Wing, Stephen. Private, Capt. Benjamin Berry's (Harwich) co., Maj.
Zenas Winslow's regt.; service, 6 days, on an alarm at Bedford and
Falmouth Sept. 7, 1778.[CI:354:?4:CI]
Stephen Wing, private, muster and pay roll of Capt. Benjamin Berry's
company, Major Zenos Winslow's regiment, company belonged to Harwich;
6 days service at alarm at Bedford and Falmouth. Also was in service
in January, February and March, 1779[CI:3378:?4:CI].

Resided abt. 1800 Livermore, Oxford Co., ME.

The migration of Simeon Wing and his sons from the Pocasset
neighborhood about the year 1784, undoubtedly influenced other of
their former neighbors at Pocasset to follow them. Soon after the
Revolution, a race of Wings appeared at Livermore, Wayne, and nearby
towns in Maine. These Wings were of large frame, very strong, very
tall, many of them living to a great age. There were at least four
brothers, Reuben, Shubael, Joseph and Stephen, and two sisters --
Mehitable and Mercy. One of their descendants write that the family
first moved to Colebrook, N.H., and from that place to Wayne about the
year 1798-1800. It is a tradition in this family that the father of
Shubael, Reuben, Joseph and Stephen married a second wife late in life
and that this marriage caused an estrangement in the family between
the father and sons.[CI:266:?4:CI]

From: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?o...wing&id=I2001246

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Via e-mail 22 Apr 2004:

Good Morning Kathrine,

This morning, I received the transcript below from one fellow Wing family researchers (Barbra Pahlow, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pahlow/) and thought it might be of help to you. Based on the names of his wife and children, I am changing my database to show the father of the Joseph Wing (who married Sarah Brown) to Reuben. Later research may prove me wrong but, so far, this will is the best evidence I have seen as to his identity. It is pretty close to what you have on your web site but adds the names of more children and of Reuben's second wife Sally (Robinson).

Best wishes,
Tom
[email protected]
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COPY OF THE ORIGINAL WILL OF REUBEN WING--made Nov 18, 1824, filed Mar 5, 1825:

In the name of God, amen, I Reuben Wing of Monmouth, State of Maine, County of Kennebec, being weak in body, but of sound and perfect memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, do publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, viz:

First, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son, Stephen Wing, the sum of one dollar, and to the next eldest Reuben Wing Jr. one dollar, & the next Joseph Wing one dollar, and to the next Sheubeal Wing, one dollar.

I also give and bequeath unto my daughters Hetty Lovejoy, Hannah Lovejoy, & Marcy Lovejoy married women, the sum of one dollar apiece.

And said respective legacies or sums of money I will and order shall be paid to the said respective legatees within three years after my decease.

I further give and bequeath to my youngest son Lyman Wing, his heirs and assigns, all that my messuage and tenement, situated, lying, and being in the town and county and state aforesaid, together with all my other freehold estate whatsoever, to hold to him the said Lyman Wing, his heirs and assigns forever, to be delivered to the said Lyman Wing by his mother after he becomes twenty-one years of age.

And lastly, as to the rest, of residue and remainder of my personal estate, goods and chattels, of what kind and nature soever, I give and bequeath the same to my beloved wife Sally Wing, whom I hereby appoint sole executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.

REUBEN WING

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Reuben Wing to be his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testator.

ROYAL FOGG

DAVID THURSTON

THOMAS GRAY"

List of children in Livermore vital records:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-2VN3?i=62&cat=285033