Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-30
For the Ellsworth American
Sketches Of the Early Settlers Of Bluehill
with Incidental Notes and Remarks.

am now inclined To write something
about some Of the early settlers Of thi:
town. whose names hitherto have moi
even mentioned; but several of whom art
deserving Of special notice.
Among the most Intelligent and influen-
tal Of the early settlers OF Bluehill. was
Eheneler Floyd, Esquire. He was an Of
ficcr In the Revolutionary army, born Dec
Is, 1856. He came 10 Bluchill about tn,
year l.s5, married Susannah, daughter OF
Deacon Ebenezer Hinckley, June Y. 1871
She was born Feb. :, l75,, and died Mar
,, l>2i. aged G3 years, he died oct 10
l>09, aged 43.
He was Representative to the Genera
Court snd county treasurer, and, also. was
the town clerk and chairman Of the board
OF selectmen Of Bluehill for several sue.
ce>>ive years. Their children were:
Della born July 3d. 1892, died Feb l3
Io2o.
Sophia, born Sept, p, 1875, she died
July -, 1885
Horatio, born Feb. .. 1898. died Feb. -
ls2O
Beisey Atkins, born Feb. 5, 1901, she
died in l,ss aged - years.
Sophia aud Betsey A. each married Jer
ry. son of Daniel Faulkner, who wa.
among the early settlers Of this town
born July Il, l765 in Andover, Mass ane
came to Bluehill Nov. 2l 1875. He mar
red Mehitable Peters, daughter of JOIN
Peters, Esquire. in Andover, Mass, March
), 1895 She born. March ), l76S and died
April II, 1sls. He married, second, Hep
zibah Iiinckley. Dec. 81, ISIS; She born
Dec. 10, l7oC, died, May -, 1862. aged Il
years He died Oct. "A. 1910, aged :;
years.
Soon after he came to Bluehll he built
large house barn and other buildings, or
what has always been known as 9TH,
Faulkner farm" which was situated neal
the base or western slope of the mountain
He also built a large two story house fol
his sOG, Jerry, in the village, in a part OF
which this son had a store and became s
merchant and vessel builder, and sooI
built new store, quite near his house
quite near the time of his death. He was
quite an ambitious and enterprising mar
and possessed many excellent traits OF
character, and was highly esteemed by al
who knew him. He was member of tn,
Baptist church and one of the main sup
porters of that church and society. II,
wss one of the selectmen and town treas
urer Tor many years. He died Oct. "A
ls40. sged 10. This Faulkner house" i:
now owned and occupied by Nahum Hinck
ley, Esquire, and stands on the same sit,
formerly and anciently occupied by til,
| famous old hip-roofed school-house, il
which Esquire Dodge, taught many sue
cessive and highly profitable schools ant
which, by the way, was the second school
house built in this town. The first on,
was located 3. "Johnson's Corner" Sc
called, where Obed johnson located, an,
built arge two story house and othe
buildings and reared a large family of tel
| children.
| Mr.. johnson came to Bluehll from An
dover, Mass. in 1863, born Dec. 20, 1850
died Oct. ), lS4l, aged ~ wears. Marie,
Joanna Wood, daughter of Joseph Wood
one of the two first settlers of this town
Jan. 26, l77o; she born, Sept IL, 176O
died Aug. I, 1926, aged &C years. Th
names Of their children were; Obed, Sam
uel, Joseph W., William, Robert. Israel
Ruth, Polly, Joa and Moses. Space vii
not permit giving the names, date of birth
marriage and death of the grandchildren
as find there were twenty-eight of tn
male sex, and nearly as many of the fe
male. numbering in all, nearly or quit
sixty of the third generation. William
born July 81, 1885, married, first, Moll
Wood. May Is. 1914; she died March 80
1884; married, second, Mary Toothaker
He became Baptist minister. remembe
hearing him preach in my youthful days
when he was spoken of as Elder John
son" This prefix was commonly applied t.
ministers, especially to those of the Bap
tist denomination. and thus it was Eide
Roundy, Elder Pillsbury, Elder Pinkham
Elder Nutter, Elder Gillpatrick. Eide