Jefferson, Maine, in the 1820 Census

Jefferson, Maine, in Lincoln County, in the 1820 Census.  See a list of the names of heads of households farther below.

Boundary changes since 1820: land set off to Alna in 1824 and returned in 1907; part of Patricktown Plantation (now Somerville) annexed in 1829; land set off to Newcastle in 1858

Note: the 1820 Census lists the names of heads of households only; see the original sheets for a tally of everyone in each household by age range and gender.

Enumerated population of Jefferson in the 1820 Census: 1577 inhabitants.

The enumeration of Jefferson consists of names of heads of households on Sheets 66-80; use the arrow at top left of each image to page forward.

The enumerator's occasional use of phonetic spellings may have affected alphabetization of the list below.

If you find errors or have information to share on any of the people listed below, please leave a comment.

Heads of Households; Sheet Numbers

A	Jacob Achorn	75
	William Allen	73
	Enoch Averell	72
	William Averell	69
	Joseph Avery	67
	William Avery	67
	Benjamin Ayer	69
B	Daniel Berry	78
	William Bolar	66
	David Bond	76
	Henry Bond	75
	William Bond	75
	David Boynton	70
	John Boynton	67
	John Boynton	70
	John Boynton, Jr.	70
	Nathan Boynton	69
	Richard Boynton	67
	Richard Brawn	71
	William Briar	72
	Joseph Brookings	67
	Nathan Brookings	77
	Nathaniel Bryant, Esq.	77
	William Burbanks	67
C	James Campbell	69
	William Cargill	69
	John Catland	77
	Francis Chapman	76
	Stephen Chapman	76
	Enoch Chase	71
	Sam Chisim	75
	Alexander Clark	76
	West. Clark - might be Weston Clark	75
	Elisabeth Clarke, Widow	75
	Elisha Clarke	75
	George Clarke	78
	James Clarke	76
	Reuben Clarke	74
	Robert Clary	70
	Robert Clary, Jr.	70
	Eli Crocket	69
	Jeremiah Cromet	69
	James Cuningham	69
	Samuel Cuningham	69
	Thomas Cuningham	69
	William Cuningham	69
	William Cuningham, 2nd	68
D	Isaac Davis	71
	Susannah Day, Widow	78
	William Day	72
	David Dodge	71
	Joshua Dow	70
	Peter Dunton	71
E	Francis Eames	73
	John Eames	77
	Phineas Eames	77
	Phineas Eames, Jr.	78
	John Erskine	68
F	Noah Farnham	69
	David Fassett	67
	? Ferrin, Widow	70
	Simeon Fisk	77
	Enoch Flanders	78
	Ezekel Flanders	78
	Henry Folsom	73
	Mary Ford, Widow	71
	Nathan Ford	66
	William Ford	66
	Ephraim Francis	71
	John Furlong	73
G	Sam Gray	71
	Thomas Grover	71
H	Alexander Hall	74
	Benjamin Hall	77
	Ebenezer Hall	76
	Experience Hall	68
	Isaac Hall	74
	James Hall	74
	Jesse Hall	75
	Joseph Hall	68
	Robert Hall	76
	James Hanaford	66
	Jasiel Harriman - given name smudged	72
	Elias Haskell	76
	Charles Hatch	68
	Zacheus Hatch	68
	Samuel Heath	70
	Henry F. Helmerhouson - presumably Helmershauson	75
	Calvin Hemenway	66
	Andrew Hilton	66
	David F. Hilton	73
	William Hisley	67
	John Hodgekins	75
	Anthony Hofses	78
	John Holbrook	74
	James Honeford	67
	Bedfield Hopkins	69
	David Hopkins	67
	William Hopkins	69
	Daniel Hoskins	74
	Daniel Howard	66
	Israel Howard	66
	Lemuel Hussey	70
