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Among the very earliest wrecks was that of a vessel which went ashore on the "Rock," loaded with logwood. There are no further details.
Another early one (probably about 1810), occurred on Little Island, on the west shore. This craft had grind- stones amongst her cargo, and one or more of the stones which were salvaged are still in existence.
About 1822-3, a ship known as the "Iron Ship," name and destination unknown, went ashore on the Wooden Ball. One of the crew, a Frenchman, was drowned. His body was recovered, and buried near the shore, and "Frenchman's Cove" derives its name from this fact. The ship was loaded with iron in bars. The cargo was salvaged, and it is said that several of the islanders fared extremely well by the incident.
At about this time the "Linen Ship," name and destina- tion unknown, met her fate at Bull Point Cove, at Criehaven, in the winter. She was loaded with raw linen in bales, much of which was recovered by the natives, to whom it proved a Godsend. . The ship was entirely destroyed and the crew were all lost. Five of the bodies were recovered amongst the seaweed in Bull Cove, and buried nearby.
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A RUGGED SHORE
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About 1825, the "Portland Packet" sailed from Portland, bound to Eastport, contrary to the Captain's judgment, but at the express orders of the company's manager. Struck on the "Rock." The passengers and crew took to the boats and were lost.
About 1825, a brig loaded with molasses and sugar, struck on "Black Rocks," west of Matinicus. The crew was saved. While the vessel was lying on her beam ends, part of the molasses was salvaged by the natives in the following manner. A hole was cut through the bilge, a man entered and, smashing in the heads of the hogsheads, bailed the contents into clean mackerel barrels in which it was con- veyed to the shore.
About 1830, the sloop "Darling" hit on Noman's Land, and was a total loss. The crew went inshore in their boats. Among the supplies picked up by the wreckers was a barrel of rum, and from this fact and the manner of its con- sumption "Rum Guzzle" derives its name.
About 1835, a brig belonging in Machias, from the West Indies, loaded with sugar, molasses and tobacco, in hogs- heads, struck on Brig Ledge. There were six in the crew, one of whom was saved. The other five are buried in the cemetery on Matinicus.
The brig "Oak Hill" went ashore on Seal Island in the winter, about 1847. She was loaded with long lumber, which was salvaged.
About 1855, the fishing schooner "Daniel" was totally destroyed on the southern Black Rock.
About 1872, the steamer "Emperor," with passengers and freight, struck on Malcolm's Ledge. The passengers and crew took to the boats and were landed safely on Matinicus Rock. The steamer was afterward saved and towed inshore.
February, 1859, the brig "Mechanic," loaded with lum- ber, was lost on the west shore. Part of her cargo was used in the construction of the school-house.
Some time in the 1860's, a mackerel schooner named "Neptune's Bride" struck on Malcolm's Ledge during a fog. The crew, with the exception of one who was inadvertently left behind, embarked in a boat, and landed on the ledge- all but one who was eventually saved-and perished when
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the tide rose and engulfed them. The one who was left aboard climbed to the topmast which remained above the sea after the vessel had foundered. Here he remained for two days and three nights, and was finally rescued by campers on Seal Island.
About 1858, a steamer named "Royal Tar," with a circus aboard, was burned between Matinicus and Brimstone Island. The conflagration was plainly witnessed by the. people. The horses swam to. Brimstone and were saved. The carcasses of dead animals drifted ashore on different. islands.
About 1865-6, the sloop "Stars and Stripes" struck Bantam's Ledge, and sprung aleak, but was finally saved.
In 1870, a small brig with a general cargo of provisions, during a fog went ashore in Bull Cove, Criehaven. The vessel was afterwards saved, and the cargo was salvaged by the natives.
In the same spring another small brig struck on the south-west point of Criehaven and was a total loss. She was unloaded. The crew was saved.
About the same year another brig loaded with general merchandise, struck on the Pinnacle, and was a total loss with the exception of what the natives salvaged.
