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II. LAURA,5 b. Mar. 24, 1860; m. Rev. John C. Wiggin, Sept., 1888 ; educated at Lewiston.
III. LIZZIE,5 b. May 2, 1863 ; d. Dec. 8, 1884, aged 21, while attending Bates College.
IV. MARY,5 b. May 16, 1870; graduated from Bridgton Academy, 1889, and is now stenographer in Portland National Bank.
v. NANCY,5 b. Dec. 27, 1871 ; educated at Bridgton Academy and fol- lows teaching.
2. MARY,4 b. in 1835.
3. MELVINA,4 b. in 1840.
MARK and EZRA, before-mentioned, were in the Union army during the Civil war.
NOAH, before-mentioned, has been a justice of the peace, postmaster, and representative several terms.
GEORGE H., before-mentioned, was selectman of Hiram three consecutive years.
EZRA, as above, has spent much of his life teaching in the West.
HIRAM TOWN RECORDS.
Jane P. married Eben H. Spring, June 19, 1860.
Lizzie married Charles H. Bedell (Int.), July 11, 1862. Ezra married Mary J. Howard (Int.), Feb. 21, 1863. Joseph married Mary Webster, Mar. 28, 1846.
Sophia H. married Everett Stewart, Aug. 31, 1865.
Redland Family.
On the western side of the mainland or principal island of the Orkney archipelago, not far from the bridge of Brogar that spans the narrow neck of water between the arms of the twin lakes of Harray and Stennes, are the cele- brated druidical monuments known as the "Standing Stones of Stennes," and directly opposite the more northerly circle of monoliths there is a promon- tory in the parish of Stromness, extending for some distance into the loch, designated in old documents the "Ness of Redland." Here, upon an elevated plateau locally known, in early and modern times, as "Redland's Hill," stood the manor house called the " Hall of Redland," a name applied only to the residences of landed gentlemen and merchants. The situation of this seat was imposing and delightful; it commanded a wide and beautiful prospect embracing every variety of landscape to be found in the island. For more than five miles the eye rests upon the shining waters of the loch, beyond which, stretching away to the north and east, are towering hills, green plains, and valleys covered with corn. Only a short distance westward, the ocean, flecked with white sails, rolls in grandeur; while, farther south, rising from its emerald surface, stands that gigantic monument of nature, the "Old Man of Hoy," which is one of the world's wonders. The family mansion was evi- dently stately and extensive but free from any attempt at exterior ornamen- tation or castellated architecture. At what date the "Hall of Redland," so often mentioned in records between 1590 and 1650, was founded or dismantled, does not appear, but it has not been standing during the recollection of the oldest inhabitants now living in the islands. When excavations were being made for the new farmsteading during the present century, a series of stone vaults were revealed that may have been the foundation of the original seat, and only a green mound now covers what may remain of the ruins.
The lands belonging to the Redland estate are supposed to have been acquired at a very remote period in the history of the islands. The family came, originally, from Norway and were udallers, or freeholders, as proved by the extant records. The teritorial extent of the lands possessed by the Red- lands was not limited to the parish of Stromness; they owned farms in many parts of the mainland of Orkney, besides the principal family seats owned and long occupied by the more wealthy members. Not far from the manor house of Redland was another stately residence long owned by them; this was the "Palace of Brittabreck." In the parish of Firth, not far from the shore of the Bay of Isbister, on the opposite side of the island, is another estate named "Redland," supposed to have been in possession of a branch of the family at a very early day. We have not found a record of conveyances passing between the Redlands in which these lands are mentioned, but the baptismal registers of the parish prove that families of the name were domi- ciled here. This seat was also situated upon a moderate elevation and was surrounded by extensive and pleasing views. The Redlands also had lands at Nethergarsand, Netherbairnzieclet, Howaback, Kirbister, Skail, Linklater, Germiston, and other places, of which we cannot make particular mention .*
*The author has been collecting bright, beautiful pebbles (with which the island abounds from the farms formerly owned by his kindred, which are to be cut in uniform size and set in a large silver brooch, the name of each place from which the stones were taken to be engraved under them.
