York County, ME 1840 U.S. Federal Census Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/me/york/1840 This Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Robert E. Lane for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1840 CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1840 MICROFILM #M704- STATE MAINE COUNTY YORK ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- NOTE: When taking the 1840 census, the enumerators listed the living pensioners of the Revolutionary War or other military service on the back side of the population schedules. They included their ages and who they were living with at the time. These returns were published by authority of an act of congress in 1841. Printed by Blair & Rives, Washington, D.C. The printed book groups the names according to the towns they lived in. This transcription is presented in alphabetical order, with towns included, as an aid to researchers. ========================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1840 STATE: MAINE COUNTY: York MICROFILM#: M704- DISTRICT: All ENUMERATOR: Not written CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1840 ========================================================================================================================================================= FILE Name of Pensioner Whom Living With PAGE LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE LAST NAME FIRST NAME TOWN TRANSCRIBER REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================= 1 16 Allen Barsham 76 Allen Barsham South Berwick . 1 67 Allen Jacob 82 Allen Jacob North Berwick . 1 68 Applebee Simeon 88 Applebee Benjamin North Berwick . 2 70 Baker Mary 88 Fernald Mark York . 2 66 Banks Sarah 88 Banks Sarah York . 2 109 Bean James R. 67 Bean James R. Hollis . 1 13 Beedle Henry 80 Beedle Henry South Berwick . 1 14 Berdens Timothy 76 Brooks John South Berwick . 2 27 Berry Josiah 78 Berry Joseph Limerick . 2 65 Berry Abigail 73 Berry Abigail York . 2 102 Berry Timothy 87 Berry Timothy Cornish . 2 3 Black Josiah 89 . . Limington . 2 79 Bocker Aaron 88 Voudy William York . 2 26 Boothby Elizabeth 80 Boothby Elizabeth Limerick . 2 55 Boster Jonathan 86 Stone Harriet Kennebunk . 2 39 Boston Thomas 77 Littlefield Elijah Kennebunk Port . 2 5 Brackett Joshua 78 . . Limington . 2 124 Brackett Joshua 82 Brackett Joshua Acton . 2 108 Bradesh Edmund 49 Bradesh Edmund Hollis . 2 52 Bragden John 86 Bragden Enoch Kennebunk . 2 67 Bridges Daniel 79 Beedle John York . 1 54 Brown James 83 Chase Edmund Parsonsfield . 2 103 Brown Moody 75 Brown Moody Cornish . 1 81 Burbank John 88 Goodwin Reuben Lyman . 1 58 Campnell William 80 Moulton Nathan, Jr. Parsonsfield . 2 111 Carll Ebenezer 82 Carll Robert Hollis . 1 6 Carpenter Thomas 76 Carpenter Thomas Waterborough . 1 23 Chadbourn Seammon 85 Chadbourn Seammon South Berwick . 1 53 Chadbourn Levi 82 Chadbourn Levi Parsonsfield . 1 79 Chadbourn Simeon 91 Chadbourn Simeon Lyman . 2 114 Chamberlain John 90 to 100 Dennett Orin Buxton . 