A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

Sylvanus SCOTT of Portsmouth NH, weaver;1732 removed to Scarborough ME; removed to Machias ME

Spouse: Sarah MOSES married 10/21/1714 Portsmouth NH; baptized Portsmouth NH 1708 as an adult; renewed covenant 7/15/1716

Children: Samuel baptized 6/23/1723; Sylvanus born 1732 Portsmouth NH married Sarah Andrews 10/20/1757, their home in Machias was burned by the British 8/1777; Ruth baptized 8/1/1725 married George Tompson; Sarah born 5/22/1726 Portsmouth married Joseph Seavey (son of Joseph Seavey & Hannah Pierce) in Scarborough 11/22/1744, removed to Machias; Elizabeth baptized 6/22/1629 married Col. Benjamin Foster, jr.; Frances baptized 11/6/1720 married Wooden Foster brother to Benjamin; Amos baptized 9/28/1718

Samuel SCOTT baptized 6/23/1723 Portsmouth removed to Machias ME 1763, Revolutionary War Vet Patriot

Spouse: Susannah PERRY married 12/29/1743 Scarborough

Children: Samuel; Susannah baptized 3/17/1751-2 married Wallace Finlason / Fenlason of E. Machias their son Mark married Sally Elsmore daughter of Moses and Lydia (Andrews) Elsmore ; Sarah married Capt. John Long 8/8/1776; John born 1747, Lt Rev War, married Fanny Thompson daughter of George Thompson and Ruth Scott; George; Simeon; Ruth married Benjamin Foster 4/20/1777; Mark married 11/5/1786 Mehitable Scott his 1st cousin and had a son Joel; Jesse married Bethiah Bracey of Machias 11/26/1786; Daniel married Betsey Chase 7/17/1787; Theodore

Samuel SCOTT baptized 10/21/1753 Scarboro ME, Revolutionary War Vet Patriot

Spouse: Thankful SMITH

Children: Samuel; Sally married Ebenezer Ayers 12/1/1795; Simeon; Elkanah married Hannah Nickerson 2/23/1806; Charles; Esther; Aaron born 3/18/1790 married Jerusha Holmes 10/17/1815 in Fredericton NB; Samuel; Thankful; Ruth married Robert Elliot 8/20/1797

Samuel SCOTT born 2/7/1786 Machias Washington ME removed to Calais ME; from The Calais Advertiser, 7 May 1872, Died: In this city on the 4th inst., in the 87th year of his age, Mr. Samuel Scott (per jamesdm49@aol.com).

Spouse: Francis DYER (Fanny) of Calais Washington ME born 5/22/1794 died 10/4/1887, buried in Topsfield Washington ME, age 57 in 1850 Calais Census; raised by grandfather as she was illegitimate and Knight refused to marry her mother unless she gave Francis away; her father was ? Thompson; married Samuel Scott 3/4/1811 Calais

Children: Temperance born 7/21/1811, died 10/24/1897 Topsfield/Danforth?; Atkins / Adkins Perry born 8/5/1813 baptized 7/18/1816 Kirk McColl St. Stephen NB married Elizabeth Bullock 3/17/1836, 1880 census wife was Charity age 52; Maria born 10/6/1815 baptized 7/18/1816 Kirk McColl St. Stephen NB, married Joseph Glidden 6/12/1832 Washington Co. [ME Marriages] brother of John Glidden; Lydia born 4/1/1818; Hiram H. born 7/11/1820 Calais, married Rebecca ?; Charles W. born 10/29/1822; Stillman born 3/19/18725; Harriet born 6/29/1826; Jeremiah Otis born 4/30/1829, 1880 census wife was Anna born Canada; Samuel Ezra. [aka Ezra S.] born 7/13/1831, died 6/17/1917, ship carpenter & farmer; Martha Elizabeth / Lizzie born 3/30/1833; all children born in Calais [children per David James]

Ezra S. SCOTT, sailor, born 7/13/1831 died 6/17/1917; 1860 Census Ezra S. Scott 5 W. Calais

Spouse: Martha JAMES born circa 1835 marriage intentions 12/26/1853

Children: Alice E. born 1857; Elnilda / Idelma L. born 1859 age 21, at home, single 1880 census; Wesley E. born 1861, died 1946, farm laborer, single 1880 census; Nellie A. born 7/6/1864, died 9/20/1885, age 14 1880 census; Harriet E. (Hattie) born circa 1867, age 12 1880 census died 9/2/1909; Cora E. born 1869 died 1932; Frederic A. born 6/24/1874, age 6 1880 census, died 12/4/1895

