1794 Deeds

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First settlers & proprietors who received deeds of land under act of 21 Jun 1793

Steuben (Township No 4)

As specified in the deed of township 4 to Thomas Ruston, the whole township consisted of 28,000 acres with 8,602:120 set off to the settlers and 19,397:40 sold to Thomas Ruston. Lots were numbered 1-85

Not all lot numbers are shown as my copy of the original map is partially unreadable. Lots marked with an asterisk apparently were part of both Township No 4 and No 5 because deeds were issued by the propritors of both towns.

Lot Deed Lot Size Name
19 WCD 4:361 100 acres Lemuel Baker, settler
63 WCD 2:185 100 acres Joseph Bracy, settler
17 WCD 3:521 100 acres Simon Brown, settler
70 WCD 4:438 300 acres Alexander Campbell (lost original deed, not recorded until 1806)
69 no deed found   William Campbell
24 WCD 2:55 100 acres Allen Downs, settler
16 WCD 1:541 100 acres Benjamin Downs, assignee of -?- Guptail, settler
23 WCD 1:389 100 acres Ebenezer Downs Jr, settler
28 WCD 15:67 100 acres Obed Dunbar, settler
40 WCD 1:457 100 acres Andrew Dyer, settler
34 WCD 1:515 100 acres Andrew Dyer & Joseph Sawyer, assignees to Isaac Leavitt, settler
37 WCD 1:403 100 acres Ebenezer Dyer, settler
31  38  45 WCD 1:402 300 acres Henry Dyer, proprietor & assignee of Joshua Sawyer, settler
35 WCD 1:450 100 acres Henry Dyer Jr, settler
32 WCD 8:119 100 acres heirs of Reuben Dyer, settler
21 WCD 3:513 100 acres Daniel Epes, now of Portland, settler
58 WCD 2:314 100 acres James Foster, settler
60 WCD 3:21 100 acres John Foster, settler
59 64 no deed found   heirs of Robert Foster
      William Gubtail [no records found of a grant, see lt #16, Benjamin Downs]
8 WCD 3:193 100 acres Daniel Godfrey, settler
2 WCD 3:201 100 acres Ichabod Godfrey, settler
      James Grace [no records found of a grant]
12 no deed found   Obed Hutchins
      Ebenezer Warren Judd [he purchased a large number of lots]
6 WCD 1:480 100 acres Samuel Kingsley, settler
49 WCD 4:363 100 acres Jonathan Leighton, settler
50 no deed found   Joseph Leighton
29 WCD 8:307 100 acres Mark Leighton, settler
      Thomas Leighton [no records found of a grant]
1 & 27 WCD 1:541 200 acres Thomas Leighton Jr, settler & assignee of Valentine Leighton, settler
76 WCD 1:503 100 acres Thomas Leighton Jr [it appears that Thomas bought this lot in addition to his grant]
9 WCD 1:501 100 acres JohnMcDonald, settler
62 WCD 2:25 100 acres Gary McLellan, assignee of Daniel Merritt, settler
14 WCD 3:228 100 acres Robert Moore, settler
61 no deed found   Alexander Nickels
11 WCD 1:536 100 acres Atherton Oakes, settler
73  18 WCD 3:522 200 acres Thomas Parrot, assignee of William Young, settler
41 42 no deed found   heirs of Elisha Parker
47 WCD 11:24 100 acres Richard Pinkham, settler
46 WCD 2:438 100 acres Tristram Pinkham, settler
55 WCD 2:18 100 acres* John Patten, settler
57 WCD 2:469 100 acres William Patten, settler
      David Robinson [no records found of a grant]
36 43 WCD 1:502 200 acres Joseph Sawyer, assignee of Robert Mayo, proprietor & settler
      Joseph Sawyer [see Andrew Dyer]
      John Small [no records found of a grant]
67 WCD 2:439 100 acres Joseph Small, assignee of Daniel Merritt, settler
51 WCD 2:235 100 acres* Ambrose Snow, settler
3 WCD 1:415 100 acres Jonathan Stevens, settler
10  25 WCD 2:492 200 acres Samuel Stevens, settler & assignee of Peter Godfrey, settler
54 WCD 2:13 100 acres* Jeremiah Strout, settler
53 WCD 2:235 100 acres* Jeremiah Strout Jr, settler
52 WCD 2:240 100 acres* Joseph Strout, settler
56 WCD 2:315 100 acres James Todd, settler
65 WCD 2:12 100 acres John Campbell Todd, settler
26 no deed found   Gad Townsley
5 WCD 3:60   Jacob Townsley,  (this lot awarded to Alexander Nichols)
77 no deed found   Jonathan Tracey
7 WCD 1:477 100 acres Wheeler Tracey, settler
      Stephen Waite [no records found of a grant]
30 no deed found   Samuel Wakefield
4   20 no deed found   heirs of Samuel Wakefield
72 WCD 3:113 100 acres Joseph Wallis, settler
15 WCD 10:478 100 acres* Robert Wallace, settler
48 WCD 18:358 100 acres Thomas West, settler
33 WCD 1:451 100 acres John Yeaton, settler
75 WCD 1:452 100 acres John Yeaton Jr, settler
39 WCD 1:452 100 acres Joseph Yeaton, settler
74 WCD 1:451 100 acres Samuel Yeaton, settler
13 no deed found   William -?-

