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(1). Samuel,5 b. Aug. 12, 1828; d. Dec. 27.
(2). Sylvester,5 b. May 16, 1830; m. Fanny W., dau. of Dea. Parmeno Libby, of Limington, July 2, 1854 (she b. Nov. 29, 1831), and is
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a merchant in wholesale flour trade in Portland, where he resides. Five children, named as follows :
(1). Dennis E.,6 b. Sept. 22, 1855 ; d. Aug. 24, 1859.
(11). Mary E.,6 b. July 31, 1859; m. Fulton O'Brien, of Cornish, and lives in Somerville, Mass.
(III). Frank S.,6 b. June 20, 1862; d. Nov. 10, 1864.
(IV). Fred H.,6 b. Dec. 19, 1865 ; living in Portland, engaged in busi- ness with his father.
(v). Albert E.,6 b. Mar. 14, 1868 ; d. Apr. 23, 1869.
(3). Sally,5 b. Jan. 21, 1833 ; d. Feb. 27, 1833.
(4). John F.,5 b. Feb. 5, 1835; m. Mary J. Marston, Apr. 14, 1859, and lives in Portland. Three children.
(5). William P.,5 b. Nov. 22, 1836; m. Harriet A. McDonald, Nov. 22, 1873, and resides on the old Marr homestead, where his grandfather and father lived in Limington. Two children, Phebe E.6 and Mary FI.6
(6). Samuel D.,5 born July 18, 1843; m. Jane Boothby, of Limington, Feb. 1, 1880, and lives with his brother on the homestead farm.
v. SALLY,4 b. Mar. 14, 1804 ; d. Feb. 1, 1825.
VI. JOHN,4 b. Mar. 11, 1807; m. Irene Higgins, Mar. 16, 1834, and set- tled in Cornish, where the five children are living.
(1). Cyrus G.,5 m. Augusta Small and has one dau., Maggie. He is one of the firm of Jameson & Marr, Cornish village.
(2). Aaron H.,5 m. Annie Trafton and has one dau., Nellie. He re- sides at Cornish village and is one of the firm of Marr & Small.
(3). John C.,5 lives at home, unmarried.
(4). Arvilda,5 m. Mr. Storer; second, Reuben Small.
(5). Mary,5 lives with her mother and John C.
VII. SAMUEL,4 b. Sept. 11, 1810; d. in infancy.
6. DENNIS,3 b. Apr. 23, 1773; m. Sarah Morris, Mar. 12, 1797 (b. Mar. 7, 1777, d. Mar. 8, 1829), by whom ten children. His second wife, whom he m. June 14, 1832, was Mrs. Mary ( Boothby) Elden, b. Apr. 5, 1793, and d. in Limington, Sept. 15, 1855, by whom two children. He d. July 11, 1856.
I. MARY W.,4 b. Dec. 4, 1797 ; d. Aug. 22, 1816.
II. SOPHIA H.,4 b. Jan. 29, 1800; d. Oct. 27, 1876.
III. WILLIAM P.,4 b. Aug. 17, 1802 ; d. Aug. 20, 1803.
IV. RHODA M., 4 b. Oct. 4, 1804; d. May 11, 1840.
V. ANN L.,4 b. Jan. 4, 1807 ; d. Dec. 3, 1842.
VI. CHARLES M.,4 b. Nov. 7, 1808 ; d. Nov. 11, 1884.
VII. HORATIO,4 b. Oct. 8, 1811 ; d. Aug. 18, 1849.
VIII. DENNIS, 3D,4 b. Dec. 23, 1813 ; d. May 7, 1889.
IX. JOSIAH J.,4 b. Apr. 4, 1816; d. Aug. 16, 1851.
x. ALLEN D.,4 b. May 17, 1818 ; d. Jan. 1, 1837.
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XI. MARY H., 4 b. May 24, 1834; d. June 7, 1858.
XII. WILLIAM W.,4 b. Apr. 28, 1836, now living in Biddeford with family.
7. ROBERT P.,8 b. July 27, 1776; m. Olive, dau. of Roger Plaisted, of Buxton, and had issue as follows:
1. MARY,4 m. Gen. Joseph S. Jewett, of Portland, and had six children.
II. CATHERINE,+ m. Rev. W. Parish, of Lafleur, La.
III. ROBERT P.,4 m. Fanny Mayo, of New York; went to Kenosh, Mich.
IV. DENNIS,4 m. Mary J. Appleton, of Boston.
v. OLIVE,4 m. Samuel Ames, of Springfield, Mass.
