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William's ch. 1, John S., b. Aug. 26, 1828 ; m. Sarah L. Dean, July 20, '51 ; r. S. Th., a farmer, &c. 2, Samuel D., b. April 27, '32, d. at sea, 1852. 3, Almira S., b. April 14, '39, m. Elbridge F. Has- kell, p. Oct. 27, '59 ; r. Bangor.
Israel S.'s ch. 1, Nathaniel I., b. Aug. 5, 1830, d. at sea ab. 1845. 2, Israel T., b. Jan. 8, '34, m. and d. at N. York. 3, Mary II., b. Sept. 30, '35 ; r. N. York. 4, Caroline E., born Sept. 24, '37, mar.
Thompson ; r. N. Y. 5, George W., (2d), b. April 12, '39, d. at N. Y. 6, Susan A., b. June 22, '41; r. N. Y. The mother m. 2d, Da- vid Pettingill, Oct. 2, '52, and rem. N. Y.
Joseph S.'s ch. 1, Joseph H., b. March 7, 1839 ; r. Rock., a lime burner, &c , entered U. S. Navy. 2, Rosanna C., b. Aug. 15,'40; r. Rock. 3, Margaret A., b. Oct. 21, '42 ; r. Rock. 4, Delia, b. May 7, 1844.
George W.'s ch. 1, Sidney II., b. ab. 1849. 2, Sarah T., b. ab. '52. 3, Anna F., b. ab. '54. 4, Emma E., b. ab. '56 ; all r. S. Th.
John S.'s ch. 1, Samuel, b. ab. 1853. 2, Edwin, b. ab. '55.
PIERCE, Capt. Jacob L., b. ab. 1797; came from Southport, Me., m. Mary L. Day ; r. Rock. Of his ch. 1, Capt. William D., b. a5. 1822, m. Emma A. Varney of U., June 7, '49 ; r. S. Th., a master mar- iner. Their ch. 1, Wm. M., b. ab. 1850. 2, Charles W., b. ab. '52.
PIERCE, Capt. Joseph, b. ab. 1800, c. from Bucksport, m. Sophia Moore of Bucksport ; r. Rock., and d. Aug. 9, 1853, late of br. Swan. Their ch. 1, Frances, b. Oct. 31, 1831, m. Hezekiah W. Wight; r. Rock. 2, Helen S., b. March 1, '33; r. Rock., a dress maker. 3,
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Imogene, b. Feb. 15, '37 ; r. Rock., a milliner. 4, Edwin, b. May 1, '39, a mariner. 5, Reuel, b. Oct. 20, '40, d. July 31, '42. 6, Joseph O., b. ab. '46; r. Rock., entered U. S. Navy.
PIERCE, Andrew J., b. ab. 1821, mar. Caroline (Holmes) Tate, Sept. 19, '59 ; r. Th., a photographist.
PIERCE,. Albanius L., (colored), m. Hannah Peters of War., Sept. 6. 1857 ; r. Th., a barber.
PILLSBURY, Joseph, m. Sarah Emery; c. from Kittery, and set- tled early at Ash Point, was a blacksmith, r. and died S. Th. Dea. Nathan, a brother, and also a blacksmith, was b. in Elliot, formerly Kittery, 1760 ; served in the Rev. War upwards of six years, came to Th. soon after the war; m. Lucy Emery, p. Jan. 16, '88 ; r. Ash Pt., and d. May 23, 1826.
Joseph's ch. 1, Samuel, lost at sea with Capt. Dunning. 2, Bet- sey, m. Stephen Frost ; r. and d. S. Th. 3, Johnson, mar. Priscilla Cooper, p. Dec. 7, 1793 ; r. S. Th. & Cam., a blacksmith ; d. at Linc. 4, Joseph, (2d), m. Phebe Dunham of Martha's Vineyard ; r. S. Th. and St. George, where he d. suddenly, July 13, 1822. His widow d. at Rock., March 5, '48, aged 69. 5, Sarah, mar. William Randall of Prospect, 1812 ; r. and d. Prospect. 6, John, m. Mary Kelloch, Sept. 27, 1803 ; r. and d. S. Th., a blacksmith. 7, Hannah, mar. Benjamin Cooper, (2d), r. Belmont. 8, Nathan, (2d), m. Mary Eastman, May 16, 1811 ; r. Dixmont and Belfast. 9, Margaret, m. Robert Alexan- der ; r. and d. Indiana.