1 11 Chamberlin Mary 80 Seaver Josiah W. South Berwick . 2 68 Chick Isaac 81 Chick Adrial York . 1 83 Clark William 88 Clark William Lyman . 2 4 Clark Ephraim 84 . . Limington . 2 33 Clark Patience 88 Clark Jonathan Lebanon . 2 131 Clark Charles G. 75 Clark Charles G. Berwick . 1 85 Coffin Isaac 84 Coffin Issaac Lyman . 1 71 Colby Ebenezer 81 Colby Ebenezer Newfield . 2 35 Cook Sarah 87 Wentworth Samuel Lebanon . 2 36 Currier Abraham 81 Currier Nathaniel Kennebunk Port . 1 56 Davis Josiah 90 Hale Enoch Parsonsfield . 2 53 Day Mehitable 87 Walker John, Jr. Kennebunk . 1 3 Deshon Moses 76 Deshon Moses Waterborough . 2 69 Donnell Abigail 79 Donnell Deborah York . 2 129 Downs Aaron 79 Downs Aaron Berwick . 2 117 Dresser Richard 81 Dresser Paul Buxton . 2 6 Dyer Isaac 82 . . Limington . 1 55 Eastman Jacob 77 Eastman Jacob Parsonsfield . 2 105 Eastman Daniel 83 Eastman Daniel Cornish . 1 31 Eaton William 85 Eaton William Wells . 2 8 Edgerly Richard 79 . . Limington . 2 60 Emerson Samuel 76 Emerson Samuel Kennebunk . 2 125 Farnham Ralph 84 Farnham Ralph Acton . 2 96 Fernald Elizabeth 79 Fernald Hiram Elliot . 2 64 Fisher Jacob 78 Fisher Jacob Kennebunk . 2 7 Foss Elias 74 . . Limington . 2 9 Foss Susannah 85 . . Limington . 2 95 Foster Parker 79 Foster Parker Elliot . 2 134 Foye Moses 79 Foye Moses, Jr. Berwick . 2 85 Frost Elliot 79 Frost Elliot Elliot . 2 87 Frost Sarah 76 Frost Joshua Elliot . 1 27 Gawen Mary 73 Goodwin James Wells . 2 110 Gilford John 76 Gilford John Hollis . 2 56 Gillpatrick Joseph 77 Gillpatrick Joseph Kennebunk . 1 75 Gilpatrick Joshua 82 Goodwin Benjamin Lyman . 1 40 Goodwin Eunice 72 Lard John Sanford . 1 84 Goodwin Amaziah 77 Goodwin James Lyman . 2 28 Goodwin Mary 76 Goodwin Mary Lebanon . 2 31 Goodwin Reuben 79 Goodwin Reuben Lebanon . 2 34 Goodwin Ruth 74 Goodwin Ruth Lebanon . 1 49 Googins Stephen 86 Googins Alexander Saco . 2 88 Goold Alexander 88 Goold Alexander Elliot . 2 89 Goold John 85 Goold Hiram Elliot . 2 11 Gove Lois 70 . . Limington . 2 32 Gowell Susan . Goodwin Wentworth Lebanon . 1 50 Grace John 79 Grace Moses Saco . 1 76 Grant Silas 86 Grant Peter Lyman . 2 72 Grant Abigail 94 Grant Joshua, Jr. York . 1 8 Hamilton John 75 Hamilton John Waterborough . 1 69 Hamilton Jonathan 85 Henderson Abraham North Berwick . 2 38 Hanscom Robert 77 Hanscom Sally Kennebunk Port . 1 82 Hanscomb Uriah 59 Davis Felard Lyman . 2 13 Harvey Libby 76 Harvey Libby Limington . 1 33 Hatch David 79 Hatch David Wells . 1 19 Hearl John 85 Hearl John South Berwick . 2 30 Hersom Samuel 77 Hersom Nathaniel Lebanon . 2 12 Higgins Walter 75 . . Limington . 2 90 Hill Rebecca 76 Fogg William Elliot . 2 107 Hill Noah 50 to 60 Hill Noah Hollis . 1 28 Hilton Joseph 85 Hilton Joseph Wells . 1 32 Hobbs Abigail 72 Hobbs James Wells . 2 122 Hopkins Solomon 85 Cole Hannah Biddeford . 2 21 Hopkinson Caleb 94 Spencer Joshua Limington . 1 47 Horn Jonathan 85 Ross Simon Shapleigh . 2 126 Horn Daniel 88 Horn Frederick Acton . 2 135 Horsaw Jonathan 83 Horsaw Jonathan Berwick . 2 127 Hubbard Jonathan 78 Lord John Acton . 