Upper Level: Ebenezer Small 1760 Abby Leighton 1760

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Ebenezer Small 1760 Abby Leighton 1760

Note: This is where the family line becomes muddier.

Ebenezer is supposedly married to Abigail (Family Group Sheet) and had all of these children. However, another source claims he was married to Elizabeth Jenkins. I can't find a thing on Abigail, but I found an Ebenezer's and an Elizabeth's gravestones in the East Wales Cemetery AND a record of the marriage. Perhaps Abigail was his first marriage? This desperately needs clarification.
4/2011 Note: There are some people working on this line at this moment and I will let you know how the story unfolds.
11/2019 Note: found a few more online sources and have added them

Ebenezer Small (Sr)
Parents John Small (Jr) and Pricilla Strout
Born abt 1760 Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine
Married Abigail Leighton 23 Feb 1781 Steuben, Washington, Maine
Died after 1823 in Cutler, Washington Maine
Buried
Sources
1800 US Census
1810 US Census
Marriage: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Family Search
ancestry.com

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Abigail (Nabby) Leighton
Born 2 May 1760 Steuben, Washington, Maine
Died 1803 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search

ancestry.com

CHILDREN

Deborah Small
Born abt 1784 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Married James Colson about 1804 Maine
Children: Persis (girl), Abigail, Almira, Clarinda, Philo, Delia, Marie, Amaziah, Robert
Died 1830 Steuben, Washington, Maine
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com

Samuel Small
Born abt 1786 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Married Mary (Molly) Colson 1807 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Children: Matilda, Phebe, Lucretia
Died 1814
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com

Abigail (Nabby) Small
Born 1787 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Married Samuel Tuttle abt 1812 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Children: Lydia, Samuel, Mary, George, Mason, John, Charles
Died about 1876 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Buried Tuttle Cemetery, Perry, Washington, Maine
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140146291/abigail-tuttle
Family Search
ancestry.com

Margaret (Peggy) Small
Born abt 1788 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Married Timothy Libby Cates about 1808 Lebec, Washington, Maine
Children: Ambrose, Lovina, Elmira, Clarinda, James, Timothy, Ebenezer, Lucinda
Died 9 April 1856 Cutler, Washington, Maine
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

1850 US Census Cutler, Washington, Maine (age 62, living with son Eben's family)
Headstone for her husband: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125585492/timothy-libby-cates
Family Search
ancestry.com

Thomas Small
Born 3 April 1791 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Married Deborah Tucker 21 July 1811 Eastport, Washington, Maine
Children: Deborah, Joseph, Sally, Ebenezer, Mary, Ann, Warren, Saul, Daniel
Died 1870 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com

John Patten Small
Born 18 April 1793 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Married 1) Lydia Leighton about 1817 Maine
No Children
2) Nancy Hinckley 1824 Dover, Norfolk, Maine
Children: Moses, Mary, Samantha, Orville, John, Martha, Alonzo, Stillman, Melissa, Lydia
Died 1875
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com

Lydia Small
Born 20 July 1795 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Married James Gross 18 October 1814 Eastport, Washington, Maine
Children: I haven't found any
Died 1869
Buried
Sources

Marriage; Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com

*Ebenezer (Eben) Small (Jr)

Ebenezer's headstone

Born 22 Oct 1799 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Occupation: Laborer (1850)
Married Eunice Harriman abt 1829 Maine
Children: Otis, Rufus, Nancy, Abby, Harriet, Luella
Died 30 Aug 1860 East Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Buried Hillside Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Sources
Vital Records of Maine, Vol. 2 Births, Deaths and Marriages 1821-1840, Page 122
1830 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Note: two females, two males
1840 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
Note: four females, three males
1850 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine (age 50)
1860 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine (age 60)
Vital Records Vol. 2 Births, Deaths and Marriages 1821-1840, Page 122

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65578334/eben-small

Sally Small
Born abt 1801 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Married James Cates 20 Oct 1818 Plantation No 11 (Bucksport), Maine

James Cates and Sally Small marriage record

Children: James
Died
Buried
Sources

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Note: The book claims she married Timothy Cates instead of James, but as you can see from the original marriage record above, she married James. FYI: Timothy married her sister, Peggy (Margaret)

