foseph, b. Jan. 1803. Philena, b. Feb. 28, 1805, d. young.
Philena, b. Feb. 4, 1807.
He was a Selectman of Hebron in 1805 ; later he renwved
to Poland, near Thompson Pond.
Robert Snell, Jr. of Poland and Bethia Keene of Hebroii
were m. Oct. 30, 1808.
Joshua and Mary Snell are credited in Hebron, with
Mary Ann, b. May i, 1826, and Joshua, b. Feb. 11, iSaS.
Silas P. Somes came to (12) Oxford before 1850. He
was b. 181 2, worked in the tan-yard. His wife, Susan, was
b. 1813. They had, born in Mass. Susan M., b. 184JI and
Henrietta, b. 1844.
Parker Soper and Ann Young, both of Hebron, were
m. Feb. 24, 1822, and are credited with:
Daniel Young, b. Feb. 15, 1824.
Rachel Ann, b. Dec. 21, 1825.
Levi Soper, under 40, had in Oxford, in 1830, a family
consisting of one female over 30, one over 20, one over 15,
and one male over 10.
Jakes Soulb of Shepardsfield and Molly Holmes of New
Gloucester pub. int. m. Aug. 18, 1787. He bought, in 1704,
of Isaac Bolster of Paris, lot 6, in the 6th range, 2d division
and two yem^s later he sold part of the lot to Zadok Dean of
Annals of Oxford. 269
Hebron. He opened the first tavern in towB «nd contfn«€<3
to keen open house until his death, Mar. 25, 1830. His
wife Was born in 1768, received a pension on account of his
service in the Revolution and lived to be very aged.
Children : . t, t. 1^
J»mes, b. Jan. 31, 17B9, m. May 8, 1S14, Hannah Mws-
ton and had Louisa Jane, b. Oct. 20, 1820-
Martin, b. Jan. 14, 1791 ; be was a stone-cutter, immenseh
strong in his arras, but hopelessly cripple in his legs. He
Kved to be quite an old man ; unmarried.
Polly, b, April 19, 1793. «• ^^^ ^S^^' Eleazer Holmes
of Hartford, Me.
Alexander, b. July 12, 1795- , â– ^ , j
Otis, b. Jan. 8, 1800, m. Sarah Steadman, lived in Oxford.
Galen, b. Jan. 7, 1802, m. May 1826, Clarissa Dudly of
Minot. They 8. (189) Oxford and had Isabel, b. Aug
II 1827. Mary Ann, b. Mar. 17, 1829, lived 3 years.
George, b. Mar. 7, 1831. Eliza Jane, b. Feb. 23, 1833.
m, Abraham Dean, Jr. Rebecca, b. Feb 3, 1835.
Albert, b. 1839 and Louisa, b. 1842. , , ^^ .
LothropL., b. 1808, cordwainer, like bis brother Martin,
his legs were crippled, and he never married Their lo-
comotion nicknamed one -Creeping Soule and the other
'-^Jumping Soule."
Miranda, b. Nov. I3, 1811.
Columbus Soule of Oxford and Patience A. Moody of
Harrison were m. Mar. 3, 1834.
Horace C. Soule, b. 1814, came to Craigies Mills about
1844 and engaged in trade ; he is reported removed to Cal-
ifornia. By wife Lucinda, he is credited With :
Augustus, b. 1839. Harriet E., b, 1841. Llewellyn, b.
1843. Janett, b. Dec. 4. 1844. Martha, b. Mar. 8, 1846.
AHred H., b. Mar. 4. 1848. Edwin M., b. Dec. 26, 1849
WmLiAM Spalding m. Dec. 6, 1819 Rebecca Swallow
of Buckfield and had in Hebron ;
William Crooker, b. Jan. 17, 1821.
Jokn Franklin, b, Dec. 10, 18^4.
JAMRS Stanlby and Lydia Rx>we, both of Oxford, were
m. April 20, 1834; &, (28).
270 Annals of Oxford.
WiLi.iM Stanley and Lydia Rowe, both of Oxford,
were m. Apr. 20, 1834, s- (3") ^^^ ^^^ George W., b.
April 4, 1S35.
