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Capt. Charles Gott
Mate, Amos Walker
2nd Mate, Erastus Cousins
Cook, M. D. Meservey (the only member of the crew now living and to him we are indebted for this account).
Before the mast, Thomas and Laroy Blodget.t
"Gilmore Meridith," built by Capt. Bailey Walker at South Brooksville about 65 years ago. Owned largely by Baltimore parties. The Baltimore people did not furnish the money to pay the bills as prompt- ly as they should. Some of the lumber came from Boston, but most of it was bought of John Condon at North Penobscot. When the ship was about ready for sea the creditors became anxious about their money and put an attachment on the vessel. A ship-
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keeper was put aboard to protect their interests until the matter was settled. One night the ship-keeper disappeared. Just what became of him no one knows, but during his absence and under cover of the dark- ness the Captain and crew made ready and the ship was taken out to sea. Breakfast was served far out beyond Eagle Island. This vessel never returned to Brooksville, but the affair could not have been very serious as the crew were all well known Brooksville men :
Captain, Albert Gray
Mate, Henry Orcutt
Before the mast, Bill Roberts Grey, Mark Grey, Merrit Grey.
Cook, Bill Indian
Cabin boy, Brooks Walker
The story of the "Gilmore Meridith" was given me by Alfred Condon and Kenney Grindle, both veterans of the Civil War.
Other vessels built here were the "Brooksville", built not far from the toll bridge, the Laura Jones, Abbie Wasson, Louisa Smith, and the Henry Whitney, built at West Brooksville. The R. B. Walker and the James Webster at South Brooksville.
Frank Bakeman is said to have built several small vessels at the Cape but I can find no particulars in re- gard to these.
The "Sarah Miller" is said to have been built near "Snow's Narrows" at a very early date, but nothing can be learned in regard to her.
From the "Autobiography of Lemuel Norton," whose boyhood was spent in Brooksville, I have copied the following from a letter written by him to
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his parents at West Brooksville. This gives some idea of the lives of those boys who at that time left home so early to go to sea.
Ship's name, Anthony Mangin, of Philadelphia, Capt. Taylor. Letter written in 1805 from Bavaria:
"The usage on board this ship is very bad indeed. They have much difficulty in retaining their men. Sev- eral of them left in Amsterdam, others in England. The first mate beats and kicks the men so that the blood may-if ever we arrive in the U. S .- be seen on the top sail as witness against him."
Mr. Norton also mentions that wages at this time were $22.00 per month, and his parents heard from him only twice in 21/2 years. He also mentions bring- ing home cargoes of wine and brandy, honey, and 300 apple trees to Judge Read of Waldo County.
(EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN BY NOAH TIBBETTS)
Capt. John Tibbetts of Brooksville is said to have been the first man to sail a full rigged sloop from Boston to South America and back again. A small fleet of vessels left Boston with him but he was the first to return.
He attributed this fact to Divine guidance, as every Sunday morning he ordered the vessel stopped long enough for him to read a chapter from the Bible and to make a prayer.
This sketch would not be complete without men- tioning the seven Tapley brothers, sons of Robert Tapley who commanded several large sailing vessels
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and carried the name of Brooksville to nearly every large port in the world. They were Robert, Thomas, William, Abram, George, Jerome and John. One other brother, Simeon, was the only one of the family who did not follow the sea. He was a well known farmer here.
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THESE PEOPLE WERE THE FIRST SETTLERS IN BROOKSVILLE:
ALLEN-
Andrew Allen was in Lynn as early as 1642. He married Faith Ingalls and moved to Andover. There is a story of one of the ladies of the Allen family who was noted for her industry. She kept a small board- ing house outside of Boston. One day she was going to Boston for supplies and went on a small boat that made a regular trip over the route. She had her knit- ting and was busy with it when the boat capsized throwing the passengers into the water. Mrs. Allen went down and came up with her knitting in her hands and it was found that she had taken five stitches while under water.
Peter Allen the first of the name in this town lived near the toll bridge. An old family record is as fol- lows :
Peter Allen born at Mussalb?, Sept. 10, 1761. Phebe, his wife, born at Casco, Cumberland County, July 25. 1761. Children :
George, born April 11, 1785.
Francis, born Sept. 12, 1788.
