Henry and his brothers Hugh and William may have been part of the Scotch-Irish immigration to Andover. Their parents are unknown. Henry was listed on the tax roll for Andover 15 Dec. 1746. Henry moved to Fryeburg and purchased lot No.22.[1]
Henry is listed in the 1798 tax returns for Fryeburg and owned property jointly with his son John Gordon. They had one dwelling worth $85, 114 acres of land worth $699: [2]
He sold the homestead to his son John in Jan. 1810.[3]
Issue- all born in Andover, MA
I. George- b. 7 June 1748, d. 12 June 1748
II. Jane- b. 27 Apr. 1749, m. 1 Dec. 1772 Andover, Moses Kimball
III. Hugh- b. 19 July 1751, m. Elizabeth Lindsay (b.c.1751, d. 20 Aug. 1834 Fryeburg), d. 26 Apr. 1821 Fryeburg
IV. William- b. 13 Jan. 1754, m. 6 June 1782 Bethia Pearson (m.2. 2 Aug. 1787 Aaron Chamberlain of Falmouth)
V. SARAH- b. 8 Aug. 1756, m. 5 May 1788 RICHARD FRYE (b. 5 Aug. 1751 Andover, d. 10 Feb. 1836 Fryeburg), d. 7 Aug. 1854 Fryeburg
VI. Mary- b. 5 Aug. 1758, m. 25 May 1784 Fryeburg, Samuel Frye (b. 5 July 1758 Andover, d. 27 May 1827 Fryeburg), d. 14 Aug. 1811 Fryeburg
VII. John- b. 27 Sept. 1760, m. 10 Dec. 1783 Fryeburg, Elizabeth Parham (b.c.1759, d. 18 Dec. 1827 Fryeburg)
VIII. Bethia- b. 25 Dec. 1762, m. 4 Aug. 1791 Fryeburg, William Kimball (b. 6 Dec. 1757, d. 29 Jan. 1814 Lovell, ME), d. 15 Apr. 1843
IX. Betsey- b. 2 May 1765, m. 9 Dec. 1802 Fryeburg, Abiel Frye (b. 24 Dec. 1766 Andover, d. 27 Dec. 1846 Fryeburg), d. 22 Mar. 1851 Fryeburg
X. Henry- b. 3 Feb. 1768, m. 30 May 1793 Fryeburg, Patty Farrington (b. 21 Dec. 1773, d. 14 Mar. 1835 Fryeburg), d. 16 Oct. 1818 Fryeburg
XI. Hannah- b. 20 Aug. 1771, m.c.1826 Joshua Gammage (b. Jan. 1755, m.1. ?, d. 24 June 1843)
XII. Margaret- b. 11 Dec. 1773, m. 25 Apr. 1802 Fryeburg, Richard Barker (b. 15 Mar. 1774, d. 7 Apr. 1855 Fryeburg), d. 9 Jan. 1866 Fryeburg
Ref:
(1) Oxford Co. Deeds- Vol.11, p.265 (2) Ibid- p.302
Maine Families in 1790- Vol.1, p.120
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