^ Andrew Staples, b. 1780, s. Hebron, now (100) Ox-
ford where he d, July 18, 1841. He m. 2d, Dec. 1826 Pa-
tience Allen of Pownal. By wife Sarah he is credited with
Children as follows :
King, b. Nov. 18, 1808, d. May 9, 1815.
Eliza, b. Sept. 19, 1810, d. Mar. 25, 1832.
Sally, b. April 13, 1813, m. Capt. Otis F. Mixer. %
Andrew, b. July 28, 1815.
Almena, b. July 4, 1818, m. Mar. 18, 1840 Eleazer Aus-
tin Holmes of Parig.
Harriet, b. Nov. 4, 1820, m. June 30, 1845 John J. Dorr
of Ipswich, Mass.
Alvin T., b. Dec. 25, 1823, d. Oct. 15, 1842.
William King, b. June 6, 1825, lived on home farm, tra-
der at Welchville, removed to Portland in 1866 where
his widow is now living. His wife was Jane, daughter
of Thomas Morey ; They had five children.
Slmon Staples, b. 1786, brother of Andrew, m. Feb.
I, 1818 Mrs. Sally Perkins, widow of Ephraim Washburn,
s. (127) and had :
George W., b. Oct. 10, 1819, m. Flora L. daii. of Loved
Andrews and had Louisa, b. June 5, 1848; George D.,
b. Nov. 1849 ^^'^ othars. He d. Jan. 22, 1896.
Cyrus E., b. Sept. 18, 1822, m. Elizabeth Chute and had
Charles A., b. April 9, 1847 ; Julianna, b. Aug. 6, 1848
and others. He d. June i, 1884.
Sarah A., b. 1828, m. Cyrus Crowell.
David Staples, b. 1788, brother of Andrew, m. Nov.
28, 1813 x\bigail Gardner, 3. (loi) and had:
Olive, b. Nov. 3, 1815, d. Dec. 24, 1825.
John G., b. July ip, 1819, m. Nov. 27, 1842, Sophia A.
Woodsome of Falmouth and s. on the home farm. They
had seven children, five died of diphtheria within a few
days of each other. Roscoe G. Staples, trader at Welch-
ville, the accomplished Town Clerk, is their son.
Orrin, b. Dec. 24, 1822, d. Oct. 2, 1842.
Miranda S. C, b. Dec. 10, 1823.
Alden C. C. b. Jan. 21, 1826.
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Joseph, ^31 and Sarah Staples, m 23, were living
at Oxford in 1850, having gons, Augustus M. js. 5 and
Charles F., ^ 3 years.
William Steadman m. Aug. 6, 1793, Cynthia Gardner,
having previously secured a lot in Shepardsfield. Their
children appear to have been born in Hebron, but the fam-
ily went to Fox croft, where he died ia 1848, aged 75 ; wife
died in May 1859, aged 87.
Children :
John, b. June 19, 1794, s. Foxcroft.
Samuel Whittemore, b. Dec. 18, 1795, pub. int. mar. with
Alathea Crooker of Minot, Jan. 15 and d. Mar.'i, 1820.
Amasa, b. April 8, 1798, ra. Sally Washburne.
Lydia, b. Dec. 29, 1800, m. William Pratt of Foxcroft.
Lavina, b. July 4, 1803, m. Lloyd Andrews.
William, b. June 10, 1805, m. Olive G. Sampson.
Hiram, b. May 22, 1807, m. Ann, dau, of Capt. Timothy
Hazeltine of Foxcroft.
Walter, b. Aug. 16, 1809, had two wives.
Eleanor, b. Aug. 8, 181 2, d. unm. at the age of 22.
The father of Mr. Steadman was William, a soldier in
the Revolution, d. of fever in the army, leaving widow, nee
Randall, sons Amasa, John and William, and dau. Eliza-
beth who m, Samuel Whittemore of Hebron. Widow m.
Chamberlain and had children.
John Steadman, son of William, m. Mary Kingsbury,
Settled on Pidgeon Hill. He m. 2d, Aug. 29, 1813 Mrs.
Patience Morse of Minot and died Oct. 21, 1829.
Children :
Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1795, m. Sept. 29, 1822 Abial Pratt.
Margaret, b. Mar. 19, 1798, m. Mar. 28, '^4, Benajah Pratt.
