Royal River Valley Families (Old North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co, Maine Families) compiled by David C. Young e-mail itigapa@aol.com bases in part from the records of the later Rev Allen Greeley of North Yarmouth & Turner, Maine copyright 1997 by David C Young NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.


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BLETHEN/BLITHEN John - Born ??, d ??, of Danville, ME, m int 18 Nov 1832, Lavina Sole/Soule of Freeport, ME. [VR Danville, ME] BLETHEN John died ae 71y 11 m on 14 Feb 1882 at Freeport, Me [Lewiston Journal 15 Feb 1882] BLETHEN Simeon b 15 Dec 1781 at Lisbon, ME, d 26 Dec 1846 s/o John & Dorcas (Getchell) Blethen. His father, John is believed to have been in the garrison house at Small Point in 1722 when when the Indians made an attack. {see History of Durham, Me} Simeon m 25 Dec 1803 Dolly (Strout), who d 27 May 1849 d/o Joshua & Betsey. Children: Asenath, b 8 Sep 1805 at Pejepscot/Durham (ME) m 30 Nov 1826, Bradbury Merrill, they moved to Dover, ME; Joshua b 5 Aug 1807 at Pejepscot/Lisbon, followed the sea, drowned in FL, 9 Jan 1846; John b 4 Mar 1810 at Durham ME m Mary Blake of Durham, ME; Betsey b 13 Jul 1812 at Danville , d 16 Dec 1860 at Auburn (ME) Pejepscot, was educated in Danville School m 4 Dec 1834, James Dingley, who was born in Pejepscot (ME) 7 Jan 1811 s/o Jeremiah & Lucy (Garcelon) Dingley; Maria b 9 Jul 1814 m 16 Mar 1837 at Danville (ME), William Dingley, who was in Pejepscot (ME) 27 Mar 1814, s/o Jeremiah & Lucy (Garcelon) Dingley. She died in Auburn; Dolly b 14 Nov 1816 at Pejepscot, ME, taught Danville schools, m 30 Mar 1837, Jason Pettengill of Freeport, ME; died in New York, 4 Mar 1897, at residence of her son Charles H Pettengill; Abigail b 8 Apr 1821, d 3 June 1888, studied in the public school and at Lewiston Falls Academy, m in Danville (ME) 1840, Increase B Kimball, b Dec 1816 d 5 Aug 1887; Julia Ann b 7 Sep 1823, m 1841 Capt Christopher Kilby of Freeport, Me d 2 May 1852; Simeon Jr b 27 May 1826 d 12 June 1862 at Danville, ME. [Starbird's Records of Danville][see Blethen Genealogy by Dunning, Freeport ME Public Library ][VR 2-57 Danville ME] BLISS Hiram - Born ??, joined New Gloucester Shakers 1843 [Shaker NOMINUM] BOAZ Charles, negro, of North Yarmouth, Me married Jane Freeman, negro of Bowdoin, Me , 20 Apr 1798. They were living in Greene, Me in 1810 [Census] [VR of N Yarmouth page 140] BOAZ James , negro, married Jerusha Lewis in 5 Mar 1785 [Vr N Yarmouth p 798 BOAZ James Jr m 24 Sep 1785, Hagar Jackson. BOAZ James - Born ??, d ??, s/o ?? James Boaz m Hagar ______ b (1769). She died at Portland ME 1820 ae 51y. [Portland Gazette 7 Oct 1820] BOAZ James of Portland, Me in 1810 9 in family BOAZ Rosanna {colored} 2 died 71y at Portland, Me [EA 2 Sept 1813] BOAZ Samuel, negroman, m 23 Nov 1789 Jerusha Lewis, mulattowoman, both of New Gloucester, by Rev Samuel Foxcroft - New Gloucester, Me] [see page 15 Maine Families in 1790 by Gray, Vol 1] BOLSTER Solomon -Born ??, d before 1839 m Olive H __________. [VR j-130 Danville, ME] she m 2nd Charles McKeney BOND Thomas Esq child: Ann d ae 32y on 27th ult at N Yarmouth [see E Argus 14 Feb 1825] BONNEY Frank J b 8 Mar 1850 at Buckfield (ME) 10 Dec 1899 of typhoid fever. His passing was lamented, and his funeral was attened by the City of Auburn government in a body s/o Albion P & Mary A (Irish) Bonney. He was educated in the Buckfield public schools, and studied dentistry in Quincy (MA). Studied in Quincy, admitted to practice, moved to Portsmouth (NH) and then to Portland (ME). When Dr Strout of Lewiston (ME) retired Frank Bonney moved to Lewiston. He lived on the old Seward Penely place in Danville (ME), he attened the South Auburn Baptist Church. He was a leader in the Auburn Repulican Party. He was a member of the School Committee 1891-1895 & elected to the Common Council of 1899. Frank Bonney married at Auburn (ME) 1 Jul 1871, Nancy C Penley, who was born in Danville, 13 Nov 1845, the daughter of Seward & Sarah (Stockman) Penley. She was active in church affairs and a woman of great charm, and generaous nature. Children: Ella M she was associated with the AUburn school system, and taught at the Washburn school, 1895-1900. BOOKER James b ???? d ????? married Mercy _____ Ch: Joseph; Ruth b 27 May 1753 [see page 874 OTNY][see page 830 His of Bruns tops & Harspwe;;] BOOKER James b 1723 d ???? m 1747, Mercy Young d/o Benaiah Young lived in Harpswell ME. Children: Daniel b 1760 m 1782 Mary Douglas; James b 1748 at Harpswell m 1792 Catherine Adams {Freeport Me by Dunning] BOOKER Isaiah married Molly or Mary d/o Humphrey & [Elizabeth (Loring)]* Chase she died Jan 1815 ae 37y [lived in N Yarmouth, Bowdoinham, & Canaan, Me]* ch: Lucretia; [Sarah; Humphrey; Jane Hatch]* [* see page 1059 OTNY] BOOMER/BOWMER John b 19 Mar 1806, Liverpool, Nova Scotia s/o John & Elizabeth., As a young man John moved to Danville, ME. By trade he was a carpenter and cabnet maker. He embraced the doctrines of Joseph Miller, and frequently preached in the Millerite manner. About 1836, he