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     Miriam Sewall was born on 28 November 1757 in York, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹ Miriam Sewall died in 1788.²

     Benjamin Sewall was born on 2 April 1759 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹ Benjamin Sewall died in August 1777 at the age of 18.²

     Eunice Sewall was born on 16 May 1762 in York, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹ Eunice Sewall died on 7 October 1825 at the age of 63.²

     David Sewall was born on 17 August 1766 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹ David Sewall married Hannah Barrell, daughter of Hon. Nathaniel Barrell and Sarah/Sally Sayward, on 7 September 1793 in First Parish Church, York, Maine, Married by the Rev. Mr. Isaac Lyman.^2,3 David Sewall died on 21 October 1818 in Hallowell, Maine, at the age of 52.²

     Hannah Sewall was born on 23 July 1769 in York, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹

     Elizabeth Sewall was born on 6 September 1771 in York, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹

     Rufus Sewall was born on 24 February 1774 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹

     Samuel Sewall was born on 10 July 1776 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.¹

     Allen C. Moulton was born circa 1854 in York ?.¹ He married Lizzie A. Sewall, daughter of David Sewall and Mary C. Eldridge, on 10 June 1880 in York the service was conducted by O.H. Stevens.¹

     Hon. William Cranch was born on 17 July 1769 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Richard Cranch and Mary Smith.¹ Hon. William Cranch married Anna Greenleaf, daughter of Hon. William Greenleaf and Mary Brown, on 6 April 1795.² Hon. William Cranch died on 1 September 1855 in Washington, DC, at the age of 86.¹ He graduated from Harvard in 1787 and was admitted to the bar in 1790. He practised for a time in Braintree and Haverhill, Mass., and removed to Washington, D.C., in 1794, where he was Commissioner of Public Buildings in 1800. In 1801 President Adams appointed him to the bench of the circuit court of the District of Columbia. He was reporter of decisions of the supreme court, 1801-15. He was appointed chief justice of the circuit court of the District of Columbia by President Jefferson, Feb. 24, 1806, and continued at the head of the court till 1855. It is recorded that out of all his decisions only two were overruled by the U.S. supreme court. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Antiquarian Society. Harvard gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1829. He published in six volumes the reports of the circuit court of the district, 1801-41, and also nine volumes of the reports of the U.S. supreme court. He prepared a code of laws for the District of Columbia and published a memoir of John Adams in 1827.¹

     Anna Greenleaf was born on 3 June 1772.³ She was the daughter of Hon. William Greenleaf and Mary Brown.^1,2 Anna Greenleaf married Hon. William Cranch, son of Richard Cranch and Mary Smith, on 6 April 1795.³ Anna Greenleaf died on 16 September 1843 in Washington, DC, at the age of 71.³

     Hon. William Greenleaf was born on 10 January 1725.² He married Mary Brown, daughter of Judge Robert Brown, on 3 June 1747 there were fifteen children of the marriage. Hon. William Greenleaf died on 21 July 1803 in New Bedford at the age of 78.²

     Christopher Pearse Cranch was born on 8 March 1813 in Alexandria, Virginia.¹ He was the son of Hon. William Cranch and Anna Greenleaf.¹ Christopher Pearse Cranch married Elizabeth De Windt, daughter of John Peter de Windt and Caroline Amelia Smith, in October 1843.^1,2 Christopher Pearse Cranch died on 20 January 1892 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 78.¹ He graduated from Columbian College, D.C., in 1831, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1835. He became a close friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson. After preaching for seven years he relinquished the pulpit to study art. He spent the years 1846-49 in Italy, then opened a studio in New York, where he remained, 1849-53, and lived and painted in Paris and Italy, 1853-63. He was elected a National Academician on his return to the United States in 1864, and later a member of the Watercolor Society, and contributed to both exhibitions until 1872, when he removed to Cambridge, Mass., and laid aside his brush almost altogether, devoting his time chiefly to writing. He spent the years 1880-82 in Europe, and resided in New York City, 1882-84. Besides numerous contributions to the leading periodicals, he is the author of: Poems (1844); The Last of the Hugger-muggers (1856); a translation of the Æneid into English blank verse (1872); Kobboltozo (1857); Satan; a Libretto (1874); Bird and the Bell and Other Poems (1875); Arid and Caliban and Other Poems (1886); and A Memorial of Robert Browning (1890). Among his paintings are: October Afternoon (1867); Washington Oak, opposite Newburg, N.Y. (1868); Val de Maline Amalfi (1869); Roman Citizen (1870); Neapolitan Fisherman (1870); Venice (1870); Venetian Fishing Boats (1871).¹

