Samuel Wakefield (1707 - 1772)

Born 1707 in Wells, York, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Godfrey) Wakefield — married about 1736 in Maine

Descendants

Died 1772 at about age 65 in Kennebunk, York, Maine

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Biography

Samuel Wakefield was born about 1705 in Wells, Maine, the son of James Wakefield and Rebecca Gibbons. ^[1]

Samuel married Ruth Godfrey about 1736 and they removed to Kennebunk. Enlisting in 1756, Samuel was a soldier of the French and Indian war and was sent toward the Lakes and Canada. ^{[1] [2]}

Samuel and Ruth had nine children:

1. Samuel, born ; married, November 17, 1757. Ruth Burbank.
2. Mary, born : married, November 27, 1765, Daniel Kimball.
3. BEN.JAMIN, born : married, November 5, 1707, Ellnor Littlefleld.
4. DANIEL, born ; married, •, Priscilla Allen, of Lubre, Me.
5. Lydia. born ; married June 21, 1767, Jesse Larribee.
6. Eunice, born ; married February 26, 1707, Benjamin Tripe.
7. Abigail, born ; married Jul}' 12: 1770, John Fiske.
8. Lucy, born : married, June — , 1770, Samuel Cluff.
9. James, born about 1759: marriage intentions, July 24, 1784, Sarah Wilson.

Samuel is listed as the builder of the first schooner from the Lord Family Shipyard, along the Mousam River of Kennebunk, Maine in 1766.

Research Notes

Homer Wakefield, author of "Wakefield memorial, comprising an historical, genealogical and biographical register of the name and family of Wakefield"; Bloomington, IL, Private Printing; 1897, states James Wakefield married Rebecca Gibbons, daughter of James Gibbons and Judith Lewis Gibbons.

Robert Charles Anderson, author of The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, documents Rebecca Gibbons, daughter of James Gibbons and Judith Lewis Gibbons as born in Saco 30 January 1656 and dying in Saco 3 January 1658.

My research finds James Gibbons, Jr married Dorcas Seeley, and their daughter Rebecca Gibbons married James Wakefield.

Samuel Wakefield.

Born 1707 Saco, York, Massachusetts Bay

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wakefield, Homer. Wakefield Memorial (Priv. Printed, Bloomington, Ill, 1897) Page 119 & Page 121
2. ↑ Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)

   Samuel Wakefield

   Gender: Male

   Birth Year: 1707

   Spouse Name: Ruth Godfrey

   Spouse Birth Year: 1707

   Marriage Year: 1736