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One of his sons (Thomas) was governor of Plymouth Colony from 1681 to 1692 (except during Andross' rule), and was otherwise very prominent in the affairs of the colony.
SAMUEL HINCKLEY (see Biog.), of the third generation from Samuel, was b. Sept. 24, 1684; m. Mary, dau. of Edmond Freeman of Eastham. He moved to Brunswick about 1739, having by the way made a few years' stay at Bidde- ford, where the York County records say he bought thirty-three acres of land Aug. 29, 1735, of James Kent. for £115. He had ch. : - Seth, b. in Harwich, Dec. 25, 1707; Shubael, b. Harwich, March 25, 1709; Samuel and Mary, b. Harwich, Feb. 7, 1711; Edmond, b. Harwich, Nov. 20, 1712; Reliance, b. Har- wich, Nov. 21, 1714 ; Aaron, b. in Truro, Sept. 13, 1715 (see Biog. ) ; Mehitable, b. in Truro, Dec. 25, 1718; Experience, b. in Truro, Jan. 16, 1720. Of these sons Shubael, when about 75 years old, moved to the eastern part of the State and married his fifth wife in Machias, by whom he had 4 ch., whose descendants are to be found in that part of the State. The other sons of Samuel settled in Brunswick.
HOLBROOK.
JONATHAN HOLBROOK is said to have been the ancestor of all of the name in this vicinity. Settled in Harpswell, at what time is not known. He m. Rebecca, dau. of Rev. Samuel Veazie, of Harpswell. Ch. were : - Israel, b. 1773; Deborah, b. 1775, d. young; Deborah, b. 1778; Abizer, b. 1779, d. in infancy; Abizer, b. 1780; Jonathan, b. 1783; Rebecca, b. 1785; Deborah, b. 1788; Hannah, b, 1790; Polly, b. 1792; Priscilla, b. 1795.
HUMPHREYS.
LAWRENCE HUMPHREYS, the ancestor of the Humphreys family of Bruns- wick, was born in the Cove of Cork (now Queenstown), Ireland, in 1757. Of his early life but little is known, except that he received a good mercantile education, and after the death of his father went to one of the West Indies, probably Jamaica, where his first employment was as secretary to the widow of a wealthy planter.
He remained at Jamaica several years, returning to Ireland once during that time, until the close of our Revolutionary war, when he was sent by an
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uncle, supercargo of a vessel laden with molasses from Jamaica for George- town, Me. This vessel, just at the close of her voyage, was wrecked on Par- ker's Island (now Georgetown), and with her cargo was a total loss.
Humphreys landed penniless among strangers, but soon found friends, and decided to remain in Georgetown. In 1788 he m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Campbell, one of the principal men of the town, whose father, Alexander Campbell, emigrated from Scotland to Georgetown in 1729 with his young bride, Frances Drummond.
After residing several years in Georgetown, Humphreys removed with his family to Topsham, where he d. 1835. His widow removed to Brunswick, where she d. in 1859, aged 92 years.
Their ch. were : - Mary, b. 1790, m. Rev. David James, d. Newburg, N. Y., 1844; Sally, b. Sept. 15, 1792, m. Benjamin Mason, d. 1843; Nancy, b. June 22, 1795, m. Thomas N. Thacker; John Campbell, b. Feb. 22, 1798 (see Biog.); Daniel, b. 1800, m. Lydia Clark, d. 1821; Eliza, b. 1806, m. Thomas U. Thacker, d 1828; William, b. 1808, d. 1810; Margaret, p. 1810, m. Daniel Ham, living at Great Falls in 1877.
HUNT.
Several persons of this name settled in this country, at various places and times, in the seventeenth century. The Brunswick Hunts are descended from EDWARD HUNT, who was of Amesbury in 1677. He had a son John, who also had a son John. The latter was b. in 1718.
