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Sally, b. , m. Nathaniel Knight, Feb. 24, 1787.
Ann, b. Mar. 10, 1763, m. William Bolton, Jan. 5, 1786; 2d, Wm. Libby, Mar. 30, 1797.
Lorana, b .- -, m. James Pray, Sept. 10, 1790.
Mary, b. , m. John Dam of Freeport, p. Apr. 16, 1792.
James, b. , d. in the West Indies.
Ezekiel, b. , m. Sarah McDonald, p. Mar. 17, 1797 ; I'd in Brownfield.
Abraham, b. , m. Lydia Waterhouse of Standish, p. May II, 1797.
Seth, b. - , m. Polly Clements, Feb. 15, 1801.
Rachel, b. , m. James McDonald, Jan. 20, 1803.
Eli Webb died Oct. 26, 1826, aged 89, and his wife, Feb. 28, 1826, aged 84.
(3) Edward Webb, son of Eli, settled on a part of his father's farm, and lived where Orin Leavitt now lives. He married Sarah, daughter of William and Rachel Bolton. Children :
William, b. June 16, 1788, m. Ann Bolton, Apr. 29, 1821.
Lydia, b. Jan. 1, 1790, d. unm. in Portland, Aug. 11, 1877.
Ann, b. Nov. 14, 1791, m. Livy Buker, p. Sept. 24, 1814.
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Eli, b. June 30, 1793, m. Mary Cobby, Jan. 30, 1820; d. in Portland. Parents of Judge Nathan Webb.
Mary, b. July 25, 1795, m. Rufus Morrill, Dec. 24, 1820. Parents of Ex-Gov. Morrill of Kansas.
Rachel, b. Feb. 14, 1797, d. ag. 21.
James, b. Mar. 7, 1798, m. Clarissa Kenney ; I'd in Bridgton.
Thomas, b. Jan. 14, 1800, m. Eliza Ann Mayberry ; d. in Casco.
Solomon, b. Oct. 30, 1801, m. Mary W. Ryerson of Portland, Jan. 18, 1827. Sarah, b. Jan. 16, 1803, m. Rufus Morrill, (2d wife,) Feb. 21, 1836.
Edward Webb was a Revolutionary pensioner. He died Nov. 18, 1846, aged 86. His wife died Aug. 28, 1850, aged 89.
(3) Seth, son of Eli Webb, was one of the selectmen of Gorham for two years. He married Polly Clements. Children :
Child, b. 1802, d. 1805.
Samuel A., b. Sept. 22, 1803, d. in Knox.
Mary, b. Dec. 12, 1806, m. Clement Wescott, 1828.
Sophronia I., b. Sept. 29, 1811, m. - Emerson.
Jeremiah, b. Dec. 31, 1816, went to Belfast; afterwards with Samuel to Cal. Amelia Ann, b. Apr. 28, 1817.
Horace, b. -- , d. Sept. 13, 1828.
Seth Webb lived on the home place till 1826, then moved to Bel- fast. He died in Knox, at the age of 86.
(4) William Webb, son of Edward, lived with his father till his death. He married Ann, daughter of Thomas and. Hannah Bolton. Children :
Emeline, b. Apr. 17, 1823, m. Daniel Woodbury of Westbrook.
Sewall, b. Sept. 30, 1825, m. Adeline S. Cook, Sept. 30, 1850; d. Aug. 4, 1900. Lester, b. Oct. 11, 1828, m. Mrs. Mary Nason of Bangor.
Mary W., b. July 9, 1834, d. Feb. 19, 1859.
William Webb died Oct. 5, 1841, aged 53. After his death his widow moved to the old Eli Webb house where she died Jan. 29; 1871, aged 80.
WEEKS.
