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2. SALLY W. F., b. June 4, 1820.
3. CHARLES W., b. Mar. 2, 1822.
MARRIAGES.
John Gordon to Betty Perham, Dec. 10, 1783.
Sarah Gordon to Abner Charles, Oct. 9, 1797.
Mrs. Mary to Samuel Frye, May 2, 1784.
Widow Bethia to Aaron Chamberlain, Aug. 2, 1787.
Sarah to Richard Frye, May 8, 1788.
Betty to William Kimball, Aug. 4, 1791.
Betty to Abial Frye, Dec. 9, 1802.
Dains Family.
Those who have familiarized themselves with the genealogy of this family claim for them a Welsh origin, and assume that the name Hains was derived from Eimws, the Welsh for "son of Einion." The founder of the New Eng- land family was SAMUEL HAINS, born about 1611, who came from Westbury, Wiltshire, England, on the ship Angel Gabriel, in 1635. He settled first at Dover, N. H., but soon removed to Strawberry Bank, now Portsmouth, and finally became a permanent inhabitant of Greenland, N. H., where was built the family cradle of the New England stock. Samuel was married in England, when visiting there in 1638. He was deacon and selectman. Two sons, SAMUEL, born in 1646, and MATTHIAS, born 1650, were the head fountains from which the Hains blood was disseminated to a numerous posterity now scattered over our land.
Branches of the Hains family were early planted in Saco, Scarborough, and Buxton, Me., but in some of these towns are now nearly extinct. Two of the most prominent persons of the name were WILLIAM P. HAINS and AUGUSTINE HAINS, who were prominently identified with the cotton manufacturing busi- ness in Biddeford. A son of the former, HON. FERGUSON HAINS has also been a citizen of considerable note in that city. A family of this name was brought up in Buxton, the mother being a Hancock. The sons, as we remem- ber them, were WASHINGTON, WILLIAM, and JABEZ. William Hains, long a resident of Buxton, was a man of excellent character ; unobtrusive, honest, and kind-hearted. Nearly all of his active life was spent in driving an ox-team at West Buxton, drawing lumber from the mills.
Daley Family.
This family is of Irish origin, and the surname, independent of errors in spelling by uneducated scribes, has been found in forms various ; sometimes as follows: Hale, Halle, Halie, Healey, Hally, and Haley, which is the gen- erally accepted orthography. Branches of the family were early settled in Kittery and Biddeford; these are traditioned to be descended from two dis- tinct heads, possibly brothers.
Andrew Haley 1 was quite extensively engaged in the fisheries at the Isle of Shoals, where he settled at an early colonial day, and for him "Haley's Island" was named. He seems to have been a man of wealth and social standing, known as "King of the Shoals." A sea-wall was built by him, to connect two islands and improve his harbor, fourteen rods long, thirteen feet in height, and fifteen feet in width. He is said to have married Deborah Wilson.
Andrew Haley,2 son of the preceding, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Humphrey Scammon, of Kittery, July 15, 1697, and settled on the Haley homestead. He made his will Apr. 8, 1725, and mentions three sons and three daughters; land and buildings on Spruce creek; reserved orchard fruit for wife Elizabeth. He wrote his name " Hally." He was a man of wealth for the times as proved by inventory, returned July 2, 1725, which was £1, 176: 16 : 7, with £4 : 3: 0 returned by executrix June 9. 1727. Children as follows:
I. ELIZABETH,3 b. Jan. 25, 1698; "owned the covenant" as an adult per- son in the "Lower Parish " church of Kittery, Jan. 14, 1719 ; was m. to Peter Lewis, of that town, Dec. 29, 1726, one year after her father's death, when she received by will forty pounds to be paid by three brothers.
2. ANDREW,3 b. Jan. 22, 1700; m. Mary Briar, of Kittery, Aug. 7, 1727, and received by his father's will, in 1725, the homestead, being the third by the name Andrew to possess the same. He had a family of children whose record of births does not appear.
