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IRISH.
James Irish, who was born in England, came to Falmouth about 17II. Here he resided several years, and here his children, with the possible exception of William, were born. About 1740 he came to Gorham and purchased of Capt. John Phinney one-half of the hundred acre lot 85, which had been drawn to the right 106 owned by John Pugsley, one of the original grantees. Mr. Irish remained in Gorham till the Indian war, when he like several other settlers removed to a place of greater safety till the danger was over, when he returned to his farm. His wife was Elizabeth --- , and their children were :
John, b. Apr. 13, 1724, m. Sarah , about 1745.
Miriam, b. Sept. 13, 1725, m. Gamaliel Pote, Aug. 7, 1743; I'd in Falmouth.
Joseph, b. Apr. 12, 1728, m. Hannah Doane of Falmouth, p. Mar. 10, 1753 ; went to Buckfield.
Elizabeth, b. Apr. 19, 1730.
Thomas, b. Feb. 27, 1732, d. young.
James, b. Jan. 21, 1736, m. Mary Gorham Phinney, Mar. 10, 1756.
Thomas, b. Jan. 29, 1737, m. Deliverance Skillings, July 6, 1759.
William, b. - , m. Mary McCollister, July 18, 1765.
James Irish died when about 50 years of age, and his widow at the age of 84.
(2) John Irish, son of James, was a soldier in the expedition that captured Louisburg from the French in 1745, and in 1750 was one of those that received a grant of Pearsonstown for their services in that campaign. The name of John Irish appears on the roll of Capt. Wentworth Stuart's company in 1775 as a Revolutionary soldier. He married Sarah -, and settled in Gorham. Children :
Abigail, b. Dec. 24, 1746.
Child, bapt. in Falmouth, 1749.
John, b. Aug. 12, 1751, m. Eleanor Maffit, or Moffat, p. Apr. 18, 1775. Ch. recorded in Gorham : Rebecca, b. July 8, 1776; Jacob, b. May 10, 1778 ; Abigail, b. Oct. 14, 1779.
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Molly, b. June 15, 1753. James, b. Feb. 18, 1755, m. Mary Jenkins, p. Dec. 13, 1777.
Sarah, b. July 8, 1757, m. Joshua Young, June 13, 1779. Elizabeth, b. June 11, 1760.
(2) James Irish, Jr., son of James, was a soldier in the Revolution. He enlisted in 1775 in Capt. Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regiment, and served a year. He enlisted again, leaving home in 1777, as sergeant in Capt. Whitmore's company, Col. Fogg's regi- ment ; spent some months at Peekskill, N. Y., and returned home in 1778. He cleared and owned the farm on Flaggy Meadow road, recently owned by Seth Hersey, and now (1899) by Mr. Grouard. He married Mary Gorham Phinney, the daughter of Capt. John Phinney, and the first white child born in Gorham. She was a gen- erous, warm-hearted, hospitable woman, and an earnest. Christian. Children of James and Mary Irish :
Stephen, b. Mar. 24, 1757, m. Anna Bangs, Apr. 1, 1779.
William, b. Mar. 12, 1759, m. Sarah Murch, p. Sept. 29, 1781.
Martha, b. Aug. 28, 1761, m. Stephen Whitney, p. Oct. 28, 1780.
Ebenezer, b. Apr. 5, 1763, m. Patty Morton, Jan. 1, 1785; d. Jan. 7, 1851. Obadiah, b. July 17, 1765, m. Mary Deane, p. Jan. 7, 1790; moved to Ossipee; d. Apr. 17, 1852, his wife, in 1853.
Mary, b. June 24, '1767, m. Timothy Bacon, Feb. 19, 1789.
Patience, b. Jan. 31, 1770, m. John Davis, Apr. 16, 1789 ; d. Dec. 31, 1854.
Samuel, b. Apr. 8, 1772, m. Martha Blake, July 8, 1792 ; no ch ; d. Sept. 25, 1825, she, in Aug. 1858.
