Texas, with four children.
VI. Sarah,' b. Jan. 21, 1824; m. Nathaniel Critchett, of Saccarappa, Me.,
May 12, 1850, at the Cornish village parsonage by Rev. Noah Hobart.
Her husband was born in Barrington, N. H., Oct. 29, 182 1, died in
Chemung, 111., May 12, 1890. He entered the ministry in i860, but
by reason of failing health was superannuated in 1881. They re-
moved from Maine to Illinois, in 1867, and he united with the Rock
River Conference. Three surviving children : Justin //.,*' Charles /.,'
Clara A.^
VII. Rebecca S.,' b. Aug. 25, 1825 ; m. Lucien D. Hunkins, of Goffstown,
N. H., April 26, 1864, now of Evansville, 111.
VIII. John S.,^ b. Mar. 28, 1827; d. April 16, 1827, in Baldwin.
IX. Mercy E.," b. June 11, 1828; d. Aug. 15, 1829, in Baldwin.
4. Thomas," d. young, unmarried.
5. Susan, "^ b. May 15, 1794; m., in 1816, Lot Davis, of Baldwin, and d.
Mar. 26, 1846, the mother of eight children. See Davis family history
in this book.
6. Betsey,"' b. in 1798 ; m. William Pierce, of Baldwin, June 10, 1818, and
had eight children.
7. Mary,'^ d. unmarried.
Joshua Larrabee/ the third son of William ■* and Mary Larrabee, was
born in Scarborough, Me., Aug. 4, 1759; married Esther Noble and had sev-
eral children, as will appear. He went to Flintstown, now Baldwin, with his
two brothers, Zebulon and James, and cleared a farm adjoining theirs. His
"long grave" may be seen, with others, in the pasture near the barn of
Ephraim Richardson, neglected, and downtrodden by cattle. He is said to
have been a very tall and brawny man. He died in the prime of life, and his
widow became the wife of Luther Usher. The father of Mr. Elisha Flint
now living on the adjoining farm, was appointed guardian for Joshua Larra-
bee's orphan children. Mr. Flint thinks the children of Joshua that died in
infancy are buried by his side in this pasture lot. Others suppose the graves
to be those of the Usher family.
LARRABEE FAMILY. 867
1. Betsey/ b. Jan. 8, 1806; m. Thomas Binford, of Baldwin, May 10,
1832, and had issue.
2. Nancy/ b. in 1808 (.'); m. Ezekiel Kennard, Apr. 6, 1831, and was
mother of Russell Kennard, the well-known "river driver."
3. LvDiA," b. in 1808 (?), twin to Nancy; probably d. young, unmarried.
James Larrabee/ the fourth son of William'' and Mary, of Scarborough,
was born in that town July 23, 1761 ; married Jane Rowe, of Baldwin (b. Jan.
I, 1785-6, and d. at the age of 91, Sept. 19, 1876), in 1801, by whom twelve
children, six sons and si.x daughters. Mr. Larrabee d. Oct. 21, 1842. These
are buried on a hill, near the house where they lived in Baldwin, in sight of
the highway. The dwelling, now in a somewhat dilapidated condition, is
standing upon a steep elevation some distance from the carriage road, from
which it was approached by a lane. It is certainly a beautiful situation, and
even now the deserted farm-house and environments have an enchanting in-
fluence upon the imagination. The "best room" of the dwelling must have
been considered something handsome when finished, being wrought in moulded
panel work and ornamental carving about the mantel-shelf. The barn has
been taken down. Cows were grazing about the door-yard. On the hill brow,
within a stone's throw of the door, are the graves of departed members of the
family, marked by some old-fashioned monuments. Loving hands have more
recently placed a marble shaft and beautiful headstones here, suitably in-
scribed. A visit to this lonely spot, where life's joys and sorrows were expe-
rienced, where a large household band once gathered, must revive many
interesting memories to those who once lived here. Children :
1. Ferdinand,'' d. in early manhood.
2. Zebulon,'' d. in Baldwin, Apr. 8, 1S64, aged 37.
3. Jane,'' d. in early womanhood.
4. Mary,'' b. 1805; m., in 1834, Zebulon Wescott; d. June 10, i865, in
Baldwin.
5. BENjAJriN,'' b. Dec. 31, 1805; m. Mary Thurston, of Otisfield, Me., at
Lowell, Mass., in 1842; d. in Baldwin, June 10, 1869, aged 63 years.
His widow d. Oct. 14, 1886, aged 73 years. He was styled "Captain."
These had two children:
I. Benjamin,' b. Sept. 14, 1843; served in Co. L, 1st Maine Heavy
Artillery; unmarried; drowned Aug. 13, 1872.
II. Lydia M.,' b. May 3, 1853; m. Sept. 30, 1876.
6. Lydia," m. Leonard, of Windham; d. Oct. 25, 1866, aged 55.*
7. A. Johnson,'' d. in Manchester, N. J., in Nov., 1873.
8. Sarah," m. Billings and d. at Pigeon Cove, Mass., Dec. 22, 1873,
aged 60 years.
9. Caroline M.," m. Parsons, of Salem, Mass.; d. in Feb., 1877,
aged SS years.
10. James,'' of North Berwick, Me., d. at North Conway, N. H., in 1887,
aged 82 years.
* Inscription.—" She was remarkably patient and sweet tempered iu her distressing illnes.9
and died in tlie hope of a better and endless life tluough Jesu.s Christ."
868 LABEABEE FAMILY.
11. Charlotte,'^ b. Sept. 17, 1819; m. Benjamin Sweetsir, in Salem, by
Rev. Mr. Emerson, D. D., Aug. 17, 1843.
12. Joshua," b. Dec. ii, 1829; m. Grace A. Stevens, in 1857, and has had
four children. He is the youngest of the twelve children ; now living
in Alfred, Me. ; has been a dealer in lumber. Children :
I. James O.,' b. June 21, 1858; unmarried; jeweler in Oakland, Cal.
II. Rosalia A.,'' b. Feb. 24, i860; m. Dr. Joseph L. Bennett, Nov. 21,
1886, and has issue. She has been a teacher.
in. Ellen A.," b. Nov. 24, 1864; d. Sept. 22, 1885.
IV. Emma de V.,' b. July 6, 1866; a teacher.
LARRABEES OF TROY, N. T.
James Larrabee lived in Troy, N. Y., and there reared a family. He re-
moved to Marion county, Ohio, in 18 17. His wife's maiden name was Wicks.
Their children were :
1. Joseph W., m. Lucy A. Sampson, in 18 19; she was dau. of Judson
Sampson, who emigrated from Connecticut to Ohio in 1817, and settled
in Knox county. These had six children: Elizabeth, H. P., George,
William, Charles, and Louisa.
2. Harvey, went to Texas at the time of the revolt and enlisted under
General Houston. He fell in battle.
3. Charles, was m. three times and had a family of four daughters.
4. Mary, m. Allen Boynington.
Children of .Joseph W. and LncY :
1. Elizabeth, m. Joseph Munn. in 1835, and removed from New York
state to Ohio in 1832. Mr. Munn went to California in 1849, ^^'^ died
there in 185 1.
2. H. P., b. July 22, 1826, in Marion county, Ohio; in Feb., 1849, went
to California overland, and remained on the Pacific until the fall of
1868; was m. to Catherine Phillips, of Marshall county, Ind., Feb. 14,
1869, and moved to the southwestern part of Missouri. In the spring
of 1875, he went to Kansas and is now living at ArkalcSn, Seward Co.,
Kansas, where he is serving as under sheriff.* Children as follows :
I. Joseph E., b. Mar. 26, 1870, in Newton county, Mo. He was official
stenographer for Judge Theodore Botkin and is now serving in that
capacity for his successor. Judge Hutchinson. He m. Miss Nora,
dau. of Ben A. Jones, merchant, of Hugoton, Kansas, in 1893, "an
accomplished young lady of prepossessing appearance and worthy of
any man's affection," and resides at Ulysses, Grant county, Kansas.
II. Lena, b. Sept. 30, 187 1.
III. William L., b. Nov. 26, 1873.
* Judge Theodore Botkin writes of the Larrahee.s: "H. P. Larrabee has one of the nicest
families I ever met. His wife is an admirable woman, and tlie boys and girls have been raised
and trained to be gentlemen and ladies. Mrs. Larrabee, whose run of three and a halt miles to
apprise me of accumulating dangers, saved my life perhaps, after the death of Shenft Dunn.
Tliey were adherents of Judge Bi.tkin in the Botkin-Wood feud which was so hercely waged in
southwestern Kansas only a few years ago.
LAEEABEE FAMILY. 869
IV. Cora E., b. Nov. 14, 1876.
V. NoKA M., b. April 3, 1885.
3. George, went to California in 1849.
4. William, served in the Union army during the Rebellion. He was
captain of a company of dragoons, and was an orderly on the staff of
General Grant at the close of the war.
5. Charles, served in the Union army.
LARRABEES OF CALIFORNIA.
Huiltillgtou LarrabeP was born somewhere in the state of New York, in
1801; married Lucinda Wood, of Three Rivers, Mich. He was the owner or
manager of several hotels. He went to California in 1850, stopping at Orville,
where he "ran" a hotel two years. He crossed the plains with an o,\-team,
and at the end of two years returned to the East by water, via Panama. In
1S53 he removed his family to CaHfornia, reaching Stockton in seven months.
He settled at Calaveras river, two miles north of Stockton. He died in 1854,
and that year the family moved to the " Iron House " in a settlement near
Antioch. The widow d. in 1869. These had ten children:
1. Charlina, m. Elisha Hitchcock, of Pennsylvania, in 1845, and d. in
1852; he d. in 1857. One child, Lucinda.
2. Amelia E., m. George Brown, of the "Iron House," in 1856, and re-
moved to Haywards, Cal., in 1857. She had five children. She d. in
1872; her husband d. in 18S0.
3. TuciNA C, m. J. Q. Greenwood, near the "Iron House," in 1861, and
d. in :8gi. Mr. Greenwood is living at Vallejo, Cal.
4. James F., m. Fanny Kingsley, of Boston, Mass., at Haywards, in 1S66,
and has one son :
I. Francis W., an artist at Oakland, Cal.
5. Charles E., m. Mary Valentine, of Haywards, Cal., in 1866, and re-
sides at Berkeley, Cal. Children:
I. Edward, d. young.
II. Adella, m. William Rubell, of San Francisco, Cal., in 1892. Issue.
III. Gracie, m. Philip Powier, of San Francisco, in i8go; has one child.
IV. George, v. Albert, vi. Jessie.
6. BvRON W., m. Sarah Wrightman, near the "Iron House," in 186 1, and
had Nettie, d. young. His wife d. in 1863; he d. in 1883.
MISCELLANEOUS FRAGMENTS.
James Larrabee, of Lynn, was one of the crew of the ship "Commerce,"
wrecked on the coast of Arabia, July 10, 1793. He suffered many hardships,
being robbed by Bedouins and compelled to travel hundreds of miles. He
finally arrived at Muscat, where he was released and sent home by the Eng-
lish consul.
John H. LaiTabee, son of John, son of John, son of John, son of John,
son of Samuel, were all remembered by Artemus Burnett, of Melrose, Mass.,
870 LARRABEE FAMILY.
formerly of North Maiden. Samuel and George Larrabee, of Bangor, Me.,
were sons of Samuel above.
Joliii Larrabee, of Melrose, cordwainer, married Betsey, dau. of Lieut.
John and Mary Vinton, of Maiden (she b. Nov. 21, 1781), Sept. 15, 1801.
He d. Dec. 15, 1836. Children:
1. John, b. June 23, 1802.
2. Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1804.
3. George, b. Mar. 2, 1806.
4. William, b. Feb. 16, 1808.
5. Eliza, b. Mar. 16, 1810.
6. Nancy, b. Sept. 6, 1813.
7. Charles, b. Jan. 4, 1816; d. a child.
8. Sally, b. Mar. 6, 18 18.
9. Charles, b. Jan. 31, 1820.
John Laraby, whose father was killed in the Revolution, married Eliza-
beth Halley (Haley?) and settled at Cape Breton. These were children when
the two families went East. There were six sons and four daughters in the
Laraby family, named Richard, John, Thomas, William, Esau, Matthew,
Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, and Sarah. Matthew m. and settled on Prince
Edward Island; had Jo/i/i, Williatn, Nathaniel, Matthew, Richard, Elizabeth.
James Larrabee, born June 19, 1789, at Lansingburg, N. Y.; m. Hulda
Bartlett, who was born Jan. 9, 1788, and settled at Taberg, N. Y., where their
children were born.
William N., b. June 24, 18 12.
2. Caroline H., Oct. 29, 1813.
3. Ann E., b. Jan. 26, 1816.
4. Mary M., b. Oct. 14, 1817; m. Danforth, Rome, N. Y.
5. James D., b. May 8, 1819.
6. George A., b. June 11, 1821.
Lyman J., b. May 17, 1823.
Blea S., b. Dec. 25, 1824.
John H., born July 12, 1826; traveling passenger agent of Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad with office at Cincinnati, in 1887.
Williaiu C. Larrabee, born in Bath, Me.; m. Abigail McCobb, and set-
tled at Boothbay Harbor, Me. His son,
Charles H. Larrabee, m. Harriet E. Edgecomb, of Bath, Me., and had
issue: Charles IV., m. Carrie B. Botsford, of Milford, Conn.; Ze/ia A., m. Henry
D. Wylis, of Boothbay; Alice/., m. Henry G. Stevens; Harry S., Arthur F.,
Mary A., Clara E., and Albert M.
George F. Larrabee, son of William, is a farmer at Boothbay Harbor, Me.
SOLDIERS.
Isaac, John, Joseph, of Lynn, in company of Israel Davis, eastward, Jona-
than Bagley, colonel; return, Feb. 17, 1760. John, of Shirley, June 11, 1760.
LABRABEE FAMILY. 871
Benjamin Larrabee, in company of Daniel Brewster, Feb. 26, 1756, Crown
Point expedition.
Nathaniel Larrabee, ensign, of "trainable men" in Brunswick, 1757.
Benjamin Larrabee, on "alarm list" of Falmouth, 1757.
Stephen Larrabee and William Larrabee, of Wells, Apr. i6, 1757.
Thomas, Samuel, Solomon, William, Isaac, Stephen, Benjamin, Jr., and
John Larrabee, of Scarborough, June 16, 1757, in Captain Fogg's company.
John Larrabee was in Captain Newhall's company of J. Plaisted's regiment
that marched on the alarm toward Springfield. He had a company raised
Aug. 15, marched to Sudbury, forty miles, returned Aug. 20, 1757.
Samuel, Samuel, Jr., Benjamin, and William Larrabee were privates in
company of Capt. Joseph Estabrook, Feb., 1776, in New Hampshire. In re-
ceipt for pay they signed "Larrabee" and "Laraby."
Samuel and John Larrabee enlisted in 1777 at Charlestown in Col. Benja-
min Bellows' company.
Samuel Larrabee enlisted In company of Captain Fo.xwell, Apr. 27, 1777,
from Rockingham, N. H.
John Larrabee, aged 20, of Charlestown, enlisted in company of Captain
Hutchins, Apr. 17, 1777.
Benjamin Larrabee, in service of New York and Vermont from Hanover,
N. H., Sept. 8, 1777.
Charles F. Larrabee was sergeant-major and adjutant in the 30th Maine
Vols., which was mustered in Jan. 11, 1864 for three years. He was com-
missioned in the regular army after the war.
LARRABEE GLEANINGS.
BOSTON RECOKDS.
1695, Oct. 29, Samuel and Lydia Bish, published.
1708, July 21, William and Lydia Adams, published.
17 1 2, April II, Stephen, son of Stephen and Elizabeth, born.
17 18, Oct. 15, Abigail and James Trout, published.
1 72 1, Oct. 14, Stephen and Hester Wallis, published.
1723, Mar. 25, Stephen and Mary Willett, published.
1724, Sept. 17, Stephen and Esther Young, published.
1725, Feb. 3, Mary and Benjamin Brown, published.
1727, April 12, Benjamin and Mary Eilthorp, published.
1739, Jan. 23, John, son of John and Mary, born.
1741, Nov. II, John, son of John and Sarah, born.
174}, Jan. 15, Samuel, son of Samuel and Judith, born.
1726, May 4, Mary and Benjamin Brown, married.
1737, Dec. 15, John and Mary Jenkins, married.
1748, March 13, Susanna and Thomas Adis, married.
1763, Nov. 15, John and Martha Caswell, married.
1790, Nov. II, Samuel and Martha Crafts, married.
872
LABRABEE FAMILY.
1791
1792
1791
1796
1799
1801
1802
1803
1803
1807,
1808
1809
1816
1823
1824,
1817
1825,
1831,
1835
1843
1849,
1850
1850,
1850
1851
1852
i8S3
1853
1853
1855
1857
1858
1859
1861
1864
1866
1825,
1841
1842
1849
1850:
1854,
Jan. 30, Thomas and Lucy Roads, married.
Auo-. 17, James H. and Rachel Williams, married.
March 31, Rebecca and Elisha Hilton, married.
Aug. 25, Sally and James Baker, married.
April II, Abigail and John Wiley, married.
Feb. 28, Joseph and Mary Knapp, married.
Dec. 2, Hitty and Thomas Fair, married.
Nov. 27, Mary and Joshua Hardy, married.
May 23, Abigail and James Parker, married.
Mar. 10, Elizabeth W. and Martin Beals, married.
Oct. 9, Margaret and Elijah Furnace, married.
April II, Rhoda and James Greenwood, married
July 13, Precilla and Jacob Woveman, married.
Nov. 16, Mary and Michael Gray, married.
Oct. 16, Benjamin and Fanny Bird, married.
Mar. II, Betsey and John Larrabee, married.
May 15, Sarah B. and John Bowles, married.
Jan. I, Anna and Thomas Baldwin, married.
Sept. 1 6, -Elizabeth G. and James Parrott, married.
Oct. 17, Cordelia E. and William J. Swan, married.
June 3, Charles G., son of James W. and CaroHne, born.
June 25, George F., son of John and Eliza, born.
July 9, Mary A., daughter of Andrew and Joanna, born.
Sept. 8, Emma P., daughter of James and Caroline, born.
Mar. 17, Georgiana A., daughter of John W. and Sarah, born.
Feb. 22, Elizabeth A., dau. of Benjamin and Sarah C, born.
Jan. 9, Larrabee, son of John and Eliza, born.
June 19, Charles W., son of William and Mary J., born.
June 9, Frank H., son of John W. and Sarah A., born.
Aug. 14, Charles H., son of John and Eliza, born.
Mar. 20, John, son of Timothy and Ellen, born.
Apr. 26, Charles H., son of John and Eliza, born.
May I, George H., son of William H. and Mary J., born.
Jan. 28, Mary E., daughter of Thomas and Emma, born.
Apr. 27, child of James D. and Mary A., born.
Apr. 15, Mary E., daughter of James D. and Mary A., born.
Aug. 16, John L. and Hannah Bowden, married.
Nov. 7, James W., Jr. and Caroline Drew, married.
May 19, David S. and Cynthia E. Chapman, married.
Oct. 25, William H. and Mary J. Millard, married.
Sept. 23, Alice and James Mann, Jr., married.
Jan. 18, Harriet L. and Jonathan Mann, married.
LANE FAMILY. 873
1854, Feb. 4, Fanny S. and Alden E. Whitman, married.
1854, Dec. 25, John W. and EHzabeth T. Leonard, married.
1864, Nov. 23, Eliza and George O. Pickering, married.
1865, Dec. 28, Louisa and Edgar T. Sharp, married.
1867, Mar. 3, William H. and Sarah J. Flynn, married.
1867, Jan. I, Annie M. and Charles C. Bachelder, married.
1867, Dec. 19, William B. and Cecil E. Shorey, married.
1868, Feb. 27, Mary C. and J. Herbert Riley, married.
1 868, Sept. 5, John S. and Louella Edmunds, married.
ROXBUKT, MASS.
1828, Nov. 30, Thomas and Mary Bowden, married.
1829, Nov. 22, John and Elizabeth Williams, published.
1836, Feb. 28, Lucy A. and Joseph F. Sinclair, published.
1856, June 2, William B. and Esther C. Whitmore, published.
Sane (Jfamitu.
Lane was originally an English name, but became much " Irished " after
the transplanting of branches of the family upon the soil of the "Green Isle,"
during the Ulster settlement. The surname has sometimes appeared as Mc-
Lane and McClain. I find Thomas Lane was one of the leasees of land in
Gortgunan, Ireland, in 1631, for the term of 47 years.
Capt. John Lane,' born in Limerick, Ireland,* was an early inhabitant of
Newbury, Mass., where he evidently acquired his military title. He subse-
quently came down to Winter Harbor, at the mouth of the Saco, and was
commander at Fort Mary in 1717. He married Joanna Davidson, probably
daughter of Daniel, of Newbury, in Nov., 1693; w-as at onetime living in
Hampton, and a child was born there, in 1701-2. He was a man of some
prominence in Newbury. No connection known between him and others of
the name in Hampton. He died soon after 1717 and was buried at the Pool
in Biddeford. Children: Ap.k;ail, b. Aug. 15, 1693, in Newbury; John, born
March i, 1701-2, in Hampton, N. H.; Living, b. Nov. 13, 1704, in Newbury;
Marv, b. in Feb., 1706.
Capt. John Lane,' son of preceding, was in command at St. Georges in
1743, when he was recommended by prominent men as a suitable person for
captain of one of four companies to be raised in Maine. He had command
of Fort Halifa.v; was living at St. Georges in 1744. From his muster roll it
appears that he died July 14, 1756, while on the expedition to Crown Point,
and his son John, then a lieutenant, assumed command. Tradition makes
*At the rooms of the York In.stitute, in Saco, may be seen many quaint articles that belonged
to the military iiu'IhImts of tin' l.aiii' family. There is a long powder-horn, upon which the name
" Brinitiflil " is carviNl, said to liavr lii'cii lirouijlit from Ireland by tlie first Capt. .lohn Lane; a
pocket-hook carricil tlirout'li the Kcvoliition by Capt .John Lane, from Buxton ; saddle-ba^s and
other heirlooms deposited tiiere by the family. Many more curious things are said to be in pos-
session of the descendants and of all these we would gladly write more particularly had wespace.
874 LANE FAMILY.
him go from Georges river to Boston, thence to Lake George, in New York,
where he died at the age of 56. His chest, left in Boston, was not found. He
was a prisoner with the Indians some years and in the Dartmoor prison in
England ; was licensed to keep a public house. He married Mary, daughter
of Capt. Peter Nowell, of York, Me., and lived in that town. From his peti-
tions we learn that he was at Somerset when the Indians were killed there; at
Norridgewock when the Indians were killed there ; that when at St. Georges
he enlisted a company and was out after the St. John Indians all winter
before the expedition to Louisburg ; that he raised a company and served as
captain in that expedition, where he was the first man wounded ; that he was
carried to Boston sick after the reduction of that place; that his house was
burned by Indians, when the French and Indian war broke out ; that in going
from Falmouth to Brunswick to post men he took cold ; that he had a wife and
three small children in 1747, and was confined to his house "just able to go
from the Bead to the Fier." In consideration of his sufferings the General Court
granted him £•}-. 10. During his illness he received at three several times ris-
ing sixteen pounds from the court at Boston.
Capt. Johll Laue/ son of preceding, born in York, July 4, 1734, was
trained by military experience from his youth for a soldier's life. At the age
of 20 he was appointed lieutenant under his father, and at one time had com-
mand at Fort Halifa.x, on the Kennebec river, in the French war. When his
father died, in 1756, the command devolved upon him. In the Revolutionary
struggle he was an active and brave participant ; was appointed commander of
a company in the spring of 1775, consisting of 120 men, raised by him and
subordinate officers. He was a commissioner to treat with the Indians of the
Penobscot tribe, then about to form an alliance with the British in Canada ; in
this undertaking he encountered every obstacle that British agents could put
in his way, but was successful and prevailed upon Orono and several of his
tribe to go with him to Cambridge, where a treaty, which was always strictly
adhered to, was ratified. Immediately upon his return to Cambridge, he was
joined by his recruits and took command at Cape Ann harbor. He was present
when the fam.ous prize, with ordinance and stores, was taken from the enemy,
and there repulsed the British when they made an attempt to retake the prize.
He was a heroic and efficient officer, and a man of strong mind, undismayed
and invincible in all his undertakings, in which he exhibited much foresight.
He was inspired by a true spirit of patriotism and was not actuated by merce-
nary or ignoble purposes. He hated British oppression and zealously fought
to resist it. In an obituary notice it was said: "As a relative and friend he
was exemplary and faithful. He submitted to the relentless power of death
with Christian calmness, fortitude, and resignation which characterized his life
in its various relations. The evening before his death he summoned his chil-
dren around his bed and admonished them to live in peace through the journey
of life, and cautioned them against excessive sorrow at his departure." Capt.
Lane settled in Hiram after the Revolution and removed thence to Brownfield
and lived on Ten Mile brook, where he had a mill, and where, now in the
woods, he had a child buried. He was buried in the old churcli-yard at Bux-
ton Corner. He married first, Elizabeth, dau. of William Hancock ; second,
Mrs. Hannah, widow of Samuel Hazeltine, nee Boynton, and third, Hannah
Bean, of Exeter, N. H. He is said to have had issue, twenty-two children,
but record of eighteen, only, was found.
LANE FAMILY. 875
Capt. Daniol Lane,^ brother of Capt. John, born May ii, 1740, and when
but a lad was serving as a soldier under his brother. His name appears on a
muster roll of his father's company in 1754. He commanded a company in
Col. Ichabod Alden's regiment from Jan., 1776, to Jan., 1780, when he was
discharged from the service. He was taken prisoner by General Burgoyne's
men in 1777, and stripped of his clothing, robbed of his horse, watch, and
other articles valued at ^,"45: 14: o. This with doctor's bill, while sick, and ex-
penses while traveling home from Saratoga to Buxton, a journey of 400 miles,
amounted to £ii)'i: 11: 11, and General Washington endorsed his claim. He
was granted a parole of two months and visited his family. His pay as captain
was twelve pounds per month, with six pounds "substance money." There
are various petitions, depositions, receipts, power of attorney, and other papers
in the state archives at Boston, which afford much interesting information re-
specting the experiences of this Captain Lane while in the army. He pur-
chased land in Buxton, in 1763, and lived some years at the Old Corner; his
house there was burned down and he finally moved to Hiram,* where his brother,
Capt. John, had settled, and there passed "the remnant of his days." His
wife was Molly Woodman, to whom married Oct. 21, 1762. He had issue as
will appear.
Capt. Jabez Laiie/ brother of preceding, was born Sept. 21, 1743, and
died Apr. 30, 1830. He served in the army in Col. Thomas Nickson's regi-
ment, Massachusetts line, as captain, and received a pension and land war-
rant for three hundred acres of land granted Dec. 14, 1790. In the possession
of his granddaughter, Mrs. Mehitable Lane, of Buxton, were many valuable
documents relating to the army service of Capt. Jabez Lane; among them the
names of those who had enlisted under him and received their continental
bounty and of those who deserted ; also of clothing delivered to his company.
It has been reported that Capt. Jabez fought a duel while in the army. He
was at a banquet with some officers, and while somewhat hilarious from the
effects of drinking a quarrel ensued, and for some remark by a Southerner
that reflected upon the character of New England patriots Capt. Lane slapped
his face. A challenge immediately followed, and they fought. Both were
wounded — not seriously — and Capt. Lane, some years after his return, showed
the scar on his side where the bullet entered. He married Sarah Woodman
and settled in Buxton, where he spent all his civilian days; had a large family.
His wife died Mar. 11, 1835.
Joanna Lane/ sister of the three captains, was born Sept. 18, 1738, and
died Oct. 19, 1827; married Isaac Hancock; second, John Garland, who was
an old-time tavern-keeper. She continued to entertain travelers long after her
husband's death and became widely known and popular as Madam Garland.
She was of great personal beauty, which attractiveness continued until old
age. She was possessed of superior intelligence and business tact; a lively,
brilliant, and dignified lady of old-fashioned ways. She left numerous
descendants.
*.TuD(iE Cyrus Woodman stated in " Buxton Centennial " that Capt. Daniel Lane and wife
were buried near tlie spot wlierc tlieir son. Col. Isaac, was buried, but tliat no stones marked the
spot. Hon. L. A. Wadsworth, of Ilirani. infornis me tliat Capt. Daniel \\as buried in the Spring
cemetery in tliat town, and tli;it liis >ii-a\fstone. when discovered, had sunken so far in the
ground tliat the inscription could not be seen until it was taken out. His wife was probably laid
down at his side.
876 LANE FAMILY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of Capt. John and Wives:
1. Sarah,* b. Nov. 28, 1756; m. Elijah Bradbury, Dec. 16, 1779.
2. Joanna,* b. Apr. 10, 1759; d. unmarried.
3. Abigail,'' b. Mar. 28, 1761; m. Gibbins Edgecomb, Feb. 7, 1790.
4. John,* b. Aug. 19, 1763; m. Betsey Woodsum, Feb. 4, 1786.
5. Isaac,* b. May 23, 1765.
6. Nancy,* b. July 5, 1767 ; m. Joseph Atkinson.
7. William,* b. May 19, 1769; m. Alice Haines, Nov. 7, 1793; lived in
Hiram as a farmer, and had issue b. there as follows :
I. Abigail S.,"" b. in Hiram; m. Isaac Bradbury, Mar. 8, 1812.
II. Lydia H.,^ b. in Buxton; m. Moses Greenlaw, July 2, 1815 ; second,
Isaac F. Lovejoy.
HI. Elvira,* b. in Brownfield; m. Silas \Miitney, Jan. 12, 1818; second,
Daniel Williams.
IV. Alice,* m. Aaron Williams, Feb. 21, 1831 ; d. in Hiram, Mar. 11, 1870.
V. William H.,* m. Lavinia Wakefield, Nov. 12, 1832 ; settled in Hiram,
and had issue: Almira £.,''' b. Oct. 27, 1833, m. Alonzo H. Chad-
bourne; Lydia C," b. Mar. 4, 1835, m. Jacob Buck, Dec. 22, 1870;
Aloina A.,^ b. Jan. 6, 1837; Lois G.,'' b. Feb. i, 1839, m. Daniel W.
Pierce; Simeon F.,^ b. May 9, 1841, m. Mary A. Stone; lVillia}n N.,^
b. May 13, 1843, m. Julia A. Durgin, July 7, 1865 ; J/t'//(? F.,^ b. Sept.
3, 1845 ; Maria F.,^ b. Aug. 17, 1847 ; Mdmoth F.,^ b. Dec. 10, 1849,
and Henry M.,^ b. July 16, 1852.
VI. Mary,* m. Elijah Tibbetts, the "doctor," Nov. 27, 1826, and lived
in Brownfield, Me.
vii. Nancy B.,* m. George W. Houghton, May 30, 1833, and settled at
Batavia, Cal.
8. Daniel,* b. Mar. 28, 177 1; m. Keziah Hanscomb, Nov. 30, 1797, and
lived in Hiram where, I suppose, all the children were born. Mrs. Lane
was buried in the Spring cemetery in Hiram and a stone marks her
grave. Issue :
I. Dorcas.*
II. Abigail,* m. Fleming Hill and lived in Saco.
III. Betsey.*
IV. Nancy,* m. Nathaniel Cousins. See Cousins familv.
V. Living H.,* b. May 12, 1808; m. Sarah Woodman, and had George
A.,"- Maria IV.,' William IV.,'' Mary F.'
VI. Rebecca A.,* b. May i, 1810; m. Henry Smith.
VII. Polly H.,* b. Oct. 4, 1812; m. Seth Dyer.
VIII. Keziah,* m. John Sawyer.
9. Elizabeth,* b. Mar. 28, 1771.
10. Living,* b. Oct. 10, 1773; m. Lovie Dunnell, Oct. 25, 1801, by whom,
£. L. D. Lane,^ of Buxton.
11. Betsey,* b. Apr. 19, 1778.
LANE FAMILY. 877
12. Samuel/ b. Aug. 19, 1779; m. Emma Kimball, Sept. 8, 1805. Issue:
I. Marshall/ of East Stillwater, Me.
H. Samuel,^ of Anoka, Minn.
iiL Elizabeth,^ of St. Anthony, Minn.
IV. Hill,' d. at Anoka, Minn.
V. Olive,' who lived near Moosehead Lake, Me.
13. Hannah,* b. Oct. 5, 1783; m. Jonathan Clemens.
14. Mary,'' b. Mar. 11, 1786; d. at the age of 19.
15. Alcestis,'' b. June 20, 1790; m. Capt. Stephen Lane.
16. Betsey,* b. May 12, 1793; m. Thomas Moulton, Dec. 23, 181 o; second,
John Dunnell.
17. Polly,'' b. May 7, 1796; m. John Berry.
18. Nathan,'' b. August 8, 1800; m. Hannah Merrill; second, Mrs. Mary
(Digeo) Merrill, of Cape Elizabeth, and had issue:
I. Alcestis,' d. young.
11. Alcestis,' d. Oct. 3, 1870, aged 47 years.
III. Juliette.'
IV. John,' said to have been lost at sea.
V. Jabez.' VI. George.' vii. Nathan.' viii. Ivory.' ix. Hannah B.'
Children of C.^pt. Daniel and Mary:
1. Mary,'' m. David Redlon, Mar. 27, 1784, and d. in Windsor, Me., at
the age of 96.
2. Alice,* m. Ezekiel Edgecomb, May 17, 1794, and had issue.
3. Rebecca,''' m. John Merrill
4. Charlotte,'' m. John Palmer, June 8, 1796.
5. Hannah,'' m. Paul Woodman, Sept. 27, 1797.
6. Susan,'' m. William Merrill; d. Mar. 14, 1867.
7. Esther,* m. John Darrah.
8. Col. Isaac,* m. Ruth, dau. of Samuel Merrill, who d. Mar. 2, 1799;
second, Mrs. Sarah (Jones) Randall, of Portland, who d. in Mar., 1821.
He d. Oct. 9, 1833. He enlisted in the spring of 1777 as a musician
in his father's company and served until discharged at West Point; re-
enlisted in 1 78 1 and joined Capt. Zebulon King's company, in which
he served until Dec. 31, 1783, when he was honorably discharged by
Major-General Kno.x, commanding forces on the Hudson. He and his
brother Daniel raised the 33d Regiment of Infantry for the war of 1812,
and he was in active service as colonel. He was afterwards a promi-
nent citizen of Buxton, a merchant and mill owner. Children as follows :
I. Hannah,' b. in 1795; m. Ellis B. Usher, Nov. 26, 1829.
II. Eudoxa,' b. in 1797; d. May 17, 1798.
III. Ruth M.,' m. Parker Sheldon, of Gardiner, Me.
IV. Jane M.,' m. Samuel Bradley, the distinguished lawyer.
V. Thomas C.,' b. Feb. 12, 1810.
9. Jabez,* m. Mary Knowlton and had issue, all b. in Buxton, as follows :
878 LANE FAMILY.
I. Mary,^ b. 1793; m. Daniel Heath.
II. EuDOXA,^ b. 1796; m. Temple Foss.
III. Sarah/ b. 1799; ni. John L. Atkinson.
IV. Rebecca," b. 1802; m. Wadsworth Boulter.
V. Abigail/ b. 1805.
VI. Joseph W./ b. 1808; m., first, Octavia Bradbury; second, Elizabeth
Hutchinson ; third, Margaret Emery.
VII. Elbridge G.,* b. iSio; m. Eliza Brooks.
VIII. Thomas K.,*^ b. Ni^'. 15, 1812; m. Hannah E., dau. of James Atkin-
son, of Hollis, Dec. 28, 1837, and lived in .Saco, where children were
b. named George F.,^ b. Sept. 1 1, 1839, m. Georgie E. Verrill ; ffenry,'^
b. July 3, 1841, m. Lizzie Huff, June 17, 1868 ; Anthony^' b. Aug, 31,
1843, m. Martha Tarbox, July 18, i86g; Walter,^ b. Sept. 6, 1847.
10. Olive,^ m. Nathaniel Dunn, July 4, 1804, and had issue.
11. Maj. Daniel,* b. Mar. 24, 1783; m. Juliette Fernald, of Kittery, Me.,
Dec. 9, 1807 ; she d. in Belfast, Me., Feb. 27, 1829. He was major of
the 33d Regiment of Infantry in the war of 18 12. An account of his
military life was furnished Hon. Cyrus Woodman, and is probably in
the Historical Library, Portland. His children were :
I. Albert G.,^ b. Jan. 13, 1809, in Saco; m. Sarah Cutts; d. in Machias,
Me., Mar. 7, 1859.
II. Harriet F.,^ b. Oct. 7, 1810, in Bu.xton; m. Albert Bingham, Nov
22, 1830, of Newtonville, Mass.
III. Daniel,"^ b. Feb. i, 1817; m. Elizabeth Avery, of Belfast, where he
was a merchant.
IV. Franklin H.,'' b. Oct. 25, 18 19, in Belfast; m. Phebe Paine.
Children of Capt. Jabez and Sarah:
1. Samuel,* b. May i, 1773; m. Priscilla Hill, July 30, 1796, and had:
I. Nathaniel,^ m. Martha Haskell, settled in Standish, and had Sam-
uel,'^ who lived on the homestead.
II. Brice B.,'' m. Catharine Haskell, settled at Bonnie Eagle, Hollis, and
kept tavern ; had sons, Green,^ and Alonzo,^ the stage-driver.
III. Adaline,'^ m. Richard Hill.
IV. Sally,^ m. Nathaniel Woodman.
V. Ann,* m. Capt. Aaron Brooks.
VI. Zenas p.,'' d. in Hollis, unmarried.
2. Jabez,* b. June 2, 1775; sailed from Portland Mar. 19, 1800, and was
never heard from afterwards. '
3. Polly," b. May 10, 1780; m. John Hill, July 6, 1800.
4. Joshua,* b. June 5, 1782 ; m. Eliza Rumery, and had:
I. Sally. "^
II. Alvin B.,^ m. Catherine Atwood, of Chelsea, Mass.
III. RuFus K.,^ m. Hannah Nason and settled in Limerick, Me.
IV. Priscilla,'' m. Allen Bradeen, of Waterborough.
LANE FAMILY. ^"^^
VII
VIII
V. Henry J.,' m. Catherine and lived in Brooklyn, N. Y.
VI. Joshua,^ m. Martha Staples and lived in Limerick.
Mary R.,^ m. John Ham and d. in Limerick.
Amanda," m. Joseph Bradeen. of Waterborough and removed to
Anoka, Minn.
IX. John R.,^ m. Elvira Bagly, of Waterborough ; lived in Bridgton, Me.
J,,HN,^ b. May 28, 1784; m. Mary Usher, Mar. 30, 1811, and settled
in Hollis, near Bonnie Eagle village, where he was engaged with Col.
Abiiah Usher in lumbering; also a farm-. The old Lane mansion,
wide and stately, still stands on the elevation above the Saco intervale,
and represents the c-A^w/f style of two storied-residences built by the
r./«Av/ well-to-do men of a past day. Mr. Lane d. in May, 1863; his
wife in Dec, 1842. Children:
I. Mary N. S.,^ b. May 25, 1812; m. Rev. William Pierce, June 29,
1836, and resided in various places.
II Stephen P.,= b. Mar. 17, 1814; m. Mary F., dau. of Dea. Joseph
Hobson, Dec. 12, 1841, and lived many years at West Bu.xton village,
where he was in trade, and where his wife had a fancy goods store.
He removed to Saco and was employed as surveyor for Joseph Hob-
son, Jr., for many years. His wife died a few years ago and his
place is unknown.
III Charles W.,^ b. June 17, 1816; m. Maria Anderson, of Standish,
May 30, 1864, and survives at Bonnie Eagle, where he has alway-s
lived In early life he studied medicine — so we have been informed
— but did not practise. He discovered a medicine, however, that
was about as hot as it is supposed to be where medicine is unavail-
in<^ called "Lane's Comfort," which should have been labelled
£am-'s ionncnt. Charles has always been a peculiar man ; an original
character. He once came down to the store singing, and was asked
what made him so happy. " Happy ? Why, my wife came within one
of calling me old honey when I left the house." "And what^ was
that?" continued his questioner. "Why," responded Charles, she
called me ohi bec-nvaxy One son.
IV John W.,^ b. May 18, 1818; m. Catherine F. Thomes, June 9> 1845,
and early settled in Portland, where he became a real estate broker
and acquired wealth : owned the United States Hotel there. Dying
issueless, his property fell, principally, to the family of his brother
Charles.
V. Rebecca K.,^ b. June 4. 18^1 ; ^- Nov. 9, 182 1.
VI. Almeda C.,^ b. April 7, 1823: m. Walter Higgins, of Limington,
Dec, 1850.
VII. Hon. Marques D. L.,'^ b. June 11, 1825; m. in .852, Elizabeth L
Chadbourne, of the Standish (Lake House) family, and had issue.
He studied law and became a judge; resided at Standish Corner;
deceased.
VIII. Susan M.,' b. in 1830; unmarried.
IX. Ellen B.,' b. in 1832 ; unmarried.
880 LANE FAMILY.
6. Capt. Stephen W./ b. Nov. 5, 1786; m. Alcestis Lane, and lived in
Buxton. Issue as follows :
I. Mehitable W.,'^ b. Feb. 28, 1823.
II. Ann B.,' b. May 8, 1824; m. Lewis B. Goodwin, Oct. 15, 1850.
III. Sarah W.,^ b. July 8, 1826; m. William H. Andrews, Oct. 16, 1862.
IV. Caroline," b. Feb. 22, 1828; d. Dec. 23, 1856.
V. Jabez," b. Dec. 29, 1829; d. May 10, 1831.
VI. Jabez,° b. Aug. 20, 1832; d. Nov. 11, 1834.
VII. Mary W.,'"' b. Jan. 3, 1835 ; d. July 9, i860.
7. Mehitable M.,'' b. Apr. 20, 1789 ; m. Isaac Woodman.
8. RuFus K./ b. Dec. 12, 1792 ; m. Mrs. Mary A. Chase, dau. of William
Vance, Esq., Readfield, Me., Apr. 13, 1818; second. Electa Davis, of
same town. May ii, 1834. He lived in eastern Maine, Lawrence, and
Lynn, Mass., where he d. Oct. 4, 1861. Issue:
I. Ann M.,' b. Aug. 9, 1818 ; m. Claudius Huff, of Alexandria; d. Sept.
16, 1863.
II. RuFUS W. V.,° b. Apr. 14, 1820; m. Sarah Stretch and settled in
Oshkosh, Wis.
III. Mary H.,'' b. Jan. 27, 1822 ; m. William Hitching, of Reading, Mass.,
Aug. I, 1841.
IV. James V.,''' b. Feb. 10, 1824.
V. Louisa C.,^ b. Apr. 29, 1826.
VI. Ann,^ b. June 24, 1828 ; d. July 3.
VII. Frederick A.,' b. June 24, 1835 ; killed at sea by fall, Aug. 7, 1854.
VIII. Horace M.,'' b. July 29, 1837; m. Ellen M. Williams, of Worcester,
Mass., Mar. 28, 1863 ; went to Brazil, S. A.
IX. Greenleaf D.,° b. March 23, 1839; m. Susan Speed, of St. Louis,
July 12, 1864; resides there.
X. Hiram D.,'^ b. Apr. 14, 1S41 ; d. Nov. 13.
XI. Charlotte A. ,^ born Feb. 24, 1843; m. Samuel F. Bacheller, Jr., of
Lynn, Mass., Jan. 25, 1865.
XII. Abba F.,^ b. Feb. 12, 1845.
XIII. Charles W.,^ b. May 4, 1847; resides in Brazil, S. A.
9. Silas N.,* b. Jan. 31, 1794; m. Lovinia King, of Calais, Me., and died
Aug. 27, 1869, at St. Anthony, Minn. Children:
I. Silas N.,'^ m. Abby Smith, of Dennysville, Me., and d. in Calais, leav-
ing three children.
II. Isaac E.," b. in New Brunswick, Dec, 1827; went to St. Anthony,
Minn., in 1848; d. there July 2, 1870.
III. James. ° iv. Leonidas.'*
10. James,** b. July 24, 1797; m. Sally Flanders.
Smiti #mil]r.
John Leavitt was the New England head of this family ; he came over
with the Pilgrims in 1630, and settled at Dorcester, Mass., where he lived for
some time, but finally removed to Hingham, where his grave is still pointed
out. Some descendants early settled in Hampton, N. H., and numerous oif-
shoots have become dispersed abroad.
Joseph Leavitt,' a tanner, from old York, was the immediate progenitor
of those of Buxton nativity. He purchased lands in Narraganselt, No. i, in
1752, but we have no evidence that he settled in the township. He was, how-
ever, one of the early mill builders on Little river in 1761. His lands were
bestowed upon his three sons, Joseph, Daniel, and Samuel. The father d.
previous to Mar. 28, 1768, when his other children conveyed a share of his
grist-mill in Narragansett, No. i, to Joseph Leavitt there. Children:
1. Samliel,- b. in 1768 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. John Phinney, of Gorham,
Me. She d. in Apr., 1793, aged 59 years; he d. 1797, aged 65. These
were buried in the old burying ground at Pleasant Point, in Bu.xton.
His second wife, to whom m. Oct. 6, 1793, was Hannah Deering. His
farm was near Union Falls. He sold his share in the two saw-mills,
called " Leavitt's mills," to his brother Joseph in 1791, and the same
year to his son John half of homestead and buildings. Children follow :
I. Elizabeth,^ bapt. Nov. 4, 1764; m. William Hancock, Aug. 22, 1822.
II. JoHN,^ bapt. May 3, 1767; m. Molly Dolloff, Jan. 12, 1792. He re-
moved to HoUis, then to Eaton, N. H., where he died.
III. Sarah,'' bapt. Sept. 17, 1769; m. Phineas Towle, Nov. 8, 1778, and
d. Apr. 27, 1826 ; he d. Sept. 12, 1819.
IV. Mary,^ b. July 14, 1769 ; m. Clement Dennett, Jan. 3, 1793.
2. Daniel,'^ son of Joseph,' b. 1737; m. Abigail Bradbury, May 5, 1763,
and served as deacon of the Congregational church 48 years. He was
a tanner. His residence was on "Beech Plain road," so-called, in Bux-
ton. His second wife, to whom m. Oct. 29, 1765, was Abigail, daughter
of Samuel Dennett, of Saco. He d. June 21, 1829. Children by both
wives, as follows :
I. Abigail,^ bapt. May 6, 1764; d. in infancy.
II. Daniel,^ bapt. May 24, 1767; m. Hannah Boynton, Aug. 23, 1792.
He owned a "homestead farm" in Bu.xton, but seems to have lived,
latterly, in Brownfield. He d. in 1S09.
III. Abigail," bapt. Oct. 29, 1769; m. Moses Woodman, Dec. 8, 1791.
IV. Bethia,* bapt. Apr. ig, 1772; m. Zachariah Lusher, Jan. 29, 1793.
V. Sarah,' bapt. Mar. 13, 1774; m. Joshua Kimball, 3d, July 7, 1793.
VI. Elizabeth,'' bapt. June 30, 1776: m. John Ewing, Mar. 16, 1794;
then a Gilpatrick.
VII. Hannah," bapt. Sept. 25, 1778; living in 1816.
viii. Phebe," bapt. June 24, 1781; d. young.
882 LEAVITT FAMILY.
IX. Olive,'' bapt. Oct. 3, 1784; m. Michael Shute, July 14, 1805.
X. S.-^MUEL,^ bapt. July 8, 1787.
XI. Phebe,^ bapt. Sept. 12, 1790; m. Simon Woodman.
3. Jo.SEPH,- son of Joseph,' m. Sarah Bradbury, Nov. 10, 1763 ; d. Apr. 4,
1809, aged 69. His first wife d. in 1774, and he m. again, and had
issue by both wives; resided at " Leavitt's Mills," in Buxton. Children:
J. Sarah,^ b. Apr. 8, 1764; m. Daniel Hill.
II. Joseph,^ b. Sept. 12, 1765.
III. Thomas," b. Jan. 14, 1767 ; m. Martha Bradbury, of Buxton, Sept. 2,
1790, and d. in Standish.
IV. William," b. June 16, 1768; m. Mary Cobb, of Gorham, in 1795,
and d. June 11, 1848; wife d. Aug. 15, 1850. I suppose he lived on
the road leading from Bog Mills to Bu.Kton Centre, where his son
William afterwards resided. Five children, of whom more.
V. Samuel,' b. Mar. 18, 1770; m. first, Hannah Garland, Jan. 24, 1793;
second. Widow Mary Ayer, in 1803. Issue by both wives.
VI. Betsey," b. Jan. 25, 1772.
VII. Benjamin," b. Nov. 25, 1774; m. Susan Bradbury, Jan. 29, 1795, and
had John,^ Susanna,* Martha,* Lucinda,* Melinda,* Sarah,* Miniroe.*
viii. Anna," b. Sept. 8, 1777; m. Isaac Scammon, of Saco, 1795.
IX. Bradbury," b. Oct. 7, 1779 ; m. Nancy, or Ann, dau. of Daniel Paul,
of Gorham, in 1806, and d. in Buxton, Dec. 23, 1824; had issue.
X. True," b. Oct. 7, 1779; m. Widow Wales, of Bridgton, where he d.
in 1826.
Children of Thomas and SIartha:
9
10
1 1
Jacob,^ b. Jan. 16, 1791.
Mary,'' b. Oct. 27, 1793; m. Enoch Boothby.
Sarah, ^ b. Nov. 30, 1795 ; m. Peter Payne.
Eliza H.,^ b. Aug. 7, 1796.
Catherine,* b. Sept. 11, 1798; m. Joseph White.
Samuel,* b. Aug. 15, 1801.
Joseph,'' b. Oct. 29, 1803.
Thomas,'' b. Dec. 10, 1805.
Martha,* b. Jan. 31, 1807.
Lucy,'' b. May 19, 1809 ; d. Aug. 21, 1820.
Stedman,* b. July 31, 1811 ; d. Sept. 2, 1813.
Children of William and Mary:
1. Hannah,* b. Sept. 17, 1797; m. Ebenezer Sawyer.
2. William,* b. Mar. 23, 1800 ; m. Ruth Merrill, of Buxton, and lived near
Bog Mills. He was long the worthy and honored deacon, associated
with Dea. Hobson, of the Freewill Baptist church, at West Buxton; a
typical bald-headed deacon, too. His children were as follows :
I. Daniel M.,^ early went West and d. about iSgo, leaving a wife, two
sons, and four daughters. He resided at Barrett, Marshall Co., Kan.
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11. Rev. William," studied for the ministry at. the Bangor Theological
Seminary, and was settled over a church at Boothbay, and in Aroos-
took county, until 1867, since when at Minneapolis. Minn., Monti-
cello, Iowa, and Ashland, Neb., until 1887, making twenty-five years
in the ministry. In Nov., 1887, he removed to Norfolk, Neb., and
took control of the Norfolk Journal office, where he continued until
May, 1893, when, health and strength failing, he leased the paper.
He married, Nov. 16, 187 i, Emma A. Smith, of Boothbay, Me., and
has three sons, namely: Frederick J-F.," b. in Iowa, Feb. 11, 1873,
now in the junior class of the classical course at Doane College, Crete,
Neb.; Leslie M.,'' b. in Iowa, June 26, 1876, and Marshall S.,'' h. in
Nebraska, Mar. 8, 1883.
m. Henry W.,° b. Dec 24, 1832, in, Buxton; lived on the home farm
until the fall of 1855, when he went to Ohio, thence, in 1856, to
Kansas, where, in Marshall county, he settled and has continued to
reside. He m. Martha E. Means, Jan. 5, 1865 (she b. in Missouri,
Mar. II, 1839), and had issue, ten children; seven of them died in
infancy. Mr. Leavitt has traveled in fourteen states and territories.
He has returned to his old home but once since his emigration to the
West. Surviving issue: IValter J/.,'' b. in April, 1867; Liiey,''' h. in
Mar., 1870, ?Lnd/ohn H.'' b. in July, 1874.
IV. Caroline E.,^ now living in the family of her sister, Mrs. Samuel
Hill, at Santa Anna, Cal., unmarried.
V. Lucy A.,^ m. Samuel Hill, son of the late Fleming Hill, of Saco, tin-
smith, and resides at Santa Anna, Cal.
3. Benjamin,* b. Sept. 14, 1802.
4. Aaron,* b. Aug. 25, 1804; m. Hannah, dau. of John Came, of Buxton,
b. Mar. 3, 1798, and d. Feb. 5, 1856, and resided on the Standish
side of the Saco river, at Bonnie Eagle village, where their four chil-
dren were born. Mr. Leavitt was a man of quiet, unobtrusive deport-
ment who lived in peace and contentment. I think he and his wife
lie buried in the little tree-shaded yard on the Came farm.
I. JoHN,^ m. and settled in Providence, R. I., where he d., issueless,
about 1 89 1, of pneumonia, and on the day of his burial his wife d. of
the same malady.
II. Phebe," twin sister of John; deceased.
III. Mary,'* m. Thomas Bickford; now living, a widow, with son in Bangor.
IV. William H.,^ remained at home during his minority, and settled in
Providence, R. I., in i860, where he now resides. Fie was employed
by the Richmond Print Co., for thirteen years, as case-maker. In
1874 he was appointed on the police force, and did night-patrol duty
for three years ; was promoted to sergeant, and, after three years, to
lieutenant of the force; promoted to captain of police in 1889, and
assigned to duty in one of the most important stations in the city.
He now has charge of thirty men and officers. He has been very suc-
cessful in his official capacity. He m. Fannie Sisson, and has one
son, Earle ff.,'' a graduate of the N. E. Conservatory of Music, Boston,
and is now a professor of music and popular organist in Providence.
5. Nancy,* b. July 23, 1807 ; d. Nov. 4, 1851.
884 LEWIS FAMILY.
Childeek of Samuel and Hannah:
John/ b. Mar. 20, 1792.
Joseph,'' b. Feb. 15, 1795.
William,^ b. May 27, 1797.
Children of Samuel and Mary:
Elizabeth/ b. Dec. 3, 1804; m. Henry Dunnell.
Jane/ m. John S. Dunnell.
Alvah/ well known in Bu.xton.
Children of Bradbury:
1. Daniel/ b. Feb. 5, 1808.
2. William/ b. Jan. 30, 181 1 ; d. Aug. 6, 1S44.
3. Albert/ b. April 27, 1813; deceased.
4. Henry/ b. in Aug., 1816; d. Aug. 22, 1825.
James,* b. Mar. 16, 1820; d. Sept. 4, 1825.
Thus endeth the chronicles of the Saco valley branch of the very respect-
able and useful Leavitt family.
This is a Welsh surname and is borne by numerous families in New Eng-
land. Among others to be mentioned was Thomas Lewis, who came from
Wales and settled in Saco in 1628, being one of the original patentees of a
land grant which included about thirty-two square miles. He lived a short
distance above the lower ferry. If he left male descendants of the name we
know nothing about them.
William Lewis/ from a respectable family in Wales, came to Boston in
1636. In 1640 he and wife Ammy were attending services in the church of
Rev. John Eliot, of Roxbury. In 1653 he became one of the proprietors of
the inland town of Lancaster, on the Nashua river, and was rated as the third
person in regard to wealth among the settlers of that town. He died Dec. i,
167 I. Eight children named as follows:
John,- b. Nov. i, 1635; returned to Boston and built a house on land
purchased by his father from Gov. Richard Bellingham.
Christopher,'' b. Dec. 2, 1636.
Lydia,'^ b. Dec. 25, 1639.
JosiAH,^ b. July 28, 1641.
IsAAC,'-^ b. Apr. 14, 1644; m. Mary Davis and with other issue had
/saac,^ who with other issue had A////a/i,^ of whom more presently.
Mary,- bapt. Aug., 1646.
Hannah,'-' bapt. Mar. 18, 1648.
MoRDECAi,- b. June i, 1650.
Abijah Lewis/ whose wife's name was Rebecca, came early from Lynn
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to the Saco valley township called Narragansett, No. i, and settled near
Gorham line. He was probably born about 1730 and died at a great age in
Buxton. It is evident that some of his children were born before his settle-
ment; others were baptized there. Their names will follow :
1. Abijah/ b. in 1756; m. Betsey Eldridge, of Buxton, Feb. 24, 1785, and
resided many years on land purchased of John Wingate, of Limerick,
July 7, 1780. He served in the Revolution in the company of Capt.
Hart Lewis, of Gorham, who was probably a relative. The two fami-
lies lived neighbors near the town line between Buxton and Gorham.
One Esdras Lewis was in the same company. Mr. Lewis removed to
Hiram hill with his son and died there, Dec. 17, 1830, aged 74 years;
his widow d. Oct. 11, 1841, aged 85 years. These were buried in the
Spring cemetery.
2. Thomas,^ date of birth unknown; m. Sally Boston, from York, sister of
Susan, wife of Joshua Decker, of Buxton, Mar. 17, 1791. He was one
of the joint purchasers of the Dalton Right in the plantation of Little
Falls, and cleared the farm known now as the ''Uncle Joe Ridlon
place," near the decaying hamlet of Bonnie Eagle, and here lived for
many years. He sold to Joseph Ridlon and removed to the Kennebec
with his brother Ebenezer and the Deckers ; had a family.
3. Elizabeth,^ married Nov. 30, 1780, Henry Flood, of Buxton. She was
probably born before her father's settlement in Narragansett, No. i.
4. Ebenezer,'"^ bapt. in Buxton, Apr. 10, 1777 ; m. Lydia Thompson, of
that town, Dec. 15, 1796, and was one of the early settlers of Little
Falls plantation, on land known as the "Dalton Right," in the north
section of the township. He moved to the "Kennebec country" when
there was so great an exodus of Saco valley families "down east" and
settled near his old neighbors, the Deckers, in Clinton. He was a
primitive preacher who rode horseback to many of the early plantations
in York county to sow gospel seed. He possessed a charming voice,
and could sing the old "pennyroyal " hymns with great power. His ad-
vantages for education were limited, but his natural ability as a public
speaker was good and his memory something phenomenal. He lived to
the great age of 98. During his last days his mind became weak. He
never forgot to pray, but sometimes prayed in his family a second time
in consequence of having forgotten that he had prayed. His failings
certainly "leaned to virtue's side." Issue.
5. Samuel,^ bapt. in Buxton, Apr. 10, 1777; m. Phebe, dau. of General
Irish, of Gorham, Dec. 4, 1800. He removed from his native town to
Harrison and settled in the south part of the town on the Pond road,
where six children were born. He afterwards went to Springfield, Me.,
where I suppose he died. He was a preacher of the primitive stamp.
6. Sarah, ^ b. in 1776; m. Benjamin Nevvcomb, of Buxton, Nov. 7, 1793,
and d. in Denmark, Jan. 20, 1828.
7. Rebecca,^ b. Aug. 29, 1779; m. Oct. 13, 1799, Elisha Newcomb, of
Buxton.
8. Miriam,^ m. Apr. 9, 17S1, Adam Cochran, of Newcastle, Me.
9. AN>f,^ m. May 7, 1789, VVinthrop Eldridge.
10. Jane,^ m. May 6, 1794, Aaron Eldridge.
886 LEWIS FAMILY.
Childrkn of Abijah and Betsey:
1. Abijah, 30,'' was a good farmer in the " Lewis neighborhood," so-called,
in Harrison, Me. He was one of the "sweet singers of Israel"; a
quiet, honorable, Christian man ; many years a member of the Freewill
Baptist church. The author of this work has spent many pleasant hours
at the hospitable fireside of Mr. Lewis. He m. Harriet Boston, Dec.
14, 1819; descended from the same family as the wife of his uncle
Thomas. He and his wife lived to old age. Eight children:
I. Joseph,' b. Mar.. 5, 1822; m. Hannah Mason, and had Addic^ and
Eddie* ; d. in June, 1863.
II. George W.,' b. Mar. 5, 1823 ; m. Dolly F. York, had Vakra,* Henry,*
and Lleniellyii}
in. Maria,' b. May 20, 1825 ; d. Jan. 30, 1830.
IV. William H.,' b. Jan. 12, 1827; m. Elizabeth W. Jordan, and had
issue : Valeria A.* Donna M.* and Ella M?
V. Marie E.,' b. Sept. 19, 1829; m. Thomas Jordan.
VI. Jane,' b. Dec. 10, 1831; d. June 9, 1834.
VII. Harriet A.,' b. April 11, 1834; unmarried.
vin. Royal B.,' b. Nov. 12, 1836; m. Charlotte Martin; second, Rebecca
Sanborn; had Lester* Frederick* and Caddie.'^
IX. Mary E.,' b. Sept. 19, 1839 ; m. Elkanah A. Littlefield.
X. Clark,' b. May 3, 1842 ; m. Ella Hamblin, and had Willie C* Jennie
M.* Fannie* Frederick* Wilfred* and Florence.*
XI. Emma,' b. Aug. 11, 1844; d. March, 1846.
XII. Jennie S.,' b. Aug. 11, 1846; unmarried.
2. Edward," m. Boston, sister of Abijah's wife, and settled in Har-
rison, in the "Lewis neighborhood"; farmer. He and his wife died
many years ago. Children :
I. Edward,' m. dau. of Amasa Sylvester, of Bridgton, and had issue.
II. HosEA,' m. Julia B., dau. of Thomas Jordan, of Naples, April 6,
185 I ; wife d. in 1870; resides in Biddeford. Issue.
3. Noah," son of Abijah and Betsey Eldridge, b. in Buxton, July 17, 1790;
m. Mar. 6, 1816, Lois Mansfield, b. Nov. 24, 1798, in Henniker, N. H.,
and d. Aug. 2, 1859; wife d. Nov. 7, 1865. He lived on the Lewis
homestead on Hiram hill. Children :
I. Mary A.,' b. July 16, 1818; m. Sept. 10, 1843, Nelson Sanborn, of
Baldwin; d. Feb. 10, 1856.
II. William M.,' b. Oct. 27, 1820; m. Melvina Morrell, and settled in
Skowhegan ; kept hotels in Portland many years.
III. Samuel M.,' b. June 27, 1822; m. Nov. 27, 1845, K.u'^h P. Pierce;
second. May 10, 1851, Elizabeth Mansfield. He lived for a while in
Hiram, removed to Bridgton, where he died.
IV. Albion G.,' b. Sept. 7, 1823 ; m. Dec. i, 1851, at Portsmouth, Abigail
Hapgood, of Waterford.
V. Melville S.,' b. Aug. 7, 1827; d. Mar. 20, 1828.
VI. Melville S.,' b. May 3, 1830; d. Aug. 2, 1850.
LEWIS FAMILY. 887
VII. Darius R.,' b. Nov. 27, 1834; m. Apr. 20, i860, Lovinia Heath;
second, Widow Eliza J. Mansfield. He lives on the old Lewis farm
on Hiram hill, and has issue.
VIII. Caroline J.,' b. May 7, 1840; d. June 25, 1849.
Childrek of Ebenezkr and Lydia:
1. Esther," m. Leander Nelson and lived in Canaan, Me.
2. John,* m., first, Goodwin; second, Maria Leavitt, and lived in
Cliiiton, Me.; a farmer. Children as follows:
I. George," m. Nelson ; second, Drusilla Holt.
II. Betsey,^ m. Alanson Noble.
III. LvDiA,' m. Jerome Nelson, of Clinton.
IV. Martha,' m. John Phillips, of New Hampshire.
v. John P.," m. Louisa Nye; second, Phylinda Decker.
VI. Mary,^ m. Henry Decker, of Clinton.
VII. Oi.iVE," in. James Cates, of Parkman.
VIII. Parintha,' m. George Kimball.
IX. Ebenezer,' m. Amelia Pennell, of Clinton.
X. Colby," d. unmarried.
3. Malineda,'' m. Andrew Joy, of Skowhegan.
Children of Samuel and Phebe:
1. William, "^ b. July 7, 1801 ; m. Abigail Newcomb, of Harrison, Nov.
15, 1824.
2. Almon," b. June 6, 1S03 ; m. Lucy Harmon, of Harrison, May 4, 1828.
3. Hannah P.," b. Oct. 30, 1804.
4. Mary,* b. Oct. 11, 1806.
5. Ebenezer,* b. May 7, 1808.
6. Melcher,* b. Nov. 26, 1810.
LEWIS SKETCHES.
Ednuillfl Lewis was an early proprietor of Watertown, Mass.; admitted
freeman May 25, 1636; settled in Lynn, in 1639, ^""i ^^^^ ^''^t to locate on
Lewis street. He died in Jan., 165 i. By wife Mary he had John, Thom.\s,
James, and Nathaniel.
George Lewis came from East Greenwich, County Kent, England, and
was at Plymouth in 1633. He removed to Scituate, and subsequently to Barn-
stable; m. Sarah Jenkins, in England. They had nine children, of whom
Joseph and John were killed by Indians in the war of 1675. Dr. Winslow
Lewis, of Boston, was a descendant of this family.
John Lewis, of Maiden, Mass., by second wife, Mary, dau. of Abram
Browne, of Watertown, had Isaac and others. There was a disagreement
between Lewis, the historian of Lynn, and Savage respecting the ancestors
of this family.
Maj. Morf^ail Lewis, son of Morgan Lewis, moved from the north parish
of York to Alfred, Me., in 1772. He was in the Continental army, being
LEWIS FAMILY.
lieutenant of a company when the war began, and marched to Cambridge and
thence to Bunker Hill to cover the retreat of Prescott's soldiers. As the
captain did not join the company he was promoted to that rank and as major.
He was succeeded on his farm in Alfred by his son Jeremiah. Col. Daniel
Lewis, son of Morgan, m. Abigail, dau. of Wm. Parsons, and was succeeded
by his son John, who d. in 1861, leaving four children. William, son of Col.
Lewis, was a physician in Shapleigh. Daniel was a merchant in Boston, and
John a farmer and timber dealer. This family is buried in a beautifully en-
closed ground, on the old Lewis farm, in Alfred, Me.
Peter Lewis made his will, in Kittery, Feb. 3, 1712. He mentions sons
Peter, Andrew, William, Morgan, dec, who left Nathaniel; John, dec,
who left Benjamin, Grace, Elizabeth, and Mehitable. He had daughters,
Mary (Hutchins), Ann (Tapley), Rebecca (Pike), Elizabeth, and Sarah.
Peter Lewis, son of the preceding, made his will in Kittery, May 17, 1739;
shipwright; mentions wife Elizabeth, and children, Peter, Mary, Katherine,
Phienix, Sarah, Abigail (Trafton), Eunice, and Lucy (Tripp).
Andrew Lewis, of Kittery, made his will, July 27, 1758; yeoman; wife
named Mary. Mentions children, Andrew, Mary (Weare), Grace (Haley),
Dorothy (Main), and Thomas with whom the parents lived.
George Lewis, and eldest son John, received each a grant of land from
George Cleve in Casco bay, Nov. 20, 1657 and June 26, 1657. George signed
submission to Massachusetts, July 13, 1658, with his mark. He is mentioned
as of Casco, 1660-1; witnessed a deed, June 3, 1662; also indenture with
Ann Lewis the same year.
MARRIAGES IN HARRISON.
Mary Lewis to William Cox, June 17, 18 17.
Hannah Lewis to Levi Watson, April 21, 1825.
Polly Lewis to Abial Scribner, Dec. 22, 1828.
Nancy Lewis to Perez Bryant, Aug. 16, 1846.
HIRAM RECORDS.
Rebecca m. Abner Heath, (Int.) Feb. 14, 1824.
Alpheus m. Mary Weare, Nov. 27, 1820.
Abigail d. young.
Elizabeth m. Joseph Durgin, Mar. 27, 1816.
Sally H. m. Capt. Chas. Wadsworth, (Int.) Oct. 26, 1823.
Alexander m. Nancy Fly, June 19, 1826 (Int.).
Ann m. Rufus N. Sanborn, Aug. 15, 1843.
Hannah m. Josiah Tripp, (Int.) Oct. 14, 1836.
Sally m. Joseph Storer.
Miriam m. Aaron Cross, of Hiram.
Alice m. Elias Saunders, of Denmark, Me.
S'ord (^amili).
This surname was originally derived from the Saxon word hiaford, formed
from hlaf, loaf, and ord, a beginning or cause, and was early applied in Eng-
land to one who had charge of the food supply of the royal household, the
hmfmakt-r, now given to persons of noble birth and many officials in Great
Britain. The present representatives of the family in England the old are
the Rev. Frederick Bayley Lord, of Farnborough, whose late father was
rector there, and John Frederick Lord, Esq., magistrate, of Hallow Park,
Worcestershire. The surname is borne by a numerous race of large-framed,
iron-sided, steel-sinewed, tough-fibred men and women in New England, many
of whom have survived to patriarchal age. The principal progenitor of the
families to be taken special notice of was:
Robert Lord,' who came to Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1636-7, and died
in 1683. He served more than twenty years in the Indian wars and became
so inured to camp life and exposure that he could never afterwards sleep
upon a feather bed. He is said to have been below the medium stature, but
of powerful mould and one of the most athletic, strong, and fearless men in
the Colonial service. There is a tradition that the Indians themselves at one
time, when confronted by Lord's rangers, proposed to decide the battle that
was anticipated by an encounter between the champions of the two parties;
to this the whites agreed, and Robert Lord walked to the front. The Indians
selected the most powerful of their tribe, a perfect giant, full seven feet in
stature. The two men were to meet at full run and take the "Indian hug" as
they closed. The savages anticipated an easy victory. They came together
like two infuriated bullocks with a tremendous shock, but in an instant the
redskin lay stretched upon the earth, and the shouts of the Colonial scouts
rang out in the forest. Not satisfied with a single experiment, they were re-
quired to rush and clinch again. In this encounter Lord took the "hip-lock"'
on his greasy antagonist and threw him with such force that a blood vessel
was ruptured in his fall. The Indians took him up and carried him from the
arena, fully acknowledging themselves defeated; they afterwards reported that
some white man's devil invested Lord with supernatural strength. He married
Mary Ward, sister of Rev. John Ward, and had four sons as follows :
1. Thomas,'' cordwainer, settled in Charlestown, Mass., where he was ad-
mitted to the church, at the age of 23, in 1667. He m. Alice, dau. of
Robert and Alice Rand, who was admitted to the church, aged 2^, in
1667. He d. June '4, 1713, aged 80. In 1718 she was mentioned as an
"ancient widow." She d. Aug. 11, 1721. He made his will Dec. 5,
1 7 10. Children.
2. Samuel,^ son of Robert, born in Ipswich; m. Elizabeth Ted, Oct. 15,
1667, who owned the church covenant May 21, 1676, and died in 1684;
second, in 1684, Rebecca Eddington, who, for her second husband, m.
Edward Wilson. Mr. L. was admitted to church in Charlestown, Mass.,
in 1687, and d. May 27, 1696. Of children hereafter.
3. Robert,^ son of Robert, settled in Ipswich and had a family of whom
we are not now concerned.
4. Nathaniel,'- son of Robert, remained in Ipswich; sons as may appear.
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890 LORD FAMILY.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Thomas and Alice:
1. Thomas,'' cordwainer, m. Oct. 7, 1703, t^.lizabeth Kettell, who d. Mar.
26, 1746, aged 69 as stated on gravestone. He d. Nov. 11, 1749, in
his 86th year. These were admitted to church in Charlestown, Aug. 5,
1705. Records show him to have been engaged in various real estate
transactions between 1727 and 1742. Issue as follows:
I. Elizabeth,* b. Aug. 12; d. Aug. 14, 1704.
II. Thomas,* b. Aug. 24, 1705; d. Mar. 29, 1709.
III. Richard,* b. Feb. i, 1706.
IV. Richard,* b. Sept. 24, 1708.
V. Thomas,* bapt. Jan. 22, 1709.
VI. Elizabeth,* b. Aug. 28, 1711; d. Sept. 14.
VII. Hannah,* b. Jan. 2, 1713; d. Nov. 18, 1751.
2. Nathaniel,'' b. Oct. 30, 1666; m. Anna Frothingham, Aug. 4, 1698,
who owned the church covenant May 25, 1701 ; was admitted to church
Jan. 23, 1703, and d. Aug. 13, 1708. He was killed by falling from a
stage, Feb. 12, 1706-7, aged 40. Children:
I. Anna,* b. May 8, 1699; m. Richard Kettell.
II. Nathaniel,* b. June 14, 1701 ; admitted to church Feb. 25, 1721-2;
m. Mary Brigden, Sept. 18, 1723, who united with church May 17,
1727. He d. July 12, 1729.
III. Samuel,* b. Apr. 19, 1704; d. Nov. 14.
IV. Abigail,* born Nov. 4, 1705 ; received "Thanksgiving money," Nov.
19. 1757; d. Dec. 28, 1796.
3. Mary,' b. Oct. 30, 1666; d. Sept. 29, 1667.
4. Elizabeth," b. Aug. 22, 1668; d. Aug. 26, 1669.
5. Joseph,' b. Sept. 24, 1670; d. Aug. i, 1671.
6. Benjamin,' b. Sept. 24, 1670; d. Aug. i, 1671.
7. Joseph,' b. Aug. 23, 1672; d. Nov. 2, 1679.
8. Abigail,' b. Aug. 21, 1674; m. John Stevent.
9. Alice,' admitted to church Aug. 21, 1743 ; d. in 1755.
Rev. Joseph Lord,' son of Thomas- (i), graduated at Harvard in 1691,
and settled at Dorchester, S. C, then at Chatham, Mass. He m. Abigail, dau.
of Gov. Thomas Hinckley, and had issue, as follows :
1. Joseph,* b. Sept. 27, 1704.
2. Samuel,* b. Sept. 26, 1707.
3. Robert,* b. Sept. 28, 1711.
4. Alice,* b. Sept. 26, 1714, and others whose names do not appear.
Children of Samuel and Elizabeth:
1. Elizabeth,' b. June 27, 1669; m. Richard Hilton.
2. Samuel,' b. May 5, 167 1; d. Dec. 3, 1690.
3. Joshua,' b. Oct. 14, 1673; d. Mar. 17, 1678.
4. Robert,' b. Oct. 22, 1675 ; d. in 1678.
LOED FAMILY. 891
5. Joseph,^ b. in 1677 ; d. in 1678.
6. Nathaniel,' b. Dec. 10, 1679; d. in 1682.
Tlionias Lord, of Ipswich, m. Elizabeth Clark, in Boston, May 24, 1726,
and had issue :
1. Capt. Thomas, bapt. in Ipswich, Oct. 4, 1730, and d. May 24, 1758.
He was a soldier. In his will, probated June 7, 1758, he was styled
" Thomas Lord, Gentleman, of Charlestown." His father was mentioned
as "hatter," of Ipswich. Brothers and sisters : SamuiV, /o/i/i, William,
Robert, Juilith, Sarah, Abigail, and Miriam.
Abraham Lord came from Ipswich, Mass., to Kittery as early as 1670,
and was probably ancestor of many of the name in Maine.
Nathan Lord was living in Kittery as early as 1674. He m. a dau. of
Abraham Conley, and was appointed executor of his will ; received from
Conley's estate a tract of land on Sturgeons creek, but the larger share went
to his sons Nathan and Abram.
Nathan Lord, Sr., of Berwick, m. Martha, dau. of Richard Tozier, Nov.
22, 1678. He made his will July 6, 1733 ; gave his minister "a gold ring to
remember me by after my decease," and twenty pounds to be laid out in a
piece of plate for the communion table; mentions brother Abraham and
cousin William. The inventory of his estate was ^1,876 ■.2:2. The names
of his children were as follows :
1. Martha, b. Oct. 14, 1679 : m. Chick.
2. Nathan, b. May 13, 1681.
3. William, b. Mar. 20, 1682.
4. Richard, b. Mar. 1, 1684.
5. Judith, b. Mar. 29, 1687 ; m. Hambleton.
6. Samuel, b. June 14, 1689.
7. Mary, b. July 29, 1691 ; m. • Emery.
8. John, b. Jan. 19, 1693.
9. Sarah, b. Mar. 28; 1696 ; m. Roberts.
10. Anne, b. May 27, 1697 ; m. Furbush.
11. Abraham, b. Oct. 29, 1699.
John Lord, who came from Ipswich to Kittery with his brothers, had chil-
dren named John, Thomas, and Tobias, of whom more presently.
John Lord, son of John, had children named Jane, Sally, Jacob, Betsey,
Phebe, Mary, Hannah, John, and John, 2D.
Tobias Lord, son of Tobias, of Arundel, Me., went to live with a relative
in Sanford when a lad, where he toiled from day dawn until after dark. While
employed hauling timber with an ox-team the wolves were so plenty that they
followed him night after night when returning home. He would ride on one
of the oxen ancf beat them off with a club. He was a lieutenant in the Rev-
olution and present when Burgoyne surrendered; settled in Kennebunk, in
1778, and built a house subsequently called the "Gillespie house"; was a
merchant and ship-builder; lost several vessels by wreck; was successful by
892 LORD FAMILY.
perseverance; removed to Alfred in 1803; returned to Kennebunk in 1808,
and died that year. His children were as follows :
1. Nathaniel, m. Phebe Walker.
2. Samuel, m. Hannah Jefferds.
3. George, m. Alice Jefferds.
4. Ivory, m. Louisa McColloch.
5. William, m. Sarah Cleaves.
6. Francis A., m. Frances Smith.
7. Hepzibah, m. Robert Watterson.
8. Abigail, m. Charles W. Williams.
g. Mehitable, m. Francis Watts.
10. Betsey, m. Francis Watts.
11. Lucy, m. Hercules M. Hayes.
Tobias Lord, son of Tobias, who was son of John, married Jane Smith,
and had eleven children, named as follows :
1. John, m. Charity Curtis.
2. Jane, m. John Stone.
3. Tobias, m. Mehitable Kimball and Hepzibah Conant.
4. LvDiA, m. Samuel Kimball.
5. Nathaniel, was in Arnold's expedition, was wounded, and d. in prison
at Quebec ; a man of wealth.
6. Betsey, m. Benjamin Thompson.
7. Daniel, m. Mary Washburn and went east.
8. DoMiNicus, m. Mary Currier and lived in Kennebunk.
9. Jeremiah, d. young.
10. David, d. young.
11. Thomas, m. Mary Durrell, and had David^ Betsey, Jane, Asa, and Mary.
Tobias Lord, a native of Kennebunk, had married Susan Deering and set-
tled in HoUis. He died leaving two children, and his widow married, second,
Ichabod Cousins, Sr., of HoUis, and by him had a son Joseph and daughter
Fanny, of whom in the Cousins genealogy. Abigail, daughter of Tobias and
Susan, became the wife of Jeremiah Hobson, and
Hon. Tobias Lord, the son, born Dec. 30, 1803, married Adaline Hobson,
sister to Jeremiah. He spent his early years on his father's farm and in his
lumber business ; settled at West Buxton and carried on milling and the lumber
trade; was representative from that town in 1836, and removed to Steep Falls
in Standish that year, where he was selectman, assessor, and representative.
He was a man of stalwart frame and great physical strength ; a successful
manager in business and acquired a handsome estate. Children, John, Jere-
miah, Abbie, and Tobias who now carries on the extensive lumbering opera-
tion at Steep Falls; has been much in public life; served in state senate.
Benjamin Lord made his will in Berwick, August 6, 1745; wife named
Patience; mentions daughters, but no names; sons were Benjamin, Samuel,
and Elisha.
LORD FAMILY. 893
Rev. Nathaniel Lord, b. Sept. 14, 1754, in Berwick, was twice married;
second wife, Elizabeth ( Roberts), widow of Tobias Wentworth. He was bap-
tized near Great Works; ordained as pastor in Wells; became nearly blind
during latter years, and in the pulpit his wife would read for him the hymns
and the passage for his text; his fruitful memory and eloquent tongue did the
rest; was in the ministry rising fifty years. He died Apr. 8, 1832, and was
buried on a knoll he selected back from the road on the farm since owned by
the Hussey brothers. By his side are the graves of his wives marked by un-
inscribed stones. A house of worship called the "Elder Lord meeting-house"
was erected in Berwick in 1781, and there he preached many years for the
Baptist church ; son of Abram Lord.
Elder Ebenezer Lord came to Berwick in 1750, aged 30 years, and built
his first cabin where South Berwick village now stands; about 1796 built the
house, now the oldest standing, occupied by his grandson, Frederick A. Lord.
Capt. Nathan Lord was representative to the General Court from Ber-
wick in 1772.
Gen. John Lord was many years a very prosperous merchant in Berwick,
a very competent business man who manifested much public spirit and was
called to many positions of trust; was representative and senator. This fam-
ily produced some remarkable men in professional life; among the sons were
Rev. Natlian Lord, D. D., who received his primary education at Ber-
wick Academy; many years president of Dartmouth College.
Hon. John P. Lord, another son of the general, was an eminent lawyer
and author of the " Maine Townsman," which appeared in 1844. He was
engaged in mercantile pursuits ; held a position in Boston custom-house sev-
eral years. He d. in 1878, aged 93 ; had nineteen children, one of whom was
Rev. John Lord, LL. D., the celebrated historical lecturer of Stamford,
Conn. ; also,
Rev. Charles Lord, an author of note.
Samuel Lord was an innholder in Berwick, Oct. 15, 1735, and a proprie-
tors' meeting was held at his house.
Richard, John, Nathan, and Hiram were inhabitants of Elliot in 1735.
The Lords of Lebanon have been a very prominent family for generations.
Among those who have held municipal offices in Lebanon between 18 13 and
1880 we mention Ebenezer, Nathan, Jr., John, Jr., Nathaniel, John H.,
John C, Benjamin H., and Stephen D.
Hon. Caleb B. Lord, a native of Parsonsfield, practised law in Limer-
ick. In 1858 he was elected clerk of courts and removed to Alfred to enter
upon his duties; was representative in 1871, and assessor for United States
for first district of Maine from 187 i to 1873; a cautious and reliable coun-
selor; his professional and public duties were performed faithfully.
George Lord, son of Samuel and Lydia (Wallingford) Lord, born in Ber-
wick, Oct. 19, 1764; m. Patience Hobbs, of Hampton, N. H., Mar. i, 1789;
came to Parsonsfield in 1799, and settled at what has since been called Lord's
Mills; d. July 11, 1811; wife d. May 19, 1816. Children as follows:
894
LORD FAMILY.
1. Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1789; m., first, Nancy Neal, Jan. 4, 181 1 ; second,
Lydia Neal, Mar. 24, 181 2; third, Eunice H. Knight, Mar. 4, 1835.
By second wife, Samuf/ and Lydia, both out West ; by third wife,
Edwin and Carrie.
2. Mary, b. Feb. 4, J 792 ; m. John L. Marstin.
3. Morris, b. Sept. 29, 1794; m. Abigail Colcord.
4. Lydia, b. Aug. 3, 1796; d. Oct. 15, 1818.
5. George W., b. Nov. 3, 1799; m. Sally Sweat, sister of Dr. Moses, May
23, 1825. He settled at West Buxton, where he was many years en-
gaged in mercantile business and milling; d. Apr. 4, 1864.
Isaac, b. Apr. 25, 1801 ; m. Hannah Redman, Oct. 26, 1826; d. Nov.
6, 1855 ; had issue.
Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1803; d. Sept. i5, 1823.
Frederick, b. July 9, 1806; m. Lydia Leavitt, of Effingham; d. Nov.
26, 1846.
9. Louisa T., b. Sept. 4, 1808; m. James Leavitt, Nov. 11, 1852.
10. Betsey W., b. Mar. 3, 1811; m. Leander Doane ; second, Amos Dut-
ton ; d. Apr. 3, 1885.
Nathaniel Lord, probably a native of Berwick, was an early settler in the
southern part of Buxton, not far from Matthias Redlon. His wife was Hannah
Field, daughter of Lieut. Daniel Field, to whom he was married before 1773.
He died Nov. 24, 1827 ; his wife died July 13, 1826. His children follow:
1. Sarah, bapt. Jan. 22, 1775; d. an infant.
2. Phebe, b. June 25, 1769; m. John Came.
3. Abraham, bapt. Jan. 22, 1775; d. young.
4. Zachary, bapt. Jan. 22, 1775; idiotic.
5. Sarah, b. Nov. 15, 1773; d. Nov. 17, 1817.
6. Betsey, b. Mar. 15, 1776.
7. Isaac, b. Nov. 11, 1780; m. Anna Holmes, of Scarborough; lived in
Buxton; d. Aug. 12, 1826. Children:
I. Ephraim, b. Oct. 5, 1808; m. Hannah Lowell, of Saco, and had
Augustus, born June 8, 1835, and m. Lydia A. Huff; Ira, b. April
26, 1837; Jolm H., b. March 8, 1839; Samuel, b. Jan. 4, 1841.
11. John A., b. Aug. 20, 1813; d. in Peabody, Mass., Oct. 6, 1894.
III. William H., b. Nov. 15, 1815; deceased.
IV. Arthur M., b. Mar. 19, 1819; deceased.
v. Timothy H., b. Sept. 9, 1822 ; resides in Peabody, Mass.
VI. Isaac L., b. Mar. 12, 1827; deceased.
8. Dorcas, b. Dec. i, 1782.
9. John, b. July 8, 1785 ; m. Lydia and had issue. He d. Dec. 13,
1834; his widow d. May 3, 1865.
I. Abram, b. July 27, 1809; m. Elizabeth and had in Buxton:
Lucinda A., b. Sept., 1827 ; Nathaniel F., b. July 3, 1834; Charles F.,
b. Feb. 6, 1836. d. July 24, 1842.
II. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 12, 1812; d. July 6, 1847.
LOUD FAMILY. 895
III. Mary A., b. Mar. 18, 1815.
10. James, b. Oct. 5, 1788; m. Fanny and had issue:
I. N.\THANIEL, b. Feb. 7, 18 13.
II. RuFus, b. Dec. 25, 18x5.
III. OcTAViA, b. Sept. I, 1818.
IV. Hannah, b. June 24, 182 1.
11. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 13, 1790.
LORDS OF HIRAM, ME.
Jacob Lord,^ came from Waterborough to Hiram about 1800, and his
name appears on the voting list of 1806. He and wife, maiden-named Emma
Day, settled on the lot of land where his grandson, Samuel W. Lord, now
resides, and it was related that he fastened the shaved shingles to the boarded
roof of his first cabin with wooden pins driven through holes bored with a
gimlet. His children were named and married as follows :
1. J ACOB,'^ whose wives were Betsey and Fanny Huntress; by first wife
had two children, and by second nine, namely: Harriet,'' George,^
Isaiah,'' George;'' William;^ Robert;' Ahiii.;'' Eliza, Octavia, Mary A.,^
Josephine,^ and Hannah?
2. HosEA,^ m. Jane, dau. of Joseph Durgin, and lived and died at South
Hiram ; was a very active business man. Issue : Joseph,'' Samuel PV.,'
Lucinda;'' Ruth;' and Ethain."
3. Dolly," m. Solomon Wales ; lived in Hiram and had issue. Charles
H. Wales is her son.
4. Mary," was m. to William Huntress and lived and d. in Hiram.
5. Emma," was m. to John Huntress and d. at South Hiram.
6. Rhoda,^ m. George Hodgdon and d. at South Hiram recently.
7. Isaiah,- d. when about 7 years of age.
Levi Lord' was a brother of Jacob, ist. He married Abigail Durgin and
settled in Porter, where he died. From his family the "Lord schoolhouse,"
in the " Lord neighborhood," took its name. There were eight children:
1. Henry,^ d. young.
2. Henry,^ b. May 25, 1806; m. first, Mary A. (b. Mar. 20, 1S09, and d.
Mar. 13, 1835), Feb. 10, 1833 ; second. Aug. 20, 1837, Emily Hamlin,
b. Mar. 20, 18 14, in Limington, Me. He settled in Lovell, and d. there
Mar. 5, 1879. Children:
I. Armine,^ b. Sept. 5, 1833
II. Edwin,^ b. May 29, 1838 ; m. Carrie E. Woodman, of Sweden, Oct.
28, i860; now at Kezar Falls, Me. One dau., Ella Z.,-" b. July 11,
1872; m. Mar. 26, 1894, to Clinton E. Wood.
III. Mary A.,' b. Nov. 29, 1839; d. Feb. 13, 1840.
3. John,'- b. May 11, 1808, in Hiram; m. Mary Gould, Dec. 2, 1838; she
b. Apr. 12, 1812, in Parsonsfield. He lived in Hiram and there d. Feb.
6, 1849. His widow, "Aunt Mary," survives. Three children:
I. Franklin,^ b. Sept. 21, 1839, in Porter; m. Eliza J. Gate, of Brook-
896 macabthue family.
field, N. H., Nov. 27, 1862, and resides at Kezar Falls, Me, ; carpen-
ter by trade. Children : Bessie C,* b. Apr. 3, 1864, and Mary A.,*h.
Sept. 23, 1866, deceased.
II. Dr. John,^ b. June 25, 1842; m. Helen Demick, of Limington, and
resides at Biddeford.
III. Mary A.,** b. Mar. 28, 1844; m. Freeman Stacy, in April, 1862.
4. Levi,^ b. in 1816; m. Louisa Merrifield, of Porter, Jan. 9, 1804, and
settled on the farm now owned by E. Hartford in that town. He emi-
grated to Kaukauna, Wis., in Sept., 1883, and d. there Feb. 10, i88g.
His widow survives. Four children as follows :
I. Jane M.,' m. Paul Huzzey, of Parsonsfield.
II. Abbv,^ m. Henry Tuttle, of New Hampshire.
III. Dr. Osborn G.,^ m., first, Delia Lougee, of Parsonsfield; second,
Sarah Hale, in the West. He graduated at Bowdoin Medical College,
and is now a practising physician at Kaukauna, Wis.; a dau., Laura}
IV. Andrew M.,^ b. June 23, 1852 ; m. Ida Cousins, of Porter, Me., June
23, 1873 ; emigrated to Wisconsin in 1883, and d. at Kaukauna, Feb.
18, 1889; widow now living at Kezar Falls. Children: Lilla J/.,*
Milton ^.,'' Charles S.} Delia," and Grade}
5. Jacob, '-^ m., first, Mary A. Bradeen, of Porter, Dec. 10, 1843; second,
Caroline Bradeen, a sister, Nov. 25, 1846; third, Abba L. Johnson,
Apr. 25, 1850. Eleven children : George,* Melville} Sally A.,'' Wiiibiirn,''
Algernon," Angeline,* Joliii,* Nettie,'' Carrie,'' Delle} and Frederick}
6. David,'-' m. Mary A., dau. of Isaac Stanley, of Porter, April 25, 1850,
and had issue: Susan," Julia," Nellie," Edgar" and Emma," twins.
7. Albert,'^ b. Feb. 2, 1823; m. Lydia A. Bickford, of Porter, Me., Nov.
8, 1849, and lived in said town, where he d. August i, 1886, aged 63.
His widow (b. Nov. 13, 1828,) d. May 15, 1892, aged 63. Children:
I. Emily," d. Aug. i, 1868, at age of 18 years.
II. Ezra," b. Apr. 21, 1852 ; m. Jennie Merrifield, of Porter, and has two
sons, Byron" and Roy}
ni. John," b. Mar. 22, 1856; m. Mary E. McDonald, Nov. 27, 1877, and
resides at Kezar Falls, Me. Children : Flora M.} Harry D.," Avis L}
IV. Everett," b. Nov. 4, 1859.
V. Nettie," b. Apr. 4, 1862; m. Wallace Chapman, Jan. 5, 1884, who
d. Sept. 1, 1894.
VI. Charlotte," b. May 8, 1866; m. Elmer Chapman, of Kezar Falls.
VII. Sarah," b. May 11, 1870; d. Feb. 13, 1894; unmarried.
PHrgirthitr cifamilg.
MacArthur, in Gaelic Atair, was originally the head branch of the great
Campbell clan; they were settled on the shores of Loch Awe, and long dis-
puted the chieftainship with the powerful Argyle branch, and were successful
until the reign of James I, of Scotland, at which time the chief was John
MACAETHUR FAMILY. 897
MacArthur, whose followers numbered 1,000 men. He was summoned to
Inverness in 1427, and there lost his head. From this time they were robbed
of the chieftainship and the ancient territorial possessions were wrested from
them. They at one time were custodians of Dunstaffnage Castle, and many
have since lingered in that vicinity, but as tenants of the Campbells. The
MacArthurs were hereditary pipers to the MacDonalds of the Isles, and one
of them composed many pieces for the bagpipe which were very popular. A
portrait of Archibald MacArthur, a native of the Isle of Mull, a celebrated
piper, who died in 1834, may be seen in Kay's collection. Among the more
distinguished cadets of this clan who may be mentioned was John MacAr-
thur, LL. D., born in Scotland in 1755. He was a miscellaneous writer and
translator, who was judge advocate during the American Revolution.
John MacArtlmr, a native of Perth, Scotland, married Mary Miller, and,
coming to New England, was the third settler in Limington, Me. These had
eleven children. He died Aug. 30, 18 16, aged 71 years; his wife died Mar.
II, 1835, aged 82 years.
1. John, son of John, d. May 16, 1806, aged 22.
2. Peter, son of John, d. June 13, 1848, aged 61. His wife was named
Mary, and four infant sons d. in Limington.
3. Hon. Arthur, son of John, b. Jan. 14, 1790; m. Sept. i, 1829, Mary
P., dau. of Rev. William Miltimore, of Falmouth, Me., and settled first
in Sanford. He was educated at Fryeburg Academy and Bowdoin Col-
lege, graduating from the latter in 1810. He read law with Lawyer
Cushman, of Newfield, and with Hon. Cyrus King, of Saco, and was
admitted to the bar in Jan., 1815. He permanently located at Liming-
ton, in 18 18, and was actively engaged in the practice of law there rising
fifty years. He was a lawyer of superior ability and a gentleman of
old-school manners, dignified but social. He was fond of antiquarian
pursuits and collected much valuable data for a history of Limington
which was left indigested, and has not assumed permanent form. As
a conversationalist he was remarkably entertaining, and his genial per-
sonality was attractive and engaging. In all public affairs he displayed
much interest and gave liberally toward the promotion of every local
enterprise calculated to benefit the community. He d. Nov. 29, 1874;
his wife, b. Feb. 13, 1805, d. July 14, 1881. Six children as follows:
I. Maj. Arthur, b. Sept. 15, 1830; graduated at Bowdoin Coll., 1850;
settled in Louisiana, and at the breaking out of the Rebellion entered
the Confederate army, and was major of the 6th Louisiana Infantry
when he was killed at Winchester, Va., in May, 1862.
II. Gen. Willia.m, b. July 7, 1832 ; graduated at Bowdoin Coll. in 1853 ;
admitted to the bar at Alfred in May, i860. He enlisted as captain
Sept. 7, 1861, in the 8th Me. Vol. Infantry, and rose by regular pro-
motions to major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel until mustered out
Jan. 18, 1866; was wounded near Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864;
brevetted brigadier-general to date from Mar. 13, 1865, for "merito-
rious services during the war," which he declined; again brevetted
brigadier-general to date from Mar. 13, 1865, "for gallant and meri-
torious conduct in the battle of Drury's Blufi^, May 16, 1864, and in
the action of Williamsburg road, Oct. 27, 1864." He was a repre-
898 macdonald family.
sentative in 1867, delegate to the national convention in 1868, and
in i86g a member of the state senate; now living on the homestead
in Limington.
HI. Catherine, b. Jan. 29, 1834; graduated at Mt. Holyoke Female
Seminary, in 1853 ; d. at Limington, Nov. 30, 1864.
IV. Duncan, b. April 5, 1837. He was lost at sea from the ship "A. B.
Thompson," on a return voyage from Havre, France, Mar. i, 1854.
V. Charles S., b. July 9, 1839 ; entered Bowdoin Coll. in 1859, but did
not complete his course ; now a lawyer in Cass Co., Mo.
VI. Malcom, b. June 23, 1841 ; graduated at West Point Military Acad-
emy in 1865, and had served as captain in the 17th Infantry, U. S.
Army. He d. Jan 12, 1886.
4. James, Esq., b. in 1792, and d. June 26, 1877. His wife, Mary, d. June
3, 1881, aged 83 years. He was for many years a justice of the peace,
and, I think, kept a general store at South Limington. Of his children:
I. Charles S., d. Aug. 27, 1834, aged 21 months.
II. John, d. April 5, 1893, aged 63 years and 9 months.
5. Margaret, dau. of John, was the first white child born in Limington.
She was m. Dec. 25, 1807, to Benjamin Libby, lived at South Liming-
ton, and d. there June 30, 1814, and he m., second, Patience, dau. of
Matthias Ridlon, of Saco.
6. Elenor, dau. of John, was the wife of Mangus Ridlon, who settled in
Durham, Me., and spent his days there, where she died. He married
a second wife in Auburn.
7. Catharine was the wife of Hiram Staples. I suppose she was a sis-
ter of the preceding.
d'
ax^lonnld damitij.
MacDonald is an ancient Highland Scotch name, and the prefix should
always be spelled Afac, which means, in Gaelic, son of Donald. No Scotch-
man would use the abbreviated orthography. Some of the MacDonalds of
Scotland removed to Ireland and settled in Ulster when that province was
planted; their posterity Irislwii the name, and, hence, we have McDonald
among the Scotch-Irish who came to America. Some branches of the old
sept have Americanized the transformed Scottish name by dropping the whole
prefix, and are now known as Donalds and Donnells. The clan MacDonald
became so numerous that it was divided into several tribes and subdivided
into as many lesser branches which derived their generic name from Donald,
eldest son of Reginald, second son of the celebrated Somerled of Argyle, Lord
of the Isles. Some genealogists have assigned to them a Norwegian, and
others a Pictish, origin ; the antiquity of the clan cannot be doubted, and their
pedigree has been traced to the sixth century.
The Glengarry branch of the family have long spelled the name MacDonnell.
The name Donald, derived from the Gaelic word Dlwnvill, means the " brown
macdonald family. 899
eye." This branch, as well as the Clanranald branch, is descended from
Reginald or Ranald, through Allister, second son of Donald. The MacDoug-
alls or MacDowalls have the same origin. The distinctive badge of this clan
was the bell-heath, but the principal branches — the Clanranald MacDonalds
and Glengary MacDonnells — now wear different tartans.*
The saddest event connected with the history of the clan was the unmerci-
ful massacre of the MacDonalds of Glenco, one of the wildest of the mountain
passes in the Highlands, by royal authority. Here lived an aged chief with his
sons and many families of the name. While they were hospitably entertain-
ing, with meat, drink, and shelter a detachment of soldiers who had been sent
to e.xterminate them, but who assured them that they came with only peace-
able intentions, the MacDonalds were set upon while in their beds and nearly
all butchered in cold blood. Some of the women and children escaped to the
hills and were overcome with hunger and cold, only to sink down and die
there ; but two of the chief's sons survived to gather the scattered remnants
of their clan, and they afterwards so increased in numbers that they were a
formidable people. No descendant lives in the wide world today whose anger
does not burn at the mention of Glenco. The blackened walls of a few of the
dismantled huts once occupied by the MacDonalds remain as mute reminders
of the terrible massacre, but now only the bleating of lambs or the shepherd's
voice is heard in the lonely vale.
The family whose records follow hold the tradition of a Scottish ancestry.
Families of this name were early settled in Buxton and Gorham, near each
other, but I do not know if they were related.
Charles McDonald married Priscilla Davis and had eight children, born
in Gorham between 1762 and 1785, named Mirabah, Susanna, Nancy,
Simon D., Jacoh, Charles, Joseph, Mary.
Robert McDonald married Mary Kendrick and had eight children, born
in Gorham, named as follows :
1. Peletiah was probably the eldest son, but I did not find his birth in
the records of Gorham. He had a son in the Revolutionary army, at
Fort Putnam, on the Hudson, in 1779, at which he, Peletiah, was sta-
tioned at the same time as a Continental soldier. He m. Aug. 6, 1787,
Dorcas, dau. of Capt. Wentworth Stewart, of Gorham. She must have
been a second wife. By her he had four sons, b. in Standish. He
lived on the road between Bonnie Eagle and York's Corner, where he
died and was buried. When an old man he walked with a heavy cane
in which was a sword. Children hereafter.
2. Samuel M., b. 1771; m. Whitney and settled in Standish, near
Bonnie Eagle, where he and his brother Robert built a saw-mill and
grist-mill. t He sold out his interest to his brother about 1815 and re-
moved to a tract of wild land in Chatham, N. H. He was a mill-wright
•When pas.<!ing througli the Caledonian canal from Fort William to Inverness, we carried a
heavy Clanranald tartan wrap purchased in (ilasgow. It lay on the deck-side with other luggage
and was noticed liv a hurly Highlander and his wife. Observing that we had charge of this
wrap, he appniaclii'd and asked: "Are you a Mac Donald'.' " When we answered him in the
negative, there was tire in his eye as he asked: " What 'n hell have ye that tartan for'.' " We
replied that it was purchased ami paid for. On learning that I was an American he offered an
apology for his impertinence, which I did not accept.
+ 1 have recently learned that these mills were built on the Bunts falls, some distance below
the present road and on the island side.
900 macdonald family.
by trade and while employed in Milan, near the Umbagog lakes, was
taken ill. He lay down before the open fire and died (?). Word was
sent to his sons and they made a journey of one hundred miles, only
twenty-seven of which they could ride, in a day. A bo.x was made and
he was interred — body, soul, and spirit — in the forest. The following
spring, when his body was exhumed for removal to the homestead, it
was found that he had turned over and during his struggles for liberty
he had gnawed the boards of his narrow prison-house. The most crea-
tive imagination is incapable of realizing the horrors experienced by a
conscious existence, even for a few moments, under such conditions.
3. Gen. John, b. Apr. 15, 1773; settled in Limerick and became a dis-
tinguished man. He was for many years a merchant, a member of the
court of sessions, state senator from 1820 to 1825, and major-general
of the state militia; d. in 1826. He had sons: John^ a merchant in
Portland; James, a minister; Abner, and Hon. Moses, member of Con-
gress and collector of the district of Portland.
4. Robert, b. 1775; settled in Standish, where he owned mills with his
brother Samuel. He was drowned by falling from a stringer while at-
tempting to cross the river with a heavy chain laid over his shoulders ;
this carried his head instantly to the bottom and he was dead before
his body could be reached. Nothing is known of a family.
5. Abner, lived in Buxton.
6. Benoni, m. Hannah Emery, of Buxton, lived in Hiram, and had Robert,
d. young; Miriam, m. Marshall Richardson, of Standish; Hannah, m. ;
Harriet, never m. ; Mary, m. Tyler, of Sebago, and Benjamin, m.
Pike, of Sebago.
7. Miriam.
8. Susan, m. Robert Usher and lived at Bog Mills in Buxton. After her
husband's death she m. Seth Hamblin, of Limington, and had issue.
Children of Peletiah, of Standish:
1. William, at Fort Putnam in 1779.
2. Francis, b. June 5, 1801.
3. Stuart, b. May 29, 1803.
4. John, b. June 5, 1806, went to Minnesota about 1856, and d. in Otsego
in 1886, leaving a family.
5. Abner, b. Aug. 8, 1808 ; m., first. Eunice Shaw, who d. 185 1 ; second,
Esther McDonald. He d. near Sebago lake, Dec. 20, 1887.
6. George, birth date unknown; m. Palmer, sister of Stephen and
John (who shot the bear), and had several children who early went
away. He spent his last years in a small house near the New river
bridge at Bonnie Eagle.
Children of Samuel, of Chatham:
1. Mary, m. John Bryant, of Chatham, N. H.
2. Frederick, m. Lucinda Usher, lived in Chatham, and had issue, Esther,
Lneinita, Ahhie, and Norris.
3. Betsey, m. James Osgood, of Fryeburg.
MANSFIELD FAMILY. ^01
4. Noah, m. Abby Durgin and lived in Porter, Me.
5. John, m. Patience Gray, of Hiram, and lived near the bridge there.
He was a dealer in cattle.
6. Maria, never m.
7 Abner, b. July 6, 1808, in Standish; was m. in Porter, Nov. 2, 1828,
to Naomi Durgin (b. in Hiram, June 18, 1809) by Elder James Fly
He has been a farmer in Hiram and Porter; now living, at the age ot
86 and distinctly remembers riding from Standish to Chatham on a
horse behind his father when a boy. He is a man of remarkable
activity, who regularly works in the fields from day dawn till evening.
Ten children as follows :
T. Phebe, b. Oct. 20, 1830, in Hiram; m. Samuel Stacy, of Porter.
II. Ann M., b. Sept. 27, 1832; m. Oliver Stacy, Jr., of Porter.
III. Abigail, b. Sept. 7, 1834; spinster at home.
IV. Samuel, b. Dec. 25, 1836; m. Eliza Bradeen, of Porter.
v. Frederick, b. Feb. 9, 1838 ; m. Amanda Walker, of Biddeford, de-
ceased ; has Amanda.
VI. Abner, b. April 15, 1840; m. Clara Rogers.
VII. Luther P., b. Aug. 15, 1842 ; m. Mary Perry.
VIII. Jefferson, b. Oct. 22, 1844; m. Abby Rogers.
IX. Winfield S., b. Feb. 15, 1846; m. Ellen Ridlon.
X. Mary E. B., b. Sept. 6, 1850; m. John Lord.
Robert McDonald was an early settler in Buxton, on the east side, and I
find the baptism of two children, Susanna and Mary, Oct. 21, 1799.
John McDonald and Hannah, of Buxton, had children baptized there by
Rev Paul Coffin named as follows: April 10, 1777, Phebe, Sarah and
Joseph- Nov. 23, 1779, Hannah; Feb. 15, 1782, Mary; Aug. 21, 1785, John.
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Saninel Mansfield, ancestry unknown, was an early settler in Henniker,
N H where he was for many years chorister, chosen to "tune the Psalms,"
for which service he was paid three shillings annually. Some members of
this family settled in Brownfield, Me., alongside their old neighbors who had
removed thither.
I. William, b. July 25, 1776. and wife Mary (b. Dec. 25, 1779, d. Sept.
4, 1823) had children, b. in Brownfield, as follows:
I. Lois, b. Nov. 24, 1798.
II. Samuel, b. Mar. 12, 1800.
III. Thomas, b. June 25, 1802.
IV. Simeon, b. Nov. 18, 1805.
v. Susanna, b. May 13, 1807.
VI. Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1809.
902 MANSON FAMILY.
2. Asa, b. in Lynn, Mass., Oct. ig, 1778; wife Jane b. Sept. 29, 1778, d.
Sept. 3, 1802; Sally, probably second wife, b. Sept. 12, 1781, d. June
12, 1815. He d. Dec. 11, 184S. Children, b. in Brownfield:
I. Alphonso S., b. Dec. 23, 1805; d. May 29, 1877.
II. Jane O., b. Sept. 18, 1807.
III. Ebenezer, b. May 8, 1809.
IV. Elizabeth, b. May 14, 1811.
V. Mary, d. Nov. 18, 18 15.
3. David, b. May 27, 1783, and wife Naomi, b. May 21, 1785, had Daniel,
b. in Brownfield, Feb. 6, 1808.
4. John, b. Oct. 3, 1791, in Henniker, N. H. He m. Polly Fessenden, b.
in Fryeburg, May, 8, 1786, and d. in Brownfield, Me., Feb. 16, 1829.
Their children were :
I. Clarissa A., b. July 14, 18 14.
II. Joseph B., b. May 23, 1816; d. June 16.
III. Joseph W., b. May 22, 1817.
IV. Stephen P., b. Jan. 2, 1820.
V. Samuel, b. May 2, 182 1.
VI. John, b. Dec. 2, 1822; d. June 2, 1855.
The well-known landlord of the Mt. Cutler House, at Hiram Bridge, was
of this family and I believe his name was Simeon. He had two sons.
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This surname is a contraction of the Scandinavian patronymic Magiiiisson,
and is common in the Orcadian and Shetland Isles from whence the New Eng-
land Mansons, called Scotchmen, came. Persons of this name were of Kittery,
previous to 1694, and that year Benjamin Manson was a representative to
the General Court from that town. From Kittery George, John, and Mark
Manson removed to the plantation of Little Ossipee, now Limington, before
1790, and their descendants, some of them, lived there.
John Manson, a son of George, of Limington, settled in Effingham, N. H.,
about 1800; served in the war of 1812; was a drover, and when peace was
declared was in Brighton with a large herd, and in consequence of sudden fall
in prices lost heavily. He was said to be a sociable and agreeable man; twice
married. He removed to Eaton, about 1820, and the place of setttlement was
known as " Manson's hill." He was deacon of the Baptist church ; had eleven
children. His sons Benjamin and Mark were Free Baptist ministers. Jacob,
son of John, born in Eaton, Feb. 11, 1828, remained there until 1839; was a
drover, farmer, and trader: collector of taxes, selectman, and representative
two years. He was county treasurer two years; engaged in woolen manufac-
turing at Eflingham Falls in 1863 ; merchant eleven years; removed to Ossi-
pee and took charge of county farm in 1874.
MARR FAMILY. 903
Stei)lien Mniisoil removed from Limington to Waterford, Me., where he
and wife lived with their son Freeman in old age. He was a man of quiet
habits, peaceable and honest. Freeman was a carpenter, and learned his
trade of Nicholas Manson, at Moderation Mills ; now living in Norway ; twice
married and has issue.
Nicholas MansOll, I think born in Kittery, came to Moderation as early
as 1850, and built a house on the river road above the saw-mills. He married
a Clark and had four children: Ge<.ir(:;e, Charles, John, and Elizabeth.
Mr. Manson was an excellent mechanic, but devoted his time latterly to farm-
ing. His elder brother Joseph lived several years at Moderation. By the
death of a brother in California, these families became invested with consid-
erable money.
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The name Mar or Marr was derived from a district in Aberdeenshire,
between the rivers Don and Dee, in Scotland. This ancient division was
called a marmoniom. The earliest mention of the territory under this distinc-
tive name was in 1065, when the marmor of Marr witnessed a charter. From
this remote ancestor down through a long line of titled members of the family
the estates passed to the Erskines, who became the Earls of Marr. The
possessors of the estates, who lived during the stormy periods of Scottish
history, experienced many vicissitudes of fortune, being involved in the wars
there. Some representatives of the family during the earlier successions ap-
pear to have been very able and worthy men, and for services rendered the
crown were invested with many honors and titles. When the Lord of the
Isles advanced upon Aberdeenshire, intending to ravage the country, with his
10,000 men; when he had reached the district of Marr he met stubborn resist-
ance from the earl of that name in an engagement called. " The Battle of
Harlaw,'' as celebrated in the old ballad, which runs as follows:
"To liiiider this proud enterprise, "And tluis tlie martial Earl of Mar
The stout and mighty Earl of Mar, Marclit with his men in richt array,
With all his men in arms did rise, Before the enemy was :u\are,
Even frac Curgarf to Craigievar. His hanner bauldiv djil display,
And down the side of Don right far, For wee! eneuch they knew the way,
Angus and Mcarns .lid all c-onvene And all their semblance weel they saw.
To fecht, or Donald ranie sae near, Without all danger or delay
The royal burgh of Aberdeen. Came hastily to the Harlaw."
The first of the Erskine family acknowledged to be Earl of Mar was John,
in 157 I, whose portrait is in the author's collection. He was called the fifth
Earl of Marr. His son John, the second Earl of Marr of the Erskine familv,
was probably the most distinguished of the line and was educated under
Buchanan with King James \T at Stirling castle. He was a gentleman of
remarkable diplomatic sagacity who was e.xalted to high honors. By his class-
mate, James VI, he was called "Jocky o' Sclaittis," that is, of the slate; and
when he claimed the hand of Lady Mary Stuart, who declined to bestow the
same, the king interceded successfully and in his matter-of-fact way said : " I
say, Jock, ye sanna die for ony lass in a' the land." We have his portrait.
Note.— As a genealogy of the Manson family is being compiled by a son of the late Rev
Beuoamiu Mansou, o£ Boston, I have not sought for family records.— .4HW(or.
904 MA BR FAMILY.
AMERICAN FAMILY OF MARR.
It is the tradition in the New England branch of this family that the Hon.
Edward Erskine was a younger scion of the house of Alva and settled at
Gateshead, on the river Tyne, in England, where he died Aug. 8, 1723 ; that
his second son, John Erskine, fled to America at the close of the Rebellion
in 17 17 and landed at Portsmouth, N. H., where he married Catherine, only
daughter of John and Elizabeth Surplus, July 16, 17 19, and that she after-
wards became the wife of William Godsoe, of Kittery. It is said that this John
Erskine assumed the name of Marr immediately after his arrival. Children:
1. JoHN,^ b. Aug. 3, 1720; m. Mary Chandler and settled on the home-
stead with his mother. He d. sine prole, in 1777, and was buried with
his wife in the Dane burying-ground; was styled "weaver."
2. James,'' settled in Falmouth, now Cape Elizabeth; m. J.in. i, 1752,
Lydia, dau. of Joseph Hill. He had no less than nine children.
3. William," m. Ruth , settled in Kittery, and had as many as five
children. This family principally removed to Georgetown, Me., where
descendants remain.
4. Surplus," b. Sept. 15, 1729; was m. Nov. 15, 1750, to Sarah H ;
second, to Rachel Shirley. He had issue, eleven children : Wi/Ziaiii,^
Thomas;^ James,^ Ichalwd,^ Lydia -^ Mary;' Abbott;^ John ■'' Betsey?
5. Dennis,^ b. July 10, 1735; settled in Scarborough. His first wife was
Phebe (Winter) Larrabee ; second wife, Sarah Hutchins, formerly Man-
son, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Parker) Manson, b. Nov. 10, 1741, and
had as man}' as eleven children. He owned two slaves, whose remains
were interred in the family burying-ground in Scarborough.
6. Jane,^ m. Thomas Chandler and had si.x children.
7. Elsie,^ m. Thomas Rogers; second, Nathan Dane. Three children.
Children of J.4.mes .\nd Lydia:
1. John,'' bapt. in Scarborough in 1752 ; m. Sarah Jordan.
2. James,'' bapt. in Scarborough in 1754; m. Lydia Libby and removed
to Limington with relatives, where he spent the residue of his days.
He had four sons and a daughter whose names follow :
I. James,^ m. (Int.) Lydia Hobson, of Buxton, Oct. 11, 1811. He m.
Elmira, dau. of Isaac Sawyer, Esq., Oct. 10, 18 19; was pub. with
Susanna Sutton July 13, iSiS.
II. Joshua,* m. Mary McKenney, of Limington, Oct. ig, 1820, and had
Mary,^ Elmira,^ and Samuel!'
III. William,* m. Mary Sutton (Int.) Mar. 19, 1815, and had issue.
IV. Benjamin,* m. Almira Norton, of Limington, Oct. 30, 1831.
V. Lydia,* m. Fogg (Israel Small, Jr., Feb. 17, 1822 ?).
3. Mercy,'' m. Reuben Libby, of Scarborough.
4. William." d. young.
5. Lydia,^ m. George Fogg, of Scarborough.
6. Catherine," unmarried in 1804.
7. Abigail," m. Joseph Calef, Dec. 29, 1797.
MABR FAMILY. ^^^
D^NiFL^ m. Elizabeth Libby, of Scarborough, and removed from that
town to Wales, Me., in 1800; was a carpenter; had (three?) sons and
(three ?) daughters.
, RuFUS,^ b. in Scarborough, Oct. 28, 1774; m. Lucy, dau. of Col. Sam-
uel March, of Scarborough (one report says "of Limmgton ), in 1796.
These settled near Sabattus lake, in the town of Wales, Androscoggin
county, Me., in the year 1800; carpenter by trade. Eight children:
I Mary M.,' b. Nov. 24, 1796, in Scarborough; d. Nov. 6, 1798.
II William M ■* b. Mar. 29, 1800, in Wales; m. Ruth May, of Winthrop,
and settled as carpenter at Winthrop village. He subsequently re-
moved to the city of Auburn, where he d. Aug. i, 1874. Children :
(i). Henrietta,'' m. Capt. Freeman L. Givin, of Wales ; resides in Texas.
(2). Hattie A.,"" m. John Adam.s. banker; resides in Massachusetts.
III. CoL. Henrv,^ b. Feb. 15, 1802, in Wales; m. Catherine F. Marr, of
Webster, Me., Nov. 25, 1847. He was a carpenter and farmer; had
two sons, namely :
(i). Henry S.,' m. Annie E. Ham, of Wales, Mar. 27, 1881, and re-
sides on the homestead.
(2). Fnud- E.," m. Mrs. Luella Woodside, of Greene, Jan. 13, 1892,
and resides at Cape Elizabeth.
IV. Mary M.,^ b. Aug. 23, 1804; m. Ezra Ricker, of Wales; afterwards
Henry Ricker, of Greene. She left two children by first husband.
V. Dennis,-* b. Apr. 3, 1808, in Wales; d. Sept. 19, 1829.
VI. FoxwELL C.,-* b. Apr. 17, 1810; m. Rhoda Jordan, of Webster, and
settled in Wales as carpenter and farmer. Four children :
(i). Dennis' went to Arizona many years ago and successfully en-
gaged in stock raising ; resides there now.
(2). Josiah," went to Arizona and has been a successful ranchman.
(3). Martha,^ m. and resides in the West.
(4). Bell,'' lives in Lisbon, Me., unmarried.
VII. Lydia H.,-* b. July 28, 18 1 3, in Wales; m. Samuel Gatchell, of that
town; afterwards moved to Litchfield, where she d. Aug. i, 1874,
leaving five daughters.
viii. Lucy A.,^ b. May 12, 1818, in Wales; m. Cornelius Libby, of Scar-
borough, May 3, 1841, and had two daughters. She d. July 20, 1891 ;
he survives as one of the oldest men in Wales.
Children of Dennis and Sarah:
1. Elizabeth,'' b. Dec. 23, 1761.
2. Mary,' b. Aug. 30, 1763.
3 Peletiah,'^ b. June 19, 1765 ; m. Sarah Tyler (b. in Scarborough, Apr.
4, 1768) and settled in the plantation of Little Ossipee, where he d.
Nov. 27, 1826; wife d. there Feb., 1820. Children:
I. PELETiAH,'b. Sept. 17, 1791; d. Sept. 17, 1791.
II. Isaac,* b. Sept. 16, 1792; m., first, Sally Stone; second, Elizabeth
Edgecomb; third, Eliza Morton. He died in Limington, in 1866-7,
aged. Issue :
906 MAEB FAMILY.
(i). Betsey,^ m. Oct. 20, 1816, Reuben Gilkey; lived in Gorham.
(2). Phehe,^ m. May 11, 183 1, Gilkey; lived in Gorham.
III. Lavinia,'' born April 13, 1793; m. Samuel Wiggin, Dec. 31, 18 18;
died in 1825.
IV. William/ b. Oct. 20, 1794; d. Oct. 28, 1794.
V. ADALiNE/b. Apr. 13, 1796; .m. Nov. 11, 18 17, Rev. Andrew Hobson(?).
VI. Dennis,'' b. Oct. 24, 1799; d. May i, 1830.
VII. Sally,'' b. Jan. 10, 1802; d. May i, 1829.
viii. Parker,'' b. July 29, 1803.
IX. Tyler, ^ b. Mar. 5, 1805.
X. William,^ b. Oct. 20, 1806; d. July 5, 1828.
XI. Martha,'' b. Nov. 17, 1808; d. Aug. 30, 1837.
XII. Rebecca,' b. June 17, 1S09.
XIII. Lydia,'' b. Nov. 17, 1812; d. Dec. 15, 1835.
4. Isaac,'' b. Apr. 24, 1767.
5. Mark,^ b. May 4, 1771, in Scarborough; m. April 8, 1792, Dorothy
Meserve, born in Scarborough, April 4, 1767, and settled in Limington
about 1793, where he d. Apr. 7, 1826; his wife d. Jan. 21, 1851. He
lived on a farm in the north part of the town, where his grandsons now
reside. He was killed when on his way to mill, by being thrown from
his wagon on Hanscomb's hill and fractured his skull. Children :
I. William P.,'' b. July 26, 1822, in .Scarborough; m. Annie Sawyer,
settled in Limington and resided there until 1864, when he removed
to Freedom, N. H., where he d. in June of that year. His wife d. in
Limington, Apr., i860. Children:
(i). Catherine,^ m. Christopher D. Sawyer and lives in Baldwin.
(2). Abigail,^ m. Nathaniel Boynton ; now living, a widow, at Kezar
Falls.
(3). Dorothy,^ deceased.
(4). Eliza,^ deceased at age of 20.
(5). WilUain,^ d. in childhood.
(6). Annis,^ d. in childhood.
(7). Mark,^ m. Martha Brooks, of Freedom, N. H., in Nov., 1850, and
lives in Bridgton. Two children, Frank L.'' married and lives
in Sumner, Mass., and a daughter, deceased.
II. Polly,'' b. Oct. 17, 1794, in Limington ; d. unmarried, Sept.14, 1846.
III. Abigail,^ b. May 14, 1797; m. William Meserve, Oct. 2, 1824, and
had five children; d. Sept. 20, 1892; he d. in 1884.
IV. Dennis,'' b. May 25, 1800; m. Phebe Lord, Nov. 8, 1827. she born
in Brownfield, Nov. 7, 1803. He settled in Limington as a farmer,
where he d. Oct. 25, 1862. His widow d. in Portland, Apr. 6, 1876.
Children :
(i). Samuel,^ \). Aug. 12, 1828; d. Dec. 27.
(2). Sylvester,^ b. May 16, 1830; m. Fanny W., dau. of Dea. Parmeno
Libby, of Limington, July 2, 1854 (she b. Nov. 29, 1831), and is
MABR FAMILY. 907
a merchant in wholesale flour trade in Portland, where he resides.
Five children, named as follows :
(i). Dennis E.,^ h. Sept. 22, 1855; d. Aug. 24, 1859.
(11). Mary E.,'^ b. July 31, 1859; m. Fulton O'Brien, of Cornish,
and lives in Somerville, Mass.
(ill). Frank ^S.,* b. June 20, 1862; d. Nov. 10, 1864.
(iv). Fred H.'' b. Dec. 19, 1865 ; living in Portland, engaged in busi-
ness with his father,
(v). Albert E.,^h. Mar. 14, 1868; d. Apr. 23, 1869.
(3). Sany,''\i. Jan. 21, 1833; d. Feb. 27, 1833.
(4). John F.,^ h. Feb. 5, 1835; ""'• Mary J. Marston, Apr. 14, 1859,
and lives in Portland. Three children.
(5). William F.,^ b. Nov. 22, 1836; m. Harriet A. McDonald, Nov.
22, 1873, and resides on the old Marr homestead, where his
grandfather and father lived in Limington. Two children, Phcbe
E."- and Mary H."
(6). Samuel D.^^ born July 18, 1843; ™- Jane Boothby, of Limington,
Feb. I, 1880, and lives with his brother on the homestead farm.
V. Sally,* b. Mar. 14, 1804; d. Feb. i, 1825.
VL John,* b. Mar. 11, 1807; m. Irene Higgins, Mar. 16, 1834, and set-
tled in Cornish, where the five children are living,
(i). Cyrus G.,^ m. Augusta Small and has one dau., Maggie. He is
one of the firm of Jameson & Marr, Cornish village.
(2). Aaron H.J' m. Annie Trafton and has one dau., A'cllie. He re-
sides at Cornish village and is one of the firm of Marr & Small.
(3). John C.,^ lives at home, unmarried.
(4). Arvilda,^ m. Mr. Storer; second, Reuben Small.
(5). Mary,^ lives with her mother and John C.
VII. Samuel,* b. Sept. 11, 1810; d. in infancy.
6. Dennis,^ b. Apr. 23, 1773; m. Sarah Morris, Mar. 12, 1797 (b. Mar. 7,
1777, d. Mar. 8, 1829), by whom ten children. His second wife, whom
he m. June 14, 1832, was Mrs. Mary (Boothby) Elden, b. Apr. 5, 1793,
and d. in Limington, Sept. 15, 1855, by whom two children. He d.
July II, 1856.
I. Mary W.,* b. Dec. 4, 1797 ; d. Aug. 22, 1816.
11. Sophia H.,* b. Jan. 29, 1800; d. Oct. 27, 1876.
HI. William P.,* b. Aug. 17, 1802 ; d. Aug. 20, 1803.
IV. Rhoda M.,* b. Oct. 4, 1804; d. May 11, 1840.
V. Ann L.,* b. Jan. 4, 1807; d. Dec. 3, 1842.
VI. Charles M.,* b. Nov. 7, 1808; d. Nov. 11, 1884.
vii. Horatio,* b. Oct. 8, 181 1; d. Aug. 18, 1849.
VIII. Dennis, 3D,* b. Dec. 23, 1813; d. May 7, 1889.
IX. Josiah J.,* b. Apr. 4, 1816; d. Aug. 16, 185 1.
X. Allen D.,* b. May 17, 1818; d. Jan. i, 1837.
908 MARTIN FAMILY.
XI. Mary H./ b. May 24, 1834; d. June 7, 1S58.
XII. William W.,* b. Apr. 28, 1836, now living in Biddeford with family.
7. Robert P./ b. July 27, 1776; m. Olive, dau. of Roger Plaisted, of
Buxton, and had issue as follows :
I. Mary,* m. Gen. Joseph S. Jewett, of Portland, and had six children.
II. Catherine,* m. Rev. W. Parish, of Lafleur, La.
III. Robert P.,* m. Fanny Mayo, of New York; went to Kenosh, Mich.
IV. Dennis,* m. Mary J. Appleton, of Boston.
V. Olive,* m. Samuel Ames, of Springfield, Mass.
VI. William,* d. young.
VII. Isabella,* unmarried.
VIII. Sarah,* m. William Trickey and had issue.
8. William,^ b. July 2, 1778.
9. Catherine,^ b. Aug. i5, 1782.
10. Lydia,^ b. Dec. 19, 1784.
James Marr,'^ son of Surplus,- m. Mary Bailey, and settled in Alna, Lin-
coln couuty. Me., and had issue, five children, two of whom :
1. LvDiA M.,* m. William Johnson, and lived in East Pittston, Me.
2. Mary,* m. William Chapman, of Damariscotta, Me.
William Marr/ son of Surplus,- had children named Ichabod,* Alex-
ander,* James,* Thomas,* and Dennis.*
Ipnrtin c^familij.
Several persons named Martin and Martyn came early to New England.
Some were Scotch, some Irish, some of French extraction. A Richard Mar-
tyn was a leading man in church and state affairs; was one of the founders
of the first church in Portsmouth, 1671 ; representative in 1672 and 1679, and
speaker of the house; councilor in 1680; married, first, Dec. t, 1653, Sarah,
daughter of John Tuttle, of Boston, and had issue; second, Martha, widow of
John Dennison, daughter of Samuel Symonds ; third, Elizabeth, widow of
Tobias Lear, daughter of Henry Shurbtrn ; fourth, Mary Benning Wentworth,
1691, born in London. Martyn died in 1693; she died Jan. 2, 1693. There
were eight children in this family, all by first wife : Mary, Sarah, Richard,
Elizabeth, Hannah, . Michael, John, Elias. Richard was a graduate of
Harvard College, 1680; preached in Wells, Me., in 1689; died in 1690. It
is a family tradition that the Martins of Buxton came from York or Wells,
and this statement has some support from the fact that the children in a family
very closely related to those in Buxton were born in \\'ells. I give the fore-
going items relating to the family of Hon. Richard as a possible link in the
genealogical chain. Some ancestors of the Buxton family were evidently in
the Narragansett war, and were proprietors of the township in which their
descendants settled. John Martin drew lot 12 in range F, in "right of John
MARTIN FAMILY. 909
Martin." Isaac Appleton had lot 5 in range F, on "original right of John
Martin." Joseph Bailey drew lot 2 in range C, "right of John Martin."
1. D.wiD Martin, was in Biddeford, Me., as early as April 12, 1748, for
at that date he m. Hannah, dau. of Robert and Sarah Brooks, and
widow of Thomas Pennell, there. He removed to Bu.xton, then Narra-
gansett, No. i, as early as 1752, and signed a call for a proprietors'
meeting that year. He settled on lot 2, range B, first division, and
"Martin's swamp" and "Martin's gully " took their names from him.
Two children's births were found on the margin of the proprietors' rec-
ords. So far as known his issue wa5 as follows, all born in Narragansett,
No. I, now Buxton:
I. Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1758.
II. John, b. Apr. 4, 1760; m. Abigail Berry, probably second wife, Dec.
26, 1804; said to have been a shoemaker; died Dec. 5, 1826.
III. Hannah, m. Jacob Dearborn, of Saco, as his second wife.
IV. Mercy, m. Samuel Page, of Parsonsfield, Me.
2. Dorothy, was the wife of Mr. Dyer, of Baldwin. She was well and
widely known as "Aunt Dolly Dyer"; for her teeth were so a-missing,
her nose so long, and her chin so prominent, that by clapping her
thumb and finger upon the two latter they instantly touched each other.
3. Jonathan, b. Sept. 4, 1760, in Narragansett, No. i ; m. Leah Fogg, of
Gorham, Me., Mar. 6, 1793, and settled in Bu.\ton. He came from
Saco in 1792 and purchased for ;^ioo the farm now owned and occu-
pied by his grandson. John Martin, on the road leading from Bog Mills
to Bu.xton Centre ; date of death and place of burial not known. Chil-
dren as follows :
I. Hannah, b. May 31, 1794; m. Zachariah Higgins, of Standish, Apr.
10, 1822, and had issue.
II. Jonathan, b. March 15, 1796 ; m. Mary, dau. of Jedediah and Betsey
(Ballow) Oilman, of Gilmanton, N. H., Sept. 25, 1822, and lived on
his father's homestead. He was a quiet, honorable, and respected
citizen, and a prudent, judicious manager of his business affairs ; d.
Jan. 5, 1875. Children named as follows:
(i). Gilman, b. July 12, 1823 ; d. in July, 1826.
(2). Hatmah, b. Apr. 9, 1825; d. in July, 1826.
(3). Hannah, b. May 4, 1827; m. Nathaniel Sawyer, of Buxton, Feb.
8, 1856; d. Feb. 22, 1884.
(4). Gilman M., h. Mar. 15, 1830; d. Sept. 9, 1S38.
(S). Andreiv H., b. July 12, 1S32; m. Phebe Nichols, of Buxton, Jan.
12, 1859.
(6). Horace S., born Oct. 21, 1834; m. Syrena M. Merrill, of Buxton,
Sept. 9, 1867.
Note.— Robert Martin's will of Reholiotli. Mnss.. was recorded in Plymouth probate office,
dated Marcli G, IGGO; wife's name Joan : brother Richard and children then in old Engl.and: gives
property to his elder brother Abram " if his need calleth for it."
Note.— David Martin and wife Joanna had a daughter .Joanna, born Aue. "27. 1750, who m.
John Sawyer, of Boxton, and was mother of Robert, Joljn, David, and Lemuel.
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MARTIN FAMILY.
(7). Alary A., b. Sept. 2, 1836; m. Jonathan Hutchinson, of Buxton,
Jan. I, 1871.
(8). John, b. Nov. 8, 1839 ^ '"• Lizzie Titcomb, of Efifingham, N. H.,
Oct. II, 1863.
4. Robert, named for Robert Brooks, his maternal grandfather, was born
in Biddeford about 1762; ni. Rosanna Cole, Aug. 17, 1783; moved to
Buxton about 1790, and settled where Nathaniel Elwell now lives. The
cellar where his house stood could be seen in the pasture there not
many years ago. He died at the home of his son David, in Hollis,
when an old man, and was buried in the yard now enclosed near the
Robert Ridlon homestead. Ten children, whose names will follow :
I. Sar.'\h, b. Apr. 27, 1783; m. Isaac Larrabee.
II. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 8, 1785 ; m. a Scotch woman named Pattie.' No
records of children found.
III. David, b. Sept. 6, 1787; m. Eunice, daughter of Thomas Ridlon, of
Phillipsborough, Feb. 2, 1812, and settled in Hollis, on part of the
" twenty-rod strip " between the " College grant " and " Dalton Right,"
about a mile above Moderation Falls. (See "Peculiar Characters"
for particulars.) Seven children:
(i). Mary, m. James Hanscomb.
(2). Nathaiticl, m. Patience Ridlon.
(3). Martha, m. John M. Ridlon.
(4). David, m. Olive Bean.
(5). Andrew, m. Francina Ridlon.
(6). Maria, m. Stephen Rogers.
(7). Stilman, d. young.
IV. John,* b. April 24, 1792; m. Susan Smith, of Buxton, and settled in
Bridgton or Sebago. Children's births recorded in Bridgton town
books as follows:
(i). Betsey, b. Feb. 11, 1811.
(2). George IV., h. Apr. 29, 1813.
(3). S//san H., b. Mar. 4, 18 15.
(4). Huldah C, h. July 19, 1822; d. in infancy.
(S). J/n/dah C, b. May 9, 1826.
(6). WU/iam A'., h. July 16, 1828.
(7). Johnson M., b. March 5, 1831.
(8). John P., b. March 5, 1831.
(9). Charles C, b. Sept. 3, 1835.
V. Isabella, b. Sept. 29, 1794; m. William Ridlon, lived in Sebago, and
had large family.
VI. Hannah, b. Dec. 7, 1796; m. Benjamin Larrabee and had issue;
lived in Sebago.
VII. Robert, b. April 27, 1798; m. Sally, dau. of Jonathan Sanborn, of
• I am not sure that the children recorded were the issue of th is John Martin.
V
MARTIN FAMILY.
911
Sebago (who was b. May 26, 1806, and d. Oct. 4, 1872), in 1824;
farmer in Sebago. He d. Feb. 28, 1857. Children as follows:
(i). Lavinia, m. Albert Robbins; lives in Sebago.
(2). Stephen S., m. Mrs. Anna Boody ; lives in Naples.
(3). Caroline, m. Albion P. Fickett, of Bridgton.
(4). James S., m. Mary B. Collum ; lives in Bridgton.
(S). Charles T., ni. Sarah Burnell ; lives in Bridgton.
(6). Ira L., d. Aug. 4, 1863, from wounds received in the battle of
Gettysburg.
(7). Lizzie, unmarried; lives in Sebago.
Leah, b. Sept. 6, i8oi; never married.
Katherine, b. July 29, 1803 ; m. William Ridlon, and lived in Sebago
until old age.
Thomas P., b. July 9, 1805 ; m. Louisa Chase, of Bridgton, Me., and
had issue ; births recorded in Bridgton.
Charles If., b. Jan. 4, 1825, in Denmark, Me.; d. April 8, 1825.
Charles H., b. Mar. 25, 1827.
VIII.
IX.
X.
(0
(2)
(3)
(4)
(s).
(6)
(7)
(8)
William R., b. Oct. 2S, i
Attn E., b. July 9, 1829.
Lorenzo, b. Dec. 4, 1833.
Daniel, b. June 17, 1835
Liicinda, b. Jan. 6, 1837.
William, b. Nov. 4, 1841
8, 1828; d. Mar. 13, 1829.
d. Oct. 31, 1835.
XI. Stllman, m. Charlotte Hill, of Sebago.
David Martin, son of David, born in Saco or Biddeford about 1762; m.
Sarah Moulton and lived in York and Wells. He moved to Bridgton when
advanced in life and settled at Sandy Creek, where he died May 24, 1841 ;
his widow died there July 21, 1842 ; they were buried in the cemetery there.
There were fourteen children in this family, four born in York ; the ten younger
in Wells.
1. Polly, b. Sept. 12, 1784; m. George Holmes.
2. John, b. Feb. 18, 1785; d. Oct. 3, 1794.
3. Phebe, b. Feb. 4, 1787 ; m. Alexander Goodale.
4. James, b. Aug. 24, 1789.
5. Sarah, b. Sept. 12, 1791 ; m. GrafTum.
6. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 14, 1793; m. Rebecca Peabody, of Bridgton, and
settled on a hill overlooking Long pond, about a mile from the village.
He d. in 1875. Children:
I. Asenath, b. Oct. 28, 1820.
II. Enoch, b. Jan. 24, 1823.
III. Edward, b. Dec. 25, 1824.
IV. Alonzu, b. Feb. 14, 1827.
V, Lama A., b. Mar. 4, 1829.
912 MARTIN FAMILY.
VI. Mary A., b. July 24, 183 1.
VII. Harriet A., b. Oct. 2, 1833.
VII [. Lydia, b. Oct. 5, 1836.
IX. LuciNDA, b. Sept. 16, 1839.
X. Nathaniel, b. 1841.
7. Hannah, b. Oct. 16, 1795; m. Capt. William Killburn.
8. David, b. Oct. 17, 1797.
9. Olive, b. Nov. 4, 1799; never married.
10. John B., b. July 24, 1801 ; m. Mehitable, dau. of Isaac Thompson, of
Cornish; second, the Widow Corser. He lived in Freeport and Bridg-
ton. His first wife d. Sept., 1853 ; he d. Mar. 17, 1867. Nine children:
I. John, born in Freeport, Me., March 17, 1826; m. Elmira Wiggin, of
Tamworth, N. H. He resided for some years in Biddeford, where he
was engaged in trucking. He has kept a hotel and summer boarding-
house at North Bridgton for the past twelve years. One sow, John, Jr.
II. Charles, b. Mar. 12, 1828.
HI. Nancy C, b. Mar. 6, 1830.
IV. Caroline E., b. June 27, 1832.
V. Mehitable, b. May 15, 1834.
VI. George E., b. May 24, 1836; m. Emma Corser, dau. of his father's
second wife ; resides in Bridgton ; has two children, Charles and Liila.
VII. Oliver, b. Nov. 22, 1839.
VIII. Sarah.
IX. Ellen.
11. Jonathan, b. Dec. 4, 1803; m. Mary Wood, and lived at North Bridg-
ton ; shoemaker ; was at one time living in Norway. He died Dec. 6,
1848. Six children, named as follows:
I. Otis W., b. July 9, 1832, in Norway.
11. Francis A., b. Feb. n, 1834.
III. Corlista F., b. Dec. 2, 1837; d. Oct. 4, 1838.
IV. Charlotte A., b. Oct. 16, 1839.
V. Mary E., b. June 14, 1842 ; d. Feb. 6, 1845.
VI. Mary E., b. April 18, 1845 ! ^- J^"- 4' 1849.
12. Eliza, b. July 12, 1805; d. in Oct., 1848.
13. Jotham, b. Oct. 18, 1807; m. Angeline; second, Mary. He lived in
Bridgton and Oxford, Me. Two children, b. in Bridgton :
I. George O., b. Nov. 6, 1851.
II. Charles C, b. Sept. 27, 1855.
14. Thomas, b. Oct. 3, 1809.
(g^V*. V (^» V H»k V i^
4nmili).
The history of the clan MacKenzie in the "Scottish nation" represents
them as descended from Kenneth, which name was, after a few successions,
enlarged according to Gaelic usages into MacKenneth ; the latter softened
into MacKenney, or MacKenzie, which became the established name of the
whole clan. With the one exception above mentioned we have failed to find
the name MacKenney in Scottish books or documents; and the instance
noted was but a nominal form developed while the name was passing by
transition from Kenneth to MacKenzie, which last name has continued;
while not one branch of the clan in Scotland, not a single family, nor an in-
dividual member thereof, has presumed to use the name MacKenney. The
McKenney families, descended from John McKenna, whose name first appears
in Scarborough in 1668, hold the tradition of a Scottish ancestry, but I have
doubt if connection with that race can be established. It is claimed that this
John was identical with a John McKenna mentioned by Drake as a Scotch-
man who was a prisoner of the battle of Dunbar and was transported to New
England in 1650. No link of evidence appears by which such identity could
be supported. To assume such relation without sound documentary proof
is not becoming to the candid antiquary. Is it not very strange, if the
McKenneys of Maine are of Scottish extraction, that no family bearing the
name was living in that country contemporary with the coming of John
McKenna to New England; that no branch of the clan MacKenzie from the
thirteenth century has adopted and used the name MacKenney ? We do
know that McKenna is a genuine Irish surname which by easy transition has
passed into McKinna, McKinnie, and McKinney, and as the original John
of Scarborough was a McKenna one might naturally suspect that he was a
genuine Hibernian. Certainly no Highland clansman would use the Irish
prefix Mc. It is said that the descendants of John McKenna, at the time of
the Revolution, spelled their names MacKenney; at least, that they so appear
upon the war records. With an opinionated foot note* we shall leave the
question of ancestry for future genealogists.
McKENNEYS OF SCARBOROUGH.
John Mt'Kenupy,' claimed by descendants to have been a Scotchman,
came to Scarborough as early as 1668, at which time he leased land of Joshua
Scottow. In 1673 he purchased land of Robert Jordan on the Nonesuch,
where he settled. He and family evidently moved away during the Indian
war, and but little can be learned from the records concerning them.
•We have met with many memhers of the clan MacKenzie in Scotland, Canada, and the
States; have spon poitraifs of representative clansmen who lived as early as 1C3G. and have
noted a rom;iikaMi' n-si'mlilance between them; especially in the prominent cheek hones,
sharp, pro^iMtiiii; iH.sc. :iinl tlifir crimpy, curling liair. With onf or two exceptions we have
failed to hiul these cliaraclenstics among llie McKcniioys; hut tlie prevailing pliysical and
mental features exhibited by tlie olil men (^f the name hine strongly indirati'd an Irish ancestry.
While we do not care a fig whether tlie .McKenneys arc descended from a Sr<)ttisli or Irisli lace,
we would emphasize the fact tliat we liave no sympatliy for tlie class— and tliere are many of
them — who are tno pr<Mid to acknowledge their nationality or that nl' their ancestors. There
have been as noble patriots and brave soldiers who were identified with the war by wliich our
national independence was gained, and that for the preservation of the Union during the
Rebellion, in who.se veins How ed imre Irish blood, as any wlio hailed from Scotia's heather-clad
hills. AVhile it is pleasant t<i point backward to an honored ancestry, it is what we are oio'nelves
that counts in the estimation of all true men.
914 MCKENNEY FAMILY.
Robert McKenney," son of the preceding, returned at the resettlement of
the town of Scarborough and possessed himself of his father's estate. He
married a widow named Rebecca Sparks, at Portsmouth, in 1692, and had
issue as will appear. He died in Scarborough, Sept. 23, 1725. Descendants:
1. JoHN,^ m. Margaret Wright, intention recorded Sept. 23, 1728, and
lived and died in Scarborough. His children as follows :
I. Rebecca,'' b. Dec. 23, 1732.
ir. John,'' b. Apr. 4, 1734; d- young.
III. John,' b. Feb. g, 1737 ; m. Mary Rand; removed to Saco or was left
on the Saco side of the line when it was changed. He had a numer-
ous family, as will appear. He d. in Saco, Nov. 18, 18 18, aged 81 ;
his wife d. Nov. 25, 1828, aged 89.
IV. Elizabeth,'' b. May 16, 1739.
v. James,^ b. Mar. 21, 1742.
VI. Samuel,'' b. Oct. 4, 1744; m. Lucy Rand and lived to the age of 96.
Six children, of whom more.
VII. Abigail,* b. May 28, 1747; m. Gideon Davis.
VIII. Thomas W.,* b. Oct. 3, 1749; m. Lucy Plummer, Jan. i, 1779.
IX. Abner,* b. July 3, 1754.
2. Robert,^ m. Margaret Jimmerson, Apr. i, 1727, resided in Scarbor-
ough, and had issue as follows :
I. Robert,* b. Feb. 28, 1729.
II. William,'' b. May 24, 1730.
III. Mary,* b. 1733; m. John Hodgdon.
IV. John,'' b. Apr. 4, 1734.
V. Jane,'' b. 1736; d. unmarried.
VI. Hannah,* b. 1739; m. Robert McLaughlan.
VII. Rebecca,'' b. 1742 ; m. James Holmes, of Scarborough, 1766 and with
him settled in Francisboro, now Cornish, in the south part of the town.
He was reputed to be the first permanent settler. He d. in Cornish,
Mar. g, 1731, a very old man, leaving issue.
3. ISAAC,^ m. Elizabeth Drisco, Apr. i, 1731 (intention), and settled in
Scarborough, where his family of nine children were born.
I. Jacob,* is said to have settled in Greene, Me. His widow, Temper-
ance, with two sons, Jacolfi and Stephen^" and two daughters, settled
in Danville.
II. Moses,* m. first, Eunice Larrabee, by whom seven children born in
Scarborough ; second, Lucy Plummer, by whom three children.
III. Hannah,* m. Stephen Larrabee.
IV. Dorothy,* m. Luke Libby, Aug. 21, 1760.
V. Isaac,* m. Hannah Jordan and settled in Danville, Me., where five
children were born whose descendants, now numerous, are scattered
through the eastern part of the state.
VI. Priscilla G.*
VII. Lieut. William,* served in the Revolution ; m. Miriam Jordan, sister
McKENNET FAMILY. 915
of Mary, and settled in Danville, where seven children were raised;
their numerous descendants now in the eastern section of the state.
VIII. LVDI.\.*
IX. Joseph,* went east and d. in Greene (?).
4. Henry,* m. Sarah Hanscom, Mar. 15, 1729, settled in Cape Elizabeth,
and had a numerous family. One son became the head of the branch
early planted in Limington, and several others settled in Danville and
other towns in Androscoggin county, where their descendants now reside.
"See McKenneys of Limington."
Children of John and Mart Rand:
1. Jonathan,^ b. Dec. 11, 1761 ; ni. Lillas Watson, in Scarborough, Nov.
6, 1786. These "renewed the covenant," in the Congregational church
of Buxton, Dec. 20, 1795, and had Asa, bapt. there Nov. 24, 1799. A
Jonathan, of Buxton, m. Polly Milliken, in that town, Nov. 21, 181 1.
2. Jeremiah,^ b. June 5, 1763, and by wife Anna had children, b. in Saco,
as follows :
I. Solomon," b. May 30, 1786; m. Rhoda, and settled in Hollis, where
four children were born, namely: Jcraniah, Dec. 5, 1807; Susanna,
June 23, 1808; Silas, May 5, 1810; Hantiah, Feb. 25, 1812.
