Ebenezer  WENTWORTH

Ebenezer Wentworth and Jane Morrill, both of Narragansett No. 1. April 25, 1772.

Pepperellborough Marriage Intentions and Marriages, 1768-1775

Ebenezer Wentworth settled the Wentworth farm near Buxton Centre about 1771. He was born December 7, 1748, at Berwick, Maine, upon the homestead of his great-grandfather Timothy, son of Elder William Wentworth, who emigrated to this country from England, about 1639. When nineteen years of age Ebenezer came to Narraganset No. 1, and was employed by Rev. Paul Coffin and lived in his family.

About 1771, he married Jane, daughter of Lieut. Samuel Merrill of Narraganset No. 1, and commenced forming. His farm contained two

hundred acres, and extended from Haines' meadow to Thomas Bradbury's (now Rufus Emery's) farm.

He was engaged in trade, kept a tavern and carried on the business of blacksmith, shoemaker, and manufacture of potash many years, and his account books which are still in good state of preservation show that he had dealings with nearly all the settlers in town at that time. He also taught school in his own house and was a member of the first Board of School Committee in town, and continued a member of the Board most of the time during the remainder of his life. He was town treasurer twenty-seven years in succession and held the office at the time of his death, which occurred February 6, 1820. His wife died July 11, 1843, aged 91 years. They united with the Congregational church in 1779, and his membership continued more than forty years, and hers about sixty- five years.

Their children were Samuel, Betsey, William, Paul, Ebenezer, Robert, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, and Jane, and two others who died in infancy.

Samuel was born July 26, 1772, married Anna Keay of Berwick, Maine, and settled in Brownfield, Maine. He was one of the selectmen of that town for several years. He died at Brownfield, 1845. His wife died 1833.

Betsy, born 1779; married James Bickford, of Buxton, and settled near the Pottery at the head of Haines' meadow. He died 1844, and his wife 1822.

William, born 1776; married Betsey, daughter of Humphrey Merrill, 1803, and settled in Greenwood, Me. He afterward removed to Brownfield, where he died in 1865, aged 90 years. He was for a long time town clerk and treasurer of Brownfield, and deacon in the Congregational Church. His wife died 1853, aged 72 years.

Paul, born 1779 ; married Sarah Field, of Hollis, and settled in Greenwood, Maine, where he was town clerk, selectman, justice of the peace, and represented the town in the State Legislature in 1829. He died Sept. 8, 1857.

Ebeuezer, born June 16, 1784; married Sarah L., daughter of Stephen Woodman, of Buxton, and lived in Biddeford, Maine. He died in New York City, 1853. His wife died there 1859.

Robert, born Sept. 3, 1786 ; married 1816, Sally Harding of Buxton; June 27, 1832, Eunice Harding; 1850, widow Ann Folsom (daughter of Deacon Thomas Bradbury) ; and 1862, Hannah D. Knight, of Calais, Maine. He lived on a part of the homestead of his father, where he died, September, 1866. He was town treasurer twelve years, town clerk seventeen years, justice of the peace, and representative to the legislature.

Sally, born Dec. 25, 1788; married Michael Hanson, of Somersworth, N. IT., removed to Waterville and finally to Palmyra, Maine, where he died 1849. His wife died in Bangor.

Thomas, born 1791 ; married Rachael Townsend, of Hollis, Maine. He removed from Buxton in 1820, to Foxcroft, Maine, where he was one of the selectmen six years. In 1835 he moved to Antwerp, Paulding Co., Ohio, where he now resides and is the only surviving son. He has been county commissioner and justice of the peace, and was associate judge of the courts of Paulding County seven years.

Daniel, born March 6, 1791 ; married Deborah Eldridge, Dec. 17, 1817, and lived on the homestead in Buxton, where his widow now resides. He was many years a surveyor of land, justice of the peace, selectman, and town treasurer. He died May 16, 1852.

Jane was born Dec. 25, 1796, was the youngest of the family and is now the only surviving daughter. She married James Patten, of Kennebunkport, Maine, where she now lives.

A report of the proceedings at the celebration of the first centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Buxton, Maine, held at Buxton, Aug. 14, 1872 ..

by Buxton (Me.); Marshall, Joel M

Published 1874