Henry7 Mansfield (b ca l789 d l2 Jan l87l, possible twin to brother Edward7) m'd ll Oct l8l2 at Portland VR l786-l8l4, to Thankful Bibber (b 3 Aug l795 @ Harpswell d 22 Feb l878 @ Jonesport, Me.) dau of James and Joanna (Bailey) Bibber, both b'd Chebeague Is. James Bibber was a Revolutionary Soldier according to the records of the DAR #207117, #396680, and #377955-390 prepared by Dorcas Banks Pettingill and Dorcas Curtis of Freeport. He is also listed in the Soldiers, Sailors, & Patriots of the Revolutionary War-Maine book, page 55.
From various Chebeague Island records we find that this Henry7 was known as a "stone slooper" or one that had a ship or "sloop" to carry stone from the various islands, to the markets in Boston or elsewhere. In an l850 census Henry7 is shown as a 6l year old farmer, born MA and from other records we know he traded in land. At the time of this l850 census his wife was shown as Thankful Bibber, age 56, born Maine. At the Cumberland Cty. Registry of Deeds, in book 406 page 150, Mrs. Fred Thomas found where Thankful (Bibber) Mansfield of Jonesport, (Washington Cty.) formerly of Cumberland Cty. gave Power of Attorney to Edward8 Augustus Mansfield. This was dated 26 August 1873. She went to live with son Edward8 of Jonesport after her husband died.
Searching the records of the Mansfield family of Chebeague Is., Mrs. Fred Thomas and Nelson Wagner, have stated that Henry7 and Thankful (Bibber) Mansfield may have had as many as seven children. (Also records of K.T.P. confirm these facts.) This information comes from Portland VR and seems to tie into the Henry7 family, as follows:
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