Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume III, Part 27

Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry Sweetser, 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 818

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than, married Mary - -; lived at Marsh- field. 7. Martha, May 1, 1670. 8. Abigail, August 10, 1672. 9. George.

(II) George, youngest son of Timothy and Mary (Howland) Williamson, was born at Marshfield, Massachusetts, May 2, 1675. He married a Miss Crisp and moved from Marsh- field, residing for a time at each of the fol- lowing towns: Duxbury, Rochester, Truro, Eastham and Middleboro. Their children: I. Thankful, May 10, 1702. 2. Hepzibah, April 29, 1705. 3. Beulah, November 29, 1706. 4. Mary, September 10, 1708. 5. George, Oc- tober 1, 1710. 6. Deborah, April, 1713. 7. Caleb.

(III) Caleb, youngest son of George and (Crisp) Williamson, was born in 1714. The church records of Truro give the bap- tismal date August 28, 1714, and he doubtless was born there in July as elsewhere recorded. His wife was Sarah Ransom. They settled in Middleboro and had six sons and three daugh- ters, but two of the sons, George and Caleb, left issue: George, born 1754, was a revolu- tionary soldier. He moved to Canterbury, Connecticut, thence to Amherst, Massachu- setts, and finally to Bangor, Maine, where he died 1822. He married Mary Foster, of Con- necticut, and had four sons and four daugh- ters. Honorable William D., judge of pro- bate, Maine, and historian of that state was one of their sons. Caleb, probably younger brother of George.

(IV) Caleb (2), second son of Caleb (I) and Mary (Foster) Williamson, was born at Harwich, Massachusetts, in 1755-56. No rec- ord of his family has been obtained. Among his children was a son Nathan.

(V) Nathan, son of Caleb (2) Williamson, was born probably in Maine. He married, and among children was Ebenezer.

(VI) Ebenezer, son of Nathan Williamson, was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, November 10, 1791, died October 4, 1873, at Shipton, Quebec. Married Eliza Willey.

(VII) Stephen Edward, eldest son of Ebe- nezer and Eliza (Willey) Williamson, was born August 30, 1834, in Danville, Quebec. He was educated at the public schools there and the private school of M. C. Forest. Mr. Williamson first settled at Milan, New Hamp- shire, and his present home is in Berlin, New Hampshire. He is a carpenter and contractor. He married, at Milan, September 30. 1855, Ellen Eleanor, daughter of Hiram E. and Lucy A. (Capen) Ellingwood, of Bethel, who was born October 2, 1839. In 1905 Mr. and Mrs. Williamson celebrated their golden wed-

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ding. They had three children: Walter D., M. D .; Charles P., married Addie L. York; and Cassius C., A. B., Bowdoin College, 1898, married, October 8, 1908, Kathryn Van Horn, lives in Lewistown, Montana.

(VIII) Walter Darwin, M. D., eldest son of Stephen E. and Ellen E. (Ellingwood) Williamson, was born March II, 1863, in Mi- lan, New Hampshire. In his youth he entered the public schools in New Hampshire and the North Bridgeton, Maine, Academy. In 1885 he entered the medical department of the Uni- versity of Vermont and was graduated in the class of 1888. After a post-graduate course at the Medical School of New York City, he re- turned to Milan and followed his profession for six months, when he removed to Gorham, New Hampshire, and established a practice there which he continued from 1889 until 1901. Soon after he removed to Portland, Maine, where be built up a lucrative practice and con- tinues to reside. Dr. Williamson is a member of the State and County Medical societies and of the American Medical Society ; F. A. M .. Gorham, New Hampshire Lodge, and has all degrees through the Scottish and York Rites to the thirty-second; I. O. O. F. in New Hampshire and K. of P., New Hampshire. He is a Republican but not specially active in city politics. Dr. Williamson married, Feb- ruary 15, 1890, Hattie Maria, daughter of Dennis Bond and Ellen E. (Hamlin) York, who was born at Milan, December 16, 1864. Her mother was a descendant of the late Hon. Hannibal Hamlin. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson have an only child, Eleanor Ellen, born at Gorham, August 30, 1894.

