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Mrs. Waterman died Aug. 17, 1881, aged 51. Judge Waterman married, second, Sept. 23, 1885, Mary E., daughter of Henry P. A. and Caroline (Fox) Smith. They have one child, Caroline Fox. Hon. John A. Waterman died March 6, 1893.
WATERS.
Cornelius and George W. Waters came from Ashby, Mass. They were brothers; sons of Rev. Cornelius and Sybil (Gardner) Waters. Cornelius, who was born Nov. 17, 1795, was a clothier by trade. He was a fine singer, a teacher of vocal music, and, with the exception of two brief periods, was for more than thirty-five years leader of the Congregational church choir in Gorham. For some years he was engaged in the carpet factory. He was appointed postmaster at Gorham village in 1863, and after his death in 1880 his daughter Anna received from the Government a commission to succeed him
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CORNELIUS WATERS.
MRS. ABIGAIL (IRISH) WATERS.
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in the office. Mr. Waters was a man of strict integrity and honor. He married, Dec. 15, 1830, Abigail, daughter of Gen. James Irish. Children :
Rebecca I., b. Sept. 23, 1831, d. unm. Feb. 1, 1882.
Mary L., b. Sept. 10, 1833, m. Samuel W. Thurston, June 15, 1858.
Abby C., b. June 13, 1837, d. unm. Nov. 26, 1877.
James C., b. May 9, 1840, d. unm. June 30, 1870.
Reuel W., b. Oct. 31, 1842, m. Emily A. Bently, June 24, 1868.
Anna G., b. Dec. 6, 1851.
Cornelius Waters died Jan. 26, 1880. Mrs. Waters died June 22, 1873, aged 67.
George W. Waters, brother of Cornelius, lived for some years in Ashby, Mass., where he owned a farm and mills. He married Sarah Forbes of Deerfield, Mass. After coming to Gorham in 1834 Mr. Waters was employed in the carpet factory here. In 1839 he went to Enfield, Mass., to superintend the carding room in a factory there, but returned to Gorham after two years and carried on the business of carpet making here. Children :
Edwin F., b. in Ashby, July 7, 1822, m., and d. in Cal., May, 1894.
George F., b. in Ashby, Mar. 23, 1824, m., and d, in Newton Center, Aug. 17, 1896.
John A., b. in Ashby, Mar. 26, 1825, m. - -.
Eliza, b. in Ashby, Apr. 29, 1827, d. young.
Maria C., b. in Ashby, Sept. 6, 1828, m. John L. Curtis, Sept. 9, 1845.
Sarah E., b. in Gorham, Nov. 18, 1836, m. E. Noyes ; d. Apr. 14, 1873.
William G., b. in Gorham, Aug. 14, 1838, lives in Cal.
Harriet C., b. in Enfield, Aug., 1840, d. young.
Charles H., b. in Gorham, May 14, 1843, d. May 12, 1845.
Mr. and Mrs. Waters left Gorham to make their home with their son Edwin in Newton, Mass. Col. Waters died in California, and his wife Sarah, in Newton, Mass.
WATSON.
The descendants of Eliphalet Watson claim that he was the fifth settler that moved into town. We have reason to think he came in before he was married. Of his ancestry we know but little. Some of the family claim that they are English; some say that they are Irish. The first record we have of him is his joining the church in Falmouth under the Rev. Mr. Smith in the year 1739. It is probable that he was the son of Ebenezer and Martha (Rawlins) Watson of Newbury, Mass., and was born in Newbury, June 1, 1717. Ebenezer Watson was the son of John Watson and wife, Ruth Griffin, who were married in Amesbury, March 22, 1687. Eliphalet married Elizabeth Phinney, the eldest daughter of Capt. John and Martha (Colman)
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Phinney, the first settlers here. Their intention of marriage is dated at Falmouth, April 29, 1740, and they were married soon after. It is probable that this is near the date of his coming into town, as he came in after the Mclellan family, who came in the winter of 1738-9. After their marriage Mr. Watson and his wife settled on the thirty acre lots, 27 and 28. He built his log house on 27. After the war, he built a substantial one-story frame house and out- buildings. After the Watsons left the farm, somewhere about the year 1805, the buildings were occupied by a Mr. Sleeper, who was a nail maker. This house, built by Mr. Watson soon after the close of the Indian war, was purchased by Eben Cressey, about the year 1809 or 1810, and was hauled over to the Buxton, or Flaggy Meadow road as it was called, and placed on the northeast corner of the thirty acre lot, No. 44, near where Jonathan Davis then lived, where Mr. Cressey built a two-story front to it. This two-story part was afterwards sold to Jonathan Emery, the father of D. C. Emery, Esq., and moved on to his farm, and was the same house afterwards owned and occupied by James Brown. The old Watson house was afterwards occupied by several persons, lastly by Mrs. Elizabeth McGrath, and was finally torn down many years since.