3. WILLIAM,3 b. Feb. 17, 1704; was not mentioned in his father's will and probably had deceased.
4. SAMUEL,3 b. Feb. 17, 1706; m. Grace Lewis, Nov. 21, 1733, and lived in Kittery. By his father's will, of 1725, he had received a part of the homestead and "housing." He "owned the covenant," Mar. 3, 1728. A son, Samuel,4 was bapt. Mar. 24, 1751, by pastor of "Spruce Creek church."
5. SARAH,3 b. April 7, 1709; m. Joseph Weeks, of Kittery (intention re- corded April 23, 1726). She was mentioned in her father's will, by which she received £40.
6. JOHN,8 b. June 14, 1712; have not found record of his marriage, but I suppose the children were baptized by pastors of Kittery churches. He inherited part of his father's estate at his majority. John Haley and wife "owned the covenant," Sept. 30, 1744, and same day had Joel,4
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Pelatiah,4 and Susanna4 baptized ; other baptisms as follows: (1) Dor- othy,4 May 25, 1746; (2) Molly,4 March 22, 1747; (3) Eunice,4 June 30, 1751; (4) Tobias,4 July 15, 1753; (5) Sarah,4 Aug. 17, 1755; (6) Lucy,4 May, 1764.
7. REBECCA,3 m. Charles Smith (intention July 19, 1735). She was men- tioned as youngest daughter in the will of her father, in 1725, by which she was to have £40, to be paid by her brothers.
INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGES OF HALEYS IN KITTERY.
1742, Aug. 14, Elizabeth to Nicholas Weeks. 1752. Jan. 23, Sarah to William Hutchins.
1754, Jan. 19. Andrew to Elizabeth Lewis. 1755. Sept. 20, Elizabeth to Josiah Hutchins. 1765, Sept. 20, Josiah to Susanna Hanscomb. 1765. Oct. 26, Pelatiah to Eliza Lewis. 1766, Mar. 28, Molly to Arthur Came. 1766, Sept. 6, Rebecca to Samuel Kingsbury.
1768, Apr. 28, Joel to Lucy Fernald. 1773, Oct. 22, William to Miriam Fernald. 1778, Oct. 29. Samuel to Mary Fernald. 1780. Oct. 29, John to Martha Hutchins. 1785, July 31, Lucy to Edward Moore. 1786, Feb. 11, Samuel to Mary Ham. 1786, Oct. 27, Sally to Zacheus Trafton.
1787, June 2. Margaret to Charles Bellamy. Jr.
1789, Jan. 25, Ebenezer to Temperance Norton. 1789, Mar. 26, John to Mary Bellamy. 1789, Oct. 24. Sally to Enoch H. Lewis.
1791, Oct. r, Tamesin to John Bellamy, Jr.
1791, Oct. 22, Eunice to James McIntire. 1793, Jan. 24, Susanna to Daniel Hooper. 1793, Sept. 25, Mary to Elihu P. Wilson. 1794, Nov. 23, Noah to Lucy Weeks.
1797. Feb. 26, Maj. William to Miriam Johnson.
1797, Oct. 28, Simeon to Betsey Lewis. 1800, April 2, Samuel to Molly Lewis. 1802, May 22, Betsey to Thoma Pettigrew. 1809, July 9, Robert, Jr., to Nancy Shilleby.
1803. Dec. 10, Lucy to Josiah McIntire. 1805, July 2, Joel to Lucy Allen. 1806, Aug. 16, Lydia to Paul Ford. 1807, Jan. 10, Temperance to Briant Patch.
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1807, Sept. 5, William, Jr., to Nancy Doane.
1808, Oct. 8, William to Maria Lewis.
1809, Mar. 11, Maria to John Billings. 1809, Sept. 16, Thomas to Lucy Lewis. ISII, Sept. 14, Molly to Frederick Jones. 1813, April 24, John to Dorcas Sargent.
1814, April 6, Betsey to Joseph Wilson.
1816, July 19, Nancy to Francis Davis. 1819, Jan. 19, Lucy to Edmund Hutchins.
1819, Nov. 30, Josiah, Jr., to Hannah Wentworth.
MARRIAGES OF HALEYS IN KITTERY.
