The Ulster-Scots of Maine – First Families
Surnames F - H
Members of the Maine Ulster Scots Project and its many friends have combined known family histories with many published sources to provide the following brief family digests.
The information comes from many sources, some accurate and some questionable, and is therefore only intended to be a guide toward further investigation.
This first families project is a work in progress and we ask for your feedback, additions and corrections by emailing: info@MaineUlsterScots.com
FARRIN
John Farrin was a descendant of Protestant Orangemen from the north of Ireland. He was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1735. His two brothers, Charles and Frank, arrived to settle in Pemaquid, District of Maine. His brother, Charles, married Hannah Holmes. Their children were: Drummond, Uriel, and others. John Farrin’s brother, Frank, married Mary Holmes. Their children were: Afton and Edison.
FERGUSON
Daniel Ferguson was born in Scotland about 1630. He married Mary Anne Hodgson in 1665 in the District of Maine. He died about 1676 in York. Their children were: Alexander and James.
Alexander was born in 1672 in Kittery, District of Maine. He married Elizabeth Gowen. He died on September 30, 1731, in Kittery.
James was born in 1676 in Kittery, District of Maine. He married Elizabeth Hodgson in 1698. He died in 1707 in Kittery.
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Jane Ferguson (McIntosh) was born on November 4, 1745, in Aberdeen, Scotland. She married Duncan McIntosh. She died about 1826 in Windham, Maine. Their children were John (born in Scotland), Barbara (born in Scotland), Margaret (born in Scotland), Jeannie (born in Scotland), Isabella (born at sea in 1774), Peter (born on Cushing Island, District of Maine), Eden, Nancy, (both born on Hog Island, now Diamond Island), and Jennie (Jane) who married William Campbell.
FINNEY
Robert Finney was born about 1698 in Ulster, Ireland. He died November 28, 1751, in Brunswick, District of Maine. He married Alice ? on September 26, 1749, in Brunswick. She died on December 28, 1807, in Freeport.
FITZPATRICK
Patrick Fitzpatrick came from Ireland before 1738. He settled first in York, District of Maine, then moved to Freeport, Maine. He had a son David.
FOGARTY
Dennis Fogarty was born in Cushing, District of Maine in 1754. He married Mary Rivers. He served in the American Revolutionary War as a Captain. He died in Cushing, Maine on May 29, 1771.
FORSAITH
The Forsaith family originated in Scotland. Matthew Forsaith was born in Scotland in 1700. He married Esther Graham. He died on September 6, 1791, in Chester, New Hampshire. Mattew and Esther’s son was William (b. 1740 in Chester, Province of New Hampshire; d. 1805 in Deering, New Hampshire). William Forsaith’s son was Lt. Thomas Forsaith (b. September 19, 1776, in Deering, New Hampshire; m. Sarah A. Perry; d. December 21, 1849, in Portland, Maine).
FOSSETT
Alexander Fossett I was born in 1712 in Ireland. He first moved to Philadelphia and then removed to Pemaquid, District of Maine. He married Eleanor McDouglas in 1748. He died in 1806 in Bristol. Their children were: Henry (b. 1749 in Boothbay; m. Anne Clark; d. August 24, 1825, in Bristol) and Alexander II (b. 1750; m. Martha McCurdy 1st and then Mary Russell 2nd; d. 1824). Alexander II and Mary Russell’s2 children were: Elizabeth (Greenlaw), Henry, and Alexander III.
FULLERTON
William Fullerton Sr. was born about 1680 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He came to Arrowsic, District of Maine in 1728. He remained there until Dunbar settled Pemaquid and then settled in Townsend. He married Jennett Beath, sister of Walter Beath. While William settled in Townsend, he was not part of the Dunbar plan. William and Jennett had four children, two of whom removed to Philadelphia, PA.
William Jr. was born in Ireland in 1705, came to Townsend with his father about 1731. He died in 1755 in Woolwich. His children were: James, Elizabeth, Margery, John, Margaret, Jennett, Marion, Catherine, Mary, and Ebenezer.
William Fullerton Sr.’s daughter, Margaret Fullerton, was born in 1714. She married John Beath.
It is thought that the boat that brought the Fullertons to Arrowsic from County Tyrone, Ireland in 1728 also brought the McCobbs, McKecknies, McFarlands, McCullochs, Bryants, Maquires, Tulleys, Fords, Campbells, Drummonds, and Rogers. The ship was bound for Philadelphia but due to bad weather it landed at Arrowsic.
