Washington County Deeds From Lincoln County Records
Original Sources Noted; also see BHM pg 887-889, pg 1039-1040, pg 1688-1690, pg 2132-2137
28 Dec 1763 - Jonathan Kendal of Falmouth, labourer, to William Bucknam of Falmouth, gentleman, "One whole Right or Propritor Share of the Township No five lately grantd by the General Court of said Province to Moses Twitchel and others" for 24 shillings [Lincoln County Deeds 4:218].
25 Jul 1764 - Daniel Merritt of Falmouth to William Bucknam "one whole right or share of the Township No Six lately laid out between Union River, so called, and St Croix, the above Township is one of the three Townships lately granted by the General Court of said province to Moses Twitchel and others in February in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty two" for 20 shillings [Lincoln County Deeds 4:219].
23 Jun 1766 - Sylvanus Scott, gentleman to same {Ichabod Jones of Boston} for £20 "No eleven, a seven acre lot of land more or less, fronting southerly on the River and bounded on the east side by the lot No Ten, laid out to Solomon Stone, and on the western side by lot No Twelve, laid out to Samuel Scotts, and on the Rear by the Marsh, which lot was laid out to me as a Mill Lott upon the northern side of the Western Falls at Machias" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:14]
7 Nov 1766 - Josiah Libby sold John White, Jr, of Salem, for £20, land in Machias, bounded southerly on the river above Berry's Point which river leads to the Western Falls where the mills stand; easterly on a river leading from Berry's Point to the north-west up to Foster's land, westerly on a small creek between said land and land of Jonathan Carleton's, and ends in a point northerly up the north-west river, containing forty acres or thereabout, with the wood and the marsh adjoining [Lincoln County Deeds 8:152]
20 Apr 1767 - Aaron Hanscom, to Nathan Longfellow & Amos Boynton, for two thousand feet of merchantable boards, "One twenty-fourth part of a double Saw mill built or building by Mr Jonathan Longfellow and others, on ye middle of the Falls of the Western River in Machias, between the old saw mill and Dublin Saw Mill, so called" [Lincoln County Deeds 8:107]
1 Jun 1768 - David Libby, to Samuel Libby, land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 8:167]
18 Jun 1768 - Gershom Rogers, of No 4, to Shaw & Gould, land in Gouldsborough [Lincoln County Deeds 9:206]
15 Dec 1768 - John Waite, Jr, of Falmouth, County of Cumberland, Merchant; sells to Daniel Epes, of Windham, in said County, Esquire for £500 "One full right or proprietors share of Land in Township No four, lately granted by the Great and General Court ... unto Moses Twichell and his associates, and laid out to the Eastward of Union River so called, being same right or share of Land there, which I purchased of John Frost as by his Deed dated April 11, 1768, may appear together with the dwelling house, store house, Barn, Blacksmith Shop, Wharf, etc, thereon, standing with all the cleared land adjoining said dwelling house and one moiety or half part of a double Saw Mill in partnership with Stephen Waite and others, about a quarter of a mile from said dwelling house, with one moiety of the stream Brow and of all privileges and utensils to the said Saw Mill belonging and apertaining" [Lincoln County Deeds]
20 Feb 1769 - Aaron Hanscom, yeoman, to Ichabod Jones, of Boston, trader, for £20 "Land being on and adjoining to Eastern River, at Machias, viz: Beginning at Joseph Sevey's south-east corner, from thence running north-west 18 rods, south-west 17 rods, and then south-east to the Mill Pond" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:11]
6 Jul 1769 - The Lincoln County Deeds 15:97 contains a plan of the Mill privilege at Arroguaugus (Narraguagus), owned by Capt Ephraim Dyer, Capt Ebenezer Thorndike, Capt Joseph Wallis and Capt Andrew Simonton as surveyed by Daniel Merrit [Lincoln County Deeds 15:97]
26 Jul 1769 - Daniel Hill, to Amos Boynton, cordwainer, for £40, "a certain piece of land with a dwelling house and barn and shop thereon standing, containing 10 1-2 acres, lying upon the north side of the road at Machias, it being one lot and a half layed out by sixteen of the first settlers of Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 8:106]
14 Jun 1770 - Josiah Tucker, of Narrowguagus sold to Henry Dyer and Reuben Dyer, of Pidgeon Hill Bay for £3 "an island about eight leagues to the eastward of Mount Desert, called Little Manan, containing 18 acres, more or less [Lincoln County Deeds 8:108]
4 Oct 1770 - Joseph Bracey, of No 4, to Shaw & Gould, mortgage [Lincoln County Deeds 9:202]
4 Oct 1770 - Joseph Bridges, of No 4, to Shaw & Gould, mortgage [Lincoln County Deeds 9:203]
4 Oct 1770 - David Joy, of No 4, to Shaw & Gould [Lincoln County Deeds 9:208]
13 Nov 1770 - John Crocker, to James Brown, land in Machias for £2, 8s. [Lincoln County Deeds 8:165]
4 Dec 1770 - Samuel Corson, of Pleasant River, sold to Capt William Bucknam, of Falmouth, "all my house, lands, two oxen, two cows, two calves, and all my Marsh lands and interest whatever" [Lincoln County Deeds 8:192]
4 Mar 1771 - Ichabod Willee of Narraguagus, millwright, sold to Samuel Plummer of Gardinerstown, yeoman, for £12 "100 acres of land in Narrowguagus upon a mill stream near Knox's mill with a dwelling house on the same with all the labor and privileges on the same, or belonging to the same as a settler" [Lincoln County Deeds 8:149]
8 Apr 1771 - Isaiah Foster, to Daniel Stone for £196, 13s. 8d., a certain piece of land in Machias with two dwelling houses and barn thereon standing, containing 250 acres more or less, it being the whole of a first division lot in Machias, which lot the said Foster now lives upon; also all the salt marsh that shall be laid out to said Foster's right [Lincoln County Deeds 8:100]
16 Apr 1771 - Stephen Young, to John Barry, both of Machias, for £24, 3-16 of the mill Merry Meeting, situated in Machias upon Middle River, so called [Lincoln County Deeds 8:100]
3 May 1771 - Andrew Patterson of Narraguagus sold to Samuel McLellan of Falmouth, land on Narraguagus river for £20 [Lincoln County Deeds 8:154]
27 Jun 1771 - Aaron Hanscom, to Stephen Parker, land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 8:167]
1 Jul 1771 - Stephen Parker, to Jonathan Pineo, land in Machias, for £62, 13s, 4d. [Lincoln County Deeds 8:155]
22 Jul 1771 - Samuel Plummer of Gardinerstown sold to Jabez Dorman, Jr, of Arundel in the County of York for £20, 13s, 4d {land that he purchased of Ichabod Willey, see 4 Mar 1771}[Lincoln County Deeds 8:151]
27 Jul 1771 - Obediah Hill, sold Daniel Hoit, for £30, land 150 acres, bounded southerly by salt marsh, 75 rods; easterly by land of Geo Sevey, one mile; northerly by common land of Daniel Hill [Lincoln County Deeds 8:151]
19 Aug 1771 - Moses Worcester sold to John Bucknam, both of Pleasant River, land on that river, for £20 [Lincoln County Deeds 8:190]
19 Aug 1771 - Abner Bean sold to John Bucknam, both of Pleasant River, land on the river [Lincoln County Deeds 8:191]
No Date - Wm McCausland sold to John Bucknam, both of Pleasant River, land on the river [Lincoln County Deeds 8:191]
19 Aug 1771 - Nathaniel Cox sold to John Bucknam, both of Pleasant River, land by the river [Lincoln County Deeds 8:192]
4 Sep 1771 - James Brown, to David Longfellow, both of Machias, for £13, 6s., 8d. [Lincoln County Deeds 8:166]
11 Sep 1771 - John Barry sold Joseph Gatchell, both of Machias, for £12, 1-16 and 1-2 of 1-16 part of the mill, Merry Meeting [Lincoln County Deeds 8:154]
11 Sep 1771 - Stephen Young, to James Brown, land in Machias for £12 [Lincoln County Deeds 8:157]
11 Sep 1771 - Stephen Young sold Nathaniel Sinclair, Deputy Sheriff, 1-16 part of a Saw mill, standing upon Middle River in Machias, known by the name of Merry Meeting Mill [Lincoln County Deeds 8:152]
30 Sep 1771 - Morris O'Brien, to Gideon O'Brien, his interest in Machias Saw Mill, for £100 [Lincoln County Deeds 8:175]
Sep, Oct 1771 - Joseph Wilson, of Pleasant River, vs Robert Knox, of Narraguagus, Levy on Exon laid on a saw mill with all the utensils belonging thereto [Lincoln County Deeds 8:189-190]
4 Oct 1771 - Thomas Knight, to Job Burnham, both of Machias, land £30 [Lincoln County Deeds 9:71]
4 Oct 1771 - Samuel Davis Bryant, of No 4, sells land to Shaw & Gould [Lincoln County Deeds 9:210]
25 Oct 1771 - Judah Chandler, of Mispeaky River to William Bucknam, of Falmouth for £40, "1-8 of 1-2 of the Saw Mill now standing on the Lower Falls of Mispeaky River, so called" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:69]
25 Oct 1771 - Daniel Rolfe, of Cherryfield to John Hall, of Pleasant River, a 60 acre lot, east side of Pleasant River in Township No 6 (Addison), bounded on the north by a 60 acre lot of Daniel Rolfe Jr and on the south by a 60 acre lot of Moses Rolfe for £60 [Lincoln County Deeds 9:73]
6 Nov 1771 - John Fountain, of No 4, to Shaw & Gould [Lincoln County Deeds 9:209]
7 Nov 1771 - John Moore and Lydia Moore, both of Machias, natural guardians of children of John Whaland, deceased, to Bray Underwood of Kittery, mariner, for £50 upland and marsh in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 2:65]
3 Jan 1772 - William McNeil, of Narraguagues, yeoman, to Theoder Leighton of same for £10, Land in same on West side of Mill River [Lincoln County Deeds 10:110]