II. Anna," b. Feb. 27, 1788.
III. Jonathan," b. F"eb. 9, 1790.
IV. Olive P.,6 ) . v --, , ^
-twins, b. (Jet. 26, 1791.
V. Silas," \
VI. Mary," b. Sept. 13, 1793.
3. JoHN,^b. Dec. 3, 1765 ; m. Tamsen Phillips, Mar. 7, 1793 (she b. April
29, 1766); lived in Saco, where children were born named as follows:
I. Jeremiah," b. Sept. 14, 1793; m. Ruth Harris, July 5, 1820 (she b.
Sept. 10, 1796), by whom eight children; second, Susanna Boothby,
by whom two children.
II. Daniel," b. July 22, 1797.
III. Lucy," b. May 29, 1800.
IV. Andrew," b. July 28, 1804.
V. Henry," b. Oct. 18, 1806.
4. Sally,^ b. Dec. 5, 1767.
5. Thomas,'' b. June 22, 1776; m. Hannah Chamberlain, of Saco, May
27, 1800, and settled in Hollis, where children, as follows, were born:
I. William," b. May 29, 1804.
II. Anna," b. April 24, 1806.
III. Wallis," b. Oct. 29, 1808.
IV. Cyrus," b. Sept. 15, 1810.
6. Abner,^ b. Nov. 23, 1778 ; m. Mary Edgecomb, b. Jan. 8, 1785, and had
children, born in Saco, as follows :
I. Na.\cy," b. Sept. 21, 1808.
II. Horace," b. May 8, 1811.
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McKENNEY FAMILY.
of Seth and Han-
1854 (she born in
III. Oliver," b. July 13, 1813.
IV. James/ b. June 7, 1815; settled in the north part of Saco, as a
farmer, and had a family of sons and daughters.
V. Apphia," b. May 23, 1817.
VI. Brewster H.," b. July 7, 1820.
VII. Mary," b. Dec. 27, 1822.
viii. Enoch H.," b. June 25, 1825; m. Martha, dau.
nah (Richards) Emmons, of Kennebunk, July 9,
1834), and had issue. He was educated in the common schools and
Saco and Limington academies; taught for five terms; learned the
daguerrean's art and was for many years the most popular photog-
rapher in the city of Biddeford. During an interval of fifteen months
he was engaged in lumber trade. He was a member of the Orthodox
church, of Biddeford; a prominent mason, and a member of the mu-
nicipal government in 1S66 and 1867. Mr. McKenney was a genial,
courteous, kind-hearted man; benevolent, progressive, and useful.
Children : Fmi H? and Hattic EJ
7. Mary,* b. June 3, 1781; m. Mar. i, 1812, to James Moulton.
Children of Samuel and Lucy Rand:
I. Samuel,'^ b. Sept. 16, 1775; m. Mary Parcher, b. in Saco, Mar. 23, 1779,
and had issue b. there as will follow. He hoed 1,000 hills of corn in a
day when 94 and d. at the age of 96.
I. Olive," b. June 5, 1798.
II. Alvin," b. Feb. 3, 1802.
III. Aaron," b. Apr. 4, 1806; m. Lucy, dau. of Abrani Milliken, of Bux-
ton, in 1828. He spent his minority on the homestead farm, attending
the district school as opportunity offered. He removed to Buxton in
1833 and settled on the farm where he spent the remainder of his
days. For twenty-nine successive winters he was in the woods cutting
and hauling lumber, employing many men and teams. In 1849 he and
son Charles purchased the saw-mills at Bar Mills, on Hollis side,
and for many years carried on an extensive business in manufacturing
lumber; a Democrat who served in municipal offices. He was a man
of great industry and good judgment, whose regular, temperate hab-
its and sterling integrity gained the confidence and esteem of the
community. He d. only a few years back. Children as follows :
(0-
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8),
Charles W.^ b. May 10, 1829, a lumberman at Bar Mills, had by
wife Elmira Frank JV.,^ h. July 17, 1853, and Charles H.,^ b.
Jan. 20, 1857, m. a dau. of A. K. P. Lord, of Buxton.
Miranda^ b. Oct. 9, 1833; d. Nov. 13, 1854.
Fhcbe A.^ b. Feb. 28, 1837; m. J. P. Waterhouse, of Portland.
Mary,'' b. Oct. 18, 1839; living at home in 1880.
Martha A.,'' b. Nov. 8, 1842; deceased.
Ahram F.,'' b. Nov. 16, 1845; d. Aug. 23, 1858.
Eunice A..' b. Dec. 26, 1S49.
Lucy J. ^ living at home in 1880.
McKENNEY FAMILY.
917
IV.
Asa, b. June 27, 1809; m. Eliza
as follows :
(i). Mary A.,' b. Oct. 22, 183 1.
(2). E/izaM/iJ b. Dec. 13, 1832.
(3). James M.,' b. Sept. 28, 1834.
(4). Iniu\' b. April 23, 1836.
(5). Laura /.,' b. Jan. 6, 1838.
(6). John F.,' b. Sept. 29, 1839.
V.
Mary A./ b. Jan. 27, 1812.
VI.
Samuel," b. Dec. 15, 1817.
and had children b. in Buxton
Aaron," born in Scarborough, Me., now Saco, Dec. 21, 1777; married
Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Mollie Burnham (born in Scarborough,
Feb. 26, 1777), in the year 1799, and soon settled on a farm, where he
spent the remainder of a long life, and where he erected three houses,
the second having been burned down xVpril 15, 1879. His farm em-
braced full 200 acres. He cut the first tree in beginning the clearing
of his farm, and opened acre after acre to the sunshine as he hewed
the forest down. When ninety-eight he was actively engaged with his
farm work and labored in the corn-field cultivating a piece himself ; and
at the age of one hundred years was able to stand before a mirror to shave
himself. When one hundred and two years of age he built an elegant
stand of farm buildings, giving full directions for the work and paying
his help. His faculties were remarkably preserved and his memory
concise and strong; and when his kindred, but not of his own family,
assumed the right to have a guardian placed over him, he was justly
indignant, and with noble, manly independence spurned the attempt.
He was strictly temperate in his habits and never drank intoxicating
liquors or took stimulants. He had never called a physician to attend
him, and never sued his fellow-man; had no ambition for worldly honors
and when appointed justice of the peace refused to serve. By industry,
frugality, and good management, he acquired a handsome rural estate,
and for years loaned money to those in need, never taking above six
per cent, interest. He lived through every administration of the United
States and was a voter more than eighty years, until, Friday, Feb. 6,
1880, when life's taper burned out and the patriarch was gathered to his
fathers. His two daughters and a son died in infancy.
Children of Robert and Hannah:
Mary, b. Nov. 27, 1782.
George, b. Feb. 21, 1784.
Jane, b. April 11, 1785.
Richard, b. Jan. 16, 1787.
Charles, b. Dec. 19, 1790.
Benjamin, b. Nov. 12, 1792; m. Sally Ridlon, dau. of Daniel Ridlon,
who then lived on the farm now owned by Lewis McKenney. He was
involved in the Cochranite delusion and left his family for many years,
but returned late in life. His widow died in Portland, leaving issue.
William, b. Dec. 9, 1795.
918 McEENNEY FAMILY.
8. Grace, b. April i8, 1797.
9. Hannah, b. May 11, 1798.
10. Dorcas, b. June 3, 1800.
11. Henry, b. May 5, 1803.
12. Jonathan, b. Aug. 24, 1805.
13. Olive, b. May 26, 1806.
Children of John and Sally Parcher:
(Married Oct. 25, 1810.)
1. Fanny, b. Jan. 3, 1813.
2. Willis, b. June 10, 18 16.
3. David, b. Oct. 23, 1820.
4. Elmira, b. May 14, 1826.
5. John F., b. Oct. 29, 1829.
Children or Jeremiah and Ruth Harris:
1. Sylvia, b. Dec. 17, 1820.
2. Lewis, b. Feb. 26, 1822.
3. Betsey, b. Mar. 26, 1823.
4. Daniel, b. June 17, 1825.
5. Noah, b. April 10, 1827.
6. Sarah A., b. Oct. 22, 1828.
7. Millard, b. June 28, 1830.
8. Ruth, b. Dec. 17, 1831.
9. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 2, 1835.
10. Rebecca, b. Jan. 12, 1838.
Children of Philemon and Nakcissa Hearn:
(Marrietl July 14, 1819.)
1. Leonard, b. July 4, 1820.
2. Martha, b. June 15, 1822.
3. Luther, b. Feb. 12, 1827.
Children of Asa and Eliza:
1. Greenville, b. July i, 1824; m. Elizabeth B. Parker, Jan. i, 1856.
2. Ann M., b. Mar. 7, 1826.
3. Lewis, b. Sept. 25, 1827.
Children of Moses and Eunice Larrabee:
1. Mary, m. Philip Libby.
2. Dorothy, m. Dominicus Libby.
3. Hannah, m. William Libby.
4. Betsey, m. Dennis Libby.
5. Eunice, m. Ebenezer Carsely, Nov. 4, 1802.
6. Moses, m. Salome Libby.
7. Lydia, d. single, aged 74.
8. Sally, m. James Thurston, Sept. 4, 1808.
Q. Aaron. 10. Isaac.
MCKENNEY FAMILY. 919
Children of Willis and Abigail H. :
(Bom in Buxton.)
1. Mary F., b. Dec. i, 1840.
2. Sarah A., b. July i, 1843.
3. Cordelia G., b. March 30, 1845.
4. Priscili.a L., b. July 16, 1848.
5. John W., b. Dec. 23, 1850.
McKENNEYS OF LIMINGTON.
Hninphrey McKenney,'' son of Henry and wife Sarah Hanscom, was born
in Scarborough or Cape Elizabeth, but as the old family Bible* is lost the dates
of birth, marriage, and death, and of his children could not all be ascertained.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua Small, of Scarborough, and was
one of the early settlers in the plantation of Little Ossipee, now Limington ;
how long previous to the incorporation is not now known. He built a log-
house at the south part of the township, near where the Quaker meeting-house
was built, and the cellar, in an orchard, could be seen not many years ago.
He lived to advanced life and was a man of enormous build and weight : a
broad-shouldered, corpulent, rugged-featured, flush-faced, hearty, and jovial
old yeoman as ever hewed out a farm among the Limington hills. He had a
lusty voice withal, and his shout raised a flock of echoes that flew in all direc-
tions, reaching the ears of his townsmen way down in the Edgecomb neighbor-
hood, a mile off; "so they say." Nine children, five sons and four daughters.
Mary McKenney/ daughter of Henry and Sarah, of Cape E'lizabeth, was
married to Maj. John Small, of Scarborough, Apr. i, 1748. He was accident-
ally shot in 1762, and she was married to Haskins. She spent her last
days in Limington, with her son Henry Small.
Sarah McKenney," dau. of Humphrey, ist, was married to Moses Frost,
of Limington, Apr. 15, 1790.
Doniinicns McKenney/ son of Humphrey, born June 6, 1768, married
Mary Hasty, of Scarborough, Nov. 18, 1790 (she b. Oct. 12, 1772, d. May 15,
1845, aged 72), and settled on an elevated site, some distance, by a lane, from
the road that leads from Limington Corner to Cornish village. The location
was well chosen and the homestead is pleasant and valuable. He died Apr.
2, 1843, aged 74 years. Children as follows:
• On December 24, 1894, the author started on a genealogical excursion. It was a crisp, frosty
morning following .i snapiiinLr nisht. Wi-11 envcloiicil in a lifavy astrachan coat we drove over
the crusty road, down anions Ilie roi.-k rildied Iiills and tlin-atHnlTi^ mountains of Limington.
Our journey led us ilov n sleep and rain-w aslird wood loails, alony: tlie edge of di/zy ledges, and
up through cart roads, \\ liere the patient heast liad totoi--nail ]t hard to reach the level table-
land. AVi- were si-aiciiing for a traditional old llilile, said to have ht-en the rin-ord liook of the
original Humriliri'y JlrKenney. At nooti we wcrt; hospitably entertained at tiu* cosy liome of a
ruddy-fared grandson. An old Bible w as produced— yes, well-worn .and ancientdooking— and we
turneil to the record leaf; it was not tlie one we wanted most. Another tug up the steep, icy,
Alpnie lieight w liere we viewed, as diil Moses, "the landscape o'er"; then down. down, where
we looked into tlie cliimney-top of a faniidiouse at the footdiill. until we entered the wide door-
yard of an old ranil)ling mansuni. Here a /v^?-;/ antaiuated looking Bible was produced ; it was
stained, corner-worn, shaltereil, and dog-eared. We opened it. found a list of tia/iipf< of Humph-
rey's (diildren, but not a dale appearetl ; it was no; the real olij(.'ct of our search. One more dis-
appointinent, and, as the sun sank liehind the western harriers, we turned homeward, disgusted
with guide-boards that point tlie wrong way. and niile-stoiies tliat are not to he tlepended upon.
But we returned w itii our iioekets lined with genealogical data, which is now incorporated into
the McKenney faniily hisioiy, in suitable form for preservation. Let the whole list of old
Humphrey's descendants rejoice and be glad.
920 MCKENNEY FAMILY.
1. Betsey/ b. Jan. 2, 1791.
2. Hannah,^ b. Aug. 31, 1792.
3. Susan, ^ b. Mar. 28, 1794; m. Andrew Wetherbee, May 20, 1821.
4. Robert,^ b. Nov. 8, 1795; m. Sally, dau. of John and Deborah Robin-
son, of Limington, Nov. 24, 1819, and settled at New Limington, in
Sebago or Bridgton. He was a large, brawny-framed man of florid
complexion and coarse features; a Free Baptist. Children; Calving
Sylvanus^ Mary/.,' and Harriet.''
5. Rachel,'' b. June 23, 1797; m. Aaron Libby, Feb. 6, 1823, and d. in
Scarborough, Oct. 21, 1823.
6. Mary,'' b. July 31, 1799; m. Joshua Marr, Sept. 10, 1820, and lived in
Limington.
7. Lydia," b. Aug. 12, 1803 ; m. Luther Libby, Oct. 14, 182 i ; d. Sept. 22,
1843, in Scarborough.
8. Lavina,'' b. July 15, 1804; m. Joel Cobb, Dec. 31, 1829.
9. Humphrey," b. Oct. 10, i8o6; m. Lydia Cobb, Nov. 25, 1829.
10. DoMiNicus," b. Dec. 20, 1807; m. Mary Kezar, of Parsonstield, Mar.
31, 1836 (by Elder John Buzzell), and settled on the homestead. His
first wife, by whom five children, d, Nov. 15, 1848, and he m., second,
Mary A., dau. of Calvin Flood, of Buxton (by Elder John Mitchell),
Aug. 9, 1849; she b. Apr. 16, 1822, and now living with her son at the
old homestead. Mr. McKenney was a large, powerful man, with florid
face. Children as follows :
I. Melville,' b. Sept. 12, 1837; d. Feb. 16, 1843.
n. Seth L.,' b. Oct. 8, 1839; d. Feb. 14, 1843.
in. Abner,' b. July 6, 1841 ; m. May 15, 1873, Mary E., dau. of Gardner
Flood.
IV. Mary,' b. Mar. 31, 1845.
v. Simon,' b. Mar. i, 1848.
VI. William L.,' b. May 4, 1853 ; m. Vesta Flood and lives on the home-
stead ; has a son.
VII. Ella F.,' b. Jan. 14, 1856; d. Apr. 2, 1872.
VIII. Charles D.,' b. Aug. 23, 1861 (?) ; d. Aug. 20, 1864.
11. Asenath,'' b. Jan. 16, 1810; m. John Larrabee, of Scarborough, July 4,
1832.
12. Sally,'' b. Feb. 6, 1813.
13. David H.," b. Oct. 23, 1815.
Elizabeth McKenney,'' dau. of Humphrey, ist, was married to Charles
McKenney, of Cape Elizabeth, Sept. 12, 1792.
Susanna McKenney,'' dau. of Humphrey, ist, was married to Robert
Edgecomb, of Limington, No^-. 7, 1792, and with him emigrated to Ohio at
an early day.
Joshua McKenney'' was born June i5, 1775, in Cape Elizabeth; married
Abigail Knox, Aug. 22, 1798 ; married Salome Lombard, Apr. 10, 1800; mar-
ried Mary, dau. of John and Deborah Robinson (b. Aug. 3, 1784, d. Dec. 26,
MCKENNE7 FAMILY. 921
1870 a<Ted 95). Mr. McKenney died May 9, 1866, aged 90 years, 3 months,
and ^3 days. He cleared a farm on the mountain side in the northwestern
part of Limin^^ton and there passed the remiinder of his days. He weighed
about 240 pounds and was a powerful man ; complexion Horid. Seven children :
I Henry," b. Mar. 24, 1801 ; m., first, Ruth Parker, Dec. 4, 1825 ; second
Hannah (Jose) Small, widow of Moses Small. He settled in Buxton,
where his children were born, but removed to Auburn, where he died ;
wife Ruth d. Sept. 28, 1835. Issue:
I. Hannah E.,' b. May 3, 1826; d. unmarried.
II. Martha," b. Nov. 20, 1827 ; d. May 17, 1832.
III. Ann M..' b. Apr. 7, 1829; m. Ephraim Morse, who d. and she went
to California with a son.
IV. Salome,' b. Dec. 3, 1831 ; m. Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., in 1857, and
survives. She had six children.
V. Martha,' b. Jan. 16, 1833 ; m. John Perkins; lived in Auburn; dec.
VI. Ruth,' b. Oct. 4, 1834; d. Oct. 8, 1855.
VII. Ruth,' m. Samuel Dingley, of Lewiston.
2. Calvin,'> b. Jan. 9, 1805 ; m. Mary Parker, sister of Ruth, and lived on
the homestead, where he d. Mar. ig, 1830, leaving one child, Miranda,
b. Dec. II, 1828.
3. Salome," b. April 24, 1807 ; m. Ivory Estes, of Limington, Nov. 13,
1828; deceased.
4. Mary," b. May 31, 1811; m. Gardner Flood, of Buxton, Nov 28, 1830;
deceased.
c;. Louisa." b. Dec. i, 1812 ; m. Daniel Lord, of Limington, Feb. 13, 1834;
deceased.
6. Abigail." b. Nov. 11, 1816; married Gardner Flood, of Buxton, as his
second wife.
7. Joshua, Jr.," born June 22, 1821; m. Ann Bradeen, of Limington, and
resides on the homestead. He is of medium size and florid complexion.
The view from the hill-side, where his house stands, is extensive and
charming. Children as follows :
I. Winburn a.,' m. Martha Stone, of Cornish, and lives in Wisconsin.
II. Ellen,' b. June 20, 1845 ; ™- Charles D. Estes, and lives at home.
III. Anna A.,' m. Levi Merrifield, of Limington.
IV. Henry H.,' lives in Limington; unmarried,
v. Arvilda,' m. Willard Pugsley, of Cornish.
Mary McKenney,' dau. of Humphrey, ist, was the wife of Nathaniel Ken-
nard Staples, to whom m. Sept. 20, 1804.
Hnniphrey McKenney,"' son of Humphrey, ist, bom in 1780, married
Eunice, daughter of John and Deborah Robinson, of Limington, Nov. 17, 1808
(she born Oct. 21, 1785. died June 7, 1878). and settled at North Limington,
on a lane leading from the left side of the Corner and Cornish road about one
mile from his birthplace; the house, a two-storied one, is now standing. He
was another big, red-faced McKenney; was 8 1 when he died. Three children :
922 McKENNEY FAMILY.
1. Freeman," b. in 1811 ; m. Abigail Cheney, and settled on his father's
homestead; was man of strong mind and sound judgment and possessed
of considerable executive ability; served as selectman, and was elected
representative in 1857 ; d. May 27, 1886, aged rising 75 years. Issue :
I. Charles F.,' m. Hannah Gordon, of Fryeburg, sister of Dr. Gordon,
of Portland.
II. WiNFiELD S.,' m. Hattie B. Thompson, dau. of John C. Thompson, of
Cornish, where he resides. Mr. McKenney is in trade as.sociated with
George Milliken, at Cornish village. He is a man of energy and
good business parts; jovial and kindly hearted; a friendly person
who has many friends.
III. Frank H.," is now at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2. Eunice," m. James Hurd, and lives, now a widow, at Porter village, Me.
3. Simeon P.,° b. June 7, 1816, in Limington. He was a man of classical
education, fitting for college between sixteen and twenty-six. After but
one year at college he entered the law office of C. R. Ayer, at Cornish
village, in 1S42, and was admitted to the York county bar in May,
1845. After a law practice in Turner, of six years, he settled in Bid-
deford, where he continued until his death. He had been in the hard-
ware trade latterly, in company with his nephew, Carlos Hurd. He was
in the common council, and served as city solicitor, assessor, treasurer,
and collector; was elected representative in the fall of 1879. Hem.
Octavia, dau. of Flanders Newbegin, of Biddeford, in July, 1850, by
whom six children, viz.: Frank F? (dec), Ellen' (dec), Carrie B.^
Carlos H.^ Simeon F.,' and Frank L?
Simon McKenney/ son of Humphrey, ist, m. Lydia Small, of Limington,
intention recorded Oct. 14, 18 10; she, after his death, became the wife of
Israel Boody, June 25, 1830. He d. when in the prime of life, in Limington;
weighed about 250 pounds. Issue as follows:
1. Henry," lived and d. in Limington.
2. Joseph W.," m. Joanna Sedgely, of Limerick, and went out West.
3. Betsey," m. Leander Staples, who survives, a very aged man.
4. Joanna," of whom no record.
Henry McKenney," son of Humphrey, ist, may not have been the young-
est. He came from his play with other lads, and said to his mother : " I am
so tired I cannot play more." He went to his couch and fell asleep; "he
did not awake in this world."
McKENNEYS OF B.\LDWIN.
Daniel McKenney/ b. in Scarborough, June 2, 1780; m. Hannah San-
born, of Baldwin (b. in Standish, June 18, 17S2), in Limington, Dec. i, 1803,
and lived in that town until after 1805 ; then removed to Baldwin, where I
suppose he passed the remainder of his days. The venerable members of
the McKenney family in Limington do not know that he was related to them.
These had eleven children, of whom one d. in infancy, and only two b. in
Limington, as follows:
MEANS FAMILY. ^23
I JAMES,^ b. Mar. 9, 1805, in Limington; d. in Baldwin, Dec. 25, 1824.
->' D^NIEL,'■• b. Ian. 4, 1807, and d. in Sebago, July 16, 1884, aged 77 years.
He m ElizaThom, who d. about eight years before her husband. He
moved to Picked mountain, in 1830, and built a log-cabin in the derise
wilderness He was a brave hunter and heroic pioneer who cleared a
crood farm and built a commodious dwelling. He became blind when
advanced in life, and was cared for by his daughter Mrs Plough.
There were eleven children in this family, two sons who d. in childhood,
and nine daughters, all of whom married.
3. JosiAH," b. Dec. 27, 1808.
4. Esther," b. Dec. 2, 1810; m. George W. Burnell, April i, 1831.
5. Hannah,'^ b. July 7, 1812 ; m. Ephraim Bachelder, Oct. 16, 1836.
6. Silas," b. Oct. 27, 1815; m. Betsey P. Storer, of Sebago, Oct. i, 1844,
and settled on wild land in that town, where he was living in 1884.
Until 18S2 there had not been a death in the family, consisting of seven
brothers and two sisters, for fifty-seven years.
7. Stephen," b. Oct. 23, 1817; settled in Sebago.
8. William P.," b. May 17, 182 1; m. Mary E. Ridlon, dau. of Isaac, 1852,
and lived in Sebago.
9. Abner D.," b. Nov. 27, 1822, and d. in 1882, in Sebago.
10. George," b. Oct. 12, 1824.
MARRIAGES.
Polly McKenney m. Joseph Wentworth, Sept. 27, 1S05.
Elias McKenney m. Rachel Earl, Nov. 27, 1807.
Solomon McKenney m. Phebe Deshon, Jan. 8, 1815 (intention).
Betsey McKenney m. Andrew , Jr., Jan. 14, iSii.
This is a Scottish surname and by various branches of the family in Europe
and America is spelled Main, Mains, Meins, and Means. The ancestor of
the families in Maine was
Robert Means/ who came from the north of Ireland to Falmouth with
James Armstrong in 17 18, being then si.xteen years of age. He married a
daughter of Armstrong and settled at Falmouth Neck, where he remained five
years For two years he dwelt in a log-house near Stroudwater meeting-house ;
then at the ferry on Purpooduck about ten years. He finally removed to the
Scotch-Irish settlement at Saco, where he died "suddenly," Sept. 3, 1769,
aged 79 years. His widow died Feb. 18, 1789, aged 89 years. Children:
I Thomas,^ settled in Freeport, Me. He married and had two children
b to him. He was killed by the Indians, May 5, 1756, while defend-
ing his family. Mrs. Means, who had been captured, escaped to the
924 MEANS FAMILY.
house but was shot, the ball passing through her infant in arms, killing
it instantly and wounding the mother dangerously. Mrs. Means and
her sister were carried away. A son survived who married and had
issue, one of the sons being Dea. H. B. Means who lived at Freeport
village. Thomas Means was selectman of Freeport m 1790 and for
many subsequent years. Major Thomas was town treasurer in 180S-9.
2. JoHN,^ son of Robert,^ m. Eleanor Johnson, Dec. 25, 1748, and settled
at Old Orchard in Saco, where he d. Mar. 16, 1776 ; his widow d. there
Sept. 18, 1789, aged 60. These had five sons, who were probably the
progenitors of all who bear the name in York county.*
I. George," b. Apr. 20, 1756; m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Hannah
Banks, who was b. at Saco, Jan. 26, 1766, and resided in that town
where children were born, named as will presently appear.
II. Robert,^ son of John, was probably, like his brothers, b. before any
church was organized at Saco, and their baptisms are not recorded.
His wife was named Molly. He d. in Saco, and his gravestone could
be seen, not many years ago, between the Old Orchard railway station
and the sea-shore. His sow Jo/m was buried by his side.
III. Jane,' m. Samuel Patterson, May 7, 1777.
IV. James, commanded a company during the last four years of the Revo-
lution, and afterwards settled at Stroudwater, where he lived in 1830.
v. John," was found dead in a field in 1782 ; his age was 37 years.
IV. Thomas," by wife Dorcas, had no less than four children as will appear.
VII. Eleanor," m. David Patterson, Aug. 2, 1788.
VIII. Margaret," bapt. July 10, 1763.
IX. Dorcas," bapt. Oct. 25, 1767.
X. Mary," bapt. July 8, 1770.
XI. Hannah," b. Sept. 18, 1774.
Children of George and Hannah:
1. Elias,^ b. Feb. 11, 1786; by wife Paulina, who was b. Aug. 28, 1787,
had nine children, born in Saco, named as follows :
I. Priscilla,^ b. Oct. 27, 1808.
II. Olive, ^ b. Nov. i, 1810.
III. John F.,*" b. Oct. 13, 1812.
IV. Joseph,^ b. Jan. 17, 1815.
V. Eunice,'' b. Feb. 7, 181 7.
VI. Hannah,^ b. June 6, 1819.
VII. Julia A.,^ b. Oct. 18, 1822.
VIII. George,^ b. Dec. 31, 1824.
IX. Luther,'* b. Sept. 24, 1827.
2. Mary,*' b. Feb. 29, 1788.
3. John,'' b. May 15, 1790.
4. George,'' b. Nov. 24, 1792; d. Sept. 14, 1824.
* A family named Main or Mains was settled in old York at an early day ; as early as 1693.
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MEEDS AND MEADS FAMILY. 925
Hannah,* b. Jan. 30, 1795 ; d. May 29, 1822.
Olive/ b. May 4, 1797 ; d. July 11, 1798.
Joseph B./ b. Dec. 3, 1798; d. Sept. 13, 1813.
Mary,'' b. Nov. 24, 1802.
Cyrus,'' b. Apr. 29, 1805.
Elizabeth,* b. Jan. 23, 1810.
DcjRCAS,* b. Apr. 8, 1812.*
Children of Robert and Molly:
1. Jane,* bapt. June 28, 1779.
2. Eleanor,* bapt. June 28, 1779.
3. James,* bapt. Apr. 30, 1780.
4. Thomas,* bapt. Apr. 30, 1780.
Childbbn of Thomas and Dorcas :
1. Eleanor,* b. July 10, 1791.
2. Sarah,* b. Sept. 27, 1793.
3. James,* b. Jan. 27, 1796.
4. Thomas,* b. Sept. 19, 1798.
Children of Joseph and Sarah Hall:
1. J,\MES H., b. Nov. II, 1834.
2. Joseph, b. Oct. 20, 1836.
3. Samuel L., b. Jan. i, 1839.
Pffils (iiul |fRf!rrIs (^JfiimilB.
I
Meeds, Meads, Mead, and Meeder were evidently of the same derivation ;
and branches of the same family in New England, if vital records are correct,
have used the three former names. We should say that the original was terri-
torial and from f/ieiid or meadow.
Samiiel Meeds' was born in Harvard, Mass., Feb. 22, 1732, and died there
Feb. 20, 1815. His son,
Francis Meeds,' was born in Harvard, Mass., Oct. 28, 1765, and died in
Limington, Me., April 22, 1847. His wife, Mary Crouch, was born in 1770,
and died in Limington in 1S82. These had sons named as follows:
I. Artemus,^ b. Feb. 11, 1791, in Harvard, Mass., and died in Standish,
Me., Jan. 26, 1844. His wife. Desire Johnson, of Limington, was born
Sept. 25, 1793, and d. in Wisconsin, Dec. 5, 1872. These had thirteen
children, as follows :
I. Daniel J.,* b. Apr. 20, 1825, in Denmark, Me.; m. May 12, 1855, a
*At the rooms of the York Institute, Saco, there is a large framed register of this Means
family, on which the names and dates were beautifully wrou^jrlit in silk within a hcn-der formed
of a flowering vine which issues from a basket at the bottom snid iticctsat tiie top. This skill ftU
piece of needlework was done by Hannah Means while at tlie Ausjusta Female Academy.
926 MEREIFIELD FAMILY.
dau. of Samuel Maloon, of Greene, Me., who d. Oct. 21, 1882 ; second,
July 4, 1887, Mrs. Marcie (Ridlon) Tarbox, dau. of William Ridlon,
of Saco. He is a carpenter by trade ; deacon Free Baptist church of
Saco ; resides on the Ferry road.
11. Cephus,* of Newburg, N. Y. ; was in the 3d Regiment N. Y. Volun-
teers ; deceased.
III. Stilman A.,^ served in the 26th Massachusetts Regiment.
IV. Allen,* was in the 9th Wisconsin Regiment.
V. Alonzo D.,* served in the 9th Wisconsin Regiment.
VI. Charles H.,* was in the 27th Maine Regiment.
2. Col. Cephus,^ b. in 1792, in Harvard, Mass., and settled in Limington,
Me., where he d. in 1881. His wife, Mary L. Chick, was b. in 1797,
and d. in Limington in 1869. He was a judicious farmer and respected
citizen ; commanded in the old militia as an efficient and popular officer.
Children, known, as follows :
I. Simeon P.,* b. in 1822 ; d. in 1849. His wife, Ann M. Libby, b. in
1825 ; d. in 1854.
II. Mary J.,"* b. in 1826; d. in 1850.
3. Irene, dau. of Francis, was m. to Carll Libby, of Limington, May 24,
1827, and d. Sept. 4, 1876.
Pcrrificid ^iimilii.
Merrifield seems to be a territorial surname, but its derivation cannot be
ascertained with certainty. The American branches are of English extrac-
tion, their ancestors having been long seated in the southern counties. In
Devonshire the name was common, and from statements found in books that
treat of the history and old families of that county, it appears that they were
at one time held in some distinction and possessed of considerable landed
estates there. As evidence of the territorial character of the surname, we
mention "Merrifield bridge " over a small stream in Dartmoor, and an old
estate near Plymouth named " Merrifield," besides several enclosed pieces of
land known by the same designation. It has been assumed that the name
was derived from St. Mary's field. There is a village in Yorkshire called
"Mirfield." Some have suggested that the family name was derived from the
French word " Mervielle " and that the ancestors may have come over from the
south of France in the time of William the Conqueror. There is a German
family named ''Merfeld." One of the three knights who murdered Thomas
a Becket in church, at the instigation of King Henry II, had a name of similar
orthography. In England the surname was spelled variously, as Merifield,
Merrefield, Merryfield, Merriville, and Merivale. One branch of the family
was settled as goldsmiths at Exeter, Devonshire, and some of them became
eminent in literature and in professional life. Of the Exeter family was John
Herman Merivale, scholar and translator, born in 1779, who became an
able lawyer and author of legal works. His son, the Rev. Charles Meri-
MERRIFIELD FAMILY. 927
VALE, born in 1809, acquired great distinction as an author by his work en-
titled "Fall of the Roman Republic," and his "History of the Romans under
the Empire." His brother, Herman Merivale, born in 1805, was appointed
professor of political economy at Oxford in 1837, and permanent under secre-
tary of state for India in 1859.
The Merrefields of Ringwood, Hampshire Co., were Quakers, as are some
of their descendants in America. An old man of the name, being a Quaker,
and supposed to have been the last of the family, died in the parish of Ford-
ingsbridge during the latter years of the last century and was buried in the
parish of Ringwood. Jdseph Merrefield, of Baltimore, merchant and author,
made a visit to the home of his ancestors in 185 1, and found the house in
which his father was born. Mar. 7, 1770, and an old lady, who remembered
him at the time he went to America, said there were none of the name then
living there.
One family held a valuable estate near Oakhampton, and spent it on lawyers
and lavish hospitality, and one of the family remarked that they should have
been " peaceable and miserly " until ///.»" time. Becoming reduced in circum-
stances they took to the soil and followed agricultural pursuits at Tavistock,
in Devonshire, but some of them by great exertion acquired education and
rose to considerable distinction in professional life and authorship.
Distinguishing characteristics of the family in England are "great personal
strength and resolution, warm hearts, and hasty tempers"; traits of character
that must long have been constitutional as they are conspicuously developed
in the American branches.
AMERICAN BRANCHES.
John Merrifleld's' name appears in a list of passengers who came to our
shores in 1635. His subsequent history is unknown. From the writings of
Savage I learn that Henry Merryfield, of Dorchester, Mass., by wife Mar-
garet, had :
1. John," bapt. April 15, 1649.
2. Elizabeth,' bapt. April 15, 1649.
3. Ruth,- bapt. April 15, 1649.
4. Hannah,- bapt. April 7, 1650.
5. Mary,- bapt. April 18, 1652.
6. Abigail,- bapt. Aug. 3, 1656.
7. Benjamin,- bapt. Dec. 12, 1658.
8. Martha,'^ bapt. April 28, 1661.
9. Henry,- bapt. July 31, 1664.
Joliii Merrifleld" settled in Dorchester, and died in middle life, leaving
Barak'' and Hannah.^
JoIlU Merrifield,'- of Dorchester, Mass., had children born there named:
1. JoHN,^ b. Feb. 10, 1665.
2. Mary,'' b. May 14, 1667.
3. Sarah, '^ b. May 14, 1669.
4. Hannah,'' b. Dec. 6, 1670.
928 MERBIFIELD FAMILY.
5. Thomas,^ b. Jan. i, 1672.
6. Joseph," b. Aug. 6, 1676.
Elizabeth Merrifleld," was married to Thomas Pope, of Dorchester, Mass.
(he born Oct. 27, 1643), and settled at Cape Ann.
Thomas Merrifleld' came from the north of Scotland (?) to Boston in
1700, and had children named as follows;
1. Joseph,- settled in Salem. He married Hannah Hill, Sept. 15, 1736,
settled in Holliston, and had :
I. Hannah,^ b. Mar. 16, 1737.
II. Aaron," b. Oct. 28, 1738, of whom hereafter.
III. Joseph," b. Jan. i, 1740.
IV. Abigail," b. June 9, 1744.
V. Sarah," b. May i, 1746.
VI. John," b. Aug. 13, 1749, of whom hereafter.
2. Aaron, ^ settled in Medway. Two sons went to Newfane, Vt., and
their posterity live there.
3. Thomas,- settled in Dover; probably married in Groton, Mass., July 12,
1732, Mary Anderson. His children were, as far as known :
I. Sarah," b. Sept. 27, 1736.
II. Timothy," b. Jan. 4, 1739, who ran away from home when 16, and
was in the French and Indian war. He was a scout during the
Revolution, but took part only in one battle, that of Tiverton. He
m. Achsah Cheney, May 22, 1766, and had a son, Francis,* and a dau.;
both children and wife d. in 1770. He then m. June 10, 1772, Mercy
Perry, of Milford, Mass., who was cousin to Com. Perry. He settled
in Worcester in 1786. He d. in 1806, aged 68. His children, b. at
Sherburn, were Caroline* b. Dec. 16, 1775; Chloe* b. Oct. 8, 1777,
and A/p/icns* h. Nov. 12, 1779.
III. Asaph," b. Jan. 2, 1741 ; m. Abigail Richardson, Feb. 2, 1764, and
had two children born in Sherburn, Mass. He may have m. Mercy
for second wife; moved to West Boylston in 1775, where he
purchased a farm and resided until his death in 1820. His widow
d. in 1845, aged 89. Children as follows:
(i). Arnold F.* July 25, 1778; went to Charlestown, where he was
killed by lightning. His children, Charles^ and two daughters,
who m. and settled in Manchester and Fitchburg.
Note.— "John Merrifield, thougli not in full communion, was called before the clnirch [in
Dorchester. 1677] to answer for his sin of drunkenness, and also for contempt <and slighting tiie
po\\'er of <;iirist ill the clmrcli, in not appeariii}? formerly, tliougli culled and sent unto; but he
maile soi xriise for his drunkenness, in that Ipi'iiif; nut well in Boston, lie tooli a little strong
water and coming out in the air his distemper [overcame] him ; and for his other offense he did
acknowledge his fault therein."
Note.— Mr. William Fettypeace, speaking of the history of East Boston: "My father not
having any large possession of his own at a convenient distance to reciprocate the civilities of
his kinsmen, im iti'd them with their families and friends to a farm of his of about .sixty .acres,
lying above Sumner's iiainr-mills in Dorchester. This farm was called " Merryfields " after the
name of the person from whom he piu'chased it. There was beautiful wood upon it. lying on
the westerly bank of the Neponset river." This was previous to 1799, and shows where the early
Merryfields resided in Dorchester.
MERRIFIELD FAMILY. 929
(2). Lnvis* b. Sept. 3, 1780; m. Phebe, dau. of Sylvanus Morse who
d. in 1837, aged 60 years. He had a second wife who survived
till 1853, being 63 years of age. These parents lived on the
homestead of the wife's parents, and after their decease suc-
ceeded to the estate, and continued there until the close of life,
being succeeded by son Lavish'
(3). Sara/i,*)^. Sept. 28, 1782.
(4). Grace.* (5). Eunice.* (6). Mary.* (7). Hannah* d. age of 10.
(8). Abigail.* (9). Mary* b. 1803, m. Bryant and lived
in Holden. (lo). Newell* went to New York and had issue.
IV. Phebe,' b. Aug. 7, 1742; m. Feb. 21, 1766, Seth Ellis.
V. Hannah,'^ b. Sept. 4, 1745 ; m. Mar. 28, 1768, John Ranstead.
VI. Simeon,' b. Aug. 7, 1747, of whom hereafter.
Alplieus Merrifield/ bom Nov. 12, 1779; married Mary Trowbridge,
Nov. 20, 1804 (she b. May 31, 1783, and d. Oct. 7, 1858); second, Nov. 4,
1 86 1, Lucy A. Brigham, of Grafton, Mass. Issue:
1. Catherine M.,^ b. Oct. 30, 1805; m. Amory Moore, of Boston, Mar.
II, 1830, and had issue.
2. William T.,^ b. Apr. 10, 1807.
3. Alpheus M.,** b. May 25, iSog; ni. Emily A. Norton, Feb. 21, 1841;
second, Nov. 21, 1866, Mary M. Waters, of Battle Creek, Mich., and had :
1. LuciEN A.," b. Apr. 26, 1832; d. Aug. 24, 1833.
II. LuciEN A.,'* b. Jan. 10, 1834; d. Jan. 11, 1834.
III. LuciEN A.," b. Feb. 2, 1835; d. May 14, 1835.
IV. LuciEN,'^ b. Nov. 3, 1836.
V. Albert," b. July 3, 1846; d. July 24, 1846.
4. Sarah W.,^ b. Oct. 6, 1810; m. James S. Kettell, May 15, 1833, and
d. Dec. 3, 1839, leaving a son.
5. Francis N.,^ b. Feb. 22, 1815; m. Louisa A. Crosby, of Warren, N. H.,
Oct. 14, 1839, and had issue as follows:
I. Sarah W.," b. July 6, 1840; d. Apr. 23, 1861.
II. Ann," b. Dec. 17, 1S41.
III. Francis H.," b. Dec. 31, 1843.
IV. Mary A.," b. Mar., 1847; d. Aug. 24, 1848.
V. Mary T.," b. Aug. 7, 1850.
VI. Chauncy W.," b. July 11, 1852; d. July, 1874.
VII. Julia W.," b. Dec. 7, 1854.
6. Mary A.,^ b. July 7, 182 i ; m. Oscar Fay, of Northampton, N. J., June
8, 1848. He d. June 16, 1862, and she ni. Jan. 22, 1874, Dyer W.
Fitch, of Erie, Pa.
7. Andrew L.,^ b. May 5, 1826; d. Apr. 23, 1847.
8. Amelia,^ b. Mar. 17, 1829; m. William F. Adams, Sept. 28, 1848.
Four cKildren.
930 MERRIFIELD FAMILY.
Aaron Merrifleld,' bom Oct. 28, 1738, son of Joseph- and Hannah Hill,
wrote down a list of his children as will follow. He married Elizabeth, dau.
of Ichabod and Ruth (Merriam) Robinson, who was born in Sherburn, Mass.,
June I, 1746. He purchased the Dea. Abijah French farm of John Hill, Feb.
23, 1769, which he sold to Elihu Perry about 1790, and from an old deed it
appears that he removed to Newfane, Vt., in 1792, when he sold his pew in
the meeting-house at Milford, Mass., to which town he had moved from Sher-
burn. Issue :
1. Aaron,'' b. Dec. 13, 1766.
2. Aaron,^ b. Dec. 23, 1769.
3. MosES,^ b. Mar. 22, 1772.
4. Betsey,* b. Feb. 22, 1774.
5. Polly,* b. June 23, 1776.
6. Cyrus,* b. June 15, 1778.
7. David,* b. Sept. 17, 1780.
8. Sally,* b. Feb. 15, 1783.
John MeiTJ'field,^ son of Joseph^ and Hannah, m. Mollie Metcalf, dau.
of Michael Metcalf, of Franklin, Mass., b. Nov. 9, 1758; d. at Wrentham,
Dec. 18, 1817, aged 59 years. He d. April 24, 1828. Children:
1. Marcus,* b. Mar. 6, 1781 ; m. Judith Highland. He d. Aug. 6, 1835.
Children : Alanson,^ Henry,^ Betsey^" Hattic,^ and Preston.^
2. Jemima,* b. May 8, 1784; d. Mar. 8, 1816. Descendants.
3. Preston,* b. Jan. 29, 1786; m. Clarissa Spooner, Oct. 23, 1810; she
b. at Windsor, Sept. 15, 1791. Issue:
L Alden S.,^ b. Aug. 14, 181 1; m. Julia Clark, Aug. 16, 1839; d. at
Cincinnati, June 22, 1845 ; she d. at New Orleans, Sept. 18, 1841.
ir. Henry P.,*" b. Feb. 3, 1813; m. E. Dorsey, of Port Gibson, Dec. 12,
1839 ; d. there, April, 1865.
III. George W.,'^ b. Feb. 22, 1815 ; m. Harriet Churchell, of Woodstock,
Oct. 10, 1845. H^ "^- Anna Stevens, of Northfield, Vt., in Nov.,
1849; she d. at Claremont, Aug., 1869. He m. Mary Briggs; lives
in Claremont.
IV. Julia A.,^ b. Jan. 18, 1817; m. A. H. Peck, Feb. i, 1836, and d. at
Port Gibson, Miss., Jan. 26, 1847.
V. Lucinda S.,*^ b. July 6, 1819; m. Benjamin S. Moncton, July 6, 1840,
and lives in New York city.
VI. Clarissa S.,^ b. Nov. 13, 182 i; m. William R. Clark, Sept. 17, 1847,
and lives at West Charleston, Vt.
VII. Charles F.,^ b. Nov. 15, 1823; m. Adelaide Campbell; d. in Wind-
sor, Vt., Aug. 4, 1850.
viiL Sarah F.,^ b. Mar. 12, 1824; d. at Port Gibson, Miss., Dec. 4, 1843.
IX. Thomas H.,^ b. Dec. 22, 1827.
X. John M.,* b. Feb. 21, 1830; m. Emma L. Hubbard, Oct. 22, i860.
No issue. He d. at St. Albans, Dec. 17, 1868; wife d. there. Mar.
29, 1865.
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XI. Maria F.,*" b. Mar. 8, 1832; m. Henry G. Merrifield, of New Haven,
May 7, i860; resides in Springfield.
XII. Ida S./ b. May 22, 1835; m. Alonzo D. Perry, of Newark, N. J., Aug.
30, 1855 ; m. Frank Whittaker, Jan. 6, 1869 ; resides at Windsor, Vt.
XIII. Francjs C.,* b. Aug. 10, 1837; m. Statira Smith, Oct. 18, 1859, and
resides at St. Albans, Vt. Children: Emma^ and George.^
4. JuHN,^ son of John and Molly, b. Nov. 28, 1788; m. ; d. Jan. 8,
1828. Children in Franklin, Mass.
5. Polly,'' b. Apr. 15, 1791; m. Colonel Harding, Franklin, Mass.
6. Patty,'' b. Apr. 15, 1791; d. Jan. 15, 1802.
7. Chloe,^ b. Jan. 8, 1795; m. Daniel Blake, Franklin, Mass., deceased.
She d. May 14, 1822.
8. Valorous S.,'' b. Sept. 14, 1797 ; m. Prudence Piper, of Montrose, who
d. in Boston about i860. He died July, i860 (?). Children: George,^
Gusiavies,' Mary,^ Fanny}
9. Metcalf,^ b. Feb. 14, 1801 ; m. Lydia ; d. Jan. 3, 1828. Children:
I. John D.^
II. William,^ resides in New York city.
III. Louisa,^ m. Alexander Berry (?) ; lived in Brooklyn.
IV. Anna,^ m. Brooks and lived in Brooklyn.
Abraham Merrifleltl,^ son of Thomas and Mary Anderson, was a spy in
the Revolution. He drove a team from place to place, pretending to be a
foolish peddler ; often carried large amounts of gold and silver, but never lost
any of it ; once wounded in his leg by a bullet ; was once married, but sepa-
rated from his wife, by whom no issue. While keeping house alone in Canada
tradition says his fire went out, and he hurried across the way, shovel in hand,
to borrow a brand from his neighbor, who, having just moved in, was unknown
to him. He knocked at the door, and, to his astonishment, the woman who
responded proved to be his former consort. The following day he packed up
and left, since when nothing definite was known about him. There was a
tradition that he married a second wife and left children in Canada. He was
a singular character and something of a wit. While serving in the army, an
unpopular subordinate was suddenly promoted to the rank of quartermaster-
general. Some of his comrades noticed the letters on his new uniform and
asked what these signified. Merrifield quickly responded : " Quickly Made
Gentleman."
Thomas Merryfleld ' removed from Westfield, Mass., and carried all his
possessions on a horse to the mountains of Becket, where he built a large
three-storied house that is still standing. He is said to have been an English-
man; his wife of Irish nativity. But they were not contented, and after hav-
ing ten children e.xchanged the farm for new land in Ohio, then called the
"Western Reserve," and with slow-moving team, in company with relatives
and neighbors, migrated to the then "far West." An old, discolored letter
forwarded by a member of the family, written in 1859 by a woman in her
Note.— Ill the " History of Sherburn and Holliston " there is no mention of John (4), Polly
(4). Patty (4), Chloe (4\ Valorous (4), anil Metcalf (4), while there is an addition of the following:
1. ./cHunio (4), b. Sept. 10, 1804. 2. i'arier (4), b. Dec. G, 1806. 3. JoAnr'', b. Sept. 13, 180S. 4.
Joseph (4), b. Nov. 8, isoy.
932 MEEBIFIELD FAMILY.
75th year, throws much light on the domestic life of those who went West at
that time. It shows that Thomas Merryfield ^ had served in the " old Revo-
lutionary war" and was at Bunker Hill; that others of the family, sons of
Thomas,' were in the war of 1812; that one of the sons was named John^
and another Justice^; that another son, Charles,- had sold out in Ohio and
removed to Michigan, where he owned land and a saw-mill ; that her husband,
whose name was (I suppose) John,'^ was drafted in Becket, Mass., and went
as far as Lenox ; that he hired a substitute to go in his place, who was wounded
in the legs at Saratoga and went with a stick three years. She mentions a
wagon load of soldiers that left Thomas Merryfield's house in Becket and
went toward the seaport; writes that the farmers of Ohio had suffered from
frost and as cows were drying up for want of feed they talked of driving them
out on the prairies. She has "broke her specks" and cannot see well; wants
to "git enough money to buy a garden spot and house with one room and a
butry and bedroom"; had purchased a lot "clost by the meetin'-house" and
was to have lived with another " widder woman," but her children "made such
a row" because she did not live with them that she consented to do so if they
would furnish a good room and make her comfortable. When she lives with
Thomas'* she is often left alone, and so far from neighbors that she cannot
make any one hear; wanted to live with Wilson,^ but his health was poor, his
wife "narvous" and heavy doctor's bills must be paid. This son had a daugh-
ter 20 years of age, one 17, and a son, aged 25, who had settled in southern
Ohio ; said she could " spin at the great wheel " as well as when young. There
is much in this old epistle that I cannot quote, but its perusal suggests that
there is a "skeleton in the closet" in every land, in every domestic circle.-
From what we have gleaned from the letter and correspondence with a vener-
able member of the family in Springfield, Thomas Merryfield had sons and
descendants as follows :
1. Oliver,- b. 1773; m. Experience Norcott, 1798, and had issue:
I. Oliver L.,** b. 1800; m. Sophia Hill, in 1823, and had:
(i). Christopher,^ b. 1828; m. Nov. 27, 1857, Sarah M. Wait. He
was postmaster at Bancroft twenty years and postmaster in Becket
four years; lumber dealer. His son, Oliver L.,^ m. in 1893 Nel-
lie Borell. He has four other children, one a teacher.
2. John,- who went to Ohio. He was b. 181 1 ; his wife b. 1808 ; had one
dau., m. Webster Wayne, and sons Thomas'^ and Wilson^ (see letter),*
who had issue; post-office address in 1839, Montana, Portage Co., Ohio.
3. Justice,- \ ^^^.^^ settled in Ohio and had issue.
4. Charles," )
MERRIFIELDS OF WELLS, ME.
Members of this family came early from Becket, and other towns in Massa-
chusetts to Berwick and Wells, in the district of Maine. How these were
related I have not been able to ascertain. There are conflicting traditions
held in different branches of the family and public records do not support
them. The author visited Wells with the hope of finding family registers by
which full connections could be established, but was disappointed, the old
Bible containing the names and dates having been carried away many years
•111 the letter alluded to find mentioned " old Auiit Ruth."
MERRIFIELD FAMILY. 933
ago. However, among the family papers we found several old deeds and
other documents that enabled us to trace the family to Becket, Mass. John
Merrifield, of Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., in consideration of $50.00 paid
by David Merrifield, of Wells (1799). quits claim to all right and title to the
estate of his honored father, John Merrifield, late of said town. John Merri-
field, of Wells, purchased ten acres of land there of the widow of Jedediah
Goodale. The first of this branch of the family known was Samuel Merri-
field/ who settled in Berwick, near the Brawn and Thurrell homesteads,
whose wife is said to have "been carried to Canada by the Indians. His son,
I. John,- m. in Wells, Feb. 15, 1765, Sarah Boyd and settled in the west
part of that town not far from the "Tatnick" neighborhood. Here he
cleared a farm and spent the remainder of his days. Tradition says he
m. a second wife named Bennett. He had children as follows:
I. John,'' said to have gone West.
II. Tho.mas,'' in 1804 deeds to brother David a ninth part of the estate
of his honored father, John Merrifield, of WelLs. He went West.
III. David,'' m. Dec. 5, 1798, Dorcas Boston, of Wells, and settled on the
homestead. These had thirteen children, many of whom d. young.
Among the sons were :
(i). Hammond* b. May 26. 1808; m. Susan Allen, June 26, 1831,
and settled on the homestead in Wells. He d. in Alfred, Sept.
22, 1868. His widow (b. Dec. 25, 1806), d. in Wells, Sept. 22,
1S78. Children as follows :
(i). John A.,^h. Nov. 26, 183 1; m. Sarah Blaisdell and resides in
Somerville, Mass.
(11). George A.,^ b. March 1 1, 1833 ; m. Nellie Wilson, of Rockland.
He d. at sea. Mar. 20, 1867.
(III). Hosca F.,^ b. Oct. 24, 1836; m. Julia Henderson, who died at
East Watertown, Mass., Sept. 11, 1892.
(iv). Salathiel B.,^\). June 27, 1841 ; m. Sarah, daughter of Merrill
Sargent, of South Berwick, and lives on the homestead, owned
for four generations of the family, in Wells ; has a good farm
and buildings ; keeps good stock ; cuts a large barn full of hay ;
everything has the appearance of thrift and prosperity; the
evident result of good management and continuous hard work.
Three children,
(v). Oren O.,^ b. April 22, 1847 ; m. Emma Henderson, in Brigh-
ton, Mass.
(2). David* m. Hepzibah Blaisdell, and lived in a part of the old
Merrifield mansion, in Wells. Being in poor health his brother,
who had inherited the estate, gave him a part of it to take care
of his parents in old age. He did not long survive and his widow
m. Daniel Boston, of Wells.
(3). Joseph A.,*h. Oct. 6, 1821, in Wells; m. Susie Locke Smith (b.
May 23, 1829), Mar. 14, 1850, of Winchester, Mass., and in
1878 he was living in Arlington. Children:
(i). Lizzie J..^ b. May 13, 1855.
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(ii). Walter E.,^ b. Aug. 24, 1857.
(in). Winnie,^ h. July 14, i860; d. July 15, i860.
(4). Elizabeth,^ m. David Cane, in Wells, Feb. 12, 1789.
(S). Mary,'^ m. Elijah Stuart, in Wells, Oct. 22, 1795.
(6) Dorcas,'' m. Elijah Hatch, in Wells, April 15, 1809.
Simeon Merrifleld^ enlisted under Maj. John Storer in Wells, in 1740,
and sailed for Boston on transport Mar. 24th to join the Louisburg expedition
under Pepperrill. He was probably born as early as 1718-20, and was, I
think, the first who settled in the township. Possibly Samuel, whose name
heads the pedigree of the family before-mentioned, was his son.
2. Simeon,^ supposed to be a son of preceding, m. Lydia and settled
near the South Berwick line in Wells. When advanced in life, after the
death of his wife, he went to Limington and spent the last seven years
of his life there. He was buried in the family lot on the Merrifield
homestead in that town. Children, far as known, as follows :
I. Simeon,^ settled in Porter and had issue.
II. Samuel,'' remained in Wells on homestead.
III. Edmund,'' settled "down east."
IV. Stephen,^ drowned at Wells while out fishing.
V. Margaret," m. John Kennard and settled in Limington ; had issue.
VI. Levi,'' settled in Limington, Me.
MERRIFIELDS OF LIMINGTON, ME.
Levi Merrifield,'' son of Simeon and Lydia. born in Wells in 1776; m.
Anna, daughter of Andrew Mace, of Berwick, Feb. 28, 1794 (she born Dec.
3, 1767), ceremony by Elder Nathaniel Lord, and immediately .settled on wild
land in Limington, then known as the plantation of Little Ossipee. He and
his brother-in-law, John Kennard, had raised a good crop of "burnt-ground
corn " and put up their log-houses the year previous to their removal to become
permanent settlers. In the autumn after securing their harvests, these hardy,
invincible pioneers returned to Wells and waited for the snow fall ; then the
two men, each having a pair of steers, loaded their beds, bedding, and house-
hold gear upon a common o.x-sled, and upon this the two young wives were
seated and away they went, leaving childhood home, parents, brothers, sis-
ters (?), on their journey toward the hill country of Little Ossipee. They
reached Waterborough on the evening of the first day, carried their bedding
into the house of a farmer, " made them up " on the kitchen floor and " bundled
in " for the night. Resuming their journey on the following morning, by hard
driving of their "nimble steers" they reached their destination at a late hour
on the second evening. Here in the wilderness, surrounded by towering hills,
the brief ceremony of "hanging the crane," was attended to, and, full of cour-
age, vim, and health these young people began life in earnest. Mr. Merri-
field's rude hut was built on the very spot where the old school-house now
stands, but his first clearing was "on the mountain." He died Nov. 18, 1855,
aged 79 years, and was buried on the farm. Nine children, as follows:
I. Andrew,* b. Sept. 13, 1794, in Limington; m. Jane Berry, of that town,
May 10, 18 18, and settled in Porter not far from the Hiram line, where
MERRIFIELD FAMILY. 935
he cleared from a heavily timbered tract of rocky land a good farm.
He was a man of resolute temperament and robust constitution, who
toiled early and late to provide a comfortable home for his family. Alas !
the acres cleared by his strong arms have passed out of the family and
the buildings once capacious and well made are falling into decay. He
d. Dec. 19, 1855. His wife was b. Feb. 14, 1796. These lie buried
on a knoll not far from the house, where several children were interred.
Nine children, whose names will follow :
I. Louisa,^ b. Nov. 12, 18 18; m. Jan. 9, 1840, to Levi Lord, of Hiram,
and went West.
II. Andrew,^ b. Nov. 5, 1820; lived at home, single.
III. JoHN,^ b. Sept. 30, 1822; m. May 7, 1848, to Sally, dau. of Samuel
Ridlon, of Hiram, and was killed in a stave mill by being entangled
in a belt. Children: IVarrai,'^ Eihain,^ and Chester.''
IV. Abigail,* b. 1824; m. May 3, 1850, to Nathaniel Gilpatrick, of Kezar
Falls.
V. Mary J.,* b. Dec. 25, 1826; d. at Saco, Aug. 23, 1845.
VI. Jeremiah,* b. April 10, 1829; m. Polly, dau. of Samuel Ridlon, of
Hiram, and had issue, three children, as will follow. He has lived as
a farmer in Porter and Parsonsfield. For several years he and his
brother John ran a stave mill, but he has for several years, in com-
pany with his son, carried on the manufacture of bobbins at Kezar
Falls. Notwithstanding losses by fire their business has proved suc-
cessful. Mr. Merrifield has one of the most imposing, pleasantly
situated, and comfortable homes in the village, and here by his cheer-
ful fireside, in the companionship of his family, when the day's toil
is over, he enjoys a quiet rest. He has been a man of resolution and
unconquerable enterprise, and deserves the temporal prosperity which
has crowned his many years of toil ; has been many years an active
member of the Methodist church, in which he has stood a pillar of
strength. Issue:
(1). Jennie.,^ m. Ezra Lord.
(2). William O.,'^ m. Fannie B. Wormwood and lives at home. He is
engaged in manufacturing mill bobbins and small wooden wares,
and by close application to the details of the business and per-
sistent efforts has built up a successful industry in the village.
One son, Ralph?
VII. Sarah A.,* b. June 26, 1831.
vin. Eunice,* b. Sept. 20, 1833.
IX. Margaret,* b. Mar. 25, 1837; d. April, 1892.
2. Eunice,^ b. Mar. 3, 1796; m. Oct. 2, 1814, John Bradeen, of Limington.
3. Margaret,'' b. Nov. 27, 1797; remained single.
4. Levi,* b. Dec. 25, 1799; m. Dec. 25, 1828, Anna, dau. of U'illiam and
Hannah (Mace) Hussey, of Berwick (she b. in Shapleigh), and lived on
the old Merrifield homestead, in Limington, until old age. His widow
is now living, rising ninety-two, active, intelligent, and full of stories of
"ye olden time." Children:
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I. Gardner,^ m. Sarah Boothby, dau. of Israel, of Limington, and lives
on a part of the homestead; farmer and marketman; has a daughter.
11. LuciNDA,^ m. Daniel Wentworth, of Porter; deceased.
III. Levi/ m. dau. of Joshua McKenney, and lives on the homestead.
5. Sally/ b. Nov. 28, 1801 ; m. Jacob Bradeen, of Porter, brother of John,
before-mentioned; d. Feb. 21, 1844.
6. Anna,'' b. April 15, 1804; in. Forest Pugsley.
7. Hannah,* b. July 5, 1806; d. Oct. 11, 1840, at Cornish.
8. Mary,'' b. Aug. 5, 1809; married Dec. 21, 1839, Benjamin Pugsley, of
Cornish ; afterwards of Porter.
g. Jeremiah,' b. June 28, 1811 ; d. Sept. 2, 1825.
MERKIFIELDS OF SANFORD, ME.
William Merrifield,'^ born in Sept., 1747, is said to have been a brother
to Simeon Merrifield, the 2d, of Wells. He settled in Sanford more than a
hundred years ago, and his posterity have held uninterrupted possession of the
farm cleared by him until the present day. From the town records of Wells
I find that he was married there, Dec. 6, 1771, to Hepzibah Furbush. His
children and descendants, far as known, were named as follows :
1. Nathaniel,^ b. Sept 21, 1772.
2. William,'' b. Feb. 16, 1774.
3. Jacob,^ b. Jan. 4, 1776; m. Lucy Ricker, of Sanford, and settled on a
farm in that town. He had fourteen children, whose names will follow:
I. Olive,' b. May 23, 1806 ; m. Pray.
II. HosEA,"* b. Feb. 7, 1808 ; m. Mary J., dau of Elder Henry Hobbs, of
Waterborough, who d. only a few years after marriage, childless. He
in. second, Louisa (Carll) Hobbs, a widow with four childen, and by
her had a son and a daughter. He was a blacksmith ; d. when son
was fourteen ; widow now living with her daughter in Boston. Issue :
(i). /c7tv/> C.,'" m. Winnie A. Dolan; was in the Civil war, and after
his return settled as blacksmith in Boston; d. leaving Herbert J. ^
(2). Lucy A.^
III. LuciNDA,'' b. Nov. 7, 1809; m. Mace.
IV. Louisa,'' b. Aug. 27, 1811; m. Thomas Stevens.
v. Monsieur R.,* b. June 4, 18 13, settled on the homestead in Sanford.
He d. in 1893. Children : Hosea,^ now engaged in business at North
Berwick ; Charles,^ in business with Hosea ; Frank,^ and Daniel M!"
VI. Rebecca R.,' b. Mar. 15, 1815; m. Gowen.
VII. Isaiah,'' b. Feb. 3, 1817 ; d. young.
VIII. Jacob,' b. Nov. 12, 1818; stone mason, unmarried.
IX. Lucy,' b. Jan. 26, 1S21 ; m. James Jackson, of Rochester, N. H., and
is living.
X. Isaiah,'' b. June 9, 1823; stone mason, single.
XI. William,' b. June 30, 1825 ; m. Julia Carroll and lives at Derry
Depot, N. H. ; stone mason and farmer. No children.
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xii. Olive/ b. Dec. 28, 1827; m. Perry; deceased.
XIII. Sevveli, H.,'' b. Oct. 6, 1830; married; went to sea and was lost.
Siineou Merrifield,^ son of Samuel,'' of Wells, settled in Denmark and
had a family ; is said to have removed to Baldwin.
John MeiTifiel(P died in Wells, in 1892, on "Maryland Ridge." He
lived for many years on a farm near Wells town-house, but being defrauded
by railroad employes was obliged to sell his farm to pay for provisions ; has a
son, John,'- living in Berwick. The origin of the first John was somewhat
obscure ; possibly semi-Melchisadec.
There were families named Merrifield in Ipswich, Mass., quite early, de-
scended from Fr.^ncis Merrifield, said to have come over with several
brothers. His sons were Francis and James. Dea. Francis Merrifield,
of Ipswich, son of Francis, 3d, and one of ten children, was born in Ipswich
in 1736; married Hannah Lakeman, who died Oct. 29, i8og. He died April
21, 18 1 4, aged 78 years. He was for many years deacon of the South church
in Ipswich. He had a family of thirteen children, four of whom survived
him. We clip the following from T/ie Sunday Sc/ioo/ Times:
A Bible on Bunker Hill. — Among the men of Colonel Little's regiment who
took part in the famous battle of Bunker Hill was Francis Merrifield, of Ipswich,
Mass., a sergeant in the company of Capt. Nathaniel Wade. There stands in my
library today a well-worn pocket Bible which was in his possession during that battle.
Its clasps are wrenched from their fastenings and are gone, yet it bears no mark of
bullet or bayonet. Its oftice on that eventful day was not to turn from its course some
missile of death, but to sustain the Christian soldier, and to bear the record of his
gratitude and piety to his descendants. After the troops had retired to Cambridge, he
made the following record on a blank page between the Old and New Testaments:
" Cambridge, June 17, 1775. I desire to bless God for his kind appearance in deliv-
ering me and sparing my life in the late battle fought on Bunker Hill. I desire to
devote this spared life to his glory and honor, as witness my hand,
Francis Merrifield.
"O for a strong and la.stiiig faith " My spirit looli.s to CJod .ilone:
To credit what tlif .\liiiiglity .saitli ; IVIy streiigtli and n-fuge is his throne.
To embraci' tin' im-ssage of his Son, In all my fears, in all my straits,
And call the joy.s of heaven my own. My soul on His salyation waits.
" Nothing but glory can suffice
The appetite of grace ;
I wait, I long witli restle.ss eyes.
Longing to see thy face.
"As witness my hand,
Francis Merrifield."
He served through the war and his comrades testified that throughout his army life
he never failed kindly to rebuke an oath when uttered in his presence. In after life he
bore an unspotted reputation.
"It is not meet that brass or stone.
Which feel the touch of time,
Should keep tlie record of a faith
That woke thy deed sublime.
We trace it on a tablet fair.
Which glows when stars wax pale ;
A promise tiiat the good man's prayer
Shall with his God prevail."
Essex, Mass., May 12, 1875. R. C.
John Merrifield,- nephew of Thomas,^ of Becket, Mass., was b. in 1770,
in or near Lowell, and had children whose names follow:
I. John S.,^ of Sheffield, Mass., b. in 1800, was eldest brother of the father
of Rev. C. N. Merrifield.
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2. Paulina/ b. in 1802.
3. Nelson,'^ b. in 1804.
4. Cyrenius,'^ b. in 1807.
5. Lorenzo,^ b. in 181 1.
6. Lyman,'' b. in 1816; had one son, D^vight /['.,'' who was in Sheffield
in 1877.
MERRIFIELDS OF BALTIMORE.
Joseph Merrifield,^ son of Joseph- and Hannah, was b. at Ringwood,
Hants Co., Enghind, Mar. 6, 1770. The family emigrated to Philadelpliia in
1794, and in 1818 they went West, settling in Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio.
Mr. Merrifield d. in Oct., 1825; wife d. same year. They left four small
children who were brought up by their elder half brother and sister, in Phila-
delphia. For generations this family have been "members of the Society of
Friends," both in England and in America, although they do not now dress in
Quaker costume nor use their language. He m. Mary Guest, in 1800, who d.
in 1805, and second, April 15, 1815, Sarah M. Williams, who d. Oct. 15, 1825,
three weeks after his death, which occurred Sept. 22, 1825.
1. Joseph,^ son of Joseph,'' was b. in Warren, Ohio, Dec. ig, 1820; came
to the home of his half brother, John G. Merrifield, in Philadelphia,
where he remained until he was 27, when he went to Baltimore and m.
a Miss Janney, by whom four children. Mr. Merrifield has been a suc-
cessful merchant; visited the home of his ancestors, in England, in
1855, and contributed a series of letters to the papers, which were
widely read. He has always been literary in his taste ; wrote poems
and tales, which were published in the Philadelphia and Baltimore
newspapers, from his fifteenth year; has been secretary of the Mary-
land Historical Society. Issue :
I. William,^ b. May 16, 1849; deceased.
11. Jdseph,'' b. May 16, 1849.
in. Elizabeth J.," b. Sept. 5, 1850; m. to Henry Cox, and resides in
Baltimore. Five children.
IV. Rebecca J.,'' b. Sept. 25, 1852.
2. Elizabeth N.,'' d. in 1838, in Philadelphia.
3. Sarah A.,^ d. in 1838, in Philadelphia.
4. Mary,'' b. Aug. 29, 1822; living in Philadelphia.
J. John G.,* son of Charles W.; b. Oct 24, 1834; now in Philadelphia.
6. Amelia G.*
Elizabctli Merrifield,' dau. of Joseph- and Hannah, was m. to Jeremiah
Neave, of England, and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she died, in 1834,
leaving issue, and grandchildren now live at Clifton, Ohio.
MERRIFIELDS OF NEW YORK.
John Merrifield' married Catherine Simmons, moved from Columbia,
Yates county, N. Y., and lived in Benton subsequent to 1820. He removed
to Potter in 1832 and settled on a farm since belonging to Charles Bod well's
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estate. He finally went to Coloma, Mich., where he died in 1851, aged 64.
The mother lived with her children in Yates county until old age. Children:
1. John,- b. in 1809; m., in 1832, Sarah, dau. of John Crank, of Benton,
N. Y. These lived on the home farm in Potter, of which he was joint
owner with his father ; subsequently returned to Benton, where he lived
on several farms. In 1848 he owned a farm consisting of 160 acres, to
which he added until he owned 400 acres. He began life poor, but by
good management acquired a large estate. He was a leading citizen
and enjoyed the full confidence of all he had dealings with ; was super-
visor and served with credit to himself and satisfaction to his towns-
men. Two children :
r. John W.," m. Elvira, dau. of William M. Crosby, of Benton, and set-
tled in Vineland, N. J.
II. M.^RY D.,'^ m. James M. Lowe, of Jerusalem, and lived on parental
homestead.
2. Robert,^ m. Eliza, dau. of Josiah Rudd, of Italy, and removed to
Michigan. Six children.
3. George C.,- m. Mary A. Parks, of Benton, N. Y., and lives at Wisha-
waka, Ind. ; teacher and fruit grower; has represented county in the
state assembly and held office of U. S. revenue assessor.
4. Charlotte,- m. Culver S. Barber, of Potter, N. Y.
5. Jacob,^ m. Emily, dau. of James P. Robinson, of Potter, N. Y., and re-
moved to Wishawaka, Ind., where his wife died leaving three children.
He m. again and was living at Decatur, Mich. ; fruit grower and Uni-
versalist minister.
W1LL1.AM H.,- m. Emily Paul, of Coloma, and resided there as farmer.
Five children.
Elizabeth,'^ m. Ira Potter, of Potter, N. Y.
Sarah A.,- m. Charles Bostwick, a physician, of Coloma, Mich., and
settled at New Troy.
Peter S.,- m. Sally A. Dayton, of Welshville, Ohio ; farmer and teacher.
One son.
Hannah C.,'-' m. Charles Reading, of Coloma, Mich., where he d. leav-
ing issue. She m. second, Franklin Vinton, of Carlisle Hill, Ind.
Thomas J.,^ m. Paulina Skinner, of Valparaiso, Ind.; lawyer; has been
mayor of the city; represented Potter in state assembly.
Pfrriil 4;imil|.
FIRST BRANCH.
Nathaniel Merrill* came from Salisbury, England, to Newbury, Mass., in
1635-6. He soon removed to Salisbury, Mass. His son, Daniel," was born
in Newbury, in Aug., 1642; his son, John,' was born Aug. 7, 1674; he had a
son, Thomas,'' born in Salisbury, Mass., Dec. 18, 1708; a farmer, whose son,
940 MERRILL FAMILY.
Lieut. Samuel Merrill/ was born Aug. 4, 1728; married Elizabeth, dau.
of Capt. Thomas Bradbury, in 1747. He removed to the township on Saco
river called Narragansett, No. i, now Buxton, and settled on land purchased
of his father-in-law at Salmon Falls, Nov. 22, 1753, and lived there the remain-
der of his days, and the old homestead continues with his descendants. He
was a soldier stationed at the block-house on Saco river in 1748; was living
in Narragansett, No. i, as early as May 17, 1751 ; a prominent man, whose
name often appears on the proprietors' records ; said to have been of a " re-
spectable family, frequently a selectman of his town, and a lieutenant at the
battle of Bunker Hill in the company of Capt. Jeremiah Hill." He died May
4, :822, aged 94, and was buried in the old Buxton cemetery, but the location
of his grave is unknown. His wife d. Jan. 18, 1828, in her 93d year. Children .
1. Abel,"^ b. June 6, 1748, in Sahsbury; m. EHzabeth Page, July i, 1773,
and settled at Elden's Corner, now Bu-Kton Centre, where he built a
"cellar-kitchen house." He removed to Turner with his son, and d.
there Dec. 8, 1828, aged 76. He was brought into Narragansett, No.
I, in 1750; served in the Revolution in 1776 and 1777. Children:
I. Thomas,' b. Aug. 19, 1774; m. Mary Haskell, Nov. 22, 1801, and d.
issueless in Turner, Mar. 20, 1862. He built a house at Elden's Cor-
ner, on the spot where his father settled, since owned by Capt. Davis.
II. Samuel,' b. Aug. 29, 1776; m. Mary Bradbury; d. in Biddeford,
Aug. 2, 1845. Children:
(i). Samuel,^ m. Mary Hooper.
(2). Elizabeth,^ m. Benjamin Moore, of Gorham.
III. Mary,' b. Oct. 19, 1781; m. Zenas Payne, May 26, 1805; d. without
issue Dec. 25, 1821.
IV. Ruth,' b. Apr. 25, 17S4; m. Dr. Aaron Ayer, by whom two children;
second, John Woodman, of Minot, Me.
V. Abel,' b. May 26, 1785; m. Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Hill (who
was b. June 29, 1788,), June 25, 1809, and soon after removed to
Turner, Me., where he d. Feb. 13, 1859 ; wife d. Dec. 4, 1835. It is
said that he moved back to Buxton about 1S40 and m. Widow Hill.
Children, all b. in Turner, as follows:
(i). T/iomas,^ b. April 14, 1808.
(2). Nathaniel,^ h. Oct. 15, 18 10.
(3). Harriet,^ b. Oct. 13, 1813; m. Washington Haskell and lived
in Auburn, Me.
(4). Mary P., ^ b. Mar. 12, 1816; m. Lothrop Files, of Gorham, Me.
(5). Elizabeth,^ b. Aug. 13, 18 18; m. James Rounds; d. in Buxton,
Jan., 1872.
(6). Jeremiah H.,'' b. Oct. 18, 1820; now (1893) president Citizens
National Bank, Des Moines, Iowa.
(7). Samuel,'^ b. Aug. 7, 1822 ; has been Governor of Iowa; removed
to Los Angeles, Cal.
(8). Martha H.,^ b. July 30, 1824 ; m. Moses Gr Hill, of Buxton.
2. Humphrey, "^ b. June 27, 1750; m. Elizabeth McLucas, Jan. 19, 1775;
settled on a farm on the road leading from the Hains meadow, in Bux-
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ton, to Moderation Falls, now West Buxton. The house built by him
is still standing in its original form, but has recently been repaired and
painted ; a pleasant location, slightly elevated, with spacious door-yard in
front. He and wife united with the Congregational church, Oct. 27,
1793. He d. Sept. 27, 1828 ; wife d. Dec. 18, 1818. Twelve children,
b. in Buxton :
I. Sarah,' b. Jan. 10, 1776; m. Isaac Boynton, Oct. 2, 1800.
II. William,' b. Aug. 29, 1777 ; m. Charity Davis, dau. Nicholas Davis,
b. in Limington, Aug. 10, 1787; she d. in New York; he d. in
Brownfield, where he settled Feb. 27, 1837. Children, b. in Brown-
field, as follows ;
(i). Louisa,^ b. Apr. 27, 1808; m. John Smalley, Jan. 31, 1826.
(2). Irene,^h. Jan. 23, 1810.
(3). Harriet,'' h. Feb. 2, 1812.
(4). lVi7//am,^h. Mar. 16, 1814.
(5). Nicholas D.,^ b. Apr. 28, 18 16.
(6). Humphrey,'' b. July 8, 1819.
(7). Martha JF.,' h. Mar. 28, 182 1.
(8). J/ary E.," b. Apr. 5, 1823 ; d. Aug., 1849.
(9). Alvan,* b. June 25, 1825 ; d. in New York city. May, 1853.
III. James,' b. Apr. 13, 1779 ; m. Martha Crockett, Aug. 3, i8oo; second,
Susan Whitney; had issue; settled on a part of his father's land.
IV. Elizabeth,' b. May 21, 1781; m. William Wentworth, of Brownfield,
Jan. 10, 1803.
V. Lucy,' b. May 21, 1781; m. to John Tarbox, of Buxton, July 23, 1815,
and her descendants live on the homestead.
VI. John-,' b. April 14, 1783; lived at home; no issue.
VII. Humphrey,' b. April 6, 1785; d. June 16, 1808.
viii. Hannah,' b. April 19, 1787; m. Timothy Ayer, .\pril 9, 1S07, and
lived in Otisfield.
IX. Samuel B.,' b. Mar. 26, 1789; a physician in Cherryfield, Me.
X. Joshua,' b. Mar. 22, 1794; d. Mar. 22, 1797.
XI. Daniel,' b. Feb. 13, 1797; d. July 16, 1816.
XII. Ruth,' b. Dec. 4, 1800; m. Dea. William Leavitt, of Buxton, and
had issue.
3. Jane," b. July 12, 1752, in Biddeford ; m. Ebenezer Wentworth, of
Bu.xton, May 14, 1772, and had family; he d. Feb. 6, 1820; she d.
July II, 1843. See Wentworth family.
4. Samuel,*^ b. 1754, in Buxton; m. Anna Eaton, Nov. 5, 1776; settled
on the homestead of his father at Salmon Falls, and d. in 1838 ; wife
d. June 30, 182 1. Children, b. in Buxton, as will follow:
I. William,' b. Dec. 10, 1778; m. Susanna Lane, and had nine chil-
dren; he d. -\pril i, 1828; wife d. Mar. 14, 1867. Issue: Jamcs,^
Wi/tiavi /.,' Daniel,^ killed at age of four, Daniel Z.,* Benjamin /.,'
Hannah,^ Nancy,' Ruth,' Mary.'
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11. Elizabeth,' b. Nov. 6, 1781; m. James Sawyer, of Fryeburg, Me.
HI. Samuel,' b. April 4, 1784; m. Betsey Owen, June 24, 1804, and had
issue ; m. second, Dorcas Woodsum, and had two children. Ann M.,^
Ansel,^ Rutli,^ Ahnira,' Benjamin F}
IV. Hannah,' b. April 26, 1786.
V. John,' b. Oct. 18, 1791; m. Priscilla Milliken, of Scarborough, Dec.
22, 18 10, and had JVyman.^
VI. Ruth,' b. April 15, 1794; m. James Banks, father of Hon. E. H
Banks, of Biddeford ; second, William Foss, of Bu.xton, by whom
James F. Foss, of Chicago. She died almost instantly on road from
Saco, in 1850.
VII. Nancy,' b. April 15, 1794; m. Daniel Harmon, and lived in Buxton.
She died very suddenly, much as her twin sister, at her home, March
29, 1854.
5. Martha," b. 1756; m. Thomas Ridlon, who settled in Hollis, June 24,
1779, and had a numerous family. (See Ridlon Family History.)
6. Elizabeth," m. Joses Hopkinson, May 8, 1777; d. in Limington;
had children.
7. Mary."
8. Ruth," b. in 1763; m. Isaac Lane, April 6, 1794. Her dau. Hannah
is the wife of Ellis B. Usher.
9. Sarah," b. Mar. i, 1765 ; m. to Daniel Bryant, May 23, 1782, and lived
on "Mutton Lane," in the north part of Saco. (See Bryant Family.)
10. John," b. June 3, 1767; m. Rebecca Lane, dau. Capt. Daniel, Jan. 28,
1790; lived at Salmon Falls; he d. June 10, 1849; widow died at the
home of Daniel M. Owen, her grandson, in Saco, Nov. 14, 1863.
Children as follows :
I. Polly,' b. Feb. 25, 1792; m. William Owen, May i, 1814; d. April
2, 1 8 18, leaving one son.
II. Isaac,' b. Dec. 19, 1793; m. Lucy Merritt, and had four sons and
three daughters ; he was a prominent man in Hollis ; was justice of
the peace, merchant, and mill owner; d. in May, 1862, in Buxton.
Children named as follows: Charles,^ John,^ Albion,^ Roscoe (?.,"
Mary,^ Rebecca,^ Annette.^
III. Daniel,' b. Feb. 19, 1799; drowned in Saco river. May 26, 1806.
SECOND BRANCH.
Nathaniel Merrill,' who came from Salisbury, England, to Newbury,
Mass., in 1635-6, had a son Abraham,^ born in 1637, who was an elder
brother of Daniel,^ whose name follows that of the emigrant ancestor in the
preceding pedigree. David, "* son of Abraham, born Feb. 20, 1677, had a
son David,^ born May i, 1708, whose son Melatiah,'' was father of
Lieut. William Merrill," who settled in Buxton. He was b. April 12,
1767; m. Mary, dau. of Lemuel and Ruth (Osgood) Stevens; she d. June 20,
1852 ; he d. Feb. 16, 1847. Posterity as follows:
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1. James,' b. June 17, 1783; m. Abigail . He d. Mar. 4, 1849. They
had, b. in Buxton, the following children:
I. Edward F.,* b. April 14, 1822.
11. Sarah A.,' b. Dec. 3, 1823.
III. Mary J.,' b. Feb. 5, 1827.
IV. Caroline,* b. July 27, 1828.
2. Stephen,' b. Jan. i, 1791; m. Dorcas Sands, and had, b. in Buxton:
I. Mary,* b. April 22, 1813.
II. Betsey,* b. Dec. 15, 1814.
3. David,' b. Jan. 13, 1793; m. Eunice Lord, of Portsmouth, N. H., and
lived for some time in South Berwick. In the fall after the "cold sum-
mer," say 1818, he removed to Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he
lived until 1835, when he started for Milwaukee, but thinking the place
too near the border line of civilization to be a comfortable place of resi-
dence for his family, he sat down in Cleveland, Ohio, and remained
there two years. In the fall of 1837 he determined to make the con-
templated settlement of Milwaukee, and loading his goods and wares,
together with his family, into wagons, he made the long trip overland,
arriving there late in the season. A log-house on the Menominee river,
which had been vacated by a more fortunate pioneer, was the only house
he could find available as a place of residence, and in this the family
was domiciled — with blankets hung at the openings cut for doors and
windows — during the first six months of their residence in Milwaukee.
At the end of that time more comfortable quarters were secured, and
the following spring Mr. Merrill became the proprietor of a log-hotel,
where for a time he dispensed old-fashioned hospitality, at old-fashioned
prices. As soon as he was able to command sufficient resources, he
turned his attention to marine matters, and was one of the earliest ves-
sel builders in Milwaukee. In company with another gentleman he built
and put into the carrying trade on Lake Michigan the schooner "Marvin,"
one of the first vessels launched at Milwaukee. He ne.\t built "The
Michael Dousman," and later built for himself and others numerous
vessels employed in the lake traffic. In addition to his ship-building
and carrying trade, which he developed to considerable proportions, he
was interested also in merchandising operations, and was a capable and
enterprising man of affairs. An active and enthusiastic memlDcr of the
Masonic fraternity, he was among the organizers of one of the first
lodges established in the state of Wisconsin, and prominent for many
years among the Masons of Milwaukee. He died in Milwaukee, Mar.
12, 1872. Children :
I. William P.,*b. Mar. 25, 1S16, at South Berwick, Me., then in Massa-
chusetts ; m. Miss Elizabeth Harris, a native of Vermont, who went
to Milwaukee, when a child, in 1S40. This estimable lady, well beloved
in the city where she and her husband resided rising fifty years, died
in 1893, leaving two sons. Mr. Merrill has had an eventful life. He
emigrated with his parents from South Berwick to Adams, N. Y., in
1818 ; thence, after fourteen years, to Massena Springs, N. Y., where
he was enured to such experiences as were then incident to pioneer
life. His education acquired in the common schools was more useful
944 MERRILL FAMILY.
than ornamental, but with the inestimable natural endowment of sound
common sense and acute perceptive faculties he supplemented his
scholastic training by much practical knowledge, obtained in the ex-
periences of his every-day life. The remarkable activity which charac-
terized his boyhood was but the expression of the irrepressible spirit
of energy which found scope in the broader fields of enterprise where
he afterwards labored. Before his majority he had gone to Canada
to engage in business, but impaired health forced him to return home.
As soon as he recovered, he turned his face westward and went his
way by boat from Ogdensburg to the mouth of the Genesee river,
thence to Rochester and Buffalo by canal boats. Spending the winter
of 1835-6 in Cleveland, he started in the spring on an exploring ex-
pedition, which resulted in his settlement in Milwaukee, Wis. But his
journey was attended with peril and distress. Leaving the schooner
ice-bound at Bois Blanc island, he and a companion started on foot
for Mackinac, supposing the distance to be some ten or twelve miles,
and with the expectation of reaching their destination by four o'clock
in the afternoon they followed the indentions of the lake shore, but by
breaking through the ice and suffering from the intense cold and
frozen garments their progress was slow and painful. As darkness
began to fall the two were ready to despair, but, fortunately, two
friendly Indians came in their way who carried them across an open
space of water and gave such directions as enabled them to reach
their objective point. After several days at Mackinac, the belated
schooner came along and on April 2, 1836, they arrived at Milwaukee,
which, at that time, was scarcely worthy of the name of village, being
only a scattered settlement. The unattractive appearance of the place
and environments impressed Mr. Merrill so unfavorably that he would
have gone to Chicago had he not met some of the settlers who repre-
sented the opportunities for investment with so much enthusiasm that
he decided to remain for the time being and await developments.
The years 1836 and 1837 marked a period of great activity in the
West, and Milwaukee received a large increase of population. Mr.
Merrill found very remunerative employment as a carpenter, and
evinced his foresight by investing in real estate, one of his first pur-
chases being lots near the present Schlitz Park, on which he built one
of the first frame houses on the west side of the river. In the fall of
1837, stimulated by a spirit of adventure, he started on another ex-
tended exploring tour, and when he reached Chicago found it only a
straggling settlement surrounded by unsightly marshes, unattractive
and uninviting as a place of residence. He then went to Rockford,
HI., where the hotel was a log-house; thence by canoe down to Rock
Island, and to the bank of the Mississippi, where he took a steamer
for Galena, then the largest town west of Cincinnati. Waiting here
until the summer of 1838. he extended his tour up the Mississippi.
Going on shore while the steamer was anchored in Lake Pepin, he
planted some beans and thus acquired the shadow of a title to 1,000
acres of land in the famous "Carver tract." He visited Fort Snell-
ing, the Falls of St. Anthony, and Minnehaha Falls and returned to
Galena; thence to Comache, Iowa, where he filed a claim to a tract
of land. Returning to Milwaukee in the fall of 1S39, he opened a
MERRILL FAMILY. ^^^
general store at Summit, then in Milwaukee county where he erected
the first building for commercial purposes west of Waukesha Wis
Sellino- out he settled permanently at Milwaukee. He purchased
eighty^acres of land, and afterwards secured from the government a
title to eighty acres more, all now in the city, and a part of which he
still owns To show the enormous appreciation of values in a grow-
ina western city, it will be of interest to know that the total tax on
thfs land in 1846, for the year, was only $3-88, while the taxes assessed
a-ainst the same land in 1894, exclusive of improvements, approxi-
mated $7S 000. By judicious investment and prudent management
of his business affairs, Mr. Merrill has become possessed of a large
estate He has manifested the deepest interest in the growth and
character of the city during his long residence there, and has fostered
bv his counsel and benevolence every movement and institution that
commended itself to his favor. A Republican in politics he has been
a consistent advocate of the principles of the party, and while not
aspiring to official honors he has served at different times in the city
government. Honest, upright, and conscientious in his business rela-
tions intelligent, affable, and courteous in social intercourse, he has
grow'n old gracefully, and during later years has been active m em-
ployincr means for the preservation in permanent form of the pioneer
history of the city and county, and of the lives of those who have ren-
dered their names worthy of a place in such annals. He has two
sons : Zac/iara,' a resident of Milwaukee, and BcU'/J £.,■ who resides
at Union City, Mich. , , ,„ , r at-i
When retiring from the presidency of the Old Settler's Llub of Mil-
waukee, Mr. Merrill gave expression to the following sentiment:
- I turn from the past with its stirring experiences and pleasant memories
to the future which is before us. We, the pioneers of 1836-37 and 3b, are
fast descending into the misty vale, and it is right that it should be so because
U in the ordir of nature. We have listened to the drum bea of the psalm
of life, and standing- upon the threshold of my departure I look into the
future to see a bright ami beautiful land, stretching far out to the west, teem-
ing with an industrious and happy people. I see a '-"^of abundant resources
of great wealth, and increasing prosperity, rich m products of the soi and in
the^development of its industries, populated by millions of >ntelhgent, loyal
and patriotic people. Contemplating the present and '°°knig thus to the
future, like an ancient philosopher I feel ike excla.nnng: Thank God I
have lived to see so much prosperity, to feel the genial influence of this hour
and to hear the tread of coming generations whose lives may be better ana
brighter for our having lived.' "
John B ' b. Dec. n, 1825, in Adams, N. Y.; m. Mary J. Porter, b.
in New Brunswick in 1854 and went to Milwaukee with her parents
when a child. He went to Milwaukee when but twelve years of age.
His educational advantages in the new town were meagre, and as his
school-room, in the court-house, was assigned to the jury during the
sessions of assize, his three years' course of study there was inter-
rupted by enforced vacations at frequent intervals. At the end ot his
school training he engaged in ship-building under his father and by
this connection became identified with the business to which he after-
wards successfully devoted his attention. After mastering all the
details of ship-building, being advanced to the position of draughts-
man and superintendent of construction, at the end of eight years he
946 MEEBILL FAMILY.
engaged in the marine insurance business, a position liis experience
in ship-building and the carrying trade had quahfied him in an espe-
cial manner to fill, and from the beginning he was eminently success-
ful. He subsequently formed a copartnership with R. P. Fitzgerald
in the marine insurance agency. He is also a hea\'y stockholder in
a line of eight steamers employed in the lake traffic. Having been
for many years a member of the Board of Trade, he has been active
in promoting the development of commerce and general business.
In the exercise of sound judgment, by good management and diligent
application to his affairs, he has won a comfortable fortune, and with
it, by sterling integrity and honest dealing, that which should ever be
desired, the respect and esteem of his fellow-men. While naturally
modest and unobtrusive in his manners, he has been pronounced in
expressing his opinions of the right and wrong. As one of the
pioneers of Milwaukee he has an accurate knowledge of every note-
worthy event that has occurred during his long residence there, and
his well-narrated reminiscences are both instructive and entertaining.
The hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill has long been one of
the best known and most attractive in the city of Milwaukee, and in
all the relations of life they have been worthy of the high regard that
is accorded them by a community in which they have spent all the
years of maturity.
III. Hiram,* b. Jan. 14, 1S29; m. Oct. 20, 1856, Louisa, dau. of Lorenzo
and Caroline (Durker) Ballard, of families early settled in western
New York. On March 5, 1849, he was one of a party that started with
ox-teams overland for California, and crossed the summit of the Sierras
on the 27th day of September of that year. He was engaged in min-
ing in California five years; returned to Milwaukee by the Nicaragua
route in June, 1854. He embarked in the grain and real estate busi-
ness; held local offices; removed to Janesville, Wis., in 1856, where
he became principal owner and manager of the gas works; still con-
tinues in that business. He has served as mayor of the city, and has
represented his district in Legislature. Children :
(i). Harry ii.,'' m. a dau. of George and Rebecca (Sargent) Colling;
died June 9, 1893, aged TsI) years, and left issue, Harry Z'.,^"
Louisa,^" and Carlton C}"
(2). Mary E.,^ d. April 30, 1867, aged 2 years.
(3). Louisa A.,^ m. Dr. T. B. Wiggin, of Chicago.
(4). Jessie E.,'^ is living at home.
4. Jonathan,' b. June 3, 1795, and settled in Salem, Mass.
5. William,' b. April 10, 1797.
6. Sarah,' b. July 23, 1799; d. Dec. 18, 1801.
7. Ezra,' b. May 10, 1801 ; m. Rhoda Rich (intention) Oct. 17, 1824,
and lived in Standish.
8. Mary,' b. Dec. 13, 1806; m. Dec. 14, 1829, Benj. Hutchins.
9. Lemuel,' b. Oct. 3, 1808; m. Susan Mills; lived in North Buxton as
farmer ; was a man of excellent character who held the respect of the
community at large. He d. July 25, 1881. Children :
JOHN B. MERRILL.
MERRILL FAMILY. 947
I. Sarah E.,' b. Dec. 5, 1843.
II. Mary L.,* b. Jan. 24, 1846; d. Oct. 25, 1866.
III. William J./ b. Dec. 30, 1850.
IV. Albert Z.,* b. Apr. 12, 1852.
V. Lemuel E. L.,' b. Dec. 24, 1857.
10. Zenas/ b. July 26, 1810; m. Mary Butterfield, and lived on Dearborn
hill in Buxton; farmer and cooper. He d. Aug. 27, 1888. Issue:
I. Serena M.,* b. Feb. i, 1840; m. Sept. g, 1870, Horace Martin, of
Buxton.
11. Serena," b. Oct. 19, 1812; d. Feb. 13, 1831.
12. Henrv a.,' b. Oct. 8, 1814; d. Sept., 1841.
13. Uroxa," b. Aug. 19, 1816; m. Jeremiah Chadbourne.
14. Sarah,' b. Dec. 30, 1819; m. Capt. Jacob Bradbury (intention) May
19, 1845; d. Nov. 22, 1856.
15. Samuel,' b. June 26, 1823.
16. Lvdia a.,' b. June 21, 1826.
FRYEBURti BRANCH.
Nathaniel Merrill,' b. Nov. 15, 1738; m. in Concord, N. H., Feb. 13,
1764, to Ann Walker (b. Mar. 4, 1747; d. Mar. 4, 1820). He was an owner
in "Shepard's Mills," so-called, then in Porterfield, now Brovvnfield, in com-
pany with his sons and others; was also a land surveyor. Children, born in
Fryeburg, as follows :
1. Nathaniel,- b. June 15, 1767 ; m. June 28, 1794, to Phebe Merrill, of
Conway, N. H., and settled in Brownfield, where he was a mill owner
and land surveyor. His children:
I. Sally C.,' b. June 10, 1794.
11. John," b. Sept. 12, 1797; d. May 13, 1804.
III. Mary A.,^ b. June 23, 1800.
IV. Samuel E.,^ b. Feb. 22, 1802.
V. Phebe G.,'' b. May 17, 1804.
VI. Clarinda,'' b. Mar. 9, 1808.
VII. John O.,^ b. July 9, 1810.
VIII. William O.,^ b. Oct. 13, 181 1.
IX. Thedora,'' b. Mar. 22, 1813.
X. Horatio,' b. April 26, 1817.
2. John C.,'^ b. July 9, 1769; m. Dec. 31, 1794, Patty Walker, who d. in
Mar., 1852, in Portland; he d. Oct. 18, 1836.
3. Sarah,^ b. May 2, 177 i ; m. May 6, 1796, to Enoch Merrill, who d. in
Albany, Mar. 27, 1855; she d. April 11, 1842.
4. LvDiA,- b. Feb. 19, 1773; was m. Feb. 24, 1792, to Jona. A. Merrill,
and d. Nov. 6, 1855.
5. IsA.\c,- b. April 12, 1775: m. Hannah liastman, in Dec, 1803; d.
Sept. 15, 1843.
948 MESSERVEY AND MESERVE FAMILY.
6. MosES,'^ b. Mar. ii, 1777; m. Sally Merrill, Jan. 23, 1816; d. Aug. 31,
1870.
7. James,^ b. Mar. 4, 1779 ; m. Dolly Ulmer, July 21, 1808.
8. Samuel,^ b. Dec. 19, 1780; m. Phebe Goodenow, Dec. i, 1803; she d.
in Brownfield, Jan., 1804. He m., second, Dorcas Eastman, Nov. 11,
1804. He d. Sept. 8, 1825.
9. Mary,- b. Jan. 23, 1783.
10. Anne,- b. June 19, 1785.
11. Ruth," b. Nov. 7, 1787 ; m. Jos. Colby, Aug. 25, 1840; d. Feb 26, 1841.
12. Thomas,^ b. Apr. 29, 1789 ; m. Eliza Ward, Jan. 9, 1827; d. Feb. 1 1, 1868.
13. Betsey," b. Nov. 14, 1790; m. Amos Eastman, Feb. 16, 1822; d. Apr.
I, 1876.
14. Judith W.,- b. Feb. 28, 1793 ; m. Col. Walter Edgecomb, Oct. 22, 1812.
^ss^mg and |lcscru(t d^amilg.
This is one of the ancient and aboriginal families in the Isle of Jersey, and
the tradition held by the present representatives claims that the surname was
derived from the Norman verb Messervyr, which signified the "ill used." John
Mehservy held lands in St. Martin's parish, in Jersey, in 133 1, and was at
that time Seigneur of the fief of Porteraux in that of Grouville. By the mar-
riage of Richard Messervy with Mabel, eldest daughter of Clement Duma-
resq, the fief of Bagot came to be possessed by this family. A family named
Mcsscrwy, settled in England, is evidently a brancli of the old Jersey stock as
the name and their arms differ only slightly. The present representatives of
the family in Jersey are, Philip Messervy, Esq., and Thomas William
Messervy, Esq.
Arms — Or. three cherries, gules, stalked, vert.
Crest — A cherry-tree ppr.
Motto — Au valeureu.x CLeur rien impossible.
The American branches of this family spell the name in various forms; at
least it so appears on old records and modern documents. We find Mesharvy,
Meservey, Maserve, and Meserve; the latter spelling is most common. Many
of the characteristics of their nationality have appeared among the New Eng-
land members.
Clement Messerve,' from the isle of Jersey, was in Portsmouth, N. H.,
as early as 1670; was taxed there in 1673, and took the oath of allegiance in
1685. His children were named: Elizabeth,- Aaron,- Mary,- Daniel,^
Clement,'-^ and Tamsen.'-
Clemeilt Meserve'^ settled in Scarborough. He was born about 1680,
and died in 1745; was married first, Sept. 24, 1702, to Elizabeth Jones and
had a numerous family; said to have been a carpenter and mill-owner.
MESSERVEY AND MESERVR FAMILY. 949
third generation.
Children of Clement, 1st, of Scarborough:
1. Elizabeth," m. James Libby, Dec. 23, 1725.
2. Clement/ m. Sarah Stone, Aug. 14, 1738, and had issue.
3. Col. Nathaniel,'' of New Hampshire fame, who d. of small-pox while
in the Louisburg expedition. His wife was the Widow Mary Jackson,
dau. of Judge Jotham Odiorne. She d. Aug. 8, 1759, aged 47 years.
He had several children.
4. Geor(;e,^ of whom no information.
5. Dea. Daniel,'' m. Mehitable Bragdon, in Scarborough, Jan. 24, 1737,
and lived in that town, where he raised a large family, of whom more
hereafter. He d. in Scarborough, May 13, 1803, aged 88 years, leaving
a widow, with whom he had lived more than sixty-five years, and eight
children, the youngest of them being 47 years of age.
6. John,'' b. Mar. 21, 1708; m. Jemima Hubbard and had issue, as many
as ten children. He and wife were admitted into full communion with
the church in Scarborough Jan. 3, 1742. He was a carpenter by trade.
His wife, to whom pub. Sept. 2, 1732, was b. Mar. 3, 17 12; d. Dec. 8,
1768. He d. Mar. 9, 1762.
7. Joseph,' who probably settled in Standish.
fourth generation.
Children of Clement and Sarah:
1. Elizabeth,'' bapt. Mar. 21, 1731.
2. Clement,'' bapt. Nov. 11, 1733.
3. Hannah,'' bapt. May 7, 1736.
4. Joseph,'' bapt. Dec. 3, 1738.
5. Margaref,'' bapt. Aug. 23, 1741.
6. Benjamin,'' bapt. July 4, 1744.
7. Nathaniel,'' bapt. Jan. 26, 1748.
Children of Col. Nathaniel and Mary:
1. Sarah,* m. Jotham Ordiorne, a kinsman.
2. Nathaniel,'' d. at Louisburg with small-pox while serving with his father.
3. Hon. George,'' early collector of the ports of Portsmouth and Boston,
who was absent in England when the stamp act of 1765 was passed,
and was appointed agent for distributing the stamps in New Hampshire.
Three days after his arrival in Boston he was burned in effigy. On his
landing he was surrounded by a menacing crowd, and to pacify them
he publicly resigned his office on the parade. The people of Ports-
mouth, hearing of his arrival, hung him in effigy at the hay-market,
where the figure was allowed to remain through the day ; that night it
was carried through the town under great excitement and burned. When
he reached Portsmouth he was instantly compelled to resign his office
in presence of the indignant populace. He was an ardent Royalist and
went back to England before hostilities commenced. His property was
confiscated during the Revolution.
950 MESSERVET AND MESERVE FAMILY.
Children of Daniel and Mehitable:
1. Daniel/ b. May 5, 1739; m. Susanna Small, Apr. 22, 1760.
2. Elisha/ b. Jan. 19, 1741; m. Hannah Fogg, Jan. 16, 1765. He was
styled "Captain"; had £//s//a,'-' h. Feb. 23, 1766, and Atina,^ b. Mar.
14, 1773, in Scarborough.
3. Solomon,'' b. July 9, 1743; m. Isabella Jordan, Dec. 19, 1769; lived
in Scarborough, where record of births of five children were found :
L Mehitable,^ b. Jan. 26, 1772.
n. Phebe,^ b. Feb. 6, 1774-
in. Gideon,'^ b. Apr. 12, 1778.
IV. Elizabeth,^ b. Oct. 8, 1780.
V. Daniel, Jr.,^ b. in Jan., 1786.
4. Sarah A.,^ b. Jan. 27, 1745; m. Joseph Libby, Oct. 31, 1765.
5. Nathaniel,'' b. Apr. 20, 1747 ; m. Anna Hunnawell, Feb. 25, 1773, and
settled in Limington, where births of six children were recorded ; the
names of descendants hereafter.
6. GiDEON,^b. June3i, 1749; m. Elizabeth Fogg (b. in Scarborough, 1755),
about 1775, and had no less than ten children, whose names will appear.
7. ELiZABETH,*b. Jan. 5, 1754; m- Samuel Smith, of Arundel, Jan. 20, 1774.
8. Abigail,* bapt. Apr. 25, 1756; m. David Fogg, Oct. 5, 1775.
Children of John and Jemima:
I. Dorothy,* b. Oct. 13, 1733; m. Roger Libby, May 28, 1752.
2h Abigail,'' b. Feb. 21, 1735 ; m. Elisha Libby, Nov. 28, 1753, and died
June 5, 1817.
3. John,'' b. Dec. 7, 1738; m. Abigail, dau. of Dea. Joshua Small, March
17, 1762, and d. May 4, 1804. He had eight children, of whom more.
4. George,'' b. Dec. 21, 1740 ; m. Susanna Staples, Aug. 4, 1766, and had
/,?OT«,^ bapt. June 19, 1767; Bdhsheba,^h. Nov. 18, 1785.
5. Mary,* b. Nov. 19, 1742; m. Nathaniel Libby, Dec. 16, 1759, and had
twelve children; d. May 13, 1832.
6. William,* b. Oct. 26, 1744; m. Margery Deering, Nov. 25, 1766, and
lived in Scarborough. He d. Feb. 24, 1827 ; his widow d. March 13,
1837. Five children, of whom more.
7. Clement,* b. July 6, 1746 ; m. Mary Jose.
8. Joseph,* b. Nov. i, 1748; m. Elizabeth Haines, May 24, 1771.
9. Thomas,* b. Oct. 17, 1751.
fifth generation.
Children of Nathaniel of Limington:
1. DANiEL,= b. Feb. 23, 1775.
2. Hannah,^ b. July 15, 1777.
3. LucY,^ b. July 15, 1780.
4. Nathaniel,^ b. Apr. 6, 1782.
5. SiLAS,^ b. June 13, 1785: m. Patience; settled in Limington, and had
no less than three sons, named as follows :
MESSERVEY AND MESERVE FAMILY. 951
I. James," b. May i, 1813.
II. Daniel,"^ b. Sept. 11, 1815.
III. William,'" b. Sept. 23, 1817.
6. Mehitable,^ b. Mar. i, 1788.
Children of Gideon, of Scarborough:
1. Margaret,*^ b. Nov. 30, 1775.
2. Solomon,^ b. Oct. 10, 1777.
3. Gideon,^ b. Nov. 21, 1779.
4. Jane,"" b. Sept. 10, 17S1.
5. David,^ b. Dec. 25, 1783. .
6. Daniel,'' b. Dec. 7, 1785.
7. Eunice,^ b. March 28, 1788.
8. Elisha,^ b. May 28, 1791.
9. Reuben,^ b. July 8, 1792.
10. William,^ b. Aug. 23, 1794.
11. Elizabeth,'^ b. June 10, 1798.
Children of .John and .^biciil:
1. Maj. Joseph,^ b. Oct. 4, 1763; m. Mary, dau. of Solomon Stone, July
24, 1788 ; she d. Apr. 2, i860 (?). He was major of the 4th Regiment,
Maine Militia. He resided in Limington, where he d. Jan. 25, 1845.
Seven children named as follows :
I. Abigail,'' b. Mar. 15, 1790.
II. RuFUS," b. Aug. 9, 1792.
HI. Tabitha," b. July 6, 1796.
IV. Polly,'* b. Dec. 4, 1797.
v. LvDiA,'' b. April 26, 1803.
VI. Capt. Benjamin,** b. Aug. 20, 1805; m. Hannah, dau. of William and
Sarah (Hardy) Anderson, in Jan., 1830 (she b. June 20, 1804; d. Oct.
17, 1835). He was a resident in Limington as farmer, but d. in Bux-
ton, May 28, 1875; was captain of 6th Co., 4th Maine Regiment of
Infantry, in 1832. One son, Dr. Alhion K. P. Mescrve^' now of Port-
land, b. Mar. 30, 1836, m. Mary M., dau. of Thomas and Dorothy
(Libby) Johnson, of Gorham, at Freedom, N. H., June 10, 1857 ; set-
tled in Standish; moved to Buxton Aug. 2, 1859, and to Portland Aug.
2, 1881. Two sons, Charles A.,'' b. Mar. 27, 1858 (dec), and Liicien
W.^ b. Oct. 5, 1869.
VII. Solomon," b. June 26, 18 12.
2. Dorothy,'* b. Apr. 4, 1765; m. Mark Marr, of Limington, in Scar-
borough, Apr. 8, 1792.
3. Abigail,^ d. when a child.
4. John," d. young.
5. Benjamin," m. Hannah McKenney.
6. Samuel,"* b. Dec. 3, 1772 ; in. Elizabeth McDaniel (or McDonald), Jan.
19, 1 79 1, and settled in Limington, where births of children were re-
corded as follows :
952 MESSEEVEY AND MESEBYE FAMILY.
I. Parnel F.," b. Sept. 2, 1797.
II. John," b. Sept. 27, 1799.
III. Lvdia/ b. Jan. 14, 1802.
IV. Samuel/ b. Apr. 3, 1804.
V. Mark M.," b. Nov. 12, 1808.
7. JoHN,^ b. Sept. 26, 1779; m. Anna, dau. of Philip and Sally (Smith)
Larrabee, Mar. 24, 1803, and lived in Scarborough, where his children
were born, and there he d. Jan. 18, 1866 ; his wife d. Mar. 20, i860.
I. Abigail," b. Nov. 21, 1803; m. Woodbury Libby, June 26, 1828.
11. Sally," b. Aug. 21, 1805.
III. Joseph," b. Oct. 4, 1808; d. Apr. 8, 1817.
IV. Horace," b. June 20, i8ii; m. Esther Libby, Nov. 6, 1834.
V. Mary," b. Mar. 14, 1814; m. Nathaniel H. Johnson, of Westbrook,
Oct. 23, 1845.
VI. Nancy," m. Converse Libby, Feb. 8, 1838.
8. Anna,^ b. Sept. 29, 1783; d. single. May 5, 1849.
Children of William and Margery:
1. JoHN,^ b. Aug. 7, 1767; m. Hannah Libby and had, b. in Scarborough:
I. William," b. July 19, 1795.
II. Joshua," b. July 5, 1796.
III. Matthias," b. Apr. 24, 179S.
IV. Reuben," b. Jan. 11, 1800.
V. Esther," b. Nov. 8, 1802.
2. Jane," b. May 20, 1770; m. Jacob Larrabee, Sept. 24, 1793.
3. Dorothy," b. Mar. 7, 1773; in. Isaac Libby, Nov. 10, 1793.
4. Keziah," b. Nov. 17, 1776; m. Humphrey Libby, Jan. 3, 1799.
5. William," d. at age of 2 years.
Jobll Meserve,'' son of Clement and Mary Jose, married Mary Edwards,
in Buxton, Nov. 2, 1809, and both were members of Paul Coffin's church in
1818. He d. May 29, 1844; wife d. Oct. 16, 1873. Issue, b in Buxton:
1. Arcades E.," b. Dec. 6, 1810; m. Sophronia Bradbury, settled in Bu.x-
ton, and had issue. He d. Sept. 3, 1873; wife d. Feb. 24, 1883.
I. Martha G. R.,' b. Feb. 10, 1835.
II. Ann L. D.,' b. Oct. 19, 1836.
III. Ellen C.,' b. May 9, 1839; "''• Aug. 16, 1864, Benjamin C. Jordan,
of New Gloucester.
2. Freedom H.," b. Apr. 19, 1813; d. Aug. 14, 1816.
3. William H.," b. Jan. 23, 1817; m. Narcissa C. Hanson, of Buxton
(pub. Oct. 3, 1841). He probably married again, as Mrs. Miranda H.
Meserve d. in Aug., 1886. He d. Feb. 4, 1892, aged 75 years. Mrs.
Narcissa d. July 27, 1875. Children:
I. Horatio N.,' b. Nov. 16, 1843; d. Oct. 4, 1850.
II. Frank," b. June 27, 1847; d. Oct. 8, 1850.
MESSERVEY AND MESERVE FAMILY. 953
HI. Sarah J.,' b. June cS, 1859.
4. Samuel,'' b. Dec. i, 1818; m. Sarah Jose, Sept. 17, 1843, and settled
in Bu.xton, where his children were b. He d. Feb. 2, 1889 ; his wife d.
Oct. II, 1889. Issue:
I. John,' b. May 3, 1845 ! ™- Hamilton, of Waterborough.
II. Charles O.,' b. Oct. 9, 1846.
III. Henry N..'' b. Apr. 21, 1850; d. Feb. 25, 1854.
IV. Alfred,' b. May 24, 1852.
V. Alonzo.' b. June 29, 1853; d. Sept. 27, 1854.
VI. James W.,' b. May 30, 1855 ; m. Hamilton, of Waterborough.
5. Harriet," b. Sept. 10, 1820; m. John Foss, Mar. 29, 1842.
6. Infant, "^ b. Aug. 2, 1822; d. Aug. 3, 1822.
7. Lucy," b. Aug. 15, 1824; m. Stephen Towle, Jan. i, 1843, and lived in
Buxton.
8. Eliza," b. Jan. 5, 1827 ; m. James O. Pennell, Feb. 12, 1850.
9. Susanna," b. Feb. 5, 1828; m. Wm. S. Palmer, of Buxton, June 19, 1853.
Josepll Meserve, b. Aug. 2, 1805 ; m. Sally Black, probably of Limington,
who was b. June 30, 1804; died Dec. i, 1836. He married second, Abiah
E. , Sept. 12, 1814, in Conway. Children, born in Brownfield, as follows;
1. Benjamin, b. May i, 1830; d. June 19, 1831.
2. Elizabeth B., b. Mar. 19, 1832.
3. Mary J., b. Sept. 28, 1833.
4. Almeda, b. Aug. 26, 1836.
5. William, b. Sept. i, 1838.
6. Jonathan E., b. July 11, 1840.
Deiiuis Meserve, son of William and Abigail Marr, of Limington, born
May 24, 1831; married Ann M. Chick, Jan. 28, 1855; she b. Feb. 5, 1832;
died Oct. 6, 1864. He married second, Feb. 21, 1865, Eliza J. Hamblin, aged
29, a school-teacher, daughter of James and Abigail (Thompson) Hamblin, of
Brownfield, and had issue :
1. Willie C, b. Apr. 30, 1857 ; d. Oct. 3, 1864.
2. Hattie a., b. July 16, 1858.
3. Frederick S., b. Sept. 10, i860.
4. Earnest L., b. July 27, 1862 ; d. Apr. 3, 1863.
Isaac Meserve married Eliza Stone, of Limington, who was born July 27,
1807-9, ^""i had issue, born in Brownfield, as follows:
1. Alexander, b. Sept. 14, 1838.
2. Eunice S., b. Oct. 3, 1840.
Simon Meserve, of Scarborough, and Sally his wife had children as follows:
1. Charles, b. Jan. 23, 1807.
2. Ann, b. Apr. 21, 1809.
3. Simon, b. June 8, 1811.
954 MESSERVEY AND MESEBVE FAMILY.
Andrew Meserve, of Scarborough, and Eunice his wife had children
named as follows :
1. Samuel, b. Aug. 19, 1804.
2. Eliza, b. Feb. 4, 1806.
3. Jane, b. Feb. 12, 181 1.
4. RiZELLA, b. June 25, 1815.
Cleilieilt Meserve, 2d, and wife Jemima, of Scarborough, had children
born there named as follows:
1. Samuel, bapt. June 28, 1776.
2. Martin, bapt. Nov. 9, 1777.
3. John, bapt. Dec. 30, 1781.
4. Clement, bapt. Dec. 30, 1781.
Clement Meserve, from Scarborough, was in the old fort in Gorham dur-
ing the seven years' Indian war, which began in 1745. Three of the eight
men hired to guard the fort in Pearsontown, in 1755, were Clement Meserve,
Jr., John Meserve, and Joseph Meserve, brothers. Clement, Sr., settled down
in Standish, near the old academy, where the Congregational church now
stands, but sold out in 1 771, in which year he and his kindred removed to
Bristol, Me., where descendants have ever since flourished.
James Meserve, Esq., formerly merchant at West Buxton village, in
Mollis, is a descendant of the Scarborough family, but I do not find line of
connection. He early studied law ; has been long justice of the peace and
served in the Legislature and in municipal offices. He is a man of superior
intelligence and much executive ability ; honest and generous to a fault ; now
on a farm. He m. a dau. of Tobias Weymouth, a former resident of Hollis.
NEW HAMPSHIRE BRANCH.
Clement Meserve, son of Clement,* of Dover, N. H., settled in Jackson
in 1790. He married Lydia Tuttle and had three sons as will now appear:
1. Judge Silas, m. Betsey, dau. of Capt. Jonathan Meserve, and lived in
Jackson, N. H., where his children were born; held many offices; was
associate judge of the court of common pleas.
2. Isaac, m. Betsey Pinkham.
3. Ephraim, b. Feb. 20, 1773; m. Sally Gray and had children as follows:
I. Israel, of whom no record.
II. Sophia, m. Robert McCarter.
in. Abigail, m. Andrew Chesley.
IV. Florinda, m. William Emery,
v. Silas, m. Hannah Cogswell, lived on the homestead, and had two
children. Si/as D. and Mrs. Sarah Charles.
VI. Stephen D., is a physician in Robinson, 111.
VII. Oliver P., m. Nancy L. Eastman. He was postmaster from 1855 to
his death, in 1888, when his widow succeeded.
* Clement, son of Daniel Meserve, tapt. in Dover, July 31, 1740.
MESSERVET AND MESERVE FAMILY. 955
viii. Clement, is a lawyer in Hopkinton, Mass.
IX. WiNFiELD S., a prominent man in Danville.
X. Horace B., was a seaman; d. in Jackson.
XI. Israel, d. in the fort at Portsmouth.
Children of Silas and Betsey:
1. Stephen, did not maiTy; resided in Bartlett, where he filled official
positions; represented Bartlett and Jackson many years in the Legisla-
ture; was a conveyancer and did much probate business.
2. Isaac, lived in Bartlett and had issue, several daughters and a son.
Hon. Arthur L. Meserve, born Apr. i8, 1838, is the only male survivor
of his family in Bartlett. He has been elected to the municipal offices; has
been county commissioner three years; represented the town in State Legis-
lature; colonel on Governor Weston's staff; member of Governor Bell's coun-
cil; chairman of the Democratic State Committee; farmer, merchant, and
railroad man. He possessed a fine literary taste and has written many arti-
cles for publication.
Capt. Jonathan Meserve, a native of Dover or Madbury, N. H., removed
to Jackson, in that state, as early as 1790; held a captain's commission in
colonial days. He was activaiy opposed to the stamp act, and to his cousin,
Hon. George Meserve, who had been commissioned to distribute the stamps,
and spent his money freely in supporting the war for independence. He m.
Mary Davis and by her had seven children named Jonathan, Daniel, John,
Nathaniel, Betsey, Mary, and Joanna.
Col. Jonatlian Meserve, son of the preceding, born March 2, 1772, m.
Alice Pendexter, of Jackson. He carried on extensive agricultural operations
and actively engaged in general business; was colonel of the militia and
representative; genial and hospitable, he was a favorite among his contem-
poraries. He died Sept. 2, 1S49; wife died April 19, 1872.
Daniel Meserve married Betsey, daughter of John Pendexter, and lived
in Jackson until 18 15, when he removed to Bartlett. Several children.
Gen. George P. Meserve, son of preceding, born April 11, 1798, m.
Harriet Eastman, by whom a numerous family; having been employed on
the rugged soil in boyhood he was deprived of the means of gratifying his
inherent thirst for that knowledge obtained from books, such as are accessible
today; but after the days had expired, and when others were reposing, he was
wont to study such works as came within reach by the uncertain, flickering
light of pitch-wood. His strongest trend was on military lines, and he became
an adept in tactics, and at the early age of twenty-six was commissioned major-
general of the state militia.
MARRIAGES IN SCARBOROUGH.
Reuben and Anna Ringe, Jan. 4, 1789.
George and Jemima Libby, Apr. 2, 1790.
Ann and William Ringe, Jan. 30, 1792.
Margaret and Henry Libby, March, 1794.
Mary and Phineas Libby, Oct. 30, 1795.
Lydia and Jacob McDaniel, Nov. 5, 1795.
956 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Josiah and Mary Stone, July 24, 1788.
James and Jane Maxfield, Dec. 18, 1790.
Daniel and Sally Burnham, July 31, 1792.
Charles O. and Stella A. Whitten, at Alfred, May 17, 1770.
Nathaniel L. and Mary E. Pierce, at Alfred, Mar. 25, 1774.
Roger and Frances Harmon, Oct. 3, 1797.
Stephen and Lydia Libby, Oct. 4, 1797.
Sarah and John Kelley, Dec. 10, 1797.
Joseph and Polly Batt, Feb. 15, 1798.
Dorcas and Charles Emery, July 27, 1800.
Jane and Jacob Merrill, Jr., Jan. 25, 1806.
Robert and Esther Libby, June 25, 1809.
Esther and Robert Hasty, 3d, Nov. 30, 18 14.
Robert M. and Mehitable Sawyer, July 20, 1828.
Sarah and William Strout, Gorham, Nov. 27, 1834.
Elias and Betsey Shaw, Sept. 14, 1797.
William and Mary Boulter, 1797.
Pillilicu (^ainiln.
INTRODUCTORY.
In entering upon the task of compiling a history of the Milliken family a
laudable effort has been made to begin with the earliest mention of the name.
With this object in view, neither pains nor expense has been spared in mak-
ing thorough search for every document that contained the family cognomen.
Research has been exhausted in the great libraries of the United States, and
among others in Europe the greatest of all libraries the world has known, the
National Library of France. The changes in spelling of this surname have
given rise to different conclusions among our modern writers on this subject,
possibly from its remote origin and by reason of its passing from one country
to another and from one language to another; indeed, it seems to have had
almost a double origin.
The name Milliken is of Saxon origin and was first written Millingas, being
of date as early as the 13th century. We are left in doubt as to the significa-
tion, for there are no reliable authorities on definition of early Saxon surnames.
The Saxons, being the most warlike and adventurous of the Teutonic race,
planted their names as adopted in their abiding domiciles, in France, England,
Note.— Tlie Milliken family at large will ever be indebteil to Hon. James Milliken, of New
York city (better known as of Bellefoiite, Pa.), wl\o has, at a consiilerable e.xpense, procured the
facts relating to the origin and early gener.ations of the race. He has for many years been a
diligent searcher for everything that would throw light upon the history of the European
branches of the clan, and had assembled a large collection of data rehitins: to the subject which
he has kindly euntriliuti'd to this work. Almost as s on ,t,s he learned of an attcnipt to compile
the history id the iiiimenius Aiuerican lir;tnclies of the family, he institutnl a tliorongh search,
conducted by experts, in the great libraries of Paris, Bordeaux, and Kouen, in France, which
resulted in the discovery of documents from which the intirestiuL; farts relating to the family
in that country were extracted. Mr. Milliken has used every means to verify thi'se statements
and pronounces them "perfectly reliable." The whole introductory matter, witli thegenealogy
of his own branch down to the present <late, was well arranged and copied in type-writing. We
have made a few changes in tin- classification and composition to adapt it to the arrangement
carried out iu this book. Mr. Milliken has also put the author in communication with many of
the Milliken name, and to him we are grateful for many valuable suggestions.
ARMS
OF
MILLIKEN AND NAPIER,
Creation March 2, 162 7-
SEAT:
MILLIKEN HOUSE, RENFREWSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
Arms. — Quarterly, 1st and 4th ar^i;. , a saltire, engrailed between four
roses gu., the roses barbed vert, for Napier of Merchistown ; 2d az., a lion
rampant, arg. crowned, or, for MacDowall of Garthland ; 3d arg., a fesse
az., voided of the field, between three demi-lions rampant gu., holding in
his dexter forepaw a dagger, or, for Milliken.
Supporters. — Two eagles with wings closed, ppr.
Mottoes. — Sans Tache and Regarde Bien.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 957
Scotland, and Ireland. From the intermingling of this people with the Nor-
mans we find the name " Millingas" produced in Norman French as Millan-
ges, and among early mentions of the name we have the following to record :
Simon Millanges was born at Vert, in the province of Limousin, about 1540,
and died in Bordeaux, 1623. He was a professor of belle-lettres in the col-
lege of Guyenne, an expert among the grammarians of the realm in the Latin
language, and was thoroughly versed in Greek. He founded in Bordeaux, in
1572, a printing establishment of the first order, and soon obtained great
celebrity. The jurists of the realm assisted him financially; he had bestowed
upon him "lettres de Bourjeoisie," and he and his descendants were exempted
from all duties of impositions which burdened the people of Bordeaux at that
period. He was named printer to the kingdom in 1620, and his name was
given to a street in the city. His sons, James and William, continued the
printing business long after the death of their father.
The Saxon name Millingas, produced in French as Millanges, was the cause
of much humor, for in consequence of a similar pronunciation it was made to
mean Mille-anges, a t/ioiisaiu/ angc/s, and the distinguished and honored citizen
of Bordeaux had produced for him coats of arms abounding in angels carry-
ing palms, with absurd mottoes to heighten the humor.
In the department of MSS., of the National Library of France, we have found
reference made to a coat of arms of John de Milligen and Ca2sar de Milligen, of
a notable assembly from a district of foreign country, but the name is not dis-
tinctly legible. These were no doubt of the clan valiant vagabonds (rovers)
of the time of William I, and a part of the reference seems to be in ridicule of
the pretentious title of C.tsar.
There is also record of Mr. Christophe and Petre Milanges, court lawyers,
and Master John Milanges who were plaintiffs in two suits at law for the
recovery of a portion of their mother's estates, one suit of date April 13, i66g,
and the other of date January 27, 1672, and with these were associated in
later proceedings, their sisters Frances and Anabel, both suits having for
basis transactions in 1643.
The name appears in different parts of France of later dates, together clearly
establishing the Norman- French feature from which many have assumed that
the present names of Milliken and Milligan were of that origin. It has also
been claimed that the name in France had been spelled '■ Millegants " ; but
there is no record of such orthography. The Scotch name " Myligant " signi-
fies a myth or a false person.
The name has been traced from its original source, and from its Norman-
French adoption, directly into England and the southern counties of Scotland
and Ireland bordering on the Irish sea, whence families have scattered into
other sections of those lands. The name in Scotland is spelled "Milliken"';
in Ireland, "Milligan," and in England, "Millikin" and "Millican." In the
north of Scotland it is sometimes found as "Mulliken." In the United States
the surname in various branches of the family has been spelled Mulliken,
Milliken, Millikin, Millican, and Millikan.
MILLIKENS IN SCOTLAND.
Renfrewshire, Scotland, retains lasting record of the name Milliken. The
manor made historic by James Milliken, Esn., is still known by his name,
and a railway station near by commemorates it in the title of "Milliken Park."
958 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Unfortunately nearly all records of this branch of the family were destroyed
with Milliken house, by fire, in the last century, a fact confirmed by the late
Sir Robert John Milliken Napier, of " Milliken."
James Milliken was a gentleman of distinction and remarkable enterprise.
In his ventures he possessed a large estate on the island of St. Kitts, in the
West Indies, which still bears his name.
From an old history of Renfrewshire, by Crawford, we have found mention
of the family and estate, from which we have adapted the following: It ap-
pears that one George Houston, son of Ludovic Houston, alienated the house
and lands of Johnstone to Major James Milliken, in the year 1733, and he
changed the name, assuming the title of James Milliken, of Milliken, Esq. He
married a widow, Mary Stevens,* who was a lady of wealth in St. Kitts,
where she had a large estate which came to the Milliken family. He died in
1741, aged 72 years; his widow died in 1746, aged 80 years. These were
succeeded by their son, Jame.s Milliken, of Milliken, Esq., whose dignity of
mind and grace of manners made him an attractive person. He married Jean,
daughter of Alexander MacDowall, of Garthland, Esq., by whom he had two
sons, (i) James, who died in Venice, in Italy; (2) Alexander, who died at
Paris in France. These sons were both unmarried. There were also two
daughters, (i) Jean, married Col. William Napier, of Culcruch, parish of
Fintry, Stirlingshire, by whom she had a son Robert and a daughter Janet ;
(2) Marv, married Nathaniel Spense, physician in Edinburgh, and had issue.
She died March 3, 1774; her daughter Janet died April 16, 1777.
James Milliken, Esq., of Milliken, died June 7, 1776, and was succeeded
by his grandson, Robert Napier, son of his eldest daughter, Jean, before-men-
tioned. He succeeded his father as heir of Culcruch, April 11, 1773, and
was an officer in the army.
It will be thus seen that this branch of the Milliken family became extinct
in the male line with the decease of James Milliken, Esq., the second, of Milli-
ken, and passed to the Napiers, who were subsequently designated, "of Mil-
liken." The family crest adopted by Major James Milliken was "a demi-lion,
rampant gu." with the motto "Regarde bien " ; and his crest was designated
"of that Ilk."
THE MILLIKEN ESTATE.
Maj. James Milliken dismantled the old mansion which he found on
the lands acquired by him, and erected an elegant large house of more modern
style. This has been described in quaint language and great fullness of detail
in the old book alluded to. It was three stories in height, rustic covered,
pavilion roofed, having a platform covered with lead on the top, with ten steps
of a stone stair in front up to the main door, which was built after the Ionic
order, with a portico. The front overlooked toward the east, with office-houses
in form of a court, and a long circular colonnade passage extending from one
end to the other. There were "four nitches at each wing, where was a terrace
green."
James Milliken, Esq., the second of Milliken, made extensive and costly
*CoL. William MapDowall had command of a regiment in the island of St. Kitts, and it
sociiis that iMajcir .Tanirs Milliken was ;in oH'icer in the same hody. Col. Maonowall married a
daimliti-r <d' tiie widow Marv Ste\eiis who ln-i-ann- the wife of James Millilieii, and a i^randson
was named Milliken MaclAnvall. This familv had a large estate in Scotland known as Castle
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improvements on his estate. He made a pleasant bowling-green adjoining
the west side of the manor, having rows of tall lime trees upon the south and
and north ends. The orchards and gardens upon the south side consisted of
eight acres of ground through which the Kilbarchan stream meandered, fall-
ing down in four cascades. In the middle was a large circular pond surrounded
by lime trees. The green and pigeon houses stood in a parallel line.
In the year 1745, he acquired from Mr. Cunningham, of Craigsend, the ex-
tensive lands called the Auchinsloishe and Auchinsales; also the lands of
Mansuarie, Bankend, Lintwhite, Hallhill, Locher-mill, Wester and Easter Kaim-
hills, Boakshill, and others. On these lands coal and limestone were found.
About the year 1762, James Milliken purchased the lands of Easter White-
lands from the heirs of James Young, and afterwards the lands of Branscroft
from Robert Allison who removed to North Carolina with his family. In the
year 1767-8, Mr. Milliken enclosed the lands of Kaimhills, Boakshill, and
others in that barony, and made a new road at his own charges through the
lands of Branscroft and Whitelands into the town of Kilbarchan. He was
said to have expended more money on public roads than any gentleman in
Scotland. The roads leading from the bridge of Johnstone to Kilbarchan,
on both sides of Milliken mansion, were mostly made at his expense. In 1761
he built a stone bridge having two arches over the river Black Cart near the
ruins of Cochran tower, where was a corn-mill in Milliken barony ; and was
a generous contributor toward building the bridge of Johnstone in 1770, on
the great road between Kilbarchan and Paisley. He planted a number of firs
and other trees at a precipice called Barbrae in 1767-8, and built a dyke on
the summit; also opened a path from the mansion to the spot. On the estate
was a valuable freestone quarry.
MILLIKENS OF KISHACOQUILLAS VALLEY, PA.
Robert John Milliken,' an uncle of James Milliken, Esq., first of Milliken,
in Scotland, when a young man, removed to the north of Ireland, where he
married and had two sons. This is based on tradition well confirmed and
from imperfect church records. From letters of the sons, James and Huc.h,
the name of the father was found. His family crest differed slightly from
that of James Milliken, Esq., and is described as "A demi-lion royally
crowned gu. holding in his dexter paw a sword, ppr.," with the motto, "Regard
bien."
SECOND GENERATION.
1. James," son of preceding, was born near Dromore, County Down, Ire-
land, and married Elizabeth Davis. He was brought to America with
his family, in 1772, by his son Samuel, and settled on the Conewago,
near Harrisburg, Pa., then in Lancaster county. He died soon after
coming to America and was buried in Lancaster county, Pa. He had
issue, one son and four daughters, whose names will follow.
2. Hugh,- second son of Robert John, a farmer near Dromore, did not
come to America. He was ancestor of a numerous race, some of
whom remained in their fatherland while others followed their kindred
to Pennsylvania, where, and in Ohio, their posterity, a people of respect-
ability, culture, and prominence, now reside.
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THIRD GENBKATION.
1. Samuel,^ son of James- (2), was born near Dromore, Ireland, 1746,
and became the head of one branch of the MiUiken family in Pennsyl-
vania. He preceded his father and came to America, as shown by his
certificate of church membership, in 1763. (In this document his name
was spelled Mulligan.) He was a linen manufacturer and merchant,
and located on the Schuylkill river, near Philadelphia. He made five
voyages to Ireland, and, on one of his return trips, brought his father
to his then residence on the Conewago. Soon after the death of his
father he joined emigrants, who had been friends and acquaintances in
Ireland, and located a colony in the beautiful and richly fertile Kishaco-
quillas valley, of now Mifflin county, Pa., not distant from the Juniata
river, which territory was then comprised in Cumberland county. He
made location of a large tract of land, parts of which are still owned by
his descendants. Here he became a farmer. This settlement deter-
mined the religious character of the whole valley, for many years, as
rigid Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. The district was then an Indian
frontier, and many harvests were made by this sterling yeomanry with
their rifles on their backs. One of the conspicuous peaks of the moun-
tain range, which encloses the valley on the north, perpetuates the name
in its designation of " Milliken's knob " and " Milliken's high top." In
the same range, but beyond the limits of the present county, there is
further recognition of the name in "Milligen's Cove." A letter read at
a recent centennial of the first Presbyterian church of Kishacoquillas
valley, written by Mr. Milliken's wife, was addressed to him in Wash-
ington's army at Valley Forge. Samuel MiUiken, with certain neigh-
bors, learning of the suffering and distress of the army, collected vol-
untary contributions of food and clothing, and with their teams delivered
the same to the soldiers at Valley Forge, a distance of 150 miles. He
m., in 1775, Miss Margaret Foster, who was born in Lancaster county,
Pa., in 1753, and had issue, six sons and three daughters, of whom
hereafter, born in the Kishacoquillas valley. He d. Oct. 28, 1804.
2. Jane,^ dau. of James" (2), was the wife of Robert Patterson, in Ireland.
3. Nancy,' dau. of James - (2), was m., in Pennsylvania, to Robert Garner.
4. Isabella,^ dau. of James" (2), was the wife of John Harbinson.
5. Sarah,* dau. of James'-' (2), m. John Holt.
FOtTKTH GENERATION.
1. James,"* son of SamueP ( i), b. Jan. ig, 1776; m. Miss Ann Cunning-
ham, of Chester county. Pa., and had issue, two sons and three daugh-
ters, as will appear. He was a distinguished merchant and banker, at
Lewiston, Pa. ; served in the Legislature of his state, and was prominent
in advocating the making of roads and other early improvements.
2. Samuel,'' second son of Samuel* (i), died without issue.
3. David,"* third son of Samuel ■'' (1), m. a Miss Steely. He was a merchant
and farmer, and with military tastes was a volunteer with General Scott
at the battle of Lundy's Lane; he died issueless.
4. Robert,'' fourth son of Samuel* (i), b. March 14, 1793 ; was m. three
times; first to Ann McNitt (she was b. Nov. 21, 1796, and d. Oct. 19,
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183s), Dec. 21, 1813, by whom eleven children ; second, Aug. 22, 1837,
to Sarah B. Johnston, of Kishacoquillas valley, by whom two children ;
third, to Mrs. Rebecca Long, by whom no issue.
5. Foster," fifth son of Samuel" (i), b. Apr. 24, 1794; m. Nancy Thomp-
son, of Mifflin county. Pa., June, 18 19; d. Mar. 31, 185 1. He was a
general merchant; one of the early sheriffs of Mifflin county, and for
some time an iron master. He had three sons and one dau., of whom
more hereafter.
6. Joseph,-* si.xth son of Samuel'' (i), m. Elizabeth Paton, 1822, and had
issue, four sons and seven daughters, of whom hereafter. He was a
distinguished merchant and banker of Lewiston, Pa. His descendants
now (1893) number eighty-six.
7. Barb.'^ra," dau. of Samuel^ (i), b. Feb. 22, 1780; was m. Jan. 6, 1800,
near Belief onte, Centre county. Pa., to James Whitehill, b. Mar. i, 177 1,
d. Aug. 15, 1844; for about ten years these resided at Bellefonte, but
removed to Clarion county, and settled near Edinburgh where they re-
mained. She d. April 13, 1850. Three sons and four daughters.
8. J.\NE," dau. of SamueP (i), m. John Cooper.
9. Elizabeth,-' dau. of Samuel -■" (i), d. young.
fifth generation.
Children of James awd Ann:
1 . Samuel,' m. Mary E., dau. of John Potter, of Alexandria, Pa., and had
issue, two sons and two daughters, of whom hereafter. He is now a
resident of Hallidaysburg, Pa.
2. Allan C.,-' was a graduate of Princeton College, 1846; now deceased.
3. Mary,' now of Lewiston, Pa.
4. Margaret,-' deceased.
5. Anna,' the wife of Judge Amory D. Potter, Toledo, Ohio.
Children of Robert and Ann:
1. Margaret J.,-' b. Oct. 11, 1814; m. Robert M. Campbell, of Kishaco-
quillas valley; d. May 20, 1845.
2. Samuel,' b. Nov. 16, 1816; m. first, Mary M. Thompson, of Milroy,
Pa., Dec. 19. 1843, by whom five sons; second, Maria C. Goheen, of
Centre county. Pa., Oct. 29, 1861, by whom six sons and one daughter.
He was a farmer ; elder in Presbyterian church ; deceased.
3. Robert M.,' b. Nov. 25, 1818; m. Mary J. Barr, Nov. 18, 1847, and
had one son ; deceased.
4. Mary,' b. Oct. 22, 1820; m. Rev. John E. Alexander, Nov. 22, 1843;
d. Dec. 9, 1855.
5. Ann,' b. Dec. i, 1822 ; deceased.
6. Catherine,' b. Nov. 21, 1824; deceased.
7. Barbara,' b. Dec. 30, 1826; deceased.
8. Matilda,' b. Dec. 10, 1828; m. R. H. Alexander, Nov. 27, 1849; d.
Jan. 26, 1854.
9. David F.,' b. Feb. 9, 1831 ; m. Dec. 29, 1853, Sarah J. Carver, of
962 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Kishacoquillas valley; died Jan. i8, 1879, ^-t the Milliken homestead,
where the widow now resides. The seven children were all born there.
10. Elizabeth A.,° b. July 21, 1833; m. Joseph N. Sprout, Oct. 9, 1855;
now living at Lore City, Ohio.
11. Sarah W.,'' b. Oct. 19, 1835; m. William S. Wilson; deceased.
Children of Robert and Sarah;
1. James J.,' b. Jan. 25, 1839 ; "^- ^""^ ^1°* living at Walker, Yarpari Co.,
Arizona.
2. Margaret J ,■' b. Jan. 10, 1S43; d. May 20, 1845.
Children of Foster and Nancy:
1. Samuel,''^ m. Miss Fullerton, of Philadelphia, and had two sons and a
daughter. He was for many years an iron merchant in New York; now
a resident of Plainfield, N. J.
2. Moses T.,'^ b. Feb. 20, 1822; m. Caroline Valentine, of Bellefonte, Pa.,
and had two daughters.
3. Hon. James,^ b. July 23, 1824, of whom we make extract from the
"History of Centre County, Pa.," to wit :
Before Mr. Milliken was of age he was entrusted by Messrs. Valentine with
the agency for the sale of their iron in the state of New York, and was located
for that purpose at Elmira, N. Y., for several years. When this agency closed,
his uncles, who were leading commercial men of Mifflin county, persuaded him
to join them in business at Lewiston, Pa. Not satisfied with the limited sphere
of business at Lewiston, Mr. Milliken removed to Philadelpliia in 1S51. and
engaged in the flour and grain commission business, in the firm of Richardson
& MilMken; but after a few years he engaged in a business more suited to his
tastes, the manufacture of iron. He was associated for a number of years with
the firm of Reeves, Buck & Co., which became, and is at present, the Phcenix
Iron Company, of Philadelphia and Phcenixville, Chester Co., Pa.
While he resided in Philadelphia Mr. Milliken took an active part in public
affairs, and by his perseverance, intelligence, and high character took a promi-
nent position among the leading men of that city. At the outbreak of the war
of 1S61 he was especially prominent. He was a member of the Board of Trade,
director of several railroad companies, and was one of the originators of the
great Union League that did so much in behalf of the country in suppressing
the Rebellion. He was made a member of the committee, of which the mayor
was chairman, which distributed a bounty of several millions to the volunteers.
On the occasion of the great city meeting to take action upon the firing upon
Fort Sumter, when masses of e.xcited men surged through the streets. Mr.
Milliken mounted a temporary platform in front of the old National Hall and
made a remarkably able speech, commencing: "Fellow-citizens, — With this
calamity upon us we have ceased to be Republicans, we have ceased to be
Democrats; we have ceased knowing party lines or recognizing party ties, for
in this trying hour, as patriots and citizens, we should rise above them all, and
stand firm for our country and for a government for ourselves." In this vein
he dwelt at length upon the issues forced upon us by the Rebellion, and when
he closed a mass of men that blocked Market street as far as the eye could
reach made response to his patriotism in cheers that resounded far and wide
upon the midnight air through the city.
Mr. Milliken's e.xcessive labor in business and in public afl^airs told upon his
health, and by the time the war closed he had to retire altogether. He then
devoted several years to study and travel, extending his excursions several
times over most of the countries of Europe, spent two winters in the tropics,
one in Spain and Italy, and one in Egypt. He crossed the great Arabian desert,
scaled Mount Sinai, and visited the ancient city of Petra. He subsequently
traveled through the Holy Land, Greece, and Turkey, and afterwards passed
a winter in Mexico.
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The straitened circumstances of the family deprived Mr. Milliken of even a
common-school education and, of course, classical training. Nevertheless, he
acquired several foreign languages. His present fluency of style and force of
diction are on that account surprising, and indicate him to be a man of genius
and brain power. His address in the State Convention, May lo, 1882, in nom-
inating Gen. James A. Beaver as the Republican candidate for governor, has
been described by the public press of the day as "a model, and one of the
most eloquent ever delivered in a political body of that character." Mr. Milli-
ken is the author of several brochures, to be found in the public libraries of
New York and Philadelphia, notably, "A Tour of Travel in Lower Egypt and
the Desert of Sinai," "A Voyager's Letters from Me.xico," etc., etc.
His characteristic as a business man was never to enter upon any work his
head and heart did not approve, consequently he never relinquished anything
he set out to do. An example of this was his resuscitation of a prominent
railway and coal company of Philadelphia, whose fortunes seemed to be aban-
doned by nearly all deeply interested in it. Resisted even by many whose
interests he was serving, he fought its officers in court and out of court, and
made the corporation one entitled to the confidence of the people. At the
close of the controversy the stockholders presented Mr. Milliken, as a testi-
monial, stock of the company and a service of silver, of value altogether of
ten thousand dollars He declined the stock, but accepted the silver service
as a souvenir of their regard.
He has been one of the successful men of our times, standing in the first
rank in every relation of life, and in his life and character exemplifying the
fullest illustration of the advice of the celebrated bishop of England, who, on
being asked by a noble lord what he should give his son to enable him to get
on in the world, replied: " Give him poverty and parts."
Children of Joseph and Elizabeth:
1. Wii.Li.AM P.," general trader; m. Elizabeth Starrett, and resides at Lake
City, Minn.; has issue.
2. Rev. Samuel J.,^ m. Miss Gemmill, and has a son and two daughters.
He is a Presbyterian minister at Titusville, N. J.
3. Joseph,'' m. and had a daughter. He was a physician; d. in Florida.
4. Jame.s F.,^ d. in infancy.
5. Margaretta,^ m. the eminent lawyer, D. W. Wood, Esq., of Lewiston,
Pa., grandson of Rev. Dr. Joiin Witherspoon, one of the first presidents
of Princeton College, New Jersey, the only clergyman who signed the
Declaration of Independence. She had issue.
Ph(T.ba a.,* m. Rev. Unagot, a missionary at Guntour, India, where she
died, leaving issue.
Elizabeth,'* m. Maj. R. W. Patton, of Lewiston, Pa., where she resides.
Maria,'' m., first, John Dennison, and had issue; second. Col. Robert
McMutrie, and had issue. She is deceased.
Mary E.,'' m., first, Gates Myers, and had a son and daughter; second,
William Russell, banker, of Lewiston, Pa. She is deceased.
Emilv J.,' m. John N. Dewess, a prominent surveyor and geologist, now
residing at Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Sarah I.,' m. Joseph Hemphill, both residents of Hollidaysburg, Pa.
sixth genekation.
Children of Samuel and Mary:
I. CoL. James F.," b. at Lewiston, Pa., July 19, 1847; m. Fannie, a dau.
of Judge David Caldwell, by whom one daughter. Col. Milliken was
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educated at Lewiston, Alexandria, Tuscarora Academy, and the Penn-
sylvania Military Academy. In 1863 he ran away from the military
school and enlisted as a private in the 124th of P. V. I., but on the
application of the officers of the academy he was discharged, and went
back to assist in bringing out the battery from the school. He after-
wards enlisted in the 54th Regiment, P. V. I., and was with that com-
mand almost continuously as colonel's orderly. At the close of the war
he read law with Hon. S. S. Blair, at HoUidaysburg, Pa., where his
parents then resided, and was admitted to practice in July, 1868, a few
days after he reached his majority. When the National Guard move-
ment was inaugurated, a few years later, he was actively identified with
it. He was the first captain of the company in his town ; when the
battalion was formed he was elected lieutenant-colonel, and was its first
commanding officer. When the sth Regiment was formed he was
elected colonel, being not yet twenty-seven years of age, and the young-
est colonel ever commanding a regiment of Pennsylvania National
Guards. After his admission to the bar he secured a large practice,
and, in 1874, was elected district attorney of Blair county. He was
chief engineer of the fire department, and captain and first base of the
Juniata base-ball club. He was quite an athlete, being five feet and
eleven inches in height, and weighing 170 pounds. He was the cham-
pion runner, jumper, boxer, swimmer, rider, fencer, and rifle shot in his
county, and possessed the largest personal acquaintance of any man in
that section of the state. Col. Milliken was one of the many residents
of country towns to whom the war had given a view of the outside
world, and was ever after unsatisfied by the excitement incident thereto.
