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Hon. Stephen's ch. 1, George Washington, Esq., b. in 1805; r. Rock., counsellor at law, d. of consumption, Nov. 19, '64. 2, 3, & 4, a son & daus , d. in infancy. 5, Peter, Esq., b. ab. '11, grad. Bowd. Coll., 1831; m. Margaret Louisa, dau. of Judge Barrett Potter, of Portland ; r. Rock., attorney at law, member of Me. Hist. Society, &c. 6, Mary, mar. William B. Smith, of Machias, and d. at that place in 1838. 7, Emily Bliss, m. Edmund A. Sonder; r. Philadelphia. S, Joseph Storer, d. at Lubec, a. 2 yrs. 9, Ralph Partridge Proble, d. at Lubec, a. 7 yrs. 10, Harriet, m. Capt. Edward Mellus of Salem, Mass, (who d. in Foo Choo, China, 1856, when in command of steam- ship Antelope) and d. at Inbec, 1855, leaving one son, Edward Lindon Mellus, who r. Rock. 11, Priscilla Josephine, d. at Lubec, a. 20 yrs. 12, Joseph Anderson, m. Nancy Wilder ; r. Zambrota, Min., a State senator, commissioner of enrolment in Ist Cong. District. 13, Ralph Partridge Emilius, r. Rock., counsellor at law. 14, Abigail Lindon.
Peter, Esq.'s ch. 1. Francis S., b. ab. 1812, ent. Bowd. Coll. 1862, but left ou necount of ill health and r. Minnesota. 2, Mary P., b. ab. '44. 3, Stephen, (2d), b. nb. '46. 4, Annie B., b. ab. '48. 5, Geo. W., (2d), b. ab. '50. 6, Harriet P'., b. ab. '52. 7, Margaret J., b. ab. '54. 8, Henry W. L., b. ab. 1858.
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THATCHER, Samuel, (a branch, probably, of the preceding fam- ily, though spelling the name differently) admitted freeman, 1642, in Watertown, Mass., where he was selectman, deacon, and four years a representative ; m. Hannah -, and died Nov. 30, 1669. Of their ch. 1, Lieut. Samuel, born Oct. 20, 1648, admitted freeman, April 18, 1690, m. and r. Watertown; and d. Oct. 21, 1726. Lieut. Samuel's ch. 1, Mary. 2, Samuel, (2d). 3, John; 4, Hannah, died young. 5, Mary, d. young. 6, Abigail. 7. Mary. 8, Sarah. 9, Ebenezer, b. 1703; mar. Susanna Spring, 1731; r. Watertown, and died 1757. Ebenezer's ch. 1, Samuel, (3d), b. ab. 1732; mar. Mary Brown of Lexington ; r. and represented Cambridge, Mass., and d. 1792. 2, Sarah. 3, Ebenezer, (2d). 4, Mary, m. Goddard.
Samuel, (3d)'s ch. 1, Susanna, b. 1755; mar. Jesse Putnam. 2, Ebenezer, (3d), b. & d. 1759. 3, Mary, b 1767, m. Thomas Mayhew, d. 1805. 4, Elizabeth, b. 1771. 5, Hon. Samuel, (4th), b. 1776 ; grad. H. U. '93 ; mar. Sally Brown of Concord, 1800; settled in W., a law- yer, rep. in Congress, &c. ; rem. Brewer & Bangor. 6, Hon. Ebenezer, b. 1778 ; grad. H. U. 1798 ; m. Lucy F. Knox; came to Th., attor- ney at law, judge of court of common pleas, militia officer, &c .; rem. and d. Bingham, June 12, 1841.
Hon. Ebenezer's ch. 1, Julia K., b. 1805; m. Rev. Oren Sikes ; r. Mercer, Bedford, Mass., &c., d. Ang. 30, '53. 2, Commodore Henry Knox, bap. April 11, '09; grad. West Point Mil. Academy, 1827 ; has risen in the U. S. Navy to his present high standing ; commanded the frigate Colorado at the storming of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, &c. ; m. & r. Mass. 3, Charles, b. Feb., 1309, d. Oct. 8, '10. 4, Lucy Anna, bap. Aug. 3, '10 ; took by Legislative act the name of Leeson, and r. Mercer. 5, Mary Henrietta, b. 1811; m. Rev. George C. Hyde : was principal many years of the Female High School at Syracuse, N. Y., & d. Aug. 30, '53, leaving 2 daughters, Henrietta C., & Mary P. Hyde. 6, Caroline F., m. - Smith, & rem. 7, James Swan, bap. Aug. 9, 1815 ; admitted to the bar, 1840; entered U. S. N., and, as purser, perished in the Grampus, March 18, '13. S, Harriet Elizabeth, mar. George B. Page of Belgrade, Oct. 25, '41, and d. Feb. 18, '47.
