Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume III, Part 50

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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(II) John, son of Adam Templeton, was born about 1740. He married Mary May- hew and settled in Windham, the only one of the sons to remain in that town. He signed a petition of Windham inhabitants 1787. Children : 1. Isaac, married, March 15, 1814, Mary Ross ; lived in Hillsborough, Antrim and Deering, New Hampshire, and died at Hills- borough, April 19, 1869; thirteen children. 2. John, mentioned below. Probably others.

(III) John (2), son of John (I), Temple- ton, was born in Windham, New Hampshire, about 1780-90. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He settled afterward in Ossipee, New Hampshire. He married Betsy Eldridge. Children : Charles, Nathaniel, Andrew Jack- son, mentioned below ; John, Ira, Abiel, Eliza- beth, Jerusha, Harriet.

(IV)-Andrew Jackson, son of John (2) Templeton, was born April 13, 1816, at Ossi- pee, New Hampshire, died April 1, 1879. He was educated in the public schools of Ossipee. At the age of seventeen he went to work in a cotton mill and learned the business thoroughly. He held responsible positions in the employ of various manufacturers. He started in business on his own account during the civil war and manufactured cotton batten in Auburn, Maine, until his death. He mar- ried Mary A. Muzzey, born May 17, 1820, died May II, 1869. Children: 1. Albert La- Roy, born November 4, 1842, mentioned be- low. 2. Alice Jane, September 22, 1845, died July 29, 1895. 3. Emma Josephine, October 18, 1850, died June 6, 1900.

(V) Albert LaRov, son of Andrew Jack- son Templeton, was born November 4, 1842, in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was educated in the public schools of Lake Village, Man- chester, New Hampshire, Providence, Rhode

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Island, and Lewiston, Maine. At the age of seventeen he began work as clerk in the Lew- iston Falls Bank and later was merged into the First National Bank, Lewiston, where he worked under Cashier Albert H. Small. He was promoted step by step and in 1874 became cashier, a position he has filled with conspicu- ous ability and success to the present time. In 1908 he had completed forty-eight successive years in the service of this bank. His honesty, integrity and fidelity have become proverbial in the community. He is known in banking circles throughout the state and ranks high in the estimation of banking men. He is among the oldest bank cashiers of New England still in active life. Few men have so completely won the love and esteem of their townsmen as Mr. Templeton. He is kindly and democratic in his manner, inviting confidence, retaining respect and coining friendships year after year. He is a member of the Rabboni Lodge of Free Masons, Lewiston; treasurer of the Knights of Honor and of the Congregational church, of which he is a prominent member. He is a Republican, but not active in politics. He married, December 22, 1874, Nellie L. Sands, daughter of James and Caroline (Bradford) Sands, of Waterborough, Maine, and a descendant of Governor William Brad- ford of the "Mayflower." Children: I. Car- rie E., born March 3, 1876, died April 9, 1878. 2. Mabel L., January, 1878. 3. Bessie Sands, April 12, 1881, a teacher in the kindergarten schools of Lewiston, Maine. 4. James An- drew, April 8, 1888.

The Farrington name FARRINGTON dates far back in English history, and in old Saxon was called Ferndon, signifying Fern hill. There is an ancient town called Farring- don in Berks county, west of London. There is a township named Farrington in Lancaster county, and a parish of the same name in another part of England. The most ancient family of Farringdons live at Shaw Hall in Lancashire. They arose at the time of the Conquest, and have since preserved an unin- terrupted male succession. They lived in the township of Farrington till the time of Eliza- beth, continued at Wearden till the close of the sixteenth century, and have since resided at Shaw Hall ; all these places are in the Parish of Leyland and county Palatine of Lancaster. The manor and hundred of Leyland was held by them of King Edward the Confessor ; and the men of the manor, which was of a su- perior order, as well as those of Salford, en-

joyed the privilege of attending to their own harvest instead of the king's. Another family of Farringtons, who spell their name with the double ff, are lineal descendants of John de Ffarington in the time of Henry III. His will was dated 1549, and the motto of his armorial bearings was "Domat Omnia Virtus" (Virtue Subdues All). Sir Anthony Farrington was knighted in 1766, and from him are descended the Farringtons of Blackheath, County of Kent.

One of the earliest Farringtons to come to this country was Edmund, who emigrated from Southampton, England, and settled first at Lynn, Massachusetts. In May, 1640, he with some others embarked at Lynn in a ves- sel commanded by Captain Howe, and arrived at Cow Bay, Long Island, where they pur- chased from the Indians a tract of land ex- tending from the eastern part of Oyster Bay to Cow Bay. They were afterwards dispos- sessed by the Dutch Governor Kieft, and Far- rington returned to Lynn ; but two of his sons, Thomas and Edmund, subsequently settled at Flushing, Long Island, and from them the New York Farringtons are descended.

