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Beal / Kingsbury: My great grandmother passed down a bible to me and there are two names in it... Mrs. Abby E. Beal from Prospect, Maine, dated Sept. 27, 1887... And J. Myrtil Kingsbury from Frankfort, Maine, dated Nov. 11,1912.... I'm trying to find out any information on these two people.
Contact Darcie Carter

Black: I am interested in posting a query regarding members of the Black family. Henry Black, born in Boston in 1739, served as justice of the peace in Prospect (Waldo County) Maine from May 1812 until March 1815. He was married to Sarah Stowers. Henry died on June 15, 1817 in Sandy Point, Maine..

Henry's son, James F. Black, was born in November 1770 in Chelsea MA. He served as a militiaman in the War of 1812 - participated in the defense of shipping on Penobscot Bay for which he received a land warrant. He was a ship captain by trade and lived in Frankfort. He was town selectman for Prospect from 1823 - 1825. He was married to Rebecca Brown. James died in February 1843.

John Crosby Black, James's son, was an innkeeper in Searsport. He also served, like his grandfather Henry, as justice of the peace. John was born in April, 1812 in Prospect. In the fall of 1855 John, his wife Chloe Keith Wilbur/Wilber, and their children moved to Illinois where they settled in Franklin Grove (Lee Co.) Illinois. John died on December, 1864.
Contact Ken Tyler

Blanchard: I am trying to find the ancestry of Fannie/Fanny S. Blanchard who married 19 Jan 1861 to Atwood Augustus Gilmore. Fannie was b. 9 June 1835 in Prospect and died 22 Mar 1904 at Searsport.
Contact Janet S. Seitz

Bowden: I am still working on the Abraham Bowden and Mary Marston that showed up a number of times with intentions beginning in 1801 but I do not know if they were ever actually married or not. I found an entry in the Prospect history that they were married in 1810 but Bob Brooks says it is incorrect. That it's intentions only. If that is the case, intentions have been published 3 times and no marriages. Since they started having children in 1802 it seems that a marriage would have taken place. The theory begins to appear that there were more than one Abraham Booden and Mary Marston. In every case it was shown that Abraham was from Penobscot and Mary was from Prospect. I found Abraham Booden in the 1810 census of Prospect but nothing after that and I do not have information on how many males, females etc. were in the household at that time. Also, I have learned that an Abraham Booden was lost at sea aboard the Brig Phebe of St. Lucia in 1818. If he was the same Abraham that appeared in the Prospect 1810 census this would explain why he would not appear in the 1820 census. If anyone has any additional information on anything that would be helpful in nailing down these Abrahams etc. it would really be appreciated.
Contact Richard Bowden

Bowden / Marsten: Looking for information on Abraham Bowden who came from Penobscot and Mary Marsten from Prospect. They were married in Prospect. The archives show the marriage date as 7 May 1810. I believe it to be 1801 since their first born was in 1802. Abraham appeared in the census of Prospect in 1810 but I have no information after that. Also no information on the Marsten family in Prospect during that time period.
Contact Richard Bowden

Bowdoin: I am trying to find some were the sea captain Rufus Bowdoin and didn't know if you might have come across the name. He lived on Bowdoin Point in Prospect, ME.
Contact Christina

Clark: Looking for a birth record and parents of Rev. John Clark. On his daughter's death certificate it says he was born in North Waldoboro. He was married to Elizabeth Wallis and died in Prospect in 1871 at age 78. Were his parents John Clark and Mercy Beal?
Contact Marion Martin

Crockett: Seeking information on Allard Crockett b. 13 May 1826 son of Samuel & Mehitable (Batchelder) Crockett. Samuel was born 21 Jan. 1801 d. 02 Oct 1880. Prospect, ME Waldo Co., Looking for proof such as probate records showing connection of Allard to parents.
Contact Alice Reiley

Cromwell:
I am working on my Cromwell line of Waldo Co., ME. This is what I have:
Elizabeth Cromwell, b. circa 1746 in New Hampshire...supposed mother of Joseph Cromwell...died 21 Mar. 1851 in Montville, ME, at age 105! She is buried in Bolan Hill Cemetery in Montville, ME.
Thomas Cromwell, b. circa 1755 or before, probably in England...supposed husband of Elizabeth Cromwell, above.