Dea. Nathan's ch. 1, Nathaniel, m. Cynthia Brown, p. Oct. 2, 1817 ; r. S. Th., rem. and d. Rock. 2, Sarah, b. 1794; r. Rock .. and d. Oct. 21, '62. 3, Joseph, (3d), m. Mary Emery, p. Aug. 17, 1816; r. and d. Rock. 4, Samuel, (2d), d. suddenly at Ash Point, Feb. 7. 1823. 5, Nathan (3d), b. ab. 1805, m. Jane Crockett, Jan. 14, 1828; r. Rock., a merchant, &c.
Johnson's ch. 1, Johnson, (2d), b. May 8, 1804; m. Mary Sim- mons ; r. S. Th., a retired mariner. 2, Mary, m. Ist, a Mr. Simmons, 2d, Nathan Frost, 3d, Robert Perry; r. S. Thomaston.
Joseph, (2(1)'s ch. 1, Sarah Ann, mar. Ist, a Mr. Cook of Boston, 2d, George Lindsey; r. Rock. 2, John, (2d), b. ab. 1807 ; m. Jane McAllister, Sept. 20, 1830; r. Rock., a farmer. 3, Joseph, (3d), boru ab. 1809 ; r. Rock. 4, Samuel, (3d), born ab. 1811 ; mar. Sarah M. Spalding of Phipsburg, March 1, '32; r. Rock. 5, George W., mar. Ist, Emeline D. Pillsbury of Northport, p. March 17, '38; 2d, Arze- lia MeLain, July 6, '56; r. Rock., a merchant, &c. To the families of this name the city is indebted for several important improvements.
John's ch. 1, Marv, in. Hezekiah Stover of St. George, pub. Dec. 16, '26; r. and d. St. George. 2, Jane, d. young, in Boston. 3, Han- nah, m. Ephraim Snow, (2d); r. Rock. 4, Capt. Dennis, b. Nov. 14, 1814; in. Matilda Sweetland, May 8, '42; r. S. Th., and d. Oct. 24, '52. 5, Mehitable, b. ab. 1817; m. Andrew Whitcher ; r. S. Th. 6, George, d. young.
Nathaniel's ch. 1, Amos, b. Aug. 25, 1818, lost at sea Feb. 14, '41. 2, Lydia, b. April 17, '20, and d. Rock., Dec. 25, '39. 3, Lucretia, b. March 28, '22; r. Rock. 1, Capt. Oliver B., b. April 6, '24; mar. Phebe W. Adams, Oct. 7, '55; r. Rock., has crossed the Atlantic 12 times, besides making the passage between this country and Payal 37 times during the 10 years spent in that trade. 5, Nathaniel E , born Feb. 15, '26 ; d. unm. 6, Cynthia A., b. Feb. 13, '28. 7, Reuben, b. Feb. 14, '30; in. Martha L. Ulmer, Nov. 26, '54 ; r. Rockland.
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Joseph, (3d)'s ch. 1, Louisa K., b. Sept. 16, 1817; m. Nathaniel Perry of Salem, p. Sept. 7, '46; r. S. Th. 2, Henry, b. Sept. 25, '18; m. Lydia M. Adams, Aug. 26, '49 ; r. S. Th., a mariner. 3, Lucinda M, b. May 1, '24; m. & r. at the West. 4, Sarah J., b. Aug. 16, '26 ; m. - Perry ; r. Boston. 5, S. Nathan, b. Oct. S. '2S, d. Aug. 24, '31. 6, Hannah Lowell, b. Jan. 4, '31; r. S. Th. 7, Josephine, born March 2, '34 ; m. & r. Mass. 8, Lucy A., b. Jan. 2, '41; mar. Seth Ayer ; r. S. Th.
Fourth Generation.
Johnson, (2d)'s ch. 1, Sophia R., b. in Belmont, May 3, 1832; m. Isaac Thomas Ingraham ; r. S. Th. 2, Hannah, b. Sept. 29,3'35 ; m. Abraham Brann; r. S. Th. 3, Hiram G., b. Jan. 26, '37; m. Sarah A. Wentworth; Jan. 12, '63 ; r. S. Th., a mariner. 4, Charles E., b. Jan. 19, '39 ; r. S. Th. 5, Mary E., b. Sept. 26, '41. 6, Helen, b. '42, d. April 16, '59. 7, Almeida, b. ab. '44.
John, (2d)'s ch. 1, Sarah J., b. Dec. 18, 1831 ; m. Capt. J. F. Har- den ; r. Rock. 2, John L., b. July 12, d. Sept. 13, '33. 3, E. Adelia, b. Aug. 1, '34; m. C. A. Barrett of Placer county, Cal., Sept. 5, '63. . 4, Capt. John Russell, b. Sept. 10, '36 ; mar. 2d, ? Jane 1. Benner, April 7, '60; r. Rock. 5, Lucy E., b. Oct. 10, '38 ; mar. Rufus T. Hall, Feb. 13, '64 ; r. Rock. 6, Delora B., b. May 3, '40; r. Rock. 7, Charles H., b. March 7, '42; r. Rock., a sailinaker. 8, Montoro M., b. ab. 1846; r. Rock., entered U. S. Navy.
