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(VI) Joseph, eldest son of Bartholomew and Ellen ( Brookins) Bryant, was born in Machias, Maine; married (first) Lydia Beal, (second) a Miss Plummer. Lydia was the mother of: Sarah, Otis, Olive, Laura, El- mira and Asa.
(VII) Otis, eldest son of Joseph and Lydia (Beal) Bryant, was born in Machias, and was a ship-builder. He married Sarah Kilton, of Jonesborough, Maine, and was the father of George R.
(VIII) George R., son of Otis and Sarah (Kilton) Bryant, was born in Machias, and was a mill man. He married Lois M. Davis. Children: John R. J., who was in the civil war; Eldridge H., Franklin, George W., who was in the civil war; Edwin R., Elmira, Free- man R. and Rilda C. John R. J. Bryant was in the United States navy in the civil war. In 1863 he was a sailor on a merchant ship which was captured by the rebel privateer "Calhoun." The prisoners were given their choice of going to a rebel prison or joining the rebel navy. They accepted the latter alterna- tive, and were stationed on the Mississippi river. At the capture of Fort Jackson by Farragut he, with others of the Union prison- ers, took the opportunity to mutiny. They ran up a white flag. The captain of the pri- vateer shot the Union man who pulled down the rebel flag and hoisted the flag of truce.
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The rebel captain was shot by the Union pris- oners.
( 1X) Hon. Eldridge Heman, eldest son of George R. and Lois M. (Davis) Bryant, was born at Machias, August 17, 1843. He re- ceived a limited education, and when seventeen years old enlisted in Company H, Ninth Maine Regiment, as corporal. They were sent to Washington, D. C., thence to Hilton Head, Port Royal, and Charleston, South Carolina. They took part in the siege of Fort Sumter, and Corporal Bryant was awarded one of the United States medals "For gallant and meri- torious service in the siege of Sumter in Au- gust, 1863," presented by Major-General Gil- more in command. In the spring of 1863 the regiment came back to Hilton Head, and was in the brigade formed by General George C. Strong. taking part in the siege of Morris Island. They were also in the army of the James, under General B. F. Butler, at the storming of Petersburg, and at the capture of Fort Fisher. Corporal Bryant's time hav- ing expired, he enlisted at Block Island, and was at Drury's Bluff, where he was wounded in the side, having previously been shot in the foot before Petersburg. Corporal Bryant was with his regiment at the capture of WVil- mington, North Carolina, was stationed at Magnolia, that state, and was at Raleiglı, North Carolina, at its occupation by General Sherman. He was mustered out with his regiment in July, 1865, at Raleigh, as lieu- tenant, having been commissioned lieutenant in spring of 1864. After the war he went to Chicago, and was employed as a journey- man carpenter. Returning to Machias, about 1867, he bought out the sash and blind factory of G. Harris Foster. In 1883 he was ap- pointed special deputy in the custom house at Machias, and was made collector of the port of Machias by President Harrison. In 1901 he was appointed postmaster of Machias by President McKinley, receiving a reappoint- ment at the hands of President Roosevelt, which position he still fills to the general satis- faction of the public. Lieutenant Bryant is a member of Harwood Lodge, No. 91, An- cient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is past master: of Washington Chapter, No. 16, of which he is past high priest; of St. Elmo Commandery, Knights Templar, No. 18, of which he is past eminent commander, and also a member of Delta Lodge of Perfection. He was one of the charter members of Bradbury Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander, and has been one of the council of administration of the Department of
Alaine, Grand Army of the Republic. He is a Republican, and has filled all the important town offices. He and his family attend the Methodist church, and he is treasurer of the society. Mr. Bryant was married to Nettie, daughter of Jephenih and Catherine (Waso) Allen, of Addison, Maine. Children: Carl Harris, Mildred Eva, Myron Eldridge, Leon- ard and Richard Fanker. They are all pupils in the public schools of Machias.
