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Samuel, b. July 9, 1805, m. Jane Blake, Nov. 2, 1836.
Ebenezer Murch died Dec. 29, 1837, aged 77. Mrs. Murch died in November, 1831.
(2) John Murch, Jr., son of Lieut. Ebenezer, lived on the old Bux- ton road, on his father's homestead, nearly opposite the house of Dea. Samuel Paine. He married Polly Boynton of Buxton. Children :
Isaac, m. Achsah Elwell, p. Dec. 14, 1834.
Almira, m. William Veazie, April 30, 1834.
Margery, m. Samuel S. Witherell, p. Nov. 8, 1834; d. about 1892 or '93.
Ansel, d. young.
Rachel, m. Royal B. Elwell of Buxton, p. Apr. 1, 1838.
Grata R., d. unm. Feb. 26, 1857, aged 38.
John Murch, Jr., died Oct. 21, 1851, and his wife Polly, Aug. 6, 1843.
(3) Matthias Murch, Jr., son of Matthias, was a mason. He mar- ried Lydia, daughter of Paul Shackford, Jr. of Kennebunk. Children :
William, d. Apr. 8, 1824, ag. 3 y'rs, 7 mos.
Abial W., m. Frances Rand; d. Nov. 10, 1872.
Lucy, d. Sept. 13, 1825, ag. I y'r, 9 mos.
Lucy S., m. Daniel Peasley ; 2d, Oliver A. Goold of Windham.
Margaret A., m. William Smith.
William Henry, m. Esther Plummer Libby, June 17, 1853.
Mr. Murch was a deacon of the church at White Rock. He died Dec. 23, 1865, aged 76. Mrs. Murch died May 4, 1874, aged 79.
(3) Daniel Murch, son of Matthias, lived first on the place where his grandfather John Murch had resided, but afterwards moved to the spot where his son and daughter, Caleb and Elizabeth, have lately lived. He married Harriet, daughter of Edmund and Hannah Wescott. Children :
Harvey W., b. Oct. 26, 1830, m. Adeline Bragdon ; 2d, Mar. 31, 1863, Lucinda P. Files.
Caleb H.,
Joshua G., S b. June 19, 1832, ( I'd at White Rock; d. Sept. 20, 1900.
1 m. Lydia Cloudman; 2d, Sarah Lambert.
Harriet E., b. Nov. 14, 1836, m. Geo. D. Beck; d. Dec. 17, 1864. Frank A., b. 1846, is a physician.
Elizabeth C., b. 1849.
Fred C., b. 1852, d. 1875.
Daniel Murch died July, 1892. Mrs. Murch died April, 1889.
(3) Samuel Murch, son of Ebenezer, lived on the farm occupied by his father and grandfather before him, and now owned by his son Wesley. He married Jane Blake of Buxton. Children :
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Lewis, b. Sept. 21, 1837, d. Dec. 6, 1867.
Wesley, b. June 3, 1839, m. Laura Whitney.
Ellen, b. June 14, 1842, m. John Simmons.
Charles H., b. July 15, 1858, m. Abbie H. Baker.
Samuel Murch died March 3, 1876. Mrs. Jane Murch died Nov. 28, 1884, aged 66.
(3) Isaac Murch, son of John, Jr., was born Oct. 7, 1802. He lived on the old Buxton road, on the old Lieut. Ebenezer Murch place. This house was destroyed by fire in 1886. Mr. Murch mar- ried Achsah Elwell of Buxton. Children :
Ansel, b. July 4, 1835.
Charles, b. Feb. 17, 1838, d. in the Army, Aug. 6, 1862.
Albert, b. March 25, 1840.
William P., b. Apr. 15. 1842, d. in the Army, Aug. 4, 1864.
Mary E., b. Mar. 12, 1844.
Ebenezer, b. Oct. 25, 1846, I'd in Buxton.
Isaac Murch moved to Buxton, on to the Daniel Blake place. He died Jan. 2, 1890, and his wife Achsah in August, 1880.
