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Edward Beal built the house, afterwards known as the old Tinker farm. He married Johanna, daughter of Dominicus Jordan, of Falmouth (Portland), at that place. The family came here between 1767 and 1770, probably in 1767-8. The Honorable Samuel Wasson, of Surry, says in his survey of Han- cock County, that their two children, Edward and Susannah, were the first born here. Mr. Beal was a petitioner to the gen- eral court for land, March 26, 1784. He died -. His widow, Johanna, married Abraham Somes, Senior, the first settler on
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Mount Desert, April 2, 1794. However, the inscription on the grave-stone of Susan Joy at Bayside, it is said, shows that she was the first girl born here, and papers, supposed to have belonged to some of the first settlers, read that Benjamin Smith was the first white child born at the settlement. His father was John Smith. Of these three, the most authentic data has the children of Benj. Joy to be the first born. Many of the Beal descendants still live here.
Joshua Maddocks, born in Saco, Me., April 1, 1732, settled in Ellsworth 1771, m. Susannah Austin, Aug. 29, 1754. She born Sept. 20, 1736. He had the first grist mill at Ellsworth. Children :
I. Joshua, b. June 20, 1755, came to Ellsworth.
II. Caleb, b. Nov. 20, 1757.
III. Ichabod, b. Mar. 1, 1759. Bangor, 1792, Ellsworth.
IV. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 27, 1761. M. Nath. Jellison, of Ellsworth. They had six sons and four daughters.
V. Samuel, b. Dec. 12, 1762. Revolutionary War.
VI. William, b. April 4, 1764.
Ellsworth.
VII. John, b. March 9, 1766.
VIII. Oliver, b. May 10, 1768.
IX. Susannah, b. Dec. 8, 1770.
X. Rebecca, b. Dec. 4, 1772, born at Ellsworth.
James Davis, another early settler, was the son of Samuel Davis. He was baptized at Biddeford, June 19, 1743. He settled on the west side of the river on what was afterwards the Means lot. With John Rae, he made up the committee of correspondence on Union River in the Revolutionary War. They wrote a letter to the General Court, asking for arms, and sent it by Benjamin Milliken.
Benjamin Jellison of Biddeford, and John Tinker came in 1770, and Capt. George Haslem, a Revolutionary soldier, came at about the same time.
John Murch of Biddeford came prior to 1771, and settled on the west side, on a farm afterwards owned by his son-in-law, Col. Jesse Dutton, who came here from Wallingford, Conn., about 1780, and died June 9, 1842, at the age of eighty years.
Isaac Lord came to the Union River settlement in 1767. He married Abigail Milliken, and resided here until 1794,
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when he sold his property to Theodore Jones, and moved to Surry, where he died, Dec. 2, 1837.
Gera Townsend of Biddeford, tradition has it, was the Captain of the schooner which brought the Millikens here. The Townsend family settled here early and the Townsend house, situated on a lot near the two-story residence of Capt. Lord, was one of the first buildings in the settlement. Samuel Joy, a son of one of the first settlers, had the house taken down in 1825.
Benjamin Bates, Sr., mariner, came from Salem, Mass. He was a trader and millman before the Revolution. He sold his son, Benjamin, Jr., one-fourth part of a saw mill, which he owned in company with Ivory Hovey, George Haslem and others, February 20, 1776, for £5. He also sold part of the same mill to Jonathan Nutting and Ebenezer Woodward, with the privilege of sawing 14 days with one saw, and 5 days with another saw.
John Fullerton, a soldier of the Revolution, and one of the Continentals who fought at Bunker Hill, came here from Massachusetts not long after the war, and settled near the mouth of the river, just above Fullerton's Point. He married Sara Whittaker, and had a large family : William, Henry, John, Thomas, George, Elisha, Ruth, Jane, Mary, Sara and Betsey.
John Whittaker was the first of the Whittakers to settle here. He came from Princeton, Mass., married Christina Jordan, and settled on the east bank of Union River, on the Marcus Whittaker place, just below the city proper.
