MANCHESTER, MAINE Early Settlers

MANCHESTER, MAINE
Early Settlers
1775-1800

SIX OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS 1775-1778
EARLY SETTLERS LISTED ON 1790 CENSUS
ADDITIONAL EARLY SETTLERS 1790-1800
MORE SETTLERS BY 1835

The following information is compiled from:

Manchester, Maine 1775-1975

1790 U.S. Census, Maine

Kingsbury's History of Kennnebec County

History of Monmouth by Harry Cochrane

History of Winthrop by Everett Stackpole

History of Augusta by James W. North

Soldiers, Sailors & Patriots of Revolutionary War by Fisher & Fisher

My Notebook of Interesting Old Houses & The People Who Lived in Them by Alberta V. Shute

Notations are made on families who appear in
Maine Families in 1790, Vols 1-5
by Maine Genealogical Society, Picton Press, Camden, ME

SIX OF THE ORIGINAL EARLY SETTLERS 1775-1778

NAME & YEAR OF ARRIVAL	TOWN OF ORIGIN	LOT NUMBER AND OR LOCATION	FAMILY
1. FLOYD, Nathaniel came in 1775	b.1742, son of Samuel & Joanna Floyd at Plymouth, Mass. d. 1800 ae 58 yrs.	Lot #42, 150 acres Pond Road, bordering on Lake Cobbosseeconte. House across from Friend's Meeting House	m1.Sarah Mason of Weston, Mass. She d.1777 2ch 1. Sarah b.1764 2. Joanna b.1776 m2.1781 to Elizabeth King, dau.of Benjamin & Sarah King of Ipswich, NH 8 ch 3. Samuel b.1782 4. Elizabeth b.1785 5. Nathaniel b.1787 6. Tabitha b.1789 7. Noah b.1791 d.1794 8. Polly b.1793 9. Hannah b.1795 10. Lydia b.1798
2. ALLEN, Thomas came in 1775	b.3-28-1740 at Braintree,Mass.s/o Thomas & Mary (Hunt) Allen of Braintree, Mass d.1-31-1814 Readfield Revolutionary War Soldier buried Case Cemetery	Northern part of town that was set off from Readfield in 1850. "Allen Hill" on Scribner Hill Road near North Manchester Meeting House..	m. Rachel Lane bapt.6-28-1744 d/o Jeremiah & Jane (James) Lane of Hingham, Mass. d.4-26-1794 8 ch 1. Jotham 6ch. m.1803 Thankful Longfellow 2. Benjamin 3. James M. b.c1770 d.12-26-1832 m.1797 Esther Hall of Belgrade 10 ch 4. Samuel 5. Rachel 6. Betty 7. Susannah 8. Polly
3. EVANS, John Capt. came in 1776	Cape Cod, Mass.	1783 bought 1/2 of Lot # 30 from Benjamin Brainerd. In area of Shed Pond. Sold to John Gage in 1788 & in 1798 bought 134 acres, Lot # 123, near Case Cemetery.	m. Eleanor 3 ch 1. John, Jr. b.1783 2. Harvey & Polly (twins) b. 1795
4. FULLER, Frances came in 1776 * Vol. 5 Page 127	b.c1751 Barnstable, Mass. Revolutionary War Soldier d.5-28-1844 He & wife buried Case Cemetery	Near Lakeside Orchard. No longer standing	m.Hannah b.c1752 d.10-19-1816 11ch 1. Hannah b.1773 2. Mary b.1775 3. Sally b.1778 4. Francis b.1780 5. Edward b.1782 6. David b.1785 7. James b.1787 8. Gorham b.1788 9. William b.1791 10. Temperence b.1793 11. Ebenezer b.1795
5.BRAINARD, Reuben came in 1776 with his brother, Benjamin	b.2-13-1752 East Haddam, Conn. Revolutionary War Soldier d.5-31-1824 "caused by a butting ram which broke his thigh"	Bought 100 acres from Ebenezer Tyler in 1781. Country Club land on Route 202. According to Cochranes's Hx of Monmouth, page 134: "...Reuben Brainerd was a professional hunter. He built his cabin on the shore of the pond, but did not immediately take up lots & begin clearing as was the custom for pioneers. His purpose was to gather harvests of furs from the unexplored banks of the Cobbossee-conte rather than corn..."	m. 6-12-1787 Fannie Allen dau of Edmund & Elizabeth (Woodward) Allen of Hallowell (Manchester Forks) d.7-31-1831 ae.73 yrs 12ch 1. Susanna b.1789 m.James Packard 2. Deborah b.1790 m.James Brainerd 3. Fanny b.1792 m.Jonas Packard of East Readfield 4. Reuben b.1795 m.Amelia White of Monmouth 5. Asahel b.1797 m.Nancy Johnson of Readfield 6. Issac b.1799 m.Harriet Weeks of Hallowell 7. Helen b.1831 d.1833 8. Benjamin 9. Edmund 11. Louisa b.1809 12. Mary b.1812
6. CUMMINGS, Samuel came in 1778	b.1734 Stoughton, Mass	200 acres on Route 202 at present site of Drummond Motors. Remained in Cummings family for 100+ yrs. House burned in 1961 & bulldozed underground.	m.Elizabeth Fisher 1790 census Augusta shows: 1st Sam'l Cummings 2 males >16 2 males <16 3 females >16 dau. Anna m. John Hovey dau. Zilpha m.Ebenezer Hewins Grown sons were listed on 1790 census in Hallowell: 2nd Sam'l Cummings 2 males>16 1 female<16 Asa Cummings 1 male >16 1female >16 ?Solomon Cummings 1 male >16 1 female >16