JOHN HUNT, the first of the name in Brunswick, came from Newburyport or Amesbury in 1752, and settled at the west end. He was. probably of the third generation from Edward. No record of his ch. has been found. The earliest records of the family, in this town, which we have seen, are the following : -
EPHRAIM HUNT had ch. by wife Martha : - Martha, b. Nov. 20, 1779; John, b. Mch. 27, 1780; Jeremiah, b. Jan. 11, 1782; James, b. Sept. 10, 1783 ; Jennet, b. Aug. 8, 1785; Lydia, b. Oct. 9, 1787 ; William, b. July 19, 1789; Sarah, b. Nov. 16, 1791; Ephraim, b. Nov. 17, 1793; Hannah, b. Nov. 12, 1795; Ebene- zer, b. Mch. 11, 1798; Charles, b. Oct. 4, 1800; Clarisse, b. Nov. 13, 1802; James, b July 16, 1805.
WILLIAM HUNT, I. Elizabeth ; ch. were : - William, b. Oct. 25, 1774 ; Mary, b. July 8, 1776; Martha, b. Dec. 11, 1777.
DANIEL HUNT m. Jannet. They had one ch., David, b. Sept. 18, 1783.
HUNTER.
ADAM HUNTER, the ancestor of all the Hunters in this vicinity, settled in Topsham in 1718, at which time he purchased of the Pejepscot proprietors two lots of land of one hundred acres each, at £5 each. He was also one of the proprietors of the Cathance Mill right, owning one hundred and twenty- five acres of land and one eighth of the double saw-mill. He subsequently made other purchases of land. He was evidently a man of wealth for those days. His house was deemed the best in town, and to it strangers were directed for accommodation. He was a captain in the last Indian war, and a selectman in 1766. His wife was of Irish descent, and came to this country
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when ten years of age. Their ch. were : - Elizabeth, b. Sept. 13, 1733, m. William Woodside of Brunswick ; James, b. April 15, 1735 ; Susannah, b. Feb. 9, 1737, m. Benjamin Lemont, of Bath : Mary, b. Dec. 6, 1738, m. James Le- mont; Jane, b. Feb. 28, 1740, m. Joseph Berry; William, b. Dec. 2, 1741; John, b. July 13, 1743; Robert, b. June 15, 1745; Margaret, b. June 28, 1747, m. Robert Patten, d. July, 1831; Arthur, b. April 5, 1749.
JAQUES OR JAQUISH.
LIEUT. RICHARD JAQUES In. Mary, dau. of Col. Johnson Harmon, and came with Col. Harmon, or soon after, from York (about 1727, and settled in Harpswell. He was conspicuous in the Indian wars. Among other exploits he killed Ralle at Norridgewock. His descendants, though not numerous, still reside in this vicinity. Ch. were : - Miriam, b. June 24, 1725; Susanna, b. June 15, 1726; Benjamin, b. Oct. 17, 1731.
JORDAN.
REV. ROBERT JORDAN was b. in the West of England in 1610. It is not im- probable that he graduated at Oxford, as " a Robert Jordan matriculated at Oxford, 15 June, 1632, aged 19, as son of Edward Jordan of Worcester, county of Worcester."1 In 1640 he came to America and settled at Spurwink. He was a kinsman of Thomas Purchase, and resided with the latter for some time, either previous to or subsequent to his residence at Spurwink. In 1642 he in. Sarah, dau. of John Winter. He subsequently removed to Newcastle and afterwards to Portsmouth, N. H., where he d. in 1678. He was an Epis- copal clergyman. (For further particulars concerning him, see Williamson's Hist. of Me., Vol. I, p. 680. ) Ch. were : - John, Robert, Dominicus, Jedediah, Samuel, and Jeremiah.
JOHN JORDAN, son of John and grandson of Rev. Robert Jordan, was b. at Cape Elizabeth about 1709. He moved to Brunswick in 1739, and thence to Harpswell, where he died about 1795. He was the ancestor of all the Jordans now living in Brunswick. Ch. were : - Fields, b. at Cape Elizabeth; Peter and John, b. in Brunswick.
LARRABEE.
This is said to be a French family of Huguenot extraction.
