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(2) Jonathan Sawyer, son of John and Sarah, was a member, together with his brother David, in 1757, of Capt. Joseph Woodman's company of Provincial troops. He was then of Gorham. Later he was a soldier in the Revolution, enlisting April 24, 1775, as first lieu- tenant in Capt. Stuart's company, Col. Phinney's 31st regiment; and Jan. 1, 1776, joined the 18th Continental, under the same officers. On the death of Capt. Stuart, April 17, 1776, Lieut. Sawyer succeeded to the command of the company. He served through the siege of Boston, at Cambridge, and marched to Fort Ticonderoga. He was discharged at Fort George, Dec., 1776. In 1762, Nov. 15, he pur- chased of David Gorham of Barnstable the hundred acre lot, No. 25. The eastern half of this lot he sold to Peletiah Crockett. March 29, 1773, he sold the western half of the lot to Charles Patrick. Mr. Sawyer married Martha, daughter of Lemuel and Elizabeth ( Harding) Rich. Children :
Elizabeth, b. Mar. 12, 1765, m. John Lombard, Jan. 13, 1785.
Martha, b. June 5, 1767, m. J. Millett.
John, b. May 8, 1769, m. Hannah Edwards, Oct. 4, 1792.
David, b. Mar. 27, 1771, m. Mary Greeley.
Barnabas, b. Mar. 25, 1773, m. Sarah Rich, Oct. 27, 1793.
Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1775, m. Benjamin Stevens of Russfield, Oct. 27, 1793. Mary, b. Apr. 13, 1778, m. Jeremiah Styles.
Deliverance, b. Apr. 15, 1780, m. Levi Sargent of Otisfield, Mar. 11, 1811.
Jonathan, b. July 16, 1782, m. Lucretia Goss of Otisfield, Aug. 25, 1808. Eunice, b. Apr. 20, 1785, m. Richard Lombard.
Samuel, b. June 7, 1787, m. Relief Moore of Otisfield, Apr. 20, 1808.
Capt. Sawyer removed to Otisfield, which was then called Phillips Gore. Not long after, he returned to Gorham for a visit, and died here in November, 1789. Mrs. Sawyer died in Otisfield, Aug. 13, 1813.
In 1754 Stephen Sawyer and his wife Sarah were living in Scar- borough, in which town their children Rhoda, Mary, Sarah, Catherine, and Phebe were baptized. This is probably the Stephen Sawyer who, being then of Gorham, purchased in 1757 of Joseph Weston of Gorham fifty acres from the hundred acre lot, 20. This lot he and his wife Sarah sold, April 5, 1775, to George Waterhouse, with the buildings thereon. Stephen Sawyer was taxed for one poll in 1778, but his name does not appear after that time. Rhoda, who married Stephen Trip, April 12, 1765, Sarah, who married Abner Trip, May 12, 1767, and Catherine, who married Joseph Weymouth, Nov. 3, 1768, were probably daughters of Stephen and Sarah Sawyer.
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In 1777 there was in Gorham a Solomon Sawyer, and also a Sol- omon, Jr. Solomon does not appear on the tax lists after 1783. Solomon, Jr., married Phebe Strout of Cape Elizabeth, Oct. 10, 1779, and probably left town soon after as his name does not appear after 1780.
Joel Sawyer came to Gorham from Harrison or Bridgton. He lived on what is now called the John Irish farm, near Wm. E. Files's. He was a corporal in Capt. Stuart's company in the Revolutionary army. He married (pub. December, 1773) Elizabeth Stone, then of Cape Elizabeth, sister of Jonathan Stone of Gorham. Children :
Eunice, b. Feb. 19, 1775, m. Rufus Harmon, Mar. 14, 1798.
Polly, b. May 22, 1778, m. Daniel Moody, Dec. 3, 1795.
Betsey, b. July 22, 1783, m. Wm. Moody of Standish. Sept. 10, 1803.
Dorcas, b. Mar. 29, 1786, m. Enoch Moody of Standish, Feb. 16, 1809; d. 1814. Wealthy, b. - , 1788, m. Stephen Lowell of Standish, Oct. 19, 1809.