Samuel's ch. 1, Mary K., b. Sept. 18, 1832 ; m. Samuel Frederic Dinsmore ; r. S. Th. 2, Ann A. C., b. Feb. 11, '34, d. July 4, '53. 3, George W., b. March 9, '36; r. Rock. 4, Statira, b. Nov. 19, '38 ; m. John HI. D. Anderson, Aug. 19, '54; r. Rock. 5, Phebe F., b. June 18, '40. d. Dec. 28, '41. 6, Frances E., b. Oct. 30, '42. 7, Helen L., b. ab. '49.
George W.'s ch. 1, Helen M., b. 1839; m. Somers McNeil, Nov. 16, '56; r. California. 2, Thaddeus S., b. Oct. 17, '40; r. Rock., a mariner, soldier of 4th Me.,. &c. 3, Faustina. b. ab. '43. 4, Georgie E., b. Oct., 1845, d. Aug. 24, '60. 5, Aliscena F., b. ab. '47. The mother d. Oct. 6, '50, aged 37. By 2d wife. 6, Lewis M., b. ab. '57. 7, Knott C., b. ab. '59.
Capt. Dennis's ch. 1, Oliver, b. ab. 1843. 2, Augustus, b. ab. '46. 3, Sidney, b. ab. '49. 4, Matilda, b. ab. '52.
Capt. Oliver B.'s ch. John O., b. ab. 1850. Henry's ch. Moses, b. ab. 1851.
Capt. John R.'s ch. 1, Edwin. 2, Caroline. 3, Oliver. 4, Katie. 5, Lilian. 6, Anna R., b. 1863, d. Nov. 17, '64.
PILLSBURY, Capt. Thomas R., b. ab 1820, in Northport ; mar. Mary Brown, p. Dec. 10, '44; r. Rock. Their ch. 1, Lenora F., b. ab. 1847. 2, Edgar T., b. ab. '50. 3, Addie E., b. ab. '58.
PILLSBURY, Capt. Benjamin A., b. ab. 1832, in Belfast; m. Jane M. T. - - of Liverpool, Eng. ; r. Rock. Their ch. 1. Ellen C., b. ab. 1854. 2, Mary A , b. Feb. & d. July 19, '57. 3, Byron S., b. ab. '58. 4, Bennie W., b. Dec. '31, '61, d. Jan. 6, '63.
PIPER, Capt. David Norris, b. Aug. 23 1796 in London, N. II., c. here in 1819, 10. Eliza Gleason of Umon, in 1821; r. Th., a clothier, deputy sheriff, now in the meat business. Their ch. 1. Aaron G., b. Feb. 27, 1822, m. Eliza Lois Young, Aug. 20, '57 ; r. Th., a joiner. 2, Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 3, '23, m. Nelson Fales ; r. Th. 3, Mary E .. b.
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Jan., 1825, m. Barnabas Webb; rem. California. 4, Martha F., b. March 20, '2S, m. George W. Beverage ; r. Th., and d. April 24, '64. 5, David N., (2d), b. Jan., 1831; r. Th.
Aaron G.'s ch. 1, Marion G., b. ab. 1858. 2, Herbert Nelson, b. ab. '60. 3, Ora, b. ab. '62.
PINKHAM, Asa G., b. ab. 1826, in Steuben, Me., m. Deborah W. Buckminster ; r. Rock., a lime burner, &c. Their ch. 1, Abbie, b. ab. 1843. 2, Eugene A., b. ab. '49. 3, Edna F., b. ab. '57. 4, Clara E., b. Aug., '60, d. Jan. 23, '62.
PISTON, Capt. Anthony E., b. ab. 1820, in Italy, mar. Experience Hamor of Eden, Me .; r. Rock., a master mariner. Their ch. 1, Marietta P., b. Feb. and d. March 11, '55. 2, Delia M., b. ab. '57. 3, Agnes L., b. ab. '59. 4, Susan G., b. Aug. 18, 1861,' d. April 26, '62. 5, Anthony E., b. Feb., and d. Aug., '63.
