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ROBINSON
John Robinson, ancestor of all bearing that name in Wind- ham. was the son of Timothy and Mary Robinson of Dover, N. H. No record of his birth can be found. He came here sometime previous to 1766; as. on Apr. 8, 1766, he married Tabitha, daughter of Nathan and Charity Winslow of Falmouth. He was a Quaker and settled on the farm now owned by Joseph Nugent. He was also a tanner and currier. He died in Wind- ham, Aug. 21, 1800. She died Apr. 30, 1822, and they are buried in the old Quaker burial ground near Windham Center. Their children, so far as known:
1. Timothy, born Apr. 17, 1767.
2. Mary, born Nov. 26, 1768, m. Noah Read.
3. Reuben, born 1770.
Timothy, son of John and Tabitha Robinson, married, Oct. 2. 1794, Salome, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Allen) Kennard of Windham. She was born Feb. 27, 1767. They were both members of the Quaker Society and lived and died in that faith. He was a farmer, shoemaker, and a tanner and currier; settled on the place afterwards owned by his son, Oliver, and died there, June 5, 1851. His wife, Salome, died Nov. 29, 1853. They had eight children, as follows :
1. Otis, born Sept. 15, 1795; d. June 20, 1799.
2. Nathan, born Apr. 10, 1797; went West, when a young man, and was never heard from afterwards.
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3. Tamson, born Feb. 8. 1799, m. Cyrus Mitchell.
4. Mary, born Jan. 18, 1801, d. July 31, 1819; unmarried.
5. Isaac, born Aug. 21, 1802.
6. Anna, born Sept. 2, 1804, mn. David Howland.
7. Cynthia, born Mar. 18, 1807, m. Amos Hanson.
8. Oliver, born Aug. 25, 1812.
Reuben, son of John and Tabitha Robinson, married, Sept. 29. 1796. Lydia, daughter of Elijah and Martha Hanson of Windham. He was a farmer and lived on the farm where his son, Elijah, afterwards lived ; and here he died Mar. - 1833. His wife, Lydia, died in April, 1849. Their children were:
1. Ezekiel, born June 29, 1797.
2. Joel, born June 14, 1801.
3. Elijah, born May 8, 1804.
4. Iluldah, born June 30, 1808; died Aug. 13, 1863: un- married.
5. Martha, born Aug. 31, 1810, m. John W. Freeman of Falmouth, (intention entered Mar. 15. 1831).
6. John W., born July 15, 1812.
Stephen Robinson was the brother of John, senior, and was born in Dover, N. H., Feb. 14, 1742, O. S. His wife was Content Alley. She was born July 23, 1752; and died in Windham. Nov .- 1818. He died Aug. 23, 1820; was a farmer and lived and died at East Windham. Their children, so far as known, were as follows:
1. Rebecca, born about 1773, m. James Hawkes.
2. Stephen, born June 10, 1781.
3. Timothy, born 1785.
4. John, born - 1787.
5. Miriam, born Sept. 26. 1790; in., Feb. 14, 1811. Charles Cartland.
6. Lydia, m., Feb. 8. 1816, Josiah Winslow of Westbrook.
Stephen, son of Stephen and Content (Alley) Robinson, married his cousin, Mary Robinson, born in Dover, N. H., May 15, 1784. He was a Quaker, lived at East Windham, and died there, Dec. 11. 1868, aged 87 years. ITis wife, Mary, died at same place. Aug. 17, 1869, aged 85 years. . They are both buried
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in Friends' burial ground, near Windham Center. Their chil- dren were as follows, all born in Windham:
1. Anna, born Dec. 14, 1804, d. July 1876 ; un- married.
2. William, born Dec. 18, 1806.
3. Ira, born Nov. 26, 1808.
4. Alley, born Jan. 9, 1812, d. Sept. 28, 1813.
5. Rufus, born Jan. 14, 1815.
6. Lewis, born May 1, 1817.
7. Stephen, born June 23, 1819; d. Feb. 23, 1866; un- married.
8. George, born May 10, 1821, d. Feb. 15, 1880.
9. Charles, born July 30, 1823.
10. Content, born Oct. 26, 1826, d. Mar. 23, 1828.
John, son of Stephen and Content (Alley) Robinson, mar- ried, July 11, 1812, Emma, daughter of Noah and Mary (Rob- inson) Read of Windham. He was a Quaker of the old- fashioned type and was noted for his striet observance of the rules of that society. He was a wealthy farmer and owned and occupied the farm recently owned by Joseph T. Jones, near Little Falls. His wife, Emma, died May 14, 1867. He died Oct. 10. 1864. They had five children :