James, b. Aug. 18, 1776, m. Rebecca Chadbourn, Sept. 2, 1798; 2d, Louisa Mason.
James Irish died April 1, 1816, aged 80. Mrs. Irish died May 13, 1825, aged 89.
(2) Thomas Irish, son of James, was a Revolutionary soldier, enlisting in 1775 in Capt. Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regi- ment. In 1779 he was a sergeant in Capt. Mclellan's company, Col. Mitchell's regiment, and took part in the Penobscot expedition. He married Deliverance, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Skillings, and settled in Gorham. Children :
Susanna, b. Oct. 22, 1760, m. Ebenezer Morton, Jr., Dec. 7, 1780.
Isaac, b. Mar. 7, 1763, m. Anna Flood, Sept. 28, 1786.
Benjamin, b. June 20, 1766, m. Jenny Libby, Oct. 2. 1791.
Jacob, b. Sept. 14, 1768, d. Jan. 10, 1794.
Amy, b. Apr. 3, 1770, m. Samuel Burnell of Baldwin, Sept. 18, 1791. Abigail, b. May 6, 1773, m. Reuben Libby, Jr., Sept. 11, 1794. Gamaliel, b. Oct. 15, 1776, d. young.
Deliverance, b. May 20, 1779, d. June 3, 1859. (Recorded " Dilla.")
Mary, b. Dec. 1, 1780, d. Sept. 19, 1870.
Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1784, m. John Skillings, Oct. 3, 1802 ; I'd in Harrison.
Thomas Irish died Aug. 14, 1832, aged 96. His wife Deliverance died Sept. 25, 1821, aged 80.
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(2) William Irish, youngest son of James, married Mary, daughter of William McCollister. He was a soldier in the Revolution, being a corporal in Capt. Williams' company in 1775. He owned the south half of the hundred acre lot 81, which he sold to Maj. George Lewis of Barnstable in July, 1782. Children :
Thomas, b. May 17, 1766, m. Elizabeth Roberts.
Edmund, h. Oct. 2, 1768.
Margery, b. Apr. 12, 1771.
Dorcas, b. Sept. 2, 1773.
Miriam, b. Aug. 30, 1777.
Sylvanus, b. Feb. 22, 1780.
William Irish moved to Buckfield with his family.
(3) James Irish, son of John, lived in Gorham. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier, enlisting as a private in Capt. Stuart's company in 1775, and being promoted to sergeant in the following year. He married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Mary Jenkins, and their chil- dren were :
Abiah, b. Nov. 13, 1779, d. Mar. 16, 1784.
Elizabeth, b. June 22, 1782, d. same day.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 17, 1783.
Chloe, b. Sept. 28, 1786.
Jacob, b. Aug. 16, 1789, d. Oct., 1790.
(3) Stephen Irish, son of James, 2d, lived in what is known as the Blake neighborhood. He married Anna, daughter of Barnabas and Loruhama Bangs. Children :
Mehitable, m. Joseph Smith, Sept. 4, 1797.
Martha, b. 1780, m. Samuel Larrabee, Feb. 3, 1803.
Patience, m. Silas Meserve of Limington, p. Apr. 18, 1812.
Dorcas, m. Benj. Brackett of Limington, p. Dec. 21, 1816; 2d, - Staples. Daniel, m. Abigail Rounds, Apr. 2, 1812.
Ann, - James, went West.
Loruhama,
Stephen Irish died April 7, 1841, and his wife Anna, Sept. 3, 1846, aged 86.
(3) William Irish, son of James, 2d, married Sarah, daughter of Walter Murch. In 1779 he was a member of Capt. Mclellan's company and took part in the Penobscot expedition. He had but one child :
Phebe, bapt. Sept. 25, 1789, by Rev. Paul Coffin of Buxton ; m. Rev. Samuel Lewis, Dec. 4, 1800.
William Irish with his family moved to Chatham, N. H., and a few years after died there, April 30, 1815. After his death, his wife, son-in-law Lewis, and his wife, moved to Harrison, and thence to Springfield, Me., where they all died.
