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(24) Jonathan5 Piper's children : - 31, i, Horace,6 b. Dec. 30, 1810, in Parsons- field; a graduate of Bowdoin College ; teacher; lawyer; member, for York County, of the Board of Education of the State of Maine; m. Josephine Bennett Lord, Aug. 30, 1838, b. June 16, 1816, in Parsonsfield. She d. Aug. 5, 1867, in Bidde- ford. He resided in Parsonsfield, Limerick, and Biddeford. He now resides in Wash- ington, D. C. See their children, Nos. 44, 45, 46. 32, ii, Irving,6 b. Nov. 29, 1813, in Parsonsfield; a farmer and teacher; m. 1st, Mary Emery, in 1841, b. April 1, 1815, in Buxton, and d. Feb. 6, 1847, in Parsonsfield; 2d, Elizabeth Chase, Dec. 15, 1849, b. June 15, 1822, in Parsonsfield. He d. May 14, 1881, in Parsonsfield, on the homestead devised to him by his father. She d. Sept. 3, 1882, in Poland. See their children, No. 47. 33, iii, Catherine Redman,6 b. Dec. 23, 1815, in Parsonsfield; m. Abram F. Marston, Oct. 3, 1847, b. Oct. 5, 1818, in Effingliam, N. H. Their children are: (i, Mary Lucretia ; ii, John P., a graduate of Bates College, a teacher, and is now prin- cipal of the Rockland High School.) Their children belong to the seventh generation. 34, iv, Osborne Barker,6 b. June 25, 1819; d. May 20, 1873.
Seventh Generation.
(28) Benjamin6 Piper's children :- 35, i, Lorenzo Dow,7 b. Sept. 19, 1829, in Parsons- field; a farmer, teacher, high sheriff of Mitchell Co., Iowa; m. Mary Jane Nason, Sept. 26, 1850, b. March 27, 1829, in South Berwick. He resides in West Mitchell, Iowa. See their children, Nos. 48, 49. 36, ii, Joseph Perkins,7 b. July 9, 1831, in Shap- leigh; m. Ann Maria Frost, Sept. 23, 1852, b. Sept .. 23, 1836, in Parsonsfield. He resides in Charlestown, Mass. See their children, N os. 50, 51. 37, iii, Charles Abbott,7 b. Jan. 18, 1835, in Shapleigh; m. Mary Emeline Hall, July 9, 1854, b. June 15, 1832, in Shapleigh. She d. Dec. 21, 1878, in Biddeford. He resides in Charlestown, Mass. See their children, Nos. 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57. 38, iv, Sarah Jane,7 b. June, 1838, in Shapleigh; d. July 24, 1841. 39, v, Horace Manson,7 b. May 11, 1844, in Parsonsfield ; a carpenter, teacher, and soldier in the Union Army, in the war of the rebellion; m.
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1st, Hannah Wedgwood Moore, April 9, 1872, b. Dec. 3, 1844, in Newfield, d. May 30, 1879, in Newfield; 2d, Emma Mary Joy, Dec. 20, 1881, b. Oct. 22, 1861, in Mitchell, Iowa. No children.
(29) Daniel6 Piper's children :- 40, i, Eliza Ann,7 b. Aug. 19, 1850, in Parsonsfield; m. Brackett T. Lord, Jan. 13, 1870, b. July 29, 1847, in Cornish; a farmer and selectman. He resides in Parsonsfield. Their children are: (i, George Lord, and ii, Eliza Hannah Lord.) The children belong to the eighth generation.
(30) Elisha6 Piper's children :- 41, i, Samuel Burbank,7 b. May 19, 1835, in Parsons- field ; d. April 23, 1837. 42, ii, Samuel Fullerton,7 b. March 11, 1838, in Parsonsfield; a farmer; m. Mary Jane Bragdon, Nov. 6, 1865. b. Oct. 31, 1836, in Limington; a teacher before marriage. He resides on the homestead of his father and great-grandfather. See their children, Nos. 58, 59. 43, iii, John Wesley,7 b. Oct. 4, 1839, in Parsonsfield ; a farmer and teacher; m. Ellen Adelaide Manson, Jan. 1, 1867, b. April 7, 1845, in Limington, a teacher before marriage. He resides in Parsonsfield, on the South Road, on the farm formerly owned by Jonathan5 Piper. See their children, No. 60.
