Descendants of ROGER DEERING
Generation No. 1
1. ROGER3 DEERING (THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 1622 in Townstall, near Dartmouth, co.Devon, England, and died 26 Jun 1676 in Kittery, Me.1. He married JOANE PALMER 30 Aug 1647 in Dartmouth, England, daughter of CLEMENT PALMER and SARAH PETTIGREW. Joan was born about 1636 and died in 1713.
'Deering,Dearing. A magnificant search for the parentage of Roger Deering, really making a textbook on English research, yields only a number of diverg. possib., altho his home and his wife's parentage were known beforehand. Although widespread, it failed to identify any one of the four others who came over.' [Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 190]
According to one genealogy I found, Roger was the son of Thomas and Joan (Passe) Deering. Thomas was baptized in 1593 at St. Clement's Parish in Dartmouth, the son of George Deering, a biscuit baker of St. Saviour's Parish.
According to 'Old Kittery and Her Families' Roger was the son of George Deering, a planter and shipwright, who came from England on the -James- about 1634 and settled at Black Point, Scarborough, Maine. George died about 1645, and his widow married Jonas Bailey.
What we do know is that Roger Deering was shipwright and mariner from Townstall, Dartmouth, Eng. He was taxed in Townstall, Dartmouth, 1649-63 and 1671-72. Suits in the Dartmouth, England courts up to 1663 show that he was a contracting shipbuilder there before coming to the Piscataqua (Kittery, Maine). It is likely that he built ships in Maine, sailed them back to Dartmouth, England, and sold them there. Here he was called 'Mate Dearing' in 1665; and in the probate papers in Dartmouth, 20 May 1679, when his widow was about to come over, he is termed mariner. So needless to say, Roger bounced around alot; The first record of Roger in Maine is 4 November 1663 when he witnessed a mortgage, along with his brother-in-law John Jackson. Roger was here 19 Nov. 1665, and here in 1667. Though there is no deed showing he owned land at Kittery, Maine, there is a record dated 5 June 1669 conveying a parcel of land at Kittery "between the land of John Bray and Roger Deering." On 1 July 1673, Roger was in Maine court for not going home to his wife. The first appearance of Roger in the official records of Kittery, Maine was in October of 1673 when he signed a petition regarding the selection of a preacher.
Adminstration of his estate was granted, here, to his son Roger on 4 July 1676.
[Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 191]
JOANE (PALMER) DEERING was in England when her husband died in Kittery, Maine 26 June 1676. Probate records of Dartmouth, co. Devon, England, dated 20 May 1679 state that she was preparing to leave for Maine with two of her children, Sarah and Joseph. Most of her children were already at Kittery and administration of Roger's estate was granted to his eldest son, Roger "at Pischataqua" (Kittery) on 4 July 1676.
Joane Palmer parents, Clement and Sarah (Pettigrew), both left wills. Three years after Roger's death, Joane's brother-in-law, John Jackson, brought her over, with her children Sarah and Joseph on the -Hannah & Elizabeth- arriving August 1679. She kept tavern on Kittery Point, Maine both before and after she married William Crafts. William Crafts' license to keep an 'ordinary' (a combination of an Inn and a tavern) was renewed on 26 May 1685 and after his death in 1696, Joane continued in the business of an inn-keeper. Her inn was "near the meeting house" at Kittery Point, Maine. She lived until about 1714, being taken care of by her daughter Sarah for 14 years.
On 20 Jan 1727/8 in a depostition given by Joanes' daughter-in-law, Mary Deering, she stated that "thirty-two years past Joan Crafts lived in the house where John Hix and his mother, Sarah Hix, now live, and that about fourteen years past the said Crafts died in Possession of said house, reputed to be the estate of Joseph Deering."
Children of ROGER DEERING and JOANE PALMER are:
+ 2 i. ROGER4 DEERING, born Bef. 02 Oct 1648; died Bef. 15 May 1718.
3 ii. Joane Deering, died 03 Apr 1683.She was baptized in Townstall, England. Joane was named in her grandfather's, Clement Palmers', will, dated 12 Dec. 1656, giving her the house (in England) after her mother's death. Joane never married. She was buried in Townstall, co,Devon, England on 3 Apr. 1683.
4 iii. Jonathon Deering, born Bef. 22 Sep 1651.Jonathan was baptized 22 Sep 1651 in Townstall, co.Devon, England. He may have died young.
+ 5 iv. Clement Deering, born Bef. 16 Feb 1653/54; died 1695 in Kittery, Me..
+ 6 v. Johannah Deering.
7 vi. Sarah Deering, born 09 Jan 1656/57. She married Dennis Hicks.
+ 8 vii. Thomas Deering, born Bef. 04 Nov 1659; died Bef. 01 Oct 1723.
9 viii. Jezreel Deering, born Bef. 29 Dec 1662; died Bef. 24 Feb 1662/63.Jezreel was baptized 29 Dec 1662 in Townstall, co.Devon, England. He was buried 24 Feb 1662/63.
10 ix. John Deering, born Abt. 1673; died Bef. 23 Nov 1691.On 23 Feb. 1691, administration was granted to "William Crafts and his wife on the estate of John Deering deceased, son of the said Crafts and his wife, then on 23 Nov 1691, administration to his estate was granted to his mother.
+ 11 x. Joseph Deering, born Abt. 1673; died Oct 1719.
Generation No. 2
2. ROGER4 DEERING (ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was baptized 02 Oct 1648 in Townstall, co.Devon, England, and died Bef. 15 May 1718. He married MARY.
Roger was ashipwright, who was here in Maine by 1670. He was on a Jury 1674, grand jury 1675, 78, 96, 97, 1702, Kittery, Maine auditing commission 1696-7.
Roger Deering's Will Probate Office, 2, 158.
To all Christian People Whereas I Roger Dearing being very Sick but in my right Sences I first Comit my Soul to God that gave it knowing not how Soon he may be pleased to take me out of this world I now make this my Last Will to Settle my Estate by reason I would have no disturbance with my Children when I am ded.
I give to my Son Roger Dearing all my Land & Estate & houses whatever Except the rome (room) I now live in that I give to my daughter Margery Scammon to her own disposing I give allso two Acres of land to my daughter Sarah Mitchell where the turnip yard is. It is to be underStood that the building yard is never to goe out or disposed of out of my own famaly or Sons Names without they dye without heirs lawfully begotton of their bodyes.
To my Loving wife I give all the Moveable Estate whatever to her own disposing and her Maintainance her life time out of the other part of my Estate & to live hear in Kittery without She Sees Cause to go anywhere else & to have arome to her Selfe to live in
I give to my grand Son Roger Dearing the Land that my Son Clems little house Stands on & a Small Strip before the dore running down towards the building yard for a garden Spot after the death of my Son Roger If he dyes without heirs Lawfully begotton of his body it is to be underStood that all my Children that I gave part of my Estate to before now is not to have any part in this my Last Will onely I give each of them five Shillings apeace In Witness hereof I have Set my hand this 14 day of February 1717
Roger Dearing
In preSence of us
Geo: Iack Son
Sarah Mitchel
his
Roger X Couch
mark
Roger Mitchel
Probated 15 May 1718. Inventory returned at 337 pounds - by Richard Cutt, Roger Couch and Roger Mitchell, appraisers, 1 April 1718.