When the Watson family lived in their log house previous to the war, the Indians were quite numerous in the township, particularly in the summer ; roaming over the country, fishing and hunting for game. They often called on the family, much to the inconvenience and terror of the females and children. The first notice they would have of their presence would be the discovery of one of them stand- ing in the middle of the room, where he had placed himself with noiseless tread, or they would see an Indian's ugly head thrust through the little aperture made in the logs to admit light. They would handle everything, examine everything, and beg everything, and steal when they could not beg. They often told Mrs. Watson in broken English, " You make good squaw for Indian. Papoose got good scalp. War come by and by - Indian come and take um all." This was delightful news to the mother and children, and if none of the males of the family were about, the females were glad to give the Indians something, to be rid of their disagreeable company. It was said of Mr. Watson, whenever he traded with the Indians in their small way, or for labor, he always dealt on the square, honestly and straightforward. The Indians committed but small depredations on his property. They would sometimes appropriate some of his fruit, or produce of the garden or field.
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When, or of whom, Mr. Watson made his purchase of land we find no record. He owned a proprietor's right as early as 1742, when his name appears in a call for a proprietors' meeting. It is probable that he purchased of Anthony Brackett. His name often appears on committees as an active citizen, and working for the interest of the Proprietary. It is probable his name was entered on his lot, on the old Proprietors' plan, which by many of the settlers was thought to be sufficient record.
The children of Eliphalet and Elizabeth Watson were :
John, b. Sept. 23, 1741, m. Tabitha Whitney, Dec. 5, 1765. Martha, b. Dec. 4, 1743, no record of marriage or death.
Susanna, b. Feb. 1, 1746, m. Isaac Skillings, Jan. 8, 1766.
Ebenezer, b. Sept. 28, 1748, m. Anna Whitney, p. Sept. 22, 1771.
Colman P., b. Dec. 4, 1751, m. Mrs. Patience Thomes, Sept. 8, 1774.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1754, m. Jacob Hamblen, p. Oct. 4, 1777.
Mary, b. July 12, 1756, no record of marriage or death.
Eliphalet, b. Mar. 20, 1759, m. Zipporah Partridge, p. July 22, 1780.
James, b. Aug. 3, 1761, m. Mary Davis, June 30, 1785; 2d, Mary Carsley, Feb. 23, 1792.
Daniel, b. Oct. 11, 1763, m. Anna Maxfield, Nov. 25, 1789; 2d, Polly Hanscom.
Eliphalet Watson with his family were amongst those who remained in town during the Indian war of 1746, and lived in the fort about seven years, suffering great hardships from war, sickness, and scarcity of provision, which at times came near to a famine. Of their children, Ebenezer and Colman are said to have been born in the fort. He (Mr. Watson) was one of the most efficient men of the settlement ; one who did not strive for command but was always ready for action where duty called : then in the prime of life, consistent, brave, and a good scout; qualifications not to be lightly prized in those days. Whether he was one of a small party who sallied to the rescue of young Edmund Phinney, when he was attacked by the Indians, we are not informed, but he volunteered with Hugh Mclellan to accom- pany Edmund to Falmouth the next day, in order to have Dr. Coffin set his arm, and dress his wounds ; a journey that was not without danger.
Soon after the organization of the Congregational church in Gor- ham, about the year 1750, Mr. Watson was made a deacon, which office he filled for many years with much acceptance. He was highly respected by his fellow townsmen, and held several offices to which he was chosen. Of the time of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Watson we have no record. No monument marks the resting place of this truly good woman, who was a good wife and a kind and loving mother, respected and beloved by all who knew her. Mr. Watson left Gorham with his son Daniel ; died and was buried in the town of Poland, about the year 1814, aged 98.