     Elizabeth De Windt was born. She was the daughter of John Peter de Windt and Caroline Amelia Smith.¹ Elizabeth De Windt married Christopher Pearse Cranch, son of Hon. William Cranch and Anna Greenleaf, in October 1843.^1,2

     John Cranch was born on 2 February 1807.² He was the son of Hon. William Cranch and Anna Greenleaf.¹ John Cranch married Charlotte Dawes Appleton on 15 April 1845.²

     Charlotte Dawes Appleton married John Cranch, son of Hon. William Cranch and Anna Greenleaf, on 15 April 1845.²

     Hannah Appleton Cranch was the daughter of John Cranch and Charlotte Dawes Appleton.¹ Hannah Appleton Cranch married Thomas Freeman Moses, son of William Moses and Sarah Freeman, in 1867.¹

     Thomas Freeman Moses was born on 8 June 1836 in Bath, Maine.¹ He was the son of William Moses and Sarah Freeman.¹ Thomas Freeman Moses married Hannah Appleton Cranch, daughter of John Cranch and Charlotte Dawes Appleton, in 1867.¹ Educator and physician. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1857; studied medicine in Bath, Maine, and in New York city, and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1861. He attended clinical schools and hospitals in London and Paris, 1861, and in 1862 entered the hospital department at Washington, D.C., as acting assistant surgeon. He had charge of several government transports and hospitals, and during the summer of 1864 was engaged in transporting wounded men from the battle fields of eastern Virginia. He also served as executive officer of the hospital steamer Connecticut and during a period of six weeks removed 14,000 men to the hospitals at Washington and Alexandria. He retired from the service in 1864, owing to ill health, and in 1866 settled in practice in Hamilton county, Ohio. He was made professor of natural sciences in Urbana university, Ohio, and director of the schools for girts in 1870; acting president of the university, 1886; was president, 1888-94; a trustee, 1886-99, and served as treasurer of the board and chairman of the executive committee. With the Rev. Theodore N. Glover he founded the Central Ohio Scientific association in 1874 and edited its Proceedings in 1878. He is the author of: Spiritual Nature of Force, and a translation of Emile Saigey's Unity of Natural Phenomena (1873).¹

     William Moses was the son of Nathaniel Moses.¹ William Moses married Sarah Freeman.¹

     Sarah Freeman married William Moses, son of Nathaniel Moses.¹

     Caroline A. Cranch was the daughter of Christopher Pearse Cranch and Elizabeth De Windt. An artist.

     William Gordon 2nd Earl of Aberdeen was baptised on 22 December 1679. He married Anne Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke of Gordon, 5th Marquess and Lady Henrietta Mordaunt. William Gordon 2nd Earl of Aberdeen died on 30 March 1745 at the age of 65.

     Alexander Gordon was born circa 1709. He was the son of Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke of Gordon, 5th Marquess and Lady Henrietta Mordaunt.² Alexander Gordon was buried on 7 January 1711 in Fulham, London.³

     George Gordon 1st Duke of Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly was born circa 1649. He was the son of Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly and Mary Grant. George Gordon 1st Duke of Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly married Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Norwich, in October 1676. George Gordon 1st Duke of Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly died on 7 December 1716 in Leith.

     Lady Elizabeth Howard was the daughter of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Norwich. Lady Elizabeth Howard married George Gordon 1st Duke of Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly, son of Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly and Mary Grant, in October 1676. Lady Elizabeth Howard died on 16 July 1732 in Edinburgh.¹

     Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly was born circa 1626. He was the son of George Gordon 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Anne Campbell. Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly married Mary Grant, daughter of Sir John Grant of Freuchie, in October 1644. Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly died in December 1653.

     Mary Grant was the daughter of Sir John Grant of Freuchie. Mary Grant married Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly, son of George Gordon 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Anne Campbell, in October 1644.