Settlers Listed on 1790 & 1800 CENSUS
who resided in what Later Became Manchester, Maine
NAME	FAMILY	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
7. TAYLOR, Elias North Manchester	m.Mary Johnson of Parson McGreggor's colony which settled Derry, NH. She was b.7-25-1730 d.12-5-1797 9 ch. 1.Deborah b.1752 d.1754 2. John b.1754 d.5-19-1777 of small pox in service 3. Sarah b.1757 m1.David Clark of Hallowell m2.Jeremiah Jones m3.Maj.William Livermore 4. Mary b.1759 m.Thomas Hinkley of Hallowell 5. Elias b.1762 see below 6. Anderson b.1763 m.P.Pease 7. Joel b. 1765 Belgrade, 9 ch. 8. Anne b.1767 m.Dea.Nathaniel Blake 9. Samuel b.1769 m.Elizabeth Crowell	b.1-16-1727 New Bedford, Mass. He was one of the earliest settlers at Cushnoc (Hallowell). First settled on Lot 21, west side of Kennebec River, prior to 1761 & then Settlers Lot #238 in East Readfield prior to 1771. In the fall of 1776 enlisted in Revolutionary Army & died of small pox in the service 5-29-1777.
8. TAYLOR, Elias, Jr. * Vol. 3 Page 271 Winthrop North Manchester	m.1782 Betsey Knowlton b.c1765 d.1844 Belgrade 6 ch 1. Joel b.1783 2. Martha (Patty) b.1785 3. Sarah b.1787 4. Betsey b.1789 5. Elias b.1792 6. John b.1795	b.2-21-1762 Hallowell d.1-19-1845 Belgrade buried Woodside Cemetery, Belgrade He was the first white child to be born at Cushnoc within the present limits of Augusta. He moved to Readfield with his father in 1771. Served in Revolutionary War. Elias, Jr. was a Calvanist Baptist minister, and the first pastor of the South Church, Rockwood Corner, Belgrade.
9. LYON, Eliab I * Vol. 5 Page 325 North Manchester	m.1757 Maria Smith dau. Henry & Abigail (Clark) Smith 11 ch 1. Loten d.1820 m.Sarah Haskins of Belgrade 2. Alpheus b.1760 see below 3. Eliab m.Rachel Faught 4. Lovina m1. Mr. Hall m2.Joseph Fifield 5. Squire b.1767 see below 6. Meriah b.1770 m.Allen Hall of Mt. Vernon 7. Amos b.1772 m1.Marcy Prescott m2.Betsey Winslow m3.Abigail Bean 8. Cornelius b.1773 m.1798 Susannah Ladd moved to Washington County 9. Tabor see below 10. Emelia m. James French 11. Nancy m Nath'l Brown II of Hallowell 12. Isaiah d.Rev. War	b.7-2-1735 Walpole, Mass. s/o Peter & Sarah (Hall) Lyon d.4-2-1814 bur.Case Cemetery Settled in North Manchester in 1784. According to Lyon genealogy he was "a cordwainer by trade, small of stature, active, bright & smart".
10. LYON, Alpheus North Manchester	m.1782 Lucy Blake b.1761 dau. Aaron & Mehitable Blake d.1835 Augusta. 10 ch 1. Sena b.1782 d.1851 m.Cyrus Guild 2. Elon b.1784 m.Martha Pollard 3. Lucy b.1786 m.Otis Follet 4. Mehitable b.1788 d.1791 5. Alpheus b.1790 m.1820 Mary Evans 6. Fanny b.1793 d.1800 7. Sylvia b.1796 d.1856 m.William Rickerson Sanford 8. Delpha b.1788 d.1800 9. Olivia b.1801 m.1822 Davis Guild s/o Cyrus Guild 10. Jefferson Blake b.1802 m.1829 Almira Black	b.5-25-1760 Walpole, Mass. d.2-18-1825 Waterville A surveyor of Highways. He built a grist mill on Lyon Brook, a southernly tributary of Bond Brook on Prescott Rd. in 1784. The mill fell to decay, and according to one family historian, he & wife separated in 1816. At that time he went to live with his son in Waterville where he died.
