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winter. In the following spring, they again visited their clearings. put in crops, built log huts and then returned for their families. It has been stated by Elder James Hooper who came to Paris in 1794, that the first trees were felled in this town in 1779, by John Daniels. This, to say the least, is exceedingly doubtful. The first road was cleared through the plantation from New Gloucester in 1774, and the same was again recut and cleared, in the fall of 1779. It is not probable that trees were felled for a clearing before this road was again cleared, though they may have been. Probably as stated elsewhere, the first sale of proprietors' land to persons who intended to settle in No. 4, was in December 24, 1779, to Lemuel Jackson and John Willis, both of Middleborough, Mass .; who purchased jointly of Josiah Capen of Cambridge, two entire rights formerly belonging to Ebenezer Stearns and David Livermore, and embracing · one-thirty-second part of the entire township. It has been said, and we doubt not truly, that the following summer Isaac, Lemuel, Jr., and perhaps Levi Jackson, sons of Lemuel, visited No. 4, felled trees and then returned either to New Gloucester or Middle- borough. It is also said that John Daniels felled trees here at the same time or previously, * and that the land upon which he made his clearing not being his own, he sold his betterments for an iron kettle. This may or may not be true. January 19, 1781, Lemuel Jackson was still in Middleboro', for on that day, he bought of Joshua and David Fuller an entire right, that of their late father Capt. Joshua Fuller, and May 4th, 1781, "Lemuel Jackson of Middleboro'," bought of "Ebenezer Brown of Waltham," another right, which, together with his other purchases made him the owner of more than one-eighth of the township.
Tradition informs us, and other evidence goes to corroborate it, that having felled trees in 1780, in 1781, Lemuel Jackson, his sons and John Willis, came to New Gloucester, and from thence to No. 4, to burn their trees and try for a crop of corn. In August of this year. the Jacksons were certainly here and had a camp where Moses Marshall and wife stopped on their way from Bethel which the
* In an article published in the Jeffersonian at Paris, Dec. 4, 1830, which may be found in another part of this volume, Elder James Hooper says the first trees felled in Paris were cut by John Daniels in 1779. Mr. Daniels was living at that date and probably fur- nished the information to Mr. Hooper. He says the lot on which this opening was made included most of the village of Paris Hill. He further stated that "the first corn raised in town was by Isaac Jackson and Lemuel Jackson, Jr., and that soon after, Lemuel Jackson, Senior, came &c," most of which may be true, but we incline to the opinion that the date as given is a year too early.
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Indians had raided upon, to Hebron. Probably John Daniels was with them, and as stated elsewhere on the authority of Elder Hooper written fifty years after, he may have preceded them. The descend- ants of John Willis in the third generation, now living in this town, well remember their grandmother, the first white woman who settled here, and have often heard her say that she was drawn here from New Gloucester on a moose-sled, in March, 1782. The time seems to have been fixed by the birth of her oldest child who was born in 1778, and was four years old when she came to No. 4. Her state- ment was that she brought one child with her and that her father's family came in later but the same year, bringing with them her other child. This fixes the time of Lemuel Jackson's family coming here either in the summer or autumn of 1782, and all this is consistent with dates of title deeds, and other evidence. Mrs. Marshall's statement is so definite that it must be taken as conclusive upon the matters to which she refers. As to the date of her escape from Bethel, there can be no doubt of the correctness of her statement. It was at the time of the Indian raid on Bethel, the date of which i's as well authenticated as any fact in American History.