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(3) James Irish, the youngest child of the second James, was long one of the most prominent and active citizens of the town. He held many civil offices. He was selectman in 1820 and 1829, was Senator in the General Court of Massachusetts in 1819, and in 1820 a delegate from Gorham to the Convention that framed the Constitu- tion of the State of Maine. He was the first Representative from Gorham to the Maine Legislature. Mr. Irish was a practical surveyor, and was much employed in surveying public lands, dividing many townships into lots preparatory for settlement. After the death of Col. Lewis in 1822 he was appointed Surveyor-general of the public lands, and in 1824 was appointed State Land Agent. He was also one of three commissioners appointed to locate the northeast boundary of the State. When the York and Cumberland Railroad was chartered by the State in 1846 he selected the route for the road and made the surveys. He was chosen clerk in 1848, when the directors met and organized. He also held many military positions, rising to that of Brigadier General. In 1814 when Portland was threatened by the British, Gen. Irish called out his brigade and marched to the defense of that city. From 1845 to 1849 he held the office of postmaster. He was much interested in establishing manu- facturing industries in his native town. In 1824 he hired a small tannery for a while, but afterwards erected a larger building for his increasing business in this branch. He had besides a starch factory and also a carpet factory. His wife was Rebecca, daughter of Lieut. Silas Chadbourn. Children :
Sophronia, b. Sept. 5, 1799, m. Henry Frost, Nov. 28, 1821 : 2d, John Wingate of Buxton, Sept. 23, 1829.
Mary G., b. July 3, 1801, m. Peter Paine of Standish, Nov. 26, 1822 ; d. Oct. 31, 1856.
Isaac C., b. Nov. 29, 1803, m. Maria M. March, Sept. 5, 1830.
Abigail, b. Aug. 14, 1806, m. Cornelius Waters, Dec. 15, 1830.
Martha, b. July 15, 1808, m. Bryce McL. Edwards, Nov. 21, 1833.
Adeline, b. Sept. 26, 1810, m. Dr. Wm. Marrett of Westbrook, Dec. 6, 1832. Francis O., b. Sept. 22, 1812, m. Caroline E. Atwood of New York, Jan. 11, 1846; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1894 ; his wife d. May 17,1866.
Marshall, b. Sept. 9, 1814, m. Martha Fogg, Oct. 26, 1846; 2d, Mary McLellan. James, b. June 9, 1816, d. young.
Rebecca C., b. Sept. 21, 1817, m. Lyndon Oak of Garland, Sept. 21, 1846; d. Feb. 24, 1902.
Elizabeth, b. July 29, 1819, m. John McArthur of Brooks, Dec. 1, 1841 ; d. in Philadelphia, July 1, 1896.
James H., b. Mar. 11, 1823, d. May 18, 1846.
Thaddeus P., b. Nov. 25, 1824, m. Ellen A. Davis, Nov. 29, 1848 ; 2d, Lucy J. Rice.
Gen. Irish lived on the farm of his father on Flaggy Meadow road till 1810, when he sold it to Seth Hersey and bought the farm in the
MARSHALL.
ISAAC CHADBOURNE.
THADDEUS POMROY.
GEN. JAMES IRISH.
FRANCIS OSGOOD.
JAMES HENRY.
SOPHRONIA. ABAGAIL. REBECCA CHADBOURNE.
MARY GORHAM. REBECCA CHADBOURNE. (Mother.)
ADALINE. MARTHA. ELIZABETH.
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Blake neighborhood formerly owned by Joseph Phinney. This farm in 1826 he sold, and moved to the village where he lived in the three story brick house, since destroyed by fire, which stood on the west corner of Main and Water Sts. His wife Rebecca died Oct. 5, 1831, aged 51, and he married, Oct. 15, 1832, Mrs. Louisa (Balis) Mason, who was born in Massachusetts in 1789. Gen. Irish died June 30, 1863, at the age of 87. His wife Louisa died Oct. 3, 1881, in Hallo- well, aged 92.