John Murch, Jr., who was probably the son of John Murch of Bid- deford, married Martha Frost, or Foot, Oct. 8, 1772, and lived for a time in Gorham. Children : Samuel, born April 24, 1773 ; Thomas, born Sept. 9, 1775 ; Matthias, b. Aug. 23, 1779.
Stephen Murch, son of Daniel of Buxton, was born in that town, April 12, 1770. Sept. 19, 1793, he married Miriam, daughter of John Watson of Gorham. Their daughter Betsey, born in 1794, mar- ried Samuel Woodward in 1815. Mr. Murch lived for some time at Gorham village. He died Aug. 25, 1867. Mrs. Miriam Murch died in 1795, aged 19.
NASON.
Uriah Nason was one of the first settlers in the northeast part of the town, near Great Falls. He came from Kittery to Gorham. He was the son of John and Margaret Nason, and was born in Berwick, in which town he was baptized June 28, 1744. His father, John Nason, was the great-grandson of Richard Nason, who emigrated from England about 1648, and was an early proprietor of Kittery. It is said that Uriah Nason settled in Gorham before the lines of the seventy acre lots were surveyed. This was done in 1765, so that he was here as early as 1764; perhaps earlier. He married, April 20, 1765, Abigail Knight of Windham, the daughter of William Knight. The record of their children is imperfect. They were :
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Abraham, b. Nov. 22, 1765, m. Lydia Lombard, Feb. 14, 1793 ; I'd on Standish Neck.
William, b. Feb. 1, 1770, m. Betsey Burnell, Sept. 8, 1791.
Samuel, b. - , 1771, m. Patty Mains, p. May 19, 1793.
Lot, b. about 1775, m. Betsey Lord, July 3, 1797.
Margaret, b.
-, m. Thomas Cannell of Standish, p. June 30, 1797.
Abigail, b. -, m. Benjamin Mains of Windham, May 30, 1799.
Joseph, b. Jan. 30, 1783, m. Betsey Waterhouse of Standish, June 10, 1804. Uriah, Jr., b. about 1785, m. Jemima Snow, June 5, 1807.
Uriah Nason died May 13, 1833, aged 91, and Mrs. Abigail Nason, March 5, 1837, aged 98.
(2) William Nason, son of Uriah, lived for a time at Dundy Falls, where he built a saw mill. The tradition is that " Dundy " was a nickname given to him, hence the name of the falls, he being then their owner. He moved to Baldwin (now Sebago), where he was drowned. He married Betsey, daughter of John and Elizabeth Burnell. Children :
John, b. Mar. 29, 1792.
Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1793.
Lot, b. June 4, 1795, d. Sept. 30, 1798.
Betsey, b. Apr. 4, 1797.
Daniel, b. May 7, 1799, m. probably, Jane Cannell, Sept. 21, 1828.
Thomas, b. Feb. 16, 1801.
Margery, b.
Ann, b. Lydia, b.
(2) Samuel Nason, son of Uriah, lived and died at Great Falls. He married Patty Mains. Children :
James, b. Oct. 8, 1793, m. Susanna Proctor of Windham, p. Mar. 18, 1815 ; I'd at Great Falls. Ch: William P., b. June 21, 1815, d. unm. May 23, 1871 ; Sally, b. Apr. 7, 1818, m. Jeremiah Parker, p. Apr. 10, 1836; James, b. Oct. 29, 1824, m. Frances Gilman, d. Oct. 22, 1862. Capt. James Nason d. May 23, 1847 ; his wife d. Nov. 15, 1861, ag. 68. Samuel, Jr., b. Dec. 13, 1798, m. Paulina Whitmore, Oct. 30, 1824. Ch : Samuel, b. Jan. 22, 1825, m. Harriet E., dau. of Samuel and Lorana Freeman of Windham, p. July 31, 1847; Joseph, b. Apr. 4, 1829, m. Eliza F., dan. of Merrill Thomas, d. Nov. 19, 1875. Mrs. Paulina Nason d. Oct. 4, 1854.
