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William5 CLEAVES (#5731). William died date unknown at age unknown. died
in the army. William Cleaves died in the Army 15. Robert4 CLEAVES (John3, William2, William1) (#5724) was born in Beverly, Essex Co., MA 26 APR 1707. Robert died 1795 in Arundel, York Co., ME, at age 88.
He married twice. He married Sarah HARDING date unknown. (Sarah HARDING is #5725.) He married Mehitabel HALL date unknown. (Mehitabel HALL is #6413.)
When Robert was age unknown and Sarah HARDING was age unknown they became the parents of Eaton Sr. CLEAVES After 1742 in ME. When Robert was age unknown and an unknown person was age unknown they became the parents of Israel CLEAVES about 1749 in Arundel, ME. now known as Kennebunkport, ME.
When Robert was age unknown and an unknown person was age unknown they became the parents of John CLEAVES CA 1756. Came to Arundel (it is now Kennebunkport), ME from Beverly, MA in about 1740. Bought land of Thomas Huff "Beaver Pond". He was a blacksmith and was licensed to trade in 1741.
On 5/22/1739 he and wife, Sarah, bought 40 acres from Abel & John Merrill. On 2/5/1754 he bought 50 acres in Arundel from Nathaniel Wildes. On 3/13/1754 he bought land from Setphen Harding. (his wife's maiden name) On 1/22/1756 he sold 12 acres to his son, John, a chairmaker.
He was married twice, - Mehitable Hall, and Sarah Harding. Children connected to which one's?
The above information supplied by Wesley Cleaves.
Robert CLEAVES had the following children:
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William5 CLEAVES (#5731). William died date unknown at age unknown. died
in the army. William Cleaves died in the Army
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Stephen CLEAVES (#5732). He married Alice PERKINS date unknown. (Alice PERKINS is
#5733.)
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Sarah CLEAVES (#5734). She married Jonathan DOWNING date unknown. (Jonathan DOWNING is
#5735.)
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James CLEAVES (#5736). He married twice. He married Mehibable WEBBER date unknown.
(Mehibable WEBBER is #5737.) He married Mehitable MURPHY 5 SEP 1795. (Mehitable MURPHY is #5738.) Also
seen as Mehitable Webber
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Israel CLEAVES (#5740) was born in Arundel, ME about 1749. now known as Kennebunkport, ME. He married Margaret PATTEN date unknown. (Margaret PATTEN is #5741.) Per "A History of Hollis, ME formerly
Little Falls later Phillipsburg", by Martin H. Jewett & Olive W. Hannaford; printed by The Knowlton & McLeary Co., Farmington, ME, 1976
"Israel Cleaves was born in Arundel about 1749. His father, Robert, had come from Beverly, MA to Arundel about 1740. Israel settled in
Little Falls before Mar. 15, 1781 when he sold an eighth of Goodwins saw-mill. He owned a barn in 1792. In 1824 he deeded his homestead
farm to his granddaughter, mary wife of Samuel Libby." "Robert Cleaves, a nephew of Israel, came to Little Falls between 1790-1800. His
children included Robert, Jr. and Mary, wife of Daniel Smith." This research and information was provided by Wesley Cleaves.
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John CLEAVES (#5726) was born CA 1756. He married twice. He married Sarah BARTER date
unknown. (Sarah BARTER is #5727.) also seen as Sarah Baxter
He married Abigail BICKFORD date unknown. (Abigail BICKFORD is #5728.) A chairmaker, he bought 12 acres in Arundel, ME from his father.
Robert CLEAVES and Sarah HARDING had the following child:
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Eaton Sr. CLEAVES was born After 1742.
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