Payson, b. April 20, 1800, d. unm. June 22, 1830.
Hannah Fuller, b. Mar. 15, 1802, m. April 21, 1829 James
Weeman of Oxford.
Hezekiah and Nathaniel, twins, b. April 10, 1805, d. young.
Mary Fuller, b. June 24, 1806, d. unm. Nov. 6, 1830.
Lucy, b. June 6, 1809 , d. unm.
Cynthia Hill, b. Nov. 24, 1816.
Qarissa, b. June 9, 1819, d. Feb. 29, 1832.
Amasa Stbadman, son of William, Jr. m. May 10, 1821
Saily, dau. of Manassah Washburn. He lived several years
272 Annals of Oxford,
fOn Pldgeon Hill, and is credited in Oxford with children
as follows :
Delphina, b. Oct. 25, 1822, m. Spraffue Keene.
Ephiiiim M., b. Oct. i, 1825, m. Ann, dau. of James
Whitney of Canton. He is a merchant in Portland.
Harriet, b. Jan. 19, 1833, â„¢- N- Harmon Burnham.
Christiana, b. July 7, 1835, m. Greenleaf Burnham.
William Stkadma:*^, brother of Amasa, had a settle-
ment in Oxford, also in Foxcroft. He m. Nov. 22, 1827
OHve G. Sampson, b. N. Bridgewater, Mass. June 10,
1807, d. July 23, 1885. He d. at Sebec, Oct. 1893.
Children :
Mahala Dean, b. Sept. 15, 1828, lived fourteen days.
Joseph Clark, b. Dec. 15, 1829.
Mary Jane, b. June 6, 1832, d. in her fourth year.
William Henry, b. Mar. 27, 1839, ^"- Martha M. Keene.
Amasa Southard, b. Oct. 3, 1837, d. in his fourteenth year.
Anna M., b. Aug. 8, 1841, m. Seth M. Keene; d. 1869.
George Francis Baker, b. Feb. 26, 1845.
John Ammi, b. Aug. 16, 1847, d. Oct. 3, 1850.
Sarah C, b. June 3, 1851,
Bbbjamin Stephens had in Hebron dau. Parmelia, born
Sept. 28, 1794 and a dau. Hannah, died Dec. 30, 1795.
Stephen Greenleaf Stevens of Rumford and Christ-
iana Cushman of Oxford were ra. Nov. 17, 1842. They
lived lor a time in Oxford and then went to Minn.
Children :
Eleazer C, b. Dec. 7, 1845, lived three weeks.
Eleazer Cushman, b. Sept. 22, 1846.
Mary A., b. July 7, 1847. Sarah A., b. Mar. 4, 1848.
Thomas O., b. Dec. 11, 1849, d. Feb. 28, 1850.
'^ Isaac Stone is credited in Hebron with Isaac, b. July
15, 1794; Hannah, b. Dec. 7, 1795; Calvin, b. March
22, 1797; Charles, b. July 17, 1799; Polly, b. Sept. 18,
1801 ; Clarissa, b. Mar. 10, 1804 and Emily, b. Aug.
12, 1811.
Daniel Stone of Oxford, b. 1810, and Belinda Lover-
ing of Greenwood, b. 1814, were m. Dec. 1834. They had
Annals of Oxford. 273
farm (86) side of the pond. Wife d. Auff. 31, 1847, and
he m. 2d, Jan. 17, 1849, Lydia Keene. His fatlier, Daniel
M 69 and mother, Lydia m 67, were living with him in
1850. Children :
Melissa, b. Nov. 23, 1835. Alonzo Freeman, b. Aug.
3» 1^37- John Fairfield, b. Sept. 9, 1839. Josephine,
b. June 17, 1841. David Gardiner, b. Dec. 25, 1844.
Francis Engine, b. June 17, 1847. Belinda, b. Nov. 6,
1849. Orrington, b. Feb. 15, 1851.
^""^ Francis Sturtevajnt, pensioned for service as Serg'l
in Mass. Continentals, bought lot 6 in the 9th range in
Paris, which he sold to Dea. Caleb Prentiss and is now oc-
cupied by the deacon's g. g. son, Dea. Carroll R. King.
