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Susannah, b. June 13, 1799.
Amos, b. Oct. 6, 1800; m. Christina Ryerson.
Esra, b. Mar. 30, 1802.
George, Jr., b. Oct. 17, 1803; m. Miriam Hall.
Jonathan, b. July 21, 1806.
Sarah, b. July 8, 1808. Seth, b. Dec. 7, 1810. Benjamin Brown, b. Oct. 19, 1812.
Alanson, b. Jan. 14, 1814. Mary Brown, b. May 2, 1816. Hannah, b. May II, 1818.
SETH ROBERTS, bro. of the preceding. b. May 5, 1786, m. -, s. in Eastern Maine. Children recorded here :
Benjamin, b. May 9, 1815. James, b. Feb. 25, 1817.
RYERSON.
LUKE RYERSON who was an early settler in the western part Buckfield, was b. in New Jersey. He m. Abigail Ellery. He settled first in York County where his first children were born.
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His wife died and he m. 2d Sarah Coombs of York b. Dec. 14, 1766. He died in Buckfield in 1812. Children by first wife :
Col. William, b. Aug. 4, 1769; m. Sally Parsons; s. in Paris.
Luke, Jr., b. 1772; m. Keziah Cushman; s. in Paris.
Elisabeth, b.
George, b .--; m. Elizabeth Jenks; s. in Paris.
Polly, b. -.
Jolın, b.
Joseph, b. -; d. young.
Samuel, b.
Benjamin, b.
Susannalı, b. -; m. John Bearce; s. in Auburn. Abigail, b. -; m. -- Irving.
Children by second wife:
Sarah, b. June 16, 1793; m. John Cole, Poland.
Joseph, b. Oct. 7, 1794; s. St. Albans, Vt.
Howell, b. Mar. 6, 1796; m. Ist, - Churchill; 2d, - Roberts ; 3d, -- White.
Nancy, b. Mar. 9, 1798; m. Jonathan Pulsifer. Nehemiah, b. July 9, 1799; s. in Portland.
Esther, b. Mar. 6, 1801 ; m. John Moore. Roding, b. Aug. 20, 1802; m. Anna Whittemore. N. Osgood, b. Sept. 25, 1803; m. Nancy Hersey. Christina, b. Nov. 20, 1804; m. Amos Roberts. Simeon, b. Nov. 28, 1805; m. Miranda Walker; s. in Paris. Ebeneser, b. Ang. 20, 1807.
SHAW.
JOTHAM SHAW, one of eighteen children, was the son of Deacon John Shaw and Jane (Drake) Shaw, a descendant of the celebrated Drake family of England. He was born in Wey- mouth, Mass., Sept. 28, 1764. He married Sarah Young Roberts of Windham, Me., about 1786. He was a soldier in the War for Independence and an early settler of Bucktown where he died Apr. 18, 1832, aged 68. His wife died Ma.r 4, 1855, in her gIst year. Children of Jotham and Sarah (Roberts) Shaw :
Xoa, b. Dec. 25, 1787; m. John Hutchinson. Jesse, b. Nov. 5, 1789; m. Catharine Morse. Almira, b. Aug. 1I, 1791; m. Joseph Chase. Amos, b. Dec. 6, 1793; m. Mary Chase. Miriam, b. Sept. 16, 1796; m. Edmund Hall. Charlotte, b. Ang. 23, 1799; d. Apr. 3, 1805. Jotham, b. Dec. 3, 1801; m. Sarepta Whiting.
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John, b. Mar. 10, 1804; m. Irene Irish.
Isaac, b. May 21, 1806; m. Joanna Teague.
Charlotte, b. Mar. 20, 1810; m. Thomas Cates.
JESSE (Jotham, John) b. Nov. 5, 1789, m. Catharine Morse. She d. Aug. 29, 1875. He owned a farm which he cleared and in which he built a house in the eastern part of the town, enlisted and served in the War of 1812. Died Sept. 12, 1886. Children :
I. Sylvira, born Dec. 28, 1816, married Daniel F. Simpson of Byron ; later removed to North Turner. Children :
George F., born Dec., 1845; Maria F., born July 4, 1847; Emma, born July 24, 1849; Ella, born July 27, 1851 ; Charles S., born Sept. 5, 1854.