PITTS, Abner, b. ab. 1780, m., and, after some years residence in W. & U., c. to Rock., a saddler, &c., d. Dec. 8, 1853. Of his ch. 1, William M., b. ab. 1826, mn. Eliza H. Liniken of Boothbay, 1846; r. Rock., a farmer, but rem. to New York, with his ch. 1, Acelia, b. ab. 1848. 2, Lauretta, b. ab. '50. 3, Malcolm L, b. ab. '53. 4, Elton, b. ab. '57. Of this name also, William L., came here, mar. Agnes R. Lowell, Oct. 14, '47; r. Rock., cashier of Ship-builder's Bank, and ret. to his native Carolina.
PLACE, Darius, b. ab 1807 ; m. Jane -; r. Rock., a shoe- maker. Of their ch. 1, Darius, (2d), b. ab. 1831; m. Mrs. Lucy E. Richards, Dec. 1, '61; r. Rock., a shoemaker. 2, ? James H., soldier in 19th Me. reg., &c. 3? George II., in U. S. regulars. 4, Charles E., b. ab. '43 ; r. Rock., a shoemaker.
POLAND, Henry L., b. ab. 1829 ; n. Phebe A. -; r. Rock., a mariner. Their ch. 1, James A., b. ab. 1856. 2, Marietta, b. July 30, '60, d. July 10, '62.
POMEROY, Francis G., b. ab. 1821 ; m. Jerusha -; r. Rock., a ship carpenter. Their ch. 1, John W., b. 1845. 2, Amanda I .. , b. ab. '47. 3, Rebecca, b. ab. '49. 4, Cyrus L., b. ab. '51. 5, Francis, b. ab. '53. 6, Mary E., b. ab '56. 7, Rufus, b. ab. '59.
POPE; Rev. Joseph, grad. H. U., 1770 ; was long the settled Cong. minister in Spencer, Mass. ; m. , & d. 1826. Of his ch. 1, Joseph, Esq., was Counsellor at Law in Portland. 2, Charles, b. 1780 ; c. to Union as a merchant; rem. T'h., continued trade, taught school, was deputy sheriff, &c., & d. Oct. 21, 1842. 3. William, eame at the same time, was parther in business with his brother Charles ; m. Eliza Prince, p. Oct. 19, 1817 ; ret. to Spencer, having had ch. b. in Th. 1, Ami E., b. Nov. 12, 1818; in. R. Vaile, April 16, '40 ; rem. & d. Indiana. 2, Isabella, b. Dec. 17, '20, d. . June 30, '24. Also, b. in Spencer, 3, Joseph, b. Aug. 14, '22. 4, Lucretia H., b. Sept. 17, '24. 5, Sarah A., b. Jan. 17, '27.
PORTER, John, b. ab. 1807, in Salem, Mass. : m. Ahnira Barnard of Th, Nov. 16, 1834 ; r. Th. and carried on the tailor's business ; rem. Belfast and Rock., where he commenced the Rockland Gazette, of which he, in company with his son for a time, and recently with E. E. Wortman, is still the publisher. Their ch. 1, Helen S., b. ab. 1836 ; m. Capt. William .1. Barker, r. Rock. 2, Greenleaf, b. about 1838 ; m. Augusta C. Brown of Chesterville, Me., June 12, '61 ; r. Rock., assistant publisher, &c., is recently of the U. S. Navy. 3, Har-
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riet W., b. ab. 1840; m. John W. Brown, Nov. 12, '61. 4, John B., b. ab. 1845.
Greenleaf's ch. George Greenleaf, b. March, & d. July 18, 1862. The mother d. June 8, 1862.
PORTER, Benjamin, m. Lucretia Achorn, March 24, 1825, r. Cam- den, and d. May 5, 1851, having jumped from the sch. Fountain in a fit of insanity. Of his ch. 1, Capt. Isaac A., m. Ist, Juliet M. -, who d. Nov. 5, 1850, at Rock., a. 19 yrs., 2d, Mary C Coburn of W.,
July 6, '52; r. Rock., and was lost at sea, July 2, '55 2,? Capt. Michael O., b. ab. 1829 ; m. Helen M. Ulmer; r. Rock., and d. Sept. 25, '59.
PORTER, John, (2d). b. ab. 1825, in Nova Scotia, as was Lydia, his wife, at the Bay of Chaleur ; r. Rock., a ship carpenter. Their ch. 1, Margaret A., b. July 17, 1849, d. July 27, '56. 2, J. Newton, b. June, 1851, d. Sept. 18, '52. 3, John N., b. ab. '53. 4, Joseph M., b. ab. '57. 5, Margaret E., b. ab. '59.