BENJAMIN LARRABEE, of Falmouthi (Portland), a son of Isaac, a military man, recovered the property of his father, who with his family had been forced to fly from the war. He in. Deborah, dau. of Jolin Ingersoll, and had a son, Benjamin, h. 1700.
BENJAMIN LARRABEE, the ancestor of the Brunswick family of that name, is said by tradition to have been b. in Falmonth. He came to Brunswick about 1727, and was commander of Fort George for some years. He was also agent for the Pejepscot proprietors. He may have been the Benjamin referred to above as being born in 1700. He d. May 9, 1748. His wife's name was Mary. She survived him and m. John Oulton. Ch. were : - Mary, b. April
1.Joseph L. Chester, of London, in a letter to J. W. Thornton, Esq., of Boston, April, 1876.
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7, 1728; Nathaniel, b. in Fort George, Dec. 23, 1729; Isabella, b. Nov. 27, 1731; Abigail, b. Jan. 9, 1733-4; Hannah, b. Dec. 10, 1735; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 10, 1737-8; Benjamin, b. Feb. 5, 1739-40; Stephen, b. July 12, 1742; James, who had a dau. who m. Aaron Hinkley.
LUNT.
All persons of this name in this country, so far as known, are descended from HENRY LUNT, who was one of the original settlers of Newbury, Essex County, Mass., in the year 1635. His will, recorded at Ipswich, is dated in 1662. The name Lunt is of Scandinavian origin. In Denmark it is well known and is spelled Lundt. It seems likely that it is derived from some of the early Danish invaders or incursionists into England.1
AMOS LUNT (Biog ), a grandson of Henry, was b. in Falmouth, Feb. 29, 1752. He m. Mrs. Hannah Quimby, a dau. of Josiah Noyes. He came to Brunswick with Cutting and Thomas Noyes, lived with them in the fort awhile, and then built a two-story house on the corner of Mill and Bow Streets. He d. Mch. 4, 1837. Ch. were : - Frederick and Harry, who went to North Carolina and d. there ; Joseph, who in. Martha, a niece of Dr. Page. He lived awhile in Brunswick and then moved to Fryeburg, where he d. without issue.
McMANUS.
JAMES MCMANUS came to this country from Ireland about the middle of the last century, and settled at Maquoit. He had five sons : - Daniel, James, John, Richard, Robert. The latter was b. July 14, 1764, in a house on the west side of the twelve-rod road, a few rods south of the old west meeting- house. He lived for a while with Deacon Robert Dunning and then for five years with Brigadier Thompson. John was b. about 1760, and served as a soldier nearly four years in the Revolution. He was at the surrender of Burgoyne, served under Gen. Sullivan in the Mohawk country, and received a wound at Cherry Valley which rendered him lame for life.
MARINER.
The great-grandfather of the first of this name in Brunswick is said to have come from Wales, G. B., with a patent to settle Monhegan. It is also said that his two sons went out in their boats fishing, and upon their return found their father had been killed, and their mother knocked on the head with a hatchet by the Indians ; a girl with them had escaped and hid. They took their mother and the girl into their boat, and after burying their father, sailed for Marblehead, where a physician was employed, who trepanned their mother's head, and she eventually recovered .?
JOHN MARINER Settled in Brunswick, about 1766. He m. Ruth -. Cli. were: - Samuel, b July 21, 1767, m. Margaret Mosley, Aug. 7, 1786; Sarah, b. June 11, 176, m. John Simmons Gatchell; and probably other ch. He was the ancestor of all of the name in this vicinity.
1 N. E. H. and G. Reg., 22, p. 223.
2 Pejepscot Papers.
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MARTIN.
The first of this name of whom we have found any record was JOHN MARTIN or MARTAIN, as the name was formerly spelled. He was among the early settlers of Brunswick. His wife's name was Margaret. Ch. were : - John, b. Nov. 3, 1738: Elizabeth, b. Mch. 5, 1740; Rebecca, b. Jan. 17, 1743; Ephraim, b. July 23, 1746; Jennet, b. Aug. 1750; Samuel, b. Dec. 25, 1753.
