Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume IV, Part 83

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: 896


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(I) Walter Merryman was kidnapped in an Irish port early in 1700 and brought to Boston, Massachusetts. His so-called "pass- age money" was paid by a Mr. Simonton, of Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Maine, who taught him the ship carpenter's trade, and with whom he remained seven years. He af- terward moved to a farm not far above the Harpswell Center Methodist Church. He was a man of very sturdy and exemplary habits, and was one of the early settlers of the town. He married Elizabeth, daughter of David and Mary (Merriam) Potter. (See Potter III.) The following is a list of their children : Thomas, Hugh, Walter, Frances, Mary, James, Michael and Miriam.


(II) Thomas, eldest child of Walter and Elizabeth (Potter) Merryman, was born in 1738, at Harpswell, Maine, died October 5, 1813, aged seventy-five years. He was mar- ried March 26, 1763, to Sarah, daughter of Deacon Timothy and Sarah (Buck) Bailey. She was born March 13, 1739, at Hanover, Massachusetts, and died November 5, 1824. Her father was descended from Thomas Bailey, who was at Boston, in 1643, and prob- ably settled at Weymouth, with his wife Ruth. His son John Bailey, married Sarah White, daughter of Peregrine White, who was born on the "Mayflower," 1620, died July 20, 1704, and granddaughter of William White, who came to Plymouth on the "Mayflower." His son married Abigail Clapp, and their son, Deacon Timothy, was born March 20, 1740, at Han- over, Massachusetts, and it was for him that Baileys Island at Harpswell, Maine, was named. The children of Thomas and Sarah (Bailey) Merryman were: Sarah, Thomas, Walter, James and Timothy.


(III) Walter, second son of Thomas and Sarah (Bailey) Merryman, born March 8, 1766, at Harpswell, Maine, died August 15, 1855, aged eighty-eight years and five months. He was married January 7, 1796, to Isabel Alexander, born October 10, 1774, at Harps- well, died November 11, 1829. Their children were: David, Walter, Captain Isaac, Robert,


Shubal, Eli, Anna, Captain Thomas and Bet- sey Barnes.


(IV) Robert Merriman, son of, Walter and Isabel (Alexander) Merryman, born Septem- ber 15, 1803, at Harpswell, died at Bowdoin- ham, Maine, in 1869, aged sixty-six. He lived in Bowdoin, Richmond and Bowdoin- ham, Maine. He was married February 28, 1828, to Clarissa, daughter of David Doug- lass. She died at Bowdoinham. Their chil- dren were: Isabella, David Douglass, Eli, Sarah J., Frances and Susan A.


(V) Eli Merriman, second son of Robert and Clarissa Merriman, was born at Bowdoin, Maine, July 14, 1834, died at Litchfield, same state, October 24, 1898. He removed to Tam- worth, New Hampshire, and lived there two years; he then removed to Litchfield, where he lived the remainder of his life. He served one year in the civil war. For thirty-two years he followed the mercantile business, and was postmaster twenty-five consecutive years, also served on the school board a number of years. He was married October 18, 1862, to Almeda M., daughter of David and Abigail Gilman, who was born July 6, 1834, at West Gardiner, Maine, and died in 1902. Their children were: Lola, James David, Clara Douglass and Abbie Lord.


(VI) James David, only son of Eli and Al- meda M. (Gilman) Merriman, was born July II, 1867. He graduated from Bowdoin Col- lege with the degree of A. B. in 1892, and for two years thereafter was principal of Gould Academy, at Bethel, Maine, and from there at- tended the Columbia University, of New York City. He received the degree of A. M. in 1894 and afterwards spent a year in Europe. He also received the degree of LL.B. from the New York Law School, in 1899. He began the practice of law as managing clerk for Hyde & Leonard, being with them about a year. He then took charge of the real estate department, in the office of Richard B. Kelly, and remained there about two years, when he accepted a position as chief of the bureau of licenses for Greater New York. He resigned that position, and began independent general practice at 141 Broadway, and in July, 1904, formed a partnership with Joseph B. Roberts, under the firm name of Merriman & Roberts, now actively engaged in the practice of law. In politics he has always been a Republican, supporting and active in the interests of the Citizens' Union in local politics. He is a mem- ber of Alpha Delta Phi, of Bowdoin, member Alpha Delta Phi Club, of New York, member


