Patrick Googins

THE GOOGINS GENEALOGICAL LINE

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Patrick Googins, according to tradition, came from Ireland at an early age. A woolen weaver, he was in the service of William Pepperrell at Kittery…It is said, that through the influence of William Pepperrell, he obtained the hand of Mary, daughter of Richard Rogers, Jr., in marriage. He settled on the estate given him by Mary’s father at Pepperrellborough (now Old Orchard), where he died in 1784 at the age of 84.

Patrick Googins and Mary Rogers had one daughter and six sons—one being Roger Googins, Sr., who married Elizabeth Welch of North Yarmouth, Maine, on November 20, 1760. They moved to Trenton, Maine, about 1768. Roger was the first town clerk of ancient Trenton, in 1790. Elizabeth died May 2, 1808. Roger died in May 6, 1830.

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His ancestry is not known. Tradition has it that he was from Ireland

He married Mary Rogers on Apr 5,1722.

Children: William Googins, John Googins, Richard Googins, Rogers Googins, Eleanor Googins Fitts, Thomas Googins, and Joseph Googins.

References

• The Googins Family in America by Charlotte H. Googins, 1914 GoogleBooks
• http://oceanpark.org/history.html Googins Rocks, the outcropping of rock visible at low tide between Ocean Park and Old Orchard Beach, was named in 1737 for Patrick Googins, son-in-law of an early settler, Richard Rogers, who established a home and apple orchard here in 1638.
• http://millikenmillstrails.weebly.com/history-of-oob.html Old Orchard Beach was originally part of Saco. It was officially settled in 1657, by Thomas Rogers. Patrick Googins was the first permanent settler in 1722.
• New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 2. edited by William Richard Cutter. Page 729. GoogleBooks
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2V9-HG9/patrick-googins-1699...
• “A short history of Old Orchard Beach.” Harmon Museum arliest records of the Old Orchard Beach area date back to 1653. The first settler, Thomas Rogers, established "Garden by the Sea "in 1657. A few years later ten militiamen repelled 150 attacking Indians near the beach, but a relief party of townspeople coming to support the militiamen were killed in an ambush, and Roger's home was burned. The "old" apple orchard, from which the town took its name, a landmark to sailors for many years, was on high land above the long sand beach. . 1680 to 1722 - "Rogers Gardens" are silent and deserted as a reminder of the Indians' wrath and the reference to the "Old Orchard" is established. Rogers trees still standing 100 yrs. 7. 1722 - Patrick Googins is the first permanent settler. Arrives with his bride Mary Rogers.
• https://pixels.com/featured/googins-island-rick-berk.html