[From Source 36: History of Garland, Maine by Lyndon Oak]: A John TREFETHEN settled on Lot 11, range 2 about 1806 when there were few people in the area. Was in township. 3 with Silas Libbee, Jos. & Jacob Garland, & 42 others. Was chosen at town meeting (1812) as a selectman & assessor. Was then qualified to vote for governor & other officials. In 1818 he was again a selectman & assessor, plus was on the superattending school committee.
In 1820 he & others were selected to find and purchase 1 acre for a cemetery. In 1829 he was one of 42 men on the Free Will Baptist Church list in Garland (Henry Amazeen &John Batchelder were also listed).
The following notes are from Source 129: 'I Mehebell0277 a masien impower my father John (#105) TREFETHEN to transact my afaires to the west as he shall think proper as the law directs.' [Rocking County Probate Docket #7419].
1845: Sold land in Exeter, New Hampshire to Marshall Sawyer as follows:
John TREFETHEN of Garland, County of Penobscot (Maine), yeoman. $100.00 paid by Marshall Sawyer of Garland - sells land in Exeter, Penobscot Co, Maine - 16 acres of the west part of lot #12 in 12 range of lots in Exeter to be taken off between the south line of said lot &the county road running through the northerly part of said Lot &by a line running paralell (sic) with the west line thereof &at such distance therefrom now as to include 16 acres. witnessed by the J.P.- M. Bartlett [Source 36: deed provided by Norman TREFETHEN Karram and can be viewed or downloaded by clicking here]
Two very separate family group sheets compiled from family members of long ago show him as son of "the Preacher"John of Cornville &Susan Kennistone (or whatever). [Source Carrie TREFETHEN Chart &C.F..D. Marsh Chart]
The Marsh Chart lists him as a"half brother"of Abraham TREFETHEN1118, indicating that he was probably the son of an earlier, deceased Trefethen
'Of Guilford, Maine'
Was a Private in Capt. D. Flander’s Company, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waugh's Regiment from Sept. 14 to 24th, 1814. Raised at Cornville, Maine (probably where he resided) and camped at Waterville to await orders.
129. BAILEY, Glenn R.- His references are marked as follows:
1. Rockingham County, New Hampshire Deeds 63:408, 64:237, 129:295, 130:97
2. Dover, New Hampshire Cemeterty Inscriptions
3. Dover Vital Records
4. York County, Maine Deeds 54:84, 95:17, 54:83, 59:45, 69:149, 128:127
5. Lincoln County Deeds 41:176 and/or Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771, Betty H. Pruitt; Boston, Massachusetts 1978
6. Strafford County, New Hampshire. Deeds 26:61, 24:240, 29:173,30:32, 35:57,36:269
7. York County, Maine. Probate Docket #19153
8. Federal Census (assorted)
9. Strafford County Probate 5:121
10. New Castle Vital Records
11. Monhegan Island Cemetery Inscriptions
12. Bristol, Maine Vital Records
13. 1st Parish Church Records, Kittery, Maine
14. Petition to Selectman of Kittery, Maine; June 17, 1799
15. Strafford County, New Hampshire Probate Docket #5:121
16. Lincoln County Deeds 149:6, 41:177, 41:178,44:32, 64:25+, 148:332, 148:393, 109:220
17. Columbian Centinal, 'Deaths' - July 13, 1816, November 19, 1823
18. Windham, Maine Vital Records
19. Maine Monthly Magazine - July, 1836
20. Friendship, Maine. Cemetery Inscriptions
21. Friendship, Maine Vital Records
22. Lincoln County, Maine Probate 24:117
23. Pond Grove Cemetery, Portland, Maine Inscriptions
24. Portland, Maine Vital Records
25. Pourtsmouth, New Hampshire Vital Records
26. Maine, Genealogy & Family History Of the State of, George Thomas Little, A.M., Litt. D. Vol. IV; Lewis Historical Pub. Co., N.Y.- 1909 (same as Source 42)
27. Monhegan Island Plantation Records
28. Portland City Directory - 1894,1897 - 1927
29. Bremen Maine Vital Records
30. Maine Home Journal, ‘Cronicles of Cushing & Freindship’, Rockland, Maine 1892
