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ROSS FAMILY.
Ross is a french surname, (i. e., was first adopted in France,) bnt was known in Roxburghshire, Scotland, as
NOTE .- There were other daughters of Samuel Perley that died young, and unmarried.
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early as A. D. 1100; since then they have been widely scattered through Scotland and England. I trace this family only to Shapleigh. JONATHAN ROSS, son of Jonathan, came from the latter town and settled in this town very early -on the Edes' Falls road, where the "old Ross house " now stands. Mr. Ross married Polly Goodwin ; he and his wife died at the age of 84, and were burried in the F. W. B. burying ground. Children :
1. JOANNA, married Benjamin Holden, of Sweden.
2. JONATHAN, died unmarried.
3. CAPT. JAMES, born Oct., 1806, married Jane, daughter of Jonathan Lakin, of Harrison, and 2ndly, Mary A. Smith. Mr. Ross lives on the Pond Road, near the old Johnson homestead. Children :
i. ADELIA, married Thomas Baker, of Waterford.
ii. FRANCIS M., married to Henry Packard, of Harrison.
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iii. ORIN, died when a boy.
iv. ETTA, married to Alphonso Morton, of Harrison. BETSEY, married Jonathan Shaw, of Standish ; and 2ndly, Henry Pendexter, of Bridgton.
5. SAMUEL G., married Phebe Clemmons, and died on the homestead.
6. JOSEPH P., married Elvira Snow, of Cornish, or Hiram, and had issue: Orin and Abby. Lives in Harrison.
7. SALLY P., married Joel Mason, of Standish, April 18, 1843, and lives in Raymond.
SCRIBNER FAMILY.
Several persons bearing the name were in New Eng. land as early as 1640. The surname is from the Latin word scribere, to write, and was originally spelled Scrive- nor in its Englicised orthography. The Otisfield and Harrison Seribners were all of one line, and came from Waterborough, Me., as early (some of them) as 1797. EDWARD SCRIBNER, 1st, came from the latter town and
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settled in Otisfield, where he lived to be 105 years old. He was father of several sons that settled in Otisfield, and of one who settled in Harrison.
1.SAMUEL SCRIBNER, who settled on what has since been called "Scribner's Hill," was a nephew of the first Edward, of Otisfield. He married Hannah -, and had eight children, as follows :
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i. SALLY, b. Feb. 7, 1798; m. William Harmon, of Harrison, July 5, 1818. (See Willard family.) BUCKNELL, b. April 11, 1799; m. Nancy Dawes, of Harrison, (see Dawes family) Oct. 11, 1826. He moved to Lewiston and reared a family-a daughter, Sarah B .; d. in Harrison, April 25, 1844.
iii. MARY, b. Nov. 25, 1800; m. James Chadbourne,' of Harrison, (see Chadbourne family) March 26, 1818; lived in Waterford, and had issue.
iv. LUCY B., b., Nov. 23, 1802; m. Foster Cum- mings, of Harrison.
v. EDWARD, b. Feb. 14, 1806; d. March 1, 1806.
· vi. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1806 ; twin to Edward; m. Betsey Spurr, of Otisfield, Sept. 22, 1830 ; set-
tled in Lewiston, and had a family, as follows :
1. CYRUS EDWARD, b. Jan. 24, 1831.
2. ANN LONGLEY, b. April 3, 1833; d. April 19, 1844.
3. MARGARET, d. Dec. 27, 1847, aged 3 years.
vii. MARIA B., b. Jan. 8, 1810; m. John Caldwell, of Paris, June 3, 1829.
viii. DAVID, born Jan. 18, 1820 ; died in Harrison.
2. COL. EBENEZER H. SCRIBNER, was born in Water- boro' about the year 1775; came to Harrison, then Otisfield, and settled on the west side of "Scribner's Hill," subsequently so-called, about 1797-8. He married Phebe Kimball, daughter of the old land surveyor of Bridgton. He moved to Waterford, thence to Raymond, thence to Portland, and finally emigrated to the West, where he died. He had a son :
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i. BENJAMIN KIMBALL, born in Harrison, June 3, 1811.