Harriet E. (Hattie) SCOTT born circa 1868

Spouse: Horace GLIDDEN born 1858; married 10/29/1884

Children: Earnest A. born 8/9/1885, died 5/16/1904 buried 5/18 age 18; Roscoe Franklin "Ross" born 3/23/1887 died 7/27/1965 buried 7/29 death certificate #6506118, served WWI, SS# 006-20-7696, lumberman; Walter J. "Walt" born 5/1/1889 died 6/1970 Methuen MA.; Howard W. born circa 1891 died 7/25/1907 bur 7/27 Calais Cemetery age 16; Cora Etta born 9/13/1894 died 8/20/1968 child #5 married Eben Maurice Smith; Nellie E. born 3/3/ 1897 died 10/18/1916 buried 10/20 age 19; Clifford/Wilford C. born 5/6/1899 died 8/6/1899; Horace P. born 11/21/1901 died 1/6/1902 age 2 months 6 days; Raymond C. born 10/9/1904 died 8/3/1927 buried 8/5 age 22; Lindsay S. "Lyn" born 12/26/1906 died 1/17/1954 age 47 MA, SS# 025-09-9613, married Mary T. Dewar; Carrie died 6/25/1908 age 7 years 1 month

Washington Co. Marriages pg 5: Joseph Gledden of Calais & Maria Scott of same m 6/12/1831 by James Harrington.

Vital Records of Calais ME pg 56 Marriage Intentions: Ezra Scott & Martha James both of Calais 12/26/1853. Pg 221 Marriage Intentions: Oct 15 & 22, 1884, Glidden, Horace W. of Calais & Scott, Hattie M. of Calais # 233. Pg 222 Marriages: Oct 29, 1884, Horace W. Glidden & Hattie M. Scott both of Calais were mar. by Rev. J. F. Haley Pastor of M.E. Church, Calais.

A-CHS 2/90: Sylvannus Scott Sr. of Portsmouth NH married Sarah Moses of Portsmouth; daughter Sarah Scott married Joseph Seavey in Scarborough ME; they resided Machias ME.

Births, Marriages & Deaths in Portsmouth NH: Sylvan Scott and Sarah Moses both of this Town were marry 21 Oct. 1714.

1790-1870 ME Census Index: 1860; Scott, Hattie; Washington Co. ME; page 134; 2 W. Calais; Federal Population Schedule; ME 1860 Federal Census Index; ME17248428
1860; Scott, Ezra S.; Washington Co. ME; page 220; 5 W. Calais; Federal Population Schedule; ME 1860 Federal Census Index; ID ME17248427

1880 Census, Calais ME: Atkins Scott, married, male, white, age 67, born ME, farmer, father and mother born in ME; Charity, wife, white, age 52, born NB, keeping house, father born ME, mother born NB; Herbert L. Farrar, stepson, single, male, white, age 20, born ME, farm laborer, father and mother born NB; Edwin Farrar, stepson, single, male, white, age 14, born ME, farm laborer, father and mother born NB; Charles Kelley, grandson, single, male, white, age 4, born ME, father born NB, mother born ME.
1880 Census: Hiram H. Scott, married, male, white, age 58, born ME, ship carpenter & farmer, father's birthplace ?, mother born ME; Rebecca, wife, white, age 54, born NB, keeping house, father born ME, mother born NB; Horatio N. Hopps, nephew, single, male, white, age 18, born ME, farm laborer, father born NB, mother born ME; Alice Beach, daughter, single, white, age 10, born ME, attending schook, father born NS, mother born NS.
1880 Census, Calais ME: Ezra S. Scott, born 1832, ME, age 48, farmer, married, white, head of household, father & mother born in ME; Martha, wife, white, age 45, born ME, keeping house father and mother born in ME; Idelma L., daughter, single, white, age 21, born ME, at home, father & mother born ME; Wesley, son, single, age 20, born ME, farm laborer; Nellie, daughter, age 14, born ME, attending school; Hattie, daughter, age 12, born ME, attending school, Frederic, son, age 6, born ME.
1880 Census, Port Huron, MI: Otis Scott, married, male, white, 53, born ME, retired merchant, father & mother born ME; Anna, wife, white, 43, born Canada, father & mother born Scotland; Frederick, son, single, 18, born MI; William, son, single, 17, born MI; Otis, son, 14, born MI; Alanzo, son, 4, born MI; Mary Bowler, other, single, female, white, 19, born NJ, servant, father & mother born NY.

