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WILLIAM SILVESTER, of the third generation from Richard, was born in Hanover, Mass., Feb. 25, 1708; m. Mary Barstow May 12, 1736. She b. in Hanover, May 20, 1.717.
In his diary is the following entry : -
" May 25, 1762, then we left Hanover and came to Hingham that day shipped our goods on board the Grayhound, Courtney Babbidge, Commander, and we sailed that night about 10 o'clock. The 26 day we went on board. 30 we came to anchor and landed our cattle. 31 we landed our goods and took possession of our house in Harpswell the last day of May." This house was on the lot now (1877) owned by Rev. Elijah Kellogg.
Ch. were : - William, b. 1737; Charles, b. 1739; Mercy, b. 1741; Elijah, b. 1744; Isaac, b. 1746; Hannah, b. 1748; Deborah, b. 1751; Marlboro, b. 1753, d. 1829 ; Huldah, b. 1755; Barstow, b. 1757; Stephen, b. 1759. The four ch. last named came to Harpswell with their parents. Some of the other ch. died young, and others, it is probable, settled somewhere in Mass.
Another branch of this family is found in Durham.
TARR.
This family is probably descended from RICHARD TARR, of whom tradition states that he was born in the West of England about 1660, and settled in Marblehead soon after 1680, where he m. He had a son named William, who m. in 1708, and had several ch. He also had a nephew named William. Some of this family are known to have moved to Maine.
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A WILLIAM TARR settled on Merriconeag Neck prior to 1753, and was prob- ably the ancestor of those now living in this vicinity. He was probably a son of William named above, but the connection has not been traced. The earliest record of the family in the Harpswell town records is the following : -
CAPT. WILLIAM TARR m. a dan. of JJosiah Clark of Harpswell. Ch. were : - Richard, b. 1783; William, b. 1785; Catherine, b. 1787; Betsry, b. 1790; Mary, b. 1793; Clark, b. 1795.
THOMPSON.
According to the family tradition three brothers of this name, BENJAMIN, THOMAS, and JAMES, came to this country from Ireland. Benjamin and James settled in York. Thomas, in 1718, settled in Biddeford.
JAMES THOMPSON, son of the James above mentioned, was b. in Kittery, Feb. 22, 1707. He came to Brunswick from Biddeford about the year 1739, and settled at New Meadows. He m. Ist, Reliance Hinkley, Apr. 13, 1732. She d. May 23, 1751. He m. 2d, Mrs. Lydia [Brown] Harris of Ipswich, Dec. 13, 1751. She d. Feb. 10, 1764. He m. 3d, Mary Higgins, Mch. 22, 1764. She d. May 23, 1790. He d. in Topsham, Sept. 22, 1791. Chi. by first wife : - Elizabeth, b. Mch. 13, 1733, m. Daniel Weed; Samuel (Biog.), b. Mclı. 22. 1735, was brigadier-general in the Revolution; James, b. Feb. 7, 1737, d. in infancy ; Reliance, b. June 27, 1738, mn. James Edgecomb; Adrian, b. Mch. 29, 1740; Rachel, b. June 3, 1741, m. James Curtis; Ruth, b. May 27, 1743, m. Daniel Curtis ; Aaron, b. May 29, 1745, sailed for Ireland at age of 22, and never heard from; Isaiah, b. April 17, 1747 ; James, b. May 22, 1750. Ch. by second wife were : - Benjamin, b. Oct. 26, 1753; Jemima, b. Oct. 18, 1755, m. John Ham, son of Tobias Ham; Ezekiel, b. Sept. 16, 1757, m. Priscilla Purin- ton, of Harpswell; Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1760, mn. Theophilus Hinkley ; Ruth and Rachel, b. Dec. 29, 1763 : Rachel d. in infancy ; Ruth m. Robert, son of her father's brother, Cornelius Thompson.
