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From: Mary Norton <>
Subject: Re: Clark's from Matinicus
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 07:46:22 -0500
References: <60.789f76b.270ffb85@aol.com>


The book "Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - Penobscot Bay" by Charles and Carol
Evarts McLane (revised edition, 1997) devotes 20 pages to Matinicus. This is what
I found re: Halls:

Henrietta Hall from Matinicus taught school on the island from 1896 through 1897.
In 96 she taught the winter term for 13 weeks with 33 students for a salary of
$7.50.
97 winter term for 14 weeks, same salary, same # students. 97 spring term 8
weeks,$6.00, 27 students. 97 summer term, 8 weeks, $6.00, 25 students. Also the
teachers' room and board were paid for by the Matinicus Plantation, about $2.50
per week although since Henrietta was from the island this might not have
applied. "The subjects Hennrietta Hall taught in the winter of 96 were:
arithmetic, penmanship, reading and spelling (to all), geography (to 13), grammar
(to 12), algebra (to 5), composition (to 4), history (to 8) and physiology (to
4)." A Freeman Hall ran a facility on the harbor in the 1830s for which he built
a stone wharf (I think the facility included a post office and general store).

Federal Census: Ebenezer Hall, age 45+, household of 12 (1790), 4M/3F (1800),
1M/2F (1810). Ebenezer Hall, Jr -45, 1800 2/2, 1810, 4/2. James Hall -26 1800
2/2, 1810 4/5, 1820 7/4. John Hall, farmer, -45 1810 4/4, 1820 5/2. George Hall
-45 1810 4/3. David Hall, 24 (Susan), farmer 1810 3/2, 1820 5/5 (note that David
Hall moved to Criehaven before 1830). Susanna Hall 1820 0/1. Walter Hall, 40, and
Eliza 1870 1/1. Harris? Hall, 37, and Permilia 1880 3/3.

1867 Matinicus Valuations: Freeman Hall real estate $500, personal property $70,
2 ox ( $20.each), 2 cows ($15 each), 12 sheep ($1.50 each), 9/25 shares of land
on Harbor Point worth $100. Ezra Hall (a non-resident) had 22 sheep on Ragged
Island (he owned 1/8 of the island which was worth $267.).

1891 Matinicus Valuations: James E. Hall $70. boat and a parlor organ $20 (there
were 4 parlor organs on the island that year, one owned by one of my ancestors).

The Hall family was directly involved in one of the most famous island massacres
which took place in 1757. Ebenezer Hall, the first permanent settler on Matinicus
was murdered and his wife and children carried off after he persisted in burning
over the nearby Green Islands to improve the hay, despite several formal protests
by Indians who collected birds' eggs and grass on these islands. The children
were never recovered by the widow was ransomed in due course and returned to
Windham, Maine according to an account in "Historical Sketch of Windham Maine,
1897". The episode is also described in "Bangor Historical Magazine", VII:
114/1658. (p9 of McLane book cited above). Continuing on p. 23, Ebenezer Hall Jr
to whom Ebenezer Sr. had deeded the island together with its buildings and 25 head
of cattle, was not on the island at the time of the massacre but returned in the
early 1760s to take up his inheritance. He was joined in 1765 by his
brother-in-law Abraham Young of York (Ebenezer Jr. had married Susannah Young a
few years before). From this time on Matinicus the island was never without
habitation.......In the 1780s John Crie, a Scot came onto the island and married
Mary Hall, d/o Ebenezer and Susannah. In the 1790 census an Ebenezer Hall III is
mentioned.

wrote:

> Hi,
> Not sure if this is your Mary Ann, but "George Hall and his Descendants"
> has the following:
>
> James Hall, born Feb. 14, 1823, died May 22, 1896
> married Mary Ann CLARK, daughter of William Clark and Hannah Cook, May 8,
> 1850, in Searsmont, Waldo County, born Nov. 14, 1832 in St. George, Waldo
> County, died March 26, 1914
>
> Children:
> 1. James E., born March 23, 1851, Appleton, died Sept. 27, 1916, Isleboro
> 2. Hannah Eliza, born May 16, 1853, Appleton, died April 27, 1860 in
> Matinicus
> 3. Orris F., born Feb. 7, 1856, Appleton
> 4. Mary Ella, born Feb. 5, 1858, St. George
> 5. Horatio D., born July 16, 1865, Appleton
> 6. Lydia H., born March 6, 1866, Appleton
>
> The main source cited for this information was "Matinicus Isle" by Charles
> A.E. Long
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Linda G. (Florida)
>
> In a message dated 10/6/2000 10:19:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> << I wonder if someone could help me, I need to find a birth record for
> Matinicus for 1822. Could anyone advise where I would locate births or
> marriages for there.
>
> I need to find the parents of a Mary Ann Clark who was born, I believe, on
> Matinicus in 1822. She later married James Hall, and their children were
> born on Matinicus, and they later moved to Appleton.
>
> Is there a Town Clerk on Matinicus or are the records located somewhere
> else? Thanks.
> >>



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