Children of ROGER DEERING and MARY are:
+ 12 i. SARAH5 DEERING, died Bef. 14 Feb 1735/36.
13 ii. Roger Deering, born Abt. 1678; died 1741. He married (1) Sarah Jordan. He married (2) Elizabeth Litton 16 Jan 1723/24.He bought into the 'Nonsuch Farm' in Scarborough, Me. and lived there in 1712. [Note: According to 'Old Kittery and Her Families', it was Rogers' father,ROGER, who bought the 2,000 acre Nonsuch Farm from Robert Jordan in 1716.] The maiden name of Rogers' wife is also in dispute. In 'Old Kittery and Her Families' she is "Sarah (Scammon?)"{sic}. And in the 'New England Captives Carried to Canada' she is "Sarah, daughter of Dominicus Jordan". At least they agreed her name was Sarah.
The following is from 'New England Captives Carried to Canada' Vol.2, Pg.146:
Scarborough, York County, Maine, 1723, June 26. Roger Deering's house. It was on Nonsuch Farm on Nonsuch River between Black Point and Blue. The historian of Scarborough says that the morning before, three well known Indians who lived on the river came to the Job Burnham garrison at Blue Point. Refusing the offered food, one waved his arm around the horizon saying: "All mine by'n by," meaning that the English must go and the Indians could then come back to their own. The Deering house was attacked, Roger's wife, Sarah, two soldiers and two other persons were killed and that about the same time, John Hunnewell and Robert Jordan as well as Mary Scammon and Deering's three children were seized and carried away while picking berries.
But there were no Deering children. The three carried away were Mary Scammon (age about 12 years) of Saco, Me., who was visiting her aunt (Sarah, daughter of Dominicus Jordan), Thomas, son of Jedediah Jordan and cousin of Mrs. Deering, and John Hunnewell, apprentices both.
Note: Mary Scammon was born in 1711, daughter of Capt. Humphrey and Elizabeth (Jordan), never returned to New England. On 27 May 1725 she was baptized as Marie Anne Marguerite Sxamen. And on 11 Feb 1740 she married Louis Joseph Godefroi de Tonnancour a 'noble and rich Christian worthy of his young bride.' In Sept 1746, Mary de Tonnancour gave birth to her fourth child, and on 13 Sept. 1746, she and her baby were buried.
After his wife was killed by Indians during the Three Years War, he moved to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1725, Newcastle, N.H. in 1727 and later returned to Scarborough, Maine and became the leading citizen of the town, captain of the train band, Justice of the Peace., and often Dep. to the General Court. He had been Lieut. at Kittery and was first selectman after Scarborough was reorganized in 1720 and on his return in 1728. Having never had children, his will, dated 3 Nov. 1741, probated 12 Jan. 1741/2, gave his large estate to his 2d wife Elizabeth (Litton) Skillings whom he married 16 Jan. 1723-4, except sums to the Scarb. church and ‘the religions industrious poor of the town.’
+ 14 iii. Clement Deering, born 1680; died 1742.
15 iv. Joanna Deering. She married Ebenezer Moore 05 Nov 1700.
16 v. Mary Deering. She married Tobias Fernald 12 Jun 1701.
17 vi. Martha Deering. She married William Rackliff 05 Jan 1708/09.
18 vii. Margery Deering, born 1689; died 1740 in Biddeford, York County, Maine. She married Samuel Scammon Abt. 1712.
5. Clement4 Deering (ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was baptized 16 Feb 1653/54 in Townstall, co.Devon, England, and died 1695 in Kittery, Me.. He married Joan Bray Abt. 1679, daughter of John Bray and Joan.
As a widow in 1695 and until her death, Joan was licensed by the court to keep a "house of entertainment." Her will was written on 20 June 1707, sworn to on 22 Dec 1707 and Recorded 10 Jan 1707/8.
Scan in will, page 151
Children of Clement Deering and Joan Bray are:
+ 19 i. John5 Deering, born 17 Jun 1680; died 1712.
+ 20 ii. Joanna Deering, born 08 May 1687.
21 iii. Miriam Deering, born 22 Apr 1692. She was living in 1707.
6. Johannah4 Deering (ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1). She married Joseph Couch Bef. 1677 in Kittery, Me. Joseph was born about 1646. He was the son of William 'of the County of Cornwall,' arrived at Kittery, Maine, 26 May 1662. He was an apprentist for 7 yrs. at the shipwright's trade to John Bray, late of Plymouth, and wife Joan.
The inventory of his estate was dated 22 Jan. 1713. He lived on Deering land. By 1712 his wife was Katherine, who was living in 1720, and deceased 1729. Ch: 1)Joseph. 2)Roger m. in Greenland, N.H. before 1710 Bridget Bickford, who m. 17 Aug. 1720 Roger Mitchell. 3) Sarah, m. Richard Mitchell. 4)Joanna, m. Joseph Mitchell. 5)William, shipwright, Newburyport, Mass. married 1st 1 Jan. 1718-9 Elizabeth Richardson; 2d 21 Jan. 1725-6 Elizabeth Matthews. 3+8 children recorded. 6)Mary, m. 24 Aug. 1712 Thomas Allen.{Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 165}
Children of Johannah Deering and Joseph Couch are:
+ 22 i. Sarah5 Couch.
+ 23 ii. Joanna Couch.
8. Thomas4 Deering (ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was baptized 04 Nov 1659 in Townstall, co.Devon, England, and died Bef. 01 Oct 1723. He married (1) Hannah Vine 29 Jun 1682 in Dartmouth, England. He married (2) Elizabeth Abt. Mar 1687/88.
In 1678 Thomas was an apprentist with his uncle Jezreel Butcher. Thomas may have married first in Dartmouth, England 29 June 1682 Hannah Vine.
Thomas is first seen in Maine on his marriage in Kittery (March Court 1688) to Elizabeth. Elizabeth was ±51 in 1720.
Thomas was a shipwright, Constable in 1693-4, grand jury 1694. The administration of his estate was granted, 1 Oct. 1723 to widow Elizabeth. Elizabeth's will, dated 28 July 1737, probated 20 Sept. 1737 gives her grandson John Dearing (sic), her daughters Sarah Deed, Margaret Cleare and her son Roger Dearing one shilling apiece. To her daughter 'Eliza' More she left the rest of her estate.
Children of Thomas Deering and Elizabeth are:
24 i. Thomas5 Deering, born 15 Jun 1692. Died before father and without children.
+ 25 ii. John Deering, born 02 Apr 1695; died Bef. 12 May 1725.
+ 26 iii. Roger Deering, born 01 Jan 1697/98.
27 iv. Margaret Deering, born 02 Jan 1700/01. She married Thomas Cleare.
28 v. Sarah Deering. She married Francis Deed Bef. 1727.
29 vi. Elizabeth Deering. She married (1) Samuel Reeves 18 Apr 1727. She married (2) Samuel More Aft. 04 Sep 1731. She married (3) Benjamin Welch Bef. 1739.
11. Joseph4 Deering (ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1673, and died Oct 1719. He married Mary Bray Aft. 1690 in Kittery, Me., daughter of John Bray and Joan. Joseph was a mariner by profession, who came to Kittery, Maine with his mother and sister Sarah in Aug. 1679. He died in October of 1719 and his widow was named his administratrix. The inventory of his estate amounted to 317 pounds. Mary was still living 28 October 1752 when she made all of her property over to her "only surviving son ", Clement.
