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e MITCHELL, DAGGER, an Irishman, married Molly Wildes about 1769. His children were, Richard, John and Mary, who all married and left the town.
MITCHELL, JACOB, physician, came from North Yar- mouth in 1833.
MOODY, SILAS, See page 192.
MOODY, JAMES, farmer, came from Tuftonborough, N. H. about 1820.
MOODY, ELBRIGE G. baker, came from Saco in 1837.
e MOOR, JONADAB, came from Kittery about 1752. His wife was his cousin, Mary Moor. He died in the army in the French war of 1755. His widow was living in 1764. His children were, Ebenezer, who was taxed here in 1764; Pelatiah, who moved to Biddeford ; Susan, who married Joshua Walker; Dorothy, Han- nah, and perhaps others.
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e MORGAN, RICHARD, whose wife's name was Abigail, lived at Turbat's creek in 1719. His children were, Moses, Luther, Samuel, John and Rebecca. Moses was a shoemaker ; and the name of his wife was Patience. John and Samuel lived on Saco road. John died before 1735.
e MORSE, NATHAN, came to this town about 1786, and removed to Jay in 1805.
MOTLEY, JOSEPH B. stone cutter, came to this town in 1836, from Windham.
MURPHY, GEORGE, married Mary Perkins and left no children.
John, probably brother of George, lived near Cleaves's cove in 1724. He was an Ensign at the capture of Louisburg in 1747. He died Oct. 20, 1750. His children were, Pierce, Thankful, and perhaps others.
Pierce was accidentally killed with a musket, about 1760. His wife was Hannah Lassel. His children were, John, Pierce, Joshua, Israel, George and Han- nah. Hannah married Harrison Downing ..
1. John, who was born Oct. 20, 1750, married Eliza- beth Downing in 1771. His children were, Betsey, Harrison, John, Pierce, George, Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Lydia and Daniel.
2. Pierce jr. married Sarah Adams. He served in the revolution, and afterwards removed to Lyman.
3. Joshua's first wife was Sarah Smith, whose chil- dren were, James, Mary, Hannah, Israel and Joshua. His second wife was Alice Littlefield, whose children were, Samuel, John, Sally and Susan.
4. Israel died in the army.
5. George married Hannah Hutchins, and moved to Mount Desert.
e MUSSEY,* JAMES, was the son of Thomas Mussey, an old inhabitant of Cape Porpoise. He was town clerk when the town was first resettled. He lived near the present dwelling house of Asaph Smith. Mr. Mussey's name does not appear on the town record, after 1728, at which time James Smith bought his land.
* See page 93.
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NASON, JOSHUA, was born in Berwick and emigrated to Arundel about 1750. He was probably a descend- ant of Richard Nason who resided in Kittery in 1653. Joshua married a daughter of Capt. Butler of Berwick. He was at the taking of Cape Breton in 1760; and was a Capt. in the continental service, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne's army in 1777.
His children were, Moses, Jacob, Joshua, Edward, Benjamin, Sarah and Susan. Sarah, m. Thomas Tar- box ; and Susan, James Dearing.
1. Moses married Mary Dearing, whose children were, Thomas, Jacob and Susan.
2. Joshua married Sarah Dyer, whose children were, Joseph, Joshua, Samuel, three daughters that died young, and Mary.
3. Edward, who married Sarah Merrill, is still liv- ing. His children were, Hannah, Daniel, John, Noah, Mercy, James, Joshua, one that died young, Sarah and Moses.
4. Benjamin married Abigail Currier, and removed to Eaton, N. H.
e NEW, JOSEPH, was residing here in 1730, but either died or left the town before 1760.
NEW, MYRIS, shipmaster, came from Martha's Vine- yard in 1837.
e NOBLE, JOHN, an Irishman, came to Kennebunk- port about 1816, remained there several years and removed to Portland.
e NOBLE, JOHN, from Saco, innholder, resided in Kennebunk-port several years, about the time of the last war.
e NOWELL, SIMON, came from York about 1800. He was one of the presidential electors at large in 1828. He was a Brigadier General in the militia, and com- manded the fort in Kittery in the war of 1812. He removed to Bangor in 1830.
OSGOOD, JOSEPH H. tobacconist, of Boston, came to this town in 1829.
e PAINE, JOHNSON, joiner, came from York in 1810, and removed to Boston about 1830.
PARKER, ROBERT, shipmaster, came from Castine in 1829.