J	Alexander Jackson	77
	Jo Jackson, Jr.	73
	Joseph Jackson	78
	Sam Jackson, Jr.	73
	Samuel Jackson	78
	Samuel Jackson, Esq.	78
	William Jackson	77
	William Jackson, 2d	77
	Jacob Johnson	74
	John Johnson	74
	John Johnson, 3d	74
	John Johnson, Jr.	74
	Michal Joice	78
	? Jones, Jr. or 3d - given name starts with "Ge" and appears to be abbreviated	77
	Alexander Jones	68
	Alexander Jones	76
	James Jones	68
	John Jones	68
	Jonathan Jones, 4th	75
	Michael Jones	77
	Rufus Jones	77
K	David Kennedy	75
	James Kennedy	78
	John Kennedy	75
	Thomas Kennedy	78
	William Kennedy	78
	Benjamin Kenney	71
	Daniel Knight	68
L	Caleb Lanord	70
	Stephen Lewis	70
	Elijah Linscot	74
	Jeremiah Linscot	68
	Ephraim Linscott	75
	Jonathan Linscott	77
	William Linscott	73
M	Ruth McAllster, Widow	69
	Calvin McCurdy	68
	Miles Meservey	76
	Nathaniel Meservey	76
	Nathaniel Meservey	78
	William Messervey	77
	Thomas Morey	71
	David Morro	67
	Sam Murhy - enumerator might have left out the "p" in Murphy	71
	David Murphy	71
	John Murphy	70
	John Murray	77
N	Daniel Noyes	66
	Enoch Noyes	66
	Isaac Noyes	66
	Moses Noyes	68
	Abiel Noyes	74
	Benjamin Noyes	70
	Benjamin Noyes, Jr.	74
	John Noyes	77
	Jonathan Noyes, Jr.	70
	Nathaniel Noyes	70
	Lucey Nut	71
O	Godfrey Overlock	76
P	John Parker	76
	Joseph Patridge	73
	Jonathan Peasely	71
	Jonathan Peasely, Jr.	72
	John Perham	71
	George Phillips	77
	Nathan Pilsberry	77
	Sam Pinto	69
	Ben Plumer	71
	Ben Plumer, Error or ?	78
	Enoch Plumer	71
	Hannah Plumer, Widow, and Solomon	71
	Josiah Plumer, Jr.	71
R	Michael Rafter	72
	Isaac Reves	67
	William Reves	67
	John Rice, Jr.	73
	Ezra Richardson	75
	Justus Richardson	77
	Hezekiah Ripley	69
	Archibald Robinson	75
	James Robinson	75
	Robert Robinson	75
	Joseph Rockwood	70
	Joseph Ross	68
	Jesse Rowel	76
	Levi Russell	71
S	Alexander Shepard	72
	Chellis Shepard	69
	Culiver Shepard	72
	David Shepard	72
	Frances Shepard - or possibly Francis if a stray dot is for "i"	72
	James Shepard	72
	Samuel Shepard	72
	Timothy Shepard	72
	William Shepard	72
	William Shepard, Jr.	72
	George Shoman - looks like Shuman in 1830 Census	75
	James Sinclare, Esq.	74
	David Speed	77
	Eben Sterns	70
T	John Taylor	67
	William Tibbets	72
	William Toby	73
	Sam Toll	69
	David Trask	67
	Dummer Trask	66
	Enos Trask - not sure of given name	66
	John Trask	67
	Jonanthan Trask, Esq.	66
	Joshua Trask	67
	Samuel Trask	66
	Thomas Trask, 3rd	66
	Thomas Trask, Jr.	66
	Thomas Trask, Sr.	67
V	Henry Vanan - not sure of surname	69
	John Varnar - not sure of surname	69
W	Benjamin Weeks	76
	Daniel H. Weeks	74
	Daniel Weeks	73
	Daniel Weeks, Jr.	73
	Enoch Weeks	67
	Ephraim Weeks	76
	Jo Weeks, 4th	75
	John Waters	73
	John Weeks	73
	Joseph Weeks	73
	Joseph Weeks, 3d	74
	Joseph Weeks, Jr.	74
	Mark Weeks	73
	Thomas Weeks	67
	Thomas Weeks	73
	Thomas Weeks, Jr.	73
	Winthrop Weeks	73
	Enoch Whitehouse	68
	John Whitehouse	72
	Sam Whitehouse	68
	Stephen Whitehouse	68
	Josiah Witham	75
	Josiah Wright	76
Y	Benjamin Young	73