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Josiah Dunn, from Falmouth, Oct. 28 1771, bought of Thomas Coffin lot 55 in Royalsborough Nov. 25, 1777, he sold fifty acres of this to Nathaniel Gerrish. Nothing more is known of him in Durham. A Josiah Dunn bought 134 acres in Poland Oct. 15, 1778. It is an easy inference that the Josiah Dunn of Royalsborough was the ancestor of tlie Dunns of Poland, Waterville and Auburn. He came from England with a brother Nathaniel and first settled in Falmouth. He died in Poland about 1825, aged 93 years.
A Josiah Dunn was taxed in Durham in 1802, but this tax may have been for the unsold fifty acres. A Revolutionary soldier, Joshua Dunn of Royalsborough, afterwards was a pensioner living in Phillips, Me.
"Charles Hill, Esq., was clerk of Royalsborough 1774-7. His wife's name was Sarah. They had two children born in Royalsborough, George, 4 Meh. 1774 and Amos Adams, 20 Feb. 1778. Charles Hill sold lot 66 to Ebenezer Newell, 8 June 1779, for 1000 pounds. He then disappeared from Durham history.
3Jonathan Armstrong, mariner, of Falmouth married Lydia Flint of Harpswell April 9, 1767. He bouglit, Dec. 1, 1775, of Samuel Green, half of lot 19; and Feb. 6, 1779 he bought a lot of Thomas Pearson and sold it in 1781. The name soon disappeared in Durham.
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tion of Durham in 1789 till the building of the Town House in 1840 all the town meeting's were held at the old North Meeting House.
The proceedings of the early town meetings had to do with roads, schools and the church, and so have been arranged in chapters treating of those subjects.
Oct. 8, 1783, it was voted that "all the Sleds in this town Shall Bee four feet Beten goints and any man in this town Be found Sleding with a Sled of Less weadth than that a Bove mentioned Shall Be Liabel to fine of twenty Shillings fine."
In 1782 the warrant for town meeting included, "to see if the inhabitants of this Plantation will Petition to the General Court to have it incorporated in to a Township acording to the Desier of the Proprietors allso to alter the Name of Said Plantation also Petition To Sad Cort for the Laws of this Common welth." In 1784 and again in 1786 the town voted not to be incorporated. The records for 1787-8 are lost. However, a petition, dated Feb. 4, 1788, was sent to the General Court, asking for incor- poration under the name of Sharon, or Bristol. The petition, which treats largely of matters pertaining to the Revolutionary War, is here given.
To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in General Court assembled :---
The petition of the Inhabitants of a Plantation Called Royals- borough in the County of Cumberland, humbly showeth-That your Petitioners being settled on a tract of Land in the Pejepscot Claim, So called, adjoining the rear line of Brunswick, lying on the Westerly side and adjoining the Androscoggin River, In the said County, were early called upon when there were but few families In the place to furnish a quantity of clothing for the Army which we were exceedingly unable to comply with, at that Infant period of our settling in the Wilderness, not having where- withal to cloath ourselves and families In such Manner as to be any ways comfortable In the Winter season. But from a Hearty Desire to lend every aid and assistance In our Power toward carrying on the War, We did by uncommon exertion procure by one means or other all that we were called upon for at that time, and have regularly paid our taxes provided our part of the cloathing and procured all the soldiers we have been called upon for from time to time except one single man from the year 1778 viz In the year 1779 we paid the Sum of thirteen hundred and sixty-five pounds twelve shilings and four pence and another Tax of the Same Sum and in the year 1780 we paid four Taxes,
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viz one of two thousand six hundred and eighty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence and another of the same sum, with a Beef Tax of one Thousand six hundred and fifty pounds, also a Hard Money Tax of Thirty-four pounds and for the year 1781 we paid eighty eight pounds fourteen shillings and eight pence and two hundred and forty Seven pounds ten shillings and for the year 1782 we paid the Sum of one hundred and six pounds and sixteen shillings and five pence toward raising soldiers and sixty two pounds six shillings and two pence for the same purpose. Also a Beef Tax of the Sum of fifty four pounds and sixteen shillings and four pence which sum amounted to a great deal more than any other Plantation In this county have paid, tho some are much more able than we.
