Source: Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder [Ancestry.com], vol. 1 (Portland, Me.: S.M. Watson, 1884).
Forenames and surnames have been switched to facilitate searching.
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OWNERS OF TAXABLE LAND IN GORHAM, APRIL 27, 1799.
Copied for the "Recorder," from original record in the library of New England Historical Genealogical Society, by E. S. Strout of Boston.
Benjamin Adams Hannah Adams Austin Alden Josiah Bacon Nathaniel Bacon Timothy Bacon Joseph Baly Daniel Baker Barnabas Bangs Barnabas Bangs jr. Benjamin Bangs Ebenezer Bangs Heman Bangs James Bangs Joseph Bangs Nathan Bangs Thomas Bangs Enos Bishop Benjamin Blake jr. Ithiel Blake John Blake Joseph Blake Nathaniel Blake John Brackett Joshua Brackett Cornelius Bramhall Silvanus Bramhall Benjamin Brown Edmund Brown | Hezekiah Brown Simeon Brown John Burnel John Burnel jr. William Burton Isaac Carsley John Carsley Benjamin Cates Joseph Cates James Chadbourne Benjamin Chamberlin Abigal Chick1 Moses Clark Thomas Clay Jacob Clement Jeremiah Clement Isaac Cloutman Jesse Cloutman John Cloutman Andrew Cobb Ebenezer Cobb Ebenezer Cobb jr. Jedediah Cobb Reuben Cobb William Cobb Codman, widow2 Daniel Conant Ebenezer Cotton Josiah Cox3 | Daniel Cresey Joseph Cresey James Crockit Jonathan Crockit Pelatiah Crockit Peter Crockit Samuel Crockit Samuel Crockit jr. Thomas Cross John Darling Allen Davis Josiah Davis Ebenezer Davis James Davis Prince Davis Samuel Davis Sylvanus Davis Jeremiah Dorset Christopher Dunn John Dyer John Dyer jr. Jonah Dyer William Dyer Richard Edwards Samuel Edwards Elijah Elder4 Reuben Elder Samuel Elder Jonathan Ewell |
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William Ewell Simeon Farnham Benjamin Ficket Ebenezer File George File Joseph File Samuel File William File William File jr. John Flood Morris Flood Jeremiah Fogg Moses Fogg Doct. Dudley Folsom Ebenezer Freeman Jonathan Freeman Nathaniel Freeman Benjamin Frost Enoch Frost Colo Nathaniel Frost Daniel Gammon Joseph Gammon Philip Gammon Isaac Gilkey Joseph Gilkey heirs William Gorham, Esq. Nathaniel Gould Abraham Hall Isaac Hall Israel Hall Almory Hamblen Daniel Hamblen Ebenezer Hamblen George Hamblen Jacob Hamblen | Joseph Hamblen Prince Hamblen Samuel Hamblen Timothy Hamblen George Hanscom Jno. Hanscom George Hanscom jr. Nathan Hanscom Barnabas Harden John Harden Zephaniah Harden David Harding jr. Elkanah Harding John Harding jr. Stephen Harris Jacob Haskell John Haskell John Haskell jr. Asa Hatch Nathaniel Hatch Lemuel Hicks Joseph Higgins Ephraim Hunt Iehabod Hunt Simon Huston5 Isaac Irish James Irish Stephen Irish Rev. Caleb Jewett6 George Johnson John Johnson Matthew Johnson Robert Johnson Ephraim Jones Stephen Jones | William Jones Benjamin Allen Jordan Ebenezer Kemp Joseph Knight heirs Josiah Lakeman John Lamb Samuel Larrabee7 Stephen Lary Daniel Davis Lewis George Lewis, Esq. James Lewis Lothrop Lewis Samuel Lewis Alison Libby Benjamin Libby Edward Libby Edward Libby jr. James Libby Jethro Libby Joseph Libby Lemuel Libby Mark Libby Reuben Libby Richard Libby Samuel Libby Simeon Libby William Libby William Libby jr. John Lincoln Royal Lincoln Richard Lombard Ebenezer Lombard Ephraim Lombard James Lombard Jedediah Lombard |