moved to Atkinson, Penobscot Co, Maine, from Danville (ME). He later moved to Quincy MA only to return in the latter part of his life and settled near Penley Corner. John Boomer m 28 Feb 1832 Caroline Goss d 29 Dec 1881 d/o John & Catherine (Dyer) Goss. Children: Edna Elizabeth b 10 Dec 1832 at Danville d 18 Mar 1833 at Danville (ME); Rebecca Bell b 21 Dec 1833 m _______ Stillman Clough of Lowell MA; Joel Stephen b 17 Apr 1835 at Danville, m Eliza Patterson b in Bowdoin ME m(2) 19 Jul 1874, Mrs Rose Ellen (Spaulding) Morse; William H b 10 Feb 1849, he worked for many newspapers: Boston Globe, Boston Journal, New York Herald and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. For many years he was a compositor and later linotype operator on the Lewiston Evening Journal. In 1886 he wrote THE GOSS FAMILY CHRONICLES based upon a paper he read at a Goss family reunion. He married (1) ______________ m(2) Addie Doughty of Auburn (ME). The late Arthur Gray Staples in the Lewiston Evening Journal wrote unpon John Booomer's death in issue 13 Feb 1922 : " Billy Boomer was a humorist, a wanderd and a good workman. He dallied with life a bit, too and hence became carefree and broadly a fatalist. He was disinclined to work too steady, hence varied his work with what he deemed to be pleasure, harmless enough to everyone but himself .. Billy Boomer was a write a broad and pictureque fine humor. He wrote a column for the Lewiston Journal under the name of 'SLUG TWELVE' this being his compositors slug. It was widely road and enjoyed.";Rosalie Maria died 6 Jul 1863 [VR 2-92 Danville ME] BOOTHBY John M md Lucy A ________ children: i William Hanscome b 23 Dec 1858 [1] BOSTON Samuel - Born ??, joined New Gloucester Shakers Feb 1818. [Shaker NOMINUM] BOSWORTH Sarah , a widow died ae 68y on 17th inst at N Yarmouth (ME) late of Hanover, MA [E Argus 27 Jan 1825 BOWE Edmund b 21 Jan 1794 at Cape Elizabeth (ME) d ???? married 7 Aug 1814 Elizabeth HAskell b 23 Oct 1792 at Gorham ME d/o ??????? . He moved away from Pejepscot ME sometime after the birth of their second child. Children: Stephen b 15 Feb 1815 at Pejepscot ME; child b 22 Apr 1817 [Starbird's Records of Danville] BOYNTON Hannah L d ae 88y 19 d on 12 Feb 1882 at Freeport, Me [Lewiston Journal 22 Feb 1882] BRACKETT Benjamin md Harriet ________ children: i Sarah Eliza b 10 Dec 1841 ii a child b 25 Jan 1844 iii John Albert b 12 Dec 1846 children by Louisa ? iv Walters b 7 Sept 1854 v Horace b 1 Jan 1856 [1] BRACKETT Jeremiah - Born 1754 at Falmouth, ME, d ae 72 at N Yarmouth, ME [EA 24 Aug 1827] res Cumberland/North Yarmouth, ME, m Sarah _______ [ ME S&S by Fisher p 76] BRACKETT Joseph - Born 6 May 1797 at North Yarmouth, (now Cumberland), ME, d 4 Jul 1882. He joined the New Gloucester Shakers at age 4. [Shaker NOMINUM] BRACKETT Nathaniel of New Gloucester, ME, md 8 Jan 1815, Eunice Humphrey of Gray, ME. [VR Gray, ME] children: i Sarah Ann b 21 Sept 1815 ii Melinda Jane b 24 July 1817 iii Oliver b 19 Nov 1819 iv Leonard b 20 May 1822 v Charles Edwin b 3 Sept 1832 vi Louisa Ellen b 12 Sept 1835 {p New Gloucester, ME] BRACKETT Peter Jr md Mary __________ children: i George b 18 Jan 1820 ii Benjamin b 10 Dec 1821 iii Mary Jane b 12 Feb 1824 iv Peter b 23 Dec 1825 v Job b 7 Sept 1827 vi John b 7 Aug 1829 vii Mary b 9 Oct 1831 viii Charles b 28 June 1833 ix Louisa Howard b 4 Dec 1835 x Thomas Johnson b 18 Apr 1839 [1] BRACKETT George md Mary E (Tufts) children: i John b 9 Dec 1847 [1] BRADBERRY Benjamin [1790 N Glouc 2-3-4] BRADBURY Benjamin 1-3-5-0-0 Bakerstown (Me) 1790 Census BRADBURY Benjamin b cira 1740 at N Yarmouth s/o Moses & Abigail (Fogg) married 23 Apr 1766 Eleanor Fellows children: Hannah b 19 Jul 1766- N Yarmouth (Me) married Peabody Bradford they lived in Auburn where he died Jan 1852; Joseph b 9 Jul 1768 N Yarmouth married Tabitha Cotton; Benjamin b 30 Apr 1774 New Gloucester (Me) married Nancy Hercey ; Abigail (Naby) b 20 Aug 1771 North Yarmouth married Wiswall Seabury v Samuel b 4 Dec 1777 d 16 Sept 1843 in Auburn (Me) ae 65y [Morning Star obit issue 18 Oct 1843] married Jane Gurney d 1 Aug 1845 at Auburn, Me [Morning Star obit issue 25 Sept 1845] ;vi Eleanor b 15 JUl 1783 in Poland, Me m(1) Caswell m(2) Morse; vii David b 24 May 1785 m (1) Ruth Robbins m(2) widow, Rebecca Davis viii Bethulah b 5 Dec 1787 unmarried in 1852 ix Jacob b 10 Mar 1789 married two sisters [VR of Poland, Me page 61] BRADBERRY Jabez [1790 N Gloucester 2-3-2] BRADBURY Jabez md Molly _______ children: i Molly b 2 Aug 1779 [1] BRADBURY Jacob married 24 Sept 1761 Susannah Stubbs [see page 874 OTNY] BRADBURY Jacob b 13 DEc 1740 s/o Moses [see page 873-874 OTNY] BRADBURY John md Sally _____ children: i Esther M b 4 Apr 1823 ii John D b 8 Feb 1825 [1] BRADBURY John d 2 May 1862 ae 81y married Hannah _________ she d 29 Mar 1873 ae 86y 18d They may have had more issue, but they and these children below are buried at Bradbury Yard, West Durham, Me children: Mary ; William; Ester, who died 16 Nov 1849 ae 20y [Durham VR by Hall] BRADBURY Moses married Abigail Fogg he and his wife moved from N Yarmouth to New