But Tax bills have still been to us which, from the great difficulties and straits we have been put to ; In paying the above mentioned Sums and the charges we have been at; In clearing roads building and maintaining a great many Bridges added to the Barrenness of a great part of our Land and the Poverty of the People, cannot at present be paid by any means in our Power. We therefore pray that our Delinquent Taxes may be taken off (Which we are rather encouraged to expect from the Kindness shown to other Plantations around us In as good circumstances as we are whose Taxes have been Abated In whole or In Part upon application being made for that purpose) and being arrived to the number of about seventy families and desirous of being Incorporated Into a Township by the name of Sharon that we may be In a capacity of enjoying those Civil and Religious Privileges which other Towns enjoy, which if rightly Improved will make us a happy people. The bounds of the Town are as follows: Beginning at the N. E. Corner of Brunswick thence running a South West course to North Yar- mouth line, thence running a N. W. course seven miles and forty Rods, thence on a N. E. course about four miles to Androscog- gin River, then down said River to the said N. E. Cor. of Bruns- wick first mentioned. Also we further pray that a committee from the General Court may be sent to take a View of our Cir- cumstances that the Honorable Court may be the better satisfied of the reasonableness of this our request and your Petitioners as In duty bound shall ever pray.
Royalsborough, Feb. 4th, 1788. JOHN CUSHING, ISRAEL BAGLEY, E. NEWELL, JOSHUA STROUT, JONATHAN CURRIER. Committee.
N. B. if there shall be any other Town In this County by the Name of Sharon, Our desire is that ours may be called Bristol.
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The town was incorporated 17 Feb. 1789, with a population estimated at 700. The petition states that there were seventy families. Ten persons to a family is not too high an estimate for those days, as the chapter on Genealogy will show. Notice that in 1778 there were only forty-nine families. The name given to the new town was Durham. Why it was so named no one has yet told, though, doubtless it was suggested by the Durham of old England. The reason sometimes assigned has been shown in a previous chapter to be fallacious. The Act of Incorporation is as follows :-
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
An act to incorporate the Plantation called Royalsborough in the County of Cumberland into a town by the name of Durham.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled and by the authority of the same that all the lands of Royalsborough aforesaid bounded as follows viz beginning at the westerly corner of a tract of land called Prouts Gore in the line of North Yarmouth thence north west seven miles adjoining said North Yarmouth thence north east to Androscoggin river thence South easterly by the middle of said river to the head line of Brunswick thence South westerly adjoin- ing the head line of Brunswick and said Prouts Gore to the first mentioned bounds with the inhabitants thereon be and hereby are incorporated into a town by the name of Durham and invested with all the powers, privileges and immunities that towns in this Commonwealth do or may by law enjoy.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that Samuel Merrill Esq. be and he is impowered and required to issue his Warrant to some principal inhabitant of Said town of Durham directing him to warn the Inhabitants thereof to assem- ble at some convenient time and place in said town, to choose all such officers as by law are to be chosen annually in the months of March or April.
In the House of Representatives Feb. 16, 1789.
This bill having had three several readings passed to be enacted,
William Heath, Speakr.
In Senate Feb. 17th 1789.
This bill having had two several readings passed to be enacted.
Sam'l Phillips, V. President. John Hancock
Approved
A true copy
Attest. John Avery, Jr., Secy.
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The first town meeting of Durham was held March 17, 1789. Samuel Merrill Esq., was moderator, Ebenezer Newell, clerk; John Cushing Esq., Lieut. Nathaniel Gerrish and Thomas Fisher Selectmen.
May 4, 1791, the town voted 21 to o that the " Destrict of Main be Set off into a Separate State." May 7, 1792, another vote was taken on the same proposition and there were II yeas to 20 nays. April 7, 1807, the vote on same proposition stood 6 yeas to 113 nays. The agitation continued and May 20, 1816, the vote was 45 for separation and 54 against. Another vote was taken Sept. 2 of the same year resulting in 55 yeas to 92 nays. Notwithstanding all this opposition the separation took place in 1820.
