Samuel Moulton
So, after the close of the Revolutionary War, brothers, Samuel and Cutting Moulton, headed for the northern wilderness and settled in Parsonsfield, ME in about 1785. The children of these ancient pioneers are scattered far and wide. Many settled in York and Cumberland counties in Maine and Strafford and Carroll counties in New Hampshire.
"The Moulton families of Parsonsfield trace their ancestral line by authentic records back into the early colonial history, thence back, on authority that affords very strong probability of being correct, through nearly twenty generations of English families, until it is finally lost in the dimness of the eleventh century, in generations preceding the Norman Conquest." About the descendents of Samuel and Cutting Moulton..."Many have been quite scholarly, and have won distinction as teachers and in positions of honor and trust." Quotes are from the "The History of Parsonsfield".
"The Moulton families of Parsonsfield trace their ancestral line by authentic records back into the early colonial history, thence back, on authority that affords very strong probability of being correct, through nearly twenty generations of English families, until it is finally lost in the dimness of the eleventh century, in generations preceding the Norman Conquest." About the descendents of Samuel and Cutting Moulton..."Many have been quite scholarly, and have won distinction as teachers and in positions of honor and trust." Quotes are from the "The History of Parsonsfield".
Great4-Grandfather)
Samuel Moulton - Deacon #1 - born June 14, 1753 married Hannah Noyes, October 13, 1774 (She died October 30, 1815). Settled in Parsonsfield about 1784. In Parsonsfield, the Moulton families were not only very large but distinguished. Samuel was one of the first deacons of the East Parsonsfield Free-Will Baptist Church He helped organize this church on July 3, 1822. He died December 25, 1837, soldier of Bunker Hill.
Samuel and Hannah had nine children:
1) Nancy - born 1777 Newbury
2) Ann - born September 2 Newbury, 1777
3) Mary - born 1779 Newbury, died 1835
4) Samuel - born 1780 Newbury, died 1871 (Deacon Samuel #2)
5) William - born 1782 Newbury, died 1860
6) Joesph - born 1787 Parsonsfield, died 1813
7) Hannah - born 1789 Parsonsfield, died 1836
8) Sarah - born 1793 Parsonsfield, died 1813
9) Abigail - born 1795 Parsonsfield, died 1851
Samuel Moulton - Deacon #1 - born June 14, 1753 married Hannah Noyes, October 13, 1774 (She died October 30, 1815). Settled in Parsonsfield about 1784. In Parsonsfield, the Moulton families were not only very large but distinguished. Samuel was one of the first deacons of the East Parsonsfield Free-Will Baptist Church He helped organize this church on July 3, 1822. He died December 25, 1837, soldier of Bunker Hill.
Samuel and Hannah had nine children:
1) Nancy - born 1777 Newbury
2) Ann - born September 2 Newbury, 1777
3) Mary - born 1779 Newbury, died 1835
4) Samuel - born 1780 Newbury, died 1871 (Deacon Samuel #2)
5) William - born 1782 Newbury, died 1860
6) Joesph - born 1787 Parsonsfield, died 1813
7) Hannah - born 1789 Parsonsfield, died 1836
8) Sarah - born 1793 Parsonsfield, died 1813
9) Abigail - born 1795 Parsonsfield, died 1851
(Great3-Grandfather)
Samuel Moulton - Deacon #2 (Samuel and Hannah's son) was born March 18, 1780. When he was twenty he married Sarah Davis of Scarborough, ME on October 26, 1800 and they had six children. She died in 1811. He married his second wife, Hannah Lord on March 21, 1812 and they had three children. Samuel was one of the first deacons of the Free-Will Baptist Church at South Parsonsfield. Through the years, many distinctly remembered Deacon Samuel Moulton as a man of many virtues; meekness, humility, and loving kindness, combined with boldness, aggressiveness and outspoken independence. He was conscientious, firm and progressive. He had a son, Samuel, who was also a deacon and a son, Silas, who was a leading minister for years. Three Samuel Moultons were successful deacons in the church, father #1, son #2 and grandson #3.
Deacon Samuel (#2) had his first child in 1801 and his last child in 1822 (a 21 year span). He died in 1871 when he was 91 years old! It has been a joy to put all this information together in one place and follow my ancestral line!
