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MESERVE.
Of the dwellers in the fort on Fort Hill, during the seven-years Indian war commencing in 1745, was one Clement Meserve, or as the name was often called, " Harvey."
On consulting the best authorities within our reach, we have come to the conclusion that the Meserves of Scarboro and Gorham came from Dover or Portsmouth, N. H., where the name appears to have been quite common. There was a Lieut. Col. Nathaniel Meserve, of the New Hampshire troops, who distinguished himself in the Louis- burg expedition in 1745 ; he is said to have been of the same family that came to Maine, and a brother to the Gorham Clement.
Southgate, in his history of Scarboro, says Clement Meserve was in that town in 1725, that he was a joiner by trade, and was suc- ceeded by John and Daniel. This is right, but these latter Meserves were not a new emigration from the west, but were the sons of Clement. This Clement left to his son Clement, by will (proved Nov. 5, 1746), 30 acres of land. The latter, who was the Clement Meserve of Gorham, was the eldest son of the Clement of Scarboro of 1725, and was born, either in Newington or Portsmouth, N. H., about the year 1703. When Clement Meserve first lived in Scarboro his residence is said to have been on what has latterly been known as the Seth Storer farm, near the old Scarboro turnpike. But the family afterwards settled near what has since been known as Wescott's Hill. On coming to Gorham, Clement brought with him a family of children, some of them nearly grown up. That Clement Meserve was one of the active men in the fort, is made quite certain from the fact, which has been handed down in the family, that when Edmund Phinney went out in pursuit of the cows, was attacked, wounded, and came near being captured by the Indians, as mentioned elsewhere, Clement Meserve was one of those who sallied forth to the rescue, and brought young Phinney into the fort, which act was highly com- mended by all as a display of great bravery by the little party, as the Indians were much superior in numbers. Whether this act of
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the elder brought about any remarkable fondness between the younger members of the families, we cannot say.
Clement Meserve married in Newington, Oct. 13, 1726, Sarah Decker. Aug. 14, 1738 he married Mrs. Sarah Stone of Scarboro. His children were Betty, born Sept. 2, 1730; Clement, born Sept. 2, 1733 ; John ; Margaret; Hannah; Joseph; Benjamin, bapt. July 4, 1744, and Nathaniel, born Jan. 26, 1749.' Elizabeth, or Betty, was the first married ; she married Edmund Phinney after the close of the Indian war, probably in 1750. The next was Hannah; she mar- ried Timothy Crocker. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Solomon Lombard, December, 1754. Who Crocker was, or from whence he came, we do not know; it was not a Gorham name. It is believed they settled in Scarboro, though at this time no trace of them can be found. Some of the name left Scarboro at or near the time that the Scarboro colony went to Machias, and the name is found there amongst the early settlers of that town. One of the decendants of the Meserve family now (1873) living, recollects of hearing his parents speak of visiting, and being visited by, uncle and aunt Crocker, and that they lived in one of the neighboring towns, but cannot remember where it was. Clement, the son, married Mary Wooster of Pearsons- town, now Standish, Sept. 19, 1757. There was another Wooster girl of Pearsonstown who married Dennis Larry of Gorham. We can find no other record than the marriages to enlighten us as to who these young ladies were ; but we have found, after much inquiry, that the region around Sebago Pond was sometimes called Sebago town in early times. That part of the country was often known as Hobbs- town, then Pearsonstown, and finally incorporated as Standish. And then we find, in Parson Smith's Journal, under date of 1757, March 13, "One Clark, of Sebago-town, killed Wooster, and wounded Gray and Sands." The history of these persons, or what was the cause of the affray, is now lost; but if these girls were the daughters of this Wooster, they both found husbands in Gorham, and one of them, and possibly both, have descendants now living in town. Clement Meserve, the husband of Mary Wooster, moved to Bristol about 1771. The last we find of his name is where he was paid for aiding John Phinney and Hugh Mclellan in clearing the road from Gorham cor- ner to Bradgdon's mill, about 1762. John Meserve married Mary Yaton of Pearsonstown, in March, 1757, and if there was no other John, which we believe to be the fact, John married a second wife, Sarah Strout of Gorham, Jan. 28, 1762. He purchased, lot, 51, on which he lived, of David Gorham - deed dated, Aug. 29, 1753. We
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find no other record of him in town, but he appears in Standish, where he had a family, and died, probably in Bridgton, within the memory of some now (1873) living. Margaret Meserve married, in February, 1757, William Wescott, whose father lived on what was known as Skillings' Hill, then in Falmouth. They settled on the farm in Scarboro since known as the Theodore Libby farm. Nathaniel Meserve married Rebecca Martin.
