REMICK GENEALOGY; compiled from the Manuscript of Lieutenant Oliver Philbrick Remick for The Maine Historical Society; by Winifred Lovering Holman, S.B., Life member of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society and member of the Maryland, Virginia, and Utah Historical Societies; 1933.

Pages 5 - 6 and 15 & 16:

1.       CHRISTIAN¹ REMICK born, place unknown, about 1631, probably died in Kittery, York County, Maine, after 1718. (Note: Kittery was first settled about 1623), He married about 1655, HANNAH __________, who was living there 17 Dec. 1711.
    It is possible that Christian’s wife, Hannah was a widow Tompson at the time of their marriage and it is also possible that she was born a Foster and was connected with the Parkers. The scope of this work does not permit exhaustive research but these suggestions are made.
    There have been various conjectures about the origin of Christian Remick. He seems, from his name, very possible that he was of German or Dutch descent, and we must also bear in mind that among the earliest settlers of Kittery were some Danes. The name appears under a great variety of spellings in the early records in New England, viz: Remick, Ramacke, Ramache, Remmick, Remich, Ramick, Remach, Ranacke, Ramix, Remox, Ramocks, Remaih, Ramuck, etc. As Remick and Remich prevail, it seems logical to conclude that these were the spellings used by Christian. Nothing authentic is known about Christian Remick prior to his arrival in Kittery.
    The approximate date of his birth is arrived at from the following record:

4 Jan. 1698-99, “The Deposition of Christian Remich aged 67 years or thereabouts Testifieth…. That he well knew Dennis Downing now Deceased Lived on the farm… which his Son Joshua Downing now Possesseth and y^e s^d Dennis Downing Possessed it in year fifty one… he being a near neighbor to s^d Downing …. Sworn …” (York Deeds, 4:f. 151.)

Christian Remick is apparently the only one of the name to have settled in New England. In a declaration of the Inhabitants of Maine, dated 18 Mar. 1679, [1679-80] appears the name of “William Ramuck.” But as the declaration is a copy and written by one hand it is evident that “William’ was misread for “Christian.” (Mass. Archives, Col. Records, 3:341.)

    Christian Remick settled in that part of Kittery now known as Eliot Neck and which since 1 Mar. 1810 has been embraced in the bounds of Eliot. His first grant of land occurred in 1651, and before 17 July 1661, when he had twenty acres granted him by Kittery, he had received fifty-two acres on which he built his homestead. This original property together with his house and barn, Christian leased to his son, Joshua, 18 Oct. 1693. He received fifteen acres 15 Oct. 1666, and the same amount, 13 Dec. 1669, and twenty more, 5 Sept. 1671. These grants were surveyed and laid out 22 Feb. 1665 and 20 May 1673 and were across the Great Cove Creek from his homestead farm. By three deeds, 16 Oct. 1686, 30 Mar., and 20 June 1694, Christian gave fifty acres of this land to his son Isaac. The rest he relinquished to Samuel Spinney by a Court decision, 12 July 1700.
     By another town grant, 24 June 1681, Christian held thirty acres near Bolt Hill in Eliot, which was laid out 14 July 1681. He gave by deed twenty acres of this grant to his son, Jacob, 16 Oct. 1686, and ten acres of it, he leased to his son, Joshua, 18 Oct. 1693 and 30 Apr. 1703. 21 Aug 1685, he received by grant, twelve or fifteen acres situated in Simon’s Swamp in Eliot, and this he leased to his son, Joshua, 18 Oct. 1693. He had a ten acre grant, 10 May 1703, which was laid out to his grandson, Major Nathaniel³ Remick, 22 May 1775, on Great Works River in the Berwick Common of Kittery. In all he held some one hundred and seventy acres.
     One of the proprietors of the towns of Kittery and Berwick, Christian held certain rights in these towns that were realized by his descendants in subsequent divisions. His grandson, Major Nathaniel³ Remick, received the greater part of this land, through his father, Sergt. Jacob², and his uncle, Joshua.² Christian’s house, that he gave in 1686 to his son, Isaac², was inhabited by the said Isaac in 1793. In 1744, the estate of Christian Remick held ten acres of common land at Number 11 Pudding Hole Grant.
     His name appears with others in a list of Freeman of Kittery, 16 Nov. 1652; and when Kittery acknowledged herself under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, 18 May 1653, one of the signers of this agreement was “Christian Remech.” His signature again appears on a Kittery remonstrance dated 20 Dec. 1652, and on a Maine petition, date unknown, but probably about 1669. Grants are preserved whereby as “Christian Remick,” selectman of Kittery, he signed his name. (Mass. Archives, Col. Records, 3: 194, 209, 288; Mass. Bay Col. Acts and Resolves.)
   Christian served as a selectman of Kittery from 1670 to 1673, in 1676, and in 1688. He was one of a special committee appointed to instruct Kittery’s Deputy to the General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1673, and the Representative to the General Court of the Province of Massachusetts in 1692.

From pages 15 & 16 of this same source:

     Neither Christian nor his wife, Hannah, left recorded estates, but settled their property as has been seen by deeds to their sons. It is probable that the daughters received their shares upon their representative marriages.*
     Children, recorded in Kittery, and probably all born there:
2      i. HANNAH², b. 25 Apr. 1656; m. RICHARD GOWELL.
3     ii. MARY, b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. PETER DIXON.
4    iii. JACOB, b. 23 Nov. 1660; m LYDIA _________ and Mary ________.
5    iv. SARAH, b. 16 July 1663; m. JOHN GREEN and BARNABAS WIXAM.
6     v. ISAAC, b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth __________.
7    vi. ABRAHAM, b. 9 June 1667; m. ELIZABETH FREEMAN.
8 vvi. MARTHA, b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. DANIEL COLE.
9 vii.   JOSHUA, b. 24 July 1672; m. ANNE LANCASTER and MARY (______)
               HEPWORTH.
10. ix. LYDIA, b. 8 Feb. 1676; m. THOMAS COLE.

   *There has been much controversy among genealogists about the marriages of the daughters of Christian Remick. Mary-Lovering Holman carefully procured and studied all available evidences for the compiler and the present scholarly arrangement in her work.