Mr. Marshall and wife whose maiden name was Lucy Mason, daughter of Moses Mason, an early settler in Bethel, were living in Bethel or Sudbury, Canada, in August 5th, 1781, two days after Segar and Clark had been captured, on a farm on the south side of the river sonie three miles from Bethel Hill towards Middle Interval. On the morning or the 5th, Mr. Marshall being absent, his wife was informed by a neighbor that there were seven Indians on the oppo- site side of the river who had taken three women captive and who said if they (Marshall's family) would remain at home they would not be molested, but if they should try to escape they would cer- tainly be put to death as there were five hundred Indians in the vicinity. From this point Mrs. Marshall has told her own story and it is here given in her own words: "At this moment I exclaimed, what shall I do? 'Hide in the woods' said my informant. While I was hastening to the woods with my children, I saw my husband coming home. I beckoned to him to hasten and on his coming up, I hastily related what I had heard. He ran to the house and took such provisions as he could readily seize and throw into a sack, and then started with his little store and family into the woods. We traveled lightly and looked cautiously around, expecting every moment to see the face of the Indians, but after a few hours, our
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fears considerably subsided, and we sat down to rest. I found myself very much fatigued, and without my ordinary dress, for dur- ing the morning I had slipped off my shoes, having nothing on except a thin skirt and a handkerchief over my shoulders. This caused my heart to ache. for we had resolved not to turn back, but to pursue our way which lay through the wilderness. After a short halt, we set out again. and traveled till dark. We did not dare to strike a light for fear of being discovered by the Indians. We sat there impatiently waiting the morning of the 6th, when we renewed our journey, but much slower than the day previously. During the afternoon. we were overtaken by a Mr. Dodge who had been sent from Bethel to New Gloucester for help. We requested him to inform the first inhabitants he met, of our situation, and give him the course as nearly as he could, and ask them to meet us. Mr. Dodge missed his course to Jackson's camp in No. 4, which he expected first to reach, and came out at Lieut. Bearce's in Hebron. He informed Bearce who immediately set out for Jackson's camp, and on his arrival he obtained two men who went with him as far as the river in the north part of the township, and there struck up a fire and prepared some food, while Mr. Bearce continued in search of us. He first found my son David, whom his father had carried a short distance ahead. and left on a log, telling him to be quiet, while he went back after me. We arrived in a short time at the river, took some refreshment, and then proceeded to Jackson's camp where we arrived on the 9th of August. We remained at this camp three or four days, consequently I was the first white woman who took lodgings in what is now the town of Paris."
Mr. Marshall and family continued on to New Gloucester where they resided a few months, then went to Minot and subsequently to Hebron where he lived to his decease which took place Nov. 20, 1828. His wife died August 25, 1824. They were the parents of David and Nathan Marshall formerly well known residents of this town and some of whose sons and daughters are still with us, and of Moses Marshall who lived and died in Hebron. The account of their retreat from Bethel was given by her when in the full posses- sion of her faculties, and is presumably entirely authentic. Such an episode in a person's life is not likely to be forgotten in any of its details. It need hardly be stated that the story of their neighbor which hastened their escape, was entirely without foundation. The Indians had left town as suddenly as they came, and in great haste,
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fearing pursuit, so that the danger had passed before Mr. Marshall left his house. Still they were liable to return and commit further depredations, and Mr. Marshall doubtless thought it the part of prudence to take his helpless family out of harm's way.
This statement of Mrs. Marshall preserved by her son, the late Moses Marshall, Esq., of Hebron, is valuable in that it settles several points beyond a reasonable doubt. It shows that the Jack- sons had a well-known camp in No. 4, in the summer of 1781 ; that there were several men here, two of whom could be spared to go and render needed assistance to the Marshall family. It shows farther that no family had yet moved here, that none of the wives of the early settlers had yet been here, for she states explicitly that she was the first white woman who lodged in No. 4. Doubtless the Jacksons, Willis and Daniels were here looking after their growing corn. felling more trees, clearing land, and fitting up camps or log houses for the reception of their families the following year. This was in August, and as the evidence is quite conclusive that the first white woman settler, came in March, the entire testimony except the statement of Elder Hooper, points to March 1782, as the time of the advent of Mrs. Willis in this town, and there is no very great discrepancy between this idea and Elder Hooper's account. In 1779, Jackson and Willis bought settling lands in No. 4, the road was recut, and perhaps a piece of trees was felled by Mr. Daniels ; in 1780, the Jacksons felled trees ; in 1781, they raised a crop of corn and in 1782, moved in with their families, and at last the settlement was made permanent.
Concerning the precise year when other early settlers came it is not so easy to determine, nor does it much matter. Many of them became residents of No. 4, before purchasing their lands, at any rate, before receiving their title deeds. consequently, the registry of deeds, while it shows when they received the titles to their lands, does not indicate when they settled upon them. It is quite common in new settlements for men of moderate means, to purchase lands and take bonds or obligations for deeds at some future time. when they are in a condition to pay for them. It is quite probable that such may have been the case in No. 4. Genealogical sketches of the early and some of the later settlers will be found under their proper heading, so that only the merest mention will be made of those who were here prior to the incorporation, or soon after, and in connection with their land titles.
