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" As my two daughters did combine, To nurse the army of old Burgoyne ; Their nursing was good but not very lasting, For they were granddaughters of old granny Asten."
He d. Sept. 10, 1832, aged 74 years. She d. Feb. 15, aged 56 years. Ten children :-
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I. Jacob, b. Aug. 29, 1788 ; md., Feb. 26, 1812 (pub.) Hannah, dau. of Eliab and Lucretia (Flint) Eaton ; settled in Strong ; d. Oct. 8, 1874. She d. Oct. 23, 1862, aged 71 years.
II. Anna, b, Oct. 22, 1791 ; md., Apr. 23, 1809, Wil- liam Brackley ; d. May 8, 1870.
111. Susan, b. Sept. 27, 1793 ; md., Nov. 25, 1823, William Kannady ; d. in Avon.
IV. John, b. Nov. 11, 1795 ; md., Aug. 6, 1820, Lucy Pratt ; d. Dec. 2, 1876. She d. June 9, 1853. aged 52 years. 6 chil.
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V. Sarah, b. Feb. 3, 1797 ; md., in 1822, Henry H. Foster of Freeman; d. July 1, 1878. He d. July 21, 1878, aged 80 years. 8 chil. VI. Abigail, b. July 10, 1799 ; d. Sept. 8, 1802. VII. Bartholomew, b. Sept. 8, 1801 ; md., Apr. 12,
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1829, Mary Tarr; d. at West Hampden, Feb. 4, 1882 ; she was b. May 21, 1808 ; d. Jan. 4, 1882. He was a lover of his country, having sent four sons to the late war.
9 VIII. Betsey, b. Nov. 28, 1803 ; md., in 1828, Franklin Newell; d. Oct. 22, 1876 ; he d. Oct. 1880, aged 78 years. 8 chil.
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IX. Abigail, b. May 2, 1806; md., Oct. 7, 1828, Ed- mund Bangs ; d. in Biddeford, Sept. 5, 1846. x. Isabel, b. Sept. 5, 1809 ; md., July 10, 1831, Rich- ard Bangs ; d. Sept. 21, 1872.
Cony.
The ancient family by the name of Cony in England is said to be of French extraction. The word Connin (French for rabbit) as a family name was first written in England as pronounced in French, -" Conny " and " Cony ; " - but in the lapse of years came to be written " Coney " and " Cony," as well as in some other ways. "Robert Connin " came into England from Bayeux in Normandy in the early part of the four- teenth century, in the train of Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II., she being a daughter of Philip IV. of France, and then just married. A pedigree of his descendants in the line of eldest sons is among the MSS. in the British Museum, and shows that the Connys of Yaxley, County Huntingdon, were a branch issuing from Robert Conny, a third son in the sixth generation from Robert of Bayeux. Robert Conny of Godmanchester - a town about twelve miles from Yaxley - and his wife Elizabeth had a son Samuel, who was christened Oct. 5, 1634; also a son John, who was a surgeon and twice mayor of Rochester, County Kent. Dr. John Conny died in 1699, leaving an only son Robert, who was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and admitted Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1693 ; he died May 25, 1723, aged 68 years.
As appears from the parish records of Godmanchester, Samuel Conny before-mentioned and his wife Mary had eight children, among whom was Nathanael, christened Aug. 27, 1665. This, with other facts equally well authenticated, justifies a belief that the immigrant ancestor of the Cony family which came to the Kennebec in 1778 was the Nathan- ael Cony above-named, a first cousin of Dr. Robert Cony, in whose honor a memorial tablet was placed in St. Nicholas' Cathedral, Roches- ter, where he was buried.
The traditional coat-of-arms of " the family by the name of Cony" is still preserved and cherished by the descendants of the late Daniel Cony of Augusta. It was evidently derived from the one shown on the " Portrait of Robert Cony, M.D.," * painted in 1722 by Alex. Vanderha-
* The portrait here spoken of was engraved in 1722 by John Faber of London, and a handsomely framed copy of it was greatly prized as an heirloom
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gen, and still to be seen in the lodgings of the President of Magdalen College, Oxford. It shows the same arms which Robert of Godman- chester bore, and would seem to be traceable to " the antient coate of Conny " to be found in the British Museum.