NOTE .- I find that Edward Scribner, Sr., who settled in Otisfield, had sons, Edward, Jr., Joseph, John, Willough- by and Simon. Daniel Scribner, a supposed relative, mar- ried Sarah Goodale, and came to Otisfield in 1799. Ed- ward, Jr., married Sarah Moody. Joseph married - Dockum. Simon married Abigail Gerrish. The late Deacon Elijah Scribner, was a son of Daniel, and married Dorathy Piper ; Cyrus, their son, was born Aug. 12, 1824; married Hannah Prince, Aug. 12, 1866. Edward, Jr., before mentioned, had sons Clement, Daniel and Joseph ; the two first are now living in town. Capt. Daniel Scrib- ner, of another family, was in Otisfield as early as 1802 ; he had three sons, viz : Joseph, who lived in Otisfield and Gilead ; Daniel, married Hannah Sampson and went eastward ; Nathaniel married Mary Smith, of Otisfield ; his daughters are, 1st, the wife of Elder Joseph Wight, of Harrison ; 2nd, widow Susan Cobb, of Otisfield. Reu- ben, son of Nathaniel, is a single man, living in Otisfield.
JOHN SCRIBNER, son of Edward, Sr., settled with his cousin Samuel on the "Scribner Hill," but afterwards went west of Crooked River. The late Deacon Elijah Scribner was born in Waterboro', Jan. 11, 1800; came to Otisfield when only five years old, and died Oct. 13, 1876.
ANOTHER FAMILY.
WILLOUGHBY SCRIBNER, son of Edward, Sr .; mar- ried Molly, a daughter of George Peirce, Esq., of Otis- field, and settled on the farm since called the "Lamb Place." He died Feb. 27, 1824, aged 51 years ; his widow died May 20, 1838, aged 67 years; they were buried near Major Emmerson's, on the "hill."" Children :
1. CAPT. PEIRCE, born Sept. 11, 1797; married Mary Springer, daughter of Jonathan, of Harrison, Feb.
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10, 1824, and died Oct. 8, 1831. His widow died April 29, 1870, aged 70 years. Deborah, daughter of Peirce Seribner, died in Harrison, June 10, 1850. 2. ALVAH, born in 1805 ; married Jane Phinney of Har- rison, June 10, 1827, and died Dee. 19, 1862 ; his wife predeceased him Oct. 13, 1844, aged 41 years. 3. DEBORAH, born in 1809; died March 12, 1826.
ANOTHER FAMILY.
EDWARD SCRIBNER, of Waterborough, Me., married Molly, a daughter of Joseph and Deborah (Wentworth) Rieker, and died in March, 1804, having issue as follows: 1. DAVID, born 1795 ; married, in 1822, Althea Haviland ; she died in Feb. 1843, and he married, 2ndly, a widow Whitmore. Children as follows.
i. CHARLES, b. in 1823.
ii. MARY, b. in 1825.
iii. ALBERT, b. in 1827.
iv. SARAH, b. in 1829.
v. FRANCIS, b. in 1831.
vi. JAMES, b. in 1833.
vii. OCTAVA, b. in 1835.
viii. DAVID, b. in 1837. second wife. And two daughters by a
2. REBECCA, born in 1796; died unmarried.
3. DEBORAH, born in 1799; married Newell Nutting, of Otisfield.
4. SARAH, born in 1801; married Benjamin Sanborn, of Webster.
5. MARY, born in 1804.
STRICKLAND FAMILY.
Few families can boast of an ancestry more distin- guished than the Stricklands', an ancient house now rep- resented in England by Walter Strickland, Esq., of
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STEWART FAMILY.