(I) Thomas Perkins, immi- PERKINS grant ancestor, born in Eng- land about 1600, died in York county, Maine, 1661. He lived either at Scar- borough or Cape Porpoise. His inventory amounted to thirty pounds. He bought a lot of land at Blue Point, of Captain Bonington.
(II) Thomas (2) son of Thomas (1) Per- kins, was born in 1628, probably in England. He was living in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1665; took the oath of fidelity and allegiance in 1660. He gave land to his son Nathaniel by deed dated April 25, 1693. In 1681 he had a grant of land at Cape Porpoise, Maine. Children: 1. Captain Thomas, mentioned be- low. 2. Nathaniel. Perhaps others.
(III) Captain Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) Perkins, was born about 1660. The land granted to his father in 1681 was later con- firmed to him. He lived in Portsmouth and was allotted a seat in the meeting-house there in 1693. He removed from Portsmouth, or the adjacent town of Greenland, and settled in Kennebunkport in 1720. He bought of the heirs of William Reynolds all the land be- tween Kennebunk river and a line running from Bass Cove through the great pond to the sea. He had to pay extra for his property on account of a defective title. As an heir of Thomas Perkins, he was a proprietor of the town and had land laid out to him in 1720. He built a garrison house by Butler's rocks, near the site of William Reynolds' house. He is called Captain Thomas Perkins in the records. One difficulty in the genealogy of this family is the fact that another Thomas Perkins came about the same time to Kenne- bunkport. Each had a son Thomas, a grand- son Thomas, and a great-grandson Thomas ; each of the pioneers held the same offices in the town. The other Thomas was an ensign, came from Topsfield, Massachusetts, about 1719, was town clerk, tavern-keeper many years; married Mary Wildes, of Topsfield, who died April 1, 1742, aged fifty-seven. Children of Captain Thomas Perkins, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, or vicinity.
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Children : 1. John, has no descendants in Ken- nebunk. 2. Thomas Jr., mentioned below. 3. Lemuel, married Hannah Hutchins ; no chil- dren. 4. Samuel, married Willie Bond and had son Thomas. 5. George, married Hannah Ilutchins. 6. Alverson. 7. Zachery. 8. Mary, married George Murphy. 9. Chasy, married James Deslion.
(IV) Thomas (4), son of Thomas (3) Per- kins, was born in Portsmouth, or Greenland, in 1700; married Lydia Harding. He died February 22, 1852, aged fifty-two. He was in the French and Indian war with his com- pany at Louisburg in 1745; was wrecked go- ing to Annapolis in 1747. He erected his house at Kennebunkport about 1730. The place is now owned by Tristram J. Perkins, or his heirs. Tradition tells us that he was a king's surveyor. Children: I. Eliphalet, died 1776; married Mary Perkins, daughter of En- sign Thomas Perkins. 2. Abner, married Sally Robinson; children: i. Daniel, married Hannah Stone and Eunice Thompson ; ii. Ab- ner Jr., married Mary Stone; iii. Jotham, mar- ried Olive Hill; iv. Stephen, married Alice Stone: v. Jacob, married Elizabeth Hill; vi. Anna, married Benjamin Stone; vii. Sally, married James D. Hill-all married from the two families Hill and Stone. 3. John, married Mehitable Goodwin, only child, Hitty, married General John Lord. 4. Thomas, mentioned below. 5. George, married Mary Lord, re- moved to Wells ; had a large family. 6. James, married (first) Sally Hovey, (second) Han- nah Cort; children: James, Ruth, Thomas, John, Joshua, died at sea: Ebenezer, Lydia, Lucy ; children of second wife: Joshua, Tris- tram J., Mary. 7. Mary, married Samuel Rob- inson.
(V) Thomas (5), son of Thomas (4) Per- kins, was born in 1732 and died at Kennebunk- port, November 8, 1820, aged eighty-eight. He married Sarah Baxter, who died December 26, 18II, aged seventy years. Children : I Esther, married Thomas Perkins, of the other Perkins family. 2. Lydia, married John Blunt. 3. Thomas, mentioned below. 4. Sarah, mar- ried Benjamin Perkins and John Blunt. 5. Mary. 6. Samuel Bourne. 7. John, married Sally Low.
