Incorporated in 1809 as Jonesborough. Jonesport was set off in 1832. Land was set off to Columbia and Machias in 1838, and the town of Roque Bluffs was set off in 1891. Beals was set off from Jonesport and incorporated in 1925.
Source: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: Maine [pdf]. (Washington, D. C., Govt. Print Off., 1908).
Forenames and surnames have been switched to facilitate searching.
Key to entries:
- Name of Head of Family.
- Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families.
- Free white males under 16 years.
- Free white females, including heads of families.
- All other free persons.
- Slaves.
[p. 54]Plantations West of Machias, No. 22, Washington CountyJoseph Peirpont 3 3 1 0 0
Joel Whitney 3 5 3 0 0
Josiah Noyce 1 2 3 0 0
Isaac Farnsworth 2 3 3 0 0
Napthm Whitney 1 0 0 0 0
John Dunnaven 1 0 2 0 0
David Watts 1 1 4 0 0
Samuel Watts 1 0 2 0 0
Caleb Coolidge 1 0 4 0 0
William Tupper 2 1 1 0 0
Joseph Tupper 1 0 3 0 0
Reuben Libbee 1 4 4 0 0
Abner Bean 1 1 3 0 0
Charles Randall 1 1 2 0 0
Jonathan Knight 2 4 5 0 0
Paul Knight 1 1 3 0 0
Athony Shappa 1 3 1 0 0
Benj. Kellon 2 1 2 0 0
Josiah Wessen 1 1 7 0 0
Thomas Roberts 0 0 0 1 0
Samuel Merret 1 0 1 0 0
Thomas Kelly 2 3 5 0 0
John Sawyer 1 2 7 0 0
Nehemiah Sawyer 1 0 3 0 0
Francis Cumming 1 2 7 0 0
Agnes McDonald 2 2 2 0 0
John Buffet 1 0 2 0 0
Elihu Horton 2 2 2 0 0
Jerimiah Beal 1 0 1 0 0
Manwarren Beal 3 2 4 0 0
David Menett 1 0 0 0 0