Daniel Eastman

Notes:

Daniel Eastman was a revolutionary war soldier serving from 3 May 1775 to Aug 1775 in Capt. Joshua Bragdon’s company of the Thirtieth Massachusetts Regiment. He also served from Aug 14 1777 to Nov 30 1777 in Capt. James Littlefields company and from 30 Mar 1778 to 3 Jul 1778 in Capt. Samuel Waterhouse’s company.

Daniel Eastman lived for some time in Sanford and Cornish Maine before settling in Parsonsfield.

Family/Spouse: Annie Alley. Annie (daughter of Samuel Alley and Judith Kenny) was born on 2 Jun 1761 in Dover, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire; died on 6 Sep 1845 in Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States; was buried after 6 Sep 1845 in Eastman Weeks Cemetery, East Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jeremiah Eastman was born before 1788; died in ?.
2. Timothy Eastman was born on 20 Apr 1788 in Cornish, York County, Maine, United States; died on 28 Nov 1869 in Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States; was buried in Dec 1869 in Eastman Weeks Cemetery, East Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States.
3. Samuel Eastman was born about 1789; died in ?.
4. John Eastman was born about 1790 in _______, _______, Maine, United States; died in Feb 1870 in Cornish, York County, Maine, United States.
5. Nancy Eastman was born in 1797 in Cornish, York County, Maine, United States; died on 27 Feb 1844 in Bridgton, Cumberland County, Maine, United States; was buried in Mar 1844 in Sandy Creek, Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

Notes:

Jeremiah Eastman was a merchant in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Colony, but eventually moved to Maine where it is likely that he died.

Jeremiah married Dorothy Carter on 29 Nov 1744 in Concord, Merrimack County, Province of New Hampshire. Dorothy was born in ? in (unknown); died in ? in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ebenezer Eastman was the first settler of Concord, Merrimack County, Province of New Hampshire, but it is not known when he moved there from Massachusetts. He was definitely in Haverhill in 1719 when his son Jeremiah was born, and definitely in Concord before 1729 when his daughter Ruth was born.

Ebenezer Eastman’s will states that he was “of Rumford in the province of New Hampshire...” Concord was named Rumford before 1765 when then Governor Wentworth gave the town its name.

Merrimack County, New Hampshire was created from Rockingham and Hillsborough counties in 1823.

Ebenezer married Sarah Peaslee on 4 Mar 1710 in Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah was born in ? in (unknown); died after 1748 in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Sarah Peasley

Notes:

Sarah Peaslee was alive at the time of Ebenezer Eastman’s (her husband’s) death as she is mentioned in his will.

Notes:

Philip Eastman and his family were living in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Colony between 1673 (when his first daughter was born) and 1697 when his house there was burned by Indians.

Philip married Mary Barnard on 22 Aug 1678 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Colony. Mary was born on 22 Sep 1645 in _______, _______, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Barnard may have died when Philip Eastman’s home in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony was burned by Indians and some members of his family were taken prisoner on 15 March 1697.