MELCHER.
The name is from the Hebrew, and indicates a long line of ancestors. The meaning of the word is said to be "the king," "the kingly one," or "the royal one." The true spelling of the word is " Melchior." The name is a common one in Switzerland and in Germany. It is not known who was the first of the name to settle in this country. Joseph Melcher and his brother Samuel Melcher settled in this town about the year 1757, and were the ances- tors of all of the name in this vicinity.
JOSEPH MELCHER settled at Bunganock, on the farm now occupied by Jedediah Mariner. He was a housewright by trade. He m. in 1757, Mary Cobb, of " Gorham town." He d. Apr. 21, 1821, in the 86th year of his age ; she d. May 18, 1825, in the 87th year of her age. Ch. were : - Noah, Nathan- iel, Abner, Josiah, Samuel, and nine others. Those named lived in Bruns- wick.
SAMUEL MELCHER, brother of Joseph, settled at New Meadows, on the farm now occupied by Dea. James Smith, and he built, in 1767, the house which Dea. Smith now occupies. He m. Isabella, dau. of Judge Aaron Hinkley. He d. Mch. 3, 1834, in the 90th year of his age; she d. Aug. 17, 1832, in the 86th year of her age. Ch. were :- Reliance, b. Nov. 15, 1768, d. Nov. 29, 1804; Mary, b. Aug. 5, 1771; Aaron, b. Feb. 23, 1773; Samuel, b. May 8, 1775, d. Mch. 3, 1862; Elizabeth, b. May 13, 1777; Lois, b. July 2, 1780; Rebecca, b. Mch. 6, 1783, m. a Donnel, now living in West Bath; John, b. May 19, 1785; Noah, b. May 30, 1788, d. in infancy ; Rachel, b. Feb. 23, 1793.
MERRILL.
The name of the first American ancestor of this family has not been ascer- tained, but was probably Nathaniel of Newbury, who was among the first set- tlers of that place. There was a John Merrill in Hartford, Conn., in 1657, who was a son of Nathaniel of Newbury. He had a son John, b. 1669, and a son Abel, b. 1680. One of these may have been the father of the John and Abel named below as settling in Arundel, but there is no positive evidence of the fact.
JOHN MERRILL, with his brother Abel, settled in Arundel, now Kennebunk- port, about 1725, and erected a log-house there. It is not known from whence they came. He was b. about 1700. He in. Mary Hutchins of Kittery. Ch. were : - Daniel, John, Hannah, Obed, and Humphrey, who d. young.
JOHN MERRILL, son of John of Arundel, was born in Arundel, Jan. 29, 1734, in. Susannah Haley of Kittery, moved to Topsham in 1758. He d. March 24, 1828. Ch. were : - Susannah, b. in Topsham, Nov. 25, 1768, m. Andrew Walker of Arundel; Mary, b. April 9, 1770, m. Stephen Purinton of Harps-
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well; John, b. Oct. 4, 1772; Joseph, b. Jan 22, 1774, d. 1798; Abel, b. July 30, 1776, d. Feb. 13, 1857. (See Biog.)
MERRYMAN.
(Spelled also Meryman and Merriman.)
WALTER MERYMAN, the ancestor of all of that name in this vicinity, was an Irishman. He was kidnapped in Dublin and brought to Boston, where he was sold for his passage to a man named Simonton, who lived at Cape Elizabeth. After serving his time with Mr. Simonton he came to Harpswell, date not known. He first settled (according to the late Capt. James Merryman, of Harpswell) on Birch Island; then he moved to the mainland just above "Lookout Point," near the shore, and afterwards moved to a point nearer the road. According to Capt. James Sinnett, who is a descendant, he settled at first in the old house on the Neck, north of the Congregational Church, now occupied by his grandson, Hudson Merryman. He m. Betty Potter of Tops- ham. Ch. were :- Thomas, m. Sarah Bailey; Hugh, m. Delight Bailey ; Walter, m. Betsey Webber; James, m. Hannah Blake; Michael, m. Mary Bishop ; and several daughters, one of whom married Joseph Ewing.