Gloucester and where dismissed from the first church in N Yarmouth to the Church in New Gloucester 11 July 1790. children: i Mary or Polly b 11 Sept 1738 md William Harris 19 Nov 1755 they moved to New Gloucester ii Benjamin married 23 Apr 1766 Elenor Fellows iii Jacob married 24 Sept 1761 Susannah Stubbs iv Moses Jr q.v. v Sarah married James Dinsmore vi Enos died unmarried vii Naomi married Abner Brown viii Abigail married Isaac Allen (of Minot, Me)* ix Samuel married Beulah Haskell * see page 873 OTNY BRADBURY Moses (Deacon) b ????? d ????? s/o Moses & Abigail (Fogg) Bradbury. Moses Jr m(1) Deborah Parsons of New Gloucester ME m(2) Eunice Millet. Children: Deborah b 6 Jan 1782 at New Gloucester ME; Charles b 4 May 1783 at Poland ME; Moses b 28 Oct 1784 Poland ME; John b 15 Aug 1786 at Poland; Eunice b 9 June 1788 at Poland; Sarah b 1 Oct 1790 at Poland; Molly b 5 Jul 1792; Hannah b 18 May 1794; Enos b 9 Apr 1796; Nathaniel b 10 Mar 1798 [Poland ME VR page 41] BRADBURY William JR , a part of the Lake place so called, 20 acres [ New Gloucester, Me tax 1815 EA 1816] BRADBURY William Jr md Sarah __________ children: i Susan Symmes b 5 Oct 1818 ii William J b 2 Nov 1821 [1] BRADBURY William Sr md Hannah _________ children: i William Jr b 17 Dec 1783 m Sarah ______ ii John b 31 Aug 1786 m Sally __________ iii Jabez b 1789 iv Benjamin b 1792 v Osgood b 1795 [1] BRADBURY Winthrop T md Judith P _________ children: i Adela Frances b 4 Aug 1843 ii Mary Jane b 17 Sept 1847 iii Osgood Wallace b 25 May 1854 [1] BRADFORD Isaac md Shuah ______ children: i Sarah Bartlett b 12 Jan 1807 ii Clement Jordan b 23 Nov 1808 iii Philip Chandler b 8 Jan 1811 iv Rebecca b 28 Mar 1813 [1] BRAGDON Augustus Hannibal - Born ?? at New Gloucester, ME, was taken from ALms House at New Gloucester, ME, in 9 May 1845, sent away 28 Oct 1850. was addicted to every vicious practice, went to sea, fell from aloft onto the deck of the vessel & wass killed. [Shaker NOMINUM] BRAGDON Daniel b 13 Jul 1788 at Scarboro ME d ???? s/o John & Dorothy ( ). Daniel m(1) Jan 1808, Dorothy b 1786 d/o Nathaniel & Sally ( ) Larrabee. They lived in Durham, Bowdoinham, & Pejepscot (Danville), ME. He was a farmer. He m(2) 1826, Eleanor Hunnewell of Scarboro (ME). Children (All by 1st wife): Betsey b 26 Aug 1809 at Durham ME; Hanson b 2 Sep 1811 at Durham m Anna Ayer b 5 May 1805 at New Gloucester ME; Nathaniel b 10 Dec 1813 at Bowdoinham ME; Ursula b 10 Dec 1816 at Pejepscot ME; Seth b 18 Dec 1818 at New Gloucester ME; Emily/Emla b 28 Dec 1820; Lucy b 28 Mar 1823 at Danville ME [Starbird's records of Danville ME][2-45 VR Danville ME] BRAGDON John Fairfield - Born at New Gloucester, ME, came to Shakers with his brother, Augustus, 9 May 1845. He went off 18 Mar 1855. [Shaker NOMINUM] BRAGDON John Jr md Ann __________ children: i Mary Ann b 2 Oct 1829 ii Sarah Jane b 25 Sept 1831 iii Irene L b 8 Jan 1833 iv Eunice L b 7 June 1834 v Albion J b 27 Dec 1835 [1] BRAGDON Manson b 2 Sep 1811 at New Gloucester ME d ????? s/o ???? m 6 Apr 1834, Anna Ayer b 5 May 1805 N Gloucester ME. Children:(born at Danville ME) Thomas b 2 Mar 1835 d 2 Sep 1838; Christopher C b 1 May 1837 d 27 Nov 1837; Martha J b 2 Dec 1838; Sidney H b 22 June 1841; Olivia H b 8 Nov 1843; Rachel b 11 Sep 1846 [J-3 VR Danville ME] BRAN Ebenezer 1-0-2 Freeport 1790 BRANT John K m int 29 Sep 1848, Sarah Davis both of Danville, ME [VR Danville, ME] BRAWN Ebenezer (of German extract) came from Old York had a wife & family born cira 1726. he died 12 Oct 1803 ae 77 Had sons who never married & who it is thought did not live with the family in N Yarmouth ch i Eunice married Peter Brown ii Anna married William Brown iii married Jere Todd BRADBURY Moses married Abigail Fogg join church 31 Oct 1742 This family removed to New Gloucester & united with that church July 1790 BRADBERRY Moses [1790 New Glouc 1-0-3] BRADBERRY William [1790 New Glouc 2-3-4] BRAY Aaron d 15 Nov 1865 ae 77y 8m married Abigail _________ d 6 Dec 1867 ae 83y 10m 7d [Mountain View Cem, Marston Cr Danville (Now Auburn) ME] Children: (likely): Henry; Otis BREWER Daniel [2-3-4 Freeport, 1790] BREWER, Daniel Sr b 11 Nov 1753 d 26 Nov 1831 Freeport ME s/o Edward & Hannah (Lake) Brewer. Daniel m 18 JaN 1774 Hannah (Dill) d/o Enoch Dill (Cumberland Co. Deeds 61:54) children: Edward b 5 June 1774; Daniel b 3 Apr 1776; SArah b 19 Feb 1778; James b 22 Jul 1781; Elenor b 15 May 1783; Jane b 10 Dec 1786; Enoch b 8 Sept 1788; Reuben b 26 June 1791; John b 7 May 1796 [p8 VR Freeport MSA][see page 59 The Maine Seine issue Aug 1988 by Dorothy Brewer Erikson] BREWER Edward [2-1-2 Freeport 1790] BREWER Edward Jr wife- Sarah (Anderson) ch: Daniel b 22 Dec 1795 [p7 VR Freeport MSA] 73 BREWER Edward b 5 June 1774, d 20 Jul 1826 ae 59y at Freeport ME, [E Argus 11 Aug 1826]s/o Daniel & Hannah (Dill) Brewer. Edward m 26 Mar 1795 at Freeport ME, Sally/Sarah Anderson. Children: Daniel b 22 Dec 1795 Freeport; Edward b 1798; Hannah ; Julia [page 59 The Maine Seine issue Aug 1988 by Dorothy Brewer Erikson] BREWER, Hezekiah wife- Mary _______ ch: Hannah b 7 Apr 1788; Elizabeth b 3 Dec 1789; Edward