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Hammond

Abigail HAMMOND

Spouse: Richard HARRINGTON married 10/28/1731 in Newton

Children: Hannah; Ebenezer married Martha Whitt

Hannah HERENDEN born 5/15/1741 Smithfield Providence RI died 5/8-11/1836 Calais Washington ME christened 6/10/1814 St. Stephen Charlotte NB

Spouse: Jones DYER born 3/13/1736-7 Bristol Bristol RI, christened 3/12/1816 St. Stephen Charlotte NB, died after 11/28/1826 Calais Washington ME, settled in Scarborough ME in early 1760s, one of original grantees of Machias ME, Revolutionary Vet, with brother [son?], James, first permanent resident of Calais (Daniel Hill was first settler arriving 1/1/1784 but did not stay), built the first frame house approximately 2 miles below Calais where a small stream flows into the St. Croix River; married 9/27/1761 Smithfield Providence RI

Children: Abigail born circa 1779 christened 9/22/1802 Calais died 12/29/1837 Calais, age 58 per Calais Gazette, married Thomas Hill, a sea captain, after 1790 son of Daniel Hill and Elizabeth Holmes; Martha (Patty) born after 1761 died 1817 had illegitimate child by ? Thompson later married Henry Knight; James born between 1761-5 died between 1798-1800 Spragues Falls married Martha Bailey Calais between 1784-5 daughter of Nathaniel Bailey and Martha Emery, their son Samuel in War of 1812; Mary Jones born circa 1766 Calais ME or N.B. died 1856 St. Stephen NB married (1) Ananiah Bohanon (2) William Jackson, a United Empire Loyalist, before 1790; Stephen born between 1770-5 Machias died after 6/28/1819 married Margaret ? circa 1790; Jones Esq. born 1776 Machias died 1860 Calais, buried Block 49, lot 1, married (1) Lydia Knight daughter of Capt. Jonathan Knight and Mary Atkins (2) Sylvia ? married before 5/1845; owned sloops Challenge & Pilgrim; Nathan born circa 1790 Calais married ? Dyer; John born circa 1770 died before 2/5/1818 Calais; Nancy born circa 1783 died 1852 married Thomas Millbury

Source: Joseph Pehoushek joepeh@sunline.net

Family memorials: Genealogies of the families and descendants of Watertown MA, Volume 2: p 283 [291] Richard Harrington of Lex. m. in Newton Oct 28 1731 his cousin Abigail Hammond. [See Thomas Hammond 52 Part II]