A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

Johne WILSON

Spouse: Jonat FALL born 9/21/1600 Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

Children: Gowen born 1618 Paisley (Prestonpans) died 8/6/1686 Falmouth Cumberland Maine; James baptized 7/23/1615 Prestonpans; Robert baptized 11/17/1616 Prestonpans

Gowen WILSON of Exeter & Kittery born 1618 Paisley (Prestonpans) East Lothian Scotland, baptized 7/26/1618 Prestonpans; died before 8/6/1686 Falmouth Cumberland ME; Gowen to court for being attentive to John Andrews wife Joane to the neglect of his own; had a cousin Thomas Wilson who built first grist mill in Exeter NH

Spouse: ?

Children: Deborah married Andrew Haley 1/2/1683-4 Falmouth ME, fisherman from Isles of Shoals; son born 1647; John born 11/1647; Joseph born 1650-5 Kittery died 1710 Kittery; Rebecca born 1653 married (1) Henry Barnes (2) Henry Bodge 1672 Kittery

Joseph WILSON, Sergeant of Kittery, born circa 1650-5 , died 3/1708-9, surveyor or highways and fences, selectman, sealer of leather, "received military title for his efforts to protect the community against the Indians," estate valued at £620 when died

Spouse: Hannah ENDLE died 1748; married 1683 Kittery, survived Joseph and lived into her 80s "an energetic woman, not living in that quiet manner which might have been expected of a woman of her age and position"

Children: Hannah born 11/19-29/1683; Joseph born 10/28/1684; William; Ruth; Gowen born 1/29/1689-90 Kittery died 4/1769 Pleasant River ME, carpenter, married Anne "Annie" Shepperd/Shepard 12/25/1712 daughter of John Shepperd, they had a son Gowen died Cherryfield ME; Agnes; John; Rebecca; Deborah; Mary married Captain John Bucknam from N orth Yarmouth; Anne; Elizabeth

Hannah WILSON born 11/19/1683

Spouse: Joseph BILLINGS

Children: Elizabeth married Ichabod Austin; 6 other children

Information on Johne Wilson/Jonat Fall etc. per JOHuffER@aol.com

Gen Dictionary ME & NH pg 760-1: Gowen Wilson, Exeter, Kittery, by tradition from Paisley, Scotland; Col Banks found the name in Stoke Bruerner, co Northampton in 1604. The Gowen of Boston 1641-3 likely moved on to Ex by 1647, cowherd 1649, with Thomas Cornish bot prop from Thomas Jones in 1650 and sued for it in Oct 1651. Going on to ME he took O.A. at Kit in Nov 1652 "residing further northward"; depos in Apr 1654, ag 36, Goose Cove gr 1658. Constable 1658, 1669; gr j 1672, 1685; selectman 1674, 1675. Excused from training by age in July 1674. Deeded dau Deborah's portion 2 June 1684; d bef 6 Aug 1686. Lists 376b (1650), 282, 286, 298, 28. See also Hutchins(2). In 1657 he was attentive to John Andrews' w Joan to the neglect of his own w and fam. Kn ch: Son b and d at Ex 1647. John, a Spruce Creek wit 1672, List 298. In Aug 1686 he took as his portion from br Joseph 3 a with a ho on it, a cow and a sow, agreeing if Joseph had to care for him, the prop should go back to him. This was rec 7 Feb 1710-1 but adm gr to Nathaniel Keene 24 Feb 1690-1. Rebecca (appar) m 1st Henry Barnes m 2d Henry Bodge. Joseph b +-1655. Deborah m Andrew Haley.