Solomon Jordan and his brother, Ebenezer, settled on Whit- taker Brook. They came here from Falmouth, now Portland.
The DeBecks were early settlers here, and took up land near the river above the city proper.
James Hopkins, the first Town Treasurer of Ellsworth, came here before the Revolutionary War. His son John mar- ried Abigail Brimmer in 1813. Their sons were George B., John D., Representative and Collector of Customs, James H., Francis, Edward Kent and Albert M.
Following are some of the more prominent settlers, who came between 1776 and 1850:
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Donald Ross, first agent of the Bingham Estate on Union River, "came to Ellsworth in 1790 and engaged in general trade"-was appointed agent by Gen. David Cobb, who speaks of him as "that gentlemanly Scotchman." He married Abigail, daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Milliken) Lord. Mr. Ross was the first postmaster of the town. He resigned as agent of the Bingham Estate in 1810 on account of his health; died Nov. 23, 1814. at the age of forty-five years.
John Moor, a native of Londonderry, N. H., where he was born in 1772, came here in 1793. John J., Wyatt, Edmund, Joseph, Joshua and John L. (representative during the years 1841-45) were his children. Edward Moor came here from Vassalboro.
Abraham Tourtelotte, Jr., of Orono, came here about 1795, and settled at North Ellsworth.
Sabin Pond, born January 14, 1775, son of Eli Pond, of Med- bury, Mass., was a merchant and mill owner on the west side. He came here about 1796.
General Thomas J. Whiting was born in Lancaster, Mass., in December, 1797, and son of Timothy Whiting, Esq. He emi- grated to Ellsworth in 18-, and entered the employ of the late Charles Jarvis, Esq., and subsequently purchased Mr. Jar- vis' goods and succeeded him in trade. He married Eliza, daughter of Col. Jesse Dutton. He served many years in the militia. Mr. Whiting, in the year 1821, purchased the first building lot sold by Theodore Jones. This lot was on the northern side of Main Street. In 1822 he built a tavern on the site of the Unitarian Church. In 1867 this building was moved west on to the lot where B. B. Whitcomb's house stands, and the church built. In 1871 S. K. Whiting moved the build- ing north and directly back of the church, when he built the Whitcomb house and it is now occupied by A. B. Clement. Mr. Whiting held the office of Deputy Sheriff and was postmaster for six years. He removed with his family to Castine in the autumn of 1826, dying March 16, 1834.
Abner Lee, the pioneer mail carrier, was born in Amherst, Mass., in 1774. He emigrated very early to Ellsworth. In 1820 he was the only man engaged in transporting the mails east from the Penobscot River, and he had been engaged on that
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route a long time. He was then carrying the mails on horse- back from Bucksport vio Bluehill, Surry, Ellsworth, Trenton, Sullivan, Gouldsboro and east, semi-weekly; sometimes, and generally, he drove two horses, and sometimes three horses, laden with mail-bags. Mr. Lee was a compound of oddities and eccentricities, and often very amusing. When the road was cut through the woods from Ellsworth to Orland, Mr. Lee changed to that route. In 1825 or '26 he changed and drove a wagon with two horses tandem. When the route was cut through to Bangor, Col. Thomas, the contractor, employed him as agent, but his views and ideas were so peculiarly his own, that they disagreed and departed. He owned a farm at Kil- kenny, at the head of Skillings River, where he resided until all of his children had deceased or married and left him, then he exchanged his farm for property in Ellsworth village, princi- pally buildings, all of which were consumed in the fire of December 12, 1845, and upon which he had no insurance, and left him poor, aged and infirm. He died at Bound Brook, N. J., on May 12, 1852, at the age of 78 years. He was an own brother to Gideon Lee, who was a mayor of New York City and a member of Congress sent by that city.