William Weeks probably came to Gorham from Cape Elizabeth. He owned and lived on a part of the hundred acre lot, 22. He mar- ried Dorcas, daughter of John Dyer, and their children were :
Benjamin, b. in Cape Elizabeth, Mar. 17, 1771, m. Sarah Libby, June 20, 1790. Mary, b. in Gorham, Sept. 30, 1774, m. Jos. Burnell, Jan. 7, 1790.
In 1790 Mr. Weeks was taxed for two polls (himself and son), which were charged to his widow in 1791, so it appears that he must have died about that time. His widow married George Meserve of Scarboro, Dec. 8, 1791.
(2) Benjamin Weeks, son of William, married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Libby of Scarboro, and lived for some years in Gorham. Children :
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William, b. Oct. 25, 1790, m. Sophia Knight.
Dorothy L., b. Feb. 25, 1793, d. unm.
Lavinia, b. June 27, 1797, m. John Nason of Windham, Dec. 3, 1817.
Benjamin, b. Nov. 1, 1799, m. Charlotte M. Knight of Westbrook.
Joseph, b.
-, m. Esther Libby; 2d. Maria Plummer; 3d, Margaret
Nichols.
Louisa, b. , m. Elisha Turner.
Howe, b. Apr. 28, 1812, m. Sarah Daggett; 2d, Pamelia H. Stetson.
This family moved in 1818 to Durham. The children were all born in Gorham, with the exception of the eldest, William, who was born in Scarboro. Lavinia is recorded as "Loving."
Robert Weeks probably came from Massachusetts. He married, Dec. 13, 1808, Mrs. Bethiah (Smith) Lombard, daughter of Hezekiah Smith, and widow of James Lombard, and lived on the farm once owned by Mr. Lombard. This farm, the hundred acre lot, 19, is still in the possession of the Weeks family. Children of Robert and Bethiah Weeks :
Bethiah, b. Sept. 12, 1809, m. William Hoyt, June 14, 1831 ; d. about 1896. Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1811, m. Reuben Hoyt, Dec. 1, 1837.
Almedia, b. Dec. 4, 1813, m. Zelotes Moulton, Feb. 12, 1835.
Sally S., b. Feb. 13, 1816, m. Alvin Plummer of Scarboro, Nov. 21, 1833. Robert, b. Mar. 13, 1818, m. Harriet S. (Huston) Lombard, widow of Samuel Lombard, July 14, 1844. Ch : Edward J., m. Marietta Plummer; Hen- rietta, m. William Plummer; Irving, m. Mary Dunham. Mr. Weeks d. Mar. 27, 1897 ; Mrs. W. d. June 1, 1885, ag. 73.
Hannah L., b. July 20, 1820, m. Thomas Skillings of Standish, Nov. 25, 1841. Randall C., b. Dec. 23, 1823, m. Julia (Edwards) Alden ; she d. June 30, 1868.
Mrs. Bethiah Weeks died April 11, 1842, aged 66. Mr. Weeks married, July 10, 1843, Polly, daughter of Samuel, Jr., and Molly Hamblen, and moved to the Hamblen place on South St., where he died, Aug. 25, 1857. Mrs. Weeks died Feb. 22, 1870, aged 78.
WENTWORTH.
Thomas E. Wentworth, son of Thomas and Rachel (Humphrey) Wentworth, was born in No. Yarmouth, Me., Sept. 13, 1814. He was a painter by trade. He served in the war of the Rebellion, and was captain of Co. K, 9th Me. Vols., assisting in the capture and occupation of Hilton Head, So. Carolina. He was afterwards captain of Co. F, 16th Me. Vols. During the war he was taken prisoner, and confined in Libby prison. He married, Apr. 28, 1840, Martha C., only child of James Phinney, Esq., and granddaughter of Capt. John Phinney. Children :
Lucy E., b. Feb. 10, 1842, d. Oct. 2, 1859.
James P., b. Aug. 17, 1843, m. Nellie Newhall of Portland; 2d, Virginia Tom- linson of Watertown, Mass.
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Martha R., b. June 24, 1845, m. Charles Eaton ; d. June 24, 1898.