20 Mar 1772 - Obadiah Allen, of Pleasant River, to Josiah Tucker, of Narraguagus, land at Narraguagus for £6, 13s., 4d. [Lincoln County Deeds 10:139]
6 May 1772 - Isaac Larrabee, to Rev James Lyon, both of Machias, land at Western Falls, £13, 6s., 8d. [Lincoln County Deeds 9:1]
No Date - Solomon Stone, cordwainer, to Abraham Clark and John Sinkler, blacksmith, all of Machias, land [Lincoln County Deeds 9:1]
28 May 1772 - Jonathan Woodruf of Machias, to Stephen Smith, of Sandwich, 1-16 of the north-west side of the Rock Mill, so called, situated upon the Western Falls River, £13, 6s., 8d. [Lincoln County Deeds 9:71]
24 Jun 1772 - Joseph Holmes sold Ichabod Jones, of Boston, merchant, 1-12 part of the double saw mill Unity, at the Western Falls at Machias, standing on the Island, bounded on the old mill pond on one side, and the River upon the other side, and also 1-16 part of a double saw mill called Dublin, standing on the southern side of said Falls, and built by me in company with Morris O'Brien, John Underwood and others, in 1765, £58, 13s., 4d. [Lincoln County Deeds 9:194]
Jun 1772 - John Foster of Southampton NY got an execution against Robert Knox of Narraguagus at Pownalborough Court, and set off store, 6, 13s., 4d.; one house, 23, 3s., ; all on the SE part of the island called Knox Island, together with said Island appraised at 16, situated about a mile from Burnt Point; also house land and 1-8 of a tide mill called Wallace mill appraised at 27, 11s., 10d., all situate in the township of Narraguagus [BHM pg 2256]
23 Jul 1772 - Jonathan Pineo, to Stephen Smith, both of Machias, land [Lincoln County Deeds 9:72]
25 Aug 1772 - Stephen Parker, trader, to Obediah Hill, husbandman, both of Machias, land £100 [Lincoln County Deeds 9:72]
9 Sep 1772 - Job Burnum, to Stephen Smith, of Machias, trader, a certain wharf situated in Machias at the Western Falls, with a store frame thereon standing [Lincoln County Deeds 9:72]
4 Nov 1772 - Judah Chandler, of Chandlers River, in the County of Lincoln, Millman, to John Chandler of the same, Laborer, for £25, "Land lying and being situated upon said Chandlers River, being 1-2 the whole tract of Land that Edman Chandler and myself now owns and improved together in Partnership, near the Saw Mill on said River" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:33]
1 Jan 1773 - Samuel Wakefield, of No 4, to Shaw & Gould, mortgage [Lincoln County Deeds 9:205]
11 Feb 1773 - Benjamin Holmes of Machias, mariner, to Bray D J Underwood of Kittery, merchant, for £50 500 acres of upland in Machias and seven and one-half acres of salt marsh [Lincoln County Deeds 2:64]
10 Mar 1773 - Josiah Tucker, of Narrguagus, to Shaw & Gould, land in Gouldsbough [Lincoln County Deeds 9:204]
27 Apr 1773 - Daniel Hill, yeoman, to Ichabod Jones, of Boston, merchant, for £59, 3s. "All right I have in 1-16 of the first double saw mill built on the northern side of the Western Falls ... also all right in a certain lot of land with the dwelling house thereon; said lot containing 250 acres, bounded westerly on the Western river, southerly on Hoit's lot, easterly on common land, northerly on Japhet Hill's home lot" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:10]
8 May 1773 - John Sinkler, blacksmith, to Stephen Smith, merchant, both of Machias, for £50 One of the sixteen Mill Lotts and originally laid out to Mr Solomon Stone, and containing about seven acres [Lincoln County Deeds 10:35]
14 May 1773 - Samuel Libbee, to same {Ichabod Jones of Boston} for £27, 14s. "1-16 part of the Double Saw Mill, Unity, or more commonly called the Rock Mill, standing and being on the Island at the Western Falls" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:12]
No Date - William Curtis, bricklayer of Machias to same {Ichabod Jones of Boston} for £29 "Land on western side of River, a little below where Western and Eastern River meet, fronting easterly 100 rods on said River, and bounded southerly on the lot improved by Isaac Larrabee, and northerly by the lot taken up and improved by David Libby, and to extend westerly until it makes 250 acres" [Lincoln County Deeds probably 10:12]
20 May 1773 - Joseph Munson, to same {Ichabod Jones of Boston} for £27, 18s. "Land lying by the Eastern River, so called, bounded by land of Samuel Scott upon one side, thence running 80 rods north-east by said River to Samuel Rich's south-west line, thence running north-west 400 rods, thence south-west to Samuel Scott's north-east line where it meets the first mentioned boundary, together with all the dwelling houses and buildings thereon standing" [Lincoln County Deeds 10:11]