11. LYON, Eliab, Jr. North Manchester	m.Rachel Faught b.c1757 d.1-1-1849 Farmington 5 ch. 1. Polley b.1787 m.1808 Isaac Eaton of Farmington 2.Salley b.1792 m.John W. Smith 3.Sukey b.1794 m.Thomas Wendell, Jr. of Farmington 4. Rachel b.7-14-1797 m.1819 David Wilbur of Sidney 5. Eliab, Jr. (twins) b.1797 m.1821 Eliza Sanford	b.3-18-1763 Walpole, Mass. d.8-5-1849 Manchester
12. LYON, Squire North Manchester	m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Wheeler 6 ch. 1. Elizabeth b.1789 d.1834 m.Joseph Perkins 2. Samuel b.1791 m.Polly Babcock of Augusta 3. Margaret b. 1794 4. Cathrina b.1796 5. Squire, Jr. b.1799 6. Plina/?Plymy b.1802 d.1849 m.Abigail Trask of Readfield	b.5-11-1767 Walpole, Mass. d.4-18-1850 Apparantly Squire was a man of unusual strenghth since the Lyon Genealogy tells a story of Squire wrestling with a 400 pound black bear, which he managed to kill with his hunting knife. Also, of him carrying two bushels of corn on his shoulders to the grist mill in Winthrop before his brother Alpheus built one in Manchester..
13. LYON, Tabor North Manchester	m.Abigail Caldwell 8 ch. 1. Millia J. b.1804 2. Abigail b. 1806 3. Tabor, Jr. b.1809 4. Cyrene b. 1811 5. Harrison b.1813 6. Elbridge b.1815 d.1817 7. Elizabeth b.1817 8. Sylvina b.1819
14. PRESCOTT, Elisha North Manchester	m.Mary b.4-27-1758 d.6-13-1847 ae 89yrs. (gr) 7 ch 1. Hannah b.1782 2. Elisha,Jr. b.1786 3. Salley b.1788 4. Bettsy b.1790 5. William b.1792 6. Joseph b.1795 7. John b.1797	b.12-13-1754 at Epping, NH s/o Jeremiah Prescott d.10-10-1813 ae58 yrs. in Readfield (Manchester) Both Elisha & wife are buried in Hill Cemetery on Prescott Road. Served in Revolutionary War & was an Ensign at Bunker Hill. Lived at Epping until 30 yrs of age, then moved to Gardiner, then on to Winthrop (Manchester).
15. PRESCOTT, Jedediah * Vol. 4 Page 227 Winthrop North Manchester	m.1742 Hannah Batchelder b.1720 Hampton, NH dau of Samuel & Elizabeth Davis Batchelder. d.1809 11 ch 1. Josiah b.1743 d.1781 NH 2. Elizabeth b.1744/5 d.1798 Readfield m.Nathaniel Whittier Winthrop on 1790 census 3. Jedediah, Jr. b.1746 d.1827 Searsmont Large landowner in Mt. Vernon & Vienna 4. Abigail b.1748 d.1808 Readfield m.Benjamin Carr Winthrop on 1790 census see #36 below 5. Mercy b.1751 6. John b.1753 Mt. Vernon on 1790 census d.1831 Vienna 7. Samuel b.1759 Winthrop on 1790 census d.1841 Hallowell bur.New Sharon 8. Ruth b. 1761 9. Jesse b.1763 d.1847 New Sharon 10. James b.1765 Litchfield 1790 census d.1830 Portland 11. Elijah b.1766 Winthrop 1790 census d.1848Vassalboro	b.6-1-1719 Hampton, NH son of John & Abigail Marston Prescott. d.7-24-1793 Lived in Exeter and Deerfield, NH before coming to Winthrop in 1780. He was a surveyor, and operated a sawmill & gristmill on Snell Brook.
16. HINKLEY, James * Vol. 3 Page 136 Hallowell	m.9-20-1768 Georgetown to Mary McKenney b.1746 dau of Matthew & Mary (Cushing) McKenney of Georgetown d.1814 Hallowell 9 ch 1. James see #17 below 2. Thomas b.1772 Topsham 3. Mercy b.1775 m.1807 Edward Austin Hallowell 4. Nicholas b.1778 lost at sea 1806 5. Ebenezer b.1780 Hallowell 6. Clark Stevens b.1783 d.Liverpool, Eng. 7. Levi Robinson b.1785 8. Oliver Osgood b.1787 9. Mehitable b.1791	b.1-4-1739/40 Brunswick son of Shuabael & Mary (Smith) Hinkley. Brothers Thomas & Shuabel came to Hallowell in 1772. James d.3-15-1804 Hallowell James moved to Hallowell 1774 where he was a farmer, merchant & surveyor.