Isaac, b. -, m. Eleanor, dau. of Reuben and Abigail Wescott, Feb. 19, 1817. Ch., all born in Gorham, except Abigail : Marshall H. ; Reuben ; Albion, m. Jan. 1, 1854, Eliza C. Gilkey; Sarah; Harriet; Abigail. Isaac Sawyer d. in Gorham at the age of 90; Mrs. Sawyer d. May, 1868. Joel Sawyer died Feb. 11, 1825. Mrs. Sawyer died Oct. 31, 1823.
SCAMMAN.
Edward Scamman, son of Nathaniel and Rachel (Foss) Scamman, was born in Saco, April 30, 1790. He was a descendant of Humphrey Scamman, who came to Saco about 1680. Mr. Scamman was for some time a teacher. He married, Sept. 28, 1819, Polly, daughter of Allen and Martha Davis, and lived on the farm formerly owned by his father-in-law. Children :
Mary E., b. June 20, 1822, m. Jos. W. Goodwin of Buxton, Mar. 20, 1851. Edward A., b. Ang. 28, 1825, m. Sarah P., dan. of Capt. John Wingate. Ch : Elizabeth E., b. in Orono, Oct. 4, 1848 ; Anna M., b. in Gorham Sept. 22, 1851 ; Edward A., d. ag. about 25. Mr. Scamman enlisted in 1861, in Co. H., 5th Me. Regt., in the war of the Rebellion, and in November, 1862 was promoted to the rank of colonel. He resigned in January, 1863, and d. in Beaufort, N. C., Oct. 26, 1864. Mrs. Sarah Scamman d. Nov. 26, 1867, ag. 42.
Mrs. Polly Scamman died Oct. 3, 1825, aged 33, and Mr. Scamman married, Oct. 28, 1827, her sister Annah Davis. Children :
Josiah D., b. May 3, 1831, m. Mary Swett, Jan. 1, 1857.
Charles D., b. Dec. 4, 1833, m. Frances Smith of Hollis.
Frederick D., b. Sept. 10, 1838, m. Arzilla Whitney of Buxton, May 26, 1871 ; no ch .;. l's on the farm which was settled by his great-grandfather, Josiah Davis, and which has been owned and occupied by four successive generations of the family. Mr. Scamman has served several terms on the town's board of selectmen.
Mr. Scamman died at his home on the old Buxton (Flaggy Meadow) road Dec. 29, 1869. Mrs. Annah Scamman died June 4, 1875, aged 76.
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SHACKFORD.
Theodore Shackford was the son of Paul Shackford, Jr., of Kenne- bunk, and the grandson of Paul Shackford who settled in York, or Wells, sometime before the war of the Revolution. In 1756 Paul Shackford, then of Wells, took part in an expedition against the French and Indians.
Mr. Shackford was born Sept. 3, 1802, and came to Gorham in 1830. He worked for a time at White Rock for Matthias Murch, Jr., who had married his sister Lydia. Subsequently he was watchman in the cotton factory at Little Falls, from which place he removed to Saccarappa where he lived for twelve years after his marriage. He also worked between 1834 and 1839 for Hoyt and Hayes, tool makers, at Gorham village, grinding and polishing hoes. Mr. Shackford was a worthy citizen, and a member of the Gen. Baptist church at White Rock. He married Eliza, daughter of Joseph Shackford of Liming- ton, by whom he had six children, three of whom died young. The other three were :
William H., b. Dec. 23, 1834, m. Elizabeth J. Haggett of Standish. ยท
Joseph F., b. Mar. 30, 1839, m. Lizzie Wood ; has been a trader in Gorham village for many years.
Theodore, b. Mar. 22, 1842, m. Sarah Bradbury; is a house carpenter and con - tractor.
Mrs. Eliza Shackford died July 22, 1845, and Mr. Shackford mar- ried in 1846 Hannah Winship of Otisfield by whom he had one child :
Robert F., b. July 23, 1849, m. Carrie Usher of Baldwin.
In the spring of 1846 Mr. Shackford moved on to a farm in the White Rock neighborhood, where he died Aug. 24, 1871. His wife died in 1886.
SHAW.
Josiah and Enoch Shaw were sons of Josiah Shaw of Falmouth (Portland). Their grandfather, Caleb Shaw, moved from Hampton, N. H., to Falmouth about 1760. Josiah was baptized July 31, 1774; Enoch, March 7, 1779.
