Annis (?)
F, d. between June 1585 and February 1586
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| Marriage* | Annis (?) married John Harris circa 1533.1 |
| Death* | Annis (?) died between June 1585 and February 1586. She was of Hatherup, Gloucestershire, and her will dated 17 Jun 1585 was proved 5 Feb 1585/6.1 |
Citations
- Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Bethia Harris, 1748-1833, Wife of Dudley Wildes of Topsfield, Massachusetts (Portland, ME: Southworth Press, 1934), 4. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Bethiah Harris.
Joshua Folsom
M, b. 24 September 1787
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Citations
- Jacob Chapman, A Genealogy of the Folsom Family: John Folsom and His Descendants, 1615-1882 (Concord, N.H.: Republican Press Association, 1882), Rev. ed., v.2, Unconnected Folsoms appendix. Hereinafter cited as Folsom Genealogy (1882).
- Brentwood, N.H., Town Records, 1742-1841, 1:692, viewed online on familysearch.org,. <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899K-QZQ9?i=353&cc=1987741&cat=266702
Alice Gilman
F, b. 11 July 1731
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Citations
- Charles Henry Bell, History of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire (Boston: Farwell, 1888), Genealogical section p.19. Hereinafter cited as History of Exeter.
- Strafford County, New Hampshire, Deeds, 2:266-7, in which Alice York daughter of Jonathan is named as wife of John York in a 24 Jun 1774 deed..
Jonathan Gilman
M, b. say 1700
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Citations
- Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis Sybil Noyes, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976; originally published in five parts, Portland, 1928-1939), p.264.
Elizabeth Leavitt
F, b. say 1701
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Citations
- Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis Sybil Noyes, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976; originally published in five parts, Portland, 1928-1939), p.264.
Eleanor Durgin
F, b. 13 January 1748, d. 20 October 1836
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:162.
- Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:162. Stackpole offers no source for this information but he seems to be the original source for naming Eleanor Durgin as the wife of John York. No other evidence has yet been found so this marriage should be considered as unproven.
Thomas York
M, b. 1 May 1772, d. 1863
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| Birth* | Thomas York was born on 1 May 1772 in Middleton, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Phebe Ellis circa 1799.2 |
| Death* | Thomas York died in 1863 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.3 |
| He is likely the Thomas York listed in the 1798 Direct Tax of Middleton, NH owning a dwelling house and 50 acres of land. [1798 Direct Tax New Hampshire District #13 by John S. Fipphen, p.54-5] The 1800 census of Middleton was lost.
On 11 Feb 1806 Thomas York of Middleton, husbandman, sold for $50 to John Cook of Middleton, husbandman, land in Middleton that was part of lot number 14. Acreage nor abutters are not mentioned. Witnesses were Daniel Wingate and Jonathan Cook. Thomas York signed and acknowledged the deed the same day in front of Justice of the Peace Daniel Wingate. [Strafford Deeds, 57:434-5] He had a first cousin Thomas who also lived in Middleton at this time but the fact that his father John sold land to John Cook the very same day, as well as the fact that this was in Dixmont, Maine for the 1810 census four years later suggests that this deed pertains to this Thomas.
He is found in the census of Dixmont, Maine 1810 through 1860. |
| Https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/York-7273. |
Phebe Ellis
F, b. 8 February 1782, d. 14 May 1840
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Benjamin York
M, b. say 1726
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| Birth* | Benjamin York was born say 1726. His parents were likely living in either Oyster River or Newmarket at the time.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Wormwood, daughter of William Wormwood and Margaret Runnels, on 15 March 1752 in Durham, New HampshireG.2 |
| There is no direct evidence proving that Thomas York had a son Benjamin, but there are a few records that suggest that there was another Benjamin York in the Durham area who is otherwise unaccounted for. First off is a marriage between a Benjamin York and a Mary Wormwood listed in the History of Durham by Stackpole. As he gives an exact date for the marriage it must be in the original Durham records. Both were said to have been of Newmarket at the time. The only other Benjamin who is could be is the one who was son of Benjamin and who married Mary Coffin. That marriage seems to be established as well, and that Benjamin seems to be the correct spouse for Mary Coffin, as she and Benjamin both moved to North Yarmouth, Maine like her father Abner Coffin. Putting this Benjamin who married Mary Wormwood as son of Thomas is only supposition. He was living in the right area at the time to be Benjamin's father. But it is only a guess. The family of John York who married Phaltiel Folsom would be another possibility.