II. Francis C., born Feb. 11, 1819; married Vilona Whitman. After her death he married Rebecca Smit.h He was killed by being run over with a yoke of oxen and cart. Had one son, Henry M., born Feb. 28, 1851, who lives in Caribou, Maine. Has three children :
Grace, Shirley and Barton.
III. Maria, born Feb. 22, 1821 ; married Ichabod Allen of Turner, Me. IV. James, born Mar. 16, 1823, married Isabella D. Brown of Bruns- wick, Mar. 23, 1851. He enlisted in Nineteenth Maine Regiment, Co. E, Aug. 1862. Was in several battles and at the Battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864, received wounds from which he died in the hospital at Wash- ington, D. C., June, 1864. They had two children :
Henry G., born May 15, 1852; married Georgia A. Lowell. He died Nov., 1908. They have three children :
James A., married Bessie Lee Alden of Marlboro, Mass. He is a Free Baptist minister preaching at Dale, N. Y. Annie B., married Rev. Luther D. Tibbetts. H. Lowell, married Florence Wyman of West Peru. They have one son, John Henry, born June 30, 1912.
Mary Emma, born July 2, 1860; died Mar. 8, 1888.
V. Henry M., born Mar. 13, 1824. When a young man shipped on a whaling voyage, and after returning to port, was never heard from again. Supposed by his relatives to have met with foul play.
VI. Jotham, born June 4, 1826; went West and during the Civil War enlisted in a Minnesota regiment, but before the war closed was taken sick and died.
VII. Alfred, born April 18, 1829. In 1854 went to California and after the Civil War broke out enlisted in the Sixth Cal. Regiment, saw service on the Pacific coast and the Isthmus of Panama. In 1866 returned to Buckfield. Married Isabella D. Shaw, the widow of his brother James, bought a farm in the southern part of the town. In Oct., 1872, bought a stand in Buckfield village, where he lived until his death, May 17, 1899. Had two daughters, Kate B., married George C. Morrill of Sumner, and Josephine M.
VIII. Geo. W., born Aug. 7, 1832, lived on the place owned and cleared by his father, married Sylvina Bonney of Paris, Me .; she died Oct. 30,
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1888. He married for his second wife, Mrs. Mary E. Jones, Sept. 13, 1891 ; she died Aug. 23, 1906. He died July 15, 1908. His children were Addie E., and a son, who died in infancy.
AMOS (Jotham, John), b. Dec. 6, 1793, m. Mary Chase. Their children :
Silas, b. Sept. 4, 1821 ; d. June 23, 1893.
Zenas.
Joseph. Wilson.
SILAS (Amos, Jotham, John), m. Amanda C. Record. She died Dec. 29, 1903. They had one child, Mary A., b. Oct. 15, 1855, m. Justus B. Mason.
ZENAS (Amos, Jotham, John), m. Jane Benson. They had two children :
Wilson, married Elizabeth Spaulding (deceased). They had one son, Warren S.
Albert, married Sadie Keene (deceased). They had 4 children, Jen- nie M., Ervin A., Bertha and Lawrence.
JOSEPH (Amos, Jotham, John). m. Sarah Pettengill. They had one son, Alton J., m. Mary Harris.
WILSON (Amos, Jotham, John), m. Ellen Loring.
JOTHAM (Jotham, John), b. Dec. 3, 1801, m. Sarepta Whit- ing, b. July 29, 1805. He died June 25, 1868; she died Sept. 19, 1893. Children :
Mary Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1829; m. John H. Purkis of Providence, R. I.
John Addison, b. Feb. 7, 1832; m. Ist, Susan Record; 2d, Eliza Gil- bert ; 3d, Ellen Bradley.
Charlotte Frances, b. May 22, 1834; m. Hosea Bisbee.
Charles A., b. Sept. 14, 1839; d. Mar. 21, 1851.
Jotham W'illiam, b. Sept. 3, 1841 ; m. Rosanna B. Irish.