FULTON
Gowan Fulton was born about 1695 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. He was a weaver of linen. He and his wife Margaret Caswell came to Boston in 1730. They came to Boston, settled in several places, and then removed to Topsham, District of Maine in 1737. He died in 1791.
GALLOWAY
Isabell Galloway was born in 1721 in the north of Ireland, possibly in County Antrim. She came to the St. George area (now Warren) in 1741. She emigrated with her infant son, Robert, as a survivor of the shipwreck of the Martha and Eliza which was en route from Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia, PA. Her husband, Jack, died during the journey, so she married Thomas Gamble after arriving in St. George. The shipwreck may have been on Grand Manan Island, but after a very difficult winter, they were rescued sailors on a ship from St. George. Before landing she had inquired what kind of people were settled there, the answer was Irish. Hearing that she was concerned that she could not speak with them because she didn’t know a single word of Irish. After arriving she was surprised that the residents of St. George also did not know a word of Irish because they too were from Ulster and of Scottish descent.
GAMBLE
Thomas Gamble Sr. came from Derry City, in the north of Ireland. He married Margaret Scott, who died in the North of Ireland. Their children were: Archibald (m. Izabella Ashbell Galloway; d. in 1779 in Warren), Mary (b. in 1697; m. William Starrett in Ireland), Thomas Jr., and William.
Archibald, with his brothers Thomas, William, and sister, Mary -- because they were in a hurry to come to America -- took a ship to Virginia. From there they went to Londonderry, Province of New Hampshire. They removed to Pemaquid, District of Maine, and then to Upper St. George (now Warren). In 1736, Archibald was deeded Lot 40 from proprietor Samuel Waldo. His sister Mary and her husband William Starrett were deeded a Lot next to Archibald's. Their children were: Anne, Thomas, Mary, Robert, Margaret, and Elizabeth. William Starrett had cousins in Londonderry, Province of New Hampshire.
GILES / GYLES Passenger family - 1718 ‘Robert’
Thomas Gyles was born in 1645 in England. He died August 2, 1689, in Pemaquid, District of Maine. He had settled some years earlier in Merrymeeting Bay prior to 1669. He had three sons. His son John was born in 1680 in Pemaquid. He died in 1755 in Roxbury, MA. John became a captive of the natives but later became a translator and a part of successful negotiations with the natives. He also had a son James who was also captured by the Penobscots and died in 1692 at Pentagoet (now Castine).
William Gyles may have been in Falmouth in 1718. He came from Ireland by way of Barbados. He was warned out of Boston in 1719. He owned a lot on what is now Congress Street in Portland, Maine.
GILKEY
A Mr. Gilkey came from Ireland in 1748 and settled in Gorham, District of Maine. He married Martha Morton 1st. Their children were: Joseph. Rebecca, James. He then married Margaret Watts 2nd. Their children were: Samuel, John, and Issaac.
GIVEEN / GIVEN
David Given was born in 1685 in Coleraine, Ireland with his wife and family. They settled at Mere Point, Brunswick, District of Maine around 1719. His children were David, John, Robert, Martha, Jane, and two other daughters.
David Given Sr., perhaps the son of Robert Given and Jean McFedderis, was born January 1740 in Brunswick. His children were: Campbell, Samuel, John, David Jr., Caleb, Jane, and Hannah. David Jr. married Elizabeth McDaniel.
Another David Given, who was of Scottish descent, came to Newcastle from the North of Ireland with his wife Elizabeth. He bought Lot 6 from Tappan.
John Giveen was born in 1718 in Coleraine, Ireland. He married Sarah Spear. He died May 8, 1795, in Brunswick.
GORDON
Alexander Gordon was born on August 24, 1645, in Aberdeen, Scotland. He married Mary Lisson on February 4, 1663, in Exeter, Province of New Hampshire. Alexander and Mary’s descendant, Gordon, was born in 1735 in Raymond, Province of New Hampshire. He married Mary Glidden in 1756. He did in January 1828 in Readfield, Maine.
GOWAN
William Gowan was born on February 4, 1634, in Glasgow, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Frost on March 14, 1667, in Kittery, District of Maine. He died on April 2, 1686, in Kittery. William is believed to be a Scottish soldier who was captured by Cromwell’s troops in the Battle of Dunbar on September 3, 1650. He spoke English, was a Protestant, and could read and write. He was listed as a passenger on the Unity which embarked from England in November 1650. He was sent to the Great Works sawmill in Berwick, District of Maine. William and Elizabeth’s children were Nicholas (b. 1667), John (b. 1668), Patrick (b. 1670), Elizabeth (b. 1673), James (b. 1677), Margaret (b. 1678; married a Smith), Lemuel (b. 1680), and Sarah (b. 1684).
