Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 70

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Portland, Me., The author
Number of Pages: 1424

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I. HENRY W., b. Sept. 26, 1810, in Augusta, Me .; m. Elizabeth S. Lock, of Hallowell; d. Aug. 29, 1850, in California.

II. JOSEPH R., b. July 6, 1821 ; m. Julia Bassett, of Litchfield, Me .; d. June 3, 1850, in Gardiner.

III. MARY, b. Aug. 29, 1823, in Augusta, Me .; m., Dec. 25, 1845, Isaac C. Wellcome, of Hallowell. Mrs. Wellcome is a woman of literary tastes, who has for many years contributed to the New England news- papers, writing book reviews and essays on flower culture. She has also delivered addresses in public on various topics. Her home for many years has been in Yarmouth, Me.

4. POLLY, b. Dec. 20, 1782; m. Thomas Ridlon, of Hollis, and d. in the author's family at the age of 90.

5. DAVID, b. May 25, 1784; no account of him.

6. STEPHEN, b. June 25, 1789, in Buxton; m. Philinda, dau. of David Pratt, of Clinton, Me., and settled in that town. He purchased land and cleared a farm on the west bank of the Kennebec, but when mills were built on that river he sold his land for house-lots and realized a handsome profit. He then moved to the home of his father, on the hill above where "Morrison's Corner" now is, and continued there during the remainder of his life. He was a man of much resolution and enterprise ; owned one of the best farms and homesteads in the county, and died at an advanced age. "Uncle Stephen " used to visit his sis ter, Polly Ridlon, at Hollis, occasionally, and the author remembers, with great pleasure, the hours spent in listening to the animating con- versation that passed between the two at the cheerful fireside. They always kissed each other when they met, and seemed as happy and lively as children in each other's society. No brother and sister ever resembled each other more in features, temperament, and manners. Issue as follows :

1. DAVID, b. Mar. 13, 1815; m. May 19, 1839, Lydia Tuttle, and resided on a farm in Clinton, Me. He d. Apr. 20, 1849. Children as follows :

(1). Llewellyn, m. Amanda Fish; second, Carrie Staples; resides in Clinton. Children, Forest, David, Lilla.

(2). Amanda, m. Preston Weymouth, of Clinton.

(3). Delvina, m. Alonzo Weymouth, of Clinton.

(4). Sarah, unmarried when heard from.

II. LORANA, b. Dec. 21, 1821; m. Allen Nye, of Clinton.

III. ISAAC, b. Dec. 4, 1824; m. Malinda, dau. of Bryant Leavitt, of Fair- field. Sept. 18, 1843. He remained on the homestead; good farmer: clerk of F. B. church; man of extensive reading, well informed; d. Children :

(1). Manley, b. Dec. 24, 1847; mn. Pelena Mason; lives at Clinton village; commercial traveler; has Ernest and Minnie.

(2). Frank L., b. Sept. 2, 1849.

(3). Henry E., b. Jan. 15, 1851.

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(4). Berthia E., b. Feb. 28, 1862.

IV. MARY, b. July 11, 1826; m., first, Dependence Morrison; second, Rev. David Lancaster, of Cambridge, Mass .; a woman of brilliant mind, who has been an interesting public speaker.

V. MARTHA, b. June 15, 1828 ; m. Tristram Ricker, of Clinton.

VI. HENRY, b. Aug. 21, 1832 ; m. Mary, dau. of John Lewis, son of Eld. Eben. Lewis; second, Maria Rowell, and lives in California; had Maria Frances, m. to John Clark, of Lewiston.

VII. PHILINDA, b. Oct. 4, 1836; m. Jonathan, son of John Lewis, who was son of Eld. Eben. Lewis.

VIII. STEPHEN, b. June 14, 1841; in California many years.

7 JOSHUA, son of Joshua, b. May 20, 1791, in Buxton ; went east at the time of removal of his father's family and lived many years in the town of La Grange. He is said to have had a large family of sons whose great stature and strength were qualifications necessary to the good order at fairs and other out-of-door gatherings.

8. SALLY, b. June 12, 1793 ; m. a Russell and went west where she was living with her son not many years ago.

9. BETSEY, b. July 6, 1795 ; m. Obadiah Boston, her cousin, and d. many years ago.

10. AMos, b. in 1797 : 10 other information.

II. SAMUEL, b. June 14, 1799; m. Eliza Flood, of Buxton, Feb. 3, 1819, (who had a son); then went to the British Provinces. He m. a second wife, and some of her daughters, "gay as butterflies and fashionable as queens," visited their Uncle Stephen, in Clinton, some years ago. In consequence of his somewhat romantic love intrigue when young, and his desertion of a youthful wife and her unborn child, Samuel never visited his brothers in the state of Maine; but Uncle Stephen once met him unexpectedly while in the Provinces with a drove of cattle and was instantly recognized by him, many years ago. His son, Mr. Jere- miah Decker, was a man of respectability, who lived many years in Sebago with a family; a tall man of fair complexion and heavy beard.

Thomas Decker and Katherine Fullerton were published at Boothbay, Jan. 1, 1781, and m. soon after. It is tradition that he " came from the West" to Boothbay with his brother Abraham. From the fact that my grandmother, Polly, daughter of Joshua Decker, of Buxton, used to speak of "Uncle Thomas Decker, of Boothbay," and on comparison of dates, I assume that this Thomas and Joshua were brothers and both natives of "Old York." Dea. Thomas had seven children whose births were recorded in the Boothbay reg- isters. Thomas, eldest son of Joshua Decker, of Buxton, was probably named for this uncle and may have been induced to move to Boothbay by reason of relationship. Children :

1. EUNICE, b. Jan. 8, 1781 ; pub. to Samuel Kenney, Sept. 24, 1799.

2. EBENEZER, b. Sept. 20, 1783; m. Sally Ball, June 7, 1807, and had four sons and one daughter.

3. THOMAS, b. Nov. 8, 1785 ; m. Betsey Lampson, Jan. 10, 1809.

4. DAVID, b. Nov. 6, 1788.

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5. JENNEY, b. Nov. 17, 1790.

6. ELIZABETH, b. June 9, 1794.

7. WILLIAM, b. May 11, 1796.

John Decker, brother of Joshua, Ist, settled in Standish near Sebago lake, on the road to the "Corner." The great, wide house built by him is still standing in good repair and owned by Mrs. John P. Moulton. He removed farther west and lived where Alvah Weeks has since made a home. After- wards went to Pudding hill and there abode until his death, Dec. 18, 1834; buried in old cemetery at the Corner. His wife was Catherine Hall; she d. Sept. 9, 1826. The author once asked "Uncle Daniel" Decker if John Decker had any daughters and he answered in the affirmative, but supple- mented by an expression too rank for publication. Issue as follows :

I. CHARLES, d. in 1795, aged 17 years.

2. EUNICE, m. Aug. 24, 1797, Benoni Wood; he m. second, Apr. 4, 1807, Eleanor, dau. of Peletiah McDonald ; ran away and was not heard from.

3. JEMIMA, m. David Decker, probably her cousin, and lived some time near Sticky river ; removed to Casco, where they died. Children : Charles, Spencer, William, David, and others.

4. JOHN, m. first, Mar. 18, 1807, Eliza Rowe; second, Jan. 25, 1809, Abi- gail, dau. of Charles Hall, of Standish, his cousin. He m. third, 1823, Eunice Hall, a sister of Abigail ; m. fourth, 1835, Abigail McLucas, of Hiram. He d. Sept. 19, 1844.

5. MOLLY, d. Aug. 11, 1840, unmarried.

6. BETSEY, d. unmarried.

7. HANNAH, m. Dec. 9, 1815, Abraham Tibbetts and lived near Pudding hill, but removed to Denmark or Brownfield. See Tibbetts Genealogy.

8. DORCAS, m. first, 1816, Jonathan Lowell, of Standish, who was drowned Nov. 2, 1826, in Sebago lake, by upsetting of a boat, and was not found; age 37 years. She m. second, Oliver Hall, and lived on the David Decker place near Sticky river ( now owned by Col. Rich ), and d. May 28, 1854, aged 62 years.

9. CHARLES, m. 1821, Lydia, dau of Charles and Lydia ( Noble ) Hall, sister of the wives of John, and d. on Standish town farm, in 1884, aged 87 years.

Deering Family.

This is an English surname spelled variously, as Dering, Dearing, and Deering, by branches descended from the same stock. The Deerings were also established early in Ireland. Among those whose names appear early on the New England records were the following :

Henry Deering, of Boston, born Aug. 16, 1639, in Old England. He married Ann, widow of Ralph Benning, June 8, 1664; second, Nov. 15, 1676, Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Michelson, the colonial marshal, she being the

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widow of Theodore Atkinson, the ed. By this wife he had HENRY, born Oct. 1, 1684, who married Elizabeth, dau, of Thomas Packer, of Portsmouth, and had ELIZABETH, born Nov 20, 1715, who was the wife of Samuel Wentworth; THOMAS, who had a son, Sylvester, whose son, Dr. Nicholas Deering, died at Utica, N. Y., in 1867 ; MARY, who married John Gooch ; ANNIE, married Monk, from whom descended Judge Monk, of Montreal.

Henry Deering was a school-master in Salisbury, Mass., in 1664.

Sammel Deering was in Braintree, Mass., in 1648, and had daughters, BETHIA, MARY, SARAH, all born between 1648 and 1657.

George Deering, from Old England, came early to Scarborough, Me., and owned a plantation at Blue Point in 1640. He was a ship-carpenter by trade. as were some of his descendants. His wife's name was Elizabeth. I suppose this man to have been the head of the Kittery and Scarborough families of this name. Members have collected records and facts relating to this old sept that would have added greatly to the value and interest of this sketch, but declined to have them used for that purpose. This must be the author's apology for the somewhat meagre and disconnected account of the family.

Roger Deering, of Kittery, made his will Feb. 14, 1717, in which he men- tions children and grandchildren. To son ROGER he bequeaths the land his son CLEMENT'S "little house " stands on, and a " small strip before the dore running down toward the building-yard for a garden spot." He gave two acres, "where the turnip yard is," to a daughter, SARAH MITCHELL. The " building-yard " (ship-yard ?) was never to pass out of the family. The widow, Elizabeth Deering, made her will in Kittery, July 28, 1737, and calls herself aged ; mentions children named ROGER, SARAH, MARGARET, and ELIZA; grand- son, John.

Roger Deering, probably a son of the preceding, came to Scarborough, in 1716, and purchased of the heirs of Rev. Robert Jordan a valuable estate known as the "Nonesuch Farm." In 1723, the Indians attacked his garrison there and killed his wife and carried his three children away captives. Soon after this sad event Mr. Deering left town, but returned after the peace. His wife was named Eliza. There is no mention of children in his will, made Nov. 3, 1741. He had married a second wife to whom he gave the bulk of his estate. He gave ten pounds to the church at Black Point, of which he says : "To which I have hitherto sustained a particular relation." Also gives ten pounds to the "religious, industrious poor," of Scarborough.

Humphrey Deering, of Arundel, county of York, "worsted comber," said he dwelt in an exposed town in time of war; this in his will made April 13, 1747. He calls wife Sarah "beloved" and allows her one room in his dwell- ing-house during the time of her widowhood, and wills that son HUMPHREY " winter a good cow for her use every year; also three bushels of meal, two thousand of boards and wood at the door suitable for her fire." He mentions his mill on the lower falls behind his house on Barrets river; mentions a hun- dred acres of land given him by the town, March 29, 1725, and "laid out in a square," the 16th of December, following; also six acres of marsh pur- chased June 13. 1721 ; gives homestead, stock, and bulk of all property to son HUMPHREY. His daughters were five in number, named DOROTHY ADAMS,

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MARY THOMAS, ABIGAIL HUTCHINS, JUDITH LASSELL, and ELIZABETH EMONS; will probated Oct. 20, 1747 ; inventory, £186 : 3 : 3. His name does not oc- cur on the Kittery records, and I do not know his origin.

Clement Deering, probably son of Roger, Ist, married Joan, daughter of John Bray, the noted ship-builder of Kittery, and sister of Margery, wife of the first William Pepperill. This union was formed previous to 1680. Joan made her will June 20, 1707, in which she mentions : " My father Bray, deceased"; " Bro. Joseph Deering's orchard," and part of a house in Plymouth, England. She calls William Pepperill and John Gooch " brethren "; mentions son JOHN and daughters JOAN and MIRIAM. The children of Clement and Joan Bray were :

I. JOHN, June 17, 1680.

2. JOAN, b. May 9, 1687.

3. MIRIAM,-b. Apr. 22, 1692.

Joseph Deering m. Mary -, and had, born in Kittery, children named as follows :

I. JOSEPH, b. May 29, 1698.

2. BRAY, b. Oct. 18, 1701.

3. CLEMENT, b. Nov. 10, 1704; m. Miriam Hutchins, of Kittery (inten- tion recorded Dec. 18, 1731), and had issue:

I. JOANNA, b. Feb. 2, 1735.

II. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 5, 1738.

III. EDWARD, b. Apr. 8, 1741.

4. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 17, 1708 ; m. Jan. 16, 1729, Dorothy Mendum, of Kittery (?).

Ebenezer Deering m. Mary Frost, of Kittery, Sept. 14, 1752. He died Apr. 15, 1770; she died Apr. 9. 1791. Children :

I. ANDREW P., b. Jan. 16, 1754.

2. ELLIOT V., b. May 27, 1757.

3. WILLIAM, b. July 17, 1759.

4. DOROTHY, b. Mar. 24, 1761.

5. ELIHU, b. May 21, 1769.

John Deering and Mary Carpenter were married in Kittery, Oct. 22, 1719, and had children b. in that town named as follows :

I. THOMAS, b. Oct. 8, 1721; d. Jan. 11, 1722:

2. JOHN, b. Oct. 13, 1722.

3. THOMAS, b. Jan. 29, 1724; d. June 16, 1728.

CHILDREN OF THOMAS DEERING, OF KITTERY.

I. THOMAS, b. June 16, 1692.

2. JOHN, b. Apr. 8, 1695.

3. ROGER, b. Jan. 1, 1698. (See back.)

4. MARGARET, b. Jan. 2, 1701.

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John Deering and Temperance Fernald were married in Kittery, Dec. 12, 1705, and had issue born there as follows:

I. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 16, 1706.

2. JOHN, b. July 16, 1710.

John Deering and Annah Dunn were married in Kittery, Mar. 13, 1732. I suppose this to have been John, son of John and Temperance Fernald, as above, but have no proof. The names of their children, born in Kittery, fol- low :

I. JOSIAH, b. Apr. 6, 1733.

2. SUSANNA, b. June 1, 1734.

3. NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 29, 1736. Willis says he was b. in England, but I doubt. In 1764, he m. Dorcas, dau. of Dea. James Milk, of Falmouth. During the Revolution, he opened a small store in town at Clay Cove, which was conducted by his wife, who was a woman of much enter- prise and self-reliance. Here he laid the foundation of the great wealth since enjoyed by his descendants. After the peace he engaged in nav- igation, and successfully followed the business until his death. He built the first brick store in 1795, and that year passed away. He left two children, James, and Mary who became the wife of Com. Edward Preble. Mrs. Deering survived her husband more than thirty years.

JAMES DEERING, son of Nathaniel, was owner of very valuable real estate, and was for many years a prominent figure in the business affairs of Portland. He was a man of great activity and business ability until advanced in years. Of this family was Nathaniel Deering, the 2d, b. in Portland, June 25, 1791, and d. Mar. 28, 1781, aged 90 years. He graduated at Harvard as early as 1810. Law was his profession; lit- erature his pastime. He was author of several poems and tales of con- siderable merit. The productions of his pen are said to "smack of down-east life." He was an influential citizen, possessed of great wealth. The subjoined verse, from a poem entitled "The Solitary," shows his style of composition :

"I saw him in his loneliness; and grace Attractive shone with dignity combined, And in his matchless features one might trace The march of thought, the majesty of mind ; And his was one that learning had refined, And it was full of high imaginings. No more the joys of time and sense could bind Him down to earth ; on faney's fairy wings He loved aloft to soar and muse on heavenly things."

4. JOHN, b. Nov. 16, 1738, in Kittery; came to Portland with his brother Nathaniel and married a sister of his wife, one of the daughters-Mary -of Deacon Milk, of Portland or Falmouth. He lived in a mansion on Exchange street, which he occupied before the Revolution. He d. in 1784, aged 46 years.

From this family "Deering's Oaks," " Deering's bridge," and the new city of "Deering " derive their names. The old mansion so long owned and occupied by the family was a land- mark well and widely known, situated in the midst of broad fields, shaded by great ancient oaks. In his poem, "My Lost Youth," Longfellow says:

" And Deering's woods are fresh and fair, And with joy that is almost pain My heart goes back to wander there, And among the dreams of the days that were, I find my lost youth again."

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5. MARY, b. June 29, 1740.

6. ANNA, b. May 16, 1742.

7. NICHOLAS, b. April 9, 1744.

8. MIRIAM, b. Feb. 4, 1746.

9. JOSHUA, b. Feb. 23, 1749.

MARRIAGES IN KITTERY.

1708, Jan. 5, Martha, dau. of Roger Deering, and William Rackliff.

1700, Nov. 15, Joanna Deering and Ebenezer Moore.

1727, Apr. 18, Eliza Deering and Samuel Reevs.

1729, Nov. 13, William Deering and Dorothy Mendum.

1730, Oct. 22, Tobias Deering and Elizabeth Berry. 1733, Sept. 25, Mary Deering and Samuel Jones. 1726, Feb. 25, Clement Deering, Jr., and Hannah Davis.

1729, Feb. 4, Mrs. Mary Deering and Stephen Seavey.

1733, Sept. 7. Mary Deering and Samuel Jones.

1738, July 22, William Deering and Eunice Gunnison.

1741, Sept. 26, Roger Deering and Mary Littlefield. 1743, Feb. 18, John Deering and Eunice Spinney.

1749, Aug. 25, Joanna Deering and Samuel Lampbear. 1752, Sept. 14, Ebenezer Deering and Mary Frost. 1754, Nov. 16, John Deering and Miriam Boothby. 1761, May 23, Margery Deering and Samuel Norton. 1763, April 5, William Deering, Jr., and Mary Kearswell. 1767, Mar. 22, Elizabeth Deering and Capt. William Pillar. 1768, Jan. 25, Margery Deering and Andrew Brading. 1777. Nov. 30, Azabella Deering and John Weeks, Jr. 1788, Apr. 18, Sarah Deering and Richard Sayward. 1790, Nov. 7, Jane Deering and Daniel Billings. 1793, Oct. 5, Edward Deering and Mary Mitchell. 1804, May 29, Lucy Deering and John Woodman. 1763, Aug. 17, Eunice Deering and Noah Parker.

1792, June 3, Abigail Deering and William Seward. 1794, Aug. 3, Roger Deering and Eada Wilson.

William Deering, of Scarborough, said to have been a son of Roger Deering of that town, but I doubt, was married to Mary, a daughter of Charles Pine,* of Scarborough ; the intention recorded in Kittery, Nov. 6, 1732. He was then styled " of Kittery." He murdered his good wife, in a fit of anger, with an axe, in Scarborough, without provocation, Feb. 15, 1749. He was apprehended the following day and lodged in jail, but escaped to Richmond's

* For whom Pine Point was named.

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Island where he remained concealed, provided for by his friends, for about three weeks; then escaped by vessel to Halifax, Nova Scotia. His remorse drove him to insanity, and while in confinement he dashed his head against a spike in the wall of his cell and ended his miserable existence. Mrs. Deering was a worthy member of the church. When Mr. Pine, Mary's father, was reproved because he did not bring Deering to justice, he replied : "It will not bring Mary back again, and will break up the family of children." Their issue as follows :

1. ISAAC, b. July 9, 1736.

2. MARY, b. Sept. 20, 1738.

3. MARGERY, b. Jan. 19, 1740.

4. GRACE P., b. Jan. 18, 1742.

Joseph Deering, son of John and Eunice Spinney, born Oct. 6, 1753; married Hannah, dau. of William Jameson, of Old Orchard, Mar., 1779. He died Sept. 25, 1834, aged 81. Hannah, widow, died May 20, 1841; both buried in the cemetery on the ferry road in Saco. Children as follows :

1. JANE, b. Feb. 12, 1780 ; m. Aaron Scammon, of Saco.

2. EUNICE, b. May 16, 1782 ; m. Thomas Warren, of Saco.

3. JOSEPH, b. May 19, 1785 ; m. Miriam Pillsbury, of Saco.

7. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 15, 1787; m. Hannah Sawyer, Sept. 8, 1818, and set- tled in Paris, Me., that year, in the northwestern part of the town ; sub- sequently moved to the south village. He d. Apr. 23, 1865 ; his widow in Dec., 1876, aged 92. Children :

I. ETHER, b. July 14, 1819; m. Mary J. Pratt and settled at South Paris. He d. and the widow m. Robert Skillings. Children :

(1). Genevra F., m. Augustus Ryerson.

(2). Leonard M., deceased.

5. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 20, 1789 ; m. Mrs. Lydia Miller.

6. MARTIN, b. Mar. 27, 1792; m. Margaret Paterson.

7. NOAH, b. Apr. 26, 1794; m. Betsey Cummings; d. Aug. 13, 1869, in Saco.

8. ENOCH, b. June 16, 1796 ; d. unmarried.

9. JAMES, b. Nov. 2, 1798, at Old Orchard; m. Eliza Moore, of Paris, Me., and settled there in 1820. He learned the cabinet maker's trade in Saco, serving seven years with his master. He was an honorable, pub- lic-spirited, and highly-esteemed citizen, who earnestly promoted every enterprise calculated to benefit the public. He was a member of the Methodist church. He and his wife celebrated the 60th anniversary of their married life in 1884. Children :

I. ELIZABETH H., b. May 23, 1824; m. Hon. William R. Porter, of Bos- ton.

I1. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 25, 1826; m. Abbie M. Barbour, who d. June 10, 1856; second, Clara H. Hamilton. Mr. Deering was educated at Kent's Hill Seminary in Readfield, Me. He was for several years a clerk for a manufacturing company at South Paris; then he engaged in trade there, but in 1861 removed to Portland and became a mem-

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ber of the well-known firm of Deering, Milliken & Co. For several years he has been engaged in manufacturing harvesting machinery in Chicago, and the establishment is one of the largest in the world. Children :

(1). Charles IV., b. July 31, 1852 ; m. Annie R. Chase, of Newport, R. I., who d. Oct. 31, 1876, and he m., second, Marion 1). Whip- ple, of New York. He was a graduate of the Annapolis naval school, and served as lieutenant in the navy; is now a member of the firm in Chicago; has a son, Charles II. C., b. Oct. 15, 1876.

(2). James E., b. Nov. 12, 1859.

(3). Abby M., b. Oct. 3, 1867.

III. MARY E., b. Sept. 13, 1846; lived at home.

IO. HANNAH, b. Aug. 30, 1800; d. unmarried, Oct. 12, 1830.

II. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 30, 1802 ; d. unmarried.

John Deering, son of John and Eunice Spinney, m. Mary Jameson, dau. of William, and sister of Hannah, his brother's wife, July 24, 1784, and had issue, several children, of whom

I. JOHN, was b. Nov. 6, 1784. He m. Susan Newhall; was a carpenter and builder ; resided in Paris and Norway villages ; had William, Hiram, Alvin, James, John K., Anna, Susan. He d. July 22, 1845.

2. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 19, 1787.

3. MARK, settled in Denmark, but moved to Paris and purchased the Samuel Deering farm. He m. Alice Bailey, of Fryeburg, and had Sarah, d. unmarried; Georgiana, m. - Knight; Mary, in Portland.

4. ALEXANDER, settled in Paris, Me. He m. Sarah Bailey, and their chil- dren were Alexander, Eugene, Louella, Sarah, and Alice.

James Deering, son of Clement, b. Jan. 17, 1804; m. Nov., 1821, Nancy, dau. of John Bickford, she b. Jan. 5, 1797. He moved from Albany, N. Y., to Paris, Me., in 1842, and settled near the town line of Oxford. Issue:

1. JOHN, b. July 31, 1833.

2. CHARLOTTE R., b. May 3, 1835; m. Albion Ramsdell.

3. JAMES A., b. Feb. 18, 1839; m. Sarah A. Cordwell.

William Deering, b. Dec. 25, 1748; m., in 1773, Sarah Rumery, prob- ably dau. of Edward, Ist, of Biddeford, and removed from Blue Point, Scar- borough, to Waterborough, about 1770; was the first to open a clearing on the well-known "Deering ridge," where extensive and valuable farms were made. This was near the Hollis line, and the question of boundary was long a matter of dispute between the towns, being settled by act of the legislature not many years ago, when Maj. Sam Haley was sent as town agent to Augusta with this commission. Mr. Deering died Dec. 13, 1829. There were four sons and three daughters in this family :

I. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 24, 1776; m. Nov. 1, 1806, Eunice Harper, and lived on the old homestead in Deering's ridge. He was a man of some prominence and a "forehanded farmer." He d. Feb. 7, 1860; widow d. June 10, 1865. Children :

I. ORINDA.

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II. JAMES M., b. July 23, 1809; m., 1832, Charlotte E., dau. of John and Elizabeth Noble, of Saco, to which town he had removed at the age of nineteen and engaged in mercantile business. He was a man of resolute energy and shrewd managing ability, who was soon presented to public notice as one who was capable of filling the important offices of town and county. He retired from business in 1861, after a suc- cessful career of thirty-one years; was postmaster of Saco from 1861 to 1866; city treasurer in 1867 ; mayor in 1868. He was a director of York bank from 1838 to 1871 ; originally a Democrat, he united with the Republican party when it was organized ; was chairman of the Republican State Committee in 1854, and County Republican Committee seven years; county commissioner from 1857 to 1863; was appointed on a committee to investigate the affairs of the asylum for the insane at Augusta in 1867; internal revenue inspector from 1869 until his death, April 4, 1871. Issue :

(1). Capt. John, formerly ship-master, now a lumber dealer in Port- land, and a prominent citizen who has been called to fill import- ant official stations.

(2). Lucy A., wife of Eustis P. Morgan, civil engineer and draughts- man, Saco.

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Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 70

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog] Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Portland, Me., The author Number of Pages: 1424

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Portland, Me., The author
Number of Pages: 1424