MAINE GENEALOGY Volume 4 Pages 2176-2177 DARLING--In many places where members of the DARLING family have lived they have been well known as people “of inspiring bravery.” In early settlements of our country when the strongest men quailed at the stories of Indian cruelty the DARLINGS inspired such people to guard well their homes, and this by a few words ringing with courage and hope. In many neighborhoods where members of once strong churches have dwindled to a mere handfull through the changing scenes in a town’s history some DARLING has, singlehanded, so inspired others by his constant attendance and work for the church that it has arisen to a stronger power for good than in the past. The First Congregational Church of Sioux City, Iowa, stands as a grand memorial to the magnetic bravery of the REV. MARCELLUS W. DARLING. When ELIAKIM DARLING joined the army of General Stark from the hills of Rindge, New Hampshire, his firm and ringing step so enthused some soldiers that the gallant leader was not surprised at the outcome of the battle of Bennington. On all fields of helpfulness the same story of this noble line have wrought records which glow with their hope and enthusiasm in the face of the wildest storms and dangers. The story of GRACE DARLING has had many repetitions by sea and land. It is well that all families cherish the histories of the brave deeds which shine along their life stories, but when these brave looks, words and deeds have rung through the ranks of life like electric shocks those who bear the DARLING name may be proud of its marked characteristics. (I) JOHN DARLING was born about 1640 and was one of the pioneer settlers at Andover, Massachusetts, where his wisdom and courage had much to do with the laying of the strong foundations of that famous old town. He married MARY, daughter of RICHARD BISHOP. Children: MARY, HANNAH, ABIGAIL, JOHN, THOMAS and ELIAKIM. (II). ELIAKIM, son of JOHN and MARY (BISHOP) DARLING, was born in Andover, Massachusetts, about the year 1680, and inherited the sturdy and trustworthy character of his father and the hardihood which marked the BISHOP line through its many generations. He married SARAH BUXTON in 1704. (III) JONATHAN, son of ELIAKIM and SARAH (BUXTON) DARLING, was born about the year 1714, died in Andover, May 21, 1746. He was a man of true patriotism and neighborly helpfulness. He married in 1710, SARAH, daughter of WILLIAM and DOROTHY (WRIGHT) WARDWELL. IV. ELIAKIM (2), son of JONATHAN and SARAH (WARDWELL) DARLING, was baptized at Andover, March 6, 1743. In 1771 he removed to the town of Rindge, New Hampshire. In 1776 he was one of the prominent signers of the association test, pledging life and fortune to the American cause, and thus aiding many others to look hopefully beyond the dark clouds which hung over our country. In 1777 he served in Captain Salmon Stone’s company, Colonel Nichol’s regiment, General Stark’s brigade, and bravely participated in the famous battle of Bennington. After 1782 no mention is made of him in the Rindge records, and it is supposed he died about that time, though the exact date has not been found. He married (first) MARTHA ______, who died in Rindge, July 6, 1780. Married (second) November 10, 1781, LUCY (WOOD) PRITCHARD, of Rindge, and daughter of SALMON and HANNAH (JEWETT) WOOD, of that town. MRS. DARLING was born in Bedford, Massachusetts, September 1, 1746. Children of first marriage: 1. AMOS, born in Andover, Mass., January 16, 1766, died in Rindge, N.H., October 9, 1846; he was a very skilled and industrious blacksmith; he married in Rindge, Oct. 19, 1787, EDE STONE, born in Rindge, July 24, 1769, daughter of CAPTAIN SALMON and SUSANNAH (PAGE) STONE. 2. WILLIAM, born in Andover, August 11, 1769. 3. DANIEL, born in Rindge, April 1, 1772. 4. THOMAS, born in Rindge, April 25, 1775. 5. SAMUEL, born in Rindge, August 1777. 