Through the preserving efforts of Capt. John C. Tibbets and others on
the 9th of June, 1849, an act of incorporation was passed, creating a new town
by the name of Port Watson, which was changed to Brooklin in about a month.
The latter name is said to have been derived from the brook which flows from
Benjamin's River to the Salt Pond, separating the town
from Sedgwick, and which was much larger in former times than at present.
In the year of our Lord one
thousand, eight hundred and forty nine.
An Act to divide the town of Sedgwick and
incorporate the town of Port Watson in the county of Hancock.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled as
follows:
The town of Sedgwick in the county of Hancock is divided by a line commencing at
Edgamoggan Reach at the entrance into Benjamins River in said town, and thence running
northerly up the channel of said river, thence
between the saw mill and the grist mill, to the center of the bridge across said river,
thence up the channel northerly of the most northeasterly branch of said river to the
Beaver Dam bridge, so called, thence by the front line of lots in said town, numbers
fifty-two and fifty-three to the center line of the great meadow, thence by the center
line of the great meadow, to lot number fifty-five of said meadow, thence down the center
of said brook and south of the saw mill on the same, to the Salt Pond, thence down the
channel of said pond northerly to the Bluehill line, thence easterly by said line to
Bluehill Bay, and all that part of said town lying southerly of said line, as above
described, and all the inhabitants therein, together with the islands lying between said
town and the channel of Edgamoggan Reach, be incorporated into a town by the name of
Port Watson, vested with all the powers and privileges and subjected to all the duties of
other towns.
This act passed July 9, 1849, duly signed by Samuel Belcher, Speaker
of the House; William Tripp, Pres. of the Senate, and John W. Dana, Governor.
The first town meeting was held at the warning of Elisha Wood, Constable, in the
meeting house at Port Watson, on Monday the 20th day of June 1849. One month
after the incorporation, the name of the town was changed from Port
Watson to Brooklin.
| 1849-50 | Humphrey Wells, Andrew Seavey, Stephen Cousins |
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| 1851 | Andrew Seavey, Samuel Herrick, Nathan H. Powers |
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| 1852 | Samuel Herrick, Humphrey Wells, Stephen Cousins |
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| 1853 | Samuel Herrick, C. K. Higgins, Benj. C. Sargent |
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| 1854 | Nelson Herrick, Otis W. Herrick, Warren P. Herrick |
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| 1855 | Humphrey Wells, O.W. Herrick, Warren P. Herrick |
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| 1856 | Nelson Herrick, C. K. Higgins, R. H. Moulton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1857 | O. W. Herrick, John O. Sargent, Eben B. Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1858 | Humphrey Wells, Newell Powers, Newell Obear | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1859 | Humphrey Wells, Rowland Carlton, Nelson Herrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1860 | Humphrey Wells, Newell Powers, Nelson Herrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1861 | Newell Powers, Nelson Herrick, E. B. Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1862 | Humphrey Wells, (Nelson Herrick), E. B. Smith, IsaacCole | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1863 | Newell Powers, Isaac Cole, Benj. Herrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1864 | Benj. Herrick, E. B. Smith, Chas. L. Babson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1865 | E. B. Smith, Benj. Herrick, Albert Hooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1866 | E. B. Smith, Albert Hooper, Benj. Nutter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1867 | E. B. Smith, Benj. Nutter, Newell Powers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1868-9 | E. B. Smith, Newell Powers, J. C. Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870 | George R. Allen, Nelson Herrick, A. J. Tibbits | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1871 | G. R. Allen, A. J. Tibbits, E.B. Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1872-3 | G. R. Allen, E. B. Smith, Galen Cousins, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1874-5 | G. R. Allen, Warren Wells, Galen Cousins, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1876-9 | G. R. Allen, Warren Wells, J. Gilman and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880-1 | Warren Wells, J. G. Reed, Joseph B. Babson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1882-3 | Warren Wells, J. B. Babson, James I. Bent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1884-5 | Warren Wells, J. I. Bent, Thomas R. Alden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886 | Warren Wells, J. G. Reed, C. L. Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1887 | Warren Wells, John j. Bridges, C. L. Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888-9 | Warren Wells, J. B. Babson, R. H. Cain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890-1 | Warren Wells,J. B. Babson, J.J. Bridges| 1892-3 | Warren Wells, Frank W. Cole, Austin E. Freethy | 1894 | Warren Wells,Edwin P. Cole, E. J. Carter | 1895 | Warren Wells, Austin E. Freethy, John F. Staples | 1896-7 | Robert A. Friend, Rodney W. Smith, George Holden | 1898 | Rodney Smith, George Holden, E. H. Bridges | 1899 | Rodney Smith, George Holden, Mark Dodge | 1900-2 | Mark Dodge, Frank W. Cole, Lucius Bridges | 1903 | Mark Dodge, George W. Herrick, Horace M. Pease | 1904 | MarkDodge, Lucius Bridges, W. H. Freethy
| 1905-7 | Lucius Bridges, W. H. Freethy, S. E. McFarland | 1910 | Frank W. Cole, George E. Holden, Roland Flye |
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| David R. Carlton, | 1849-50; |
| C. K. Higgins, | 1850-57; |
| Nathan Herrick, | 1857-58; |
| C. K. Higgins, | 1858; |
| R. A. Herrick, | 1858-64; |
| Charles L. Babson | 1864-65; |
| R. A. Herrick, | 1865-68; |
| O. W. Herrick, | 1867-75; |
| C. M. Bray, | 1875-78; |
| O. W. Herrick, | 1878-79; |
| R. W. Herrick, | 1879-82; |
| G. R. Allen, | 1882-1903, |
| F. W. Cole, | 1903-08; |
| George F. Gott, | 1908 |
Azor Cole, 1849-53
Mark Dodge, 1853-55
O. W. Herrick, 1855-56
Richard A. Herrick, 1856-64
Chas. L. Babson, 1864-65
Richard A. Herrick, 1865-77
C. M. Bray, 1877-78
R. A. Friend, 1878-80
R. A. Herrick, 1880-88
George R. Allen, 1888-92
A. G. Blake, 1892-95
G. R. Allen, 1895-96
K. B. Stevens, 1896-97
Warren Wells, 1898-1904
J. F. Staples, 1904 (treasurer as of 1910).
In 1828, a council was held of church members from Sedgwick and the surrounding towns in the house of Capt. Samuel Watson, and the following was passed: "That a church be organized as requested by petitioners; that the moderator give the right hand of fellowship to the church when organized; and that the council adjourn to the Reach school house at one o'clock." At this place, the church was organized as the second Baptist Church in Sedgwick, and, on the incorporation of the town in 1849, it became the first Baptist Church of Brooklin.
The following pastors have served the church:
Mr. E. Pinkham, who became a member ofthe church on the day of its organization, was the
pastor for the church for nine years. M
L. Kingman, 1841-42
S. L. Rice, 1842-43
C. L. Carey, 1844-49
O. B. Walker,1850-55
Herbert Cole, 1855-58
Lucius Bradford, 1858-62
A. J. Nelson, 1864-66
MosesHanscom,1867-72
G. G. Leavens, 1872-73
Mr. Pendleton (supply 1873)
Rev. E. S. Fish, 1874
Gideon Mayocame 185l
Rev. O. C. Herbert came 1890
Rev E. H. Doanecame 1892
Rev. F. G. Folsom came 1893
Rev. Godeon [sic] Mayo, 1895
Daniel York, 1899
Rev. W. H. T. Bock, 1901
Rev. S. R. Belyea, 1904
Rev. E. S. Drew, 1905
Rev. A. W. Bailey, 1906
Rev. E. E. Small, 1910
The Methodist denomination has also held meetings in Brooklyn, especially at Naskeag and West Brooklin.