Syzergh Hall, which has been the family-seat for several centuries. I have not been able to find where the Harri- son family came from. JOHN STRICKLAND, and his wife, Rachel, were among the first settlers in town ; they lived near the present residence of Heber Kimball, and had family as follows :
1. OTIS STRICKLAND, born in Harrison, Aug. 17, 1799.
2. SALOME, born Jan. 10, 1802; died Sept. 3, 1804.
3. BENJAMIN, born July 1, 1803; died Sept. 21, 1804.
4. DANIEL DUDLEY, born Feb. 16, 1806.
5. MARTIN, born Nov. 4, 1808.
6. HANNAH, born June 20, 1811.
Mr. Strickland sold his house to Jonathan Springer. He made brick at the village-had second wife, Hannah. This family left town when the children were young, as there are no records of a marriage of any member.
STEWART FAMILY.
The Stewarts are descended from an ancient and dis- tinguished historical Scottish family, through an ancestry that had settled in Ulster, Ireland; and the early Maine families were among the Scotch-Irish immigrants that came over in 1718-20. Our Harrison families are immediately descended from Capt. Wentworth Stewart, who with his wife Susanna (Lombard) came from Truro, Mass., to Gor- ham. He was Representative to the General Court of Mass. in 1773-4; was an officer in the Revolution, and died of small-pox, April 17, 1776, at Sewall's Point, near Boston. His children were ten in number.
1. WENTWORTH STEWART, came from Gorham to this town, and married Mercy Hall, April 25, 1814. He settled in the north-east part of the town, as a farmer; was a man of considerable force of char- · acter ; served as Justice of the Peace, and in other town-offices. He had a family as follows :
i. MOSES, born Nov. 13, 1816; died in 1840, un- married.
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ii. BENJAMIN S., b. Oet. 28, 1818; died Sept. 20, 1820.
iii. CHARLES E., b. Oct. 9, 1821; m. Lydia, dangh- ter of William Twombly, of Harrison, and lives in town. Mr. Stewart is an auctioneer and pedler; has a daughter named Lelia M.
iv. MARIA, b. June 5, 1824; m. Francis Chute of Otisfield.
V. CHARLOTTE, b. April 11, 1828; m. Thomas Grace, of Casco.
vi. LAURA J., b. July 16, 1835 ; m. Henry Kilgore, of Waterford.
2. JOSEPH STEWART, was born in Gorham ; married Nancy Lombard, of that town; settled near his brother Solomon's in Harrison ; was a farmer and wheel-wright, and had issue as follows :
i. FANNIE, who m. Merrill Skillings, Dec. 2, 1824.
ii. SAMUEL, who m. Hannah Hall, of Harrison, April 17, 1832, and had issue as follows :
1. ALBERT H., b. Jan. 4, 1833.
2. ANGELINE, b. March 16, 1835 ; m. Cyrus Chaplin of Naples.
3. WENTWORTH, b. March 31, 1837; m. Zilphia Caswell, of Harrison, and 2ndly, Kate Has- kell, of Harrison.
4. SAMUEL P., b. Ang. 14, 1842; m. Mehitable Waterhouse, of Harrison.
iii. JOSHUA, b. March 14, 1811 ; m. Caroline, daugh- ter of Asa Hicks; 2ndly, Lydia Bullen. He had issue as follows :
1. FRANCIS E., b. May 9, 1836.
2. ABBY M., b. Nov. 27, 1837.
3. TALLOT G., b. June 9, 1840.
4. MENTHIA C., b. Aug. 18, 1842.
5. GREENFIELD,
6. WHITEFIELD, twins, b. Dec. 30, 1845.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. May 3, 1813; died unmarried.
V. GEORGE E., m. Mary Ann Sargent, of Otisfield.
vi. ESTHER, m. Isaac Bonny, of Otisfield, March 18, 1838.
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vii. ACHSA, m. John D. Burbank, of Gorham, N.H., March 15, 1852.
viii. EMILY, m. William Chute, Nov. 21, 1844.
ix. FRANCIS, m. Abby Bullen, of Norway, Me.
x. CORLISTA, m. Samuel Pitts, of Naples, Nov. 9, 1847.
xi. AMos, m. 1st, - Mason, 2ndly, - Larabee, and has issue (?)
xii. LYDIA G., m. William Brigham, Oet. 15, 1849. xiii. JOANNA, m. Washington Chaplin, of Naples.
