Falmouth Maine Church Marriages 1750-1753

Historic First Church Now in Portland, Maine

Mar 11, 2009 Rosemary E. Bachelor

First Church in Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) was organized March 8, 1726-7 and called Rev. Thomas Smith as its parson. He kept extensive records.

First Church is considered a founding, parent church. As the population of the small outlying settlements grew, members of First Church were dismissed to be founding members of the new congregations. These events are noted in the meticulous parish records kept by Rev. Smith.

The First Church of Falmouth records were first compiled by Marquis Fayette King, a Portland photographer, who became fourth president of the Maine Genealogical Society. That Society first published these extensive church records in 1898.

A reprint of the records—with an index and new foreword—was issued in 1990 by Heritage Books in Bowie, MD.

The following persons were married at First Church, Falmouth, by the Rev. Thomas Smith. Spellings are given as they were in the original text.

1750

Hugh Crague (or Sprague) and Eleanor Wharren of Falmouth

Joseph Cox and Mary Bayley, both of Falmouth

Henry Totman and Hannah Ingersol, both of Falmouth

William Proctor and Charity Lunt of Falmouth

William Hooper and Mercy Whitten, both of Falmouth

John Owen and Annar (sic) Hodgkins of Falmouth.

James Tuthilll Jr. and Mary Burrill

Micah Walker and Beulah Wooster

Jabez Dow and Dorothy Wood

Enoch Moody and Ann Weeks

Samuel Knights and Mary Knights

Samuel Noice (Noyes) and Mary Merrill

Samuel Crocket and Priscilla Jackman

1751

Joseph Willson and Mary Sweat

Benjamin Blackstone and Eleanor Phips

Isaac Ilsley and Mary Bradbury

Samuel Graffam and Mary Aery

Edward Chapman and Sarah Small

Anthony Bracket and Abigail Chapman

Joseph Pride and Hannah Knights

Joseph Eaton and Sarah Burnell

Samuel Matthews and Elizabeth Roberts

Joseph Walker and Mary Rigs

Jotham Ham and Phebe Pain

John Merril and Bethia Wyman

John Thome and _(?)_ Woodsome

1752

Peter Noice (Noyes) and Hannah Merril

Lemuel Hicks and Martha Cox

_(?)_ Johnson and _(?)_ Jackson (probably James and Hannah)

Jeremiah Rigs and Anna Barber

Roland Davis and Judith Tompson

Stephen Woodman and Ester Weeks

Samuel Watts and Margaret Elder

Josiah Tucker and Mary Thrasher

Josiah Lawrence and Sarah Pollard

Richard Pears and Mary Tucker

Capt. John Roberts and Mrs. Mehitable Bangs

1753

Ebenezer Buxton and Elizabeth Grant

John Carrol and Rose Hooper

Joseph Irish and Hannah Doan

George Berry and Sarah Stickney

Benjamin Davis and Mary Thomes

James Flood and Abigail Thoms

Benjamin Brown and Mary Hunnewal

Benjamin Titcomb and Anna Pearson

John Webb and Elizabeth Laraby

Henry Carvil and Priscilla Cole

(Negro Prince and Indian)

William Cotton and Martha Hudson

James Goodwin and Mary Wheeler

Stephen Lowel and Agnis Bolton

John Blake and Dorothy Merril

At the end of the Indian Wars, Falmouth was reorganized and officially incorporated into the town which included present-day Portland, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Westbrook and Falmouth. It was the 7th town incorporated in Maine and encompassed the region around Casco Bay.

First Church of Falmouth built a sizeable church in 1740 and called it "Old Jerusalem".

A companion article lists Falmouth soldiers who fought at the 1745 siege of Louisbourg.

The copyright of the article Falmouth Maine Church Marriages 1750-1753 in Genealogy is owned by Rosemary E. Bachelor. Permission to republish Falmouth Maine Church Marriages 1750-1753 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

First Church, Falmouth, Maine

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