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PATTEN, ROBERT, kept a public house on Saco road about 1750. Mr. Patten was an Irishman. His first wife's name was McGlauthlin, who died on her pas- sage to America. Her son, Actor, born in Ireland, married Jane McLellen, and removed to Topsham. His second wife was Florence Johnson, whose children were, Robert, m. Sarah Dearing ; James, Sally Stone and Abigail Meservey; Margaret, Israel Cleaves ; Ma- ry, William Wilson ; John, Sarah Wiswall ; and Ra- chel, William Smith.
e PATTEN, JOSHUA, cooper, came from Dover about 1799, and removed to Lyman about 1804.
e PATTEN, JOHN, innholder, came from Biddeford about 1809, and removed to Portland about 1820.
PATTERSON, ACTOR P. shipmaster, came from Saco about 1821.
e PAYSON, GEORGE, See page 195.
e PIERSON, SAMUEL and Charles, brothers, ropemak- ers, came from Portland ;- Samuel in 1820, and Charles in 1818. They both returned to Portland in 1826.
e PENNIWELL,* WALTER, had a grant of land from the town in 1720, and was in the town ; but whether he was a resident or not, is not certain.
PERKINS, Ensign THOMAS, came from Topsfield in 1719. He purchased the land belonging to the heirs of John Barrett, and was made a proprietor in Barrett's right. He was town clerk several years. He was proprietor's clerk till the time of his death in 1761. He died of a cancer in the face, after a long and dis- tressing sickness. He kept a public house on the spot on which the house of Israel Stone stands.
His wife was Mary Wildes of Topsfield, who died April 1, 1742, aged 57 years. His two oldest children, Thomas and Judith, were born in Topsfield. His other children were, Mary, Sarah, John and Ephraim. The two last died in childhood. Judith, m. Benjamin Dur- rell ; Mary, Eliphalet Perkins ; and Sarah, Israel Stone.
Thomas jr. was several times representative to Gen-
* See page 88.
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eral Court, and was also town clerk. He at first oc- cupied his father's house, but subsequently removed to the mills. His first wife, whom he married in Salem, died about 1758, and left no children. His second wife was Susannah Hovey, who after Mr. Perkins's death, [1794] married Edward Emerson of York. Mr. Perkins's children were, Thomas, m. Esther Per- kins; Mary, Gideon Walker ; John, died at sea ; Jo- seph, m. Susannah Wiswall and Mary Pickering ; Betsey, Israel Wildes and John Bourne ; Susan, Thomas Perkins and James Perkins ; Andrew, Eunice Davis; Sally, James Perkins ; Abiel, Hugh McCulloch ; and James, died at sea.
PERKINS, Capt. THOMAS, came from Greenland,* N. H. in 1720. He purchased of the heirs of William Reynolds, all the land lying between Kennebunk river and a line running from Bass cove through great pond to the sea. This land having been mortgaged to Francis Johnson, of whom Stephen Harding pur- chased it, there was a contest for the possession of it. Mr. Harding finding his title disputed, purchased the right of 'one of Reynolds's heirs. The dispute was submitted to arbitrators, who awarded fourteen fif- teenths of the land to Capt. Perkins. This transac- tion caused a breach between the families, that a subsequent marriage did not wholly close.
As one of the heirs of the Thomas Perkins t who had a grant from the town in 1681, Capt. Perkins had the land laid out to him in 1720. He erected a garri- son house by Butler's rocks, near the spot on which " the house of William Reynolds formerly stood." On the town records he was usually designated as " Capt. Thomas Perkins of Kennebunk." He was married, and all his children were born before he came to this town. He probably died about 1741. His sons. were, John, Thomas, Lemuel, Samuel, George, Alverson, and perhaps Zacheus. His daughters were, Mary, m. George Murphy ; and Chasey, James Deshon.
* On the county records, he is sometimes called Thomas Perkins of Greenland, and sometimes of Portsmouth.
t See page 91, where it is stated that Thomas Perkins of 1681, was father of Capt. Thomas Perkins. This, however, is not certain.
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I. John came into this town with his father, and had several lots of land laid out to him. He was living in 1735, but probably died soon after, as his name does not appear on the town records after that period. It is not known that he was married. He might have been however ; and Zacheus, who had land laid out to him in 1734, might be his son. Neither of them left any descendants.
