Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 17 (April 1863). Formatting of the records has been altered, but the order has been retained. The first and last names of grooms have been switched to facilitate searching, and punctuation has in places been standardized.
[p. 30]RECORDS OF FALMOUTH (NOW PORTLAND) ME.Patrick Maxwell with Mary Simonton, Nov. 4, 1741.
[Continued from vol. xvi, page 320.]
Intentions of Marriage, from the Records of the Town of Falmouth.
Alphabetically arranged.
Richard Merrill with Priscilla Merrill, Oct. 24, 1742.
Alexander McLellan with Ann Ross, Feb. 6, 1743.
Israel Merrill with Abi Cawley, Aug. 20, 1743.
James Miller with Mary Gray of Berwick, Dec. 7, 1743.
Anthony Morse with Hannah Merrill, Feb. 26, 1744.
Joseph Merrill with Abigail Blacke, Feb. 23, 1745.
Francis Maxwell with Eleanor Porterfield, April 13, 1746.
James Miller of Scarboro with Eliz. Smith of Fal., Aug. 3, 1746.
James McCausland with Mary Poor, July 3, 1746.
Henry McCausland with Eliz. Wyman, July 3, 1749.
John Mains of Biddeford with Elinor Johnson, Nov. 25, 1748.
John Mustard of Topsham with Sarah Jackson of Fal., Aug. 24, 1749.
James Mead with Dorcas Done, Oct. 29, 1749.
Gamaliel Mayo with Sarah Cole, Nov. 11, 1749.
Stephen Manchester with Sea-fair Mayberry, Dec. 3, 1749.
Enoch Moody with Ann Weeks, July 21, 1750.
Wm. Maxwell with Isabel McFarland of Biddeford, April 23, 1751.
Thomas Moreton with Rachel Elwell, May 9, 1751.
John Merrill, Jr., with Bethiah Wyman, Aug. 17, 1751.
Samuel Matthews of New Marblehead with Eliz. Roberts of Fal., Oct. 3, 1751.
Mr. Benj. Merrill ["Merrill Benj. Mr."] with Mrs. Sarah Brown of N. Yar. [no date given].
John Motley with Kerinhappuck Hicks (never married Motley married Brackett), Dec. 22, 1752.
Thomas Mosely, Senior, with Sarah Sweetser (married June 14), Jan. 19, 1753.
James B. Merrill with Abigail Bracket, June 29, 1753.
Henry McIntire with Sarah Burnell (married Oct. 25), June 30, 1753.
Mr. Wm. Maxfield with Susannah Webb of New Marblehead, Nov. 4, 1753.
Jonathan Morse with Sarah Sawyer, March 2, 1754.
John Marston, Jr., with Patience Thompson (married Jan. 19, 1763), Dec. 18, 1762.
John Motley with Lydia Libby, July 2, 1754.
Daniel Moody with Eliz. Chapman, Aug. 30, 1754.
Jonathan Morse, Jr., with Experience Paine, Nov. 23, 1754.
Conrad Myer with Ruth Ray, Jan. 11, 1755.
James Mead with Lettice Mayo, Feb. 27, 1755.
Joshua Merrill with Mary Winslow, Nov. 1, 1755.
Richard Maybury with Martha Bolton, both of New Marblehead, Feb. 21, 1756.
Eliphalet Morse, Jr., with Martha Mayo of Estham [sic], April 17, 1756.
John Manchester of New Marblehead with Comfort Bunker of N. Yarm., June 26, 1756.
Hugh Miller with Eliz. Gammon, widow, (married by Rev. Clark, Aug. 18), July 2, 1756.
James McLellan with Mary McLellan of Gorham, July 24, 1756.
James McClellan with Abigail McLellan, July 31, 1756.
Daniel Moody of Scarboro with Hannah Woodbury of Fal., Feb. 25, 1757.
Clement Merserve with Mary Wooster, both of Pearsontown, Feb. 25, 1757.
Wm. Mosely with Sarah Gooding, Feb. 26, 1757.
John Meserve of Pearsontown with Mary Yetty of Gorham, March 4, 1757.
Adams Merrill with Isabella Titcomb, Nov. 19, 1757.
Eleazer McKenney with Diana Pebbles, Nov. 21, 1757.[p. 31]Jacob McKenny of Scarboro with Temperance Jordan, Feb. 4, 1758.
Stephen Manchester of New Marblehead with Mary Bayley, March 25, 1758.
James Meserve of Pearsontown with Mary Martin of Brunswick, May 6, 1758.