Josiah Shaw was a saddler by trade. He was also an inn keeper in the house now occupied by Mr. Lucian Hunt. In those times Shaw's tavern was famous for good living, and second to none on the road to Coos. He married, Tabitha, daughter of John Watson. Children :
James, b. June 10, 1797.
John, b. Nov. 29, 1798. Samuel, b. Aug. 29, 1800.
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Leonard, b. Jan. 14, 1804.
Josiah, b. Dec. 13, 1807, d. Dec. 17, 1850.
William, b. Sept. 10, 1811, went to Illinois.
Benjamin F., b. Oct. 1I, 1814, m. Mary Pratt of Yarmouth, 1842.
Ann Maria, b. June 19, 1816, m. Dr. N. W. Oliver of Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 2, 1841 ; d. in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1893 or 1894.
Benjamin F., son of Josiah, was a Baptist minister, residing in Waterville. He was a graduate of Dartmouth in 1837 ; a trustee of Colby University, and secretary of the Board for some years, and received from them the degree of D. D. in 1872, as well as that of A. M. in 1871. He died Feb. 23, 1897. All the other sons, excepting Josiah, died in the far West.
Mr. Josiah Shaw died in Gorham, Nov. 7, 1852, aged 78. Mrs. Shaw died at the house of her son Benjamin F. in Waterville, March 27, 1868, in her 92d year.
Enoch Shaw, brother of Josiah, married Betsey King of Rainham, May 3, 1804. She died Oct. 15, 1806, at the age of 21, leaving one child, George K., born Jan. 1, 1805, clergyman and editor (1876) of a paper in Biddeford. Mr. Shaw married April 26, 1812, Bethiah Freeman. There are seven children from this marriage on our records.
Elbridge G., b. Mar. 20, 1813, d. May 26, 1814.
Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 18, 1814.
Harriet, b. May 15, 1817.
Rebecca, b. Sept. 26, 1819.
William, b. Jan. 24, 1822.
Joseph F., b. Apr. 14, 1825.
John F., b. May 5, 1827.
Enoch Shaw moved to Moosehead Lake. He died in Readfield, May 16, 1868, aged 89.
Josiah B. Shaw was born in Standish May 12, 1805, and was the son of Joseph and Eunice (Bean) Shaw. He moved to Gorham about 1848, and lived on the river road, between Great Falls and the Hurricane. He married in 1832 Polly, daughter of Benjamin Haskell. Children :
Cyrus H., b. Nov. 15, 1833.
Chauncey C., b. Mar. 4, 1835.
Chester B., b. May 4, 1837, d. July 18, 1863.
Clinton D. W., b. Aug. 6, 1839.
Carlyle W., b. Feb. 24, 1842, m. Clara Parker.
All of these sons served in the Union Army in the Civil War. Capt. Chester B. Shaw was killed in the night assault on Fort Wagner.
Josiah B. Shaw died April 22, 1883, and his wife, in August, 1894.
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SILLA.
The first of this name in Gorham were William Silla and his wife Anna. There is no record showing from whence they came. Mr. Silla was taxed here in 1772 for one poll and one cow. His first child recorded as being born in Gorham, was born in 1765. He probably had others born before coming here. We find John, Sarah, and Elizabeth who are said to have been of this family; if so, the children were :
John, b. - -- , m. Molly Murch, Dec. 15, 1786.
Sarah, b. -- , m. Amos Brown, p. Jan. 25, 1777.
Elizabeth, b. --- , m. Benjamin Skillings, Aug. 5, 1784.
Mary, b. Sept. 22, 1765.
Anna,
Fanny, b. Apr. 9, 1768, m. Zachariah Weston, p. Dec. 9, 1786.
William, b. Mar. 27, 1770.
m. Joseph Lombard, May 12, 1788.
Peter,
Hannah,
b. Apr. 19, 1772.
Simon, b. June 13, 1774.
(2) John Silla, son of William, owned and lived on the farm at White Rock which is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Frederick Purinton. He married Molly, daughter of John and Anna Murch. Children :
Rebecca, b. Feb. 23, 1788, m. William Riggs, Aug. 16, 1827.
David, b. July 15, 1790, m. Lucy Murch, p. Feb. 18, 1815 ; 2d, Hannah Keyes. William, b. - -, m. Joanna Riggs, Apr. 11, 1824 ; 2d, Mary Hicks, Sept. 13, 1827 ; no ch .; d. in Ohio.
