iii. CALVIN, b. Sept. 19. 1803; m. Hannah Burr, Dec. 6, 1832. iv. MARY, b. May 5, 1805; d. April 24, 1806.

v. SOPHIA, b. Jan. 30, 1807; m. Jona. Burr of Brewer, 1826.

vi. CHARLES, b. April 3, 1809; m. Mehitable Smith; pub. Dec. 21, 1833. 1. Charles H., b. Dec. 5, 1835,

2. JOSEPH W., b. July 29, 1841.

vii. HORATIO, b. Dec. 8, 1812; d. Jan. 9, 1822.

JOHN D. WILSON, from Columbia, born there, Oct. 30, 1790; went to Brewer; ship builder, died there, Dec. 30, 1840; married Hannah Coffin. She born May 11, 1797, died May 21, 1849.

Children.

i. AMBROSE C., b. Jan. 5, 1818, d.

ii. CORDELIA, b. April 18, 1819, d. July 27, 1822.

iii. LOUISA, b. Nov. 10, 1820, d. July 10, 1822.

iv. WINFIELD SCOTT, b. Nov. 12, 1822; d.

V.

CORDELIA RELIEF, b. July 7, 1825; d. Mar. 12, 1834.

vi. JAMES RENSHAW, b. July 25, 1829.

vii. GEORGE P., b. June 28, 1831, d. Mar. 1833.

viii. ROBERT P., twin above; d. Jan. 1833.

ix. JULIA A., b. May 10. 1835, d. Mar. 12, 1836.

ASA WHITING from Franklin, Mass. ; in Brewer before 1800; died in Holden May 4, 1820; wife,

Children probably :

i. MARY, b. Franklin. Sept. 19. 1779; m. Deodat Brastow, Senior, in Holden, April 4, 1799; d. in Brewer July 29, 1840.

ii. JOHN, b. do., married, and for a time lived in Brewer. Child Mary b. Sep? :

Dec. 16. 1812.

iii. REBECCA, probably daughter. She had trouble in the Brewer church in June, 1822; in a letter to the minister she writes of her aged mother. She removed.

EMERSON ORCUTT from Scituate, Mass.; in Brewer 1780. Petitioner for land 1783; grantee 1786; lived about one mile above the Dam. Wife Olive formerly of Dover, Mass., died April 6, 1829, aged 78. Children :

V. ABIGAIL, m. Wm. Lowder of Bangor, pub. March 23, 1810.

iv. ELIJAH, of Eddington, m. Elizabeth Clewley, pub. April 26, 1816. vii. JANE. m. Wm. Reed of Orono, Oct. 31, 1798.

viii. SETH, b. Oct. 17, 1790.

CAPT. LEMUEL COPELAND, son of Asa Copeland of Norton, Mass., brother of Joseph, born there, Aug. 14, 1786. Settled in

Holden, married Achsah Hart; pub. April 7, 1810. She born Feb. 20, 1789. Children baptized Brewer Church.

i.

ACHSAH C., b. June 28, 1812; married Luther N. Jones; Charles Burr of Holden; 1833.

JOHN FARRINGTON, son of Benjamin Farrington of Wrentham, Mass., born Oct. 20, 1756. Revolutionary soldier; went to Holden,* 1786. He married Cynthia, daughter of Daniel Hawes of Wrentham, Mass., July 14, 1788. Representative to General Court. He died Sept. 30, 1843. She died Oct. 13, 1840, Children:

i. SYLVIA, b. Sept. 13, 1789; m. George Blake; she d. April 25, 1844. He d. in Hampden, Feb. 22, 1873, aged 89. Nine children.

ii. JOHN, b. Feb. 4, 1791; m. Louis, of Zenas Rogers, Oct. 1, 1806. He d. Feb. 13, 1867. She d. in Portland, Mar. 25, 1875, aged 70. Nine children.

iii. BENJAMIN, b. April 27, 1792; m. Betsey, of Billings Brastow, Dec. 22, 1816; Selectman, Representative 1844. He d. Oct. 11, 1844. She d. April 14, 1872. aged 79. Eight children.

iv. DANIEL, b. Nov. 2, 1793; m. Charlotte Rogers, of Zenas Rogers. Nov. 2. 1817. He d. Sept. 21, 1873. She d. Nov. 11, 1874, aged 77. Eleven children.

v. NANCY, b. Jan. 17, 1795; m. Jacob Hart Jan. 7, 1817. He d. May 8, 1838. Seven children.