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LEMUEL JACKSON of Middleboro and John Willis, Dec. 24, 1779, bought of Josiah Capen the rights of Ebenezer Stearns and David Livermore. April 4th, 1781, Lemuel Jackson of Middleboro bought of Ebenezer Brown of Waltham, his entire Right. January 19, 1781, he bought of Joshua and David Fuller of Newton, the right of Ephraim Burrage. Nov. 22, 1782, Lemuel Jackson of No. 4 bought of Thomas Learned of Watertown, the north half of lot number 15-16 in the 7th range. Oct. 16, 1787, he bought of Israel Whittemore of Weston, lots 9 and 10 in the 2d range, and double lot 19-20 in the 4th range. January 12, 1788, he bought of Daniel Clark of Newton, lot 7 in the 1st range, and lot 7 in the 2d. Feb. 24, 1789. he bought of Thomas Perley of Boxford, the Right of Stephen Harris. Feb. 14, 1792, he bought of Nathaniel Stone of Watertown, lot number 8 in the 1st range. He also had grants for building mills.
JOHN WILLIS in company with his father-in-law Lemuel Jackson, bought the Rights of Ebenezer Stearns and David Livermore. He subsequently made other purchases of Jackson.
DANIEL STAPLES of Turner, bought of Lemuel Jackson, the northern half of lots number 15 and 16 in the 6th range, Nov. 17, 1782. He probably moved in the following year. He built the house occupied by the late Milo Hathaway.
NATHAN NELSON of No. 4 recently of New Gloucester and form- erly of Milford, Mass., bought of Seth Nelson of Milford, Oct. 4, 1784, double lot No. 17-18 in the 8th range.
NATHAN PIERCE of No. 4, Oct. 30, 1784, bought of Alexander Shepard. Jr., lot number 10 in the 9th range, it being part of the right of Jonathan Williams.
ASA PERRY of No. 4 bought of William Goding of Liverton, Aug. 4. 1787, lot number 14 in the 7th range.
JOSIAH BISCO, the only grantee who came to Paris, drew for his Right lots 15-16 in 6th range, 14 in the 6th, and 4 in the 3d. He also made purchases of other lots.
ISAAC. LEMUEL, JR., LEVI AND JOHN JACKSON, purchased lands of their father, and of others.
BARACHIAS JACKSON of Bucktown, Dec. 1, 1784, bought of Lemuel Jackson, the north half of lot number 15 in the 7th range.
DAVID ANDREWS of Bakerstown (Poland), Apr. 10, 1784, bought
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of Lemuel Jackson lot 21 in the 8th; also one-fourth of 19-20 in the 7th.
TIMOTHY SMITH of No. 4, formerly of New Gloucester, May 8th, 1787, bought of Lemuel Jackson. No. 11 in the 1st range.
DANIEL WHITNEY of Worcester, March 3, 1785, bought of Joshua Whitney of same, number 2 in the 5th range.
WM. C. WHITNEY of Worcester, Apr. 21, 1788, bought of Joshua Whitney the westerly half of 21-22 in the 5th.
EBENEZER NELSON of No. 4, bought of Nathan Nelson of same, January 17th, 1786, lot 17-18 in the 8th.
ISAAC BOLSTER of Shepardsfield (Hebron). bought of Josiah Bisco of Watertown, January 26, 1784, lots No. 4 in the 3d range, 14 in the 6th and the south half of 15-16 in the 6th. On the follow- ing day, he bought of Alexander Shepard, Jr., number 2 in the 4th range. May 1, 1784, he bought of same, number 1 in the 4th range. May 15, 1784, Isaac Bolster of No. 4, bought of Benj. Stowell of Worcester, lots number 6 in the 7th and 8th ranges, and lots number 8 in the same range. This fixes the date of his removal to No. 4, between the 1st and 15th of May, 1784.
PETER DURELL, JR., of Newton, March 26, 1785, bought of his father No. 12 in the 3d, 6 in the 6th and 27-28 in the 8th.
ASA BARROWS of No. Yarmouth, bought of Samuel Richardson of Newton, Oct. 8, 1792, lot 7 in the 7th range.
ABIJAH WARREN of Worcester, Feb. 7, 1789, bought of Israel Whittemore of Weston, lot number 25, range not given.
ABEDNEGO ROBINSON of Stratham, N. H., Dec. 2. 1789, bought of Levi Hubbard of No. 4, lot number 9 in the 8th range.