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The New England Society, Maine Society of New York, Bowdoin Alumni Association of New York, member American Economic As- sociation, and member of the West Side Re- publican Club, being on several committees of the last-named organization, and is a member of Squadron A, National Guard, New York, a cavalry organization. He is a member of Madison Avenue Methodist Church, counsel for the Humane Society of New York, and one of the attorneys connected with the office of state superintendent of elections. He is unmarried.


POTTER This family is one of the most ancient and numerous in Amer- ica. No less than eleven differ- ent immigrants of the name came to New England during the seventeenth century. They were Anthony Potter, of Ipswich, Massachu- setts; George, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; George, of Lancaster, England; Ichabod, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; John and William, of New Haven, Connecticut; Martin, of South Shields, England; Martin, of Philadelphia ; Nathaniel, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; Nicholas, of Lynn, Massachusetts; Robert, of Warwick, Rhode Island. So far as known none of these immigrants was related to the other, though it is conjectured that the Rhode Island settlers, George, Nathaniel and Rob- ert, might possibly be connected. The family has included many noted ecclesiastics and pro- fessional men of all classes. The records of Yale, Harvard and other New England col- leges show many of the name among grad- uates.


(I) The first to whom the Maine family is definitely traced was Anthony Potter, of Ips- wich, Massachusetts, where he is found of rec- ord in 1648. He was born 1628, in England. It is claimed by some authorities that he was a son of Robert Potter, of Lynn, but no rec- ords are found to bear out the claim. His first home was on the north side of the river, near the stone mill, in a house built and occu- pied at first by Major-General Daniel Denni- son. In 1664 he was owner of a share and a half of Plum Island and other property, and the records show sales of land by him in 1660- 61. In July, 1653, he was "presented" be- cause his wife wore silk, but was able to prove himself worth two hundred pounds and dis- charged. This and his various sales and pur- chases of land show him to have been a man of means. He had a farm on the Salem road, about one mile southwest of the village of Ipswich, one of the best in town, extending


north to the river, and was successful in the cultivation of fruit. He died early in 1699, his will being dated December 28, 1689, and proved March 26 following. His wife, Eliza- beth (Whipple) Potter, was born 1629, daugh- ter of Deacon John and Sarah Whipple. She survived her husband until March 10, 1712. In 1699 she presented to the first church of Ipswich a silver cup which is still among its possessions. The inscription on her tombstone includes this brief verse :


a tender mother a prudent wife at God's command resigned her LIFE


Her children were: John, Edmund, Samuel, Thomas, Anthony, Elizabeth and Lydia.


(II) Samuel, third son and child of An- thony and Elizabeth (Whipple) Potter, born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, about 1656, died in 1714, in that town. He married (first) Jo- hanna Wood, born 1661, daughter of Isaac and Mercy (Thompson) Wood. Married (second) April 18, 1692, Ruth Dunton, who died before December 4, 1705, on which date he married (third) Sarah Burnett, widow of Robert Burnett. The children of the first mar- riage were: David, Sarah, Johanna, Samuel, Thomas, Elizabeth and Henry. Of the second there were children: Anthony, Esther and Ezekiel. The second died in infancy, as did probably the first, since he is not mentioned in his father's will. The children of the third marriage were: Esther, Lydia and Abigail.


(III) David, eldest child of Samuel and Johanna (Wood) Potter, born March 27, 1685, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, settled in Topsham, Maine, in 1738. He was married (intentions published January 4, 17II) to Mary Merriam, of Lynn, and their sons were : Alexander, James and William.


(IV) Elizabeth, daughter of David and Mary (Merriam) Potter, became the wife of Walter Merryman, of Harpswell, Maine. (See Merriman I.)