6. An infant, born July 2, 1779; died July 5, 1779 7. ELIAKIM, mentioned below. Child of second marriage: 8. MARTHA, born in Rindge, March 2, 1782. V. ELIAKIM (3) son of ELIAKIM (2) and MARTHA DARLING, married RUTH BUCK, a direct descendant of the ancestor, WILLIAM BUCK, who was born in England in 1585, and settled in Cambridge, Mass., April 15, 1635, where he died January 24, 1658, being the founder of a family line of great courage and hardihood. VI. AMOS BUCK, son of ELIAKIM (3) and RUTH (BUCK) DARLING, was born December 20, 1812, died in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 7, 1884. He was a very wealthy merchant of Philadelphia, and a man of great helpfulness and integrity in the community where he lived. He was a very patriotic citizen, was captain of the militia, and at the time of the Aroostook War in Maine was ordered by the U.S. Government to call out his company, as it was well understood what a thrilling effect would follow the appearance of this noble soldier and his well trained men. He married CAROLINE HOOPER, who was a woman of sterling qualities. Children: 1. JOHN AUGUSTUS, born at Bucksport, June 7, 1835. 2. MARGUERITE, born February 25, 1837; married JAMES N. BUCK 3. AUSTIN H., born August 6, 1838. 4. VARERIA P., born February 10, 1840, married HENRY WATSON. 5. JAMES A., born October 25, 1841; married ISABELLA BULL 6. ALFRED H., born May 15, 1843; married MARY WELCH. 7. WILLIAM S., born July 25, 1847; married MARY J. JOHNSON 8. HOWARD R., born September 19, 1850; married LIZZIE SUMERS 9. KATE, born January 18, 1853 10. AMOS L., born July 15, 1856 VII. COLONEL JOHN AUGUSTUS, United States Army, son of AMOS BUCK and CAROLINE (HOOPER) DARLING, was born in Bucksport, June 7, 1835. He was a very distinguished soldier in the Civil War. He now has a beautiful summer home at Bucksport. He married (first) January 28, 1866, ENCARNECION YNIGUEZ of Chile. South America; married (second) MRS. CLARA L. HASTINGS, of San Francisco, California, 1895. Since COLONEL DARLING retired from the army he and his wife have made three tours around the world. MAINE GENEALOGY VOLUME IV By George Thomas Little Pages 2254-2255 DARLING--The original DARLING family settled at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the branch from which the Maine line to which the Auburn members belong had for their ancestor JOHN DARLING. I. JOHN DARLING was a native of Cape Cod, and when grown to manhood became a sea captain of some considerable note. He married a MISS MURTCH. II. JOHN (2) son of JOHN (1) DARLING, the Cape Cod progenitor, was born in 1800 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. When a small boy his father removed to Jay, Maine, where he attended the schools of that day. When old enough he learned the shoemaker’s trade. In 1822 he married ELIZABETH GODING, born in 1800 at Jay. They both died in 1888, about four weeks apart, in Auburn, Maine, where they had resided since 1849. They were the parents of 11 children, including a son, named VERANUS. III. VERANUS, son of JOHN (2) and ELIZABETH (GODING) DARLING, was born at Jay, Maine in 1828, and obtained a common school education such as the schools of that day afforded. When old enough he learned the popular trade of his times--that of a shoemaker. Subsequently he engaged in the lumber business, and became an extensive operator at Rangley Lakes. He also carried on a large stock farm, in which he was highly successful in producing fancy grades of stock. He married MARTHA, daughter of JONATHAN and RUTH (RIDGLEY) BICKFORD. Children: 1. CHARLES, born at Bowdoin 2. JOHN, born at Bowdoin 3. BENJAMIN, born at Rangley 4. LILLIAN, born at Rangley 5. VERANUS S., born at Bowdoin 6. ARTHUR, born at Bowdoin IV. VERANUS S., son of VERANUS and MARTHA (BICKFORD) DARLING, was born November 14, 1876, at Bowdoin, Maine. He received a thorough business education, and in 1899 opened a bicycle repair and sale shop, which he operated until 1900, then moved to a store building on Court Street, and added sporting goods. In 1904 he established an automobile business and the following year built a garage. In 1907 he sold his store, finding it impossible to attend to that and his rapidly increasing automobile trade. He is of the “DARLING AUTOMOBILE COMPANY” which concern, has, by careful business management, developed until they have several branch places of business throughout the state of Maine, doing a business of one hundred thousand dollars in 1907. MR. DARLING married, June 25, 1902, FLORENCE, daughter of GEORGE M. ROAK; one son, ELMER R. DARLING, born May 27, 1903.