Descendants of Abraham Somes

1. Abraham1 Somes was born March 14, 1731/32 in Gloucester, and died in Somesville Maine. He married Hannah Herrick December 25, 1753 in Gloucester Ma, daughter of Samuel Herrick and Prudence Haskell.

Children of Abraham Somes and Hannah Herrick are:
+2 i. Hannah2 Somes, born September 16, 1754 in Gloucester Massachussetts.
3 ii. Patty Somes, born December 24, 1756 in Gloucester Massachussetts.
+4 iii. Lucy Somes, born May 04, 1759 in Gloucester Massachussetts.
+5 iv. Prudence Somes, born June 23, 1761 in Gloucester Massachussetts.
+6 v. Abraham Somes, born December 19, 1763 in Somesville Maine.
7 vi. Mercy Somes, born December 11, 1765 in Somesville Maine.
+8 vii. John Somes, born December 13, 1767 in Somesville Maine.
+9 viii. Daniel Somes, born February 05, 1770 in Somesville Maine.
10 ix. Lois Somes, born March 25, 1772 in Somesville Maine.
11 x. James Somes, born March 26, 1774 in Somesville Maine. He married Betsy Gott November 01, 1804 in Mount Desert Maine.
+12 xi. Betty Somes, born January 31, 1779 in Somesville Maine.
13 xii. Isaac Somes, born February 05, 1781 in Somesville Maine. He married Sally Kitteredge October 31, 1805.
14 xiii. Jacob Somes, born January 21, 1777; died in Lost at Sea.

Generation No. 2

2. Hannah2 Somes (Abraham1) was born September 16, 1754 in Gloucester Massachussetts. She married Samuel Reed, son of William Reed and Mercy Tuttle.

Children of Hannah Somes and Samuel Reed are:
15 i. Hannah3 Reed, born May 13, 1779. She married Jesse Higgins October 24, 18041.
+16 ii. Prudence Reed, born March 21, 1781.
17 iii. Samuel Reed, born February 03, 1783; died October 25, 1853 in Indian Point-Mount Desert.
18 iv. Mary Reed, born December 06, 1784.
19 v. John Reed, born November 03, 1786; died December 01, 1796.
20 vi. William Reed, born September 08, 17882; died September 04, 1882. He married Susan S. Reedwife.
21 vii. Anna Reed, born July 25, 1792; died November 20, 1793.
22 viii. Betsy Reed, born January 22, 1793.
23 ix. Anna Reed, born December 06, 1795; died March 18, 1877 in Bur. Indian Point-Mount Desert. She married James Mayo.
24 x. Lois Reed, born January 13, 1801.

4. Lucy2 Somes (Abraham1) was born May 04, 1759 in Gloucester Massachussetts. She married Nicholas Thomas February 22, 1780 in Somesville Maine.

Child of Lucy Somes and Nicholas Thomas is:
+25 i. Peggy????3 Thomas, born Abt. 1775.

5. Prudence2 Somes (Abraham1) was born June 23, 1761 in Gloucester Massachussetts. She married Abraham Reed March 18, 1784 in Sedgewick,Me, son of William Reed and Mercy Tuttle.

Children of Prudence Somes and Abraham Reed are:
26 i. Prudence3 Reed, born March 18, 1791. She married John Lear June 27, 1806.
27 ii. Anna Reed, born 17613. She married Ephraim Pray.

6. Abraham2 Somes (Abraham1) was born December 19, 1763 in Somesville Maine. He married Rachel Rogers.

Children of Abraham Somes and Rachel Rogers are:
+28 i. John Coalson3 Somes, born December 20, 1797.
29 ii. Isaac Somes, born February 14, 1803; died October 02, 1875.
30 iii. George Babson Somes, born July 19, 1810.

8. John2 Somes (Abraham1) was born December 13, 1767 in Somesville Maine. He married Judith Richardson October 27, 1792 in Somesville Maine, daughter of James Richardson and Rachel Gott.