Children of Joseph Deering and Mary Bray are:
30 i. Joseph5 Deering, born 28 May 1698. Died Young.
+ 31 ii. Bray Deering, born 18 Oct 1701.
+ 32 iii. Clement Deering, born 10 Nov 1704.
+ 33 iv. William Deering, born 17 Sep 1708 in Kittery, Me..
34 v. John Deering, died Bef. 1744 in Damariscotta, Maine. He lived in Damariscotta, Maine, where he died unmarried and without children. Administration of his estate was granted in 1743 to his brother Clement.
Generation No. 3
12. SARAH5 DEERING (ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) died Bef. 14 Feb 1735/36. She married ROBERT MITCHELL, son of CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL and SARAH ANDREWS.
The following is Sarah's Will. From -Maine Will's 1640-1760- by William M. Sargent.
In the Name of God Amen the Sixth Day of March Anno Domini one thousand seven Hundred & thirty foure I Sarah Mitchel of Kittery in the County of York within ye Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New-England widow (of Robert Mitchel late of Kittery in ye sd County tavern-keeper) being sick & weak but of perfect memory praise be given to almighty God for the same & Knowing ye uncertainty of this Life on Earth & being desirous to settle things in Order. Doe make this my last Will & testament in manner & form following that is to say first & principally I Commend my Soul to Almighty God my Creator Assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon & free Remition of all my sins and be saved by ye pretious Death & merits of my Blessed Saviour & Reedeemer Christ Jesus & my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such Decent & Christian manner as my Executor hereafter named shall be the meet & Convenient. & as touching such worldly Estate as ye Lord in mercy hath given me my Will & meaning is the same shall be imployed & bestowed as hereafter by this my Will is Expressed And first I Revoake renounce frustrate & make void all Wills by me formerly made & Declare & appoint this my last Will & testament. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son Robert Mitchel & his heirs & assigns forever halfe an acre of Land next adjoyning to ye house where I now Dwell the House being formerly given to him I my Deceased husband. I Give & bequeath unto my Son in Law William Kearswell five shillings to be paid him by my Executor hereafter named, which is to be in full for all & Every part that the sd William Kearswell is to have for any part of my Estate. I Give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Kearswell & to her heirs & assigns for ever one acre & three quarters of an acre of Land being ye remainder of what was not given to her Husband William Kearswell of the two Acres of Land which was given to me by my Honord Father Mr Roger Dearing of Kittery aforesd Deceed, I likewise give unto my sd Daughter Mary Liberty to Cutt & hale off from halfe an Acre of my wood land ye wood that is or shall Grow on halfe an Acre provided she Dwells in Kittery. I likewise give unto my sd Daughter Mary During her Naturall Life & after her Decease to be Divided to & amongst her Children as she shall see meet. One third part of all my Personal Estate Except what is hereafter Given. I Give unto my Son & Daughter Mannarin & Sarah Beal one third part of all my personal Estate Except what is hereafter given.
I Give and bequeath unto my son & Daughter Samuel and Elizath Greenough one third part of all my personal Estate Except what is hereafter Given. I Give & bequeath unto my Son Roger Mitchel who I Do hereby Nominate & appoint my Sole Executor of this my last Will & testament all my Lands & other my Real Estate of what kind & quality soever or wheresoever Except what is before given to him his heirs & assigns for ever as likewise all my Debts that is due to me by any ways & means whatsoever or wheresoever/ I likewise give him all ye money that I have or may have by me or in any persons hands whatsoever, he paying all the Debts thats Due from me & all Funerall Charges & he paying within two Years after my Decease for the Use of my Grandson James Kearswell unto his Guardian five pounds in Current Bills of Credit of this Province & unto ye Guardian of my Grandson Robert Greenough for his Use the like sum of five pounds to be paid within two Years after my Decease. & unto ye Guardian of my Grandson Robert Mitchell son of ye aforesd Roger Mitchell ye like sum of five pounds to be paid within two years after my Decease. And before my Personall Estate shall be Divided amongst my Daughters, I Give out of it unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Kearswell my linning spining Wheel & ye Bed I ly on & likewise it is my Will that my three Daughters pay out of my Personal Estate which I have before given towards ye repairing ye Friends meeting House so called at Dover in the Province of New Hampshire Fourty shillings. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal ye Day & Year above written.
the words 'Except what is before given' were underlined before signing, sealing herof.
Signed Sealed & pronounced this Sarah Mitchell (seal) to be her last Will & testament
In ye presence of Us.
Wm Pepperell
Wm Dearing
John Dearing
Marget Hixson.
Probated 14 Feb. 1735-6.
Notes for ROBERT MITCHELL:
Robert was a mariner, then later a tavern keeper of Kittery, Me. He was of Kittery, Maine in 1693 when he was about 24 years old, Master of Pepperell's bark - MARY-. In Portsmouth, N.H. 1702 he was master of the sloop -SUCCESS-. His will was dated 23 Feb 1729/30 and proved 11 May 1731.
The following is Robert's will from -Maine Wills 1640-1760- by William M. Sargent
In the Name of God Amen the twenty third Day of Feb Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred & thirty I Robert Mitchell of Kittery in the County of York within the Province of the massachusetts Bay in New England Tavern Keeper being Sick and weak but of Sound & perfect memory (praise be given to God for the Same) and knowing the Uncertainty of this Life on Earth and being desireous to Settle things in order Do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following: that is to Say first and principally I commend my Soul to almighty God my Creator assuredly believeing that I shall receive full pardon and free Remition of all my Sins & be Saved by the Pretious Death and merits of my blessed Saviour & Redeemer Christ Jesus and my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in Such Decent & Christian manner as my Executrix hereafter named Shall be thought meet and Convenient and us Touching Such Worldly Estate as the Lord in mercy hath given me my will and meaning is the Same the Same Shall be implyed & bestowed as hereafter by this my will is Expressed and first I do Revoake renounce frustrate and make Void all wills by me formerly made & Declair & appoint this my last will and Testament Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Roger Mitchell ten Shillings to be paid him Six months after my Disease by my Executrix hereafter Named
Item I give and bequeath to my son Robert Mitchell five Shillings to be paid as afore Said by my Executrix.
Item I give and bequeath to my son and Daughter William and Mary Kearswell five Shillings to be paid as afore Said by my Executrix.
Item I give and bequeath to my Son and Daughter Mannnaren & Sarah Baile (Beal)five Shillings to be paid as afore Said by my Executrix.
Item I give and bequeath to my son and Daughter Samuel & Elizabeth Grenough five Shillings to be paid as afore Said by my Executrix and I do hereby Nominate and appoint my beloved wife to be Sole Executrix of this my last will & testament who is Called Sarah Mitchell and I do hereby give and bequeath unto my Said beloved wife Sarah Mitchell all my other Estate both real and personall of what Kind & quality Soever or wheresoever Shea paying all my just Debts & funerall Charges and all the Remainder of my Estate both real & personall whatsoever & wheresoever I give and bequeath the Same to my Sd beloved wife & to her heirs & assignes forever In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal ye Day & year first Above written Signed Sealed and Pronounced this to be his Last Will & testament in the Presence of
William Pepperell
William Wentworth Robt Mitchell (seal)
14. Clement5 Deering (ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 1680, and died 1742. He married Elizabeth Fernald 25 Sep 1701, daughter of William Fernald and Elizabeth Langdon. Lived at the homestead at Kittery, Me. Elizabeth died 2 June 1745.
