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(IX) Ashbel Cram, fourth son of Caleb A. and Ruth A. (Jordan) Chaplin, was born in Naples, November 21, 1838, and died Septem- ton. For a time he was a school teacher. He then removed to South Bridgton and was a member of the firm of Chaplin & Knapp, deal- ers in dry goods for five years. From that place he went to Stroudwater and there op- erated a salt and grist mill. In 1873 he set- tled in Portland and was a partner with D. W. Clark and Alonzo C. Chaplin in the ice business in South Portland, under the firm name of the Clark and Chaplin Ice Company. He retained his connection with this enterprise until his death. When the corporation was formed he became its treasurer. He was a Republican and a member of the common council in 1877-78-79. He was a member of Unity Lodge of Odd Fellows and of Oriental Masonic Lodge of Bridgton. He was mar- ried, in Bridgton, November 21, 1861, to Hul- dah Maria Peabody, who was born at South Bridgton, May 12, 1839, and survives her hus- band. Her parents were Israel Perley and Rebecca (Foster) Peabody ; the former born in 1810, died March 25, 1885, a farmer and a deacon in the Congregational church. Rebecca Foster was born in Bridgton, June 19, 1811, and died in same place, June 19, 1881. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin : I. Flavel Ashbel, born December 10, 1867, is superintendent of the Clark and Chaplin Ice Company ; he married Rena Foss, and has one child, Donald G., born June 29, 1901. 2. Car- roll Sherman, born April 28, 1882, attended the public schools, graduated from the Uni- versity of Maine in 1904, and from the Har- vard Law School with the class of 1908, and was admitted to the Cumberland bar in Oc- tober, 1908. The Chaplin family is of long standing, and its present representatives are highly regarded in their various walks of life.
Warren E. Riker
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Robert Tuck, immigrant ancestor,
TUCK came to New England in 1636 from Gorlston, a seaboard town of county Suffolk, England. He settled first in Watertown, Massachusetts, where he was a proprietor in 1636. He lived also a while in Salem. In 1638 he, with others, petitioned for leave to settle at Hampton, New Hampshire, and he was granted land there in 1640. He was admitted a freeman September 7, 1639. His house lot was near Rand's hill, on the west side of the road leading toward North Hampton, and bounded on the west by Ward's lane, near the railroad crossing, as it now is. The house was conveniently situated and was kept as an ordinary or inn. He was called a vintner. He made a trip to England, after he had lived in Hampton about fifteen years, and when he returned got into trouble by continu- ing at business in the inn without renewal of his license. He was a tailor by trade, al- though he never worked at his trade after he came to New England. He was also. a chirur- geon. He was selectman in 1648-49-52, and in 1647 was town clerk, being elected for three years. He was commissioner for small causes for the town of Hampton. He died intestate, October 4, 1664. He married, in England, Joanna who died February 14, 1673- 74. Children, born in England: 1. Robert, remained in England and liad a son William. 2. Elizabeth, married John Sherburne. 3. Mary, married Lieutenant John Sambourne, of Hampton ; died December 30, 1668. 4. Ed- ward, mentioned below.
(II) Edward, son of Robert Tuck, was born in England and came to America with his parents. He married, about 1648, Mary Philbrick, daughter of Thomas Philbrick, of Hampton. He died intestate, April 6, 1652, and his widow was appointed administratrix of the estate. She married ( second) James Wall, of Hampton, as his second wife, and outlived him more than forty years. She died about 1699. Children of Edward and Mary Tuck : I. Edward, born September 8, 1649, died young. 2. John, mentioned below.