1. Huldah, born July 15, 1813; died Aug. 25, 1837; un- married.
2. Otis, born Nov. 25, 1814; dicd Feb. 16, 1884; unmarried.
3. Noah, born June 19, 1816, died June 28, 1817.
4. Miriam, born Feb. 21, 1818; dicd July 14, 1834; un- married.
5. Mary Jane, born Dec. 16, 1819, died young.
Timothy, son of Stephen and Content (Alley) Robinson, married Sarah (Winslow), widow of Lane. He was a farmer and lived in the Quaker Neighborhood, on the place where his son, Henry, afterwards lived. He died Feb. 8, 1865, aged 80 years. His wife died Nov. 24, 1870, aged 92 years, 7 mos. 2 days. Children :
1. Harriet, born Dec. 9, 1816; m. John W. Robinson; died Oet. 8, 1889.
2. Edward, born Feb. 25, 1818.
3. Henry, born Mar. 26, 1820.
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4. Elizabeth, born Apr. 27, 1822. She had three husbands.
Oliver, son of Timothy and Salome (Kennard) Robinson, married Sarah O., daughter of Jacob and Betsey (Jackson) Taber. He was the well-known boot and shoe manufacturer. He inherited his father's homestead and always lived there. He was a Quaker and was noted for his upright character. He died Mar. 5, 1890, aged 78 years. His wife died Dee. 4, 1906, aged 87 years. Children :
1. Charles O., born May 7, 1840; died Dec. 24, 1910; un- married.
2. Ellen, born Sept. 13, 1841 ; died Apr. 4, 1869 ; unmarried.
3. Maria, born Mar. 17, 1852; married George Clark, M.D .; died Dec. 8, 1879.
4. Annie O., born Apr. 7, 1857 ; married Fred Hodge; de- ceased.
Elijah, son of Reuben and Lydia (Hanson) Robinson, mar- ried Ermina Freeman of Falmouth. He was a farmer, and lived on the farm formerly owned by his father, Reuben, where he died Dec. 2, 1868, aged 60 years. His wife died May 29, 1877, aged 58 years. We have no connected record of his chil- dren, but he had Reuben, who served a term of enlistment in Co. C., 30th Me. Regt., during the Civil War; and Howard F., who served in the same Regt. and Co., and was killed at the Battle of Spottsylvania, May 18, 1864, aged 17 years. There were also two daughters, Lovina, who married Benjamin Irish, and Abbie, (possibly more).
John W., son of Reuben and Lydia (Hanson) Robinson, married Harriet, daughter of Timothy and Sarah (Winslow- Lane) Robinson. He was a shoemaker and lived in the Quaker Neighborhood. He died Dec. 5, 1876, aged 64 years, 6 months. His wife, Harriet, died Oct. 8, 1889 ; had no children.
IIenry, son of Timothy and Sarah (Winslow-Lane) Robin- son, married Lydia Varney. He was a farmer and lived on his father's place, on the Gray Road, which he inherited. He died Dec. 22, 1883. His wife, Lydia, died Dee. 22, 1886. They are buried in the Quaker burial ground near the meeting-house. Their children :
1. William H., born Sept. 25, 1854.
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2. Herbert W., born July 27, 1857; is a physician; lives at Epping, N. H.
3. Edward F., born Mar. 17, 1860; is a physician at Fal- mouth; married Jennie, daughter of Samuel and Helen (Mor- ton) Mayberry. She died Mar. 29, 1910.
4. Elwood, born Apr. 2, 1862.
5. Elma F., born Apr. 3, 1864; married, Sept. 1, 1887, George P. Plaisted of Gorham ; lives in that town.
RHODE
Lonnon Rhode was the Negro slave of William Mayberry, the second settler of Windham. When, where, or how, he ob- tained this personal chattel, is lost in the dim mists of antiquity. Lonnon is said to have been very black, but tall and well-formed; possessed of great bodily strength and a pleasant disposition, which rendered him a favorite with the children and young people of the settlement. He was devotedly attached to Mr. Mayberry, who trusted him implicitly, and was never dis- appointed in his truthfulness and honesty ; hence a warm attach- ment existed between the two, which rendered the bondman's condition as a slave, merely nominal.
