John Cheshire 1741-1802 Elizabeth Powell 1742-1803

John Cheshire
Parents: John Cheshire and Elizabeth Fletcher
Born abt 1741 Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Occupation:  Shoemaker
Married Elizabeth Powell 5 Nov 1759 St Peter, Worcester, Worcester, England
Buried 14 Nov 1802 Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Sources
Marriage:  IGI Film 0916183-185 Btach M043911 dated 1754-1864
Burial: England Deaths and Burials 1538-1991 Film 1701332 Batch I07261-1 item 3
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Elizabeth Powell
2 possibilities
1) Christened 11 Jun 1742 Edstaston, Shrop, England
Parents:  William Powell and Jane (unknown surname)
2) Christened 6 Aug 1739 St Alban, Worcester, Worcester, England
Parents:  Thomas Powell and Elizabeth
Buried 1803
Sources
Christening in Shrop: England Births and Christenings 1538-1975 Batch P00897-1 Film 908233
Christening in Worcester:  IGI Film 0599888 batch P013791 dated 1630-1812
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*Edward Cheshire
Christened 19 Oct 1760 St Mary, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Married Eleanor Llewellin 3 Aug 1777 St Almund, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Note: Her surname is spelled Llewelling in the record
Children: Charles, Mary, Harriet, John, Eleanor, Edward, Eliza
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 0908234 Batch P006811 dated 1584-1812
Marriage: IGI Film 0510675 Batch M037221 dated 1559-1837
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Margaret Cheshire
Christened 8 May 1763 St Mary, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Note:  her given names is abbreviated Margt. in the record
Sources
IGI Film 0908234 Batch P006811 dated 1584-1812
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Thomas Cheshire
Born 17 April 1768 Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Christened 19 Apr 1768 St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Died 3 May 1768 Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
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Thomas Cheshire (never found any birth/christening info, not sure he really exists or was created as a space-holder)
Born abt 1770
Married Elizabeth Brown 16 Mar 1794 Meole Brace, Shrop, England
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Elizabeth Cheshire
Christened 2 Feb 1772 St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Note:  Given name abbreviated to Elizth. in record
Sources
IGI Film 0908236 Batch P015752 dated 1701-1781
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Jane Cheshire
Born 28 May 1776
Christened 9 Jun 1776 St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Sources
Birth and Christening:  IGI Film 0908236 Batch P015752 dated 1701-1781
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John Cheshire
Born 11 Jun 1779
Christened 27 Jun 1779 St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Died 10 Mar 1780
Sources
Birth, Christening, and death:  IGI Film 0908236 Batch P015752 dated 1701-1781
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John Cheshire
Born 16 Mar 1782
Christened 7 Apr 1782 St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shrop, England
Died 2 Apr 1783
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Major Bryan Pendleton 1599-1680 Eleanor Price 1599-1688

Major Bryan Pendleton
Born 1599 England
Parents: Edward Pendleton Jr and unknown mother
Note:the connection between father and son is still unproven
Occupation:  Before the government of Maine was officially incorporated, Pendleton served as acting Governor of the territory.  Brian first settled in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was made freeman in Watertown September 3, 1634 and was Deputy for six years to the General Court. He moved to Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts where he helped settle the town. He then removed to Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts and was a member of the famous artillery company of Boston. He later removed to Strawberry Bank, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire about 1651 and was Deputy there for 5 years. Even later he removed to Winter Harbor, Saco, Hancock County, Maine where he purchased 200 acres of land. Finally he was summoned back to organize a court in Portsmouth where he died. He was a very prominent civil and military man holding many offices.
Married Eleanor Price 22 Apr 1619 England
Note: If this date is true, then their firstborn was a month premature
Died 1680 Winter Harbor, Maine
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton 1911
Title of Captain: History of Saco and Biddeford, Maine by George Folsom page 101
Title of Major: History of Saco and Biddeford, Maine by George Folsom page 109, 142
More about his life: same book pages 110, 165-167