PORTERFIELD, Capt. Patrick, came from North of Ireland about 1749, & settled on Mr. North's Lot, No. 48 ; m. Ist, Martha Jameson, 2d, Mary (Webster) Mclellan ; & d. Oct. 3, 1799, aged 77. His 2d wife d. Aug. 28, 1797, aged 70. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, William, m. & d. in Cam., one of whose sons, Patrick, d. Jan. 27, 1811, aged 12, and was buried in Rock. 2, John, perished at sea with Patterson, 1770. } 3, Elizabeth, b. Sept., 1754; m. Capt. James Watson ; r. and d. Th. 4, Catharine, mar. Upham. 5, Ruth, mar. Benjamin Buckland ; r. and d. Cam. 6, Martha, b. May 7, 1748 ; mar. Robert Jameson ; r. in what is now Rock., and d. on afternoon of June 16, 1789. 7, Nancy, m. John Shibles, (2d), rem. Ohio. 8, Adj. Robert, in. Agnes ( Robinson) Howard of C., Nov. 30, 1797 ; r. Th. and W., rem. Ohio, with their son, William, (2d), and four other ch. The mother d. in 1771.
POST, Stephen, b. in Seabrook, Ct., m. Ist, Mrs. Eunice Hambley, p. at Th., Feb. 29, 1780 ; c. from N. Scotia to Th., Jan. 25, 1781, m. 2d, Abigail (Crane) Montgomery of W., p. Aug. 13, 1792, 3d, Mrs. Hannah Dyer, June 28, '95 ; r. S. Th., and died Dec. 9, 1834. His widow d. at Owl's Head, Jan. 1846, a. 90 y., 8 m., having had 9 ch., 67 grand ch., 87 gr. grand ch., and 2 gr., gr., gd. ch. His ch. By Ist wife. 1, Zachariah, b. in Cornwallis, N. S., Jan. 27, 1780, m. Ab- igail Witham, Aug. 6, 1808 ; r. S. Th., & d. July 24, '33. 2, Stephen, (2d), b. Feb. 25, '81, m. Mercy - -, (who d. Feb. 20, 1864, a. 75,); r. and d. S. Th. 3, Eunice, b. June 17, '83, m. James Sweetland; r. S. Th., and d. June 3, 1827. 4, Jane, b. June 4, '85, m. Ist, Nathan- iel Sleeper, p. Dec. 1, 1818, 2d, Timothy Wellman; r. Rock., and d. April 2, '37. 5, Anna, b. Aug. 4, '86. 6, Capt. Ezekiel, b. March 13, '88, m. 1st, Mehitable Eastman, Oct. 23, 1814, 2d, Mary Snow, Nov. 4, '20; r. Th., and d. Jan. 10, '37. 7, Enoch, b. April 10, '91, m. Mary Curtis, p. April 19, 1817 ; r. S. Th , and d. Aug. 3, '42. By 2d wife. 8, Phebe, born Dec. 21, '94; r. in War. By 3d wife. 9, Hannah, b. May 11, '96, m. John Emery, Sept. 29, 1814 ; r. S. Th., and d. May 8, '34. 10, William, (natural or adopted), m. Susan Kal- loch ; r. S. Th.
Zachariah's ch. 1, Ezekiel G., b. June 16, 1810, d. Sept 24, '26. 2, Lowla, b. Aug. 19, '14. 3, Catharine, b. April 15, '17. 3, Zacha- riah, (2d), b. Jan. 17, '20. 4, Abigail W., b. April 20, '22, m. Han- son or Hirah ? Hawes, March 15, '46. 5, Ira C., b. Sept. 22, '27. 6, VOL. II. 31
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Josiah W. D., b. July 30, '30, m. Abby II. -; r. S Th., a mar- iner. 7, Charles W., b. March 7, '33, d. Nov. 19, '38.
Stephen, (2d)'s ch. 1, Capt. Jonathan, b. April 18, 1807, m. 1st, Lucy Lowell, April 2, '20, 2d, Mary Simonton, Dec. 31, '34 ; r. Rock., and d. Jan. 20, '59. 2, Jane, b. Dec. 10, '08, m. John W. Burns ; r. Rock., and d. Jan. 20, '47. 3, Sally, b. Jan. 13, '10, m. Moses Ben- ner of Wal .. March 23, '34. 4, Nancy, b. Oct. 6, '12, m. Henry York ; r. Rock. 5, Enoch, (2d), b. June 5, '14, m. Hannah F. Sumner of U., Jan . 21, '51 ; r. S. Th., a mariner. 6, Stephen, (3d), b. Nov. 11, '16; r. S, Th., and d. Jan. 26, '62, found d. in B. Ingraham's field, near the cove at S. End, Rock. 7, Isaac, b. Feb. 12, '19. m. Elizabeth, a lady of Germany ; r. S. Th., a mariner. 8. Freeman, b. June 6, '21, d. by drowning, Nov. 23, '40. 9, Julia Ann, b. Aug. 13, '23, mar. George Bradshaw, March 15, '54. 10, Achsah, b. Sept. 16, 25, mar. Daniel Ott ; r. S. Th. 11. Eunice, b. June 14, '29, mar. John W. Burns ; r. Rock., and d. Aug. 30, '59. 12, William Henry, b. Aug. 4, 31, m. Amanda E. Frye, p. Sept. 17, '52, r. Rock., a mariner. 13, George W., b. April 30, '33, m. Ruth Frye, July 19, '60; r. Rock., a mariner.