GRADY
An indenture agreement was made on August 3, 1733, between James Grady of Walpole, District of Maine, and William Vaughn, also of Walpole (alias Damariscotta) for 200 acres of land for the sum of 30 pounds according to the York County Registry of Deeds.
GRAY Passenger family - 1718 ‘Robert’
Capt. John Gray was in Biddeford, District of Maine before 1720. He was the son of Joseph Gray. Capt. John Gray married Elizabeth Tarbox. Their children were: Elizabeth, Mary, and Alice.
GREEN
John Green was in Gorham, District of Maine in 1743. He married Elizabeth Sharp of Biddeford. Their children were: Jonathan, Thomas, Josiah, Moses, Cary, and Isaac.
GREENLAW
William Greenlaw I came to Warren, District of Maine from Midlothian, Scotland in 1753. He was born about 1711 in Midlothian, Scotland. He died about 1776 in Deer Isle, District of Maine. Many Scots came to the Warren area in 1753. William married a woman named Jane about 1731 in Midlothian, Scotland. Their children were: Ebeneezer, Charles, Jonathan, Alexander, James, and William Jr.
William Greenlaw II. was born about 1734 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Blithen on January 10, 1759, in Falmouth. Their children were: Jane, Mary, Alexander, John, Thomas, Charles, and William III. He died in 1828 on Deer Island.
John Greenlaw was born in Scotland in 1730. He married Elizabeth Fossett. Their children were Alexander and Elizabeth (Betsy). He died about 1814 in Bristol.
HAMILTON
David Hamilton was born ca 1625 in Westburn, Lanark, Scotland. He married Annah Jackson. He died on September 29, 1691, in York, District of Maine.
David’s son Gabriel was born ca 1676 in Rollingswood, Stratford, Province of New Hampshire. He married Judith Lord in 1721 in Berwick, District of Maine. He died on January 24, 1730.
Gabriel’s son Gabriel Jr. was born on February 10, 1708, in Berwick, District of Maine. He married Margaret Hodson. He died September 1783 in Maine.
John Hamilton Sr. was born in Scotland. He married Elizabeth Chandler. He died in 1767 on Chebeague Island in Casco Bay, District of Maine. Their children were: John Jr., Ambrose, and Roland.
John’s son Ambrose was born ca 1735 in North Yarmouth. He married Deborah Soule.
HAMOR
John Hamor Sr. was born in Scotland ca 1703. He married Sarah Huff. He died at the Battle of Louisburg, Nova Scotia in 1746.
His son John Jr. was born in Arundel, District of Maine. He married Mary Rodick. He died at sea in 1769 and was buried in Townsend.
HARPER
A man named Harper, maybe Moses as below, came from County Derry, Ireland in 1720 to Ellerton, Province of Connecticut. He removed to Casco Bay, District of Maine and then to Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His children were: Joseph, Moses, John, William, and James.
Moses, Mary, and Janat Harper were warned out of Boston on November 6, 1722.
James Harper from the Eastward parts was warned out of Boston on November 6, 1722.
HASTY
Daniel Hasty came from Ireland to Scarborough, District of Maine before 1731. His children were: Martha, William, Robert, and Mary.
HENDERSON
Captain Thomas Henderson was born in Ireland in 1692. He married Rebecca in 1725. Their children were: Captain Dunbar Henderson (b. 1726 in Falmouth, District of Maine; m. Elizabeth Burrill on November 13, 1752; d. 1801 in Cushing, District of Maine); Phoebe (b. 1730 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. 1735); William (b. 1730 in Cushing; d. 1810); Walter (b. 1734 in Cushing; m. Margaret Carney on January 5, 1768, in St. George; d. 1774 in Cushing).
HEWEY
James Hewey Sr. was born in 1700 and probably in Ireland. He married Elizabeth Patch in 1735. She was born in 1715 in Brunswick, District of Maine. James died in 1779 in Brunswick. Their children were: Esther, Elizabeth, Robert, James Jr., John, Jannat, Samuel, and Thomas.