1754. Feb. 7, Elizabeth to Samuel Neal, of Stratham.
1752, Feb. 20, Sally to William Hutchins. 1754. Feb. 14, Andrew to Elizabeth Lewis. 1780, Nov. 12, John to Martha Hutchins. 1787, July 3. Margaret to Charles Bellamy. 1789, Feb. 19, Ebenezer to Temperance Norton. 1785, Aug. 20, Lucy to Edward Moore. 1789, Nov. 18, Sally to Enoch H. Lewis. 1791, Nov. 23, Tamsen to John Bellamy, Jr. 1792, Jan. 15, Eunice to James McIntire, of York.
1793, Aug. 1, Susanna to William Hooper. 1793. Nov. 4. Molly to Elihu P. Wilson.
1797, Mar. 15, Maj. William to Miriam Johnson.
1797, Nov. 24, Simeon to Betsey Lewis. 1802, Sept. 5. Robert to Nancy Shillibey.
1805, July 21, Joel-to Lucy Allen. 1800, May 2, Samuel to Molly Lewis.
1803, July 2, Betsey to Thomas Pettigrew.
1804, Mar. 25, Lucy to Josiah McIntire, of Biddeford.
1806, Nov. 3, Lydia to Paul Ford, of Lyman.
1807, Feb. 4, Temperance to Briant Patch.
1808, Oct. 30, William to Maria Lewis. 1809, April 3, Maria to John Billings. 1809, Oct. 16, Thomas to Lucy Lewis. 1811, Oct. 13, Polly to Frederick Jones. 1813, May 19, John to Dorcas Sargent. 1816, Aug. 6, Lucy to Francis Davis. 1819, July 4, Lucy to Edmund Hutchins. 1820, Feb. 23, Josiah to Hannah Wentworth. 1820, Aug. 29, Susan to George Armsby, U. S. Army.
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BAPTISMS IN KITTERY.
1766, Mar. 15, Ebenezer, son of Andrew and Elizabeth. 1772, Jan. 19, Susanna, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth. 1767, Nov. 29, William, son of Josiah and Susanna. 1773, May 2, Betty, dau. of Josiah and Susanna. 1780, Oct. 22, Thomas. son of Josiah and Susanna. 1768, Jan. 12, John, son of Pelatiah and Elizabeth.
1780, Aug. 13, Elizabeth, dau. of Joel and Lucy. 1782, July 7, Betty, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth.
Thomas Haley, another colonial cadet of this family, traditionized as a brother of Andrew, Ist, of Isles of Shoals, came to Saco as early as 1653, in which year he "submitted to Massachusetts." He was an early ferryman at the Lower ferry on Saco river, having succeeded Waddock at his death. His house, called an "ordinary," was on the west bank of the river. In 1673 he was ordered by the court as follows: " For the more secure transportation of travelers, for men and horses, to provide a good, sufficient boat fit for carrying persons and their horses, large enough to carry three horses at one time." He was allowed two pence for "every one he setteth over the river." He married a daughter* of John West, a somewhat noted character of the time, and by his will Haley's four children were made heirs with the proviso : "Thomas Haley, their father, shall have nothing to do with it." This Thomas was killed by Indians. Some branches of the Haley family early planted in the Saco valley were offshoots of the old Kittery stock, and others from the Saco and Biddeford family; this has been the cause of confusion among de- scendants who have tried to trace the connections. Several families moved "down east" early, where their posterity now flourish and multiply, being about as prolific as the rabbits.
A peculiarity observable in all branches of the Haley family is the turning of their hair to snowy whiteness at an early age. There is a remarkable resemblance noticed in all branches of this numerous tribe. In consequence of the imperfections of the public records, connections cannot now be made with certainty between some of the Saco valley families and their ancestors.
MARRIAGES OF HALEYS IN SACO VALLEY.
1768, Apr. 10, Samuel to Betsey Tarbox. 1768, Oct. 10, Benjamin to Hepzibah Ross. 1775, Mary to Jonathan Tarbox. 1777, Feb. 15, Charity to Nicholas Davis. 1778, Dec. 24, Joseph to Jemima Tarbox. 1778, Dec. 12, Milliken, Jr. to Jemima Tarbox (?).