Lonnon married, Dec. 8, 1763, Chloe -, also a slave to William Mayberry. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Peter T. Smith, second minister of Windham, and is duly re- eorded on the town records. An old tradition relates, that, when Lonnon and Chloe came to have the knot tied, they presented a somewhat grotesque appearance, she being short, fat, and sev- eral shades lighter than her soon-to-be husband. Swelling with his new-found happiness, Lonnon requested Mr. Smith to "make dis twain one flesh." His Reverence was greatly amused and nearly bursting with suppressed laughter, but managed to per- form the ceremony with due dignity, and then said to the groom, "Salute your bride." Drawing himself to his full height, with a tremendous flourish, the happy man replied, "After you is manners, Sar." Rev. Mr. Smith used to tell this story with great glee at the minister's conventions, but never told whether he accepted the black man's ehallenge or not.
Mr. William Mayberry died Mar. 15, 1765, leaving a con- siderable estate, in the division of which Lonnon fell to the share
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of Thomas, and Chloe to Capt. Richard, sons of William, in whose service they continued. To this eouple were born four children, whose names are recorded in the Church Book. They were as follows:
1. Harry, bapt. Oct. 1766, by Rev. Peter T. Smith.
2. Robin, bapt. Mar. 1768. by Rev. Peter T. Smith.
3. Lucy, bapt. Apr. 19, 1772, by Rev. Peter T. Smith.
4. Hagar, bapt. Jan., 1775, by Rev. Peter T. Smith.
Mr. Thomas Mayberry died previous to 1777, as, on Jan. 22d of that year, his widow, Margaret, as administratrix of his estate, sold Lonnon, his freedom. The Bill of Sale was duly entered on the town records, and is as follows: "January 22, 1777. Windham, Cumberland, ss. This may certify that I, Margaret Mayberry administratrix, hath received twenty pounds of my negro man, named Lonnon, it being the sum of his ap- praisal of Mr. Thomas Mayberry's estate, and I hereby certify that the above named Lonnon is free and his own man. Mar- garet Mayberry. Witness, Richard Dole, Joseph Weeks."
Two days previous to the signing of his certificate of free- dom, on Jan. 20. 1777, Lonnon Rhode enlisted for three years in Capt. John Skillings' Co., Col. Ebenezer Francis's 11th Mass- achusetts Regt. He was mustered into the service at Falmouth, by Major Daniel Ilsley, was paid his bounty of $26, and thus obtained the money to purchase his freedom. He was duly mustered into the Continental Army by Col. Variek, Muster Master. The company marched to Beverly, the home of the Colonel, and from there to Bennington, Vermont. He was at Bennington about Feb. 1st. They were at Skeensborough, N. Y., Apr. 3d, where Capt. Skillings was killed that day. Lieut. Samuel Thomes of Stroudwater was made Captain of the Com- pany, although Capt. Silas Clark had command for a time. The regiment marched to Fort Ticonderoga, where they were "mis- erably clothed." They were in the retreat from that Fort in the early morning of July 6, 1777. and fought in the Battle of Hubbardton the next morning. They had lost all their bag- gage in the retreat from Fort Ticonderoga. The Battle of Hub- bardton was bitterly contested, and Col. Francis was killed in one of the onslaughts. The regiment was in the Battle of Sara-
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toga. Oct. 7, 1777, and witnessed the surrender of Burgoyne ten days later. They marched soon after Oct. 28th and were at West Point Nov. 7th; went into camp at Whitemarsh, N. J .. Nov. 22d, thus joining Washington's army twelve miles north of Philadelphia, in sight of the British army. Lonnon Rhode died here Dee. 9, 1777. ten days before the army marched to Valley Forge, and is doubtless buried at the Whitemarsh en- campment. Rhode's service was from Jan. 20, 1777 to Dec. 9, 1777, a term of 10 months and 19 days, for which he is credited on the records.
What became of his family we do not know. excepting the third child, Lucy. She appears to have supported herself for several years, but, at length, became a town charge. She died at the Windham Town Farm, about 1837, and was buried in the Brown Cemetery near Little Falls; and, with her death, departed the last relie of chattel slavery in Windham.