Peter, born July 9, 1790.
John, born Nov. 14, 1792.
William, born July 30, 1796.
Polly, born Nov. 18, 1794. Daniel, born Oct. 25, 1799.
There was also a Simeon remembered by some to- day as Deacon Allen.
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AUSTIN-
Samuel Austin, an ancestor of Daniel Austin, was admitted as a freeman to the colony at Wells, July 4, 1653.
Anthony Austin was at Rawley, Mass., as early as 1667.
Daniel Austin owned 100 acres of land in this town in 1776, and members of the family were in Brewer in 1790.
BABSON-
The Babson family came to Brooksville from Brooklin.
Samuel Babson was the son of John and Emma (Brown) Babson of Brooklin. He was born Oct. 2, 1812, and died in Brooksville, June 28, 1889.
The following sketch will be of interest to the fam- ily : James Babson and wife, Isabel, with an infant child left England for America in 1632. James Bab- son died on the way over. Isabel and her little son James, Jr., reached the shores of the new world in safety, and went to Gloucester, Mass. It is recorded that Isabel Babson was one of the first doctors in that town. Later she went to Salem, where she was alloted a plot of ground.
In 1637 she returned to Gloucester. Her home was at what is now 75-77 Front street, and this property remained in the Babson family for more than 150 years. James the son, is said to have been the pos- sessor of supernatural power.
Joseph Babson, grandfather of Samuel, was born at Gloucester, July 18, 1732. Came to Naskeag in 1773. Married Martha Somes.
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BLACK-
Henry Black was in Massachusetts prior to 1645. John Black was born in Salem in 1609. In 1763 it is recorded that John Black owned 100 acres of land in this town and 60 rods on the shore. This was prob- ably at the Cape.
There is a record of the family of John Black, and Sarah, his wife. Children:
Susanna, born May, 1790.
John, born July 31, 1791. Edward, born May 3, 1792. Sarah, born Sept. 9, 1794. Joanna, born Dec. 19, 1797.
Joab, born Oct. 8. 1805.
BLODGETT-
Thomas Blodgett (or Bloggett) with .his wife and two sons came from England on the ship "Increase", in 1635.
Seth, the first of the name to come to Brooksville was a direct descendant of the Thomas mentioned.
Seth married at Woburn, Mass., Lucy, a daughter of Giles Johnson, and with Mr. Johnson and family came here prior to 1790. He bought land and a house near where Fred Hawes now lives and here his chil- dren were born. They were:
Seth-no further mention.
William, who married Dorothy Roberts.
John settled at West Brooksville.
John King married Miss Avery.
Betsy married Mr. Hawes.
Lucy married a Johnson at Bluehill.
Isreal and Samuel, lost at sea.
These children were all born before 1800.
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Samuel Blodgett, a cousin of Seth, gave the land for the first "White House" at Washington, D. C., and $10,000 toward its erection.
BLAKE-
George Blake was in Gloucester in 1649. The fam- ily was English and the name originally was de Blakeland. Moses, Isreal, Timothy and Oliver Blake, owned land in town as early as 1768. More than 500 acres had been taken up by them at that time.
Blake's Point was owned by Oliver Blake but at the date mentioned John Redman was living on Blake's land and working it.
BAKEMAN-
John Bakeman was born in Holland in 1731. He is said to have been a cousin to Martin Van Buren. He lived at Harpswell before coming to the Cape and his wife was from that town. He owned a mill at the Cape and seems to have been one of the most in- fluential men in the town.
A John Young, also a mill owner at the Cape, was the father of Sarah Young who married John Bake- man, Jr., in 1788. Col. Gabriel Jehonnet performed the ceremony.
Frank Bakeman was a shipbuilder and one of the selectmen of the town.
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BILLINGS-
John, great grandson of Nathaniel Billings of Con- cord, Mass., born at Lincoln, Mass., Dec. 5, 1731. Came to Deer Isle in 1762. Moved to Brooksville in 1767; married Hannah Farrah in 1752. Their children :
Benjamin, born in Lincoln, Dec. 12, 1753.
John, Jr., born in Lincoln, April 14, 1755.