(VI) Thomas (6), son of Thomas (5) Per- kins, was born in Kennebunkport about 1770. In 1798 the ship "Sally," of Kennebunkport, was owned by Thomas Perkins, of Kenne- bunkport, and Thomas Perkins Jr. The brig "Fanny" in the same year was owned hy Jo- seph Perkins, Thomas Perkins and others. Thomas Perkins, one of the several mentioned,
was a representative to the general court in 1768 and later. He married Olive Perkins. Children : Abner Francis, and Thomas Simon, mentioned below.
(VII) Thomas Simon, son of Thomas (6) Perkins, was born in Kennebunkport, died there in 1855. He was educated in the public schools of Kennebunkport, but early in life began to follow the sea. He conducted a small farm for a time, but again returned to the life of a mariner, and died at New Or- leans while on a voyage. In politics he was a Democrat. He married ( second ) Mary Mann, born at Dayton, Maine, 1816, died 1883. Child of first wife : 1. Edward, died in 1847. Chil- dren of second wife: 2. Francis Abner, enlist- ed in the Fourteenth Regiment of Maine Vol- unteers in the civil war. 3. Thomas Jefferson, enlisted in the Fifteenth Maine Volunteer Regiment and died in the service during the civil war, in South Carolina. 4. Susan, men- tioned below.
(VIII) Susan, daughter of Thomas Simon Perkins, was born in Kennebunkport, Maine, 1849, and was reared in Dayton, Maine, where she attended the public schools. She married, October, 1882, Warren Bryant, who was born in Biddeford, Maine, 1831, died in 1896. He was educated in the public schools of Bidde- ford and at Thornton Academy, of Saco, Maine. He was a dealer in paints and oils at Saco, Maine, spending his later years in at- tending to his real estate, in which he invested heavily. He was a Democrat in politics and served on the board of aldermen for some years. The only child of Warren and Susan (Perkins) Bryant is Ethel Myra Bryant, born December, 1890, attended Thornton Academy for two years, and is now a student in St. Gabriel's school, Peekskill, New York.
RANDALL The surname Randall is a shortened form of the per- sonal name Randolph, which was in general use before the time of the Norman Conquest, and is found in the Domes- day Book belonging to no less than thirty-three different men. From 1120 to 1232 the name belonged to three famous Earls of Chester, England. We find a St. Radulphus, Bishop of Bourges, as early as 888, and among the Northmen the personal name Rondolfr (a house-wolf) from the earliest times. The name is spelled Ralph, Ranulph, Ranulf, Ra- dulphus, Roff and Rauffe.
(I) Richard Randall, immigrant ancestor, was born in England and was an early settler of Dover, New Hampshire. He served under
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Captain Moseley in King Philip's war. He re- ceived from his brother-in-law, Richard Tozer, the portion of his wife, Elizabeth (Tozer) Randall. He was residing at Cape Porpoise in 1698 and was doubtless a fisherman. Chil- dren: 1. Richard, born 1659, mentioned be- low. 2. Sarah, born 1661.
(II) Richard (2), only son known of Rich- ard (1) Randall, was born in 1659 at Dover, or vicinity, in Maine. His first wife died April 16, 1703-04. He married (second), April 10, 1705 (by Rev. John Pike), Eliza- beth Blanchard. He lived at Dover, and in 1707 and 1711 was highway surveyor there. (Possibly his son Richard, though no Jr. was used in the record.) Children: I. Richard, married, September 4, 1718, Sarah Brown; joined the Dover church October 18, 1719; children : i. Richard, born November 8, 1719, died January II, 1719-20 ; ii. Sarah, born Sep- tember 7, 1721. 2. Nathaniel, died at Dover, March 9, 1748-49, in his fifty-fourth year ; married Mary Hodgden, who died January 3, 1775, in her sixty-sixth year. 3. Samuel, men- tioned below. 4. William, married Hannalı Mason, daughter of Peter Mason, February 2, 1724-25.
