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New Sharon Remembered, published by The Town History Committee, New Sharon, Maine, 1981, revised by Harold Kearney and Marie Kearney for the New Sharon Historical Society, 1989, printed by Wilton Printed Products, Wilton, Maine 1989.
P.3 "New Sharon, first called Carr's Plantation, then the Township of Unity, and finally, the Town of New Sharon, was settled as early as 1782. Early records on file at the Maine State Archives in Augusta list the "Return of the Inhabitants on Sandy River, 1790". This would indicate that the founders of New Sharon started clearing the land a year or two before they moved here with their families. The full roster of these earliest settlers, showing the date they began work and the date they returned to settle is clearly shown in the following facsimile".
That facsimile appears on pages 3 & 4, not easy to read, however comparing it to the list that appears alphabetically on pages 8-14, which includes the data on pages 3 & 4, and also known settlers up through 1800, I find that in ALL instances, except one, the individuals on pages 3 & 4 appear in the list on pages 8-14. That exception is a "Martha Yeaton, begun and moved, 1784", yet she does NOT appear on the list on pages 8-14, but we do find there "Philip Yeaton, South of Cape Cod Hill (lot 19s) (Known as the Ralph Dyer place) (Between the old Eben & Abel Russel places), present owner [1989], Faith Dyer.
So who was this Martha Yeaton ? She appears to be the only female on that early list of settlers as reported in that 1790 listing. Was she the Mother of Philip who d. 4/13/1863, age 90, so b. about 1773, and John who d. 2/22/1839, age 68, so b. 1770-1771 ? They would have been underage in 1790 to be "head of household". Did Martha remarry between 1784-1790? These dates for Philip & John confirmed by a reading of their gravestones in the New Sharon Village Cemetery 8/19/2006. Philips wife Patience Bowley d. 10/6/1846, age 67 years, 7 months, so b. about 3/1779. I would suspect she is a sister of Benjamin S. Bowley who d. 5/17/1853, age 68 years, 7 mos, so b. 10/1784, also buried there.
Prince Baker of Pembroke, MA came to New Sharon in 1782 by way of Readfield, ME, "moved on" his land 1783. The other three who became the original proprietors with him were from Hallowell, ME, they being James Carr, Samuel Dutton, and Nathaniel Dummer, Esq.. Baker bought 5900 acres, or 1/4th of the tract, the other 3 men bought the other 3/4ths as "tenants in common", but never moved to New Sharon. The land was laid out in 100 acre tracts and sold for $5. plus the expense of surveying the land, which was $20.per lot. One might suspect a goodly number of the folks who bought those lots came from in and around the Hallowell area. By 1798 some of the lots were sold for as much as $150.
James Howe came from Cape Cod, MA in 1789, and settled on the hill south of the river which came to be called Cape Cod Hill, the area in which Philip Yeatons lot was located. Benjamin and Ruhama Smith came from Martha's Vineyard sometime about 1784 or 1785. John Yeatons wife Temperance Cathcart was b. at West Tisbury, Dukes, Marth's Vineyard, but I see no other reference to any other Cathcarts settling at New Sharon. But perhaps others were from Martha's Vineyard. Benjamin Bowley and wife Jane lived near Cape Cod Hill at Bowleys Corner, southwest of the hill. Two Bowleys came to New Sharon between 1781 & 1787, Benjamin and Gideon, presumably one of them the father of the Benjamin S. b. about 10/1784 who had a wife Jane.
P. 15 "Another of the very earliest settlers in the region was Jonathan Rust, who later changed his name to Jonathan Russ. The notation in the record states "begun year 1781 moved the same time on said land". The 1790 census places him in New Sharon where he apparently lived until 1803 when he, with his wife, Mary and family, moved to Farmington Falls." Jonathan Russ appears in one list as the Town Clerk in 1794. This Russ/Rust data may tie in with other data some are working on, a Daniel Russ intent's, Bristol, ME, 10/23/1799 with a Mary Yeaton, both of Bristol, later at New Milford (Alna), ME.
Lots of Teagues in the New Sharon Village Cemetery and an Asa Teague filed intent's at Nobleboro with a "Mrs. Polly Yeaton 7/13/1793, both b. 1765-1764 based on census data at Nobleboro 1810 and 1820. I neglected to copy the Teague gravestone data, having forgotten that Teague/Yeaton connection.
Polly, I believe, was oftimes a nickname for "Martha", as well as "Mary".
In 1807 John and Philip Yeaton were both taxpayers in New Sharon.
An 1861 map in the town offices shows at Cape Cod Hill a John Yeaton, an A. K. P. Yeaton (also how his name appears on his gravestone), and an Addison Yeaton. The other side of town in District 6, a Thomas Yeaton appears.
Other records checked indicate no Yeatons in the Civil War from New Sharon, none associated with the Congregational Church, and no Yeatons appear on a 1910 map. None in WW I, WW II or the Korean War.
The population of New Sharon went from 130 in 1790 to 1732 in 1850, 1731 in 1860, 1451 in 1870, 1306 in 1880, 1064 in in 1890, 946 in 1900 dropped into the 700's 1930-1970, and was at 969 in 1980.
Parts of Industry and Mercer, ME were connected to New Sharon at one time.
Asa Reed came to New Sharon in the 1790's, nothing more specific in the booklet, to the back side of the Smith Road off Cape Cod Hill. Other notes indicate of New Sharon 1803-1804, up the road at Strong, ME in 1817, d. at Phillips, Franklin, ME in 1849 m. at Nobleboro by Rev. David Dennis 3/29/1801 a Sarah/Sally Yeaton who was of Bristol, ME when they married. Asa Read/Reed's mother was Susanna Rollins, one would suspect some connection to a LOT of Rollins who settled in New Sharon in the 1780's, Benjamin, Sr., Benjamin, Jr., James, Joseph, John, Joshua, Samuel, Sr., Samuel, Jr., and Stephen Rollins. By far the largest number of any surname to settle there.
I'm sure more data can be gleaned from records and cemetery data at New Sharon, but my better half was ready for some "antiquing".
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