DAMON Michael Silas married Mary ________. Children: Royal b 15 Jul 1812 (Gray Hist page 379] [page 132 Gray ME VR] DARLING Benjamin, lived on Horse Island, Maine and there are three versions as to how he came there. (a) He was a slave to a Mr Darling, who was shipwrecked off Maine and Black Ben saved his master and was given his liberty and horse Island as his reward. (b) As a slave, his mother hid him for a number of years. Although she was whipped to reveal where her child was, she kept her secret, while Ben as a boy hid under a bed observed the whipping without a sound, but with tears. Later, his mother sent her child north and some say came with him. (c) Capt Abner Johnson of Phippsburg said Ben was brought to Maine from the South. All three acounts note he came to Maine in his youth, He was sturdy, industrious and and had many staunch friends. Most hold to the shipwreck story, but some say a Capt Rodick brought him to Horse. Horse Island is East of Great Island near Phippsburg, Me On 5 Jul 1794, county records state William conveyed to Ben (Darling) (both of Georgetown), an Island, east of New Meadows Island, joining the Mainland, 40 acres or so, for 15 pounds. On 26 Mar 1829, Ben (Darling) conveyed the island to his son, Isaac. Isaac conveyed the Island to Joseph Perry on 1 Apr 1847. Benjamin Darling reportedly married a white woman, Sarah Proverbs. Children: Benjamin Jr m Priscilla Emmons 8 Apr 1822. They res. on Shepherd's Point, Harpswell; Isaac res Hourse & Bear Islands, Maine. He married Patience Wallace d/o Samuel Wallace of Small Point, Maine [source: Rev Charles N Sinnett, BENJAMIN DARLING OF CASCO BAY, MAINE] DAVIS Abel - Born 10 Jul 1712, d ??, s/o Aaron & Hannah (Haskell) Davis. Abel Davis unintentionally was the first settler of what is now Auburn, ME, He settled near the Royal River in 1762. [Amos Davis diary]. Abel m Sarah Millett. [for names of children see p 130, History of Lewiston, ME by Elder, 1989] DAVIS Sarah [New Gloucester, Me 1790, 0-0-1-0-0] DAVIS Sarah - Born 1722, d 1802 at New Gloucester, ME, wid/o Abel [p 5, Index of Deaths - Portland Gazette 1798-1806, by David C Young 1983] DAVIS Alonzo "oldest Photographer in the world" " I made it with paper coated with salt in a solution of salt & water with a solution of gelatine to make it stick. I washed it over with nitrate of silver" Poto of Mother Davis 1854 [Lewiston Journal Jul 10-14, 1909] DAVIS Daniel b 3 May 1784 d 11 Mar 1815 m 5 Feb 1810, Nabby (Vickery), former wife of Jeremiah McLucas. his widow m(3) Peter Hamon (Brewer?) Children: Charlotte b 13 Apr 1811 at Pejepscot, ME; Elizabeth b 19 June 1813; Anna b 8 Aug 1815 [VR Page 116 Danville, ME] DAVIS/DAVID George H of Danville, ME, m int 8 Jan 1848, Caroline P Glass of Hartford, ME [VR Danville, ME] DAVIS Isaac of Minot, ME b??? d ???? m Elmira b 22 Apr 1789 d/o Joseph & Esther (Fogg) Penly [VR 1-91 Danville ME] DAVIS Isaac Somes b ?? d ?? married Mary _______ children: Emeline b 8 Feb 1807; 7 3 Samuel Cushman b 6 Sep 1808; Eliphalet b 31 Mar 1810; Eliza b 16 Jul 1812; Isaac Somes b 30 May 1814; Ann Somes b 12 Apr 1817 [page 40 VR New Gloucester, Me] DAVIS Jacob L b ??? d ??? married Octavia J ______ child: Ida Adeline b 24 Feb 1857 [page 40 New Gloucester VR] DAVIS James F of Danville, NE, m 29 Sep 1833, Eliza Stedson of Danville, ME [Danville VR] [2-87 VR Danville, ME] DAVIS John - Born ?? d ??, m int 2 Oct 1824, Mehitable Getchell of Litchfield, ME [VR Danville] DAVIS John A from Miramichi, New Bruswick, Canada m 29 Mar 1828, Maria G Moody b 27 Dec 1801 d 7 Jun 1882. Children: Vesta; George B; Henry; James; William G; John [see History of Lewiston Maine by Elder 1989][Garcelon page 211] DAVIS John s/o Timothy & Margaret, married Sarah d/o William & Mehitable Cutter he died 29 Oct 1798 ae 44y his widow d 14 June 1843 ae 83y children: Samuel b 16 Jan 177_; Timothy b 11 May 1780; Elizabeth b 11 Jan 1782; Sarah b 20 Feb 1784; Phebe b 8 Feb 1786; William Cutter b 16 Feb 1788; Timothy 2d b 1789 died 27 Jan 1799; Margarett b 6 Jan 1790; John b 19 May 1792; Mehitable b 25 Nov 1794; Ammi b 25 Nov 1794; Levi b 2 Jan 1797; Jane b 5 Mar 1799 [p 23, North Yarmouth, Maine Vital Records by Rhode Island Mayflower Descendants 1986][Rev Allen Greely's notes on N Yarmouth, Me families] DAVIS Jonathan , a transcient man, m int 21 Aug 1804, Polly Merrill of Danville, ME [VR Danville, ME] DAVIS Joseph - Born ??, d ??, m 13 May 1798 Rebecca Merrill both of Gray, ME [VR] DAVIS Joseph Jr b 2 Jul 1788 at Freeport, Me d 14 May 1818 at Pejepscot, Me, m 16 Oct 1808, Martha Dresser b 11 June 1791 at Pejepscot, Me, d/o