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OLD TIMES
A MAGAZINE
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF DOC- UMENTS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE
INCLUDING, AS FAR A3
P03SIBLE, ANY INCIDENTS WOIITH.Y OF RECORD
RELATIVE TO THE TOWNS OF
HARPSWELL, FREEFORT. POWNAL, CUMBERLAND AND YARMOUTH.
at.T. OFESHOOTS OF THE OLD TOWN.
ALSO
GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES AND BIOGRAPHI- CAL SKETCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED RESI- DENTS OF THE TOWN
VOL. 1. NO 1.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS,
YARMOUTH, MAINE.
January 1, 1877. r
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OLD TIMES
A MAGAZINE
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF DOC- UMENTS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE
INCLUDING, AS FAR AS
POSSIBLE, ANY INCIDENTS WORTHY OF RECORD
RELATIVE TO THE TOWNS OF
HARPSWELL, FREEPORT. POWNAL, CUMBERLAND AND YARMOUTH,
ALL OFFSHOOTS OF THE OLD TOWN.
ALSO
GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES AND BIOGRAPHI- CAL SKETCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED RESI- DENTS OF THE TOWN
VOL. 1. NO 1.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS,
yarmouth, maine. January 1, 1877.
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PREFATORY.
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" The hills are dearest, which our childish feet Have climbed the earliest; and the streams most sweet Are ever those at which our young lips drank,— Stooped to their waters o'er the grassj- hank. "
— Whittiek.
The object of this little work is so full\r set forth in the title- page, that but little more need be said here.
The most of my spare time during the past three }Tears has been L devoted to the collection of material for a history of North Yar- ,; mouth, Maine, ray native town, and I often find items of no par - 0 ticular value as historical matter, bat still interesting and worthy nV^ of rescue from the oblivion that awaits all old pap 3rs an 1 local \ traditions which depend for preservation upon the care or memory of one or two individuals. For this purpose I have begun the pub- lication of this magazine, and I respectfully ask the contribution of documents of the character mentioned in my circular issued and distributed last December, and republished on the last pag? of this pamphlet.
In the next number of the magazine some of the articles b3gun in this will be continued, and a variety of new subjects introduced, and genealogical sketches of one or more families be given.
This enterprise is entirely a "labor of love" on my part, for I know full well that no pecuniary advantages or world-wide fame will await m3 in consequence of my labors ; but the thought that I may have been instrumental in preserving information that will gain in interest, as time rolls on, will be sufficient reward for the undertaking.
A. W. Corliss. Januarv 1st, 1877.
OLD TIMES
IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
NO. 1. JAN., 1877. VOL. 1.
[Eastern Argus, Jan. 12, 1815.]
DIRECT TAX.
Notice is hereby given that the Direct Tax, laid in coformity to the act of Congress passed the 22d July, and 2d August, 1813, upon the following described property, is now remaining unpaid ; and that unless the said tax, with ten par cent in addition thereto, shall be paid to the subscriber, on or before Mondaj- the Sixth day of February next, the said property, or so much thereof, as shall be necessary to satisfy the said tax, and twenty per cent in addition thereto, will be sold at public sale at the Court-House, in the town of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, the sale to commence at Ten o'clock A. M on the said sixtli day of February next, viz :
IN NORTH YARMOUTH.
Hannah L. Ames. A lot, situated on the post road near lower falls, on Royal's river, containing one acre, and buildings thereon.
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Samuel Bacon. One farm situate on the town road, and part of lots No. 14, 80 acres; No. 13, 37 acres; No. 28, 4 acres and buildings thereon; one tract of land, part of lot No. 105, in 120 acre Division, containing 9^ acres. 6 37
Samuel Baker. One farm, situate on town road, and part of lot No. 40, in 120 acre Division, containing 60 acres and buildings thereon. One and a half acres of land, at the corner of Mill lane, called Baker's Mill ; 200 acres unimproved land. 9 16
Daniel Bennet. Half an acre of land, situate on Walnut hill road, and buildings thereon. 0 3 7
Simon Batchelder. One farm, being part of lot 46, in 120 acre Division, west side of Royal's river, containing 40 acres, and build- ings thereon. 47 acres land, being part of Fox's gore, so called.
2 00
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Foxwell C. Blanchard. One farm, bounded S. W. by the town road, being part of lot No. 21, in the 100 acre Division, contain- ing 51 acres, and buildings thereon. I 00 Sylvanus Blanchard. One farm, situate on the N. K. side of Greely's road, being part of lot No. 2, in the 120 acre Division, on west side of Royal's river, containing 20 acres, and buildings there- on. 2 38 Moses Banks. One farm, being part of lot No. 50, in the 100 acre Division, containing Of acres and buildings thereon. 0 92 Joshua Blanchard. One farm, situate on Greely's road, being lot No. 83, in the 100 acre Division , and part of Fox's gore, contain- ing 100 acres and buildings thereon. 3 50 John Butler. One tract of land, being part of lot No. 1, in the 100 acre Division, containing 43 acres and buildings thereon. 0 99 Elizabeth Buxton. One farm, being part of lot No. 52, in the 100 acre Division, containing 24 acres and buildings thereon. One tract of land, being part of lot No. 98, in 100 acre Division, con- aining 10 acres. 1 67
Jacob Blanchard. One farm, being part of lots No. 51, No. 30
and No. 71, in the 100 acre Division, containing 67 acres and
buildings thereon. 2 57
Nathaniel Blanchard. One farm, being part of lots No .53 & 54,
in 100 acre Division, containing 109 acres and buildings thereon
5 68 James Batchelder. One farm, being part of lot No. 12, in 120 acre Division east side of Royal's river, containing 25 acres and buildings thereon. • 1 67
Henn' Byram. One half of a house lot, situate near the Baptist meeting house, containing ^ of an acre and buildings thereon. 1 29 Oliver Byram. One house lot, containing ^ an acre of land and building thereon. 2 24
Eleanor Baker. One farm, situate on the county road, contain- ing 7 acres and buildings thereon. 2 24 Ephraim Batchelder. One farm, situate on the county road, con- taining 7 acres and buildings thereon. 112 Jeremiah Blanchard. One farm, being part of lot No. 71, in the 100 acre Division , containing 70 acres and buildings thereon ; one tract of land, being part of lot No. 75, containing 50 acres. 3 12 Beza Blanchard. One farm, being part of lots No. 52 and 53, on the S. W. side of Tuttle's road, and part or lot No. 73, on the N. E. side containing 155 acres and buildings thereon. 6 01 David Buxton. One farm, being part of lots No. 84 and 85, in the 100 acre Division, containing 83 acres and buildings thereon.
3 63 John Blanchard. 50 acres of land, part of lots No. 51 and No.
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30. 0 75
John Cutter. One farm, being part of lots No. 33, 3 acres ; No. 34, 58 acres and buildings thereon. Lot No. 36, 80 acres. Lot No. 47, 100 acres in the 120 acre Division, West side Royal's river, 10 acres part of Gooch's farm. 6 97
Samuel Cutter, Jr. One farm, being part of lot no. 20, in the 120 acre division, west side of Royal's river, containing 9 acres and buildings thereon. 1 29
John Collins. Part of lot no. 41, in 120 acre division, east side the river, containing 90 acres. 2 31
Edmund Cleaves. One lot on the S. W. side of the county road, containing 2 acres and buildings thereon ; one lot of land on the foreside of the same, containing 16 acres ; one lot of land, being the homestead of Solomon Trow. 1 84
Ebenezer Corless. One house lot. on the county road, containing ^ an acre and buildings thereon ; one farm being part of lots no. 18, no. 17, and no. 3, containing 14 7 acres ; one house lot, situate near the homestead, containing \ of an acre and buildings thereon ; one other house lot, containing I of an acre and buildings there- on ; two thirds of a house lot, containing J an acre and building thereon. 1 1 09
Daniel Clark, one house lot, situate on the county road, contain- ing J- an acre and buildings thereon. 1 84 Jonathan Collins, Jr., one farm, being part of lot no. G'2, in the 100 acre division, containing 22 acres and buildings thereon. 1 73
Ammi Cutter, one farm, situate near the old meeting house, containing 65 acres and the buildings thsreon ; lot no. 37, 120 acre division, \v. side Royal's river, containing 37 acres. 4 21
Thomas Chase, one farm, bounded by New Gloucester road, and part of lot no. — , containing 5 acres and buildings thereon; one tract of land, part of lot no. 101, containing 40 acres in the 100 acre division ; one tract of land, part of lot no. 102 in the 120 acre division, containing 50 acres. 5 33
Levi Chase, one half a farm, bounded S. E. by Broad cove, con- taining 75 acres and buildings thereon. 1 67
Reuben Chandler, one farm, bounded S. E. by Broad Cove, con- taining 45 acres and buildings thereon. 2 75
Simeon Clough, one farm, being part of lot no. 100, in 100 acre division, containing 49 acres and buildings thereon ; one tract of land, part of lot no. 88, containing 16 acres ; one do. in lot no. 50, containing 2> acres ; no. 89 ten acres. 1 36
Amos Clough, one farm, part of lot no. 68, in 100 acre division containing 50 acres and buildings thereon ; one tract of land, part of lot no. 97 in 100 acre division, containing 57 acres. 2 99
Sarah Davis, one farm, situate on the town road, near Free-
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port, containing 100 acres and buildings thereon. 4 75
Thomas Davis, one farm, bounded by Cousin's river, containing
S3 acres and buildings thereon. 5 40
Allen Drinkwater, one farm, adjoining John Hayes, containing
5 acres and buildings thereon; one tract of land called Stephen's lot, containing 1G acres. 1 73
[To be continued.]
TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS.
Marshall N. Rich.
Copied from the gravestones in the o.ld Indian Burial Ground, south-east of the site of the "Old Meeting-house," near the Ledge. Yarmouth Foreside ,1875.
Here Lyes Buried the Body of Mr. Andrew Ring
Aged 48 years Died Nov. yc 17, 1744.
Here Lies all that is mortall of Mr. Reuben Gage who departed this life August 2G, 1758.
Here Lies all that is mortall of
John White
Died Nov. 1, 1747.
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Here Lyes ye Bod}' of Eleazer Eaton * who deceased July ye 25, 1735 Aged 62 vrs.
Here Lyes Buried ye Bod}' of
Capt. Peter Ware
Who departed this life ye
13th day of March 1743
in ye 49th year of his Age.
Here Lyes hurried ye body of Capt. Stephen Larrabee Departed this life Oct. 20th anno dom 1737
[Double stone.] Peter Ware Daniel Ware
Died Sept. 24th Died Sept. 21th
1737 1737
in the 6th year of in the 4th year of
his age his age
As you are now, so once were we, As we are now so you must be ; Prepare to meet where we have past, Then you may dwell with us at last.
William
son of Ensign Benjamin
and Mary Ingersoll
He died Nov. 13, 1739.
* No doubt Ebenezer Eaton, who d. July 25, 1765. (No. 39, Cat. 1st Church.)
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Mrs. Sarah Chandler
Died Apr. 28, 1737 in v' 23 year of her age.
Here Lyes Buried ye bod}' of Deacon Jacob Mitchell
departed this life
Dec. 21, 1744
in ye 73 year of
his age
THE OLD MEETING-HOUSE.
[From the May Flower, 1847.]
The following sketch is from a story entitled "The Defeated Life, or Times of the Old Meeting-house, "and was written by the poetess, Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Smith, a native of North Yar- mouth.
'It was a church lowr-built and square, With belfry perched on high ; And no unseemly carving there, To shock the pious eye.'
Upon the shores of Casco Ba}T, about ten miles from the city of Portland, is a long hilly range, of perhaps three quarters of a mile in length — a barren rocky spot partially covered with stunted pines. In one part, where the gray granite 'crops' out from the thin soil, may be seen a weather-beaten vane, which a few inhabit- ants of the district have elevated upon a rude frame and soldered into the rock, in the pious hope of thus preserving the only relic
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of the --Meeting-house below the Ledge". Rarely might be found a more attractive spot for the worship of a new people than the site of this old church, standing as it did at the base of the ledge before named, upon a green esplanade, flanked upon every side by the forest, through the openings of which arose the Block House (residence of Rev. A. R. Cutter?;, the place of refuge of the col- onists in periods of peril, fast by the altar of God, with here and there the humble dwellings of the worshippers, each in fact a cit- adel, built for strength and armed for defence. In front was the Bay, a most lovely expanse of water, with island and cove, sloping hill, and rude promontor}-, all wearing the aspect of newness and beautj*, to awaken the freshest impulses of the heart.
Though little can be said in defence of the architectural perfect- ions of the -Old Meeting-house,' yet in the proud days thereof it might have been regarded as a model of excellence.
Here came the staunch man an 1 the stately dames of the olden time, to listen to the profound and subtle teachings of Parson Gil- man as he stood reverently in his large white wig, and discoursed upon -predestination' -fore-knowledge,' -free agency and -eternal necessity,' together with other doctrines abstruse and all-import- ant in the eyes of the unflinching thinkers of that day. Then it was that a sermon held its appropriate place as a pari: of the seventh day teaching; then it was tint the theologian found wary hearers ; then it way that Teachers from the pulpit became -Boanerges' in- deed, thundering forth their sublime intellectualities to overawe the feebler minds, which were unable to penetrate these fearful mysteries, and could only cry trembling and in tears- -I believe, help thou my unbelief, Then it was that prayer, by which spirit maketh itself known to spirit, became a weapon of attack, a vehi- cle for the utterance of dogmas to be receive I by hum in ears, and lost its great purposes of supplication, confession and faith Every man was supposed to have become -Priest unto the Lord,' and the errors of heresy were more dreaded than were; errors of practice, amongst a people with so few temptations to evil. Hence the in- troversion of thought in that day ; the anxious and pious ingenuity with which men searched for hidden evil ; the monkish self abase- ment ; the severe nicety of moral construction ; and those terrible wrestlings and groaning of the spirit to be delivered from the thorn in the flesh. This was a part of the Pilgrim care to preserve them- selves and their children from the abuses, which they had braved peril in every shape to escape. They would keep themselves a pure people ; -jealous of good works' ; and in order to do this, they laid the foundation in their own hearts, which they -guarded with all diligence'. Far-seeing, earnest and true men, let us reverence the sancity of their motives, although we way condemn the intol- erance of their measures.
Parson Gilnan has long since been gathered to his fathers : and his hearers have nearly all departed, except a few venerable men,
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who still talk of the Belf-willed. independent old man, who for fifty years s. rayed the minds and consciences of the people about Casco Bay ; whose great learning, severe piety and uncompromis- ing logic found no rival, and have left their impress yet upon the minds of men, after the lapse of nearly a century. Parson Gilman and his while wig are still held in affectionate remembrance, and the 'elders' in North Yarmouth delight in reviving reminiscences of him and his ministry, when the Old Meeting-house was the only place of worship in the town, and people came from the distance often miles to listen to the word of God, as delivered by Parson Gilman 'below the ledge'.
After standing more than a hundred years, it was pulled down in 1830, if I mistake not, having been long deserted as a place of prayer. Yet it was in excellent preservation up to the time of its fall, having been built of white oak. I cannot even now think of this desecration without a pang. I remember the awe with which I once trod alone its deserted aisles. The quaint pulpit, with its antique oaken carvings ; the communion table, folded in its place and covered with dust, from which the elements had been distrib- uted to the pious and believing, now no more ; the crypt beneath the pulpit in which had been kept the rude 'communion service', - then the doors ajar, or slipped from their hinges- the seats once pressed by the .young and beautiful- the solemn galleries- the place for singers, the slender balustrade surmounting each pew, which left their tracery where the light fell through the small glass. I remember the sparrow and the swallow which found there a peaceful habitation- the whispered murmur of the pines , as the wind swept adown the ledge and stole through the lone church- and the bleat of the sheep sheltered beneath its eaves.
Truly, I know not how human hands could have been raised against it. I know not what heart would not have been awed into remorse and grief, as the venerable rafters, so long audible to prayer and praise, were crushed to the earth. We have no ruins, and it may be never shall have, for the spirit of our people is op- posed to associations of the kind- they reject the past, whether in experience, in sentiment or architecture. A cobweb is monstrous to them- a cornice honored by dust and made sacred bj^ the swal- low, is an offence- the grey tintings of time are unseemly, and they long for the tidy, painted wall, and the brisk whitewash.
Oh, had they but spared thek Old Meeting-house below the ledge'. Thither they might have brought their children and have told them tales of blood and peril- have taught them there the sublime lessons of human freedom, and the more sublime lessons of order and good citizenship. Reverently pacing those old aisles, how im- pressive might have become the teachings of wisdom ! How the try-gone age had lived again ! What though the bird sang above the sounding board, was it not a sweet harmony ? What though
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the fox might pat upon the stairs and look forth from the windows ; would it not send solemn and earnest thoughts home to the heart? What though the vestibule became a fold for the sheep — is not Jesus called the Lamb of God, and would not their meek innocent natures appeal for the like in our own? What though the green moss lay in tufts upon the roof, the grass nodded from the eaves, and the turf rolled itself like a fold about the tilted steps ; \'et more pleasantly had come down the sabbath sun, to light each with a smile, and old men too infirm for church-going, or it may be yearn- ing too much over the past, would have loitered about the doorway, or leaned heavily upon their crutch, have walked along the aisles, with ears too deaf to be startled by the sepulchral echoes. Oh, what a plea might be heard for the old meeting-houses in which our fathers worshipped, in times when each went armed to the house of G-od, lest the savage should find them unprepared for de- fence, when worship was a great hum in need, to be sought through peril and death, and not as now a luxury, and an appendage to respectability.
The site of the Old Meeting-house is now a smooth green turf, and only the grasshopper and the cricket pipe a Sabbath-day song to God.
The road skirting the hill is overgrown with bushes, and the pines under the shelter of the 'Gilman rock', those dear cool pines, which kept up such a whispering all the day and seemed as if they were telling over what the lovers had said beneath them, and trying to sigh in the same style; those old pines, so hard and smooth, the ground beneath, where no reptiles ever came, and no bushes crowd- ed themselves, and only the winter-green came up to show off its red berries, and the Indian pipe, so wax-like in its purity, as if it once thought to be a columbine, but found itself out of place, and grew pale and beautiful, like a pure heart breaking ; those social, talkative pines arc deserted now.
OLD POSTAGE ACCOUNT.
[Contributed by Robert E. Corliss.]
Copied from a paper found in the collection of his grandfather,, Payne Elwell, of North Yarmouth.
The following is Postages on Newspapers Received of the follow- ing Persons for Capt. Joseph Stockbridge, Being in full up to the 11th of Oct. 1800.
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Stephen L. Harris, $1,48 Nicholas L. Mitchell, 1,17 Jerem'1. Buxton, l,57i Capt. John Gra}', .78 Nicholas Ridout, .48 Demincus Mitchell, 1,37 John Thomas, 1,35 John Merrill, 1,62 Andrew Ring, 1,04 Samuel Stubbs, 1,58 Edmund Cleaves, 1,05 Jonath". Moulton, .78 Samuel Kenney, 1,34 John Milliken, 1,00 Stephen Blaisdell .67 Joseph Humpheiy, 1,26 Stephen Haskell, .78 Jonathan Mitchell, Jim'., 1,41 William Bucknam, .9H Hezekiah Pratt, .92 Capt. Wm. Hobbs, 1,57 JosiahLovell, 1,58 John Lawrence. .90 Deacon Jacob Mitchell, 1,12 William Todd, 1,15 Joseph Hicks, .60 Hon. John Lewis, 1.52 Capt. Win- throp Boston, 1,57 Sam1. True, .27 Edward Barnwell, 0.52 Thop\ Lane, .52 Charles Byles, — Oliver Byram, .55 James Russell, .f)'l James Field, .89 Capt. Samuel Larribbe, .89 Amos Novell, (Nojxs?), .56 Joseph Winch, .90 Thos. Wint- worth, .26 Levi Marston, .56 Uriah Nason, .59 Seth Mitch- ell, Jim1. .90 Jonathan Dix, .26 Abijah Hatch, 1,58
Eliphlat Greely, $ 0,78 — Gushing Prince, .78 — John Hayes, .76 — Beuthal Wood, .69 — Amos Ordway, .88 — Jothem Mitch- ell, .40 — Joseph Watson, .62^ — Capt. Sam1. Mason, 1,57 — Sam1. Cutter, Junr., .25 — David True, .37 — Samuel Merrill, Esq1'. .12^ — Richmond Loring, .52 — Solomon Loring, .29 — Co1. Jonath" Mitchell' .23 — Dea. Ammi R. Mitchell, 1,21, total, $53,22.