 

Harrington (Township No 5, included Milbridge at the time)

As specified in the deed of township 5 to Thomas Ruston, the whole township consisted of 19,522 acres with 8,022:109 set off to the settlers and 11,399:51 sold to Thomas Ruston. Lots were numbered 1-71, upland, and 1-63, marsh.

Lot Deed Lot Size Name
10 WCD 2:19 200 acres David Brown, proprietor & settler
22 WCD 2:173 100 acres George Brown, settler
3     4 WCD 1:547 400 acres Jesse Brown, proprietor & settler & heir of Jesse Brown deceased (proprietor & settler)
27 WCD 1:504 200 acres James Campbell, settler & assignee of -?- Davis
42 WCD 10:267 100 acres Edward Cates, settler
41 WCD 7:421 100 acres heirs of Samuel Cates, settler
52 WCD 5:316 100 acres heirs of Aaron Chamberlain, settler
28 WCD 1:548 100 acres James Clark, settler
47 WCD 2:41 100 acres Cornelius Cole, settler
38  44 WCD 1:468 200 acres Ebenezer Cole, proprietor & settler
46 WCD 1:469 100 acres Ebenezer Cole Jr, settler
35 WCD 2:22 100 acres Richard Collins, settler
29  30 WCD 1:387 200 acres John Dinsmore, settler & assignee of Clement Dinsmore, settler
32  33 WCD 1:379 200 acres Jabez Dorman, assignee of Gary McLellan who was assignee of Moses Fowler, proprietor & settler (200 acres and 5:80 acres marsh)
54 WCD 2:25 100 acres James Fickett [purchased from Gary McLellan of Gorham]
34 WCD 2:23 100 acres Zebulon Ficket, settler
31  36 WCD 1:393 200 acres James Grace, assignee of Jonathan Elwell, proprietor & settler
23 WCD 2:241 100 acres Ebenezer Jordan, settler
24 WCD 2:242 100 acres Ebenezer Jordan Jr, settler
7 no deed found   Francis Joy
17 21 no deed found   Nathaniel Knowles
18 no deed found   Isaac Leavitt
25 WCD 4:219 100 acres Thomas Leighton, settler
8 no deed found   Thomas Leighton Jr
49 no deed found   Joseph Libby
43 no deed found   John Mitchell
48 WCD 2:10 100 acres Reuben Nash, settler
5 WCD 3:59 100 acres Alexander Nickels, settler
12 WCD 3:22 100 acres William Rea, settler
14 no deed found   Richard Sanborn
20 no deed found   James Sawyer
45 WCD 3:207 100 acres Daniel Small, settler
13 no deed found   Elisha Small
37 51 WCD 2:42 200 acres Benjamin Strout, heir to -?- Strout, proprietor & settler
26 WCD 1:505 200 acres Joseph Strout, proprietor & settler
53 WCD 1:394 100 acres Joseph Strout Jr, settler
16 no deed found   Thomas Strout
1     9 WCD 10:480 200 acres Benjamin Wallace, proprietor & settler
11 WCD 3:357 100 acres James Wallace, settler
6   39 WCD 3:116 300 acres Joseph Wallis, proprietor & settler
2 no deed found 200 acres Joseph Wallis [this appears to be a purchase in addition to his grant]
57 no deed found   Joseph Wallis
15 WCD 3:114 200 acres Joseph Wallis Jr, settler & assignee of Daniel Small, settler
19 WCD 2:498 100 acres John Ward, settler
50 WCD 1:410 100 acres Matthias Whitney, settler
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Addison (Township No 6)

As specified in the deed of township 6 to Thomas Ruston, the whole township consisted of 22,554 acres with 7,266:61 set off to the settlers and 15,287:99 sold to Thomas Ruston. Lots were numbered 1-51, east side of Pleasant River, and 1-25, west side of Pleasant River.