Walter Murch of Biddeford with Jerusha Brown of Gorham T., Aug. 4, 1758.
Jasper Marstin with Patience Mayo, Sept. 30, 1758.
Jasper Mosher with Abigail Frost, both of Gorham T., Oct. 9, 1758.
Ebenezer Morton with Sarah Whitney, Dec. 27, 1758.
James Macrumness of Brunswick with Mary Corbet of Fal., Feb. 15, 1759.
Houchin Moody with Dorcas Cocks, March 31, 1759.
Dennis Mars of Scarboro with Hannah Sawyer of Fal., April 2, 1759.
Wm. Mitchell with Eliz. Clark, April 21, 1759.
Abel Merrill with Abigail Knight of Newbury, Sept. 1, 1759.
Jonathan Mitchell with Ann Loveit (married Feb. 24, 1760), Dec. 17, 1759.
Samuel Murch of Gorham T. with Deborah Amory of Biddeford, Jan. 17, 1760.
John Man with Leah Man of N. Yar., March 29, 1760.
John Malcom of Brunswick with Abigail Trundy of Fal., April 26, 1760.
Robert Millens with Mary Bolton, both of New Marblehead, Nov. 22, 1760.
Jonathan McKenny with Ann People, April 21, 1761.
Anthony Morse with Susannah Jones, May 12, 1761.
Thomas Millet with Eliz. Hill, Aug. 8, 1761.
Henry McKenney with Jane People, Sept. 2, 1761.
John Mitchell of N. Yarm. with Mary Weston of Fal., Oct. 23, 1761.
Charles McDaniel with Priscilla Davis, both of Gorham T., Dec. 5, 1761.
Thomas Maxwell with Martha McCaight, Dec. 24, 1761.
John Meserve with Sarah Strout, both of Pearson T., Dec. 25, 1761.
John McDaniel, Jr., of Gorham T. with Joanna Rounds of Y., Feb. 25, 1762.
Wm. McLellan with Mary Phinney of N. Yarm., May 6, 1762.
Richard McDoogle with Mary Patrick, Aug. 21, 1762.
Wm. McLellan with Rebecca Huston of Fal., Nov. 5, 1762.
Whiteford Mayo with Hannah Mayo, Dec. 10, 1762.
Joshua Moody with Mary Codman (married by Mr. S.), Apr. 5, 1763.
Wm. Maybery, Jr., with Jane Miller (married by Mr. S.), April 7, 1763.
James Milk, Jr., with Molly Dearing (married by Mr. S.), Sept. 29, 1763.
Jose Morse with Mary Purinton (married by Mr. S.), Nov. 18, 1763.
John Minot with Jemimah Bradbury (married by Mr. S.), May 21, 1764.
Robert Moore with Eliz. Drawn (married by Mr. S.), June 21, 1764.
Alexander McLellan with Margaret Johnson (married by Mr. S.), Oct. 21, 1765.
Thomas Mann with Miriam Bayley (married by Mr. S.), Oct. 2, 1766.
John Martin with Esther Thomas (married by Mr. S.), Oct. 2, 1766.
Peter Merrill with Rebecca Eager (married by Mr. S.), Nov. 26, 1767.
Elias Merrill with Betsey Fullerton (married by Mr. S.), March 11, 1784.
Wm. Moody with Molly Young (married by Mr. S.), Dec. 11, 1783.
Daniel Marston with Nancy Gerrish (married by Mr. S.), Feb. 11, 1781.
Abner McDonald with Polly Wiswall (married by Mr. S.), Oct. 7, 1781.
Hugh McLellan with Abigail Brown (married by Mr. S.), March 25, 1783.
Nathan Noyes with Mary York, Nov. 30, 1735.
Josiah Noyes with Mary Lunt of Newbury, Oct. 1, 1737.
Michael Newman with Eliz. Gwinn, April 8, 1744.
Wm. Nason with Mary Hodgkins, Nov. 16, 1744.
Nathan Noyes with Mehitable Bangs of Barnstaple [sic], July 3, 1750.
Samuel Noyes with Mary Merrill, Sept. 29, 1750.
Peter Noyes with Hannah Merrill, April 23, 1752.
David Noyes with Sarah Briggs, March 25, 1758.
Richard Nason with Eunice Willson, April[p. 32]20, 1759.
Zebulon Noyes with Jane Lunt, Oct. 20, 1759.
Isaac Neston with Sarah Small (married May 13, by Mr. S.), April 2, 1760.