Abel
Solomon
Azubah
Timothy
Hannah
Daniel
Lucy
Isaac
· John Billings was a rope-maker in Boston, prior to 1762. A load of hemp which he had bought with hired money reached him in a badly damaged condition. He sold his property there to pay his creditors and with his family came here to make a new start. His home was where E. H. Herrick now lives. Mrs. Herrick is his great granddaughter, and this land is said to have been granted him by King George. He died in 1803.
Isaac, his son, married Sally Harding. Their chil- dren were: David, Sally, Louisa, Haty, Frederic, Isaac and John.
Solomon Billings was present at the first town meeting ever held in Brooksville and was chosen as.a member of the school committee.
BATES-
Clement Bates, a descendant of John Bates, who died in 1522, in Lydd, Parish of All Hallows, County
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of Kent, England, came to America from Lydd and settled at Hingham, Mass., in 1635 with his wife Ann and five children.
His son Joseph, 1630-1706, married Esther Hilliard. His son Joseph, 1660-1719, married Mary Lincoln. His son Joseph, 1687-1750, married Deborah Clapp. His son Samuel, 1718-1780, married Mercy Beal. His son Mordecai, 1738-1774, married Betsey Beal.
His son Joseph, 1773-1850, married Susannah How- ard.
Note-A Benjamin Bates came from Salem and settled near Ellsworth about 1775. Mariner and mill- owner.
His children :
Luther M., married Louise A. Gray
Joseph, married Sarah J. Mayo
Susan, married Henry Bakeman Martha, married Moses Blake Sarah, married Avery Nichols
Mary, married John M. Blake Hannah, married - Gilmore
Esther, not married
Mordecai, not married
Children of Luther M .:
Lucy W., married Samuel D. Coombs
Benjamin L., married Harriet Ann Grey and Fan- nie Bell Howard.
Edward H., married Henrietta Brewster
Joseph M., married Julia Coombs Lizzie, married Samuel Holland Mary A., married Wellington F. Blake
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COUSINS-
The name of Cousins is mentioned on the early rec- ords of the town but the only family record that I can find is Nathaniel Cousins and Judith, his wife.
Nathaniel, Jr., born July 20, 1798.
Abraham, born July 5, 1800.
CONDON-
The Condon family came to this section from the northern part of Ireland.
As early as 1768 we find that 300 acres of land in what is now Brooksville was taken up under the name "Condon and Mains." This land was worked by John Condon and it is recorded that 100 rods fronted the water, also that there were nine souls in his family.
The name of Condon is mentioned on the records of Friendship much earlier than is recorded here.
Samuel and Mary Condon are mentioned as wit- nesses at a wedding in Maduncook in 1772. John Con- don was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. William Richard, a son of William married Rachel Foster of Essex, Mass.
W. M. Condon was here and at Castine from 1768 to 1775.
DODGE-
Benjamin Dodge came to this section from Haver- hill, Mass., where he was born May 19, 1776. His wife was Polly Veasey. Their children were:
Polly, born Oct. 26, 1800 Jonathan, born Apr. 1, 1803 Nancy, born Aug. 6, 1805 Debora, born Oct. 31, 1812 John, born Mar. 23, 1819
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This family lived in Sedgwick before coming to Brooksville. Benjamin Dodge occupied the pulpit at the West Brooksville church for several years.
Note-William Dodge, a farmer, came to Salem, Mass., from England in 1629. He brought with him a team of horses.
It is recorded that Abner Dodge, son of Jonathan and great grandson of the William mentioned, moved from Salem to the wilds of Maine.
DYER-
George Dyer was a member of the jury at Dor- chester in Sept. 1630.
Michael Dyer was living on land owned by Timo- thy Blake here in 1762.
David Dyer married Anna Varnum in July, 1816.
Henry Dyer married a Mrs. Prudence Black in 1801.
The following clipping may be of interest to the family :
Oct. 1, Capt. Elisha Dyer of the Brig "Phebe" died at San Lucia, aged 52 years. Also on board the same vessel, Mr. Abraham Bowden of Penobscot, aged 53.
Note-William Dyer, Esq., Christopher Dyer and William Dyer were at Sagadahock in 1655.
