Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

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us this winter, which helps to make the long
evenings pass quicker away. 1 was not at all
sorry in reading the Governors Speech to find
that the recent transactions in the County of
Hancock are not likely to he passed over uuno-
tice,l. IT'S Said our great Judge means to at.
tend the sessions.
| Your Squire Cobb tarried here night be
/ fore last, on his way To GOuldsboro, he was
well a. were also your family there.
very Sincerely wish you the greatest of
blessings, an exurberance of good health
pleasant parties-and safe return,
and am with the greatest respect and cs.
teen, Dear Sir,
your most obliged and humble
Servant and Friend,
| Donald Ross.
Honorable David Cobb Esquire.
Trenton, Me 81 Jan'y. Free.
Honorable David Cobb, Esquire,
President of the Senate of the Common
| wealth of Massachusetts.
Free Dond Ross, p. NJ.
Trenton, Me.
Mr. Ross died Nov. %, 1904, aged As.
| His will was dated Surry, Oct. %, 1902,
and was proved May s, 1905. In it he
names wife Abigail and sister Magdalen
in London, Friend Cobb, to whom he
gave his desk, and Friend Meletiah Jor-
dan, to whom he gave his fowling piece.
His widow, most estimable woman,
married Porter Sawyer, an innkeeper, on
the west side Of the river. She died May
81, 1929, aged 60, and was buried by the
side Of her first husband in the old bury
ing ground near the Congregational
church.
COL. JONES, OF ELLSWORTH.
| Col. Theodore Jones, of Ellsworth, was
a son of Nathan Jones, OF Gouldsborough,
born in western Masssc husetts, March /,
1850. In 1863 or 1864, the family moved to
Gouldsborough. In 1855 he bought the
interest OF his father in the old ancient
Benjamin Miliken homestead on Union
river, now Ellsworth, and settled there.
| De Gregoire and wife were the owners
of that part of Ellsworth; they decided
the lot to Theodore Jones, Dec. 10, 17SS.
John Peters, grandfather OF the chief
/ justice, run out the lot the same year,
aud described il as follows:
"Thcodore Jones lot Beginning at the
southwest corner of Mclatiah .jor,iau's lot on
No 6 township line; then running said line 5 Is
| deg W until it strikes Union River; then run
ming down said river about 81 rods, five feet to
| the southwark of rock called the Punch
/ Bowl, from thence running first y T. u rods;
then 3si, t ~ Rods the y + being parallel
with the dividing Hue between Metatiah dor.
dan and said Jonc-', those + lines to run
back until they contain 100 acres and y rods"
Mr.. Jones lived on this lot, probably in
the second house built by Benjamin Mill
| liken, which stood few rods from State
street on the westerly side OF Hancock
street, between No. 3 and No 3 on said
street. Later in life he built another
house furt her up, III which he dled.
very large part of the thlckiy settled por-
| ton OF Ellsworth was Originality the Jones
| lot.
| Cot. Jones during long life Ms one cot
! the notable cit4Zsn- of Ellsworth. He
died Feb :, 1912. Mrs. Jones died MtS $,
1S4S Children, all by sreond Nite aud "
born in Ellsworth, We're:
| /. Theodore, b Dec -, 1924, he died in Boz
ton, Jan -, ist!. lie married Miss Sarah Ann,
daughter OF Jonathan MHr-ton, OF Machil~,
| ISIS Sh. died In Boston, jan lst4
| >. katherine Winthrop, b April %. l797; m
Major Asa Pond at Ellsworth l,lG He was
born in Franklin, Mass, Feb ~ l19.; lived at
Calais; was first Master of first Masonic Lodge
| there ls22, removed to Ellsworth. He was
sheriff of Hancock County several years. tie
| died oct II lSl3, she died In New Haven, Au.
gust, 1889 ,ls6ol. They had four children.
| 3. Paul u :, b Jan 30 1888; died july, 1918.
I 4. Henry Sargent, Jan "A. lsol; resided in
| of 10 re- Ep led
Oct, le56; he married Miss Sarah Cobb Hodges,
daughter of James Hodges. of Taunton. Mass.
and granddaughter of General David Cobb. of
| Gouldsborough, Me. She died at Ellsworth,
| Oct, ls6s.
/ 3. Sarah Brinley, b June s. 1903, died in Cal
ais. 1873 She married John z Deshon, Calais,
| 1922. He died there ls50.
| s. Mary Elizabeth, b Oct 3, 1905; IN John
Peters Langdon, of Ellsworth. 1872. He died
1880; she resided in Ellsworth.
| :. Ellen Cobb, b July 3, 1907; m Gilbert Eos.
ter. He died in Calais 1876; widow resided in
! Calais.
). Ann Dudley, b Nov 3, 1910; m Rev Arson
sheldon ls{a, Bangor Theological Seminary,
1887; Congregational Clergyman; City Mission
airy, Boston; old Town, lS3l-2; Robbinston,
| 1893 Falmouth, ls35-6; New Haven and other
| places. He died Morristown, J, 1874; wife
| died New Haven, $50.
8. Lucy Saunders, b oct p, 1872; she died I'M
married in Ellsworth ISL
! 10. Charlotte Parsons, b july IL, 1874; m
first. Luther Jewett, of Portland, lS52. He was
! Collector of the Port lsis 1852; died there 1856;
widow m second, Rev Roger Howard, ID d. at
| Portland, 1850. He graduated at Dartmouth
| College, 1929 For long time teacher in Girls
| High School in Bangor. Rector at Rutland Vt,
| st. stephens Church in Portland 1850 and at
| Webster, Massj President of Norwich Uniyer
sity ls6o-ls7l Rector of st Mary's Church at
NorthGed Vt. He died at Greenfield, Mass, in
| 1850 aged -. Mrs Howard died at Greenfield,
| Mass.
| II. John Winthrop. b Feb IA, lSl7; merchant
| at Ellsworth and Brooklyn, \ Y; resided at
| married Miss NJ