22 May 1773 - James Elliott, to John Avery, Esquire and John Avery, Jr, both of Boston, mortgage of 2-8 of the stream saw so called, in the Dublin Saw Mill so called, situated as standing on the south side of Western River so called, in Machias, the said 2-8 of said saw being 2-16 of said mill [Lincoln County Deeds 9:166]
22 May 1773 - Daniel Hoit of Machias, yeoman, to Ichabod Jones of Boston, for £30, 19s., land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 2:83]
27 May 1773 - Daniel Stone of Machias, millman, to Stephen Smith and Geo Stillman, both of Machias, merchants, for £33, 1-16th part of the old double saw mill in said Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 12:261]
2 Jun 1773 - Stephen Young, millwright, sold to Joseph Wallace, three lots of land on the Narraguagus River and 1-16 part of a double saw mill known and called the Freetown Mill on the same river [Lincoln County Deeds 11:256]
11 Jun 1773 - Thomas Armstrong sold land in Cherryfield to Joseph Wallace, mainer, for £12 [Lincoln County Deeds 12:265]
13 Aug 1773 - Isaac Larrabee of Machias, yeoman, to Ichabod Jones of Boston, for £13, 6s., 8d., one 32d part of the first double saw mill built in Machias, known by the name of The Unity [Lincoln County Deeds 2:82]
1 Sep 1773 - Judah Chandler, of Chandler River ,{Rather than being a real estate transaction, this entry appears to be a description of several tracts of land owned by Judah including 30 acres on Chandlers River, 1/8 of a double saw mill on the easterly side of Chandlers River and 60 acres on the west branch of Pleasant River} [Lincoln County Deeds 10:56]
7 Sep 1773 - Samuel Osburn, of a place called Pleasant River, Eastward of Younan{Union} River, Housewright to William Bucknam, of Falmouth, Gentleman, for £66, 13s, 4d, Land in Pleasant River on the Westerly side of said River, "a little waes below the Crotch of said River and bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at the SE Corner of a sixty Acre Lot called John Feney's lot, adjoining said River so in wedth down said River 120 rods or tel it meets with Moses Plumer's Sixty Acre Lot he now dwells on, thence adjoining said Plumer's Lot from the River West, and said Feney's Lot, West with the Woods till it makes up 120 acres." [Lincoln County Deeds 10:35]
19 Oct 1773 -" Joseph Wallace of a place called Arroguagus, without the bounds of any township, in the County of Lincoln, Mariner, sold to Mr James Grace of the aforesaid place, Land and Marsh, beginning at the Hay road coming from Flatt Bay and so running up Cole's Creek till you come to John Calvers(?) fell land on the North side; Also another Piece of land and marsh on the southern side of ye sd Crick commonly called Cole's Creek for £10, 6s." [Lincoln County Deeds 15:198]
9 Nov 1773 - Job Crocker of Machias, administrator of Westbrook Berry, late of Machias, deceased, to Stephen Jones of Machias, Esquire, for £11, 11s. one-sixteenth part of the old saw mill at the Western Falls in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 2:99]
12 Mar 1774 - James Flinn, yeoman, to Elisha Mayhew, trader, both of Machias, for £10 Part of Mill Lot and 1-2 of wharf privilege on said Lot [Lincoln County Deeds 10:107]
Apr 1774 - Jones Dyer of Machias, yeoman, to William Chaloner, of Machias, physician, for £74, 13s. 4d., seven acre lot No 18 in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 2:82]
12 Apr 1774 - Aaron Hanscom, millman, to Stephen Smith and Geo Stillman, merchants, all of Machias, for £13, 6s. 8d., 1-16th part of the shore side of the old saw mill so called in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 14:123]
20 May 1774 - Japhet Hill of Machias to Abram Clark of M., blacksmith, for £50, two seven-acre lots in Machias on northern side of Western Falls [Lincoln County Deeds 2:66]
15 Jul 1774 - Japhet Hill of Machias, yeoman, to Stephen Jones of Machias, Esquire, for £200 land at Potato Point in Machias fronting Western River [Lincoln County Deeds 2:12]
3 Sep 1774 - Reuben Libbee of Machias to Jonathan Pineo of Machias, for forty shillings 300 acres of land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 2:98]
10 Sep 1774 - John Sinkler, of Machias, blacksmith, to Abraham Clark of Machias, for £20, land in Machias, being part of two seven-acre lots, Nos 13 and 14 [Lincoln County Deeds 12:41]
24 Nov 1774 - Benj Gooch, Jr, of Machias, yeoman, to Stephen Young of Machias, millwright, for £53, 6s., 8d., land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 12:222]