Fanny, b. - , m. Joel Libby (2d wife), Jan. 31, 1819.
Polly, b. , m. Samuel Bolton of Windham, Oct. 26, 1817.
John, b. , m. Lydia Moulton, p. Sept. 2, 1821 ; I'd in Waterford; d. in Farmington.
Ephraim, b. - -, m. Martha Bacon, Mar. 19, 1820; moved East.
Ezra, b. - -, was lost at sea.
Hannah, b. - -, m. John Cook of Baldwin, p. Nov. 20, 1824; 2d, Benjamin Jordan.
Mrs. Molly Silla died July 5, 1840, aged 79.
(3) David Silla, son of John, lived at Little Falls, on the Gorham side. About 1830 he moved to Otisfield, and later returned to Gorham. He married Lucy, daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah Murch, by whom he had one child :
Mary L., b. Jan. 18, 1816, m. Jeremiah Green of Naples, p. Dec., 1843; d. 1893.
Mrs. Lucy Silla died Jan. 21, 1817, and Mr. Silla married Mrs. Hannah (Lombard) Keyes, widow of Geo. Keyes. Soon after his second marriage Mr. Silla moved to Seneca, Onondaga Co., N. Y., where three daughters were born :
Lucinda, b. Aug. 13, 1821, m. Marquis D. P. Carswell of Harrison, Jan. 1, 1843. Cynthia W., b. Nov. 19, 1823, m. Albert Hamblen, Oct. 30, 1842.
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Clorinda T., b. Feb. 8, 1826, m. J. W. Gallison of Windham, Aug., 1845 ; 2d, Edwin Rogers ; 3d, Chas. Winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Silla died in Gorham; she, April 27, 1872, aged 87, and he Oct. 27 of the same year.
SKILLINGS.
Benjamin Skillings married in Falmouth, March 16, 1740, Mary Pride, and must have come into Gorham as early as Oct. 15, 1741, for at that time his daughter Deliverance was born here. On account of the Indian war the family left town and returned to Falmouth, where they had a child born in 1746 and one in 1748. Some- time before March, 1753, the family returned to Gorham, and reoccupied their farm. Children of Benjamin and Mary Skillings :
Deliverance, b. Oct. 15, 1741, m. Thomas Irish, July 6, 1759.
Isaac, 5 m. Susanna Watson, Jan. 8, 1766.
Susanna, b. Jan. 22, 1744, have no record of her.
John, b. Mar. 2, 1746, was a soldier in the Revolution.
Thomas, b. May 8, 1748, m. Mary Burnell, 1781.
Abigail, b. Mar. 30, 1753, m. Caleb Kimball, Feb. 17, 1774.
Anna, b. May 2, 1755, m. Benjamin Cates, Aug. 18, 1774.
Martha, b. Mar. 2, 1760, find no record of her.
Benjamin, b. Apr. 2, 1763, m. Elizabeth Silla, Aug. 5, 1784.
(2) Isaac Skillings, son of Benjamin, was one of the earliest set- tlers at what is now West Gorham. He purchased his land there of Mr. Alexander Ross, Aug. 8, 1767. Immediately after this purchase he built his house, and moved in his family and occupied it till his death. This same house is now occupied by his grandson, George Skillings, who lives on and owns the old farm. Isaac Skillings mar- ried Susanna, daughter of Eliphalet Watson. Children :
Mary, b. Jan. 13, 1767, m. Samuel Davis, Nov. 11, 1784.
Elizabeth, b. June 16, 1768, m. Edmund Brown, Aug. 6, 1797.
Tabitha, b. Nov. 23, 1770, m. Nathan Sawyer of Westbrook, Mar. 17, 1796; d. about 1850; her husband d. many years previous.
Susanna, b. Nov. 10, 1772, d. unm.
Daniel, b. Mar. 5, 1775, I'd in Portland.
John, b. Jan. 15, 1777, m. Betty Irish, Oct. 3, 1802; 2d, Peggy Riggs. Joseph, b. Jan. 2, 1779, m. Susan Clark, Feb. 6, 1808.
Isaac Skillings died in Gorham in October, 1779. His widow Susanna married, May 13, 1784, Zachariah Sawyer of Westbrook, the father of her son-in-law, Nathan. By Mr. Sawyer she had two children, Mark, who died young, and Levi, who lived in Portland on the corner of High and Danforth Sts., and for many years was well known as a wood and coal merchant, and one of the prominent citi- zens of the place. Mrs. Sawyer died October, 1834, aged 88.