Asa A. Pond was born in Franklin, Mass .; he emigrated to Ellsworth about 1814, and entered into the employ of Peters and Pond; he married Katherine Jones; he kept the tavern on the west side of the bridge several years; was Quartermaster of the Regiment and a Deputy Sheriff ; was elected Major. He moved to Calais, Maine, about 1825, and was of the firm of Jones and Pond several years. He returned to Ellsworth in 1840, and resided on his brother's farm until his decease, Octo- ber 15, 1853.
Joseph A. Deane was born in North Raynham, Mass., June 25, 1802. He came to Ellsworth September 27, 1820, as clerk for Col. Black, and continued some years in his employment. For many years he served as Clerk of Courts for this county, and later as Deputy Collector. He was admitted to the bar in 1844. He died May 4, 1873, survived by one daughter, the widow of Amory Otis.
Major Alfred Langdon was born in Pownalborough, Maine, April 14. 1771. and died September 28, 1851, at the age
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Col. Theodore Jones was born in Weston, Mass., March 1, 1760, and came here from Sullivan in 1785. He died February 7, 1842. He acquired many acres of land in the set- tlement. A part of his land composed what is now the most thickly settled portion of the city. The line of his farm at the Tisdale place, north end of the bridge, and running northeast nearly one mile and a half, extended to Card's Brook on the river. Mr. Jones had four daughters and three sons.
Gen. Harry Jones
I. Capt. Harry Jones, married.
I. Eleanor, m. James Kingsley. One daughter.
II. Dudley, m. - Tourtelotte.
I. Eleanor, m. Ray.
II. Harry, m. Lula M. Pomroy.
I. Roxana, m.
II. Harry, Jr. III. Eleanor.
III. Sarah, m. - True, three sons, two daughters.
IV. Harry, m. Charlotte Newman.
I. Estelle, m. Myron King.
II. Frances, m. Charles Young.
1. Eulalie, m. Oscar Pierson.
2. Emily, m. Ray Timmerman.
3. Nathalie, m. Pearl Bean. 4. Henderson.
III. Sally, m. Rodney Palmer.
IV. Charlotte, m. Chas. Munn. V. Caroline, m. Fred Jewell.
1. Gertrude.
II. John Wentworth Jones, m. Dutton. One child.
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III. Thomas Dudley Jones, m. - Peters. Two chil- dren.
The Rev. John Urquhart came to Union River and preached a short time in 1784. He purchased land of Benj. Joy on the west side of the river August 15, 1785. Mr. Urquhart was a Scotch Presbyterian minister, who came to this country in 1774. His Erst preachings were at St. George, Me. He remained at Union River until 1803.
One of the most prominent men who came to Ellsworth in 1812. was James C. Fiske, who lived on the west side of the river. He accumulated considerable property, became the owner of all the land on the north side of the road, on Bridge Hill, and the southwestern part of the Joy place.
Rev. Peter Nourse came to Ellsworth in 1803. He was born in Bolton, Mass .. in 1776. and graduated from Harvard College in 1802. He was a Congregational minister. Shortly after his arrival here, be built a small schoolhouse and taught a private school. For many years he had pupils from Massa- chusetts and many other states. He Lived in a house formerly owned by Daniel Tremorgy. Sometime, prior to 1840, he left Ellsworth, dying that same year. In later years his remains were brought to Ellsworth and buried in the State Street Cem- etery.
John Chamberlain, a prominent citizen, was the owner of a large farm on the Ellsworth Falls road (now George Davis farmi. He was a trial justice for Ellsworth and vicinity for a number of years. He died in 1839. aged 59 years.
Joseph Morrison, Ist. of Ellsworth, was born at Sanford or Wells. York County. Msime. He came to Ellsworth in 1782 to work in the mais. He married Tamar Haslam, second daughter George Haslam, and settled in the "Morrison District." They bad eleven children. Their son Joseph, 2d. born Ang. 21. 1789. bought the farm house Capt. George Haslam built. rear where the hardwood factory stands. bad it carefully taken down and moved to the old Morrison place and put up precisely as it stood at the Hasiam place. Morrison descendants still live here.