(2) Lot Nason, son of Uriah, lived in what is called the Nason District, as did also his brothers, Joseph and Uriah, Jr. They were farmers and good citizens. Lot married Betsey Lord of No. Yar- mouth. Children :
Olive, b. Nov. 30, 1797, m. Henry Hooper, p. Mar. 16, 1822.
Abigail, b. July 6, 1799, m. William Hall of Standish, Jan. 10, 1822.
Noah, b. Mar. 2, 1801, m. Susan Smith ; d. in Westbrook.
Lewis, b. Sept. 9, 1803, m. Lucy Anderson of Windham, Apr. 19, 1829; d. Oct. 14, 1831.
Mary, b. Mar. 7, 1805, m. Benjamin Manchester of Windham, p. Jan. 27, 1828. Charles E., b. - , d. Sept. 6, 1807.
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Ebenezer L., b. Feb. 23, 1810, m. Comfort Manchester of Windham, p. Aug. 24, 1833; 2d, Mary A. Libby; d. in 1894.
Ruth Ann, b. Mar. 2, 1815, d. May 2, 1840.
Lot Nason died Aug. 7, 1840; his wife died Sept. 9, 1859 aged 84.
(2) Joseph Nason, son of Uriah, married Elizabeth Waterhouse of Standish. Children :
Almira, b. Feb. 19, 1805, d. unm. Jan. 1, 1891.
Mehitable, b. Nov. 18, 1806, m. Joseph Ward.
Abigail, b. Nov. 2, 1809, m. Thomas Bodge, Jr., of Windham, p. Nov. 3, 1832. Dorcas, b. Nov. 12, 1813, m. John H. Files, Dec. 21, 1834 ; d. in Stoneham.
Joseph Nason died April 8, 1860 ; his wife died Aug. 6, 1863, aged 81.
(2) Uriah Nason, Jr., son of Uriah, married Jemina, daughter of Thomas and Jane Snow. Children :
Earl, b. Nov. 21, 1807, m. Elmira Morton of Standish, Feb. 27, 1831 ; I'd in the Nason District. Ch : Polly, b. Aug. 3, 1831, m. Preble Hall, son of Wm., in 1850 ; Elbridge G., b. Aug. 26, 1833 ; Ellen M., b. Jan. 26, 1836, m. Freeman McKenney ; Olive S., b. June 30, 1841, m. - - Hurd. Earl Nason d. Apr. 9, 1875, and his wife Elmira d. Feb. 22, 1849, ag. 38. Asa, b. Apr. 25, 1810, went West.
Simeon, b. Mar. 20, 1813, m. Louise McKenney ; d. in Westbrook.
Isaiah, b. Jan. 10, 1817, m. Harriet Manchester in 1840. Ch : Emeline, b. Jan. 24, 1842, m. Chas. Abbott, 2d, Geo. Sawyer, I's on the old Uriah Nason place ; Uriah, b. Aug. 20, 1847, m. Wilma Merrill; Charles A., b. Mar. 14, 1849, m. Georgiana Mabry, 2d, Marcia Wilson, 3d, Mrs. Emily Z. Bodge, d. Mar. 17, 1888. Isaiah Nason d. Dec. 13, 1881 ; Mrs. Harriet Nason d. Jan, 20, 1895, ag. 76.
Thomas, b. Sept. 30, 1820, m. Frances McKenney; d. in Westbrook.
Rebecca, b. , I's on her father's homestead.
Uriah Nason, Jr. died Feb. 6, 1863 ; Mrs. Jemima Nason died Feb. 6, 1868, aged 82.
Ephraim Nason's name appears on the Gorham tax list for 1787. He lived in what was then called the "Gag Corner District." He married, Oct. 6, 1783, Eleanor, daughter of John and Abigail (Libby) Dam. Children, all born in Gorham, but Eunice, who was born in Cape Elizabeth :
Eunice, b. June 4, 1785, m. William Bolton, Oct. 15, 1803.