According to family tradition Nathanael Cony came to this country from "Cony Green " * in England. He settled in Boston before 1700, and during his residence there was one of the city constables. His first wife was Elizabeth Greenland of Boston, who died May 7, 1711, leaving three sons and one daughter ; his second wife, whom he married Sept. 6, 1711, was Abigail Ager, who became the mother of nine children. He afterwards married, Dec. 27, 1736, Mary Royal of Boston, and died in Stoughton, Mass., about the year 1744. Deacon Samuel Cony, second son of Nathanael and Abigail (Ager) Cony, was born in Boston, April 15, 1718, and married, Jan. 28, 1742, Rebecca (born Sept. 26, 1721), daughter of Nathaniel and Mehitable (Hartshorn) Guild of Dedham, Mass. In 1778 he removed with his family from Shutesbury, Mass., to Fort Western settlement (now Augusta), where the remainder of his life was spent. Among his children were two sons: Lieut. Samuel Cony, the father of Hartson and Jason D. Cony, who came to the Sandy River township; and Judge Daniel Cony, a practicing physician for some years, and a leading citizen of Augusta for more than half a century. Lieut. Samuel Cony was born in Stoughton, now Sharon, May 18, 1746. He preceded his father to Fort Western, and became an extensive land- holder in the settlement. He married, Sept., 1770, Susanna Johnson, born in Bridgewater, Mass., Dec. 22, 1747, He died Sept. 22, 1779, and his wife survived him until Aug. 5, 1830.
I HARTSON CONY (vide page 261), Lieut. Cony's eldest son, purchased of Zaccheus Mayhew in 1792 river-lot No. 26, east side, where the central portion of the Center Village is located. He was among the first in town to commence the sale of merchandise at retail, and was regarded as an active, enterprising business-man. He was b. in Easton, Mass., June 1, 1771 ; md., Dec. 26, 1793, Martha, dau. of Ebenezer Norton, q. v., who d. Nov. 5, 1850. He d. in Canada, Nov. 9, 1803. Three chil- dren :- 2 I. Martha, b. Nov. 9, 1794; md., in 1820, William Lockhart ; d. July 24, 1860. He d. Jtily 5, 1870. 2 chil. : 1. Susan Lockhart, b. Jan. 2, 1821 ; md., 3
by the late Judge Daniel Cony, who had it from his father, Dea. Samuel Cony ; to whom it came from his father, Nathanael, who was living in Boston, Mass., in 1720, and in the vicinity of Boston for twenty-four years longer.
* An English Gazetteer, edition of iSto, locates Cony Green in Eddisburg hundred, six and one-half miles west from Middlewich, County Cheshire.
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III. Hartson Willis, b. Apr. 16, 1798; md., Apr. 16, 1822, Martha, dau. of Elijah Norton, q. v. ; d. at sea, Sept. 29, 1826. She d. Oct. 13, 1867. 3 chil., all d.
JASON DEXTER CONY, when a young man of twenty, came to the fertile region of the Sandy River. Although born in Easton, Mass., - Nov. 8, 1772, - his childhood was spent in Augusta. Left fatherless at an early age, his education and training devolved upon his mother, who is said to have been " a lady of amiable temper and excellent mind." He purchased for a farm river-lot No. 15, east side - at present owned by Benjamin Stanley, - and in 1794 built the first gristmills in the upper part of the town. They were situated on that part of the Fairbanks mill- stream formerly occupied by Luther Townsend's tannery. After the death of his wife Mr. Cony returned to Augusta, and subsequently went to New Orleans, where he entered business with promise of great success, but was suddenly stricken down by yellow fever - that scourge of the cli- mate, and d. Sept. 30, 1810. He md., Aug. 1, 1793, Velina, dau. of Ebenezer and Jean (Marchant) Smith of Edgartown, Mass. She was b. Dec. 23, 1772 ; d. Mar. 24, 1799. Mr. Cony md. (2), June 27, 1802, Delight, dau. of John Church, q. v. Six children :-