2 37 Huff Daniel 86 Huff Daniel Kennebunk Port . 1 37 Hurton John 77 Hurton John Sanford . 1 4 Hutchens Abigail 87 Hutchens Abigail Waterborough . 1 38 Jacobs Hepribeth 85 Jacobs Theodore Sanford . 1 12 Jay Lydia 92 Jay Ivory South Berwick . 1 26 Jefferd Samuel M. 77 Jefferd Samuel Wells . 2 10 Kendall Mary 76 . . Limington . 1 2 Knight Jonathan 77 Knight Simeon C. Waterborough . 2 94 Knight Elizabeth 79 Knight Elizabeth Elliot . 2 86 Knowlton Dorcas 69 Knowlton Dorcas Elliot . 1 9 Lassell Caleb 79 Parcher Ivory Waterborough . 1 39 Leavitt Betsey 72 Littlefield Daniel L. Sanford . 2 22 Leavitt Mary 79 Leavitt Mary Limerick . 2 23 Libby Nathaniel 77 Libby Nathaniel, Esq. Limerick . 1 29 Littlefield Miriam 85 Littlefield Joseph, 3d Wells . 2 2 Littlefield Joanna 72 Littlefield Joanna Lyman . 2 61 Littlefield Dorothy 92 Taylor Jesse Kennebunk . 2 76 Littlefield Susannah 81 Plaisted Samuel, Jr. York . 1 57 Lord Wentworth 84 Lord Wentworth Parsonsfield . 1 80 Lord Elizabeth 78 Lord Elizabeth Lyman . 2 25 Lord Hannah 77 Lord Hannah Limerick . 2 51 Lord Daminicus 79 Lord Daminicus Kennebunk . 2 130 Lord Samuel 80 Lord Samuel Berwick . 1 18 Marr Lydia 72 Bennett Reuben South Berwick . 2 128 Marsh Stephen 79 Marsh Thomas D. Acton . 2 74 McDaniel Susannah 74 Norton Robert York . 1 7 McKenney Sarah 74 McKenney Rufus Waterborough . 2 73 Mendum Anna 81 Mendum William York . 2 42 Merrill Jacob 81 Merrill Jacob Kennebunk Port . 2 40 Miller Lemuel 89 Miller Lemuel Kennebunk Port . 2 41 Millet John 77 Millet John Kennebunk Port . 2 120 Moore Elizabeth 77 Moore John Biddeford . 1 74 Murphey Thomas 85 Murphey Joseph Lyman . 1 22 Nasan Betsey 81 Nasan Betsey South Berwick . 2 43 Nason Edward 85 Nason James Kennebunk Port . 1 24 Nealey Benjamin 58 Nealey Benjamin South Berwick . 1 59 Newbegin George 76 Newbegin George Parsonsfield . 2 100 O'Brion John 78 O'Brion William L. Cornish . 1 20 Peirce Peace 69 Peirce Samuel South Berwick . 1 21 Peirce Hannah 81 Peirce Hannah South Berwick . 1 60 Pendexter Thomas 68 Pendexter Thomas Parsonsfield . 1 35 Penny Benjamin 79 Penny Benjamin Wells . 2 58 Perkins Oliver 42 Perkins Oliver Kennebunk . 2 75 Perkins Pelatiah 86 Perkins Pelatiah York . 2 118 Plasted Roger 86 Plasted Roger Buxton . 2 80 Prince Dinah 105 Woodward George York . 1 41 Quint John 79 Quint John Sanford . 1 73 Raymond Nathan 86 Eldreg Francis Lyman . 1 10 Rhodes Moses 74 Rhodes Moses Waterborough . 2 1 Rhodes Jacob 76 Rhodes Jacob Lyman . 1 1 Ricker Noah 78 Ricker Noah Waterborough . 1 78 Ricker Rebecca 83 Ricker George W. Lyman . 2 29 Robberts Love 88 Robberts Love Lebanon . 1 72 Roberts Paul 78 Roberts Nathaniel Newfield . 1 77 Roberts Jeremiah 86 Roberts Jeremiah Lyman . 2 15 Robinson Deborah 77 Robinson Eliakim Limington . 2 16 Rose Joseph 78 Rose Ambrose P. Limington . 1 48 Ross Jonathan 91 Ross Gideon Shapleigh . 1 17 Sargent Charles 86 Sargent Charles South Berwick . 2 99 Sargent Charity 76 Sargent Henry Kittery . 2 101 Sargent Chase 83 Sargent William Cornish . 