The other piece of evidence pointing to the existence of another Benjamin in the area is the fact that a Benjamin York and a Benjamin York Sr. are included on a military roll in 1756. The Benjamin who married Sarah Pinder would have been nearly 80 years old at the time, so very unlikely to have been a member of a military expedition. His son Benjamin is likely one of the two, but who is the other? Another member of the expedition was Robert, son of Thomas, who lived in Durham at the time, so making this unknown Benjamin be a brother to Robert would be a possibility. The military roll was a list of men who joined Col. Nathaniel Meserve's regiment for another expedition against Crown Point. They were all members of the 4th Company under the command of Captain Nathaniel Doe. They seemed to be all or mostly men from the Durham/Newmarket area. Benjamin served from May 12 to Nov 14 while Benjamin Sr. was from May 12 to Nov 21. [Potter's Military History of NH, 164-5] The birth dates of neither Benjamin are known but it seems likely that this Benjamin was the younger of the two.
One of the two Benjamins on this expedition was wounded on the way home. In the deposition of Chase Wiggin of Newmarket he stated that he was at Fort Edward under Col. Meserve in 1756, and that he came home with Benjamin York. As they were passing through Chester, NH on the way home York was wounded "by the bursting of his gun." [NH Provincial and State Papers, 13: 18] On 21 March 1758 Jonathan Blunt of Chester presented the Town of Chester with a bill for boarding and nursing one "Benjamin York a soldier in the Honourable Col. Misservy [Meserve] Regiment." The bill came to £271-12-0 old tenor. Among the charges were "To Eight Gallons of Rum to Dress his wounds with a 4£ 10 pr. Gallon £36. 0. 0." [NH Provincial and State Papers, 11:312] Benjamin was also cared for by Dr. Matthew Thornton, who later in life became one of the signatories to the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Both Blunt and Thornton petitioned for reimbursement for their services in taking care of Benjamin and were granted 25 pounds each in March 1758. [New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, 6:638, 663] Fort Edward was a British fort on the Hudson River north of Albany, NY. |
Citations
- Based on his year of marriage of 1752.
- Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:399.
Mary Wormwood
F, b. between 5 April 1727 and 1728
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Lucien Thompson and Winthrop S. Meserve Everett S. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Somersworth, N.H. : NH Publishing Co., 1973, reprint of 1913 ed.), 2:399.
William Wormwood
M
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Margaret Runnels
F
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Jerusha (?)
F, b. circa 1747, d. 21 March 1819
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Jerusha (?) was born circa 1747.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Capt. Richard York, son of John York.2 |
| Death* | Jerusha (?) died on 21 March 1819 in Epping, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.3 |
| Her maiden name is unknown. As her husband was a sea captain she could have met her on his travels. Two different copies of the record of her son Eliphalet spell her name two different ways - Jerusha and Seraph. The original Brentwood town record needs to be checked to see which one is correct, but since they had a daughter Jerusha that is likely the correct one. |
Citations
- She was age 71 when she died in Mar 1819.
- Based on their having a daughter ca. 1770. The only place her name has been recorded is in the birth record of their son Eliphalet in 1781, which is from a State copy of the original Brentwood town records. Another copy done for the NH Vital Records has her name as Jerusha.
- William Plumer, List of deaths in Epping, 1768 - 1842, NH Historical Society. P.173. "Mrs. York, the wife of Captain Richard York, died March 21st, aged 71 years.