Children of John Somes and Judith Richardson are:
31 i. John3 Somes, born September 24, 1794.
+32 ii. Judith Somes, born September 16, 1796.
+33 iii. Jacob Somes, born April 30, 1799.
34 iv. Abraham Somes, born December 15, 1801.
35 v. Benjamin Somes, born January 08, 1804.
36 vi. Emily Somes, born July 17, 1806.
37 vii. Juliana Somes, born October 15, 1810; died May 20, 1812.

9. Daniel2 Somes (Abraham1) was born February 05, 1770 in Somesville Maine. He married Clearica Beal December 01, 1797 in Somesville Maine.

Children of Daniel Somes and Clearica Beal are:
38 i. Maria3 Somes, born October 07, 1798.
39 ii. Lewis Somes, born October 28, 1800.
40 iii. Daniel Somes, born March 16, 1803.

12. Betty2 Somes (Abraham1) was born January 31, 1779 in Somesville Maine. She married William W. Thorne September 10, 1807.

Children of Betty Somes and William Thorne are:
41 i. Catherine3 Thorne, born July 03, 1809.
42 ii. Anna Thorne, born May 03, 1813.

Generation No. 3

16. Prudence3 Reed (Hannah2 Somes, Abraham1) was born March 21, 1781. She married John Lear October 15, 18064.

Children of Prudence Reed and John Lear are:
43 i. Samuel Reed4 Lear, born March 20, 18085.
44 ii. John Lear, born October 20, 18096.
45 iii. William Reed Lear, born November 30, 1812.
46 iv. Elizabeth Colby Lear, born March 15, 1815.

25. Peggy????3 Thomas (Lucy2 Somes, Abraham1) was born Abt. 1775. She married Cornelius Thompson May 1793.

Child of Peggy???? Thomas and Cornelius Thompson is:
47 i. Samuel??4 Thompson, born Abt. 1800. He married Betsey Sawyer June 11, 1816.

28. John Coalson3 Somes (Abraham2, Abraham1) was born December 20, 1797. He married Joann Ober December 23, 1817.

Child of John Somes and Joann Ober is:
48 i. Rachel Rogers4 Somes, born February 06, 1819.

32. Judith3 Somes (John2, Abraham1) was born September 16, 1796. She married Eben Babson September 11, 1815.

Children of Judith Somes and Eben Babson are:
49 i. Julia Ann4 Babson, born October 04, 1815.
50 ii. Eben Elliot Babson, born March 12, 1823.
51 iii. Isabella Cutter Babson, born July 17, 1829.
52 iv. John Somes Babson, born June 12, 1833.
53 v. Emily Noyes Babson, born November 29, 1835.

33. Jacob3 Somes (John2, Abraham1) was born April 30, 1799. He married Rebecca Seavey Bef. 1837.

Children of Jacob Somes and Rebecca Seavey are:
+54 i. Adelma F.4 Somes, born November 27, 1837 in Mount Desert Maine.
55 ii. Katharine Somes, born Abt. 1837.

Generation No. 4

54. Adelma F.4 Somes (Jacob3, John2, Abraham1) was born November 27, 1837 in Mount Desert Maine. She married Hosea J. Joy January 30, 1860 in Ellsworth Maine, son of Horatio Joy and Rebecca Joywife.

Children of Adelma Somes and Hosea Joy are:
56 i. George Jacob5 Joy, born May 12, 1861 in Northeast Harbor. He married Ella Florence Bulger August 20, 1884 in Northeast Harbor.
57 ii. Chancey Darling Joy, born February 07, 1863.

Endnotes

1. Edited by Alice LOng, Mount Desert Vital Records, (Picton Press Camden Maine), 63.
2. Stanley W. Reed, Reed Genealogy.
3. Stanley W. Reed, Reed Genealogy.
4. Edited by Alice LOng, Mount Desert Vital Records, (Picton Press Camden Maine), 66.
5. Edited by Alice LOng, Mount Desert Vital Records, (Picton Press Camden Maine), 66.
6. Edited by Alice LOng, Mount Desert Vital Records, (Picton Press Camden Maine).