Children (surname Cromwell):
1. Peter?
2. Moses
3. Joseph, b. circa 1770s-80s in England
4. Abigail, b. 1772; married (2) James Bagley in Montville, ME 6 June 1799, by Abraham Borrall, Esq. Had eleven children. Abigail was married first to a Mr. Tollbrid, or Tollard

Joseph Cromwell, b. circa 1783 in England; possibly the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Cromwell. Joseph married at Balltown (Jefferson), ME 18 Jan. 1802, to Hannah Cram, b. 1783 in Barnstead, NH, d/o Smith Cram and Jane Harriman. Joseph died prior to 1820, probably in Montville, ME. Hannah (Cram) Cromwell died 7 Nov. 1828 in South Prospect (Stockton Springs), Waldo Co., ME.

Children (surname Cromwell), born in Montville:
1. Eliza, b. 30 Apr. 1802
2. Moses, b. 14 Feb. 1804
3. Polly, b. 11 Apr. 1805; m. Enoch Staples 2 Oct 1823 in Prospect, Waldo Co., ME by Thomas Merrill. Polly was from Freedom, ME at the time of their marriage. Polly died 24 Feb 1827 in Prospect, ME.
4. Jane, b. 17 Jan 1808; m. 26 Aug 1826, in Prospect, ME to Joseph Badger Kidder, son of Joseph and Lydia (Houlton) Kidder. Jane died 23 Jan 1892, in Edgerton, Rock Co., WI. Had several children.
5. Hannah, b. Aug 1815 in "Hancock Co., ME"; m. 18 June 1834, in Prospect Corners, Waldo Co., ME to Ralph Staples. Hannah died 13 June 1902 in Minneapolis, MN. Had eleven children. Seven survived to adulthood.

If anyone has ANY information on these people, I'd be very interested. I am hoping to verify where Joseph Cromwell (my 4th G-Grandfather) was born in England, and when.
Contact Clark Kidder

Emerson: We are searching for information regarding our 2nd great grandfather, Seth Emerson, born 1830 on Deer Isle, Hancock Co., Maine. In a bio regarding Seth it states he was a Captain on a ship in the Maine area. His parents are Samuel and Nancy Burke Emerson. Seth's second wife is Lavenia Whitney born 8 Jun 1842. If this will be of assistance. They left the Prospect, Maine area for Minneapolis, MN.
Contact Dia McCulloch

Goodell: Would someone be so kind as to look in the Prospect censuses for my gggrandmother, Maria A. Goodell? She was b Aug 1825 in Prospect. She was the daughter of Daniel Goodell and unknown. Maria married my ggrandfather James M. Miller abt 1846-47, probably in Prospect. Any information found would be gratefully received.
Contact Nancy Miller Weege

Goodwin: One of the brick walls in my wife's ancestry is Reuben Goodwin. Info that we have is that he married Mary Ford, daughter of William and Sarah (Edes) Ford, on 5 Mar 1761 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. William and Sarah had five kids -- Mary, Abigail, Katherine, Elizabeth and William. The first four (and maybe William, too) were born in Charlestown, according to IGI and Thomas Wyman's book on Charlestown. According to a family Bible kept by Katherine's daughter, at least Mary, Katherine and William wound up in Prospect, Waldo, ME. I estimate that the family's move occurred before July, 1788, for Katherine's daughter Sarah was born in Prospect in April, 1789. I'm reasonably convinced that Sarah's father lived in Maine long before that, but that's another story. Several years ago, someone (whose name I have lost) sent me an E-mail to the effect that Reuben's ancestry would be easy to trace -- the Goodwins were well known in Charlestown. If I could find that person now, I'd probably say something to the effect of "Sez who?" Thanks in advance for your help in identifying the ancestors of Reuben Goodwin. I'm well aware of the Goodwin family of York County, ME. There are at least two Reubens in this family. However, they don't fit with a marriage date of 1761 in Charlestown, MA. I'm about 99% certain that our Reuben is not part of the York County Goodwin family.
Contact Bruce Bardes