Samuel Moulton had nine children:
Six children with Sarah:
1) Hannah – born December 25, 1801, she died July 26, 1860, unmarried
2) Charles (Family Tree) – born May 12, 1803, married Lovina Knowles December 13, 1832, he died June 3, 1855
3) Samuel - Deacon #3 – born July 17, 1805, married Cyrena Knowles, October, 1826, he died February 19, 1875
4) George – born April, 1807, married Maria Jane Day November, 1830, Lived in Bath, ME
5) Silas – born September 13, 1809, married 1st wife, Louisa Merrill in 1834, 2nd wife Patience Lord on September 11, 1856, he died May 5, 1869
6) Sarah – born September 1, 1811, she died December 25, 1860, unmarried
Three children with Hannah:
7) Joseph – born November 8, 1816, married Judith Moulton November 7, 1839, he died March 1, 1900 8) Wentworth L. (Family Tree) – born October 6, 1818, married Sarah A. Benson, he died March 23, 1831
9) Isaac M. – born March 25, 1822, married Elizabeth F. Frost September, 1839, he died June 24, 1897
(Great2-Grandfather)
Joseph Moulton married Judith (Moulton) and they had ten children:
1) Susan - born 1840, married Lorenzo Moulton 1860
2) Emily B. - born 1842, married Irving Nason 1875
3) Eliza A. – born 1844, married George Moulton
4) Charles C. – born 1844, married Grace McLean
5) Alvah O. – born 1848, married Ella Bean
6) Dr. John Fairfield (Family Tree) – born 1850, married Martha (Mattie) Parsons
7) Franklin Pierce (Family Tree) – born June 11, 1851, Rachel Emma White - born May 8, 1855
8) Henry D. – born 1853, married Nellie A. Roberts
9) Mary P. – born 1857, married Joseph H. Roberts 1884
10) Elisha W. – born 1859, died 1871 (age 11 yrs. 9 mos. 21 days)
Samuel Moulton - Deacon #2 (Samuel and Hannah's son) was born March 18, 1780. When he was twenty he married Sarah Davis of Scarborough, ME on October 26, 1800 and they had six children. She died in 1811. He married his second wife, Hannah Lord on March 21, 1812 and they had three children. Samuel was one of the first deacons of the Free-Will Baptist Church at South Parsonsfield. Through the years, many distinctly remembered Deacon Samuel Moulton as a man of many virtues; meekness, humility, and loving kindness, combined with boldness, aggressiveness and outspoken independence. He was conscientious, firm and progressive. He had a son, Samuel, who was also a deacon and a son, Silas, who was a leading minister for years. Three Samuel Moultons were successful deacons in the church, father #1, son #2 and grandson #3.
Deacon Samuel (#2) had his first child in 1801 and his last child in 1822 (a 21 year span). He died in 1871 when he was 91 years old! It has been a joy to put all this information together in one place and follow my ancestral line!
Samuel Moulton had nine children:
Six children with Sarah:
1) Hannah – born December 25, 1801, she died July 26, 1860, unmarried
2) Charles (Family Tree) – born May 12, 1803, married Lovina Knowles December 13, 1832, he died June 3, 1855
3) Samuel - Deacon #3 – born July 17, 1805, married Cyrena Knowles, October, 1826, he died February 19, 1875
4) George – born April, 1807, married Maria Jane Day November, 1830, Lived in Bath, ME
5) Silas – born September 13, 1809, married 1st wife, Louisa Merrill in 1834, 2nd wife Patience Lord on September 11, 1856, he died May 5, 1869
6) Sarah – born September 1, 1811, she died December 25, 1860, unmarried
Three children with Hannah:
7) Joseph – born November 8, 1816, married Judith Moulton November 7, 1839, he died March 1, 1900 8) Wentworth L. (Family Tree) – born October 6, 1818, married Sarah A. Benson, he died March 23, 1831
9) Isaac M. – born March 25, 1822, married Elizabeth F. Frost September, 1839, he died June 24, 1897
(Great2-Grandfather)
Joseph Moulton married Judith (Moulton) and they had ten children:
1) Susan - born 1840, married Lorenzo Moulton 1860
2) Emily B. - born 1842, married Irving Nason 1875
3) Eliza A. – born 1844, married George Moulton
4) Charles C. – born 1844, married Grace McLean
5) Alvah O. – born 1848, married Ella Bean
6) Dr. John Fairfield (Family Tree) – born 1850, married Martha (Mattie) Parsons
7) Franklin Pierce (Family Tree) – born June 11, 1851, Rachel Emma White - born May 8, 1855
8) Henry D. – born 1853, married Nellie A. Roberts
9) Mary P. – born 1857, married Joseph H. Roberts 1884
10) Elisha W. – born 1859, died 1871 (age 11 yrs. 9 mos. 21 days)
On October 18, 2015, I finally visited the Moulton Family Cemetery located at the top of Moulton Hill Road in Parsonsfield. It was exciting and heartwarming to see and touch the gravestones.
The view from the top of the hill is spectacular!
The view from the top of the hill is spectacular!
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