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Peter Lewis made his will, in Kittery, Feb. 3, 1712. He mentions sons PETER, ANDREW, WILLIAM, MORGAN, dec., who left NATHANIEL; JOHN, dec., who left BENJAMIN, GRACE, ELIZABETH, and MEHITABLE. He had daughters, MARY (Hutchins), ANN (Tapley), REBECCA (Pike), ELIZABETH, and SARAH.
Peter Lewis, son of the preceding, made his will in Kittery, May 17, 1739; shipwright ; mentions wife Elizabeth, and children, PETER, MARY, KATHERINE, PHOENIX, SARAH, ABIGAIL (Trafton), EUNICE, and LUCY (Tripp).
Andrew Lewis, of Kittery, made his will, July 27, 1758 ; yeoman ; wife named Mary. Mentions children, ANDREW, MARY (Weare), GRACE (Haley), DOROTHY (Main), and THOMAS with whom the parents lived.
George Lewis, and eldest son JOHN, received each a grant of land from George Cleve in Casco bay, Nov. 20, 1657 and June 26, 1657. George signed submission to Massachusetts, July 13, 1658, with his mark. He is mentioned as of Casco, 1660-1 ; witnessed a deed, June 3, 1662 ; also indenture with Ann Lewis the same year.
MARRIAGES IN HARRISON.
Mary Lewis to William Cox, June 17, 1817. Hannah Lewis to Levi Watson, April 21, 1825. Polly Lewis to Abial Scribner, Dec. 22, 1828. Nancy Lewis to Perez Bryant, Aug. 16, 1846.
HIRAM RECORDS.
Rebecca m. Abner Heath, (Int.) Feb. 14, 1824.
Alpheus m. Mary Weare, Nov. 27, 1820.
Abigail d. young.
Elizabeth m. Joseph Durgin, Mar. 27, 1816.
Sally H. m. Capt. Chas. Wadsworth, (Int.) Oct. 26, 1823.
Alexander m. Nancy Fly, June 19, 1826 (Int.).
Ann m. Rufus N. Sanborn, Aug. 15, 1843.
Hannah m. Josiah Tripp, (Int.) Oct. 14, 1836. Sally m. Joseph Storer.
Miriam m. Aaron Cross, of Hiram.
Alice m. Elias Saunders, of Denmark, Me.
Lord Family.
This surname was originally derived from the Saxon word hlaford, formed from hlaf, loaf, and ord, a beginning or cause, and was early applied in Eng- land to one who had charge of the food supply of the royal household, the loafmaker, now given to persons of noble birth and many officials in Great Britain. The present representatives of the family in England the old are the REV. FREDERICK BAYLEY LORD, of Farnborough, whose late father was rector there, and JOHN FREDERICK LORD, EsQ., magistrate, of Hallow Park, Worcestershire. The surname is borne by a numerous race of large-framed, iron-sided, steel-sinewed, tough-fibred men and women in New England, many of whom have survived to patriarchal age. The principal progenitor of the families to be taken special notice of was:
Robert Lord,I who came to Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1636-7, and died in 1683. He served more than twenty years in the Indian wars and became so inured to camp life and exposure that he could never afterwards sleep upon a feather bed. He is said to have been below the medium stature, but of powerful mould and one of the most athletic, strong, and fearless men in the Colonial service. There is a tradition that the Indians themselves at one time, when confronted by Lord's rangers, proposed to decide the battle that was anticipated by an encounter between the champions of the two parties; to this the whites agreed, and Robert Lord walked to the front. The Indians selected the most powerful of their tribe, a perfect giant, full seven feet in stature. The two men were to meet at full run and take the " Indian hug " as they closed. The savages anticipated an easy victory. They came together like two infuriated bullocks with a tremendous shock, but in an instant the redskin lay stretched upon the earth, and the shouts of the Colonial scouts rang out in the forest. Not satisfied with a single experiment, they were re- quired to rush and clinch again. In this encounter Lord took the "hip-lock " on his greasy antagonist and threw him with such force that a blood vessel was ruptured in his fall. The Indians took him up and carried him from the arena, fully acknowledging themselves defeated; they afterwards reported that some white man's devil invested Lord with supernatural strength. He married Mary Ward, sister of Rev. John Ward, and had four sons as follows :
1. THOMAS,2 cordwainer, settled in Charlestown, Mass., where he was ad- mitted to the church, at the age of 23, in 1667. He m. Alice, dau. of Robert and Alice Rand, who was admitted to the church, aged 23, in 1667. He d. June 4, 1713, aged 80. In 1718 she was mentioned as an "ancient widow." She d. Aug. 11, 1721. He made his will Dec. 5, 1710. Children.