By reference to the list of early settlers in the Appendix, it will be seen that there were several others of the Thompson family who settled at New Mead- ows in the same year. They were probably either brothers or cousins. James and Cornelius were brothers.
ALEXANDER THOMPSON Was b. at Arundel Aug. 27, 1757; m. Lydia Wildes, of Arundel, April 8, 1784. Moved to Topsham in 1785. He d. Feb. 23, 1820, she d. April 8, 1864. Ch. were : - Jane, b. Nov. 7, 1785, m. Maj. Nathaniel Walker; Eunice, b. March 17, 1788, m. Gen. John Wilson; Lydia, b. April 17, 1700, m. Elias Pierce ; Hannah, b. June 1, 1792, m. Calvin Fairbanks ; John, b. Aug. 11, 1794, m. Mary Mustard; Alpheus B., b. Jan. 24, 1797, m. at Santa Barbara, Francisca Carrillo; Mary, b. Apr. 2, 1799, single ; Wildes T., b. March 20, 1801, m. Wealthy Robinson ; Direy W., b. May 2, 1803, m. Sarah E. Purinton ; Francis A., b. June 27, 1807, m. at Bath.
There are other branches of the family in Topsham and Brunswick of which 10 account has been furnished us.
TOOTHAKER.
Tradition says the Toothakers were originally Whitakers, and that, upon coming to this country, they changed their name in order to avoid being in-
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pressed into the British service, they having fled from England, probably on account of religious persecution.
The earliest of the name in this vicinity of whom there is any record were EBENEZER, SETH, and ANDREW, who settled in Harpswell about 1737 or 1740. No record of their children has been found. The following, from the Harps- well town records, are the earliest records of this family which we have seen : -
GIDEON TOOTHAKER, m. Abigail -. Ch. were : - Andrew, b. April 10, 1776: Abigail, b. Nov. 22, 1779; William Rodick, b. Feb. 19, 1782.
ABRAM TOOTHAKER, m. Mary -. Ch. were : - Alexander, b. Sept. 7, 1771 ; Abram, b. March 16, 1774; Elizabeth, b. July 14, 1777; Rebecca, b. June 3, 1783; Isaac, b. Aug. 22, 1785 (the foregoing b. in Harpswell) ; Rebecca, b. in Brunswick, May 2%, 1789; Jenny, b. June 19, 1792.
VEAZIE.
This family is probably descended from WILLIAM VEAZIE, who was of Brain- tree in 1643. There was, however, a GEORGE VEAZIE in Dover in 1659. Rev. SAMUEL VEAZIE came to Harpswell from Nantasket, near Boston, in 1767. He purchased a lot of land on Great Island, adjoining the old meeting-house, cleared it, and built a house upon it. He m. 1st, Deborah Sampson ; and 2d, Sarah Jones. He had ch. by Ist wife :- John, who settled in Portland and was father of Gen. Samuel Veazie of Topsham; Samuel, settled in Harpswell ; Rebecca, m. Jonathan Holbrook; Deborah, m. Robert Jordan. By 2d wife, he had two ch., both of whom died young.
WALKER.
The first Anglo-American ancestor of this family has not been, and probably cannot be, determined with certainty. There is, however, little doubt that the family is of English origin. JOHN WALKER was admitted a freeman of Mass., Apr. 4, 1634, and AUGUSTINE WALKER in 1641; both settled in Charles- town.
CAPT. RICHARD WALKER was one of the first settlers of Lynn in 1630; admitted as a freeman in 1634.
JOHN WALKER, the ancestor of the Walkers of Topsham, was b. in Newing- ton, N. H., in 1692. June 1, 1717, he bought what was known in 1845 as the " Walker Field" in Kittery, where he afterwards resided. He m. Oct. 21, 1717, Mary, dau. of John Bickford, of Newington. He d. June 3, 1743.
