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Gorham was born out of the Narragansett War, one of the 7 townships granted by the General Court of Massachusetts to 840 people who either fought or were descendants of fighters (or closely allied to them) who fought. The Narragansett War is called King Philip's War. Mr. McLellan's book says, "that a proclamation was made to the army in the name of the government, before they began their march against King Philip, that if they would play the man and take the fort and drive the enemy out of the Narragansett country, they should have a gratuity of land besides their wages". All of the original lots granted were 30 acres in size.This is a list of Grantees of Narragansett No. 7 (now Gorham, Maine):
From Eastham, Mass
Timothy Cole, for his father, Timothy - Lot 41
Jonathan Grew for his father-in-law, Daniel Cole - Lot 59
Thomas Paine - Lot 94
Eliakim Higgins - Lot 11
Benjamin Downings - Lot 103
Jonathan Sparrow - Lot 92
Samuel Atkins - Lot 67
Thomas Mulford - Lot 90
John Walker - Lot 53
Nathaniel Williams - Lot 58
Joseph Harding - Lot 39
Jeremiah Smith, for his father, Jeremiah - Lot 91
Joseph and Samuel Doan, for their father Samuel Berry - Lot 36
Jedediah Higgins - Lot 65
Joseph Downings - Lot 104
John Freeman - Lot 34
John Knowles - Lot 73
John Doan - Lot 51
Daniel Doan - Lot 29
John Myrick - Lot 82
Josiah Cooks - Lot 76
George Brown, for his father George - Lot 44
From BARNSTABLE:
Mary Douenour - Lot 38
Jacob Hinkley - Lot 122
John Carmon - Lot 22
George Lewis - Lot 14
John Hathaway - Lot 40
Joseph Higgin - Lot 86
Samuel Bryant - Lot 54
Richard Ellingham - Lot 21
Samuel Childs - Lot 118
Samuel Barnam - Lot 13
Samuel Linnell - Lot 89
Dr. Matthew Fuller - Lot 69
Samuel Fuller - Lot 20
Thomas Fuller - Lot 25
Increase Clap - Lot 16
Joseph Taylor - Lot 72
John Duncan - Lot 15
Bartholomew Hamblen - Lot 88
Eleazer Hamblen - Lot 42
Thomas Huggins - Lot 141
John Phinney - Lot 87
Joseph Bearse - Lot 81
Samuel Hinkley - Lot 80
Samuel Davis - Lot 98
Samuel Allyn - Lot 70
John Lewis's Heirs - Lot 1
Caleb Lumbert - Lot 19
Joseph Gorham - Lot 64
Josiah Davis - Lot 23
Ebenezer Goodspeed - Lot 85
Ebenezer Clap - Lot 100
Lot Conant - Lot 33
Jedediah Lumbert - Lot 47
Samuel Cops - Lot 97
Joseph Blush - Lot 27
John Howland - Lot 111
John Clarke 115
Shubal Gorham, Jr., for his father, John - Lot 63
Joseph Crocker - Lot 114
John Goodspeed - Lot 112
From YARMOUTH:
Samuel Barker, for his father, Samuel - Lot 74
William Gray, for his father, William - Lot 71
John Thatcher - Lot 31
John Matthews - Lot 55
William Gray - Lot 4
Samuel Hall - Lot 5
Joseph Hall - Lot 119
Nathaniel Hall - Lot 8
Samuel Thomas - Lot 34
Samuel Jones - Lot 9
Thomas Felton - Lot 10
William Fellows - Lot 12
Ananias Wing - Lot 110
John Chase - Lot 108
Richard Lake - Lot 102
Henry Gage - Lot 50
John Pubsley - Lot 106
Jonathan Whites - Lot 78
William Baker - Lot 43
Richard Taylor - Lot 120
William Chase - Lot 113
Captain Jno. Gorham - Lot 96
Thomas Baxter - Lot 84
John Hallitt - Lot 93
Thomas Thortons - Lot 3
James Maker - Lot 6
James Claghorn - Lot 7
Samuel Hedge - Lot 83
Joseph Wildens - Lot 30
Jonathan Smith - Lot 17
Richard Tayler - Lot 18
John Gage - Lot 49
John Crowell - Lot 75
Henry Golds - Lot 60
Jabez Gorham - Lot 109
Yelverton Crowell - Lot 62
Daniel Baker - Lot 107
Samuel Baker - Lot 79
From SANDWICH:
Jonathan Morrey, for his wife's brother, Foster - Lot 68
Samuel Gibbs - Lot 37
John Davis, for his brother, Ben - Lot 56
Samuel Tobey, for his Uncle Samuel Knott - Lot 48
Nathaniel Wing, for his father Nathaniel - Lot 45
James Atkins - Lot 61
Jehosophat Eldridge - Lot 35
From PLYMOUTH:
William Ring - Lot 46
Thomas Savery, for his father Samuel - Lot 26
Peter Tinkman, for his father Peter - Lot 28
From TISBURY:
Jonathan Lumbert - Lot 117
From ABBINGTON:
William Harrage - Lot 66
From DUXBURY:
Robert Barker - Lot 101
Thomas Bonney - Lot 32
Stephen Sampson - Lot 97
Thomas Standish, for his Uncle Henry Clark - Lot 105
Robert Sandford, for his father Robert - Lot 95
Thomas Hunt, for his Uncle Thomas Hunt - Lot 77
From SCITUATE:
Timothy White, for his father Timothy - Lot 116