17. HINKLEY, James, Jr. North Manchester	m.1793 Topsham to Joanna Norcross. She b.1773, dau of Jonathan & Martha (Springer) Norcross of Bath. d.1842 8 ch 1. Owen b.1794 2. Mary McKenney b.1796 3. Smith b.1798 4. Nicholas b.1799 5. Thomas b.1802 d.1803 6. Pamela b.1805 7. Henry K. b.1807 8. Martha b.1814	b.1769 son of James & mary Smith Hinkley. d.1840 Topsham He bought Settlers Lot #238 from Mary Taylor (wife of Elias) in 1788.
18. KNOWLES, Jonothan North Manchester	m.Mary Prescott 8 ch 1. John b.1781 m1.1814 Betsey Powell 3ch Henry, Caroline, Jonathan m2.Mrs.Bulah Hinkley 1ch Eben 2. Molley b.1783 3. Hannah b.1786 4. Salley b.1789 5. Huldy b.1791 6. Jonothan b.1794 m.Sarah Hall 7. William B. b.1796 8. Joseph b.1800	Jonothan's will is dated 2-11-1815 in Alna. A tailor by occupation. Came to Manchester in 1785. 1816 tax list in Readfield says that Jonathan lived on or near the Hill farm. The Knowles families lived on the Knowles Road which crosses from Scribner to Prescott Roads.
19. KNOWLES, Elisha, Sr. North Manchester	m. 1791 Margaret Gordon b.1768 Brentwood, NH dau of Ithial & Mary (Glidden) Gordon d.2-16-1819 Manchester 9 ch 1. Mary (Polley) b.1792 2. Joseph b.1793 m.Mary Hall 3. Ruthey b.1796 m.Nathan Coy 4. Elisha, Jr. b.1798 5. Abigail (Nabey) b.1800 m. Willard Axtell 6. Eliza b.1803 7. Sarah 8. Ithial 9. Lucinda	b.6-27-1766 Poplin, NH son of John & Lydia Philbrick Knowles d.4-5-1847 ae 81 yrs. 1816 owned 75 acres of land, and lived next to J. Hill. Elisha & Margaret are buried in Hill Cemetery on Prescott Road.
20. KNOWLES, Simon North Manchester	m. 1-3-1781 Lydia Fuller at Fort Western b.1766 dau of Consider & Lydia (Bryant) Fuller 13 ch 1. Deborah b.1782 Readfield 2. John II b.1786 " " 3. Susannah (Lucy) b.1788 m.Saml Watson, Jr. 4. Simon b.1790 d.1792 5. Elisha b.1793 Northport 6. Simon b.1795 7. Layfayette b.1797 Northport 8. Joseph b.1800 9. Joshua b.1802 10. Hannah b.1804 m.John Philbrick 11. Jonathan b.1806 12.Abigail b.1808 m. John M. Gould 13. Consider Fuller	b.1759 Hampton, NH d.3-26-1834 Northport, ME. bur. Pitcher Pond Cemetery, Waldo County They most likely moved to Northport c1793 where 5th child was born. Wife was living in Northport with son David in 1850.
21. SHED, John North Manchester	m.1789 Betty Hall b.8-11-1763 dau Josiah Hall 8 ch 1. Olive b.1789 d.1864 m.Jedediah Prescott s/o Rev.John Prescott Vienna 2. Bettsy b.1792 m. Cotton Brown 3. Josiah b.1794 d.1866 4. Lukey b.1797 m.Benjamin Fiske, Mattawamkeag 5. John b.1799 m. Elizabeth Morrill d/o Henry Morrill 6. Nathan b.1802 d.1882 m.Celinda Ann Black. Lived Sangerville, Medway, Mattawamkeag 7. Eunice b.1804 m.Freeman Ellis, Jr., Aroostook County 8. Simon b.1808	b.8-10-1761 Tewksbury, Mass. s/o John & Susanna (Simonds) Shedd d.9-29-1842 Vienna John Shed and Comfort Smith bought land together. John purchased 100 acres, south 1/2 of lot #117 in 1794 (near Shed Pond which was named after him). In 1806 a John Shedd in Readfield was appointed guardian Frances Fuller because he could not care for himself.
