Pages 137-152 relating to the Wilson family of Harpswell, Maine, and Saint George, Maine; from the manuscript genealogy of William Willson (about 1750-1801), also seen as Wilson, and Descendants.
The genealogy was handwritten by Willson's great grandson William Blake Josephs (1854-1918) of Portland, Maine, in 1901 [with later entries by both himself and others].
The manuscript is discussed in installments, as noted below.
- Pages 1-12 Title Page; Preface; Ancestry - Early Willson Family - Images and Transcription at the end of this post
- Pages 13-22 William Willson (2) & Descendants
- Pages 23-48 Militia and Continental Army; Advance of Burgoyne; Evacuation of Ticonderoga; Battle of Hubbardtown [Battle of Hubbardton]
- Pages 48-65 Captain Enos Stone's Journal - Enos Stone of Lenox, Massachusetts
- Pages 66-92, 114-115 The Penobscot Expedition
- Pages 93-101 William Willson (2); William Wilson (3); Andrew Marshall
- Pages 102-107 1782 militia rosters of Capt. Jotham Doyle's Company of Harpswell, Brunswick and North Yarmouth
- Pages 108-115 1778 Roster of Company of Capt. George White
- Pages 116-122 Alexander Family from Harpswell, Maine; also, Clark & Wilson record
- Pages 122-133 Calendar for 1777; many war entries
- Pages 134-136 Blake Family of Harpswell, Maine
- Pages 140-152 Wilson Family of Harpswell and St. George
- Pages 160-173 Clark Family of Harpswell, Maine
- Pages 174- 178 Journals of Elisha Fisher and Rev. John Wiswall; letters of General Peleg Wadsworth
- Pages 179-201 Josephs Family of Portland, Maine
The manuscript measures approximately 7-1/2" by 5"and contains 201 numbered pages, with pages 182-183 and 199-200 missing. William Blake Josephs wrote the vast majority of the information.
Note: most of the entries are unsourced, but information may have come from people with direct knowledge. Take all with a grain of salt, knowing there may be nuggets here not found anywhere else.
Be aware: the compiler used very little punctuation, including periods at the end of sentences, and was not careful about pronoun antecedents and spelling. All of this makes some of his information difficult to nail down.
Toward the end are a few pages of entries in a more contemporary hand, perhaps entered by Joseph's widow Mary Jane (Blair) Josephs or one of their children. The missing pages are in this section.
Preface
Page 3
Having some family records and
wishing to preserve them is what led
me to prepair this Book the early trad-
itions of the family herein quoted
have been handed down to me and
are Know doubt correct the principle
part of this work is the Military His-
tory of my great grand Father William
Willson his record of service in the Am-
erican Revolution i got from the
Secretary of the State of Mass. (Maine
Was a part of Mass until 1820) this rec-
ord was taken from the Revolutionary
Archives of the State of Mass. The accou-
nt of the Battles he passed through
Was taken from the best works in pr-
int on the Revolutionary War Viz
Carringtons Battles of the American
Revolution, Lossings Field Book of
The Revolution. Paul Allen's History
of the American Revolution (Published
in 1819). Dr. Thatchers Military Jour-
nal. The part that relates to the
Penobscot Expedition was taken from
Page 4
Williamsons History of Maine also
Nathan Goulds History of Col Jona-
than Mitchells Reg. of Cumberland Co
The experience of the Regts to which Will-
iam Willson was attached was also his
Experience so I have given the Battles
In detail which is very interesting rea-
ding especially that part which has refer-
ence to Cap Enos Stones Journal in
These few extracts it shows what beca-
me of the Prisoners taken by the British
in the Battle of Hubbardton Vermont it
can not be found in any history that