Clement Meserve did not remain in town many years, - going to Pearsonstown in or before 1753 - and there is no record showing the number of the lot he owned or occupied in Gorham. The early settlers were not always particular to have their titles recorded. Some of them thought it sufficient to have their names entered on their lot on the Proprietors' plan. There was such a plan, with such entries, for which I have made diligent search. The last known of it was that it was in the hands of the Rev. Solomon Lombard at his decease, and went into the hands of his executor. Some of his heirs have seen this old plan, then very much dilapidated and used up.
The descendants of Clement Meserve, the elder, through his chil- dren and the various intermarriages of his kindred, have become very numerous in Gorham, and among them we reckon some of our best citizens.
Samuel Meserve was the son of Andrew and Eunice Meserve of Scarboro, in which town he was born, Aug. 17, 1804. He lived at Parker's corner, on the Scarboro Strip, now Gorham. Mr. Meserve was a deacon of the Free Baptist Church. He married, Sept. ro, 1826, Hannah, daughter of John and Elizabeth Rand Green. Children :
William H., b. Oct. 24, 1827, m. and d. in Gold Hill, Nevada.
Alvin R., b. June 23, 1833, m. in Cal.
Mary E., b. Feb. 20, 1836, m. Nelson H. G. Merrill, Apr. 27, 1856; 2d, Merrill T. Files, Nov. 10, 1861.
Sarah M., b. July 10. 1841, m. Gardner M. Parker.
Esther R., b. Dec. 17, 1845, d. Jan. 9, 1871.
Dea. Samuel Meserve died Jan. 28, 1870, aged 65. Mrs. Meserve died March 8, 1894, aged 90.
Robert Meserve came to Gorham from Limington about 1836. He lived in the Quaker neighborhood, on what is now known as the Ansel Stone place. His wife was Mehitable Sawyer. Children :
Lucy R., b. Apr. 23, 1829, m. Ansel Stone; d. Feb. 28, 1886.
Mary A., b. Nov. 25, 1830.
Catherine, b. June 5, 1833, m. Solomon Brackett, and 2d, Tyng W. Libby. Almon, b. Jan. 8, 1836, d. Mar. 13, 1852.
Ellen F., b. Nov. 12, 1837, d. Sept. 11, 1858.
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Mrs. Mehitable Meserve died June 17, 1865, aged 70, and Mr. Meserve married Mrs. Phebe (Cates) Willis, daughter of Ebenezer and Anna Cates, and widow of Ebenezer Willis. Robert Meserve died Dec. 8, 1880, aged 81 ; his widow died May 22, 1884, aged 80.
MILLER.
John Miller, the first of the name who settled in Gorham, was from Cape Elizabeth. He was born Jan. 4, 1745, and was the son of James Miller. April 15, 1781, he married Mrs. Margaret (Johnson) Mclellan, daughter of James and Jane Johnson of Falmouth, and widow of Capt. Alexander McLellan, and settled on the farm on the Fort Hill road, then owned by the heirs of Capt. Mclellan.