GOODELL

Robert Goodell, immigrant ancestor of most of this sur- name in New England, was

born in England in 1604. He sailed from Ipswich, England, April 30, 1634, with wife Katherine, aged twenty-eight, son Abraham, aged two, and Isaac, aged six months, in the ship "Elizabeth," and settled in Salem, Massa- chusetts. He was a farmer or planter and as early as 1636 became a proprietor of the town. He deeded land in 1668 to his daughter, Han- nah Killum, and with wife sold the land ad- joining. His will was dated October 12, 1682, and proved June 27, 1683, bequeathing to his wife, to daughter Elizabeth Bennett and grandchild John Smith. Children: I. Mary, born 1629, married John Pease. 2. Abraham, 1631, died young. 3. Isaac, 1633, married, January 25, 1668, Patience Cook; died at Sa- lem in 1679; left son John. 4. Zachariah,

1639, mentioned below. 5. Infant, baptized 1640. 6. Jacob, baptized January 9, 1642, died 1676 unmarried. 7. Hannah, baptized August 6, 1645, married Lot Killum. 8. Elizabeth, married (first) John Smith; (second) Will- iam Bennett.

(II) Zachariah, son of Robert Goodell, was born in 1639. He married, June 30, 1666, Elizabeth Beauchamps, daughter of Edward of Salem. Children, born at Salem: 1. Zach- ariah, February 9, 1667. 2. Samuel, Decem- ber, 1669. 3. Joseph, September 23, 1672. 4. Mary, November 27, 1674. 5. Thomas, De- cember 30, 1676. 6. Abraham, November 7, 1678. 7. John, August 10, 1681. 8. Benja- min (twin), July 4, 1687. 9. Sarah (twin), July 4, 1687. 10. David, March 1, 1689-90.

(III) Daniel Goodell, descendant of Robert Goodell, the immigrant, was born in 1766 at Prospect, Maine, and died in 1855. He mar- ried Mercy Harding, born 1771, died 1843. Among their children was Sears, mentioned below.

(IV) Sears, son of Daniel (I) Goodell, was born in Prospect, Maine, September 17, 1799, died May 6, 1875. He was educated in his native town, and followed farming for an occupation. He married, in Prospect, June 17, 1817, Hannah B. Smith, born December 17, 1797. Children, born at Prospect: I. Daniel Smith, mentioned below. 2. William L., born December 29, 1820, lost at sea, December 30, 1842. 3. George, November 1, 1824, lost at sea, August 23, 1841. 4. Margaret, August 8, 1826, died May 18, 1878. 5. Sarah P., April 6, 1829, died March 15, 1906; resided in Pros- pect.

(V) Captain Daniel Smith, son of Sears Goodell, was born in Prospect, Waldo county, Maine, November 12, 1818, died March 29, 1904. He attended the district schools of his native town during the brief sessions before he was fourteen. At that age he went to sea and followed the life of a mariner continuous- ly afterward for some forty years or more. In 1838 he had become a master mariner and sailed to all parts of the world, generally own- ing a share in the vessel that he commanded. His two brothers were lost at sea. He was enterprising and energetic, making many prof- itable voyages, and being well and favorably known in the shipping world. He owned shares in other vessels besides the one he command- ed. In 1855 he settled his family at Sears- port, and in 1874 bought the Cole place, where his family has since lived. Captain Goodell was appointed deputy collector of customs at Searsport by President Abraham Lincoln and

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served twelve years. He was consular agent for the Spanish government at Searsport for a time. He was a prominent Republican in politics. In 1840 he cast his vote for Harri- son. He was selectman of the town of Sears- port after he retired and for a number of years was a justice of the peace. He married, May 15, 1841, Mary Grant, of Prospect. Children : I. Alexene L., born May 20, 1845, married Harvey D. Hadlock, a lawyer of Boston ; chil- dren : Inez and Deming Hadlock. 2. Daniel S. Jr., February 16, 1853, married Minnie L. Murray, of Sacramento, California ; resides at New York City; has led a maritime life. 3. Mary A., January 29, 1848, died aged twelve years. 4. William Heagan, November 12, 1854, mentioned below. 5. Susan B., Septem- ber 6, 1861, married Fred A. Davis, M. D., of Boston ; son, Arnold B. Davis.

