Caleb Kimball, of Wells

Caleb Kimball, wheelwright, came to Wells about 1700, and lived in that part of town which is now Kennebunk. He married on 4 Jun 1704 in Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony (current day Maine) to Susanna Cloyes. The date of his death seems to be after 4 September 1732, or "about 1754," in Wells.

• Not the son of Caleb Kimball (d. 1675 in the Battle of Bloody Brook) who died unmarried.
• Caleb Kimball, III (born 1686, son of Sgt. Caleb Kimball, II & Lucy) is too young to be this Caleb Kimball.
• Was Caleb Kimball, of Wells the son of Richard Kimball, of Wenham and his wife Rebecca Kimball? He's not listed that way in Morrison, Leonard & Sharples, Stephen. History of the Kimball Family in America, Damrell & Upham, Boston, 1897- Vol. I, pp. 46-7
• Also seen as son of Samuel Kemble (1658-1684) & Mary Mills. But that man had no known wife / children [?]

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Biography

From Morrison, Leonard Allison. History of the Kimball Family, Vol. 2, Damrell & Upham. Boston 1897. pp. 1097-1098) < Archive.Org > (seen as page 978 of 1354)

Caleb Kimball1. The first mention we have been able to find of Caleb Kimball of Wells, Me., is his marriage to Susanna Cloyes, June 15, 1704. Susanna was probably the daughter of Nathaniel Cloyes. She was received into full communion on proof of faith, Sept. 6, 1713. Caleb Kimball of Wells sells land in Wells, July 10, 1710. Caleb Kimball and wife Susanna sell land on Ogunquit river to Thomas Mason, Nov. 12, 1716. Caleb Kimball and wife Susanna, and Abigail Wiggins, widow of James Wiggins, sell all rights in land formerly Thomas Mills', Feb. 16, 1720. Caleb Kimball of Wells, James Smith of York, John Fulsom of Exeter, and Abigail Wiggins of Wells, divide a tract of land, July 1, 1718. Abbie Wiggins and Caleb Kimball are to have two acres more and some marsh land in consideration of the maintenance of their grandfather, and for debts they have paid for their uncle, John Mills. Caleb Kimball bought one fourth of Kennebunk Falls of Samuel Littlefield, Sept. 4, 1732.

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Family

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kimball-1298#Children

The children of Susanna and Caleb Kimball, baptized in Wells, were:

• I. Nathaniel- bpt. 9 Sept. 1705, m.1. 7 Apr. 1726 Abigail Cousens, 2. m. 30 Dec. 1761 Biddeford, widow Mehitable Scamman of Biddeford (d. 6 June 1811 Saco), will 1 Nov. 1784-8 Oct. 1785
• II. Richard- bpt. 23 Mar. 1706/7, m.1. 11 Oct. 1733 Catherine Cousens, 2. int. 16 Aug. 1741 Hannah ______, (m.1. Nathan Lord of Berwick)
• III. Caleb- bpt. 22 May 1709, m. 24 Oct. 1738 Wells, Beriah Welch
• IV. Susannah- bpt. 4 Mar. 1710/1, m. 16 Aug. 1733 Shadrach Watson
• V. Mary- bpt. 16 May 1714, m.1. int. 8 Nov. 1735 John Butland, 2. 19 Mar. 1743 Samuel Annis of St. George
• VI. Sarah- bpt. 29 Apr. 1716, int. 5 Dec. 1741 Job Low Jr.
• VII. Joshua- bpt. 4 May 1718, m. 14 July 1742 Sarah Thompson (m.2. int. 22 Aug. 1747 John Maddox)
• VIII. Samuel- bpt. 10 Apr. 1720
• IX. Benjamin- bpt. 6 Aug. 1721, m. 17 Feb. 1742/3 Lydia Morrison (b. 14 Feb. 1723/4)

Notes

Wheelwright (repairs wheels), settled in Wells near Ogunquit, circa 1704. Selectman, 1737, 1738, 1742

What is a selectman?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectman

Disputed Origins

KIMBALLS OF YORK COUNTY, MAINE
https://archive.org/details/historyofkimball02morr/page/n975/mode/2up