George B. Brimmer was born in Scotland. August. 1760: ze to this country and settled in Boston : merchant: removed :o Edsworth &x 1794. as Agent for the Jarvis Estate. He was
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a man of character and a sturdy Federalist. He died April, 1855, aged 94. He married Abigail, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Holland) Eddy, of Boston, October 20, 1791. She was born December 4, 1770, and died July, 1820. (Another account says born August, 1766; died July, 1828.) Children, the first two born in Boston, the others in Ellsworth.
I. Abigail, b. April 28, 1792; mar. John Hopkins of Ellsworth, 1813. He d. April 18, 1840; she d. April 3, 1884; 11 children, one of whom is John Dean Hopkins, b. 1817.
II. Betsey, b. August, 1793; mar. Ivory Joy of Ells- worth; she d. April 4, 1851; he died before his wife; 8 children.
III. Sally, b. Dec. 4, 1794; d. unmarried, 1829.
IV. George, b. May 4, 1796 ; mar. - Moore; removed to Mariaville, where he died Aug. 1, 1863; widow died.
V. Alfred, b. July 1, 1798, of Ellsworth; mar. Dorcas, daughter of John Jordan. He d. Dec. 3, 1842; 4 children.
VI. John, b. Oct. 1, 1799, of Ellsworth; married twice. VII. Isabella, b. May, 1801; m. Jeremiah Jordan, of Ma- riaville, April 5, 1822; she d. Sept. 5, 1841. He m. five more wives. Daughter Maria by first wife, b. Jan. 31, 1823; m. John D. Hopkins, of Ellsworth, 1843.
Dr. Samuel Greely
VIII. Lucretia, b. Sept. 10, 1803; m. Eben Morrison, of Ellsworth Falls; she d. Jan. 1, 1837 ; he died.
IX. Donald Ross, b. Nov. 1, 1804; d. Sept. 1, 1807. X. Mary, b. Mar. 1, 1807; d. unmarried April 10, 1830. XI. Nancy, b. Oct. 1, 1808; m. Elias Hill of Taunton,
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Mass. He settled in Ellsworth; he died; widow d. 1865.
XII. Donald Ross, b. Mar. 1, 1810; d. August 1, 1830.
XIII. Charles, b. Nov. 1, 1811; moved to Mariaville; m. Caroline, daughter of Ebenezer Jordan, 1837; four children.
Dr. Samuel Greely was born at Mt. Vernon in 1793, graduated from Bowdoin Medical School in 1825 and came to Ellsworth in 1827. He had an extensive practice, and was considered a skilled surgeon. He died in 1877.
Dr. George Parcher was born in Hallowell in 1803. He practiced medicine in Ells- worth and Sullivan in 1831, and permanently located here in 1833. In 1837 he built the house known as the Ells- worth House, also a store on the north side of Main Street, where he kept a drug store (Alexander's), under the name of Parcher & Googins. He built the granite block on Dr. George Parcher the south side of Main Street, now occupied by Clarence Alley, in 1851, also several dwellings. He died in 1884.
John Tripp, Baptist, from Hebron, came here in 1801.
Moses Adams, M.D., came here from Castine, 1803, settled on west side near Shepard's wharf. His house is not stand- ing. He was representative and sheriff of the county. His wife, Mary, was killed in his house May 12, 1815. He was indicted and tried for her murder, but was acquitted. He moved to Dedham and married again. He died Dec. 11, 1839, aged 63. He and his first wife were buried in the old burying ground here.