It was in the early days of HESELTON 1637 when there landed at Salem in the province of Massachusetts Bay, New England, Rev. Eze- kiel Rogers and about sixty families, who came from Yorkshire and Devonshire, Eng- land, for the purpose of planting a colony in the wilds of the new world. This goodly company embraced the artisans and trades necessary to establish a first class colony ; self- reliant and self-supporting. It included car- penters to build houses, farmers and herds- men. They were devout church members


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and their leader was Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, who had been their pastor in the old country and was to become such here. They halted at Salem only one month and pushed on to Essex county, Massachusetts, to finally settle. Robert and John Heselton were among the members of this colony and documents made at that date, or a little later, show the or- thography many ways, for example it is found recorded : Haselton, Hazeltine, Hasetine, Hazelton, etc. In England the word seems to have been Hazelden, from hazel, tree or shrub, and den, a valley where hazels grew. Robert and John were brothers and were herdsmen, from whom many New England farmers have descended with the passing gen- erations since this little colony was first planted on our shores. They took the freeman's oath May 16, 1640. Subsequently they began clear- ing up places from out the solitary and dense forests, their land bordering on the banks of the Merrimac river, near the present town of Bradford. This land was granted to them. The more adventuresome and truly progress- ive members of the family followed the march of civilization into Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and later settled in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and Wiscon- sin. To-day their descendants may be found in almost if not every state and territory in the Union. More than a dozen towns, ham- lets and post offices bear their name. Among the members of the Heselton family from Maine may be mentioned, in this connection, Milton Wyatt Heselton, who in his autobiog- raphy written in 1891-92, gives an account of sixteen inventions which have formed the sub- jects of as many patents received on them. From the sale of these valuable improvements he has realized more than a quarter of a mil- lion dollars. One of these inventions was a device for decomposing water for fuel and lighting purposes, which has come to be gen- erally used-his was the first patent in this line of inventions. The Heselton Tripod steam boiler, exhaust steam heating device and other valuable discoveries were his. But greater still he claims priority in inventing iron-clad war vessels. He made his model six years before the famous Erricson made his "Moni- tor" model, but by the poor judgment of his machinist, he was led to believe that the weight of the iron plates would sink his boat, hence its abandonment.


(I) John Heselton was probably the younger of the two brothers who were instrumental in the settlement of Bradford and are spoken of as herdsmen, because they took care of the


herds of their contemporaries while pasturing upon the natural meadows along the Merrimac river. He 'was born about 1620 and was probably a minor when he came with his brother Robert to Rowley, Massachusetts; the last named was made a freeman in 1640, and was soon after granted a house lot there. These two, with one other, constituted the first settlers in Bradford, where Robert Hesel- ton established a ferry connecting Bradford and Haverhill. Before 1660 John Heselton removed to Haverhill and made that his home until his death, December 23, 1690, at the age of seventy years. In 1665 he presented to the people of Bradford one acre of land for the meeting house, on condition that they keep the ground fenced and properly cared for. His son subsequently released the town from these conditions. John Heselton married Joan Auter, of Biddeford, England, who is said to have come from the family of Mr. Holman of that town. Their children were: Samuel, Mary, John and Nathaniel.


(II) John (2), second son of John (I) and Joan (Auter) Heselton, was born 1650 in Bradford, and became a deacon of the First Church of Haverhill, where he was a car- penter and ship builder. His death occurred between June 16, 1732, and April 23, 1733. He married, July 16, 1682, Mary, daughter of Philip Nelson. Their children were: John, Philip, Sarah, Mary, Joseph, Benjamin (died young), Elizabeth and Benjamin.


