1700s Births in York, Maine
Grant, Bracey, Main, Cole, Willard, Farnam & Bragdon Families
Jun 15, 2009
Bragdon, a York native, arranged the births in a more useful format for family researchers. He had knowledge of the families and often gave maiden names for mothers.
Grant Family
Children of James Grant Jr. and wife Mary, daughter of Joseph Moulton:
- Patience Grant, born July 18, 1732
- Joseph Grant, born Dec. 18, 1734
- James Grant, born Oct. 9, 1737
- Sarah Grant, born Oct. 7, 1743
- Mary Grant, born Dec. 12, 1745
Brasey (Bracey) Family
Children of Joseph Brasey and his wife Mary, daughter of Francis Durgin of Exeter:
- Sarah Brasey, born Dec. 10, 1729
- Joseph Brasey, born Feb. 21, 1731/2
- John Brasey, born Oct. 24, 1733
- William Bracey, born Feb. 2, 1734/5
- Samuel Bracey, born June 10, 1736
- Mary Bracey, born March 1, 1737/8
- Benjamin Bracey, born March 10, 1739/40
- James Bracey, born March 6, 1741/2
- Bethiah Bracey, born May 2, 1744
- Daniel Bracey, born Dec. 9, 1746
Main Family
Children of Amos Main and wife Elisabeth, daughter of John White, Esq. of Haverhill:
- Mary Main, born in Dorchester, Sept. 20, 1732
- Elizabeth Main, born in York, Feb. 13, 1733/4
- Josiah Main, born Dec. 27, 1735
Children of Joseph Main and wife Susanna, daughter of John McIntire:
- Mercy Main, born Aug. 22, 1734
- -3, Twins Dorolly (sic) and Lucy Main, born Jan. 23, 1735/6
Willard Family
Children of Samuel Willard and wife Mary, daughter of Jonadab Lord:
- Love Willard, born Aug. 8, 1734
- Jonadab Willard, born April 26, 1736; died in June, 1742
- Mercy Willard, born April 24, 1738
- Martha Willard, born March 16, 1739/40
Children of Samuel Willard (alias Samuel Winchel) and second wife Dorothy, daughter of Richard Rogers of Kittery:
- Samuel Willard, born Sept. 15, 1743
- Mary Willard, born March 15, 1744/5
- Sarah Willard, born Dec. 11, 1746
- John Willard, born June 9, 1749
- Thomas Rogers Willard, born Sept. 4, 1751
- Eleanor Willard, born Sept. 1, 1752; died 7 days later
Cole Family
Children of Joseph Cole and wife Hannah, daughter of Joseph Preble, deceased:
- Bethiah, Cole, born Aug. 25, 1734
- Hannah Cole, born June 14, 1736
- Joseph Cole, born Nov. 13, 1738
- Mary Cole, born May 19, 1741
- Elizabeth Cole, born “about the last of Feb., 1743”
- Sarah Cole, born June 25, 1747
- Mercy Cole, born May 12, 1749
- Nehemiah Cole, born July 18, 1752
- Ebenezer Cole, born March 14, 1756
Farnam Family
Children of Joseph Farnam and wife Mehetable, daughter of Benjamin Webber:
- Starlin Farnam, born Jan. 24, 1734/5
- Elizabeth Farnam, born Oct. 22, 1736
- Joseph Farnam, born Feb. 10, 1738
- Mary Farnam, born April 24, 1741
- Sarah Farnam, born April 5, 1744
- Eliakim Farnam, born Feb. 11, 1746
- Tabitha Farnam, born Sept. 24, 1748
- Mehetable Farnam, born July, 15, 1750
Bragdon Family
Children of Daniel Bragdon and wife Mary, daughter of Lt. Jos. Banks:
- Daniel Bragdon, born Nov. 21, 1734
- John Bragdon, born Nov. 15, 1737
- Mary Bragdon, born March 28, 1740
- Joseph Bragdon, born Aug. 15, 1742
- Nathaniel Bragdon, born May 24, 1746
- Elisabeth Bragdon, born June 19, 1750
Miscellaneous Families:
- Mary Hinckley, b. Oct. 7, 1734 to Shubael Hinckley and wife, Mary, daughter of James Smith of York.
- Nathaniel Ramsdell, born Aug. 20, 1673
- Jeremiah Bumstead (b. May 3, 1734), Amy Bumstead (b. Oct. 12, 1736) and Thomas Bumstead (b. Aug. 7, 1740), children of Jeremiah Bumstead and wife Sarah, daughter of Jamus (sic) Howard of Boston.
- John Lane, born July 4, 1734 to Capt. John Lane and wife, Mary, daughter of Capt. Peter Nowel
- Nelson Todd , b. May 26, 1734 to Joseph Todd and wife Elisabeth, daughter of Ephraim Nelson of Rowley
- Sarah Gray, b. March 8, 1734/5 to Joseph Gray and wife Sarah, daughter of Moses Stevens of Kittery
- John Stover (b. Dec. 17, 1731) and Abigail Stover (b. Sept. 19, 1734), children of John Stover and wife Miriam, daughter of Col. Johnson Harmon
- John, son of Abigail Wardwell, “whose reputed father is Tim Bagley,” was born Feb. 27, 1734/5
- James Thompson (b. Dec. 9, 1735) and Sarah Thompson (b. April 7, 1738), children of Alexander Thompson and wife Sarah, daughter of Matthew Grover
- Benjamin Goodin (b. Nov. 6, 1735) and Amaziah Goodin (b. April 22, 1739), children of Samuel Goodin and wife Judith, daughter of Benjamin Preble
- Caleb Boyington, b. March 28, 1736 to William Boyington and wife Hannah
- Philemon, son of Patience Boston, alias Sampson, b. March 9, 1734/5 and d. Nov. 13, 1736
- Mary Nowell (b. May 2, 1733) and Paul Nowell (b. March 3, 1734/5, born in Cambridge to Paul Nowell and wife Mary, daughter of Jonathan Nutting of Cambridge.
(Part four of a series; readers may wish to begin with the first part.)
Source:
“Vital Records of York, Maine,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. CXI (April, 1957)
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