So far as is known only two families established homes in the township in 1804. Isaac Wheeler, Esq., then recently married, commenced housekeeping in the log cabin he had built two years earlier near the site of the present Free Baptist meeting house. later in the same season he built a comfortable frame house on the site of the house afterwards owned by the late William Foss.
James McClure having purchased Edward SargentŐs interest in lot three, range five, moved his family into a cabin that stood near the site of the present house of Samuel O. Davis. Peter Chase, who made a beginning on lot seven, range nine, two years earlier, cleared a piece of land in 1804, raised a crop and built a house. Moses Smith bought Thomas FinsonŐs interest in lot six, range nine, in 1804, and made preparation for a future home. William Godwin came to the township again this year and enlarged the opening begun the preceding year.
James Holbrook, a brother-in-law of Isaac Wheeler, purchased the westerly part of lot eight, range five, of Mr. Godwin and felled an opening there. Years later this lot passed into the hands of Benjamin Garland, who lived there several years.
Amos Gordon of Hopkinton, N. H., made his first visit to Lincolntown in June, 1804, and purchased of Joseph Garland a part of lot nine, range ten, paying four dollars and acre for it. This was a large price for land at that time. Amos Gordon was the grandfather of our well-known citizens, Horace H., James P., and Albert G. Gordon. Mr. Gordon performed this journey on horseback by the way of Kennebec to Ripley, where he had acquaintances, and thence to Lincolntown. After having selected and purchased the land of his future home he returned to New Hampshire to prepare for a change of residence. In September of the same year he revisited the township, cleared land and built a log home for the reception of is family the following spring.
About the time he started on his second visit to the township, which was on horseback, five men of his acquaintance went to Massachusetts to take passage in a sailing vessel for the same destination. These were his son, Moses Gordon, Jeremiah Flanders, Sampson Silver, Caleb Currier of Hopkinton, N. H., and Edward Fifield of Ware of the same state. Arriving at Newburyport they were much disappointed at not finding the vessel in which they had engaged a passage. Waiting several days they became inpatient of the delay and took passage or a rude fishing-smack that had just discharged a cargo of wood and was about to start on the return voyage to the Penobscot. They took on board with them a pair of oxen and ox-wagon belonging to Moses Gordon, a horse owned by Mr. Fairfield, supplies for themselves and tools for their work.
These men started on their journey for double purpose of inspecting the lands of the township and of assisting Amos Gordon in building his home and preparing land for crops of the following spring. With the exception of Mr. Currier they all became residents of the township a few years later.