3. SOLOMON STEWART, b. in Gorham; m. Mercy Hall, June 19, 1817 ; settled in the "Stewart Neighbor- hood," on land adjoining that of his brother Joseph's as farmer, and had issue, seven children, of whom hereafter. When Mr. Stewart was building his house, in this town, he brought some glass from Gorham, tied up in a handkerchief-making his journey on foot-and when within six feet of the door of the house in which the glass was to have been set, he stumbled, fell, and broke every pane of glass. One may imagine his feelings at such a misfortune-a loss not easily repaired. Children : i. MARY ANN, m. John Lombard, of Gorham, or Otisfield.
ii. MAJOR P., m. Octava, daughter of James Wes- ton, of Harrison, settled in town, and has issue, Rebecca, James W., and Dana.
iii. ISAAC H., m. Elizabeth Hall, of Chelsea, Mass., and had issue, Robert and Ella.
iv. HANNAH, m. Sumner Hancock, of Otisfield; 2ndly, Nathan Deeker, of Casco.
V. JOSEPH PHINNEY, died young.
vi. JOSEPH,2d., died young.
vii. WYATT, T .. m. Lucy Andrews, of Harrison, and has issue, two children, namely, Solomon and Edith. Mr. Stewart lives on the homestead of his father.
4. JOSIAH STEWART, born in Gorham ; married Miriam Rich, of Harrison, (a Gorham family) April 24, 1825, and settled on the farm formerly owned and
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occupied by Capt. Wentworth Stewart, his brother, near " Hall's Corner," in this town. He died in 1870, having had issne as follows :
i. AMANDA M., b. April 20, 1826.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 27, 1827 ; m. Ellen, danghter of William Haskell, of Harrison, and resides on the homestead of his father.
iii. CLEMENTINE, b. Nov. 22, 1829; m. 1st, Hayes ; 2ndly, Samuel Edgerly, and lives in town.
iv. JOHN W., b. July 7, 1831; d. in the army-un- married.
v. JOSIAH A., b. March 23, 1833.
vi. MOSES, unmarried-went West.
vii. CHARLES, m. Katie Brackett, daughter of Joseph Brackett, of Harrison.
viii. CLARA, m. Payson Stanley.
ix. EVELINE, m. - - Libby, of Paris.
X. LUCRETIA, m. - Dunn, of Poland.
xi. MELVINA, m. -, of Buxton.
5. HANNAH STEWART, born in Gorham; sister of the four brothers before mentioned, married Jonathan Saunders, of Norway, Feb, 20, 1828.
6. SUSIE STEWART, born in Gorham; sister of the pre- ceding, married Francis Mayberry, of Casco.
7. ACHSA STEWART, born in Gorham ; sister of the pre- ceding, married Richard Fogg, of this town.
SAMPSON FAMILY.
The Sampsons are of English descent, and the New England ancestor came in the " Mayflower " with the Pilgrims.
JAMES SAMPSON came from Duxbridge, Mass., to Leeds, Me., and afterwards removed to Harrison, about the year 1800, coming into town on horse-back. He married Jemima Stetson, in Turner, Jan. 12, 1786 ; pur- chased land and erected a log-house where the village now is- the first house erected there - near where
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Samuel Hardin's house now stands. Mr. Sampson built mills on the stream that now drives the wire-factory, and carried on blacksmithing at the same time. He was a genuine pioneer, and did much to encourage settlement in town ; he died at the age of 89 years; his wife at the age of 72; they were buried in Otisfield. Mr. Sampson had issue nine children, as follows :
1. JAMES SAMPSON, married 1st, Ruth Stiles, and 2ndly, Betsey Prince, and settled in Parkman, Me., where he carried on farming, and eventually went Repre- sentative to the State Legislature. He had several children, two of whom were Jonathan and Aaron.