Isaac Whiting, b. July 5, 1844.
Sarepta A., b. Dec. 16, 1846; m. John Purkis.
JOTHAM WILLIAM (Jotham. Jotham, John), m. Rosanna B. Irish. Children :
Isaac Whiting, b. Jan. 10, 1867; m. Ida Marston.
Ella F., b. Oct. 21, 1870; m. Horace Dunn ; res. Lisbon, Me .; children, Leroy H. and Sarah R.
Clarence W'., b. Feb. 14, 1879; m. Julia Turner; res. Buckfield, Me. Their two children are Rodney E. and Gleason T.
Harold, b. Feb. 23, 1886; m. Lida Gammon.
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JOHN (Jotham, John) b. March 10, 1804, d. June II, 1888; m. Irene Irish. She d. March 9, 1889. Children :
Phebe, b. August 9, 1833; d. December 31, 1908.
Elvira M., b. July 1, 1835; d. March 1, 1836.
Rosette Irish, b. October 20, 1837; d. January 15, 1907.
John Emery, b. March 1, 1841.
Elisa Ann, b. March 2, 1843; d. November 1, 1871.
Sarah Jane, b. October 23, 1845; d. December 18, 1885. Jotham, b. November 25, 1848.
PHEBE (John, Jotham, John) m. W. A. Knapp. Children : W. Herbert, unmarried.
Theresa Adelaide, married (J. W. Hall, deceased), Geo. Elliott.
George C., married Lena House.
Frank L., m. Gertrude Eastman.
Henry A., m. Blanche House.
Anna I. m. Norman Marsh.
Grace G., unmarried.
SARAH JANE (John, Jotham, John) m. Addison S. Young. Children :
Angie May, married Adna Godding. Twins :
Clarence A., married Gertrude Hodsdon.
Carroll E., married Addie Hodsdon.
Charles H., married Kate Phillips.
Elvira, died young. H. Clifton, married Louise Verrill. R. Clarendon, died young.
JOTHAM (John, Jotham, John) m. Lora E. Greene, July 1, 1858; d. November 2, 1907. Children :
Albert Jotham, b. January 20, 1879; d. February 17, 1879.
Nellie Rosette, b. November 28, 1880; m. Ruel E. Taylor. Infant, b. February 15, 1882; d. February 15, 1882. Etta Louise, b. April 15, 1887; m. Bernard Kennedy.
ISAAC (Jotham, John) b. May 21, 1806; m. Ist, Joanna Teague ; 2d, Fanny Teague Irish. He died April 8, 1894; Joanna died Aug. 27. 1862. Children :
Sabina Ellen, b. Mar. 20, 1832; m. Asia Ricker; d. Aug. 20, 1868.
Angelia J., b. Mar. 13, 1835; m. James H. DeCoster. Elisa F., b. Dec. 25, 1839; m. James B. Bryant. Mary A., b. May 5, 1841 ; m. Decatur Irish.
Isaac Wilson, b. Aug. 7, 1850; m. Ada M. Tuttle.
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SABRINA E. ( Isaac, Jotham, John) m. Asia Ricker. She died Aug. 20, 1868. He died Feb. 25, 1910. Children :
Estella D., b. Mar. 6, 1853: d. Dec. 27, 1879; m. William S. Stetson. They had one son, Il'illie A., died Jan. 19, 1893.
Fred A., b. May 10, 1857; 111. Kate Hemmenway Ellis; res., Worces- ter, Mass.
Angelia D., b. July 10, 1860; married Leon H. Bassett. She died Jan. 17, 1908; he died Dec. 16, 1897. They had 7 children : Arthur I'., Cora A., Leon H., W'alter S., Helen S., Carrie M. and Elsa L.
Anna, b. Ang. 24, 1863; m. Fred Skillings of Anburn, Me. They have three children : Angie M .; Mabel R., married Fred C. Bailey, have one child, Dorothea S .; Rosa C.
(Children of Angelia J. (Shaw) and James H. DeCoster given in DeCoster genealogy.)