Received the Following Postage of the following Persons Being in Part — for Capt. Joseph Stockbridge — . Samuel Cutter, whole amount, $1,44, amount reed. $0,48 — Dr. David Jones, do. 1,59, do. .53 — Comfort Videto, do. 1,20, do. .40 — the above being my third Part of the above the Remainder is Due To Capt. Joseph Stockbridge.
the Following Sums Received in Part — Capt. Levi Loring, $1,26 — Elijah Tuttle, .74 — Benj. Winslow, .69 — Amos Harris, .39.
Balance Due from the following Persous — , Oliver B}Tam, .36- Amos Harris, .39 — Joseph Watson, .28^-.
This may Certif3'e that I have Received of Payn El well the Post- age Collected of the Persons within named — in full.
North Yarmouth \ March 17, 1801 j
Joseph Stockbridge.
Bromfield — Powell. Sarah Bromfield, born Apr. 21, 1732, married Hon. Jeremiah Powell, of North Yarmouth, (Me.), died Mar, 1806. (N. E. H. & Gen. Reg. Vol. 26.)
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NORTH YARMOUTH LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY.
[From the original records.]
'"Records of Orders for North Yarmouth Light Infantry Company, Commanded bv Capt. A. Richardson, — North Yar- mouth, May 1st, 1805. Nath1. Foster, Clerk."
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — General Orders.
Headquarters March 1st 1805. The Commander in Chief having taken the advise of Counsil upon a resolve of the General Court respecting the raising of a Company of Light Infantry in the Town of North Yarmouth, in the 2d Regement, 2nd Brigade, Gth Division — Orders that Brig- adier General Allen have leave to raise by Voluntary enlistment a Company of Light Infantry in the said Town of N. Yarmouth, and when raised to be annexed to the said Regement — Provided nevertheless that no standing Company of foot shall be reduced to a less number than sixty four privates, and the said Company when raised shall be subject to all the rules regulations and restrictions as are or may be provided by Law for the government and Reg- ulation of the Militia.
B}' order of the Commander in Chief,
Will"1 Donison,
Adjt. General.
Brigade Orders, New glouster, March 21st, 1805.
The Commander in Chief by his order of the 1st Inst, having given leave for the Brigadier General to raise by Voluntary enlist- ment a Company of Light Infantry in the Town of North Yar- mouth, providing that no standing Company of foot shall be re- duced to a less number than sixty four privates, Colonel Charles Thomas of the 2d Regement • will therefore be pleased to raise a Company of Light Infantry in the said Town of North Yarmouth by voluntary enlistment out of the foot Companies in said Town. He will however in performing his duty strictly adhere to his Ex- cellency's order and admit of no enlistment of soldiers from the standing Companies which thereby may reduce them to a less number than sixty four privates. And when raised to notify them
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to meet lor the choice of officers as the law directs, at which Elec- tion he or one of his Held Officers will preside and make a return of the names and rank of those chosen to office to the Brigade Major in order that they may be Commissioned & annexed to the 2d Regement agreeable to his Excellency's orders.
Nathl. C. Allen,
Brig1' Gen1 . True Coppy Attest, Ezekiel Day,
Majr of Brigade.
Regemental orders, Brunswick, April 13th, 1805.
I, Charles Thomas, Col1 Commandant of the 2d Regement, 2d Brigade, 6th Division, do authorise Adjt. Libeus Bailey to enlist a company of Light Infantry in the Town of Northyarmouth which according to general orders is to be raised in the said Town of Northy armou th .
Charles Thomas, Col1 .
We, whose names are hereunto subscribed do freely and volun- tarily enlist into the Company of Light Infantry above mentioned the said Thomas is authorised to raise in the Town of N. Yarm" in the County of Cumberland, as is expressed in the orders from the Commander in chief, aud we do promise and engage to and with the sd Thomas that we will equip ourselves with every article and implement of war required Iry the Militia Laws of the Common- wealth and that we will uniform ourselves as is usual and Custom- ary for such Companies to appear in.
NAMES.
[Abbreviations. — pro., promoted ; d., dead ; disc, discharged ; g\, gone; dis., dismissed.]
Alford Richardson (pro.) Edward Russell, (pro.) James Currier, (d.) Isaac H. Bailey, (disc.) Amasa Baker, (pro.) Nathan B. Smith, (disc.) Adams True, (g.) Asa Humphre}T. Sim1 Stubbs. (dis.) Stephen Green lief, (g.) Amos Storer. Nathan Oaks.
Daniel Mitchell, Jr. Joseph Thomas. Richd Loring, 31. (disc.) Asa Worthle}\ "
John Worthley, Jr. " Reuben Humphre}'. Joseph Woods. John Nelson, (g.) Benju Gooch. Benjm Pratt. Charles Cutter. Jere11 Stubbs. (g.)
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Enos By ram.
David Seabury.
Will"1 Daives.
Asa Bisbee.
Lyman Child, (g.)
Isaac Brown.
Rufus Goocli.
Russell Brown.
John Blanchard.
Nathl. True.
Hiram Hatch, (disc.)
Reuben Byram. (D" Major.)
Will'11 Gooding.
John Gooding.
Solomon Winslow.
Benj1' Mitchell, (g.)
Windborn A. Snell. (g.)
John Cutter. (45)
Justin Worthley.
Will'" Parsons, (disc.)
John Hale, (dis.)
Saml. Warren.
John Seabury.
Bradbury True.
Elias Jacobs, (g.)
Francis Greely. (g.)
Hervey Stetson. k-
Asa Luf kin. (g.) Charles C. Mitchell. Nath1 Foster. Bela Blanchard. (g.) Artemus Bo wen. (g.) Benj"1 Mitchell, J1', (g.) Hezekiah Corliss, (disc.) Danl. Clark, (disc.) William Seabury. Timothy Worthley. Asa Mitchell, (d.) John Thomas, J1'. Dan1 Smith, (g.) Humphery Merrill, (g.) Joseph Smith. Henry S. Swazy. Sam1 Corliss. Benj'" Humphrey. Benj"1 Seabury. Reuben Brown. Isaiah Mitchell. Nathan Beals. Thomas Gooch. Lewis Worthley. David True, Jr. Reuben Blanchard . Jeremiah Baker.
[To be continued.]
WESTCUSTOGO.
Doctor N. T. True, Professor of Natural Science, in the Oswego (N. Y.) Normal School, formerly an instructor in the Academy at North Yarmouth, and a resident of Bethel, Maine, in a letter dated Dec. 16, LS74, in reply to an inquiry as to the meaning of the Indian name of Royall's River, Yarmouth, Maine, says :
••The earliest use which I have found of the name of 'Westgos- togua' was by Gov. Wmthrop, in 1630, in which it is spelled as above. I have never been able to satisfy myself about the com- plete analysis of the word. The nearest approach I find is by the different modes of spelling — Westcustogua, - Westcustogo, - Westecustego. Dividing this we have, Wes-cus-tegooa ; Teg-ooa
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signifies a 'tidal stream' : or a stream moved into waves by the tide or wind. This applies to Royall's river below the falls. In regard to 'wes-cus' I can only conjecture a definition. There are many words where the first part is nearly allied to this, which signifies some tiling white,- clear.- shining. Now it may be this : Wescustegoa, 'the clear tidal-stream'. You recognize many names in New England ending in 'tuck', — as Pawtuck, - 'The-noisy- tidal-stream' ; now 'tuck' has the same origin as ktegooa'.
I have had the same trouble with 'Pumgustuc. (name of part of river below the lower falls.) You recognize the last syllable as in Wescustegooa, but the first part has defied as yet to give up its meaning. There is a lake in Eastern Maine called Pumgoo-kam- ock, or 'Muddy Lake', and it is possible that Pumgustuck may have reference to the mud-fiats on the river".
JOSEPH WEARE, THE SCOUT.
The Portland (Me.) Transcript, June 24th, 1876, contained the following article :
"'■The famous Indian scout, Joseph Weare, who lived over a cen- tury ago at North Yarmouth, of whom is told the story of guiding the fleet of hostile Indians over Lewdston Falls, and whose other exploits are recorded in several of the Indian stories of Charles P. Ilsley, did not leave himself entirely without record. We have before us an account book of his, a venerable ledger wdth many blank leaves yet, though it appears to have been in active use for about a half century. There is nothing about Indians in it from beginning to end. The ordinaiy transactions with his neighbors, such as when he sent his calves "to paster", when he sold Peter Hammond a "pear of shus duble solse", are all it contains, except upon its first pages which are devoted to a famil}7 record. It app- ears that he had been married just nine months save one day, to Mary Noyes, when he bought this book, Dec. 12, 1760, and the immediate occasion of the purchase seems to have been the birth of his eldest son, which occured the da}^ before. Several blank pages after the record show how great were his expectations.
After several memoranda, recording the birth and death of his children, he writes with touching resignation : "Joseph and Mary Weare is now, (what?), but their lives are in ye hands of a mar- ciful great god". The spelling through >ut is curious in its irregu- larity, lu 1778 the book was given to Ammi Baston, his son- in-law, and shortly afterwards, in the accounts, dollars, cents and mills took the place of poun Is, shillings and pence. The prices
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of goods all through the revolution show the inflation of the cur- rency. But things must have come down to hard pan in 179G, when Sail}' Parcar (Parker?) bought "a luce gound" for 83 cents. She couldn't get even the scantiest pull-back at that rate now".
Joseph Weare, mentioned above, was a grandson of Joseph Felt, and, probably, a great-grandson of George Felt, one of the earliest settlers in North Yarmouth.
The following additional details were furnished by William T. Baker, of Yarmouth, Me. in a letter dated Oct. 12th, 187G.
"The book referred to in the Transcript belongs to the Woods family ; old Mrs. Woods being a cousin to Joseph Weare.
The first item 3 in the book are accounts of .groceries. Dec. 12, 17(50, he had a grist-mill, where the cotton-factory now stands. His house was on the east bank of the river, near what is called the "grass", or "goose pond". His book shows that he continued in the mill business until the latter part of 1768, when he gave his aeeount-b>ok to Mr. Ammi Baston, of Freeport, who was con- nected with Weare by marriage to a relative.
Old Mr. March, who died some twenty years ago at Dea. Jere- miah Mitchell's tavern, married one of Weare's daughters, and his daughter (Sarah II. No. V2o, 1st Church Catalogue?) was Deacon Mitchell's wife.
Weare's hostility to the Indians was caused by their having killed the husband of his sister under circumstances of great and unusual cruelty. The savages cut oh1 his head and fastened it to the neck of a horse, the face to the rear, and made the wife ride the horse, and follow them in that situation for many weary days. Weare did not attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, which took place at Falmouth, but started at once in pursuit of the Indians, and succeeded in killing several of them.
My uncle, Mr. Bradbury True, knew Weare very well, and he describes him as a very tall, bony man, six feet and two inches in height, capable of great endurance and full of strategy.
Weare was once at Lewiston Falls, where a large war party of hostile Indians had collected, and were having tine sport paddling their canoes far up the stream and then drifting with the rapid cur- rent down to the head of the falls, at which point they had a bon- fire to warn them how far they might descend in safety. Weare waited until the In bans had ^n\2 up the river, and emerged from his covert and extinguished the fire, building another below the cataract, in a tree, at a height correspon ling with the one built by the In bans, which deceived them so much that their canoes were in the rapids, an I beyond control, ere they realized their danger, and they swept on over the falls to death and destruction.
On another occasion Weare was splitting rails near his home, when six Indians approached him and asked if he could tell them where k,Joe Weare" lived, to which question the quick-witted old
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scout replied in the affirmative, and offered to show them the per- son they sought as 'soon as he had finished the log on which he was then at work. When Joe had driven in his wedge and had the log well opened, he asked the Indians to help him by pulling on each side as he drove the wedge. To this the party agreed, and took hold, three on each side, with their fingers in the crack of the log, when Joe by a dexterous blow of his axe knocked out the wedge, causing the seam to close like a vise upon their hands, and leaving them at the mercy of their terrible enenay, who, as he gave each a deathblow with his axe, shouted in the ears of his victims, ••I'm Joe Weare, dam you, I'm Joe Weare".
The hostility of Weare toward the Indians was never abated ; he swore to kill one for every drop of blood the}' drew from the veins of his brother-in-law.
The body of the old scout, whose name was a terror to the red- men, far and wide, lies buried in the old gravej'ard below the wold ledge'.
The family record, as copied from the old account-book owned bj* Joseph Weare :
1760 Joseph Weare — his Book - bought desember 12
1760
desember 1 1
i 1760 desember 19
1761
June 27 1764 Sept 21 1765 June 18 1767
1769
May 12
1772
1774
Joseph Weare marrid to mary noys march 20 day 1760-
Nathanniel Weare Born desember 1 1 day 1 760 to Joseph and mary weare M Nathaniell Weare died ^ ' M Desember the 19 day 1760
november 14 day 1761 Sarah Weare Bourne to Joseph and mary Weare november 14 1761 John Weare Born to Joseph and mary Weare Andrew Weare Born to Joseph and mary Weare John Weare Died June 18 - June 18 da}r 1767 Joseph and mary Weare is now (what?) But their lives are in ye hands of a marciful great god. Jenery Mary Weare Born to Joseph and mary Weare Jenery 12 1768
nathanell and mary Weare Born to Joseph and maty Weare his wife may ye 12 1769 Born unto Joseph and mary Weare - Joseph Weare may the 12 1772 huldah Weare Born Au^est 29 1774
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NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
[From Sullivan's History of the District of Maine, 1795.]
k'The earliest mention made of North Yarmouth is in an instru- ment from President Danforth, dated, 'Fort Royal, 22d September, 1680,' Recorded in the Proprietors records, by order of the com- mittee, or trustees, appointed by the general court, to resettle the town, in the year 1722, expressed in the following words: 'For the further enlargement to the settlement of the township by the governour and company, of the Massachusetts colony, on the east- erly side of the West Custigo', now Roy all's 'River, on Casco Bay ; it is hereby granted unto them, that the waste lands lying between the said grant, and Falmouth, shall be added to the town- ship called Damerras Cove. It is also hereby ordered, and de- clared, that the name oi the plantation shall be, North Yarmouth.'
Thomas Danforth, President.
By an after confirmation of the above grant, made by president Danforth, in the name of the governour and company of the Mas- sachusetts colony, dated July 26th, 1684, it appears, that thero had been a grant of a township, prior to this, made by Sir Ferdi- nando Gorges, lying easterly of Westcustigo, or Royal River, and called by the name of the river Westcustigo, extending from said river easterly by the bay, about six miles to the mouth of Burgom- uno'omug, alias Burgomug River, which retains its Indian name to this day. But how long before the above grant by president Danforth, or to whom that grant was made, the records are silent.
After the above instrument by president Danforth, of September 22d, 1681, a committee, consisting of Bartholomew G-idney, Joshua Scottou, Sylvanus Davise, and Walter Gendall, empowered as the records say, 'by the governour and company of the Massachusetts colony, to order and regulate the settlement of said town, preced- ed to make several rules and regulations for that purpose. As first, fcthat the building and settling of the town shall be on land com- monly called Maine's Point, (which includes the ground on which the meeting house now stands,) and to be ordered so on the laying out, as may be compact, and most capable of defence.' Particularly, first, 'that forty rods square of plain land be laid out for the ac- commodation of the meeting house, burial place, minister's house lot, market, and school. 2d. That an interval of four poles wide, be left round about the above forty rods square, for streets and highways. 3d. That round about the highways, house lots be laid
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out, eight poles in breadth, and ten poles deep, butting in breadth on the highways. 4th. That a common field be laid out as near as conveniently may be. so as it may hold forth in proportion to each house lot six: acres.' It was further determined at this time, 'Mr. Walter Gendall, Mr. George Pearson, Mr. John Royal I, do take care in behalf of the town to procure and settle among them a pious, orthodox minister, and with consent of the people to appoint and provide for his maintenance ; and in order thereunto, that they in the first settling of the town lay out a good farm, containing three hundred acres, to be forever for the use of the ministry, and also that they lay out another farm, likewise to be forever for the school, among them, containing three hundred acres.'
By the after confirmation of said township, made by president Danforth, mentioned above, viz. on July 26th, 1684, to Jeremiah Dummer, Walter Gendall, John Royall, and Jno. York, 'trustees on behalf and for the sole use and benefit of the inhabitants of the town of North Yarmouth,' it appears that said inhabitants were to pay a quit rent to the governour and company of the Massachusetts colony, as an acknowledgment of Sir Ferdinando Gorges' and his assigns' right to the soil and government, which was to be twelve pence for every family whose single country rate is not above two shillings ; and for all that exceed that sum in a single rate, three shillings per family, annually, in money, to the treasurer of said province, for the use' of the chief proprietors thereof. And in case of failure, distress was to be made on the estates of said inhabit- ants, not only for said rate, but also for all costs and charges aris- ing and accruing from the same. It appears farther from said rec- ords, that, in the year 1685, the trustees above named, together with the selectmen of the town, proceeded to lay out and make grants of land, both upland and salt marsh, of different contents, to sundry persons, inhabitants of said town. A garrison was also built on the west side of Ro}Tali's River, for the accommodation and defence of the inhabitants; among whom, at this time, were Walter Gendall, John Royall, Thomas Bearkfield, Henry Combes, William Ashfell, William Larrabee, Samuel Larrabee, Amos Ste- vens, John Provender, John Shove, Samuel Lime, Joseph Harris, John Acton, John Shepherd, and Peter Blackman. There are still living in the town, some of the posterity of Royall, Harris and Blackman. About the year 16S5 or 1686, there came on a bloody Indian war, in this part of the country, at the beginning of which, Gendall was killed by the Savages, as he was passing from the garrison above mentioned, to the east, to the relief of a party of men belonging to the garrison who were attacked by the Indians, on the western side of the river. This partj^ was employed in pro- viding materials for, and erecting a garrison on the western side of Royall River, and early in the morning of the day on which cap- tain'Gendall was killed, had sent two of their company, or servants, over the river, to the garrison, to look up their oxen, by the time
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the others should come over These unfortunate persons were taken and secured by the Indians, before the rest of the company went over. The Savages, for some time, had appeared surly, and inclined to quarrel ; accordingly, soon after, the part}' appeared on the other side of the river, a number of Indians met them, and pro- voked them to quarrel, by assaulting and insulting them. One Ind- ian, having pushed one of the Larrabees, he cocked his gun, and shot him dead on the spot, on which the contest became general ; the party from the garrison, knowing themselves to be much in- ferior in number to the Indians, soon retreated below the bank of the river, where they were better secured from the enemy's fire, and could not be surrounded, without greater difficulty. Here they maintained the fight, with great bravery, and without the loss of a man, on their own side ; and were well assured that some Indians fell, besides the one first shot by Larrabee. Their ammunition was at length expended, which the garrison perceived, by the intermission of the fire. Captain Gendall, who was an Indian trader, and well known among them, took a quantity of ammunition, and went into a float, with a servant to paddle him over to the part}"; standing erect, imagining that the Indians, knowing him, and restrained by former connexions, would not shoot him ; but, as the float touched the shore, he was shot through the body, and expired, having only time to throw the ammunition on shore, and to say, he had lost his life in their service. The party were now enabled to maintain their ground, till night came on. and the Indians retreated. That night, the Indians went on to an island, called Lane's Island, where they butchered the unfortunate victims who fell into their hands in the morning, together with another captive, whom they had pre- viously taken farther east, in a most savage and cruel manner. Their bodies were found by some of the garrison, and buried on the main. Soon after this, the garrison removed to Jewel's Island, one of the most distant from the main land, in Casco Bay, and built a fort there, to secure themselves, till they could return to Mas- sachusetts. Not long after the building of the fort, it was attack- ed by a large party of Indians, from the main ; but was resolutely defended, until many of the Indians being killed, the others thought proper to leave the island. A vessel, soon after, took the inhabit- ants off' the island, and conveyed them to Boston, in which, and its neighbourhood, they dispersed themselves. And thus the settle- ment of North Yarmouth was intirely broken up at this time.