Children of Clement Deering and Elizabeth Fernald are:
+ 41 i. Clement6 Deering, died Bef. 1775.
42 ii. Tobias Deering. He married Elizabeth Berry. He and his wife Elizabeth were living in Kittery, Me. in 1745.
+ 43 iii. Roger Deering.
44 iv. Mary Deering. She married (1) Samuel Jones 25 Sep 1733. She married (2) Richard Mitchell 1740.
45 v. Sarah Deering. She married John Amee.
19. John5 Deering (Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 17 Jun 1680, and died 1712. He married Temperance Fernald 12 Dec 1705, daughter of William Fernald and Elizabeth Langdon.
John was a sea captain. After he died, in 1712, his widow married Ebenezer More, whom she survived. Temperance was still alive on 16 July 1746. When called a widow, on 3 Apr. 1711, Temperance was granted retailer's license.
Children of John Deering and Temperance Fernald are:
+ 46 i. William6 Deering, born 16 Sep 1706.
+ 47 ii. John Deering, born 16 Jul 1710; died 1758 in at sea.
20. Joanna5 Deering (Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 08 May 1687. She married Dominicus Jordan, son of Dominicus Jordan. Information on the children from Dominicus's will, dated 10Jun1746, in the 'Maine Wills 1640-1760' by William M. Sargent
Children of Joanna Deering and Dominicus Jordan are:
48 i. Dominicus6 Jordan.
49 ii. Nathaniel Jordan.
50 iii. Clement Jordan.
51 iv. Mary Jordan. She married Ezekiel Cushing, a Colonel from Falmouth, Maine. Mary was mentioned in her father's will written 10 June 1746 giving her 'three hundred acres....... laid out above Gorham Town (Maine) on the Western Side of Presumpscott River in the County of York'. On 7 Mar 1748, Mary was written out of her father's will.
52 v. Hannah Jordan. She married Prout 1746-1748.
53 vi. Miriam Jordan. She married Robert Mitchell.
22. Sarah5 Couch (Johannah4 Deering, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1). She married Richard Mitchell, son of CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL and SARAH ANDREWS. Richard received a 15 acre grant in Kittery, Maine in 1694. Highway surveyor 1698-9. Adm. to eldest s. Joseph 12 July 1756.
23. Joanna5 Couch (Johannah4 Deering, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1). She married Joseph Mitchell, son of CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL and SARAH ANDREWS.
Joseph was an original member of Kittery Point church. He had a 15 a. gr. laid out in July 1694. All of his children were listed in the division of land in 1746. Administration of his estate was granted to his son John on 09 Oct 1746. Joanna was the daughter of Joseph and Joannah (Deering) Couch.
25. John5 Deering (Thomas4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 02 Apr 1695, and died Bef. 12 May 1725. He married Mary Carpenter 22 Oct 1719, daughter of Philip Carpenter.
In 1719 John was at St. Johns, Newfoundland, master of the sloop -Prosperous- of Piscataqua (Kittery, Maine). The Administration to his estate was granted to his widow Mary on 12 May 1725. Only one of their 3 children lived.
Children of John Deering and Mary Carpenter are:
73 i. Thomas6 Deering, born 08 Oct 1721; died Jan 1721/22.
74 ii. John Deering, born 13 Oct 1722. He married Eunice Spinney 18 Feb 1742/43. See History of Paris, Me.
75 iii. Thomas Deering, born 19 Jan 1724/25; died 16 Jun 1728.
26. Roger5 Deering (Thomas4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 01 Jan 1697/98. He married Martha Lydston Bef. 1726, daughter of John Lydston. Roger was a mariner.
Child of Roger Deering and Martha Lydston is:
76 i. John6 Deering. He married Miriam Boothby 28 Dec 1754.
31. Bray5 Deering (Joseph4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 18 Oct 1701. He married Elizabeth Flye, daughter of John Flye. Bray was a fisherman and an officer in the Louisburg expedition.
Child of Bray Deering and Elizabeth Flye is:
77 i. Mary6 Deering, born 12 Nov 1728. She married John Underwood.
32. Clement5 Deering (Joseph4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 10 Nov 1704. He met Miriam Hutchins Aft. 18 Dec 1731, daughter of Benjamin Hutchins and Joanna Ball.
Clement and Miriam's intentions to marry was published on 18 Dec 1731.
Children of Clement Deering and Miriam Hutchins are:
78 i. Joanna6 Deering, born 02 Feb 1734/35.
+ 79 ii. Joseph Deering, born 05 Mar 1738/39.
80 iii. Edward Deering, born 08 Apr 1741; died Abt. 1797. He married Mary Mitchell Abt. 05 Oct 1793. Their intentions to married was published on 5 Oct 1793. Mary was the administrator of his estate in 1797. (Note: I haven’t been able to place her in the Mitchell Family)
81 iv. Elizabeth Deering, was baptized 17 Jun 1744. She married William Pillow Abt. 09 Apr 1767.
82 v. Margery Deering, was baptized 10 Aug 1746. She married Andrew Bradeen Abt. 25 Jan 1768.
83 vi. Miriam Deering, was baptized 29 Aug 1752.
33. William5 Deering (Joseph4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 17 Sep 1708 in Kittery, Me.. He married Mary Pine, daughter of Charles Pine and Grace.
William was a coaster by trade. He killed his wife, Mary with an axe and was sentenced to death. He escaped from the York, Maine prison 16 Sept 1749. That story follows.
He inherited land in Kittery, Maine from the estate of his father, which was not finally settled until the four sons were of age. There is a record at the probate office in Alfred, Maine, signed by all four sons (Bray, Clement, William, and John) which dealt with land apparently turned over to them by their mother. William received six acres on the north side of the main road at Kittery Point, and five and a half acres "85 poles from ye river", evidently near Braveboat Harbor, which lies between the towns of Kittery and York. Each of the brothers also received three and a half acres of salt marsh at Braveboat Harbor, Kittery, Maine.
As his court appearances show, William Deering probably engaged in coastal trade, which means he engaged in trade up and down the coast. In his traveling, or perhaps through his brother Bray who had married a Scarborough, Maine woman, William Deering met and married Mary Pine of Scarborough, daughter of Charles and Grace Pine. The exact date of the marriage is not known, but the intentions were published in Scarborough on October 26, 1732, and in Kittery on November 6, 1732. Charles Pine was a renowned Indian fighter and a colorful character; Pine Point in Scarborough is named for him. Mary Pine Deering was admitted to membership in the First Church of Scarborough (Congregational) on October 25,1741, and was dismissed to the new Second Church in Dunstan on March 31, 1745.
William Deering was in court several times. He may be the William Deering who was charged in October 1737 with sailing out of Falmouth, Maine harbor on the evening of the Lord's Day, and fined twenty shillings to the poor, court costs, and an additional five shillings. He is undoubtedly the William Deering who was called upon, in April 1747, to answer "a presentiment of the grand inquest exhibited against him for selling rum in small quantities without license in Scarboro on or about the sixth day of September last past, he owning the fact. It is considered he pay a fine of three pounds to the farmer of the excise and cost of court, forty-three shillings."