It seems that no one could settle in the town without permis- sion. The following, found on the Town Records, will interest many :----
Cumberland Ss. to Benjamin Vining Constable for the said Town of Durham . Greeting.
You are in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts directed To warn, and give notice unto Samuel Jordan, Jedediah Jordan, Daniel Roberson, Paul Dyer of Cape Elizabeth. . . . John Stackpole, Jeremialı Smith, James Johnson of Harpswell, Daniel Harmon of Standish, Elias Davis of Bakerstown, Ezekiel Turner of Freeport, and Samuel Proctor of Falmouth, Labourers in the Town of Durham and County of Cumberland, Which above named persons, has lately come into this Town for the Purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Towns consent. Therefore that they depart the Limits thereof, With their Children And others under their care, if any they have, within fifteen days. And of this precept, with your doings thereon, you are to make Return into the office of the Town, within Twenty days next Coming, that such further proceedings may be had in the premises, As the Law Directs. ..... . Given under our hands and Seal, at Durham aforesaid this 25 day February A. D. 1793.
Nathaniel Garish, Select- inen.
Aaron Osgood,
Attest, Martin Rourk, Town Clerk
Pursuant to the within Warrant, I have warned those persons within mentioned To Depart the Limits of the Town, As soon as may be, or within fifteen days, from the date thereof.
Benjamin Vining, Constable.
A truc copy,
Martin Rourk, T. Clerk.
Durham, March ye 14, 1793.
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In similar manner John Hibbard and family and James Hib- bard and " Nethanel Merril and now wife of Gofftown in the County of Hillsborough Labourer and Betty B. Merrill Single woman of the Same Town " were warned out of town in 1791. There is no evidence of their departure, and some of them became honored citizens. They probably complied with the legal formalities.
There was much dispute between the first settlers and the Pejepscot Proprietors. Many seem to have been squatters. For their contentment the Mass. Court passed a "Betterment Act " in 1798 so that settlers could not be ousted without payment for improvements made. Under this act Nathaniel Dummer, John Lord and Ichabod Goodwin, Esquires, were appointed Com- missioners to survey the lands in dispute and adjust the claims. They fixed a price for each farm, on payment of which the Pro- prietors were under legal obligation to give a deed to the settlers. The report of the commissioners was submitted to Gov. Caleb Strong July 12, 1804. It is here given so far as it pertains to Durham. The original is in the Mass. Archives. I have cor- rected the speiling.
Names of Settlers.
No. of Lot.
Acres.
Value.
William McKenny,
I39
100
$97.60
Heirs of Nathaniel Gerrish,
77
82.23
Thomas Lambert,
25
47.50
Micalı Dyer and Nathaniel Merrill,
79
35
59.92
Samuel Mitchell,
90
481
92.15
Isaac Lambert,
90
463
88.35
Gideon Bragdon,
II5
100
92.80
Robert Hunnewell,
I36
50
58.80
Jonathan Libby,
158
100
97.60
John Larrabee,
I34
100
92.80
William Blake,
123
100
103.20
Daniel Robinson, Richard Mitchell,
92
100
114.00
Job Larrabee,
I37
100
128.60
Magnus Ridlon,
II2
100
135.60
Chas. Kelley and Nath'l Wilbur,
I33
100
139.20
Elisha Douglas,
II7
I00
132.00
Thomas Larrabee,
140
100
146.40
Amos Parker,
I22
100
142.80
Ephraim Bragdon.
