Marriages By Rev. Amos Main, 1745—1757

Rev. Amos Main was the first settled minister in Rochester and arrived in 1737. Rochester as a township, however, was formed in 1722, fifteen years earlier, and had likely been settled since 1657. What happened to Rev. Main’s marriage records prior to 1745 is not known, and the existence of other ministerial records for Rochester prior to this collection of marriage is extant if any ever existed.

In the listings below, the town of Towow references Lebanon Maine and Summersworth references Somersworth New Hampshire. There appears to be early interaction between families in these communities and certain families in Rochester, and genealogists should reference the available genealogical records for those towns as well.

1745

June 30. Married Jn^o Scates & Abigail Hayes
July 22. Married W^m Richardson & Abigail Plaice
July 28. Married Thomas Young & Anne Roberts
Dec. 12. Married Nath^l Tebbetts & Hannah Corson

1746

Feb. 22. Married Samuel Downs & Anne Canney of Summersworth by a Certificate from ye Parish Clerk
Feb. 22. Married William Downs & Mercy Canney of Summersworth by a Certificate from ye Parish Clerk

1747

Aug: 27. Then Married Jonathan Young & Elizabeth Mundro by a Certificate from y^e Town Clerk
Nov^r12. Then Married Charles Roger & Mary McDuffe by a Certificate from y^e Town Clerk
Nov^r 26. Married James Roger Jun^r Lydia Layton by a Certificate from the Town Clerk

1747

Dec^r 20. Then Married Mr Joseph Langdon Jun^r & Mrs Mary Hunkin by a Licence at Portsm^o

1748

June 23. Then Married Abraham Pearl & Abigail Bickford of Rochester
June 30. Then Married Daniel Cook of Sommersworth & Judith Perkins of Rochester
Octo^r 6. Then Married W^m Gage & Mary Conner Both of Dover by a Licence from y^e Governour
Oct. 13. Then Married Abner Dam & Mary Dana by a Licence from y^e Gov^r
Nov^r 14. Then Married Jon a Hodgdon & Drusilla Horn by a Certificate from y^e Town Clerk
Nov^r 17. Then Married Sam1 Emerson & Dorothey Chamberlain by a Certificate from y^e Town Clerk
Dec^r 5. Then Married Abram Cook & Jean Richards by a Certificate from y^e Town Clerk
Dec 15. Then married Benj^a Stanton Hannah Jones of Summersworth by a Licence from y^e Gov^r

1749

Aug. 20. Married Gilbert Perkins & Charity Hartford
Sep^r 17. Married Joseph Walker & Margaret Downs

1750

April 12. Married John Plaice & Lucey Jennes
Nov^r 20. Married Jona Dam & Mercy Varney
Dec^r 3. Then Married Jn^o Tuttle of Dover & Sarah Danielson of Barrington by a Certificate from the Town Clerk of Dover

1751

May 30. Married James Knowles & Experience Chamberlain
Oct^r — Married Samuel Ricker of Summersworth & Mary Forst of Dover by y^e Governours Licence
Dec^r 10. Married David Leighton & Anne Chamberlain

1752

April 1. Married Henry Tebbetts & Anna Berry
April 22. Married Wm Macfee & Martha Allen

1753

May 30. Married Benj^a Webber & _______ Allen of Towow
June 10. Married Paul Farnam & Elizabeth Door
Aug. 15. Married John Door & Hannah Edgerly
Oct. 14. Married Daniel Page & Abigail Dam
Nov^r 11. Married Peter Waffingford & Abigail Walker
Nov^r 29. Married Wentworth Haves & my Daughter Mary Main by the Governours Licence
Dec^r 20. Married John Fibs & .Judith Ash of Towow
Dec^r 26. Married Joseph Barbar & Mercy Lock

1754

Feb^y 21. Married Sam^l Drown Jun^r & Mary Sevey
March 7. Married Moses Brown & Susanna Tebbetts
Oct: 31. Married Jn^o Canney & Elizabeth Brock of Summersworth by a Certificate from y^e Clerk
Dec^r 26. Married Paul Jennes & Keturah Dam

1755

Jan^r 9th Married Henry Bickford & Abigail Tebbetts of Towow
Feb^y 2. Then Married Annaniah Clarke of Berwick & Mary Hanson of Summersworth by a Certificate from Humphrey Chatbourn Town Clerk
June 22. Married Aaron Downs & Susanna Hammock
July 30. Married John Witherell & Rebecca Clark
Aug. 21. Married George Plaice & Kezia Knight
Nov^r 23. Married Jn^o Wallingford & Lydia Garland of Summersworth
Dec^r 1. Married Jono Ellis & Abigail Richards
Dec^r 3. Married Benj^a Wentworth & Rebecca Hodgsdon
Dec^r 4. Married Benj^a Hayes Jun^r & Mary Dearing

1757

Feb^y 8. Married Richard Door & Patience Tebbetts of Towow
March 17. Married Thos Babb & Meribah Lock of Barrington
April 7. Married Isaac Stanton & Patience Hartford
April 21. Married Ebenezer Tebbetts & Olive Door of Towow