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'The Quaker records of Dover. N. H., say that Musey Goold m. Martha Frye 28 Sept. 1751 and had ch. Elihu, Isaiah and Stephen: and that Mussey Goold m. Elizabeth Tibbetts 27 Jan. 1768; also that Samuel Goold m. Sarah Hanson 22 Aug. 1761 and that Samuel Gould, Jr .. mn. Mar- garet Hussey 4 Oct. 1761.
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1888, aged 83. They had ch., Samuel of Everett, Mass. : Mary Olive b. 1836, mı. O. S. Hall and d. in New York 28 Jan. 1865: Hiram B. of Som- erville, Mass .. and Edward Franklin b. 1849 and d. 15 April 1889.
TOBIAS bapt. 21 Feb. 1770: m. 1779 Rhoda, dau. of John and Patience (Webber ) Hammond of North Yarmouth, Me. She was b. 12 Oct. 1759. He was a Revolutionary soldier. He settled in New Gloucester, Me., and d. 28 Feb. 1815. His widow m. in May 1825 James Wagg of Danville, Me. He died about 1847. Children, Hannah in. Wm., Merrill of Pownal, Me .; Samuel m. Anne Grover and had 6 sons and 4 daus. Lived in Cumber- land, Me. Rhoda 11. - Smith. William m. Mary Royal and lived in Durham, Me. Elizabeth m. Eveleth. Tobias m. Mary Dam and lived in Danville. Me., 9 ch. Mary m. Levi Hammond. Dennis m. Rhoda Hoxie and had 6 sons and 4 daus. Abigail m. Zebulon Blake. Fannie, died young. John m. ( 1) Louise Potter, (2) Phebe (Frazier) Field. A son. Lucien P .. b. 15 April 1824, Another son, James. d. in 1853, aged 23. Clarissa m. 12 June 1836 Arza Bisbee of Lisbon, Me
ROBERT bapt. 21 Feb. 1770. A Revolutionary soldier.
DENNIS bapt. 21 Feb. 1770. Alive in 1794.
SAMUEL bapt. 21 Feb. 1770: in. 28 Aug. 1793. Susannah, dau. of John and Susannah Gowen, b. 20 May 1774.
HANNAH bapt. 21 Feb. 1770: m. 1 Feb. 1784 Reuben Ricker.
RUTH bapt. 21 Feb. 1770: m. 7 April 1792 John Stacy, Jr.
Benjamin Goold, brother to Joseph and son of John Gold of Tatinton, was born there about 1693. He came to Kittery about 1713. He bought a house lot in 1715 in Eliot, on the Berwick road a few rods from the junction with the road to Dover, near Howard B. Furbish's house. He bought a small farm at what is known as "Gooldl's Corner" in 1719, and here four generations of his descendants lived about 178 years. He married. 9 Feb. 1716, Rebecca. dau. of Daniel and Dorothy ( Pray) Furbish. She was born 19 April 1694 and died in 1782. He died in 1781. aged about 88. He belonged to the Society of Friends. Children :
BENJAMIN b. 27 Nov. 1717: m. 1744. Elizabeth Ferguson.
Joux b. 7 Sept. 1721 ; prob. died young.
SARAI b. 15 July 1726; m. - Smith.
SAMUEL b. 8 Aug. 1728: in. at Wells. 27 Aug. 1752. Mary Gouch of Yarmouth b. about 1729 and d. 7 Feb. 1808. Lived in Wells and Wool- wich, Me. A soldier of the Revolution. Died 10 April 1806. Ch .. John. Hannah, Lydia, Sally, Betsey, Mary, Rebecca. Samuel, Benjamin, Hannah, Eunice and Nathaniel.
JAMES b. 5 June 1730; in. 7 Feb. 1750, Elizabeth Nason. (2) Hannah, dau. of Rev. John Hovey. Lived in Arundel. Soldier in Sir William Pepperrell's regiment in 1757 and was in the expedition to Canada that year. Died at Biddeford in 1810. Widow m. 1812, Col. Caleb Emery.
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James Goold had twenty children. Benjamin, James, who was a Revolu- tionary soldier and settled in Limerick, Me., Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph, Hannah. John. Benjamin, Lyman, Alexander, Thomas F., Lydia, Eben- ezer of Parsonsfield, Samuel, Samuel again, Abel and five others.