About 1804 he came to Hebron and settled upon a farm
afterwards occupied by his son Joseph. His wife Lois Bar-
rows died Mar. 17, 1822 ; he died May 6, 1833.
Children :
Phoebe, b. June 5, 1781, m. Dec. i, 1808 Wm. Bruce.
Allen, b. Jan. 19, 1784, m. April 19, 1806 Betsey Louisa
Cole of Hartford.
Francis, b. June 30, 1786, ra. Jan. 17, 1811 Sally Chand-
ler and had Melinda Chandler, b. Aug. 13, 1812; Fran-
cis J., b. April 20, 1815 ; A dau. b. Nov. 26, 1816, and
Deborah, b. May 29, 1820.
Nathaniel, b. May 26, 1789, m. May 2, 1813 Melinda
Chandler of Minot.
Joseph, b. May 9, 1792, m. Feb. 28, 1819 Mrs. Mary
(Randall) Dunham and d. Feb. 8, 1871 ; she d. May
4, same year. They had Joseph, b. Oct. 39, 1819; Jane
Dunham, b. Jan. 22, 1821 ; Olive P., b. Sept. 27, 1823
and James D., b. Aug. 31, 1825.
Lois, b. Nov. 15, 1797, m. July 7, 1822 Nathan Newman.
Benjamin, b. Sept. 4, 1799.
Polly, b. Mar. 25, 1802, perhaps m. John Howard, June
18, 1838.
Eliphaxet Sturtevant and Rachel Pratt were m. Sep.
5, 1807. She d. Mar. 11, 1817, and he m. 2d, April 28,
1818 Polly Pratt who d. Nov. 16, 1833. He m. 3d, May
i^, 1839 ^^^^- Eunice Field ; he is on record as Lieut, at
his 2d m. and credited in Hebron with children as follows :
Samuel, b. April 3, 1809. Susanna, b. Oct. 30, 1811.
274 Aima]fl of Oxford.
Thaddeus, b. Oct. 25, 1813, d. Jan. 6th foJlowing*
Eliphalet, b. Nov. 3, 1814.
Thaddeus P., b. Feb. 5, 1817, d. Jan. 6, 1864.
Zophar Williams, b. Aug. 27, 1821.
Anna Snow, b. Aug. 30, 1823.
Milton Coleman, b. Nov. 13, 1830.
William Pratt^ b. Jan. 19, 1833.
i Samuel Swift, son of Joseph, was b. at Sandwich.
Mass. in 1794; famil}'' came to Paris soon aiter. He mar-
ried Statira Gammon and s. in Hebron, now (137) Oxford
They had Abigail, b. June 13, 1820, m. May 7, 1842
Charles P. Fuller of Oxford. He had other children.
Polly, wife of Samuel Swift, died in 1837 and Dec. >
1838 he m. Lenora, b. 1808, sister of Philo E. Russell.
Children :
Charles O., b. Oct. 13, 1842, ra. Dean.
Orrin F., b. Mar. 15, 1846.
Phidela M., b. Nov. 19, 1848, m. W. O. Faunce.
Lemuel and Susanna Tarbox are credited in Hebr'
with children as follows :
Ivory, b. May 15, 1804, m. Nov. 30, 1826 Susan Rowt
George, b. Feb. 7, 1806, m. Oct. 29, 1826 Diana Keen
and had, at Oxford, Joshua Newell, b. June 10, 1827
lived until manhood with Dr. Tewkshury and then wei
to Portland and engaged in trade. Margaret Amand
b. Feb. II, 1829. Father d. May 16, 1832, and April .
1833, Mrs. Diana Tarbox m. Orville Byram.
Benjamin, b. Dec 11, 1807, d. June 30, 1812.
Margaret, b. April 25, 1810.
Nicholas Hanson, b. Feb. 24, 1813 ; as Hanson Tarbox
he is on record as the head of the family in Oxford ii
1830. He m. Aug. 14, 1833 Harriet Washburn and hat
George, b. June 27, 1834, and Mary, b. Feb. 5, 1838
He removed to Paris before 1850, where he m. Feb,
17, 1853 Miss Alraira Sweet.
Hannah, b, April i, 1814.
Ephraim W., b. Jan. 27, 1816
Elijah, b. Feb. 20, 1818.
William K. b. June 30, i8:30.
Annals of Oxford. S75
'^ Elias and Peggy Taylor are credited, in Hebron, â– vritl
Dorcas and Abigail, twins, b. Aug. 16, i82i.
Elder Joshua Taylor, by invitation of Dea. Cyrus Shaw^
vame to Craigies Mills, about 1830, to serve as a stateci
supply for the Baptist Church. He lived in the Greele}
house, one of his sons had a little variety store and anothei
made potash. A record of the family has not been furnish
ed but he had sons Nathaniel, William and Orrin, an(
daughters Fanny and Theodosia. Nathaniel wa^ born in
1811, m. Oct. 27, 1834 Harriet Somes, and had Hannab
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1839 and Philip K., b. 1842. Han-
nah Somes, b. 1787, was a member of the family. William
n. Maa-. 9, 1840 Ajin M. Ricker of Poland.
^ Peter thayer had lot 9 in the 5th range. He had been
a soldier in the Revolution, serving several enlistments from
the town of Plympton, Mass. The time of his coming is not
reported, but he died in Shepardsfield Feb. 2, 1788. His
widow, Ruth had a pension and lived to be very aged with
her son Isaac at Oxford.
Children :
Isaac, d. Jan. 26, 1776; had the homestead.
Peter, b. Dec. 18, 1780, m. Nov. 12, 1807 Lucy Young
of Buckfield, and is credited in Hebron with Alvira, b.
Oct. 2, 1808; Oilman, b. Mar. 9, 1810; Simon, b.
Feb. 20, 1812; Leonard O., b. Nov. 30, 1813, and
Betsey, b. Dec. 28, 1815.
Hilly, b. Aug. 22, 1784.
[ohn, b. Jan. 23, 1787, m. Dec. 4, 1817 Dardana Pratt,
occupied farm (148) Oxford and had Abner Pratt, b,
Jan. 26, 1821 ; succeeded his father on the farm, and
Abigail, b. Nov. 27, 1827.
Isaac Thayer, son of Peter, had home farm (163) in
Oxford, His widow, Deborah, b. 177*^'* was living on the
old place, with her son Isaac A., in 1850.
Children :
Ruth, b. Jan. 23, 1799, m. June 22, 1817 Joseph Qun-
mings, Jr. of Gray.
Isaac Allen, b. April 6, 1801, m. April 24, 1833 Rhoda
Page of Saco. He was prominent in town affairs, Rep-
276 Annals of Oxford.
resentative etc Abigail Page, b. 1737, li-^ed in the fam-
il}'. They had Edmund Page, b. June 18, 1834; ^^'
bie Page, b. June 17, 1838, m. Geo. W. Thomas. Mar}
Tilton, b. May 27, 1840; Martha S., and Charles H.
Harriet, b. April 16, 1803, d. July 13, 1819.
Hiram, b. Feb. 2, 1805, m. July i, 1827 Maria BeaU.
Christiana, b. Oct. 29, 1808, d. Nov. 27, 1815.
Deborah, b. Aug. 5, 181 1, ra. Apr. 27, 1840 Samuel G06
of Gray.
William, b. July 23, 1813.
Cyrus, b. Sept. 16, 1815, and Almond, b. Nov. 5, 1820.
Ebknkzer Thayer and Abigail Knight, both of Oxford,
were m. Aug. 13, 1843; wife and infant d. in Jan. 1845.
In 1850 he was living in the family of Isaac A. Thayer,
being then fortj^-iour years old.
Arba Thaybr, son of Asa of Paris, m. Florilla Tuttle ;
occupied farm (178) Oxford, removed to Paris.
^'' Dea. Holmes Thomas bought, in 1797, lot 10 in the 8th
range, 2d div. of Hebron. He was b. June 12, 1755, m.
July 10, 1777 Susanna Churchill, who was b. Jan. 19, 1758
and d. Sept. 19, 1835. ^^ served in Col. Cotton's Regt. at
the seige of Boston, having enlisted at Kingston, Mass, and
for service in Mass. State troops, his name was added to
the pension roll in 1833, pension to commence in i8i3.
