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II. JOSEPH, lived in Boston.
III. HARRIET, In. Abijah Lewis, of Hiram, and d. in Harrison. Large family.
NOTE .- Mrs. Lizzie Boston Fuller, dau. of Hiram, was a talented elocutionist and public reader, who died in Hiram, 1880. Her two brothers, Dr. Reuben R. and Frederic O., graduated at Bowdoin, 1875.
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IV. MARY A., m. Erastus Stover.
V. LOUISA, m. Samuel Clemens, of Hiram ; second, Joseph Stover.
V1. ROYAL, m. Mary Snow, of New Hampshire.
VII. JANE, m. Abner Black, of Lowell, Mass.
VIII. DEBORAH, m. Samuel Lowell.
1X. GARDNER, m. Maria Coffin, of New Hampshire.
Boulter Family.
Nathaniel Boulter* was an early inhabitant of "Old Hampton"; was born in 1619. and in deposition of 1685, said he was one of the first planters in the settlement; had been in the township about forty-three years. The servants of Capt. Mason had forbidden some action of his, but he paid no regard to them because backed by the Massachusetts government. He saw the yellow cattle brought from Denmark by Capt. Mason; said they were "very large beasts and were valued at {25 per head."
SECOND GENERATION.
Nathaniel Boalter, of Scarborough, made his will in 1740. He was styled "blacksmith "; was a mill owner; had long been in "a weak, languish- ing condition "; calls his body a "crazy, declining tabernacle "; wife's name, Grace; mentions son NATHANIEL and two daughters, ELIZABETH and MARY, to whom he gives fifty pounds apiece.
Joshua Boulter was in Falmouth in 1732.
THIRD GENERATION.
Nathaniel Boulter, of Scarborough, son of the preceding, owned a coast- ing vessel which he sold, with other property, and removed to Standish, near Saco river, where he had a large tract of valuable land. He tarried until he built his log-house. where Sewall Libby now lives, in the "Boulter neighbor- hood," so-called. He had sons, SAMUEL, NATHANIEL, DANIEL, and WILLIAM.
FOURTH GENERATION.
1. SAMUEL F., b. in 1775 ; settled on the homestead of his father, in Stan- dish, and had one of the best intervale farms in town. His wife's name was Charity. He d. July 31, 1857, aged 82 years and 7 months. His wife d. July 17, 1869, aged 92 years and four months. These were buried in the " Boulter yard " in the pasture near the farm-house. They had several children, but the records do not appear.
2. NATHANIEL, b. in 1761; m. Elizabeth , and lived in Standish,
* This English surname was derived from the occupation of a " boulter " or flour miller, and was probably identical with Boulton in early times.
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above his brother Samuel. He d. Nov. 2, 1840, aged 79 years ; his wife d. Feb. 8, 1841, aged 75 years.
3. DANIEL, settled in Standish, below the house of Samuel, on the left-hand side of the road as we go down river.
4. WILLIAM, settled in Buxton, half a mile west from Moderation Mills, on the high land. He was known as "deacon " Boulter ; had a good farm and the old two-storied mansion is still standing, but little changed : here was a cider mill to which the boys from the village went to get a "taste." He had an adopted son, William Townsend, known as " Billy " Boulter, a man of ability, who served as deputy sheriff many years, but became demented and hung himself in his barn.
FIFTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND CHARITY :
1. DEA. JOHN, lived in the Boulter neighborhood, as farmer; twice m .; first to Mary -, who d. Jan. 22, 1835, aged 36 years, 8 months; second to Eunice, who d. Sept. 12, 1874, aged 74 years. He d. May 23, 1862, aged 68 years and 8 months.
2. AMos, now living on the old homestead, rising 80; has been a man of business, many years engaged in lumber speculation; has carried on extensive farming operations ; a man of general intelligence. His wife was Emily, dau. of Col. Abijah Usher, who d. Mar. 19, 1852, aged 28 years. He m. for second wife, Mary, by whom a son, Amos II"., d. May 16, 1878, aged 5 years, odd.
. 3. GRACE T., d. May 3, 1853, aged 47 years. She was the wife of Thoms.