(III) Philip, second son of John (2) and Mary (Nelson) Heselton, was born March 13, 1685, in Haverhill, and probably resided in Salem. He was mentioned in his father's will in 1732, at which time it is apparent he had left Haverhill. He married, June 9, 1718, in Haverhill, Judith Webster, and their children were named as follows: John and Philip, twins, died young, James, Tryphena, Ann, Lois, Joseph and Benjamin, twins, Stephen and Asa. The record makes it appear that the twins Joseph and Benjamin died in in- fancy, but this is believed to be an error as to Joseph. The records of New Hampshire fail to show the birth of any other Joseph who could have been Joseph that lived in New Boston, New Hampshire, and served as a revolutionary soldier from that town, and it is assumed for the purpose of this article that Joseph did not die when Benjamin did.


(IV) Joseph Heselton, born August 21, 1728, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, must have been very young when his father removed from Haverhill and thus the error regarding his death was never corrected, but little can


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be learned of him during his residence in New Boston. It is probable that he was reared in Salem and went to New Boston when a young man to assist in the settlement of that town. The Revolutionary Rolls of New Hampshire show that Joseph Heselton, of New Boston, was a member of the Second Company of Colonel Cilley's regiment of New Hampshire troops. He also appears on the pay rolls of Colonel Daniel Moore's regiment, Captain William Barron's company, July 22, 1776, in the expedition against Canada. His wages for one month's services were $5.50 and the bounty added amounted to $10.03. Because of the depreciation of currency in which he was paid for his services in Colonel Cilley's regiment, he was allowed $178.00 in 1780. These meagre details are all that can be found concerning the revolutionary services of Jo- seph Heselton. After the close of the revo- lutionary war, he decided to settle in Maine, probably as a means of securing homesteads for his children. He purchased land in Win- throp, December 26, 1801, and it was probably the following spring when he settled on this land. Very little is now known of him or of his character except what may be surmised from the fact that he went into the wilderness and cleared up land and reared a large family, all of which testify to his enterprise and in- dustry. He died there January II, 1812, at a comparatively early age. His wife, Elizabeth (Marsh) Heselton, died October 17, 1829. They were the parents of : Sally, Betsy, Mary, Charlotte, Joseph, Fanny, Daniel, Campbell, Jane C., William, Charles T., Hannah, Reuben and Rufus.


(V) Reuben, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Marsh) Heselton, was born July 3, 1801, probably in New Boston, and resided in vari- ous localities in Maine. He died April 19, 1892, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Peas- lee, in Pittston, Maine. His wife, Hannah (Gilman) Heselton, was born November I, 1801, and died May 13, 1883. Their children were: Elizabeth A., William G., Reuben, Ha riett L., George M. and Delphina.


(VI) Reuben (2), second son of Reuben (I) and Hannah (Gilman) Heselton, was born November 20, 1827, died December 18, 1882, in Gardiner, Maine. He was a carpenter and carriage-maker and for twelve years followed the latter calling at Gardiner, but subsequently turned his attention to contracting and build- ing, in which he was successful. In political principle he was a Republican and was elected by his townsmen several terms as a member of the Gardiner city council. He was a mem-


ber of the Masonic fraternity, affiliating with Herman Lodge, at Gardiner, and was uni- versally respected as a citizen. He married (first) November 5, 1848, Sarah L. Nutchell, born November 20, 1827, died in Gardiner, October 28, 1851. He married (second) Au- gust 2, 1853, Sarah G. Tarbox, born October 2, 1821, in Gardiner, died there August 28, 1890. The children of the first marriage were : Eugene M., who died unmarried, and Sarah Jane, who became the wife of Charles A. Webb. Those of the second were: Franklin W. and George Walter. The former died un- married in his thirty-third year.


(VII) George Walter, youngest child of Reuben (2) and Sarah G. (Tarbox) Heselton, was born November 2, 1856, in Gardiner, and received his primary education in the many schools of his native town. He entered Am- herst College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1878, and immediately be- gan the study of law. After two years of faithful application in the office of Judge Dan- forth, at Gardiner, he was admitted to the bar in 1891. He immediately opened an office for the practice of his profession and has thus been continually engaged in his native town to the present time. He has taken an active part in political movements and has served as a member of the Republican city committee for two terms. He has served as city solici- tor, was six years county attorney and at the present writing (1908) is state senator from Kennebec county. Possessed of a bright mind and having a large heart, Mr. Heselton is naturally interested in fraternal organizations, and is a member of Herman Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and of the local commandery, Knights Templar, at Gardiner. He is also affiliated with the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias and was grand chancellor of the state lodge in 1885. He is also a member of Gardiner Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the local body of Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the Abnaka Club, of Augusta, and is welcomed in every society where he may be found. He married Mary Eleanor, daughter of Edward and Cath- erine (Kinsella) Stafford. Children : John, born March 17, 1900, and Henry, April 16, 190I.


