William Straw

  General Notes:

William was said to have gone to Newfield, ME. Per census 1810, 1830 and 1850 there was a William residing in Newfield. All of his children were born in Newfield, ME per Don Higgins (family researcher who lives in Maine and very informed on the Maine Straws.) William was a landowner in Coxhall (Lyman, ME) in 1791. Moved to Newfield, Maine soon after 1795 (per D. Higgins.)
Other sources include Kingston Church records.

1800 Newfield, York, Maine
William Straw HOH
2 males 1790-1800
1 male 1785-1790
1 male 1775 - 1784 William HOH
1 female 1790 -1800 Sarah
1 female 1785-1790 Hannah
1 female 1756 -1774 Mary French

1810 Newfield, York, Maine
2 males 1800-1810 William and Samuel
1 male 1766 -1784 William HOH
2 females 1800-1810 Mary and Sarah
1 female 1795-1800 Hannah
1 female 1766-1784 Mary French

1820 Newfield, York, ME
William Straw HOH
2 males 1804-1810 William and Samuel
1 male 45 or older William HOH
1 female 1810-1820 Asenath
1 female 1804-1810 Mary/Polly
2 females 1775-1794 Hannah and Sarah
1 female 45 or older Mary French

1830 Newfield, York, ME
William Straw HOH
2 males 1800-1810 William and Samuel
1 male 1760-1770 William HOH
3 females 1800-1810 Hannah, Sarah and Mary
1 female 1770-1780 Mary French

1840 Newfield, York, ME
William Straw HOH
2 males 1800-1810 William and Samuel
1 male 1760-1770 William HOH
2 females 1800-1810 Sarah and Mary
1 female 1790-1800 Hannah
[Mary French now deceased]

1850 Census of Newfield, Maine shows for the same house hold:
William Straw ae 83
William H. Straw ae 42
Samuel Straw ae 41
Hannah Straw ae 30
Sarah Straw ae 48
Mary Straw ae 39
(Betsey, Sintha and Asenath all died before 1850)
The name DORMAN appears as near neighbors

William married Mary French, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 29 Nov 1796 in Epping, New Hampshire. (Mary French was born about 1770, died on 10 Jan 1832 in Maine and was buried in Symmes Cem, York Co. ME.)