(3) Isaac Irish, son of Thomas, lived in the White Rock district where Mr. Strout now (1897) lives. He married Anna Flood of Buxton. Children :
Benjamin, b. Feb. 12, 1787, m. Elizabeth M. Libby, Nov. 25, 1807.
Betty, b. Apr. 16, 1789, d. unm.
Jacob, b. Jan. 20, 1791, d. young.
Jacob, b. May 15, 1793, m. Jane Libby. Jan. 15, 1818.
Patty, b. March, 1795, d. young.
Morris, b. June 4, 1798, m. Betsey Lombard, Apr. 23, 1823.
Polly, b. Aug. 19, 1800, m. Gen. Wm. Waterman of Buxton, Apr. 15, 1852.
Isaac, b. Sept. 5, 1807, d. unm. in Waterford.
Martha, b. Oct. 16, 1809, m. Ephraim Wood of Winthrop.
Isaac Irish died about 1833. Mrs. Irish died July 15, 1846, aged 88.
(3) Benjamin Irish, son of Thomas, lived where his father had lived. He married Jenny, daughter of Elisha and Abigail (Meserve)" Libby of Scarborough. Children :
Elisha, b. Dec. 6, 1791, m. Mary Libby, Nov. 28, 1816. .
Abigail, b. Nov. 12, 1793, d. unm. Sept. 23, 1869.
Thomas, b. Mar. 23, 1796, d. Oct. 18, 1799.
Dolly, b. Feb. 22, 1798, d. Nov. 26, 1799.
Thomas, b. June 1, 1800, d. young.
Isaac, b. Aug. 16, 1802, m. Lois Stevens ; I'd in Windham.
Esther, b. - -, 1806, m. Caleb Skillings, Nov. 21, 1833.
Benjamin Irish died Nov. 25, 1839. Mrs. Jane Irish died April 23, 1828, aged 59.
(4) Daniel Irish, son of Stephen, born Sept. 15, 1789, lived at West Gorham. He married Abigail F. Rounds of Buxton. Their children were :
Catherine R., b. Jan. 27, 1813, m. Ebenezer H. Libby, Sept. 23, 1832; 2d, Jos. Sanborn, Dec. 14, 1836; I'd in Standish.
Mehitable, b. Aug. 28, 1816, m. Ebenezer Blake, Oct. 30, 1836.
Albion K. P., b. Oct. 3, 1819, m. Caroline B. Emery of Buxton, Oct. 29, 1845; 2d, Adeline Carsley ; d. Aug. 23, 1893 ; she, Nov. 6, 1874.
Eliza W., b. Apr. 12, 1825, m. Freeman L. Jones, Nov. 23, 1849.
Abigail F., b. Apr. 26, 1828, m. Freeman Richardson, Mar. 23, 1856.
Daniel Irish died while on his way to Eastport, Aug. 6, 1829. His wife died March 3, 1865, aged 79.
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(4) Isaac C. Irish, son of James, married Maria M., daughter of Col. James and Sally March. Children :
Frances M., b. Sept. 19, 1831, d. in Portland, unm. Dec. 24, 1886.
Harriet R., b. Nov. 13, 1833, m. Henry P. Lord of Portland, June 12, 1866.
Caroline A., b. June 10, 1837, m. Samuel B. Conly, Dec. 28, 1862 ; d. Apr. 3, 1864.
Isaac C. Irish died in Portland Jan. 12, 1887. Mrs. Irish died Feb. 21, 1846, aged 37.
(4) Marshall Irish, son of James, lived at the village, where he was engaged in the manufacture of carpets. In 1847 he was chosen a deacon in the Congregational church, which office he held until his death - a period of thirty-eight years. He was also for many years superintendent of the Congregational Sunday school. He married Martha, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Fogg. Children .
Edwin M., b. June 11, 1848, m. Mary C. Sperry, July 23, 1873 ; is a lawyer in Mich.