2. SAMUEL,2 son of Robert, born in Ipswich; m. Elizabeth Ted, Oct. 15, 1667, who owned the church covenant May 21, 1676, and died in 1684; second, in 1684, Rebecca Eddington, who, for her second husband, m. Edward Wilson. Mr. L. was admitted to church in Charlestown, Mass., in 1687, and d. May 27, 1696. Of children hereafter.
3. ROBERT,2 son of Robert, settled in Ipswich and had a family of whom we are not now concerned.
4. NATHANIEL,2 son of Robert, remained in Ipswich; sons as may appear.
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THIRD GENERATION. CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND ALICE:
I. THOMAS,3 cordwainer, m. Oct. 7, 1703, Elizabeth Kettell, who d. Mar. 26, 1746, aged 69 as stated on gravestone. He d. Nov. 11, 1749, in his 86th year. These were admitted to church in Charlestown, Aug. 5, 1705. Records show him to have been engaged in various real estate transactions between 1727 and 1742. Issue as follows:
I. ELIZABETH, + b. Aug. 12; d. Aug. 14, 1704.
II. THOMAS, 4 b. Aug. 24, 1705; d. Mar. 29, 1709.
III. RICHARD,4 b. Feb. 1, 1706.
IV. RICHARD, 4 b. Sept. 24, 1708.
v. THOMAS,4 bapt. Jan. 22, 1709.
VI. ELIZABETH,4 b. Aug. 28, 1711; d. Sept. 14.
VII. HANNAH,4 b. Jan. 2, 1713; d. Nov. 18, 1751.
2 . NATHANIEL,3 b. Oct. 30, 1666; m. Anna Frothingham, Aug. 4, 1698, who owned the church covenant May 25, 1701 ; was admitted to church Jan. 23, 1703, and d. Aug. 13, 1708. He was killed by falling from a stage, Feb. 12, 1706-7, aged 40. Children:
I. ANNA,4 b. May 8, 1699; m. Richard Kettell.
II. NATHANIEL,4 b. June 14, 1701 ; admitted to church Feb. 25, 1721-2; m. Mary Brigden, Sept. 18, 1723, who united with church May 17, 1727. He d. July 12, 1729.
III. SAMUEL,4 b. Apr. 19, 1704; d. Nov. 14.
IV. ABIGAIL,4 born Nov. 4, 1705 ; received "Thanksgiving money," Nov. 19, 1757; d. Dec. 28, 1796.
3. MARY,8 b. Oct. 30, 1666; d. Sept. 29, 1667.
4. ELIZABETH,3 b. Aug. 22, 1668; d. Aug. 26, 1669.
5. JOSEPH,3 b. Sept. 24, 1670; d. Aug. 1, 1671.
6. BENJAMIN,3 b. Sept. 24, 1670; d. Aug. 1, 1671.
7. JOSEPH,8 b. Aug. 23, 1672 ; d. Nov. 2, 1679.
8. ABIGAIL,3 b. Aug. 21, 1674; m. John Stevent. 9. ALICE,3 admitted to church Aug. 21, 1743 ; d. in 1755.
Rev. Joseph Lord,3 son of Thomas2 (1), graduated at Harvard in 1691, and settled at Dorchester, S. C., then at Chatham, Mass. He m. Abigail, dau. of Gov. Thomas Hinckley, and had issue, as follows :
I. JOSEPH,4 b. Sept. 27, 1704.
2. SAMUEL,4 b. Sept. 26, 1707.
3. ROBERT,4 b. Sept. 28. 1711.
4. ALICE,4 b. Sept. 26, 1714, and others whose names do not appear.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND ELIZABETH:
I. ELIZABETH,3 b. June 27, 1669 ; m. Richard Hilton.
2. SAMUEL,8 b. May 5, 1671; d. Dec. 3, 1690.
3. JOSHUA,8 b. Oct. 14, 1673 ; d. Mar. 17, 1678.
4. ROBERT,3 b. Oct. 22, 1675; d. in 1678.
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5. JOSEPH,3 b. in 1677 ; d. in 1678.