I. Evelina, b. June 17, 1794; md. Hiram Belcher, q. v .; d. Feb. 20, 1883.
II. Samuel, b. May 11, 1796 ; entered the naval ser- vice of the United States as a sailor in the war of 1812. He was on board the American Enterprise when she encountered the British brig Boxer (Sept. 5, 1813), and took an active part in the battle which resulted in the capture of the Boxer. He was confined in the famous Dartmoor Prison for twelve months, and was afterwards pensioned for injuries received in the service. After the close of the war he resided in Augusta. While on a visit to the seashore for his health, he died suddenly, Aug. 24, 1852, and was buried on Rutherford Island.
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Apr. 6, 1848, Richard Sylvester, son of Richard and Hannah (Bates) Rice. He d. Nov. 20, 1865. 4 chil.
2. Hartson Cony Lockhart, b. Mar. 17, 1823 ; md., Nov. 10, 1850, Lucy Bil- lings of Colchester, Conn., who d. Oct. 18, 1878. 4 chil. Md. (2), June 21, 1881, Mrs. Hannah P. Mckinney.
Il. * Daniel Johnson, b. July 25, 1796.
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Thus a cherished wish -that he might die and be buried near the scene of the engagement between the Enterprise and Boxer which he liked so often to relate - was fulfilled. He md., Apr. 6, 1828, Sabra, dau. of John and Ruth (Oakes) Long, who d. Mar. 23, 1845. 9 chil.
III. Susan Johnson, b. Jan. 12, 1799 ; d. in Augusta, Sept. 23, 1816.
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IV. Jason Hartwell, b. Feb. 14, 1806; d. at New Orleans, La., in 1830.
v. * John Randolph, b. Mar. 28, 1808.
VI. Jason Dexter, b. Mar. 31, 1810 ; d. Aug., 1834 ; unmd.
DANIEL J. CONY spent a part of his youth in Augusta, and a part upon his father's farm in Strong. After his marriage he settled in Farmington. He was employed as a school-teacher for several years, and was better fitted for literary pursuits than mercantile life. He was an assidu- ous reader, and accustomed to spend much time among his books. He md., June 23, 1822, Elizabeth, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Tarbell) Moore. She was b. Dec. 10, 1796 ; d. Mar. 7, 1848. He d. Nov. 26, 1873. Four children :-
I. David Moore, b. Dec. 18, 1824 : d. Mar. 10, 1845. Daniel Augustus, b. May 8, 1830; d. Sept. 22, 1860; unmd.
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III. Elizabeth Moore. b. July 29, 1834; d. Sept. 8, 1882 ; unmd.
IV. Henry Chamberlain, b. Jan. 27, 1837 ; md., Sept. 21, 1867, Sibyl E. Kitchen of Vassalboro'. Resides in Auburn. Their surviving children are Charles, Isabel, and Willie.
JOHN RANDOLPH CONY was born in Augusta and when very young came to Farmington with his mother who after- wards married Daniel Stewart. About 1832 Mr. Cony erected a dwelling-house at Backus Corner, which he occu- pied during his residence in town. His death occured in Oldtown, Sept. 11, 1836, whither he had removed a short time before with his family. He was a man of broad in- telligence, courteous in manner and of gentlemanly bearing. He md., Oct. 13, 1833, Mary Margaret, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Shaw) Sewall. She md. (2), Nov. 1859, Rev. Pindar Field, and resides in Hamilton, N. Y. Two chil- dren :-
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I. George Randolph, b. Aug. 30, 1834 ; held the office of postmaster at Oldtown for several years. In 1863 he enlisted in the 7th Reg. Me. Vols., and proved himself a brave soldier. He was subsequently appointed Ist Lieutenant Co. A., Ist Veteran Infantry. After the close of the war he settled in Central Valley, N. Y. He md. Marquaretta Christie of Mahwah, N. J., where he d. Nov. 16, 1879. I dau.