THOMAS, the ancestor of this family, came from Scotland and set- tled at Plymouth, Mass. Of his sous, or, more probably, his grand- sons, Joshua, b. in Duxbury, Mass. m. Mercy Ozier, Ogier, or Osyer, r. & d. Duxbury. Of Joshua's ch. 1, Peleg, b. in Duxbury, rem. m. & settled in Vinalhaven. 2, Joshua, (2d), b in Duxbury, mn. and settled in Vinalhaven. Of Peleg's ch. 1, Capt. Benjamin, m. Lucy Perry; r. Vinalhaven ; was lost at sea, Sept. 15, 1819, in sch. Thomas, bound for Fredericksburg with plaster; & his widow rem. Rock. with her family in 1824. 2, Dea. George, m. Peggy Vinal ; r. Rock., and built ships many years, but rem. to Quincy Point, Mass., ab. 1854 .?
Joshua (2d)'s ch. 1, Mercy S., b. in Bristol ab. 1812 ; m. Capt. Woos- ter Smith ; r. S. Th., and d. Ang. 17, 1855. 2, Capt. Peleg, b. in Dux- bury ; m. Lucy Gratton of Liverpool, Eng. ; r Rock., awhile, rem. S. Th., & has ch., names not ascertained. 3, Capt. Isaac K , b. in Dux- bury ab. 1816 ; c. to Rock. ab. 1828 ; m. Eliza K. Perry, p. May 19, '39 ; r. Rock. 4, Capt. Joshua, m. Delin Frye ; r. S. Th., all mariners.
Benjamin's ch. 1, Roxana, m. Howland Dyer, 1830 ; r. Vinalhaven. 2, Julia G., b. ab. 1809; mar. Willard S. Blackington; r. Rock. 3, Lydia S., in. Stephen N. Hatch; r. Rock. 1, Hon. William, b. 1812 ; m. Hannah C. Robbins, April 16, '36 ; r. Rock., merchant, State sen- ator, 1841 ; & d. May 20, '40. 5, Jerusha G., in. Hon. Nathan A. Far-
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well; r. Rock. 6, Robert P., b. ab. 1817 ; m. 1st, Charlotte Tolman, p. June 6, '40, 2d, Lydia M. Tolman p. May 24, '45, 3d, Martha H. Johnson, June 12, '59 ; r. Rock., a lime manufacturer, &c.
Dea. George's ch. 1, Charlotte V., b. Oet. 5, 1820, probably died young. 2, Mary, b. Dec. 15, '22 ; m. D. Howard Bills, rem. Quincy, & d. Nov. 15, '64. 3, Penelope, b. Sept. 4, '26. 4, Joshua, b. Nov. 13, '27, d. young. 5, Eliza J., b. Dec. 2, '28 ; m. 1st, - Thomas, 2d, B. Bryant of Quincy, Jan. 1, '56. 6, George E .. b. Sept. 4, & d. Sept. 8, '31 7, George HI., 6. May 19, '33; mar. Elizabeth J. Sias, Sept. 9, '54; r. Quincy. 8, Loretta, b. April 30, '36. 9, Theodore, b. Oct. 15, 39. The mother d. at Quincy Pt., July 6, '57, aged 50.
Capt. Isaac K.'s ch. 1, Edmund W., b. July 28, 1840, m. Almeda B. Flemming, Oct. 4, '63; r. Rock., a mariner, soldier of 4th Me., &c. 2, Kendall K., b. May 30, '44, m. Mary E. Holbrook, Aug. 16, '64; r. Boston.
Capt. Joshua's ch. 1, Lydia F., b. ab. 1847. 2, Joshua, (4th), b. ab. 1852.
Hon. William's ch. 1, Frederic, b. July 25, and d. Nov. 3, 1837. 2, Capt. Albert F., b. April 20, '39 ; r. Th., officer in 2d Me. Battery. 3, William O., b. June 20, '42, d. young.
Robert P.'s ch. 1, Ellen M , b. Nov. 1, 1840 ; m. Charles Duncan ; r. Rock. 2, Susan Marilla, b. April 1, 1842. 3, Sarah Francis. 4, Clara. 5, Lucy. 6, Isabella W., b. May 14, '55, d. Nov. 22, '58. 7, Charles.