6. NATHANIEL,8 b. Dec. 10, 1679; d. in 1682.
Thomas Lord, of Ipswich, m. Elizabeth Clark, in Boston, May 24, 1726, and had issue :
CAPT. THOMAS, bapt. in Ipswich, Oct. 4, 1730, and d. May 24, 1758. He was a soldier. In his will, probated June 7, 1758, he was styled "Thomas Lord, Gentleman, of Charlestown." His father was mentioned as " hatter," of Ipswich. Brothers and sisters : Samuel, John, William, Robert, Judith, Sarah, Abigail, and Miriam.
Abraham Lord came from Ipswich, Mass., to Kittery as early as 1670, and was probably ancestor of many of the name in Maine.
Nathan Lord was living in Kittery as early as 1674. He m. a dau. of Abraham Conley, and was appointed executor of his will; received from Conley's estate a tract of land on Sturgeons creek, but the larger share went to his sons NATHAN and ABRAM.
Nathan Lord, Sr., of Berwick, m. Martha, dau. of Richard Tozier, Nov. 22, 1678. He made his will July 6, 1733 ; gave his minister "a gold ring to remember me by after my decease," and twenty pounds to be laid out in a piece of plate for the communion table; mentions brother ABRAHAM and cousin WILLIAM. The inventory of his estate was £1,876 : 2 : 2. The names of his children were as follows :
I. MARTHA, b. Oct. 14, 1679 : m. - Chick.
2. NATHAN, b. May 13, 1681.
3. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 20, 1682.
4. RICHARD, b. Mar. 1, 1684.
5. JUDITH, b. Mar. 29, 1687 ; m. Hambleton.
6. SAMUEL, b. June 14, 1689.
7. MARY, b. July 29, 1691 ; m. Emery.
S. JOHN, b. Jan. 19, 1693.
9. SARAH, b. Mar. 28; 1696 ; m. - --- Roberts.
IO. ANNE, b. May 27, 1697 ; m. - Furbush.
II. ABRAHAM, b. Oct. 29, 1699.
John Lord, who came from Ipswich to Kittery with his brothers, had chil- dren named JOHN, THOMAS, and TOBIAS, of whom more presently.
John Lord, son of John, had children named JANE, SALLY, JACOB, BETSEY, PHEBE, MARY, HANNAH, JOHN, and JOHN, 2D.
Tobias Lord, son of Tobias, of Arundel, Me., went to live with a relative in Sanford when a lad, where he toiled from day dawn until after dark. While employed hauling timber with an ox-team the wolves were so plenty that they followed him night after night when returning home. He would ride on one of the oxen and beat them off with a club. He was a lieutenant in the Rev- olution and present when Burgoyne surrendered; settled in Kennebunk, in 1778, and built a house subsequently called the "Gillespie house"; was a merchant and ship-builder; lost several vessels by wreck; was successful by
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perseverance ; removed to Alfred in 1803 ; returned to Kennebunk in 1808, and died that year. His children were as follows :
I. NATHANIEL, m. Phebe Walker.
2. SAMUEL, m. Hannah Jefferds.
3. GEORGE, m. Alice Jefferds.
4. IVORY, m. Louisa McColloch.
5. WILLIAM, In. Sarah Cleaves.
6. FRANCIS A., m. Frances Smith.
7. HEPZIBAH, m. Robert Watterson.
8. ABIGAIL, m. Charles W. Williams.
9. MEHITABLE, m. Francis Watts.
IO. BETSEY, m. Francis Watts.
II. Lucy, m. Hercules M. Hayes.
Tobias Lord, son of Tobias, who was son of John, married Jane Smith, and had eleven children, named as follows:
I. JOHN, m. Charity Curtis.
2. JANE, m. John Stone.
3. TOBIAS, m. Mehitable Kimball and Hepzibah Conant.
4. LYDIA, m. Samuel Kimball.
5. NATHANIEL, was in Arnold's expedition, was wounded, and d. in prison at Quebec ; a man of wealth.
6. BETSEY, m. Benjamin Thompson.
7. DANIEL, m. Mary Washburn and went east.
8. DOMINICUS, m. Mary Currier and lived in Kennebunk.
9. JEREMIAH, d. young.
IO. DAVID, d. young.