(III) Samuel, son of Richard (2) Randall, was born in Dover, or vicinity, about 1695; married, at Dover, December 30, 1720, Eliza- beth Mayfield. (Also given Maxfield.) He resided in that part of the town set off as Somersworth and was one of the original peti- tioners for incorporation, in April. 1729. He was corporal in the company of Captain Thom- as Wallingford, in the old French and Indian war, in 1746. Their three eldest children were baptized in the Dover church, April 7, 1728: 1. Mary. 2. Samuel, settled in Somersworth, married. 1752, Martha Roberts. 3. Eliphalet, mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth, baptized Feb- ruary 23, 1729.
(IV) Eliphalet, son of Samuel Randall, was born in Dover, New Hampshire, about 1727, and was baptized with his brother and sister in the Dover church, April 7, 1728. He mar- ried Lydia Rollins, of Somersworth, where his father also lived. He settled in the adjacent town of Berwick, Maine. Children, born in Berwick: John, Lydia, Sarah, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, James, mentioned below ; Stephen, Deborah, Martha, Mary, Hulda, Richard, Jotham.
(V) James, son of Eliphalet Randall, was born in Berwick, October 27, 1758, died May 15, 1821. He was a soldier in the revolution, a private in Captain Silas Wild's company, Colonel Edmund Phinney's regiment, at the
garrison at St. George, in 1776. He married, December 16, 1779, Mary Shorey, of Ber- wick, born August 17, 1763. He lived in Ber- wick and Limington. Children, born in Ber- wick: I. Nancy, married Isaac Jones, Feb- ruary 9. 1803, had six children. 2. John, born September 4, 1783, married Sarah Hanson, had six children. 3. Mary, born November 8, 1785, married Caleb Cole, had four children. 4. Huldah, born April 22, 1788, married Silas Hanson, had nine children. 5. Jacob, born June 20, 1790, married Mary Pierce, had four children. 6. Eliphalet, born May 28, 1794, married Eunice Stuart, had two children. 7. Isaiah, born August 20, 1797, married Eunice Bean, had four children. 8. Noah, born Sep- tember 17, 1800, mentioned below. 9. Hannah, born October 28, 1802, died March 23, 1887. IO. Edward Burroughs, born September 26, 1808, died February 2, 1889; married (first) Ellen M. Powers, one child ; married (second), December 14, 1834, Rebecca Sawyer, born Oc- tober 15, 1807, died March 12, 1891 ; had six children.
(VI) Noah, son of James Randall, born in Limington, September 17, 1800, died April 26, 1867. He married, October 5, 1819, Ruth Haley, born September 1, 1800, died March 9. 1879, daughter of William Haley. He lived in Limington; by occupation was a farmer. Children: I. Cynthia, born February 21, 1821, died November 26, 1893. 2. Nancy, born December 13, 1822, died November 19, 1891. 3. Noah, born December 1, 1825, men- tioned below. 4. James H., born January 22, 1829, died August 9, 1846. 5. Mary Jane, born July 22, 1831. 6. Charles E., born May 30, 1834. 7. Daniel Haley, born October 10, 1839.