STROUT The origin of this family is not learned, but some of the name were on record at an early date in the vicinity of Cape Cod. A Deacon Jo- seph Strout, whose descendants located at Millbridge, Maine, was settled on what is now


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known as Pinkham's Island. There is no clear proof that Deacon Joseph was related to those of the line given below, but they had a com- mon ancestor. There were others of the name living at an early date at Provincetown, Mas- sachusetts, some of whom moved thence to Cape Elizabeth in 1730, among whom was the progenitor of the line that follows.


(I) Christopher Strout seems to be the first of the name mentioned in any New England records. He is found at Provincetown, Massa- chusetts, as early as 1701, when the records show that he had a wife Sarah and that a daughter was born to them September 22 that year. In 1706 a son named Anthony was born to them. The records seem to indicate that he had a second wife Mary, and by her had children : Mary, Christopher, Ruth, Dor- cas, William, Betty and Pricilla. It is quite probable that he was a seafaring man, and that he settled late in life at Falmouth, now Port- land, Maine. A Christopher Strout, probably his son, was of Portland in 1739, when he married Elisabeth Smalley, of Provincetown. The early records of Provincetown are very much mutilated, and are illegible in many places. It is more than probable that Chris- topher Strout had other children by his first wife than those mentioned.


(II) Joshua, probably a son of Christopher Strout, was born before 1706. He removed from Provincetown to Cape Elizabeth (now Maine) about 1730, and here were recorded January 10, 1741, his intentions of marriage to Sarah Sawyer, of that place. In 1771 he removed to what is now Poland, Maine, ac- companied by his son Joshua (2). Among his other known children were: Jacob, who settled in Jay, Maine; Joseph, who settled in Salem, Massachusetts; Nehemiah, who settled in Portland, Maine, and daughters: Sally, Deborah, Thankful and Rebecca.


(III) Jacob, eldest son of Joshua and Sarah (Sawyer) Strout, was born in Cape Elizabeth, November, 1766. He resided at Jay, Maine, where he died May 10, 1839. He married Sarah Bray, born January 20, 1769, died in Jay, in October, 1811. Their children were: Sarah, born April 10, 1787, married August 21, 1806 (name not recorded) ; Joshua, born August 24, 1788; Abigail, February 20, 1790; Jacob (2), born July 3, 1792, married December 2, 1816; Joseph, January 23, 1794; Nathaniel, October 3, 1795, married January 5, 1816, and died March 18, 1835; George H., January 28, 1798, married March 16, 1822; Cyrena, born December 13, 1800, married No- vember 27, 1837 ; Orin, born October 25, 1801.


The last named was a Methodist minister of the Maine Conference.