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The first of the Redland name, of which I find record connected with con- veyances of land, was JOHN REDLAND, who was evidently considered the head or chief at the time as he was styled, in the impropriety of Scottish terms, "of that Ilk." Contemporary with him and probably a brother, was a WILLIAM REDLAND, whose name appears in old documents. THOMAS REDLAND, eldest son of John, as above, succeeded to the estate of his father in Stromness and Sandwick, and in the registers is always designated "of Redland." He was a man of influence and great wealth; a merchant for many years in the town of Stromness, where he had a residence, and a dealer in lands until far ad- vanced in life. His name is of frequent occurrence, associated with business transactions, in the early records. He had three sons, GEORGE, JOHN, and HUGH; the first and last being merchants in the town of Stromness and suc- cessors of their father to the landed property in the parishes of Stromness and Sandwick. Hugh sold his lands in Sandwick in 1678, and George those in Stromness between 1704 and 1739. John Redland, first-mentioned, had also sons HUGH and MAGNUS, both of whom are frequently mentioned in connec- tion with their elder brother in old papers. These, as well as THOMAS, had sons and daughters who succeeded to the parental estates and had families to perpetuate the name.
The families had become numerous in Orkney, and from 1620 to 1700 many of the young men went to Shetland and purchased land there, where they settled and became the progenitors of a numerous race, now divided into three several branches.
JEROME REDLAND sold his two farms at North Dike in Orkney and the same year, as appears by record, purchased the lands of Laxifirth in Shetland. He became the ancestor of the Ridlands in the parish of Dunrossness now scattered abroad.
EDWARD REDLAND removed from Stromness to the parish of Sandsting, in Shetland, about 1700, and was head of the Silwich and Wester Skeld families, and the lands acquired there so long ago are still owned by the descendants.
JOHN REDLAND, whose connection with the other families of Orkney is not known, became a resident in the north of Shetland, having lived in several sections of the parish of Delting, and his son, GILBERT, had a numerous family whose descendants have now become nearly extinct there, but are represented by two families, well provided with sons, at Edinburgh and Lieth, in Scotland.
MAGNUS REDLAND, son of Thomas and Barbara Laughton, baptized in the parish of St. Andrews, near Kirkwall, Orkney, Sept. 16, 1674, came to the town of York, in the District of Maine, as early as 1718; married Susanna, daughter of Mathew Young and the widow of Ichabod Austin, and had a family of seven sons, born at York and in Saco, who became the progenitors of the numerous branches of the Redlon and Ridlon families now scattered through the United States, all of whose names will be found in the family history published under the title of "Ancient Ryedales," by the author of this book, in 1886 .*
*A full Genealogy and History of the Redlands and Ridlands of the Orkney and Shetland Isles, from their ancestry dating back to A. D. 1070, has been prepared from ancient records secured by the author while in Europe. This embraces all branches down to the present day along with many quaint and interesting incidents culled from old documents and listened to from the lips of venerable members of the family visited in the far north in the summer of 1886. It is proposed to publish this at no distant day.
Rendall Family.
This seems to have been a Scandinavian name, but I do not know the origin of the American families. The surname is now spelled Rendall, Randell, and Randall. They were settled in the Orkney Islands at a very early period and the name is of frequent occurrence in old records there, where a parish still bears the name. The branch settled in Limington is descended from JAMES RENDELL, son of Eliphalet and Lydia, of Berwick, who had thirteen children, namely, JOHN, LYDIA, SARAH, JEREMIAH, ELIZABETH, JAMES, STEPHEN, DEBORAH, MARTHA, MARY, HULDAH, RICHARD, and JOTHAM.
James Rendall, b. roth mo. 27, 1758; m. Mary, dau. of Jacob and Hannah Shorey, of Berwick, 12th mo. 16, 1763, she b. 8th mo., 1779. Mr. R. d. 5th mo. 15, 1821. Children named as follows:
