Royal River Valley Families (Old North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co, Maine Families) compiled by David C. Young e-mail itigapa@aol.com bases in part of 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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UNDERWOOD Joseph of Falmouth 1790 1-1-5 UNDERWOOD Joseph (of Falmouth) s/o Jonathan & Hannah (Greely) b 23 Feb 1753 md Mary d/o Joshua Spear 15 Jan 1780. She died 11 Mar 1795. Md (2) Abigail Welcom 28 Apr 1798 [no issue] children: i Mary b 9 May? 1781 md William York Dec 1801 ii Nancy b 25 Nov 1782 md Solomon Blackstone iii Sally b 30 Mar 1785 md Jonathan Bartlet iv Sophia b 19 July 1787 md John Farrow v John b 9 Feb 1790 md Lois Drinkwater vi Isannah b 8 Mar 1794 died 7 Apr 1794 vii Eliza b 27 Feb 1795 md James Poland 3 Jan 1816 VICKERY Enos Fogg b 25 Nov 1814 d ??? s/o Samuel & Nabby. Enos F m(1) 1 Jan 1839, Mary b 7 Aug 1822 d 1 Oct 1839 ae 19y d/o William & Dorothy (Libby) Jordan. Enos m(2) Oct 1840, Dorothy (Libbey) Jordan b b 8 Feb 1800 wid/o William Jordan. Children: George b 9 Jul 1841 at Danville ME; Andrew b 12 Jul 1844 [VR 2-113 1-129 2-136 2-17 1-54 Danville ME] [see page 294 Jordan Memorial by Jordan 1882 reprint 1982] VICKERY James b 1 Aug 1775 Bluehill, Me b 29 May 1799 m Rebecca Penly b 5 Jan 1780 at North Yarmouth, Me d 28 Sep 1820 Children: James b 11 Mar 1801 d 11 Mar 1801; Rebecca b 6 Feb 1802 d Mar 1822; Hannah b 2 Mar 1804 d 11 Mar 1804; James b 29 May 1805; Elmira b 13 Jul 1808; David b 16 Apr 1810; Andrew b 18 APr 1812; Joseph b 25 AUg 1814; William b 24 Oct 1816; Lucy Jane b 16 Nov 1818; Ruth b 28 Sep 1820 [Page 32 Danville , Me VR] VICKERY Joel b 11 Mar 1817 at Pejepscot ME d ???? s/o Samuel & Nabby. Joel m 1 Jan 1840, Susannah R Goss b 11 Oct 1820. Children: Olive Jane b 10 Dec 1840 at Danville ME [VR 2-107 Danville ME] VICKERY John b 10 June 1825 at Danville ME d ???? m 3 Sep 1848, Mary Cobb b 18 Sep 1831 at Abbot ME. Children: Orpha b 15 Sep 1849 at Danville ME; Alpheus A b 10 Mar 1852; Emma J b 10 Sep 1854; John A b 2 Oct 1857 [VR J-30 Danville ME] VICKERY Matthias b 19 Jul 1743 Boston, MA d 21 Nov 1812 Pejepscot, Me m1) 9 Nov 1767 at Cape Elizabeth, ME, Ruth Horton b 1748. m(2) 14 Apr 1780 at New Gloucester, Me, Elizabeth Wagg b 15 Jan 1756 at Cape Elizabeth, Me. Children: David b 26 Nov 1768 Falmouth, Me d 27 Dec 1780; Hannah b 8 June 1770 Bluehill Bay, Me. m Nathaniel Davis of Lewiston, Me; David b 2 Sep 1773; James; Matthias b 16 Mar 1777 m 21 Nov 1799, Sarah Dingley; John b 7 Feb 1772 d 2 Feb 1780; Isaac b 7 Apr 1779 d 10 Mar 1780; {children by 2nd wife}: Ruth b 20 June 1781 Greene, Me; Deborah b 6 Aug 1782; Eliza b 26 Mar 1784 at Pejepscot, Me; Molly b 11 Feb 1786; Nabby b 9 June 1787 m 1 Mar 1806, Jeremiah N Lucas; Sally b 4 APr 1789 d 14 Oct 1791; Samuel b 11 Feb 1791 m 30 May 1811, Nabby Fogg; Eunice b 8 DEc 1792; Sally b 29 APr 1794 m 29 May 1816, David Bradbury; Nathaniel b 25 APr 1796; Phebe b 17 JUl 1798; John b 24 June 1800 [page 56 VR Danville, Me] [page 57 VR Danville, Me] VICKERY Matthias