GIDEON WALKER, son of John, of Newington, was born in Kittery, Oct. 12, 1719. He was apprenticed to a tanner in Rowley, Mass. He m. 1st, Hannah Palmer of Rowley, Feb. 3, 1741; and 2d, Mrs. Hannah Lossell. In 1741 his father bought him a homestead in Arundel (Kennebunkport), where he moved with his first wife in 1745.
GIDEON WALKER, son of Gideon, of Arundel, was b. in Arundel, July 8, 1751. He m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Perkins, of that town, Nov. 2, 1777. She was b. Jan. 16, 1758, and d. Mch. 1, 1845. He moved to Topsham, Dec. 3, 1789, and d. there May 5, 1828. Ch. were : - Hannah, b. Jan. 2, 1780, m. 1st, James Stone, 1797, and 2d, Johnson Wilson; Nathaniel (Biog.), b. Sept. 25, 1781, and d. Ang. 17, 1851 ; Lucy, h. June 29, 1786, d. Dec. 19, 1802; Susanna, b.
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Mch. 29, 1792, d. June 27, 1852, m. Samuel Veazie; two ch., who died in infancy.
WEBBER.
No account of this family has been found of an earlier date than 1738, when WAITT WEBBER settled on Merriconeag Neck. No record of his ch. has been found, but Josiah, Darid, and Daniel were probably his sons.
JOSIAHI WEBBER had ch. : - Elizabeth, b. 1750; Sarah, b. 1751; Patience, b. 1753; Josiah, b. 1754; Abigail, b. 1757.
DAVID WEBBER had ch. : - Richard, b. 1769; Charles, b. 1772; Susanna, h. 1775; Eleanor, b. 1777; Jeremiah, b. 1779; Darid, b. 1781; Phinehas, b. 1784; Mercy, b. 1786; Jane, b. 1790; Lucy, b. 1793.
DANIEL WEBBER had ch. : - Joseph, b. 1763; Hannah, b. 1766; Daniel, b. 1768; Deborah, b, 1770; William, b. 1772; Martha, b. 1774; Waitstill, b. 1779; Abigail. b. 1781; James, b. 1784; Robert, b. 1786; Patience, b. 1789; Betsey, b. 1792; Martha, b. 1796.
WESTON.
The ancestor of this family was EDMUND WESTON, who came in the Wil- liam and Ann, from London to Boston in 1635, and settled in Duxbury.
JACOB WESTON came from Duxbury, Mass., to Brunswick in 1783 or 1784, and bought the house at New Meadows which had been occupied by Dr. Duncan, and still earlier by Gideon Hinkley. Mr. Weston was a shipwright y trade. He built a number of vessels and sailed in some of them himself. Ie was also a house-joiner, and there are specimens of his handiwork still remaining in the eastern section of the town. He m. (it is thought) Alice Southworth, 1784. No record of his ch. has been furnished us, and we are hot positive that he m. as above stated.
WHITE.
Several persons of this name came from England at different times in the seventeenth century and settled in different places.
WILLIAM WHITE, with his wife and five ch., came over in the Mayflower in 1620. Another WHITE came from England and landed at Ipswich in 1635. The first of the name in this vicinity was SAMUEL WHITE, who between 1717 nd 1722 took up a lot in Topsham (the sixth above John Merrill's). He, however, forfeited his lot and it passed into other hands, and no record has been found of his having taken up another.
HUGH WHITE settled at Middle Bay, in Brunswick, in 1739. His wife's name was Jane. Ch. were : - John, b. Oct. 14, 1738; Martha, b. Oct. 3, 1740; Jean, b. Dec. 23, 1742; Darid, b. April 25, 1745; Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1747; Hugh, b. Sept. 2, 1749.
The first of the name in Topsham to whom reference has been found was DEACON ELIJAN WHITE, who was b. July, 1761, and d. Oct. 16, 1854. Ch. rere : - Polly, b. Sept. 7, 1788; Elijah, b. Dec. 31, 1791; Judah, b. Sept. 16, 793; Jane, b. Oct. 28, 1795; William, b. Ang. 26, 1797; Sally, b. Oct. 27, 1799; Joseph, b. Dec. 19, 1801; Doretha, b Dec. 12, 1803.