I. NANCY, b. roth mo. 6, 1780; m. Isaac Jones.
2. JOHN, b. 9th mo. 4, 1783; m. Sarah Hanson. Children:
1. RICHARD, farmer at Big Rock, Clinton county, Iowa, in 1868.
11. THANKFUL, m. - Schoonover, Fulton, Iowa.
III. JEREMIAH, a physician at West Jefferson, Ohio.
IV. THOMAS E., at Lowclair River, Wis.
V. SIMON, at Lowclair River, Wis.
VI. GEORGE W., at Lowclair River, Wis.
3. MARY, b. 11th mo. 8, 1785 ; m. Caleb Cole.
4. HULDAH, b. 4th mo. 22, 1788; m. Silas Hanson.
5. JACOB, b. 6th mo. 20, 1790; m. Mary Pierce. Children :
I. JAMES, b. 11th mo. 9, 1814.
II. ISAIAH, b. 6th mo. 13, 1818; physician at Jone City, Cal.
III. JACOB, b. 4th mo. 27, 1820; in China, Me.
IV. DAVID, b. 6th mo. 30, 1822 ; in Monroe, Me.
6. ELIPHALET, b. 5th mo. 28, 1794; m. Eunice Stewart and had Eunice and Mary.
7. ISAIAH, b. 8th mo. 20, 1797; m. Eunice Bean and had Hannah J., Frances, Mary, and Isaac.
8. NOAH, b: 9th mo. 17, 1800; m. Ruth, dau. of John and Sarah Garey Haley, of Limington, Oct. 5, 1819, she b. Sept. 1, 1800. Mr. Rendall settled as farmer in Limington, where his eldest son, of the same name, now lives. Here he toiled early and late for many years, and being a man of frugal and industrious habits, of sound judgment, and a good financier, he acquired considerable property. Latterly he invested in real estate at West Buxton and engaged in merchandising, where he continued many years, living on the old Townsend place, on the hill overlooking the Saco, "trading " in the old brick store near the bridge. He subsequently removed to Auburn, Me., where he lived with his son Daniel. Children :
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I. CYNTHIA, b. Feb. 21, 1821 ; m. Eli Barnes (who was b. Nov. 20, 1816, d. Oct. 25, 1854), Nov. 12, 1845, and d. Nov. 26, 1893, leaving Almon Hosea.
1I. NANCY, b. Dec. 13, 1822; m. Leonard Foss, of Limington, July 6, 1845 (he b. Mar. 27, 1822), and had issue. (See Foss Family.)
11I. NOAH, b. Dec. 21, 1825; m. Susan Huntress in Dec., 1848, and set- tled on the old homestead in his native town. He resembled his father in person and in general habits; a hard working farmer; judi- cious, shrewd manager, who could gain property on a rocky, rugged soil. Seven children : John J., Emily J., Benjamin, Eunice A., Simeon, Charles, Jesse.
IV. JAMES J. H., b. Jan. 22, 1829; d. Aug. 9, 1846.
V. MARY J., b. July 22, 1831; m. Jacob Townsend, of Hollis, Oct. 15, 1854, and had three children. (See Townsend Family.)
VI. CHARLES E., b. May 30, 1834; m. Isabella, dau. of Henry and Lydia (Clark) Maddox, of Hollis, May 30, 1855 (she b. July 10, 1832). No issue. Mr. Rendall came to West Buxton village with his parents when young, and by persevering industry, economy, and careful man- agement, built him a good home and acquired a comfortable compet- ency; has been selectman of Hollis several years.
V11. DANIEL H., b. Oct. 10, 1839 ; m. Elvira E. Carll, Aug. 23, 1859, she b. Apr. 5, 1839. (See Carll Family.) Two sons, namely :
(1). Frank A., b. July 15, 1860.
(2). Fred E., b. Sept. 24, 1863.
9. HANNAH, b. roth mo. 28, 1802.
IO. EDWARD B., b. 9th mo. 26, 1808; lived in Limington.
Bumery Family.
Edward Rumery1 was in Biddeford as early as 1728, for on Sept. 15th of that year he paid £4 for his land there. I have not found any trace of his ancestry. It is a tradition that Romney, Rumrill, and Rumery are only vari- ous forms of spelling the names of several branches of the same original stock. His wife, Sarah, d. June 28, 1776, aged 86. Children, far as known :
I. JONATHAN,2 b. Feb. 1, 1731.
2. THOMAS,2 b. Dec. 27, 1733; m. Charity Edgecomb, Jan. 28, 1758, and had issue :
1. EDWARD,3 bapt. Nov. 25, 1766, "of Little Falls": in. Rebecca Scam- man, of Saco, Oct. 17, 1789; she d. Jan. 20, 1829. Issue :
(1). James S.,+ b. Mar. 3, 1790; m. Lucy --- and had issue :
(1). Lucy A.,5 b. Sept. 11, 1815.