(VII) Noah Jr. (2), son of Noah ( I) Ran- dall, born at Limington, December 1, 1825, died May 29, 1905. He married, December, 1844, Susan Huntress, born in Hiram, Maine, November 22, 1826, died November 8, 1887, daughter of Temple C. and Eunice (Goodwin) Huntress, of Hiram. Noah Randall was edu- cated in the public schools of his native town, and became a school-teacher. His main oc- cupation in life was farming, however. He occupied the old homestead on which he was born most of his active life. He spent one year in Saco, Maine, and in that time helped to build the first dam constructed there. In politics he was a Republican and was in- terested in public affairs. He was selectman of Limington for several years. He was a prominent member of the Free Will Baptist church, at South Limington. Children, born
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at Limington : I. John James, born October 15, 1849, engaged in the business of manu- facturing carriages at Amesbury, Massachu- setts ; married Sarah E. Lane, of Amesbury ; children : i. Mabel, married Charles Ward- roupe ; ii. George Edward, married Lillian Mc- Nutt; iii. Lena, married Charles Howe, of Brockton, Massachusetts; iv. Sarah Louise. 2. Emily Jane, born December 10, 1850, married Alvin Moulton ; children : Hattie C. Moulton, Hardy Alvin Moulton, Olive Keats Moulton. 3. Benjamin F., married Emma Scammon ; children: i. Susia M., teacher at Dayton ; ii. Albert. 4. Eunice A., born January 20, 1855, married Charles E. Scammon, of Hol- lis, Maine; two sons and two daughters. 5. Simeon, resides on the old homestead at Limington; children of first wife: Addie, Grace, Lizzie, child died in infancy ; by sec- ond marriage : Marion, George Fred. 6. Dr. Charles L., married Sophia Tuckfield, of New York; Dr. Randall resides and practices at Waldoborough, Maine. 7. Jesse A., men- tioned below.
(VIII) Dr. Jesse A., son of Noah (2) Ran- dall Jr., was born in Limington, December 6, 1863. He was educated there in the public schools, at Limington Academy and at the Maine Medical School of Bowdoin College, graduating with the degree of M. D. in the class of 1888. After being six months on the staff of the Boston City Hospital, he located at West Newfield, Maine, where he practiced his profession two years. He then removed to Waterborough, Maine. After about two years there he removed to Old Orchard, Maine, where he has had his office since. Dr. Randall is a Republican in politics. He has been a member of the school committee three years and health officer ten years. He is a member of Mystic Tie Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Saco, Maine; of Atlantic Lodge of Odd Fellows, Old Orchard. He is a Meth- odist in religion. He married, February 27, 1892, Lillian Libby Small, daughter of Butler Libby, of Waterborough. They have one child, Forrest Brooks, born July 12, 1897.
RANDALL The name Randall appears early and often in the records of New England towns. Philip Randall was a pioneer settler of Dor- chester, Massachusetts, before May 14, 1634, for he was made a freeman on that day. Richard Randall was in Saco, Maine, as early as 1659. The names of a score of other Ran- dalls are recorded in the annals of New Eng- land. who were heads of families before 1700.
The Randalls of this article may be descended from Richard, of Saco.
(I) Isaac Randall resided in Freeport, in which city his death occurred. He married Elizabeth Cummings, who died in Portland, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Cummings, of Freeport, the former of whom was born May 15, 1774. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Randall : Amanda, Ascenath, Malleville, Mary, Clara E., Joseph Perley, John Freeman and Albert Isaac.
(II) John Freeman, seventh child and sec- ond son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Cummings) Randall, was born in Freeport, May 20, 1839, and died in Portland, Maine, November 7, 1894. He attended the public schools of Free- port, and after completing his studies went to Portland, to learn the trade of ship-carpenter with his uncle, John Cummings. After com- pleting his apprenticeship he shipped on board a vessel and made a voyage to Mobile, Ala- bama, and was there employed on the city water-works, of which he had charge during the winter of 1859-60. Returning to Port- land, he worked at his trade until the out- break of the slave-holders' rebellion. He was then about twenty-two years old, strong, brave and patriotic, and offered his services for the defence of the Union. He became a private in the Portland Rifle Guards, which organiza- tion became Company E of the First Maine Volunteer Infantry, which was mustered into service for a period of three months, May 3, 1861, and was stationed at Meridian Hill; he was mustered out the same year. He soon formed a partnership with Henry McAllister, under the firm name of Randall & McAllister, and engaged in the coal trade. Subsequently Edward H. Sargent took an interest for a short time, but in 1884 Mr. Randall became sole proprietor of the business, which has al- ways been conducted under the old name of Randall & McAllister. The management and development of what probably was and is the largest business of the kind in New England, illustrated the splendid ability of Mr. Randall as a merchant. Beginning with a very limited capital, he built up a business that gave em- ployment to a number of vessels, varying from eight hundred to one thousand, requiring from eight thousand to ten thousand men to navi- gate them, and gave him the well-merited title of the "coal king of New England." When he began business the coal trade was in its infancy-a small and insignificant trade- which he fostered and developed until it be- came one of the leading industries of the New England country. The coal he dealt in em-
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braced both anthracite and bituminous, and was shipped from Norfolk, Baltimore, Phila- delphia and New York to Portland and other parts of Maine, and to a limited extent to St. John, New Brunswick. The cargoes received at Portland were deposited in two great pock- ets, one on his own wharf and the other, built and owned by him, on the wharf of the New York and Boston steamers. From these pock- ets he not only supplied the local trade, but sent large quantities by rail into the interior towns of Maine, New Hampshire and Ver- mont. About one-half Mr. Randall's ship- ments was bituminous coal, and among his largest customers in that line were the Maine Central and Grand Trunk railways and the various steamers sailing from Portland.
