Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-06-15
Early Beihet Families.

Early Beihet Families.
SWAN.
James Swan with family Of grown up
sons ana daughters came to Bethel in
1919 and settled on the lot well known rs
the farm OF Ayers Mason. His house
stood on the cast side Of the road leading
from Alder river bridge to Ayers Mason's
house. on land which was afterwards
owned by Geo. Chapman. Ia early lille
Mr.. Swan followed the seas and was im'
pressed into the English service, but he
aud two others seized The ship and forced
the captain 10 act as pilot and came to
Boston This was several years before
the war OF The revolution, and fearing 4
prosecution Tor muliny he came into the
wilds Of Maine and was among the early
settlers OF Fryebarg. He was Of Ando.
yer, Mass, and probably grea, great
grandson OF Robert, great grandson OF
Richard who was bora in 1891, grandson
of Joshua. and son OF either Joshua Jr.,
o. Capt Caleb OF Audovcr. The family
is said to be OF Welsh origin.
James Swan married Mary Greeley,
perhaps daughter OF j s .ph Greeley OF
Hayerhill. While b. lived in Fryeburg
his house vas the hon" ct SabAilus, a
well known Indian c ,.c r,qlaket tribe.
He had been in BttI,' over Two years al
the time OF the luditu r.!d. In his mar
raliye OF his captivity Lieut.. ScgaI states
tia, Jos. Greeley Ssau and others from
Bethel went up 10 Gi.eAl and buricl the
body OF James Petere!ii. whom the ln.
dams hid murdered waie on their way
with their captigcs ho.n Bethel 10 Can
ada. At the time Of the raid Mr.. Swan
was on C.arks Island lai hi, family was
on the south side Of the river. How they
happened to escape visitation rom The
indians, have never heard explained
When advanced in Years Mr. Swan sold
his property TO his son AMI he and his
wife remained with him until their tie
cease. The date OF their death have
not been able TO learn Mr. Swan had
nine children lou, soa, aad live dAugh.
tiers. lc4nnot give them ia the order OF
their birth, bat their names were rs
follows:
JosepA Greeley married Elizabeth
Evans of Fryeburg Jpas5 IN .rrisI IL IN
nah Shattuck OF Audover, MISS; Ne
haai.i married MehiIaJ.c Colby OF SUIT.
ton. Mass Eiy1t manird Elnice
Barton (see Blrton); + Il ,hcIh mar
ried Jesse Du,ion; .lbigW married
Abraham K lssrlI (>ec K ,stW; Nancy
married jeremiah FArriuston Of Frye
burg; Emma marie j ,ualhln Buker
OF Nywry. aud lima a,i,d Jesse Bar.
Ser Of The same town.
Joseph Greeley who n'u'ird Z izabeth
Evans, lived on hi, (,'h,r', g. 'meSiead in
Bethel. aud reared the 4, l,sinL family:
lst. john. VINO Tor first vile married Bet
sey. daughter OF Rev + iphiz Chapman;
-, Bei>eY, daug hteroi l. zen E.mcs. aud
had Betsey. who mlr,lrd Abel Swan.
Mary. married Bernard Divine, Nancy,
married Caleb Cuiiiu. aud Patty who
never married. For third wife he mar.
ried Nancy Eames. sister OF the last. and
had Two daughters. Arvili. ard Jalia a.
2d, Dudley. married M-uy Green. and
lived il Waterford, and had children a.
follows: Daniel, Caie', DIilN. Sarah,
Abel, Joseph. Thomas ana Mary 81.
james called Bear tiv"r james. MAI.
ried pcrsiS E,mrs and s"Iil,d in Newrv.
where he died Il lrw Yeas ngn. Children
Thomas Jr died youug; Pcrsi. married
Eaoch Foster (SCe Fositr) Brlsey mar.
ried Asa Bartlett. j I'm, Rglh married
James Brown OF Grafton. Thomas Jr.
married Sarah. daughter OF Asa Foster,
and lived with his father but was acct
denlally killed in Canada. Dolly, who
married a WINSTON and lives in Grafton,
and James Osgood who married Pamela
Swan; All, itiyaa, married Peter
Walker and had seven children; jlh,
Betsy. married David Collin Of Bethel
no children; Oh, Caie5, died 10 The West
Indies, unmarried; 7th, Joseph e.. died
young; 6th, Joseph tfceicH, died young;
OH, Hannah married John Warren OF
Denmark, and still resides in that town
10th, William, married Betsey Howe OF
Sumner. and had Jacob H., born Aug.
&c. 1911, died young; Joseph G., born
Oct. ?. 1872, married Temperance Allen
he is now prominent citizen OF Denmark
Caleb, born Aug. }. 1914, married Abb.
gail Head, lives in Brownlield; Jacob
H., born March p, 1916, married Emma
Frost, lives in Brownfield John, born