SHANE
Among the men who located in Windham after the Revolu- tionary War was Richard Shane, who was of Irish nationality and by trade a tailor. His true name was Shehan, as that is what he called himself, when we first hear of him. He came from Berwick. Me., and had served in the Revolutionary Army from that town. He enlisted July 1, 1778, in Capt. Simeon Brown's Company, in Col. Nathaniel Wade's Regt., and was stationed at East Greenwich. R. 1. His service in this Company was six months and seven days, and he was discharged Jan. 9. 1779. His name then was Richard Shehan, and he was described as being 24 years old. 5 feet. 6 inches in height, and of light complexion. He enlisted again, July 28, 1779, in Capt. Moses Ashley's Co., in Col. Joseph Vose's Ist Mass. Regt., served nine months and twenty-six days, and was discharged May 23, 1780. Ile again enlisted from Berwick, Aug. 1. 1780, and marched to Springfield under Ensign Symonds on Aug. 31, 1780, and went into camp Sept. 7th. He was then said to be 26 years of age. 5 feet, 5 inches in height, and of light complexion. He served in Capt. Noah Allen's Co., Col. Joseph Vose's Regt., for nine months and twenty days. being discharged Apr. 20. 1781.
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During this last service, he was in the garrison at West Point on the Hudson River and overstaid his time.
Richard Shane came to Windham soon after the War, and married Susannah Proetor, a daughter of William Proctor. He first bought land in Windham, in 1793. IIe was married Nov. 28, 1788, and lived in the southeast part of the town. He went to Hebron about 1807, and was there the next year, when he bought land in Raymond (now Casco), where he soon after moved. He conveyed land there, in the latter part of his life, to his son, Richard Shane, Jr .; and the terms were that it was not to be conveyed out of the family for twenty years. He lived in what is called the "Dingley Neighborhood" at Casco. He drew a pension for his army services and died Mar. 31, 1828, about 74 years of age. It is said that his wife outlived him.
They had at least five children, possibly more. They were as follows :
1. Richard, Jr., whose wife was Betsey --- , and their children were: Charles, Samuel, Otis, Eliza Ann, Jane, who died young, Ellen, and Susan, (possibly others). We believe he has living descendants.
2. William ; never married ; lived at Casco, and died there. He was alive in 1865.
3. Samuel, was drowned in Sebago Lake, when a young man.
4. Betsey, married Ezra Goold of Windham. He died Sept. 22, 1818. She died May 26, 1882, aged 93 years, 4 months. They had a daughter, Louisa, who married Capt. John C. Jaques. She died in 1886, aged 72 years. He died in 1895, aged 88 years.
5. Sarah, born in 1800; married, Nov. 6, 1825, Nathaniel Hamblen of Gorham, and lived on Fort Hill. He was born Nov. 8, 1794, and died May 7. 1867, aged 73 years. His wife died May 6, 1880. aged 80 years. Their children were :
1. Cyrus, born Jan. 23, 1827.
2. Levi, born June 30, 1828.
3. Archelaus L., born Aug. 30, 1831.
4. Maria L., born Nov. 13, 1836, married Leonard C. Roberts.
6. Margaret, said to have been living in Casco, unmarried, in 1864.
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SMITH
The ancestor of the Smith family in Windham was the Rev. Peter Thaeher Smith. He was the eldest son of Rev. Thomas Smith, first minister of Portland; his mother was Sarah Tyng. Mr. Smith's first wife. He was born in Portland (then called Falmouth), June 14, 1731; graduated at Harvard College in the class of 1753; studied theology with his father, at the same time teaching school in his native town. He preached occasionally at Windham, to the great approval of the people, who had been destitute of a pastor since 1753, when their first pastor, the Rev. John Wight, died. In 1759, he was invited to preach here for six months, which he did; and in Nov., 1759, he received an urgent call to become their settled minister. He accepted, and, on Sept. 22, 1762, he was ordained in the old Fort, as "Pastor of the first Church and Parish in Windham." He continued in the pastoral office for nearly thirty years, until 1790, when he was dismissed. He died in Windham, Oct. 26, 1826, aged 96 years. His remains are entombed in the cemetery that still bears his name, where he had constructed a family vault several years before his death. Mr. Smith was twice married. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Wendell, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hunt) Wendell of Boston, to whom he was married Oct. 8. 1765, in the Old South Church, Boston, by the pastor. Rev. Dr. Sewell. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had eleven children, as follows:
1. Elizabeth Hunt, born Aug. 17, 1766.
2. Sarah. born Apr. 9, 1768.
3. Lucy, born Ang. 24, 1769.
4. Thomas, born Oct. 2, 1770.
5. John Tyng, born Mar. 6. 1772.
6. Mary, born July 6, 1774.
7. Peter, born Nov. 6, 1775, died Nov. 9, 1775.
8. Ann Wendell, born Mar. 28, 1777.
9. Rebecca. born June 15, 1778, died Apr. 19, 1782.
10. Susannah Wendell, born Mar. 31, 1780.
11. Rebecca, born Sept. 25, 1783, died Oct. 31. 1808; un- married.
Mrs. Elizabeth ( Wendell) Smith, died in Windham, Oet. 16, 1799. Mr. Smith's second wife was Mrs. Jane Loring, third daughter of Shrimpton Hunt and widow of Dr. Loring of Bos-
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ton. The date of their marriage is unknown to me, but the in- tention was entered on the Windham Town Records, Sept. 12, 1801. She died Apr. 20, 1824, aged 70 years.