Joshua's ch. 1, Lydia F., b. ab. 1317. 2, Joshua, (6th), b. ab. '52.
THOMAS, John, m. Lucy Davis ; r. and d. Lincolnville. Of their ch. there c. to Rock. four sons. 1 Franklin, b. ab. 1817; mar. Sarah H. Wooster, Dec. 9, '38 ; r. Rock. 2, Joseph T., b. ab. 1820 ; mar. Penninah S. IIcaley, p. Sept. 7, '38 ; r. Th., a quarryman. 3, Jacob. m. Mary J. Witham ; r. Th. 4, Rufus C., b. ab. 1825; m. Catharine B. Starrett of War. March 28, 1850 : r. Roek., a carpenter.
Franklin's ch. George F., b. March 18, 1840; r. Rockland, cor- poral in 2d Me. Battery, &c.
Joseph T.'s ch. 1, John H., b. Sept. 31, 1840; soldier of 4th Me. reg., &c. 2, Margaret, b. ab. '43. 3, Lucy, b. ab. '46. 4, William H., b. ab. 1851.
Jacob's ch. Roscoe, b. ab. 1844.
Rufus C.'s ch. 1, Josephine, b. June, 1853. 2, Mary Ann, born Sept., 1855. 3, Martha Frances, b. Aug. 1857.
THOMAS, Edward, b. in Friendship about 1800 ; m. Melinda Til- son, Sept. 3, 1830 ; came from Camden here, a clothier, &e., r. Th. Their ch. 1, Mary b. ab. 1823; m. George Healey ; r. Th. 2, Ed- ward, b ah. 1837. 3, Reuel, b. ab. 1839 ; officer in 20th Me., wounded May, 1864.
THOMAS, Samuel, b. ab. 1813, in Vinalhaven; son of Cushing Thomas of Marshfield, Mass. ; in. Mary Beverage, p. April 20, 1835; r. Rock., a mariner. Their ch. 1, Arabella B., b. April 21; 1838. 2, Mary E., b. ab. '15. 3, William K , b. ab. 1819.
THOMAS, Leander, b. ab. 1834; in. Fanny L. Thomas of Linc., Feb. 7, '53; r. Rock., a merchant. Their ch. Herbert L., b. ab. '59.
THOMAS, David. b. ab. 1805, m. 1st. Mary, ( who d. Feb. 16,'40), 2d, Isabel Davis, May 23, '41, 34, Mrs. Emeline W. Tarr, Feb. 9, '58; r. Rock. His ch. 1, Williamu I., b Aug. 5, 1829, [a William per- ished in sch. Lion, Dec. 10, '64,] 2, Elbridge S., b. March, 1831; r.
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Rock., a mariner. 3. Edward, b. Nov. 10, & d. Nov. 26. '36. 4, El- len L., b. '37, d. Sept. 18. '38. By 2d wife. 5, Orlando Orrin, b. Nov. 4, '41 ; r. Rock., a soldier of 4th Me., &c. 6, Marcellus S., b. ab. 1846. 7, Adelbert, b. ab. 1851.
THOMAS, David, (2d), b. ab. 1810 ; m. Elizabeth A. -; r. Rock., a stevedore, &c. Their ch. 1, Eliza J., b. ab. '39. 2, Cinde- rella, b. ab. '41 ; nı. Martin V. Warren ; r. Rock. 3, Ruth C., b. ab. '43. 14, Benjamin_D., b. ab. '45.
THOMAS, Ellerson, b. ab. 1817 ; m. Elizabeth Foster of S. Th., Oct. 30, '47 ; r. Rock., a lime burner, &c. Their ch. 1, Ellerson, b. April 12, '48, d. Dec. 14, '64. 2, Elizabeth, d. Oct. 12, '49. 3, Sarah Lizzie, b. March 1, '50. 4, Julia Ann, b. May 7, '53. 5, Calvin, b. Jan. 30, & d. July;28, '57. 6, Emily F., b. April 29, & d. May 22, '60.
THOMAS, Barney, c. from Ireland ; m. Abigail Kelloch, p. March 18, 1830 ; r. Th., a rigger, & d. from a fall, Dec. 26, 1851. Their ch. 1, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 23, '30; m Thomas R. Hewett ; r. Th. 2, James H., b. Feb. 12, '36 ; m. Adelaide Jackson, Oct. IS, '60; r. Th., a car- penter & soldier in the 4th Me., d. in 1862. 3, Abby, b. Jan. 15, & d. Jan. 28, '38. 4, Marietta, b. Jan. 30, '39 ; r. Th. 5, Susan Amelia, b. July 7, 1812. 6, Abner B., member of Ist Me. Cavalry, &c. 7, Joshua L., b. ab. '48. 8, Ambrose L., b. ab. '51.