Joseph & Mary (Lane) Dresser. Children: Joseph b 4 Feb 1809 at Pejepscot, Me; James Frost b 8 Dec 1811 Eunice Lane b 28 Oct 1814 [P 1-115 1-41 VR Danville, Me] DAVIS Joseph D - Born ??, d ??, m int 9 Nov 1833, 23 Jan 1834, Orra Raynes of Danville, ME [VR Danville] DAVIS Joseph E b 19 Nov 1800 at Freeport ME d ????? m 10 Dec 1827, Rosemond Woodman b 2 Jan 1809 at New Gloucester ME d/o Moses & Sally _____________. Children: Sally Woodman b 25 May 1831 at Freeport ME; Mary b 6 Sep 1834; Moses Woodman b 25 Mar 1839 at Danville ME; Susanna; Rosamond [VR 2-115 Danville ME] DAVIS Judith formerly of Falmouth, ME, died 2 Nov 1826 at Gray, ME, ae 94y [E Argus 7 Nov 1826] DAVIS Levi - Born ??, d ??, m Charolotte b 12 May 1800, d 6 Jul 1851, res N Yarmouth, ME. Children: Charlotte b 21 Oct 1831, d 22 Mar 1875; Augusta C b 6 Oct 1836 res Yarmouth, ME [# 2430 Whitney Genealogy by Pierce p 177] DAVIS Michael b ??? d 11 Feb 1825 "having been supported many years by the town 7 3 of Danville ME of his pension" [page 156 VR Danville ME] DAVIS Samuel - Born ??, d ??, m Susanna (Mann). Children: Joseph Edes b 19 Nov 1800; Elenezer b 13 Nov 1802; Mary b 11 Nov 1804; Samuel b 29 Mar 1807; William b 22 Mar 1809; Benjamin b 28 Apr 1814; John Mann b 25 Dec 1821 [VR p 37, Freeport, ME] DAVIS Samuel m Patience Ch: John b 8 Sep 1804; Laurinia b 23 Oct 1806; Sarah b 27 Sep 1808; Elizabeth b 15 Feb 1810; Hannah b 20 JUne 1812 [page 17 Freeport VR] DAVIS Shubael, one farm of 30 acres & buildings thereon, bounded N by James Haskell, S by Andrew Eveleth, E & W by town road [New Gloucester, Me tax 1815] DAVIS Timothy came from Biddeford where he married Margaret Davis of that place. he died 28 Nov 1832 ae 78y children: i Elizabeth md Nathaniel Merrill ii Mary md Capt Daniel Merrill iii John md Sarah Cutter iv Hannah b 16 Sept 1757 md Solomon Loring 2 Dec 1779 v Eunice md Samuel Soule vi Timothy b 14 July 1764 md widow Content Johnson vii Thomas md Sarah d/o Jeremiah Thoits DAVIS Thomas married Sarah Thoits d/o Jeremiah she died 14 June 1825 DAVIS William (Gray ME 1790 1-0-5) DAVIS William d ae 41 in 1815 at N Yarmouth, ME [PG 11 Oct 1815] DAVIS William H - Born ????? d ???? Children by Eunice Jordan, b June 1826 at Bethel ME: Llewellen H b 4 Feb 1850 at Danville ME [VR J-128 Danville ME] DAWES Charles b ???? d ????? married Susan _____ children: Caroline W b 5 Aug 1825; William H b 25 Sep 1830; Frances C b 6 Nov 1834; Frances Ellen b 26 Nov 1838; Flora Webb b 8 Aug 1841; Emma A Conant b 18 Jan 1843 [page 41 New Gloucester VR] DAWES Gideon b ??? d ??? married Solly ______ children: Gideon Jr b 17 Sep 1793; Hubbard b 23 Feb 1795; Charles b 6 Sep 1798; Nathan b 4 June 1800; William b 30 Sep 1802; Bethany b 9 Sep 1805; Thomas Jefferson b 27 Jul 1807; Sally Smith b 9 Oct 1809; Noah Davis b 15 Dec 1810; Joseph b 24 Feb 1813; Sally Smith b 5 Apr 1815 [page 40 VR New Gloucester, Me] DAWES Nathan b ??? d ???? married Clarissa _____ children: Eliza E b 16 Nov 1827 [16 July is crossed out]; Zachariah Judson b 29 Oct 1829 [moved to Danville, Me cira 1860 and settled where David C & Elizabeth (Keene) Young now (1989) live]; Thomas Jefferson b 26 Jul 1831 [ Page 41 New Gloucester VR] 7 3 DAWES Thomas J b ??? d ??? married Eliza D _________ children: Suniah Howe b 29 Nov 1835; ALvan Felch b 7 Nov 1843 [ page 41 New Gloucester, Me] DAWES William E died of N Yarmouth on board brig Sophia from St Domingo DAWES Z Judson b ??? d ??? married Emma E _______ children: James Tyson b 14 Dec 1853 [page 41 New Gloucester, Me VR] DAY Catherine 1-0-2 Freeport 1790 DAY / or BRAY Ezekiel m 31 Jan 1801 Anna Tarr both of Pejepscot Claim, Maine [VR New Gloucester, Me] DAY John came from Lynn married Ruth he died 5 May 1768 she d after 1770 children: i Susannah b 8 Jan 1726 at Lynn m (Abraham Grant) ii John b 23 Jan 1729 at N Yarmouth iii Benjamin b 3 Apr 1729 at N Yarmouth iv Joseph b 25 Oct 1735 at N Yarmouth [see page 989 OTNY] DAY, John married Lydia (Bailey) children: Hannah b 16 Nov 1793; Elias b 8 Apr 1796; Almira b 27 Jul 1800; Reuben b 19 May 1801 [p 13 VR Freeport MSA] DAY Mehitable 1-1-2 Freeport 1790 DeCARTERET/DeCARTAREL DeCARTARET Thomas married Sarah Groves He d before 1831 CH: Thomas Cogram; Elizabeth Groves; Hannah Ally m Rev John Moore [OTNY p 1121] a Thomas DeCartarel d ae 39 at North Yarmouth, ME, ae 39 y [E Argus 18 Jul 1826] children: i Frances married Benjamin s/o Jabez True of Pownal ii Elizabeth iii Thomas iv Hannah married John More DEERING Joshua b ??? d ??? married Susan _____ children: Zebulon b 4 Apr 1820; George b 10 Oct 1822; Charles b 8 Mar 1825 [ page 42 New Gloucester, Me