(I) John Ffarrington, son of Edmond and Eliza Ffarrington, was born in Olney, Buck- inghamshire, England, about 1624, and sailed to this country in the ship "Hopewell" in 1635. He died at Dedham, Massachusetts, April 27, 1676, and administration of his estate was granted to his "relict Mary and son John" on June 29 of that year. In 1646 John Ffarring- ton was admitted a townsman of Dedham and granted two acres of upland, and in 1648 he bought William Barstow's grant of eight acres. In 1652 he was taxed one pound, two shillings and tenpence, and he was elected woodreeve in 1655-57-58. He was made a freeman, that is, joined the church, March 9, 1667. His wife was admitted to the church fifteen years earlier, May 16, 1652. In 1649 John Ffarrington married Mary, daughter of William Bullard, and ten children were born to them: 1. Mary, January 26, 1650, married John Pidge. 2. Sarah, July 1, 1652. 3. John, February 25, 1654, married Mary James. 4. Nathaniel, June 6, 1656. 5. Eleazer, February II, 1660. 6. Hannah, July 22, 1662. 7. Daniel, whose sketch follows 8. Judith, June I, 1666, died March 3, 1676. 9. Abigail, April 30, 1668. 10. Benjamin, June 15, 1672.

(II) Daniel, fourth son of John and Mary (Bullard) Farrington, was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, April 10, 1664, and died in Wrentham, that state, April 7, 1718. He re- moved to Wrentham about 1690 and there

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married, October 5, 1691, Abigail Fisher. Eleven children were born of this marriage: I. Jemima, May 11, 1695. 2. Abigail, Octo- ber II, 1696. 3. Daniel (2), whose sketch follows. 4. Milcah, June 1, 1700. 5. Han- nah, August 22, 1703. 6. Elisha, April 2, 1705. 7. Mary, September 22, 1706. 8. Eli- jah, March 14, 1709. 9. Ruth, December 15, 17II. 10. Benjamin, March 12, 1714-15. II. Athemar, November 18, 1717.

(III) Daniel (2), eldest son of Daniel (I) and Abigail (Fisher) Farrington, was born in 1698-99, probably at Wrentham, Massachu- setts, and died February 5, 1755. He held the title of lieutenant, and in 1731 married Bethiah Mann.

(IV) Daniel (3), probably the son of Daniel (2) and Bethiah ( Mann) Farrington, was born in 1771, lived in Vermont. In mid- dle life he moved with his family to Keene, New York, where he cleared a farm on which he lived till his death, August 25, 1854. He married Rebecca Kendall, either in Westmore- land, New Hampshire, or in some place in Vermont. She was born in 1776, died Octo- ber 28, 1860. They had ten children: Daniel, Isaac, Jacob, Rufus, whose sketch follows; Ira P., Horace, Harriet, Lucinda, Lucy and Laura. It is thought that these children were all born in Western Vermont.

(V) Rufus, son of Daniel (3) and Rebecca Farrington, was born October 28, 1818, in Vermont, and died at Fort Ann, New York, February 6, 1893. In early life he moved with his parents to Keene, New York, and becaine owner of the home farm there, which he sub- sequently exchanged for a store at West Fort Ann. About 1860 he was made postmaster, which position he held several years; he later sold his store and purchased a farm in Fort Ann, New York. Mr. Farrington married Maria S. Holt, born January 14, 1823, died April 24, 1887, daughter of Alva and Polly (Pease) Holt, of Keene, New York. Chil- dren : I. Ira Kendall, born July 31, 1841, died in Chicago, April 26, 1891. 2. Alva Monroe, born February 2, 1845, resides in Whitehall, New York. 3. Albert Henry, born February II, 1848. 4. Clayton James, see forward. 5. Fred R., born December 15, 1852. 6. Frank William, born May 12, 1857, died June or July, 1865. 7. Jennie Maria, born October 5, 1864, married Dr. Douglass.

