Hello All! I had a wonderful trip to Lisbon /Lisbon Falls, Maine last week. The weather was very warm so I made a point of driving down to the ocean several times. The main point of my visit was to do some research on my line of Whitneys in that part of Maine including Benjamin b. 1643 , John b. 1678, Benjamin b. 1725 , Samuel b. 1774 , John b. 1808 and John Carlton b. 1845. To my good fortune, the Historical Society was open one of the days I was in town and the folks there swamped me with information about the history of Lisbon/Lisbon Falls. It was great! Among the information was the following given to me by Wilford E. Barr of Lisbon : found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book #29 page 174 "Samuel Thompson of Topsham to Benjamin Whitney of Little River, Yeoman: beginning at a large pine stump by the northerly side of the Andro. R. and running up the River 40 rods to a small oak stump, and running back from the River on a course N341/2 degrees East , and holding the width of 40 rods until it comes to the Plymouth line, containing about 100 A., it being the lot of land said Whitney has now in possession. " signed 15 May, 1786, recorded 14 Jan. 1793 Samuel Thompson was the agent for the early Pjepscot proprietors. The Plymouth line refers to the boundaries of Bowdoin, later Thompsonborough (Lisbon). found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book # 36 page 226 "Thomas Godfrey, Housewright , to Abraham Whitney, Yeoman: one-half part of the rights and privileges of the Ten Mile Falls , so called, with one-half A. of land adjoining ______ in equal halves with the said Thomas Godfrey. (notes that Godfrey "is lawfully seized of the premises as a good and absolute estate of inheritance in fee") signed 25 March 1793, recorded 19 May 1796 found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book #36 page 227 "Abraham Whitney, Yeoman, to Thomas Godfrey, Housewright: exact same wording as the previous deed, substituting Whitney for Godfrey and also notes that Abraham Whitney "is lawfully seized of the premises as a good and absolute estate of inheritance fee". signed 25 March 1793, recorded 19 May, 1796 Note:the two preceding deeds obviously are intended to give the two parties equal shares. It also indicates that they had a mutual ancestor, but who ? Benjamin Whitney was the father of Abraham Whitney, but Benjamin was not married to a Godfrey (see Whitney Genealogy by Pierce, 1895) Abraham married Aphia Coombs, sister to Thankful Coombs who married Thomas Godfrey. Is there any record that Coombs owned water privileges on the Ten Mile Falls? found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book #36 page 227 "Thomas Godfrey, Housewright, to Abraham Whitney, Housewright: all of Thomas Godfrey's privileges on the Ten Mile Falls beginning 54 feet to the westward of the first saw mill on the falls, ..........etc. signed 17, March 1794 Note: this was only part of the privileges owned by T. Godfrey. found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book # 41 page 156 "Abraham Whitney, Housewright, to Morrill Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, Yeoman, one half of a grist mill now standing on the Ten Mile Falls, which I hold in Common with Thomas Godfrey, together with the privilege on which the mill now stands; likewise, one eighth part of the sawmill adjoining the grist mill, it being one fourth part of the ............unreadable That's all for today. More to follow! I'd be intrested in any comments regarding the Whitney/Godfrey connection. thanks, from Carolyn Whitney Branagan

Hello Chris, I cannot say for absolute fact that the following is the relationship you are looking for. However, it appears to be. This is what I know: Nathan Whitney, son of Benjamin and Mercy (Hinckley) Whitney, born abt 1768, married first Sarah Godfrey, daughter of Thomas Godfrey and Thankful Coombs. This would make Sarah (Godfrey) Whitney the sister-in-law of Abraham, and possibly the neice of Abraham's wife Apphia. It is possible, but unproven, that Thankful Coombs and Apphia Coombs, wife of Nathan's brother Abraham, were sisters. The intention to marry of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey was published in Lisbon 25 Dec 1793 (Lisbon, ME VR). I hope this is of some help. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Branagan" <slainte@together.net> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 10:28 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Lisbon > Hello All! > > I had a wonderful trip to Lisbon /Lisbon Falls, Maine last week. The > weather was very warm so I made a point of driving down to > the ocean several times. The main point of my visit was to do > some research on my line of Whitneys in that part of Maine > including Benjamin b. 1643 , John b. 1678, Benjamin b. 1725 , > Samuel b. 1774 , John b. 1808 and John Carlton b. 1845. > > To my good fortune, the Historical Society was open one of the > days I was in town and the folks there swamped me with > information about the history of Lisbon/Lisbon Falls. It was great! > > Among the information was the following given to me by Wilford E. > Barr of Lisbon : > > found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book #29 page 174 > "Samuel Thompson of Topsham to Benjamin Whitney of Little River, > Yeoman: beginning at a large pine stump by the northerly side of the > Andro. R. and running up the River 40 rods to a small oak stump, and > running back from the River on a course N341/2 degrees East , and > holding the width of 40 rods until it comes to the Plymouth line, > containing about 100 A., it being the lot of land said Whitney has now > in possession. " > signed 15 May, 1786, recorded 14 Jan. 1793 > > Samuel Thompson was the agent for the early Pjepscot proprietors. The > Plymouth line refers to the boundaries of Bowdoin, later > Thompsonborough (Lisbon). > > > found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book # 36 page 226 > "Thomas Godfrey, Housewright , to Abraham Whitney, Yeoman: one-half > part of the rights and privileges of the Ten Mile Falls , so > called, with one-half A. of land adjoining ______ in equal halves > with the said Thomas Godfrey. (notes that Godfrey "is lawfully seized > of the premises as a good and absolute estate of inheritance in fee") > signed 25 March 1793, recorded 19 May 1796 > > > found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book #36 page 227 > "Abraham Whitney, Yeoman, to Thomas Godfrey, Housewright: exact same > wording as the previous deed, substituting Whitney for Godfrey and > also notes that Abraham Whitney "is lawfully seized of the premises as > a good and absolute estate of inheritance fee". > signed 25 March 1793, recorded 19 May, 1796 > > > Note:the two preceding deeds obviously are intended to give the two > parties equal shares. It also indicates that they had a mutual > ancestor, but who ? Benjamin Whitney was the father of Abraham > Whitney, but Benjamin was not married to a Godfrey (see Whitney > Genealogy by Pierce, 1895) Abraham married Aphia Coombs, sister to > Thankful Coombs who married Thomas Godfrey. Is there any record that > Coombs owned water privileges on the Ten Mile Falls? > > found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book #36 page 227 > "Thomas Godfrey, Housewright, to Abraham Whitney, Housewright: all > of Thomas Godfrey's privileges on the Ten Mile Falls beginning 54 feet > to the westward of the first saw mill on the falls, ..........etc. > signed 17, March 1794 > Note: this was only part of the privileges owned by T. Godfrey. > > > > found in the Lincoln County, Maine Deeds book # 41 page 156 > "Abraham Whitney, Housewright, to Morrill Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, > Yeoman, one half of a grist mill now standing on the Ten Mile Falls, > which I hold in Common with Thomas Godfrey, together with the privilege > on which the mill now stands; likewise, one eighth part of the sawmill > adjoining the grist mill, it being one fourth part of the > ............unreadable > > > > That's all for today. More to follow! I'd be intrested in any > comments regarding the Whitney/Godfrey connection. > > thanks, from Carolyn Whitney Branagan > > ______________________________