George H., b. May, 1847, m. Mary L. Wilson of Conn.
Thomas E., b. June 3, 1850, d. Feb. 14, 1860.
Amy A. S., b. Apr. 9, 1852, d. Jan. 29, 1854.
John R.,
( m. Annie Childs.
Charles R., S b. Feb. 23, 1854, 3 d. Apr. 11, 1854.
Capt. Wentworth died Nov. 3, 1882, and his wife Martha, Oct. 29, 1898, aged 77.
WESCOTT.
The Wescotts, so some of the family say, are descended from one William Wescott who came from England, married a Skillings of Fal- mouth, and settled on " Skillings' Hill," which was then in Falmouth. He had two sons : Richard who settled in the town of Cornish, and William who married in February, 1757, Margaret, daughter of Clem- ent and Sarah Meserve. This William and Margaret Wescott settled in Scarborough on the farm since known as the Theodore Libby farm. They were the ancestors of the Gorham Wescotts.
Mr. Wescott was the famous " Post Wescott " of olden times, and during the Revolution was known to every man, woman and child, on the road from Boston to Portland, and in all the region about the County of Cumberland. It is said he carried the first mail between Boston and Portland, was employed by Washington during the war in carrying dispatches, and in carrying letters to and from the soldiers in the army and their friends and families in New Hampshire and Maine. The writer of this notice has in his possession a letter writ- ten by his grandfather while in the army at Cambridge, and brought home to Gorham by Post Wescott in 1775. Some of his descendants now have in their possession a cane given him by General Washing- ton in the time of the Revolution. When about to start with dispatches in which the General took much interest, he was looking for a stick with which to urge forward his horse, when Washington told him to take his cane, which was more substantial than a switch, and hurry off. This cane he religiously preserved till his death and it is now an heirloom highly prized.
There are some of us yet alive who can remember the old gentle- man. On all great days, more particularly general muster day, (military display being one of his hobbies) he usually made his appearance at Gorham village, it being in his way to visit his two sons, Reuben and Edmund, who were settled in the north part of the town. He was the wonder of the young, always polite and courteous, and always with something pleasant to say to all. He always
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attracted attention, with his erect, stately figure, and fine horseman- ship ; his long cane or staff, which he grasped in the old-fashioned style a few inches below the top; dressed in the old continental style, with cocked hat, single-breasted coat with large brass buttons and standing collar, with long waist and wide skirts ; short breeches, high- quartered shoes with silver buckles four inches square, long stock- ings fastened to his breeches at the knee with large silver buckles, - this was his go-out dress, and he never abandoned it during his life. Children of William and Margaret Wescott :
Joseph, was a soldier of the Revolution ; killed in battle in Rhode Island.
Renben, m. Abigail Dam, Dec. 4, 1783.
Isaac, settled in Kittery.
Sally, m. Mr. Small of Limington ; was the ancestor of Erving Small, Esq., and Mrs. Ichabod Leighton, both living in Gorham. (1873.)
Edmund, m. Hannah Morton, May 15, 1794.
- Charlotte, m. - Barstow.
Hannah, m. Thomas Morton, Nov. 15, 1802.
Clement, m. Sally Marr, Mar. 6, 1804; settled in N. Yarmouth.
Dorcas, m. Samuel Whitney, Oct. 23, 1800; moved to Cumberland.
William, m. Lydia Marr (sister of Sally), Oct. 23, 1806 ; settled in Scarborough.
I do not know when or where Mrs. Margaret Wescott died, but am told that Mr. Wescott lived during the latter part of his life with his son Clement Wescott in No. Yarmouth, where he died at a good old age.
(1) Reuben Wescott, son of William, born Dec. 10, 1761, married Abigail Dam of Scarboro, who was born Nov. 10, 1766. Soon after their marriage in 1783, they moved to Gorham and settled on the seventy acre lot, in the north part of the town, which was afterwards occupied by their youngest son William. Their children were :
Joseph, b. Sept. 16, 1784, m. Wealthy Morton, Oct. 9, 1817; moved to Ray- mond.