In 1877 he gave up his lucrative practice and went to Egypt to take part
in the Turco-Russian war. He was appointed by Gen. W. W. Loring, who
commanded the Alexandria corps of the Egyptian army, as a colonel on
his staff, but the war ended shortly afterwards and the American officers,
with exception of Gen. C. P. Stone, were discharged from service. At the
suggestion of this ofificer Col. Milliken remained in Egypt, and started
an American commission house at Alexandria, which proved a success
until the country was taken possession of by the British, in 1882, and
the city of Alexandria reduced to ruins. He then went to Vienna, where
he remained for a few months, thence to Paris, where he commenced
dramatic writing. In 1883 he returned to America and located in New
York City, where he devoted his attention specially to literary and theat-
rical work. He has written no less than thirty-six plays, operas, and
sketches combined ; the most successful of these have been, " Three
Wives to one Husband," "Half Seas Over," "Old Comrades," "The
Blarney Stone," "The Postal Card," "Nana Sahib," " The Confederate
Colonel," "Madam Boniface," "Niviche," "Hades and the Four Hun-
dred," and "A Desperate Love." He has just completed a collection of
eighteen of his short stories, which have been published in various
periodicals, and is at present having them illustrated with the intention
of publishing them in book form, under the title of "Stage Stories."
Col. Milliken is a fine linguist, speaking German, French, and Italian
fluently, and more or less Arabic, Turkish, Maltese, and Greek. In
March of 1894 he retired from literary and dramatic work, and was
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admitted to the New York bar, where he is engaged in the practice of
his profession, with an office at 287 Broadway, New York City.
2. Allen C.,'' m. and now resides at Pottsville, Pa.
3. Rose," living at Hollidaysburg, Pa.
4. Anna," m. B. F. Perry and resides in Baltimore, Md.
Children of Samuel and Mary:
1. WILLL4M T.," deceased.
2. Robert M.,° deceased.
3. Edwin F.," b. Sept. 7, 1849 ; farmer, residing near Warrensburg, Mo.
4. Samuel T.,'''b. Dec. g, 1851 ; an elder in Presbyterian church, at Prairie
Home, Shelby county. 111.
5. James A.," b. June 5, 1855 ; a farmer residing near Warrensburg, Mo.
Children of Samuel and Maria:
1. Margaret H.," born July 27, 1862 ; m. James W. Neil and lives near
Independence, Mo.
2. Robert G.," b. Jan. 30, 1S64; deceased.
3. John D.," b. Mar. 4, 1866; living in Chicago.
4. Joseph M.," b. Jan. 11, 1868; resides at Warrensburg, Mo.
5. Frank. M.," b. Aug. 20, 1869; living in Chicago.
6. William H.," b. June 5, 1875 ; deceased.
7. BuDD C," b. July 26, 1878; lives at Warrensburg, Mo.
Child of Robert M. and Mary:
I. H. M.," son of Robert M. and Mary J. Barr, resides in Chicago in the
employ of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul R. R. Co.
Children of D.iviD and Sarah:
1. Allen R.," b. Dec. 19, 1854; d. May 6, 1855.
2. Annie E.," b. Feb. 27, 1856; d. Mar. 28, 1875.
3. Clarence G.," b. May 3, 1858; a leading, enterprising farmer, living
unmarried on the old Milliken homestead.
4. John F.," b. Dec. 29, 1859. He is an attorney at law, unmarried, in
Pittsburg, Pa.
5. Samuel M.,"b. Nov. i, 1862 ; is a merchant at Denver, Col. ; unmarried.
6. Jennie L.," b. June 6, 1864; d. Nov. 18, 1877.
7. Sarah M.," b. Aug. 25, 1866; living on homestead.
MILLIKINS OF WASHINOTON COUNTY, PA.
James Millikin,' born in 1727, and died at Dromore, Ireland, April,
1789. He married Martha Hemphill, who was born in 1729, and died May
12, 1800. These are supposed to have spent their days at or near Dromore,
County Down, as letters forwarded to his children in Pennsylvania were
dated there. From the tone of the subjoined letter to his sons he appears to
have been a godly man. There were no less than nine children in this fam-
ily, but we have not been able to gain much reliable information concerning
966 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
some of them. The names were as follows: James,^ William,^ John,''
Mary,'- David,- Martha,^ Samuel,- Nancv,^ and Robert.^
LETTER FROM JAMES MltLIKIN, DROMOBE, IRELAND.
Dromore, June 22, 17S6.
Dear Son James : — Having the oppertunity of a bearer I think it my duty to let
you know that we are in a merciful state of health at present, and thanks be to God
for his mercies to us, hoping these lines will find you in the same. VVe received five
letters from you in one day, one from your lather-in-law, one from your wife, and
another from your brother VVilliam, which was of a date of joy to us to hear from you
all at once being alive after so long troublesome times in that country, for during
those troubles my whole heart's desire and prayer to God was for you that ye might
through his mercy be saved. Now I hope you have most partly through your
troubles of war, that you will not be negligent, but sober and vigilent never ceasing
but praying God who preserved you the bypast times from accidents and enimies.
Do thou now. I pray to God to let no evil befall thee nor plague come near Thyself.
Because of Evil Doers neither be thou Envious against the workers of Iniquity, for
they shall be cut down like grass and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord
and do good, so shalt thou Dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed. Be thou
Stedfast in faith, you know the reward of being faithful unto Death, and that is a
crown of glory or a promise of an heavenly inheritance for the which I hope you will
walk circumspectly and worthy of the vocation where with you are called, keeping
[the] unity of the Spirit in the Bond of peace. So this perhaps being my last opper-
tunity that I'll get to write to you or any of you may the Lord with his mercies Bless
you and cause Brotherly Love to continue amongst you and with his Grace Be daily
present in your families and so be it. You are Desirous to know how 1 fared through
the war. I answer you it was very Detrimental to us and [in] the most part of this
County it Caused every kind of over Sea goods to be very 111 to purchase. Especially
the tobacco, it was at the Rate of 4 pence per pound but it and several other Com-
modities is got to the old Rate again most partly. You Desired a little Before to
send some Clothing to you and that very year we had a great affliction and sickness
and at the heels of that a great loss of cattle and a large Rent going [on] which drove
your Demands out of our heads till the war Come on tlien all oppertunities lost, more-
over our Crops did not well here for three years which raised the vituals to a great
Extent, meal in some places in this country came to 6 s 6d per score but it Did not
amount so that in this parish it was only 5 s per score & 4s lo'i d and all other things
too tedious now to mention. Conformably Dear likewise. Now making this opper-
tunity Serve in writing to your Brother VVm. as to you as [at this] time cannot afford
writing Sepperately to himself you will be careful to Remember our love to him and
his family. Your sister Mary Remains still unmarried and lives always with us.
Your brother David and your Brother Samuel was in the thought of going to that
country this Summer but they have adjourned it to the ne.xt Spring. Samuel thought
he was not learned enough to go into that Country, he intends Continuing at School
this year yet for he means making his Bread on that Calling; your uncle James
Hemphill was very displeased that you did not write to him separately in your letters
he is now got to be a man of great oppulence and wealth him and his children they
have purchased Several States as we call them farms, he has a farm you know of his
own in Calmore well he has now one in Claggon another [in] Lartnially another in
Drumraighellen (?) another in Macremore another in Leshnash and he intends send-
ing one of his Sons to that Country to buy another of your father-in-law, his children
are all unmarried and your aunt Jennet Hemphill Died six years ago. So I add no
more but remain your Dutiful father till Death, James Millikin.
P. S. — Be sure to Remember your Mothers Love and mine to our Brother Col.
McFarland and his family.
SECOND GENERATION.
I. James,'- b. Jan. 5, 1752, in County Antrim, Ireland; m. Dolly, dau. of
Daniel and Sarah (Barber) McFarland, Mar. 31, 1778; d. July 30, 1821.
In 1 77 1 he emigrated to Washington county, Pa. From a letter written
by one who remembers him, we learn that he was a small man weigh-
ing about 150 pounds; "a very quiet, inoffensive, honest Protestant
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 967
Irishman " ; a weaver by trade. His grandson used to visit his loom-
shop and fill quills for him while he sang Irish songs. He claimed to
be of English descent and disliked to be called an Irishman. Eleven
children.
WiLLi.^.M,- b. in Ireland; came to Green county, Pa.; d. May 6, 1800;
no other information.
3. John,- b. in Ireland; d. May 4, 1793.
4. M.ARv," b. in Ireland ; m. John fJane about 1 800-1, and her father gave
her a farm; had ten children; "lived a hard life," and d. about 1826.
5. David," was at home in Ireland in 1786.
6. Martha. -
Samuel,- was at home in Ireland in 1786.
Nancy.-
RoBERT,- b. in Ireland ; came to Green county. Pa. ; had a large family.
THIRD GENERATION.
Dr. Daniel,'* b. Feb. 4, 1779, on Ten Mile Creek, Washington county,
Pa.; m. Joan, dau. of Col. John and Cassandra (Williams) Minor, of
the same county, Dec. 31, 1801 ; d. at Hamilton, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1849.
In 1804 he visited the Miami valley in Ohio, and in 1807 he with his
two brothers, John H. and Samuel, set out for the West, reaching Hamil-
ton May 7, 1807, just a month after leaving home. When 18 years of
age his parents sent him to Jefferson College at Cannsburg, Washing-
ton county. Pa., where he remained over a year devoting some time to
languages preparatory to the study of medicine ; he then began a course
under Dr. James Bell, of Greenboro, Pa. He commenced practice at
his early home. Finding little to do he removed by way of the Monon-
gahela to Cincinnati by flat boat. At that time the lot of a country
physician was hard. He was the first permanent medical practitioner in
Hamilton. He was called to all parts of Miami county and neighboring
counties, being sometimes absent from home several days. Every sum-
mer and autumn malaria was virulent and physicians were in such
demand that their time for rest did not average more than five hours
out of the twenty-four.
By his vigorous constitution, cheerful, placid temperament, and that
rare way of taking things as they came. Dr. Millikin was well fitted to
endure the hardships incident to the life of the pioneer physician. As
he lived until 1849 there are many who remember him, and quaint tra-
ditions are held about "old Doctor Dan," as he was called, in contra-
distinction to " Doctor Dan," his grandson. He was a large, raw-boned
man of about 200 pounds weight. Being fond of good stories, he is
said to have sometimes tarried at the home of a talkative patient half
a day. He was a surgeon in the regiment of Col. Mills during the war
of 18 1 2, and for a time acting quartermaster. He served as trustee of
Miami University for many years; was in the Ohio House of Repre-
sentatives in 18 16. He was major-general of the Third Division of
Ohio Militia, and served as associate judge (or "wooden heads") of the
court of common pleas for three terms. By first wife eleven children.
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He m., second, Ellen Curry, who d. without issue. His third wife was
Ellen Morrison, by whom four children.
2. Mary,'* b. Sept. 14, 1780; d. Oct. 14, 1826.
3. James, ^ b. July 24, 1782 ; m. Cook and resides in Jefferson, Wash-
ington Co., Pa.
4. John,' b. Mar. 3, 1785.
5. Samuel,' b. Feb. 28, 1787, on Ten Mile creek, Washington Co., Pa.;
m. Sept. 28, 1813, Mary, dau. of Joseph Hunter, of Butler Co., Ohio;
d. Oct. 7, 1870, at Hamilton, Ohio. After his settlement at Hamilton
he read medicine with his brother Daniel, but soon concluded that his
tastes were not in that line, and opened the first drug store in the town
and continued in the business until about the time of marriage. He
then became a partner of Joseph Hough, who was one of Hamilton's
most prominent merchants, and subsequently engaged in merchandising
at Middletown. In 182 1 he was elected sheriff of Butler Co., Ohio, in
which capacity he served two terms. In 1828 he again went into busi-
ness; in 1836 removed to Vermillion Co., Ind., where he tried farming;
closed up all business in 1864 and returned to Hamilton, where he d.
Six children, of whom hereafter.
6. William S.,' b. Sept. 30, 1789; d. Aug. 10, 1845.
7. Dolly,' b. Nov. 20, 1791; d. Dec. 26, 1794.
8. Robert B.,' b. Dec. 9, 1793; m. Dec. 16, 1816, Sarah, dau. of Thomas
Gray, near Wheeling, Va. By request of his brother Daniel he came
from Pennsylvania to Ohio to "study physic" in 1813, and in 1817 was
licensed to practice. He was for many years settled at Rossville, now
the first ward of Hamilton. " Dr. Bob" was a far better business man
than his brother Daniel; gave close attention to his practice and accu-
mulated a good estate for those days. While engaged in his profession
he kept a drug store ; was postmaster at Rossville, embarked in mer-
chandising, and filled the vacancy caused by a defaulting county treas-
urer. He was a brigadier-general of militia, a trustee of Miami Univer-
sity, and a member of the Ohio Legislature. After the death of his
wife he m., second, Mrs. Ann Eliza Yeomans. He d. June 28, i860.
Several children.
9. Andrew,' b, Apr. 4, 1796, in Washington Co., Pa.; removed to Ham-
ilton, Ohio, in 1820-1 ; m. Adaline, dau. of Joseph Hunter, of Butler
Co., in 1822, and d. in 1833, of Asiatic cholera, on his farm at Pleas-
ant Run, Ohio. He was a clothier by trade, but followed several pur-
suits. He left children.
10. Abel,' b. Nov. 28, 1799; remained on the old homestead in Washing-
ton Co., Pa., many years, but finally followed his brothers to Ohio. He
m. Nancy Vandyke, Mar. 27, 1822; d. Apr. 6, 1865. Issue hereafter.
11. Anna,-'* b. July 24, 1803; d. Aug. 3, 1804.
FOCKTH GENERATION.
Children of Dr. Daniel and Joan :
I. Stephen,'' b. Jan. 2, 1803, in Washington county. Pa. ; removed to Ham-
ilton, Ohio, in 1807; m. Eleanor M. Ewing, April 17, 1823; d. Jan 2,
MILLIKE N FAMILY. 969
1832, at Vermillion county, Ind. His second wife was Catherine Tuley,
who d. Oct. 28, 1874. Twelve children.
2. Maj. John M./ b. Oct. 14, 1804, in Washington county, Pa., and came
to Hamilton, Ohio, with his father. May 7, 1807. He was instructed
by Dr. Proudfit, of Hamilton, and, in 1824, returned to his birthplace
and entered Washington College. He studied law with Jesse Corwin,
of Hamilton, and on Sept. 5, 1827, he was admitted to the bar by the
Supreme Court of Ohio. In 1834 he formed a partnership with William
B , who was afterwards governor of Ohio. This relation was dis-
solved in 1844, Major Millikin retiring to his farm, three miles east of
Hamilton, to recruit his health. He did not return to legal practice,
but became much interested in agriculture, contributing many papers to
the farm journals. For many years his farm was a model one, where
he kept improved stock. In 1846 he was a member of the State Board
of Equalization. He became a member of the State Board of Agri-
culture in 1856, and was twice re-elected, being president of the board
one year. In i860 he was appointed a trustee of Miami University,
and served in that capacity until his death. In 1873 he was named by
the Secretary of the Interior as one to make a treaty with the Creek
Indians for relinquishment of part of their territory to the Seminoles,
and for this purpose he visited the Indian Territory. He served as
treasurer of the state of Ohio in 1876-7. He was renominated in 1878,
but defeated by the Democrats. The remaining years of his useful life
were passed on his farm. At the time of his death he was the oldest
professional man in his county. Those competent to judge have be-
lieved that he would have been a very able lawyer had he continued in
practice. He was a man of fine presence, being six feet in height, of
250 pounds weight, industrious and aggressive in debate; but a parti-
ality for rural life proved too strong a temptation and he hied him away
to the fields. He m. Mary, only dau. of Joseph and Jane (Hunter)
Hough, Sept. 6, 1831, by whom six children. He d. April 9, 1884.
3. Anna,'' b. Sept. 6, 1806; d. a child.
4. Thomas B.,"* b. May 8, 1808; m. Catherine, dau. of John and Frances
(Luckey) Hough, Nov. 10, 1831; second, Caroline Tabscott; d. June
6, 1873, in Illinois. Three children.
5. James H.,'' b. May 8, 1808; d. Jan. 2, 1809.
6. Anna,* b. Mar. 5, 181 1; m. Americus Symmes; d. Jan. 5, 1839.
7. Joan M.,'' b. May 10, 1813 ; m. Robert, eldest son of Samuel and Jane
(Richardson) Kennedy, Dec. 6, 1832; now a widow at Hamilton, Ohio.
8. Mary,'' b. Aug. 22, 1815; m. David D., son of Isaac and Elizabeth
(Deardorff) Conover, of Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 19, 1838; d. August 11,
1844. Issue.
9. Daniel,'' b. April 17, 1818; m. Feb. 21, 1843, Sarah J., second dau. of
C)Tus and Mariah (Woodrough) Osborn in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was
many years a dry goods merchant of Bethany, Ohio; later purchased a
farm near Hamilton and followed agricultural work until his decease,
Oct. 22, 1855. Seven children.
10. Jane,** b. Sept. 22, 1819; m. O. P. Line, April 25, 1843; d. Sept. 13,
1883. Issue.
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11. James,* b. July 8, 1822 ; d. Jan. 24, 1843.
12. Otho W.,* b. Jan. 22, 1826; m. Lida Schenck, dau. of Aaron L. and
Maria (Wood) Schenck, Jan. 11, 1854, and resides on a farm south of
Hamilton, Ohio, where he is engaged in agriculture and excavating
moulding sand. He studied medicine when a young man, but it was
not congenial to his tastes and was abandoned.
Childken of Dr. Daniel and Ellen:
1. Sarah,* b. Feb. 24, 1836; d. Jan. 31, 1842. I t^ins
2. Robert B.,* b. Feb. 24, 1836; d. Dec. 17, 1840. J
3. Infant SON,* b. Dec. 17, 1837; d. Dec. 29, 1837.
4. Joel,'' b. Feb. 22, 1841 ; d. Jan. 14, 1846.
Children of Samuel and Mary Hunter:
1. Hannah,* b. Sept. 20, 1814; m. William Anderson; d. May 20, 1834.
2. Caroline,* b. Jan. 11, 1817; d. Feb. 2, 1818.
3. James H.,* b. Oct. 13, 1818 ; married and was a merchant at Hamilton,
Ohio, thence removed to Decatur, III, where he resides.
4. Joseph H.,* b. Aug. 15, 1820; d. Aug. 17, 1824.
5. Samuel H.,* b. Jan. 4, 1824; d. June 15, 1826.
6. John,* b. Oct. 24, 1826; m. Mary C. Snively, Mar. 2, 1848; d. Aug.
28, 1892, at Hamilton, Ohio. In 1836 he removed, with his father, to
Vermillion county, Ind., but returned in 1S64; was for many years
agent for a large firm in the city of Hamilton. He was very rich in
Millikin lore, and could have given much information of the various
branches of the family had he survived.
Children of Robert and Sarah Gray.
1. Samuel,* m. Maria Halstead, Oct. 7, 1841 ; she d. Dec. 14, 1868, and
he m., second, a Mrs. Johnson, who d. and he m., third, Ann Shay.
2. Thomas,* b. Sept. 28, 1819; m. Mary, dau. of William B. and Juliann
(Stevens) Van Hook, of Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1841.
3. Elizabeth,* m. William A. Elliott.
4. James B.,* b. Jan. 15, 1825 (adopted); m. Ellen Emeret, eldest dau. of
Gardner W. and Ellen Emeret Ware, of Montpelier, Vt., and d. at
Hamilton, Ohio, July i, 1890; was a lawyer. He had issue.
Children of Andrew and Adaline Hunter:
1. Joseph,* lives at Potomac, Vermilion Co., 111.
2. Robert,* m. and left one son, now deceased.
3. Caroline,* m. Gillespie.
Children of Abel and Nancy Vandy'ke:
1. Samuel,* b. Apr. 27, 1823; d. Nov. 18, 1856.
2. Sarah,* b. Feb. 19, 1825; m. Noah C. McFarland, Oct. 12, 1848.
3. Jame.s,* b. Aug. 2, 1827 ; m. Anna B., dau. of Rev. S. M. Ashton, Jan.
I, 1857 ; now a banker at Decatur, 111.
4. Anna,* b. Sept. 12, 1829; m. William Braden, Apr. 13, 1852; d. Dec.
17, 1856.
5. Nancy V.,* b. Apr. 5, 1834; d. Sept. 5, 1854.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 971
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of Stephen and Kleanok Ewing:
IIaniel,' b. Mar. 13, 1824; d. July 14, 1864, without issue.
Margaret,'' b. Sept. 23, 1826; m. and had eight children; d. Jan. 14,
1879.
Joseph,'' b. Sept. 23, 1829; m. and had one child.
Children of Stephen and Kate Tuley:
Mary F.,' b. July 15, 1834; m. Joseph Burnes (owner of terra cotta and
fire-brick works, near Montezuma, Ind.,) and had issue; d. in Dec, 1882.
Stephen L.,° b. July i, 1837; m. Julia Beach, in New York, Oct. 19,
1857; d. in Andersonville prison, Georgia, June, 1864. Two children.
Alice T.," b. Apr. 16, 1839; ™- Oct. 15, i860, to Isaac, son of Judge
John R. Potter and wife Mary Worth. Two children.
4. Harrison M.,' b. Apr. 17, 1841; d. Oct. i, 1842.
5. WiNFiELD S.,'' b. Apr. 8, 1844; m. Caroline E. Jenks, Mar. 10, 1866,
and had issue, four children.
Harriet C.,^ b. Mar. 10, 1846; m. Nathaniel, son of David and Lucinda
(Offoot) Thompson, Jan. 27, 1891. No issue (1894).
Thomas C.,' b. May 4, 1849 ; d. July 29, 1849, at Dana, Ind.
Melvin p.," b. Apr. 15, 1851; d. May 17, 1853, at Dana, Ind.
Otho VV.,'' b. Mar. 14, 1859; m. Winnie, dau. of Edward and Louisa
(Bailey) Johnson, of Eugene, Ind., Sept. 10, 1888, and has one dau.
Children op Maj. John M. and Mary Hough:
1. Joseph H.,' b. July 5, 1832 ; d. Oct. 3, 1838, at Hamilton, Ohio.
2. Col. Minor M.,''b. July 9, 1834; m. Sept. 2, 1856, Mary Mollyneaux;
d. Dec. 31, 1862, at the battle of Stone River. He attended the
public schools of Hamilton, Ohio, and then entered Hanover College,
Indiana, where he remained for two years. In 1852 he went to Miami
University, where he was a marked man — not on account of his schol-
arship, though he stood well — but on account of his individuality. To
quote Whitelaw Reid in " Ohio in the War'' : " Nothing could exceed his
personal independence, his uniform regard for the feelings of others,
his peremptory requirement that under all circumstances, in all places,
from all persons, a similar regard should be extended to his own. Pro-
fessor or president might infringe upon them, but never without an instant
and indignant protest, who proceeded upon the simple basis that he was
a gentleman, and no college official could be more."* He was the
athlete of the college and there are traditions of his skill as a bo.xer and
fencer. It is said that he would "put on the gloves" with five or six
men at a time, when in the old gymnasium at Hamilton. At one time
he undertook to teach some soldiers the use of the broadsword, and
wrote home that he usually had his own wav in this exercise, but that
there was one big, awkward fellow who kept him pretty busy ; this was
none other than James A. Garfield.
Oxford, the seat of Miami University, had and still has some female
* A spirit and action to be admired.— .4u<Aor.
972 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
seminaries, and the president and teachers of these institutions, if made
of the proper stuff, led anxious lives during the school session because
of the young men's pranks. In some way Minor Millikin incurred the
wrath of one of the presidents. He was the "honor orator" of his
society at the winter exhibition. This president, with many young ladies
of the school, were in attendance at the exercises. The orator of the
evening, seeing an opportunity for sweet revenge, left his announced
oration, and took for his subject the prevailing system of female educa-
tion, and for an hour made "courteous fun " of the president's methods.
He graduated in 1854, and went to Harvard Law School, where he
took an active part in stirring debates before the Law School Congress
on the slavery question. An attempt was made by southern students to
break up the meetings — acting much as Southern senators do at Wash-
ington. Two students led the opposition to this attempt, one being
George W. Smalley, son-in-law to Wendell Phillips, and the other the
subject of this notice.
After leaving Harvard, he entered the law office of Thomas Corwin.
A year later he was married and started on a bridal tour in Europe,
which lasted a twelvemonth. After his return he bought the HamUton
InteUigcncer, the Republican paper for Butler county, and was its editor
for two years; then sold and retired to his farm.
The war now came on and he enlisted in the cavalry. As the govern-
ment could not furnish horses in time to get the company off to West
Virginia, he advanced funds for the purchase of twenty-four. After a
campaign of three months he was endorsed by his commanders as the
best cavalry officer in that department; a recommendation which aided
him in securing the appointment of major of the ist Ohio Cavalry.
When the colonel of this command resigned. Major Millikin was pro-
moted to fill the vacancy; an action which excited such jealousy that he
was ordered before a board of regular officers for examination, to prove
if the charges of incompetency could be sustained. He passed the
examination and received the highest compliments of the examiners.
In the battle of Stone River he ordered a charge with the expectation
of being supported by the infantry, but the little band of cavalry found
itself cut oil from retreat and surrounded by a superior force. While
engaged in a hand to hand fight he was shot in the neck and almost in-
stantly killed. His remains were recovered and brought back to Ham-
ilton. In his will he expressed a wish that he should be buried without
pomp; that a slab of native stone, over which wild vines might grow,
should mark his resting place ; and then he added : " Let it be forgotten
that I am there."
Prof. David Swing, of Chicago, who was intimately acquainted with
him, said at the time of his death: "The soul of Minor was of the
intense school. What he was, he was thoroughly; whom he liked, he
liked deeply ; whom he disliked, he disliked cordially. * * * His
mind was many-sided. To the taste for literature he added a love for
the practical in ordinary life. He was philosophic and romantic, ready
to lecture upon reform or to weave together such thoughts as might win
for one the title of a poet. He loved that progress that comes by a
better education, and he loved also that progress of ideas which comes
through the sword. He was ready to teach kindly a little child or to
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meet his foe with terrible force upon the battlefield Talented origi-
nal, independent, brave, he was also affectionate and religious. He had
some faults, but far more virtues, and the deformity of the former fades
from our sight while we look upon the beauty of the latter, just as the
spots upon the sun are not remembered while we stand m the fields of
June " He left one son, of whom hereafter.
Mary J.,^ b. Jan. 29, 1837; d. Sept. 22, .838, at Hamilton, Ohio.
4. Rev. Joseph,^ b. Jan. 28, 1840; m. July 25, ^ 865 Emily, dau. of Samuel
Brown, of Trenton, N. J., and d. at Hamilton, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1883. He
attended at the old Miami University, where he graduated in 1859.
He was a very precocious child and, like most such, of a delicate con-
stitution; for this reason he was not allowed in school for several years,
but nevertheless graduated at the age of nineteen. After leaving the
university he went to Minnesota with his friend and classmate, Whitelaw
Reid, where he "roughed it" for a while. He next went to Princeton
Theological Seminarv. He went to Europe in 1861 and again m 1862,
in which year he was licensed to preach, and began at New Pans, Preble
county, Ohio, where he remained until the spring of 1863, when ill
health compelled him to make another trip abroad. He preached at
times until 187 i, when he accepted the chair of Greek in Miami Univer-
sitv In 187^ he took the chair of Modern Languages and Literature
in the Ohio State University, where he remained till 1881. That winter
he spent in Florida, hoping to gain back his health, but in vain for he
came back not improved, and soon died. His mmd, so philosophical in
his earlier years, later took a turn toward living nature, and one passion
with him was botany. His preaching was hardly up to the standard of
orthodoxy adopted by his Presbyterian congregations, and as he could
not conscientiously preach according to the teachings of that body he
gradually ceased. He was a man of great industry, but his work was
never temperately done ; it was performed in such a way and at such a
time that stronger constitutions than his would have broken down.
Mary E.,^ b. Mar. 19, 1843; m. June 22, 1865, to Henry Libby, of
Portland, Me., and d. at Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 19, 1870.
Dr. Daniel,^ b. April 17, 1845; m. Oct. 9, 1866, Amanda, youngest
dau. of William and Anna (Jeneper) Hunter. His early life was spent
on the farm and at the country and public schools of Hamilton, Ohio
He graduated from the high school in 1862-3, and in 1863-4 he at-
tended the Sheffield School at Yale, giving attention mostly to chemistry;
with his young wife began housekeeping on his father s farm m 1866,
and remained nine years, doing outdoor work and studying. During the
summer of 1873, the year of the Greeley campaign, while on a visit to
Minneapolis, he contributed some editorials to the Minneapolis Timi;^,a.
paper devoted to Horace Greeley, and edited by Mr. Plinny Bartlett,
formerly of Hamilton, Ohio. The journalistic fever was now very strong
on him life on the farm hardly ofTered the opportunities he desired,
and he sought a larger sphere. Finally he devoted his time to the study
of medicine, and attended Miami Medical College, from which he grad-
uated in 187s. He has since been actively engaged in practice in
Hamilton, Ohio. From 1886 to 1893 he filled the chair of " Chemistry,
Medical Jurisprudence, and Materia Medica and Therapeutics, in
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974 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Miami Medical College. In T893 he resigned from the faculty because
he could not spend the time in Cincinnati necessary for his duties. Dr.
Millikin has been a prolific writer on pedagogics, especially on physio-
logical lines. On several occasions he has delivered addresses in neigh-
boring counties, on that and kindred subjects. He contributed the
sketch of Butler county in " Butler County Art Work," a book recently
issued in Chicago. He also wrote an article for the "Centennial Sou-
venir Book of Hamilton,'' on the literary men of the city, not yet pub-
lished. His many papers on medical subjects are made doubly attrac-
tive by his rare literary style. Though not yet fifty years old he is, with
one exception, the senior physician of Hamilton engaged in active prac-
tice. In this family there were four children, of whom more hereafter.
Child of Thomas B. and Catherine Hough:
I. Catherine,'' b. Feb. 17, 1833; was m. Feb. 2, 1853, to David Patton,
and resides at 244^ Dayton street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Children of Thomas B. and Caroline Tabscott:
1. Andrew.''
2. Henry," d. in army at Camp Nelson, K)'.
Children of Daniel and Sarah Osborn:
1. Theophilus M.," b. Jan. 28, 1844; m. Susan N. Withron, Aug. 7, 1872,
at Hamilton, Ohio. His early years were spent on the farm, but owing
to ill health he engaged in the grocery business in Hamilton ; after-
wards traveled for the Long & Alstetter Company until incapacitated
by sickness. He d. Aug. 7, 1885, issueless.
2. William H.,'' b. Dec. 27, 1845; *"• Adelaide Bealer, Nov. 14, 1865;
went into business at the age of thirteen and advanced to the manage-
ment of the cloak and suit department in the John Shillito Co., Cin-
cinnati, Ohio. His health failing he moved to Connersville, Ind., in
Feb., 1876, where he opened a dry goods store; was an elder in the
Presbyterian church. He d. June 9, 1882.
3. Marcella E.,'' b. Sept. 27, 1847; d. Apr. 4, 1874; was a graduate of
Monroe Academy, Monroe, Ohio.
4. Clara A.,' b. Dec. 5, 1849; m. June 9, 1870, Theodore H. Siegrish ;
lives at Alexandria, Ind.
5. John," b. Mar. i, 1852; d. Sept. 9, 1852.
6. Daniel B.,° b. April 19, 1853; m. Bella M. Morrison, Feb. 27, 1879.
He began in business when only a lad as a clerk at Hamilton, Ohio.
In 1877 he joined his brother William, at Connersville, Ind., but in
1878 opened a separate store in that city; now a traveling salesman
for the Troy Carriage Co.
7. Fannie K.,' b. May 24, 1855 ; m. June 23, 1866, Hugh Gray, of Glen-
wood, Ind. He took charge of her brother's store in Connersville, Ind.
Children of Otho and Lida Schenck:
1. Viola D.,* b. Oct. 20, 1854; d. Sept. 5, 1856.
2. Frank L.,'' b. Feb. 20, 1858, in Hamilton, Ohio, where he resides on
his father's farm.
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3. Rose L./ b. July 23, 1861 ; at home.
4. Lilly D.,° b. Mar. 14, 1864; at home.
5. Otho W./ b. Apr. 11, 1866; d. Oct. 7, 1867.
Children ok .John and Mary Snively:
1. Adaline S.,* b. Dec. 16, 1848 ; m. Mar. 28, 1872, S. B. Berry and lives
at Beattie, Kansas.
2. H.\NNAH E.,* b. May 23, 185 1 ; m. Aug. 24, 1875, J. Wilson; lives at
Greensburg, Ind.
3. Samuel H.,^ b. Feb. 9, 1853; m. Mary, dau. of John and Elizabeth
(Schneider) Schelly, Sept. 15, 1886. He was early a mechanic, but
studied dentistry, and graduated from Cincinnati Dental College in 1881.
For eight or ten years practised in Hamilton; then retired and pur-
chased a carpet store. Two children in Hamilton, Ohio.
Henry L.,*" b. Feb. 9, 1853; dentist in Greensburg, Ind.; a graduate
of Cincinnati Dental College, 1880, and practised ever since.
Agnes R.,^ b. Oct. 5, 1S55; m. Caleb W. King, of Richmond, Ind.;
lives there now.
Horace F.,'^ b. Sept. 6, 1857 ; m. Ida B. Statsman, Dec. 23, 1886; now
running a barber shop in Danville, Ind. Two children there.
Mary E.,^ b. Jan. 20, 1867 ; now a teacher in Hamilton public schools.
John M.,^ b. Aug. 30, 1875 ; lives at Hamilton, Ohio.
Children of Samuel and Louisa Halstead:
Helen, ^ b. July 30, 1842; m. Charles Miller; resides in Chicago, 111.
William H.,"^ b. July 26, 1844; m. Mar., i865, Amelia, dau. of James
M. and Nancy (McGilbery) Johnson; now an engineer in Hamilton, O.
Mary E.,^ b. Sept. 18, 1849; m. Keppler, and resides at 51 Pine
street, Chicago, 111.
4. Harry,** b. June 5, 1856 ; d. Sept. 23, 1858.
Children of Thomas and Mary Van Hook:
William B.,** b. Aug. 16, 1842; clerk and real estate a^ent; d. at
Hamilton, Ohio.
Robert B.,° b. Mar. 21, 1844; m. Cassie Brandon, of Piqua; removed
to Peoria, 111.
Sarah G.,° b. April 21, 1846; m. Henry E. Van D ; living in
Hamilton, Ohio.
Murray G.,° h. June 14, 1849; m. Josephine, dau. of Lewis D. and
Jane (Riley) Campbell, at Hamilton; d. July 14, 1874. One son.
Ira S.,' b. Feb. 2, 1852 ; m. Lucy A., eldest dau. of William G. and
Maria (Dillingham) Bakewell (b. Oct. 25, 1859, at Shelbyville, Ky. ; d.
April I, 1S86, in Hamilton, Ohio), Feb. 14, 1882. He m., second, Nov.
29, 1888, Zenaide C, youngest dau. of Edward W. and Florence (Smith)
Schenck, b. Dec. 13, 1868. Four children. Mr. Milliken is now (1894)
secretary of Hamilton Water Works, and director, secretary, and man-
ager of the Hamilton & Lindenwald Electric Transit Co., 1889 to 1894.
976 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
6. Mary,'' b. April 4, 1854 ; m Merrill N. Smith, of Terra Haute, Ind.; d.
July 18, 1884.
7. Julia,' b. Mar. 26, 1857 ; m. Lee S. Harrison, of Peoria, 111., where
she resides.
Children of James B. and Ellen E. Ware:
1. Thomas,^ b. May 30, 1853; unmarried; farmer.
2. Charles S..'' b. May 27, 1855; m. Lessie Cobaugh, of Hamilton, Ohio,
Jan. 15, 1890. He has long been in the clothing business, and is now
of the firm of Gilchrist & Millikin, Hamilton, Ohio. His is the largest
house of its kind in the city.
3. James O.,' b. Feb. 11, 1857, unmarried; a trader in Hamilton, Ohio.
4. Susan,= b. Mar. 1, 1859 ; m. Nov., 1878, W. M. Hull. After the death
of her husband, she m., second, Nov. 5. 1888, Charles E. Tilton, and
now resides in Hamilton, Ohio.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of Stephen L. and Julia Beach:
1. Edwin B.,° b. Feb. 22, 1861; now in Denver, Col.
2. Stephen D.,* b. Sept. 1, 1863; d. Nov. 7, 1864.
Children of Winfield S. and Caroline E. Jenks:
1. Porter," b. Dec. 15, 1867; married.
2. Harry,^ b. Apr. 22, 1870; deceased.
3. Edgar O.,*^ b. July, 1873.
4. Berty C," b. Dec, 1879.
Child or Otho W. and Winnie Johnson:
I. Carrie T.," b. Sept., 1889.
Child op Col. Minor and Mary Mollyneaux:
I. Paul,'* b. Apr. 4, 1858, at Hamilton, Ohio; m. Minnie Thomas. He is
now engaged in business in Cincinnati as general secretary of the Cin-
cinnati Transfer Co.; resides at Bellevue, Ky., of which he is one of
the council. He is much interested in the gymnasium.
Children of Dr. Daniel and Amanda Hunter:
1. Dr. Mark," b. Mar. 23, 1868, at Fairfield, Ohio; m. May, youngest dau.
of William and Martha (Woodsj Beckett, June 29, 1893 ; graduated at
Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1892; attended Johns Hop-
kins University at Baltimore, Md., 1886-7, 1887-8, 1888-9; now a
practicing physician at Hamilton, Ohio. He has with much pains col-
lected the data herein published relating to this branch of the Millikin
family; has one dau., Francsi; b. Apr. 28, 1894.
2. Mary," b. Oct. 19, 1870; lives at home in Hamilton.
3. Guy," b. Feb. 11, 1877. He d. suddenly, while attending high school
in Hamilton, Jan. 16, 1894.
4. Minor," b. May 17, 1880; d. July 17, 1880.
Children of William H. and Amelia Johnson :
1. Louisa F.," b. Feb. 20, 1867 ; d. Aug. 3, 1867.
2. George K.," b. Mar. 10, 1868; d. July 6, 1868.
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3. Jessie F.,'' b. Feb. 21, 1869; m. Jan. 7, 1891, to Samuel B. Taylor and
lives at Hamilton, Ohio.
4. Helen M.,'' b. June 17, 1871; m. Oct. 11, 1892, to David G. Moore;
resides in Hamilton, Ohio.
5. Leah M.,*^ b. Aug. 28, 1878. -
6. Robert J.," b. Dec. i, 1882.
7. Bessie K.," b. Dec. 26, i885.
Childken of Samoel H. and Mary Schelly:
1. Arnould S.," b. Nov. 18, 1886, at Hamilton, Ohio.
2. Eugene D.," b. Feb. 12, 1891, at Hamilton, Ohio.
Children of Horace F. and Ida Statsman:
1. John," b. Jan. 7, 1888, at Danville, Ind.
2. (Child),'' b. Jan. 13, 1892, at Danville, Ind.
Child of Murray G. and Jane Campbell: •
I. Campbell," now in Harvard Law School.
Robert Milliken, of Ontario, Richland county, Ohio, had a son,
Salathiel D. Milliken, b. Sept. 21, 1846; m. Nancy J. Wrightly, May
12, 1866. He served in the Civil war in the 4th Ohio Cavalry; enlisted Feb.
22, 1864, and was discharged July 15, 1865. His wife was b. in Steubenville,
Jefferson county, Ohio, April 17, 1851. He was killed by a boiler explosion
at the Hayden Rolling Mill, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1890. Children:
1. Joseph, b. in Galia county, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1868.
2. George L., b. in Butler county, Ohio, April 17, 1870 ; in. Katie Schmitt,
July 27, 1893.
3. Alton W., b. in Allen county, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1873; d. July 22, 1875.
4. Mary R., b. in Allen county, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1876.
MILLIKENS OF JUNIATA, PA.
There is no authentic record of the first settlement of this branch of the
Milliken family in Pennsylvania. Family tradition, with a chronology ranging
from 1758 to 1770, has three brothers, Thomas, Michael, and James, come
from the north of Ireland, of whom Michael died on the voyage, and Thomas
and James settled in Chester county. Pa. This branch of the family is de-
scended from old Presbyterian stock and many of the name adhere to that
denomination, to which a number of ministers has been given, one at least of
world-wide fame and one missionary to China. Naturally e.\tremely conserv-
ative, the family, for the greater part, have been Democrats, though many left
the party on the slavery issue, and recently a good number have joined with
the Prohibitionists. Born mechanics, the tendency has been toward wood-
working and mechanical engineering. Many have been and are farmers, some
of them prominent as Patrons of Husbandry. A good number are now in
professional life.
Thomas Milliken' settled in what is now Spruce Hill township, Juniata
county, Pa., sometime between 1760 and 1770, and "took up" several thou-
978 MILLIEEN FAMILY.
sand acres of land there. He married Jane McConnell, a dau. of one of the
first settlers in the Tuscarora valley. At the beginning of the Revolution he,
with several neighbors, walked to Lancaster, Pa., where they joined a com-
pany of expert riflemen then being made up. This company was a part of
the second regiment and was sent to Cambridge, where they arrived Aug. 4,
1775, and took part in the later engagements in that locality, under General
Lee. He was with Arnold at Quebec and during the expedition he rendered
valuable service as a spy. Later in the war he served under Putnam and was
attached to Washington's staff. In 1778, completely broken down by long
marches, exposure to cold, and hunger, he was sent home and soon died. He
was buried in the "McKee graveyard." His sons were: John," James,^
Edward," Samuel," and Thomas'-; probably several daughters.
SECOND GENERATION.
1. John,- lived and died in Westmoreland county. Pa., where his descend-
ants mostly reside.
2. James,- b. Oct. 31, 1769; m. Mar. 24, 1795, to Jane Boggs, b. Jan. 11,
1772, d. Feb. 16, 1827. He lived in Juniata county. Pa., where he d.
Jan. I, 1858, leaving issue, of whom hereafter.
3. Edward,- went first to Dauphin Co., Pa., afterwards to Susquehanna Co.
4. Samuel,^ settled in Juniata county. Pa., where the larger number of his
descendants now reside. He m. Mary Gray and had five sons and one
dau., viz.: Abraham,^ T/umias.^ IVilUam? Mar}\'' Johii,^ 2i.x\A Samuel?
5. Thoma-S,- went to Centre county, Pa., and his posterity are now in Cen-
tre, Mifflin, Huntingdon, and Blair counties; some in Illinois, Iowa, and
Wisconsin.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of .James and Jane Boggs:
1. Thomas L," b. Dec. 4, 1795; m. Apr. 12, 1822, Rachel Beal, b. Dec.
15, 1796, d. Mar. 20, 1847. He d. Sept. 11, 1876; was an associate
judge for one term; farmer in Juniata Co., Pa. Children hereafter.
2. Mary,' b. Jan. 7, 1797 ; d. Dec. 28, 1843.
3. JoHN,'^ b. Mar. 20, 1799; m. Feb. 17, 1825, Isabella Barclay, b. Sept. 7,
1799, d. Mar. 31, 1881. He d. Apr. 16, 1864, with issue.
4. Millie,^ b. July 14, 1801 ; m. June 10, 1834, to Joshua Beale, b. Nov.
26, 1791, d. Dec. 20, 1893. She d. Nov. 27, 1875, leaving descendants.
5. James B.,' b. Aug. 16, 1803 ; m. Nov. 12, 1839, to Mary McDonald, b.
Aug. 21, 1804, and had issue, Margaret.,* b. in 1840.
6. Martha," m. John Enslow and had issue.
7. Jane," m. George Beale.
8. Joseph,^ b. 1809; m. Elizabeth H. Baird. Six children, of whom more.
9. Margaret,'' b. 18 10; m. John McDonald and had six children.
10. Francis,'^ b. 1812 (?); m. Sarah Brynes.
Children of Samuel and Mary Gray:
I. Thomas S.,^ b. June 3, 1797 ; m. Aug. 8, 1832, Catherine Kilgore, b.
July 20, 1813, d. Sept. 14, 1879. He d. Apr. 18, 1864. Twelve chil-
dren, of whom hereafter.
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2. Abraham,^ b. May 29, 1801 ; m. April 2, 1834, Mary Synder, b. 181 1
(?), and had a son.
3. William/'* m. Nancy Beal and had no less than six children.
4. John/ m. Mary Snyder, and had one dau. He d. May 7, 1863.
5. Samuel,'' m. Juliana Tousey.
6. Mary.''
fourth generation.
Children op Thomas I. and Rachel Beal:
1. Jane,^ b. Apr. 27, 1823; m. Nov. 24, 1870, William Neely; d. Nov. 10,
1884; he d. Nov. 10, 1872.
2. Rachel,'' b. July 9, 1826; d. Oct. i, 1827.
3. James B.,'' b. July 16, 1828; m. Dec. 6, 1855, Margaret Forbes, b. Jan.
20, 1826, and had issue; resides in Marionville, Mo.; F. and A. M.,
R. A. M., K. T.
4. Mary A.,'' b. Aug., 1830; m. Dec. 19, 1867, to Thomas M. Barnard, b.
Nov. 16, 1806 (?); d. Nov. s, 1880.
5. David B.,^ b. Jan. i, 1833; m. Apr. 28, 1853, Elizabeth McCoy; Mar.
II, 1857, m. Margaret Okeson; third wife, Rebecca Eaton. He read
medicine under Dr. S. B. Crawford, of McCoysville, and graduated at
the University of New York City ; has lived and practised in Landis-
burg. Pa., since 1857 ; served one term in the Pennsylvania Legislature ;
in politics, a Democrat; in religion, a Presbyterian. Child, £mma,'' m.
Boden.
6. John D.,'' b. Oct. 23, 1835; m. Oct. 23, i860, Jane Burchfield; served
one term in the Pennsylvania Legislature; was an active member of the
Patrons of Husbandry ; lived all his life near Pleasant Valley, Pa., and
d. there Jan. 18, 1S94; Presbyterian and Democrat. Eight children.
Children of John and Isabella Barclay:
1. Mary J.,** b. Mar. 4, 1827 ; m. Joseph Caldwell and had issue.
2. James L.,'' b. Dec. 31, 1831; m. May 12, 1858, to Sarah E. Ickes, who
d. Dec. 7, 1864. Issue.
3. Isabella,* b. Sept. 11, 1833; m. William Ickes in 1853; had a son,
and d. Oct. 28, 1855.
4. William B.,'' b. Feb. 27, 1836 ; m. Sarah Ewing and had issue, Charles,^
Herbert,^ and Nevin J? He d. Jan. 20 (25), 1890.
5. John A.,* b. March 22, 183S; m. Mary Gushart: had issue ; d. May
29, 1892.
6. Joseph B.,' b. Jan. 20, 1840; d. Aug. 4, 1893.
7. Martha A.,* b. Oct. 14, 1842 ; m. Charles W. Book, and had issue.
Children of Joseph and Elizabeth Baird:
1. Mathew,'' b. 1836.
2. Almira,* b. 1837.
3. Margaret £.,■* b. 1839.
4. Mille a.,* b. 1841.
5. Mary E.,'' b. 1843.
6. James M.,'' b. 1849.
980 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Children of Thomas and Catherine Kilgore:
1. Frances,* b. Nov. 12, 1832.
2. Foster/ b. Sept. 3, 1834.
3. Francis,'' b. May 29, 1836.
4. James,* b. Aug. 22, 1838; m. Oct. 14, 1863, Eddie McCuUock, b. May
27, 1842, and had issue.
5. Samuel,* b. Aug. 14, 1840; d. Aug. 8, 1843.
6. Abraham,* b. Sept. 5, 1842.
7. William,* b. Oct. 25, 1844.
8. Mary,* b. Sept. 23, 1846; m. Dec. 4, 1873, David B. Drolesbaugh, who
d. Mar. 25, 1889.
9. Nancy,* b. June 30, 1848.
10. Infant,* b. Mar. 28, 1850; d. Mar. 30, 1850.
11. David B.,* born August 27, 185 1 ; m. Dec. 13, 1883, Martha J. I. D.
Dougherty, b. Sept. 22, 1857, and had issue, three children.
12. Thomas,* b. July 26, 1854; d. Sept. 8, 1877.
Children of William and Nancy Beale:
1. Mary,* m. William Telfer and had issue, six children.
2. Nancy,* m. George Bryner and had five children.
3. John W.*
4. William A.,* m. Selnia Taylor and had issue.
5. Margaret,* b. Feb. 17, 1831; m. John Noss, b. Jan. 20, 1828. She
had a numerous family; d. Sept. 3, 1886.
6. Samuel,* m. Elizabeth and had six children.
Child of John and Mary Synder:
I. Margaret J.,* b. Nov. 27, 1836; m. Mar. 30, 1856, William A. Ewing,
b. Jan. 16, 1833.
fifth generation.
Children of .James and MargareI' Forbes:
1. Alice J.,^ b. Jan. 9, 1857 ; m. Nov. 5, 1874, G. W. Logur.
2. Charles W.,* b. May 30, 1858; m. Jan. 20, 1S89, Mattie Hurd.
3. Merwin O.,^ b. May 4, i860; m. Oct. 31, 1886, Bertie Kenner.
4. Anna R.,' b. Nov. 14, 1861 ; m. Nov. 29, 1882, John G. Dickinson,
and has issue.
5. John,'' b. Mar. 7, 1863.
6. Mary A.,"' b. Feb., 1866 ; d. Aug. 3, 1868.
Child of David B. and Elizabeth McCoy:
I. Emma,' m. Boden.
Children of John D. and Jane Bubchfield:
I. Dr. Stewart C. A.,° b. Sept. i, 1861 ; m. I. Bertha Barnard (b. Sept.
I, 1872), May 15, 1890, and has issue. He read medicine with Dr. D.
B. Milliken ; graduated from the university of New York city, March 8,
1888 ; has practised in New York city, at Pleasant View, and Waterloo,
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 981
Juniata county, and at Shade Valley, Huntingdon county. Pa., where he
now resides; member O. I. H., P. O. S. of A., P. of H., and I. O. O. F.
The dau., /(/<? £. B.,'' was b. Mar. 30, 1894.
2. Anna J. M.,'' b. Jan. 10, 1863; m. Jan. 25, 1894, William Beatty and
lives at Honey Creek, Pa.
3. Millie B.,"' b. Dec. 12, 1865.
4. Thomas I.,^ b. July 4, 1867 ; in Illinois.
5. Louis B.,° b. Sept. 11, 1869; at Princeton College.
6. James W. B.,' b. July 19, 187 1 ; in Illinois.
7. Lizzie A.,'' b. June 22, 1873.
8. John M.,^ b. May 29, 1882; d. June 3, 1882.
Children of James L. and Sarah E. Ickes:
1. Oscar W.,* b. Mar. 24, 1859; m. Ida Heikes.
2. Ira !.,■' b. Nov. 8, 1861; d. Nov. 26, 1884.
MULLIKENS OF BRADFORD, MASS.
The traditions handed down by the venerable members of this family make
their ancestors come from Glasgow, Scotland, to Newburyport, Mass., but the
records compiled by one of them begins with
Robert Mlllliken,' whose name appears on the church records of Boston
in connection with the births and baptisms of several of his children. The
wife of this Robert was named Rebecca; he d. June 11, 1741. The children,
as far as known, born in Boston, were :
1. Robert,- b. Dec. 9, 1686; m. Mary Hartbath, Oct. 4, 1737, and prob"
ably d. June 19, 1756; supposed to have settled in Bradford, Mass. A
Robert was admitted to the church there June 26, 1720.
2. JoHN,^* b. Jan. 26, 1690; m. Mary , who with him was admitted
to the church in Bradford, Mar., 1719; second, Jan. 29, 1732-3, Sarah
Griffin. He probably d. Nov. 10, 1737; had issue.
3. Mary,- b. Sept. 26, 1692 ; m. Thomas Stickney, June 19, 1716.
4. Samuel,'-* b. Jan. 10, 1694.
5. Benjamin,- b. Mar. 8, 1693 ; m. Elizabeth Stickney and settled in Brad-
ford, Mass., where his children, of whom hereafter, were born. He was
a justice of the peace and captain of the first foot company of Brad-
ford, Apr. 18, 1757. We have also the following record: "Feb. 3,
1762. To Benjamin Milliken, Esq., for the use of Meribah Stickney
(his nephew's widow) the sum of £2, allowed by the General Court for
the loss of her husband's gun, he being a soldier in the year 1758, and
died on his return home as mentioned in her petition."
6. Rebecca,'^ b. June 12, 1699; m. Aug. 2, 1722, to Benjamin Gage.
* Dec. 7. 1709. " .Tohii Miilekin " was one of fifteen men, of Haverhill, to whom in town-meet-
ing it was vciti'il to n\\-c libirty " to Imilcl a seat to sit in, in the hind seat of the mceting-hovise,
in tlie wt'st galliTV, thi'V also picmiisiiig that they would not build so high as to damnify tlie
light of tliem windows at the said west end of the said west gallery, provided they make up the
number of twenty persons to sit in said seat."
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MILLIKEN FAMILY.
7. Joseph,^ b. Feb. i, 1703; m. Jan. 7, 1736, Phebe Tyler. He was on
the list of polls of Haverhill, Mass., in 1745.
8. Ebenezer,^ b. Feb. 26, 1705; d. Dec. 10, 1714.
third generation.
Childrei* of Eobekt and Maky:
1. Hannah,^ b. July, 1738.
2. Mary,^ b. Jan. 31, 1739.
3. Robert,^ bapt. in 1741.
4. Daniel,'* b. Dec. 22, 1743.*
5. Ebenezer,'' b. Nov. 22, 1745; m. Elizabeth Nixon, of Bradford, Mass.;
d. 1786.
6. Sarah,' d. Jan. 20, 1748.
Children of John and Mary and Sarah:
1. Samuel," bapt. June 12, 1720; m. Sarah Kelley and settled in Bradford
and Newburyport, where his descendants have resided. He was by
trade a clock maker and worked in Bradford with his uncle Jonathan
(Benjamin.'') and brother Nathaniel, where a considerable business was
carried on. He had issue, of whom hereafter. He d. 1782.
2. Nathaniel,** b. Aug. 8, 1722; m. Lydia Stone, of Lexington, Mass.>
June 6, 1751, and settled in that town about the same time. He first
saw Lydia at her father's house in Lexington, in 1748, when he went
there to set up one of his tall clocks. He purchased four acres of land
with house, barn, and shop thereon ; the latter he fitted up for clock
making, where he continued to carry on the business, and many of these
old time-pieces are still running and prized very highly. He d. Nov.
23, 1767, and his widow occupied the house at the time of the retreat
of the British, on the igth of April, 1775, who set fire to the buildings
and stood by until they were burned down. There were seven children,
of whom hereafter.
John,'* b. Jan 16, 1728; d. in infancy.
Ebenezer,^ bapt. Feb. 8, 1736; d. young.
Hannah," bapt. Sept. 18, 1737.
CHILDREN' OF BENJAMIN AND ELIZABETH StICKNEY.
Sarah," b. Feb. u, 1721; m. Ephraim Kimball, Feb. 5, 1740; George
Kimball, Oct. 21, 1748.
Elizabeth," b. July 21, 1724; m. Ebenezer Jaquish, Oct. 22, 1747.
Ebenezer," b. Dec. 15, 1725; m. Susanna, who d. Dec. 29, 17S9, and
had issue. He d. Oct. 29, 1728.
Amos," b. Nov. 30, 1727; m. Mehitable Gage, of Bradford, Mass., May
14, 1776 (?).
5. Mary," b. July 21, 1729; d. Aug. 4, 1729.
6. Benjamin," bapt. Feb. i, 1731; m. Ruth Peabody, of Bo.xford, Aug.'
7. 1763-
*In 1760 in roll of men from Haverhill, Mass.,
Milliken."
for the reduction of Canada was "Daniel
Ucalu ^U(ulLl^v
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7. Rebecca," b. Sept. 2, 1733; m. James Haseltine, Nov. i, 1754.
8. Abigail," b. Sept. 16, 1735; m. Daniel Jaquish.
9. Mary,'' b. Mar. 27, 1737; m. Samuel Kinney, of Newburyport.
10. Joseph," b. Oct. 29, 1739; m. Elizabeth , and had issue.
fodkth generation.
Children of Samuei, and Sarah Kelley:
I. Jonathan,'' b. 1747; m. Susanna Pearsons,* of Newburyport, Mass.,
where he settled. He was a watchmaker, merchant, and ship-owner.
He d. in 1782, and Sept. 27, 1784, his three children, whose names will
follow, were placed under guardianship ; these were Sannn'/,^ aged 1 5 ;
Michael,^ aged 13; Nathaniel,^ aged 8.
Children of Nathaniel and Lydia Stone:
1. Nathaniel,* b. Mar. 30, 1752 ; d. Feb. 6, 1776, unmarried.
2. Lydia,'' b. July 11, 1753; m. Joseph Burrill, and settled in Haverhill,
where she d. and Mr. Burrill m., second, her cousin, and had issue.
3. John,'* b. Dec. 25, 1754; m. Lydia Whitney, June, 1780, and had issue,
of whom hereafter.
4. Samuel,'' b. July 4, 1756; d. 1807, unmarried.
5. Mary,* b. Dec. 4, 1757; m. Elijah Sanderson, 17S1; d. Oct., 1842.
6. Rebecca,* b. Dec. 10, 1762; m. Levi Harrington, July 27, 1784; died
Sept., 1820.
7. Joseph,* b. Apr. 9, 1765; m. Hep/ibah Flint, Dec. 22,, 1790; d. Feb.
4, 1802 ; had issue.
Children of Ebenezer and Susanna:
1. Hannah,* b. Nov. 17, 1777.
2. Isaac,* b. May 28, 1780.
3. John,* b. Oct. 20, 1785.
4. Benjamin,* b. Jan. 13, 1783.
Children of Amos and Mehitable Gage:
1. Mehitable,* b. Aug. 24, 1756; d. Nov. 27, 1757.
2. Benjamin,* b. Feb. 7, 1763 ; m. Mary Stewart, b. May 10, 1763, and d.
Mar., 1840. He d. in 1848; said to have been a pensioner; suppose
he lived at Stillwater, Saratoga county, N. Y. ; had nine children.
3. Nathaniel,* b. Feb. 27, 1766.
4. Joseph,* b. June 28, 1767.
5. Sarah,* b. Feb. 22, 1770; m. Phineas Carlton, Aug., 1784.
6. Moses,* b. May 12, 1772.
7. Anna,* b. Aug. 30, 1774.
8. Dr. Isaac,* b. Dec. 15, 1778; m. Hannah Barker, b. Oct. 31, 1779, of
Bradford, Mass., and settled in Townsend, where he d. in 1837 ; she d.
in 1827.
"Susanna Millican was a householder in Haverhill, Mass., in 1799.
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Children of Joseph and Elizabeth:
1. Betty,* b. Sept. 28, 1763.
2. Edward/ b. Dec. 8, 1766.
3. Rebecca,'' b. Dec. 2, 1768 (?).
4. Benjamin,'' b. June 2, 1773.
5. Joseph,* b. May 27, 1775.
6. Samuel,'' b. May 23, 1777.
FIFTH GENERATION.
I. Samuel," son of Jonathan and Susanna, b. in 1769 ; m. Phebe Pearsons,
of Newburyport, Mass., where he resided and was for many years cashier
of a local bank. He d. in 1858. Eleven children, of whom more.
Children ob' John and Lydia Whitney:
1. Nathaniel,'" born March 17, 1781; m. Mary Chandler, May 22, i8o6;
second. May 6, 1819, Lydia Sanderson. He had issue by both wives;
d. June 28, 1865.
2. John M.,''' b. Apr. 26, 1783; m. Susanna Reed, Nov. 3, 1813; d. Aug.
5, 1855 ; a numerous family.
3. Lucy,-' b. May 30, 1785 ; d. unmarried July 6, 1805.
4. IsAAC,''^ b. June i, 1789; m. Mary Nelson, Dec. 7, 1815, and had issue,
eight children.
5. Samuel,''' b. April 20, 1791 ; m. Mary L. Payson in 1819. He d. Feb.
19, 1843. Seven children.
6. Faustina,''^ b. Apr. 20, 1793; d. Apr. 25, 1815, unmarried.
Children of Joseph and Hepzibah Flint:
1. Harriet,^ b. Apr. 28, 1791 ; m. John Haywood, June i, 181 o; d. Apr.
28, 1891.
2. Mary,'' b. Mar. 11, 1793; m. Asa Porter.
3. Sally,'' b. Apr. 27, 1795 ; d. July 2, 1866, unmarried.
Children of Benjamin and Mary Stewart:
1. Polly," b. Oct. i, 1784; d. Aug., 1866.
2. Sally,'' b. Sept. 17, 1786; d. Mar., 1822.
3. Isaac," b. Aug. 30, 1788; d. 1850.
4. Benjamin," b. July 27, 1791 ; d. Mar. 3, 186 1.
5. Betsey," b. Aug. 12, 1793; d. Aug. 4, 1856.
6. Thomas B.," b. June 13, 1800; d. in Mechanicsville, N. Y., Mar. 17,
1857; had sons, Charles Z.," George £.," and William II.,''' living in
Colebrook, N. H., in 1887.
7. Henry S.,'^ b. Aug. 13, 1802; d. Feb. 12, 1832.
8. Asa W.,° b. Dec. 18, 1804; d. Aug. 29, 1875.
9. Charlotte," b. May 16, 1808; d. May 3, 1870.
sixth generation.
Children of Samuel and Phebe Pearsons:
1. Hannah,*^ b. Mar., 1799; m. Capt. Micajah Lunt.
2. Susanna," b. Dec, 1800.
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3. Nathaniel,'' m. Adalaide White.
4. Sarah," b. Oct., 1804; m. Capt. Gyles Stone.
5. Caroline,'' b. Jan., iSog; m. George Wise.
6. Lucia,' b. Mar., 181 1.
Jonathan."
Elizabeth," b. July, 1814.
MosE.s," b. Oct. 4, i8i6; m. Sarah Gibbs, of Sandwich, i860; resides
in Newburyport, Mass., and has for many years been a ship-master. In
this family there were four children, of whom hereafter.
10. Samuel G. P.," b. Nov., 1819; a ship-master.
Children op Nathaniel and Mart Chandler:
1. Lucy," b. 1806; m. Foster Deland, 1838; d. Mar. 13, 1870.
2. John W.," b. Sept. 12, 1809; m. Sarah J. Hunt, Dec. 16, 1S31 ; second,
Harriet B. Harwood, Jan. 1, 1850; d. Sept. 19, 1854.
3. Mary," b. May 17, 1811; m. Luther Farnsworth, 1831.
4. Nathaniel," b. Maya, 1813; m. Sarah Holt, Nov. 16, 1836; second,
Frances Hisfield, Oct. 22, 1845 ; had issue by both wives ; d. Nov., 1861.
5. Nathan C," b. Feb. 19, 1815; m. Faustina A. Roberts, Sept. 10. 1839;
second, Margaret Smith, Sept. 12, 1855.
Children of Nathaniel and Lydia Sanderson;
6. Eliza S.," b. Jan. 31, 1820; m. Edwin Pierce in 1845 ; d. Mar. 6, 1888.
7. Ephraim S.," b. Mar. 24, 1822; m. Mary A. Horton, 1849; d. Apr. 7,
1874, leaving issue.
8. Emery A.," b. May 21, 1823; m. Avis M. Wellington, Oct. 17, 1850,
and resides in Lexington, Mass. ; has issue, of whom presently. He has
for many years been interested in the history of the family and contrib-
uted much data for this work.
9. Elijah S.," b. June 30, 1824; m. Helen S. Manyan (?), Sept. 4, 1854,
and has issue.
10. Joseph W.," b. June 14, 1825; d. Feb. 5, 1829.
11. Lydia W.," b. Aug. 3, 1827; m. George F. H. Horton, May 30, 1849.
12. Augusta W.," b. Aug. 18, 1829; d. Nov. 7, 1884, unmarried.
Children of John M. and Susanna Reed:
1. Susan," b. Sept. 19, 1814; m. Joseph F. Simonds, May 7, 1835; d.
Nov. 30, 1875.
2. Charles," b. Oct. 3, 1816; d. Dec. 8, 1821.
3. Lydia," b. Jan. 3, 1819; m. Levi Bacon.
4. George," b. Mar. 15, 182 1; m. Charlotte Munroe (?), Jane Bisbee, and
Eliza Bisbee.
5. Elizabeth," b. Nov. 5, 1823; d. Aug. 18, 1825.
6. John," b. Apr. 26, 1826; m. Julia Davis; d. Nov., 1S76.
Children of Isaac and Mary Nelson:
1. Faustina," b. Apr. 17, 1817; m. William W. Clement, Aug. 17, 1854;
deceased.
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2. Elizabeth,^ b. Mar. i6, 1819; d. Nov. 6, 1820.
3. Henry," b. Aug. 16, 182 1 ; m. Adaline M. Locke.
4. Edward," b. Nov. 25, 1823; m Harriet Smith, Nov. 7, 1850.
5. Mary 0.,"= b. Jan. 8, 1826; m. William W. Clements, Feb. 2, 1848.
6. Elizabeth," b. Jan. 16, 1828; m. HoUis Gerry, May 28, 1848.
7. Joseph," b. May 24, 1831; d. Apr. 28, i860.
8. Helen S.," b. May 16, 1833; m. Elbridge G. Locke, July 5, 1856.
Children of Samuel and Mary Payson:
I. Philip P." 2. Philip P." 3. Mary." 4. Sarah P." 5. Samuel."
6. Julia F." 7. John L.," b. Feb. 3, 1842 ; m. Emily G. Morris, Apr.
16, 1873.
sey'enth generation.
Children of John W. and Sarah Hunt:
1. Harriet A.,' b. Dec. 8, 1833; m. Warren P. Tyler.
2. Sarah J.,' b. Mar. 18, 1836; m. Naham Harwood.
3. William,^ b. May 7, 1839; d. June 6, 1866, single.
4. Horatio A.,' b. Oct. 27, 1842; m. Hannah S. Bussell.
Children of Nathaniel and Sarah Holt:
1. Joseph W.,' b. July 31, 1837; d. Sept. 21, 1837.
2. Charles F.,' b. June 26, 1838.
3. Sarah T.," b. Nov. 22, 1839.
4. Caroline E.,' b. May 10, 1843.
Children of Nathaniel and Frances Hisfield:
1. Walter K.,' b. July 26, 1846 ; m. Sophia K. Knaphead, Aug. 13, 1849.
2. Anna T.," b. May 30, 1848; m. Leroy W. Kingsbury.
3. Nathaniel D.,' b. Apr. i, 1850; d. Feb. 17, 1852.
4. Lucy E.,' b. Apr. 6, 1S53; m. John Rogers.
5. Dexter W.,' b. Aug. 31, 1857 ; d. Sept. 2, 1852.
Children of Nathan O. and Faustina Roberts:
1. Ellen I.," b. June 25, 1840.
2. Edwin W.,' b. Dec. 16, 1849; "''• Mary J. Southworth.
Children of Ephraim and Mary A. Horton:
1. Elizabeth H.,^ b. Feb. 19, 1850.
2. Joseph W.,'' b. Nov. 3, 1853; d. Sept. 17, 1S73.
3. Mary E.,' b. Mar. 28; d. Oct. 2, 1880.
4. Hattie D.,' b. July 29, 1857 ; d. Mar. 11, 1883.
5. Arthur,' b. Apr. 14, 1850; d. Aug. 15, 1859.
6. George H.,' b. Dec. 5, i860.
Children of Emery A. and Avis M. Wellington:
1. Ann E.,' b. Nov. 9, 185 1 ; m. Elisha H. Tower, 1874.
2. John E. A.,' b. Sept. 8, 1856; m. Mary A. Moore, 1879.
3. Amelia M.,' b. Sept. 15, 1858.
4. Alice W.,' b. Oct. 20, 1862; d. Jan. 23, 1863.
SAMUEL E. MILLIKEN, M. D.
MILLIKEN FAMILY.
987
Children of Elijah and Helkn:
1. Mabel F.," b. Feb. 21, 1858.
2. Katherine W.,' b. Aug. 12, 1863.
3. Harry S.,' b. Oct. 16, 1866.
Children of Moses and Sarah Gibbs;
1. Samuel P.,' b. Dec. 19, 1864; m. Katherine Milliken, June 27, 1893:
chemist.
2. Lucia F.,' b. Aug. 23, 1867.
3. Charles M.,' b. June 14, 1871.
4. Sarah,' b. June 18, 1874.
MILLIKENS IN THE SOUTH.
Robert Milliken came from the north of Ireland with one sister, when a
young man, and settled in Virginia, where he married a Miss Harlerson. For
some time he resided near where the town of Stanford now is, but at the time
of the Revolution removed to Orange county, N. C, where he raised live sons
and one daughter. The sons were James, Charles, Robert, George, and
QuiNTiN; four of these sons had families in Orange and Chatham counties,
N. C, and their children mostly settled in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisi-
ana. Robert Milliken the second settled in Orange county, N. C, and his son
John removed to a place on the Mississippi in 1810, and his estate was after-
wards known as "Milliken's Bend." He became a man of great wealth, the
owner of numerous slaves. He had but one child, a daughter. Dr. Jesse
Milliken, another son of the second Robert, settled in Simpson county, Ky.,
and had three sons, Robert, Harlerson, and the Ho\. Charles Milliken,
of Franklin, Ky., who has represented the Bowling Green district for several
terms in Congress. William Milliken, another son of the second Robert,
was born in Orange county, N. C, and moved to Simpson county, Ky., in
18 1 7, where his son, Capt. Samuel Ramsey Milliken, was born June 30,
1S17. He was owner of three mail lines and steam packets on the Missis-
sippi, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers. "He lived at Paducah, Ky., but re-
moved to Thorps Springs, Hood county, Texas, in 1859, carrying many slaves
with him. He died June 28, 1S86. Children:
Edmonia, m. A. J. Brown, of Dallas, Texas.
William N., b. in 1S57 ; d. in 1885.
3. Robert C, b. Jan. 14, 1861 ; lawyer in Dallas, Texas.
4. Nannie, b. Nov. 2, 1862; m. S. B. Lancaster, Granbury, Texas.
5. Dr. Samuel E., b. Dec. 2, 1866. He attended the Add-Rann College,
Thorps Springs, Texas, and graduated at the University of Louisville,
Ky., Mar. i, 1887 ; received a certificate for being one among ten stand-
ing highest in the graduating class of eighty-six students. Of the two
hospital appointments, he was made resident at Sts. Mary and Eliza-
beth Hospital, where he remained one year; thence removed to New
York in Mar., 1888. Since then he has been assistant physician to the
New York City Asylum for the Lisane ; house surgeon at the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled for one year; assistant surgeon after-
wards to the same hospital ; lecturer on surgery at the New York
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Polyclinic School and Hospital, and editor of "La Revista Medico-
Quirurgica," which is the Spanish organ of the Pan-American Medical
Congress. He is author of articles on surgical subjects and invented
a hammock apparatus for applying the plaster of paris jacket in spine
disease.
6. Maynie, b. Aug. 28, 1869.
Robert Milliken, of this family, settled in Murray county, Tenn., and had
two sons, Harlerson and Turner, who were highly respected citizens. A
descendant of this branch of the family is Judge William A. Milliken, of Nash-
ville, Tenn., and his brother Benjamin H. Milliken, now (1894) private secre-
tary to Senator Isham G. Harris, at Washington.
William Milliken, who settled near Paducah, Ky., had a son who was a
lawyer of prominence there, but was murdered may years ago. His son, John
T. Milliken, is now a leading merchant in St. L-ouis, Mo.; another son, B.
H. Milliken, at Riverside, Cal., and a sister, Mrs. Carrie (Christian), at
Elkton, Ky.
Erastus G. Milliken, the only surviving son of William of Paducah, now
lives at Pleasant Point, Johnson county, Texas, aged 70. He says Charles
Milliken, another brother of his father died at Moqorie ; he had three sons,
John, Joseph, and Quintin, all of whom settled in Oregon many years ago.
MILLICANS OF LULING, TEXAS.
William Montgomery Millican' was born in Georgia about 1810; soon
afterwards lost both father and mother, and was brought up by one of his
uncles, who, with some aunts, moved to some part of Tennessee. Two brothers,
John and James, remained in Georgia, but nothing has been ascertained con-
cerning them or their posterity. Austin Church Millican, a cousin to
William, was living at Austin, Texas, only a few years ago ; his son was in the
real estate business there. William died at Luling in the fall of 1886, in his
77th year. His wife was a Mrs. Violet Parker, who died near Prairie Lea,
Texas, 1868, in her 65th year. He was afterwards married to a Mrs. Jane
Cartwright, of Texas, who died at Pearsall, 1884. Children and grandchil-
dren as follows :
1. Archibald C," b. in Tennessee, 1839; m. Mary C. Cochran, by whom
he had issue, as will afterwards appear in full.
2. John M.,- b. in Tennessee, about 1842 ; m. there to Martha J. Madden,
by whom he had issue. He removed to Texas in 1878. He died at
Luling, in his 48th year, and his widow and family now reside there.
3. William E.,^ b. Dec. 18, 1845, near Lynville, Tenn.; was m., Nov. 29,
1865, to Mary C. Barrett, dau. of William T. Barrett, M. D., of Ten-
nessee, b. April 25, 1849, ^y whom he had issue, eight children. He
returned to Tennessee in 1872, and went back to Texas in 1877.
third generation.
Children of Archibald and Mary C. Coohran:
I. Annie E.,^ m. Lawrence W. McMillan, and lives in Texas; about 2,Z
years of age.
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2. John W./ b. Jan. 12, 1866; m. 1892, Dora R. Wells, and resides at
Luling, Texas.
15. Jessie L.,^ now 20 years of age (1894)-
Eliza O.,' aged 16 years (1894), Hves with her father at Luling, Texas.
Children of John M. and Martha J. Madden:
1. William H.,^ b. 1866, in Tenn. ; m. Elizabeth Conley, by whom several
children ; lives at Luling, Texas.
2. Cora B.,'' m. Elroy Shade; lives at Luling.
3. Robert J.,' now aged about 20 years.
4. James M.," aged 17 years.
5. Clarence C.,' aged 15 years.
6. Mattie L.,' aged 12 years.
7. LuLA L.,-'' aged about 9 years.
Children of William E. and Mary Barrett:
1 REV. William O.,^ b. near LynviUe, Giles county, Tenn., Nov. 2, 1866;
.n July I, 1891, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Samuel Evans, of Fort Worth,
Texas (She b Feb. 16, 1869), by whom Fau/i.e S,^ b. Jan. 23, 1894,
He took his literary course at Baylor University, after which he served
as pastor S the L^ke Avenue Baptist church, Dallas, Texas, for eighty
een months, a position he resigned to attend a course of lectures in the
Ideological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., where he is now , ■894) located
He is connected with Missionary Baptist church, of which his father
and mother were members.
2 Violet C.,^' b. near Prairie Lea, Texas, Jan. 12, 1869; m. August 27
1890 Joh,; B. Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lane, of Lockhart,
Texas, where they reside.
Edward L.,'^ b. July 31, 187 i ; living at Fort Worth, Texas.
Arnet Z.,= b. Aug. .,1873; resides at Fort Worth, Texas.
. Thomas M.,^ b. Mar. 14, 1876; resides at Fort Worth, Texas.
6 Daisy S.,"' b. May 9, 1881 ; resides at Fort Worth, Texas.
7 Roland A.,= b. June 9, 1886 ; resides at Fort Worth, Texas.
8. Lilly P.,' b. April 11, 189 1 ; resides at Fort Worth, Texas.
MILLIKENS OF AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
John Millikeu,' a sheep farmer in Ayrshire. Scotland, near the outlet of
Loch Doon'^ born about the year 1700. By his first marriage, late in life
he hadasc^n John; and after the death of his wife he married Margaret
MiUigan, of Gallowavshire, in 1781, by w^hom two sons, Thomas and James
The fUher died in 17S5, and in accordance with the prevalent custom the
widow re ained her Maiden name, and as the father was deceased, the sons
r^elled their name Milligan, as their mother continued to do. She was after-
wards married to William MacAdam, a near relative of John Loudan Mac-
Adam, who invented the system of road-making that bears his name.
"l^i^^K^^members of this family have been c"^unicants of the Old School Presbyterian
church, principally.
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John Milligan/ eldest son of the preceding, was born on the meadow-
head farm in the southern part of Ayrshire, about 1760; emigrated from
Scotland about the year 1790 and settled in Sewickley township, Westmoreland
county, Pa., where three sons, Alexander, John, and James, and four daugh-
ters were born to him. These are all dead, but they left numerous descend-
ants who remain in the vicinity or have migrated westward.
Thomas Milligan," born on the meadowhead farm, Ayrshire, in 1783,
died in 1803.
Rev. James Milligan, D.D.," brother of the preceding, was born at
meadowhead farm, three miles south of Dalmellington, and within a stone's
throw of Loch Doon, the outlet of which was half a mile west of the house,
Aug. 7, 1785, and there lived with his mother and brothers until he passed
his eighteenth birthday. He had attended the academy at Ayr and made
good progress in studies until a sad event weaned him from his native coun-
try. A fellow-student and companion, old enough to do military duty, had
failed to remove some flour from his coat-sleeve when hastily summoned from
the mess-room for review ; for this offense the reviewing officer ordered him
to be beaten with the paddle, and under the infliction he died. James Milli-
gan then resolved that he would never bear arms under King George, and at
once prepared to come to America. His brother John having just then been
home on a visit, James sailed with him from Liverpool, Oct. 28, 1802, in the
ship "Marina" of Greenock, bound for Philadelphia. After a stormy passage
of sixty-two days, the vessel put into New York in distress; after taking in
supplies of food and water, the ship was again delayed by ice in the Delaware
river, prolonging the voyage to nearly three months. Reaching Sewickley he
worked for his brother on the farm till the end of July, 1804, when he went
to Jefferson College at Canonsburg, Pa., to pursue studies for the ministry in
the Reformed Presbyterian church. He had joined the Established church
in Dalmellington, where his mother belonged and where he was baptized; his
brother John, with the family, were members of the Associate Reformed church,
but he determined to unite with the Reformed Presbyterians, chiefly because
of their consistent opposition to slavery and their insistance on a Christian
administration of government. He graduated from college as an honor man
in 1809; studied medicine under Dr. Rush and received a medical diploma
from him ; studied theology at the same time under Dr. Samuel B. Wylie,
president of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and was licensed
to preach the gospel on Apr. 4, 181 1. He was ordained and installed pastor
of the Goldenham Reformed Presbyterian Congregation, in Orange county,
N. Y., June 10, 18 12. After a five years' pastorate here, he settled in Rye-
gate, Vt., where he continued from the fall of 1817 till 1839; then was pastor
in New Alexandria, Pa., from 1839 to 1848, and in Bethel, 111., from 1848 till
1855, when on account of the infirmities of age he resigned his charge and
retired from active pastoral work, yet continued to preach and lecture as he
had opportunity, and preached the day before he died in Birmingham, Mich.,
when visiting his son James. During his collegiate and theological studies he
supported himself by teaching; he was for several terms principal of Greens-
burg Academy, in Westmoreland, Pa., and afterwards taught a Jewish school
in Philadelphia ; also served as Latin tutor in the University of Pennsylvania.
The degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by Muskingun College in 1848.
He published a volume on "Infant Baptism,"' a narrative of the "Secession
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 991
Controversy," and a "View of Christian Principles and Practices," besides
several sermons. To the close of his life he was an earnest missionary, ardent
Abolitionist, and consistent teetotaler; wherever he went he preached Christ,
liberty, afid temperance. He organized anti-slavery and temperance societies
in Vermont as early as 1820, and was often mobbed in his lecture tours. He
was a large man, six feet in height, and weighed from 225 to 250 pounds. A
fine classical scholar and a popular preacher, he had great influence in the
communities where he labored and in his denomination. He was chairman
of the Board of Superintendents of the R. P. Theological Seminary in Alle-
ghany, Pa., from 1842 to 1850. On May 15, 1S20, he married Mary, dau. of
Robert and Lucy (Babcock) Trumbull,* at the home of the bride's parents in
East Craftsbury, Vt. These had si.x children, of whom presently. Mrs. Mary,
born in July, 1790, died at New Alexandria, May 20, 1856. Dr. Milligan died
in Michigan, Jan. 2, 1862; they were buried in the cemetery at New Alexan-
dria, Pa.
Rev. Alexander M. Millisan, D. D.,'' eldest son of the preceding, was
b. in Ryegate, Vt., Apr. 5, 1822. He graduated from the Western University
of Pennsylvania, in 1843; studied theology in the R. P. Seminary in Alle-
ghany, Pa.; was licensed to preach April 14, 1847, and was ordained as his
father's successor in New Alexandria, Pa., Nov. 24, 1848. After a five years'
pastorate he was called to the third Philadelphia Congregation, and two years
after was recalled to his old charge, where his second pastorate continued
eleven years. Then for eighteen years he was pastor of the Pittsburg Con-
gregation until his death May 7, 1885. He was an eloquent preacher, and
was much sought after to lecture on slavery and intemperance. He was spec-
ially prominent in the national reform movement, seeking the religious amend-
ment of the constitution of the United States; and labored indefatigably in
this cause and in behalf of the education and evangelization of the Southern
Freedmen. In the latter work he had from Secretary Stanton a pass, which
few obtained, to go through the lines of our armies whenever and wherever
he desired. He received the degree of D. D. from Washington and Jefferson
College in 1872. In June, 1S47, he was married to Ellen, dau. of Hon.
John and Mary (Mason) Snodgrass, of New Alexandria, Pa., and had issue
as follows :
1. Anna M.,^ wife of John Gregg, merchant of Pittsburg, Pa.
2. Margaret E.,^ wife of Charles A. Blanchard, president of Wheaton
College, Illinois.
3. Clarissa,'' wife of Rev. David McFall, of Boston.
4. Alexander M., Jr.,'' of whom more.
5. O. Brown, ^ of whom more.
6. Ada R.,* wife of Rev. E. H. Milligan, of Steubenville, Ohio.
Margaret A. Millisau,^ only daughter of Rev. James and Mary Trum-
bull, was born in Ryegate, Vt., April i, 1824; was married in August, 1849,
to Rev. J. R. W. Sloane, D. D., who was president of Richmond College, Ohio;
* Robert Trumbull wa.s from Galloway.shire, Scotland ; was pressed iuto the British army
during the Revolution and de.serted while encamped on Long Island, and swimming the East
river joined the American army, then in New York, and remained in this service luitil inde-
pendence was gained. He married his wile, who was a direct descendant from the Pilgrims, in
Salem, Mass.
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then pastor of the 3d New York R. P. Congregation from 1856 to 1868 ; then
professor of theology in Alleghany Theological Seminary until his death in
1886. His wife predeceased him in Oct., 1854, leaving one son, Prof. Wil-
liam Milligan Sloane, of Princeton College, New Jersey, born Nov. 12, 1850,
in Richmond, Ohio. He was an honor man of Columbia College; studied
five years in the German universities and received the degree of Ph. D. ; was
private secretary of Ministers Bancroft and Bancroft Davis at the Court of
Berlin, Germany ; author of a History of Napoleon now (1894) in course of pub-
lication by T/ie Century Magazine.
Rev. James S. T. Milligan, ' son of Rev. James and Mary Trumbull, was b.
in Ryegate, Vt., Aug. 26, 1826. He graduated from Geneva College in 1850;
studied theology in the R. P. Seminary at Cincinnati, Ohio; was licensed to
preach Apr. 16, 1852, and ordamed pastor in Southfield, Mich., Nov. 11, 1853.
Resigning this charge on April 11, 187 i, he became pastor in Denison, Kan.,
and continued such for twenty years. He joined the United Presbyterian
church in Sept., 189 1, and soon after settled with a congregation in Fairview,
Pa., where he now labors. In 1855, he married Jane T., dau. of Samuel P.
and Ellen (Thomson) Johnston, of Harrison county, Ohio, by whom three sons
and six daughters named as follows :
1. James R. J.*
2. John K.,'' a farmer in Denison, Kan.
3. Samuel C./ b. in Southfield, Mich., in 186 1 ; graduated from Geneva
College in 1888; studied medicine and is practising at Pittsburg, Pa.
4. Mary E.,^ wife of Rev. D. D. Robertson, Oban, Scotland.
5. Maggie.'' 6. Elizabeth.^ 7. Clarissa.'' 8. Anna.'' 9. Isabella.''
Four of the daughters are teachers.
Rev. John C. K. Milligan, ■'' son of Rev. James and Mary Trumbull, was
born in Ryegate, Vt., Feb. i, 1829; graduated from the Western University,
of Pennsylvania, in June, 1848; entered the R. P. Theological Seminary in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in October of the same year, and was licensed to preach
Apr. 16, 1852. During his seminary course he was principal of an academy
at Northwood, Ohio, which soon developed mto Geneva College, in which he
continued as professor of mathematics. Soon after licensure he settled as co-
pastor of the Miami Congregation with Dr. J. B. Johnston, and was ordained
May 12, 1853. Here he remained, teaching and preaching, until the spring
of 1856, when, finding his double duties too onerous, he resigned his place in
the college and congregation and accepted a call to the First Congregation,
New York city, which he retained as pastor for thirty-four years. During this
period he occupied important positions in the R. P. church. In 1874 he be-
came editor of Our Banner, a monthly organ of the church, and conducted it
for seventeen years. From 1876 till the spring of 1892 he was secretary of
the Boards of Church Erection and Sustentation. From 1880 to 1892 he was
a member of the Board of Foreign Missions, and for the last two years was
its chairman. From 1882 to 1892 he was chairman of the Board of Superin-
tendents of the Theological Seminary. Differing with the R. P. church on
matters of church union, on May 3, 1892, he asked his presbytery to release
him from his pastoral charge and grant him a certificate of dismission ; this
was done and a testimonial expressing appreciation of his character and ser-
vices was spread upon the minutes. On May 16, 1892, he was, on this cer-
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tificate, received into the United Presbyterian church. On Nov. i, 1892, he
opened a mission service in a private house in the upper part of New York
city, on Washington Heights, and on Sept. 2, 1894, a congregation of fifty
members had been organized, two lots liad been bought at the corner of
Audubon avenue and West 17 2d street, the basement story of a church had
been erected and finished, and no debt incurred. On Oct. 3, 1854, he married
Miss R. W. Farrington, dau. of Daniel and Eva (Miller) Farrington, of New-
burg, N. Y., and has six children, Mary E.,* Ezra M.,'' Frederick E.,^ Anna
M.,-* John C.,-* and Nettie F.*
Rev. J. R. J. Milli^rail/ son of Rev. James S. T. and Jane T. Johnston,
was born in Southfield, Mich., Aug. 9, 1855. He graduated from Geneva
College in June, 1880; studied theology in the Alleghany R. P. Seminary;
was licensed to preach Apr. 9, 1884; was ordained pastor of the R. P. Con-
gregation, Alleghany, Pa., Oct. 15, 1885; left the R. P. church in 1891 with
the majority of his congregation and was received into the United Presbyterian
church as the 9th Alleghany Congregation. He married, in Oct., 1890, Miss
Annie Mahaffy, of Alleghany City, Pa., and had a dau. Jane," born in 1893.
Rev. 0. B. Milliffail/ son of Rev. Alexander and Ellen Snodgrass, was
born in New Alexandria, Pa., Nov. 4, 1861. He graduated from Geneva Col-
lege in 1883; studied theology in the Alleghany R. P. Seminary; was licensed
to preach Apr. 14, 1886; was ordained pastor of Bovina Congregation, N. Y.,
on June 22, 1887 ; was installed pastor of East End, Pittsburg, Oct. 26, 1888 ;
left the R. P. church with his congregation in June, 1891, and was received
into the United Presbyterian church, and in Oct., 1893, he became pastor of
the Presbyterian Congregation in Braddock, Pa. In June, 1892, he married
Miss Nannie Agnew, of Pittsburg, Pa.
Rev. E. M. Milligail/ son of Rev. John C. K. and R. W. Farrington, was
born in New York city, Sept. 9, 1858. He studied in Geneva College and
Alleghany R. P. Seminary; was licensed to preach April 11, 1888; was or-
dained pastor of Parnassus, Pa., May 7, 1889; left the R. P. church in 1891,
and was installed pastor of Steubenville United Presbyterian Congregation,
July, i8gi. He married A. R. Milligan, of Alleghany, Pa., Mar. 21, 1889,
and has three sons, viz: John C.,'' Alexander M.'^ (twins), Frederick E.^
Rev. Alexander M. Milligau, Jr./ son of Rev. Alexander M. and Ellen
Snodgrass, was born in Philadelphia, Sept. 14, 1854; graduated from Geneva
College in 1880; studied theology in Alleghany R. P. Seminary; was licensed
to preach April 9, 1884; left the R. P. church in 1891, and was ordained
pastor of Jordan's Grove United Presbyterian Congregation at Houston, 111., in
Nov., 1892.
Dr. Samuel C. Millisan/ son of Rev. James S. T. and Ellen Thomson,
was born in Southfield, Mich., in 186 1 ; graduated from Geneva College in
1888; studied medicine and began practising in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1891.
MILLIKENS OF GENOA, N. Y.
Three brothers named Milliken lived in or near Northville, town of Genoa,
Cayuga county, N. Y., but descendants do not know the names or origin of
their ancestors.
994 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
John Milliken ' was a merchant. He had two children, Helen,- now
dead, and a son who removed to Pennsylvania.
Andrew Milliken ' was a farmer ; married a Hughitt, of Genoa, N. Y.,
and had three daughters, of whom two died young. Helen, ^ the youngest,
married Judge Hughitt, of Auburn, N. Y., where they now reside.
Saillliel Milliken' was a physician. He married Julia A., dau. of Reuben
Pomeroy; had issue, four children, and died in 1834.
Harriet Milliken' married Seymore; died many years ago.
Children of Samuel and Julia:
1. James,^ d. unmarried.
2. Consider,^ went to Australia ; d. unmarried.
3. Er.\smus D.,^ b. at Northville, N. Y., Mar. 28, 1830; m. Esther C. Sar-
gent (b. in Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1835, d. May 10, 1894,) and resides
at Oswego, N. Y. One son :
I. Frank E.,^ b. May 11, 1856; m. Frances, dau. of Seneca D. and
Maria Moore, b. June 6, 1863. He is a dentist at Oswego, N. Y. Two
sons : Edtvard M.,'' h. Jan. 30, 189 1, and Seneca D.* b. Mar. 24, 1893.
4. Harriet,^ m. A. J. Hughitt and resides in Genoa, British Columbia.
MILLIKENS OF RHODE ISLAND.
William Milliken,' who had brothers named Archibald and Abraham,
was born in Rhode Island, March 12, 1772; settled in Burlington, Otsego
county, N. Y. ; m., about 1796, Lucretia Davis, b. Feb. 27, 1781, d. Jan. 17,
1858. He d. April 25, 1865. Eight children all born in Burlington, N. Y. :
1. Hannah,- m. William Burlingame, farmer; d. in Alleghany county,
N. Y., aged 66.
2. Mary,"^ b. in 1803; d. Nov., 1894, in Porter, Van Buren county, Mich.
3. William,- d. at the age of 9 years.
4. Benjamin R.,- b. in 1S09; m. Lucy Palmer Ray, in 1831; d. in Fulton
county, Ohio, in 1852, aged 43. Seven children:
I. Hiram, ^ b. in 1832 ; farmer in Oregon.
II. Stephen R.,' b. in 1835; d. in 1854.
III. Davis Y.,^ b. in 1838 ; d. in the army in 1862.
IV. William A.,^ b. in 1840; m. Lucy A. Egleston, of New Stonington,
Conn., in 1862 ; resides at Ashwillett, Conn.
V. John L.,'' b. in 1843 ; d. in the army in Pennsylvania in 1863.
VI. Lucy L.,** born in 1846; m., in 1865, Melvin Spear and lives at Cold-
water, Mich.
VII. Wesley O.,' b. in 1850; lives, at Big Timber, Montana, ranchman,
farmer, real estate 3nd wool dealer.
5. Electa A.,'^ b. Sept. 5, 1815; m. Charles S. Mason; d. in 1843.
6. John L.,^ b. Mar. i, 1822; m. first, July 4, 1844, Rosilta A. Rowland,
of Sherburne, N. Y. She d. Aug. 27, 1877. He m. second, Jan. 22,
1880, Mary H. Brooks, of North Adams, Mass; resides at Sherburne,
N. Y. Four children, two d. unmarried.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 995
I. Marvin E..' b. in Sherburne, N. Y., Apr. 27, 1845 ; m., first, Fredore
Palmer, who d. Apr., 1867. He m., second, Adelia Harris, who d. in
1890, aged 43. One child by first wife, Charles H.,'' b. Apr., 1867 ;
was drowned June 15, 1887. He is a lawyer at Evansville, Madison
county, N. Y.
7. Phiunda L.,- b. August 11, 1823; m. John R. Rhodes and lives in
Wayne county, N. Y.
MILLIKENS OF WILTON, N. H.
Alexander Milliken,' from the Lowlands of Scotland, resided at Castle
Dawson or Dawson Bridge, on the river Boyne, in the province of Ulster, north
of Ireland. He is said to have been one of four brothers who were among
the sturdy defenders of Londonderry in the memorable siege of 1689, he alone
surviving. His grandson James — who was probably reared mostly in the family
of his grandfather — remembered that at his grandfather's funeral the military
turned out to do honor to his memory as one of the survivors of the siege.
From this Ale.xander, through his sons William and Alexander, have de-
scended many branches and numerous families now scattered through the
Union. It will be seen that the family designated " Millikans of Washington,
Mass.," are of this stock by William Milliken.
Alexandei* Milliken, Jr.," son of preceding, born at Castle Dawson,
Ireland (probably) about 1720, was by occup.ition a cooper and farmer. He
evidently had two wives, the first dying in Ireland, where his eldest son, James,
was born eight years before his next children, as will appear. He emigrated
to America, sometime between 1744 and 1751, and it is supposed that he tar-
ried briefly with some of the Scotch-Irish at Watertown or Cambridge, Mass.,
soon after became a resident of Wilton, N. H. ; was a member of Col. John
Hart's regiment in the Crown Point expedition in the French and Indian war;
serving from April 27 to Nov. 23, 1758. His will, probated Aug. 7, 1798, is
recorded at Nashua, N. H., his son Samuel being named executor. He must
have been a man of much natural force of character, for he dealt extensively
in real estate and left considerable for his time ; and though deficient in edu-
cation, he was called to fill many minor offices. His six children, excepting
James, were born in Wilton, N. H.
third generation.
Children of Alexander:
1. James,^ b. at Castle Dawson, Ireland, in 1744; m., first, Elizabeth Mc-
Kone, by whom five children; second, Elizabeth McCoy, by whom nine
children. The last was a daughter of William and Mary McCoy, of
Peterborough, N. H. He was a soldier of the Revolution in Capt. Joseph
Parker's company, raised out of Col. Enoch Hale's New Hampshire
regiment. They joined the northern army at Ticonderoga, mustered
July 18, 1776. His children, of whom with fourth generation, were all
b., with the exception of the first, in Sharon, N. H.
2. Samuel,^ born at Wilton, N. H., Oct. 2, 1752; was a member of Col.
Stark's regiment of New Hampshire men in the batde of Bunker Hill,
Note.— There was an Etlward A. Milliken. of the "second generation," and John and Alex-
ander Milliken, of the "first generation," who lived in Dublin, N. H., moving away prior to
Jan. 1, 18S3.
996 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
and was one of the 45 of Stark's men (15 killed) wounded in that his-
toric engagement. He was first town clerk of Sharon, N. H., 1791-6;
1804-7 and 1809-11. His father named him as executor of his will.
Seven children, whose names will be recorded with fourth generation.
3. William, ■' b. in Wilton, N. H., Oct. 2, 1752, was twin brother of Samuel,
preceding. He was a member of Capt. Abijah Smith's company from
Col Enoch Hale's regiment. New Hampshire men, for New York Revo-
lutionary service, mustered in Sept. 21, 1776. He married, about 1777,
Esther, dau. of John and Barbara (Nay) Taggart, of Sharon, N. H. ;
subsequently removed to Peterborough, N. H., where he died in 1808.
Children were born in Sharon.
4. Alexander,''' b. in Wilton, N. H., April 5, 1755; m. Betsey, dau. of
Dea. Daniel Emery, who d. May g, 1823, aged 64. He d. Oct. 9, 181 1.
He built and kept a large brick tavern near the base of Grand Monad-
nock in Jaffrey, N. H. Eight children b. in Jaffrey, as per town records,
whose names with fourth generation.
5. John,'' b. in Wilton, N. H., Aug. 19, 1757 ; m. Sarah and settled
on the parental homestead at Wilton ; when it was sold, after the death
of his father, he moved to Sharon, N. H. Seven children, probably all
born in Wilton.
6. Robert,''' b. in Wilton, N. H., July 20, 1760; m. Feb. 28, 1782, Margaret,
dau. of William and Agnes Hogg, of Amherst, N. H., she b. Jan. 19,
1756. He was one of the 25 men from Wilton who went in the expe-
dition to Rhode Island in 1778. Names of reputed children will appear.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of .James and Elizabeth:
1. Jennie,'' b. in Ireland; d. on voyage to America and was buried at sea.
2. Martha,* b. Oct. 13, 1766; m. Samuel Bellows. One child.
3. John,* b. Aug. 21, 1768; m. first, Sept. 30, 1802, Harriet Roberts;
second, late in life, a Miss Clark. He was a teacher and medical stu-
dent at Chester, Vt., completing his course at Philadelphia. He prac-
tised his profession in Jefferson, Greene county. Pa., where he married.
He removed to Neave, Earke county, Ohio, where he d. in Sept., 1837.
Eight children, all by first wife, all born in Jefferson, Pa.
4. Mary,* b. Apr. 4, 1770; m. David Ward, of Rockingham, Vt., where
she d. May 13 (?), 18 13. Three sons.
5. Elizabeth,* b. Mar. 8, 1772 ; m. in Jaffrey, N. H., Nov. 24, 1793, Peter
Bates ; lived in Potsdam, N. Y. Eleven children.
6. Sarah,* b. Sept. 15, 1779; m. Edmund Shattuck and d. about 1869, in
Saxtons River, Vt.
7. Alexander,* b. Feb. 24, 1781 ; m. Nancy Bates and lived in Pomfret,
Vt., where he d. Sept. 20, 1863; she d. Nov. 12, 1849. He was a
soldier in the war of 1812. Seven children as per Pomfret records.
8. James,* b. May 3, 1783; m. Oct. 16, 1814, Abigail Ely, she d. Sept. 14,
1853, aged 65; second, Asenath Weaver. He d. in Alstead, N. H., in
1865. Five children by first wife.
9. William,* b. Feb. 10, 1785; m. Mar., 1811, Anne Carleton; d. June
20, 1847. Seven children, all born in Sharon, N. H.
MLILIKEN FAMILY. 997
10. Samuel,* b. Apr. 2, 1787; d. in infancy.
11. Samuel,'' b. Feb. 21, 1788; m. in Pennsylvania, and settled in Pitts-
burg. Two children (perhaps others), both daughters.
12. Smith £.,■* b. March 30, 1791 ; m., first, Mary Hawkley, by whom two
children; second. May 20, 1820, Laura Chapin, she born in Walpole,
N. H., June 20, 1799, died about Feb. i, 1886. He died May 7, 1855.
Children, thirteen in number, of whom hereafter.
13. Susan,* b. Oct. 25, 1793; m. William Sanders and had five children.
14. Adam-S,* b. Jan. 24, 1796; m. Betsey Hawkley and lived in Charleston,
N. H. ; blacksmith. He d. issueless July 10, 1S58.
Children op Samuel:
1. John,* b. Aug. 31, 1786.
2. Alexander,* b. Aug. 26, 1788.
3. Samuel,* b. Nov. 24, 1790.
4. William,* b. Mar. 26, 1795; d. Nov. i, 1795.
5. Polly,* b. 1796.
6. Betsey,* b. May 26, 1801.
7. William,* b. Oct. 8, 1803.
Children of William and Esther:
1. Alexander,* b. 1778; m. Sally, dau. of Lieut. Robert Nay, of Peter-
borough, N. H., by whom Alarv,' b. Oct. 2, 1813; Eh'ira,^ b. Sept •'8
1816.
2. JoHN,*b. Oct. 28, 1780 ; m. Fannie Nay, sister of Sally, of Peterborough.*
3. Samuel,* b. April 18, 1782.
4. William,* b. April 18, 1782.
5. Mary,* b. Oct. 28, 1784; m. Asdall Nay.
Children of Alexander and Betsey:
1. John,* b. Dec. 27, 1781; d. Mar. 10, 1783.
2. Molly,* b. April 24, 1784; m. Moses Hill.
3. Betsey,* b. Nov. 29, 1786; m. May 20, 1803, Jonathan Gilmore.
4. John,* b. Feb. 26, 1790; m. Dolly Stevens, June, 1810. In 1825 he
moved to Vermont, thence to Michigan and Illinois. Three children :
Jai?icsJ' h. 1 8 16; C/iar/i's S.,^ h. 18 19; GiV?/^v,^ deceased.
5. Amasa,* b. Oct. 20, 1792; m. Sophia Hill and had An'illa,^ m. Eben-
ezer Stiles, of Gilead, Me., and Louisa}
6. ALEXANDER,* b. Feb. 13, 1795; d. Sept. 14, 1796.
7. NABBY,*t b. Jan. 18, 1800.
8. Daughter,* b. 1802; m. Edward Bailey.
*In consequence of missing recoids, and failure of parties to respond who could elucidate
there remaius obscurity about the couuections of this family. '
t Nancy Milliken was tlie wife of Daniel Adams, M. D., author of the celebrated " 4idams
Arithmetic," who resided in KinMic, N. H,. where he d. June 9, ISM, .aged 90 years, 8 months and
10 days. His wife d. May H, 1S51. at'ed 70 years. 8 months, and 15 days. Dr. Walter Milliken
some time president of the Waltliam Watch Co., was a brother of Nancy.
998 MILLIKE N FAMILY.
Chii-drbn of John and Sarah:
1. Polly/ b. Sept. 3, 1788.
2. Alexander/ b. Mar. 27, 1790.
3. Joseph/ b. Jan. 24, 1792.
4. Abigail/ b. April 25, 1794; d. June 20, 1796.
5. John/ b. June 20, 1796.
6. Abigail/ b. Aug. 22, 1798; d. June 21, iSoo.
7. Sally/ b. June 14, 1800.
Chtldren of Robert and Margaret:
1. Robert/ m. Betsey, dau. of Lieut. Robert Nay, of Peterborough, N. H.,
and lived in Sharon. She d. Dec. 25, 18 14, aged 25. One son, A^di-
son,^ b. Nov. 17, 18 1 4, d. unmarried.
2. Albert,* was town clerk of Sharon in 1820.
3. Alexander,* b. in Keene, N. H., Sept. 8, 1779 (?) ; m. Julia Bixby (she
b. May 30, 1782) and lived in said town, where he d. May 13, 1854; was
constable, auctioneer, and active in the Washingtonian movement.
Five children.
4. Cyrus/ b. 1796, probably at Temple, N. H. (the early town records
were burned); m. first, Jan. 30, 1821, Laura L., dau. of Jacob and Sally
(Mellen) Townsend, she b. June 5, 1805, d. Mar. 5, 1823. He m. sec-
ond, Oct. 9, 1824, Mary, dau. of Luther and Sally (Eveleth) Smith, of
Keene, N. H., she b. Dec. 21, 1805, d. April 16, 1845. This family
moved from Fitzwilliam to Keene, N. H., in 1836, where he d. Dec. 31,
1840. Seven children, b. in Fitzwilliam.
fifth generation.
Children of Dr. John and Harriet:
1. Charlotte,^ b. Aug. 31, 1803; m. Aug. 15, 1822, William Hiller, of
Jefferson, Pa., son of William and Margaret (Myers) Hiller. He d.
Aug. 12, 1851; she d. Mar. 27, 1851. Ten children.
2. Morgan,^ b. 1805; d. 1815.
3. Clarinda,* b. May 7, 1805 ; m., in 1834, Abiah Miner, of Greensboro,
Pa., where she d. probably about 1S37. She was a school-teacher.
Two children, deceased.
4. John R.,"* b. Dec. 22, 1806; d. unmarried July, 1S33 ; cabinet maker;
was captain of "Jefferson Blues," Pennsylvania militia.
5. James,** b. in 1806; d. in infancy.
6. Harriet,** b. in 1808; d. unmarried in 1833.
7. Royal B.,^ b. Sept. 19, 1810; m. Sept. 19, 1833, Sarah P., dau. of
Daniel H. and Sarah (Beard) Lake, of Springfield, Vt., where he d.
Nov. 27, 1838 ; she d. at Maiden, Mass., Feb. 22, 1885. He was a mer-
chant tailor. Four children, three b. in Walpole, N. H., fourth b. in
Springfield, Vt.
8. Hiram H.,^ b. in 1812 ; m. Ruth Stevenson, dau. of Asa Stevenson, of
Clarksburg, Mo. He d. about 1855 ; cabinet maker. No issue.
MILLIKEN FAMILY.
999
Children of Alexander and Nancy:
1. Oliver,'^ b. Aug. 20, 1804 ; lived and died, unmarried, at Hartford, Vt. ;
buried at Ponifret, Vt.
2. ELiZA,^b. 1806; d. Feb. 3, 1872, unmarried.
3. Joseph,^ b. Oct. 2, 1807 ; d. Dec. 8, 1880, single.
4. Cynthia,^ b. May 10, 1809; m. Nov., 1837, Thomas Perry, of Peter-
borough, N. N.; d. in Jaffrey, N. H., April 14, 1872. Two daughters.
5. Nancy,'^ b. 1812; d. Feb. 7, 1841, unmarried.
6. Mary,'^ b. Feb. 13, 1815 ; d. June 23, 1856, unmarried.
7. James,'' b. May 2, 1817 ; d. Oct. 18, 1873, unmarried.
Children of James and Abigail:
1. Isaac,'' b. in 1820; d. Aug. 14, 1850, unmarried.
2. JoHN,^ m. Marie Wilson, of Langdon, N. H. One child, Carrie,^ d.
3. James,* m. Ellen King, of South Charleston, N. H. ; deceased. Three
children, Mary £.,'■ George K.,^ and Frank.^
4. Abigail,^ b. Apr. 18, 1827 ; d. Apr. 22, 1842.
5. Caroline,^ b. May i, 1834; d. Apr. 5, 1841.
Children of William and Anne:
1. James,* b. Dec. 3, 181 1 ; m. Mar. 3, 1836, Mary A. Reed, of Rocking-
ham, Vt, she b. in Stoddard, N. H., Sept. i, 1813; residence. South
Acworth, N. H. Eleven children, b. in various places, of whom more
in sixth generation.
2. Moses C.,* b. July 4, 1814; m. Lucinda L. Billings, Nov. 5, 1837, dau.
of Rufus and Hannah, of Windsor, Vt. ; resided at Charleston, N. H.,
where he d. May 11, 1892; blacksmith. Five children.
3. Martha V.,* b. Jan. 12, 1817 ; m. Nov. 7, 1848, Joseph Cutter, of Ash-
burnham, Mass., where she d. Sept. 12, 1890, without issue.
4. Sybil B.,* b. Jan. 20, 1819; m. Jan. 25, 1847, Rufus Heywood, of
Charleston, N. H. Three children.
5. Sarah S.,* b. June 5, 182 1 ; living in Marlow, N. H., unmarried.
6. Katherine E.,* b. Jan. 29, 1824; m. Nov. 22, 1846, Albert Whitaker,
of Hancock, N. H., and d. in Charleston, N. H., Mar. 3, 1889. One
child, deceased.
7. William, Jr.,* b. Nov. 3, 1828; d. in Swansy, N. H., Mar. 19, 1890,
unmarried.
Children of Smith E. and Mary:
George,* b. Dec. 17, 1812 ; m. Judith S. Whittier and resided at Wind-
sor, Vt., and Fitchburg, Mass., where he d. Feb. 16, 1891; machinist.
She d. May 16, 1877. Issue:
I. Mary," b. July 5, 1840; d. Aug. 19, 1841.
II. George A.," b. Apr. 6, 1842, in Lowell, Mass.; d. June 3, 1883, in
Chicago,
in. Mary E.," b. Feb. 7, 1844, in Charleston, N. H.; m. George C. Por-
ter, of Springfield, Vt., where she d. Feb. 3, 1878.
J. Mary.*
I.
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3. RoVAL B.,^ b. Sept. 13, 1822, in Lexington, Mass.; m. Mar. 25, 1851,
Elizabeth (Gary) Town, b. in Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 15, 1824. He was a
blacksmith at Saxtons River, Vt., where he d. May 10, 1894. Children:
I. Albert S.,* b. Aug. 8, 1853, at Saxtons River, Vt. ; m. Hattie M.
Streeter, of Glens Falls, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1876, and d. Aug. 31, 1885;
blacksmith.
11. Sarah L.,'' b. Sept. 14, 1855; d. Oct. 14, 1855.
III. John F.,'' b. Aug. 4, 1857; d. June i, 1858.
IV. Laura S. F.,* b. Sept. 11, 1858; resides at Saxtons River. Vt.
V. Hattie A.,« b. Feb. 9, i860; m. Nov. 18, 1885, Dr. W. L. Moon, of
Fairhaven, Vt. She is a student of Boston Dental College, fitting
for the profession of dentistry.
VI. Minnie L.," b. Aug. 21, 1863; d. June 10, 1889, single.
4. Liberty G.,^ b. Apr. 6, 1826 ; m. Hannah N. Oakman, of Provincetown,
Mass., Dec. 20, 1849. He was a master mariner and d. at sea June 5,
i860. His five children were b. in Provincetown:
I. George G.,*^ b. Nov. 9, 1850; m. May 6, 1872, Elizabeth E. Gulliver,
of Boston, and resides in Deerfield, Mass. One son, George J. C,'
b. at Watertown, Mass., Oct. 24, 1873.
II. Joseph S.," b. Dec. 17, 1852; m. July 4, 1889, Mrs. Ella Phillips. No
issue.
III. Laura E.," b. Dec. 15, 1854; m. Apr. 23, 1874, Charles R. Smith, of
Provincetown, and has three children.
IV. Willie O.,!* b. Dec. 22, 1856; d. July 4, 1858.
v. Orren O.," b. June 26, 1859; m. Nov. 20, 1889, Hattie J. Park, of
Deerfield, Mass., where he resides. One child, Francis P.^ b. Nov.
18, 1890.
5. Mary E.,' b. July 10, 1826; d. Nov. 7, 185 i, unmarried.
6. Sarah S.,' b. May 31, 1828; d. Apr. 19, 1852, unmarried.
7. James S.,** b. Apr. 23, 1830; m. Sept. 9, 1856, Isabella G., dau. of
Alexander and Jane (Ross) McKay. He d. at Cambridge, Mass., Dec.
23, 1889. Six children; thread, unmarried.
I. Alfred H.,* b. Mar. 13, 1858; d. Nov. 28, 1861.
II. James E.,^ b. Apr. 5, 1861; m. Hattie A. Newell, Aug. 2, 1887, dau.
of Benjamin and Margaret, of Wolfborough, N. H. He is propri-
etor of Milliken's Cambridge and Boston Express ; has two children :
Edward L? and Henry G.^ twins, b. in Cambridge, Mass., June 9, 1890.
III. Alexander,* b. June 20, 1863; d. June 23, 1863.
8. Harriet R.,** b. Feb. 19, 1832 ; m. Charles R. Pierce, of Wethersfield,
Vt., Dec. 8, 1853 ; had two children; d. at Natick, Mass., May 23, 1890.
9. Susan S.,^ b. Jan. 30, 1834; d. June 15, i85i, unmarried.
10. Maria L.,^ b. Mar. 19, 1836; m., first, Tyler Joy, who was killed in
battle of Fredericksburg; second, Alvin R. Hawkins, in 1870, who d.
Aug. 27, 1889. She d. Aug. 5, 1894. One child.
11. John S.,^ b. May 17, 1838 ; m. Olive and d. Apr. 16, 1873. One
child, b. after his death.
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12. Martha B.,^b. Apr. i6, 1840; m. John Delehanty, of Fitchburg, Mass.,
where she d. One son.
13. Charles A.,^ b. May 27, 1844; d. at Charleston, N. H.
Children of Alexander and Julia:
1. Martinee D.,* b. May 11, 1805 ; m. Harriet Foster, May 17, 1836 (she
b. June 12, 1805), and resides at Clarendon, N. Y. Four children:
1. William D.," b. Mar. i, 1837 ; m. Jennie Nason. Four children.
II. George A.,"* b. June 29, 1839.
III. Mary J.," b. July 17, 1847.
IV. Sarah A.,^ b. Sept. 18, 1849.
2. Emily M.,^ b. May 9, 1807 ; m. Joshua Wyman, of Keene, N. H., May
3, 1827 ; d. Feb. 13, 1841. Issue.
3. Joseph B.,^ b. Sept., 1809.
4. Edward A.,^ b. June 13, 1813; m. Nov. 16, 1S37, Susan A. Towne,
who d. Oct. 14, 1842. Three children:
I. Susan E.," b. Mar. 11, 1839; deceased.
II. Edward A.,'^ b. Dec. 14, 1840.
III. Emily E.," b. May i, 1842; d. Oct. 16, 1842.
5. Nathan J.,'^ b. Sept. 27, 182 1 ; m. Nov. 21, 1853, Orline O. Sutton, of
Romulus, N. Y., who d. Jan., 1894. He is a prominent and prosperous
journalist of Canandaigua, N. Y. Four children, b. there :
I. Charles F.," b. Aug. 27, 1854.
II. Gertrude,' b. Aug. 9, 1856.
III. May J.,' b. May 5, 1866.
IV. Roy B.,' b. Nov. 27, 1870.
Children of Cyrds and Mary:
1. Abel B.,'^ b. Apr. 15, 1822 ; m. Joanna Phillips ; lives in Brookline, Mass.
2. Laura T.,*^ b. Feb. 5, 1823; m., first, John R. Lord; second, Sylvanus
Rice; third, James T. Plaister ; resides in Dubuque, la.
3. Frances A.,^b. May 31, 1825 ; m. Orville C. Walker; lives in Algona, la.
4. Luther S.,* b. July 29, 1826; m., first, Fanny Broadhead ; second,
Annie E. Hester ; resides in Franklinton, N. C.
5. Harriet A.,^ b. Aug. 26, 1828; d. Mar. 3, 1867, unmarried.
6. Rev. Charles E.,^ b. Feb. 5, 1830; m., first, Sarah F. Dunklee, of
Francistown, N. H. ; second, Mary F. Redington, of Littleton, N. H. ;
third, a dau. of Allen Folger, of Concord, N. H. He graduated at Har-
vard in 1857 and is a Congregational minister at Swansy, N. H.
7. Lyman B.,^ b. Apr. 30, 1834; m. Nancy P., dau. of Charles Twombly,
of Saco, where he resides and is in the hardware business as successor
to his father-in-law; has issue.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of Royal B, and Sarah:
I. John," b. Dec. 13, 1834; a young lawyer of much promise and worth;
d. at Lawrence, Mass., May 12, 1861.
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2. Sarah E./ b. May 7, 1836 ; d. May 8, 1838.
3. Daniel L.,** b. Sept. 21, 1837; m. May 22, i860, Manda F., dau. of
Elijah and Louisa (Metcalf) Spencer, of Wilmington, Vt. He was for
many years a newspaper and magazine editor, publishing in Vermont
and Boston ; was the first Vermont newspaper publisher to employ paid
contributors and use illustrations; represented the city of Maiden,
Mass., in the Legislature in 1887 and 1888, where he was classed as
"one of ten leaders of the House." He has delivered various addresses
and written much for the press in prose and poetry. His pastoral poem,
"The Valley Sunset," was highly commended by the poet Longfellow
and other leading critics. Miss Julia C. R. Door characterized it as
worthy to rank with Gray's "Elegy" and Buchanan Read's "Closing
Scene." He has resided for the last twenty-one years at Maiden, Mass.
Three children named as follows :
I. Helen L.,' b. Jan. 5, 1864, in Brandon, Vt. ; m. June 10, 1886,
Edward A. Winchester, son of Fitz E. and Lydia (Smith) Winchester,
of Maiden Mass.
n. Kate L.,' b. Dec. 2, 1866, in Brattleboro, Vt. ; m. Oct. 14, 1891,
Emery F., son of Franklin E. and Laura (Thomas) Bennett, of Guil-
ford, Vt.
III. Carl S.,' b. Jan. 27, 1876, in Maiden, Mass.
4. Royal B.,^ b. April 15, 1839; d. unmarried at Brandon, Vt., Feb. 7,
i858; was Grand Lecturer for Sons of Temperance for Eastern New
York. He was an able and eloquent speaker. He was a cripple from
childhood, and went seven miles on crutches to care for wounded sol-
diers on Antietam battlefield during the Civil war.
Children of James and Mary A. :
1. Elbridge G.,* b. May 4, 1833; d. Aug. 3, 1859, unmarried.
2. Susan F.,^ b. Apr. 2, 1840, in Cavendish, Vt.; m., first, Hugh F. War-
ner, Sept. 7, 1856, by whom four children; second, Dec. 24, 1870, Hiram
H. Ames; residence, Worcester, Mass. Two children.
3. Albert H.," b. Sept. 6, 1841, in Chester, Vt. ; m. July 18, 1862, Sarah
M. Chapin (b. Apr. 24, 1836, at Concord, Mass.), and resides at Lowell,
Mass. Two children, b. in Nashua, N. H. : J^re// G.,'' b. Dec. 8, 1864,
and Cora B.,' b. June i, 1868.
4. Annie C.,* b. June 15, 1843, in Chester, Vt. ; m. Nov. 9, 1867, Edwin
Green, of Rockingham, Vt. One son.
5. Katie E.,* b. Aug. 12, 1845, in Charleston, N. H. ; m. Oct. 23, 1869,
John Frinney.
6. William E.,'' b. Apr. 20, 1847, in Charleston, N. H.; m. June 20, 1875,
Mrs. Hattie A. Bosworth.
7. Lizzie J.,* b. Jan. 9, 1849, i" Charleston, N. H.; m. Oct. 27, 1867,
George D. Clark and resides at South Acworth, N. H. Nine children.
8. Joshua R.," b. Mar. 23, 1851, in Charleston, N. H. ; m. Mrs. Mary A.
Allen (Noch?), Nov. 4, 1874.
9. Hattie R.," b. Mar. 9, 1856, at Acworth, N. H.; m. Dec. 24, 1872,
Henry Walker, of West Gardner, Mass., and lives at Worcester.
^-^;^^^a&^
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1003
10. Charles A.," b. Sept. 17, 1857; m. June 5, 1886, Eva Strickland; lives
at South Acworth, N. H. Issue, Ethel Z.,' George Z.,' and Frank P?
11. Lizzie E.," b. Sept. 3, 1859, at Acworth, N. H.; m. May 2, 1882, Wes-
ton O. Kemp., of Rockingham, Vt.
Children of Moses C. and Lucinda:
1. Charles E.,° b. Nov. 6, 1839; m. Carrie M. Toman; d. Apr. 7, 1880.
2. George H.," b. June 6, 1841 ; m. Louisa J. Johnson; d. Sept. 10, 1869.
One child.
3. Sybil A.," b. Jan. 12, 1845 ; d. Apr. 3, 1846.
4. Hattie a.," b. Sept. 24, 1846; m., first, June 11, 1862, Ruel W. H.
Taylor, killed in second battle of Bull Run; second, Jan. 8, 1871, Hazen
A. Barnard, of Marblehead, Mass. One child.
5. Nellie M.,° b. Aug. 24, 1848; m. Mar. 16, 1843, Charles H. Willard;
residence, Shoshone, Nevada. One child.
Children of William D. and Jennie:
1. Delville H.,^ b. Oct. 16, 1867.
2. Hattie B.,^ b. May 5, i86g.
3. Laura L.,'' b. Apr. 25, 1871.
4. Edguilla,'' b. Feb. 25, 1873.
Children of Rev. Charles E. and Sarah:
1. Rev. Charles D.,'^ b. Oct. 12, 1863; now a pastor in Canaan, Conn.
2. Addie M.,^ b. Oct. 12, 1863; twin sister of above.
3. Edward R.,^ b. Dec. 9, 188 1 ; by a second wife.
MILLIKANS OF WASHINGTON, MASS.
Alexander Millikau ' was a Scotchman by birth, who came early to the
north of Ireland and was at the siege of Londonderry in 1689. It is now
reported that he came to New England before his sons, one of whom went
South, one settled in New Hampshire, and one in Massachusetts. Of these
and their descendants we shall have more to say in another place.
SECOND GENEKATION.
William Millikail~ was born in the north of Ireland in 1726; married
Mary, dau. of Robert and Morgan McKnight,* also of old Scottish stock and
rigid Protestants. He came over with his two brothers early in the last cent-
ury and first sat down at East Windsor, Conn. He and family went to Bel-
fast, Ireland, to take passage on the same ship and with the same master with
whom his wife's parents had come over the year previous. By some delay of
the captain they were detained in Belfast six weeks at a heavy expense. Dur-
ing the voyage there was a terrible storm, and for fourteen days and nights
neither sun nor stars were seen. The voyage was long and dreary, and while
*Three McKnight brothers— .lames, .Tolin, and Robert— came from Ireland to America. .John
was many year.s a niercliant in Nrw London. ( 'I'liii. James settled in tlic wrstern part of Wash-
ington, Mass., wlii'rc hr dii-d in 17;i:i, a^'t-d SJ years ; Sarah, his wife, died in 1812, atted ,S6. R(d)ert
McKnight married Morgan and settled in East Windsor, Conn., and .soon sent for tlieir daugli-
ter Mary and her husband, William Millikan. Robert was born in 1699 and died in 1776, aged 77
years ; his widow died Jan. 22, 1801, aged 100 years and 10 months. A Scotch family.
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on the ocean Mary's first child was born, and buried beneath the waves. She
was attended by a nurse of great skill and kindness and made as comfortable
as circumstances would admit. From East Windsor these removed to Wash-
ington, Berkshire county, Mass., about 1768, and were among the earliest set-
tlers in that town. He died Mar. 6, 1788, aged 63. Mary, his wife, died May
10, 18 13, aged 81. She spent her last days with the widow of her son Alex-
ander, as did her mother, Morgan McKnight. Children, far as known, as
follows :
THIRD GENEKATION.
1. John," b. Nov. 22, 1755.
2. Mary,' b. Nov. 12, 1757.
3. Isabella," b. Jan. 28, 1760.
4. William," b. Mar., 1762; d. July 8, 1850, aged 88. Susanna, his wife,
d. 1846, aged 85 years.
5. Robert," b. Aug., 1764.
6. Sarah," b. Feb., 1767.
7. Alexander," b. Nov. 15, 1769; m. Hannah, seventh child of Daniel
and Maria (Titus) Franklin, who was b. Aug. 17, 1769, and d. Dec. 14,
1863, in Albany, aged 94 years. He d. Apr. 30, 1803, aged 34 years.
8. Morgan," b. June, 1773.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of Alexander and Hannah:
1. Robert,'' b. Aug. 9, 1792 ; m. Amanda Childs, by whom one son. He
m., second, Sally Wadsworth (b. in Washington, Mass., Aug. 27, 1797,
and d. in Hinsdale, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1882), Dec. 20, 1821, by whom three
daughters. Mr. Millikan was left fatherless at the age of ten, but his
mother trained him to habits of industry and economy. At the age of
thirty he made his way to Ohio on foot to visit his brother William and
view the country. He soon after exchanged his property in Washington,
Mass., for new land in Freedom, Ohio, intending to settle there, but
changed his plans and bought a tract of heavily timbered land in Hins-
dale, to which he moved in 1824, and lived there about thirty years.
Failing health caused him to sell his farm, and he moved to Hinsdale
village, where he died in 1867, aged 75. He was called to many town
offices and represented Hinsdale in the State Legislature.
2. William,^ b. Jan. i, 1795; m. Dec. 16, 1819, to Pamelia Messenger, in
Becket, Mass., by Rev. J. L. Mills. He immediately started for the
"Western Reserve" on his wedding tour with an ox-team and sled, on
which sat his young wife with all their earthly gear. They went directly
to Windham, Ohio, where a colony of their relatives and friends from
Washington and Becket, Mass., had preceded them. He was a thrifty
farmer and a man of stable mind and good character, whose "word was
law." He d. in 1853; his wife in 1870. Children as will follow.
3. Daniel F.,'' b. Oct. 31, 1797; m. Jan. 6, 1820, Amelia Pease, of Stock-
bridge, Mass., b. Aug. 7, 1801, d. Mar. 20, 1875. He d. Aug. 18, 1880.
Six children were b. in Washington, Mass., whose names will appear.
4. Isabella,* m. Silas B. Hamilton and d. in Albany, N. Y., aged 93 years,
MILLIEEN FAMILY. 1005
leaving five children, all now living; the daughters, of whom one is Isa-
bella, live at No. 3 Pine street, Albany, N. Y.
5. Maria,* m. a Mr. St. John and soon d.
fifth generation.
Children of Robert:
1. Alexander,^ b. Apr. 7, 1817, and resides at Kinmundy, 111., as a farmer.
He has one dau. and four sons living. Robert'' and Charles'' are mar-
ried and live at Omega, 111., William'' is at Seattle, and Henry'' at Green
Horn, Col.
2. Amanda,' b. Nov. i, 1822; m. Apr. 2, 1844, to S. J. Demming; lives
at Austinburg, Ohio.
3. Isabella,' b. Mar. 30, 1827; m. Dec. 4, 1850, to Henry A. Demming;
d. at Oberlin, Ohio, Jan. 25, 1886.
4. Sylvia S.,' b. May 23, 1830; m. June, 1857, to Edwin Curtis and lives
in Bedfield, Oswego county, N. Y. Six children.
Children of William:
1. Rev. William F.,' b. in 1823; was a Presbyterian minister who served
as chaplain in the Union army and d. in 1887, leaving a widow (maiden
name Mary Treat, niece of Selah B. Treat, secretary of the American
Board), who is now living.
2. Maria P.,' b. in 1825; m. Brigham and lives at Muskegon, Mich.
3. Edwin A.,' b. in 1829; d. aged 6 years.
4. Henry A.,' b. in 183 1; killed in Civil war, 1864. He was m. and left
two sons and two daughters. One son m. and has a son living, the last
male in this family bearing the name.
5. Mary I.,' b. in 1834; m. Dr. Eames, who was a surgeon in the army
and two years in the Legislature of Ohio. He d. in 1884. The widow
lives at Ashtabula, Ohio. Several children in good positions.
6. Dr. Robert H.,^ b. in 1837. He was surgeon in the Civil war; was
captured, but released to attend to the wounded; d. from the effect of
service, issueless, in 1S66.
Children of Daniel F. :
1. Eliza P.,' b. May 15, 1821 ; d. Sept. 5, 1822.
2. Robert D.,' b. May 12, 1823; d. Jan. 13, 1828.
3. Ellen D.,' b. Mar. 24, 1825; m. Feb. 4, 1845, to George W. Fitch,
who was b. Feb. 21, 1822, d. Aug. 10, 1887; resides at Lyndon, 111.
Eight children.
4. Martha A.,' b. Jan. 25, 1832 ; m. Sept. 10, 1861, to Capt. John Whal-
ton, who was b. Dec. 21, 1827, and has issue, one son.
S- Rev. Silas F.,' b. Sept. 8, 1834; m. Sept. 13, 1864, Mary J. Andrews,
b. May 3, 1834. He is now pastor of the Congregational church of
Anamosa, Ind. Six children.
6. Frederick W.,' b. Mar. 15, 1842; m. Mar. 26, 1863, Emma P. Stone,
b. Sept. 27, 1843, d. Aug. g, 1885. He m. second, Nov. 15, 1887, Mrs.
Sarah L. Bond, b. Jan. 7, 1857 ; residence, Lyndon, Whiteside county,
111. Three children in 1894.
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sixth generation.
Children of Rev. Silas F. :
1. Allan F.," b. May 6, 1866.
2. Robert A.,* b. Mar. 22, 1868.
3. Max F./ b. Mar. 10, 1870.
4. Grace M.,'' b. Dec. 26, 187 1.
5. Marjorie A.,'^ b. May 2, 1874.
6. Mabel A.,^ b. Nov. 20, 1877.
All unmarried in 1894.
Children of Frederick W. :
1. William F.,'' b. May 24, 1865.
2. Edward S./ b. Nov. 25, 1867.
3. Daniel F.,^ b. May 21, 1891.
MILLIKENS OF SCARBOROUGH, ME.
Old Scarborough was remarkably well Millikenized; the descendants of
those who settled there are more numerous than of any other branch of the
family with whom our inquiry was concerned. Our treatment of their gene-
alogy must begin with a transcript of some early records found in Boston as
follows:
Robert Mulliken, son of Robert and wife Rebecca, was born Dec. 9, 1688.
John Mulliken, son of Robert and wife Rebecca, was born July 26, 1690.
Mary Mulliken, dau. of Robert and wife Rebecca, was b. Sept. 26, 1692.
Thomas Mulliken, son of Thomas and wife Elizabeth, was born Apr. 27,
1693.
Robert Mulliken, son of Hugh and wife Eleanor, was born Aug. g, 1681.
One Robert died June 11, 1741 ; the other Robert died June 19, 1756.
From one of these were descended the Mulhkens of Bradford, Newburyport,
and Lexington, Mass., as will afterwards more fully appear.
Hugh Mulliken,' before-mentioned, may be designated the head of the
family known as the Alger-Millikens settled in Scarborough, Me. However,
the connections between this man and the families alluded to have not been
established by documentary evidences such as the candid writer wishes to
possess. There can be no reason for doubt that he was a Scotchman, as the
records show him to have been a member of the Scots Charitable Society of
Boston in 1684. It will be observed that the name in the records was MuUi-
ken, an orthography peculiar to the northern counties of Scotland. The early
clerks would spell the name as pronounced by those who bore it, and a Scotch-
man would give the latter form. Tradition makes Dea. Nathaniel Milliken,
of Scarborough, mention his grandfather as Hugh Milliken, of Boston, and
one of the deacon's daughters, married to Benjamin Milliken, who lived in
her father's house, named one of her sons, born there, Hugh, in honor of her
great-grandfather.
John Milliken,^ traditionized a son of Hugh, of Boston, may have been
born in Scotland, as no record of such event has been found in New England.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1007
He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary Wilmot Alger, of Boston,
born 1669, and baptized in 1687 at the First church in Charlestown, where
she was living with her uncle, Nathaniel Adams. No record of this union
has been found. They resided for many years in Boston and their children
were born there. In old documents he was styled "John Milliken, house car-
penter, of Boston." After the death of John Alger he became possessed, in
right of his wife, of extensive lands at Dunstan, in Scarborough, Me., and
his name appears there in 17 19.* Mr. Milliken seems to have had broad
ideas of farming and carried forward his agricultural undertakings on a scale
of considerable magnitude for the times. In a letter written by him in 1746
he states: "I have cleared a great deal of land; have made several miles of
fence ; this year have I planted as much land as three bushels of corn would
plant, sowed as much as seven bushels of peas would sow, and as much as
thirteen bushels of oats and barley would sow." In the year 1720, he and his
son John were present at the reorganization of the Scarborough town govern-
ment, when he was chosen for one of the selectmen. He was in Boston be-
times as late as 1732. John Milliken died in 1749, and must have been born
as early as 1664-5. H's widow died Feb. g, 1754, aged 85 years. It has
been assumed that but four of the sons of John and Elizabeth were living at
the time of their settlement in Scarborough. We shall now proceed with the
genealogy and produce a copy of the Milliken records as found in the town
and church registers of Boston.
Children of JoHNt and Elizabeth:
1. John," b. Dec. 27, 1691 ; of whom hereafter.
2. Thomas," b. Apr. 27, 1693; no other information.
3. James," b. Sept. 4, 1694; no further record.
4. JosiAH," b. Nov. 25, 1696 ; no other mention.
5. Benjamin," b. Apr. i, 1699; "a mariner."
6. Samuel," bapt. Sept. 21, 1701; more hereafter.
7. Joseph," bapt. Feb. 20, 1704; no other record.
8. Edward," bapt. July 6, 1706 ; of whom more.
9. Nathaniel," bapt. Apr. 24, 1709; more presently.
10. Elizabeth," bapt. Dec. 16, 1711; m. Jonathan Furness.
JOHN BRANCH.
THIRD GENERATION.
John Milliken, Jr.,' born Dec. 27, 1691 ; m. Sarah Burnett, in Boston,
Jan. I, 1718, and by her had three children; second, Sept. 3, 1728, Rebecca
•"The Deposition of Jeremiah Moulton testityeth and salth that about the year 1719, by ye
request of Mr. John [Milliken] Jun., I went with him to renew his bounds at aplace called Dun-
stan in Scarborough, by virtue of an Indian deed, and .accordingly we begun si.xty rods above
the first falls, Mr. Xaohan Knight being our Pilot and one of the chain m"n, and from thence
we went N. E. and said line came near a bridge and we came to the river that goeth near Joslin's
hill, where it was pretty wide ; it not being at the head of sjiid river. The ne.xt day after we
had done Old Mr. Milliken came home from the Westward and inquired what we had done. I
accordingly told him; he made answer and said we had not done right for we should have gone
si.tty rods above the upper falls and would have me run it over again, but my business called
me home and I could n"t go again : and f nrtlier saith that there was nobody lived there then but
Mr. Milliken and Col. Westbroi>k with his people a masting. Sworn by the deponent iu Superior
Court at York, May ye 14th. 1731."
t We shall divide the pedigree of descendants of John Milliken into four parts, using the
name of each of the four sons who settled in Scarborough as a head for that branch.
1008 MILLIEEN FAMILY.
Thomas who died in Scarborough, Apr. 25, 1760. Mr. Milliken was a saddler
by trade and seems to have carried on his business for some years in Boston
" at the corner going down Wentworth's wharf." He lived in the town of
Scarborough about forty years, and died there during the Revolution, Sept. 8,
1779, aged 87 years. He purchased the right of his aunt, Elizabeth Palmer,
to the Alger estate, and known as the "Palmer lot," Mar. 19, 1777. In com-
pany with his brother, "Benjamin Milliken, mariner," he purchased, June 21,
1727, the right of his great-aunt, Jane Davis, widow of Andrew Alger, Jr., and
a daughter of Dorcas Alger Collins. The same year, in company with his
brother Samuel, he purchased the right of his great-aunt, Joanna Alger Mills.
When the title to the estate was established John owned one-half of the origi-
nal grant to the Algers and the Palmer lot, containing fifty acres. Although
possessing so large a territorial estate in Maine he continued his residence at
Boston until after 1744, when he located near Dunstan Landing. His house
stood on the westerly side of the road, and the cellar was filled up about 1873
by Noah Pilsbury, who planted an orchard around the spot. The spring from
which the family procured water is still in use. The subjoined letter shows
that one man was under obligation to John Milliken.
"Situate, May ye 26, 1740.
Mr. Milliken: — Your good opinion of me in the first place seems to Ingage a grate
Deal of Gratitude from me to you had but it lasted it would Certainly have Dobled
my Ingagements so yt I Believe I should liardly Ever made satisfaction for it so long
as I had been in this world had it pleased God to continue me to the age of Methusaler
& Co. (Signed) John Daggett."
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of John and His Wives:
1. Mary,'' b. August 11, 1719, in Boston; m. Benjamin Furness,* son of
Jonathan Furness, probably her cousin.
2. John,* b. Aug. 27, 1721, in Boston; d. a child.
3. John,'' b. Feb. 17, 1723, in Boston; m. Eleanor (Libby) Sallis, widow
of Benjamin Sallis, of Black Point, Scarborough, Aug. 6, 1761. He d.
in 1766, and his widow found it necessary to solicit aid from her father-
in-law, as the following letter shows :
"Scarborough, i8th April, 1774.
Honored Sir: — I ask the favor of you for liberty to inclose and improve the piece
of land on that side of the Road where I live in order to raise some corn and roots,
and hay for my Cow, towards support of myself and children, and pray you will sign
your name to this paper, by way of consent to my request, that I may not be disturbed
therein or prevented by others. Your granting my request in behalf of myself and
your Grandchildren will much "oblige your Daughter in Law.
Elenor Milliken.
To Mr. John Milliken. (Signed) Iohn Milliken."
4. Thomas,* b. May 31, 1724; m. Sarah Thompson, in Boston, Nov. 4,
1752, by whom iive children; she died in 1774. We have no proof
that he came east with his father's family. He was engaged in mer-
chandising in Boston at the outbreak of the Revolution, and had a large
*The Furness Family in New England are descended from Sir Henry Furness, of Walder-
shire, England, who by his second wife had a daughter Matilda, the wife of Lord Edgounibe, of
Moimt Edgcumbe, who had two sons. Lord Edgcumbe who d. s. p. and Coninioihirc EclK'cunilie
who succeeded. Is it probablf that t his coiuiection between the Furness and Kdjrciiuilir fami-
lies in Old England was contiiiucci by association in AV(P England? Nicholas Edgecomh. of
Scarborough, and the husband of Mary Milliken, were related.
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brick house and store combined, as was tlien the custom with small
merchants, on Fish street,* only a few doors from Mountfort's corner at
the foot of North square. Like some others of the Milliken family, he
was a warm Royalist or Tory, and being owner of a tract of land and
part of a saw-mill, where the city of Ellsworth now stands, he left his
children in Boston, save one, in his mansion under the care of his eldest
daughter, Mary, then but recently married to a Mr. Vallette, who was
at sea, and joined his kinsman, Benjamin Milliken, with whom he was
associated in land and lumbering in Maine. Dr. Snow, in his valuable
History of Boston, writing of the troublesome days of the Revolution,
says:
The solemnity of these sad times was heightened by the occurrence of a
fire, on Wednesday, Aug. loth. It broke out, between lo and ii i'. M., in a
large brick dwelling-house belonging to Mr. Milliken and Mrs. Campbell, in
Fish street, five or si.x doors north of Mountfort's corner at the foot of North
square. The lower part of the house was in flames before the distressed
tenants were apprised of it. Several escaped out of the windows, some naked
and much burnt, and five others perished in the flames, three women and two
small children. The house was entirely consumed, with part of a bake-house.
The inhabitants speedily assembling, with their usual dexterous management,
happily put a stop to the further progress of the flames. Earl Percy politely
offered the services of some soldiers who could be depended upon, but was
informed that the regulations of the town rendered their assistance unnecessary.
The following written by a lady So years of age, a granddaughter of
Thomas Milliken, speaks for itself :
•
Mr. Milliken, a Scotchman by birth and a warm Royalist, was considered a
Tory, and as he owned a farm and part of a mill at the eastward he determined
to leave Boston. Previous to his departure he let a part of his house to a Mrs.
Murphy, the wife of a Captain Murphy then at sea; and in the care of Mrs. \'al-
lette, his poor lame daughter with a broken back, he left her two little sisters.
Mrs. Vallette was then twenty years old and had been married two or three
weeks; her husband was then at sea.
Captain Murphy arrived home on the loth of August, 1774, and his wife in-
vited some of her friends to supper in the evening. The supper was cooked
in a room where there had Ijeen no fire for many years, if ever; there was prob-
ably a fault in the chimney. Mrs. Vallette had some of her acquaintance to
drink tea and pass the evening, which detained her up later than usual. She
had retired to her chamber, was undressed, and sat by the side of the bed tak-
ing oft' iier stockings when she heard the cry of "fire " immediately under her
window. "Get up, get up, your liouse is in flames." Raising her eyes, she
saw the light bursting into her chamber, and catching the arm of her little sis-
ter, who lay sleeping, she dragged her to the door, opened it, and found the
stairs on fire. Still holding on to her sister, who was hardly yet awake, with
presence of mind she shut the door and made for the window, where the crowd
outside were holding up beds and screaming; "Jump, jump." After pushing
and almost throwing her bewildered sister from the window, she stepped back
and took from a chair a dress to wrap around her, as she was only in her night
clothes, but it caught in the hinge of the window shutter and was left behind.
When Mrs. \'allette jumped from the window, she fell into the arms of a col-
ored man who had formerly lived with her father, and struck with such weight
upon his stomach that he never recovered from the blow. Mrs. Murphy, when
she saw the flames coming into her room, was partly undressed, and her hus-
band had only taken off" his coat. As the stairs were winding, and he was un-
acquainted with the house, she immediately took his arm and led him to the
*Tlioma.s Milliken, brick-layer, bought a house and land in Fish street, Boston. Sept. 10,
1765, for 208 iiounds lawful money and gave a mortgage for 200 pounds, which was not paid and
foreclosure followed, Feb. 16, 1790— long after said house was burned and Thouuis Milliken had
retired to Maine.
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bottom of the stairs; then returning for her children, perished with them in
the flames. Mrs. Murphy was seen coming to the window with a child in her
arms, when a bed was held up and the cry was: "Throw your child, if you
cannot come yourself"; but from that moment she was seen no more. Two
elderly ladies, members of her family, likewise perished in the flames. One of
these, by the name of Gill, was aunt to a gentleman who was afterwards gov-
ernor or lieutenant-governor of Massachusetis. The name of the other old
lady was King. Fanny Clark, a faithful domestic who had lived in Mr. Milli-
ken's family many years, was badly burned, but escaped with her life. James
Milliken, the only brother of Mrs. Vallette. had been to wait on some of his
sister's company home. When he heard the alarm of fire, he was at the head
of what was then called Seven Star lane, whicli is now Summer street. He ran
at once toward home, and on reaching the house found it almost wholly con-
sumed. He could get no tidings of his sisters. Some said all the inmates in
the house were burnt up; others, that a small woman had been seen to jump
out of the window and was nearly if not quite killed. The young man, accom-
panied by some of his friends, searched the streets in a state of almost utter
distraction, and when informed before morning that his sisters were safe refused
to believe it. They had found shelter with a family of the name of Holland.
The scene of the ruins the following morning, as described to the writer by
an eye-witness, was heartrending. When James Milliken came to the ruins
and saw .Mrs. Vallette with one of his little sisters, he screamed aloud, crying
out: "Where, where is Polly?" forgetting that the child was on a visit from
home. "Safe, safe, dear brother; she is away and has saved her clothes, ' re-
plied his sister. He still went around in a state of little less than distraction,
saying: "Sister, yesterday we had a home; today we have none; no mother,
father away, and our country ruined." In this way he raved on, until a gen-
tleman, in whose store, on Long wharf, he was an apprentice, came through
the crowd, and taking him by the arm forced him into a carriage with his sis-
ters, and took them to his own house, where kind and soothing attention and
care brought James to himself again; not, however,- until the youngest child
was brought into his presence.
Every article of furniture and clothing in a few short hours had been swept
away, silver melted to dross, valuable papers and the records of family con-
cerns, so highly prized by succeeding generations, together with old-fashioned
brocade silks, left by grandmothers and great-grandmothers, were all gone ;
yet Mrs. \'allette was heard to say, in after days, that when looking over this
utter desolation nothing affected her so much as seeing the cage of a favorite
parrot her husband had brought her, the first voyage he went to sea, kicking
about the ruins. The husband of Mrs. Vallette had amply provided for her
during his absence, so that she could draw a sufficiency, not only for herself,
but her poor desolate sisters.
James Milliken, though only nineteen years old, was a zealous patriot, and
had already performed many small services for his country. He was well
known to Messrs. Dennie, Molineux, Proctor, and other gentlemen who were
deeply engaged in the revolutionary movement. Every possible attention was
paid to the young man and much sympathy felt for his sisters. As Boston
was in such a troubled state, they were advised to go to reside in Le.xington,
where they had friends, with which advice they immediately complied.
In April, 1775. Mrs. Vallette and her friend, Mrs. Reed, were sitting in the
evening in their home at Lexington, over a few dying embers, with their
infants in their arms. The clock had struck eleven — guns had been heard
through the day — the firing had ceased, and they sat talking of the perils of
the times when Mrs. Reed said: "Hark, I hear footsteps." " It is only the
rustling of the trees," said Mrs. Vallette, "and we will not be needlessly
alarmed," pressing at the same time her infant closer to her heart, as if fear-
ful it might be wrested from her, and trying to assume a courage which she did
not feel. At that moment a gentle rap at the door was heard. "Who is
there?" asked Mrs. Reed, in a tremulous tone. "Friends," replied alow
voice, speaking through the small hole where the cord had been drawn in to
prevent the lifting of the latch outside, for few had locks and keys in these
simple times. They immediately opened the door and three men entered in
profound silence, each muflled in a long cloak. " Do not be alarmed, ladies,"
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said one in the same low tone of voice; " we are friends to our country and
Ire pursued by the enemy; we have hid in the woods through tlie day and
havrcome now to seek your bounty and a shelter for the n.ght." ''And these
you should have with all my heart," said Mrs. Reed whose countenance bright-
ened up" vhen she found that instead of the dreaded enemy her guests were
S distinguished patriots, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere,
"but - she continued, ' ' you would not be safe here a monient. \\ hy, the red-
coa\s'are proXg around us ,n every direction; they were here only yesterday
eadng up all my pies, and bread and cheese, and because they could nol tind
eno -h ^t my neighbors' to satisfy their hunger ihey must needs np open then-
beds and leave their cider running out. O, sir, these are dreadfu times
•'They are indeed, madam," said Mr. Hancock ". But, gentlemen, he said,
turning to his companions, "what shall we do, for it is certain we are not safe
"" They looked at each other, btit did. not speak "Have you any
ei^hbors," asked Mr. Hancock, "where we niight hnd safety for the night?
"None e.xcept my father's," replied Mrs. Reed, "who lives hve miles off, on
th^ main road. It would be dangerous for you to go by the road, and you
would not find your way through the woods, and -^'^^^ "wi if vrslav^alone
to euide you- they have all gone to hght the red coats VV II you stay a one
and nurse my baby," asked Mrs. Vallette of her friend, "while I go and show
the gentleme^n the way ? " She answered: "I will do so, though it is sad to
be alone in such dangerous times But you must not go; you are not able you
are lame and never vvalked a mile at once in your life; you must not think of
going on this wet night." Mrs. Vallette made no reply; she knew there was
^o a^noment to be lost, so laying her infant in the arms of her friend^ she
wrapped her riding-hood around her and desired the gentlemen to follow her.