VI. WILLIAM, 4 d. young.
VII. ISABELLA,4 unmarried.
VIII. SARAH,4 m. William Trickey and had issue.
8. WILLIAM,3 b. July 2, 1778.
9. CATHERINE.3 b. Aug. 16, 1782.
IO. LYDIA,8 b. Dec. 19, 1784.
James Marr,3 son of Surplus,2 m. Mary Bailey, and settled in Alna, Lin- coln county, Me., and had issue, five children, two of whom :
I. LYDIA M.,4 m. William Johnson, and lived in East Pittston, Me.
2. MARY,4 m. William Chapman, of Damariscotta, Me.
William Marr,3 son of Surplus,2 had children named ICHABOD,4 ALEX- ANDER, 4 JAMES,+ THOMAS, + and DENNIS.4
Martin Family.
Several persons named Martin and Martyn came early to New England. Some were Scotch, some Irish, some of French extraction. A RICHARD MAR- TYN was a leading man in church and state affairs; was one of the founders of the first church in Portsmouth, 1671 ; representative in 1672 and 1679, and speaker of the house; councilor in 1680 ; married, first, Dec. 1, 1653, Sarah, daughter of John Tuttle, of Boston, and had issue; second, Martha, widow of John Dennison, daughter of Samuel Symonds; third, Elizabeth, widow of Tobias Lear, daughter of Henry Shurbern ; fourth, Mary Benning Wentworth, 1691, born in London. Martyn died in 1693 ; she died Jan. 2, 1693. There were eight children in this family, all by first wife: MARY, SARAH, RICHARD, ELIZABETH, HANNAH, MICHAEL, JOHN, ELIAS. Richard was a graduate of Harvard College, 1680; preached in Wells, Me., in 1689; died in 1690. It is a family tradition that the Martins of Buxton came from York or Wells, and this statement has some support from the fact that the children in a family very closely related to those in Buxton were born in Wells. I give the fore- going items relating to the family of Hon. Richard as a possible link in the genealogical chain. Some ancestors of the Buxton family were evidently in the Narragansett war, and were proprietors of the township in which their descendants settled. JOHN MARTIN drew lot 12 in range F, in "right of John
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Martin." Isaac Appleton had lot 5 in range F, on "original right of John Martin." Joseph Bailey drew lot 2 in range C, "right of John Martin."
I. DAVID MARTIN, was in Biddeford, Me., as early as April 12, 1748, for at that date he m. Hannah, dau. of Robert and Sarah Brooks, and widow of Thomas Pennell, there. He removed to Buxton, then Narra- gansett, No. I, as early as 1752, and signed a call for a proprietors' meeting that year. He settled on lot 2, range B, first division, and " Martin's swamp" and "Martin's gully" took their names from him. Two children's births were found on the margin of the proprietors' rec- ords. So far as known his issue was as follows, all born in Narragansett, No. I, now Buxton :
1. SARAH, b. Oct. 2, 1758.
II. JOHN, b. Apr. 4, 1760; m. Abigail Berry, probably second wife, Dec. 26, 1804; said to have been a shoemaker; died Dec. 5, 1826.
III. HANNAH, m. Jacob Dearborn, of Saco, as his second wife.
IV. MERCY, m. Samuel Page, of Parsonsfield, Me.
2. DOROTHY, was the wife of Mr. Dyer, of Baldwin. She was well and widely known as "Aunt Dolly Dyer"; for her teeth were so a-missing, her nose so long, and her chin so prominent, that by clapping her thumb and finger upon the two latter they instantly touched each other.
3. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 4, 1760, in Narragansett, No. 1; m. Leah Fogg, of Gorham, Me., Mar. 6, 1793, and settled in Buxton. He came from Saco in 1792 and purchased for £100 the farm now owned and occu- pied by his grandson, John Martin, on the road leading from Bog Mills to Buxton Centre ; date of death and place of burial not known. Chil- dren as follows :
1. HANNAH, b. May 31, 1794; m. Zachariah Higgins, of Standish, Apr. 10, 1822, and had issue.
II. JONATHAN, b. March 15, 1796; m. Mary, dau. of Jedediah and Betsey (Ballow) Gilman, of Gilmanton, N. H., Sept. 25. 1822, and lived on his father's homestead. He was a quiet, honorable, and respected citizen, and a prudent, judicious manager of his business affairs; d. Jan. 5, 1875. Children named as follows :
(1). Gilman, b. July 12, 1823 ; d. in July, 1826.
