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"Here in a Tyrant's hand doth captive lie A rare Synopsis of Divinity : Old Patriarchs, Prophets, Gospel Bishops meet Under deep silence in their winding sheet : When their King calls to sit in Parliament."
CHILDREN OF EDWARD:
I. REV. SAMUEL, graduated at Harvard in 1710; was ordained at Cape Town (Gloucester), Nov. 28, 1716; d. Dec. 8, 1724, and was buried at Gloucester ; left a wife and five children.
2. EDWARD, m. Ann Piper; was a physician at Haverhill; d. in 1750.
3. REV. WILLIAM, b. in Marshfield, April 26, 1697. He was ordained at Scarborough, Me., 1728, where he continued his labors until his death in Feb., 1759. The expenses of his funeral were defrayed by the "town as a town." The expenses were {22, of which there was an allowance of £3. 6s, 8d, "for the Rings for the Bearers." He was held in high esteem by his townsmen and sincerely lamented by the whole commu- nity. A grant of £200 towards building him a house was voted in 1732, and at the time of his death £40 of this had not been paid. In his will, probated Oct. 1, 1759, he orders the £42 collected and appro- priated to the use of a school at "Black Point End of Said Town"; wills his wife, Anne, homestead, cows, sheep, and services of his negro man during her life; also wishes her to have "an easy-going horse and furniture whenever she shall see fit to travel abroad or go on a journey." He gave to each of his children a share in his negro man, "Prince," he having his choice as to which he should live with, should he be living at his widow's decease. His wife was Anna Hubbard, b. at Kingston, N. H., April, 1702. They were m. in 1729. Children as follows :
I. WILLIAM, b. at Scarborough, May 25, 1730; d. Feb. 1, 1807, unmar- ried. He was chief justice of the Court of Sessions for Cumberland county. "If a meek and quiet spirit, it social and domestic virtues, if a deportment which gains the esteem of one's neighbors, if good sense and impartial justice, if integrity and uprightness, if piety and devotion, in a word, if the pure principles of the Christian religion are valuable traits in the character of a man, that of Justice Tomp- son was truly estimable."
II. ANNA, b. in Scarborough, Nov. 9, 1733; was m. to Joseph Gerrish, of Kittery, and was grandmother of Gov. Ichabod Goodwin, of New Hampshire.
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III. REV. JOHN, b. in Scarborough, Oct. 3, 1740; graduated at Harvard College, 1765; studied theology with Rev. Daniel Wigglesworth, of Cambridge, and after preaching in several places was ordained in the First church of Portland, in 1768, for the plantation of Pearsontown, now Standish. He was m. Nov. 22, 1768, to Sarah Small, of Som- ersworth, N. H. He remained pastor of the church in Standish until April, 1783, when he was dismissed at his own request and was soon after settled at South Berwick, where he immediately removed his family. His wife d. Aug. 30, 1783, at the age of 35, leaving eight children. He m. second, Feb., 1784, Mrs. Sarah Morrill,* of Bidde- ford, by whom he had two children. He was the only minister for more than forty years when, on account of age and infirmity, a col- league was appointed. He d. Dec. 21, 1828, in the sixty-first year of his ministry. Issue as follows :
(1). William, b. in Pearsontown, Oct. 19, 1769; m. Hannah Good- win, by whom he had issue at Standish :
(1). William J., b. July 22, 1796.
(11). John G., b. April 30, 1799.
(111). Hitty L., b. Jan. 30, 1804.
(IV). Charles, b. Oct. 30, 1804.
(v). Daniel G., b. Dec. 12, 1805.
(2). Edward, b. at Pearsontown, Dec. 18, 1771 ; m. Sally Sewall and had issue, b. at Standish, as follows :
(1). Sally S., b. July 19, 1798.
(11). Lucy, b. April 10, 1800.
(111). Oliver, b. May 17, 1802.
(Iv). Joseph S., b. Sept. 11, 1804.
(v). Mary J., b. Oct. 22, 1806.
(3). Samuel, b. at Pearsontown, Oct. 11, 1773; m. Mary Lancaster, by whom issue, at Standish, as follows :
(1). Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1795.
(11). William, b. Nov. 20, 1796.
(III). Lydia J., b. April 27, 1798.
(1V). John A., b. Sept. 19, 1800.