II. Thomas jr. married Lydia Harding. He com- manded a company at the surrender of Louisburg in 1745, and was wrecked in going to Annapolis in 1747. There is a tradition that he was King's surveyor. He was probably the person referred to in Mr. Hovey's journal, March 1, 1749. " Capt." (name not legible) " of Kennebunk deputed to take care of pine timber," (some words illegible) " officiated the 16th day to the disturbance of many." * He died February 22, 1752, aged 52 years. He probably erected the house now occupied by Tristram J. Perkins about 1730. His sons were, Eliphalet, Abner, John, Thomas, George and James. His only daughter, Mary, married Samu- el Robinson.
1. Eliphalet married Mary, the daughter of Ensign Thomas Perkins of Cape Porpoise. He died in Port- land in 1776. His wife died Sept. 14, 1802, aged 74 years. His children were, Ephraim, m. Huldah Dor- man and Lucy Dorman ; Eliphalet, drowned ; Hannah, m. Dudley Stone ; Lydia, David Thompson ; Mary, Thomas Durrell ; Eunice, Isaac Emery; Lucy, Asa Woodward and Benjamin Day ; and Eliphalet, Betsey Stone.
*In 1721, the General Court passed an act declaring all trees fit for masts, the property of the King. Tho penalty for cutting down such trees, was £100 sterling for each ; and any such spars found, were forfeited to the Province. Sometimes the law was disre- garded, and at other times it was enforced with great severity. It was the cause of much trouble in subsequent years, and was a ground of complaint against. the British government in 1766. Gov- ernor Wentworth of New Hampshire was appointed Surveyor of the Woods in 1741, which situation he held twenty five years. Capt. Perkins was probably deputy surveyor under him. A large quantity of these logs were lying in Bass cove during the revolu- tionary war, which were purchased by Theodore Lyman of Kennebunk, (now of Waltham,) for the purpose of building the wharf, now known as Wheelwright's wharf.
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2. Abner married Sally Robinson. His children were, Daniel, m. Hannah Stone and Eunice Thompson ; Abner, Mary Stone ; Jotham, Olive Hill ; Stephen, Alice Stone ; Jacob, Elizabeth Hill ; Anna, Benjamin Stone; and Sally, James P. Hill.
3. John married Mehitable Goodwin, whose only child, Mehitable or Hitty, married Gen. John Lord of Berwick.
4. Thomas married Sarah Baxter. He died Nov. 8, · 1820, aged 88 years. His wife died Dec. 26, 1811, aged 70 years. Their children were, Esther, m. Thom- as Perkins; Lydia, John Blunt; Thomas, Susan Perkins ; Sarah, Benjamin Perkins and John Blunt ; Mary, Samuel Bourne ; and John, Sally Low.
5. George married Mary Lord, and removed to Wells (Kennebunk.) He had a large family of children.
6. James married Sally Hovey, whose children were, James, Ruth, Thomas and John, twins, Joshua, died at sea, Ebenezer, Lydia and Lucy. His second wife was widow Hannah Coit, whose children were, Joshua, Tristram J. and Mary.
III. Lemuel married Hannah Hutchins. He and his only child died of a fever, the same day. It being in a time of an Indian war, and there being but two females in the garrison, a week elapsed before any one came to commit their bodies to the grave. His widow married John Burbank.
IV. Samuel married Willie Bond, and lived near the present dwelling house of Jolin Lord. His children were, Samuel and Timothy, died young; George, m. Mary Smith and widow Sarah Littlefield; Thomas, Deborah Lassel ; John, Molly Lassel and Polly Huff; Joseph, Ruth Wakefield ; and Alice, Stephen Cleaves.
V. George* married Hannah Hutchins. His only child died young. His widow married Joshua Walker.
These two Thomas Perkins coming into the town at about the same time,-both being men of property and influence,-each having a son, grandsons, and great-grandsons of the same name, who at different times held the same offices ;- and the families having frequently intermarried, it is extremely difficult to trace
*See note page 253.
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the descendants of each. There are more persons of this name in the town, than of any other. There are 39 voters of the name.
e PERKINS, BRADBURY, tailor, came from Shapleigh about 1807, and returned back about 1817.
e PIKE, PHILIP, was an inhabitant of this town in 1748. He married Rebecca Maddox. His children were, John and another son, who died young; Rebecca, m. Nathan Wells ; and Hannah, Mr. Winn.