(VI) Clayton James, fourth son of Rufus and Maria (Holt) Farrington, was born March 31, 1849, at Keene, New York. At the age of eleven he left home and began work on a farm with the privilege of attending school

during the winters. In his fifteenth year he was a pupil at a private school, and at the age of sixteen he went to Portland, Maine, where he entered the employ of his uncle, Ira P. Farrington, in the retail clothing and gents' furnishing business. While there he attended evening school for some time, and at the age of nineteen was taken into partnership with his uncle. Upon the retirement of the latter, Clayton J. Farrington continued the business until 1893. In November, 1896, he came to Lewiston and became interested in the Bates Street Shirt Company, and upon its incor- poration, ten years later, was elected vice- president of the concern, with which he is connected at the present time (1909). Mr. Farrington is a Republican, attends the Uni- versalist church, and has been grand com- mander, Knights Templar, for the state of Maine.

On July 7, 1869, Clayton James Farrington married Ella Leontine Adams, daughter of Elijah and Cordelia (Knight) Adams, of Portland, Maine. Mrs. Farrington is a de- scendant in the eighth generation of John and Priscilla Alden, and a descendant in the fifth generation of Joseph Adams, of Braintree, Massachusetts, the grandfather of President John Adams. (See Adams, VIII.) Three daughters were born to Clayton J. and Ella L. (Adams) Farrington : Leontine Adams, De- cember 19, 1869, married Frederick J. Stevens, who died April 18, 1908. Della Maria, January 14, 1871, married R. W. Hilliard, has one son, Clayton Adams. Alice T., January 16, 1873, married Henry S. Hig- gins.

The career of a success- FARRINGTON ful business man not only benefits society, but, when the result of individual effort, it affords an incentive to others for high endeavor and the achievement of like success. For this reason, worthy examples not only justify, but merit a place on the historic page. Ira Put- nam Farrington's career was in the line of these observations. The theatre of his activi- ties was in the city of Portland, but his birth and early training were in the country, a fact quite noticeable in the lives of distinguished men in all ranks and professions. He was born in Weston, Vermont, November 18, 1820, and was one of a family of fourteen children, all of whom survived. His father Daniel ( see preceding sketch), when this son was about four years of age, removed to Keene, New York, and cultivated a farm, assisted by Ira

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until the latter reached the age of sixteen years. But, dependent upon-his own efforts for fighting the battle of life, his tastes led him to choose a different pursuit from that which his father contemplated for him.

In the spring of 1845 he came to Portland. There he established himself in business, occu- pying a store on Middle street, near Exchange street, where he remained, using it later as an office, until his death, December 17, 1894. He transacted a large and profitable business until, by unremitting industry and the application of those qualities which insure success, his property interests had assumed a magnitude to demand his exclusive attention. To the management of these he devoted himself mainly in his later years, and by assiduity and unusual skill he accumulated a large estate, and became one of the most prominent capital- ists in Portland and the state.

It was well said by one of the Portland journals in a tribute to his memory, that "though never seeking honors or notoriety, the community was not slow to appreciate his capacity for business and trustworthiness, and hence availed itself of his service in many local and prominent institutions. Among the trusts to which he was invited was that of director (and afterwards president) of the Casco National Bank, president of the Sail- ors' Home, of the Eye and Ear Infirmary and of the Home for Aged Men, a trustee of the Portland Benevolent Society, an active partici- pant in the financial management of Preble Chapel and of the First Parish (Unitarian) Church, in whose prosperity he was warmly interested." His death was deplored as a pub- lic loss, and elicited from the press and from various institutions with which he was iden- tified honorable tributes to his memory, and usefulness, some of which may well be placed on record.

It was said in the Christian Register by one who knew whereof he spoke: "He has always been associated with the most worthy charities of the city, and usually in some official ca- pacity. His judgment in business affairs was of a high order. This ability he has always freely shared with the organization in which he was active. For twenty-seven years Mr. Farrington was treasurer of the Ministry at Large, known as Preble Chapel. This is the means by which the First Parish reaches the poor of Portland. In this office Mr. Farring- ton had the practical control over the work- ing of the institution."

The managers of the Home for Aged Men placed on its records the following tribute to

his memory : "Resolved, that in the death of our late associate we have sustained a loss which words fail to express. A prime mover in the foundation of the institution, he con- tinued to be its supporter and friend, and ready to give assistance in the promotion of this charity, his life stands as an example for us who remain, while his memory will be cherished as long as the Home endures."

At the annual meeting of the institution a further memento was placed on record as fol- lows : "This institution met with a serious loss in December, when Mr. Ira P. Farrington, one of the pioneers in this undertaking, and for many years its president, passed to another life. His interest in everything that pertained to the House was unflagging. He knew its needs, he hoped for it a great usefulness. Now that his earthly presence is missing, he has emphasized his belief in the cause by a munifi- cent bequest, a remembrance which will give fresh impetus and solve some troublesome problems.'