Maria M., b. Jan. 24, 1850.
William M., b. Mar. 27, 1855, d. Jan. 16, 1885.
Mrs. Martha Irish died Oct. 25, 1872, aged 56, and Dea. Irish married, Dec. 19, 1877, Mary T., daughter of John Mclellan. Dea. Irish died June 29, 1885. Mrs. Mary Irish died in Westbrook, Sept. 8, 1894, aged 53.
(4) Thaddeus P. Irish, son of James, built the house on the corner of Main and Water Sts., on the spot where the three-story brick house, formerly occupied by his father, Gen. Irish, had stood. He mar- Ellen A., daughter of Josiah Davis, and their children, born in Garland, were :
Elizabeth R., b. Sept. 8, 1849, d. Mar. 6, 1865.
James H., b. Nov. 24, 1852, m. Junia H. Sanborn of Rochester, N. H., Nov. 25, 1880; druggist for some years in Gorham.
Fred Davis, b. Apr. 10, 1857.
Mrs. Irish died Oct. 20, 1869, aged 42, and Mr. Irish married, Nov. 23, 1870, Lucy J. Rice of Boston. Mrs. Lucy Irish died May 6, 1900.
(4) Benjamin Irish, son of Isaac, lived at White Rock, where Benjamin F. Irish now lives. He was a corporal in Capt. Bettis' company, and marched to Portland in 1814. He married Elizabeth M., daughter of Hanson Libby. Children :
Esther P., b. May 28, 1808, m. James Libby, Nov. 14, 1832.
Hanson, b. Aug. 21, 1809, blown up in the powder mills, July 19, 1828. James, b. Nov. 28, 1811.
Anna, b. Aug. 29, 1814, m. Amos Hersey ; d. in Oakland, Cal.
Harriet, b. May 6, 1817, m. Hanson Smart of New Hampshire, p. 1840.
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Abigail, b. May 28, 1820, I'd on the Hurricane road ; d. Dec. 17, 1875.
Daniel T., b. May 10, 1824, m. Harriet E. French, p. Jan., 1852 ; d. Nov. 28, 1887.
Martha J., b. July 21, 1826, m. Hiram Clifford, p. 1847.
Susan L., b. Oct. 9, 1828, m. Chas. Stevens of Windham.
Hanson L., b. June 3, 1831.
Benjamin Irish, Jr., died March 5, 1858, and his wife Elizabeth M., May 17, 1857, aged 68.
(4) Jacob Irish, son of Isaac, lived on Mighty St., at "the North." His house is now gone. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, a member of Capt. Bettis' company. He married Jane, daughter of Reuben Libby, Jr. Children :
Phebe, b. Aug. 16, 1818, m. Hervy McDonald of Windham.
Reuben, b. -, drowned in Lewiston, when about 16 years old.
Lucinda, b. June 28, 1823, m. William Stanley.
Mary A.,
Samuel, b. Mar. 7, 1828. - d. Mar. 20, 1830.
Martha, - d. young.
{ d. young.
Elizabeth,
b. June 28, 1830, 1 d. young.
Hanson, b. Sept. 16, 1831, m. Charity Jackson, June 11, 1857; I'd in Naples.
Samuel b. Apr. 13, 1833, m. Jane Hoyt.
Morris,
Elizabeth, S b. July 4, 1835,
d. unm. Sept. 9, 1878.
3 m. Robert B. Rounds of Limington, Mar. 3, 1858 ; d. in Sept., 1893.
Melville, b. Aug. 28, 1838, m. Martha E. Libby of Windham ; was a soldier in the Civil War.
Jacob Irish died May 15, 1879, and his wife Jane, June 27, 1851, aged 56.
(4) Morris Irish, son of Isaac, lived at White Rock, opposite the old John Wescott place. He married Betsey, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Lombard. Children :
Albert, b. May, 1823, m. Mary J. Johnson of Saco; m. 2d, -- in Cal .; d. in Nevada City, Cal.