His brother, Bray, brought suit against him on a note for two hundred pounds, dated July 16, 1736, to run for six months. Bray agreed that William would pay one hundred and twenty pounds plus interest by January 16, 1737, and that would constitute full payment. The note, signed by Bray Deering and William Pepperrell as witness, is endorsed that the interest was received by January 16th. Suit was filed the following April, the plaintiff declaring, "the defendant hath not paid the said sum altho often requested, but still unjustly retains the same." The execution was issued July 26, 1737: "The defendant being called but not appearing, judgment for 125 pounds 8 shillings money debt and damage, it being all that remains justly due to the plaintiff by condition of said bond and indorsement thereon, and cost of court taxes at 3 pounds 7 shillings."
At the same term of court. Gideon Bragdon of Scarborough sued William Deering to recover a balance of account, claiming there was due to him wages for two trips in the defendant's sloop, seven pounds, and for three days' work, "expense of going to York for you," eighteen shillings. The case was left to referees, who decided that Deering must pay the balance claimed. In April 1741, there are entries of two suits, one of Moulton vs Deering, where Deering did not appear and judgment of four pounds and costs was rendered for Moulton; the other suit was brought by William Deering of Kittery against his cousin in Scarborough to collect on a bill of 9 pounds 15 shillings 9 pence. The defendant did not appear and judgment rendered for the full amount plus costs in favor of the plaintiff.
There are several other small civil cases on the books involving William Deering. Throughout them, he apparently held onto his land in Kittery, or at least to his three and a half acres of salt marsh. These are mentioned in a deed of his mother's, dated September 2, 1748.
When their youngest child was not even two months old, William Deering killed his wife in a fit of passion striking her with an axe. He was jailed in York, tried, and sentenced to die, twice reprieved, and likely through the connivance of his cousin[1] Sir William Pepperrell, William Deering escaped, never to be heard from again.
The history of Saco, as written by Southgate, tells that he escaped first to Richmond's Island, then to Halifax, Nova Scotia but he was driven mad with remorse and killed himself by dashing his head against a spike in the wall of his cell where he had been confined. But the contemporary records of the case tell the true events, which are quoted here from a paper written on the subject (undated) by William Emery;
"The first printed account of this murder appears in the Boston Evening Post (a weekly paper) of Monday, Feb. 27, 1749, in the following brief item: 'We hear from the Eastward that one Dearing of Black Point, a very passionate man, being offended with his Wife, knock'd her down with a Club, and kill'd her on the Spot, after which he buried her at some distance from his House, but the Murder being discovered, he was apprehended and committed to York Gaol." [Note: Gaol is pronounced Jay' ole, using a british accent helps.]
Thomas Jenkins of Pine Point, who died at the age of one hundred five years, often repeated an old tradition that Mary Dearing's baby in arms, about two months old, was found in the haymow after her death, and one of the little girls was hiding in the barn. The child told the neighbors her mother put them there. It was a popular superstition that the mother's spirit did it. William Dearing, it was said, had his sloop moored in the river, ready for flight after the tragedy. "Old residents at this day,' says Mr. Moulton in his sketch of Charles Pine, 'point out a stone, partly of rose colored quartz, which they say was the doorstep of the house, and that the red streaks are the stains of Mary's blood which nothing can ever efface.' An attempt was once made to hide the streaks by pouring hot tar over the stone. On version of the tragedy is that Dearing was at work in the shipyard up at Dunstan and was on his way home when his wife met him at the steps in question. Here they had some words and the axe was used. Whatever the truth of the newspaper story that Dearing buried his wife's body, we have the evidence of the Dunstan church records that eleven days after her death she was given a Christian burial, with the sympathetic mistrations of the Rev. Richard Elvins, the village pastor.
The prisoner's case came before the June term of the court at York. Justice moved swiftly in these times, for the grand jury met and presented the indictment the trial was held, and the death sentence pronounced all in one day, Tuesday, June 13. After a fruitless search for the records of the trial in the archives at Alfred, it was left for the writer (Mr. Emery) to unearth important original documents pertaining thereto in the Suffolk county files in the court house in Boston. These included the indictment, the death warrant, memoranda relating to reprieves, etc. The indictment, dated the second Tuesday of June, 1749, quaintly reads as follows:
'The Jurors for our said Lord and King (George II) upon their oaths present that William Dearing of Scarborough in the County of York, yeoman, not having ye fear of God before his eyes, but being Instigated by ye Devil did on ye eighth of February last between ye hours of one and five in ye afternoon of ye same day at Scarborough aforesaid with force and arms feloniously wilfully and of his malice forethought assault Mary Dearing his then wife in ye peace of God and our said Lord and King them and there being, and that ye said William with an ax of ye value of five shillings which he then and there held with both his hands did feloniously wilfully and of his malice forethought then and there smite and strike ye said Mary on ye right side of her head and thereby give her ye said Mary a mortal wound in ye same right side of her head, of which wound she ye said Mary then and there instantly died, and so ye jurors aforesaid upon their oaths say that ye said William Dearing on ye said eighth of February last at Scarborough aforesaid in manner and form aforesaid feloniously, wilfully and of his malice forethought killed and murdered ye said Mary his wife against ye peace of our said Lord and King, his crown and dignity.'
Dearing pleaded not guilty. A brief account of the trial was printed in the Boston Weekly Post Boy in one of its July issues: 'At the Court of Assize and general Gaol Delivery held at York on the 13th of June past William Deering was tried for the murder of his wife on the 8th of February last, and found guilty, and had Sentence of Death passed on him accordingly. He is to be executed on Thursday the third of August next.'
Pepperrell was resourceful. He meant to save the Dearing name, and he knew Gov. Shirlev would be willing to grant any favor the Hero of Louisburg[2] might ask. Having in mind a trip to England in September, did he in July craftily contrive a plot which should deliver the condemned man from the executioner? All the evidence points in that direction. Writing from Kittery July 10, 1749, he made the following appeal to Gov. Shirley at Boston, the correspondence being presented in Dr. Usher Parsons' biography of the baronet:
"Sir: The inclosed is a petition that came to me from the poor condemned prisoner in York gaol which he desired me to forward to your excellency. I am afraid he is not prepared to die, but as you are wise and merciful, and know the worth of souls, I shall be silent."
In reply Gov. Shirley wrote:
"Sir: I am favored with yours by last post inclosing Dearing's petition, and have thereupon ordered the secretary to make out a reprieve for him to the ---- of September, which I hope he will improve, to prepare himself for a better death, than I fear from the heinous, unnatural offense for which he is condemned, I fear his life has been. However, I shall pay so much further regard to his petition, since he there insinuates that the court and jury were deceived by the evidence produced against him, as to inquire the circumstances of it from the judges."
It will be noted that the date for the expiration of the reprieve was left blank, possibly to be set by Pepperrell himself. This date is subsequently fixed for Thursday, September 7. Pepperrell evidently was unable to sail by that time, and a second respite of three weeks was granted, to Thursday September 28, the execution to take place between the hours of twelve and four o'clock in the afternoon. Parsons' work contains to reference to this reprieve. 'On the night of September 15, Dearing succeeded in effecting his escape from York jail, only a few miles distant from Kittery Point, and the next morning Sir William set sail for England. That he took Dearing with him seems a stong probability, added strength being given by an extract from a letter written to Pepperrell by his son-in-law, Nathaniel Sparhawk, of Kittery, dated September 29, 1749.'