2. REUBEN SAMPSON, married Mary Smith, of this town, and settled in Worcester, Mass., where he worked as a wheel wright and farmer. He died several years ago, leaving seren children, viz : Isaac, Aaron, Eunice, Deborah, Julia, Harriet, and Mary.
3. DEBORAH SAMPSON, married Isaac Watson, of Water- ford, Me., and had issue.
4. HANNAH SAMPSON, married Daniel Seribner, of Otis- field, Me., and had issue.
5. JEMIMA SAMPSON, married Aaron Huntress, of Lin- coln, Me., and had issue.
6. OLIVE SAMPSON, married Thomas Mains, of Otisfield, Me., and had issue.
7. ALICE SAMPSON, married William Twombly, of Har- rison, (Bolster's Mills) and had issue.
8. ASENATH SAMPSON, died when young.
9. AHIRA SAMPSON, born March 4, 1793; married Pol- ly Stiles, of Bridgton, and settled where Walker & Monroe's store now stands, at Harrison village. He carried on black-smithing and milling; was a man of great physical powers, and withal, very eccentric. He had a peculiar habit of repeating the last word in every sentence when talking, "he did, he did." and would never ride in a carriage when he could go on foot. He once dragged Samuel Harmon through the fire on his forge, and then threw him into the road. Mr. Sampson fell, while at work in his mill, near Waterford, in 1869.
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striking his head upon a ledge ; soon after he became un- conscious, and died the third day after, at the age of 77 years. His wife predeceased him at the age of 63. They had seren children, as follows :
i. ASENATH, b. Oct. 8, 1813,- a wealthy maiden- lady, now living in Worcester, Mass.
ii. RUTH, b. in 1815 ; d. young.
iii. SUSAN, b. Aug. 25, 1818 ; never married.
iv. CAPT. CHRISTOPHER C. W., b. June 22, 1819; m. Mary Ann Brown, of Waterford, and set- tled in this town, and now resides here. He was captain of the first steamboat -the
"Fawn "- that navigated Sebago Lake. He was for many years engaged in eanal-boating between Harrison and Portland, and carried on the lumber business with others. He was several years one of the Selectmen of the town, and has always been an active, publie-spirited man. Generous-hearted and full of pity, he always held out an open hand to the needy. He had ten of family as follows :
1. SOPHIA A., b. Sept. 10, 1841; m. Charles D. Whitemore, of Worcester, Mass., in 1863, and d. in this town Dee. 8. 1869, leaving issue.
2. MARY A., b. Dec. 5, 1842; m. Capt. William H. Valentine, of Worcester, and has issue.
3. CHARLES L., b. Jan. 5, 1845 ; unmarried.
4. CHRISTOPHER H., b. Feb. 8, 1847 ; died an infant.
5. ASENATH E., b. Nov. 5, 1849 ; unmarried.
6. S. NELLIE, b. July 19, 1851 ; died an infant.
7. GEORGE B., b. March 3, 1853; m. Mary J. King, of New Hampshire ; lives in Worcester, Mass., and has issue.
8. ABBIE C., b. June 21, 1858.
9. ALICE J., b. June 23, 1860.
NOTE .- Some of the Sampson family think that Micah Sampson, the grand- father of our townsman, Thomas R. Sampson, was a cousin to JJames, the an- cestor of this family. One Michael Sampson married Betsey House, in Turner, June 11, 1791. Query, may not Micah and Michael have been the same person ? It is said that Ahira, of Harrison, used to call John Sampson, of Portland, Micah's son, "cousin leftenant,"
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10. FRANK H., b. Aug. 12, 1862.
V. MARIA, d. unmarried at the age of 40.
vi. EMELINE, m. Daniel Welts, of Mercer, Me.
vii. CHARLES L., died when young.
SPRINGER FAMILY.
JONATHAN SPRINGER, bought the farm where Heber Kimball now lives, of John Strickland-the house was built by James Sampson, Jr .- and died in town, Feb. 16, 1845, aged 77 years. I have not learned particulars rel- ative to this family ; the records show that Betsey, daugh- ter of Jonathan, died in town when young, and Mary married Capt. Peirce Scribner, of this town.