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(2) Thomas Skillings, son of Benjamin, was a soldier of the Revo- lution, serving as a private in 1775 in Capt. Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regiment. He married Mary, daughter of John and Eliz- abeth Burnell. Children :
Benjamin, b. Oct. 12, 1782, m. Anna Hamblen, Mar. 14, 1804.
John H., b. Aug. 2, 1784, m. Mary Cobb, p. Apr. 6, 1822 ; went to Strong.
Isaac, b. May 24, 1786, m. Elizabeth Thomes of Standish, June 8, 1810 ; I'd in Standish.
Thomas, b. Apr. 12, 1788, d. unm., Nov. 19, 1850.
Mehitable, b. June 19, 1791, m. John Thomes of Standish, Dec. 19, 1813.
Betsey, b. Nov. 15, 1793, d. unm. Nov. 26, 1850.
Polly, b. Sept. 20, 1796, d. unm. Dec. 14, 1850.
Caleb, b. Dec. 3, 1798, m. Esther Irish, Nov. 21, 1833.
Daniel, b. Dec. 15, 1802, d. Aug., 1847. (Is recorded on town books as "Mary".) Martha, b.
Thomas Skillings died May 12, 1810, aged 61, and his wife Mary, Aug. 5, 1846, aged 82.
(2) Benjamin Skillings, Jr., son of Benjamin, married Elizabeth, daughter of William and Anna Silla. Children :
Mary, b. Nov. 5, 1787.
Anna, b. Nov. 7, 1789.
Isaac, b. Nov. 12, 1791.
William, b. Mar. 12, 1794.
Frances, b. May 12, 1797.
Abigail, b. Sept. 4, 1799.
Nathaniel, b. Jan. 26, 1802.
(3) Joseph Skillings, the youngest child of Isaac, owned and occu- pied the ancestral farm in West Gorham. He married Susan, daugh- ter of Moses and Martha Clark. Their children were :
Leonard, b. July 25, 1808, d. Sept. 6, 1808.
Isaac, b. Aug. 14, 1809, d. Nov. 15, 1826.
Rufus, b. Sept. 9, 1811, m. Lidania Bean ; 2d, Diana Littlehale ; I'd in Bethel. Joseph, b. Jan. 20, 1814, m. Mary Nason, Dec. 25, 1848. Ch: Horatio C., b. Nov. 6, 1849, m. Martha E. Lowell, May 8, 1899, who d. Apr. 19, 1900; Frank, b. July 6, 1854, d. unm. Nov. 13, 1893. Mr. Skillings d. June 15, 1888, and his wife Mary, June 16, 1894, ag. 72.
Mary L., b. May 10, 1816, d. Sept. 11, 1857.
Horatio C., b. Oct. 26, 1818, d. Mar., 1819.
Susan C., b. Aug. 31, 1821.
Clark, b. Jan. 10, 1824, d. Mar. 16, 1825.
George, b. Sept. 22, 1826, m. Mary A. Hill of Buxton, Nov. 16, 1858. Ch : Walter, b. July 21, 1859, m. Nellie M. Hanscom of Buxton ; Celia I., b. Oct. 20, 1861, d. y. ; George E., b. Feb. 20, 1863, m. Susan Day ; Martha J., b. Jan. 14, 1865, d. Oct. 27, 1883; Herbert N., b. Nov. 1, 1867 ; Mary E., b. July 2, 1869, d. Dec. 8, 1880 ; John A., b. Oct. 26, 1874, m. Mrs. Agnes Cash. Mrs. Mary A. Skillings d. Apr. 30, 1893, ag. 61.
William P., b. Feb. 26, 1831, m. Julia Bean ; I'd in Bethel.
Joseph Skillings died April 5, 1853, aged 74, and his wife, Susan, March 2, 1834, aged 44.
(3) Benjamin Skillings, son of Thomas, lived together with his brother Caleb for some years on Skillings Hill, in the house which
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had been their father's. Benjamin sold his share in the place to Caleb, and moved to Westbrook. He married Anna, daughter of Timothy and Anna Hamblen. Children :
Martha, b. May 21, 1804, m. Ai Libby, Dec. 1, 1824.