Goodwin / Tibbetts: Deaths of Benjamin Tibbetts (d. 13 May 1834) and his wife Mary Goodwin Tibbetts (d. 26 Jul 1838) have been recorded in a Trevett family Bible. Deaths of Katherine (d. 25 Jul 1824) and William Goodwin (d. 21 Jul 1837) were also recorded. All of these deaths occurred in Prospect, Waldo County, Maine. Dates of birth, estimated from age at death notations, were: Benjamin - 1760; Mary - 1762; Katherine - 1766; and William - 1776. I believe that Mary, Katherine and William were siblings, possibly the children of Reuben and Mary (Ford) Goodwin of Charlestown, MA. I have nothing about Benjamin Tibbetts..
I seeking additional information about the Tibbetts and Goodwin families.
The Bible was apparently kept by Sarah/Sally Trevett, whose first husband was Samuel Trevett, born in York, ME in 1786 and died in Prospect on 18 Jul 1822. Sally's second husband was Daniel Crockett. She has four children by each husband. Sally apparently used Staples as her maiden name, though there is no evidence to suggest that she was born into any of the several Staples families in the Prospect area. One scenario is that Sally was the daughter of Katherine Goodwin and an unknown Staples father, obviously outside of any marriage. That might explain why Sally would enter the Goodwin names in her family Bible (together with several Trevett names, but no Staples names).
Contact Bruce Bardes

Harding / Batchelder: I am looking for information on the following siblings and their parents, Emeline Harding and Josiah or Isaiah Batchelder. The records that I have found vary, stating that they came from Prospect, Prospect Ferry, or Waldo, Maine. My great, great grandfather was Samuel.

1. Sarah b. 1841
2. Helen b. 1844
3. Edwin b. 1846
4. Samuel b. 1848
5. James b. 1853
6. Nancy b. 1854

Contact Dianne Campagna

Harriman: I am searching for any information on the Harriman/Herriman/Horriman families of Prospect, Waldo Co., Maine. Almost every male, save but a few, in this family was listed as master sailor or sailor in the census records. In particular, I am trying to locate records of the Joshua Harriman line. I believe he was born circa 1805.
Contact Patricia (Boyer) Dickman

Harriman: I am researching, genealogically and biographically, some sailing captains, and ship owners starting with Hezekiah Harriman. I believe Hezekiah's brother owned a sailing ship named Ivanhoe and it sailed to the port of San Francisco a few times until a Hurricane got it off Point Flaherty.

Aboard this ship was a young mariner, Charles F. Herriman, Hezekiah's son, and Charles ended up staying in the Bay Area. While here he captained the Alameda to Australia and, as captain, he brought the steamship Sonoma from the East to the West coast, he captained this ship for a number of years.

Another Herriman, was Hezekiah Edgar, a son of Hezekiah above, who captained ships to Australia and he settled in Australia.

I would appreciate any information anyone has on these individuals. In later years, Charles F. Herriman was quite well known in the Bay Area; he served as an inspector of ship in his later years.
Ralph Harriman, these Harrimans are my cousins.

The primary Harrimans I am interested in is Hezekiah and his descendants who were mariners or sea captains with the home port of Stockton, Maine as in the following:
1870 fed. census for Stockton, Waldo Co., ME, page 348, fam. 282.
Harriman, Hezekiah, age 49, b. (1821) in ME, R.E. $10,000, p.v. $200, MASTER MARINER;
Harriman, Sarah, age 41, b. (1829) in MO, housekeeping;
Harriman, Henry W., age 21, b. (1844) in AR, mariner;
Harriman, Albert F., age 19, b. (1851) in AR, mariner;
Harriman, Charles F., age 16, b. (1854) in MI, mariner;
Harriman, Margaret A., age 11, b. (1859) in ME;
Harriman, Hezekiah, age 4/12, b. (1870) in ME.