Richard, b. - -, m. Polly Paine, Dec. 31, 1809.
Abigail, b. --- -, m. Solomon Newcomb, Dec. 11, 1811 ; 2d, John Crockett, June 22, 1815.
Ephraim, b. - -, moved to Eaton, N. H. .
Fanny, b. - , m. Major Wescott, Apr. 8, 1821.
Eleanor, b.
, m. Benjamin Haskell; I'd on Standish Neck ; d. in 1892.
Ephraim Nason was killed by an accident about 1795, and his widow Eleanor married, April 10, 1796, Nehemiah Wescott.
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Rev. Reuben Nason, the first Principal of Gorham Academy, was the son of John and Rebecca (Perkins) Nason, and was born in Dover, N. H., April 7, 1779. He was descended from Richard Nason, the emigrant who came to Maine about 1648, and whose name appears in 1652 in the list of inhabitants of Kittery acknowledg- ing themselves subject to the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England. Reuben Nason's line of descent from Richard was: Richard', Jonathan2, Jonathan3, Azariah4, John5, Reuben6.
When but a boy of thirteen Reuben began his special preparation for college, and from the time he was fifteen devoted a part of each year to teaching, in order to provide means to carry him through his course of study. He was graduated from Harvard in the class of 1802, and received the degree of A. M. in 1805. He studied for the ministry under Rev. Jesse Appleton, then of Hampton, N. H., afterwards President of Bowdoin College. In 1803 he was " approbated " by the Piscataqua Association, and " recommended to the use of the churches." After teaching in Gorham from 1806 to 1810, he resigned his office of preceptor, and in February, 1810, was ordained pastor of the church in Freeport. In 1815 he returned to Gorham and took charge of the Academy till 1834. In October of that year he removed to Clarkson, N. Y., to take charge of a similar institution. After only a brief service there he died suddenly Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 1835, having been in his usual health the day before.
Mr. Nason married, Oct. 14, r807, Apphia, daughter of Hon. Josiah and Apphia ( Mayo) Thacher, by whom he had one child :
Apphia T., b. July 30, 1808, d. May 20, 1839.
Mrs. Apphia Nason died Aug. 2, 1808, aged 23, and Mr. Nason married, Nov. 17, 1813, Martha, daughter of James and Martha (McLellan) Coffin of Saco. Children, all born in Gorham excepting Martha, born in Freeport :
Martha C., b. Sept. 12, 1814, d. in Clarkson, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1835.
Reuben, b. Oct. 10, 1816, m. Dec. 27, 1842, at Aberdeen, Miss., Gabriella B. Hansell of S. C .; d. in Mobile, Ala., Aug. 31, 1886.
John, b. Aug. 22, 1818, d. in Gorham, Aug. 27, 1818.
Jesse A., b. Oct. 2, 1819, m. in Pekin, Ill., Aug. 10, 1854, Mrs. Anna M. (Coldren) Doolittle; d. in Scribner, Neb., Sept. 21, 1897.
Elizabeth T., b. Nov. 22, 1821, m. in Pekin, Ill., Dec. 14, 1845, Wm. Wilkey of N. Y. ; d. in Lincoln, Neb., July 27, 1894.
George, b. June 23, 1824, drowned at sea, June 21, 1844.
Nathaniel C., b. Apr. 4, 1827, m. in Peoria, Ill., June 19, 1856, Anna D. Bedel, who d. Jan. 4, 1882 ; m. 2d, in Chicago, Ill., Mar. 29, 1885, Mrs. Kate S. (Emery) Parish, b. in N. J .; I's on a farm near Shelbyville, Ill.
Mary Shuah, b. Dec. 8, 1829, m. in Pekin, Ill., Oct. 3, 1854, Wm. C. Hawley ; l's in Lincoln, Neb.