John, b. Apr. 25, 1786, m. Martha Whitney, Nov. 29, 1809; moved to Standish. Reuben, b. July 18, 1788, m. Maria Gurney, July 28, 1813.
Peggy, b. July 13, 1790, m. Joseph Files, Jr., Jan. 22, 1810.
Sally, b. Feb. 12, 1793, m. Solomon Stone, July 29, 1813.
Eleanor, b. Mar. 21, 1795, m. Isaac Sawyer, Feb. 19, 1817. Polly, b. Jan. 12, 1797, m. Major Morton, Feb. 8, 1819. Betsey, b. Oct. 5, 1798, m. Benjamin Libby, Jr., June 8, 1823.
William, b. Apr. 4, 1802, m. Mary Ann Skillings, Mar. 4, 1824.
Reuben Wescott died on his farm Dec. 9, 1840, and his wife Abi- gail, June 5, 1843.
(1) Edmund, son of William Wescott, born March 7, 1769, also settled in the north part of this town, at White Rock, on a seventy acre lot, which is now owned by Wiley Davis. He married Hannah, daughter of James Morton of Gorham. Children :
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James, b. Sept. 12, 1795, m. Dorcas Libby, Apr. 30, 1815; 2d, Hannah Han- son.
Almira, b. Oct. 7, 1796, m. Jeremiah Bullock, June 25, 1817 ; I'd in Limington. He died Dec. 16, 1849, and she m. 2d, Dea. Andrew Cobb of Bridgton, and d. Apr. 25, 1857.
Edmund, b. Oct. 13, 1798, d. young.
Anna, b. Nov. 15, 1799, d. Aug. 15, 1800.
Anna, b. July 4, 1800, m. Benjamin Libby, Jr., Mar. 1, 1821.
Charlotte, b. May 2, 1802, m. Joshua Chadbourne of Baldwin, Nov. 5. 1826.
Clement, b. Apr. 4, 1804, m. Mary Webb; I'd in Knox ; d. Dec. 14, 1853.
Harvey, b. Apr. 7, 1806, m. Caroline Sturgis, Dec. 5, 1829. + Elliot, b. Mar. 7, 1808, d. June 19, 1811.
Harriet, b. Sept. 1, 1810, m. Daniel Murch, June 8, 1829.
Martha, b. Nov. 26, 1812, d. Nov. 15. 1813.
Martha, b. July 15, 1814, d. May, 5, 1815.
Major M., b. May 15, 1816, m. Harriet Whitmore of Paris, Dec. 15, 1849.
Elizabeth, b. Mar. 23, 1820, m. William Chadbourne; 2d, Capt. J. I. Stevens. Emily, b. July 15, 1823, m. Henry Chadbourne of Standish.
Edmund Wescott died Jan. 14, 1836, and his wife, Dec. 11, 1835, aged 56.
(2) John Wescott, son of Reuben, married Martha A., daughter of Stephen Whitney of Standish, and moved to Standish, where all their children were born, except Seward, who was born in Gorham. Chil- dren :
Sarah, b. -, m. Asa Maberry of Windham, 1838.
Ansel, b. - m. Elvira H., dan. of Sewall and Achsah Libby, Nov. 28, 1841. Ch, all b. in Gorham : Harriet C., b. Oct. 18, 1843, d. ag. 18 ; Achsah A., b. Feb. 26, 1846, m. Gilman Parker of Durham; Mary F., b. June 20, 1847, m. George H. Marston of Durham; Lewis A., b. Apr. 18, 1851, d. unm. in Cal., 1875. Ansel Wescott moved to Pownal.
