John Getchell (1719 - aft. 1798)

Born 25 Apr 1719 in Scarborough, Cumberland, (Maine), Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Barbour) Getchell — married 7 Nov 1742 in Falmouth, Maine

Descendants

Died after 27 May 1798 after age 79 in Falmouth, Cumberland, (Maine), Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Sergent John Getchell performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

John Getchell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A044401.

John Getchell is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-165467
Rank: Patriotic Service

When John Getchell was born on April 25, 1719, in Scarborough, Maine, his father, John, was 28 & his mother, Elizabeth (Whitaker) Gatchall, was 21. He married Mary Barbour on November 7, 1742, in Falmouth, Maine.^[1] They had 16 children in 23 years. John served as a Sargent in Revolutionary War.He died in 1790 in Falmouth, Maine, at the age of 71, and was buried in Cumberland, Maine.

John was born in 1719. He is the son of John Getchell and Elizabeth Whitaker. He married Mary Barbour in 1742.^[2] He passed away in 1800. ^[3]

Patriotic Service Description:

Committee of Correspondence, Inspection & Safety, Royalsborough, 1780-1781

The family of Samuel Getchell of Salisbury, Mass.^[4] has the following: JOHN⁴ GETCEELL, JR., (John,³ Samuel,² Samuel¹) was born at Scarboro, Me., 25 Apr. 1719. On 7 Nov. 1742 he married MARY BARBOUR of Brunswick. He served in the colonial militia in 1751, being sergeant in his father's company, and later in the Revolution.
On 23 June 1768 he bought of the Kennebec Proprietors land on the east side of the Kennebec River in what is now known as Sidney. He held many important town offices in Vassalboro, being the largest land-owner there, and residing at what is still known as Getchell's Corner.

Children :

i. Dorcas,⁵ b. 25 Feb. 1743.

ii. SAMUEL, b. 15 Aug. 1745; m. 1790, OLIVE PIERCE.

iii. JOHN, 3rd, b. 3. Dec. 1748; m. 14 Dec. 1778, SARAH MARRINER of Brunswick.

iv. MARY, b. 4 Mar. 1750.

v. HUGH. b. 26 Dec. 1752. He moved to Wales, Me. Captain in the War of 1812.

vi.. ROBERT, b. 21 Sept. 1754 ; d. at Durham in Oct. 1803 ; m. 22 Sept. 1773, SARAH HALL of Falmouth, who d. 13 Nov. 1830. Children : 1. Ruth,6 b. 27 Jan. 1776. 2. Robert, Jr., b. 1 Jan. 1780; d. in 1818. 3. Lorna, b. 20 July 1782; m. Abel Nutting. 4. John, b. 1 Aug. 1784 ; m. Lydia Lenfest. 5. Winslow, b. 14 Jan. 1787 ; m. Jane Campbell. 6. Samna, b. 5 Apr. 1789 ; m. Judith Lenfest. 7. Mercy (twin), b. 30 Aug. 1791. 8. Peace (twin), b. 30 Aug. 1791. 9. Sarah, b. 5 Jan. 1794; m. Humphrey Small. 10. Enoch, b. 22 Aug. 1796. 11. Abigail, b. 16 Dec. 1798 ; m. David Wilson. 12. Andrew, b. 16 Dec. 1801. 13. Dorcas, b. 28 Feb. 1803 ; in. Richard Wilson.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-J9YZ-C?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46H-X9S : accessed 11 June 2016), John Gatchell and Mary Barbour, 1742; citing Falmouth, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 9,790.
3. ↑ Entered by Stanley Wood, Sep 23, 2011
4. ↑ The family of Samuel Getchell of Salisbury, Mass. page 7

• Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-LZNN (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J9YZ-C Image number 00273
  John Gatchel marriage to Mary Barber on 6 Nov 1742 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: Q219-BC1D (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B2-V4CJ Image number 00648
  John Gatchell marriage to Mary Barbour on 7 Nov 1742 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: Q219-BZLY (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B2-VCWY Image number 00892
  John Gatchell marriage to Mary Barbour on 7 Nov 1742 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of child Dorcas Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-2134 (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Dorcas Getchel born to John Getchel on 25 Feb 1743 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Samuel Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-2173 (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Samuel Getchel born to John Getchel on 15 Aug 1745 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Samuel Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-2173 (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Samuel Getchel born to John Getchel on 15 Aug 1745 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son John Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-21W8 (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  John Getchel born to John Getchel on 3 Dec 1748 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of daughter Mary Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-21CW (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Mary Getchel born to John Getchel on 23 Mar 1751 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Hugh Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-216T (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Hugh Getchel born to John Getchel on 26 Dec 1752 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Robert Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-21FQ (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Robert Getchel born to John Getchel on 21 Sep 1754 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of child Judee Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-21JS (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Judee Getchel born to John Getchel on 15 Aug 1756 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of child Lourana Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-21VV (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Lourana Getchel born to John Getchel on 21 Jun 1757 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
• Birth of child Nathl Getchel: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing FHL microfilm: 000010598;
  FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-212G (accessed 3 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S Image number 00194
  Nathl Getchel born to John Getchel on 14 May 1759 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

• Burial: "Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots"
  Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 11831; Volume: 4
  Ancestry Record 4110 #20280 (accessed 3 April 2023)
  John Gatchell burial in Fam cem, Brunswick ME 54.

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriot Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 11831; Volume: 4

• Military: Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 History of Durham, Maine ; 1899 Lewiston, Press of Lewiston journal company

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Acknowledgement

• Stanley Wood, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Stanley and others.