b 25 Nov 1790; James b 8 Oct 1792; Annie b 10 Sep 1794;[p 7 Freeport VR MSA] BREWER Joseph [1-1-3 Freeport 1790] BREWER, Reuben wife- Mararit (Anderson) children: Reuebn b 3 Apr 1794; Miriam b 10 Feb 1795; Peggy b 10 Apr 1797; Lavina b 14 Mar 1799; Jacob b 29 June 1801; Charles b 27 Apr 1804; John b 24 Aug 1806; Katherine b 7 Jan 1809; Harris b 7 Apr 1818 [p8 VR Freeport MSA] BRIDGHAM Alden b 27 May 1768 at Plimton MA married Sally Lane b 29 Nov 1772 at New Gloucester, Me sis/o of Job & Anna (Lane) Giddings. They lived for a time in New Gloucester (ME) then removed to Shephardfield Plantation (Hebron & Oxford) ME, and then moved to Pejepscot (Danville) ME before 1794. On 12 Mar 1805 sold his land and moved to Minot ME later back to Pejepscot (Danville). In 1822 he moved to Levant, Penobscot Co, ME.. Children: Sally b 1 Sept 1791 at New Gloucester, Me. m Samuel Woodman s/o John W of Minot, Me; Mary Harris b 25 Dec 1794; Joanna b 10 Apr 1797 m George Pearce of North Yarmouth, Me, 1 Jan 1818; Anna Lane b 11 Nov 1799; Betsy Lane b 24 Jul 1802; Alen b 7 May 1806 at Minot, Me; William Lane at New Gloucester, Me 23 Jul 1807; Washington b 11 Sep 1810, at Minot, Me [ VR Page 74 Danville, Me][see Starbird's records of Danville ME] BRIDGHAM William md Lydia __________ children: i Elizabeth b 24 Nov 1802 ii Michael Smith b 21 Aug 1804 iii Mary Cheever b 24 Feb 1806 iv Clark b 5 Oct 1807 v Lydia Toppin b 5 Feb 1810 vi Sarah b 25 Nov 1811 [1] BRIDGHAM William Dr md Hannah _______ (likely the son of the above by a former wife was born in Plympton, Mass 13 Dec 1781 children: i Hannah b 13 Jan 1805 ii Caroline b 13 Sept 1806 iii Sydenham b 15 Sept 1808 iv Orville b 3 Apr 1811 v William Pinchney b 3 Sept 1816 vi Mary Ann b 13 June 1825 [1] BRIDGHAM Clark md Elizabeth M _____ children: i Mary b 29 Apr 1837 ii Thomas Clark b 30 Aug 1838 iii Sarah Adrianna b 3 Feb 1840 iv Reuben L b 23 June 1842 v William C b 13 Feb 1844 vi Margaret Littlehall b 12 Apr 1846 vii Frances b 23 May 1848 [1] BRIGGS Thoams , one farm containing 50 Acres & buildings, N by Joshua Merrill S by John Prince, E by Gilbert lot, W by Peter Brackett [New Gloucester tax 1815 EA 1816] BRIGGS Barnabus - Born 26 Apr 1746, d 9 Jul 1822, ae 76y 3m, m Naomi Zenobijah ___________b 2 Apr 1745 d 17 May 1816. Children: Barnabus ; Bartlett; Lyman b 25 Feb ____, ae 22y in 1805; Mercy b 12 Dec 1769 Halifax, MA, d 15 Jul 1859 ae 89y 7m 3 d; Nathaniel; Olive b 22 Nov 1773 Halifax, MA, d 25 Sep 1847, paralysist cancer of the back; Samuel; Simon; [Shaker NOMINUM] BRIGGS David - Born 14 July, ae 22 in 1805, joined Shakers in 1801 [Shaker NOMINUM] BRIGGS Ephraim - Born 18 Oct 1744, d 14 Aug 1823 ae 78y 10m, cancer of the throat & mouth, m Lettice _______b 1744, d 14 Feb 1813 ae 69y. Children: Ephraim Jr; _______ b 14 Nov ae 34y in 1805; Joseph b 4 June 1766 Halifax, MA, d 1 Jul 1856 ae 90y 27 died in his sleep; Lucy ; Luther; Lydia b 1778 d 25 June 1796 ae 18y; Ruth b 1769 d 5 Apr 1795 ae 26y; Sarah Eunice b 14 Nov 17771 Pembroke, MA, d Oct 1843 ae 72y; Tabitha; Thomas; Zenas was expelled 1816, b 22 Oct ae 24y in 1805 [Shaker NOMINUM] BRIGGS Zenobah - Born ??, d ??, joined Shakers 1814 [Shaker NOMINUM] BROOKS Rev Edward born 1733 at Medford, Mass, A.B. Harv Col 1757, pastor of the 1st church 4 July 1764. Married Abigail Brown of Hingham, Mass Sept 1764 & had two sons & two dau. The daughters married & live in Medford after the family moved to that place. was dismissed from his charge at N Yarmouth 21 Mar 1769 & moved back to Medford. died Mar 1781 ae 48y. His wife d Nov 1800 ae 69y. Rev E Brooks had an only daughter (sic) Mary Children: i Cotton B late of Portland & ii Hon Peter C Brooks of Boston BROOKS Francis of N Yarmouth m 4 Jan 1786 Susannah d/o Wentworth & suannah (Lombard) Sewart b 1 Apr 1768 [page 874 OTNY] BROOKS John b 5 Dec 1739 O.S. at Portsmouth, NH m 15 Nov 1761, Martha Staples Catherine; Martha; Lydia; William; Nancy [page 76-77 Danville, Me VR] BROOKS John b 19 Nov 1799 m Martha Ham [see history of Lewiston ME by Elder 1989] BROOKS John 2d b 12 Jul 1775 at Falmouth, Me m 10 Jul 1796, Cape Elizabeth, Me, Anna Wheeler b 11 Aug 1772 at Cape Elizabeth, Me Children: William b 24 Dec 1796 at Falmouth, Me; Betsy b 8 Oct 1798 at Pejepscot, Me d 30 Oct 1798; John b 19 Nov 1799; Danile b 27 Nov 1802; Eunice b 15 Feb 1805; Joseph Wheeler b 11 Aug 1807; Joshua b 26 Jan 1810 [ Page 77 VR Danville, Me] BROWN Abner married Mary ( ) was from 2nd church of Amesbury 31 Mar 1734 she died at Newbury, Mass 22 June 1749 & her son Ephraim at the same time & place BROWN Adrian Marchmain - Born 2 Feb 1848 Dixfield, ME, moved to New Gloucester, ME, to live with the Shakers on 2 Mar 1855. [Shaker NOMINUM] BROWN Andrew - Born 1752, d ??, s/o Joshua & Hannah (Pollow) Brown. Andrew m 20 Nov 1777, Rachel Small, they settled in Gray, ME. [p 73, Libby Family, by Charles Libby, 1882] BROWN Benjamin father of President Francis Brown DD married (1) Prudence (Kelly) she died cira 1793. He m(2) Mary Leavitt. He died 13 Apr 1818. Mary L d 13 Mar 1838 ae 85y (see Quarterly Register Nov 1834 p133) children: i