NATHANIEL b. 6 Aug. 1732: m. 1751. Abigail Goodwin and lived in Wells. Served in the Canada expedition of 1757. The names of his children are uncertain. but the Wells town and other records mention Thomas, a Revolutionary soldier ; Noah m. Abigail Hanscom 5 Oct. 1780 and d. in 1780. having lived in Coxhall : Hannah m. 16 June 1783 Alexan- der Thompson of Berwick: Samuel of Coxhall m. 18 Sept. 1790 Sarah Maddox of Wells : Abigail m. 25 March 1793 Jotham Wells of Wells; Bar- tholomew m. 29 March 1798 Mary Goodwin of Wells; Nathaniel of Wells m. Hannah Keazer of Parsonsfield in 1800: William of Wells m. Mary Kilham of Dover in 1804.
DANIEL b. 5 Nov. 1734; m. 24 Jan. 1759, Susannah Wells of Wells. Was at Fort Halifax in 1755 and in the Canada Expedition in 1759. Died in 1808. Lived near where Albert Lord now does in Eliot. Ch., Mary bapt. 9 Aug. 1761 prob. m. at Wells in 1778 Joshua Gilpatrick and d. before 1808, leaving children : Hannah bapt. 7 Sept. 1763, unm. in 1809; Daniel bapt. 6 Dec. 1768 m. 15 Oct. 1797. Patty (or Polly) Lord. He lost his mind and his son Daniel was appointed his guardian in 1837. Daniel 3d m. and had ch.
Benjamin Goold, Jr., son of Benjamin and Rebecca ( Furbish ) Goold, married in 1744 Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Ferguson. He lived on the old farm at Goold's Corner as a farmer and cord- wainer. Died in March 1806. aged 88, and was buried on the farm. Children :
ABIGAIL b. 19 Dec. 1744: in. 1786. James Hartwell of Sanford.
JOHN b. 3 Jan. 1746-7: m. about 1778. Eunice Pennell. dau. of Clement and Ruth ( Riggs) Pennell. Went to what is now Portland before the Revolution and d. prob. 17 Oct. 1846. Wife was living at age of 87. Ch., Eunice. Clement. Samuel. Sarah. Clarissa. Betsey, Abigail and William. BENJAMIN b. 15 Sept. 1747: m. Phebe Noble. See below.
ELIZABETH b. 19 March 1749: in. I Dec. 1774 Noah Emery : d. 24 May 18II. IO ch.
DANIEL b. about 1750: m. Mary Goold. See below.
ALEXANDER b. Aug. 1751: m. Margaret Emery. (2) Betsey Shorey. See below.
Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth ( Ferguson) Goold, married. 24 Dec. 1775. Phebe, dati. of Nathan and Mary (Gray) Noble of Gray, Me. She was born 15 May 1749. Her father was a soldier at Louisburg in 1745 and was in the army in 1757. 1758 and 1759. He served at the siege of Boston in 1776, was in
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the battles of Hubbardton and Stillwater and was killed at Sara- toga on the British works, 7 Oct. 1777, in his 55th year. His two sons served in the army. Benjamin Goold was a Quaker and went to old Falmouth in 1768, and in 1774 to Windham, Maine, where he became a prosperous farmer. Died 12 Nov. 1807, aged 60. Wife died 19 Feb. 1817, aged 67. They were buried on their son Nathan's farm. Children :
SIMEON b. 4 July 1776: m. Bethiah Osgood about 1801 : d. 22 Dec. 1835 in Portland. 5 ch.
NATHAN b. 10 April 1778; m. 13 March 1803, Miriam Swett, (2) 27 Dec. 1807. Betsey, dau. of James Gowen, who was brought up in the old Shapleigh house in Eliot. Nathan Goold was a prominent and respected man at Windham when he died. 5 April 1823. His son, Hon. William Goold of Windham, was the writer's father.
DANIEL b. 10 July 1780: d. 28 March 1798.
BETSY b. 3 Nov. 1782; m. 20 Dec. 1807 Ephraim Hodgdon of Windham.