I ever saw. our Ancestor William Willson
was one of the Prisoners
Pages 140 and 141
Wilson family of Harpswell and St George
[Josiah 3 Wilson, Descendants]
Josiah 3 Wilson, son of William 2 (page 17)
married Sarah Teel of St. George
they lived first at Harpswell and
later at St George where they spent the
rest of their life their first 4 child-
ren were born in Harpswell the rest
were born in St George the names as
following
Betsey - b Mar - 22 - 1797 - Hannah b Jan 29
1798 - Sarah born Sept 19 - 1801
Mary - born Nov 8 - 1803 - Catherine
Rachel - Susan - Nancy - Josiah
Betsy 4 dau of Josiah Wilson 2 [should be 3] mar
John Barter had 6 children
Sarah - George - Gideon - Hannah [or Hamrah]
Eliza - Albion
Hannah 4 dau of Josiah Wilson 2 [should be 3]
married Abijah Sherman
had 4 children
Mary - Alden - Eliza - Justin
Sarah 4 - dau of Josiah 3 Wilson mar-
John Snow and had 8 child-
ren - Viz - Caroline - Robert
Elizabeth - John - Susan
Lucy - Hannah - Henry
Snow died. she married for
he [sic] 2d Husband James Clark
son of John 2 (page 167) she had
four children by him Viz
Albert - Horace - Isreal - Josiah
making 12 in all they all resid-
ed in or near St George
Mary 4 - dau of Josiah 3 Wilson
married James Paul and
had 4 Children Viz Robert -
Jeanette - Josiah - Julia
all dead
Catherine 4 - dau of Josiah 3 Wilson
married Adam Malony
and had 9 children Viz
Alden - Edwin - Maria - Amanda
Seaman - Sophoria - George -
Harriet - Frederick
Pages 142 and 143
Wilson family of Harpswell and St George
Rachel 4 - dau of Josiah 3 Wilson
mar John Rackliff and
had 4 children - Mary -
Levi - Hannah - Melissa
probably all dead
Susan 4 - dau of Josiah 3 Wilson
mar Daniel Paul and
had 8 children - Charles
Harriet - Laura - Henry
Celon - Lester - Ida - Minnie
Nancy 4 - dau of Josiah 3 Wilson
mar James Arey and had
3 Children - William - Ellen
Mary
all died very young
Josiah 4 - son of Josiah 3 Wilson
mar Elanor Fogerty and
had 2 Children - Harriet
Sarah
they are both dead
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William 3 Wilson descendants (1)
Sarah 4 - dau of William 3 Wilson mar James
Teel - She died Nov 5 - 1876
their children were
Mary Jane married Joel Hupper
Eliza " Jabez Henderson
Archam " Aaron Wyllie
Frances " Freedom Daniels
Martin died in infancy
Martha 4 - dau of William 3 Wilson married
William Pierson She died Nov 6
1897 their children were
George married Joan Smalley
Martin " Parazanda Teel
William 4 - Son of William 3 Wilson married
Lucy Stebbins & Eliza Seavey
he died Nov 25 - 1867
children by Lucy Stebbins - continued on Page 144
(1) for births of this family see page 93
Pages 144 and 145
Wilson family of Harpswell and St George
Lucy Jane married Jacobs
Elizabeth " Fuller
Stebbins " Olive Hart
John " Burdell Richardson
Delphina unmarried
Marion died in infancy
children by Eliza Seavey
Elijah married Leantha Hupper
Adelade " Elisha Henderson
Emma " Geo Howard
Zara " Alfred Seavey
Charity " Benj Seavey
Alma unmarried
Ruth 4 - dau of William 3 Wilson
mar James Henderson
She died Sept 6 - 1870
their children
Matilda married Saml Allen
Martin unmarried
Elisha married Adelaide Wilson
Howard " Annie Stratton
Mary " Howard Barter
for birth of parent See page 93
Harriet 4 - dau of William 3 Wilson
died Oct 3 - 1818 when she
was 6 yrs old
Martin 4 - Son of William 3 Wilson
married Martha Allen and
___ Mank he died July 11 - 1893
children by Martha Allen
Martha Jane - mar - Hiram Simmons
Lovias unmarried
Alexander K. 4 Son of William 3 Wilson
married Mary Sanborn Smalley their children
Henry Edwin Wilson married Frances Small
George Pierson " " (Nancy Marshall)
(Harriet Spear)
Byron Clinton " " Adelaide V. Hunt
Sarah Cetta " " Robert Seavey
Adam Marshall " " (Sarah Kinney )
(_____ _____ 2d)
(Nina Carey 3d )