Capt. Ezekiel's ch. By Ist wite. 1, Matilda, b. ab. 1815, d. April 10, '39 ?. By 2d wife. 2, Capt. Alex. Campbell, b. 1824, m. Jane A. Blood, Nov. 21, '48 ; r. Th., and d. Feb. 8, '63. 3, William Francis, b. 1827, d. at sea in brig Roger Lynn, Jan. 6, '55. 4, Edward E., b. ab. '32 ; r. Th., a mariner, &c.
Enoch's ch. 1, Elizabeth, b. March 18, 1818, in. Daniel Kieff, Sept. 16, '41. 2, Atwood K., b. Jan. 1, '20, d , lost at sea. Nov. 26, '38. 3, Nancy, b. July 26, '26. 4, Elijah G., b. July 25, '28. 5, Albert, b. July 1, '31, d. May 23, '40.
William's ch. 1, Charlotte K., b. Dec. 25, 1825, m. Ebenezer Wil- liams; r. Rock. 2, Capt. George R., b. ab. '27, mar. Lydia Beals, March 31, '48; r. S. Th. 3, John K., m. Harriet P. Snowdeal, Sept. 7, '51 ; r. S. Th. 4, Capt. Hanson or Hanse, K., b. Aug. 8, '30, m. Mary E. Braley, Feb. 12, '57; r. Rock., and d. Oct. 7, '58. 5, Thos. W .; r. S. Th. 6, Jacob, b. ab. '38, m. M1. Elizabeth Jameson, Nov. 23, '59 ; r. Th., a quarrymau.
Josiah W. D.'s ch. 1, Frederic L., b. ab. 1855. 2, Franklin W., b. ab. 1859.
Capt. Jonathan's ch. by Ist wife. 1, Capt. Daniel, b. April 27, 1830; m. Margaret B. Simonton, Feb. 10, '52; r. Rock. & d. Jan. 11, '63. 2, Capt. Ephraim E., b. Jan. 31, '32; m. Melissa Simonton, Jan. 24, '55 ; r. Rock.
Isaac's ch. 1, Lucy I., b. ab. 1852. 2, Freeman I., b. ab. '54. 3, Clara A., b. ah. '58. 4, Isaac L, b. 1860.
William H.'s ch. 1, Lizzie M., b. May 23, 1853, d. Oct. 9, '54. 2, Josephine, b. ab. '56. 3, William A., b. ab. '58.
Capt. Alexander C.'s ch. 1, Mary F., b. March 24, 1850. 2, Wal- ter E., b. Nov. 15, '52, d. Nov. 10, '53. 3, Frederic C., b. Jan. 7, & d. July 3, '55, in Havana. 4, Lucinda J., b. March 24, 1857. 5. Hier- bert N., b. April 17, '50.
Capt. Daniel's ch. 1. Lucy M., b. ab. 1853. 2, Mary, b. ab. 1856. 3, Eveline .A., b. June '62, d. April 11, '63.
Capt. Ephraim E.'s ch. Margaret, b. ab 1846.
Capt. George R.'s ch. 1, George T., b. Dec., 1849, d. Feb. 28, '52.
2, David, b. ab. '52. 3, Alice, b. ab. '55.
Capt. Hanson K.'s ch. Frederic K., b. June 27, '57, d. Feb. 10, '59. Jacob's ch. Idewellyn, b. in 1860.
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POTTLE, Andrew D, b. ab. 1810, in Searsmont, Me. ; m. 1st, Harriet Sinith, 2d. Susan Pease ; r. Rock., a shoemaker. Their ch. 1, Harriet, b. ab. '36 ; m. Charles Spear ; r. Rock. 2, Benjamin F., b. ab. '38 ; m. Louisa H. Killsa ; r. Rock., a volunteer in 4th Me. reg., d. at Harrison's Landing, of fever, July 12, 1862. 3, Frederic A., m. Hannah J. Tibbetts ; r. Bangor. 4, Mary E., b. ab. '42. 5, Andrew D., (2d), b. ab. '44, a mariner, soldier in 4th & 28th Me. reg., &c. 5, Frances E., b. ab. '46, all r. Rock.