Eleanor Price
Christened 22 Apr 1599 St Martins, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Parents: Richard Price and Elizabeth Cromwell
Died 1688 Maine
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Nicholas Pendleton
Christened 4 Dec 1619 St Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Note: His father's name is spelled Bryen in the record
Sources
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Joseph Pendleton
Born abt 1624 England
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Captain James Pendleton
Born abt 1627 England
Married 1) Mary Palmer
Children: James, Mary, Hannah
2) Hannah Goodenow/Goodenough
Children: James, Bryan, Joseph, Edmund, Ann, Caleb, Sarah, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Patience
Died 29 Nov, 1709
Life notes:  Admitted freeman at Watertown, Mass., 10 May 1648, (age 44)
21 Oct 1650, sold to George Parkhurst, "Same towne" five or six acres known as "crocked meadow" (Middlesex Co., Mass., Deeds, I, 17).
Moved to Sudbury, Mass., where he served on a coroner's jury in May, 1654.
Portsmouth:  selectman, 1663 to 1668; town clerk, 1663 and 1664; commissioner 1667 to 1671
Captain of the Portsmouth milita 1666 until 1674, his last year in Portsmouth.
He owned property on the Great Island and continued in business after his father moved to Winter Harbor (Saco), Maine, in 1665.
1671, James disposes of Portsmouth property/vicinity and sold land and buildings at Portsmouth to Thomas Thatcher.
25 Jan 1688, bought 1,000 acres of land, Westerly, from Nathaniel Lynde including Watch Hill. He sold a small part of this land and the rest he willed to his sons, Joseph, Edmund, and Caleb.

HIS WILL
The will of James Pendleton, names second wife, Hannah, sons: Joseph, Edmund and Caleb, daughters Ann Borwn, Eleanor Pendleton and Dorothy Pendleton, "children by my present wife, Hannah," and daughters Mary and Hannah "had by my former wife."

No reference is made to his sons, James and Brian, named in their father's will in 1677, or to any heirs of these sons, so it appears they died without issue.

He moved to Stonington, Connecticut, being granted land, and also had some 700 acres of land given him by his father. Those 700 acres are in what is now Westerly, Rhode Island

James, a staunch Puritan, favored Connecticut over the more liberal Rhode Island, but he eventually lost that fight. He continued his business activities and was affluent enough to be referred to as "Esquire" and "Gentleman."

He was a selectman in both Stonington and Westerly, sold intoxicants, imported sugar from Barbados and had dealings with tobacco planters in Maryland. Dealing in liquor was not considered reprehensible in those days, and a man could engage in that business, as well as in politics, and still be a community leader and a pillar of the church.

About the time he moved to Stonington, the King Philip's War broke out, and Capt. James took part. He also may have participated in the great Narragansett fight. He was awarded land in Voluntown for his services during the war. He also obtained captive Indians whom he sold into slavery. Eventually, James obtained more property in Rhode Island, buying 1,000 acres at Watch Hill in Westerly. His Watch Hill home still stands.
Sources
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31757205/james-pendleton
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 (pg 28, 30-38) by Everett Hall Pendleton published in 1911
Caleb Pendleton
Born abt 1630 England
Married Judith (unknown surname) abt 1662
Children: Caleb Note: he died 1 Oct 1662
Died Before 9 Aug 1677 Westerly, Rhode Island
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 (pg 28, 38-39) by Everett Hall Pendleton (1911)
*Mary Pendleton
Born abt 1635 Long Island, Cumberland, Massachusetts
Married Reverend Seth Fletcher abt 1655
Children: Pendleton
Died1675 Biddeford, York, Maine
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 (pg 29) by Everett Hall Pendleton (1911)
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Reverend Seth Fletcher 1630-1682 Mary Pendleton 1635-1675

H- 9th Ggrandfather

Reverend Seth Fletcher
Parents: William Fletcher and Rachel (unknown surname)
Born abt 1630 Wells, York, Maine
Married 1) Mary Pendleton 1652 Long Island, Cumberland, Maine
2) Mary Fuller Peirson 30 May 1681 Essex Co., New Jersey
Died Aug 1682 Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey
Buried: unknown, but probably New Jersey

Seth's second marriage to a (presumably widow)
Mary (maiden name Fuller), Peirson

Seth's will information from NJ Calendar of Wills - his second wife, also named Mary, is mentioned.