(2). Hannah, b. Apr. 9, 1825; d. in July, 1826.
(3). Hannah, b. May 4, 1827 ; m. Nathaniel Sawyer, of Buxton, Feb. 8, 1856; d. Feb. 22, 1884.
(4). Gilman M., b. Mar. 15, 1830; d. Sept. 9, 1838.
(5). Andrew H., b. July 12, 1832; m. Phebe Nichols, of Buxton, Jan. 12, 1859.
(6). Horace S., born Oct. 21, 1834; m. Syrena M. Merrill, of Buxton, Sept. 9, 1867.
NOTE .- Robert Martin's will of Rehoboth, Mass., was recorded in Plymouth probate office, dated March 6, 1660; wife's name Joan ; brother Richard and children then in old England ; gives property to his elder brother Abram " if his need calleth for it."
NOTE .- David Martin and wife Joanna had a daughter Joanna, born Aug. 27, 1750, who m. John Sawyer, of Buxton, and was mother of Robert, John, David, and Lemuel.
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(7). Mary A., b. Sept. 2, 1836; m. Jonathan Hutchinson, of Buxton, Jan. 1, 1871.
(8). John, b. Nov. 8, 1839; m. Lizzie Titcomb, of Effingham, N. H., Oct. 11, 1863.
4. ROBERT, named for Robert Brooks, his maternal grandfather, was born in Biddeford about 1762; m. Rosanna Cole, Aug. 17, 1783; moved to Buxton about 1790, and settled where Nathaniel Elwell now lives. The cellar where his house stood could be seen in the pasture there not many years ago. He died at the home of his son David, in Hollis, when an old man, and was buried in the yard now enclosed near the Robert Ridlon homestead. Ten children, whose names will follow:
I. SARAH, b. Apr. 27, 1783; m. Isaac Larrabee.
II. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 8, 1785 ; m. a Scotch woman named Pattie. No records of children found.
III. DAVID, b. Sept. 6, 1787 ; m. Eunice, daughter of Thomas Ridlon, of Phillipsborough, Feb. 2, 1812, and settled in Hollis, on part of the "twenty-rod strip " between the "College grant " and " Dalton Right," about a mile above Moderation Falls. (See "Peculiar Characters " for particulars.) Seven children:
(1). Mary, m. James Hanscomb.
(2). Nathaniel, m. Patience Ridlon.
(3). Martha, m. John M. Ridlon.
(4). David, m. Olive Bean.
(5). Andrew, m. Francina Ridlon.
(6). Maria, m. Stephen Rogers.
(7). Stilman, d. young.
IV. JOHN,* b. April 24, 1792 ; m. Susan Smith, of Buxton, and settled in Bridgton or Sebago. Children's births recorded in Bridgton town books as follows:
(1). Betsey, b. Feb. 11, 1811.
(2). George II'., b. Apr. 29, 1813.
(3). Susan H., b. Mar. 4, 1815.
(4). Huldah C., b. July 19, 1822 ; d. in infancy.
(5). Huldah C., b. May 9, 1826.
(6). William K., b. July 16, 1828.
(7). Johnson M., b. March 5, 1831.
(8). John P., b. March 5, 1831.
(9). Charles C., b. Sept. 3, 1835.
V. ISABELLA, b. Sept. 29, 1794; m. William Ridlon, lived in Sebago, and had large family.
VI. HANNAH, b. Dec. 7, 1796; m. Benjamin Larrabee and had issue; lived in Sebago.
VII. ROBERT, b. April 27, 1798 ; m. Sally, dau. of Jonathan Sanborn, of
* I am not sure that the children recorded were the issue of this John Martin.
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Sebago (who was b. May 26, 1806, and d. Oct. 4, 1872), in 1824; farmer in Sebago. He d. Feb. 28, 1857. Children as follows :
(1). Lavinia, m. Albert Robbins; lives in Sebago.
(2). Stephen S., m. Mrs. Anna Boody ; lives in Naples.
(3). Caroline, m. Albion P. Fickett, of Bridgton.