(11). Mary E.,5 b. Sept. 19, 1817.
NOTE .- A member of the family says the ancestors came from Germany, and that the name was Reumreigh.
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(111). George,5 b. Nov. 1, 1819.
(Iv). James,5 b. Feb. 10, 1820.
(v). Hannah S.,5 b. Jan. 9, 1824.
(VI). William G.,5 b. Feb. 22, 1826.
(VII). Jonathan C.,5 b. Oct. 27, 1829.
(2). Hannah,4 b. Oct. 11, 1791 ; d. Sept. 16, 1800.
(3). Edward,4 b. Dec. 15, 1794; m. Alice Rose, Mar. 14, 1821. Issue :
(1). Sarah A.,5 b. June 1, 1823.
(II). Charles E.,5 b. Apr. 9, 1828.
(III). George,5 b. June 6, 1832.
(4). Mary,4 b. Jan. 26, 1796.
(5). Dominicus,4 b. Aug. 10, 1799; m. Mary Deering, Nov. 23, 1825, and had Rebecca,5 b. Jan. 10, 1827. He d. Dec. 19, 1826.
(6). Lydia,4 b. Sept. 13, 1802 ; m. Alex. Watson, Nov. 11, 1821.
(7). Harriet,4 b. Jan. 2, 1807.
3. WILLIAM,2 b. Feb. 3, 1737; m. Rebecca Austin, Sept. 10, 1758. He was killed by a cart wheel that went over his body, Nov. 21, 1764. Children :
1. DOMINICUS,3 bapt. Oct. 9, 1763; d. Dec.
II. WILLIAM,3 bapt. Nov. 3, 1765.
4. EDWARD,2 b. say 1740 ; m. Elizabeth -, and had issue as follows, bapt. at Saco:
I. EDWARD,3 b. in 1761 ; d. Apr. 25, 1764, aged 3.
II. SARAH," bapt. May 8, 1763; m. Harrison Gray, Feb. 10, 1780.
III. LYDIA,3 bapt. Aug. 19, 1764; m. Joseph Proctor, Mar. 16, 1789.
IV. JOHN,3 bapt. Nov. 2, 1766; b. July 19, 1765; m. Dorcas, who was b. March 16, 1770. He d. in Saco, Dec. 9, 1807 ; his widow, July 28, 1814. Children, b. in Saco, as follows :
(1). Betsey H.,4 b. Mar. 7, 1791.
(2). Jane M.,4 b. Apr. 4, 1793.
(3). Olive,4 b. June 20, 1796.
(4). Dorcas,4 b. Apr. 8, 1800.
(5). William,4 b. Dec. 25, 1803.
v. EDWARD,3 born July 3, 1768; may have been one who m. Rebecca Scamman, Oct. 17, 1789.
VI. CHARITY,3 bapt. Apr. 22, 1770; d. Aug. 22, 1770.
VII. CHARITY,2 bapt. Sept. 28, 1777 ; d. Sept. 4, 1780.
Jonathan Rumery,3 m. Priscilla Davis (bapt. Sept. 4, 1785, "Ossipee "), in Buxton, Feb. 18, 1784, when both were styled of "Little Ossipee." Chil- dren's births recorded in Hollis as follows :
1. MARY,4 b. May 1, 1785 ; m. Yates Rogers, Oct. 8, 1806.
2. SARAH,4 b. Sept. 13, 1788; m. William Deering, of Waterborough.
3. ELIZA,4 b. Oct. 20, 1790; m. Joshua Lane, of Buxton, Dec. 1, 1812.
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4. JONATHAN,4 b. Aug. 21, 1793; m. Eunice Libby, Dec. 20, 1817 ; went to New York.
