Stephen Pullen (1744 - 1815)

Born 30 Sep 1744 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Blackinton) Pullen — married 27 Aug 1768 in Attleborough, Plymouth, British Colonial America

Husband of Elizabeth (Guild) Pullen — married 7 Nov 1803 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1815 at age 70 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Stephen Pullen served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

Stephen Pullen is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A092088.

Stephen Pullen is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-274248
Rank: Civil Service

Stephen was born in 1744 to James Pullen and Lydia Woodcock. ^[1] He passed away in 1815.

Pullen, Stephen, PS [Public Srevice] r Winthrop b Attleborough, MA 1743/44 d Winthrop 1815 m(1) Mary (2) Elizabeth 2S, 145:554; CL-4, 1: 550; MOCA

Stephen Pullen name is on a Petition from town of Winthrop, 10 Mar 1777 as one of the three town selectmen page 123 History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes by Everett S. Stackpole

Elizabeth Guild; born: ABT 1753; Died: 8 FEB 1813 - Winthrop,Maine http://community.fortunecity.ws/millennium/cslewis/1030/ghtout/gp105.htm#head3

Massachusetts Archives Collection Volume List, Volume 100-199Volume 145 Revolution - Penobscot Expedition, 1779 Records documenting the failed expedition to Penobscot, Maine, under the command of Solomon Lovell, Paul Revere, and Dudley Saltonstall, to dislodge the British from Castine Finding aids: table of contents

Stephen Pullen had lot No. 56 granted to him Dec. 14, 1768, on the same terms. IN 1766, some young men, among whom were Stephen Pullen, Nathaniel Stanley, Benjamin Fairbanks, and probably Ebenezer Bly, came to the place; [Winthrop, Maine] perhaps some others.

...Stephen Pullen, together with their polls and estates, be and they are hereby incorporated into a Society by the name of the First Congregational Society in Winthrop, with all the privileges, powers and immunities, to which Parishes are, by law, entitled in this Commonwealth. SECT. 2-described the way of becoming members. SECT. 3 —authorized Samuel Wood, Esq. to issue his warrant to call the first meeting, &c. Passed January 31, 1800. [Page 232 232 APPENDIX. History of [Winthrop, Maine page 17,23, 231,232] A BRIEF HISTORY OF WINTHROP, FROM 1764 TO OCTOBER 1855. BY DAVID THURSTON. PORTLAND: BROWN THURSTON, STEAM PRINTER. 1855.

Cider Mills. — Cider mills became plenty in the early part of the century. Nathaniel Kimball, William Buzzell, Jonathan L. Stanley, David Fairbanks, Amasa King, Captain Barney Haskell, Jabez Bacon and Doctor Benson all had cider mills. In the eastern and central parts of the town Stephen Pullen, Amos Woodward, Aden Stanley, John Kezer, Welcome Ladd, F. B. Williams, John Martin, Elias Whit- ing, Deacon John Cummings, Jonathan Whiting, Joel White, Stewart Foster, Benjamin Fairbanks and Daniel Allen had mills for grinding the apples raised in their own flourishing orchards, and for extracting the juice from their neighbors' surplus crops of this staple fruit. page 850 Author: Henry D Kingsbury Title: Illustrated history of Kennebec County, Maine; 1625-1799-1892; Publisher: New York, Blake

During the winter of 1780, the stones for the first mill were brought from Winthrop over the ice and snow. The first grist mill was established by Reuben Colburn and Stephen Pullen at what is now Walton’s Mill in West Farmington. (More about Farmington's First Grist Mill.)

Research Notes

Brief Life History of Stephen When Stephen Pullen was born on 30 September 1744, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, James Pullen, was 24 and his mother, Lydia Woodcock, was 22. He married Mary Mercy Blackinton on 12 January 1769, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 14 September 1815, in Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Metcalf Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2781-FZT/stephen-pullen-1744-1815

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[2] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Stephen Pullen was born on September 30, 1744 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were James Pullen and Lydia Woodcock. He married Mary Blackington on August 27, 1768 Together they had 13 children:

1. Jonathan Pullen
2. Elonia Pullen
3. Nancy Pullen
4. Mary Pullen
5. George Pullen
6. Abigail Pullen
7. Stephen Pullen
8. Betsey Pullen
9. Stephen Pullen
10. Lydia Pullen
11. James Pullen
12. Lois Pullen
13. Greenleaf Pullen

He married Elizabeth Guild on November 07, 1803 He died on September 14, 1815 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

Map of Pond Town Plantation, Maine. 1908 Jedediah Brown Prescott https://digitalmaine.com/maps/243/

Soldiers sailors and Patriots of the Revolutionary War-Maine by Carlton and Sue Fisher. Page 642

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-T86V : 25 February 2020), Stephen Pullen and Mercy Blackinton, 27 Aug 1768; citing Marriage, Town of Attleborough, Plymouth, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009342.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-YT3H : 25 February 2020), Stephen Pullen and Elizabeth Guild, 23 Oct 1803; citing Marriage, Town of Attleborough, Plymouth, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009342.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24568591/stephen-pullen : accessed 31 May 2021), memorial page for Stephen Pullen (30 Sep 1744–14 Sep 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24568591, citing Metcalf Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Tom Wright (contributor 46829341) .

• A brief history of Winthrop, from 1764 to October 1855 by Thurston, David, 1779-1865 Page 193

• http://farmington.mainememory.net/page/755/display.html

• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/u/l/Mark-W-Pullen/BOOK-0001/0003-0005.html

• http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Attleborough/cBirthsP.shtml

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDB-738
2. ↑ Pullen-822 was created by David Sylvester through the import of AliceEldoraWilliams.ged on Oct 5, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-BHYP : 1 March 2021), Stephen Pullen, 1815; citing Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Metcalf Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,116.

• https://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2010/02/petition-for-incorporation-of-winthrop.html

• History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes by Everett S. Stackpole

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #24568591 (accessed 30 January 2023)
  Memorial page for Stephen Pullen (30 Sep 1744-14 Sep 1815), citing Metcalf Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Tom Wright (contributor 46829341).

• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/ADT7166.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext