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6. HENRY G., b. Aug. 24, 1783 ; d. May 1, 1788.
7. POLLY, b. Aug. 21, 1785 ; m. Dudley Bean.
8. ROBERT, b. Aug. 22, 1787 ; m. Sarah Molineux ; d. in Fryeburg, Mar., 1860.
9. ABEL, b. Mar. 23, 1790; m. Ann, dau. of Judge Joseph Howard, and had issue. He d. July 16, 1852.
IO. MARGARET H., b. Mar. 19, 1792 ; m. Dr. S. S. Hadley and was mother of fifteen children.
11. JANE, b. Jan. 16, 1795; m. James Weeks and had children living in Brownfield.
12. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 22, 1797 ; d. at Norway. Samuel F., his son, was a lawyer in Bethel.
Goodenow Family.
John Goodenow, fourth generation in descent from a Thomas Goodenow who appeared in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638, and settled in Marlborough, was a soldier in the French war, Indian wars, and during the Revolution; he d. in Brownfield, Me., Dec. 29, 1818, aged 93 years. His son,
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John Goodenow, was a soldier in the Revolution; settled first in Henni- ker. N. H., about 1780; m. Rebecca Tyler; removed to Brownfield in 1802, where he and wife died. His children, whose names will follow, were re- markable for their prominence, as will appear.
I. JOHN, b. Feb. 17, 1786, was a prominent lawyer many years; d. in Fryeburg, July 31. 1813.
2. PHEBE A., b. Oct. 18, 1787; d. Dec. 31, 1804, in Brownfield.
3. RUFUS K., b. Apr. 24. 1790; graduated at West Point; commanded a company in 1812 war; practiced law; clerk of Oxford county S. J. Court seventeen years; member of thirty-first Congress, in 1849: emi- nent and greatly respected ; d. in Paris, Me., 1863.
7. SALLY C., b. Mar. 7, 1792; m. Capt. Alpheus Spring, in Brownfield, July 10. 1815. Issue.
DANIEL, b. Oct. 31, 1793; became an able lawver and judge; was speaker of the House of Representatives in Maine in 1830, 1831, and 1832. Attorney-general of the state in 1838; justice of the supreme court from 1855 to 1862 ; d. in Alfred, Oct., 1863.
6. WILLIAM G., b. Sept. 16, 1796: an eminent lawyer and at the head of the bar in Portland. He d. Sept. 9, 1863.
7. ROBERT G., b. Apr. 19, 1800. He became a very able lawyer ; was bank examiner of Maine from 1858 to 1861; member of Congress in 1851. He d. in Farmington, May 15, 1874.
8. VALOREA G., b. Nov. 1, 1802; m. Daniel P. Stone, the millionaire.
Goohin and Googin.
The first of the name to settle in New England was DANIEL GOOKIN, who came with his father from Kent, England, to Virginia, in 1621, from whence he came to Massachusetts in 1644, principally on account of the preaching of missionaries sent from that colony to Virginia in 1642. Members of the family early settled in Hampton, N. H., and several eminent men were pro- duced who bore the name, among these the two REVS. NATHANIEL GOOKIN, father and son. A branch of this family came early to Saco, and offshoots spread into Hollis, Buxton, and other towns. STEVEN GOOGIN was a Revo- lutionary soldier from Saco. JOSEPH GOOGIN and wife "owned the covenant" in Saco, Oct. 11, 1789, and DAVID GOOGIN and wife, July 10, 1791. PATRICK GOOGIN died Feb. 17, 1784, aged 84 years, and was probably the ancestor of the Saco families. CAPT. JOHN GOOKIN died Nov. 25, 1795, aged 74 years. The jolly old fellows used to sing at huskings and house-warmings a comic song, each verse ending with the words:
" By-and-by I'll tell you how old Googin killed his mare."
William Googin and wife, Lydia, had children, baptized at Saco, named as follows :
I. JOSEPH, June 19, 1763.
2. ROGER, May 5, 1765.
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3 . WILLIAM, July 5, 1767.
4. DANIEL, Oct. 30, 1768.
5. JAMES, 1770; d. Aug. 17, 1789, aged 19 years.
6. LYDIA, Sept. 14, 1777 ; d. Oct. 11, 1796, aged 19 years.
John Googin and wife Margery had children, baptized in Saco, named as follows :
I. GEORGE, Jan. 20, 1765.
2. MARGERY, May 31, 1767.
3. ELIZABETH, Apr. 22, 1770.
Joseph Googin married Olive Banks, Nov. 6, 1788, and had HANNAH, baptized in Saco, Oct. 11, 1789.
Roger Googin married Olive Staples, Apr. 27, 1790, in Saco, and had children baptized as follows :
I. LYDIA, Sept. 7, 1792.
2. SAMUEL, Sept. 22, 1795.
3. JERUSHA, July 6, 1796.
John Googin and wife Sally had children, born in Saco, named as follows:
I. MARY, b. Mar. 25, 1807.
2. SALLY G., b. May 20, 1809.
3. HANNAH, b. Sept. 13, 1811.
4. ELIZA G., b. Aug. 25, 1815.
5. LYDIA M., b. July 14, 1818; d. Oct. 23, 1832.
Davis and Samnel Googin, sons of Joseph and Susanna, were baptized in Saco as children, July 6, 1796. .
Davis Googin, born Dec. 25, 1812; d. in Saco, May 8, 1875. His wife, Hepsy, b. July 1, 1804; d. Oct. 1, 1868. He lived on Hollis side of the Saco river at Moderation Mills, in early life, and was, I think, a carpenter by trade. He afterwards returned to Saco, and is said to have lived on the old Dea. Amos Chase farm, on the Ferry road, where he and wife died.
Joseph Googin, born Jan. 21, 1800; d. Aug. 21, 1879. His wife, Hannah H., b. Nov. 29, 1804, d. Jan. 11, 1892.
Thomas Googin married Widow Ruth Deering, in Saco, Sept. 15, 1796, and had baptized there, ALEXANDER, in 1798.
David Googin and Susanna, of Saco, had children baptized there as fol- lows : SUSAN and SARAH, Apr. 4, 1793 ; ELIZABETH, July 10, 1791.
Joseph Googin and Susanna, of Saco, had children baptized there as follows : WILLIAM, 1782; SUSANNA, ELEANOR, and HANNAH, July 6, 1796.
BURIALS AT SACO.
Daniel, Jr., d. July 5, 1851, aged 18 years. Mary S., d. July 24, 1864, aged 41 years. Lucretia, d. Dec. 9, 1863, aged 35 years. William H., d. July 10, 1885, aged 39 years.
Graffam Family.
Tradition claims this surname to be but a corruption of Grafton, but we have not seen proof of such mutation. The first of this family of whom we have record was CALEB GRAFFAM, who settled in Scarborough in 1714. From 1727 to 1730 he was tenant of William Vaughan, of Portsmouth, on part of the old Robert Elliot estate. He removed to Windham, where he survived until 1783, being a very old man. He seems to have had several sons and daughters, and some of their descendants have been rather eccentric.
Increase Graffam and wife Eleanor, of Buxton, had six children b. there. He d. Apr. 8, 1828; his widow d. Feb. 26, 1846. Issue : (1) TRYPHENA, b. Nov., 1785 ; (2) ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 23, 1789. d. Dec. 19, 1834; (3) PETER, b. Aug. 20, 1791 ; (4) CATHERINE, b. June 3, 1793 ; (5) JONATHAN, b. Feb. 26, 1800; (6) SALLY, b. June 28, 1802.
Uriah Graffam, probably brother of Increase, married Lydia Edgecomb, Sept. 14, 1784, and settled in Buxton, where a numerous family, named as follows, was raised : (1) ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 25, 1785 ; (2) RELIANCE, b. Aug. 17, 1787; (3) SAMUEL, b. Jan. 11, 1789; (4) JAMES, b. July 17. 1792; (5) JOSEPH, b. July 31, 1796 : (6) JACOB, b. May 25, 1799: (7) JOHN, b. Oct. 6, ISO1 ; (8) LYDIA, b. July 28, 1803: (9) STARON, b. July 4, 1806.
Peter Graffam, before-mentioned, and Jemima lived in Buxton. He d. Feb. 1. 1835; she d. July 20, 1830, There was a song, sometimes sung at huskings and barn-raisings, that began with the line, "Now Jot and Pete went out to fight." The children were as follows: (1) JOSEPH E., -probably the one called "Eastman," who lived at West Buxton, a large, quiet, peaceable man-b. July 23, 1815; (2) MARY A., b. Oct. 5, 1817; (3) JOHN H., b. Nov. 8, 1819, lived near the Abram L. Came place, and was many years a teamster ; (4) NATHAN S., b. Jan. 14, 1823, blacksmith, of whom some would say "as homely as Nate Graffam "; (5) WILLIAM S., b. Jan. 12. 1825; (6) DANIEL, b. Apr. 2, 1827 ; (7) WEBSTER, b. 1829.
Sammel Graffam, son of Uriah, b. Jan. 11, 1789, was, I suppose, the "Uncle Sam Graffam" who lived on Hollis plains, a mile southwest of West Buxton village ; a poor, but civil, honest man. He and wife Mary had chil- dren named as follows: (1) RUTH, b. May 29, 1817 ; (2) LYDIA, b. Sept. 22. 1819; (3) MARY, b. Apr. 28, 1821; (4) JOSEPH, who lived on the homestead, and (5) SAMUEL, the man with short limbs.
JOSIAH GRAFFAM was in Scarborough in 1759, and was married to Abigail Libby, afterwards to Catherine Whidden, and a dau., ABIGAIL, was married to Samuel Libby, Jan. 8, 1783. DRUSILLA GRAFFAM was married to John Libby, Oct. 11, 1787. UNITE GRAFFAM, of Buxton, m. Grace Kelley, Oct. 30, 1788. The late JOSEPH GRAFFAM, lumber surveyor, of Saco, a man of excellent character and member of the Free Baptist church, was of this family con- nection.
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Grant Family.
This name was derived from the French word grand, great, or valorous, and the ancestor of all the Scottish families came over from Normandy in 1066. One of the Grants was sheriff of four counties in Scotland from 1214 to 1249. One RICHARD GRANT was made Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1229. The families were ardent supporters of Robert Bruce, but at his accession were not a numerous clan. The "country of the Grants" is in Strathspey, Invernesshire. Grant Castle is one of the finest old seats in Scotland. As a rule the Grants were a stalwart race and were never found wanting in time of duty or danger. A remarkable resemblance runs through all divisions of the clan. Numerous branches of the Grant family were established in what is now the state of Maine, and one, at least, came to old York as early as 1662. JAMES GRANT, of York, made his will Nov. 12, 1679, and gives PETER GRANT, SR., of Kittery, his "best cloth suite and cloak and searge suit, and my great broad axe and narrow axe, and square axe, and compasses, and ads, and an inch and an half auger and inch auger "; gives unto JAMES GRANT, son of l'eter, "his "fyrelock, muskett, sword, and belt." Wife was Elizabeth, dau. of James Everell, of Boston. Inventory, £154: 10: 0. "JEAMES GRANT " made his will in York, April 14, 1693 ; wife Joanna, and two sons mentioned, the latter "under age." PETER GRANT, of Kittery, made his will Oct. 19, 1709, in which he mentions wife Joanna, and children named WILLIAM, JAMES, ALEXANDER, DANIEL, GRIZEL, MARY, and HANNAH. Inventory returned, 1712-13, at £216 : 10: 0. WILLIAM GRANT, of Berwick, made his will May 24, 1721, and mentions wife Martha and children named WILLIAM, ALEXANDER, CHARLES, and MARTHA. PETER GRANT, of Berwick, in his will, made April 29, 1756, mentions wife Mary and his children named JAMES, SAMUEL, ALEXANDER, PETER, LANDERS, DANIEL, MARY ( HAMBLETON), SARAH ( HAMBLETON), LYDIA, MARTHA, GRIZEL. He gives his sons seven guns, tw o pistols, and a sword. Will probated, July 12, 1756. Inventory, 51078 : 0: 11. These Grants were settled in a section of the town called "Scotland," because there the Scottish people sat down. Another set of Grants settled on "Scotland hill," in the town of Lebanon, and their posterity has greatly multiplied.
Benjamin Grant and Susanna, heads of the families in Saco and Liming- ton, are said to have been natives of Ipswich, Mass., but I dare to doubt the truth of the statement. He lived on " Mutton lane," in the northern section of Saco, and descendants are now living in the town. The children were as follows :
I. BENJAMIN, JR., b. Sept. 9, 1775; m. Sarah and had nine children, whose births were recorded, in Saco, as follows:
I. ABIGAIL, b. July 9, 1801.
11. CLARISSA, b. Oct., 1803.
III. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 1, 1805.
IV. JOHN K., b. April 1, 1808; m. a Foss, of Limington, and resided at North Saco, as farmer.
v. SARAH B., b. July 6, 1810.
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VI. JOSEPH P., b. Mar. 11, 1813.
VII. BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 3, 1815; m. a Foss. sister of his brother's wife, and lived on the same road, a near neighbor, with issue.
VIII. MARY A., b. Oct. 3, 1818.
IX. ALMIRA, b. Jan. 27, 1821.
2. SUSANNA, b. June 10, 1778; d. an infant.
3. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 27, 1780.
4. SUSANNA, b. June 12, 1783.
5. ANNA, b. Sept. 18, 1785.
6. LUCY, b. Dec. 4, 1788.
7. SARAH. b. Jan. 14, 1791.
8. JOSEPH P., b. Feb. 18, 1793.
9. EBENEZER, b. April 23, 1795.
10. MARY, b. Sept. 10, 1797.
Gray Family.
Gray Ancestry .- This name is possessed by a family in Scotland de- scended from the Grays of Chillingham, Northumberland, in England. The family was originally Norman, and the first who came, in 1066, was the kins- man of the Conqueror, from whom he received a reward for services in the battle of Hastings, consisting of several lordships in England. This gentle- man was the progenitor of several families who spelled their names Grey and were raised to high rank in the peerage ; some of these obtained a promi- nent place in history, one of them being the beautiful and accomplished Lady Jane Grey, who fell an innocent victim in 1554. All the families in Scotland spell the name Gray, and one branch are peers by title of baron. They are settled in stately castellated seats and mansions in several counties, and have figured conspiciously in military and civil history.
Capt. John Gray, who commanded Fort Mary at the mouth of Saco river in 1720, was "son of a citizen and salter of London, by occupation a linen draper in that city." His father's name was JOSEPH. After the settlement of John, in Biddeford, he married the Widow Elizabeth Tarbox, and by her had three daughters: (1) ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 30, 1727, m. Ezekiel Cushing, Esq., of Falmouth, in 1745; (2) MARY, b. Dec. 23, 1728, m. Nathan Wood- man, of Buxton, in 1749: (3) OLIVE, b. Feb. 6, 1730, m. James Staples, of Biddeford, in 1755. Captain Gray made his will Sept. 26, 1752, and mentions "all my anual income from England."
Robert Gray, of Biddeford and Saco, was born as early as 1680, as he died January 30, 1771, aged 91 years. He had no less than three sons, and probably several daughters,
I. JOHN, a millman, m. a daughter of Matthew Patten, in 1743, and lived near the saw-mill: built a house for son-in-law at "King's Corners," in
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Biddeford. He was the owner of a valuable estate. His widow, Jane, died in 1810, aged 93 years; was the mother of nine children; born in 1717.
2. JAMES and wife Sarah had a large family, named as follows, all re- corded in Saco :
I. HANNAH, b. May 7, 1757.
II. SARAH, b. Dec. 8. 1758.
III. CADWALLADER, b. Aug. 13, 1762; grad. Harvard College, 1784; m. Joan Garland, of Buxton, Sept. 6, 1789; was a school-teacher, store- keeper, and retailer of liquor, in Buxton, but I do not find record of children.
IV. JAMES, b. Oct. 5, 1765.
V. MARY, b. Oct. 5, 1765; m. Daniel Hooper, June 20, 1784.
VI. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 3, 1767.
VII. SAMUEL, b. April 14, 1770; m. Lucy Porter (?) and had (1) HANNAH C., b. June 17, 1793; (2) WILLIAM, b. June 6, 1795.
VIII. JANE, b. Nov. 2. 1771 ; m. Thomas Hovey, of Portland, Nov. 7, 1793.
IX. DAVID, b. Feb. 17. 1774.
3. ROBERT, another son of Robert, d. near the lower meeting-house, in Biddeford. I have not found record of children.
Harrison Gray married Sarah Rumery, Feb. 24, 1780, and had names of children recorded in Biddeford as follows :
I. ROBERT, b. Aug. 11, 1780.
2. CHARITY, b. May 22, 1782.
3. SARAH, b. Apr. 25, 1784.
4. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 14, 1786.
James Gray and Sarah, of Saco, had :
I. THOMAS H., b. May 31, 1802.
2. WILLIAM, b. Jan. 10, 1804.
James Gray, Esq., and Elizabeth, of Saco, had :
I. ELIZABETH A., b. July 4, 1810.
2. SARAH A., b. Sept. 15, 1811.
3. MARTHA,
4. MARY, twins, b. Sept. 25, 1814.
5. HANNAH C., b. May 11, 1817.
Capt. Joseph Gray and wife Elizabeth, of Saco, had :
I. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 17. 1800.
2. JAMES, b. Apr. 24, 1809.
MARRIAGES.
1780, Mar. 4, Sarah and Samuel Warren. 1783, Feb. 24, Aaron and Mary Stevens. 1788, Oct. 9, Jeremiah and Olive Carlisle.
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1790, Nov. 25, Susanna and Joseph Hill.
1791, Apr. 30, Sarah and Benjamin Nason.
1803, July 14, Susanna and James Johnson.
1804, Apr. 14, Robert and Susanna Bryant.
1806, Apr. 30, Sarah and John Googin.
ISO6, Nov. 6, Catherine and Daniel Bowdoin.
William Gray, a Revolutionary soldier, removed from Sanford to Hiram in 1793, and had a son,
William Gray, Jr., who was in the war of 1812 and at Plattsburg. He is said to have moved in the town of Hiram about twenty-five times. He once lived in the Warren district; once in the William Stanley house near Image pond; also at Isaiah Tripp's, and lastly at A. L. Gilpatrick's, where he died May 7, 1862, aged 76 on Apr. roth previous. His wife was Margaret, dau. of John and Margaret McClucas, who lived to old age, rising 83. She was a woman of great energy and force of character; of real heroic fortitude. The son WILLIAM was in the 12th Maine Regiment during the Rebellion, and died at the hospital in New Orleans, Sept. 4, 1863, and for his services his mother had a pension ; STEPHEN removed to New Hampshire; HENRY has served in the United States army and was in the late war; SARAH died in Hiram, Apr. 18, 1847, aged 19 years ; ELIZA d. in 1848; ESTHER A. m. Lieut. Ammi L. Gilpatrick, and HANNAH lived with her mother, unmarried.
John B. Gray, born in Cornish, May 10, 1812, married Jane, born in Baldwin, Aug. 26, 1814; these had SUSAN J., ALVIN, and PERLEY R.
Gordon Family.
This is the surname of an ancient and distinguished family, originally from Normandy, where was the manor of Gourdon and extensive territorial pos- sessions adjacent. It is supposed that the Gourdons came from a city in Macedonia, called Gordonia, to Gaul. An old tradition states that in the reign of Malcolm Canmore a knight came to Scotland and killed, or gored down, a wild boar, for which the king granted him lands in the Merse which he called Gordown. In 1199 BERTRAND DE GOURDON mortally wounded Richard the Lion-Heart with an arrow before the castle of Chalus. It is probable that the first to settle in England and Scotland came over from Nor- mandy with William the Conqueror in 1066. The clan Gordon was one of the most numerous and powerful in the north of Scotland. The duke of Gor- don, who was chief of the clan, was usually styled "The Cock of the North," but his most ancient title was " The Gudeman of the Bog," from a morass in Bauffshire, in the centre of which his stronghold was established. Gordon castle is one of the most magnificent in Scotland. In Berwickshire, their original seat, the gypsies retain the surname, and the simple-mannered natives of the parish of Gordon are called "the gawks o' Gordon."
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Alexander Gordon, born in Scotland, was taken prisoner at Tuthill Fields camp, London, in 1650, during the war between England and Scotland, and came to New England with Capt. John Allan in 1651, being released on that condition, and was a prisoner of war at Watertown, Mass., until 1654. He was an inhabitant of New Hampshire before 1660, and settled on a town grant "beyond ye little river," in Exeter, 1664. He married Mary, dau. of Nicholas Lysson, a sawyer at the head of Swampscot river in New Hamp- shire. He died in 1697. His son,
Thomas Gordon, of Brentwood, N. H., born at Exeter, in 1678; married Elizabeth Harriman, of Haverhill, Mass., and died in 1762, leaving a son,
Timothy Gordon, of Brentwood, N. H., born Mar. 22, 1716; married Maria Stockbridge, of Stratham, N. H. He d. Mar. 30, 1796, leaving a son,
Timothy Gordon, born in Brentwood, N. H., Dec. 30, 1757 ; settled in Newbury, Mass., as farmer and shipwright ; enlisted, Apr. 23, 1775, in Capt. Daniel Moore's company of Stark's regiment, and was at Bunker Hill, Ben- nington, and Saratoga. He did the iron work for the United States sloop Wasp in 1812. He married, Jan. 23, 1782, Lydia, dau. of David Whitte- more; died at Newburyport, Jan. 16, 1836. His son,
Timothy Gordon, of Plymouth, Mass., born at Newbury, Mar. 10, 1795 ; married, May 12, 1825, Jane, dau. of Solomon Jones, of Hingham, Mass. He was a physician; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825; died Nov. 5, 1877. leaving a son,
Solomon J. Gordon, born in Weymouth, Mass., Sept. 24, 1826; gradu- ated at Harvard College, 1847; admitted to the bar in Boston, 1850. He married, Dec. 30, 1851, Rebecca, dau. of David Ames, Jr., of Springfield, Mass.
The foregoing shows the ancestry of the Newbury Gordons and those who came from that town to Biddeford. The whole family connection have pos- sessed all the physical and mental traits of their Scottish ancestry; many have been men of great stature and strength, and as determined as a Nero.
John Gordon, from Newbury, Mass., purchased land in Biddeford previ- ous to 1728, and his two sons, ALLAN and JOSEPH, settled there. Descendants of John have held uninterrupted possession of this land down to this day. My letters of inquiry have received no attention from the Biddeford and Dayton families who bear the name, and I can only present such disconnected genealogical fragments as were found on the town and church records.
Benjamin Gordon, of Biddeford, m. Elizabeth, and had issue :
I. BENJAMIN, b. June 15, 1793.
2. CYRUS, born July 16, 1805; m. Ellen M. Cutter, May 31, 1833 ; had Francis C., b. Mar. 20, 1834, and Sarah E., b. Sept. 19, 1836.
3. MARK, b. Mar. 11, 1807 ; m. Sarah R. Murch, Dec. 28, 1836.
4. SALLY, b. Sept. 1, 1809.
Pike Gordon, of Biddeford, m. Mehitable, Nov. 5, 1796, and had children as follows :
I. MEHITABLE, b. Mar. 9, 1797 .
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2. SUSANNA D., b. Jan. 28, 1799.
3. PIKE, b. Feb. 15, ISO1 : d. Aug. 7, 1823.
John Gordon, of Saco, b. Aug. 18, 1809; m. Dorcas, b. Feb. 15, 1810, and had issue :
1. SALLY, b. Aug. 29, 1830.
2. LUCY A., b. Oct. 2, 1832.
3. JOHN H., b. Jan. 21, 1835.
4. WILLIAM H., b. Aug. 7, 1837.
5. REBECCA J., b. July 31, 1840.
6. SILAS W., b. Nov. 6, 1850.
Jeremiah Gordon, of Saco, probably the old tavern-keeper, was b. June 26, 1793; m. Mary K. -, b. Sept. 23, 1794, and had issue :
I. SARAH A. H., b. Nov. 18, 1821.
2. DANIEL, b. Aug. 22, 1823.
Andrew Gordon, of Biddeford, was probably the first person who made an attempt to settle in the plantation of Little Falls, now in Dayton. He and JOHN GORDON came into the forest in 1753 and attempted to clear land, but were driven away by the Indians. He abandoned his claim and entered the army in the Canada expedition; on his return he resumed work on his land near the celebrated boiling spring, and made there a fine farm. While cutting down the forest, he and John built a camp for shelter, but boarded at their parents' home in Biddeford, walking back and forth by a river path. He, Andrew, was a large, powerful man. In 1802 he became dependent, being aged, and the town voted to care for him, and to see if his children had means to render him assistance. From Andrew and John the Gordon fami- lies, locally called Gerding, in Dayton, were descended. Several applications have been made for records without success.