MARY b. 21 Dec. 1784: m. 28 March 1814. Wm. Pitt Freeze : d. 16 April 1839 in Sandwich, N. H.
EZRA b. 7 May 1787 ; died young.
EZRA b. 16 March 1789: m. Betsey Shane ; d. 22 Sept. 1818 in Windham. Two children died in infancy.
ABNER b. 21 Aug. 1792. Went away and never heard from.
Daniel, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth ( Ferguson ) Goold, married. 27 March 1783, his cousin, Mary, dau. of Daniel Goold, senior. He was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner. Died at Eliot 31 Dec. 1825, aged 76. In 1820 he had the following living children :
LORANNAH b. about 1784.
DEPENDENCE b. about 1786: d. in 1823.
ROSANNAH b. about 1795 : m. 4 Feb. 1827 Joseph Goold, his first wife. BETSEY b. about 1796; m. 25 Jan. 1829. Joseph Goold, his second wife. POLLY b. about 1803: unm.
Alexander, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth ( Ferguson) Goold, married 27 July 1777. Margaret, dau. of Daniel Emery, (2) 9 Nov. 1806. Betsey, dau. of Joseph Shorey. She died about 1866, aged 99 years, 8 mos. He died at Gookdl's Corner 19 April 1844, aged 92 years, 8 mos. Was a soldier and marine in the Revolution. Children :
ALEXANDER b. about 1778; m. Rebecca Hatch and went to New Port- land. Me.
DANIEL b. about 1780: m. Lucy Hatch : d. in Sanford. Me. Served in the War of 1812 and was captured by the British. 4 ch.
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BENJAMIN b. 3 Dec. 1782; m. about 1805, Deborah Hatch, who d. I March 1862, aged 72. He d. 14 Nov. 1865, aged 82. Lived in Windham and Denmark, Me. 9 ch.
ELIZABETH b. about 1785 ; m. - Berry ; d. at Tamworth, N. H.
JOHN b. about 1788; m. Privateer in War of 1812 and a prisoner in Dartmoor prison. Died in New Orleans.
SARAH b. about 1790; m. 1809, Edmund Fitzgerald of North Berwick.
JONATHAN b. 23 Sept. 1793; m. 4 Aug. 1816, Charity Graffam, dau. of Enoch of Windham, who d. 3 March 1848, aged 53: (2) April 1859, Mrs. Sarah R. (Graffam) Cobb of South Portland, Me., who d. I May 1894, aged 86. He d. in South Portland 5 Jan. 1875, aged SI, having lived in Windham and Denmark, Me. 10 ch.
NATHANIEL b. about 1796; m. 21 April 1821 Dorcas Varney of Wind- ham. Lived in Denmark, Me. 2 ch.
Children by second marriage :
CHARITY b. about 1807; d. in 1825.
IVORY b. 28 July 1809; d. 15 March 1896. Unm.
JAMES b. 17 June 1812; d. 16 Nov. 1897. Unm. He and brother Ivory lived at Goold's Corner and were the last descendants of Benjamin Goold who lived in Eliot.
UNCLASSIFIED MARRIAGES.
15 March 1788 Mary Goold and Meads Furbish.
5 Aug. 1781 Wm. Gulde of Marblehead, and Hannah Smart.
27 Oct. 1783 Wm. Gulde and Olive Scrigens.
27 Aug. 1791 Wm. Goold and Margaret Ricker of Berwick.
3 Dec. 1792 Wm. Goold of Kittery and Mary Holmes of Berwick. 27 Sept. 1792 Ebenezer Goold and Catherine Smith.
20 Jan. 1787 Abigail Goold and Nathaniel Low.
16 Feb. 1802 Lucy Goold and Nathan Grant of Rochester. 5 Sept. 1806 Samuel Goold and Louisa Gowen.
This, as the reader may have already guessed, was prepared by the well-known historian, Nathan Goold of Portland. Me., who adds, "Let us hope that the members of the Goold family of old Kittery improved the talents given them. As the Greek historian, Thucydides, said, over two thousand years ago, "Justice and decency require that we should bestow on our forefathers an hon- orable remembrance."
GOWELL.