3 Feb 1775 - Abraham Clark, to Ludwick Holway, carpenter, both of Machias, for 20, land in Machias, near unto the Western Falls, containing 7-8 of one acre and is bounded on west by lands that is called the mill privilege [Lincoln County Deeds 15:194]
3 Feb 1775 - Abraham Clark of Machias, blacksmith, to Jonas Farnsworth, yeoman, for £15, land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 12:216]
9 May 1775 - Samuel Rich of Machias, yeoman, to William Shannon and James Noble Shannon, both of said Machias, traders, for £8 land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 12:220]
9 May 1775 - Same to same, for £13, 5s., 8d., 1-24th part of the whole dam and privileges at the lower falls at the Eastern River, so called, in Machias, aforesaid, with 1-12th part of the land and privileges, for building a mill or mills at the eastern side or end of said dam and privilege at said Eastern River [Lincoln County Deeds 12:221]
8 Sep 1775 - The Lincoln Conty Deeds 12:276 contains a survey of the Joseph Wallis lot on the Easterly side of the Narraguagus River - in Township No 5 as completed by Daniel Merritt
15 Feb 1777 - John Young of Machias, yeoman, to William Shannon and James Noble Shannon of Machias, traders, for £8, land on NE side of Quakers' or Gardner's Lake, without the township of Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 2:223]
20 Jun (or Jan) 1777 - Reuben Gross of Narraguagus sold to Ebenezer Cole of Narraguagus for £6, 100 acres of land on the east side of Great Marsh River so called, in Township No. 5, or Narraguagus, land where Reuben "formerly dwealt", starting at the marsh and running east by said Ebenezer Cole's land on the south side "where he now dwells" to the line that divides townships #5 and #6, thence south 100 rods, thence west to the marsh [Lincoln County Deeds 14:166].
5 Aug 1777 - Benja Gooch, Junr, yeoman, to Jonathan Pineo, Husbandman, "a certain Lot of Thatch Bed lying in Machias aforesaid in a place called Wood Ruff's Cove, being the eightieth Lot in number and containing about three Acres and was the Original Right of Jona Carlton." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:209]
13 Oct 1777 - Stephen Young of Machias, millwright, to William and James Noble Shannon, of Machias, traders, for £63, 6s. 8d., some land he bought of Ben Gooch, Jr [Lincoln County Deeds 12:224]
8 Dec 1777 - John Young of Machias, yeoman, to Benjamin Foster, Jr, of Machias, for £10, land NW of Bonny's Island at Quaker's Eddy, so called, on east side of East river in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 12:223]
11 Feb 1778 - Joshua Brown, of Machias, yeoman, to David Gardner, Jr, and Elijah Gardner, both of Machias, yeomen, for £120 [Lincoln County Deeds 12:260]
7 Jul 1778 - William Shannon and James Noble Shannon, both of Machias, merchants, in consideration of "sixty-three p'd six and eight-pence" conveyed to Benjamin Gooch, Jr, of Machias, yeoman, "a certain Lot of Land lying and being in Machias aforesaid, it being a piece of Land whereon the said Benjamin Gooch, Junr now liveth, it being about two Acres more or less, it lying in Eastern River, it joins the lower Saw Mill on the said Eastern River, and joins the said Benjamin Gooche's Land with a dwelling House and a Barn and a shop on the said Land, it being a Lot of Land that the said William and James Noble Shannon bought of Stephen Young." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:207]
8 Aug 1778 - Priscilla Mayhew, Attorney of Elisha Mayhew, her husband, of Machias, mariner, to John Allan, late of Cumberland, in the County of Cumberland and Province of Nova Scotia, Esquire; now a subject of the United States of America, for £150 part of seven acre lot No 6, on the north side of the Western river in said Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 12:232]
6 Sep 1778 - James Flinn, of Machias to Elisha Mayhew of Machias, mariner, for £13, 7s., part of seven acre lot No 6, in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 14:26]
15 Sep 1778 - Exec. of Stephen Jones, Esq vs Joshua Brown, yeoman, both of Machias, extended upon two acres of land in Machias with dwelling house thereon standing [Lincoln County Deeds 14:1]
9 Oct 1778 - Abraham Clark, of Machias, blacksmith, to Stephen Jones of Machias, Esquire, land in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 14:210]
24 Oct 1778 - Thaddeus Trafton, yeoman, to Jonathan Pineo, yeoman, "two certain Lots of Salt Marsh the one being the on half of the original Lot of high Marsh containing about two Acres be the same more or less which the said Thaddeus bought of Reuben Libby being No 2, said Lot lying up Middle River and joining the Northeasterly side of Marsh of John Berreys, and the Westerly side by Marsh of Joseph Gatchels; also the one half of a Thatch Lot that belonged to the said Reuben Libbey lying in the Cove of thatch bed between White's Point and the western Falls being in No 42 containing about three Acres be the same more or less." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:208]