DOUGLASS-
James Douglass, a blacksmith, and John, his brother, owned land here in 1786. The only record of the family which I find is John Douglass and Thank- ful, his wife. Their children :
James, born April 10, 1780 John, born July 5, 1783 James Douglass' family : Silverman?, born Jan. 5, 1807
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Doty, born Apr. 15, 1809
James Limeburner, born Oct. 13, 1811
Daniel, born June 29, 1813 Margaret, born May 20, 1815 Eliot, born Nov. 15, 1818
Sarah J., born July 30, 1821
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GRAY-
Robert Gray was in Andover, Mass., in 1634. This family was one of the first, if not the very first to settle in this town.
Reuben and Andrew were among the first land- holders here. They owned at one time a saw mill on the Bagaduce river, and later we hear that they owned mills at Cape Rozier.
Samuel Gray, born about 1750, built a home near where the Baptist church now stands.
The family of Reuben Gray is recorded in the old records as follows :
Reuben and Sally Gray. Their children :
Solomon, born Oct. 16, 1785
Benjamin, born Mar. 31, 1790
Abigil, born Mar. 1, 1788 Samuel, born Feb. 18, 1792 Betsy, born Jan. 21, 1794
Patience, born Jan. 30, 1796
Abner, born Nov. 30, 1797 Andrew, born Aug., 1800 Stephen, born May 10, 1801
Reuben, born Apr. 7, 1804 Isreal, born Oct. 1, 1805
Christopher Gray, a carpenter whose home was at South Brooksville, died there in 1865 at the age of 105 years.
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GRINDLE-
Joshua, John, Daniel, Ichabod and Reuben Grindle were early settlers in Brooksville. Ichabod, Reuben and Daniel were Revolutionary soldiers.
The family came, or at least some of them, came from Newburyport, Mass., and they were English people.
John Grindle carried the mail from Sedgwick to Passamaquoddy about 1790. It took two weeks to make the trip along the shore in a small boat.
Joshua Grindle took up land about half way be- tween what is now known as Brooksville and North Brooksville.
Reuben, Daniel, and Ichabod owned land at West Brooksville.
Mary Grindle, daughter of Reuben, born in May, 1765, was the first white child born in Brooksville.
Joshua Grindle, Jr., married Ruth Stanley of Sedg- wick. Their children :
Ebeneza, born Aug. 2, 1800
Anne L, born Aug. 22, 1802 Stephen, born Dec. 18, 1804 Kenney, born April, 1807 Lowell, born June 20, 1810 Robert, born Nov. 12, 1813 Eliza, born May 4, 1816
GREEN-
Bartholomew Green was in Cambridge in 1631. Samuel, a son died in Woburn, Mass., in 1759. Asa Green, a descendant of these people came to Deer Isle from Worcester, Mass., in 1775, and it is to this branch that the Greens of Brooksville belong. I can find no family records but the name is mentioned else- where in this book.
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HERRICK --
Samuel Herrick, born in Sedgwick, June 8, 1770. Died Nov. 5, 1833. He owned land in Brooksville and his home was here at one time. Lucy, his wife, and his children were:
Shedrick, born June 6, 1793
Samuel, born Mar. 6, 1795 Joab, born Jan. 23, 1797 Lucy, born Mar. 8, 1799 .
HAWES-
English people. The children of Thomas Hawes and a son of Benjamin Hawes are mentioned in the will of John Sarhawke of Great Coggeshall, Essex in Mar., 1653.
Capt. David Hawes came to Brooksville about 1784.
Records give the birthplace of his second child as Stoddard, Mass., and the third child was born here in May, 1785. The record from which this is copied is faded, but as near as can be made out is as follows :
Capt. David Hawes born at Wretham, Suffolk County, Oct. 15, 1752.
Rebecca Parker, his wife, born at Groton, Mass., Nov. 22, 1760. Their children :
Eunice, born at Stoddard, Mass., Mar. 23, 1781. Died Nov. 26, 1792.
David, Jr., born at Stoddard, Mar. 23, 1783.
Rebecca, born in Penobscot, May 3, 1785. Died Dec. 5, 1792.
