Category: Berwick

Taylor, John

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Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
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Published: 03 Sep 2018, Updated: 24 May 2019
Page contributors: Rosann Beauvais, Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, Ray Dusek, Sandy Andrews, Marcia Armstrong, Steve Hardison, Roy Hardison

IMPORTANT UPDATE! (Jul 2018)
According to, Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell, in, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), 1 on page 252, John is categorized as:

Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]

Taylor, John. Residences: Kittery, Berwick ME. Appears: 1656. D.1690. Closely associated with other Scots at Kittery [Exiles; Banks; Ch.8; App.B] 2 3 4

For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.

This John Taylor IS NOT the same as the SPOW James Taylor #32. 

First Generation in the New World

1. JOHN¹ TAYLOR, was born, presumably in Scotland abt 1630/1; died in Berwick about 1689-90; will probate 23 Feb 1691; 5 6 7 married by 1666 in Berwick to MARTHA (_______). 8 9

Biographical Notes:
Documentation for John Taylor is often intermingled with others from the Kittery community, such as discussion of his receiving a land grant in the area, “When Leader left Great Works, in 1655, his Scotch employees or apprentices, received grants of land from the town. The following had grants in 1656, James Warren… John Taylor, and Alexander Maxwell. Their grants were just below Nason’s along the main river.” 10 The land grant is described in Stackpole’s Old Kittery and her families as being “Above Peter Grant the next lot was that of John Taylor, granted in 1655, fifty acres “on the north side of John Lambs lott and called by the name of brisparns cove.” It is called elsewhere “Onisiprus Cove.”” 11 The location is in what is now Vaughn’s Woods State Park. He was mentioned again later in connection to the mill at Great Works, “About 1665 [Eliakim ] Hutchinson rented the mill to Thomas Doughty, and James Grant of York, Peter Grant and John Taylor became Doughty’s bondsmen. The bond was dated 1 June, 1665.” 12 “In 1669, the York County Court admonished Sander [Alexander Cooper] and his wife, as well as John Taylor and several other Scotsmen, [Including SPOW James Warren] “for using profane speeches” and referring to the “divell” in their “common talk.” 13 Through deposition of his daughter Deliverance, we learn that both he and his wife, Martha, “had been servants of Mr. Leader.” 14 In John Taylor’s will, written 7 May 1687, probated 23 Feb 1691, he bequeathed to his five daughters 30 acres of land each. 5 6 15 (SEE IMAGES ON PAGE 2). It has been proposed that his death may have been due to Indian attacks in the area. “In March 1690, a large force of French troops and Wabanaki warriors attacked the village at Salmon Falls in present day South Berwick. The attackers burned twenty homes and killed or captured 80-100 of the English inhabitants. Given that he died in a year in which there were a great many Indian attacks in Berwick, one wonders if his death can be found at the hands of the Indians, Martha seemed to have some difficulty attending church in 1696 and 1697. She was ordered to court at least five times to explain why she wasn’t at the meeting house.” 16 17  (SEE IMAGES ON PAGE 2) “In 1700, Martha made an agreement with William Goodwin, her son-in-law, to care for her in exchange for the homestead. The farm remained with that family for several generations. When she died, daughter Katherine was not mentioned in the will although the other children were. Katherine had just passed away the same year.” 16 Martha (_____) Taylor’s will was dated 7 Sept 1702 and probated 10 Feb 1702/3. 18 

Children of JOHN¹ and MARTHA (_____) TAYLOR:
2. i. MARY² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. in Berwick 29 Oct 1730; m. (1) STEPHEN HARDISON, b. 1662; d. 1697; 19 20 m. (2) GEORGE CROSS, b. 1653; d. 1712; 16 m. (3) JOHN LEGRON, b. 1680; d. 1756. 16
2. ii. CATHERINE/KATHERINE² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. bet. 1687 to 1702; m. CHARLES CAHAN/CANE. 19
2. iii. SARAH² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. 1763; m. ELISHA CLARK. 19
2.iv. DELIVERANCE² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; d. aft 4 Apr 1763; m. WILLIAM GOODWIN, d. in Kittery, 1714, son of Daniel Goodwin and Margaret Spencer. 21 19
2.v. ABIGAIL² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; d. possibly aft 29 Oct 1730; m. MOSES GOODWIN, son of Daniel Goodwin and Margaret Spencer.22 23