II. Mary, b. July 27, 1836 ; d. Aug. 8, 1848.
Corbett.
The ancestry of the family of Peter Corbett, one of the early settlers of the township, can be traced to Robert Corbett, a resident of Wey- mouth, Mass., " who fought bravely in King Philip's war." He married, ยท Feb. 23, 1682, Priscilla Rockwood, and probably had a family of three sons, Dr. John, Elder Daniel, and Joseph Corbett, and perhaps daugh- ters. Elder Daniel Corbett married, Dec. 4, 1717, Sarah Jones, and they were the parents of nine children, one of whom, Dea. Daniel Corbett, born July 8, 1720, was a prominent citizen of Milford, Mass., where his son Peter was born, Aug. 23, 1748. He died in 1761, and his wife, Mary, Nov. 7, 1809.
I PETER CORBETT, with his wife and three little boys, came to Winthrop in 1781. They remained there while he came to the township to make arrangements for their removal. Mr. Corbett was one of the " Colburn Associ- ates," and drew river-lot No. 40, east side, which includes the farm of William H. Pearson and a part of Reuben Winslow's farm. His family, who came to the township in January, 1782, was one of the first eight families to spend a winter here. In the autumn of 1786 he built the first framed house in the township, and manufactured the bricks for the chimney on his farm, said to be the first made in the settlement. Mr. Corbett was highly respected by his townsmen, and upon the incorporation of the town in 1794 was elected chairman of the board of selectmen, a position he held for seven consecutive years. He md. Keziah Dewey, and d. probably in 1816. Three children, born in Milford, Mass. :-
1. * Rufus, b. Dec. 13, 1773. 11. * John, b. July 4, 1776.
III. Otis, b. Oct. 5, 1778 ; md., June 16, 1803, Han- nah, dau. of Thomas Hiscock, q. v .; d. Apr. 16, 1860. Spent most of his life in Strong.
RUFUS CORBETT first settled in Industry, but afterwards removed to the homestead. This farm embraced two
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river-lots, to which he added by purchase from the "gore" adjoining, making one of the largest and most valuable farms in town. During his lifetime Mr. Corbett divided it among his four sons, three of whom made permanent homes upon their respective shares. Mr. Corbett pos- sessed an amiable disposition, sound integrity, and at- tained a reputable standing among his townsmen. He md., Sept. 5, 1802, Olive Willard ; d. Dec. 12, 1850. She was b. Sept. 21, 1776, at Lancaster, Mass .; d. Dec. 8, 1854. Five children :-
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1. William, b. Aug. 18, 1803; md., Mar. 9. 1843, Hannah, dau. of James Butterfield, q. v., who d. Oct. 3, 1850; he md. (2), Nov., 1851, Mrs. Joanna N. Gilman, who d. Jan. 2, 1852, aged 36 years; he md. (3), Oct. 28, 1852, Mrs. Betsey Woods. He d. May 2, 1854. 2 chil. 1I. * Amasa, b. Dec. 10, 1805.
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III. Betsey, b. May 27, 1807 ; md., Sept., 1834, Benja- min Richardson of New Sharon ; d. Oct., 1869. 2 chil.
IV. Rufus, b. Feb. 26, 1811 ; md., Nov., 1844, Mary Ann Currier. 3 chil. Resides in Wilmington, Il1.
v. * Peter, b. Jan. 2, 1813.