Soon after the marriage of John, his father, James Miller, came from Cape Elizabeth, and resided here several years with his son. He afterwards went to Durham, where he lived with his sons, James and Joshua. He died in that town about 1798 or 1799, at the age of 85 or 90. In youth and manhood he followed the occupation, then so common with the inhabitants of Maine, -- he was a mariner and fisherman. This elder Miller was a brother of John Miller, the husband of Jenny (Craige) Miller, who lived in Portland about the year 1740, and who was the daughter of Mary (Mclellan) Craige.
The children of John and Margaret Miller were :
Polly, b. Jan. 15, 1782, d. July 1, 1786.
John, b. Mar. 4, 1784, d. June, 1786.
Samuel, b. May 7, 1786, m. Jane B. Smith, Apr. 12, 1810; 2d, Mary Johnson.
John Miller and his wife lived on the farm till their death, exem- plary persons, respected by all who knew them. She died, aged 76, March 20, and he May 26, 1820, aged 75. Both were buried in the Mclellan tomb in the northwest corner of the old cemetery at the village. After the death of his father and mother, Samuel Miller purchased the right of the Mclellan heirs to the farm, and owned and occupied it many years. In 1840 he sold it to Dr. Fabyan. It is now owned by Hon. Isaac W. Dyer. Samuel Miller married Jane Brackett Smith, daughter of James and Mary Smith. By her he had one child :
Jane S., b. Jan. 8, 1812, d. unm., in Lewiston, Nov. 22, 1888.
Mrs. Miller died Jan. 12, 1812. Capt. Miller married, Nov. 2, 1817, Mary, daughter of Randall Johnson of Westbrook. Children : Elizabeth, b. Aug. 20, 1818, m. Emery S. Warren of Durham.
John, b. May 25, 1822, m. Kate White of Castor, England ; d. Oct. 11, 1881.
In 1840 Samuel Miller removed to Durham, where he and his son kept a hotel. He died April 21, 1861, aged 75. Mrs. Mary Miller died at Lewiston, June 20, 1885.
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MILLETT.
Thomas Millet, born in Chertsey, England, in 1605, came to America with his wife and son Thomas in 1635, and settled at Dorchester, Mass., and later at Brookfield, Mass. Several of his descendants came to Maine to reside.
Thomas Millet, Jr., probably son of Thomas and Susanna Millet, and of the fifth generation from the emigrant, bought, April 2, 1774, of Samuel Dunn of Cape Elizabeth a part of the hundred acre lot 46 in Gorham. He was a soldier of the Revolution, enlisting from Gor- ham in the army for three years. His wife was Lydia -. We have been unable to find any record of their family. A Rhoda Millet of Gorham was published with David Barker of Windham, Sept. 8, 1781. A Betsey Millet of Gorham was published with John Mariner of Gorham, March 5, 1796. Mr. Millet died about 1786. In April, 1787, Lydia Millet as administratrix of the estate of Thomas Millet, Jr., of Gorham, deceased, deeded to David Barker of Windham two- thirds of the real estate in Gorham belonging to her late husband, reserving her own dower.
Henry R. Millett, of the seventh generation from Thomas Millet the emigrant, was born in Leeds Sept. 23, 1832. His great-grand- father, Thomas Millet, who died in Leeds, was a Revolutionary sodier. Col. Millett came to Gorham when a young man and remained for a time. After a short absence he returned here in 1860 and took charge of the shoe factory of Libby and Walker at Little Falls. This position he resigned to enlist April 27, 1861 in company A, 5th Me. Vols. After an honorable service, and having attained the rank of lient. colonel of his regiment, he was mustered out July 27, 1864. (See page 341.) Col. Millett has taken a prominent part in town affairs, and has been collector two years, and in 1895 was Repre- sentative to the Legislature. He has held the office of postmaster at the village for two terms. For more than twenty years he has been chairman of the Republican town committee. Col. Millett married, Dec. 29, 1870, M. Antoinette, daughter of Freeman and Eliza (Eaton) Whitney of Portland, and granddaughter of Stephen and Hannah (Freeman) Whitney of Gorham.
MORRIS.