(III) Deacon John, son of Edward Tuck, born about 1651 or 1652, died January 4, 1742, aged ninety years. He married, Janu- ary 9, 1678, Bethia Hobbs, born in Hampton, February 28, 1659, died May 29, 1738, daugh- ter of Morris and Sarah (Eastow) Hobbs. He was a carpenter by trade, owned much real estate, and carried on a farm. He also in- vested capital in building mills, some of which he operated. He owned grist and fulling mills on the Nilus river, and the sites of these two
mills are or were lately occupied by mills. He was selectman many years, and town clerk nearly sixteen years. He was twice elected deputy to the general court, and was involved in a controversy in regard to his representa- tion of the town. He and his wife united with the church, February 28, 1696-97, and he was chosen deacon July 198 1715, and held the office until his death. That he was a very pious man is shown by his diary, in which he says, under date of May 22, 1715, that he then began to read the Bible through for the thirteenth time. Children: I. Bethia, born July 28, 1682, died July 25, 1755; married, November 4, 1703, Jolin Marston. 2. Mary, born January 27, 1684, married, June 21, 1716, Deacon Samuel Shaw, as his second wife. 3. John, born April 19, 1687, died June 25, 1688. 4. Samuel, born April 30, 1689. 5. Sarah, born April 30, 1689 (twin), died February 15, 1764; married, January 16, 1718, Thomas Batchelder. 6. Hannah, born April 10, 1692, married, December 29, 1715, Jonathan Dear- born. 7. Edward, born February 7, 1694-95, mentioned below. 8. Jonathan, born Septem- ber II, 1697. 9. Jolin, born August 23, 1702.
(IV) Edward (2), son of Deacon John Tuck, born February 7, 1694-95, died June 7, 1772. He married, November 24, 1720, Sarah Dearborn, born June 17, 1699, died January 15, 1756, daughter of Samuel and Mercy ( Batchelder) Dearborn. He was a carpenter by trade, and settled in Kensington, New Hampshire. His estate remained in the fan- ily many years, and is or was lately occupied by Samuel Parsons Tuck, his great-grandson. Children: I. Sarah, born August 4, 1722, married, February 4, 1742, Nathaniel Pres- cott ; died 1805. 2. Bethia. born June, 1723, married Benjamin Veasey ; died December 13, 1802. 3. Mercy, born June 20, 1724, married Batchelder ; died April 1, 1806. 4. Ed- ward, born August 6, 1726, died unmarried 1748. 6. Mary, born April 19, 1730, died un- married March 2, 1810. 6. Elizabeth, born January 22, 1732, died unmarried. 7. Han- nah, born December 11, 1733, married Major John Lane as his second wife. 8. John, born July 28, 1736. 9. Samuel, born September 13, 1738, mentioned below. 10. Jeremiah, born November 17, 1740. died September, 1748. II. Jesse, born January 16, 1743.
(V) Samuel, son of Edward Tuck, was born in Kensington, New Hampshire, Sep- tember 13, 1738. He resided for a time in his native town, but removed to Brentwood, New Hampshire, and lived on a farm south of his brother John. He was a soldier in the
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revolution, and died in the army November 12. 1777, aged thirty-nine. He married Anna -, who died August 8, 1836, aged ninety- two years one month and three days. Chil- dren: 1. Edward, born January 4, 1764. 2. Samuel, born April 6, 1765. 3. John Moulton, born September 17, 1766. 4. Anna, born Sep- tember 25, 1768, married, April 7, 1789, Rev. Cyrus Baldwin. 5. Mary, born May 5, 1773, married. May 28, 1794, Daniel French; died March 14. 1847. 6. Jeremiah, born 1774-75. 7. Jesse, born December 5, 1776, mentioned be- low. 8. Sarah, born March 26, 1778, mar- ried, November 27, 1806, Isaac Whittier ; died August 12, 1850.
(VI) Jesse, son of Samuel Tuck, born in Brentwood, New Hampshire, December 5, 1776, died September 10, 1832. He resided in Fayette, Kennebec county, Maine. He mar- ried, in 1798, Dorothy Woodman, born Jan- uary 3, 1777, died March 29, 1817. Children : I. Mary, born December 8, 1799, died unmar- ried, September 2, 1863. 2. Samuel, born September 17, 1801. 3. Jonathan, born No- vember 9, 1803. 4. Madison, born December 17, 1809, mentioned below. 5. Nancy, born May 7, 1813. married, March 27, 1828, Reu- ben Crane Jr.