In May, 1868, the ship "Guy Mannering" struck on the south-west point of Matinicus. She was bound from Boston to St. John, and was totally destroyed.
About two years later a brig struck near the same place and was totally destroyed.
About 1872, the schooner "Idaho" went ashore in Burgess Cove. All saved, together with vessel and cargo.
May, 1872, schooner "Montana" with a cargo of general merchandise, mostly flour and beef in barrels, struck on the south-west shore of Tenpound Island and was totally destroyed. A part of the cargo was salvaged by the natives.
About this time a new schooner-the "Neilson"-struck on the north shore of Criehaven. She was beached and burned by her master, for the junk.
In April, 1877, a schooner, loaded with general mer- chandise, struck on Bull Cove Bar, and was lost.
About 1878, the unloaded schooner "May Day" hit on the north side of Criehaven. She was salvaged.
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In August, about 1878, the fishing schooner Lizzie Mc- Namara, half loaded with mackerel, was totally destroyed on Bantam Ledge.
In 1882, a schooner with a general cargo, was wrecked on Bull Cove Point. The vessel was lost, but most of the cargo was recovered by the natives. One man got one hundred barrels of flour.
About 1886, the unloaded schooner, "Meta," was totally destroyed on Criehaven Harbor Point.
About 1884, the schooner "Veloz" from Canada, loaded with eggs and wood, was lost on Mackerel Ledge. Part of the cargo was gathered in by the natives.
In September, 1889, the fisherman "Sarah Pyle" was a total loss on the south-west side of Tenpound.
About 1888-9, a small fisherman was lost on Bantam Ledge.
About 1891, the fishing Schooner "Clytie" struck on Criehaven Harbor Ledge. She sank between the islands, then floated and went ashore on the west point of Criehaven, and was a total loss.
About 1890, an unloaded schooner was a total loss on the east side of Seal Island.
In September, 1893, the Vinalhaven fishing schooner "Urania" was totally destroyed on the west side of Tenpound.
On July 3, 1892, the three-masted schooner, "Lavinia Warren" of Machias, was a total loss on "Cato."
About 1895, the fisherman "Alice Raymond," of Rock- land, was a total loss on the south-east head of Criehaven.
On February 6, 1895, the brig "Morning Light," from Boston to Annapolis, N. S., loaded with corn and flour, and kerosene, struck in the night on Southwest Ledge. She was totally destroyed, and all of her crew were lost.
About 1900, a fisherman was totally destroyed on the north-west point of Matinicus.
In 1907, the "Grace Hone," a small fishing schooner, was lost on the Wooden Ball.
In August, 1907, the Norwegian steamer "Freysdal," bound from Stockton Springs to Halifax, Eng., met disaster on Malcolm Ledge. She was a long while breaking up, and
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most of her cargo of spool wood was gathered in by the natives. Every family on the island had some.
About 1907, the three-masted schooner "Alice M. Daven- port," on her maiden trip, from Cape Breton to Rockland, struck on the north-east side of Seal Island, and was a total loss.
In September, 1887, the bark "Charles T. Stewart," from Greenock, Scotland, to Bangor, went ashore on the south side of Criehaven. She was loaded with coal, large quantities of which were recovered by the natives. Every family got some.
In January, 1906, the brig "Atlanta" struck on Zephyr Rock, was beached on Seal Island, and became a total loss. A part of her cargo of laths went into the construction of lobster pots, by the fishermen.
The only wreck known in these waters within the last nineteen or twenty years, was that of the Lucy R., a small schooner loaded with fish, from Sydney to Gloucester. She had been abandoned by her crew, and drifted ashore at West Point, Matinicus. She was pulled off and towed to Rockland by a tug from that place.
There have been several wrecks on the north shore of Matinicus of which there is no record.
In the foregoing list of disasters no lives were lost except where stated, and where it is said that the vessel was totally destroyed, or was a total loss, it is meant that she was a total loss to her owners or underwriters. In most instances, parts of the vessels were recovered and utilized in some manner by the inhabitants of the islands. "One man's loss is another man's gain."