PINKHAM, PAUL, born in Nantucket, came to this town in May, 1801. His wife was Mary Cobb of Kings- ton, Mass.
e PIPER, JAMES A. shipmaster, came from Newfield about 1818. He died at sea in 1835.
e POLAND, JAMES, was here in 1720. He had a son Thomas who was a tailor. Thomas died about 1770, and left no children.
POPE, SAMUEL, shipmaster, came from Plymouth in 1800. His wife was Mary Tarbox. He died with a cancer in 1837.
e PRENTICE, THOMAS, See page 138.
e PRISBURY, BENJAMIN, was in the town in 1727, and Stephen in 1730; but their names do not again appear on the town records.
PROCTOR, JOSEPH, John and Amos, brothers, farmers, came from Biddeford about 1814.
e QUIMBY, JOHN, shoemaker, came from Portsmouth about 1810, and resided here about two years.
e RANDALL, JEREMIAH, was published to Mary Cous- ins and Hannah Gowell, both in 1784.
RHODES, MICHAEL, resided in Berwick before 1690. He left two children, Miles and Charity. Miles mar- ried Patience Donnel of Kittery in 1710. Charity mar- ried a Mr. Cross and a Mr. Grover, and died about 1800, aged 98 years. Miles, the son of Miles, was an apprentice to Jacob Curtis of Arundel, and married Mary Huff. He resided at the "Latter End," near Turbat's creek. He died about the time of the revolu- tionary war, being in his 100th year. His wife died at the same age, four years afterwards. His children were,
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Jacob, Sarah, Miles, Patience, Charity, Molly, Benja- min and John. Sarah, m. Simon Grover ; Patience, John Grover ; Charity, Ebenezer Holt; and Molly, John Baker, all of York.
1. Jacob married Ruth Wildes, and their children were, Alice, Louisa, Sally, Jacob, Moses, Polly, Lydia, John and Olive.
2. Miles married Lucy Huff, and their children were, Deborah, Mary, Miles, Benjamin, Dorcas, James, Eli- hu, Daniel, Jotham and Ezekiel.
3. Benjamin died a prisoner in England during the revolutionary war.
4. John married Susan Chatman, and left several children.
e RICKARD, DANIEL, came from Portsmouth about 1765. He married Sarah Brown in 1783. His chil- dren were, Thomas, died young; Elizabeth, m. John Merrill ; and Daniel.
RIDEOUT, ABRAHAM, came from Brunswick in 1786. He married Molly Seavy.
e ROLF, HENRY, an Englishman, came to this town about 1760. His wife was Molly Rowe. They both died about 1820. Their children were, Sally, Eunice, Mary, Hannah, Moses and Henry, who all left the town.
ROUNDS, DAVID, blacksmith, born in Buxton, came to this town about 1798. He married Anna Lewis. He was lost in the privateer Mars, Coit, of Portsmouth.
€ ROBINSON, SAMUEL, whose name first appears on the town records in 1730, came from Rowley. His wife was Anna Andrews. His children were, Samuel and Sarah, and several that died young. Sarah married Abner Perkins. Samuel married Mary Perkins, whose children were, John, m. Lydia Stone ; Mary ; Lydia, m. Moses Hutchins and John Millet ; Samuel, Mary Stone ; and Daniel, who died of a fever contracted at sea.
e SAMPSON, EBENEZER, lived in Wells in 1732. He removed into Arundel before 1741. He was a man of considerable information, and very witty. Some of his doggerel is still remembered by many of the older in- habitants of the town. Mr. Hovey, under date of 1750, says, "Susan badly poisoned this fortnight, and plan- tain cream and medicine avail nothing, till Father
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Sampson directed to take the leaves and small twigs of swamp hazel and make a lotion, drink some every quarter of an hour, and lay a leaf on the poisoned part, and renew it three or four times a day." Mr. Sampson was one of the persons cast away at Mount Desert in 1747. His children were, James, William and Ruth. " March 15, 1747, James Sampson and boy drowned by swimming over Kennebunk river with a bag of meal."* William was a shoemaker. He moved to Cape Ann before the revolution. Ruth married Stephen Harding, jr.
e SAWYER, BENJAMIN, lived in Arundel in 1730, but nothing is known of him.
SEAVY, WILLIAM, came from Kittery in 1720. He was a descendant of William Seavy, who settled in Portsmouth as early as 1631, and who was one of the selectmen of that town in 1657. William of Arundel had two sons, Nicholas and Benjamin.