In May, 1722. a petition was preferred to the general court of Massachusetts, by Jno. Smith, and others, on behalf of himself, and others, proprietors and assignees of the former proprietors of North Yarmouth ; praying a corporation of the former grant of said township, and that suitable persons might be appointed to man- age and carry on the settlement, in the room of Jeremiah Dummer, and others, the former trustees, appointed under President Pan- forth, and that the number of proprietors might be augmented to
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sixty. The prayer of this petition was granted, and Hon. William Taylor, Esq. Elisha Cook, and William Duby, Esq. Mr. Jno. Smith, and Mr. John Powell, were appointed accordingly. Those gentle- men hold their meetings at Boston, for ordering and managing the business of their appointment, till May 16th, 1727, which is the first that is mentioned of their meeting at North Yarmouth. No regard in the settlement of the town, was had to the former laying out, excepting that soma few of the original proprietors, held their old farms, particularly Gendall's and Royall's assigns, and those of Lane, and Shepherd, and some faw others ; but all who could make out their claims, as former settlers, were admitted as pro- prietors, in the resettlement. No provision was then made for the payment of the quit rents, as in the grant by president Danforth. The town was now laid out in ten acres to each house lot, and in- creased afterwards to 10(3. Each house lot to draw an equal share in the upland and salt marsh, in the after divisions, which, includ- ing the gore on the back of the town, afterwards granted by the general court, amounted to above five hundred acres each right, ex- clusive of house lots, and island rights. The salt marsh was laid out in four acre lots to each right, and equivalents in upland to supply the deficiency in marsh, to the number of house lots. The house lots were ail lotted for, except such as were allowed to be pitched by the old proprietors. The house lot for the first settled minister, and that designed for the ministry, and all others, with- out exception, took an equal chance in the after division. One right through the town was to be given to the first minister that should be settled, and continue in the ministry in the town for five years. One right also, through the town, was appropriated to the use of the ministry forever, and in lieu of a right through the town for a school, two hundredr acres of land, laid out in a square, to the use of a school forever. It was also agreed by the above com- mittee, with a number of proprietors present, at North Yarmouth, May 1 6th, 1727, : 'That a convenient house for the public worship of God, be erected and built in three years from the first of June, of fifty feet long, and forty feet wide, and twenty two feet stud, at the charge of the committee ; and that a sufficient quantity of land, adjacent to the meeting house, be left and reserved as a burying ground, common, or training field, pound, and other public uses, as may be hereafter thought needful and adviseable. That a min- isterial house shall be built, as the committee shall hereafter order, the charges to be borne as aforesaid, and that a good orthodox minister be provided to reside there forthwith.' The meeting house was accordingly erected, agreeably to the above dimensions, where the meeting house now stands. It was enlarged in 1762, by the addition of twenty eight feet, in the middle, which expense was borne by the pew ground made by the alteration. The first settled minister was Ammi Ruhamah Cutter, who accepted his call Sep- tember 24th, 1730, and continued in the office till December 5th,
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1735, The Rev. Nicholas Loring succeeded him, who was ordain- ed October 1H, 1736, and continued in the office until his death, July 31st, 1763. The Rev. Edward Brooks, his successor, was or- dained July 4, 1764, aud continued till February 1, 1769. The Rev. Tristram Oilman, the present minister in North Yarmouth, was ordained December 8, 1769.
The town, after its resettlement, was quiet from any disturbances from the Indians till after the war between Great Britain and France commenced in the year 1 744. The Indians were frequently in among the inhabitants, and seemed peaceable and friendly Many families usually resided in the town, during the winter, for the benefit of fishing, &c. But, in 1745, the Indians became very troublesome, and continued to be so as long as. the war continued with France. Many families were obliged to leave their dwellings and improve- ments, and crowd together in garrisons for their mutual defence and safety. They dared not go far from their garrisons without their arms, nor into the remote parts of the town to carry on their business, unless in companies ; and while some were working others »vere on their guard. Those who went to public worship carried their arms, while others remained at home to keep guard. Num- bers were killed during the war, and many made captives by the Savages and carried to Canada, where they were usually purchas- ed by the French, and kindly used by tjiem. A house at Flying Point, belonging to one Maiues, was attacked one morning before the family were up. The Savages broke into the house and forci- bly took out Mr. Maines, who making resistance was immediately killed, and his daughter was carried into Canada A man who lodged in the house, discharged a gun at the Indians, from the chamber, and it is thought killed one of them. The Indians in con- sequence of it retreated from the door, and gave Mrs. Maines an opportunity to bar the door, and to secure it so as to prevent the Indians from entering the house again. During the attack the youngest child ot Mrs. Maines was killed in her arms, by a shot from one of the Indians ; the same shot wounded her in the breast, but she fortunately escaped tailing into the hands of the enemy.
The first person killed after the war began was Mr. Phillip Oreely. As he was passing early one morning in May, 1745, from one gar- rison to another, about a mile, he was shot from an ambush. The number of Indians together, at this time, were supposed to be thirty at least ; they had lined the fence, by which Mr. Greely had to pass, and would, probably, have done him no injury, had not his dog dis- covered them ; this discovery frustrated their main design, which was to take the garrison, to which Mr. Greely was going, as soon as the men who belonged to it were gone out to their work. Thus the loss of one man's life, might be the means of saving not only the garrison to which he was going, but that also from which he came. Many other persons were killed within the limits of the town, during the war, some of whom did not belong to the town.
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The last person Killed, who belonged to the town, was Mr. Kben- ezer Eaton. Me was shot and scalped near the meeting house. He was in company with two others, one of whom was taken and the other escaped. The Indians, after having killed Eaton, spread along on the ledge hack of the meeting house, continued a fire on the houses below, and on the men who were collecting- together, on having been alarmed at the report of the guns. No injury was done to any one, until the people were sufficiently strong to pursue them, and the Indians were soon lost in the woods. The Indians, during the whole course of the war, had the good fortune to escape their pursuers, although the inhabitants never omitted pursuing them on such occasions, and sometimes came very near them, as afterwards appeared by accounts given by the captives. Besides the above calamities, the inhabitants suffered exceedingly from the loss of their stock and other property, which rendered this war, from its long continuance very discouraging and distressing, so that they might well adopt the language of the scripture, and say, "There is no peace to him that goeth out, nor to him that cometh in. We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword of the wilderness. ' However, there were some mercies mixed with these calamitous judgments. The captives were treated with much less barbarity than had been expected, and all were again returned to their families and connexions. During the war, there was no add- ition to the town, by the introduction of new settlers ; but on the peace, by tjie reduction of Canada to the British government, this part of the country began again to grow. In 1789, the town was divided, and the north part of the town was incorporated by the name of Freeport. "
THE NORTH-WEST RELIGIOUS
SOCIETY OF NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
Marshall N. Rich.
The ''Meeting-house at the Ledge," affording for so many years the only place of worship from Sabbath to Sabbath, required many families to travel a distance of seven or eight miles, and without the conveniences of travel, either in roads or vehicles, of modern days. The day's worship required them to be up early, to make
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the necessary preparations for the long ride or walk before them.
The parents generally rode on horseback, the good-wife seated upon the pillion behind her husband, and thus the}* jogged off to church, the children and young folks of both sexes following on foot, often cutting across the pastures and woods to sufficiently straighten their paths to enable them to arrive at the meeting-house as soon as their parents. This was quite endurable in temperate weather, but in the cold winters of those days, after such a tramp and exposure, it was far different, for there were no stoves to fur- nish a warm reception to the chilled worshipers, doomed to listen to Father Oilman's sermon, an hour long, to which might be added two or three -forty line hymns', by the choir, in the good old tenor style of -natural voices'.
Considering the above, and man}- other inconveniences, to which some one hundred and thirty heads of families had so long been subjected, it must be conceded that the time had arrived which jus- tified the formation of a new society, with a more convenient place of worship, though the sundering of the ties of fellowship and the loss sustained by the removal of so many of their members, would be a severe blow to the parent church.
In the year 1794, one hundred and thirty of the inhabitants re- siding in the west and north-west sections of ancient North Yar- mouth, including what is usually called - Walnut Hill', (now No. Yarmouth), and that part of the town incorporated in 1820 ('21 ?) as the town of Cumberland, petitioned tne Legislature to be, in- corporated as a separate parish, to be called -The North- West Re- ligious Society of North Yarmouth.'
The following are the names of the original petitioners :
Amos Harris. Zebulon Noyes. Joshua Spear. Benj. Sweetser. Ozias Blanchard. William Hoole. (Hale?; Cushing Prince. Onesiphorus Fisher. Thomas Pratt. Ebenezer Blanchard. Joab Black. Beza Blanchard. Richard Stubbs. Paul Prince. P}*am Prince. Ammi Prince. Nicholas Blanchard. Amos Clough. Josiah Wyman.
Ebenezer Allen. Jonathan Stubbs. Ozni Harris. Levi Knight. Nathaniel Gordon. Jacob Merrill. Jeremiah Prince. Moses Stubbs. David Prince. Nathaniel Blanchard. Paul Prince, Jr. Nathaniel Merrill. Samuel Smith. Asa Chase. Eliphalet Greely. James Prince. Moses Noyes. Benjamin Buxton. Jeremiah Blanchard.
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Thomns Noyes.
Benj. Sanborn.
Levi Sweetser.
Asa Greely.
Paul Sanborn, Jr.
Benj. Prince.
Benj. Stnbbs.
Israel Itenney.
Samuel York.
Stephen Lowell.
Wm. Sweetser.
Israel True.
Wm. Reed.
.Joshua Bl an chard.
Wm. Blanchard.
Benj. Tewksbury.
John Merrill, Jr.
Jacob Merrill, Jr.
Nathan Merrill.
Thos. Prince.
Amos Field.
Wm. Merrill, for his mother.
Othniel Merrill.
Edmund Merrill.
Seth Blanchard.
Edward Butler.
Stephen Harris.
Saml. Bacon.
Stephen Prince.
Bethuel Wood.
Lydia Ha}Tes, widow.
Thos. Johnson.
Thomas Wood.
Winthrop True.
Levi Marston.
John Worthley, Jr.
Zebulon Reed.
Joseph Humphrey.
Samuel Mason.
John Marston, Jr.
Jeremiah Marston.
Jabez Norton.
Nehemiah Porter.
Benj. Herrick, Jr.
Wm. Hamilton.
Nathl. Lufkin.
Archelaus Tuttle.
Isaac Skilling.
Joseph I licks. Josiah Harris. Amos Harris. Elijah Tuttle. Nathaniel Blanchard. James Whitney. Benj. Rideout. Othniel Tripp. Joseph Shaw. Thomas Hill. Daniel Shaw. John Shaw. Wm. Cleaves. John Goodwin. Samuel Gurney, Jr. Nathl. Rideout. Nicholas Rideout. Phineas Whitney. Isaac Whitney. Robert Maxfield. Eleazer Ring. Winthrop Boston. Reuben Boston. Silvanus Prince. Wm. Noyes. Joel Rich. Nathan Chandler. Jotham Mitchell. Simeon Marston. Jasper Marston. John Marston. Joshua Marston. Simon Marston. Andrew Ring. Eph. Johnson. Moses Haskell. James Rider. John Pride. Israel Loring Mitchell, Wm. Sargent. Saml. Lawrence. Joshua Humphrey. Jeremiah Walker. Henry Whitney. Stephen Reed. Eliab Mitchell. Saml. Baker, Jr. Tobias Moore.
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Benj. Herrick. Josepli York.
All of the foregoing petitioners have long since passed away, Deacon Jeremiah Blanchard, who died in 184G, being the last sur- vivor.
After the incorporation, their first meeting for business was held pursuant to a warrant directed to Ozias Blanchard, Esq., from John Lewis, Justice of the Peace, dated, North Yarmouth, Jul}' 18, 1794, on the 5th day of August, at the new meeting-house in the west part of the town. At this meeting the subject of a place for worship was discussed. For some time meetings were held al- ternately at Walnut Hill, and on the Tuttle Road, near where the Cumberland meeting-house now stands.
The first meeting-house, which occupied the lot near where the one in use at present is located, was raised in 1794, and continued in use until the new edifice was commenced in 1831, and was ded- icated November 8th, of the same year.
In 180G, a second territorial parish was formed at Walnut Hill, and in September of that year, eight males were dismissed from the First Church and six from the church in the west part of the town, and a new church organized and Rev. John Dutton installed as pastor, who continued a little more than seven years. In Feb- ruary 1818, Rev. Otis C. Whiton was ordained over this society, and was succeeded by Rev. Caleb Hobart, (1823), who remained with them until his death, in 1860.
The Congregationalist Church at Cumberland, (the oft-shoot of the First Church, at the Ledge), was originally called the 'Second Congregational Church in North Yarmouth, ' and partook of a more conservative character, although its Confession of Faith and Church Covenant was scarcel}T less 'hard-shelled' in its tenants.
Rev. Rufus Anderson was called, and ordained over this church Oct. 22d, 1794, and remained about ten years, when he was dis- missed at his own request, and, in March, 1805, a call was extend- ed to Rev. Mr. Riddell, of Bristol, and then to Rev. Mr Holman, both whom declined, and, finally, Rev. Amasa Smith accepted and was installed over the church (Jet. 22d, 180G, and continued his labors until 1820, when, at his own request he was dismissed. In May, 1821, Rev. Saml Stone, of Bangor, was ordained, and re- mained till Rev. Isaac Weston (an old friend of Rev. Dr. Payson) commenced his labors, in 1829, and continued until June, 1840, when he was succeeded by Rev. Joseph Blake from Mar. 3d, 1841, to Apr. 28th, 1859, and he was followed by Rev. E. S. Jordan, who continued until within a few years, since which time there has been no regularly settled pastor.
The whole number of nanus enrolled on the church records up to the close of Mr. Jordan's pastorate was 431 — 156 males and 275 females. The societ}' has, generall}', (sa3's Rev. I. Weston, in his sketch of the church), been prosperous, and sustained with
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as much liberality as the* people supposed was in their power to bestow, although the long establishad salary of ministers of that, time, viz., one hundred pounds, with a settlement, or four hundred dollars without one, has scarcely been exceeded until quite recently, when the salary was increased to meet more modern usages.
The community of Cumberland has been so long and so intimate- ly connected in tne history of the old town of North Yarmouth, that a few remarks regarding her most distinguished sons cannot fail to be of interest. The people of Cumberland have alwa}'s been of a conservative and high moral character, of industrious habits, and mostly farmers by occupation, though the town has also fur- nished some distinguished and prosperous shipmasters, - among whom are the Blanchards, Merrills, Princes, Greelys, Humphreys and man}' others. The ancestor of the Greely family was Philip Greely, who was killed by the Indians Aug. 9th, 1746.
Mr. Weston well saj*s that the people of Cumberland have cause to remember with respect and gratitude Capt. Eliphalet G-reely, who, after a successful ocean life, subsequently became a success- ful business man in Portland, of which city he was Mayor several years, also President of the Casco Bank, which last named office he held at the time of his death in 1858, aged 84 years, and who pro- vided in his will for a munificent bequest of $28,000 for the en- dowment of the beautiful academy building (Greely Institute), which has since been erected under the very shadow of the impos- ing monument over his grave, in the heart of his early home.
This Institution, thus endowed, is for the benefit of the youth of the town exclusively, who are to receive their tuition free of ex- pense in all coming time, - the interest on $ 20,000 being perpetual- ly available therefor.
There have been but few professional men in the town, aside from the ministty and the doctors ; of the latter Drs. Batchelder and Banks were for many years physicians in the town, and Dr. Jacob Mitchell, son of Dea. Jacob Mitchell of North Yarmouth, was here for a few years. Dr. Amos Osgood, for over forty years a resident of Walnut Hill, had a large practice in Cumberland, where his familiar form often appeared on horseback, with saddle- bags, and in later years, in his wgig'- Dr. Osgood was an admir- able representation of the ' old time gentleman ' ; thorough in his profession ; affable in demeanor ; careful and constant in the sick- room ; he endeared himself to all his people, and died some three years ago full of years and honors, upwards of eighty years old. His son. Dr. Wm. Osgood, well educated and schooled in his father's office for so mairy }Tears, succeeded to much of his father's practice.
For many years the people of Cumberland were principally Con- gregationalists, and one house of worship accommodated all who wished to attend church, but of late years the Methodists have built a small house of worship in the western part of the town, and another in the south-easterly part. The Universalists also have
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a house of worship, where meetings are occasionally held. Great Chebeague Island, lying south-easterly from the coast, belongs to Cumberland, and on it are three houses of worship,- Episcopal, Pro- testant Methodist, and Calvinist Baptist.
THE TRUE FAMTLY.
[Principally from notes by H. A. True, Marion, Ohio.]
Henry J and Richard True1, came to America about 1635-40. The last named settled at Newport, Rhode Island ; he had no child- ren. Henry married kk Israel" Pike, of Salisbury, Mass., and re- sided in Salem, but afterwards returned to Salisbury.
The True Family of North Yarmouth, Maine, descended as fol- lows :
Henry1 ; Capt. Henry2 ; Lieut. William3 ; Capt. William4, (who married Anna Bradbury) ; all of Salisbury; Bradbury5, (son of William4), who married Sarah Pettingill ; William 5, who had a daughter, Lucy, who married Jacob True ; Jonathan5 ,sonofWm.4. Of the above, Bradbury5 and Jonathan5 resided at North Yar- mouth, Maine.
1. Jonathan5, above, moved to No. Yarmouth about 1760, (joined 1st Ch. 1701.) ; he died Feb. 2, 1791.
He married, , (intentions of marriage Sept. 21, 1745, .rec- ords of Salisbury), —
2. Ann Stevens, of Stratham, N. II.. (1st Ch. Cat, gives: No. 168, Mrs. Ann (Bradbury) True, reed. Apr. 26, 1752. Mrs. Jonathan True.) b. ,d. Dec. 1, 1791.
Children :
3. Sarah, May 10, 1747 at Salisbury ; married Robert
Barstow ; d. in No. Yarmouth. Nathaniel, Dec. 9, 1749, in Falmouth, d. Oct. 1788. W/iUpi. Anna. Abigail.
Jane, , m. Jere. Stubbs ; res. Pownal, Me.
Jonathan, Apr. 30, 1758, in No. Y'armonrh, d. Nov.
10, 1844.
10. Eleanor, , m. John Sargent, of N. Yarmouth.
11. Dorcas, , m. and moved West.
(42) 12. David, June 23, 1762, d. May 26, 1847.
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(54) 13. Jacob, July 4, 17G3, in North Yarmouth, <1. Sept 12, 1843.
(4) Nathaniel True married, ,
14. Sarah Brown, of .
Second wife, , 1799,—
15. Hannah Loring Mitchell, of , b. Mar 20, 1753.
Shem., 2d, Ames. Nathaniel took the clothing mill of his
father, and acquired a large property. He was in the nine months men, Rev. War, from " New Gloster".
Children : (First two lnT first wife.)
16. Benjamin, , d. in North Yarmouth.
17. Annie, , m. Lemuel Cumming, of Greene. Me.
18. Bela, Oct. 20, 1780, d. Dec. 17, 1854, at Auburn,
Me. He m., Mar. 27, 1803, Mary, dan. Danl. Mitchell, b. Aug. 20, 1780, d. Apr. 23, 1848, in Pownal, Me.
19. Sarah, Feb. 1G, 1784, d. 18-16 ; m. Saml. Warren, h.
Aug., 1781, in Somersworth, N. H., d. Apr. 7, 1859. One son, Nahum, res. Veazie, Me.
20. Olive, Sept. 5, 1787, d. Apr. 1, 1851 ; m. Oct. 3,
1805, Dea. Wm. Reed Stockbridge, b. June 29, 1782, in Hanover, N. H., d. Jan. 3. 1850; a merchant in North Yarmouth, Maine.
21. Jacob, , went to Cuba, and prob. d. there.
(5) William True married, —
22. Susan Browm, of .
Children :
23. Asa, Feb. 23, 1780, d. Nov. 13, 1844 ; m., — , 1808,
Joanna Russell, b. Apr. 23, 1779, d. June 20, 1847.
24. Joanna, Ang. 19, 1781 ; m. James Russell.
25. Bradbury, Sept. 13, 1782 ,d. Apr. 26, 1866 ; m. Dec.
25, 1808, Betsy Goodridge, of Freeport Me. d. Oct. 17, 1866, aged 79 yrs., 2 mos.
26. Samuel, Nov. 23, 1786, d. Nov. 30, 1837 ;m., Feb.
18, 1809, Mary Titcomb.