vi. SILAS C., b. April 15. 1796; moved to Bangor 1828; m. Comfort C. Roberts, Feb. 14, 1822. He d. Oct. 16, 1841. She d. Jan. 30, 1854. Six children.

vii. OLIVER, b. Sept. 18, 1797; m. Hannah, of Deacon Lot Rider, Nov. 11. 1822; lived in Brewer; d. Sept. 16. 1863. Ten children.

viii. CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 11, 1800; m. John Rogers of Troy, Me. Oct. 20, 1841. He d. April 23, 1852. She d. in Holden, April 12, 1864.

ix. PLINY, b. July 8, 1803; m. Lucetta, of William Rogers, April 22. 1837. She d. May 20, 1848, aged 41. He m. second Eleanor Soper, Nov. 2, 1848. He d. May 1, 1856; wife d. May 8, 1868, #ged 43. Two children by last wife.

SAMUEL GILMORE, was son of Tyrrel Gilmore†, born in Raynham Mass., Aug. 11, 1765. Revolutionary soldier. Settled in Holden,

All of Holden unless otherwise named.

+ Tyrrell Gilmore was son of James and Thankful (Tyrrel) Gilmore of Easton and West Bridgewater, born, 1744. James Gilmore "of Abington" married Thankful dau. of William, Jr, and Abigail (Pratt) Tirrell of Weymouth. She born there, Sept. 29, 1705. Tirrell in his will 1727, names daughter Thankful Gilmore.

on Mann's Hill, prior to 1787. He married Reumah daughter of Solomon Hathorn of Brewer. She born Sept. 11, 1767; died Jan. 26, 1864, age 96 years, 4 months, 15 days. He died Feb. 27, 1845, age 79 years. Grave stones at East Holden. Children all born Holden.

i. DAVID, b. Sept. 8, 1788; married Sally Coombs, published Orrington, June 12, 1811. She b. April, 1794. Children:

1. Rufus, b. Sept. 11, 1812; married.

2. Tyrrell, b. July 12, 1815. Lived in Dedham, father of Hon. P. P. Gilmore, Senator from Hancock County.

3. William.

4. Sally E., b. Aug. 12, 1817 (?)

5. Phebe Coombs, b. Aug. 9, 1819.

6. Amanda, b. Aug. 15, 1821.

7. Emma Field, b. May 6, 1824.

8. Merrit, b. Oct. 6, 1826.

9. David, b. Nov. 6, 1828.

10. Mary L., b. March 21, 1830.

11. Otis, b. May 6, 1834.

12. Byron, b. Aug. 28, 1838.

13. Albert F., b. May 30, 1840.

ii. EUNICE, b. Feb. 23, 1790 (?) married Elias Field; published, Aug. 25, 1815.

iii. LUCY, b. Aug. 4, 1793; married John Wiswell of Frankfort, published Feb. 17, 1814, parents of Arno Wiswell and grand parents of Andrew P. Wiswell of Ellsworth.

iv. JOHN SMITH, b.Jan. 27, 1785, d. Aug. 1, 1797.

v. REUMAH, b. June 18, 1798; married Daniel Field.

vi. HANNAH, b. Oct. 27, 1800; married Jonathan Hurd, April 15, 1822. Removed to Burlington and Lincoln.

vii. SAMUEL, b. July 23, 1803; married Ophelia daughter of Tristram Hurd of Burlington; published Brewer, Sept. 12, 1830. He d. Apr. 14, 1889. Did he have second wife Sarah who d. April 15, 1889?

viii. MARY GATES, b. Sept. 9, 1805.

ix. NANCY TIRREL, b. May 6, 1809.

X. JOHN SMITH, b. Sept. 30, 1812.

CAPT. JOHN GILMORE, of Holden, born Mar. 25, 1789; married Hannah Billington, Jan. 22, 1822.

Children:

She born, Nov. 11, 1805.

Mary L., b. April 29, 1829. Ellen M., b. May 14, 1838. Susan M., b. Mar. 9, 1842, d. Feb. 11, 1842.

THOMAS BARTLETT AND FAMILY, OF BANGOR.

Thomas Bartlett was born in Newburyport, Oct. 10, 1775; married Elizabeth Fitz. She born in Londonderry, N. H., March 19, 1781. He came to Bangor in 1811, or 1812. He and his wife joined the First Church, Nov. 10, 1813. He died March 21, 1849. She died May 3, 1862. Children:

i.