(VII) Madison, son of Jesse Tuck, born December 17, 1809, died December 10, 1893. He resided in Hallowell, Kennebec county, Maine. He married, April 4, 1832, Mary A. Woodbridge, born October 18, 1810, died Sep- tember 20, 1864. Children: 1. William Jesse, born March 20, 1833, mentioned below. 2. Mary Ellen, married Lewis Frank Chase. 3. Elizabeth H., married John Pierce; now de- ceased. 4. Hattie J. 5. Julia M., deceased, married Rev. Howard Parshaley. 6. Emma L., married Amos Chadbourn.
(VIII) William Jesse, son of Madison Tuck, born in Hallowell, Maine, March 20, 1833, died April 9, 1907. His boyhood, school- days and his whole life up to the seventies were spent in his native town, but he was best known from his long service as an officer of the "Eastern Queen," "Star of the East" and "Kennebec," steamships of the Kennebec & Boston line. Mr. Tuck commenced his steam- boat life in 1863 as clerk of the freight steam- er, "C. W. Dexter," owned by Alden Sampson & Sons, which plied between Hallowell and Boston and was commanded by Captain Reu- ben Eastman. "Jesse," as Mr. Tuck was uni- versally called by his friends, was made bag- gage master on the "Eastern Queen" two years later, and in 1866 was appointed purser
of that vessel, continuing in that office, which he filled so capably, until the boat was sold in 1871. Soon afterward Mr. Tuck was placed in charge of the Augusta business of the steamship company as agent, remaining there until 1887, when he again went on the line as purser of the "Star of the East." After sev- eral seasons he was transferred to the new steamer "Kennebec," Captain Collins, and con- tinued until he retired from active life three years before his death. He was for more than forty years in the steamboat service in vari- ous positions, chiefly with Captain Collins and the pioneers in river business, the late Hiram Fuller and his son, Charles E. Fuller, who died February, 1888. He was one of the best known and most popular pursers of New Eng- land, faithful and exact in his business affairs, considerate and obliging to the patrons of the steamships. He knew his business thoroughly and did his full duty in every position that he held.
He was a member of the Free Baptist church of Augusta, and the four deacons were the bearers at his funeral. He was a member of Kennebec Lodge of Free Masons of Hal- lowell. He was fond of music and skillful in instrumental and vocal music, playing in the old Hallowell Band under the veteran leader, Fales, and in the celebrated Hallowell Band under A. H. Davis's leadership, and for many years sang in the Methodist choir under that veteran chorister, Mark Johnson. Mr. Tuck was the type of man of whom his native state has reason to be proud. Active, industrious, earnest, of the strictest integrity, he command- ed the confidence and respect of every one.
He married (first) Lucy Churchill, of Au- gusta, died in 1885. He married (second) Elizabeth Jordan, born in Brighton, Maine, daugliter of Robert and Elizabeth (Palmer) Jordan. She resides at the old home in Au- gusta. The only child was William Albert, born December 26, 1864, educated in the pub- lic schools of Hallowell and Augusta ; resides in Eureka City, California, where he is at present engaged in the shoe business.
The Wellman family is of
WELLMAN old English descent. The Wellman genealogy says
that three brothers, Isaac, Thomas and Abra- ham, came from Wales, England, about 1625, and settled in Lynn, Massachusetts. After a short time Isaac removed to Killingworth, Connecticut. Thomas and Abraham resided in Lynn all their lives. Thomas died October
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10. 1672, and his widow Elizabeth, and chil- dren Abigail, Isaac, Elizabeth, Sarah and Mary were mentioned in his will. "
(I) Abraham Wellman came from Wales, England, and settled in Lynn. He had a son Abraham.
(II) Abraham (2), son of Abraham (I) Wellman, married Elizabeth Cogswell, daugh- ter of John Cogswell, of Ipswich. She died May 10, 1736. His will was dated March 15, 1716, and provides for the widow and living children. Children: I. Thomas, born Oc- tober II, 1667. 2. Elizabeth, born February, 1671, died April 24, 1673. 3. Abraham, born November 25, 1673, mentioned below. 4. Jolın, born May 10, 1676, drowned in the Lynn river. 5. Elizabeth, born July 25, 1678. 6. Mary. 7. Martha. 8. Abigail.
