Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 1

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1 Freeport Maine Road Tax List By District for Year 1813 copied by Carol P. McCoy, Ph.D. This list shows the names and number of polls in each road district for 1813 from the Freeport Tax Book ( ) For tax amount see the original manuscript at the Freeport Library. Thank you to Vicki Lowe, Assistant Librarian, for making this manuscript accessible and helping to proof the transcription. Note some modern location descriptions have been added in brackets. "To James Chase surveyor of roads in Freeport for the year 1813 you are hereby required to cause each person named in this bill to work out the several sums annexed to their names on the following roads. Beginning at Col. George Rogers house thence on the road to Brunswick line. Allowing to each man one dollar, for oxen 85 cents, for plows 50 cents, for carts 25 cents per day. For which this shall be your sufficient warrant and you are requested to cause the whole of the within sum to be worked out by the first day of July and the remainder by the first day of October next, which time you are to make notation of this bill and your doings thereon. Given under our hands the 17th day of April A.D " [... Selectmen of Freeport.] District 1 Beginning at Col. George Rogers house on the old Flying point road from thence on said road to Brunswick line District 2 Beginning at Col. Geo. Rogers house, thence on the road to the Guide post near Nathaniel Stetsons house. District 3 Beginning at Potes Mills so called from thence on the road to the old Flying Point Road near William Manns; Also from said road on the road leading by the late Joseph Anderson as far as said road is laid out. James Chase--1 John Dunning --1 Samuel Chase--0 James Jameson--0 Robert Jameson--1 William Chase--1 David Wentworth--1 James Dunning--1 Robert Dunning--1 William Lunt--1 William Mann--1 George Litchfield--1 George Rogers, Jr.--1 Col. George Rogers--0 Thomas Means, Jr.--1 Daniel Means--1 Joseph McGrath--1 William Grant--3 Thomas Means for his place at Flying Point--0 Second No. 2 Samuel Litchfield--1 Nathan Carter--1 James Brewer--1 William Litchfield--2 Daniel Carter, heirs of --0 Daniel Carter--1 James Johnson for Bibber place--0 Joseph Woodman--2 Jonathan Woodman--1 Joseph Grant--1 John Walker--2 Joseph Brewer--1 Reuben Brewer--2 Thomas Anderson--1 Joseph Mann, Jr.--1 Thomas Coffin--0 Edward Brewer--1 Samuel Lufkin--2 Joseph Anderson, heirs of-0 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 1

2 District 4 Beginning at the mouth of the road near William Littchfields, thence on the road by your house as far as it is laid out; also on the drift road to Potes Mill. Hezekiah Merrill--2 William Pote--2 Thomas Cobb--1 Hezekiah Brewer, heirs of--1 Ebenezer Brewer--1 Elihu Anderson--1 John Day--0 Daniel Brewer, Jr.--1 Jesse Corliss--0 Thomas Coffin, Jr.--1 George Lincoln--1 Nathaniel Aldrich--1 Richard Aldrich--1 Joshua Merritt--1 Daniel Brewer--2 John J. Goodridge, heirs--0 William Bennitt--1 District 5 Beginning at Capt. Samuel Talbots house, thence on the Post road to Brunswick line. [Today's Pleasant Hill area.] Thomas Bicknell--1 Robert Townsend--2 Ammi Dunham--1 James Wilson of Harpswell--0 Richard Grant--1 James Bicknell--1 Moses Soule Jr.--2 Gideon Lane--0 John Townsend--1 Joshua Webb--1 Lemuel Ward--1 Moses Curtis--1 Daniel York--1 Nehemiah Curtis--0 Ezekiel Curtis--0 David Curtis--0 Franklin Bridge--1 Jonathan Byram--2 Jeremiah Grant--1 James Johnson--0 Thomas Ward--1 Benjamin Curtis--1 Reuben Talbot--1 Solomon Cobb--1 William Ward--1 William Townsend--1 Peter Lane, heirs of--0 Theodor Curtis--1 Thomas Merriman--1 District 6 Beginning at Samuel Talbots house, thence on the Post road to Emerson Dennisons house. [Village of Mast Landing] Joseph Lufkin --1 John Dennison--1 Joseph Dennison--0 Ephraim Carter, heirs of--0 Aaron Lufkin, heirs of--0 Gideon Dennison--2 Gideon Dennison, Jr.--1 John Griffin--1 Nathaniel Stytson--1 Bradbury Soule, heirs of--0 Lewis Warner--1 Ambros Talbert, Jr.--2 Joseph Lufkin, Jr.--1 Samuel Furbush--2 Prince Stytson--1 Charles Styson--0 Samuel Talbut--1 Enoch Brewer--1 Joseph Kelsey--1 Joel Kelsey--1 Europe Kelsey--1 Jeremiah Rose--1 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 2