Thomas Newman with Lidia Thrasher (married Nov. 20, by Mr. S.), Nov. 1, 1760.
Noah Noyes with Susannah Jeffords of Wells, Sept. 20, 1761.
John Northwest, a servant of Capt. Thomas Dailing of Great Britain, with Hagar Sanba Cumto, a servant of Rev. Thomas Smith, June 12, 1761.
Jonathan Nason with Sarah Chick (married Dec. 23), Oct. 2, 1761.
Uriah Nason with Bathsheba Patridge, Oct. 16, 1761.
Jos. Noyes with Ann Moody (married by Mr. S.), July 28, 1760.
John Neal with Eliz. Neal (married by Mr. S.), April 11, 1773.
Zachariah Nowell with Eliz. Poland (married by Mr. S.), April, 1781.
John Owen with Margaret Mustard, June 22, 1735.
John Owen, Jr., with Anna Hodgkins, April 21, 1750.
Richard O'Brion with Sarah Crocket, Sept. 1, 1754.
Jonathan Oliver with Sarah Mosely, Nov. 2, 1754.
James Otis of Scituate with Lucy Cushing of Fal. (married Nov. 19), Sept. 19, 1761.
Ebenezer Owen with Abigail Cotton (married by Mr. S.), March 23, 1763.
Wm. Palmer with Hannah Palmer, resident in Fal., July 30, 1735.
Thomas Pennell with Rachel Riggs, June 14, 1735.
Prince, servant to Robert Danbury, with Ruth, servant to James Gooding, May 28, 1737.
Thomas Peck with Sarah Whitehead of Boston, July 23, 1737.
Wm. Porterfield, Jr., with Mary Jameson, Jan. 4, 1738.
Benjamin Proctor with Sarah Favor, Aug. 2, 1740.
Clement Pennell with Ruth Riggs, Jan. 10, 1742.
John Proctor with Mary Tibbets, April 10, 1743.
Gamaliel Pote with Mary Irish, both of Gorham, Aug. 7, 1743.
Wm. Pittman with Abigail Trott, Sept. 4, 1743.
Patrick Porterfield with Martha Jameson, Dec. 18, 1743.
Moses Plumer of Scarboro with Mary Dyer of Fal., Aug. 26, 1744.
Samuel Proctor, Jr., with Eliza Johnson, Dec. 2, 1745.
Wm. Pittman with Jonnah Nonemy, Sept. 7, 1746.
Elisha Parker with Hannah Dyer, July 30, 1748.
Jos Proute of Scarboro with Hannah Jordan, Oct. 23, 1748.
Thomas Pollick with Deliverance Jordan, Nov. 11, 1749.
Wm. Proctor with Charity Lunt, March 31, 1750.
Benjamin Pettingale with Abigail Kent of Newbury, Aug. 18, 1750.
Joseph Pride with Hannah Knight, Sept. 7, 1751.
Richard Pens with Mary Tucker, May 9, 1752.
Benjamin Parker, Jr., with Tampson Bootman, Sept. 27, 1752.
Ebenezer Prince with Mary Ralph, Aug. 18, 1753.
Ezekial Penigo of Boston, now resident in Fal., with Ann Wooster, Sept. 4, 1753.
Richard Pomroy, Jr., with Hannah Ingersoll, Nov. 12, 1753.
Richard Pumroy with Hannah Curtis, Feb. 11, 1754.
Jedediah Preble, Esq., with Mrs. Mehitable Roberts, March 25, 1754.
John Phinney, Jr., with Rebecca Sawyer, both of Gorham, Sept. 27, 1754.
Humphrey Purinton, Jr., of Georgetown with Thankful Woodbury of Fal., Oct. 26, 1754.
Wm. Pride with Phebe Knight, Sept. 27, 1755.
Arthur Pottinger with Keziah Haden, oct. 18, 1755.
Samuel Pickerin with Mary Thomas, March 13, 1756.
Thomas Pote with Sarah Merrill, Jan. 29, 1757.
Nathaniel Parker with Hannah Roberts, Jan. 7, 1758.
Greenfield Pote with Jane Grant, Dec. 16, 1758.
Jos. Proctor with Huldah Stubbs of N. Yarm., Nov. 26, 1759.
John Proctor with Mary Huston (married Jan. 31), Dec. 29, 1759.
Wm. Proctor with Susannah Hall (married Sept. 4), Aug. 16, 1760.
David Plumer with Joannah[p. 33]Mitchell (married Aug. 10), May 30, 1761.