Flora Ellen " Elden Davis
for parent births see page page 93
Pages 146 and 147
Wilson Family of Harpswell and St George
Matilda 4 - dau of William 3 Wilson
married Adam Marshall
She died Jan 6 - 1892
their children
Olive - died at age 10 years
Leonard 4 - Son of William 3 Wilson
married Elizabeth Brown
he died Nov 6 - 1894
their children
Eli Waterman Wilson married _____
Josephine " " John Simmons
Frederick " " _______
Alfred " " Lida Wilson
Hatton " " " "
Eli Merrill 4 - Son of William 3 Wilson
married Nancy Rivers
he is still living (1909)
their children
Lozier Wilson married Abbie Montgomery
Abbie unmarried
Olive married Edmund Maloney
Ezade Wilson married Charles Gilmore
Irene " " Winchell Seavey
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Pages 148 and 149
Wilson Family of Harpswell & St George
[Martha (Wilson) Marshall 3 & Descendants]
Martha 3 - dau of William 2 Wilson
married Andrew Marshall
he was born May 4th 1775
he died May 31 - 1835 after his
death she was married 3 times but
she had all her children by
Marshall - her other husbands
were 2d Deacon Thompson 3d
a Mr. Drew 4th Mr. Chapman
the children were as follows
Margaret b Aug 21 - 1799 mar Saml Hart
Abigail " Dec 14 - 1802 " Farnon
William " Feb 16 - 1804 " Sarah Wheeler
Jane " " 23 - 1806 " Wall
Jacob " Aug 20 - 1809 " (Keturah Smalley)
(Susan Alley )
Lydia " May 4 - 1813 " Graves
Martha " Dec 19 - 1815 " Barnard Hall
Leander " Jan 9 - 1819 " Margaret Hooper
Simon " June 12 - 1821 " Mary J. Wall
an infant died early
Simon 4 - Son of Martha 3 Marshall [Martha (Wilson) Marshall]
married Mary J. Wall
their children were
Geo - b - Jan 4 - 1841 - died April 15 - 1843
Ellen Jane " Mar 9 - 1843 " Dec 28 - 1843
Eliza E. & Lucy J. (Twins) born Jan 23 - 1845
George born Aug 7 - 1847
Albert " July 7 - 1849
Andrew " Nov 2 - 1850
Abby " Nov 29 - 1853
Frederick " Sept 1 - 1858
Mary Etta " July 17 - 1861
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Pages 150 and 151
Wilson Family of Harpswell & St George
[Anna (Wilson) Gould & Descendants]
Anna 3 - dau of William 2 Wilson
married Thomas Gould
a farmer they lived in Lisbon
Me when their children were
born. their children were as
follows
Sarah - married John Allen of Bowdoin
center they had 3 children
Sally Ann - John Jr - and Thomas
William Attwood - married Hannah [Z or L]
Beal of Bowdoin center they had one child
Lizzie E.
he was a sea faring man &
died away from home
Dolly Ann - She was a school
Teacher she married James
Lewis of Bowdoin center. he
was a Tailor they had 3 children
William - Ada and - Thomas
Harrison - married Mary E. Dyer
they had 2 children
William and Dora
he was a soldier (Drummer)
in the cival war [Civil War] he died while
in the service
Thomas Gould died about 1870
& his wife Anna about 1871
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Wilsons
[William Wilson and wife Elizabeth Spear - the author believes to be William Wilson 1]
William Wilson and Elizabeth Spear
were married in Boston Oct 1 - 1747
She may have been a daughter of
Nathaniel and Thankful (Woodward)
Spear born Jan 4 - 1728* their child
ren baptized in Boston
Elizabeth bap Sept 18 - 1748
Susannah " April 10 - 1757
This was taken from the New England
Historical & Gen Register Vol 61 - 1907 [pencilled entry: Page 131]
I believe the above is our ancestor for he
married a Spear of Braintree they had a
son Nathaniel Spear Wilson who died
with throat trouble Jan 3 - 1775 aged 3 yrs
the other names are also the same as in
our ancestors family
* In Braintree Mass
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If you notice errors or have information on any of the people mentioned above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
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