(III) Abraham (3), son of Abraham (2) Wellman, was born November 25, 1673. He married, in 1717, Elizabeth Taylor. Children : I. Abraham, born in Lynnfield, 1718, shoema- ker; married Mehitable Gowing. 2. Jacob, born in Lynn, April 24, 1720, mentioned be- low. 3. Rev. James, born May 10, 1723, mar- ried, November 8, 1750, Sarah Barnard; first minister of the church at Cornish, New Hamp- shire; died December 18, 1808. 4. Martha, born about 1724, married Jeremiah Brown, of Reading.
(IV) Captain Jacob, son of Abraham (3) Wellman, was born in Lynn, April 24, 1720. He removed to Lyndeborough, New Hamp- shire, where he was a prominent man, and held many positions of trust and responsibility. He married Jane Johnson, who was of Scotch descent. Children: 1. Jacob, born at Dun- stable (now Nashua), New Hampshire, May 13, 1746. 2. James, born 1747, died in the army during the revolution. 3. Abraham, born 1748, mentioned below. 4. Jolın, born at Lyndeborough, 1749, a farmer ; in the revolu- tion ; married Ann Thissel; died about 1825. 5. Anna, born 1750, married John Howes. 6. Elizabeth, born 1751, married Joseph Robeson. (V) Abraham (4), sor of Captain Jacob Wellman, was born in 1743. He was a soldier in the revolution and enlisted for three years in 1777. He was in Captain Joshua Brown's company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's regi- ment, from April 10, 1777, to December 31, 1777. Part of the time of his enlistment he was stationed at Van Schack's Island. He was also in Lieutenant Osgood Carleton's company, Colonel Lewis Niscola's regiment, in 1779, and also in the same company under Captain Brown in Falmouth. After the war he received a pension. He removed from
Lyndeborough to Maine, and settled in Bel- grade, Kennebec county. He married Rebecca Parsons. Children: I. Nancy, born about 1780, married Bunker Clark, of Farmington, Maine: died about 1812. 2. Abraham, born about 1782, removed to Ohio. 3. John, born April 22, 1787, mentioned below. 4. Rebecca, born 1789, married Russell Braley. 5. Fanny, born about 1790, married James Braley, of Belgrade, brother of her sister's husband; re- sided in Hallowell, Maine. 6. Emeline, mar- ried John Young, of Smithfield, Maine. 7. James, born in Belgrade. 8. Samuel. 9. Lois, married - Byanton, of Readfield, Maine. (VI) John, son of Abraham (4) Wellman, born in Belgrade, Maine, April 22, 1787, died in September, 1866. He was a farmer, and resided all his life on the same farm in Bel- grade. He also engaged quite extensively in the lumbering business, and accumulated con- siderable property. He was a member of the Free Will Baptist church at Belgrade. He married (first), November 15, 1807, Lydia Braley, born March 29, 1790, died July 16, 1827. He married (second) Mrs. Sally (Whittier) Judkins. Children of first wife : I. Melinda, born February 18, 1809. 2. John Parsons, born January 29, 18II, mentioned below. 3. Amos Braley, born November 9, 1812. 4. Sarah Taylor, born June 22, 1815, died March 1, 1852. 5. Lydia, born October I, 1819, died July 16, 1827. 6. Hiram, born July 16, 1821, died June 1, 1861. Children of second wife: 7. Augustus Wellington, born January 10, 1829. 8. Augustine Llewellyn, born October 22, 1838. 9. Caroline Augusta.