(4). James S., m. Mary B. Collum ; lives in Bridgton.
(5) Charles T., m. Sarah Burnell; lives in Bridgton.
(6). Ira L., d. Aug. 4, 1863, from wounds received in the battle of Gettysburg.
(7). Lizzie, unmarried ; lives in Sebago.
VIII. LEAH, b. Sept. 6, 1801; never married.
IX. KATHERINE, b. July 29, 1803; m. William Ridlon, and lived in Sebago until old age.
x. THOMAS P., b. July 9, 1805; mn. Louisa Chase, of Bridgton, Me., and had issue ; births recorded in Bridgton.
(1). Charles H., b. Jan. 4, 1825, in Denmark, Me .; d. April 8, 1825.
(2). Charles H., b. Mar. 25, 1827.
(3). William R., b. Oct. 28, 1828; d. Mar. 13, 1829.
(4). Ann E., b. July 9, 1829.
(5). Lorenzo, b. Dec. 4, 1833.
(6). Daniel, b. June 17, 1835 ; d. Oct. 31, 1835.
(7). Lucinda, b. Jan. 6, 1837.
(8). William, b. Nov. 4, 1841.
X1. STLLMAN, m. Charlotte Hill, of Sebago.
David Martin, son of David, born in Saco or Biddeford about 1762; m. Sarah Moulton and lived in York and Wells. He moved to Bridgton when advanced in life and settled at Sandy Creek, where he died May 24, 1841 ; his widow died there July 21, 1842 ; they were buried in the cemetery there. There were fourteen children in this family, four born in York ; the ten younger in Wells.
I. POLLY, b. Sept. 12, 1784; m. George Holmes.
2. JOHN, b. Feb. 18, 1785; d. Oct. 3, 1794.
3. PHEBE, b. Feb. 4, 1787 ; m. Alexander Goodale.
4. JAMES, b. Aug. 24, 1789.
5. SARAH, b. Sept. 12, 1791 ; m .- Graffum.
6. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 14, 1793; m. Rebecca Peabody, of Bridgton, and settled on a hill overlooking Long pond, about a mile from the village. He d. in 1875. Children :
I. ASENATH, b. Oct. 28, 1820.
II. ENOCH, b. Jan. 24, 1823.
'111 EDWARD, b. Dec. 25, 1824.
IV. ALONZO, b. Feb. 14, 1827.
v. LAMA A., b. Mar. 4, 1829.
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VI. MARY A., b. July 24, 1831.
VII. HARRIET A., b. Oct. 2, 1833.
VIII. LYDIA, b. Oct. 5, 1836.
IX. LUCINDA, b. Sept. 16, 1839.
x. NATHANIEL, b. 1841.
7. HANNAH, b. Oct. 16, 1795; m. Capt. William Killburn.
8. DAVID, b. Oct. 17, 1797.
9. OLIVE, b. Nov. 4, 1799 ; never married.
IO. JOHN B., b. July 24, 1801 ; m. Mehitable, dau. of Isaac Thompson, of Cornish ; second, the Widow Corser. He lived in Freeport and Bridg- ton. His first wife d. Sept., 1853 ; he d. Mar. 17, 1867. Nine children :
I. JOHN, born in Freeport, Me., March 17, 1826; m. Elmira Wiggin, of Tamworth, N. H. He resided for some years in Biddeford, where he was engaged in trucking. He has kept a hotel and summer boarding- house at North Bridgton for the past twelve years. One son, John, Jr.
II. CHARLES, b. Mar. 12, 1828.
III. NANCY C., b. Mar. 6, 1830.
IV. CAROLINE E., b. June 27, 1832.
V. MEHITABLE, b. May 15, 1834.
VI. GEORGE E., b. May 24, 1836; m. Emma Corser, dau. of his father's second wife; resides in Bridgton; has two children, Charles and Lula.
VII. OLIVER, b. Nov. 22, 1839.
VIII. SARAH.
IX. ELLEN.
II. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 4, 1803; m. Mary Wood, and lived at North Bridg- ton; shoemaker; was at one time living in Norway. He died Dec. 6, 1848. Six children, named as follows :
I. OTIS W., b. July 9, 1832, in Norway.
II. FRANCIS A., b. Feb. 11, 1834.
III. CORLISTA F., b. Dec. 2, 1837 ; d. Oct. 4, 1838.
IV. CHARLOTTE A., b. Oct. 16, 1839.
v. MARY E., b. June 14, 1842 ; d. Feb. 6, 1845.