(31) Horace6 Piper's children :- 44, i, William Wirt7 (see page 156); was assistant surgeon in the Union army in the war of the Rebellion; m. Lucinda Cook, Aug. 28, 1875, b. July 9, 1845, in Oshtemo, Mich. He resides and practices medicine in Cleve- land, Ohio. They have no children. 45, ii, Horace Lord,7 b. July 14, 1841, in Limer- ick; was one year in Bowdoin College, lieutenant in the Union army in the war of the Rebellion, received a medal from Congress for meritorious services in the war, breveted major, graduated at the Law School of Columbian University, receiving the. degree of LL.B., and was admitted to the bar at Washington, D. C. He m. Tryphena Stuart Gove, Oct. 18, 1862, b. June 11, 1843, in Limington. He resides in Washington, D. C. See their children, No. 61. 46, iii, Mary Josephine,7 b. Jan. 25, 1813, in Limer- ick; m. Oren Hooper, Dec. 7, 1864, b. Dec. 10, 1840, in Biddeford; a merchant. She d. Oct. 5, 1869, in Portland. Their children are: Frederick Noah, Mary Josephine, and Moses Arthur. Their children belong to the eighth generation.
(32) Irving6 Piper's children :- 47, i, Sherman Emery,7 b. Jan. 28, 1847, in Parsons- field; a teacher, land-surveyor, trustee of Parsonsfield Seminary; m. Minnie Charlotte Black, May 1, 1878, b. Jan. 28, 1849, in Limington; assistant teacher, before marriage, in Parsonsfield Seminary. He resides in Parsonsfield on the homestead of his father and grandfather. See their children, Nos. 62, 63.
Eighth Generation.
(35) Lorenzo Dow7 Piper's children :- 48, i, *Ida Wallingford,8 b. May 27, 1851, in * These have never resided in Parsonsfield, but are inserted to make the family complete. Berwick; m. John Torsleff, Dec. 18, 1872, b. Oct. 12, 1844, in Boston, Mass. ; a farmer. He resides in West Mitchell, Iowa. (They have one child, Lorenzo Francis Torsleff.) Belongs to the ninth generation. 49, ii, *Mary Wallingford,8 b. Jan. 18, 1857, in Ber- wick; m. Robert Waddall, Sept. 17. 1879, b. Jan. 23, 1847, in Scotland, a farmer. He resides in West Mitchell, Iowa. (They have one child, Loren Burton Waddall.) Be- longs to the ninth generation.
(36) Joseph Perkins7 Piper's children : - 50, i, Freddy Wilder,8 b. July 10, 1853; d. Nov. 16, 1859, in Parsonsfield. 51, ii, Saralı Jane,8 b. July 10, 1855, in Parsonsfield.
(37) Charles Abbott7 Piper's children : - 52, i, Perley Wesley,8 b. Jan. 29, 1856; d.
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Feb. 26, 1857. 53, ii, Perley Wesley,8 b. Feb. 21, 1857; d. Dec. 22, 1858. 54, iii, Marsis,8 b. May 27, 1861; d. July 28, 1861. 55, iv, George Henry, 8 b. March 9, 1864. He resides in Biddeford. 56, v, Edward Everett,8 b. Sept. 29, 1866, ; a bookkeeper. He resides in Portland. 57, vi, Alvah Chessman,8 b. Dec. 11, 1869. He resides in North Ber- wick. All were born in Parsonsfield.
(42) Samuel Fullerton7 Piper's children: - 58, i, Carrie Lizzie,8 b. Sept. 28, 1868; a teacher. 59, ii, Hattie May,8 b. April 17, 1872. Both were born in Parsonsfield.
(43) John Wesley7 Piper's children: - 60, i, Augustus Burbank,8 b. June 4, 1868, in Parsonsfield; a farmer.
(45) Horace Lord7 Piper's children :- 61, i, Josephine Lord8 b. June 11, 1864, in Biddeford. She resides in Washington, D. C.