Mary Ann, b. July 9, 1806, m. William Wescott, Mar. 4, 1824.
Timothy A., b. Dec. 5, 1808. m. Rachel Hopkinson, p. Nov., 1837.
Barnabas, b. Mar. 19, 1811, d. Mar. 7, 1826.
Thomas, b. May 12, 1814, m. Abigail K., dau. of Alexander and Tahpenes Phin - ney, Feb. 22, 1844. Ch : Abba F., b. July 31, 1844, m. David Patrick ; Sarah L., b. Apr. 3, 1846, m. Charles P. Winship. Mr. Skillings d. Oct. 1, 1850, and his wife, June 3, 1862, ag. 43.
Gershom H., b. Aug. 2, 1816, m. Patience Files, Apr. 12, 1843; no ch ; he d. Feb. 19, 1873 ; she, Nov. 17, 1890.
Esther F., b. May 5, 1819, m. Rufus Whitney.
Harriet M., b. Apr. 4, 1822, m. Edward Faulkner.
Benjamin F., b. Apr. 1, 1825, d. Nov. 15, 1829.
Benjamin Skillings died Jan. 28, 1856, aged 74, and his wife, Anna, Dec. 31, 1851, aged 69.
(3) Caleb Skillings, son of Thomas, lived at the north part of the town about one-half mile above the meeting-house, on Skillings Hill, on the place where his father had lived before him. He married Esther, daughter of Benjamin and Jenny Irish. Children :
William, b. Mar. 29, 1835, m. Annie Wilband.
Mary J., b. Nov. 1, 1840, m. Wm. B. Libby, Apr. 24, 1860; 2d, Robert Rounds of Limington.
Benjamin F., b. June 27, 1845, d. Jan. 6, 1851.
Mrs. Esther Skillings died Aug. 31, 1881, aged 75. Caleb Skil- lings died a few years after the decease of his wife.
SMITH.
Capt. Samuel Smith came to Gorham, from Eastham (or Wellfleet), Mass., with his sons Ephraim and Hezekiah, as early as 1782. He owned the hundred acre lot, No. 19, (now known as the "Weeks farm,") with his son Ephraim, and they built the house recently standing there. Subsequently he purchased Ephraim's half of the lot. Samuel appears by record to have been in town as late as May, 1792. Tradition says he returned to Eastham, where he had some property.
Of the number or names of Samuel Smith's children we have no record. We hear of but three, Hezekiah, Ephraim, and one daugh- ter, whose name we think was Betsey. It is said that she married a man by the name of Hathaway. We do not find Hathaway's name on record in Gorham. If he came here, he probably returned to Massachusetts with Mr. Smith, his father-in-law. Of this Hathaway an anecdote has been told us by one of the family, which if true, is
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curious. He believed himself to be rich, and thought that poverty was a contingency that could not come to him. When out fishing in a boat, some of his companions for some reason reminded him that though now rich he might possibly become as poor as any of them. He immediately took from his finger a ring and casting it into the sea remarked that "It is as possible to find that ring as it is for God to make me a poor man." In a few minutes a fish was drawn in with the ring in his mouth, and restored to him. He died a poor man.
Hezekiah first settled on a part of the hundred acre lot, No. 20, but at the disappearance of his father, he appears to be the owner of and occupied the home farm (lot, 19) and remained on it till Dec. 30, 1796, when he sold it to his son-in-law, James Lombard.
He married a Miss Cook, probably of Eastham, for his first wife. By her he had one daughter, Bethiah, who was born about the year 1776. She came to Gorham with the family, and married, Dec. 13, 1792, James Lombard, before mentioned. The mother died soon after the marriage of her daughter to Lombard. Hezekiah, soon after coming to Gorham, went into trade at the village with Samuel Pren- tiss, in the old Prentiss store. They carried on the potash and pottery business (the manufacture of brown earthern ware) quite largely, but failed to make a success of it. In January, 1797, Heze- kiah married his second wife, Sally, daughter of Rev. Peter Smith of Windham. He left Gorham about this time, and after several moves finally settled in Windham, where he reared a family, and where he and his wife lived till their death. The old farm was occupied by James Lombard till his death. His widow Bethiah married Robert Weeks, and the place is still owned by her children.