It follows:
"The morning you sailed it was discovered that William Dearing, who was reprieved partly by your Intercession with Gov. Shirley, had broke jail, and it was soon industriously reported among your good friends at Portsmouth that he was doubtless gone in the mast-ship, and that you ought to have the credit of his escape, etc. This I think it my duty to tell you, inasmuch as this and many other things plainly show how we should be treated, if in the power of some, it would lead almost any man to endeavor to get as far removed from it as possible, to unhorse them at least, if he didn't himself take their place."
It is an interesting coincidence that about the time Sir William embarked at Kittery for London, Gov. Shirley sailed from Boston for England also. On June 12, 1750 Sheriff Joseph Plaisted returned the death warrant to the court, with the following endorsement:
"In the night following ye 15th day of September aforesaid the said William Dearing being assisted by evil minded persons with force and violence broke his majesty's gaol in York in said County wherein he then was and long time had been kept fettered with iron and escaped, and all the fresh pursuit was immediately made and long continued in all places suspected yet he is not recovered."
The 'evil minded persons', whether the minions of Pepperrell or not, were never apprehended. Because William was from a good family and the prestige, great wealth and influence of Sir William Pepperell, there was no public scandal and the matter was allowed to drop.
His Majesty's Gaol, now converted into a museum of antiquities, still stands in York, and the story of William Deering and the dark dungeon in which Deering lay manacled for several months is one of the objects of interest pointed out to summer visitors.
Within a few years after William Dearing's abrupt and unexpected disappearance he was given up for dead by his relatives at Kittery. It may be that he committed suicide, as Southgate asserts. On October 28, 1752, his mother, the venerable Mrs. Mary (Bray) Dearing, deeded land in Kittery to 'my only surviving son, Clement Dearing.'
The children of William and Mary Deering were probably raised by their grandparents, Charles and Grace Pine. Charles Pine mentions them in his will in 1752:
Item: I give unto Isaac Dearing my Grandson Fifty Acres of Land which was laid out to me by Virtue of a Grant of One Hundred Acres given to one Thomas Harris the Said Fifty Acres being laid out anew in Scarboro aforesd in the Year 1735, and is Scituate in Said Township and bounded as per the Proprietors Records in Said Town will fully appear. Item: I give unto the other Children of my Daughter Mary Dearing Deed the Sum of five shillings each to be paid at my Wife's Decease as aforesd.
William and Mary Deering had seven children, all born in Scarborough and baptized in the First and Second Parish Churches of that town.
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[1] Sir William Pepperrell was the son of William and Margery (Bray) Pepperrell, Margery was the daughter of John Bray.
William Deering was the son of Joseph and Mary (Bray), sister of Margery.
[2] Pepperell was given the title of Baronet for his service in the Louisburg Expedition.
Children of William Deering and Mary Pine are:
84 i. Isaac6 Deering, born 09 Jul 1736; died 1804.
85 ii. Mary Deering, born 20 Sep 1738. She married Samuel Boothby 14 Nov 1765. She was baptized 19 Aug 1739. Samuel was the son of Thomas and Lydia (Came) Boothby of Scarborough, Maine. Mary was Samuel's second wife. They had four sons and on daughter.
86 iii. Margery Deering, born 19 Jan 1740/41; died 13 Mar 1837. She married William Merserve 25 Nov 1766. She was baptized 15 Mar 1740/41. Her husband , William, was the son of John and Jemima Meserve. William and Margery had five children.
87 iv. Grace Pine, born 18 Jan 1741/42; died 20 Dec 1763. She was baptized 13 Feb 1742/43.
88 v. Anna Maria Deering, born 01 Nov 1744. Anna was baptized 09 Dec 1744. Died young.
89 vi. John Bray Deering, born 02 Nov 1746; died 1815. He married Jane Hibbard. He was baptized 05 Apr 1747. Jane Hibbard was John's second wife.
90 vii. William Deering, born 25 Dec 1748; died 13 Dec 1829 in Waterborough, York county, Maine. He married Sarah Rumery 03 Apr 1775, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Durrell) Rumery of Biddeford, Maine. She was born 1 December 1754 and died 6 January 1833. According to family tradition, as soon as he was old enough, William left Scarborough with two friends equipped with guns and provisions for several days. Crossing the Saco River, they walked towards Alfred, Maine spending the first night at Mast Camp. His friends staked a claim nearby but William continued on to the top of Ossippee Hill to get a better view of the surrounding area. With a fire to keep the wolves at bay, he spent another night in that area and then decided to settle at a place, where it appeared that Indians had previously cleared, on the high part of the ridge. As there was no water there, he eventually built a camp near a brook on the lower side of the ridge, known today as "Deerings Ridge". This is an area near the Hollis town line.
Occasionally William had to travel to Biddeford for supplies. In the northern part of that town, in what was described as "the last house" in Biddeford, lived Jonathan Rummery and his family. William was accustomed to spending the night with this family on his journey. Mrs. Rumery eventually asked him where he lived and if he was married. On learning that he was single, she wanted to know why he didn't get married. He had no particular reason. Having apparently made a favorable impression upon their nineteen year old daughter, Sarah, after the mother's questioning she followed him outside. Sarah asked him how many cattle he had, and finally made a direct suggestion that they should marry. William answered that he would like to think it over. He did this, and arriving at a favorable conclusion, they were married on his next trip to Biddeford. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Peletiah Tingley, a Baptist minister who had settled in North Waterborough, Maine. After the ceremony, he took her back to his home on horseback and in her honor built a new house of logs. This was at a spot by the side of the present main road {called Deering Ridge Road, of course} over Deering's Ridge.
Four of their seven children were born in this log cabin. In about 1783 he built a frame house on an adjacent site. About 1820, with the help of his sons, Nathaniel and Isaac, he built a new larger house near the first two. He lived here until his death in 1829. The following are abstracts, dated 3 April 1813, of York County Deeds showing how William divided up some of his land amongst his sons: 95:37 William Dearing sells to Nathaniel Dearing, both of Waterboro, for $200.00, a piece of land in Waterboro, being part of my homestead farm: beginning at NW corner of my said farm adjacent to lands of my sons Jonathan and William Dearing, Jr., Thence to run NE on the head of my land by land of said William Dearing {words obscure} width of my lot to the NE corner thereof thence to extend SE carrying the whole width of my said lot until fifty acres are made up and completed.
Generation No. 4
41. Clement6 Deering (Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) died Bef. 1775. He married Hannah Davis 23 Mar 1726/27, daughter of James Davis. Clement and his wife Hannah, lived in Rochester, N.H. She was the daughter of James Davis of Oyster River, N.H. Hannah died at the age of 77 years. And Clement is mentioned as "deceased" in 1775.
Child of Clement Deering and Hannah Davis is:
95 i. James7 Deering. He married Joanna Bef. 1776.
43. Roger6 Deering (Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1). He married Mary Littlefield Aft. 26 Sep 1741. Intentions to marry were published on 26 Sept 1741. (Note: In the Will mentioned below, Mary Deering wife of Roger Deering was the daughter of Mary Ball. Was Roger’s wifes maiden name Ball instead of Littlefield?