Second and Third Generations

2. i. MARY² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. in Berwick 29 Oct 1730; m. (1) STEPHEN HARDISON Sr, b. 1662; d. 1697; possibly an immigrant Hog Island fisherman 19 20 m. (2) GEORGE CROSS, b. 1653; d. 1712; 16 m. (3) JOHN LEGRON, b. 1680; d. 1756. 16

Children of MARY² TAYLOR and STEPHEN HARDISON Sr:
3. i. JOHN³ HARDISON (Mary², John¹), b. Portsmouth 22 Jan 1691; 24 d. in Portsmouth abt 19 June 1753; m. abt 1717, ABIGAIL COTTON, b. in Kittery abt 1695; d. in Kittery aft 13 July 1733, dau. of William and Abigail (Pickering) Cotton.
3. ii. STEPHEN³ HARDISON (Mary², John¹), b. in Kittery 9 May 1693; 25 d. in Berwick 25 Dec 1769; m. 23 Sept 1724, ALICE ABBOTT, who was b. in Kittery bef. 22 May 1709, dau. of Joseph Abbott Sr and Alice (Nason) Abbott. 20

Children of MARY² TAYLOR and GEORGE CROSS:
3. i. THOMAS³ CROSS, b. 1713. 16

Children of MARY² TAYLOR and JOHN LEGRON:
3. i. MARY³ LEGRON/LEGROW, b. in Berwick Aug 1718; d. in Berwick Aug 1787; m. THOMAS ABBOTT, b. in Berwick 1692; d. in Berwick 26 May 1789, son of Joseph Abbott Sr and Alice (Nason) Abbott. 26 27 16

2. ii. CATHERINE/KATHERINE² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. bet. 1687 to 1702; m. CHARLES CAHAN/CANE, who was b. possibly in Ireland abt 1657; d. in York 1685. 19

Children of KATHERINE² TAYLOR and CHARLES CAHAN/CANE:
3. i. NICHOLAS CANE (Katherine², John¹), b. in Sanford, York abt 1682; 28 d. in Philipstown 14 Feb 1758; m. in York 1700, MARY PARSONS, 29 b. in York 13 Oct 1682; d. in York 11 Jan 1753, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Huckins) Parsons.  16

2. iii. SARAH² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. in Berwick 1763; m. ELISHA CLARK, b. in Wenham 12 Apr 1665, son of John and Sarah (Veren) Clark. 19

Biographical Notes:
“Elisha Clark and wife Sarah appear in Court “for not frequenting the public worship of God on the Lord’s day,” in July 1696… He was living in Dover in 1730 and 1739.” 30

Children of SARAH² TAYLOR and ELISHA CLARK:
3. i. CATHERINE³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 25 Nov 1691; d. in Stratham 26 Jan 1752; 30 m. in Portsmouth 20 Nov 1712, MATHEW JAMES, b. in Wales 1687; d. in Somersworth 1742. 31
3. ii. JOHN³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 20 Apr 1694; 32 d. 1737; m. in Hampton 13 May 1723, JUDITH MOULTON, b. in Hampton 6 June 1686; d. 13 May 1723, dau. of Joseph and Bethyah (Swain) Moulton. 30 33
3. iii. SARAH³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 9 Jan 1696. 34 30
3. iv. ABIJAH³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 7 Sept 1699. 35 30
3. v. ELISHA³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 16 May 1702. 36 30
3. vi. JOSIAH³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 20 Feb 1704; 37 d. in Newcastle 12 Aug 1768; m. (1) 21 Apr 1725, MARY WINGATE; 30 (2) PATIENCE BLACKSTONE, b. in Dover Point 1712; d. in Newcastle 1800, dau. of William Blackstone Sr and Abigail (Varney) Blackstone. 38
3. vii. SOLOMON³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. 17 Apr 1707-8.; d. 1760. 39 30
3. viii. STEPHEN³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. 10 Jan 1709-10; 40 d. 26 Oct 1716. 30

2.iv. DELIVERANCE² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; d. aft 4 Apr 1763; married WILLIAM GOODWIN, who died in Kittery, in 1714. He was the son of Daniel Goodwin (the Goodwin emigrant who was in Kittery in 1652) and Margaret Spencer. 41 42 43