Small Life note from book, Maine Pioneers: Mr. Fletcher, Junior," who had for 2 years been minister at Wells, was named before Gen. Court of Mass. on a charge of "unfitnesse," May 30, 1660; but 16 of the citizens petitioned May 22, 1661, that he be allowed to go on in his ministry. The court deferred action till the court of York had acted. [Mass. Arch. 10, 92-6.]
Sources
His title of Reverend: The History of Saco and Biddeford Maine by George Folsom (Printed 1830) Chapter 10 page 92, 130-131 Letters he wrote as minister pages 133-136
Maine Pioneers 1623-1660
US and International Marriage Records 1650-1900
Known as a Minister: AGBI
Death and the inventory of his estate: New Jersey abstract of wills and New Jersey calendar of wills
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1st wife Mary Pendleton
Parents Bryan Pendleton and Eleanor Price
Born abt 1635 Long Island, Cumberland, Massachusetts
Died 1675 Biddeford, York, Maine
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Major Pendleton Fletcher Sr
Born abt 1660 Biddeford, York, Maine
Note: There are many birth dates given for him ranging from 1655-1670
Married Sarah Hill (d of Roger Hill and Mary Cross) 1680 Maine
Children: Sarah, Mary, James, Pendleton, Hannah, Abigail
Died 1697 Quebec, Canada
Note: He and two sons were captured by Indians and he died in captivity
Sources
Marriage: US Marriages prior to 1700 page 603
Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 137, 177-179, 195-196, 200, 206, 226
Book: Hill Family in  Maine 1633-1945 by Samuel A Hill
Military rank: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 142 which states: "Mr. Pendleton, the associate from Saco, received the commission of Major of the forces in the County of York,as the Province was again styled"
Book: Colonial Families of the USA 1607-1775  Volume 5
NOTE:  the book is wrong about the marriage order of Sarah Hill.
For a romanticized version of Pendleton and Sarah see:  Maine in History and Romance by Maine Federation of Women's Clubs member Cora Belle Bickford page 65-78 It is claimed the knowledge came from "prominent members" of DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) organization

Major Pendleton Fletcher Sr 1657-1699 Sarah Hill 1661-1726

Major Pendleton Fletcher Sr
Parents: Reverend Seth Fletcher and Mary Pendleton

Born abt 1660 Biddeford, York, Maine
Note: There are many birth dates given for him ranging from 1655-1666

Occupation: Constable of Saco 1681

Elected selectman 1685

Military: 1693 Lieutenant of company of soldiers stationed in a stone fort on the river bank of Saco Falls.

Married Sarah Hill 1680 Maine
Died 1697 (probably) Quebec, Canada 
Note: He and two sons were captured by Indians and he died in captivity
Story from History of Saco and Biddeford: 7 Aug 1697 The capture of Lieut. Fletcher, and his two sons, took place the same year; of which Dr. Mather gives the following account. "Three soldiers of Saco Fort cutting some firewood on Cow island for the use of the fort, were by the Indians cut off; while that Lieut. Fletcher with his two sons, that should have guarded them, went a fowling ;and by doing so they likewise fell into the snare. The Indians carrying these three captives down the river in one of their canoes, Lieut. Larrabee, who was abroad with a scout, waylaid them, and firing; on the foremost of the canoes that had three men (Indians) in it, they all three fell and sank in the river of death ; several were killed aboard the other canoes ; and the rest ran their canoes ashore and escaped on the other side of the river; and one of the Fletchers, when all the Indians with him were killed,was delivered out of the hands which had made a prisoner of him , though his poor father afterwards died among them."
Sources

Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton, 1911

Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, p 137, 177-179, 195-196, 200, 206, 226
Military rank of Major: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 142 "Mr. Pendleton, the associate from Saco, received the commission of Major of the forces in the County of York, as the Province was again styled"

Book: Colonial Families of the USA page 284

Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England:James Savage:1860:Vol 2, Pg 419

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Sarah Hill
Parents Roger Hill and Mary Cross

Born 7 Apr 1661 Saco, Biddeford, Maine

Sarah's marriages according to US New England Marriages  prior to 1700. Just for clarification, it is actually stating that William Priest married her after 24 Feb 1699/1700 but before October 1702 in Saco, Maine 

NOTE: Pendleton left his housing and land at Cape Porpoise to her in his will, so she was not penniless. She administered his estate two years after his capture in 1700.