William, b. 1818, m. Mar. 21, 1847, Martha A., dan. of Benjamin and Betsey (Wescott) Libby. Ch: Jordan P., b. Aug. 18, 1848, m. Clara J. Sawyer ; C. Morse, b. Oct. 25, 1856, m. Sadie Hanavin. William Wescott was for many years a practicing physician in Standish and Kennebunkport ; he also served as Assistant Surgeon in the Rebellion, at which time he lost his health. He d. May 18, 1877.
Joseph, b. - , m. Lydia D. Binford, 1848; served in the Civil War; d. in Windham.
Stephen, b. 1822, m. Emeline C., dan. of Charles and Rebecca Jordan, 1847. Ch : Emma, b. Feb. 19, 1850, m. Charles M. Waterhouse of Saccarappa, Dec. 22, 1872 ; Calvin, b. Aug. 20, 1854, m. Addie Moulton, 2d, Lucilla Shaw, 3d, Mary Dole. Stephen Wescott I'd in the north part of the town ; he d. in 1886, and his wife, in 1900.
Martha Ann, b. --- , m. Eben W. Nevens, formerly postmaster at Gorham; 2d, Rev. Peletiah Hobson. Abigail, b. - , m. Marshall Morton, 1844.
Henry, b. 1829, m. Jane White of Sebago.
Seward, b. June 9, 1833, m. Dec. 12, 1858, Elizabeth F., dau. of John and Mary J. Sanborn. Ch: John J., b. Oct. 29, 1859, m. Christie Emery of Port- land, (one son Seward) ; Annie S., b. Jan. 10, 1865, m. Walter Mayberry of Windham ; Alice L., b. Jan. 7, 1868, m. Howard C. Walker of Wind- ham, Nov. 29, 1894. Mr. Wescott I's at Winship's Corner.
John Wescott died in Gorham, at the North Branch, Oct. 31, 1871, and Mrs. Wescott, Dec. 16, 1865, aged 76.
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(2) Reuben Wescott, Jr., son of Reuben, married Maria Gurney. Children :
Alexander G., b. Dec. 2, 1813, m. Sarah Stront, Oct. 4, 1837 ; I'd in Portland. John, b. Oct. 18, 1816, m. Eliza N., dau, of William and Polly (Parker) Riggs, Apr. 12, 1842. Ch: Leonard; Eliza R .; John E .; Emolis J., d. y .; Reuben ; Jennie L., d. y. ; William, d. Jan. 31, 1881, ag. 20. Mrs. Wes- cott d. Jan. 30, 1886, ag. 71, and Mr. W. m. Frances E., dau. of Ira and Cynthia Baker. He d. Nov. 14, 1892, and his widow m. Charles Gallison. Reuben, 3d, b. Jan. 7, 1819, m. Nov. 14, 1847, Martha A., dau. of Samnel Lom- bard. Ch : Frances A., b. Sept. 25, 1848, d. Mar. 29, 1858 ; Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1851, d. y. ; Reuben, b. Oct. 6, 1853, m. Estelle W. Mosher, Nov., 1876 ; Adrianah, b. Nov. 8, 1855, m. Samuel B. Knight ; Emma C .; Fannie, m. Rev. Mr. Pettingill. Mr. Wescott I'd on his father's place. He d. July 9, 1890.
Hannah, b. Feb. 5, 1821, m. Jesse Partridge, 1841.
Samuel, b. Dec. 22, 1822, d. at sea - 22 years old.
Lucinda, b. Jan. 6, 1825, m. William Riggs, June 5, 1845.
Emolis, b. July 17, 1827, d. Dec. 13, 1835.
Lendall J., b. Jan. 10, 1829.
Margaret A., b. July 31, 1831, m. Frederick Gilkey, 1856.
Maria E., b. July 9, 1833, d. young.
Reuben Wescott, Jr., died at his home in the south part of the town, Aug. 2, 1838 ; his wife died April 18, 1860, aged 68.