REUBEN HUBBARD of Worcester, Apr. 9, 1783, bought of Aaron Richardson of Newton, lots number 25 and 26 in the 5th range, No. 8 in the 4th and No. 3 in the 6th.
DANIEL STOWELL of Guilford, Vt., May 20, 1783, bought of Benj. Stowell of Worcester, one sixty-fourth part of the township being one right. Among his lots were No. 5 and 6 in the 2d, and 27-28 in the 9th. It was conditioned that he should settle upon the land and perform the settling duties required by law. Oct. 15, 1787, Daniel Stowell of No. 4, bought of Alexander Shepard the west end of No. 6 in the 3d range.
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ABNER RAWSON of Sutton, March 28, 1789, bought of Benj. Stowell of Worcester, lots 24 and 25 in the 5th range.
EBENEZER RAWSON, May 9, 1787, bought of Israel Whittemore of Weston, lot 17-18 in the 6th range.
JAMES MORSE of No. 4, Sept. 20, 1788, bought of Barachias Morse of Hopkinton, Mass., lot No. 1 in the 5th range.
ABIJAH HALL of Hopkinton, Mass., bought of Israel Whittemore of Weston, Sept. 7, 1786, lot No. 4 in the 5th range.
JONATHAN HALL of Hopkinton, Mass., March 19, 1787, bought of Alexander Shepard. lot No. 4 in the 6th range.
THOMAS STEVENS of Worcester, January 14, 1785, bought of Benj. Stowell of same, lot No. 7 in the 6th range, to do settling duties. etc.
SETH MORSE of No. 4, bought of Barachias Morse of Hopkinton, Nov. 9, 1787. one entire right, and including lots number 1 and 2 in the 6th range, 17 in the 5th, and 29 in the 5th.
JESSE BRIGGS of No. 4, Aug. 31, 1783, bought of David Bemis of Watertown, lot No. 3 in the 7th range.
BENJ. HAMMOND of No. 4, formerly of New Gloucester, June 6, 1787, bought of Josiah Smith of New Gloucester, lot 12 in the 6th range.
ASA DEAN of No. 4, (formerly of Taunton, ) bought of Lemuel Jackson, June 11, 1791, lot No. 12, in the 8th range.
MALACHI BARROWS of No. 4, Dec. 21, 1792, bought of Isaac Bol- ster, lot No. 8, in the 4th range. Dec. 1, 1792, No. 8, in the 7th.
JAMES HOLMES of Hebron, March 13, 1793, bought of the Pro- prietors of Paris, double lot 23-24, in the 7thi range.
JOSEPH CHURCHILL of No. 4, March 12, 1793, bought of the Pro- prietors of Paris, double lot, 27-28, in the 4th range.
JOEL ROBINSON of Shepardsfield, March 23, 1791, bought of Alex- ander Shepard, No. 1, in the 2d range.
JOHN BILLINGS of No. 4, Apr. 20, 1791, bought of Elisha Cum- mings of No. 4, May 7, 1792, lot No. 9, in the 8th range.
SILAS MAXIM of Middleboro', Mass., March 23, 1791, bought of David Sanger of Watertown, lot No. 8, in the 9th range.
JOHN GRAY of Worcester, Feb. 22, 1789, bought of Israel Whit- temore of Weston, lot No. 26. .
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ELIAS CHASE of Sutton, Apr. 4, 1791, bought of Christopher Grant, Jr., of Watertown, lot 15-16, in the 8th range.
ROBERT WIGHTMAN of Westboro', January 23, 1786, bought of Joshua Whitney of Worcester, No. 7, in the 9th range, agreeing to build a house and perform the other settling duties prior to the December following.
ELIAS STOWELL of Worcester, bought of Alexander Shepard of Newton, January 3, 1785, Nos. 10 and 11, in the 4th range.
WILLIAM STOWELL of Worcester, bought of Nathaniel Stone of Watertown, January 1, 1784, lot 5, in the 3d range. He was of No. 4 in October, 1787, and bought of Alexander Shepard, part of 6, in the 3d.
JAIRUS SHAW AND SAMUEL KING of Paris, bought of Lemuel Jack- son, Nov. 19, 1793, lots 21 and 22, in the 2d range.
WILLIAM STEARNS of Paris, (formerly of Waltham,) bought of Lemuel Jackson, May 9, 1797, lot 23, in the 3d range. He was of Waltham, May 12, 1796. and with Jonathan Bemis, bought lots 23 24, in the 3d.