James H.'s ch. Frank.
THOMAS, Samuel I., b. ab. 1820, in Eden, Me ; m. Harriet S. Lindsey, Aug. 31, '45; r. Rock., a blacksmith. Their ch. 1, Edward H., b. ab. '47. 2, Clara I .. , b. ab. '49. 3, Charles H., b. ab. '52. 4, Alice L., b. ab. '56. 5, Frank C., d. Jan. 30, '59.
THOMAS, Jacob U., b. ab. 1802 ; c. from Searsmont; m. Deborah S. -; r. Rock., a carpenter, &c. Of their ch. Albert G., b. ab. '37 ; r. Rock. And, of this name, Franklin B. Thomas, b. ab. '36 ; r. Rock., with Clara S., his wife, & their ch. Hattie E., b. ab. '57; was a soldier of 7th Me., &c.
THOMPSON, John, c. from Londonderry, N. H., to St. George's Lower Town, and in. Mary Gordon. Their ch. 1, Janc, mar. John Hart ; r. and d. St. George. 2. William, mar. Ist, Nellie Gordon, (who d. March 9, 1796, a. 35.) 24, Betsey Harrup of Cam., p. May 2, 1790, settlel early, r. and d. in what is now Rock. 3, Dea. John, h. ab. 1768, mar. Susan Hart, p. Dec. 15, '91, 2d, Mrs. Mary Small, 3d. Mrs. Martha Marshall. Dec 13, 1838 ; r. S. Th., and d. June 27, 43. 4, Mary, m. Thomas Briggs; r. and d. Cam. 5, Ebenezer, m. Mary Gordou, 2d, Lucy (Fales) Crockett, 1817 ; c. from Lower St. Georges to Th., in 1785 ; rem. and d. Hope.
William's ch. 1, Ruth, m. in 1805, Abner Lee, a stage driver here in early times ; rem. Ellsworth. 2. Nellie, m. and d. Cam. 3, Wil- Liam, (2d), m. and r. Oldtown. 1, John, (3d), i. Martha Nutt, July 27, 1800, rem. castward.
Dea. Jolin's ch. 1, Ebenezer, (2dl), m, Mchitable Lawrence of W., p. Feb 27, 1817 ; r. Th., and d. at N. O., May, 1819. 2, Susan, mar. James Wall; r. and d. St. G. 3, John, (3d), mar. Sarah Bright ; r. Gouldsboro'. 4, Eleanor, m. Nathan Pease of Appleton, p. Sept. 5, 1818, 2d, John Hart: r. St. G. 5, Rosanna, mn. Jesse Hart ; r. St. G. 6, Capt. Simon M. G., b Sept., 1891, m. Abigail Kaler, p. Nov. 3, 1826; @ S. Th., and d. April 7, '59. 7, Sarah, in. Leonard Hooper ; r. St. G. 8, Capt. Benjamin, m. Elizabeth J. Graves, June 30, 1844; r. S. Th., and d. at sea ab. '51. The mother d. June 3, 1833, a. 64.
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Ebenezer's ch. 1, Nancy, m. Isaac Flagg; r. and d. Belmont. 2, Jane, m. Sluman Lawrence ; r. W., and d. Jan. 13, 1861. 3, Marga- ret, m. James Jameson, p. Feb. 2, '40 ; r. & d. Rock. 4, Eleanor, born May 2, 1793, m. Joshua Lawrence ; r. W. 5, Mary E., b. Nov. 25, '98, m. Capt. John B. Booker; r. Rock., and W. 6, Freelove, mar. Richard Howard ; r. Castine, d. Belfast. 7, Trustim, m. Susan Sum- ner, Nov. 13, 1823 ; r. W., and d. Rock.
Ebenezer (2d)'s ch. 1, Joel R., m. Harriet Pease, July 14, 1844 ; r. Th., and d. Dec. 5, '56. 2, Amos L., b. ab. 1818, mar. Elizabeth Snow, Jan. 31, '46; r. Rock., soldier of the 4th Me., &c. 3, Capt. Samuel Albee, b. ab. '21, m. Hannah Haskell, July 21, '50; r. S. Th., a master mariner. 4, Jasper. 5, Susan. 6, Julia A., m. Rufus S. Fales of Th. 7, Mehitable, m. a Mr. Cotton of Boston. 8, Anastasia, m. and r. eastward.
