eAbbott SILAS, came from Scarborough to Arundel before the revolutionary war, and joined the continental army. His first wife was Anes Hutchins, whose children were Benjamin and Anes. His second wife was Lydia Cluff, whose children were Stephen, Martha, Enoch, Uetsey, Lydia, Mary and Electa.
e ACCERMAN, STEPHEN, had a grant of land in 1720, but it is not known how long he remained in the town.
ADAMS, Joseph, came to this town from Kittery about 1740. His wife was Dorothy Dearing. He had three sons, John, James, and William; and three daughters, Sarah, m.* Mr. Stevens and Aaron Gray; Susan, Mr. Gray, Joseph Hill and Mr. Johnson; and Mary, Samuel Benson.
1. John married Sarah Larrabee, whose children were Dorothy, m. Robert W. Benson; Elizabeth, Benjamin Goodwin and David Rumery; Sarah, Pierce Murphy Lydia, Daniel Goodwin; Benjamin, Sarah Thomas; and Hannah, Bartholomew Goodwin.
2. James married Lydia Benson. His children were, James, m. Betsey Tarbox and Lydia Benson; Hannah, William Maxwell; Phebe, Alexander Lewis and West-brook Berry; Joseph, Priscilla Jeffery; Henry; Lydia, in. William Hopping; two that died young; and John, m. Lydia Stone.
3. William died in the army.
e ADAMS, JOHN R. a lawyer, came from Boston about 1821. He resided here but a short time, and removed to Lowell.
e ALLTIMES, JOHN, was one of the first settlers on Saco road in 1728. He lived near where the present schoolhouse is. He died Oct. 10, 1750, after twelve months sickness. He left two sons, John and William, who resided near the same place, and a daughter Lucy. They all moved eastward. A daughter of John jr. Frances, married Ephraim Thompson.
ANDERSON, SAMUEL, a mariner, came from Virginia about 1803. He married Sally Denico.
ANDREWS, JOHN, came from Chebacco, (Essex) in 1783. His father, deacon John Andrews, died with a cancer in 1750. His wife was Susan Chote.
e ASPINWALL, WILLIAM, a mariner, came to this town about 1800, and married Sarah Gorman. He died at sea.
AVERILL, JOSEPH, Samuel, Stephen and Job, were brothers, and came to this town from Kittery soon after it -was resettled in 1714. Job left no children.
1. Joseph married Jane McLellen. Seven of their children died with the throat distemper in 1735. Four survived, Joseph, who married Hannah Watson; Jane, Hugh MeLellen; Margaret, Mr. Hodge; and Molly, Mr. Clark. The children of Joseph jr. were Shadrach, who married Hannah Smith; Sarah, David Boothby; Joseph, who had three .wives, Mary Stone, Martha Tyler, and Polly Haley; Jane, who died young; Samuel, who died at sea; Stephen (crazy;) William, who married Susan Boothby, and subsequently Mary Weeks; Hannah, Ebenezer Huff; and John, who married Catharine Kimball.
2. Samuel was cast away at Mount Desert in 1747, and drowned. His wife was Ruth Watson. Four of their children died young, and three were married. Ruth to James Huff; Eunice to Jesse Dorman; and Mary to Joseph Bickford.
3. Stephen’s children were Phebe, m. Nicholas Weeks; Rebecca, m. in the country; Sarah, m. a Mr. Maddox; and Samuel, and another boy died young.
Mr. Hovey speaks of a Jacob Averill, a joiner, who lived here in 1747.
e AYER, GEORGE, lived at Saco road about 1760. He married Susannah Weeks, and moved east.
e The families of persons to whose names the letter a is prefixed, have either removed from the town, become extinct, or have no lineal male descendants residing in the town.
The letter m. is
an abbreviation for marriage.