AARON FULLER of Standish, (formerly of Newton,) Apr. 15, 1790, bought of Aaron Richardson, the northerly half of lot No. 19-20, in the 6th range. Apr. 15, 1795, he was of Paris, and on that day bought of Lemuel Jackson, the westerly balf of lot No. 19-20, in the 7th range.
LUTHER PRATT of Paris, Dec. 25, 1793, bought of Lemuel Jack- son, lot 17-18, in the 3d range.
LAZARUS HATHAWAY of Middleboro', Nov. 23, 1802, bought of Wm. Swan, Jr., lot No. 10, in the 2d range ; bought by Swan of Lemuel Jackson, June 12, 1790.
JOHN WOODMAN of New Gloucester, March 19, 1789, bought of Lemuel Jackson, 30 acres from the westerly end of No. 11, in the 8th range. This man probably never moved into town.
JAMES BOWKER of Paris, blacksmith, Feb. 11, 1796, bought of Isaac Jackson, No. 11, in the 9th range.
JACOB GURNEY of Paris, bought of Japhet Washburn of same, January 24, 1796, lots No. 6, in the 7th and 6, in the 8th range.
ABRAHAM DEAN of Hebron, Apr. 24, 1794, bought of Isaac Bol- ster, lot No. 6, in the 5th range.
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JOSIAH SMITH of New Gloucester, bought of Joshua Bessee, March 20, 1795, sixty-two acres, beginning at the easterly corner of lot No. 11, in the 6th range.
LEMUEL PERHAM of No. 4, (formerly of Upton, ) bought of Jacob Gurney of No. 4, March 26, 1793, one-half of lot No. 15 in the 5th range. He subsequently bought the other half.
BARZILLAI DWELLEY of No. 4, bought of Daniel Stowell of same, Dec. 12, 1792, the easterly end of No. 3, in the 6th range.
JOSEPH SWIFT of No. 4, January 29, 1793, bought of Giles Shurt- · leff of Dunstable, N. H., No. 12, in the first range.
TIMOTHY SMITH of No. 4, May 8, 1787, bought of Lemuel Jack- son, No. 11, in the 5th range.
LEMUEL AND JOSEPH HOLMES of Paris, formerly of Plymouth, bought of Daniel Clark of Newton, May 5, 1794, lot No. 13, in the first range. Oct. 11, 1794, they bought of Wm. C. Whitney, No. 14, in the first range.
SOLOMON JORDAN of Paris, bought of Nathaniel Bemis of Water- town, Feb. 11, 1797, No. 19, in the 8th range.
JOHN G. CRAWFORD of Worcester, bought of Henry Prentice, . April 4, 1801, land described by metes and bounds, probably in the northeast part of the town.
CALEB PRENTICE, trader, of Gorham, Me., bought of Daniel Stow- ell of Paris, half an acre of No. 6, in the 3d range, "situated one and one-half rods north of said Stowell's Potash." In 1804, he bought of Asa Sturtefant, No. 6, in the 9th range.
JOSEPH HAVEN of the "District of Dover," bought of Alexander Shepard of Newton, March 19, 1787, lots 4, in the 4th range, and 13, in the 2d. This man never lived in Paris. He was a relative of the Halls and subsequently sold the first named lot to Jonathan Hall.
SAMUEL STEPHENS of Plymouth, bought of Lemuel Perham, Apr. 3d, 1798, lot No. 15, in the fifth range, known as the "Center lot."
ELEAZER COLE of Paris, (formerly of Bridgewater,) Feb. 10, 1798, bought of Lemuel Jackson one-half of lot No. 10, in the 1st range ; his son Calvin had previously bought the other half of the lot.
DANIEL FOBES of Bridgewater, bought of Ephraim Field of Paris, . June 16. 1802, land purchased of Reuben Hubbard, being No. 8, in the 4th range.
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SETH CARPENTER of Sutton, bought of Barnabas Jackson, May 27, 1793, lot No. 15-16, in the 7th range.
ELIAS PARTRIDGE of Franklin, Apr. 2. 1793, bought of Daniel Clark of Newton, the south half of lots 19 and 20, in the 1st range.
URIAH RIPLEY of Paris, Apr. 2, 1795, bought of Jacob Gurney part of lot No. 15-16, in the 7th range.