22. TAYLOR, Charles W. North Manchester		Listed on Lot P188 on 1791 Winthrop map.
23. TAYLOR, William, Esq. North Manchester	m.Sarah__?__ 8ch 1. Seth b.1806 2. Clarina b.1808 3. William C. b.1810 d.1814 4. Labian L. b.1814 5. Eunia & Huldah (twins)b.1816 7. William Jarvis b.1821 8. Mary Ann b.1823	Listed on Lot P189 on 1791 Winthrop map
24. HALL, Liberty North Manchester	m. Syda Foster 4 ch 1. Thomas b.1800 2. Jeremiah b.1801 3. Jonothan b.1802 4. Rastus b.1804	Listed on Lot P113 on 1791 Winthrop map.
25. HALL, Jabez North Manchester	m. Tryphena __?__ ch 1.Sarah m. Jonothan Knowles Jr. ? other ch	b.1766 Halifax, Mass. enlisted Pembroke, Mass. d.1839 Canaan
26. COTTLE, Isaac North Manchester	m. Rhoda Manchester b.1758 dau.Thomas & Eunice (Norton) Manchester d.1851 at Manchester 16 ch (correct chronological order unknown see column #3) 1. Isaac, Jr. 2. Ananias m.M. Delia Craig 3.John 4. Abner b.?8-28-1787 m.Sophia__?__ Mt.Vernon 5. Isaiah 6. Charles 7. son d.young 8. Polly m.Mr. Whitney 9. Eunice m.Mr. Whitney 10.Rhoda m.1812 Elisha Parks 11. Rosanna m. Mr. Parks 12. Jenny m.1813 Dennis Boardman (? Bowman) 13. Sally m.1813 Asa Richardson 14. Hannah 15. Nancy m.1817 Thomas Bowman of Sidney who d.1837 16.Mahala	b.1751 b.1814 Augusta Bought south 1/2 of Lot #110 According to Martha Ballard's diary: One dau d.young 5th dau & 9th child b.4-27-1791; 6th son & 15th child b.6-4-1801; youngest ch d. interd 7-17-1804; 10th dau & 16th ch.b.10-31-1803
27. JEWETT, John North Manchester	m.3-18-1778 Sarah Shed b.1759 dau of John & Susanna (Simonds) Shedd d.1824 ch 1. John b.1780 m.Betsey Barker 2. Washington b.1785 m.Lydia Simonds ch John & Sarah Ann 3. Sarah b.1795	Settled on Lot # 117 in 1792 b.c1742 Pepperell, Mass d.11-9-1837 Both John & Sarah buried in Case Cemetery.
28. GAGE, John, Capt. North Manchester	m.Bathsheba __?__ 7 ch 1. Shubeal b.1779 2. John b.1781 3. Genne (Jane) b.1784 4. Bathsheba b.1790 5. Dolley (Mary) b. 1792 6. George b.1795 Only ch to marry. Later moved to Wilton & ran a store there. 7. William b.1797	1790 census 1-2-3-0-0 Revolutionary War Soldier b.1746 d.5-8-1807 Had 136 acres in 1817 in Readfield (Manchester) for which taxes were delinquent. Their land abutted Frances Fuller. John is buried in Case Cemetery. In the same plot is a stone which reads "Aunt Gage", plus three other names: Shubel, Jean, John. No dates for these four, but we see from the census above that the children d. aft 1790.
29. MOORE, James North Manchester	m.1780 Phebe Clark 10 ch 1. Eley b.1781 2. Lucinda b.1784 d.1804 3. Leonard b.1786 4. Pheby b.1788 5. Weltha b.1791 6. Melinda b.1793 7. Ruth b.1795 8. Clark b.1797 d.1798 9. James b.1800 d.1800 10. Mary b.1801	Lived near the line between Old Hallowell (now Augusta) & Readfield (now Manchester)
30. COYE, Daniel North Manchester	m.Aphia French d/o John & Mary French of East Readfield ch Daniel b.1796 m1.1817 Miriam Estey m2.Harriet Morton 7ch ? other ch.	b.1767 s/o Abiah & Judith Coye. Abiah d.Hallowell bef.1-24-1783 d.1849 Readfield Lots #33 & 34 in 5th mile from the Kennebec River in 1794. Later bought part of Lot #114.