Elizabeth Hunt, daughter of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth ( Wendell) Smith, it is said, married John Farwell of Tyns- borough, Mass., and died there Nov. 28, 1807.
Sally, daughter of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married - 1797, Hezekiah Smith. He was a native of Truro, Cape Cod. Was a farmer and lived on the place now (1905) owned by George Hawkes, where he died July 15, 1824. She died at same place, Jan. 3. 1854, aged 88 years. Their re- mains are deposited in her father's tomb. Their children were :
1. Peter, born - 1798, died same year.
2. William, born Oct. 21, 1799, died Oct. 25, 1799.
3. William, born Dec. 1801, baptized Jan. 10, 1802.
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4. Thomas, born 1803, baptized Jan. 24, 1804.
5. Rebecca, born Apr. 9. 1809, died May 18, 1893.
6. Mary J., born Jan. 14, 1811, died Jan. 26, 1885.
Lucy, daughter of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married, Aug. 13. 1788, Abraham Anderson. He was the son of Abraham Anderson. fifth settler of Windham; was a farmer and lived on his father's place in the south part of the town. The farm is still owned by his descendants. He died Sept. 3, 1844; he was the last person born in the old Province Fort. Ilis wife, Lucy, died Apr. 17, 1844, and their remains were deposited in the Smith tomb. They had children, as fol- lows :
1. "William, died July 7, (year obliterated), aged 3 mos.
2. John, died Oct. 12, 1791, aged 7 months.
3. An infant, died Aug. 14, 1791. Children of Mr. Abra- ham and Luey Anderson."
The above is the inscription found on a small, old-fashioned headstone near the Smith family tomb in the Smith Cemetery. The other children of Abraham and Luey (Smith) Anderson were as follows :
1. Peter S., born May 12, 1789.
2. John, born July 30, 1792.
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3. Betsey, born July 23, 1795, m. John Farwell of Tyngs- borough.
4. Nancy, born Nov. 6, 1797, m. Dr. John Waterman.
5. Edward, born Oet. 30, 1801.
6. Abraham W., born 1804. (See Anderson Ree- ord.)
Thomas, son of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married, Aug. 26, 1792, Polly, daughter of Capt. David Barker of Salem, Mass. He was a merchant and had a store nearly opposite the residence of the late William Brown on the River Road at South Windham. He died Feb. 27, 1802, aged about 32 years. His widow married for a second husband Robert Wyer. The date of the marriage eannot now be found, but the intention was entered on the Windham Town Records, on Nov. 26, 1809, and he was then "of Gorham." Robert Wyer died Aug. 30, 1835. aged 60 years. His wife. Polly, died Jan. 12, 1846, aged 75 years. They are interred in the Smith Cemetery, where modest headstones mark their last resting-place. It is probable that Mr. Smith's remains are in the Smith family vault, in the same cemetery. They had four children, as fol- lows :
1. Tyng, born Feb. 24, 1793.
2. Eliza W., born May 24, 1795; married, first, on Oct. 26, 1824, Thomas Stevens. Had one child, Mary Eliza. Her second husband was Alexander Pride of Westbrook, Me. She died June 22. 1866.
3. Thomas L., born Nov. 3. 1797.
4. Mary Ann, born 1800. married Enoch White of Windham (intention entered Dee. 5, 1834). Had one son, William H.
Thomas L., son of Thomas and Polly (Barker) Smith, mar- ried, Mar. 18, 1821, Eliza, daughter of Joseph and Abigail Chamberlain. He died Jan. 3. 1882. She died July 22, 1888. They had five children :
1. Mary Ann, born Dec. 10, 1823, died Oct. 26. 1867, un- married.
2. Edward Tyng, born Feb. 26, 1826.
3. Wendell T., born July 17, 1835, died Oet. 26, 1864. un- married.
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4. Frances Elizabeth, born Aug. 23, 1837.