27. Susan, , 1789 ; m. Jos. Tuttle ; moved West.
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(9) Jonathan True married, Dec. 31, 1781, — 33. Mehitable Worthley, (dan. of John Worthy, after- wards "Worthley", who came from Ware, Mass.) b. Oct. 17, 1761, d. May 11, 1846. He went to Ticonderoga, in the Revolu- tionary War, and afterwards was stationed on Chebeague Island, Casco Bay. He went to Pownal, Me., (then Freeport) soon after his marriage, with his brother-in-law. Jonathan Barbour ; they being the first settlers. He and his wife died in Freeman, Me., where the}' lived after 1820.
Children :
34. Nathaniel, Dej. 5. 178), l.Jalf 23, 1813; in. Rith
Turner, who d. Oct, — , 1854. He was the first white child b. in Pownal.
35. John, Aug. 7, 1785, d. Mar. 28, 1861 ; m., Nov. 30,
1810, Mary, dau. of Abijah Hatch, b. Feb. 22, 1789, d. Sept 10, 1819 ; m., 2d, Dec. 10, 1819, Esther, dau. of Job Allen, b. May 6, 1790, d. June 7, 1829 ; m., 3d, Mrs. Elizabeth Pote, dau. of Capt. Saml. and Abigail York, b. Nov, — , 1798, d. Feb. 6, 1862.
36. James, Aug. 24, 1788, d. Mar. 3, 1875; m. Nov.
26, 1812, Abigail Carver, b. Feb. 28, 1791, d, Aug. 19, 1840; m., 2d, Jan. 7, 1841, Asenath Howland, who d. Sept. 14, 1843; m., 3d, Feb. 19,1844, Relief Pinkham. Res. Freeman and New Vineyard, Maine.
37. Jonathan, Mar. 30, 1791, d. May 3, 1855 ; m.. Oct.
30, 1820, Mehitable Davis, b. Nov. 25, 1794, in North Yarmouth, Maine.
38. Polly, Feb. 16, 1794 ; m., Capt. John Soule. Res.
Cumberland, Me., and Herndon, West Virginia, at which last named place he d. Mar. 22, 1875.
39. Capt. William, Mar. 11, 1797, d. Dec. 13, 1874;
m., Jan. 27, 1822, Louisa Warren Pratt, b. Apr. 2, 1802, d. July 20, 1863, in Avon, Me. He had three wives. His children were by his first wife. His third wife d. Dec. 6, 1873.*
40. Martha, Aug. 4, 1800, d. Apr. 17, 1840; m. Abel
Willard. Res. Freeman, Maine.
41. Hannah Todd, July 7, 1803, d. Apr. 2, 1843 ; m.,
Richard Clark. Res. Strong, Maine.
42. Zilpha, Mar. 11, 1805 ; m. Charles Burnham. Res.
Freeman, Me., and, since her husbands death, (1873), Strong, Maine.
(12) David True married, Mar. 18, 1790,-
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1:5. Betsy Hatch, b. Jan. 1, 1771, at Boston, Mass.. d. Feb. 7, 18*28. Second wife, Oct. 4, 1829, —
44. Rachel Gray, vvid. of David Gray and dan. of Capt. David Drinkwater, b. Nov. 2, 1781 d. . lie took the fulling- mill of his father, and acquired a large property. Res. Minot, Me.
Children :
45. Joseph, Jan. 5, 1791, d, June 3, 1793.
4G. Col. Nathaniel, Apr. 1, 1792, d. Nov. 28, 1846 : in., Mar. 20, 1832, Betsv P. Bntler, of Minot Me., (No. 900, 1st Ch. Cat.), b. Aug. 29, 1802. He took the fulling mill of his father.
47. Anna, Feb. 7, 1795 ; m. David Field. (See family
of Jas. Field, further on.)
48. David, July 28, 1796, d. Mar. 28, 1875 ; m., 1818,
Lucretia Boston, who d. Jan. 29, 1864. Res. Yarmouth, Maine.
49. Joseph, Mar. 22, 1799, d. July 18, 1810.
50. A dau., Sept. 27, 1801, d. Oct, 2, 1801.
51. George, Dec. 5, 1802, d. Dec. 31, 1866 ; m.. May
11, 1834, Sarah Hawes, of Westbrook, Maine. Res. Yarmouth, Me. Had one daughter, who died young.
52. Betsey, Dec. 23, 1805 ; m. Capt. Jere. Davis. Res.
Yarmouth, Maine.
53. Benjamin, Apr. 22, 1808; m. Nov. 30, 1835, Oc-
tavia Soule. Res. Yarmouth, Me. j
54. Louisa, 25, 1810, d. July 16, 1820.
(13) Jacob True married, —
55. Eunice Prince. Second wife, —
56. Polly Mitchell. Third wife,—
57. Lucy True, dau. of Wm.5. She was living in 1864, aged over 90 yrs. Res. Danville, Me. He was a farmer ; also Sheriff of his county.
Children :
58. Jacob Loren, Feb. 4, 1789 ; m. Dec. 27, 1814, Pa-
tience Mitchell, who was b. July 16, 1791, d. Aug. 24, 1865. He began business as a furnace man, in Litchfield, Me., in 1819 ; removed to N. York ; res. Ilion, N. Y.
59. Eunice, Jan. 27, 1795 ; m. Humphrey Vosmus.
60. Polly, , 1791 ; m. Storkman.
61. Lucy, Aug. 12, 1803, d. Sept. 8, 1883 ; m. J Stineh-jv
field.
62. Abigail, Dec. 18, 1806 d. Aug. 24, 1868; m. M. T.
S. Howard, Esq. ; res. Auburn and Minot, Me.
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(7) Abigail True married, —
63. James Field, son of Samuel and Mary (Warren) Field, a tanner, of North Yarmouth, Maine, who d. about 182(J.
Children :
FIELD.
64. Enos ; res. N. Yarmouth and Mercer, Maine. He
had twelve sons ; Enos, captain of a Portland steamer ; James, Benjamin, Green, Ruel, Jos- eph and others, the last named being a member of the firm of Tate & Field, Mobile, Alabama.
65. Abigail ; m. Green, and, 2d, Rice ; had
by first hus., Maiy, who m. Stearns, of
Calais, Me., and Lucy, who m. Andrews,
and, by second bus., Isabel and Dorcas.
66. David, d. Ma}' — , 1856, aged 79 yrs. 6 mos ; m.
Anna True, (47), and, 2d, Phebe , who d.
Aug. — , 1^64, aged 78 yrs. 6 mos. Had, Wm. A., Howard, Levi Cutter, Saml. W., preacher at Prow, R. I., Abigail, whom. Ammi Mitchell Loring of No. Yarmouth, Elvira, who m. Geo. 13. Mitchell, and d. Apr. — , 1847, Abby, who m. Thos. Chamberlain, of Portland, Jane, who m. John D. S afford.
67. Sall}T, who m. Saml. Wheeler, and had : Lucy, Saml.,
James and Loring.
68. William; had a daughter Lucy.
69. Lucy, d. June 23, 1818, aged 23 years; m. Samuel
Wadsworth and had dans. Elizabeth and Lucy F., the latter d. Feb. — , 1819, aged eight mos.
70. Anna, d. Dec. 15, (or 18,), 1803, aged 18 years.
71. Dorcas, d. Dec. 4, 1845; in. Andrew Howard and
Enoch Baldwin. Son Win. A. Howard, Captain U. S. Revenue Marine, d. at Greenport N. Y., 1872.
72. James, Aug. 17, 1796 ; m. Achsah Whitcomb ; had
dau. Mary Warren, b. Aug. 11, 1822, d. Mar. 28, 1875, who m. Edward Russell ; Abby True,
who m. Beauchamp, and d. at Lynn, Mass.,
1874 ; James Baldwin ; Annie L. ; dau. who d. Apr. 20, 1863, aged 27 years.
73. Asenath, Apr. 2, 1799, d. June 2, 1847 ; m. Robert
Elwell Corliss, of North Yarmouth, Maine.
Bradbury True5 married Sarah Pettingill. His son, Samuel, m.
Mercy , and had Phebe, b. 1803, d. 1846, who m. Osborne
Corliss. Other ch. were : Betsev, m. Sweetser ; Dorcas, d.
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aged 18 yrs. ; Enos, b, Aug. 13, 1801, d. Sept. 12, 1873, m. Betsy Overton; Rachel, rn. Capt. Louis Mitchell, of Portland, Maine.
Additional items and corrections a?e solicited for the article on the k* True Family," which will be continued in a future issue.
On account of an accident to nry small fount of type, which J could not remedy without delaying the issue of this number of the magazine, I have been compelled to pass over some palpable typo- graphical errors in the above article.
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Indian Captives,— "Boston Harbour, Oct. 0, 174S. -An account of Sundry Eng- lish prisoners, brought in from Louisburg by Aylmer Gravill, in the Schooner Brittania, who were transported there from Canada :
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Beni. Lake, taken at North Yarmouth, of do.
Ebe'nr. Ciagh, (Clough?), do- do.
Abraham Petingal. do. do.
(N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg. Vol. 6. p. 87. .. 9 ..
James Barbidge,— "Deposition of Jas.Barbidge of North Yarmouth, Maine, 1730. (N. E. H. & G. Reg. Vol. 13.)" From this article it appears that James Barbidge, orBabbkl-?3, a husbandman, then residing at North Yarmouth, was born about 1697, at Uffeulme, Devonshire, England, and was a son of James and Prudence Babbidgc, whose other children were, a daughter, Tampson, who married John Brum field, and sons Peter, Courtney ami William. Jam.3s, Jr., came to America about 1(517.
Marriages, &c, — In the magazine above quoted, copied from the records of Falmouth, (Portland) Maine, is:
Buxton, James & Susanna: Ch. William, b. Feb. 19, 1726, bap. by Mr. Fitch, 1726; Ebsnezer, b. Ojt. 20, 1727, at North Yarmouth; Hannah, b. Sept 17, 1731. Intentions of marriage.
Penu3l Barton, of Falmouth, with Mary Burn ell, of North Yarmouth, Oct. 13, 1736.
Elisha Biker, of N. Yarmouth, with Sarah Wilson, Aug. 27, 1737.
Jos. Brown, of North Yarmouth, with Sarah Stubs, of Falmouth, Dec. 26, 1742.
Georgs Bartol, of Falmouth, with Hannah Allen, of N. Yarmouth, Sept. 27,1"45.
Cornelius Buekston, of N. Yarmouth, with Lydia Bucknam; of Falmouth, Apr. 29, 1762.
Dominicus Carman, of N. Varmouth, with Eliz. Blackstone, of Falmouth, July 11, 1761.
Robert Dabney, of N. Yarmouth, with Mary Collier, of Falmouth, Aug. 15, 1735.
Robert Davie, of N. Yarmouth, with Mary Pittman, of Falmouth, June 20, 1742.
John Day, of N. Yarmouth, wiih Mehitable Blackstone, of Falmouth, Nov, 3, 1758. ^. m «.
Captives,— From the same magazine : List of persons in captivity : names enter- ed on application of friends or relatives :
Jere. Powell, aplt. for Abraham Cross, taken at N. Yarmouth, Apr. 30, 1756; and for Mary Tenney,tak m at Flu'g Point, N. Yarmouth, May 10, 1756.
Jere'h Green, aplt- for Abraham Cross, taken near Boston, (New Boston, now
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Gray?), back of No. Yarm">., Apr. 1756. Benj. Mitchell, aplt, for Daniel Mitchell, taken at N. Yarmouth, 1751.
Antiquities,— Capt. John B. Drink water, of Yarmouth, Me., has in his possess- ion a deed given by Paul Prince, of North Yarmouth, yeoman, to John Drink- water, of said North Yarmouth, Me., (greatgrandfather of John B.) for his farm, dated August, 1762, in the second year of his Majesty's reign. Also a 1st Lieut- enants commission to John Drinkwater, in a company whereof Ozias Blanclmrd is Captain, and Edward Russell, Colonel, in 7th regiment of militia, July, 1781, and in the 5th year of American Independence, signed by John Hancock, Gover- nor of Mass. P. G. Drinkwater, of Yarmouth, has also a French coin stamped in 1756 in the reign of Louis XV. On one side of it are the words, "Sit Nomen Dom- ini Benedictum, 1756". He found it in his garden in 1859 ; its value is about $1,30.
(Portland Transcript, May in, 1873.)
Taverns,— The Portland Transcript, Aug. 9, 1873, gives, in list of taverns in 1793, from almanac published by B. Edes & Son :—
North Yarmouth, Maine. Loring; El well & Chase.
Marriages,— Married at York, Me., by Sylvanus Davis, Esq., Justice of tin; Peace, Dec. 1, 1686, Benjamin Leather, of North Yarmouth, Maine, and Deborah fngersoll, ofFalmouth.
Andrew Gray, (son of John) born in Harwich, Mass.. Sept. 29, 1707, was of North Yarmouth, Me., in 1715, and died there in 1757. He married, probably for 2d wife, Zeruiah, widow of Andrew Ring, of North Yarmouth, and supposed daughter of Ebenezer Standish. of Plympton. Andrew Gray had children. John, Andrew, Mehitable, Rhoda, Joshua, perhaps Ebenezer- the last two, I think, by wife Zer- uiah.
(X. E. H. and Gen. Reg., Vol. 28.)
Old Folks' Party,— Met at Mrs, Perez Goo ling's, in Yarmouth, (Me.) a few da}-s since as follows :—
Mrs. Nathaniel Foster, .... uged89vears.
Mr. Azel Kingslev " 89 "
Mrs. Azel Kingsley, " 83
Miss Betsy Thomas " $K "
Mrs. Capt. Wm. Prinal " 83
Aggregate 430 yrs.
All these aged people live within twenty rods of each other. * * H. B. \V.
(Gospel Banner, Nov. 21, 1874.)
Clocks,— Previous to 1821, Libbsua Bailey was engaged in the manufacture of the tall, old-fashlone I clocks, now so rarefy seen, but eagerly sought for by the lovers of ancient furniture. One fine specimen of Mr. Bailey's wokmanship, a large brass movement clock ,m ide for Dr. Am mi R. Mitchell, ofN. Yarmouth, is now owned by Mr. Robert E. Corliss, of Yarmouth. Dr. Mitchell, a well-known and influential citizen, and once a member of the IMass. Legislature, was killed in May, 1824, by being thrown from his gig; this clock was purchase 1 soon after, at the* settlement of his estate, and has done almost constant duty for more than a half century with unfailing reliability, and is today, apparently, as perfect as the hour it was made. C. ■
SWEETSIR, — John Sweet3ir, of North Yarmouth, Maine, married Elizabeth Ste- vens, of Maiden, (Mass.), Nov. 16, 1733.
N. E. H. and Gen. Reg., Vol. 12.
Kliph ilrt Greyly, —Die 1 at Portlan 1, M tine, Aug. 1, 185S, ag3d 74 years and 3 months. Born at North Yarmouth, May 1, 1784. His Cnristiaa namo was the same
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ms his father's, and his mother was Sarah Prince, a descendant of Rev. John Prince, rector of East Strafford (Snefford) in Berkshire, England, whose son, the elder John Prince, of Hull, Mass., came to New England in 1633. Mr. Greely was descended from Elder Win. Brewster. His grandfather, Philip, was killed by the Indians at North Yarmouth, i) Aug., IT^fJ, and was a son of Jonathan, born June !>, 1711, great-grahdson of Andrew Greedy of Haverhill, Mass., who died in Salisbury, Mass., In 1<S!)7. Mr. Greely early commenced a sea-faring life, and being well educated, and possesing a stern integrity, soon rose to the head of his profession, and eventually became an eminent merchant. He acquired a large tistate,filled Important offices, as President of Casco Bank, Mayor of Portland, &c, &c. lie was married to a Miss Loring, of North Yarmouth, but had no children.
(N. E. H. and Gen. Reg., Vol. 12.)
RKLrcs,— in a newspaper account of the Fair held at Cumberland, Me., in Sept. last, mention is made of a/ paper on exhibition purporting to be a copy of the original proposal to settle North Yarmouth, Maine; also the sword of Lieutenant
Drinkwater, used on the privateer fitted out. in the town during the War of
the Revolution. Will the owner of these interesting articles please furnish an ex- act copy of the paper, anl an account of the privateer, for the next issue of this magazine?
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE
On Jan. 1st, 1877, 1 will issu 3 No. 1., Vol. 1., of a magazine, entitled "Old Times", devoted to the publication of old documents, &c, relative to the early history of the above named town, or Freeport, Pownal, Cumberland, Harpswell an 1 Yar- mouth, all off-shoots from the old plantation ; also giving genealogical records of the principal families, and biographical sketch ;s of the prominent individuals born in the town, or residents thereof. Each number will contain about forty octavo pages; and the material, historical and genealogical, is now on hand for a number ot issues. The numbers will be published at intervals of about three or four months. Contributions of original papers, (or copies,) &3. &e, suitable for a work ot this kind' are respectfully solicited, for which credit will be given in the magazine, and the documents returned, if desired. Persons having old deeds; muster-rolls or other military papers; church, school, or town records; voting lists; oil wills; family records; interleaved almanacs; memorandum or account books ; descriptions or drawings or old buildings; old newspaper scraps, hind- bills or public notices; inscriptions from tombstones; lists of shipping built in the town; records of births, deaths or marriages; old letters, &c, &e, — in fact anything that will throw any light on the days of our ancestors, or be of interest to the future historian of our grand old town, will be acceptable.
Copies of the magazine can be obtained of Robert E. Corliss, Yarmouth, Maine; who will also receive documents or articles for publication, or they can be sent to the subscriber by mail, care of Post-offiee Box 261, same town.
A. W. CORLISS.
Yarmouth, Maine, Dec. 1st, 1876.
OLD TIMES:
A MAGAZINE
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERYATION AND PUBLICATION OF DOC- UMENTS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE
INCLUDING, AS FAR A8
POSSIBLE, ANY INCIDENTS WORTHY OF RECORD
RELATIVE TO THE TOWNS OF
HARPSWELL, FREEFORT. POWNAL, CUMBERLAND AND YARMOUTH.
ALL. OFESHOOTS OK THE OLD TOWN.
ALSO
GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE PIUNCIPAL FAMILIES AND BIOGBAPHI- CAL SKETCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED RESI- DENTS OF THE TOWN
VOL. 1. NO. 2.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS,
yarmouth. maine.
Mabch 1, 1877.
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"OLD TIMES."
A magazine devoted to the publication of documents, &c, re- lative to the earl}- history of North Yarmouth, Maine, and its in- habitants. Published quarterly, at Yarmouth, Maine. Price, 30 cents a cop}T, or $1,00 a year. A few advertisements will be ad- mitted on the inside of the covers, at reasonable rates.
Contributions of material suitable for such a work are respect- fully solicited, and due credit will be given for the same. Articles for publication can be handed to Robert E. Corliss, Corner Village, Yarmouth, Maine, or mailed to the subscriber, post-office box 261, same town. Papers returned if desired.
Copies of the magazine can be obtained of Robert E. Corliss, as above stated. j AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS.
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OLD TIMES :
A MAGAZINE
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF DOC UMENTS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE
INCLUDING, AS FAR AS
POSSIBLE, ANY INCIDENTS WORTHY OP RECORD
RELATIVE TO THE TOWNS OF
HARPSWELL, FREEFORT. POWNAL, CUMBERLAND AND YARMOUTH.
ALL OFESHOOTS OF THE OLD TOWN.
ALSO
GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES AND BIOGRAPHI- CAL SKETCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED RESI- DENTS OF THE TOWN
VOL. 1. NO. 2.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS,
yarmouth, maine. March 1, 1877.
681812
PREFATORY.
o
£0
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tenders his thanks to those friends of the enterprise who have so
promptly come forward with contributions of documents, &c, and
this so very soon after the appearance of the first number as to en-
s sure material for the publication of at least eight numbers, even if
) no more is received. This will make two good volumes for bind-
i ing, and with the copious indexes that will appear in the fourth
? and eighth numbers, will be a read}' and valuable reference for all
^ who feel an interest in the genealogical and biographical history
\ of our first settlers or the traditions of our town.
The services of the publisher are given freely to the work, and so long as the people of the towns interested will aid him by fur- nishing material for the books, he will continue his labor provid- ed the nature of his duty in the public service will allow him the leisure for the undertaking .
The success attending the issue of the first number of the maga- zine has been so much greater than was expected, that it is quite probable that the circulation will increase sufficiently to warrant the expense of preparing engravings of some of the most prominent landmarks and buildings for future issues.
OLD TIMES
IN
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
NO. 2. MARCH, 1877. VOL. 1.
