e CAMPBELL, and CORNWALL, whose christian names are not given, were in this town in 1720, but whether as settlers, or joiners on Mr. Eveleth's house, is not known.
e CARR, SAMUEL, was probably a descendant of George Carr, who lived in Ipswich in 1638. Samuel came from Newbury to Arundel about 1715. He had sons James and Benjamin and perhaps other children. James left no sons. Benjamin married Ruth Moody of Newbury. Their children were, James, John, Joseph, Joshua, Benjamin, Moody and Anna. James, John and Joseph moved to the eastward. Anna married John Lewis.
1. Joshua married Gehanna (Joanna) Hamer, Feb. 7, 1751, and owned the farm of the late Ebenezer Perkins. He was a Capt. in the militia, and the principal trader in town. He owned a sloop called the Joanna in 1764. His account book is now in the possession of one of his descendants. His children were Esther, m. Joseph Hutchins; Elinor, John Emmons; Lois, Samuel Watson; and John who died young.
2. Benjamin married Mary Baxter. His children were John, who married Susan Currier and removed to Wells; Eliphalet, who was not married, and who was on board the Chesapeake when captured by the Shannon; Ruth, and perhaps others.
3. Moody had three children. Eliphalet was drowned; one daughter was never married; and Molly married Samuel Brown. Mr. Carr was also drowned.
e CHADWICK, CHARLES, in 1774, lived in a house belonging to Samuel Hutchins. It is not known what became of this family.
CHATMAN, ABRAHAM, was residing at the eastern part of the town as early as 1760. The maiden name of his wife was Higginson. His children were Jane, who married Edmund Littlefield; Dolly, Abraham Littlefield; Lydia, John Varnum; Sally, who died young, and Willburn. Willburn married Susan Jeffery, whose children were John, Edward, Abraham, Isaac, Benjamin, Susan, Mary, Sarah and Polly.
CHESLEY, JOHN, married Salome Winslow, both of Arundel, in 1793.
e CLARK, HENRY, merchant, came from Lexington, Mass. about 1804. He was cashier of Kennebunk Bank. He removed to Boston in 1833.
CLEAVES, ROBERT, came from Beverly about 1740,
CONANT, ANDREW, came from Alfred in 1836, and purchased the farm of the late Robert Towne, Esq.
e CooK, GIDEON, the minister of the second baptist society from 1825 to 1828.
COUCH, SAMUEL, an Englishman, chief quarryman, came from New York in 1836.
COUILLARD, CHARLES, came from Boothbay, about 1822.
e CROMWELL, JOHN, shoemaker, came from Berwick in 1811. He removed to Kennebunk, in 1820.
e CROMWELL, Mr. lived, before the revolution, on the point of land near the fish wharf of Capt. John Lord, then called Cromwell’s point.
e COUSINS, SAMUEL and Elisha, lived in Arundel in 1764, as they paid a poll tax that year. Samuel married Susan Watson and moved to Cape Menan; and Elisha married Bashaba Hamer and moved to Harps-well. They probably lived on Cousins’s point, near Turbat’s creek.
CREDIFORD, JosEPH and John, brothers, came from England to Charleston, S. C. about 1725. Joseph came to Arundel, and settled on Kennebunk river in 1729. He married Esther Littlefield of Wells, and died in 1735, aged 35. His widow died in 1793, aged 90. Their children were, Abigail, m. Thomas Towne; Joseph, died at sea; Rebecca, m. Joseph Towne, (1756;) Lydia, Dummer Mitchell; Abner, Ruth Watson; and Tabitha, Nathan Winslow. The children of Abner were, Joseph, m. Lucy Smith; Daniel, Ruth Cousins; Samuel, died at sea; Ruth, m. Stephen Cooper; and David, Mary Downing.
CURRIER, NATHANIEL and Abraham, brothers, came from Kennebunk. Nathaniel, whose wife was Hannah Patten, came about 1795; and Abraham, who married Lydia Kimball, in 1816.
CURRIER, WILLIAM, mast-maker, came from Portsmouth, N. H. in 1810.
CURTIS, JACOB, came from Rowley, Mass. to this town about 1724. There were several of the name of Curtis, that settled early in New England. Deodate lived in Braintree in 1643; Henry in Sudbury in 1641; and Richard in Marblehead in 1648. Jacob of Arundel was born about 1700, and married Abigail Bracy of York. lie lived at Cape Porpoise, but subsequently on the place recently occupied by Capt. Daniel Tripp. Ia 1727 he purchased land on Kennebunk river, of Ebenezer Barton, and was admitted proprietor in Barton’s right. His descendants still own the lot. Jacob’s children were, Bracy, who died in the French war; Jacob; John, who was deaf and dumb; Betsey, who married Asa Durrell; Mary, Dixey Stone; Hannah, Jeremiah Wakefield; and Phebe, Moses Banks.
1. Jacob Jr. was born April 10, 1746. He married Mehitable Walker. his children were, Bracy, Abigail, Jacob, Gideon, Daniel, Hannah, Ebenezer and Thomas. "He died Dec. 14, 1786, near Newbury, in a violent storm, being in the prime of life, much lamented by his family and friends."* His widow married Ebenezer Day, and is still living.
CURTIS, ISAAC, resided in Arundel in 1728, and was made a proprietor in 1731. He was probably the son of Joseph Curtis of Kittery, who married Sarah Fox-well in 1678: The estate of Foxwell, lying in Saco and Biddeford, was divided amongst his heirs in 1732, and a part allotted to the widow of Joseph Curtis. There was a Thomas Curtis residing in Roxbury before 1633, who had several sons, one of whom was Isaac.
lsaac of this town had three sons, Isaac, Ephraim and Bowery. The whole family removed to Biddeford. Isaac jr. who married Olive Benson, had two children, Joseph, who married Charity Goodwin; and Mary, who married Benjamin Goodwin. Joseph returned to Arundel about 1783. John, another descendant of Isaac, came into this town in 1834, and purchased the farm of Harrison Murphy.
*Town records.
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