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John Lombard jr. Joseph Lombard Solomon Lombard Thomas Lombard Stephen Longfellow, Esq. Stephen Longfellow8 Charles Lord Thomas Lothrop Abner Lowell Rev. James McCollister9 Abner McDonald Joseph McDonald Peletiah McDonald David McDugle James McIntosh Cary McLellan Thomas McLellan William McLellan William McLellan jr. Nicholas Means Daniel Merrill John Miller David Morton James Morton Thomas Morton James Mosher James Mosher jr. Nathaniel Mosher William Motley Ebenezer Murch Ebenezer Murch jr. Samuel Murch Matthias Murch Samuel Murch jr. Zebulon Murch | Lot Nason Uriah Nason William Nason Enos Newcomb Samuel Newcomb John Paine Richard Paine William Paine Nathaniel Parker heirs Nehemiah Patch Charles Patrick Daniel Paul Ebenezer Peabody Isaac Pearsons, Esq.10 Benjamin Pettengill Coleman Phinney Docker Phinney Edmund Phinney, Esq. Edmund Phinney jr. James Phinney James Phinney jr. John Phinney jr. Joseph Phinney Stephen Phinney Andrew Plaisted Aaron Plummer Christopher Plummer Isaac Plummer Robert Plummer Joseph Pomrey Increase Pote Increase Pote11 Samuel Prentiss Henry Pride Joseph Pride | William Pride Christopher Rand Jeremiah Rand Amos Rich Thaddeus Richardson William Riggs William Riggs jr. John Butler Rion Benjamin Roberts Joseph Roberts Joseph Roberts jr.'s widow Walter Ross Abiel Rounds Joel Sawyer Stephen Sawyer Zechariah Sawyer John Silly Caleb Shaw Josiah Shaw Benjamin Skillings Benjamin Skillings12 Thomas Skillings Ephraim Smith Hezekiah Smith13 Hezekiah Smith14 John Tyng Smith Aaron Snow Joseph Crocker Snow15 Thomas Snow William Snow Ellis Standish Samuel Staples David Steel Benjamin Stevens Frederick Stevens |
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John Stevenson Jonathan Stone George Strout William Strout Joseph Stuart James Sturges Jonathan Sturges Nathaniel Sturges Joseph Swett Joshua Swett Josiah Swett16 Josiah Swett17 Moses Swett Josiah Thacher, Esq. Charles Thomes George Thomes Sarah Thomes William Thomes Jeremiah Tole | Zebulon Trickey Simeon Tryon James Tyler William Tyng, Esq. John Walker John Ward Joseph Ward jr. Nathan Ward James Warren Nathaniel Warren Samuel Warren George Waterhouse Joseph Waterhouse William Waterhouse Daniel Watson Edmund Watson John Watson David Watts18 Abraham Webb | Edward Webb Eli Webb Benjamin Weeks Edmund Wescot Nehemiah Wescot Reuben Wescot Samuel Whitmore Asa Whitney Daniel Whitney Isaac Whitney Joseph Whitney Micah Whitney Moses Whitney Zebulon Whitney Jeremiah Williams Eliz. Wise, widow19 Charles Wood William Wood |
Stephen Longfellow, Principal Assessor.
Joseph Thrasher, Assistant Assessor
Nathaniel Wilson, Assistant Assessor
James Means, Assistant Assessor
Docker Phinney, Assistant Assessor
Lothrop Lewis, Assistant Assessor
1Occupant, John Butler Rion. 3Occupant, Joshua Edwards. 3Portland; occupant, Richard Dresser.
4Occupant, Benjamin Bangs. 5Heirs; Samuel Elder, guardian; occupant, Richard Marbury.
6Owned and improved by settled minister of gospel. 7Limington; occupant, Joseph Jones.
8Occupant, Joseph Weston. 9Settled minister. 10New Gloucester. 11Occupant, John Wormell.
12Deceased, heirs. 13Of Windham; occupant, Robert Hooper. 14Occupant, Samuel Bemis.
15Falmouth, Co. Barnstable; occupant, Amos Whitney. 16Heirs; occupant, James Tyler.
17Heirs; occupant, John Woodward. 18Buxton; occupant, John Horton. 19Occupant, Samuel Lary.