Children of DELIVERANCE² TAYLOR and WILLIAM GOODWIN:
3. i. MARGARET³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 19 Dec 1687; d. 1748; m. 15 May 1707-8, JAMES FROST, a planter and mill owner in South Berwick. His will was probated 4 July 1748. 44 45
3. ii. MOSES³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 18 Nov 1689; d. 1769; m. (1)AMY GOODWIN, (2) ANN (____)  (might be same spouse with misspelling) 46 42
3. iii. WILLIAM³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), 11 May 1692; d. 1770; m. ABIGAIL STONE.46 42
3. iv. JOHN³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 2 Sept 1694; d. 1758; m. 12 June 1715 PATIENCE WILLOUGHBY.44 42 47
3. v. JAMES3 GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 4 Mar 1696; d. 1756; m. SUSANNA DURGIN. 44 42
3. vi. PATIENCE³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 1697; d. 1715. 16
3. vii. ELIZABETH³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 17 Dec 1699; d. 1752; m. WILLIAM LIBBY, m. (2) 12 Jun 1701 ROBERT GRAY, son of George Gray, #37 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list. Married by Rev. Samuel Moody of York. (Note: Goodwin pg. 46, 455, does not mention a second marriage to Robert Gray but The Gray Family of Hancock, Maine does say she was his first wife.) 44 42 
3. viii. HANNAH³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 29 Aug 1701; d. 1775; m. 15 Feb 1723, ETHRINTON HEARL (later Earl), son of William Hearl. 44 48 
3. ix. ADAM3 GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 1703; (named in father’s will) d. 1763; m. (1) SARAH (______), (2) MEHITABLE THOMPSON. 44 42
3. x. TAYLOR3 GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), (named in father’s will) m. ELIZABETH NASON, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Kennard) Nason,  (After Taylor Goodwin’s death, his widow Elizabeth married Peter Grant, #11 on the “Scots at Lynn, 1653, Iron Works Inventory”, who’s first wife was Alice Guptail.). 44 49
3. xi. MARY³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 1707; (named in father’s will), d. 1738; m. 15 June 1728,  CAPT. JOHN LIBBY, “of Scarborough”. 44 42

2.v. ABIGAIL² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; possibly died after 29 Oct 1730; married MOSES GOODWIN, son of Daniel Goodwin and Margaret Spencer, he died in Berwick 1726.22 42

Children of ABIGAIL² (TAYLOR) and MOSES GOODWIN:
3. i. MARTHA³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 22 May 1695; d. 1769; m. 30 Aug 1711 (1) JAMES GRAY, son of George Gray, #37 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list, who died in 1726. (2) Uriah Page. (Note: Discrepancy between source documents. The Goodwins of Kittery, York County, Maine pg. 61 states a Mathew Gray, was m. to Martha Goodwin; whereas, The Gray Family of Hancock, Maine, and Old Kittery and her family pg 475 states it was James Gray). 50 51
3. ii. PATIENCE³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 11 Feb 1697; d. 1759; m. 4 Dec 1719, THOMAS BOND “of Portsmouth”. 50 42
3. iii. MARY³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 18 Sept 1699; d. 1733; m. JAMES WARREN (unknown lineage). 50 42
3. iv. ABIGAIL³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 29 Jan 1700; d. 1733; m. at Portsmouth 29 Dec 1727, WILLIAM BENNETT.50 42
3. v. PHOEBE³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. abt 1704; (named in father’s will), m. 10 Feb 1725, JOB EMERY. 50 42
3. vi. ELIZABETH³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. ; (named in father’s will), m. JOHN GRAY (unknown lineage). 50 42
3. vii. MARGARET³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), (named in brother’s will), bapt. 28 Feb 1724/5, m. ELIAS GRANT, son of Peter Grant, #11 on the “Scots at Lynn, 1653, Iron Works Inventory” 50 42
3. viii. MOSES³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), bapt. 28 Feb 1724/5, d. 1756, nm.50 42
3. ix. AARON³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 1702, (named in father’s will), bapt. 28 Feb 1724/5, m. (1) SARAH THOMPSON, (2) RUTH BEAL. 50 42 52

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Published: 02 Sep 2018
Updated: 27 Mar 2020
Researchers: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editor: Teresa Rust

IMPORTANT UPDATE! (July 2018)
According to, Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 251, John is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Reed, John. Residences: Wells, Berwick ME, Lime CT. Appears: 1661. D. bef. 1713. Countryman to Micum McIntire, and lived on his land. [Exiles; DR] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.