ELIZA F. SHAW ( Isaac, Jotham, John) m. James B. Bryant. She died Jan. 24, 1913; he died Sept. 20, 1875. Children :
John B., b. Nov. 20, 1867; m. Clara Waterman; res., Buckfield.
James I., b. Feb. 4, 1875 ;m. Eleanor L. Stearns of Paris, Me .; res. Buckfield. They have two children, W'ilma and James.
MARY A. SHAW (Isaac, Jotham, John) m. Decatur Irish. Children :
Neltie, b. Ang. 23, 1866; d. Dec. 14, 1877.
James E., b. July 6, 1870; m. Wilma Maxim; res. -. have one son, Howard Maxim.
They
ISAAC WILSON SHAW (Isaac, Jotham, John), b. Aug. 7, 1850, was the youngest child and only son of Isaac Shaw, a prosperous farmer of East Buckfield. During his minority he came to the village, residing with his brother-in-law, James H. DeCoster, and became a clerk in the store and postoffice of the latter. Later, he acquired an interest in the business, and on the resignation of Mr. DeCoster, was appointed postmaster, serving about ten years. On Mr. DeCoster's retirement he became sole proprietor of the store. He devoted great energy to his affairs and under his close attention and careful management his business steadily increased until his store became a prominent center of hardware trade for a large surrounding country. He married Ada M. Tuttle of Buckfield. He died Feb. 22, 1906. Children :
Amy W'ilson, b. July 19, 1878. Howard P., b. Sept. 12, 1882. Mildred !V., b. Oct. 11, 1889. Helen M., b. Jan. 27, 1893.
I. Wilson Shaw
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CHARLOTTE (Jotham, John) b. Mar. 20, 1810; d. Nov. 13, 1900; m. Thomas S. Cates of Bangor, Me., who died June, 1867. Children :
Sarah Elizabeth, m. Thomas Files; res. Bangor, Me. They have a son, Ralph Ernest, and a daughter, Bertha Celestia.
Celestia, m. Rev. S. C. Whitcomb, res. Bangor, Me. They had one . son, Arthur Mellen, who died in 1884.
Miriam Shaw, teacher in Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C.
Mellen Thomas, m. Annie Wood; res., Bangor Me. They have one daughter, Charlotte, m. Frank Rowe.
SMITH.
JASIEL SMITH was born in Taunton, Mass., March 25. 1734. He m. Anna Crossman. In 1787 they came to Turner and died there. Children :
Hannah, b. Feb. 15, 1758; m. Samuel Andrews (B.'s Ist Rep.)
A daughter, b. July 9, 1759, died in infancy.
Laban, b. Feb. 1, 1760; m. Molly Bryant of Turner.
Jasiel, b. Feb. 7, 1763; m. Rachel Purington of Topsham.
Asa, b. Aug. 22, 1765; m. Jane Niles of Turner.
Seba, b. June 13, 1767; m. Aphia Stevens.
Nancy, b. May 13, 1769; m. Moses Stevens of Turner.
Kesialı, b. Sept. 22, 1771; m. James Waterman of Buckfield.
Chloe, b. Mar. 16, 1774; m. Dr. Charles Hayes of Reading. Rachel, b. Mar. 25, 1780; m. Rev. John Strickland of Turner.
JASIEL and SEBA, sons of Jasiel, settled in Buckfield. After living here for several years, the latter moved to Bridgton. The former served in the War of the Revolution. He died in Buck- field May 15, 1848. Only one child is recorded on our records, Anna, b. Dec. 19, 1791.
SEBA SMITH, son of Jasiel, b. June 13, 1767; m. Aphia Stevens. They settled Ist in Turner, 2d in Buckfield and 3d in Bridgton. He was the 2d post rider in that section. Children recorded on Buckfield records :
Charles, b. Aug. 29, 1790.
Seba, Jr., b. Sept. 14, 1792; m. Elizabeth O. Prince.
Silas, b. July 2, 1794.
Abiel, b. July 13, 1796.
ISRAEL SMITH of another family, with wife Rebekah, were settlers here before 1800. He was a taxpayer in 1797. We have no records of their deaths. Children :
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Josiah, b. June 28, 1787. Israel, Jr., b. Sept. 20, 1789.