GEORGE WHITE, of Topsham, had his intention of marriage to Lucy Thorne, of Topsham, recorded Oct. 19, 1771. No record of their ch. has been found.
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WHITNEY.
It is probable that most, if not all, of the families of this name, in New England at least, are descendants of JOHN and ELINOR WHITNEY, of Watertown, who came over from Ipswich, England, in the Elizabeth and Ann in 1635.
SAMUEL WHITNEY settled at New Meadows in 1739. His house stood opposite the Cornelius Thompson house, which is still standing a short dis- tance west from Harding's Station. He was a deacon of the old Congrega- tional Church. His wife's name was Lydia. Ch. were : - Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1732; Jonathan, b. Dec. 21, 1734; Lydia, b. Feb. 20, 1735; Susannah, b. July 23, 1738; Leitis, b. June 27, 1742.
JOHN WHITNEY, probably brother of Samuel, also settled at New Meadows in 1739. His wife's name was Lettis. They had Benjamin, b. May 22, 1725, and perhaps other ch.
WHITTEN.
The name of the Anglo-American ancestor of this family has not been ascer- tained.
JOHN WHITTEN, the first of the name to settle in this vicinity, was b. in Arundel in 1734, and m. Hannah Walker of that place. He came to Topsham about 1764, and settled in the western part of the town, above John Merrill's. He d. in 1802. Ch. were : - Moses, who d. at West Point during the Revolu- tion ; John, b. Dec. 14, 1758; Hannah, b. April 20, 1761; Ruth, b. March 12, 1763; Molly, b. Jan. 18, 17 -; Joshua, b. Oct. 28, 1768; Samuel, b. Mch. 8, 1771; Joseph, b. July 28, 1774; Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1776; Eleanor, b. Feb. 22, 1779.
WILSON.
Among the early settlers of Topsham were HUGH, SAMUEL, ROBERT, WIL- LIAM, and THOMAS WILSON ; and an ALEXANDER WILSON settled at Harpswell. Hugh, Samuel, Robert, William, and Alexander were probably brothers. Thomas, according to family tradition, was of no relation to the others of the name.
A JAMES WILSON is called 1 the father of Hugh, and so was probably father of Robert, Samuel, William, Alexander, and Jane, who m. William Alexander of Topsham, afterwards of Harpswell.
HUGH WILSON, son of James, was b. about 1729. About 1763 he bought 100 acres of land at Cathance. He had his leg broken among the logs on the eastern branch of the Cathance. An amputation was made by a physician from Casco (Portland), but he did not long survive the operation. He mn. Elizabeth Hewey, who survived him and m. Timothy Weymouth. Ch. were : - Hugh ; James, who d. s. in 1786; William, who m. Sarah Chase; Betsey, who in. Jessie Davis, of Lisbon; Martha, who in. Ebenezer Farrin.
SAMUEL WILSON m. Ist, Mary Reed; and 2d, Elizabeth [Snow] Holbrook. He was licensed as an imholder at Topsham, by the Court of Sessions for Lin- coln County, in Oct. 1762, and for each successive year down to Sept. 17GG,
' Lin. Reg. Deeds, Lib. 1, p. 262.
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when his last license was granted. He removed to Lisbon prior to 1790, and lived and d. on the farm owned in 1835 by Charles Thompson. Ch. by first wife were : - Hannah, b. Oct. 27, 1762; James, b. July 2, 1764; Susannah, b. May 18, 1766; John, and William. No ch. by second wife.
WILLIAM WILSON settled in Topsham; m. a Larrabee. Ch. were : - Wil- liam ; John ; Samuel ; Elizabeth ; Isabella ; Hannah.