Angelina, b. July 17, 1826, m. Joshua Parker; I'd in Westbrook ; d. June, '86. William B., b. Feb. 27, 1828, m. Maria G. Moore of Limington ; 2d, Mrs. Sarah (Rounds) Holden.
Hannah L., b. July 21, 1832, m. Solomon C. Cook ; 2d, John Moore of Limington.
Eliza A., b. Mar. 23, 1836, m. Marshall Babb.
Francis, b. May 2, 1838, m. Annie M. Brown, Nov. 21, 1859.
Morris Irish died June 16, 1860. Mrs. Betsey Irish died in 1883, aged 82.
(4) Elisha Irish, son of Benjamin, lived on Mighty St., at "the North." He was a soldier in the War of 1812 - a member of Capt. Robie's company. He married Mary, daughter of Hanson Libby. Children :
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Benjamin, b. Sept. 5, 1817, m. Sept, 10, 1845, Lucy R., dau. of John J. and Sally (Burbank) Libby. Ch : Emeline, b. Dec. 17, 1846, m. Leonard M. Boothby, Nov. 16, 1899; Wilber, b. Sept. 7, 1849, d. Oct. 4, 1854. Benjamin Irish d. Aug. 30, 1899, on the place where his great-grandfather Thomas settled, and which had descended to him through his grand- father and father.
Jane, b. about 1820, d. Feb. 6, 1876,
John H., b. Oct. 28, 1822, m. Harriet S. Smith, May 10, 1854 ; d. Nov. 29, 1890. Joshua B., b. Feb. 20, 1827, m. Ellen A. Guptill; d. Jan. 17, 1880.
Thomas, b. Jan. 25, 1829.
Julia A., b. Dec. 3, 1830.
Elisha Irish died May 7, 1876; Mrs. Irish died Dec. 29, 1861, aged 70.
JAMESON.
William Jameson of Bangor married, Nov. 18, 1823, Martha, daugh- ter of Allen Davis of Gorham. They lived for a time in the south part of the town, and then removed to Stillwater. Their children, born in Gorham, were :
Oliver, b. May 25, 1825, is dead.
Charles D., b. Feb. 24, 1827, was in the Civil war; went out as Col. of the 2d Me., and was promoted to Brig. General.
Rev. Thomas Jameson was born in Dunbarton, N. H., March 7, 1794, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. He was for fifteen years pastor of the Cong'l church in Scarboro, from which place he came in 1840 to Gorham, where he lived for many years in the three-story house on Main St., now owned by Ex-Gov. Robie, and built by the late John P. Little, Esq. Mr. Jameson kept store for some years with his brother-in-law, Samuel W. Lord, in the building which stood where F. H. Emery's store now stands. He was made president of the board of trustees of Gorham Academy in 1840, which office he held for several years. He was also at one time treasurer of the Seminary. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac and Susan Lord of Effingham, N. H. Children, all born before coming to Gorham :
Susan, m. Rev. Edward Robie, D. D .; I'd and d. in Greenland, N. H.
Helen A., d. in Gorham, unm.
Georgiana, m. Capt. McL. Pickering of Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 25, 1855; d. in Cambridge.
Edwin, d. young.
Angelina, m. Prof. Brewster; I'd in Washington, Pa.
Luciana, m. Rev. John W. Chickering, Dec. 18, 1856; d. in Washington, D. C. Edwin A. L., m. Junia Marston.
Rev. Mr. Jameson died in Cambridgeport, Mass., April 14, 1879. Mrs. Jameson died in Gorham, Aug. 11, 1860, aged 64.
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JENKINS.