Jane, b. Nov. 15, 1791. Elliott, b. Oct. 14, 1794.
Rebecca, b. June 10, 1797.
William, b. May 26, 1802.
JOSIAH SMITH, son of the preceding, b. June 28, 1787, m. Betsey Child : Montillian, b. Oct. 18, 1810.
SPAULDING.
The Spauldings of Buckfield are descendants from Edward, the American ancestor, who came to Braintree, Mass., between 1630 and 1633. The name is supposed to have been derived from the town of Spalding in Linconshire, England. E. W. Spalding, Esq., of St. Louis, Mo., suggests that it means "shoulder-hitter," from spall, shoulder, and ding, to strike. The name originated in the Middle Ages.
BENJAMIN SPAULDING (see sketch) who made the first im- provements in the town of Buckfield, was b. at Concord, Mass., Feb. 5, 1739. The line of descent from the American ancestor Edward1 to him is as follows : Andrew,2 Henry,3 Leonard,+ Ben- jamin.5 He m. Patty Barrett of Chelmsford, Nov. 29, 1764. She was b. Jan. 31, 1740. Leonard, the father of Benjamin, died in Concord, Mass., in Feb., 1758. His mother, Elizabeth, m. 2d, Dr. Ezekiel Chase. He died and she came to Buckfield to live with her son's family, where she died in 1799, aged 80.
He died Oct. 14, 1811. She died Oct. 4, 1819. Children (only last three born in Buckfield) :
Patty, b. Sept. 14, 1765; m. Joseph Robinson.
Rebecca, b. Nov. 10, 1766; m. Benjamin Heald.
Benjamin, Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1768; m. Ist, Myrtilla Robinson; 2d, Mrs. Mary Bumpus.
Leonard, b. Feb. 13, 1770; m. Margaret Warren.
Elisabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1772; m. John Fletcher.
Abel, b. Oct. 15, 1777; m. Phebe Proctor.
Esther, b. Oct. 28, 1779; m. Alexander Thayer.
Stephen, b. Aug. 13, 1782; m. Bethiah Record.
Thankful, b. Aug. 16, 1787; m. Caleb Cushman of Paris.
HON. BENJAMIN SPAULDING, son of the preceding, b. August 15, 1768, at Chelmsford, Mass. ; m. Myrtilla Robinson of Sumner,
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Oct. 15. 1790. She was b. Dec. 12, 1770. His wife d. Oct. I, 1816, and he m. 2d, Mrs. Mary (Sturtevant) Bumpus of Hebron. She died June 24, 1845. He died Feb. 18, 1858, in the 90th year of his age. Children by first wife :
Increase, b. Oct. 2, 1791 ; m. Sally Spaulding.
Lupiru, b. Feb. 17, 1794; m. William Cole.
Jonas, b. Apr. 22, 1796; m. Miriam Irish.
Adrian, b. July 1, 1800; d. Mar. 4, 1825. Axel, b. Feb. 17, 1803; m. Clarissa Murdock.
Sidney, b. Jan. 20, 1807; m. Eliza G. Atwood.
Melissa, b. Jan. 22, 1809; d. Aug. 18, 1831.
By second wife :
Dastine, b. Jan. 15, 1819; m. Clarinda B. Parsons.
Osen, b. Dec. 2, 1821; m. Martha M. Emery.
INCREASE SPAULDING, EsQ., son of the preceding, b. Oct. 2, 1791 ; m. Sally Spaulding. He held the principal town offices and served as town clerk for many years. She died Dec. II, 1836. He died April 22, 1839. Children :
Danville D., b. Jan. 8, 1815; d. Feb. 11, 1816.
Cynthia E., b. Oct. 13, 1819; d. Sept. 20, 1820.
Adrian, b. Nov. 4, 1824; m. Betsey Davis; s. in Freeport.
Francis E., b. Mar. 21, 1827; m. Mary Record; s. in Corning, N. Y. Sarah J., b. June 26, 1830; m. John Walcott of Mechanic Falls.