ALEXANDER WILSON In. Catharine. dau. of Robert Swanzey. Settled on Merriconeag Neck (Harpswell). She d. 1764, aged 37. Ch. were : - James, b. 1747, d. 1838 ; Mary, b. 1749; Elizabeth, b. 1751; Darid, b. 1754; Esther, b. 1756; Jennet, b. 1757; Alexander, b. 1759; Swanzey, b. 1761; Catherine, b. 1763.
THOMAS WILSON, of different parentage from the foregoing, came to this country from Ireland when a boy. He m. Ann Cochran of Londonderry, N. H. Settled in Topsham in 1752. Ch. were : - William, b. in Boston in 1741, m. Mary Patten of Arundel in 1769; James, b. 1744; Thomas, who went to sea and was never heard from, said to have been a Tory; Lettice, m. a Martin, of Brunswick ; Margaret, whom. Ist, John Hunter, and 2d, Alexander Rogers ; Mary, who m. June 18, 1776, John Sandford; Elizabeth, who, in 1772, m. William Porterfield.
Mr. James Wilson, now residing in Topsham, and who was born in 1789, is a grandson of Thomas, Sr.
WINCHELL.
This name is, without doubt, of early Saxon origin. It signifies "an an- gle," and was probably derived from some Saxon town situated on the angle of a river. The name has been spelled in various ways, at different periods and in different countries. The earliest mention of the name as a proper appellation which has been found is Feb. 13, 1293, when ROBERT WINCHELSEY was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.
ROBERT WINCHELL was probably b. in the South of England, but perhaps in Wales. He was at Dorchester, Mass., as early as 1634, and removed to Windsor, Conn., about 1635.
SAMUEL WINCHELL, of the fourth generation from Robert, of Windsor, was b. at Windsor, Mch. 15, 1711; m. Sarah McNess of Harpswell, about 1738; d. Topsham, Feb. 4, 1783. He settled in Harpswell as early as 1738. His brother Ebenezer accompanied him, but subsequently returned and settled at Torrington, Conn. In 1740, Samuel removed to Topsham and settled near the Cathance Mills, of which he became one fourth owner. He was also owner of a large tract of land in the vicinity of the mills. He was a prominent man in the town, and must have been a man of considerable wealth. It is said "he kept the first public house, -not a tavern, -but his house was deemed the first in town, and for it strangers used to inquire." Ch. were : - John, b. in Harpswell, May 2, 1740; Martha, b. in Topsham, May 14, 1742, was pub- lished to Benjamin Barrens of Harpswell, in May or June, 1768, who was afterwards killed in Bowdoin by a falling tree; Salome, b. July 8, 1744; Samuel, b. Oct. 25, 1746, and James, were both drowned (though as only one body was found it was supposed the other person had been captured by the Indians) ; Ebenezer, b. May 15, 1749; Ann, unmarried; Sarah, b. in 1750, m. Arthur Hunter, Feb. 16, 1775; Silence, who m. James Purington, of Topsham,
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Nov. 23, 1786; Mary, who m. John Given, Aug. 8, 1771; Hannah, b. in Tops- ham in 1759, d. there July 29, 1823, s.
WOODSIDE.
REV. JAMES WOODSIDE, a clergyman of the Church of England, came to this country, with his son William. prior to 1719. He preached for a while to the church in Brunswick, but prior to 1726 he returned to England, leaving his son in Brunswick.
WILLIAM WOODSIDE, son of Rev. James Woodside, m. Ann Vincent, of Brunswick. He d. 1764. Ch. were : - James, b. July 18, 1727; Vincent, b. Sept. 25, 1729; Anna, b. Aug. 19, 1731; William, b. Oct. 11, 1733; Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1735 ; Mary, b. March 5, 1738; Anthony, b. May 23, 1740; Jean, b. May 14, 1742; Sarah, b. Jan. 13, 1744.
WOODWARD.