Eliphalet Giddings York
M, b. 14 August 1781, d. 15 May 1800
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Eliphalet Giddings York was born on 14 August 1781 in Brentwood, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1 |
| Death* | He died on 15 May 1800. He was an ordinary seaman serving on board the Navy frigate USS Congress when he died.2 |
| His middle name is spelled 'Gidens' in the town records, and 'Giddinge' in his baptismal record.
The death record of an Eliphelet G. York in 1800 as a member of the crew of the ship USS Navy ship Congress is not proven to be this Eliphalet, but the name matches and he is also not mentioned in the 1821 will of his father so was likely dead by that time. The Congress was a new ship launched from Portsmouth, NH in 1799. At the time of his death it was undergoing repairs at the Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia so he may have died there. |
Citations
- Brentwood, N.H., Town Records, 1:688. <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899K-QZSP?i=359&cc=1987741&cat=266702>,"Eliphalet Gidens York the Son of Capt. Richard York was born the 14th of August 1781 in wedlock by his wife Seraph York." Note that a NH Vital Records card presumably created from this record above gives his middle name as Gideon and his mother's first name as Jerusha, but that's not how they read in the State's copy of the Brentwood Town records. Original records should be checked.
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941, Officers and Enlisted Men (Volume 2), 1776-1885, p.276.).
Richard York
M, b. say 1774
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Richard York was born say 1774.1 |
| Richard York of Brentwood, yeoman, sold 3 acres of land to Joseph Bean of Brentwood, yeoman, for $50 on 9 Sep 1796. This land was bounded by the Epping Road heading to Exeter, and land of Samuel Edgerly and Jonathan Watson. Witnesses were Sanborn Sleeper and Thomas Ranney. Ranney was the Justice of the Peace. Richard appeared and acknowledged the deed on 14 May 1800 and made his mark. [Rockingham Deeds, 156:111] This is likely the son Richard and not Captain Richard, as he was referred to as yeoman and made a mark rather than a signature. The older Richard, while we currently have no papers prior to 1796 where his mark or signature is on a document, surely was able to sign his own name as he was a captain and a selectman. He did sign his own will in 1821. Of course this could be an entirely different Richard as yet unaccounted for.
The 1800 Amesbury marriage intention of Richard York "of Kennebec" and Betsy S. Baily is likely the same person as mentioned in the 1812 deed as follows, as he had a wife Betsy.
On 16 Oct 1812. Richard York of Bath, Maine, mariner, sold for $52.50 to Caleb Marsh of Bath, merchant, land in Livermore, Oxford Co., Maine, the northerly part of lot #33 on the west side of the Androscoggin River, 75 acres in total. Witness were Jonathan Wakefield, and N. Coffin. Richard signed and Betsy York made her mark, but was not mentioned in text as releasing dower. [Kennebec County Deeds, 21:216] The fact that this person is a mariner argues for it being the son of Capt. Richard York, but this is just conjecture. |
Citations
- He was listed first in his father's will, ahead of his brother Daniel who we know, from the age on his gravestone, was born ca. 1776-7. And records of his sisters Anna, Harriet and Lucretia suggest births between 1768 and 1772, so placing Richard in 1774 seems logical. Her father was taxed in Exeter in that year so she may have been born there.
John Blay
M
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Daniel York
M, b. circa 1776, d. 6 June 1852
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Daniel York was born circa 1776.1 |
| Death* | He died on 6 June 1852.2 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, Knox County, MaineG.3 |
| Information on Daniel can easily be confused with another Daniel of the Brentwood area, son of Richard and Rachel (Wadleigh) York, as they seemingly weren't born all that many years apart, and we have records where they both are shown to have a father Richard. This one appears in his father Richard's will, and the other mentions his father Richard in his Revolutionary War pension papers. That Daniel, though under age, enlisted in 1781, and this Daniel who married in 1799 appears to have been born in 1775-76 based on the 1850 census. Furthermore he was living in Maine when the Revolutionary War Daniel was living in Gilmanton in 1830, according to his pension papers. Thus we surmise there were two Daniels.