He died March 26, 1836. Children :
Keziah, b. Feb. 8, 1778, lived sixteen days.
Lydia, b. July 12, 1780, ra. Sept. 20, 1801 Elijah T. Davee.
Lucy, b. Nov. 21, 1782.
Micah, b. Jan. 19, 1785, s. Dixfield.
Spencer, b. Mar. 31, 1787, m. Waite, 8. Dixfield.
]t)huf b. Aug. 20, 1789, s. Monmouth.
William, b. Jan. 8, 1792, m. Jan. 22, 1826 Harriet Brack-
ett of New Gloucester, and had at Oxford, Elisha, b.
Oct. 17, 1826; Catlierine B., b. Apr, 22, 1828, d. in
her 6th month ; Atosa Greenwood, b. Oct, 9, 1830 ;
Newell, b. 1832; Angeline, b. 1838 and Harriet, b.
1843. Rachel Thomas, b. 1785, lived in the family.
Nathaniel, b. April 20, 1794, d. in his 23d year.
Susanna C, b. Sept. 2, 1796, m. June 27, 1836 Simeon
Perkins of Paris.
Mary Dingley, b. Dec. 25, 1798, d. unra. at Lowell, M».
Annals of Oxford. 277
Georg'e Washington, b. Sept. 24, 1801, m. Sept. 15, 1831
Margaret Ann, b. Mar. 15, 1808, dau. of James Blaiik-
enburg a soldier in the war of 181 2-14 and never return-
ed. Mr. Thomas was a tarmtr, s. first in East Oxford
and on Col. King's removal to Portland, leased his farm
at Craigies Mills; he later had farm (167) where be d.
Aug. 17, 1876; wife d. Jan. 25, 1886.
Children :
George Washington, b. June 12, 1832, m. Nov. i, 1858
Abbie Page Thayer and had Elmer Ellsworth, b. July
8, 1861. Wife d^ Oct. 22, 1863, and Oct. 9, 1876, he
m. 2d, Nancy Styles, dau. of Jacob Dresser of Stone-
ham, Me. They had Abbie Maria, b. Jan. 4, 1878,
d. unm. at Oxford, Jan. 28, 1896.
Simeon Perkins, b. Nov. 6, 1833, m. Nov. 22, 1868
Martha Packard of Quincy, s. Wrentham, Mass.
Cyrus King, b. Apr. 20, 1835, m. Jan. 13, 1867 Maria
E. Hall of Boston, s. in that city.
William Wallace, b. June 4, 1838, m. Clara Smith of
Yarmouth, Me. He is a physcian in that town.
Helen Marr, b. Dec. 28, 1840, m. May 14, 1864 Frank
L. Foss, lives in Portland.
Robert Carr, b. Feb. 10, 1843, ra. Feb. 10, 1867 Celia
Walker of Poland, lives at Welchville.
John Frederick, b. June 24, 184S, m. July 4, 1876 Em-
ma Swett of Minot, lives at Mechanic Falls.
Adilaide C. b. Sept. 6, 1847, m. Wm. Ripley of Bethel.
Leoora H., b. Sept. 20, 1851, m. Sept. 11, 1869 Steph-
en Parsons, lives in Missouri.
Oliver Thomas, b. 1795, was living in Oxford in 1830,
with family consisting of one female, under fifty, and one
male, under fifteen. He m. May 10, 1840 Mrs. Laura
(Thayer), widow of Austin Nelson, and thereafter made
the Austin farm (205) his home. He died Nov. 23, 1853 ;
wife died May 18, 1869.
IcHABOD M. Thomas of Oxford and Olive Sears of Win-
throp, were m. Oct. 13, 1837, s. (197) Oxford. He was
born June 28, 1809, son of Elisha and Elizabeth Thomas,
who died in Oxford, he, May 22, 1829, she, Apr. 11, 1830.
They had Elizabeth, b. 1838; Francis S., b. 1840;
Susan J., b. 1843, and Charles J., b. 1847.
Susan Sears, m 67, was living in the family in 1850.
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278 Annals erf Oxford.
Daniel and Sybil Thompson are credited in Hehron
with Children, as follows :
Israel T., b. Jan. 20, 1814; Horatio, b. Jan. i, 1816;
Harriet, b. Mar. 7, 1818, and Jane, b. May, 1820.