The descendants of the Jenkins family of Gorham trace their ancestry back to John Jenkins, who married, Feb. 2, 1652, Mary Ewer. The sixth child of this couple, Thomas, born July 15, 1666, married Experience Hamblen Aug. 24, 1687. The fifth child of Thomas, Samuel, born Jan. 7, 1699, or 1700, married, Nov. 9, 1721, Mary Hinckley. Samuel, the third child of Samuel and Mary, born Oct. 20, 1727, married, March 11, 1749, Mary, daughter of Dea. Samuel and Elizabeth Chipman of Barnstable, and moved with his family to Gorham. Mrs. Jenkins, judging from her letters, was a woman of talent. Their children (born in Barnstable) were :
Josiah, b. Sept. 20, 1750, m. Prudence Davis, p. June 15, 1776.
Deborah, b. Feb. 2, 1752, m. Gershom Hamblen, p. Dec. 17, 1774.
Abiah, b. Jan. 21, 1754, m. Richard Hine, p. Feb. 11, 1775. Mr. H. d. in Turner, July 26, 1834.
Samuel, b. Nov. 23, 1755, m. Oct. 1, 1780, Lydia Dyer of Truro, Mass. Ch : Rebecca, b. July 24, 1781 ; Lydia, b. Nov. 3, 1783 ; Hannah, b. May 17, 1785; Joseph, b. June 13, 1788. Mrs. Jenkins d. Aug. 22, 1788, and Mr. Jenkins m. Jan. 23, 1794, Thankful Snow. Samuel Jenkins served in the Revolutionary army, as a private in Capt. Whitmore's company, Col. Fogg's regt., and afterwards as sergeant in his brother Josiah's company, in the 12th Mass.
Molly, b. Jan. 16, 1758, m. James Irish, Jr., p. Dec. 13, 1777.
Joseph, b. June 6, 1760, d. of consumption, Apr. 20, 1783, while in the Rev'y army, near West Point.
All the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins served their country in the War of Independence. Some of the descendants of the above couple are still living in town, but there are none bearing the name here.
(2) Josiah Jenkins, son of Samuel, enlisted in Capt. Stuart's com- pany, Col. Phinney's regiment in 1775 as a sergeant, and in the follow- ing year was made second and then first lieutenant under the same captain, 18th Continental regiment. In 1777 he was a captain in the 12th Mass., and served until April 1, 1779, when he was discharged. He took part in the siege of Boston, and the campaign at Ticon- deroga, was in the battle of Monmouth, and in an engagement on Lake Champlain. His wife was Prudence, daughter of Prince Davis, and was born in Barnstable. Children :
Sarah C., b. June 14, 1780, m. Samuel Bartlett, Aug. 21, 1804.
Mary, b. Apr. 9, 1783, d. young.
Mary C., b. Mar. 22, 1785, m. Abner Towle.
Aurelia, b. Aug. 21, 1787, m. James Swett.
Nancy, b. June 3, 1791, m. Francis Poland, Apr. 2, 1810.
Josiah, b. May 5, 1794, was a mason ; m. and d. in S. C., July, 1819.
Katherine, b. Mar. 27, 1796, d. unm. Dec. 3, 1869.
Capt. Jenkins lived for many years on the road running from the Weeks farm to Col. Colman Harding's, south of the Sam. Brown
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place. He received a pension from the government for his military services. His last years he spent at the village in the house oppo- site the Congregational church, lately occupied by Theodore B. Edwards, where he died Oct. 20, 1831. His wife died in 1836, aged about 80.
JEWETT.
Rev. Caleb Jewett was the son of James and Martha (Scott) Jewett who were married Nov. 14, 1744. He was born in Newburyport, Mass., Sept. 15, 1753, from which place he came to Gorham where he was ordained pastor of the church Nov. 5, 1783. Mr. Jewett pur- chased his house and sixty acres of land of Samuel Crockett Aug. 16, 1784, for the sum of £380. This sixty acres comprised the two thirty acre lots, 79 and 80, on the former of which the house was sit- uated. This place is the one on Main St. lately occupied by Mr. Jewett's grandson, Henry Broad, and still known as "the Broad place." Nov. 27, 1794, Mr. Jewett purchased of Thomas Bangs the thirty acre lot, 110, Mr. Bangs reserving a small piece of land where the house stood on this lot.