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PART TWO
GENEALOGICAL
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CONTENTS
Genealogical
Genealogical
Abbott
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Howard
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Adams
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Hutchings
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Allen
130
Knight
182
Ames
132
Leighton
182
Andrews
142
Long
182
Babson
142
Levett
183
Beals
142
Lucas
183
Belcher
143
Martelock
185
Brown
143
McDaniel
185
Bunker
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Miller
185
Burgess
143
Nichols
186
Christian
151
Norton
186
Condon
151
Minan
189
Conery
159
Peardon
189
Coombs
159
Perry
189
Cooper
159
Philbrook
190
Crie
160
Piper
196
Cushman
165
Plummer
197
Derry
165
Rhodes
197
Eldredge
165
Ring
198
Fernald
166
Ripley
198
Flye
166
Robbins
201
Freeman
167
St. Clair
201
Ginn
167
Sanborn
201
Gray
167
Simmons
202
Hall
167
Smith
202
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CONTENTS-continued
Genealogical
Genealogical
Teele
205
Wallace
217
Thompson
205
Wardwell
217
Tolman
206
Wilson
218
Vinal
216
Young
219
Wagner
216
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ILLUSTRATIONS-Part Two
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A Sunset 126
Samuel S. Abbott
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A Family Picnic. 138
Old Timers (About 1880)
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Ruth (Thomas) Condon
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John Hall
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Freeman and Patience ( Allen) Hall.
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The Freeman Hall House
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A Lately Built Residence.
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Posing (About 1880)
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A Matinicus Matron.
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Eunice (Young) Tolman
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Isaac Tolman, Jr.
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Susan (Crie) Tolman
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At the North End
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Henry and Julia (Fairbanks) Young.
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Childhood Days.
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The Isaac Tolman, Jr. House
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Old Wharf Cove
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FOREWORD
PART II
M UCH painstaking labor has been expended in the compilation of the following records. They have been collected from old Bibles, town records, grave-stones, family records, town histories, genealogies, old deeds, wills, census reports, etc., etc. A large portion have been gathered by correspondence, from private family records.
The writer has striven conscientiously to the end that these data may be as accurate as possible. However, some errors will be detected. No work of this kind can hope to be absolutely faultless. Before hastily deciding that a date is incorrect, it should be borne in mind that in some instances the old Bible, the grave-stone and the town record each give a different date for the same birth or death. In such cases preference is given to the town record. Some- times also, different members of the same family have furnished different dates for the same event.
Where practicable, the descent of families has been traced from the immigrant ancestor. Without doubt there are other families whose descent could be traced in like manner, but with the expenditure of more time and money than is at present available.
The usual abbreviations appear, b. for born, d. for died, m. for married, dau. for daughter, ch. for child or children, pub. for published, etc.
The pages in the back of the book provided for the purpose, may be used for extending the family records, thus creating a priceless heirloom.
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ABBOT
George1 Abbot settled in Andover, Mass., about 1640. He married in 1647, Hannah Chandler, daughter of Will- iam and Annis Chandler. He died in Andover, Dec. 24, 1681, aged 66. Among their fourteen children was:
Benjamin2 Abbot (George), born in Andover, Dec. 20, 1661; died Mar. 30, 1703. He married in 1685, Sarah, daughter of Ralph Farnham of Andover. Four children including :
David3 Abbot (Benjamin2, George1), born in Andover, Jan. 29, 1689; died in Merrimack, N. H., Nov. 14, 1753. He married in 1718, Hannah Danforth, who died in 1788. She was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Crosby) Danforth, born in Billerica, Mass., Aug. 20, 1698. One of their ten children was:
David4 Abbot (David3, Benjamin2, George1), born Mar. 28, 1728; died Nov. 1, 1788. He married, Dec. 28, 1752, Prudence Sheldon, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Hutchin- son) Sheldon of Billerica. She was born Aug. 31, 1732. They lived in Andover, Barton, Vt., and Billerica. Four- teen children, including :
Samuel Abbot (David4, David3, Benjamin2, George1), born Mar. 27, 1764. He married (1) in Billerica, Jan. 26, 1786, Rhoda Blanchard, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Brown) Blanchard, born in Billerica, Nov. 17, 1762. He lived in Andover, and removed to Bennington, N. H., in 1801, where he married (2) Mrs. Ann Wallace. Samuel died on the Society Land (now Bennington, N. H.) Mar. 29, 1833.