(2) William Wescott, youngest son of Reuben the first, lived on the old place where his father settled. He married Mary Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Hamblen) Skillings. Children :
Orin, b. Nov. 12, 1826, m. Margaret H. Paine of Standish, p. Apr. 21, 1859. Ch : Joseph, m. Lula Libby ; A. Lincoln, a lawyer in New York City ; Alvin, in the Electric Light business in New York City; Peter W., m. Annie B. Colesworthy, June 5, 1895; George H., d. Jan. 2, 1880. Orin Wescott d. on his farm in 1891.
Harriet, b. Jan. 10, 1829, d. Mar. 10, 1854.
William, 3d, b. Nov. 10, 1833, m. Sarah, dau. of Hanson and Delilah Newcomb, 1851. Ch : Norris N., d. Feb. 21, 1854; Norris N., m. Sadie Sawyer. William Wescott, 3d, I's on Mighty St., in the north part of the town. Mrs. Sarah N. Wescott d. Dec. 20, 1900, ag. 72.
Alvin S., b. Mar. 24, 1835, d. Oct. 4, 1857.
Mary Ellen, b. Sept. 3, 1837, m. John Nelson Newcomb, Mar. 23, 1857.
Reuben, b. Dec. 3, 1839, m. Anna, dau. of Isaac and Ellen W. Perley. Ch :
Clarence W., m. Mabel Libby, d. Sept. 26, 1898 ; Frank, a graduate of Harvard College. Mrs. Wescott d. Dec. 25, 1875, and Mr. W. m. Lizzie, dau. of Wm. and Rebecca Davis. Ch : Anna.
Emily, b. Jan. 4, 1841, m. Wiley Davis of Sebago; d. June 26, 1871.
Melinda, b. - , d. young.
William Wescott died May 24, 1875, and his wife, Oct. 10, 1884, aged 78.
(2) James Wescott, son of Edmund, lived on the David Swett farm, near Little Falls. He married Dorcas, daughter of William and Mrs. Ann ( Bolton ) Libby. Children :
Willis, b. Apr. 17, 1816, m. Julia Mitton, 1840.
Everett, b. Apr. 1, 1819, m. Emily - ----; d. Aug. 18, 1851.
Charlotte, b. May 27, 1821, m. Dennis Hatch of Conway, N. H., June 10, 1849. James, b. Oct. 22, 1823.
Wells L., b. Sept. 4, 1826, m. Amanda Hale of Windham, Feb. 26, 1849.
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William, b. June 18, 1828, m. Maria Elder of Westbrook. Daniel M.,
b. Feb. 2, 1832,
m. Louisa Ingersoll.
Elliot,
m. Huldah A. Wescott, 1850.
Mrs. Dorcas Wescott died Feb. 8, 1849, aged 51, and Mr. Wescott married Hannah, daughter of Timothy Hanson. James Wescott died April 3, 1870, and his wife Hannah, in 1886.
(2) Harvey Wescott, son of Edmund, lived at Great Falls. He married Caroline P., daughter of Joseph and Hannah Sturgis. Chil- dren :
Clement, d. young.
Ann Maria, m. Benjamin Wescott of Standish.
William C., m. Flora Hilt of China.
George W. T., a merchant in Bangor.
Harvey Wescott died in 1890, and Mrs. Caroline Wescott, his wife, in 1887, aged 80.
Nehemiah Wescott came to Gorham about the year 1795. April 10, 1796, he married Mrs. Eleanor (Dam) Nason, widow of Ephraim Nason, by whom he had the following children :
John, b. June 19, 1797, d. Apr. 10, 1801.
Betty, b. Jan. 19, 1799, m. Randall Morton, Nov. 18, 1821.
Abner, b. 1803, m. Hannah Frost, 1836.
John, b. -, m. Charity M. Humphrey, 1832.
Esther, b. -, m. Levi Jordan of Raymond, 1849.