John Thurston, b. 1788, in New Hampshire, s. in that
part of Hebron, now Oxford, before 1830. By wife Mercy,
b. 1790, he had Daniel Holt, b. Jan. 24, 1813 ; Esther,
b. Oct. 18, 1814, d. next month; Lorinda, b. Mar. 19,
1816; Polly Holt, b. Apr. 18, 1818; Nancy M. b. June
16, 1820; Harriet H. b. Apr. 24, 1822; Mercy Jane, b.
May 18, 1824; John C. b. Dec. 5, 1825 ; Herman L. b.
Aug. 4, 1828, and Augustus A. b. Feb. 4, 1831.
Bradbury Tibbetts, b. 1813, came to Oxford before
1850. By wife Mary A., b. 1819, he had Julia A. b.
1840; Mary L. b. 1842; Florinda A. b. 1846, and
Hannah D. b. 1848.
Elder John Tripp was born in Fairhaven. Mass. March
25, 1761 and died in Hebron, Sept. 16, 1847. His wife
Jedidah, was born July 25, 1765 and died May 30, 1835.
He was ordained at Carver, Mass. 1791 and officiated
in tliat town until about 1798, when he became the first pas-
tor of the Baptist Church in Hebron and continued in that
office until removed by death. Several of his lectures have
been printed, and he is gratefully remembered for his zeal
in establishing the Academy, his love of it and of educa-
tional work. Children:
Betsey, b. July i, 1785, m. John Bessey.
Shubael, (Rev) b. June 19, 1787, ordained at Newfield,
1824; 8. Kennebunk, 1833, and died there in 1837. He
m. Sept. 8, 1808 Lu^inda Barrows and had Palmyra
Jones, b. May 27, 1810, d. Sept. 5, 1812; Mary Del-
ano, b. Oct. 17, 1813 ; Benjamin Harlock, b. Nov. 25,
1815 ; James Coleman, b. Aug. 17, 1819; En,vin Bv,
died in Brooklyn, N. Y. July 11, 1884, and per. others,
John, b. May 8, 1789, d. Mar. 11, 1879,
Awnalg of Oxferd. C79
lerd.
Fkwilla, b. April 26, 1793, d. Mar. 16, 1804.
Erwin, b. Feb, 14, 1796.
Epbrami, b. Aprfl 27, 1798.
Hannah, b. Ang. 22, 1800, d. Jtily *7, ^37.
OBv€, b. Feb. 15, 1803.
Leander Snaitfe,, (Rev) b. J«iy 21, 1805 ; for scvera! jears
he was m medical practice, bwt ckanged to a more cxwi-
gcnial profession and lired to be very aged.
John Tripp was ist Lieut, in 2d Bristol County Regii»efit
in 1776 and was in the service sabseqoeutly.
EiamEE.
G«OR6K F. Trtibt was liviaig m Oxford in r830. By
wife Ruth, Ise is credited with Olive, b. April 11, 1819;
Elizabeth, b. Mar. 17, 1821 ; George F^ b. Feb. 17, 'ig ;
' Sylvina, b. Feb. 10, 1825; John, b. Sept. 11, 1826;
En^Hne, b. April 26, 1828 ; Sarah, b, Feb. 15, 183^2 ;
Deblois, b. Sept. 16, 1833.
He m. 2d, Jan. 17, 1835 Sarah B. Fuller erf Oxford.
Jacob Tubbs had lot 10 in the 1st range, prob. the same
who served in Col. Thomas' Regt, in the Revolutioxi, en-
Hating at Pembroke, Mass.
The estate of Benjamin Tubbs of Hebron was settled by
Samtiel Paris and Caleb Cushman, May 1801. Mary, wife
of Beojamin Tubbs, died Dec, 30, 1801.
ELLA.S TtJBBs and Patience Barrows, both of Hebron,
were m. Sept. 28, 1806. Wife d. June 28, 1827, and he
m. 2d, I>ec. 9, 1831, Miss Eunice D. Mugford of Buck-
fidd. He died Dec. 5, 1836.
Children :
Ak)n«), b. Mar. 27, 1607, m. Nov. 30, 1831 Mary Dun-
ham and d. June 8, 1849.