When they saw thTs deformed little woman, n,,t more than four feet high pre-
pared to walk a distance of over three miles, they looked at each other in
miUe astonishment, but not a word was spoken, for the case was desperate^
Mrs Vallette taking the offered arm of Mr. Hancock they went forward, the
other two gentlemen bringing up the rear. The rain which had fallen for some
days previous had so swelled the brooks that the gentlemen were obliged at
times'to 1 ft Mrs. X'allette over them. Thus wading and walking they reached
th^ farm-house about three o'clock in the morning. No sooner had they
arous«l the family, and made known who they were and what they wanted
than every individual was up and in motion; and even the dog tried to show
hem bv his gestures that Ihey should find protection A blazing fire s con
shone forth Ind a plentiful repast was provided, and notwithstanding the
gloominess 'of the times a degree of cheerfulness and even humor pervaded
' the Htt"e company. At early dawn a carriage was prepared to convey
Mrs Vallette home to her infant. Mr. Hancock politely lifted her in o the
carriage and said; " Madam, our first meeting has been m troublesome times.
God only knows when these scenes will end; but should we survive the strug-
ele and you should ever need a friend, think of me."
^ About two months from this event the battle of Bunker Hill was lought_
There lames Milliken fell, mortally wounded, was taken prisoner, and, with
several-others, was thrown into a cart and conveyed to the jail, -h'ch hen
stood in Prison lane, now called Court street. Here he lingered destiti te of
care and attention, and even the necessaries of life until he went down to an
eariv grave at th^ age of twenty, and was soon forgotten amidst the horrors
of war Several gentlemen went to the prison, wishing to see him, but were
not permitted.
It appears that Thomas Milliken had gone to Ellsworth at the time
his house was burned. This loss of his house, store, and contents nearly
ruined him financially. The mills and lands owned m company with
his cousin Benjamin in the east were confiscated and he was left a poor
man He married for his second wife Mary McKenney, of Frankfort,
Me in 1777, and by her had six children, probably born in Surry, now
Ellsworth While these children were still young their father d. The
widow m Joseph Carr, of Frankfort, by whom she had other six children.
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5. Sarah,"' b. April 29, 1825 ; in., first, one of the Scarborough Carlls and
is said to have been ancestress of all of the name now scattered through
Maine, but I do not iind record of such union. Her second husband
was Joseph Hodgdon, to whom m. Sept. 18, 1746. He was adminis-
trator on her father's estate. These had a son whose posterity lived
in Saco.
fifth generation.
Children of John and Eleanor Sallis :
1. JoHN,^ b. in 1760, in Scarborough ; was a tanner by trade. He entered
the Colonial army and served until the close of the struggle for inde-
pendence. He m. Christiana Mitchell, of North Yarmouth, and resided
in that town some twenty years, and built several vessels which he
freighted to the West Indies. In this business he acquired considerable
wealth, but three of his vessels were taken by the French and his heirs
are still interested in the French spoliation claims. He removed to
Belfast in 1802, where he built a store, tavern, and the finest mansion-
house in the town. From the latter place he went to Montville, Me.,
where he owned a tannery and large farm. He d. in Montville, Dec.
24, 1848, and his wife, b. in North Yarmouth, 1764, d. Aug. 8, 1854.
These had ten children, of whom hereafter.
2. Benjamin,^ b. in 1764, in Scarborough; m., first, Elizabeth Babbridge,
by whom ten children. She d. in North Yarmouth in 1807, and was
buried there. He m., second (published March 25, i8og), Mrs. Lydia,
widow of Jeremiah Bean, of Montville, Me., by whom two children. He
was a farmer, tanner, and currier in Buckfield village. He d. Sept. 20,
1818, and was buried in Buckfield. His widow m., third, John Dilling-
ham, of North Auburn. She was buried by Mr. Milliken's side in
Buckfield.
3. JosiAH," b. in 1766, in Scarborough; was living when the "Milliken
Covenant"' was made in 1792, and was lost at sea.
Children of Thomas and Wives:
1. Mary,^ b. in Boston about 1754; m. a Mr. Vallette in 1774, and was
living in the brick house owned by her father when it was burned as
before stated. She had the care of two younger sisters at the time, and
her mother was probably dead. She sustained an injury by a fall when
a child and became a hunchback. She was a woman of true patriotism
(opposed to her father's views) and heroism. She had children.
2. James,*" b. in 1755, in Boston, was a young man of warm patriotism
who fell, mortally wounded, in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was im-
prisoned in Charlestown, where he died in a few days at the age of 20.
For particulars read preceding sketch.
3. PoLLV,^ younger than the preceding, was a child with another sister
under the care of Mrs. Vallette in 1774. It would be of interest to learn
the history of these two daughters, and diligent inquiry has been made
through the Boston press, without desired information.
4. Joseph,^ b. 1769, own brother of the preceding, went from Boston to
Ellsworth after his mother's death. He m. Sally Leach, 18 ig, and had
issue, 'eight children: Jackson,'^ Joseph,^ Nnt/uviid,'' Charles'' John,''
Ebenezer,'' Sarah,'^ and Lovinia^ He d. in 1849, at Ellsworth.
MILLIEEN FAMILY. 1013
5. Priscilla," b. Oct. 16, 1779; m. Nathaniel Smith, of Ellsworth, in 1800,
and died at Mariaville, Me., Jan. 16, 1834. She had ten children and
her descendants are now numerous.
6. James,*^ b. Jan. 10, 1780, in Ellsworth, Me., and d. there Feb. 13, 1849.
He m., first, Polly, dau. of Thomas and Jane (Smith) McFarland (b. in
Trenton, Me., Mar. 23, 1782, d. in Hancock, Me., May 15, 1832), Dec,
1803, and by her had eleven children. By second wife, Mrs. Penelope
Hunter (Maber) Moore (b. June 30, 1800, and d. May 12, 1892), to
whom m. Nov. 30, 1834, he had three other children.
7. Elizabeth A.,^ b. June 24, 1784, in Ellsworth, Me., and d. in Charles-
ton, S. C, Sept. 30, 1824. She m. Feb. 7, 1805, Joseph Tyler, b. in
Mendon, Mass., Feb. 12, 1779, d. in Charleston, S. C, Oct. 20, 1843.
He sailed from Boston, Oct. 29, 1821, in the ship "Diana," David
Higgins, master, with his family, and after a rough and exceedingly un-
pleasant voyage, arrived at Charleston, S. C, Nov. 7, 182 1. There
were three children and numerous descendants.
8. JoHN,^ went to sea when a young man, about 1807 or 1808, and was
never heard from.
9. Hannah,^ m. Nathaniel Doake, master mariner of Boston, and had two
children.
10. Thomas,'^ m. Lovinia , resided in Frankfort, Me., and raised a
family there of whom no records have been found.
SIXTH GKNEKATION.
Children of John and Christiana:
i. Sarah," b. Dec. 10, 1786; m. Gould, and died at Montville, Me.,
aged 85 years.
2. Rebecca," born in 1791 ; m. Ebenezer Everett, a cousin of the distin-
guished Edward Everett, of Boston, and d. there aged 89 years.
3. John," b. in 1793; m. and d. at St. Stephens, N. B., at the age of 32,
without male issue.
4. Mary," d. in infancy.
5. Moses," b. in 1795; setttled in Searsmont, Me., where he d. at the age
of 73, leaving a son Givrgc;' a bachelor now about 62 years of age, en-
gaged in orange culture at Los Angeles, Cal., and two daughters, Ann''
and Ellen?
6. Seth," emigrated to California, and died there at the age of 71 years,
leaving two sons, /o/tii.' of New York, who has several sons and daugh-
ters; IVi/Havi,' of Chicago; Albert^' and Rebecca? John Milliken, Jr.,
of New York, is a successful inventor.
7. Dorothea," m. Dr. Dana, and d. at Eastport, Me.
8. Christiana," m. Chandler; d. at Columbia Falls, Me., aged 80.
9. Mary E.," m. Lane and is traveling in Germany with her dau.
at the age of 84. She is a lady of superior intelligence, well preserved,
having a full set of natural teeth as white as pearls, a clear, fresh com-
plexion, and erect carriage and youthful spirit. Her home is with her
dau., Mrs. George M. Towle, of Brookline, Mass.
10. William," b. Jan. 15, 1800, in North Yarmouth, Me., and was many
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years engaged in farming and tanning leather, but afterwards went to
Port Lavaca, Callioun county, Texas, where he built several houses and
other buildings, intending to make that his permanent residence ; but
the Camanche Indians made a raid upon the town, burning all but one
of his houses, and he abandoned the place and returned to Maine, where
he resumed the tanning business, and continued it until his death in
Camden, Nov. 21, 1867. His wife was Lucy P. Perrigo, of the French
family of Perigaux, whose burial-place and monument are at Pere La
Chaise, near Paris. These had four children, of whom hereafter.
Children of Benjamin and Betsey:
1. Elmira," b. April 8, 1790, in Buckfield, Me., and was published for
marriage to Ezekiel Record there Nov. i, 1812.
2. John,' b. Nov. 19, 1791, in Buckfield, Me. ; m. Jemima Bradstreet Minot
and settled in Eastport, Me., but after his marriage he settled in Gray,
where I suppose he d. He had three sons and three daughters.
3. Betsey,*^ b. June 22, 1793; m. John Minot, of Eastport, Me.
4. HuLDAH," b. May 18, 1795; d. in 1S33, ^t Buckfield.
5. Christiana,^ b. Aug. 24, 1797; m. Robert Stevenson, of St. Andrews,
N. B.
6. Dorcas," b. May, 21, 1799; d. Aug. 23, 1818.
7. Benjamin," b. Jan. i, 1801 ; d. Sept. 20, 1818, in St. Andrews, N. B.
8. JosiAH," b. Jan. i, 1803; m. Elizabeth Freeman and settled in Buck-
field, but subsequently removed to Poland, Me. He was a tanner by
trade; died in Portland, in 1866; his widow was living there in 1877.
Seven children, of whom more hereafter.
9. Margaret F.," b. Dec. 22, 1804; m. William Bragdon, of Boston, and
d. in Newton, Mass., Dec. 7, 1881, leaving children.
10. Esther F.," b. Jan. 29, 1807; m. Harvey Boyden, of South Walpole,
Mass., May 12, 1835, and d. there Apr. 17, 1866, leaving children.
11. Susan B.," b. July 2, 181 1 ; now living in Walpole, Mass., unmarried.
12. William H. H.," b. Oct. 22, 1813; d. in 1818.
Children of Joseph and Sally:
1. Joseph L.," b. Aug. 22, 1826 ; m. Susan M. Dunning, Aug. 23, 185 1, she
b. in Providence, Pa., Mar. 9, 1835. Mr. Milliken was a native of Ells-
worth, but went to Wantage, N. J., where he learned the cooper's trade ;
removed to Elmira, N. Y., where he enlisted as sergeant in Co. C, 144th
N. Y. Vols. ; was discharged for disability after two years' service.
After close of the war he had a meat market at Elmira and worked at
his trade when able. He d. from effect of exposure and hardship while
in the army, at Wellsboro, Pa., Apr. 11, 1880. He had issue, five chil-
dren, whose names will appear.
2. Nathaniel," b. May 18, 1827, in Ellsworth, Me.; m. Fannie Smith, of
Surry, Me., in 1848, and d. Dec. 12, 1869. Five children, of whom
with seventh generation.
3. Ebenezer," is the only son living ; now in Boston. He has been a sea-
captain.
JOSEPH L. MILLIKEN.
HON. JAS. A. MILLIKEN
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Childrrn of James and Polly and Penelope:
1. Anna," b. Oct. 2, 1804; m. Alsander Bartlett, b. 1805, d. June 8, 1883,
and had ten children. She d. in Trenton, Me., Sept. 20, 1890.
2. John," b. July 24, 1806, in Trenton, Me.; m. Oct. 29, 1829, Rosilla Coats,
b. in Sullivan, Me., Nov. 11, 1809, and d. in Hancock, Me., June 29,
1893. He d. in Hancock, Mar. 10, 1884. He was a strong Abolition-
ist; joined the Republican party at its organization and continued an
active member until his death. He served in the Legislature in 1850;
senator in 1863 and 1864. Sevien children, of whom presently.
3. Maria S.," born Feb. 22, 1808 ; m. Eben Bartlett and had nine children.
She d. Nov. 25, 1892.
4. Thomas," b. Oct. 13, 1809; m. Sally (Nichols) Godfrey, b. Jan. 28, 1801,
and d. Jan. 4, 1883. Four children.
5. Eliza T.," b. Oct. 14, 181 1 ; m. Charles Elvvell, and d. Jan. 26, 1894.
6. Hon. James A.," b. in Hancock, Me., Sept. 8, 1813; m. Lucretia B.
Coffin, b. Mar. 26, 1821. He d. in Cherryfield. Me., July 8, 1891 ; she
d. June 7, 1882. One son, of whom more. He received his education
in the public schools of his native town and in Ellsworth, and was a
student at Waterville Academy, which was changed to Waterville Class-
ical Institute. He taught school for several years at Ellsworth and in
various towns in Washington and Hancock counties. When eighteen
years of age he became apprenticed to learn the mason's trade, and
worked at it for many years, devoting his leisure to study. He prepared
for the ministiy and preached as a Universalist about 1841, being an
earnest advocate of that creed. He was a resident of Columbia until
1855, when he removed to Cherryfield. While living in the former town
he served in some official capacity much of the time. He was justice
of the peace and did considerable probate business. He read law in the
office of George F. Talbot, was admitted to the Washington county bar
in 1855, and immediately opened a law office in Cherryfield. He formed
a copartnership with Frederick I. Campbell, in 1880, which continued
until his death. In Cherryfield he was first selectman and town treas-
urer many years; manifested a warm interest in the cause of education
and was a trustee for the academy there and one of the trustees for the
Washington County Academy, one of the oldest institutions of the class
in Maine. He was originally an earnest member of the Free Soil party
and in 1854 was its candidate for congressman. So close was the vote
that he contested the seat, but unsuccessfully; many, however, believed
he was elected. At the formation of the Republican party he cast his
lot with them and was ever after a staunch defender of those grand
principles for which the party was distinguished. He was a faithful
supporter of the I'nion cause during the Rebellion, and after the war
represented his district as an active worker in the Legislature. He was
associated with Hon. Dennis L. Milliken, his kinsman, as commissioner
on the Equalization of Municipal War Debts, as chairman ; this labo-
rious and responsible position he filled with fidelity to the state and
honor to himself. In 1873 he became judge of probate, and was re-
elected to that office every four years from that date until the spring of
1888, when he was stricken with paralysis, from which he never recov-
ered; he then resigned his seat. Judge Milliken was a competent land
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surveyor and assisted the United States engineers in establishing the
base line which the government located in Cherryfield and Columbia.
Judge Milliken was genial, kindly, and conversational. While he was
a fearless advocate of his religious, political, and legal views, he courte-
ously conceded to his opponents their rights to their opinions. He was
a man of strict integrity and tireless energy; a diligent student, strong
in reasoning and able as an advocate. As a citizen he was very useful
and highly esteemed ; as a home-maker, husband, and father an emi-
nent model.
7. Calvin P.,'' b. Nov. 8, 1820; m., first, Maria S. Kimble, by whom one
child ; second, Anne Kimble Ridgeway, by whom three children.
8. Mary J.," b. March 10, 1821; m. William J. Sanborn, Oct. 17, 1854.
He entered the Union army in Aug., 1862, and was discharged Oct. i,
1864; d. of disease contracted in the service, Jan., 1866. Two children.
9. Al.mira C," b. Apr. 22, 1824; m. Wales E. Packard. Eight children.
10. Whtftier D.,° b. Dec. 16, 1835; m. Mary A. Frazer, and d. Mar. 10,
1893. Five children.
11. Rebecca M.," b. August 19, 1838; m. Alfred J. Maxwell, and had six
children.
12. Wendell P.," b. July 10, 1840; d. June 5, 1842.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Children of William and Ldct Perrigo:
1. Hon. Seth L.," b. Dec. 12, 1831, in Montville, Me.; was m. Dec. 8,
1857, to Lizzie S. Arnold, b. in Sidney, Me., Oct. 3, 1839. His resi-
dence when at home is in Belfast, Me. A graduate from Union Col-
lege, Schenectady, N. Y. in 1856, he entered upon the study of law.
He was representative in the Maine Legislature from Camden in 1857
and 1858; afterwards clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Waldo
county. He was elected as representative to the 5 4th Congress, and
has been elected seven times in succession from James G. Blaine's old
district to a seat in the House. In Sept., 1894, he was re-elected by
10,227 plurality. He took a prominent part in the New York campaign,
speaking every night for three weeks and at times for the space of three
hours. He has traveled more than 30,000 miles during the last twenty
years, making speeches for the Republicans, and has proved himself an
eloquent speaker and able statesman. Two children, namely;
I. Mary M.,* b. Sept. 27, i860, in Augusta, Me.
n. Seth M.,* born Dec. 28, 1874, in Belfast, Me.; now a cadet in West
Point Military Academy.
2. Franklin,' b. Dec. 15, 1834, in Montville, Me., and d. Oct. i, 1835.
3. Frank,'' b. Sept. 2, 1836; m. Ellen Porter, of Camden, Me., and has
one dau., Mrs. Samuel Lemley, whose husband is Judge Advocate Gen-
eral in the LInited States navy. Mr. Milliken served in the 26th Maine
Regiment until his term expired ; he then re-enlisted and served in
Maryland and Virginia to the close of the war. He is now chief of a
division in the office of the supervising architect of the treasury at Wash-
ington.
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4. Noel B.,' b. July 17, 1838 ; m. Miss St. Clare, of Ohio, and resides at
Washington, D. C, his aged mother having a home in his family. He
served in the 26th Regiment Mame Volunteers; now holds a position in
the pension department; has two children, IVilliam S.^ and Florence}
Children of John and Jemima B. Minot:
1. John M.,' b. Feb. 8, 182 1, in Lubec, Me.; went to California in 1850,
and d. in .Sacramento, Mar. 13, 1891. He m. Sarah A. Leavitt, of Lim-
erick, in Portland, Me., June i, 1853 ; she b. July 8, 1829. He was a
dealer in general merchandise and groceries for many years, but latterly
in the insurance business. Seven children.
2. Theoiiore J.,' b. in Lubec, Me.; went to California and had sons who
are now in business there.
3. George M.,' d. at the age of 13 years.
4. Susan S.,' d. in infancy.
5. Susan S.,' d. in infancy.
6. Frances,' m. George R. Skolfield, of Brunswick, Me., and is the only
surviving child of John.
Children of Josiah and Elizaef.th Freeman:
1. Mary F.,' b. in 1827, in Poland, Me., and became the wife of Daniel
W. True, long a merchant in Portland, where she now resides.
2. Weston F.,' b. Sept. 28, 1829, in Poland, Me. He m., first, Martha F.
Haskell, of New Gloucester, Me., June 22, 1854. She d. at Portland,
Aug. 16, 1870, and he m. second, Feb. 28, 1882, at Orono, Me., Mary
Webster Palmer. He received his education in the common school
and Lewiston Academy and taught school four terms. He became a
clerk in a Boston business house when twenty-one, and two years after-
wards engaged in general merchandising for himself in the town of
Minot, where he continued four years. He went to Portland in 1856,
and has since carried on the wholesale grocery business on Commercial
street. His brothers, Charles R. and George, have been associated with
him in trade, but the firm is now known as the " Milliken-Tomlinson
Company." For the last twenty years he has also done a considerable
lumber business, e.xporting to South America. He was a director of Cum-
berland National Bank, and for some time its president ; trustee of the
Portland Savings Bank over fifteen years, and was one of the Building
Loan Commissioners after the great fire of 1866 ; has been director and
president of the Portland, Bangor, and Machias Steamboat Company;
also stockholder in the Maine Steamship Company, and was one of the
incorporators of the Lloyds Maine Insurance Company. He was elected
by the Republicans to a seat in the State Legislature for 1872-74, and
for the last two years was chairman of the committee on banking and
a member of the finance committee. Mr. Milliken is one of the solid
business men of Portland, whose reputation for square dealing and ability
is widely known. He has been a notable success in the various depart-
ments of his extensive business enterprises and has served with eminent
ability in the many responsible positions of a more public character to
which he has been called. One daughter, Anna IF.," b. Jan. 29, 1S65,
at Portland, and d. Dec. 14, 1890.
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3. William H.,' b. Jan. 17, 1831; m. Julia Wyman, of Webster, Me., Oct.
28, 1851 ; d. in Portland, July 25, 1890. He was a merchant associated
with his brothers in Portland, where his widow now resides. Two chil-
dren :
I. Minnie M.,* wife of T. P. R. Cartland, shoe manufacturer of Portland.
II. William H.,* in wholesale dry goods business in Portland.
4. Charles R.,' b. Dec. 12, 1833, in Poland, Me.; m. Elizabeth Roach,
dau. of Isaac and Margaret Fickett (b. May 22, 1833), in 1857. He
removed to Portland in 1854, and after clerking two years went into
business with F. A. Shaw, under firm name of F. A. Shaw & Co. ; dis-
solved after little more than a year and carried on the wholesale grocery
business under name of C. R. Milliken for about two years: then went
into business with his brother Weston under firm name of W. & C. R.
Milliken, which relation continued until i88g. While they were together
they bought the Glen House at the White Mountains. Charles R. took
the personal charge of that well-known and popular establishment from
the date of purchase until July, 1893, when it was burned down and has
not been rebuilt to this date. He is at present president of the Port-
land Rolling Mill and treasurer of the Poland Paper Company,* whose
plant is at Mechanic Falls, Me. Mr. Milliken is considered to be one
of the most enterprising and successful business men in Portland, and
possesses the distinguishing characteristics of his family, sterling integ-
rity and reliability, which have been evinced in the various relations of
his life ; and as a successful business manager he holds the confidence
and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
5. Seth M.,' b. Jan. 7, 1836, in Poland, Me.; m. in Dover, N. H., Oct.
14, 1874, Margaret L., dau. of Dr. L. G. Hill, of that city, who d. Jan.
14, 1880, leaving three children, Sct/i M.,Jr.,^ Gcrrish H.* and Margaret
L} Mr. Milliken was at first a miller in Minot, Me. ; then taught school
at Mechanic Falls and in Poland, about a mile from his home. He
engaged in trade in May, 1856, in Minot, Me., where he kept a variety
store. He went to Portland in 1861, and went into the wholesale grocery
business with his brother-in-law, Daniel W. True, under the firm name
of True & Milliken. In July, 1865, he went into the dry goods busi-
ness under the firm name of Deering, Milliken & Co., and has contin-
ued in that relation until the present date, but giving it but little atten-
tion. In 1867 he went to New York cityt and engaged in the dry
goods commission business, in connection with the Portland house, having
become identified with mills and manufacturing. Mr. Milliken is a man
of remarkable foresight and business energy, whose good judgment and
careful management have won success. He is now a man of wealth,
residing in New York.
6. George,' b. Jan. 18, 1840, in Minot, Me., and was m. Sept. 28, 1864,
to Henrietta A. Barbour, dau. of John and Catherine Barbour, of Port-
land, Me. He came to Portland in 1858, and entered the firm of Blake
& Jones as clerk for ten years, when he changed and clerked for Milli-
ken & Shaw. In 1863 he entered the partnership of W. & C. R. Milliken,
•The paper stock for both edition.s of this book was made by this company.
tXhe first time he saw New York city lie went there with a cargo of potatoes to sell.
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MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1019
where he remained until 1888, when he retired from that firm and went
into the commission business in Portland for himself, where he remains
to the present under the name Milliken & Co. Mr. Milliken has dis-
played the same foresight and business capacity that is characteristic of
his family, and the result has been marked success. There are three
children, whose names follow :
I. Frank B.,' b. Oct. 9, 1867.
II. Georgietta,* b. June 7, 1869.
III. Alice M.,' b. May 27, 1872.
7. Addie,' b. in 1846, in Poland, Me.; m. Leonard Short, now a member
of the firm of Loring, Short & Harmon, book-sellers, Portland.
Children of John and Rosilla Coats:
1. Henry,' b. Sept. 9, 1830, in Hancock, Me. ; m. Mary S. Marshall, b.
in Springfield, Me., Jan. 14, 1837, and had issue, as follows:
I. John M.,* b. Nov. 17, 1858; m. Minnie A. Lewis, of Springfield, Me.
II. Ji'LiA v.," b. in 1862.
III. Elbridge,* b. Oct. i:, 1864; m. Agnes D. Wood, Nov. 19, i8go.
IV. Minerva W.,* b. June 7, 1867.
V. Fred,' b. Oct. 3, 1872.
VI. Henry C.,'* b. Jan. ig, 1875.
VII. Mary L.,' b. Sept. 3, 1880.
2. Susan S.,' b. June 16, 1834, in Hancock, Me. ; m. Richard A. Heath,
of said town. Mar. 7, 1858, and had two children.
3. Mary E.,' b. in 1840; m. James Evans, of Lowell, Mass., Aug. 6, 1866,
and d. there May 17, 1893, leaving three children.
4. Eleridge M.,' born June i, 1842, died Nov. 5, 1861, at Camp Griffin,
Lewinsville, Va. ; a soldier in Co. B, 6th Regiment Maine Volunteers.
5. Margaret A.,' b. August 25, 1844; m. J. Watson Young, of Lamoine,
Me., June 20, 1866, and has four children.
6. Martha W.,' b. June 6, 1848; m. William N. Bartlett, of Lowell, Aug.
16, 1872.
7. Rosilla,' b. Jan. 25, 1S53 ; m. George E. Norris, of Hancock, Jan. 20,
1879, and has two children.
Children of Thomas and Sally N. GtODFREt:
1. Napoleon,' drowned at the age of 3 years.
2. Alexander,' b. in 1835; d. in i860.
3. Josephine B.,' b Feb. 22, 1839 ; m. William H. Jones.
4. Mary A.,' b. Feb. 13, 1841.
Children of Joseph L. and Susan M. :
I. Benjamin F.,' b. June 15, 1852, at Wautage, N. J. He m. Lucy R.
Navle, June 15, 1874; d. Nov. 7, 1890, at Wellsboro, Pa., as the result
of an injury to one of his limbs by a falling box. He removed from
Elmira, N. Y., to Wellsboro, in 1869, and was for several years a clerk
for L. A. Gardner, grocer, and became one of the firm. He was also
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identified with tlie bakery and restaurant business. He was an Odd
Fellow, and the members of his lodge attended his funeral in a body.
One dau., Susan C,' b. Mar. 27, 1875, m. Carrol A. Schmaud, Nov.
12, 1892.
Sarah E.," b. Dec. 4, 1853, in Wautage, N. J.; was m., May 21, 1872,
to Edwin H. Watson, who d. Feb. 5, 1875, leaving a son, and she m.
second, Apr. 22, 1877, Harry Rella, by whom issue.
John E.,' b. Jan. 11, 1856, in Horseheads, N. Y., and d. Oct. 31, 1859,
at Elmira.
John H.,' b. Jan. 4, i860; m. Eliza H. Couse, Dec. 28, 1884, and re-
sides at Wellsboro, Pa., where he is engaged successfully in the bakery,
confectionery, and caterer business, having the largest establishment in
town. He is known as an affable, progressive citizen, who has won
esteem by his uprightness and urbanity; has manifested an interest in
this work, and furnished his father's portrait and the records of the
family. Two children: Joseph C.,* b. Oct. 11, 1885, and Alarjorv M.,'
b. Feb. 21, 1889.
Joseph H.,' b. August 17, 1862, at Elmira, N. Y. ; m. Nettie A. Hall,
Dec. 23, 1891, and is now a clerk in office of Fall Brook R. R. Co., at
Newberry Junction, Pa. One son, Blair H.,^ b. May 12, 1894.
Ulysses G.,' b. May 25, 1865, at Elmira, N. Y. ; m. Bertha M. Hazlett,
Oct. 5, 1887, and was killed by a railroad wreck at Sherwood's bridge,
Wellsboro, Pa., Nov. 7, i8go. He was a genial young man held in high
esteem.
Grace C.,' b. Oct. 22, 1869, in Corning, N. Y. ; was m., Apr. g, 1886,
to Archie J. Hazlett, and has issue.
Children of Nathaniel and Fannie:
Clara," b. Apr. 14, 1853 ; m. Frank Davis, of Ellsworth, Sept. 9, 1873,
and has issue.
Frank,'' b. May 23, 1855 ; m. Etta Drake, of Stoughton, Mass., Jan. 2,
1884, and has Edith G.* b. March 24, 1887.
Sarah,' b. June 5, 1858; ni. Preston Chavis, June 16, 1880, and had
issue; second, H. H. Waugh, of Whitman, Mass., May 23, 1894.
Fannie," b. Sept. 23, 1862 ; m. Fred Fowler, Jan. 8, 1893, and lives in
Stoughton, Mass.
Ida," b. Apr. 28, 1866 ; m. Elbridge Hayward, and has issue.
Child of Hon. Jaimes and Lucretia B. Coffin:
1. Dr. Charles J.,' b. Aug. 24, 1843, in Machias, Me. ; m. Oct. 22, 1879,
Elizabeth M. Dolloff, b. July 26, 1851.
SAMUEL BRANCH.
THIRD GENERATION.
Sailiuel Millikeil," sixth son of John and wife Elizabeth Alger, was bapt.
in Brattle Street church, Boston, Sept. 21, 1701. According to Boston records
he married Martha Fyfield. Another account names his wife Martha Dodge,
of Rowley, Mass. He was admitted to the First church by letter from a church
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in Boston, Sept. 17, 1732, the year after his settlement. He was a saddler by
trade, and carried on his business in Boston as old letters prove. He served
in the French war, and on the return from Louisburg, in 1745, died while
singing a hymn of praise to God. His widow was living in Scarborough, Mar.
22, 1764, and kept a tavern, where public meetings were held. This house
was near the corner of the Dunstan Landing road, and an old apple-tree long
marked the spot. Children's names will follow :
FOURTH GENERATION.
1. Elizabeth,'' bapt. in Boston, Mar. 30, 1729.
2. Martha,^ b. in Boston, Sept. 16, 1731; bapt. Sept. 19th.
3. Jemima,* b. April 10, 1734, in Scarborough, and d. when a child.
4. Samuel,'' b. July 8, 1736, in Scarborough, and d. at the age of 18 years.
5. John A.,'' b. Sept. 13, 1738; m. Abigail Smith, of Truro, Mass., April
21, 1763, and settled in Scarborough. He was a grantee of Trenton,
Me. Si,\ children, ot whom more.
6. Jemi.ma,'' b. Sept. 15, 1740; m. Simeon Fitts, in Scarborough, Jan. 5,
1764.
7. James,'' b. Nov. 7, 1742.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of John A. and Abigail:
1. Samuel,*^ m. Ann Andrews, June 30, 1785, and had four sons.
2. Isaac, ^ was drowned when young.
3. Alexander,^ b. July 17, 1771 ; m. Sally Munson Milliken, daughter of
Robert, son of Nathaniel. He lived in Frankfort, Me., but d. at Fal-
mouth in 1855, aged 84 years; wife d. in Jonesport Feb., 1834, aged 60.
4. Dorcas.^ 5. Jemima.^ 6. Rachel.'"'
sixth generation.
Children of Samuel and Ann:
1785; m. Betsey Hight, of Scarborough; had issue.
1788; m. Sally, dau. of Nathaniel Milliken, Dec. 18,
1809, and settled in Eaton, N. H., where children were born. He
probably moved back to the Saco valley.
4. Arthur," b. Aug. 25, 1789; m. Elizabeth Hayes, who d. at Schoharie,
N. Y., May 19, 1833. He m., second, Apphia Milliken, widow of Joseph
Fogg. He d. in Buxton, Jan. 9, 1864. He was a blacksmith, and of
him Hon. Isaac L. Milliken, mayor of Chicago in 1854, learned that
trade. Nine children, all by first wife.
Children of Alexander and Sally:
1. John," b. Sept. 23, 1796.
2. Alexander," b. May 16, 1799.
3. Samuel," b. Oct. 15, 1802.
4. Martha," b. Aug. 15, 1805.
5. Charles A.," b. April 27, 1808; m. Emily Ann, dau. of Richard and
Maria Wilkins, of Brantford, Ont., Sept. i, 1842.
I.
John," d.
young
2.
Isaac," b.
April
3-
Amos," b.
Feb.
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6. William G.,^ b. June lo, 1810 ; lost at sea in 183 1.
7. Isaac H.,*^ born Sept. 24, 1812; m. in Charleston, Me., and settled at
Kayson, Dodge county, Minn.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Child of Amos:
I. Hon. Isaac L.,' b. in Biddeford, Me., Aug. 29, 1813, and spent some
early years in Eaton, N. H., where his father had settled. At the age
of fourteen he went to Troy, N. Y., and of his uncle learned the black-
smith's trade. He moved to Chicago in 1836, when it was but a strag-
gling village, and established himself in business ; meanwhile studied
law, and took a prominent part in public affairs. He was elected mayor
March 13, 1854. He had served two terms as alderman, and was a
member of the board of health while mayor; was assistant county judge
during part of 1853. He had been a Democrat, but an ardent Aboli-
tionist, and at the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion joined the
Republican party and became a firm supporter of its principles. He d.
in Chicago, and his funeral was attended by the city government. He
was a man of candid judgment, great sagacity, and excellent executive
parts. No children.
Children of Arthur and Elizabeth:
Sarah A.,' b. Dec. 27, 1811, at Saco; died at Schoharie, N. Y., July
27, 1831.
John H.,' b. Sept. 12, 18 13, at Saco; d. at St. Augustine, Fla., Aug.
28, 1839.
Elizabeth,' born April 10, 1817, at Troy, N. Y. ; m. Dr. George W.
Churchill, at Troy, Jan. i, 1838; d. at Saco, Dec. 17, 1844.
4. Arthur,' b. Feb. 11, 1819, at Troy, N. Y. ; d. Apr. 21, 1819.
5. Mary,' b. Sept. 18, 1820; m. Alpheus A. Hanscomb, Esq., of Saco,
Sept. 20, 1843; living at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1885.
6. Samuel A.,' b. Aug. 16, 1822, at Troy, N. Y. ; d. Nov. 15, 1822.
7. Charles S.,' b. July 15, 1823, in Troy, N. Y. ; d. at Saco, Mar. 18, 1844.
Jane U.,' b. Apr. 20, 1825, in Troy, N. Y. ; m. Capt. Henry Libby, of
Saco, Aug. 13, 1850; d. at Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 27, 1855.
Catherine,' b. Sept. 13, 1832, at Schoharie, N. Y. ; d. Mar. 3, 1833.
EDWARD BRANCH.
THIRD GENERATION.
Edward Milliken, Esq.," son of John MiUiken and Elizabeth Alger, was
baptized at Brattle Street church, Boston, July 6, 1706, and settled in Scar-
borough about 1729. He married Abigail Norman; was admitted to the First
church in Scarborough, Oct. 31, 1736. He was known as "Justice Milliken,"
having been appointed a judge of the Inferior Court in 1760, and continued
in that office until 1771. He was widely known as a man of sound judgment
and sterling integrity; as a useful townsman of public spirit, who was con-
sulted as a wise counselor. He was a grantee of Trenton. His name appears
on a petition to His Excellency, Francis Benard, dated Jan. 3, 1762, in which
the petitioners stated: "We, the subscribers, having been soldiers at Fort
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Pownal, and now settled at a place called Magebaggadeuce on the eastern side
of Penobscot bay," &c. He acted an important part in the settlement of
Trenton ; was appointed by the General Court to receive the bonds of the
grantees. He was moderator of a meeting held by the proprietors of the
townships on Union river, Aug. i, 1764, at the tavern of Capt. Sam Skillings
in Falmouth. We have not found record of his death. He had a family of
fourteen children, whose names will follow:
FOURTH GENERATION.
1. Benjamin,' bapt. in Brattle Street church, Boston, Feb. i, 1727, and
d. a child.
2. Benjamin,'' b. Aug. 5, 1728 (bapt. May 29, 1729, in Scarborough); was
m. three times; first, Nov. 17, 1746, to Sarah Smith, of Scarborough;
second, Sept. 9, 1754, to Elizabeth Banks, of said town; third, to Phebe
Jordan, Dec. 3, 1766. By these he had eighteen children; four by
Sarah, five by Lizzie, and nine by Phebe. He began his somewhat re-
markable business career in his native town, where he owned a large,
gambrel-roof house, and store in which he traded, on the Dunstan
Landing road. He was an owner of lands in Rowley, Canada, which
had been granted to some of those who had served in the expedition of
1696; but when, by running the boundary line between Massachusetts
and New Hampshire, these lands were found to be in the latter prov-
ince, he, with other petitioners, was granted, in 1761, a township, seven
miles square, east of the Saco river, in lieu of the one of which they
had been dispossessed. He was one of three who proceeded to lay out
the township (now Bridgton, Me.,) and on presenting a plan of the same
to the General Court they obtained confirmation of their grant June 25,
1765. Finding the timber on these lands too far from a market, Milli-
ken sold out and invested in lands adjacent to other lands owned by
him on Union river in eastern Maine. He had lost his lands in Scar-
borough by the mortgage held by Wheelwright and Althrope, of New
York, and in 1764 made Trenton the seat of operation. He was granted
a mill privilege there with timber lands adjoining, and with his wife
and daughter and thirty men went down in a vessel owned by Ephraim
Dyer and built a saw-mill there on a stream that empties into Union
river. The conditions of his grant required him to have his mill fit for
service within six months from the date, Aug. i, 1764, and as it was
raised between Sept. 2d and Oct. 12th of that year, he evidently ful-
filled his agreement. In his deposition of 1796, Mr. Dyer testified that
he carried down about four hundred pounds' worth of provisions and
other stores; that he remained and helped the Millikens near a fort-
night, during which time the men made use of his vessel to live in until
they had built a house. This "house" was a camp built against a huge
boulder named by an early surveyor the "Punch Bowl," and a daughter
of Benjamin Milliken, then only fourteen years of age, afterwards Mrs.
Lord, cooked the first meal there ever prepared by a white woman in
the township. As there were thirty-two workmen employed on the mill
a large quantity of food must have been consumed, and as Ephraim
Dyer stated that two women went down in the vessel with the builders,
it has been supposed that one of them was the mother of this lassie;
but this could not have been the fact, for her father married Elizabeth
1024 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Banks in 1754, only ten years before the mill was built, and would not
have a daughter by her fourteen years of age at that time. Abigail,*
daughter by the first wife, Sarah Smith, being born in 1750, was just
fourteen when the mill was erected, and if the statements and dates
were correctly given — and there are excellent authorities to verify them
— she was the first white girl to put the kettle on in Trenton. This first
saw-mill built by the Millikens — for Thomas Milliken was part owner —
was unwisely located and did not prove a success; it was known as the
" Folly mill " and was abandoned. They afterwards built a double saw-
mill on another site, and here, in old Trenton, Benjamin Milliken car-
ried on his lumber and milling business successfully for many years.
He owned a vessel and shipped much of his manufactured lumber to
Connecticut.
As Mr. Milliken had expressed Tory sentiments, and as feeling was
running high when the Revolutionary war broke out, fearing for his safety
and that of his family, he was persuaded by friends to join the English
at Castine. When peace was declared he removed to New Brunswick,
and Aug. 12, 1784, with about one hundred Royalists, known as the
Penobscot Association, received a grant of land from the government,
said grant comprising the town plot of St. Andrews, the now famous
summer resort, and extending westerly up the St. Croix river, the bound-
ary between Maine and New Brunswick, to the town of St. Stephen.
His son Benjamin received a lot in the same grant ; the numbers of
these lots were, respectively, 129 and 131, fronting on the St. Croix
river, about a mile east of the present town of St. Stephen. Shortly
after the location of these lands he left St. Andrews and went to a place
ten miles westward, on the shore of St. Andrews bay, called Bocabec.
Here he built a house, the cellar of which is still visible, and a ship-
yard, where he built vessels, the remains of which may now be seen.
Here he passed the remainder of his eventful life, and here his grave
is pointed out in a spot where some of his family were also interred.
When we contemplate the history of this man we are moved to feel-
ings of pity, for the unconquerable courage and spirit of enterprise dis-
played by him in the unfavorable vicissitudes he experienced were worthy
of greater success than he achieved. He must have been a person of
great force of will and almost unlimited resources, for, undaunted and
undismayed, he grappled with formidable obstacles which he either out-
flanked or overcame. He was possessed of an ample supply of that
kind of stuff of which, under proper opportunities, great generals are
made ; and had he espoused the cause of the colonists as warmly as did
some of his kindred, he would have won his epaulets in our struggle for
independence. But he was not, unfortunately for him, on the winning
side. His estate in Maine was confiscated and he was, evidently, com-
paratively poor when he began the "struggle for existence" the third
time. He was a pioneer of old Scarborough ; a pioneer of Trenton and
founder of Ellsworth, and a pioneer at St. Andrews. Many misleading
statements concerning this man and his children have been made, but
we have derived our data principally from authentic sources and an in-
•William Freeman, in a valuable paper published in the Ellsworth ^/iiericon, calls the
name of this daughter Elizabeth, but she was only two years of age at the time.
MILLIKEN FAMILY.
1025
telligent member of the Milliken family now living in New Brunswick,
who has visited the locality of his last earthly home, his grave, and
copied from his own Bible the records of his family; hence we are able
to present in connected form the salient features in the history of one
about whose motives and behavior there has been much speculation.
He has been called " Royalist Ben," "Tory Ben," and " Runaway Ben,"
but from good authority, we are ready to state that Benjamin Milliken
was a man of noble character, who was prompted to make the sacrifices
he did from what to him was principle. The names of his children will
appear hereafter.*
3. Joseph,'' son of Edward and Abigail, bapt. in Scarborough, May 29,
1729; m. Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Foster, there. May 17, 1750. She
was a sister of Col. Benj. Foster, of Machias. He was a grantee of
Trenton, on Union river, in 1763. He m. a second wife named Berry,
by whom issue. Thirteen children, of whom more.
4. Abigail,^ b. May 29, 1731; m. Col. Benjamin Foster, Jr. (afterwards
of Machias), for his first wife, Mar. 26, 1747-
5. William, ■* bapt. Mar. 10, 1734, in Scarborough.
6. Daniel,^ bapt. Mar. 10, 1734, in Scarborough.
7. Edward,^ b. Mar. 5, 1733-4; m. Elizabeth Harmon, May 23, 1754, in
Scarborough. He was a grantee of Trenton, Me., 1763; settled on the
homestead in his native town, where he remained until about 1805, when
he removed to Buxton and lived with his son Nathaniel there. He d.
about i8i2. He was called " Skipper Ned," when in Scarborough, and
was, I suppose, a seaman. His family consisted of eleven children, of
whom more.
8. Susanna,^ b. Sept. 30, 1736; m. Samuel Boothby, July 3, 1752, and
became the mother of a numerous clan.
9. John M.,'' b. June 7, 1739; m. Sarah Simonton, and had a numerous
family. He was known as "Mulbery Milliken." He was a grantee of
Trenton, Me. ; lived in Scarborough ; t large family, of whom full par-
ticulars hereafter.
10. Rebecca,'' b. Nov. 14, 1741; m. George Coolbroth and lived more than
100 years.
11. Rachel,^ b. June 16, 1744; m. John Foss, May 4, 1769.
12. Lemuel,'' m. Phebe Lord, Jan. 18, 1770, and had no less than eight
children, of whom more.
13. Samuel,^ b. Feb. 25, 1747 ; m. Susanna Beals, in Scarborough, Oct. 31,
*There is quite a romantic story about one of tlie daugliters of Benjamin Milliken. A c.-ip-
tain in tlie British navy during tlie Revolution, wliile at Castine, became enamored with tins
IVIilliken g-irl, then livine in her father's family there, and at one time left his vessel and went
on shore to visit her; and tor neglect of duty was cashiered and lost his commission. He mar-
ried the young lady either at Castine or in New Brunswick, and scttlcil near Mr. Milliken's busi-
ness seat and home, at a place now known as Varden's Point, where the Varden mansion, in
which the gallant captain and his wife lived, is now standing. Mrs. Jellison calls the name of
Captain Varden's wife Euiilieiiiiit. but the name does not apear in the family record. Another
daughter married a Hanson, whose descendants are living in New Brunswick; and another
became the wife of Orange Seelye, brother of Stewart Seelye who was husband of Rebecca
Milliken.
t Capt. Mulbery Milliken had commaml of a vessel in 177-1. He carried a cargo of lum-
ber to .Salem for Mr. King, and on his own rcspcnisiliility took out a license from some autlioritv
there, and carried tlve lumlier to Boston, it lieing wanted there to build barracks for the British
troops, and sold it for a good price.
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1769, she b. in the fort between York and Kittery, Sept. 14, 1751, and
d. at Mt. Desert, Me., Jan. 18, 1852. He d. at Mt. Desert, July 26,
1841. He was a grantee at Union river and settled there about 1765;
removed to Pretty Marsh about 1783. Twelve children, of whom more.
14. Jeremiah,'' b. Nov. 16, 1751 ; m. Sarah Lord, of Scarborough, June 3,
177 1, and lived in that town. It has been written that he was a grantee
and settler at Union river, but if so he probably went there before his
marriage, for the births of his children were recorded in Scarborough.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of Benjamin and Wives:
1. Mary,'' b. Sept. 17, 1748; m. John Smith, her cousin.
2. Abigail,'^ b. Sept. 29. 1750; m. Capt. Isaac Lord, and lived at Union
river, where she was wont to tell that she cooked the first meal of any
white woman in the town of which her father was the founder, Ellsworth.
3. Susanna,^ b. July 10, 1752.
4. Benjamin,^ b. May 15, 1754; d. young.
5. Sarah,*^ b. Jan. 24, 1756; m. Capt. Zachary Tarbox and lived but one
year, in Ellsworth. Her daughter left a manuscript history of that town
from which some of our data was copied.
6. Joseph,^ b. Nov. 10, 1758; became an early settler in Surry, Me. Miss
Jellison, in her History of Ellsworth, says he m. and had an "obscure
family" in the neighborhood of that town, but we do not see the appro-
priateness of the word "obscure," for he had a quiver well filled with
sons, whose descendants, now scattered from their cradle-town to the
Pacific slope, are very respectable and successful. As some early rec-
ords of Surry were lost, we cannot ascertain the birth dates of his chil-
dren. He had sons named ye////,'' Benjamin,'' Daniel^' Jcsse,^' and Domin-
iciis^ of whom with sixth generation.
7. Elizabeth,^ b. Dec. 10, 1760; m. Capt Zachary Tarbox, who was lost at
sea, leaving her with three children, of whom Mary m. Joseph Milliken.
8. Benjamin,^ b. Jan. 9, 1763; owned property below Ellsworth on the
river, and left one son said by Miss Jellison to have been very poor in
her time. Benjamin had a grant of land at St. George, N. B., same date
of his father's grant, but we have no evidence of his settlement down
there. Some of the Millikens about Ellsworth may be his descendants.
9. Elias,'' b. Aug. 24, 1765; went South.
10. Phebe,^ b. Aug. 30, 1767.
Dorcas,^ b. Apr. 9, 1769.
Norman,^ b. July 11, 1771.
13. DoMiNicus,' b. Mar. 1, 1773; d. in infancy.
14. Rachel,^ b. May 15, 1775.
15. DoMiNicus,^ b. June 15, 1777; m. Ann Nash, Dec. 15, 1796, and set-
tled at St. George, N. B., where he carried on an extensive lumber and
ship-building business, and owned large plants of real estate, consisting
of mill property, ship-yards, stores, wharfs, and a large tract of farming
land. He d. Dec. 12, 1838.
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i6. Rebecca/ b. Aug. 15, 1779; m. Stewart Seelye; lived at St. George.
17. Charlotte/ b. June 23, 1781; never married.
18. Joanna/ b. June 3, 1783; m. Clark and lived in Eastport, Me.
Children of Joseph and Sarah:
1. Rachel/ b. June 16, 1752; m. John Foss, May 4, 1769 (.').
2. Susanna/ b. Sept. 6, 1756; m. John Foss, of Limington, Sept. i, 1773.
3. Benjamin/ b. Sept. 3, 1758; m. Lydia, dau. of Nathaniel Milliken, July
6, 1780, and had a numerous family, as will appear.
4. Josiah,* b. Aug. 15, 1763; m. Eunice Nason, Jan. 9, 1785, and settled
near Old Orchard in Saco, and Milliken's mill-pond there derived its
name from him. He had issue, eight children.
5. Joseph," m. Hartford and was the father of fourteen children,
whose names will appear.
6. MULBERV.°
7. Frederick,'^ m. Mary Coolbroth, dau. of Lemuel, May 4, 1817, and
lived on the old Justice Milliken homestead near Dunstan. His second
wife was Phebe Foss, to whom m. Dec, 1839. ^^^ <^- Nov. 5, 1869,
aged 70; he d. May 22, 1873. Eight children.
8. Betsey,^ m. Frederick Harmon.
9. Sally, ^ m. James Warren.
10. Priscilla," m. John Merrill.
11. Sophia,^ m. Pharis Snow.
12. Abigail," m. James Sawyer.
13. Rebecca,^ m. John Smith.
Children of Edward and Elizabeth:
1. Nathaniel,^ b. Nov. 26, 1754; m. Mary Lord, Dec. 10, 1778. He
seems to have settled in Buxton, and there the births of his twelve chil-
dren were recorded. His father spent his last days with this family.
2. Rebecca,^ b. Oct. 10, 1757.
3. Hannah,^ b. May 10, 1760; m. Richard Leavitt, Apr. 5, 1780, in Scar-
borough, and lived to be more than 90 years of age.
4. Jerusha,^ b. June 15, 1762; m. Rufus Merrill.
5. Elizabeth,^ b. Sept. 10, 1764; m. Nathaniel Moses, Nov. 28, 1782, and
lived to be 96.
6. Edward,^ b. Sept. 15, 1766; m. Hannah, and lived for a while in Scar-
borough, where three children were born. He removed to Saco, I sup-
pose, between 1793 and 179s, where births of nine children were recorded.
7. Abigail,'' b. Nov., 1768; d. in infancy.
8. Abigail,^ b. March 26, 1771 ; m. Daniel Harmon, Aug. 22, 1787. (?)
9. Anna,^ b. Nov. 19, 1773; m. William Moses, Jan. 31, 1796, and lived
to be 92 years of age. She was the mother of a large family. Mr. Moses
d. Sept. 29, 1829, and she m., second, Mr. Berry, of Bu.xton, where she
d- July 30, 1865. An e.xcellent likeness of this old lady is owned by
her son, George Moses, now 88 years of age, in Freedom, N. H.
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[o. Joseph,^ born Feb. 6, 1776; m. Mary Belcher Tarbox, Nov. 27, 1800,
she b. Oct. 16, 1777, d. May 31, 1848. He settled in Farmington, Me.,
Jan., 1805, and had issue, nine children, of whom more presently. He
d. in 1850.
II. Dorcas,^ b. Nov. 3, 1778; d. Jan. 24, 1853, single.
Children of .John and Sarah :
1. William,** b. Apr. 31, 1762; m. Catherine Harmon, in Scarborough,
Feb. 26, 1784, and had six children, of whom more. He was a sailor,
drowned at Hell Gate, New York harbor, in 1799. Superstitions and
ghosts, apparitions and house-haunters, prevailed in those days, and while
a terrible storm prevailed on the night of the wreck, a female saw on
the window pane the outline of a coffin and instantly predicted his death.
2. Jere.miah,** b. Feb. 30, 1764; m. Jane Carll (she b. Dec. 20, 1767, d.
Aug. 24, 1828), March 12, 1789, and settled in Buxton, where Aaron
McKenney afterwards lived, between the Duck pond and Scarborough
Corner. His son Bciijiimin'' sold this fine old homestead and moved
with his father to Maxfield, Me., and the old gentleman, being discon-
tented, came to Salmon Falls, and lived with his son William'^ until his
death, Apr. i, 1841. He had nine children, of whom hereafter.
3. Abig.a.il,^ b. Feb. 4, 1766; in. Daniel Harmon, August 22, 1788, and
lived in Scarborough.
4. Benjamin,'' b. Jan. 3, 1768; d. Oct. n, 1771.
5. Sally,^ b. Nov. 27, 1769; m. Dr. Alvan Bacon, and was the mother of
Drs. Horace and Alvan Bacon, late of Biddeford, Me.
6. Pamelia," b. Oct. 25, 1772; m. Col. William Moody, in Scarborough,
May 6, 1792, and was mother of William P. Moody, the harness-maker
at Saco. The colonel kept a tavern just out of Saco on the Portland
road; wife d. Feb. 17, 1861.
7. Mehitable,"' b. Jan. 2, 1774: m. John Hasty, of Topsham, Me., Nov.
12, 1800, in Scarborough.
8. Dorcas," b. Oct. 21, 1776; d. Sept. 4, 1778.
9. Benjamin,'' b. July 4, 1779; m. Betsey Simonton, Mar. i, 1804, in Scar-
borough, and settled near Dunstan Corner, where he raised a family,
having eight children.
ID. Dorcas,'* b. Jan. 24, 1781; m. Alexander Leavitt, in Scarborough, Nov.
5, 1797; second. Dr. Rufus Burnham, of Unity or Burnham, Me.
II. John M.,-' b. Apr. 11, 1783; d. Apr. 20, 1783.
Children of Lemuel and Pheee:
1. Abraham,** b. July 16, 1770; m. Jemima Fitts, Aug. 20, 1792, and set-
tled in Scarborough, where he was known as "Capt. Abram." He m.
second, Nov. 15, 1807, Polly Leavitt, who d. in Portland, Mar. 27, 1867,
aged 80. He d. May 3, 1847, aged 66. Eight children.
2. Mary,'' b. July 15, 1772 ; m. Pearsons.
3. Susan,* b. Jan. 14, 1775; m. Jeremiah Warren, 1793.
4. Margaret,** b. Dec. 22, 1777.
5. Samuel,' b. Dec. 19, 1780; was lost at sea from the mast-head.
MILLIKEN FAMILY.
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6. Phebe/ b. Nov. 19, 1782; m. Jonathan Marshall, Apr. 22, 1804.
7. Jacob,* b. Jan. 4, 1784; m. Sarah Leavitt, of Scarborough, b. Sept. 30,
1785, d. Apr. 8, 1870, aged 85. He d. Oct. 13, 1884, at the great age
of 100 years, 9 months, and nine days. He was a man of remarkable
activity, who retained his reason until the last hour of life. On the one
hundredth birthday a celebration of the event was held at his home in
Scarborough, where five children, several grandchildren and great-
grandchildren, with strangers and towns-people, were assembled to do
the patriarch honor. He gave all a most cheerful and cordial greeting,
and conversed with much animation about affairs of "ye olden time,"
evincing the possession of a strong and concise memory. He was born
five years before the inauguration of the first President. He said he
voted for Thomas Jefferson when nominated for a second term, although
he lacked two months of his majority, and when asked how he could
do that he said an uncle was selectman that year and that people were
not as particular as they are now. He was in the war of 18 12 and re-
ceived a pension. Nine children, of whom with sixth generation.
Children of Samubl and Susanna:
Edward,' b. June 21, 1770; d. Mar. 21, 1771.
Joanna,^ b. Sept. 24, 1772; m. Capt. Isaac W. Ober, of Mt. Desert; d.
Apr., 1 86 1.
Martha,' b. Dec. 13, 1774; m. James Reed, of Mt. Desert: d. in the
fall of 1876, aged nearly 105 years.
Samuel,* b. Mar. 12, 1777; m. Sally Sawyer, of Mt. Desert, and had
issue; d. Sept. i, 1832.
5. Dea. Simeon,* b. Jan. 26, 1779; m. Rachel Wasgott in 1805; d. Dec.
2, 1864, leaving issue.
6. Susanna,* b. Nov. 17, 1781; m. Capt. William Gott, of Gotts Island,
1806 ; d. June 5, 1859.
7. Phebe,* b. Aug. 6, 1784; d., unmarried, Nov. 17, 1812.
8. Abigail,* b. July, 1787; m. Joshua Sawyer, of Tremont, Me., and d.
May 2, 1862. Eleven children.
Mary,* b. Feb. 2, 1791 ; m. George Butler, of Mt. Desert; d. Oct. 7,
1874. No famil)'.
Prudence,* b. Sept. 29, 1793; m. Capt. Thomas Walls and d. in Phil-
adelphia about 1870.
Children of Jeremiah and Sarah:
1. Ann,* b. July 31, 177 i ; m. George Harmon, Aug. 20, 1795.
2. James,* b. Dec. 4, 1772; m. Sally Fitts, May 2, 1797.
3. Isaac,* b. Sept. 25, 1774; m. Mary Libby, Oct. 9, 1803, and had issue,
four children. He d. and she m., second, Robert Hasty, of Limington.
She d. Jan. 3, 1876, being within three days of 100 years.
4. Shuah,* b. Apr. 25, 1776; m. Jonathan Pillsbury.
J. RuFus,* b. Mar. 9, 1778; m. Jane Coolbroth, Nov. 15, 1803, and settled
in Scarborough, from where he went to sea and acquired the title of
"Capt. Rufus." On Mar. 9, 1818, he removed to Parsonsfield and set-
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tied on the hill overlooking Kezar Falls village, and owned a good farm
there. He was a Quaker religiously, but notwithstanding his peaceful
faith he did not allow men to abuse him without decided protest, and
stories are now told relating to his pronounced threats to those who had,
in his estimation, intruded upon his rights. But he was a good, quiet,
harmless man, who had the esteem of his community. His wife d. Nov.
12, 1841 ; he d. in Dec, 1863. They were buried in a field-corner, now
grown up to bushes, on his farm, where their gravestones, storm-beaten
and moss-covered, may be seen. Ten children, of whom more.
6. Nancy,* m. Moses Banks, Aug., 1793.
7. Samuel,'' b. May 10, 1780.
8. Jeremiah,' b. Aug. i, 1782; m. Sarah Dec. 21, 1806.
9. Sally,'' b. Aug. 25, 1785 ; m. William Sweat, of Portland, June 7, 1807.
10. Joel,* b. Jan. 13, 1788; m., first, Rebecca Richards, Apr. ig, 1812;
second wife's name not known. He lived on a farm on the river road
some miles north of the city of Saco, where his grandson, Frank P.
Milliken, now resides. He had issue, of whom hereafter.
11. Isabella,' b. Apr. 13, 1790; m. William Clark, of Biddeford; second,
Parks, of Parsonsfield.
12. Harriet,* b. Oct. 25, 1791; m. James Davis, in 181 1, and settled in
Parsonsfield, where she d. Nov. 18, 1883; husband d. Feb. 9, 1837.
Nine children.
13. Mary,' b. Oct. 22, 1796; m.
sixth generation.
Children of Joseph of Subry, Me.:
1. John,'' m. Mehitable Wormwood; settled in Surry, Me., and had no less
than thirteen children b. there as will appear with seventh generation.
He had four wives. He d. in June, 1833 ; his wife d. June 13, 1828.
2. Benjamin," m. Eliza Ring, July 15, 1818, in Surry, Me., where he set-
tled, and where his six children were b. His wife d. Sept. i, 1829. He
m. second, Feb. 3, 1833, Polly Smith, by whom four children.
3. Dominicus,'' m. Sally Smith, April 22, 1813, in Surry, Me., but there
are no records of children in that town.
4. James," m. Nancy Jarvis, March 10, 18 14; lived in Surry, Me.; was a
sea-captain and commanded a U. S. Revenue Cutter. He d. June 22,
1849; his wife d. Nov. 30, 1836.
5. Daniel," m. Rebecca Smith, of Surr)', Me., but no records of birth of
his children appear ; their names were : Diniicl B.,' Joseph^' Robert^
Ashbaliiiej' and Caroline? Daniel B. m. Charlotte Smith, and lives in
Oakland, Cal., with children.
6. Jesse,* m. Mercy Treworgy, of Surry, Me. ; settled there ; was a sea-
captain ; had issue.
There were probably daughters of Joseph, ist, of Surry, but their
names are not found. Part of the town records were burned twenty
years ago, and probably the births of Joseph's family went out in smoke.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1031
Children of Dominicus and Ann:
Alice,' b. Oct. 8, 1797 ; m. Peter Clinch, Jan. 4, 1817 ; d. August 15,
1846, leaving descendants.
Dominicus,'^ b. July 6, 1799; m. Mary Hall, Nov. 11, 1822; d. Sept.,
1825. One child, d. young.
Phebe,'' b. June 23, 1801 ; m. Dr. James Dawson, Dec. 25, 1823; died
Sept. 8, 1887.
Benjamin," b. May 20, 1803; m. Catherine M. White, Jan. 29, 1823,
and had issue, eleven children, of whom more; he d. Aug. 27, 1848.
Charlotte," b. March 11, 1805; m. John McKean, June 10, 1833; d.
in 1870.
Children of Benjamin and Lydia:
1. Joseph," b. Dec. 12, 1780; d. Oct. 12, 1792.
2. William," b. Oct. 6, 1783 ; d. May 9, 1784.
3. Anna," b. May 22, 1785 ; d. Apr. 8, 1S20.
4. William," b. Oct. 6, 1788.
5. Cyrus," b. Mar. 3, 1791 ; m. Rebecca, dau. of Lemuel Coolbroth, whose
mother was Rebecca, dau. of Judge Edward Milliken, Dec. 24, 1816.
He had seven children, b. in Scarborough, of whom more.
6. Alexander," b. July 27, 1793; m. Coolbroth; d. July t^o, 1869,
aged 76.
7. Elisha," b. Nov. 22, 1795.
8. Clarissa," b. July 15, 1800.
9. Hugh," b. July 30, 1804; m. Laura Milliken, July 10, 183 i, and settled
in Scarborough ; supposed to have been named for Hugh, the Scotch-
man, who was the ancestor of this family. Seven children.
Children of Isaiah and Eunice:
1. Hannah," b. Nov. 7, 1787 ; m. David Sawyer, of Buxton.
2. Benjamin," b. Sept. 19, 1789; d. May 4, 1823.
3. Henry," b. Aug. 4, 1791 ; m. Hannah R. Parker, of Standish, and had
issue, as will appear.
4. Sarah F.," b. Feb., 1794; m. Abraham Merrill, of Saco.
5. Mary," b. Aug. 24, 1796.
6. Matilda," b. Sept. 11, 1798.
7. Eunice," b. Oct. 20, 1800.
8. Alfred," b. Oct. 23, 1803 ; now living at Old Orchard. He m. Rebecca
Staples, Dec. 18, 1827, and had issue, five children, of whom more.
Children of Joseph and Hartford:
I. Solomon H." 2. Joseph." 3. David." 4. Frederick." 5. Benjamin."
6. Jacob." 7. Anna." 8. Mary." 9. Mehitable." 10. Sarah."
II. Elizabeth." 12. Abigail." 13. Infant." 14. Infant."
Children of Frederick and Mary :
1. Elizabeth," b. July 26, 182 i.
2. Joseph L.," b. Aug. 22, 1823 ; m. Mary A. Goodrich, Oct. 17, 1847, and
had issue, seven children, b. in Scarborough :
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I. Alvin,' b. July 9, 1848.
II. Almeda,' b. Aug. 22, 1849.
III. James M.,' b. April 15, 185 1 ; d. an infant.
IV. James A./ b. May i, 1852.
V. Elbridge L.,' b. Jan. 31, 1855.
VI. Fred W./ b. July 13, 1859; drowned.
VII. Samuel K.," b. Jan. 29, 1862.
3. Frederick," b. Mar. 20, 1827.
4. John M.," b. Sept. 8, 1829; m. Mehitable Shute, March 31, 1855.
5. Martha/ b. Aug. 31, 1832.
6. Samuel K.," b. June 6, 1835 ; m. Sarah J. Tuttle. Two children.
7. AuGU-STUS," b. Apr. 26, 1842.
Children of Nathaniel and Mary:
1. Hannah,'^ b. Apr. 23, 1782.
2. Polly," b. Aug. 20, 1784; m. Jonathan McKenney, of Scarborough,
Nov. 21, 18 II, and had issue.
3. Abraham," b. Aug. 3, 1786; m. Phebe Harmon, Feb. 14, 1808, and set-
tled in Buxton, where births of seven children were recorded. He d.
Apr. 17, 1857 ; widow d. July 6, 1854.
4. Aphia," b. Nov. 3, 1798; in. Joseph Fogg.
5. Sally," b. Oct. 27, 1791; m. Amos Milliken.
6. Nathaniel," b. Dec. 25, 1793; m. Mary F. Hayes, in 1818; second,
Mary Beckwith, June 26, 1862. It has been said that he removed to
Ohio. Children's names will appear.
7. ANNA,"b. Feb. 19, 1795; m. Aaron Woodman, of Portland, Dec. i, 1814.
8. Moses," b. Mar. 2, 1798; m. Mary Storer, Nov. 15, 182 i, and had issue
b. in Buxton. He d. Jan. 26, 1859 ; his widow d. May 30, 1864, aged 69.
9. Eliza," b. June 21, 1805.
10. Samuel," b. Aug. 12, 1808; m. Mary A., dau. of Samuel and Mary
(Parcher) McKenney, of Saco, who d. in 1830; he m., second, Olive P.
McKenney, sister of Mary. He lived on the Buxton road, some six
miles from the city of Saco proper, near the Ralph Johnson tavern, and
was one of the most successful farmers in town. His homestead build-
ings were capacious and cosy, and his lands extensive and productive.
Four children, of whom more.
11. Phebe," b. May 22, 1810; m. Hall Came, of Buxton.
12. John," b. Sept. 2, 181 1; m. Fanny and settled below Salmon
Falls, on the Saco road, where he carried on an extensive farm. He d.
Apr. 17, 1881 ; wife d. in May, 1876, aged 65 years. These had twelve
children.
Children of Edward and Hannah:
1. Betsey," b. May 8, 1791, in Scarborough.
2. Jonathan," b. Oct. 2, 1793, in Scarborough.
3. RuFUS," b. Oct. 14, 1795, in Saco.
4. Hannah," b. Feb. 25, 1798.
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5. Dorcas," b. May 29, 1800.
6. Edward," b. Nov. 5, 1802.
7. Joseph," b. Aug. 2, 1805.
8. Catherine,'' b. Mar. 28, 1808.
9. Anna," b. Dec. 5, 1810.
10. Sarah." ii. Arthur."
Childken of Joseph and Mary:
1. Zachariah T.,'' b. Aug. 21, 1801; m. Ann N. Butler, Dec. 6, 1827.
Six children, of whom more.
2. MEHirABLE C," b. July 29, 1803; m. Benjamin Dodge, Apr. 6, 1823.
3. Dr. Ebenezer C," b. Mar. 14, 1805, in Farmington, Me.; m. first,
Oct. 27, 1 83 1, Keturah F. Norris, dau. of Joseph, of Monmouth, Me.,
by whom four daughters and two sons; m. second, Jan. 4, 1854, Char-
lotte J., dau. of Richard Tinker, of Ellsworth, Me., by whom two sons
and one dau. Opportunities for study in his neighborhood were limited,
but in the common schools and Farmington Academy he fitted himself
for his medical course. As was then the custom, he read medicine and
began practice in the oifice of a neighboring physician; afterward at-
tended a winter course of lectures at Harvard, and three at Bowdoin,
where, in 1833, he took his degree. He settled at once in the town of
Winthrop, Me., where he practised four years "creditably," as the town
historian says. Being injured by a fall from his carriage which pre-
vented him from practising, he accepted an invitation from his brother-
in-law, Rufus Norris, to become his partner, and removed to Boston,
Apr. 21, 1837. After the death of this partner, in a few 3'ears he asso-
ciated with him, successively, three of his brothers and the son of his
first partner, Rufus Norris, Jr. He went out of business in 1872, and
died Nov. 3, i8go. He was a man of great probity, unostentatious
charity, and scrupulously faithful to his political duties. Children's
names with seventh generation.
4. Rev. Joseph," b. Feb. 26, 1807, at Farmington, Me.; m. Mary A.
Woods in 1833, at Farmington, and after serving as pastor over several
Methodist churches in Maine removed to Wisconsin in 1850. He was
a merchant and farmer at Sa.xville, where he d. Apr. ig, 1873 ; his wife
d. there July 17, 1867. Six children.
5. Elias T.," b. Apr. 10, 1809; m. Mary A. Fogg, Jan. 19, 1S44; second,
Emily Jose, June, 1862. Two daughters, of whom more.
6. JoTHAM S.," b. Mar. 21, 181 1; m. Susan B. Wellman, Dec. 15, 1835;
second, Anna L. Williams, May 14, 1871. Ten children, of whom more.
7. John J.," b. May 25, 18 13 ; m. Nancy Prescott, July 26, 1837, by whom
four children.
8. Edward," b. Apr. i, 1815, in Farmington, Me.; m. Nov. 27, 1837, Lucia
A., dau. of Jabez Bacon, b. Sept. 10, 1812, at Winthrop, Me. He at-
tended the public schools in Farmington; worked on his father's farm
and learned the blacksmith trade; went to Winthrop in 1835, carrying
on the blacksmith business; removed to Windsor, Me., in 1837, remain-
ing until Nov., 1846 ; while in Windsor carried on the blacksmith
business and had a store ; studied law ; was a trial justice ; lived in
1034 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Maiden, Mass., from Nov., 1846, until 1849, doing business in Boston
as a wholesale grocer; moved to New Bedford, Mass., where he still
resides, first engaging in the oil business with his brother, E. C. Milli-
ken, afterwards in the retail grocery business until about 1880, when he
retired; in Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1855 and 1856;
has been councilman and alderman of New Bedford. Si.\ children.
9. LoRiNG," b. Feb. 7, 1820; m. Lydia A. Haynes, Nov. 15, 1846, by
whom three children.
Children of Jeremiah and Jane:
1. Mehit.'VBLE,'' b. Apr. 9, 1792; m. first. Ivory Fenderson, of Parsonsfield,
and had a child that d. in infancy. She m., second. Dr. Asa Quimby,
brother of Rev. Hosea Quimby, sometime principal of Parsonsfield
Academy, and had three children.
2. Benjamin,'' b. May 27, 1794; m. Polly Atkinson, of Hollis, who d. at
Salmon Falls about 1848, where he early engaged in wool-carding and
cloth-dressing, and also carried on a considerable lumber business on
the Saco and its tributaries. He was living at Salmon Falls from 182 1
to 1824. He moved to the homestead, and was to have the estate for
caring for his parents. After his mother's death sold out to Aaron
McKenney, and settled on a farm in Maxfield, Me. In 1840 he went
to Illinois, thence to Fairfield, Iowa, where he carried on wool-carding
until 1850, when he returned to Monmouth, III, where he died in May,
1864. One daughter, Mchitahh\' b. Dec. 12, 1823; d. Jan. 27, 1828.
3. John," b. Aug. 28, 1797; d. Sept. 3, 1798.
4. William," b. Mar. 8, 1800; m., first, Susan Leavitt whose parents kept
tavern on the road from North Parsonsfield to Iron Works Falls, N. H.
She died at childbirth and was buried at Lord's Corner, Effingham,
N. H. His second wife was maiden named Susan Hearne, dau. of
John, of Saco, but widow of Nicholas Dennett. By her there were four
children, of whom more.
4. Alvan B.," b Jan. 20, 1803 ; m. Lucinda Boynton, of Penobscot county,
Me., who died at Monmouth, 111., in the "later fifties," and he died at
Girard, Kan. He was also a wool-carder and cloth-dresser by trade ;
was at one time a wholesale liquor dealer in Portland ; then a farmer in
Maxfield, Me., for some ten years. He removed to Monmouth, 111., and
thence to Girard, Kan. Three children, of whom more.
6. John," b. Sept. 6, 1805 ; never married. He went to Boston and was
truckman for some years, and went from there to Galena, 111., about
1837, where he was engaged in lead mining; thence to Monmouth, 111.,
where he farmed until 1869, when he removed to Girard, Kan., with
Alvan ; has been dead some years.
7. Jeremiah,'' b. June 18, 1S08; m. Catherine Moulton, of Freedom, N. H.
These separated, and the family has never since heard from him. There
were several children, whose names will appear.
8. Arthur,'^ b. May 21, 181 1 ; d. Oct. 27, 1811.
Children of Benjamin and Betsey:
1. Martha J.," b. July 24, 1804; d. Oct. 17, 1808.
2. Jeanetta," b. July 12, 1806.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1035
3. John M.,'' b. Nov. 11, 1808; d. Mar. 14, 1830.
4. Martha S.," b. Nov. 11, 1811; d. Mar. 16, 1812.
5. Matthew S./ b. Mar. 24, 1816.
6. William U.,'' b. Aug. 11, i8ig.
7. Elizabeth S.," b. May 24, 1822.
8. Martha J.," b. July 4, 1824.
Children of Abraham and Jemima:
1. Abial,^ b. July 26, 1796; d. Feb., 1797.
2. Louisa," b. Jan. 21, 1798; d. Sept. 23, 1799.
3. Abram,* b. Sept. 4, 1800 ; m. Sally Milliken and had three children.
4. Caroline," b. Apr. 21, 1802; m. Eben H. Leavitt, Mar. 16, 1828.
5. Laura,'' b. Feb. 23, 1806; m. Huch Milliken, July 10, 1831, and had
issue, seven children.
6. John," b. Aug. 11, 1807.
7. Richard," b. July 14, 1808.
8. Jane," b. Dec. 5, 1809.
Children op Jacob and Sarah:
1. Phebe," b. Dec. 12, 1810.
2. Hannah," b. March 26, 1812.
3. Edward," b. Oct. i, 1815; d. Aug., 1848.
4. Charles," b. Jan. 19, 1818; resides in Deering.
5. Julia," b. July 15, 1820; ni. Rich.
6. James W.," b. Mar. 22, 1825; resides in Boston.
7. Sarah J.," b. Mar. 22, 1825.
8. George H.," b. July 24, 1827 ; resides in Scarborough.
9. Freedom," born Nov. 20, 182 i; in. Phebe (Carter) Richards, Feb. 13,
1853, and had issue, in Scarborough, of whom hereafter.
Children of Samuel M. and Sally:
1. Abigail," m. William Morrison. Another relative says she m. James
Davis and lived at Long Island, Tremont, Me., where a dau. now lives.
2. Sally," m. Joseph Sherman.
3. Wells," d. in infancy.
4. Capt. Wines," b. April 15, 1812; m. June 10, 1845, Mary M. Sargent,
of Brookline, Me., and had two daughters. He died Nov. 12, 1875;
widow living at Sedgwick.
5. Susan," m. Benjamin Beard, of Townsend, Mass., and had three daugh-
ters, only one of them now living. He d. at the age of 57. His widow
d. in 1893.
6. Annie," m. Gideon Gilnian, and had children, some of them now living
in Tremont, Me.
7. Hannah," m. Capt. James Tinker, of Tinker's Island, Brookline, Me.
8. Emily," m. James G. Bowden.
9. Betsey," m. Mr. Mason.
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Samuel M.," b. April 1826; m. May 2, 185 i, Sarah J. Donnelly, b. in
1829, and d. Aug. 15, 1870. Two children, of whom more.
11. Edward."
12. Joanna," m. Gardner Gilman.
Children of Simeon and Rachel:
Simeon J.," b. June 20, 1806; m. Catherine Lopaus, Oct. 25, 1832; d.
Dec. 2, 1864.
Meltiah J.," b. June 5, 1807; d. Nov. 24, 1827; never married; was
of Tremont and Mt. Desert, Me.
Rebecca,^ b. Aug. 8, 1808; m. Capt. Andrew Lopaus, Jan. i, 1838; d.
Nov. 21, 1864, at Tremont.
A. CuMMiNGS," b. Mar. 26, 1810; m. Phebe T. Flye, of Brookline, Me.,
Nov. 13, 1838; d. 1892, in Trenton, Me.
William W.," b. Nov. 16, 181 1; lived at Mt. Desert; never married;
d. Mar. s, 1833.
Phebe," b. Aug. 17, 18 13 ; in. Capt. John F. Tinker, who was lost at sea,
Feb. 9, 1845.
7. RuFus W.," b. July 11, 1815 ; d. Oct. 24, 1820.
8. IsiPHENiA,^ b. Dec. 24, 1816; m. William E. Holden, of Tremont, Me.,
Aug. 28, 1836; d. Jan. 24, 1861.
9. Samuel," b. Aug. 2, 1819; d. May 19, 1841.
10. Cornelius," b. Mar. 21, 1821; m. Clara S. Foster, of Trenton, who d.
Aug. 27, 1853; m. Casilda Cousins for second wife.
Children of Isaac and Mary:
1. Susan," m. Lewis Goodwin.
2. Lucy," remained single.
3. Mary A.," m. John Lougee.
4. RuFUS," in. Mary Parks, of Parsonsfield; lost a hand by blasting on the
ledges. He lived in Cornish, where he d. in 1875, aged 66 years. His
widow survives. Two children : /d/ih A.,'' now principal of Centre street
Grammar school, Portland, and Mary A.,'' who d. aged 16 years.
Children of Capt. Rufus and Jane.
1. Lemuel," b. Aug. 12, 1804, in Scarborough. He settled in Levant,
Me., m., and after his death his widow went out West and d. there.
2. LoRA B.," b. Aug. 19, 1805, in Scarborough; in. June 7, 1832, Mary
White, b. in Parsonsfield, Sept. 28, 181 1, and settled in Levant, Me.,
where he cleared a farm. When returning from Bangor, where he had
been with a load of produce, he fell from his team and was found dead
under his sleds, Feb. 12, 1857. His wife d. Oct. 9, 1873. Their eight
children were b. in Levant.
3. George," b. Nov. 22, 1806, in Scarborough; was m. twice.
4. Edward'C," b. Mar. 11, 1808, in Scarborough; m. Eliza Nutter, of
Exeter, Me. ; settled in Levant, Me., along with his brothers and cleared
a farm almost in the wilderness, upon which he lived the remainder of
his days; d. in the prime of life. Four children survive.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1037
5. William/' b. July 3, i8ii ; m. Mercy Sweat of Parsonsfield, and lived
on the homestead there. He was a large and powerful young man ; d.
in his prime without issue.
6. M.4RY A./ b. Feb. 12, 1814; m. Rufus Robinson, of Windham, Me.,
and lived in Belfast, Brooks, and Parsonsfield.
7. Elizabeth,^ b. Sept. 16, 18 16; spinster; d. in Parsonsfield when ad-
vanced in life.
8. Nancy,* b. April g, 1816; d. in childhood.
9. Charles,* b. March 10, 182 i ; in. Anna Cartland, sister of Elder John
Cartland; settled in Parsonsfield in the "Cartland neighborhood," where
four sons were born. He moved to Cape Cod, Mass., and d. there.
10. Nancy," b. Oct. 3, 1829; m. Elder John Cartland, Friend preacher, of
Parsonsfield, and is living in Windham, Me.
Children of Jeremiah and Sarah:
1. Clement," b. Feb. 8, 1809.
2. William M.," b. Oct. i6, iSio.
3. Albert,* b. Jan. 7, 1S13; d. in infancy.
4. Albert,* b. Sept. 8, 1814.
5. Esther,* b. Nov. 8, 1816.
6. .\bigail H.,* b. Dec. 14, 1818.
7. Jeremiah,'' b. Mar. 10, 1821.
8. Henry B. C.,* b. Feb. 26, 1823.
g. Hannah H.,* b. July 5, 1825.
10. Charlotte L.,* b. July 2, 1830.
1 1. Maria E.,* b. July 20, 1832.
Children of Joel and Rebecca:
1. Isabella,* 111. Dr. Elisha Hight, of Hollis.
2. Charlotte,* m. Freeman Atkinson and lives in Saco.
3. Sarah,* m. Ebenezer Carll; d. in 1889.
4. Elizabeth,* d. when young.
5. Alvin,* b. May 29, 1812, in Saco; m. May g, 1842, Emeline Coleman,
who had issue, and d. Jan. 23, 1866. He d. July 7, 1888. Children:
I. Alvin P.,' b. July 15, 1844; m. Widow Mary Gowin and had issue;
they and their children have deceased.
II. Mary E.,' b. July 10, 1845; m. David E. Clough, of Portland, and
d. leaving issue.
in. Joel,' b. Nov. 23, 1846; killed by lightning, July 30, 1862.
IV. Rebecca,' b. Jan. 20, i84g; m. Joseph Young, of Biddeford, and has
four children.
V. Frank P.,' b. July 2g, 1852; m. Ina A. Ellis, Apr. 30, 1881, and set-
tled on the homestead in Saco. No issue.
VI. Elizabeth H.,' b. June 7, 1855 ; m. Benjamin Baker, of Pine Point,
Scarborough. One child.
VII. Susan E.,' b. Nov. 28, 1857; m. James Casey, of Saco. No children.
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seventh generation.
Children of John and Mehitable:
Robert,' b. Jan. i, 1806; m., in Surry, Me., Sebastia A. Caspar, and
had names of two children recorded in that town; d. Sept. 23, 1888.
Elbert,' b. Jan. i, i8o6; m. Mary Alley; lived in Surry, Me., where
births of seven children were recorded.
3. Olive,' b. Sept. 5, 1807.
4. Miranda,' b. Sept. 5, 1809.
5. DoMiNicus,' b. Aug. 15, 1811.
6. Betsey,' b. July 2, 1816.
7. Asa,' b. Apr. 8, 1819.
LvDiA,' b. Apr. 8, 1819; d. June, 1852.
9. Jesse,' b. Oct. 2, 182 1 ; d. Mar. 15, 1822.
10. Margaret,' b. Feb. 14, 1823: d. Apr. 20, i860.
11. RuFus,' b. Oct. 7, 1825.
12. Abigail,' b. Oct. 7, 1825.
13. Mehitable,' b. Dec. 15, 1827.
Children of James and Nancy:
Philip J.,' b. June 18, 1814; m. Phebe Ray; lived in Surry, Me., where
ten children were born.
James A.,' b. Oct. i, 1816; m. Lydia F. Dutch, who d. Mar. 8, 1866.
Four children, b. in Surry.
Horatio,' b. July 30, 1818; m. Julia A. Blaisdell, Jan. i, 1850, and
had issue, seven children, b. in Surry, Me., whose names and an account
of them will appear with eighth generation.
4. Sally J.,' b. Jan. 24, 182 1; m. Brown and resided in Bangor, Me.
5. Ann J.,' b. May 2, 1824; m. Fl«igg and resides in Chicago, 111.;
has a most estimable family, among them accomplished teachers and
musicians.
6. Elizabeth,' m. Comes (?) Evans and resides in San Francisco, Cal.
She is wealthy; an estimable lady devoted to deeds of charity, whose
life is very useful.
7. Jane H.,' b. July i, 1828; m. Ray and lives in Surry, Me.
8. Henry J.,' b. Nov. 27, 1830; m. Estelle Holt, in Surry, Me., Dec. 3,
1856, and had two children.
9. Emeline p.,' b. May 17, 1834; m. Jarvis; lives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Children of Benjamin and Eliza:
1. Charles L.,'^ b. Oct. 19, 1816; sea-captain.
2. Franklin B.,' b. Dec. 25, i8i8; sea-captain; d. childless.
3. Mary 'Ej.J b. Apr. 17, 1820; m. Henry Farmer, of Boston.
4. Erenezer W.,'b. Nov. 11, 1822; d. unmarried in Columbia, Cal., about
1862.
5. Thomas W.,' b. May 27, 1825; m. Amanda Parks, of Searsmont; now
at Toms River, N. J.
6. George W.,' b. Apr. 7, 1828 ; married; d. at Minneapolis, about 1870.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1039
Children of Benjamin and Polly:
1. Norman A./ b. Oct. 28, 1833; never m. ; now living in East Boston,
when not traveling.
2. Francis B.,' b. Mar. 31, 1835; m. Eliza McDonald; second, Elizabeth
McDonald; now in Boston.
3. Frederick C," b. Mar. 31, 1835.
4. Emma L.,' b. Aug. 17, 1838; d. Sept. 3, 1858, at Lake Village, N. H.
Children of Zachabiah and Ann :
1. Harriet B.,' b. Aug. 27, 1828; m. Samuel B. Heywood, June 6, 1866,
and resides at Worcester, Mass.
2. Charles B.,' b. Jan. i, 1830; d. Jan. 4, 1830.
3. Mary M.," b.' July 19, 1832; m. Everett Blanchard, Sept. 20, 1859; he
d. Dec. II, 1867, and she m. Dr. E. B. Blanchard, Dec. 25, 1870, who
d. Oct. 19, 1883. She resides in Everett, Mass.
4. John F. H.,' b. Feb. 21, 1835 5 d. Aug. 29, 1835.
5. Augustus B.,' b. Aug. 5, 1836; living in Chelsea, Mass.
6. Helen J.,' b. Feb. 6, 1839 ; m. Freeman H. Duren, Dec. 19, 1866, and
resides in Chelsea, Mass.
7. Eu(;ene,' b. Oct. 5, 1841 ; m. Sarah E. L. Campbell, Dec. 21, 1865,
and lives in Providence, R. I.
8. Harry,' b. Mar. 31, 1851; m. Sarah Eddy, June 19, 1873; living in
Newtonville, Mass. He is bookkeeper for Jones, McDuffy &: Stratton,
of Boston.
All save one born in Farmington, Me.
Children of Eben and Keturah:
1. Sarah N.," b. April 24, 1834; d. Aug. 21, 1848.
2. Mary E.,' b. Aug. 22, 1836; d. Mar. 10, 1842.
3. Joseph N.," b. July 31, 1838; d. same day.
4. Julia F.,' b. Nov. 23, 1840; d. Sept. 2, 1841.
5. George E.," b. July 18, 1844; m. Mary Lequier, of Fayal, Sept. 6, 1870 ;
d. Dec. 26, 1881.
6. Mary F.,' b. Nov. 17, 1848; m. Dr. Edward H. Adams, June 25, 1885.
Children of Eben and Charlotte:
7. Arthur N.,' b. Feb. 8, 1858; m. Mabel M. Marsh, June 9, 1888.
8. Sarah E.,' b. June 13, 1862 ; m. Rev. Robert B. Parker, May 21, 1888.
9. Walter L.,' b. Mar. 25, 1865; m. Mary Bybee, Oct. 10, 1890.
Children of Rev. Joseph and Mart A. :
I. Hon. Nathaniel W.,' b. May 13, 1834, at Strong, Me.; m. Rebecca
Thomas, at Wautonia, in 1854. Rebecca d. in 1863, and he m., second,
Jan. 3, 1864, Cordelia Shumway. He resided at Saxville, Wis., where
he was a merchant, postmaster, notary public, chairman of town super-
visors, county treasurer, sheriff, and assemblyman; d. Oct. 16, 1892.
He had three daughters :
I. Ida L.,' b. Oct. i, 1855 ; m. Oley Olson, July 4, 1879, and has issue.
1040 MILLIEEN FAMILY.
II. Belle M.,** b. July 27, i86i; m. John W. Holland, Aug. 16, 1881, and
has issue.
III. Carrie C.,* b. Oct. 27, 1864; m. Foster T. Hanson, Dec. 29, 1891.
2. Mary H.,' b. April 5, 1837, at Farmington, Me.; m. Elisha Bardwell,
Nov. 25, 1866, and has two daughters. She d. at Saxville, Wis., July
26, 1870.
3. Joseph E.,' b. Feb. 28, 1844, at Otisfield, Me., and d. at East St. Louis,
111., Aug. 8, 1862. He was a soldier in the Union army.
4. James F.,' b. Sept. 28, 1845, at Pittston, Me.; m. Charlotte Rugg, Nov.
25, 1866. He was clerk and bookkeeper for his brother Nathaniel, at
Saxville, Wis., but is now a farmer at Harrington, Lincoln Co., Wash-
ington. Four children :
I. Earnest,* b. April 15, 1867.
II. Charles,* b. July, 1870.
III. Willis R.,* b. April 17, 1873.
IV. Grace,* b. in Oregon, 1877.
5. William T.,'' born March 30, 1854, at, Mt. Morris, Wis.; m. Nancy J.
Sanders, Oct. 15, 1882. He is a stockman and farmer at Cheney,
Wash. Four children as follows :
I. Franklin M.,* b. Dec, 1883.
11. Leonard N.,* b. Jan. 27, 1886.
in. Harrison B.,'* b. June 16, 1888.
IV. Ida.**
6. Thomas A. M.,' b. Aug. 16, 1857, at Saxville, Wis.; m. Lizzie Jones,
Dec. 31, 1884, at Springwater, Wis., and is now at Wild Rose, Wis.,
on a farm. Two children :
I. Joseph E.,* b. Oct. 18, 1885.
II. Mary E.,* b. Apr. 27, 1889.
Children of Jotham and Susan B. :
1. William,' d. in Portland, Me.
2. Charles,' living in Chicago.
3. Lauka," m. William Richards, of Hakensack, N. J.
4. John L.,' d. in Bath, Me.
5. George,' living in New Bedford.
6. Frank,' living in New Bedford.
7. Augustus,' d. in infancy.
Children of Jotham and Anna L. :
8. Jotham S.,' in Farmington, Me.
9. Earl,' in Farmington, Me.
10. Mary,' in Farmington, Me.
Children of Elias and Mart Ann:
1. Frederick,' d. in Boston.
2. Mary E.,' m. Rush Roland, of Philadelphia, and d. there.
MILLIEEN FAMILY. ' 1041
Children of Elias and Emily:
3. Emily/ m. Rev. Edward Hale, of Orange, N. J.
4. Edith,' m. Rev. John Perkins, of Portland, Me.
Children of John and Nancy:
1. Wesley,' living in Boston.
2. Almira," living in Maine.
3. Julia,' living in Boston.
4. Edwin, ^ d. in Chicago.
Children of Edward and Lucia A.:
1. Albert F.," b. in Windsor, Apr. 6, 1839; killed in the war of the Re-
bellion at Gaines Mills, June 27, 1862 ; never married.
2. Edward R.,' b. in Windsor, July 23, 1841 ; d. August 4, 1892; was in
retail grocery business with his father, afterward bookkeeper, assistant
superintendent, and superintendent Wamsutta Mills ; m. Harriet J. Chase,
at New Bedford, Oct. 25, 1866; had two children: Zutry C.,* b. Jan. 31,
1870, m. Henry P. Burt, Feb. ii, 1892; Edward AL,^ h. Nov. 3, 1875.
3. Hon. Eben C.,' b. in Windsor, Aug. 6, 1843 ; bookkeeper. East Green-
wich, R. I., then in bakery business in New Bedford ; has served in
common council, and as alderman of New Bedford, and in Massachu-
setts House of Representatives in 1880 and 1881, also in Senate 1885,
1886, and 1887 ; in. Ellen M. Darling, at East Greenwich, R. I., Sept.
15,1869. Two children: A/bai D.,' h. July 30, 1870; IVi/Ihun B.,^h.
Oct. 9, 1872.
4. Lewis E.," born in Windsor, June 3, 1846; in retail grocery business;
served in common council of New Bedford; m. Rebecca B. Morse, Sept.
7, 1870. Three children: Edit/i E.,^h. July 6, 187 1; C/iar/es [/'.,« b.
Feb. 3, 1873 ; Frederick Z.,'- b. Mar. i, 1876.
5. Charles E.,' b. in Maiden, Mass., Jan. 3, 1848 ; killed at Mobile bay,
Aug. 25, 1864; midshipman steamer "Seminole."
6. Hon. Frank A.,' b. in New Bedford, Mass., March 18, 1854, and m.
Mary C. Allen, Jan. 29, 1879. He was educated in the public, private,
and high schools of New Bedford ; entered the law department of Har-
vard University in Sept., 1872, graduating in June, 1874, with degree
of LL. B. He is said to be the youngest alumnus of this law school,
being but twenty at graduation. He commenced practice in New Bed-
ford, being admitted to the bar, Jan. 3, 1876; admitted to practice in
the United States courts, June 14, 1882. He was appointed special
justice of the third district court of Bristol Co., in 1878, by Gov. Alex.
H. Rice, and received the practically unanimous endorsement of the New
Bedford bar for the position, and began his judicial career under favor-
able auspices. He has made a worthy record on the bench and is con-
spicuous for the rapid manner in which he does business. He was city
solicitor of New Bedford in 1879 and 1880, and was successful in the
interest of the corporation. Judge Milliken has a large practice of a
general, civil, criminal, and probate nature, and his success has been
deservedly won. He has served in the common council, and eight years
on the school committee, of which body has been chairman. In state
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and national politics he is a Republican; is a prominent Odd Fellow,
having served in several important official positions. Judge Milliken is
a diligent student of law and prepares his cases with great care ; as an
advocate he has few superiors ; keen, sagacious, and wide awake, he is
a success in every department of his professional work ; has one child,
Alien W.,^h. May ii, 1881.
Children of Lorin and Lydia A.:
1. Mary A.,' living in South Boston.
2. Son." 3. Daughter.'
Children of Benjamin and Catherine :
1. Benjamin F.,' b. March 11, 1824; m. Mary E. Aymar, Sept. 18, 184S,
and resides in Eastport, Me. Children : Charles D.,^ Agncs,^ Isabella,^
Louisa}
2. DoMiNicus,' b. Dec. 30, 1825; m. Helen Shaw, July 6, 1853; lives at
Second Falls, St. George, N. B., and has one son, FrHeruk} Mr. Milli-
ken has furnished the records of this family. He is a man of education
and good ability.
3. IzETTE," b. Sept. 29, 1827 ; now Widow Meish, of St. George.
4. Joseph,' b. Feb. 18, 1829; deceased.
5. George F.,' b. Dec. 29, 1831; m. Elizabeth J. Woods, Nov. 6, 1866;
d. Nov. 15, 1886. He lived in Eastport, Me. Four children: Mary
E.} Fr^^d G.," Jessie,^ and Annk E.*
6. Sarah,' b. Jan. 25, 1834; now Widow Shaw, of St. George.
7. Annie,' b. Oct. 15, 1835 ; m. A. I. Seelye, of St. George.
Charles,' b. Aug. 22, 1838; in St. George, N. B.
Edward,' b. Oct. 4, 1839; m. Hattie Dyset, and had six children; re-
sides in Chicago, 111.
Jesse,' b. Sept. 1,1841 ; resides in St. George, N. B.
11. Gleason,' b. June 20, 1843; in Minnesota.
12. Etta,' b. Sept. 7, 1845; Widow Cadlip, of Chicago.
Children of Cyrus and Rebecca:
1. Horace F.,' b. Oct. 14, 1817; d. Nov. 4, 1819.
2. Joseph L.,' b. July 7, 1819; m. Anna Boothby and resided in Saco,
where he was for many years city clerk, and served in other official
positions. He was a man of systematic habits, whose uniform courtesy
and excellent character won the esteem of all who knew him. He was
a true man who boldly upheld the right and fearlessly opposed wrong.
A dau., LaHra,~ m. Horatio Hight, of Portland.
3. Horace,' b. June 24, 1821.
4. Benjamin,' b. Sept. 19, 1823; m. Martha and had:
I. Horatio B.,' b. Oct. 3, 1844.
ir. Flora S.,* b. July 11, 1846.
HI. Martha E.,' b. Nov. 14, 1849.
IV. William F.,^ b. Nov. 4, 1854.
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5. Hannah,' b. Jan. 29, 1827.
6. Susanna,' b. Jan. 25, 1831.
7. Sarah,' b. Aug. 3, 1835.
Children of Hugh and Laura:
1. Ann M.,' b. Dec. 16, 1831 ; d. Aug. 28, 1838.
2. Louisa,' b. Nov. 17, 1834.
3. Clarissa,' b. July 13, 1838; d. Aug. 16, 1838.
4. Frederick O.,' b. Jan. 5, 1840.
5. John H.," b. Oct. 2, 1842.
6. Charles P.,' b. July 27, 1844.
7. Abram H.,' b. Jan. 16, 1847.
Children of Henry and Hannah:
1. Michael N.,' b. May 16, 1819; living at Old Orchard.
2. Isaiah P.,' b. Sept. 12, 1821 ; living in Saco.
3. Lucy A.,' b. Nov. 18, 1823; m. Henry A. Griswold ; living in Dor-
chester, Mass.
4. Francis,' b. Mar. 12, 1826; deceased.
5. Benjamin F.," b. Feb. 14, 1829; living in Old Orchard.
6. Hannah R.,' b. Jan. 6, 183 1 ; m. Cyrus Means; both dead.
7. George P.," b. June 16, 1833 ; resides in Boston, single.
Children of Alfred and Rebecca:
1. Elizabeth,'' b. May 23, 1829.
2. Charles,' b. Mar. 29, 1831.
3. Emeline,' b. Jan. 8, 1833.
4. JosiAH S.,' b. Jan. 3, 1836.
5. Edson H.,' b. June, 1840.
Children of Samuel K. and Sarah:
1. Howard \V.,' b. June 21, 1868.
2. Mary,' b. Nov. 9, 1870.
Children of Abram and Phebe:
1. Lucy,' b. June 4, 1809.
2. Eunice,' b. Jan. 22, 1812 ; d. June 20, 1845.
3. Oliver,' b. May 10, 1813.
4. Aaron,' b. Apr. 3, 18 16.
5. Simeon,' b. Apr. 25, 1820.
6. Charles,' b. Apr. 14, 1824.
7. Nathaniel,' b. Jan. 24, 1827.
Children of Nathaniel and Mary :
1. Elizabeth,' b. Jan. 29, 1820; m. George Frank, Mar. 14, 1849.
2. King H.,' b. July 12, 182 i ; m. Phebe Hollister in 1843.
3. Mary F.,' b. Aug. 3, 1824; m. Augustus Bump in 1843.
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4. Frances ].,' m. George E. Howe, Mar. 14, 1847.
5. Lucy A./ m. Joseph D. Fox, Oct., 1851.
Child of Moses and Mary ;
I. Samuel S.,'b. Jan. 12, 1826 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Moses K. Wells; second,
Sarah, dau. of Samuel Smith, of Mollis; resided on the Saco and Buxton
road; school-teacher and farmer ; a man of superior intelligence ; quiet,
industrious, and honorable.
Children of Samuel and Wives:
1. Mary A.,' m. Sewall Woodman, Nov. 27, 1853. He b. June 30, 1826;
she b. Dec. 3, 1830, and d. July 2, 1858. He m. again; resided in Saco.
2. Frank R.,'^ m. Banks, and lives on the homestead as a farmer;
has issue.
3. Olive J.," deceased.
4. Myra F.,' m. Melville C. Ayer, of Biddeford.
Children of John and Fanny:
1. Eliza," m. William Moses, of Buxton; deceased.
2. Sarah,'^ m. J. W. Elden, of Saco.
3. Dr. Roscoe," of Framingham, Mass., has Harry,^ of Dorchester, m.
and has issue; Jia//'//,^ of Framingham, m. and has issue; Nathaniel*
of Worcester; Edith^ and Earlc}
4. Isaac,' living in Saco, has Mabcl,^ Edith,^ and Earle}
5. James,' of Saco, has Elbridge,'' Lena* Byron,^ and Hermon}
6. Nathaniel,' of Biddeford, has Harry* Ernest* and Cora.*
7. Electra,' m. Frank Partridge, of West Buxton, Me.
8. George," of West Buxton, has Fanny* and Mary.*
9. Emma,' m. J. C. Haley, of Biddeford, Me.
10. John,' resides in Maiden, Mass.
11. Ida,' m. C. A. Hayes, of North Berwick, Me.
12. Annie,' m. Samuel Sinnot, of Kennebunkport, Me.
Children of Dr. John M. and Sarah:
1. William S.,' b. April 27, 1847, in Unity, Me.
2. Emily W.,' b. July 15, 1851, in Scarborough.
3. Sarah E.,' b. May 27, 1853.
4. Seymore J.,' b. Feb. 17, i86i.
Children of William and Susan:
I. William,' b. Aug. 3, 1834; m. Catherine W., daughter of Capt. Moses
Davis, of Hollis. In early life he worked in his father's mill carding
wool, assisting in his lumber business, working on the farm, and teach-
ing school. He enlisted in Company C, 27th Maine Regiment, in 1862 ;
was orderly sergeant from the organization until his promotion to second
lieutenant, and was first lieutenant when discharged. He removed to
Monmouth, 111., in 1866, and engaged in woolen manufacturing, remain-
ing until 187 1, when he went to Colorado and spent two years traveling.
His home has since been in Trinidad, Col. ; engaged in wool growing
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in 187 1, beginning with 1,400 sheep, and sold out in 1889 with 6,500
head; has served several years as justice of the peace. Two children:
Arthur JV.," b. Oct. 19, 1865, at Salmon Falls, in Buxton, and is now a
railroad man being road-master's deputy; Aniiic,^ b. Nov. 12, 186S, at
Moniaouth, 111.
2. Charles W.,' (M. D.), b. Mar. 17, 1836; m. Allie C, dau. of Dea.
Simeon Barker, of Limerick, Me., Jan. 9, 1868. He graduated from
Bowdoin College in 1862 and from Ann Arbor Medical School in 1865.
He settled at Oquawka, 111., and continued in practice there until 187 1,
when he moved to ShuUsburgh, Wis., where he remained until his death,
June 14, 1880, while visiting friends in Limerick, Me. Two sons, lVi7-
liam B.,* a chemist in Boston, and C/iar/cs, /r.,^ who d. in infancy.
3. Susan J.,' b. about 1842; d. in childhood.
4. Ivory Q.,' b. Jan. 8, 1845 ; was a merchant at Clarion, la., from 1872
to 1878, when he sold out, and now makes Trinidad, Col, his home.
Children of Alvik and Lucinda:
John,' d. at Monmouth, 111., a young man.
Elizabeth, '^ m. Matthew Whetstone and d. at Girard, Kan., where she
.settled in 1869.
Ursula,' m. at Girard, Kan.
Children of -Ieremiah and Catherine:
Susan J.,' was brought up by a family in Parsonsfield and m. a Parks.
Mary,' m. John Rogers and lived at Albia, la.
3. Harriet,' m.
4. Catherine,' in.
5. William,' in. in Illinois and perished in the great Chicago fire of 187 i.
Sarah,' m. and settled at Walpole, Mass.
Children of Abram and Sally;
1. Mary C.,' b. Feb. 27, 1828.
2. Harriet L.,' b. Dec. 9, 1833.
3. Charles L.,' b. Feb. 8, 1836.
Children of Freedoivi and Phebe:
Delia,' b. Dec, 1855.
James W.,' b. Mar. 21, 1856.
3. Sarah E.,' b. May 6, 1859.
4. Ambrose F.,' b. Dec. 8, 1862.
Children of Capt. Wines and Mart;
Susan S.,' born Oct. 19, 1847, in Brookline, Me.; m. Frank C. Allen,
Oct. 30, 1870; d. Nov. 5, 187 I.
Mary H.,' b. Feb. i, 1850 ; resides in Sargentsville, Me., with her mother.
Children of Samuel and Sarah J.:
Henry W.,' b. Aug. 10, 1853; m. July 25, 1874, Clara A. Ellison, b.
about 1855, and has two children: Gertrude £.,' born Nov., 1876, and
Wendall F.,^ h. Nov. 12, 1883.
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2. Ella F./ b. Feb. 22, 1859; m. May 12, 1880, Frank E. Learned, b.
Apr. 28, 1856; no issue ; residence, Chicago, 111.
Children of Lora and Mary :
1. RuFUS W.,'' d. in Grayson, Cal., Dec. 4, 1876, single.
2. James F.,'^ removed to Jenny, Wis., soon after majority, where he car-
ried on an extensive lumber business; d. in 1872, leaving a widow and
four children.
3. Charles A.,'^ resides in Carmel, Me., unmarried.
4. Mary J.," m. Joy A. Cressy, of Corinth, Me., and settled in Levant;
afterwards moved to Lewiston, where he d. in 18S3; she is in Boston.
Sarah E.,'^ now in California.
Hattie B.,' m. Dec. 26, 1882, to L. E. Timberlake, of Livermore, Me. ;
settled in Lowell, Mass. ; now living in Portland, Me.
Lora B.,' is m. and lives in Ripon, Wis., where he has been very suc-
cessful in business. Two children.
Almeda a.,' m. Seba Cressy and resides in Eddy, New Mexico.
Children of Edward and Eliza:
Emma,' m. Peavy and lives at East Rochester, N. H.
Josiah,' farmer in West Levant, Me.
3. George E.,'^ farmer in West Levant, Me.
4. Fred W.," stationary engineer of the L. & B. Electric R. R., in Lynn,
Mass.
Children of Charles and Anna:
1. Charles.'
2. Lemuel.'
3. Benjamin.'
4. John H.,'born about 1854, at North Parsonsfield, Me.; m. Abigail L.,
dau. of Geo. C. and Laurette (Roles) Smith, of Lynn, b. Dec. 31, 1856,
and had issue, Frank S.,' b. in Salem, June 1 1, 1879.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Children of Elbert and Mary:
1. Domincus," b. Feb. 15, 1835; d. in 1866.
2. Elizabeth,* b. Oct. 3, 1837.
3. Philena M.,* b. Nov. 19, 1839.
4. Alexander,* b. Mar. 9, 1842.
5. Elihu," b. Jan. 14, 1844.
6. Mahalia,* b. Jan. 29, 1847.
7. Mary E.,' b. June 29, 1849.
Children of Philip and Phebe:
1. George E.,' b. Nov. 29, 1832; m. Louisa M. Blaisdell, in Surry, Me.;
had two children b. there: Freddie H.^-' b. July 23, 1855, and Lillii- F?
2. Edward J.," b. May 26, 1834; m. Sarah F. Flood, and had Helen J.,^
b. Sept. 10, 1853.
3. Francis C.,* b. Oct. 23, 1835.
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4. William H.,^ b. Feb. 16, 1837.
5. James H.,' b. Oct. 24, 1839.
6. Nancy,' b. July 10, 1840; d. Apr. 8, 1848.
7. Sarah E./b. Sept. 8, 1842; d. Apr. 24, 1870.
8. Helen J./ b. Feb. 12, 1844.
9. Julia A.,» b. Aug. 15, 1845.
10. Mary E.," b. Jan. 13, 1847.
CHiiiDREN OF James A. and Lydia:
1. Sophia A.,' b. Mar. 22, 1837; d. June 28, 1862.
2. William R./ b. Dec. 27, 1839; m. Sarah E. Phillips, April 19, 1852,
and had :
I. Flora F.," b. Jan. 9, 1870.
II. Howard A.," b. Jan. 19, 1874.
III. Herbert E.,' b. Jan. 25, 1880.
3. Francis A.," b. Aug. 3, 1847.
4. Flora A.,* b. Aug. 3, 1847.
Children of Hokatio and Julia A.:
1. Dr. James W.,* b. Nov. 29, 1850; ni. Elizabeth S. Farrington, of Holden,
Me., in 1879. She was a dau. of Bradford and wife Wealthy and second
cousin to Ex-Gov. Joshua Chamberlain. He worked on the home farm ;
attended to study in a "little red schoolhouse " in North Bend, two miles
from Patten's bay ; then sixty weeks at Castine Normal School ; taught
several schools; studied medicine with Dr. R. L. Grindle, at Mt. Desert;
graduated from University College, New York city, in 1877 ; practised in
Holden and Brewer, Me., six years; removed to Mendocino Cal., where
he is now in practice ; has taken two post graduate medical courses since
graduating ; is correspondent of California State Board ; examiner for
several life insurance companies ; was chairman county board of health
in small-pox epidemic ; now school trustee. He is a prolific writer for
county newspapers and medical journals; a great reader of good litera-
ture ; fond of music. Five children : Aldcn,^ E'ra^' Incz^^ Sadic^ and
Elizabeth:'
2. Sarah B.,' b. Mar. 6, 1852; d. Sept. 25, 1875.
3. Horace F.,* b. June 20, 1854; m., in 1882, Annie Britton, of Mendo-
cino, Cal., where, after his graduation from "the little red schoolhouse,"
at the age of nineteen, he settled; worked as lumberman; rose to super-
intendency of the L. E. Lumber Company; saved a few thousand dol-
lars and engaged in mercantile business at Mendocino. He purchased
five springs near Fort Bragg, at the inception of the town, and devel-
oped a water system which he now owns, continuing in the stove and
hardware business there. He owns a fine vineyard and fruit ranch in
California and a 900 acre cattle ranch near Fort Bragg. He is one of
the city trustees ; trustee of the Fort Bragg Building and Loan .Asso-
ciation ; member of several social organizations; member of city band
and orchestra, playing the cornet; champion chess player of Mendocino
county and a match for the Metropolitan adepts. Two children, LdatuP
and Edna!'
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4. Clara F.,' b. Dec. 8, 1857 ; m. Smith and resides on a beautiful
fruit ranch in Cucamongo, Cal.
5. E. Elmer,' b. June 24, i860; is in business at Bridgewater, Me.
6. Charles H.,' b. Dec. 12, 1865.
7. William F./ b. Feb. 9, 1868; d. Nov. 13, 1889.
Children of Henky J. and Estella:
1. Lizzie E.,' b. Nov. 16, 1857.
2. Willie F.,' b. Oct. 14, 1862; d. Dec. 20, 1863.
NATHANIEL BRANCH.
THIRD GENERATION.
Nilthauiel Millikcil,'^ son of John Milhl<en and Elizabeth Alger, was bapt.
in Brattle Street church, Boston, April 24, 1709, and settled in Scarborough,
about 1730. He received a letter from some church in Boston, and by this
testimonial became a member of the First church in Scarborough, Sept. 17,
1732. He married Sarah Munson, Aug. 5, 1731 ; was a ta/7orhy trade, and
his grandchildren remembered having seen his large cutting-table. He was
a deacon of the Second Parish church, and was widely known as " Deacon
Nathaniel." His second wife was Anna Small, widow of Josiah Libby, known
as "Trumpeter 'Siah," to whom he was married Jan. 10, 1755, and by whom
issue; she d. Jan. 12, 1784. He lived between the "crossways." Thirteen
children, whose names will follow:
FOURTH GENERATION.
1. Jonathan,'' b. June 10, 1733; m. Esther Harmon, Mar. 29, 1753, and
settled in Scarborough, on the farm where Ira Milliken has since lived.
These had thirteen children, whose names will appear with fifth genera-
tion.
2. Nathaniel,'' b. Feb. 18, 1734; d. a child.
3. Josiah,'' b. Oct. 27, 1736; m. Lydia Runnells, Apr. 27, 1756, and set-
tled in Scarborough. He d. in 1764, leaving a widow and two children.
The widow m. Peter Kelly, Apr. 9, 1764.
4. Nathaniel,'' b. April 12, 1738; m. Anna ; a grantee of Trenton.
5. Thomas,'' b. Oct. 25, 1739; m. Lucy Libby, Dec. 19, 1760. She was
a dau. of his step-mother by her first husband. He lived on the west
side of Beech Ridge, Scarborough ; was one of the grantees of land on
Union river, but as his cousin of the same name was also identified
prominently with the settlement there, we cannot tell which lot was
drawn by him. He had issue b. in Scarborough.
6. Stephen,'' b. Jan. 11, 1741.
7. Robert,* b. Oct. 2, 1743; was a grantee at Union river and received
deed of a lot as a settler there, Dec. 13, 1788. He m. Jane Hopkins,
a Quakeress, of Londonderry, N. H., moved to Trenton and lived there
several years. He became disabled by sickness or accident and to save
him from being dependent on charity, his relatives went from Scarbor-
ough and brought him to that town on a bed slung between two horses.
He had several children.
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8. Sarah," b. Feb. i8, 1747 ; m- Zebulon Libby, May 11, 1769.
9. Abigail/ b. Oct. 14, 1748 ; m. John Jose, Jan. 8, 1767.
Elizabeth," b. Oct. 7, 1750; m. John Boothby, Nov. 24, 1773.
Isaac," b. May 29, 1752; m. Sarah and settled in Buxton. He
was a 'soldier of the Revolution and drew a pension; was in the com-
pany of Capt. Nathan \\'atkins. Col. Edmund Phinney's regiment, doing
duty in garrison at Fort George in Jan. and Dec, 1776, serving eleven
months and seven days; was promoted to corporal, Sept. i, 1776. He
spent his last days in Freedom, N. H., and was an aged man; was
buried near the homestead, above Wesley Fowler's. His wife was a
fat, jolly old lady. He had eight children, as will appear.
12. JosHU-A," m. Margaret Lord, May 27, 1778, and settled in Scarborough.
He d. Nov. 27, 1832. Ten children.
13. LvDiA," m. Benjamin Milliken, July 6, 1784, and had a family.
fifth generation.
Children of Jonathan and Esther:
1. Marv,^ b. June 13. 1754-
2. Esther,* b. Dec. 22, 1756; d. young.
3. Capt. Abner,'* b. Oct. 27, 1758 ; m. Anna Scott, in Scarborough, Mar.
26, 1784, and removed to Lincolnville, Me. He enhsted as a soldier
of 'the Revolution, May 15, 1775 ; marched from Scarborough for head-
quarters, July 4, 1775. He served eight months in Colonel Phinney's
re<^iment ; then re-enlisted for the Continental army, and his name ap-
pears on the roll, Nov. 25, 1778. He d. in 1826, aged 68 years; wife
d. 1854, aged 91. Names of children will appear with sixth generation.
4. Nathaniel,"* b. Nov. 30, 1760; lost at sea.
S- Katherine,^ b. Mar. 3, 1762.
6. Stephen,* b. Aug. 16, 1764; m. Eleanor and Hved in the north
part of Saco, in the " Heath neighborhood," as a farmer. Five children.
7. Esther,* b. Nov. 20, 1766; d. a child.
8. Pelina,* b. Dec. 22, 1767.
9. Daniel,* b. Apr. 26, 1769.
Esther * b. Feb. 24, 1772; m. Shubles; lived in Lincolnville, Me.
Allison,* b. June 3, 1775 ; m. Jane, dau. of Peter Libby, of Scarborough,
Dec. 7, 1800, and had nine children, all b. in that town. He moved
to Gardiner with his family in 1826 and located on a farm near the
present city, and was a farmer during life ; was a Jacksonian Democrat,
good citizen, and held the respect of his neighbors. He d. in Nov.,
1853, full of years, with the consciousness of having done his duty to
the end; wife d. Apr. 15, 1859. For children see sixth generation.
Jonathan,'' b. Aug. 24, 1781 ; never married.
13. Nathaniel,* b. Apr. 3, 1784; m. Annie, dau. of Phineas Milliken, Apr.
II, 1804, and settled on the homestead with his father, where Ira Milli-
ken afterwards lived. On a winter night a mad fox found way into
their barn in Scarborough and bit all their stock — a horse, four steers,
three cows, two young cattle, and two swine. These cattle all went
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mad and their terrible roaring could be heard a mile distant. All ex-
cepting the horse were killed on a Sabbath. As the horse showed no
signs of madness they went down to Lincolnville, and on their return
the symptoms developed and he was also killed. They soon after sold
their farm and removed to Lincolnville. Nathaniel Milliken was a man
of much ability and considerable distinction in town, county, and state.
He was a member of Gov. Fairfield's council during the Aroostook war
and a member of the House and Senate of Maine, 1834 and 1835. He
was a justice, and being locally known as "Judge Milliken" we suppose
he held that office. He was a leading townsman and filled many mu-
nicipal offices; a surveyor and a very useful man in various capacities;
served in coast defense in war of 1812. He d. in Aug., 1867, aged 82 ;
wife d. in June, 187 1, aged 84. Four children, of whom hereafter.
Child of Josiah and Lydia:
I. Josiah,' b. in 1758, in Scarborough; m., first, Sally Larrabee ; second,
Hannah Hearn, of Scarborough, Aug. 22, 1802; third, Sally Hopkin-
son, widow of James Ridlon, Nov. i, 1812. His father died when he
was a lad, and as Peter Kelly, who had m. his mother, was afraid to
march to the seat of war after having enlisted, young Milliken, at the
age of seventeen, girded on the armor and went his substitute, serving
seven years and seven months. He was a pensioner; one of the first
settlers in Flintstown, now Baldwin. He d. in Limington, at the age of
76; his widow drew a pension. Fourteen children, of whom hereafter.
Children of Thomas and Lucy:
1. Phineas,' m. Sarah Foss, of Scarborough, Aug. 2, 1788, and had a
family of nine children b. in that town. He is said to have moved to
Searsmont, Me., and I suppose his sons and daughters settled down east.
2. Capt. Joel,' m. Abigail Carll, of Scarborough, May 25, 17S4, and set-
tled in Buxton, where the births of nine children were recorded.
3. Thomas,' m. Mary Jameson, Dec. ig, 1794, and settled on the Foye
farm in Scarborough, where eleven children were born.
Children of Isaac and Sarah:
1. Abigail,' b. Oct. 20, 1778; m. William Fogg, of Scarborough, Nov. 26,
1800.
2. Sarah,^ b. Apr. 18, 1781 ; m. Amos Milliken, of Saco, Dec. 18, 1809.
3. Isaac,^ b. April 25, 1783; m. Catherine Moulton, May 21, 1807, and
settled in Effingham, N. H. There were ten children. He lived above
the Wesley Fowler place, where he d. He was interred in a small yard
on the Scarborough road in Freedom, N. H.
4. Nathaniel,' b. Oct. 23, 1786; d. same year.
5. Anna,' b. Feb. 18, 1788 ; a person of this name and age, known as a
nurse, d. in Windham, Me., May 29, 1841, and there was buried.
6. James R.,' b. Mar. 29, 1791 ; m. Susan (Bradbury) Cressy — now living
— and had six children, of whom hereafter. He resided in Portland.
7. Dorcas,' b. Oct. 3, 1795 ; m. Rodman Moulton.
8. Sophia,^ b. Oct. 3, 1800; m. D. L. Durgin.
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Children of Joshua and Margaret:
1. Jane,'' b. Dec. 5, 1778; m. Theophilus Waterhouse, Apr. ig, 1803.
2. Abram,' b. Feb. 4, 1781; m. Polly Leavitt, Nov. 15, 1807, and settled
in Scarborough, where his children were born. He d. May 3, 1847, aged
66; his wife d. Mar. 27, 1867, aged 80.
3. Asa,' b. Jan. 14, 1783 ; m. Mirabah Waterhouse, of Scarborough, lived
there, and d. there Nov. 10, 1841. Three children.
4. Isaac,' b. Feb. 25, 1785 ; ni. Sally Rice and had two or more children;
d. Aug. 23, 1874.
5. Martha," b. Sept. 5, 1787 ; m. James Waterhouse.
6. Polly,' b. Nov. 4, 1790; m. Stephen Sewall ; d. Sept. 17, 1874.
7. Peggy,' b. Apr. 11, 1793; m. Isaac Waterhouse.
8. Rhoda,' b. Nov. 23, 1795; m. Fabyan Carter.
9. Herd,' b. May 4, 1798 ; m. Sally Moody.
10. Daniel,' b. July 4, 1801 ; d. Dec. 25, 1813.
11. Sewall,' b. May 20, 1803; m. Harriet Woodman, who d. in Scar-
borough, Aug., 1849, aged 57. These had seven children.
sixth generation.
Child of Capt. Abner and Anna:
I. Abner,*^ m. Sarah Heal and settled in Lincolnville. He d. July 23,
1882, aged 93; his wife d. Apr. 6, 18S5, aged 93. These had issue,
eight children, whose names will appear. Mr. Milliken was a farmer
and lime-burner; general inspector; member Methodist church rising
sixty years. Issue :
\. Nancy,'' b. Apr. 13, 1813; m. Capt. James M. Dickey, of Lincoln-
ville, Me.
n. Charles W.,'' b. Jan. 6, 1815 ; m. Eleanor Thomas; living in Rock-
land, Me.
III. Fanny,' b. July 18, 1818; m. E. A. Jones, of Lincolnville.
IV. F^ENRY,' b. Sept. 11, 1820; m. Harriet Hewett, of Windsor, Me.;
deceased.
v. Anna,' b. Apr. 2, 1823; m. Samuel Knight, of Jefferson; deceased.
VI. Warren," b. Oct. 20, 1825; m. Mary Richards.
VII. Frank H.,'' b. May 11, 1834; m. Sarah J. Parker, who d. in 1869,
and he m. Delia W. Prescott in 1893. He d. Aug. 25, 1895; left
four children.
VIII. Watson,' b. May 4, 1836; d. in 1850.
Children of Stephen and Eleanor:
1. Sarah, "^ b. Jan. 9, 1795.
2. Daniel," b. Jan. 22, 1798.
3. Elizabeth," b. Nov. 22, 1800.
4. Stephen," b. Jan. 7, 1804.
5. Nathaniel," b. Sept. 7, 1810.
1052 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Childkkn of Allison and Janet:
1. Mary,^ b. Oct. 9, 1801, in Scarborough; d. in Gardiner, unmarried,
Sept. 30, 1872.
2. Hon. Dennis L.," b. Feb. 4, 1804; m. Jane. dau. of \\'illiam Larrabee,
of Scarborough, in May, 1829. He was educated in the common school
and at Gorham Academy; located at Gardiner and engaged in mercan-
tile business in 1830. In 1836 he removed to Burnham and carried on
tanning, lumbering, and general trade. He became wealthy and in
1855, to gain advantages for educating his children, removed to Water-
ville, where he d. Nov. 2, 1879, aged 75 years. Mr. Milliken was a man
of superior pa^ .s, called to till many important positions and acquitted
himself of his duties in the most faithful and satisfactory manner. He
was twice elected representative and served one term in the State Sen-
ate. At three different times he was a member of the State Council ;
was chosen a trustee of Waterville College in 1859 and continued until
his death. In 1869 he was one of the board of commissioners to
equalize town bounties ; served a year as president of the Androscoggin
and Kennebec Railroad Co., and many years president of Waterville
National Bank. He was benevolent, public-spirited, patriotic, and hu-
mane; was a great reader, profound thinker, and able reasoner; a man
of broad views and the best type of a New England American. Five
children, as follows :
I. George,' b. in Feb., 1830, at Gardiner; m. Elizabeth Plaisted, of
Waterville. No issue.
II. Edward," b. in 1832; m. Mary Taylor, of Alton, Me., in 1862, and
has three children: Jatict* b. July 21, 1863; May,'^ b. Jan. 9, 1865,
and Stisan,^ b. Aug. 8, 1866.
III. Hadassah,'^ b. in 1834; m. Col. T. S. Bangs, of Waterville, and has
issue.
IV. John M.," b. in 1836; d. in 1838.
V. Mary E.,' b. in Dec, 1841 ; m. George Alden, of Augusta; has issue.
3. Ann S.,^ b. in 1807; m. John D. Gardiner, of Gardiner, Me., in 1829,
and d. in i860. These had three children.
4. Abner," b. Aug., 1809, m. Phinnett Seaman, of New York (b. in 1810,
d. in Alton, Me., 1874), and d. in Bangor, 1877. No issue.
5. Peletiah," b. Aug. 13, 1812; m. Elizabeth S. Clay, of Gardiner, May
7, 1837, who was b. Apr. 29, 1816. He d. Aug. it,, 1848. Five chil-
dren, b. in Gardiner :
I. Ellen J.," b. Oct. 21, 1838 ; m. Samuel Nash, of Gardiner ; has issue.
II. Kate M.," b. Sept. 17, 1841 ; m. Calvin R. Fuller, of West Gardiner,
and has issue.
III. Augusta A.," b. Mar. 16, 1844; m. E. A. Kelsey, of Waterville, and
has issue.
IV. Mary A.," b. Aug. 23, 1846; d. Aug. 22, 1848.
V. Melville P.," b.-Oct. 21, 1848; m. Sarah K. Cook, of Clinton Gore,
June 16, 1870, and had Frank C.,* b. June, 187 i, d. Dec, 187 1; wife
d. Sept. 9, 1S78, and he m., second, H. Jennie Fowler, of Pittsfield,
in Jan., 1882.
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HON. DENNIS L. MILLIKEN.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1053
6. Daniel,^ b. Nov. 12, 1816; m. Lucy Getchell, of Pittsfield, Me., Sept.
15, 1850; she d. March 12, 1867 ; was mother of three children. He
m., second, Elizabeth S. Percival, of Hudson, Me., June, 1869. He d.
in Bangor, Sept. 14, 1888, aged 72 years. He spent his early years in
Gardiner, Me. ; was educated in common schools and became a teacher.
In 1850, after several years residence in the West, he engaged in the
tannery business in Bradford and Alton, Me., where he and his brother
Dennis purchased a college grant of 12,000 acres and built a tannery on
Dead stream, where he continued in business until 1870. In 1874 he re-
moved to Bangor, where he was associated with his son in the tanning,
and with E. A. Buck in moccasin manufacturing business. He was a
man of honesty and kindness in all the relations of life and held the re-
spect of his acquaintances. Children :
I. Allison,' b. June 25, 1852.
II. James,' b. Mar. 12, 1855; m. Miss Ida M. York, Mar. 26, 1876, and
had issue : Harry J.,^\>. Dec. 5, 1877; Feark,^h. Nov. 14, 1884.
III. Alton,' b. June 26, 1858.
7. Hon. William," b. Apr. 16, 1819; m. Mary A., dau. of Peter and Dor-
cas Lyon, of Monmouth, Me., in 1848; spent his minority in Gardiner,
Me.; took up his residence in Burnham in 1841, engaged in trade and
resided there twenty years, during which time he filled many positions
of trust; chairman of school committee; represented the class of Burn-
ham, Unity, and Knox in Legislature for the years 1848 and 1849;
elected senator in the fifth district in 1851 and 1852. He is now a
resident of Gardiner, and is known as a man of sterling integrity, good
citizenship, and superior ability. Two children :
I. Fred E.," b. June i, 1850, in Burnham, Me. He is now postmaster
of Gardiner and chairman of board of registration.
II. Fannie E.," b. Aug. 18, 1853; living at home.
8. Charles,'' b. Mar., 1821 ; m. Rebecca Bangs, in 1846 (she b. in Sidney
in 1826), and is a resident of Augusta, Me. : removed with his parents
to Gardiner in 1826 and passed his minority in various pursuits. When
twenty-five years of age he engaged in the lumber business and contin-
ued until 1872, when he sold his interest and purchased the well-known
"Augusta House," and became its landlord. From the latter position
he retired in 1888, and has since leased the hotel to others. The public
gave him the reputation of being an excellent landlord ; was very popu-
lar. No children.
9. HOiV. Elias," b. Aug. 17, 1823; m. Hadassah L. Whitney, of Burnham,
Me., in 1848 ; she d. in 1864, and he m. second, in 1872, Fannie A. Baker,
of Augusta, who d. Dec. 27, 1893. His minority was passed in Gardiner,
Me. He removed to Burnham in 1842, and remained until 1870; has
filled various positions of trust; was postmaster of Burnham from 1853
to i860; selectman and town treasurer; represented Burnham in the
Legislature of 1856 and 1867 ; was senator for the fifth district in 1864
and 1865, and on the governor's council in the years 1868 and 1869;
was colonel of a regiment in the Civil war. Mr. Milliken is now en-
gaged in an extensive lumber business and is considered to be one of
1054
MILLIKE N FAMILY.
the most solid and wealthy men in the state ; now president of the
Augusta National Bank. Children :
I. Charles A.,' b. in 1849 - ^- Nellie Knowlton, of Montville, Me., and
resides in Augusta ; has been mayor of the city.
II. Henry P.," b. in 1852 ; m. Audry Patten, of Augusta.
Children of Nathaniel and Anna:
1. Erastus," b. Jan. 19, 1808; d. unmarried.
2. Sarah," b. Mar. 25, 1810; d. unmarried.
3. Lydia a.," b. Oct. 21, 1815; m. Royal H. Thomas, 1841-2.
4. John F.," b. July 23, 182 1; m. Christiana Dunton and settled in Lin-
colnville, Me. He entered the army during the Civil war and served
as regimental, afterwards as brigade, quartermaster. He represented
his town in the State Legislature. He died at the Soldiers' Home in
Augusta about 1877. Three children: Annie T'. '(dec), Charles F.~'
and John F. ^ (dec).
Children of Josiah and Wives:
I. PoLLY,^ m. Samuel Black (b. Feb. 14, 1783,) in Baldwin, May 13, 1802,
and had twelve children.
3-
9
10
1 1.
12.
Sally," m. -
EZEKIEL,'^ b
Delilah Burnell
18, 1864. He d.
Samuel S.,
Nancy," n
— Allen, a sea-captain, of Boston.
1789: m., first, Isabella Sawyer, Nov. 3, 1811; second,
Nov. 26, 1828; third, Deborah Moulton, who d. Dec.
Dec. 5, 1873, aged 88 years, 8 months. Children:
b. June 6, 1827 ; Noah E.~' living in Baldwin.
Johnson.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
13-
Eliza," never married.
Lydia," m. Scamman, of Saco.
Benjamin," d. at age of 30, unmarried.
Charles," b. July 2, 1S03 (by second wife); m. Eunice Moseg and lived
in Portland, where he d. leaving dau. Caroline''
John," an "old bach," d. at age of 70.
JoSES H.," m. Susan A. Brooks in 1843; second, Lydia Blake, Nov. 29,
1854; third, Lydia (Ridlon) Wiggin, who d. Nov. 18, 1887, aged 67.
Issue: Charles,' Susan," Franh,^ ?inA Willia/nJ
Hannah," m. Freeman Norton, of Baldwin.
James R.," b. May 31, 1813; m. Julia Libby and lived many years in
Portland, but returned to Baldwin, and moved thence to South Hiram,
where he engaged in saw-milling and lumber trade ; was buried in South
Hiram cemetery. Five children :
James H.,' m. Mary E. Murphy and has deceased.
Lydia A.," d. young.
Lydia A.'
George," b. May 31, 1843; lumberman at South Hiram.
Ellen A.," m. Henry Stanley, of South Boston, Mass.
Nathaniel," b. June 23, 1820; m. Betsey Chadbourne, of Cornish;
second, Lydia Libby, dau. of Luke and Susanna, Dec. 13, 1849. He
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1055
was a blacksmith in New Bedford, Mass., for several years; then settled
in Baldwin; removed to his present residence in Parsonsiield in 1866;
owns a large farm. He is a living son of a Revolutionary soldier.
Children : Horatio,' m. Sarah and Nancy Lord, sisters, and has Alfred
H.,^ Nettie S.," Lilla M.,^ Kittie P.,^ and Lydia ^.^ Etnily;' m. John
Lord, of Limerick, and lives there ; Susan J^ (dec), and Sarah G.'
14. JosiAH," b. in 1823; m. Sally Townsend, of Hollis; second, in 1847,
Mary Sanborn, and settled in Baldwin, where he d. Jan. i, 1885, aged
62. Seven children: Sop/tronia,' d. unmarried; Nancy," m..\ Stephen
P.,' d. leaving widow, who m. Benjamin' \ George W.^' and SarahJ
Children of 1'hineas and Lucy:
1. Anna," b. Jan. 12, 1788; m. Nathaniel Milliken, and lived awhile in
Scarborough, where two of her children were b. She d. in June, 187 i,
aged 83 years.
2. Eunice," b. Feb. 9, 1790; m. Benjamin Emery, Nov. 25, 1817 (.').
3. Phineas," b. Mar. 26, 1792.*
4. Thojias,'' b. May 24, 1794, and lived in Scarborough until 18 14, when
he settled in Effingham, N. H. He m. Mary A. Wedgewood in 1820;
d. Apr. II, 1881; farmer. Names of children with seventh generation.
5. Lydia," b. Dec. 13, 1799 ; m. Rufus Leavitt, June 20, 18 19 Q).
6. Mary," b. July 21, 1802.
7. Walter," b. Dec. 8, 1804.
8. Hannah," b. May 8, 1806.
9. Lucy," b. Nov. 15, 1809.
Children of Capt. Joel and Abigail:
1. Tho.mas," b. Mar. 30, 1790; d. May 23, 1804.
2. Sally," b. June 17, 1792 ; d. in Oct., 1794.
3. Benjamin," b. Apr. 17, 1794.
4. Daniel," b. Sept. 27, 1796.
5. Achsah," b. July 27, 1798.
6. Sally," b. Apr. 9, 1800.
7. Alexander," b. Apr. 19, 1803; d. May 26, 1804.
8. Lucy," b. May 25, 1804.
9. Joel," b. Jan. 23, 1809.
Children of Thomas and Lucy:
1. Harriet," b. Dec. 4, 1796; m. Samuel Sterling, of Saco.
2. William," b. Dec. 16, 1798; went as supercargo to Norfolk, and d. of
yellow fever, aged 21.
3. Lucy," b. Oct. 9, 1800; spinster, living in 1873.
4. Sally," b. Apr. 5, 1802; m. Abram Milliken.
5. Simon," b. Oct. 24, 1804; m. Eunice Rice, Nov. 28, 1827. She d. May
4, 1837, and he m. second, Oct. 19, 1837, Emeline Smith. He was a
trader and ship-owner; d. Oct. 3, 1844. Children b. in Scarborough :
•Family record has it "May 23, 1792.'
1056 MILLIEEN FAMILY.
I. Mary J.,' b. Sept. lo, 1828.
II. William,' b. Apr. 25, 1831 ; m. Harriet N. Carter, July 16, 1856, and
had a provision store on Congress street, Portland; d. in 1894.
III. Albert,' b. Apr. 4, 1833; went to California in 1849, and has two
sons there, one. Dr. Albert^ in Susanville.
IV. Elizabeth,'' b. July 19, 1835.
6. Catherine,^ b. Nov. 29, 1806; m. Sewall S. Hunt; d. 1871.
7. Charles,'* b. Feb. 12, 1808; m. Harriet Johnson, of Whitefield.
8. Robert,'^ m. Miss Estes, of Aroostook county, and d. about 1850, leav-
ing sons and daughters.
g. Elias,** m. Mehitable Marshall.
10. Mary A.," m. Edward Moses.
11. Eunice," m. Samuel Sias; d. in 1864.
Children of Isaac and Catherine:
1. Eliza,'* b. Sept. 18, 1807, in Scarborough.
2. Nathaniel," b. Apr. 30, 1810, in Effingham, N. H., now Freedom, and
lives in Bu.xton, unmarried.
3. Joseph," b. July 7, 1812; d. in 1823, in Scarborough.
4. James," b. Dec. 16, 1814; m. Adaline, dau. of Jonathan Moulton, of
Freedom, N. H., in 1842, and settled in that town as a farmer. He m.,
second, Sarah Harmon, in 1843. He was a prominent townsman, serv-
ing as selectman in 1864 and 1865, and represented the town in 1872.
He is now living at Cornish village. Children as follows:
I. George H.,'^ b. Feb. i, 1843 ; m. Lizzie G., dau. of Otis and Louisa
Banks, in 1867, and had one son; wife d. in Dec, 1869, and he m.
second, in 187 1, Ada, dau. of Edward A. and Sarah Boynton, of
Cornish, by whom five children. Mr. Milliken engaged in trade with
Tobias Libby at Kezar Falls in 1S67 and continued there one year;
then returned to Freedom and was in trade there about three years.
In 187 1 he settled at Cornish village, where he engaged in manufact-
ure of custom clothing with Amos Danforth; bought him out at the
end of three years and continued the business alone two years. In
1877 he built the large store where he has since been in trade, carry-
ing a large stock of dry goods, ready-made clothing, and general
merchandise. He leased the clothing factory, employing seventy-five
operatives, in 1892, and it continues under his management. He
has been selectman; member Democratic County Committee for ten
years and member of the District Committee six years ; representa-
tive in 1882-3; was appointed postmaster in 1892. Children: Ches-
ter F.,^ 6.. in Oct., 1869; Grade A.,'' h. May 20, 1874; Ralph B.,* b.
Mar. 30, 1876; Percy J. ^h. Aug. 20, 1878 ; Margie,^ h. Jan. 31, 1879;
Louise F.^ b. Feb. 24, 1880.
I!. Martha F.,' b. Oct. 27, 1844; m. George F. Lord, of Freedom, N. H.
5. Robert," b. Aug. 2, 1817 ; m. Mary Buzzell, of Ossipee, N. H., and re-
sided in Freedom; farmer; selectman in 1879 and 1880. Children:
I. Maria," m. Well Towle, of Freedom, N. H.
~^^ . /^. ^^"V^iU-^,
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1057
II. Melville/ m. Kate and settled on the homestead.
III. John/ m. and lives in Boston.
IV. Kliza J./ m. Frank Bachellor.
V. Luella/ m. Wesley Wentworth, of Porter; lives in Boston.
VI. Frank/ m. and lives in Boston,
vii. Arthur.'
6. Sally/ b. Sept. i6, i8ig; d. Sept., 1835.
7. Leander," b. Apr. 17. 1822; m. Susan, dau. of Jonathan Moulton, b.
May 17, 1821 ; farmer in Freedom, N. H. ; was representative in 1888.
Two children :
I. Frank R.,' b. July 1 1, 1849 ; ™- Annie King and lives in Somerville,
Mass. Children : Earnest O.'' and Frank R.^
II. Emma," b. Jan. 24, 1854; m. Frank P. Towle, of Porter, and lives in
Charlestown, Mass. One child, Miriam?'
8. Mary J.,** b. May 5, 1824.
9. Isaac," b. in 1828; d. in 1852.
Children of James R. and Susan:
1. Mklville C," b. Aug. 29, 1831, in Portland, Me.; m. Evelyn Kimball,
of Newburyport, and resides in Cumberland, but engaged in business
at Portland, Me. His mother has a home with him. Six children, four
b. in Portland, Me. :
L Susie A.,' b. Dec. 15, 1852; d. Apr. 11, 1856.
II. Edward K.,' b. Sept. 3, 1855; m. Nina M. Matthews (b. at Freder-
ick, Monroe county, la.. May 31, 1872,) Jan. 20, 1892.
III. Henrietta A.," b. May 18, 1857; m. Orra H. Fellows, of Andover,
N. H.
IV. Harry M.,' b. Sept. 30, 1862; m. Lucy C. R. Brown, Dec. 5, 1889;
she b. at Chicago, 111., Oct. 28, 1869; they have Benjamin H.^ b. in
Denver, Col., Sept. 16, 1890.
V. Francis C.,' b. in Augusta, Me., Aug. 13, 1866; d. May 19, 1867.
VI. Alice J.," b. in Augusta, Me., May 29, 187 1 ; d. May 31, 1875.
2. Elizabeth E.," b. Aug. 10, 1833; d. Aug. 24, 1833.
3. George F.,*^ b. Oct. 8, 1834, in Portland; m. Margaret A. Leavitt, of
Exeter, N. H. ; resides in Boston and has issue, b. there, as follows :
I. Susie A.,' b. Dec. 19, 1857; m. Richard Shuebruk.
II. Georgiana,^ b. Oct. 28, 1859; m. John W. Moorcroft, of Barre, Vt.
HI. Fannie J.,'' b. Apr. 17, 1861; m. Barrett L. Jenness, of South Deer-
field, N. H.
IV. Frederick L.'
4. Francis J.," b. Sept. 20, 1S36; in. Virginia Roby, of Lowell, Mass.,
and resides in Boston. Children, b. in Lowell, as follows :
I. Ja.mes a.,' b. Feb. 21, 1863; d. .\pr. 5, 1868.
II. George F.,' b. Sept. 17, 1868; d. July 23, 1874.
III. Amy R.,^ b. Jan. 15, 187 i ; d. Jan. 3, 1876.
1058 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
Charles G./ b. Mar. ii, 1839; m. Ella M. Rowe, dau. of Jacob and
Clara H. Rowe, of New Gloucester, Me., Nov. 26, 1863, and resides in
Worcester, Mass. ; blank-book manufacturer. One dau., C/t7ri7 A/.,' b.
Sept. 1 6, 1868, in Dorchester, Mass.
John H.," b. Dec. 27, 1841 ; m. Mary A. Stover, of Newburyport,
Mass., and resides in Boston, where he is general manager and one of
the directors of the Gamewell Auxiliary Fire Alarm Co. No issue.
Children of Abram and Polly:
John," b. Aug. 11, 1807.
Richard," b. July 14, 1808.
Jane," b. Dec. 5, 1809.
Children of Asa and Merib.ah:
Betsey," b. May 31, 1817.
Lydia," b. Oct. 6, 1819.
Silas," b. Nov. 15, 1825.
Children of Sew all and Harriet:
jANE,"b. Feb. 8, 1824.
Abigail," b. Dec. 17, 1824.
Ezra C," b. Apr. 27, 1829.
Margaret," b. June 12, 1831.
Charlotte S.," b. Mar. 13, 1833; d. Apr. 12, 1834.
Richard," b. Feb. 20, 1835; d. Mar. 10, 1835.
Sewall W.," b. Mar. 8, 1836.
SEVENTH GENEKATION.
Children of Thomas and Mary A.:
1. Ivory,' b. in Effingham, N. H., Mar. 23, 1822; m. Lois Rogers, in
Hartland, Vt., April 18, 1847; d. in Ossipee, N. H., Feb. 27, 1876; a
farmer. Children :
I. Mary A.,'- b. in Newton, Mass., Feb. 8, 1848 ; m. David E. Severence,
Apr. 17, 1871, and lives in Greely, Col. Five children.
11. Charles T.,' b. in Walpole, Mass., Nov. 8, 1850; d. in Ossipee, N.
H., May 18, 1864.
III. Emma J.,* b. in Walpole, Mass., Feb. 19, 1854; d. Jan. 11, 1858.
IV. Lillian E.,* b. in Ossipee, N. H., May 9, 1858; m. Herbert F. Hodg-
don, Oct. 6, 1879, and lives in Tuftonboro, N. H. No issue.
V. Lizzie C.,' b. in Ossipee, N. H., Aug. 20, 1866 ; d. May 2, 1878.
2. James, '^ b. in Effingham, N. H., Apr. 24, 1824; m. Lydia A. Hunt, in
Dedham, Mass., Jan. 15, 1855, and lives in Ossipee; farmer. Children :
I. Lutena a.,* b. May 14, 1861; m. William A. Wheaton, Mar. 14,
1879, and had one son; she d. Feb. 2, 1889.
II. Lewis J.,^ b. June 24, 1866 ; unmarried; d. at home in Ossipee, N. H.
3. Andrew J.,' b. in Effingham, N. H., Aug. 8, 1833; educated in the
common schools and at Parsonsfield Seminary; a farmer until 1865,
when he settled in Newfield, Me., and engaged in merchandising. He
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1059
removed to Wakefield, N. H., where he was in trade until 1888; was
selectman in Effingham in 1857 and 1859 and in 1863-4; representa-
tive in 1861-2 ; deputy sheriff from 1876 to 1883, when he was elected
sheriff, which office he now holds. He m. Sarah E. Hill, in Effingham,
Jan. II, i860, and has issue:
Alice C.,"* b. Mar. 31, 1864; unmarried.
Lorenzo D. Millikeil, of Baldwin, married Apphia A. Staples, in 1S52,
and daughter, F.annv E., died Mar. 5. 1865.
Levi B. Millikeu and Irene, of Baldwin, had born there: Dora B., in
1876; Charles R., Nov. 3, 1877; Arthur, Jan. 14, 1880.
Dorothy, wife of Timothy, died Oct. 25, 1867, aged 63.
Nathan S. died at New Orleans, Oct. 11, 1863, aged 27.
Asa H. married Emily Clark, in Baldwin, Dec. i, 1852.
GLEANINGS FROM SCARBOROUGH AND BUXTON.
Among my papers I have found much that cannot be classified in the same
order as that used in the family histories. Many of these names and dates
could have stood in their proper place but for the indifference of those who
could have furnished the necessary information for connecting them. There
was nothing in the public records to guide me in arrangement, and assump-
tions are not to be relied upon.
MARRIAGES.
1817, Dec. 25, Catherine to Benjamin Berry.
18 18, Nov. 8, Polly to Stephen Sewall.
1890, July I, Hattie L. to James Small.
189 1, Apr. 4, George H. to Nellie M. Plummer.
1883, July 16, Joshua D. to Etta A. Waterhouse.
1885, Oct. 9, Mary J. to Seward B. Gunnison.
1888, Apr. 29, Mark S. to Ella S. Dresser.
1889, Nov. 25, Octavus F. to Mrs. Emma D. Small.
1889, Dec. 24, Florence to C. VV. Johnson.
1822, Oct. 27, Herd to Abigail Moody.
18 II, Dec. 12, Elizabeth to James Lord.
1827, Sept. 25, Isabella S. to Abram Clark.
1824, Oct. 7, Rebecca to John Smith.
1824, June 4, Rachel to Jonathan Foss.
1830, Dec. 2, Eliza to Amos Hight.
1842, Feb. s, Phebe L. to Henry R. Williams.
1847, Jan. 6, Mary C. to Jonathan D. Frye.
1850, Mar. 14, Hannah ('. to Fred. Waterhouse.
1850, Feb. 6, Sarah J. to John H. Snow.
1852, Sept. 5, Mary J. to William Holdin.
1060 MILLIKEN FAMILY.
187 1, Mar. 13, Hattie to John H. Norris.
1870, Oct. 6, Fred. A. to Clara D. Snow.
1874, Mar. 18, Delia F. to Edward D. McKusic.
1875, -A-ug- 26, Caroline A. to Ether S. Foss.
1876, Oct. 31, Albion S. to Rebecca C. Snow.
1879, Dec. 6, Josiah P. to Tamsen Doyle.
1880, July 4, Lizzie E. to Henry P. Hersey.
1 88 1, Mar. 7, James W. to Lizzie M. Dunton.