5. Eliza Wendell, born May 26, 1842; m. G. C. Hathaway of Natick; no children.
John Tyng, son of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married Mary Duguid, on Apr. 15, 1798. She was born at South Ronaldsha, in the Orkney Islands, about 1761. The family tradition is, that she was a daughter of Lord Duguid, a Scottish nobleman, and that she was a nieee of Mrs. William Tyng, who was the daughter of Capt. Alexander and Elizabeth (Duguid) Ross. Previous to his marriage, Mr. Smith purchased a traet of land containing about three hundred acres, which was originally granted to John Tyng, Esq., of Tyngsborough, Mass. This farm is now owned by the Rines Bros. and is one of the best in the Town of Gorham. Mr. Smith, in his young days, was greatly interested in military affairs and rose to the rank of Colonel. He was called to the defence of Portland in the War of 1812. He died in Gorham, Oct. 22, 1856. aged 84. His wife died at same place Jan. 19, 1855, also aged 84. They are interred in the cemetery at Gorham Village. They had seven sons :
1. William Tyng, born Sept. 21, 1800, died July 15, 1801.
2. William Tyng, born June 19, 1802.
3. Peter Wendell, born June 6, 1805.
4. Edward Tyng, born Dec. 17, 1807.
5. Arthur MeL., born Dec. 8, 1810, d. Aug. 4, 1847; un- married.
6. John Duguid, born Dec. 2, 1813, d. May 29, 1836, in Ala.
7. Thomas S., born Oct. 17, 1816, d. Dee. 15, 1894; unmar- ried.
Mary, daughter of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married, Jan. 31, 1796, Jonathan Winslow of Albion. Me .; settled in that town.
Susannah Wendell, daughter of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married, May 31, 1801. Dr. Calvin Thomas of Tyngsborough. Mass.
Ann Wendell, daughter of Rev. Peter T. and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith, married Charles Barker of Windham, (inten- tion entered Apr. 9, 1807).
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Tyng, son of Thomas and Polly (Barker) Smith, married Hannah Sparrow; had two sons:
1. Thomas.
2. Tyng.
William, son of Hezekiah and Sally (Smith) Smith, married, Jan. 2, 1830, Mary, daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Chesley) Elder of Windham. He was a farmer; lived near Windham Center, and died there July 4, 1886. She died at same place, Jan. 26, 1863. They are buried in the cemetery on his farm, about half a mile from the Center. He was a captain in the old militia and rose to the rank of Major. Had three children :
1. Naney, m. Nathaniel Cobb.
2. Angeline, m. David Larrabee.
3. Mary Ellen, died young.
Thomas, son of Hezekiah and Sally (Smith) Smith, married, Jan. 18, 1829, Susannah H., a daughter of Thomas and Betsey (Mayberry) Bodge of Windham. He was a farmer and lived in the Bodge Neighborhood on the farm now (1912) owned by his son-in-law, Dennis J. Sawyer. He died Feb. 2, 1885. She died Jan. 5, 1898, aged 91 years, 7 months, 15 days. They are interred in the Chase Cemetery near where they settled. Had six ehildren :
1. Josiah W., born July 26, 1831.
2. George T., born Oct. 22, 1833, died in Deering Distriet, July 14, 1910.
3. Melissa J., born Sept. 9, 1835, married John A. Cobb of Windham.
4. John A., born Dee. 23, 1836.
5. Abner T., born May 10, 1842.
6. Charity A., born Feb. 23, 1844, married Dennis J. Saw- yer.
Mary J., daughter of Hezekiah and Sally (Smith) Smith, married Hiram Chase of Windham. (See Chase Reeord.)
Rebecca, daughter of Hezekiah and Sally (Smith) Smith, married Liba Bachelder. (See Baehelder reeord.)
Edward T., son of Thomas L. and Eliza (Chamberlain) Smith, married, July 13, 1853, Eliza Marston of Yarmouth. He was by trade a carriage maker ; settled at Little Falls Village,
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where he worked in his own shop for fifty years. He died July 6, 1909, aged 83 years, 4 months, 10 days. His wife, Eliza, died Nov. 4, 1906, aged 84 years, 11 months, 3 days. They had no children.
Josiah W., son of Thomas and Susannah (Bodge) Smith, married, sometime in 1853, Caroline, daughter of Ira Bachelder, then of Windham. He was a Union soldier, and served nine months in the 25th Maine Regt .; lives in Bridgewater, Mass .; has one son, Charles.
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