5. PRISCILLA,4 b. Aug. 27, 1795.
6. EZRA,4 b. Aug. 10, 1798.
7. PEGGY,4 b. Dec. 11, 1801 ; d. an infant.
8. MOSES,4 b. Jan. 25, 1803 ; went to Ohio.
9. PEGGY,4 b. Feb. 22, 1806.
Thomas Rmmery,2 settled in Hollis; m. Abigail and had children born there as follows :
I. THOMAS,3 b. Aug. 16, 1785.
2. JEMIMA,3 b. Feb. 3, 1786; m. Edward Morrison, Feb. 15, 1807.
3. JERUSHA,3 b. June 23, 1789 ; m. Moses Hanson, Jan. 11, 1808.
4. EDWARD,3 b. Aug. 7, 1791 ; m. Sally Hill, Dec. 1, 1812 (?).
5. OLIVE,3 b. Sept. 21, 1793-
6. CHARITY,3 b. Sept. 21, 1793; m. Phineas Harmon, Mar. 21, 1812.
7. JOSEPH,3 b. June 4, 1797 ; m. Nancy Gordon, of Hollis, Sept. 29, 1819; settled at Bonnie Eagle, in Hollis, where he for many years had charge of the grist-mill. He was a man of intelligence; a quiet, honest citizen, called "Uncle Joe" by everybody. His children, known to me, were as follows :
I. JOSEPH,4 m. Lydia McCorrison, and had several children. He lived at Bonnie Eagle, on Standish side.
II. ELIZA,4 m. Leander York.
III. SIMEON.4
IV. GREEN,4 m. Hattie Johnson.
v. ALMIRA,4 m. Roscoe Nason.
VI. T. JEFFERSON,4 m. Nancy Johnson.
VII. CHARLES,4 m. Lovica Sawyer.
8. ABIGAIL,3 b. July 2, 1803; m. George Smith, Nov. 1, 1820.
Robert Rumery,2 m. Lydia -; lived in Biddeford and had names of children recorded there as follows :
I. ROBERT,3 b. Feb. 2, 1792.
2. EDWARD,3 b. June 16, 1797.
3. RUTH,3 b. Jan. 2, 1800.
4. LYDIA,3 b. Jan. 20, 1802.
5. OLIVER,3 b. Oct. 17, 1808.
6. LEONARD,3 b. Jan. 15, 1809.
7. ISABELLA,3 b. July 29, 1811.
8. THOMAS,3 b. June 11, 1812.
Thomas Rumery,2 m. Sally Stimson, Oct. 1, 1808, and had children's names recorded in Biddeford as follows:
I. NANCY,3 b. Aug. 10, 1809.
2. ABIGAIL,8 b. Jan. 16,51811.
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3. ROSANNA,3 b. Dec. 24, 1813.
4. SARAH,3 b. Feb. 15, 1815.
5. JAMES M.,3 b. Mar. 11, 1822.
6. HENRY,3 b. Mar. 24, 1824.
7. ISAAC,3 b. May 20, 1828.
Edward Rumery,3 m. Elizabeth -, and lived in Hollis, but I do not know names of his parents. He had names of children recorded in Hollis as will appear, the first three; the last four in Biddeford :
I. HENRY A.,4 b. Oct. 13, 1820.
2. NICHOLAS E.,4 b. Oct. 23, 1823.
3 ROBERT W.,4 b. Feb. 15, 1825.
4. OLIVER,4 b. Aug. 25, 1827.
5 JOHN W.,4 b. Aug. 17, 1831.
6. STEPHEN T.,4 b. Dec. 19, 1834.
7. SARAH E.,4 b. Apr. 25, 1837.
Molly Rumery, of Biddeford, was m. to Dudley Gordon, of Little Falls, now Hollis, Oct. 2, 1784.
David Rumery, probably son of Jonathan, of Little Falls, m. Jane Stephens, of Sanford, Mar. 26, 1785. He m. Elizabeth Gordon, May 25, 1792.
Moses Rumery, son of Jonathan, m. Elizabeth Boothby, of Saco, Oct. 5, 1788.
Anna Rumery m. Henry Boothby, of Little Falls, afterwards of Parsons- town, Nov. 12, 1790.
William Rumery, probably son of Jonathan, of Little Falls, m. Peggy Mc- Grath, Mar. 26, 1791.
Mary Rumery, dau. of Jonathan, m. Jonathan Parker, Apr. 8, 1828; possi- bly Perkins.
Elizabeth Rumery, of Saco, m. Tracy Hews, Sept. 24. 1835.
Elizabeth Rumery, of Biddeford, m. Pelatiah Moore, of Saco, May 30, 1778. Elizabeth Rumery m. William Guilford, Nov. 26, 1815.
Jane Rumery m. William Deering, Dec. 5, 1812.
Widow Rebecca m. William Clark, July 23, 1769.
Charity Rumery, of Little Falls, m. Thomas Gould, April 2, 1777.