Children of John A. and Jane H. :
1. Benjamin, b. Jan. 9, 1839.
2. Richard, b. Apr. 4, 1840.
3. Ellen P., b. Feb. 11, 1844; d. Nov. 7, 1864.
4. J. Oscar, b. Mar. 7, 1847; d. Sept. 26, 1864.
5. Mark L., b. Nov. 24, 1849.
6. Mary J., b. Jan. 27, 1852; d. Apr. 8, 1859 (?).
7. George H., b. Apr. 6, 1854; d. Feb. 6, 1855.
8. George H., b. Jan. 4, 1S56.
9. Clarence H., b. Mar. 22, 1858.
10. Mary J.
Children of Sewall and Amanda:
1. Harriet, b. Dec. 16, 1850.
2. Ezra C, b. Nov. 19, 1S52.
3. Joshua D., b. Nov. 20, i860; m. Etta A. Waterhouse, June 16, 1883.
Children of Arthur and Elizabeth:
1. Sarah A., b. Dec. 27, 181 1.
2. John H., b. Sept. 12, 1813.
Children of Ira and Ruth:
1. Caroline B., b. Oct. 13, 1833.
2. Richard L., b. Jan. 31, 1836.
3. Maffit F., b. Apr. 26, 1841.
4. Corlista A., b. Feb. 13, 1843.
5. John M., b. Dec. 11, 1845.
6. Charles S., b. Nov. i, 1846.
7. Elizabeth E., b. Dec. 24, 1848.
8. James F., b. Oct. 7, 1851.
9. Albion C, b. May 10, 1853.
10. Melville J., b. Sept. 19, 1837 (?).
Children of Melville A. and Martha J.
1. Corlista E., b. Jan. 3, 1873.
2. Oliver A., b. May 7, 1874.
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3. Edna B., b. Apr. i, 1876.
4. Eloise F., b. Sept. 17, 1877.
5. Emeline R., b. Mar. 11, 1881.
6. Cerl p., b. Dec. 5, 1882.
Children of M. F. and Emma:
Or.a, b. May 22, 1869.
Florence, b. Apr. 24, 1870.
ID.^ ]
■twins, b. Aug. 24, 1872.
Ika, )
Childken of Clarence and Abbt:
Oscar, ') . ■ > t 1 o
-twins, b. |uly 29, 1892.
Hazel, )
Howard A., son of Charles L., b. May 24, 1865.
Hattie L., dau. of Octavus, b. June 5, 1866.
Nathaniel, son of Samuel, b. Mar. 4, 1827.
Rufus B. C, son of Samuel, b. Mar. 8, 1829 ; d. Jan. 23, 1852.
Frederick, d. May 22, 1873, aged 79 years.
Phebe, wife of Frederick, d. Nov. 5, 1867, aged 70 years.
Eliza, m. Joseph Richards.
Caroline, m. Eben H. Leavitt.
Mrs. Lydia, d. Feb. 9, 1848, aged 87 years.
Abram, d. May 3, 1847, aged 66 years.
Margaret, widow of Joshua, d. Feb. 26, 1850, aged 91 years.
Mary J., dau. of John A., d. Apr. 17, 1847.
Isaac, d. Aug. 23, 1874, aged 89 years.
Abram, d. Nov. 28, 1874, aged 74 years.
Carrie M., wife of Octavus, d. May 27, 1873, aged 34 years.
John L., d. Apr. 15, 1881, aged 71 years.
Fanny, wife of John L., d. May, 1876, aged 73 years.
Lewis, b. Aug. 17, 1830; d. Sept. 18, 1833.
Almira, b. Mar. 15, 1836; d. Sept. 23, 1836.
MILLIKENS OF RINGE, N. H.
Lieut. Jo!se])ll Millikeu,' or MuUiken, settled with his family in Ringe
as early as 1794. His origin was not certainly known, but it is conjectured
that he belonged to the same Scotch-Irish stock as the other New Hampshire
branches. He died of spotted fever, Mar. 27, 1812, and his wife died of the
same disease the 20th of that month. The list of children's names may not
be complete :
I. Joseph,'- graduated at Dartmouth College in 1802 ; was principal of the
New Ipswich Appleton Academy, 1803-7; subsequently studied medi-
cine; received degree of M. D. in 1817, and d. Sept. g, 1818, aged 44.
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2. Benjamin. -
3. Samuel,- was a school-teacher.
4. Leonard,- a musical man, employed in playing at dances, schools, and
on martial occasions; moved to Vermont and was a somewhat noted
band leader. He d. in Shelburne about 1820.
5. Rebecca,^ was m. to William Hodgkins, Nov. 18, 1794, and d. 1798.
6. Betsey,^ was m. to Nathaniel Carlton, of New Ipswich, Nov. 25, 1788.
MILLIKENS OF MERCER COUNTY, PA.
This family was descended from the same Scotch-Irish ancestry as some
others who are mentioned in this volume, and the prominent characteristics
developed by them are identical ; these are said to be great conscientiousness,
firmness blended with strong sympathies and emotions, habits of industry,
frugality, and liberality, a hatred of "cant" and "hypocrisy," and strong re-
ligious inclinations. They have manifested indifference to display or noto-
riety, but are not averse to deserved merit and advancement. One who is
familiar with this family writes : " I have never heard of one of them, old or
young, being charged with the least act of dishonesty, and I never knew of
one of the family being arrested or charged with a criminal offense." Illus-
trations could be given of their acts of philanthropy and helpfulness to others
almost unparalleled.
Robert Mlllikeil^ came from Londonderr)', Ireland, about iSoi, and set-
tled in Huntingdon county, Pa. He had been married, and it is reported that
several sons were left in his native land who never came to America. A
younger brother came, but was killed by the kick of a horse shortly afterward.
In the course of three or four years Robert removed to Mercer county, and
settled two miles north of Sharon on a farm, where he died, which farm re-
mains in the Milliken family. He brought over two certificates of character.
One reads: "I do hereby certify that I have known Robert Milliken these
twelve years past, & he always Behaved Soberly, Honestly, & Industriously."
This was dated at Killeroughan, County Londonderry, May 9th, 1801. The
second document was written as follows : " I do Sartify that Robert Milikan
was Born & allers Resided in the Congration of Gobermor, parish of Killer-
oacha & Countey of Londonderry, and is a Regular member cSc may be admitted
unto the priveleges of any worshiping Sosiety or Congration." "Sartified"
May isth, 1801, by Sam'l Sinclair. Tradition claims that Robert Milliken
was only two or three generations removed from Scottish ancestors who left
their country on account of religious persecutions. They were of Covenanter
stock and intense haters of Romanists. Robert married Mary Semple, in
Mercer county, and these had four children, as follows :
1. James,^ lived upon the farm where he was born; was a man of great
benevolence and of sterling integrity; d. in 1894, aged 83 years.
2. Marv,'^ d. at the age of 21 or 22, unmarried.
3. Robert,^ d. at the age of 28, a smgle man.
4. JOHN,^ probably second son, b. July 31, 1816; m. Margaret McKay,
who d. in 1859. He d. Mar. i, 1872. He was a farmer all his life and
2r?2/AZ^d.^
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1063
became worth about ^150,000. He m. for second wife Caroline A.
Hewett, who survives. By the first wife there were ten children ; by
the second, nine children. Four of the first family d. young and three
of the second in infancy. The surviving are as follows :
Children of John and Margaret:
1. Robert' is a resident of Nampa, Idaho. He is a highly educated
man, having followed civil engineering, horticulture, and teaching all
his life. He lived for nearly 25 years at Emporia, Kan., and filled
numerous positions of trust there. He was elected to the chair of
horticulture and agriculture in the university of Idaho, at a salary of
$1,800 a year, about three years ago, but has resigned. He m. Queen
Victoria McBurney, and has two sons :
I. Arthur,'' a civil engineer on the Denver & Rio Grande R. R., em-
ployed near Cripple Creek, Col., and is remarkably skillful and pro-
ficient in his profession. He is married.
II. Walter,'' a school-teacher; now about 21 years of age; is at home.
2. James," m. Ellen McGee, in Mercer county. Pa., by whom five children.
He was a farmer, and d. at Emporia, Kan., about 1883. Issue:
I. Anna,* m. F. B. Pauley who was many years a merchant and banker
in Coldwater, Kan., but now in business in Oklahoma.
II. John M.,'' an employe of the Adams Express Co., lives with his
mother in Kansas City, Mo.
in. Charles S.,' was for a long time bookkeeper of a flouring mill at
McPherson, Kan., but is now living in Kansas City, employed by
Adams Express Co. He m. Florence E. Duvall.
IV. James,'' living with his mother in Kansas City, Mo.; expressman.
V. Margaret,'' is the stenographer in the office of an implement com-
pany in Kansas City.
3. Sarah E.,' was m. in Mercer county. Pa., in i860, to John Milliron, of
Indiana county. To these were born four children, all of whom are m.
and reside in Cleveland, Ohio. Her husband was a soldier in the Civil
war, and after his return home was killed by a piece of falling slate in
his own coal mine. She m., second, a Mr. Oviatt, and with him resides
in Cleveland, Ohio.
4. John D.," was b. on his father's farm. 46 years ago. He was educated
up to one term of a minor college, migrated to Missouri at iS, and two
years later settled in central Kansas. He was, during his early years,
a school-teacher and surveyor. After a sojourn at home, he returned
to Kansas in 1879, and located at McPherson, where he now resides in
the peaceful possession of a lucrative law practice, a good share of
worldly goods, and the esteem of his fellow citizens. He was admitted
to the bar in 1880, and is now president of the Kansas State Bar Asso-
ciation— the highest honor that can come to a lawyer from the hands of
his professional contemporaries. As a trial lawyer he is bold, yet cau-
tious; deliberate, yet decisive, candid, and intensely earnest. He is a
clear reasoner and energetic speaker, always pathetic and often eloquent,
unbounded in sympathy, but severe when required. With a power to
read men's minds as an open book, he reaches the hearts and convinces
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the judgments of juries, and succeeds in trials as few men anywhere do.
He is pre-eminently successful in criminal cases, and always defends
upon the theory that the causes which impel criminal acts are proper
subjects for judicial consideration. His delight is the study of sociology.
He declares that his highest ambition is to become a lawyer, with all
that the word implies — hence the ethical .standard of his professional
life is on a high plane. In a word, he is a Christian citizen. He m.
Mellio V. Skinner, at Emporia, Kan., Oct. i, 187 i, and had issue, three
children: Chasic D.,* d. in Nov., 1878, at Edenburg, Pa., aged 6 years;
Lola I'.,* now aged 21 years, and A/allla//il M.,* aged 13 years, both at
home. See portrait of Mr. Milliken in this work.
5. Margaret,^ m. F. C. Ramig, a merchant of Sharpsville, Mercer county,
Pa., a thriving city built upon the old farm, where his parents spent
their married life. No issue.
6. Frances,''* m. James Davis, of Sharpsville, Pa., and had a dau., Afalwl,*
now living with her mother at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Davis is now in
the asylum for the insane.
Children of John and Caroline:
1. Abraham L.,^ is a railroad engineer on the West Shore road, living at
New Durham, N. J., three miles from Broadway, N. Y. He is m. and
has four daughters.
2. Sophia,^ m. Chas. Taylor; lives in Sharpsville, Pa. ; has several children.
3. Ellen A.,'* lives with her mother in Sharpsville.
4. Grace G.,'* lives with her mother.
5. George G.,'' twin brother of Grace, is a railroad conductor in Cleve-
land, Ohio. He is m. and has issue.
6. Della G.,^ is m. to a manufacturer in Cleveland.
MULLIKINS OF MARYLAND.
This branch of the family is descended from ancestors who evidently emi-
grated directly from Scotland, and at an earlier date than any of the name
whose history we have known. It will be observed that the surname is spelled
identical with those who came first to New England and sat down in Boston,
from whom the Scarborough (Maine) and Bradford (Mass.) families are de-
scended. The records of this family were not received until the forms con-
taining the Milliken history were nearly all closed. The compiler had only a
few days' notice and necessarily omitted much biographical data that could
have been supplied with more time.
James Mullikin,' stj-led "Planter of Patuxent" in his will, dated Aug.
18, 1660, and proved Oct. 16, i66g, manned, prior to 1658, the widow of John
Darnarell or Denral. He patented 200 acres of land in Dorchester county,
Md., known as "Mullikin's Green," Aug. 14, 1665, and a 300 acre tract in
same county known as -'Mullikin's Orchard," Apr. 18, 1664. He died 1669,
leaving a wife Mary, and children not mentioned />,)• nat/ie in his will, though
one of them was James Mullikin, who was born 1663. From James, the
settler, is descended the Western Shore family, some of whom live in Prince
George's county.
MILLIKEN FAMILY. 1065
Patrick Mllllikin,' the progenitor of the Eastern Shore or Talbot county
family, is first mentioned in 1654, when he (with others) purchased a neck of
land in Leonard's creek known as "Scotland"; this was on Nov. 20th of that
year. Shortly after this — Feb. 22, 1656, — we find that Patrick Mullikin and
James Ganion " doth this day enter a caveat in the Secretaries Office for
administration upon the estate of Andrew Scott and Thomas Ayer, deceased."
On Dec. 30, 1657, he is mentioned as a juryman at a court held at Patuxent.
Patrick and James Gunnis (sic) patented on Nov. 19, 1658, "Taylor's Joy,"
a tract of 500 acres. On May 2, i66r, he entered his demand for transport-
ing into the province Joan MuUikin and four others, in consideration of which
he obtained a grant of 400 acres, knovvn as "Patrick's Well," in Dorchester
county. He sold this last tract, in 1678, to John Pollard. On Mar. 30, 1663,
he had surveyed "Patrick's Choice," a 200 acre tract in Talbot county, and
the following day. Mar. 31, 1663, 300 acres called "Patrick's Plains," in same
county. After this we find no mention of him until April, 1669, when the
Maryland Assembly orders 450 pounds of tobacco to be paid him, considera-
tion not stated, and in Sept., 1681, the Assembly ordered that 300 pounds
more be paid to him. He was, in all probability, born about 1625, and there
are reasons for believing that he had first located in Virginia. The date of
marriage to his wife, Joane, is not known, but we get an approximate idea by
the birth of his son John, it being 1659. Notwithstanding he took up land in
Dorchester county, he does not appear to have ever resided there. He prob-
ably lived in Calvert county until after the survey of his Talbot county lands,
and then located there. At this time Talbot county had been erected but a
little more than a year. After the death of Joane, he married, Apr. 6, 167 i,
Elizabeth Kendrick (?). He died, about 1685, at " Patrick's Choice," where
he resided. By first wife he had a son,
John Mullikin," born 1659, as shown by a deposition made by him in
17 13, which ran as follows: "John Mullakin. aged 54 years or thereabouts
(being first sworn ), on his oath says that he well remembers that his father,
Patrick Mullakin, in his life-time told this depont. that there was likely to be
some dispute betwixt him and Walter Dickinson, about the land he dwelt on,"
etc., etc. "Taken the 27th March in the 12th year of the Reign of our Sov-
ereign Lady Queen Anne. Annoq D in 1713." On Feb. 9, 1679, he was
appointed an attorney to transfer land to William Stevens, of Island Creek,
Talbot county, Md. He married his first wife, Jane, about 1684, and settled
at "Patrick's Plains," on land given him by his father, and now (1895) owned
by a descendant, Clayland Mulliken, of Easton, Md. In addition to this land
inherited from his father, John was possessed of "Readly" (part) 150 acres
and "Casson's Choice." In 1692-3 he was on grand jury, in 1708 and 1709
was vestryman, St. Peter's parish, and in a list of pew holders in vestry book
he appears, in 1730, as holding pew No. 7 in parish church at "White Marsh."
Jane, his wife, died Aug. 4, 1701, and he married, second, Sarah, widow of
John Mitchell, who survived him, he dying in 1736. His will, dated May 2,
1734, and proved June 28, 1736, is recorded at Annapolis; the original is in
the office of register of wills at Easton, Md., and his signature thereto, though
written at the age of 75 years, is strikingly legible, and shows that he spelled
the surname as now used. P'roni his will it appears that he had issue by his
wives as will follow :
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THIRD GENERATION.
Children of John and Jane:
1. Patrick,^ born cir. 1685: m. Jane Welsh, and d. prior to 1734. His
widow m. second, Oct. i, 1734. Several children, of whom more.
2. John,' b. ci?: 1687; m. Alice, dau. of John Mitchell, and by her was
possessed of "Mitchell's Hermitage" in addition to land given him by
his father. His will was dated Sept. 4, 17 16, proved Dtc. 9, 1717 ; he
d. 1717. His widow m. \Vm. Warner, Sept. 7, 1718. Two daughters:
I. Sarah,'' b. Dec. 11, 1713; m. Richard Holmes, Jan. 26, 1732.
II. Jane,'' m. Hugh Lynch, Aug. 25, 1733.
3. Jane,^ m. Thomas Delahay, son of Thomas Delahay and Eve his wife,
by whom she had issue.
4. James," b. Jan. 26, 1696; m. Mary Holmes, Nov. 24, 1720, and d. sitic
prole, shortly afterwards.
5. Samuel,' b. cir. 1698; m. Ann Holmes, Sept. 24, 1722. He inherited
part of "Patrick's Plains" among other lands. He d. prior to 1766, as
Ann, his widow, executed her will May 21, 1766, proved Dec. 14, 1773.
The marriage record calls Samuel's wife Ann Holmes, but she was
probably the widow of John Holmes, maiden named Abbott. These
had five children, of whom more.
6. Mary,' b. Dec. 12, 1711: m. Terrence Connolly, Apr. 12, 1738.
7. William,'' m. Eleanor Robinson, Nov. 3, 1737 ; second wife, named
Mary, survived him. He d. 1762; was church warden of St. Peter's
parish, 1737, and vestryman, 1739^40. Seven children as follows:
I. William,'' b. Oct. 29, 1741.
II. John,"' b. Feb. 13, 1743.
III. Samuel,'' b. Sept. 20, 1754.
IV. Sarah,'' b. Dec. 27, 1756.
V. Jesse,'* left the Established church when Methodism was introduced
in Talbot county, and gave, by deed of gift, 1784, the land on which
the Methodist Episcopal church, at Trappe, Md., now stands. His
son Jo/i/iJ' was father of John Francis Mullikin, a member of the
Maryland convention of 1864, called to frame a new constitution, who
now (1895) is living at his farm " Mt. Lebanon" near the town of
Trappe, Md.
VI. James.'' vii. Mary.*
fourth generation.
Children of Patrkk and Jane:
I. Patrick,'' m. Mary Lord, Nov. 28, 1736, and d. prior to 1750, and his
widow m. James Parrott, May ist of that year; had issue as follows:
I. William,^ b. Aug. 14, 1737.
II. P.ATRiCK,^ born May i, 1739; m. Elizabeth Cox; d. Sept. 21, 1796,
leaving eight daughters and three sons, all of whom m. and the sons
are said to have removed to the West.
III. Rachel,^ b. Nov. 23, 1741.
IV. Mary,'' b. Dec. 20, 1743.
MILLIEEN FAMILY.
1067
Children of Samuel and Ann:
1. Samuel,'' b. Nov. 12, 1723; m. Ruth Parrott, May i, 1750, and d. May
8, 1777. She was born June 8, 1732, and after Samuel's decease m.
Matthew Lewis Barnett, who lived but a short time. Mr. Milliken was
a school-master and lived at " Patrick's Plains." From a family record
made by him (now in possession of Col. John C. Mullikin, of Easton,
Md.,) we learn that his children were eleven in number, of whom more.
2. Anne,'' b. Oct. 12, 1726; m. John Giles.
3. John,'' b. Jan. 10, 1731 ; d. prior to 1766.
4. Mary,* b. Dec. 27, 1733; m. Thomas Davis.
5. James,'' b. Sept. 23, 1738; living in 1766.
fifth generation.
Children of Samuel and Ruth:
1. William,^ b. Oct. 5, 1751 ; d. Mar. 17, 1798, sine prole.
2. JoHN,^ b. Oct. 2, 1753; d. Oct. 12, 1797, sine prole \ sea-captain.
3. Ann,° b. April 18, 1756; m. John Connolly, Feb. 26, 1778; left issue.
4. Samuel,^ b. Aug. 15, 1758; d. Oct. 10, 1788.
5. RuTH,^ b. Dec. 16, 1760; m. Henry Bowdle, Nov. 5, 1779; left issue.
6. Thomas,^ b. Mar. 16, 1763; m. May 21, 1791, Sarah Brown; second,
Widow Eleanor (McKay) Ward; third, Dec. 3, 1808, Nancy Berry. He
d. Feb. 19, 1818. By Sarah had son, by Eleanor a son, and by Nancy
a son ; names follow :
I. W!LLiAM,^m. Mary (Higgins) Brown, widow of James Brown, dau.
of John S. and Mary (Jenkins) Higgins, Oct. 4, 182 1, by whom he
had George W? and Maria M?
ir. Thomas," m. Elizabeth Clayland.
III. Peter B.," b. Jan. 17, 1810; m. Mary M. Brown, Jan. 23, 1834.
7. Roseanna,^ b. Jan. 31, 1765; m., May 12, 1787, S. Pickering; second,
prior to 1797, Hugh Work.
8. James,^ b. Mar. 6, 1767; m. Nancy Brown, Nov. 23, 1795, and d. Oct.
5, 1805, leaving issue as follows:
I. Edward," b. Mar. 5, 1797; m. Hall; second, Louisa Bro.scup.
He was editor of a newspaper at Easton, Md., and d. Aug. 12, 1835,
leaving a son by second wife, Ediuard IV. ^' said to be a banker in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
II. WiLLiA.M B.," b. in 1801; m. Elizabeth Holmes, Apr. 13, 1826. He
was deputy clerk of courts for Talbot county, Md., and d. Aug. 12,
183 1, leaving one child.
III. Sarah," m. William Barnett, Jan. 9, 1816.
9. Benjamin," b. Mar. 6, 1769 ; m. Mary Cliff, Feb. 8, 1792, and d. Sept.
5, 18 14. Children:
I. John," d. single.
II. Benjamin," d. single.
III. Jeremiah," b. Jan., 1800; m. Mary E. Cook, dau. of Dr. James and
Mary Goldsborough Brice Cook, Jan., 1828, and d. Aug., 1857 ; she d.
1853-
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IV. Henry," d. single.
V. Ruth," d. single.
VI. Mary,'' m. S. Burgess.
10. Hannah,^ b. Jan. 2, 1772; ni. John C. Mullikin, Oct. lo, 1795, and
had two children.
11. Edward P.,^ b. Mar. 6, 1776; m. Dec. 20, 1798, Nancy Mullikin; Feb.
22, 1817, Sarah Blades; May 10, 1837, Ann BuUen. By wife Nancy
he had four sons who reached manhood and married, viz. :
I. James P.," who d. at his home in New Brunswick, N. J., leaving issue.
II. JosiAH," who moved to Indiana.
III. Samuel," who moved to Baltimore.
IV. John R.," who d. leaving a son, Eihoard L.,~ living in Indiana.
skvknth genkration.
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth:
1. RoBERt T.,' b. June 10, 1833 ; m. Mary A. Higgins, dau. of Josiah and
Rebecca, Feb. 13, 1862, and had issue, two sons and two daughters.
2. Arianna E.,' b. Apr. 11, 1835; m. Henry Clay Palmer, of Baltimore,
Md., Aug. I, 1852.
3. Sarah M.,' b. June 10, 1838; m. Josiah Chaplain Stevens.
4. James C.,' b. May 27, 1841 ; m. Emily Euphemia Mullikin, Jan. 31,
1865 (she dau. of Peter B. and Mary M. (Brown) Mullikin), and had
issue. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal army during the
Civil war, serving on General Lockwood's staff; now practising law at
Easton, Md. Children:
I. Herbert,* b. July 31, 1866; d. Mar., 1874.
II. Claylanp,* b. Nov. I, 1872; a B. A. of Johns Hopkins Universit}',
'92, and LL. B. of the Maryland Law University.
III. Ada," b. Mar. 17, 1879; d. Sept. 7, 1887.
Children of Pbtkr B. and Mary M. :
1. Francis A.,' b. July 22, 1835; d. July 21, 1844.
2. James T.,' b. April 17, 1838; m. Anna Louisa Kemp, July 31, 1861
(she dau. of Dr. Samuel T. and Elizabeth (Hardcastle) Kemp), and had
issue as follows :
I. Howard,* b. Sept. 24, 1863, who furnished the genealogy of this
family connection.
II. Cecil,' b. Dec. 29, 1866.
III. Ada," b. Dec. 29, 1868; d. May 25, 1869.
IV. Kemp," b. Sept. 29, 187 1 ; d. May 28, 1873.
3. Emily E.,' b. July 16, 1844; m. James C. Mullikin, Jan. 31, 1865.
Children of Jeremiah and Mary E. :
1. Arthur C.,' b. 1828; m. Alice Harwood; left a son and two daughters.
2. George H.,' b. Mar. 7, 183 1 ; d. single.
3. Charles G.,' b. May 6, 1833; ni. Margaret M. Smith, Feb. 24, 1859,
and had issue, seven children.
MITCHELL FAMILY. 1069
MILLIKANS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, N. C.
This was a Quaker family early settled in Pennsylvania, and the ancestors
of the North Carolina branch were among the earliest patentees of land
grants in Randolph county, as the records show ; their settlement there was
long before the Revolution. Their homesteads are among the oldest in the
state. Few members of this family have attained prominence in the state,
being of the retiring disposition characteristic of the Quaker faith. They
were patriots during the Revolutionary war, but non-combatant. William
MiLLiKAN, who was the first clerk of the court after the organization of Ran-
dolph county, was the man whose house was burned by the Tories under Col.
David Fanning in 1778.
Although the Millikan connection has been numerous in the county, there
is not a case in all the records there entitled SfaU ts. Millikan. Benjamin
Millikan was a bold and fearless leader of the anti-slavery movement in his
state, and many were the acts of heroism in defense of the principles he
advocated. The whole race to a man were loyal to the Federal cause during
the Rebellion, and not one fought under the Confederate Hag, while a number
escaped and enlisted in the Union army.
Quite a number have held places of honor and trust, being elected to offices
either as Whigs or Republicans, and in 1894 T. C. Millikan was the Repub-
lican nominee for Congress in his district against a heavy Populist element.
Benjamin Millikan, of Asheboro, N. C, is ex-sheriff, and his son, J. M.
Millikan, clerk of the Superior court of Randolph county. A brother of
the latter, H. F. Millikan, of Santa Fe, Kan., is register of deeds for Has-
kell county. The family hold the tradition of a Scottish ancestry.*
IC^^ After repeated inquiries, Hon. Nathan J- Milliken, descended from the
New Hampshire family, writes when too late to correct errors that his grand-
father was Willia-M Milliken, twin brother of Samuel, who was in the battle
of Bunker Hill, and first town clerk of Sharon, N. H., instead of Robert
Milliken. In consequence of appearance of two Alexander Millikens,
cousins, in this family, about the same age, and for want of the information
that came too late, Ale.xander, father of Nathan, was placed as the son of
Robert and Margaret. This William had sons Alexander (father of Nathan),
Samuel, William, Robert, and John. Martincc, brother of Nathan, is living at
Clarendon, N. Y., in his 90th year, well preserved. Edivard, another brother,
resides at Medina, Mich., aged 82. Alexander Milliken, son of Robert, re-
moved from Jaffrey, N. H., to Clarendon, N. Y., and died there at an advanced
age, leaving two sons, Alexander and Robert, one of whom survives.
From a record left by Isaac Mitchell, Esq., of Limington, it appears that
this branch of the Mitchell family was descended from Jonathan Mitchell, b.
in England in 1624; came to Cambridge, Mass.; was a graduate of Harvard,
•The author regrets that lie did not learn of this branch of the family until so late a date
that there was not time to compile a more complete accoimt of them.
1070 MOSES FAMILY.
and ordained to the ministry in 1650. Robert Mitchell ^ was a resident
proprietor in Cape Elizabeth, and had son Dominicus," whose brothers were
Jonathan,^ of said town, and Robert,^ of Portland.
Dominicus Mitchell,' son of Robert, b. in Cape Elizabeth in 1744; m.
Ann Small, in 1765, and had issue, ten children. He settled in Standish, and
the homestead was afterwards occupied by two sons.
I. Elizabeth,'' m. Wingate Frost ; deceased.
Daniel," b. June, 1768; m. Anna Small and settled in Limington;
afterwards removed to some town in eastern part of the state. No issue.
Mary,^ m. Abraham Parker ; deceased.
Dominicus," m. Apphia Whitney; deceased.
Joshua," m. Hannah Myrick ; deceased.
Robert," m. Lydia Berry and settled in Standish ; farmer.
Isaac," b. in 1780 ; m. Martha Libby, in 1801, and settled in Limington,
where he was long a prominent and useful citizen. He was town clerk
and the records long kept by him evidence the carefulness and beauty
of his penmanship. He was long a justice of the peace and postmaster
for an extended term. Issue :
I. Abner,'' b. April 25, 1803.
II. Lewis,* b. April 6, 1805.
III. Isaac L./ b. July 11, 1807; a prominent citizen of Limington, who
left a family.
IV. Harriet,* b. Dec. 28, 1809; m. Small.
V. Philemon L.,* b. Oct. 16, 1812; the only son living; a banker in
Rock Island, 111.
VI. Anna,* b. Dec. 29, 1815; d. April 14, 1818.
vii. Anna," b. Aug. 9, 1820.
VIII. Nancy,* m. Winborn Adams, of Limerick, and is the only surviving
daughter (1893).
8. Anna," m. Wingate Frost.
9. Samuel," m. Margaret Berry and lived on the homestead in Standish.
10. Sarah," m. Joseph Davis. She lived in Standish; removed to Thorn-
dike, Me. Her sisters all lived in Limington.
Ipojj^s c^umilu.
"Three brothers came over from England"; this is the tradition that pre-
vails in the various branches of the Moses family in New England, but I have
not found documentary evidence to support the theory. The name appears
at Portsmouth, N. H., at an early period, and I suppose some of the Ameri-
can ancestors sat down there when they came to this country. Aaron Moses
and Ruth Sherburn were married in Portsmouth, June i, 1676, and may have
been ancestors of the late respected Deacon Moses of that city. A venerable
MOSES FAMILY. 1071
member of the family in Maine informed me that the first person of the name
who settled in Scarborough was a brother of the head of the Portsmouth
families. This is probably true. But George Cleve of Falmouth, now Port-
land, granted one hundred acres of land to a John Moses, July 3, 1669.
This land was probably in Maine, and for aught I know was in Scarborough.
Theodosius Moses was mentioned as a soldier from Scarborough in 1747.
George Moses was living on Scottows hill in that town in 1754, and is said
by descendants to have been the progenitor of all families of the name in this
state. Of this George little is known. His wife's name does not appear. A
large family of children were born to him.
1. Mary,^ m. Thomas Babb, in Scarborough, May 12, 1767.
2. Sarah,' m. Samuel Waterman, in Scarborough, Sept. 28, 1769.
3. Anna,'' m. James Harmon, in Scarborough, Jan. 21, 1774.
4. Katherine,- m. John Milliken, in Scarborough, July 6, 1777.
5. Georce,- m. Ann Harmon, in Scarborough, Aug. 27, 1772, and had
issue, three sons and three daughters, whose names will appear.
6. Daniel,- m. Lydia Coolbrooth in Scarborough, settled in town, and
had a numerous family.
7. NArHANiEL,- m. Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Milliken, in Scarborough,
Nov. 28, 1782. He is said to have lived on his father's homestead farm
between the turnpike road and Oak hill. He survived to a great age.
There were eleven children in this family, whose names will appear.
8. JosiAH,^ m. Elizabeth (Harmon) Libby, in Scarborough, Oct. 4, 1787.
These settled in Standish and descendants are now living there.
THIRD GENERATION.
1. William,-' son of George, b. Dec. 22, 1772 ; m. Anne, dau. of Edward
Milliken, and sister of Betsey, wife of Nathaniel Moses, Jan. 31, 1796,
and settled in his native town of Scarborough, where he continued until
between 1804 and 1S06, when he removed to Buxton and located in the
Duck pond neighborhood. About 1822 he removed to Eaton, N. H.,
where he d. and was laid to rest. His widow m., second, a Berry, and
d. in Buxton, July 30, 1865, aged 92 years. Her likeness is now (1893)
in possession of her son of Freedom, N. H. The remains of her first
husband have been removed and laid by her side in the Berry cemetery
in Buxton. These had nine children, of whom hereafter.
2. John,''' son of George, m. Olive Harmon, Aug. 20, 1809, and had four
daughters, only one of -vi'hom lived to marry. His widow d. July 7, 1872,
aged 80. He lived on the old homestead in Scarborough, and was suc-
ceeded by his son-in-law, David Meserve.
3. Anne.''
4. Akigail.'
5. Aphia," m. Phineas Rice, May 6, 18 17.
6. JosiAH," died young in Scarborough.
Children of Daniel and Lydia:
1. Daniel,' b. Sept. 27, 1777.
2. Sarah,^ b. Oct. 25, 1780.
1072 MOSES FAMILY.
3. LoRANA,^ b. July 23, 1782; m. Nathaniel Libby; d. Sept. 11, 1839.
4. Abigail,^ b. Jan. 10, 1787.
5. Patty," b. March 5, 1789; m. John Libby.
6. James,^ b. March 17, 1791.
7. Elizabeth,' b. Feb. 28, 1793.
ViNETTE,' b. Sept. I, 1795.
Eunice,^ b. Nov. 17, 1798.
Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth:
Rebecca," b. Dec. 9, 1783.
Sally,'* b. Dec. 29, 1785.
Benjamin," b. Jan. r6, 1788; m. Catherine Libby, Feb. 7, 1813; set-
tled in Durham, Me., and had issue, but the family will not furnish
information.
4. Betsey," b. Dec. 16, 1789.
5. Silas," born Jan. 16, 1792; m., first, Sept. 5, 1816, Deborah Harmon;
second, Dec. 3, 1S37, Grace Waterhouse. He remained on the home-
stead in Scarborough.
6. Rufus," b. June 28, 1797; m. Margaret Freeman, who walked by his
side seventy-one years. He left home when eight years of age and
went to live with his uncle. Mulberry Milliken, at Dunstan. He learned
the trade of blacksmith and carried on the business, mostly in Portland,
for about fifty years; removed to Cape Elizabeth in 1870, and d. there
Feb. 8, 1893, aged 95. This age is according to birth record in town
books of Scarborough. Children's names will appear.
7. William," b. Jan. 30, 1801; m. Sarah Freeman, in May, 1828, and set-
tled in Bath, Me., where he worked at ship-building many years. He
d. Dec. 15, 1878, aged 77 years. His widow now (1893) living with
her children in Cape Elizabeth, Me. Eight children, of whom hereafter.
8. Oliver," b. May, 1803; settled in Bath, Me.
9. Phebe," b. Jan. 25, 1807.
10. Ebenezer," b. Aug. 24, 1809, and settled in Bath, where his descend-
ants reside. He d. in 1879.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Children of William and Anne:
I. Cyrus,'' b. Sept. 2, 1796, in Scarborough; m. to Eunice Underwood, of
the "Nine pines" family (she b. Apr. 2, 1798, d. June 23, 1891), Mar.
20, 18 19, by Elder Dennet. He removed to Eaton, N. H., at the time
when so many Scarborough and Buxton families settled in the wilder-
ness of that mountainous region, where he remained until after the de-
cease of his father, when he removed to Freedom village, where he
worked for a year at his trade, shoemaking. He then moved down to
the " South road " in Parsonsfield, thence in about a year to Saco, and
finally ("my breth'ring") to Standish, where, in the "Boulter neighbor-
hood," he continued until his death, Feb. 11, 1885. He was an upright
man, good townsman, and faithful Christian. Nine children, whose
names will appear hereafter.
MOSES FA MILT. 1073
2. Abraham/ b. Dec. 6, 1798, in Scarborough; d., aged 4, Oct. 27, 1802.
3. Frances/ b. Jan. 24, iSoi ; was m., first, to Tristram Ayer, of Saco;
second, to Samuel Came, of Buxton.
4. William,* b. June 14, 1804, in Scarborough. He m., first, Mary Berry;
second, AdaHne, dau. of Daniel Harmon, of Beech Ridge, June i, 1831 ;
third, Ann Berry, July 31, 1843. He lived in a large, two-storied house
on the old Berry farm. He d. Sept. 29, 1849 (.'). His wife d. Nov. 22,
1849 (?). Five children.
5. Georc.e,'' b. Nov. 4, 1806, in Buxton; m. Elizabeth Wilkinson, of Eaton,
N. H. (who d. Sept. 15, 1874), Feb. 11, 1830. He is now living in
Freedom, N. H., on a beautiful place, his buildings removed a little
back from the carriage road and fronted by fine shade trees. Although
so advanced in life he is hale, hearty, and mirthful; a prudent farmer,
good citizen, peaceful neighbor. From statements made by him and
from the records found in his father's Bible this family history was
largely compiled. Six children, of whom hereafter.
6. Mary,* b. May 10, 1809, in Buxton, Me. She was m., first, to James
Huntress; second, to Nathaniel Cross.
7. Horace,* b. Aug. 17, 181 1, in Buxton, Me.; m. Pelina Young, of Eaton,
N. H.; d. Apr. 26, 1880.
8. Edward,* b. Feb. 9, 1814; m. Mary Ann Milliken, Nov. 29, 1837, and
settled in Scarborough. He has also resided in Saco and in Massa-
chusetts; living in 1893.
9. Eliza,* b. Jan. 30, 1817; m. William Berry, of Buxton; living in 1893.
Children or John and Olive:
1. Anna,* b. Dec. 17, 1810; d. Mar. 31, 1826.
2. Alice.* b. Dec. 17, 1810; d. Feb. 24, 1816.
3. Bethsheba,* b. Feb., 1813; m. David Meserve.
4. Miranda,* b. Mar. 20, 1820; d. Dec. i, 1832.
Children of William and Sarah:
1. William F.,* b. April 18, 1829, in Bath.
2. Albert F.,* b. July 13, 1831; m. Oct. 12, 1859; resides in Bath, and
has issue :
I. MAY,''^b. Dec. 18, 1866; d. July i, 1868.
11. Caroline,° b. Dec. 6, 1868.
HI. Lucv,^ b. Dec. 6, 1872.
3. Sarah,* b. Aug. 13, 1833; d. unmarried June 11, 1876.
4. Prof. Thomas H.,* b. June 8, 1836; m. in 1867, and has had a family
of nine children. He was educated for a physician; now (1893) presi-
dent of the Urbana Medical University of Ohio.
5. Henry W.,* b. July, 1839; d. single Aug., 1869.
6. Fanny E.,* b. Nov. 11, 1842; d. single in 1879.
7. George F.,* b. Oct. i, 1844; now living with his mother and sisters at
Cape Elizabeth.
8. Alice D.,* b. Feb. 1, 1847; living with her mother.
1074 MOSES FAMILY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of Cyrus and Eunice:
1. Martha J.,* born Jan. 22, 1820, in Eaton, N. H.; m., Dec. 10, 1842,
James Benson, of Parsonsfield, Me.
2. Abram,^ b. Mar. 24, 1821, in Eaton, N. H.; m. Dec. 3, 1842, in Saco.
3. Tryphena,' b. Dec. 9, 1822; in. Josiah Libby in 1850; d. Dec. 15,
1862.
4. David W.,^ b. Dec. 18, 1824; d. a child.
5. JoHN,*^ b. May 7, 1826; d. young.
6. Rev. Thomas G.,^ b. Mar. 7, 1829; in., first, Dec. i, 1850, Rutli Smith;
she d. and he m. second, , of Eastport, Me. He worked as
carpenter and shoemaker during his early years, but his conversion
opened the latent springs and faculties of his soul and mind, discover-
ing to himself and others a capacity for a broader field of usefulness.
He entered the gospel ministry as a member of the Christian connec-
tion, and has been for many years a successful pastor and evangelist;
a close student, and fluent, attractive public speaker. His children, by
first wife (names recorded in Buxton), were as follows:
I. Lewella A.,'^ b. June 15, 1857.
II. Elbridge F.," b. May 28, 1853 (?).
III. Charles." .
7. William,^ b. Mar. 20, 1831; m. Eliza Milliken, by whom five children
She d. July 3, 1880, and he m. Lucy (Townsend) Hall, by whom one
child. She has deceased. He lived in Saco in the Heath neighborhood.
I. Lvdia F.,'' b. Dec. 7, 1854.
II. Martha J.,* b. May 22, 1857.
III. Florence A.,** b. May 11, 1859.
IV. Hattie E.,^ b. July 3, 186 1.
v. Willie H.,'' b. Aug. 9, 1862.
VI. LiNwooD,*^ b. Sept. 28, 1885.
8. Eliza A.,^ b. Nov. 18, 1832; m. John H. Larkin, May i, 1S53; d. in
Bangor, Aug. 20, 1887.
9. Alonzo,^ b. Feb. 5, 1836; m. Nov. 30, 1854, Hannah E., dau. of Stick-
ney Burnham. He resides in Standish on his father's homestead.
Children of George and Elizabeth:
1. Ann E.,^ b. May 14, 1831 ; m. Job Allard, who d. Apr. 24, 1859.
2. Mary J.,* b. Oct. 31, 1834; m. Alonzo Pease, of Freedom, N. H., Oct.
7, i860.
3. William R.,^ b. Aug. 24, 1841 ; m. Hattie Mears, of English parent-
age, Oct. I, 1864, and has issue; resides on the homestead.
4. Ro.san F.,'' b. Sept. 16, 1843; m. E. Smith Hayes, Sept. i, 1867.
5. George W.,^ b. Sept. 16, 1845; m. Susan G. Walsh, July 3, 1873.
6. Olan E.,^ b. Aug. ig, 1849; m. Delia M. Jenkins, Mar. 11, 1875.
y- t^ /\^^^t^^^£.^ _
p;iilueu (^amilg.
James B. Mulvey settled in Hollis, Me., as early as. 1840, and was from
England. He was a man of superior intelligence and education, descended
from an old, respectable family in Ireland. He was justice of the peace for
many years. His wife was Catherine Cullen, of Scottish extraction and closely
related to our great American poet, William Cullen Bryant. She was a woman
of cultured mind who wrote fine poetry, and her descendants have exhibited
much poetic taste. He died Dec. 11, 1858, aged 80 years; his widow died
Feb. 7, 1865, aged 84 years.
Dr. Booth Cullen Mulvey, son of preceding, was educated by his uncle,
Dr. Cullen, in the old country, but took his degree of M. D. at Bowdoin, in
1 83 1. He was early located at Bar Mills, in Hollis, but his practice extended
over a good part of Maine and New Hampshire, and even to Massachusetts.
He moved to Saco about 1840, where he d. July 16, 1858, and a fine marble
shaft marks the family lot in the beautiful Saco cemetery. Dr. Mulvey had
the reputation of being one of the most skillful physicians in the state and
was called for consultation to distant parts. His son. Dr. J. \V. Mulvey, is now
a practising physician in Biddeford, Me.
Thomas Cullen Mulvey came from England to Hollis about 1848, and
lived on the homestead of his father until his death, in 1885. He was a cul-
tured, active, useful, silent man who held office for many years.
I^afjon cifnmilD.
Nason and Nasson were probably evolved from some old Scandinavian
surname. The earliest New Englander of this family of which we make men-
tion was Richard Nason, of Kittery, who lived at Newichawannock, and
made a peculiar will which was probated Mar. 15, 1696. He was an old man,
whose wife had been the widow of one Nicholas Follett, and her son of same
name was then at sea. He says he is "penitent from the bottom of his
hart" for his sins; wishes his debts "contented and paid"; bequeaths to
wife Abigail "the least iron pot which is to say the midleng pot and the least
brass cittell, the bruing vessels and cople of washing tubs and spoons and
chars." Children, John, Joseph, Benjamin, and Baker. Benjamin Nason, of
Berwick, made-his will June 28, 1714, and mentions sons, ■ Benjamin and
William; daughters, Lydia, Mary, Patience, Phebe, Anne, and Sarah. John
Nason, "aged and going graveward apace," made his will in Berwick, Nov.
10, 1 7 16, and mentions son Richard and daughters, Joanna and Hannah.
Baker Nason, before-mentioned, made his will in Berwick, Jan. 6, 1724, and
mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and children, Samuel, Joseph, John, Patience,
Elizabeth, Sarah, Hepzibah, Lydia, Mary, Prudence. Jonathan Nason, of
Kittery, made his will Nov. 4, 1745, and names wife, Adah, and children,
Azariah, Richard, John, Jonathan, Mary (Libby), Sarah (Frost), Philadelphia
1076 NASON FAMILY.
(Rankin), Adah, and Elizabeth ; a wealthy man for the time ; inventory,
£393'- 3' °- Benjamin Nason made his will in Berwick, Jan. 16, 1756, in
which mention was made of children, Noah, Benjamin, John, Joshua, William,
Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, Jane, Abigail, and Sarah. We have here enough
scions from the early Nason tree to plant an extensive family orchard.
John Nason ^ was in Biddeford as early as March 28, 1760. He married
Mary, dau. of Robert Edgecomb, 2d, and by this link the family chains of
Edgecomb, Nason, and Redlon were united. They removed to Buxton about
1760, and he was town clerk until 1780, when he removed with relatives of
his wife to Limington. He was one of the first seven members and a deacon
of Paul Coffin's church; a man in whom guile was a minus quality. Four
children were baptized in Biddeford. Issue :
Charity,- bapt. July 19, 1752; probably d. young.
John,- bapt. May ig, 1754; d. young.
3. Margaret,'^ bapt. June 20, 1756; probably d. young.
4. Joseph,'^ bapt. May 18, 1760; d. young.
John,- b. May 29, 1758; m. Mary Fowl, of Buxton, June 17, 1781,
being then of Little Ossipee. Some of the Limington Nasons were
probably his descendants. " Nason's Falls," afterwards known as
" Hardscrabble," at South Limington, was named for the family.
6. Joseph,- b. May 12, 1760; m. Hannah McLucas, of Buxton, Oct. 11,
1781 ; she d. Oct. 29, 1826. Two daughters, whose names follow:
I. Mary,^ b. Mar. 11, 1821.
II. Hannah,' b. Sept. 10, 1823.
7. Sarah, '^ b. May 8, 1762.
8. Edward,^ b. Mar. 31, 1764; m. Abigail Small, Jan. 3, 1793, and lived
several years in Limington, where the first four children were b. and
where Abigail d. Oct. 16, 1804. He m. Susanna Small, July 7, 1805,
removed to Standish above York's Corners, and had other issue. He
was a man of great kindness ; remembered with affection by old men,
whom he noticed when they were boys.
I. William,'^ b. May 7, 1794 ; lived at Raymond village, where he served
as deacon, and was a real good man.
II. PHEBE,"=b. Feb. 8, 1800^
III. Benjamin S.," b. Feb. 26, 1801.
IV. Abigail,^ b. Oct. 5, 1804; m. Mahue, and had a dau., Laura,
m. Richard Chapman, of Naples, with whom she spent her widowed
life ; one of the best women in the world.
V. A.'^ron,'* lived on the homestead in Standish; a man of prominence,
good townsman, member Methodist church, musician. Children.
VI. Susan, ^ b. in Buxtori, August 7, 1824; was wife of Joseph Boody, of
Limington, and had sons and a daughter.
9. Robert,- b. April 5, 1766; m. and had a family, of whom I have not
found record. Two sons lived near Bonnie Eagle.
I. Ezra,^ m. a dau. of Nathaniel Haley, of Hollis, and had Roscoc,'' John,'^
Ezra* N^athati,* and Susan.*
NASON FAMILY. • 1077
II. Samuel/ m. and had sons and daughters.
10. Mo.SEs,- b. Apr. 17, 1768.
11. Benjamin," b. July 12, 1770.
12. Sa.muel,- b. Aug. 7, 1772.
13. Nicholas,''* b. Mar. 21, 1776 ; m. Molly Eklen, sister to " Squire Nathan
Elden " who had a store at " Elden's Corner" now Buxton Centre. He
resided at West Bu.xton, and survived until old age. I remember him
as he climbed the Hobson hill with staff in hand. He d. Feb. 2, 1857;
wife d. Jan. 10, i860. Issue:
I. Polly," b. June 15, 1799; d. in infancy.
11. Dea. Nicholas,'* b. Sept. 16, 1801 ; m. Sally, dau. of Daniel Bryant,
of Saco — "Mutton Lane Daniel" — and lived at West Bu.xton. He
would sing in meeting, but always "pitched the tune" on the top of
Mt. Washington and "wound up" on Conway intervale; had a son
Samuel.* His second wife was Martha (Wentworth) Patrick, who
survived him and laid away several subsequent "mainstays."
III. Sally,'' b. Jan. 19, 1804; m. Hugh Warren, of Standish; had issue.
IV. Clarissa,' b. Nov. 17, 1807; m. Sylvanus Palmer and lived in vari-
ous places ; left issue.
v. Olive," ni. Daniel Hanson, of Hollis; d. May 23, 1855.
VI. Eliza," b. Jan. 5, 1810; m. Benjamin Clark; lived at West Buxton,
and had sons and daughters.
VII. Martha," b. June 26, 1811; d. Feb., 1812.
viii. Martha," b. Oct. 26, 18 13; d. Sept. 20, 1832.
IX. Ruth," b. April 15, 1815; m. Leonard Rand; lived near the Mace
farm in Buxton ; had a large family.
X. Polly," b. Jan. 18, 1816; d. young.
XI. Hannah," b. Sept. 4, 1819; m. Isaac Rand; lived in several places.
XII. Sophia," b. Dec. 14, 1821; m. Ellery T. Eastman; second, Joseph
Crockett; had issue,
xiii. Emily," b. June i, 1824; m. Joseph Crockett and had children.
Bciljaniin Nasoil,' brother of Dea. John, m. Jemima Edgecomb, sister of
Mary, and settled in Limington, where they had issue, and the names of some
of the following were probably their children.
LIMINGTON RECORDS.
James Nason and Sarah Nason, published Nov. 8, 1792.
Enoch Nason and Lucy Durrell. published in 1794.
David Nason and Sarah Smith, married May 10, 1797.
Polly Nason and Daniel Small, married Jan. i, 1797.
Jonathan Nason and Jemima Nason, married Sept. 15, 1799.
Mary Nason and James Berry, married Sept. 13, 1802.
Jemima Nason and Henry Bradeen, married Sept. 29, 1803.
Molly Nason and Isaac Strout, married June i i, 1807.
1078 • NEWBEGIN FAMILY.
Benjamin Nason, Jr., and Eunice Fogg, published Oct. 21, 1810.
Sarah Nason and Peter Graffam, published Nov. 15, 1815.
Nancy Nason and David Berry, published Nov. 26, 1812.
Martha Nason and John S. Russell, married Dec. 31, 18 12.
David Nason,'' of this family, married, first, Betsey, dau. of Thomas Rid-
lon, ist, of Hollis, and by her had children, whose names follow. He mar-
ried, second, Abigail Alley. He lived in Limington, Hollis, and Standish ;
was known as "Captain Nason," having commanded a company in the "old
militia." He was an arbitrary, high-tempered old fellow, and became terribly
angry at the author, when a boy, because a wild heifer which he harnessed
into his sleigh took fright, ran away, jumped a stump fence, and left the old
vehicle in a dilapidated condition. How he did swear! Children:
1. Jacob,'' m. Susan Ridlon, of Hiram, and had a son. Freeman.^
2. Rachel,* d. at the age of 20.
3. Samuel,'' m. and had sons; an engineer.
4. Joshua,'' m. and had a family.
5. Henry,'' m. Rhoda Bean (?) and d. in Hollis. No issue.
6. Elizabeth.*
7. Arvilda,'' m. twice, I think.
8. Thomas,* m. and had a large family.
Samuel Nason,^ brother of David, married a dau. of Squire Vaughn.
Childken of James and Abigail, of Limington, Me.:
1. Lucy, b. Feb. i, 1803.
2. Jacob M., b. Oct. 24, 1804.
3. Saloma, b. Nov. 21, 1807.
paubejin c^amilu.
(4
This Scottish family name was derived from a small cottage called a "big-
ging"; hence is of synonymous significance with the English surname New-
house. There are six several localities in Scotland named Newbigging, and
branches of the family there, as well as in Canada and the United States, spell
the name with the double letters. All with whom we have been acquainted
have evinced many characteristics that identify them with a Scottish ancestry ;
their tenacious will power, invincible courage, unconquerable energy, and
radical impulses ; their sensitiveness, responsive sympathy, and generous
kindliness; their warm, affectional nature and white-oak prejudice all point to
an origin among the grand granite hills of the "land o' cakes." We have not
ascertained when the earliest of the family planted foot on New England soil,
but conjecture that he arrived in 17 18. The first whose name appears within
the bounds of our research on record was
i
NEWBEGIN FAMILY. 1079
John Newbegill,' who came early to old Falmouth and settled at Stroud-
water. He was a shipsmith and hammered the iron-work for many staunch
timber ships that did slide from the greasy "ways" into slimy tide thereabouts.
He was a "family man" and several sons emerged from his home; some to
wield the aggressive hammer, some to become mariners, and some to act their
part faithfully upon the battlefields of two wars by which our independence
was carried and our rights maintained. John must have been born about
1720-24. He married Bethiah Gould, in Scarborough, Dec. 26, 1756. He
was an inhabitant of Saco contemporary with his son Geor(;e,- March 28,
1 77 1, and as his name disappears from the records, we assume that he died
about the latter date. He probably spent his last days with his son on the
river road some miles north of the present city proper. Of his children we
only know about Jonathan," George,- David,^ and Mary.-
Joiiatliail NeAvbes^ill" moved from Falmouth to Pownal in 1801 ; m. .Sally
Fickett, of an old Cape Elizabeth family; blacksmith or shipsmith by trade.
Children :
1. JoHN,^ settled in Pownal; m. Ascenath, dau. of Jeremiah Knight, of
Falmouth: farmer and blacksmith; d. in 1848, aged 55. Six sons:
I. John,'' now living in Gray, Me., aged 77 years; has been lame from
a fractured hip for thirty years ; was representative from the town of
Milford in 1853; town clerk, and selectman in Pownal three years;
had four children; one son graduated from Long Island Medical Coll.
II. David,^ a machinist in Boston; was employed in laying the Cocheco
Water Works in 1850; d. in 1851.
III. Jeremiah,'' d. at Auburn, CaL, 1864, single.
IV. Charles,^ now in California, unmarried.
v. Henry,^ is a lawyer at Defiance, Ohio, aged about 60 years. He
graduated at Bowdoin in class of '57; m. Ellen T., dau. of Capt.
Ephraim Sturdivant. of Cumberland, Me., in 1867; had three sons.
Parker C.^ graduated at Bowdoin, class of '91, and is now in the
Boston Institute of Technology, studying for railroad engineering.
Edward H.^ graduated at Bowdoin, class of '91, and was admitted to
the bar by Ohio Supreme Court, June 6, 1893 ; then entered the
Episcopal Theological School to study for the ministry.
VI. Joseph,* d. in i860, aged 22 years.
2. George,'* lived many years in Poland, but removed latterly to the Bakers-
ville neighborhood in Lewiston, where he d., leaving several children.
3. William,'' son of Jonathan, was for many years a shipsmith at Yar-
mouth; removed to a farm in Pownal, thence to Harrison, where he d.
a few years back ; had a son George.^
4. Betsey,'' m. David Frost, of Pownal.
5. Ellen," m. Fowler, and lived in Portland.
Capt. GeoriSe Newbesjin,' b. in Falmouth ; m. Letice Hardin, of Gorham,
Me., in Scarborough, June 4, 1785, and settled in Saco, on the river road,
several miles from the present city proper, and was living there as late as
1802, when he was tithing man. He removed to Parsonsfield in 1803-4, and
settled on the farm, where his grandson now resides. He was a soldier of the
1080 NEWBEGIN FAMILY.
Revolution and served as captain in tlie war of 1812, liis son George'^ attend-
ing liim as waiter. He was a man of superior intelligence with a will like
adamant; was not tall, but compact, stout, and heavy. He d. in 185 1, aged
92 years, and was buried in the Newbegin tomb at Kezar Falls, Me. Chil-
dren's names follow :
1. Anna,'' b. Jan. 17, 17S6; m. John Sutton, of Parsonsfield ; had issue.
2. Capt. David,'' b. in 1788; m. Sally Boynton, of Cornish, and lived in
Portland; enlisted for service in the war of 1812, and was commissioned
captain of a company in the 5th Regiment Infantry by Gov. Benjamin
Thomas, June iS, 181 1. By an old deed before me it appears that
George Newbegin conveyed one hundred acres of land to David New-
begin, which was, I suppose, this man — date 1813. He was in com-
mercial business. Children, b. in Portland, as follows :
1. Capt. David,'' b. in 1820; followed the sea from early life. He m.
Harriet Porter, and resided in Portland ; d. at Kezar Falls, Me., at
the home of John Newbegin, in 1887. One child, Carlis/t-J'
II. Edward,'' went to sea and was never heard from.
1:1. Charles,'' a seaman; d. at Callao.
IV. George,'' d. in Ellsworth, Me.
V. Samuel.'' vi. Samuel.' vii. Caroline.' viii. Elizabeth.''
3. Jonathan,^ b. Jan. 10, 1791; m. Shuah Berry, of Saco, Sept. 7, 1820,
and settled on the homestead in Parsonsfield, where he d. Dec. 16, 187 i.
His second wife, Betsey Hamilton, d. Nov. 24, 1884. Children:
I. Hardin,'' m. Nancy Thompson, of Cornish, and lives on the home-
stead ; has a daughter, Ni:llic,^ m. to Melville Pearl.
II. Lizzie,'' m. Jeremiah Ballard,
in. Lettice,' m. James Kezar, of Parsonsfield.
IV. Elvira,*' m. Flanders Newbegin:
V. Mary,^ m. Elbridge Potter, of Bridgton.
VI. Sarah,* in. Seth Langley, of Fairhaven, Conn.
4. Polly,'' b. Dec. 27, 1793; never married.
5. Abraham,'' b. July 21, 1795 ; m. Olive, dau. of Abner and Eunice Dav-
enport, of Bridgton, she b. Apr. 8, 1794, d. Apr. 17, 1S28. He m.,
second, Lucy Johnson, b. Mar. 24, 1793, who d. in Bridgton. He d.
Jan. 27, 1870. He was long a resident of Bridgton. Six children:
I. Darias D.,' b. Nov. 17, 1819; d. in Bethel, May 6, 1862.
II. Addison M.,'' b. Sept. 7, 1822 ; m. Louisa Newton and had four chil-
dren ; lived and died in Roxbury, Mass.
III. George W.,'' b. June 20, 1824; m. Hannah demons, of Hiram, and
settled at North Bridgton. Two daughters, Georgia 1} and Nettie LJ"
IV. Mandana L.,''b. Oct. n, 1826; m. George Allen, of Haverhill, Mass.
v. Sophia M.,'' b. Sept. 7, 1830.
VI. Elias J.,'' b. Mar. 24, 1833 ; m. Helen Plaisted and lives in Green-
wood, Mass.
6. Betsey,^ b. May 20, 1797; m. Biatha Woodsum.
FLANDERS NEV«EEGIN.
NEWBEGIN FAMILY. 1081
7. Georc.e,'^ b. June 17, 1801 ; d. in the army near Plattsburg, N. Y., while
serving as waiter for his father in 18 12.
8. Flanders,^ b. Aug. 20, 1803 ; m. Sally Hamilton, of Waterborough,
Apr. 25, 1828, and by her had a daughter; second, Eunice Hamilton,
sister of Sally, by whom six children ; third, Elvira Newbegin, of Par-
sonsfield, by whom two children. He d. Sept. 27, 1886. He was one
of the most enterprising and widely known business men in York county,
and was liberally endowed with many superior natural qualifications that
would have ensured success in any calling. He possessed keen foresight,
a well-balanced judgment, and the courage to instantly seize upon oppor-
tunities. Associated with his brother Elias, he was early engaged in
trade at Kezar Falls, and some of his ventures were so much like the
traditional ones of Lord Timothy Dexter that the country people were
astonished at his apparent recklessness ; but he saw the end from the
beginning and secured handsome profits. He removed to Biddeford
and opened a dry goods store on Main street, where he continued about
eighteen years, dealing extensively in corn and flour meanwhile. He
subsequently built a block of his own, into which he removed his busi-
ness, and after that a large building at the corner of Elm and Centre
streets, where he continued in business until his death. "Newbegin
block," on Alfred street, was built by him. His first dwelling was built
where the French Catholic church now stands, and there he resided
until he sold to St. Joseph's parish; then removed to his residence on
State street, where he died. He was a popular auctioneer in early life
and his fluency of speech and pleasing witicisms kept his auditors ever
in a buying mood. No doubt his business career deprived the world of
an orator of eloquence. He was invested with a strong constitution
and until old age was vigorous and active. Generous, benevolent, kind-
hearted, he had a wide circle of friends. Issue :
I. OcTAVi.A.,* b. Jan. 31, 1826; m. Simeon P. McKenney, of Biddeford.
II. Sarah, ^ b. Aug. 9. 1832 ; d. Apr. 23, 1846.
III. Miranda,'' b. .^ug. 8, 1835; d. Oct. 2, 1836.
IV. Miranda A.,'' b. Sept. 16, 1837; m. Benjamin T. Lowell, of Bidde-
ford; second, William L. Hodsdon, of Ossipee, N. H., now of South
Boston.
V. Ellen E.,* b. Sept. 9, 1839; d. May 28, 1858.
VI. Flanders, Jr.,^ b. Apr. 20, 1842; m. Abbie Hall, of Biddeford.
VII. Eugene,* b. Feb. 6, 1848; m. Minerva N. Fletcher, of Saco, and
resides in Biddeford, having succeeded to his father's business.
9. Ei.iAS,'^ b. Oct. 21, 1806, in Parsonsfield, Me.; m. Mary Hoyt, a native
of Rhode Island, July 29, 1834, she b. March 29, 1815; left home in
early years and learned the comb-maker's trade in W'estbrook. He went
to Providence, thence to Scituate, R. L, and in six months settled in
Haverhill, Mass. He afterwards returned to Scituate at the request of
the proprietors of the comb works, and became agent for the company,
a position he held for seven years. In consequence of poor health he re-
turned home in 1837, and engaged in trade with his brother Flanders,
at Kezar Falls. After a short stay at Tamworth, N. H., he removed to
1082 NEWBEGIN FAMILY.
Denmark in 1846, and was in trade tliere eight years. He removed
to Saco, purchased land of the Water Power company on the Ferry road,
built a large brick residence, and engaged in making bricks and in farm-
ing, and continued there thirteen years; sold his farm in 1S66, returned
to Kezar Falls, built the house in which he now lives, and was engaged
in trade some fifteen years ; then sold out and retired, having acquired
a competency. We thus see that Mr. Newbegin has had an eventful
and active life ; indeed, he was constitutionally so full of ambition and
aggressive vim, so enterprising and resolute, that his nature could only
find satisfaction in progressive, stirring asssociations. Nothing was
allowed to "make haste slowly"; whatever he did he did it with his
might. Surcharged with nerve force, invested with muscles like steel,
and impelled by a will that challenged obstacles, he cut his way through
thick and thin and won success as one who hammered gold out of the
solid rock. He survives at the good old age of eighty-eight, well pre-
served and full of spirit, and with his faithful companion — one of the
best wives and mothers that ever lived — in their cosy home, is spending
the evening of his days. Children as follows :
I. John S.," b. April 3, 1841 ; m. Julia A. Mahoney, of Saco, in 1874.
He studied navigation and followed the sea four years ; was mate of
a merchant ship ; served as acting master's mate during the Civil war
on the frigate "Niagara" and as watch officer on the U. S. ship
"Onward." He was subsequently in trade at Kezar Falls, where he
now resides, having one of the most imposing villas in the village.
One son, Frank L.,^ living at home.
II. Elias H.,* b. June 13, 1846; now in California.
III. W.^LTER H.,'' b. August 13, 1848; m. Lizzie Falvey, and resides at
Kezar Falls, Me., where he has been engaged in manufacturing cigars
and in the confectioner's trade for many years; was appointed post-
master in 1893, and has fitted up the most convenient and commodi-
ous offices in the town ; and has attended to his duties in the most
faithful and painstaking manner. Mr. Newbegin is full of business
push, affable, generous, and decided in his opinions.
IV. Caroline M.,'' b. May 18, 1850; m. Preston Jameson, of Cornish.
V. Fannie,^ b. Jan. 6, 1857 ; living at home.
Anne," dau. of John,^(?) m. Jonathan Carll, of Scarborough, May 24, 1760.
John,'* son of John,-(?) m. Mary Moore, Jan., 1773.
John, m. Mercy Thonies, in Gorham, Feb. 28, 1786.
Dennis Newbegin'- was in Parsonsfield when a young man and went to
Buckfield to make shaved shingles; there became acquainted with fair Sarah
Howard, who had ridden horseback from Massachusetts to that town. After a
few years of married life he returned to Parsonsfield, thence removed to New-
field, Waterborough, Shapleigh, and finally down to Cornville and Madison,
dying in the latter town in 1S65, aged 90. Children:
1. Cerena," a maiden lady, d. aged 75.
2. Harvey,^ m. Hannah Libby, Mar. 9, 1828, and lived in Limerick and
Newfield; a carriage maker; d. 1876, aged 72. Children:
ELIAS H, NEWBEGIN.
NOBTON FAMILY. 1083
I. Luke L./ b. 1829; m. Eliza A. Libby and resides in Portland; car
riage maker.
II. Hannah/ b. May, 1835; m. Charles Hays, of Limerick.
III. Olive A.,* b. Sept., 1840; m. Henry P. Spring, of Elliot; deceased.
3. Lydia,^ d. aged about 70, unmarried.
4. John,'' lived in Nevvfield, but d. at the home of his son in Guilford, Me.
Children: George F.,'^ living in Guilford; Cyrus* in San Francisco;
Daniel* in Shapleigh; Luphinia* m. Eben Jackson, of Danvers, Mass.;
Lydia* m. Robert Sawyer, of Hollis, lives in Monson, Me.
5. Danville,'' d. when young.
Solomon Ne'whesiii m. Nancy Hanscomb, lived in Westbrook, Me., and
had issue. I do not know his family connections.
Eunice Newbegin m. John Akers, of Gorham, and was the mother of the
good Deacon Akers.
Norton was a local surname. The family was one of the earliest repre-
sented in New England after the coming of the Pilgrims. From this stock a
good number of solid men have emerged. The Nortons have generally had
black hair with dark complexions. ' They were of vigorous constitution, full
of energy, great workers. Francis Norton, of Piscataqua, 1631, was an
agent for Capt. John Mason there until 1641, when he removed to Charleston.
He was a man of education and old-time culture; was admitted freeman, 1642 ;
captain of militia; representative eleven years. An early writer said: "A man
of a bold and cheerful spirit, being well disciplined and an able man." Free-
grace Norton was early of Saco; of Ipswich as early as 1665. George
Norton, admitted freeman at Salem, 1634, removed to New Gloucester and
represented that town in 1642-3; died in 1652. A branch of the Norton
family was early planted in York, and the cradle of the Saco valley families
was probably rocked in that sea-girt town. Henry Norton received grants
of land there from Richard Vines, agent of Georges, at the "parting of York
river," July 7, 1654; twenty acres upland, 1656; fifty-four acres upland and
marsh, 1658; six acres enclosed where his house stood, 1662. George
Norton was in York contemporary with Henry and owned land adjoining
Rowland Young's. Capt. Walter Norton was owner of land at Agamen-
ticus, and his widow, Eleanor, by perniission of General Court, June 9, 1655,
sold fifty acres upland and twelve of meadow.
James Norton ' was an early settler in Buxton, and by wife Mary had
children whose names were recorded there. He died Apr. 12, 1819. Issue:
I. Jonathan,'^ b. Apr. 19, 1782; m. Polly White, Sept. 29, 1803, and had
issue as will appear. He d. on his farm in Buxton, Sept. 26, i860;
wife Polly d. Sept. 10, 1 84 1 , and second wife, Mary B., d. Nov. 11, 1 8 7 1 .
Children :
I. Eleanor," b. Dec. 15, 1804; d. Jan. 31, 1828.
1084 NORTON FAMILY.
II. Jane/ b. Aug. 27, 1806; d. Feb. i, 1848, — Mrs. Harmon.
III. Eliza,^ b. June 16, 1808.
IV. AcHSAH,'^ b. July 2, 1810; d. as Mrs. Ayer, Sept. 27, 1843.
V. Jonathan,^ b. Oct. 5, 1812; was a resident of Buxton, and by wife
Betsey had seven children b. there. He d. Nov. 23, 1865.
VI. Mary,' b. Oct. 19, 18 14.
VII. Leonard,* b. Dec. 29, 1816, and resided in his native town for many
years as farmer and teamster; was in the Civil war service, and lost a
segment of his enormous eyebrows by the explosion of a tobacco pipe
that had been loaded with powder by a roguish recruit — and Leonard
was justly indignant.
VIII. James,' b. Mar. 5, 1819; d. Feb. 20, 1846.
IX. Ira,' ") , . u A/r o
' - twms, b. Mar. 7, 1821.
X. Irene,' )
XI. Sally,' b. July 13, 1823; d. as Mrs. Sanborn, Nov. 21, 1850.
XII. Frances,^ b. May 27, 1825; d. May 17, 1845.
2. Hannah, ^b. Apr. 21, 1785; m. Joseph Nason, of HoUis, June 11, 1818,
and had issue.
3. OLiVE,^b. Oct. I, 1787 ; m. Samuel Themes, of Standish, Mar. 16, 1809.
4. Mary,- b. July 30, 1794; d. May 8, 1822. Did she marry Phineas
Thompson, of Buxton, June 11, 1818?
5. Reuben,- m. Eleanor White, Mar. 4, 1802, in Buxton.
Children of Jonathan and Betsey:
1. Ebenezer H.,* b. Sept. 3, 1838; served as waiter for Maj. John D.
Hill, in 27th Regiment Infantry, Maine Volunteers.
2. William H.,* b. July 26, 1843; d. Feb. 2, 1845.
3. William H.,'' b. Dec. 11, 1847.
4. James H.,'' b. Feb. 14, 1850.
5. Sarah E.,** b. Dec. 8, 1852.
6. Julia G.,-* b. Jan. 25, 1855.
7. Jonathan G.,'' b. Mar. 11, 1857.
Nathaniel Novton,^ from York or Sanford, came early to Limington, and
settled on land from which he cleared a fine farm not far from Saco river. He
d. Nov. 22, 1 83 1. By wife Hannah had children as follows:
1. Charles,'' b. Oct. 27, 1798; married.
2. Rebecca,^ b. Mar. 2, 1801.
3. Nathaniel,^ b. April 22, 1803; m. Ann Cousins, of Limington, and
lived many years on a farm between Cornish village and the Bill Bean
place; carpenter by trade; a quiet, honest man; had Sani/i /.,' m.
Daniel Townsend, of Bu.xton, yi;////,' and others.
4. Abigail,^ b. Sept. 25, 1805 ; married.
5. Daniel,^ b. Feb. 8, 1808; married.
6. IvoRY,^ b. April 4, 1810; married.
7. Reuben," b. May 22, 1812.
NORTON FAMILY. 1085
8. Erenezer,'-^ b. Oct. 7, 18 14; m. Martha Sargent, of Brownfield, May g,
1844, and settled on a high elevation in Porter, Oxford county. Me., and
there cleared a large farm. He was a mechanic and built a small mill.
Mrs. Norton, a woman of superior intelligence and literary tastes, appre-
ciated education and encouraged her children to acquire scholarly pos-
sessions. Mr. N. d. July 28, 1886, and was buried in the South Hiram
cemetery, where a chaste monument has been erected. Mrs. N. sur-
vives, happy with her good children who "rise up and call her blessed."
Children :
I. Lucy E.,'^ b. Sept. 11, 1846.
II. Maria H.,'* b. Jan. 12, 1850; m. Freeman Chadbourne, Nov. ig, 1874.
III. Abbie H.,'* b. Mar. 31, 185 i ; m. Charles B. Davis, June 14, 1875.
IV. Nathaniel W.,^ b. March 3, 1853; m. Mary E. Miner, of Buffalo,
N. Y., June 30, 1880; a lawyer in Buffalo.
V. RoswELL M.,^ b. Oct. 15, 1854; m. Nellie G. Shaw, and resides in
Buffalo, N. Y. ; a lawyer.
VI. Richard F.,'* b. Jan. 5, 1856.
VII. Alice M.,' b. Jan. 5, 1858; m. Frederick W. Sargent, Aug. 4, 1877.
VIII. Elmer E.,' b. Sept. 22, i860; m. Edith Stacy, dau. of Freeman Stacy,
of Porter; she has deceased.
IX. Lizzie S.," b. June 27, 1862.
X. Herbert F. J.,'' b. June 19, 1864.
XI. Ralph L.,^ b. Jan. 7, 1870.
XII. Florence E.,^ b. Mar. 14, 1872.
Gilnian J. Norton, son of Edward and his wife, maiden-named Johnson,
of Limington, learned the cabinet-maker's trade of Nathaniel Pease, in Cor-
nish ; married Abra Fox, of Porter, Aug. 11, 1836, and settled on a farm in
that town. Eight children :
1. Moses,-' b. Dec. 17, 1836; m. Ruth A. Towle, of Porter, Nov. 8, 1S64,
and had son Allied
2. GiLMAN A., b. Sept. 18, 1838; m. Ursula Taylor, of Porter, and had a
son ; deceased.
3. Salome, m. Arthur Kimball, of Hiram.
4. Ferdinand P., m. Abby Thorn, of Standish.
5. Mary M., m. Eugene Stanley, of Hiram.
6. Leslie E., m. Hattie Libby, of Porter.
7. NoYES R., m. Mabel Cole.
8. Edwina, m. Frank Pendexter, of Porter.
Of the other children of Edward Norton, of Limington, Edward lives in
Limington; Warren; S.arah m. Nat. Stone ; Abigail m. Nat. Pease; Nancy
m. John Cole; Caroline m. Dr. Norton, of Baldwin; Frances m. Albert
Johnson.
®'Srien ^amilg.
Morris O'Brien,^ descended from an ancient and respectable Irish family,
came to this country when sixteen years of age. He was born in Cork, Ire-
land; married Mary Cain, of Kittery, and settled in that town; afterwards
removed to Scarborough, where he resided many years, but finally went down
to Machias with some of his sons. His children were named Jeremiah,
Martha, Gideon, Joanna, Mary, John, William, Dennis, and Joseph.
Several of these sons assisted in taking the British schooner " Margaretta "
in 1775. Some of the families now write the name, O'brien.
John O'Brien," son of Morris, was born in Kittery, Me., Sept. i, 1761;
married Abigail Wilson there, Nov. 29, 1797 (she b. July 18, 1771, d. April
16, 1859, in Cornish); came to Cornish on horseback previous to 1800 and
remained there during the rest of his days. He was a man of superior intel-
ligence and industrious habits; was a soldier of the Revolution. He d. Sept.
II, 1841. Descendants as follows :
1. Thomas W.,^ b. in Kittery, Sept. 7, 1799; ni. Sarah W. Hunt, in Gray,
Me., Mar., 1838. He was a merchant and lumber dealer; d. in Deer-
ing, Me., Apr. 10, 1874. His children were: Lceland^'^ Edwin* Charles*
Eleanor T.* and Beston.*
2. Mary,^ b. in Cornish, Apr. 18, 1800; d. June ii, 1816, unmarried.
3. John,^ b. in Cornish, Oct. 7, 1801 ; m. Mary Sutton, Sept. 25, 1832,
and was a merchant in Cornish; d. Mar. 14, 187 i. Children: Emily*
Albert* m. Lizzie Edwards, of Saco; Olive H.,* ra. Frank C. Remic,
and Ella* m. Park Warren.
4. William L.,^ b. in Cornish, July 21, 1803; m. Eliza Bean, sister of
General Bean, of Brownfield, Sept. 20, 1829; she d. Dec. 5, 1832, aged
25, and he m. Mary Brackett, of Limington (b. Sept. 12, 1810), Jan. 23,
1834. He was a merchant at Cornish village many years; d. in Port-
land, Sept. 14, 1885, at the home of his son; wife Mary d. Oct. 10,
1886. Children:
I. Lewis,^ b. July 23, 1830; m. Martha Phinney, of Standish, in Oct.,
1852, and spent his early years in Cornish; was a stage-driver on
route from Efifingham, N. H., to Cornish, and from that town to Saco ;
was quartermaster in the 27th Maine Regiment in Civil war; engaged
in trade in Saco. For several years he has been a traveling sales-
man, connected with a Boston house. Mr. O'Brien is widely known
as a genial, social gentleman and has many warm friends. Children:
£?nily,'' m. Dr. George Swasey, of Portland ; Mary,^ Elizabeth,^ m.
Conrad; Mattie,^ and Lewis}
11. Edwin A.,^ b. Mar. 12, 1832; m. Jane H. Jewett; d. in Cornish, Feb.
II, 1886. His children were: N^ellie,^ Eulton,^ m. Miss Marr; Eannie,^
and EmilyJ'
HI. Eliza, ^ b. Mar. 6, 1837 ; m. John F. Jameson, merchant, of Cornish,
Oct. II, i859,iand has five children. Mrs. Jameson is a very useful
member of society.
J
OSGOOD FAMILY. 1087
IV. Marshall/ b. Nov. 7, 1838; d. Apr. 17, 1844 (.').
V. Martha H./ b. August 29, 1846; m. George F. Clifford, Esq., of
Cornish, and lias several children.
5. Abigail," b. in Cornish, March 24, 1805; m. John p:;ilis, Jr., March 11,
1825. He d. Nov. 19, 1839.
6. Olive W.,'* b. in Cornish, Feb. 20, 1807 ; m. John Higgins, in Cornish,
June 3, 1834, and d. in Porter, July 22, 1838. He d. in Limington,
Jan., 1844.
7. Margery," b. in Cornish, Mar. 3, 1809; m. Joshua D. Small, May 12,
1833; d. Dec. 13, 1865.
8. Daniel W.," b. in Cornish, August 14, 1810; m. Sarah J. Lincoln, of
Cornish, Nov. 10, 1839, and is still living there. He learned the printer's
trade with Putnam & Blake, of Saco, serving ten months, and at Dover,
N. H., where he worked on the Dover Inquirer. He then worked in a
printing office at Portland four months: thence went to Newburyport,
where he worked for Joseph Buckingham, Jr., on a paper called The
Times, one year; was subsequently employed for ten months on the
Boston Courier; then worked on book composition for S. N. Dickinson,
and set type for the first volume of " Bancroft's History." He laid down
the printer's "stick" in 1837, and engaged in mercantile business, at
Fryeburg — had clerked two years previously for his brother in Cornish
— where he remained eight years. He then engaged, at Portland, in
grocery and lumber trade with his brother Thomas, and remained six
years; then returned to Cornish in 185 1, and was associated with his
brother John in trade until 1886. Mr. O'Brien has had a very active
and successful business career, and is spending the evening of his days
in a beautiful home surrounded by all material comforts. Children :
Helen* Ciara,* m. Dr. Southard, of Portland, and Charles* m. Hattie
Bailey, of Cornish, now in Grovetown, N. H.
9. Nancy L.," b. May 12, 1812 ; d. in Boston, Oct. 29, 1838, aged 26.
10. Martha M.," b. Oct. 10, 1814; m. David Harmon, Sept. 29, 1839.
©S|joo(t (^amitn.
The Osgood family was of English origin and since their settlement in New
England many distinguished men of letters and eminent professional cadets
have arisen from their firesides. Seven children of Lieut. James and Hannah
(Hazen) Osgood, from Concord, N. H., settled in the "Pequawket country,"
now Conway and Fryeburg, and their descendants have been among the most
respectable families in the state. Prominent traits are resolution, industry,
and a thirst for knowledge. Maj. Samuel Osgood,* came as leader of the
* A colored mau, named "Limbo," was early brought to Fryeburg, and was sold by Moses
Ames to Samuel Osgood for a yoke of oxen. He was sold by the latter to James Osgood Oct 4
1790, for " five shillings lawful money." He d. Dec. 12, 1828. Here was a notable instance of New
England slavery.
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pioneer families to Fryeburg in 1763. The party rode horseback, and camped
for a night in the woods; in tlie morning found six inches of November snow
on the ground. He, Samuel, settled where the Oxford House was subse-
quently (1800) built by his son, Likut. James Osgood. This was one of the
best known and popular of the old-time taverns. Rev. Samuel Osgood, D. D.,
was of this family; also Col. Joshua B. Osgood, of Haverhill, Mass.; James
R. Osgood, the pubhsher, of Boston, and his sister Kate Putnam Osgood,
the poetess.
Children of Lieut. James and Jane:
1. James," b. in Pembroke, N. H., Nov. 23, 1757; m. Abigail Evans, Feb.
17, 1780, and settled in Fryeburg, where, as an active townsman, he
spent a useful life. He d. Jan. 16, 1815 ; his widow, one of the "ven-
erable mothers of Fryeburg," d. Feb. 13, 1846, aged 88 years. Children;
1. Mehitable,^ b. Aug. 30, 1780.
n. Polly,^ b. July 16, 1782; d. Mar. 3, 1783.
in. Samuel,'* b. Feb. 3, 1784.
IV. Polly,' b. Mar. 25, 1786.
V. James,'* b. May 9, 1788; m. Elizabeth Lovejoy, and had issue, six
children, b. in Fryeburg:
(i). Hc'/irj B.,''h. Oct. 5, 181 1 ; d. June, 1844.
(2). ^//s<?^.,^b. Oct. II, 1813.
(3). Sam//e/,'* h. Dec. 11, 18 15.
(4). Timothy* b. Dec. 27, 18 17.
(5). Mary S.,^ b. Apr. 26, 1820; d. May 23, 1834.
(6). James E.,'' b. July 14, 1822; d. Jan. 25, 1823.
VI. Susanna,^ b. Apr. 25, 1790.
VII. Jenny,' b. July 25, 1792.
VIII. Anna,' b. Aug. 17, 1794; m. Capt. Joshua B. Osgood, who settled in
Denmark.
IX. Abigail," b. July 27, 1796.
X. Hannah," b. Aug. 12, 1799.
XI. Lewis,' b. Jan. 17, 1801 ; d. June 3, 1802.
XII. Eliza,' b. June 6, 1804.
XIII. Lewis,' b. June i5, 1806.
2. Mary,'' b. in Pembroke, N. H., Aug. 29, 1759.
3. Samuel,- b. in Concord, N. H., Mar. 2, 1762; d. May 8, 1762.
4. Hannah,'' b. in Concord, N. H., May 18, 1763.
5. Susanna," b. in Fryeburg, Sept. 18, 1765; d. Jan. 14, 1768.
6. Susanna,'^ b. in Fryeburg, Dec. 17, 1767; d. Jan. 28, 1785.
7. Sarah,'' b. in Fryeburg, Dec. 31, 1765.
8. Annah," b. in Fryeburg, Feb. 9, 1772.
9. Elizabeth," b. in Fryeburg, July 25, 1774.
10. Jane," b. in Fryeburg, Sept. 29, 1778.
Capt. Joshna B. Osgood," born in Fryeburg, in 1782, married Anna
Osgood there in 18 15. He and wife inherited a large estate, consisting of
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valuable timber lands in Denmark, and removed to that town. He cleared
the farm since owned by William Bean. He purchased mills of Cyrus Ingalls,
at Denmark Corner, and engaged in extensive lumber business; sold his real
estate to Ellis B. Usher, Esq., of Hollis, in 1835, ^O"" $S°>°°o, and removed
to Portland, where he was afterwards a successful business man, and was
president of Canal Bank more than a quarter of a century. He had been a
seaman and sea-captain in early life. His first wife d. June 10, 182 i, and he
m. Sally Stickney, of Brownfield, who survived until rising 90. Three sons :
1. Joshua B.,** b. Aug. 31, 18 16; d. in infancy.
2. EnwARD S.," b. Feb. 11, 1818; followed the sea and d. in the East
Indies when about 25 years of age.
3. Charles H.,'' b. June 21, 1820; studied dentistry and after graduating
practised in Portland.
Children of Richard and Susanna:
Joshua B.," b. Nov. 17, 1810.
William H.,^ b. Oct. 8, 1812.
James,"* b. Mar. 27, 1815.
Horatio,'' b. Oct. 18, i8ig.
Helen M.,^ b. Apr. 3, 1824.
MARRIAGES IN FRYEBURG.
1780, May 10, Joshua B. Osgood to Elizabeth Brown.
1780, Feb. 17, James Osgood to Abigail Evans.
1780, Dec. 17, Thomas Spring to Mrs. Mary Osgood.
1786, Jan. 31, Asa Buck to Hannah Osgood.
1789, Jan. 15, Moses Osgood to Bethia Evans.
1789, Jan. 22, William Evans to Sarah Osgood.
1789, Jan. 25, William Thomes to Anna Osgood.
1790, Nov. 25, Thomas Bean to Elizabeth Osgood.
1797, Dec. 21, Philip Eastman to Susanna Osgood.
|arlicr (J[amilg.
There were several families of this name settled in the Saco valley towns
between which no consanguinity was known to exist.
Kendall Parker, the old blacksmith, gunsmith, and trapsmith, came from
Massachusetts and settled at Bog Mill hamlet, where, you know, he continued
to hammer away until an aged man. He was a queer, quaint old fellow, who
always swore with the harmless words, " by faith." He had a great stack of
patched up guns and rifles behind his back entry door, and when bartering
with some poor farmer's boy who must have some kind of an "old fusee,"
Kendall would say : " By faith, that piece is jist as true's a hair; and, by faith.
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I can shoot squirrels where there haint any with it." He had a thin, eagle-
beak nose, and when advanced in life the end of it sustained neighborly rela-
tions with his chin, and the crystal drop always bejeweling the organ might
fall betimes thereon. Kendall "cushioned" old flint guns, and from the
shanks of worn-out scythes forged the most ungainly gun hammers ever
dreamed of. But he could make the best trap-spring of any man living, "by
faith." The wife of Kendall was Abigail Mace, sister of Squire Fayette Mace,
and from her some of the sons inherited their corporeal dimensions. Their
family consisted of children named as follows:
1. Mary A., b. Aug., 1805.
2. Susan, b. Nov., 1808; m. Horace Harvey; d. Feb., 1830.
3. Nathaniel, b. Nov., 18 10; succeeded his father as blacksmith at Bog
Mill. He had a bright family and Horace, now in Chicago, is a wealthy
merchant. Mr. Parker is living at the age of 84.
4. Jane, b. Aug., 1812.
5. Kendall, b. Dec, 18 14.
6. Marquess D. L., b. Apr. 30, 1817; learned the machinist's trade of
"old Pollard" in the shop connected with the cotton factory at West
Buxton village, but in early life left the community. He was named for
his big uncle. Squire Mace, and resembled him in face and form.
Benjamin, b. Sept., 1819; d. young.
Abigail, b. Aug., 1822.
g. Benjamin, b. Aug., 1824; went West.
10. Ivory, b. Feb., 1827; d. Jan., 1831.
Marshall, b. Aug. 6, 1832.
Nathaniel Parker, brother of Kendall, settled in Hiram, south part, and
had a family, of whom two sons, Thomas and Joseph, are now living.
|3ntten d^amitu.
This family has been traced through Ireland and Scotland to an English
ancestry. A Richard Patten is mentioned as a resident of Pattine, near
Chelmsford, County Essex, England, as early as 1119. One of his descend-
ants, RichardPatten, of Waynefleet, was a man of great distinction between
1422 and 1462 ; he was Bishop of Winchester and Lord High Chancellor, and
founded Magdalen College, Oxford. About 1490 families of the name re-
moved to Scotland, and after a century, descendants settled in the north of
Ireland. From Coleraine came Hector, Robert, and William to Boston,
about 1727. William settled in Boston, but did not leave male issue. Robert
settled in Arundel and had three sons; Hector — erroneously spelled Ai-fi?r —
lived in Kennebunk, and Robert, settled in Litchfield.
Actor Patten was born in the Dimbo, now Belfast, Ireland ; married there
Miss Sutor, and had children when he came to New England in 1727, as will
appear. His second wife was a Widow Armstrong, of Falmouth, and by this
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alliance they were connected with the Means family, also Scotch-Irish. He
settled at Old Orchard, in Saco, and after living there about forty years re-
moved to Frenchman's Bay, now Sullivan, Me. He had been an elder in the
Presbyterian church in Ireland, and was esteemed a very good man. He had
three sons by first wife. Of Maithevv and William we have but meagre
information.
John Patten, born in Ireland, in 1717, came to America with his father,
in 1727 , married Mary Means, a pious and worthy lady, of Saco, and settled
in Topsham, in 1750. He cleared a farm there in full view of Merrymeeting
bay; was farmer, blacksmith, and ship-builder. He was religious from his
youth and his home was a scene of good order and domestic peace, where the
worship of God was regularly maintained. He was a strict observer of the
Sabbath, regularly attended divine service, and catechised his children in
the evening according to Puritan custom. The following is a copy of the
inscription on his gravestone.
" Sacred to the Memory of
MR. JOHN PATTEN,
A deacon of the Congregational church in Topsham, a
tmluable member of civil and religious society,
and an affectionate husband and parent.
Died April ye 7th, 1795-
' Blessed are ije dead who die in the Lord.' "
This John Patten had a family of fourteen children, eight sons and s\\
daughters. Matthew died young; John and V\'illiam were taken prisoners by
the British and carried to England; William died in prison; John returned
home and died in 1780. The other five sons and their sisters married and
had families. The daughters exchanged their names for those of Fulton,
Randall, Jameson, Harward, Maxwell, and Hunter, and their descendants are
now very numerous.
Robert Patten, eldest son of John, was born in Saco, in 1743, and re-
moved to Topsham when a boy with his parents. He married Miss Margaret
Hunter, a pious woman, who was ever a faithful wife and mother. He cleared
a fine farm in Topsham, one mile from his father's homestead. He was a
farmer and ship-builder ; was also engaged in navigation. Several vessels in
which he was part owner were lost. Twice his house was burned down.
When about 90 years of age had his first illness, but recovered and survived
until 98, his mind being vigorous and clear to the last. On the day of his
death he exclaimed : " The long-expected and happy day has come." This
was on Mar. 14, 1841. He was converted when rising go and was ever after
a happy, contented Christian man. His experience was very remarkable as
written about by his son in a small memoir, from which we have condensed
the foregoing sketch.
Robert Patten, who came from Ireland in 1727 with his brothers. Actor
and William, settled in Arundel in 1737. He married Florence Johnston and
had issue. His son James married Sally Stone and had a son Johnston,
who married Lucy Towne, and their son, James D. Patten, born Aug. 26,
181 7, became a prominent business man in Saco, where he died Oct. 7, 1865.
He married Mary J.Ware, of Gardiner, Me., and had issue: C/iar/cs F.,
drowned in Saco river; Mclvilk C, who married, in 1873, Lizzie, dau. of
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Baron Frederick Von Kaas, and resides in Chicago; Florence, wife of Maj.
Paul Chadbourne ; Nellie A., and Fannie W.
A Robert Patten was married to Susanna Goodwin, in Saco, March 13,
1784, and she died in Biddeford, March g, 1813, aged 88 years.
The Patersons, Patisons, and Pattersons are all descended from an ancient
Scandinavian family named Peterson early planted in Scotland. The use of
the double letters in the name is peculiar to the family in Ireland. Many
cadets of the race have been eminent on both sides of the Atlantic, both in
church and state.
John PiltersOU was consecrated Bishop of Ross in 1662. He had at one
time signed the covenant. His son, John Paterson, was made Bishop of
Galloway, in 1674, while his father was living. In 1679 he became the Bishop
of Edinlsurgh, and in 1687 was appointed Archbishop of Glasgow. He was
under sentence of banishment in 1692, and from that time till 1701 he was
confined in Edinburgh Castle. He was released before his death, which oc-
curred in his own house in 1703. His grandson became an eminent solicitor
in London.
One of the principal families of this name long owned the estate of Bannock-
burn, in Stirlingshire, and one of the proprietors was created a baronet of
Nova Scotia, in i586. Sir Hugh Paterson, one of this family, joined the
Rebellion. His mother was Lady Jane Erskine, sister of the Earl of Mar.
Prince Charles Edward made Bannockburn house his headquarters in the
winter of 1746.
William Paterson, born on a farm in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, in 1655,
was descended from a respectable branch of the same family. He was driven
from his native land in consequence of his sympathy for the persecuted cove-
nanters, and, going into England, became an eminent merchant in London
and in the West Indies. Among the great commercial and financial schemes
with which he became identified was the Bank of England, of which he was
the founder. He was a man of extensive enterprise, and a voluminous writer
on mercantile subjects. In his obituary notice (i7i9)he was styled "the
great calculator."
Among the earliest of the name known to have settled in Ireland were
John, Ja.mes, and Robert Paterson. The former removed from Argyleshire
and took up his abode in the parish of Priestland, town of Glenlace, County
Note.— Jerome Bonaparte, yoiuiger brother of Napoleon, came to America in 1803, and
married Elizabeth Patterson, the daughter of a merchant in Baltimore. These had a son. Jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte, born in 1805, who died in Baltimore in 1870, leaving twosons, Jerome Napo-
leon and Charli's Joseph. The latter was graduated at Harvard College, and is a lawyer in
Baltimore. Tlic elder brother, born in Baltimore in 1832, died at Beverly, Md.. Sept. 3, 1893. He
was a graduate of West Point, and served in the United States army. Passing over to France in
1854, he served in the Crimean war, but came back to America in IsTii, a few days before the death
of his grandmother, Elizabeth Patterson. In 1871, Colonel Bonaparte married ('aniline, daugh-
ter cif Samuel Appletou. of Boston. Of this union there are two children, Jerome Charles and
Lottisa Eugene. The Bonapartes inherited wealth. Colonel Bonaparte is a loyal Catholic and
delivers addresses at Catholic conventions.
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Antrim, about one hundred years (1618) before the coming of his great-
grandsons to America.
James Patersoil and Robert Paterson, probably brothers, were induced
by the Scottish planters in Ulster to leave their native place, Glengarnock, in
Argyleshire, and in 16 14 they took lease of land and houses on the manors
of Fort Cunningham and Castle Cunningham, two adjoining estates. James
had one hundred acres and "great store of tillage" on the first-mentioned
manor, while Robert settled as "cottager" on Castle Cunningham and had
"a house, garden-plot, six acres of land, and commonage for cows." In 1620,
when an inventory of these properties was taken, there were settled there
thirty families of .Scotch people, but "not one Irish family."
The New England families, now so numerous, are principally descended
from several of the name who came from Londonderry, Ireland, in 17 18.
Two of these, Peter and Wii.li.am Patterson, came from the town of Glen-
lace and settled at Londonderry, N. H. The early generations of the Patter-
son family in Ireland were connected with the Gilmores and intermarried with
them after their settlement here.
Robei't PatterSOll' came to New England in 17 18 and settled in Saco in
1729. He was born in 1671, in Ireland; married there and had children
before leaving. He had charge of the first ferry before bridges were built
across the Saco. He purchased land from the heirs of James Gibbins and
built a house on Rendezvous Point. After he had made considerable im-
provement on his farm his wife and children came over, landing at Portsmouth,
where Mr. Patterson met them and brought them to his domicile in the wil-
derness of the District of Maine. He was one of the thirteen charter mem-
bers of the first church in Saco, and was one of the first selectmen of that
town; was evidently a man of considerable enterprise and took an active part
in public affairs, as the early records indicate. He was appointed appraiser
of estates, a trust involving good judgment, and was frequently a witness of
wills. He died Aug. 27, 1769, aged 98 years and 6 months. His wife's name
is not found, nor record of children's births. At least four generations of this
family have owned and occupied the farm cleared by this ancestor on the
Saco Ferry road.
Johu Patterson," son of Robert,' was born in the north of Ireland, in
1709, and was n/'/t^ years of age when his father came to New England and
no less than twenty when he came with his mother and younger brother. His
wife Elizabeth, born in 1715, died Nov. 27, 1772, aged 57 years. He died
July 2, 1779, aged 70 years. No record of children.
Robert Patterson," son of the preceding, was born in the north of Ire-
land, in 17 13, when his father was 44 years of age. He married Jean Gil-
more, of Londonderry, N. H., probably a relative of his family, and succeeded
to his father's property. He was a member of the Congregational church.
He died June 27, 1797, aged 84; his widow died Aug. 19, 1809, aged 88.
Children's names will follow.
Andrew Patterson,'' probably son of Robert - and Jean Gilmore, was born
Apr. 25, 1750; married Susanna , who was born July 18, 1753, and died
Oct. 13, 1812; a soldier of the Revolution. Children, b. in Saco, as follows:
I. Susanna,'' b. May 12, 1775; m. June 13, 1796, John Kimball, Jr., of
Buxton.
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2. Miriam/ b. Jan. i6, 1777.
3. Andrew/ b. Jan. 3, 1779; drowned from the sloop "Polly" in a squall
in 1800.
4. Josiah/ b. July 3, 1781; m. Aug. 12, 1802, in Biddeford, to Charity
Long, and had issue as follows :
I. Harriet/ b. Feb. 18, 1803; m. Abiatha Clark, Apr. 25, 1825.
II. JoTHAM,'' b. Sept. 9, 1804; m. Nancy and had:
(i). Andrew,^ b. Mar. 12, 1829.
(2). Roxanna R.,^h. June 19, 1831.
(3). ^/7'«/;Z?.,'>b. July 13, 1835.
III. Elim,*^ b. Mar. 25, 1807.
5. Betsey,^ b. July 3, 1784; m. Nathaniel Deering, July 16, 1812.
6. JoHN,^b. Oct. 8, 1786.
7. Daniel,^ b. June 27, 1788.
8. Naham,'' b. Apr. 29, 1791.
9. Nancy,^ b. Sept. 15, 1793; m. Edward Storer, of Biddeford, June 20,
1811.
10. Olive,^ b. Mar. 29, 1798.
Samuel Patterson^ was born about 1754; married Jane Means, of Old
Orchard, May 7, 1777, and lived for many years on the Buxton road, one mile
north of the Congregational church, on the plains land in Saco ; was a soldier
of the Revolution. He had a hard time in seeking to make a living for his
family on this sterile soil and removed into the town of Lovell, Oxford county,
where he spent the remainder of his days. There were fourteen children,
whose births are recorded in Saco :
1. Hannah,^ b. Sept. 14, 1778; m. John Bryant, of Saco.
2. Sallv,^ b. Feb. 15, 1780; m. Samuel Wormwood, of Alfred, July 14,
1803.
3. Lovinia,'' b. May 23, 1782 ; m. Brigham, of Lovell.
4. Samuel,'' b. June 16, 1784; m. Betsey West and lived for many years
on Poor island, in Saco; was a ship-carpenter; removed to Greenville,
near Moosehead lake, in Mar., 1833, where he was a pioneer, and with
his family suffered all the deprivations incident to the backwoods life.
He d. in Oct., i85i; his wife d. May, 186 1. Children, b. in Saco:
I. Sarah,'' b. Aug. 3, 1811 ; m. Horace Smith, of Biddeford.
II. Samuel,^ b. Apr. 10, 1813; died in infancy.
III. Rev. Henry A.,^ b. Oct. 27, 1818; m. Lydia A., dau. of Ebenezer
Lord, of Lebanon, Me. ; taught school in early life ; was converted
Aug. 20, 1832; joined Methodist conference in 1849; ordained dea-
con in 1851, and elder in 1853; survives at the age of 77. Children:
(i). Martha E.,^ m. John Blake, of Carmel; d. in Falmouth.
(2). Florilla A.,^ d. at the age of 20 years.
(3). Roscoe jFT.,^ d. aged 19 years.
(4). Asbury F.,^ m., first, Anna Abbott, of Conway, N. H. ; second,
Dora Coffin, of Garland, Me.; now living in Portland.
PATTESSON FAMILY. 1095
(5). Stephen O.,^ d. aged 19 months.
(6). OHn A.,''' m. Mary Hodsdon, of Deering, Me.
IV. Mary E.,'^ b. July 16, 1821 ; m. Cousins, of Lyman, and settled
in Kennebunk.
V. Marth.\ A.,^ b. Jan. 8, 1824; m. William Balcomb, and resided in
Lawrence, where he kept a dry goods store ; removed West.
VI. Samuel A.,^ unmarried. He was educated in Bucksport, Readfield,
and graduated at Yale College; now professor in a college at Nash-
ville, Tenn. ; a man of profound learning, esteemed as one of the
best scholars in the country.
5. Robert,* b. Apr. 15, 1786; m. Statira Poor (b. Jan. 2, 1783,) and set-
tled in Brownfield, Me., where he resided several years, but finally
removed to the eastern part of the state and lived, when last heard from,
in the town of Orono. Issue:
I. Betskv," b. May 20, 1812.
II. Samuel,'^ b. July 12, 1815.
III. Sarah," b. Apr. 18, 1816.
IV. Statira,*^ b. June 20, 1818.
V. Robert,^ b. April 7, 1821.
VI. James,^ b. Oct. 5, 1822.
VII. William," b. July 22, 1828; d. July ro, 1837.
6. Eleanor,'' b. Jan. 10, 1789 ; m. Clark
7. RuFus,^b. June i5, 1791; went from home young.
8. Jane,* b. Feb. 10, 1794.
9. John M.,"* b. Mar. 27, 1796; settled in Lee, Me.
10. Dorcas,* b. May 2, 1798; m. Thomas Evans, May 14, 1827.
11. Nathaniel,* b. May 26, 1800.
12. Ruth,* b. July 16, 1802.
13. James,* b. May 28, 1804.
14. Mary A.,* b. Jan. 7, 1807.
Beiijamiu Patterson,''' son of Robert and Jean Gilmore, born in 1762;
m. Elizabeth, daughter of Actor Patten, of Topsham, Me., and succeeded to
the old homestead in Saco, where he died Aug. 11, 1834. Children:
1. Actor P.,* b. Feb. 12, 1791; m., Sept. 26, 1821, Lydia Hutchins. He
was a ship-master in Kennebunk; d. Jan. 1 1, 1869 ; wife d. June i, 1869.
2. Elizabeth,* b. Oct. 25, 1795; m., Nov. 5, 1835, Joseph Deavis, of
Limington, who d. in New Jersey.
3. Capt. Benjamin,* b. August 20, 1798; m., August 11, 1825, Lucinda
Truesdale, who was born at Hudson, N. Y., Mar. 7, 1800, and died at
Saco, Nov. 9, 1874. He spent his boyhood on the home farm. At
the age of seventeen he went to sea in the ship "Victory," which was
cast away, and he with five others were taken from the wreck and car-
ried into Halifax. Being determined to lead a sea-faring life, he again
went on shipboard soon after reaching his majority, and became master
of vessels sailing from Saco to various foreign ports. He carried the
1096 PATTERSON FAMILY.
first steam-engine to South America. The ship "Hungarian," built at
Saco, was for many years under his command. His last voyage was in
the "Almeda," in 1862. In 1864 he was commissioned to visit Europe
to look after three ships, and after his return, in 1865, retired from the
sea and mostly from the active duties of life. Captain Patterson was
a competent and careful mariner, who, during his long service of nearly
half a century on the sea, did not lose a vessel or suffer from a serious
accident. He not only understood the science of navigation and the
management of a ship, but was also well posted in international and
commercial law. He was a man of strict integrity, great sociability, and
kindness of heart ; gentlemanly in his intercourse with men and highly
esteemed by all who came within the circle of his influence and ac-
quaintance. He d. at his residence in Saco, Aug. 31, 1877. Children:
I. Mary E.,^ d. in May, 1833, aged 6 years.
II. JuHN B.."^ was for many years a seaman, being chief officer of the ship
"International." He d. of yellow fever in New Orleans, Sept. 28,
1856, at the age of 25.
III. Henry,^ d. in infancy.
IV. Margaret R.,* wife of David T. Given, of Saco.
V. Emma,^ wife of Albion Sands, formerly of Saco.
VI. Maria L.,^ was a graduate of the Normal School of Albany, N. Y.,
class of i860. She left New York, where she had spent the winter,
in the spring of 1867, to return home in the steamer "Old Colony,"
and has never been heard from since, although her trunk came to Saco.
VII. Capt. Alfred,'^ b. in 1838 ; went to sea with his father in the ship
" Hungarian" at the age of thirteen. At the age of twenty-five (1S63),
he took command of the steamer "George S. Wright," and was in
government service during the Rebellion; subsequently commanded
the steamer "North Point," and for five years the English ship
"Waterloo," sailing from London. During his twenty-five years' ser-
vice on the sea, he visited nearly every port on the globe. When he
retired from the sea, in 1878, he settled in Saco, and engaged in the
the real estate and insurance business.
David Patterson,^ son of Robert and Jean Gilmore, was born August i,
1764; m., Aug. 2, 1787, Eleanor Means, of Old Orchard, who was born Aug.
I, 1765, and settled on the Ferry road; d. Aug. 30, 1817. Children, born in
Saco, as follows :
1. James G.,* b. May 28, 1788. I suppose this was the "Capt. James"
who m. Eliza Gray, of Biddeford, July 6, 1833, but there were several
of this name.
2. John M.,^ b. Sept. 2, 1791.
3. Dorcas,^ b. May 15, 1793.
4. ISAAC,^ b. Aug. s, 1799; d. Feb. 15, 1800.
5. Isaac,* b. Dec. i, 1801; m. B'liza Hutchinson, May 4, 1833 (who died
June 8, 1833), and had issue, a child who d. same day with mother.
6. Harriet,'' b. May 12, 1804.
7. George,'' b. Oct. 16, 1807.
PATTERSON FAMILY. 1097
Abraham Patterson ' married Sarah Sawyer, Dec. 7, 1780; a soldier of
the Revolution. His wife d. Aug. 3, 1828; he d. Feb. 16, 1832. Children;
1. Sarah/ b. July 17, 1780.
2. Mary/ b. Dec. 25, 1783; m. Israel Potter, June 10, 1802.
3. Abraham/ b. May 4, 1785; d. a child.
4. Elizabeth/ b. Oct. 29, 1788.
5. Jane/ b. May 13, 1791 ; m. Thomas Chandler, Mar. 8, 1815.
6. James,^ b. Jan. 10, 1794.
7. Almira,^ b. Jan. 5, 1797.
8. Isabella,* b. May 12, 1799; m. Benjamin Stone, Apr. 5, 1820.
9. AsENATH,* b. Mar. 27, 1803; m. Capt. Mark Sawyer, Apr. 21, 1825.
Daniel Patterson ■' married Hannah Sawyer, Oct. 28, 1780. He died
Dec. 14, 181 7. Children, born in Saco :
1. Daxiel,* b. Feb. 18, 1782 ; m. Hannah , who was b. Jan. 22, 1780.
He died March 23, 1826. She was called "Widow Hannah" in 1828.
Children as follows :
I. Fidelia,'* b. Jan. 16, 1811 ; m. George W. Whitten, Apr. 27, 1828.
II. Charles,^ b. Aug. 7, 1812; ) , , , , „ „
^ " - drowned July 7, 1828.
III. George,^ b. Apr. 19, 1815; )
IV. Elizabeth,* b. July 26, 1816 ; d. Mar. 9, 1819.
V. Daniel,^ b. Oct. 22, 1818.
VI. Mark,"* b. Sept. 28, 1820.
2. Olive,-' b. Mar. 14, 1784.
3. David,-* b. May 5, 1786 ; d. June 6, 1800.
4. Hepzibah,* b. July 26, 1788.
5. Nathaniel,^ b, Aug. 12, 1790; m. Jane Coates, Sept. i8, 1814 (she b.
Sept. 13, 1786), and had four children:
I. Seth,** b. May 13, 1815.
II. Eliza J.,** b. Nov. 6, 1817.
III. Nathaniel,^ b. Feb. 20, 1820.
IV. John,* b. Feb. 28, 1823.
6. Richard,* b. Dec. 8, 1792; m. Mehitable , who was b. Nov. 23,
1801, and had children as follows:
I. Solomon C.,* b. Apr. ig, 1815.
II. Harriet G.,* b. Oct. 9, 1816.
III. Abigail,* b. July 11, 1818.
IV. Edward M.,* b. Oct. 14, 1820.
7. Naham/ b. Mar. 16, 1796; m. Dorcas (who d. Oct. 17, 1832,)
and had issue.
8. Edmund,* b. Mar. i6, 1796, twin to Naham.
9. John,* b. Sept. 26, 1799.
10. David,* b. Jan. 2, 1802.
11. Hannah,* b. Dec. 27, 1805; d. Dec. 7, 1806.
1098 PATTERSON FAMILY.
12. Hannah,'' b. Mar. 7, 1808.
13. Elizabeth,'' b. Dec. 6, 1810.
Robert PattersOU,'^ son of John and Elizabeth, born May 30, 1748, was
styled "of Old Orchard." He married Betsey , who was born in Saco,
Mar. 14, 1 75 1, and had children named as follows:
1. Hepzibah,'' b. Dec. 30, 1771; m. Joseph Patterson, of whom hereafter,
and had issue.
2. Robert,^ b. Dec. 30, 1778; m. Jerusha Cole, Jan. 26, 1801, and Statira
Miller, May 7, 1811. He is .styled "Robert, Jr." Children:
I. Ebenezer H.,^ b. Aug. 16, 1804.
II. Martha,^ b. July 25, 1S06.
III. Betsey,^ b. Feb. 13, 1808.
3. James,'' b. April 18, 17S0; m. Olive Hopkins, of Saco, April 6, 1S07,
and had children as follows:
I. James,^ b. Sept. 12, 1807; d. a child.
II. Tristram,'^ b. Oct. 23, 181 o.
III. William,^ b. Jan. 4, 1812.
IV. Hannah A.,^ b. Nov. 16, 1814; m. Henry Sawyer, Mar. 23, 1S28.
V. RcKiERS G.,^ b. Oct. 4, 1817.
VI. Marv,'^ b. Feb. 7, 1819. Olive, mother, d. Jan. 28, 1823.
VII. James,^ b. Sept. 23, 1827.
VIII. Charles,^ b. Apr. 8, 1830; d. an infant.
IX. Charles,' b. Aug. 24, 1831.
X. Mark,"^ b. June 3, 1833.
XI. Jona.s,'' b. June 11, 1835.
XII. Christopher B.,'^ b. Oct. 16, 1836.
4. Stephen S.,"* b. June 2, 1784; m. Lovie Kimball, of Buxton, Nov. 24,
1817. He d. Sept. 15, 1830. Children:
I. Stephen S.,'' b. July 15, 181S.
II. Abigail K.,' b. Mar. 10, 1820.
III. Joshua K.,^ b. Sept. 18, 1824.
5. Betsey,'' b. June 2, 1786; m. Nathaniel Deering (?).
6. Abner,"* b. Aug. 28, 1789.
7. William,^ b. July 2, 1792; m. Olive , who was b. June 20, 1796,
and had issue as follows :
I. Olive,^ b. May 17, 1818.
II. Dorcas,' b. Jan. 29, 1820; d. in infancy.
III. Dorcas,' b. Dec. 12, 1823.
IV. Martha,' b. Apr. 24, 1827.
V. Eliza,' b. Dec. i, 1833.
8. David, ^ b. Aug. 3, 1794; m. Phebe (who was b. July 9, 1798,) and
had issue as follows :
1. Samuel,' b. Dec. 7, 1825.
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II. Mary E./ b. Feb. 12, 1826.
III. Julia A.," h. May 20, 1828.
IV. Angeline,^ b. Feb. 18, 1831.
V. Hannah B.,^ b. Dec. i, 1833; deceased.
VI. Hiram,* b. Apr. i, 1836.
vii. Hannah D.,* b. Feb. 24, 1841.
[Olive, dau. of Robt. and Betsey, bapt. Sept. 19, 1789; Betty, Mar. 8, 1782].
Joseph Patterson,'' probably son of Robert and Jean Gilmore, b. July 15,
1767 ; m. Hepzibah, dau. of " Robert of Old Orchard," vi'ho was b. Feb. 21,
1771. He was a soldier of the Revolution. Children as follows:
1. Betsey,'' b. Jan. 15, 1796.
2. Polly,* b. Oct. 8, 1800.
3. John,* b. Apr. 5, 1802.
4. Robert,* b. Nov. 7, 1803.
5. Joseph,* b. Oct. 26, 1807.
6. Hepzirah,* b. Nov. 27, 1810.
John Patterson * and wife Dorcas lived in Scarborough, and had children
born there named as follows :
1. Naham,* b. Apr. 26, 1812.
2. Edward S.,* b. Dec. 23, 1814.
3. Susan,* b. May 14, 1819.
4. John,* b. Sept. 20, 1822.
5. Nannie,* b. Oct. 3, 1825.
6. Edward,* b. Nov. 21, 1831.
'■ ■'■ ■' [twins, b. Oct. 22, 1834. James d. Nov. 4, 1843.
8. Mary,* )
9. David,* b. Mar. 17, 1843.
Alvan Patterson* and Drusilla, of Biddeford, had children b. there named
as follows :
1. Emily M.," b. May 3, 1832.
2. Mary B.,'^ b. Aug. 9, 1834.
3. Charles B.," b. Aug. 9, 1836.
PATTERSONS OF BELFAST, ME.
Four of the eleven sons of Robert Patterson and his wife, Jean Gilmore,
removed, about 1770-72, and settled on land purchased for them by their
father on the east side of the river near where the city of Belfast now stands.
Here they hewed down the forest and cleared excellent farms wiiich were in-
herited by their posterity.
Robert Patterson,' son of Robert and Jean, was born in Saco, in 1742,
and removed to Belfast in 1770. He married Elizabeth Goodwin, in Saco,
Note.— Margaret Patterson was published with Jeremiah Brown, in Biddeford. -Nov. 2,
1757 ; do not know whose daughter. n
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Dec. 21, 1774, and had children born there; hence I suppose he did not move
his family "down east" for several years after opening his clearing. He lived
on the eastern side of the river, near Garrison hill, and died there Oct. g,
1829, aged 87. Children:
William,^ b. Nov. 16, 1775.
Elizabeth,'' b. Feb. 18, 1778.
Andrew,'' b. July 3, 1780.
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3
4
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6
7
8,
9
10,
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Martha,'' b. Nov. 23, 1782.
JoHN,^ b. Nov. 15, 1784; d. Oct. 5, 1789.
Sally,'' b. Jan. 26, 1786.
Elisha,'' b. Aug. 17, 1789.
Robert,'' b. Feb. 21, 1792.
Martha,'' b. Feb. 7, 1794.
George,* b. Apr. 24, 1796.
Jenny,* b. June 9, 1798; d. July 9, 1802.
Jenny,'' b. Apr. 11, 1804.
JaillC8 Pattersou,' second son of Robert and Jean, was born in Saco,
Me., 1744; married Jane, dau. of Martin Jameson, of Saco, Mar. 25, 1773, he
being then "of Belfast." His nephew, Robert, has since lived on the farm
cleared by him. He died Feb. 18, 1824, aged 80; his widow died Dec. 14,
1838, aged 89. Children:
1. Jane,'' b. Aug. 25, 1774; m. Jonathan White; d. Oct. 25, 1857.
2. Robert,'' b. July 20, 1776; m. Margaret, dau. of John Mitchell, Jr., of
Belfast; lost at sea in Dec, 1830; widow d. Sept. 4, 1872, aged 94.
3. Martin J.,* b. Jan. 30, 1779; d. unmarried in Martinico, Aug. 17, 1802,
aged 23.
4. Susanna,'' b. July 23, 178 1 ; m. Robert White; d. Apr. 11, 1867, leav-
ing children.
5. Mary,'' b. Mar. 31, 1784; m. Capt. Wm. Furber, in 1806; d. in 1847.
6. Margaret,* b. Aug. 6, 1786; d. Aug. 10, 1788.
7. James,* b. Aug. 6, 1786; m. Nancy Furber. He d. Mar. 10, 1816.
Nathaniel Patterson," third son of Robert and Jean, b. in 1745; m.
Hannah, dau. of Martin Jameson, of Saco, Sept. 20, 1770. He and wife
"owned the covenant " in the First Congregational church in Saco, May 6,
1771. Several children were born in Saco; hence it appears that he did not
remove, with his family, to the east until several years subsequent to his be-
ginning operations there. He had his residence on the eastern side of the
river. His death occurred Nov. 12, 1825, at the age of 79. His widow sur-
vived till May 26, 1843; her age 99 years. Children:
I. Robert,* b. June 9, 1771, in Saco, and d. in Salem, Me., March 19,
1847, aged 76. His children were :
I. Nathaniel^ (third son), b. Jan. 26, 1798; was admitted to the Bar,
at Castine, in 1823, and, after several years' practice in Belfast, in
1 83 1 he removed to West Prospect, now Searsport. He subsequently
returned to Belfast and was town clerk from 1847 to 1850, and clerk
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of the Judicial Court from 1849 to 1859. In i860 he was chosen
judge of the Police Court, a position which he retained until his
death, Mar. 17, 1873.
II. John T.^ hi. Alfred.'^
2. Starrett,'' b. April 4, 1774; lost at sea Dec. 9, 1802.
3. Martin J., ^ b. April 17, 1777.
4. Sally,'' b. Aug. 30, 1779; m. Abner McKeene.
5. Hannah,^ b. April 18, 1782 ; m. Isaac Senter.
6. Nathaniel,* b. Oct. 30, 1785; d. in 1834, aged 49; had a son, Cyrus.^
William Patterson,^ fourth son of Robert and Jean, born in Saco, Me.,
April 5, 1746; m. Mary, dau. of John Mitchell, being the first couple married
in Belfast. He was designated "William 2d," to distinguish him from "Long
William Patterson," a distant relative, who had removed from Londonderry,
N. H. After the Revolution he built a large, two-storied house on the east
side of the river, where he lived until his death, which occurred May 16,
1828, at the age of 79. His widow died Oct. 26, 1838, aged 92. Children:
I. William,' b. Apr. i, 1773, in Belfast (.'j.
Jenny,-" b. Apr. 5, 1775.
Robert,* b. June 14, 1776; m. Joanna Smith in 1803; d. May 12,
1859, aged 83.
4. John M.,* b. May 26, 1779; d. May 29, 1857, aged 79.
5. Elizabeth,'' b. Oct. 18, 1782 ; in. William Besby in 1806.
6. Polly,'' b. Nov. 25, 1786.
Anna,'' b. Oct. 23, 1788.
Hannah,' b. July 24, 1791.
David,* b. Sept. 5, 1794.
William Patterson, called "Long William," was a native of London-
derry, N. H. He married Martha, dau. of William McLaughlin, of that town,
and all moved to Belfast in 1770. His wife d. Aug. 8, 1808 ; he d. in i8io(?).
Robert Patterson ' and Jean his wife had the following children born in
Saco. I am not certain about this family and place the record here as copied
from the town registers.
1. Andrew,' bapt. Nov. 14, 1764.
2. Jane,''' bapt. Feb. 3, 1770.
3. Margaret,''' bapt. Feb. 3, 1770.
4. Mary A.,'' bapt. Nov. 16, 1796.
GLEANINGS.
Jane Patterson m. Simon Brown, Oct. 24, 1768.
John Patterson m. Lois Woodbury, Oct. 21, 1773. She, as his widow,
d. July 30, 1811.
Jane Patterson m. Thomas McClatten, Nov. 29, 1777.
Margaret Patterson m. Robert Hasty, Apr. 20, 1779.
1102 PEASE FAMILY.
Katherine Patterson m. James Deshon, June 20, 1790.
Mary A. Patterson m. Samuel Wilson, intention Nov. 6, 1796.
Jerusha Patterson m. Samuel Googins, April 20, 1820.
Rebecca Patterson m. Andrew Goodrich, Sept. 28, 1808.
Susanna Patterson m. John Kimball, June 13, 1796.
The Pease family in England has been of long standing there, and is said
to have been descended from a German stock. The pea vine branched out
extensively, as the centuries wheeled past, and became exceedingly prolific.
Some of the English variety were early transplanted to our American soil
and throve remarkably in their new condition. A "slip" from the original
stock was named
Natliaiiiel Pease,^ b. in 1691, who settled in New Market, N. H. He
married Phebe Sanborn, and the vine bore thirteen shoots named Pease.
Several were early planted on new land in Pearsontown, now Parsonsfield, and
did become fruitful, so much so that a " mess o' pease " could be found there
at any season of the year.
Eliphalet Pease," a son of Nathaniel, before-mentioned, was b. May 13,
1740; m. Mary Pike, in 1774, and sat down in Epping, N. H. He removed
to Cornish in 1802, and d. there in iSii. Six children, named as follows:
1. Stephen,'' b. Nov. 9, 1775; m. Sarah Johnson, Jan. 5, 1795; d. Sept.
19, 1853. Children were: Stephen,* Mark* Sarah* Nancy,* Elip/iakt,^
and Simeon.*
2. Simeon,' b. July 28, 1779 ; m. Mary Lord and settled in Cornish, where
he d. July 28, 1854. He built a potash factory, run a small country
store, kept the post-office from 181 1 to 1824, and was a man of much
enterprise and thrift, who gave an impetus to the settlement. He had
one child, Hannah,* who m. Samuel Small.
3. Marv,^ m. Henry Hyde and d. Sept., 1867.
4. Nancy,'' b. in 1781 ; m. John Clark.
5. John,'' b. Nov. 17, 1788; m. Mercy Phcenix, Feb. 22, 1805, and settled
in Cornish, where he d. April 19, 1865. Nine children, as follows:
I. William,'' b. May 21, 1806; m. Eunice Cole and settled in his native
town; had one child, Roscoe C,'' b. June i, 1831; d. April 27, 1849.
II. Nathaniel,^ b. Nov. 24, 1808 ; m. Abigail B. Norton, May 23, 1832,
and settled in Cornish. Children: Mary A.,^ b. Feb. 2, 1837, "ti-
Capt. A. O. Smart; Harriet T.,^ b. May 5, 1840.
III. Mary A.,^ b. Mar. 24, 181 1; m. Henry Lord.
IV. Mercy,^ b. Aug. 7, 1813; m. Hooper Chase.
V. Nancy C.,* b. Apr. 23, 1816; m. James L. Small.
VI. Caroline,'' b. Jan. 9, 1819; m. Virgil Griswold.
PENNELL FAMILY. 1103
VII. John,* b. July 20, 182 1 ; d. Feb. 28, 1838.
VIII. Benjamin F./ b. Nov. 17, 1823 ; m., first, Rebecca M. Small; second.
Harriet Pliilbrick. He was a man of considerable prominence, who
was deeply interested in agriculture and improved stock. Children :
(i). JRoscoe C,' b. Sept. 10, 1849; m. Fanny Thompson; has Walter,'^
Ralph,'' and Fred.''
(2). Sarah S.," h. Feb. 10, 1851.
(3). Carrie B.,'h. Feb. 15, 1853; d. Aug. 17, 1853.
(4). J/arj- ^.,' b. March 20, 1855.
(5). John,''\i. May 17, 18O0; m. Mary Kilgore.
(6). Ellen F.^'-h. Sept. 21, 1867.
IX. Melville,* b. Feb. i, 1827; d. Jan. 15, i860.
6. Mark,^ b. 1790; m., first, Nancy Barker, July 14, 1817; second, her
sister Sarah; third, Mrs. Rlioda (Allen) Sawtell, Oct. 13, 1829, and
settled in Cornish, where he died. Children :
I. William B.,* married Lydia Pease and lives in Limerick. One child,
Sarah B./' b. Jan. 14, 1849.
II. Charles H.,* m. Rebecca B. Kimball, Oct., 1852, and resides at
Enfield, N. H. Children:
(i). Walter F.,''h. Jan. i, 1855.
(2). Charles F..;' h. Apr. 12, 1857.
(3). Rebecca A'/.,'' b. Jan. 17, i860.
(4). George H.,'' b. May 24, 1864.
(5). Mark,^ b. July 12, 1867.
(6). Wyman C.," b. Feb. 20, 1870.
(7). Zfj/i'/V^.," b. Sept. 13, 1871.
III. Nathan W.,* m. Sarah F. Butterfield, Oct. 10, 1861, and lives at
Conway, N. H. He is a photographer and publisher of views of
White Mountain scenery. One child, Minta \V!'
IV. John M.,* m. Lydia Marr, and resides in Cornish ; served in Union
army; was in the battle of Fair Oaks. He \i'i.A Jessie B.,''h. Feb. 25,
1857, d. Jan. 24, 1864.
|ennHl 4^imilir.
The family of Pinel or Pennell is one of considerable antiquity and ranked
high among the nobility of Normandy in early times, as appears from the
ancient records of that province. One of the companions of William I was
Raoul Pinel, who held an honorable position. In Extcnte of 133 1 several
members of this family are mentioned as jurymen or land owners in different
parishes in Normandy. It appears that a Thomas Pinel was Seigneur of
Note.— The farms of the four brothers, .sons of Eliplialet Pease, in Cornish, all joined, and
are among the be,st in the town.
1104 PENNELL FAMILY.
Melishes, in the reign of King John, but that the estate went to the crown in
consequence of the owner's adherence to the Norman side when the separa-
tion between the duchy and English monarchy occurred. At the time of the
French Revolution one Charles Pinel, Chevaher Seigneur Comte du Chesnay
and Grand Cross of S. Louis, emigrated (1789) to the Isle of Jersey.
Rev. John Pinel' was rector of Growville in 1598. He m. Susan
and had issue,
John Pinel,' who m., first, Rachel, dau. of Romerie of La Fountaine ;
second, Jane, dau. of Effard, who d. 1672. He was b. 1604, d. 1665; had
issue, as will appear.
Philip Pinel,'' b. 1627, m. first, 1671, Denige, dau. of Philip Le Geyt,
sister of lieut.-bailly of that name, who d. 1674. He m., second, Anne, dau.
of Clement Le Montais, who d. in 1690. He was constable of S. Trinity.
Joshua PineP d. 1650.
Jane Pinel ^ m. Renand Constance.
Adam Pinel,* son of Philip by first wife, b. 1672, d. 1674; buried same
day as mother.
Philip Pinel,* son of Philip by second wife, b. 1676; m., 1698, Mary,
dau. of Charles Le Hardy, by whom children, as will presently appear.
John Pinel,* son of Philip by second wife, b. 1680.
Clement Pinel,* son of Philip by second wife, b. 1682.
Thomas Pinel,* son of Philip by second wife, b. 1684.
The two last settled in America and were, presumably, ancestors of the
many families now settled in New England.
Rachel Pinel,* b. 1675; d. an infant.
Rachel Pinel,* b. 1678; m. John Marett, of S. John; d. 1722.
Philip Pinel,"^ eldest son of Philip and Mary Hardy, b. 1699; m., 1723,
Mary, eldest dau. and co-heir of John Poingdestre, Seig. of le fief es Poing-
destre. He was constable of S. Trinity, Isle of Jersey. Three children:
1. Philip,*' b. 1726; m., 1751, and had five children. He was constable
of S. Trinity, Isle of Jersey.
2. Mary,^ b. 1727.
3. Mary,^ b. 1729.
Charles Pinel,* son of Philip and Mary.
Mary Pinel,' dau. of Philip and Mary, b. 1705; m., 1728, John, son of
Amice Marret, of La Porte, S. Trinity, Isle of Jersey.
Rachel Pinel, ^ dau. of Philip and Mary, b. 17 13; ni. Amice Contanche
in 1730.
Philip Pinel," b. 1752, constable of S. Trinity, captain R. J. M.
John Pinel," b. 1755; m. Mary, dau. of Le Vesconte. He was in the
royal navy.
Charles Pinel," b. 1758; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Mattingly, by whom:
PENNELL FAMILY. 1105
1. Charles, Esq.,' present representative of the family of the parish of
S. Trinity, Isle of Jersey.
2. Elizabeth Mary,' m. James Le Varasseurdit Durel, of the royal navy.
3. Amelia.'
AMERICAN BRANCHES.
Walter Peimell' was living in Saco as early as 1647, when he married
Mary, dau. of Robert Booth. He had a grant of land in Biddeford, then in-
cluding Saco, July 12, 1653, described as follows: "To have all ye neck of
land commonly called ' Stonie Strand,' being 60 poles bredth or there abouts
be it more or less, and so up into ye woods southwest until 150 acres be com-
pleted with all ye profits thereto blonging to the same." In 1657, he was
granted "7 akers next to Richard Hitchcock." He d. in 1682. Children:
1. Walter,^ b. Dec. i, 1649. He removed to Cape Porpoise before his
father's death, and was presented before the grand jury, receiving severe
punishment. In 1681 he was again complained of by Lieut. Purington,
as appears by the following presentment : " We present Walter Penwell
Jr. for marking Mr. Watts his horse, as I apprehend to appropriate to
himself, and upon his reproof for so doing sayd Penwell sayd Devil
take him, and turned him agoing." After his father's death he returned
to Saco, and as an inhabitant of that town, in 1682, he received fifteen
stripes for killing the cow of Joseph Bowls, of Wells. He subsequently
moved to York, where he was living in 1722, at the age of 74 as he
stated in an affidavit. I have no proof to show connection between this
Walter Pennell and the families in various parts of the state, but believe
all to have been his descendants. The family was settled in Saco more
than a hundred years before Clement Pennell, of Falmouth, who heads
that branch, was married in 1742.
2. Mary,'- b. May 12, 1652; m. Giles Hibbins.
3. Deborah,- b. Dec. 30, 1654.
4. Sarah,^ b. Aug. 2, 1664.
5. Susanna,- b. Mar. 29, 1669.
6. JoHN,^ d. the same year of his father, 1682.
Thomas Pennell ' m. Lydia Sands, Nov. 15, 1770; lived in Buxton, where
he d. April 9, 1802 ; his wife d. Jan. 31, 1823. Children as follows:
1. Molly,^ b. Nov. 18, 1771; m., Oct. 23, 1794, Zebulon Murch, of Gor-
ham. Me.
2. Betty,- b. April 13, 1774.
3. Thomas,- b. Oct. 18, 1775; in. Jane Berry. He d. Mar. 14, 1864; had
issue, whose names follow:
I. Thomas,' b. Sept. 3, 1805; d. Mar. 12, 1824.
II. Ja.mes,^ b. Aug. 26, 1808.
III. Benjamin,^ b. July 3, 181 1.
IV. Horace,'' b. May, 27, 1819.
v. Anna,'' b. Aug. 15, 1821.
4. Lydia,'- b. April 13, 1776; m. John White, of the "Plantation called
Greene near Belfast," Feb. 4, 18 10.
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5. William, ■■' bapt. June 14, 1778.
6. Ephraim,'^ b. Jan. 15, 1779; m. Lydia , and d. Jan 7, 1839. Chil-
dren, born in Buxton :
I. Zebulon,^ b. Feb. 7, 1802; d. Dec. 11, 1823.
II. Hannah,^ b. May 21, 1804.
III. Paulina,' b. Feb. 12, 1809; d. Jan. 4, 1826.
IV. Mary,' b. Feb. 22, 1812.
V. Sally,^ b. Sept. 13, 1816.
VI. Levi,' b. June 6, i8tg; d. Feb. 24, 1850.
VII. Ansel," b. Feb. 5, 1822; d. Dec. 30, 1872.
7. James,'^ b. Apr. 10, 1780; m. Jane Berry, Sept. 15, 1803.
8. Samuel,'-^ b. Mar. 20, 1782; m. Deborah , who d. Aug. 30, 1872.
He d. Dec. 28, 1835. Their children, b. in Buxton, vi^ere as follows:
I. Samuel,' b. Apr. 5, 1810.
II. Alvah,' b. Aug. 25, 1812; d. Nov. 30, 1880.
HI. Nancy,' b. April 25, 1815; d. May 4, 1835.
IV. Lydia,' b. Dec. 20, 1817.
v. Eliza,' b. Jan. 6. 1820.
VI. Mercy,' b. Dec. 20, 1825.
VII. Harriet,' b. Feb. 28, 1828.
VIII. Almira,' b. May 2, 183 1.
9. Jabez,'^ b. Aug. II, 1783; m. Mercy Redlon, Dec. 14, 1809, and had
issue. Sons lived at Bar Mills. Widow lived to be very aged.
10. Rachel," b. Nov. 18, 1786.
11. Hannah,'-' b. Sept. 11, 1790.
12. Sally," b. June 20, 1792.
Thomas Pennell, of Buxton, m. Sarah , and had eight children,
born there. 1 do not know whose son he was. Issue as follows :
1. Thomas, b. Mar. 18, 1810.
2. Charles, b. Oct. 20, 181 1.
3. Jones, b. Aug. 27. 1813.
4. Geori;e, b. Sept. 24, 1815.
5. Eunice, b. July i, 1817.
6. John, b. Mar. 14, 1819.
7. Sophia, b. Mar. 11, 1821.
8. Ephraim, b. Mar. 7, 1823.
Henry Pennell, of Buxton, m. Eunice Thomes, Aug. 24, 1820, and had,
born there :
1. Thomas T., b. June 22, 182 i.
2. Alexander H., b. Mar. 27, 1826.
Alvah Pennell married and had issue.
Levi Pennell married and had issue.
From ancient documents preserved in Normandy it appears that as early as
1250 Geoft'roy and Rarnel Poingdestre were land owners in the Isle of Jersey.
In 1424 John Poingdestre was bailly of the island, and in 1452, his son of
the same name filled the office. A grandson of the first John was bailly in
1467. In 1485 John Poingdestre was lieutenant-bailly, as was his descend-
ant of the same name, in 1669. For several generations the Poingdestres
have possessed the fief of Grainville, in the parish of S. Saviour. They have
always held a high social position in the island.
An eminent member of the family was John Poingdestre, son of Edward,
born in i6og. He became fellow of E.\eter College, O.xford, and was one of
the earliest who shared in the benefits of the Jersey scholarships. He was
possessed of those faculities which adorn public and private life, and these
were employed in his intercourse with his fellow-men. He was a master of
the Greek language and wrote it with great facility and beauty. He was an
official during the reign of Charles I ; was dismissed from his fellowship by
Parliamentary visitors, when he settled in Jersey. He was in Elizabeth Castle
during its siege by the Republicans: was commissioned to visit France to
confer with Charles II, in relation to affairs in Jersey. After the expulsion
of the Royalists from the island, he went voluntarily into e.xile, and at the
Restoration, he was rewarded for his loyalty by the office of lieut. -bailly, in
1669. After many years of faithful service he retired from that office, but
continued to hold his seat as jurat until death. He was interred in the church
of S. Saviour, where an epitaph in Latin e.xists to his memory. His portrait
is preserved at the family seat.
For five successive generations the representative of this family sat as jurat
of the Royal Court of the island of Jersey, the last dying in 1831.
The eldest branch is now represented by Edward Gibbs Poingdestre, Esq.,
of Grainville House, and a junior branch of the family, by the Rev. George
Poingdestre, of S. Anastasius.
PEDIGREES OF POINGDESTRE OF JERSEY.
1. George,^ m. Gisette, niece of Sir Thomas Ahaier. He was Seigneur
of the fief es Poingdestre; d. in 1514, leaving two sons, viz.:
2. John,- Seig. of fief es Poingdestre, d. in 1583, leaving issue, and
3. Thomas,^ m. Catherine, dau. of Thomas Lampriere, widow of Richard
Langlois and Clement Messervy. He was constable of S. Saviour;
had issue, of whom hereafter.
4. Edward,^ was twice married. His first wife was Margaret, dau. of
Clement Messervy, to whom m. in 1562; second wife, Pauline, dau. of
Guyon Ahaier. Issue by both unions. He eldest son of John'' (2).
5. John,' second son of John'- (2), m. Perotine, dau. of Peter Laell, and
had issue, of whom hereafter.
6. Thomas,' son of Thomas'- (3), b. in 1544; m. Jane, dau. of Stephen
La Cloche, and had issue.
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7. Benjamin,'* brother of the preceding.
8. Thomas,'' son of Edward' and Margaret Messervy, b. in 1582; m.
Elizabeth, dau. of Effard, and had issue as will appear. He was
Seig. fief es Poingdestre.
g. John,* son of Edward" and Pauline, b. in 1609; m. Ann, dau. and co-
heir of Lawrence Hamptoune, Viscomte of Jersey, by whom issue. He
was M. A. fellow of Exeter College, Oxford ; also lieut.-bailly of Jersey.
10. Thomas,* bro. of preceding, b. in 1613; m. Mary, dau. and co-heir of
James Ripon, and had issue. He was rector of S. Saviour.
11. Edward,* bro. of preceding, d. sine prole.
12. Mary,* sister of preceding, m. Richard Ainley.
13. Edward,* son of John'' (5), m. Barbara, dau. of Michael Regnault, and
had a son.
14. Thomas,* b. in 1571 ; m. Magdalen, dau. of Thomas Durel, by whom
issue.
15. Clement,* bro. of preceding, b. in 1576.
16. Philip,^ son of Thomas* (8), b. 1620; m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. John
Pinel, and had issue. He was Seig. of fief es Poingdestre.
17. Jacob,^ bro. of preceding, m. and had three children.
18. George,'' bro. of preceding, settled in Virginia, and was probably an-
cestor of the southern branches of the family.
19. Rachel,'' sister of preceding.
20. Charles,''' son of John* (g), m., in 1684, Ann, dau. of Hilgrove, by
whom seven children.
21. Elizabeth,^ sister of preceding, m., in 1684, George Baudinel.
22. John,* son of Thomas* (10), m. Susan, dau. of John Seale; had issue.
23. Thomas,* brother of preceding, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Louis Roudel,
minister at Plour, Brittany.
24. Pauline,* sister of preceding, m. Thomas DeLacy.
25. Mary,* ^
26. Elizabeth,* . . c a-
^sisters of precedmg.
27. Ann,* I
28. Jane,* J
29. Peter,* son of Edward* (13), m., first, Mary, dau. of Fillenel; sec-
ond, Catherine, dau. of Gilles Dolbel.
30. Thomas,* b. 1G02 ; m., 1625, Sarah, dau. of Janvrin; had issue.
31. Jane,* sister of preceding, m. Stephen Amy.
32. Blanche,* sister of preceding, m. Nicholas Anthoine.
33. Edward,* son of Philip^ (16), m. Susan, second dau. of Peter Poing-
destre, and had issue, a numerous family. He was Seig. of fief es
Poingdestre.
34. Philip,* brother of preceding.
35. Sarah,* sister of preceding.
36. John,* son of Jacob* (17).
>> daughters of Charles Poingdestre^ (20).
-children of John Poingdestre,^ (22).
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37. Thomas/ brother of preceding.
38. Mary,** sister of preceding, m. G. NicoUe.
39. John,'* son of Charles" (20), b. in 1693 ; m. Jane, dau. and co-heir of
Philip Amy, of the Castillon de Haute, by whom issue.
40. collette,**
41. Ann,"
42. Rachel,'*
43. Susan,"
44. Jane,"
45. Elizabeth, "J
46. John,'*
47. Mary,"*
48. Thomas,"
49. Edward," -
50. George," son of Thomas^ (3°), b. in 1661; m. in 1698, Elizabeth, dau.
and co-heir of Charles Marett, and had issue, five daughters.
51. Philip," brother of preceding.
52. Elizabeth,'* sister, m. Robert Smith.
53. Mary," sister, m. George Pinel.
54. John,' son of Edward," (33), b. in 167 i ; m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Francis
Le Conteur, and had issue. He was Seig. of the fief es Poingdestre.
55. Peter,' brother of preceding.
56. Edward,' brother of preceding.
57. Nicholas,' brother of preceding, m. and had a son.
58. Charles,' brother, of preceding.
59. Jane,' sister of preceding.
60. John,' son of John," (39), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Francis Ripon, Seig.
of Nourmont, and had issue. He was jurat R. C.
61. Philip,' brother of preceding, m. Margaret, dau. of Geellichan, and
had three daughters.
62. Ann,' eldest dau. of George" (50), m. Charles Marett; was co-heir.
63. Jane,' sister of preceding, m. Jacot Le Tonze.
64. Sarah,' \
65. Magdalen,' -sisters of the preceding.
66. Martha,' '
67. Mary,* dau. of John' (54,) and co-heir, m. Philip Pinel, of S. Trinity-
She was lady of the fief es Poingdestre.
68. Jane,'* sister of preceding, d. sine prole.
69. Ann,'* sister of preceding, d. sine prole.
70. Sarah,* sister, m. Nicholas Le Bas.
71. Nicholas,'* son of Nicholas' (57), m. and had issue as will appear.
72. John,' son of John' (60), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Matthew Gosset, and
had issue. He was a jurat R. C.
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73. Jane,' eldest dau. of Philip' (61,) was co-heir. She ni. John de Cateret,
Seig. of Vincheles-de-Bas.
74. Margaret/ sister of the preceding. A sister, name unknown, m.
Germain Aubin.
75. John,' son of John' (72), was twice m. First to Jane, dau. of Clement
Hanery, by whom a dau. ; second, Martha, dau. of Clement Rueling, by
whom issue.
James,' son of John' (72), m. Grace, dau. of Laird at S. Martin, 24
April, 1828, aged 31, and had issue, two sons.
Elizabeth," sister of preceding, m. O. R. Lampriere, Seig. of Rozel.
Ann," sister of preceding, m. John Leigh.
Jane," sister of preceding.
Philip," son of Nicholas* (71), m. and had issue, two daughters.
John," bro. of the preceding.
Mary," sister of preceding, m. Peter Le Fairre.
Edward Gibbs,'" son of John" (75), now (1890) of Grainville House,
Isle of Jersey, in the parish of S. Saviour. Head of the Poingdestre
family.
84. James, Esq," clerk in House of Commons, son of James" (76).
85. John," brother of preceding, d. at Rozel Manor, Mar. 13, 1849, aged 23.
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
9
10
86. Peter, b. 16 19; m. Jane, dau. of John Pallet, by whom si-\ children,
namely: Peter; Jane, eldest dau. and co-heir; Susan, m. Edward Poing-
destre ; Elizabeth, m. Machon ; Martha, m. John Mowrant ; Sarah,
m. Thomas Le Breton.
87. Ann," eldest dau. of Philip" (80), and co-heir, m. Moses Gibant.
88. Mary," sister of preceding, m. Matthew Le Gallais, of Surville; third,
Charles De Ste Croix.
POINGDESTRES OF S. PETER.
Thomas^ m. Janette, dau. of Baudaius, in 1641; had issue as follows:
Thomas,''' b. in 1644; m. dau. of Payn and had issue.
James,- b. in 1650.
Sarah,'' b. in 1642.
Thomas," son of Thomas^ (2), b. 1674 ; m. Mary, dau. of Des Laudes,
and had issue.
Philip,* b. in 1706.
Charles,'' b. in 1708; m., in 1732, Jane, dau. of Le Feuvredit-Filatre,
and had issue.
Clement,'' b. in 1709.
Thomas,'' b. in 17 13; m., 1738, and had Thomas,^ Jane,^ -Awdi Elizabeth!'
Elizabeth,'' b. in 17 15.
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12
13
14
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16
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Charles,^ b. in 1736, ) , •, , c ^u 4 , \
' ■^ '- children of I nomas (9).
Philip," b. in 1742, )
Henry,'' b. in 1752 ; m. dau. of George Ingourville, by whom issue.
jANE,''b. in 1745, ^
Elizabeth,'' b. in 1747, ' , -.j c n-u 4 / \
'^' '.children or Ihomas' (o).
Mary,''' | ^-^^
17. Susan, ^ J
18. George,'^ m. Ann, dau. and co-heir of Philip Lesbrrel, and had issue.
Lieutenant-colonel, R. J. M.
19. Mary,^ sister of preceding, m. Joshua Picot.
20. Elizabeth," sister of preceding, m. Aaron De Ste Croix.
21. Rev. George,' M. A., m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. William Smith, R. N.,
and has issue. He is principal of grammar school and incumbent of
S. Matthew's. Children : Gco?-g!ii/ia,^ Elizabeth* and Emily Eninccs* dec.
AMERICAN BRANCHES.
INTKODUCTORY.
The Poindestres were Huguenots, which probably accounts for their settle-
ment in the Isle of Jersey. Members of the family came to Virginia about
the time of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and were evidently Hu-
guenots direct from France. A Thomas Poindexter came from England to
Virginia in 1740, and his descendants are scattered through nearly all of the
southern and northwestern states; a very numerous people. A descendant
was senator to Congress from Mississippi in 1835; another was the distin-
guished Poindexter Dunn, of Arkansas, M. C, who died in 1884; another, the
famous minister of religion. Rev. A. M. Poindexter, of Virginia, who died in
1874. In the work by S. S. Cox entitled "American Humor" there is refer-
ence to the southern families of this name, in which they are said to be lead-
ing men in the states where they domiciled. J. D. Poindexter, M. D., assist-
ant surgeon in the U. S. Army, son of Thomas, son of John, son of Thomas,
was from Franklin county, Va. The clerk of courts for this county informs
me that the name abounds in his records, and gives the names of C. T. Poin-
dexter, Martinsville, Va., and VV. C. Poindexter, S. F. Poindexter, and John
W. Poindexter, of Union Hall, Va. The recorder of Louisa county says his
county was formed in 1742 and finds many names of Poindexters on the rec-
ords. A Mr. Poindexter is now librarian of the Virginia State Library in
Richmond.
PENDEXTERS OF MAINE.
Henry Pendexter' was an inhabitant of Biddeford, Dec. 20, 1727, and
at that date he married Deborah Wellfeald there. In 1728 he paid four pounds
for land in the township, and May 27, 1730, he paid cash for "his privilege
over the stares." We suppose he came from Portsmouth or Newington, N. H.,
and was of the same family as the Pendexters in Bartlett. His family was
large and several sons were married in Biddeford, whose subsequent history
is unknown. We give the names as found in the early town records.
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1. Abigail,^ b. Dec. 6, 1729; d. Dec. 23, 1729.