MINOT.
The first American ancestor of this family was GEORGE MINOT, who was among the first Pilgrim emigrants to Mass., and one of the first settlers of Dorchester. He was the son of Thomas Minot, Esq., of Saffron-Walden, Essex, England, and was b. in 1594.
STEPHEN MINOT, of Boston, was grandson of George, of Dorchester. He was a merchant and one of the proprietors of the Pejepscot tract.
JOHN MINOT (Biog.), son of Stephen, was b. in Boston, in 1694. He was m. in Capt. Jolm Slaughter's chamber, Boston, July 22, 1731, to Hannah Bradstreet, of Reading, Mass. He came to Brunswick in 1730. He d. Jan. 10, 1764. Ch. were : - Mercy, b. July 11, 1732, at Mair Point, Brunswick, m. Rev. John Wiswell of Portland ; Hannah, b. March 9, 1733-4, at Richmond, in. Samuel Moody, moved to Boston and then to Bath; Mehitable, b. March 1, 1735, at Richmond; John, b. Dec. 4, 1737; Thomas, b. April 16, 1740.
MORSE.
JOSEPH MORSE was b. in England, emigrated to New England abt. 1635, and settled at Ipswich prior to 1641.
ANTHONY MORSE was b. at Marlboro', Wiltshire, England, May 9, 1606. Emigrated and settled at Newbury, 1635, and d. 1686. One of these was doubtless the ancestor of the Brunswick Morses, but the line has not been traced.
ANTHONY MORSE, of Portland, was b. 1720; had six sons, besides daugh- ters. Two of his sons, Joseph and Anthony, settled in Brunswick about the time of the Revolution, and were the ancestors of all the Morses of this imme- diate vicinity.
JOSEPH MORSE was b. in Portland in 1745. Settled in Brunswick near where the old Baptist Meeting-House stood on the twelve-rod road at Ma-
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quoit. He afterwards moved to Bunganock to the farm where Mrs. Einery Morse now lives. He was a cordwainer and also a shoemaker. He m. Han- nah Hunt, dau. of Ephraim Hunt. He d. Feb. 10, 1817. Ch. were : - John, b. Jan. 23, 1774 ; Hannah, b Nov. 12. 1775; Ephraim, b. Nov. 10, 1777; Anne, b. Nov. 8, 1779 ; Martha, b. Sept. 23, 1781 ; Joseph, b. Jan. 11, 1784; Anthony, b. Mch. 13, 1786; Mary, b. Apr. 30, 1788; Susannah and Sarah, b. July 30, 1790; Benjamin, b. May 17, 1793.
ANTHONY MORSE came to Brunswick with his brother Joseph. He was in the army during the whole period of the Revolution. He m. Susamia Elliot. He d. abt. 1811. Cli. were : - Margaret, b. Nov. 8, 1777 ; Hannah, b. Nov. 21, 1780; James, b. June 21, 1783 ; Adam, b. July 11, 1785; Susannah, b. Apr. 16, 1790; Anthony, b. Feb. 14, 1793.
MOUNTFORT.
The first of this name of whom we find record was
EDMUND MOUNTFORT, who was settled in Brunswick, and had ch : - Han- nah, b. Dec. 17, 1792; Mary and Ester, b. Jan. 11, 1796; William, b. July 20, 1798 ; Vincent, b. July 20, 1801; Margaret, b. July 1, 1804.
NOYES.
REV. JAMES NOYES and his brother Nicholas came to this country in 1634 from Choulderton, Wiltshire, England, and was son of Rev. William Noyes, who was rector of that diocese in 1602.
NICHOLAS NOYES, brother of the above, was b. in Chonlderton, Eng. in 1616. He m. Mary, a dau. of Capt. John Cutting. He d. Nov. 9, 1701, leaving a large family.