(v). Mary L., b. Mar. 12, 1802.
(VI). Samuel, b. Aug. 31, 1804.
(v11). Dorothy L., b. Sept. 24, 1805.
(VIII). Elizabeth A., b. July 27, 1807.
(4). Sara, b. July 14, 1775.
(5). Anna, b. Mar. 15, 1777; m. Ichabod Goodwin, Jr., of Berwick, by whom issue.
(6). Josephi, b. July 21, 1778; m. Betty, dau. of Capt. Elisha Clements and Mary Waldron (dau. of Maj. Richard Waldron, of Dover,
* She was the wife of Capt. Samuel Morrill and dau. of Elisha Allen, b. at Salisbury, Mass., Feb. 14, 1743.
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N. H.), of Somersworth, N. H., in 1800. Accompanied by his wife and her parents, he emigrated, in 1801, to Frankfort, Waldo county, where he purchased land, continuing his residence there as a farmer until his death. He first wife d. May 4, 1819, and Feb. 17, 1820, he married Mary Dunham, of Belfast, Me. He d. suddenly March, 1859, nearly 81 years of age. His second wife survived five years, dying in Mar., 1864. Children :
(1). John, b. in Somersworth, N. H., May 12, 1801 ; married Mary Palmer, of Bremen, Me., July 6, 1829. He d. Aug. 4, 1837, aged 36; widow d. May 27, 1846. Children: Mary P., b. Apr. 26, 1830, m. John K. Rogers; John II"., b. Sept. 17, 1832, d. an infant; Joseph L., b. Nov. 12, 1833; Edwin P., b. May 31, 1835, and Horatio P., b. Jan. 3, 1837.
(11). Mary A., b. March, 1803.
(11I). Charles H., b. March 5, 1805.
(IV). William, b. Dec. 24, 1807.
(v). Sarah J., b. Dec. 7, 1809.
(VI). Betsey, b. Nov. 23, 1811.
(VII). Nancy, b. Mar. 18, 1817.
(7). Mary, b. in Pearsontown, Aug. 13, 1781, and d. of consumption, Mar. 28, 1808.
Joule Family.
This is an English * surname and has been spelled with slight variations by various branches of the family. The ancestors of the Towles now represented in Porter, Me., and Freedom, N. H., were early settlers of Hampton, N. H., where the family wonderfully multiplied. We shall not follow the pedigree into all its ramifications, but confine ourselves to a condensed sketch of two branches. The following, copied from the court records of York county, Me., seems worth preserving in this connection :
"Whereas, John Towle by a former testimony of his about the 14th of Octob: 1651: did cast a blemish upon George Walton in his name, and now being conscious of his own faultiness therein, for clearing of the said Walton do hereaby acknowledge that I John Towle fisherman, did once call George Walton theife, and did say he stole a jarr of oyle, by which means his name suffered in open court. I now desire all to take notice that I am very sorry for the wrong that I then did him by charging him falcely, and hope it will be a warning for me to be wiser for time to come to be more careful how I wrong any man in the like nature. JOHN TOWLE. Jany. 18: 1652."
This confession-which seems to have been more a result of legal pressure than a painful conscience-was witnessed by Bryan Pendleton, Richard Ball, and Philip Babb, and I suppose was made at Saco.
* A member of the family claims that the New England Towles came from Ireland; that they were originally named Tooles or O' Tooles, and changed the spelling after settlement in the " New World.'
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Joseph Towle, son of Amos Towle,* of Hampton, was b. Feb. 18, 1747 ; m., Oct. 2, 1769, Elizabeth Coffin, b. Mar. 7, 1753, d. Feb. 17, 1829, and set- tled in Porter, Me., near the Great Ossipee river below the present village ; there he died. Children as follows :
1. AMos, b. in Hampton, Oct. 1, 1770; m. Susan Moulton, and settled in Freedom, N. H., where he remained until about 1810, when he removed to Hollis, Me., and built an old-fashioned tavern at the Killick Mills, and on the old road leading from that town to South Limington. Here, in company with his brother David, he extended his hospitality to way- farers and Vermont farmers until the travel was diverted in consequence of the discontinuance of the road. He then removed to Limington and kept tavern there. He returned to Freedom in 1818 and remained there until his death. Children's names will appear.
2. JOSEPH, b. in Hampton, Sept. 3. 1772; m. Zilla Morrill and settled, as farmer, in Porter; d. Dec. 27, 1848. Three children, of whom more.
3. WILLIAM, b. in Epsom, July 18, 1774; m. Mercy Garland and settled in Porter, where, as justice of the peace, he was long and prominently known. He d. Apr. 25, 1841. Children's names hereafter.
4. EZRA, b. in Hampton, Feb. 14, 1776; m. Mrs. Rebecca French, of Porter, Mar. 31, 1831. He was drowned by his horse falling when fording the Great Ossipee, June 4, 1802.
5. NANCY, b. April 24, 1778; m. Ebenezer Blazo and had issue; d. in Dec., 1801.
6. DANIEL, b. Jan. 24, 1780; m. Betsey Mason and lived on the beautiful farm recently owned by Nehemiah Holmes. He was a man of sincere piety, held in high esteem by his contemporaries. Some rude fellows once surrounded his house at night, while he was alone, and by hideous noises tried to frighten the old saint, but signally failed. When told that it was the devil, he replied : "I have had no business with him for many years, and have no fear." He d. Mar. 25, 1875, aged 95 years, leaving an influence that can never die. Six children, of whom more.
7. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 27, 1783 ; m. James Garland.
8. SARAH, b. Mar. 26, 1785 ; m. Samuel Taylor, Aug. 22, 1803, and d. Apr. 10, 1866.
9. DAVID, b. Mar. 27, 1787; m. Sarah Marden and lived several years at the Killick Mills in Hollis, Me., where some of his children, two of whom survive, were born. He then removed to Limington, and from there to Porter, where he d. Aug. 7, 1860. Ten children, of whom more.
IO. SIMON, b. May 16, 1794; entered the army during the war of 1812, contracted a disease, and d. in Porter, Oct. 4, 1814, unmarried.
CHILDREN OF AMOS AND SUSAN:
I. AMos, m. Betsey Andrews and settled in Freedom, N. H .; representa- tive in 1834-5. He had issue.
* PHILIP TOWLE, the earliest known head of this family in New England, was born circa 1616; married Isabella Asten, of Hampton (born 1633, died 1719), and died in 1696. The following were probably their sons: Joseph (2), Caleb, Jeremiah, Philip, Benjamin, James, and Leri.
JOSEPH TOWLE (2), b. in 1669; m., first, Mehitable -; second, Sarah Hobbs, and had issue : John, Joseph, James, Mary, Jonathan, Mehitable, and Amos. He d. in 1757.
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I. RANSELLEAR, m. Caroline; settled at Freedom village, as hotel- keeper, where he d. He held a position in Freedom bank. Issue:
(1). Amos C., never married.
(2). Alonzo E., m. Lois Elliott.
(3). Frank, m. dau. of Stephen Kennison, of Freedom. N. H., where he resides.
(4). Edwin, m. Sarah Thurston.
(5). Mabel. (6). Nellie. (7). Rose. (8). Emma.
11. EZRA, m. Lucetta Lincoln and lived in Cornish, Me.
III. MOSES, m. Sarah Healey, and went to Austin, Nevada.
IV. ALONZO, m. Sarah Leavitt, and went to Bloomington, Ill.
v. ROSE. VI. ANNIE. VII. MARTHA. VIII. ZURIAH.
2. ROLA, m. Solomon Andrews, of Freedom, N. H., where she was a mem- ber of the Baptist church. She left issue.
3. LUCINDA, m., first, Richard Berry ; second, John McKenney.
4. LOVELL, b. 1801 ; m. Mary Bennett. He spent some early years in Hollis and Limington, but finally settled in Freedom, N. H., where he cleared a large and valuable farm. He first lived in an old camp back on the hill-side, thence moved into a log-house before any windows and doors were put in. On a moonlight night, after they had retired, Mrs. Towle was disturbed by a noise about her pans of milk, and on rising to learn the cause saw a spotted animal, which she supposed to be a cat, pass through a hole under the house. She fell asleep, but was soon aroused by something moving upon the outside of the bed. She raised her head and saw the same animal near the foot-board and, throwing up her feet, dashed it upon the floor or ground. The sudden eviction of the new tenant resulted in an effluvium which was unmistakable proof of the species to which he belonged, and "lingered near," like "Lucy's lamb," for many a day. Mr. and Mrs. Towle were long active Chris- tians and respected members of society. They survived with almost uninterrupted good health until advanced in years, and lived to see their large family prosperously settled. To the author he said, when rising ninety : " I always enjoyed hard work, but did not consider it hard," and when about to come away he said: "I wish you'd stay as long as you cleverly can." He d. in 1892. Children as follows:
I. SYLVANUS, b. March 22, 1825 ; d. April 19, 1825.
11. MARY J., b. Feb. 19, 1827 ; m. Daniel Taylor; d. Jan. 17, 1853.
III. DR. BENJAMIN N., b. Jan. 17, 1827.
IV. ALMENA, b. Aug. 3, 1831; m. Aaron H. Mason, of Porter; d. June 14, 1861, leaving issue.
V. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 24, 1833 ; m. Mary Moulton, and settled in Freedom, N. H .; deceased.
VI. MEHITABLE, b. Jan. 24, 1833; d. June 16, 1834.
VII. ALBION, b, Dec. 26, 1835 ; m. Isabella Merrill, and resides in Boston.
VIII. AMos, b. Feb. 16, 1838; m. Mary E. Moulton, and resides in Boston.
IX. FRANCIS W., b. Dec. 11, 1841 ; m. Marcie Hilton, ; resides in Boston.
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x DR. ALONZO, b. Feb. 20, 1844; m. Josephine, dau. of Lorenzo D. Stanley, of Porter, Dec, 21, 1874, and was for several years a prac- tising physician in Boston or vicinity. He is now living on a fine farm, in Freedom, N. H., near his birth-place; is a member of the examining board of surgeons for the pension department, and general deputy of New Hampshire, Patrons of Husbandry. Children : Ber- nard L., b. Sept. 13, 1876; Stanley, b. June 5, 1878, and Amos L., b. Jan. 14, 1884.
5. WILLIAM, b. April 10, 1797 ; m. Hannah Moulton, b. May 15, 1806, and lived on a farm in Freedom, N. H. His home was on a high emi- nence overlooking the basin, where the villages now stand, and com- manded a wide area of mountain, valley, dale, and water. Twelve children as follows:
I. JAMES M., b. Feb. 15, 1825 ; d. Mar. 12, 1838.
II. LAURA A., b. May 1, 1827; m. Joseph Towle, of Porter.
111. RICHARD M., b. August 8, 1828; m. Melissa A. Harmon, b. Sept. 27, 1834, and settled on the homestead; a judicious farmer. Children :
(1). Eldora M., b. July 22, 1856; m. - Cooper.
(2). Adah H., b. Nov. 13, 1859; d. May 27, 1863.
(3). Delano IV., b. Nov. 14, 1861.
(4). Adah A., b. Sept. 7, 1863; m. Frank Mason.
(5). Elmer, b. Aug. 2, 1865 ; m. Nellie Meserve.
(6). Lillian G., b. Dec. 6, 1867 ; single.
(7). Bertram R., b. Feb. 21, 1870. m. Alice Brooks.
(8). Minnie R., b. July 13, 1873 ; single. (9). Elsie L., b. Apr. 15, 1876 ; d. June 18, 1877.
IV. ABIGAIL M., b. Dec. 6, 1829; m. Erastus Kimball.
v. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 24, 1831 ; m., first, Eliza J. Hurd; second, Mary A. E. Proctor.
VI. URIAH, b. Aug. 30, 1833 ; m. in Pennsylvania.
VII. ELIZA, b. June 22, 1835 ; d. young.
VIII. ELIAS, b. Nov. 21, 1836; m. Amelia (?) Meserve, June 10, 1861 ; d. Sept. 14, 1837.
IX. JAMES M., b. Sept. 30, 1838; m. sister of William's wife.
x. AUSTIN E., b. July 11, 1841.
XI. ELIZA J., b. Feb. 7, 1843 ; m. Simeon Meserve.
XII. BETSEY F., b. July 31, 1845; m. John Kendall.
6. ELIAS, b. Jan. 22, 1807 ; m., Oct. 28, 1832, Lois, dau. of Stephen and Lois (Sanborn) Swett, she b. June 26, 1811, and was long a merchant at Freedom village. He also extensively engaged in lumber specula- tion, and acquired wealth. He was prominent in town affairs and served in various municipal offices to his credit; was county commissioner and treasurer ; represented Freedom in the Legislature, and was for many years justice of the peace; was an active church member and liberal in his donations for the support of all undertakings calculated to benefit his fellowmen; superintendent of Sunday-school many years and gave
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the Christian society a parsonage and deposited one thousand dollars, the interest of which is used to support preaching. He died Dec. 22, 188 1, leaving two sons :
I. STEPHEN, d. unmarried in 1895.
II. IRVING, m. - Merrill, of Cornish, and succeeded to his father's business; has one son.
7. ALMIRA, m. Ivory Foss.
8. DEA. URIAH, married, and lived at Freedom, where he owned a grist- mill; an active member of the Christian church and useful member of society ; a peace-maker and well-wisher to all mankind; had issue.
9. JONAH, of whom no particulars.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND ZILLA:
I. NEHEMIAH, m. Sally French, of Porter, Feb. 25, 1821, and lived in that town. He had issue : Judith F., m. Tobias Libby, of Porter, and Jolin, now living, m. Ruth Rice, and second, Lucelle Pratt, issue: Ivory, m. Mary French, and Sarah, m. Freeman Sawyer.
2. NANCY, m. Joseph H. Gilman, May 24, 1818.
3. HANNAH, removed to state of New York.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND MERCY :
I. HANNAH, b. Dec. 18, 1797 ; m. James Coolbroth, of Porter, Apr. 8, 1812.
2. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 3, 1801 ; d. unmarried.
3. JOSEPH G., b. Mar. 22, 1806; m. Ruth French, of Porter, Dec. 12, 1824, and settled as a merchant in his native town. Children :
I. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 2, 1825; m. Laura A. Towle, dau. of William, and had issue : Austin, Roscoe, and Zuriah; resides in Porter.
II. WILLIAM B., b. Dec. 24, 1826; m. Sarah G. Mason and was a farmer in Porter.
III. GEORGE W., b. July 7, 1829; m. Susan M. Gilman, in 1853, and was many years a general merchant at Porter village. He also engaged in lumber speculation successfully. Moving to Kezar Falls in 1879, he opened a large store there and continued in trade until 1894, when he retired. He was a stockholder in the woolen mills and pres- ident of the company. He served ten years in succession as select- man in Porter, being chairman six years. He was also treasurer, constable, and collector. Two children d. in childhood.
IV. JAMES F., m. Emma J. Moulton and had issue ; d. in life's prime.
v. RUTH A., d. young.
VI. KEZIAH M., d. young.
VII. MARIA J., m. Charles O. Edgerly, of Porter.
VIII. JULIA, d. unmarried.
IX. ETTA, d. unmarried.
4. MERCY, b. May 8, 1809; m. Benjamin Larrabee, blacksmith, and had sons and daughters.
5. NANCY, b. Aug. 8, 1812 ; m. Nathaniel Bedell, Dec. 2, 1820.
6. MARIA, b. Apr. 7, 1819; m. John Kezar, 2d, Aug. 29, 1835.
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CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND BETSEY :
1. EZRA, b. Sept. 16, 1807 ; m. Widow Rebecca (Coolbroth) French, of Porter, Mar. 31, 1831, and had issue as follows :
I. WILLIAM G., m. Mary Dawson, of Saco, and had issue : Elisabeth A., Philip S., Emeretta, Augustus, and Rosenna. He resides at Saco.
II. EZRA J., m. Sarah Coolbroth, his cousin, and had issue : Francena, Oscar, Everett, and Frederick.
III. NANCY G., m. William G. Davis, and d. leaving a son.
IV. DANIEL, m. Helen Lawrence; lives in Everett, Mass., and has a dau., Helen M.
V. RUTH A., m. Moses Norton, of Porter, and had a son.
2. NANCY, b. Jan. 21, 1809; m. William Gibbs, of Porter.
3. ELIZA, b. June 11, 1811 ; m. Zebulon Brooks, of Freedom, N. H., Nov. 25, 1841 ; he m. afterwards, Apr. 28, 1844, Sally A. Tibbetts, of Porter.
4. DANIEL, b. June 11, 1811; m. Maria J. Tibbetts, of Porter, Dec. 17, 1837, and had issue.
5. RHODA, b. Aug. 24, 1815; m. James Dearborn, Apr. 20, 1833.
6. SALLY, b. July 13, 1818; m. Capt. Randall Libby, Sept. 3, 1837. She survives, living at South Hiram.
7. MERCY, b. Feb. 20, 1825; m. Sylvanus Chapman, of Porter, June 4, 1854, and had issue.
CHILDREN OF DAVID AND SARAH:
I. LOVINA, m. Ebenezer Blazo, of Porter.
2. SARAH, m. James Garland, of Porter, and survives.
3. ROXANNA, m. Isaac Libby, of Parsonsfield, and survives. She was b. at the Killick Mill settlement.
4. MARY A., m. David M. Fox.
5. DAVID, m. Susan Marden and lived in Searsport, Me.
6. ELVIRA, m. Charles Kezar, of Parsonsfield.
7. WILLIAM T., m. Nancy Fox and lived at Cumberland Mills, Me.
8. SAMUEL, m. Abby Rich and d. in Chicago.
9. ELLEN, In. Samuel Perry and d. in Parsonsfield.
IO. RICHARD, d. young, unmarried.
TOWLES OF BUXTON.
Phineas Towle, nativity unknown, m. Sarah Leavitt, Nov. 8, 1778, and lived in Buxton, where he d. Sept. 12, 1819; wife d. April 27, 1826; soldier of the Revolution ; a sergeant. His captain once called for ten volunteers to accompany him in a dangerous expedition, and he was the first to step for- ward. For this act he was much respected by his comrades. He enlisted May 3, 1775, in the company of Capt. Jeremiah Hill, of Biddeford, in the regiment of Col. Scamman; was in the expedition to Ticonderoga and Crown Point. Nine children, as follows :
I. JAMES, bapt. Nov. 3, 1782 ; m. Elizabeth -, and d. in Buxton, Sept. 30, 1807, leaving a dau., Polly, b. Oct. 11, 1806.
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2. MARTHA, bapt. Nov. 3, 1782 ; m. Tristram Hanson, Oct. 18, 1801.
3. ELIZABETH, bapt. July 17, 1785; m. Sewall Libby, Jan. 26, 1809.
4. SAMUEL, bapt. Sept. 2, 1787 ; m. Ann Hanson, Jan. 31, 1811, and d. Jan. 4, 1873 ; his wife d. April 2, 1881. Children, born in Buxton :
I. SARAH, b. Oct. 16, 1813 ; d. Sept. 27, 1814.
II. ISAAC, b. Dec. 18, 1815 ; m. Joanna Pennell, to whom pub. June 17, 1839. He d. Oct. 4, 1885.
III. JOEL, b. May 6, 1818; m. Sarah A. Atkinson (she d. Sept., 1891,) Aug. 29, '1840, and had issue as follows :
(i). James H., b. April 8, 1842.
(2). Son, b. in 1844.
(3). Joseph F., b. May 8, 1845.
(4). Rebecca A., b. April 5. 1847; m. Ivory Lane.
(5). Simon, b. Feb. 15, 1850; m. Joanna Palmer.
(6). Helen .. , b. Aug. 25, 1852 ; m. Stephen F. Libby, Nov. 27, 1873.
(7). Anna B., b. July 14, 1857 ; m. Frank Meserve, Nov. 27, 1873.
IV. STEPHEN, b. July 6, 1820; m. Lucy Meserve, Jan. 1, 1843, and issue as follows :
(1). Arthur E., b. April 16, 1844; m. Fanny A. Dodd, May 1, 1872.
(2). Ellen M., b. Dec. 21, 1846; m. Stilman B. Dyer, Mar. 7, 1872.
(3). Edwin L., b. Jan. 9. 1850 ; m. Hattie A. Boston, Dec. 21, 1877.
(4). Lucy E., b. Apr. 7, 1853.
(5). Leonard C., b. Aug. 24. 1856 ; m. Frances E. Tripp, Aug. 9, 1890.
(6). Cora M., b. July 21, 1862; d. June 25, 1863.
(7). Minnie E., b. Nov. 8, 1865; m. Stephen M. Dunnell, Dec. 25, 1890.
V. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 9, 1822 ; d. Nov. 5, 1889.