Married 2) William Priest between 24 Feb 1699 and Oct 1702 Saco, Biddeford, Maine

Note:  In book: Colonial Families of the USA, it claims William was her first husband

3) Lieutenant Andrew Brown 23 Jan 1710 Wells, York, Maine

4) John Treworgy after 1723 (which is the death year for Andrew)
Died 1726 Arundel, York, Maine
Sources
Birth: Book: Volume 71 Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917)

Marriages: US New England Marriages prior to 1700

Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, page 167

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Note: There are some children that were listed in Family Search back when it was called Ancestral File that could not possibly belong to this couple because their father was captured in 1697  and never seen again. The last possible year for children for this couple would be 1698 and that is only if Sarah was pregnant at the time he was captured.

Also, another source (?) claims there were only two sons and two daughters.

Author John Savage claimed they had 7 children before 1690

Mary Fletcher (never found her in an official record)
Born abt 1683 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married 1) Joseph Sawyer abt 1702 Maine (I have never found proof of this marriage or the next one, but it is doubtful because, in the marriage record, the Mary Sawyer that married John Gibson had a father named John Sawyer, thereby making both marriages/children irrelevant).

Children: unnamed boy, Mary
2) John Gibson 2 Sep 1706 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Child: John

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 *Pendleton Fletcher Jr
 Born abt 1685 Biddeford,York, Maine
 Married Hannah Powell
 Note: He escaped from the Indians that captured his father and brother.   He was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Bryan Pendleton, after his   father's death. On 25 May 1671, Brian, his grandfather, executed a trust deed to Joshua Moody and Richard Martin "For the entire affection I bear my grandson (now my adopted son) Pendleton Fletcher, I have granted unto him all my neck of land on which I now live (then called Winter Harbor which became Pendleton Neck and then Fletcher's Neck), as far as the  mill, together with two islands (Wood and Gibbons Islands), etc.

Children: John, Joseph, Seth, Brian, Samuel, Pendleton

Died 1747 Arundel, Maine

Sources

Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, pg 166-167

Trust deed: York deeds 2 folio 97

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James Fletcher
Born abt 1687 Biddeford,York, Maine

Married: unknown since he was captured by Indians

Children: unknown since he was captured by Indians

Died

Buried
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History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom Note: I only put this as a source because it mentions that Pendleton and two sons were captured by the Indians. The second son is never named in the book, only the son that escaped.

Hannah Fletcher (never found her in any record)
Born abt 1689 Biddeford,York, Maine

Married

Children

Died

Buried
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Sarah Fletcher
Born: 1690 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married 1) Walter Millar 3 Dec 1708 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Marriage record of Walter and Sarah

2) Mathew Robinson of Winter Harbor 22 Jul 1716 Wells, York, Maine

Marriage record for Sarah and Matthew

No Children

Died 2 Dec 1773 Wells, York, Maine

Buried
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Birth: AGBI

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Marriage mentioned: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p167

Marriage to Walter and Mathew: Maine Vital Records and Maine Marriages

Abigail Fletcher
Born abt 1693 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married Samuel Hatch (Jr) 22 Aug 1715 Wells, York, Maine

Abigail and Samuel marriage record

Children: Mary, Abigail, John, Dorcas, Sarah, Lazarus, Thomas

Died 1740 Wells, York, Maine

Buried 1740
Sources
Book: Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis, Vol 2, Gardner-Moses page 215

Genealogy of Mayflower Families Vol 3 page 530

Marriage mentioned: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, p167 also in Maine Marriages and Maine Vital Records

