Blue Hill, ME - Pioneer Families - part 17 (last one!) Date: 97-11-29 21:31:25 EST From: stoeckle@concentric.net (Sioux L. Stoeckle) This is the last posting...and it's a large one. surnames: WITHAM, WOOD (2), WRIGHT, YORK, FISHER. Note that the numbers seem to be out of sequence under the WOOD family. This is exactly the way it appears, with the exception of the spacing. Hope you can figure it out! ********** ANDREW WITHAM. Andrew Witham from Bradford, Mass., was born Nov. 11, 1768, died May 1851. He represented Blue Hill in the Legislature of 1831, and was a senator from Hancock County; was a merchant, shipowner and an influential citizen. He married first Mehitable Kimball, May 9, 1790; she born Jan. 24, 1770; died Aug. 8, 1800; 2d, Molly Parker, Oct. 20, 1801; she born May 30, 1770; died July 13, 1830; 3d, Ann Chadwick (widow) April 12, 1831; she died July 3, 1836. Children: i. 1st wife.- CHARLOTTE KIMBALL, b. Sept. 7, 1790; m. Robert Means she d. April 27, 1870. ii. JOHN GIBSON, b. Sept. 18, 1794; died at Port au Prince May 1812. iii. MEHITABLE, b. Aug. 28, 1798; m. Stephen Norton; she died July 10 1835. iv. HARRIET, b. May 4, 1800; d. Feb. 8, 1801. v. 2d wife. - IRA, b. July 19, 1802; m. Betsey Hinckley; he d. 18-, leaving children. vi. OTIS, b. July 9, 1804; died at sea Jan. 12, 1828. JOSEPH WOOD. Joseph Wood was born in Beverly Mass., Feb. 26, 1720; came to Blue Hill, with John Roundy in April 1762; built a log hut and began arrangements for the permanent settlement of the place which were carried out, and in 1763 the families of both, consisting of husband, wife, and six children each came to the place. Mr. Wood, married Ruth Haskell, Dec. 21, 1741; she b. Dec. 3, 1721; died Apr. 6, 1814, aged 92 years, 3 mos. 16 days, he died June 20, 1813, aged 93 years, 3 mos. 24 days: Children: i. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 2, 1743; died at sea. ii. ISRAEL, b. Oct. 27, 1744; d. Nov. 13, 1800; he m. Phebe Holt, Sept. 24, 1768; she b. Feb. 9, 1752; d. Feb. 12, 1831. Children: 1. Phebe, b. Apr. 22, 1770; m. Phineas Pillsbury, Oct. 21, 1788; d. Sept. 14, 1801. 2. Anna, b. Apr. 18, 1772; d. Dec. 19, 1776. 3. Lois, b. Feb. 6, 1775; m. Ezra Parker, Dec. 27, 1791; d. Dec. 31, 1861. 4. Annie, b. Dec. 24, 1776. 5. Ruth, b. Nov. 15, 1779. 6. Israel, b. July 20, 1782; m. first Joanna Parker; second Betsey Briggs Hatch, he d. May 25, 1831. Children: 1. Edwin, b. Feb. 29, 1810. 2. Israel, b. Aug. 1, 1816. 3. By 2 Wife. - Lois Parker, b. June 16, 1824. 4. Joanna Elizabeth, b. Sept. 11, 1826. 7. Joseph, b. Apr. 1, 1785; m. Hannah Johnson, Nov. 4, 1813; second, Joanna Hinckley; he d. Jan. 20, 1834. Children. 1. Giles Johnson, b. Oct. 23, 1814. 2. Hannah, b. Feb. 23, 1817. 3. By 2 Wife. - Rosanna, b. Jan. 2, 1821. 4. Nahum Hinckley, b. Mar. 6, 1823. 5. Sally Dodge, b. July 26, 1825. 6. Isaiah Hinckley, b. Dec. 2, 1827. 7. Joseph, b. July 11, 1833; d. Aug. 31, 1834. 8. Hannah, b. Jan. 27, 1788; m. Isaac Perry of Orland, Dec. 21 1815. 9. Samuel Holt, b. July 19, 1791; d. May 2, 1826. iii. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 16, 1746; d. Feb. 18, 1749. iv. MARY, b. Nov. 27, 1748; m. Col. Nathan Parker, Dec. 20, 1764; she d. Sept. 23, 1800. v. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 7, 1751; m. Eleanor Carter, Sept. 11, 1776; she b. Oct. 19, 1757; d. Oct. 5, 1806; he d. Dec. 18, 1811. Children: 1. Samuel, b. Dec. 31, 1776; m. Fanny Colburn, Nov. 6, 1805; she b. Oct. 26, 1782; d. Mar. 27, 1851; he d. Aug. 5, 1842. Children: 1. Simeon, b. Aug. 2, 1807; m. Lucy Haskell Powers, Dec. 25, 1839; he d. Jan. 19, 1878. 2. Fanny, b. Aug. 2, 1809; m. Timothy Colburn of Dracut, Mass., Oct. 26, 1830. 3. Samuel b. June 12, 1811; removed to Momouth, Ill.; he d. 4. Lydia Parker, b. Mar. 8, 1814. 5. Mary Jane, b. Apr. 4, 1816; m. Leonard Clough; she living May 1890. 6. Robert Parker, b. Jan. 1, 1819; d. Oct. 31, 1836. 7. Betsey Peters, b. Sept. 30, 1821; d. Mar. 2, 1839. 8. Almira Ellis, b. June 15, 1824; m. John Q. A. Butler, resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. 2. Joseph, b. Sept. 5, 1778; d. Nov. 7, 1781. 3. Haskell, b. Nov. 2, 1780; d. Nov. 23, 1781. 4. Joseph, b. Sept. 11, 1782; d. Sept. 17, 1782. 5. Molly, b. Oct. 11, 1783; m. Nathan Parker, Oct. 26, 1803; she d. Feb. 28, 1831. 6. Andrew, b. Feb. 20, 1786; m. first, Hannah Obear, June 4, 1805; she b. Nov. 2, 1787; d. Nov. 3, 1830; m. second, Patience W. Gray (widow) Jan. 15, 1832; she b. Jan. 1, 1796; he d. Nov. 15, 1850. Children: 1. Elisha, b. Aug. 30, 1805; m. Lucy H. Easton of Sedgwick Sept. 24, 1829; he d. Nov. 3, 1830. 2. Eleanor, b. Nov. 29, 1806; m. Samuel Willings, Sept. 12, 1831. 3. Andrew, b. Apr. 22, 1808; m. Nancy Billings, of Sedgwick, Dec. 9, 1829. 4. Rebecca, b. Aug. 23, 1809; m. John Billings, June 18, 1828. 5. Joseph, b. June 7, 1811; d. July 26, 1828. 6. William Obear, b. Mar. 6, 1813; d. May 10, 1821. 7. Jonathan Fisher, b. July 6, 1815. 8. Betsey, b. Feb. 14, 1817; d. Feb. 15, 1817. 9. Hannah Baker, b. May 29, 1818; m. Wm. A. Spear of Boston, July 7, 1838. 10. Phebe, b. Feb. 8, 1820. 11. Hannah, b. Mar. 13, 1822. [?] 12. William Allen, b. Apr. 26, 1824; d. Sept. 5, 1825. 13. Benjamin Stover, b. June 14, 1826; m. Susan R. Whitmore; m. second, Mrs. Anna H. Hill. 14. Nancy Judson, b. Feb. 4, 1829. 15. By 2 wife. - Roxanna, b. Oct. 14, 1832; d. Oct. 15, 1832. vii. [sic] EDITH, b. May 27, 1788; d. May 25, 1793. viii. [sic] JOSEPH, b. July 7, 1790; d. Feb. 11, 1809. ix. [sic] JOHN, b. July 5, 1792; m. Polly Patten, Sept. 24, 1812; she b. May 22, 1792; d. ----; he d. ----. Children: 1. Parker, b.Jan. 31, 1813; m. Nancy Stover, Dec. 23, 1834. 2. John Pinckney, b. May 27, 1815; m. Adeline M. Hutchins, Dec. 12, 1839. 3. Roxanna Ray, b. Sept. 5, 1817; m. Dr. John Curtis, of Bucksport, Feb. 22, 1844. 4. Phebe Patten, b. Nov. 13, 1819. 5. Sabine Peters, b. Jan. 19, 1822; d. Dec. 31, 1822. 6. Mary Ann, b. May 19, 1824. 7. Sarah Lois, b. July 9, 1820. [sic] 8. Otis Sabine, b. Nov. 19, 1828. 9. Susan Maria, b. Mar. 30, 1831. 10. Francis Marion, b. Nov. 19, 1834. 11. Betsey, b. Nov. 2, 1794 [sic]; m. Samuel Peters, Sept. 7, 1813; d. Oct. 28, 1871. 12. Parker, b. Dec. 9, 1796 [sic]; d. Oct. 22, 1811. 13. Allen Wood, b. May 31, 1799; m. Mary Redman July 5, 1815; she b. Sept. 4, 1798; d. June 23, 1875; he d. Dec. 2, 1862; Children: 1. Charles Melton, b. June 13, 1832; living in 1890. 