DIRECT TAX.
North Yarmouth, Maine, 1815. [Continued from page 4, No. 1., Vol. 1.]
Samuel Eveleth, one farm, bounded N. E. by Tattle's road, being- part of lot no. 43, in the 100 acre division, containing 7 acres and buildings thereon. 0,92
Jacob Favor, one lot, situate near the tavern of Thomas Chase, containing I an acre and buildings thereon. 0.82
Samuel Fisher, one house lot, bounded by Greely's road,- and part of lot no. 82, in 100 acre division, containing ^ an acre and buildings thereon. 0,75
Howard & Field, one house lot, situate nearly opposite the dwell- ing house of Edward Russell, containing £ of an acre and build- ings thereon. 3,29
Enos Field, one lot, situate on N. E. side of county road, con- taining J- an acre and buildings thereon — one lot, situate on the opposite side of the road, containing f of an acre and buildings thereon — one lot situate near Jacob Mitchells, containing ^ of an acre and buildings thereon. 4,04
Joshua Gray, one farm, situate on the town road, containing 12 acres and buildings thereon. 1,50
Joseph Grouse, 25 acres of land, situate on the road to Mars- ton's hill (mill?) & buildings thereon. 1,05
William Gooding, one house lot, situate near the lower falls, con- taining 2 acres and buildings thereon — one tract of land on the rangeway by J. Mitchells, containing 14 acres. 1,29
30 OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
John Gray, one farm, being part of lots no. 44 and 45, in the 120 acre division, containing 90 acres and buildings thereon — one tract of land, part of 280 squadron, in the gore, containing 62 acres — one piece salt marsh, containing two acres. 0,05
Asa Greely. one farm, being part of lots no. 74 and 75, contain- ing 02 acres, in the 100 acre division and buildings thereon. 2,34
Benjamin Gooch, one house lot, near Gooch's falls, containing one acre, and buildings thereon — one tract of land near James Russells, containing 25 acres — one third of a saw mill on Gooch's falls — £ of a grist mill on do. 2,75
Jonathan Greely, one farm, situate on Greely's road, being J of lot no. 84, and 2 acres in Fox's gore & buildings thereon. 2.00
Samuel Hatch, one half a farm, bounded S. E. b}T Broad Cove, containing 75 acres and buildings thereon. 1,07
John Hayes, Jr., one farm, being part of lots no. 28, 44, 25 & 11, containing 150 acres and buildings thereon — one tract of land, part of lot no. 43, containing 00 acres. 0,05
Jacob Hayes, Jr., one farm, being part of lot no. 58 in 120 acre division, containing 80 acres and buildings thereon. 2,11
Andrew Hayes, one farm, being part of lots no. 44 and 45 in 120 acre division, containing 26 acres and buildings thereon — one tract of land, part of lot no. 58, containing 30 acres — one tract of land, part of lot no. 59, containing 18 acres, both in 120 acre division. 2,51
' Jacob Hayes, one farm, being part of lots no. 12, no. 25, and no. 42, containing 130 acres and buildings thereon. 5,53
John Hayes — One form, bounded by Rotyals river, northerly and easterly by Phinshas Parker, and buildings thereon — one tract of land, part of lot No, 38, and one tract of land, part of lot No. 30, in 120 acre division containing 09 acres. 6,41
Reuben Humphrey, one farm, part of lots No. 16, 25 acres. No. 14, 40 acres in 120 acre division & buildings. 2,11
Joshua Humphrey — One farm, part of lot No. 17, in 120 acre division, containing 38 acres and buildings thereon — one tract part of lot No. 11, containing 5 acres. 2,11
Benj. Humphrey — One farm, part of lot No. 11, in 120 acre di- vision, containing 31 acres and buildings thereon. 1,29
Nathaniel Jenks — One lot, containing one acre, and buildings thereon — f-ths of an acre of land, and buildings thereon — 5 acres land, on Parker's Point — land, back of Wm. Goodings — land, on the foreside; containing 30 acres. 9,23
Thomas Loring — One farm, part of lots No. 23 & 45, contain- ing 100 acres, and buildings thereon. 4,21
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 37
Ammi M. Loring — One farm, part of lot No. 11, in 120 acre di- vision, containing 58 acres and buildings thereon. 3,16
David Loring — One lot, on the S. W. side of the counts* road, in Walnut hill Parish, containing 60 rods and buildings there- on. 1,12
Richmond Loring, 3d — One store lot, and buildings thereon — one lot, containing £ of an acre, near the Hay Market, and build- ings thereon — one tract of land, called the Gooch farm, contain- ing 30 acres. 3,53
Ezekiel Loring — One tract of land, situate on the town road, containing 24 acres and buildings thereon. ,82
Levi Lang — One farm, being lot No. 65, in 100 acre division, containing 100 acres, and buildings thereon. 5,16
Nathaniel Lufkin — One farm, part of lot No. 46, 120 acre di- vision, containing 20 acres, and buildings thereon — one tract of land, part of 280 squad. No. 1, containing 3 acres — one house lot, near Walnut (Hill?) meeting house, containing ^ an acre. 1,26
Lot Loring — One farm, part of lot No. 40, in 120 acre division, containing 60 acres, and bnildings thereon — one tract of land, in lot No. — , containing 40 acres. 3,77
Levi Loring — One farm, part of lot No. 9, in 120 acre division, containing 28 acres and buildings thereon. 1,12
Nicholas Loring — One half a farm, part of lot No. 9, in 120 acre division, containing 28 acres and buildings thereon. 1.12
Nathaniel Merrill — One farm, part of lots No. 10, 50 acres-No. 29, 1 1 acres — No. 30, 8 acres — No. 31 , 22 acres, & buildings there- on. 3.65
Nathaniel Merrill, Jr. — One farm, part of lot No. 31. in 100 acre division, containing 50 acres, and buildings thereon — one tract of land, part of lot No. 2(5. 100 acre division, containing 15 acres.
2,17
Ammi R. Mitchell — One farm, containing 140 acres, and build- ings thereon — 8 acres land, and buildings thereon — one farm, call'd the Humphrey farm, 100 acres, and buildings thereon — one lot. near Bakar's mills, one acre, and buildings thereon — 20 acres in lot No. 59, in 100 acre division — ^ part of Gooch's corn mill. 1^,94
Jo si ah Morse — One farm, being part of lot No. 50, in the 100 acre division, containing 25 acres, and buildings thereon. 1,29
Dummer Mitchell — One farm, situate on the old county road, being the homestead of Jona. Mitchell, containing 80 acres, and buildings thereon — me tract of land, part of lot No. 4. in the 100 acre division, W. side of Royals river, containing 88 acres. 7,22
38 OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
Seth Mitchell — One farm, being part of lot No. 30, in the 120 acre division, W. side Royals river, containing 105 acres and build- ings thereon. 9.35
Charles C. Mitchell. One house lot, situate on the S. W, side of the county road, containing £ of an acre, and buildings thereon.
2,00
Bracket" Marston — 30 acres land, situate on the town road, and part of 280 acre squad. No. 10, and fths of a dwelling house — one 24th part of a saw mill, called Marston's mill — 4 acres, part of 280 squadron, No. 11. 1,33
Jasper Marston — One tract of land, situate on the town road, and part of 280 squad. No. 10, containing 30 acres and buildings thereon — one 24th part of Marston's saw mill. 1,29
William Marston— 24 acres land, being part of 280 acre squad- ron no. 10, and buildings thereon — one thirty two parts of saw mill, call'd Marston's Mill. ,95
[To be continued.]
TAX-LIST, 1759, NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
[Contributed b}T Miss Phebe M. Buxton.]
Province of Massachusetts Bay, s. s. f British
coat of arms
{,.,[
Harrison Gray, Esq., Treasurer & Receiver-General for His Majest}T's said Province, To Cornelius Buxton, Constable or Collector of the Town of North Yarmouth,
Greeting, &c.
By Virtue of an Act of the Great and General Court or Assembly
of the said Province, begun and held at Boston, on Wednesday
the Thirtieth Day of May, 1759, in the Thirty second Year of His
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 39
Majesty's Reign, entituled, An Act for apportioning and assessing the Sinn of Ninety four Thousand seven Hundred and eighty Pounds three Shillings and two Pence, &c.
These are in His Majesty's Name to AYill and Require you to Col- lect all and every the Sums of Money mentioned in the List or Lists of the Tax or Assessments of your Town, made by the Ass- sessors or Select-Men of the said Town, and committed to you to Collect: Amounting in the Whole to the Sum of —
Seventy-five pounds four Shillings & P^leven pence : In Manner following : That is to sa}', To collect the Whole of each respective Sum assessed on each particular Person, set down in said List or Lists, so that 3011 duly pay in the Sum Total of the said List or Lists unto, and make up and issue 3'our Accompts of the Whole thereof with Myself, His Majesty's Treasurer and Re- ceiver-General of His Revenue within this Province, nry Deputy or Deputies, or Successors in the said Office, at or before the Thirty- first Day of March next, which will be in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and sixt}\ And in Case any Person or Persons shall refuse or neglect to pay the several Sum or Sums, whereat he or they are set at in the said Assessment, and to pay the same upon Demand made, it shall and may be lawful for you, and you are hereby authorized and required for Non-payment, to destrein the Person or Persons so refusing or neglecting, by his or their Goods or Chattels ; and the Distress or Distresses so taken, to keep for the Space of Four Days, at the Cost and Charges of the Owner thereof; and if the Owner does not pay the Sum or Sums of Money so assessed upon him, within the said Four Days, then the said Distress or Distresses to be forthwith openly sold at an Outcry, by you for the Payment of'the said Money, Notice of such Sale being posted up in some publick Place in the same Town Twenty four Hours before-hand ; and the Overplus coming by the said Sale (if any be) over and above the Charges of taking and keeping the Distress or Distresses, to be immediately restored to the Owner. And if any Person or Persons assessed as aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to pay the Sum or Sums so assessed, by the Space of twelve Days after Demand thereof, where no sufficient Distress can or may be found, whereby the same may be levied ; in every such Case, }T>u are to apply yourself unto Two or more of the Assessors within your Town for Warrant to commit such Per- son or Persons to the common Goal, as the Law directs. And where any Person or Persons shall remove from j'our Town, not having first paid the respective Sum or Proportion set upon him or them in said Tax or Assessment, you are hereby authorized and impowered to demand the Sum or Sums assessed upon such Per- son or Persons, in what Town or Place soever he or they may be found within this Province ; and upon Refusal or neglect to pay the same, to distrein the said Person or Persons, by his or their Goods and Chatties, as aforesaid ; and for Want of such Distress to com-
40 OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
mit the Party to the common Goal, there to remain until Payment be made of the Sum or Sums so set upon him, with all Charges aris- ing l>3r Reason of such Commitment.
And hereof you are not to fail, upon the Pains and Penalties as may in such Case by Law be inflicted on 30U.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Boston, the First Day of No- vember 1759, in the Thirty-third Year of the Reign ot our Soverign Lord GEORGE the Second, of Great Britain &c, KING.
H. Gray.
^As there will be a Necessity for the above Money to be in the Treasuiy, by the 31st. of March, to enable me to discharge the Government Securities that will about y that time become due ; You arc therefore ordered strictly | to obey this Warrant. J
[To be continued.]
SCHOOL LIST, NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE,
1838-9.
[Contributed by Robert C. Cleaves.]
List of the scholars at District School No. 4, winter of 1838-9 ; T. G. Lufkin, Teacher. This school was kept in what was known as k* the old red school-house," which then stood at the foot of "•Baptist meeting-house hill,'' at what is now Yarmouth Corner; the old building now stands in the rear of the store at the corner of Main Street and Baker's Mill Lane.
Henrietta Bearce. Abbie S. Baker. Julia A. Baker. Mary E. Baker. Sally S. Brooks. Eliza C. Brooks. Abbie Brooks. Mary Brooks. Frances Bennett.
Margaret Brown. Mary A. Corliss. Matilda (F.) Corliss. Nancy Corliss. Julia Corliss. Mary Corliss. • Ann M. Curtis. Mary A. Curtis. Nancy Foster.
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 41
Ellen Gooch. Margaret A. Humphrey, Mareia A. Humphrey. Olive Humphrey. Mary M. Hill. " Mai*y Hodsdon. Harriet M. Loring. Sophia Moxcey. Ellen Merrill. Mary Mitchell. Lucy J. Mitchell. Susan Pierce. Sarah Reed. Mary E. Russell. Margaret Shaw. Ellen Shaw. Sarah J. Soule. Isabella Thomas. Ann M. True. Margaret White. Mary White.
Moses Bearce. Benj. Byram. Jeremiah Baker. Frederick Bacon. William Bearce. Leonard Bearce. John E. Brooks. Robert C. Cleaves. Horatio (A.) Corliss. Hezekiah (E.) Corliss. Nathaniel ((J.) Corliss. Edwin Edds. (Eads?) (William) Henry Foster Benj. Gooch. Chas. A. Gooch. Sumner Gooch. Sidney Gooch. Isaac Gooch.
Jonathan Gooch.
Alonzo K. Grouse.
J oseph H u mphrey .
E ( i vv a rd II u m phrey .
Isaac Humphrey.
Chapin Humphrey.
Dana Humphrey.
Saml. N. Humphrey.
Geo. A. Humphrey.
Gridley Hitchcock.
Octavius A. Hill.
Addison Lane.
Job Lambert.
Horace Loring.
Jeremiah Loring.
Tristram Mitchell.
Bradford Merrill.
Geo. H. Merrill.
Joseph Prince.
William Prince.
Enos Pratt.
Osgood Ring.
William Robbins.
Marshall (N.) Rich.
John Russell.
Newell Soule.
Bigelow Soule.
Saml. Stockin.
George Thomas.
David Thompson.
Frederick White.
Robert White.
Am mi White.
Ilutherly White.
Rnfus York.
William York.
Saml. York.
Solomon York.
George York.
"And the boy with mittens.
Postmaster, — Reuben Cutter, son of Samuel and Mary (Buxton) Cutter, born Dec. lit, 1800*, died Dec. 27. 1804, was postmaster at North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Me., for twenty-six years. (Cutter Family History.) Can any person give a conplete list of postmasters of the town?
42 OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
THE GREELY FAMILY.
[Contributed b}r Mrs. Elizabeth G. Cutter.]
1. Philip Greely (of North Yarmouth, Maine,) was born at Salisbury, Mass., June 9, 1711, and was killed lry Indians, at North Yarmouth, August 9, 1746. He was a son of Jonathan and Jane (Walker) Greely. He married, —
2. Hannah Stubbs, daughter of Richard and Jael Stubbs, of Falmouth, who was born at Hull, Mass., Oct. 23, 1722, and died Nov. 30, 1797. She married. 2d, at Salisbury, June 22, 1749, Jonathan Underwood ; the}* had six children.
Residence : North Yarmouth, Maine. Occupation : Farmer. Children :
GREELY.
3; Jonathan, Dec. 9, 1741 ; m. Mary Hitchborn ; resided in Boston, Mass. (5) 4. Eliphalet, Nov. 1, 1744, d. Dec. 15, 1833. 5. Jane, Mar. 17, 1747; m. David Sturdivant.
(4) Elihpalet Greely married, —
6. Sarah Prince, daughter of Paul and Hannah, who was born at North Yarmouth, Feb. 29, 1744, d. at Cumberland, Maine, Mar. 27, 1834. The date of her birth is wrongly engraved upon her tombstone. The "Greely Road" was named for Mr. Greely.
There is no building on the place where Mr. and Mrs. Greely lived to old age and raised their children. They died in the house of their son Jonathan.
Residence: North Yarmouth and Cumberland, Maine.
Occupation : Farmer.
Children :
GREELY.
(14) 7. Asa, Mar. 24, 1770, d. Mar. 20, 1848.
(21) 8. Hannah dishing, July 13. 1772, d. June 28, LSI 8.
9. Philip, Oct. 19, 1774 ; m. Dorcas Blanchard ; reside!
in Portland, Maine. 10. Paul, July 31, 1776, d. at Berbiee, South America, Sept. — , 1798.
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 43
(29) 11. Jonathan, Mar. 17, 1779.
12. Allen, May lo, 1 781 ; m. Persis Swift, Nancy Harris,
Eunice T. Jones and Susan Swallow ; resided at Turner, Maine.
13. Eliphalet, May 1, 1784,d. Ang. 1, 1858 ; m. Elizabeth
Loring ; resided at Portland, Maine. (Founder of Greely Institute, Cumberland, Maine,-see page 33, No. 1, this magazine.
14. Ammi, Nov. 5, 1786, d. at Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe,
Feb. — , 1819.
(7) Asa Greely married, Sept. 3, 1795, —
15. Jane Merrill, of , born Mar. 9, 1770, d. May, or
June—, 1848. Residence : Cumberland, Maine. Occupation : Children :
GREELY.
16. Sarah, Nov. 24, 1795 ; m. Paul Prince.
17. Aurora, Oct. 6, 1797: m. Salathiel Sweetser.
18. Hannah, Nov. 30, 1799 ; m. James* Noyes and Daniel
Wyman.
19. Thomas, Nov. 20, 1801 ; m. Elizabeth Hulit,
20. Edward, Nov. 28, 1803; m. Cynthia Reed.
21. Asa, Mar. 11, 1811 ; m. Ruth Hicks.
(8) Hannah Cushing Greely married, Nov. 13, 1794, —
22. Ammi Cutter of North Yarmouth, who was born Feb. 2, 1770, d. Sept. 18, 1825, a son of William and Mehitable (Gray) Cutter, of that town.
Residence : North Yarmouth, Maine. Occupation : Farmer. Children :
CUTTER.
23. Sarah, Aug. 30, 1795, d. Sept. 17, 1795.
24. Levi, July 18, 179G, d. Nov. 7, 1824 ; merchant in
No. Yarmouth ; d. unmarried.
25. Philip, Jan. 24, 1798, d. July 26. 1820; a sailor.
26. Caroline, Nov. 2, 1800, d. Feb. 17, 1830; m. Captain
Watson Gray Drinkwater, of No. Yarmouth, who d. Julv26, 1827. Their dau., Caroline Watson, d. Dec. 27,1847.
27. Sarah Ann, Nov. 9, 1802, ; m. Capt. Enos Chandler
and Col. Theodore Curtis, -the last of Freeport, Me.,
44 OLD riMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
who d. May — , 1844.
28. Hannah dishing, Nov. 2, 1808; m. Reuben Sibley,
of. Belfast, Maine.
29. Arami Greely, Aug. 23, 1*14: m. Elizabeth Greely,
dau. of Rev. Allen and Nancy (Harris) Greely, (No.
1 2, of this family.) (For further particulars of this family see "Cutter Family History,'* 1871, p. 178.)
(11) .Jonathan Greely married, Feb. 20, 1812,—
30. Hannah Loring, of .
Residence: Cumberland, Maine. Occupation :
Children :
GREELY.
31. Mary Thaxter, Jan. 29, 1813 ; m. Ephraim Sturdivant,
Nov. 3, 1843 ; resided at Cumberland, Maine.
Additions and corrections are respectfully solicited for the above, for which due credit will be given when published.
NORTH YARMOUTH LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY.
[Continued from page 13, No. 1.]
Apr. 19, 1805, Col. Chas. Thomas, in an order issued at Bruns- wick, directs Alford Richardson and Edward Russell to call for a meeting, May 1st, at Setii Mitchell's " inn," to choose officers.
At this meeting Maj. John Lawrence presided, and the follow- ing named officers were elected ; viz. —
Captain Alford Richardson. Lieutenant Edward Russell. Ensign Amasa Baker. Sergeant John Worthier, Jr.
" Nathl. Foster. (Clerk.) " Hiram Hatch. " Asa Humphrey.
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 45
Drummer Reuben Bjram. Company meetings, new members, &c. 1805. Sept. 2Gth, the company met, the first time with arms, at Mr. Amos Ord way's hall. John Merrill and Benj. Gooch, Jr. appear in the records of this meeting as new members. The next meet- ing was at the k' Powder House," Oct. 4th. and notice was given then to appear at Capt. Joseph Stockbridge's tavern, in Freeport, on the 17th of that month, but a severe rain storm prevented.
180G.