Augustine II'., b. Feb. 17, 1832; d. May 26, 1835. Sally, b. Nov. 2, 1836; d. Mar. II, 1837.
JONAS SPAULDING, Eso., 2d son of Hon. Benjamin, b. Apr. 22, 1796; m. Miriam, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Irish. He was town treasurer and a member of the board of selectmen and asssessors for many years. He died Mar. 15, 1848. Children : Mary J., b. Feb. 28, 1820; m. William Record.
William Franklin, b. Dec. 29, 1821 ; d. Jan. 31, 1892; m. Emily Warren. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1828; d. July 28, 1848.
WILLIAM FRANKLIN SPAULDING, son of the preceding, b. Dec. 29, 1821 ; m. Emily, dau. of David and Phebe Warren. He d. Jan. 31, 1892. She d. Apr. 26, 1895. Child :
Elisabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1854.
MAJOR AXEL SPAULDING, 4th son of Hon. Benjamin, b. Feb. 17, 1803; m. Clarissa Murdock. He died April 1, 1856. She died Oct. 27, 1869. Children :
Frederick A., b. Dec. 27, 1825; m. Amanda M. Bisbee.
Clarissa, b. July 31, 1828; m. John Q. Ellis of Sumner.
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FREDERICK AUGUSTUS SPAULDING, son of the preceding, b. Dec. 27, 1825 ; m. Amanda M., dau. of Capt. Lewis and Elizabeth Bisbee of Sumner. He died June 12, 1856. Child :
Lewis Bisbee, b. Dec. 11, 1851.
SIDNEY SPAULDING, 5th son of Hon. Benjamin, b. Jan. 20, 1807; m. Eliza G. Atwood. He died Apr. 1, 1881. She died June 14, 1896, aged 86. Children :
Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1835; d. Aug. 18, 1835.
Benjamin, b. June 15, 1836; m. Mary Barrett.
Cyrus Cole, b. Feb. 18, 1838; m. Ellen M. Tuttle.
William Cole, b. June 18, 1841 ; m. Lovina J. Sterling.
Flora A., b. Feb. 20, 1846.
Florence A., b. Ja.n 26, 1855; m. C. Childs.
BENJAMIN SPAULDING (see sketch) oldest son of Sidney, b. June 16, 1836; m. Mary Barrett of Sumner. She d. Mar. IO, 1885. Children :
Sarah Eliza, b. Mar. 10, 1872.
Mary, b. July 11, 1874; m. James E. Warren.
Benjamin, Jr., b. Mar. 29, 1876.
Gilbert Barrett, b. Mar. 9, 1878.
CYRUS C. SPAULDING, son of Sidney, b. Feb. 18, 1838; m. Mrs. Ellen M. Tuttle of Turner, dau. of Lucius Young of Buck- field. He served as Corp. in Co. C of Col. Chamberlin's 20th Regt. Maine Vols., and while in the service contracted the disease of which he died July 3, 1897. He was for several years after the war, a successful merchant in his native village and was also town clerk for many years. His wife d. May 4, 1878 and he m. 2d, Mrs. Carrie Crommett. Children :
Infant, b. Mar. 2, 1867; d. Sept. 12, 1867.
Nellie B., b. Sept. 11, 1870; m. Stanley Bisbee.
Myrtic, M., b. Aug. 28, 1872; m. Dr. Arthur E. Cole.
Lottie M., b. Jan. 20, 1874; m. Ellis Russell.
Child by 2d wife :
Lila S., b. May 27, 1881 ; m. Harley F. Rawson.
WILLIAM C. SPAULDING (see sketch) son of Sidney, b. June 18, 1841 ; m. Lovina J. Sterling. She d. March 31, 1904. Set- tled in Caribou. Children :
John S., b. July 21, 1869; m. Harriet Louise Burpee. He died Dec. 15, 1896; no children.
Atwood W., b. Jan. 6, 1873.
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DASTINE SPAULDING, EsQ., son of Hon. Benjamin, b. Jan. 15. 1819; m. Clarinda B. Parsons, b. Dec. 15, 1821. He was town clerk for many years, also selectman and treasurer. He moved to Cape Elizabeth. No issue.