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Pendleton Fletcher Jr 1681 and Hannah Powell

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7th G grandparents

Pendleton Fletcher (Jr)
Parents Major Pendleton Fletcher and Sarah Hill
Born abt 1685 Saco, York, Maine
Married Hannah Powell about 1706 Saco, York, Maine
Died abt 1746 Arundel, York, Maine

Buried
Sources
Book: Saco Valley settlements and families: historical, biographical, traditional, and legendary, pages 102-103 by G.T. Ridlon Sr., 1895

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The children listed here are Pendleton the 3rd's and wife Hannah (unknown surname) 
NOT to be confused with Pendleton the 2nd and his wife Hannah Powell

Hannah Powell
Parents: Thomas Powell and Abigail Norris
Born abt 1687 Long Island, Cumberland, Maine
Died 29 Oct 1756 Arundel, York, Maine
Buried
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Pendleton Fletcher (3rd)

 Pendleton Fletcher (the 3rd)
 Born 9 Oct 1707 Biddeford, York, Maine
 Married Hannah (unknown surname)
 Children: Hannah, Pendleton, Abigail, Thomas, Brian
 Died 17 Apr 1807 Fletcher's Neck, Maine

 Buried Fletcher Biddeford Pool Cemetery
 Sources
 Book: Saco Valley settlements and families: historical,   biographical, traditional, and legendary, pages 102-103 by G.T.   Ridlon Sr., 1895

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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79474123/pendleton-fletcher

Sarah Fletcher

Born 1708 Biddeford, York, Maine

Married Thomas Edgecomb 10 Dec 1725 Biddeford, York, Maine

Thomas and Sarah's marriage record - original spelling

Children: Thomas, Rachel, Mary, James, Hannah, John, Samuel, Gibbins, Robert, Sarah

Died 16 August 1790 Saco, York, Maine

Buried Old Ferry Burying Ground (called Ferry Landing), Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine

Note (from find a grave): This burying ground is located on the shores of the Bagaduce River on private property, as are many of these burying grounds. At present there only two stones, but more are reputed to have been here. Perhaps the landowners will have luck in finding other stones in their efforts to resurrect this ground.

Sources
Marriage: Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford, Maine page 129

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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214579754/sarah-edgecomb

John Fletcher
Born 1709 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Elisabeth Simson 3 Dec 1737 Biddeford, York, Maine

Marriage intentions record for John and Elisabeth

Children: Roger, Stephen, Susannah, Elizabeth, Alice, John, Sarah, Pendleton, Lydia, Olive, Jonathan

Death

Buried

Sources
Marriage: New England Historical Genealogical Register, 1917, Page 131 

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Joseph Fletcher
Born 1711 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Mary Smith 18 Aug 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America

Children: Joseph, Jeremiah, Priscilla, Margaret

Death

Buried

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Brian Fletcher

Born 6 Nov 1714 Biddeford, York, Maine
Engagement to Anna Young: 15 Mar 1748 Biddeford, York, Maine 

Engagement/Marriage Intention date. Remember, the new year didn't begin until 25 March in the year 1748, so in our day and time, the year was actually 1749.  Therefore, in reality, their engagement wasn't over a year long.

Married: Anna Young 4 April 1749 Biddeford, York, Maine

Brian and Anna's marriage record

Children: Anna, Brian, David, Robert, Mary, Eunice

Death

Buried

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Marriage: Maine Church Records

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Samuel Fletcher
Born 1718 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Mary Carr 17 Jan 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine

Children: Mary, William, Samuel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, Hepzibah, Nathaniel
Military: Massachusetts, Rank: Private

Samuel and Mary's marriage record in book

Death: 1790 Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Sources
1790 US Census Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Note:  The north precinct of Pownalborough was set off in 1794 to form New Milford, later Alna.
Book: Marriage: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine page 216
New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917).
From History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom
Military information: D.A.R.
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Seth Fletcher (There is another Seth Fletcher. It has yet to be determined who married Hannah Mayo)
Born 1713 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America

Married: 

Children

Died

Buried

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Samuel Fletcher 1715 Mary Carr 1720