3 District 7 Beginning at the mouth of the road leading from the Post road by Daniel Allens thence up said road as far as it is laid out. [Range E] Ephraim Allen--1 John Aderton--2 Daniel Allen--1 Silas Allen--1 Isaac Allen--1 Nehemiah Ward--1 Nathaniel B. Aderton--1 Ambros Curtis, heirs of--0 District 10 Beginning at Solomon Dennison's house, thence up to the County Road on Range D. Also on the new road through William Mitchells land. Thomas Rose--1 James Curtis, Jr.--1 Abner Sylvester, Jr.--3 James Curtis, heirs of--1 Samuel Curtis--1 William Mitchell--2 William Mitchell, Jr.-1 John Cushing--2 Thomas Curtis--1 Abner Dennison, heirs --1 Jonathan Dennison--1 Solomon Dennison--1 Robert Randall--1 Abner Dennison, Jr.--1 Eliphez Dennison--1 Abner Dennison--1 Solomon Dennison, Jr.--1 District 8 Beginning on the range near the Gore School house, thence on said range to the Post road near John Townsends house Isachar W. Kilby--1 Melzar Byram--1 Thomas Kilby--1 Amos Sylvester--1 Eliab Gurney--1 John Gurney--1 Richard Kilby--1 Thomas J. Kilby, Jr.--1 William Byram--1 Ichabod Soule--1 Robert Soule--2 John Allen--2 Melzar Byram, Jr.--1 District 11 Beginning at Henchman Sylvester's house thence on the road to the Brunswick line. Also on the whole of Nathaniel Josselyn's road. Joseph Sylvester--3 Henchman Sylvester--1 Charles Sylvester--1 John Sylvester--2 Samuel Sylvester--1 Nathaniel Josselyn--1 Abner Sylvester--1 Jeremiah Rogers--2 Timothy Prout--1 Amos Lunt--0 Loring Prout--1 Job Sylvester--1 David Ring--1 District 9 Beginning on the range near the Gore school house, thence up the range to the County road leading to Durham Alexander Potter --1 John Lambert--2 Nathaniel Scales--2 Samuel Scales--2 Charles Lambert--1 James Lambert--1 John P. Scales--1 Jonathan Soule--1 District 12 Beginning at Henchman Sylvesters house, thence on the road to Frosts Corner so called [Near Woodside Lane] Seth Townsend--1 Joseph Townsend--1 Isaac S. Hooper -1 John Wentworth--1 David Hooper--1 Andrew Soule--1 John Rogers--1 Timothy Dennison--1 Samuel Fogg, Jr.--1 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 3

4 District 13 Beginning at the mouth of the Quaker Road near Bela Townsends, thence on said road to Durham line. Also on Francis J. Brown's road William Jordan--1 Charles Bailey--2 James Sawyer--1 Jeremiah Plummer--1 Thomas Hoyt--1 Job Duglas--0 Job Duglas, Jr.--1 Daniel Duglas--1 Moses Field--1 Ephraim Field--1 Stephen Pinkham--2 Francis J. Brown--1 William Groves--1 Stephen Sawyer--1 Hanson Pinkham--0 District 14 Beginning at William Eells' thence up the County road to the Durham line. Benning Wentworth--2 William W. Eells--2 Barstow Sylvester--1 Bela Townsend--2 Zachary Field--1 John Townsend, Jr.--1 Seth Bailey--2 Asa Sprague--1 Ezekiel Merrill--1 Perez Burr--3 Solomon True--1 Jedediah Soule--1 James Soule--1 Asa Winslow--0 Jedediah Soule, Jr.--1 Jacob White--1 Thomas R. White--1 Benjamin Sawyer--1 Hezekiah Sawyer--0 Israel Bailey--1 John Bailey--1 William True--1 Robert Pope--0 Ephraim Griffin--0 Stephen Curtis, Jr.--1 James Curtis--1 John Dennison, Jr.--1 William Soule, Jr. --1 Samuel Griffin--1 District 15 Beginning at the hay scales thence on the County Road to William Eells house. Joseph Mitchell--1 Samuel Hyde--1 James Rogers--1 Jonathan Cushing--1 Joseph Dennison--1 Samuel Jameson--0 William Dillingham--1 John Cushing, heirs of--1 Daniel Beal--1 Samuel Dillingham--2 Cornelius Dillingham--1 Nathan Wesson--1 Loammi Cushing--1 Andrew Mitchell--0 David Soule--1 Josiah W. Mitchell--1 Jacob Rolfe--0 Aaron Osgood--0 Samuel Holbrook--1 Charles Rogers--1 Nathaniel Mitchell--1 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 4