II6
100
88.00
Daniel Harmon N. E. half,
I27
50
52.00
Zebulon York,
146
100
59.20
Joshua Fickett,
156
100
146.40
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Williani Thomas, N. E. half,
IOI
50
$95.20
Daniel True,
119
100
142.80
Ebenezer Bragdon,
108
100
176.00
John Hoyt and Isaac Davis,
124
100
94.40
Jonathan Bragdon,
131
IO0
95.20
James Parker and William Wilson,
64
IO0
85.00
Andrew Adams,
58
100
99.60
Nath'l Gerrish, So. half,
73
50
95.20
James Hibbard,
77
100
I32.80
Christopher Tracy,
78
100
123.20
John Vining, So. half,
75
50
60.60
James Blethen,
62
100
128.00
Jacob Sawyer,
109
100
124.80
Joseph Knight,
60
100
118.40
David Crossman,
22 &23
100
80.80
Jonathan Beal,
61
132.80
Solomon Tracy, Nath'l Getchell,
47
IO0
70.80
Bela Vining, N. E. half,
65
50
20.00
.
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IV. ROADS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES
It is certain that lumber roads existed in different parts of Royalsborough before its settlement. Ship-builders in North Yarmouth and Freeport, then called Harrisicket, penetrated into the township for masts and timber. June 26, 1766, the Proprie- tors chose Jonathan Bagley and Moses Little a " committee to lay out a road and build a log house in Royalsborough for accommodation of the settlement." This implies that there were settlers in the town at that date. They doubtless reached their homes by means of the old logging roads.
Traces may still be seen of an old mast road that led from the " Great Meadow Pond " southwesterly to the County Road. It is related of Cornelius Douglas that some time before 1770 he with other young men went from Harpswell twenty-five miles into the interior in search of grass. They found a small tract of land clear of timber, where the beavers had formerly built a dam across a small stream overflowing several acres. The dam had been partially torn away by hauling masts over it, which drained the meadow, causing the wild grass to grow in great abundance. These young men cut and stacked a supply of this ; then retracing their steps, guided only by spotted trees, they returned home, reaching there late in autumn. They then pro- vided themselves with the necessary articles for camp life, drove their father's cattle to their newly discovered territory, where they built a rude camp for themselves and a hovel for the cattle. They spent their time in tending the stock and making baskets ; thus the winter passed quite pleasantly. It was by these fre- quent visits to the back woods, that Cornelius chose his future home.1
The place referred to was the Great Meadow Pond, in the southern part of the town, whose outlet into the Androscoggin river was " Joseph Noyes's River Brook," so called on the Town
1See the Douglas Genealogy by J. Lufkin Douglas, p. 29.
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Records. Here was an ancient saw-mill, and a road ran there- from across Snow's farm and just above the point where the road from Methodist Corner joins the Brunswick road and so on back of the old Gerrish house, where A. True Osgood recently lived, to connect with the County Road near the Freeport line. The road has probably not been used for a century, but it was the oldest road in Durham. It was the existence of this logging road that led Major Charles Gerrish to build his house where he did. "The path that goes to Capt. Gerrish's" from the County Road is mentioned in 1775, in the Town Records. That path is still in existence as a private road.
About the same time there must have been a rough road from the Mast Landing at Harrisicket to South West Bend. A petition, dated Oct. 3, 1769, for a County Road, is on record at the County Commissioners' Office in Portland. It was signed by Enoch Freeman, Jonathan Bagley, Joshua Freeman, Jr., Daniel Ilsley, Obediah Berry, and John Robinson. The committee appointed to run out the road consisted of Ephraim Jones, Joshua Freeman, Jr., Daniel Ilsley, Peter Noyes and Benj. Humphrey. The survey was made by Ephraim Jones. Their report is dated Oct. 23, 1770. It mentions an accompanying " plan," which is thoughit to have been lost when the British bombarded and burned Falmouth in 1776. A good copy of it was made, however, by Jonathan Bagley for the Proprietors' clerk, which is still preserved among the Pejepscot Records.