VR] DELANO Ameziah 1-3-2 Gray Me 1790 DELANO Edmond Chandler married Martha Morse children i Rufus ii Ezekiel iii Charlotte d.y. iv Annie d.y. v George vi Betsey vii Zilpha viii Lucy DELANO Ezekiel married Martha Chandler 14 Sept 1755 d/o Enos Chandler children i Hannah died unmarried ii Ammi left town & died 25 Dec 1800 iii Abigail married Reuben Stowell of Gray 30 MaR 1796 iv Mercy died in Falmouth v Edmund Chandler married Martha Morse 30 May 1797 vi Ezekiel d.y. vii Dorcas married Abel Merrill (his was his 2nd wife) DELANO/DELLANO William - Born ??, d ??, m pub 21 Oct 1827, Abigail C Hill both of Gray, ME. [VR Gray, ME] The Dennison family came from Gloucester Ma to Freeport DENNISON Ame 0-1-3 Freeport 1790 DENNISON Amme widow d ae 88y at Freeport, Me on 14 Aug 1821 [obit E Argus 28 Aug 1821] DENNISON Abner 1-3-1 Freeport 1790 DENNISON Abner married _______ ch: Solomon bap 1771; Patty bap 1775; Jonathan [page 990 OTNY] [see page 75 Maine Families in 1790 by Gray] DENNISON David 2-3-5 Freeport 1790 DENNISON David of Freeport, 1785 married______ ch: Joseph bap 1771; Timothy; Lucretia; Abigail; Jonathan; Priscilla [page 990 OTNY] DENNISON David Jr 1-2-3 Freeport 1790 DENNISON, David Jr married (1) Mehitable _______ children: Cornelius b 2 Feb 1783; Andrew b 25 Feb 1786; David b 20 Jun 1788; Jonathan b 22 Dec 1790; Clarissa b 28 Jan 1793; Sophronia b 23 Sep 1794; Rufus b 12 May 1797; Joseph H b 27 Sep 1803; Mehitable b 3 Sep 1805; Children by (2) wife, Mrs Susanna B Griffin: Susan b 21 Jul 1808; Lucy Jane b 10 May 1810; Benjamin b 3 Sep 1812 d 22 APr 1814; Joanna b 9 Oct 1815; Benjamin L b 14 May 1818 [P 14 VR Freeport, Me MSA] DENNISON George 1-2-2 Freeport 1790 DENNISON, George married Dorcas _______who died ae 36y at Freeport, Me [E Sentinel 4 Mar 1820] children: Emerson b 19 Feb 1784; Betsey b 2 Dec 1785; George b 11 Aug 1787; Washington b 15 Oct 1789; Timothy b 17 Nov 1791; Dorcas b 28 Jan 1794 d 3 Jul 1798; BRadbury b 28 Jan 1802; Jonathan b 11 Mar 1804; Dorcas (2nd)b 6 Mar 1809 [p14 VR Freeport MSA] DENNISON Gideon 1-3-1 Freeport 1790 DENNISON, Gideon married Ruth (Carter) Children: Amy b 23 Oct 1782 d 3 Jan 1783; Gideon b 16 Jan 1785; Abner b 3 Feb 1787; Elophez b 3 DEc 1789;Faith b 31 Dec 1791; Ammi b 4 Apr 1794 [VR p 15 Freeport, Me MSA] DENNISON Jane of Freeport, Me, fell and broke her hip [Lewiston Weekly Journal 21 Feb 1889] DENNISON Jonathan died ae 42y at Freeport, Me [Maine Baptist Herald 10 May 1825] [E Argus obit 12 May 1825] DENNISON Joseph Capt - Born ??, d ??, married Dorcas (Lufkin) b cira 1784 d/o Capt Joseph Lufkin, who died ae 36y at Freeport, Me 6th inst. [Eastern Argus 22 Feb 1820] Children: Joseph b 12 May 1803; Eliza b 23 Jan 1805; Mary b 23 Jul 1807; Benjamin b 7 Nov 1809; SAmuel A b 1 Jan 1812 [VR p 34 Freeport, ME] DENSMORE David of Bakerstown ME (Poland) in 1790 (1-3-6) married Sarah _____. Children: Elizabeth b 30 May 1774 at New Gloucester ME; Sarah b 31 Aug 1776 at New Gloucester; Abigail b 12 Aug 1778; David b 14 Dec 1780; Mary b 17 Feb 1783 at Poland ME; Hannah b 7 Mar 1787 at Poland ME; James b 1 Apr 1789; Clarissa b 3 Jan 1791; Dorcas b 11 Oct 1793 [Poland Me page 48 VR] DILLENHAM Melatiah 1-1-2 Freeport 1790 DILLENHAM Samuel 3-1-4 Freeport 1790 DOE Charles b ???? d ??? married Charlotte ________ children: Malissa Freeman b 28 Jan 1841 [page 42 New Gloucester VR] DOTEN Samuel (Walnut hill) came from Plymouth Co married Eunice Robbins she died 12 Aug 1806 m(2) d/o Joseph Johnson of Falmouth m(3) Lydia Hardin he died 2 Nov 1847. Children: Samuel; Ammi; James; Thaddeus married _______ Woodman ; Eben; Eunice married Joseph Garcelon; children by (2) wife: John married Betsey Freeman of Minot ME; Deborah B married _______ Gowell; Joseph; Benjamin; Mary Ann b 1823 d 21 Dec 1847 ae 23y; Alvah married Eliza Lamb of Windham ME; Loiza; James {Greely's records of N Yarmouth ME] DOTEN ______ - Born ??, d ??, m (widow) ______ b 1778, d 13 Feb 1865 ae 87y of N Yarmouth, ME. [W Garcelon's Lewiston South Parish Records MHS] DENNISON Solomon m Mary (Warren) children: Charles Warren b 3 June 1806; Anna Ilsley b 30 Oct 1807; Mary Jewett b 12 Sep 1809 [VR page 17 Freeport] DINGLEY Jeremiah b 14 Jan 1779 at Cape Elizabeth, Me m 12 May 1805, Lucy Garcelon b 13 Jul 1786 at Lewistown, Me. Children: Jordan b 2 Apr 1806 Pejepscot, Me; Julia b 16 Jul 1807 m Socrates DOW; Nelson b 15 Nov 1809 m Jane Lambert; James b 7 Jan 1811 m Betsey Blethen; William b 27 Mar 1814 m Maria Blethen; Nancy b 13 June 1816 m William Brewster; Lucy b 18 Aug 1819 m Isaac Lambert Jr; Jeremiah b 13 Apr 1822 m Minerva Williams; Sarah b 9 