6 Nov 1778 - Jonathan Pineo, of Machias, sold Rev James Lyon, Clerk, of Machias, a piece of thatch for $25 [Lincoln County Deeds]
26 Jan 1779 - Silvanus Scott, joiner, to Stephen Smith and Geo Stillman, merchants, all of Machias, for £60 1-8th part of stream side of the old double saw mill in Machias [Lincoln County Deeds 14:124]
6 Apr 1779 - John Bohannon, gentleman, sold Joseph Walker of Narraguagus land on both sides of the Eastern Branch of the Narraguagus River, for £53, 6s., 4d. [Lincoln County Deeds 14:125]
1 May 1779 - Ezekiel Foster, yeoman, to James Lyon, clerk, both of Machias. "One whole Right of Land in the Township of Machias except the Marsh belonging to said Right being about three Acres more or less, and also all my Right, Title and Interest in the Island called Chauncey's Island in Machias Bay, situateed near the Southwest point of Sprague's Neck; and also all my Right, Title and Interest in the Island called Hog Island in the Entrance of Holme's Bay which said Islands I took up in Partnership with John Crocker of said Machias." Consideration £30 [Lincoln County Deeds 16:50]
3 May 1779 - Joel Bonney, carpenter, to James Lyon, clerk, both of Machias. All his right, title and interest in the Neck of Land called Sprague's Neck on the eastern side of Machias Bay containing by estimation three hundred Acres more or less. Consideration £35 [Lincoln County Deeds 16:49]
8 May 1779 - Ichabod Willey, of "Chereyfield", sold a 138 1/2 acre lot in Cherryfield (that part of Narraguagus now Milbridge) to Joseph Wallis, of Narraguagus, for £20 [Lincoln County Deeds 14:165]
8 Nov 1779 - Joseph Munson, yeoman, to Jonathan Pineo, both of Machias, "a certain Lot of Salt Marsh lying up Middle River in Machias aforesaid, it being No sixty, containing by estimation four Acres and a half, more or less." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:209]
28 Dec 1780 - Joseph Gatchel, yeoman, to Joseph Gatchel, Junr, Laborer; "the one half of all my real estate lying in Machias being a Right of Upland that I, the said Joseph Gatchel, now live upon, being on the northeast side of Middle River at the head of said River where the salt water flows; also the one half of all the salt Marsh and fresh Meadows that I, the said Joseph Gatchel, am in possession of, together with the one half of my Right and Share in the Saw Mill called the Merrymeeting, situated upon Middle River about two miles from the head of the Tide with all the Privileges and Appurtenances belonging to the said Mill as well as the one half of the said Upland Marsh &c, the home Lot containing about two hundred and fifty Acres, bounded Southwest by Middle River and Northeasterly by Land of Jonathan Pineo and otherways upon undivided Lands, this being the first Division Lot, also the one half of my second Lot being amongst the undivided Lands in said Machias being about two hundred and fifty Acres more." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:209]
29 Apr 1781 - Samuel Libby, of a place called Carlton's Stream, in the County of Lincoln, yeoman, in consideration of "fifty Pounds in Silver at six shillings the Spanish milled Dollar," paid by Stephen Jones, of Machias, Esqr, "a certain Lot of Land lying and being in said Machias on the south side of the western River so called and nearly opposite the Indian Rim fronting Eighty Rods, more or less, on said River and bounded westerly by the Land originally belonging to Abial Sprague, and easterly by Jacob Libby's first Division Lot and to run southerly the same width as in front four hundred Rods, it being part of the said Samuel Libby's first Division Lot as a Proprietor in the Township of Machias." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:211]
23 Jun 1781 - Jacob Libby, of a place called Carlton's Stream, in the County of Lincoln, yeoman, to Stephen Jones Esqr, "one full Proprietor's Share or eighty-fourth part of the whole Township or Tract of Land known by the name of Machias aforesaid." Consideration "sixty pounds hard money" [Lincoln County Deeds 16:210]