VI. MARY E., b. April 18, 1845 ; d. Jan. 4, 1849.
12. ELIZA, b. July 12, 1805 ; d. in Oct., 1848.
13. JOTHAM, b. Oct. 18, 1807 ; m. Angeline; second, Mary. He lived in Bridgton and Oxford, Me. Two children, b. in Bridgton :
I. GEORGE O., b. Nov. 6, 1851.
II. CHARLES C., b. Sept. 27, 1855.
14. THOMAS, b. Oct. 3, 1809.
Ac Henney Family.
The history of the clan Mackenzie in the "Scottish nation" represents them as descended from Kenneth, which name was, after a few successions, enlarged according to Gaelic usages into MacKenneth; the latter softened into MacKenney, or Mackenzie, which became the established name of the whole clan. With the one exception above mentioned we have failed to find the name MacKenney in Scottish books or documents; and the instance noted was but a nominal form developed while the name was passing by transition from Kenneth to Mackenzie, which last name has continued; while not one branch of the clan in Scotland, not a single family, nor an in- dividual member thereof, has presumed to use the name MacKenney. The Mc Kenney families, descended from John McKenna, whose name first appears in Scarborough in 1668, hold the tradition of a Scottish ancestry, but I have doubt if connection with that race can be established. It is claimed that this John was identical with a John McKenna mentioned by Drake as a Scotch- man who was a prisoner of the battle of Dunbar and was transported to New England in 1650. No link of evidence appears by which such identity could be supported. To assume such relation without sound documentary proof is not becoming to the candid antiquary. Is it not very strange, if the McKenneys of Maine are of Scottish extraction, that no family bearing the name was living in that country contemporary with the coming of John McKenna to New England; that no branch of the clan Mackenzie from the thirteenth century has adopted and used the name MacKenney? We do know that McKenna is a genuine Irish surname which by easy transition has passed into McKinna, McKinnie, and McKinney, and as the original John of Scarborough was a McKenna one might naturally suspect that he was a genuine Hibernian. Certainly no Highland clansman would use the Irish prefix Mc. It is said that the descendants of John McKenna, at the time of the Revolution, spelled their names MacKenney; at least, that they so appear upon the war records. With an opinionated foot note* we shall leave the question of ancestry for future genealogists.
McKENNEYS OF SCARBOROUGH.
John McKenney,1 claimed by descendants to have been a Scotchman, came to Scarborough as early as 1668, at which time he leased land of Joshua Scottow. In 1673 he purchased land of Robert Jordan on the Nonesuch, where he settled. He and family evidently moved away during the Indian war, and but little can be learned from the records concerning them.
*We have met with many members of the clan Mackenzie in Scotland. Canada, and the States ; have seen portraits of representative clansmen who lived as early as 1636, and have noted a remarkable resemblance between them; especially in the prominent cheek bones, sharp, projecting nose, and their crimpy, curling hair. With one or two exceptions we have failed to find these characteristics among the MeKenneys; but the prevailing physical and mental features exhibited by the old men of the name have strongly indicated an Irish ancestry. While we do not care a fig whether the MeKenneys are descended from a Scottish or Irish race, we would emphasize the fact that we have no sympathy for the class-and there are many of them-who are too proud to acknowledge their nationality or that of their ancestors. There have been as noble patriots and brave soldiers who were identified with the war by which our national independence was gained, and that for the preservation of the Union during the Rebellion, in whose veins flowed pure Irish blood, as any who hailed from Scotia's heather-clad hills. While it is pleasant to point backward to an honored ancestry, it is what we ure ourselves that counts in the estimation of all true men.
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Robert McKenney,2 son of the preceding, returned at the resettlement of the town of Scarborough and possessed himself of his father's estate. He married a widow named Rebecca Sparks, at Portsmouth, in 1692, and had issue as will appear. He died in Scarborough, Sept. 23, 1725. Descendants :
I. JOHN,8 m. Margaret Wright, intention recorded Sept. 23, 1728, and lived and died in Scarborough. His children as follows :
I. REBECCA,4 b. Dec. 23, 1732.
II. JOHN,4 b. Apr. 4, 1734; d. young.
III. JOHN,4 b. Feb. 9, 1737; m. Mary Rand; removed to Saco or was left on the Saco side of the line when it was changed. He had a numer- ous family, as will appear. He d. in Saco, Nov. 18, 1818, aged 81 ; his wife d. Nov. 25, 1828, aged 89.