*A jury of inquest, in 1653, rendered a verdict as follows: "We of ye jury about Mary Haile have agreed that according to ye evidence given to us yt shee was accessary to her own death with overmuch eating and drinking, we not having any witness yt shee was forced thereunto." There were ten men on this jury.
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1778, Nov. 26, William to Dorcas Hilton. 1779, Oct. 8, Abigail to Nathaniel Perkins. 1780. May 5, Lieut. Samuel, Jr., to Mary Cole. 1782, Susanna to John Tougue.
1784, June 11, Miriam to Joseph Kindrick.
1788, June 22, Abram to Sarah Tarbox.
1793, Mar. 30, Lydia to Joseph Gordon. 1793, July 12, Susanna (Kittery) to Daniel Hooper.
1793, Sept. 4, Joshua to Alice Smith. 1793, Oct. 18, Rachel to Joseph Clark.
1794, Apr. 12, Margaret to John Holman, of York.
1795, March 5, Sally to John Jameson.
1796, Nov. 5, Elizabeth to John Emery.
1797, June 2, Joseph to Mary Emery. 1798, Dec. 25, John to Peggy Lee.
1799, Feb. 6, Thomas to Margaret Scammon.
1806, Nov. 2, Joshua to Priscilla Emery.
1810, John to Mary Smith.
1812, Apr. 29, Miriam to John Young.
1822, July 26, Edgecomb to Sally Watson.
1822, Sept. 12, Sally to James Tarbox.
1823, Oct. 27, Hannah to Dea. John Davis.
1828, Nov. 28, Margaret to Roger Plaisted.
1830, Sept. 19, Miriam to Zachariah Tarbox. 1838, Jan. 29, Nathan G. to Mehitable Lee.
HALEYS OF BIDDEFORD AND HOLLIS.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND RACHEL EDGECOMB:
I. RACHEL, b. Feb. 27, 1747.
2. JOHN, b. Nov. 16, 1749.
3. ROBERT, b. Aug. 9, 1752.
4. MARGARET, b. Mar. 10, 1755.
CHILDREN OF SYLVESTER AND SARAH:
I. MIRIAM, b. Aug. 1, 1786.
2. JOSEPH, b. July 3, 1788.
3. JOHN, b. Mar. 1, 1791.
4. SARAH, b. Jan. 9, 1795.
5. SYLVESTER, b. July 7, 1797.
6. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 27, 1800.
7. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 27, 1800.
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CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SARAH:
I. MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1817.
2. NOAH, b. Feb. 17, 1819.
3. JOHN, b. Jan. 2, 1825.
4. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 10, 1832.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND ABIGAIL:
I. OLIVE W., b. Oct. 21, 1830.
2. SARAH A., b. Jan. 10, 1835.
3. MIRIAM, b. Aug. 17, 1837.
CHILDREN OF EDGECOME AND SALLY :
I. SARAH A., b. Dec. 16, 1828.
2. THOMAS, b. Aug. 25, 1830.
Samuel Haley,1 born at Biddeford Pool and supposed to have been de- scended from Thomas Haley, married, first, Betsey, eldest daughter of John Woodman, then Widow Tarbox (who was b. May 17, 1738, d. Aug. 7, 1780), May 26, 1768, and had five children. He married, second (intention 1781 ), Mary Cole, whose maiden name was Beal, of Kittery, or York, by whom five other children. He "took to" young widows. The family lived at Winter Harbor, in Biddeford, until Noah was eight years of age, and the children were probably all born there. About 1790 the family removed to Hollis and settled near the falls on the "Great brook," where he owned or leased a saw- mill and engaged in lumbering ; at time of second marriage was styled " Lieu- tenant." I have no record of his death, but a son, JOSEPH,2 living in 1863, said his parents were buried in the old grave-yard near the junction of the roads leading from Fletcher's Neck and from the site of Fort Mary. His mother was buried there, but I suppose Mr. Haley and second wife were laid down in Hollis. Children as follows :
SECOND GENERATION.