8 Jan 1782 - John Allan of Cumberland, in the County of Cumberland, and Province of Nova Scotia, now a subject of the United States, to Thomas, John, and William Mayhew, Sons of Elisha Mayhew, of Machias, mariner, jointly to be equally divided among them a "certain tract or parcel of land situated and lying within the District or Plantation known by the name of Machias ... more particularly as follows, being on the Northerly side of the River called the western Falls in said Machias, near unto where Mills are erected butted and bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at the northerly corner of the Land sold formerly by James Flynn to Elisha Mayhew, referring to a Deed of this Tenor and Date for the contents, and running from the northerly corner along by the Meeting House Lot purchased by the Town, of George Libbee, North 10 Degrees West 10 Rods; thence across by said Flynn's land West ten Degrees South Forty-seven Feet Nine Inches then running South ten Degrees East keeping its width till it comes to the Land formerly sold as aforesaid, Reserving the Privileges of a Road as specified in a Deed of the Premises given by said Flynn to said Allan bearing the date the eighth of October, 1779" Consideration £10. Conveyed subject to life estate of Priscilla Mayhew, mother of grantees [Lincoln County Deeds 16:45]
8 Jan 1782 - John Allan to Thomas, John, and William Mayhew, Sons of Elisha Mayhew, jointly to be equally divided among them Land described as follows "being on the northerly side of the River called the western Falls in said Machias near unto where the Mills are erected and bounded as follows, viz: beginning fifty feet from the Northeast Corner of James Flinn's dwelling House, then running Northerly by the western Line of Lot Number five eight Rods, then westerly forty-seven feet nine Inches then southerly parrallel with the first Line eight Rods, then Easterly to the first bound. Also twenty-eight Feet in weadth of the Flatts in the front of the eastern half of said Lot, being Number six, beginning at high water mark and extending the same weadth to the Channel of the River" Consideration £80. Conveyed subject to life estate of Priscilla Mayhew, mother of grantees [Lincoln County Deeds 16:471]
19 Jun 1782 - Stephen Fogg, of Bucksharbour, in the County of Lincoln, to Thomas, John, William, Priscilla and Hannah Mayhew, Sons and Daughters of Elisha Mayhew, by Priscilla his wife, jointly to be equally divided among them a certain tract or parcel of land situate on Bucksharbour and is bounded as follows, being the one-half of the Neck that is between the main Creek and the Lot of Land that the late Reuben Crocker possessed and built upon and the same is now held in common and undivided with the Heirs of Joseph Libbee, late of said Bucksharbour, deceased, and contains about one hundred Acres. Consideration £10. Conveyed subject to the life estate of Priscilla Mayhew, mother of the grantees [Lincoln County Deeds 16:42]
19 Dec 1782 - Ralph Hacock, of Boston, Mariner, to Jonas Farnsworth, of Machias, Esqr "The whole of my Land lying on the west side of Machias River adjoining to Buck's Harbor, on the easterly side, and on the Land that belonged to Mainwarrin Beal on the westerly side, with all the Bits and parcels of Marsh or Meadowland that do belong to the same, 250 acres more or less." Consideration £30 [Lincoln County Deeds 16:18]
3 Sep 1783 - Jonas Farnsworth, gentn, in consideration of forty-five Pounds, lawful money, paid by Messrs Stephen Smith and George Stilman, Traders, conveyed to them "one certain Lot or Tract of Land situate lying and being in Machias aforesaid, at the western falls and is bounded on the west by a Lot of Land that Abraham Clarke sold unto Ludwick Holway and from the Northeast Corner of said Holway's Lands or Lands that was sold as aforesaid unto said Holway runs North Eighty Degrees East, seven Rods, to lands that was the Original Right of Samuel Scott, and then runs southerly by said Lands unto a small piece of Land that Joseph Hill sold unto Stephen Parker, and then runs westerly and southerly by the last mentioned Piece of Land unto Land that is left for a Mill Privilege and then runs westerly by said Mill Privilege unto the Lands first mentioned, and contains about seven-eighths of an Acre." [Lincoln County Deeds 16:211]
17 Aug 1784 - Ludwick Holway, Housewright, to John O'Brian, of Newburyport, one quarter part of the Stream Saw in Dublin in Machias aforesaid [Lincoln County Deeds 17:94]
17 Aug 1784 - Ludwick Holway, Housewright, in consideration of £72, 10s., conveyed to John O'Brian, of Newbury Port, merchant, "Eighty-three Acres and one-third part of an Acre of Land situate in Machias butted and bounded as follows; beginning at a great rock at the northwest corner on Jeremiah O'Brian's Land joining the River, then extending back on a south course one mile and one-quarter, then west thirty-three and one-third Rods, then North one mile and one quarter to the River, then to the first mentioned Bounds, being in weadth on a square line thirty three and one-third Rods, together with the dwelling house and other buildings standing thereon." [Lincoln County Deeds 17:95]