Children by first wife : HENRY b. Feb. 11, 1787.
RHODA b. Oct. 18, 1788.
SAMUEL S. b. Sept. 23, 1790; m. Abigail Burgess. WILLIAM b. Oct. 18, 1792. DAVID b. July 10, 1794.
PAMELA b. Dec. 7, 1796. HANNAH b. Jan. 14, 1799.
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Children by second wife : BETSEY b. May 1, 1803. SARAH b. Sept. 23, 1804. ROBERT b. Sept. 24, 1806; d. Aug. 10, 1810.
Samuel S. Abbott (Samuel5, David+, David3, Benjamin2, George1), son of Samuel and Rhoda (Blanchard) Abbot, was born Sept. 23, 1790, and removed from Bennington, N. H., to Hope, Me. While a resident there he served as sheriff. He also served in the War of 1812, and in so doing he received injuries from which he never fully recovered.
SAMUEL S. ABBOTT
He came to Matinicus and married, Sept. 29, 1821, Abigail Burgess, daughter of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess who was born Aug. 13, 1805, and died Feb. 11, 1858. Samuel was keeper of the "Rock" light for many years, and was afterwards postmaster at Matinicus, where he died June 15, 1872. Children were :
HIRAM b. May 1, 1822; m. Hannah Thayer.
OTIS b. Nov. 16, 1823; m. Hannah (Young) Burgess. ESTHER b. ab. 1830; m. Oliver Condon.
CHARLES b. Oct. 21, 1833; d. Oct. 7, 1856.
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J. TRAFTON b. ab. 1835; m. Emily Marshall. RHODA H. b. ab. 1836; m. John Lucas.
SAMUEL b. ab. 1838; m. Jan. 7, 1860, Levina Coombs, dau. of Ephraim and Levina (Hall) Coombs, who was born about 1843, and died June 13, 1919. He died Oct. 14, 1917.
JENNIE L. b. Aug. 14, 1844; m. Lewis A. Burgess. THOMAS F. b. ab. 1849; m. Adavill Condon.
Hiram Abbot (Samuel6, Samuel, David4, David3, Benjamin2, George1), son of Samuel S. and Abigail (Burgess) Abbott, was born May 1, 1822. He married, May 11, 1845, Hannah Thayer of Vinalhaven, b. 1826, daughter of Imanuel Thayer and Ann, his wife. He died Nov. 17, 1894. Children were:
SAMANTHA A. b. ab. 1847; m. (pub. Dec. 10, 1867) John Grant.
BETSEY J. b. Jan. 18, 1850; m. Jan. 15, 1871, Elliot Tolman. .
BENJAMIN WOODBURY b. ab. 1852; m. Julia Chapman. ADDIE d. young.
Otis Abbot (Samuel6, Samuel5, David4, David3, Benja- min2, George1), son of Samuel S. and Abigail (Burgess) Abbot, was born Nov. 16, 1822, and died Aug. 31, 1891. He married, June 17, 1847, Hannah (Young) Burgess, widow of John Burgess, and daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah (Philbrook) Young. She was born Feb. 10, 1819, and died Nov. 18, 1892. Children of Otis and Hannah were:
LAURETTE b. Dec. 6, 1847 ; m. Frederic A. Norton. OTIS H. b. Sept. 1, 1849; m. Emmeline Norton. ROSILLA b. Nov. 19, 1855 ; m. Altiverd A. Norton.