II. THOMAS, In. Mary Durrell, and had David, Betsey, Jane, Asa, and Mary.
Tobias Lord, a native of Kennebunk, had married Susan Deering and set- tled in Hollis. He died leaving two children, and his widow married, second, Ichabod Cousins, Sr., of Hollis, and by him had a son Joseph and daughter Fanny, of whom in the Cousins genealogy. ABIGAIL, daughter of Tobias and Susan, became the wife of Jeremiah Hobson, and
Hon. Tobias Lord, the son, born Dec. 30, 1803, married Adaline Hobson, sister to Jeremiah. He spent his early years on his father's farm and in his lumber business; settled at West Buxton and carried on milling and the lumber trade; was representative from that town in 1836, and removed to Steep Falls in Standish that year, where he was selectman, assessor, and representative. He was a man of stalwart frame and great physical strength; a successful manager in business and acquired a handsome estate. Children, JOHN, JERE- MIAH, ABBIE, and TOBIAS who now carries on the extensive lumbering opera- tion at Steep Falls; has been much in public life; served in state senate.
Benjamin Lord made his will in Berwick, August 6, 1745; wife named Patience; mentions daughters, but no names; sons were BENJAMIN, SAMUEL, and ELISHA.
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Rev. Nathaniel Lord, b. Sept. 14, 1754, in Berwick, was twice married ; second wife, Elizabeth (Roberts), widow of Tobias Wentworth. He was bap- tized near Great Works; ordained as pastor in Wells; became nearly blind during latter years, and in the pulpit his wife would read for him the hymns and the passage for his text; his fruitful memory and eloquent tongue did the rest ; was in the ministry rising fifty years. He died Apr. 8, 1832, and was buried on a knoll he selected back from the road on the farm since owned by the Hussey brothers. By his side are the graves of his wives marked by un- inscribed stones. A house of worship called the "Elder Lord meeting-house " was erected in Berwick in 1781, and there he preached many years for the Baptist church ; son of Abram Lord.
Elder Ebenezer Lord came to Berwick in 1750, aged 30 years, and built his first cabin where South Berwick village now stands; about 1796 built the house, now the oldest standing, occupied by his grandson, Frederick A. Lord.
Capt. Nathan Lord was representative to the General Court from Ber- wick in 1772.
Gen. John Lord was many years a very prosperous merchant in Berwick, a very competent business man who manifested much public spirit and was called to many positions of trust; was representative and senator. This fam- ily produced some remarkable men in professional life; among the sons were
Rev. Nathan Lord, D. D., who received his primary education at Ber- wick Academy; many years president of Dartmouth College.
Hon. John P. Lord, another son of the general, was an eminent lawyer and author of the "Maine Townsman," which appeared in 1844. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits ; held a position in Boston custom-house sev- eral years. He d. in 1878, aged 93; had nineteen children, one of whom was
Rev. John Lord, LL. D., the celebrated historical lecturer of Stamford, Conn .; also,
Rev. Charles Lord, an author of note.
Samuel Lord was an innholder in Berwick, Oct. 15, 1735, and a proprie- tors' meeting was held at his house.
Richard, John, Nathan, and Hiram were inhabitants of Elliot in 1735.
The Lords of Lebanon have been a very prominent family for generations. Among those who have held municipal offices in Lebanon between 1813 and 1880 we mention EBENEZER, NATHAN, JR., JOHN, JR., NATHANIEL, JOHN H., JOHN C., BENJAMIN H., and STEPHEN D.
Hon. Caleb B. Lord, a native of Parsonsfield, practised law in Limer- ick. In 1858 he was elected clerk of courts and removed to Alfred to enter upon his duties; was representative in 1871, and assessor for United States for first district of Maine from 1871 to 1873; a cautious and reliable coun- selor ; his professional and public duties were performed faithfully.
George Lord, son of Samuel and Lydia (Wallingford) Lord, born in Ber- wick, Oct. 19, 1764; m. Patience Hobbs, of Hampton, N. H., Mar. 1, 1789; came to Parsonsfield in 1799, and settled at what has since been called Lord's Mills; d. July 11, 1811; wife d. May 19, 1816. Children as follows :
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I. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 4, 1789 ; m., first, Nancy Neal, Jan. 4, 1811 ; second, Lydia Neal, Mar. 24, 1812 ; third, Eunice H. Knight, Mar. 4, 1835. By second wife, Samuel and Lydia, both out West; by third wife, Edwin and Carrie.