I. Nicholas married Hannah Leach. She died in 1820, aged nearly 102 years. Their children were, Hannah, m. James Huff; Stephen, Elizabeth Wilde ; Keziah, Daniel Huff; Molly, Benjamin Lewis ; Sally, John Huff; Nicholas, Jane Hutchins ; and Catharine, who died young.
1. Stephen's children were, Betsey, Stephen, Han- nah, Lydia, Mary, John, Nicholas and Nathaniel.
2. The children of Nicholas jr. were, Jane, Betsey, Josiah and Hannah.
II. Benjamin married Sarah Hamer. His children were, Hannah, m. Richard Tarr and Mr. Curtis ; Molly, Abraham Rideout; Lois, Ambrose Curtis ; Sal- ly, Mr. Curtis and Mr. Townsend ; Betsey, Benjamin Hodskins ; and Moses, who died young.
e SHACKFORD, PAUL, built the first house in the vil- lage about 1740. He was a ship-carpenter, and re- moved to the plains in Kennebunk before 1755, where he built quite a large vessel, and hauled her to the sea. His descendants still reside there.
SHACKFORD, CHRISTOPHER, laborer, came from San- ford in 1830.
*Mr. Hovey's journal.
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e SHANNON, THOMAS W. came from Saco about 1807, and returned back again in a few years.
e SHERBURNE, ANDREW, See page 193.
e SHERMAN, JONATHAN, a blacksmith, of Charlestown, had a grant of land in 1720, upon condition of his removing into this town. If he came, he remained but a short time ; but it is more likely he sent anoth- er family.
e SKEELE, JOHN, born in Peacham, Vermont, came to Kennebunk-port about 1820. He kept school in the village several years, and was inspector at Cape Por- poise a short time. He removed to Sanford in 1829.
SMART, BURLEIGH and Nicholas E. brothers, physi- cians, came from Parsonsfield. Burleigh came in 1818, and removed to Kennebunk in 1826. Nicholas came here in 1832.
e SMITH, JOHN, who was viewer of hemp and flax in 1737, died April 12, 1748, aged 76 years ; and William Smith died in 1739, aged 26 years. The grave stones of both these persons are standing, with several oth- ers in the old burying ground, in front of Israel Stone's dwelling house. Nothing more is known of them.
SMITH, JAMES, an Irishman, came to this town before 1719. The name of his wife was Batta Leavit. His children were, William and Robert. William was not married. Robert married Mary Miller, who after her husband's decease, who died July 22, 1747, married Robert White. Mr. Smith's sons were, William, John and Robert ; the last of whom died young.
1. William was town clerk for several years. His first wife was Elizabeth Burnham, whose children were, Grace, Mary, Robert, one son and three daughters, that died young, Elizabeth and Sarah. His second wife was Rachel Patten, whose children were, Wil- liam, John, Asaph and Jane.
2. John married Abigail Stone, whose children were, Thomas, Jane, Robert, died young, John, Robert, Andrew, blind, and William, none of whom were mar- ried.
SMITH, Capt. DANIEL, son of Samuel of Saco, came to this town about 1730. His wife was Hannah Hard- ing, whose children were, Daniel, m. Elizabeth Hilton ;
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Miriam, Eaton Cleaves ; Joshua, Elizabeth Smith ; Samuel, died in Halifax in the revolution ; Jeremiah, m. Miriam Waterhouse ; David, Abigail Martin ; Jonathan, Jemima Merrill ; Hannah, Shadrach Averill ; and Lu- cy, Joseph Crediford and Nathaniel Ward.
David and Jonathan, who were twins, and Daniel, removed to Ohio, where their widows are now living.
Cleophas, who came from Biddeford about 1807, and Roger, in 1826, brothers, are descendants of Samuel.
SMITH, CHARLES, a weaver, came from Kittery point, April 28, 1767. His wife was Rebecca Haley. His children were, William, m. Elizabeth Lassel and Esth- er Dearing ; Mary, Bassum Allen ; Josiah, Abigail Bell ; Sarah, Amos Allen and Samuel Davis ; Samuel, Elizabeth Meservey ; Charles, Mary Gould ; Joseph, Charity Tarbox ; and Rebecca, Andrew Stone and John Huff.
William came to this town about 1764, and Samuel about 1772. The rest of the children came with their father.
