Individual Details

Marriage

here is the will – image 206 – wife Catherine,youngest son James, grandson Ebenezer son of James, daughter Sally wife of JohnHilton, daughter Hannah wife of Joshua, daughter Fanny Perkins wife of DanielPerkins, daughter Nancy wife of William Miller – doesn’t mention the other sons– so I am thinking the Francis I have is really Frances – but the birth recordis for a male so may need to make a note – but it is the right age to be Fannyso the transcription is just wronghttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WZ-SVB?i=205&cc=2040534&cat=288850 In his will written 27August 1823 (proved 1 June 1824), Ebenezer Blunt of Bristol bequeathed tobeloved wife Catharine all the household furniture. Youngest son James Bluntreceived all the stock including cows, oxen, horses, sheep, and swine. Jamesalso receives the family clock and a large bible. Grandson Ebenezer Blunt sonof James receives a tract of land in Windsor, Maine. Grandson Ebenezer alsoreceives the gun and the income from the lands until he reaches age twenty-onewhen he takes possession of the lands. Four daughters are to divide equally theamount from the notes owed to him which amount to about five hundred dollars: SallyHilton wife of John Hilton, Hannah Hilton wife of Joshua Hilton, Fanny Perkinswife of Daniel Perkins, and Nancy Miller wife of William Miller. The remainderof the estate goes to son James who was also named executor.[1][1] MaineProbate, Lincoln County, Volume 25, pp 360-361Probate –https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8994/images/004301927_00589?usePUB=true&pId=2027092 

Probate

here is the will – image 206 – wife Catherine,youngest son James, grandson Ebenezer son of James, daughter Sally wife of JohnHilton, daughter Hannah wife of Joshua, daughter Fanny Perkins wife of DanielPerkins, daughter Nancy wife of William Miller – doesn’t mention the other sons– so I am thinking the Francis I have is really Frances – but the birth recordis for a male so may need to make a note – but it is the right age to be Fannyso the transcription is just wronghttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WZ-SVB?i=205&cc=2040534&cat=288850 In his will written 27August 1823 (proved 1 June 1824), Ebenezer Blunt of Bristol bequeathed tobeloved wife Catharine all the household furniture. Youngest son James Bluntreceived all the stock including cows, oxen, horses, sheep, and swine. Jamesalso receives the family clock and a large bible. Grandson Ebenezer Blunt sonof James receives a tract of land in Windsor, Maine. Grandson Ebenezer alsoreceives the gun and the income from the lands until he reaches age twenty-onewhen he takes possession of the lands. Four daughters are to divide equally theamount from the notes owed to him which amount to about five hundred dollars: SallyHilton wife of John Hilton, Hannah Hilton wife of Joshua Hilton, Fanny Perkinswife of Daniel Perkins, and Nancy Miller wife of William Miller. The remainderof the estate goes to son James who was also named executor.[1][1] MaineProbate, Lincoln County, Volume 25, pp 360-361Probate –https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8994/images/004301927_00589?usePUB=true&pId=2027092 

Property

On 15 July 1790, Ebenezer Blunt yeoman of Bristol,for payment of ninety pounds, purchased from William Blackston lot forty-six onthe east side of Sandy River.[1] here is index for Lincoln County deeds – a lot towade through – relevant parts starts around image 75https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-G358?i=74&cat=352440 some deeds with Ebenezer (image 73 of index) book38, p 199image 238 Ebenezer seems to be purchasing propertyhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR4-C9VV-C?i=237&cat=352440[1] MaineLand Records, Lincoln County, 38:199

Biography

here are the children – just 8https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48180/images/GenAdvertiserFHII-001123-45?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=232283could be 10 children – Lydia and John seem scant onrecords – the other eight OK – since no Lydia in the will, she dies young ifexists at all – I will leave off Lydia and John unless further evidence – justput a footnote about possible children dying young – or there may be birthrecords for the Lydia and John born at Bristol – the Lydia in the Bristolrecords is reported as the daughter of Ebenezer of Farmington and she has twomarriage – and as she is not in the will, she probably goes with a differentEbenezer (she is the daughter of Ebenezer Blunt and Lydia Francis and so doesnot go in this family) – there is no Lydia with a 1773 birth in the Bristolrecords, and there is also not a JohnSmall mentions in history of Bristol and Bremenhttps://archive.org/details/historyoftowns00john/page/132/mode/2up?q=blunthere is Bristol Maine town records but will have togo through page by page to see if the family is even in therehttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9FP-NHX4?i=71&cat=60164 here is a book version of the Bristol records – image 38 and 39 (pages33-34) – Mary Morton is at image 527 says born in Roxburyhttps://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/259785/?offset=0#page=38&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/259785-vital-records-of-old-bristol-and-nobleboro-in-the-county-of-lincoln-maine-including-the-present-towns-of-bremen-damariscotta-south-bristol-and-the-plantation-of-monhegan-vol-1Vital records of old Bristol and Nobleboro in the countyof Lincoln, Maine : including the present towns of Bremen, Damariscotta, SouthBristol, and the plantation of Monhegan;vol. 1; identifier 55011_01some of the marriages are on page 16 (image 34)https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/394146-vital-records-of-old-bristol-and-nobleboro-in-the-county-of-lincoln-maine-including-the-present-towns-of-bremen-damariscotta-south-bristol-and-the-plantation-of-monhegan-vol-2?viewer=1&offset=0#page=34&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=here is Bristol Maine town records but will have togo through page by page to see if the family is even in therehttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9FP-NHX4?i=71&cat=60164