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3     4     5    WCD 1:409 600 acres Daniel Merritt, proprietor & settler & rights of 2 more proprietors & settlers
6    7 WCD 1:407 200 acres John Hall, settler & assignee of Daniel Rolfe Sr, Daniel Rolfe Jr & John Ellis, all settlers (300 acres total)
8    9 WCD 1:492 200 acres Seth Norton, settler & assignee of Moses Worcester (a settler)
10   11 WCD 1:542 300 acres Daniel Look, settler & assignee of William Hix (a settler & proprietor)
12 WCD 1:539 100 acres George Look, settler
13 WCD 1:454 200 acres Freeman Knowles, assignee & heir to Sam'l Knowles (a settler & proprietor)
14 WCD 2:35 100 acres Thos Cornthwait, settler
15 WCD 1:546 100 acres heirs of Robert Miller, settler
16 WCD 2:245 100 acres Moses Look, settler
17 WCD 1:388 100 acres Joseph Nash, settler & heir to Joseph Nash & assignee of William Ingersoll, both settlers (see 14, 15, 16 west side - 400 acres total and 6:40 acres marsh)
18 no deed found   Josiah Moore
19 no deed found   Samuel Marston
20 no deed found   Moses Plummer Sr (see #8 West)
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22 WCD 3:470 100 acres Samuel Merritt, settler
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31 WCD 2:370 100 acres Wilmot Wass Jr, settler
32   33 no deed found   Capt Wilmot Wass, heir of Wilmot Wass deceased
34   35 no deed found   Tibbett, Joseph
36 WCD 1:511 100 acres Eliphalet Reynolds, settler
37 WCD 10:422 100 acres Wm Tibbetts, settler
38 no deed found   William Batson [he sold 1/2 to his son in 1809]
39 WCD 3:41 100 acres Christopher Wass, settler
40 WCD 2:506 100 acres Nath Ramsdall, settler
41 WCD 12:437 100 acres Wm Merritt, settler
42 WCD 2:37 100 acres Seth Norton Jr, settler
43 WCD 3:421 100 acres Reuben Steele, settler
44 WCD 8:569 100 acres William Bickford, settler
45 WCD 2:337 100 acres Isaiah Nash, settler & assignee to James Nash (a settler)
46 WCD 1:515 100 acres heirs of John Bucknam, settler
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1 WCD 5:86 100 acres Samuel Nash, settler
2 WCD 2:302 100 acres Richard Coffin, settler
3 WCD 2:337 100 acres Isaiah Nash, settler & assignee of James Nash (a settler)
4 no deed found   Drisko, John assignee of Jeremiah Bucknam
5 no deed found   Drisko, Joseph assignee of John Bucknam
6 no deed found   Drisko, Joseph assignee of John Bucknam
7 no deed found   Norton, Elias
8 no deed found   Moses Plummer Sen assignee of Osborn (see #20 East)
9 no deed found   Moses Plummer Jr
10 WCD 4:409 100 acres Barnabus Coffin, settler
11 WCD 3:198 100 acres heirs of Samuel Coffin, settler
12 WCD 2:322 100 acres Tilly White, settler
13 WCD 2:418 100 acres Ephraim White, settler
14  15 16 see 17 East 300 acres Joseph Nash, settler, heir of Joseph Nash & assignee of William Ingersoll, settlers (400 acres total and 6:40 acres marsh)
17 no deed found   David Tinney
18 WCD 2:164 100 acres Joseph Wilson, settler
19 WCD 2:190 100 acres heirs of Wm Bucknam, assignee of Geo Tinney (a settler)
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25 see 6 & 7 East 100 acres John Hall (300 acres total)