The road as surveyed began " at a brook about 60 rods below the middle of the South west Bend of Androscoggin River." This is marked on the plan as a Trout Brook. It was afterward known as Dyer's Brook, from the fact that it ran through Micah Dyer's farm. The road ran up along the river bank a short distance and then turned toward the south and followed its present course. A mile and twenty rods from the river it crossed the same " Trout Brook " and soon came to Thomas "Coffin's1 cleared land " on the easterly side. Just beyond was
1Oct. 28, 1771, Coffin sold this lot, No. 55, to Josiah Dunn, who sold half of it to Nathaniel Gerrish in 1777. The Records of Royalsborough tell us that March 25, 1776, the town voted "that there be liberty to Erect a gate across the County Road below Capt. Dunn's at the bridge." This bridge must have been over the Trout Brook mentioned above, afterward called Dyer's Brook. The gate was, probably, to prevent from straying too far the hogs, sheep and cattle that ran at large. Thomas Coffin took a deed of lot No. 2 Dec. 10, 1771, but did not long remain in
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inarked the distance of two miles from the river. Then came Phineas "Frost's cleared land" on the westerly side, and a little further on, and on the west side, "Ezra (O. Israel) Bagley's Frame and cleared land, and the middle of the road is six rods to the Northward of said Frame." Just beyond and on the same side of the road the surveyors came to Thomas Pearson's cleared land," and then was reached the mark indicating three miles from the river. Next on the easterly side was "Vallentine Bagley's cleared land," and then they came, on the opposite side of the road, to "the south corner of Orlander Bagley's cleared land to a beach tree marked 4 miles." Then came cleared land of Col. Bagley and the "North Yarmouth line," five miles from the river. The road then passed over Bagley's "Bridge at the east branch of Royall's River, and so on to the line between Moses Morrill and Jonathan Griffin." A little further on the road ran "abreast of the dividing line between Joseph and Joshua Mitchell" and so on "to a road between Joseph Mitchell and Dennison's land." This was the road to Brunswick built in 1717. Then the County Road passed through Dennison's land "to Benjamin Rackley's land" and " down to the point of Mitchell's landing,"1 known afterward as Porter's Landing. The Survey is of great interest as showing who lived along this road in 1770.
This road was the highway of commerce for many years. Along it goods were hauled to South West Bend, then rowed up the river, hauled around Dresser's Rips, and so on to Lewis- ton and regions beyond. This was the route by which Lawrence Harris carried his goods to Lewiston in 1771. O. Israel Bagley records that he brought the iron work for Josiah Little's mill at Lewiston from Harrisicket along this road in 1783. Here were the earliest settlements. About midway between the North Yarmouth line and the river was for twenty years the business center of the town. Here the church was built. Near by was the first school-house. Here O. Israel Bagley kept the first store and public house. There were at least two potash manu- factories, one belonging to Bagley, the other to John Dow.
town. A Thomas Coffin married Mary Fogg in Freeport Aug. 29, 1770. Their cleven children are recorded in the Town Records of Freeport. It is, doubtless, the same man above mentioned.
1See Pejepscot Records, Vol. VIII. 69.
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.
The transportation of goods from S. W. Bend to Lewiston by water was not sufficiently easy and expeditious. For this reason, and to open up new land for settlement, O. Israel Bagley was employed by the Proprietors in 1781 to build the river road "from South West Bend to the Line of Royalsborough." It was continued all the way to what is now the City of Auburn. The bill of settlement is still preserved and is here given in full.
"Dr Cap. O. Israel Bagley To Josiah Little Cr. 1781. To 2271b Cotton(2/8 £30. 5. 4 To 2061b Sugar@ /92 8. 4.10 By 184 Day work on the Rode from the South west Bend to
To 15 gallons N. E. Rum @ 5/ 3.15. 0
the Line of Royal
To 10 Silk Hankerchiefs 2.14. 0
To 4 yd Silk @ 16/ 3. 4. 0
To 4 Silk Hankerchiefs I. 4. 0
To 16 yd Duch Lace 0.17. 0
Bourough Clearing
Rodes & Building Bridges @ 4/ 36.16.
By 8 Day my Self in overseeing the
workmen @ 4/ 1.12.
