Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-20
nancy Jane, BORN oct. 3. ISL

Nancy Yates Day, widow of James, died
July 10, 1864.
James Day, IT., owned the farm on the
Neck, in the boyhood of the writer, on
which the Sand Point projected into the
bay. The house, barn and outbuildings
We're on the west side OF the road on a rise
OF ground opposite; and have been gone
many years.
MT. Day, also owned a farm ON Long Is
land at Deep Cove, where he and his fam
iiy spent their summers. returning to the
Neck in winters, and eventually making
the Island farm their permanent home,
though still owning the Neck farm.
After his death both properties
fell to his heirs, but were later sold to
other parties, the Neck farm to Joseph
dott, who built the house now standing
near the site of the former one. After Mr..
Colts death a few years ago, the property
passed to the present owner, Mr. Hodgdon.
| The next house and lot southwark from
the last named, stood back from the road
| ON the same site, and was occupied by
Jonathan, Bethiah, Mary and Hannah
1 SeNANNi bAVbbtE UlHlueu sisters
OF James, all of whom died some years
ago, and the house they lived in was de-
molished. The lot was the one ON which
the residence Of Mr.. jeremiah Eaton now
stands.
The next house and lot was the one
owned by Levi Crockett, whose wife was
Joanna Carter, daughter OF Thomas Car
ter, and was married Nov. IS, 1917 Mr.
Crockett, at the time OF his marriage, was
recorded as resident of Surry. He was
impressed on board of British war YES
sci in his younger days, and was typical
man-o'-war man. His favorite oath was,
"by Holland" but when angered he did
not stop at that but would launch round
OF oaths at his opponent which few men
could equal. He died many years ago,
| leaving no children. His widow died in
1855, aged about so years. The old house
is also gone, and this statement to many
may be the first heard OF even that they
once existed.
Eben Days lot and house are the next
in order to the southwark, with buildings
| upon the east side OF the road, and the
field stretching from the road to the shore
of Blue Hill bay.
Eben Day was a brother of James, IT..
and son OF James, ST., born April 20, 1872,
married Mary, daughter of David Carter,
of Long Island, March 1, 1870. Their chill
dren we're:
| /. David Carter, born Sept. %, 1920.
2. Mary Ann, born August IT, 1922.
3. Hannah Elizabeth, born July IS, 1924
1. Timothy Roundy, born March II,
1927.
| 3. Lovina s., born April Z, 1880.
8. Abigail s., born May %, 1882; died
Jan. 4, 1889.
!. Robert c., born Oct. 3, 1884; drowned
March II, 1916.
s. Samuel c., born June IS, 1887.
| 8. Charlotte r., born August 10, 1871.
10. Robert. Curtis, born -, 1s45,
(adoptedl.
resides upon the place with the widow
and family OF his brother, Timothy
Roundy Carter. Mr.. and Mrs. Day, the
parents, have been dead number OF
years. There is no date by which to de-
termine when the house was built.
| Upon the opposite side of the road are
the schoolhouse and church, modern
buildings, and the Neck burying ground
Next to the burying ground, and of which
it was once part, was the farm of Benja-
min Friend, ST., who came from Beverly,
Mass, in 1774, and settled upon the Neck.
He it was that gave the burying ground to
| the town in 1877.
| Benjamin Friend was born Feb. IS, 1744,
died Oct. 81, 1907, aged SO years, months
and 8 days. He married Martha
Dodge, of Beverly, Jan. "a, 1859; she was
born Jan. 16, 1883; died April II, 1923, aged
90 years. They had eleven children, as
follows:
/. Phineas, born March %, ITO, at
Beverly.
2. Samuel, born Oct. IS, III, at Beverly.
3. John, born Dec. 8, 1773, at Beverly.
4. Martha, born Dec. 7, 1775, at Bluehill.
5. Phebe, born Jan. Is. 1881, at Bluehill.
8. Bethiah, born Jan. 25, 1888; married
George Durham, of CARMEL Me.
Z. Benjamin, born August q, 1875;
married Ruth Bartlett.
s. Mary, born Nov. 4, 1857; married
Eliphalet Grindle.
9. Daniel, born Dec. 10, 1888; died in
infancy.
TO- Sarah, born March q. 1892; married
Joseph Candage, jr.
II. Daniel, born June 6, 1875; married
Hannah Banks.
The first mention of Benjamin Friend
in the records as a town officer is under
date of monday, April 3, 1877" when he
was chosen overseer of the Neck school
district. At that same meeting of the
town he, with "John Roundy and Samuel
Morse, were chosen committee to provide
piece of land on the Neck for bnrying
ground and report at the next meeting
Also at the same meeting he, with foui
others, was chosen on committee ste
draught a plan for building bridge across