Hannah married DR Jacob Mitchell ii Lydia married Toppan Robie Esq iii Prudence married Rev David Thurston iv Francis b 11 Jan 1784 married Elizabeth Gilman she died 5 Sept 1851 ae 75 at Hanover, NH BROWN Daniel [1790 Census 1-3-1] North Yarmouth BROWN Daniel md Caroline _________ children: i Anna b 25 Feb 1851 ii Abby b 5 Dec 1854 iii Daniel b 24 Nov 1856 [1] BROWN Ephraim [1790 Census 1-1-2] North Yarmouth BROWN Francis 1-0-1 Freeport 1790 BROWN Jacob & wife Lucy ______ children: Thomas b 1 Nov 1812 at Poland, Me; Rosanand b 2 Nov 1814; Peter Voyer b 11 Feb 1817 at Freeport (Me) [VR page219 Pownal] BROWN Jacob [1790 Census 1-0-4] BROWN Jacob [1790 Census 1-0-2] BROWN Jacob [see Maine Families in 1790 page 27 by Gray][write: Alan Hawkins 14 Adelbert St So Portland, Me] BROWN John [1790 Census 1-2-3] BROWN John 1805-1881 {MHS Bust } lived in Gray, ME ? BROWN John - Born 7 Apr 1790 London, England, d 10 Dec 1871, ae 81y, "his true name was John Babcock and he changed it when he deserted", He moved from Square House to North Family in 1 Sept 1831. [Shaker NOMINUM] BROWN John married Roxana _______ children: Ella Jane b 14 Jan 1853; Charles Almon b 11 Jul 1855; Hurlburt Arthur b 15 Apr 1857 [p 25 VR New Gloucester, Me] BROWN Jacob d 6 Dec 1758 married Mary b 1707 d 13 Mar 1787 ae 80y they join the church 25 Oct 1743 children: i Archelaus* d 24 Jan 1735 ii Simeon* b 29 July 1730 d 12 July 1737 iii John b 26 Aug 1732 iv Daniel b 7 Sept 1734 (b 7 Sep 1732)* d 15 July 1737 v Mary* b 20 Sept 1736 d 30 July 1737 vi William* b 24 Sept 1738 Vii Miriam* b 17 Feb 1740 d 29 July 1737 [* see OTNY page 907] BROWN Jacob (Major)? or (Junior)? he died 10 Jan 1789 she died 22 Feb 1816 ae 90y 6m married Lydia d/o Peter & Sarah (Felt) Weare 13 July 1743 children: i Sarah married Joseph Ludden ii John lived & died in Turner (see page 907 OTNY list of additional children/) BROWN Joseph [1790 Census 1-2-2-5] BROWN Joseph [1790 Census 1-2-3] BROWN Joseph s/o Jacob & Mary married Sarah Subbs 10 Jan 1742 children: i Moses married Joanna Pinkham ii Joanna married Jeremiah Thoits iii Susanah married John Drinkwater iv married Joseph Russell BROWN Rev Francis s/o Benjamin & Prudence (Kelly) b 11 Jan 1784 at Chester, Rockingham Co, NH studied at Atkinson Academy & entered Dart College in the spring term of the freshman year 1802 & grad 1805...(see Quarterly 73 1809 he settled there. He married Elizabeth d/o Rev T Gilman. He died 27 July 1820 ae 36y. his wife d at Hanover, NH 5 Sept 1851 ae 75y BROWN Freeman married Esther _______ children: Irving Franklin b 22 May 1856; James Henry b 23 Jan 1859 [p 25 VR New Gloucester, Me] BROWN Moses wife- his widow died 16 June 1814 BROWN Moses [1790 Census 2-0-1] BROWN Peter [1-2-3 Freeport 1790] BROWN Peter W wife- Eunice _______ Children: Jacob b 18 Aug 1780 at North Yarmouth; Abigail b 20 Sep 1782; Content b 6 May 1784; Eunice b 11 Mar 1787/9 at Freeport (Me) d Nov 1790; Eunice b 27 Mar 1794; Peter b 10 DEc 1795 d Jul 1815 at Pownal; Ebenezer b 6 Jul 1798; Mariam b 6 Oct 1803; [page 346 Pownal VR] BROWN REUBEN 1-0-5 Freeport 1790] BROWN Titus O married Susanna __________. Children: Frances b 2 Feb 1795;Susanna b 6 Mar 1797 d 28 Mar 1797; Abigail H b 18 Apr 1798; Titus O b 18 Feb 1800; Persis H b 18 Apr 1803; John B 31 May 1805 Susan J b 1 May 1807; Mary Ann b 4 Jul 1809 Eliza F b 31 Dec 1813; Sarah Adaline b 17 Feb 1815 [page 130 Gray ME VR] BROWN Titus O Jr. - Born ??, d ??, m pub 29 Dec 1821, Sophia Furbish [VR Gray, ME] BROWN William 2-3-3 Freeport 1790] BROWN William B married Laura A __________ children: William W b 27 Aug 1864 [Durham VR by Hall] BROWN William of Pownal, ME, m int 2 June 1840, Marriet Hunnewell of this town (Danville) [VR] BRUER Curried 1-0-3 Freeport 1790] BRYANT Abraham b 5 Jan 1795 at Cape Elizabeth ME d 21 Dec 1875 married 19 Feb 1819 Tabitha Hollis b 11 Sep 1800 at Pejepscot Claim d/o Richard & Sarah (Hanscome) Hollis. They are believed to lived in Danville (ME). After death of his 1st wife, before 1843 he then m(2) Roxanna Sturtevant. He moved to Bird Hill, Bethel ME. He was a hard working thrifty farmer, serving as Deacon in the Methodist Church. Children: (nine children by first marriage):Sarah Ann b 29 May 1820 likely born in Danville (ME) m Newell F Rowe of Woodstook, ME; Jarius Shaw b 29 Jan 1824 at Bethel ME m Lucinda Rolfe, lived in Rumford ME; b 15 Jul 1830 at Bethel m (1) Albion P Cole m(2) Danville J Libby; Elizabeth b 10 Jun 1832 at Bethel ; Charles Sumner b 14 Aug 1835 m Lydia Chase; Jedediah b 9 Sep 1835 at Bethel d.y.; George Childs b 1 Oct 1841 m Lydia Hobbs;{children by 2nd marriage all born in Bethel}: Benjamin R b 10 Jul 1843 m Flavilla Davis; Henry H b 27 Oct 1845 m 1st Esther Bennett m(2) Ella Farwell; Earl P b 24 May 1849 m Etta Mayberry; Lewis T b 24 Oct 1851 m Anna Bean [Starbirds Records of Danville] [vr 1-50, 1-160,] BUCKLEY A W house at Danville ME burned 19 FEb 1833 "called the Old Finson House" [William Garcelon's Journal AHS] BUCKLEY Barzilla b 10 Jan 1783 Wethersfield Ct. d 14 Apr 1864. He moved to Danville ME early in 1824, settled near Woodbury Hill (Auburn, ME) and began farming operations while still plying his trade as tinsmith at which he was expert. He was born 10 Jan 1783 in Weathersfield CT, settled in Westbrook ME when he was a young man. He developed a local business for nine years in Danville, misfortune overtook him, however on 18 Feb 1833, when his building and contents were consumed by fire. Andrew R Giddinge wrote in his diary, 19 Feb " A Very sad affair took place yesterday morning in the neighborhood. The dwelling of Mr Barzilla Buckley took fire and consumed together with a large quantity of tinware on hand and of the avails of nearly all the sales of the winter months also all his tools a very valuable collection and stock unwrought part of the furniture only saved loss estimated at nearly $2000" Two days later he moved back to WEstbrook (ME). He returned to Danville (ME) late in 1837, and again opened his business and remaining at Danville until his death. He m(1) Jan 1818 Lydia Plummer b 1792 at Scarboro ME d 10 Mar 1823 at Westbrook ME m(2) 12 Jan 1824, Mrs Mary (Campbell) Harmon b 17 Mar 1799 at Kingston NH d 1875 wid/o James Harmon of Standish ME, whom she m(1) in Oct 1820, James Harmon, d Nov 1822 at Raymond ME. She had by her first marriage: Daniel Harmon b 13 June 1821 at Raymond ME . Children by Barzilla & 1st wife: George Washington b 1821 at Westbrook 1821, moved to Danville with family and then moved West never hear of again; (children by 2nd wife): Lydia Emeline b 18 Oct 1824; James H b 10 Apr 1826 d 4 Apr 1903 m Sep 1859 at Augusta ME, Elizabeth Black, who was b 1828 d 1877; Samuel E b 6 June 1835 at Danville, ME also went West never heard of again; William Horace b 9 JUne 1836 at Danville ME d 1880 at Auburn ME; Walter G b 23 Aug 1837 at Westbrook ME d 27 Nov 1913 m(1) 6 Oct 1866 at Danville, Abby W Reed, who b 22 Apr 1838 d/o Asa L & Phoebe W (Hicks) Reed m(2) Edwina E Burbank b 10 Apr 1848 at Gorham NH d 7 Aug 1927 at Auburn ME d/o John & Achsah (Stuart) Burbank; Mary C b 28 May 1841 d 28 Oct 1849 at Danville [Starbirds records of Danville, ME] [2-49 VR Danville ME] BUCKNAM Franklin of Danville ME m int 26 Dec 1846, Lydia Tinkham of Sidney, ME [VR Danville] BUCKNAM Russell - Born ??, d 13 Aug 1806 in Worcester Co, MA, while working in the sheriff Dept. He left a wife & children. He lived in Gray, ME. [see Portland, Maine newspapers obits] BUCKNAM Samuel b 7 Apr 1699 d __ Feb 1763 m 19 Sep 1738 Elizabeth Richardson d/o Capt James & elizabeth (Arnold) Wyman of Woburn and the widow of Aaron Wyman, her cousin. Children: Samuel b 1739; Elizabeth b 1741 m Andrew Gray; Lucretia b 1744 m (in penc. " Richmond Loring 15 Apr 1762"); William b 1747 [see page 873 OTNY] 7 BUCKNAM Samuel - Born 2 Sept 1775, d ??, s/o William Bucknam. Samuel Bucknam m (1) Mary Blanchard d/o Joseph & (2) Phebe d/o Enos Chandler 27 Feb 1806 children: i Reuben b 4 Nov 1799 d 18 Nov 1812 ii Jeremiah b 13 Mar 1802 married Julia d/o John Drinkwater iii Samuel b 1 Sept 1802 died 10 Sept 1805 iv Anna b 26 Mar 1805 married Joseph Drinkwater v William married Mary d/o Edward True vi Joseph b 23 Aug 1809 m (1) Maria Prince m(2) Mary Prince vii Samuel b 18 Aug 1811 married Olive Lane viii Charles b 16 Sept 1813 married Deborah Dorrell ix Mary married Thomas Pratt x James Monroe married Caroline d/o Nichols Drinkwater BUCKNAH William {see page 873 OTNY] b 1747 d 22 Dec 1831 BUCKNAM William [1790 Census 1-3-7] BURKBANK John 1-2-1 Freeport 1790] BURINGTON Charles - Born ??, d ??, was living with the New Gloucester Sharkers, went off 21 Sep 1851 [Shaker NOMINUM] BURNHAM, Samuel married Hannah __________ children: Fanny Larcom b 29 Aug 1839; Bradford b 9 Jan 1841; Mary Ann b Jan 1843 [VR New Gloucester p 26] BURNELL Joseph wife- Sarah ch: Sarah b 17 July 1737 BURRELL, Noah wife- Olive _______ children: John b 29 Aug 1784; Noah b 22 Jul 1786; Hannah b 18 SEp 1787; Polly b 29 SEp 1793 [p8 VR Freeport MSA] BURRILL Hannah - Born ??, d ??, was living with Shakers in New Gloucester, ME, in 1820. [Shaker NOMINUM] BURRINGTON William - Born ??, d ??, joined New Gloucester shakers in 1843. [Shaker NOMINUM] BUCKNAM Samuel trader died before Feb 1763 married Elizabeth (Richardson) she was admitted to the church 22 July 1759 ch: i Samuel ii William iii Lucretia b 1744 married Richard Loring 15 Apr 1762 BUCKNAM Samuel s/o William & Sarah b 2 Sept 1775 married Mary d/o Joseph Blanchard (2) M Phebe d/o Enos Chandler 7 children: i Reuben b 4 Nov 1799 d 18 Nov 1812 ii Jeremiah b 13 Mar 1802 married Julia d/o Jonathan Drinkwater iii Samuel b 1 Sept 1801 died 10 Sept 1805 iv Anna b 26 Mar 18905 married Joesph Drinkwater v William married Mary d/o Edward True vi Joseph b 23 Aug 1809 married Mary Prince vii Samuel b 18 Aug 1811 married Olive Lane viii Charles b 16 Sept 1813 married Deborah Dorrell ix Mary married Thomas Pratt x James married Caroline d/o N Drinkwater BUCKNAM William born at Maulden d 22 Dec 1831 married Sarah d/o Solomon & Alice Loring 10 Nov 1768 she d 30 Nov 1828 ae 81y children: i Elizabeth married Joseph Chandler ii Rachel married Samuel Prince s/o Sylvanus P iii Dorcas married Jeremiah Blanchard 16 Jan 1794 iv Samuel b 2 Sept 1775 married Mary Blanchard d/o Joseph & (2) M Phebe d/o Enos Chandler 27 Feb 1806 v William m(1) Elizabeth Johnson was lost at sea vi Sarah married Nathaniel Mitchell vii Lucretia married Samuel Lawrence viii Mary married Reuben Chandler ix Jeremiah died at sea ae 21y x Hannah d.y. ae 5y BUKER Edgar - Born ??, d ??, m Hannah __________, Children: Anna d 15 Mar 1852 ae 10y [g.s. South Gray, ME] BUKER Israel b ???? d ???? married Bathsbeba ________________.