5 District 16 Beginning at the School house near Perez Burrs, thence up Range D to Pownal line [Route 136 before the Burr Cemetery] David Dennison--2 George Dennison--2 Jeremiah Clough--1 Gideon Edes--3 Gideon Edes, Jr.--1 Benjamin Edes--1 Samuel Davis--1 Job Beal--2 John Wyman--1 Jonathan Griffin, Jr.--1 Susanna Edes--0 George Dennison, Jr.--1 David Dennison, Jr.--1 Joseph Parker--1 John M. Edes--1 Washington Dennison--1 District 17 Beginning at the hay scales thence down the road to Bartolls point. Also from said road on the road leading by William Bartolls as far as said road is laid out Enos Bishop & son--2 Barbabus Bartoll--1 Jeremiah Coffin--1 Widow Anderson--0 Stephen Anderson--1 Elisha Torry--1 William Bartoll--1 John Bartoll, heirs of--0 Job Bennitt--1 Samuel Bartoll--1 Leonard Morse--1 John Stanwood, heirs of--0 Emerson Dennison--0 George Bartoll--1 Samuel Bartoll, Jr.--1 Solomon Bartoll--1 Piam Cushing--1 Ralf Cross--0 Tristram Coffin--1 District 18 and 25 Beginning at the County road near the Widow Bacons, thence down to Porter's landing. Also from said road over the Bridge near Daniel Dunham's wharf and up to the County road near the Old Meeting house and from thence up the road by Benjamin Porters to Josiah Reed or as far as road is laid out. Josiah Reed--1 Josiah Reed for E. Cummings--0 Content Farewell--0 Benjamin Porter--1 Reuben Reed--1 Andrew Reed--1 Samuel Reed--1 Daniel Dunham--1 Seth Carver--2 Samuel & Seward Porter--1 Porter Morse & Co.--0 Porter Joshua--1 Joseph Porter--1 William Porter--1 John Lane, heirs of--0 Isaac Randall--1 Rufus Chandler--1 Moses Soule--0 Perez Cushing--1 Thomas Webster--0 Edward Holden--0 Levi Loring--1 David Coffin--1 William Carver--1 Isiah Winslow--1 John Jones--1 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 5

6 District 19 Beginning at the hay scales thence on the Post road to Ezra Curtis' house; also from the Post Road to Abraham Mitchells land. John A. Hyde--1 Daniel Cummings--2 Samuel Fogg--1 Henry Griffin--1 Abraham Mitchell--0 William Low--0 Jane Stytson--0 David Bartoll--1 Robert. R. Kendall--1 William Soule--2 Lemuel Wood--1 Seth Lambert--1 Nathan Nye--1 Jacob Johnson--1 Thomas Means--1 Second District 19 Beginning at the mouth of the road near William Lows, thence on said road by Robert Mitchells as far as said road is laid out. Abraham Mitchell, Jr.-1 Joseph Mitchell, Jr.--1 John Mitchell, Jr.--1 Robert Mitchell--1 Bailey Curtis--1 William Todd--1 Samuel Mitchell, Jr.--1 Jeremiah Low--1 Samuel Nason--1 District 20 Beginning at Ezra Curtis house, thence on the Post road to North Yarmouth line; also on Samuel Mitchells road. [Route One] Samuel Fitts--1 Sylvanus Soule--2 William Todd--1 Peleg West--2 Samuel West--1 Thomas Welch--1 Stephen Coffin--1 Colby Welch--1 Silas Holbrook--1 Silas Holbrook, Jr.--1 Joseph Davis Jr, --1 James H. Eastman--1 Cornelius Soule--1 Elizabeth Coffin--1 Samuel Mitchell--1 Andrew Dennison--1 Barnabus Soule, Jr.--1 Ezra Curtis--1 Nathaniel Curtis--1 District 21 Beginning at Thomas Welch corner thence down to the place formerly owned by Jeremiah F. Thoits; also from said road to David Pratt, Jr. Theophilus Thompson--1 David Pratt--2 Daniel Mitchell--3 Barnabus Soule--3 David Pratt, Jr.--1 William Brown--1 Cornelius Soule, heirs of--0 Barnabus Soule, 3rd--1 Edward Soule--1 Samuel Soule--2 Bailey Talbot--1 Jacob Soule--1 James Coffin--0 Silas Osgood--1 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 6