(IV) Joshua (2), eldest son of Jacob and Sarah (Bray) Strout, was born in Poland, Maine, August 26, 1788. He was a farmer by occupation, and resided at Poland, later at Canton, and finally moved to Jay, Maine, where he died, November 18, 1874, aged eighty-six. He was a prominent citizen of Jay, and long identified with town interests, though extensively engaged in farming. He is said to have been a fine singer, and for some time leader of the church music. Mr. Strout is described as "Hospitable, cheerful, genial and a general favorite." He was a man in demand for those offices requiring good judgment and ability. He married, December 12, 1812, Sarah, daughter of Nathan and Anna (Hyde) Crafts, of Newton, Massachusetts, who was born April 15, 1793, and died at Jay, April 2, 1871, aged seventy-eight. In 1814 they removed to their new home at Jay, mak- ing the journey on horseback with their babe of six months. Nathan Crafts, father of Sarah, was a lineal descendant of Lieutenant Griffin Crafts (or Crofts), who came to New England with Winthrop's company in 1630 and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts, with his wife Alice. He was probably born about 1600, in Yorkshire, England. He was regarded in the colony as a man of influence and import- ance. Children of Joshua and Sarah: Nathan Crafts, born January 3, 1814, married October, 1832, Waitstill Ingalls Wilbur, of East Liver- more; they resided at Monson, Maine, where he died March 15, 1888, and his wife died Jan- uary, 1890, aged eighty-six. 2. Jacob El- bridge, born June 1, 1815 ; married at Charles- town, Massachusetts, May 4, 1848, Mrs. Eliza- beth (Wylie) Hooper, widow of Sylvester, of Roxbury; she died, leaving two children, and he married (second) January 22, 1832, Mrs. Maria Fort Fritz, widow of John, of Hudson, New York; she died at Lawrence, Kansas, April 10, 1855, leaving one child, and he married (third) July 1, 1858, Eliza, daugh- ter of John and Ellen King, of Roxbury, who died at Chelsea, Massachusetts, December, 1876, aged seventy-one. 3. Samuel Augustus, born October 6, 1816; married, October 20, 1838, Sylvia, daughter of Ebenezer and Me- hitable (Phillips) Randall, of North Easton, Massachusetts. He died August 24, 1873, and his widow married Eliphlet Smith How- ard. 4. Sarah Ann, born November 27, 1818, unmarried, living at Jay, 1900. 5. Byron, born September 27, 1820, married August 22, 1855, Adelaide D., daughter of Hopley and Lydia


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S. (Fry) Yeaton, of Rye, New Hampshire ; they lived at Roxbury, and removed thence to North Easton, where he died November 30, 1823, and his wife died June 22, 1877; they had one child. 6. Joshua Franklin, born July 22, 1822 (see below), 7. Emerson, born No- vember 30, 1824, died December 23, 1828. 8. Vesta Jane, born July 8, 1831, married, July I, 1849, Isaiah Rich Jr., son of Isaiah and Betsey (Wareham) Rich, of Wellfleet, Massa- chusetts, who was born April 27, 1827. They resided at Quincy, Massachusetts, and had four children.


(V) Joshua Franklin, fifth son of Joshua and Sarah (Crafts) Strout, was born in Jay, Maine, July 22, 1822. He is not in active business at his advanced age, but still carries on his farm at North Yarmouth. He was married in Boston, by the noted "Father Tay- lor," July 30, 1851, to Harriet Fabians, daugh- ter of George and Sally Porter, of Salem, Massachusetts. Her mother was one of the Pitman family of Salem. She was born De- cember 13, 1820, and died September 3, 1873, aged fifty-three. Mr. Strout married (second) December 31, 1874, Mrs. Mary J. Waugh, widow of Melville C., of Winthrop, Maine, and daughter of Hezekiah and Hannah (Ly- ford) Haskell, of Livermore, who was born December 3, 1827. There were five children by the first marriage, viz .: I. Ella Francis, born October 13, 1852, married, December 31, 1869, Alexander R. Nelson, son of Alex- ander Oliver and Hannah (Ryder) Nelson, of Livermore. He was born at Plymouth, Mas- sachusetts, June II, 1849. They resided at Wakefield, Massachusetts; (had two children : Ella Harriet, born November 12, 1874, and Alexander Edward, born November 2, 1876). 2. Edward Cooke, born November 16, 1854 (see below). 3. Hattie, born December 30, 1856, lived at Kennebunkport, died 1890. 4. Frank Wallace, born November 18, 1858; mar- ried February 10, 1882, Ada Neldora, daugh- ter of Melville C. and Mary J. (Haskell) Waugh, of Winthrop, who was born Septem- ber 27, 1856. They resided in Kennebunk- port (had two children : Lester Frank, born January 4, 1883, and Alice May, born April 18, 1884).




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