Capt. Simon M. G.'s ch. 1, Charles W. d. unm. a. 26 years. 2, Sarah, m. Thomas Gordon of Line., rem. Ohio. 3, Susan A., mar. Warren D. Kelloch ; r. and d. S. Th. 4, Wm., m. Mary A. Hawes, p. Aug. 11, 1855 ; r. St. G. 5, Harriet E., b. April, 1834, d. Feb. 14, '51. 6, George Augustus, b. ab. '41 ; rem., m. and d. eastward. 7, Miles, b. ab. 1815. rem. eastward.
Trustim's ch. 1, Tileston, killed at sea, by falling into the ship's hold. 2, Sarah E., b. ab. 1829, m. Edwin S. McAllister ; r. Rock.
Joel R.'s ch. 1, Rowena, b. ab. 1845. 2, Roselle, b. ab. '48. 3, Alvin Otis, b. Feb. 27, '49. 4, Mary E., b. ab. '51. 5, Ann, b. ab. '53. 6, Augustina. 7, Augusta.
Amos L.'s ch. 1, Mary E., b. ab. 1846. 2, Harriet A., b. ab. '48. 3, Cecilia M., b. ab. '54. 4, Franklin N., b. ab. '58.
Capt. S. Albee's ch. 1, Lathley N., b. ab. 1851. 2, Lizzie E., b. ab. '55.
THOMPSON, John, (5th in descent from John who came when six yrs. old with his father from England to Plymouth, Mass., May, 1623), was b. in Halifax, Mass., Feb. 14, 1725 ; m. Betty Fuller; was found frozen to death, Jan. 8,'77, in Plympton, on road home from Plymouth. John's ch. 1, Susanna. 2, Thaddeus. 3, Nathan, deaf mute, r. & d. Kennebec Co. 4, Zacheus, deaf mute, owned, r. & d. homestead. 5, Elizabeth. 6, Stephen, b. in Halifax, April 10, '74, and not in Bridgewater, as intimated on page 214, vol. 1, from the best informa- tion then obtained ; came first to Th., 1793, as an apprentice to Capt. R. Bosworth of Halifax; m. Nancy Hastings, Jan. 5, 1800 ; r. Mill River, Th, a joiner & framer ; & d. Nov. 15, '31. His widow d. ab. 1836. Their ch. 1, George L., rem. & d. East Abington, Mass. 2, Henry H. 3, William, b. ab. 1805 ; in. Mary Rice Washburn ; r. Th., & d. Sept., 1847 ; had one ch., Henry W., who d. Dec. 13, '52, a. ab. 18. 4, Susan T., b. March, 1807 ; m. John Peters of Boston, p. May 3, '34. 5, Elizabeth B., b. 1810 ; m. in E. Abington. 6, Andrew L., rem. m. r. and has ch. in E. Abington. 7, Nancy II., b. Jan. 7, '15 ; m. in E. Abington, & d. April, 1814. 8, Mary, d. : young. [Thomp- son Genealogy and com. of T. J. Rider, Esq., of Th., a genealogist of correct and extensive information. ]
THOMPSON, Capt. Augustine, b. Nov. 25, 1835, son of James of Union ; m. - Linnekin, 2d, - Stewart, July 4, '62 ; r. Rock. a blacksmith, organist, officer of 28th Me. Reg., &e. George W. Thompson, a 2d cousin of the preceding, b. ab. 1825; mar. Julia A. Benner :f Wal., Oct. 16, '53 ; r. Th., a ship carpenter. George W.'s . ch. Bertrina, b. ab. 1856.
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THOMPSON, Elias, b. & brought up in Strong ; m. Cynthia Paine of Strong; r. Th., a truckman, &c. Their ch. 1, Cynthia _Inn, b. Jan. 24, 1839. 2, Helen E., b. June 1, '44. 3, Theresa Einma, born Oct. 1, '48.
THOMPSON, William, b. ab. 1805 ; came from Canton, Me. ; m. Lucy ( Winslow) Tillson, Jan. 27, '59; r. Rock., on site of the old Tillson tavern, a lumber dealer.
THOMPSON ; of the sons of Benjamin of Frankfort, 1, James, b. ab. 1823; mar. Adelia Ulmer, Feb. 7, '50 ; r, Rock., a clerk, &c. 2, William, (2d), b. ab. 1828 ; mar. Zilpha H. Pease, June 25, '54; r. Rock., a quarryman, &c. James's ch. 1,_ Susan J., b. ab. 1850. 2, Hattie F., b. ab. '51. 3, Lucy H., b. ab. '53. 4, James Nelson, b. ab. '60. William, (2d)'s ch. 1, Coraetta, b. ab. 1855. 2, Frank E., b. Sept. 1, '58, d. June 7, '63.