JOHN CORBETT made his advent into the world upon the same day that the representatives of the thirteen American colonies, assembled at Philadelphia, declared their independence from the mother-country, and pro- claimed " that these United Colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States." Mr. Corbett came to the township as a member of his father's family, and made the town of Farmington his home during life. He selected back-lot No. 32, east side, which he cleared, brought under cultivation, and made productive. He md., July, 1799. Lucy Proctor, b. Aug. 29, 1780, dau. of Peter Proctor, who was b. Jan. 7, 1738, and of Molly Proctor, who was b Nov. 29, 1750, residents of Chelmsford, Mass. He d. Jan. S. 1846. She d. Aug. 25, 1862. Twelve children :-
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III. Cyrus, b. Apr. 26, 1804: d. Jan. 25, 1807.
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VI. Frederic, b. Sept. 10, 1810; md., June 7, 1840, Betsey Parker ; d. at Quenemo, Kan., Oct. 20, 1872.
VII. Lucy, b. Oct. 12, 1812; md., Feb. 29, 1832, Warren Voter, q. v .; md. (2), Jan. 22, 1884, James F. Pease.
* Peter, b. Mar. 2, 1815.
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Martha md., Oct. 10, 1844, George McClure, who d. in 1848; md. (2), Nov. 27, 1851, Thomas Bickford of Bangor; d. Nov. 22, 1859.
Mary md., Jan. 27, 1848, David McCleery of Strong, who d. in California, May 19, 1881. 2 chil. :
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I. Andrew Llewellyn McCleery, b. Apr. 11, 1852 ; md., June 25, 1873, Annie E. Lewis of New Vineyard. 1 child. Resides in East Somerville, Mass.
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2. Charles Laforest McCleery, b. July 23, 1854; md., Nov. 19, 1881, Charlotte Lyde, b. in Freeport, Nov. 22, 1853. I child. Resides in Portland, and has charge of the Boston Journal's interests in Maine.
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XII. Isaac Proctor,
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Abel md., July, 1849, Lydia Tracy. Rc- sides in Boyne City, Mich. 3 chil. Isaac md., Jan., 1853, Charity B. Goodwin of Avon. She d. Feb. 1, 1853, aged 24 years. He enlisted in Co. B, 28th Reg. Me. Vols., and d. at Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 13, 1863.
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MAJOR AMASA CORBETT erected buildings on the north portion of the homestead, where he resided during his life- time ; he was a man of good common sense, charitable toward all in sentiment and practice, yet firm in his con- victions, and a strenuous defender of what he regarded as the right. His practice as a land surveyor was quite ex- tensive, and he served the town as selectman in 1842-43-44 and as treasurer in 1840-41, 1866-67-69-70-71-72. He md., Oct. 25, 1835, Angeline, dau. of Daniel Beale, q. 7 .; d. Nov. 9, 1875. Four children :-
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II. Lucy Ann, b. July 17, 1839 ; ind., Apr. 12, 1875, Arthur Davis. Resides at Lansing, Mich. 2 chil.
III. Ellen Salome, b. Oct. 29, 1843; ind., Nov. 27, 1866, Dr. Charles P., son of S. P. Morrill, q. 7. Resides in North Andover, Mass. 3 chil.
IV. Amasa Herbert, b. May 31, 1845 ; md., Dec. 2, 1873, Douzetta C. Briggs. 2 chil. Resides in Amboy, Minn.
PETER CORBETT settled upon the central portion of the homestead. He md., Nov. 4, 1852, Dorcas Barker ; she d. Mar. 19, 1865, aged 33 years. He d. Mar. 11, 1861, leaving his estate to his son. One child :-
I. Herman, b. Feb. 13, 1854; md., May 9, 1875, Anna S .. dau. of J. Hannibal and Isabella (Paine) Hunter, of New Vineyard ; s. p.