Mrs. Sarah E. m. Solomon Brown, Gorham, Oct. 17, 1813.
Jonathan Rumery, b. Jan. 18, 1797; m., first, Martha Fogg, who was b. June 29, 1803, d. Oct. 15, 1827. He m., second, Abigail Earl, b. Nov. 21, 1802, d. Oct. 14, 1876. Mr. R. d. Sept. 27, 1871.
I. JEROME, son, b. April 14, 1826 ; d. June 5, 1832.
2. GEORGE, son, b. June 29, 1840; d. Sept. 30, 1847.
William Rumery,3 son of Jonathan, of Hollis, went to Effingham, N. H., about 1800, and had a family of eleven children, named as follows :
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I. JOHN,4 m. Sally Glidden, of Effingham, N. H., by whom ten children; carpenter by trade.
2. WILLIAM,4 m. Mary R. Moore, of North Hampton, N. H., by whom four children ; mason by trade. He lived and d. in Effingham, N. H.
3. JONATHAN,4 m. Martha Fogg and Abigail Earl. He was a merchant in Hollis. See back.
4. MOSES,4 m. Martha Brackett, of New Market, N. H., and had nine chil- dren ; painter by trade.
DANIEL,+ went away some seventy years ago; nothing known of him.
6. MARGARET,4 d. when a child.
7. EZRA, 4 lived and d. in Strafford, N. H. He m. Charlotta Lougee, by whom two children.
8. JACOB,4 m. Martha Colley, of Effingham, N. H., and had one child ; lived in Hollis and Buxton; carpenter.
9. JEROME,4 m. Abby Dyer, of Loudon, N. H., and had three children ; lived in Manchester, N. H.
IO. LUCY,4 m. Horatio Bickford, of Freedom, N. H., and lived in Stowe, Me. Eight children.
II. ABBIE R.,4 m. - Drew, and lives in Farmington, N. H.
Robert Rnmery, probably b. in Biddeford, Me., and wife Mary, of North Lubec, Me., had four sons and two daughters, named JESSE H .; EZRA, in clothing business, living in Eastport; ANDREW; BENJAMIN, married and had Chauncy G., Frank H., and Addie J .; CELESTINA; CORDELIA.
Sands Family.
Sands and Sandys are English surnames. JAMES SANDS came from England and settled in Ipswich, Mass., but removed early to Biddeford, now Saco. He made his will in 1745; inventory, £1,016 5 : 0; wife's name, Emma; eldest son, JAMES. He mentions PATIENCE, who married Daniel Redlon, as youngest daughter, then under 18 years of age, and bequeaths her £60, besides what she had already received. HANNAH was the wife of John Carter; MARY, wife of Ephraim Stimpson; RUTH, under 18 years of age, received £180 "old tenor "; THOMAS and EPHRAIM appointed executors.
James Sands, son of James, was born in Ipswich, Mass., before 1720. He was in Narragansett, No. 1, in 1.742, but his name does not afterwards appear there.
Thomas Sands, brother of preceding, purchased land in Narragansett, No. I, Feb. 9, 1753, being then of Saco. He bought another lot Sept. 27, 1762, but sold both that year to Col. Joseph Coffin. He probably settled in the town. He signed the call to Rev. Paul Coffin in 1762, and disappears from the records the following year.
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SANDS FAMILY.
Ephraim Sands, brother of preceding, was born in Ipswich, Mass., Jan. 25, 1720. He purchased land in Narragansett, No. 1, June 13, 1755, and settled permanently there. On Feb. 23, 1768, he bought another piece of land adjoining his first lot. He sold all to Moses Atkinson, Oct. 7, 1779. He lived at first not far east of the meeting-house at the old Corner. He removed to a house in the rear of the Brice Boothby homestead, and when advanced in life went to the home of his son James, where he died of old age, while sit- ting on a block at the door, Jan. 25, 1820, in the 98th year of his age. He united with the church July 31, 1803, at the age of 84. He was a soldier of the Revolution; a celebrated hewer with the broad-axe, and became so expert in its use that he seldom had the timber lined. He was a mill-wright and assisted in building some of the first mills on Saco river. He was not tall, but inclined to corpulency in old age; complexion fair. I have not found rec- ords of his children's births.