May Gth, in compliance with the law of the Commonwealth, the 44 training" took place at the new house of Reuben Byram, near the Baptist meeting-house. Sept. 8th and 18th met at the Powder House, and, on the 26th, at Nathl. Jenks' store, where warning was given for regimental muster, (2d Regt.) Oct. 3d, by battal- ion ; the companies of Captains Dengley, Swift Stoddard, John Reed, Easter brook, Crawford, Deston and Shaw to parade near Bowdoin College, Brunswick, and those of Captains Josiah Reed, Baker, Blanchard, True, Richardson, Rogers and Todd to meet at Davis' Parade, in No. Yarmouth, and the Light Infantry were to assemble, by a eompan}- order, at the house of Widow Mary Mitc- hell ; L. Bailey, Adjutant.
1807. u May Training," on the 5th, at the Powder House. July 27, Wra. Goddard, Brigade Major, 2d Brigade, Gth Division, in com- pliance with the orders of the Com'dr in Chief, of the 14th. and of Major General Goodwin, of the 23d, makes a detail of 7G3 men and officers to be ready to march at a moments notice. On these orders I captain, 1 subaltern, 3 sergeants, 1 drummer and 77 of the rank and file of the Gth Regiment (in which the L. inf. seems to have been at that time) , were detached for service, and Lieuten- ant Colonel John Lawrence, com'dg the regt., orders lour men as quota from the Light Infantry, and, Aug. 10, Samuel Warren, John Cutter, Elias Jacobs and Richmond Loring, 3d, were drawn. The men detached from Falmouth and No. Yarmouth were to form oik; company. July 29th a call was made for 300 men from the 1st, 3d, and 6th Regiments, of which the Gth furnished 1 captain, 2 sub- alterns, 4 sergeants, 1 drummer, 1 filer and 65 rank and fde, of which number the L. I. detached the following, — Ensign Amasa Baker. Sergeant John Worthley, Jr. Privates Nathan B. Smith. " Timochy Worthley. '• Charles Cutter. '• Asa Lnfkin.
4G OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
Sept. 1 1 tli, the company met at the kk Hay Scales," for "companj' discipline," and were notified to meet at Lieut. Russell's on the 21st. The next parade was at the hay scales, Oct. 5th, and this rendezvous appears to have been the one most used thereafter, (it stood, I believe, where the New Gloucester road joins Main Street, opposite the old Mitchell Tavern). Inspection, Oct. 13th, at the store of Israel Smith. Sept. 24th the men detached for United States service Aug. 10th, were inspected at the ha}T scales. The general muster took place Oct. 13th, at the " new parade" near Syl- vanus Soule's, in Freeport.
1808.
May training on the 3d, at Seth Mitchell's house. Next met at the Powder House, Sept. 5th, and then at Nathl. Jenks' store, on the 19th, and at the hay scales on the 26th. The compairy as- sembled Oct. 5th% at 8 o'clock in the morning at Widow Mary Mitchell's, to march to the regimental muster at Davis' Parade.
Dec. 10th, in compliance with General and Division orders of Nov. 12th and 21st calling for 10,920 men aud officers for United States service, a detail of four man was ordered from the Light Infantry, and, Dec. 16th, the following named men were drafted, - Private Daniel Mitchell, Jr. " Asa Mitchell. " Nathan Oaks. li Charles Cutter. Each man drafted above was furnished with one musket, with an iron rod, one bayonet, scabbard, belt, two flints, one cartridge box and knapsack.
[To be continued.]
TAX-LIST, 1823, NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
[Contributed by Robert E. Corliss.]
Total tax to be collected, $4096,70. Poll-tax $ 1,42,- rest on estates and incomes. State tax, $422,01 ; County, $483,98.
Robert E. Corliss, Collector.
Edward Russell, i
Daniel Mitchell. > Assessors.
Samuel Sweetser. J
Win. R. Stoskbridge, Town Treasurer.
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EleazerHill, ... . $10,06 |
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Jacob Hill, |
4,93 |
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John Hill, Jr., |
2,17 |
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Hezekiah Hill, |
20,72 |
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Hezekiah Hill, Jr., |
12,18 |
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David Hill, |
6,92 |
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James Hill, Jr.,. . |
3,42 |
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Charles Hill, |
2,73 |
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Eben'r Hill, (non resident.) . |
2,50 |
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Jacob Hamilton, |
14,67 |
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John Do3rle, |
14,28 |
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Ebenezer Cleaves, |
7,76 |
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John Cleaves, |
2,73 |
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Ebenezer Cleaves, Jr., |
1,42 |
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Eben'r Pettengill, |
1,58 |
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Oliver Stoddard, (non resident) |
11,14 |
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Jacob Pettengill, (non resident) |
1,30 |
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Samuel Bucknam, |
19,25 |
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Jeremiah Bucknam, |
1,42 |
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Theophilus Drinkwatcr, |
12,05 |
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Elizabeth Drinkwater, . |
13,42 |
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Jeremiah Mitchell, Jr., j Guardian to Richard Parker, j . |
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G,GS |
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Rufus Parker, |
1,92 |
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Phineas Parker, .... |
5,92 |
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Reuben Parker, .... |
1,42 |
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Joseph Parker, .... |
1,42 |
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John Hayes, .... |
15,32 |
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Allen Drinkwater. |
18,37 |
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Watson G. Drinkwater. |
4,30 |
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Winthrop Roy all, .... |
3.20 |
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Jonathan Moulton, |
3,88 |
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Levi II . Moulton, |
1,42 |
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Reuben Prince, .... |
7,83 |
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Levi Cutter, .... |
16,85 |
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Joseph Drinkwater, |
1,42 |
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Mary Mason, .... |
2,50 |
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Mary Young, .... |
5,26 |
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Mary Young, for the ) |
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Webster place. ) . |
3,4 5 |
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John Young, .... |
6,12 |
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Noah Cresscy. .... |
9,10 |
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George Lewis, .... |
1,54 |
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Samuel Mason, $11,65 |
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Reuben Loring, (non resident) . |
12,90 |
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Zadoc Whitcomb, |
18,02 |
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Levi Whitcomb, . |
2,42 |
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Jeremiah Mitchell, Jr., . |
13,56 |
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Daniel Mitchell, Jr., . |
7,92 |
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David Drinkwater, |
1,92 |
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Wm. R. Stockbridge, ) for Gray farm, J |
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5,60 |
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Jeremiah Fogg, . |
1,42 |
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EnosFogg,. |
1,58 |
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Robinson Fogg, . |
1,42 |
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William Gooding, |
4,89 |
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Cornelius Moxey,. |
9,14 |
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Henry Moxey, |
6,29 |
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Joseph Chandler, Jr., . |
1,42 |
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Joseph Chandler,. |
3,96 |
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Enos Chandler, |
1,92 |
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Ezra Peny, ..... . 3,58 |
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Edward Russell, |
22,03 |
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Hannah Russell, Jr., . |
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16,99 |
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Daniel Staples, . . . |
6,24 |
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David Small,. |
1,84 |
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Isaac Small,. |
1,42 |
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William Pettengill, |
1,42 |
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William Cobb, . |
1,42 |
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James Field, Jr., . |
14,50 |
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John Sargent, Jr., |
1,50 |
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Alfred Dunham,. . |
5,46 |
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John Webster, .... |
17,64 |
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Samuel Cutter, |
9,06 |
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Charles Cutter, .... |
1,46 |
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Samuel Cutter, Jr., (2) |
2,84 |
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Samuel Winslow, .... |
2,74 |
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Thomas DeCarterett, |
10,88 |
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9.00 |
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Jacob G. Loring, .... |
1,42 |
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Jacob G. Loring, & Co., |
11,33 |
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Levi Chase, • |
3,42 |
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Thomas Chase, Jr., |
21,04 |
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Ruth Jenks, ..... |
12,41 |
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Seth Sears Jenks, |
1,42 |
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Joseph Woods, .... |
6,28 |
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Samuel Gilman, .... |
9,04 |
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Gad Hitchcock, . . |
$9,53 |
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John Collins, .... |
2,17 |
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Levi Mitchell, Jr. |
1,42 |
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Nathl. Mitchell, "i |
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Chas. Blanchard, >■ (all of Portland,) |
2,00 |
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David Jones, J |
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John Carter,. .... |
1,84 |
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James Moxey, non resident, |
i ,80 |
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District No. 4. |
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Edmund Cleaves, .... |
8,02 |
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Thomas Cleaves, .... |
1,92 |
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Enos Field, ...... |
12,67 |
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John W. Mellen, . |
15,62 |
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dishing Prince, Jr |
11,37 |
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Robert White, .... |
2,08 |
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Joel Brooks, . |
2,08 |
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Amos Storer,. . |
10,28 |
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John Corliss, (non resident). |
5,00 |
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Rodney Corliss, . . . . . |
1,42 |
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Josiah Soule, . |
3,58 |
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Edward Russell, ) Admr. of I. H. Bade}', J . |
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2,80 |
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Nathaniel Foster, . |
8,2<S |
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Stephen Chapin, (non resident) |
5,67 |
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Mehitable Corliss, . |
6,23 |
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John Ross, ...... |
1,62 |
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Ebenezer Corliss,. . |
26,18 |
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SHIPPING INTEREST
OF
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
[Marshall N. Rich.]
From its earliest history North Yarmouth has held a large in- terest in navigation and ship-building, and Yarmouth vessels are noted for their thorough build, graceful models and superior sail- ing qualities, hence the surplus tonnage has alwa3-s found a ready market, and with the unrivaled facilities for the construction and
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floating of vessels, this industry has ever been one of the most profitable and substantial sources of wealth to the place.
The business of building vessels in North Yarmouth has been carried on so extensively, and has increased so much from year to year, that to give anything like a full list of its navigation interests from the organization of the town down to the present day, would be altogether too voluminous to come within the limits of this little work, and a few facts b}* wa}T of contrast between the earlier and the present times must suffice.
We know that there are still many of the older inhabitants of North Yarmouth, Cumberland and Yarmouth, who can well re- member when vessels were built up in the vicinity of Walnut Hill, in the very midst of the growing timber, and hauled by oxen in the winter down to the "Falls," five or six miles, and deposited upon the ice in the river, or upon its shores, read}' for the "spring opening. Master Samuel Chase must have built several craft in that vicinity. We remember seeing probably the last vessel built in that locality, a craft of ftniy or fifty tons, which was hauled in the spring ot 1843. When on our way to attend school in the old square-roofed "red school-house," at the foot of "Meeting-house Hill," the vessel got "stuck" on the narrow bridge-way across the brook at the tan-yaid, just below the old Town House, — what an excitement there was from fear of a premature launch into that brook, — but the ordeal was finally passed, after considerable back- ing and filling, and the vessel kept on its course towards the Falls. The shipping interest soon outgrew the narrow limits of the little bridge at "Tankard Brook,'' and the demand for larger craft has made it no uncommon sight for ships of two thousand tons to be seen upon the stocks in the shipyards of Yarmouth.
The vessels built and employed in the coasting-trade a century ago were chiefly sloops of broad beam and almost endless main- booms, — but without jib-booms, — and, in the fishing business, the "pink-stelrned" (pinque?) schooners were more generally used,- the last named class being employed in the winter seasous in the transportation of hay. brick and wood to Portland, &c.
As the size and style of the craft employed in the coasting and packet business a century ago may be interesting at this time, we give the enrolled dimensions of the few vessels from "}T° ancient records," among which was the schooner "Union," Capt. John Prince, owned in North Yarmouth irv 1791, of 8 Iff tons. The schooner "LucjV Capt. Joseph Young, built in North Yarmouth in 1792, being 2S feet 4 inches long, 9J feet beam, and only 4 feet depth of hold. The old style vessels were remarkable for being great carriers, without drawing much water, on account of their great breadth of beam, — being often fully equal to one-half their length. We notice that, in 171)2, there was built at Freeport and registered a square-steirned sloop, owned by John Cushing, call- ed the "Experiment, of 44ff tons, for Capt. Seth Blanchard ; she
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was 37 feet 11 inches long, 18 feet 6 inches wide and 6 feet deep. In 1794 the sloop "Ranger," of North Yarmouth, Capt. Joseph York, Jr., of 51945 tons burthen, was engaged in the coasting trade from that place. In the summer of 1791 a square-ste/rned sloop, with a quarter-deck, and built chiefly of yellow birch, was launched at Brunswick ; she measured 71ff tons, and was to be command- ed by Capt. Beza Blanchard, of North Yarmouth. We also notice the sloop "Rachel," of North Yarmouth, Capt. Apphia Gray, com- mander, with David Gray, Zadock Whitman Tayler, Perez Drink- water, John Cutter and the master being the owners ; she was built in 1796, and measured 88|~f tons. The schooner "Olive," 88§f tons burthen, built at North Yarmouth in 1793, was owned by Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell, physician, John Drinkwater, Jeremiah Loring, Jeremiah Buxton, Abijah Hatch and Joseph Mann, with Perez Drinkwater as master.
THE PRINCE FAMILY
[Contributed by Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Smith.]
In the year 1584, Queen Elizabeth, by her Garter Knight at Arms, granted to John Prince, of Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, County of Salop, Shropshire, England, the coat of arms which is still borne by the Prince family in that count}".
When the Rev. Thomas Prince was in England (1711-16), an exact cop}' of that coat of arms was presented to him as the es- cutcheon of his ancestors, thus proving beyond a doubt that John Prince, of Abbey Foregate, was his ancestor, and there is every reason to believe he was the grandfather of Rev. John Prince, who was rector of East Stafford, Berkshire, in the reign of James 1. He was educated at Oxford University, and was a firm Episcopal- ian all his days. He (Rev. John) married, in 1609, Elizabeth, daughter of Doctor Tolderburg, and lived and died in Eng- land. Notwithstanding his own adherence to the Church of Eng- land, his children, four sons and seven daughters, all became Dis- senters, and one of them, —
1. John Prince, who was educated at Oxford Univer- sity, bi£ who, in consequence of his non-conformist principles, did not receive a degree, was the progenitor of all in America who bear the name of Prince. He was born in East Strafford, England,
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in 1610. After completing his education, possibly before, he to escape the persecutions of Archbishop Laud, emigrated to America in 1633. He lived first at Watertown, Mass., and there he mar- ried his first wife, —
2. Alice Honore, of .
She lived but a short time, and left no children. John was made freeman in Watertown, Mar. 4, 1635, which proves beyond doubt that he did not come over, as some affirm, in 1638.
Leaving Watertown, he spent a short time at Hingham, (Nan- tasket, 1638), but finally settled on Lighthouse Island, Hull, Mass., where he married his second wife, —
3. Margaret , of . She was the mother
of his twelve children. *
His third wife was, —
4. Ann Barstow, widow of William Barstow of Scit- uate, Mass. She had no Prince children, but one of her daughters,. Martha Barstow, married Samuel, (11), fourth son of John, and a part of her descendants thus came to bear the name of Prince.
John Prince was a prominent man in Hull, where he was ruling elder for a long series of years, and where he died universally re- spected, Aug. 6, 1676, aged 66 years.
Children :
PRINCE.
5. John, 1638, d, 1690.
6. Elizabeth, 1640; married Josiah Loring, of Hing-
ham, Mass.
7. Joseph, 1642, d. in Quebec, 1695. He m. Dec. 7,
1670, Joanna, daughter of Sic}' Morton.
8. Martha, 1645, baptized Aug. 10. m. Christopher
Wheaton.
9. Job, 1647, bap. Aug. 22, lost in the British Chan-
nel, 1694 ; m. Rebecca Clark.
10. Mary, Apr. 8, 1648; m., Aug. 29. 1667, Joseph
Joye.
11. Samuel, 1650, d. . He was abmitted free-
man of Hull, Mass., 1678. He removed to Middle- borough and was Representative of that town under the new charter of 1692. He was Justice of the Peace for the county of Plymouth in the reign of Queen Ann, George I. and George II. and was nineteen times chosen Representative to the General Court at Boston by the towns of Sand- wich and Rochester. In 1674 he m. Martha, dan. (see No. 4, above) of Wm. Barstow. She d. Dec. 18, 1684. They had five children. Hem., 2<\, Mercy, dau. of Thos. Hinkley, the last governor of Plymouth Colony. She was the mother of Na-
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than, who was graduated at Harvard, 1718, and also of Rev. Thomas Prince who was graduated at Harvard in 1 707, was ordained over the "Old South Church" in Boston, 1718, and continued to be its pastor for 40 years. Previous to his settlement he visited England, passing the time from 1711 to 1 7 1 6 in that country, and among other valuable results secured the Coat of Arms of his family. His house stood on what is now Washington St., east side, and nearly opposite School St. Gov. Winthrop once lived in the same house ; the site is now (1865) covered by the w 'South Row". He was an indefa- tigable worker, and one of his works, "Prince's Chronology and Annals,'' is of priceless value to the antiquary. His books, pamphlets and manu- scripts were deposited in the steeple-chamber of his church, and in his will he bequeathed them to the "Old South" forever, with the restriction that none.of them should be taken from the room, al- though anyone should have the privilege of ex- amining them there. Many of his books were de- stroyed by the British soldiers during the Revolu- tionary War. He died Oct. 22. 1758, aged 72. The town of Princeton, Mass., was named for him.
12. Sarah, 1651, died very young.
13. Benjamin, 1052, bap. Apr. 25, d. at Jamaica. W.I.
14. Isaac, 1654, bap. July 9 ; m., 1G83, Mary, dan. of
John Turner of Scituate, twin sisier of Ruth, w. of his bro. Thomas.
15. Deborah, Aug. 25, 1G5G; m. Wm. King. (16) 16. Thomas July 8^1658.
Four of the above children are supposed to have died before their father, as but eight are mentioned in his will.
(16) Thomas Prince married, , 1685, —
17. Ruth Turner, dau. of John and Mary (Brewster) Turner, a grandaughter of Elder Wm. Brewster, of the Mayflower, born at Scituate, Mass., , 1643. She m., 2d, Israel Sylves- ter, of Duxbury, Mass.
Residence : Hull and Scituate, Mass. Occupation : Children :
PRINCE.
18. Thomas, July 10, 1G8G.
(20) 19. Benjamin, — , 1693, d. Dec. 1, 1737. 20. Job, , 1695, d. at Barbadoes, 1734.
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(19) Benjamin Prince (8, IstCh. Cat.) married, Apr. 1, 1717 at ,—
21. Abiah Nelson, (59, 1st Ch. Cat.) dau. of Samuel Nelson, of Duxbury, Mass., b. , d. Sept. 15, 1744.
Residence: Duxbury, Mass. ; North Yarmouth, Maine, (1727). Occupation : Children :
PRINCE.
22. Benjamin, Apr. 14, 1718, at Duxburj-. He mar-
ried Rebecca Fisher, of No. Yarmouth, and, 2d, Hannah Harris, who d. Mar. 8, 1796. (29.) 23. Paul, Mar. 14, 1720, d. Nov. 25, 1809.
24. Sylvanus, Sept. 17, 1722, d. Sept. 18, 1790; m.
Elizabeth Johnson, who d. Apr. 7, 1800, aged 71.
25. Sarah, Apr. 8, 1725.
26. John, May 20, 1727, d. and was buried at sea5on
the Louisburg Expedition, July 26, 1758.
27. Ruth, who m. John Rollins ; settled in Nova Scotia.
28. I/ydia ; m. Washburne, of Plymouth, Mass.
29. .
(23) Paul Prince, (130, IstCh. Cat.), m. , 1742,
30. Hannah Cushing, dau. of David and Rachel (Lewis) Cushing, born at Hingham, Mass., May 8, 1722', d. Feb. 16, 1814. Residence : Duxbmy, Mass. ; North Yarmouth (1727) and Cum- berland, Maine. Occupation: Children:
PRINCE. : 31. Sarah, Feb. 29, 1744, d. Mar. 28, 1834; m. Eliph-
alet Greely, (see p. 42). 32. Cushing, Oct. 29, 1745, d. Jan. 8, 1827; m. Han- nah Blanchard. . . 33. Rachel, July 22, 1747, d. Sept. 20, 1843; m. Sal- !' ' athiel Sweetser, and, 2d, Nathaniel Weeks.
34. Hannah, Jan. 20, 1749, d. Dec. 3, 1814; m. Thomas
Prince. One dau., Hannah, m. Wm. Buxton.
35. Ruth, Apr. 12, 1751, d. May 27, 1843 ; m. Onesiph:
orous Fisher. (40) 36. David, May 7, 1753, d. Feb. 3, 1849 ; m. Elizabeth Oakes. Fourteen of their descendants served in the Union Arnry, 1861-5. 37- Alice. Feb. 13, 1756, d. June 17, 1842; m. Wm.