2. Mary,^ b. Dec. 23, 1730.
3. Henry,^ b. June 18, 1732; m. Sarah Sheperd, Aug. 10, 1755, and set-
tled on a farm in Biddeford, where he continued to reside until 1774-5,
when he sold his land and homestead for a parsonage to the Congrega-
tionalist parish and removed to Francisborough, now Cornish, with his
sons and daughters. He was one of the first who entered the wilder-
ness of this township ; a tradition says t/ie first. It has been reported
that he carried up his household chattels on hand-sleds. He certainly
built a cabin on the stream that issues from Trafton's pond more than
a year before moving his family from Biddeford. He made a clearing
and planted a piece of "burnt ground corn," and two of his sons lived
V there alone about three months while keeping the bears from the grow-
ing crop. They betimes went to a hill-top and looked down the valley
with the hope of seeing their father coming. They were lonesome but
dutiful; they enjoyed excellent health, killed plenty of game with the
gun left with them, caught fish from the stream near their cabin, were
stimulated by the howling of wolves at night; they were not harmed and
survived until a good old age to relate to their descendants the adven-
tures of their pioneer days. Mr. Pendexter was probably dead in 1778,
as his name does not appear on the tax list that year ; however, he may
have conveyed his estate to his sons.
4. Rachel,- b. April 9, 1736.
5. Paul,^ b. Oct. 21, 1737; m. Hannah March, in Biddeford; no other
information.
6. Thankful,- b. Sept. 15, 1742; m. William March, in Biddeford.
7. SiBBLEY,- b. Oct, 14,' 1744; m. Mary Joy, in Biddeford, Feb. 28, 1766.
8. Barsheba, b. Sept. 10, 1746; m. Moses Stevens, in Biddeford, Nov.
20, 1765.
g. Hannah,- m. David Sawyer, Jr., of Saco, in 1765.
10. Stephen," m. Hannah Curtis, of Biddeford, May 6, 1797, and had issue,
A/a/y/' h. May 28, 1798; H/nx/a;^ h. Dec. 12, 1801.
Children of Henry and Deborah:
I. ELiAB,'b. April i, 1761 ; m. Mary Thomas, of Biddeford, Sept. 19, 1783,
and settled in the township called Francisborough, now Cornish. He
d. Nov. 23, 1842 ; his wife d. Oct. 28, 1846, aged 82 years and 8 months.
These were buried in a small walled enclosure by the road-side near their
old home. Several of his eleven children were interred in the same
ground.
L Lydia,'' m. Stephen Day.
n. Susan, ■* m. Philip Severence, and was the mother of Eliab, James,
and Darling.
III. Eld. Samuel,* b. 1795 ; m. Katharine Morrell, and built a log-house
on the mountain-side, some distance from the present carriage road,
by the side of which his homestead buildings, subsequently built,
were recently burned down. In a small lot, enclosed by a stone-wall,
far back on the hill-side, among the tangled bushes and menacing
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briars, we found the graves of this man and his wife. He was
a licensed preacher of the old stamp Freewill Baptist denomination;
an earnest advocate of temperance. He d. Mar. 6, 1869, aged 74
years; his widow d. Dec. j, 1876, aged 82 years and :o months. Six
children, of whom hereafter.
IV. John,'' m. Sarah Stewart, and lived on the homestead.
V. Eliab,'' entered the army during the war of 18 12, and d. near Bur-
lington, Vt.
IV. Oliver,'' m. Nancy and Eliza Bickford.*
VII. David,^ never married.
VIII. Sally,'' m. Samuel Day.
IX. AuRELiA,'' d. June 7, 1835, aged 32 years.
X. Almira,^ m. Edmund Kennard, who d. April 24, 1881, aged 74 years
and 3 months. She d. April 2, 1891 (?), aged 82 years and 9 months.
XI. Mary,'' never married (some say Hannah).
2. Paul,'' m. Hannah Wales, or Whales, of Cornish, and settled in that
town. He and wife were buried in the same lot with his brother Eliab,
in what is now called the " Kennard neighborhood." No records of
his family were found. Names as follows:
I. Paul,^ m. Lydia Haley, Dec. 2, 18 17.
II. Henry,'' m. Hannah Pendexer; second, Jane Pendexter, and had issue.
HI. William,'' m. Elizabeth Morrill.
IV. Nathan,'' m. Charlotte Meserve.
V. Sarah, ^ m. Theodore Stuart; second, John Pendexter.
3. Edmund,''' m. Mary, dau. of Daniel Field, of Hollis, Oct. 15, 1794, and
settled in Cornish, where his children, whose names follow, were born :
I. Noah,' m. Judith Alley.
II. Oliver,'' m. Clarissa Johnson.
III. Annie,' m. Henry Pendexter and is now living (1894) with her son
Fxlmund in Cornish.
IV. Sibbley,'' m. Abigail Johnson.
v. Rachel,' m. Matthias Ridlon, of Sweden, Me.
VI. Sarah,' m. Jonathan Pendexter.
4. Henry,'' m. Polly Watson and had issue, six children, as follows:
I. Daniel,' m. Mercy Weeks, Oct. 18, 182 1.
II. James,* m. Sally Hammond.
HI. Henry,' m. Clarissa Hammond.
IV. Edmund,'' m. Jane .
•'While viaiting the neigrhborhood where Heury Pendexter and liis sons settled, in the
autumn of 1893, we left the main road near a white sohoolhouse and entered a narrow valley.
fuarded on either side by high hills, and proceeding a quarter of a mile emerged upon a broad
arm, in the middle of which stood the base of an old-fashioned big chimney surrounded by
scattered and decaying timbers from the fr.ame of a dismantled dwelling. It was a beautiful,
solitary, sequestered spot, and beneath the shadow of a great maple we found nine graves,
slightly mounded still, only marked, with one exception, by low, rough blocks of granite at the
head and feet of those who reposed brlow. Here were buried Oliver Pendexter, his wife, Nancy
Bickford, and a daughter. Tlicsc isolateil memorials were all that marked the locality of a
once pleasant home, and the silence and loneliness of the place were impressive.— Acthor.
1114 POINGDESTRB-PENDEXTEE.
V. Jane/ ni. Henry Pendexter, Dec. 6, 1833.
VI. Olive/ ni. Robert Brier, Feb. 2, 1832.
5. Thomas," b. in 1767; m. Catherine Whales; second, Mary Sargent, in
1827. He d. July 5, 1852; wife d. in 1868, aged 79 years. He resided
in Cornish. Twelve children, as follows:
I. Jonathan,* m. Sarah Pendexter.
II. Henry,'' m. Sarah Weeks, June 29, 1830.
III. Tho.mas,'' d. young.
IV. Thomas,'' d. in Mexican war.
V. Eliza,* m. Stephen Fenderson, Aug. 10, 18 15.
VI. Katherine,'' m. Nathaniel Parker, June 25, 1816.
VII. Annie,' m. Ichabod Weeks, Dec. 28, 18 15.
VIII. Ruth,* m. Ezra Miles, Dec. 2, 1824.
IX. Jerusha,* m. George Kennard, Dec. 2, 1830.
X. Sarah.*
XI. George J.,* b. Oct. 31, 1828; m. Clara B. Watson, a teacher, March
28, 1854 (she b. Feb. 24, 1835). He engaged in the manufacture of
clothing at East Parsonsfield from 1858 to 1870; in war times made
uniforms for Union soldiers; now agent for a western manufacturing
company with home at Auburn, Me. He and wife became members
of the Freewill Baptist church at Limerick in 1858, and have since
been active in church and Sunday-school work. He and family have
a taste for literature, and their home has been well supplied with the
best books and magazines. Six of their eleven children are living.
XII. Davili,* m. Eliza Pendexter and lives on a farm in Parsonsfield. Issue.
6. Hannah,'' m. George Allard.
7. Sarah,''' m. James Miles, July 22, 1782 (Int.).
8. Rachel,'' m. Nathaniel Day.
9. Mary,'' m. John Kennard.
10. Anna,^ m. Noah Weeks.
Hannah, of Francisborough, and George Perry, of said town, were m. in
Biddeford, Nov. 24, 1785.
Hannah and Peter Smith, of Wiscasset, m. in 1809.
Molly and Jeremiah Goodrich, m. Sept. 2, 1786.
Elizabeth and Francis Simons, of Rhode Island, m. July 30, 1790.
Joseph, of Cornish, and Hannah J. Cole, m. in Freedom, N. H., Jan. 17,
1858.
Children of George J. and Clara B. :
I. Alma,-' b. Jan. 18, 1855, in Limerick; m., in 1886, Charles H. Hayden,
at Manchester-by-the-sea, Mass., and has two children. She was edu-
cated at Limerick Academy, Parsonsfield Seminary, and afterwards
graduated from a four years' classical course at the Maine Central In-
stitute; was valedictorian and took first prize for composition. She
taught in Norway High school seven years; in Lyndon Literary Insti-
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tute of Vermont; also in high schools of Sparta, Wis., and Hopkinton,
and Medfield, Mass. She has written poems for many popular papers;
some of her home pieces are widely copied. She is now engaged in
literary work at her home in Haverhill, Mass. We subjoin one of her
poems.
SABBATH STII,L,NESS.
The bells are ilone with riiij^inff now,
And all the earth seems hushed to hear
Some iii'ariiit,', far off melody.
And i-autioiisly as if in fear
The hirdlins answers to its mate.
I list and wait but unto me
The minstrelsy is not revealed :
And yet, I know there anthems be
Throughout the sky, filling the air.
As one who cannot hear, by eye,
Or lip, or bowed head, still knows
The church is tilled with pillars high
With harmony of braiiteous sound.
So, from the listening earth, I know.
From .smiling skies, from blushing flowers,
From reaching oaks, from vines bent low,
I know the earth is filled with song;
The music reaches to the stars,
And stars beyond, the song prolong,
2. Nellie,' b. June 8, 1858, at East Parsonsfield; m. C. Franklin Durell,
of Oxford, Me., in 1882. She graduated at the Maine Central Insti-
tute in 1877 ; was proficient in the Latin, French, and German. She
was a successful teacher until marriage ; was supervisor of schools in
1887. She d. Dec. 8, 1893, leaving a husband and one child. She
was a lady of remarkable natural talent and many attainments, who was
interested in all movements intended to benefit those about her. All
who knew her were impressed with her noble character. Being a skill-
ful artist she adorned her home with beautiful paintings, and her gentle
ways made it an attractive place.
3. Bertha,' b. June 17, 1864; was m., Aug. 29. 1892, to Henry Eldridge.
She graduated from a four years' course in 1881, at the Maine Central
Institute ; afterwards studied elocution at the Boston Conservatory of
Music. She early developed a dramatic talent, and took first prize at
the age of 14 for oratory. She taught elocution in various seminaries,
and had classes from Bates College and Nichols Latin School, Lewiston.
Although urged to follow the stage profession, she has declined to do
so. Her readings have secured high commendations from the press.
She lives at Rochester, N. Y. One son (1894).
4. Ralph,'' m. Rachel Stephenson, of Bangor, in 1893; is a clothing in-
spector.
5. Carl,'' has musical talent; inspector of clothing.
6. Hugh,* now a student for medical profession.
7. Thomas,* attending school.
Children of George J., deceased, named J. Watson,' Ralph W.,'
Clare,' and Herman J.''
Children of Elder Samuel and Katherine:
1. Reuben M.,' m., first, Martha O. Poor; second, Sarah Dow; settled in
Illinois.
2. Catherine,* m. Cyrus B. Morrill ; resided in Cornish, and d. in 1883.
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3. Mary,-^ m. J. T. Pike, of Cornish, where they now reside.
4. D. W., EsQ.,^ m., first, La Dow, of Iowa ; second, Eliza Gram-
mond, of Detroit, Mich. He resides at Ashton, South Dakota ; in early
life a teacher, afterwards a lawyer, now said to be a judge.
5. Elmira M.,'' m. D. M. Parsons, of Parsonsfield, where they reside.
6. Rev. Samuel,^ b. July 12, 1820, in Cornish, Me.; m., Dec. 3, 1849,
Ruth Wadsworth, dau. of Charles and Sarah Lewis, b. in Hiram, Aug.
6, 1826, d. Apr. 8, 1875. He m., second, Sarah E. Bucknam (b. in
Unadiller, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1824), July 8, 1882; she d. Feb. i, 1890.
His third wife was Sarah E. Jepson, b. at Ashton, Underline, Lanca-
shire, Eng., Mar. 15, 1841, m. Aug. 28, 1893, she dau. of Benjamin B.
and Alice Hardy. He was captain of militia, being chosen at the age
of 19; licensed to preach by the Parsonsfield Quarterly Meeting, in
1846, and ordained at Georgetown, Me., in 1849. While living in Cor-
nish he was selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor five years;
on the school board, and moderator several years ; taught thirty terms
of school; charter member Republican party, chairman of Republican
town committee; has known much affliction, having lost two wives, and
seven children after they had passed their majority; now a well-preserved
man; residence, Shapleigh, Me. Issue as follows:
I. Carrie W.,^ b. Sept. 3, 1851 ; d. May 3, 1873.
II. Charles W.,^ b. Oct. 2, 1853 ; in. Mary Dooly, of Montana, and lives
at Boise City, Idado.
III. Marshall L.," b. June 15, 1856; d. Oct. 8, 1881.
IV. Katie S.," b. July 9, 1858; m. T. S. Bachelder, of Waterborough ;
d. Jan. 12, 1890.
V. Willis S.,*' b. Jan. 9, 1861 ; d. Nov. 27, 1884.
VI. Addie M.,'' b. June 11, 1863; m. Frank S. Nowell, of Sanford; d.
Nov. 17, 1886.
VII. LiLLiE A.," b. Aug. 29, 1867 : m. Edward H. Emery, of Sanford, and
lives there.
Children of Jonathan and Sarah:
1. Levi W.,* d. unmarried at the age of 44 years.
2. Catherine,^ m. Freedom Berry.
3. William,' d. at sea.
4. Noah W./ d. at New Orleans.
5. Charles H.,* m. Abbie Rhodes.
6. Oilman B.,^ m. Henrietta Paine and holds a position in the custom-
house at Portland.
7. Edmund W.,' m. Almira Downs.
Eugene S., b. in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 18, 1858; m. June 27, 1883,
to Cora E. Green, of Milford, Mass., by whom two sons. From a lad
he exhibited a remarkably industrious and self-reliant disposition. After
graduating from the Hopkinton high school, in 1875, he entered the
commercial college at Binghampton, N. Y. He was employed in a
;
EUGENE S. PENDEXTER.
POINGDESTRE-PENDEXTER. 1117
shoe factory there in October, 1876; became apprenticed to learn the
jeweler's trade. In 1882 he took charge of the jewelry department in
a store at Springfield, Vt. On Apr. 1, 1883, he entered the employ of
J. H. Merrill & Co., of Portland, and June 23, 1887, he started in busi-
ness for himself. Mr. Pendexter now has a fine store on Congress St.,
where he carries a large stock of jewelry and silver ware. He has been
agent for the Victor bicycles and has extended sales to all sections of
the state. Mr. Pendexter is well known for square dealing and a kindly
and courteous attention to his customers. Children :
I. Sidney E., b. Nov. 24, 1885.
II. Victor B., b. Mar. 22, 1889.
PENDEXTERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
John Pendexter,^ b. Aug. 21, 1752; m. Martha Jackson (b. Jan. 16,
1753, d. Aug. i:, 1846). He d. Nov. 17, 1835. These were among the
earliest settlers of Lower Bartlett; they came from Portsmouth in the winter
of 1775-6. It has been said that she rode through the woods on an old horse
with a feather-bed under her for a saddle, and a child in her arms ; that her
husband walked by the side of the horse drawing their stores on a large hand-
sled. He built his first house and barn on the intervale. He was taught a
practical lesson — in a class with many others — by a sudden swelling of the
Saco, and went to higher ground, where he built what became the nucleus of
the spacious residence now known as the Pendexter mansion. Here he and
his good wife spent the remainder of their long lives. He was chosen select-
man at the first town-meeting. He afterwards held several municipal ofiices
and, in 1820, was justice of the Court of Sessions. He was a carpenter by
trade; was self-reliant, independent, and industrious; a strict observer of the
Sabbath ; an earnest Christian. Children :
1. Alice,^ b. May 28, 1776; m. Mar. 31, 1797, Col. Jonathan Meserve ;
d. Apr. 19, 1872.
2. Nancy,^ b. May i8, 1778; d., unmarried. Mar. 30, 1798.
3. Sally,^ b. June 18, 1780; in. P.enjamin Pitman.
4. Susanna,'' b. Aug. 16, 1782; m. Stephen Rodgers; d. Sept. 27, 1828.
5. John,' b. July 29, 1784; m. Susan Eastman, Oct. 8, 1806, and d. May
21, 1840; wife b. May 17, 1786, and d. May 29, 1844. Children:
I. George,^ b. June 14, 1808; m. Ursula, dau. of Samuel Cushman, of
New Gloucester, Sept. 2, 1839, and settled in that town. He d. Apr.
14, 1882; wife b. in New Gloucester, Dec. 22, 1815. Children:
(1). John* b. in Bartlett, N. H., June 15, 1840; d. Sept. 27, 1841.
(2). Sarah A.* b. Dec. 6, 1841, ni. Dec. 24, 1865, to C. W. Dunn, of
Poland, Me. Several children, well educated.
(3). /ohn C* b. in Bartlett, N. H., Dec. 20, 1843; m., in 1868, Rose
A. Witham. Two children: Li/Iie^ s.nA Edi//i.^
(4). Rn: Mt-rriif C* b. Mar. 27, 1846; m. Oct., 1874, Rebecca W.
Strout, of Poland. Two children : Ursula £.,' b. in Naples, Me.,
Jan. 4, 1877, and Merritt T.,^ b. in Cape Elizabeth, June 9, 1882.
1118 POINGDESTRE-PENDEXTER.
Mr. Pendexter is a Methodist minister of the Maine Conference
and a preacher of eminent ability.
(5). Georgie E.,^ b. in New Gloucester, July 29, 1848; unmarried.
(6). Charles H.* b. Nov. 4, 1850; m. Nov. 14, 1878, Mary W. La
Monde, of New York; d. there Feb. 11, 1894. Their children,
b. in Auburn, Me., living in New York, are George W.^ and Hes-
sie L? He was a judge.
(7). Mary E.,* b. July 23, 1853; m. to J. W. Cole, of New York,
Aug. 8, 1877; d. there Feb., 1878.
11. Alice M.," b. May 11, 1812; m. Rev. Henry Butler, who d. in New
Gloucester, Me., .\pr. 5, 1850, aged 43 years. She d. in Minneapolis,
Nov. 5, 1880, aged 68 ; had a large family of intelligent children.
HI. Hannah E.,^ b. Mar. 25, 1814; m. Rev. Thomas Hillman. She d.
at Mechanic Falls, Sept. :, 1886; was a devoted Christian, influen-
tial for good, beloved by all who knew her. Two children.
IV. SuSAN,^ b. May 24, 1816; m. Dr. J. S. Farnum, of Brockton, Mass.
V. Amelia A.,'' b. Mar. 31, 1819; m. Haskett D. Eastman, of Conway,
N. H., Feb. 8, 1844. He was b. June 9, 1818; removed to Minne-
apolis in 187 1, where he resided until his death; had one son.
VI. Daniel E.,'' b. Dec. g, 1822; m. Harriet O. Cushman; proprietor of
Pequawket house at Conway, N. H. ; large family.
VII. Benjamin,"' born July 2, 1824; m. Esther P. Dinsmore, and lives at
Mechanic Falls, Me. One son, named Frank.*
VIII. Lydia p.,' b. Jan. 27, 1827; m. Samuel Shackford, Esq., of Conway,
N. H., May 8, 1848. He d. some years ago.
6. Joseph, '^ b. Sept. 23, 1786; m. Lydia Dinsmore, and d. Mar. 29, 1855;
wife d. Nov. 22, 1856. Children as follows:
I. Solomon D.,^ b. April 21, 1813; m. his cousin, Mary D. Meserve,
Sept. 4, 1838, and d. Dec. 21, 1868; killed by a falling limb; kept
summer boarding-house in Bartlett.
II. Eliza D.,'' born April 13, 1817 ; m. Cyrus A. Tasker, June 13, 1850;
owners of Fairview House.
III. Martha J.,'' b. in 1819; d. unmarried. Mar. 7, 1886.
IV. Nancy,^ m. George P. Stilphen, Oct. 23, 1837.
V. John,'' b. June 24, 1822 ; m. Malinda Chase, b. in Fryeburg, June 5,
1840; proprietor of Langdon House, Intervale, N. H.
VI. Mary D.,'' m. Hazen Pitman.
VII. Abigail,'' m. James C. Willey.
VIII. Augusta,' b. in 1834; d. unmarried. May 24, i860.
7. Betsey,- b. Jan. 14, 1789; m. Daniel Meserve, Nov. i8, 1804; d. Feb.
7, 1880.
8. George,- b. Apr. 18, 1790; d. May 27, 1797.
9. Martha,^ b. Oct. 28, 1792; m. William Stilphen.
10. Samuel,'^ b. July 18, 1794; m. Lydia T., dau. of Silas Meserve, and d.
Mar. 6, 1883; she b. Feb. 27, 1800, and d. July 13, 1868. Children:
PIKE FAMILY. 1119
I. Silas M.,'' b. Nov. i6, 1819; m. Lydia D. Hale, Oct., 1850; d. Jan.
7, 1883.
II. Betsey M.," b. July 5, 1822; d., unmarried, Mar. 4, 1864.
in. Charles C," b. June 21, 1828; m. Caroline P. Gale, Nov. 22, 1866;
d. Sept. 29, 1881. He was proprietor of the Pendexter Mansion.
John Pike ' is said to have been a native of Cape Ann, but he'was an
inhabitant of Epping, N. H., in later years. He became possessed of a tract
of land in the wilderness of Francisborough. in the Ossipee country, now
Cornish, and some of his children settled there. Although many of his de-
scendants were cut down in early years, his blood flows in the veins of a host
of the Cornishites at the present day. His children were John," Bennett,-
NoAH,^ MoLLY,^ Elizabeth,^ Sarah,^ and Abigail.'^
John, Jr.,^ came to Cornish at the age of nineteen, and with his brother
Bennett cleared land for a farm on the west end of the " High Road." Chil-
dren: Sara//,'^ A/iirj;" N^ancy,'^ Job,^ Jolin^^ Thurston,^ IVicr,'^ Simeon,^ s.\\d Ehcii.^
Bennett," came to Cornish, when sixteen years of age, to hew the forest
down and populate the town. He m., first, in 1780, Dolly Morrill, by whom
one son ; second, Hannah Brassbree, step-daughter of Eben Barker. He be-
came a wealthy farmer and useful member of society; was tall and spare and
a man of active temperament. He and wife had intellectual parts and trans-
mitted brain force to their children. His pride was in a blue broadcloth, high-
collared, gilt-buttoned, swallow-tailed coat. Seven children :
1. Oliver,'' settled in Sebago and had two sons, Nathaniel'^ and Edward,'^
who were lawyers, besides other issue.
2. Bennett,'* a man of charming presence, was a distinguished lawyer at
Bridgton, where he died in his prime. He was a person of extraordi-
nary mind, and gave promise of great success in his profession. He
left four children, namely, Mrs. Xoah T/ioiiipsoii ■• ; Bennett,* who married
Abbie Small and went to California, where he died at thirty-two, leaving
Llewellyn,^ Luella^' and Bennett'"; Mrs. Edward Ira/to/i,* and Charles,'^
who died unmarried.
3. William,'' m. Mary Morrill; was a graduate of Bowdoin College, stud-
ied medicine, and settled in Cornish as druggist. He was scholarly
and had poetic taste and ability. His children were Martha,* a teacher,
d. unmarried; Ellen* \ Aesah* \\\\o continued the drug business, and
ErederUk* who d. soon after graduating from Bowdoin College.
4. Dolly,' m. General Steele, of Brownfield ; afterward Dr. Bachelder.
5. John," m. Elvira Chick and lived on the homestead. He was a man
of literary predilections and humorous; something of a wag and a capital
story-teller. He died in life's prime, being survived by a widow, who
reached a great age, and four children : Charles W.* m. Sarah Lewis,
lived on the homestead, and served long as supervisor of town schools.
1120 PINGREE FAMILY.
His children were Vinton,^ Alvin,^ Jack,'' \dLwy&cs; Hantia/i,'* m. Benjamin
Clark; Bennett,^ who was a lawyer and judge in St. Louis, and Albert}
6. Ezra," graduated at Bowdoin College ; was admitted to the bar and soon
died. He was a young man of brilliant intellect and many attainments,
from whom much was anticipated.
7. Horace,^ m. Elizabeth Wedgewood and settled in Cornish, where he
engaged in trade and served as postmaster. To sum up, we find eight
lawyers and two other graduates descended from "Uncle Bennett " Pike.
Noah,- m. twice; first, Joanna Hurd, of Dover, N. H., and second, Abigail
Ripley. Eighteen children, named Noah,^ Eliza' Samuel,'' Mary,' Shedrach,''
Michah,' Joanna,' Joanna,^ Jane,' Theophilus,' Joseph' Joanna,' Martha,' Abigail,'
Lydia' 'Sarah' William' and Quiney'
iVToLLY,^ m. Eliphalet Pease, of Cornish.
Elizabeth,' m. Joseph Smith.
Sarah, ^ m. Theophilus Smith, of Cornish.
Abigail,' m. Nathan Hilton.
Among the early settlers of Denmark were two brothers named Thomas
and Parker Pingree. The former was born in Rowley, Mass., Sept. 9, 1771;
m. Phebe Alexander, of Henniker, N. H., who was born June 26, 1773. He
came to town in 1800 and took up a tract of land in the southern part, where
he began his clearing in the fall of 1801. He built a house, and in March,
1802, moved his family, consisting of wife and six children, to his new planta-
tion. His farm was large and produced enormous harvests for many years.
All his fields and pastures were enclosed with good stone-walls before his
death (about a thousand rods nearly all "double wall"), which occurred Feb.
24, 1848. His family of fourteen children all lived to adult years and were
all married and had children when he died. Nearly all survived until " three-
score years and ten." Many families in Denmark and surrounding towns are
connected by ties of blood with the Pingrees. William, the eldest son, was
early identified with town business and was called to fill many positions of
trust; was justice of the peace for nearly fifty years; represented his town in
the Legislature in 1847 ^"'i 1848; was a farmer who ran a country store.
Parker Pingree, before-mentioned, came to Denmark in 1805, and cleared
a farm about one mile east of the mills at the Corner. He had six sons and
three daughters. Jasper, one of the sons, was father of Hon. Hazen Pingree,
now mayor of Detroit, Mich.
|IaiBtc(I (^Jtmitg.
No better fighting stock was ever represented in New England than pro-
duced by the Plaisted family. Of the origin of the emigrant ancestors I
have no knowledge. By intermarriage the family is connected with the most
respectable lineages in Maine and New Hampshire. Capt. Roger Plaisted
was slain in King Philip's war while defending the '"Upper Garrison" in
Kittery, and the following inscription from a large tombstone at South Berwick,
speaks for itself:
"Here lies ye body of Samuel Plaisted, Esq., son of Col. Ichabod Plaisted,
Esq., who departed this life March ye 20, 1731-2, in ye 36 year of his age. Near unto
tliis place lies interred the body of Roger Plaisted, Esq , grandfather to the said
Samuel Plaisted. who was killed by ye Indians Oct. ye i6th, 1675 aged 40 years. Also
ye body of his Eldest son, Mr. Roger Plaisted, who was killed at ye same time with
his father."
Icharod Plaisted was a member of the council from 1706 until his death,
Nov. 16, 1715, aged 52 years, "deeply lamented." Judge Samuel Plaisted
was a gentleman of superior parts, distinguished and beloved. Col. John
Plaisted was for twenty years associate and chief justice of New Hampshire.
Elisha Plaisted, Esq., from Berwick, was an early proprietor of Scar-
borough, and gave his son Samuel a farm at \Mnnocks Neck, where, with wife
P^lizabeth Libby, he settled and remained until old age. After the death of
his wife he went to Limington and died there in the family of Joseph Moody,
whose wife was his daughter. He had a family of twelve children as follows:
1. Hannah, b. June 20, 1754; m., Feb. 17, 1779, Joseph Dam, of Kittery.
2. Elisha, b. Nov. 20, 1755.
3. Esther, b. Sept. 9, 1757.
4. John, bapt. July i, 1759; m. Lydia Moulton, and settled in Standish.
5. Samuel, bapt. May 24, 1762; m. Hannah Cilley, of Saco, and settled
in Gorham, Me.
6. Andrew, b. June i, 1763; m. Molly Libby, of Scarborough. Sept. 13,
1786, and settled in Gorham, Me., where children and descendants
were born.
I. Betsey, b. Dec. 20, 1787 ; m. Stephen Cram.
II. Sally, b. July i, 1788: m. William Thomes.
HI. Joseph, b. May 9, 1790; 111. Eunice Thomes, sister of Col. Amos
'Phomes, of Harrison, and settled on an eminence in the south part
of that town afterwards known as " Plaisted's hill." He had : Harriet
C, b. Oct. 12, 1823, ni. Jonathan Fogg, Dec. 8, 1844; £/iza,h. Oct.
22, 1825, m. Edward Hall; Sinniwr S., b. March 10, 1831, supposed
to have been murdered.
IV. Andrew, b. Sept. 18, 1792; m. Eliza True.
V. Mary, born Oct. 30, 1795; m., first, John Phinney; second, Oliver
Arthurton.
VI. Major, b. March 17, 1798; m. Mary G. Libby, and settled on the
homestead in Gorham, where he was living in 1882. Si.x children:
1122 PLAISTED FAMILY.
John, b. July 14, 1850, shoe dealer, Manchester, N. H. ; Helen A., b.
Sept. II, 1852, m. Herman S. Whitney; Louisa M., b. Aug. 27, 1854,
m. Granville Clement; George P., b. Apr. 25, 1857 ; Edward IV., b.
May 22, i860; Alice B., b. May 30, 1870.
vir. Hannah, b. Apr. 10, 1803; second wife of William Thomes, of Gor-
ham, Me.
VIII. Harriet, d. at the age of four years.
7. Elizareth, m. Joseph Moody, of Limington, Me., July 10, 1783.
8. Simon, m. Harriet Small; settled in Limington and had issue:
I. John, b. Jan. i, 1809.
II. Simon, b. Apr. 22, 181 1.
III. Benjamin, b. Mar. 6, 1814.
IV. Mary, b. Oct. 14, 1816.
9. William, m. Hannah Dyer in 1805, and lived in Portland.
10. Abigail, m. Simon Moulton, of Standish.
11. Sarah, d. unmarried.
12. Mary, m., first, Eben Moulton, of Waterf ord ; second, Josiah Willard,
of that town.
Roger Plaisted was an early settler of Buxton ; was a soldier of the
Revolution. Some say he was in the navy. He d. Oct. 9, 1848 ; wife Dorcas
d. Nov. 4, 1827. He is said to have been at Boston to attend a reunion of
soldiers of the Revolution, when rising ninety years of age, where he made a
short speech. Children, b. in Buxton, as follows :
1. Olive, b. Sept. 3, 1775; m. Robert P. Marr, of Scarborough, May 11,
1797.
2. Simon, b. May 28, 1777.
3. Dorcas, b. July 17, 1779.
4. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 10, 1781 ; d. June 22, 1784.
5. Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1784.
6. Elizabeth M., b. Mar. 24, 1786; m. Amos Mason, Apr. 9, 1807.
7. Joseph, b. Oct. 21, 1788.
8. Jane M., b. Mar. 29, 1791.
9. Roger, b. May 28, 1793.
10. Isabella M., b. Aug. 22, 1795.
11. Mellen, b. Mar. 26, 1798.
12. Jonathan M., bapt. Mar. 22, 1799.
13. Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1800.
John Plaisted, of Biddeford, and wife Hannah had issue born there
named as follows :
1. Betsey, b. Dec. 4, 1793.
2. Alexander, b. Apr. 28, 1795.
3. Hannah, b. July 18, 1797.
4. Margery, b. Oct. 21, 1801.
EANEIN FAMILY. 1123
5. Molly, b. Jan. 15, 1804.
6. Olive, b. Feb. 7, 1806.
7. John, b. Feb. 9, 1808.
8. M.\linda, b. June 9, 18 10.
William and Charity Plaisted had, b. in Biddeford, children as follows :
1. John T., b. Sept. 15, 1816.
2. George C, b. Aug. 14, 1819.
3. William, b. Jan. 7, 1824.
Geu. Harris M. Plaisted, son of Dea. William and Nancy (Merrill)
Plaisted and seventh in descent from Capt. Roger, was born in Jefferson, N.
H., Nov. 2, 1828. He has filled many ofiicial positions; a brave soldier in
the Civil war, a member of Congress, and Governor of Maine; an able lawyer
and eloquent orator. He married, Sept. 21, 1858, Sarah J. Mason, of Water-
villa, Me., and by her had three sons. Mrs. P. died Oct. 25, 1875, and he
married, Sept. 27, 1881, Mabel True, of Exeter, by whom one child. Issue:
1. Harold M., graduate of Maine State College in 1881; Stevens Insti-
tute Technology, 1882 ; now solicitor of patents at St. Louis.
2. Frederic W., graduate St. Johnsbury Academy and since 1885 editor
New Age.
3. Ralph P., member senior class of Bowdoin.
4. Gertrude H., at home.
^intliin c^amtlg.
This is a Scottish surname of some antiquity. At the settlement of Ulster,
in the north of Ireland, cadets of the family from Scotland settled there,
where descendants have ever since remained. Family tradition has made the
ancestor of the Maine families come over with the Scotch-Irish who landed
in 17 18, but I find that Constant Rankin was in York as early as 1693, and
is mentioned as late as 1735. Ja.mes Rankin was in York in 1745, and mem-
bers of the family were married in Kittery as early as that year. It would
appear from the foregoing that the Rankin family may rightfully lay claim to
an early settlement in what is now \A'estern Maine. The early records of
Wells are prolific of the name, and many have migrated from that town to
other parts of the state. The Rankin family of Bu.xton, a branch of which
is now represented in Hiram, probably came with the Dunnells, with whom
they were early intermarried, from old York.
Joseph Rankin' married Mehitable Dunnell, Oct. 12. 1777. He cleared
a farm between the old Dunnell place, on the line of the P. & R. Railway, and
Bar Mills, where his descendants have since lived. Children as follows:
I. Joseph,^ b. Feb. 7, 1778; m. Jane Perry, of Parsonsfield, who was b.
May 10, 1778. He seems to have settled in Baldwin, now East Hiram,
between 18 12 and 18 14. At that time his nearest neighbor was John
1124 RANKIN FAMILY.
Watson, who lived three miles up river. He built a mill on Hancock
brook, and engaged quite extensively in lumber business; was a man
of great size and strength and was sometimes called "one of the Ran-
kin giants." Eight children, named as follows :
I. Mehitable,^ b. May 30, 1802, in Buxton; d. in Hiram, Me., June
19, 1867.
II. James R.,'b. Apr. 15, 1804, in Buxton; m. Joanna Watson, of Hiram,
where he d. Sept. 15, 1883, having issue, five children, viz: Ezm,'^
Perry* Thomas* Mary* ■oxiA Joseph.*
III. Joseph,^ b. Oct. 17, 1806, in Buxton ; m. Lydia Wentworth, of Hiram,
Mar. 30, 183 1, she b. Dec. 9, 1809. He d. in Irving, Mass., Feb.
ig, 1866. Children: Jane P.*\). Dec. 2, 1831; Noah* b. Nov. 27,
1835; Mark* b. Aug., 1840, d. in Andersonville rebel prison.
IV. JOHNj^b. July 29, 1809; m. Nancy Hodgdon, of Hiram; d. in Canada,
Oct. 9, 1863 ; a farmer and lumberman ; a man of large size and great
strength. Three children, of whom more.
V. Enoch,'' b. May 16, 1812, in Buxton; m. Hope Kimball (intention).
May 5, 1837, and died April 29, 1890, in Hiram, Me. Children :
George* Sophia* Emma,* Gardner.*
VI. Jane,' b. Aug. 26, 1814, in Baldwin; m. John B. Gray, of Hiram;
d. there Feb. 19, 1875.
VII. Perley,''' b. May 16, 18 17, in Baldwin; m. Margaret A. Richardson,
of Hiram, Nov. 24, 1840; died April 3, 1882, in Hiram. Children:
Madison* Lizzie* Cyrus* Albert* Edward* Mary* and Perlcy.*
VIII. Susan A.,'' b. July 7, 1820; m. Henry Thorn, of Baldwin, June 30,
1849 (Int.); d. in Brockton, Mass., Aug. 18, 1890. Seven children.
2. Mehitable,- b. April 12,- 1780.
3. Elizabeth,- b. Feb. 28, 1782.
4. Mary," b. July i, 1784.
5. Anna,'^ b. Sept. 17, 1786.
6. John,- b. Aug. 19, 1789; m. Nellie Harmon and settled on the home-
stead in Buxton, as farmer; a man of large size and enormous physical
powers. Children :
I. Sewall,'' b. Aug. 26, 1813.
II. Enoch,^ b. Oct. 27, 1815; d. young.
III. William H.,^ b. August 2, 1817; m. Mary, dau. of George Carll,
of Bu.xton, and settled on the old Rankin homestead in that town;
farmer; was a man of great stature and massive frame. He d. Jan. 4,
1894. Children: John A.* born Jan. 13, 1848, died Sept. 30, 1852 ;
Eunice A.^' b. Dec. 26, 185 1, d. Nov. 27, 1855 ; John IV.,-' h. July 7,
1854.
IV. John S.,^ b. Nov. 10, 1820; by wife named Mehitable, had children,
born in Buxton, named as follows :
(i). John L.* b. Sept. 16, 1847 ; d. Jan. 12, 1848.
(2). Ahhie L.* b. Dec. 16, 1849.
(3). Eugene B.* h. Mar. 11, 1852.
RANKIN FAMILY. 1125
(4). Charles Z./ b. Nov. 22, 1854.
(S). Isaiah L.,* b. Mar. 22, 1863 ; d. April 17, 1S63.
(6). Samuel L.,^ b. Dec. 3, 1863 ; d. April 9, 1864.
V. Francis,'' b. Jan. i, 1824, and, by wife Betsey, had children, born in
Buxton, named as follows :
(i). Eliza J.,* b. May 24, 1850; d. June 5, 1851.
(2). Eliza J.* b. Sept. 5, 1851.
(3). Ellen,' b. Feb. 6, 1857.
7. Enijch,'- b. Oct. 26, 1792.
8. Eda,'- b. Apr. 20, 1796.
Children of John and Nancy:
1. Hon. Charles,'' b. Apr. i, 1833, in Hiram; m. Octavia Colby, of Den-
mark, Me., Dec. 3, 1854. Mr. Rankin is a man of public spirit and a
leading townsman ; served as selectman several years and was senator
in 1880 in the State Legislature; has been in lumber business forty-six
years; a large, fine-formed man of commanding presence. Children:
I. Dr. Clark B.,'^ b. Sept. 7, 1858; m. Lydia Stevens, Oct., 1888, and
lives at Bryants Pond, Me.; graduated at Nichols Latin School, Lew-
iston, 1876; at Bates College, with degree of A. B., in 1880, and at
Medical School, Bowdoin, degree of j\L D., in 1883, and began prac-
tice same year. One son, Charles S}
n. Laura,* b. Mar. 24, i860; m. Rev. John C. Wiggin, Sept., 1888;
educated at Lewiston.
III. Lizzie,* b. May 2, 1863; d. Dec. 8, 1884, aged 21, while attending
Bates College.
IV. Mary,* b. May 16, 1870; graduated from Bridgton Academy, 1889,
and is now stenographer in Portland National Bank.
V. Nancy,* b. Dec. 27, 187 i; educated at Bridgton Academy and fol-
lows teaching.
2. Mary,* b. in 1835.
3. Melvi.na,* b. in 1840.
Mark and Ezra, before-mentioned, were in the Union army during the
Civil war.
Noah, before-mentioned, has been a justice of the peace, postmaster, and
representative several terms.
George H., before-mentioned, was selectman of Hiram three consecutive
years.
Ezra, as above, has spent much of his life teaching in the West.
HIRAM TOWN RECORDS.
Jane P. married Eben H. Spring, June 19, i860.
Lizzie married Charles H. Bedell (Int.), July 11, 1862.
Ezra married Mary J. Howard (Int.), Feb. 21, 1863.
Joseph married Mary Webster, Mar. 28, 1846.
Sophia H. married Everett Stewart, Aug. 31, 1865.
Ilcdtaiul c^amilg
On the western side of the mainland or principal island of the Orkney
archipelago, not far from the bridge of Brogar that spans the narrow neck of
water between the arms of the twin lakes of Harray and Stennes, are the cele-
brated druidical monuments known as the "Standing Stones of Stennes," and
directly opposite the more northerly circle of monoliths there is a promon-
tory in the parish of Stromness, extending for some distance into the loch,
designated in old documents the " Ness of Redland." Here, upon an elevated
plateau locally known, in early and modern times, as " Redland's Hill," stood
the manor house called the " Hall of Redland," a name applied only to the
residences of landed gentlemen and merchants. The situation of this seat
was imposing and delightful ; it commanded a wide and beautiful prospect
embracing every variety of landscape to be found in the island. For more
than five miles the eye rests upon the shining waters of the loch, beyond
which, stretching away to the north and east, are towering hills, green plains,
and valleys covered with corn. Only a short distance westward, the ocean,
flecked with white sails, rolls in grandeur; while, farther south, rising from its
emerald surface, stands that gigantic monument of nature, the "Old Man of
Hoy," which is one of the world's wonders. The family mansion was evi-
dently stately and extensive but free from any attempt at exterior ornamen-
tation or castellated architecture. At what date the " Hall of Redland," so
often mentioned in records between 1590 and 1650, was founded or dismantled,
does not appear, but it has not been standing during the recollection of the
oldest inhabitants now living in the islands. When excavations were being
made for the new farmsteading during the present century, a series of stone
vaults were revealed that may have been the foundation of the original seat,
and only a green mound now covers what may remain of the ruins.
The lands belonging to the Redland estate are supposed to have been
acquired at a very remote period in the history of the islands. The family
came, originally, from Norway and were udallers, or freeholders, as proved by
the extant records. The teritorial extent of the lands possessed by the Red-
lands was not limited to the parish of Stromness ; they owned farms in many
parts of the mainland of Orkney, besides the principal family seats owned
and long occupied by the more wealthy members. Not far from the manor
house of Redland was another stately residence long owned by them ; this
was the " Palace of Brittabreck." In the parish of Firth, not far from the
shore of the Bay of Isbister, on the opposite side of the island, is another
estate named "Redland," supposed to have been in possession of a branch
of the family at a very early day. We have not found a record of conveyances
passing between the Redlands in which these lands are mentioned, but the
baptismal registers of the parish prove that families of the name were domi-
ciled here. This seat was also situated upon a moderate elevation and was
surrounded by extensive and pleasing views. The Redlands also had lands at
Nethergarsand, Netherbairnzieclet, Howaback, Kirbister, Skail, Linklater,
Germiston, and other places, of which we cannot make particular mention.*
•Tlie author has beeu collecting bright, beautiful pebble.s (with which the island abounds
from tlie farms formerly owned by his kindred, which are to be cut in uniform size and set in a
large silver brooch, the name of each place from which the stones were taken to be engraved
under them.
BEDLAND FAMILY. ■ 1127
The first of the Redland name, of which I find record connected with con-
veyances of land, was John Redland, who was evidently considered the head
or chief at the time as he was styled, in the impropriety of Scottish terms, " of
that Ilk." Contemporary with him and probably a brother, was a William
Redland, whose name appears in old documents. Thomas Redland, eldest
son of John, as above, succeeded to the estate of his father in Stromness and
Sandwick, and in the registers is always designated "of Redland." He was
a man of inrtuence and great wealth; a merchant for many years in the town
of Stromness, where he had a residence, and a dealer in lands until far ad-
vanced in life. His name is of frequent occurrence, associated with business
transactions, in the early records. He had three sons, Georce, John, and
Hugh; the first and last being merchants in the town of Stromness and suc-
cessors of their father to the landed property in the parishes of Stromness and
Sandwick. Hugh sold his lands in Sandwick in 1678, and George those in
Stromness between 1704 and 1739. John Redland, first-mentioned, had also
sons Hu(;h and Mac.nus, both of whom are frequently mentioned in connec-
tion with their elder brother in old papers. These, as well as Thomas, had
sons and daughters who succeeded to the parental estates and had families to
perpetuate the name.
The families had become numerous in Orkney, and from 1620 to 1700 many
of the young men went to Shetland and purchased land there, where they
settled and became the progenitors of a numerous race, now divided into three
several branches.
Jerome Redland sold his two farms at North Dike in Orkney and the
same year, as appears by record, purchased the lands of Laxifirth in Shetland.
He became the ancestor of the Ridlands in the parish of Dunrossness now
scattered abroad.
Edward Redland removed from Stromness to the parish of Sandsting, in
Shetland, about 1700, and was head of the Silwich and Wester Skeld families,
and the lands acquired there so long ago are still owned by the descendants.
John Redland, whose connection with the other families of Orkney is not
known, became a resident in the north of Shetland, having lived in several
sections of the parish of Delting, and his son, Gilbert, liad a numerous family
whose descendants have now become nearly extinct there, but are represented
by two families, well provided with sons, at Edinburgh and Lieth, in Scotland.
Magnus Redland, son of Thomas and Barbara Laughton, baptized in the
parish of St. Andrews, near Kirkwall, Orkney, Sept. 16, 1674, came to the
town of York, in the District of Maine, as early as 17 18; married Susanna,
daughter of Mathew Young and the widow of Ichabod Austin, and had a
family of j',7'<7/ sons, born at York and in Saco, who became the progenitors
of the numerous branches of the Redlon and Ridlon families now scattered
through the United States, all of whose names will be found in the family
history published under the title of "Ancient Ryedales,"' by the author of this
book, in 1886.*
•A full Geiipalovry and History of the Redlanrls and Rirllands of the Orkney and Shetland
Isles, from their ;u stry dating hack to A. D. 1070, has Iu'imi imiiaied from ancient records
secured by the autlinr wliili- in Eurone, This embraces all branches down to the present day
along with many iiuaiiit anil intiTi'stint; incidents culled from old documents and listened to
from the lips of vrneialili' niinjluis of tb.- family visited in the far north in the summer of
188G. It is proposed to publisli this at no distant day.
Ii^iulall c^amilu.
This seems to have been a Scandinavian name, but I do not know the origin
of the American families. The surname is now spelled Rendall, Randell, and
Randall. They were settled in the Orkney Islands at a very early period
and the name is of frequent occurrence in old records there, where a parish
still bears the name. The branch settled in Limington is descended from
J[ames Rendell, son of Eliphalet and Lydia, of Berwick, who had thirteen
children, namely, John, Lydia, Sarah, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, James,
Stephen, Deborah, Martha, MAR^•, Huldah, Richard, and Jotham.
James Kendall, b. loth mo. 27, 1758; m. Mary, dau. of Jacob and
Hannah Shorey. of Berwick, 12th mo. 16, 1763, she b. 8th mo., 1779. Mr.
R. d. sth mo. 15, 1821. Children named as follows:
1. Nancy, b. loth mo. 6, 1780; m. Isaac Jones.
2. John, b. 9th mo. 4, 1783; m. Sarah Hanson. Children:
I. Richard, farmer at Big Rock, Clinton county, Iowa, in 1868.
II. Thankful, m. Schoonover, Fulton, Iowa.
III. Jeremiah, a physician at West Jefferson, Ohio.
IV. Thomas E., at Lowclair River, Wis.
V. Simon, at Lowclair River, Wis.
VI. George W., at Lowclair River, Wis.
3. Mary, b. nth mo. 8, 1785; m. Caleb Cole.
4. Huldah, b. 4th mo. 22, 1788; m. Silas Hanson.
5. Jacob, b. 6th mo. 20, 1790; m. Mary Pierce. Children:
I. James, b. nth mo. 9, 1814.
IT. Isaiah, b. 6th mo. 13, 1818; physician at Jone City, Cal.
III. Jacob, b. 4th mo. 27, 1820; in China, Me.
IV. David, b. 6th mo. 30, 1822; in Monroe, Me.
6. Eliphalet, b. 5th mo. 28, 1794; m. Eunice Stewart and had Eunice
arid Mary.
7. Isaiah, b. 8th mo. 20, iT)T ; ni. Eunice Bean and had Hannah /.,
Frances, Mary, and Isaac.
8. Noah, b.- 9th mo. 17, 1800; m. Ruth, dau. of John and Sarah Garey
Haley, of Limington, Oct. 5, 1819, she b. Sept. i, 1800. Mr. Rendall
settled as farmer in Limington, where his eldest son, of the same name,
now lives. Here he toiled early and late for many years, and being a
man of frugal and industrious habits, of sound judgment, and a good
financier, he acquired considerable property. Latterly he invested in
real estate at West Buxton and engaged in merchandising, where he
continued many years, living on the old Townsend place, on the hill
overlooking the Saco, "trading" in the old brick store near the bridge.
He subsequently removed to Auburn, Me., where he lived with his son
Daniel. Children :
RUMERY FAMILY. 1129
I. Cynthia, b. Feb. 21, 1821 ; m. Eli Barnes (who was b. Nov. 20, 1816,
d. Oct. 25, 1854), Nov. 12, 1845, and d. Nov. 26, 1893, leaving Almon
Hosea.
II. Nancv, b. Dec. 13, 1822; m. Leonard Foss, of Limington, July 6,
1845 (he b. Mar. 27, 1822), and had issue. (See Foss Family.)
in. Noah, b. Dec. 21, 1825; m. Susan Huntress in Dec, 1848, and set-
tled on the old homestead in his native town. He resembled his
father in person and in general habits; a hard working farmer; judi-
cious, shrewd manager, who could gain property on a rocky, rugged
soil. Seven children : John J., Emily J., Benjamin, Eunice A., Simeon,
Charles, Jesse.
IV. James J. H., b. Jan. 22, 1829; d. Aug. 9, 1846.
V. Mary J., b. July 22, 1831; m. Jacob Townsend, of HoUis, Oct. 15,
1854, and had three children. (See Townsend Family.)
VI. Charles E., b. May 30, 1834; m. Isabella, dau. of Henry and Lydia
(Clark) Maddox, of Hollis, May 30, 1855 (she b. July 10, 1832). No
issue. Mr. Rendall came to West Bu.xton village with his parents
when young, and by persevering industry, economy, and careful man-
agement, built him a good home and acquired a comfortable compet-
ency; has been selectman of Hoilis several years.
VII. Daniel H., b. Oct. 10, 1839; m. Elvira E. Carll, Aug. 23, 1859, she
b. Apr. 5, 1839. (See Carll Family.) Two sons, namely:
(i). Frank A., b. July 15, i860.
(2). Fred E., b. Sept. 24, 1863.
9. Hannah, b. loth mo. 28, 1802.
10. Edward B., b. gth mo. 26, 1808; lived in Limington.
Jumcru (^iimiln.
Edward Ruinery^ was in Biddeford as early as 1728, for on Sept. 15th
of that year he paid £:^ for his land there. I have not found any trace of his
ancestry. It is a tradition that Romney, Rumrill, and Rumery are only vari-
ous forms of spelling the names of several branches of the same original
stock. His wife, Sarah, d. June 28, 1776, aged 86. Children, far as known:
1. Jonathan,- b. Feb. i, 1731.
2. Thomas,- b. Dec. 27, 1733; m. Charity Edgecomb, Jan. 28, 1758, and
had issue :
I. Edward,^ bapt. Nov. 25, 1766, '-of Little Falls": m. Rebecca Scam-
man, of Saco, Oct. 17, 1789; she d. Jan. 20, 1829. Issue:
(i). James S.,* b. Mar. 3, 1790; m. Lucy and had issue:
(i). Lucy A.,^ h. Sept. 11, 1815.
(11). Mary E.,^h. Sept. 19, 1817.
Note.— a member of the family says tlie ancestors came from Germany, and tli.it the name
was Reumrelgh.
1130 EUMERT FAMILY.
(hi). George,^ b. Nov. i, 1819.
(iv). fames' h. Feb. 10, 1820.
(v). Hannah S.,^ b. Jan. 9, 1824.
(VI). William G.,^ b. Feb. 22, 1826.
(vii). Jonathan C/ b. Oct. 27, 1829.
(2). Hannah* b. Oct. 11, 1791 ; d. Sept. 16, 1800.
(3). E(lward,''h. Dec. 15, 1794; m. Alice Rose, Mar. 14, 1821. Issue:
(i). Sarah A.,' b. June i, 1823.
(11). Charles E.,' b. Apr. 9, 1828.
(ill). George,^ b. June 6, 1832.
(4). Mary,* b. Jan. 26, 1796.
(5). Dominicns* h. Aug. 10, 1799; '^^- Mary Deering, Nov. 23, 1825,
and had Rebecca;' b. Jan. 10, 1827. He d. Dec. 19, 1826.
(6). Lydia,^ b. Sept. 13, 1802; in. Alex. Watson, Nov. 11, 182 i.
(7). Harriet,* b. Jan. 2, 1807.
3. William,'-^ b. Feb. 3, 1737; in. Rebecca Austin, Sept. 10, 1758. He
was killed by a cart wheel that went over his body, Nov. 21, 1764.
Children :
I. DoMiNicus," bapt. Oct. 9, 1763; d. Dec.
II. William,-'' bapt. Nov. 3, 1765.
4. Edward,^ b. say 1740; m. Elizabeth , and had issue as follows,
bapt. at Saco:
I. Edward,'' b. in 1761 ; d. Apr. 25, 1764, aged 3.
II. Sarah,'' bapt. May 8, 1763; m. Harrison Gray, Feb. 10, 1780.
III. Lydia,'' bapt. Aug. 19, 1764; m. Joseph Proctor, Mar. 16, 1789.
IV. John," bapt. Nov. 2, 1766; b. July 19, 1765; m. Dorcas, who was b.
March 16, 1770. He d. in Saco, Dec. 9, 1807; his widow, July 28,
18 1 4. Children, b. in Saco, as follows:
(i). Betsey H.*h. Mar. 7, 1791.
(2). Jane M.*\). Apr. 4, 1793.
(3). O/Zz'c,'' b. June 2 o, 1796.
(4). Dorcas* b. Apr. 8, 1800.
(S). William* b. Dec. 25, 1803.
v. Edward,^ born July 3, 1768; may have been one whom. Rebecca
Scamman, Oct. 17, 1789.
VI. Charity," bapt. Apr. 22, 1770: d. Aug. 22, 1770.
VII. Charity,'' bapt. Sept. 28, 1777; d. Sept. 4, 1780.
Joiiiithan Rlimery?' ■"• Priscilla Davis (bapt. Sept. 4, 1785, "Ossipee"),
in Buxton, Feb. iS, 1784, when both were styled of "Little Ossipee." Chil-
dren's births recorded in Hollis as follows :
1. Mary,^ b. May i, 1785 ; m. Yates Rogers, Oct. 8, 1806.
2. Sarah,'' b. Sept. 13, 1788; m. William Deering, of Waterborough.
3. Eliza,'' b. Oct. 20, 1790; m. Joshua Lane, of Buxton, Dec. i, 1812.
RUMERT FAMILY. l^^l
4. Jonathan/ b. Aug. 21, 1793; m- Eunice Libby, Dec. 20, 1817; went
to New York.
5. Priscilla/ b. Aug. 27, 1795.
6. Ezra,* b. Aug. 10, 1798.
7. Peggy/ b. Dec. 11, 1801 ; d. an infant.
8. Moses/ b. Jan. 25, 1803 ; went to Ohio.
9. Peggy/ b. Feb. 22, 1806.
Thomas Rllinery,- settled in HoUis ; m. Abigail and had children born
there as follows :
T_ Thomas/ b. Aug. 16, 1785.
Jemima/ b. Feb. 3, 1786; m. Edward Morrison, Feb. 15, 1807.
jERtJSHA,^ b. June 23, 1789; m. Moses Hanson, Jan. 11, 1808.
Edward/ b. Aug. 7, 1791 ; m- S^Hy Hill, Dec. i, 1812 (?).
Olive/ b. Sept. 21, 1793.
Charity/ b. Sept. 21, 1793; m- Phineas Harmon, Mar. 21, 1812.
Joseph/ b. June 4. i797 ; m- Nancy Gordon, of Holhs, Sept. 29, 1819;
settled at Bonnie Eagle, in HoUis, where he for many years had charge
of the grist-mill. He was a man of intelligence ; a quiet, honest citizen,
called "Uncle Joe" by everybody. His children, known to me, were
as follows :
I. Joseph,-" m. Lydia McCorrison, and had several children. He lived
at Bonnie Eagle, on Standish side.
II. Eliza,* m. Leander York.
III. Simeon.*
IV. Green/ m. Hattie Johnson.
V. Almira,* 111. Roscoe Nason.
VI. T. Jefferson,* m. Nancy Johnson.
VII. Charles,* m. Lovica Sawyer.
8. Abigail/ b. July 2, 1803; m. George Smith, Nov. i, 1820.
Robert Rumery,' m- Lydia ; lived in Biddeford and had names of
children recorded there as follows :
1. Robert/ b. Feb. 2, 1792.
2. Edward/ b. June 16, 1797.
3. Ruth,'' b. Jan. 2, 1800.
4. Lydia/ b. Jan. 20, 1802.
5. Oliver/ b. Oct. 17, 1808.
6. Leonard/ b. Jan. 15, 1809.
7. Isabella/ b. July 29, 181 1.
8. Thomas,'^ b. June 11, 181 2.
Thomas Rlliiiery,'^ m. Sally Stimson, Oct. i, 1808, and had children's
names recorded in Biddeford as follows ;
1. Nancy/ b. Aug. 10, 1809.
2. Abigail/ b. Jan. i6,]'i8i I.
1132 RUMERY FAMILY.
3. RosANNA,^ b. Dec. 24, 18 13.
4. Sarah,'* b. Feb. 15, 1815.
5. James M.,' b. Mar. 11, 1822.
6. Henry,'' b. Mar. 24, 1824.
7. Isaac,''' b. May 20, 1828.
Edward Rumery,'' m. Elizabeth , and lived in Mollis, but I do not
know names of his parents. He had names of children recorded in Mollis as
will appear, the first three ; the last four in Biddeford :
I. Henry A.,^ b. Oct. 13, 1820.
Nicholas £.,■• b. Oct. 23, 1823.
Robert W.,'' b. Feb. 15, 1825.
Oliver,** b. Aug. 25, 1827.
John W.,* b. Aug. 17, 1831.
Stephen T.,** b. Dec. ig, 1834.
Sarah E.,^ b. Apr. 25, 1837.
Molly Rumery, of Biddeford, was m. to Dudley Gordon, of Little Falls, now
HoUis, Oct. 2, 1784.
David Rumery, probably son of Jonathan, of Little Falls, m. Jane Stephens,
of Sanford, Mar. 26, 1785. He m. Elizabeth Gordon, May 25, 1792.
Moses Rumery, son of Jonathan, m. Elizabeth Boothby, of Saco, Oct. 5,
1788.
Anna Rumery m. Henry Boothby, of Little Falls, afterwards of Parsons-
town, Nov. 12, 1790.
William Rumery, probably son of Jonathan, of Little Falls, m. Peggy Mc-
Grath, Mar. 26, 1791.
Mary Rumery, dau. of Jonathan, m. Jonathan Parker, Apr. 8, 1828; possi-
bly Perkins.
Elizabeth Rumery, of Saco, m. Tracy Hews, Sept. 24, 1835.
Elizabeth Rumery, of Biddeford, m. Pelatiah Moore, of Saco, May 30, 1778.
Elizabeth Rumery m. William Guilford, Nov. 26, 181 5.
Jane Rumery m. William Deering, Dec. 5, 18 12.
Widow Rebecca m. William Clark, July 23, 1769.
Charity Rumery, of Little Falls, m. Thomas Gould, April 2, 1777.
Mrs. Sarah E. m. Solomon Brown, Gorham, Oct. 17, 18 13.
Jonathan Rumery, b. Jan. i8, 1797; m., first, Martha Fogg, who was b.
June 29, 1803, d. Oct. 15, 1827. He m., second, Abigail Earl, b. Nov. 21,
1802, d. Oct. 14, 1876. Mr. R. d. Sept. 27, 1871.
1. Jerome, son, b. April 14, 1826; d. June 5, 1832.
2. George, son, b. June 29, 1840; d. Sept. 30, 1847.
William Rumery,'^ son of Jonathan, of Mollis, went to Effingham, N. H.,
about 1800, and had a family of eleven children, named as follows :
SANDS FAMILY. 1133
1. John/ m. Sally Glidden, of Effingham, N. H., by whom ten children;
carpenter by trade.
2. Wii.i.iAM,* m. Mary R. Moore, of North Hampton, N. H., by whom
four children; mason by trade. He lived and d. in Effingham, N. H.
3. Jonathan,^ m. Martha Fogg and Abigail Earl. He was a merchant in
Hollis. See back.
4. MosES,^ m. Martha Brackett, of New Market, N. H., and had nine chil-
dren ; painter by trade.
5. Daniel,'' went away some seventy years ago; nothing known of him.
6. Margaret,* d. when a child.
7. Ezra,* lived and d. in Strafford, N. H. He m. Charlotta Lougee, by
whom two children.
8. Jacob,* m. Martha Colley, of Effingham, N. H., and had one child ;
hved in Hollis and Buxton; carpenter.
9. Jerome,* m. Abby Dyer, of Loudon, N. H., and had three children ;
lived in Manchester, N. H.
10. Lucy,* m. Horatio Bickford, of Freedom, N. H., and lived in Stowe,
Me. Eight children.
11. Abbie R.,* m. Drew, and lives in Farmington, N. H.
Robert Rniaery, probably b. in Biddeford, Me., and wife Mary, of North
Lubec, Me., had four sons and two daughters, named Jesse H. ; Ezra, in
clothing business, living in Eastport ; Andrew; Benjamin, married and had
Chauncv G., Frank H., and AddicJ.: Celestina; Cordelia.
^aiuljj c^iimitu.
Sands and Sandys are English surnames. James Sands came from England
and settled in Ipswich, Mass., but removed early to Biddeford, now Saco. He
made his will in 1745; inventory, ^1,016 5: o; wife's name, Emma; eldest
son, James. He mentions Patience, who married Daniel Redlon, as youngest
daughter, then under 18 years of age, and bequeaths her ^60, besides what
she had already received. Hannah was the wife of John Carter; Marv, wife
of Ephraim Stimpson ; Ruth, under 18 years of age, received ;^i8o "old
tenor"; Thomas and Efhraim appointed executors.
James Sands, son of James, was born in Ipswich, Mass., before 1720.
He was in Narragansett, No. i, in 1.742, but his name does not afterwards
appear there.
Thomas Sands, brother of preceding, purchased land in Narragansett,
No. I, Feb. 9, 1753, being then of Saco. He bought another lot Sept. 27,
1762, but sold both that year to Col. Joseph Coffin. He probably settled in
the town. He signed the call to Rev. Paul Coffin in 1762, and disappears
from the records the following year.
1134 SANDS FAMILY.
Ephraim Sands, brother of preceding, was born in Ipswich, Mass., Jan.
25, 1720. He purchased land in Narragansett, No. i, June 13, 1755, and
settled permanently there. On Feb. 23, 1768, he bought another piece of
land adjoining his first lot. He sold all to Moses Atkinson, Oct. 7, 1779. He
lived at first not far east of the meeting-house at the old Corner. He removed
to a house in the rear of the Brice Boothby homestead, and when advanced
in life went to the home of his son James, where he died of old age, while sit-
ting on a block at the door, Jan. 25, 1820, in the 98th year of his age. He
united with the church July 31, 1803, at the age of 84. He was a soldier of
the Revolution ; a celebrated hewer with the broad-axe, and became so expert
in its use that he seldom had the timber lined. He was a mill-wright and
assisted in building some of the first mills on Saco river. He was not tall,
but inclined to corpulency in old age ; complexion fair. I have not found rec-
ords of his children's births.
James Sands, son of Ephraim, I St, was born in Pepperillboro, now Saco,
Mar. 27, 1746; married Lydia Fall, of Berwick, May 4, 1768, she b. Apr. 30,
1745 ; settled in Buxton the year of his marriage. His children were:
1. Elizabeth, b. May 6, 1769; m. Theodore Tompson, of Standish, Feb.
19, 1786, and d. Apr. 15, 1866.
2. LvDiA, b. Dec. 8, 1770; d. Feb. 11, 1772.
3. James, b. Sept. i, 1772; d. Oct. 30, 1786.
4. Mary, b. June 19, 1774; m. Simeon Jordan, Jan. 26, 1792; d. Feb.
3°- 1835.
5. Dorcas, b. June 15, 1776; m. Stephen Merrill, Feb. 23, 1812; d. in
New York.
6. Abigail, b. Oct. 24, 1778; m. Beniah Hanscomb, Mar. 29, 1804; d.
Sept., 1866.
7. Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1780; m. Sally Hanscomb, Dec. 4, 1803, and d.
in Buxton, Apr. 19, 1866. He lost Sally Mar. 17, 1822, and m., sec-
ond, Abigail , who d. Sept. 20, 1857. He was known as "Capt.
Thomas." Children:
I. Priscilla, b. Sept. 29, 1804.
II. James, b. Apr. 28, 1806.
III. Nancy, b. Dec. 25, 1807.
IV. Dorcas, b. Feb. 25, i8io.
V. Sylvia, b. Feb. 23, 1812.
VI. Naomi, b. Feb. 5, 1815.
VII. Joseph, b. Mar. 3, 1817; m. twice; second wife, Sally Sawyer; had
Thmnas and Abbie.
VIII. Thomas, b. Apr. 29, 1819; m. and lived at Bog Mill; had issue.
IX. Sally, b. Apr. 22, 1823.
X. Martha A., b. May 22, 1825.
XI. John A., b. July* 28, 1827.
xii. Eliza, b. Nov. 17, 1829.
XIII. Andrew, b. Feb. 13, 1832; d. Feb. 13, 1833.
XIV. Andrew J., b. Aug. 11, 1834.
SANDU FAMILY. 1135
8. Lydia, b. June 21, 1783; d. July 28, 1783.
9. James, b. Dec. 8, 1787 ; d. Oct. 5, 1802.
10. loHN, b. in 1789; m. Anna Hanscomb, June 5, 1806; died in Boston,
March, 1850.
Epliraiin Sauds, son of Ephraim, 1st, m. Elizabeth Stone, of Gorham,
Aug. II, 1774; was a blacksmith; lived at the "Old Corner" in Buxton, on
land conveyed to him by his father. He sold to Doctor Brewster, and built
where his grandson, J. Dunnell Sands, has since lived. His first "smithy"
was near Spofford's blacksmith shop; his second "smiddy " was near his house
on the new farm; here he died. Children as follows:
1. Joseph, b. May 3, 1775.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 15, 1777; m. Mehitable Dunnell, and had issue. He
died May 18, 1833, on the homestead. Children:
I. Nancy, b. Jan. 27, 1798.
11. Eliza, b. Feb. 15, 1800.
in. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1802.
IV. Almira, b. July 26, 1804; d. March 2, 1839.
V. Ruth, b. Mar. 15, 1807.
VI. John D., b. Sept. 4, i8og.
VII. Ephraim, b. Nov. 13, 1811 ; d. Mar. 2, 1839.
VIII. HiTTY, b. Nov. 29, 1814; d. Feb. 11, 1832.
IX. Benjamin F., b. Mar. 29, 1S17 ; d. Feb. 6, 183S.
X. Aphia, b. May 23, 1819.
XI. Samuel H., b. Nov. 12, 1822.
XII. Collins, b. Nov. 4, 1826; d. Sept. 20, 1830.
3. Ruth, m. Simeon G. Bradbury, Apr. 28, 1805.
4. Ephraim, m. Mary, dau. of "Squire" Jacob Bradbury, May 5, 1805,
and was called "Ephraim, 4th."
5. Benjamin, b. Feb. 15, 1784.
6. James, b. Feb. 5, 1786; m. Nancy Fenderson. He d. Feb. i, 1842 ;
wife d. June 11, 1840. Issue:
I. Mehitable, b. Feb. 28, 1815.
II. Charles B., b. Jan. 23, 1817.
III. Henry F., b. Jan. 17, 1819.
IV. Lucy, b. July 9, 1821.
v. Eliza A., b. Apr. 5, 1824.
VI. James, b. May 25, 1827.
vii. Cyrus F., b. Feb. 25, 1830.
7. Aphia, b. Feb. 14, 1788.
8. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1790; m. Asa Brown, Nov. 30, 1809.
Samuel Sands,* whose wives were Mary Bradbury, to whom m. Nov. 5,
•Samuel Sands was a bold, aflventnresome man. After the death of Lsaac Woodman's wife
by her own hand, there was a report that the house was hamited. Joseph Woodman went there
to sleep, and Sam Sands and one Chase went to frighten him by making mournful noises.
1136 SANDS FAMILY.
1767, and Lydia had children, named as follows, baptized in Buxton by
Rev. Paul Coffin :
I. Ephraim,
2
3
4
5
6
>bapt. Nov. 23, 1779.
Mercy,
Lydia,
Sarah,
Samuel,
Mary, bapt. July 15, 1781.
7. Eunice, bapt. Aug. 15, 1784.
Elizabeth, bapt. Aug. 9, 1789.
John Sands, Jr., b. in Buxton, Dec. 24, 1783 ; m. Charlotte Steele, Nov.
27, 1806, and was then styled "of Porterfield," which was a part of the pres-
ent town of Brownfield, where he settled and where his children were born :
1. Betsey, b. Jan. 28, 1808; m. George Rounds.
2. Richard, b. Oct. 20, 1809; d. Feb. 15, 1815.
3. James S., b. Sept. i8, 1811; m. Hannah Colby.
4. MiRAHAH, b. Mar. 27, 1813.
5. Almira, b. Apr. 5, 1815; d. Aug., 1851.
6. Susanna S., b. Oct. 29, 1S17.
7. Thomas, b. Dec. 5, 1819.
8. John, b. Mar. 20, 1822; m. Susan Charles, of Fryeburg, b. Dec. 28,
1822, and had children, b. in Brownfield, as follows:
I. Amaziah, b. May 15, 1846.
II. RuFus S., b. Sept. 29, 1848.
III. Almira A., b. June 13, 185 1.
IV. Charles F., b. July 11, 1853.
9. Caroline, b. Apr. 11, 1824.
10. Sally, b. Dec. 12, 1825.
11. Martha, b. Feb. 16, 1828.
Thomas Sands, b. in Buxton, settled in Brownfield, where he d. Aug. 12,
1822. His wife, b. in Bu.xton, d. in Brownfield, Dec. 28, 1822. Their chil-
dren were as follows :
1. John, b. April 4, 1801.
2. William, b. May 11, 1803.
3. Sally, b. Aug. 26, 1805; m. John Snow.
4. Peter S., b. July 6, 1807.
5. Charlotte, b. Dec. 2, 1809.
6. Robert, b. April 10, 181 2.
7. Richard, b. Sept. 20, 1815.
While they did so Woodman contiuued to sing. Tliey then entered the room, pulled liim out of
bed, dragged him across the floor, and would have pitched him doAvn into the cellar, hut for his
powerful resistance. He was seriously hruisrd, and locks of hair torn from his head were found
on the floor the next day. The iieiKhhois saw a light in the house, and as they came near the
two men fled; they were overhauled and pmiished.— Woodman Genealogy.
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8. Mary A., b. Aug. 25, 1817.
9. Nancy F., b. May 15, 1819.
10. AURELIA, b. July 10, 182 I.
Isaac Sands, b. Jan. 20, 1793 ; m. Dorcas , b. Aug. 3, 1798; lived in
Saco, and was, I 'suppose, of the same family as those who removed from
Saco to Bu.xton. The names of children, recorded in the town registers, are :
1. James, b. Sept. 4, 1822.
2. Eleanor C, b. Aug. 22, 1824.
3. Almira, b. Mar. 11, 1826.
4. Paul C, b. Aug. 13, 1828.
5. Charles B., b. June i, 1830.
6. Joan, b. April 2, 1832.
7. Albion, b. Mar. 26, 1834.
8. Mary, b. Mar. 12, 1836.
9. Dorcas, b. Oct. 31, 1838.
ID. Edward, b. Dec. 9, 1839.
11. John W., b. Sept. 19, 1843.
GLEANINGS.
James Sands d. in Lyman, March 29, 1854, at age of 73 ; buried at Saco.
Charity, his wife, d. in Saco, Aug. 27, 1865, aged 84 years.
John Sands and Mary McLucas m. in Buxton, and of Buxton, Dec. 12, 1776.
Ephraim Sands, 3d, and .Abigail Ayer, were m. in Buxton, Oct. 20, 1791.
Sarah Sands and James Libby m. Feb. 19, 1801.
Polly Sands and James Rounds m. Apr. 24, 1801.
Mary Sands and Nicholas Smith, of Hollis, m. Aug. 28, 1819.
•luimer (<wamuie.^.
This English surname was derived from the occupation of whip-sawyers or
wood-sawyers. The Sawyers have been very prolific and few have ignored the
sacred precept to multiply and replenish the earth. The first of the name
known to have settled in New England was
William Sawyer, who came from England to Salem, Mass., about 1640.
He removed to Newbury, where a son William was born in 1655. In an old
burying-ground in Newburyport, there was, ten years ago, a tier of tall, old-
fashioned slate gravestones marking the earthly resting place of a Sawyer
family, and from dates inscribed there they show that some were born in the
mother country.
John Sawyer came from Cape .\nn, Mass., to Falmouth as early as 1719,
for at that date the proprietors voted "by reason of the difficulty in calling
1138 SAWYER FAMILIES.
over the river, the privilege of the ferry on the Purpooduck side should be
given to John Sawyer, he to keep a good canoe for the accommodation of
passengers." Smith, in his journal, says of John : " A good sort of man, errors
excepted," while Willis called him : " A useful inhabitant." Isaac Sawyer,
probably a brother of John, came to Falmouth in 1725.
Tradition has designated Newbury, Mass., as the New England cradle of
the Saco valley Sawyers, and I find that Francis Sawyer was one of the
proprietors of Narragansett, No. i , " on the right of his father, William Sawyer,"
and was a prominent committeeman.
Joseph Sawyer,' of Falmouth, m. Joanna, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary
Cobb, and lived in what is now Cape Elizabeth. He had a regular Sawyer
family as will appear; a family from which nearly if not quite all the Saco
valley families descended. Issue :
1. Ekenezer,- b. Jan. 27, 1734; m. Feb. 25, 1757, Susan Yeaton; second,
Feb. 16, 1776, Hannah Small.
2. Mary,'^ b. Apr. 15, 1741 ; m. in 1761 to Stephen Yeaton and settled in
Poland, Me.
3. Jabez,- b. Dec. 31, 1743 ; m. Mary Pennell, of Buxton, Mar. 8, 1765,
and settled between the "old Corner" and "Duck Pond." He and his
brother John lived on a lane a short distance from the main road, and
evidently on the same lot of land. He d. Apr. 19, 1816; his wife pre-
deceased him Mar. 10, 18 14. Children's names will appear.
4. John,- b. Dec. 24, 1745; m. Isabella Martin, of Buxton, and settled by
his brother Jabez ; said to have been a large man with curly hair. He
d. Dec. 3, 1805 ; his widow d. Dec. 6, 1839. Issue, four sons and four
daughters, of whom more.
5. Rachel,^ b. June 16, 1749; m. Ebenezer Cobb, Jr., of Cape Elizabeth,
Nov. 22, 1770; second, John Emery, of said town.
6. James,'^ b. June 9, 1751.
7. Mercy,- b. Nov. 14, 1753; m. Joshua Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, June
25, 1778.
8. Lemuel,- b. Feb. 23, 1756; m. and removed to Durham, Me.
9. Rebecca,- b. Oct. 13, 1760; m. John Skillings, of Cape Elizabeth,
June 25, 1778.
Children of Jabez and Mary:
I. Thomas P.,^ bapt. Sept. 16, 1770; m. Mercy and had children's
births recorded in Buxton, as will follow. He d. June 21, 1818; his
wife d. July 16, 1830.
I. Ebenezer,'' b. Oct. 11, 1794; d. the 14th.
II. Rachei,,*' b. Feb. 9, 1796.
III. Ebenezer,'' b. Feb. 12, 1798.
IV. Joanna.'' b. Feb. 4, 1800; d. Jan. 4, 1833.
V. William,'' b. July 27, 1802 ; d. in August.
VI. Jabez,'' b. Oct. 2, 1803; d. Nov. 7th.
VII. William,^ b. Nov. 4, 1804; d. Apr. 9, 1807.
viii. Priscilla,'' b. Mar. 31, 1807.
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IX. Mary/ b. Apr. 17, 1810.
X. Cyrus," b. May 10, 1814; m. Deering; d. Mar. 12, 1855.
2. Joanna/' b. June 14, lyy:?-
3. Molly,'' m. Jeremiah Deering, of Scarborough.
4. Sarah," b. Oct. 30, 1777; m. Isaac Deering, of Scarborough, Oct. 5,
1797-
5. James,^ b. Aiig. 23, 1778.
6. William,'' b. June 27, 1779; m. Elizabeth , and had issue, six
children, whose births were recorded in ISuxton, as follows:
I. Ebenezer,'' b. June 6, 1807.
II. William,'' b. April i, 1809.
III. Samuel," b. Sept., iSii.
IV. Mary," b. April 28, 1814.
V. Mercy," b. Feb. 22, 1817; d. Dec. 4th.
VI. Eliza," b. Jan. 26, 1819.
7. Mercy," b. Oct. 27, 1780; d. Dec. 26, 1781.
8. Lydia," b. June 18,1782.
9. Mercy,' b. July iS, 1784.
10. Ebenezer," b. 1786.
Childkkn of John and Isabella:
1. Rebecca," b. in 1770; m. Joseph Hobson, the ist, of Bu.xton, June 3,
1788, and had a large family. (See Hobsons. )
2. Hannah," bapt. Sept. i, 1771; m. Stephen Leighton, of Limerick,
Feb. 3, 1799.
3. John," bapt. Oct, 12, 1777 ; settled in Standish, and had a family, but
1 know but little about them. A dau., Mrs. Ellis, used to attend old-
fashioned quarterly-meetings and "weep a little weep" when delivering
her exhortation.
4. Robert," bapt. Oct. 12, 1777; m. Lydia, dau. of Isaac Townsend, of
Hollis, Dec. 25, 1800, and by her had seventeen children, whose names
will appear. He lived in Buxton, Baldwin, and Hollis; when in Bald-
win, on the bank of the Saco, near " Highland Ripps." He was a large,
powerful man. He d. Dec. 20, 1S34. His widow lived to old age with
her dau. Nancy, in Hollis.
5. Abigail," bapt. Oct. 27, 1782; m. John Deering, of Scarborough, Dec.
3, 1801, and had a large family. (See Deerings).
6. David," bapt. Oct. 3, 1783; m. and settled in Standish. He had sev-
eral children, of whom hereafter.
7. Molly," b. about 1775 ; m. William Elwell, June 12, 1792, and lived in
Gorham.
8. Rachel," bapt. Aug. 29, 1790; ni. John Dunnell, of Buxton, Mar. 16,
1809, and had issue. (See Dunnell).
9. Joanna," bapt. Aug. 29, 1790; probably d. young.
10. Sally," bapt. in 1792; lived in Cape Elizabeth.
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II. Lemuel," m. Mrs. Lovie (Dunnell) Lane, widow of Living Lane, Feb.
9, 1809, by whom as many as nine children, born in Buxton. He re-
mained on the old Sawyer homestead, where he d. Dec. 15, 1851; his
widow d. Dec. 24, 186 1.
Children of Jabez and Elizabeth:
I. jAREZ,'m. Elizabeth Hanson, Nov. 7, 1793. His name does not appear
with his father's family, and he may have been an older son born in some
other town. He lived latterly in Hollis at Moderation village, and when
the wind "was right" one could hear him sneeze a mile off. Children:
I. Phineas H.,^ b. Aug. 25, 1794; d. that year.
II. Jabez,'' b. July, 1796; d. same year.
III. Jarez,"* b. June 16, 1797; d. Jan., 1802.
IV. Hannah,* b. Apr. 6, 1799; m. Samuel Hobson, of Hollis; had issue,
v. Phineas H.," b. May 6, 1801; d. Oct. 18, 1826.
VI. Mary,^ b. Aug. 27, 1803; m. Oliver Smith, of Hollis, and had /a/vz
S.,^ Samue/,^ Elizabeth,^ and Jennie!'
VII. Alvan,* b. Dec. 9, 1805; m. Eliza Hanson and settled in Buxton;
removed to HoUis and worked on the river and about the lumber
mills. While sawing shingles or staves, he severed the fingers from
his right hand when advanced in life. He was a short, corpulent
man, full of good nature, but "set as the hills." They called him
" old Doll." How he enjoyed a joke or a good story ! How he would
shout and laugh ! But when some trick was played upon him, and he
became the subject for mirth, he was cross as a bear — sometimes.
His experience in agriculture and stock raising was limited, and the
story goes that on an occasion, when going away for a week's visit,
he poured a bushel of corn into the sty and told the hog it would last
until he came home if he was "prudent." Alas! when he returned
the porker lay lifeless in his nest. The corn had disappeared. He
had seven children, of whom more.
VIII. John,'' b. Feb. 9, 1808, and by wife Elizabeth, who d. July i, 1853,
had four daughters. He m., second, Fanny (Cousins) Hanson, who
owned a house on the side of Meeting-house hill at West Buxton,
where they homed until he was killed by the cars at Saco, on the
Eastern Railroad. He was engaged in milling and the lumber trade
latterly; was locally known as "John Jeff," perhaps to distinguish
him from "John Baldwin." He was an honest, industrious little
man, whose death was deeply lamented.
IX. Enoch M.,' b. Mar. 28, 181 o, and settled at Steep Falls; had a son,
Phineas.^
X. Thomas B.,* b. Feb., 1813; d. Aug. 24, 1825.
XI. Deborah,* b. Apr. 20, 1816 ; m. Joseph Cousins and resided at Steep
Falls.
Ebenezer Sawyer" was said to be a cousin of Alvan, son of Jabez, and I
suppose he was the son of Thomas, son of Jabez, ist. He was b. Mar. 10,
1790; m. Betsey and had issue. His second wife was Hannah Leavitt.
He lived on a farm in Buxton ; was of speculative disposition and embarked
SAWYER FAMILIES. 1141
in some business ventures. He was inquisitive withal, and when he saw two
men in conversation had a habit of drawing near with hands behind his baclc
to listen — like Rhoda at the gate, my brethren. While those who knew him
endured his intrusiveness, it is said he was handled roughly when approaching
two gentlemen who were discussing private affairs on the street in Portland.
He had si.\ fingers on each hand and as many toes on his feet, a peculiarity
that developed in three generations. He was called " si.x-fingered Eben " to
distinguish him from another Eben Sawyer. His boots were made on a last
formed like a pumpkin seed, and his track in the snow was like the imprint
of a snow-shoe. He stammered somewhat, and Aunt Floyd said he had an
"impeddlement " in liis speech. Children:
1. Jabez,^ b. Sept. 9, 1814.
2. Nathaniel,* b. May 14, 1816.
3. Thomas,* b. June 6, 18 18.
4. Ebenezer,* b. July 19, 1820.
5. Mary J.,* b. Aug. 24, 1822.
6. Lafayette.* 7. Ruth." 8. John K.* 9. Isaac*
Children of Robekt and Lydia:
1. Robert,'' b. Jan. 14, 1803; m. and had one child. He left home when
a young man and was never heard from.
2. Infant,'' b. July 14, 1804; d. same day.
3. Nancv,^ b. Dec. 15, 1805; d. young.
4. Hannah,'' b. June 26, 1806; d. young.
5. PoLLv,'' b. in 1807. An old lady who knew her said: "Poll Sawyer
was a high-Hyer. When at Deacon Hobson's during the absence of the
old folk, the gals had a frolic, and they put an earthen bean-pot on
Poll's head and could not get it off ; when the deacon came home he
cracked it with a nail hammer and flat-iron."
6. Abigail,^ b. July 24, 1809; m. Asa Davis, of Buxton, and had three
sons. He d. in 1839, and she m., second, Daniel Huff. She died at
Kennebunk, June 6, 1893.
7. Isabella,* born May 14, 181 1 ; m. Ivory Hill, of Buxton, and lived at
Bog Mill and Moderation. Six children.
8. Joanna,'' born May 26, 1813; m. Knight. She kept a boarding-
house at Saco many years.
9. Sally,* b. Feb. 14, 1815 ; m. Joseph Sands, as his second wife, and now
lives at Bonnie Eagle village. Her second husband was John Foster.
10. John,'' b. Nov. 26, 1816. He was three times married; to Hannah
Edgecomb, Nov. 12, 1837, she died Dec. 31, 1839, leaving a dau. ; to
Lydia, daughter of Robert Ridlon, of Hollis, by whom ten children ; to
Elzira Boothby, widow of Joshua Libby, of Standish. He has resided
in Hollis and Saco, Me., and in Tamworth and Rochester, N. H. ; has
been a farmer, riverman, live stock dealer, butcher, and merchant; a
man of great kindness, generosity, and many years an active Christain;
served many years as selectman of Hollis; now living at the evening
time of a somewhat eventful life. Children :
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I. Betsey/ m. William Bunnell, of Buxton.
II. Sally M./ m. Edward Whitehouse, of Waterboro.
HI. Hannah F.,^ d. unmarried.
IV. Lydia E.,^ m. G. T. Ridlon, Sr., of Hollis.
V. Harriet C.,*^ m. Thomas C. Sawyer, of Standish.
VI. Robert,^ m. Lydia Newbegin, of Newfield.
VII. Mary,* d. unmarried.
viii. Nicholas,* m. Alma Sawyer.
IX. Julia,* d. unmarried.
X. Cornelia,* m. Frank Roberts, of Limerick.
XI. John L.,* m. Rose , of Rochester, N. H.
11. Eliza A.,*" b. Nov. 19, 1818; m. Aaron Hanson, lived in Hollis, and
had issue.
12. David,* b. July 14, 1820; m. Cordelia, twin dau. of Benjamin and
Rebecca Harmon, of Hollis, and spent his last years as a merchant
there. He was a man of unblemished reputation, much respected; had
several children, among them Amaiula,^ Rebecca,^ Haftie,^ and Ellcn.^
13. LsAAC S.,* b. May 25, 1822 ; m. Catherine C, dau. of Daniel Crockett,
the chair maker, by whom issue; second, Mary J. Moulton, who also
had issue. He lived in Saco, Buxton, and Hollis; farmer, riverman,
surveyor; blunt and loud spoken, a man called "cross" by strangers.
He was rough as a chestnut burr outside, but kindly within. When a
yoke of oxen ran away and smashed the wagon of Joe Hill — which he
had left connected to his horse in the middle of the road — and while
men congregated about the struggling horse '■ Scam " Sawyer came upon
the scene. Mr. Hill was lamenting the wreck of his carriage when
"Scam" bawled out: "Ye ought ter take kear o' yer boss." "Well, I
didn't leave him but a minute," replied Hill. Raising his hoarse voice
still higher " Scam " shouted in his ear: "That's jist the minit the oxen
run away, ye fool ! " The poor man was frightened nearly to death.
A poor, old, bloodless stranger was sawing slabs near where "Scam"
was surveying boards. It was a chilly day and the wood-sawyer occa-
sionally paused to chafe his hands and stamp his feet, and "Scam"
roared out: "You cold?" If a whale had slapped the old man he
could not have exhibited more fear. Children :
I. Freeman H. C.,* b. May 25, 1S43; killed in the war.
II. Isaac M.,* b. Nov. 2, 1845; d. Mar. 7, 1849.
III. Elbridge L.,* b. Dec. 20, 1846.
IV. Harriet C.,* b. Oct. 20, 1849; d. Aug. 2, 1851.
V. George A.,* b. Oct. 8, 1851 ; in Boston.
VI. Marshall P.,* b. Oct. 2, 1853; carpenter.
VII. Hattie a.,* b. Nov. 28, 1855.
VIII. Isaac M.,* b. Jan. 21, 1858.
IX. Alice W.,* b. July 31, 1868.
X. Charles F.,* b. May 3, 1870.
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XI. Florence C.,° b. Feb. 26, 1873.
14. Infant,'' b. July 24, 1823; d. same day.
15. Hannah,* b. Mar. 24, 1824; m. David Stackpole.
16. Nancy,* b. Oct. 18, 1826; never married.
17. Joseph H.,* b. June 22, 1828; m. Mary, dau. of Gilbert Tarbox, and
had issue. He was a carpenter, sasli and blind manufacturer, merchant,
stableman, and dealt extensively in horses in Portland. He was a self-
reliant man, of much enterprise, who could not submit to any subordi-
nate position. He said when young : " I will be my own boss if I do
nothing but set a hen." He died suddenly of heart failure ; son Ansel'
survives.
Children of David, of Standish:
1. Thomas,* m. a dau. of Matthias Hutchinson, of Standish; was a shoe-
maker at Bonnie Eagle and d. in the prime of life leaving issue:
I. Thomas C.,^ m. Hattie C, dau. of John and Lydia Sawyer, of Hollis,
and has Abnoti,^ Dora,'' and Hi-rbai.''
II. PiTT,^ m. and lives at Bonnie Eagle.
in. Esther," m. Gideon Smith, of Hollis.
IV. Matthias,^ m. and lives in Standish.
v. Lovisa,^ m. Charles Rumery, of Hollis.
VI. Charles,'' m. Sawyer and went West.
2. Lemuel,* lived on the homestead in Standish; no other information.
Children of Lemuel and Lovie:
1. Mehitable,* b. July 17, 1809.
2. John,* b. July 10, 1811 ; m. Keziah Lane, and lived in Buxton. She
d. June 27, 1859, and he d. Mar. 31, 1863. Issue:
I. LoviE A.,^ b. Apr. 3, 1838.
II. Eliza L.,^ b. Apr. 25, 1S41.
III. Eliza F.,' b. Oct. 22, 1843.
3. Lemuel,* born Sept. 19, 18 13: m. Mary Ann , and settled on the
homestead in Buxton. Children :
I. Emily,'* b. June 27, 1844.
II. George E ,^ b. June 12, 1S50.
III. LuELLA,-^ b. July 8, 1854.
4. Susan D.,* b. Feb. 29, 1816.
5. Joanna,* b. July 30, 1819.
6. LoviE A.,* b. Jan. 14, 1822; d. April 20, 1848.
7. Sally,* b. Oct. u, 1824.
8. Mary A.,* b. Jan. n, 1828.
Children of Alvan and Eliza:
1. Hannah A.,° b. Aug. 15, 1830.
2. Aramantha D.,' b. June 11, 1832.
3. Mary E.,^ b. Feb. 28, 1835; d. Oct. 8, 1836.
4. Alvan B.,'' b. May 31, 1S37 ; d. young.
1144 SAWYER FAMILIES.
5. Mary E.,^ b. Oct. 17, 1839.
6. Daniel D./ drowned in Saco river by the overturn of a boat ; a very
sarcastic and erratic fellow.
7. Alvan.^
Children of John and Elizabeth:
1. Frances M.," b. Sept. 9, 1833.
2. Amelia A.,^ b. Dec. 23, 1835.
3. Susan L.,'' b. Dec. 9, 1838; ni. Fred. Yates.
4. Mary H.,* b. Mar. 8, 1841 ; lived at home of Thomas Bradbury after
mother's death.
Thomas Sawyer, recorded as a son of Thomas Pennell Sawyer, of Bux-
ton, m. Mary , and had children born there, as will appear. Mrs. S. d.
July 2, 1853. Issue:
I. Thomas, b. Jan. 31, 1822.
Isaac D., b. Sept. 15, 1823; d. Sept. 5, 1825.
Sally, b. Oct. 15, 1825.
Mercy, b. July 9, 1829; m. Blake; d. Aug. 14, 1864.
Samuel, b. Aug. 27, 1834; d. Sept., 1835.
Samuel, b. Oct. i, 1835; d. Oct. 6, 1836.
Mary F., d. Oct. 6, 1S36.
Lydia a., b. Feb. 17, 1839.
Seth F. C, b. Mar. 12, 1843.
Barnabas Sawyer,^ of Bolton, Mass., settled in the northeast part of
Buxton quite early. He was not known as a relative of the other families in
town. He was a man of education, cultivated in old-style manners, dignified
and courtly in his bearing. He taught some of the first schools in Buxton
and continued in the profession for many years. He kept a school in the
house of Ebenezer Redlon in 1785, for which he received twenty-four pounds
and four shillings. This was at the Hains Meadow. He followed the system
of "boarding round" then in vogue, and seven shillings a week was allowed
for board. Mrs. Lydia, by whom he had six children, d. Aug. 24, 1818. He
d. Jan. 26, 1848. Children as follows:
1. William,^ b. Dec. 3, 1786; d. Dec. 5, 1795.
2. Sally,^ b. Jan. 30, 1788; m. Elijah Davis, of Buxton, Nov. 29, 1809,
and had issue.
3. Lydia,^ b. Nov. 8, 1793; d. May 28, 1810.
4. Barnabas W.,^ b. Oct. 23, 1794; m. Huldah and had a large
family. He was a musical man, who played the bass viol or " bull fid-
dle'' in the Freewill Baptist church at West Buxton. A crooked finger
exactly fitted the end of his bow. When there was any discord among
the singers — and there was at times — he would lower his shaggy brows
and twist his face into agonizing contortions. He certainly had an
"ear for music," and it would hold about a quart of the best sort. He
d. Dec. s, 1858; his wife d. Feb. 19, 1884. Children:
SAWYER FAMILIES. 1145
I. LucyW.," b. Sept. 25, 1816.
II. Silas,'' b. Oct. 8, 1818.
III. William,' b. Sept. 23, 1820.
IV. Levi L.," b. July 18, 1822 ; d. Nov. 27, 185 1.
V. Phineas I.,'' b. Apr. 15, 1824; d. Feb. 13, 1825.
VI. Sally,^ b. Nov. 2S, 1825.
VII. Joseph R.,'' b. Nov. 10, 1827.
VIII. Nathaniel W.," b. June 17, 1829.
IX. Stephen B.,' b. Nov. 4, 1832.
5. SiLAS,^ b. April 25, 1798; d. May 4, 1798.
6. Rebecca,- b. Mar. 22, 1799; m. Daniel Thompson, of Buxton, Nov.
30, 1817.
James Sawyer, supposed to have been connected with some of the pre-
ceding families, resided in Bu,xton, and had children born there. His wife's
name was Elizabeth, who died Mar. 23, 180S. He married, for second wife,
Abigail, and had two more children.
1. Samuel, b. Aug. 7, 1799.
2. Hannah, b. May 7, 1803.
3. Mary A., b. June 27, 1805.
4. Eliza, b. Nov. 27, 1808.
5. Clara, b. Nov. 27, 1808 ; twin to Eliza.
6. Eunice, b. Feb. 13, 1810.
7. James, b. Oct. 17, 181 1.
Erastlis Sawyer m. Sarah , and had births of children recorded in
Buxton, as follows :
1. Mary E., b. May i, 1856.
2. Elmer F., b. Nov. i, i860.
James Lewis Sawyer m. ■ Marston and had the births of children
recorded in Buxton as follows :
1. George A., b. May 6, 1857.
2. Cyrus E., b. Feb. 6, i860.
3. Sarah E., b. Feb. 22, 1862.
4. Charles L., b. July 25, 1868.
A branch of the Sawyer family in Otisfield and Porter, Me., was descended
from David Sawyer, an early settler in Scarborough. Christopher, Henry,
and William, of Porter, are of this family.
The Sa-wyers early settled in Limington were probably of the Scarborough
family, and were closely related to those in Buxton. James, of Limington,
had a son Joseph, who m. Polly Burk, and settled in Porter. His children
were Lemuel, of Porter, who had issue, Samuel B., Thomas B., Sarah B., Isaac
B., Mary, Lydia, George, Louisa, and Almira B. ; James; Benjamin; Jacob ;
Joseph; Isaac, had Abram, Isaac, and Jacob; Betsey; Hannah: Jane; Lydia.
A branch of the Limington family removed early to Dixmoht. Me., and
among the sons were Nathaniel and John.
1146 SHinLEY FAMILY.
DEATHS IN BUXTON.
Thomas P. Sawyer d. Jan. 21, 18 18, aged 47 years; Mercy, his wife, d. July
16, 1830, aged 57 years.
Jabez Sawyer d. Jan. 26, 1848, aged 77 years; Elizabeth, his wife, d. June
16, 1841, aged 68 years.
Lemuel Sawyer d. Dec. 15, 1851, aged 73 years; Lovie, his wife, d. Dec.
24, 1862, aged 78 years; Lovie A., dau., d. Apr. 20, 1848, aged 26 years.
Keziah, widow of John, d. Jan. 27, 1859, aged 41 years.
William Sawyer d. Sept. 28, 1853, aged 74 years; Betsey, his wife, d. Dec.
18, 1863, aged 87 years.
^Iiirten ^amilu.
Edward Shirley' was born in Burton, Devonshire, on the river Trent,
about 1743; was impressed into the British service and came to this country
about the time of the Revolutionary war. Disliking his impressment and
sympathizing with the colonists, he deserted and went to Fryeburg. His
mother was Barbara Philpot. He moved to Dunbarton, N. H., about 1772,
and after living there several years returned to Fryeburg. He was twice mar-
ried; first to Sally Hutchins;* second to Abigail Kelley, who d. in Fryeburg,
July II, 1815, aged 50. He d. Oct. 31, 1816, aged 72. Thirteen children,
six by first wife, named as follows :
JoN.vrHAN,- b. in Dunbarton, Feb. 3, 1773; d. in Fryeburg.
William,- b. in Dunbarton, July 6, 1775.
3. Sally," b. in Fryeburg, May 2, 1778; d. June 3, 1787.
4. Edward," b. in Fryeburg, Aug. 15, 1780.
Arthur," b. in Fryeburg, Sept. 9, 17S2. At the age of si.xteen he left
his home and commenced his apprenticeship at Fryeburg village with
Elijah Russell, who was then publishing The Echo or North Shir, one of
the first newspapers issued in the state. He continued with his master
as he moved from place to place, working in Gilmanton and Concord,
N. H. He finished his. apprenticeship with Eleazer A. Jenks, on the
Portland Gazette, in 1799. Leaving Portland, in 1805, he went to New
York, where he worked awhile, then came to Boston and engaged with
Munroe & Francis on the Palladium. July 16, 1806, he returned to
Portland and took charge of the office of the Portland Gazette. He d.
at No. 17 Federal street, Portland, Jan. 20, 1864, aged 81 yrs., 4 mos.,
II days.
6. Barbara," b. Nov. 11, 1784; d. in Fryeburg, Jan. 13, 1787.
7. Joshua," b. Sept. 7, 1788; d. in Portland, Apr. 13, 1819.
8. Edmund," b. Oct. 12, 1790; d. in Conway, N. H.
9. Betsey,^ b. July 22, 1794.
* In Fryeburg town records first wife is called Elizabeth, who d. Dec. 13, 1786.
SMirU FAMILIES. 1147
10. John,'- b. Aug. 17, 1796.
11. Stephen,- b. Sept. 25, i79<S; d. Aug. 31, 1818, in Fryeburg.
12. Daniel,- b. Sept. 30, 1800; d. Dec. 7, 1802, in Fryeburg.
13. Charles,'- b. June 22, 1804.
^mith (4familicB.
The candid genealogist would as soon undertake to formulate a pedigree of
the American Indians as to trace the lineage of the everlasting, omnipresent
Smiths. When William the Conqueror instituted his memorable survey in
England, and required all families to adopt surnames, his deputies found
enough tradesmen called Smiths to seed down a whole continent. There were
blacksmiths, whitesmiths, shipsmiths, goldsmiths, coppersmiths, gunsmiths,
and locksmiths. A policeman entered a Metropolitan church during the ser-
vice and said: "Mr. Smith's house is on fire." About half of the congrega-
tion arose, and when he explained that it was /o/t// S/nil/i's house, half of those
who had risen sat down. We shall not attempt an extended thesis of the
Smiths. They have been inhabitants of every town bordering on the Saco
river, and their red, rushing, robust blood flows in the veins of nearly every
family that lived within courting or marriageable distance of them. They
were generally a quaint, humorous race who were sure to contribute their share
of amusement to their generation.
Solomon Smith' was a resident of Stratham, N. H., and his son Elisha
lived on his homestead; his children were as follows:
1. Rachel,'- m. a Tilton and lived in Epping.
2. Comfort,'- m. a Dalton and lived in Nottingham.
3. Mercy," m. a Johnson and lived in Sanbornton.
4. David," lived in Stratham.
5. Elisha,^ lived in Epping.
6. Joseph," m. a Rundlett and lived in Epping.
7. Josiah,'- lived on homestead in Stratham.
Joseph Smith," (6) b. April 25, 1742; m. Esther Rundlett (b. Oct. 24,
1741, d. March 4, 1840), and d. Jan. 21, 1816. His family consisted of nine
children, named as follows :
1. Joseph,'' b. Sept. 12, 1763.
2. Theophilus,^ b. Feb. 26, 1765, of whom more.
3. Leah,^ b. Feb. 27, 1767.
4. Josiah,^ b. Oct. 16, 1768; d. Aug. 3, 1847.
5. 'David,** b. Feb. 17, 1771.
6. Polly,^ b. Feb. 17, 1773.
7. Betsey,'' b. Feb. 17, 1773.
1148 SMITH FAMILIES.
8. Rachel,' b. July 21, 1775.
9. Priscilla R.,^ b. Sept. 27, 1777.
Capt. TheophihlS Smith,'' b. Feb. 26, 1765; m. in Epping, N. H., Mar.
13, 1788, to Sally Pike, and moved to Cornish, Me., in the spring of that year.
His wife was a sister of John and Bennett Pike, early settlers of Cornish.
He was commissioned ensign by his excellency, John Hancock, governor of
Massachusetts, Feb. i, 1790; commissioned captain by Samuel Adams, gov-
ernor and commander in chief, in the 5th regiment, ist brigade, and 6th
division; was the first chorister of the Baptist church, 1792, and first brick
mason in town. In his house was the first plastered room, and all chimneys
in the old settlers' houses were built by him. Children :
1. Theophilus,'' b. 1 791; m. Mary Lowell and settled on a farm adjoining
his early home. He built the mill known as "Warren's mill." He lived
in various places; was a speculative man and engaged in ventures that
proved unsuccessful; a large-framed, robust man. He had three chil-
dren : Lucy A.,^ m. Henry Warren; Mary A.,^ m. David Lowell, of
Denmark; Green £.,^ m. Elmira Moulton and had issue. He was killed
in Denver by explosion of chemicals.
2. Sarah,'' b. 1795 ; m. John Robinson and lived in Denmark, afterwards
in Cornish.
3. Greenijef,** b. 1799; m. Nancy Churchill and settled on the home-
stead farm; was of musical proclivities and used to beat the drum ; died
in middle life. Five children as follows:
I. Thomas C.,'' m. Mary Trafton, lived in Denmark, and was killed by
a falling tree; had issue.
II. John F.,' m. Mary Chadbourne and settled on the Theophilus Smith
farm in Cornish ; had issue.
III. Henry H.,''' m. Mary Dana and is a lawyer in Boston ; has a son.
IV. RoscoE G.,^ m. Sarah P-. Robinson and lives on the homestead which
has been in his family rising one hundred years. He is a judicious
farmer and fruit grower and prominent in Masonry and the church ;
is a kindly man of cheerful spirit, who is helpful to others ; was early
in California and has traveled in Europe. One dau., Minnie Theresa.^
v. Ann C*
4. Nancy,* b. 1803 ; m. Cyrus S. Barker and had issue. She weighed
over 300 pounds.
Josiah Smith/ son of Joseph, b. Oct. 16, 1768; m. Dolly Blaisdell, b.
Aug. 5, 1769, by whom five children; second. Relief Hurd, b. Oct. 16, 1784,
d. Nov. 30, 1852, by whom eleven children:
1. Dolly,* b. Aug. 20, 1794.
2. Daniel R.,* b. June i, 1796; m. Deborah B. Wiggin, b. July 15, 1805,
and had:
I. Daniel E.," b. May 16, 1828.
II. Charles E.,' b. Jan. 5, 183 1.
3. George K.,* b. July 7, 1800.
4. Rachel,* b. May 20, 1801.
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10
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13
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Polly L ,■* b. Aug. 20, 1802.
Sally Y.,* b. Dec. 6, 1803.
JosiAH,'' b. Apr. 21, 1805.
John P.,* b. Mar. 6, 1807.
Relief,'' b. July 8, 1809.
Joseph,'' b. Sept. 6, 1811.
Esther,'' b. Feb. 3, 1814.
Ruth,* b. Jan. 26, 18 15.
Evaline,* b. Mar. 24, 1816.
Benjamin F.,* b. Aug. 11, 1820.
Theophilus,'' b. Feb. 14, 1821.
Horace C.,* b. Feb. 14, 1824.
SMITHS OF DENMARK.
John P. Smith,''' an early settler in Denmark, was born in New Market,
or Epping, N. H., Dec. 6, 1785; m. Nancy Gray, b. Apr. 27, 1786, and came
first to Cornish, removing to Denmark in 18 12. He cleared a farm at a place
called "Jordan's Corner"; taught school in summer and engaged in lumber-
ing operations. He became quite wealthy for those days. He was an upright,
honest man, who held many positions of trust in his town ; was a pillar in the
Orthodox church and contributed \'ery liberally to support religious services.
He died Jan. 20, 1841, aged 55 years. Children:
1. Oliver P.,'' b. in Cornish, Aug. 5, 1808; m. Elizabeth Davis and lived
many years on a farm in Denmark; then removed to Belvidere, 111.
2. Joseph,'' born in Cornish, Feb. 7, 1810; studied for the ministry at
Bangor and was pastor of the Congregational church in Lovell a series
of years.
3. Elizabeth,'' b. in Denmark, Jan. 20, r8i3; never married.
4. Nancy,'' b. Dec. 14, 1816; m. Orin B. Ingalls, and settled in IJelvidere.
5. Charlotte,^ b. Aug. 12, 1818; m. a Mr. Rice and settled in Kentucky;
now living in Chicago.
6. Clara,'' b. Aug. 21, 1825; d. in 1828.
7. Clara,* b. June 25, 1829.
David Smith, b. in New Market, N. H., 1771; m. Polly Ranson (?), of
Epping, b. in 1773; lived in Nottingham and Epping, and removed to Limer-
ick in 1799, thence to Parsonsfield in 1801. He lived in the north part of
the town, and the old house built by him is still standing. His children were :
David, settled at South Hiram, "in from the road," and had issue; Polly;
Ransoji, settled at South Hiram, "in from the road" and had /('//«, David,
Ransom, Abram, Nancy, and others; Betsey; Joseph, who lived on the home-
stead; Dorothy; Jacob, settled down east; Esther; Ezekiel, d. in infancy;
LuciNDA, d. early; Lydia A. and Sarah A., twins; Greenleaf, and Lucinda
m. Jere White, now Mrs. Snow, of Eaton, N. H. Hon. Abram Smith, son
of Ransom, emigrated early to Kansas and has been a candidate for governor.
He is a man of ability, much respected.
^jjrinj cJfamitD.
It has been just two hundred and sixty years since the ancestors of the
Spring family landed in New England. On the loth of April, 1634, John
Spring, agccl 45, his wife, Elinor, aged 46, and four children embarked at
Ipswich, England, on the ship "Elizabeth," William Andrews, master, bound
for the New World, as our country was then called. These sat down in
Watertown, Mass. Their children were named as follows :
1. Mary, b. in 1623.
2. Henry, b. in 1628.
3. John, b. in 1630.
4. William, b. in 1633.
Descended from these ancestors, we mention
Jedediall Sprilll?, b. April 16, 1730; m. Elizabeth Saltmarsh, March 8,
1753. He was an officer in Capt. Jonathan Brown's company at Lake George,
in 1758, his brother Josiah being a member of the same body. Children:
1. Beth, b. Sept. 29, 1754. He settled in Saco, and had issue.
2. Thomas, b. Sept. 16, 1756. He served in the Colonial army during.
the Revolution twenty-six months; was soldier in the expedition against
Quebec under Montgomery, and under Washington at White Plains.
He settled in Bartlett (Conway ?), N. H., but removed to Hiram about
1793. He was a magistrate, selectman, and captain of militia; kept
first public house in Hiram. His old sign-board, bearing date 1796, is
kept as an heir-loom by his descendants. He m., Dec. 17, 1780, Mary
Osgood (b. in Pembroke, N. H., Aug. 29, 1759), and by her had issue,
as follows :
I. Jane, b. May 8, 1781 ; m. Gen. James Steele.
II. John, b. May 4, 1784; farmer in Hiram.
HI. Col. Marshall, born Feb. 4, 1786. He represented Hiram in the
General Court of Massachusetts, member of the Constitutional Con-
vention of Maine, and representative to the State Legislature in 1822
and 1825 ; was a colonel of the militia and a public-spirited municipal
officer in his town.
IV. Susan, b. Dec. 17, 1789. She gave the Universalist society of Hiram
a beautiful church.
V. Capt. Alpheus, b. Feb. 24, 1791; m. Sally C, daughter of John and
Rebecca Goodenow (b. in Henniker, N. H., Mar. 7, 1792), in Brown-
field, July 10, 1815. He was captain of the militia when called to
defend Portland during the war of 18 12; was representative from
Hiram in 183 1 and 1833; also magistrate and municipal officer.
He was an accomplished teacher and an elegant penman. Issue:
(i). Eliza W., b. Apr. 28, 1816.
(2). Ma>-y O., b. Sept. 25, 1819.
(3). Daniel G., b. July 6, 1822.
(4). William G.
SPRING FAMILY. 1151
3. JosiAH, b. July 24, 1759; m. May 22, 1788, Ann Evans, of Fryeburg,
b. Apr. 9, 1769, d. Aug. 3, 1838. He d. in Brownfield, where he resided,
Sept. 10, 1836. Children;
I. John, b. Mar. 12, 1789; d. single, in Brownfield, Nov. 25, 1830.
II. Seth, b. June 16, 1791 ; m. Hannah , b. May 21, 1795, and set-
tled in Saco, where five children were born. He d. in Hiram, Mar.
22, 1854.
(i). Si't/i, b. Aug. 28, 1823.
(2). Tlunnas, b. Feb. 2, 1825.
(3). Lucy A., b. Mar. 21, 1826.
(4). Josiah, b. Oct. 13, 1827.
(s). Jonas, b. Dec. 21, 1829.
III. Hon. Isaac, b. June 8, 1793 ; m. Susan Evans, of Fryeburg, who was
b. June 21, 1795, d. June 17, 188 1. He d. in Brownfield, .\pr. 15,
1880. Children:
(i). Andrew, b. May 21, 1819; m. Susan Bradbury, of New Glouces-
ter, Sept., 1845, and d. at Portland, July 14, 1S76.
(2). William W., b. Apr. 4, 182 i ; m. Jane Osgood, of Brownfield.
(3). Sally, b. Aug. 30, 1822; d. July 12, 1825.
(4). Jacob E., b. Apr. 8, 1825; m. Sarah D. in Buenos Ayers, South
America; resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.
(S). Eliza A., b. Apr. 15, 1827.
(6). Sally, b. Mar. 17, 1829; m. John C. Spring, of Hiram, and d.
Aug. 31, 1887.
(7). John T., b. Jan. 23, 1831; d. June 6, 1832.
(8). Hazm W., b. Feb. 20, 1833; m. in South America; d. in New
Gloucester.
(9). Josiah, b. May 28, 1835 ^ d. May 23, 1844.
(10). Mary A., b. Jan. 20, 1838 ; m. Andrew C. Bean, who d. in Brown-
field", Jan. 6, 1886.
IV. Thomas, b. Oct. 8, 1795.
V. Sally M., b. Feb. 24, 1798; d. Feb. 15, 1822, or July 12, 1825.
VI. Bethia, b. July 8, 1800 ; in. Peleg C. Wadsworth, of Hiram.
VII. Jacob, b. Aug. 2, 1802; d. Oct. 22, 1803.
VIII. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 31, 1804; m. Samuel Tyler, of Brownfield.
IX. Jacob, b. Oct. 7, 1806; d. Oct. 28, 1824.
X. Mary A., b. Dec. 3, 1809; m. William C. Bangs and, second, Andrew
Tyler; d. Jan. 10, 1845.
XI. Hon. Samuel E., b. May 15, 1812; d. Aug. 8, 1884, in Portland.
Capt. Seth Spring, son of Jedediah,* was in Boston in the early part of
the Revolution and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was a man of prom-
inence in Saco. At his mansion on Spring's island General Lafayette tarried
•One of Jedediah Spring's d,^ugllters is said to have been the first white child horn in the
" Pequawket country " about FiTeburg. Another daugliter was a Mrs. Lovejoy and mother ol
the Mrs. Willey who perished in tlie White Mountain slide during the storm in August, 1836.
1152 STACKPOLE FAMILY.
for a night and spent a part of the day (Friday) while on his visit to Maine
in 1825. He left descendants, some of whose names will, follow.
Col. Joliu Spring, son of Capt. Seth, was b. May 16, 1782; m. Olive,
dau. of Capt. Seth Storer (b. Dec. 19, 1784), in 1804. He was county sheriff
in 1830 and representative in 1824 and 1825. Children:
1. Lewis M., b. Dec. 5, 1805.
2. Sarah A., b. July 16, 1808.
3. Seth A., b. April 19, 181 1.
4. Caroline A., b. Aug. 28, 1813.
5. Hannah K., b. Jan. 26, 1817.
6. Maria S., b. May 2, 1821.
7. Mary S., b. June 13, 1831.
^tnrIi|aole d'nmilu.*
Lieut. John Staclipole had a garrison in Saco between the falls and
ferry, in 1723. The year following he was carried to Canada by the Indians
and held a prisoner there nearly three years. He had a lot of land on Saco
road in 1728; moved to Kennebunk. His wife was Bethiah, a dau. of Alli-
son Brown. Children :
T. James, b. Nov. 14, 1732 ; m. Abigail Hill, Nov. 17, 1754, and had issue
as follows :
I. Hannah, b. Sept. 19, 1755.
II. Joseph, b. Feb. 13, 1757.
III. Phebe, b. Mar. 20, 1759.
IV. Samuel, b. May i, 1761.
V. Eunice, b. May 7, 1763.
VI. James, b. May 28, 1769.
VII. Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1772.
2. Phebe, b. Dec. 13, 1734; m. Samuel Banks, Mar. i, 1761.
3. Hannah, b. Mar. 6, 1736; m. Joseph Banks, Nov. 11, 1754.
4. John, b. Sept. 28, 1739; m. Rebecca Gilpatrick, Nov. 2. 1765.
5. Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1746; m. Ezekiel Tarbox, July 29, 1770.
6. Andrew, b. Mar. 28, 1745; m. Sarah Fletcher, Apr. 29, 1773. She d.
Mar. 8, 1817.
7. Joseph Y., b. Aug. 28, 1747 ; m. Anne Fletcher, Apr. 29, 1773.
8. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1749; m. Shedrach VVetherby, July 10, 1769.
*Stackpole anrl Stackpoole are supposed to be Irish surnames as the present representatives
of the family in tlie old country are settled in the Green Isle. Richard Stackpoole, Esq., son of
Richard John Stackpoole (who died in 1860 and wife .Inne, dau. of Andrew Stackpoole. of Bally-
cally, County Clare, was b. in 1826; m. Alice J., dau. cil .Inlin Westhope, Esq., of Altytlin, County
Limerick. He is a magistrate for Clare; was liiuli shi'iiff in 18(14. William Stackpoole, Esq.,
eldest son of the late Andrew Stackpoole, otBallycally (who d. in 1861), was b. in 1830; was edu-
cated at Cheltenliam and Ijulilin Colleges; has lii"en magistrate, member of Parliament, and
captain of militia; residence, Ballycally, County Clare.
STANLEY FAMILY. 1153
Andrew Stackpole, son of John, ist; m. Mary Davis, Nov. 22, 1743, and
had issue, Margarei, b. Feb. g, 1748; m. Thomas Drinkwater, of North
Yarmouth, Dec. 20, 1765.
Jonathnil Stackpole m. Phebe , and had issue, Jonathan, b. Mar.
6, 1805; Jui.ia a., b. Aug. 6, 1832 ; Thomas E., b. Nov. 3, 1834; Emily J., b.
Aug. 7, 1836.
Andrew Stackpole m. Abigail , and had :
1. Mary, b. Mar. 22. 1800.
2. Sally, b. May 17, 1815.
3. HuLDAH, b. Apr. 15, 1819.
4. Jane, b. June i, 1822.
5. George, b. Mar. 13, 1824.
6. jAt'OB, b. Aug. 13, 1825.
7. Lydia, b. June 6, 1831.
8. Joseph, b. Apr. 27, 1833.
^tank^ c^amili).
This is a local surname derived from two Sa.xon words, sto/ti- and leig-Zi, and
denotes a stony field. From a remote date the family bearing the name in
England has been represented by men of distinction, who figured as warriors,
statesmen, and scholars. The Stanleys were ennobled in 1485 as Earls of
Derby, which title has descended to the present time.
Sir William Stanley, son of the first lord, should have mention. He
was a man possessed of great wealth and influence. The sovereigns of the
house of York bestowed upon him high honors. He was made chamberlain
of Chestershire by Edward IV in 1461 and judge of North Wales in 1483 by
Richaid III; but he joined the standard of the Earl of Richmond, and with
3,000 tall men turned the tide of battle against King Richard at Bosworth
Field. Finding the crown trampled in the dust, he placed it upon the head
of Richmond and the battle-field resounded with the cry: "Long live King
Henry." For his services he obtained all the riches and treasures brought to
Bosworth by King Richard ; but being refused the earldom of Chester, which
his unbridled ambition led him injudiciously to ask for, a mutual alienation
obtained between him and the king, and the latter, jealous of his great influ-
ence and wishing to lay hands on his wealth, preferred charges against his
"chiefest helper" and he lost his head on Tower hill, Feb. 16, 1495. It was
reported that there were found in his castle coin, jewels, and plate valued at
40,000 marks, while the revenues from his lands and his fees extended to
i;3,ooo a year.
Edward S. Stanley, fourteenth in descent, born in 1799, left a remark-
able history, being one of the most eminent political characters of his century.
As a debater he stood in the front rank. He was tall and of commanding
gesture, and his voice in elevated declamation rang like a trumpet blast.
1154 STANLEY FAMILY.
Rev. Arthur Peurhyil Stanley, Dean of Westminster, son of Edward
Stanley, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, and nephew of Lord Stanley, of Aldersly,
was a man of world-wide fame as a preacher, scholar, and author. " By virtue
of his literary genius, his solid acquirements, and his sympathetic and gener-
ous piety he ranked among the most eminent religious teachers."
AMERICAN FAMILIES.
Several branches of the Stanley family, descended from junior scions of
the lordly house of England, were early planted in New England. These
were prolific of fruit and the name is now common. The Stanleys have pro-
duced many very fu// men, and, notwithstanding the neutralizing influence of
tributary strains of blood from other families, now and then a son reaches the
stature of si-\ feet four in his stockings, ^^'e have known persons of the name
who were not afraid of hard work, but the inclination seems strong in favor
of a mercantile and speculative life ; some there are who take kindly to official
positions and wear their laurels gracefully.
Capt. Christopher Stanley was admitted freeman at Boston in 1641 ;
tailor by trade; wife named Susanna. Matthew Stanley was at Lynn in
1646, and on Sept. 11, 1649, he was tried for winning the affections of a
daughter of John Tarbox without the consent of her parents. He was fined
for this romantic mischief five pounds, two shillings, and si.xpence, and her
parents were allowed six shillings for three days' attendance at court. It
would be of interest to know whether he was allowed to make the maiden his
wife. Thomas Stanley, of Lynn, was freeman and representative in 1635.
Timothy Stanley was at Cambridge in 1635. On an old gravestone dug up
in a drain at Portsmouth a few years back was the inscription : " Mrs. Zuriah,
wife of Mr. William Parker. Died Aug. 18, 1718, aged 53 years." She was
Zuriah Stanley, daughter of the Karl of Derby, married against her father's
will, Feb. 26, 1703. She and her husband lived retired near Portsmouth and
were buried in their garden. The burial lot was neglected, the monuments
fell down, and the resting place of this lady of noble blood was long unknown.
William Stanley,^ of Kittery, ancestor of the Saco valley family, m. Han-
nah Pope, Oct. 20, 17 14, and had seven children b. in that town as follows:
1. William,'-' b. Oct. 12, 1715; d. Oct. 20, 1715.
2. John,^ b. Feb. 5, 1716; pub. to Hannah Johnson, July 13, 1745.
3. William,^ b. Feb. 18, 17 18.
J-
4. Elizabeth,'^ b. Apr. 28, 1722; d. in Feb., 172
5. Elizabeth,'- b. Jan. 29, 1724; m. James Ferguson, Apr. 24, 1749.
6. Edward,- b. Jan. 25, 1727.
7. Joseph.^
William Stanley- and Mary, of Kittery, had issue born there as follows:
1. John,^ b. Sept. 26, 1743.
2. William,^ b. Apr. 5, 1745.
3. Mary,' b. Jan. 22, 1747.
4. Dennis,' b. Apr. 23, 1749.
5. Joseph,' b. Feb. 11, 1752.
STANLEY FAMILY. 1155
William Stanley^ moved from Kittery to Shapleighin the spring of 1774,
and settled on what was subsequently called "Stanley's Ridge." He had a
numerous family as will appear, but the name of his wife has not been found.
Issue :
1. Joseph,* b. Jan. 26, 1769; m. Betsey Parsons, certificate granted July
8, 1793; second, Eunice Stone, to whom published Apr. 5, 1802; she
d. Apr. 4, iBio, and he m. Sally Palmer, who d. in Nov., 1822. He m.,
fourth, Mary Nason. He was an early settler in Porter, Me., where he
d. Sept. 18, 1843. Of children hereafter.
2. Edward,'' m. Katy Tripp, of Sanford, pub. Sept. i, 1806; remained in
Shapleigh.
3. Samuel,* remained in Shapleigh.
4. William,* b. in Shapleigh, in 1776; ni. Susanna Morrison, certificate
granted Dec. 25, 1797, and followed his brother Joseph to Porterfield.
He soon moved to Hiram, where he built a house and mill and cleared
a farm. He died Apr. 27, 1822, aged 46 years; his wife died July 16,
1836, aged 56 years. These were buried on his land at South Hiram,
where their gravestones now stand. Seven children, of whom more.
5. Elisha,* born in Shapleigh, Feb. 13, 1787; m. April 18, 1805, Molly
Ricker, b. Nov. 15, 1784, d. Mar. 28, i8ig. He m., second, June 12,
1S19, Lovie Taylor, who was the Widow Durgin. By both wives, eleven
children. He settled in Porter on the farm since owned by Maj. Colcord,
but afterwards moved to the farm where Thomas Page has since lived.
He d. July 7, 1862.
FIFTH GENERATION.
CnrLDREN OF Joseph and Wives:
1. Samuel," b. May 17, 1796; entered the army in the war of 1812, and
afterwards settled in Canada. He was not heard from for about fifty
years, but came back to Porter and visited his kindred when advanced
in years.
2. Charles,^ b. Jan., 179S; m. Anna Pearl, and d. leaving a widow, who
afterwards m. his brother James, and had daughters, Catherine'' m.
Edward Day, and Sally,'' m. Ira Floyd.
3. Olive,^ b. Aug., 1798; m. Samuel Hooper.
4. Betsey,'' b. Dec. 28, 1802 ; ni. Caleb Thompson.
5. James,^ b. March 2, 1804; m. Anna (Pearl) Stanley, and d. March 10,
1885, leaving issue:
I. Charles,^ now living at Porter Village.
11. Josephine,^ m. John Brooks, Apr. 11, 1847.
III. Olive J.,^ m. A. J. Quimby, of Saco.
IV. Nancv,° m. George W. Kennard, Nov. 7, 185 1, and d. in Aroostook
county, Me.
6. Rev. Joseph,'^ b. Dec. 21, 1806: m. Nancy C. French, Feb. 13, 1825,
she b. in Middleton, N. H., April 14, 1805, d. July 23, 1885. He d.
July 13, i86g. He was a man of gigantic build and Herculean strength:
was one of the "sons of thunder" among the primitive Freewill Bap-
tists; his wife a gifted exhorter. Children's names hereafter.
1156 STANLEY FAMILY.
7. Capt. John,^ b. May 13, 1808; m. Nancy , b. July 24, 1811, d.
Aug. 13, 1873, aged 62 years. To distinguish him from his cousin, who
was of fair complexion, he was locally called "black John." He was a
farmer in Hiram, living near where his Uncle William first settled. He
was a man of good judgment respecting farm work and possessed a
chronological memory down to old age. Issue.
8. Eunice,^ b. Apr. 4, 1810; m. William Ridlon, of Porter, July 3, 1828,
and d. May 7, 1854. Four sons and a daughter.
9. Mary,* b. July 24, 1824; m. Charles Hadley.
10. Benjamin,^ b. Sept. 11, 1827; lived in Berwick; teamster.
Children of William and Susanna:
■I. Esther,* m. Samuel Ridlon, of Hollis, lived in Hiram, and had issue.
2. Isaac,* b. May i, 1802, in Sanford; m. June 6, 1825, Susan Gould, b.
Mar. 30, 1807; lived in Hiram, where he d. July 22, 1858. Children.
3. William,* m. Nancy Perkins, of Tamworth, N. H., and settled in Lov-
ell, where his children were born, viz. : Charles^ and WiUiam.''
4. Jacob,* b. 1806; m. Betsey Thompson, of Hiram, June 8, 1826; she d.
Aug. 24, 1867, aged 59 years; he d. Oct. 1 1, 1879, aged 73. Children's
names hereafter.
5. Joseph,* b. Apr. 18, 1814; m. Olive Peters and settled in Porter, where
Frank Pende.xter now lives. He d. July 6, 1890, aged 76 years, and
was buried at South Hiram. Children:
I. Jane,* m. Lindley Pendexter.
II. Frank,* m. Wood.
III. John,* m. Mary E., dau. of Alpheus Gilpatrick.
IV. Henry,* m. Ellen A., dau. of James Milliken.
v. George,* m. Julie Welsh and Caroline Bragdon.
6. Deborah,* m. Daniel Gould, of Hiram, and had children.
7. Olive,* m. George Gould, of Hiram, and had issue ; now living, aged 91.
8. Rev. John,* b. May 28, 1816; m. Salome Stacy, April 9, 1840, and
lived in Porter, Me. He was a minister of the Regular Baptist connec-
tion, otherwise known as " Buzzellites." Children:
I. Lewis J.,* b. Apr. 3, 1841 ; m. Lizzie Kimball, Dec. 5, 1864.
II. Sarah L.,* b. Mar. 29, 1844; m. Simon Hanscomb, Dec. 16, 1872.
III. Isaac M.,* born May 25, 1846; m. Abby Stacy and lives at Kezar
Falls, Porter, Me.; has served as deputy sheriff and state detective.
Issue : Oliver M.^ Grace E.^ and Roland A?
IV. Cyrena F.,* b. Apr. 25, 1848; m. James French.
V. Hannah J.,* b. Nov. 18, 1851 ; m. Clinton Cole, Dec. 31, 1869.
VI. Preston J.,* b. Jan. 24, 1853; m. Naomi Stacy, Dec. 20, 1874, and
lives at Kezar Falls; has served as selectman, town clerk, and trial
justice ; has engaged in merchandising, custom clothing manufacture,
and farming. Children : SiJiiev,'' Orman,' S/ierwan,'' Effie^ Flossie^
and Ina?
VII. Olive J.,* b. Aug. 25, 1856; m., Feb. 28, 1884, Elijah Walker.
STANLEY FAMILY.
1157
viii. Salome V.," b. Sept. 27, 1859; d. Nov. 17, 1872.
IX. Randall L.," b. Mar. 3, 1862; m. Ida Bisby.
.X, Tobias A./ b. Feb. 7, 1865; m. Adie F. Cook, Apr. 12, 1885, and
has issue.
Childre.v of Elisha and Molly:
1. Dennis,*^ b. in Porter, June i. 1805 ; m. Betsey Hill, Apr. 26. 1829, and
lived some years in his native town. He d. July 4, 1885 ; his wifed.
May 25, 1872, aged 66 years; were buried at South Hiram. Children:
I. Charles H.,'' d., unmarried, May 19, i860.
II. Mary A.,'"' m. Henry Weeks; second, Erastus Cole.
III. LoviE J.,'' m. Harrison Scribner.
IV. Benjamin R.,'' d. Aug. 18, 1834.
V. Sarah E.,*^ d. Dec. 15, 1842.
2. SiMON,-'^ b. in Porter, Aug. 27, 1807 ; m. Nancy Brown, Apr. 20, 1834,
and lived in Porter. Children : Adaline," m. James Gibbs ; Alice,^ died
young.
3. IvoRY,*^ b. in Porter, Oct. 30, 1809; m. Miranda Hicks, and had issue:
Mary,^ m. Levi Starbird ; /yw-i,*' d. unmarried; Osutr,'' m. ■ Bick-
ford; Arteminta .''
4. HosEA,^ b. Apr. 6, 1812; d. Jan. 10, 1815.
5. Marv,^ b. July 22, 1814; m. Jeremiah Ricker, Dec. 21, 1834.
6. Mehitable,^ b. Sept. 16, 1817; m. Jacob Boynton, of Brownfield.
7. Elisha,^ b. May 28, 1820; m. Lucy Brooks, Dec. 19, 1839, and had
Seth.^m.. Martha J. Weeks ; Samuel'' drowned ; Enii/w^ m. Moses Stacy.
8. Joseph,^ b. Mar. 31, 1822 ; m. Mary A. Weeks, June 18, 1844, and is
now (1895) living in Porter. He is a good townsman, who has served
as selectman. Issue :
I. John T.,'= b. May 4, 1845.
II. Almeda, b. Oct. 9, 1849; m. Abram Chapman.
in. George,'^ b. August 28, 1853; m. Almena Mason and lives on the
homestead.
IV. Annette,'' b. Mar. 12, 1859; m. Frank Mason.
8. George,^ b. Sept. 16, 1824; d. Aug. 11, 1825.
9. Sarah,^ b. Mar. 17, 1827; m. William Weeks, Feb. 16, 1845.
10. Samuel,° b. July 11, 1831 ; m. Anisette Brown, Josephine Stacy, and
Julia (Stanley) Redlon; resides at Porter village. Issue: Mary,'' m.
Orris Mason; Edward'' m. Grace Storr.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Children of Rev. .Joseph and Nancy:
1. William," b. July 9, 1825; m. Janette Aldrich, of Charlestown, Mass.,
Aug. 28, 1849. Issue.
2. Lorenzo D.,'' b. Nov. 5, 1827 ; m. Olive D. Boothby, of Limington, and
resides in Porter, where he has for many years kept a general store;
was formerly a stage-driver. One daughter, Josephine B.; b. Sept. 11,
185 1, m. Dr. Alonzo Towle, of Freedom, N. H.
1158 STANLEY FAMILY.
3. John,'* b. Apr. 15, 1830; m. Martha J. Fox, of Porter, Dec. 19, 1850,
and keeps a general store at South Hiram. Children : Matilda^ b.
Jan. II, 1853; Joseph W.^ b. Aug. 12, 1856 ; Alvin C.,' b. Apr. 9, 1857 ;
Emma,' b. Oct. 24, 1858; Millie^' b. Feb. 24, 1861 ; Nettie,' h. Dec. 19,
1862 ; NeHk,' b. Mar. 24, 1865.
4. Moses," b. May 16, 1833; m. Ro.xanna, dau. of Edward Blake, of
Brownfield, Sept. 24, 1853; served two terms in the Civil war, being
lieutenant and captain; discharged for disability, Oct. 24, 1864. Chil-
dren : Edward,' now in New York, and Ella,' m. first Roscoe Towle,
now wife of William Ridlon, of Boston.
Children of Cipt. John and Nancy:
1. RoxANNA," b. Feb. 24, 1840; m. Moses Stanley.
2. John,'' b. Nov. 7, 1843; adopted son.
Children of Isaac and Susan:
1. Mary A.," b. June 7, 1825 ; m. David Lord, Apr. 25, 1850.
2. Samuel, * b. Mar. 13, 1827; m. Lydia Mason; second, Williams;
lives in Rockport, Mass.
3. George,** b. June 19, 1829; m. Lydia A. Smith, of Hiram, April 22,
1852, and has issue:
I. Eugene,' b. Jan. 23, 1853 , m. Mary M. Norton, of Porter, and lives
at South Hiram ; miilman. Children : Norris E.,^ Mertic A.,^ and
Edfta M?
II. J. Frederick,' d. young.
III. Edith," m. Ira Garland, of Cornish.
4. Sally," b. Oct. 30, 1831 ; m. Albert Lowell, of Hiram; d. Dec. 22, 1855-
5. Moses," b. Feb. 18, 1834 ; m. Roxanna, dau. of Capt. John Stanley, and
lives on his homestead farm. Issue: Arthur IF.,' h. Apr. 13, 1859;
Susan A.,'' b. July 16, 1862 ; Sylvia,' b. Feb. 3, 1865.
6. Clark," b. Mar. 8, 1837; m. Meribah Linscott, of Porter, April 19,
1857 ; has a son, Charles^' who is a school-teacher.
7. Jcilia a.," b. Aug. 28, 1839 ' '""• Henry Ridlon; second, David Smith ;
third, Samuel Stanley.
8. Lydia," b. Feb. 6, 1842; m. Daniel Gould, 2d.
9. Amanda,** b. Oct. 4, 1844; m. John Higgins Stanley.
10. Lucretia H.," b. Apr. 28, 1847 ; m. Wyman Libby.
Children of Jacob and Betsey:
1. William,"* m. Emily Blake, of Brownfield, and lives in Lowell, Mass.
2. Ivory," m. Abby Fox and was buried at Kezar Falls.
3. Major G.," d. Aug. 20, 1835, aged 7 years.
4. Horace," born Sept. 14, 1832; m. Lydia J. McCrillis, April 5, 1855;
farmer in Parsonsfield. No issue.
5. Laura J.," m. Stephen Fox, of Porter, Nov. 4, 1855.
6. Jacob,' d. Feb. 7, 1841, aged 2 years.
STAPLES FAMILY.
1159
7. Simon T.," b. May 1 1, 1836 ; m. Abby F. Gould, June 2, 1859, and had :
I. Lizzie O.,' b. Sept. 14, i860; d. Feb. 15, 1879.
II. Percy G.,' b. July 10, 1870; d. Apr. i, 1871.
III. George E.,' b. Jan. 18, 1876.
IV. Florence M.,' b. Oct. 3, 1886.
8. Su.SAN E.," m. Daniel Mason, Sept. 6, 1857.
9. Jacob,'' b. June 6, 1845; m. Lizzie Saunders, Jan. 23, 1870, and lives
in Hiram. Issue :
I. Cora M.,' b. Mar. 14, 1872; m. Leslie Weeks.
II. Nora J.,^ b. Aug. 16, 1875.
III. Flora P.,' b. Apr. 25, 1884.
10. Maky," m. Lyman Burbank, of Hiram.
11. Adaline,^ m. Loren Libby, of Boston.
12. Orinda," m. Monroe French; d. in Hiram.
Staples is an Irish surname and the families bearing it in that country are
wealthy and distinguished. The present representatives in Great Britain are
Sir Nathaniel Alexander Staples, Bart., son of the late Rev. John Molesworth
Staples, rector of Lissane and Moville, County Tyrone, and his wife, Anne,
dau. of the late Most Rev. Nathaniel Alexander, D. D., Lord Bishop of Meath,
and nephew of Sir Thomas Staples, Bart., whom he succeeded as eighth Baro-
net in 1865. Frederick John Staples, Esq., of Brashfield House, Bicester,
Oxford, barrister and magistrate, born in 1844, is a man of eminence.
Peter Staples, Jr., of Kittery, made his will June 6, 1718, " being aged ";
mentions wife, Elizabeth, and sons, Peter, John, and James.
Peter Staples, son of Peter, Jr., preceding, of Kittery. carpenter, "being
sick," made his will Dec. 6, 1720; made provision for the maintenance of his
"honoured mother." He mentions wife, Mary, and children named Peter,
Enoch, Joshua, Robert, Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, and Gr.ace, also brother
John; inventory, ;^i,io8: 15: 6.
Robert Staples, of Kittery, cordwainer, " expecting the time of my death
is near," made his will Sept. 8, 1743. A clause reads as follows: "Whereas
it hath pleased God to bless me and my wife with seven children, all of them
daughters, and some of them very young, whom I must leave, under the prov-
idence of God, to the care of my dear and loving wife, enjoining her with all
love and faithfulness to use her best endevors that all my children may be
well instructed in the true principles of religion [and] the fear of God, the
way wherein they should go that when they are old they may not depart from
it." He wills that his wife, Hannah, purchase a "new Bible" for each of the
seven daughters, but does not mention their names.
1160 STEELE FAMILY.
Robert Staples, of this family, b. in Kittery, Jan. 14, 1737; m. Betsey
Kennard (who was b. in Kittery, Jan. 5, 1747, d. July 26, 1832,) and had
issue, eleven children. Mr. Staples moved to Limington as an early settler,
where he d. July 2, 1822, aged 85 years. I think the old Staples farm was in
the part set off to Limerick, where grandsons now live. Issue as follows :
Enoch, b. July 5, 1767, in Kittery; d. Aug. 13, 1815.
2. Anna. b. July i, 1769, in Kittery.
3. Bet-sev, b. July i, 1771, in Kittery; d. July 8, 1793.
4. J.'^MES, b. May 10, 1773; d. Mar. 12, 1855.
5. Hiram, b. April 14, 1775; d. June 10, 1846.
6. Nathaniel K., b. Sept., 1777 ; d. Jan. 30, 1872.
7. Shuah, b. Aug. II, 1779; d. Jan. 20, 1844.
Lucv, b. Nov. II, 1 781; d. Mar. 16, 1857.
Sally, b. Nov. 30, 1783; m. Alexander Boothby, of Limington, April
2, 1 81 2. (See Boothbys.)
William, b. June 7, 1786; d. April 18, 1868.
Mary, b. July 17, 1791 ; d. May 7, 1874.
They were of Scottish extraction. George and Henry Steele, probably
brothers, were at Cambridge, Mass., in 1632; made freemen in 1634. Nine-
teen of thi.s name had graduated from New England colleges in 1828.
Peter Steele ' came from Salisbury, Mass., previous to 1786; was a " much
married" man; names of four wives: Mary, who d. in Apr., 1802; Molly, d.
Dec. 26, 1811; Betsey, d. Sept., 1816, and Polly. The Steeles lived on the
road leading from Dearborn's hill to Elden's Corner; on lot 9, range D, of the
2d division. Issue of Peter as followeth :
I. Jacob,- born Nov. 29, 1786; m. Olive Oilman and had eight children;
wife d. Apr. i, 1862; he d. Sept. 20, 1864. Issue:
I. Mary,^ b. June 19, 1816.
II. Eliza,'' b. Jan. 6. 1818; m. Emery; d. May 17, 1856.
III. Joseph G.,^ b. Nov. 10, 1819; d. May 21, 1884.
IV. Sally,'' b. Mar. 29, 1822 ; d. Aug. 14, 1843.
V. Clarinda H.,'' b. May 11, 1824; d. Aug. 8, 1825.
VI. Clarinda, '^ b. Jan. 21, 1827; d. Aug. 16, 1847.
VII. Levi B.," b. Apr. 28, 1829.
VIII. John B.,'' b. Dec. 3, 1831 ; d. Nov. 7, 1841.
Note.— William Boothby, of Limington, wliose mother was a Staples, has atall, urn-shaped
basket, brouglit Inmi Kittery to Limington by Rolicrt and wife, that has licrii in use iiioi r tlian
a century ; also a liahy's ilress, in perfect conditinu, woiii liy tlie offsprinLrs <i| tlic Staplrs family
in succe.ssive t'ciieratinns for one hundred and tliiity-cight years. This littii' tiarmmt was skill-
fully and daintily made from delicate, modestly titriired fabric, and was fastened at the back by
three hand-made cords, one at the neck, two at the belt.
SWAN FAMILY.
1161
2. Elizabeth,^ b. Nov. 7, 1788.
3. Sally,^ b. Apr. 29, 1791.
4. Rebecca,'- b. Aug. 17, 1796.
John Steele and Elizabeth were settled in Buxton before 1782. He died
Sept. 17, 1835 ; his wife d. Nov. 13, 1S56. Children:
1. Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1782.
2. Charlotte, b. Apr. 13, 1785.
3. GuiNNA, b. Sept. 23, 1787.
4. Sally, b. Nov. 21, 1797 ; d. May 28, 1804.
5. Richard, b. Jan. 11, 1800.
William Steele and Nanne, his wife, had children, b. in Fryeburg. named
as follows :
I. James, b. Mar. ^o. 17S0; m. Jane Spring, b. in Bartlett, N. H., May
8, 1781. He d. July 6, 1836; wife d. Jan. 23, 1828. Dolly M. Pike,
his second wife, was b. in Cornish, Sept. 15, 1793. A son, fames JV.,
h. May 28, 1836.
John, b. Dec. 27, 1781, \
Richard, b. Jan. 24, 1784, Vd. Jan. 26, 1795.
William, b. Apr. 3, 1786, )
Sally, b. May 10, 1788.
Jenny, b. Apr. 4, 1790.
Polly L., b. Mar. 11, 1793.
Nancy, b. Apr. 14, 1795.
^luaii 4amilg.
AVilliam Swan, a native of Bethel, b. Nov. 4, 1790; Betsey Howe, his
wife, b. in Baldwin, May i, 1792 ; settled in Denmark ^western part of town
— late in 18 16. Their children were as follows:
1. Jacob H., b. Aug. 29, iSii; d. Jan. 29, 1812.
2. Joseph G., b. Oct. 2, 1812.
3. Caleb, b. Aug. 5, 1814.
4. Jacob H., b. May 29, 1816.
5. John, b. Dec. 25, 1817.
6. Dudley F., b. Nov. g, 1819.
7. Hannah H., b. Sept. 4, 1821.
8. William H., b. Oct. 18, 1823; d. Nov. 19, 1823.
9. Phineas W., b. Nov. 18, 1824.
10. Rebecca W., b. Oct. 26, 1826.
11. James O.. b. Oct. 28, 1828.
1162 TIBBETTS FAMILY.
12. William E., b. Feb. 27, 1830.
13. Mary S., b. June 27, 1833.
14. Pa.melia E., b. Sept. 27, 1835.
iDmondj) (ifaniib.
Thomas Syinouds was an early pioneer of Bridgton, and removed to
Denmark in 1794. He was born in Danvers, Mass., Sept. 28, 1761; wife,
Rhoda Knapp, was born in Dedham, Mass., Oct. 9, 1761. These had chil-
dren as follows :
I. Elvira, b. Jan. 21, 1787 ; m. William Martin.
Sally K., b. June 5, 1789 ; m. Alfred Benton.
Olinda, b. Apr. 13, 1791; m. Nathan Barker.
Jesse, b. July 21, 1793; m. Elizabeth Jordan, of Raymond.
Lucy, b. Nov. 22, 1795; m. Ezekiel Bangs, Buxton.
Sybil, b. April 25, 1798; m. Elisha Newcomb.
Rhoda, b. Mar. 31, 1800-1 ; d. July 2, 1804.
HuLDAH, b. Oct. 27, 1803; m. John Potter (?).
Rhoda, b. Oct. 31, 1805; m. Frederick Bangs.
All are dead at this date, 1893.
launders cl^iimiln.
Jonathan Saunders, one of the early pioneers of Denmark, entered the
township before 1800. He cleared his farm and built his home in the eastern
section of the town, the farm now owned by Horace Gore. He was born in
Billerica, Mass., Dec. 22, 1751, and d. Dec. 17, 1831. Children as follows:
1. Elias, b. May 30, 1801 ; m., first, Lucy Emerson; second, Rebecca
Newcomb ; third, a Mrs. Lewis.
2. Eliza, b. May 30, 1801 ; m. Jacob Witham.
3. Hannah, b. Feb. 16, 1804; m. Simon Jewett and is now (1893) the
oldest person in town.
This surname was derived from the occupation of tippet-making; a popular
employment in media;val days when this article of apparel was much worn by
both se.xes in the highest ranks of life, even by royalty itself. The family
surname was spelled "Tippit" and "Tippett," for several generations after
TIBBETTS FAMILY. 1163
being applied as a cognomen, and is often found in such forms in old docu-
ments. At one time the family in England had risen to a position of consid-
erable prominence, as proven by the two coats of arms granted them; but for
undiscovered reasons they lost their prestige and property, and are nearly ex-
tinct in the male line. Several persons of the name came to the American
colonies and to Canada, at an early day, and established families, the descend-
ants being now very numerous and widely scattered. Many have reached a
patriarchal age and few have died in middle life. The early generations were
remarkably prolific, and descendants multiplied like thistles.
Conspicuous as a trait of character was precision; the exactitude with which
everything undertaken by them must be done. There is no "half-way" nor
"nine-tenths," known to them; finished meant perfection. Their ideals were
clearly defined and must be incarnated in the materialized forms. Good order,
system, and tidiness were everywhere observable about their houses, farms,
stores, or workshops. They were cleanly of person; if their clothes had an
honest patch on them it was a clean one. High-tempered, obdurate, revenge-
ful, they could never quite forgive one who had done them wrong. And they
could retaliate vehemently ; even after long years of patient waiting they exulted
when they "got even" with an enemy. Fearless, determined, unrelenting;
critically discriminating and apt to find fault; fond of argument, tireless in
dispute; caustic, aggravating, tormenting. Male or female, they would have
the "last word" regardless of food or sleep, and would wait years for it. But
they were tender-hearted and compassionate to the needy; they would divide
and sub-divide their last crust with the poor; they hated oppression and in-
trigue, and if contention was abroad their sympathies were always with "the
under dog in the fight." High-minded and outspoken constitutionally, they
were never afraid to "speak their mind."