Charles Morris came to America about the year 1768 from Wales (Great Britain) where he was born Sept. 29, 1749. The tradition in the family is that he lost his father in early life, and was reared by his father's brother, the Dean of Gloucester. There is a picture in
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the possession of his descendants supposed to be that of the Dean, his uncle. The members of the family now (1879) living, who have a recollection of Charles Morris, say he resembled in appearance the picture alluded to.
Charles Morris settled and lived in that part of Scarboro, now Gorham, known as "the strip," on the farm since known as the Col. Seward Merrill place. He built the large two-story house which stood just east of John Knight's and which was destroyed by fire some years since. He was a miller, and owned the mill privilege, now the property of S. B. Knight. He married, Sept. 2, 1770, Rhoda, daughter of Dea. Jonathan Libby of Scarboro. Children :
Martha, b. Feb. 24, 1772, m. Allen Davis, July 8, 1792.
John W., b. May 25, 1775, m. Betsey Elder, Nov. 18, 1798.
Sally, b. May 7, 1777, m. Dennis Marr; d. May 8, 1829.
James H., b. Jan. 23, 1779, m. Abigail Burnham about 1811.
Rhoda, b. Feb. 17, 1781, m. Hugh Mclellan, July 4, 1802.
Elizabeth, b. Mar. 4, 1783, m. Capt. Samuel Haines ; I'd in Portland.
Charles, b. Apr. 14, 1785, d. June 9, 1792.
Ann Louisa, b. Sept. 16, 1787, d. Mar. 8, 1821.
Polly, b. May 7, 1790, m. Josiah Jose of Scarboro ; d. in 1865.
Charles, b. June 20, 1792, m. Eliza Emerson, Oct. 27, 1813.
Charles Morris died Feb. 6, 1818, and his wife, Feb. 16, 1821.
(2) John W. Morris, son of Charles, lived where Liberty Moulton now lives, in the south part of the town. He was a farmer and lum- berman. He married Betsey, daughter of Samuel Elder of Gorham. Children :
Hannah F., b. Sept. 14, 1799, d. unm. Aug. 14, 1817.
Samuel E., b. July 10, 1801, d. July 5, 1810.
Hugh McL., b. Nov. 2, 1803, m. S. Augusta Hill, Sept. 12, 1847; d. Oct. 10, 1863.
Mary Ann, b. Feb. 19, 1806, m. Sylvanus Hayes of Limerick, Nov. 23, 1823; d. Feb. 18, 1888.
Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1808, m. Rev. Geo. W. Adams, Sept. 6, 1837; I'd in Mass. Martha H., b. Sept. 8, 1810, m. Joseph Hale of Limerick, Dec. 25, 1839; d. July 12, 1841. .
Catherine, b. Aug. 10, 1812, d. Sept. 25, 1812.
Samuel E., b. Apr. 14, 1814, m. Mrs. Abigail Googin, 1855; no children ; d. Oct. 19, 1892 ; she, Aug. 12, 1888.
Charles R., b. July 16, 1816, m. Susan Tibbets, Nov. 29, 1838 ; 2d, Mary A. Harding, Jan. 27, 1840; 3d, Jane Clifford, Oct. 9, 1866; d. Nov. 8, 1896. John W., b. Mar. 14, 1819, m. Mary J. Monroe, Dec. 25, 1845; d. Feb. 26, 1871. Edward S., b. July 3, 1821, m. Lizzie N. Priest, Sept. 18, 1851.
Hannah C., b. Apr. 26, 1824, d. Dec. 4, 1843.
John W. Morris moved to Limerick in 1824, and died there May 10, 1847.
(2). James H. Morris, son of Charles, lived on the old homestead, opposite his father. He married Abigail Burnham of Parsonsfield. Children :
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William T., b. June 20, 1812, m. Sarah A. Harding, Nov. 27, 1834; d. in Port- land, Dec. 29, 1888.
Harriet N., b. Nov. 24, 1814, d. Aug. 4, 1833.
Ann Louisa, b. Oct. 4, 1822, m. Ally Hawkes of Windham.