Sweetser. 38. Paul, Nov. 13, 1758, d. Jan. 15, 1804 ;m. Sarah Southworth.
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39. Pyam, Oct. 26, 17G0. d. Dec. 25, 1804; m. Martha
Leach Drinkwater. She was a dan. of Joseph Drinkwater, of No. Yarmouth, whose ancestors came from Aberdeen, Scotland, and his wife, Mary Leach, from Marblehead, Mass. Martha was b. Aug. 13, 1766, d. June 12, 1797, -leaving four children. P}Tam m. 2d, Susan Malcom.
40. Ammi, Aug. 1, 1763, d. Nov. 1, 1842. Hem.
Desire Sjdvester, of Hanover, Mass., b. Sept. 2'2^ 1756, d. Sept. 19, 1838. Ammi entered the army about a year before the close of the Revolutionary War, in a compan}- raised in his section of country and commanded b}T Capt. Coombs, in Col. Mitch- ell's regiment ■;• they served in the "Baggaduce Expedition," in which Gen. Solomon Lovell com- manded the land forces.
(36) David Prince married.
41. Elizabeth Oakes, of b. d.—
Residence ; North Yarmouth and Cumberland, Maine, Occupation : Children :
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Lucretia, , 1784,d., , 1872 ; m. Elias Banks. |
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David ; m. Sophia Blanchard, and had daus. Ileph- |
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Elizabeth. |
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William. |
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Cornelius. |
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REV. TRISTRAM GILMAN.
By the kindness of Miss Phebe M. Buxton, Bethel, Maine, who holds the original, we are enabled to present the silhouette like- ness of the well-known and worthy pastor of the uMeeting-house at the Ledge".
Rev. Tristram Oilman, the fourth Pastor and 252d member of the First Church, North Yarmouth, Maine, was a native of Exeter.
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New Hampshire, born , died April 1, 1809, aged 73 years.
Parson Oilman was graduated at Harvard College in 1757, in the class with his predecessor, Rev. Edward Brooks, third pastor. He was settled over the First Church, Dec. 8, 17G9, and remain- ed with the society until his death, in 1809. Rev. David Shepley, in his ' 'Catalogue of the First Church", in speaking of Parson Oilman, says, — "Possessing a vigorous physical frame, endowed with strong features in his mental constitution, studious, evangel- ical, ever diligent and enterprising in the duties of his calling, he soon obtained uncommon ascendancy over the minds of his people, rose to eminence in the vicinity, and at his departure left his strong impress on the place blessed by his long continued and suc- cessful labors and influence".
Some of the peculiarities of the- worth}' parson are dimly shadow- ed forth in the article entitled "The Old Meeting-house", on page G of the first number of this magazine ; the famous "white wig" is a prominent feature in the silhouette picture on the opposite page.
The wife of Mr. Oilman was Elizabeth Sayer, of Wells, Maine, who was admitted to the First Church as the 277th member. Apr. 4, 1773 ; she died Nov. 27, 1790, aged 44 years. Their children were Joseph, Mar}', Elizabeth, Tristram, Eunice, Nicholas. John, Theodosia and Samuel. Elizabeth married Rev. Francis Brown, fifth pastor of the First Church; she was still living, in 1848, at Hanover, New Hampshire; her husband died July 27, 182Q, at the age of 36 years.
FIRST UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY
OF NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
Shepley's First Church Catalogue, page 62, has,- "The Univers- alist Chapel was erected in 1834 ; and the society organized about that period have had successively the ministrations of Rev. Zenas Thompson, B. R. Tasker, Oeorge W. Quinby, James Whittier and Henry R. Walworth, the last being the present incumbent, (1848)''.
From various sources the following additional information has been obtained. Any person possessing any further particulars on the subject, will confer a favor by forwarding them in time for the next issue.
The Chapel building was raised June 9, 1834, (interleaved al- manac of Ebenezer Corliss).
The first meeting of the original petitioners was held at the house of Amos Storer, Saturday, May 24, 1834, when Mr. Allen Drinkwater was chosen Moderator. At this meeting: the follow-
Rev. TRISTRAM GILMAN.
Fourth Pastor
of the
First Congregationalist Church
North Yarmouth, Maine.
Died April 1, 1809, aged 73 years.
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 5 7
ing named persons were elected officers of the society : — Robert E. Corliss, Clerk. Amos Storer, Collector & Treasurer. Allen Drinkwater, ~\ Robert E. Corliss, > Assessors. William Ross, )
James C. Hill, ~j
William Ross, >- Standing Committee.
Robert E. Corliss, ) Enos Storer was admitted a member of the society at this meet- ing. The name of A. G. Hill appears in the first warrant, and that of his father, James C. Hill, as the Justice of the Peace who called the meeting.
From a scrap of the original petition for the formation of the society, the following names have been obtained : — Allen Drink- water, David , Thomas , Enos , Joseph W.
Small, Isaac J. Small, Adams True, John G. Read, William T. Pierce.
The names of Elbridge York and Nicholas Drinkwater appear in the records for 1834 ; York resided in Pownal.
The following new names appear in the list of pews sold Oct. 30, 1834, and, with those mentioned before, embraces all of the proprietors at that date : — Joseph York, Ammi Storer, William Thomas, Jr., Rudduck Prince, Jonas B. Smith, Samuel Baker and Elbridge Drinkwater. James C. Hill, Auctioneer.
In 1854 Nathaniel Baker was Collector, with John Phinney. Reuben Cutter and Jeremiah Baker as Assessors.
CASCO LODGE
OF
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
[Lewis Gurnet.]
In the year 1821, a number of Freemasons who had been made acquainted with the principles of the order in the adjoining towns, petitioned the Grand Lodge of Maine for a charter for a lodge in North Yarm v.ith. The petitioners were as follows : — Calvin Stockbridge, John W. Mellen, George Pierce, Joseph Sturdivant, James C. Hill, Nathan Oakes, Hiram Hatch, John Worthley,
58 OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
John Babson, William Hawes, David Yale, Samuel Gilman. Robert E. Corliss, Amos Storer and Nathaniel True.
The charter declared the lodge organized Oct. 11, 1821. The signers of the charter were, William Ring, Grand Master; Simon Greenleaf, Deput}r Grand Master ; William Swan, Senior Grand Warden ; Nathaniel Coffin, Junior Grand Warden ; William Lord, Grand Secretaiy.
From the best information obtainable, the first meeting of the brethren of Casco Lodge was held in an upper room of the old "Jenk's Tavern", and afterwards in a chamber over DeCarteret's store, where a lodge-room was fitted up for that purpose, and in which the}7 held their meetings until Januar}', 1827.
The records of the lodge were commenced Oct. 23. 1821, when the following named officers were elected : — George Pierce, Wor- shipful Master ; Libbeus Baile}7, Senior Warden ; John W. Mellen, Junior Warden ; Nathan Oakes, Treasurer ; Samuel Gilman, Sec- retary^ ; James C. Hill, Senior Deacon ; Nathaniel True, Junior Deacon ; Amos Storer, Steward ; John Worthley, Tyler.
At the installation of the officers, June 21, 1822, Rev. Stephen Chapin, Pastor of the Baptist Church, delivered the address, which- was so much appreciated that one thousand copies were ordered to be printed,* and the profits derived from the sale to be trans- mitted to the brethren at Jerusalem to be expended for the edu- cation of the Jewish children.
GENERAL MUSTERS.
[Marshall N. Rich.]
The sketch given below appeared in the "Portland Transcript", in February, 1876.
To many of those now well advanced in 3Tears, may occasion- ally come fresh recollections of the excitement, tumult and "fuss and feathers" incidental to the old times General Militia Musters. Nothing of modern days takes the placa of them — indeed we know of no single event, in the past quarter of a century, hereabouts, into which there has boen crowded so much novelt\', excitement, and real genuine fun as characterized the old Militia Musters ; their advent was synonomous of a "field-da}'" for the people ; mili- tary tactics then, partook more of the "social" than of the scien-
* Can any reader of "OKI Times" loan the publisher a copy af this pamphlet?
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tific discipline which characterizes ''trainings" of later days ; the "rigors of war" were toned down then by "something to take," which almost everybody "took" to help things along and to place themselves in sympathy with the occasion and to fortiry themselves for the stirring events incidental to those important eras in the history of our State Militia.
Speaking of the "rigors of war" reminds ns in this connection, of an incident related of one these old '-Musters" which occurred Borne fifty years ago — on the same year in which the bridge be- tween Portland an 1 Cape Elizabeth was finished, when the ••Mus- ter" was held on "Meeting house hill," Cape Elizabeth, and Gen. John W. Smith was the "Brigadier" in command. At the form- ing- of the lines on the field. Captain Ilsley, at the head of the old Portland Light Infantiy (which by ihe way was making its first appearance in a new uniform of blue coats, white pants, white planes) marehe 1 boldly and proudly on to the field and took its place where Capt. Ilsley had good reason to assume that his sen- iority of c>)u n in 1 rightly entitled him, on the right of the line ; this ••assumption of authority" was. however, repelled Irv General Smith, who immediately ordered Captain Ilsley to a less prominent position on the field. Capt. Ilsley and his company were chagrin- ed and indignant, and the Captain defiantly marched the Infantry off the field and refused to ••train." One of General Smith's aids ro le up to him and asked the General if he did not think that his order to Capt. Ilsley was rather arbitrary under the circumstances, to which the General, strutting back in his saddle pompously re- plied ; ••Arbitrary, sir! nothing is arbitrary in time of war !"
Many ludicrous sayings and doings might be related of the "old times" muster fields. We recall some incidents of about the last of the old style musters held in this State, at North Yarmouth, near Walnut Hill, some thirty-six years ago — J ust prior to the dis- banding of the old North Yarmouth Light Infantry, one of the "Crack Companies" of the State in its day ; this was a Brigade Muster and largely attended : probably more people gathered on this occasion than on any previous one of the kind in the State — all the spare coaches and vehicles belonging to the various stage lines were brought into requisition for transporting the multitude. Omnibuses and private teams were run out from Portland, and wdiat with the transportation of the "luggage "and paraphernalia of "war" and the lumbering artillery, the night previous to the event was wild with excitement throughout the entire county bor- dering on the routes of travel converging to the muster field, to which "Sherman's March" would be tame comparison ; many of the "String-Bean" companies marched to the rendezvous from long distances, and what with th'j accompanying "side shows", pedler's carts,' &e., in transitu — the gathering of Pharaoh's hosts could no: have been more exciting or ominous of the dawn of great events.
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"Barnum's Hippodrome" large as it was, did not begin to require the space for "show" that the old muster-field used to for its tents and transportation carts, trucks, horses, and those of the side shows, booths, &c. An ancient muster field fully "set up" and equipped would be a novelty to the younger people of these mod- ern days.
The rising sun witnessed a busy scene on the "tented field — the laying out of the encampment — which was of course then done on the true principles of military science. The placement of the "gingerbread'* and cider booths; the "establishment" of the nu- merous and various peddling carts — and the "location" of the "spirits" at the most available points, were important and respon- sible duties. The arrival and marching on to the field of the uni- formed companies, and the "String-Bean" squads to the music of the fife and drum, was an imposing scene in those da}~s — once seen never to be forgotten.
Some of the companies in uniform would make a "stunning" impression as they marched on to the field with a "full band," which in those days, in that part of the country, usuallj" consist- ed of fife, tenor drum, two base drums, and six elarionetts, and sometimes a bugler — such a band as this carried the crowd usually by "storm." The advent, however, of the commanding Brigadier General on the field was the culminating point of enthusiasm and glory ; everything "struck up"' when the General commenced to move up the lines, and great • -strut and circumstance" prevailed at this juncture, more than at an}T other time in the da}*.
The inspection of the lines was a "big thing." The variety and style of arms, as well as equipments, can hardly be imagined — the stjde of "gun' was of no particular consequence, if it was clean and sure to "go off," but the flints, priming wires, brushes, &c, had all to be attached to the belt, and the militia-man well skill- ed in catching the musket when tossed to him after the inspecting officer had finished "opening and shutting the pan," and bounc- ing the ramrod in the barrel of the piece, in a most artistic man- ner several times.
Next to the inspection and review, the "sham fight" was the most "thrilling" and amusing event ; this usually took place in the afternoon, b}T which time almost everybody-especially those "under arms" — had got to be pretty "mellow," hence the tactics on these occasions were "spirited" and to the "point." We remember that on the occasion of the "grand charge baj'onets" down the field, the order to "halt" was not obeyed till an old white man (mare?) near by was badly "puncture. 1" and "battle scarred" ; everything within range or out of range was in danger of being - -stormed" on these occasions. The spirit of war ran so high that nobod}' was responsible for anything.
The pad. lie-carts and booths were a novelt}* in themselves, even in those days. The most liberally patronize.l were those dispens-
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ing the edibles, for though pea-nuts had not been '"■invented" then, there were man}' things to tickle the appetites of the hungry, of the more substantial kinds, such as "ginger-bread" at four cents a sheet (of about nine by twelve inches), crackers and apple-sauce for a fourpenee,* boiled eggs and baked apples, molasses candy, baked beans, all kinds of pies and "turnovers," cup custards, bread and milk, pigs' feet, and hulled corn ; while the variety of drinks alternated between cider and New England rum — chiefly the latter; rum and molasses '"cocktails" were very popular, and alwajTs took well.
From other carts were sold pins, needles, thread, suspenders, wooden pocket-combs, jews-harps, side-combs, stay-lacings, hooks and eyes, pictures, handkerchiefs, tinder-boxes, candlesticks, gar- ters, calf-skin pocket-books. &c.
•'Swapping horses" prevailed to a great extent on these occa- sions— more horses than money changing hands every time.
Eccentric characters usually sold pies and cakes from wheel- barrows or side "stands" improvised by throwing a board across the angle of a corner fence for a counter on which their wares were displayed in tempting profusion.
We remember seeing one of these "pie-merchants,'' an old. ec- centric woman, who had not been very prosperous through the day, negotiating with several young men suffering somewhat from the burden and heat of the day — to take her pies at a liberal dis- count. She offered to "drop" from a "ninepence"f to ten cents. They finally ottered the old woman ten cents each and ,ktake the whole," if she would let them stand off a short distance and throw the pies at her head — which she finally consented to do, in order to - 'close out" her stock, and they commenced bombarding the old woman with pumpkin pie amidst the shouts and jeers of the crowd, many of whom had taken elevated positions on top of a peddler's cart, which was overturned by the crowd, and its contents scatter- ed far and near.
The appearance of some of the uniformed companies at the close of the "campaign" of such musters was decidedly dilapidated, for not only had the starch been well taken out of their white cotton pants, but the}- were variegated grass green and dust color, and sometimes reeking with tobacco juice, as were also the profusely ruffled shirt bosoms of the start and line officers. The un-uniform- ed militia had a decided advantage over the uniformed, • in that their dress was better calculated to stand the hardships of "war." The dress of the "String-bean" companies not being restricted to color or fabric every conceivable style and color prevailed, ami hats of various styles and calibre were worn, from the broad, bell- crown, long-haired beaver to the common "chip-straws" — the chief insignia of "rank" being the red belt with cross-straps and cart- ridge-box, priming wire and brush, etc., attached, the captain
* Six and a quarter cents. f Twelve a:i 1 a half cents.
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usually appeared in black coat, beaver hat, white pants, some six inches too short, but "strapped down" to keep them from hitch- ing over the top of his boots.
0tr§ ani |wrie§.
Memorial Pitcher,— The writer has in his possession an ancient white clelt pitcher, which will hold about two quarts, and has the following marks, &c : On one side is an oval-shaped space with the head of Washington on an obelisk in the centre; above tins is. " WASHIXGTOV in GLORY, " and, below, " AMERICA in TEARS'" On the opposite side is a full-rigged ship, under the United States colors. The front lias a wreath, below which is, " Miss H. Stinson. "
Can any one give the date of the manufacture of these pitchers, or furnish any information relative to the original owner? C.
Vessels,— The following named vessels were built in Yarmouth in 1876:
Ship P. \. Blanehard, 1,582 24-100ths tons.
Bark Itonus, 851 34-100
Brig Ala L. White 504 68-100
Will som<! reader please furnish a list for previous years, extending as far back as is possible?
Old Pamphlets &c, — There have been several pamphlets published that fur- nish considerable information relative to the early history of North Yarmouth, but, unfortunately, most of them are out of print, and are very scarce. Among these are the pamphlets issued at the time of the controversy that arose at the formation of the new " Chapel Church " in 1820, in which Doctor Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell bore a promineut part. An >th u- sin ill p vnplilet was printed at the time of the dismissal of Reverend David Shepley, about 1849. The Centennial Address delivered by General Edward Russell at the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the First Church, was never published, as he objected to its being printed, but several copies of it were made and, possibly, may come to lignt in the future; one copy is in the collection of the late Capt. dishing Prince.
Can any reader furnish tlie publisher with either of the documents mentioned above, or the one referred to on page 58 of this issue?
Street Names,— Will not the Selectmen of Yarmouth give names to our streets, and have signs put up at the corners of those most used? This would make it comparatively easy to direct strangers to points unfamiliar to them, and prove a great convenience to all who have occasion to transfer land or houses or to ad- vertise property, &c.
No better way can bo found to perpetuate the names of those men who were prominent in the early history of our town, than to designate our principal thor- oughfares in honor of them. A'ni.K those esoecially worthy of recognition in this way are Walter Gen dall, wh >was killed by Indians, Sept. — , 1688, at a point near the western en 1 of the bridge which now spans the river at the lower falls ; William and Matthew Scales, killed at the "Foreside," in 1725; Philip Greely, who
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was killed Aug. 9, 1746, and to this list might be added many other names of those who lost their lives in the dark and bloody years of the weak and struggling set- tlement. By a little care in the choice and application of these names, many local traditions and incidents may be preserved to our descendants. The abo- riginal names of our town and river should also be preserved, and "Westcustogo" and "Pumgustuck" made familiar words to all coming generations. W.
McCormick, — From the Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Vol. 1., it appears that James McCormick, of North Yarmouth, Maine, a soldier under Gen. Benedict Arnold, was condemned to death for killing a comrade at Ft. Western, (near Augusta, Me.) Sept. 23, 1775. The man killed was Reuben Bishop. James
McCormick belonged to Capt. Hill's company, in Col. Scamman's
regiment, and was said to have been a simple and peaceable man up to the time of his unfortunate quarrel. Sept. 27, 1775, McCormick was forwarded to General Washington with a recommendation for mercy from General Arnold.
Is there any record of his execution or pardon, or is anything known of his family or previous history ?
Scotchman.
Lower Falls Bridge,— From old papers in the possession of the writer, it ap- pears that the bridge across Royall's River, at the lower falls, was built about the year 1801. Stephen L. Harris, Samuel P. Russell, Ebenezer Corliss and David Jones were the Committee to build the bridge, and drew warrants upon Deacon Jacob Mitchell, Town Treasurer, for the expense of labor and material. Among those in whose favor warrants were drawn were, Benjamin Sweetsir, Jr., Stephen Prince, heirs of Silvanus Prince, Ebenezer Corliss and Samuel P. Russell.
Pleasant Street.
Steamboat,— "In July, 1823, a great event happened at Portland; nothing less than the arrival in the harbor of the first steamboat ever brought into Maine. This was the "Patent." a vessel of about one hundred tons burthen, own by Cap- tain Seward Porter, of Portland, who had bought her in New York to run as a passenger boat between Portland and Boston. Captain Porter had in 1822 placed an old engine in a fiat-bottomed boat, which he ran to North Yarmouth and the islands of Casco Bay. This he named "Kennebec," but the people called it the "Horned Hog."
Varney's History of Maine, page 245.
Yarmouth Light Infantry,— The Yarmouth Light Infantry paraded Monday evening and made a fine appearance. The company was organized about a month ago, and numbers upwards of fifty members. The officers are Captain G. A. Libby, Lieutenants A. C. Goodwin and J. G. Chase— all of whom saw service in the late war. Among the honorary members are the Hon. Charles Humphrey, Dr. James M. Bates, Maj. Richmond L. Storer, Capt. Samuel Baker and Capt. Rich- ard Harding. The music was furnished Monday night by the Yarmouth band. The drill in the manual of arms was remarkably perfect, considering the brief time which has elapsed since the organization of the company.
"The State," Portland, Me., Oct. 31, 1874.
Will the Company Clerk please furnish "Old Times" with a list of members and such other information as will be of interest?