Aug 1824; Susan Garcelon b 3 Apr 1828m Cornelius Stackpole [Page 100 VR Danville, Me] [Notes by Col William Garcelon on History of Lewiston AHS] DINGLEY John b 2 Oct 1796 at Pejepscot Claim m 27 Dec 1821 at Danville ME, Lurany Mckenny b 13 Apr 1801 at Pejepscot ME d 19 Oct 1835 at Danville ME. Children: Sally b 17 Nov 1822 at Danville; William b 14 Jan 1825 at Danville; Lurany b 18 Dec 1826; ELizabeth b 9 Aug 1829 [VR page 149 Danville ME] DINGLEY William of Danville, Me m Sarah _________ children: Susannah b 16 Aug 1793 m Matthias Vickery, 8 Jan 1818 [page 66 VR Danville, ME] DINGLEY William "old William Dingley moved from Cape Elizabeth to Garcelon Ferry with his family in 1793" [Col Garcelon's notes AHS] DINGLEY William b 27 Mar 1814 d ????? m 16 Mar 1837 at Danville ME, Mariah Blethen b 9 Jul 1814. Children: Lucy b 6 Dec 1837; Sarah b 6 Dec 1837; Lovina B 16 Mar 18--; William F b 29 Sep 1845; William F b 9 Oct 1850 [VR J-26 Danville ME] DOLLEY George - Born ??, d ??, m 21 Apr 1825, Mary Perley both of Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOLLEY George - Born ??, d ??, m Wartha Foster both of Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOLLEY George m pub 12 Oct 1854 Emeline Bennett [VR Gray, ME] DOLLEY Jeremiah m 1853 Sophia B Gore [VR Gray, ME] DOLLEY John 3-0-2 Gray Me 1790 DOLLEY John m 24 May 1818, Betsey Muchmore of Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOLLEY William b 1768 married 28 Apr 1791, Hannah (Hayden),[VR, Gray, ME] b 1766. Children: William Jr b 1808; Thurza b 1809; Augustus b 1834; Daniel Horce b 1835; a girl 1845 [1845 Census of Gray ME] DOLLOFF Abner m 5 Apr 1812, Rebecca Foster both of Gray, ME. [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY / DOUBTY DOUGHTY Catherine L - Born 1817, d 22 Jan 22 1907 ae 90y at Gray, ME [LWJ 30 Jan 1907] Doughty Charles H b ???? d ???? married Emily J S ____________. Children: Charles Huntington b 27 June 1850 at Windham (ME); Henry Clinton b 24 Apr 1852 at WIndham (ME) [page 379 Gray History] DOUGHTY David 1-1-6 Freeport 1790 DOUGHTY Elias m 3 Sep 1801, Elizabeth Watson both of Gray, ME. [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY Edward - Born ??, d Feb 1869 ae 72y 1 mo, m Sarah ______ d 26 Oct 1890 ae 81y [So. Gray, ME, g.s.] DOUGHTY George married Molly ____________. (1-4-7 Gray ME 1790 Children: Charity b 3 Jul 1769; Miriam b 24 Feb 1771; Sabome b 10 May 1773; Molly b 3 Jul 1775; Nehemiah b 24 Sep 1777 [VR Gray Me VR TR] DOUGHTY Hezekiah m 18 Aug 1822, Rachel ( in pencil "Pennell") Thompson both of Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY James m int 8 Jul 1782, Ruth Stevens [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY James m 4 Dec 1817, Charlotte Nason both of Gray, ME. [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY James m 19 Mar 1854 Caroline Kimball both of Portland, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY Joseph 1-0-5 Gray ME 1790 DOUGHTY Joseph m 26 Oct 1853, Evelyn F Senter, both of Windham, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY Joshua - Born ??, d ??, m 15 Dec 1808, Jane Titcomb [VR Gray, ME] DOUGHTY Joshua - Born ??, d 9 Mar 1842 ae 72y [g.s. South Gray, ME] DOUGHTY Silas - Born ??, d 11 Apr 1871 ae 60y 2m 11d, m Esther d 5 Jan 1888 ae 72y. Children: Martha Ann d 10 May 1853, 19y 9m [South Gray, ME, g.s.] DOUGHTY Thomas died ae 67y at N Yarmouth [E Argus 30 Jan 1812] DOUGHTY William P - Born ??, d ??, m 14 Apr 1826, Achsah Nash both Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DOUGLASS (see page 832 Wheeler's Hist of Brunswick) DOUGLASS James b 1 July 1780 in North Yarmouth [now Freeport, Me] died 1 July 1821 s/o Job & Mercy (Booker) married Eliza M. Banks d/o Philip Banks of Lewiston, Me [sic ( page 36,72 , & 73 THE DOUGLAS GENEALOGY by Joshua Lufkin Douglass, printed in Bath, Me 1890) should be Lisa Millbanks married 19 Dec 1799 at Durham (Me) [Vital records-Durham, Me] likely the d/o of Philip Millbanks. [the Douglass Genealogy list the following children): LUCY b 1801 married Sylvanious Harrington; John Banks b 1 Apr 1803 at Litchfield (Me) married Nancy B Douglass; James S b 24 Mar 1807 at Freeport (Me) married Azubah Goodwin; WILLIAM b 7 Apr 1809 married Mary Duran; ELIZA b 1811; Louisa b 1812 m (1) Samuel Starbird m (2) Solomon McKinney; NEHEMIAH OWEN b 3 Sep 1814 m Jane Hall; Philip Banks b 20 May 1816 m Mary Knight; Rhoda DOUGLASS Job 1-4-3 Freeport 1790 DOW / DOWE DOWE Edmund b 28 Mar 1793 at Durham ME Edmund m 1820, Jane d/o Samuel & Catherine ( ) Robinson. Children: Betsy b 7 Jan 1821 at Danville ME; Samuel b 6 Apr 1823; John b 