John Black was born in London, England, July 3, 1781. He received a good education and when quite young entered the great banking house of Hope & Co., of London, as clerk. Mr. William Bingham, of Philadelphia, the principal proprie-
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tor of the great Bingham Estate in Maine, was in London in 1799, and employed Mr. Black to come to this country as clerk for General David Cobb, at Gouldsborough, Agent for the Estate. In 1810, Mr. Donald Ross, the local agent at Ellsworth, resigned, and Mr. Black was appointed to succeed him, and soon moved to Ellsworth. He continued in that position until General Cobb and his associate agent, Mr. Richards, resigned; and he was then appointed General Agent for the whole estate. He continued to hold this office until about 1850, when he
Col. John Black
George N. Black
declined, and his son, George N. Black, was appointed in his place. He died Oct. 20, 1856. Mr. Black and his descendants have been very instrumental in the affairs and activities of Ellsworth, and the name will always be an honored one.
The children were:
I. Mary Ann, b. in Gouldsborough, April 28, 1803; m. Hon. Charles Jarvis of Ellsworth, Dec. 15, 1820; he was b. Feb. 16, 1788, and died April 4, 1865. Mrs. Jarvis d. Jan. 23, 1865. Children :
1. Mary Jarvis, b. Nov. 1, 1821; d. Nov. 5, 1863.
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2. Sarah Jarvis, b. Oct. 21, 1823; d. May 13, 1882.
3. Elizabeth Black Jarvis, b. Feb. 6, 1826.
4. Edward Jarvis, b. Mar. 13, 1829.
5. Ann Frances Jarvis, b. Oct. 15, 1831.
6. Child died in infancy.
7. Charles Jarvis, b. July 7, 1834.
8. Caroline Wilde Jarvis, b. Jan. 26, 1836.
9. John Black Jarvis, b. Jan. 11, 1841; d. Jan. 23, 185(6).
10 Joseph Wood Jarvis, b. Jan. 11, 1841; d. Jan. 23, 185(6).
11. Andrew Spooner Jarvis, b. Dec. 3, 1844; d. May 1, 1882.
II. John, b. in Gouldsborough, April 12, 1805. Resided in Ellsworth. He d. Jan. 4, 1879; m. first, Pris- cilla Porter Upton, Dec. 25, 1828; she d. May, 1865. He m. second, Mrs. Sarah P. Hinckley, widow of Dyer P. Hinckley, and daughter of Syl- vanus Jordan, Dec. 25, 1867; she b. Jan. 15, 1825. Children all born in Ellsworth:
1. Mary Upton, b. May 25, 1830; m. Charles S. Haskell, Aug. 6, 1851, of Auburndale, Mass. One child, Mary Cobb, b. May 10, 1852; m. Edward E. Buss, Dec. 17, 1881.
2. John, Jr., b. April 25, 1834; d. Feb. 17, 1878.
3. Annie Flint, b. Dec. 26, 1842; m. first, Joseph H. Foster, Nov. 26, 1859; he d. Feb. 12, 1864; she m. second, Edward E. Morgan, July 14, 1869. One child by first husband and two by second husband. Moved to Auburndale, Mass.
III. Henry, b. in Gouldsborough, Aug. 17, 1807; unmar- ried ; died.
IV. Elizabeth, b. Gouldsborough, Aug. 28, 1809; m. David Dyer, Mar. 12, 1829 ; he b. Castine, Mar. 20, 1806; removed to Ellsworth; Clerk to John M. Hale. Removed to Boston. He d. Jan. 12, 1873; wife d. Jan. 5, 1863; children :
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1. John Black Dyer, b. Dec. 12, 1829; moved to Everett, Mass.
2. Elizabeth Ann Dyer, b. Feb. 4, 1832; m. Charles E. Parsons; moved to West Med- ford, Mass.
3. Francis E., b. Jan. 3, 1837; moved to West Everett, Mass.
V. William Hennel Black, b. Ellsworth, Oct. 18, 1811. Resided there; d. Oct. 17, 1883; m. Abigail Eliza Little, of Castine, June 4, 1834. She b. Sept. 16, 1810; children :
1. Marion Sanford, b. Apr. 19, 1835; m. Chas. J. Perry, Dec. 18, 1860.
2. Harriet Stewart, b. Feb. 13, 1837; m. Edward S. Tisdale, Feb. 16, 1861, and sec- ond, Andrew B. Spurling, Mar. 21, 1878.