b 16 Mar 1777 Newport, Bluehill Bay, ME. d 29 Jul 1849 m(1) 21 Nov 1799, Sally Dingley b 22 Nov 1780 d 5 Jul 1817 at Pejepscot, Me. m(2) Susannah b 16 Aug 1793 d/o William & Sarah ( ) Dingley Children: Lucy b 13 Oct 1800 at Pejepscot, Me, m William Penley; Sally b 8 Aug 1802 m 1 Feb 1821, William McKinny; Matthias 3rd b 6 June 1804; Isaiah b 20 Dec 1805; Mary b 26 Nov 1807; Washington b 24 June 1811; William b 7 June 1813 d 21 Jul 1836; Loisa b 20 Aug 1815 m 14 June 1838, William S Bradman of Parkman, ME; a child still born 5 Jul 1817 [page 66 VR Danville, ME] VICKERY Samuel b 11 Feb 1791 d ??? m 30 May 1811, Nabby Fogg b 28 Aug 1793 at Freeport, ME d 10 Feb 1860. Children born in Pejepscot, ME: Sarah b 26 Nov 1811; Enos Fogg b 25 Nov 1814; Joel b 11 Mar 1817; Samuel b 17 May 1819; Jane b 14 Aug 1821 d 6 Jul 1825; Almira b 4 Aug 1823 d 10 June 1831; John b 10 JUne 1825; Jane b 10 May 1827 d 24 Dec 1827; Lucinda Barron b 17 Aug 1828; Loisannah b 26 Oct 1830; Vesta b 27 Sep 1833 [1-129, 2-113 VR Danville, Me] VICKERY Samuel b 17 May 1819 at Danville ME d ???? m 26 Nov 1840 at Danville ME, Sarah Ann Rowe b 25 Aug 1841 d/o Stephen & Sarah. Children: Orin b 25 Aug 1841 at Danville ME [VR 2-109 Danville ME] VICKERY Washington b 24 June 1811 at Pejepscot ME d ???? m 25 Nov 1833 at Danville ME, Mary E Hodgman b 18 Mar 1814. Children: Augusta Milton b 26 Aug 1834 at Danville ME; Peleg Orison b 23 Sep 1836; Lucy Elen b 18 May 1839; Isaiah Houston b 16 Sep 1841; Geo W b 8 May 1845; Frank G b 11 Nov 1847; Mary A b 19 Feb 1851; Sarah L b 10 Nov 1854; Ada F b 11 Mar 1857 [VR 2-101 Danville ME] VINING Bela married Thankful Millbanks of Lewiston (Me) on 15 July 1790 [see vital records of Durham (Me)] VINTON Hon Warren of Gray, ME, - Born at Paris ME, moved to Gray, ME, then to Portland, ME. He m Harriet Doughty d/o Deacon Frederick Doughty of Gray, ME. Warren was a member of the S.A.R.; Old Fellows; Trustee of Pennell School. Children: Mrs L B Hunt; William Vinton of Gray, ME. [LWJ 20 Mar 1907] VOSMUS Harrison Atwood b 1834 s/o Luke & Harriet (Atwood) Vosmus. He moved with the family to East Bridgewater, MA and finally settled in Sherborne (MA) From there he enlisted as a private in the 16th Regiment, MA Volunteers, and served from 23 Nov 1861 to Mar 1863, when he was discharged for disability. He received a medal of Honor. He married 1st Charlotte Bearce born in Nova Scotia d/o Robert & Mary ( ) Bearce. She died at E Bridgewater, 18 Jul 1869, and he married 2nd at Wihitman MA 3 Jul 1870 Almira (Whitman) Jacquith, a widow, b in Clarksburg, 1834 d/o Ward & Edna (Smith) Whitman. Harrison then removed to Whitman and was a house painter. He died in Whitman, 24 Feb 1893. Children: Harry Ellsworth b East Bridgewater d ae 6y 13 Oct 1867; Children by 2nd marriage: Wi VOSMUS Humphrey b 16 Oct 1789 d 5 Oct 1874 s/o John & Hannah (Libbey) Vosmus. Humphrey m 27 May 1813, Eunice True b 27 Jan 1795 at Bowdoin, ME. d 25 Dec 1872 at Auburn, ME,d/o Jacob & Lucy (True) True. He bought a farm on the Witham Road after his marriage. He served