VI. NANCY, b. June 7, 1824; m. - Gilcrist, of Lowell.
VII. JAMES, b. Sept. 9, 1826 ; m. Mary E. Spencer, Jan. 1, 1850, and had: (1). Willie, b. Jan. 8, 1855.
(2). Charles H., b. Apr. 29, 1859.
VIII. JOHN, b. Mar. 28, 1829; by wife Lydia had issue : (1). Mary A., b. Feb. 14, 1854; m. Leroy Yates.
(2). Ellen J., b. Mar. 13, 1862 ; m. Isaac A. Clough.
IX. MEHITABLE, b. Oct. 13, 1830 ; in. Henry L. Paine, Jan. 7, 1849.
x. SIMON, b. Aug. 10, 1833; unmarried; in Lowell.
XI. CHARLES H., b. Aug. 23, 1835; lives in Westbrook.
XII. SARAH M., b. Apr. 18, 1841 ; m. George Tyler, July 30, 1865.
5. JOHN, bapt. July 25, 1789; m. Sally Brown, of Scarborough, Nov. 7, 1813, and is said to have d. in Palmyra, Me. Children, b. in Buxton, as follows :
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HANNAH, b. May 15, 1815.
II. JAMES, b. Feb. 15, 1817.
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III. PHINEAS, b. Apr. 22, 1820.
IV. PHILIP B., b. May 19, 1822.
V. MARGARET A., b. Mar. 31, 1824.
VI. IVORY H., b. Aug. 13, 1826.
VII. JOHN B., b. Sept. 22, 1828.
VIII. DAVID B., b. July 22, 1832.
IX. WILLIAM E., b. Jan. 27, 1834.
6. SARAH, bapt. Oct. 21, 1792.
7. STEPHEN, bapt. July 12, 1795.
8. HANNAH, bapt. June 25, 1797.
9. PHINEAS, bapt. Oct. 6, 1799.
True Family.
Obadiah True, an old Revolutionary pensioner, moved his family into town in 1813-14; was born in Sanford, in 1756; enlisted at the age of nineteen, immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill; served under "Mad Anthony Wayne" at the taking of Stony Point; fought under General Gates at the capture of Burgoyne's army. After four years of service he came home on a three months' furlough. When his leave of absence had nearly expired, he traveled on foot to Portsmouth, took passage on a sloop bound for Boston, was captured the first day out by an English cruiser, and was carried to Dartmoor prison, where he was confined till the close of hostilities. When released he had his passage paid to France by our Minister to that country, and from there he, with other prisoners, was sent home in a ship chartered for that purpose. When the war of 1812 came on, although fifty-six years of age, he enlisted for three years and served during the war; was twice mar- ried; first wife, Grace Gerry, of Sanford, by whom two children; second wife, - Boston, sister of John, who was one of the first settlers of the town, by whom three children, ROBERT, JOSEPH, and MARGARET, all deceased. He d. Dec. 3, 1844, in his 89th year.
Tyler Family.
This is a genuine Welsh surname. Glamorganshire and Cardiganshire are their original homes. Two of the earliest New England settlers of the name were Abraham Tyler, of Haverhill, 1650, who died in 1673, and John Tyler, of Andover, 1653, whose son Moses died in 1727, aged 85, leaving ten sons. Nathaniel Tyler was of Lynn, 1642.
James Tyler came from Cape Porpoise, or Arundel, and settled at Black Point in Scarborough in 1718. He died there in 1749, leaving four children. In his will of Jan. 17, 1748, he mentions his two sons and two daughters, and
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gives as the reason for bestowing no more of his estate upon his son Abraham, "He hath been a very undutiful son to me." He witnessed a will in Scar- borough in 1750.
Capt. Abraham Tyler, son of preceding, was living in Andover, Mass., previous to his father's death, but soon after came down to Scarborough, and, according to Southgate, "spent there the remainder of a long and useful life." He served three years in the Revolutionary army; subsequently filled several official positions. He was deputy sheriff for the county of York, and for some reason arrested Richard Fry, who had a paper-mill at Falmouth as early as 1739. In a petition written while in prison in Boston he complains that Abraham Tyler had broken into his desk, "under cover of an execution," and carried away his private papers. At one time he was part owner of a saw- mill in Saco. He was the last person having charge of the ferry at Blue Point. His wife was a granddaughter of Captain Scammon, probably named Elizabeth Brown. The names and number of his children are not found.
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