JOHN CORBETT is a farmer living at the Fairbanks vil- lage. He md., Nov. 20, 1832, Sarah Backus, dau. of Louis Voter, q. v. Four children :-
I. Louis Voter, b. Aug. 24, 1833 ; d. Mar. 17, 1849.
II. Lucy Maria, b. May 2, 1836 ; md., June 4, 1854, Hiram A. Butler, q. v .; d. July 29, 1879.
III. John, b. Oct. 10, 1838 ; d. Oct. 10, 1838.
IV. Julia Helen, b. June 18, 1841 ; md., Mar. 21, 1861, Charles E. Carvill. 3 chil.
PETER CORBETT follows the occupation of his father and grandfather, and for a time lived upon a portion of the homestead, but now lives at the Fairbanks village. He md., Mar. 12, 1840, Nancy Knowlton, dau. of William Adams, q. v. Six children :-
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I. William Adams, b. May 2, 1841 ; md., Feb. 5, 1876, Sarah C. Brinkley.
II. Charles Peter, b. Dec. 5, 1842 ; enlisted in Co. G, 16th Reg. Me. Vols. ; d. at Smoketown, Md., Oct. 24, 1862.
III. Gustavus Hayes, b. Oct. 15, 1846; md., Mar., 1869, Jennie M. Martin.
IV. John Eugene, b. May 29, 1848 ; lives in Nebraska.
v. Benjamin Franklin, b. Jan. 4, 1850.
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Cothren.
The name Cochrane (afterward spelled Cothren) is derived from two Gaelic words which together signify the " battle-cry," and the first pos- sessors of the name belonged to the great and warlike clan of Campbell
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in Scotland. The Cochrane family is thus of Scottish origin, one of its earliest members, the Earl of Dundonald, being closely associated with the varying fortunes of Mary, Queen of Scots. From him the Cothrens of America claim their descent. The record of the family in Farmington begins with the settlement at Martha's Vineyard in the middle of the last century. William Cochrane, the emigrant, was the son of William Cochrane, a wealthy manufacturer, who removed, about 1740, from Paisley, Scotland, to Plymouth, England. When about nineteen years of age, young William emigrated to America and took up his residence at Chilmark, Mass., where he lived until his marriage to Experience Weeks, which took place Nov. 1, 1758. They then removed to Fal- mouth, where David, their eldest son, was born, Nov., 1768.
I DAVID COTHREN, accompanied by his wife and children, came to Farmington in the spring of 1795 and settled upon a part of back-lot No. 28, east side, comprising a part of the same farm occupied by his son William through life. He md., Mar. 15, 1788, Eunice, dau. of Nathaniel Backus, q. v. His death occurred in North Carolina, Feb., 1802. His wife, who survived him, md., in 1808, Stephen Dillingham and d. Apr. 1, 1841, aged 75 years. Four children :-
I. Keziah, b. Oct. 14, 1789 ; md., in 1808, Mont- gomery Morrison ; d. at Fayette, May, 1878. He d. Mar. 10, 1846.
I1. * William, b. Oct. 31, 1791.
III. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 6, 1793 ; md., Oct. 8, 1815, Clarissa Weed of Milton, N. Y .; d. at Byron, Ill., Sept. 18, 1845. 7 chil.
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CAPT. WILLIAM COTHREN was not quite four years of age when he was brought by his parents to Farmington, and thus his childhood and youth were passed amid the scenes and privations incident to pioneer life in the wilder- ness. He was by occupation a farmer, a pursuit which he loved and dignified, and from which he acquired substantial wealth.
Capt. Cothren served three months in the war of 1812, and afterwards as a captain of militia. He was a trustee of Farmington Academy from 1845 until the close of the institution in 1862, and the friend and patron of learn- ing, giving to all his sons a good academical education, and to three of them a collegiate one. He md., Jan. 14, 1819, Hannah Cooper, b. Feb. 19, 1798, in Pittston ; d. Nov. 29, 1831 ; md. (2), Nov. 15, 1835, Mrs. Nancy H., widow of Stephen Titcomb, Jr., q. v., who d. Apr. 19, 1840. His death occurred July 30, 1879. Five children :---
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I. William, b. Nov. 28, 1819 ; graduated in the class of 1843 at Bowdoin College, and now practices law in Woodbury, Conn. He is the author of a voluminous history of that ancient town. He md .. Sept. 3, 1849, Mary J. Steele. I child ; d. young.
