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Maj. Darling Huntress Esq.
b. 9 March 1756, d. 26 May 1839Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. was born at Berwick, York Co, Maine, on 9 March 1756. He was the son of Darling Huntress and Love Hearl. Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. was baptized at First Church, Berwick, York Co, Maine, on 15 March 1756.
He married, first, at Second Church, Berwick, York Co, Maine, on 13 January 1778, at age 21, Mary Warren, (both) of Berwick and sister of his sister Keziah's husband Aaron, and sister of his brother William's wife Elizabeth Rhoda, and sister of his cousin George's wife Jane, ceremony performed by Matthew Merriam.
Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. (of Shapleigh) married, second, as her second husband at Wells, York Co, Maine, on 13 September 1801, at age 45, Dorothy Cousins, of Wells and widow of Hubbard, ceremony performed by Rev. Nathaniel H. Fletcher.
Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. married, third, as early as in 1824, Phebe Chadburne.13 Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. died on 26 May 1839 at age 83.
Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. was a mill owner. Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. was town treasurer. He served as an officer in the militia. Maj. Darling Huntress Esq. was a mason.
He had entered on the proprietor's lands in Shapleigh before 1781 and built a house there and offered in that year to settle with the proprietors provided they would give him a 100-acre lot in the third division where his house stood. They assigned him the westerly half of lot 10, range 3 in the third division. He subsequently acquired other large tracts and was one of the leading townsmen.
He resided at Shapleigh, York Co, Maine, in 1781.
Darling "Huntrus" was listed as the head of a family on the 1790 Census at Shapleigh, York Co, Maine. In his family were two males over 16 years of age (Darling and unk), three under (Nahum, Timothy and Asa), and three females (Mary, Jane and Darling). (The baby, Darling, was evidently enumerated as a female).
He was listed in the Massachusetts and Maine 1798 Direct Tax (1 house, 20 perches, $180; 32 acres, $320; and 35 acres, $105) on 1 October 1798 at Berwick, York Co, Maine.
Darling Huntress was listed as the head of a family on the 1800 Census at Shapleigh, York Co, Maine. In his family were one male under 10 (unk), two between 10 and 16 (Darling and Asa), one between 16 and 26 (Timothy), one between 26 and 45 (Darling), and one over 45 (probably his father Darling), one female under 10 (Lovey), one between 16 and 26 (Jane), one between 26 and 45 (Mary, 47), and one over 45 (probably Love (Hearl) Huntress).
Darling Huntress, Esq.. Was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census at Shapleigh, York Co, Maine. In his family were one male less than 10 years of age (Simon), one between 16 and 26 (Darling or Asa), one 45 and over (Darling), three females less than 10 years of age (Mary, Eliza and Olive), one between 16 and 26 (Lovey), one 45 and over (Dorothy). Either Asa or Darling was not enumerated.
Darling "Huntriss, Esq." Was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Shapleigh, York Co, Maine. In his family were one male under 10 years of age (Otis Robinson), two between 16 and 26 (unk), one between 26 and 45 (Darling or Asa), one over 45 (Darling), one female between 10 and 16 (Olive), two between 16 and 26 (Eliza and Mary), one between 26 and 45 (Lovey), and one over 45 (Dorothy). Simon was not enumerated.
Darling Huntress was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Shapleigh, York Co, Maine. In his family were, one male between 10 and 15 (unk), one between 15 and 20 (Otis Robinson), one between 70 and 80 (Darling), one female between 20 and 30 (Olive), one between 50 and 60 (Phebe), one between 70 and 80 (unk).
His will dated 20 December 1834, proved 1 Jul 1839, mentions his wife Phebe Huntriss and all his children, except Abigail, Levi and Simon, viz.: children of his son Nahum, deceased, Noah Huntriss, Martha Libbey, Levi Huntriss, Darling Huntriss, Jr., Simon Huntriss and Dorothy Huntriss, son Timothy Huntriss, daughter Jane Ricker, son Asa Huntriss, son Darling Huntriss, if alive, daughter Lovey Ross, daughter Mary Linscott, daughter Eliza Ross, daughter Olive Garvin, son Otis Robinson Huntriss.
According to Hardon, information about their family is from their family Bible in possession, 1930, of Charles Otis Huntress, of Shapleigh, York Co, Maine.
The will of James Warren mentions "my daughter Mary Huntress"
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