31. STEVENS, Daniel North Manchester	m.Rachel Hilyard 7 ch 1. Hannah b.3-3-1789 2. Rachel b.3-26-1791 3. Benjamin Hilyard b.6-10-1793 4. Elizabeth b.4-11-1795 5. Daniel b.5-17-1797 6. Sally b.10-18-1799	Bought Settlers Lot #241 in 1798 Name dropped from tax list in 1801, at which time he probably left town.
32. SMITH, Comfort Carpenter Rev. North Manchester	m. Sally Norcross b.Maine dau. Samuel & Mary (Wiswall) Norcross, Industry. ch ?	b.10-10-1761 Rehboth, Mass. s/o Capt.Matthias,Sr.& Comfort (Carpenter) Smith d.1849 on his farm in N. Wayne He bought land in Manchester with John Shed near Shed Pond. A Methodist circuit preacher who served churches in Bath, Union, Readfield, Hallowell, Bristol 1799-1806. In 1806 he withdrew from the Methodist Conference as did his wife, Sally.
33. HEWINS, Ebenezer The Forks	m. 1787 Zilpha Cummings dau Samuel Cummings of Manchester 8 ch 1. Elizabeth b.1781 m.Francis Day 2. Mary b.1789 3. James b.1792 4. Rebecca b.1797 m. Isaac Wadsworth 5. John b.1799 6. Henry & Harriet b.1803 8. Sylvinia b.1805	b.___s/o Corporal William & Ruth (Cummings) Hewins of Sharon, Mass. Ebenezer's brother, William settled in Hallowell & m.Matilda Ingraham. Accordng to Manchester, Maine 1775-1975, page 46, "...it is not known where he first lived, but it is believed he lived with Samuel Cummings or close by....in 1797 he had a dwelling house and barn plus 66 acres of land. He also had two sawmills. He had land at the Forks which he purchased from Daniel Day plus buildings and land on the Hallowell Road where a brick house is."
34. HOVEY, John Augusta to Winthrop Road	m.Anna dau Samuel Cummings d.bef.1805 5 ch 1. Susanna m.Nathaniel Hill 2. Clarissa m.John Loring 3. Nancy m. Joseph Greely s/o Noah Greeley of Mt.Vernon 4. Achsa m.Artemas Kimball 5. Sally m. Peabody H. Rice	1790 Census 1-1-3-0-0 Winthrop Formerly of Vassalborough d.1805 Mt.Vernon where he is buried beside his "late wife" Anna. At the time of their marriage intentions they both claimed Hallowell as their residence.
35. CUMMINGS, Asa Augusta to Winthrop Road	m.__?__ bef.1790 ch b. aft.1790	b.bef.1776 s/o Samuel Cummings 1790 Census 1-0-1-0-0 Hallowell
36. CARR, Benjamin North Manchester	m.Abigail Prescott b.5-11-1748 d/o Jedediah Prescott 7 ch 1. Joseph b.9-10-1775 2. Harris b.8-2-1777 3. Aaron b.7-27-1779 4. Samuel b.3-3-1784 5. John b.2-20-1786 6. Benjamin b.5-30-1788 d.6-24-1838 m.Eunice Lane d/o James & Eunice (Chase) Lane Josiah b.10-8-1790	b.c1745 (?Kingston), N.H.s/o Joseph & Martha (Sanborn) Carr. d.bef.1841 Readfield Had 88 acres, house & barn & land abutted that of John Hubbard's. Came from N.H. in 1779 & settled Lot #29 about 1785. Less than a year after son Benjamin's death, Benjamin, Sr. drew up his will in which he named all four of his sons Samuel, John, Benjamin & Josiah.
37. PERHAM, Samuel North Manchester	m.1-8-1782 Lydia Fuller 1790 census 1-2-2-0-0	Samuel Perham of Hallowell sold part of Lot #29 in Winthrop to John Jones of Hallowell in 1774. Later, in 1785, Samuel mortgaged in Winthrop.