The Kimball family has always been well represented in York county, Maine. Some members of the family have been easily identified as descendants of Richard Kimball of Ipswich. In other cases it has been impossible to connect these families in any way with Richard Kimball. Most prominent among the Kimballs of the county are those of Wells. Their descendants moved to Lyman and other towns. The family at one time was quite numerous in this town, but the town records ai'e very defective, and it has been almost impossible to trace the family by means of these records. An effort was made to trace them by means of the county records at Alfred, with but little better success. We are able, therefore, to present only several detached, fragmentary records of the family in this locality. We have tried to arrange these families properly, but there may be errors in some cases. The family themselves seem to have no records extending further back than 1800.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kimball-1298

No proof of Caleb's connection to Richard of Wenham has been found, however, he is about the only Kimball who could possibly be his father. Also, given the naming conventions of the time, Caleb named his first son after his wife's father, his second son after his father and the third son after himself. Also, a complete list of Richard of Wenham's children has not been found. Richard is about the only Kimball who would have been the correct age to have a son born at the right time. Henry had a son Caleb, however, he was killed at Bloody Brook during King Philip's War in 1675 and there is no marriage for this Caleb and his estate was divided among his siblings which would go against him having a young family who would need support. The Caleb Kimball of Ipswich did have a son Caleb (and a string of Calebs after that), however, they are all accounted for in the Ipswich and West Newbury records as well as in Exeter. There was a Caleb in Buxton, however, his dates are wrong having been born in 1709 and died in 1767. So, we are left with Caleb being the son of Richard of Wenham… but the question mark remains.

https://archive.org/details/historyofkimball01morr/page/94/mode/2up... does not list this Caleb as a son of Richard Kimball (d. 1715.)

Samuel Kemball Probate
Suffolk County MA Probate Case #1369
August 16, 1684
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KCB3-R2Z

"...Samuel Kemble Mariner late dec'd intestate in his voyage from Barbados to New England on board the sloop Adventure, Hugh Babel Master..." Administration was granted "unto his father Thomas Kemble of Boston" Bond made by Thomas Kemble "Scrivener" and William Coleman "Shopkeeper" of Boston.

References

1. Morrison, Leonard & Sharples, Stephen. History of the Kimball Family in America, Damrell & Upham, Volume 2. Boston, 1897. "Kimballs of York County, Maine." Page 1097-1098. < Archive.Org >
2. Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son Benjamin Kimball by SmartCopy: Jan 24 2015, 22:04:28 UTC
3. [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=haruspex&... D. B. Robinson's Genealogy Database (dead link)
   1. Not this Caleb Kimball. Title: Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Page: p. 220. < Archive.Org >. KIMBLE (see also Kimball) Caleb, s. Caleb and Lucy, Aug. 18, 1686.
   2. TitleGenealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire Author: Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis Publication: Portland, ME 1928-1939; Reprint, Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Repository: Media: Book Page: p. 399
   3. Title: Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts Author: David W. Hoyt Publication: Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1981[Fifth printing, 1996] Originally published 1897 Repository: Media: Book Page: p. 761
4. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2XXZ-88V cites
   1. History of the Kimball Family in America (B1C8) p. 46-47. Wenham V. R. Windham, R. R. Windham Church records p. 31. Kimball Family History Vol 1. p. 24. Wife Rebecca Abbe md 13 May 1667. RELATIONSHIP: 7 G G SON
   2. Page 36. "Children of Henry Kimball." https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/LBY8-PM4 ("Savage wrongly show give the the Caleb who was killed at Bloody Brook as the son of Richard. Caleb, the son of Richard, had two children born after this date [1676], and did not die until 1682.)"
5. WikiTree contributors, "Caleb Kimball (abt.1676-abt.1754)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kimball-1298 : accessed 12 November 2024).
6. https://nielsenhayden.com/genealogy-tng//familygroup.php?familyID=F... cites
   1. [S2088] History of the Kimball Family in America from 1634 to 1897 by Leonard Allison Morrison and Stephen Paschall Sharples. Boston: Daniel & Upham, 1897.
   2. [S660] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis. Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939.
7. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCB3-R2Z Samuel Kimball 1658-1684, mariner. "When Samuel Kimball was born about 1658, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Kemble, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Trerise, was 31. He died in 1684, at the age of 27."
8. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Kimble?iframe=yresults