SAMUEL WOODWARD settled in Brunswick, near Bunganock, in 1738. Noth- ing relative to his ancestry has been found.
PETER WOODWARD settled at New Meadows about 1750, possibly earlier. His wife's name was Judith. Ch. werc : - Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1749; Peggy, b. April 7, 1751; Ebenezer, b. Feb. 28, 1755; Peter, b. Feb. 25, 1759; Joseph, b. Nov. 25, 1761.
WYER.
This family is of Irish descent. The first of whom we have any account was WILLIAM WYER, of Boston, whose widow came to Harpswell in 1762, with her son Robert and daughter Agnes. The latter married James Barstow. The mother married Joseph Orr.
ROBERT WYER was b. in Boston, Apr. 22, 1754. Ch. were : - Lettice, b. May 27, 1777; William, b. Nov. 14, 1779 ; David, b. April 18, 1783; James S. b. Aug. 27, 1785; Joseph, b. March 27, 1788; Margaret, b. Aug. 5, 1790; Mary, b. March 17, 1793; Jane E., b. Nov. 4, 1795; Lucretia, b. April 17, 1797.
APPENDICES.
APPENDICES.
A LARGE amount of interesting matter was collected for appendices, among which were ancient deeds, depositions, and other documents ; a list of vessels built in the three towns ; a very full and complete list of the flora of this vicinity, etc. ; which, much to our regret, we are obliged to omit.
APPENDIX I.
A LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS OR LAND-OWNERS IN BRUNSWICK. 1
NAME.
YEAR.
LOCALITY.
Adams, John
1737 .
. New Meadows.
66
Nathan
1737
do.
Thomas
1752
West End.
Allen, Benoni
1752
East End.
Anderson, Martin .
1789
Bunganock.
Andrews, Stephen
1752
East End.
Aubens, Philip
1752
do.
Austin, Benoni
1737
New Meadows.
Baker, -
1760
Lot 55.
Barrows, John
1738.
31 & 32.
Bennett, Andrew
Head of Merriconeag.
Berry, Thomas
1739
New Meadows.
Beverage, -
1752
Lot 25.
Beverly, Abraham James
1717
1717.
Bisbee, Oliver
prior to 1790 .
New Meadows.
Booker, John
1737
do.
Bump, Josiah .
1742 .
Bunker, Benjamin
1740.
Head of Merriconeag.
Burrill, William
1739
New Meadows.
Bury, Joseph .
1739
do.
Casida, Charles
739.
New Meadows.
Chase, Judah
1752
West End.
Chesman, Samuel
1739
Chismore. Jacob
1739
New Meadows.
Clark, Robert,
1752 .
. West End.
1 Compiled from Pejepscot Records, old deeds, and other sources. The date given is the earliest known.
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NAME.
YEAR.
LOCALITY.
Clark, Samuel
. 1739
Middle Bay.
Clough, ' Samuel
bet. 1717 & 1722
Cochran, John
bet. 1717 & 1722
Coombs, Anthony
. 1739 New Meadows.
Caleb
1752-7
do.
George
1739
do.
John
1752-7
do.
66
Samuel
1752-7
do.
Cornish, Cipron
1730
do.
66
Simon .
1739
Cotton, Thomas
1752-7
East End.
Cowell, Thomas
bet. 1717-1722
Curtis, -
1760
Dodge, Phineas .
1739
New Meadows.
Doughty, David.
1752
East End.
Drisco, Joseph
1739 New Meadows.
Moses
1739
do.
Drummond, Patrick
1738
Maquoit Road.
Dunning, Andrew
David.
Janics .
1739
West End.
Robert
1722
William
1739
Lots 26 & 27.
66
John
1757
Eaton, Daniel .
1752 . West End.
Jacob
, 1737 . . New Meadows.
66 Samuel bet. 1717 & 1722
Village.
Elliot, James
. 1752 . West End.
Farrin, John
. 1755.
Finney, Robert
1739.