24 May 1825 [VR 2-59 Danville ME] DOW John b 1764 at Gilmanton NH. As a young man served in the Revolutionary War in a New Hampshire Reg. AT the close of the war he settled in Portland ME and there opened a small store. This business proving unsuccessful he turned to teaching as a profession. About 1790 he moved to Durham ME, first teaching school but soon establishing a small store and making potash. After two years at these pursuits , 11 Aug 1792, he sold his original establishment to Eben H Goss of Brunswick. After selling the store John moved onto the Pejepscot Claim, cleared a farm on the South River Road and built a house. This section originally was claimed as part of Durham ME was included in the new Town of Pejepscot (inc 1802) (name changed to Danville 1818). Durham nowever still claimed the area as a part of its town. The dispute remained unresolved for 14 years when the section was awarded to Pejepscot. ABout 1825 Mr Gow sold his farm to Simeon Blethen of Danville & Deacon Isaac Lambert of Durham. John moved to Avon where he died about 1834. He m Betsey Strout b 6 Feb 1775 d 1847 at Wilton ME d/o Joshua & Betsey (Cobb) Strout. Children: Edmund (see page 174 of the History of Durham ME by Stackpole 1899, 1979); John Jr d.y.; Sally b 24 May 1798 m Moses Sanborn; Betsey b 24 May 1800; Socrates q.v.; Mary m Isaac Clark; Joshua ; William died in Vienna ME; James [see History of Durham ME page by Stackpole]{Starbird's records of Danville ME] DOW John II b 2 Oct 1808 at Wheelock VT s/o David & Elizabeth ( ) Dow, & nephew of John Dow of Danville ME. John II as a young man moved to Danville and lived with his uncle. He was afarmer & stone mason. Stortly after his marriage in 1839 he moved to Plymouth, Penoscot Co ME and purchased a large farm there. He served many years as constable, tax collector, Selectman, & Assessor in Plymouth ME. In 1849 he was elected to the State Legistature on the Democratic ticket. He also served on the Penobscot County Commission and was a census enumerator in 1860. John m 5 Dec 1839, Hannah Jordan b 17 Nov 1816 d/o Rishworth & Charlotte (Chase) Jordan. Children: (all born in Plymouth) Alvesta b 24 May 1841 d 23 Aug 1841; Emily D b 13 Jan 1843 m 26 May 1867, Andrew D Sherburne of St Albans ME, they moved to Maine township, Lynn Co Iowa; Edgar Rishworth b 10 Jan 1846 m 25 Nov 1871, Augusta M Dudley of Newport ME; Moses Jordan b 6 Apr 1849 m 6 Nov 1892 Annie Paine; John Stuart b 15 May 1851 moved to Madison Kansus; Nancy Jane b 8 June 1853 m 2 Oct 1872 John F Longley lived in Eureka Kansas; Sumner D b 13 May 1856 moved to Eureka Kansas; Sarah Chastine b 17 Nov 1859 [Starbird's records of Danville ME] DOW Socrates b 16 Jul 1802 at Durham ME (the Danville Vital Statistics claim him a native. SInce the area was at that time in dispute and after awards ganted to (Pejepscot later Danville). Please also note that Stackpole in his History of Durham ME in 1899 chose not to cover this family) He lived for many years on the home farm but moved to Parkman ME. He married at Danville 1830, Julia A Dingley b 16 Jul 1807 at Pejepscot ME d 13 Oct 1893 at Auburn ME d/o Jermiah & Lucy (Garcelon) Dingley. Children: Jeremiah b 25 Sep 1832 at Danville d 2 Apr 1897 at Auburn ME; John b 27 Nov 1833 at Danville d 27 Mar 1902 at Auburn ME, he returned to AUburn from Parkman ME and was a shoemaker. He m Alice Pillsbury of Garland ME; Mary l b 1852 at Parkman ME d 20 Feb 1907 at Auburn ME [Starbird's Records of Danville ME] DOWNER Enoch b 18 Apr 1786 at Newbury MA. He was a respected farmer and for a time serving as a town official. He was tax collector 1824-1825 & so served as a constable for the town of Danville ME. He m at Pejepscot Me 29 Jan 1811, Sally Walker b 2 Mar 1792 d/o John & Jane (Lane) Walker. Children: Jeremiah Walker b 22 Mar 1814 at Pejepscot ME [Starbird's records of Damily ME] [VR page 156 Danville ME] DOWNER John b ???? d ???? Miriam _______ [from Portsmouth, NH] children: Jane Johnson b 10 Nov 1806; William Wallace b 18 Sep 1808; George Babson b 25 Nov 1812; John Jr b 30 Oct 1813; Angeline b 1 June 1816; Horatio Bach b 23 June 1820; Edwin Ruthven b 20 June 1822 [ Page 42 New Gloucester, Me] DUNBAR Peter b 12 May 1821 d 3 Mar 1861 m Mary Garcelon d/o Daniel. Children: Alice G b 22 June 1854 d 19 JUne 1858; Daniel b 19 Jul 1856; William Moore b 4 Sep 1858 [page 203 Garcelon's History of Lewiston Maine AHS] Dunham Amaziah 1-2-1 Freeport 1790 DUNHAM Daniel 1-0-2 Freeport 1790 "1408 My gggf Daniel Dunham was living at Little's Gore, Danville, Maine at the time of his marriage, 5 Mar 1789 to Sarah Merrill at N