I. JOSHUA,2 b. Feb. 28, 1767 : was commander of a privateer in the war of 1812 and was captured by the British and carried to England, where he was long confined in prison. He m. Alice Smith, in Biddeford. Sept. 4, 1793, and had Elisabeth3 and John.3
2. OLIVE,2 b. Dec. 10, 1771 ; m. John Atkinson, of Buxton, Nov. 1, 1792, and moved to Eaton, N. H., where, after bringing up a large and excel- lent family, two of her children and several grandchildren were minis- ters of the gospel, she died.
3. JOSEPH," b. Apr. 15, 1777; m. Mary Emery, June 2, 1797, and settled in Portland as a merchant; was living in Charlestown, Mass., in 1863. His children were Samuel WIT.,3 Joseph K., Mary,3 and Martha.3
4. SALLY,2 b. Apr. 15, 1777 ; d. Aug. 4, 1803.
5. SAMUEL,2 b. Aug. 22, 1778 ; d. Aug. 3, 1801.
6. SARAH,2 bapt. Apr. 11, 1782, at Biddeford. It may have been this one who died in 1803.
7. CAPT. NOAH,2 b. Apr. 2, 1782 ; m. Oct. 13, 1805, Sally, youngest dau. of Joseph Woodman, half-sister of his father's first wife, and settled on
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the old road leading from the Smith neighborhood to Limerick, where he made his home during the remainder of his days. He was commis- sioned captain of a company in the old militia, of the 3d regiment, May 1, ISII. He raised a company for the war of 1812, largely com- posed of recruits from his old command; was in the field on the march toward Burlington, Vt., Aug. 18, 1813, and writes to his father on that date: "After a march of five days we are very much fatigued with the heat. We shall march from here (Concord, N. H.) in ten or twelve days for Burlington with 1,600 or 1,800 troops. I have the care of about 400 men. I am very well satisfied with my superior officers." Aug. 26 he adds by postscript: "We are striking our tents this morn- ing to march for Burlington with 600 men only. General Parker has been here and Major Snelling, the finest gentlemen I ever saw." He seems to have been in command at Fort Independence and Fort Warren previously, for, from memorandum on the back of an old letter received from Elliot G. Vaughan, Esq., I find he marched from Fort Independ- ence Saturday, Aug. 14, 1813, and reached Medford the 15th ; reached Andover the 16th, thence marched to Salem, N. H. He resigned his commission Jan. 20, 1814, and, returning home, soon built a store and engaged in trade. He was a magistrate many years, and was keeping a tavern some time during the thirties; at one time owned half a saw- mill on Moderation falls, in addition to the mill on the brook that had been built on the site of the "old mill which was burned down." At the raising of the old meeting-house on the hill in the Smith neighbor- hood, say 1802-3, he walked along the ridge-pole and stood upon his head upon it, while those below expected to see him fall to the ground. We remember "Squire Haley" as a tall, well-formed, stately man, of dignified, graceful carriage when venerable in age and under the crown of snowy hair. He died Nov. 28, 1868; his wife predeceased him, Aug. 22, 1859.
S. NANCY,2 m. Elder Amos Taylor and had several children, of whom one was, we believe, the wife of Oliver Dow, Esq., of West Buxton, mer- chant and lumberman.
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9. JOHN,2 was in company with his elder half-brother, in Portland, as mer- chant. He m. Sally Harford and had Elizabeth, John, and James.
IO. JAMES,2 the youngest son of Samuel, was in the war of 1812; was taken by the British, carried to England, and confined in prison ; never returned ; had been married and left a wife and daughter.
II. BETSEY,2 m. Samuel Leavitt, of Buxton, had one daughter, and died.
THIRD GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF CAPT. NOAH AND SALLY:
I. MAJ. SAMUEL C.,3 b. Mar. 11, 1806; m., first, Elsie Edgecomb, of Hollis; second, Widow Almira Clark, whose maiden name was Good- win. No issue. He built a small house west of his father's, where he settled and where, for many years, he lived alone. He was a large, powerful man and resembled his father; was major in the old militia ; a man of good natural ability; served as agent for Hollis and went to Augusta before the Legislature to adjust the disputed boundary between Hollis and Waterborough. When his anger was raised he was a dan-
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gerous character. At an old-time Lyman muster "Sam" had a man down and choked him until nearly dead, and while he struggled to re- lease himself from the grip on his throat the giant laughed and said: "Keep still ! keep still ! I won't hurt you." He was involved in many adventures of a combative, radical, and romantic character. Ah! but he was the champion teamster. When everybody failed to start the dis- couraged ox-team Sam Haley would swing his cap and shout " Go-o-o-e " until the "critters would git as if the de-vil was arter 'em." He always had a pleasant word for the boys and they liked him.