(VI) Captain William Heagan, son of Cap- tain Daniel Smith Goodell, was born in Sears- port, Maine, November 12, 1854. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and in Bucksport Academy. He went to sea in his youth and followed it until 1889, when he retired. He rounded Cape Horn and also the Cape of Good Hope before he was twenty-one as master. He first commanded a ship on the voyage to Hamburg, Germany, from Valparaiso, South America. During the fifteen years in which he was master mariner he commanded the ships "Robert Porter," "Goodell," "Governor Robie" and others, ma- king voyages from time to time to China, Japan, the Philippines, San Francisco and South America, as well as to England and various European ports. Since 1889 he has been retired, living at his home in Searsport, Maine. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of Neptune Lodge of Free Ma- sons, Glasgow, Scotland; of the Thetis Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons, Glasgow, of which King Edward was grand master while he was Prince of Wales. He married, October 19, 1905, Elizabeth Blanche, born May 30, 1873, daughter of F. E. Whitcomb, of Searsport. They have one child, William Heagan Jr., born October 19, 1907.

MINER The origin and early ancestry of the Miner family in England is given thus: Edward III of Eng- land, going to war against the French, marched through "Somersetshire, came to Mendippe hills, where lived Henry Miner, who with all carefulness and loyalty, having con- vened his domestic and menial servants armed with battle axes proffered himself and them to

his master's service making up a complete hundred." For this service he was granted the coat-of-arms: Gules a fesse between three plates argent.

(I) Henry Miner, mentioned above, died in 1359. Children: Henry, Edward, Thomas, George.

(II) Henry (2), son of Henry (1) Miner, married Henrietta, daughter of Edward Hicks, of Gloucester. Children: I. William. 2. Henry, who served in 1384 under Richard III.

(III) William, son of Henry (2) Miner, married Hobbs, of Wiltshire. Chil- dren : I. Thomas. 2. George, lived in Shrop- shire.

(IV) Thomas, son of William Miner, lived in Herefordshire in 1399; married daughter of Cotton Gresslap, Staffordshire. Children : Lodovic, George, Mary.

(V) Lodovic, son of Thomas Miner, mar- ried Anna, daughter of Thomas Dyer, of Staughton, Huntingdonshire. Children : I. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. George (twin), born 1458. 3. Arthur (twin), born 1458, served the house of Austria.

(VI) Thomas (2), son of Lodovic Miner, was born in 1436. He married Bridget, daugh- ter of Sir George Hervie, of St. Martin's, county Middlesex; died 1480, leaving two children to the tutorage of their mother Bridget, but she resigned to her father and turned to monastic life in Datford.

(VII) William (2), son of Thomas (2) Miner, married Isabella Harcope de Folibay and lived to revenge the death of the two young princes slain in the Tower by their uncle Richard III. Children : William, George, Thomas, Robert, Nathaniel, John and four others. John and Nathaniel went to Ire- land in 1541, when Henry VIII was pro- claimed king of Ireland. Nathaniel married - Fitzmaurice, nee Catherlough, in Lein- ster, Ireland. John married Joselina O'Brien or O'Bryan of Innis, in county Clare.

(VIII) William (3), son of William (2) Miner, was buried at Chew Magna, February 23, 1585. Children : Clement, Elizabeth.

(IX) Clement, son of William (3) Miner, died March 31, 1640, at Chew Magna. Chil- dren : I. Clement, married Sarah Pope. 2. Thomas, settled in Stonington, Connecticut, in 1683. 3. Elizabeth. 4. Mary. (This pedi- gree was prepared while the American ances- tor was living.)

(X) Clement (2), son of Clement (I) Mi- ner, married Sarah, daughter of John Pope, of Norton, Small Reward, Somerset, England.

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Clement is buried at Burslington, Somerset- shire. Children : William, Israel, married Elizabeth Jones.

(XI) William (4), son of Clement (2) Mi- ner, married Sarah Batting, of Cliffon, Gloucester. Children : William, Sarah, who resided in Christmas street, London, in 1683.

(I) Silvanus Miner, who was doubtless de- scended from the progenitor mentioned above, the lineage not being traced for want of rec- ords, lived in New Brunswick. He was a farmer and blacksmith by trade. He married Ruth Stiles, whose father was a native of England, coming to New Brunswick about 1800. Among their children were Nathan, John, George, James, William, Harvey, Ruth, Jane, Lucy, and three others who died in in- fancy.