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Anna Small
Born abt 1806 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Married James Leighton 17 November 1829, Cherryfield, Washington, Maine
Children: Mary, Handy, Lydia, James, William
Died 15 July 1863 Steuben, Washington, Maine
Buried
Sources

1850 US Census Steuben, Washington, Maine (age 34)

Marriage: Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 FHL microfilm 10,798

Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers page 5

Family Search
ancestry.com

4 comments:

UnknownMarch 24, 2015 at 2:57 PM
Hi Coz
John Small born Milbridge/Cherryfield Maine 1790, 3dr great grandfather.

" … Ebenezer Small, a younger brother of Dea. Elisha, m. Nabby Leighton.
Their children were ….
…. John married at Lubec and removed to Bucksport,
Eben married a Harriman at Bucksport, ...”
Page 5
THE Narraguagus Valley; EARLY SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS
BY J. A. MILLIKEN_AOS/1 Jan. 2014

John Small, born about 1790, son of Ebeneezer Small[Sr.] removed to Bucksport, Maine, with his brother Ebenezer Small Jr.
They are both found at Bucksport, in the 1830 Census, and 1840 Census.

John Small's eldest son, Jeremiah Small, was born about 1825, Cherryfield, youngest son, Samuel D. Small, was born about 1838 at Bucksport.
Noted: The place of birth for Jeremiah and Daniel Small are from their Civil War Records.
Another son of John Small resided at Swanville 1850, age 21, Lorenzo Small born about 1829, possibly Bucksport. Maine.

The family of John Small removed to Swanville, Maine, prior to the 1850 Swanville Census. They removed to the Oak Hill section of Swanville, the north west corner of the town.
In the 1850 Swanville Census, John Small's wife is Elizabeth age 45, his age given as 50? is in question. [Samuel D. Small, age 12 in household 1850.]
In 1860 Swanville Census he is age 70, in household of son Jeremiah Small of Swanville.
The following death notice maybe John Small of Oak Hill, Swanville, Maine:
I have used it for his death info.
Republican Journal_Belfast, Maine_26 Feb 1874.
In Swanville---John Small, Feb. 17, age 84. _ AOS_4 June 2010
This agrees with probable birth in 1790.
Revised 24 March 2015_Adrian Stanley
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UnknownMarch 26, 2015 at 6:11 PM
Hi Again

This may help with indirectly connecting the John and Eben Jr, below record reflects the connection back to Cherryfield.

Otis [Harriman] Small

Maine, Vital Records
Name: Otis Small
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Apr 1906
Event Place: Bucksport, , Maine, United States

Age 75 years 10 Mounths 26 days
Cause of Death: Heart Disease

Gender: Male
Age: 75
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831

Place of Birth: Cherryfield

Father's Name: Eben Small
Mother's Name: Elmira

Place of birth of father: Cherryfield
Place of birth of Mother: Orland

GS Film Number: 10037 , Digital Folder Number: 004703964 , Image Number: 02236

Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDL-VQW : accessed 26 March 2015), Otis Small, 04 Apr 1906, Death; citing Bucksport, , Maine, United States, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,037.
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MichelleMarch 27, 2015 at 11:41 AM
Thank you. The Small-Giberson line is my husband's direct line. I am very familiar (and use) the Family Search website. His brother is the person who does most the research on the line. I only dabble in it from time to time.
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UnknownMarch 27, 2015 at 2:24 PM
Hi Michelle
I have been trying to trace back John Small, born 1790 for over twenty years.
Your posting here was the first indicator that the statement in THE Narraguagus Valley; EARLY SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS, BY J. A. MILLIKEN, might be a real clue.
Thanks for the reply.

Adrian
PS my mother's line was the Smalls and Larrabees of Swanville
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And the sun has set for me

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When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

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As far back in childhood
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A few called it jug
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That old familiar smell
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(author unknown)

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I went searching for an ancestor.
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Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
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My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
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One child to me for aye is given."

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We'll choose among them as they lie
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Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
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Bade us befriend him to the grave;
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Patient enough for such as he;
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To take him from her bedside prayer."

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And knelt by Mary, child of love;
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Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."