Rhoda C., b. June 23, 1825, d. June 17, 1845.
James H. Morris died Dec. 18, 1830, aged 52. Mrs. Abigail died Dec. 29, 1867, aged 82. After the death of James H. Morris, the homestead became the property of his son, William, who sold it and moved to Limerick.
(2) Charles Morris, Jr., son of Charles, lived where Asa Burnham now lives, in the south part of the town. He moved to Portland. He married Eliza Emerson, sister of Rufus Emerson, Esq. of Port- land. Children :
Sarah L., b. Jan. 2, 1815, d. unm. in Portland, Nov., 1885.
Wm. Emerson, b. July 31, 1816, m. Margery Hammond; 2d, Mary C. Merrill ; I'd in Gorham, then in Portland, where he was Judge of the Municipal Court ; d. in 1896-7.
Charles James, b. July 1, 1823, m. Clarissa Merrill ; d. May 25, 1875.
Elizabeth P., b. July 21, 1826, m. Isaac Libby, Oct. 31, 1847 ; d. Aug. 28, 1856. Charles Morris died March 29, 1840, aged 47. Mrs. Eliza Morris died Sept. 5, 1855, aged 64.
MORTON.
The first we know of Bryant Morton he was a citizen of Falmouth (Cape Elizabeth,) about the year 1738. He was a tax payer there in 1743. We do not know from whence he came, although his descendants claim him to have been English. His wife, to whom he must have been married as early as the year 1730, was Thankful She was the mother of ten of his children. We find no record of her death. He married in Cape Elizabeth, June 23, 1771, Mrs. Lucy (White) Chamberlain, born in Falmouth, Dec. 1, 1732, daughter of John and Jerusha White. She was the widow of Aaron Chamberlain, and the mother of Benjamin Chamberlain, for many years a citizen of Gorham, who died in town, Dec. 25, 1855, at the age of ninety-four years and nineteen days ; consequently he must have been born Dec. 6, 1761.
By his second wife Mr. Morton had two children. All of Bryant Morton's children, except the two last, were born before he came to Gorham, probably in Falmouth (Cape Elizabeth). By record we find him as of Cape Elizabeth, Sept. 28, 1750, when he purchased Augustus Bearse's right in Gorhamtown. In 1751, June 28, the Proprietors of Gorham deed him land, at which time he is styled as of Gorhamtown. He probably came here between these two dates.
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He was a large dealer in lands. Few men in town bought and sold more lots than Bryant Morton. He owned and lived on the thirty acre lot, 15, at Gorham Corner. His dwelling-house stood back and near to where Mr. Emery's brick store now stands, and his barn was on the lot opposite, across the street, near where the Methodist church now stands. Back of the barn were a number of graves, where some of the early settlers were buried, but not a stone or mark of any kind remains to tell their names, and tradition has preserved but few of them. As the first wife of Capt. Bryant Morton must have died before 1771, it is probable she was buried on this corner lot,- then owned by Mr. Morton,- back of the present Masonic building. This was before Mr. Hamblen presented the Corner burial yard to the town in 1771.
In 1772 Mr. Morton was one of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence ; and was a delegate to the Provincial Congress held at Cambridge. He rode to Cambridge on horseback, with Benjamin Chamberlain behind him to bring back his horse. He was Representative to the General Court several years ; and a captain in the army, during the war of the Revolution. He had command of a company of eighty men, called Sea-coast Guards; and was stationed at Fort Hancock, on Cape Elizabeth. This fort was located on the spot now occupied by Fort Preble, and consisted of a battery of several cannon for the defence of Portland, then Falmouth.