The Board of Trustees of the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary, at a special meeting, en- tered the following record: "It is with feel- ings of deep sorrow that we record the death of the President of the corporation of the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary, and one of the esteemed associates of this Board, Mr. Ira Putnam Farrington, who died at his residence on Free street on Monday, December 17, 1894. Mr. Farrington early saw the importance of the work of the infirmary, and the field it was destined to occupy as a state institution. He was constant in his attendance at our meet- ings, and always took a great interest in the work, and welfare of the institution, annually contributing liberally to its support. He was a careful observer, painstaking in his methods to ascertain the facts, and possessed a high ideal of how things should be done. We there- fore deem it a high endorsement of the man- agement of the infirmary that the methods pursued met his entire approval. He early recognized that in its origin, in its method of management, and in the scope, extent and variety of its usefulness, the infirmary was unique in its existence, and without a parallel in its accomplishments. The munificent gift of a portion of his estate, as provided in his will, is the final consummation of his benefi- cent acts, and the highest evidence of the es- teem in which he held the institution."

Mr. Farrington gave in his will many large and beneficent charitable bequests: To the American Unitarian Association, in aid of the church building fund, twenty thousand dol-

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lars ; to the trustees of the Portland Ministry at Large, twenty-one thousand dollars, to be known as the Farrington fund, the income of fifteen thousand dollars to be used for the benevolent purposes of the society, and that of the remainder to be paid over to its minis- ter and missionary, now Rev. W. T. Phelan, for distribution to the poor of the mission; to the Home for Aged Men at Portland, forty thousand dollars, the income to be applied to the charitable purposes of the institution; to the Home for Aged Women, ten thousand dollars, under the same conditions ; and to the Female Provident Association, two thousand dollars. He divided between the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Portland Public Library a large residuary fund estimated at about three hundred thousand dollars.

Mr. Farrington was exact in all his methods, and required exactness of all with whom he had business relations. But while on the one hand he demanded the strict fulfillment of all agreements, on the other he was free and generous in his charities, although discrimi- nating carefully in their bestowment by con- fining them to such as he found to be worthy and meritorious. He was simple in his habits and mode of life, but he indulged in all things needful to make his home an abode of com- fort and refinement, and for travel in the United States and abroad. To him the for- mer was the most attractive on either conti- nent, and his domestic life was most fortunate and happy. He was twice married; his sec- ond wife survived him to mourn his loss, but he left no children.

ADAMS In all lands and in all ages cir- cumstances have created oppor- tunities for gifted men to dis- tinguish themselves above their fellows. In some instances inherited talent has made it possible for men in successive generations of the same family to fill high positions in the same general line, as in finance, literature or states- manship. This ability to see opportunities and this strength to perform great labor was not a fortuitous gift to the individual, but is a characteristic that has often developed in this great family, for nearly all the Adamses of New England are of one stock. Its individual members have, as a rule, been persons of abil- ity, industry, energy, honor, honesty, sobriety, of genial disposition, good neighbors and steadfast friends, persons of substance and in- fluence. From this sturdy family that landed on the shores of New England nearly three centuries ago have come a host, who as

yeoman, bankers, manufacturers, lawyers, doc- tors, clergymen and statesmen have served well in the situations they have been called to fill.

(I) Henry Adams, of Braintree, is called thus because he was one of the earliest or first settlers in that part of Massachusetts Bay designated "Mt. Wollaston," which was in- corporated in 1640 as the town of Braintree, then including what is now Quincy, Braintree and Randolph, Massachusetts. He is believed to have arrived in Boston with his wife, eight sons and a daughter, in 1632 or 1633, but whence he came is a matter of conjecture, ex- cept that he was from England. The colonial authorities at Boston allotted to him forty acres of land at "the Mount" for the ten per- sons in his family, February 24, 1640. The name of his wife is not known, nor where or when she died. Henry Adams died in Brain tree, October 6, 1646. It is known that he was a maltster as well as a yeoman or farmer, and a plain, unassuming man of tact and ability who came to America for a better opportunity for his large family. His sons were: Lieu- tenant Henry, Lieutenant Thomas, Captain Samuel, Deacon Jonathan, Peter, John, Joseph and Ensign Edward.