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(2) John Watson, son of Eliphalet, married Tabitha, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Day) Whitney. After his marriage, he first settled in 1765 on the northern half of the hundred acre lot, 72, which he purchased of Stephen Phinney, Oct. 29, 1765, and where his old cellar, and rose bushes are still to be seen. This was before Queen street was fully located. After this was done, and the road leading northerly between 81 and 80 was laid out, he purchased twenty-five acres off the southeily end of 81, and in 1769 made his final settlement on the spot where the heirs of Capt. Greenlief C. Watson now live. Mr. Watson and his brother-in-law, Isaac Skillings, owned a right in a saw mill then standing on Little river, at the falls, near what has since been known as Stephenson's bridge. The swale from the bridge to Sturgis's hill was covered with a heavy growth of large hemlock trees, so close and dense that the road through them, even in the day time, was dark, so much so, that it was called and known as " the dark hole."
Mr. Watson was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and during the latter part of his life received a pension from the Government. He and his wife were for many years members of the Congregational church in Gorham. His farm is still owned in the family. Children of John and Tabitha Watson :
Mercy, b. Oct. 15, 1766, d. Oct. 18, 1769.
Martha, b. Apr. 22, 1769, m. David Davis, June 12, 1788. Edmund, b. Jan. 17, 1772, m. Betsey Cressey of Buxton, June 26, 1797. Colman P., b. Feb. 23, 1774, m. Elizabeth Frost, July 25, 1802. Miriam, b. Dec. 24, 1776, m. Stephen Murch, Sept. 19, 1793.
Tabitha, b. May 16, 1779, m. Josiah Shaw, Jan. 5, 1797. Molly, b. Apr. 9, 1781, find no record of marriage or death.
Sally, b. Mar. 19, 1784, m. David Cobb, Dec. 9, 1802. Greenlief C., b. Mar. 14, 1786, m. Lydia S. Tompson, July 1, 1812. Desire, b. Dec. 5, 1788, m. Nahum Chadbourn, May 30, 1806.
John Watson died Oct. 26, 1834, aged 93. His wife died Sept. 13, 1831, aged 86.
(2) Ebenezer, the fourth child of Eliphalet Watson, after his mar- riage with Anna Whitney, purchased and occupied the southerly part of the hundred acre lot, No. 82, on the southerly side of the road, and joining his brother John's lot. His old cellar and orchard still remain. He had eight children born in Gorham :
Stephen, b. Sept. 8, 1772. Joseph, b. July 1, 1774. Samuel, b. Jan. 31, 1777. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1779. Stephen, b. May 25, 1782. William, b. Apr. 22, 1785. John, b. Jan. 4, 1789. Nathan, b Sept. 5, 1791.
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The next child, Eliphalet, was born in Gray, June 14, 1797. After the birth of his son Nathan, Mr. Watson sold out and with his family left Gorham. Their descendants are living in New Gloucester and Gray.
(2) Colman P., son of Eliphalet Watson, married Mrs. Patience Thomes, widow of Edward Thomes, and daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Day) Whitney. They lived at what is now West Gorham, on three acres of land purchased of Jeremiah Hodgdon, where the old hotel now stands. They had three children born in Gorham :
Mercy, b. Apr. 27, 1775.
Stephen P., b. Dec. 19, 1776.
Hannah, b. Sept. 28, 1778.
The family moved to Waterford, where they had several other children born.
(2) Eliphalet, Jr., was the eighth child of Eliphalet and Elizabeth Watson. He married Zipporah Partridge of Falmouth. They had two children born in Gorham : Ebenezer, born Sept. 20, 1782; Nathaniel P., born Aug. 21, 1788. This family settled in Waterford.
(2) James Watson, son of Eliphalet, married Mary, daughter of Josiah and Thankful Davis, and second, Mary, daughter of John and Mercy Carsley. Mr. Watson was a soldier of the Revolution, in the Bagaduce expedition. He had a daughter Mehitable, born in Gor- ham, Aug. 11, 1786. He moved to Harrison, where he was among the early settlers.
(2) Daniel Watson, the tenth and last child of Eliphalet and Elizabeth, owned and occupied the old Watson homestead in Gorham until March 6, 1805, when he sold out to. J. P. Little, Esq., and Maj. Ellis Standish, and moved with his family to Poland. He married Anna Maxfield, by whom he had four children, born in Gorham :
Martha, b. Feb. 10, 1791. Josiah, b. Oct. 30, 1792. Hannah, b. Dec. 7, 1794. Daniel, b. Oct. 27, 1797.
Mr. Watson married, June 1, 1803, Polly Hanscom, by whom he had Joseph H., born June 30, 1804.