Revolutionary War Vet

6th Ggrandfather - HE

Samuel Fletcher
Parents: Pendleton Fletcher Jr and Hannah Powell
Born 1715 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Mary Carr 17 Jan 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine
Military: Massachusetts, Rank: Private

Samuel and Mary's information in book: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine p 216

Death: 1790 Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Sources
1790 US Census Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Note:  The north precinct of Pownalborough was set off in 1794 to form New Milford, later Alna.
Book: Marriage: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine page 216
New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917).
From History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom
Military information: D.A.R.
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Mary Carr

Parents: Samuel Carr and Mary Brown

Born abt 1721 Arundel, York, Maine

Note: The area now known as Arundel, while sometimes referred to by that name, was a part of Kennebunkport until 1915, at which point it was set off and named North Kennebunkport. In 1957, following the publication of the Chronicles of Arundel by Kenneth Roberts , the town was renamed Arundel by the state legislature.

Sources

For information regarding Arundel: Wikipedia

Maine Church Records for the birth of Mary, their daughter

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Mary Fletcher
Christened 31 August 1746 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
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5th G Grandfather

William Carr Fletcher
Christened 16 Apr 1749 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married  Lydia Jane Hardison 1778 Biddeford, York, Maine (daughter of Nathaniel Hardison and Charity Shorey)
Children: Mary, James, Lydia, Benjamin, William Jr, Joseph, Jane, Margaret, Eunice, Anna
Died 25 Dec 1823 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried
Sources
1800 US Census Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
1810 US Census Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
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Samuel Fletcher (Jr.)
Christened: 8 July 1750 Near Kennebec River, York, Maine 
Occupation:  Farmer
Military: Revolutionary War 

Samuel's military record

Married 1) (unknown first name) Allen,  Kittery, Maine 
Children:  Furber
2) Hannah Burr 17 June 1782 Kittery York, Maine
Note:  the article claims her surname is Burns.
3) Unknown
4) Unknown
Died June 1815 Kittery, York, Maine
Buried
Sources

Military Record: A Record of the Services of the Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men of Kittery and Eliot, Maine

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Sarah Carr Fletcher
Born 1754 Biddeford, York, Maine
Christened: 30 June 1754, Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Oliver Boynton 22 Jan 1774 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, British Colonial America
Children: Asa, Samuel, James, Oliver
Died about 1826
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
North America Family Histories
Maine Marriages
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Elizabeth Fletcher
Christened 3 August 1755 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
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Hannah Fletcher
Born 1757 Biddeford, York, Maine
Christened 6 Nov 1757 Biddeford, York, Maine
Not Married 
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
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Hepzibah Fletcher
Christened 17 Sep 1758  Biddeford, York, Maine
Married John Boynton 13 May 1779 Pownal, Cumberland, Maine
Children: Hepzibah, John, Nancy, Joseph, Rhoda, Moses
Died
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
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Nathaniel Fletcher
Born 10 June 1759 Biddeford, York, Maine
Not Married
Children
Died
Buried
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William Carr Fletcher 1749 Lydia Hardison 1760

H - 5 G Grandfather

William Carr Fletcher
Parents Samuel Fletcher and Mary Carr
Christened 16 Apr 1749 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married  Lydia Hardison 1771 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Note: William had a grant of land from De Gregoire and was mentioned with his son James in 1793. He was deeded two lots on the Union River in 1788. In 1804 he lost 26 acres by deed to Ephraim Pickard to satisfy a debt.  
Died 25 Dec 1823 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried
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Family Group Sheet listing the following sources:
History of Saco & Biddeford p. 238 (Note: I have downloaded this book but neither he nor his wife are mentioned, perhaps there is another book with the same name?)
Fletcher Genealogy p. 609 (It would be most helpful if someone will provide the author, because I can't find this)
D.A.R. Lineage (This one is verifiable)
Amherst, Hancock Maine Cemetery inscriptions
Link (active as of 21 June 2020): http://e-booksgen.com/N0174.html

