Colonial Ancestors
A group for those whose ancestors lived in Maine prior to the American Revolution.
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James Lucas
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- Westbrook, ME
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James Lucas replied to Betsy Fosburgh's discussion 'Witch Trials' in the group Colonial Ancestors
Hi Betsy,
My 'witch' is Mary Towne Estey - who is your ancestor? If it's Mary, I have quite a bit of birth/death information to share about descendants.
Mary Towne married Isaac Estey in 1655, Topsfield, Essex, MA
Mary: b. 24…
James Lucas replied to Shaun Neal's discussion 'cobb family'
Hi Shaun,
I found some more information on the parents of Charles M. Cobb, and visited their graves recently. I can't find much information about Euncie A. Tripp Cobb, though. Do you have any other Cobb or Tripp information or any photographs…
James Lucas commented on James Lucas's photo
Hi Chris,
I've investigated a little further - he did indeed die in 1799. The author of History of Bethel made an error on page 65 - "eighteen hundred and nine" should read "eighteen hundred".
An excerpt from the same…
James Lucas commented on James Lucas's photo
Thanks very much for this Chris! I had read that he may have committed suicide, but had not confirmation. Interesting about the date error, I wonder if the Bethel Historical Society made an error when the replaced the head stones back in the…
Chris Dunham commented on James Lucas's photo
Note that an article in the Newburyport (Mass.) Herald of Sept. 27, 1799 places Jonathan's date of death ten years earlier, on the night of Sept. 5, 1799:
James Lucas commented on James Lucas's photo
Hi John,
Here's the info I've been able to gather so far:
Parents of Abigail Gordon Bean:
Alexander Gordon Jr.
b. 1 Dec 1675 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
d. bef 25 Mar 1729
Sarah Sewell
b. 17 Sep 1676 - Exeter, Rockingham…
John Wesley Gordon commented on James Lucas's photo
Who were Abigail's parents, James?
James Lucas replied to Shaun Neal's discussion 'cobb family'
Here's the only known photo of Chipman and Eunice, taken probably 1890s or 1900s.
http://gallery.me.com/thelucasfamily#100065/Chipman_Eunice_Cobb&bgcolor=black
James Lucas left a comment for Shaun Neal
Hi Shaun,
I found a great old photo of Charles Cobb's parents, Chipman and Eunice Cobb!
http://gallery.me.com/thelucasfamily#100065/Chipman_Eunice_Cobb
Caption: Chipman Cobb (September 1819 - ?) and his wife Eunice A. Tripp Cobb (September…
Shaun Neal left a comment for James Lucas
Amy hersey died in 1936. she died in natick mass. she was a memer of a fedrated church not sure what church. edith (my gg) she had four kids Pamela, dawn, bud, lola. pam died(my grandmother) bud lola and dawn are still alive. if you would like i…
James Lucas left a comment for Shaun Neal
Hi Shaun,
Here's a link to some documents and the few photos I have:
http://gallery.me.com/thelucasfamily#100065&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=12
You can download these and upload yours to the album if you like.
Here are captions…
James Lucas commented on James Lucas's photo
Thanks Bobbie, that would be great! Use thelucasfamily@mac.com
Jim
Bobbie M Bowler commented on James Lucas's photo
I have a few things I could email you both if you would like regarding Charles and his family. Curiousity got the better of me and I went hunting. I love researching and I just think Charles's story is so fascinating. I have Shaun's email…
James Lucas left a comment for Shaun Neal
Hi Shaun,
Here's info I've gathered so far. Any holes in the information you could fill would be great. I'd like to at least complete the info for Silas, Amy, and their children. I found one obituary for your great-grandmothers…
Shaun Neal left a comment for James Lucas
that means we are couzins and my great great grandfather is your great grandmothers brother. I do have some pictures and i will post them when i get a chance... probably within the next day or two. thankyou, shaun
Profile Information
- What Maine surnames are you researching?
- Lucas, Spiller, Bean, Cobb, Rowe, Howe, Saunders, Longley, Cole, Witham, Delano, Cummings, Shaw, Thayer, Robbins
- What locations in Maine are you researching?
- Western, Central, Southern
- If you have a website, what is the URL?
- http://www.boxofoldphotos.com/
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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 12:38pm on October 20, 2010,
Shaun Neal said…
- Amy hersey died in 1936. she died in natick mass. she was a memer of a fedrated church not sure what church. edith (my gg) she had four kids Pamela, dawn, bud, lola. pam died(my grandmother) bud lola and dawn are still alive. if you would like i could email you my email is, nealshaun4@gmail.com thanks for the info and i will go through everything and find as much as i can... from shaun
- At 7:25pm on October 19, 2010,
Shaun Neal said…
- that means we are couzins and my great great grandfather is your great grandmothers brother. I do have some pictures and i will post them when i get a chance... probably within the next day or two. thankyou, shaun
- At 1:34pm on October 19, 2010,
Shaun Neal said…
- how are you related to charles m cobb? he was my great great great grand father. he had two kids silas and effie i believe with hannah p cobb. silas then married amy hersey. they had lots of kids. one of which name is mable on the census. her real name is edith. she is my great grand mother. and again how are you related to charles M cobb? do you happen to know what tribe he was from?
- At 5:17pm on July 27, 2010,
Kim Maire Furbush said… - I think the Withams that you listed may be desendents of my great great grandfathers siblings...but not completely sure...Have you heard the name Charles O Witham?
- At 11:35pm on June 23, 2010,
Kim Maire Furbush said…
- Do you know the names of Witham's that you are looking for or researching? I have many Withams in my family.
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