Yarmouth, Me. She was from New Gloucester, Me. They lived in Freeport, Me from 1790 - 1824 Children: Sally b 13 Mar 1790; Polly b 2 Jan 1795; George Merrill b 26 Jan 1803" George Dunham, 88 Lincoln St, Dover-Foxcroft, Me 04426" [Fam Ties] DUNHAM George H b 1842 d ??? s/o Ammie & Emeline of Freeport ME. George m 9 Sep 1865 Mary M Flagg b 1845 d/o Jonathan Flagg [VR Danville ME n.p.] DUNHAM John 1-2-4 Freeport 1790 DUNN Josiah, first moderator of Royalsboro (Durham) is beleived to be the founder of the Dunn family in Poland, Me [Durham by Hall] DURAL Peter m 10 Nov 1785 Joanna Rider both of # four, ME, by Saml Perley [VR Gray] DURAN Matthew 3rd of Durham, ME, m 1829 Jerusha Berry of Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DRESSER _________ d before 1828 married Susannah ___________. children: Thomas Woodbury b 30 Aug 1823 at Cape Elizabeth ME [page 15 Book 2 Danville ME VR] DRESSER Aaron s/o Thomas & Sarah. Lived in Sandy Bay, MA moved to New Gloucester, Me. He married three times Children: [Pool 4-336] DRESSER Aaron b 12 Apr 1758 Gloucester, MA d 25 Feb 1845 m 17 Jul 1781, Alice Rowe d Jul 1802 Pejepscot, Me. m(2) 15 Apr 1804, Sarah ______ b 5 Nov 1752 d 13 Jan 1824 Danville, Me [Page 60 VR Danville, Me] Children: Alice b 29 May 1782 Gloucester, Ma m 9 Aug 1804, Benjamin Thorne of Lewiston, Me; Aaron b 2 Dec 1784 at Pejepscot, Me; Ebenezer b 9 Sep 1787 d 1789; Deborah b 22 Apr 1791; Thomas ; Eben m Mary Ann Doughty, 5 Jasn 1816; Jonathan; Dorcas b 16 Sep 1799 Pejepscot, Me m 2 Sep 1818, Michael Holland at Lewiston, Me; Sarah b 7 Jan 1802 [VR Pag e 60 Danville, Me] DRESSER Eben d at sea with Capt Owen, 18 June 1816 m 28 Apr 1816, Mary Ann Doughty b 5 Jan 1796 Brunswick, Me. d/o James & Anna. Children: Jazaniah Gross b 19 Aug 1816 [Page 60 VR Danville, Me] DRESSER John likely s/o Thomas & Sarah (TARR). John m Mary d/o Deacon Ebenezer & Margaret ( ) Grover. Children: Mary m Thomas Finson; Elizabeth m Capt Benjamin Stockbridge, 1758. He settled in Deer Isle, Me & Thomas Finson settled at New Gloucester, Me. [who is he ????? }Pool 4-335] DRESSER Jonathan b 28 May 1797 d ????? m 7 Mar 1818, Mary Ann ( ) wid/o Eben Dresser, b 5 Jan 1796 d/o James & Ann ( ) Doughty of Brunswick ME. Children: Olive Ann b 22 Apr 1821 at Danville ME; David Doughty b 31 Jul 1822 at Lewiston ME; WIlliam Doughty b 6 Jan 1825 at Danville ME [2-51, 1-60 VR Danville ME] DRESSER Joseph b 10 Mar 1749 at Gloucester, MA d 22 Oct 1834 m 5 Dec 1773, Mary Lane b 17 Aug 1751 Children: Mary b 21 Oct 1775 at Gloucester, MA m William Moody; Esther b 22 Mar 1782 at Pejepscot, Me d 16 Nov 1791; Joseph b 21 Oct 1786 d Apr 1806; Martha b 11 June 1791 m Joseph Davis, 16 Oct 1808 [Page 41 VR Danville, Me] DRESSER Joseph and family moved to New Gloucester from Sandy Bay, MA, at the same time as Aaron Dresser, his brother, and Jonathan Rowe's wife who was one of the dau's of Thomas & Sarah (Tarr) Dresser [Pool 4-337] DRESSER Thomas married Sarah (Tarr) about 1794/5 moved to New Gloucester, Me. Children: Moses, settled in Newburyport, MA Joseph; Aaron; __________ m Jonathan Rowe [Pool 4-338] DRESSER Thomas b 179? at Pejepscot ME d ????? s/o Aaron. Thomas m 24 Aug 1814 Caroline Curtis d/o Stephen & Betsey of Boston MA. Children: Eben b 10 May 1816 at New Vineyard ME; John Curtis b 17 Feb 1818 at New Vineyard ME; Thomas b 10 Aug 1820; WIlliam Pearce b 1 Feb 1821; Susan Elizabeth b 21 May 1823 at Lewiston ME; Joseph Roberts b 28 Aug 1825 at Danville ME [3-50 VR Danville ME] DRESSER Thomas Woodbury b 30 Aug 1823 at Cape Elizabeth ME [VR 2-15 Danville ME] (he was likely the s/o widow Susannah Dresser) DRINKWATER Capt Allen s/o Joseph 2d & Mary (Leach) b at N Yarmouth 25 Dec 1768 married Hannah d/o Capt Joseph Gray 13 July 1790. She died 14 Mar 1876 He m (2) Mrs Mary (Gardiner) widow of Alfred Mason He died 17 May 1857 ae 82. children Lucy b 19 Dec 1790 married Joshua s/o Andrew Gray he died 16 Dec 1852 ae 64y; Theophilus b 28 Oct 1792 married Loiza Prince; Deborah b 10 Sept 1793 married Reuben Prince; Mary Gray b 10 July 1795 married Cushing Prince; Hannah b 28 Aug 1798; Watson Gray b 20 Nov 1800 married 1 June 1824, Caroline Cutter; Joseph b 14 Nov 1802; Joseph b 14 Aug 1805 married Anna Buckman; Harriot b 22 Sept 1807 married William Mason; Allen b 16 July 1809 married Caroline Midget of N Carolina; Martha Ann b 27 Oct 1811 married Nathaniel G Marston; Charlotte b 2 Nov 1814 died age 2 yrs; children by (2) wife Watson Gray b 7 Feb 1830 [Greely's records of North Yarmouth ME] DRINKWATER Daniel s/o Joseph b at N Yarmouth married Rebecca d/o Samuel Fisher she died 1855. children: Samuel married Phebe Collins he died at sea. They had one child; Hannah & she married George Cox. His widow married (2) Enos Field; Edward married Betsey Locke; Rouel married Besey York; Lois married John Underwood & had one child, Joseph, Capt John U died in St Domingo; Eunice married Joseph Smith formerly of Carolina (now 1855 in Stockton, California); Rotire b 9 Nov 1789 married Mary Whitney m(2) Elsa Jones; Charlotte married Robert A Merrill & they have 3 children in 1855; Reuben married Hannah d/o Joseph Sturdivant, she died soon after their marriage (no children) He moved to Ohio, by 1854 had 7 children; David martried on Cozens Island to Rebecca Cleves had no children & he died in Baltimore before 1848. His widow m (2) in Rockport, Mass [Greely's records of North Yarmouth ME] DRINKWATER David Capt s/o Joseph Sr married Rachael Farrow d/o John & Jael (Stubbs) he died June 1824 ae 74y [E ARgus 22 Jun 1824] children: Charles died ae 21 never married; Rachael married David Gray; Phinea b 1777 m David True; Almira res in Portland d 26 Nov 1850 ae 73y; Arthur Revd m Nancy Butler; David m Olive Mitchell d/o Sol; William Martin m _____ Mitchell [GNYR] DRINKWATER Edward s/o Daniel & Rebecca (Fisher) children: Edward; Abijah; Albert ; Jane; Olive; Joseph; Jacob; Reuben; Daniel {GNYR} DRINKWATER Elbridge Capt s/o John Sr & Susannah (Brown) b 1 Mar 1776 married Sarah d/o Thomas Loring 20 Jan 1806. she died 13 Sept 1819 [Eastern Sentinel obit notice 16 Oct 1819][E Argus issue 5 Oct 1819] m(2) Olive (Hicks) Leighton widow of Ezekiel Leighton on 19 Feb 1824. She d 21 Aug 1847 ae 64y. children: i Adaline b 17 Nov 1800 married William Hicks; George b 2 Aug 1802 drowned 15 Aug 1825 in James River, Virgina; Elbridge Gerry b 22 Apr 1804 killed by a cart Sept 1820 over 16y [E Argus issue 8 Aug 1820]; Sarah Ann b 18 Dec 1806 d 8 Aug 1808 ae 18m [GNYR} DRINKWATER George married Elizabeth children i Elizabeth b 5 Mar 1734/5 at N Yarmouth DRINKWATER John of Joseph Sr b 6 May 1738 [24 April] O.S. married Sasannah Brown 4 Mar 1761. She was born 21 Mar 1743 he died 27 Dec 1827 ae 89y 7 mos children i Perez b 28 Aug 1761 married Keziah d/o John Gray ii John b 31 Mar 1764 d 23 Mar 1812 married Pamela Gray d/o Andrew iii Sarah b 1 Feb 1766 died ae 70y iv Dorcas b 17 Jan 1768 married Nicholas Loring Michell v Rotheus b 4 Nov 1769 died age about 21y vi Jane b 14 Mar 1772 married (1) Andrew Gray m(2) Jeremiah W Buxton vii Joanna b 10 Mar 1774 married John Gray 2d viii Elbridge b 1 Mar 1776 married Sarah d/o Thomas Loring 20 Jan 1810 ix Daniel b 2 Nov 1777 left N Yarmouth & married in Virginia x Miriam b 17 Sept 1780 married William Davis xi Susannah b 5 Nov 1792 married Jonathan Byram xii Saba b 17 Dec 1784 married Nathan Smith DRINKWATER Capt Joseph 2d s/o Joseph Sr b 17 Aug 1736 d 7 Dec 1822 married Mary Leach she died 30 Mar 1805 ae 65y [obit Portland Gazette 8 Apr 1805] children i Polly or Mary b 31 May 1761 married William (Ring) York ii Hepsibah b 24 May 1763 married Seth Blanchard 24 May 1781 iii Martha Leach b 13 Aug 1766 married Pyam Prince iv Allen b 25 Dec 1768 married Hannah Gray 13 July 1790 v Nathaniel b 13 Apr 17771 A.B. Brown University, 1790 died 31 Dec 1817 vi Levi b 6 June 1773 married Anna Blanchard vii Anna b 7 Aug 1775 married William Loring 8 Jan 1800 viii Olive b 22 Apr 1777 married Jacob Loring ix Deborah d.y. x Joseph b 1784 died 29 Dec 1802 ae 18y [obit Portland Gazette 10 Jan 1803] DRINKWATER, Joseph Capt married Elizabeth (_________) who died his widow, 20th Aug 1825 ae 73y at North Yarmouth, Me [Maine Baptist Herald issue 30 Aug 1825][also E Argus 26 Aug 1825] DRINKWATER Joseph Sr came from Rhode Island married Jane Latham 18 May 1732 he died 18 Apr 1784 she died 15 Nov 1794 ae 79y children: i Thomas b 16 Apr 1734 married Ruth Coles 30 Dec 1756 ii Joseph b 27 Aug 1736 married Mary Leach iii John b (O.S.) 24 Apr 1738 married Susan Brown iv Micah b 25 Jan 1740 married _______Bradford v Samuel b 24 Feb 1743 married Rhoda Bradford vi Sylvanus married Rachael Sweetser 2 Aug 1773 vii Sarah b 1745 married Joseph Young on 24 Nov 1763 viii David married Rhoda Farrow ix Daniel married Rebecca Fisher x Phebe married Peter Weare xi Phineasdied age about 20y DRINKWATER Capt Retiar s/o Daniel & Rebecca (Fisher) b 9 Nov 1789 (of Durham 1855) married (1) Mary Whitney d/o Uriah Whitney 16 Feb 1815. She was born 21 June 1787 she d 2 May 1823 He m(2) Miss Elsa Jones 16 Dec 1824 who was b 10 Apr 1805 children i Mary b 1 Nov 1817 died 6 May 1818 ae 6m ii Retiar b 11 July 1820 died 8 Sept 1823 ae 3y iii Roxana b 8 Sept 1822 married Charles Hicks children