2. JOSEPH W.,3 b. Jan. 4, 1808 ; m. Philomela Broughton, of Conway, N. H., Jan. 15, 1852, and lived on the homestead; was engaged for many years in manufacturing bricks, and "Wood Haley's brick-yard " was a well-known landmark. He was a man of good business parts, who suc- ceeded in the acquisition of property; was a respected townsman. He d. Jan. 12, 1892. Four children, of whom hereafter.
3. JAMES,3 b. Nov. 12, 1810; m. Miriam. dau. of Andrew Hodgdon, of Hollis, and had four children. He went to Georgia with the other young men from Hollis and d. there, of southern fever, Sept. 16, 1840. His widow did not marry again.
4. RUTH T.,3 b. Oct. 1, 1812; d. Feb. 19, 1814.
5. RUTH T.,3 b. Dec. 5, 1814; m. Samuel Smith, of Hollis, "mason Sam," and had issue.
6. JOHN,8 b. April 24, 1817 ; m. Hannah E. Strout, in June, 1843. and has long resided in his native town, where he carries on a farm -the old Rufus Deering place-and an extensive insurance business. Mr. Haley is a well-informed, genial man, social and companionable; a loyal citi- zen of public spirit. Four children, of whom hereafter.
7. MARY M.,3 b. April 9, 1819; m. first, William Earl, a trader at Salmon Falls; second, to Ansel Merrill, of Buxton. She d. Mar. 17, 1888.
8. NOAH, JR.,3 b. in 1821 (?), and d. unmarried, Oct. 17, 1849.
FOURTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH W. AND PHILOMELA :
1. JULIA F., 4 b. Nov. 29, 1852 ; m. Nathan G. Smith, of Boston, April 24, 1872, and resides there.
2. DAUGHTER, + b. May 6, 1854; d. Nov. 12, 1854.
3. SUMNER O.,4 b. May 5, 1859, and lives at home, unmarried ; a man of good judgment and business capability, who has furnished much care- fully arranged data for this sketch of his family.
7. CELIA A.,4 b. Feb. 7. 1864; living in Hollis, unmarried.
CHILDREN OF FAMES AND MIRIAM:
I. SARAH W.,4 of whom no more information.
2. JAMES W.,4 went early to Boston, where he was engaged in business ; a handsome young man of genial. kindly heart, whose sun went down while it was noon.
3. ELIZABETH P.,+ who d. an infant.
4. ELIZABETH P.,+ her namesake, of whom no more.
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CHILDREN OF JOHN AND HANNAH:
I. HENRIETTA, 4 d. when a child.
2. ESTHER A.,4 m. Willis Crockett, of Hollis, blacksmith, and has one son.
3. CLARA E.,4 m. Oren F. Smith, of Hollis, and d. in the spring of 1891.
4. CHARLES,4 now at home, unmarried.
Noah Haley, Ist, was a resident of Hollis, but I do not know how his family was connected with those whose records have been given. By wife Polly he had children, named as follows, of whose fate I am not advised :
I . SAMUEL, b. Sept. 7, 1799.
2. JABEZ, b. Feb. 18, 1801, of whom I have a vague recollection.
3. DANIEL, b. Nov. 7, 1803.
4. JESSE, b. June 1, 1806.
5. MARY, b. July 7, 1809,
Joseph Haley 1 was an early settler in Hollis, but I have no knowledge of his antecedents. He was living when four generations of his family lived in the house, a log-house built back on the hill, some distance from the Nat Haley house, which primitive dwelling was used for a schoolhouse after being vacated by the family, and there a Miss Wise, sister of the wife of Squire Vaughan, kept school.