John, born May 3, 1787
Sarah, born Mar., 1790. Died Dec. 10, 1792
Polly, born Nov. 25, 1795 Joeb, born Jan. 23, 1794. Lost at sea, Jan. 12, 1816
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Jesse ?, born July 8, 17 -. Lost at sea, Jan. 12, 1816 Ester Ware, born Aug. 21, 1797
Dolly Roberts, born at Cockshall, York County, June 29, 1784. James Ruth
JOHNSON-
Giles Johnson came here from Woburn, Mass., with his family. He owned 100 acres of land just below the North Brooksville P. O. This land was first taken up in 1769, under the name of Kidder and Budge. Later Mr. Johnson bought another 60 acres. One of John- son's daughters married Seth Blodgett, and another married a Grindle in Penobscot.
JONES-
Samuel and Jeremiah Jones were here prior to 1787. Samuel married Mahitabel Stover and five children were born to them after they care to Brooksville. They were :
Jane, born Aug., 1791
Polly
Susanna
John
Benjamin
Jeremiah Jones, born Apr. 4, 1764. He came to Brooksville and built a house near what is known as the Charley Jones' place. He was a shipbuilder.
David Jones, a son of Jeremiah, was a soldier in the war of 1812.
A Col. Jones and family were in Penobscot prior to 1795. I am not sure if it was that part of Penobscot now called Brooksville or not but an agent for the
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Bingham Land Co. mentions in his journal in 1795 of visiting Col. Jones and writes of going with the Jones family to a supper at John Lee's house and to a ball in the evening.
John Lee at this time lived near what is now the Brooksville P. O.
Jeremiah Jones, born April 4, 1764. Bathia, his wife. Their children :
Jeremiah, Jr., born in Penobscot, Apr. 25, 1787
David, Dec. 8, 1785
June, Apr. 30, 1789
Hannah, Apr. 18, 1791
John, May 5, 1793
Elinor, Mar. 4, 1795
Bathia, May 8, 1797
Polly, June 7, 1799
KENCH-
The name of Thomas Kench was among the signers of a petition to the town of Penobscot in 1789.
A record of the family of William Kench and Dolly, his wife :
Sarah, born Jan. 10, 1767
Susanna, born Feb. 24, 1769
William, born Dec. 22, 1772
Dolly, born June 30, 1776 Molly, born Sept. 7, 1779
Lucy, born Aug. 1, 1782
James Douglass and Polly Kench were married April 30, 1794.
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LORD-
Jeremiah Lord was the first of this name to come to Brooksville. He was born at Ipswitch, Essex County on the 18th of May, 1728. His wife was Mary Tap- ley. Children :
Jeremiah, Jr.
John L. Richard
Sarah
Capt. John Lord, born June 1, 1767
Olive, his wife, born Apr. 4, 1778
Jeremiah Lord lived at Old York with his family before he came here.
In a history of Old York we find their names re- corded on the church records and he and his wife walked more than two miles over the hills in order to attend church.
LIMEBURNER-
Thomas and Matthew Limeburner came here from Scotland prior to 1775.
Matthew took up land at West Brooksville and Thomas at North Brooksville. Matthew was a Loyal- ist and went to St. Andrews where he and others were granted a tract of land by the King.
Thomas and his wife, Jean Glen, who was only 16 years of age when they came here, raised a large fam- ily.
With Andrew and Thomas there came from Scot- land a lad by the name of Cunningham, and later he became known as Cunningham Limeburner.
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After Matthew left for St. Andrews his place at West Brooksville passed into the hands of Cunning- ham.
NORTON-
Noah Norton, born at Edgartown, Mass., Mar. 8, 1748. Died at Brooksville May 14, 1841. A Revolu- tionary War soldier; Corporal in Capt. Benjamin Smith's Co., Massachusetts.
While engaged in guarding the coast this company boarded a sloop and captured the British transport "Harriet."
Mr. Norton was a carpenter and is said to have built more than fifty houses in Brooksville.
NICHOLS (NICKLES)-
Col. Nichols was at Boston July 23, 1664. He was on his way from England to New York.
Samuel Nichols was a brick-layer. He came here from Salem, Mass., and married Margaret (Peggy) Limeburner. He must have returned to Salem after his marriage for the oldest child, Dorcas, was born there in 1790.
William, the second child was born here in 1797.
I have before me now a paper signed by Samuel Nichols and his wife Peggy. It is a deed of land-100 acres, with house and furniture, two oxen, three cows, one calf, three swine, twenty-five sheep and three tons of hay, more or less, and the price for all this was fourteen hundred dollars.