Descendants of Charles Glidden: "Joseph Glidden, perhaps a grandson of John & Abigail Glidden was born in the vicinity of Wakefield [NH] and removed to Calais ME. He married Maria Scott d of Francis Scott of Calais

Gen Dic. of ME & NH: Scott, Sylvanus, Portsmouth, m 10/21/1714 Sarah Moses(1). Will 1754-1756 names w Sarah, sons Samuel, Sylvanus; daus. Ruth wid of GeorgeTompson; Sarah w of Joseph Seavey; Elizabeth w of Benj Foster (2 jr.); Frances w of Wooden Foster (2). Members of his fam went to Scarb and to Machias

A-CHS : Sylvanus Scott will dtd 1754 m 10/21/1714 Portsmouth NH Sarah Moses bp 7/4/1708 d/o Aaron Moses and (2) Mary Leach; ch: Amos, Elizabeth, Frances, Ruth, Samuel, Sarah, Sylvanus. Samuel2 bp 6/23/1723 Portsmouth m 12/29/1743 Scarborough Susan Perry, rem to Machias ME 1763, Rev. War; ch: Sarah, John, George, Susan, Samuel, Simeon, Ruth, Mark, Jesse, Daniel, Theodore. John3 b 1747 m Fanny Thompson b 5/20/1749 d/o George Thompson and Ruth Scott, Lt Rev. War ch: Ruth, Fanny, William P., John Thompson, Betsy. Note from Rebecca Hobart, Dennysville. Children of Sylvanus & Sarah Moses Scott; Elizabeth married Col. Benj. Foster their son Samuel Foster married daughter of Sylvanus Scott Jr. m. Sarah Andrews, Comfort. Samuel and Comfort Foster had a son Benjamin Foster. Sylvanus and Sarah Scott's daughter Frances married Wooden Foster, their son Moses Foster married Drucilla West, their daughter Joanna Foster married Benjamin Foster, their daughter Drucilla Foster married Charles C. Hobart. Col. Benjamin & Wooden Foster were brothers. Notes unknown source: Samuel Scott married Susan Perry, son Wallace Scott married ?, son Mark Scott married Sally Elsmore daughter of Moses Elsmore & Lydia Andrews, daughter Sally Scott married Mark Fenlason in Machias 1812, daughter Sally Fenlason married Roland Dudley from Winslow.

History of Machias ME: "An association of 16 persons was accordingly formed during the winter of 1763, for the purpose of building a double saw mill at Machias, to be owned in as many shares--and it was decided to commence operations the ensuing spring. /P/ Smiths' Centennial records the names of the Associates in this undertaking, to commence the first English settlement at Machias as follows: Samuel Scott, Sylvanus Scott (brothers), Timothy Libby, George Libby, David Libby (brothers), Solomon Stone, John Stone (brothers), Daniel Hill, Japhet Hill (brothers), Isaiah Foster, Westrook Berry, Isaac Larrabee, Daniel Fogg. The above 13 were all residents of Scarborough and all lived at a District in the town known as Black Point. The remaining 3 were Thomas Buck of Plymouth, Captain of a coaster; Jonathan Carlton of Sheepscot; William Jones of Portsmouth NH. .... The women and children who had remained at Scarborough were removed to Machias in August. .... During the year 1764 the Inhabitants made nearly one million six hundred thousand feet of lumber, which was no doubt an extraordinary season's work.....In 1769 a company of militia of nearly 100 men was formed; Stephen Jones was chosen Captain; Benjamin Foster (afterwards Colonel) Lieutenant and Sylvanus Scott Ensign.