3. Charles Seymour, b. Dec. 30, 1838; d. in Army, Sept. 16, 1864.
4. Celia Campbell, b. Oct. 2, 1840; m. Geo. A. Dickey, June 26, 1861.
5. Hollis Clifford, b. Aug. 23, 1842; m. Mary E. Deming, Sept. 8, 1868.
6. Oscar Tilden, b. do., d. in infancy.
7. William Hennel, b. Jan. 1, 1845; m. Fannie S. Kilbourne, May 21, 1868.
8. Lucie Little, b. June 19, 1847; m. Harvard Greely, Sept. 9, 1875.
9. Mary Hennel, born Nov. 1, 1851.
VI.
George Nixon, b. Ellsworth, Jan. 15, 1814. Resided in Ellsworth. Lumber manufacturer. He suc- ceeded his father as Agent of the Bingham Estate ; removed to Boston; d. at Ellsworth, Oct. 2, 1880. He m. Mary, daughter of Andrew Peters, of Ells- worth, Nov. 10, 1836; she was b. Feb. 23, 1816; children b. in Ellsworth:
1. Marianne, b. Aug. 30, 1839 ; d. Aug. 21, 1881.
2. George Nixon, b. July 11, 1842, of Boston.
3. Caroline A., b. June 18, 1844; d. Sept. 14, 1845.
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VII.
4. Agnes, b. Oct. 27, 1847; d. Feb. 26, 1886. Alexander Baring, b. Ellsworth, July 20, 1816, of Ellsworth; m. first, Susan Otis, Dec., 1833; she d. May, 1844; m. second, Susan E., daughter of John M. Hale, of Ellsworth, July, 1849; she d. Aug., 1857; m. third, Mrs. Mary Jane Brooks, April, 1873; children :
1. Sarah R., b. Oct. 12, 1840; m. S. P. Stock- bridge, Jan., 1867.
2. Henry, b. April 20, 1844; d. July 9, 1864.
3. Caroline S., b. Mar. 25, 1850; m. Fred M. Jordan, Mar., 1850.
VIII. Charles Richards, b. Ellsworth, Oct. 9, 1818; unmar- ried ; moved to Boston. 1128730
John G. Deane, lawyer, born Raynham, Mass., Mar. 27, 1785, graduated B. U. 1806, came here Sept. 23, 1809. For many years Representative, and a leading citizen. He moved to Portland 1835, and died in Cherryfield, whither he went on business, Nov. 10, 1839. His name is distinguished in the Northeastern boundary question.
Arthur E. Drinkwater was born at Mt. Vernon, graduated A. C., 1840. Lawyer and editor. Came here 1852; died May 27, 1882.
Joseph Garland, from Biddeford, 1767-8, married there Meriam Morse, July 1, 1767. He was at Reed's Brook in 1797. There are many descendants.
Col. John Green, born Reading, Mass., May 5, 1747. Rev- olutionary officer. Town officer in Trenton 1792 to 1802, per- haps in that part set off to Ellsworth, 1809.
Isaac Case, from Thomaston, came in 1803 and in 1806, when he organized a Baptist church with seventeen members.
George Herbert, Jr., born in Amherst, Mass., Aug. 18, 1778; graduated D. C., 1800. Settled here 1803. Died Jan. 2, 1820. His son, George, Jr., born July 12, 1916; lawyer. Removed to Chicago and died about 1884.
Nathan G. Howard, lawyer, came here prior to 1815, went to New York, then Indiana, then Mississippi, where he died.
Joshua W. Hathaway, graduated D. C., 1823. Bluehill, then here in 1825. Lawyer, senator. Removed to Bangor,
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1838. Judge S. J. Court. Mr. Hathaway died June 6, 1862.