ADDITIONAL EARLY SETTLERS
ACCORDING TO MANCHESTER, MAINE 1775-1975
The Forks	Jacob Smith Tom Eastman Daniel Day, Hatter Capt. Steven Osgood John Kidder, Hatter Samuel White Michael Banart, Storekeeper Nathaniel Wing Joseph Ham, Tanner Herman Winslow, Joiner Thomas Parker Daniel Caldwell
Augusta to Winthrop Road (Route 202)	John Morrill, Joiner (Part of Lot #41) John Day (Part of Lot #41) William Richards, Blacksmith (Lot #13)
North Manchester	Jeptha & Rachel Hill, Prescott Rd. Joseph & Lovina Fifield Route 135 Nathaniel Bachelor (Lot #240 in 1799) Jabez Smith, Tanner (Part of Lot #114 in 1790) S. Gilman (west of Josiah Hall) Gilman Knowles Osgood Taylor Nathan Burgess Sam Dutton John French (E. half of lot #29 in 1779) William Moore (Part of Lot #111 in 1793) Jabez Gould (Lot #109 in 1795)
Old Hallowell Road	Daniel Stevens Samuel Stevens

FIRST SETTLERS BY 1835
According to Manchester, Maine 1775-1975
Pond Road	Daniel Magoon Joseph Wingate Frederick Wingate Alvah Wadsworth Winslow Hawkes Isaac Hawkes Paine Wingate Noah Farr Wingate Haines Josepf Pattison William Hopkins Proctor Sampson Thomas Farr Ebenezer Bailey Timothy Bailey Isaac Sawyer
Meadow Hill Road	William Cogswell
Collins Road	John Hesketh
Benson Road	Asa Benson

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