CUTTING NOYES, a grandson of Nicholas, was b. in Falmouth, Feb. 27, 1745. He came to Brunswick soon after the close of the Revolution, with his brother Thomas, and Amos Lunt. They bought a portion of the "Fort Right," and lived in the fort until Cutting built a house where the store of J. T. Adams & Co. now stands. He m. Anne Martin of Brunswick. He d Feb. 15, 1813. Ch. were : -- Joseph, b. Mch. 19, 1792, m. Mary Lowell, and lived in Turner; Harriet and Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1793 : Harriet m. William N. Hall, of Brunswick, Mary m. Nathaniel Davis, of Woburn, and settled in Brunswick; Jane, b. Oct. 22, 1795, m. Ballard Green, who settled in Thomaston.
ORR.
This family came from Ireland to Boston, in company with the Skolfields, in the early part of the last century. There were three brothers, Joseph, Clement. and Jolin, with their sister Mary. They remained in Boston a few years, when, in 1742, they came to Harpswell and Brunswick. Joseph and Clement settled on the upper end of Harpswell Neck, and subsequently (about 1748) purchased Little Sebascodigan Island, which has since been known as Orr's Island, for which, it is said, they paid two shillings per acre. John settled on Mair Point.
JOSEPH ORE IN. Mrs. William Wyer. Ch. were : - Mary, b. 1761. m. Col. Win. Stanwood; Lettice, b. 1763, un. John Reed, of Topsham. She d. at the age of 93.
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CLEMENT ORR, son of Clement, b June 27, 1752, d. Oct. 9, 1813. His wife, Patience, d. Dec. 8, 1812. aged 61. Ch. were : - Richard, John, Lettice, Mary.
JOHN ORR m. Susan Skolfleld. Had no children.
OWEN.
The name of the first American ancestor of this family has not been ascer- tained. The Brunswick Owens are probably descended from John and Lucretia, of Falmouth, who, according to Willis, had a son William in Brunswick.
GIDEON OWEN, the first of the name in Brunswick of whom there is any other record, was b. April, 1742. His wife's name was Jane. He d. July 8, 1772. Ch. were : - Margaret. b. Oct. 6, 1764; Thomas, b. Sept. 1, 1766 ; Hugh White, b. Sept. 23. 1768; Martha, b. July 13, 1770; John, b. Aug. 3, 1772; David, b. Nov. 31, 1774.
WILLIAM OWEN, whose wife's name was Mary, had ch. : - Janney, b. April 9, 1776; Lucy, b June 3, 1779; Rachel, b. May 9, 1781; William, b. Jan. 3, 1784. PHILIP OWEN was b. Feb. 18, 1756. He mn. Joanna -. He d. May 28. 1849. Ch. were : - John, b. Mch. 19, 1784; Philip, b. Dec. 3, 1785; Dorothy, b. Feb. 11, 1787 ; Jane, b. Sept. 29, 1789, m. Natli'l Badger; Jeremiah, b. Mch. 16, 1792; Joanna, b. May 13, 1794, m. Joseph Griffin; Hannah, b. Sept. 2, 1796.
PATTEN.
Four brothers, ACTOR, WILLIAM, ROBERT, and MATTHEW PATTEN, came to this country early in the last century from Coleraine. a market town of Derry County, Ireland. According to one account they all came over at the same time (about 1727). Another account places the date of Robert's arrival at 1737. ACTOR was an elder of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. He landed in Boston, from whence he went to Falmouth (Portland), and soon afterwards settled in Saco. From Saco he moved to Flying Point, in Freeport, and afterwards moved to what is now the town of Surry, where he d. previous to the Revolution. WILLIAM settled in Boston, and MATTHEW in Saco. ROBERT settled in Arundel (Kennebunk).