The old Watson farm was westerly one tier of lots from the Fort Hill road, and the road leading to it passed directly along the north- erly side of the old Mclellan brick house. It was very productive, and had on it one of the best orchards in town, and about the house and garden an abundance of other fruit ; pears, plums, and the old-
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fashioned blue damson. As far back as 1810 some of the pear trees indicated by their size and appearance that they must have been set out at least fifty or sixty years ; which would show that pears were early brought into town. The year that the farm came into the hands of Mr. Little, he gathered fifteen bushels of blue damsons, a fruit most excellent for preserves, and now hardly known in town. The farm was watered by the Tommy brook, which ran but a few rods from the house, and which was an excellent trout stream. At this day we hardly know what a good trout brook is. If an angler works a day and captures two dozen fish he does a good business. A few years after the farm left Watson's hands, one of the new proprietors was at work near the brook, and discovered several nice fish in a deep hole, where it was not possible for them to go farther up stream. Not having hook and line with which to take them, he saw no other way than to dip off the water. If this had to be done, he thought he would try and make it pay. Consequently, he went some way down stream, and with a stick drove all the fish up into his trap, then secured the outlet with brush, damming the brook above and turning off all the water. He had the thing all his own way, and the result was nearly a common water-pail full of nice brook trout, from six inches to a foot long. The writer of this article saw and helped eat the fish, or he would not have told this fish story. There can be no restocking this brook with trout, for the brook is hardly there. In olden times, it was fed by numerous springs its whole length, besides having a large boiling spring for its head, near the house of Mr. Alden. Most of these springs are now dry in con- sequence of clearing and cultivating the land. The old brook in summer has hardly enough water for the use of the frogs, who seem to have taken possession. The farm is still known to the old resi- dents as the Watson place. The old cellar, the old well, and a few old apple trees put there by Eliphalet Watson, probably more than one hundred and fifty years since, remain to mark the place.
(3) Edmund Watson, son of John, lived at West Gorham. He married Betsey Cressey of Buxton. Children :
Susanna, b. Apr. 18, 1799, d. unm. July 3, 18 58.
Polly, b. Dec. 3, 1801, m. Daniel Kimball of Buxton, p. July 19, 1840.
John, b. Oct. 13, 1803, m. Dec. 2, 1840, Martha A., dau. of Richard, Jr., and Martha (Chadbourn) Edwards. Ch: Mary E., b. May 9, 1842, m. Daniel W. Davis, Oct. 22, 1870; Oliver C., b. Apr. 7, 1844, m. Kate E. Lewis, June 12, 1867 ; Cornelia A., b. July 20, 1847, m. F. Augustus Files, Mar. 4, 1873; Luther D., b. Oct. 14, 1852, d. y. Mr. John Watson d. at W. Gorham, Mar. 12, 1878; Mrs. Watson d. July 23, 1873, ag. 59. Naaman C., b. Dec. 1, 1804, m. Ann Hopkinson, May 12, 1833.
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Tabitha, b. July 23, 1807, d. Oct. 28, 1829.
George, b. Feb. 18, 1812, m. Mary R., dau. of Charles Clark, July 6, 1843. Ch :
Charles E., b. Dec. 24, 1844. m. Sarah J. Rowe, Jan., 1871. Mr. Watson I'd at W. Gorham. He d. Dec. 1, 1889 ; Mrs. Watson d. Apr. 11, 1882. Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1816, d. unm. Apr. 8, 1882.
Edmund Watson died Dec. 13, 1847, aged 76; Mrs. Betsey, his wife, died Jan. 1, 1838.
(3) Colman P. Watson, son of John, married Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Nathaniel and Polly Frost. Children :
Nathaniel F., b. Jan. 13, 1804, m. Bethiah Hamblen, Mar. 24, 1825.
Miriam, b. Mar. 11, 1808, m. Daniel Billings, p. Mar. 29, 1840.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson died July, 1808, aged 26. Mr. Watson died in Harrison in April, 1849, aged 75.
(3) Greenlief C. Watson, son of John, married Lydia Sands Tomp- son of Buxton. Children :
Major R., b. Dec. 6, 1814, m. Caroline McArthur of Limington ; d. Apr. I, 1845.
Abigail, b. June 15, 1816, m. Reuben Lowell, in 1840.