Lot 15.
Flemin,2 Thomas
1717.
Fuller,2 Joshua
1717 .
Gardner, Isaac
Richard
bet. 1717 & 1722 .
3.
Gatchell, John
1736 New Meadows.
66 John, Jr. 1739
1739
do.
Graffam, Jacob
1735
Gray, Joseph .
1752 East End.
66 Thomas
1739
Gross, -
1760
Gyles, John
bet. 1717 & 1722 Lots 5 & 8.
Giveen, David
1719. Middle Bay.
John
1757.
do.
Robert
1757.
do.
Goddard. Robert
. 1771 .
Near Freeport Line.
Gowen, Lemuel .
1740.
1 Forfeited his title.
2 Lots forfeited.
do.
Samuel
William
1757
Dunlap, Rev. Robert
1747
1717
do.
1730
Peter
, 1730 do.
1745 Lot 47.
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NAME.
YEAR.
LOCALITY.
Hacker,
. 1773
Haines. Peter .
bet. 1717 & 1722
. Lot 40.
Ham, Tobias
1739
. New Meadows.
Hamilton, Patrick
Robert
1717
18.
Robert, Jr
1717
27.
Handsard, William
1717
2.
Harding.
1760
East End.
66
Edward
1752-7
do.
Hewey, James
1739
Middle Bay.
Hinckley, Aaron
66
Ebenezer
1757
66
Edmund
1739
do.
Edward
1739
do.
Gideon .
1739
do.
Samuel (Deacon)
1739
do.
Samuel,
1739
do.
Seth .
1739
do.
Shubael
1739
do.
Hinney, Joseph .
1739
do.
How, Israel
1732
Lot 9.
Hunt, John .
1752-7
West End.
Jenkins, David
1752
New Meadows.
Jenkins, Philip
1739
do.
Jones, Lemuel
about 1773
West End.
Jordan, James
1739
. New Meadows.
Jordan, John
1739
do.
Larrabee, Benjamin
about 1727 .
Fort George.
.. Nathaniel
1752
East End.
Lemont,
1738
New Meadows.
Low,
1722
Lumber, Sam'l
1752
East End.
Malcom, John
1728
Village.
William
1737
Mariner, John
1766
Martin, John .
1749
West End. do.
Mason, Samuel .
1717
McGregor, Thomas
1749
McKenny, Isaac
1728
New Meadows.
McManus. James Melcher, Joseph Samuel
about 1764
West End. dlo.
Miles, Henry . Minot, George Capt. John Thomas
1742 1730
. Lot 7. . Mair Point. do.
Mitchell, Israel .
1728 .
New Meadows.
Morely, Rebecca Morse, Anthony
about 1775
. West End. do.
Joseplı
1775
Lot 10. Village.
McFarland, James
1760 1767.
. New Meadows.
1717
1757.
1751
do. Non-resident.
1717
Lot 28.
Harwood, Benjamin .
1752-7
1739
New Meadows. do.
Thomas
1749 1717
1 Lot forfeited.
868
HISTORY OF BRUNSWICK, TOPSIIAM, AND HARPSWELL.
NAME.
YEAR.
LOCALITY.
Nevers, Phineas
. 1752 .
East End.
Norton, Rowland
. 1717 .
Lot 4.
Norton, Caleb
. 1717 .
. Lot 4.
Noyes, Cutting
about 1780 . Village.
Orr, John
1742
West End.
Parker, Benjamin .
1739
East End.
Pennell, Thomas
. 1760 .
do.
Peterson, John
1783 .
New Meadows.
Preble, Collins
. 1752 .
East End.
Ring, Batcheldor
1771 Near Durham line.
Ross, William, Jr.
. 1772
West End.
Savage1 (the widow & son) 1717
Lots 12 & 13.
Nicholas .
1717 .
30 & 16.
Sayward, Jonathan
1740
Skolfield, Clement & Richard
1757 .