(II) Nathan, son of Silvanus Miner, was born in New Brunswick. He was a farmer, living at Mount Whatley, New Brunswick, where he died February 10, 1908. He married Celia, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Hoegg) Carter. Her father was a native of England, coming first to New England and thence to New Brunswick; her mother was daughter Clara of the same English family as General Lord Roberts of the British army. Children of Nathan and Celia (Carter) Mi- ner : I. Albert H., born November 25, 1870, manager of the Woodworking Company at Amherst, Nova Scotia. 2. Walter Nathan, mentioned below. 3. Bertha A., April 10, 1875, married Thomas W. Keillor ; she died in 1905. 4. Amelia R., February 10, 1878, married Edgar Embree, of Amherst, Nova Scotia. 5. Lloyd G., June 8, 1881, lives at Mount Whatley, a farmer; married Ardella West, of Boston, Massachusetts. 6. Pearl L., December II, 1884, married William T. Keil- lor.

(III) Dr. Walter Nathan, son of Nathan Miner, was born at Mount Whatley, New Brunswick, July 13, 1872. He attended the public schools of his native town and the Nor- mal school at Frederickton, New Brunswick. He taught school for three years after grad- uating from the normal school. While teach- ing at Rockport and Frederickton he began the study of medicine. He then entered the Baltimore Medical College, from which he was graduated in the class of 1898 with the degree of M. D. He was attached to the Medical General Hospital at Baltimore, Mary- land, for one year, and had four months of service in the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the same city. He went abroad to study and took post-graduate courses at the Polyclinic Hos-

pital in London. He has had experience also in New York and Boston hospitals. He be- gan the general practice of medicine at Calais, Maine, in May, 1898, and has been very suc- cessful. He is a member of the Provincial Medical Society of New Brunswick; Washing- ton County Medical Society ; is surgeon of the Washington County Railroad Company ; mem- ber of Saint Croix Lodge, No. 46, Free Ma- sons; of Calais Chapter, No. 17, Royal Arch Masons; of Hugh de Payen Commandery, Knights Templar; of the Order of Modern Woodmen of America ; Calais Lodge, Knights of Pythias. He is vice-president of the Calais board of trade. In politics he is a Republican, and has represented ward four in the board of aldermen of Calais for two years. He is med- ical examiner for the Union Life Insurance Company of Portland, Maine; of the Pruden- tial Life Insurance Company of New Jersey ; of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston; of the Northwestern Life Insurance Company and of the Travelers' Life Insur- ance Company. In religion he is a Baptist.

He married, April 29, 1903, Estella, born April 8, 1874, daughter of James Edward and Martha ( Amos) Delahay, of San Francisco, California. Children: I. Edward Nathan, born May 31, 1906, died in infancy. 2. John Prescott, May 6, 1907.

COLCORD The exact origin of the name is not readily determined, but it is found in England spelled in various ways: Colquitt, Colcott, Colcut, Calcord and Colcord. There is some evidence that the family of the American ancestors were located in county Norfolk, England. The first of the name in the country were two brothers, Edward and Gideon.

(I) Edward, emigrant, came to New Eng- land 1631, and is recorded as planter, Salem, Massachusetts, 1637, and Dover, New Hamp- shire, 1643. He witnessed the "Wheelwright Deed" 1638. According to a "deposition," he was fifty-six years of age in 1673, and there- fore born in England about 1617. His wife's name was probably Anne Page, as Robert Page (who settled early in Salem, Massachu- setts, and moved to New Hampshire) men- tioned in a deed his "brother Edward Col- cord" and "his wife Ann," for whom he made effort to secure claims in 1654 and again in 1679. This Robert Page was from Ormsby, county Norfolk (or York), England. Edward Colcord was very active, evidently rather in advance of his time; stirring up strife with the "proprietors" and frequently engaging in

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controversies and lawsuits, thus acquiring un- popularity except in his own very respectable circle of friends, by whom he was well liked and respected. He went to Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1645, where he died February IO, 1681-82. On one occasion he mentioned his "brother Deacon Robert Page," who had shown much kindness to his "wife Anne" and · family and assisted in some settlement of the estate at Hampton. Children of Edward and Anne were: I. Jonathan, born about 1640, died August 3, 1661. 2. Hannah, 1643, mar- ried Thomas Dearborn, and died July 17, 1720. 3. Sarah, 1646, married John Hobbs. 4. Mary, October 4, 1649, married Benjamin Fifield and died at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, 1741. 5. Edward, February 2, 1652. 6. Samuel, 1655, married Mary 7. Mehitable, 1658, married Nathaniel Stevens, of Dover. 8. Shuah, May 2, 1664, married Tristan Cof- fin. 9. Abigail, July 23, 1667.