SMITH, LEVI, See page 200.
e SMITH, Deacon SAMUEL, came from Biddeford, and removed to Cape Elizabeth in 1836 ; and Samuel Smith, ship carpenter, came from that town in 1817.
SMITH, JESSE, came from Lyman in 1818. He died in 1837.
SMITH, WILLIAM, ropemaker, came from Boston about 1815.
SMITH, JETHRO, fisherman, came from Martha's Vine- yard in 1828. There are 28 voters of the name of Smith now residing in the town.
SOMERS, JOHN, mariner, came from Maryland about 1825.
e SPENCER, MOSES, was an early settler. He sold his Tand about 1760, to Ephraim Downs, and moved to the eastward.
SPRINGER,* JEREMIAH, son of Jonathan, returned with the first settlers. His wife was Sarah March. Two of his brothers, Thomas and David, lived to the eastward. His children were, Moses ; John, m. Susan
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Hutchins ; Lydia, Joseph Gorman ; Joanna, died young ; and Mary, m. Mr. Brown. This family is nearly ex- tinct.
e SPRINGER, JOHN, schoolmaster, came from New Hampshire about 1832, and removed to Hollis in 1835.
e STACKPOLE, JOHN, had a garrison in Saco in 1723. The next year he was taken prisoner by the Indians, and carried to Canada, where he was detained nearly two years. He probably soon after removed to this town, as a Lieut. John Stackpole had one of the lots on Saco road laid out to him in 1728. He married a daughter of Allison Brown. One of his children was Deacon Stackpole. Deacon Stackpole had several children, one of whom, Andrew, married Sarah Fletch- er. This family having left town, a full account of it cannot conveniently be obtained.
e STAPLES, ANDREW, came from Biddeford about 1801. He married widow Margaret Ham.
e STEVENS, JOHN, was in this town in 1720. His chil- dren were, Moses, Benjamin, Jeremiah, a daughter that married Joseph Wheelwright, and perhaps others.
I. Moses married Lucy Wheelwright, whose children were, Mary, m. Elisha Littlefield ; Abigail, Jacob Wildes ; Moses ; Lucy ; Aaron, not married ; Wheel- wright and Reuben, not married.
1. Moses jr. had two wives. His first was Bashaba Poindexter, whose children were, Olive, m. John Chand- ler ; Joseph, Charity Tarbox ; Eliab, Rebecca Poin- dexter ; and Wheelwright, Stackpole. His second wife was Passis Stevens, whose children were, Jacob, m. Abigail Curtis ; and Abigail, Amos Hutchins.
2. Wheelwright married Phebe Smith. His children were, Nathaniel, m. Betsey Day ; Abigail, John Per- kins ; Betsey, Moses Fairfield ; Jordan, Jane Day ; Mary, Lewis Crawford ; Tristram ; Olive, m. Elihu Rhodes ; and Ivory.
II. Benjamin married Abigail Littlefield, and lived in Wells. One of his sons, Samuel, married Martha Barter ; and Passis married Moses Stevens.
III. Jeremiah married, and lived in Wells.
STEVENS, AARON, shoemaker, came from Somers- worth, N. H. about 1793.
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STONE, JONATHAN, came from Beverly about 1735, as agent of Edmund Goffe of Cambridge. He was a grandson of John Stone, who resided in Beverly in 1659, and who had two sons, John and Nathaniel, the first of whom was probably the father of Jonathan. Jonathan married Hannah Lovet ; and several of his children were born before he came to this town. Mr. Hovey says, " Mr. Stone died after a long confinement with jaundice, followed with a numb palsy and dropsy, which brought him to his end January 11, 1750." Mrs. Stone on going to York to administer upon the estate, was thrown from her horse and badly injured. She charged her Doctor's bill and expenses to the estate, which were allowed by the Court. Mr. Hovey says, " March 26, Mrs. Stone returned from York where she hath been from February 27, and came home so lame as to be unable to walk,-two men carried her in a chair to her fire side." She recovered, however, and married Capt. John Fairfield.
Mr. Stone's children were, Anna, Israel, Lydia, Jon- athan, William, Benjamin, who died at sea, John and Nehemiah.
1. Israel married Sarah Perkins. His children were, Sarah, m. Isaac Kimball ; Mary, Abner Perkins ; Eunice, James Kimball ; Thomas, died at sea ; Jane, m. Tobias Lord ; James, Sally Smith and Lydia Per- kins ; Israel, Phebe Stone ; and Hannah, John Stone.
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