THOMPSON, William T., b. ab. 1832, in Bucksport, Me. ; mar. Mary E. Ames of Scarsport; r. Rock., in mercantile business. Their ch. 1, Hattie M., b. ab. 1855. Of this name, also, Benjamin Thomp- son, b. ab. 1856 ; r. S. Th., a mariner, &c., with Antoinette, his wife, and ch., Cora, b. ab. 1856, and James W., b. ab '60. Also, Joseph Thompson, b. in Th. ; m. Eliza (Everton) Whitney, p. July 8, 1833 ; r. & d. Rock. Joseph's ch. 1, Emeline, b. April 22, 1834. 2, Joseph, (2d), b. Sept. 2, '35; r. Rock., soldier of 4th Me., &c. 3, Parthena A., b. May 20, '38 ; all r. Rock. with their mother. Of the same name, also, Henry Thompson, b. ab. 1832, in Sweden, as was Mary, his wife, in England ; r. Rock., entered the navy; their ch. William H., b. April 1, 1856, d. April 21, '61.
THORNDIKE; according to a family tradition, the founder of this family in England, was from Germany or the Low Countries, a ditcher, who introduced there the system of dikes aud thorn hedges, and thus obtained the name. It was first brought to this country by John, the son of Francis, and brother of Herbert, prebendary of West- minster, being 5th in descent from William of Great or Little Carlton, Lincolnshire, Eng. He, John, born in Great Carlton, c. from Ipswich, England, about 1629, was one of the first settlers of Ipswich, Mass., 1633, where he r., a leading man, 35 yrs., but, displeased with the mar- riage of his only son, returned with his daughters to England. Paul, his son, m. Mary Patch, April 28, 1668 ; r. Beverly, Mass., in which, a promontory took from him the name of Paul's Head; he had ch. 1, Mary, m. Robert Morgan. 2, Elizabeth, in. Isaac Woodberry. 3, Hannah, m. William Pride, 4, John, (2d), b. Jan. 22, 1675; m. Ist, Joanna ( Larkin ) Dodge, 2d, Christiana West ; r. Beverly, & d. March 23, 1760. 5, Paul, m. Mary Batchelder ; r. and d. Beverly. 6, Her- bert, m. Sarah Herrick, 2d, Abby Sallows. 7, Martha, mar. Richard Thissell.
John, (2d)'s ch. 1, Robert, b. Feb. 4, 1697 ; m. Elizabeth Wood- berry, 1718 ; r. Beverly, rem. Cape Elizabeth. 2, Paul, m. Mehita- ble Woodberry. 3. John, (3d), m. Eliz. Ober. 4, Joanna, m. a Lov- ett. 5, James, m. Anne Ober. 6, Herbert, m. Abby Ober. 7, Ed- ward. 8, Sarah, m. Joshua Thorndike. By 2d wife. 9, Anne. 10, Mary.
Robert's ch. 1, Ebenezer, born July 9, 1719 ; mar. Lydia Herrick, Sept. 5, '50 ; r. Cape Elizabeth, came to S. Th. and St. Geo., and died Feb. 4, 1819. 2, Joanna, b. July 11, 1721 ; mar. Israel Jordan, 2d, Webb, c. in age to, & d. in S. Th., aged ab. 100. 3, Hannah,
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d. young. 4, Ruth. 5, Hannah ; all born and recorded in Beverly. 6, Robert, (2d), b. 1730, in Beverly ; m. Deborah Wallace of Cape Elizabeth ; c. from Falmouth to Cam. with his 7 ch. and d. Dec. 10, 1834, a. 104. . 7, Paul, probably b. at C. Elizabeth ; m. there Bath- sheba Emery ; c. also to and d. in Cam. 8, John, (4th), m. and set- tled in Cam. and left descendants. 9, Lucy, m. Capt. Joseph Wallace and settled at Harrington. Some of these, after the first six, may be wrongly numbered.