James Sands, son of Ephraim, Ist, was born in Pepperillboro, now Saco, Mar. 27, 1746; married Lydia Fall, of Berwick, May 4, 1768, she b. Apr. 30, 1745; settled in Buxton the year of his marriage. His children were :
I. ELIZABETH, b. May 6, 1769; m. Theodore Tompson, of Standish, Feb. 19, 1786, and d. Apr. 15, 1866.
2. LVDIA, b. Dec. 8, 1770; d. Feb. 11, 1772.
3. JAMES, b. Sept. 1, 1772; d. Oct. 30, 1786.
4. MARY, b. June 19, 1774; m. Simeon Jordan, Jan. 26, 1792 ; d. Feb. 30, 1835.
5. DORCAS, b. June 15, 1776; m. Stephen Merrill, Feb. 23, 1812 ; d. in New York.
6. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 24, 1778 ; m. Beniah Hanscomb, Mar. 29, 1804; d. Sept., 1866.
7. THOMAS, b. Nov. 10, 1780; m. Sally Hanscomb, Dec. 4, 1803, and d. in Buxton, Apr. 19, 1866. He lost Sally Mar. 17, 1822, and m., sec- ond, Abigail -, who d. Sept. 20, 1857. He was known as "Capt. Thomas." Children :
I. PRISCILLA, b. Sept. 29, 1804.
II. JAMES, b. Apr. 28, 1806.
III. NANCY, b. Dec. 25, 1807.
IV. DORCAS, b. Feb. 25, 1810.
V. SYLVIA, b. Feb. 23, 1812.
VI. NAOMI, b. Feb. 5, 1815.
V11. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 3, 1817; m. twice; second wife, Sally Sawyer; had Thomas and Abbie.
VIII. THOMAS, b. Apr. 29, 1819; m. and lived at Bog Mill; had issue.
IX. SALLY, b. Apr. 22, 1823.
x. MARTHA A., b. May 22, 1825.
XI. JOHN A., b. July 28, 1827.
XII. ELIZA, b. Nov. 17, 1829.
XIII. ANDREW, b. Feb. 13, 1832; d. Feb. 13, 1833.
XIV. ANDREW J., b. Aug. 11, 1834.
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8. LYDIA, b. June 21, 1783 ; d. July 28, 1783.
9. JAMES, b. Dec. 8, 1787 ; d. Oct. 5, 1802.
10. JOHN, b. in 1789; m. Anna Hanscomb, June 5, 1806; died in Boston, March, 1850.
Ephraim Sands, son of Ephraim, ist, m. Elizabeth Stone, of Gorham, Aug. 11, 1774 ; was a blacksmith; lived at the "Old Corner " in Buxton, on land conveyed to him by his father. He sold to Doctor Brewster, and built where his grandson, J. Dunnell Sands, has since lived. His first "smithy" was near Spofford's blacksmith shop; his second "smiddy" was near his house on the new farm; here he died. Children as follows :
I. JOSEPH, b. May 3, 1775.
2. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 15, 1777 ; m. Mehitable Dunnell, and had issue. He died May 18, 1833, on the homestead. Children :
I. NANCY, b. Jan. 27, 1798.
II. ELIZA, b. Feb. 15, 1800.
III. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 22, 1802.
IV. ALMIRA, b. July 26, 1804; d. March 2, 1839.
RUTH, b. Mar. 15, 1807.
VI. JOHN D., b. Sept. 4, 1809.
VI1. EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 13, 1811 ; d. Mar. 2, 1839.
VIII. HITTY, b. Nov. 29, 1814 ; d. Feb. 11, 1832.
IX. BENJAMIN F., b. Mar. 29, 1817 ; d. Feb. 6, 1838.
x. APHIA, b. May 23, 1819.
XI. SAMUEL H., b. Nov. 12, 1822.
XII. COLLINS, b. Nov. 4, 1826 ; d. Sept. 20, 1830.
3. RUTH, m. Simeon G. Bradbury, Apr. 28, 1805.
4. EPHRAIM, m. Mary, dau. of "Squire" Jacob Bradbury, May 5, 1805, and was called "Ephraim, 4th."
5. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 15, 1784.
6. JAMES, b. Feb. 5, 1786; m. Nancy Fenderson. He d. Feb. 1, 1842 ; wife d. June 11, 1840. Issue :
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