(VII) John Parsons, son of John Wellman, born in Belgrade, Maine, January 29, 18II, died in 1896, in Augusta. He was an enter- prising and wealthy farmer during the last fif- teen years of his life. He married, May 8, 1830, Martha C. Jones, daughter of Samuel C. and Nancy Jones, of Belgrade. Children : I. John Alonzo, born August 27, 1831. 2. Samuel Jones, born March 19, 1833, married, May 13, 1855, Louisa B. Leighton, of Bel- grade. 3. Martha Angeline, born September 27, 1834, married Ryon H. Fairbanks, of Man- chester, March 7, 1857: died June 24, 1858. 4. Mary Jones, born April 10, 1836, married, March 30, 1856, George A. Taylor, of Bel- grade. 5. Lydia Elizabeth, born July 6, 1837, married, August 26, 1855, Samuel H. Leigh- ton, of Belgrade. 6. William Henry Harrison, born December 19, 1839, married, August 10, 1862, Delphina E. Bates, of Fairfield. 7. Nancy Maria, born February 25, 1842, mar- ried, January 1, 1866, Hiram F. Rockwood,
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of Belgrade. 8. Sarah Octavia, born Novem- ber 1, 1843, died May 29. 1856. 9. Justin Thomas, born August 1, 1845, died September 5. 1848. 10. Owen Rogers, born April 25, 1847. 11. Eugene Frank, born June 18, 1849, died May 27, 1851. 12. Frank Robbins, born May 15. 1852. 13. John Alphonso, born De- cember 25. 1853, died February 28, 1861. 14. lonzo Llewellyn, mentioned below.
( VIII) Lonzo Llewellyn, son of John Par- sous Wellman, was born in Belgrade, Maine, .August 18, 1855. He was educated in the common schools of his native town, and as- sisted his father on the farm there until he came of age. He then learned the carpenter's trade, and in 1878 engaged in the business of moving buildings in Augusta, Maine, and has built up a large and successful business in that section of the state. He has been elected to various positions of trust and honor. He was street commissioner of the city of Augusta two years and is now superintendent of county road building, having charge of eighty men engaged in the work of his department. He has been a member of the common council. In politics he is a Republican. He is a mem- ber of Augusta Lodge of Free Masons; of Cushnoc Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; of Alpha Council, Royal and Select Masters; of Trinity Commandery, Knights Templar ; also of Asylum Lodge of Odd Fellows and was formerly noble grand; Jeptha Encampment, has been chief patriarch; captain of Canton ; member of Knights of Pythias, and of Au- gusta Lodge, No. 964, B. P. O. Elks. He is a member and has been commodore of the Au- gusta Yacht Club. He married (first) Ella Hallett, of Sidney. born 1864, daughter of Allen Hallett. of Sidney. He married (sec- ond ) Luella Williams Beals, widow. Child of first wife: Iona A., born April 2, 1886, mar- ried Carl Morton, of Augusta, and has one child, Allen.
Among the many things which win the admiration of DUNNING students of the Dunning fam- ily is that rare quality of preserving its faith, zeal, honesty and sterling worth, alike in places mossy with age, and in conditions of the newest and most testing character. In old towns and cities of England and Scotland one finds Dunnings with long historic stories behind them working and hoping with the en- ergy and cheer of their first ancestors in those lands. Wherever in America we find a branch from this stock transplanted we find the same story of earnest life and faith. This is true
in the study of the Dunning lines represented in America.
George Dunning was a settler at New Ha- ven, Connecticut, as early as 1644, and all glimpses of the life of himself and children show a faith and zeal undimmed by his change from Old World scenes to those which had so many trying days and nights. The pioneer spirit in this family has made many of the Dunnings prominent residents of the state of New York, and the builders in many new towns in many western states. But the story of untarnished worth, patriotism and activity is the same among these as among those who have lived near the old Connecticut homestead. Rev. Dr. A. E. Dunning, so long editor of the Congregationalist of Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the scholarly and energetic types of this family.