H - 5th G Grandmother

Lydia Hardison
Parents Nathaniel Hardison and Charity Shorey???
Born 1753 Mariaville, Hancock, Maine, British Colonial America
Died
Buried
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CHILDREN

Mary (Polly) Fletcher
Birth 1771 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Daniel Treworgy abt 1790 York county, Maine
Children:  Betsy, Mary
Died 25 November 1860 Waltham, Hancock, Maine
Buried
Sources
Family Search (no sources are listed here)
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James Fletcher
Birth 1773 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Lydia Treworgy 5 June 1794 Trenton, Hancock, Maine
Children: none found
Died
Buried
Sources
Family Search (no sources are listed for the information on FS)
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Lydia Fletcher
Birth 1774 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married John Wentworth 16 January 1794 Trenton, Hancock, Maine
Note:  he was his second wife
Children: Martha, William, Hannah, Mark, William, Lydia, Abigail, Hyrum
Died 29 Jan 1853 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine

Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
1850 US Census Brewer, Penobscot, Maine (age 76 living with Bramhall family)
Maine Marriages
Book (online): The Wentworth Genealogy Vol 2 p 60-61 (Seen above)
Family Search
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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131221063/lydia-wentworth
Benjamin Fletcher
Birth 1776 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Lydia Treworgy???? this is his brother's wife, so...
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
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William Carr Fletcher Jr
Birth 1778 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Sarah Jellison abt 1804
Children: Warren, Charlotte, William, John, Charles, Eben 
Died
Buried
Sources
1850 US Census Waltham, Hancock, Maine (age 72)
Family Search
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Joseph Hardison Fletcher
Birth 1780 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married 1) Anna Orcutt 1815 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Zelotes
2) Prudence Morrison 1819
Children: Philander, Lovina, Harriet, Franklin, Mary
Died 1 Feb 1864 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Anna: Maine Marriages
1860 US Census Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Family Search
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Margaret's headstone

*Margaret Fletcher
Born 1 Mar 1784 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Zelotes Grover 23 Apr 1803 Maine
Children: Mercia, Zelotes, Lucetta, Betsy, Nancy, Serenia
Died 17 Feb 1863 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried Tannery Loop Cemetery (now Mt Rest Cemetery) Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Sources
1850 US Census Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990 
AGBI Volume 55 page 335
Family Search
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Jane Hardison Fletcher
Birth 1785 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Emerson Orcutt Jr 1802 Hancock, Maine
Children: Rosetta, Daniel, Mary Ann, Harriet, Emerson, Eben, Harvey, Elizabeth, Emily
Died 1865 Holden, Penobscot, Maine
Buried
Sources
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Eunice Fletcher
Birth 1788 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Joseph Day 20 April 1805 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Jesse, Emerson, William, Lucy, Joseph, Caroline, Elmina, Lydia, Herman
Died 1872
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Joseph: Maine Marriages 1771-1907
1850 US Census Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (age 62)
1860 US Census Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (age 72, in son-in-law, Luther Hays, household)
1870 US Census Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (age 82, widowed)
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H - 4th g grandmother,
 Orcutt line

Anna Fletcher
Born 7 Apr 1789 Mariaville, Hancock, Maine
Married Seth Orcutt abt 1804
Children: Elizabeth, Eliza, Adeline, Seth, Mary Ann, Elijah, William, John, Lucinda, Wilson, Hosea
Died 4 January 1871 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
COD: Paralysis
Buried Day Road Cemetery (now North Brewer Cemetery) Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
1850 US Census Brewer, Penobscot, Maine (age 60)
1860 US Census Eddington, Penobscot, Maine (age 72)
Death: J Gary Nicholls Cemetery Collection
Cause of Death: US Federal Census Mortality Schedules
Family Search
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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198770607/anna-orcutt

Emerson Orcutt 1745- 1831 Ann Mansell 1749

Emerson Orcutt
Parents Emerson Orcutt and Mary Gardener
Born 24 Jul 1745 Scituate, Penobscot, Massachusetts