Jacob7 Trafton Abbot (Samuel", Samuel5, David4, David3, Benjamin2, George1), son of Samuel S. and Abigail (Burgess) Abbot, was born about 1835. He married, May 3, 1861, Emily Marshall, born about 1836, daughter of Robert and Lydia (Allen) Marshall. J. Trafton served in the Civil War. Children were :
NETTIE W. b. Dec. 3, 1861; m. Jan. 14, 1885, Ed. Barton.
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WILLIAM G. d. unm. FREEMAN.
MARY m. William Barton.
Thomas F. Abbot (Samuel6, Samuel5, David+, David", Benjamin2, George1), was born about 1849, and was drowned at Holmes' Hole, Mass., about 1889. He married, May 9, 1874, Adaville Condon, daughter of Seth T. and Elsie (Burgess) Condon, who was born June 11, 1848, and died May 16, 1885. The following children were born to them :
CHARLES b. Dec. 12, 1874.
ADELMA b. July 27, 1877; m. Clarence Young.
JOHN F. b. Nov. 25, 1879; m. June 6, 1914, Ida Laird (widow) who had sons, Wesley and Seeley by first husband.
HERBERT F. b. ab. 1883.
GEORGE LUCAS b. May, 1885; m. Mary Keeven.
Otis8 H. Abbot (Otis, Samuel6, Samuel5, David4, David3, Benjamin2, George1), son of Otis and Hannah (Young) Abbot, was born Sept. 1, 1849, and died Mar. 25, 1915. He married, Feb. 7, 1875, Emmeline Norton, daughter of William and Amanda (Hillman) Norton, who was born Aug. 28, 1855. One daughter was born to them:
CARRIE E. b. Sept. 10, 1883; m. Edwin Ripley.
ADAMS
Joel Adams was a Methodist preacher who was sent here by the Methodist Home Missionary Society, and served for a number of years. He was here in 1858, and was Moderator and Treasurer of the Plantation for that year. His wife was Jane Hunt of Readfield. Joel was born Jan. 30, 1800, in Union. His father, Capt. Joel Adams, son of Peter, was born in Franklin, Mass., July 21, 1753, and was one of the first settlers in Union, Me., where he married Mima, daughter of Philip Robbins. Two of the sons of Joel, Jr., were Merrill and Asbra.
ALLEN
Jonathan Allen served as an adjutant in the Revolu- tionary War. Tradition has it that he was related in some
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way to Ethan Allen, leader of the "Green Mountain Boys." He arrived in Matinicus some time prior to 1790. In the census of that year he is listed as the head of a family of seven,-presumably himself, his wife, two sons under six- teen years of age, and three daughters. His wife, the mother of these children, was Margaret Fitzgerald, the daughter of Lord Fitzgerald, of Ireland. Jonathan mar- ried (2) (pub. at Vinalhaven, Mar. 17, 1791) Phebe Norton of that place. In 1794 he was listed as one of the resident tax payers of Matinicus. The most diligent research has failed to find any further record of him. He probably died before 1800, and it is very likely that his family resided in Vinalhaven, as nearly all of his children married Vinalhaven people. Children by first wife were:
JONATHAN m. Pamilia Andrews, dau. of Amos and Susan (Young) Andrews, and had children.
CHARLES b. Dec. 30, 1776; m. (1) Lydia Smith, (2) Anna Coombs, (3) Desire Rider.
BETSEY b. 1783; m. June 25, 1802, Anthony Coombs, Jr., son of Anthony and Anna (Stinson) Coombs, of Vinalhaven.
DEBORAH m. (pub. June 5, 1803) Jonas Mills. SUSAN b. Jan. 22, 1789; m. David Hall.
Jonathan had at least one dau. by his second wife:
PHEBE m. Daniel, son of Peter Ott, of Camden; resided in Camden, Rockland, etc., and had fourteen children.
