This deed, dated October 16, 1827, records Hiram and Mary Libby of Scarborough conveying to Nehemiah Libby (also of Scarborough) all of Mary’s inherited right, title, and interest in the estate of her late grandmother, Abigail Libby. Abigail, formerly the wife of Nehemiah Libby, had died leaving property in Scarborough; this document quitclaims Mary’s share of that inheritance to Nehemiah for $66.67. The deed was signed and sealed in the presence of witness Peter Libby, who also served as the Justice of the Peace, acknowledging the transaction that same day in Cumberland County.
The document offers a small but concrete window into how Scarborough’s Libby family managed inherited property in the early 19th century, and it adds another link to the family’s local genealogical record.
SHS Reference > People – Surname Files > L > Libby > Deed – Hiram Libby to Nehemiah Libby – Oct 16, 1827 – A2026.21.01 > Deed Image 1, Deed Image 2, Transcription of Deed.
SHS Class of 1916 (White School) Graduates photo. Digital Maine
SHS Class of 1921 (White School) Graduates, Principal, & Teacher photo – Digital Maine
Added: Town of Scarborough, Maine – Officials Directory – 1992
Added: 1877 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book – Digital Maine – Internet Archive
Rosile Dolley was born in 1837 and married Alvin J. Poland (1834–1914) as his second wife, Alvin having previously been married to Martha W. Pennell (1832–1864). By 1880 the couple were living in Biddeford, but by 1889 they had relocated to the West Scarborough area, near the Broad Turn School district (District No. 10). Town records reflect the family’s difficult circumstances in these final years — the 1889 Scarborough Town Report records Mrs. A. J. Poland receiving $2 in support, and Alvin receiving $14 for labor on the town farm buildings, while the 1890 Town Report notes Alvin receiving $10 worth of supplies as a recipient off the Poor Farm. Alvin filed for a Civil War pension on July 20, 1889, suggesting he was a veteran. Rosile passed away in 1890, after which Alvin is recorded as a widower living in Saco in the 1900 census. He lived until 1914. This cabinet card portrait, inscribed on the reverse “A. J. Poland, West Scarboro,” is believed to depict Rosile Dolley Poland, with the photo’s style and clothing suggesting a date of approximately 1887–1890, consistent with her final years in Scarborough.
Hannah Libby Meserve was born on 13 December 1806 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, the daughter of John Meserve (1767–1831) and Hannah Libby (1775–1859). On 21 November 1829, she married Charles Moulton (1801–1891), and together they raised eight children:
Census records show the family living in Gorham in 1850, returning to Scarborough by 1860, and back to Gorham by 1870. Hannah passed away on 17 January 1884 in Scarborough, Maine, and was buried in Portland, Cumberland County. Her husband Charles survived her by seven years, living until 1891. This cabinet card portrait, photographed by Conaut, appears to predate the portrait of her husband Charles, and is dated between 1876 and 1884 — suggesting it may have been taken while the couple were still living together in their later years, and no later than the year of Hannah’s death.