IV. ELIZABETH,4 b. May 16, 1739.
v. JAMES,4 b. Mar. 21, 1742.
VI. SAMUEL,4 b. Oct. 4, 1744; m. Lucy Rand and lived to the age of 96. Six children, of whom more.
VII. ABIGAIL,4 b. May 28, 1747; m. Gideon Davis.
VIII. THOMAS W.,4 b. Oct. 3, 1749; m. Lucy Plummer, Jan. 1, 1779.
IX. ABNER,4 b. July 3, 1754.
2. ROBERT,3 m. Margaret Jimmerson, Apr. 1, 1727, resided in Scarbor- ough, and had issue as follows :
I. ROBERT,4 b. Feb. 28, 1729.
II. WILLIAM,4 b. May 24, 1730.
III. MARY,4 b. 1733; m. John Hodgdon.
IV. JOHN,4 b. Apr. 4, 1734.
V. JANE,4 b. 1736; d. unmarried.
VI. HANNAH,4 b. 1739; m. Robert McLaughlan.
VII. REBECCA, 4 b. 1742 ; m. James Holmes, of Scarborough, 1766 and with hin settled in Francisboro, now Cornish, in the south part of the town. He was reputed to be the first permanent settler. He d. in Cornish, Mar. 9, 1731, a very old man, leaving issue.
3. ISAAC,8 m. Elizabeth Drisco, Apr. 1, 1731 (intention), and settled in Scarborough, where his family of nine children were born.
I. JACOB,4 is said to have settled in Greene, Me. His widow, Temper- ance, with two sons, Jacob5 and Stephen,5 and two daughters, settled in Danville.
Il. MOSES,4 m. first, Eunice Larrabee, by whom seven children born in Scarborough ; second, Lucy Plummer, by whom three children.
III. HANNAH,4 m. Stephen Larrabee.
IV. DOROTHY,4 m. Luke Libby, Aug. 21, 1760.
V. ISAAC,4 m. Hannah Jordan and settled in Danville, Me., where five children were born whose descendants, now numerous, are scattered through the eastern part of the state.
VI. PRISCILLA G.4
VII. LIEUT. WILLIAM,4 served in the Revolution; m. Miriam Jordan, sister
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of Mary, and settled in Danville, where seven children were raised ; their numerous descendants now in the eastern section of the state.
VIII. LYDIA.4
IX. JOSEPH,4 went east and d. in Greene (?).
4. HENRY,8 m. Sarah Hanscom, Mar. 15, 1729, settled in Cape Elizabeth, and had a numerous family. One son became the head of the branch early planted in Limington, and several others settled in Danville and other towns in Androscoggin county, where their descendants now reside. "See McKenneys of Limington."
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARY RAND:
1. JONATHAN,5 b. Dec. 11, 1761 ; m. Lillas Watson, in Scarborough, Nov. 6, 1786. These "renewed the covenant," in the Congregational church of Buxton, Dec. 20, 1795, and had Asa, bapt. there Nov. 24, 1799. A Jonathan, of Buxton, m. Polly Milliken, in that town, Nov. 21, 1811.
2. JEREMIAH,6 b. June 5, 1763, and by wife Anna had children, b. in Saco, as follows :
I. SOLOMON,6 b. May 30, 1786; m. Rhoda, and settled in Hollis, where four children were born, namely: Jeremiah, Dec. 5, 1807 ; Susanna, June 23, 1808 ; Silas, May 5, 1810; Hannah, Feb. 25, 1812.
II. ANNA,6 b. Feb. 27, 1788.
III. JONATHAN,6 b. Feb. 9, 1790.
IV. OLIVE P.,6
V. SILAS, 6 twins, b. Oct. 26, 1791.
VI. MARY,6 b. Sept. 13, 1793.
3. JOHN, 5 b. Dec. 3, 1765 ; m. Tamsen Phillips, Mar. 7, 1793 (she b. April 29, 1766); lived in Saco, where children were born named as follows :
I. JEREMIAH,6 b. Sept. 14, 1793 : m. Ruth Harris, July 5, 1820 (she b. Sept. 10, 1796), by whom eight children ; second, Susanna Boothby, by whom two children.