OZEN SPAULDING, bro. of the preceding, b. Dec. 2, 1821 ; m. Martha M. Emery of Hartford. He d. Mar. 7, 1888. Child :
Orlando H., b. Feb. 18, 1857.
CAPT. LEONARD SPAULDING, 2d son of Benjamin, sen., b. Feb. 13, 1770; m. Margaret Warren. He died Aug. 27, 1854. She died July 13, 1856. Children :
Sally, b. Nov. 22, 1794; m. Increase Spaulding.
William, b. Apr. 2, 1796; m. Rebecca Swallow; s. in Ohio.
Zilpha, b. July 25, 1799; m. Hon. Job. Prince.
James, b. June 10, 1802; m. Cynthia Bray.
Africa, b. May 10, 1804; m. Harriet Swett; s. in Ohio.
Almeda, b. Aug. 28, 1807; m. Winchester Spaulding.
Abel, b. July 29, 1809; m. Marcia Geer; s. in Ohio.
Jane, b. Sept. 20, 1811; m. Winchester Spaulding. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec. 1, 1814; m. Lydia S. Fletcher ; s. in Minn. Diantha, b. Aug. 20, 1817; m. Aratus Farrar.
CAPT. JAMES SPAULDING, son of the preceding, b. June 10, 1802; m. Cynthia Bray of Turner. His wife died Dec. 11, 1864, and he went to live with his son-in-law, Jacob W. Browne, Esq., at Earlevill, Ill., where he died in 1886. Children :
Margaretta J., b. Sept. 8, 1826, m. Ist, Ezra S. Bisbee; 2d, Jacob W. Browne, Esq.
Zilpha Prince, b. Apr. 10, 1832; m. Christopher C. Packard.
James G., b. July 4, 1834; m. Nancy W. Hines.
Emma F., b. Feb. 16, 1844; m. Capt. John E. Bryant.
ABEL SPAULDING, son of Benjamin, the first settler, b. Oct. 15, 1777 ; m. Phebe Proctor. He died Sept. 1, 1809. She died Oct. 21, 1812. Children :
Asa, b. Aug. 24, 1800; d. Sept. 13, 1816.
Arvilla, b. May 11, 1803; m. Cyrus Record.
Phebe, b. Oct. 3, 1809; m. Lewis Record.
STEPHEN SPAULDING, the youngest son of Benjamin, the first settler. b. Aug. 13, 1782; m. Ist, Bethiah Record; 2d, Sophia Morrill. He died Apr. 27, 1868. Last wife died Feb. 3, 1891, in her 97th year. Children :
Winchester, b. Feb. 13, 1805; m. Ist, Almeda Spaulding; 2d, Jane Spaulding.
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Roxanna, b. July 3, 1808; m. Isaac Tuttle of Turner.
Alexander Thayer, b. June 20, 1811; m. Mary J. Manly; s. in Ohio. Emerline, b. June 5, 1814; m. Wm. S. Bisbee of Sumner.
Danville Decatur, b. Mar. 18, 1820; m. Roxy M. Brown; s. in Minn. Stephen Jackson, b. Sept. 17, 1828; m. Georgianna Buck; s. in Minn. George Greenleaf, b. Jan. 25, 1832; m. Charlotte G. Morrill; s. in Sumner.
Augustus Washington, b. May 26, 1837; m. Mary B. Keen.
WINCHESTER SPAULDING, oldest son of the preceding, b. Feb. 13, 1805 ; m. Almeda Spaulding. She died Feb. 11, 1843, and he m. 2d, Jane Spaulding. He died May 15, 1891; 2d wife d. Jan. 16, 1894. Children :
Francis M., b. Dec. 22, 1830; d. Oct,. 1837.
Melissa, b. Jan. 19, 1832; m. John Cresey.
Alexander, b. Oct. 23, 1834; d. Nov. 28, 1857.
Mary Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1837; m. William Clapp of Salem, Mass. Martha M., b. Apr. 30, 1840.