(47) Sherman Emery7 Piper's children: - 62, i, George Irving,8 b. Aug. 9, 1879. 63, ii, Frank Sherman,8 b. July 5, 1884. Both were born in Parsonsfield.
PRAY.
(See Page 284.)
Tobias,1 b. March 23, 1775, in Lebanon; m. 1st, Sally Gowen; settled in Parsons- field, 1800; had three children: 2, i, Isaac, b. Nov. 5, 1800; 3, ii, Rebecca, b. May 20, 1802, m. James Brown, of Ossipee, June 20, 1833, d. -; 4, iii, John, b. Jan. 24, 1804. By 2d wife, Sally Young: 5, iv, Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1809, d. - , 1886, unmarried; 6, v, Joseph (see page 285); 7, vi, Nancy, b. July 28, 1812, m. Albert Rand, of Parsons- field; 8, vii, Samuel (see page 286). Isaac,2 m. 1st, Ziporah, daughter of Jeremiah Dearborn, Dec. 15, 1828; had one son, John Coleman, m. 2d, Sarah Goldsmith, of Ossipee, where they reside, and have quite a large family. John,4 m. 1st, Elizabeth, daughter of Jeremiah Dearborn, Nov. 28, 1883; had children: i, Lucinda, b. Feb. 26, 1836, m. Augustus Rowe, of Woodstock, Me., June 24, 1872, had one son, Lee; ii, Olive, b. Sept. 6, 1840, m. Geo. W. Nute, of Wolfborough, June 26, 1879, one son, Geo., b. -; 2d wife, Mrs. Hannah Goldsmith Nute, by her one daughter, Hannah, m. - (see page 46.)
RAND.
Deacon John Holmes Rand, son of Micah and Dorcas Rand, was born in Buxton, Aug. 29, 1785. He was of Scotch and English descent; m. Sarah Hancock, of Bux- ton, Nov. 22, 1807; moved to Parsonsfield in March, 1812; d. July 13, 1872. There were born to them six children, two in Buxton, four in Parsonsfield. Sewall H., b. Feb. 18, 1810; m. Cordelia Perkins, March 13, 1834; had four children, Eliza, John, Elisha and Ellen; Eliza, m. Thomas French and soon after died, leaving four chil- dren; John is unmarried; Elisha died in the army ; Ellen m. Silas Brown, and has one child. Elizabeth b. Oct. 28, 1811; m. Nathaniel Hill, of Brownfield, Me., Jan. 2, 1842; had four children, Sarah F., Albert R., James R. and Charles S .; Sarah, m. Chesley Tibbetts, of Denmark, and has six children:] Albert, m. Lizzie Lord, and has two children; James, m. Emma Hill, of Brownfield, and has three children; Charles, m. in the South, and is now living there. Albert, b. in Parsonsfield, July 22, 1813; m. Nancy Pray, Nov. 12, 1837; had three children, John H., James E. and Charles A .; John, m. Emma J. Clark, of Lewiston, Nov. 24, 1881, has one child; James is unmar- ried; Charles, m. Hattie Ayer, June 15, 1882. James, b. in Parsonsfield, Sept. 5, 1815;
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m. Dorothy M. Fernald, Dec. 26, 1839; had four children, John E., Sarah F., Eliza L. and Zylpha M .; John m. Lizzie Randall, of Lebanon, has two children; Sarah, m. Andrew Abbott, has one child; Eliza, m. Charles Fernald, of Boston, has one child; Zylpha, m. Charles Littlefield, of Wells. Dorcas, b. in Parsonsfield, June 25, 1828; m. Simon Frost, Sept. 25, 1858. Sarah J., b. in Parsonsfield, Dec. 12, 1826; d. Feb. 10, 1848. Dea. Rand was a man of commanding presence, six feet four inches in height, and well proporti oned - every inch a man -full of benevolence and kindness, digni- fied, and at the same time eminently social; rigid in his discipline, determined but tolerant; a man well informed, and possessed of sound judgment. For many years he was one of the loved and reverenced deacons of Rev. John Buzzell's church, and many of the present generation remember him with grateful pleasure.