For several years Mr. Morton was a firm supporter of the old Congregational church, and was one of its ruling elders in 1758-59. With many others he became dissatisfied with the ministrations of Mr. Lombard, and with them drew off, built a new meeting-house, and settled the Rev. Ebenezer Townsend. Capt. Morton in his latter days became a zealous Free Will Baptist. Before his second marriage he provided well for his first children. His homestead at Gorham Corner he conveyed to his son Bryant, who by his deed conveys " the lot, No. 15, with the Bryant Morton house, and the lot opposite, where the Bryant Morton barn stands," to Cary Mclellan. After his second marriage, Capt. Morton moved on to a small farm, since called the " Chamberlain place," situated on the road leading from Main St., near the house formerly owned and occupied by Mr. James Phinney, to Scarborough. Here he died in the year 1793, aged about 88. At his death his estate, real and personal, was appraised at about seven hundred dollars. His wife survived him many years, and died about the year 1813. The children of Bryant and Thankful Morton were :
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Thomas, b. about 1730, m. Rachel Elwell, May 9, 1751.
Martha (?), b. --- -, m. James Gilkey, Sept. 11, 1748.
Joseph, b. about 1734, d. (so says Dea. Alden) Jan. 29, 1763.
Ebenezer, b. about 1737, m. Sarah Whitney, Dec. 27, 1758.
Thankful, b. about 1739, m. Abel Whitney, Dec. 16, 1758.
Jabez, b. about 1741, m. Lucy Whitney, Oct. 11, 1764.
Bryant, b. about 1743, m. Love Frost of Berwick, Dec. 30, 1766; can find no record of their family ; I'd in the south part of the town; afterwards moved to Berwick.
Elisha, b. about 1745, find no record of him.
Anna, b. about 1747, m. Phineas Whitney, Oct. 19, 1769.
Phineas, b. -- , moved out of town.
By his second wife, Lucy Chamberlain, he had :
Jerusha, b. Sept. 10, 1772.
John, b. Feb. 11, 1775.
(2) Thomas Morton, son of Bryant, married Rachel Elwell of Cape Elizabeth, sister to Jonathan Elwell of Gorham. Children :
James, b. June, 1753, m. Susan Dyer, July 12, 1777.
Elisha, b. 1756, I'd in Unity or Thorndike.
Ebenezer, b. -- , m. Susan, dau. of Thomas and Deliverance Irish, Dec. 7, 1780 ; I'd and d. on Standish Neck ; served in the Revolution, enlisting in Capt. Jenkins's company, in the 12th Mass., when little more than a boy.
David, b. June 22, 1761, m. Mary Sanger about 1783.
Thankful, b. -, m. Enos Newcomb, Jan. 23, 1783.
Thomas, b. 1765, m. Betty Frost, Aug. 23, 1787; 2d, Lydia Cotton.
William, b. -, m. Lydia Strout of Cape Elizabeth, Nov. 29, 1787.
Rachel, b. -, m. Jonathan K. Lowell of Hiram, Dec. 11, 1783.
Reuben, b. , m. Mary (or Mercy) Dyer of Cape Elizabeth, Jan. 27, 1793 ; merchant in Portland in 1797.
Abigail, b. -, m. Ephraim Ryle (or Riley) of Baldwin, Nov. 6, 1791.
(2) Ebenezer Morton, son of Bryant, enlisted in 1775, in Capt. Stuart's company, 31st Mass., as sergeant, and later served under Capt. Jenkins, in the 12th Mass. He married Sarah, daughter of Nathan and Lydia Whitney. Children :
Mary, b. Mar. 6, 1760.
Martha, b. May 19, 1762, m. Ebenezer Irish, Jan. 1, 1785.
Joseph, b. Feb. 9, 1765, m. Lydia Lombard, Nov. 22, 1789.
Matthias, b. Aug. 31, 1767.
Elisha, b. Jan. 25, 1770, m. Bathshuah Lombard, Feb. 18, 1796.
Ebenezer, b. July 15, 1771.
Josiah, b. July 14, 177 3.
Daniel, b. Nov. 11, 1776.
(2) Jabez Morton, son of Bryant, married Lucy, daughter of Isaac and Sarah Whitney. Their children were :
Isaac, b. Ang. 18, 1767.
Anna, b. Jan. 28, 1770.