Richard Gowell signed a petition from Kittery in 1679. Tra- dition says that he came from Wales. He married Hannah, dau. of Christian Remick. Died in 1730, as his will shows: Children :
RICHARD b. 28 Aug. 1685 : m. Hannah - d. s. p. 1744. LYDIA b. 9 Oct. 1692; m. Samuel Adams of York.
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WILIAM b. 28 Jan. 1694; m. Lydia Parker.
JOHN b. 12 Sept. 1697; m. 24 Nov. 1717, Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Polley of Portsmouth ; d. before 1743, leaving son Richard b. 8 Jan. 1729-30.
TAMISIN b. m. Thomas Hanscom.
MARY D. ; m. Job Hanscom.
SARAII b.
; m. - Chase.
HANNAII b. -; m. Taylor.
William Gowell married, 25 Nov. 1714, Lydia Parker, prob- ably of Portsmouth. Children recorded :
RICHARD b. 18 Dec. 1715.
PARKER b. 28 Feb. 1718-9; m. Dorcas -; lived in Berwick; d. in 1772, leaving ch., John, Benjamin, Sarah, Wentworth, Sally Nock, and Molly Hodgdon.
JOHN b. 20 Nov. 1720 ; m. Hannah Fernald.
BETTY b. 5 Feb. 1722-3; m. about 1747, Abraham Adams of York.
WILLIAM b. 25 June 1725; died young.
MARY b. 6 March 1716-7; m, about 1754. Daniel Merritt of York.
SARAHI b. 20 Sept. 1729.
CHIARLES b. 3 Feb. 1731-2.
WILLIAM b. 8 July 1737 ; m. Rebecca Cole.
Richard, perhaps son of John and Elizabeth ( Polley) Gowell, born 8 Jan. 1729-30, married, 9 Jan. 1752, Keziah, dau. of James and llannah ( Rogers) Fernald. She married (2) Timothy Hanscom. Children :
Joux b. 25 Dec. 1754: m. 5 Dec. 1776, Eleanor. dau. of Joseph and Catherine (Staples) Hill. Ch .. Richard b. 4 Sept. 1777, and Katharine b. 26 Nov. 1779. Both married and moved to Minot, Me.
HANNAH b. 19 Oct. 1757.
Capt. John Gowell married Hannah, dau. of William and Hannah (Seavey) Fernald. An earlier marriage may have been to Mary Adams of York, 20 Aug. 1748. Tradition says that he died at sea about 1769. Children :
ELIZABETH m. Ichabod Cole. 8 Nov. 1770.
MARY bapt. I May 1757; m. William Brooks.
SARAII bapt. 24 Aug. 1760; m. William Lydston.
HANNAH bapt. 12 Aug. 1764: m. Joseph Foster 2 July 1780: widow in 1783.
William, son of William and Lydia ( Parker ) Gowell, married Rebecca Cole, who was born 5 July 1737. He died at the age of 64. Children :
CHARLES b. 16 June 1760.
REBECCA b. 23 July 1762; died young.
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ELIZABETH b. 13 July 1765 : d. 29 July 1774.
ESTHER b. 13 July 1765.
LYDIA b. 29 Aug. 1770.
WILLIAM b. 23 Nov. 1773; d. 30 Sept. 1851 ; m. Annie Trufant.
JOHN b. 26 March 1776; m. Asenath Southard. See Hist. of Litch- field. Me.
PARKER b. 23 Jan. 1782; d. 29 Dec. 1802.
MARY b. 13 Sept. 1785.
GOWEN.
William Gowen, sometimes called Smith because the word Gowan means a smith, was a carpenter, probably from Scotland. He first appears in Kittery in 1666. He married, 14 May 1667, Elizabeth, dau. of Nicholas Frost. Was granted a house lot in 1670. Died 2 April 1686. His widow, born 10 May 1640, was living in 1733. Their children were :
I. NICHOLAS b. 1667; m. Abigail Hodsdon.
2. JOHN b. 19 Nov. 1668; m. Mercy Hammond.
WILLIAM b. about 1672; killed by Indians 12 Oct. 1691. ELIZABETH b. about 1673: m. 11 Feb. 1694 Alexander Ferguson.
JAMES b. 29 March 1675; m. Mary Lived in Wells.