Ebenezer's ch. 1, Cushing; 2, Ebenezer, both d. young. 3, Capt. Joshua, b. March 12, 1755 ; m. Hannah Nutting, Aug. 23, '80; was a rev. soldier, r. St. G., and d. Dec. 25, 1823. 4, Lydia, b. May 22, 1757 ; m. Azor Roundy ; r. and d. St. Geo. 5, Benjamin, b. May 4, '59 ; m. Priscilla Woodbury; r. Matinic ; and d. in S. Th., 1834. 6, Robert, (3d), b. April 22, '61 ; m. Anna Dyer, of C. Elizabeth, 2d, Abigail Hadley of Gloucester, 1789, 3d, Abby Perry ; r. Th., was a rev. soldier, & d. Jan. 20, 1843. 7, Hannah, m. Ephraim Dyer ; r. & d. Sullivan, Me. S, Elizabeth. 9, Mary. 10, Ruth, b. Aug. 10, 1767 ; m. Francis Yates ; r. & d. Cambridge. 11, Ebenezer, b. July 11, '69 ; m. Sarah White. 12, John, b. June 3, 1771.
Robert's (of Camden) ch. 1, Mary, mn. John McKellar. 2, John, m. Mary Annis. 3, Lucy, m. Lewis Ogier, of French descent, from Quebec ; r. Cam. 4, Deborah, m. Capt. Andrew Malcolm ; r. & d. War. 5, Joanna, m. 1st, Thomas Garish, p. in Th., Oct. 10, 1785, 2d, - Annis ; r. & d. Cam. 6, Mehitable, m. James Richards ; r. &. d. Cam. 7, Patience, m. William Moody, p. in Th., Oct. 3, '87 ; r. & -, d. Linc. 8, Robert, (2d), b. in Cam. Sept. 17, '73 ; m. 1st, Farn-
2d, Mrs. Porterfield of Cam., 3d, Mary Thomas, 4th,
ham ; r. Cam. & d. 1860. 9, Eliza, m. Hardy. 10, Joseph Wal- Jace, m. Sarah - - -; r. Cam. 11, Herbert, m. a Harrington. 12, James, b. July, 1779 ; m. a Richards.
Paul's ch. 1, Abigail, b. 1766 ; m. Samuel Crane, p. in Th., Aug. 4, '85; r. War. & d. July 25, 1823. 2, Elizabeth, m. John Stanford of Cape Elizabeth. 3, Moses, m. Rebecca Proctor, & r. in Salem. 4, Paul, (2d), m. Isabel Boggs ; r. & d. Cam. 5, Sarah, m. Reuben Bar- rett ; r. Hope. 6, Hannah, m. Robert Boggs ; r. W. & d Nov. 12, '43. 7, Ebenezer, (2d), m. Mary Thorndike; r. Cam. 8, Larkin, m. Mary Stanford of Cape Eliz. 9, Israel, m. in Cohasset ; r. Scituate, Mass. 10, John, (2d), m. Elizabeth Hart ; r. U. 11, Joanna, m. Ist, a Pre- ble, 2d, a Daily ; r. & d. Linc. 12, Bathsheba, m. Capt. Thompson of Cam., who d. suddenly, soon after marriage, and was soon followed by his wife, as suddenly, while sitting in her chair at breakfast, and after relating a remarkable dream. 13, Lucy, m. Eells of Cam.
Sixth New England Generation.
Capt. Joshua's ch. 1, Bethia, b. May 23, 1781; m. William Keat- ing, 2d, Thomas Martin of St. G .; r. S. Th. 2, Capt. Joshua, (2d), b. April 3, '87; m. Susan Keating, March 19, 1812; r. S. Th., a re- tired master mariner. 3, Hannah, b. July 16, '89; m. Capt. Robert Snow; r. and d. Th. 4, Eben, b. Aug. 26, '91 ; m. Betsey Snow ; r. St. G., and d. Sept., 1819. 5, George, b. March 31, '93 ; d. at Turks Island, 1815. 6, Eliza, b. Jan. 4, '90, d. Sept., 1803. The mother, b. June 21, 1764, d. Jan. 12, 1852.
Benjamin's ch. 1. Joseph, b. March 5, 1792. 2, Charles W., b. March 10, '94; m. Eliza Keating, April 26, 1822 ; r. Rock., & d. Dec. 15, '50. 3, Ruth, b. June 10, '96; m. Thomas G. Mckellar ; r. St.
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G .? 4, Hannah, b. Feb. 5, '99; m. George Snowdeal; r. S. Th. 5, Benjamin, b. June 9, 1801. 6, Lucy W., b. Sept. 11, '03 ; m. Israel Snow; r. Rock. 7, Eliza, b. Dec. 22, '05 ; mar. Henry A. Smart ; r. Rock. 8, Thomas W., b. March 31, '08. 9, William K., b. July 14, '10. 10, Eben, b. Nov. 6, '13. 11, Lydia, b. April 16, '16; m. Arch- ibald Fisher of War., & d.