by (2) wife iv Mary b 27 Sept d 29 Sept 1828 ae 3yr v Retiar b 29 May 1827 married Sarah Noyes vi Hiram J b 22 Nov 1828 vii Frances E b 22 Mar 1830 married Benj W Nason viii Lois U b 14 June 1832 married Allen Weeks ix Mary W b 22 July 1834 x Henry Clay b 10 May 1839 died 8 Sept 1841 xi Caroline S b 13 July 1842 DRINKWATER Capt Rotheus of Darien, Georgia, m pub 9 Oct 1825, Lucy Lane of Gray, ME [VR Gray, ME] DRINKWATER Rouel s/o Daniel & Rebecca (Fisher) married Betsey York m(2) Deborah Kent she died 1 Jan 1826 ae 36y at Cumberland, Me [Maine Baptist Herald issue 17 Jan 1826]m(3) Sally Whitcomb children i Emely ii Ruel married Hannah Poland children by 3rd wife iii Sarah iv Edward v Betsey DRINKWATER Samuel s/o Joseph Sr md Rhoda Bradford both died at Portland children i Saba died 24 Apr 1773 ae 5m ii Samuel died 4 Sept 1782 iii Susahuah married Joseph Watson iv Elizabeth b 24 Apr 1774 married Nicholas Loring s/o Beza v Rufus died in the West Indies 24 Sept 1797 vi Zubah married Isaac Titcomb vii Hepzibah married Bela Wyman viii Rodney died in Caroline died at sea ix Bradford died at sea x Cynthia? married Rhodes xi Zilpha xii Mary married ______Thomas? xiii Sewall married in Falmouth DRINKWATER Capt Sylvanus s/o Joseph Sr d Sept 1824 ae 77y married Rachael d/o John Sweetser 2 Aug 1773 she d Oct 1842 ae 90y children i Olive d 1 May 1777 ii Apphiamarried Jacob Gray iii Sarah married James Prince 2d iv William died in a Hospital v Sylvanus died ae about 17y vi Rachael b 1784 married Ephraim Sturdivant vii Lear married Andrew Blanchard viii Nathan died ae 7 or 8 ix Hannah killed by accident x Tristram b 21 Aug 1790 married Margaret Loring xi Alathea married Solomon Loring DRINKWATER Tristram s/o Sylvanus & Rachael ( Sweatser) b 21 Aug 1790 married Margaret d/o Sol & Hannah (Davis) Loring 7 Jan 1817 he was lost at sea about 20 Sept 1819 on his passage from Passamaquaddy to Wilmington in the schooner Regulation. Mrs Margaret (L) Drinkwater widow married William Reed 22 Apr 1824 she died 1857 children i Olive b 15 Sept 1818 married Benjamin Barron of Topsham on 28 Oct 1841 DRINKWATER Capt Waston Gray s/o Allen & Hannah b 20 Nov 1800 d 26 July 1827 at Pointpatre, Guaduloupe married Caroline d/o Ammi & Hannah (Cushing) Cutter 1 June 1824 children: i Nathaniel b 17 Feb 1825 d 12 Mar 1825 ii Caroline Watson b 15 July 1827 died Dec 1847 ae 21y DUNHAM Daniel married Sally ___________ ch: Sally b 13 Mar 1790; Polly b 2 Jan 1795; Geage? Merrill b 26 Jan 1803 [VR p 15 Freeport, Me] DUNNING Andrew b 1727 at York, Me [see page 733 History of Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell by Wheeler] DUNNING John 1-2-1 Freeport 1790 DUNNING John married Elizabeth ____________. [1850 census of Freeport list Charlottee Mitchell ae 54y , a mulatto in this family] DUNNING Capt Robert of Freeport, Me children: Nancy Augusta died [Maine Baptist Herald 14 Feb 1826] DUTTON Rev John b at Hartford, Vt;A.B. from Dart Col 1801, ordain' Pastor of the 2d Parish of N Yarmouth. Married Miss Dorcas Hayes d/o Dr Jacob Hayes dissmissed preached in Haverill, NH d 1848. children: Joseph Jacob Hayes DUTTON Thomas b 1774 married Nancy ______b 1772. (1845 Census Gray ME] DUTTON Thomas one farm 29 acres, adjoining Philip Chandler's land & buildings thereon, 39 acres land adjoining Nathaniel Eveleth Jr. 3 acres interval, near Caleb Haskell's [New Gloucester, Me 1815 tax] DUTTON Sarah 0-1-3 Gray ME 1790 DYER Benjamin b 4 Nov 1776 at Cape Elizabeth, Me m 3 Jul 1803 at Durham, Me, Abigail Langmed b 15 Oct 1782 Children: Annar b 26 Mar 1804; Hepsibah b 15 June 1806; John b 9 June 1808; Sally b 25 Apr 1811; Benjamin b 29 Mar 1815 [page 45 VR Danville, Me] DYER Daniel b 26 Oct 1806 [VR 2-84 Danville ME][ see page 147 Elder's History of Lewiston ME 1989] DYER Jedediah (1790 Census Gray ME 1-0-0) DYER Lemuel b 26 Apr 1759 at Cape Ellizabeth, Me d __ Jan 1813 m Sarah Leach b 15 Aug 1761 d 29 Jan 1847. Children: Betsey b 26 Mar 1781 at Cape Elizabethd 26 Apr 1800 at Pejepscot, Me; James b 24 Nov 1784 d 29 Aug 1796; Mary b 4 Apr 1787 d 16 Jan 1813 m 1 Nov 1804, Moses Rowe; Sarah b 19 Dec 1791; Lemuel b 26 Apr 1793 d 31 Jan 1794; Lemuel b 24 Nov 1795 d 12 Nov 1802; Annar b 11 Mar 1798 d 15 Oct 1833 m 31 May 1818, Zebulon Waterhouse; Betsy b 2 Dec 1800 m 24 Jan 1826, Benjamin Waterhouse; Mercy b 11 Aug 1804; Lydia b 24 June 1807 [page 46 VR Danville, Me] DYER William - Born ??? d ???? Children (natural): Charles Sumner b Jan 1860 at Danville ME [VR J-128 Danville ME] 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. 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