RANDALL.
Thomas C., of Kezar Falls (Parsonsfield) furnishes the following.
Miles1 Randall built the Garrison, -, in 1705, and twenty-four families occupied it. Thomas2 was b. there; m. Abigail Huckins; moved to Parsonsfield, in 1776 (name not found on records until 1796); purchased a large tract of land near Porter Bridge, afterward moved to Canada with most of his family. Thomas Randall, jr.,3 b. 1779; m. Lydia Matthews, of Lee, N. H., 1798; moved to Parsonsfield, 1800; chil- dren : Anna4; Gideon M.,5 b. 1801; R. W.,6 b. 1803; Lydia,7 b. 1807. Thomas, jr., 3 moved to Freedom, in 1809; had Sally,8 b. 1812; Mary H.,9 b. 1814. Thomas C.,1º b. 1819. Gideon M.,5 settled in Parsonsfield; m. Eliza D. Fox, 1824; had children: i, Elijah F., b. 1827; ii, Hannah, b. 1828; iii, Reuben W., b. 1830; iv, Eliza J., b. 1834; v, John W., b. 1838; vi, William H., b. 1840; vii, Ed. G., and viii, Mary G., b. 1845; ix, Rowena, b. 1848; none reside in Parsonsfield. Thomas C.,10m. Alice T. Guptill, of Parsonsfield, 1840; moved to Eaton; had children: i, Charles H., b. 1841, d. 1847; ii, James E., b. 1845; iii, Charles H., b. 1847; iv, Lydia E., b. 1851, d. 1852; v, Lydia E., b. 1853, d. 1857. Thomas C. moved to Parsonsfield in 1853, and has since resided here.
REDMAN.
(1) Capt. Tristam Redman, a descendant of Tristam Redman, of England, who came to Hampton in the seventeenth century, and son of David and Sarah Parcher Redman, was born in Scarborough, 'Me., 1770; m. Hannah Burbank, 1800; settled at Parsonsfield, 1815; d. 1853; wife d. 1846. Names of children: 2, i, Hannah, b. 1804; m. Isaac Lord, Oct. 26, 1826 ; he d. Nov. 6, 1856; 3, ii, Tristam, b. 1807, m. Frances Free- man, 1834, d. 1862; 4, iii, Lorenzo, b. 1814, m. Mary Collins, d. 1881.
Children of Hannah2 and Isaac Lord :- 5, i, Catherine R., b. Jan. 19, 1828; m. Nicholas Springer, March 7, 1855; resides in St. Louis; 6, ii, Frances, b. March 12, 1833; m. Dr. Frank Moore, of St. Louis, April 17, 1867; 7, iii, Lauriston, b. Feb. 18, 1831; d. Jan. 21, 1832; 8, iv, Sarah L., b. Sept. 24, 1835; m. James A. Dittrick, July 17, 1860; reside in Springfield, Mo .; 9, v, Hannah B., b. Aug. 17, 1838; m. Jolın T. Wells, June 4, 1867; settled in Newton, Mass .; d. July 19, 1879; 10, vi, Isaac L., b. March 2, 1840; m. Kate Thomas, March 5, 1873.
Children of Tristam3: - 11, i, Fannie, b. 1832; m. Mr, Brooking; 12, ii, Elizabeth, b. 1834; m. Samuel Campbell; 13, iii, Lottie, b. 1836; m. Mr. Upham; 14, iv, Kate, b. 1838; mı. Mr. Gardner; 15, v, Helen, b. 1839; d. 1844; 16, vi, Sadie, b. 1841; 17, vii, Lucy, b. 1843.
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Children of Lorenzo4: - 18, i, John C., b. 1839; m. -; 19, ii, Charles, b. 1841; d. 1860; 20, iii, Lorenzo, jr., b. 1842; m .; has two sons and one daughter; 21, iv, Mary E., b. 1845.
RICKER.
There is good reason for believing that all in this country, bearing this name, are traceable to the same genealogical tree, and that that tree had its roots in the Isle of Jer- sey. Capt. Joseph Ricker, who d. in Parsonsfield in 1825, was grandson to one of the emigrants. Whether the two emigrant brothers, or only their ancestors, were born in Jersey, is not known. One of these, George Ricker, was a resident of Cocheco, now Dover, N. H., in 1670, and was taxed there in 1672. The first earnings he could spare appear to have gone to pay for his brother Maturin's passage to America. Both brothers became residents of Dover, where they raised families, and where both were killed by the Indians, June 4, 1706. Joseph Ricker, son of Maturin, lived in Somersworth, N. H .; m. Elizabeth Garland; admitted to the First Church, Dover, March 22, 1730; d. in Berwick, Me. His will, executed at the latter place, Jan. 19, 1771, shows that he was well endowed with worldly substance, mostly in farms, which he distributed among his numerous children. To two of his sons, Tristram and Joseph, he gave his Berwick homestead, and his negroes, whose ashes repose in the family burying-ground of their former masters.
Joseph Ricker (last named), m. Deborah Wentworth, of Somersworth, N. H., Dec. 17, 1767. He was born Dec. 9, 1746, andshe, Aug. 14, 1749. (See Wentworth Genealogy by Hon. John Wentworth, of Chicago.) They resided in Berwick until about 1788, then in. Lyman until 1806, then their eldest son, Dominicus, established a home in Parsons- field, to which they accompanied him, and where they spent the remnant of their days. He d. Oct. 18, 1825, and she, Feb. 18, 1835. They had children (all born in Berwick, except the last two), as follows: - i, Dorcas, b. Nov. 25, 1768; m. Joseph Shores; d. -; ii, Molly, b. April 19, 1771; m. 1st, Edward Scribner; 2d, Josiah Perkins; d. Sept. 6, 1861; iii, Dominicus, b. June 4, 1773; m. 1st, Sarah Haynes; 2d, Susanna Perkins; d. Dec. 30, 1863; iv, Pelatiah, b. Dec. 17, 1775; m. Jane Leighton; d. Dec. 4, 1842; v, Amaziah, b. May 4, 1778; m. Susan Baker; d. March 24, 1826; vi, Joanna, b. July 15, 1781; unmarried; d. Feb. 4, 1820; vii, Anna, b. June 11, 1784; m. Elisha Strout; d. at an advanced age; viii, Tobias, b. July 15, 1786; m. Sally Hannaford; d. Jan. 30, 1844; ix, Susanna, b. May 6, 1790; d. in infancy; x, Betsey, b. March 5, 1796; d. young. Of the above-named children, three, Dominicus, Pelatiah and Tobias, settled in Parsonsfield, and to their families the remainder of this paper will be devoted.
Dominicus Ricker, b. in Berwick, June 4, 1773; d. in Parsonsfield, Dec. 30, 1863. For nearly forty years he was a deacon of the Baptist church. He m. 1st, Nov, 19, 1801, Sarah Haynes, of Waterborough, who d. in 1803. They had born to them, Feb. 19, 1803, i, John H., who m. 1st, Sept. 1, 1831, Eloisa Morrill, of Dexter. She d. in Topsham, March 7, 1851. They had 1, Sarah Haynes, b. Sept. 13, 1832, d. March, 1877; 2, Levi Morrill, b. Dec. 31, 1835, d. March 18, 1836; 3, Abbie, b. Dec. 9, 1840, d. Nov. 28, 1878. He m. 2d, March 7, 1852, Mary Jane, daughter of Pelatiah Ricker, b. April 20, 1802, d. Oct. 10, 1878. They had no children. Dominicus Ricker m. 2d,
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Oct. 4, 1804, Susanna, daughter of William Perkins, of Wells, b. Sept. 15, 1784, d. April 14, 1864. They had: i, Rufus, b. July 28, 1805, m. 1st, Jan., 1832, Nancy W. Whittemore, of Topsham, who d. April 21, 1863. They had 1, Rufus W., b. Feb. 14, 1833; 2, Abbie M., b. June 21, 1838; 3, Eloisa E., b. Sept. 18, 1840; 4, George E., b. July 18, 1842. He is a deacon of the Warren Av. Baptist church, Boston, and the pastor's assistant, giving all his time to church work. 5, Mary Ann S., b. July 22, 1845, d. June 3, 1875; 6, Alfred T., b. Feb. 7, 1848. They all married. Rufus Ricker m. 2d, Sept. 12, 1865, Lucy M. Strout, of Poland. They lived in Charlestown, Mass., where he d. Sept. : 19, 1866. ii, Sally H., b. Oct. 15, 1807, m. Jan. 23, 1833, Adam Wilson, D.D. (See personal notice, p. 269.) They had 1, John Butler, b. Feb. 24, 1834, d. March 15, 1866; 2, Mall- ville Anna, b. Nov. 19, 1835, d. Sept. 2, 1837; 3, Angie R., b. May 31, 1838; 4, Charles H., b. June 2, 1840, d. June 4, 1841; 5, George A., b. July 31, 1842; 6, Frederic M , b. Dec. 1, 1850. All the sons that survived to adult age graduated at Colby University. iii, Nancy, b. March 14, 1810, m. George Thompson, June 12, 1831, and d. Aug. 6, 1849. They had 1, George B., b. Dec. 6, 1832; 2, Albert, b. July 22, 1834; 3, William R., b. March 13, 1837; 4, Charles G., b. June 9, 1839; 5, Horace P., twin with Charles. Wil- liam R. graduated at Colby University in 1863, and is pastor of the Baptist church in New Ipswich, N. H. iv, William, b. Aug. 12, 1812, d. in Chillicothe, Ill., Sept. 17, 1878. For many years deacon of the Baptist church. Oct. 1, 1840, he m. Harriet N. Morrill, of Dexter, Me., b. Sept. 29, 1823; removed to Illinois, where his widow still resides. They had 1, Mary Ellen, b. Dec. 16, 1841; 2, Lyman Jordan, b. Aug. 18, 1843, d. May 29, 1846; 3, Harriet Newell, b. Nov. 17, 1845; 4, Samuel Morrill, b. Jan. 18, 1848; 5, William Clarence, b. Jan. 13, 1851; 6, Annie Eloisa, b. Aug. 29, 1854; 7, Susan Idalette, b. May 10, 1857; 8, Rosa Alice, b. Aug. 13. 1860; 9, Dominicus, b. Oct. 31, 1873, d. June 3, 1865; 10, Lucy O., b. Nov. 5, 1866, d. Oct. 29, 1870; 11, Frederic O., b. April 21, 1868, d. Oct. 29, 1870. v, Joseph (see personal notice, p. 269, also pages 1 and 17), b. June 27, 1814, m. 1st, June 9, 1841, Anna Judson Clarke, of Bangor, b. Feb. 14, 1819, d. Nov. 16, 1847. They had 1, Howard Clarke, b. Feb. 3, 1844, d. Jan. 4, 1845; 2, Anna Judson, b. July 12, 1846, m. Jan. 1, 1872, George A. Philbrook, of Augusta, and had Mary Gardner, b. Sept. 15, 1877. Joseph Ricker, m. 2d, May 7, 1849, Lucy M. Corey, of Brookline, Mass. No children were born to them. vi, Mary, twin with Joseph, m. June 9, 1843, David Whittier, of Bangor, and d. July 25, 1884. He was b. July 24, 1815, d. Oct. 19, 1869. They had 1, Charles Howard, b. Sept. 5,51844, d. June 29, 1864, of wounds received before Petersburgh, Va., June 18, 1864; 2, Abbie M., b. July 4, 1855, m. Dec. 19, 1878, Charles F. Meserve, of Mass. They had one child. vii, Olive, b. July 2, 1818, d. March 17, 1820. viii, Ann, b. April 12, 1820, m. Oct. 8, 1844, Danville D. Swett, of Turner, b. July 20, 1817. They had 1, John Adams, b. March 9, 1848; 2, Edward R., b. Nov. 6, 1855. ix, Dominicus, b. May 14, 1823 (see sketch, p. 282, also p. 44), m. Aug. 10, 1848, Caroline E. Thompson. They had 1, Frank H., b. Oct. 7, 1850; 2, Abbie C., b. Aug. 19, 1856, m. Oct. 14, 1878, Joseph H. Chadbourne, of Bidde- ford. x, Lucy Jane, b. Sept. 19, 1825, d. Dec. 26, 1861 ; Oct. 10, 1849, she m. Enoch W. Neal, who d. Nov. - , 1855. They had Florence E., b. June 6, 1854. Lucy Jane Neal, m. 2d, May 15, 1861, Ira A. Philbrick, who survived her several years. xi, Susan, b. April 31, 1828; d. in Illinois, Sept. 11, 1876; m. Jan. 17, 1850, George B. Wing, of Bangor; re- moved to Illinois where he d. in the spring of 1871. They had five children. xii,
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Abbie W., b. Dec. 24, 1831, m. June 1, 1854, Abel C. Whittier, of Bangor, and d. Sept. 23,1854.
Pelatiah Ricker,9 b. Dec. 17, 1775, d. Dec. 4, 1842. He m. June 25, 1799, Jane Leigh- ton, who d. Oct. 15, 1870, aged 91. They had i, Mary J., b. April 20, 1802, d. Oct. 10, 1878. She m. March 2, 1852, John H. Ricker, and had no children. ii, Abigail F., b. Jan. 21, 1804, d. April 8, 1854. She m. George Hilton, b. March 22, 1799, d. Oct. 24, 1886. See Hilton genealogy. iii, Julia A., b. Feb. 12, 1806, m. Hiram N. Tripp, b. Feb. 13, 1800. Both d. in Alfred at an advanced age. They had 1, Edwin; 2, Franklin; 3, Mary Ann; 4, Alonzo; 5, Abigail; 6, George L .; 7, Pelatiah R .; 8, Annette; 9, Lucy ; 10, Charles H. iv, Samuel Leighton, b. Dec. 18, 1808, m. Elizabeth Wentworth, of Parsonsfield, who was born Nov. 10, 1813. She d. several years since. He had no children. Has always resided in his native town.
Tobias Ricker,13 b. July 15, 1786, and d. Jan. 30, 1844. . He was deputy sheriff for many years. He m. Sally, daughter of Josiah Hannaford, of Parsonsfield. She was b. June 8, 1794, and d. Sept., 1863. They had i, Josiah H., b. March 3, 1816; d. in St. Louis, Mo., in 1854. He was a merchant, and unmarried. ii, Elizabeth H., b. Dec. 25, 1817; d. March, 1851; m. Charles Malloy, in 1836, and had Harriet E., who lives in Wal- tham, Mass. iii, Erastus F., b. April 27 1823; m. Olive B. Trull in 1849, and had Edward Bruce, Charles, and a daughter. His home is in Osceola, Iowa. iv, Harriet F., b. Dec. 27, 1824, and d. in 1842. v, Amaziah, d. young. vi, Anna W., b. Dec. 29, 1831, and d. in 1856. She m. 1st. in 1851, Hazen Leavitt, of Effingham, N. H., and 2d, Dr. John Emery, of Trivoli, Ill.
RIDLON.
The ancestor who first settled in this country was Magnus Redland, born in 1674, at Orkney Islands, Scotland. He first settled in York, York Co., Me., in 1717 or 1718. The first settler in Parsonsfield was Magnus Ridlon, he was born in Buxton, Me., Aug. 5, 1815; he moved to town, 1840, and settled at Kezar Falls; m. Emily Emery, 1840; d. Feb. 1, 1886; had children: i, Emery S., b. April 21, 1841; m. Ida M. Bick- ford, April 30, 1864; has one son (see page 132). ii, Elizabeth R., b. Jan. 18, 1844, and d. young. iii, John F., b. Sept. 7, 1846, and is still at the blacksmith trade. iv, Still- man J., b. Dec. 7, 1849; m. Nellie A. Quimby; live there now and have children. v, Emily F., b. Oct. 6, 1853. vi, Marcia, b. July 25, 1857. vii, Nellie, b. Nov. 28, 1867.
Magnus Redland, son of Thomas Redland and Barbara Laughton, was born in the parish of St. Andrews, Orkney Isles, on Sept. 3, 1674. He was named for his maternal uncle, Magnus Laughton, who stood his godfather at his baptism. Had brothers, Nicol and Edward, with sisters, Janet and Catherine. This young man was taken by a British Press-gang and brought to America on a man-of-war. He deserted and first settled in the town of York where he owned land; m. Susanna Austin, widow of Ichabod Austin, whose maiden name was Young, of Scottish extraction; had five children, Ebenezer, Daniel, Matthias, John and Susanna, born in York; wife d. in 1730; removed to Biddeford and married Quelly Massie, daughter of Abraham Town- send, and had born to him, Abraham, Jeremiah and Jacob, at Saco Ferry, so-called. Purchased land of father-in-law, house on bank of Saco river at Rendezevus Point, two miles below the present city of Saco. Will made in 1766. Died in 1772, aged 98. (See Ridlon's history of the family, pages 588, 589, 590, 591.)
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HISTORY OF PARSONSFIELD.
ROBERTS.
The first settler in Parsonsfield of this family was Joshua Roberts. He settled at West Parsonsfield in the year 1811; b. 1779, at Berwick, Me .; m. Abigail Hubbard, 1799; d. 1855; wife d. 1863; had nine children : i, Tristram, b. 1800; m. Betsy Page; d. March 11, 1864; had seven children. ii, Mark, b. 1803; m. Lydia Abbott; d. May 27, 1884; had three children. iii, Joshua, b. 1805; m. Lucy Neal; d. June 18, 1882; had seven children. iv, Hubbard, b. 1808; m. Mary Griffin; d. April 8, 1858; had ten chil- dren. v, Lewis, b. 1810; m. Susan Weymouth; d. Nov. 25, 1876; had two children. vi, Joseph, b. 1814; m. 1st, Louisa Howe; 2d, Mary J. Cole; d. March 26, 1878; had eleven children. vii, John, b. 1818; m. Clarissa Cooper; had five children; resides in Dover, N. H. viii, Betsy, b. 1822; m. Abel Jellison; d. Nov. 4, 1852; had two chil- dren. ix, Abby, b. 1825; m: Levi Howe; had three children.
SANBORN. (See pages 288 to 292). First Generation.
1, John (2), b. about 1600; m. daughter of Rev. Stephen Bachilor and d. in England, prior to 1632.
Second Generation.
2, Lieut. John (5), b. 1620; m. 1st, Mary, daughter of Robert Tucke. She d. Dec. 30, 1668 ; m. 2d, Margaret Moulton (widow); she d. July 13, 1699 ; he d. Oct. 20, 1692. 3, Esq. William, b. about 1622; m. Mary Moulton, and d. Sept. 18, 1692. 4, Stephen.
Third Generation.
5, John, jr., b. 1649; m. Nov. 19, 1674, Judith Coffin; and d. Nov. 10, 1723. 6, Mary, b. April 12, 1651 ; d. 1654. 7, Abial, b. Feb. 23, 1653; m. Feb. 19, 1677, Ephraim Mars- ton. 8, Richard (15), b. Jan. 4, 1655 ; m. Dec. 5, 1678, to Ruth Moulton; 2d, Dec. 20, 1693, (widow) Mary Boulter. 9, Mary, b. March 19, 1657; d. March 4, 1660. 10, Joseph, b. March 13, 1659; m. Dec. 28, 1682, Mary Gove. 11, Stephen, b. Nov. 1661; d. Feb. 24, 1662. 12, Anne, b. Dec. 20, 1662; m. Samuel Palmer; d. Oct. 4, 1745. 13, Nathaniel, b. Jan. 27, 1666; m. 1st., Rebecca Prescott, Dec. 3, 1691; she d. Aug. 19, 1704; m. 2d, Sarah Nason; he d. Nov. 9, 1723. 14 (a), Benjamin, b. Dec. 20, 1668; m. 1st, Sarah -; she d. Jan. 29, 1720; m. 2d, Meribah Tilton (widow); she d. Dec. 15, 1740; m. 3d, Abigail Dalton (widow). 14, Jonathan, b. May 25, 1672 ; m. Elizabeth Sherborn, and d. June 20, 1741.
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