CALEB CUSHMAN, of Hebron in 1792, of Paris, Feb. 4, 1794, bought of the Proprietors of Paris, parts of No. 29, in the 2d range and 17-18 in the 7th.
JONATHAN BEMIS of Paris, bought of David Sanger of Watertown, June 30, 1796, Nos. 19 and 20, in the 3d range.
SYLVANUS ROBBINS of Paris, bought of James Stinchfield of New Gloucester, Aug. 8, 1794, lot No. 25, in the 8th Range.
JONATHAN SHURTLEFF of Paris, bought of David Stone of Water- town, Feb. 10, 1796, lot No. 5, in the 5th range.
BARNABEE AND WILLIAM FAUNCE of Paris, bought of Sylvanus Robbins of same, Aug. 8, 1794, No. 25. in the 8th range.
JACOB TWITCHELL of Paris, bought of Job Cushman of Hebron, Sept. 16, 1794, one-half of lots 9 and 10, in the 5th range.
ABIJAH PAINE of Paris, bought of Jonathan Bemis. Feb. 11, 1796, lots 21 and 22. in the 5th range.
JOB FRENCH of Paris, (formerly of Taunton.) bought of Jona- than Bemis, March 9, 1798, the easterly half of lots 21 and 22, in the 5th range.
ABNER BENSON, laborer, of Paris, bought of Jacob Gurney, Feb. 5, 1800, one-half of lot 5 in the 8th range.
PETER CHASE of Sutton bought of Abijah Paine of Sumner, March 6. 1799, part of 21 in the 7th.
ELEAZER DUNHAM of Paris, Dec. 11, 1799, bought of Lemuel Jackson, parts of 23 and 24 in the 4th range.
BENJ. COOPER of Plymouth, bought of Solomon Jordan, Dec. 8 1800, lot No. 13 in the 8th range.
JONATHAN CUMMINGS, JR., of Sutton, Sept. 7, 1802, bought of Isaac Jackson, lots 13 in the 5th range, and 13 in the 6th.
WM. BENT of Paris, May 8. 1798, bought of Samuel Parris of Hebron. land in Paris described by metes and bounds.
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BARTHOLOMEW CUSHMAN of Paris, bought of Job Cushman of Hebron, May 30, 1800, part of No, 1 in the 3d range.
JOHN CALDWELL of Hebron, Sept. 5, 1793, bought of Philip Donohue of Paris, lot No. 3 in the 3d range. Donohue's deed, if he had one, is not on record.
DAVID DUDLEY of Hebron (formerly of Sudbury) bought of Joseph Haven of the "District of Dover," Feb. 6, 1793, lot No. 13 in the 2d range.
CALEB FULLER of Paris, Feb. 10, 1795, bought of Benj. Stowell of Worcester, lot No. 21 in the 6th range.
HECTOR FULLER, "negro man," sold to Sylvanus Robbins. Aug. 28. 1799, the northerly end of lot 18 in the 3d range. March 8, 1801, he sold to Abner Rawson, the easterly half of lot No. 5 in the 8th. No record can be found of Fuller's titles, and he probably carelessly omitted to have them recorded.
EPHRAIM ROWE of Paris, bought of his brother-in-law. Isaiah Willis, January 4, 1805, lot 25-26 in the 5th range. Willis was collector and the land was sold for taxes.
THOMAS F. CHASE of Sutton, bought of Levi Jackson of Paris, Sept. 3, 1800, No. 12 in the 4th range. This lot he subsequently sold to Daniel Haney who in 1804. redeeded it back to Chase.
DANIEL HANEY of Gray, Apr. 27. 1804, bought of Thomas F. Chase of Paris, lot No. 12 in the 4th range. Haney soon after returned to Gray.
SOLOMON BRYANT of Paris bought of Lemuel Jackson, Oct. 25, 1800, part of 8 in the 3d range, on the easterly side of the mill pond. In.the deed, Bryant is called "housewright ;" he sold this land the following year to Rowse Bisbee.
JOB LURVEY of Paris. formerly of New Gloucester. January 17, 1798, bought of Stephen Robinson of Paris, lot No. 29 in the 6th range, and part of (100 acres) 27-28 in the 6th.
DAVID BRYANT of Paris, May 20, 1803, bought of Joel Robinson, one-half of lot No. . 1 in the 8th range.
ICHABOD BRYANT, May 20, 1803, bought of Joel Robinson. one- half of lot No. 1 in the 8th.
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