When the savages pushed their bloody incursions into New Hampshire,
members of this family were heroic defenders of their homes, and gave many
a red-skin a through ticket to his " happy hunting-grounds." The name of one
of these has come down to us as " Ephraim Tibbetts the Indian fighter, of
Dover." Several were carried captive into Canada. During the war of the
Revolution no less than thirteen persons of this name saw service; in the war
of 1812, a whole platoon of them buckled on the armor and hastened to the
seat of conflict ; during the Rebellion the southern soil drank the life blood of
many of the name.
Physically, there has been a marked resemblance in all branches of the
family; certain peculiar characteristics almost universally prevail. A " Tib-
betts' eye!" No other like it. In the "white" of this orb there was a tint
of blue such as I have never seen in any other. When one of the name was
excited to anger that eye was invested with a menacing, fiendish, infernal
expression, that, when seen by one who had become the object of their dis-
pleasure, was not soon forgotten. Then there was, and is, something inde-
scribably peculiar about the cheek of a genuine Tibbetts ; not in respect to
"brass," which was doubtless there, but in formation, in muscular expression.
The most prominent elevation of this was not on a line with the bridge of the
nose, where it should have been, but away down by the end of it. When one
smiled there was a movement right there on that Tibbetts' cheek that passes
description; as old professors used to say: "Better felt than 'spressed."
And a standard Tibbetts' nose!" Upon this enormous facial appendage
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the old fellows were certainly entitled to a patent of nobility ; it was the family
sign manual. Of appalling prominence, wide at the end and spread out at
the nostrils as if put on when hot. When a blast was blown upon this double-
barreled horn it gave forth a "sartin sound," mellow, ringing, resounding, and
far-reaching as a bugle. To /tmr a "Tibbetts" nose" was to remember the
sound a life-time. I am not jesting; this is serious description. Those old
veterans were proud of such a nose ; the larger the more pride. They cracked
jokes about them and sometimes ornamented them with brilliant colors such
as crimson or scarlet. Fair complexions and blue eyes have prevailed in the
Tibbetts family; dark eyes and swarthy tissues were transmitted by mothers
from other septs.
They were good story-tellers, had good stories to tell, were artful word-paint-
ers, reveled in irony, and were seldom prodigal of truth. They possessed an
inexhaustible fund of humor that was irresistible when in full swing. They
feasted on a plate of sharp jokes and would laugh till the flood gates of their
tears became unfastened.
An extract from the town records of Hollis is amusingly suggestive of what
may have happened a good while ago. It reads as follows: "Voted that the
select men shall agree with somebody to fdch Obadiah Tibbetts into this town
and they have liberty to ty him." Liberty to tie him? But who could bell
the wolf? That "somebody," if found, was invested with a very disagreeable
commission. Who that knew the spirit of the family would covet the honor?
If the spirit of the vote was carried into execution we fancy there was a lively
exchange of compliments and a lusty tussle. One might as well assume to
bind the tiger in his native jungle. We do not think Obadiah was tied.
Henry Tvbbot, shoemaker, Elizabeth, Jeremy, and Samuel embarked at
London for New England in the "James," John May, master, July 13, 1633.
Henry Tibbetts, aged thirty-nine, with his wife Eliza, aged thirty-nine, sister
Remembrance, aged twenty-eight, and ^onsjeirmy and Samuel ■a.xe. said to have
arrived at Dover, N. H., in 1635. In the list of passengers, Henry was styled
"shoemaker." He supported the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1665. He
received a grant on Dover Neck, called "home lot," in 1643, and a large grant
"between St. Albans and Quampheagon" ; was taxed in 1675, but in 1679,
"Widow Tibbit" and son Jeremy were taxed in his stead. It was agreed by
"Mary Tippit" and "Jeremy Tippit," her son, that her youngest son should
live with his uncle Matthew Austin.
The Saco valley families of this name may be traced from the emigrant
ancestor as follows: Jeremy,- eldest son of Henry,' born in England, married
Mary, daughter of Thomas Canney, and one of his twelve children, EPHR.'iiiM''
by name, married Rose Austin, and had, with other issue, Aaron,* who mar-
ried Penelope , and their son Stephen,^ who m. Alice Haines, of Buxton,
settled in Scarborough. His wife died in 1816; he died at the home of his
son Samuel,* in Buxton, in 1817 ; had a large family, whose names follow:
I. Samuel,^ b. Dec. 13, 1750; m. Hannah Haines, his c'ousin, and settled
in Buxton, where several of his children were married. His wife d. in
18 1 7, and he is said to have moved to Eaton, N. H. He was a shoe-
maker by trade, then called a "cordwinder," who for many years carried
his bag containing his lap-stone and "kit" from house to house, where
Note.— Very full records of brandies descended from Henry Tibbetts, witb pedigrees of
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he cut and made "shews and pomps " for the whole family there domi-
ciled. When Abraham Ridlon, who married his sister Patience, was
about to remove to the "Western Reserve," he came to Mollis and made
him a pair of heavy harnesses (fancy how they looked) for his journey.
2. Timothy,^ is said to have been a lawyer.
3. Ephraim," b. in 1754; m., first, at Rochester, N. H., Dec. 17, 1777,
Eunice, dau. of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Robinson) Tibbetts, by whom
one son; second, at Rochester, Dec. 4, 1783, Esther, dau. of Elijah
and Lovie (Drew) Tibbetts, by whom issue; resided at "Rochester
Plains." He d. Oct. 21, 1836, aged 82. Of children hereafter.
4. Jedediah,'' was a tanner at Rochester, N. H.
5. Aaron,* is said to have lived in Saco.
6. Stephen,'^ m., at Rochester, N. H., Oct. 16, 1788, Mehitable, dau. of
Elijah and Hannah (Furbush) Tibbetts. He m. a second wife named
Fabyan, in Scarborough, and had a numerous family, as will afterwards
appear.
7. Ruth," m. to Ezekiel, son of Elijah and Lovie (Drew) Tibbetts, and
lived in Rochester, N. H.
8. Patience," m. Abraham Ridlon and lived at Deerwander, now in Hollis,
some years; then they removed to the north section of the town and
cleared land near where Orin Davis has since lived, above Bonnie Eagle.
In 1800 they went to the "Western Reserve," Ohio, but both died in
Indiana. These left a very numerous posterity now scattered through
the Western states, some of whom have inherited from " Aunt Pashunce "
a "Tibbetts' nose" and a "blue-white eye."
Children of Ephraim:
Gideon Tibbetts,' only son by first wife, b. April 21, 1780, at Rochester,
N. H. ; m. Judith, dau. of Gideon and Abigail (Bunker) Walker, of Water-
borough, Me., Dec. 6, 1806, and settled at "Shadagee," on the bank of the
Saco, in Buxton. He built a small house and store at the road-corners, near
where the Isaac Eaton house now stands. I think the house known as the
"McCann house" was remodeled from the original Tibbetts' building. He
continued in trade here, doing a snug little business, for several years. This
was when "Smith's bridge" spanned the Saco at the foot of "Hancock's
hill," on the old Portland and Limerick road. At this time "Shadagee" was
a considerable hamlet, where "Uncle Tut" Eaton, Dea. Timothy Hazeltine,
Magnus Ridlon, and Gideon Tibbetts constituted the government. Here
travelers called to "bait" and "wet the ropes," and many an old-fashioned
"spree" was carried on at the Tibbetts' store. "Uncle Mag" and "Uncle
Tut" took kindly to the "little brown jug," and while living neighbors their
old noses gradually took on color like a pure meerschaum pipe. While in
trade here, Mr. Tibbetts brought a monkey from Portland which afforded him
much amusement for a time, and he was wont to tell in old age the tricks
"Jack" played. When the season for selling ribbons had passed, to keep
them from fading by exposure to the light, a large box of these delicate wares
were put away in the store chamber. "Jack" found these, fastened one end
of each piece inside and threw the spools from the window. When going to
his business in the morning, Mr. Tibbetts saw, to his surprise and displeasure.
1166 TIBBETTS FAMILY.
a hundred streamers, representing more hues than the rainbow, flying in
the wind; "Jack," meanwhile, dancing and chattering, in great glee, upon the
ridge-pole. This grave offense was passed over without corporeal punish-
ment; but when, a few weeks later, while his mistress was frying meat for
breakfast in the open fire-place, he added sundry ingredients to her cooking,
he tasted the keen edge of his master's broad-axe, and his body found a bed
in the mellow loam by the river-side.
While in business at Shadagee he constructed a large, high-sided market-
wagon in which he shipped his goods from Portland. For this he purchased
a horse of commensurate size and strength. This wagon was a new inven-
tion, an innovation which relegated all ordinary vehicles to the shade ; it
excited as much curiosity in the community as if it had been a chariot of
Solomon. There was nothing like it anywhere in the country, and being much
on the road, when hired by families who were moving, it became widely known
as the "Tibbetts' wagon." From this originated a popular proverb which
was in vogue for many years in the Saco valley. The carriage became the
synonym of all that was great and powerful, and the expression "as big as
the Tibbetts' wagon," was frequently heard as a descriptive quotation. The
force of a statement made by Jim Field, when big Sam Tarbox came to West
Buxton, was well understood by the old men of the time. As he was seen
approaching a group of by-standers Jim asked who that was. Said Uncle
George Lord : " That's Sam Tarbox." " Well," rephed Jim ; " he's as big's the
Tibbetts' wagon."
While at work in his field on the "Vaughan lot" he was approached by a
man who was employed in burning lampblack; of course a very smutty-faced
man. "Good mornin', Mr. Tibbetts; think we shall have showers today?"
Leaning on his hoe the farmer scanned the clouds and replied: "I shouldn't
wonder ; it looks pretty dark in the west. The reader will appreciate this
answer when we state that the man's name was William West.
He once owned an old, yellow mare that had a phenomenally long neck
and an obstinate temper. When in harness, if she was inclined to turn into
some cross-road or wood-lane, no power from behind could prevent her ; for
pull hard or gently away she would go, her head and bending neck followed
by her body, and "finally, my brethring," by the wagon and passengers. It
was of this beast that Uncle Daniel Decker said : " It's no use to build any
fence while the old Tibbetts' mare runs in the road, for her neck's so long
she can stand outside and reach everything on a ten-acre lot."
He sold his property at Shadagee and purchased of Elliot G. Vaughan a
large tract of land in Hollis, near Moderation Mills, and a house lot in the
village. On this hill-side elevation he erected a good sized and well finished
house, barn, and workshop. This dwelling has been remodeled, a story added,
and is now known as the " Tracy house." He was a good farmer and gathered
from his new, warm land abundant harvests for many years. Being a mill-
wright and wheelwright he found employment with his tools. He was a very
precise mechanic and joints that could not be inspected were made with the
same care as those exposed to view. He built some of the best saw-mills in
the state.
Temperate in his habits, cleanly of person, always an early riser, and used
to vigorous exercise, Mr. Tibbetts lived to the great age of ninety-one. He
was a broad-shouldered, compactly built, heavy man of fair complexion. Chil-
dren as follows :
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1. LoRANNA/ b. Nov. 28, 1807; m. Joseph Smith, son of Joseph, of the
"Smith neighborhood," in HoUis, and had six children.
2. Eunice,' b. Oct. 11, 1809; d. unmarried.
3. Gideon W.,' b, Nov. 5, 181 1; d. Oct. 15, 1815.
4. Abigail,'* b. Sept. 16, 1813; m. Elder Alvan Crockett and had five
children ; lived near her father in Hollis ; d. early.
5. Gideon W.," b. April 4, 18 16. He went to Georgia with several other
young men of his town, where he was employed as a wheelwright. He
soon d. at Burnfort, St. Mary's, in 1840-1, and the author of this book
was named for him.
6. Hannah,* b. August 19, 1818; ni. Samuel Ridlon, of Hollis, and had
four children. She was a women of amiability, eminently intelligent,
who exemplified the spirit of the Christian religion in life, and whose
death was gloriously triumphant.
7. Nancy," b. Feb. 22, 1821; in. Hiram Cook, son of Ephraim, of Casco,
Me., and had three children; a woman of great excellence; now the
only surviving daughter; many years a widow.
8. Ephraim, '^ b. Sept. 18, 1825 ; m. Abby, dau. of John Foster, of Parsons-
field, and "stood up" in a sailor's costume. Four children. He fol-
lowed the sea in early life and was as wild and jolly a jack-a-tar as ever
went to the mast-head. He sustained an injury from a fall upon the
vessel's deck, returned home and has since worked at his trade of mill-
wright and machinist; is one of the finest mechanics in the state, who,
like his father, takes great pride in accurate workmanship. He elimi-
nated "about right" from his mechanical vocabulary many years ago,
and adopted for his motto "just right." He is a man of great physical
strength and undaunted courage, and woe to the man who was so reck-
less of his safety as to insult him. In his many encounters with formid-
able athletes he has always been the victor. He is possessed of as
tender and generous a heart as ever beat in human breast; is genial,
companionable, conversational, neighborly; has married, for second wife,
Berthena, dau. of Charles Dunn ; now living in Sanford village, where
he has charge of the water works and wheels of the Goodale Manufact-
uring Company.
9. Elijah W.,' b. June 4, 1827 ; m. Susan Chick, of Lebanon, and had two
daughters A'cl/iV^ and Carrie'' ; mill-wright by trade; served as corporal
in the Civil war ; lost his right hand by premature discharge of a cannon
while celebrating on the Fourth of July, after return from the army; re-
sided at East Rochester, N. H., where he was station agent for the
Portland and Rochester R. R. for many years ; a very handsome man.
He and wife and eldest daughter have deceased.
o. John C," b. Dec. 29, 1829; m. Mary E. Swett, and setded at Hollis
with his parents. He received a good common school and academic
education, and by painstaking self-culture he is an efficient and suc-
cessful teacher; much of his life has been spent in the school-room.
As a grammarian and mathematician he found few equals, and for dis-
cipline, system, and thoroughness he has no superior as an educator.
Children's names : En/iii,;'^ Ida Flormee,'' Nelson^' Charles Sy,///ev'' and
Luther? ' '
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George Tibbetts,' son of Ephraim and his second wife, Lovie, settled in
Corinna, Me., as farmer. His tliree sons, Jaiin-s," Jo/i/i,^ and /sa/a//," were all
. well educated clergymen.
Jacob Tibbetts," another son of Ephraim and Lovie, lived in Rochester,
N. H., and had a family.
The Townshends and Townsends of England and America are of Sa.xon
and Norman extraction. The earliest mentioned ancestor of this family was
Ladovic de Townsend, a Norman nobleman, who flourished soon after the
Conquest. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas de Haville, whose family, of
Norman nativity, had received a grant of extensive lands in County Norfolk,
England, and this estate, through the alliance just mentioned, came to the
Townshends. The residence, called the manor of Raynham, became the prin-
cipal seat of the family, and so continues at the present time. A branch was
early planted in Ireland and built Castle Townsend there ; from junior slips
broken from this stem the Townsends in America, claiming an Irish ancestry,
have descended.
From ancient documents we learn that one William de Townsend held
considerable land in County Norfolk, a. n. 1200. Thomas Townsend, of West
Herling, was living in 12 17 a. d., and a William Townsend, in a. d. 1290.
John, son of Thomas Townsend, died leaving a son William, who married in
1306. Richard Townsend conveyed land in Norfolk, a. d. 1319, and the
gravestone of Thomas Townsend, supposed to have been one of his descend-
ants, in the church of St. Martyn's, had a brass plate fixed to it upon which
there was a long inscription in Latin. Peter Townsend was presented with
the living of Great Winchingdon by the king in 137 1. Thomas, son of Wil-
liam Townsend, settled his estate by deed upon his son John in 1377, which
John was living in 1396, and settled at Raynham. From these cadets of the
Townsends, through a long line of somewhat illustrious ancestors, whose
names we have no space for, the present Marquis Townshend is descended.
Members of the same family have intermarried with some of the most distin-
guished and wealthy of the aristocracy of Great Britain, establishing many
junior branches in various parts of England of high standing.
We shall now give our attention to some pioneer heads of the American
branches, who settled in New England in the seventeenth century. Richard
Townsend was of James City, Virginia, in 1620 ; William Townsend, of Boston,
Mass., 1634; Martyn Townsend, of Watertown, Mass., 1644; Joseph, Henry,
and Richard, brothers, of New England and New York in 1640. A Joseph
Townsend was in Philadelphia in 1682. The degree of relationship existing
between these early settlers in the new world we have not ascertained, but
they became, several of them, heads of the numerous Townsend families now
so widely disseminated over this country.
The immediate progenitor of the Saco valley families, which more particu-
larly concerns our present inquiry, was Thomas Townsend,' son of Henry
Townsend and wife, Margaret Forthe, born at Bracon-Ash, in England, June
TOWNSEND FAMILY. 1169
//p 8, 1594-5. He was cousin of John Winthrop, governor of the Colony of
^^^^'Xs- Massachusetts Bay, and came from London to Lynn, Mass., as early as 1635.
N^Y'"^e married Mary, daughter of John Newgate, a merchant of Boston. He
, / ^ received a grant of land at Lynn, in 1638, and was owner of other lands at
Rumney Marsh, now Chelsea; was admitted freeman in 1639; seems to have
been a citizen of prominence and ability. He died at Lynn, Dec. 22, 1677,
aged 83. His wife died Feb. 28, 1692.
Samuel Towiiseild," born about 1638; m. Abigail, a daughter of Samuel
Davis, and had a numerous family of sons, of whom one, as will presently ap-
pear, became the direct progenitor of our Saco valley families so early settled
in Biddeford. Samuel lived at Rumney Marsh, where he held important
offices. He d. at Chelsea, where his gravestone, bearing date Dec. 21, 1704,
may be seen. His wife d. Jan. 7, 1728, aged 87 years.
Abraham Townseild,'' twin son of Samuel and Abigail, and twin brother
of Isaac, who became the head of the Townsend family in Connecticut, was
b. May 20, 1682, probably at Chelsea, Mass., and m., for his first wife, Mary
Eustice, by whom he had issue. She d. June 28, 1718, and he m., second,
Dec. 8, 1720, Judith, dau. of Robert and Rachel (Gibbins) Edgecomb, by
whom also issue. He d. May 20, 1746. He was a man of public spirit and
executive ability and took a leading position among the early settlers of Bidde-
ford, to which he removed; was selectman for several years. From the records
of York county, we epitomize the following concerning him: "Abraham
Townsend of Boston, in consideration of one hundred and fifty pounds cur-
rent money of New England, received by conveyance from John Hobbs, of
Boston, all that tract of land that was bought of Maj. William Phillips, and
Bridget his wife, by Christopher Hobbs, grandfather of the said John, being
and lying in the town of Saco, bounded on ye north west with the brook com-
monly called Davises Brook, and on ye north east by ye river Saco, and on
ye south west by land formerly Mr. John Smiths and afterwards in ye posses-
sion of Nicholas Bully, Gent., and by all that bridth southwest until three
hundred acres be fully completed and ended, togather with eight acres in ye
great Meadow, and called ye Wood Meadow." This deed was dated April-
25, 1724. "Abraham Townsend, of Biddeford, yeoman," Aug. 13, 1724, con-
veyed to John Center one-half of the tract of land before-mentioned, the deed
being signed by Abraham and wife Judith. In 1728 Abraham Townsend and
wife Judith, "late of Biddeford," conveyed the remaining half of the tract,
purchased of Hobbs, to John Cleaver, of Boston, cordwainer. In 1728 he
purchased land in Saco, known as "James Gibbins' first Division," and the
same year, other lands of John, Joseph, and Gibbins Mace, of Gossport, N. H.,
which was deeded to Abraham and his father-in-law, Robert Edgecomb. I
have no means of knowing how many children Abraham had by his first wife,
but from the records of Saco and Biddeford, it is evident that three or more
sons settled in those towns. Widow Judith d. suddenly Dec. 2, 1773, aged 83.
Nathaniel Townsend,'' "of Lynn, blacksmith," eldest son of Abraham
and Mary Eustice, settled in Biddeford. He made his will Sept. 29, 1778, in
which he mentions "wife Margaret," "Bethesda, wife of Jeremy Ridlon," and
" Lucretia, wife of Thomas Deering"; will witnessed by Josiah Fairfield,
M. D., and Samuel Edgecomb. I have not found records of children of
Nathaniel, but have names and records of families of Saco and Biddeford,
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probably descended from him. He d. Oct. 21, 1778 ; Margaret d. Mar. 25,
1798, aged 87.
Jose[>h Towiisend,* m. Alice Gordon, in Biddeford, in 1728, and was
probably son of Abraham, ist, and Mary. I have no other references.
Isaac Towiiseud,'' son of Abraham ^ and Mary Eustice, m. Mary and
had children, born in Biddeford, named :
1. Elizabeth,* b. May 4, 1731.
2. Anna,^ b. Feb. 9, 1734.
Abraham Towiisend,'' son of Abraham.^ ist, and Mary, settled in Bidde-
ford and had sons and daughters. He m. Elizabeth Libby, of Biddeford,
Nov. 17, 1743. She may have been a second wife. Tradition makes this
man remove to the plantation of Little Falls, now HoUis, where he is said to
have died. I have no documentary proof of this. He must have been a very
aged man when his son settled in that township.
Thomas Townsend,'' son of Abraham' and Judith, b. Oct. 29, 1722; m.
Miriam Poak, Sept. 29, 1765; these "owned the covenant" in the Congrega-
tional church of Saco, Nov. 30, 1766, and had children b. in that town named
as follows :
1. Elizabeth,' b. Feb. 10, 1766; m. Jere Simpson, May 21, 1785.
2. WiLLiAM,M3. Jan. 5, 1768.
3. Anna,^ b. Jan. 8, 1770; m. Capt. Wm. Freeman, June i, 1791.
4. JOHN,^ b. Dec. 24, 1772; m. Polly and had:
I. Nathaniel,*' b. Sept. 23, 1796.
II. Elizabeth,'* b. July 19, 1799.
III. John,* b. April 16, 1802.
5. Thomas,' b. Nov. 9, 1775.
6. Hannah,' b. Apr. 7, 1778.
7. Sarah,' b. Apr. 4, 1780.
Samuel Townsend,'' second son of Abraham ^ and Judith, b. Feb. 14, 1725.
James Townseud,'' third son of Abraham-* and Judith, b. July 31, 1730.
Daniel Townsend and wife Mary, of Saco, had names of si.x children
recorded there; wife b. Sept. 24, 1782 ; do not know his connections. Issue:
I. Julia A., b. Aug. 22, 181 1.
Daniel H., b. Aug. 31, 1813.
LvDiA H., b. Jan. 1, 1816.
Mary J., b. Mar. 25, 1818; d. young.
William H., b. Oct. 8, 1820.
Mary H., b. Jan. 6, 1824.
Capt. Daniel Townsend, called "Capt., jr.," married Mary Sawyer, Dec.
4, 1816. He was b. Dec. 24, 1786; his wife was b. May 11, 1786. I do not
make connections and cannot say whose son he was. Their son, James S., b.
in Saco, Nov. 28, 1817.
JAMES F. TOWNSEND.
TOWNSEND FAMILY. 1171
Mary Townsend was m. to James Carlisle (intention), June 25, 1806.
Dodarah Townsend was m. to Jones McNelly, in Saco, July 12, 1812.
Peggv Townsend was m. to Nathaniel Hill, of Saco, Aug. 28, 1800.
Lucretia Townsend was m. to Thomas Deering, of Saco, Oct. 21, 1773.
Abraham Towusend/ son of Abraham of Biddeford, m. Molly Edgecomb,
of Little Falls, Mar. 11, 1777. He removed to the "Western Reserve," now
Ohio, in 1798, and settled on an elevation not far from the present city of
Cincinnati, which has since been called "Townsend's hill," where his sons
afterwards lived.
Isaac Townsend/ brother of preceding, ni. Nancy Jacobs; settled in the
plantation of Little Falls, now Hollis, on the high land above the Saco river.
His homestead has since been owned by Hon. James Morton. LTpon the
beautiful eminence he built his house and here spent his days. He was buried
in the Ridlon and Townsend ground not far below his farm. His children
and descendants as follows:
I. Jacob,^ b. Dec. 9, 1782; m., 1804, Abigail Elden and had eleven chil-
dren. He settled on a farm in Buxton, on an air line between the " Old
Corner" and "Coolbroth's Corner." He was a kind-hearted man of
peaceable habits, who worked hard and planned well. His wife d. Oct.
15, 1863. He d. Aug. 3, 1863. Issue:
I. James F.,' b. Feb. 20, 1808; m. Susan, sister of Capt. Moses Davis
of Buxton, Mar. 11, 1827, by whom four children. She d. Oct. 31,
1870. He m., second. Rose Savage, by whom nine children. He
d. Apr. 4, 1886. He united with the Mormon church in 1833; left
the state of Maine in the fall of 1838 for Mossury, but was taken sick
in Louisville, Md., and remained there five years; then went to
Nawvoo, 111., where he established a home. When the Mormons left
there for St. Joseph, Mo., he went with them, traveling from the
Mississippi to the Missouri river with oxen. After building him a
fine house, in which he lived for five years, he sold out and went to
Utah, in 1852, traveling across the plains two thousand miles with ox-
teams to Salt Lake City. Here he built the first hotel in Utah, named
the "Salt Lake House," which he sold in 1864 for $25,000. After
an extended mission to England, he returned in 1866, and built the
fine large hotel known as the "Townsend House," for which, at one
time, he was offered $100,000. A few years before his death he came
back to his native town and visited his relatives, going from town to
town and from house to house to look once more upon those with
whom he had associated in childhood and earlv manhood. It was
something touching to see this venerable, white-bearded man visiting
the graves of his aged parents and the old homestead after so many
long years of absence. It was one of the last wishes he gratified and
he did not long survive. Children by first wife :
(i). J/<7ri'/.,'b. Aug. 23, 1828.
(2). /ama K," h. Aug. 26, 1830.
(3). Susc7/i A/.,^ h. June 10, 1834; d. Apr. 26, 1879.
Second family : Ensumaii,^ /aioli," /amcs,^ C/iarks,' Al>l>ie,^ David,^
Dorcas* IValUr,' and A/va/i}
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II. Charles,' b. Jan. lo, iSio; m. Hannah and lived on the home-
stead in Buxton. His children were :
(i). Adaline,^ b. Nov. 24, 1834.
(2). Jacob F.,^ b. Nov. 15, 1836.
(3). James A.,^ b. Jan. 29, 1839.
(4). Georgeanna,' h. ]a.n. 26, 1841 ; m. Watson; d. May 20, 1870.
(5). John,^ b. Sept. 8, 1843.
(6). Orran £., b. Feb. 17, 1848.
(7). Samite/ If.,^ h. Feb. 18, 1852.
in. Isaac,' b. Aug. 12, 1812; d. Dec. 11, 1812.
IV. John,' b. Oct. 30, 1813.
V. Mary,' b. Aug. 10, 1816.
VI. Nancy,' b. Oct. 9, 18 18.
VII. Jane,' b. Aug. 22, 1820.
viii. Abigail,' b. Oct. 4, 1823.
IX. Jacob,' b. in 1825.
X. Dorcas,' b. Nov. 6, 1833.
One of these daughters married Cyrenus Foss, of Hollis, and another,
James Locke, of Buxton.
2. Lydia,^ b. Mar. 24, 1785 ; m., Dec. 25, 1800, Robert Sawyer, and was
the mother of seventeen children. (See Sawyer Family.)
3. Polly, '^ b. Aug. '29, 1787; m., Sept. 9, 181 1, Joseph Hobson, of Bux-
ton, known as "Deacon Joseph," and had a numerous family. (See
Hobson Family.)
4. Deborah," b. May 19, 1790.
5. Margaret,'' b. Oct. 25, 1793.
6. Mary," b. June 8, 1795 ; m., Nov. 30, 1817, John Wiggin.
7. Anna," b. Feb. 4, 1798; m. William Hobson, known as "Major," of
Hollis, and d. Feb. 5, 1894, at the age of 96. The family claimed that
she was ninety-seven, but the foregoing dates are from the town records,
and I present them for what they are worth. She was able to be about
her room and retained her faculties up to the time of her death.
8. Issac," b. May 13, 1800; m. Polly, dau. of Magnus and Hannah (Rid-
lon) Ridlon, of Hollis, and lived in a small house on a part of his
father's homestead. He was rather below the medium height, inclined
to corpulency, and very round shouldered. "Uncle Isaac" was of cun-
ning, humorous proclivity, and when exhilarated with a couple of glasses
of the "0-be-joyful," as he called it — something he took kindly to —
his tongue became nimble, and the quaint speeches he made will not
soon be forgotten. The old people who knew him best used to say:
"Uncle Ike is marster crank," or "He's awful chipper." It used to be
told that he once came home of an evening and found a young man,
who belonged to a family he was prejudiced against, feeding his daugh-
ters on "sugar-plums." This was decidedly disagreeable to Uncle
Isaac, and he quickly put an end to the pleasures of the young folks
by saying: "Now, Daniel, you'd better take your candy and run right
TOWNSEND FAMILY. 1173
home; we don't want any Clarks and Maddoxes here." Exit young man.
He owned a large black dog, which he named J^ero. As the old gent
came home one day and went to his woodshed he saw his dog, minus
his tail. Looking about he discovered the severed member lying sus-
piciously near the chopping-block. Calling one of his sons, he asked :
"Jacob, do you know who cut Pero's tail off?" "Well, father," replied
the boy, "there's the tail, there's Pero, and there's the axe; that's all
I can say about it." Poor Pero! we remember him well as he followed
the white-haired old man when going to the pasture for the cows ; and
he always wagged what tail he had with the same good-will and vigor
as before it had been cur-tailed. "Aunt Polly" was one of the best of
good women, kind, patient, neighborly. Children :
I. John,' had one daughter. He early settled in Saco or Biddeford, and
engaged in milling and lumber business; acquired a competency be-
fore middle life, retired from business, and has been a man at ease
for many years; has a taste for hunting and fishing, and spends much
time in his hunting camps every autumn ; owns a small steamboat,
with which he visits the islands at the mouth of Saco river, where
there is good duck shooting. John is a whole-souled fellow and
seems to take as much comfort as is compatible with this disjointed
world.
II. J.^coB,' m. Mary Jane, dau. of Noah Randall, of Limington, and set-
tled in his native town ; has been a millman and farmer. Three chil-
dren: Willie,'' Loring* and May*
HI. Hannah,' m. Alanson Dunn.
IV. Mary,' \\\. Jehial Smith.
V. Joseph.'
VI. Emily.'
VII. Lucy,' m., first, Charles Foster; second. Porter Hall.
9. Alvah,'' b. May 21, 1815 ; m. Elizabeth Lang; lived in Waterborough.
Nathaniel Townseiul/ son of Abraham ■• and Elizabeth Libby, m. Nov.
29, 1787, Judith, dau. of Matthias and Rachel (Edgecomb) Ridlon, then of
Saco. These settled in the plantation of Little Falls, now HoUis, near Saco
river, where he carried on a farm. Children :
1. Daniel,'^ b. Dec. 28, 1789; m. Harriet Townsend (?), a relative, and
lived on the homestead. His widow became the wife of Robert Carll,
who lived many years on her farm. Children of Daniel as follows :
I. Lydia,' m. Watson Libby, blacksmith.
II. Nathaniel,' drowned in Saco river,
in. Susan,' lived at home, unmarried.
2. Rachel,*^ b. Aug. 6, 1791 ; m. Dec. i, 1814, to Thomas Wentworth, of
Buxton.
3. Nathaniel," b. Aug. 13, 1793; m. Ruth and settled in Buxton,
on the high land half a mile back from the Saco river and near the old
Boulter homestead. Here he d. Mar. 7, 1847; wife d. Mar. 11, 1847.
Children :
1174 TOMPSON FAMILY.
I. John P.,' b. Nov. ii, 182 1 ; m. Mary , who d. May 23, 1838, and
her infant, Mary,'' the 6th. He m., second, a dau. of Miles Stewart,
of Hollis, by whom several children. He lived on the homestead;
a large man, genuine Townsend in build, features, and temperament.
Issue: William,^ Miles,^ James* and others.
II. Daniel," b. Sept., 1823; m. Sarah Jane, dau. of Nathaniel Norton,
of Limington, and lives at West Buxton; many years a river-driver;
subsequently in live-stock trade and kept a meat market. " Dan " is
a good-hearted fellow. Two sons.
III. Martha,' b. April 20, 1826; d. May 9, 1849.
IV. William,' b. June i, 1828: d. Feb. 23, 1847.
V. Sarah E.,' b. April 15, 1837.
VI. Nathaniel,' b. Aug. 15, 1839; coach-driver in Boston.
4. Eleanor,^ b. April 7, 1795.
5. Sarah, ^ b. April 7, 1797.
6. William,*^ b. April 12, 1803.
Rev. William Toinpson was born at Lancashire, England, in 1598 ; grad-
uated at Oxford, and commenced preaching in the north of his native land.
He came to New England in 1637 or 1638, and became pastor of Congrega-
tional church of Hraintree, Mass., where he was ordained Nov. 19, 1639. He
was one of the ministers subsequently sent to Virginia as a missionary, and
was the instrument of the conversion of Gen. Daniel Gookin, who, in 1644,
removed to Cambridge ; a distinguished military officer and author. Mather
says :
" Gookin was one of these ; by Tonipson's pains
Clu'ist and New England a dear Gookin gains."
He was constitutionally melancholy and his usefulness impaired in conse-
quence; was twice married. His first wife died while he was absent, leaving
a family of small children; second wife, Anne, widow of Simon Crosbie, of
Cambridge. Mr. Tompson d. Dec. 10, 1666, aged 68. On his tombstone
are the lines :
"He was a learned, solid, sound divine.
Whose name and fame in both Euglands did shine."
His children were as follows:
1. William, b. in England, 1629; graduated at Harvard, 1653, and set-
tled in Springfield.
2. Samuel, b. in England, 1631 ; ordained deacon for the First church of
Braintree, Nov. 2, 1679; represented that town fourteen years. He d.
Jan. 18, 1695.
Note.— Nathaniel Townsend and Grace Boulter were published June 18, 1801; Njithaniel
Townsend and Mary Watts, of Buxton, May 24,1816; Nathaniel Townsend and Hannah Har-
mon, of Buxton, Sept. 20, 1817; Lydia Townsend to Sylvanus Hamblen, of Lynn, Nov. 1, ISW.
TOMPSON FAMILY. 1175
3. Joseph, b. in Braintree, May i, 1640; represented the town of Billerica
several years; d. Oct. 13, 1732.
4. Benjamin, b. in Braintree, July 14, 1642; graduated at Harvard in 1662.
5. Anne, by second wife, b. in Braintree.
Rt'V. Edward Toiliixsoil, son of Samuel, preceding, b. in Braintree, April
20, 1665; graduated at Harvard in 1684; settled at Marshtield, Oct. 14,
1696. He preached his own ordination sermon from Isaiah vi, 9 and to.
This sermon was in the hands of Capt. John S. Tompson, of York, Me., in
1844. He died suddenly at Marshfield, Mar. 16, 1705, aged 40 years. He
was buried in the old cemetery, where, on the gravestone that marks the spot,
is inscribed :
"Here in a Tyrant's haml ddtli caiitive lie
A rare Synopsis of Divinity.
01(1 Patriarchs. Proplirts, (iospel Bishops meet
Under deep silence in their winding sheet:
When their King calls to sit in Parliament."
Children of Edward:
1. Rev. Samuel, graduated at Harvard in 17 10; was ordained at Cape
Town (Gloucester), Nov. 28, 1716; d. Dec. 8, 1724, and was buried at
Gloucester ; left a wife and five children.
2. Edward, m. Ann Piper; was a physician at Haverhill; d. in 1750.
3. Rev. William, b. in Marshfield, April 26, 1697. He was ordained at
Scarborough, Me., 1728, where he continued his labors until his death
in Feb., 1759. The expenses of his funeral were defrayed by the "town
as a town." The expenses were ^22, of which there was an allowance
of £3^ 6s, 8d, "for the Rings for the Bearers." He was held in high
esteem by his townsmen and sincerely lamented by the whole commu-
nity. A grant of ^200 towards building him a house was voted in
1732, and at the time of his death ;^4o of this had not been paid. In
his will, probated Oct. i, 1759, he orders the ^"42 collected and appro-
priated to the use of a school at "Black Point End of Said Town"';
wills his wife, Anne, homestead, cows, sheep, and services of his negro
man during her life; also wishes her to have "an easy-going horse and
furniture whenever she shall see fit to travel abroad or go on a journey."
He gave to each of his children a share in his negro man, "Prince," he
having his choice as to which he should live with, should he be living
at his widow's decease. His wife was Anna Hubbard, b. at Kingston,
N. H., April, 1702. They were m. in 1729. Children as follows:
I. WiLLiA.M, b. at Scarborough, May 25, 1730; d. Feb. i, 1807, unmar-
ried. He was chief justice of the Court of Sessions for Cumberland
county. " If a meek and quiet spirit, ii social and domestic virtues,
if a deportment which gains the esteem of one's neighbors, if good
sense and impartial justice, if integrity and uprightness, if piety and
devotion, in a word, if the pure principles of the Christian religion
are valuable traits in the character of a man, that of Justice Tomp-
son was truly estimable."
II. Anna, b. in Scarborough, Nov. 9, 1733; w'as m. to Joseph Gerrish,
of Kittery, and was grandmother of Gov. Ichabod Goodwin, of New
Hampshire. *
1176 TOMPSON FAMILY.
III. Rev. John, b. in Scarborough, Oct. 3, 1740; graduated at Harvard
College, 1765; studied theology with Rev. Daniel Wigglesworth, of
Cambridge, and after preaching in several places was ordained in the
First church of Portland, in 1768, for the plantation of Pearsontown,
now Standish. He was m. Nov. 22, 1768, to Sarah Small, of Som-
ersworth, N. H. He remained pastor of the church in Standish until
April, 1783, when he was dismissed at his own request and was soon
after settled at South Berwick, where he immediately removed his
family. His wife d. Aug. 30, 1783, at the age of 35, leaving eight
children. He m. second, Feb., 1784, Mrs. Sarah Morrill,* of Bidde-
ford, by whom he had two children. He was the only minister for
more than forty years when, on account of age and infirmity, a col-
league was appointed. He d. Dec. 21, 1828, in the si.xty-first year of
his ministry. Issue as follows :
(i). William, b. in Pearsontown, Oct. 19, 1769; m. Hannah Good-
win, by whom he had issue at Standish :
(i). IViUiam J., b. July 22, 1796.
(11). Joliri G., b. April 30, 1799.
(ill). Hitty Z., b. Jan. 30, 1804.
(iv). Charles, b. Oct. 30, 1804.
(v). DiXiiiel G., b. Dec. 12, 1805.
(2). Echvard, b. at Pearsontown, Dec. 18, 177 i ; m. Sally Sewall and
had issue, b. at Standish, as follows :
(i). Sally S., b. July 19, 1798.
(11). Liny, b. April 10, 1800.
(ill). Oliver, b. May 17, 1802.
(iv). Joseph S., b. Sept. 11, 1804.
(V). Mary J., b. Oct. 22, 1806.
(3). Samuel, b. at Pearsontown, Oct. 11, 1773; m. Mary Lancaster,
by whom issue, at Standish, as follows :
(i). Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1795.
(11). William, b. Nov. 20, 1796.
(in). Lydia J., b. April 27, 1798.
(iv). John A., b. Sept. 19, 1800.
(v). Mary L., b. Mar. 12, 1802.
(vi). Samuel, b. Aug. 31, 1804.
(vii). Dorothy L., b. Sept. 24, 1805.
(viii). Elizabeth A., b. July 27, 1807.
(4). Sarah, b. July 14, 1775.
(S). Anna, b. Mar. 15, 1777; m. Ichabod Goodwin, Jr., of Berwick,
by whom issue.
(6). Joseph, b. July 21, 1778; m. Betty, dau. of Capt. Elisha Clements
and Mary Waldron (dau. of Maj. Richard Waldron, of Dover,
* She was the wife of Capt. Samuel Morrill and dau. of Elishij Allen, b. at Salisbury, Mass.,
Feb. 14, 1743.
TOWLE FAMILY. 1177
N. H.), of Somersworth, N. H., in 1800. Accompanied by his
wife and her parents, he emigrated, in 1801, to Frankfort, Waldo
county, where he purchased land, continuing his residence there
as a farmer until his death. He first wife d. May 4, 1819, and
Feb. 17, 1820, he married Mary Dunham, of Belfast, Me. He
d. suddenly March, 1859, nearly 81 years of age. His second
wife survived five years, dying in Mar., 1864. Children:
(i). /c)/i/i, b. in Somersworth, N. H., May 12, 1801 ; married Mary
Palmer, of Bremen, Me., July 6, 1829. He d. Aug. 4, 1837,
aged 36; widow d. May 27, 1846. Children: A/arr P., b.
Apr. 26, 1830, m. John K. Rogers; John IV., h. Sept. 17, 1832,
d. an infant; /my/'/i L., b. Nov. 12, 1833; Edii'in P., b. May
31, 1835, and Horatio P., b. Jan. 3, 1837.
(11). Mary A., b. March, 1803.
(hi). Charles H., b. March 5, 1805.
(iv). Wi//ia?ii, b. Dec. 24, 1807.
(v). Sarah/., b. Dec. 7, 1809.
(vi). Betsey, b. Nov. 23, 181 1.
(VI i). Naticy, b. Mar. 18, 18 17.
(7). Mary, b. in Pearsontown, Aug. 13, 1781, and d. of consumption.
Mar. 28, 1808.
Mmk c^ainib.
This is an English* surname and has been spelled with slight variations by
various branches of the family. The ancestors of the Towles now represented
in Porter, Me., and Freedom, N. H., were early settlers of Hampton, N. H.,
where the family wonderfully multiplied. We shall not follow the pedigree
into all its ramifications, but confine ourselves to a condensed sketch of two
branches. The following, copied from the court records of York county. Me.,
seems worth preserving in this connection :
" Whereas, John Towle by a former testimony of his about the 14th of Octob: 1651 :
did cast a blemish upon George Walton in his name, and now being conscious of his
own faultiness therein, for clearing of the said Walton do hereaby acknowledge that I
John Towle fisherman, did once call George Walton theife, and did say he stole ay'a^r
of oylc, by which means his name suffered in open court. I now desire all to take
notice that I am very sorry tor the wrong that I then did him by charging hitn falcely,
and hope it will be a warning for ine to be wiser for time to come to be more careful
how I wrong any man in the like nature. John Towle.
Jany. 18: 1652."
This confession — which seems to have been more a result of legal pressure
than a painful conscience — was witnessed by Bryan Pendleton, Richard Ball,
and Philip Babb, and I suppose was made at Saco.
*A member ot the tamilv chiims that the New England Towles came from Ireland; that
they were orig-inally named toole.iov 0' Toules, and changed the spelling after settlement m the
" New World."
1178 TOWLE FAMILY.
Joseph Towle, son of Amos Towle,* of Hampton, was b. Feb. i8, 1747 ;
m., Oct. 2, 1769, Elizabeth Coffin, b. Mar. 7, 1753, d. Feb. 17, 1829, and set-
tled in Porter, Me., near the Great Ossipee river below the present village ;
there he died. Children as follows :
1. Amos, b. in Hampton, Oct. i, 1770; m. Susan Moulton, and settled in
Freedom, N. H., where he remained until about 18 10, when he removed
to Hollis, Me., and built an old-fashioned tavern at the Killick Mills,
and on the old road leading from that town to South Limington. Here,
in company with his brother David, he extended his hospitality to way-
farers and Vermont farmers until the travel was diverted in consequence
of the discontinuance of the road. He then removed to Limington and
kept tavern there. He returned to Freedom in 18 18 and remained
there until his death. Children's names will appear.
2. Joseph, b. in Hampton, Sept. 3, 1772; m. Zilla Morrill and settled, as
farmer, in Porter; d. Dec. 27, 1848. Three children, of whom more.
3. WiLLiA.\r, b. in Epsom, July 18, 1774; m. Mercy Garland and settled
in Porter, where, as justice of the peace, he was long and prominently
known. He d. Apr. 25, 1841. Children's names hereafter.
4. Ezra, b. in Hampton, Feb. 14, 1776; m. Mrs. Rebecca French, of
Porter, Mar. 31, 1831. He was drowned by his horse falling when
fording the Great Ossipee, June 4, 1802.
5. Nancy, b. April 24, 1778; m. Ebenezer Blazo and had issue; d. in
Dec, 1801.
6. Daniel, b. Jan. 24, 1780; m. Betsey Mason and lived on the beautiful
farm recently owned by Nehemiah Holmes. He was a man of sincere
piety, held in high esteem by his contemporaries. Some rude fellows
once surrounded his house at night, while he was alone, and by hideous
noises tried to frighten the old saint, but signally failed. VVhen told
that it was the devil, he replied : " I have had no business with /u'w
for many years, and have no fear." He d. Mar. 25, 1875, aged 95 years,
leaving an influence that can never die. Si.x children, of whom more.
7. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 27, 1783; m. James Garland.
8. Sarah, b. Mar. 26, 1785; m. Samuel Taylor, Aug. 22, 1803, and d.
Apr. 10, 1866.
9. David, b. Mar. 27, 1787 ; m. Sarah Marden and lived several years at
the Killick Mills in Hollis, Me., where some of his children, two of
whom survive, were born. He then removed to Limington, and from
there to Porter, where he d. Aiig. 7, i860. Ten children, of whom more.
10. Simon, b. May 16, 1794; entered the army during the war of 1812,
contracted a disease, and d. in Porter, Oct. 4, 1814, unmarried.
Children of Amos and Susan:
I. Amos, m. Betsey Andrews and settled in Freedom, N. H. ; representa-
tive in 1834-5. He had issue.
* Philip Towle, the earliest known head of tliis family in New England, was born circa
1616; married Lsabella Asten, of Hampton (born 1633, died 1719), and died in 1690. The following
were probably their sons: Joseph (2), Caleb, Jeremiah, Philip, Benjamin, James, and Lei'i.
Joseph Towle (2), b. in 16G9; in., first, Mehitable ; second, Sarah Hobbs, and had issue:
John, Joseph, James, Mary, Jonathan, Mehitable, and Amos. He d. in 1757.
TOWLE FAMILY.
1179
I Ranseli.ear, m. Caroline; settled at Freedom village, as hotel-
keeper, where he d. He held a position in Freedom bank. Issue:
(i). Amos C, never married.
(2). Ahmzo E., m. Lois Elliott.
(3). Frank, m. dau. of Stephen Kennison, of Freedom. N. H., where
he resides.
(4). Edwin, m. Sarah Thurston.
(5). Mabc/. (6). NeNie. (7). Rose. (8). Emma.
II. Ezra, m. Lucetta Lincoln and lived in Cornish, Me.
III. MOSE.S, m. Sarah Healey, and went to Austin, Nevada.
IV. Alonzo, in. Sarah Leavitt, and went to Bloomington, 111.
V. Rose. vi. Annie, vii. Martha, viii. Zuriah.
2. Kola, m. Solomon Andrews, of Freedom, N. H., where she was a mem-
ber of the Baptist church. She left issue.
3. LuciNPA, m., first, Richard Berry; second, John McKenney.
4 LovELi., b. 1801 ; m. Mary Bennett. He spent some early years in Hollis
and Limington, but finally settled in Freedom, N. H., where he cleared-
a large and valuable farm. He first lived in an old camp back on the
hill-sfde, thence moved into a log-house before any windows and doors
were put in. On a moonlight night, after they had retired, Mrs. Towle
was disturbed by a noise about her pans of milk, and on rising to learn
the cause saw a spotted animal, which she supposed to be a cat, pass
through a hole under the house. She fell asleep, but was soon aroused
by something moving upon the outside of the bed. She raised her
head and saw the same animal near the foot-board and, throwing up
her feet, dashed it upon the floor or ground. The sudden eviction of
the new' tenant resulted in an effluvium which was unmistakable proof
of the species to which he belonged, and "lingered near," like "Lucy's
lamb," for many a day. Mr. and Mrs. Towle were long active Chris-
tians' and respected members of society. They survived with almost
uninterrupted good health until advanced in years, and lived to see their
large family prosperously settled. To the author he said, when rising
ninety: "I always enjoyed hard work, but did not consider it hard,"
and when about to come away he said : " I wish you'd stay as long as
you ciei'erly can." He d. in 1892. Children as follows:
I. SvLVANUS, b. March 22, 1825; d. April 19, 1825.
n. Mj^rv J., b. Feb. 19, 1827; m. Daniel Taylor; d. Jan. 17, 1853.
III. Dr. Benjamin N., b. Jan. 17, 1827.
IV. Almena, b. Aug. 3, 1831; m. Aaron H. Mason, of Porter; d. June
14, 1 86 1, leaving issue.
V. Joseph, b. Jan. 24, 1833; m. Mary Moulton, and settled in Freedom,
N. H.; deceased.
VI. Mehitable, b. Jan. 24, 1833; d. June 16, 1834.
VII. Albion, b, Dec. 26, 1835 ; m. Isabella Merrill, and resides in Boston.
VIII. Amos, b. Feb. 16, 1838 ; m. Mary E. Moulton, and resides in Boston.
IX. Francis W., b. Dec. 11, 1841 ; m. Marcie Hilton, , resides in Boston.
1180 TOWLE FAMILY.
X Dr. Alonzo, b. Feb. 20, 1844; ni. Josephine, dau. of Lorenzo D.
Stanley, of Porter, Dec, 21, 1874, and was for several years a prac-
tising physician in Boston or vicinity. He is now living on a fine
farm, in Freedom, N. H., near his birth-place; is a member of the
examining board of surgeons for the pension department, and general
deputy of New Hampshire, Patrons of Husbandry. Children : Bef-
nard L., b. Sept. 13, 1876; Stanley, b. June 5, 1878, 2iVidi Amos L.,
b. Jan. 14, 18S4.
5. William, b. April 10, 1797; m. Hannah Moulton, b. May 15, 1806,
and lived on a farm in Freedom, N. H. His home was on a high emi-
nence overlooking the basin, where the villages now stand, and com-
manded a wide area of mountain, valley, dale, and water. Twelve
children as follows:
I. James M., b. Feb. 15, 1825; d. Mar. 12, 1838.
II. Laura A., b. May i, 1827; m. Joseph Towle, of Porter.
III. Richard M., b. August 8, 1828; m. Melissa A. Harmon, b. Sept. 27,
1834, and settled on the homestead; a judicious farmer. Children:
(:). Eldora M., b. July 22, 1856; m. Cooper.
(2). Adah H., b. Nov. 13, 1859; d. May 27, 1863.
(3). Delano IV., b. Nov. 14, 1861.
(4). Adah A., b. Sept. 7, 1863; m. Frank Mason.
(5). Elmer, b. Aug. 2, 1865 ; m. Nellie Meserve.
(6). Lillian G., b. Dec. 6, 1867 ; single.
(7). Bertram B., b. Feb. 21, 1870. m. Alice Brooks.
(8). Minnie B., b. July 13, 1873; single.
(9). Elsie L., b. Apr. 15, 1876; d. June 18, 1877.
IV. Abigail M., b. Dec. 6, 1829; m. Erastus Kimball.
v. William, b. Dec. 24, 1831; m., first, Eliza J. Hurd; second, Mary
A. E. Proctor.
VI. Uriah, b. Aug. 30, 1S33 ; m. in Pennsylvania.
VII. Eliza, b. June 22, 1835; d. young.
VIII. Elias, b. Nov. 21, 1836; m. Amelia (?) Meserve, June 10, 1861 ; d.
Sept. 14, 1837.
i.x. James M., b. Sept. 30, 1838; m. sister of William's wife.
X. Austin E., b. July 11, 1841.
XI. Eliza J., b. Feb. 7, 1843; m. Simeon Meserve.
XII. Betsey F., b. July 31, 1845 ; m. John Kendall.
6. Elias, b. Jan. 22, 1807 ; m., Oct. 28, 1832, Lois, dau. of Stephen and
Lois (Sanborn) Swett, she b. June 26, 181 1, and was long a merchant
at Freedom village. He also extensively engaged in lumber specula-
tion, and acquired wealth. He was prominent in town affairs and served
in various municipal offices to his credit; was county commissioner and
treasurer; represented Freedom in the Legislature, and was for many
years justice of the peace ; was an active church member and liberal in
his donations for the support of all undertakings calculated to benefit
his fellowmen; superintendent of Sunday-school many years and gave
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the Christian society a parsonage and deposited one thousand dollars, the
interest of which is used to support preaching. He died Dec. 22, 188 1,
leaving two sons :
I. Stephen, d. unmarried in 1895.
II. Irving, m. Merrill, of Cornish, and succeeded to his father's
business; has one son.
7. Ai.MiRA, m. Ivory Foss.
8. Dea. Uriah, married, and lived at Freedom, where he owned a grist-
mill ; an active member of the Christian church and useful member of
society; a peace-maker and well-wisher to all mankind; had issue.
g. Jonah, of whom no particulars.
Children of Joseph and Zilla:
1. Nehemiah, m. Sally French, ot Porter, Feb. 25, 182 1, and lived in that
town. He had issue : Jiidilli F., m. Tobias Libby, of Porter, and Jakn,
now living, m. Ruth Rice, and second, Lucelle Pratt, issue: iTory, m.
Mary French, and Sara//, m. Freeman Sawyer.
2. Nancy, m. Joseph H. Oilman, May 24, 1818.
3. Hannah, removed to state of New York.
Children of William and Mercy:
1. Hannah, b. Dec. 18, 1797; m. James Coolbroth, of Porter, Apr. 8, 1812.
2. William, b. Oct. 3, 1801 ; d. unmarried.
3. Joseph G., b. Mar. 22, 1806; m. Ruth French, of Porter, Dec. 12, 1824,
and settled as a merchant in his native town. Children :
I. Joseph, b. Sept. 2, 1825 ; m. Laura A. Towle, dau. of William, and
had issue : Ausiiii, Roscoe, and Zuriah ; resides in Porter.
II. William B., b. Dec. 24, 1826; m. Sarah G. Mason and was a farmer
in Porter.
III. George W., b. July 7, 1829; m. Susan M. Gilman, in 1853, and was
many years a general merchant at Porter village. He also engaged
in lumber speculation successfully. Moving to Kezar Falls in 1879,
he opened a large store there and continued in trade until 1894,
when he retired. He was a stockholder in the woolen mills and pres-
ident of the company. He served ten years in succession as select-
man in Porter, being chairman six years. He was also treasurer,
constable, and collector. Two children d. in childhood.
IV. James F., m. Emma J. Moulton and had issue; d. in life's prime.
V. Ruth A., d. young.
VI. Keziah M., d. young.
VII. Maria J., m. Charles O. Edgerly, of Porter.
VIII. Julia, d. unmarried.
IX. Etta, d. unmarried.
4. Mercy, b. May 8, 1809; m. Benjamin Larrabee, blacksmith, and had
sons and daughters.
5. Nancy, b. Aug. 8, 1812; m. Nathaniel Bedell, Dec. 2, 1820.
6. Maria, b. Apr. 7, 1819; ni. John Kezar, 2d, Aug. 29, 1835.
1182 TOWLE FAMILY.
Children of Daniel and Betsey:
1. Ezra, b. Sept. i6, 1807 ; m. Widow Rebecca (Coolbroth) French, of
Porter, Mar. 31, 1831, and had issue as follows:
I. William G., m. Mary Dawson, of Saco, and had issue: Elizabeth A.,
Philip S., Emeretta, Augustus, and Rosmna. He resides at Saco.
II. Ezra J., m. Sarah Coolbroth, his cousin, and had issue: Francaia,
Oscar, Ei'erctt, and Frederick.
III. Nancy G., m. William G. Davis, and d. leaving a son.
IV. Daniel, m. Helen Lawrence; lives in Everett, Mass., and has a dau.,
Helen M.
V. Ruth A., m. Moses Norton, of Porter, and had a son.
2. Nancy, b. Jan. 21, 1809; m. William Gibbs, of Porter.
Eliza, b. June 11, 181 1 ; m. Zebulon Brooks, of Freedom, N. H., Nov.
25, 1841 ; he m. afterwards, Apr. 28, 1844, Sally A. Tibbetts, of Porter.
Daniel, b. June 11, 1811; m. Maria J. Tibbetts, of Porter, Dec. 17,
1837, and had issue.
5. Rhoda, b. Aug. 24, 1815; m. James Dearborn, Apr. 20, 1833.
6. Sally, b. July 13, 18 18; m. Capt. Randall Libby, Sept. 3, 1837. She
survives, living at South Hiram.
Mercy, b. Feb. 20, 1825; m. Sylvanus Chapman, of Porter, June 4,
1854, and had issue.
Childeen of David and Sarah:
1. Lovina, m. Ebenezer Blazo, of Porter.
2. Sarah, m. James Garland, of Porter, and survives.
3. RoxANNA, m. Isaac Libby, of Parsonsfield, and survives. She was b.
at the Killick Mill settlement.
4. Mary A., m. David M. Fox.
5. David, m. Susan Marden and lived in Searsport, Me.
6. Elvira, m. Charles Kezar, of Parsonsfield.
7. William T., m. Nancy Fo.x and lived at Cumberland Mills, Me.
8. Samuel, m. Abby Rich and d. in Chicago.
9. Ellen, m. Samuel Perry and d. in Parsonsfield.
10. Richard, d. young, unmarried.
TOWLES OF BUXTON.
Pllinea.S Towle, nativity unknown, m. Sarah Leavitt, Nov. 8, 1778, and
lived in Buxton, where he d. Sept. 12, 1819; wife d. April 27, 1826; soldier
of the Revolution ; a sergeant. His captain once called for ten volunteers to
accompany him in a dangerous expedition, and he was the first to step for-
ward. For this act he was much respected by his comrades. He enlisted
May 3, 1775, in the company of Capt. Jeremiah Hill, of Biddeford, in the
regiment of Col. Scamman; was in the expedition to Ticonderoga and Crown
Point. Nine children, as follows :
I. James, bapt. Nov. 3, 1782 ; m. Elizabeth , and d. in Buxton, Sept.
30, 1807, leaving a dau.. Folly, b. Oct. 11, 1806.
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1183
2. Martha, bapt. Nov. 3, 1782; m. Tristram Hanson, Oct. 18, 1801.
3. Elizabeth, bapt. July 17, 1785; m. Sewall Libby, Jan. 26, 1809.
4. Samuel, bapt. Sept. 2, 17S7; m. Ann Hanson, Jan. 31, i8ii, and d.
Jan. 4, 1873; his wife d. April 2, 1881. Children, born in Buxton:
I. Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1813; d. Sept. 27, 1814.
II. Isaac, b. Dec. 18, 1815 ; m. Joanna Pennell, to whom pub. June 17,
1839. He d. Oct. 4, 1885.
III. Joel, b. May 6, 1818; m. Sarah A. Atkinson (she d. Sept., 1891,)
Aug. 29, "1840, and had issue as follows:
(i). James H., b. April 8, 1842.
(2). Son, b. in 1844.
(3). Joseph F., b. May 8, 1845.
(4). Rebecca A., b. April 5, 1847; m. Ivory Lane.
(5). Simon, b. Feb. 15, 1850; m. Joanna Palmer.
(6). Helen A., b. Aug. 25, 1852 ; m. Stephen F. Libby, Nov. 27, 1873.
(7). Anna B., b. July 14, 1857 ; m. Frank Meserve, Nov. 27, 1873.
IV. Stephen, b. July 6, 1820; m. Lucy Meserve, Jan. i, 1843, and issue
as follows :
(i). Arthur E., b. April 16, 1844; m. Fanny A. Dodd, May i, 1872.
(2). Ellen M., b. Dec. 21, 1846; m. Stilman B. Dyer, Mar. 7, 1872.
(3). Edwin L., b. Jan. 9, 1850 ; m. Hattie A. Boston, Dec. 21, 1877.
(4). Lucy E., b. Apr. 7, 1853.
(S). Leonard C, h. Aug. 24, 1856 ; m. Frances E. Tripp, Aug. 9, 1890.
(6). Cora M., b. July 21, 1862; d. June 25, 1863.
(7). Minnie E., b. Nov. 8, 1865; m. Stephen M. Dunnell, Dec. 25,
1890.
v. Samuel, b. Aug. 9, 1822; d. Nov. 5, 1889.
VI. Nancy, b. June 7, 1824; m. Gilcrist, of Lowell.
VII. James, b. Sept. 9, 1S26; m. Mary E. Spencer, Jan. i, 1850, and had:
(i). IVi/Iie, b. Jan. 8, 1855.
(2). Charles IL., b. Apr. 29, 1859.
VIII. John, b. Mar. 28, 1829; by wife Lydia had issue:
(i). Mary A., b. Feb. 14, 1854; m. Leroy Yates.
(2). Ellen J., b. Mar. 13, 1862 ; m. Isaac A. Clough.
IX. Mehitable, b. Oct. 13, 1830; m. Henry L. Paine, Jan. 7, 1S49.
X. Simon, b. Aug. 10, 1833; unmarried; in Lowell.
XI. Charles H., b. Aug. 23, 1835; lives in Westbrook.
XII. Sarah M., b. Apr. 18, 1841 ; m. George Tyler, July 30, 1865,
5. John, bapt. luly 25, 1789; m. Sally Brown, of Scarborough, Nov. 7,
1813, and is 'said to have d. in Palmyra, Me. Children, b. in Bu.xton,
as follows :
I. Hannah, b. May 15, 18 15.
II. James, b. Feb. 15, 18 17.
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III. Phineas, b. Apr. 22, 1820.
IV. Philip B., b. May 19, 1822.
V. Margaret A., b. Mar. 31, 1824.
VI. Ivory H., b. Aug. 13, 1826.
VII. John B., b. Sept. 22, 1828.
VIII. David B., b. July 22, 1832.
IX. William E., b. Jan. 27, 1834.
6. Sarah, bapt. Oct. 21, 1792.
7. Stephen, bapt. July 12, 1795.
8. Hannah, bapt. June 25, 1797.
g. Phineas, bapt. Oct. 6, 1799.
Obadiah True, an old Revolutionary pensioner, moved his family into
town in 1813-14; was born in Sanford, in 1756; enlisted at the age of
nineteen, immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill; served under "Mad
Anthony Wayne" at the taking of Stony Point; fought under General Gates
at the capture of Burgoyne's army. After four years of service he came home
on a three months' furlough. When his leave of absence had nearly expired,
he traveled on foot to Portsmouth, took passage on a sloop bound for
Boston, was captured the first day out by an English cruiser, and was carried
to Dartmoor prison, where he was confined till the close of hostilities. When
released he had his passage paid to France by our Minister to that country,
and from there he, with other prisoners, was sent home in a ship chartered
for that purpose. When the war of 18 12 came on, although fifty-six years of
age, he enlisted for three years and served during the war ; was twice mar-
ried; first wife, Grace Gerry, of Sanford, by whom two children; second
wife, Boston, sister of John, who was one of the first settlers of the
town, by whom three children, Robert, Joseph, and Margaret, all deceased.
He d. Dec. 3, 1844, in his Sgth year.
This is a genuine Welsh surname. Glamorganshire and Cardiganshire are
their original homes. Two of the earliest New England settlers of the name
were Abraham Tyler, of Haverhill, 1650, who died in 1673, and John Tyler,
of Andover, 1653, whose son Moses died in 1727, aged 85, leaving ten sons.
Nathaniel Tyler was of Lynn, 1642.
James Tyler came from Cape Porpoise, or Arundel, and settled at Black
Point in Scarborough in 17 18. He died there in 1749, leaving four children.
In his will of Jan. 17, 1748, he mentions his two sons and two daughters, and
TYLER FAMILY. 1185
gives as the reason for bestowing no more of his estate upon his son Abraham,
" He hath been a very undutiful son to me." He witnessed a will in Scar-
borough in 1750.
Capt. Abraham Tyler, son of preceding, was living in Andover, Mass.,
previous to his father's death, but soon after came down to Scarborough, and,
according to Southgate, "spent there the remainder of a long and useful life."
He served three years in the Revolutionary army; subsequently filled several
official positions. He was deputy sheriff for the county of York, and for some
reason arrested Richard Fry, who had a paper-mill at Falmouth as early as
1739. In a petition written while in prison in Boston he complains that
Abraham Tyler had broken into his desk, "under cover of an execution," and
carried away his private papers. At one time he was part owner of a saw-
mill in Saco. He was the last person having charge of the ferry at Blue
Point. His wife was a granddaughter of Captain Scammon, probably named
Elizabeth Brown. The names and number of his children are not found.
Royal Tyler, second son of James, lived and died at Blue Point, in
Scarborough.
Abraham Tyler, probably son of Abraham; m. Martha , and had
children, baptized in Scarborough, as follows:
1. John S., bapt. May 16, 1773.
2. David, bapt. Oct. 3, 1773.
3. Son, bapt. April 9, 1775.
4. Dean, bapt. Mar. 3, 1776.
5. Eleanor, bapt. May 31, 1777.
6. Daniel, bapt. Mar. 28, 1780.
7. James, bapt. Oct. 13, 1783.
James Tyler, probably son of Abraham ; m. Lydia Stone, of Limington,
and lived in the north part of Saco, near the " Heath meeting-house." He
had issue as follows :
1. Mehitable, b. April 20, 1779.
2. Eliza, b. Nov. 9, 1780.
3. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 7, 1782.
4. Hannah, b. Mar. 7, 1784.
5. Allison, b. Nov. 3, 1785.
6. James, b. Jan. i, 1787; m., Feb. 22, 1816, Deborah, dau. of Peter
Gushing, who was b. in E.xeter, N. H., June 12, 1791. Mr. Tyler settled
on "Ossipee Gore," now Freedom, N. H., where he d. Aug. 2, 1858,
Note.— Job Tyler and wife Mary, probably from England or Wales, were in Anrlover before
1655 and had issue. William Tyler, of Boston, was, without doubt, ancestor of the Scarborough
and Saco families. He was born u\s~, died 1768; portrait owned by (li'iiriiloi^iral Society of Bos-
ton; was a prominent merchant. His son, Royal Tyler (an old Tyler name), was a member of
the Provincial Council and a firm snppcnlcr of colonial rights. His son. Judge Royal Tyler, was
a gentleman of very fine literary attainnu'iits. He was born in Boston in 1750, gra<luated at
Harvard College in 1776, and died at liraUleboro. Vt., in 1826, He commenced practice in Port-
land, but soon removed to Vermont. He married Mary H., granddaughter of Gen. Joseph
Palmer, of Revolutionary fame. (ien. John .Steele Tyler, a very prominent citizen of Bo.ston,
was son of the preceding.
Andrew Tyler, a merchant of Boston, married Miriam, dau. of William Pepperill.of Kittery,
who was born Sept. 3, 1704 ('.'), and had issue, Anilrew, Mary, Katherinr. and Peiiiiprill. William
Pepperill left bv will twenty ponmls to each of the first three of tlicse Kran{lcliildren, forty
to the last. William Tyler, brother of .Vndrew, Sr., married Jane Pepperill, sister of Miriam.
1186 TYLEB FAMILY.
aged 71 years. His wife d. in her Sotli year. He was a man of more
than ordinary ability and was called to the town offices and to represent
his townsmen in the Legislature. His judgment was clear and safe,
his word to be relied upon ; a judicious and successful farmer. Chil-
dren as follows :
I. Peter, b. Mar. 24, 1817; d. a child.
II. Abram, b. July 6, 1818; m., in 1842, Mary Ann Lovering, and lived
on the "Sweat road" in Freedom. Children: Jatncs, George, Martha,
who m. Dana Allard, and Eliza, who m. Augustus Miller.
III. John L., b. Feb. 19, 1821; m. Hannah Harmon, and lived on the
great hill about one mile from Freedom village. One child, Edson.
IV. Wentworth, b. Oct. 16, 1823; m., in 1849, Mary, dau. of Ezekiel
and Sally (Bradbury) Andrews, of a Buxton family, and lives in Free-
dom, about one mile from the village. Mr. Tyler is a man of pro-
nounced principle and good ability. He has been selectman; a good
farmer ; respected citizen. Children : Eraiiklin, m. Laura Libby ;
Joseph H., m. Mary E. Young; Nellie J., m Ansel Alley, and James,
m. Rhoda Libby, now in Boston.
v. Lydia S., b. May 14, 1827; m. Daniel Harmon.
7. Louisa, b. Jan. 7, 1789.
8. Abraham, b. Mar. 7, 1793; m. Eunice Seavey; lived at the "Heath,"
in Saco ; had children as follows :
I. James, b. Nov. 6, 1815.
II. Dav'd, b. in 1820.
III. Andrew, b. Mar. 16, 1822.
IV. LvDiA, b. Oct. 15, 1828.
9. Abigail, b. June 7, 1795.
Andrew Tyler, brother of James, who m. Lydia Stone, removed to Eastern
Maine, and settled about sixteen miles from Bangor. He was for many years
a sea-captain; subsequently carried on very e.xtensive farming operations. He
had a son Andrew, also a seaman.
Samuel Tyler, of Saco, had, by his wife Lydia, children named as follows:
1. John, b. Mar. 21, 1800.
2. Grace, b. Sept. 9, 1802.
3. James F., b. April 20, 1805.
4. Dorcas, b. Aug. 2, 1807.
Joseph Tyler, b. in Scarborough, Mar. 20, 1761 ; m. June 20, 17S0, Jane
March, who was born June 19, 1765, and settled in Limington as early as
1780-90. The names and births of ten children are recorded in Limington.
According to church records of Scarborough, he returned to that town. Issue:
1. Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1785.
2. Benjamin, b. June 19, 1787.
3. Anna, b. Nov. 2, 1788; m. Feb. 24, 1806, David Richardson.
4. Elizabeth, b. April 10, 1791; m. Jan. 4, 1816, John Bickford, of
Buxton.
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5. Joseph, b. Oct. 10, 1792.
6. Martha, b. Dec. 30, 1794.
7. Abraham, b. Mar. 7, 1798.
8. Samuel, b. Mar. 7, 1800; "an old-fashioned preacher"'; d. in Sebago,
Oct. 13, 1867, "after a life of usefulness as a Christian teacher." He
served as selectman and town clerk in Sebago. He left children.
9. James, b. Feb. i, i8oi.
10. Jane, b. May 12, 1802.
Abraliaill Tyler, probably brother of Joseph, before-mentioned, was in
Limington as early as 1792, but I find no more mention of him there.
Mary F., m. to Reuben Cook, of Limington, Mar. 12, 1816.
Joseph, Jr., m. Peggy Libby, of Limington, Nov. 20, 1814.
" Capt. Joseph," land mentioned, Oct. 21, 1815.
Daniel, Esq., was a lawyer or magistrate and farmer in Limington; said to
be brother of Rev. Joseph.
MARRIAGES IN SCARBOROUGH.
Abram to Mary Cumstock, June 13, 1788.
Mary to Benjamin Weymouth, May 8, 1782.
Sarah to Peletiah Marr, Oct. 7, 1787.
Eunice to Abram Libby, Aug. 11, 181 1.
Artinacia to James Fogg, Mar. 11, 1829.
Elizabeth to John Sawyer, Oct. 25, 1781.
Elizabeth to Allison Brown, Sept. 11, 1777.
Anna to Daniel Small, June 14, 1782.
Andrew to Hannah Seavey, Aug. 4, 1782.
Abigail to Samuel Walker, Mar. 22, 1739.
Mary to Moses Ayer, Aug. 2, 1782.
James to Sarah L. Libby, May 23, 1878.
Charles H. to Sarah (Jones) Libby, June 24, 1841.
Joseph to Margaret Libby, Nov. 20, 1814.
Abram to Dorothy Libby, Apr. 14, 1825.
tiBlier (Jfamilj.
This English surname was derived from the oflice of Gentleman Usher
connected with the parliament. The family is a very ancient one and has
furnished eminent characters in Great Britain. Arnold Usher was one of
the clerks of Chancery, represented as "a gentleman of good estate."
Henry Usher, brother of preceding, was Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland,
and was succeeded by James Usher, son of Arnold, in this the highest
1188 USHER FAMILY.
otestant ecclesiastical office. He was born June 4, 1580, and entered col-
lege at thirteen ; spent eighteen solid years in reading ecclesiastical history ;
was "by common consent the most learned prelate that ever adorned the
Irish Protestant Church" ; was the associate of the most eminent scholars of
his day; an able and voluminous author whose works, in 16 vols., were pub-
lished in 1841.
The first of this name to come to New England were Robert' and Heze-
kiah' Usher, who emigrated before 1650. Robert settled in Stamford,
Conn.; Hezekiah, in Boston. His first wife was Frances, who d. April 25,
1652 ; he m. Elizabeth Symms, Nov. 2, 1652 ; third wife, Mary Butler. Issue
as follows :
1. Hezekiah,'^ b. 1639.
2. Rebecca.^
3. John.--'
4. Elizabeth.^
5. John,'-' b. Apr. 17, 1648 ; m., first, Elizabeth Lidgett, Apr. 24, 1668, who
d. Aug. 17, 1698; second, Elizabeth Allen, who d. Sept. 5, 1726, at
Medford. He was lieutenant-governor of New Hampshire. Issue:
Elizabeth,^ b. June 18, 1669, m. David Jeffries; Janc'^; John,^ grad.
Har. Coll. 1719 ; Hezekiah,^ m. Abigail Cleveland, June 20, 1728, and
had Alugai/,* Hezekiah ■* and John ■* ; Elizabeth,^ and Erances?
6. Sarah,'-' m. Jonathan Ting.
7. Hannah,'- b. Dec. 29, 1653.
8. Zechariah,'-' b. Dec. 26, 1654; d. 1676.
The line of descent from Robert Usher to the Hollis families was as fol-
lows :
1. Robert,' m. Elizabeth, widow of Jeremy Jagger.
2. Robert,^ of Dunstable, m. Sarah Blanchard.
3. John,'' b. May 31, 1696, by Hannah had nine children. Their 2d son,
4. Robert,'' b. Apr. 9, 1730, of Merrimack, N. H. ; m. Sarah Stearnes of
Bedford, and had nine children. His son,
5. Abijah*^ (Esq.), b. Feb. 15, 1757, of Bedford, Mass.; was twice mar-
ried. He was unsuccessful in business in early life and could not
give his children the educational advantages desired. After the death
of his first wife and when his eldest sons had established themselves
in Hollis, on the Saco river, he came "down east" and settled on
land about one mile southwest of Bonnie Eagle Falls, where his son,
James Madison Usher, subsequently lived. "Squire" Usher was a man
of active, enterprising habits, and soon founded a mill-village at the
foot of the Killick pond, on the stream that issued therefrom. Here
he built mills and carried on lumbering business; here the mill-men
put up houses; here the Towles built their old-fashioned tavern; here
fields were cleared, trees planted, flowers cultivated, and the " Killick
Mill Settlement" became well and widely known. He went represent-
ative to the General Court of Massachusetts. By his first wife, Mary
■Wells, he had Ellis B.,'^ Abijah'' and Alary'' ; by second wife, Rebecca
Kidder, he had Samuel'' James M.,'' Drusilla!' Ja7nes M., 2d'' and Eobert.^
USHER FAMILY. 1189
Hon. Ellis B. Usher," son of Abijah and Mary Wells, his first wife, was
b. in Medford, Mass., Nov. 7, 1785. He lost his mother when a child and
went to live with his Grandmother Wells. His father, having failed in busi-
ness, gave his two sons each a horse, and, at the ages of 12 and 10 respect-
ively, they came, on horseback, to seek their fortunes in Hollis. Ellis B.
worked for five dollars per month for Col. Isaac Lane and Paul Coffin, and
forwarded half his earnings to his father. About 1804 he purchased a farm
for his father, in Phillipsborough, now Hollis (near Bonnie Eagle), where his
descendants have since lived. He also purchased an interest in a saw-mill
and engaged in merchandising. Being successful in his small beginnings, he
continued to enlarge his field of operation as he acquired means, until 1844,
when a great freshet carried away his mills, dam, and $5,000 worth of logs
were swept away, which, not being paid for, left him worse than nothing. He
was not disheartened. His credit secured him financial aid; he rebuilt his
mills on a larger scale with improved capacity, and thenceforward, until his
death, continued his lumbering and mercantile business in Hollis, being one of
the most extensive dealers on the Saco ; became embarrassed in consequence
of his connection with the " Eastern Land Speculation" in 1836. His creditors
voted him an extension of five years' time, and he paid his own debts and
$80,000 endorsed paper. His education was very limited, but he became a
man of varied and accurate information by his extensive reading of the best
specimens of literature, and was called to fill some high stations of trust;
was a member of the General Court at the time Maine became an indepen-
dent state, and was in the State Senate in 1823-24. Whig and Republican;
liberal in religious sentiment, a good townsman, kind, helpful neighbor; in
his family genial and indulgent, fond of children; died May 21, 1855, leav-
ing a large estate and one of the most beautiful homes in the county at Bar
Mills village, where his daughter now resides. He m., first, Rebecca, dau.
of Capt. Benjamin Randall, Nov. 22, 1812; she b. Mar. 31, 1792. By this
union three children. She d. June 4, 1819. He m., second, Nov. 26, 1820,
Hannah, dau. of Col. Isaac Lane, of Hollis, who was born Jan. i, 1795.
Seven children. She was living in 1880. Issue of Ellis B. Usher:
1. Henry E.,' b. Feb. 14, 1814; d. Apr. 27, 1827.
2. Benjamin J. R.,' b. Dec. 25, 1815; d. Dec. 23, 1816.
3. Sarah E.,' b. Oct. 20, 181 7 ; m., first, Horace Sands, Aug. 2, 1836; he
d. Jan. 24, 1837; she m., second. Dr. Elbridge Bacon, Oct. 6, 1841.
4. Rebecca R.,' b. Aug. 31, 1821.
5. Mari'ha H.,' b. May i, 1823 ; married, Sept. 27, 1848, Dr. Joseph G.
Osgood, who d. Feb. 28, 1849.
6. Isaac L.,' b. May 12, 1825; m. Susanna, only dau. of Joseph Wood-
man and Susanna C, dau. of Rev. Paul Coffin, June 3, 185 1, in Hart-
ford, Conn., and went West in 1853. He engaged in railroad building;
at hotel keeping at Muscatine, Iowa, for one year ; was a member of the
company that built the first twenty miles of railroad west of the Missis-
sippi river. In 1855 '^<^ went to Wisconsin as agent for the late C. C.
Washburn, afterwards governor of Wisconsin, in an extensive lumbering
and pine land business, and continued in that relation until 1859. In
i860 he took an active part in the Lincoln campaign. He was sheriff
of La Crosse county in 1863-4, and for a number of years later, as-
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sistant assessor of internal revenue. He was variously engaged in
mercantile and lumbering business until 1879, when he assumed the
editorial chair on the La Crosse Morning Chronide, a daily newspaper
owned and conducted by his son Ellis B. Usher, and continued in this
position until his death, which occurred in the Fitchburg railway station,
in Boston, on the evening of Nov. 7, 1889. He was a man of much
natural force and talent, and attained to considerable prominence in the
sphere of his labors. His wife died in La Crosse, Wis., Jan. g, 1880.
Children's names follow:
I. Ellis B.,' b. June 21, 1852, in Buxton. He settled with his parents
in La Crosse county, Wis., in 1856, and received an academic educa-
tion; worked from the age of sixteen in various clerical capacities;
had an interest, as partner, in a real estate firm when eighteen, but
sold and April i, 1875, bought a half interest in the La Crosse Lib-
eral Democrat, daily and weekly, and four years later became sole
owner. He changed the name of this paper to The Morning Chroni-
cle, and as such it is still conducted by him. In 1888 he was chair-
man of the Democratic State Central Committee of Wisconsin, and
was re-elected for two years, but in consequence of pressure of pri-
vate business after his father's death he resigned in Jan., 1890; active
in politics, but not a candidate for office; declined the chief clerkship
of the Postoffice Department at Washington in 1885. He m., Nov.
27, 1888, Anna M., only dau. of Henry L Bliss, of La Crosse, and
has one dau., Dorothy B.,^ b. Mar. 16, 1892.
u. Herman," b. Oct. 7, 1853; d., 1854, in Muscatine, Iowa,
in. Jane M.," b. Jan. 3, 1858; in Onalaska, Wis., unmarried.
IV. Leila W.," b. Aug. 26, 1859; in Onalaska, Wis., unmarried.
V. Susanna," b. Jan. 14, 1863; in La Crosse, Wis., unmarried.
VI. Ellen B.," b. June 14, 1866; in Onalaska, Wis.
7. Jane M.,' b. Dec. i, 1828; d. Aug. 5, 1832.
8. Hannah," b. Sept. i, 1831; d. Aug. 21, 1832.
9. Mary," b. July 21, 1833; d. Aug. 8, 1833.
10. Jane M.," b. Oct. 12, 1836; m. June 17, 1867, to Nathan \\'ebb, of
Portland.
Col. Abijah Usher/ son of Abijah and Mary Wells, was born in Medford,
Mass., Dec. 22, 1788, and came to the Saco valley on horseback in company
with his brother, Ellis B., when only a lad of ten years, and being full of en-
terprise, which was attended with habits of frugality, he by small beginnings
Accumulated money which he prudently invested in valuable timber land that,
by growth and the appreciation of values, became a rich inheritance to his
children. He was early associated with John Lane in the lumber business
at Bonnie Eagle. He also had a small store there, from which he supplied
his workmen with groceries and that kind of liquid known to some as " O-be-
joyful." He was a great reader of history and largely made good his want of
education in early life. He was postmaster at Bonnie Eagle, colonel of militia,
representative to the State Legislature in 182 1 and 1822, senator in 1829 and
1830. He married Susan Nason, born Jan. 22, 1790, by whom ten children.
He died Feb. 11, 1841.
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1. Susan D.,' b. Feb. 25, 1811 ; d. Oct. 10, 1855.
2. Abijah,' b. Feb. 2, 1813 ; always lived on the homestead; engaged in
fanning and lumbering at Bonnie Eagle. He was educated in the
common schools of his native town; was early spoken about as a "likely
young man"; was selectman in 1839-40-53-54-55; a good townsman
who was public-spirited ; in political sentiment a staunch Republican.
He m. three times ; first to Sarah A., dau. of David A. and Betsey
(Gordon) Bradley (b. in Fryeburg, Feb. 13, 1825), Oct. 9, 1845. She
d. Aug. 6, 1854. He m., second, Mary S., dau. of Asa and Abigail
(Small) Boothby, of Limington, then a Widow Moody, Feb. 6, 1859.
He m., third, Mrs. Abbie J. Rowell, dau. of Libeus and Catherine
(Stewart) Bray, of Minot (she b. Dec. 22, 1828), June 6, 1870. Issue
as follows :
I. Cyrus F.,* b. Sept. 15, 1846; d. Jan. 15, 1S49.
11. Frederick A.,* b. Jan. 17, 1849.
in. Ella E.,' b. July 2, 185 i.
IV. Edwin F.,^ b. May 27, 1854.
V. Preston M./ b. Jan. 4, 1861.
VI. Howard S./ b. July 8, 1871.
3. Cyrus K.,' b, Mar. 25, 1816; d. Mar. 11, 1842.
4. Sarah E.,' b. Mar. 10, 1818; m. to Joseph Ridlon. of Hollis, now of
Gorham, Me.
5. Ellis B.,' b. Dec. 26, 1819 ; m. two wives and settled on a part of his
father's estate, on the river road, above Bonnie Eagle village ; a farmer;
- man of sound judgment and good ability ; served as selectman. Several
children, of whom no record.
6. Mary A. K.,' b. Nov. 11, 1821 ; married.
7. Emily C.,' b. Feb. 22, 1824; d. Mar. 20, 1852.
8. Henry A.,' b. Sept. g, 1826 ; m. Martin, and built farm buildings
on a part of the paternal estate. While a resident of Hollis, he was a
useful townsman, serving several years as selectman. He moved into
Buxton, latterly, and lived on the Jack Came farm, where he d. April
8, 1872. Henry was a man of superior natural parts, a reader who
remembered what he found in the current publications, of keen percep-
tion and foresight, full of good fellowship and genial; he made many
cordial friends ; had issue, of whom no record.
9. Dorcas M.,' b. Mar. 23, 1829.
10. Napoleon B.,' b. June 6, 1832; d. Feb. 9, 1833.
Children of Abmah and Rebecca:
1. Samuel.''
2. James M.," d. young.
3. Drusilla," m. a Hamblin, who could not have been hung for his hand-
someness with any show of justice — nor Drusilla. It was this man,
who, when making "heading" by hand, said he had "one hunder pair
all done but putting on the riibhiu sticky When Drusilla was seen at
her best she was driving the oxen to plow, late in the fall, with her
husband's old coat, hat, and mittens on ; to see her thus across the hill-
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brow and against a clear twilight horizon was an event of one's life-time.
But her "mainstay" deceased and Drusilla took to her heart and home
one Joseph Riggs, of Bridgton, in which town she domiciled betimes.
4. James M.,^ m. Sarah Usher (?) and lived on the old "Squire Usher"
homestead, on the old Alfred road, half a mile southwest of Guide-board
hill, where Uncle Dan Decker said the highway surveyor, in mending
the road, "dumped a mud hole into a bog hole and made of it a quag-
mire." Madison, called "Mad" for short, was a peaceable, comfort-
able, consolable, commonplace sort of a townsman, whose ambition
soared not to Alpine heights. He and good "Aunt Sara" left a dau.,
Emeline^ of excellent amiableness.
5. Robert S.,^ built a house on the homestead and alternated in his home
making between that place and Bonnie Eagle, where he kept a "gineral
store " and sold at auction such "filthy lucre as could be found in any-
body's back yard," said Uncle Dan Decker. His representative was
fair-haired, blue-eyed Mary Elkri?
Robert llslier, son of Robert, and a relative to " Squire " Usher, married
Susanna McDonald, dau. of Robert, of Standish, and settled on the rising
ground above the Bog mill, where his children were born. He died in life's
prime, Oct. 22, 1824, and his widow m. Jacob Hamblin, of Limington, and
had other issue. Usher children :
1. Miriam, b. Dec. t, 1812 ; m. Elder Isaac Libby, June 4, 1837, and d.
Nov. 16, 1840, in Lewiston.
2. Betsey, b. Nov. 24, 1814; d. Jan. 22, 1815.
3. ScHOLLY, b. Dec. 18, 1815.
4. Betsey, b. April 30, 1819.
5. Benjamin, b. June 28, 182 i.
6. Caroline, b. Aug. 22, 1S23.
Luther Usher married the widow of Joshua Larrabee, of Baldwin, and
had issue. Barnard Usher, a resident of Bridgton, was, I think, a brother
of Sarah, wife of Madison Usher, of Hollis. Artherton Usher, another
brother, is said to have married the mother of George and Algenon Usher,
but their father's name does not appear. Was it not Samuel, eldest brother
of Madison .'
tiiughan d^nmili).
This distinguished family is of Welsh origin and of great antiquity, the
first to be mentioned being Sir Georoe Vaucihan, of Glamorganshire, in
Wales. English and American historic and genealogical literature abounds
with notices of the family and their public services. We trace the Vaughans
of Maine and New Hampshire as follows ;
George Vailghail,' bapt. Sept. 10, 1615: m. Mary Boxall, and d. April
15, 1696. Children ;
I. William,- bapt. Jan. 3, 1640; m. Dec. 8, 1668, Margaret, dau. Richard
Cutt, of Kittery, who d. Jan 22, 1690, aged 40 years. He was edu-
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cated for a merchant in London ; emigrated to Portsmouth, N. H., and
engag-ed extensively in trade, by which he acquired great wealth for his
time. He was distinguished for his ardent public spirit and the un-
daunted firmness with which he resisted the claims of the proprietors of
the territory. He was made freeman in 1669 ; was one of the first coun-
cilors for New Hampshire, from 1680 until his death; judge of Court
of Common Pleas, from 16S6 to 1688, and chief justice from 1708 to
1715. There were eight children.
2. Mary,'-' bapt. Oct. 22, 1642.
3. Joanna,- bapt. Dec. 10, 1643; buried June 6, 1694.
Children of William and Margaret:
1. Eleanor,^ b. Mar. 8, 1669-70.
2. Mary,-' b. Mar. 6, 1671-2.
3. CuTT,'* b. Mar. 9, 1673-4.
4. George,^ b. April 13, 1776 ; m., first, Mary, sister of Governor Belcher,
who d. with her only child; second, Elizabeth, dau. of Pres. Robert
Elliot, Jan. 9, 1700 (she b. Apr. 8, 1683), by whom ten children, as will
appear. He grad. from Harvard in 1696; was made councilor in
17 15, and the same year succeeded Usher as lieut.-governor. He was
agent for the New Hampshire colony in England. For some cause he
gave offense to the governor, the council, and the assembly, and was
removed from office in 17 17, being succeeded by Wentworth. His
commission as lieut.-governor, dated July 18, 1715, is in possession of
Thomas Shannon, of Moultonboro, N. H.
5. Bridget," b. July 2, 1678.
6. Margaret," b. Dec. 30, 1680.
7. Abigail," b. Mar. 5, 1683.
8. Elizabeth," b. Apr. 26, 1686.
Children of George and Elizabeth:
1. Sarah,-* b. Feb. 8. 1701-2 ; m. Dr. John Ross.
2. William,^ b. Sept. 12, 1703; graduated from Harvard, in 1722, arid
studied for the legal profession. He was for many years a merchant in
Portsmouth, but removed to Damariscotta, Me., where he was exten-
sively engaged in the lumber and fishing business. He was one of the
principarorganizers of the Louisburg expedition of 1745, and as lieut.-
colonel commanded a division under Sir William Pepperill. Previous
to his departure he made his will, Mar. 23, 1744, by which he bequeaths
property to mother, Elizabeth; to his sisters and their husbands, John
and Sarah Ross, William and Sarah Bennett, Hunking and Margaret
Wentworth, Cutt and Mary Shannon; to his brother Elliot, and sister
Jane. After the capture of Louisburg, he was induced to go to England
by those interested for his promotion in view of his valuable services,
and he died there of small-pox. in 1746, unmarried. He was a man of
eminent ability and great strength of character, who gave promise of fill-
ing high public positions.
3. Margaret,* b. April 21, 1705; d. aged 13 years.
4. George, b. July, 6, 1706; d. aged 22 months.
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5. Elizabeth,'' b. Oct. 8, 1707; m. William Bennett.
6. Margaret, ■* b. Mar. 11, 1709; m. Hunking \\'ent\vorth.
7. Elliot,^ b. Apr. 12, 171 1 ; m. Anne, dau. of Timothy Gerrish, of Ports-
mouth, and had issue, of whom more.
8. Mary,'' b. April 26, 17 13; m. Cutt Shannon,
g. Jane,' b. Dec. 27, 1714.
Children of Elliot and Anne:
1. William,"'' b. Mar. 14, 1745; m., first, Abigail, dau. of Rishworth Jor-
dan, of Saco, Nov. 3, 1768; she d. Aug. 6, 1771, aged 26 years, and he
m., second, Elizabeth, dau. of Tristram Jordan, of Saco, Apr. 18, 1772,
who d. Apr. 5, iSii. He d. June, 1826. He was a student of law, but
followed the traditions of his family as a merchant in Portland, where
he was held in high esteem as a citizen, and I suppose Vaughan's
bridge was named after him. Issue:
I. George E.," b. Mar. 21, 1773; d. June 19, 1826.
II. Elizabeth J.,^ b. Sept. 10, 1774; d. Jan. 7, 1820.
III. Hannah G.,^ b. July 14, 1776; d. Feb. 10, 1839.
IV. Ann G.," b. Feb. 18, 1779; d. Oct. 24, 1854.
V. William T.," b. June 5, 1781; d. May 4, 1845.
VI. Richard C.," b. May 16, 1783; d. same year,
vii. Oliver P.," b. Feb. 23, 1785; d. 1790.
viii. Sarah E.," b. Mar. 6, 1787 ; d. June 20, 1852.
IX. Charles H.," b. Aug. 9, 1789.
X. Olive S.," b. June 3, 1791.
XI. Mary B.," b. Jan. 7, 1793 (?).
2. George," b. in 1747. Of this man we have learned but little that is
reliable. The name appears on the roll of eight months' men in the
company of Capt. Abram Tyler, in Colonel Phinney's regiment, as a
private from Scarborough, dated Oct. 26, 1775. He eventually settled
in Boston, where he m. Sarah Duncalf between 1775 and 1778. The
children of Elliot G. Vaughan, who visited their grandfather in Boston,
found him confined to his room with gout. He and wife had a small
store in part of their dwelling-house, where his wife was born and died.
3. Sarah,* b. 1749; m. Jotham Ringe ; d. Feb., 1826.
4. Jane,^ b. June 14, 1757; m. Ammi R. Wise, of Westbrook, Me., and d.
Jan. 7, 1831.
5. Margaret,* b. Aug. 14, 1758. Five children died in infancy.
Elliot G. A'^aiishaii, Esq.,'' son of George, was born Mar. 14, 1775. in
Scarborough, Me. ; married, first, Abigail, dau. of William Cole, Esq., of
Dorchester, Mass., who d. in 1833, by whom seven children; second, Ann,
dau. of Ammi R. Wise, of Westbrook, 1834. He was a well-educated man,
well versed in law but never admitted to the bar. He was living in Hollis as
early as 1808 and had a small store near Smith's bridge, where he also con-
ducted a ferry. He was prominent in town affairs and one of a committee in
iSio to change the name Phillipsborough to some shorter name, and in Mar.,
181 1, the name Hollis was adopted. He was heir to 1,152 acres of land, or
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eighteen square miles, through William Vaughan, granted by the General
Court, Jan. 25, 1S14, as appears by records of law, and the following report
of the commissioners for determining the rights of claimants to land in the
county of Lincoln shows their view of the controversy : " The exception to
which we allude (others were disallowed) is the claim under the late William
Vaughan. We are satisfied that he performed services and expended moneys
of the nature stated, and if we had conceived that the case was within our
power we should have awarded in favor of his heirs-at-law, that they should
have a grant of half a township of the unappropriated lands belonging to the
Commonwealth, in the District of Maine. * * * if jn the opinion of the
Legislature our powers embrace claims of this description, they may then
consider this a part of our award." After releasing the Vaughan title to lands
in six townships in eastern Maine, he was granted a tract, now in Piscataquis
Co., which he named Elliotsville. He settled there in 1830-31, along with
several families from Buxton. Here he built a house and mil! and secured an
act of incorporation, but the town was so far from business centers at the time
that the settlement was not prosperous. While residing in Elliotsville he was
clerk of courts and spent much of his time in writing. He was long justice
of the peace and widely known as "Squire" Vaughan. He was a skilful pen-
man and a fine conveyancer, and hundreds of old documents and registers
scattered through the towns of western Maine attest the precision with which
he wielded the goose-quill. His diary shows that he was a constant attendant
at religious services and a close observer of the sermons to which he listened.
Hg was a man of commanding presence ; was of good height, very erect,
and of round, graceful form. His carriage was lofty and dignified, his manners
courtly and pleasing. He had a prominent, arched nose, a brow towering and
"loaded with thought," surmounted by a dower of snowy hair. He walked
down the aisle of the sanctuary with military precision of tread and reverential
demeanor; gave respectful attention to the services and observed every rule
of propriety punctually. When the congregation was dismissed he recognized
his acquaintances with many a graceful bow and cordial handshake; indeed,
his general bearing was that of the ideal old-school gentleman. It has been
related by Charles Bean, late of HoUis, that "Squire Vaughan," and his
father, Capt. Stephen Bean, were old cronies, whose delight it was to meet
once a year to renew their fellowship and fight their battles over again. On
these occasions, after they had partaken of their dinner, they would retire to
a back room, where a cheerful flame danced upon the hearth, and with closed
doors and a mug of flip the hours would wing their way with pleasure; while
many a lusty roar of laughter, which made the ceiling ring, showed how well
they enjoyed their mutual reminiscences. He and wife spent their last days
in the home of their daughter, Mrs. Theodore Elwell, of Buxton, where he d.
July I, 186 1, and was buried in the cemetery at Moderation village, on land
he once owned. Issue :
1. Sai.i.y R.,'m. Samuel Nason ; second, Dea. William Leavitt, of Buxton,
and had issue.
2. Jane W.,' m. Theodore Elwell, of Buxton, and had several children.
3. Elizabeth J.,' b. Nov. 24, 1802, in HoUis; m. Gushing Pratt.
Note.— In addition to liis eastern lands " Squire " Vaiislian acqiiiii'd title to a tract of land
in HoUis, known as the "rolli"„'r l;it,'ht," which e.\tendc<l fiuni near Siiiith's bridge to the " Dal-
ton Right" (?), and riuming back, westward, from Saco river some miles.
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WALKER FAMILY.
4. Clarissa E.,' b. May 7, 1805, in Hollis; m. Gardner Bernall, and lived
in Elliotsville, wliere he had charge of Mr. Vaughan's mills.
5. Margaret,' b. Dec. 13, 1807, in Hollis; m. George H. Davis, of
Elliotsville, Me.
6. George E.,' b. June 7, 1810; went early to sea and his fate was
unknown.
7. William C.,' b. in 1812; m. Mary, dau. of John Deake.
WHlicficld (^nmilg.
John Wakefield married Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Littlefield, of Wells,
and his name appears on very early documents. I suppose he was the head
of the Wakefield family in New England, as I have never found a person of
the name whose connection could not be traced to him. He was a commis-
sioner of Wells in 1648, afterwards selectman. He owned Drake's island in
1652, and occupied it some years; sold to Samuel Austin and removed to
Scarborough. He had a numerous family in Wells, and their names appear
in many of the old records. This family was connected with the Gibbins
family, of Saco, and a son was named Gibbins Wakefield. The posterity
of John and Elizabeth now number several thousand and are scattered into
nearly every northern state. Some distinguished men have borne the name.
llatlii^r c^amili).
Walker is an English surname, but many of our . New England families
were of Scottish extraction. They may have been early allied to the Springers
and Jumpers, and we have known families bearing the three names to live as
neighbors. The Walkers of Fryeburg bore the same christian names as de-
scendants of John, of Charlestown, Mass., and wives Anna Leager and Han-
nah Mirick. One of his sons, John, Jr., settled in Newington, N. H., and
descendants lived in Berwick, Waterborough, Limington, and Brownfield.
Joseph Walker and wife Mary came early to Fryeburg. He d. Sept. 16,
1798, aged 67 years; wife d. Mar. 28, 1795, aged 60 years. Issue as follows:
Joseph, b. Dec. lo, 1754.
Nathaniel, b. Jan. 30, 1757.
Sarah, b. May 14, 1759.
Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1761; d. June 15, 1763
Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1763.
Anna, b. Dec. 6, 1765.
Ruth, b. Oct. 8, 1768, in Fryeburg;
Eben Stevens, Nov. 17, 1791.
Jeremiah, b. June 4, 1771 ; d. June 12, 1771.
WALKER FAMILY.
1197
9. Naomi, b. Jan. 18, 1772; d. June 23, 1773.
10. Naomi, b. May 30, 1775; m. Samuel Stevens, May 3, 1798.
11. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 8, 1777; m. Hannah Walker, Apr. 14, 1803.
Lieut. John AValker, an early settler of Fryeburg, was one of the " no-
tabilities ■' in town. He served at Fort William Henry when Quebec was
taken; suffered many hardships; was a man of pluck and well furnished with
the muscular strength to support it. By Susanna, his wife, he had issue:
1. Susanna, b. at Wilmington, Sept. 18, 1765; d. Oct. 29, 1765.
2. Benjamin, b. Aug. 24, 1766; m. Bridget Richardson, Nov. 28, 1792.
He d. Sept. 5, 1822; had Sa/fy, b. Dec. 4, 1798.
3. Lois, b. Jan. 25, 1770; m. James Bean, May 23, 1797.
4. John, b. Apr. 27, 1773, and by wife Mary had children as follows:
I. Jenny, b. Dec. 26, 1793.
II. George S., b. Apr. 19, 1795.
in. David, b. Jan. 25, 1797.
IV. Polly, b. Dec. 24, 1798.
5. Sally, b. Aug. 6, 1775; d. Oct., 1778.
6. James, b. June 24, 1778; d. Jan. 17, 1800.
Ezekiel Walker came, an early settler of Fryeburg, in 1766-7, and was
the first licensed tavern-keeper in town. He lived near Bear pond. He died
Mar. 14, 179s, and his widow, Mary, m. William Russell, Esq. Children:
Molly, b. Aug. 13, 1768; m. George Jewett, Nov. 29, 1792.
Nathaniel G., b. July 15, 1770; m. Susanna Swan. June 15, 1794.
Isaac, b. June 20, 1772.
Patty, b. Oct. 16, 1774-
Jacob, b. Dec. 26, 1776; d. Nov. 15, 1809.
Peter, b. Sept. 25, 1780.
Gardner, b. Sept. 16, 1782.
Ezekiel, b. June 16, 1787.
Lieut. Isaac Walker came with others of the name in 1767. He died
June 17, 1797. By wife Jane he had children as follows:
1. Betty, b. June 24, 1764; m. Edmund Relly, Feb. 10, 1790.
2. Judith, b. Sept. 27, 176S; d. Aug. 10, 1773.
3. John, b. Aug. 12, 1770.
4. Isaac, b. Jan. 27, 1773.
Samuel Walker was among those who came in 1767. He died Oct. 22,
1823; wife d. Oct. 13, 1823. By wife Hannah he had children as follows:
1. Richard, b. Aug. 2, 1767; m. Nancy Chandler, Nov. 17, 1791.
2. James, b. July 5, 1769; d. Aug. 15, 1773.
3. Peter, b. Jan. 31, 1771; d. Sept. 14, 1773.
4. Samuel, b. Sept. 12, 1772; d. Aug. 15, 1773.
5. James, b. .\pr. 25, 1774; killed by cart-wheel passing over him, Nov. 9,
1810. Did he marry Olive Charles, Sept. i, 1793?
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Sarah, b. Nov. 21, 1775; d. Mar. 21, 1809.
Judith, b. Jan. 26, 1778.
Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1779; m. Jonathan Hardy, July 5, 1798.
9. Hannah, b. Aug. 13, 1781 ; m. Robert McKean, Dec. 7, 1S02 (?).
10. Samuel, b. Dec. 6, 1784.
11. Peter, b. Jan. 8, 1787.
Lieut. James Walker lived at the "Island," in Fryeburg. He kept a
diary of events connected with the town, which is now a valuable source of
information. By wife Anna he had issue as follows:
1. Anna, b. in Shirley, Nov. 3, 1795.
2. Elizabeth, b. in Shirley, Dec. 12, 1796.
3. Sally, b. in Shirley, Feb. 14, 1799.
4. Jaimes, b. in Fryeburg, Mar. 3, 1801.
5. Rerecca, b. Feb. 24, 1804; d. Apr. 15, 1826.
6. Brewster, b. Jan. 26, 1806; d. Nov. i, 1807.
7. Miranda, b. Dec. 3, 1808; d. Nov. 4, 1881.
8. Samuel, b. Aug. 13, 181 1.
9. Clarissa, b. Jan. 9, 18 13.
10. Henry, b. July 30, 1816.
11. Timothy, b. Mar. 3, 1819.
Peter Walker and wife Abigail had issue as follows :
I. William S., b. Dec. 12, iSio,
Galen C, b. Dec. 4, 1814, J- in Bethel, Me.
Lyman A., b. Oct. 28, 181 7, )
Clement A., b. July 3, 1820, \
Charles W., b. Nov. 25, 1S22, |- in Fryeburg.
Judith, b. Apr. 24, 1826, )
John Walker, 3d, and wife Nancy had issue as follows :
I. John, b. Sept. 17, 1799.
James, b. Feb. 15, 1800.
Nancy; b. Mar. 11, 1802.
William C, b. Apr. 14, 1804.
Benjamin, b. May 24, 1806; d. young.
Benjamin, b. Nov. i, 1809.
Charles Walker m. Elizabeth Palmer, Oct. 25, 1801 ; issue as follows:
1. DoLLV, b. Feb. 7, 1802; d. Oct. 4, 1805.
2. Joanna, b. Apr. 15, 1804; d. June 2, 1804.
3. Stephen P., b. Sept. 2, 1805.
4. Dean, b. Aug. 28, 1807.
5; Dolly, b. Oct. 10, 1809; d. June 13, 1839.
6. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 18, iSii.
7. John P., b. June 2, 1813.
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8. William, b. Nov. 15, 1816.
9. Polly, b. Apr. 24, 1818.
10. Charles, b. Aug. 2, 1820.
11. Jeremiah, b. Sept. 24, 1822.
Jolin Walker lived in "Tatnack" district in Berwick and was, I suppose,
one of the descendants of John, of Newington, N. H. His son Gideon m.
Abigail, dau. of Elijah Bunker, of Dover Neck, and settled in Waterborough,
one-half mile north of " Scratch Corner," where he kept tavern. The old wide,
red house was standing in 1894. When the author was a lad the old tavern
sign-board, upon which was painted the "tumbler and decanter," was in
the chamber. Here Gideon \\'alker was killed by a fall when his barn was
raised, but his widow survived until rising 90, living with her son on the
homestead. We said she was a Bunker, and her daughter said the Bunkers
had a "stiff will." Gideon's children were : Judith^ wife of Gideon Tibbetts ;
Capt. Jolui, m. Hepzibah Roberts and lived on the home farm ; Lovie, m.
Adarial Hamilton ; N'ancy, a maiden, and Elijah, who settled in Corinna, Me.
John AValker, born in Waterborough, Jan. 14, 1793, and wife Susanna'
b. July 6, 1793, settled in Limington, where four children were born. He re'
moved to Brownfield, where I suppose he died. Issue :
1. Lydia a., b. Sept. 15. 1816.
2. David, b. Feb. 24, 1818; d. Sept. 23, 1821, in Limington.
3. Olive, b. July 22, 1820.
4. Sally, b. June 29, 1822.
There are Walkers now living in Limington, among the mountains above
the old Wentworth "smiddy," of this family.
Ebenezer Walker, Esq., of Brownfield, was b. in Berwick, Mar. 24,
1789; his wife, Susanna Hobbs, was b. in Sanford, Aug. 22, 1793, and d. in
Brownfield, Apr. 28, i8i6. His second wife, Elizabeth Carter, was b. in Frye-
burg, May 15, 1792. Children:
1. Nabby, b. Jan. 7, 1814.
2. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 21, 18 16.
3. Eunice, b. May 25, 1818.
4. John, b. Feb. g, 1820.
5. Martha, b. Mar. 3, 1822.
Marrcu c^^amilu.
This surname has become historic in America ; it was not less honorable in
England. It probably originated in the name warrener, one who had charge
of the rabbit warren. No attempt has been made to compile a connected
pedigree of the several families whose records are herein arranged. Nearly
all originated in Kittery and Berwick. James Warren was in York, Me., in
1662 and received forty acres of land "at the bridge." James, Jr., was there
in 1691.
1200 WARREN FAMILY.
James Warren and wife Mary, of Kittery, had:
1. Mary, b. Feb. 23, 1692.
2. Margaret, b. Nov. 5, 1694.
3. James, b. Jan. 8, 1698.
4. Rachel, b. Aug. 26, 1700.
5. Gilbert, b. April 30, 1703.
6. John, b. Dec. 16, 1705.
Tristram Warren and Mary Neal married in Kittery, May 17, 1755.
William Warren, Jr., Lydston, married in Kittery, Jan. 11, 1802.
Walter Warren moved from Portsmouth to Scarborough before 1745,
and by wife Mary had children born there named as follows :
1. John, b. April 16, 1745.
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 12, 1748.
3. George, b. Sept. 8, 1/50.
4. William C, b. July 19, 1752.
5. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 23, 1754.
6. Daniel, b. Feb. 11, 1757.
7. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 11, 1757.
8. Peter, b. April 3, 1758.
9. Anne, b. Feb. 8, 1761.
10. Abigail, b. Oct. 9, 1763.
11. Walter, b. Nov. 30, 1766.
Benjamin Warren and Elizabeth, of Scarborough, had:
1. Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1766.
2. Benjamin, b. Aug. 20, 1769.
3. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 30, 1771.
4. James, b. Oct. 20, 1773.
5. Betsey, b. Nov. 12, 1775.
6. Keziah, b. Jan. 20, 1777.
7. Samuel, b. Dec. 20, 1779.
8. Andrew, b. Mar. 16, 1781.
9. Jane, b. July 14, 1784.
10. Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1786.
David Warren and wife Sarah, of Saco, had:
1. Hannah P., b. April 19, 1787.
2. Sarah G., b. Dec. 19, 1788.
3. Lefe, b. Feb. 12, 1791.
4. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 14, 1792.
5. David, b. Aug. 11, 1795.
6. William, b. July 22, 1799.
7. Charlotte K., b. Dec. 6, 1801.
8. Jane H., b. Sept. 23, 1803.
WARREN FAMILY. 1201
ThoillilS WaiTPll, b. Aug. 8, 1776, and wife, Abigail G., b. Sept. 8, 1778,
lived in Saco and had children as follows:
1. Peter A., b. Dec. 9, 1797.
2. William F., b. Feb. 4, 1799.
3. Phineas K., b. Sept. 20, 1801.
4. Thoma.s G., b. Sept. 8, 1803.
5. James, b. Sept. i, 1805.
6. Lucy P., b. April 27, 1807.
7. Francis H., b. Sept. 11, 1809.
8. George A., b. Aug. 27, 1811.
9. Sarah, b. July 30, 1813.
10. Hannah, b. Oct. 11, 18 14.
11. Abigail, b. Jan. i, 18 16.
Benjamin Warren, b. in Scarborough, Aug. 20, 1769, m. Esther
and had children, b. in Buxton, as follows :
1. Betsey, b. Jan. 28, 1793.
2. Esther, b. Nov. 22, 1796.
3. Alvan, b. Jan. 28, 1798.
4. Caroline, b. July 12, 1799.
5. Eunice, b. Aug. 13, 1802.
6. Harriet, b. July 10, 1805.
7. Olive, b. Nov. 30, 1807.
Maj. James Warren, of Buxton, had son Joseph, who m. Caroline
and had /u/ia A., b. April 4, 182 i.
John Warren, of Buxton, d. Apr. n, 1811. He and wife Betsey had:
1. Abigail, b. Nov. 2, 1801 ; m. Bickford; d. Feb. 5, 1825.
2. Nancy, b. Feb. 12, 1804.
3. John, b. April 19, 1806.
4. Betsey, b. June 16, r8o8.
James Warren and Samuel settled in Gorham. Me., about 1775. James
m. Martha McLelian and had Samiu-/, Hugh, James, Alexander, and Martha.
Samuel h.z.A James, .Sarah, Mary, Samiie/, Sophia, and David, b. Apr. 22, 1796.
Nathaniel Warren, of Gorham, had son John, b. there Oct. 12, 1786. The
Standish family was descended from Capt. Sam, father of the late Hugh
Warren. He lived near York's Corner, on the Saco river bank; was in the
war of 18 1 2 and afterwards became demented and went about in soldier's
uniform telling strange stories about the army service. John Warren, Esq.,
now living in Standish, is of this family.
WARRENS OF DENMARK.
lehabod Warren,' a native of Kittery or Berwick, was an early settler of
Denmark, where I suppose he died. His son,
Lieut. Ichabod,-b. in Berwick, July 8, 1774, m. Jane Maclntire, b. in York,
Apr. 18, 1774, d. in Denmark, Dec. 20, 18 19. Her husband's death occurred
1202
WAEBEN FAMILY.
Jan. 5th of the following year. Eleven children lived to adult age, and were
respectable and prosperous; all now deceased but Asa, a wealthy business
man in Bangor.
1. Mercy,' b. Apr. 17, 1792, in Fryeburg; m. Amos Poor.
2. Isaiah,' b. July 3, 1794; m. Nancy Walker ; d. Apr. 24, 1875.
3. IcHABOD,' b. Dec. 23, 1796; June 22, 1870.
4. John,' b. Aug. 25, 1798; m. Hannah Swan; d. Sept. 20, 1840.
5. Henry,' b. Apr. 11, 1800; d. July 13, 1876.
6. Silas,' b. Feb. 21, 1802; m. Kate Hapgood; d. June 27, 187 1.
7. Ebenezer,' b. Aug. 6, 1804; m. Mary Whiting.
8. Royal,' b. June 2, 1807 ; m. Emily Ingalls, of Denmark.
9. Jane,' b. Mar. 8, 1809 ; d. Jan. 6, 1820.
10. Asa,' b. May 11, 1813; hved in Bangor.
11. Emmons,' b. July 24, 1815; lived in Bangor.
12. Ara,' b. Oct. 2, 1817 , d. June 10, 1838.
Children of Ichabod Warren, Jr. :
1. Phineas !.,■' b. Aug. 25, 1824; d. Aug. 21, 1827.
2. William, W.* b. Apr. 19, 1827; m. Mary Frost, in Texas.
3. Phineas, I.,* b. Jan. 26, 1829; m. "out West."
4. Cynthia,' b. Mar. 12, 1832 ; m. William Messer.
5. Elizabeth J.,'' b. Apr. 15, 1834.
6. OcTAviA,'' b. Apr. 16, 1837 ; m. David Coffin.
7. Gu-STAVA,' b. Apr. 16, 1837; d. Dec. 5, 1853.
8. Aaron ¥..,* b. Jan. 5, 1840; lives in St. Louis.
WARREN FAMILY OF HIRAM.
Maj. Nathaniel "Warren ' came from Gorham to Hiram as one of the
early settlers and was buried on the hill, on the road leading from Cornish
village to Hiram bridge. He d. Aug. 21, 1819, aged 63 years. His widow,
Margaret, d. in the family of Warren Adams, Feb. 28, 1846, aged 86 years.
This pair were so devoted to each other that from the day of their marriage to
their separation, by death, both partook of their food at the table from the
same plate. They were persons of culture, who lived worthy of respect, and
were lamented when removed from this world.
Col. John Warren,- son of Maj. Nathaniel, was b. (presumably) in Gor-
ham, Me., Oct. 12, 1786; m. Susan Adams, who was b. Nov. 6, 1788, and d.
June 27, 1858, aged 71 years and 8 months. Susan, his wite, d. Jan. 3, 1875,
aged 87 years. He was a man of prominence in civil, military, and business
life; was selectman in Hiram about ten years; contracted to build bridges,
dams, and mills ; engaged in lumber trade and kept a tavern on the bank of
Great Ossipee river, on the right-hand side of the road leading from South
Hiram to Cornish village, near the present covered bridge at the west end of
the same. He was a man of commanding presence, tall, broad-shouldered,
and erect, with military precision of step, and of courtly manners. He pos-
sessed great kindness of heart, a benevolent spirit, and was fond of children.
WAEREN FAMILY. 1203
As a commander, he was efficient and attractive, popular with his regiment
■ and respected by the public. He had a numerous family represented by the
following names and records :
1 Nathaniel" (Esq.), b. July 7, 1806 ; m. Dec. 7, 1828, Mercy Sanborn,
and settled in Hiram. He was a magistrate for many years, and repre-
sented his town in 1842 or 1843.
2 Gen. William,' b. Sept. 6, 1807 ; m. Mar. 19, 1832, Mary A. Rumery.
He inherited the military proclivity of the Warren family, and was early
promoted through the various grades of rank to be commander of the
regiment of volunteer militia. He was a gentleman of easy manners
and graceful carriage, who was a centre of attraction in social gather-
ings, and pleasantly agreeeble in all the relations of life.
3. Eliza,' b. Mar. 24, 1809; m. in Nov., 1834, John Scribner.
4. Margaret," b. Aug. 24, 1810; d. Feb. 7, 1820.
5. Su-SAN,' b. Nov. 28, 1811 ; m. July 14, 1832, John Fly.
6. John A.," b. Mar. 29, 1813; m. Mar. 17, 1836, Sarah Rumery.
7. Rebecca," b. Jan. 8, 1815; d. Oct. 21, 1815 (?).
8. Charles," b. Aug. 18, 1816; m. Dec. 25, 1840, Catherine Cram.
9 Henry," b. June 21, 1820; m., first, Lucy Ann Smith, April 28, 1844,
and by her, who d. Nov. 26, 185 i, had three children. He m., second,
April 12, 1852, Susan, daughter of Samuel Chadbourne and his wife
Mary Staples, of Hiram. He died Jan. 29, 1885, and was buried in the
Warren burying-ground, one mile from Cornish village on the Hiram
road. His widow is now ( 1S93) living below Cornish village. Children:
I. Austin E.,^ b. Feb. 10, 1845.
II. CvRUS B.,' b. Oct. 9, 1846; d. May 15, 1863.
III. Mary A.,* b. Sept. 19, 1849.
IV. Lucy A.,* b. March n, 1853.
Henry H.,' b. March 11, 1855.
ZiLPHA-^b. Dec. 27, 1857; d. June 4, 1889-
George," b. Feb. 26, 1822 ; d. in infancy.
George," b. Nov. 2, 1822; m. Mary Gammon.
Edward F.," born Nov. 15, 1824; m. Octavia Lord, and is now living
at Kezar Falls village. He has William, Preston, Nellie, and Frank J.
Joseph," b. July 7, 1826; m. Susan A. Fly, and resides in Cornish.
He has Willis and Lenns.
WARRENS OF HOLLIS.
Joshua Warren, said to have been the son of a recruiting officer in the
French war of the same name, was born Apr. 14. 1758; married Anna \oung,
of Saco, and settled at " Deerwander," in the plantation of Little Falls, now
Hollis where he cleared a farm and raised a family. He seems to have once
lived at Wiscasset, as records of children were found there. He served in the
Revolutionary army as a member of the i6th Mass. Continentals; was at
the surrender of Burgoyne and at Trenton, where, when the engagement began,
he was "on picket" and captured the first Hessian taken in the war. He
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VI.
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1204 WAEBEN FAMILY.
often, in old age, alluded to the sufferings endured by the soldiers of the
Colonial army. He died in Mollis, Feb. 27, 1849, aged 91 years. Children:
1. Joshua, Jr., b. 1781; m. Lydia Wadlin, of Biddeford; lived in Hollis
and d. Jan 11, 1851, leaving issue as follows:
I. Jesse, b. July, 1806; m. Pamelia Adams, of Kennebunk; settled at
Deerwander, in Hollis, as farmer and Methodist minister. He was a
man of unblemished character, who died, issueless, Jan. 18, 1871.
II. Joseph, b. May 24, 1808 ; m. Frances A. Lassell, of Norway, in 1850;
lived in Hollis, where he died Aug. 8, 1884. He was a man of relia-
bility and good executive parts, who was called to fill town offices for
many years. Children :
(i). Lizzie S., b. July 2^, 185 i.
(2). AtMe M., h. July 23, 1853 ; m. Ellery B. Clark, of Newton, Mass.,
June 3, 1885.
III. Israel, b. Jan. 20, 1810; m. Olive Bradbury, of Hollis, Apr., 1838;
a large, fine looking man, of kind heart, a good townsman and neigh-
bor; was one of the "Warren trinity." He d. in May, 1883. Issue:
(i). Ca/>f. Joseph F., b. Dec. 13, 1838 ; m. Margaret A., dau. of Abram
L. Came, of Buxton, and resides on the old Came homestead,
about one mile from West Buxton village. He was educated in
the common schools and academies ; served as lieutenant and
captain of Company C, 27th Maine Infantry, in the Civil war as
an efficient soldier; since the war has filled the municipal offices
and served in both branches of the Legislature of Maine. Cap-
tain Warren is a man of genial temperament, who enjoys a good
story with a hearty laugh at the end. He has sustained the rep-
utation of his family for integrity and ability; is hospitable, gen-
erous, and a good farmer. Two children : John C, b. Mar. 26,
1874, and Albert F., b. Jan. 25, 1879.
(2). Fmma A., b. Sept. 17, 1848; unmarried.
IV. Tho.mas, b. Jan. 20, 1810; m. Abigail Smith, Dec. 18, 1838, and lived
in Hollis near his birth-place. He was one of the "Warren trinity"
and resembled his brother, before-mentioned, so closely that few-
could distinguish them; a noble man; d. Jan. 26, 1871. Children:
(i). Lizzie A., b. Sept. 9, 1839; m. Albert E. Ross, Feb. 25, 1865.
(2). Martha A., b. Sept. 11, 1847; m. Chas. Bradbury, Nov. 26, 1868.
V. Anna, b. Jan. 20, 1810; m. Jacob McDaniel, of Hollis, Dec. 29,
1829. She, too, was one of the "Warren trinity," as will be seen
by reference to date of births. Two children.
2. DoMiNicus, b. Oct. 20, 1782; m. Hannah Gilpatric, of Hollis (?), and
lived in that town. He d. April 6, 1873, aged 91 years. Children :
I. Mary G., b. Feb., 1809; m. I. R. Deering, of Waterborough, in June,
1837. Fi'^6 children.
II. Mark H., b. Jan., 1812; m. Eliza A. Goodwin, April 14, 1S41, and
had issue as follows :
(i). Charles A., b. Jan. 11, 1S42; a member of Co. F, i6th Me. Vols.;
WAREEN FAMILY. ^'^^^
VIII.
taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness and was starved
to death at Andersonville, Ga.
(2). Elizahdh A., b. Jan. 1 1, 1842 ; m. E. Richards. One child.
(3). Joscpliinc,h. Jan. 31,1845; m- Sumner C. Svvett; d. March 5,
1886. One child.
(4). Ashurx. b. May 6, 1847; m. Sarah M. Durgin, Aug. 18, 1869;
had Mam/ L.. b. Mar. 20, 1874.
(5). Melinda R, b. Mar. 10, 1850; m. Gustave Smith, June 9, 1883 ;
had one child.
(6). Maria J., b. Mar. 10, 1850 ; m. William A. Follett, Nov. 26, 1870;
had three children.
(7). Urania, b. Mar. 31, 1853 ; m. John B. Abbott.
III. Seth, b. in 1815 ; d. in infancy.
IV. DoMiNicus, b. in 18 17; d. an infant.
V Elizabeth, b. in 1820; d. June 22, 1840.
VI. Ann, b. in 1822; d. Nov. 27, 1840.
VII. Hann.^h. b. in 1825 ; d. Mar. 22, 1846.
Freedom b. Apr. 20, 1832 : m. Mary Wakefield. He enlisted in the
ist Maine Cavalry ; was taken prisoner while out foraging, languished
long in Libby prison, was paroled, but d. Mar. 27, 1864, soon after
reaching Annapolis, Md. Children:
(i). Hannah A., b. Dec, 1852.
(2). John ff., b. Oct., 1854.
(3). Mary A., b. in 1856.
(4). Betsey/., b. April 6, 1859.
(5). Frederick, b. in i86t.
3. Hezekiah, b. Oct. 17, 1785 : d. in infancy.
4. Thomas, b. July 16, 1788; d. in infancy.
5. Joseph, b. Sept. 18, 1797; d. in infancy.
6. Edmund, b. 1800; m. Mary B. Lasselle, and d. in 1846. leaving issue:
I Francis L., b. July 25, 182 i ; d. in Portland, Feb. 19, 1883, leaving:
Eliza L., Emma M., Isabella L., and James W., the three latter
deceased.
II George H., d. near Buttsville, Cal, on the ranch of Griffin Bros., of
tvphoid fever. He was a pioneer of Virginia City, Nev. ; was a
superior mechanic and artist, and much esteemed as an intelligent,
upright, and worthy citizen. The services at his funeral were con-
ducted by Dr. Stebbins, of San Francisco. Age about 46 years.
7. Weymouth, b. July 6, 1803: m. Mary Goodwin, Jan. 25, 1835, and d.
March 18, 1880. Issue:
I. Lorenzo, b. June 12, 1836; m. Frances L. Tyler, and had Charles,
b. June, 1863.
II. Leonard, b. April 4, 1838; d. Dec. 14, 1861.
III. Seth, b. May 4, 1841: m. Sarah M. Manson, of Hollis, and had
issue as follows :
1206 WARREN FAMILY.
(i)
Harriet E., b. June 9, 1865.
(2). Mary B., b. Feb. 5, 1870.
(3). Helm F., b. Feb. 4, 1872.
(4). Leonard M., b. Sept. 30, 1876.
(5). Sara/i M., b. Aug. 15, 1880.
8. Sally, m. Matthew Lasselle, and d. June 9, 1848; had a large family.
Daniel Warren, son of Joshua, ist, was born in Biddeford, Aug. 11, 1765;
m. Jane Hodgdon, of Scarborough, April 16, 1786; she d. March 20, 1807,
aged 41, and he m., second, Nov. 22, 1807, Sally Smith, who died J-uly 20,
1828, aged 50, and he m., third, Nov. 13, 1828, Sarah Lord, d. May 29, 1871,
aged 85 years. He d. Apr. 16, 1845. He settled in Limerick. Children:
Children by .Jane:
1. Hannah, b. Aug. 2, 1786; m. James B. Rand, and d. Feb. 9, 1S54.
2. John, b. Dec. 22, 1788.
3. Daniel, b. Apr. 24, 1791.
4. Isaac, b. Aug. 24, 1793.
5. Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1796; d. July 15, 1796.
6. Sally, b. June 30, 1798; m. Ira Chandler, and d. June 3, 1882.
7. Jonathan, b. Feb. 15, 1801 ; m. Sophia Heald, of Lovell, Me., Feb.
14, 1828, and had: Jii/ia A. J?., Miranda D., Jane H., Mary O., Virginia
M., and Alferctta E. He d. Feb. 16, 1866.
8. Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1804; m. Abial Coffin, and had issue.
9. Jane, b. July 6, iSo6; m. David Meserve, and had children.
Childken by Sally:
10. Smith, b. Feb. 21, 1809.
11. Eliza, b. May 3, 181 1 ; m. Warren King, and d. Feb. 5, 1870.
12. James, b. Apr. 24, 18 13.
13. Phif.be, b. Dec. 22, 18 16.
14. Peter, b. Dec. 22, 1816.
Benjamin Warren, brother of Joshua, 1st, was born Jan. 23, 177 1; m.
Eunice Weymouth, lived in Hollis, and d. Mar. 23, 1847. His children were
named as follows:
1. John, b. Feb. 18, 1798.
2. Benjamin.
3. Stephen, b. Dec. 12, 1800; m. Lovinia Young, of Waterborough, Nov.
24, 182 1, and d. Feb. 25, 1873, leaving issue:
I. Eunice, b. Aug. 20, 1822 ; d. Dec. 7, 1839.
II. Dr. Francis G., b. March 4, 1828; m. Harriet N. Roberts, Nov. 11,
1848; taught school; studied medicine with Dr. William Swasey, of
Limerick ; graduated from Bowdoin Medical College ; practised in
Pownal; settled in Biddeford, in 1855; graduated from Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, 1861; was surgeon 5th Maine Volun-
teer Regiment in Civil war, during which he made more than 400
amputations; was mayor of Biddeford, 1872-74 and 1875 ; had a son
WATTS FAMILY. 1207
Frank, who graduated at Bowdoin Medical College, and is in prac-
tice with his father. He was b. in 185 1, m. Harriet J. Fogg.
4. J.A.MES, b. Jan. 30, 1803; m. Mercy Clark, Jan. 21, 1827; d. April 22,
1882. He lived in the "Warren neighborhood," in Hollis; was select-
man and collector ; a man of quiet manners, honest, and straightforward.
Children :
I. Lydia a., b. Sept. 3, 1827 ; m. James Knight, Nov. 5, 1850. Three
children.
II. Sarah, b. June 5, 1833; m. Rev. Jesse Warren, Nov. 25, 1866; d.
Feb. 25, 18S3.
III. Benjamin, b. May 6, 1834; d. Nov. 6, 1837.
IV. James F., b. Sept. 19, 1839; m. Loantha C. Bennett, Apr. 26, 1863.
Two children :
(i). Charles £., b. June 2, 1865; m. Carrie L. Hight, July 27, 1887.
(2). Flora M., b. July 4, 1867 ; m. Fred C. Gilpatrick, Dec. 23, 1891.
5. Olive, b. Mar. 9, 1807 ; m., first, Simeon Goodwin, Sept. 29, 1833, and
\\2iAJohii: second, James Kimball, of Hollis, and had Warren.
6. Sarah, b. Apr. 4, 1813 ; d. Feb. 25, 1831.
7. Mary, b. April 21, 1814; m. Theodore Littlefield, Nov. 21, 1850; d.
Dec. 18, 1 87 o.
Watts 4umilg.
This is a Scottish surname, but families of the name have come from
England to America. Judge Samuel Watts, of Chelsea, is mentioned by
Fatmer in connection with Henry, who came early to New England. Henry
Watts settled at Blue Point in 1636, where he was living in 1684, rising 80
years of age. He was a member of the Assembly of Lygonia in 1648. His
children seem to have settled in Falmouth, where John Watts was living in
1 72 1. Capt. Samuel Watts, said to have moved from Falmouth to Jones-
borough in 1769, had a daughter Harriet, wife of Josiah Weston, who made
a night journey to Machias to carry powder to the patriots for the capture of
the British ves.sel •• Margarette." She died in 1855, in her 97th year.
Capt. Sainiiel Watts, from Gorham, settled in Buxton, "Spruce Swamp
neighborhood " ; m. Mary Cressey and had eight children. He died Aug. 30,
1805 ; his widow died Dec. 18, 1834. He was a man of considerable ability,
much respected. Issue:
1. David, b. Sept. 15, 1787; d. Aug., 1788.
2. Betsey, b. Nov. 21, 1788.
3. David, b. Nov. 28, 1790.
4. Polly, b. Mar. 28, 1793; d. July 26, i866.
5. Sally, b. Mar. 29, 1795.
6. Hannah, b. May 13, 1797..
7. Eunice, b. Apr. 3, 1799; m. George Carll.
8. Nancy, b. Apr. 24, 1801 : d. Aug. 26. 1852.
enliucilh (4iimilB.
Robert B. Weutworth, son of Ebenezer and Jane Merrill, was born in
Buxton, Me., Jan. i8, 1827. He lived on the homestead and attended district
school until he was fifteen years of age; he then left home and entered a
printing office in Portland, where he remained until he mastered the business.
He continued working at his trade in various offices in the state until 1848,
when he caught the western fever and migrated to the new and promising
state of Wisconsin — admitted to the Union that year — and continued his resi-
dence there. He was state printer of Wisconsin from 1850 to 1852, and a
member of the Legislature in 1857. He continued the printing business and
published a newspaper in Juneau and Portage, Wis., until 1861, when, owing
to ill health, he was obliged to leave his office for more active e.xercise in the
open air. In 1862 he again established himself in business at Portage as a
grain and lumber merchant and continued successfully for twenty-eight years.
He is now occupied with his duties as president of the " Portage Hosiery Co.,"
and as vice-president of the "City Bank of Portage." Mr. Wentworth is a
man of excellent business ability, conservative, and careful in his management.
As a citizen he has manifested much public spirit being deeply interested in
the development and welfare of his adopted state. He holds the esteem of
his fellow-citizens, and has been called by them to serve in important posi-
tions. In politics, he is a firm Republican and outspoken respecting the great
national issues of the day. As a son of old Bu.xton, he has done honor to his
birth-place. Mr. Wentworth m. Miss Lydia H., dau. of the late Rev. John
Pike, of East Fryeburg, Me., and has issue.
tloodsum c^iimil^.
Tradition has ascribed to this family and name an Irish origin, and there are
some documentary evidences and constitutional traits to support the assump-
tion. Venerable members of the family claimed that the emigrant ancestor
came from Limerick, Ireland, with the family of Higgins, and we find them
intermarried after settlement in Berwick. I have not found the name in any
book relating to Ireland or Irish families. I have thought that the original
orthography might have been JVooiison, which is an English surname, and the
transition between the two would have been easy. Judge Woodman, who was
good authority, claimed that the early settler came from Wales. I have found
the name in old documents spelled Woodsom, Woodsome, and Woodsum.
Joseph Woodsnill,^ "tailor," came early to Berwick; how early I cannot
say. He probably died in that town ; evidently spent his days, like Dorcas of
old, "making coats and garments"; probably learned his trade in the old
country; name of wife not known to me. From the number of his descend-
ants he seems to have had several sons who reached maturity.
(y 'l//llAA>~e..^JCi^-<r-^-^i-^
WOODSUM FAMILY. 1209
SECOND GENERATION.
1. Michael,- b. as early as 1725-6, came to Saco or Biddeford when a
young man, and in the record of his marriage there with Elizabeth
Dyer, Aug. 24, 1749, he was styled "of Berwick." He removed to the
wilderness of Narragansett, No. i, now Buxton, in 1756 or 1757. He
purchased lot 22, of range D, in the second, division, Sept. 18, 1758,
and, I suppose, settled there. At a proprietors' meeting held Nov. 16,
1 76 1, he was chosen on a committee to "open, clear, and exchange
roads." In 1768 he drew lot No. 6, in range R. His farm was about
one mile below Salmon Falls, on what was then known as " Woodsum's
hill." It has been said that his dwelling, which stood on the left-hand
side going down the Saco road, was two-storied; but an aged man now
living, who remembers the old house well, says there was a basement
under the west end making it two stories, while at the east end it was
but one story. The site was marked by a depression, where the cellar
had been, only a few years ago. He lived to be an aged man ; spent
his last days with his son, who built on the opposite side of the road.
Large family of children, as will appear.
2. John,- was a tax-payer in Berwick, in 1772, and was, undoubtedly, the
progenitor of numerous Woodsums whose connections, in consequence
of their failure to respond to my inquiries, I could not trace.
THIRD GENERATION.
Children of Mithael and Elizabeth:
1. Abtatha,'* son of Michael, was b. in Biddeford, as early as 175 1-2; m.,
for first wife, Mary, dau. of Humphrey Atkinson, by whom issue. His
second wife was Susanna, dau. of Job Roberts. He was collector of
taxes in Buxton for a long term of years, having been chosen as early
as 179,^. According to Dennett's map he lived on range C, of the first
division of lots, not far from Stackpole's brook ; a soldier of the Revo-
lution. He was one of the followers of Jacob Cochran, and meetings
were held at his house in Limington, whither he had removed during
the excitement, and where he probably died. He had issue as will ap-
pear. (See Fourth Generation.)
2. Abigail," b. May 25, 1755, in Biddeford, and was carried to Narragan-
sett, No. I, when small, upon a load of hay. She was m. to Joseph
Woodman, of Buxton, Mar., 1773, who d. Oct. 15, 1824. She d. Dec.
26, 1838. She was a tall, stately woman with black eyes and dark com-
plexion and perfectly erect even in old age. It was said by some of
her descendants that she reminded them of a statue she was so stately
and silent. She was of grave deportment, quiet, and prudent of speech.
All her duties were conscientiously and faithfully performed. After the
Note.— Tillv Higprins was a trader in Berwick in 1744. He m. Mary, dan. of John and Mary
Woodsum; maitc liiswill.Tiilv 11;, 1777; gave property to his sons .Jolin, Daniel, and Edmuuil. and
wile. His daugliti-rs wry,- Sarah and Elizabeth ; grandsons, Tilly and Micliael, children of dau.
Mary, Mary Wentworth diK'cased.
Hannah Woodsum, of Berwick, h. Feb. r,. 1801; w.as ra. to George Wentworth. May 17, 1S2G,
and d. Mav 10. 1837. He m., second, .Ti-niima Woodsum, Feb. 28, 1838.
Sarah \Voodsuin. of Berwick, ni .lohn Liljby.
Hannah WomNuiM, of BiTwick, ni.. lames Libby, in 1782.
Aliigail WundMini, of Bcrw ick, m. Patrick Gowen.
Emilv Woodsum, of Berwick, m. .\aron IJbby, in 1824.
Charles, sou of .\biiali Woodsum and Sally Spencer, of Gray, died in Baldwin, Me., July 15,
1892, aged 63. Children : Ann, h. Aug., 1SU4, and Daniel II., d. Jan. 15, 1874, aged 7 years.
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death of her husband she sighed often, but seldom smiled. She wore
"book muslin" caps, plaited and ruffled; a string of gold beads about
her neck. Her habit when going abroad was of blue broadcloth, cut
to fit her graceful form. Her character and manners were of a kind to
command respect in the best society.
Dea. S.amuel,^ b. as early as 1757, presumably in Narragansett, No. i;
m. Eunice Atkinson, May 28, 1783, and settled in Saco, not far from
the Buxton line. He was a Revolutionary soldier; served in Captain
Jeremiah Hill's company, having enlisted May 3, 1775 ; was drafted to
go with Arnold to Quebec by way of the Kennebec and Chaudiere
rivers. He served three years in the company of Capt. Daniel Lane,
was at Ticonderoga, and at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. He
was captured by the Indians in the state of New York and carried to
Canada, where he remained until the war closed ; then to the great joy
of his friends he came home. His granddaughter informed me that he
gained his liberty by "running the gauntlet." During his captivity he
learned the Indian language, and was afterwards employed as interpreter.
He died June 30, 1841, aged about 84 years; wife died Oct. 15, 1856.
Children's names will appear under fourth generation.
John, ^ born about 1759, in Narragansett, No. i; m. Sarah Bryant, of
Pepperillborough, now Saco, March 19, 1782, Rev. John Fairfield offi-
ciating ; was a soldier of the Revolution under Capt. Daniel Lane and
his name appears on the pay-roll in 1778; enlisted "for three years or
during the war " ; was at Ticonderoga and at the surrender of Burgoyne.
After his return he settled on a farm, since owned by James McKenney,
in the northern section of Saco. He had a numerous family as will
appear.
LucRETiA," b. May 16, 1762, in Buxton; was m. to John Cole, Oct. 18,
1781; no other information.
Elizabeth, ■' was m. to John Lane, Jr., Feb. 4, 1786.
7. Mary,'' m. Josiah King, of Saco, Feb. 18, 1790.
8. Joseph,^ was a Revolutionary soldier, but I have no knowledge of his
subsequent history.
Abner,^ b. Mar. 11, 1771, in Buxton; m. Sarah Berry, Rev. John Fair-
field ofticiating, July 14, 1791. He built a house opposite that of his
father, on the Saco road below Salmon Falls, where he lived until about
1825, when he sold out to Capt. Moses Davis. He cared for his parents
in their old age. In early life Abner became a professor of religion and
was an exemplary man held in respect by his townsmen; but he was
swept from his moorings by Cochran and became an ardent supporter
of his meetings. He exerted all his persuasive powers to induce his
neighbors to embrace the "new fangled " doctrines, and blamed them
because they declined to follow the new leader. He attended a service
at his brother's house in Limington, after Cochran had departed from
his old haunts in Buxton, and there beheld conduct that opened his
eyes to the enormity of the system — of too revolting a character to be
countenanced. After expressing to Cochran and his brother his abhor-
rence of their conduct, he passed the night in a chair at the fireside. In
the morning he returned to his home a wiser if not a better man ; and
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was heard praying in iiis house as he had done aforetime. He visited
the homes of his neighbors from which he had long absented himself,
acknowleged that he had been deceived, and craved pardon for the hard
words used against them, when they would not attend the Cochran
"powwows." From this time, so long as he lived in town, he "was
himself again." After the death of his parents he moved "down east,"
some say to Foxcroft, where he died.
fodbth . generation.
Children of Abiatha, born in Buxton:
1. William,'' b. Mar. 2, 1773; m. Thodolia Thompson, of Buxton, July
27, 1794; hved in Hollis; had eight children, of whom hereafter.
2. Abigail,'' b. Sept. 15, 1775-
3. JoHN,^ b. April 20, 1778.
4. Samuel," b. Dec. 25, 1 781.
5. Silas,'' b. April 4, 1785.
6. Abiatha,'' b. Oct. 12, 1786 (second wife); ni. Lydia Hooper, of Lim-
ington, June 4, 1812; Sally Spencer, July 18, 1S16, and Betsey New-
be'o-in, Oct. 24, i8ig. He had several children, b. in Limington, and
some may be living. I do not find his descendants.
7. Michael,^ d. an infant.
8. Michael,'' b. Jan. 7, 1791.
9. Job R.,* h. Nov. 2, 1791.
10. Luther,-' b. Oct. 25, 1794.
11. Abigail," b. Feb. 14, 1797-
12. Infant,'' b. and d. 1799.
13. Dorcas," b. Sept. 5, 1800.
14. Oliver," b. April 17, 1803.
15. Thompson," b. Feb. 26, 1806.
16. Hannah," b. March, 1808.
Children of Dea. Samuel, of Saco:
I. Capt. Jabez," b. Sept. 24, 1786; m. Eunice , b. Mar. 10, 1792, and
lived, I suppose, on the Dea. Samuel Woodsum homestead; d. Mar. 15,
1857. Children as follows :
1. JuLiA,^ b. Sept. 25, 1815.
II. Cyrus,'' b. Mar. 31, 1818; d. July 7, 1819.
III. Stephen,'^ b. Nov. 11, 1821; d. Nov. 12, 1821.
IV. Caroline,^ b. May 29, 1824.
V. Jonas T.,''' b. Oct. 15, 1826; now living on the River road in Saco.
VI. George R.,^ b. July 12, 1829.
VII. Harriet,'^ b. Jan. 31, 1833.
NOTE.-Simon, sou of Simon (1805-1889) and Martha (Moore) -Woodsum, grandson of Abnei
(1772-1856), «^io set l.-.l in Clinton. Me., 1820. From 1855 to 1885, Mr. W was ^ V,'**^°M «V^a „^,
sola and on tin- l\.cili.- ^,.a^t. lir ,-ime back to Clinton, and now lives on the old \\ oodsum
homestead ; wift- was Martha Gudsjer. Five childreu, only one of them, Jay MarslutU. livmg.
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2. John/ m. Eliza Donnan, of Saco. He kept a livery stable in Saco
many years; wife d. Dec. 29, 1838, aged 28. Children:
I. Mary E.,^ b. Mar. 20, 1828.
II. Samuel,'^ b. Mar. 13, 1830.
III. Martha A./ b. Feb. 8, 1832.
IV. Martha A.,** b. Nov. 8, 1833.
V. Malinda," b. July 15, 1836.
VI. Charles,^ a barber in Boston.
VII. Frederick,'' living in Maryland.
3. Moses/ b. Oct. 14, 1791 ; m., first, Sally P. Marshall, of Saco, Jan. 30,
1816, who d. in 1830; second, Sally Hanson, of Waterborough, who
d. Feb. 9, 1858. He kept a grocery store in Saco; was killed by the
cars on the Maine Central R. R. in Fairfield, Me., Mar. 25, 1866. His
children were as follows :
I. Isabella,^ b. May 20, 1816.
II. Mary J.,^ b. Feb. 17, 1818 ; m. to Daniel M. Owen, of Saco, in 1842 ;
afterwards to Adams.
III. Martha H.,° b. Nov. 27, 1823.
IV. Sally H.,'' b. April 7, 1826.
v. Abigail H.,^ b. Dec. 20, 1833.
VI. Susanna M.,'' b. Mar. 30, 1835.
vii. Elizabeth,^ b. Sept. i8, 1837.
VIII. Frederick M.,** b. Nov. n, 1838.
4. Aphia,'' m. Samuel Storer, blacksmith, of Saco, and had two sons and
five daughters.
5. Polly,'' m. Jeremiah Gordon, of Hollis; their intention recorded May
26, 1818. Two or more children.
6. Eunice, ■* m. Capt. Robert Cleves, who d. at sea; second, Augustus
Adams; both d. in Portland.
Children of John, of Buxton:
1. Elizabeth,'' m. June 6, 1802, John .
2. Stephen,* b. Feb. 9, 1787 ; m. Eunice , b. May 10, 1789, and lived
in Saco for many years. He removed to Effingham, N. H., and built a
grist-mill there. He also cut the canal there; was a capable man, who
acquired considerable property. Children, b. in Saco, as follows :
I. John D.,^ b. Mar. 22, 1810; m. Hannah Watson and lived at Effing-
ham Falls, where he raised a family. His son, Ahmzo F.,^ b. Nov. 8,
1832, m., Nov. 8, 1855, Emma R. Carsely, of Harrison, and resides
in Parsonsfield with two children: Aiiiiic C.,' b. 1859, m. Charles S.
Leavitt, and Eiigcac A.,' b. July 6, 1866.
II. Mary,^ b. Nov. 8, 1812.
III. Sally,^ b. May 16, 1816.
IV. Stephen," b. Mar. 15, 1820.
V. Betsey S.,^ b. Dec. ig, 1821.
VI. Betsey,^ b. Oct. 6, 1823.
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3. RuFus/ b. Feb. 27, 1788; m. Nancy McKenney, of Saco, and removed
to Hartford, Me., where he d. Oct. 30, 1859. Two daughters.
4. Rev. William,* b. Mar. i, 1792 ; m. Rosanna, dau. of Benjamin Wood-
man, of Buxton, Me., and had a numerous family. He settled in Peru,
Me., and became a minister in the Freewill Baptist denomination; trav-
eled and preached the gospel more than forty years ; organized a church
in Peru more than sixty years ago, which is now in a prosperous condi-
tion; was a man of good natural ability, who became profound in his
knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. He was a very useful man and faith-
ful to every obligation. He d. July 22, 1872; his wife d. Oct., 1862.
5. Olive,'' m. Joseph Child and lived in Hartford, Me.
6. LuciNDA,* m. William Child; lived in Hartford, Me.; had family.
7. Sally,'' m. Marston.
Children of Abner, of Buxton:
1. Levi.'' 2. Abner.''
fifth generation.
Children of William, of Hollis:
1. Susanna,^ b. Jan. 8, 1797.
2. Humphrey,^ b. April 15, 1799.
3. Drusilla,^ b. May 9, 1801 ; m. Cyrus Libby, Nov. 4, 1824.
4. Peter,^ b. March 7, 1803; m. and settled in Waterborough, where he
raised a family of seven children ; hanged himself.
I. Richard,^ b. Feb. 14, 1833; in South Boston.
II. William," b. Jan. 20, 1837; deceased.
III. Charles," b. Sept. 7, 1840; in Lebanon, Me.
IV. Ornville," b. Apr. 14, 1844; deceased.
V. John H.," born Feb. 4, 1846; resides on the bank of Little Ossipee
river in Limerick; farmer; has children.