Benjamin F.'s ch. William F., b. in 1860.
PRATT, Capt. James W., b. Oct. 21, 1816, son of Oliver & Joanna G. (Titus) Pratt of Union; in. Martha Linniken; r. Rock., a ship master. Their ch. 1, Miller. b. ab. '40, a mariner. 2, Bai.ibridge, b. ab. '41. 3, Melvin, b. ab. '46. Of this name, also, Daniel or Da- vid Pratt, b. ab. '30; m. Sarah C. -; r. Rock., a joiner.
PRESCOTT; of this family there is reason to believe that all or nearly all of the name in this country have sprung from James, of English birth, who came over and settled in Hampton, N. H., about 1665. His son Jonathan had a son, Capt. Jonathan, (2d), who was in the royal army under Sir William Pepperell at the siege of Louis- burg, where he d. of fever about 1744, & left at least one son, Micah, whose son Stephen was b. in Epping, N. II., July 24, 1763 ; m. Rachel Rundlet in 1784; settled in Gilmanton, N. H., where he had 12 ch., but rem. about 1806 to Liberty, Me., and died Oct. 19, 1831.
Of Stephen's ch., 9 of whom were still living in 1864, the 5th, viz., Stephen, (2d), Esq., was b. Jan. 14, 1791 ; m. Betsey, dau. of Ezekiel & Mary True, Sept. 20, 1818; rem. from Liberty to Rock., and in. 2d, Priscilla ( Ames) Grant, Nov. 13, 1852 ; r. Rock. His ch. by 1st wife. 1. John T., b. June 20, 1819 ; m. Lydia, dau. of Benjamin & Hannah Brooks of Searsmont, Oct. 30, '45; came to Rock. in May, 1853 ; and d. Nov. 13, '54. 2, Dr. Paul T., b. Oct. 11, '21; studied medicine with Drs. Hollis & N. P. Munroe of Belfast; grad. Jefferson, Med. Co'l., Philadelphia, 1850 ; co.nmenced practice in Rock., 1852 ; m. 1st, Sept. 20, '55, Harriet M., dau. of Benjamin F. & Mary Fairbanks, (b. in Hope, Sept. 2, 1829, d. Aug. 16, '62, at Rockland, ) 2d, Mary J. Arnold, June, 1864; r. & prac. Rock. 3, Mary J., b Dec. 24, '25; In. George W. Prescott, Aug. 21, '52 ; r. Liberty, having 2 ch., viz., Lizzie M., b. April 23, '58, & John, b. April 16, '59. 4, Charles S., b. May 4, '29, d. at Liberty, Oct. 4, '42. The mother b. in Salisbury, Mass., d. in Liberty, March 29, '51.
PRESCOTT, Royal, b. ab. 1818 ; m. Mary E. -4; r. Rock., a joiner, soldier of 4th Me., &c. Their ch. 1, Georgiana, b. ab. 1844. 2. Oscar, b. ah. '46. 3, Harrison, b. ab. '40. 4, Washington, b. ab. '52. 5, Wealthy, b. ab. '55. 6, Medora, b. ah. '57. Of this name, also Elisha Prescott, b. ah 1811 ; m. Elizabeth Wall, Nov. 7, '47; r. S. Th., d. in California, Nov. 16, '50.
PRESCOTT, Moses, came from Sandwich, N. H. ; mar. Ist, Olive Orbeton, 2d, Susan Perry of Cam., Sept. 21, 1821 ; r. Cam. & Rock., a joiner. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Harriet, mar. Israel Lindsey ; r. Rock. and Bath. 2, Francie, mn. Joseph Lombard; r. Bath. By 2d wife. 3, Lucinda. 4, Ann, mn. William Brown ; r. and d. Th. 5, Moses, (2d), b. Oct., 1826; m Mary Richards ; r. Rock., and d. Dec. 25, '54. 6,? Stephen, b. ab. 1829 ; m. Mary J. -; r. Rock., a lime burner. 7, Lydia J., mar. George II. Allen ; r. Th. 8, Elvira,
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m. Eli Colson ; r. Belfast. 9, Mary Elizabeth, b. March 17, '43. 10, Susan, d. young.
Stephen's ch. 1, Harriet C., b. ab. 1851. 2, Stephen G., b. ab. '54. 3, Albert T., b. ab. '58. 4, Washington, b. 1860.