The building up of this great business in thirty-three years proved conclusively that Mr. Randall, though not born to riches nor trained in mercantile pursuits, was a person of self- confidence, resolution, energy, tenacity of pur- pose, tact, sagacity, unsullied integrity and superior business ability, which secured and retained the entire confidence of the business world. Besides his private business, he was associated with some other enterprises. He was a director in the Casco National Bank, the Eastern Forge, and the Portland Company, a corporation engaged in the manufacture of machinery, and was a trustee of the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary. In the last-named institution he was much interested, and to it he left a legacy at his death, which he in- tended to be of lasting benefit. He was a Republican in political sentiment, but confined himself chiefly to his special field of activity, though he did fill a place in the city council in 1872 and 1873. He took more interest in the fraternal orders, and was a member of Port- land Lodge, No. I, Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons ; Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chap- ter : Portland Commandery, Knights Templar ; Beacon Lodge. No. 67, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Michigonne Encampment.
Mr. Randall married, January 1, 1862, El- vira Small. born in Portland, February 19. 1839, daughter of Eli and Elmira K. (Hood) Sargent, of Anisquam, formerly Cape Ann, Massachusetts (see Sargent). Children: I. Mabel Ascenath, born May 9, 1863, married Henry F. Merrill (see Merrill). 2. Clifford Stowers, born May 8, 1865, mentioned below. 3. John Howard, born in Portland, June 12, 1867, mentioned below. 4. Maude Havens. born March 1, 1870, married William L. Tay- lor (see Taylor III). 5. Grace Ethel. born January 3. 1874, unmarried. 6. Ernest Ar-
thur, born January 3, 1876, mentioned below. 7. Marion Stanwood, born October 3, 1879, married John D. Baile of Montreal, Canada; two children : Marion and Elizabeth. 8. Claire Elizabeth, born November 24, 1881, married Harry W. Lothrop (see Lothrop).
(II) Clifford Stowers, second child and eldest son of John Freeman and Elvira Small ( Sargent ) Randall, was born in Portland, May 8, 1865. He obtained his primary education in the public schools of Portland, and at an early age went west on account of ill health, spending some years there and continuing his studies in private schools. On his return to his native city he took a position in his father's business, which he filled until the incorporation of the business of Randall & McAllister. He was then elected vice-president of the Randall- McAllister Coal Company, and has since per- formed the duties of that position. He is a Republican, but lias no political ambition. In religious belief he is a Congregationalist. He takes an active interest in athletic sports and outdoor events, and is a member of the Country, Portland Athletic and the Portland Yacht clubs, and the Portland Power Boat and the Great Pond associations. He married Rena Foster Merrill, daughter of Clinton Mer- rill. They have one child, John Freeman, born March 25, 1905.
(III) John Howard, second son and third child of John Freeman and Elvira Small (Sar- gent) Randall, was born in Portland. June 12, 1867. Attended the public schools of Portland, and is living on a farm at Harrison, Maine, of five hundred acres of land, and gives his time to its management. He has an interest in the Randall-McAllister Coal Com- pany, of Portland. He married Lida A. Traf- ton, in 1897.
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