Thomas
1739
Lot 13.
Smart, John & Thomas
1752 .
West End.
Smith, James .
1717
Lots 31 & 32, 16 & 17.
Smith, Joseph
1739
Lot 55.
Snow, Elisha
1757.
Isaac
1739 New Meadows.
Isaac, Jr.
1757
Lots 16, 17, 20, 21 & 22.
Spear, Robert
William .
1735
14, 15, 18 & 23.
Stanwood, Ebenezer William
1752 .
Lot 19.
Starbird, John
1752.
50.
Stevenson," James
1717
" 1.
1717 .
43.
2 Robert
1717 .
Stinson, James
1721
1.
Stone, Benjamin
Stratton, Samuel
Lot 2.
Swett, John
1788 .
Swift, Lemuel
1790 . Village.
Thompson, Alexander 1739
. New Meadows.
Benjamin
1739
do.
66 Cornelius
1739
do.
James
1739
do.
Joseph
1739
do.
Thornton, 3 James .
1717
. Lot 46.
Tibbets, Samuel.
1757
Tibbetts, Timothy
1739
New Meadows.
Tregoweth, Thomas
1717
Lot 9.
Trescott, -
1722
Tyler, Alexander
1740
42.
John 2
1721 .
". 5.
Robert
1721
" 6.
66
Peter
1717
Lot 6.
Samuel
1752
New Meadows.
1 Forfeited.
2 Title forfeited.
8 Ile resigned it.
West End.
2 John .
1738
1717
1760 . Village.
869
APPENDIX I.
NAME.
YEAR.
LOCALITY.
Vincent, William .
1752.
West End.
Washburn, Thomas
1739
New Meadows.
Waterhouse, S.
1757 .
Watts,1 John .
1717
Lot 1.
Wensley,? George
1717
do.
Weston. Jacob
1784
New Meadows.
White, Hugh
1739
Middle Bay.
Whitney, John
Samuel
1739
do.
Woodart, Peter
1752
East End.
Woodman, P. .
1739
Woodside, Rev. James
1717
Maquoit.
William
1717
do.
Vincent
1717
do.
Woodward, Samuel .
1734 .
Bunganoc.
A LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS OR LAND-OWNERS IN TOPSHAM.
Addison, James
before 1731
Lot 67.
Allen, Samuel .
1752 .
Alexander, J.
1738 .
Robert
before 1768 .
William
. 1731
Cathance.
Ball (or Barr), Thomas 1731 . Lots 28, 29 & 80.
Baxter, Reverend Joseph
1717
14, 15 & 16.
Bennett, Thomas
1731
66 41 & 48.
Beveridge, James
1758
66 7.
Beveridge, Samuel
1752 .
66 3.
Beverly, James
1717 .
40.
Bradley, John
1731
Campbell, Alexander
1741 .
Lot 37.
Carr,3 Daniel .
1717. Lots 12 & 13.
Clapp, Stephen
, 1768 . N. W. part of town.
Clark, Samuel
, 1737. . Lots 13, 14, 15 & 16.
Corney (Captain)
1731 . 45
Crain, Richard
1731 .
32, 33, & 69.
Danforth, Enoch
Lot 62.
Dennison, Joseph
1768
72.
Doar, James
1731
66
77.
Dockley, Samuel
1731 . 32.
Douglass, James
1752.
52 & 53.
Drinkwater, George
1731 .
52.
Drinkwater,4 Warren
1731 .
4.
Drummond, Alexander
1738 Catliance.
Dunlap, John .
about 1738 Lot 60.
Dunlap, Robert 1731
61.
Erton 5 (Lieutenant)
1717 . Lot 2.
Daniel
1752
66 Jacob
. 1737 . Lots 18, 23 & 24.
Samuel
1717
New Meadows.
1739
do.
1 Forfeited. 2 Ibid. 3 Occupied less than three years. ‘ Forfeited. 6 Ibid.
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