MARGARET b. 15 Nov. 1678; m. 17 March 1695 Daniel Emery; d. 21 Nov. 1751.
LEMUEL b. 9 Feb. 1680; m. Sarah - Lived in Boston in 1715. SARAH b. 30 March 1684: m. 1698, Wm. Smith of Berwick.
I. Nicholas Gowen married Abigail, dau. of Benoni Hodsdon of Berwick. He served in his younger days as an Indian scout. He was admitted to practice as an attorney at a court held in York 6 April 1703. Was representative to General Court in 1709. He (lied about 1742. His wife survived him.
ABIGAIL b. 12 April 1695. m. 14 Feb. 1712-3 Miles Thompson. ELIZABETHI b. 5 July 1697; m. Joseph Hart of Berwick 8 Dec. 1718. MARGARET b. 19 March 1699: m. Abraham Lord 10 April 1717. HESTER b. 20 Nov. 1701: m. 19 Feb. 1726-7 Hugh Ross.
NICHOLAS b. 12 Nov. 1703: d. perhaps before 1733.
3. WILLIAM b. 4 April 1705: m. Jane Gowen.
PATRICK b. 30 March 1707: m. Miriam Shackley. Sons, Samuel, who died at Fort Ticonderoga in 1758, and Patrick, who m. Abigail and lived in Lebanon, Me.
ANNA b. 29 June 1709: m. 9 Dec. 1724 Richard Thurlo, son of Jona- than and Mary of Newbury. Mass. Seven children.
4. JAMES b. 14 Feb. 1715; m. (1) Anna Smith; (2) Lois Woodbridge.
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2. John Gowen married, about 1690, his cousin Mercy, dau. of Joseph and Catherine ( Frost ) Hammond. Planter, sea-cap- tain, land surveyor, and selectman. Died 9 Jan. 1732-3, aged 64.
DORCAS b. 13 Aug. 1692; m. Moses Riggs of Gloucester, Mass.
WILLIAM b. 27 April 1697 : d. 7 July 1713.
GEORGE b. 10 Aug. 1696; d. 30 June 1712. ,
JOHN b. 24 May 1698: m. 1 Feb. 1719-20 Elizabeth, dau. of Alexander and Elizabeth (Gowen) Ferguson. Had at least one child, Jane, b. 23 Sept. 1721.
MERCY h. 27 Jan. 1700-I.
JOSEPH b. 28 Nov. 1703. Lost at sea ?
JANE b. 13 May 1706; m. 26 June 1724, William Gowen.
LEMUEL b. 22 Sept. 1709; m. 25 Jan. 1731-2, Judith, dau. of Nathan Lord. Died at sea about 1738, leaving children not named in his will. One of them was John b. 20 Nov. 1732. Widow m. 22 Dec. 1748 Abel Moulton of York and had 4 children.
WILLIAM b. 14 July 1715. Sea captain at Charlestown, Mass., in 1746.
THIRD GENERATION.
3. William Gowen married, 24 June 1724, his cousin Jane Gowen. He was a scout in John Wheelwright's Co. in 1722. Died in 1748. Widow died in Boston 20 Sept. 1750. Children :
5. WILLIAM b. 3 March 1727; m. Abigail NICHOLAS b. 4 May 1729: m. Keziah Cole of Wells. Pub. 5 Oct. 1751. GEORGE b. 15 May 1733; m. 1755, Abigail Martin.
MARY b. 1 Aug. 1736; m. 6 Oct. 1770 Elisha Kingsbury of York?
6. Joux b. 18 May 1740; m. Susannah ( Wells of Wells 25 Jan. 1759?) d. about 1809. 6 children.
JANE b. 20 March 1742-3.
. Hon. James Gowen married ( 1) 29 Nov. 1738 Anna, dau. of William Smith, (2) before 1769 Lois, dau. of John and Eliza- beth ( Norton ) Woodbridge of York. He died about 1781. His widow b. 28 April 1725. d. about 1813. He was captain, select- man twenty years, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas seven years. Representative to General Court seven years, and Gov- ernor's Council 1770-74. He was a cornet in the Blue Troop of Horse in 1757 and Captain in Jedediah Preble's regiment at Fort Ticonderoga in 1758. Children :
SARAH D. 21 April 1739: m. Moses Hodsdon of Eliot.