Melatiah Jordan was born in Biddeford, Dec. 2, 1753, and died in Ellsworth, Dec. 22, 1818. He came to Ellsworth in 1775 in the interest of Dr. Ivory Hovey's business, afterwards buying out the doctor's real and personal estate, and carrying on a business for himself. He engaged in the lumbering and trading business until 1789, when he was appointed Collector of Frenchman's Bay, in which office he continued until his death. He was married, in 1776, to Elizabeth Jellison, a sister of Maj. John Jellison, who survived him two months. Their thirteen children were all born in Ellsworth, and all are deceased, the last survivor having been wife of the late Andrew Peters, Esq., of this city, she dying in March, 1878, at the age of nearly 89. He was a very prominent citizen and held many public offices, and his various commissions are signed by such notable people as George Washington, Thomas Jeffer- son, John Hancock, Elbridge Gerry, Caleb Strong, Increase Sumner, James Bowdoin and Levi Lincoln.
The children of Col. and Mrs. Jordan were:
I. Olive, b. Feb. 17, 1777; mar. - Cutts, of Saco; she d. 1802.
II. Betsey, b. Nov. 17, 1779; mar. Daniel Adams, of Bresby, Mass., 1800.
III. Benjamin, b. Aug. 5, 1781, of Ellsworth; married and had a family.
IV. Mercy, b. Oct. 10, 1783; d. unmarried Aug. 2, 1807.
V. Jane, b. July 23, 1785; mar. Peter Gove, of Ells- worth.
VI. Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1787; d. July 23, 1838; one daughter, Caroline, mar. first, Charles E. Jarvis, 1853, and second, John D. Hopkins, 1866.
VII. Sally, b. Aug. 28, 1789; mar. Andrew Peters, of Ellsworth, 1811-12. He d. Feb. 15, 1864, aged 80; she d. March 13, 1878. Twelve children, among whom was Chief Justice John A. Peters, of Bangor.
VIII. Nancy, b. Sept. 25, 1791; mar. Samuel Dutton, of Ellsworth, 1811.
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IX. Melatiah, b. Aug. 10, 1792, of Ellsworth, mar. and had family.
X. Abigail Ross, b. Sept. 26, 1793; mar. Elias Lord, of Ellsworth, 1817.
XI. Sylvanus, b. May 30, 1796, of Ellsworth; mar .; d. 1862.
XII. Clarinda R., b. July 6, 1798; mar. Nathan G. How- ard, of Ellsworth, 1825. He was a lawyer and afterward moved to Mississippi.
XIII. James Payson, left Ellsworth at the age of 21, and nothing reliable ever heard from him.
James Grant came here about 1800 from one of the West Indian Islands. He was Secretary to Col. John Black and a schoolmaster many years.
John Brewer, Orthodox, came here from Raynham, Mass., prior to 1810.
Captain George Haslam came to Union River settlement about 1770. He was a captain in the Revolutionary War at Machias in 1777. His son George moved to Mariaville in 1804.
Dr. Ivory Hovey of Berwick, non-resident. He was an early merchant, mill and land owner.
Charles Lowell, born in Thomaston, Oct. 1, 1793; went to Lubec 1814, then here about 1826; editor, merchant and lawyer.
Benjamin Lord, born here 1778. He was originally a Methodist class leader, but became a Baptist in 1802. He was ordained pastor of the church in 1810; was pastor here with the exception of the years 1814-18, when he was pastor at Columbia ; he was pastor here until his death. He was the first Representative to the Maine Legislature from Ellsworth, 1820, 1821. He died Sept. 19, 1841.
Dr. Asa McAllister, born Lowell, Mass., April 2, 1806; he came to Ellsworth in 1837; married Dr. Calvin Peck's daughter. He died Aug. 1, 1860.
John Peters, Jr., born Bluehill, July 28, 1771; shipmaster there. Came here prior to 1800; surveyor in the employ of the Bingham Estate; merchant of firm of Peters & Pond; first Rep- resentative of the town, 1809; moved away between 1810 and 1820; died in New York, July 30, 1843.
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