Benjamin A .; b. Apr. 25, 1818, m. Maria Small of Limington, Nov. 25, 1841. Ch : Lydia, b. in Bridgton, Aug., 1842, I's on her father's place at W. Gorham ; Mary, b. in Gorham, Dec. 24, 1844, m. George Adams of Bux- ton. Mr. Watson I'd at Bonny Eagle, then at Bridgton, and from that place came to Gorham. He d. Dec. 11, 1891 ; his wife d. Oct. 10, 1865, ag. 45.
Sally, b. Mar. 3, 1820, m. Wm. Rowe of Saco, 1846 ; 2d, Peter Paine of Standish. Chandler, b. Sept. 7, 1822, m. Lonisa Craig of Westbrook; 2d, Eliza Leeds.
Leonard, b. May 5, 1824, I's on the old place.
Charles H., b. Dec. 2, 1826, m. Mary Small, who d. June 25, 1868 ; 2d, Mrs. Lydia E. (Gage) Rounds ; 1's on the old place.
Clark, b. Feb. 7, 1829, m Eliza Ingalls of Bridgton.
Arthur, b. Oct. 17, 1832, nothing known of him.
Capt. Greenlief C. Watson was in the War of 1812; after his decease, his widow obtained a pension for his services. He lived on the farm once owned by his father, John Watson, about a half mile from West Gorham village. He died Dec. 18, 1863 ; his wife died Jan. 22, 1884, aged 92.
WATTS.
David Watts was the son of Samuel Watts and Margaret Elder who were married in Falmouth in 1752. He had a brother Samuel, and a sister Rebecca. His mother, who was the daughter of Samuel Elder, married for her second husband, Nov. 9, 1759, James Gilkey of Gorham. In 1775 Mr. Watts enlisted as a sergeant in Capt. Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regiment, in which com- pany he was promoted, Aug. 3, 1776, from ensign to second lieuten- ant. He reënlisted, for three years, in Col. Brewer's 12th Mass., as
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first lieutenant in Capt. Jenkins's company, and in May, 1780 is reported as discharged. July 14, 1779 he petitioned the Board of War for clothing to replace that lost by him at the " retreat of Ticon- deroga." He passed the winter of 1777-78 in camp near Valley Forge. His regiment at this time appears to have been under the command of Lieut. Col. E. Sprout. About the year 1783, he built and occupied the house on Main St., where the late Col. Hugh D. McLellan lived. He married, Dec. 9, 1779, Sarah daughter of Josiah Davis, by whom he had one child :
Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1782, m. Miriam Cressey of Buxton, July 31, 1803.
Mrs. Sarah Watts died in 1784, aged 20, and Mr. Watts married, Oct. 4, 1784, Mary, daughter of John and Deborah (Wadley) Cressey. After the birth of their first child, David, the family moved to Buxton. Their children were:
David, b. Oct. 13, 1785, d. young.
Betsey, b. Sept. 21, 1787, m. William Waterman of Mass.
David, b. Nov. 28, 1790, d. in Buxton, unm. Jan. 13, 1877.
Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1793, d. unm.
Sarah, b. Mar. 29, 1795, m. Joseph Cressey, Jan. 21, 1817.
Hannah, b. May 13, 1797, m. Noah Cressey, Feb. 22, 1820. Eunice, b. Apr. 6, 1799, m. George Carll of Buxton.
Nancy, b. Apr. 24, 1801, d. unm. Aug. 26, 1852.
Capt. Watts and his wife Mary, both died in Buxton, he, Aug. 30, 1804, aged 52, and she, Dec. 18, 1834, aged 72.
WAY.
Christopher Way, son of George and Sarah (Douglas) Way, was born in Lempster, N. H., April 18, 1809. He came to Gorham about 1830. He was a currier, and was employed in the tannery of his brother-in-law, Stephen Hinkley. He married, June 5, 1836, Susan- nah Shedd of Chelmsford, Mass. Children :
Frances Helen, b. May 31, 1837.
George H., b. Sept. 3, 1839, m. Lucy A. Patrick, Feb. 23, 1870; one child, Susie G.
Edward, b. Oct. 4, 1841, m. Kate Barbour, May 9, 1872; d. in Washington, May 2, 1874 ; one son, Edward H.
Albert S., b. Apr. 20, 1845, m. Fannie B. Scott, June 27, 1867, d. in Portland, Apr. 22, 1877; three children.
Mr. Way died Feb. 17, 1862, and his wife, Aug. 10, 1885, aged 86.