ABIGAIL. b. 23 Aug. 17441 ; m. John Cole of Wells. Pub. 18 Sept. 1762; d. 28 June 1778.
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ELIZABETH b. 18 Sept. 1743; m. 1764. Caleb Emery ; d. 17 Aug. 1799 in Sanford, Me.
PHEBE b. 6 Feb. 1746; m. Joseph Came of York in 1763; d. 26 Sept. 1835 at Moultonboro, N. H.
ANNA b. 8 May 1750; m. Col. Joseph Hubbard of Wells; d. 18 Aug. 1796.
MARY b. 8 May 1756; m. Gideon Knight of Kittery; d. about 1784.
LOUISE b. 18 July 1771; m. 23 June 1790, Col. John Shapleigh ; d. 28 Oct. 1859.
FOURTH GENERATION.
5. William. son of William and Jane (Gowen) Gowen, mar- ried Abigail He enlisted in Capt. John Wentworth's Company 10 March 1760 and died in the service 29 Sept. 1760, aged 33. He was a mariner. His widow may have married, I Feb. 1766, John Hodsdon.
SARAH b. 25 Aug. 1752: m. 23 Jan. 1776, at Wells, John Mendum.
JAMES b. 18 Feb. 1754; m. (1) 5 May 1778 Edna, dau. of Moses Knight of Falmouth. She d. 17 Aug. 1814. aged 58. He m. (2) 1815 Mrs. Lucy (Staples) Leighton, who d. 10 Dec. 1738, aged 78. Ten children by first marriage. Brought up in the family of his great uncle, Hon. James Gowen. Went to Duck Pond, in Westbrook, Me., in 1776. Representa- tive to General Court in 1810. Died 26 July 1822. His daughter Betsey m. Nathan Goold of Windham, son of Benjamin 3d from Kittery. in 1807, and they were grandparents of the Nathan Goold of Portland who fur- nishes most of the information for this sketch of the Gowen family.
ELIZABETH b. 8 Aug. 1755; m. 29 Sept. 1881 Simon Lord, Jr.
6. John, son of William and Jane (Gowen) Gowen, married Susannah ( Wells?) He died about 1800. His wife survived him.
JOHN b. 13 Jan. 1767: m. 25 Aug. 1799 Lovicy Emery. He d. about 1806, and she m. Samuel Goold, Jr., 5 Sept. 1806.
JOSEPH D. 28 Nov. 1769.
WILLIAM b. 7 Feb. 1772; m. 14 Sept. 1794 Abigail Moore: d. in Eliot about 1817.
SUSANNAH b. 30 May 1774; m. 8 Aug. 1793 Samuel Goold.
SARAH b. 10 April 1776; m. 2 Sept. 1798 Noah Emery.
MOLLY b. 22 Nov. 1780.
A William Gowen 3d married in 1748 Judith Wittam. He may have been son of John who married Elizabeth Ferguson. He settled in Sanford, Me. The following children are recorded :
EZEKIEL b. 9 May 1749; m. 1771 Abigail Webber of York.
STEPHEN b. 17 June 1753. Cf. Hist. of Sanford. pp. 76. 463.
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JUDEY b. 2 July 1757, bapt. 17 Jan. 1768.
JENNIE bapt. 17 Jan. 1768.
NAOMI bapt. 17 Jan. 1768. MARY bapt. 17 Jan. 1768.
UNCLASSIFIED MARRIAGES.
M. 27 June 1752 William Gowen and Mary Chick.
M. 25 Dec. 1777 Lemuel Gowen and Sarah Heard.
M. 26 Ang. 1781 John Gowen and Sarah Libby, both of Berwick. He d. 1807. leaving children : James. Isaac. and Abigail who m. 13 May 1801 Humphrey Lord.
M1. 13 Feb. 1763 Richard Gowen and Olive Paul, in Berwick.
M. 9 April 1781 David Gowen and Joanna Gubtail, in Berwick.
M. 30 July 1809 Nathaniel Gowen and Sally Gowen, in Berwick.
GRANT.