By Paying your
fathers ord M. Dyer 2. 8. 0
By 6m Shingles @ 9/4 2.16. 0 By 5m Shingles @ 9/4 2. 6. 8
By 6} Hundred Clab- boards @ 4/ I. 8. 0
By your Paying
freight 0:11. 0
Royalsborough April 10, 1784 then Ballanced all accounts as witnis my hand Josiah Little
By 10 Days work on the Bridge over the Little Androscog- gin River 2. 0. 0
£49:17: 8
By cash to Ballance 0. 6. 6
£50. 4. 2
This road began at the end of the County Road and followed the bank of the river. It has since been moved back over the hill by the Union Church at S. W. Bend in 1828; also at Garcelon's or Dingley's Ferry and along by James Wagg's in South Auburn. At all these points the old road was on the river bank. In O. Israel Bagley's account book there is an interesting entry connected with the building of this road. It reads thus: "Went to work upon Luestown Royd October 4,
£50: 4: 2
VIEW ON THE ANDROSCOGGIN. Buildings of William Stackpole in the Foreground.
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1781." Then follow the names of the men employed and the number of days each worked. Major Charles Gerrish 8 days : William Gerrish 10: Charles Gerrish I: George Gerrish I: Ezekiel Jones 9 : Simeon Sanborn 17: John Blake 7: " Wilan " Deans 8: John Randall 31 : O. Israel Bagley 25 : John Deans I : John Farr 1 : Lemuel McGray 4: Benjamin Vining 23: Pelatiah Warren 17: Nathaniel Gerrish 5: Stephen Weston 2: Ebenezer Roberts 4 : Samuel Green 7 : Samuel Ray 3.
This road built by Bagley for the Proprietors was afterward laid out as a County Road by the following Commissioners : John Lewis, David Mitchell, Samuel Merrill, Isaac Parsons and William Widgery, Esq. Their report is dated Oct. 17, 1791. The survey began at the " Turner Road," a little below Hildreth's Ferry, just south of the mouth of the Little Androscoggin River, and "near Great Androscoggin River." It ran "two rods southwesterly of James Wagg's house ". near Josselyn's Ferry," .... " two and a half rods N. Easterly of Bagley's barn," which stood near where George Miller now lives .... " until it strikes the County Road formerly laid out in Durham." The expense of laying out the road was one hundred and fifty-five pounds, three shillings and four pence.
The building of this road led immediately to the settlement of the northern part of the town, and after fifteen years every lot to the old Pejepscot, later Danville, later still Auburn, line was settled. The business center was transferred from the County Road to the region between "Eunice's Brook " and " Stoddard's Tavern."
Let us take an imaginary ride along the River Road in 1801. starting from the Bend. Keeping close to the river bank we pass first the house built by Hon. John Cushing, and occupied by Abel Curtis later. It long ago disappeared. In the gulley north of it we see the tannery of Samuel Field and then we come to the house built by Dr. John Converse, where Simeon Bailey long lived. It was burned a few years ago. Near the mouth of "Eunice's Brook" is the house of William Gerrish. In 1832 he built the brick house now occupied by Andrew G. Fitz. The brick were made by him on the river bank. After crossing the Brook an old rangeway joins the River Road, and now we are in the heart of the city, so to speak. Here is the hotel kept by Joseph Proctor, 1795-1810. The building was afterward
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moved up on the hill on the back road and was the residence of Joseph Weeman. North of the hotel is a large two-story house, some say built by Joseph Little. Here lived Dr. David G. Barker. The house was moved onto the hill at the Bend and is now the residence of Dea. Wm. Hascall. Foster Waterman had his law-office near by a little later and David Bowie his bakery. Samuel Merrill had a house and store, and a little later Meshack Purington lived in this region. All these buildings were upon the old farm of Col. Jonathan Bagley, which occupied three lots. Tradition says that his house and barn stood a little north of where Herbert Miller now lives. Miller's house was built by James Strout in 1836. Strout bought the place in 1809. We next pass the house of Ehjah Macomber a little north of George Miller's present house. Macomber settled here in 1801. His house long ago was destroyed by fire. Here also was a country store. Next north was later the residence of Capt. Jonathan Strout, and about opposite where Mr. White now lives was Dain's Ferry, kept by John Dain who lived on the Lisbon side at this time, 1799-1818. Thirty years earlier he lived on the County Road, opposite the old North Meeting House.
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