(II) Joseph, seventh son of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Massachusetts, and his wife, whose maiden name is unknown, was born in England in 1626, and died at Braintree, Massachusetts, December 6, 1694, at the age of sixty-eight. He was a maltster by occupation, and was made a freeman in 1653 and select- man of the town in 1673. On November 26, 1650, Joseph Adams married at Braintree Abigail Baxter, daughter of Gregory and Margaret Baxter, of Boston ; she died in Bos- ton, August 27, 1692, at the age of fifty-eight. Twelve children were born to Joseph and Abi- gail (Baxter) Adams: Hannah, November 13, 1652, married Deacon Samuel Savil; Jo- seph (2), whose sketch follows; John, Feb- ruary 13, 1656, died January 27, 1657; Abi- gail, February 27, 1658, married John Bass (2) ; Captain John, December 20, 1661, mar- ried (first) Hannah Webb, (second) Hannah Checkley ; Bethia (twin), December 20, 1661, married John Webb; Mary, September 8, 1663, died young ; Samuel, September 3, 1665, died in infancy; Mary, February 25, 1668, married Deacon Samuel Bass; Captain Peter, February 7, 1670, married Mary Webb ; Jona- than, January 31, 1671 ; Mehitable, November 23, 1673, married Thomas White (2).

(III) Joseph (2), eldest son of Joseph ( I) and Abigail (Baxter) Adams was born in

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Braintree, Massachusetts, October 24, 1654, and died there February 12, 1737. He was selectman of his native town in 1673 and in 1698-99. In August, 1676, he and John Bass were credited to Braintree for services in the war with the Indians. Joseph (2) Adams was thrice married, and he had eleven children in all, two by the first, eight by the second and one by the third marriage. On February 20, 1682, Joseph (2) Adams married Mary Chapin, who was born August 27, 1662, and died June 14, 1687. They had two daughters: Mary, born at Braintree, February 6, 1683, married Ephraim Jones (2) ; Abigail, Febru- ary 17, 1684, married Seth Chapin (2). In 1688 Joseph (2) Adams married Hannah Bass, daughter of John and Ruth ( Alden) Bass, who was born June 22, 1667, and died October 24, 1705. This woman was the grand- daughter of John and Priscilla (Mullins) Al- den, whom Longfellow has immortalized; and she was destined to become the grandmother of John Adams, second president of the United States. She had reason to be proud of her ancestry, but her posterity were des- tined to bring her more reason. To Joseph (2) and Hannah (Bass) Adams were born eight children : Reverend Joseph, January 4, 1689; Deacon John, February 8, 1691-92; Samuel, whose sketch follows; Josiah, Feb- ruary 18, 1696, married Bethia Thompson ; Hannah, February 21, 1698, married Benja- min Owen; Ruth, March 21, 1700, married Rev. Nathan Webb, of Uxbridge, Massachu- setts ; Bethia, June 13, 1702, married Ebenezer Hunt ; Captain Ebenezer, December 20, 1704. married Annie Boylston, sister of Susanna Boylston. Of this family Rev. Joseph Adams, the eldest son, was graduated from Harvard College in 1710, was ordained and settled at Newington, New Hampshire, where he re- mained as pastor sixty-six years, and where he died May 20, 1783, in his ninety-fifth year. Deacon John Adams, the second son, married Susanna Boylston, daughter of Peter and Ann (White) Boylston, of Brookline, Massachu- setts; she lived to be ninety-eight years and six weeks old, dying April 17, 1797. They had three sons: John, who became the sec- ond president of the United States; Captain Peter Boylston, who lived at Braintree and was representative to the general court; and Captain Elihu, who lived at Randolph, Mas- sachusetts, and died during the revolution, aged thirty-five. The father of President John Adams was a farmer and cordwainer, which in its original meaning signified a worker in Cordovan leather, and was finally applied to

all cobblers and shoemakers. Joseph (2) Adams had a third wife, Elizabeth Hobart, daughter of Caleb Hobart, of Braintree, whom he married about 1706-07. There was one child of this third marriage, who lived but nine days: Caleb, born May 26, died June 4, 1710.

(IV) Samuel, third son of Joseph (2) Adams and his second wife, Hannah ( Bass) Adams, was born at Braintree, Massachusetts, January 28, 1694, and died July 17, 1751. This Samuel was first cousin of Samuel Adams, the elder, as he is usually called, to distinguish him from his son, Samuel Adams, the patriot. On October 6, 1720, Samuel Adams married Sarah Paine, daughter of Deacon Moses Paine; she died in Medway, Massachusetts, June 23. 1777, aged seventy- nine. Samuel and Sarah ( Paine) Adams lived in Braintree, now Quincy, Massachu- setts, where their eight children were born : Samuel, June 15, 1723 ; Sarah, March 4, 1726; Mary, April 4, 1728; Joseph, December 17, 1730; Moses, January 31, 1733; Aaron, July 29, 1736; Elijah, whose sketch follows; and Nathaniel, January 19, 1745.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume III, Part 50

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