20 Oct 1784 - Gideon O'Brian, of Machias, to John O'Brien, of Newbury Port. Consideration £10. "One sixth part of the Privilege in the Shore Saw of the Dublin Mill in Machias aforesaid." [Lincoln County Deeds 17:95]
20 Oct 1784 - Gideon O'Brian, of Machias, to John O'Brian, of Newbury Port. Consideration £200. "One hundred and twenty-five Acres of Land butted and bounded as follows, beginning at a great Rock in the line between Jeremiah and Gideon O'Brian's Land and on the eastern side of Jeremiah O'Brian's Lot of Land where his House now stands on, and from said Rock to extend south one mile and one-quarter of a mile to a marked tree, and from thence to extend east fifty rods to a marked tree, and from thence to extend on a north course one mile and one-quarter of a mile to a Salt Marsh and from thence to extend west fifty Rods to the said rock above mentioned. Also a Messuage of Land of fifteen Acres, butted and bounded as follows, beginning at the great rock above mentioned in the line between Jeremiah and Gideon O'Brian's Land, and extending about fifteen Rods on a northwest and by north course as the fence now stands unto the River low water mark, and from thence on an easterly course about fifty-five Rods unto the Northerly Corner Bound of the above or first mentioned Lot of Land of one hundred and twenty-five Acres together with the dwelling house and other Buildings standing thereon." [Lincoln County Deeds 17:96]
18 Oct 1785 - John Allan of Dudley's Island, sold Ephraim Fenno of Moose Island, lot on Moose Island lying near Samuel Tuttles lot and Caleb Boynton Senior's lot [Washington County Deeds 1:23]
7 Mar 1786 - Benj Lincoln & als was granted 50, 447 acres in Perry and Dennysville which included Pembroke [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
3 Aug 1786 - Aaron Hobart was granted 17,696 acres at Edmunds [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
21 Oct 1786 - EH & NI Robbins were granted 17,860 acres at Robbinston [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
22 Jun 1787 - Rev James Lyon was granted 31o acres at Sprague's Neck in Machias [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
31 Oct 1787 - Samuel Tuttle of Moose Island sold John Crane of Orangetown, for £200, lot of land on Moose Island containing 150 acres, originally taken up by Joseph Bridges. Also a lot in Passamaquoddy Township No 1, 100 acres, bounded West by Charles Stover, Esquire, being lot Tuttle lately purchased of John Prout. Same day Tuttle sold four oxen and four cows to Crane [Washington County Deeds 1:106]
18 Sep 1788 - James Noble Shannon of Horton, Nova Scotia, merchant, and William Shannon, of Dover, NH, sold land on East River, Machias, for £30 [Washington County Deeds 1:136]
5 Nov 1788 - Charles Turner was granted 23,040 acres at Marion [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
1 Jan 1789 - John C Jones was granted 48,160 acres at Jonesboro and Jonesport [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
19 Feb 1789 - Oliver Wendell & als was granted 26,240 acres at No 14, near Machias [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
26 Jun 1789 - Leonard Jarvis & als was granted 26,000 acres at Cooper [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
27 Jun 1789 - Waterman Thomas was granted 19,392 acres at Calais [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
2 Jul 1792 - John Allan was granted 33,136 acres at Whiting [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
28 Jan 1793 - William Bingham was granted 1,107,396 acres in Washington & Hancock County [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
30 Mar 1793 - Washington Academy, Machias, was granted 23,040 acres at Cutler [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
26 Aug 1794 - Thomas Ruston was granted 46,084 acres at Steuben, Harrington and Addison [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
9 Dec 1794 - Jones & Peck were granted 4,345 acres in the East part of Cutler [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]
18 Apr 1795 - Thomas Ruston of Philadelphia sold to Eben Warner Judd of Winsor VT for $8097 18,397 acres 40 square rods of land in #4, for $8097 11,399 acres 1 square rod of land in #5 and for $8097 15,287 acres 99 square rods of land in #6 [Washington County Deeds 1:463, 1:464 and 1:465]
Note: By 1 Feb 1820, 194 settlers in Addison, Harrington & Steuben received 20,506 acres [Records of the Land Office, 1 Feb 1820; also BHM pg 2078-2084]