STILES FAMILY.
The ancestors of this family were ENOCH STILES and NOAH STILES, who came from Andover, Mass., and set- tled in Bridgton, in 1771; they were twins. Enoch died in Bridgton, in 1831, aged 87 years; hence the brothers were born in 1745. Noah Stiles sold his farm in Bridgton in 1800, and moved into that part of Otisfield that is now in Harrison ; his farm was on No. 12, in Range 8, in the north end of the town. His son Stephen settled on lot No. 11, adjoining his father's land. Noah Stiles had five children, three sons and two daughters, in 1794. Records of births will be found in Bridgton. Descendants are now living on the homestead farm, in Harrison, viz :- Millet Stiles, who married a Wentworth, of Hiram. I think he was a son of Jonathan, who married Sally Noble, March 1, 1833. See Cram's Historical Address, delivered at the dedication of Bridgton Town House.
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THOMS FAMILY.
The Thoms family are descendants of THOMAS THOMS, through his sons Charles and George. I am not informed where Thomas and his wife Mary (they died in Gorham, Me., Thomas in 1790 and Mary in 1786,) came from, but think they were from old Plymouth Colony, Massachu- setts. GEORGE THOMS, born in 1745, married Lydia Brown, and had issue, nine children, all born in Gorham previous to 1800. Mr. Thoms died in 1821. Children :
1. BETSEY, born in 1779 (?) ; married Joseph Brown, of Windham, and settled in that town.
2. EZRA, born in 1782 (?); married and settled in Har- rison, where he commenced a farm, and soon after died in Gorham.
3. MARY, born Dec. 20, 1783; married Jacob Emerson, of Harrison, and died Sept. 30, 1859.
4. WILLIAM, born in 1785 ; married Sally Plaisted, and 2ndly, her sister Hannah ; lived on the homestead in Gorham.
5. AMIos, born Aug. 11, 1789 ; married Abigail F. Hig- gins, of Gorham, and settled in this town. He was commissioned a Colonel of the Militia ; served as Town Clerk, Selectman, and went to the Legis- lature as Representative. He was one of the most inde- pendent farmers in town, cultivating extensive lands, and keeping a large stock of cattle, and employing sev- eral men. He died March 21, 1870, aged 81 years. His widow survives as one of the most aged inhabitants of the town. Mr. Thoms had issue, five children, as follows :
i. EZRA, b. May 16, 1810; d. Sept. 9, 1833.
ii. MARSHALL, b. Feb. 16, 1813; married Rachel B., Daughter of Daniel Haskell, and settled on the homestead. His wife died June 1, 1840 ; and he married 2ndly, Dorcas, daughter of Myrick Paine, of Standish. Mr. Thoms carried on extensive farming operations in company with his brother, until 1874, when he sold and moved to the vil- lage, where he now lives, and cultivates a small field.
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He has two daughters, viz : Abbie Frances, born Sept. 11, 1849 ; married Henry H. Pulsifer, and lives in Wayne, Me .; and Caroline, born -; unmarried, and at home.
iii. LYDIA, b. July 9, 1816; d. Dee. 13, 1846; un- married.
iv. ALANSON M., b. Jan. 16, 1821, and emigrated West, where he now lives - unmarried.
v. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 20, 1822; married Rosilla, daughter of William Cook, of Casco, and lives on the homestead farm. Mr. Thoms has ever manifested a public spirit, and has served as Selectman in his town. He bought his brother's part of the farm a few years ago, and is now the most extensive farmer and stock-raiser in town; he has also engaged largely in the lumbering business for several winters, and has always been an honest, active citizen. No issue.
vi. ELMIRA, H., b. Dec. 1, 1828 ; d. April 4, 1840.