Charles2 Allen (Jonathan1), son of Jonathan and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Allen, was born Dec. 30, 1776. He lived, died and is buried at Matinicus. He married (1) Mar. 9, 1801, Lydia Smith, daughter of John and Lydia (Philbrook) Smith of Vinalhaven. John was the son of Peter, and they were among the first settlers of Vinalhaven. Charles' wife Lydia was born Mar. 15, 1783, and died Feb. 5, 1804. He married (2) Dec. 17, 1804, Anna Coombs, daughter of Anthony and Anna (Stinson) Coombs. She was born Sept. 13, 1788, and died May 9, 1812. He mar- ried (3) Mar. 30, 1813, Desire Ryder. She was born Mar. 2, 1783, and died Dec. 14, 1858. He died Aug. 3, 1836. Children by his first wife:
PATIENCE b. Apr. 10, 1802; m. Freeman Hall.
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LYDIA b. Jan. 29, 1804 ; m. Robert Marshall.
Children by Anna Coombs :
ANNA b. Apr. 29, 1806; m. Jan. 20, 1831, Abner Brown.
ENOCH b. May 29, 1808; went to sea and never returned.
SALLIE b. Apr. 7, 1810; d. June 8, 1812.
SUSAN b. Apr. 21, 1812; m. Jan. 5, 1833, James H. Creed ; d. Mar. 21, 1890.
Children by Desire Ryder :
EMILY b. June 5, 1814; m. Aug. 22, 1844, David Webster.
RHODA b. Apr. 4, 1816; m. Freeman Smith.
PAMELIA b. Oct. 16, 1816; m. Feb. 16, 1846, Franklin Johnson.
CHARLES3 L. ALLEN (Charles2, Jonathan1), b. July 25, 1823; m. (1) Dec. 29, 1845, Martha Beveredge d. Nov. 7, 1849, (2) Oct. 8, 1858, Sophronia (Achorn) Harrington. Ch. by 1st wife: Clara F. b. ab. 1847, Martha D. b. Sept. 1849.
AMES
William Eames was born in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, in 1576. He was a dissenting clergyman of the established Church of England, and was forced to find refuge in Holland, where he died at Rotterdam, in 1633.
Anthony1 Ames, son of William, was born in Dorset- shire, Eng., about 1595. He married in England Margery (Pierce?) ; emigrated to America and died in Marshfield, Mass., in 1686.
Lieut. Mark2 Ames (Anthony1), son of the above couple, was born in England in 1620. He married in Hingham, Mass., May 26, 1648, Elisabeth- -; died in Marshfield, 1693.
Jonathan3 Ames (Mark2, Anthony1), was born in Marsh- field in 1655; m. Hannah Trouant in 1682, and died in Marshfield, in 1724. They had a son,
Jedediah4 Ames (Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), who was born in Marshfield in 1685, married Mary Oakman, and died in 1738. Among their children was :
Jedediah5 Ames (Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, An- thony1), who was born in Marshfield and married Bertha
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Tilden, in 1752. It is said (but as far as the writer has learned, has never been proved) that Mark and Justice, born in Marshfield in 1742 and 1744 respectively, were sons of Jedediah, Jr. They may have been sons by a former marriage.
Mark® Ames (Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), was born in Marshfield, Mass., in 1742. He married (1) Priscilla Howland; removed to North Haven and took up a large tract of land; he married (2) Rebecca Crosbery, and died in North Haven. His children by first wife :
MARK b. Jan. 27, 1771; m. Mercy Perry.
REV. BENJAMIN b. Apr. 1774? m. (1) Margaret Dyer,
(2) Olive Waterman ; d. Aug. 23, 1845.
EXPERIENCE m. Nath. Lindsey.
ANNA m. William Dyer.
JOHN m. Hannah Perry.
ISAAC m. Abigail Clark.
ABRAHAM m. (3) Olive Drinkwater.
HEZEKIAH m. (1) Betsey Fowler, (2) Sally Scofield.