JOHN PATTEN, son of Actor, was b. in Ireland in 1717. He came to this country with his father in 1727. He m Mary, a dau. of Robert Means, of Saco. She d. about 1798. He d. April 7, 1795. Ch. were : - Robert, b. May 14, 1743, in Saco; Sarah, who m. Robert Fulton; Jane, who m. William Ran- dall in 1783, and who d. in Nov. 1832; Mary, who m. Samuel Jameson ; Han- nah, who m. Thomas Harward; Margaret, who m. James Maxwell; John, d. in Topsham, single; William, d. in England, a prisoner, single; Thomas, b. Feb. 10, 1761, mn. Katherine Fulton; Joseph, b. in 1764; Matthew, d. at the age of 15 ; Dorcas, who m. James Hanter (son of Col. James Hunter) ; Actor, who In Ann, dau. of John Hunter; David, who m. Hannah Reed, and who d. in Bowdoinham.
ACTOR PATTEN, son of Robert Patten who settled in Arundel (Kennebunk) in 1737, was a cousin of John. He was b. in Ireland, Jan. 22, 1737. He m. in 1766, Jane, a dau. of Hugh Mclellan, of Gorham. She was b. Dec. 29, 1748, and d. Aug. 28, 1835. He was only six weeks old when his parents emigrated to this country. He was an only son. He moved to Topsham in
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Dec. 1760, when 23 years of age. He had visited the town the previous June. He d. July 26, 1816. Ch. were : - Elizabeth, who m. Benjamin Patter- son, of Saco; Robert; Actor, b. in Topsham, in 1771; Mary, who m 1st, Thomas Buckminster, of Saco, m. 2d, Dr. Shannon, of Saco, and d. at Passa- dumkeng, of croup, in Jan. 1834; Abigail, who m. William Tate; Jane, who m. Jonathan Marston, of Monmouth; Lebecca, who m. Robert Mclellan, of Gorham ; Hugh, who in. Lucy Green (sister of Nathaniel and Gardner Green) ; Rachel, who d. single ; William, who was a sea-captain; Margaret, who m. Ist, Joseph Swett, and 2d, Noah Melcher.
PENNELL.
THOMAS PENNELL and two of his brothers came to America from the Isle of Jersey, in the English Channel, about the year 1740. They are supposed to have descended from a Huguenot family, who fled from France on account of religious persecution. It is said that these three brothers were orphans who had some property in England, and were sent here by their uncle, who had charge of the property, under pretence of giving them an education, and that they landed at Scituate, Mass., without any money. After stopping there awhile they moved to York, and from there to Capisic (near Portland), where Thomas and one of his brothers bought, each, a farm. Thomas is said to have lost his on account of an incumbrance upon it when he purchased it. The brother who bought a farm there also remained, and his descendants are scattered over Gray, Westbrook, Portland, and neighboring towns. The other brother went to Kingston, Canada, where his descendants are to be found. Thomas m. Rachel Riggs. He moved from Capisic to Gorham, and afterwards, in 1760, to New Meadows, Brunswick. He d. Nov. 12, 1812. Ch. were : - Matthew, b, in Capisic, 1748, d. in Portland, 1817; Thomas, Jacob, John, Stephen, and several daughters, one of whom m. a Mr. Ham, whom she survived, and afterwards m. James Merryman, of Harpswell.
PERRY.
The ancestor of at least one of the families of this name now residing in Brunswick was NATHANIEL PERRY, who emigrated from England about 1680. His son JOHN, of Rehoboth, Mass., was b. in 1770.
JOHN PERRY, grandson of the John named above, was b. in Rehoboth, Dec. 3, 1772. In 1798 moved to Brunswick. He m. in 1802, Jane, dau. of Col. Wm. Stanwood. He d. in Bangor, March 18, 1846. Ch. were : - John A .; Octavia Jane ; Isabella Hunt ; Martha Stanwood; William Stanwood ; Hannah L. W. ; Jesse Appleton.
PETERSON.
The name of the first American ancestor of this family has not been ascer- tained. The earliest known was JOSEPH PETERSON, of Duxbury, Mass., whose son JONATHAN d. in 1756.
JOHN PETERSON, grandson of Jonathan above named, and the ancestor of all of the name in this vicinity, came to Brunswick about 1783, and settled at New Meadows. His wife's name was Sarah. They lived in the house now occu- pied by Bartlett Adams. He kept a store in the building opposite, and also
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