II. Charles, b. June 16, 1822 ; graduated in the class of 1849, and now resides in Redbank, N. J. He md., Aug. 7, 1854, Mrs. Anna (Mitchell) Hinman, who d. Aug. 3, 1861; md. (2) Sept. 5, 1862, Alice Radcliff, who was b. at Saddle- worth, England, Sept. 15, 1832. 2 chil., both d.
III. * Nathaniel, b. June 21, 1825.
IV. * George Webber, b. July 12, 1829.
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v. * Wesley Rogers, b. Dec. 15, 1837.
NATHANIEL COTHREN graduated from Bowdoin College in the same class with his brother Charles. He adopted the law as his profession, and is now a successful attorney in New York City. He md., Apr. 2, 1854, Elizabeth W. Corlies of Eatontown, N. J. She was b. July 13, 1838. One child :-
I. Frank Howard, b. July 10, 1871.
GEORGE W. COTHREN settled upon a part of the home- stead farm, and his general occupation is that of a farmer. His standing in society is that of an upright and respected citizen. He served the town as one of the selectmen in 1872-73-80. He md., May 9, 1864, Eleanor Hamlin, dau: of Joseph S. Craig, q. v. Three children :-
I. Mary Steele, b. Oct. 29, 1866 ; d. Mar. 30, 1870.
II. Cora Belle, b. Dec. 26, 1871.
III. Carl Howard, b. May 12, 1875.
WESLEY R. COTHREN settled on the Stephen Titcomb, Jr., farm and was a successful farmer for some years, when he abandoned agricultural pursuits and went ex- tensively into corn-canning business as one of the firm of Waugh, Cothren and Williams. He md., Dec. 19, 1861, Elizabeth Wendell, dau. of Hiram Holley, q. v. One child :-
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Craig.
Andrew Craig, the ancestor of the Craig family of Farmington, was of Scottish birth. He was one of the brave men who left their native country to find a home in the north of Ireland during the troublous period of its later history. In 1725, with his wife, Jenett Todd, and young family, he left Scotland, and after a brief residence of five years in Ireland embarked for America, arriving in Boston Feb. 28, 1730. Soon after he removed to Wrentham, Mass. John, son of Andrew, was born in Scotland, October, 1721, and came with his parents to this country. He married Mary Skinner, and spent his life in Wrentham, where he died, Apr. 27, 1803, and his wife, June 18, 1788. Among their children were Elias Craig, who settled in Augusta, and Enoch Craig, who was among the pioneers of Farmington.
I ENOCH CRAIG was born in Wrentham, Mass., Sept. 11, 1758. He early entered the Continental army, in which he served until 1780, when he came to that part of Hallo- well now Augusta, where he remained about a year. In June, 1781, he first came to the Sandy River township in company with Robert Kannady, Calvin Edson, and Garret Burns for the purpose of exploration with a view to settle- ment. Mr. Craig and Mr. Kannady selected river-lot No. 22, east side, built a camp, and returned to Hallowell. In the September following, in company with William Kan- nady, he again visited the township and felled some trees on the farm where Joseph S. Craig now lives, and upon that known as the Heath farm, upon which Mr. Kannady settled .* Mr. Craig was a man of great industry and capable of performing an immense amount of labor, and soon his broad acres were teeming with luxuriant crops. He soon enlarged his farm by purchasing lot No. 21 adjoining on the north, and built the best log-house in the township, and also a log hovel near the interval, which was submerged in the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785, and his grain seriously injured. His corn-crop was also de- stroyed by the severe frost of August, 1783. In the winter of 1789 the improvements had become so extensive upon his farm that it became necessary that he should have a partner to share his labors and the fruits of his labors. The nearest point at which marriages could be solemnized was Hallowell. Having previously been pub- lished, he proceeded thither with his intended wife, Doro- thy, sister of Moses Starling, Esq., and was married, Feb. 15, 1789, by Brown Emerson, Esq. This is said to have been the second marriage between persons residing in the
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