Trueman Way, brother of Christopher, born Feb. 22, 1811, came to Gorham in the summer of 1835. He was a cattle dealer. He married, March 26, 1837, Sarah L. Boynton of Cornish, Me. Chil- dren :
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Emily A., b. June 10, 1838, m. George H. Johnson ; d. in Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 16, 1862.
Oliver D., b. Dec. 17, 1839, m. Lucy E. Varney, Mar. 18, 1869.
Ellen, b. Apr. 6, 1843, m. Thomas W. Stewart, in Indianapolis, Apr. 29, 1863. William W., b. -, m. Isabel R. Crawford, Sept. 4, 1872.
Arthur T., b. in Salem, m. Sarah Nye, Oct. 12, 1886.
Trueman Way died March 14, 1889, in Indianapolis, Ind.
WEBB.
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Samuel Webb, the ancestor of the Windham and Gorham Webbs, was the son of Samuel and Susanna Webb, and was born in Redrift, England, Dec. 25, 1696. Tradition says that his father, who was the master of a ship, was poisoned in 1708 on the coast of Africa where he had gone for a cargo of slaves. His mother having died previous to the death of his father, the orphan boy when about seven- teen years of age ran away from home and made his way to this country where he landed at Newport, R. I. He shortly after went to Tiverton, in the same State, where he learned the trade of a black- smith. We think that he settled in Windham as early as 1745. He had lived in Falmouth and Saccarappa before that date. Parson Smith says Webb's son was taken at Marblehead (now Windham) by the Indians, Sept. 22, 1750. This was Samuel's son, probably Seth. Several of Samuel's family resided at one time or another in Gorham, as David, John, Seth, and Eli paid poll taxes here. All accounts agree that Samuel Webb was twice married, but differ as to the name of his first wife. His grandson Seth said that he married, Dec. 25, 1718, Mary McIntire of Tiverton, R. I. Others say that his wife was the daughter of Capt. John Randall of Weymouth, Mass. By this first wife he had two sons, Samuel and Thomas, who remained in Massachusetts. After her death in 1722, he married, April 10, 1723, at Tiverton, Bethiah, the daughter of John and Persis Farrow (or Farrah), and widow of Capt. David Spear. She had one daughter by her first husband, named Bethiah, who married Thomas Mayberry. It is said that at the time of Samuel's second marriage he was twenty- seven, and the young widow but fifteen years of age. Samuel's chil- dren by his second wife, Bethiah, were :
David, m. Dorothy Peabody, Nov. 16, 1749. Ezekiel, m. on Cape Cod ; was a sea captain. John, m. Elizabeth Larrabee of Falmouth, 1753. Seth, m. Hannah Winship, Dec., 1759. Susanna, m. William Maxfield of Windham, Dec., 1753. Eli, m. Sarah Cloudman, Apr. 20, 1760. James, m. Elizabeth Mayberry of Windham. Josiah, d. ag. 7 years.
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Abigail, d. ag. 5 years.
Elizabeth, m. Jonathan Roberts; I'd in Buckfield.
Samuel Webb is said to have been the first school-teacher in Wind- ham. He moved with his son Seth in 1766 to Deer Isle, where he died Feb. 15, 1785. His wife Bethiah died at Deer Isle, Nov. 30, 1770, aged 62.
(2) David Webb, son of Samuel, born in Tiverton, July 1, 1727, was a blacksmith. In 1756 he purchased of David Gorham a hun- dred acres of land, on which the deed says he then lived. This place was situated in Gorham on the old road to Saccarappa, close to the Westbrook town line. David Webb married Dorothy Peabody of Falmouth, born March 27, 1720, daughter of Francis Peabody, Esq., of Middleton, Mass. Children :
Dorothy, b. -
David, b.
Jonathan, b. Nov. 25, 1756, m. Mary Coverley, Mar. 4, 1781; 2d, Susanna Smith ; I'd in Saccarappa; d. Apr. 8, 1810.
Bethiah, b. about 1758, m. Prince Hamblen, Mar. 22, 1781.
(2) Eli Webb, son of Samuel, born in Tiverton, Nov. 7, 1737, lived in Gorham at Gambo where he owned a large tract of land, including the water power on the Gorham side of the Presumpscot River. His house was on Pleasant Ridge, and is now owned and occupied by Alonzo Libby who has made many changes in the building. Eli Webb was a soldier in the French wars and also in the Revolution. He married Sarah, daughter of Edward and Ann Cloudman. Chil- dren :
Edward, b. Dec. 24, 1760, m. Sarah Bolton, May 10, 1787.
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