Robert, (3d)'s ch. 1, Lydia, b. Oct. 23, 1782, d. 1837. 2, Robert, (4th), b. Jan. 4, '84, d. Feb. 5, 1816. 3, Anna, b. Dec. 26, '86. died Jan. 8, '87. By 2d wife. 4, Asa, b. Aug. 13, '90, d. March 6, 1803. 5, Anna, b. Jan. 12, '92, d. Oct., '93. 6, Charlotte, b. Aug. 3, '93, m. Asahel Gilbert in W. Cambridge, Dec., 1827. 7, Mary, b. July 5, '95. 8, John, b. Feb. 17, '99, d. April. 1, 1816. 9, William, b. Dec. 13, '98, mar. Margery Dyer, Aug. 31, 1823 ; r. Portland, since 1815. 10, Capt. Henry, b. Dec. 6, 1800, d. Aug. 12, 1827, lost at sea. 11, Capt. Israel, b. Dec. 1, '02, m. Mary A. Van Buskirk ; r. S. Th., and d. April 18, '59. By 3d wife. 12, Cushing, b. Jan. 16. '04; r. Rock. 13, Harriet, b. Sept. 19, '06, mar. Cornelius Kreamer of Wal., April 12, '40. 14, Lucy, b. March 29, '09. 15, Joseph P., b. June 9, '15.
The Camden branches are from necessity here omitted, but of Her- bert's ch., there came to Rock , 1, William N., b. in Cam., 1810, mar. Chloe Barns of Cam , and r. Rock. 2, Jane Malcolm, mar. Peter A. Hewitt; r. Rock. Also of Larkin's ch. 1, Paul, (3d), born Cam. 1827, mar. Lucinda Norwood, 2d, Ellen Havener, Sept. 25, '59; r. Rock., a carpenter, &c. 2, Emery, mar. Huldah A. Killsa; r. Rock., keeps livery stable. And, of the sons of James, the son of Rob- ert, (2d), of Cam., James F., c. from Cam., m. Lucy S. Ulmer, Oct. 13, '25; r. Rock., entered the navy.
Seventh Generation.
Capt. Joshua. (2d)'s ch. 1, Hon. George, h. Nov. 5, 1814, m. Are- thusa Sleeper, Nov. 6, '36, shipbuilder in S. Th. for many yrs. till '48, having built 19 vessels on his own account, was State senator '50 to '55, councillor '59 and '60, was in '61 the first volunteer from Maine, being in Cassius M. Clay's battalion for the defence of Washington, D. C., rem to Rock., sailed the India ship, Kate Sweetland, was clerk of courts, 1864, but resigned and took command of ship Otago, in '65. 2, Eliza, b. March 22, '16, in. Archibald G. Snow, and d. at St. Geo., May 6, '36. 3, Julia, b. Jan. 23, '18, m. Capt. James Dow ; r. S. Th. 4, Helen M., b. Nov. 11, '19, m. C'apt. Elias P. Sleeper ; r. S. Th., and d. June 11, '47. 5, Capt. Charles Win., b June 9, '22, lost at sea in br. Maine, Dec. 11, '44. 6, Joshua K., b. April 26, '24, mar. Elvira P. Snow, Dec. 20, '45, rem. Cal. and l'uget's Sound, Washington T'y. 7, Capt. Eben A., h. March 22, '26, m. Philura R. Fogg; r. S. Th., a ship master. 8, Susan Maria, b. Aug. 26, '29, mar. Henry Augustus Keating ; r. Ohio. 9, Capt. Frederic, b. May 19, '31, m. Arabella O. Fogg, March 16, '54; r. S. Th., a ship master.
Charles W.'s ch. 1, Capt. William H, b. July 3, 1823; m. 1st, Melinda Achorn, July 19, '47, 2d, Eliza J. Fletcher of Belfast, '52 ; r. Rock., keeps livery stables, &c. 2. Charles W,, (2d), b. Feb. 15, '25 ; r. Rock. & d. Nov. 11, '64. 3, Capt. Joseph, b. May 18, '27; m. Al- bina W. Hunt, June 21, '57 ; r. Rock. 4, Bethiah, b. July 25, '29; in. Selah G. Dennis, rem. Hallowell. 5, Nancy M. b. Feb. 13, '31 ; m. Capt. Alfred K. Spear; r. Rock. & d. Jan. 3, '61. 6, Eliza F., b. March 4, 1833. 7, Angelina A., b. July 6, 1836 ; m. Capt. Alfred K. Spear ; r. Rock. 8, Hannah M. b. July 25, '38. 9, Emma L., b. April 16, '42. 10, Melinda A. b. ab. 1848.
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