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About Anthony Littlefield
Anthony12 Littlefield (Edmund13, Francis14) was born in Titchfield, Hampshire, England 7 October 1621. Anthony died 1662 in Wells, York, ME, at 40 years of age. His body was interred in Great Hill, Kennebunk, Maine.
He married twice. He married Rebecca 1648. He married Mary Page 1652 in Wells, York, Maine. Mary was born about 1635/1636 in Shatton Island, York, Maine. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Page and Mrs. Elizabeth Page.
Anthony Littlefield and Mary Page had the following children:
+ 1835 i. Edmund11 Littlefield was born 1650.
3134 ii. Samuel Littlefield was born in Wells, York, Maine 1653.
3135 iii. Samuel Littlefield was born in Braintree, Norfolk, MA 1655. Samuel died 8 December 1688 in Wells, York, Maine, at 33 years of age. He married three times. He married Mary (Or Cole) Coalt 4 December 1686 in York, Maine. He married Mary Cole 4 December 1686. He married Mary Coalt 4 December 1686.
3136 iv. James Littlefield was born in Wells, York, Maine 1656.
3137 v. Caleb Littlefield was born in Braintree, Norfolk, MA 1659. Caleb died 1741 in Black Harbor, RI, at 82 years of age. He married twice. He married Lydia Mott in Braintree, Norfolk, Mass. Lydia was born 12 July 1666 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA. Lydia was the daughter of Nathaniel Mott and Hanna Shooter. He married Lydia Unk.
3138 vi. James Littlefield was born in Braintree, Norfolk, MA about 1663. He married Mary Cole 4 December 1686.
Anthony sailed to America, from England, with his father (Edmund) & his brother (Francis) in 1637. They landed in Boston, MA. Lived at the Great Hill between Cape Porpus & Kennebunk Rivers until his death. He was not a man of great energy.
Sources:
Genealogical Dictionary of ME. & N.H.
Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America.
Planters of the Commonwealth 1620 - 1640.
Will of his father, Edmund.
History of Wells & Kennebunk.
'Littlefield Family of England, New England, Massachusetts & Maine', by Franklin Littlefield.
Littlefield Notes, by Esselyn Perkins.
The book, 'Wells, A Frontier Town, vol. 1', by Esselyn Perkins.
Titchfield, England Church Records.
Biography
Anthony Littlefield was baptized in Titchfield, County Hants, England on 7 October 1621 to Edmund Littlefield and Annis Spear.[1] Anthony came with his father. When local affairs were settled, the rest of the family came over on the Bevis of Hampton under Captain Torres in May, 1638.[2] The Littlefields were the earliest Europeans to settle that region, life was not easy. Anthony then married Mary Page, daughter of Thomas Page of Saco, Maine before 30 June 1656.[3][4] [5]
Anthony took the oath of allegiance to Massachusetts at Wells and became a freeman on 5 July 1653.[6][7] On November 27, 1653, Anthony was appointed as a selectman.[8]
Anthony and Mary were inhabitants during the 'continuance of the plantation'.[9] Anthony was a planter (farmer) and a miller.
Children of Anthony and Mary:[10]
Edmund, b. abt 1653
Caleb
Samuel
James
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Anthony Littlefield's Timeline
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October 7, 1621
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Titchfield, Hampshire, England (United Kingdom)
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October 7, 1621
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Titchfield, Co. Hants, Hampshire, England
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October 7, 1621
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Titchfield, Co. Hants, Hampshire, England
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Titchfield, Hampshire, England
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October 7, 1621
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Titchfield, Co. Hants, Hampshire, England
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1654
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Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Wells, York, Maine, United States
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September 4, 1659
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Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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