James Grant signed a petition from York in 1660. He and Peter Grant were presented at court in 1661 for not going home to their wives. James is said in an old manuscript to have been "taken in arms for Charles I." and to have been "banished by Cromwell." He is called in old records "The Scotchman," to dis- tinguish him from another James Grant, "the drummer." James Grant the Scotchman, died about 1662, leaving wife Joan and laughter Elizabeth, who became the third wife of William Earl senior of Berwick. Widow Joan married Peter Grant of Berwick.
A James Grant of Berwick made his will in 1679 and died 6 Nov. 1683, leaving widow Elizabeth, who was dau. of James Everell of Boston. s. p.
James Grant of York died in 1693. This was probably "the drummer." His widow Hannah married Samuel Johnson in 1694. This James left two sons, whose names are not given in his will. They were probably :
JOHN m. Dorothy Milbury in 1702.
JAMES m. Patience, dau. of Matthew Austin. Children : James b. 4 Jan. 1708-9: m. Mary. dau. of Joseph Moulton.
Peter b. 4 Dec. 1710: m. Elizabeth. . of Joseph Moulton. Joshua b. o Oct. 1712: m. Mercy
Jeseph b. 27 Oct. 1719: d. 21 May 1729.
Daniel b. 26 May 1723: in. ( 1) Abigail, dau. of John Kingsbury, ( 2) Elizabeth Sayward.
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Peter Grant bought land in Kittery of James Emery, 21 Oct. 1659. In 1674 he had a grant of 120 acres in the vicinity of York Pond. He married, about 1664, Joan, widow of James Grant of York. His will was made in 1709, and his estate was appraised in 1712. Children :
PETER m. Mary, dau. of Wm. Thomas of Cape Porpoise (who m. Mary. dau. of John Barrett). He was a fisherman of Newcastle, N. H.
I. WILLIAM m. ( 1) Jane Warren, (2) Martha Nelson.
2. JAMES b. 1762; m. (1) Mary Nason, (2) Rachel Stone. ALEXANDER b. 1674. Living in 1735.
DANIEL, named in will.
GRIZEL m. John Key, Jr.
MARY m. Joseph Pray.
HANNAH, unm. in 1721.
1. William, son of Peter and Joan Grant, married ( 1) 4 Aug. 1690 Jane, daughter of James and Margaret Warren. (2) 26 Dec. 1795 Martha, daughter of Charles Nelson. His will, made 24 May 1721, was probated 22 Oct. 1722. Children :
JANE b. 26 Dec. 1692, not named in will.
3. WILLIAM b. 27 July 1696; m. Abigail Kennard. ALEXANDER b. 1 Aug. 1699. Living 1732. MARY b. 17 Oct. 1701. not named in will. MARTHA b. 18 Dec. 1704: m. II Feb. 1724 Epraim Wentworth?
4. CHARLES bapt. 19 July 1719. named in will: m. Keziah -.
2. James, son of Peter and Joan Grant, married ( 1) 6 ()ct. 1693, Mary, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah ( Jenkins) Nason, (2) before 1700 Rachel, dau. of Daniel and Patience Stone. He was living in 1735. Children :
JAMES b. 8 Oct. 1694: d. 15 Feb. 1701.
5. PETER b. 14 Dec. 1696; m. Lydia Fost. MARY b. 12 Feb. 1699: m. Andrew Walker 18 Dec. 1718. SARAH b. 12 Sept. 1701 : m. Joseph Austin 29 April 1725.
6. JAMES b. 8 Dec. 1703: m. Sarah Joy 9 March 1726. DANIEL bapt. 22 May 1709: m. Patience - Son David bapt. 23 June 1734. Widow Patience Grant m. Daniel Hodsdon Aug. 1749.
ELIAS bapt. 8 June 1713: m. Margaret Goodwin.
Josi bapt. 10 April 1715. RACHEL bapt. 13 June 1717. ELISHA bapt. 25 Oct. 1719. ELIJAH bapt. 15 July 1722.
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THIRD GENERATION.
3. William, son of William and Martha ( Nelson) Grant, married, 26 Jan. 1671, Abigail, dau. of Edward and Elizabeth ( Martyn ) Kennard. Will, 24 May 1721-27 Oct. 1722. Children bapt. at South Berwick :
SAMUEL bapt. . 24 March 1719-20.