(II) Edward (2), second son of Edward (I) and Anne (Page) Colcord, was born at Hampton, New Hampshire, February 2, 1652. It is said he was "killed by Indians June 13, 1677." He had two sons, Gideon and Ed- ward (3), who settled in Newmarket, New Hampshire. The name of his wife is not learned. He died "very much regretted." In- ventory of estate, dated 1677. (Perhaps 1697.)

(III) Edward (3), son of Edward (2) Col- cord, was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. He married Jane, daughter of Tristan and Deborah (Colcord) Coffin, of Kittery, Maine. Her father had inherited property at Dover, New Hampshire. He was captain of a troop of horse commissioned November 6, 1732. He left by will, 1761, "to daughter Jane Colcott all lands in Rochester (Me.) and also 200 pounds." Edward (3) Colcord resided in Newmarket, New Hampshire. He was called "Edward Jr." All the Colcords of Maine are said to be descended from this Edward and his brother Gideon. Children of Edward (3) and Jane were: I. Gideon of Newmarket. 2. Nathaniel, of Hallowell, Maine. 3. Josiah, of Parsonfield, Maine. 4. Joab, of Parsonfield. 5. Jeremiah, of Tuftonboro. 6. Benjamin, of Northend. 7. Eunice.

(IV) Josiah, third son of Edward (3) and Jane (Coffin) Colcord, was born in Newmar- ket, New Hampshire, April 10, 1755. It is possible that this Josiah of the fourth gen- eration was previously married and had a son David, born 1775-76; from the fact that Josiah had a son, John S. Colcord, and that David's son William gave his son the same name, re-

corded in the same manner "John S.," it would seem that there must be a close relationship.

(V) David, eldest son of Josiah and Mary (Shepherd) Colcord, was born about 1775-76. He married Eunice Parsons, and their chil- dren were: I. David Jr., married (first) Re- becca Smart and (second) Rebecca Ellis Har- riman and had seven children: i. Elizabeth, married William J. Dodge; ii. David, married Martha West; iii. Mark, married Rebecca T. Marden; iv: James, married Eliza Cumming- ham; v. Joshua, unmarried; vi. Wilson, mar- ried Katharine Black; vii. Amanda, married William L. Young. 2. Benjamin, married Abi- gail Park and had four children: i. Benja- min (2), married Abiah Blanchard; ii. Ma- tilda, married Augustus Webber ; iii. Amelia, married Nathan H. Griffin ; iv. John, married Betsey Curtis. 3. Chase, married Abigail Lampher and had seven children: i. Abigail, married Ezekiel Mosman; ii. Emily, married Alpheus Fields ; iii. Chase (2) ; iv. Mary Ann, married Mr. White; v. Eunice; vi. Elizabeth ; vii. Jonathan, married Hannah Smart. 4. William, see below. 5. John, married Amelia Landau Park, and had three children: i. El- mira J., married James W. Mosman ; ii. Mary Ann; iii. John Green Pendleton, married Nancy Pendleton. 6. Eunice, married Captain Augustus Lampher and had five children: i. Augustus (2), married Elizabeth Towle; ii. Elisha, married Maria Savery; iii. William, married Abigail Turner ; iv. Abigail, married Thomas True; v. Eunice, married John Ma- son. 7. Polly, married Josiah Towle and had eight children : i. Josiah (2), married Snow; ii. Margaret, married A. T. C. Dodge ; iii. Isabell, married Levi Trundy; iv. David; v. Ann, married Henry Sparrow; vi. Mary Jane, married Gardner ; vii. Abigail, married Thomas Piper ; viii. Henry Palmer.