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Rev. Reuben Nason was a member of the Board of Overseers of Bowdoin College ; a member also of the New York Hist. Soc. ; the Am. Antiquarian Soc .; the Maine Hist. Soc. ; the Maine Miss'y Soc., and the Soc. for Theol. Education. He was made a Mason in the Saco Lodge as early as 1803, perhaps in 1802 ; was more than any other instrumental in the formation of Harmony Lodge in Gorham, of which he was the first Master ; was District Deputy Grand Master of the first District of Maine, 1827 to 1831, and Grand Chaplain of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Maine, 1825 to 1830. As has been said, Mr. Nason died in 1835. His wife Martha died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. I, 1871, aged 85.
NEWCOMB.
Samuel Newcomb came here from Cape Cod somewhere about the year 1778 or 1779. He had but one child, Enos, born Feb. 9, 1759, who came here with his father, and together they cleared the land where John Nelson Newcomb now lives in the north part of the town, on Mighty street. Enos Newcomb married, Jan. 23, 1783, Thank- ful, daughter of Thomas Morton, and granddaughter of Capt. Bryant Morton. Children :
Deborah, b. Feb. 26, 1785, m. - - Millions of Westbrook.
Rachel, b. May 21, 1786, m. Moses Lowell of Hiram.
David, b. Apr. 30, 1788, m. Rebecca McKenney of Scarboro, p. Mar. 12, 1814; removed to Hiram.
Hannah, b. May 15, 1790, d. unm. in Windham.
Samuel, b. Apr. 16, 1792, I'd and d. in Gardiner.
Thankful, b. June 23, 1794, m. Jonathan Stevens, p. Oct. 21, 1824; I'd in Windham.
Mrs. Thankful Newcomb died April 29, 1796, and Mr. Newcomb married, Jan. 16, 1797, Mrs. Abigail (Myrick) Libby, widow of Hanson Libby, by whom he had :
Gardner, b. Feb. 15, 1798, m. Elizabeth Parker, Dec. 26, 1821.
Eunice, b. Nov. 19, 1799, m. Charles Berry of Gray, June 26, 1823.
Hanson, b. July 8, 1802, m. Delilah Libby, Nov. 27, 1827.
Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1804, d. Aug. 27, 1827.
William, b. Aug. 15, 1806, d. May 23, 1878.
Enos Newcomb died April 10, 1843, and his wife Abigail, Oct. 27, 1834, aged 70.
(2) Gardner Newcomb, son of Enos, lived in Gorham on the " plains," near Mr. Dingley's. He married Betsey Parker of Stan- dish. Children :
Ennice, b. Sept. 22, 1824, m. William Quinn of Gorham.
Isaac, b. Nov. 23, 1828, m. --; I'd in Virginia.
Eliza J., b. Dec. 21, 1830, m. Geo. W. Crockett, 1851.
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Mark F., b. Dec. 23, 1832, m. Sarah Kennard.
Leonard, b. Mar. 24, 1835, m. Julia A. Hanson, Jan. 5, 1859 ; d. Dec. 6, 1875.
Gardner Newbomb died Dec. 3, 1871.
(2) Hanson Newcomb, son of Enos, lived on the old place. He married Delilah, daughter of Reuben, Jr., and Abigail Libby. Children :
Sally, b. Oct. 9, 1828, m. William Wescott, 3d, Apr. 2, 1851.
John Nelson, b. June 19, 1832, m. Mary Ellen Wescott, Mar. 23, 1857. Ch : Alvin W., m. Hattie S. Stone; Helen M., m. James Hamilton.
Mary Ann, b. Oct. 11, 1835, d. young.
Emulis, b. June 15, 1838, d. Nov. 20, 1839.
Caroline M., b. Apr. 10, 1841, m. Albion K. P. Libby, Aug. 31, 1864.
Hanson Newcomb died Aug. 1, 1872, and his wife, March 4, 1892, aged 85.