A son, John Nichols, was born in Feb. 1800.
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ORCUTT-
The name of Jacob Orcutt is signed to a petition dated here in June 1775.
In 1789 another petition bears the name of both Jacob and Malachi Orcutt.
In another record mention is made of Jacob and Wallace Orcutt and the date is 1762. They seem to have been men who were very active in the business life of the town for almost every petition or paper of those times bears their names.
In 1796 Jacob Orcutt and Abigail, his wife, are re- corded as residents of the town and their children as follows :
Malachi, Jr.
Pamela
Jacob, Jr.
Hannah
Thomas James
Galen
Abigail
PERKINS-
Nathaniel Perkins of Old York, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted at York, July 10, 1775. His son, Nathaniel, Jr., was born at York, in 1767. Died in Brooksville, Jan. 5, 1791.
He was related to the Perkins family of Castine. Nearly every person bearing the name of Perkins in Brooksville to-day can trace their ancestry back to this man. The old family record is as follows :
Capt. Nathaniel Perkins, Elizabeth Wescott his wife, born at Old York, Feb. 6, 1763. Children :
Nathaniel, Jr., born Feb. 24, 1782 Amos, born in Penobscot, Aug. 25, 1785 Debora, born Oct. 16, 1787
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PARKER-
Abraham Parker came from England prior to 1645 and settled at Woburn, Mass. He had a son Isaac, and Hon. Abel Parker of New Hampshire was his grandson.
A Capt. Parker visited Cape Rozier in 1766 with the Holt party of Haverhill.
Judge Oliver Parker came here from New Bruns- wick after the Revolutionary War and died here in 1818.
The record of the family of Simeon Parker and Mary, his wife, is as follows :
Phebe, born Nov. 29, 1788
Joseph, born Nov. 21, 1790
Simeon, Jr., born Nov. 15, 1783
William, born Oct. 3, 1794
Robert
Mary
Aggie?
Simeon Parker died May 5, 1807.
Mary Ann Parker, daughter of Simeon, Jr., born Nov. 28, 1815.
REDMAN-
A tragic record, copied from the old Penobscot town books. Capt. John Redman born in Portland, Feb. 14, 1765. Margaret, his wife, born in Bristol, Oct. 5, 1760. Their children :
Sarah, born Feb. 26, 1785. Died Oct. 29, 1792
Benjamin, born Oct. 16, 1786. Died Nov. 6, 1792 John, born Aug. 18, 1788. Died Nov. 7, 1792 James, born Nov. 21, 1789. Died Nov. 2, 1792 Peggy, born Feb. 5, 1792. Died Nov. 2, 1792
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Peggy, born Dec. 13, 1793
John, born Sept. 3, 1796
Note-John Redman was in Hampton in 1685. Age 70 years.
Robert Redman was in Dorchester in 1658.
William Redman, Archdeacon of Canterbury was named as one of the executors of the will of William Grindall, Archbishop of Canterbury, May 8, 1583.
A later John R. Redman of Brooksville was a mem- ber of the Governor's Council. Note-This was prob- ably the John born in 1796.
ROBERTS-
This family were early settlers of Sedgwick, but later came to Brooksville.
The following may be of interest to some, but any- one wishing to trace the family lines should search the Sedgwick records.
Giles Roberts was at Scarboro as early as 1675. He made his will there in Jan. 1676. Left five children. He was probably the ancestor of the Roberts family in Brooksville as the name "Tobias" is given among those of his descendants.
SMITH-
Rev. John Smith born in England in 1614, came to Barnstable, Cape Cod, in 1630. He married Susanna Hinckley, a sister of Gov. Hinckley of the Plymouth Colony. Stephen Smith a descendent of John and Susanna came to Maine.
Joseph Smith was here at an early date and owned the grist mill at Smith's Cove. This must have been the only grist mill here at the time for farmers from
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North Brooksville carried their corn there to be ground.
Ignatus Smith, son of Joseph carried on the mill after the death of his father.
Elias Smith was here in 1817.
STOVER-
Sylvester Stover was in Kittery in 1652.
Isaac, Jeremiah and William Stover were pioneer settlers here. William Stover owned the land next to the farm purchased by Seth Blodgett in 1788.
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