Samuel Pickerin with Mary Gilford, Aug. 8, 1761.
Ebenezer Parker with Esther Higgins, Sept. 26, 1761.
James Phinney with Martha Hamblen, both of Gorham (married by E. Freeman, Jan. 13, 1763), Dec. 21, 1762.
James Pittman of Marblehead with Mary Walton of Fal., Sept. 4, 1736.
Stephen Phinney with Olive Early, Feb. 3, 1760.
Wm. Pearson with Maria Bradbury (married by Mr. S.), July 2, 1764.
Daniel Pettingill with Hannah Gooding, 3d., March 21, 1765.
Moses Plumer with Esther Hersey, Sept. 9, 1765.
Jonathan Paine with Dorcas Cocks, Feb. 19, 1767.
John Poland with Judeth Alley, Sept. 16, 1773.
Ebenezer Preble with Dorcas Ilsley (married by Mr. Brown), Oct. 7, 1781.
Joseph Quimbee with Mary Haskell, Sept. 28, 1740.
Ebenezer Roberts, Jr., with Mary Kinniam of Gloucester, May 13, 1737.
Nathaniel Rundlet with Mary Mitchell, May 13, 1737.
John Robinson, Jr., with Mehitable Woodbury, Feb. 9, 1738.
Nelson Rackliff with Sarah Moody of Newbury, May 13, 1739.
Benj. Ring of Georgetown with Lucretia Mills of Fal., April 13, 1740.
Wheeler Riggs with Mary Cobb, Aug. 15, 1742.
Vincent Robards with Isabella Dyer, March 16, 1745.
David Robinson with Rebecca Randall, July 17, 1748.
Wm. Reed with Marcy Tuttle, Nov. 27, 1748.
Humphrey Richards with Sarah Mayo, Feb. 19, 1749.
Humphrey Richards with Sarah Delano, Oct. 1, 1749.
Stephen Randall with Deborah Sawyer of Gloucester, Oct. 6, 1750.
John Ropes with Sarah Stocker of Newbury, Dec. 8, 1750.
John Roberts, Jr., with Mehitable Bangs, May 2, 1752.
Jeremiah Riggs, Jr., with Nanny Barber, Sept. 29, 1752.
Record, a negro slave of Lt. Samuel Skillins, with Phillis, a slave of Mr. James Millers, July 28, 1753.
Samuel Robenson with Barbara Sutherland, July 6, 1754.
Peter Riddick with Susannah Dolby, Nov. 2, 1754.
Jedediah Robinson with Eliz. Simonton, Nov. 22, 1754.
Gershom Rogers with Esther Mountfort, Feb. 13, 1775.
Charles Robenson with Hannah Cushing, [no date given].
Gershom Rogers with Sarah Bangs, June 26, 1756.
Wm. Rideout of Georgetown with Mary Blackstone of Fal., Nov. 8, 1756.
James Ross with Hannah Dyer, Aug. 27, 1757.
Augustus Ryan with Sarah Morse, Dec. 23, 1758.
George Roberts with Deborah York, Oct. 20, 1759.
Stephen Riggs with Margaret Barber, Nov. 8, 1759.
Moses Rolfe with Abigail Jones, both of Gorham, Nov. 12, 1759.
Stephen Randall with Mercy Dyer, April 25, 1761.
Ebenezer Robinson with Mary White, Nov. 27, 1762.
John Chevalie Rue, resident in Fal., with Lydia Shaney, Jan. 15, 1763.
Robert Robinson with Mercy Brown, Jan. 15, 1763.
Thomas Ross with Barbara Robinson (by Mr. S.), Dec. 9, 1763.
John Rand with Jerusha Bradbury (by Mr. S.), July 17, 1764.
Jos Roberts with Ruth White (by Mr. S.), April 12, 1767.
Edward Sawyer with Abigail Pitman, Jan. 1734.
David Stickney with Mary Adams, Aug. 18, 1734.
Andrew Simonton with Betty Cobb, Oct. 19, 1734.
Job Sawyer with Miriam Hanscom, March 2, 1735.
John Swett with Hannah Cobb, Jan. 17, 1736.
Thomas Sawyer with Mehitable Blake of Hampton, May 28, 1737.
Jos Strout with Priscilla Thomas, March 28, 1739.
Jos Strout, Jr., with Hannah Cobb, May 7, 1739.
Richard Stubbs, Jr., with Mercy Brown of N. Yar., Oct. 13, 1739.