VI. Andrew J.," b. May 12, 1847.
VII. Annie L.," b. Dec. 30, 185 1.
5. Jacob,^ b. Dec. 26, 1806.
6. Anna M.,^ K ■ u t-. o
^ ^ twins, b. Dec. 15, 1809.
7. Catherine,")
8. Polly,^ b. Nov. g, 1812.
John Woodsuni,'' said to have been a son of that John who was a tax-
payer in Berwick, in 1792 ; by others said to have been born in Buxton; set-
tled in Harrison, Me., about the beginning of this century. He cleared a
farm on the north cant of the " Hobbs' hill," and built his house on the road
leading from the "Old Baptist meeting-house," at Harmon's Corners, to the
" Woodsum neighborhood " ; it being the homestead of Seth Keen and Charles
Hardin subsequently, but destroyed by fire while owned by the latter. Mr.
Woodsum was a builder by trade, a capable man who could make anything of
wood from a bow-pin to a barn; was first survej'or of lumber in town. He
m. Rebecca Kimball before coming to Harrison. He d. in 1820, aged 49;
widow survived many years. Names of children and descendants follow :
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Polly,* b. in 1797 ; m. Libeus Caswell, of Harrison, Oct. 24, 1820, and
had a large family.
David,'' b. Oct. 14, 1801 ; m. Eliza (Walker) Howard, widow of Joshua,
and built a house and ample farm buildings upon an elevation command-
ing a wide and pleasing prospect at the head of Anonymous pond, in
what has since been called the "Woodsum neighborhood." Here he
cleared a large and pleasant farm, extending his fields from year to
year. He was a frugal, judicious manager; erected his own buildings,
laid stone-work with precision, and constructed farm implements in a
neat and substantial manner. "Uncle David," as he was everywhere
called, was an original character whose quaint sayings will not soon be
forgotten. He sometimes "improved" on Sabbath after the sermon.
Being lame he carried a heavy, crooked cane which he carved from a
deformed sapling, for which, he said: "I sarched the woods all day."
With this staff he demonstrated when speaking in public — sometimes.
On one occasion the pastor had preached an impressive sermon from
the pathetic words of our Saviour about the hen gathering her chickens.
"Uncle David" was deeply moved; to him the figure was perfectly
familiar and of great interest. Rising slowly in his seat he raised his
heavy cane above his head and opened his "testimony" after this fash-
ion : " My brethren, did ye ever see an old /im out'n the field with her
bntde^ Well, ye see she'd see a hawk come scalin' along an' she'd
qutter-r-r ; then every leetle chick would dive 'nunder her wings quicker'n
scat; an' if the leetle creeters was all runnin' round in the grass an' that
ole hin found a wor-rum she'd make a kind o' cooing noise and them
leetle fellers 'd be there quicker'n lightenin', sir. That Jesus, he knowed
all "bout it and so do I, sir. A hin then was jist like a hin now. What ! ''
At another time he alluded to the unreliable condition of his mem-
ory as he advanced in years, and gave those who heard him to under-
stand that premeditation was of no advantage whatever to him. To
illustrate this infirmity in its relation to exhortation in the prayer-meet-
ing, " Uncle David " struck an attitude and holding his hands together
as if he held a small box between them he said: "My brethren, when
I was comin' down 'cross the field I fixed me exhortation up all nice and
put it in me leetle box an' clapped the kiver on. Well, ye see when I
riz up I felt pretty bold, but when I took the kiver from me leetle box
there wasn't nothin' in it ; not a single thing, sir." There was much
dramatic action during this speech that cannot be described on the
printed page. His movements were very amusing, and yet his testi-
mony, associated with so much earnestness, was impressive. It was a
habit with him to begin his remarks with the old proverb: "Those who
know nothing fear nothing," following with the statement: "My breth-
ren, I want to tell ye jist what ye all know, and then ye'll believe I'm
tellin' the truth." "Uncle David" had a massive, elongated jaw, upon
which grew a thick, grizzled beard. He used to say: "1 tell you, sir,
I can raise the most all-killin' set o' whiskers of any man in town; if
you don't b'leve it jist come up next fall 'n' see, sir." Well, fall came
and with it an enormously wide and tangled pair of whiskers on the old
man's face. He had cultivated this crop with considerable care and
had, in appearance, become a model patriarch. But let us see the
sequel. He was one day burning some straw in an inverted hogshead
WOODSUM FAMILY. ^'^^^
when a sudden gust of wind carried a tongue of flame to his face and
in an instant the circumference of his whiskers was wonderful y reduced
and his bushy hair badly singed. The old man staggered backward,
grasped his crumbling beard in his hand, and found, to his consterna-
tion; that he was seriously disfigured. This, supplemented by the laugh-
ter of those who witnessed the accident, was too much for Uncle David s
temper, and the language employed to express his indignation was of a
very radical character. He was an honest, fearless man, whose heart
was in the right place ; a diamond unpolished, a prickly chestnut burr
with an excellent kernel within. He lived to old age and went down to
his grave like the ripe corn at harvest time.
ToHN^ b Sept. 3, 1805; m. Chloe, dau. of Joshua Howard, Sr., June
I 18^1, and settled on a farm in the Woodsum neighborhood, near his
brothers, where he built a fine brick house, which was approached by
a tree-bordered walk. He was a mechanical man like his brothers.
"Aunt Chloe " was a woman of rare virtues, a /ar/y of extraordinary
mind, who was worthy of the universal respect in which she was held.
Nine children had these:
I Susan,'* b. May n, 1834; m. Sigmond Beckman, a German, and, sec-
ond, Warren Dudley, of Waterford; both husbands deceased. 1 wo
daughters named Beckman.
II. John E.,^ b. June 28, 1836; m. Fannie E. Foy, of Portland, and car-
ried on carriage making at the homestead.
HI Silas B.,^ b. Jan. 22, 1839; d. Aug. 23, 1863, at New Haven, Conn.
He was a corporal in Co. G, 12th Maine Regiment, late war.
IV. Elias H.,^ b. July 14, 1841 ; m. Mary, dau. of Parker Lakin, of Har-
rison ; iron machinist ; lives in Norway and has issue.
Cora J.,'* b. July 7, 1844; d. Nov. 23, 1862.
Daniel,^ b. Mar. 12, 1847; m. Fannie, dau. of Stephen Whitney, and
has two sons. He and brother own a steamboat on Sarnapee lake
in New Hampshire.
VII. Frank M.,= b. Sept. 10, 1849; m- Young. He runs steamboat
with his brother Daniel.
VIII. Marietta,^ b. Feb. 2, 1852 , d. in infancy.
IX Clarence S.,^ b. June 9, i8s6 ; m. Alice, dau. of Saunders Kimball,
of Waterford, and had issue. He was killed by explosion of steam-
boat boiler oiT Sarnapee lake, N. H.
4. Artemus,^ b. Jan. 13, 1807, in Harrison; m. Nancy Baker and settled
in the south end of the town as a farmer. His wife d. in 187 i and his
maiden daughter kept his house. He has deceased. Seven children :
I. David,^ b. in 1830 ; d. Nov. 22, 1854. He had m. Argasine, dau. of
Phineas Thompson, and had a son, Bm'/d, Jr."
II. Rebecca,"* never m.; kept her father's house. She was a finely
educated and accomplished lady.
III. Mary L.,"* b. in 1833; d. Jan. 10, 1849.
IV. Nancy,' m. Emery, and had issue.
V. Sarah J.,' b. in 1839; d. Dec. 21, 1864.
v.
VI.
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VI. Ellen/ m. Mark Wetzler.
VII. Abel,^ b. in 1846; d. Jan. 14, 1849.
5. Abigail/ m. Luther Willoughby.
6. Rebecca/ m. Edward Scribner, of Gilead, Me.
7. Benjamin F./ b. May 10, 1813; m. Abigail Linnell, of Otisfield, and
settled as a farmer near his brothers, John and David. " Uncle Foster,"
as he was called, was a kind-hearted man and good citizen. When he
rose to speak in religious meeting he used to say his "stomach" felt
well, and that he liked religion that had a "tech to it." Three of his
four children dropped dead; the fourth was a suicide by strangulation.
I. John L.,'' b. April 8, 1840; m. in 1872, and lived in Oxford, Me.;
deceased.
II. Evalena,^ b. Oct. 14, 1841; m. Joseph Wilbur, of Freeport, and d.
in 1875.
III. Benjamin F.,^ b. Aug. -29, 1843, \ ^jga^j
IV. William F., b. Feb. 7, 1848, \
8. Brackett,^ born in Harrison, in Jan., 1815; m. Lucinda Lombard, of
Otisfield; settled in his native town, in the " Woodsum neighborhood,"
and subsequently emigrated to the West, where he now resides. His
children, born in this town, were :
I. Sumner B.,^ b. July 2, 1848.
II. Emeline,^ b. June 4, 1850.
9. Dorcas A.,* b. in Harrison ; m. Dana Towne.
10. Sarah,'' b. in Harrison; m. Albert Hamblin, of Waterford, and is now
a widow in that town.
WOODSUMS OF ALBION, ME.
David Woodsum,'' a grandson of Joseph,^ the tailor, was born in Berwick,
Me., as early as 1765. He married a Hamilton, in that town, who was de-
scended from an old Scottish family, and had issue, four sons and a daughter,
named Ebenezer, Isaac, John, Levi, and Dorcas, of whom hereafter.
I. Ebenezer,'' b. Apr. 7, 1784, in Berwick; settled in Albion, Me. He m.,
first, Sept. 11, 1808, Joanna C. Smiley; second (the first wife dying
Feb. 23, 1816), May 4, 1819, Nancy Smiley; and third, Nov. 12, 1827,
Letice Lake. Mr. Woodsum owned a farm and half interest in a grist-
mill and saw-mill in Albion. He d. Jan. 9, 1831'; his widow d. Apr. 4,
1889. Children as follows:
I. David A.,'' b. Jan. 11, 1818; m. Nov. 14, 1840, Eunice Taber Hussey,
who was b. Oct. 6, 1814, and d. Mar. 24, 1888. He learned the
trade of carriage maker in Vassalborough and settled for a while in
Dixmont, but returned and resides in Vassalborough at present, a
well-preserved old gentleman, who is frequently known to walk four
or five miles at a stretch. His mind remains unimpaired and vigor-
ous. In consequence of periods of poor health he varied his occu-
pation between his regular trade and shoemaking and building; spent
about a year, latterly, in Florida, at the home of his only son ; calls
his small farm " Rocky Ledge Place," truly a //an/ name. Children :
1
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(i). Maria B.,^ b. Nov. 22, 1841 ; a teacher, living at home, a lady
of talent.
(2). Jacob H.,^ b. June 6, 1843; ™-' Sept. 24, 1863, Carrie Stivent.
He was wounded May 27, 1862, at the siege of Port Hudson, a
ball entering his shoulder and lodging near the elbow. This was
removed without any permanent injury to his arm and he re-en-
listed in the District of Columbia Cavalry, serving in that and
the ist Me. Cavalry, the two having been consolidated, until the
close of the war. Soon after the close of the Civil war he went
to Montana and took up claims, but did not find gold in paying
quantities and returned home. Afterwards he crossed the Rocky
mountains, mule-back, and settled as shoemaker in San Fran-
cisco. He returned to Maine after six years and from there went
to Florida, being one of the first settlers at Silver Lake, where
he owned an orange grove. Here he died, Dec. 12, 1888, leaving
one dau., A/aria/i,' who is now (1893) at Rollins College, Florida.
11. Jonas H.,*^ b. Nov. 22, i8ig; d. Aug. 21, 1823.
III. L. M.,'* b. Jan. 25, 1822; m., Feb., 1849, Ebenezer Taylor, settled in
Hermon, Me., and had issue, four children.
IV. Abigail,* b. Nov. 30, 1824; m. Thomas Kimball, of Hermon, Me.,
and settled there, where she has raised a family.
v. Jonas H.,^ b. March 3, 1827, his mother dying at his advent. He
worked on the farm till the age of 18, when he went to Boston and
obtained employment in a provision store; and in 1850 went into
business in Ro.vbury for himself, where he still continues successfully.
He m. Feb. 3, 1853, Mary Maynard Spofford, who was b. I3ec. 2,
1825, at Temple, N. H., and d. May 13, 1857. He m., second, Jan.
.26, i860, Dora Elizabeth Rowell, who was b. Jan. 4, 1838, at Brent-
wood, N. H. Children;
(i). Emma A./' b. April 21, 1854.
(2). Frank //.," b. Dec. 29, 1856; d. Dec. 28, 1866.
(3). Mary Af.," b. Dec. 2, i860; m. June 26, 1884, Charles W. Whit-
comb, a lawyer in Boston, also fire marshal. Three children.
(4). IVa/ter ff.,'^ h. Feb. i, 1863; m. March 28, 1891, Grace Barton
Thomas, and resides at South Dartmouth, Mass.; has Marie E.^'
b. Jan. 29, 1892.
(5). Jonas ff.," b. Oct. 7, 1868.
(6). Ciarc'na- E.,'^ h. Sept. 30, 187 i.
(7). Bora E.,'' b. May 18, 1874.
(8). MattieJ., b. Sept. 13, 1876.
VI. Nancy,^ b. Mar. 6, 1829; m. Oct. 19, 1851, Rev. Ebenezer Hutchins,
of Winslow, Me. ; a Methodist preacher, whose places were, conse-
quently, many. He was for several years superintendent of the Maine
State Reform School. She is now with her son in Sacramento, Cal.
VII. Ebenezkr,* b. Jan. 31, 1831 ; went to California in the early days,
and died from injuries received in the mines, Sept. 7, 1857.
2. IsAAC,^ son of David,' went to Boston and became a wood and coal
dealer on Otis wharf. He m. twice.
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1218 YOUNG FAMILY.
3. John/ son of David,^ remained on the old homestead in Berwick.
4. Levi/ son of David"; no records.
5. Dorcas/ dau. of David/ m. Otis Key: lived and d. in Albion, Me.,
leaving issue.
[oung (^Hmilg.
I
Rowland Young signed submission to Massachusetts in York, Me., Nov. J
22, 1652. I suppose he was a Scotchman who settled among his countrymen |
in "Scotland," in that sea-girt old town. His wife's name was Joanna. He
made his will in 1685 ; inventory, ^224:6 :o; widow made will in 1698, and
mentions Rowland, lived on "south side of York river"; Job, received land J
"where my old dwelling-house now stands." Daughters, Mary (Moulton) '
and Lydia (Haines).
Rowland Young, Jr., had wife Susanna and children named Joseph,
Beniah, Jonathan, Matthews, Mary, Susanna, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mercy.
In his will, made 17 19, Rowland, Jr., provided that his sons should not dis-
pose of any of their lands "outside of the Young family."
Joseph Young made his will in York in 1734; wife's name was Abigail;
daughters, Abigail, Mary, Bethula, Bethiah; instructs his executors to
"see that the will of the tA'iri/ is punctually fulfilled."
MatthCAV Young, of York, made his will Nov. 20, 1750, and says he has
lived to see the fourth generation ; recommends the Redeemer to all descend-
ants "with my latest breath"; only surviving son, Ebenezer, "who has kindly
and diligently ministered to me hitherto." Daughters were: Susanna (Red-
land), Hannah (Preble), Tabitha (Murch), Lvdia (Whitney), Mercy (Web-
ber), Eleanor (Allen).
From these ancestors nearly all families of the name in Maine have de-
scended. Some of them came early to Saco with their kindred, the Redlands,
and scattered thence into HoUis, Limington, Sebago, and other towns. They
were of good stock and allied by marriage with many of the best families in ^
York county. We have many records, but so disconnected that we leave
them out of this work.
Judex of ^urnamcB.
Abbott, Anna, 1094.
Benjamin, 784.
Dorcas. 759.
(ieorge. 745. 744, 493.
Hannah, 717, 745.
John, 1205.
Luhv G., 854.
Maria, 580.
Mercy, 520.
Napoleon B. 717.
Sarah, 745.
Samuel. 99.
W. H. K., 502.
Abbe, Polly, 792.
Abercrnmbie, Gt'n. 591.
Abby. Thankful, 853.
Ackerman, 859-
Adams, Catherine, 834.
Daniel, M. D. 997.
Dorothy, 022.
Dr. Edward H. 1039.
Ebenezer. 732.
Elizabeth, 844, 527.
John, 987, 84B, 985.
Joshua, 132
Loui.sa, 673.
Lydia, 823, 871.
Martha L. 716.
Minnie, 835.
N. W., 576.
Pamelia, 1204.
Rebecca, 847.
Sam. 1010.
Susan, 1202.
Thomas, 137.
Warren, 1202.
William, 929.
Winborn, 1070.
Adis, Thomas, 781.
A^iu'w, Miss Mamie, 994.
Aiiislfv, Kichard, 1108.
Akers, John, 1183.
Aklen, George, 1052.
Henrv, 5C4.
Col. Ichabod, 875.
Cant. John, 197, 98.
Aldrich, Jeanetta, 1157.
Pollv, 808.
Wesley. 803.
Aids, Dea. John, 657, 233.
Sally, 057.
Alexander, Daniel, 718.
Lucy, 809
Phebe, 1120.
Phiebe, 159.
William, 746.
Capt. Wooster, 853.
Alger, John, 1007.
Allan, Capt. John, 702.
AUard, Dana, 1180.
George, 1114.
Job, 1074.
Allen, Mrs. Abbie, 120.
.\bram, 205.
Alice G. 658.
Andrew, 744.
David, 168.
"Daddv,"239.
Edmund J. 835.
Eleanor, Ills.
Elizabeth, 1188.
Eliza, 770.
Elisha, 1176.
Allen, Frank C. 1045.
George, 1080.
Hannah, 536.
Jeremiah, 36.
John, 841.
Joseph, 136.
Lncv, 707, 708.
Mary A. 1002.
Mary C. 1041.
Mrs. Mary J. 632.
Nancy, 864.
Susan, 933.
Alley, Abigail, 1078.
Ansel, 1186.
Judith. 1113.
Mary, 1038.
Allier, Rebecca, 832.
AUir, John, 132.
Ailing, Pheron L. 826.
Allyn, Abigail, 792.
Lucy, ri44.
Maria S. 794.
Susan E. 793.
Ames, David, 702.
Hiram H. 1001.
Moses, 156, 1087.
Samuel, 908.
Rebecca, 7S2.
Amy, Philip, 1109.
Stephen, 1108.
Anderson, Andrew J. 564.
Anna, 558, 503.
Charles H. 564.
Hannah, 951.
Mary, 931, 480, 928.
Maria, 879.
Robert, 746.
Sarah H. 951.
Timothy, 486
William, 132, 734, 751, 831.
Andrews, Ann, 1021.
Arthur, 674, 803.
Betsey, 1178.
Charles, 467.
Cyrus, 721.
Eben, 732.
Elisha, 518.
Ezekiel, 1186.
Hezekiah,466.
Jacob, 722.
Jane, 101.
John, 132, 723, 673.
Jonathan, 657.
Mary, 1186.
Mary J. 1005.
Nathan, 531.
Persis S. 467.
Roxanna. 406.
Samuel, 756, 91.
Sally, 1186, 101.
Solomon. 1179.
Susan, 84s.
William, 880.
Andros, Sir Edmund, 44."i.
Angel, William, 043.
Anthoine Nicholas, 1108.
Anthony, John, 35.
Appleton. Anna, 794.
Daniel, 634.
Isaac, 909.
Mary J. 908.
Ai-dway, John B. 132.
Arnold, E. 488.
Arnold, Emma D. 575.
Lizzie S. 1016.
Armsby, Geoige, 788.
Armstrong, Liiiby, 801.
Margaret, 837.
Gen. Robert, 837.
W'idow, 1090.
Arthurton, Oliver, 1121.
Arven, 817.
A.sbbey, Harriet, 645.
Ashby, Edward, 645.
Fannie R. 646.
George, 473.
Margaret, 473.
Sally L. 645.
Ashley, Lucy C. 861.
Ashtield, William, 826.
Ashton, John, 96.
.\.sten, Isabella. 1178, 652, 651.
Atkinson, Bethia, 732.
Elizabeth, 119.
Freeman, 1037.
Hannah E. 878.
James, 878.
John L. 878.
John, 711.
Jonathan, 294.
Joseph, 231, 876.
Dea. .Jo.seph, 119.
Lieut. Moses, 119.
Moses. Jr. 437.
Ovinda A. 451.
Parson, 485.
Pollv, 1034.
Sarah A. 1183.
Thomas, 436, 033.
Atwood, Catherine, 878.
Clara A. 507.
Aubin, Philip, 479.
Austin, Matthew, 699.
Oliver, 803.
Rebecca, 1130.
Rose, 1164.
Susanna, 073.
Averill, William, 480
Avery, Elizabeth, 878.
Lucy, 045.
Mary. 580.
Sally, 486.
Sarah, 480.
William, 514.
Ayer, Dr. Aaron, 940.
Aaron, 241.
Betsey, 490.
C. R. 922.
Daniel, 485.
Elizabeth, 236,577.
Ebenezer, 229.
Hannah, 482.
Humphrey, 239.
James, 922.
•lohn, 187, 148, 204, 235, 240.
Widow Mary, 882.
Melville C. 1044.
Moses, 1187.
Oliver C. 806.
Thomas, 10^15.
Tiniothv, 239, 941.
Tristram, 1073.
Aymar, Mary E. 1042.
Babb, Thomas, 6SK), 1171.
Harriet, 666, 484.
1220
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Babb, Mary. 518.
Pbilip, 1177.
Babcock, Hester, 808.
Lucy. 991.
Babridge. Elizabeth. 1012.
Baclifbler, Cliarles C. 873.
Epliraim, 923, 143.
Epliraim. .Jr. 142.
Frank, 1057.
Richard, 542.
Samuel, 880.
T. C. IIIG.
Bachellor, Edward R. 204.
Ephraim, 129.
Rev. Stephen, 143.
Capt. Sylvanus, 129.
Bacon, Dr. Alviu, 1028.
Dr. Elbridge, 1189.
Elizabeth, Gil.
Jean, 610.
Jabez, 1033.
Miriam. 611.
Sarah, 857.
Bailev, Alice, 627.
Betsey. 46«.
Edward, 997.
Gilbert L. 490.
Hattie, 1087.
Rev. James, 754.
Mrs. John P. 076.
Jo.seph. 909.
Lydia, 834.
Mary, 908.
Mary A. 064.
Sarah. 627.
Bagley, Elvira. 946.
Baker, Anna R. 804.
Benjamin, 1037.
Betsey, 732.
Charles, 562.
Ezra, 137.
Fanny A. 1053.
James. 872.
Matthews W. 647.
Mary A. 449.
Nancy, 1115.
Nathaniel, 437.
Rebecca, 668.
Thomas, 22.
Ziphorah. 745.
Ball, Richard, 1177.
Sally, 620.
Balcomb, Mrs. D. 809.
William. 1095.
Ballow, Almon, 802
James, Jr. 751
Ballard, Caroline D. 946.
Jeremiah, 1080.
Louisa, 946.
Lorenzo, 946.
Baldwin, Fanny, 550.
Loami, 142.
Mrs. Lydia, 797.
Thomas, 892.
Balfour, Abbie M. 626.
Bancroft, J. 734.
Bandinal, George, 1108.
Bane, Capt. Lewis, 33, 114.
Capt. Jonathan, 37, 110, 114.
Mary, 110.
Banks, Anna, 114.
Betsey, 114.
Dr. Charles E. 821.
E. H. 942.
Elias, 631.
Elizabeth, 1023.
Ezekiel, 1162.
Frederick, 1162.
George, 657.
Hannah, 924.
James, 942, 436.
Jacob, 660, 924.
Lieut. Joseph, 524.
Banks, Joseph, 716.
Moses, 1030.
Olive, 696.
Otis, 1056.
Rebecca. 1053.
Samuel, 519, 224, 735.
Tabitha, 524.
Col. T. S. 1052.
Bangs. Elizabeth, 461
Ebenezer, 460.
Mary, 460.
Ruhamah, 460.
Samuel, 734.
Sylvanus, 461.
Barker, Barnabas, 745.
Caroline, 760.
Cyrus, 158.
Eben, 239, 139, 136, 137.
Enoch, 239.
Ezra, 136.
Natlian, 136. 1162.
Nathaniel, lb6.
Nancy, 1103.
Noah, 136, 138, 239.
Richard, 701.
Sarah. 755.
Simeon, 137, 1145.
Theophilus, 721.
Thomas, 137.
Barliour, Abbie M. 626.
Hugh, 457.
Barber, Culver, 939.
Harriet A. 1018.
Bardwell. Elisha, 1040.
Barlow, George, 221.
Barnes, Abram, 136, 239, 455.
Amos, 163, 164
Cecil, 800,
Eli, 1129.
Ezekiel, 448.
Henrv W. 189.
John M. 169.
Polly. 110.
Barnett, Matthew L. 1067.
William, 1067.
Barnard, Hazen A.. 1003.
BarroMS, Abram, 137, 138.
William, 817.
Barrows, John, 35.
Samuel, 136.
Timothy W. 137, 136.
Barrett, Satin, 870.
Barton. Clarissa, 814.
Nancy, 10.
Bartlett, Alexander, 1015.
Ebenezer, 1015.
Huldah, 870.
Isabella, 719.
Josiah, 165.
William N. 1019.
Batt, Polly, 756.
Bates, Arthur J., 673.
Nancy, 990.
Peter, 990.
Belle, 775.
John, 750.
Bassett, Julia, 619.
William, 472.
Baxter, James P. 602.
Bayard, Sarah, 470.
Bayley, Philip, 166, 305.
Bean, Charles, 407, 408.
Cyrus, 19, 118, 170, 305, 406,
407, 544.
Dudley, 694.
Daniel, 125.
Gen. Daniel, 151, 152. ■
Dolly, 130.
Eunice, 1128, 125.
Eli B. 152.
George. 720.
Hannah, 874.
Jeremiah, 1012.
Bean, John, 124, 407, 724.
Jonathan, 124, 577, 678.
Lois, 572.
Mary, 622, 724.
Mercy, 678.
Nalium, 409.
Olive, 910.
Randolph, 4,<». 410.
Stephen, 130, 724.
.Susan, 738.
Sylvanus, 152.
Tappan, 459.
Beach, Helen, 757.
Beal. Caroline, 857.
Henry, 829.
Jo.seph, 48S.
Lydia, 534.
Martha, 872.
Susan. 1025.
Beath, Ilaiiiiah, 829.
Beunl. i;.'iiiamin, 1035.
Hi.-tsey, 479.
Beck, Betsey, 574.
Mary, 574.
Beckmaii, Sigmond, 1115.
Bedell, Cliailes H. 1125.
Matth.'H. 471.
Nathaniel, 1181.
Belcher, Gov. 833.
Mary, 1193.
Bellamy, Charles, 708.
Charles, Jr. 707.
Elizabeth C. 798.
Elizabeth, 799.
John, 707.
John, Jr. 708.
Mary, 707.
Bellows, Col. Benjamin, 871.
Samuel, 996.
Belliiigbam, Gov. R. 884.
Bell, Everett, 795.
Beecham, Aletta, 647.
Beex, John, 92.
Bemis, Dr. Samuel, 168.
Mary A.. 799.
Bennett, Franklin E. 1002.
Hugh, 7.53.
Capt. John, 752.
Dr. J. L. 868.
Julia, 805.
Loantlia, 1207.
Lucy, 805.
Mary, 1179.
Sarah, 1193.
William, 1194.
Benning, Ann, 621.
Ralpli, 621.
Benfickl, James, 352.
Bengali, B. F. 813.
Benson, Annette, 514.
Abby, 665.
James, 1074.
Joseph L. 778.
John, 299, 437.
Bentrall, Martha, 836.
Benton, Albion P. 605.
Alfred, 159.
Dr. Joseph, 159.
Lucia B., 669.
Beridge, Mariana, 470.
Rev. Basil, 470.
Berfield, Mary L. 813.
Bernall, Gardner, 1196.
Berry, Abigail, 909.
Ann, 1073. - "
Alexander. 931.
Ambrose, 92, 101.
Andrew L. 654.
Benianiin, 1059.
l>a\ id, 107.S.
Edward. 7.85, 786.
Elizabeth, 625.
Elias, 158, 753. —
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1221
Berry, Elisha, 595.
Fannie E. 756.
Freedom, 1116.
Capt. George, 086.
Henry, 151, "57.
Isaac, Jr. 151,
James. 1077. 119, 132.—
James, Jr. 437. ^
Jane, on. 1105.
John, 877. -
Levi, 716.
Lucy, 571.
Lydia, 1070.
IVIary, 1073.
Margaret, 1070.
Olive, 485.
Pliebe, 753.
Polly, 78(1.
Racliel, 704.
Ricliard, 131', 1179, 198.
Rlioda, 608.'
.•^amuel, 132,437, 488.
Sarab, 1210.
Sally, 753.
Silas, 5M.
Shuah, 1080.
Capt. Stephen, 654.
William, /229, 304, 302, 30C,
307. 308, 1073.
Bickfonl, Addie, 737.
Horatio, 1133.
James, 528.
John, 1186.
Jo.seph, 299.
Joseph T 302.
John, 627, 686.
Lydia. 896.
Nancy, 627, 1113.
Tlionias, 883.
William. 142, 144, 302, 570.
Willie, 777.
Bidwell, Lydia, 852.
Billings, Alice, 448.
Daniel, 625.
Lucinda L. 999.
Ger.shani, 224.
John, 633, 708.
Bill, Mary, 644, 645.
Bingham, Albert, 878.
Binioril, Thomas, 867.
Bird, Fanny, 872.
Bish, Lydia, 871.
Bisby, Ida, 1157.
Julia, 998
Black, Abner, 516.
Joab, 721.
Josiah, 132.
Sally, 953.
Samuel, 1054.
Blackley. Alma, 806.
Blackburn, Jennie. 814.
Blacknian. Benj. 197.
Blaisdell, Hepzibab, 933.
Julia A. 1038.
Louisa M. 1046.
Sally, 719.
Sarah, 933.
Blake, Charles, 601.
Daniel, 931,606.
Edward. 1158.
Elizabeth, 808, 8(K), 154.
Emily, 11S8.
Enoch, 124.
Israel, 495.
Jonathan, 246.
John L. 849.
Lydia, 1054.
Phebe. 519.
Seth, SCO.
Blancharil, Charles A. 991.
Margaret E. 991
\llarah. 1188.
\y, Martha,, 749.
\
V
Blaney Margaret, 511.
Bland)' ig. Manuel 751.
Blaze. Eben, 1178, 1182.
Bliss, Dr. .501.
BlodKet,. hired. 740.
Koaril, Henry, 91, 100.
Bnadi-n. .loliii, lOO.
Boardman, James, 520.
Bodwell. Charles, 938.
Gov. 502.
Bolon, Julia, 137.
Bolles, John, M2.
Bond, Abigail, 773.
Sarah, 1005.
Bonytbon, Capt. John, 95, 98,
197.
Capt. Richard, 90, 91, 94,97,
650.
Bonzie, Mary, BSD.
Bood, Nancy, 808.
Boody, Anna, 911.
Azariah, 132,563.
AbiLTail, 570.
Everett, 774.
Israel. 922.
Josipb, 1070.
.Mary S. 503.
1 iseood. 459.
Robert, 132.
Booker, Ella, 774.
Booth, Robert, 221.
Barell, Nellie, 932.
Bossom, Elizabeth, 860.
Boston, Obadiah, 020.
Hattie A. 1183.
Susanna, 614.
Bostwick, Charles, 939.
Bosworth. Hattie A. 1002.
Botkiss, Theodore, 868.
Botsford, Carrie, 870.
Abner, 442.
Boucher, .-^arah F. 500.
Boulter, M;iry.956.
Hattie, 588.
William, 554.
Wadsn-orth, 878.
Bourne, Edward E. 781,476,839.
Bowden, Hannah, 872, 785.
Lsaac, 778.
James G. 1035.
Lydia, 785.
Marv, 873.
Robert. T.s.'-..
Bo-wdly, Henry, 1067.
Bowers. .Ambrose, 727.
Elizabeth, 534.
Neheniiah, 745, 817.
Bowles. John, 872.
Josepli, 100.
Bowman, Sarah S. 647.
Bowker. Joseph, 830.
Bovnton, Daniel, 236.
Ehiiira, 493.
Edward A. 1056.
Elizabeth, 775.
Hannah L. 774.
Hannah, 690, 682, 881.
Isaac, 941.
Jacob, 1167.
John, 723.
Lewis, .502.
Lucinda, 1034.
Lvdia, 576.
Moses, 582.
Nathaniel, 906.
Sally, 1080.
Samuel, 140, 239.
Bovd, David, 716.
Sarah. 93.3.
Bovdi-n, llarxev. 1014.
Boxall, Marv, 1192.
Brackett, Abram, 132.
Abigail, 521.
Brackett, Apphia, 564.
Caroline, 668.
Elmira, 564, 1.32.
Josliua. 521, 755, 832.
Mary. 756.
Martha. 1133.
Mehitable, 461.
Reuben, 132.
Robert. 564.
Samuel, 132.
Bradbury, Albert, 299, 385.
Abigail, 481, 090,881.
Anna, 773.
Betsey, 1191.
Charles. 1204.
David, 1191.
Daniel, 132, 736.
Elizabeth, 940.
Elijah, 876.
Isaac, 876.
Jacob, 106,481.
Capt. Jacob, 947.
Jabez, 447.
J oil II, 680.
Joseph, 178, 484.
Mary, 446. 940.
Martha, 882.
Miriam, 481.
Molly, 742.
Nelson, 742.
Olive. 1204-
Octavia, 878.
Ruth, 715.
Sarah, 882.
Samuel, 231,565.
Sophronia, 962.
Susan, 882.
Theodore, 671.
Capt. Thomas. 37, 105, 106,
107, 108, 110, 940.
William, 199,437.
Bradstreet, Andrew, 224.
David, 803.
Francina, 863.
George, 863.
Jemima, 1014.
Olive, 578.
Samuel. 877.
Bradeen, Allen, 878.
Andrew, 628.
.\nn, 921.
Caroline, 896.
Eliza, 901.
Henry, 1077.
Jacob, 931.
Jane. 495.
John, 935.
Joseph, 879.
Mary, 896.
Mertie, 775.
Nason,714.
Oliver. 511.
Bradley, Anna, 493.
Samuel, 577.
Bragdon, Aaron, 437.
Arthur. 497.
Elizabeth, 497.
Elisha, 132.
Frances, 732.
Job, 4,37.
John, 841. 846.
Minnie, 776.
Mehitable, 949.
Patience, 551.
Samuel, 551. 871.
William, 132, 631, 1014.
Brasbree, Hannah, 140, 1119.
Bray, Charles W. 757.
Jacob, 169.
John, 623.
Joan, 623.
Libeus, 1191.
Myra, 607.
1222
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Bray, Nicholas, 575.
Ruth, 675
Brazier, Alexander, ISO.
Breed, Eliza, 646.
Sarah, 816, 817, 818.
Brewer, Dexter, 752.
Hannah, 744.
Jane T. 752.
Richard, 723.
Brewster, Daniel, 871.
Molly, 300.
Bridges, William, 634.
Bridewell, Pearl, 812.
Brigdon, Mary, 890.
Briijham, Lucy A. 929.
Briggs, Abby, 489.
David, 828.
Mary, 930.
Briar, Mary, 706.
Robert, 1114.
Bristo, Robert, 470.
Susanna, 470.
Britt, .Soiiliia P. 489.
Britton, Annie, 1047.
Brooks, Gapt. Aaron, 878.
Alice, 1180.
Eliza, 878.
Hannah, 909.
Isaiah, 139.
John, 906.
Jonathan, 437.
Lucy, 1167.
Mary H. 994.
Martha, 906.
Phebe, 116, 458.
Robert, 107, 909, 910.
Sarah, 909.
Sarah H. 532.
Susan A. 1054.
William, 70, 469.
Zebulon, 1182.
Brookings, Eleanor, 534,
Broscup, Louisa, 1067.
Broucher, Abigail, 126.
Broughton, Philomela, 713.
Ansette, 1157.
Browne, Abram, 887.
Abbie E. 857.
Alvah W. 672.
Allizon, 1187.
Benjamin, 797.
Brown, Clement, 137, 774.
Charity, 774.
David, 142. 144.
Ebenezer, 492.
Elizabeth, 859, 1089.
Ephraim, 142, 143.
Eugene, 855.
George, 869.
Hannah, 557.
Henry A. 504.
Henry Y. 204, 242, 150.
Jane, 827.
Jeremiah, 559, 1099.
J. B. 680.
John, 33, 203. 657, 793.
John M. 649.
Jonathan, 156.
Lewis E. 594.
Lucius, 187.
Lucy, 1057.
Mary, 887.
Moody, 187.
Nancy, 1157.
Phebe, 790.
Sally, 1183.
Sarah, 134.
Silas C. 463.
Simon, 189.
Solomon, 1132.
Susan, 867.
Timothy, 143, 864.
William, 35.
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Brown, William P. 672
Bruce, Robert, 698.
Buchanan, Emma, 813,
Buck, Henry, 765. , ■
Jacob, 876, 148.
Bucknam, Sarah E. 1116. y
Bucknell, .John, 147. ■*
Simon, 204. '-'
Budge, Elizabeth, 671. <;.'
Buel, Rev. Abel P. 046.
Buffum, Polly, 761. -;
Col. Stephen, 751. — .
Bugbee, Calista W. 798. ,, .
Bulkley, Hattie, 837. '-^
Sarah L. 837.
William, 837.
Bullard. John M. 778. T
Bump, Augustine, 1043. '
Bunker, Abigail, 1166, 1199.
Elijah, 1199.
Burbank, Abner, 768.
Chiirles, 498.
Esther, 556.
John, 147.
Lyman, 1169.
Samuel, 481.
Stephen, 205.
Burnham, Anna, 654.
Ardelia, 794.
Betsey, 679.
Collins, 384, 664.
Elcy, 726.
Eli, 853.
Eleazer, 437.
Elizabeth, 841.
Ephraim, 775.
F. M. 376.
John, 7GS, 786.
Job, 202.
Lucy, 917.
Mary A. 498, 794.
Melinda, 558.
Mollie, 917.
Moses, 437.
Nellie, 496.
Obed, 718.
Reuben, 235
Sally, 768, 966.
Sarah, 679.
Solomon, 453.
Thomas, 917.
Burnett, Artemas, 869.
Burk, Alice, 790.
Almira, 862.
Thomas, 452, 790.
Burns, Ann, 819.
Benjamin, 664.
Elizabeth, 819
Mary, 846.
William, 819.
Burgoyne, Gen. 729.
Burdick, .Job, 811.
Burnell, Appleton, 204.
George W. 923.
.John, 143, 142.
John, Jr. 142, 143.
•James, 121.
Samuel, 142, 145.
Sarah, 911.
Burleigh, Gov. 402, 502.
Lucy, 726.
Burrows, Emily, 645.
Joseph W. 451.
Roswcll, 646.
Burton, Alfred, 837.
Mai. George, 794.
Bury, Elizabeth, 469.
John, 469.
Bush, Josiah, 751.
Bussey, Augusta, 721.
Bussell, Susan, 483.
Buswell, Ann, 475.
Winfield, 475.
Butler, Charles E. 784.
General, 499.
Peter, 460.
Mrs. William, 629.
Butland, Sar.ah, 843.
Buttertield, Joseph, 129, 237.
Josiah, 235.
Mary, 235, 947.
Samuel, 865.
William, 614.
Buzzell, Rev. John, 226, 234, 277,
647, 670, 920.
Dr. James M. 739.
Martha, 734.
William, 36.
Cabbot, Rev. Marston, 222.
Cain, Marv, 1086.
Caldwell, Rev. Merritt, 849.
Zenas, 849.
Calef, Joseph, 907.
Calkin.s, Moses, 861.
Call, Joanna. 760.
Callender, Louise, 797.
Calverly, Susan E. 693.
Came, Abram L. 229, 617, 686,
697, 724.
Arthur, 707.
Hall, 1032.
Hannah, 883.
Harriet, 720.
Jairus, 555.
John, 202, 883, 894.
Lydia, 476, 478, 513.
Mark R. 734, 229.
Olive, 555.
Phebe L. 517.
Campbell, Adelaide, 930.
Amos, 746.
Daniel, 779.
Elinor, 763.
Mrs. 1009,
Mandana, 489.
Patty A. 489.
Reuben, 488.
Sarah E. L. 1039.
Zenas, 489.
Can. Mary, 103.
Canbv, dm. ,S36.
Candatjc, .lames, 121.
Cane, llii\ Id, 9,34.
CaniMly. Harvey, 802.
Caniiioie, Malcolm, 466.
Caniiell, Nancy, 130.
Philip, 127.
Cauningham, Sir J. de, 468.
Margena L. 468.
Canny, I'homas, 1164.
Canstiysca. Sarah, 866.
C.apron, Lois, 746.
Card, .losepli, ,'592.
Cardiiiill, Sarah A. 627.
Carlisle. .lames, 862, 1171.
Olive, 700.
Carll, Abigail, 1050.
Eben, 1037.
George, 843.
Jane, 1028.
William, 842.
Carlet.m, IMaria, 680.
Nuthanifl, 1061.
Kehfcca, i;60.
Carlton, Anne, 996.
Clarissa, 159, 612.
Nathaniel, 166.
Stephen, 166.
Carpenter, Edmund, 746.
Mary, 623.
Sybbell, 751.
Carr, Joseph, 1011.
Carroll, Julia, 936.
Carsely, Ebenezer, 918.
Emma R. 1212.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1223
Carter, Beiij. I. 513.
C. ().. Capt. 672.
Cliarlcs, 747.
Elizal.ctl], «!, 1199.
Fabyuii. 1051.
George W. 492.
Harriet U. 1056.
Jennie, 50(1.
Josepli, S47.
Josiah E. 751.
Lemuel E. 466.
Sarah, 753.
W. H. 509.
Cartland, Anna, 1036.
A,sa, 008.
Henry, 606.
T. P. R. 1018.
Carver, Floyd, 067.
Casey, James, 1037.
Castello, Ed., Mr. 566.
Caswell. LibevLs, 1214.
Martha, 871.
Gate, Eliza J. 895.
Gates, James, 887.
Caton, George, 836.
Cavendish, Anne, 470.
Henry, 470.
Chadbourne, A. H. 876.
Alvin, 771.
Betsey, 1054.
Eleanor, 771.
Elizabeth, 879.
Freeman, 1085.
George, 520.
Hannah, 770.
Harriet, 717.
Humphrey, 137.
James, 437.
Jeremiah, 947.
John, Elder, 230, 241.
John. 136, 137, 239.
Joseph, 119, 233, 239.
Joshua, 137. 148, 239.
Levi, 136, 137, 239.
Lydia, 717.
Martha, 163.
Paul, Maj. 1092.
Paul, 770.
Phebe, 715.
Polly. 100.
Rhoda, 726.
Sarah, 148.
Sumner J. 239.
Thom.as, 161, 162, 168, 205.
William, 136, 137, 138, 163
239.
Chamberlain, Aaron. 705.
Hannah. 915.
John. 25.
Joshua, 1047.
Lucy, 812.
Melissa, 678.
Sam, 811.
Chandler, Deborah. 682.
Isaac, Dr. 542.
Ira, 120t;.
Mary, 904.
Nancy, 1197.
Sarah, 703.
Thomas, 663, 954, 1097.
Chancy. Betsey, 577.
Chapin, Laura, 997.
S.arah W. looi.
Chaplin, Louisa, 594.
Chapman, Abigail, 521.
Abram, 1157.
Cynthia, 872.
Edward, 223.
Elmer, 896.
Lucy, 495.
Racliel, 1076.
Sylvanus, 1182.
Wm. 908.
Chapman, Wallace, 896.
Chappel, Jeremiah, 787.
Charles, Abner, 705.
Mrs. 954.
Olive, 1197.
Charlton, John. 474.
Chase, Amos, 132, 224, 233. 234,
297. 696.
Amos, Dea. 105, 106, 107, 131,
627.
Betsey. 548.
Hannah. 749.
Harriet, 1041.
Jane, 575, 847.
.Jonathan, 163.
Louisa, 911.
Maliuda, Ills.
Mary A., Mrs. 880.
Mellie, Widow, 670.
Nancy, 661.
Perley, 748.
Rufus P. 559.
Samuel, 199.
ChavLs, Preston, 1020.
Checkley, Rev. Sam, 822.
Chee.senian, George, 746.
Cheever, Thomas, 810.
Robert, Rev. 827.
Chellis, Hannah, 511.
Seth, 600.
Cheney, Abigail, 922.
Achsah, 928.
Emeline R. 508.
O. B., Rev. 508.
Chesley, Andrew. 954.
Geoi-ge 678.
Sally. 165.
Chevers, Diiniel. 35.
.John, 1169.
Chick. Ann, 953.
Caroline, 496.
Daniel, 137.
Enhraim, 132.
Elvira. 1119.
George. 496.
Hannah, 519.
Isaac. 136. 137.
Mary L. 926.
Murch, 307.
Nathan, 132.
Orrin, 519.
Rachel, 666.
Susan, 1167.
Thomas, 239.
Child, Anne, 469.
Joseph, 1213.
Thomas. 469.
William, 1213.
Childs, Amanda. lOOJ.
Eliztibeth, 856.
Robert, 92.
Chubbuck, Charity, 490.
Church, Captain, 223.
Colonel, 22.
Churchell, Harriet, 930.
George W., Dr. 1022.
Chute, Betsey 528.
Cilley, Hannah, 1121.
Sally, 532.
Clapp, Susan, 669.
Clark, Aaron, 385, 608.
Abiatha, 1094.
Abram, 1059.
Almira, 712.
Anna, 725.
Benjamin, 137, 866. 1077. 1120.
Benjamin, Jr. 137.
Charles, 233.
G C.608.
Ebenezer, 132.
Edgar E. 550.
Elipbalet, 849.
Elizabeth, 749.
Clark. Ellery B. 782, 891. 1204.
Emily, 459, 1059.
Ephraim, 132.
George D. 1002.
Hannah, 777.
Ivory, 229.
Jacob, 142, 144, 459
James, 223, 866.
John, 239, 620.
Jonathan, 783.
.Joseph, 710.
Joshua. 478.
Josiah, 478.
Julia, 930.
Lydia, 770. 772.
Martha, 615, 797.
Mary, 703.
Mercy. 1207.
Polly, 721, 809.
Royal, 149.
Samuel, 848.
Seymore, 810.
Susan, 843.
William, 1030, 1132.
William R. 930.
Clay, Elizabeth, 1052.
Jonathan, 226.
.Jonathan, Elder, 230.
Rufus C. 842.
Clayland, Eliz. 1067.
Claylaugh, Janet, 820.
Cleaves. Eben, 113, 119.
Henry B. 739.
John, 297.
Nathan. 739.
Robert, 453, 1212.
Sarah , 762, 892.
Stephen, 841.
Thatcher, 482.
Cleve, Elizabeth, .520.
(ieorge. 520, 888.
Cleves, Robert, 233.
Clement, Elisha, Capt. 1176.
Granville, 1122.
Sarah, 682.
Simeon, 131.
Clemens, Samuel, 516.
Clemons, Col. Aldric, 187.
Caleb, 187.
Eli P. 187.
Hannah, U», 738, 1080.
John, 147, 148, 183, 187, 189.
.John, Sr. 187.
Jonathan, 877.
Samuel. 187.
Cliff, Mary, 1067.
Clifford, George F. 1087.
Susie E. 805.
Clinch, Peter, 1031.
Cloon. Elizabeth. 750.
Cloudman, Ruth, 493.
Clough, Betsey, 748.
David E. 1037.
Howard. 841.
Isaac A. 1185.
John, 748.
Levi, 308, 309.
Mrs. 923.
Naham, SOS.
Cluff, Lydia, 704.
Thom.as, 119.
Coates, .lane, 1097.
Coats, Rosilla, 1015.
Cobb, Andrew, 132, 233.
Andrew, Dea., &48.
Desire, 610.
Ebenezer, 234.
Eliakin, 716.
Hannah, 609.
Joel, 920.
Joseph, 010.
Lydia, 920.
Mary, 882.
1224
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Cobb, Mercy. CIO.
Sarah, 500.
Cobbam, Henry Lord, 469.
Cobuni, Abner, 733.
Coburne, Isaac, 828.
Cochran, Ailani, 885.
Jacob, 2r,0, 276, 277, 278, 279,
280, 282, 284, 615.
Jacob, Jr. 269.
Rachel (Webster), 269.
Codman, Capt. 376.
Coe, Gertrude L. 646.
Coffin, Abial, 1206.
David, 22G, 1202.
Dora, 1094.
Dorcas, 570.
Elizabeth W. 608, 1178.
Ivory, 673.
Joseph, Col., 1133.
Julia A. 507.
Lucretia B. 1015.
Maria, 516.
Mary, 660.
Piiul, 105, 109, 110, 111, 131,
157, 179, 224, 233, 286, 287,
289 290 952.
Paul', Rev. 226, 225, 231, 242,
480, 530, 618, G78, 901.
Willis, 558.
Cogswell, Benjamin, Rev. 528.
Hannah, 954.
Jonathan, Rev., 223.
Colt, Solomon, Capt., 99.
Colby, Elizabeth O. 759.
Dr. 510.
James, 948.
Joseph, 847.
Martha, 1133.
Priscilla, 759.
Octavia, 1125.
Simeon, 151.
Colcord, Abigail, 269, 894.
Cole, Albert, Rev.. 240, G70.
Asahel, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139,
203.
Cad, 442.
Caleb, 1128.
Clinton, 1156.
Daniel, 239.
Erastus, 1157.
Hannah J. 1114.
Hattie M. 836.
Henry, 135, 137, 239, 577.
J. W. 1118.
Jere, 779.
Jeremiah, 787.
Jerusha, 10!i8.
John, 511, 1210.
Lydia, 751.
Mabel, 1085.
Mary, 710.
Mary Beal, 711.
>Jatlianiel, 578.
Obadiah, 136, 137.
Polly, 595.
Robert, 136, 137.
Rosanna, 910.
Ruth, 591.
Sally, 618.
Samuel, 105, 198.
Sarah, 787.
Thomas, 101.
William W. 198, 799, 1194.
Coleman, Emeline, 1037.
Collins, Alice M. 835.
Christoplier, 65Q.
Dorcas A. 1007.
Maximilla, 834.
Rebecca, 765.
Colling-, George, 946.
Rebecca S. 946.
Collomy, John, 677.
Collum, Mary B. 911.
Colson, David, 847.
J. Lilliiin, 831.
Colton, John, 137.
Colver, Kate A. 647.
Conant, Ellen M. 829.
Hepzibah, 892.
Marshall, 672.
Professor, 501.
P. S. 838.
Coney, George E. 562.
Conklin, Hannah, 821.
Conley, Abraham, 891.
Conner, Ben.iamin, 135.
Charles J. 749.
Conolly, John, 822, 10i;7.
Converse, Giistavus, 756.
Major. 32.
Conway, Henry .Seymore, 160.
Cook, Adie F. 1157.
Betsey, .522.
Hiram, 1167.
James, 142, 751.
Jason, 666.
Marv A. 99.
Mary E. 10(>7.
Nicholas, 751.
Peyton, 100.
Polly, 751.
Reuben, 1187.
Sarah K. 1052.
Cooker, Leonard, 719.
Cookson, Martha, 466.
Coolbroth, Eliza A. 734.
Joseph, 586.
Mark, 734.
Olive, 734.
Rhoda, 590.
Coombs, Abby, 854.
Adoniram, 649.
Joseph, 662.
Martha, 835.
Mary, 854.
Coon, Almira, 810.
Cooper, Elizabeth, 520.
Mary, 798.
Copp, Catherine, 642.
Rachel, 643.
Sarah M. 795.
Corbett, Andrew, 473.
Juilith, 472, 475.
Philip. 150.
Richard, Sir, 469, 472.
Cornelius, Alice, 647.
Cor.se, Clarissa, 801.
Corser, Emma, 912.
Widow, 912.
Cothele, Helena, 637.
Hilaria, 637.
Ralph C. 637.
William C. 637.
Cottle, .John, Sir, 639.
Mary, 639.
Cotton, Alice C. 674.
Daniel, 841
H. C, Dr., 672.
Lemuel, 188.
Sally, 459.
William, 148, 188, 581.
Cou.se, Eliza H. 1020.
Cousens, Nathaniel, 437.
Cousin.s, Abigail, 782.
Aim, 1084.
Cassilda, 1036.
Eben, 593.
Hannah, 115, 288.
Ichabod, 112, 116, 178, 180,
200, 288.
Ichabod, Sr. 892.
Ida, 896.
John, 116.
Joseph, 136, 653.
Lydia, 657.
Nathaniel, 876.
Cousins, Ruth, 593.
Thomas, 668.
Cowan, Mineria, 720.
Ruth, 860.
Cowen , Mary, 1037.
Sally. 528.
Cox. Elizabeth, 1066.
Esther, 521.
Henry, 938.
Jeremi.ah, 594.
Lydia, 594.
Lydia C. 594.
William, 888.
Coy, Elizabeth, 775.
Crafts, Martha, 871.
Craig, Isabella, 814.
Cram, Algernon, 500.
Amelia C. 500.
Catherine, 1203.
Chloe, 236.
Daniel, 124, 126, 235, 236, 237.
Edwin H. 493.
Humphrey, 163.
John, 151.
Marshall, Hon. 126.
Sarah, 2.-55.
Stephen, 1121.
Thomas, 126.
Crandall, Charles B. 856.
Mrs. 856.
Crane, Lucretia, 785.
Crank, John, 939.
Sarah, 939.
Cranstoin, Louisa, 470.
Crawford, Abel, 9, 168, 170.
Elizabeth, 826.
Erastus, 169.
Ethan Allen, 9, 10, 169.
Isaac, 775.
Mary, 603.
Miss, 803,
Thomas J. 169.
Cressy, Albert, 732.
Ben, 503.
Joy A. 1046.
Mary, 563, 1207.
Seba, 1046.
Susan. 1050.
Critchett. Nathaniel. 866.
Crocker, Timothy, 121, 128.
Crockett, Alvan, 1167.
Joseph, 1077.
Martha. 941.
Willis. 714.
Croft, Richard, 473.
Cromwell, Joshua, 832.
Crosby, Elvira. 939.
Louisa, 929.
William, 939.
Cross, Aaron, 888.
Daniel, 738.
D.aniel E. 149, 188.
Frank. 672.
Nathaniel, 1073.
Crouch, Mary, 925.
Crumb, Andrew, 810.
Cullen, Catherine, 1075.
Cummings, Annie B. 508.
Betsev. 626.
C. S., Rev. 863.
Elizabeth, 96.
Rachel, 486.
Richard, 96, 97.
Thomas, 832.
William. 26, 590.
Cumstock, Mary, 1187.
Currier. Mary. 892.
Curtis, Catherine, 672.
Charity, 892.
Edwin, 1005.
Hannah, 1112.
Henry C. 836.
John, 144.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1225
Curtis, Joseph. 96.
Williiim, 648.
Curzon, Eleanor, 473, 47C.
John, 473, 476.
CusliinB. Caleb, 143.
Ezekiel, 699.
Peter, 1185.
.Sarah, 774.
Sarah E. 837.
Cu.shmaii, Harriet O. 1118.
Job, 308. 309.
Lawyer, 897.
Samuel, 1117.
Cutler, Alia. 508.
John, 475.
Timothy, 148.
Cutter, Ellen, 702.
Am mi R., Rev. 37.
Amnii Rahamah, Capt. 107
Joseph , 999.
Cuttiuf?. Eunice, 544, 545.
Cutts. Mnrsaret, 1192.
KieliMKi, 1192.
Kiehard Fo.xwell, 99.
Sarah, 878.
Thomas, 178.
Thomas, Col. 99, 198, 291.
Dabott, Nathan, 644.
Dapgett, John, 1007.
Dam, Joseph, 1121.
Mary E. 669.
Dairell, Nathaniel, 35.
Dakin, Mary L. 74(i.
Dalton, Tristam, 178.
Dam, Jo.seph, 1121.
May E. 069.
Dana, Doctor, 1013.
John, 877.
John W., Gov. 739.
Judge, 682, 739.
Maria A. 739.
Mary, 1148.
Dane, J. Albert, 492.
Nathan, 904.
Philemon, 104.
Danforth, Amns, 1056.
Governor, 815.
Lizzie, 854.
Samuel, 36.
Darah, Daniel. 299.
Darliii:,', Ellen \V. 1041.
Darwin, Eiusnms, Dr. 470.
Davenport. Abuer, 1080.
Davidson, Daniel, 873.
Joanna. 873.
Davis, Albert, Mrs. 720.
Alice, 693, S46, 846.
Baucrolt. 991.
Captain. 940.
Cliaritv, 941.
Charles, 717.
Charles B. 1085.
Daniel, 832.
David, 693.
Ehenezer, 737.
Electa, 880.
Elijah, 1144.
Elisha, 714, 860.
Elizabeth, 1149.
Ezra, 132, 133, 660.
Ezra. Jr. 234.
Francis, 708.
Frank, 1020.
George. .'-,34.
George H. 1196.
(iideon, 914.
Hannah, 128, 586.
Israel, 870.
James, 1030, 1035, 1064.
Jane, 1007.
Jessie, .'H3.
John, 196, 197, 629, 710.
Davis, John, Capt. 844.
Jonathan, 834.
Joseph, 1070, 1095.
Joslnui, 144.
Josi^h, 137, 536,536.
Lafayette, 498.
Lemuel. 309, 862.
Lot, 866.
Lucretia. 994.
Margaret, 595.
Martha, 777.
Mary O. 853, 860, 884, 955,
1153
Miriam. 527.
Moses, Capt. 1044.
Nicholas, 132, 709, 941.
NichoUas, Maj. 134.
Noah, 860.
Orrin, 180.
Phebe. 840, 848.
Priscilla. 899, 1130.
Rachel. 543.
Rebecca. 5:i6.
Robert, 860.
Samuel, 437, 11G9.
Sarah, 596.
Sumner, 309.
Susan , 634.
Susanna, 133.
Theophilus. 91, 100.
Thomas, 1067.
William G., Hon. 134.
William, Lieut. 159.
Dawson, James, Dr. 1031.
Mary, 1182.
Day, Caleb. 660.
Edward, 1155.
Eliab, 677.
Elizabeth, 607.
Emily, .W3.
Lucinda, 533.
Mary L. 859.
Nancy P. 549.
Nathaniel, 137, 1114.
Samuel, 1113.
Stephen, 137, 1112.
William, 136, 137.
William, Jr. 136. 137.
Dayton, Sally A. 939.
Deake. .lohn. 1196.
Dean, Daniel J. 725.
John, 126, 127, 235. 237.
Marietta. 746.
Rachel, 126, 725.
Rachel (Dwight), 127.
Samuel, 127.
Samuel. Rev. 127.
Dearborn, Jacob, 909.
James, 1182.
Jane. 673.
Josejih H. 5.50.
Richard, 665.
Robert. 530.
Thomas, 198, 600.
Decker. Daniel, 179, 181, 301, 410,
413, 414, 416, 687.
Henry. 887.
"Joe," 413.
Joseph. 19, 179, 229, 279, 415,
545, 687.
Joshua, 287. 885.
Phylinda. 887.
Susan, 885.
Susie, 287, 290.
Deering. Abigail, 696.
Benjamin L. 448.
Dorothy. .514.
Ellen, 683.
Hannah. 881.
Isaac. 479
Isaac R. 1204.
James, 683.
John, 478, 514, 762.
Deering, John, Jr. 513.
Joseph, 762.
Margery, 950.
Martin, 487.
Mary, 140, 1130.
Mary J. 492.
Molly, 478, 654.
Olive, 601.
Polly, 519.
Rufus, 713.
Ruth, 696.
Sally, 481.
Samuel, 852.
Susan, 892.
Thomas, 1169, 1171.
William, 119, 762, 1130.
Deeth, Moses S. 746.
Delahay, Thomas. 1006.
Delano, Charles, Capt. 831.
Ehenezer, 488.
Delamore, Henry, M2.
Delanv, Marcellia, 676.
Deh-hanty. John, 1001.
Demick, Helen, 896.
Dennett, Abig.ail, 881.
Betsey G. 533.
Clement, 881.
Daniel, 783.
John, 533.
Mary, 131.
Patience, 533.
Samuel, 881.
Dennison, Charles, 733.
John, 908.
Kate, 807.
Martha. 908.
Denral. .John, 1064.
Derby, Georgie R. 612.
Deshon, Aaron, 557.
James, 1102.
John, 666.
Phebe, 923.
Devereaux, Jonathan, 669.
Dexter. Nancy, 537.
Timothy, Sir, 68.
\'erdivina, 560
DeKovell, John, 800.
DeLong, Mary, 798.
DeLacy, Thomas, 1108.
DeRussey, General, 826.
Del Gado, Miguel, Signer, 470.
Rafalla, 470.
DuBois, Jennie, 785.
Dickey, James M. 1055.
Dickinson, S. LT. 1087.
Walter. 10i;5.
Dickson, Ellen, 550.
Henry J. 814.
Diiigley, Nelson, Jr. Hon. 921.
Samuel, 921.
Dinsmore, Elijah, 104.
Esther P. 1118.
Joseph. Uvi.
• Lydia, 1118.
Samuel, 164.
Doak, Nathaniel, 1013.
Doane, Leander, 894.
Nancy, 708.
Dodd, Fannie A. 1183.
Dodge. Benjamin, 1033.
Martha, 1021.
Dm-, Jo.spidi, 135.
I)iil;in. Winnie A. 936.
Dolhel. (ilUes, llOS.
Dole. Marv, 510.
DoUoff, Elizabeth, 1020.
Molly, 881,
Donellv. Sarah J. 1036.
Dcuey. Old. 22.
Doiineil, Benjamin, Jr. 200.
Doolev, Marv, 1116.
Door, Julia C. R., Mrs. 1002.
Dorman, Charles, 614.
1226
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Dorman, Eliza, 1212.
Elizabeth, 076.
Jona.s, 717.
Dorsey, E. 930.
Dougherty, Harriet, 805.
Mary J. 820.
Doughty, (':in)line, 554.
lioutrla.s, .lohu, 132.
IJiiuglass, Maruaret, 163.
Oreii A. 717.
Phebe, 834.
Seth. 717,
Dow, Charles, 704.
Daniel, Capt. 233.
David, G71.
Elizabeth, 514.
Jabez, 124, 120.
John, 704.
Jonathan, 109.
Neal, 483-
Oliver, 200, Gil, 657, 712.
Ruth, 109.
Sarah, 124.
Susanna, 126.
William, C62.
Dowd, John, 452.
Downing, Anna, 667.
Caroline, 596.
Daniel, 846.
Hannah. 478.
Joshua. 572.
Susan, 664.
Downs, Elmira, 1116.
Phineas, 119.
Walter J. 658.
Doyle, Tamsen, 1060.
Drake, Alplieus, 828.
Etta, 1020.
Dram, Lucy, 847.
Dresser, Ella S., 1059.
Emeline, 491.
Jane, 729.
Joe. 401.
Jaseph, Capi. 402.
William, 517.
Drew, Caroline, 872.
Daniel, 666.
Isaac, 119.
John, 686.
Jonathan, 119.
Joseph, 704.
Lovie, 1165.
Mary Ann, 532.
Pelluun, 534.
Salome, 461.
Thomas, 532.
Drinkwater, Tliomas, 1163.
Drisco, Elizabeth. 914.
Josepli, 845.
Dudley, Warren, 1116.
Dumaresq, Clement. 948.
Mabel, 948.
Dumtord, Stephen, 039.
Dummer, (iov. 821.
Dunbar, Edward, 670.
Duncalr, Sarah, 1194.
Dundas. Charles. Rev. 471.
Dunham, Mary. 1177.
Dunkee, Sarah F., 1001.
Dunlap, Charles, 842.
Jane, 787.
Sarah, 842.
Dun, Alanson. 1173.
Dunn, Annah, 622.
C. W. 1117.
Charles, 017, 1167.
Harriet, 819.
Joshua, Hon. 119.
Levi C. 569.
Moses, 119.
Nathaniel, 119, 437, 878.
Sheriff, 868.
Widow, 617.
Dunn, William, Col. 849.
Dunnell, Henry, 884.
John, 730.
John S. 884.
Joseph, 080.
Lovie, 876.
Mark H 605.
Stephen M. 1183.
Dunning, Rebecca, 667.
S. J. 1005.
Susan W. 1014.
Dunstan, Lavinia, 667.
Diuiton Christiana, 1064.
Lizzie M. 1060.
Sylvania, 505.
Durall, Florence E. 1063.
Durel, Thomas, 1108.
Durell, Frank C. 1115.
Lucy, 1077.
Duren, Freeman H. 1039.
Durgin, Abby, 901.
Abigail, 895.
D. L. 1050.
Edwin, 567.
Frank, 676, 775.
Hannali. 693.
Jane, 895.
John. 136, 137. 139, 203, 516
Joseph, 888, 895.
Julia, 870.
Naomi, 901.
Rebecca, 515.
Sarah M. 1205.
Durham, Elijah. 121.
Durrell, Catherine, 839.
Lydia, 839.
Mary, 892.
Dutch, Abigail, 514.
Daniel, 613.
Lydia F. 1038.
Pliebe, 463.
Dutton, Amos, 894.
William E. 538.
Dyer, Abby, 1133.
Abigail, 846.
Catherine. 488.
Charles, 583.
Daniel, 132. 233. 234, 782.
Elizabeth. 708, 1208.
Ellen, 628.
Elmira, 496, 629.
Hannah, 1122.
Humphrey, 119.
Isaac, 132, 203, 300. 306, 308,
486, 736.
James. 189.
Jerusha., 715.
Joseph, 716.
•Joseph, Capt. 119.
Joshua. 1138.
Mary W. 486.
Sally. 480.
Seth, 876.
Stilman, B. 1183.
Thomas, 708.
William, 35.
William H. 376.
Fames, Doctor. 1005.
Rosanna, 721.
Thomas, 17.
Earl, Abigail. 1132.
Lucinda, 737.
Rachel. 923.
William, 713.
Earnest, Henrietta, 750.
Eastm.an, Abiatha, 163.
Amos, 948.
Benjamin D., Rev. 163.
Caroline, 580.
Charles W. 163.
Daniel, 138, 163.
Deborah, 629.
Eastman. Dorcas. 948.
Elizabeth. 165.
Ellery T. 1077.
Ezekiel. 138.
George W. 163.
Hannah, 947.
Harriet 955.
Haskett D. 1118.
Jacob, 138.
James, 140, 185, 187.
John, 299, 552.
Jonathan, 580.
Lucy, 773.
Nancy, 954.
Noah, 162, 163.
Obadiah, 136, 138.
Phebe C. 680.
Philip, 1089.
Polly, 104.
" Put," 410.
Richard, 162, 164, 205.
Richard, Jr. 162.
Roger, 162.
Susan, 1117.
William C. 163.
E.aton, Abig.ail. 106.
Alfred, 580.
Anna, 941.
Ellen L. 641.
Isaac, 110.
Jacob, 106. 662.
Thomas M. 838.
William, 243, 766.
William, Jr. 243.
Eddy, Emily, 810.
Sarah, 1039.
Eihlinutnii. Rebecca, 889.
Edes, Saiiniel, 760.
Sarah, 822.
Thomas, 831, 823.
Edgecomb, Elizabeth, 905.
Elsie, 712.
Eugene, 775.
Ezekiel, 877.
Gibbins, 119, 876.
Hannah, 592,
Harriet, 870.
James, 579.
John, 282, 766.
Lena, 666.
Lucia B. 605.
Lydia, 697.
Mary, 916.
Nathaniel, 066.
Nicholas, 97.
Nicholas, Capt. 132, 135.
Nicholas, Jr. 132.
.Robert, 95, 110, 119, 132,222,
224, 437, 920.
Roger, 233.
Samuel A. 437.
Samuel T. 113.
Thomas, 224, 464.
Walter, Col. 948
William, 132.
Ednccombe, Lord, 1007.
Edwi'lv, Saiali, 668.
Eilgcriy, Althea, 487.
Edmunds, Asa, 233.
Louella, 873.
Edwards, Abraham, 611.
James, 824.
Lizzie, 1086.
Mary, 824, 952.
Ejsleston. Lucy A. 994.
Eilthrope, Mary. 822.
Elden, Gibeon, Capt. 108.
J. W. 1044.
.John. 108. 198, 199.
John, Capt. 39, 108, 773.
Martha (Knight), 108.
Mary, 608.
Mary B„ Mrs. 907.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1227
Eldfin, Molly, 1077.
Nai-cissa. 556.
Nathan, 108.
Nathan, Sr. 200.
Ruth, 319.
Ruth H. 753.
.Samuel. 230, 529.
William, Mrs. 529.
Eldri(ls;e, Aaron, 514, 885.
Bet.s, 544.
Betsey, 885.
Henry, 1115.
Joseph, 645.
Philander, 376.
Winthrop, 885.
Eliot, .John, Rev. 884.
Elithorp. Mary, 833, 871.
Elliot, Daniel, 495, 509.
Jane, 7T3.
Lueretia, 831.
Robert, 697.
Silence, 822.
Ellis, Addison, 647.
Benjamin, 751.
Elbridffe, 829.
Eliza J. 824
Elizabeth, 576.
Ilia A. 1037.
John, 138, 1087.
Olive M. 669.
Sarah, 576.
Seth, 929.
Ellison, Clara A. 1015.
Ellswortli, Col. 799.
Elwell, Charles, 1015.
Hannah, 519.
Levi, 514.
Nathaniel, 910.
Olive, 679.
Rhoda, 664.
Kuth, 601.
William, 1139.
Ely, 996.
Emerson, Annie. Mrs. 537.
Elmira, 466.
John M. G. 609, 611.
Lucy, 1162.
Noah, 142.
Noah, Rev. 238.
Rev. Mr. 868.
Emery. Abigail, 719.
Betsey, 996.
Benjamin, 1056.
Charles, 956.
Daniel, Dea. 996.
Edward H. 1116.
Hannah, 900.
James, 110.
Jiihn, 710, 1138.
Joshua, 128, 666.
Margaret, 878.
Mary, 710, 711.
Mary D. 528.
Mary E. 489.
Moses, 225.
Priscilla, 710.
Rutus, 231.
Sally, 498, 765.
Seth, 666.
Stephen, Capt. 747.
Thomas, 223, 765.
William, 073, 954.
Emmons, Alphouso, 720.
Betsey, 593.
Hannah K. 916.
Martha, 916.
Seth, 916.
Emons, Elizabeth, 623.
Euderbv, Kate, 469.
Ki>hrrt. K^(i. 469.
Erskiiic, Edward. Hon. 90i.
Jane, Lady, 1092,
John, 904.
Estabiook, .loseph, 871.
Estes, Benj. 136, 137.
Charles, 921.
Ivory, 921.
Jane, 455.
Jonathan, 136, 138,239, 375.
Lvdia, 856.
Richard, 136, 137.
Steplien, 202.
Estey, Mabel, 642.
Evans, Abigail, 1088.
Betliia, 1089.
Caroline, 820.
David, 157. 243. 462.
Edward. 839.
Eliza, 820.
Freeman, 542.
(irace D., 863.
Isaac, 820.
James. 1019.
John, 156, 157, 243.
Margaret, 856.
Mary, 1151.
Nathaniel, 631.
Olive, 493.
Oliver, 820.
Sarah, 243, 462.
Susan, 1151.
Thomas, 1095.
William, 243.
William, Capt. 166.
Evarts, R.i^alf'tta,803.
Evelcth, William, Rev. 222.
Everell, Elizabeth, 698.
James, 698.
Everett, Ebeu, 1013.
Ebenezer, 838.
Ewiiig, John, 881.
Eyre, Thomas, 7.
Fair, Tliomas, 872.
Fairfield, John, 223, 224.
John, Capt. 718.
John, Rev. 630.
Josiah, 1169.
Fairies, Henrv, 620.
Fall, Lvdia, 1134.
Falls, Melvin, 736.
Falvey, Lizzie, 1082.
Farmer, Deborah, 556.
Henry, 1038.
John. 474.
Farnain, J. S., Dr. 1118.
Farnum. Sarah, 744.
Farrar, Jacob, 28.
Tal •^ig.or, ■>>»niel, 993.
£:liz. S. Ifc-.^.... .._.
John L. 541, 5»o.
Patty, 704.
R. W., Miss, 993,
Farwcll, Josiah, 25, 26.
Lieutenant, 27.
William, 829.
Fasher, Cyrus A. 1118.
Fauiit, Dorothy, 473.
George, 473.
Faust, John, 775.
Favor, Jo.seph, 35.
Nathaniel, 35.
Fay, Oscar, 929.
F.Mriiii,'. Harriet, 511.
Felcli. Susan, 560.
Felkcr, John (.',.. .Jr. 785.
Phllena, 505.
Fellows, Jonathivn, 199.
Ora H. 1057.
Felsham, John B. 798.
Felt, Elizabeth, 826.
Fenderson, Cassandra, 717.
Elizabeth, 589.
Ephraim, 664.
Ivory, 1034.
Nancy, 1135.
Fenderson, Nathaniel, 498.
Stephen, 1114.
William B. 492.
Ferguson, Abigail, 703.
Sylvester. 860.
Fernald, Juliette, 878.
Lueretia, 841.
Lucy, 707, 719.
Mark, 226.
Mary, 707.
Miriam, 707.
Oliver, 673.
Temperance, 624.
Feme, Adelaide, 647.
Ferrin, Sophionia, 836.
Ferris, John, 532.
Fessenden, Edwin F. 757.
Polly, 902.
William, 138.
William, Rev. 154, 242, 243.
Fettypeaee, William, 928.
Fickett, Albion P. 911.
Isaac, 1018.
Lvdia, 721.
Maria, 864.
Martin, 732.
Moses, 498.
Mr. 849.
Naham, 834.
Sally, 1079.
Field, Anna, 288.
Anne, 614.
Annie, 179.
Daniel. 112, 116, 178, 179, 200,
288, 290, 614.
Daniel, Lieut. 179, 894.
Darby, 7.
Hannah, 894.
Lieutenant, 116.
Rachel, 288, 390.
Rachel (Redlon). 179.
Rachel R. 614.
Sara, 117.
Sarah, 288.
Zachary, 179.
Fielding, Caroline A. 640.
Charles, i',40.
Fields. Zachariah, 437.
Fitield, liolly, 519.
Martha, 1020.
Files, Edward, 520. 6,
■ ■ /4
Lothrop, 940.
William, ?.5
Fillmore, "l.ne " -■
Fii
*4'
ruimorc. ^•ne''y,„„^j^^'fi-
Fine- iMcharJ. 3W/./i
r.,Miey, .John, 1 //' /j^
Fish, Amanda, G19.' • ;:^
Clarissa H. 645.
Elizabeth, 645.
Fisher, Clarinda, Mrs. 865.
James, Capt. 1035.
Richard D. 1033.
Fisk, Silas, 646.
Wilber, Dr. 849.
Fitch, Betsey, 684.
Dyer M. 929.
George W. 1005.
J. M. 803
Jo.seph, 142.
Lucy, 792.
Richard, 142.
William, 142, 143.
Fitche, Jeremy, 744.
Fitts, Jemima, 1028.
Sally, 1029.
Simeon, 1021.
Fitzgerald, R. P. 946.
Fitzherben Elizabeth, 470.
John, 470.
Fitzwilliani, ILaud, 468.
Thomas, Sir, 468.
Flanders, Abiier, 230.
Bradbury, '240,
1228
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Flanders, Daniel, 519.
Sally, 880.
Fletcher, Abigail, 604, 780.
Amos, 1152.
Elizabeth, 655.
Hannah, 603.
K. B. 736.
Lieut. 23.
Minerva, 1081.
Pegey, 658.
Pendleton, 102, 101, 223, 652
Pendleton, Lieut. 32.
Sarah, 652.
Seth, 102.
Seth, Rev. 221.
Flint, Capt. Ul.
Catherine, 107.
Eleazer, 142, 143.
Elisha, 866.
John C. 142.
Phebe, 857.
Thomas, 143.
Flood, Calvin, 020.
Eliza, C20.
Esther, 578.
Gardner, 920, 921.
Henry, 885.
Mary A. 920.
Mary E. 920.
Sarah F. 1046.
Vesta, 920.
Floyd, Ira, 1155.
Fly, Abigail, 187.
Eliza, 187.
Elizabeth, 535.
Eunice, 187.
Henry, 148.
Henry B. 148.
Isaac, 142, 144.
James, 148. 187.
James, Elder. 148, 901.
John, 189, 1203.
Nancy, 187, 888.
Susan A. 1203.
Flye, Phebe I. 1036.
Fiynn, Sarah J. 873.
r'ogg, Anna I 511.
Betsey, 657.
Capt. 846.
Ci.Hrles, 132,
DaiJoJ, 132.
DavTosepfl.
Elizi-ovie, nno.
Eunilary Aj _
Georsjjhan, 904.
Hann;iiomi>5, 9,50.
Harried. 1207.
Janics, n,s7.
Joiiiitliaii, cril, 1121.
Josepli, 132, 1021, 1032.
Leah, 909.
M. L. 512.
Martlia, 1132.
Mary A 1033.
Mary E. 726.
Mercy, 771.
Moses, 846.
Peter, 769.
William, 1050.
Folger, Allen, 1001.
Follett, William A. 1205.
Folsum, Benjamin, 574.
Kliz;ibetl], 5.39.
Foote. .luNtin. i'.47.
Footman, (ieorge H. 674.
Ford, Belinda, 728.
Paul, 707, 708.
William C. 163.
Forsyth, Eugenia, 811.
Valorus, 811.
Forth, Margaret, 1168.
Foss, Anna, 483.
Caroline A. 663.
Foss, Cyrenus, 1172.
Edward, 481, 514.
Elias, 132.
Eliza M. 058.
Ellen, 495.
Esther, 1060.
Evaliue, 658.
Fanny, 488.
George, 132.
Hannah, 482.
James F. 942.
Job, 132.
John, 132, 953, 1025, 1027.
Jonathan, 1059.
Leonard, 1129.
Levi, 677.
Mary, 590, 655.
Phineas, 488.
Robert, 511.
Sarah. 659, 1050.
Temple, 878.
William, 942.
Foster. Benjamin, 1025.
Benjamin, Rev. 528.
Cliarles, 1173.
Charles S. 103G.
Daniel, 144, 146, 188, 756.
David, 719.
Harriet, 1001.
Isaac, 608.
James C. 511.
Jane, 555.
John, 724, 1167.
Mcliitalile, 607.
(>sm;i«i,I, 7i;0.
Tinu.thv. 719.
William H. 607.
Fotherly, Francis, 467.
Fowler, Fred, 1020.
Jennie, 1052.
J "aim a, 561.
Walter S. 594.
Wesley, 1049.
Fo.x, Abra, 1085.
David M. 1182.
Elijah, 660.
Hannah, 241.
James D. 1044.
John, 790.
Martha J. 1157.
Nancy, 1182.
Nathaniel, 49.
Stephen, 1158.
Foxcroft, Thomas, Rev. 833.
Foxwell, E.sther, 96.
John, 97.
Rk'.. -^^ r- ' r 96.
Foy, Fannie i\. 5.
Frank, George, 1043.
M. P., Hon. 855.
Franklin, Daniel, lOW.
Francis. Captain. 14. 20.
Frazer. Mary A. lOlG.
Frazicr, Lftitia, 852.
FreeuKiu. Ilincon, 23G.
Elizabeth, 1014.
George, 128, 235, 550.
Joshua, 128.
Josliua, Capt. 120.
Margaret, 1072.
Sally, 165.
Sarah, 1072.
Warren E. 509.
William, 1024.
William, Capt. 1170.
French, Alijah, Dea. 930.
Caroline, 826.
Edward F. 512.
Isaac, 589.
James, 1156.
Monroe, 1159.
Nancy C. 1155.
Polly, 451.
French, Rebecca, 1178, 1181.
Ruth, 1181.
Sally, 1181.
Freethy, Catherine, 679.
Frink, Annie M. 649.
Louisa S. 649.
Frost, George, 91.
Henry, 483.
Herbert, 464.
Isaac, 132.
Jacob, 151.
Mary, 623, 625, 1202.
Moses, 132, 919.
William B. 756.
Wingate, 1070.
Frothingham, Amos, 890.
Froworthy, John, 232.
Frye, Abial, 705.
Cbaplain, 27, 28.
Dorothy, 157.
General, 16O.
Jolin, 155.
John, Capt. 618.
Jonathan D. 1059.
Joseph, 155.
Joseph, Gen. 153, 155.
Nathaniel, 155.
Richard, 705.
Samuel. 155, 705.
Fuller, Calvin R. 1052.
Lizzii- lioston, 515.
Mclccih].- F. 503.
Fullerton, Katherine, 620.
William T. 672.
Fulton, Robert, 828.
Furber, William, Capt. 1100.
Furhusli, Hannah, 1165.
Hepzihali, 9.36.
Furgersiin, .lames, 1154.
Jane, 664.
Furnace, Elijah, 872.
Furnese, Henry, Sir, 639.
Matilda, 639.
Furness, John, 1007, 1008.
Gage, Thomas, 199.
Gains, John, 104.
Gale, Caroline P. III9.
Jonathan, 245.
Gallup, Elizabeth, 647.
Maria, 796.
Galluslia, Wm,. Rev. 803.
Gam age, Joshua, 242.
Gammon, Mary, 1203.
Gardner, Charles, 678.
John D. 1052.
Garey, Sarah, 1128.
Garfield, James, 751, 810.
Mary, 810.
Garland, Hannah, 882.
James, 178. 1178, 1182.
Joan, 29s, 700.
John, 298, 723, 875.
Joseph, 220.
Madam, 298.
Martha, 119.
Mercy, 1178.
Miriam, 656.
Richard, 167.
Sarah, 178.
Garland's, Marm, 287.
Garvin, Julia, 784.
Gary, Mary, 859.
Perley, 859.
Richard, 859.
Robert, 836.
Susan, 715.
Gaspar, Sabastia A. 1038.
Gatchell, Charles A. 674.
Samuel, 905.
Sanderson, 674.
Gates, Abby, 645.
Horace P. 853.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1229
Gates, Julia T. 795.
Lewis C. 853.
Uiiali, 36.
Gellison, Naliuiii, 437.
George, Annette, .S14.
Fei'dinando, 95.
Ferdinando, Sir, 86, B67.
Tiionias, 7.
Gerrisli, ,\nne, 1104.
Jasepli, 104. 1175.
" Pea," 303.
Peleg, 301.
Gerry, David, Rev. 241.
Grace, 1183.
Samuel, 776.
Getchell, Lucy, 1053.
Gibbins, Janie.s, ;in, 97, 100, 197,
651.
.Judith, 650.
Rachel, 661.
Gibbon.s, Ambro.se, 7, 686.
James, 94, 95-
Gibb-s, Franklin, 756.
William, 35, 1182.
Gib.son, Abel, Capt. 739.
Octavia, 542.
Polly, 462.
Richard, Rev. 220.
Sam., Capt. 739.
Gilbert, Emma, 640.
John, 640.
Wealthy, 863.
Gile, Simon, 201, 202, 437.
Giles, Captain, 28.
David, Mrs. 720.
Helen, 641.
John, 1067.
.John, Capt. 15.
Gilkey, Dennis, 731.
James, 121, 132.
Joseph, 845.
Martha, 731.
Reuben, 665. 906.
Gilky, Phebe, 522.
Gillau, Z.ichary, 98.
Gil ley, Dorcas, 95.
Gillmaii, Benjamin, 92.
Joseph H. 1181.
Lucy, 520.
Susan M. llsl.
Gillmiin'. .James, 150.
Gilman, I'.etscy, 909.
Gardner, 1036.
George, 743.
Giileon, 1035.
Jedediah. 909.
Marv, 909.
Olive, 1160.
Gilmore, Jonathan, 997.
Lear, 1093.
Rachel, 544.
Robert, 746.
Gilpatrick, A. L 701.
Alpheus. 519, 670, 776.
Ammi, 774.
Am mi L. 701.
Betsey, 241.
Chri-stopher, 119.
Clement, 776.
Edward, 232.
Elizabeth, 715.
Ella, 774.
Elliot, 233.
Frank, 775.
George, 520.
Isaac, 763.
James 715.
Jane, 776.
John, 1.)% 138, 232, 241.
Joseph, 232.
Mary, 664. ■■
Natlianiel, 437, 935.
Rebecca, 6&1.
Gilpatrick, Sewall, 582.
Thomas, 223.
Vesta, i'.73.
Given, David, 10il6.
John, 834.
Sarah, 834.
Givin. F. L., Capt. 905.
Glanvil, John, Sir, 039.
Mary, 639.
Glazier, Betsey, 169.
Gleason, Mary S. 738.
Rebecca, 738.
William, 738.
Glidden, Phineas, 662.
.Sally, ll.B.
Glossum. Samuel, 124.
Glover, Abbie J. 861.
David, 8.'')7.
Jesse, Rev. 445.
Priscilla, 445.
Goddard, Mary H. 543.
Godfrey, .lames, 674.
Sally, 101.^.
God.soe, William, 904.
Goffe, Sarah, i;9n.
Gooch, Abigail, .840,
Benjamin, 198.
Isaac P. 490.
Jane, 482.
Jedediah, 482.
John, 622, 623.
Mary, 841.
Mrs. 490.
Goouale, Alexander, 911,
Goodall, Olive, 734.
Goodell, Abner, 750.
Eliza, 809.
Goodenow, Daniel, Judge, 739.
Phebe, >Ms.
Goodhue, Epliraim, 679.
Goodrich, Andrew, 1102.
Eliza, 704.
Jeremiah, 1114.
M.ary A. 1031.
Moses, 704.
Sophia, 781.
Goodwin, Abial, .'is.
Ann, 591.
Benjamin, 279.
Edward, 821.
Eliza, 716.
Elizabeth, 1099.
Ellen E. 576.
Emily, SS,'?.
Eunice, 741.
Fanny, 719.
H.annah, 540, 1176,
Hezekiaii, 23.3.
Humphrey, Elder, 232.
Ichabod, 1175.
Ichabod, Capt. 98.
Ichabod, .Jr. 1176.
.lolm, 1150.
John R. 779.
Lewis, 880, 1036.
Lorenzo, 466.
Martha, 543.
Mary, 107, ,528, 718, 1205.
Nat. 704.
Samuel. 718.
Sarah, .'596.
Simeon, 1207.
Susan, 864.
-Susanna, 1092.
Thomas, 567.
Timothy. 601.
Googiu. Charlotte, 736.
.John, 701.
Samuel, 1102.
(ioogins, Betsey, 777.
George, 402.
Jo.seph, 119.
Patrick, 97.
Gookin, Lucy, 5t!4.
Lydia, 588
Simon, 120, 122.
Gordon, Alice, 1170.
Amos, 530.
Andrew, 112, 114, 233.
Betsey, 693.
Dudley, 1132.
Edward, 787.
Francis, .532.
Hannah, 922.
Jere, 297, 1212.
Jerry, 303.
John, 112.
Joseph, 1.38, 233, 710.
Mary B. .5.54.
Mary, Mrs. 691.
Molly, 704.
Nancy, 1131.
Sarah, 692.
Susanna, 662.
Gore, Horace, 159, 1162.
Mary, 644.
Goslcn, Elizabeth, (37.
Michael, 637.
Gosset, Matthew, 1109.
Giitt, William, Capt. 1029.
Gould, Aaron, 150, 189.
Abby F. 11.59.
Abigail, 236.
Bethiah, 1079.
Daniel, 1156, 1158,
Elia.s, 584.
Emily, 775.
Frank, .583.
George, 1156.
Harriet, 659.
.James, 787.
Jonathan, Dea. 236.
Jonathan, Rev. 235.
Martha, 775.
Mary, 895.
Moses, 150, 189.
Susan, 1156.
Thomas, 1132.
Gove, Elmira, 550.
Isaac, 650, 601.
Polly, 659.
Gowel, John, 437.
Gowell, Mary G. 731.
Gowen, Maria, 666.
Patrick, 1209.
Phebe, 551.
Grace, Arthur, 493.
Graffam, " N.ate," 300.
Peter, 1077.
Sam., .305.
Theodore, 138.
ITnite, 1.36, 138.
Uriah, 655.
Grafton, Anne, 471.
Graham, George, .509.
Gramond, Eliza, 1116.
Granger, Daniel, 99, 115.
Daniel T. 115.
Gideon, Hon. 115.
Grant, Benjamin, 575.
Eliza, 496.
Elizabeth, 574.
Freeman, 533.
Gilbert, 644.
Olive, 512.
Polly, 848.
Susanna, 519.
Granville, Earle, 471.
Graves, Jane, 490.
Gray, Alvin, 717,
Cad, 298.
Daniel, 138, 20*.
Eliza. 1096.
Elon R. 512.
Esther, 776.
George, 136, 138.
1230
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Gray, Harrison, 1130.
Isaac, 138, 231).
James, 110, CTS.
James, Maj. IGG.
John, 109, 138, 222, 821.
John B. 1124.
Joshua, 138, 239.
Michael, 872.
Nancy, IW), 1149.
Patience, 901.
Paul, 151.
Robert, 527.
Sally, 954.
Smith, .533.
Thankful, 717.
William, 148, 189, 239.
Greeley, Joseph, 005.
Thomas, .588.
Green, Annis, .552.
Benjamin F. 781.
Cora E. 1110.
Edwin, 1001.
Esther S. 552.
F. R., Rev. 806.
John, 552, 860.
Rebecca, 127.
Roscoe, 741.
Salome, 125.
Greenlaw, John, 132.
Moses, 876.
Greenleaf, Anna, 572.
Moses, Rev. 849.
Greenway, Clement, 91.
Greenwood, Anna, 834.
J. Q. 869.
James, 840, 872.
Nat)<-'Mel, 821, 846.
G'jgg, John, 991.
William, 234.
Gridley, Mai-y J. 811.
Griegs, Abbie, 482.
Grimes, Hattie, 803.
Grindle, R. L., Dr. 1047.
Griswold, Henry A., 1042.
Gross, James. 534.
Groves, Elizabeth, 797.
Gubtail, Sabia, .557.
Gubtill, Frost, 2,35.
Gudger, Martha, 1211.
Guest, Mary, 938
Guilford, Benj. 437.
"Elce,"299.
William, 1132.
Gulliver, Eliz. E. 1000.
Gunni.soii, Eunice, 025.
•Seward B. 1059.
Guptill, lianiol, 138.
Gutridge, Jloses, 704.
Guynup, Anna, 803.
Hadley, Charles, 1156.
Sally S. 460.
S. S., Dr. 694.
Hagens, Walter, 1.32.
Haggerty, Mary, .594.
Haight, Mary M. 798.
Haines, Alice, 876.
Eliz<abeth, 950.
John, 449.
Hains, Alice, 1104.
Dea. 572.
Hannah, 1164.
Thomas, 724
Hale, Edward, Rev. 1041.
Enoch, Col. 995.
Eunice, 769.
Frank, 771.
John, Capt. 104.
Lizzie, 863.
Lydia D. 1119.
Sally, 709.
Sarah. 447, 896.
Haley, Benj. 35, 119, 787.
Haley, Benjamin, 222, 223.
Charity, 1.34, 600.
Elizabeth, 777.
Hannah, 449.
J. C. 1044.
James, 629, 730.
Joe, 305.
John, 118, 029.
Joseph , 787.
Livinia, 601.
Lydia, 704, 1113.
Mary, 551, 738.
Sam., Maj. 627.
Nat., 657, 1076.
Nathaniel, 437, 601.
Noah, 117, 202, 657.
Noah, Capt. 436.
Olive, 449.
Reuben, 437.
Robert, 119.
Ruth, 808.
Samuel, 202.
Sargent, 23.
Svlvia, .596.
Thomas, 101. 297.
William, 437, 6.52.
William, Capt., 118.
Woodm.an, lis.
Halford, Andrew, 474.
Grizel, 474.
Hall. Abbie, 1081.
Abigail, 621.
Bethia, 847.
Catherine, 621.
Charles, 621.
Ebenezer, 167.
Edward. 1121.
Ellas, 2.31.
Emily, 805.
Eunice, 021.
Eva, 813.
John, 748.
Julia, 446.
Lydia, 129, 621.
Lydia N. 621.
Lucy, 1074.
Mary, 129, 1031.
Moses, 745.
Obed. Hon. 167.
Oliver. 621.
Porter. 1173.
Sarah. 745.
Walter A. 1020.
Hallet. Prudence. 649.
Halley. Elizabeth. 870.
Halton, Jm. 475.
Ham. Annie. 905.
John. 879.
Martha. 660.
Mary. 707.
Sarah. 0.55.
Timothy. 279.
Hamar, Bathsheba, 592.
Eben. Hon. .503.
Hamblin. Abigail T. 9.53.
Albert. 1116.
Eliza J. 9.53.
Ella. 880.
James. 953.
Levi. 565.
Phebe. 004.
Seth. 900.
Statira. 730.
Sylvanus. 1174.
Hamden. James, 151.
Hamilton. Abigail, .559.
B. F. .560.
Bfiijamin, ,559, 560.
Betsey. 773, 1080.
Charity. .557.
Clara H. i;26.
C. E.. Lady, 040
Eunice, 1081.
Hamilton, Harriet N. &13.
James. 138.
John. .560.
Sally. 1081.
Sam. Maj. 560.
Silas B. 1004.
Hamlin. Emily. 895.
Hannah, 466.
Hammond, Edmund. 136. 138.
Josepli. Maj. 33.
Nancy. 000.
Sally. 774. 1113.
Hancock. Ann. 109.
Betsey. 7.30.
Elizabeth. 689, 874.
Hannah. 181.
Isaac. 231, 875.
John, Gen. 785.
John, Gov. 785, 1010.
Mary, 518.
Phineas, 459.
Prudence, 785.
Ruth, 4.59.
Sarah, 111.
William, 38. 146. 518, 874, 881.
Hanscom. Jacob. 843.
Sarah. 915. 919.
William. 854.
Hanscomb. Alpheiis A. 1022.
Anna. 1135.
Beniah, 11,34.
Daniel, 132.
James. 910.
Keziah. 876.
Nancy. 1083.
Paulina. 605.
Ruth. ,582.
Sally. 1134.
Simon. 1156.
Susanna. 707.
Hanson, Ann, 1183.
Aaron, 1142.
Austin, 607,
Caroline, 688.
Daniel, 1077.
Deborah, 616.
Eliza, 1140.
Elizabetli, 1140.
Foster T. 1040.
Henry, 437.
Hitty, 717.
Joanna. 228.
Josiah. 437.
Mehitable. 843.
Moses. 437, 1131.
Narcissa, 952.
Ruth L. 662.
Sally, 481, 1212.
Samuel, 577.
Sarah, 1128.
Silas, 1128.
Stephen, 034.
Thomas, 90, 726.
Thomas S. .595.
Tristram, 1183.
Hapgood. Abigail. 886.
Kate. 1202.
Harde.son. Sarah, 574.
Harford. Sally, 712.
Hargraves, Margaret, 798.
Hardin. I'li;irles, 1213.
Lettuce, 1079.
Mary, 843.
Theodore. M7.
Harding. Col. 931.
Elizabeth. 833.
Hardy, Charles, .529.
Joshua. 872. ,
M.ary, 1104.
Susan. 521.
Harmon, Ann, 1071.
Anna, 572.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1231
Harmon, Bcnj. 1142.
Betsey, 4G3.
Catlieriue, 487, 1028.
Daniel, 235, 7i;8, 772, 942,
1027. 1028, 1073, 1180.
David, 1087.
Dea. 575.
Deborah, ,575, 1072.
Eliz. 102.5, 1071.
Elizabeth, .534, 587, 590.
Esther, 1048.
Eunice, 00(1.
Frances, 9.50.
Francis, 737.
Fred, 1027.
George, 1029.
Hannah. 079, 1174, 1180.
Harriet, 708.
Henry, .587.
Ida E. .587.
Ivory, 734.
James, 1071.
John, 97, 437, 725.
Louisa, 000.
Lucy, 887.
Margaret, 481.
Mehitable, 033.
Melissa A. 1180.
Mercy, .587.
Nellie, 1124.
Paulina, 448.
Phebe, 1032
Phineas, 1131.
Sarah, 235. 585, 10.56.
Sarali B. 537.
Silas, 590.
Thomas, Maj. 079.
William, .529.
Harner, David. 804,
Harper, Eunice, 027.
Harriman, Ann, 243.
Elizabeth. 078,702.
Hazen, 070.
Leonard. 243.
Harris, Adelia, 995.
Amos, 827.
Elizabeth, 943.
Jonas C, Dr. 747.
Mary, 858.
Mary E. 829.
Ruth, 915.
Thoma,s, 822.
Harryman, John, 47.5.
Hart, Aaron, 1.37.
Alice, 783.
Augusta. 533.
Honor, 104.
John, Capt. 104.
John, Col , 995.
Lydia, 104.
Richard, 108.
Samuel, 241.
Thomas, 810.
Hartford, Benjamin, .534.
E. 890.
James, 787.
Hartopp, Edward W. 474.
E(L W. 470.
Harvey, Horace, 1090.
John, 119, 001.
Harwood, Alice, 10('>7.
Ensign, 27.
Hasaltiiie, Samuel, 519.
Hasi-ltoii. John, 748.
Haskc-ll. Catharine, 878.
Mnrtiia, S78.
Martha F. 1017.
Mary, 940.
Washington, 940.
Hassfield, F. W., Prof. 790.
Hasty, Comfort, 059.
Daniel, 120, 128, 132, 235.
Elmira, 604.
Hasty, .James L, 120.
James, Maj. 120, 127.
Jane, .522.
John, 1028.
Martha, 235.
Mary, 919.
Robert, 1,32, 840, 950, 1101.
Ro.xanna, 521.
Sewall, .504.
Willi. am, 120.
Hatch, Benj. W. 072.
Elizab, 78,3, 934.
Emily, 570.
John, Capt. .572.
Lemuel, 607.
N. 7i».
Samuel, 102.
Sarah, 572.
Simon, 000.
Hathaway, Elizabeth, 792.
Haven, Anna, 717.
Hawks, Ebenezer, 815.
Hawkins, Alvin R. 1000.
Benj. 233.
John, 790.
Hawksley, Belle, 492.
Mary, 997.
Haxton, Old, 441.
Haycock, Sally. 846.
Hayden, Charles H. 1114.
Hayes, C. A. 1044.
Charles, 1083.
Elizabeth, 1021.
E. Smith, 1074.
Erastus, 780.
Hercules, 892.
Lydia A. 1034.
Mary, 409, 472.
Mary F. 1032.
Thomas. Sir, 409, 472.
Hayward. Elhridge, 1020.
Fannie. Mrs. 4.50.
Rev. 4.50.
Haywood, Robert, 94.
Hazeltine. Dea. 485.
H.aiinah. 874.
Samuel, 874.
Timothy, 110.
Timothy, Dea. 109, 480.
Hazelton. Ebenezer, 513.
Stephen, 513.
Hazen, Hannah, 1087.
Haze.st, Bethia W. 1020.
Heagon, Mugg, 87, 93, 112.
Tom., 17, 581.
Walter, 112.
Heald, Sophia, 1200.
Healey, Benjamin, 39.
Sarah, 1179.
Heard, Joshua, 119.
Nathaniel, 090, 7.50.
Hearne, Hannah. 1050.
Heath, Abner, 888.
Daniel, 878.
Jane L. 730.
Joanna, COS.
Lovinia, 887.
Lucy, 785.
Lydia, 78.5.
Newton, 785.
Richard, 188.
Richard A. 1019.
Hedges. Irene R. 048.
HciiO. Jnsliua, 4:;7.
Heiniiiin^^w av, Martha, .s.",9.
Henipsu-ad. Elizabeth, 042.
Hannah, 042.
Joshua, 1U2.
Henderson, Emma, 9:53.
Julia, 933.
Herrick, Ebenezer, 144.
Herron, Martha. ("49.
Hersey, Henry P. looo.
Heselton, Ephraim. 748.
He.ster, Annie E. 1001.
Hewes, Tracy, .590, 11.32.
Hewitt, Caroline A. 1006.
Harriet, lft51.
Hews, Grace, 703.
Heywood, Rufus, 999.
Sam B. 1039.
Hezeltine, John, 437.
Hibbard, Eliza, 830.
Hibbin, Giles, 1105.
Hickey, Daniel, 188.
Hicks, Miranda, 1157.
Miss, 823.
Hidden, Mehitable, 728.
Higgins, Enoch F. 127.
Tilley, 1209.
Grace J. 007.
Irene, 907.
John, 1087.
John D. 127.
John S. 1007.
Mary A. 1007.
Nancy, 718.
Saul C. 127.
Walter, 879.
Zachariah, 909.
Zaccheus, 230.
Highland, Judith, 9.'S0.
Hight. Amos, 1059.
Betsey, 1021.
Carrie L. 1207.
Elisha, 113, 119.
Elisha, Dr. 1037.
Elizabeth, 99.
Hill, Abigail, 940, 1152.
Abial, 223.
Ach.sah, (a3.
Anna, 809.
Benjamin, 222.
Betsey, 1157.
Captain, 32.
Charlotte, 911.
Daniel, 161, 882.
Dorotha, 779.
Eben, 223.
Eben, Dea. 101.
Ebenezer, 223, 679.
Elisha, 128.
Fleming, 876.
Frank .1. 549.
George, 737, 831.
Hannah, 928, 930.
Hattie, 737.
Ichabnd, 488.
Isabella S. 737.
Ivory, 737, 1141.
Jeremiah, 178, 199, 1182.
Jeremiah, Capt. 940.
John, 103, 621, 878.
John, Col. 16.5.
John D., Maj. 1084.
Joseph, 701. 904.
Joshua, 779.
L. G., Dr. 1018.
Leavitt, lii,5.
Lucy A. 488.
Lydia, 904.
Moses, 997.
Moses G. 940.
Nathaniel, 200, 940, 1171,
Peter, 101, 102.
Peter, Capt. 6,33.
Phendens, 543.
Priscilla, 878.
Rebecca, 779, 787.
Reuben, 557.
Richard, 878.
Rossie A.. Mrs. 489.
Sally, 1131.
Samuel, 599, 883.
Samuel, Mrs. 883.
Sarah E., 1059.
1232
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Hill, Sophia, n32.
Susanna, 079.
Widow, 940.
William, ."i??, 633, 780.
William W. rm.
Hiller, William, 998.
Hillman, Thomas, Rev. 1118.
Hilton, Benjamin, 223.
Dorcas, 710.
Elisha, 872.
Marcia, 1179.
Nathan, 1120.
Richard, 890.
Hinckley, Abigail, 890.
Thomas, Gov. 890.
Hinkley, Maj. lUO.
Samuel, 223.
Hinman, Eunice, S40.
Hinsdale, Fanny, .SOI.
Hiscock, Anna J. 489.
Betsey W. 489.
Hitchcock, Elisha, .s(',9.
Mrs. 21.
Richard, 92, 101, 110.5.
Hitching-, William. 880.
Hoag, Adell, Mrs. 810.
Hobart. Noah, Rev. 8GG.
Sophia, Lady, 040.
Hoblis. Asenath, .'j7)!.
Elder, ra\.
Henry, Eld. 930.
Humphrey, Capt. 120.
John, lira.
Levi, 5.'57.
Louisa C. 9311.
Mary, 077, 936.
Patience, 893.
Patience E. 573.
Sarah, 1178.
Susanna, 1199.
Hobson, Adaline, 892.
Amanda, 587.
Amofi, 179. 604, 6,53.
Andrew, Rev. 227, 721, goii.
Ellen, 6M.
Jabe, 724.
Jabez, 200.
James, 687.
Jeremiah, 200, 892.
John, 104.
Joseph, 200, 227. 879.
Joseph, Dea. 228.
Joseph, Jr. 879.
Lydia, 904.
Mary F. 879.
Mighill, 448.
Stephen, 629.
Hodgdon, Andrew, 713.
Betsey, s.5.5.
Elizabeth, 6:s:j.
Georpre, 189,895.
Herbert W. 1058.
Jacob, 4:'.7.
Jane, 120().
John, 531,914.
Lydia, 768.
Miriam, 713.
Nicholas, 437.
Samuel, 4.37, 449.
Timothy, Elder, 231.
Hodk'e. .leruslia, 746.
Hodues, Laneaster, 152.
Hodgkins,, Charlotte, 604.
Gilman, 786.
William, 1061.
Hodsdoii, Nancy, 1124.
WillKini W. 1081.
Hodsoii, Mary, 1095.
HogK. Ma iga ret, 996.
Williiun. :t96.
Holciiinb, Maria, 814.
Sophronia, 814.
Holden, Anna, 822.
Holden, William, 1059.
William E. 1036.
Holland, Elizabeth, 638.
Frances. .571.
John W. 1040.
Richard, 638.
HoUenbeck, Lucinda, 648.
Hollins, Copwood, 470.
Pheby, 470.
Hollister, Phebe, 1043.
Holman, John, 575, 710.
Holmes, Anna, 894.
Elizabeth, 1067.
• ienrge, 911.
.laliles, 135, 136, 138, 139,914.
.lames, Jr. 1.38.
John, 846.
Jo.seph, 583.
Lucy, 829.
Moses, 846.
Neheniiah, 1178.
Oliver Wendell, 139, 211.
Richd. 1066.
Samuel, 846.
William, 479.
Holt, Drusilla, 887.
Eliza, 8M.
Estelle, 1038.
Hannah, 163.
Lydia, 864.
Susanna, 243.
William, 692.
Honywell, Gilbert L 648.
Hook. Maior, 32.
Hooker. EiiLnia J. 6(M.
Jlehltable, (il',4.
Samuel. 6i^.
Hooper, Alberta, 'm.
Caroline. 784
Daniel, 7(X>, 707, 710.
Jacr>b, 119.
Lydia. 1211.
May, 940.
Nancy B. 7ii5.
Rebecca, 704.
Samuel, 11.55.
Thomas, 765.
William, 708,828.
Hopkins, Isaac, 544.
Jane, lins.
Joseph. 2;;6.
Olive, 1098.
Sarah, 230.
Solomon, 529.
Hopkin.son, Achsah, 448.
Bethia, 448.
James M. ii6.5.
Jonathan, 437, 765.
Joses, 942.
Ruth, 4.59.
Sally, 1050.
Samuel, 44(;.
Stephen, 119.
William, 448. '
Hoppy, Ellen, Mrs. 810.
Hornbeck, Teresa, (J47.
Home. Cbristiipber, 473.
Horner, l.iiey. 719.
Hotehki.ss, E/.ekiel, 825.
Sarah, .825.
Houghton, George W. 876.
House, David, 2.33.
John, 532.
Penelope, 828.
Houston, George, 958.
Ludovic, 958.
Hovey, Lydia, 530.
Samuel, 518, 766.
Tlioiiias, 7m.
How. Eliakins, 150.
Tillius, Key. 150.
Widow, 722.
Howard, Amy, 803.
Howard, Chloe, 1115.
Clarissa, 571.
Elihu, 448.
Eliza, 1214
Erastus, 804.
Fred, 187.
James, 146,462, 758.
John, 36
Joseph, 151, 187, 1115.
Joseph, Hon. 758.
Joseph, Judge, 581, 694.
Josephus, Capt. 525.
Judith, 823.
Julia, 667.
Lemuel, 147, 149, 581.
Lucy Ann, 532.
Mary, 149.
Mary J. 1125.
Page, 863.
Sarah, 1082.
Wealthy, 804.
Howe, Amos, Dr. 751.
Betsey, 1161.
Doctor, 126, .545.
Ebenezer, Dr. 130.
George, 847.
George E. 1014.
George W., Rev. 734.
Pama, 751.
Howell, John, 101.
Moman, 101.
Hoyle, E. R., Mrs. 676.
Hoyt, John, 725.
Mary, 1081.
Hubbard, Allen, 493.
Anna, 1175.
Asa, 234.
Emma L. 930.
Hannah, 493.
Heard, 138.
James, Capt. 781.
Jemima, 949.
John, 231, 240.
John P. 300.
Joseph, 138.
Lydia, .576.
Mary, 781.
Moses, 840.
Hudson, Clarissa, 746.
Huff, Claudius, 888.
Lizzie, 878.
Lydia A. 894.
William, 687.
Hughes, William, 35.
Hughitt, A. J. 994.
Judge, 994.
Hull. Matilda, 771.
Hunkins, Lucien P. 866.
Hunnawell, Amui, 9.50.
Benjamin, 845.
Zarubabel, 845.
Hunt, Elisha, 452.
Ephraim, 745.
Lucian, 127.
Lydia A. 10.58.
Mahala, 858
Sarali W. 1086.
Sewall S. 10.56.
Tabitha, 745.
Hunter, Margaret, 1091.
Huntress, Betsey, 895.
Fanny, 895.
James, 1073.
John, 895.
Robert, 557.
Susan, 1129,
William, 895.
Hurd, Carleton, Rev. 242.
Carlos, 922.
Eliza J. 1180.
Isaac, 132.
Joanna, 1120.
Huse, Abigail, 748.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1233
Hussey, Anna, 935.
Baclielor, 104.
Cliristopher, 104.
Eunice J. lUU.
Hannah M. 935.
Paul, 89i;.
William, 935.
Huston, Ansel, 500.
Hutchins, Abigail, 02'2.
Annah B. 5!J0.
Benjamin, 94i).
Eben, Rev. HI".
Edmund, 70.S.
Eliza, 73(;, 1090.
Harry, 829.
.losiah, 707.
Lvdia, 1095.
Manila, 707, 708.
Miriam, 023.
Nora, 829.
Sally, 1I4(;.
Sarah. '.iU4.
William, 70T, 708.
Hutchinson. E. G. 494.
Elizabeth, 878.
Jonathan, 910.
Joseph, 842.
Judge, 808.
Julia, 494.
Richard, 192.
Hyer, George, 471.
Mary, 471.
Illsley, Daniel, 121.
Isaac, 122.
Isaac. Capt. 120, 122.
Jonathan, 121.
William, 122.
Ilsley, Ann J. 709.
Isaac, 7G9.
Ingalls, A.sa, 151.
Benjamin, 142.
Benj., Lieut. 144, 140, 188.
Cyrus, 1,58, 204.
Laura B. 085.
Maria, 140.
Mary, 1202.
Muses, 146.
Orrin B. 1149.
Samuel, 523.
William, 142.
Ingersoll, Deborah, 8.31, 833.
John, 831.
Mary, 844.
Ingolsthorpe, Maud de, 408.
Thomas (le, 408.
Ingrahani, Edward, 120, 202.
Iri.sh, Eben, 133.
Obadiah, 133.
Pattv, 800.
Fhebe. 885.
William, 503.
Jackson, Charles, Dr. 8.50.
Eben, 10S3.
Hannah, 493.
Hc-nrv. 742.
Isaac, 719.
James, 930.
Martha, 1117.
Marv, 949.
Robert, 132, 859.
Samuel, 472.
Sarah, 472.
Jacobs, Nancy, 1171.
George, 591.
Jacquith, Abram, 004.
Jagger, Jeremy, 1188.
James, John F. lOSO.
Jameson, Hannah, 020.
John, 710.
John F. 135.
Mary, 027, 786, 1060.
Jameson. Preston, 1082.
Samuel B. .'')58.
'^(Uiire, 404.
William, 020.
Janney, Miss, 938.
Jarvis, Nancy, 1030.
Jefferds, Alice, 892.
Hannah, 892.
Mary, 783.
-Jellisou, Carrie, 005.
Ichaiiod, 764.
Mrs. 1025.
Patience, 45:).
Jenkins, Deborah, 721.
Delia M. 1074.
Hamilton, 4.'<2.
Mary, 871.
Sarah, 887.
Jenkin.son, Fanny, 470.
John, 470.
Jenks. Eleazer A. 1140,
Mary A. 802.
Jenner, Thomas, Rev. 221.
Jenness, Barrett L. 1057.
Charles W. 007.
Jennings, Mary, 490.
fjennison. James, Rev. 072.
Jewell, David. 130, 137.
Enoch, 579.
Ephraim, Dea. 151.
George, 717.
John, 130, 137.
Jewett, Electa, 745.
Elisha, 702.
Ephraim, 151.
George, 1197.
Jane H. 1080.
Jedediah, 080.
Joseph S., Gen. 908.
Lyman C. 505.
Mary, 127.
Noah, 139, 239.
Sarah, 728.
Simon, 11G2.
Stephen. 149.
William. 151.
.limmerson. Margaret, 914.
Johnson, Abbie L. S90.
Abigail, 844, 1113.
Abram. 30.
Augustus, 300.
Renjamin, 847.
Betsey. 124.
C. W. 1059.
Carpenter, 4.37.
Charles P. 830.
Clarissa, 1113.
Cyrus. 048.
Daniel, 602.
Dennis, 716.
Desire, 925.
Dorothy L. 951.
Dr. 470.
Eleanor, 924.
Frances, 736.
Hannah, 069, 729, 1154.
Harriet, 1056.
Harriet, Mrs. 846.
Hiram, 847.
Irene, 0.69.
J. B., Dr., 991.
J. J. 843.
James, 701. ,
Jane T. 991.
Judy, 570.
Louisa J. 1003.
Lydia, 077.
l\fary, 772, 813.
Mary A. 542.
Mary M. 951.
Matilda, 749.
Miriam, 707. 708.
Nancy, 1131.
Johnson, Nathaniel, 9.52.
Polly, 710.
Rhoda, 710.
Samuel, .503, 844.
Samuel P. 991.
Sarah, .523, 730, 844.
Sarah P. 402.
Simeon, 130, 239.
Simon, 137.
Stephen O. 534.
Thomas, 497, 951.
Thomas A. 137.
William. 132. 23.3, 437, .530, 077
William L. 734.
Wm. 908.
.Johnston, .Jonah, 229.
Simon, 484.
Jones, Ben. A. 808.
E. A. 1051.
Elizabeth, 948.
Emeline, 8.1.5.
Ephriam, 120.
Fred, 708.
Isaac, 1128.
Jane, 702.
Joseph, 809.
Lizzie, 1040.
M. E., Mrs. 537.
Mary, 124.
Nora, 808.
Rebecca K. 482.
Retiah D. 853.
Samuel, 025.
Solomon, 702.
Wm. H. 1019.
.Jordan. Benj. C. 952.
Dominicus. 103.
Eben. Jr. 830.
Elizabeth. 821, 1102, 1194.
Elizabeth W. 880.
Hannah, 725, 914.
Isabella, 950.
Joseph, 119, 231.
Julia B. 886.
Larkin, Eld. 548.
Louisa. 777.
Mary, 115.
Merrill P. 630.
Mial, 151.
Miriam, 914.
Phebe, 1023.
Rhoda, 905-
Rishworth, 222. 529, 780, 787.
Robert, 102. 821, 913.
Robert. Rev. 221, 022.
Samuel. 222, 437, 603.
Sam., Capt. 222.
Sarah. 904.
Simeon, 1134.
Susanna, 720.
Thomas, ,S8G.
Tristram, 224.
Tristram, Col. 98, 11.6. '
Tristram. Elder, 151.
Walter, s.53.
Jose, John, 437, 1049.
Mary. 950. 952.
Sarah. 9.6:i.
Joy. .\bigail. 103.
Andrew. 887.
Benj. 35.
James W. 493.
John. 437.
Lvdia, lOi.
Mary, 1112.
Tyler, 1000.
Junkins, Martha, 770.
Paul, 787.
Sarah, 453.
William M. 820.
Kearswell, Mary, 625.
Keat, Sarah, 813.
1234
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Keazer, Mrs. 581.
Keen, Seth, 1213.
Keith, Martin, 667.
Kelley, Abigail, 1146.
Grace. W7.
Jolin, 9I5G.
Joshua, Kil.
Robert. 672.
Sarah, 663.
Kellock, Horace, 512.
Kellogg, Cliarles. 557.
Kelsey, E. A. 10.52.
Kemp, Samuel, Dr. 10C7.
Weston O. 1003.
Kendall, .John, 1180.'-'
Perry, 813, -^
Kendrick, Elizabeth, 1005.
Thomas T. 716.
Kenison. Nancy L. 671.
Kennaril, P.i'tsey. 11.59.
E.lwuril, 132, 1113.
Ezekiel, 867.
George, 1114.
George W. 1155.
John, 137,934, 1114.
Mary, 899.
Russell, 807.
Kenncy, .S;nim('l, 020, 847.
Keniiinitt. Hfiii. S. 647.
Keniiisiui. Sti-i'lieu, 1179.
Kenrick, .Icihii. 746.
Ketti-II, Kli/ulieth, 890.
James S. 929.
Richard, 890.
Keyes, Henry, 785.
Lena, 785,
Lulu F. 831.
Margaret, 785.
Solomon, 28.
Kezar, Charles, 1182.
John, 1080, 1181.
Mary, 920.
Philip P. 742.
Kidder, Benjamin, 26.
Rebecca, 1188.
Kilborn, William, Capt. 753.
Kilburn, Ivory, 848.
Wm , Capt. 912.
Kilgore, Alphonso, 769.
Mary, 110.3.
Moses, 463, 542.
Kilpatrick. Thomas, 35, 104.
Kimball, Alice, 1115.
Amos, 777.
Annie F. 512.
Arthur, 1085.
Austin E. 785.
Caleb, 112, 117, 180, 181, 290,
310, 535, 595.
Daniel, 530.
Eleazar, 310, 407, 724.
Emeline, 741.
^mma, 877.
Ephraim, Dea. 150.
Erastus, 1180.
Evelyn, 10.57.
Foster L. 785.
George, 887.
Hannah, 770.
Helen, 478.
Hope, 1124.
John, 660, 741, 1093, 1102.
John L. 150.
Joshua, .5:S1, 776, 881.
Lizzie, 1156.
Lovie, 1098.
Martha, ,531.
Mehitable, 893.
Nathan, 147.
Rebecca B. 1103, 1213.
Richard. 519, 840.
Roliert, 497.
Rulus, 178.
Kimball, Ruth, 554.
Saunders, 1115.
Thomas. 1117.
William, 705.
Kimble, Marie S. 1010.
Kindrick, Jo.seph, 710.
King, Annie, 1057.
Cyrus, 115.
Cyrus, Hon. 897.
Elizabeth, 750.
Ellen, 999.
Josiah, 1210.
Lovinia, 880.
Miles, 847.
Richard, 115, 8.52.
Rufus, 115.
Warren, 786, 120G.
William, 115.
Zelmlon. ('apt. 877.
Kingsliury. Samuel, 707.
Kingslry, Fanny, SIS.
Kinsman, Dr. .501.
Ki.'sic, John, 136.
Ki.ssick, Francis, 136.
Kiiapp, Annie, 813.
Harriet, 648.
Jacob, 813.
Lucinda, 813.
Mary, 872.
Rhoda, 159, 1162.
Knight, Abial, 562.
Caroline, 452.
Charlotte, 481.
Deborah, 481.
Esther, 831.
Eunice H. 894.
Hateville, 643.
James, 1207.
Jeremiah, 1079.
Jerome, Mrs. 80(i.
Martha M. 488.
Nathan, 845. 1007.
Nathaniel. 559.
Rachel, 830.
Samuel, 1051.
Sarah, 125, .519.
Stephen, 481.
Zebulon, 410.
Knowles, Daniel, 645.
Samuel. 121.
Thomas, 641.
Knowlton, Mary, 877.
Nellie, 1054.
Setli, 668.
Knox, Abibail, 920.
George, Elder, 240.
.lohii. 240.
Mary. 536.
Koler
ary A. 843
', John M.
590.
Ladd, Tbomas,58G, .590.
Laiken, Eva A. 862.
Laird, ElizHbeth, .546.
Laiten, Ezekiel, 717.
Lake, Daniel H. 908.
Lettuce, 1116.
Lakeman, Hannah, 937.
Lakin, Jonathan, 752.
Joseph, 142, 143.
Joseph, Jr. 142.
Mary, 1115.
Parker, 1115.
Lamb. Annette. 649.
Nathaniel. 559.
Sarah. 790.
Lampbear, Samuel, 625.
Lamiier, Mary. 125.
Lampsciii, Kitsey, 620.
Lancaster, David, 020.
Mary, 1176.
Landers, W. E. & Co. 650.
Lane, Abigail, 657.
Lane, Alcestis, 880.
Alice, 6.55.
Alonzo, 309.
Anna, 44s.
Daniel, Capt. 109, 111, 724.
942.
Hannah, 583,
Isaac, 109, 942.
Jabe, 401.
Jabez, 199.
Jabez, Capt. 111.
John, 113, 118, 119, 180, 437,
526.
John, Capt 111, 147, 151, 187,
202, 456, 519, 581, 582, 723,
784.
John, Capt., 2d, 723.
Joanna, 723.
Joshua, 1130.
Living, 634.
Mark, Hon. 571.
Mark, Judge, 119.
Orson, 505, 507.
Rachel, 730.
Rebecca, 943.
Stephen, 46, 463.
Stephen, Capt, 877.
Stephen P. 732.
Susanna, 941.
Lang, Elizabeth, 1173.
Emerson, 492.
Nellie G. 736.
Langdon, John, 823.
Langley, George. 775.
Seth, 1080.
Lansdowne, Marquis of, 471.
Lapell, Georgie, 803.
Lappin, Emma J. 675.
Mary, 075.
Sylvester, 675.
Laragan, Mary, 866.
Laikin, .John H. 1074.
Larrabee, Abbie, 564.
Anna, 952.
Augusta, 566.
Benjamin, 564, 910.
Benjamin, Capt. 725.
Charles, Hon. 503.
Deborali, 845.
Eunice, 914.
Ida, 796.
Ida A. 665.
Isaac, 132, 845, 910.
Jacob, 952.
James. 143.
Jesse, 565.
.John, 873, 920.
Joshua, 143.
Lieut. 23.
Lydia, 482,
Phebe W. 904.
Philip, 952.
"Rod." 309.
Koyal T. 862.
Sally, 601.
Sally S. 952.
Samuel, 132, 134, 601.
Stephen, 914.
Susan, 601, on.
Zebulon, 143.
Lassall, Frances A. 1204
Mary B. 1205.
Matthew, 120<;.
Lassell, Judith, 623,
Latham, Charlotte, 770.
Lathe, Freeman, 836.
Lathimore, Samuel, 851.
Laughton, San. 815.
Lauhans. Alfred. 778.
Law. Mary A., 646.
Lawes. Anna, 853.
Lawrence, Amos, 141
Helen, 1182.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
1235
Lawrence, William, 801.
LnMon,].-, Mary W. 1118.
Li-aili. .Sallv loia.
Leadbc'tter, Sally, 400.
Su.saii N. .Wf).
Leaser. Anna. 1190.
Lear, Elizabeth, 008.
Tobias, 908.
Learned, Frank K. IWi;.
Leavitt, Aaron, .552, GG3.
Abigail, 481.
Alex, 10-28.
Anna, 493.
Bethia, 523.
Betsey, 481.
Bryant, 019-
Chas. S. 1212.
Daniel, 199, 518.
Dea. 229.
Eben H. 1035.
Elizabeth, 724.
James, 804.
Joseph, 100, .WO.
Lyilia, 804.
Malimla, dlo.
Mai-garet A. 1057.
Maria, 887.
Mary, 480, 487.
Polly, 1028, 1051.
Richard, 1027.
Rufus, 1053.
Samuel, 712
Sarah, 1029, 1170, 1182.
Sarah A. 1017.
S)isan, 1034.
William, Dea. 941.
Lebarron, Betsey, 787.
Lee, Ira, G48.
Mehitable, 710.
Peggy, 710.
Tlioma.s, 790.
Leightoii, Alpheus, 460.
Lucy, 558.
Nellie, 532.
Rebecca, 744.
Samuel, 832.
Stephen, 1139.
Woodman, 03.
Leland, Joseph, 119.
Joseph, Hon. 115-
Joseph W. 115.
Lemon, Rebecca, 488.
Leonard, Elizabeth, 873.
Job, 810.
Lequier, Mary, 1039.
Lester, Ella, 490.
Hannah G. 793.
Laurence, 8.53.
Leverett, John, Maj. 112.
Leveridge, Geo. N. 814.
Lewis, Abbv W. 241.
Abijah, lie, 515.
Betsey, 707. 708.
Carrie, 775
Charles, 618.
Darius, 187, 188.
Eben, Eld. C20.
Ebenezer, 200.
Elder, 233.
Eliza, 707.
Elizabeth, 707, 708, 718, 720.
Enoch A. 707.
Enoch H. 708.
Esdras, 885.
Grace, 706.
Hart, Capt, 885.
I. B. 499.
Jonatbaii, 620.
John, 620.
Joseph, 35.
Judith, 651.
Katy, 288.
Lucy, 708.
L.ewi.s, Maria, 708.
Marshall, 149, 187.
Mary, 620.
Mary L. 861.
Minnie .K. 1019.
Molly, 707, 708.
Olive, 775.
Peter, 70G.
Sarah, 1116, 1119.
Sarah M. 552.
Tliomas, 90, 91. 94, 95. 116,
178, 180, 287, 290, 291, 651.
Lewley, Sam, Mrs. 1016.
Libbv, Aaron, 020.
Abigail, 097.
Abner. 132, 660.
Alpheus, 601.
Alphia, 522.
Amos, 40G.
Ann M. 936.
Annie, 5(i5, 503.
Annie C. 558.
Asa, 589.
Augustus, 769.
Benj. 057, 898.
Betsey, 660.
Carll, 926.
Catherine, 587, 590.
Charles 0. 241.
Charlotte, 535.
Converse, 052.
Cordelia H. 669.
Cornelius, 905.
Daniel, 725.
Dennis, 918.
Dominicus, 918.
Ebenezer, 846.
E<hvin, 607.
Elias, 732.
Elijah, 631.
Elisha, 600, 0.50.
Eliza A. 1083.
Elizabeth, 905, 1121, 1170.
Emerson, 675.
Enoch, 847.
Esther, 952, 056.
Eunice, .589.
Fanny W. 006.
Florence E. 737.
Hannah, 052, 1082.
Hattie, 1086.
Henry, 955.
Henry, Capt. 1022.
Humphrey, 952.
Isaac. 178, 705, 952.
Ivory, 601.
James, 230, 845, 949.
Jane J. 732.
Jemima, 955.
Jesse, 132.
John, 590, 697. 1072.
Jonathan, Dea. 725.
Joseph, 132, 9:50.
Joshua, 407, 840, 1141.
Josiah, 1048.
J. R. eoi, 802.
J, Ralph, 861.
Julia, 1054.
Leander, &56.
Leeke, 1054.
Levi, 407.
Loren, 1159.
Luke, 914.
Lucy. 856, 1048.
Luther, 920.
Lydia, 406, 725, ooi, 95<;.
Martha, 493, 1070.
Mary, 466.
May. 1029.
May (Hart), .504.
Matthew, 726.
Mehitable, 587.
Molly, 1121.
Libby Moses, 847.
N. Alice, 558.
Nathan, 847.
Nathaniel. 500, 772, 787, 950,
1071
Parmeno. 493, 801.
Parmeno, Dea. 90G.
Peter, 1W9.
Phebe, 847, 852.
Philip, 060, 918.
Phineas, 132, 0.55.
Randall, Capt. 1182.
Reuben, 904.
Robert, 132, 593, 726.
Roger, 050.
Roxanna, 178.
Salome, 018.
Samuel, 587, 697.
Sarah, 501, 512.
Sewall, 510, 1183.
Stephen, Capt. 726.
Storer, 844.
Susan, 488, 566.
Su.sanna, 852.
Thomas, 845.
Tillotson, .504.
Watson, 506. 1173.
William, 522, 669, 918,
Woodbury, 052.
Wyman, il58.
Zachariah, 437.
Zehulnn, 1O40.
Lidgett, Elizabeth, 1188.
Lillig, Geoi-ge, 815.
Lincoln, Cotton, 203.
John D , Dr. 083.
L. J. 785.
Lucetta, 1179.
Sarah J. 1087.
Ling, Henrietta, 8.55.
Linnell, Abigail, 1110.
Enoch, 230.
Kidder R. 856.
Susanna. 2.36.
Widow, 236.
Lin,scott, Dr. 573.
Isaac, 136, 137.
Isaac, Jr. 137.
Joel, 574.
Joseph, 136. 137, 231, 437.
Miribah, 1158.
Noah, 136, 137.
Olive H. 512.
Tabitha, 523.
Little, Col. 937.
John H. 830.
Tristram. 178.
Litvlefield, Charity, 847.
David. .591;.
Edmund, 1196.
Elkanah A. 886.
-Hannah, 665.
J. C. 786.
Joanna, 840.
Jonathan, 840.
Maria, 506.
Mary, 625.
Sarah, 590.
Sophia, 572.
Stephen, 301.
Theodore, 1207.
William, 301.
Lock, Elizabeth S. 019.
Locke, Caleb, Jr. 119, 233.
Hannah, 466.
John, 839.
Mirtha S. 843.
Simon, Elder, 2.30.
ThouKVS, 233.
Widow, 233.
Lockwood, Gen. 1007.
Logan, Minnie, 641.
Lombard, Eliza, 742.
1236
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Lombard, Hannah, 742.
Joanna, 719.
John, 853,
Lucinda. 1110.
Luther, 132.
Paul, 132.
Salome, i)20.
Samuel, 853.
Sargent, 130.
Tom, 442.
Long, Ajidrew, 527.
Charity, 1094.
Helen, 720.
John, 137.
Mai-y, 845.
Lopans, Catherine, 103(i.
Lord, A. K. P.91i;.
Abigail, 731.
Andrew, 594.
Annie, 137.
Augusta. 842.
Betsey, 7S(;.
Cassanda, 583.
Daniel, 921.
David, 1158.
Dumnier, 841.
Eben, 142.
Ebenezer, 144, 1094,
Eleanor J. 008.
Elizabeth, 724.
Elizabetli J. 843.
Emma, 742.
Eimice, 943
Ezra, 935.
George, 151, 116G.
Geo. F. 10,50.
George W. 200, 487, oil, 057.
Hannah, 741.
Hannah V. 551.
Henry, 721.
Jacob, Jr. 741.
James, 1059.
John, 234, 901, 1054.
Jolin R. 1001.
Levi, 935.
Margaret, 1049.
Martlia, 523.
Mary, 608, 741, 1027, lOOO.
Miriam, 840.
Nancy, 1055.
Nathaniel, 551, 086.
Nathaniel, Eld. 934.
Phebe, 551, 900, 1025.
Samuel , 497.
Sarah, 102C, 1200.
Susanna. 595.
Thomas, 497.
Tobias, lie, 200, 203, 229, 695,
731.
Tobias, Hon. 731.
Loring, Betsey, 747.
Caroline H. 050.
John M. 071.
Mehitahle, 752.
Lothrop, .laiucs, 795.
Wilhuil, .'.08.
Lougei-, Ki'lsfV. COO.
Charlotte, 1133.
Delia, 890.
John, 1036.
John P. (M8.
Lovejoy, Ahiah, 162.
Abial, 103.
Abial, Col. 105.
Elizabeth, 1088.
Francis, 612.
Isaac F. 870.
Mary, 103.
Oliver, 747.
Phebe, 103.
Polly, 109.
Lovell, Charles, Gen. 837.
Susan H. 837.
Lovering, May A. 1180.
Lovett, f homas H. 047.
Lovewell, John, Capt. 25, 20,
40, 154.
Love, Don Lathrop, 790.
Lowe, Betsey, 479.
Betsey B. 696.
James M. 939.
Natlianiel,69e.
.Simon K. 590.
Svlvinia, ,S28.
Lowell. Albert, 1158.
Ben. T. 1081.
Daniel, 151.
Edmund P. 750.
Hannah, 89t.
Jonathan, 124, 149, 021.
Jonathan K. 187.
Mary, 1148.
Moses, 188.
Samuel, 510.
Lucas, Amasa, 850.
Dr. 804.
Lunt, James, 120.
Luques, An<lrew, 590.
Mary, 590.
Luterell, Andrew, 408.
Aurora, 468.
Lutterell, Andrew, Sir, 639.
Margaret, 039.
Lynn, Mrs. 069.
Lyon, Addie. 649
Petei', 1053.
Lyons, James G. 1
Lyssnn, Mary, 702.
Nicholas, 702.
Mabry. Josiah, 149.
Maliurv, Ciiiit 125.
MacAllister. Peter, .531.541.
MacArthur, Arthur, 134.
James, 134.
John, 132. 133, 134.
MacBane, Gillies. Maj. 450.
MacDowell, Alexander. 958.
Jean, 958.
Milliken, 958.
Win., Col. 958.
Mace, Abigail, 1090.
Anna, 934.
Andrew, 934.
Gibbins, 1169.
John, 1109.
Jo.seph, 1109.
Macomber. Loring, 578.
Macon, E. Louisa, 649.
Maclntire, Keziah, 551.
Micum, 551.
MacNamara. Frod H. 470.
Maddox, ll.iiry, 1129.
Magnon, Kicharil, oyo.
Mahaffy, Annie. 993.
Mahoney, Julia A. 1082.
Main, Cyrus, 049.
Joseph, 524.
Margaret, 655.
Mercy, 624.
Malcomb, Capt. 715.
Mary. 118, 715.
Maley, Mary, 004.
Malloy, Dennis, 133.
Edward, 485.
Jane, 48,5.
Mary A. 862.
Maloon, Samuel, 926.
Maltby, Lydia, 797.
Manley, Mary, 656.
Mann, Daniel, 721.
Elizabetli, 673.
(iiileon, 761.
Hannah, 734.
James, Jr. 872.
Jonathan, 872.
Mann, Katy, 594.
Mary, 751.
William, Dr. 462.
Mannegold. Annie, 814.
Manning, Fanny, 813.
Manstield, A. P. 500.
Daniel. 816.
Eliza J. 887.
Elizabeth, 886.
James, 864.
Josephine, 814.
Lois, 094, 880.
Marcus. 442.
Sarah, 684
Simeon, 300.
Manson. Abigail, 521.
Beniamin, 228, 241.
Hi'iijainin, Elder, 244.
(ieoijje, 058.
Isabella, 005.
John, 234.
Mark, 133.
Mary P. 904.
Nicholas, 227, 903.
Samuel, 904.
Sarah J. 1205.
William. 133.
Mansur, Emma A. 735.
Marlde, Fred, 864.
Gov. .502.
March, Abigail, 462.
Alice. 588.
H.annab, 1112.
Ida F. 685.
James, Col. 705.
John, 449.
Lucy. 9a5-
Samuel, Col. 905.
Sarah A. 548.
AVilliam, 1112
Marden. David, 498.
Sarah, 1178.
.Susan. 1182.
William, 859
M,arean, John, 130.
Marks, David, 220.
Marr, Abigail, 953.
Adaline, 930.
Betsey, 687.
Catherine, 905.
David, ,-.,s7.
Krlhi. .509.
I^iaac, 133.
James, 133, 730.
John, 004.
Joshua. 920.
Lvdia, 1103.
Mark, 951.
Martlia, 736.
Peletiah, 133.
Samuel, 495,509.
Sylvia, 593.
Marrett. Avery W. 123.
Daniel, Rev. 230.
John, 1104.
Marriner, Bertie, 803.
Marsii, Climena, 731.
Eugene, 813.
Mabel W. 1039.
Marshall, Jonathan, 1029.
John, 532.
John J. 757.
Louisa, 037.
Miirv S. 11119.
Mch'ital.lf. 1050.
Kirliar.l, 037.
Sally r. 1212.
AViUJaiii. 775.
Marstin, Martha, 402.
Marstoii, Isabella, 524.
John L 894.
Mary J. 907.
Martin, Abigail, 601.
INDEX TO SURNAMES.
1249
Wentworth, William, 133, 631,
941.
West, Betsev, 1094.
JoliM, ;r.', 9C, 101, 709.
Josepli. 127, 130.
William, 4<), i,30, 4.59.
Wescott, Almii-a, MS.
Eilmuiul, .'")48.
Eliza, 571.
Emily, 571.
Hann.ih M. 548.
Rioliaril, 5.'t4.
/.(■l>uloii. S(17.
Westliro.ik, Tliouias, .5.50, 833.
We.ston. Ebeiiezer, 818.
Elizabeth, 818.
Lucv, 835.
Mehitable, 818.
Wetherbee, Andrew, 920.
Wetherly, I. B. IMI.
Wetzel, Louis, 439.
Wetzler. Mark, UlC.
Weymouth, Aloii/.o, 019.
Benjamin, 1187.
Daniel L 543.
Eunice. 573, ViOG.
James, 138.
Freston, 619.
Thonia,s, 848.
Tobias, 054.
Whales, Catherine, 1114.
Hannah, 1113.
John, 130, 138, 398.
John, Capt. 100.5.
Wharff, John, 7'.iO.
Wheaton, Laura, 805,
Wm. A. 10.5,8.
Wlieeler, Annie, 818.
C. H., Rev. 537.
Daniel G. 488.
Hannah, 818.
Irving A. 648.
Joseph, 818.
Lydia, Mrs. 042.
Martha, ,537.
Wm. 35.
Wheelwright, Jno. 121.
Thomas, 198.
Whetstone, Matthew, 104.5.
Whidden, Catherine, 097.
David, 151.
John, 151.
Richard, 151.
Samuel, 151.
William, 151.
Whipple, George A, 558.
Marion, 627.
Robert, 223.
Whitchers, Claris.sa, 482.
Whitcomb, Chas. W. 1117.
White, Abraham, 513.
,\da E. 835.
Adda, 777.
Anna, 647.
Betsey, 753,
Cathi-rine M. 1031.
Eleanor. 1084.
Francis, 598.
(Tcorge, 811.
Jere, 1149.
John, 1105.
Jouatlian, 1029.
Joseph, 220, 376. 882.
Mary, 1036, 758.
Polly, 1083.
Robert, 746. 1100.
Samuel, 611.
Whitehouse, Andrew, 718.
Ed. 1142.
Robert, 309.
Whiting, Francis L., Rev. 242.
Mary. 7,59, 1202,
Nellie, 650.
Whitman, Alden. 873.
Margaret, 694.
Wliitmore, Esther, 873.
Whitmy, Betty, 518.
.\piihia, 1070.
Hadassali, 10,53.
Hannah, 527.
Herman S. 1121.
Increase, 835,
James, 8.57,
Leonard, 852.
Lydia, 1118.
Nancy F. 163.
Nathan, 222.
Nathaniel, Jr. 223.
Robertson, 574.
Sally, 527.
Silas, 876.
Stephen, 575, 1115.
William, 133.
Whittaker, Albert, 999.
Frank 9,31.
Wintteiiiore, David, 702.
E. P. 566.
Hannah, 721.
Lydia, 702.
Samuel, 141.
William, 133.
Whitten, George, W. 1097.
James, 138.
Richard, 138.
Stella. 956.
Thomas, 437.
Whittier. Judith S. 999.
N.athaniel. 119.
Wiggin, Betsi'V, 628.
Charles, 142.
Charl'jtti- R. 690.
Chase, 1+4.
Deborah B. 1148.
EIniira, 912.
John, 1172.
John C, Rev. 1125.
Marv, 595.
Samuel, 522, 90ii.
Sarah. 576.
T. B, Dr. 946.
Wigglesworth, Daniel, 1176.
Wilber, Jo.seph, 1116.
Williraham, Dick, 173, 174, 176,
176.
Wilcox, Daniel, 049.
Ephraim, 835.
R. J. 509.
Wilder, Leroy, 805.
Wildman, Anna J. 641.
Wilds, Ben.iamin, 603.
Mabel, 504.
Wiley, Benjamin, 541.
James C. 1118.
.John, 872.
Simeon C 543.
Wilkins, Richard, 1021.
WilkinMiii, i;iizabeth, 1073.
Willaril, Charles H. 1«U.
Darliska, 575.
John, 222.
Josiah, 222, 1122.
Louisa, 806.
Samuel, 222, 575.
Simon. Maj. 222.
Willet. Marv, 790, 871.
Willey, Beiij. G., Rev. 243.
James, 164.
Polly, 164.
Samuel, 244.
Samuel, Capt. 169.
Williams, Aaron. 187, s;n.
Abigail, 791.
Anna L. 1033.
Charles W. 892.
Daniel, 876.
Dinah, 241.
William.s, Edmund, 045, &53.
Eli, 187.
Elias. 794.
Eliza, 187.
Elizabeth, 873.
Ellen M. 8.S0.
Francis, 409.
Gresham, 701.
Hannah, Mrs. 790.
Henry P. 10.59.
Horatio, 504.
Joseph, 187.
Julia, 647.
Julia E. ivto.
Kitty, 643.
Lavinia, 187.
Lucy, 187,
Margaret, 791.
Nathan, 047.
Nathaniel, 187.
Nathaniel. Jr. 187.
Rachel. ,872.
Rhoda. 068.
Richard. 100.
Sarah. 938.
Thoma.s, 91, 100.
Trevor. Sir, 469.
Williamson, .\nna, si7.
John, 817.
Margaret, 817.
Willis, Charles S 406.
G. Herman, .S56.
Willoughby, Luther. 1110.
Wilsey. Minnie, 825.
Willson, A.J. 82,5,
Wilson, Abigail, 1086.
Actor, 719.
Deborah, 706.
Dorcas, i)56.
Eada, 625.
Edward, 889.
Eleanor. 576.
Elihu P. 707, 708.
James. 13s.
Joseph, 137. 138. 70S.
Lorenzo, 811.
Marcia, 999.
Mary A. 726.
Nellie, 933.
Rev. 738.
Samuel. 1102.
Solomon McN. 749.
Susanna, 7;i.8.
Winchell. Reuben, 511.
Winchester, Eilward A. 1002.
Wincc.ll. Capt. 22.
John, 690
Wing, Calvin, 489.
Temperance, 489.
Wingate, John, 885.
Simon, 223.
William, 588.
Winkley, Elizabeth, 511, 514.
Winship, Anna, .822.
Winslow, Gilbert, 603.
Nathan, Capt. .58;!.
Winter, Elizabeth, 845.
Winthrop, Adam, 92.
Col. 83:i.
John, 1109.
Wise, Ann, 1194.
Annie R. 1194.
Jane Vaiiglian, 762.
Mis.s, 714.
Wiswell, Col. 853.
Lucy, 719.
Witham, Daniel, 754.
Elder, 314, 3!18.
Hannah, 316.
Jacob, 1162.
Jonathan, 643.
Morris, Eld. 310.
Rose A. 1117.
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INDEX TO SURNAMES.
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Witham, Sophronia, 7H.
Tamsen, 754.
Witsoii, Tliomas, 110.
Woei'd, Ida Vourier, C74.
Wood, Abigail, 791.
Agues, 125.
Benoni, G21.
Clinton E. 896.
James, 847.
John 113, 235.
Lucinda, 809.
Lucy A. C46.
Mary, 912.
Mary A. 799.
Peter. 799.
Sarah, 125. 235.
Woodbury, James, 530.
Lois, 1101.
Woodman, Aaron, 1032.
Abigail, G66.
Amos, 4.37, 003.
Anna, 633.
Betsey, 448, 711.
Benjamin, 108, 1213.
Carrie, 89r>.
Cyrus, Hon. 878.
Elizabetli(Longfellow),10S.
Harriet, 1061.
Horace, 777.
Isaac, 880, 1136.
James, 448, 724.
John. 201, 437, G25, 711, 940.
Joshua, 033.
Joshua, Lieut. 109.
Joseph, 38, 198. 199, 653, 1189.
Joseph, Capt. 108, 447.
Mary, 680.
Mary (Hancock), 448.
Molly. 875.
Moses, 881.
Nathan, 109, 118, 099.
Nathaniel, 878.
Olive, 448.
Paul, 877.
Phineas, 848.
Woodman, Polly. 704.
Rebecca, 448.
Sally, 034. 711.
Samuel, 437. 711.
Sarah, 447, 875. 870.
Sen-all, 1044.
Shubael. 118.
Simon, 882.
William, 437.
Woodruff, Clarissa. 640.
Woods, Dorothy M. 450.
Elizabeth J. 1042.
Fanny, 561.
Leonard, Dr. 450.
Mary A 1033.
Woodside, Luella, Mrs. 905.
Wooilsum. Abiatha. 452.
Betsey, 870.
Biatha, 1080.
Cald, 144.
Dorcas, 942.
Samuel, 231. 451.
Submit, 484.
Woodward. Amos. 864.
Priseilla, 854.
Woodlolk, Julia, 813.
Woolson, Amos, 746.
Wormwood, Fannie B. 935.
Hiram, 593.
James, 130, 138.
John, 591.
Lewis, 843.
Mary E. 529.
Mehitable. 1030.
Samuel, 1094.
Susan. 843.
Woveman. Jacob, 872.
Wright. Abigail, 222.
Elizabeth, 471.
Margaret, 914.
Mary. 056.
Samuel, 222.
Wrightman. Sarah, 869.
Wylis, Henry D., 870.
Wyman, Ensign, 27, 28.
Wyman, Joshua, 1001.
Julia, 1018.
Setb, 25.
Wythe, Martha, 681.
VatPs, Fred. 1144.
Leroy, 1183.
Yeaton, Joanna, 668.
Stephen, 1138.
Susan, 1138.
York, Abigail, 130.
Dolly F. 880.
Eleanor, 037.
Ida M. 10,'-i3.
John L. 649.
Leander. 1131.
Mary. 696.
Orelia. 497.
Samuel. 497.
Sarah. 746.
Thomas, 637.
Young, Addie S. .502.
Anna, 103, 1203.
Brigham. 281.
Caleb, 36.
Carrie M. 502.
David, 133, 052.
Esther, 871.
Hezekiali, 232.
John, 113. 232, 502, 710.
Joseph, 1037.
Lovina, 1200
Margaret. 859.
Mary E. 1180.
Matthew. 1125.
Pelina, 1073.
Peter B., Hon. 740.
Samuel, ,551.
Sarah, 110.
Thomas, 119.
J. Watson, 1019.
Zelma, Sarah, 660.
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