2. MARY, b. Feb. 4, 1792 ; m. John L. Marstin.
3. MORRIS, b. Sept. 29, 1794; m. Abigail Colcord.
4. LYDIA, b. Aug. 3, 1796 ; d. Oct. 15, 1818.
5 GEORGE W., b. Nov. 3, 1799 ; m. Sally Sweat, sister of Dr. Moses, May 23, 1825. He settled at West Buxton, where he was many years en- gaged in mercantile business and milling; d. Apr. 4, 1864.
6. ISAAC, b. Apr. 25, 1801 ; m. Hannah Redman, Oct. 26, 1826; d. Nov. 6, 1855 ; had issue.
7. SARAH, b. Aug. 23, 1803 ; d. Sept. 16, 1823.
8. FREDERICK, b. July 9, 1806 ; m. Lydia Leavitt, of Effingham ; d. Nov. 26, 1846.
9. LOUISA T., b. Sept. 4, 1808; m. James Leavitt, Nov. 11, 1852.
IO. BETSEY W., b. Mar. 3, 1811 ; m. Leander Doane; second, Amos Dut- ton ; d. Apr. 3, 1885.
Nathaniel Lord, probably a native of Berwick, was an early settler in the southern part of Buxton, not far from Matthias Redlon. His wife was Hannah Field, daughter of Lieut. Daniel Field, to whom he was married before 1773. He died Nov. 24, 1827 ; his wife died July 13, 1826. His children follow:
I. SARAH, bapt. Jan. 22, 1775; d. an infant.
2. PHEBE, b. June 25, 1769; m. John Came.
3 ABRAHAM, bapt. Jan. 22, 1775; d. young.
4. ZACHARY, bapt. Jan. 22, 1775; idiotic.
5 SARAH, b. Nov. 15, 1773 ; d. Nov. 17, 1817.
6. BETSEY, b. Mar. 15, 1776.
7 ISAAC, b. Nov. 11, 1780; m. Anna Holmes, of Scarborough; lived in Buxton; d. Aug. 12, 1826. Children :
I. EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 5, 1808; m. Hannah Lowell, of Saco, and had Augustus, born June 8, 1835, and m. Lydia A. Huff; Ira, b. April 26, 1837 ; John H., b. March 8, 1839; Samuel, b. Jan. 4, 1841.
II. JOHN A., b. Aug. 20, 1813; d. in Peabody, Mass., Oct. 6, 1894.
III. WILLIAM H., b. Nov. 15, 1815; deceased.
IV. ARTHUR M., b. Mar. 19, 1819 ; deceased.
V. TIMOTHY H., b. Sept. 9, 1822; resides in Peabody, Mass.
VI. ISAAC L., b. Mar. 12, 1827 ; deceased.
S. DORCAS, b. Dec. 1, 1782.
9. JOHN, b. July 8, 1785; m. Lydia - and had issue. He d. Dec. 13, 1834; his widow d. May 3, 1865.
1. ABRAM, b. July 27, 1809; m. Elizabeth and had in Buxton: Lucinda A., b. Sept., 1827 ; Nathaniel F., b. July 3, 1834; Charles F., b. Feb. 6, 1836. d. July 24, 1842.
JI. NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 12, 1812; d. July 6, 1847.
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III. MARY A., b. Mar. 18, 1815.
10. JAMES, b. Oct. 5, 1788; m. Fanny and had issue :
1. NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 7, 1813.
II. RUFUS, b. Dec. 25, 1815.
III. OCTAVIA, b. Sept. 1, 1818.
IV. HANNAH, b. June 24, 1821.
II. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 13, 1790.
LORDS OF HIRAM, ME.