Solomon Newcomb had a carding mill in the north part of the town, on what is known as the " West Branch," on land lately owned by Benjamin Irish. He married, Feb. 26, 1798, Sarah, daughter of Isaac and Mary Whitney. We have record of but one child, Isaac, born about 1810, married Martha Paine, Dec. 14, 1834 ; died Feb. 5, 1858 ; she, Nov. 22, 1857. Mrs. Sarah Newcomb died soon after the birth of her son Isaac, and Mr. Newcomb married, Dec. 11, 1811, Abigail, daughter of Ephraim and Eleanor Nason. He lived but a short time after his marriage, and his widow married, June 22, 1815, John Crockett.
PAINE.
The Paine family of America is descended from several emigrants of the name, which is spelled also Payne or Payn. From Thomas Paine, one of these emigrants, comes the Eastham branch of the family, several of whom were early settlers in Gorham.
John Paine, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Lombard) Paine, was born in Truro, Mass., Aug. 20, 1749. He was a descendant of the Thomas above and his wife Mary (Snow) of Eastham. He married. Anna Pike of Truro, where he lived for a time after his marriage; but finally settled in Gorham, in the upper part of this town. Three of the children of John and Anna were baptized in Truro. Children :
Mary, bapt .- , d. young.
John, bapt. -- , m. Hannah McDonald, p. June 20, 1798.
Solomon, bapt. June 18, 1777, said to have died in the W. Indies. Elisha, b. July 18, 1777, d. young.
Thomas, b. July 2, 1784, m. Lydia Blake, Dec. 1, 1808.
Leonard, b. Apr. 2, 1786, m. and settled in Plymouth, Me.
Richard, b. May 18, 1788, m. Eunice Blake, Dec. 19, 1813.
Mary, b. 1792, m. Richard Nason of Portland, Dec. 31, 1809. Elisha, b. 1798, d. in the W. Indies.
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John Paine died in Gorham about 1798. His wife Anna died at the house of her son, Nov. 13, 1831, aged 77.
(2) John Paine, son of John, settled in Unity, where he was a man of standing. He married Hannah McDonald of Buxton. They had several children, one of whom only is recorded in Gorham. Abner, born June 4, 1799, married Comfort Winslow, May, 1821 ; lived in Charlestown, Me. John of Belfast, and William E. of Bath were also sons of John, Jr. They were both well-known physicians.
(2) Richard Paine, son of John and Anna, lived with his father on the place where Mr. Haynes now (1898) lives, in the north part of the town. He married Eunice, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Blake. Children :
Martha, b. Sept. 3, 1814, m. Isaac Newcomb, Dec. 14, 1834.
Solomon, b. - -- , I'd in Westbrook.
Freeman, b. May 21, 1817, m. Sarah Brackett ; 2d, Mary J. Varney.
Almira, b. -, d. in Portland.
Charles B., b. Apr. 15, 1820, m. Jane Mabry ; I'd in Westbrook.
William H., b. Apr. 2, 1822, m. Mary E. P. Moulton, Nov. 17, 1845.
John, b. Aug., 1824, d. young.
John, b. Dec. 24, 1826, m., and is d.
Abner, b. Feb. 10, 1829.
Richard Paine died May 29, 1859, aged 71. Mrs. Eunice Paine died in N. Yarmouth, Jan. 27, 1871, aged 83.
Richard Paine of Harwich, Mass., married Phebe Myrick of East- ham, Mass. Their fifth child, Richard, born Aug. 14, 1736, and William, their eighth child, born Sept. 30, 1743, came to Gorham about 1770, and purchased a part of the hundred acre lot, 63, on which they settled. This spot was long known as the Paine, and now as the Osborne neighborhood. Richard Paine was a blacksmith and farmer. He married, Nov. 16, 1762, Thankful Harding, who was a sister of Capt. Samuel Harding. Children :
Josiah, b. - -, m. Elizabeth Ayer of Buxton, Nov. 24, 1791 ; I'd in Buxton. Phebe, b. Jan. 7, 1771, m. Daniel Hill of Buxton (2d wife), p. Feb. 6, 1801. Richard, b. June 17, 1773.