Sergt. Joseph Wilson, Kittery (+-48 in 1703) m Hannah Endle. Highw surv 1693-1698; sealer of leathe 1695-6; j 1699; gr j 1694, 1698 (fined for abs), 1699, 1701; selectman 1703-1705. Lists 290, 293, 295, 298, 36. Died Mar 1708-9. In Feb 1714-5 wid Hannah (List 291) sold to Ebenezer Moore 1/4 a Spruce Creek sawmill form her husband s. She d in 1748. In 1754 a div was made betw Thomas Hobbs, Thomas Hammett and John Godsoe, who had bot out several heirs, and Wm and Gowen W. Joseph Billings and Benj Weeks who had not sold. Ch (Y.D. 18:91): Hannah b 19 Nov 1683 m Joseph Billings. Joseph b 28 Oct 1684 m 1st 27 Aug 1707 Elizabeth Chapman, 4 ch. In 1733, a widower, he had liv a yr with Mary Cloff, singlewoman and m 2d 3 Jul 1733 Mary Clear (3 ch.); m 3d 2 Apr 1751 Judith (Weeks) Richardson. Lists 296, 291, 197. See also Hutchins. Will 2 Jan-3 Apr 1758. William b 28 Aug 1686, carpenter, m 25 Apr 1711 Hopewell (Furbish) Hutchins. Lists 291, 298. A widower in Jun 1766, d intest 1770. 5 ch. Ruth b 19 Apr 1688 m Elihu Parsons. Gowen b 29 Jan 1690. List 291 m at Portsm 25 Dec 1712 Anne Shepherd, mov to Falm where she joined the ch in 1739. 7 ch rec or bp in Kit. Agness b 1 Mar 1692 dsp bef Feb 1723-4. John b 13 Jan 1694 List 291, m Mary Johnson. Falm 1739-1746+, ret to Kit d 1757. 1 ch bp at Falm. Rebecca b 16 Feb 1696 m John Norton. Deborah b 19 Apr 1698 m Capt John Morre. Mary b 25 Feb 1700 m 16 Sep 1722 John Bennett both liv 1739. Anne b 29 Mar 1702 unm 1748. Elizabeth b 23 Sep 1705 ag 3 1/2 when fa d, m Benjamin Weeks.

Pioneers of ME & NH: WILSON, GOWEN, Exeter, bought land of Thomas Jones; failing to obtain possession, he brought suit in court 7 (8) 1651. [Norf Court rec] Removed to Kittery; took oath of allegiance to MA govt 11/16/1652. Resided "further northward." Testified in the Gunnison case 4/24/1654 age about 36 years. [Bzx. MSS.] Gave marriage portion 6/2/1684 to daughter Deborah on her union with Andrew Haley.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England: ENDLE RICHARD, approximately 40 in 1674, in 1660 was fishing partn. with Stephen Ford; from 1665 on sold his fish to Mr. Jonathan Wade, acct. was not settled until 1682. In 1679-1681 he had been fishing for Roger Kelly. In 1667 he adm. on estates of Barthol. Priest and Christo. Monke. Lists 302ab, 305c, 298. In 1665 he bot at Spruce Creek and from that time kept his fam. ashore, self and w. bur. there. Adm. to s. Richard, inv. attested 5 Apr. 1694. He m. Agnes Turpin. Ch: Hannah, m. 1683 Joseph Wilson. Their s. Gowen occup. the homestead. Richard, b. ab. 1662, yeoman, had the homestead. Const. 1694-96. Gr.j. 1693, 1694, 1696, 1703. Lists 290, 295-298. W. Jane liv. 1707. D.s.p. 1716.

Washington: Maine Place Names & the Peopling of Its Towns: The first settlers to Columbia were William and Noah Mitchell from Falmouth who came about 1750.The marshland at the mouth of Pleasant River had attracted them as feed for their cattle. they first constructed rude log cabins and hovels. William built the first frame house in town; exactly where it was located is not known. Among the heads of families living in Plantation #13, now Columbia Falls, in 1790 were Allen, Archer, Bucknam, Black, Cox, Coffin, Calaghan, Crocker, Drisko, Dunbar, Dorr, Hale, Ingersoll, Kelly, Nash, McKinsey, Merritt, Mansfield, McKaslegen, Reynolds, Tinny, Tucker, Tibbetts, Whitney, Wilson, Worcester, Wass and Weymouth. Captain Joseph Wilson of Kittery was one of the first settlers. He came about 1762; Captain John Bucknam from North Yarmouth, an early comer, began to build mills, and started lumbering in 1773. He married Mary, the daughter of Joseph Wilson.
The Bangor Historical Magazine gives the following inhabitants of Addison on 4/27/1778: David, Wilmot & Wilmot Wass, Jr.; Joseph & Joseph Tibbetts Jr.; Joseph, Samuel, Margaret, Isaiah & Joseph Nash, Jr.; Widow Knowles; Wm. Ingerson; Edmund Stevens; Seth Norton; John Hall; Daniel & George Tenney; Gowen & Joseph Wilson; John Bucknam; Owen McKenzie; Moses Wooster; Nathan Whitney; Wm. McCausland; Obadiah Allen; Noah & Wm. Mitchell; Nathaniel Cox; Nehemiah Small; Richard Coffin; Joseph Drisko & Joseph Drisko, Jr.; Moses Plummer; David Will; Daniel Look.