Jacob Lord,I came from Waterborough to Hiram about 1800, and his name appears on the voting list of 1806. He and wife, maiden-named Emma Day, settled on the lot of land where his grandson, SAMUEL WV. LORD, now resides, and it was related that he fastened the shaved shingles to the boarded roof of his first cabin with wooden pins driven through holes bored with a gimlet. His children were named and married as follows:
I. JACOB,2 whose wives were Betsey and Fanny Huntress; by first wife had two children, and by second nine, namely: Harriet,3 George,3 Isaiah,3 George,3 William,3 Robert,3 Alvin,3 Eliza, Octavia, Mary A.,3 Josephine,3 and Hannah.3
2. HOSEA,2 m. Jane, dau. of Joseph Durgin, and lived and died at South Hiram ; was a very active business man. Issue : Joseph,8 Samuel II.,3 Lucinda,3 Ruth,3 and Edwin.3
3. DOLLY,2 m. Solomon Wales; lived in Hiram and had issue. Charles H. Wales is her son.
4. MARY,2 was m. to William Huntress and lived and d. in Hiram.
5. EMMA,2 was m. to John Huntress and d. at South Hiram.
6. RHODA,2 m. George Hodgdon and d. at South Hiram recently.
7. ISAIAH,2 d. when about 7 years of age.
Levi Lord 1 was a brother of Jacob, Ist. He married Abigail Durgin and settled in Porter, where he died. From his family the "Lord schoolhouse," in the " Lord neighborhood," took its name. There were eight children :
I. HENRY,2 d. young.
2. HENRY,2 b. May 25, 1806 ; m. first, Mary A. (b. Mar. 20, 1809, and d. Mar. 13, 1835), Feb. 10, 1833 ; second, Aug. 20, 1837, Emily Hamlin, b. Mar. 20, 1814, in Limington, Me. He settled in Lovell, and d. there Mar. 5, 1879. Children :
I. ARMINE,3 b. Sept. 5, 1833
11. EDWIN,3 b. May 29, 1838 ; m. Carrie E. Woodman, of Sweden, Oct. 28, 1860; now at Kezar Falls, Me. One dau., Ella I.,4 b. July 11, 1872 ; m. Mar. 26, 1894, to Clinton E. Wood.
III. MARY A.,8 b. Nov. 29, 1839; d. Feb. 13. 1840.
3 . JOHN,2 b. May 11, 1808, in Hiram ; m. Mary Gould, Dec. 2, 1838; she b. Apr. 12, 1812, in Parsonsfield. He lived in Hiram and there d. Feb. 6, 1849. His widow, " Aunt Mary," survives. Three children:
I. FRANKLIN,3 b. Sept. 21, 1839, in Porter; m. Eliza J. Cate, of Brook.
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field, N. H., Nov. 27, 1862, and resides at Kezar Falls, Me, ; carpen- ter by trade. Children : Bessie C.,4 b. Apr. 3, 1864, and Mary A.,4 b. Sept. 23, 1866, deceased.
II. DR. JOHN,3 b. June 25, 1842 ; m. Helen Demick, of Limington, and resides at Biddeford.
III. MARY A.,3 b. Mar. 28, 1844; m. Freeman Stacy, in April, 1862.
4. LEVI,2 b. in 1816; m. Louisa Merrifield, of Porter, Jan. 9, 1804, and settled on the farm now owned by E. Hartford in that town. He emi- grated to Kaukauna, Wis., in Sept., 1883, and d. there Feb. 10, 1889. His widow survives. Four children as follows :
I. JANE M.,8 m. Paul Huzzey, of Parsonsfield.
11. ABBY,3 m. Henry Tuttle, of New Hampshire.
III. DR. OSBORN G.,3 m., first, Della Lougee, of Parsonsfield; second, Sarah Hale, in the West. He graduated at Bowdoin Medical College, and is now a practising physician at Kaukauna, Wis .; a dau., Laura.4
IV. ANDREW M.,3 b. June 23, 1852 ; m. Ida Cousins, of Porter, Me., June 23, 1873 ; emigrated to Wisconsin in 1883, and d. at Kaukauna, Feb. 18, 1889 ; widow now living at Kezar Falls. Children : Lilla A/.,4 Milton A.,4 Charles S.,4 Della,4 and Gracie.4
5. JACOB,2 m., first, Mary A. Bradeen, of Porter, Dec. 10, 1843 ; second, Caroline Bradeen, a sister, Nov. 25, 1846; third, Abba L. Johnson, Apr. 25, 1850. Eleven children : George,4 Melville,4 Sally A.,4 Winburn,4 Algernon,4 Angeline, John,4 Nettie,4 Carrie,+ Delle,4 and Frederick.4
6. DAVID,2 m. Mary A., dau. of Isaac Stanley, of Porter, April 25, 1850, and had issue : Susan, Julia,+ Nellie,4 Edgar4 and Emma,4 twins.