In the 1800 census of Brentwood Daniel York with a wife and daughter under age 9 appear, with Daniel and wife aged 16 to 25.
He is likely the Daniel York of Brentwood, yeoman, who on 15 Dec 1803 was sued by Noah Emery of Exeter, Esq., for non-payment of a $40 note he incurred at Portsmouth on 22 Dec 1802. [Rockingham Superior Court file 27008]
There is no Daniel in Brentwood in the 1810 census, and only four found on ancestry, all in Maine - Durham, Freeport, Alfred and Camden. The 1800 censuses had Daniels in Durham and Freeport and the Alfred family is too large to be his. But the Camden Daniel fits. This Daniel and his wife were aged 26 to 44 with two daughters under age 9. If this is him the earlier daughter might have died, or perhaps was enumerated incorrectly in 1810.
By 1820 there is still a Daniel in Camden, Maine. He and his wife were still aged 26 to 44, and had a boy and girl under 9, and one girl 10-15.
On 29 Jan 1823 he was living in Belfast, Maine when he petitioned the Rockingham County Probate Court regarding the distribution of legacies in his father's will. [Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, Estate Papers, No 10391-10464, 1822, ]
In the 1830 census of Belfast, Daniel and wife are aged 50-59 living with a 15-19 year old female.
By 1840 the only Daniel aged in his sixties lived in Farmington, Maine, with wife the same age, plus two females in their twenties and one female aged 15-19. This is very likely a different Daniel. More likely he and his wife are the 60-70 year olds living with Henry York in Swanville, Maine, the same town where Henry's sister Harriet and husband Erastus Hartshorn were enumerated that year.
The 1850 census has a Daniel and Nancy York again living in Swanville, Maine. They are aged 74 and 71 and born in N.H. Nancy is another name used for Anne in old records. They were living in the household of their daughter Harriet Hartshorn and her husband Erastus, both aged 39 and born in Maine. They had two children, Anne S. (13) and Frederic (4). |
Citations
- He was age 74 in the 1850 census, b. in NH. His gravestone says he was aged 75 years 5 monthw when he died on 6 Jun 1852, which suggests birth in either Dec 1776 or Jan 1777. Find-a-grave says he was born in Epping, which may be the case but there is no proof of it.
- Gravestone.
- Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Daniel York, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155445386/daniel-york>, includes photo of gravestone with date of death).
Absalom Foote
M
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Matilda Harriet Short
F, b. 1849
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| Birth* | Matilda Harriet Short was born in 1849. |
Daniel Tayne
M
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Catharine Donovan
F
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Edward Short
M, b. 1820, d. 1867
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| Marriage* | Edward Short married Jane Cole Yeatman. |
| Birth* | Edward Short was born in 1820. |
| Death* | He died in 1867. |
Jane Cole Yeatman
F, b. 1819, d. 1894
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Marriage* | Jane Cole Yeatman married Edward Short. |
| Birth* | Jane Cole Yeatman was born in 1819. |
| Death* | She died in 1894. |
Jeremiah Foote
M, b. 1819, d. 1890
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| Marriage* | Jeremiah Foote married Eliza Foot. |
| Birth* | Jeremiah Foote was born in 1819. |
| Death* | He died in 1890. |
Eliza Foot
F, b. 1819, d. 1889
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| Marriage* | Eliza Foot married Jeremiah Foote. |
| Birth* | Eliza Foot was born in 1819. |
| Death* | She died in 1889. |
Joanna (?)
F, d. before 1813
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| Death* | Joanna (?) died before 1813.1 |
Citations
- Joseph's marriage intention with his second wife was in April 1813.
Roy Maddox
M
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Vera A. Bartlett
F
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Eva May Wallingford
F, b. 30 June 1907, d. 18 April 1957
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Citations
- From her greaet-granddaughter Tracey L. Bosse of East Waterboro, Maine in Apr 2002.
Walter Norman Wallingford
M, b. 1 March 1911, d. 6 June 1976
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