Memorial to Loyalist Families pg 67: There was a Samuel Scott of Tower Hill, St. David NB

Per Justine Gengras bgengras@worldpath.net: Calais census 1850 pg 175 Samuel Scott age 63 b ME wife Frances age 57 b ME. /P/ Samuel Scott b 7 Feb 1786, Machias ME [Machias VRs] son of Samuel Scott bp 21 Oct 1753 Scarboro ME & Thankful Smith. Machias Centennial Memorial notes that Samuel Scott moved to Calais. /P/ Samuel Scott bp 1753 is brother of gggg-grandmother Susannah Scott bp 17 Mar 1751/51, both children of Samuel Scott & Susannah Perry of Machias. Susannah Scott m. Wallace Finlason/Fenlason of E. Machias. I descend from 2 children of this Scott/Fenlason couple, Mark Fenlason & Rosamund Fenlason. /P/ 1850 Calais census children listed under Samuel Scott and wife Frances: ___[ink too faint to read] age 21 sailor b ME, Ezra age 19 sailor b ME, Elizabeth age 17 b ME, Harry age 11 b ME. Adkins Scott & family is a separate entry in this census. /P/ From original Kirk McColl Church records, scanned and posted by Arnie Krause on Charlotte Co NB Genweb at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~aek740/kirk-McColl.html children of Samuel Scott: Adkins Perry Scott b 5 Aug 1813 Calais ME bp 7/18/1816 St. Stephen NB; Maria Scott b 10/6/1815 Calais ME bp 7/18/1816 St. Stephen NB /P/ The Portsmouth NH bp of Sarah Moses, wife of Silvanus Scott, was an adult bp, as she "owned the covenant" on the same date. She also renewed her covenant 7/15/1716, the same day their eldest child Sarah was bp..as dau of Sarah Scott. So it's likely that her Sarah's birth date was much earlier than 1708.

Jerry Scott jes@jagunet.com: Samuel and Susannah Perry Scott's son Mark married Mehitable Scott, 1st cousin. Their son Joel is Jerry's g-g-grandfather.
Shannon Scott, KMS106@aol.com: Samuel and Thankful's son Aaron married Jerusha Holmes. They are Shannon's gr gr grandparents. Sue McCabe suemccabe@earthlink.net provided Shannon with much of her Scott information. Aaron and Jerusha were also her gr gr gr grandparents.

MA Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol 13, page 926: Scott, Samuel. Private, Capt. Joseph Sevey's co., Col. Benjamin Foster's (Lincoln Co.) regt.; entered service June 23 [1777]; discharged July 16 [1777]; service, 23 days; company ordered on duty for defence of Machias and rivers adjacent when ship "Ambuscade" lay in the harbor; also, same co. and regt.; service, 1 day; company served at Machias from Dec 5 to Dec 25, 1778. Vol 13, page 926: Scott, Samuel, Jr. Private, Capt. Joseph Sevey's co., Col. Benjamin Foster's (Lincoln Co.) regt.; entered service June 23 [1777]; discharged July 16 [1777]; service, 23 days; company ordered on duty for defence of Machias and rivers adjacent when ship "Ambuscade" lay in the harbor; also, same co. and regt.; entered service July 16, 1777; discharged Aug 20, 1777; service, 1 mo. 4 days, on an alarm; company served at Machias when British ships lay in that harbor until relieved by Col. John Allen's forces; also, same co. and regt.; service, 1 day; company served at Machias from Dec 5 to Dec 25, 1778.

26 Jan 1779 - Silvanus Scott, joiner, to Stephen Smith and Geo Stillman, merchants, all of Machias, for £60 1-8th part of stream side of the old double saw mill in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 14:124]. 23 Jun 1766 - Sylvanus Scott, gentleman to same {Ichabod Jones of Boston} for £20 "No eleven, a seven acre lot of land more or less, fronting southerly on the River and bounded on the east side by the lot No Ten, laid out to Solomon Stone, and on the western side by lot No Twelve, laid out to Samuel Scotts, and on the Rear by the Marsh, which lot was laid out to me as a Mill Lott upon the northern side of the Western Falls at Machias" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:14] http://home.att.net/~n.c.hall/Census.html -website removed

Washington - Maine Place Names & the Peopling of Its Towns: Samuel Scott was the first settler of East Machias, followed by Col. Benj. Foster, W. Foster, J. Seavy, D. Fogg, J. Mansur, & others.
Edmunds: When Colonel Hobart came to view his purchase in 1786, he found the earliest comers already located in the area. Among these were an Irishman, James Neil, a deserter from the British Army, who had built his log house here in 1775; the Widow Oliver and her family; Samuel Scott & Richard Harper, all of whom had arrived in 1785; Elijah Ayer, Sr; and his son Elijah, Jr. who with their families were living on Denny's River. /P/ In addition to those already mentioned, early settlers were James Shaw, Samuel Runnels, Daniel Smith, Wm. Hurley, Joshua Cushing, Hosea Smith, Nathaniel Cox, David Reynolds and Nathaniel Cox, Jr. All were in the township before 1799. Of the 5 or 6 settlers living there when Colonel Hobart purchased the township in 1786, none remained.