onthe Highway Surveyor , School Agent boards, and was active in the South Auburn Baptist Church. He was a member from Danville of the Council which, in 1847, formed the Pine Street Baptist Church in Lewiston ME ( then known as Lewiston Falls Baptist Church) Children: Lucy True b 5 Mar 1815 d 15 Jul 1836 m John Stinchfield, s/o John & Rebecca (Crockett) Stinchfield; Hannah b 5 June 1817 d 13 Aug 1898 m Josiah Penley; Mary Ann b 8 APr 1820 m Joseph J Jackson; Julia Maria b 7 May 1822 m Asa C Mitchell of Yarmouth, Me; Abigail Jane b 29 Aug 1825 d 29 Dec 1847 m Lionel B Lakin of Boston, MA,; Orrin Dwynal b 4 June 1829; Leonard True b 25 Jan 1834; Edwin W b 13 Sep 1836; H Milton b 18 Dec 1843 (Page 84, 71 & 121 VR Danville, ME} VOSMUS Isaac b 30 Aug 1795 at Pejepscot Claim s/o John & Hannah (Libbey) Vosmus. Isaac m 10 Sep 1820, Keziah/Kezia Larrabee, who was b 19 Nov 1793, d/o Jacob & Jane (Meserve) Larrabee. Children: Jane b 4 Jan 1822 at Danville (ME) [Starbird's records of Danville (ME)] [Vol 1- 84, 2-5 VR Danville ME] VOSMUS Jacob, twin brother of Luke, s/o JOhn Sr & Hannah (Libbey) Vosmus. He was born 14 Aug 1798 d 1851 at Danville 1851. HIs name appearing in the tax lists as the exclusive owner after the death of his mother. He attended Danville schools and later served a School Agent for the 5th District of Danville. Jacob m 20 Aug 1922 at Danville, Mary Parsons Goss, b 21 Dec 1802 d/o John & Anna (Parsons) Goss. Upon Jacob's death she was left with small children. She survived Jacob 47yrs dying in Auburn 1898. The vital records of this family have been lost from the Danville records and the listing of children below is compiled from obituaries & cemetery records. According to the obituarary of James, they family consisted of seven boys & two girls. Children: Llewellyn d 1 Oct 1832 ae 10y [Diary of William Plummer]; Thomas d 12 Mar 1902 m Jan 1853, Elizabeth C Bolster m(2) Almira Harris, who was b North Yarmouth, ME, d 18 Sep 1913; William b 1840 at Danville d 20 Aug 1927 m 26 June ____, Jeanette Carvice, at Deer Isle 1850 d/o Solomon B & Rachel G (Crockett) P Carvice. she d 31 Jan 1908; James b 1845 17 Aug 1925, m (1) at Brocton, MA Ella Caldwell m(2) Jennie (Merriman) Brooks, who b at South Thomaston, 10 Nov 1846 d/o Nathaniel & Eliza (Haskell) Merriman. She died in Auburn, 15 Dec 1899 m(3) at Auburn 1 Jan 1901 Clara E (Jordan) Blethen b in Lisbon (ME) d/o Horace & Abbie (Jordan) Jordan; George b 1847 d 14 Mar 1913 m at Auburn (ME) , Martha Tarr Goss b 21 Aug 1842 d/o Benjamin WItham & Cyrene F (Dyer) Goss. She died in Auburn, 10 Sep 1906. [Starbird's Records of Danville, ME] VOSMUS John b 15 Aug 1747 at Colagne, Germany d 1 Apr 1819 m Feb 1787 at Pejepscot Claim Feb 1787, Hannah Libbee, b 1760 Scarboro, Me.d 7 Jul 1829. He settled in Scarboro (ME) first before moving to the Pejepscot Claim (ME) and built a log cabin in 1785. He live in distric # 6 on a farm in the "Trap" area. His farm was later occupied by Dominious Jordan. He built his farm house was built in 1805. Children: John b 11 Jul 1787 m Abigail