John Willard Dinsmore, Jr.

biography

From Daryl Lamson and Leonard Tibbetts, "Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County Maine"

JOHN4 DINSMORE Jr (John3, Richard2, Salathiel1), b at Oyster River NH 1744; d at Harrington 10 Jan 1823 ae. 78 [g.s. Mill River Church Cem. at Har]; served on privateer Merry Sheet carrying provisions from Boston MA to Machias in 1778 & later served in Rev War for 7 days {Aug & Sept 1777} [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol IV, p 670], served for 2 days in Lt. John Bohanan's detachment of Col. Foster's Regt {20-21 Dec 1778}, as well as 12 days in Capt. Daniel Sullivan's Co. of the 6th Lincoln County Regt {27 Oct-7 Nov 1780}; lived at Milbridge [HAR 1790-1810], where he was granted settlers lot #30 [adjacent to his father's] in Township #5 [now Milbridge}4 June 1794 [Wash Co Deed 1:387]; m 177? HANNAHs FICKETT, b 1756; d at Milbridge 20 Aug 1811 ae. 55 [g.s. Mill River Church Cem.]; (Fickett #6); 12 children bat Harrington [Harrington Town Records, Picton Press]

Children

1. BETHIAHs "Betsy", b 12 July 1775; d 183?; m 181? RICHARD COLLINS Jr (Collins #4) as his 2nd of 3 wives.
2. (CHILD), b say 1777; d bef 1790.
3. JOHN 3rd, b 26 July 1779; d 1853.
4. ELIJAH, b 17 Nov 1781; d 1828.
5. JAMES, b 11 Oct 1783; d at Lubec in May 1829 {or living 1833+ ?}; m at Eastport 7 Nov 1807 his cousin REBECCA6 LEIGHTON, bat Pembroke 8 May 1786, d at Lubec 1833+, (dau of Leighton #1, viii), lived at Dennysville; 6 children--James6 Jr, Orrin, Elizabeth, William L. {see Fickett #78}, Mary Ann, & Rebecca.
6. FANNY, b 14 Sept 1785; d 1850+; m 180? her cousin EZEKIEL6 FICKETT (Fickett #18).
7. ISRAEL, b 23 June 1788; d 1849.
8. CLEMENT, b 12July1790; d 1872.
9. WILLIAM McKAY, b 10 May 1792; d 1869.
10. LUCY, b 5 Sept 1794; d 1810+;?
11. MAJOR, b 19 April 1796; d 1879.
12. NATHAN, b 12 March 1798; d 1810+;?

Note the source above did not list their daughter Elizabeth born 1795.

Sources

1. Daryl Lamson and Leonard Tibbetts, "Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County Maine"

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• John Dinsmore born on c - - 1770 at _______________
• died at _______________ on p - - 1794 and his ( 1st ) wife
• Hannah Hinckley born on 10 - Jun - 1772 at Georgetown ME
• died at _______________ on p 14 - Mar - 1794 married on p 10 - Nov - 1792
• 5.
• The Said Hannah Hinckley was the child of John Hinckley born on 11 - Sep - 1733 at Brunswick ME
• died at Castine ME on 28 - Jul - 1779 and his ( 1st ) wife
• Hannah Oliver born on bp 11 - Jan - 1736 at Marblehead MA
• died at _______________ on p 29 - Oct - 1776 married on 16 - Nov - 1754 [http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?act...]