WILLIAM bapt. 24 March 1719-20.
ABIGAIL, bapt. 3 Nov. 1726; m. Samuel Grover of York. Pub. 29 Dec. 1744 in York.
DANIEL bapt. 8 May 1729: prob. settled in Arundel ; m. Ruth Williams. JOSHUA bapt. 26 July 1730.
ELIZABETH bapt. 10 May 1733.
EDWARD bapt. 8 Nov. 1733.
LYDIA bapt. 27 Oct. 1736.
SARAH bapt. 27 Oct. 1736.
MARTIN bapt. 8 May 1740. JANE bapt. 12 Sept. 1742.
5. Peter, son of James and Mary ( Nason) Grant, married ( 1) 24 Feb. 1717, Lydia Fost, (2) Mary ( Lord) Stewart, widow of Joseph Stewart. He died in 1756. See will.
MARY bapt. 19 July 1719: m. John Hamilton.
PETER bapt. 24 July 1720; m. Mary
SARAH bapt. 25 April 1723: m. Gabriel Hamilton 17 July 1746.
LANDERS bapt. 11 Sept. 1726: m. Amy Shorey.
ALEXANDER bapt. 6 Aug. 1727; m. Margaret Hodsdon.
DANIEL bapt. 6 Aug. 1727: m. prob. Sarah Cleats 17 Aug. 1748. Ch., Elizabeth bapt. 8 April 1752 and may have m. Rev. John Chadbourne 27 Oct. 1774: and Sarah bapt. 3 July 1754.
SILAS bapt. 24 Aug. 1729, not named in will.
JAMES m. Mary Hodsdon 25 Dec. 1760? Ch., Molly and Thomas.
Children by second marriage, besides four who are not named in will and prob. died young.
SAMUEL bapt. 13 Aug. 1745.
LYDIA bapt. 23 Sept. 1744.
DORCAS bapt. 22 March 1741 : m. Wm. Lord 25 Feb. 1761.
MARTHA bapt. 29 May 1744: m. 1767 Calvin Lombard of Gorham. Me.
GRIZZELL bapt. 2 Dec. 1746: m. Jeremiah Lord 21 Jan. 1767.
4. Charles, son of William and Martha ( Nelson) Grant, mar- ried Keziah She prob. died 22 March 1776 .- ,-Tate. Children were :
MARY bapt. 8 June 1735: 4. 20 June 1772. Unm.
MARTHA bapt. 21 June 1739.
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SARAH bapt. 8 May 1740.
KEZIAH bapt. 28 July 1745.
CHARLES bapt. 29 April 1750; m. Miss Sydney Leary 20 Dec. 1772 .- Tate.
WILLIAM bapt. 6 June 1753.
6. James, son of James and Mary ( Nason) Grant, married 9 March 1726 Sarah Joy. Children bapt. at South Berwick.
JAMES bapt. Dec. 1725.
SARAH bapt. 14 June 1730.
EPHRAIM bapt. 25 April 1731.
ANDREW bapt. 30 May 1736.
GREEN.
John Green had grants in 1648 and 1656. Widow Julian signed a deed in 1683. Children :
ELIZABETH m. Thomas Abbot.
MARY m. John Searle.
JOHN m. Mary Jenkins 12 Sept. 1666.
SARAH m. Nathaniel Keen 2 Nov. 1688.
DAUGHTER m. John Jellison and had child in 1680.
RICHARD m. Susanna -
Richard Green senior is mentioned in 1663. He and wife Susanna deed land, a part of the first John Green's estate, in 1687, to their son John. The deed is witnessed by Thomas Green, who was taxed at Oyster River in 1659. John Green, mariner, son of Richard, died before Jan. 1695-6. His only heir, John Green of South Carolina, sold land in Kittery, in 1704. Cf. York Deeds, IV. 83 and VII. 33. John Green, Jr., was a juryman in 1694, Samuel Green, who m. Mary Knight 6 Jan. 1708, "oldest surviving son of Richard Green," with wife Mary, deed land to John Ham- mond in 1739. Richard Green deeds land to son Daniel in 1704.
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