First Generation in the New World

1. JOHN¹ REED, was born, presumably in Scotland, and died before 1713, possibly at Salmon Falls on March 18, 1689/90.

Biographical Notes:
1. Mary Reade and John Read are mentioned in a will in York County, Maine on 23 Oct 1663. “I give unto Mary Reade my…” and “I desire … & John Read the overseers of this my last will…”1
2. Jonathan Tucker shared, “There is a notation on that page that John Reed, a Probable Dunbar prisoner, was “Countryman to Micum McIntire, and lived on his land.” The land in question was a land grant obtained by Micum on December 11, 1662 (his first) at the northern, frontier end of the settlement of Salmon Falls (Newichawannock), between the river and the main north-south road (now Route 236). Micum never lived on the property, but he allowed John Reed to live there. ”Above Salmon Falls in 1662 lived John Key, James Barry, John Reed, and another James Grant. Alexander Cooper, called “Sander Copper” in Court records was settled in upper Kittery in 1662. Micum McIntyre had a grant here the same year, on which John Reed lived.”“The First Permanent Settlement in Maine,” Everett S. Stackpole Excerpt from Sprague’s Journal of Maine History, Vol. XIV, No. 4 (Prepared for the meeting of the Piscataqua Pioneers at South Berwick, August 18, 1926.) Re-Published by The Old Berwick Historical Society, May, 1968 After Micum’s death in 1705, the property was inherited by Daniel Mcintire, Micum’s middle son. Finally, the references to John Reed being in Lyme, CT later in his life are probably inaccurate. The most prominent and readily identifiable John Reed living in Lyme at that time was of Puritan English ancestry, and second or third generation in the colony. I hope that’s useful. ~Jonathan Tucker:
2. Gregg Purinton at : “I recently started researching John Reed. He was killed by Indians in Salmon Falls on March 18, 1689/90. His wife Mary and son John were taken to Canada. Mary was returned shortly and died in Braintree, MA in 1691. His son John was not released until 1695. That son appears in “York Deeds” Book 12 folio 337, where he sells the 50 acres of land granted to his father. He was living in Lyme, CT at that time, 1713. The Reed family has a brief mention on pg. 676 of “Old Kittery and her families”.”

TIMELINE:
1663: “I give unto Mary Reade my…” and “I desire … & John Read the overseers of this my last will…”2
1666: “John Reade his marke X” York County, Maine Wills3
1669: “John Reede” witness to deed (also on page, Andrew Rainking/Raineking, another SPOW) in Wells, York County, Maine.4
1670: READ, John (-1690) & Mary ____; by 1674, by 1670; Kittery, ME5
by 1697: John Reed, the son?, marries in Kittery, Maine.6
1714: “John Reed” the son, formally of Berwick but now of Lime, New London, CT.7

NOTES and SOURCES:

Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7515/218/6853935
  1. Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/12362/17/24163034 [↩]
  2. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/12362/17/24163034 [↩]
  3. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/12362/27/24163044 [↩]
  4. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7514/131/22205516 [↩]
  5. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/t/21175/1254/426901205 [↩]
  6. “REED, John & ____ ____; by 1697; Kittery, ME” https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/1255/426901205 [↩]
  7. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7515/218/22207057 [↩]

McIntire, Malcolm

Home»Dunbar: ME»Berwick
Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
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Name Variations:
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Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Malcolm M’Intire, #61 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list

First Generation in the New World

1. MALCOLM MCINTIRE, was born, presumably in Scotland about 1635 and died at York, York County, Maine, about 1705. He married on 4 Sep 1671, DOROTHY PIERCE.

Biographical Notes:
1. “And there was Micum McIntire
With his great foot and hand,
He kicked and cuffed Sam Treathy so
He could neither go or stand.”
From Descendants of Micum McIntire (See Below)
2. Malcolm McIntire’s history and genealogy are well documented. There are several books written about him. See below in Sources and Notes.
3. Facebook: Micum McIntire Clan Association
4. Twitter: @MicumMcintireClanAssociation
5. IMPORTANT UPDATE! (July 2018)
According to, Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell,in, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 250, Malcolm is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] McIntire/McIntyre/Macintire/Mackeyntire/Mackatier/Mecantire, Micum/Malcolm/Michum/Micome/Micom. Residences: Berwick, York ME, Dover NH. Appears: 1659. D.1705. One of Valentine Hill’s seven Scots. Married the widow of Alexander McNair. [Exiles; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8; App.B] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.

Children of Malcolm and Dorothy (Pierce) McIntire:
2. i. JOHN MCINTIRE, b. at York, Maine in 1677; m. SUSANNA YOUNG.
2. ii. MALCOLM MCINTIRE, b. at York in 1683; d. on 21 Oct 1755; m. on 9 July 1706, JANE GRANT.
2. iii. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE, born at York died prior to 1700; Unmarried.
2. iv. DANIEL MCINTIRE, b. at York in 1684; d. 1774; Unmarried.