(VI) William, fourth son of David and Eu- nice ( Parsons) Colcord, married Sally Jane Ames, who died in December, 1858. William Colcord met his death by drowning, in June, 1826, in Penobscot bay. Their children were : I. Mary Jane, married Benjamin Batchelder. 2. Sally, married Marshall Dutch. 3. John S., married Sarah Howe, living 1908, aged ninety- four. 4. William David, married Eleanor Hichborn. 5. Josiah Ames, married Martha J. Berry. The mother married (second), in 1830, Jonathan Staples.

(VII) Josiah Ames, youngest son of Will- iam and Sally J. (Ames) Colcord, was born January 22, 1818, in Prospect, Maine (now Stockton Springs). He was a ship owner and captain and for many years was engaged in

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ship building on the Penobscot river. He died June 30, 1876, while on a voyage, of yel- low fever, at Havana, Cuba. He was an ac- tive Democrat, "an old Jeffersonian," and it was his ambition to see the election of a Democrat to the presidency, but this was not realized. Captain Colcord married, December 24, 1840, Martha Jane, daughter of Captain John Berry, of Prospect, who was born No- vember 8, 1818, in Prospect, and died January 2, 1894, in Stockton. Their children were: I. Melvin E., born November 7, 1844, see be- low. 2. Emery B., residing in Rockland, Maine. 3. Pauline, married C. C. Roberts, of Stockton, and is now deceased. 4. Clara E., deceased. 5. Frederick D., a resident of Brooklyn, New York. 6. Frank Augustus, mentioned below.

(VIII) Melvin Edgar, eldest son of Josiah Ames and Martha Jane ( Berry) Colcord, was born at Prospect, Maine, November 7, 1844. He married, at Stockton, March 31, 1866, Roxanna Larabee Cleaves, born September 14, 1844. He was educated in the public schools of Stockton and has followed the sea in com- mand of vessels for forty years. Captain Col- cord retired in 1905 and resides in Stockton Springs, Maine. He had six children: Mari- etta, Lizzie B., Evelyn L., Edgar M., Arthur B., Ethel M.

(VIII) Frank Augustus, youngest son of Josiah Ames and Martha Jane (Berry) Col- cord, was born at Stockton Springs, June 7, 1856. He was educated at the public schools of Stockton Springs and the Maine Seminary, Bucksport, and Pittsfield Methodist Seminary. He went to sea from 1869 to 1880, when he settled in New York City, leaving the shipping to engage in the clothing business at 42 South street, in partnership with his brother, Fred- erick D. Colcord. In 1899 he purchased his brother's interest and is now sole proprietor. The trade is principally in fitting out sea- going people. In religious faith he is a Uni- versalist, and adheres to old-time Democratic ideas in political matters. He married, Au- gust 16, 1880, Hattie Louise, daughter of Jack- son and Sarah E. (Sullivan) Rich, of Stock- ton Springs. She was born January 16, 1860, in Machias, Maine. Children : 1. Clifford F., in business with his father. 2. Howard F., salesman, New York City. 3. Walter R., a junior at Cornell University. 4. Louise. 5 Sarah.

From time out of mind the GORDON Scotch have been noted as a patriotic and valorous nation- and in the forefront of the Scotch clans in

war and in peace have stood the Gordons. Some of them coming to this land of greater wealth and grander opportunities, rendered yeoman service to the commonwealths in which they became adopted citizens, and raised families whose members have taken ac- tive and useful parts in maintaining the in- tegrity and promoting the prosperity of the nation.

(I) John Gordon, said to have been a son of the Duke of that name, according to family tradition, married Grace Toy, who was not his equal in rank, and for that act was cast off by his family and went to Ireland, where, after a residence of some time, he died. His widow, accompanied by three sons, one of whom was Henry, migrated to America about 1740, and settled in Andover, Massachusetts.

(II) Henry, son of John and Grace (Toy) Gordon, was born in Ireland, was left to the sole care of his mother when a child, by the death of his father, accompanied her to Ameri- ca, and when General Joseph Frye received a grant of a township of land and settled in Maine, and founded Fryeburg in the wilds of what was then a part of Massachusetts, Henry Gordon, a friend and neighbor, accompanied him. Henry Gordon married in Andover, and children were born to him there, among whom were Henry and two daughters who married sons of General Frye. Another daughter mar- ried a son of Judge Simon Frye.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume III, Part 27

Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry Sweetser, 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe Publication date: 1909 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 818

Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry Sweetser, 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 818