AUGUSTUS WASHINGTON SPAULDING, brother of the pre- ceeding, b. May 26, 1837 ; m. Mary B. Keen. Children :
Carroll Augustus, b. Aug. 23, 1856.
Georgianna Julia, b. Aug. 28, 1865.
Stephen, b. Feb. 21, 1869.
DANVILLE DECATUR SPAULDING, son of Stephen, b. Mar. IS, 1820; m. Roxy M. Brown. They settled in Minnesota. Children recorded here :
Augustus IV., b. Mar. 25, 1846. Alonso D., b. Dec. 27, 1847. Victoria A., b. May 9, 1850.
STEPHENS
The Stephenses of Buckfield, Paris and Woodstock are de- scended from an old Plymouth County, Massachusetts, family.
EZRA STEPHENS, with his wife, Lydia, came to Buckfield early in the last century. He began trade in the village on the east side of the river near the present site of the post office. Capt. Sam- uel, his brother, b. in Plymouth in 1768, s. in Woodstock. Zaccheus, another brother, s. on Paris Hill, where for many years he kept a public house. Ezra Stephens died about 1818 from the effects of being kicked by a horse. After his death family moved away. Children recorded on our records :
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Benjamin S., b. Sept. 29, 1808; m. Abigail Sampson ; s. Ist, Sumner, and afterward moved to Paris where he d. May 8, 1874.
Esra, b. Aug. 3, 1810.
Eleaser, b. Mar. 13, 1813.
Edward F., b. Dec. 20, 1814.
Louisa A., b. Mar. 5, 1817.
Sylvia F., b. Nov. 10, 1819.
SWETT.
JOHN SWETT, son of Dr. Stephen Swett, a surgeon in the Revolutionary War, and his wife. Sarah Adams. b. June 23. 1763; m. Betsey Warren. He came here from Gorham or Windham and settled in the township before the census was taken in 1790. John Swett of Windham served 33 years in the Revolution. Dr. Stephen Swett was the first physician to settle in Gorham. He was b. in Newmarket, N. H., and was the son of Moses and Han- nah (Swett) Swett. The American ancestor of this family was John Swett, who came from England and was one of the grantees of Newbury in 1642. His son, Capt. Benjamin Swett, the grandfather of Dr. Stephen Swett, was killed in a fight with the Indians at Scarborough, June 29. 1077. Dr. Stephen, with his family, moved to Windham and late in life to Otisfield, where he d. Jan. 6, 1807. His wife d. there May 3. 1808.
Two brothers of John, Nathaniel. b. Oct. 9, 1771, m. Olive Moody and d. in Scarboro; and William, b. Dec. 6, 1776, m. Clarissa Benson of Middleboro and d. at Hartford, were resi- dents for several years in Buckfield.
John Swett for many years was one of the principal citizens of the town. He died July 14, 1844. in Buckfield (so grand- daughter, Mrs. Rose M. Briggs, 1905, says). Children recorded here :
John, Jr., b. Feb. 4, 1789; m. Remember Berry. Josiah, b. Sept. 13, 1790; m. Achsa Hayford.
Polly, b. Apr. 23, 1792; m. Clemmons Randall.
Margaret, b. Apr. 21, 1794: m. Ephraim Ricker.
Nancy, b. July 27, 1796; m. Abial Drake, Jr. David Warren, b. May 8, 1798; m. Almira Ricker.
Hon. Leonard Spaulding, b. Dec. 7, 1801; in. and s. in Ill .; was a prominent lawyer and politician. He was at one time a law partner of Abraham Lincoln. I c. recorded on our records: Francis I., b. Sept. 23, 1827.
Lorenzo Spaulding, b. Oct. 27, 1808.
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TAYLOR.
SAMUEL TAYLOR ( see sketch) came here from Pembroke. Mass., where the baptism of six of his children is recorded. His wife was Priscilla Simmons of Duxbury, a descendant of Moses Simmons, the Pilgrim who came in the Fortune. Their mar- riage occurred Nov. 1, 1750. The date of her death is not known. He died after the census was taken in 1810 at the great age of 94. Children :
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