Emerson Orcutt birth record

Married 1) Ann Mansell 8 Aug 1770 Scituate, Penobscot, Massachusetts
2) Olive Metcalf 14 Oct 1797 Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Died 1831 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
1790 US Census for Hancock County, Maine lists the following information:
Orcutt, Emerson 2 4 5 * * (2 males over 16, 4 males under sixteen, 5 females)
Birth record
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Ann Mansell
Parents John Mansell and Leah Simmons
Born 29 Jun 1749 Scituate, Penobscot, Massachusetts
Christened 30 Sep 1753 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died by 1797
Sources
Christening and Parents: IGI Film 0014791 IT1 Batch C501321 dated 1850
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CHILDREN

Leah Orcutt
Born 14 Feb 1771 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Elisha Thacher 12 April 1804 Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages
Family Search
Molly Orcutt (twin to David)
Born 25 Jun 1772 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Died 22 Sep 1772
Sources
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David (twin to Molly)
Born 25 Jun 1772 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Elizabeth (Betsy) Davis 11 Jun 1797
Children: David, Seth, Samuel, Jane, Otis, Ezra
Died 1865
Sources
1850 US Census Charleston, Penobscot, Maine, United States (age 78)
1860 US Census Charleston, Penobscot, Maine, United States (age 89, living with son Ezra)
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Polly Orcutt
Born 30 Oct 1773 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Nehemiah Shaw 12 January 1794 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: David, Cyrus, John, Emerson, Abiah, Polly, Mehitable, Nehemiah, Solomon, Polly, unnamed baby, Emerson
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages
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Emerson Orcutt
Born 25 Sep 1776 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Jane Hardison Fletcher
Children: Rosetta, Daniel, William, Mary Ann, Harriet, Emerson, Eben, Harvey, Emily
Died 1867 Amhurst, Hancock, Maine
Sources
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Peggy Orcutt
Born 14 Jun 1778 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Note: her name is Peggy in the record, not Margaret
Married  Thaddeus Adams Jr 27 May 1795 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Warren, Emerson, Peggy, Thaddeus, Fisher, Lucinda, Franklin 
Died 5 Nov 1857
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0010580 Batch C 521561 dated 1743-1858
Marriage to Thadeus: IGI Film 0010580 Batch M521561 dated 1768-1885
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Jane Orcutt
Born 12 Oct 1780 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married 1) William Reed 1 Sep 1798 Orono, Penobscot, Maine
Children:  Cordelia, George, Dean, Abigail, William
2) Stephen Page abt 1801
Died 1 Dec 1871
Sources
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*Seth Orcutt
Born 17 Oct 1782 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Anna Fletcher 14 Mar 1808 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Children:  Eliza, Elizabeth, Adeline, Seth, Mary Ann, Elijah, William, John, Linda, Wilson, Hosea
Died 18 Apr 1864
Sources
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Elijah Orcutt
Born 30 Nov 1784 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Elizabeth Clewley 17 May1816 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Elizabeth, Mary, Philinda, Andrew, George, Olivia,Angelina, Benjamin, Elijah
Died 11 Dec 1868
Sources
1860 US Census Holden, Penobscot, Maine
New England and Genealogical Register Volume 114 page 303
Marriage: IGI Film 0010848 Batch M521671 dated 1802-1922
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John Orcutt
Born 10 Dec 1786 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Sarah C (Sally) Hardison 9 Oct 1814 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Note: Brides given name spelled Salley in record
Children:  Nahum, Asa, Leamon, Leonard, Sarah, Thomas, Ransom, Mary, Ethelinda, Eunice, Araminta
Died 19 Oct 1865 Clifton, Penobscot, Maine
Buried Bayview Cemetery, Franklin, Hancock, Maine
Sources
Marriage: IGI Film 0010848 Batch M521671 dated 1802-1922
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121962665
Ann Orcutt
Born 28 Mar 1789 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married Joseph Fletcher 14 Jun 1815 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Note: Brides name spelled Anna in record
Sources
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Abigail Orcutt 
Born 21 Jun 1791 Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
Married (Captain) William Lowder 16 Nov 1809 Orrington, Penobscott, Maine
Died 30 Mar 1877 Maine
Sources
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