Nathaniel Haley,2 born before 1780, married Nabby Usher -of what chain 1 am not informed -and lived in an old, long, low, narrow farm-house by the road-side, about half a mile below Moderation Mills, in Hollis. He was known locally as " Uncle Nat" and his old dame as "Aunt Nabby"; and so they, jolly old couple, jogged on together. We remember the little old woman, bowed over, her crooked nose almost touching her chin, as she came to the store for a " nip o' tea and a pinch o' snuff. you." After her departure to the unexplored province, " Uncle Nat." a large, corpulent man, red-faced and robust, carrying a tall, heavy staff, used to go from place to place to visit his full quiver of married daughters. He was a very old man when gathered to his fathers. Issue :
I. JOSEPH,3 b. May 21, 1802; m. twice, and his widow, Mrs. Ellen, has recently deceased. He lived on the homestead as a farmer. "Joe" had some kind of a twist in his eyes, and when looking at you saw somebody away on the left-hand side. But he could see a good pair of oxen, and usually had such in his barn. His eldest son by first wife, Albert,4 was a successful business man and left his brothers and sister a handsome legacy. Then there were John,+ Ellen,4 and others.
2. FANNY,3 b. Sept. 23, 1804; in. Ezra Nason.
3. MARY,8 b. July 17, 1806; m. Joseph Quincy.
4. LYDIA,3 b. Jan. 17, 1810; m. James Rogers.
5. HARRIET, 3 b. May 10, 1812; in. Nason Bradeen.
6. LOVINIA,3 m. Elisha Davis, and is the only one living (Oct. 25, 1894).
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Benjamin Haley was an early settler in Little Falls plantation, now Hol- lis, and may have been a brother of the first Samuel for aught I know. Ben- jamin, Jr., was married to Elizabeth Gilpatrick, of Biddeford, June 6, 1803, and had issue as follows :
I. HIRAM, b. Nov. 24, 1803.
2. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 7, 1807.
3. HANNAH, b. Nov. 26, 1809.
4. ELIZABETH, b. July 26, 1812.
John Haley,1 b. in Kittery, Me., June 20, 1737 ; m. Mary Malcomb,* who was b. in Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 16, 1739. He came to the plantation of Lit- tle Falls in 1795, and settled in that part then known as "Deerwander," where he cleared the farm now occupied by his grandson, John M. Haley. He was four years a soldier in the French and Indian war and four years in the Revolutionary army ; a blacksmith by trade. His wife d. Mar. 4, 1805; he d. Jan. 26, 1816. Children as follows :
1. MARY,2 b. in York, about 1760; m. Abner Shaw, of that town, and d. there.
2. JOHN,2 b. Feb. 8, 1762, in Kittery; m. Susan Gary, of York, in January, 1788 (she b. Dec. 19, 1768), and settled in Limington, as blacksmith and farmer. He had a family of ten children, of whom hereafter.
3. BETSEY,2 b. in 1770, at York; m. James Gilpatrick, of Hollis, and d. there, Jan. 9, 1844.
4. JOSEPH,2 b. in 1772, at York; m. Ruth Bradbury, of that town. He settled in Little Falls plantation, in 1794, on the farm adjoining that of his brother William. His first wife d. in Hollis, in 1797, and he m. second, l'hebe Chadbourne. He d. Jan. 11, 1809.
5. CAPT. WILLIAM,2 b. Jan. 11, 178o, in York, and came to the plantation of Little Falls, now Hollis, in 1795, and with his father settled in the western part of the township, near "Deerwander." His second wife was Jerusha Dyer, sister of that good man, "Uncle Joe Dyer," the blacksmith. He was chosen captain of the militia during the war of 1812, and enlisted recruits for the army. He was a blacksmith and carried on business with his father; for many years they did nearly all the iron work for the settlers within several miles. Capt. Haley was a tall, stately, well-formed man in his prime, and when advanced in life sat under hair as white as snow, a venerable, a patriarchal looking man, who was held in respect for his respectable life and strict integrity. He d. Dec. 26, 1863. Jerusha, his wife, b. Oct. 3, 1792 ; d. Aug. 14, 1869. Eleven children, of whom hereafter.
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