Physicians,— An imperfect list is given below of some of the physicians who have practiced medicine in North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine. Additions and corrections are solicited to form a complete article for the forth-coming his- tory of the towns. Contributions of a like character are requested from Povvnal, Freeport, Cumberland, &c.
Ammi Ruhamah Cutter, from 1735 to about 1742.
Gilbert Winslow, from 1743 to date of death, Jan. 9, 1777.
Raynes.
John Bartlett, from 1747 to about 1758; returned to Lebanon, Conn.
William Chase, from 1760 to date of death, July 22, 1798, aged 62 years.
Gorham; died young.
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Edward Russell, u native of Cambridge, Mass., and graduate of Harvard,
from about 17(»5 to date of death, Apr. 19, 1785. David Jones, of Abington, Mass., from 1785 to date of death, Mar. 27, 1822. Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell, a native of North Yarmouth, from about 1785 to
date of death, May 14, 1824, aged (52 years. William Parsons, of Gloucester, Mass. Daniel Clark, of ■ — , Conn., Irom about 1810 to 1821; removed to Thom-
aston, Maine. Gad Hitchcock, of Pembroke, Mass., from about 1810 to date of death, Nov.
17, 1837, aged 49 years. William B. Gooch; removed from town, 1844. Amos Osgood. William Osgood.
Eleazer Burbank, from about 1840 to date of death, Mar. — , 1867, aged 73. Augustus H. Burbank. Lewis Whitney; died May — , 1857, aged 50.
Green ; died 1814, aged 52.
Barstow.
Banks.
Loring.
G. P. Thompson. James Bates. James M. Bates.
Harvey.
Samuel W. Blanchard ; died Dec. — , 1857, aged 39. Richard Mace.
Clark.
Harlow.
W. W. Thomas.
Jacob Mitchell; removed to Cumberland 1831.
Elbridge K. Mitchell; removed to Portland 1845.
CORLISS FAMILY RECORD.
, The ^Corliss Family Record" is ready for deliver}'. The book J%] contains izi pages, and gives 3200 of the descendants of George ■■■/- Corliss, of Haverhill, Mass., and .several hundred names of persons who are, without a doubt, of the same family, but their connection is not perfected. The work contains several engravings, and copies of curious old documents of ancient days. There are, also, par- tial records of the families connected by marriage in the first gen- eration in this country, viz ; Kingsbury, Neff, Ladd, Aver, Rob}T, Hutchins, Eastman, &c. A record of the Corlies_ Family is also appended.
The book will be sent b}' mail, postpaid, on receipt of $5,00. Address Mrs. J\L H. Webster, No. 77 Webster Street, East Boston, Mass.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS. Yarmouth, Maine, Y Dec. 2, 187G. j
OLD TIMES:
A MAGAZINE 4 ,
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF DOC- ; UMENTS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY
NORTH YARMOUTH. MAINE
includik -<, as ear as
possible, any incidents wokth.y of record
relative to the towns of
HARPSWELL, EREEFORT. POWNAL, CUMBERLAND AND YARMOUTH.
ALL OFESHOOTS OF THE OLD TOWN.
ALSO
GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES AND BIOGRAPHJ- CAL SKETCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED REST- DENTS OF THE TOWN
VOL. 1. NO. 3.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS,
YARMOUTH, MAINE.
July 1, 1877.
"OLD TIMES."
A magazine devoted to the publication of documents, &c, re- lative to the early history of North Yarmouth, Maine, and its in- habitants. Published quarterly, at Yarmouth, Maine. Price, 30 cents a copy, or $1,00 a rear. A few advertisements will be ad- mitted on the inside of the covers, at reasonable rates.
Contributions of material suitable for such a work are respect- fully solicited, and due credit will be given for the same. Articles for publication can be handed to Robert E. Corliss, Corner Village, Yarmouth, Maine, or mailed to the subscriber, post-office box 261 , same town. Papers returned if desired.
Copies of the magazine can be obtained of Robert E. Corliss, at the above address, or of Miss Lucy V. Groves, at the post-office.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS. Yarmouth, Maine, July 1st, 1877.
CONTENTS.
North Yarmouth Privateers, .
Post Office, . . . .
Direct Tax, 1815, .
Tax-List, 1759,
Tax-List, 1823, . . .
Capt. Walter Gendall, . . ;
Prince Familv, .
Old Deed, 7 . v ;. .
Journal of Provincial Congress,
Army and Navy Record, 1861-5.
Cumberland Church,
Grand Jury Scrip, . .
N. Yarmouth Light Infantry,
Notes & Queries, .
Page (>i)
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'l 70
". 73
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"• 78
" 70
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li 82
14 86
;t 92
' ■" 93
M ' 97
OLD TIMES
A MAGAZINE
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF DOC- UMENTS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY
NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE
INCLUDING, AS FAR A3
POSSIBLE, ANY INCIDENTS WORTHS OF RECORD
RELATIVE TO THE TOWNS OF
HARPS WELL, FREEFORT. POWXAL, CUMBERLAND AND YARMOUTH.
ALL OFESHOOTS OF THE OLD TOWN.
ALSO
GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES AND BIOGRAPHI- CAL SKFTCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED RESI- DENTS OF THE TOWN
VOL. 1. NO. 3.
AUGUSTUS W. CORLISS,
YARMOUTH, MAINE.
July 1, 1877.
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PREFATORY.
*
The third number of "Old Times" is presented to my friends without special comment or remark.
It was the intention of the publisher to give in this issue a rec- >ord of one the prominent families of the town ; but an error was . discovered in the manuscript too late to be returned for correction and comparison with the original.
As stated in the last number, it was intended to have an index ' ''of the first volume, in the fourth number, but, on the advice of the friends of the work, that plan has been abandoned, and it will be incorporated into the last number of the second volume.
In the next number, extracts will be given from the diary of the late Jacob G. Loring ; and, if completed in time, a plan of the original land-lots on each side of the river, with the names of the owners, etc.
Augustus W. Corliss.
OLD TIMES IN . NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
NO. 3. JULY, 1877. VOL. 1.
N. YARMOUTH PRIVATEERS.
[Marshall N. Rich.]
The following named vessels, sailed or partly manned and own- ed by people of North Yarmouth, Maine, from the beginning of the Revolutionary War to the close of the 1812-5 War, were granted letters of marque or reprisal, as appears by the records of the old District of Portland and Falmouth : —
July 7, 1812, schooner "Mary," Joseph Sturdivant master, and Reuben Gr. York as mate. She was 22 tons burthen, and carried 2 guns and 14 men.
April 17, 1813, schooner "Reaper," Ephraim Sturdivant mas- ter, and Andrews Blanchard as mate. She was 206£f tons burthen, and carried G carriage guns and 75 men. Isaac Sturdivant, Greely Sturdivant and Solomon L. Blanchard, of North Yarmouth, were the owners.
April 20, 1817, (?), schooner "Haley," Ephraim Sturdivant master, and Andrews Blanchard as mate. She was 143§| tons burthen, and carried G guns and 75 men. Her owners were Greely Sturdivant, Joseph Sturdivant, Ephraim Sturdivant, Isaac Sturdi- vant and Solomon L. Blanchard.
April 20, 1817, (?), sloop "Razor," Joseph Sturdivant master and owner. She was 3 tons burthen, and carried 1 carriage gun and G men.
May 20, 1813, brig " Leopard," Phineas Drinkwater command- er, and Benjamin Rich as lieutenant. She was 2(j6 tons burthen, and carried 5 carriage guns and 22 men.
July 9, 1813, schooner "Pilot," Joseph Sturdivant commander,
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and John Underwood as lieutenant. She was 19-|£ tons burthen, and carried 2 guns and 8 men.
Dec. 22, 1814, schooner ''Lucy," John Babson commander, and Perez Drinkwater as lieutenant, (see page 34). She was 25 tons burthen, and carried 1 carriage gun and 2G men.
Within the above dates letters of marque were also granted in the Falmouth District to the following named privateers, in which no doubt many of the old North Yarmouth families were interest- ed or represented ; viz : —
Schooners ; Mars, Morning Star, Yankee, Saint Michael, Favor- ite, Partridge, Lily, Rover, Parrot, Anson, Revenge, Superb, Or- ange, Lively, Washington and Fly; brigs, — Rapid, Leo, Leopard, Clio, Dash, (of which Capt. William Cammet, now hale and hearty at the age of 96 years, was first commander), Jno. Champlain, and Grand Turk ; ships, — Hyder Alley and Invincible, and, pre- vious to the year 1800, the Fame, Capt. John Rush ; Butler, Capt. Elliot Deering ; George, Capt. Jonathan Stone; Portland, Capt. David Harding ; President, Capt. William Crabtree, and the Port- land, Capt. John Dicks.
THE POST OFFICE.
The information given below relative to the post-office at North Yarmouth, Maine, was furnished through the courtesy of the Hon. James W. Marshall, First Assistant Postmaster General.
The post-office at North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Me., first rendered returns April 2d, 1793, at which time Payne Elwell was postmaster. The first returns of Samuel P. Russell, the suc- cessor of Mr. Elwell, were rendered October 1, 1803. Mr. David Drinkwater, the next postmaster, rendered his first returns Jan- uary 1, 1804. The exact date of appointment of the first three postmasters cannot be given, as the records of the department con- taining this information were destroyed by fire in 1836 ; but, of course, the appointments were only a few months previous to the date of the first returns.
The following list gives the names, and date of appointment of the succeeding postmasters : —
John Hale, Daniel Mitchell, James C. Hill, Jacob G. Loring, Reuben Cutter, Edward G. Buxton.
Julv 14, 1810. April 17, 1816. Nov. 11, 1834. Feb. 21, 1842. July 29,. 1845. Oct. 1, 1849.
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This office was changed to "Yarmouth," Jan. 22, 1852, and Edward G. Buxton appointed postmaster. Since that time the following named persons have held the office : —
Reuben Cutter, .... March 30, 1853.
Otis Pratt, ...... May 15, 1861.
Nicholas Drinkwater, . . . Nov. 2, 1866.
Miss Lucy V. Groves, . . . Dec. 8, 1866.
The office at North Yarmouth Centre was established June 6, 1836, and Amaziah Fogg appointed postmaster. Since that time the following named persons have held the office : —
Edward G. Buxton, .... June 28, 1836.
Nathan Plimpton, .... Apr. 21, 1848. The name of the office was changed to "North Yarmouth, Jan. 22, 1852, and Nathan Plimpton continued as postmaster. Since that time the following named person have held the office : —
Isaac Stan wood, .... June 22, 1861.
DIRECT TAX.
North Yarmouth, Maine, 1815. [Continued from page 38, No. 2., Vol. 1.]
Loring Mitchell — One house lot, situated on the most easterly corner of James Field's homestead, and building thereon — one tract of land in Pownal, part of lot no. 3, containing 20 acres- one tract of land, part of the aforesaid lot, containing 23 acres in No. Yarmouth. ,78
Thomas Marston — One farm, part of lot no. 10, in 120 acre di- vision, east side of Royal's river, containing 75 acres and buildings thereon. 2,75
Jonathan Moulton — One farm, situate on both sides of the town road leading by the old meeting-house, containing 12 acres & build- ings thereon. 1,29
Silas Morrell — One house lot, situate near the Baptist meeting- house, containing ^ of an acre and buildings thereon. ,54
Deborah Mitchell — One farm, situate near Larrabee's tavern, containing 2i) acres and buildings thereon. 1,29
Levi Mitchell — One farm, situate on the post road, near Larra- bee's tavern, containing 30 acres. ,92
Daniel Mitchell — One house lot, situate near Walnut hill meet- ing-house, containing f of an acre and buildings thereon. ,17
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John Marston, Jr. — One farm, situate on the new county road, and part of lot no. 52, 120 acre division, west side Royal's river, containing 115 acres and buildings thereon. 3,29
Zenas Prince — One farm, situate on the town road, and part of lot no. 12, in the 100 acre division, containing 75 acres, and build- ings thereon. 2,55 James Prince, Jr. — One farm, bounded by Tuttle's road, being part of lot no. 70, containing 18 acres and buildings thereon — 20 acres land, part of lot no. 39 — 8 acres, part of lot no. 50 — 44 acres, part of lot no. 86, all in 100 acre division. 2,82 John Prince — One farm, situate on Prince's point, containing 50 acres and buildings thereon. 3,29 Benjamin Pratt — 60 acres land in lot no. 43, in 120 acre divis- ion, and buildings thereon. 3,43 David Prince — One farm, being lot no. 32, 100 acres — no. 33, 50 acres — no. 31, 17 acres — no. 54, 20 acres, all in the 100 acre division, & buildings thereon — 20 acres land, part of lot no. 12, in 100 acre division. 8,45 Sherebiah Pratt — One farm, adjoining Freeport line and situate on the post road, containing 130 acres and buildings thereon. 5,47 Richard Parker — One farm, situated on Parker's Point, contain- ing 35 acres and buildings thereon. 1,50 Gushing Prince, Jr.— One farm, being part of lot no. 20. in the 120 acre division, west side of Ro3*al's river, containing 37 acres and buildings thereon — one farm, cotaining 37 acres, being part of lot no. 19, in 120 acre division, and buildings thereon. 2,31 dishing Prince — One farm, situate on the N. E. side of Greely's road being lot no. 5, in 120 acre division, west side Royal's river, containing 122 acres and buildings thereon. 5,97 William Peirce — One farm, situate on Peirce's road, being part of 280 squad, no. 9, containing 120 acres and buildings thereon.
3,84 Benjamin Prince — One farm, situate on Tuttle's road, being lot no. 48, and one half of lot no. 49, containing 150 acres and build- ings thereon. 7,15 Joel Prince — One farm, being part of lot no. 8, in 120 acre di- vision, containing 40 acres and buildings thereon. 1,77 Sarah Prince — One farm, situate on the S. W. side of Tuttle's road, and part of lots no. 54 & 55 in the 100 acre division, contain- ing 80 acres and buildings thereon. 3,19 Edward Parker — One tract of land, part of lot no. 5, 120 acre division, east side Ro3~al's river, 20 acres. ,75 Samuel Pettengill — One farm, situate on the northeasterly end of Cozener's Island, containing 50 acres and buildings thereon. 1,84
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Thaddeus Robbins — One farm, situated on the county road, and part of the following lots, to wit: lot no. 7, 3 acres; no. 21, 108 acres ; no. 20, 15 acres, in the whole 123 acres, in the 120 acre di- vision, west side of Royal's river, with the buildings thereon — one acre of land opposite the above, and building thereon — 14 acres of land on Man's point, so called, with the building thereon. 7,73
Chandler G. Robbins — One farm of 55 acres, situated on the county road, and part of lots nos. 8 & 22, with the buildings there- on. 2,38
William Reed, Jr. — One farm of 70 acres, on the town road, and part of lots nos. 29 & 30, in the 100 acre division, with the build- ings thereon. 3,67
Reuben Ring — One farm of 45 acres on the county road, and part of lot no. 9, in the 120 acre division, west side of Royal's river, with the buildings thereon. 2,00
William Reed — One farm of 75 acres, bounded N. E. on Tuttle's road, so called, being part of lots nos. 46 & 47. in the 100 acre division, with the buildings thereon — one house lot on the county road, containing half an acre, lately the property of Deacon Asa Chase, with the buildings thereon. 9,16
Walter Ross — One farm, situate on the town road, and part of lot no. 57, in the 120 acre division, west side of Royal's river, con- taining 86 acres and buildings thereon. 1,87
Zebulon Reed — One farm, situated on the county road, and being part of lot no. 36, 120 acre division, E. side river, contain- ing 45 acres with the buildings thereon. 1,70
Joseph Russell — One farm of 150 acres ; part of lots nos. 21. 28 acres ; 22. 85 acres ; 23, 37 acres, with the buildings thereon ; £ of a saw mill on Gooch's falls ; two acres of marsh. 5,50
Alford Richardson — I of an acre of land, on the post road, near the dwelling house of Edward Russell. Esq., with the buildings thereon — 15 rods of land, nearly opposite the above, and buildings thereon. 1,84
Samuel Stowell — One farm of 27 acres, situated on Greely's road, so called, a part of lot no. 89, 100 acre division, with the buildings thereon. 1,46
Sylvanus Sweetser — One farm of 46 acres, part of lots nos. 41, 42 & 50, 120 acre division, west side of Royal's river, with the buildings thereon. 1,89
Seth Sweetser — One farm, situated on the town road, and part of lots nos. 41 & 42, containing 80 acres, with the buildings there- on. 2,92
Prince Sweetser — One farm of 50 acres, bounded S. W. by the road called Tuttle's road ; £ of lot no. 67, in the 100 acre division, with the buildings thereon. 2,92
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Benjamin Sweetser, 3d. — One farm of 30 acres, on the county road, being part of lot no. 50, in the 100 acre division, with the buildings thereon. 2,07
Nathan B. Smith — | of an acre of land, situated on the N. E. side of the county road, in N. Yarmouth village, with the build- ings thereon. 1,84
Amos Storer — £ of an acre of land, situated on the count}* road, in N. Yarmouth village, with the buildings thereon. 1,84
Joshua Spear — A farm of 35 acres, bounded N. E. bj* Tuttle's road, being part of lot no. 45, in the 100 acre division, with the buildings thereon. 1,05
Sarah Spear — £ of an acre, bounded by the post road N. W., and land of Mr. Nathan Merrill S. W. & N. E., with the buildings thereon. ,37
William Sargent — One farm of 60 acres, situate on the county road, part of lots nos. 39, 36 and 19, on the E. side of Royal's river, 120 acre division, with the buildings thereon. 3,43
Levi Sweetser — One farm, of 70 acres, with the buildings there- on. 2,92
[To be continued.]
TAX-LIST, 1759, NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
[Continued from page 40, No. 2, Vol. 1,]
Through the kindness of Prof A. S. Packard, Secretary of the Maine Historical Society, we are enabled to present the tax-list of 1759, he having forwarded a complete copy of the original paper deposited in the archives of that society by Miss P. M. Buxton.
The tax-list is divided into "Province," "Minister & School," and "Town & County," but the aggregate only of each person's proportion is given below. The sum to be collected was divided as follows : — Province tax, £76, 7, 7, 1 ; minister and school, £83, 17, 8, and £78, 7, 5, 1, was town and county. Jeremiah Moulton was County Treasurer ; Gilbert Winslow, Town Treasurer ; Gilb- ert Winslow, Solomon Mitchell, John Lewis, Town Assessors and Cornelius Buxton, Collector of Taxes. k 'Vessels hired," contribut- ed a share to each of the different taxes.
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John Farrow, Joseph Nash, Samuel Fisher, Jr. Benjamin Morgaredge Nathaniel Blanchard, Nathaniel Blanchard, Jr. Ephraim Sturdivant, Joseph Sturdivant, Paul Prince, Thomas Scales, Cornelius Buxton, John Sweets er, . John Sweetser, Jr., Amos Harris, Jr., James Tattle, James Tuttle, Jr., Edmond Titcomb, Richard Stubbs, . Jeremiah Powell, Esq. Jonas Mason, Esq.. John Mason, Amos Harris, Richmond Loring, Susannah Baker, Solomon Loring, Ebenezer Lake, Dorothy Cutter, William Cutter, Stephen Moulton, Benjamin Humphrey, Edmond Chandler, Ezeikiel Delano, Samuel Baker, Zachariah Chandler Robert Davie, Zeruiah Gray, John Gray, .Joseph Gray, William King, John Hooper, Silvanus Prince, Nathan Oakes, John Wyman, Joseph Johnson, Joseph York. John Loring, Ezekiel Loring, Solomon Mitchell
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John South worth, John Day, . John Day, Jr., Benjamin Parker, . Judah Chandler, . Robert Johnson,. . James Parker, Barnabas Seabury, John Hayes, Barnabas Winslow, James Crocker, Samuel Seabury, Esq., Gilbert Winslow,. Ezekiel Cushing,. Deacon Jacob Mitchell James Russell, Elisha French, Gideon Eaton, Benjamin Lake, . Edward Brewer, . Seth Mitchell,. . Seth Mitchell, Jr.,. Andrew Gray, Jr.,. Burrell Tuttle, . Jonathan Mitchell, Andrew Tuck, Samuel Merrill, . Noah Mitchell, . Jonathan True, . Joshua Soul, Samuel Bucknam, John Hamilton, . John Hamilton, Jr., Ambrose Hamilton, Rowland Hamilton, Joseph Drinkwater, Thomas Drink water, John Drinkwater, Micaiah, Drinkwater, John Lewis,. