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HISTORY OF PARSONSFIELD.
Children of Thatcher (10) :- Mehitable F. J., m. Jesse Gould. Abby R. E. Eliza A. S., d. 1859. Amanda C., d. 1860.
Lot Wedgwood1 was the next to settle in Parsonsfield. He was b. in Newmarket, N. H., 1757; m. Elizabeth Smith; moved to Parsonsfield, 1785; d. 1812; wife d. 1803. He had six sons: i, Lot, jr., b. 1786; m. Elizabeth Wingate ; resided at North Par- sonsfield; d. -; no children. ii, John, settled in Cornish. iii, Millett, settled in Berwick. iv, Thomas, b. -; m. Lovina Wadleigh, 1818; settled in Newport, Me .; d. -. v, Stephen, m. Catherine Wadleigh, 1824; settled in Newport; d. -. vi, James, a sea-captain. Lot,1 m. a second wife, and had four children: 8, vii, Jefferson, b. 1805. viii, Lydia, . b. 1808; m. Horace Pike, of Cornish. ix, William B., lawyer, b. 1810. x, Nancy, b. 1811.
John Wedgwood, son of Jonathan Wedgwood, of Hampton, N. H .; b. 1764; was a soldier in Revolution ; was twice married, 1st to Polly Drake, and 2d to Polly Towle; moved to Parsonsfield, and d. 1845; had children : i, Mary, m. Enoch Neal. ii, Eliza- beth, d. young. iii, Jonathan, m. Mary Doe; resided in Effingham. iv, Josiah Wedg- wood, resided in Parsonsfield; d. 1880. v, David, moved to Saco. vi, Ruth, m. - Chapman; resided in Parsonsfield. vii, Lucy, m. Benaiah Hobbs; resides in Saco. viii, Nancy, m. Levi Champion; resided in Effingham; d. 1882; ix, Levi, d. 1833. x, John. xi, Joseph, b. April 22, 1818 (see page 349); m. 1842, Jane T. Bailey; their children were: 1, Anna, m. Harrison P. Bradstreet, of Danvers, Mass .; 2, John B., m. Abbie Goodwin, 1870, d. 1879, had three children, Albert, Jessie and Lizzie; 3, Anson B., m. Lizzie Coffin, Somerville, Mass., 1885, resides in Boston; 4, William H., m. Nellie Everhard, resides in Worcester, Mass .; 5, Franklin J., unmarried, resides in Lynn, Mass.
WEEKS. (See page 362.)
The descendants of Samuel Weeks are numerous. He had children: 1, Noah, b. 1768 ; m. Anna Pendexter, of Cornish, 1792; d. 1851; had six children: i, Ichabod, b. 1794; has two sons residing in Parsonsfield, James and Austin. ii, Henry, b. 1797; m. - Pendexter; had two children, Mercy B., who m. Moses R. Brackett, residing in Saco, and Edward P., who m. Harriet Pendexter, and resides at East Parsonsfield. ii, Henry, d. 1825. iii, Mary, who m. David Johnson, moved to Garland, Me., and James W. (see page 363.) 2, Eliphalet, b. 1770; m. Susannah Perry; had six sous and one daughter. Samuel and John settled at East Parsonsfield, and the other four left town. 3, James, b. 1772; d. 1802. 4, John, b. 1774; settled in Cornish, Me .; d. 1835. 5, Mary, b. 1776; m. Joseph Knight; had seven children; d. 1842. 6, Susannah, b. 1778; d. 1784. 7, Samuel, b. 1780; m. Mehitable Knight; settled at Kezar Falls, and later removed with his family to Eastern Maine. 8, Ichabod, b. 1782; d. 1784. 9, Mathias, b. 1785; m. 1st, Susan Day; 2d, Olive Hammond ; d. 1855 ; had sons, Albion P., resides in Cornisb, and Moses, who m. Mrs. Morrison, and d. 1857. 10, Levì, b. 1788; m. 1st, Catherine Perry ; 2d, Anna Pendexter Weeks; d. 1869. By his first wife he had four children: i, Hannah, wife of James Lord, of Limerick; ii, Adeline (unmarried); iii, Lorenzo L., m. Alice Murphy, d. 1849, aged 28 years, left two daughters, Mary A. and Sarah Maria, residing in Parsonsfield; iv, William, d. in infancy. By his second wife, v, Catherine, wife of John Lord, of Limerick, and Mary,
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who d. 1879. 11, Benjamin, b. 1791; m. Nancy Barns, of Cornish, 1814; d. 1836; had nine children, all dead but two, Mrs. Nancy Staples, of East Parsonsfield, and Benjamin Weeks, of Limerick, Me. 12, Mercy, b. 1803; m. 1st, Daniel Pendexter, 1819; 2d., . - Chamberlain ; d. 1882; had one daughter.
WENTWORTH.
(See page 304.)
Tappan, son of Evans and Dolly (Wentworth) Wentworth, and descendant of Rev. William Wentworth, who came from England and settled in Dover about 1640, was b. in Somersworth, N. H., April 16, 1774; m. Elizabeth Bradbury, of Saco, July, 1804; came to Parsonsfield, 1806; d. June 21, 1850; wife d. Nov. 4, 1849. Their chil- dren were : 1, Thomas B., b. Jan. 28, 1806, m. Sarah Fernald, 1850, resides on home- stead ; 2, Zenas Paine, b. June 15, 1809 (see page 63); 3, Giles Merrill, b. June 17, 1811 (see page 305); 4, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 10, 1813, m. Samuel L. Ricker, of Parsonsfield, d. March 28, 1881; no children.
Issue of Thomas B.1 (see page 305): i, Charles I., b. Feb. 17, 1851; m. Mattie A. Banks, June 24, 1877; they have four children, three sons and one daughter. He resides on the homestead with his father. Frank and Zenas are unmarried, as is also Elizabeth, the daughter.
WHITTEN.
It is claimed the three brothers, Thomas, Samuel and John, emigrated from England early in the 17th century; settled in N. H. John married an English lady, Margaret McRoy, to whom was born a son Richard, 1751. He m. Mercy Jose, Scar- borough, Me., Nov. 22, 1766; d. April 3, 1845. Their son, Simon J., b. Feb. 27, 1786; m. Mary B. Pike, Oct. 25, 1810; d. in Parsonsfield. Jan. 31, 1859 (see page 319). They had fourteen children, viz: 1, Nancy T., b. Jan. 10, 1812. 2, Albert, b. Jan. 15, 1813. 3, Airmine, b. March 25, 1814; 4, Mary A., b. May 24, 1816. 5, Mercy J., b. June 26, 1818. 6, Sarah P., b. Oct. 19, 1819. 7, Simon, b. March 29, 1821. 8, Dolly P., b. June 23, 1822; d. 1824. 9, Hannah H., b. Jan. 15, 1824. 10, Henry A., b. Nov. 16, 1825. 11, Ira D., b. Jan. 3, 1827. 12, Edwin A., b. Jan. 14, 1829. 13, John P., b. March 29, 1830. 14, James S., b. Feb. 11, 1832.
Their descendants :- 1, Nancy T., m. John S. Davis, Nov. 27, 1850; have two children : i, Lizzie M., m. Orrin S. Berry; had children: Walter H., Frank O., Harry B., Lizzie M., Nellie M., Ammon A; ii, Frank O., m. Jennie D. Underwood. 2, Albert, m. Elmira Hayford, April 2, 1837; have children: i, Lydia A., m. William L. Johnson; children : Emma E., Addie L., Frank W., Minnie L., Harry. ii, Lewis T., m. Hannah Blaisdell, children, Maud F. and Madge F .; iii, Mariana B., m. John Colby, one son, John E .; iv, Josephine P., m. Albert M. Thing, children, Isabel and Edwin A. ; v, Charles W .; vi, Simon A. m. Miss Huckins, Jan. 21, 1882, children, George A. and Ralph E. vii, Edwin A. viii, Elmer E., m. Nancy J. Davis, children are, Gracie E. and Willie E. 3, Airmine, m. John P. Bennett (see page 320); had three children: i, Susan E., m. David C. Pike, Jan. 1862, children, Walter W., Fred B., Lillian A .; ii, John (see page 321); iii, Mary A. m. James C. Ayer, children, Harry B., Fred J., Frank P., Leon M. 4, Mary A., m. Samuel S. Brown; had children: i, Araminta E .; ii, Amelia M., m. John H. Sawyer; iii, Clara E .; iv, Oscar J .; v, Mary W .; vi, John E., m. Georgia A.
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Jackson, have one son Oscar S. 5, Mercy J., m. John Hobbs March 30, 1857; resides in Parsonsfield. 6, Sarah P., m. Alexander Googins; reside in Saco. 9, Hannah H., m. Stephen Thurston, Nov. 5, 1846; their children are: i, Georgia A., m. Frank L. Moulton ; ii, John H., m. Mary E. Clark, one child Mabel E. 10, Henry A., m. Mary A. Robins, Feb. 16, 1845; child, Mary L., m. John Littlefield, have children, Hattie M., Asenath. 12, Edwin A., m. Mary R. Hanson; had children : i, Frances E., m. Henry Berry, have children. Hermon D. and Alice M .; ii, George E., m. Delle Lord, just re- ceived degree of M D., at Dartmouth, 1887; iii, Mabel E. 13, John P., m. Hannah Peaslee; their children are: i, Lillian L. and ii, Blanche. 14, James S., m. Sarah J. Berry, Sept. 9, 1866; their children, i, Fred; ii, Gertrude E. 7, Simon, unmarried; entered college, failing health prevented him from pursuing the course; d. Oct. 5, 1847. Ira remains in Parsonsfield, unmarried.
WIGGIN. (See page 333.)
Children of Nathan and Olive (Weymouth) Wiggin: i, Joseph, b. Jan. 26, 1783; d. Nov. 8, 1817. ii, Nathan, b. Feb. 7, 1785. iii, Nathaniel, b. May 7, 1787. iv, Sally, b. March 13, 1789; d. Dec. 24, 1825. v, Mitty, b. May 31, 1791. vi, Daniel, b. April 18, 1794; d. Oct. 11, 1867. vii, Samuel, b. Sept. 9, 1796; d. April 22, 1852. viii, Lot, b. Jan. 26, 1799; d. Aug. 8, 1852; ix, Drusilla, b. May 9, 1802; m. Thomas H. Ricker.
vi, Daniel, m. 1st, Hannah Dorman, Oct. 17, 1816. Their children: Joseph, d. Se 16, 1823; Olive, b. June 2, 1817, m. - , d. Nov. 6, 1836; Melvina, d. Feb. 18, 18 Augustus, b. June 20, 1821, d. April 8, 1843; Emily, d. Feb 16, 1837; Harriet A., b. Jan. 4, 1824, m. John Tuck, Dec. 29, 1844, d. Jan. 11, 1872; Sally P., b. Jan. 4, 1826, d. Dec. 6, 1839; William H., b. Feb. 9, 1828, m. Lucy Mitchell, St. Louis, Mo., 1879; Joseph M., b. Feb. 26, 1830. d. Dec. 6, 1851; Elmira F., b. May 15, 1832, d. Sept. 17, 1848; Nathaniel D., b, Jan. 20, 1839, m. Mary Cleaves, Boston, d. March 20, 18S2. He m. 2d, Mary Tuck. Had three children, viz .: Amos, Mary A., and Amos O. He m. again Nancy B. Griffin.
vii, Samuel (see page 333).
viii, Lot, m. 1st, Hannah Parsons, Oct. 8, 1820. Had two sons and seven daughters: i, Abigail A., b. July 30, 1820; m. Caleb P. Fessenden, Rockland. ii, Olive, b. June 28, 1823; d. Dec. 8, 1831. iii, Catherine P., b. Aug. 10, 1825; m. Samuel Garland, Dec. 16, 1852. Have two daughters, Clara, and Mary K. iv, Sally P., b. Aug. 7, 1827 ; m. Charles Fessenden. v, Nancy, b. Oct. 6, 1829; d. June 4, 1851. vi, Miranda P., b. Oct. 4, 1831; m. Dr. Charles E. Hill ; d. May 1, 1863. Had one son, Charles. vii, Nathan, b. July 5, 1834; m. Sarah E. Libbey ; d. 1837; had two children, Frederick N., and Abby F. viii, Joseph P., b. June 6, 1836; d. Sept., 1839. ix, Clarissa, b. July, 1839. He married 2d, Sally Adams ; 3d, Mrs. Caroline O. Hale. Had one son, Joseph H.
WOODSOM.
Alonzo F., son of John and; Hannah (Watson), b. Nov. 8, 1832; m. Nov. 8, 1855, Em- ma R. Cassley, of Harrson; has two children, Annie C., b. 1859, m. Charles S. Leavitt. and Eugene A., b. July 6, 1866.
HISTORY OF PARSONSFIELD. PART V.
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
In this part of the work will appear such papers as would not fall under any especial classification, as well as some articles, facts and data received after the manuscript for the other parts of the work was in the hands of the printer.
We have a true copy of the deed of Capt. Sandy to Francis Small, of the territory or tract of land known as " Osibe," of which Parsonsfield is a part. It was copied for us from the original deed, now owned by . a gentleman in Virginia, by Lauriston W. Small, a descendant of said Francis, in the following line, viz: Francis, Samuel, Samuel, John, Henry, Humphrey, Lauriston W. It was forwarded to John Bennett, Esq., who had written Mr. Small, inviting him to be present at our centennial celebration. After giving his reasons for declining, he wrote the following and enclosed the copy of deed, which hereafter appears. (In making copies we have followed carefully the style, cap- italization, etc., of the original.)
104 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN, Aug. 5, 1885.
FRIEND JOHN BENNETT :- I understand that the people of Parsonsfield are to celebrate the town's centennial, and that the sons and daughters of the town who now reside elsewhere are coming home to help do it.
As one of my very grandfathers once owned the entire town, and as it now belongs to me after a sort, I hasten to extend to each one of you who are now residing upon my ancestral lands, a hearty invitation to make yourselves as much at home there as though you really owned the broad lands upon which you are living. Let not the thought that you occupy my land, rent free, mar the pleasure of the occasion. And to all those who return for a few days to the place of their birth, from their adopted homes in other states, I bid a cordial welcome to their old home upon my paternal acres.
Were I a son of Parsonsfield, I would offer the following toast:
Francis Small, the first white owner of the town. May its present owners emulate his enterprise, and live to as mellow an old age. Thy friend,
LAURISTON W. SMALL.
Small lived to be almost one hundred years old.
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COPY OF DEED FROM CAPT. SANDY TO FRANCIS SMALL.
To all People to whom this Present Wrighting shall Come I Capt Sandy of osobe in New England sagmore send greeting Kno ye that I the said Capt Sandy for and in Consideration of two large Indian Blankets two gallons of Rum two Pounds of Powder four Pounds of Muscet Balls and twenty strings of Indian Beads and with several other articles by me Received of Francis Small of Kit- tery in the County of York Indian Trader have given granted Bargained allined Enfoofod Confirmed and delivered and by these Presents Do fully freely and absolutely give grant Bargain Sell alline Enfoof convey confirm and Deliver unto him the Said Francis Small his heirs and asgs forever all that my great Tract of Land at osobe containing Twenty miles square and lying and Being Between the two Rivers of great osobe and Little osobe so Called and Being the Same land where the said Francis Smalls trading house now stands and from the River neehewanock near Humphry Chadborns Loging Camp and to Extend Northerly and Easterly to Saco River to have and to hold unto him the Said Francis Small his heirs and assigns forever with all the Privileges of hunting . . . . with all water courses mines minerals wood underwood Stones swamps meadows Ponds with all . .. Privileges and Proportions Belonging to the afore- said Tract of Land unto him the Said Francis Small his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own Proper use Benefit and Behoof forever and I the Said Capt Sandy Do hereby Covenant Promise and Engage for myself and my heirs unto him the Said Francis Small his heirs and assigns forever Peasibly to have hold and acquire and Possess the aforesaid Tract of Land without the least hindrance or molestation from me the said Capt Sandy in witness of this Said Capt Sandy have hereunto Sett my hand and seal this Twenty Eight Day of November one thousand Six hundred Sixty and Eight his
Signed Sealed and Delivered in
Presents of us
Samson y Buly Poo Trm hoason
Capt
Sandy
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York Ss | Received Aug 28th and Recorded with the Records of Deeds for said County Lib 42 fol 239 Atts David Moulton Reg
An account of the purchase of the township with copy of records relative thereto, appears on pages 190 and 191.
The following is a copy of the
ACT OF INCORPORATION.
"Commonwealth of Massachusetts :- In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five An Act for the incorporating a certain tract of Land situate between the Rivers of Great and Little Ossipee in the County of York which was settled by Thomas Parsons and his associates.
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WHEREAS the Inhabitants of the said tract of Land have represented to this Court that at great Labour and Expense they have severally settled the said tract: but by reason of their unincorporated state are not in a capacity to raise money necessary for repairing Roads and supporting the preaching of the Gospel and schools, nor of answering the demands that may arise for their proportion of the public Tax,
Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled and by the authority of the same, that the tract of Land afore- said, bounded as follows, viz., Beginning at Great Ossipee River, where the province Line (so-called) between Newhampshire and the late province of Massachusetts crosses said River, thence running south eight degrees West by the said Line to the top of a Mountain three quarters of a Mile South of a Pond called Province pond, thence East Eight degrees South by a spotted Line to an Elm Tree spotted, near a small Frog pond, thence North eight degrees East by a spotted Line to the bank of Great Ossipee River thence westerly by said River to the bounds first mentioned, Containing by estimation thirty-six square English miles,* be and hereby is erected into a Town by the Name of PARSONSFIELD. And that the Inhabitants thereof be, and they hereby are vested with all the powers, privileges and immunities which the inhabitants of Towns within this Commonwealth Do, or may by Law enjoy. And be it further Enacted that Simon Frye, Esq., be and hereby is empowered to Issue his Warrant to some principal Inhabitant of the Said Town requiring him to warn the inhabitants thereof to meet at such time and place as he shall therein set forth to choose all such Offi- cers as Towns are by Law required and impowered to choose in the Month of March Annually
PROVIDED ALWAYS that this act shall be so construed, anything therein to the contrary notwithstanding as not to effect the claim of this Commonwealth, or other corporate body, or of any private person whatever, to the said tract of Land, or any part thereof, if any such claim exists.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 5, 1785. This Bill having had three Several readings, passed to be enacted.
SAMUEL A. OTIS, Speaker.
IN SENATE, March 8, 1785.
This Bill having had also three several Readings, passed to be enacted.
Approved: True Copy.
SAMUEL ADAMS President. THOMAS CUSHING. JOHN AVERY, JR., Secretary."
* It contains really sixty four square miles. Thirty-six square miles was all that Mr. Parsons was enti- tled to. See page 192 for explanation of overplus. The township when purchased was bounded by the line of survey made under Parsons by Joseph Cram, of Exeter, in 1771.
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In accordance with the provision of this act, Simon Frye, Esq., issued the following call to Thomas Parsons, Esq., for a town-meeting in the new town of Parsonsfield :
"COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
YORK, SS:
To Thomas Parsons, one of the principal Inhabitants of Parsonsfield in said County, Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby authorized and required forthwith in due Course of Law to notify and warn the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Parsonsfield, qualified as the Law directs to vote in Town Meeting; to meet at the Dwelling House of Thomas Parsons, Esq., in said Par- sonsfield on the 29th of August ensuing, then and there to vote on the following Articles (viz) :
1stly To Choose a Moderator to govern said Meeting 2dly A Town Clerk 3dly Selectmen 4thly A Constable or Constables 5thly All other town Officers that Towns are by Law required, and impowered to choose in the Month of March Annually. Given under my Hand and Seal at Fryeburgh the sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-first, and in the tenth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
SIMON FRYE, Justice."
We shall make but few extracts from the town records. They were well kept and have been well preserved. The record of the first Town- meeting is as follows :
"Met according to the foregoing warrant. Thomas Parsons Esq. Chosen Mod- erator to govern said Meeting. John Doe Town Clerk and sworn. Thomas Parsons Esq. John Doe and Gilman Lougee Select Men and sworn Samuel Page Constable and sworn Gideon Doe and Thomas Parsons jun. Assessors and sworn. Elisha Piper Josiah Colcord James Marston and David Mudget Tything Men. George Bickford, Taylor Page Philip Paine Gideon Doe and Samuel Lougee Surveyors of Highways and sworn Job. Colcord Field driver and sworn Walter Neal Pound Keeper and sworn David Marston and Edmund Chase Fence viewers and sworn. Edmund Chase Surveyor of Lumber Jer- emiah Avery Sealer of Leather Tanner Doe Lot Layer-Samuel Peas David Hobbs and Edmund Chase Committee to Examine the Selectmen's accounts."
Soon thereafter, Col. Waters, of Boston, set up a claim to the tract of land in behalf of the proprietors of Bridgett Phillips. Then a com- mittee of Washington, now Newfield, issued a request to Parsonsfield to yield to them "their two southernmost Ranges to be Incorporated with Washington." Then internal disturbances arose, in consequence
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of the large size of town, in electing military officers, and the town was divided into two districts for said purpose. In all these perplexing matters the inhabitants acted well and wisely.
Some few of their votes show the great progress in moral reforms which have been made, although we have waned equally in religious zeal, not in Christian principle. The taxes were paid in part in corn and produce, and in 1792, it was
"Voted, The constable shall be directed to receive his corn or produce tax in four different parts of the Town which shall be hereafter appointed."
It would appear that the office of constable was of some pecuniary advantage, for he was likewise collector of this unwieldly tax, and despite this fact it was
"Voted, The office of constable and Collector be set up at Vendue, and that the person who will bid most in favor of the Town shall be constable and Col- lector; provided he shall get sufficient Bondsman. The offices aforesaid of Con- stable and Collector were set up at Vendue and struck off to John Doe, Jun., who was to give eighteen shillings and six pence, as aforesaid."
"Voted, That John Doe Jun., be the Constable and Collector with his giving bond,-sworn."
"Voted, That twelve shillings out of the eighteen shillings and six pence given by John Doe Jun., for the constable and collectors Offices, be laid out in grog."
The opening of highways occupied a great deal of attention for many years, as did also the question of erecting house of worship and sup- porting preaching. The town-meetings were frequent and animated.
It is not strange that in their interest for the growth and prosperity of the new town which was becoming so rapidly populated, that some votes and acts are found recorded which had not the sanction of law. At the annual town-meeting in 1799, the following vote was passed and recorded :*
"Voted, That every man or woman in the Town of Parsonsfield that shall suf- fer any thistles standing or growing on his or her cleared land after the fifteenth day of August next of those that will go to seed in the year 1799 shall forfeit and pay into the Town Treasury for the use of said Town, ten dollars and a Com- plaint from the several Surveyors against any Person to A Justice of the Peace shall be good against such deficient Person, said Surveyors chosen to inspect the several farms in said Town and to cut all thistles in their Several districts that growing on the road. Voted, the above shall be a by-law."
* It seems that thistles were a great annoyance on the newly cleared land.
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We give below a list of the Selectmen who have served in Parsons- field from its organization :
1785, Thomas Parsons, John Doe, Gilman Lougee. 1786, Jonathan Kinsman, Gilman Lougee, Elisha Piper. 1787, there was trouble and those chosen refused to serve, and another town-meeting was called, when Thomas Parsons, Jonathan Kinsman and Gideon Doe were elected. 1788, Jonathan Kinsman, David Hobbs, Samuel Hobbs. 1789, same. 1790, Thomas Parsons, Philip Paine, Jonathan Kinsman. 1791, David Hobbs, Jonathan Kinsman, John Doe. 1792, Philip Paine, David Hobbs, Jonathan Kinsman. 1793, Joseph Parsons, Samuel Lougee, John Doe, jr. 1794, David Hobbs, Joseph Parsons, Samuel Lougee. 1795, David Hobbs, John Doe, jr., James Remick. 1796, Joseph Par- sons, Joseph Huckins, Samuel Lougee. 1797, same. 1798, same. 1799, Joseph Parsons, David Marston, Samuel Lougee. 1800, same. 1801, Joseph Parsons, David Marston, James Remick. 1802, Joseph Parsons, David Marston, John Paine. 1803, same. 1804, same. 1805, same. 1806, David Marston, Samuel Garland, William Blazo. 1807,
David Marston, William Blazo, Simon Marston. 1808, same. 1809, Simon Marston, William Blazo, Simeon Mudgett. 1810, same. 1811, same. 1812, same. 1813, Simon Marston, Moses Sweat, Simeon
Mudgett. 1814, Simon Marston, David Marston, Simeon Mudgett. 1815, Simon Marston, Thomas Parsons, Abner Kezar. 1816, Simon Marston, Thomas Parsons, William Blazo. 1817, John Moore, Hardy Merrill, Ammi R. Lord. 1818, John Moore, 2d,* Hardy Merrill, Rufus McIntire. 1819, Rufus McIntire, John Moore, Hardy Merrill. 1820, John Moore, 2d, Hardy Merrill, Abner Kezar. 1821, Jonathan Piper, Hardy Merrill, Abner Kezar. 1822, same. 1823, Jonathan Piper, Hardy Merrill, Elliot Fernald. 1824, same. 1825, same. 1826, Jona- than Piper, Hardy Merrill, Abner Kezar. 1827, Jonathan Piper, Isaac Felch, Abner Kezar. 1828, same. 1829, Abner Kezar, John Bailey, Benjamin Weeks. 1830, same. 1831, same. 1832, Tristram Redman, Harvey M. Towle, James W. Weeks. 1833, same. 1834, same. 1835, Tristram Redman, John Brackett, 2d, Gilman L. Bennett. 1836, same.+ 1837, John Brackett, 2d, Gilman L. Bennett, Jonathan Tuck. 1838,
* Probably same person as John Moore.
t Of the list of jurors approved this year by the selectmen, composing fifty names, there is but one sur- vivor, John Pray, of East Parsonsfield.
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HISTORY OF PARSONSFIELD.
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Gilman L. Bennett, John Brackett, 2d, Jonathan Tuck .* 1839, Jona- than Tuck, John Mudgett, James W. Weeks. 1840, same. 1841, John Mudgett, Alvah Doe, Jesse Wedgwood. 1842, same. 1843, Alvah Doe, Jesse Wedgwood, John Kezar. 1844, John P. Bennett, James Brackett, John Kezar. 1845, John Kezar, James Brackett, John P. Bennett. 1846, John P. Bennett, James Brackett, Robert T. Blazo. 1847, James Brackett, Robert T. Blazo, Jacob Marston. 1848, same, James Brackett died and, at a town-meeting called for that purpose, on July 1, 1848, Daniel Piper was chosen to fill the vacancy. 1849, Daniel Piper, Enoch W. Neal, John Kezar. 1850, same. 1851, Enoch W. Neal, William E. Moulton, Thomas B. Wentworth. 1852, William E. Moulton, Thomas B. Wentworth, Nathan Brown. 1853, same. 1854, same. 1855, John Brackett, 2d, John M. Ames, Gilman Lougee. 1856, John Mudgett, Ira Moore, Jacob Dearborn. 1857, same. 1858, John M. Ames, Jacob Dearborn, Ivory Fenderson. 1859, Alvah Doe, Chase Boothby, Thomas Churchill. 1860, Chase Boothby, Thomas Churchill, Dominicus Ricker, jr. 1861, same. 1862, Chase Boothby, Dominicus Ricker, Elliot Fernald. 1863, Dominicus Ricker, Elliot Fer- nald, Joseph Dearborn. 1864, Elliot Fernald, Joseph Dearborn, Sam- uel Merrill. 1865, William E. Moulton, Asa A. Parsons, Jonathan W. Trueworthy. 1866, Alvah Doe, Jonathan W. Trueworthy, Joseph S. Dearborn. 1867, same. 1868, Joseph S. Dearborn, Samuel Merrill, Hardy Merrill. 1869, Joseph S. Dearborn, Samuel Merrill, Loring T. Staples. 1870, Hardy Merrill, Loring T. Staples, Joseph Parsons. 1871, Loring T. Staples, Joseph Parsons, James W. Cook. 1872, Joseph Parsons, John Neal, Nehemiah T. Libby. 1873, same. 1874, John M. Ames, Gilman Lougee, Ivory Fenderson. 1875, Thomas B. Wentworth, John Neal, Samuel G. Dearborn. 1876, John Neal, Sam- uel G. Dearborn, Otis B. Churchill. 1877, same. 1878, Otis B. Churchill, Eben G. Perry, Robert Merrill. 1879, Otis B. Churchill John Neal, Ivory Fenderson. 1880, John Neal, Robert Merrill, David M. Parsons. 1881, same. 1882, David M. Parsons, Luther Neal, Wil- liam B. Davis. 1883, Luther Neal, William B. Davis, S. F. Perry. 1884, William B. Davis, S. F. Perry, Luther Neal. 1885, S. F. Perry, Luther Neal, William B. Davis. 1886, Luther Neal, Brackett T. Lord
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