Hannah, b. July 17, 1772.
Sarah, b. Dec. 28, 1774.
Stephen, b. July 17, 1777.
Reuben, b. May 12, 1780.
Eunice, b. Nov. 23, 1782.
Lucy, b. Apr. 28, 1785.
This family is said to have moved out of town.
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(3) James Morton, son of Thomas, was a mason by trade. He lived on the Samuel Libby farm, at " the North," where Phineas I. Libby now lives. His wife was Susan Dyer of Cape Elizabeth. Children :
Hannah, b. Aug. 12, 1778, m. Edmund Wescott, May 15, 1794.
Thomas, b. Apr. 7, 1780, m. Hannah Wescott, Nov. 15, 1802.
Anna, b. Mar. 30, 1781, m. Bryan Martin, Feb. 8, 1798.
Mary, b. June 13, 1783, m. Bryant Morton, Jr., July 19, 1803.
Elliot, b. Dec. 13, 1789, d. at sea.
James, b. Jan. 29, 1792, m. Mary Page ; d. in Gorham, Mar. 26, 1829.
Betsey, b. Jan. 29, 1794, m. - - Taylor of Thorndike.
Wealthy, b. Aug. 30, 1795, m. Joseph Wescott, Oct. 9, 1817.
Major, b. Mar. 22, 1797, m. Mary Wescott, Feb. 8, 1819.
Micah, b. June 5, 1798, d. in Gorham about 1804.
Randall, b. Aug. 16, 1800, m. Elizabeth Wescott, Nov. 18, 1821 ; moved to Thorndike.
James Morton was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, enlisting as a private in Capt. Hart Williams' company in 1775. The follow- ing year he served as sergeant under Capt. Williams, and also in Col. Wigglesworth's regiment. Mr. Morton died April 10, 1840, aged 87 ; his wife, Oct. 8, 1816, aged 62.
(3) David Morton, son of Thomas, was a soldier in the Revolu- tion, serving in Capt. Whitmore's company, Col. Fogg's regiment. After he was discharged from the army he hired out for six years, in the town of Watertown, Mass., to work on a farm, where he married his wife, Mary Sanger, about the year 1783. He lived in Gorham, near Horse Beef. Children :
John, b. Aug. 9, 1784, m. Rachel Bolton, May 10, 1807.
Reuben, b. 1786, m. Esther Plummer, Mar. 23, 1809; d. June 13, 1817. His widow m. Joseph Mussey of Standish, Mar. 31, 1819.
Polly, b. 1788, m. Jesse Butterfield of Standish, June 10, 1813.
William, b. 1790, m. Mary Rich, Jan. 21, 1819; I'd in Conway, N. H.
David, b. Jan. 9, 1792, m. Salome Shaw, Oct. 10, 1816; moved to Standish. Richard, b. 1794, d. young.
Martha, b. 1796, m. Daniel Libby, Jan. 22, 1818; d. Dec. 31, 1821.
Lydia, b. Jan. 2, 1798, m. Peter Shaw of Standish, Sept. 14, 1817.
Bryant,
Anna, b. June 7, 1801,<
m. Zilpha Bangs, Dec. 26, 1825, who d. Oct. 29, 1826, and he m. Mary Harmon, Aug. 19, 1827; I'd in Bridgton.
m. Edmund Rand of Standish, p. Oct. 30, 1824.
Elsey, b. Jan. 15, 1805, m. Daniel Libby, May 19, 1822 (2d wife) ; 2d; Henry W. Elwell, Sept. 29, 1828; 3d, -- Bourne ; d. Apr. 6, 1874. Esther, b. 1809, m. Lewis Hall of Standish.
David Morton died June 22, 1827, being 66 years old the day he died. His wife Mary, Jan. 20, 1841, aged 74.
(3) Thomas Morton, son of Thomas, was also a Revolutionary soldier. He lived on the place where Alston V. Whitney now resides. He married Betty, daughter of Benjamin and Susanna Frost of Gor- ham. Children :
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