HANNAH, b. at Newburyport June 28. 1801; d. Sept. 5, 1802 or 1812. ii. GEORGE, b. do. Jan. 3, 1803; d. in Boston, unmarried, Aug. 27, 1829. iii. THOMAS, b. do, Feb. 16, 1805; resided at Bangor, Eastport and Washington, D. C.; m. to Caroline Deering of Portland, Feb. 4, 1828; d. Nov. 11, 1868. She d. in 1889. They had children.

iv. ELIZA ANN, b. do. Feb. 7, 1807; resided at Orono; m. James McNarrin of Orono, Jan. 12, 1832; she d. Aug. 25, 1872. He went to California and died. They had children.

V.

MARY, b. do. Feb. 9, 1809; resided in Bangor; m. Isaac W. Patten, May 24, 1832. She d. June 30, 1850; he d. They had children. vi. JEREMIAH, b. do. March 28, 1811; resided in Bangor. Freeport and He d.

Bryant's Pond; m. Mary Soule of Freeport, Sept. 20, 1836. Aug. 18, 1883; wife d. previous to her husband. They had children. vii. RUTH, b. in Bangor, May 2, 1813; married Sumner Chalmers in Bangor Oct. 25, 1832. Mr. Chalmers was born at Albion, Me.. 1806, resided in Bangor. He d. March 9, 1878. She d. March 11, 1886. 8 children, the oldest George S., b. Oct. 29, 1833; married to Mary J. Leighton, Sept. 13, 1859. He is a lumber manufacturer.

viii. WILLIAM. b. at Bangor, Dec. 4, 1815, married Mercy Young of Levant, March 29, 1847; Lived in Bangor; Printer and Publisher of Bangor Mercury. He d. at Bangor, Dec. 34, 1861. She d. at Levant, in 1880 They had children.

ix. HARRIET. b. July 7, 1818; married Joseph L. Buck, of Bucksport, Oct. 8, 1844. She d. at Bucksport, Feb. 4, 1886.

X.

ABIGAIL H. b. Pangor, Oct 6, 1821; married to William Small of Indianapolis; died April 16, 1861. She d. June 3, 1864. One child. xi. CAROLINE D. b. Bangor, Nov. 17, 1825, d. Aug. 10, 1826.

A CONTRACT TO BURN LIME.-GEN. HENRY KNOX, 1803.

Be it known to all men that I, the subscriber, do hereby give to William Watson of Thomaston, the right to dig lime and to cut wood on my land in Thomaston, sufficient to burn two kilns of lime annually for seven years from the present date, provided the said William shall live so long; each kiln being estimated at about one hundred casks of lime of the present standard; the said kilns being the same the said William has hitherto occupied; the wood to be cut in the vicinity of said kilns; the said William also to have free passage to the said kilns and to bring his lime when burnt from the said kilns. Given under my hand and seal this 12th day of September, 1803. Witness: H. KNOX.

John Gleason,

Henry J. Knox.

(S. al.)

-Contributed by Edward Brown of Thomaston.

MUSTER ROLL AT MACHIAS, 1777.

A list of the men mustered by Stephen Smith, Muster Master, on the 24th day of July, 1777, in Col. McCobb's regiment and BrigadierGeneral Warner's brigade:

Samuel Reynolds,

John Gardner.

-From the papers of Col. Jonathan Eddy of Eddington.

LETTER FROM REUBEN COLBURN OF PITTSTON, MAINE, TO GOV. JOHN HANCOCK, 1787.

CONTRIBUTED BY GEO. A. GORDON, ESQ., OF BOSTON.

Addressed

On outside.

his Exselence John hancok, Asquier, in Boston:

PITTSON, July 28, ye 1787.

Dear Sur:-I have shiped forrten stiks of Pine timber A Greabel to your Directions, on Bord of Willium Porter, Marked J. H. Sur, I haive Not Colected one Bit of Lumber of Col. North. he has Bin In Boston some time. As soon As he Returns I shall Doe my In Dever to Colect the other Lumber, and send it to you. I had A Gread with Adum Gardner for your Lumber, But his soding Death Disapinte Me. I Am veari sorri that It has Not Bin in My Power to Send you your Lumber. Mr. harri quinse has got him a Clever Loge hows And Moved In with a smart Famely, And has Got to work on the Lot, And I hope with what Assistance And Sum Directions I shall give him, he will Doe well.

from your hombel Sirvaent,

to his Exselense John hancok, Asquier.

REUBEN COLBURN.

Major Reuben Colburn went from Dunstable, Mass., to Pittston in 1761. He was brother to Jeremiah Colburn who settled in Orono. His daughter Abiah was the mother of Prof. William Smyth of Bowdoin College, father of Rev. Newman Smyth, D.D., formerly of Bangor.