WilHam Barrows, b. Feb. 12, 1809, m. Sept, 29, 1856
H^riet Crockett ©f Hebron.
Mary Fessendea^ b. Jnly 26, 181 1, d. Dec. 14, 1837.
Olive, b, July 14, 1^14, m. Leonard Dunham.
EHas Albert, b. Sept. 28, 1817.
Sarah Barrows, b. Mar. 20l, 1820.
Harriet Augusta, b. Dec. 30, 1823, d. Feb. 23, 1826.
Patieoce Aug,tista, b. Mar. 23, 1826, d. April 10, 1847.
280 Annals of Oxford,
Ardin Tubes and Rirth Cobb, both of Hebron, were m.
Sept. 1814. She d. April 8, 1853 : he d. July 6, 1855.
Children :
Mary Ann, b. Dec. 5, 1815, na. Roaweil Howard.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 7, 1819. Emeline, b. Apr. 6, i8a2.
Margaret D., b. Apr. 3, 1824, m. Nov. 20, 1844 Joel Ha^;-
kell of Paris.
Augustus, b. Sept. 21, 1826, Delphina, b, Jan. 2, li^p-
Horatio, b. Apr. 21, 1833. Ellen, b. Feb. 14, 1836.
Chrstopher C, b. Jan. 2, 1837. Mellen, b. July 27, 1838.
WLLLLA.M TuBBS, b. 1810, with wifc Harriet, b. 1813,
and children, Addison, b. 1840 : Octavius, b. 1842 ; Har-
riet, b. 1845, and El'en, b. 1849, were living on farna
(201) in Oxford, in 1850. They had boarders as follows:
Edward Andrews, ae. 19; Sumner Andrews, ae. 4;
Jonathan Lucas, ae. 65 ; Elizabeth Lucas, ae. 63 ; Pris-
dlla Lucas, ae. 40 ; Mary Moore, ae. 22 ; Jennie Rowe,
ae. 88 ; Susan Shepard, ae. 46, and Hannah Thomas, ae.
67. The ages of boarders prob. not accurately reported.
Joseph Tufts, farmer, b. in New Hampshire in 1817,
with wife, Lucinda, ae. 27; daughter, Elnora A., ae. 8,
and son Adoniran A., ae. 6, were living at Oxford in 1850.
s/ Ai>AM TuRNKR of Pembroke bought, July 24, 1782, of
Mr. Shepard, lot 3 in the first range. One of the conditions
of the sale was the said Tui-ner should pay to the Treas-
urer, appointed by the inhabitants, one shilling, silver mon-
ey, annually, until one thousand pounds sterling money, in
gold or silver, for the sole purpose of purchasing a library
for the sole use of the inhabitants of the town. Mr. Turner
is credited, on the Mass. rolls, with several enlistments in
the Revolution, but no record of his family has been report-
ed ; his wife, Chloe died in Hebron, Oct. 31, 1811, and we
conclude that some of his children were settled here.
Adam Turner, Jr. and liethia Cole were m. in Hebron
'Oct. 19, 1794, and are credited with children as follows: —
Sylinda, b. Feb. 22, 1796, d. S(-pt. 10, 1813.
Menerva, b. Aug. 16, 1797.
Melzar, b. Mar. 14, 1799, d. Dec. 9, 1818.
Annals of Oxford. 281
Ve«ta, b. Jan. 27, 1801, d. May 22, 1826*
Betsey Bearce, b. Nov. 27, 1802.
A dau. b. and d. Sept. 1806; Joseph, b. Aug. 9, 1807 ami
Henry Sewall, b. Oct. 30, 1814.
Abel Turner is credited in Hebron with :
Justin, b, Aug. 11, 1804; Velzora, bi Oct. 4, 1806 and
Chloe Meribah, b. Jan. 28, 1809.
Alvik Turner and Borredell Greenwood, both of Heb-
ron were m. Mar. 21, 1805, He m. 2d , May 30, 1818 Sal-
ly Ackley. Children :
Alvin, b. Nov. 21, 1806, m. Apr. 22, 1827 Hepsabah
Wood of Hebron. Cakes, b, Feb. 4, i8o8«
Alexander, died Jan. 7, 1818.