7 District 22 Beginning at the school house in District No. 3 thence by Moses Griffins as far as the road is laid out. Also on William Foggs road as far as it is laid out. [Fogg Point Road] Reuben Staple--1 Joseph Staple, heirs of--0 Joseph Knight--1 David Staple--1 David Fogg, heirs of--0 William Fogg--1 Benjamin Fogg--1 William Gross--1 Joseph Griffin--1 Thomas Knight--1 John Grant--1 Asa Grant--1 Micah Stockbridge, Jr.--1 Abel Fogg--1 William Fogg--1 A.A. Briggs--1 Moses Griffin--1 District 23 Beginning at the Guide Post near William Soules, thence down the road to Strouts point wharf Benjamin Waite--1 Joseph Talbot-1 Simeon Talbot--1 Joel Chandler--1 George Lapham--1 Daniel Waite--1 Jacob Lincoln--1 Micah Stockbridge--2 John Stockbridge--1 Joseph Stockbridge--1 Garsham Lincoln--1 Ambros Talbot 3rd--1 Ambros Talbot--1 Charles Mitchell--1 James Soule, Jr.--1 Alexander of Brunswick--1 Mary Motley--0 Smith--0 Charles Soule--1 District 24 Beginning at the mouth of the road called Reeds road thence up the road leading to Haskells Mill to Pownal line James Bacon--1 Amos Carver, Jr.--1 John Winslow--1 Azor Mitchell--1 David Wilson--2 Samuel Blackstone--3 Samuel T. Winslow--1 Nathaniel Blackstone--1 Abraham Reed--1 Jeremiah Winslow--1 James Wilson--1 Amos Carver--1 Nathaniel Noyes--1 Samuel Blackstone, Jr. for heirs of John Webster--0 Nathaniel Alden--2 Samuel Alden--1 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 7

8 District 25 Combined with District 18 District 26 Beginning at Todd's Bridge thence up the road by David Harveys and out to the road leading to Haskells Mill near David Wilsons. Stephen Reed--2 Edmund Pratt--1 Benjamin Webster--1 John Webster--2 David Harvey--1 John Todd--1 Reuben Harvey--1 John Loring--1 Abner Harvey, heirs of--0 Patience Webster--0 John Webster, heirs of--0 Samuel Davis, Jr.--1 Robert Witherspoon--1 John Soule--2 Moses Soule 3rd--1 Nicholas Pinkham--1 Daniel Reed--1 Sherebiah Pratt (N. Yarmouth)--0 Richmond Loring--0 James Field--0 Thomas Johnson (Walnut Hill)--0 John Cutter--0 Nathaniel Blanchard, heirs of--0 Solomon Loring--0 Ammi Mitchell--0 Eliahu (?) Mitchell--0 Joseph Mason--0 Eliphalet Greeley--0 Samuel Cutter--0 John Mann--0 Benjamin Soule--0 District 27 Beginning at Jeremiah Nasons house; thence up the road to Pownal line Daniel Grant--2 Joseph Mann--0 Joseph Mann 3rd--1 Edward Small--2 Enos Small--1 Samuel Grant--1 Nicholas Grant--1 William Grant, Jr.--1 Jeremiah Nason--1 Reuben Brown--0 Freeport Road Tax April 2010 Page 8