(1790 Census Gray ME 1-1-1)Children: Israel b 2 Jul 1786; Fayette b 17 Jul 1788; Cyrus b 4 Mar 1790; Carver b 23 June 1792; Levy b 7 June 1795; Caleb b 12 Oct 1797; Sally b 18 Dec 1799; Alpha b 27 Feb 1802; Eleazer Carver b 1 Mar 1804; Edson b 10 Feb 1807 [Gray Me VR page 106] BURGESS Joshua b 28 Aug 1786 at Vassalboro (or Hallowell), ME. m Annah Jordan b 16 May 1793 at Pejepscot, Me Children: Eleazer Jordan b 6 Jan 1816 at Pejepscot, ME; [see page 112 of Jordan Memorial for addition information] {VR page 120 Danville, Me] BURGESS Solomon married Rachel ________ children: Mahala b 21 Aug 1821; Albert b 10 Apr 1825; William b 19 June 1830; Philo Clark b 28 Apr 1832; Eliza Collins b 23 May 1836 [p 26 VR New Gloucester VR] BURNS William married Loise Brooks Children: Harriet b 7 June 1821; Mary Warren b 5 Oct 1822; William Davis b 21 June 1824; Sally b 29 Mar 1826; Elizabeth Atkins b 31 Aug 1827; Warren b 4 June 1831; Hannah b 1 Dec 1833; Martha Ellen b 16 June 1836; Rhoda b 18 Sep 1838 [p26 VR New Gloucester] BURNS Sally 31y on 21st inst at New Gloucester (ME) [E Argus 19 Jul 1825] BURNS William D married Rachel E _________ children: Mary Ann b 2 Sep 1857 [vr p 27 New Gloucester, Me] BURROUGHS Joseph children: Holbrook d ae 7y [obit P gazette issue 9 NOv 1801] BUSSIEL/Buzzell Hannah - Born ??, d ??, came from Alfred, ME, and joined the New Gloucester shakers 1814. "Left 1830, having transgressed the law of faith & the known principles of the Church" [Shaker NOMINUM] BUTLER Irene - Born 3 May 1814, d 5 Jul 1829, ae 15y 2m 2d, "stoppage of stomack after eating too much green fruit", came to New Gloucester, ME, 13 June 1821. [Shaker NOMINUM] BUTLER Rev John died in Franklin, Ohio 1 July 1856 BUTLER John b 1732 lived on the place previously occupied by Nathaniel Gordon. In the Revolutionary War, lived in Portland & was there when that place was burnt suffering great losses. By his 1st wife, Ann Codman the d/o Capt John Codman of Charlestown & sister of Dr Codman of Portland, he is said to have had two dau., Nancy & Mary, who died in Portland. He d in Westbrook Dec 1827 children: i Nancy married Rev Arthur Drinkwater ii Mary who married lived & died in Portland BUTLER Mary - Born ??, d 13 June 1849, broke her thygh on 8 Dec 1839, [Shaker NOMINUM] BUTLER Solomon - Born 10 June 1774, d 18 Dec 1837, 63y 6m 8d, " at the time of his death he was totally blind", m Mary ________. He & his wife, moved in 1815 to Pennsylvania, then in 1817 to New Lebanon, NY, and back to ME in 1818. Children: Ruth b 21 Nov 1803 at Knox, Waldo Co, ME, d 3 Dec 1885 at NEw Gloucester, ME, came to Shakers in 1820. [Shaker NOMINUM] BUTMAN Eleazer of Rockport, MA married Mary d/o John & Mary (Baker) Rowe, in 1767 she m(2) George Lane children: Eleazer settled in Maine; Joseph m widow of Daniel Rowe; Polly; and Nancy [page 138 Vol 4 Pool] BUTTERFIELD Albion K P of Danville, ME, m int 21 Feb 1848, Lucy S Wyman of Auburn, ME [VR Danville, me] BUXTON Asaph s/o David married Sarah Pratt Blanchard 15 Mar 1831 children: i Henrietta b 15 Nov 1831 married Peter A Merrill 24 Feb 1853 ii Susan b 9 Sept 1834 married David Meaubee s/o Thaxter Prince iv Eliza Grant b 10 Nov 1842 v David Augustus b 22 Sept 1846 BUXTON Benjamin [1790 Census 2-4-5] BUXTON Benjamin (originated from Danvers, Mass) b 28 Feb 1748 - Falmouth d 3 Mar 1810 ae 62y married Elizabeth Grant who was b June 1749 at York, Me she died 26 Sept 1841 ae 91y [grave stone in Cumberland Centre grave yard] joined the church 20 Sept 1789 children: i Jane b 18 Feb 1773 married Levi Sweetser 4 Nov 1794 ii David married Abigail Sawyer 31 Jan 1799 iii Benjamin married Elizabeth Sunn [sic] iv Sarah married Edward Taylor v Charlotte b 13 July 1783 married 5 Jan 1805 William Libbey of Freedom vi Asaph b d at sea 17 Jan 1804 ae 22y vii Ebenezer married Eunice Black. They have a family & live in Albion viii Alexander married Christiana d/o Nathaniel Blanchard. res. Albion in 1853 ix Elizabeth b 9 Mar 1789 married Sol Loring Blanchard x Jeremiah died 1811 at sea ae 19y [obit] xi Reuben died at Pt Petre 1817 ae 22y [obit] BUXTON Benjamin 2 s/o Benjamin Sr & Elizabeth (Grant) lived & dioed in Gardiner, Me. married Elizabeth Sunn She married (2) Capt Edward Wilson at Gardiner, Me 28 Aug 1814. They had a children. children: i Lauina ii Rothews d.y. iii Roxillana married Joel s/o John Sweetser of Gray iv Frederick d.y. BUXTON Cornelius s/o James came from Falmouth married Lydia Bucknam 3 June 1762 she died 7 Feb 1778 ae 36y M(2) Abigail d/o Nathaniel Blanchard Sr 8 June 1799 He died 13 Jan 1784 & his 2nd wife d. 11 Aug 1832 ae 80y