Nehemiah Wescott lived on the old John Wescott farm near White Rock. The buildings on the place were burned when occupied by Henry Carll. Mr. Wescott died April 10, 1846, aged 74. Mrs. Wescott died June 4, 1835, aged 71.
(2) Abner Wescott, son of Nehemiah, lived on his father's place. He married Hannah, daughter of Jeremiah Frost. Children :
Daniel, b. Sept. 14, 1837, m. Ellen Libby, Dec. 31, 1863, who d. Oct. 31, 1877 ; m. 2d, Belle Purinton ; d. Feb. 21, 1901.
Charles E., b. Feb. 13, 1841, m. Mary J. (Fogg) Cole. Lizzie, b. - , m. George Leavitte.
Mary P., b. Mar. 20, 1856, m. A. Achorn.
Abner Wescott died at White Rock, Oct. 9, 1877.
(2) John Wescott, son of Nehemiah, lived on his father's old place. He married Charity M. Humphrey of Gray. Children :
Huldah A., b. Oct. 13, 1832, m. Elliot Wescott, 1850; 2d, - Ball. Juliette, b. Feb. 20, 1835, m. Frank Nash of Raymond.
Charles E., b. Feb., 1836, m. Lizzie White; was in the Civil War; I'd in Standish.
Enoch, b. - -, d. unm. in the Army.
James B., b. May 22, 1841, is a physician.
Laura J., b. ,d. unm. at Old Orchard.
Lizzie, b. May 30, 1847, d. June 22, 1887.
John Wescott died in April, 1847. Mrs. Wescott died about 1888.
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WESTON.
Thomas and Joseph Weston were brothers. They were citizens of Gorham as early as 1749. Their house was on the thirty acre lot, 49, on the back side of the John Harding (Dolley's) hill, where signs of the old cellar are still to be seen. Thomas Weston married, Feb. 3, 1750, Patience, daughter of Capt. John and Martha Phinney. She died in 1751, leaving one child :
Patience, b. Oct. 3, 1751, m. Asa Whitney, p. Apr. 15, 1775.
Mr. Weston married second, Abigail Children :
Anna, b. Oct. 24, 1756, m. Amos Whitney, Jr. (?), p. Oct. 5, 1776.
Abigail, b. Apr. 14, 1760, m. Joseph Thomes of Gorham, July 12, 1781.
We do not know where or when Thomas Weston and his wife died, but he is said to have been an old man at the time of his death.
In 1749 we find Joseph Weston one of a committee to run out the . line between Gorham and Narragansett No. I (Buxton). In 1757 he sold one-half of the hundred acre lot, 20, to Stephen Sawyer ; the other half he sold in 1769 to Hugh Mclellan. Joseph Weston was a prominent man in town. He married, Sept. 3, 1755, Katherine, the daughter of Daniel and Jane Mosher. Children :
James, b. Feb. 22, 1758.
Joseph, b. Mar. 22, 1760, m. Molly Rolfe, p. Oct. 28, 1786; went to Otisfield.
Zachariah, b. June 27, 1762, m. Anna Silla, p. Dec. 9, 1786.
Thomas, b. Dec. 4, 1764,- a Thomas Weston of Otisfield was p. to Esther Turner of Otisfield, Mar. 5, 1794.
Sarah, b. June 14, 1767.
Mr. Weston died July 10, 1770, and his widow married, Feb. II, 1773, William Haskell.
A Miss Weston taught school in the village, early in the history of the town.