Ephraim Smith, the son of Samuel aforesaid, was probably born in Eastham, Mass. After he sold out to his father his interest in the lot, No. 19, he purchased a hundred acre lot in the easterly part of the town, about one mile westerly from Little Falls, probably lot, 107, near what is now the town farm. Here he built the house and build- ings afterwards owned and occupied by his grandson, Samuel S. Waterhouse, Esq. In his early life Ephraim was a sailor. He followed going to sea after he came to Gorham, and finally became master or captain. He was a man of good attainments. In Decem- ber, 1773, he was in Boston with his vessel. Seeing a crowd he joined in and was one of the men who went on board the English vessels, and threw the tea overboard. He often told the story of one of the men, who, wishing to carry a little tea home to his wife,
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unwittingly put so much into his coat-tail pocket as to make it too prominent. This was discovered by some co-patriots, when a jack- knife soon made his coat into a short jacket. That part containing the obnoxious weed was thrown into the dock much to his disgust, and the amusement of the boys and the crowd generally. Capt. Smith before he came to Gorham married Elizabeth Harding, prob- ably in Eastham, somewhere about the year 1776. Their first child, Ephraim, was born in Eastham. We have no record of the date of his birth; but their second child was born in Gorham, in 1780. Elizabeth Harding was the daughter of David Harding, and sister of Elkanah and David, Jr. The children of Capt. Ephraim Smith and his wife Elizabeth were :
Ephraim, b .----- , m. Mary Brown, Oct. 30, 1796.
Sarah B., b. Aug. 13, 1780, m. William H. Waterhouse, Jan. 31, 1802.
Hezekiah, b. June 12, 1782, d. Apr. 1, 1783.
Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1784, m. Jacob P. Bettis, Mar. 21, 1807.
Hezekiah, b. Feb. 10, 1786, d. Oct. 1, 1791.
Betsey, b. June 4, 1789, m. Peter Strout of Limington, Oct. 1, 1808; d. Apr., 1860.
Samuel, b. June 12, 1792, m. Sarah Hacker of Portland, Jan. 27, 1816.
Mary, b. July 17, 1794, m. Joseph Webster of Standish, Nov. 8, 1824.
Thomas, b. Jan. 27, 1798, d. Sept. 1, 1800.
Capt. Smith and his wife died at their old homestead in Gorham, leaving many friends, and much beloved and respected by all. Though they had a large family of children and grandchildren, there are but few of their descendants remaining in town. Capt. Smith died Jan. 13, 1835, aged 84; Mrs. Smith died Dec. 9, 1834, aged 78.
(2) Ephraim Smith, Jr., son of Capt. Ephraim, married Mary, the daughter of Ezra and Mary Brown of Windham. Children :
Nancy, b. May 12, 1797, m. George Hacker, 1815.
Sarah G., b. July 27, 1799, m. Daniel H. Frost, Dec. 16, 1818.
Elizabeth H., b. July 17, 1801, m. J. Pray.
Rebecca, b. July 15, 1803.
Eliza B., b. June 30, 1805, m. Alexander Pray of Windham, p. Oct. 11, 1823.
Lois, b. July 9, 1807, m. Alexander Pray of Windham, p. Apr. 12, 1838.
Peter B., b. May 20, 1811, d. unm. June, 1847.
Samnel, b. Mar. 1, 1814. Capt. Samuel; d. unm. July 20, 1850.
Emeline H., b. Dec. 24, 1816, m. Ezra Brown of Windham, Aug. 9, 1840; d. July 29, 1848.
William, b. Mar. 18, 1820, m. Margaret Murch ; I'd on his father's farm; d. Apr. 14, 1860; two ch : Frank and Emeline.
Albion E., b. Jan. 29, 1824, d. Sept. 25, 1851.
Ephraim Smith died about 1830, and his wife Mary, May 19, 1849, aged 70.
Col. John Tyng Smith was the son of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith of Windham, and grandson of Rev. Thomas and Sarah (Tyng) Smith of Falmouth. He was born May 6, 1772, and
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married in April, 1798, Miss Mary Duguid from Scotland, the niece of Madam Elizabeth Tyng. They settled on the three hundred acre lot, which was originally granted to John Tyng, Esq., of Tyngsbor- ough, Mass. This was one of the best farms in Gorham, and Col. Smith knew well how to manage it. They lived in good style ; brought up a large family, and for hospitality none stood ahead of them. Children :
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