7. ALBERT,2 b. Feb. 2, 1823 ; m. Lydia A. Bickford, of Porter, Me., Nov. 8, 1849, and lived in said town, where he d. August 1, 1886, aged 63. His widow (b. Nov. 13, 1828,) d. May 15, 1892, aged 63. Children:
I. EMILY,3 d. Aug. 1, 1868, at age of 18 years.
II. EZRA,3 b. Apr. 21, 1852 ; m. Jennie Merrifield, of Porter, and has two sons, Byron 4 and Roy.4
III. JOHN,3 b. Mar. 22, 1856; m. Mary E. McDonald, Nov. 27, 1877, and resides at Kezar Falls, Me. Children : Flora M., Harry D.,4 Avis L.4
IV. EVERETT,8 b. Nov. 4, 1859.
V. NETTIE,8 b. Apr. 4, 1862 ; m. Wallace Chapman, Jan. 5, 1884, who d. Sept. 1, 1894.
VI. CHARLOTTE,3 b. May 8, 1866; m. Elmer Chapman, of Kezar Falls.
VII. SARAH,8 b. May 11, 1870; d. Feb. 13, 1894; unmarried.
Stac Arthur Family.
MacArthur, in Gaelic Atair, was originally the head branch of the great Campbell clan; they were settled on the shores of Loch Awe, and long dis- puted the chieftainship with the powerful Argyle branch, and were successful until the reign of James I, of Scotland, at which time the chief was JOHN
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MACARTHUR FAMILY.
MACARTHUR, whose followers numbered 1,000 men. He was summoned to Inverness in 1427, and there lost his head. From this time they were robbed of the chieftainship and the ancient territorial possessions were wrested from them. They at one time were custodians of Dunstaffnage Castle, and many have since lingered in that vicinity, but as tenants of the Campbells. The MacArthurs were hereditary pipers to the MacDonalds of the Isles, and one of them composed many pieces for the bagpipe which were very popular. A portrait of ARCHIBALD MACARTHUR, a native of the Isle of Mull, a celebrated piper, who died in 1834, may be seen in Kay's collection. Among the more distinguished cadets of this clan who may be mentioned was JOHN MACAR- THUR, LL. D., born in Scotland in 1755. He was a miscellaneous writer and translator, who was judge advocate during the American Revolution.
John MacArthur, a native of Perth, Scotland, married Mary Miller, and, coming to New England, was the third settler in Limington, Me. These had eleven children. He died Aug. 30, 1816, aged 71 years; his wife died Mar. 1I, 1835, aged 82 years.
I. JOHN, son of John, d. May 16, 1806, aged 22.
2. PETER, son of John, d. June 13, 1848, aged 61. His wife was named Mary, and four infant sons d. in Limington.
3. HON. ARTHUR, son of John, b. Jan. 14, 1790; m. Sept. 1, 1829, Mary P., dau. of Rev. William Miltimore, of Falmouth, Me., and settled first in Sanford. He was educated at Fryeburg Academy and Bowdoin Col- lege, graduating from the latter in ISto. He read law with Lawyer Cushman, of Newfield, and with Hon. Cyrus King, of Saco, and was admitted to the bar in Jan., 1815. He permanently located at Liming- ton, in 1818, and was actively engaged in the practice of law there rising fifty years. He was a lawyer of superior ability and a gentleman of old-school manners, dignified but social. He was fond of antiquarian pursuits and collected much valuable data for a history of Limington which was left indigested, and has not assumed permanent form. As a conversationalist he was remarkably entertaining, and his genial per- sonality was attractive and engaging. In all public affairs he displayed much interest and gave liberally toward the promotion of every local enterprise calculated to benefit the community. He d. Nov. 29, 1874; his wife, b. Feb. 13, 1805, d. July 14, 1881. Six children as follows :
I. MAJ. ARTHUR, b. Sept. 15, 1830; graduated at Bowdoin Coll., 1850; settled in Louisiana, and at the breaking out of the Rebellion entered the Confederate army, and was major of the 6th Louisiana Infantry when he was killed at Winchester, Va., in May, 1862.
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