4. ISAAC, d. June 13, 1833, aged 30 years.
5. JANE, wife of William A. Dresser, d. in Bangor, Sept. 6, 1847, aged 38 years.
6. JAMES, m. Ruth , who d. in Jan., 1835, aged 26 years. These had James, d. Oct. 14, 1840, aged 13 years; Almeda, d. Aug. 22, 1834, aged 2 years; Martha Y., d. Dec. 27, 1849, aged 9 (?); Albanus K. M., d. Apr. 22, 1845, aged 8 months.
Anna G., dau. of Samuel and R. F. Boulter, Standish, d. May 19, 1870, aged 12 years.
John Boulter, Jr., m. Martha, who d. Nov. 12, 1870, aged 63 years. 9 months; was buried in Boulter neighborhood.
William D. Boulter, of the Standish family, who m. Phebe L. Came, sister of Abram L. Came, of Buxton, d. in Saco, where he and his wife were buried, Sept. 29, 1879, aged 77 years. His widow d. Apr. 11, 1883, aged 79 years. Their children were as follows :
1. RUSSELL S., living in Saco; harness maker.
2. NANCY L., d. in Saco, May 8, 1860, aged 26 years.
Boynton Family.
BUXTON BRANCH.
William Boynton, with John, who was probably a brother, came to Row- ley, Mass., from Rowley, Yorkshire, England, with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. He was b. in 1606, and with his wife, Elizabeth, lived in Rowley till 1657, when he purchased land in Newbury. He was in Ipswich in 1667, and in Rowley in 1684. He d. in Ipswich, Dec. 8, 1686, aged So.
John Boynton, b. July 30, 1729; was a blacksmith in Haverhill, and probably a descendant of the above. He was living in Haverhill in 1749. He moved to Narragansett, No. I, as early as March 29, 1754, and purchased several parcels of real estate there from 1749 to 1752. He was in Haverhill, June 3, 1756, and at that date bought the land on which he settled. His house was in the southerly section of the town and directly opposite Daniel Boynton's house. He conveyed a lot of land to his son William, in 1767, on which he settled. In 1768, he sold a house lot to Samuel Hovey, of Cape Elizabeth. He mn. Mary, dau. of William Hancock, who also came to Buxton from Haverhill. He was in the continental army and d. in a barn used as a barrack by the soldiers. Elisha Andrews, of Buxton, watched with him the night of his death. There were four sons and two daughters in this family.
Daniel Boynton was in Narragansett as early as Apr. 22, 1767, and his name appears frequently on the proprietors' records. He was a soldier of the Revolution ; probably a brother of John.
Joseph Boynton, Richard Boynton, John Boynton, William Boynton,
all proprietors of Narragansett, No. 1.
John Boynton represents his father Ichabod Boynton, of Bradford, in a list of grantees of the Narragansett townships, confirmed by the General Court in 1730. Bradford adjoined Haverhill, and these were no doubt of the same family as the Buxton family.
1. DANIEL BOYNTON, son of John and Mary, m. Mary Babb, in Buxton, July 11, 1793, but he seems to have' settled elsewhere, as his name does not appear on the town records.
2. ISAAC BOYNTON, son of John and Mary, was drowned.
3 . WILLIAM BOYNTON, son of John and Mary, m. Mary McLucas, Oct. 2, 1766, and had issue, eight children. He was probably the first child of his parents. His house was half way between Buxton Centre and Leavitt's Mills and was standing in 1872. Children :
I. WILLIAM, JR., b. Dec. 18, 1766; m. Betty Whitney, of Standish, pub. Nov. 10, 1792.
II. HANNAH, b. Feb. 15, 1769 ; was m. to Daniel Leavitt, Aug. 23, 1792.
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III. DANIEL, JR., b. March 12, 1771 ; m. Mary Moor, of Buxton, Dec. 6, 1792.
IV. ISAAC, b. June 5, 1773; m. Sarah Merrill, Oct. 2, 1800. She d. in Mar., 1841. They had Elizabeth, Mary, and Lydia, all bapt. in 1812.
V. MARY, b. July 5, 1775.
VI. MOSES, b. Feb. 6, 1778 ; m. Sarah Knight, July 2, 1812.
VII. SAMUEL, b. July 27, 1780; m. Phebe Blake, Mar. 10, 1804.
VIII. JANE, b. Aug. 3, 1785 ; was m. June 30, 1803, to Samuel Banks, of Phillipsborough.
4. JOHN BOYNTON, son of John and Mary, m. Hannah Elwell, of Pepperill- boro (Saco), July 18, 1775; second, Hannah Mason, Mar. 25, 1801. He had issue by both wives, as follows:
I. JAMES, b. Oct. 14, 1771 ; m. Susanna Grant, 1804.
II. MARY, b. Feb. 17, 1773.
111. JOHN, JR., b. Mar. 18, 1778.
IV. HANNAH, b. May 6, 1781 ; was m. to Daniel Flanders, Aug. 1, 1802.
V. DANIEL, b. Mar. 31, 1783.
VI. MOSES, b. July 15, 1785; m. Ruth Elden, Mar. 24, 1803.
VII. WILLIAM, by second wife, b. Aug. 31, 1801.
VIII. ELIZA. b. Nov. 15, 1803.
5. HANNAH BOYNTON, dau. of John and Mary, m. Samuel Hasaltine, Feb. 18, 1768, and as his widow m. Capt. John Lane, Sept. 21, 1777.
6. POLLY BOYNTON, dau. of John and Mary, m. Richard Kimball, Apr. 4, 1796. (?)
CORNISH BRANCH.
Samuel Boynton came to Cornish from Stratham, N. H,, and was among the early settlers of the plantation. His first wife was Dolly Fifield, and she had a son Samuel, who removed to Penobscot county. His second wife was Polly Deering. These had seven children, named as follows :
I. DOLLY, b. in 1791 ; m. Dr. - Briggs, and had several children; second, "Esquire " Simeon Pease.
2. JOSEPH D., b. June 4, 1793; m. Hannah Chick (who was b. Jan. 24, 1794), Nov. 30, 1815, at Cornish. He lived on the homestead; was short and stout, like his mother, but had a little of his father's peppery temper. ITis wife was a stalwart woman with large brain and heart; good wife, mother, and neighbor. He d. Jan 4, 1877; his wife d. Feb. 12, 1882. These had thirteen children, as will now appear :
I. SALLY L., b. Nov. 6, 1815; m. Truman Way.
II. MARY, b. May 26, 1816; m. Charles Robinson.
III. HANNAH, b. July 8, 1819; m. Alpheus Gilpatrick, of Hiram; now living.
IV. FRANCES A., b. Jan. 1, 1821 ; m. Orrin Chick.
NOTE-The descendants of John Boynton, who came from Haverill to Buxton, in 1756, have lived on the old homestead, where he settled, down to the present time.
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V. AMMI L., b. Apr. 18, 1822; m. Elizabeth Cooper; he d. June 19, 1873; lived on the homestead.
VI. ALVIRA C., b. Feb. 26, 1824; m. Jonathan Boothby ; d. May 20, 1840.
VII. HARRIET O., b. Dec. 18, 1825; m. George Chadbourne.
VIII. LUCY A., b. July 17, 1827 ; m. - Griffin.
IX. JOSEPH W., b. July 13, 1829.
x. ELIZABETH B., b. May 4, 1830; m. George Gilpatrick.
XI. CAROLINE N., b. Jan. 12, 1832; in. James Boardman.
XII. PHILIP H., b. May 24, 1833.
XIII. MARTHA E., b. Mar. 6, 1838; m. Henry Fairies.
3. SALLY, m. C'apt. David Newbegin, of Portland.
4. EDWARD D., m. Apphia Philbrick; was tall, like his father, and easy tempered, like his mother ; was a village trader at one time; mason and joiner by trade. He moved to Gorham, thence to Limerick, where he d. He was an honest man, of great kindness of heart. His children were :
I. CHARLES, resides in Limerick.
II. JANE, m. Edward Files, of Gorham, Me.
III. EDWARD D., now living in Cornish.
IV. GRANVILLE M., living in Lewiston, Me.
5. MARY, unmarried in 1842. She is said to have worried greatly because of Millerite preaching, fearing the world would come to an end.
6. HENRY, was a dentist in Portland; a tall, handsome man.
7. FANNY, m. Joseph Rundlette.
Joseph Boynton, a brother of Samuel, came from Stratham, N. H., some- what later, but I do not find names of these men as inhabitants in the list of 1794. He m. two wives and had several children. ROBERT m. Mercy Abbott and lived at North Limington; had NATHANIEL, who m. - Marr, and ROBERT T., who m. Lucy Gillman and settled in Baldwin ; removed to Oxford, where his sons reside. Another son of Joseph was ALEXANDER, who settled down east.
Brackett Family.
Thomas Brackett was an early settler of Falmouth, Me. He married Mary Mitton, dau. of Michael and his wife Elizabeth, dau. of George Cleve, and became the owner of extensive lands. He was killed by Indians near his house, in 1676, and his family was carried into captivity. He and family had previously escaped from captivity in an old canoe. Mrs. Brackett per- ished during her second stay among the savages.
Anthony Brackett, a brother of the preceding, m. Anna, dau. of Michael Mitton, and settled at Back Cove, in Falmouth, where he was killed by the
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Indians on his own farm in 1689. He and family had once been carried away by the savages but, with Thomas, escaped in an old canoe. He had issue, as will afterwards appear.
I. JOSHUA, son of Thomas and Mary, went to Greenland, N. II., after the first Indian war and died there, leaving four children, two sons and two daughters.
I. JOSHUA, son of preceding, was born in Greenland. in 1701 ; went to Falmouth previous to 1728 to settle upon the lands left by his father. He built a log-house in the woods and cleared a small field for culti- vation. For many years his principal business was cutting wood, which he shipped to Boston. He was heard to say he had worked by the light of the moon many nights to make up a cargo for the coaster when she reached port. He lived many years in his log- house and his neighbors were Indians. He built a good framed house opposite the head of High street, which was burnt down after the Revolution. He d. in Mar., 1794, aged 93 years ; had a large family.
Il. ANTHONY, son of Joshua, b. in Greenland in 1707 ; went to Falmouth and lived in his brother's home for some years until married, in 1733. He d. in 1784 and left a numerous family.
III. SARAH, sister of preceding, m. John Hill, of Portsmouth, N. H.
IV. MARY, sister of preceding, m. Christopher Mitchell, of Kittery.
DESCENDANTS OF ANTHONY IT.
Zachariah Brackett, son of Anthony, was twice married. His first four children were b. in Hampton. He removed to Ipswich in 1740 and d. there.
I. SARAH, b. Mar. 1, 1709; m. - Sawyer, of Falmouth; second, Jona- than Morse, in 1754.
2. JANE, b. Jan. 13, 1711 ; m. Daniel Mosier, of Gorham.
3. ANTHONY, b. Aug. 25, 1712: m. first, in 1751, to Abigail Chapman ; second, Abigail, a dau. of Joshua Brackett; d. in 1775.
4. ABRAHAM, b. July 3, 1714; m. Joanna Springer in 1743, and d. in 1806.
5. ZACHARIAH, b. Nov. 30. 1716; m. Judith Sawyer in 1742 ; d. 1776.
6. THOMAS, m. Mary Snow in 1744.
7. JOSHUA, b. June 7, 1723 ; m. Esther Cox in 1744: d. 1810.
8. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 21, 1727 ; m. James Merrill, 3d, of Falmouth, in 1753.
Samuel Brackett, 3d, of Berwick, m. Apr. 26, 1781, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Lois Wentworth, and removed to Limington, Me., where he d. Oct. 31, 1750, aged 93; his wife d. Jan. 24, 1753, aged 90. He had a brother Reuben, and uncle John Brackett, b. Jan. 29, 1720, and a nephew John, who lived in China, Me. Children of Samuel :
I . WENTWORTH, b. Sept. 3, 1782 ; d. Sept. 20, 1807.
2. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 14, 1784; m. Abigail Manson, lived in Limerick, and had :
I. NATHANIEL, m. Roxanna Hasty and lived in Limerick. He had Edward P., Dominicus, George, and Abigail.
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II. EDWARD, m. Susan Hardy, lived in Limerick, and had issue, Albert, Susan, and Edward.
II1. ALMIRA.
IV. ABIGAIL.
3. JOHN, b. Jan. 20, 1787; m. Phebe Gilky, Aug. 28, 1817, and had issue:
I. JAMES, m. Elizabeth Thompson, lived in Biddeford, and had Caroline and Harriet.
II. ISAAC, d. young.
III. JOSEPH, m. Jane Hasty ; lived in Biddeford.
IV. ELIZABETH.
V. WENTWORTH.
VI. CHARLES H.
VII. MARTHA.
1. DAVID, b. Feb. 2, 1789; m. Mary Bean, of Limerick; second, Betsey Cook; third, Olive Trueworthy, and lived in Jackson, Me. His chil- dren: Charles, Thomas, Eliza, Lydia, David, Julia, Ann, Charles.
5. NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 3, 1791 ; d, Feb. 7, 1815.
6. DANIEL, b. Sept. 21, 1794; d. 1795.
7. COMFORT, b. July 8, 1796; m. Samuel Wiggin, of Standish, Me.
8. DANIEL, b. Sept. 5, 1799 ; lived in Biddeford ; single.
9. MARK, b. Mar. 3, 1802 ; d. 1803.
IO. PHEBE, b. Jan. 26, 1804; m. Capt. Oakes, and lived in Kennebunk, Me. Nathaniel Brackett m. Alice Ricker, and had PHEBE, MOSES, SALLY, and EUNICE.
Isaac Brackett m. Margaret Ricker, and had MARY, b. Sept. 12, 1810; m. William O'Brion ; MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 6, 1812; NATHANIEL R., b. Nov. 1, 1813; TIMOTHY, b. June 12, 1815.
Humphrey Brackett m. Joanna Ricker, and had LORENZO, MARY, SAM- UEL and EUNICE.
Isaac Brackett, now in Bangor, once kept the old Elm House in Port- land; was at one time in trade at Parsonsfield, Newfield, and Limerick; a moving planet. He m. Almira Weeks; second, her sister Sarah.
Sarah Brackett m. Naham McKusick, of Saco.
Joshua Brackett, of Limington, was a soldier of the Revolution and was wounded in the service; drew a pension. He lived a half mile from Liming- ton Corner, where Frank Brackett now resides. His wife's name was Lydia. His children were named as follows:
1. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 10, 1784.
2. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 23, 1787.
3 DOROTHY, b. June 13, 1789.
4. ROBERT, b. Sept. 15, 1791; m. Aphia Libby, Oct. 4, 1818.
5. ESTHER, b. Dec. 17, 1793; m. William Libby, Nov. 16, 1817.
6. JOSHUA, b. Apr. 18, 1796.
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7. LYDIA, b. Apr. 12, 1798; m. Robert Staples, Nov. 3, 1815.
8. MARY, b. Mar. 12, 1800; m. Samuel Ingalls, Mar. 29, 1820 ; d. July 15, 1830, in Bridgton, Me.
9. HANNAH, b. July 6, 1802 ; m. Samuel Ingalls (as above), July 3, 1831; d. Feb. 21, 1872.
IO. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 29, 1805 ; settled in Buxton, but went West in 1850, with a large family, and lived at LaCrosse, Wis.
II. ALMIRA, b. Oct. 9, 1806.
Bradstreet Family.