Hezakiah was a sea ship captain on the East Coast. His two sons, after 1870, Henry W. and Albert F, became captains and commanded ships on the East Coast. Albert F. sailed ships to Australia and eventually settled there.
Charles F. Harriman grew up in Stockton, trained as a mariner on the Ivanhoe (owned by his uncle, Hezekiah, Sr.). This ship sailed around the horn to the port of San Francisco a number of times. Charles, settled in Oakland and he captained the ships Alamada and Sonoma from this port. I have the West Coast information.
This above is just one family in Waldo Co. with ship captains. A Francis M. Harriman of Prospect, was a master mariner and Dearborn Harriman of Prospect, a ship master. All these Harrimans mentioned and myself, are related and have the same immigrant ancestor, Leonard Harriman, of Rowley, MA.
Basically, I'm seeking any information on these individuals you might have. On the West Coast, we even had a whaling ship named Emma Herriman, captained by James Warder.
Contact Ralph Harriman

Haules / Holliss: I am trying to find the relatives of my husband. I know Haules or Hollis was in Frankfort- Prospect area for a time. I recently went to the Town Hall in Frankfort and talked with the nicest lady. I found an Albert Bertrand Lawrence s/o Haules and Ida Handy Lawrence. I was so excited. These people traveled around a lot and need to know of brothers and sisters that may exist. Haules was born abt 1821 maybe in Carmel, not sure. And need to know of his son Andrew Jackson Lawrence b. in Prospect?
Contact Leah Lawrence

Lane: I am compiling an enumeration of the descendants of Daniel Lane, who is counted in the 1790 census in Frankfort. Related families include:
Eleazor B. Dickey - Monroe ca 1800
Ezra Ide - Frankfort
Nathaniel Littlefield - Prospect
Jeremiah Clark - Frankfort
By the end of the summer I will have a site with a lot of this data on it. I would love to hear from others interested in these families or Frankfort, in general. BTW, I live in Newburgh.
Contact Dr. Ken Lane

Littlefield: I've just begun researching the Littlefield surname in Waldo County, especially Stockton Springs (Prospect). I have Thomas Clark, b. 1827 and married to a Delia A., b. 1847 their daughter, Malinda J. Clark, b. 1869 was married to an Everett Littlefield, b. 1860. It's their descendants that I'm interested in and also Everett's parents etc. I am trying to connect this Littlefield family to Edmund of Wells.
Contact Nancy

Martin: Joseph Plumb Martin, the Revolutionary Soldier, is described in multiple sources as an "artist, poet," and even a hymn writer. In 1962 the historian George Scheer, who edited the modern edition of Martin's memoir, said he had seen examples of Martin's art work and manuscript hymns when he visited Prospect. Does anyone know if these documents still survive, either in the hands of the Prospect Church, a historical society, or descendants of Martin?
Contact Philip Mead

Mason: Looking for information on Louisa Mason, who married David Dow, son of Jonathan Dow and Polly "Mary" Black. Although I don't know what county Louisa and David were from, I believe her to be the daughter of John Mason and Jemima Nickerson of Prospect. If this is the correct Louisa, she would have been born in 1810 and died in 1883. Louisa and David had 10 children. Does anyone know if John Mason and Jemima Nickerson had a daughter named Louisa who married David Dow?
Contact Jessica

Moody: Searching for the parents and ancestry of Chandler Moody, Born: about 1783, probably in New Hampshire, married Susanna Field in Prospect, Maine on May 26, 1808. Probably died 1821 in Newport, Maine leaving five young sons: Edward, b. born 9 Apr 1809; Jacob Ames, b.22 June 1810; James Sanborne, b.6 Apr 1816; Robert, b.1812, and Benjamin, born, 7 Aug 1821. Chandler had brothers, Robert b. abt 1776, and David, b. abt 1780. Edward and Robert settled in Somerset County. The others in Weston, Maine. Father may have been David Moody.
Contact Rose Moody Cohoon

Odum: I'd like to know what the earliest records are (that still exist!) for the town of Prospect. Here's what I'm working on:

I have a John Odum who m. Sally Haney of Penobscot, Hancock County, ME. She was probably born about 1760. Her parents were Archibald Haney (Heney) and Margaret Howard. The only source I have for this marriage is from a 19th-century local history book, which doesn't include any documentation of sources.

I found a John Odum (Odom) on the IGI as born in Prospect about 1753 and married about 1774. Were there any white settlers in the area at all in 1753?

I can't find John in the published 1790 Census for Maine, either. It's possible that they left for Canada after the Rev. War; some of his wife's siblings did.