children: by (1) Wife i Phebe b 22 Aug 1764 married Jacob Mitchell ii William b 22 Dec 1765 married Deborah Fisher June 1789 m(2) Harret Prince 11 Apr 1816 [PG 16 Apr 1816, states: m(2) at North Yarmouth, ME, Hannah Prince, by Rev Amasa Smith]; iii Jeremiah b 2 Oct 1767 married Jane d/o John Drinkwater iv Anna b 9 May 1770 d 4 May 1800 ae 30y children: by wife(2) v Reuben b 7 Apr 1781 d 8 Oct 1786 ae 5y 6m BUXTON David s/o Benjamin died 18 May 1842 ae 67y married Abigail d/o Enoch Sawyer on 31 Jan 1799 children i Asaph b 20 Dec 1799 married Sarah P Blanchard 15 Mar 1831 ii Phebe b 21 Dec 1802 married Nathaniel Blanchard 27 Oct 1824 BUXTON Jeremiah s/o Cornelius & Lydia ( Bucknam) b 2 Oct 1767 married Jane d/o John Drinkwater he died 190 July 1835 she died 11 Nov 1849 children: i William b 28 Oct 1797 married Jane d/o Samuel Chadboure ii Reuben b 12 Mar 1798 d.y. iii Jeremiah b 19 Sept 1799 married Miriam Byram iv Annah b 22 Aug 1801 died 31 Oct 1801 v Jane Drinkwater b 15 Aug 1804 d 11 Aug 1808 vi A G b 11 July 1806 d 20 Aug 1808 vii Jacob Mitichell b 22 June 1808 died Feb 1812 viii Edward Gray b 23 Jan 1811 married Lydia Chase ix Phebe G married Dr Almond Twitchell x Susannah b 15 June married George W Bacon she died 8 Mar 1841 BUXTON Samuel Capt died at N Yarmouth, Me ae 56y [Eastern (Eastport, Me) Sentinel 18 Sept 1819 obit notice] BUXTON William [1790 Census 2-1-4] BUXTON William Capt lived in Falmouth (ME) married Lydia _________, b cira 1736 who d 27 Oct 1827 ae 91y at Gray ME BUXTON William s/o Cornelius & Lydia (Bucknam) b 22 Jan 1763 married Deborah d/o Samuel & Deborah Fisher June 1789 she died 3 Mar 1804. He (2) m Hannah Price 11 Apr 1816. He died 25 Mar 1845. His widow married Deacon George Whitefield Chapman of Bethel (who was born 25 Dec 1780) children: i Lydia b 31 May 1790 d 3 Nov 1817 ( 4th inst at North Yarmouth, Me)[PG 11 Nov 1817] ii Edward b 19 Dec 1791 d 5 Jan 1819 iii Abigail b 18 June 1793 d 6 Dec 1811 iv Joseph b 22 Dec 1794 d 12 Feb 1837 v Hannah b 20 Aug 1796 vi William b 5 Dec 1797 married 9 Apr 1840 vii Jeremiah b 5 DEc 1797 married Mary Steele viii Anna b 28 Dec 1803 married June 1825 to David Gray children by (2) wife ix Cornelius b 2 Jan 1817 d 3 Jan 1817 x Julia S b 26 Mar 1820 d 26 Jan 1821 xi Phebe M b 9 Apr 1825 BUXTON William children: i Abbie A d at N. Yarmouth 19 July 1860 ae 22y BUZZELL Jacob of Shapleigh, ME, m 2 June 1811, Nancy Thompson of Gray, ME [VR GRay, ME [VR Gray, ME] BUZZEL Noah 1-2-2 Freeport 1790 BUZZELL Simon N of Kennebunk, ME, m 1 Oct 1857, Mary Jane Lemont of Danville, ME [VR Danville] Byram David [1-0-1 Freeport 1790 BYRAM, David b 1753 who was this person? [see page 907 OTNY] BYRAM H O married Lucretia R Loring she died 22 Oct 1834 Byram Jonathan [1-1-4 Freeport 1790] BYRAM, Jonathan wife- Hannah (Talbot) ch: Beels b 30 Mar 1781; Betsey b 26 Mar 1784 (twin); Polly b 26 Mar 1784 (twin); Phebe b 1 Oct 1789; Joseph b 28 Nov 1794; Rufus b 22 Apr 1799 [p7 VR Freeport MSA] BYRAM/BYRON Jonathan married Betsey Merrill at Freeport [E Argus 16 JUne 1818] BYRAM Josiah married Molly _________children: Jane b 9 May 1788; Levi b 6 June 1790; Lucinda b 7 Mar 1792; Polly b 19 May 1794; children by wife, Katharine (Potter): David b 15 Mar 1804; Samuel b 22 Mar 1808; Sally b 9 Mar 1807 [p 57 Freeport, Me VR MSA] BYRAM Melzer of Freeport, ME, m int 14 Oct 1826, m 5 Nov 1826, Else Maxwell of Danvill, ME [VR Danville, ME] BYRAM Melcher 1-1-4 Freeport 1790] BYRAM, Melzar wife- Elizabeth _________ ch: Susanna b 16 Mar 1783; William b 17 Mar 1785; Dulerntia b 23 Mar 1787; Elizabeth b 13 Jan 17858; Melzer b 14 Feb 1792; Katharine b 14 Jan 1795; Dulena b 18 Jan 1804; Lavinia b ????? [Freeport VR p 6 MSA] BYRAM Myer of Freeport, Me, m Elsey (Oliver) Maxwell widow of Charles Maxwell of Danville, Me, who d 11 Dec 1823. [Starbirds Records] BYRAM Oliver [1790 Census 2-6-1] BYRAM Oliver s/o Theophilus & Elizabeth b at Bridgewater 1751 married Elizabeth Moxcey in June 1775 at N Yarmouth She died Mar 1834 ae 80y ch: i Jonathan m Susan d/o John Drinkwater ii James Moxey iii Henry b 1780 lived in Eastport died 15 Feb 1848 ae 68y iv Reuben v Amos married Sarah vi Benjamin vii Oliver d 9 June 1791 viii Betsey married Dr Zadoc Humphrey BYRAM Theophilus the oldest of the name that settled at N Yarmouth, came from Bridgewater, s/o Josiah & Elizabeth B b 1725 (see history of Bridgewater) married Elizabeth widow of Samuel Beale Jr 1749. She was Blackman (or Blackstone)* before her first marriage. He d 10 Jan 1812 ae 87y She d 25 Mar 1803 ch: i Josiah* b 1750 ii Oliver* b 1751 married Elizabeth Moxcey June 1775 iii Daniel( or David) * b 1753 iv James* b 1756 v Melzar* b 1759 vi Susan ( or Susanna)* [* page 346 OTNY Royal River Valley Families (Old North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co, Maine Families) compiled by David C. Young e-mail itigapa@aol.com bases in part from the records of the later Rev Allen Greeley of North Yarmouth & Turner, Maine copyright 1997 by David C Young NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.


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