Rebecca Hobart "Dennysville 1786 - 1986 ... and Edmunds, Too!" Pages 95 - 96: ...With his earnings from that business endeavor, Col. Hobart in 1786 purchased from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Township X [Edmunds], which contained 17,700 acres and for which he paid 2200 pounds lawful money in State securities...... /P/ Col. Aaron Hobart found James O'Neil, the first settler, an Irishman who had deserted from the British Army and built a log house in 1776; Widow Oliver and her family; Elijah Ayers, Sr., and Capt. Elijah Ayers, Jr., with their families; and Samuel Scott and his family already residing in Township X. There was one sawmill on Cathance Stream, which enters Dennys River from the west about seventeen miles downstream from Meddybemps Lake, and another being built on Dennys River by Col. John Allan and Capt. Elijah Ayers. /P/ In 1787 Nathaniel Hobart, who had received a deed for 3,000 acres of timberland and one sawmill, called the "Brisk Mill," on Dennys River, from his father, Col. Aaron, came to Township X, bought out Samuel Scott, built a house, and settled there. ... Page 104 Aaron Hobart, son of Isaac, Sr., erected him home on the point of land, across Dennys River from the Lincoln estate, which had been occupied by Samuel Scott when the Lincolns came, and by Nathaniel Hobart, 1787-1796.

Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H.: Scott, Amos, son of Silvanus and Sarah, Sept. 28, 1718. Elizabeth, daughter of Silvanus and Sarah, June 22, 1729. Frances, daughter of Silvanus and Sarah, Nov. 6, 1720. Ruth, daughter of Silvanus and Sarah, Aug. 1, 1725. Samuel, son of Silvanus and Sarah, June 23, 1723. Sarah, renewed covenant July 15, 1716. Sarah, daughter of Sarah, July 15, 1716. Sarah, received Aug. 7, 1720. Sarah, daughter of Sylvanus and Sarah, May 21, 1727. Sylvanus, received Feb. 6, 1725/6.

Scott marriages in Washington Co. ME 1743-1891: Becca Scott & Henry Chase Nov. 22, 1817; Bethian Scott & Thomas Carr Nov. 21, 1812; Daniel Scott & Betsey Chase July 17, 1787; David Scott & Theodora Wheeler Mar. 16, 1820; Elkanah Scott & Hannah Nickerson Feb. 23, 1806; Fanny Scott & John Haycock Sep 20, 1799; Jeremiah Scott & Deborah Nash Jul 2, 1844; Jesse Scott & Bethiah Bracey Nov 26, 1786; Jesse Scott & Sarah Rich Oct 25, 1801; Levi Scott & Lucy Billings Jan 6, 1813; Love Scott & John Smith Oct 15, 1813; Lucy B. Scott & Ruel Bartlett no date given; Lydia Scott & Isaac Johnson Apr 22, 1816; Maria Scott & Joseph Glidden Jun 12, 1832; Mark Scott & Mehitable Scott Nov 5 1786; Mary Scott & Samuel Talbot Sep 17, 1833; Minerva Scott & Edward Lee Apr 4, 1864; Polly Scott & Jeremiah Waldron Nov 9, 1799; Rebecca Scott & Zenie Heywood Oct 10, 1844; Ruth Scott & Benjamin Foster Apr 20, 1777; Ruth Scott & Robert Elliot Aug 20, 1797; Sally Scott & Ebenezer Ayers Dec 1, 1795; Sarah Scott & Capt John Long Aug 8, 1776; Susannah Scott & John Chaloner Aug 4, 1811.

Marriage Intentions Machias, 1811August 4: John Chaloner and Susannah Scott

[A-CHS Amanda Addie Scott, occ. housewife b. circa 1847 Baileyville d. 8/10/1884 Calais; Maria Scott, occ. housewife, b. circa 1815 Calais d. 12/10/1861 Calais, Henry Scott, occ. farmer, b. Alexander d. 1883 Calais]