Jeremiah Gordon, of Little Falls plantation, now Dayton, married Sally Staples (intention Dec. 25, 1790), and had children named as follows :
I. AMos, b. May 20, 1794.
2. JAMES, b. Nov. 5, 1796 ; m. Anna Anderson, of Limington, July 12, 1829.
3. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 10, 1801.
4. SALLY, b. July 7, 1802.
5. JOHN, b. May 30, 1805.
6. JEREMIAH, b. July 28, 1807.
7. MERCY, b. July 21, 1809.
8. HANNAH, b. June 23, 1811.
MARRIAGES AND PUBLISHMENTS.
Dudley, of Little Falls, to Molly Rumery, of Biddeford, pub. Oct. 2, 1784. John to Mary Clark, Jan. 26, 1785.
Zebulon, of Hollis, to Sarah Chandler. 1786.
Zebulon, of Hollis, to Abigail Ferguson, pub. May 21, 1791.
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Zebulon, of Hollis, to Molly Gordon, Mar. 2, 1792.
Martha to Charles Dow, both of Little Falls, Sept. 17, 1790.
Mercy to Moses Gutridge, Little Falls, May 7, 1791. Edward to Susanna Redlon, of Buxton, Jan. 31, 1807.
Hannah to Isaiah Buzzell, Aug. 9, 1807.
Miriam to Joseph Drew, May 4, 1809. Sarah to James Staples, Dec. 1, 1803.
John to Lydia Cluff, Jan. 5, 1805.
Reuben to Olive Bryant, Saco, Aug. 24, 1811.
Betsey to John Dow, April 3, 1812.
Jeremiah to Polly Woodman, May 26, 1818.
Isabella, of Biddeford, to Nat. Goodwin, Feb. 8, 1793.
Joseph, of Biddeford, to Lydia Haley, Mar. 20, 1793.
William to Mary Tarbox, of Biddeford, Jan. 22, 1802.
Thomas to Rebecca Hooper, of Biddeford, May 13, 1824.
Samuel to Miranda Smith, of Biddeford, June 14, 1830.
Andrew, Jr., Little Falls, to Eliza Goodrich, Nov. 6, 1791.
Mary, of Little Falls, to Moses Goodrich, Feb. 16, 1792.
Amos to Hannah Bryant, Oct. 2, 1795.
Humphrey to Rachel Berry, Oct. 20, 1795.
FRYEBURG BRANCH.
Hugh Gordon, of Scotch descent, was an early inhabitant of Fryeburg, and may have come from Henniker, N. H., where families of the name early settled. His wife was Elizabeth. Children, born in Fryeburg :
I. DEBORAH, b. Jan. 30, 1776 ; d. Feb. 2, 1786.
2. SARAH, b. Feb. 17, 1778.
3. JOSEPH, b. April 24, 1781.
4. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 20, 1783.
5. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 3, 1786.
6. DEBORAH, b. Feb. 10, 1793; d. Sept. 4th.
7. JOHN, b. May 4, 1797.
Henry Gordon and wife, Patty Farrington, m. May 30, 1793, had issue :
I. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 11, 1793.
2. POLLY, b. Aug. 21, 1795; d. April 10, 1883.
3. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 8, 1797.
4. PEGGY, b. Nov. 30, 1799 ; m. Richard Barker, April 25, 1802.
5. JOHN, 3D, b. Oct. 1, 1802.
6. HENRY, b. June 7, 1805.
7. EUNICE F., b. July 24, 1807.
8. JAMES M., b. July 24, 1809.
9. SALLY, b. Mar. 29, 1812.
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HIAINS FAMILY.
I. WILLIAM, b. May 4, 1813.
2. STEPHEN D., b. May 22, 1817.
3. POLLY B., b. Feb. 6, 1819.
These of Henry, 3d, and Sarah.
.1. MARTHA, b. Dec. 15, 1821
John Gordon, Jr., and wife, had issue as follows:
I. ELIZA, b. July 25, 1817.
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