Justice® Ames (Jedediah3, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), was born in Marshfield, Mass., in 1744, and removed to North Haven. He married (1) Oct. 7, 1772, Judith Arey, (2) Widow Orr. Children by first wife:
EBENEZER m. Ruth Dyer.
THOMAS m. (1) Lydia Burgess, (2) Sally Smith.
JOSEPH b. May 15, 1787 ; m. Elsie Burgess.
JUSTUS m. Betsey Hudson.
DEBORAH m. Oliver Arey.
LYDIA m. Samuel Young.
MARY d. young.
Mark™ Ames (Mark®, Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Mark and Priscilla (Howland) Ames, was born Jan. 27, 1771, at North Haven. He mar- ried May 20, 1791, Mercy Perry. They afterwards removed to Appleton. Their children were:
DOYLE b. Jan 5, 1795; m. Lydia Waterman, Mar. 21, 1816.
JABEZ b. May 7, 1796; m. Nov. 20, 1820, Abigail Hall,
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dau. of James and Mary (Smith) Hall, of Matinicus, and had a son, Mark, and two daughters.
ABNER b. Dec. 24, 1798; m. (1) Mary Ann -, (2) Mrs. Charlotte Sanders, Apr. 7, 1858.
PRISCILLA b. Apr. 1, 1801; m. Dec. 4, 1819, David Grant, (2) Stephen Prescott.
ABIGAIL b. Nov. 5, 1803; m. Nov. 20, 1823, George Hall, son of James and Mary (Smith) Hall, of Matinicus.
Joseph Ames (Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Justice and Judith (Arey) Ames, was born May 15, 1787. He married Jan. 1808, Elsie Burgess, daughter of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess. She was born Apr. 27, 1788, and died in Vinal- haven, May 25, 1856. Joseph lived in Vinalhaven for a while, then removed to Matinicus about 1825-7, settled, and raised a family, and finally returned to North Haven, where he died Apr. 12, 1862. He was the first of the name to arrive at Matinicus, and was the progenitor of a large family. Children as follows :
NATHANIEL b. July 24, 1808; m. Charity Brown.
ROBERT M. b. July 4, 1810; m. (1) Hannah Thomas,
(2) Harriette A. Black.
LEWIS b. Mar. 7, 1813; m. (1) Lisetta Tolman, (2) Sarah E. Crie.
HARVEY b. Feb. 10, 1816; m. Sally Young.
JOSEPH 2d, b. June 21, 1819; m. Peggy T. Young. EZEKIEL B. b. Sept. 11, 1821; m. Annette M. Young. ANDREW JACKSON b. Apr. 21, 1823; m. Harriette Beveredge.
ESTHER A. b. Nov. 28, 1824; m. Dura Brown.
SALLY SUSAN b. Nov. 27, 1827; m. Iddo K. Tolman. LYDIA E. b. Jan. 3, 1831; d. Aug. 28, 1897; m. (pub. July 10, 1874), John B. Bunker.
Nathaniels Ames (Joseph™, Justice®, Jedediah", Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born July 24, 1808. He lived in Vinalhaven, then removed to Lewiston, where he died Aug. 1, 1891. He married (pub. Oct. 2, 1830) Charity Brown. CORDELIA m. David Paul; 3 ch.
BELINDA m. Lewis Arey.
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WINTHROP F. b. May 6, 1837; m. Ellen Whitcher, Nov. 6, 1860.
EZEKIEL b. Nov. 13, 1838 ; m. Marion Banks.
ESTHER m. Addison Irish.
ELDREDGE m. Addie Joy ( ?) .
Robert8 M. Ames (Joseph7, Justice", Jedediah", Jede- diah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born July 4, 1810, and died Mar. 9, 1886. He married (1) Hannah Thomas, who was born Oct. 20, 1815 ; she died Aug. 28, 1867; he married (2) Mar. 28, 1868, Harriette A. Black, a widow. Children by first wife:
DORINDA b. Mar. 12, 1834; d. young.
ELSIE d. young.
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