Second Generation

2. i. JOHN MCINTIRE, (Malcolm¹), was born at York, Maine in 1677 and died at York on 2 Dec 1771. He married, before 1707, SUSANNA YOUNG.

Children of John and Susanna (Young) McIntire:
3. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 25 March 1707; d. at York on 25 June 1730; Unmarried.
3. ii. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 May 1709; d. 9 Dec 1797; m. JOSEPH MAIN.
3. iii. JOHN MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), at York on 25 Feb 1711; m. ABIGAIL WEBBER.
3. iv. HANNAH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 6 Nov 1712; d. abt. 1775; m. ALEXANDER JUNKINS, son of Alexander and Catherine (Stackpole) Junkins.
3. v. EBENEZER MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 April 1714; m. MERCY RANDEL.
3. vi. DANIEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 5 Sep 1717; m. MERCY JUNKINS.
3. vii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 20 Sep 1721; m. SARAH CAME.

2. ii. MALCOLM/MICUM MCINTIRE, (Malcolm¹), b. in 1683; d. on 21 Oct 1755; m. on 9 July 1706[8], JANE GRANT, of Berwick, Maine, daughter of WILLIAM GRANT.

Biographical Notes:

Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7511/269/22205927

Children of Malcolm/Micum and Jane (Grant) McIntire:
3. i. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 9 June 1709; m. MARY WEARE.
3. ii. KEZIAH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 13 May 1713; m. JOSEPH CAME.
3. iii. MARY MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 15 April 1716; d. before 1743.

2. iii. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE,(John², Malcolm¹), died prior to 1700; Unmarried.

2. iv. DANIEL MCINTIRE,(John², Malcolm¹), b. 1684; d. 1774; Unmarried.

Third Generation

3. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 25 March 1707; d. at York on 25 June 1730; Unmarried.
3. ii. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 May 1709; d. 9 Dec 1797; m. JOSEPH MAIN.
3. iii. JOHN MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), at York on 25 Feb 1711; m. ABIGAIL WEBBER. Capt. John, a merchant and ship builder.

Children of Capt. John and Abigail (Webber) McIntire:
4. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. LUCY KINGSBURY.
4. ii. ABIGAIL MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. JAMES CARLILE.
4. iii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, DOROTHY ROGERS, m. 2nd, MARY JOHNSON.
4. iv. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. EBENEZER BLAISDELL.
4. v. THEODORE MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, RHODA MOULTON, m. 2nd, ANNA SMITH, m. 3rd, MARGARET HOOPER.
4. vi. PHINEAS MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. LUCY STOVER.
4. vii. ELIZABETH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. SAMUEL LUNT.
4. viii. DORCAS MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, TOBIAS FERNALD, m. 2nd, Capt. RICHARD ROGERS.

3. iv. HANNAH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 6 Nov 1712; d. abt. 1775; m. ALEXANDER JUNKINS, son of Alexander and Catherine (Stackpole) Junkins.
3. v. EBENEZER MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 April 1714; m. MERCY RANDEL.
3. vi. DANIEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 5 Sep 1717; m. MERCY JUNKINS.
3. vii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 20 Sep 1721; m. SARAH CAME.

Published: 4 Jan 2015
Updated: 10 Apr 2020
Researchers: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, Jonathan Tucker
Editor: Teresa Rust

Scots at Oyster River
Micum McIntire (d. 1704)
By B. Craig Stinson on 26 July 2016

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Micom Mecantire marck, 1700

Micum McIntire first worked the mills for Valentine Hill either at Oyster River or at Cochecho Falls. After the death of fellow Scot Alexander Mackaneer, he married the widow, Dorothy Pierce Mackaneer McIntire. A few years later his brother-in-law John Curmuckhell was slain in an Indian attack, and McIntire administered Curmuckhell’s small estate. Some historical sources state that McIntire married Curmuckhell’s widow, but this is in error. He was already married to the widow’s sister. The widow, Anne Pierce Curmuckhell, later married John Bracy. About 1707 the McIntire garrison house was built. Incredibly, it is still standing. Possibly the oldest in the state of Maine, it can be seen on Cider Hill Road (state highway 91) at Scotland, York County, Maine.