After Mr. Jewett was settled in Gorham his widowed mother came here and lived with her son. She died March 16, 1801, at the age of 84. His sister Sarah died Sept. 26, 1782. His sister Betsey came to Gorham to live with her brother July 20, 1791. He had a brother James, also a brother Jonathan. In an almanac he says, "My brother Jonathan sailed the 26th day of Feb., 1782, in the ship Scar- borough, 20 guns, 40 men, and was never heard from at all. 1783, 13th day of March at 5 o'clock in the morning, alarmed with fire, which was the greatest ever was in Newburyport, destroyed 12 or 14 buildings. In 1783, April 1, News of Peace came to town."
It appears that in 1809 the family had some property in Newbury- port for Mr. Jewett's widow gave at that date a receipt for her one-sixteenth part of rents to Jon. Gage, for house, shop and wharf, for $74.67.
Mr. Jewett married, Oct. 20, 1783, Betsey Bacon of Bradford, who was born June 22, 1752. Their children were :
Jonathan, b. Oct. 3, 1784.
Martha, b. Dec. 17, 1785, d. unm. Nov. 2, 1850.
Caleb, b. Aug. 26, 1787, d. in Sparta, Ga., Sept. 2, 1817.
Betsey, b. Dec. 2, 1789, m. Daniel Broad, June 10, 1818.
Rev. Mr. Jewett died April 16, 1802, and his wife Betsey, May 15,' 1833.
"PARSON JEWETT HOUSE," BUILT BY SAMUEL CROCKETT, ABOUT 1760.
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GENEALOGY.
Caleb, the second son of Rev. Caleb Jewett, took the school at Gorham corner in February, 1810, and kept it for several months for nineteen dollars the first, and twenty dollars each month after, and boarded himself, making three and three-eighths months, and then commenced again the 28th of May at twenty-two dollars and boarded himself.
Betsey, the youngest child of Rev. Caleb Jewett, married Daniel Broad. He was the son of Thaddeus and Lucy (Skillings) Broad, and was born at Stroudwater, Dec. 30, 1783. Mr. and Mrs. Broad lived on her father's place. Their children were :
Caleb J., b. Nov. 13, 1819, d. unm. Oct. 23, 1846.
Martha J., b. Aug. 13, 1821, d. Nov., 1826.
Henry, b. Feb. 12, 1824, m. Mrs. Mary (Lowell) Anderson, June 1I, 1854; d. Jan. 10, 1872 ; no children.
Elizabeth, b. Apr. 6, 1831, d. unm. Apr. 7, 1854.
Daniel Broad died Sept. 30, 1846, and his wife Betsey, April 27, 1838.
JOHNSON.
James Johnson left Auckley, Scotland, for the North of Ireland, where he remained until about 1732, when he came to America ; and settled at Scarborough, Me. He was a ferryman over the Spurwink river. He had two sons, John and James. John's son, Robert, served in the Revolution ; and was master of the sloop Britannia, in 1779, in the Penobscot expedition. He married Mary (Trunley) Millions, the widow of Robert Millions, and lived in Falmouth. She was the daughter of Randall Trunley of St. Paul's Parish, Deptford, County Kent, England. Robert and Mary (Millions) Johnson were the parents of John, Robert, Matthew, Thomas, Mary, and Randall Johnson. The family tradition is that Mrs. Johnson having inherited property from her relatives in England, her husband, Capt. Robert, about 1787, put three hundred Mexican silver dollars in his saddle- bags, and rode to Gorham, where he selected and purchased land for farms for three of their sons, John, Robert, and Matthew. It is said that the man with whom he was bargaining asked him if he could give good security for the payment, to which Capt. Robert replied that he rather thought he could, and when the bargain was concluded opened his saddle-bags, and poured out the price in full in coin - a rare sight in those days. The land then purchased has been in the Johnson name ever since, and the district where the brothers settled is known as the "Johnson neighborhood." This district comprises some of the best farming land in the town. The brothers Johnson
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