Mr. Paine married, March 17, 1774, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary (Hawkes) Patrick of Stroudwater, and sister of Charles Patrick of Gorham. By her he had :
Thomas, b. Nov. 23, 1774, m. Sarah Hill of Buxton, Oct. 26, 1802.
Joseph, h. Feb. 21, 1777.
James, b. Apr. 21, 1779.
Thankful, b. Jan. 27, 1782, m. James Patrick.
David, b. May 30, 1784, m. Betsey Lamb of Buxton, Mar. 17, 1808. (?)
Richard Paine died June 14, 1810, and Mrs. Elizabeth Paine, March 13, 1829, aged 79.
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: William Paine, the brother of Richard, was a shoemaker by trade. He was a Revolutionary soldier, enlisting in 1776 under Capt. Paul Ellis of Falmouth. Dec. 5, 1766, he married Sarah Mayo. Their children were all born in Gorham, except the eldest, Mary, who was born in Eastham. They were :
Mary, b. Oct. 23, 1767, m. Ebenezer Davis, Feb. 18, 1790.
William, b. Dec. 29, 1770, m. Hannah Cressey of Buxton, Jan. 29, 1798.
Thankful, b. Nov. 26, 1773, m. James Davis of Standish, Mar. 21, 1793.
Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1775, m. Lucy Junkins, Apr. 24, 1804.
Sarah, b. Oct. 22, 1779, m. Stephen Jones of Buxton, Sept. 12, 1802; d. in Thorndike.
Hannah, b. Apr. 21, 1781, m. Luther Crocker ; went to Lockport, N. Y.
John, b. Sept. 1, 1783, d. unm. a young man.
Betsey, b. Nov. 5, 1785, m. David Sturgis, Feb. 1, 1806.
William Paine died Jan. 20, 1827, aged 83. Mrs. Sarah Paine died Nov. 2, 1817, aged 72.
(2) Thomas Paine, son of Richard, lived for a time in the Paine neighborhood, where Mr. Osborne now lives. He then moved to Cornville, Me., and to Skowhegan. He married Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Hill of Buxton. Children :
Thankful, b. Apr. 10, 1804, I'd and d. in Skowhegan.
Daniel H., b. Aug. 19, 1806, I'd and d. in Skowhegan.
Robert, b. Oct. 16, 1808, d. young.
Rebecca, b. Nov. 5, 1810, m. Mr. Robinson ; I'd in Cal. ; d. in Buxton. Robert S., b. Mar. 22, 1813.
John, b. Oct. 21, 1815, went to California.
Harriet, b. -, m. Col. Kilborn of Bridgton ; d. June, 1896.
Thomas, b. 1820, d. Nov. 30, 1824.
Samuel, b. about 1824, moved to Cornville, with the family. Joseph, b. 1826, d. Nov. 3, 1827.
(2) William Paine, son of William, lived on the farm afterwards owned by his son Charles ; now owned by Charles Osborne. The old cider mill, still standing on the premises, was formerly the house in which he at first lived. He afterwards built the two-story house which was destroyed by fire in 1871. Mr. Paine married Hannah Cressey of Buxton. Children :
Eliza, b. Oct. 19, 1800, m. Simon Harding of Buxton ; 2d, Stephen A. Patrick. James, b. 1803, m. Mary, dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah Frost, May 4, 1831 ; one son, William H., b. Dec. 8, 1840, d. Feb. 27, 1856. Mrs. Paine d. Apr. 12, 1853, ag. 48, and Mr. Paine m., Oct. 7, 1856, Belinda, dau. of Alexander McLellan ; no ch. Mr. Paine d. Apr. 15, 1868.