Lane, on 18 Jan 1808; Humphry b 16 Oct 1789; William b 1 Oct 1791 d 5 May 1818; Betsey b 29 May 1793 d 2 Sep 1810 at Pejepscot, Me; Isaac b 30 Aug 1795 m Zezia Larrabee of Danville, 10 Sep 1820; Jacob b 14 Aug 1798 m Mary T Goss; Luke b 14 Aug 1798 (twin) m Abigail Collwood; Sally b 30 Aug 1800 m Samuel P Goss , 8 Aug 1819; Pelatiah b 27 Oct 1806; [ Page 84 VR Danville, Me] VOSMUS John Jr s/o John & Hannah (Libbey) Vosmus b 11 Jul 1787. He was a Fence Viewer & Hog Rieve in 1808. John Jr m 18 Jan 1808 Abigail Lane He moved to Lisbon, Me. Children: Betsey b 16 Jul 1810 d 29 Dec 1810; Hannah b 31 Oct 1811; John III b 4 Aug 1814 m Mary Tapley, who was born in Litchfield, 30 May 1816, they moved to Augusta, ME; William b 25 Feb 1817 d 30 Jul 1835; Sally b 12 Mar 1819; Charles b 27 Aug 1823; Humphrey b 11 Feb 1825; Lucinda b 9 Oct 1828 [Starbird's Records of Danville, Me] VOSMUS John III b 4 Aug 1814 m Mary Tapley b 30 May 1816 at Litchfield (ME). They moved to Augusta, Me. Children: William b 20 June 1836 at Gardiner, Me; John b Dec 1838 at Readfield < Me; Eliza b 15 June 1843 at Readfield; Mary Ann b 20 Aug 1856 at Skowhegan, Me. [Starbird's Records of Danville, Me] VOSMUS John Henry b 15 Sep 1825 Danville. Me , d 23 JUne 1881. He moved to Poland (ME) with his parents then to East Bridgewater, MA about 1853. He was a carpenter by trade. HE married Milanda E Wade, d 29 June 1925. Children: Cornelius L b 8 Sep 1853, lived in E Bridgewater MA for about 46 yrs then in 1899 moved to Hanson, MA m Susan Strurtevant; Mercy W b 14 Oct 1855 at E Bridewater (MA) m George Keith; Ida F b 2 Dec 1857 m Albert Bloomstrand; Caroline b 23 June 1861 m Fred McCarter; Hannah Atwood b 30 Oct 1864 d 26 May 1885. [Starbirds' REcords of Danville] VOSMUS Luke b 14 Aug 1798 at Pejepscot Claim (ME) d 22 May 1866 at East Bridgewater, MA. s/o John & Hannah (Libbey) Vosmus. Luke was educated in Pejepscot schools & made farming his life work at Danville, ME. He moved to Poland, Me, before 1834? and then to East Bridgewater, MA. He worked at New Gloucester, ME 23 May 1821, Harriet Atwood, who was born at New Gloucester, ME, 24 Dec 1801 d/o Solomon & Abigail ( ) Atwood. She died in 1885. Children: William b 22 Sep 1821 at Pejepscot moved to E Bridgewater (MA), was a mechanic by trade; Abigail Atwood b 27 Aug 1823; John b 15 Sep 1825 d 23 June 1881 m Milanda F Wade who died 29 June 1925; Harrison A b Mar 1834 at Poland, Me, moved to Mass, m Charlotte Bearce b in Nova Scotia d/o Robert & Mary ( ) Bearse; Horace b 3 Apr 1837 at Poland (ME) was a shoemaker; Atwood res. in the State of Tennessee; Roscoe m Lizzie and lived in Roxbury, MA; Abby m _______ Simmons; Christina m _________ Robinson; Harriet m Daniel Crockett. [Starbird's Records of Danville] [2-38, 1-84 Danville ME VR] Royal River Valley Families (Old North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co, Maine Families) compiled by David C. Young e-mail itigapa@aol.com bases in part of 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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