2. Lucy Abby, b. Apr. 27, 1837; d. Dec. 20, 1851. 13. [sic] Phebe, b. Sept. 8, 1801; d. Jan. 20, 1820. vi. [sic] Ruth, b. Dec. 18, 1753; m. Robert Parker, Nov. 29, 1773; d. Jan. 20, 1835. vii. [sic] ROBERT, HASKELL [sic], b. Aug. 19, 1756; m. Mary Coggins, Dec. 15, 1782; she b. Nov. 17, 1758; d. Jan. 1, 1836; he d. Oct. 10, 1806, Children: 1. Robert Haskell, b. Dec. 27, 1783; m. Nabby Parker, Feb. 22, 1816; she b. Mar. 12, 1792; d.; he d. Aug. 4, 1840. Children: 1. Nabby, b. Nov. 24, 1816; d. 1816. 2. Nabby, b. Sept. 23, 1817; d. 1817. 3. Mary Parker, b. Dec. 8, 1818; d. June 8, 1819. 4. Franklin, b. Mar. 11, 1820. 5. Catherine Hewins, b. May 29, 1823. 6. Joshua, b. Dec. 3, 1825; Oct. 11, 1828. 7. Robert Parker, b. Oct. 14, 1828. 8. Emily Parker, b. Aug. 14, 1830. 9. Stephen Holt, b. Oct. 19, 1831. 2. Molly, b. Nov. 16, 1785; m. William Johnson, May 5, 1814; she d. Mar. 20, 1834. 3. Lydia, b. Dec. 8, 1788; d. Sept. 24, 1855. 4. Joshua, b. May 28, 1791; m. Sally Fisher, Nov. 20, 1823; she b. Oct. 22, 1799; daughter of Rev. Jonathan Fisher; she d. Nov. 29, 1824; he d. in Salem, Ga., Jan. 6, 1825; no children. 5. Nabby, b. Nov. 29, 1793; d. Mar. 10, 1845. 6. Johnson, b. July 26, 1790 [sic]; m. Hannah F. Peters, Jan. 24, 1827; she b. Nov. 19, 1806; d; he d. Aug. 13, 1861. Children: 1. Harriett, b. Nov. 26, 1827. 2. Maria Flint, b. Sept. 12, 1829. 3. Reuben Dodge, b. Mar. 31, 1832. 4. Sarah Peters, b. Apr. 17, 1836. 5. Abby, b. Nov. 28, 1840. viii. [sic] JOSHUA, b. Oct., 1759; d. Sept., 1760. ix. [sic] JOANNA, b. Sept. 11, 1760; m. Obed Johnson, Jan. 26, 1778; she d. Aug. 7, 1825. x. [sic] EDITH, b. Aug. 3, 1766; third child born in the town; m. Nehemiah Hinckley, Sept. 13, 1787; she d. Dec. 8, 1863, aged 97 yrs., 5 mos., 5 days. JOSEPH WOOD. Joseph Wood, b. May 15, 1763; m. first, Olive ----; second, Rachel Clay, July 15, 1815; she b. July 22, 1779. Children: i. DAVID, b.June 20, 1809. ii. OLIVE, b. Jan. 29, 1811. iii. JOHN HUMPHREY, b. Jan. 8, 1813. By 2d wife. iv. JONATHAN, b. Aug., 1817; d. Sept., 1817. v. GEORGE GOODWIN, b. Dec. 26, 1818. vi. REA ROUNDY, b. Oct. 4, 1821. GEORGE BOWERS WRIGHT. George Bowers Wright, b. Oct. 27, 1781; m. Jan. 20, 1809, Elizabeth Horton; she b. May 5, 1784; she d. in Boston. Children: i. CHARLES, b. Oct. 29, 1809; living in Boston in 1890. ii. GEORGE BOWERS, b. Oct. 19, 1811. iii. JOSHUA HORTON, b. Apr. 16, 1814. iv. ELIZA ANN, b. Aug. 9, 1816. v. SOPHRONIA TALBOT, b. Nov. 22, 1818. vi. SARAH ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 2, 1821. vii. JOSEPH, b. July 18, 1824. BENJAMIN YORK. Benjamin York came to Blue Hill in 1765; settled on the neck near the Falls, but remained in town but a few years. REV. JONATHAN FISHER. Rev. Jonathan Fisher was born in New Braintree, Mass., Oct. 7, 1768. Graduated at Harvard College. Settled as minister at Blue Hill, July 13, 1796. He died Sept. 22, 1847. For a full account of him and his family see this magazine, volume 4, page 121, and volume 5, page 65. ********** * * * * 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. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.