Charles, b. Apr. 10, 1806, m. Hannah Lowell of Standish, p. May 6, 1838. Ch : Abbie L., b. July 29, 1840, d. Sept. 20, 1864; Charles Henry, b. Aug. 31, 1842, was town clerk from 1864 to the time of his death, served in the Army, d. May 25, 1866; Maria, b. June 9, 1844, m. Stephen Hinkley, Jr .; Hannah, b. June 5, 1846, m. Rev. Leonard Z. Ferris, Nov. 5, 1895; Fred L., b. Jan. 4, 1848, d. Apr. 28, 1880; Ella S., b. Aug. 30, 1850, d. Oct. 8, 1853 ; William, b. May 3, 1852, m. Alice Holden, d. Jan. 20, 1899. Charles Paine was for four years one of the town's board of selectmen, and represented the town in the Legislature in 1853 and 1854; he d. Apr. 8, 1874; his wife d. July 8, 1891, ag. 80.
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William Paine died Jan. 31, 1852, aged 82 ; Mrs. Paine died Nov. 22, 1846, aged 70.
(2) Samuel Paine, son of William, married Lucy Junkins of Buxton. They had no children. Mr. Paine was for many years a deacon of the First Congregational church in Gorham ; he was a man respected and beloved, a man who adorned his Christian profession. He lived on the south side of Flaggy Meadow road on his farm which is now owned and occupied by David Patrick. He had two adopted daughters, Sally and Lucy Googins ; Sally married Maj. William Warren ; Lucy married Charles Patrick. Dea. Paine died June 8, 1856, aged 81 ; Mrs. Paine died Jan. 18, 1861, aged 76.
Thomas Paine was probably a son of Jonathan Paine, who was drowned at Casco in 1762, and was a descendant of Thomas and Mary (Snow) Paine, of Eastham. He married in Portland, Dec. 6, 1781, Anna Haskell of Gorham. Their children on the Gorham records are Joseph, Nancy, Peggy, and William; no dates. There were other children besides these, probably born after the family left town. Thomas Paine was a soldier in the Revolution. He was living in Pownal in 1840, at the age of 84.
PARKER.
Nathaniel Parker of Cape Elizabeth purchased in 1771 of Joseph Parker, housewright, of Cape Elizabeth, the hundred acre lot, 30, in Gorham. On this lot he made his home. His house stood on the rising ground in the field, west and back of the house now occupied by his great-grandson Albert Riggs. Some of the stones of the old cellar are still to be seen on the spot. Nathaniel Parker was a farmer. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, enlisting from the militia for three years. He married (pub. Jan. 7, 1758) Hannah Roberts of Falmouth. Their children, most of whom were probably born before the family came to Gorham :
John, b. about 1758, m. Elizabeth Warren, p. Jan. 9, 1779. Ebenezer, b. ., m. Mary -; was deputy sheriff, and was killed by Joseph Drew in Westbrook, May, 1808.
Rebecca, b. , m. Nathaniel Kimball of Buxton, Nov. 23, 1788.
Hannah, b. , m. IWm. Hardy of Falmouth, Nov. 16, 1791.
Lydia, b. , m Abner Wescott, Sept. 12, 1793 ; 2d, Jos. Waterhouse. Sally, b. , m. Samuel Fickett, July 6, 1794.
I William Hardy is said to have served in the Revolutionary army. He lived for a time in Gorham after his marriage. His children were Lucy A., b. Sept. 27, 1792, m. Henry Fickett of Cape Elizabeth ; Isaac, b. Oct. 29, 1796, m. Polly --- of Wilton; Parker, b. Nov. 25, 1798, d. young ; Susannab, b. May 2, 1801, m. - Holden, and Nancy, b. Oct. 23, 1806.
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Polly, b. Oct. 18, 1772, m. William Riggs of Portland, Dec. 9, 1792. Anna, b. -, m. Thomas Larrabee of Durham, Mar. 1, 1798.
Deborah, b. Jan. 13, 1782, m. Isaac Junkins of York, Jan. 6, 1805.
Nathaniel Parker died about 1789, and his widow Hannah married, June 3, 1804, Benjamin Fickett. She died June 23, 1833.
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