2 19 Sawyer Ebenezer 82 Sawyer Ebenezer Limington . 2 116 Sawyer Jabez 72 Sawyer Jabez Buxton . 2 91 Scriggins Thomas 76 Staples John Elliot . 2 78 Sevey Eliakim 77 Sevey John York . 1 43 Shackford Samuel 79 Shackford Christoper Sanford . 1 42 Shaw Samuel 83 Shaw Samuel M. Sanford . 2 77 Shaw Abraham 77 Shaw Abraham York . 2 83 Simpson Lucy 82 Simpson Lucy Elliot . 2 17 Small Elizabeth 81 Small Elizabeth Limington . 2 18 Small Daniel 80 Small Daniel Limington . 1 5 Smith Elizabeth 85 Thing Abner Waterborough . 2 44 Smith Samuel 91 Small Andrew Kennebunk Port . 2 92 Spinney Hannah 86 Witham Jedediah Elliot . 2 84 Stacey Eunice 80 Stacey Eunice Elliot . 1 66 Stacpole Absalom 88 Stacpole Absalom North Berwick . 2 121 Staples Louisa 77 Staples Louisa Biddeford . 2 63 Stephens Jowel 94 Stephens Luther Kennebunk . 1 15 Stevens Peliliah 83 Welch John South Berwick . 2 98 Stevens John 82 Parker Theodore Kittery . 1 61 Stone John 82 Stone John Parsonsfield . 2 45 Stone Jonathan 77 Stone Jonathan Kennebunk Port . 1 30 Stuart Daniel 87 Stuart Joseph Wells . 2 14 Sutton Lois 76 Meserve Rufus Limington . 2 113 Tarbox Carll 70 to 80 Tarbox Gilbert Hollis . 2 133 Tebbets Ephraim 78 Tebbets James, 2d Berwick . 2 20 Thomas Spencer 76 Thomas Spencer Limington . 2 46 Thompson James 78 Thompson James Kennebunk Port . 2 47 Thompson Nathan 86 Thompson Nathan Kennebunk Port . 2 106 Thompson Joseph M. 88 Thompson Benjamin, Dr. Cornish . 1 70 Tibbets Simeon 88 Tibbets Silvester Newfield . 1 62 Towle Thomas 98 Towle Thomas Parsonsfield . 2 62 Towne Joseph 78 Stephen Elias Kennebunk . 2 57 Treadwell Susan 83 Treadwell Joshua E. Kennebunk . 1 44 Tripp Robert 76 Tripp Robert Sanford . 1 51 Tyler Abraham 77 Tyler Abraham Saco . 2 54 Wakefield Hannah 77 Wakefield Joshua Kennebunk . 1 25 Warren Aaron 83 Warren Walter Wells . 1 46 Warren Keziah 81 Pitts John Shapleigh . 2 24 Warren Daniel 75 Warren Daniel Limerick . 2 112 Warren Joshua 83 Warren Joshua Hollis . 2 59 Watterhouse Hannah 84 Watterhouse Joseph Kennebunk . 2 81 Weare Jeremiah 83 Weare Jeremiah York . 1 52 Wedgwood Noah 81 Allen Henry Parsonsfield . 1 65 Wentworth Ichabod 52 Wentworth Ichabod North Berwick . 2 132 Wentworth Timothy 93 Wentworth Timothy Berwick . 1 36 Wheelwright Joseph 88 Wheelwright Joseph Wells . 2 93 Wherren Peggy 79 Lydston John Elliot . 1 63 Wiggin Nathan 80 Wiggin Nathan Parsonsfield . 2 48 Wildes Benjamin 78 Wildes Thomas Kennebunk Port . 1 34 Williams Joseph 90 Williams Moses Wells . 2 97 Wilson Betsey 82 Wilson Betsey Kittery . 1 64 Wingate Jonathan 82 Wedgwood Lot Parsonsfield . 2 49 Wise Daniel 78 Wise Daniel Kennebunk . 2 71 Witham Elizabeth 83 Grow Luther York . 2 115 Woodman James 87 Woodman James Buxton . 2 119 Woodman Joshua 83 Woodman Joshua Buxton . 2 104 Wormwood James 87 Wormwood James Cornish . 1 45 Worster William 86 Worster Samuel Sanford . 2 50 Young Patty 74 Young Patty Kennebunk . 2 82 Young Hannah 83 Young Hannah York . 2 123 Zouldthwait Elizabeth 62 Cole Jacob R. 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