According to 'Old Kittery and her Families' The will of Mary Ball, dated 8 Feb 1744, names "Isabella Deering and Elizabeth (Deering) Gerrish children of Roger Deering and his wife Mary, my daughter," also "Mary (Deering) Frizzell, daughter of my said daughter Mary Deering," and " Mary Ball Gerrish daughter of my granddaughter Elizabeth Gerrish."
However, Elizabeth didn't married Eliot Gerrish until 1772, 28 years after Mary Ball's will was dated. Let's hope the date of the will is wrong.
Roger Deerings' will was dated 11 Sept 1792 and was probated 1 Apr 1794.
I haven't been able to connect her to the Edmund Littlefield of Wells, Maine family yet.
Children of Roger Deering and Mary Littlefield are:
96 i. Sarah7 Deering, baptized 10 Oct 1742. She married Richard Saywood 18 Apr 1788. She was not mentioned in her grandmothers' (Mary Ball) will.
97 ii. Mary Deering, baptized 01 Apr 1744. She married Thomas Frizell.
+ 98 iii. Roger Deering, born Bef. 22 Feb 1746/47.
+ 99 iv. Elizabeth Deering, born Bef. 13 Oct 1751.
100 v. Isabella Deering, baptized 17 Jan 1754. She married John Weeks 30 Nov 1777.
46. William6 Deering (John5, Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 16 Sep 1706. He married (1) Dorothy Mendum 13 Nov 1729, daughter of Jonathon Mendum and Sarah Downing. He married (2) Eunice Gunnison Aft. 22 Jul 1738, daughter of Elihu Gunnison and Mary Rawlins.
William was a noted carver and builder, building some of the best houses in Portsmouth, N.H.
Children of William Deering and Dorothy Mendum are:
+ 101 i. Ebenezer7 Deering, born 03 Jun 1730; died 06 Apr 1791.
+ 102 ii. Joanna Deering, born 12 Apr 1732.
103 iii. Dorothy Deering, born 26 Mar 1734; died 1734.
104 iv. Dorothy Deering, born 1735; died 1735.
105 v. William Deering, born 1736.
106 vi. Jonathon Deering, born 1737; died 1737.
Children of William Deering and Eunice Gunnison are:
107 i. Margaret7 Deering, born 26 Jul 1740. She met Samuel Norton Aft. 23 May 1761. Intentions to marry Samuel Norton was published 23 May 1761. According to 'Old Kittery and her Families' she "perhaps married Elihu Weeks in Portsmouth, N.H. 24 Jan 1765."
108 ii. William Deering, born 14 Aug 1741. He married Molly Caswell 05 Apr 1763.
109 iii. Dorothy Deering, born 15 Mar 1742/43. She married Thomas Brown.
110 iv. Eunice Deering, born 17 May 1744. She married Noah Parker 17 Aug 1763.
111 v. Elihu Deering, born 29 Nov 1746; died 1769.
112 vi. Simeon Deering, born 1749; died 1749.
113 vii. Andrew Deering, born 31 Dec 1751; died 1752.
114 viii. Mary Deering, born 22 Sep 1753.
115 ix. Elizabeth Deering. She married Samuel Odiorne.
47. John6 Deering (John5, Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 16 Jul 1710, and died 1758 in at sea. He married Anna Dunn 13 Mar 1731/32, daughter of Nicholas Dunn and Deborah Grindall.
John was a shipmaster. After John died at sea in 1758, Anna moved to Falmouth (now Portland, Me.) and married Deacon James Milk, a wealthy merchant and ship builder. Three of his children, from a previous marriage, married three of Anna's children.
His daughter Dorcas married Nathaniel Deering, son of Anna.
His daughter Eunice married John Deering, son of Anna
And his son, James Milk, Jr. married Mary Deering, daughter of Anna
I'm not sure if James and Anna married first or not.
Anna died on 7 Sept 1769.
Children of John Deering and Anna Dunn are:
116 i. Josiah7 Deering, born 06 Apr 1733 in Kittery, Me.; died 14 May 1733.
117 ii. Susannah Deering, born 11 Jun 1735 in Kittery, Me.. She married William Woodwood.
+ 118 iii. Nathaniel Deering, born 29 Jan 1735/36 in Kittery, Me.; died 14 Sep 1795.
+ 119 iv. John Deering, born 16 Nov 1738 in Kittery, Me.; died 04 Nov 1784.
120 v. Mary Deering, born 29 Jun 1740 in Kittery, Me.. She married James Milk.
121 vi. Anna Deering, born 16 May 1742 in Kittery, Me.. She married William Fullerton.
122 vii. Nicholas Deering, born 09 Apr 1744 in Kittery, Me.. Died young.
123 viii. Miriam Deering, born 04 Feb 1745/46 in Kittery, Me..
124 ix. Joshua Deering, born 23 Feb 1748/49 in Kittery, Me. Died young
125 x. Samuel Deering, born 16 Jul 1752 in Kittery, Me..
126 xi. Benjamin Deering, born May 1754 in Kittery, Me. Died young.
127 xii. Joseph Deering, born 03 Feb 1758 in Kittery, Me.; died 08 Dec 1779.
79. Joseph6 Deering (Clement5, Joseph4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 05 Mar 1738/39. He married Eleanor Knight 28 Oct 1765. NOTE: It's questionable if Eleanor's maiden name was Knight.
Child of Joseph Deering and Eleanor Knight is:
135 i. Joannah7 Deering, born Bef. 14 Oct 1770. She was baptized 14 Oct 1770.
Generation No. 5
98. Roger7 Deering (Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born Bef. 22 Feb 1746/47. He married Sarah Gerrish, daughter of William Gerrish and Sarah Mitchell. (Note: I haven’t been able to find her in the Mitchell Family)
Children of Roger Deering and Sarah Gerrish are:
+ 137 i. Roger8 Deering.
138 ii. Mary Deering. Named in grandfather's will. Unmarried in 1792
139 iii. Abigail Deering. She married William Seward or Sayward 03 Jun 1792.
99. Elizabeth7 Deering (Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was was baptized 13 Oct 1751. She married (1) Eliot Gerrish 16 Nov 1772. She married (2) Joseph Mitchell 15 Jul 1787. (Note: I haven’t been able to find him in the Mitchell Family)
Child of Elizabeth Deering and Eliot Gerrish is:
140 i. Mary Ball8 Gerrish.
101. Ebenezer7 Deering (William6, John5, Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 03 Jun 1730, and died 06 Apr 1791. He married (1) Mary Frost 14 Sep 1752, daughter of Charles Frost and Sarah Pepperrell. He married (2) Sarah Colender 30 Aug 1770.
He was an officer in the Revolutionary Army.
Children of Ebenezer Deering and Mary Frost are:
141 i. Andrew Pepperrell8 Deering, born 16 Jan 1754; died 1770 in London, England.
142 ii. Elliot Deering, born 27 May 1757; died 13 Sep 1811. He married Hannah Deering 18 Dec 1787. Elliot and his wife Hannah were cousins.
143 iii. William Deering, born 17 Jul 1759.
144 iv. Dorothy Deering, born 24 Mar 1761.
145 v. Sally Deering, born Mar 1763; died 1764.
146 vi. Nathaniel Deering, born 1764; died 1765.
147 vii. Simeon Deering, born 1766; died 1767.
148 viii. Marion Deering, born 1768; died 1772.
149 ix. Elihu Deering, born 21 May 1769. He married (#156) Anna Deering 27 Dec 1795. Elihu and his wife, Anna, were cousins. They had no Children.
Children of Ebenezer Deering and Sarah Colender are:
150 i. Dezier8 Deering, born 1771; died 1773.
151 ii. Charles William Deering, born 1773.
152 iii. John Deering, born 1774.
102. Joanna7 Deering (William6, John5, Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 12 Apr 1732. She married Samuel Landfair or Lanphear 25 Aug 1749.
Child of Joanna Deering and Samuel Lanphear is:
153 i. Dorothy Landfair or8 Lanphear, born 05 Jun 1753.
118. Nathaniel7 Deering (John6, John5, Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 29 Jan 1735/36 in Kittery, Me., and died 14 Sep 1795. He married Dorcas Milk 15 Oct 1764, daughter of Deacon James Milk.
He was a prominent merchant of Portland, Me. and a Captain in the Revolutionary War.
Children of Nathaniel Deering and Dorcas Milk are:
154 i. James8 Deering, born 23 Aug 1766; died 21 Sep 1850. He married Almira Ilsley 09 Mar 1789.
155 ii. Mary Deering, born 14 Feb 1770; died 26 May 1851. She married Edward Preble 17 Mar 1801.He was a Commodore of the U.S.Navy.
119. John7 Deering (John6, John5, Clement4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 16 Nov 1738 in Kittery, Me., and died 04 Nov 1784. He married Eunice Milk 08 Jun 1766, daughter of Deacon James Milk.
Child of John Deering and Eunice Milk is:
156 i. Anna8 Deering. She married (#149) Elihu Deering 27 Dec 1795. Elihu and his wife, Anna, were cousins. They had no Children.
Generation No. 6
137. Roger8 Deering (Roger7, Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1). He married Eady Wilson 03 Aug 1794, daughter of Edmund Wilson and Susanna Gunnison.
Roger’s will was probated 01 Jun 1835.
Children of Roger Deering and Eady Wilson are:
+ 163 i. Roger9 Deering, born 25 Apr 1795; died 12 Jan 1873.
+ 164 ii. Thomas Deering.
165 iii. Edmund W. Deering. He married (1) Mary Wilson. He married (2) Eunice Tobey 09 Jun 1822. Edmund and Eunice had at least 4 children.
+ 166 iv. Isaac Deering, born Abt. 1802; died 02 Jan 1867.
+ 167 v. Alpheus Deering, born 05 Jun 1806; died 25 Apr 1886.
168 vi. Eady Deering. She married Paul Chase 06 May 1828.
169 vii. Susan Deering. She married Jonathon Langton 04 Jan 1849.
170 viii. Sarah Deering. She married Asa Gunnison 05 Jun 1842.
171 ix. Mary Deering. Died young.
172 x. Hannah Deering, born Abt. 1812; died 31 Jan 1857. Died unmarried.
173 xi. Rosanna Deering. Died young
Generation No. 7
163. Roger9 Deering (Roger8, Roger7, Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 25 Apr 1795, and died 12 Jan 1873. He married Lucinda Boston 01 Dec 1824, daughter of John Boston and ? Moody.
Roger was in the fight of the Enterprise and Boxer in the War of 1812.
Children of Roger Deering and Lucinda Boston are:
183 i. Thomas Haven10 Deering, born 25 Oct 1825. He married (1) Helen A. Nevers. He married (2) Mary Jane Jenkins 01 Jul 1856.
184 ii. Roger Moody Deering, born 11 May 1827; died 29 Aug 1865 in Hudson, Miss.. He married Miss Breed of Lynn, Mass. Roger was a surgeon in the Army.
185 iii. Jane Seavey Deering, born 22 Feb 1829; died May 1887. Died unmarried.
186 iv. John Wentworth Deering, born 28 Mar 1831. He married (1) Martha A. Fenn Carter. He married (2) Lucy A. Kimball 03 Oct 1894.
187 v. Moses Howe Deering, born 05 Oct 1833. He married Priscilla Lord. She was of Ipswich, Mass. After her first husband, Moses died, she married his brother Geroge West Deering.
188 vi. Henry Livingston Deering, born 29 Aug 1835; died 02 Oct 1864 in Pensacola, Florida. Harvard M.S. Surgeon in Navy. Died unmarried.
189 vii. George West Deering, born 26 Jul 1837. He married Priscilla Lord. She was of Ipswich, Mass. After her first husband, Moses died, she married his brother Geroge West Deering.
190 viii. Marcia Lucinda Deering, born 26 May 1840. She married Horatio Whitten of Portland, Me.
191 ix. Charles Sumner Deering, born 26 Mar 1845.
192 x. Annie Augusta Deering, born Sep 1850. She married John L. Kimball.
164. Thomas9 Deering (Roger8, Roger7, Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1). He married Louise Gilbert. Lived in Boston, Mass.
Children of Thomas Deering and Louise Gilbert are:
193 i. George10 Deering.
194 ii. Theodore Deering.
166. Isaac9 Deering (Roger8, Roger7, Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1802, and died 02 Jan 1867. He married Rebecca Wilson 17 Oct 1832. Isaac was a Captain.
Children of Isaac Deering and Rebecca Wilson are:
+ 195 i. Abram10 Deering, born Abt. 1833; died 24 Aug 1873 in Lost at Sea.
196 ii. Franklin Deering.
197 iii. Elizabeth Deering. She married (1) John J. Phillips. She married (2) Carlton.
198 iv. Carlton Deering.
167. Alpheus9 Deering (Roger8, Roger7, Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born 05 Jun 1806, and died 25 Apr 1886. He married Hannah B. Hutchings 05 Apr 1830.
Children of Alpheus Deering and Hannah Hutchings are:
199 i. Harriet Clark10 Deering, born 18 Sep 1830. She married Darius F. Williams.
200 ii. Rosanna Deering, born 03 Nov 1832. She married Horace Mardon of Portsmouth, N.H.
201 iii. Alpheus Thurston Deering, born 30 Jan 1835; died 10 Sep 1835.
202 iv. George Edmund Deering, born 10 Sep 1836; died 28 Nov 1835 in at sea.
203 v. Sarah C.D. Deering, born 10 Dec 1838. Umarried
204 vi. Joseph Orlando Deering, born 22 Nov 1840. He married Eunice Williams of York, Me
205 vii. Mary J.H. Deering, born 19 Nov 1842. She married Josiah Williams 22 May 1864.
206 viii. Charlotte M. Deering, born 23 Dec 1844; died 26 Aug 1865.
207 ix. Clara W. Deering, born 12 Jun 1847; died 11 Apr 1848.
208 x. James Alpheus Deering, born 14 Jun 1849; died 01 Sep 1849.
209 xi. Albion Deering, born 13 Sep 1851; died 03 Oct 1851.
195. Abram10 Deering (Isaac9, Roger8, Roger7, Roger6, Clement5, ROGER4, ROGER3, THOMAS2, GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1833, and died 24 Aug 1873 in Lost at Sea. He married Elizabeth Martin 17 Dec 1855. Elizabeth died on 31 July 1867 at the age of 33 years 4 months.
Child of Abram Deering and Elizabeth Martin is:
228 i. Edward C.11 Deering, born Abt. 1857; died 24 Aug 1873 in Lost at Sea with his father.
Endnotes
1. {Old Kittery and Her Familes, pg.338}