PRESSEY, Capt. Andrew, b. ab. 1817, in Deer Isle; came to this place ; m. Zaetta Z. Flint, p. Oct. 17, 1837; r. Rock. Of his sisters there came here, 1, Sophronia S., m. Alexander M. Snow ; r. Rock. 2, Olinda A , mar. Charles W. Snow; r. Rock. 3, Harriet W., born 1824; m. Isaac C. Abbott ; r. Rock , & d. Oct. 2, '63. 4, Mary W., m. Freeman B Farwell, d. in Unity, 1863.
Capt. Andrew's ch. 1, Andrew B., b. March 15, 1838; m. Sarah Andrews. May 1, '61; r. Rock., a mariner, soldier of 4th Me., &c., entered U. S. Navy. 2, William A., b. Jan. 23, '40; r. Rock., a mar- iner, entered the Navy. 3, Charles H., b. ab. '45; a mariner. 4, Flora, b. ab. '52. 5, Thaniel, b. ab. '59.
PRESTON, Daniel, e. from Ireland ; m. 1st, Catharine Gray, 2d, Jane Derrick ; r. Th. & d. Sept. 6, 1850. His ch. 1, Dominic, b. ab. '39, a mariner. 2, Luke, b. ab. '41. 3, Daniel, b. ab. '55. 4, Ame- lia, b. ab. 58.
PRICE, Charles, b. ab. 1836, in Jersey, Eng., as was Sarah A., his wife, in New Brunswick ; r. Rock., a stevedore. Their ch. 1, Jen- eva, b. ab. '57. 2, Minnie, b. ab. '59. 3, Charles, (2d), b. in '60. 4, Sarah A., b. March, & d. April 12, '63.
PRIEST, Wesley H., with Maria, his wife, r. in Rock. & lost, by death, Aug. 18, 1864, a son, Charles A., aged 5 months, 9 days.
PRINCE, John, (son of Rev. John of East Strafford. Eng., ) c. over & d. at Hull, Mass., Aug 6, 1676. Of his 12 ch., the 12th, Thomas, bap. Aug. 3, 1658, m. Ruth Thomas, (gr. Turner ?) r. Scituate, & had Thomas ; Benjamin, who probably settled at North Yarmouth ; & Job, who, b. 1695, m. Abigail -, & had a son, Kimball Prince, b. May 9, 1726 ; m. Deborah, dau. of Dea. John Fuller, Nov. 13, 1749; r. Kingston, Mass , & d. 1814. Deborah, his wife, was b. Dec. 25, 1729, & d. March 4, 1826.
Kimball's ch. 1, Christopher, b. July 22, 1751; m. & r. N. Y. 2, Kimball, (2d), b. July 20, 1753; m. & r. New London, Ct., & d. 1824. 3, Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1756. 4, Ruth, b. Aug. 7, 1758; m. Jesse Ful- ler ; r. Hebron, Me. 5, Deborah, b. July 13, 1760. 6, Noah, b. Jan. 18, 1763 ; m. & r. Va. & near Athens in Georgia. 7, Job, b March 22, 1765 ; m. & r. in Buckfield, Me. 8, John, b. Feb. 23, 1768, m. & r. Kingston, & d. in 1824. 9, Ifon. Hezekiah, b. Feb. 7, 1771, in Kings- ton ; c. to Th., m. Isabella Coombs, Jan. 4, 1798 ; r. Th., senator & member of the council, &c., &c., & d. Dec. 27, 1840.
Hezekiah, Esq.'s ch. 1, Eliza, h. Oct. 14, 1798 : m. William Pope ; rem. Spencer, Mass., and d. July 25, 1828. 2, Hezekiah, (2d), Esq., b. Oct. 8, 1800, in. Henrietta Marsh of Bath, Oct. 23, '28; r. Th., custom house inspector, secretary of Ins. Co., &c., & d. July 28, '13. 3, Sarah, b. July 20, '02, mar. Dr. David Kellogg ; rem. Waukegan, Ill., and d. May 3, '57. 4, Isabella, b. Feb. 10, '05, m. J. Bentley II. Starr ; rem. and r. Spencer, Mass. 5, Deborah, b. July 6, '08, mar. Hon. Jonathan Cilley ; r. Th., and d. Aug. 14, '41. 6, Lucy C., b. in St. George, as were the preceding. Aug. 25, '10, m. E. S. J. Neally ; rem. Bath, and d. Sept. 17, '53. 7, Joseph, b. in Th., Sept. 16, '14, grad. Bowd. College, 1835; was a teacher in the South, m. Lucinda A. Walker of Monroe, Ga., Sept. 12, '37, & d. there when just ready
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