David Marsh's Purchase townships also known as EPR (East of the
Penobscot River) surveyed by Samuel Livermore
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| Township #1 EPR |
Bucksport June 27, 1792 from Buckstown Plantation from Township 2 EPR |
| Township #2 EPR |
Orland February 21, 1800 from Township 2 EPR |
| Township #3 EPR | Penobscot Incorporated February 23, 1787 from Majabigwaduce Plantation, also known as Plantation Number Three. |
| Township #4 EPR |
Sedgwick incorporated on January 14, 1789 from the township of Naskeag or T4, EPR |
| Township #5 EPR |
Blue Hill incorporated on February 02, 1789 from Blue Hill Bay Plantation aka Newport Plantation |
| Township #6 EPR |
Surry incorporated on June 21, 1803 from the Township T6 EPR |
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Township #1 EUR |
Trenton 1789 February 16, 1789
- to Eben Thorndike Tract of land lying in said Territory of Sagadahock, on the East side of Mount desert River now called Union River, beginning at a spruce tree marked about eight miles up said River on the East Side thereof, and marked A on the Plat exhibited, and thence extending Due East by Compass six miles, from thence south to the sea about five miles then Westerly along the seashore to the said River, and up said River to the Spruce aforesaid; |
| Township #2 EUR | Sullivan February 16, 1789
- to David Bean Tract of Land before mentioned and beginning at the north East corner of No One, and running Due East along a line which is to be continued as a General Boundary Line North of all these Towns, Eight Miles thence Due South until it meets the North Side Line of No three then Due West along said Line to the seashore and along the same to the South East corner of No One thence North by the same to the first point. |
| Township #3 EUR | Gouldsboro February 16, 1789 A line shall be run from the mouth of a stream which falls from a large Pond, into the Bay next to No Two, marked in the Plan D East by Compass unto the Bay in which Capt Frost is settled; That the said Line be equally divided, and at the Point of the Division, another Line be run North by Compass to the bounding Line of the township on the North Side and South indefinitely; which Line shall be Determined to the Southward by a point from which a Line being run Westward to the first mentioned Bay, may together with the said North and South Line, as to the East, and the said Bounding Line of the township to the North, and the Shore of the said Bay to the West, Inclose one equal and equitable Fourth Part of the Township; Regard being had to the quality as well as the quantity of the Land so Inclosed. And Mr. Jones and Mr. Frye the surveyors heretofore employed in Surveying these towns, shall run the said lines, and determine the said South Boundary of the said Fourth Part as aforesaid; & shall make their return upon Oath if the same shall be required And if they cannot agree concerning the settling and running the said South Line, they shall all in a third Person, by whose arbitration the Thing shall be finally determined. |
| Township #4 EUR | Steuben February 27, 1795 Tract of Land aforementioned beginning at a point on the East Side of the Creek marked K opposite to the point that makes the north east corner of No three at No 845 of the Survey and from thence along the seashore Easterly to the West Side of the mouth of a creek marked X No 1138 of the Survey and from the first mentioned point and also from the Last mentioned point by lines due North unto the Great East and West boundary Line and along the same until the Lines meet, |
| Township #5 EUR | Harrington June 17, 1797 Tract of land adjoining to the tract of land before mentioned and beginning at the North East corner of No. four and running by the great East and West boundary line unto the East End of the thirty third mile from Union River, from thence South unto the sea, and from thence along the Seashore Westerly to the East side Line of No four, and along that line to the first point. |
| Township #6 EUR | Addison February 14, 1797 Tract of Land adjoining to the tract of land before mentioned and beginning at the North East boundary of No Five and running along the great East and West Boundary Line five miles, and from thence South about Seven miles to the West side of a River, near to which is a slooping spruce marked W on the Plat, and down the said River, and along the Sea Coast Westerly to the East Line of No Five, then North up that Line to the first point. |
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| Township #7 EPR |
Ellsworth incorporated as a town on February 26, 1800 from Plantation Number 7 |
| Township #8 EPR | Dedham incorporated on February 7, 1837 from a
portion of township T8 Otis incorporated on March 19, 1835 from the township T8 EPR |