FAIRFIELD, JOHN, a carpenter, who came to this town from Worcester about 1725, was probably a son of John Fairfield of Boston, who died in 1691. Mr. Fairfield lived near the mouth of Kennebunk river,— probably in the house built by Thomas Perkins,—in 1733, and was licensed to keep tavern, lie afterwards removed to the eastern part of the town, but bought the farm now belonging to the heirs of William Fairfield in 1764. His children by his first wife were, John; a daughter that married John Haley; Mary, m. Benjamin Downing; Stephen; and Elizabeth, m. Dixey Stone. His second wife was the widow of Col Jonathan Stone, who left no children.

I. John married Mary Burbank, whose children were, Samuel, m. Sarah Huff; William, Sarah Burn-ham and Mary King; Sarah, Israel Whitten; John, Hannah Burnham; Stephen, Asa and Benjamin, died at’ sea;. Mary, m. Robert Towne; Moses, Betsey Stevens; and Elizabeth, Alexander Gould.

2. Stephen married Elizabeth Smith and removed to Wells. his children were, John, died at sea; Mary, m. John Mitchell; Stephen, moved to Saco; and Hannah, m. Mr. Harvey.

e FERRAN, a soldier, was stationed at Mr. Hovey’s garrison in 1746. He probably left the town after the war.

e FERRAN, JONATHAN, came from Biddeford soon after the revolution. His first wife was Dorcas Goodridge, whose children were, Polly, Sally, Hannah, Lorana, Dorcas, Daniel, Anne, Betsey and Lydia. His second wife was Betsey Sargent, who left no children.

Fickett, AMos P. farmer, came from Cape Elizabeth in 1836.

Fisher, JAMES, mariner, came from North Carolina about 1794. He married Esther Hutchins in 1795.

e FLANDERS, HENRY, mariner, came to this town about 1797. He was lost in the Sloop-of-war Wasp, in the war of 1812.

FLETCHER,* PENDLETON, the grandson of Major Pendleton, was taken prisoner by the Indians in 1698, and died in captivity before 1700. His widow married Andrew Brown of Arundel. His son, Pendleton, who was taken prisoner at the same time with his father, returned and settled in Biddeford; but he had a lot of land laid out to him in Arundel in 1728, and removed into the town and was made a proprietor. His children were, Pendleton, John, Joseph, and perhaps others.

I. Pendleton 3d. remained in Biddeford where he died in 1807, aged 100 years.

II. John lived in Arundel. His children were, Pendleton, Jonathan, Stephen, and probably others.

1. Pendleton 4th.. m. Lydia Joy, whose children were, Reuben and several others, who all left the town.

2. Jonathan married Abigail Joy, whose children were, Benjamin, m. Polly Curtis, and lives in Biddeford; and John and a daughter who died young.

3. Stephen’s first wife was Lydia Whitten, whose children were, Roger; George, m. Lydia Huff; Stephen, Abigail Ricker; and Lydia, Thomas Batts. His second wife was Sarah Shepherd, whose children were, Robert, died at sea, and Sarah.

III. Joseph married Molly Smith, and removed to Arundel. After his death, his widow married William Goodridge. Mr. Fletcher’s children were, Joseph, two that died young, and Margaret, who married Lemuel Tarbox.

1. Joseph married Sarah Edgecomb. His children were, Joseph, m. Deborah Jacobs; Sally, Elisha Cous-. ins; Thomas, Priscilla Cousins; Hannah, Joshua Emmons; Jeremiah, Huldah Dorman; Robert, Cath— arine Littlefield; Margaret, Isaac Edgecomb; Mary; and Cathanine, m. Joseph Hutchins.

e FOLSOM, JEREMIAH, was an early settler on Saco road. He was the son of Nathaniel and Susannah Folsom of Stratham, who sold a lot of land to James Tyler in 1720. Nathaniel inherited this land from his great-grand mother, Elinor Jackson. Jeremiah sold his land to Tobias and Benjamin M. Lord in 1747, and removed to the eastward about 1755.

Foss, JOHN, tailor, came from Scarborough in 1798. He married Lavinia Clark of Saco.

e Foss, Rufus, mariner, came from Scarborough in

1809.

e FOSTER, MOSES, removed to Arundel from Tops.. field about 1733. His sister Ruth married Jacob Wildes before that period. Persons of the name of Foster₁ settled in Massachusetts as early as 1636. Mr. Foster had three children, Moses, Hannah and Molly. Moses was drowned in Batson’s river. Elizabeth married Asa Burbank, and Molly, Benjamin Thompson.

e FRAZIER, JAMES, shipmaster, came from Baltimore in 1821. He removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1837.

FREEMAN, JONATHAN, Ephraim and James were

brothers. Jonathan came from Windhnm in 1816;

James, from Scarborough in 1820; and Ephraim, from

Scarborough in 1823.

FREEMAN, OLIVER, shoemaker, came from York about 1828.

e FREES, JOAN, who lived near Kennebunk river, was presented in 1721 " for sailing out of the harbour of Arundel on Sunday." lie was a town officer in 1720, but shortly afterwards removed to Wells. There was a George Frees here in 1754.

e FROST, JOHN, merchant, came from Sanford about 1808. He left the town about 1820, and now resides in Bangor.

e FULTON, DAVID, settled on Saco road before 1740. He lived near the present dwelling house of Edmund Hill. He had two sons who lived near the present dwelling house of James Burnham. This whole family removed to Brunswick.