Thanks for any light you can shed!
Contact Sioux L. Stoeckle

Overlock: I am trying to connect my 2nd great-grandfather Godfrey Overlock, b. 1778, marriage to Lydia Clark reported in Jefferson in 1815 and settled in Prospect/Stockton where the descendants stayed for awhile, to the Overlocks of Waldoboro.
Contact Isabelle Overlock Hallam

Peavey: I am looking for information on my xxxgreat grandfather, John Peavey and xxxgreat grandmother, Jane C. Howard. They were married and lived in Montville, Maine in 1804. She was 17 he was 21. They lived in a section of land in Liberty that he bought near Appleton Line in 1802. It was called the Peavey Residence. I would like to know a lot more about them and what he did for a living. I am descended through his son Thomas H Peavey and his wife, Abarine Runnels in Prospect Maine in 1836.
Contact Susan Peavey Cole

Pierce: Searching for the ancestors of John Pierce who was in Frankfort in the 1790 census with wife Mary James and seven of their eight children. They were later in the town of Prospect. I can share the names of the children and approximate birth dates. I am searching this far a co worker, Vernon Pierce, who is descended from John and Mary. Any help or clues greatly appreciated.
Contact Harald Huckins

Seavey: Seeking the parents of Sarah Jane Seavey, b.1832 in Maine (1860 Census) and m. 1860 as his second wife, William Perry, Jr., of Thomaston. She may have been the widow of a Seavey, as she had a daughter Mary Florence b. 1856. Does she belong to the Seaveys of Prospect?
Contact Kendall Mellem

Smith: I am looking for information on Hannah Smith, who was born in Prospect, Waldo Co. Maine on 17 December 1797. Hannah Smith married Sears Goodell on 17 June 1817. I am looking for her parents and siblings. On the 1800 Prospect, Maine Census I find only one Smith listed. The name listed was Winthrop Smith but I do not know if there is any connection.
Contact Linda Miller Clark

Spencer: Researching the families of Abednego Spencer and sons or brothers, Ichabod and Levi/ Levi Spencer who lived in North Hardwich (now North Searsport) in 1800 census. In 1810 they are enumerated at Lea Gore (most likely Monroe or Brooks). Ichabod and sons, Samuel and Huckins, moved to Huron Co., Ohio by 1830. Levi lived in Prospect. Several Spencer women married into the Lords family of Goosepond Settlement.
Contact Becky Hofft

Staples: I am looking for the parents of John Staples Jr. Born Prospect, Maine abt 1781. He died May 10, 1865. His wife was Abigail Gray. I wonder if his grandfather could have been Miles Staples?
Contact Peggy Pert

Sweetser: I am currently trying to link Sweetser families. I know that a John Sweetser & wife Catherine Odam lived in Prospect, otherwise known as Frankfort in 1790. Indeed he is there and also a John Sweetser Jr. This family is linked to a William McLaughlin who is also on this census of Frankfort (Prospect) who married Catherine Sweetser, daughter of John & Catherine. Also, there is a son, Joseph. I would politely ask who the Sweetser is mentioned in the column of Searsport ship captains?
Contact Lisa M. Pazda

Sweetser: I am interested in John Sweetser of Prospect Maine. He had 2 known children one Catherine Sweetser, b. 1766 who married William McLaughlin. The other is Joseph, b. about 1772. In 1772, John Sweetser was conveyed by Col Thomas Goldthwait, 100 acres fronting easterly on Penobscot river in the Frankfort Plantation. The author cited Vol. 8 Linclon Deeds. Does anyone have more information on this family? Where did they come from? The source Searsport Sea Captains, published by the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, traces several generations of many of the seagoing families listed below. Please query with a first and last name, Waldo County location and approximate date of event.
Contact Heidi Baird

Wallis: Looking for birth date and parents of Elisabeth Wallis. On her daughter's death certificate is stated that Elizabeth came from Waldoboro. She was married to Rev. John Clark. She died in Prospect, Me. in 1887 at age 91. She was said to have been born in 1796.
Contact Marion Martin

Created by David Sylvester October, 2004, Updated January 3, 2005