This is a historic family connected with the same ancestry as was Governor Bradstreet, of Massachusetts fame. Much has been published in the Register, of Boston, on the genealogy of this family, and to preserve the meagre records found in Biddeford from destruction, we give place to them here. JOHN BRAD- STREET died there at the age of 79, in 1770, hence born in 1691. 1 suppose he was father to ANDREW BRADSTREET, who m. Mary -, and had SUSANNA, bapt. Apr. 24, 1763 ; JOSEPH, bapt. Jan. 27, 1765 ; SIMON, bapt. June 5. 1768; SARAH, d. Oct. 20, 1773, aged 2 years. Mary, the wife of Andrew, d. June 3, 1771, and he m. second, Joanna Hill, July 18, 1773. To these were b. SARAH, who fell over the bridge, and was carried over the falls at Saco, Oct. 22, 1728; ANNA, bapt. Aug., 1777; REBECCA, bapt. Aug. 8, 1779, and OLIVE, bapt. Aug. 19, 1781. EZEKIEL and JEMIMA BRADSTREET, of Biddeford, had NATHAN- IEL, bapt. July 25, 1784, and WILLIAM N., bapt. Mar. 31, 1792.
Bragdon Family.
This family is of English extraction, and many useful and prominent men have borne the name in New England. They were leading spirits in some of the coast towns for many years, filling various stations of trust. Arthur Bragdon, Sr., was in Kittery as early as 1652. In a deposition given by him in York, in 1665, his age was stated to be "about 67 years," hence he was born in 1598. He was called to fill many responsible positions in that old town. His son ARTHUR made his will in York in 1736, in which he stated that he was "far advanced in years"; mentions wife Sarah, an only son THOMAS, and daughters named SARAH JOHNSON, MARTHA LORD, TABITHA LINSCOTT, BETHIA LEAVITT, LOVE SAYER, and unmarried MARY; grandchildren named Farnum ; will probated May 5, 1743. SAMUEL BRAGDON, of York, "aged and crazy of body," made his will May 10, 1709, in which he mentions his wife, then living, sons SAMUEL and JOSEPH, " under age," and daughters MAGDA- LIN, PATIENCE, SARAH, and RUTH, to each of whom he gives " five-and-twenty shillings." He called Deacon Bragdon his "dear cousin " and appointed him
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"sole executor" of his estate ; inventory returned Jan. 6, 1712, £296 : 8: 0. Another ARTHUR BRAGDON removed from York to Scarborough about 1725, and spent there " the remainder of a long and useful life." He was one of a few to whom the name " gentleman " was applied in old legal documents. CAPT. SOLOMON and GIDEON BRAGDON removed to Scarborough soon after, and their descendants have been numerous there and in Buxton, Limington, and other adjacent towns. THOMAS BRAGDON was treasurer of the county of York in 1667. A CAPT. THOMAS was representative to the General Court from York in 1749.
Samuel Bragdon is said to have come from England. He was early set- tled in York, Me. He m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Moulton. Children, b. in York, as follows:
I. SAMUEL, b. July 31, 1673; m. Isabella, dau. of - Marston, (?) and had a family of eight children, whose names will appear.
2. MARY, b. Nov. 24, 1675.
3. PATIENCE, b. April 17, 1678.
4. SARAH, b. Mar. 20, 1680.
5. JEREMIAH, b. Mar. 17, 1683.
6. RUTH, b. Apr. 9, 1691.
7. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 19, 1694.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 2d, AND ISABELLA.
I. DORCAS, b. Sept. 7, 1695.
2. MARY, b. Apr. 7, 1698.
3. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 6, 1700; m. Tabitha, dau. of Lieut. Joseph Banks, of York, and had issue. He m. second, Mercy, dau. of Josiah Main, and had four children by her.
4. ISABELLA, b. Aug. 13, 1702.
5. JEREMIAH, b. Mar. 30, 1704-5.
6. DANIEL, b. Jan. 7, 1707.
7. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 7, 1709-10.
8. MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 19, 1712.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 3d, AND TABITHA:
I. TABITHA, b. Dec. 1. 1723.
2. BETTY, b. Sept. 10, 1725.
3. LYDIA, b. Nov. 12, 1727.
4. ISABELLA, b. Apr. 8, 1731.
5. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 9, 1736; m. Miriam, dau. of John Milberry. He d. Jan. 26, 1806; his widow d. Nov. 27, 1829, aged 92 years. Children, b. in York.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 3d, AND MERCY.
I. JOSIAH, b. Aug. 19, 1747.
2. MATTHIAS, b. June 15, 1749.
3. MERCY, b. Oct. 13, 1751.
4. OLIVER, b. Oct. 22, 1754.
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CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, 4th, AND MIRIAM.
I. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 23, 1759 ; d. May 16, 1793, at home.
2. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 15, 1761 ; lost on the America in September, 1781.
3. JAMES, b. July 29, 1763 ; d. in Jamaica, in July, 1786.
4. TABITHA, b. Nov. 10, 1766.
5. JOHN, b. Jan. 30, 1769 ; d. at Portland, May 10, 1792.
6. ISABELLA, b. Feb. 18, 1772; m. Capt. Josephus Howard; d. Jan. 29, 1830.
7. RUFUS, b. Sept. 4, 1775; d. at Montevideo, Jan. 31, 1799, with lock-jaw.
8. LYDIA, b. Apr. 14, 1778; m. Theodore Bragdon.
Theodore Bragdon, of York, was a son of Deacon Joseph Bragdon ; was born May 9, 1778; m. Lydia, dau. of Capt. Samuel Bragdon (4th), and by her had issue. He d. May 31, 1847 ; his widow d. Dec. 5, 1852, aged 74 years, 7 months, 21 days.
I. THODOSIA L., b. Dec. 2, 1810.
2. JOSEPH, b. July 8, 1814.
3. SAMUEL, b. May 12, 1817.
4. MARY S., b. Mar. 17, 1820.
William Bragdon, a native of Scarborough, settled early in Limington, and became the head of the families of the name in town. His wife was named Sarah, and his children were as follows:
I. AMY, b. Feb. 10, 1781.
2. ELIZABETH, b. June 30, 1783.
3. SARAH, b. Mar. 1, 1785.
ARTHUR, b. June 6, 1787.
5. SUSANNA, b. Apr. 9, 1789.
6. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 30, 1791.
7. EDMUND, b. Mar. 20. 1794.
8. MEHITABLE, b. Apr. 28, 1796.
9. SEWALL, b. July 6, 1798.
Bryant and Bryent Family.
This English surname is spelled Bryant, Bryent, and Briant. There is no documentary evidence to support the tradition which once made the Bryants of Saco and Buxton a branch of the Irish family of O'Brien. There were in the New England settlements, at an early period, several persons named Bryant between whom no tie of relationship was known to exist; the gene- alogy of descendants of all of these pioneers does not come within range of our present inquiry ; some account of them may be found in the local histories and in the Genealogical Register. Two branches of the Bryant family will
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have our attention in this work ; one, traced to an ancestor said to have settled on Great island, in Portsmouth harbor ; the other, to progenitors who inhabited Ipswich, Mass. The heads of these two families may have been scions of the same parent stock -tradition says they were-but I have not found any reli- able evidence of such connection. The various families have kept and pre- served their records with commendable care, in their Bibles, which have been handed down as sacred heirlooms from generation to generation.
In consequence of the residence of some families of Bryant upon a tract of land that afterwards became a part of the homestead where I was born, and where I spent many happy days of childhood, I have been stimulated to patient research for the materials now incorporated into this family sketch, and, imperfect as it may appear, it represents exhaustive investigation in a somewhat extensive field.
The late WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT cast a brilliant halo over the family name, and, as will afterwards appear, he was not the only one touched with poetic inspiration. 1 should say that the leading trend of the Ipswich family has been toward a military career, and many of them have served with valor and distinction as officers and in the ranks - some of them having laid down their lives - upon the battle-fields of every war since the settlement of this country.
The tendency of the Newmarket branch has been more in the line of civil official distinction, and many have proved themselves efficient and faithful public servants. As a rule, the members of the Bryant family have been of fair rather florid-complexion. They were a vigorous, strong-constitutioned, hard-working, and long-lived race. As the records show, many of them have survived until past 90 years of age. They were naturally retiring and inclined so much to solitude that they kept close to their firesides. Impulsive, high- tempered, and quick to resent an insult; not in any haste to forgive those who had intruded upon their rights. Although they were proverbially willful and uncompromising, great kindness of heart and humane feeling were char- acteristic of the family, and many of them have, in principle at least, divided their last crust with the needy.
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