McIntire-Garrison_House,_South_Berwick_Road_(State_Route_91),_Scotland_(York_County,_Maine) 2

HTDNH 82 speaks of the legend from 1650 that every 10th Scot prisoner was to be shot… McIntire ran and was wounded but not killed
[Stinson notes that the 11th Scot in line was not part of McIntire’s story!]
Stackpole thinks he worked mills Cochecho [HTDNH 82]

A Junkins family history states that Valentine Hill owned Micum McIntire, Robert Junkins, and Andrew Rankin. [http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story]

1659 – on Dover tax list [HTDNH 82]
11 Dec 1662 – Grant at Kittery above Salmon Falls [HTDNH 82]
1664 – Taxed Dover as “Micome the Scotchman” [HTDNH 82]
1670 – bought 40 acres from John Pierce [GDMNH 553]
before 4 Sept 1671 – married Dorothy, daughter of John Pierce and widow of Alexander Mackaneer [GDMNH 472]
1673 – wife absent from meeting [GDMNH 472]
11 Sep 1677 – McIntire administered the small estate of his slain brother-in-law, John Carmuckhell. [GDMNH 129]
Garrison house, still standing in 1913 [HTDNH 82]
17 Apr 1700 – will; wife died before he made his will [GDMNH 472]
22 Mar 1704-5 – Inventory valued at £199: 0: 0
Will is recorded in MW 141-143
three sons: John, Daniel, and Micum
[Note: in HTDNH 77, author Everett Stackpole states that McIntire married widow of John Curmuckhell about 1675. This is refuted (and probably corrected) in GDMNH 472]

For more information please contact the descendants/researchers of Malcolm McIntire.

Sources:
HTDNH History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 1, Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, 1913, pp. 77, 82.
GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-1939, pp. 129, 472, 553.
http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story
MW Maine Wills 1640-1760, William M. Sargent, Portland: Brown Thurston and Co., 1887, pp. 141-143
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntire_Garrison_House
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McIntire-Garrison_House,_South_Berwick_Road_(State_Route_91),_Scotland_(York_County,_Maine).jpg

B. Craig Stinson
July 23, 2016

SOURCES AND NOTES:
On 03 Oct 2018, Jonathan Tucker shared, “I wanted to suggest adding to the timeline of recorded events on Micum’s page that he received a grant of land on the southwest side of the York River from the town of York in 1668, while he was still working at the mills at Newichawannock/Salmon Falls/South Berwick. Micum did not actually move to York and build a house there until after he purchased the 40 acres from John Pierce on the north side of the river in 1670. Also, according to the list of wages and bills unpaid by Salmon Falls mill owner John Wincoll for the period Dec. 6, 1662 through April 6, 1671, Micum was owed 28 pounds. It’s not clear that Micum worked there all that time–though he may have–but that was the period over which the mill owner in question fell delinquent in his wages and bills. I hope that’s helpful. Finally, although I cannot find it archived online, you might want to cite as a source, “Descendants of Micum McIntire,” Robert Harry McIntire, 1983 (revised edition), Bookcrafters, Chelsea, Michigan. It remains at this point the dated but definitive genealogy.”

Maine Wills, 1640-1760
Maine Wills, 1640-1760

McIntire, Robert Harry. Descendants of Micum McIntire, A Scottish Highlander, deported by Oliver Cromwell after the Battle of Dunbar, September 3, 1650, and settled at York, Maine, about 1668, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1940)

McIntier, Donald and Sandra. The McIntier Family History Album, found at www.mcintier.com (with Contributions from Caroline McIntier Carrado, Elaine McIntyre Perry and Lucy McIntire Ahern)

McIntire, Robert Harry. Descendants of Micum McIntire: a Scottish Highlander, deported by Oliver Cromwell after the battle of Dunbar, September 3, 1650, and settled at York, Maine, about 1668. (Madison: Tuttle Company, 1940). (Google eBook, 2007).

Dobson, David. Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785. (Athens: University of Georgia, 1994, Paperback Version, 2004), 37. “York, Maine, Malcolm McIntyre, probate 2 October 1705”

YouTube Video made on location by Bill Bowles, a descendant of Malcolm M’Intire, The Battle of Dunbar

In the book, Descendants of Micum McIntire (see above) says Malcolm/Micum was one of three sons of Malcolm R. Mcintire of Argyll, Scotland. The document below says…”One of three sons of Ebenezer MacIntire of Argyle” See page 15 below:

Iron Works Document supplied by Ray Rolla McCall
Iron Works Document supplied by Ray Rolla McCall