One of his sons was James Hewey Jr. who was born on December 8, 1741. He married Elizabeth Mann1 who was born about 1739 in North Yarmouth, District of Maine. They had five children: Thomas, Joseph and three others. James Jr. then married Mary Given2 in 1765 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Mary was born on July 7, 1741, in Brunswick, District of Maine. They had seven children: Mary (Jameson), Sarah, and five others. James Jr. died in 1816.
HISCOCK
William Hiscock Sr. was born in 1700 and died in 1747. His father, Thomas was born in Ireland of Scottish parents who had emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland by 1636.William died in a battle with the native people on April 11, 1747, at Vaughn’s Mills where he was employed. He had two brothers, Richard and Samuel. He had three sons: William Jr. (b. 1726; d. 1807; m. Martha Rollins in 1747), Richard (b. 1727), and John (b. 1737).
HOPKINS.
William Hopkins came from Ireland to Newcastle, District of Maine before 1735. His children were: Jenny, Patty, and Solomon.
HOWARD
James Howard I was born in Londonderry, Ireland in 1702. He came from Ireland to Cushnoc, District of Maine before 1736. He led soldiers while manning the garrison at Cushnoc in 1755. He died on May 14, 1778. His married Mary McCurdy1 who was born in 1710 in the north of Ireland. She died on before 1740. They were married in Boston in 1731. Their children were: John, Capt. James II, Capt. Samuel, and Margaret.
John and his brother Samuel were both had Lots 17 and 18 as part of the Waldo Grant in St. George (now Warren).
Margaret married James Patterson on February 8, 1763. It was his first marriage at Fort Western. They settled at Pownalborough. Their children were: James, David (James, the son of David Patterson, was one of the first founders of Warren), and Samuel.
James Howard Ist then married Susannah Coney 2nd. Their children were: William, Isabella, and James III. Col. William married Martha Howard, his cousin. James married Nancy Coffin.
HUMPHREYS
Lawrence Humphrey and his family came to Brunswick, District of Maine from Cove of Cork, now Queenstown in Ireland in 1757. After surviving a shipwreck off of Parker’s Island, he landed at Georgetown, District of Maine in 1788. He married Elizabeth Campbell. They later moved to Topsham Settlement (Kennebec River Valley Plantation).
HUNTER
Henry Hunter Sr. was born in Ballygruber, near Londonderry, Ireland in 1725. He was in the shipping trade there. He removed to Walpole, District of Maine sometime before French and Indian War from Boston. He married Sarah Wyer1st who died four years later. He then married another Sarah (unknown surname) 2nd in Londonderry, Province of New Hampshire. He gave some of his land to the Walpole Meetinghouse. His children were: James, Nancy (McClure), Henry Jr., John, David, Sarah (Chamberland), William, James, and Thomas.
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Capt. Adam Hunter was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1709. He married Mary Lithgow. He died February 27, 1776. His son Col. James Hunter was born April 15, 1735, on Topsham Settlement (Kennebec River Valley Plantation). He died in February in 1809.
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Adam Hunter settled on Topsham Settlement (Kennebec River Valley Plantation) in 1718. His children were:James (b. 1735); Susannah (b. 1737; m. Benjamin Lamont); Mary (b. 1738; m. James Lamont); Jane (b. 1740; m. Joseph Berry); John (b. 1743); Robert (b. 1745); Margaret (b. 1747; m. Robert Patten); and, Arthur (b. 1749).
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Issac and Jean Hunter and two children from Merrymeeting Bay were warned out of Boston on July 28, 1722.
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James Hunter, his wife and five children from Small Point, District of Maine were warned out of Boston on April 26, 1723.
HUSTON
James, or possibly John Huston, and his three brothers came to the District of Maine from Londonderry, Ireland before 1730. He brought with him his entire family; his wife Mary, three sons, and four daughters. They originally settled in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, but were offered liberal terms from Dunbar to come to the Pemaquid area. They made Walpole, District of Maine their home.
The James’ and Lermond families, whom they were associated with, removed with them. Dunbar gave each family a city Lot of two acres and a farm Lot of 40 acres. No charges for the Lots were made. Instead, they agreed to pay Dunbar one peppercorn per year if asked.
The settlements in the Pemaquid area were broken up by raids by local Native Americans about 1745. Some residents were killed, some taken prisoner, and some fled to safety in the Boston area. After the close of the war, they returned to Walpole. However, Walpole was completely deserted at their return. There were no land deeds from Dunbar, so they split up the land in about 1200 to 1500-acre lots among the families who had returned.