6. MEHITABLE THOMS, born in Gorham, Me., Dec. 7, 1792; married John Johnson, of Harrison, April 11, 1823.
7. EUNICE THOMS, born in Gorham, Me., in 1794; (?) married Joseph Plaisted, of Gorham, and lived in town.
8. LYDIA THOMS, born in Gorham, Me., in 1796; (?) mar ried -, of Gorham; lived in Harrison.
9. NANCY THOMS, born in Gorham, Me., in 1798; (?) married Zebulon Johnson, of Harrison, Sept. 5, 1822, (see Johnson family) and died only a short time ago.
ANOTHER FAMILY.
JAMES THOMS, son of Charles and Anna Gray, of Gor- ham, and a cousin of Col. Amos Thoms, before mentioned, moved into this town as early as 1800, and located a lit tle below the F. W. Baptist meeting-house, where his grand-son now lives. Mr. Thoms married Abigail Libby, of Gorham, and had issue, three children. Mr. Thoms
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died several years ago ; his widow is now living in town, aged 84. Issue as follows :
1. CHARLES THOMS, born in Gorham; married Fannie Brown, of Raymond, settled on his father's home- stead, and carried on farming and butchering; he lost one leg and died at the age of 47 years, leav- ing issue as follows, viz: Abbie F., born Sept. 11, 1849 ; married Henry Robbins; James, born Feb. 22, 1855, and Lucy, born May 18, 1860.
2. SARAH THOMS, born in Harrison ; married MacDonald, and lives in Windham.
3. ELLISON THOMS, born in Harrison ; married Melvina, daughter of William Bucknell, and lives on a farm near William Chadbourne's on the Bolster's Mills road. He is a very hard-worker and a good farmer. Has one child, viz: Mary H., born Nov., 1869.
TRAFTON FAMILY.
JOSHUA TRAFTON, of English descent, born in 1785, came from York, Me., where the name still prevails, and settled on the farm since owned by William Wentworth, the blacksmith ; his honse stood a little way below the present house of George Newcomb, but on the same side of the road. After living some years at the latter place, he sold and moved to the "Pond Road," where the old house now stands, and remained there till his death, which oceurred in 1869. His first wife, (she was Joanna Ross) died in 1851, aged 61 years, and he married, 2ndly, Berlinda Packard, who now survives. His children were as follows :
1. OTIS TRAFTON, born Dec. 20, 1807; married Eliza -of Waterford; settled near his father as farmer and live-stock dealer; acquired wealth, and has issue as follows :
i. HENRY O., b. Dec. 17, 1835.
ii. JOHN E., b. March 28, 1838.
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iii. ELIZABETH M., b. Sept. 16, 1840 ; died Sept. 16, 1845.
iv. ALGENON H., b. May 17, 1842; died Sept. 30, 1845.
v. ABBY M., b. July 3, 1844; married to George Newcomb, and lives in Harrison.
vi. FRANCES M., b. Dec. 22, 1847.
vii. JAMES, married a daughter of Smith Chaplin, of Naples.
2. POLLY TRAFTON, married John Patch, Aug. 13, 1815.
3. RUTH TRAFTON, married Charles Kimball, July 4, 1838.
4. ABBY B. TRAFTON, married Lemuel Libby, Oct. 27, 1847.
5. JOSEPH TRAFTON, lived in town and acquired con- siderable property by trading in live stock. He lived where his son now lives, on the Shepherd Hawkes place. He died several years ago, leaving two sons, viz : NEWELL, who married a daughter of Dr. Dunnell's, and lives on the home-place, and a younger brother, who, I believe is now a practic- ing physician in some other place.
WALKER FAMILY.
A Scottish surname. The family have scattered into nearly every land. They are inter-married with the An- drews and Onebys families, and quarter their arms with them in England. The Harrison family are descended from CHARLES WALKER, who was born Aug. 15, 1759, probably in Berwick or Kittery, and settled in Westbrook or Falmouth. He married Eunice Berry, (she was born Sept. 25, 1761) Dec. 26, 1782, and had a family of six children, some of them born in Westbrook. Mr. Walker came to Harrison about 1815, and settled on the " Walk- er Hill " between the village and " Harmon's Corner." He died (his wife predeceased him July 29, 1833) June 20, 1843, and was buried in this town. Issue :
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