II. DANIEL,6 b. July 22, 1797.
III. LUCY,6 b. May 29, 1800.
IV. ANDREW,6 b. July 28, 1804.
v. HENRY,6 b. Oct. 18, 1806.
4. SALLY,5 b. Dec. 5, 1767.
5. THOMAS,5 b. June 22, 1776; m. Hannah Chamberlain, of Saco, May 27, 1800, and settled in Hollis, where children, as follows, were born :
1. WILLIAM,6 b. May 29, 1804.
II. ANNA,6 b. April 24, 1806.
III. WALLIS,6 b. Oct. 29, 1808.
IV. CYRUS,6 b. Sept. 15, 1810.
6. ARNER,5 b. Nov. 23, 1778 ; m. Mary Edgecomb, b. Jan. 8, 1785, and had children, born in Saco, as follows :
1. NANCY,6 b. Sept. 21, 1808.
II. HORACE,6 b. May 8, 1811.
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III. OLIVER,6 b. July 13, 1813.
IV. JAMES,6 b. June 7, 1815; settled in the north part of Saco, as a farmer, and had a family of sons and daughters.
V. APPHIA,6 b. May 23, 1817.
VI. BREWSTER H.,6 b. July 7, 1820.
VII. MARY,6 b. Dec. 27, 1822.
VIII. ENOCH H.,6 b. June 25, 1825; m. Martha, dau. of Seth and Han- nah (Richards) Emmons, of Kennebunk, July 9, 1854 (she born in 1834), and had issue. He was educated in the common schools and Saco and Limington academies; taught for five terms; learned the daguerrean's art and was for many years the most popular photog- rapher in the city of Biddeford. During an interval of fifteen months he was engaged in lumber trade. He was a member of the Orthodox church, of Biddeford; a prominent mason, and a member of the mu- nicipal government in 1866 and 1867. Mr. McKenney was a genial, courteous, kind-hearted man; benevolent, progressive, and useful. Children : Fred H.7 and Hattic E.7
7. MARY,5 b. June 3, 1781; m. Mar. 1, 1812, to James Moulton.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND LUCY RAND:
I. SAMUEL,5 b. Sept. 16, 1775; m. Mary Parcher, b. in Saco, Mar. 23, 1779, and had issue b. there as will follow. He hoed 1,000 hills of corn in a day when 94 and d. at the age of 96.
I. OLIVE,6 b. June 5, 1798.
II. ALVIN,6 b. Feb. 3, 1802.
III. AARON,6 b. Apr. 4, 1806; m. Lucy, dau. of Abram Milliken, of Bux- ton, in 1828. He spent his minority on the homestead farm, attending the district school as opportunity offered. He removed to Buxton in 1833 and settled on the farm where he spent the remainder of his days. For twenty-nine successive winters he was in the woods cutting and hauling lumber, employing many men and teams. In 1849 he and son Charles purchased the saw-mills at Bar Mills, on Hollis side, and for many years carried on an extensive business in manufacturing lumber; a Democrat who served in municipal offices. He was a man of great industry and good judgment, whose regular, temperate hab- its and sterling integrity gained the confidence and esteem of the community. He d. only a few years back. Children as follows :
(1). Charles IV.,7 b. May 10, 1829, a lumberman at Bar Mills, had by wife Elmira Frank IF.,8 b. July 17, 1853, and Charles H.,8 b. Jan. 20, 1857, m. a dau. of A. K. P. Lord, of Buxton.
(2). Miranda,7 b. Oct. 9, 1833 ; d. Nov. 13, 1854.
(3) Phebe A.,7 b. Feb. 28, 1837 ; m. J. P. Waterhouse, of Portland.
(4). Mary,7 b. Oct. 18, 1839; living at home in 1880.
(5). Martha A.,7 b. Nov. 8, 1842; deceased.
(6). Abram F.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1845; d. Aug. 23, 1858.
(7). Eunice A.,7 b. Dec. 26, 1849.
(8). Lucy J.,7 living at home in 1880.
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IV. ASA,6 b. June 27, 1809 ; m. Eliza --- and had children b. in Buxton as follows :
(1). Mary A.,7 b. Oct. 22, 1831.
(2). Elisabeth,7 b. Dec. 13, 1832.
(3). James M.,7 b. Sept. 28, 1834.
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