The Dunnings of Maine, and of many New England and Western states, find their an- cestor in Andrew Dunning, who emigrated to Brunswick, Maine, early in 1700. He dwelt in a community of colonists of the hardiest and worthiest type. The story of his family indicates a transplanting from an old English town to one of different type in Scotland; then a removal to the north of Ireland; and from thence emigration to America. But Andrew Dunning, the sturdy Presbyterian, had a faith as clear and unwavering as that of any an- cestor of his; and he met the wiles and war- whoops of the savages with the same zeal which his ancestors had met their foemen on battle-fields. A tabulated list of the achieve- ments of his descendants has been made, and is of the most convincing character in regard to the wonderful vitality of the Dunning fam- ily. Here is a list of patriots in all our coun- try's struggles embracing scores of names; a line of legislators; men who have been town clerks for forty years; workers by the hun- dred who have been true pillars in many churches; ministers of renown; deacons of fifty years' faithful service ; writers of marked ability along many lines; lawyers and physi- cians in twenty states; shipbuilders of great skill, from Robert Dunning, the pioneer ship- builder of Brunswick, Maine, down to later history in many towns ; a list of sea captains of long service showing thirty names; a list of postmasters beginning with Deacon An- drew Dunning, who was the first postmaster at Brunswick, Maine; a painter of wide re- nown in Joseph Dunning, late of Fall River, Massachusetts: and able workers along all lines of life.
(I) Andrew Dunning was born in 1664 and
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died at Maquoit, Brunswick, Maine, January 18, 1736, in the seventy-second year of his age. His gravestone may still be seen in the old cemetery below Brunswick Village, and near the site of the first church built in the town. It is the oldest stone there and is said to have been engraved by his son, Lieutenant James Dunning. The words are arranged in very picturesque fashion, and contain the fol- lowing statements : "Here Lyeth the Body of Mr. Andrew Dunning Who departed this life, January the 18th, 1736, aged 72 years. 1664. 1666 London was burnt. 1660 Chas. 2nd. 1685 James 2nd. 1689 William and Mary. 1702 Queen Anne. 1714 George Ist. 1727 George 2nd."
The country from which Andrew Dunning came is clearly given in the deposition of him- self and sons, Andrew and David, when these three enlisted in Captain John Giles' company at Brunswick in the time of the Indian wars, 1722-73. Each deposed that he was of Ire- land. Another deposition of the son David is still preserved in the old Pejepscot papers, in which he states that "about the year 1718 he came to Boston with his father, on the ship with Andrew McFadden, that from thence they came to Georgetown (in Maine), and thence to Brunswick, where they had resided ever since." This clearly marks their coming to America with one of the Scotch-Irishi colo- nies which brought to the shores of Maine some of its sturdiest settlers. In view of these and other historical facts it seems very strange that several writers claim that Andrew Dun- ning came from Devonshire, England, and that he left behind him a son John, whose son John became a celebrated lawyer and was made Lord Ashburton. Some years ago a cunning "grafter" persuaded some members of the Dunning family in Maine that they were heirs to the estate of this Lord Ashbur- ton, which was then valued at the fabulous sum of fifty millions of dollars. He got a large sum for securing this estate, and depart- ed for England, from which he reported that "the claim of heirship is plain as daylight, but it takes many years to secure the property." Meanwhile. two scholarly descendants of the Dunning ancestor in Maine examined the will of Lord Ashburton, and found it stating that the heir must be found in a short period, and also that the heir was found in London within six months of Lord Ashburton's death. Thus all these stories of the famous English origin of the Dunning family were proved to be with- out the least foundation. The members of the family turned to the deposition of Andrew
Dunning and his sons in 1722-23 and said, "He must have known from whence he came."
"These Scotch Irish," says Professor Berry, of Williams College, "were all in general one sort of people. They belonged to one grade and sphere of life. They were for the most part very poor in this world's goods. The vast majority of all the adults, however, could read and write. If they had but one book to the family, that book was surely the Bible, and if there were two volumes to a family, the second place in most cases was disputed be- tween Fox's 'Book of Martyrs,' and Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress.' Their personal habits, their mental characteristics, their religious be- liefs and experiences, and their very supersti- tions, were held largely in common. So far as their physical natures went, they had re- ceived in the old country a splendid outfit for the race of life, in large bones and strong teeth and a digestive apparatus the envy of mountain bears. Men and women were both trained to almost tireless physical industry. The struggle for physical subsistence had been with them no mere figure of speech. Each company of Scotch-Irish brought with them as a part of their indispensable outfit the much prized potato, to which the pine lands of New England were so well adapted. Each com- pany also brought the agricultural implements needful for the culture of the flax plant, and the small wheels for spinning the flax fiber, and the looms for weaving the linen textures."
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