Edward P. Weston was the son of Rev. Isaac and Mary (Emmons) Weston and was a graduate of Bowdoin College, class of 1839. He came to Gorham in 1847 as Principal of the Seminary, which insti- tution he brought to a high state of prosperity, and in charge of which he continued till 1860,when he was appointed State Superintend- ent of Schools, which office he held several years. In 1865 he took charge of the Abbott Family School at Farmington for a few years ; then moved to Illinois, where for seven years he was the Principal of the Seminary for young ladies at Lake Forest, after which he opened a school for young ladies at Highland Park. Mr. Weston was at one time editor of the " Portland Eclectic," and also of the "Northern Monthly," a magazine of much merit, though of short life. He was a
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poet of no mean repute ; a man of much genius and versatility of talent, and greatly beloved by a large circle of pupils and friends. He built on High St. in Gorham village, the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Guptill. His wife was Mary E. Burbank. Their children were Martha E., Edward B. who is a physician in Chicago, and Mary E. who was born in Gorham and married Charles Soule of Highland Park, Ill., in which latter place she died. Mr. Weston died at Highland Park, Oct. 13, 1879, aged 60, and his wife died at Farm- ington, Me., September, 1868, aged 50.
WHITMORE.
Francis Whitmore, the emigrant, was of Cambridge, Mass., in 1649. From him, through his second son, Samuel of Lexington, all the branches of the Whitmore family, who have lived in Gorham, are descended.
Samuel+ Whitmore, born July 4, 1744, was the grandson of Samuel?, and the son of John3 Whitmore of Cambridge and his first wife, who was Mrs. Lydia Cutter, and whom he married June 24, 1735. July 30, 1764, Samuel Whitmore bought in Gorham of Alexander Ross the thirty acre lot, 78. This land Mr. Ross had purchased of Hon. Wm. Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts. Mr. Whitmore also owned that part of the " Bryant Morton strip" that lay south of his lot, and on this latter piece of land he built his house. This house, though it has undergone many changes and alterations, is probably the same now standing on the lot, and occupied by Willis I. Bickford. Mr. Whitmore was a blacksmith by trade, and a man of worth and promi- nence. He was one of the selectmen of Gorham in 1773-4, and town treasurer from 1779 to 1803. In 1782 he was a member of the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety of this town. He was an ardent and zealous patriot, and served honorably in the war of the Revolution. May 10, 1776, he was appointed by the Gov- ernor and Council, captain of one of the Gorham companies of the 3d Cumberland Co. regiment. Dec. 9, 1776, his name appears among a list of officers of the Mass. Militia, chosen by field officers, as cap- tain of the Gorham and Pearsonstown company of Col. Reuben Fogg's Cumberland Co. regiment. In 1781 he was commissioned captain of the Gorham company belonging to Col. Phinney's 3d Cumberland Co. regiment of Militia. Capt. Whitmore married, Oct. 24, 1764, Mary, daughter of Abel and Mary Whitney. Children :
Lydia, b. Aug. 5, 1765, m. Uriel Whitney, Dec. 16, 1784.
Mary, b. Aug. 1, 1767, m. Jacob Haskell, Dec. 29, 1785.
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Dorcas, b. Mar. 7, 1770, m. James H. Chadbourne, Jan. 4, 1789.
John, b. Feb. 21, 1773, m. Jane Roberts, Oct. 4, 1792; I'd in Standish.
Patience, b. Sept. 8, 1775, m. Lemuel Libby, June 11, 1795.
Elizabeth R., b. May 2, 1777, m. Simon Huston, Mar. 22, 1801.
Samuel, b. Apr. 25, 1779, d. young.
Samuel, b. Mar. 26, 1780, d. unm. Aug. 27, 1808 ; Col. in the militia ; lawyer. Joel, b. Dec. 15, 1781, moved to Harrison,
Sally, b. Oct. 31, 1783, m. prob., John Woodruff, p. Sept. 26, 1812.
Joanna, b. Sept. 10, 1785, went to Tinmouth, Vt.
Eunice, b. June 25, 1788.
Capt. Whitmore died Dec. 21, 1808.
William4 Whitmore was the son of John3 Whitmore and his second wife, Mary Burnell, and consequently .a half brother to Capt. Samuel above. He was born May 31, 1752, and as early as 1772 came to Gorham where he lived some years. His wife was Amy, daughter of William and Hannah Knight of Windham, and their children were:
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