Ancestors of Russell Edward Spooner II
Notes
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David Giveen
David Giveen the ancestor of all of the name Giveen or Given in the Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell vicinity. He came to Maine from Coleraine, County of Londonderry, Ireland, with his wife and three sons. In 1719 he settled at Mere (spelled Mair) Point, near Brunswick.
In 1730 he applied to the Pejepscot Proprietors for land on the Maquoit Road, near Brunswick, and also for land for his son, David Giveen, and for his sons-in-law, Samuel Clapp and James Campbell. In this petition David Given, Senior, spelled his name as here Giveen, but many of the descendants spell it Given. The Pejepscot Papers state that Ancestor David Giveen in 1735 purchased 300 acres of land extending from Middle Bay to the Town Common where a stone marked G on three sides may be found. This land extended from Pennell land to the Old Gurnet Road. This land was purchased for $48.00, he soon moved there.
The houses (Prince and Cushing houses taken over by the U.S. Navy) were later Given houses. He settled first near the shore, building four cabins, whose foundations and some logs were still visible in 1884 by Dyer family who bought some of the land at that time. Also visible were two dams in the salt water creek used for shipbuilding purposes. David was the owner of "considerable estates," was held in high esteem by the pioneer settlers of Brunswick, and was Deacon of the old Presbyterian Church there. The name of his wife is Mary . This is also true of the date of his death and that of his wife, as many of the old Giveen Records were destroyed in a fire in one of the old homesteads. Deacon David Giveen (Presbyterian Family Bible) was born 1690 and died June 16, 1763, aged 73 years. His wife Mary Giveen died Feb. 3, 1741, aged 66 years.
It is the opinion of many of the descendants of Ancestor David Giveen that he came to America in Temple's celebrated Scotch Irish Colony. He surely was of the same sturdy and God-fearing character as the others of the Temple Colony among whom he lived at Brunswick, Maine.
David and Mary Giveen are burried in the First Parish Cemetery in Brunswick, Maine. The First Parish was begun in 1719 and completed in 1735. It was destroyed by fire in 1834.
The cemetery is on a rise above the new road and was at the rear or the Meeting House. It is well kept and enclosed with a chain link fence. In the center foreground there is a huge boulder inscribed: "This boulder taken from their old homestead is erected in the memory of William Simpson 1691- 1771 and Agnes Lewis Simpson, 1700-1779 who came from Scotland and settled at Simpson's Point, Brunswick Me. about 1735."
The slate stones here are carved with a crude skull at the top- some of them very ghoulish. The carver used J. for I and also for 1 and Y. He wrote dau. TO and son TO instead of the usual OF.
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Andrew Dunning
Andrew is believed to have brought his family to Falmouth, Maine from Londonderry, Ireland on the ship "Maccullum" in 1718. It is also believed that Andrew owned two negro slaves.
In 1722, the family held up in their fortified house as the settlement was destroyed by Indians in the Fourth Indian War (Lovewells War). From 14 Aug 1722 to 15 Jan 1723 Andrew Sr., Andrew Jr., David and Robert were on the muster list of Capt John Gyles of Fort George in Brunswick Maine.
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Robert Lithgow
Robert Lithgow came to America from Ireland in 1719; his ancestry is traced back to Thomas of Lanark, Scotland. His son, Gen. William Lithgow, was Commander of Fort Halifax and honorary aide-de-camp to General Washington.
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Moses Knapp
Served under Capt. Mosely at Mt. Hope campaign in King Philip's War 7 June 1675 and under Capt. John Holbrooke fighting in Concord 24 June 1676
On July 9th 1685 Moses was charged with the murder of Richard Stephens, Jr. of Taunton. He admitted the killing and threw himself on the mercy of the court. The Court decided that the act was "casual". He was admonished and discharged.
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Thomas Cram
Thomas lived in Hampton Falls and served in King Philip's War. Thomas married Elizabeth, daughter of Hon. Nathaniel Weare, one of the most influential men in the town of Hampton and throughout the province. Twice, Thomas went as agent to England to lay the people's grievances before the King.
585.
Elizabeth Huntley
Died in her daughter's home
587.
Elizabeth Scoville
Elizabeth Scovell ye Daughter of Arthur Scovell; of Joan his wife borne firs December 1662. "New England Historical and Genealogical Resister," 13 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Samuel G. Drake, Publisher, 1861, Vol. 15; p 350; Book in poss. of Minneapolis Public Library.
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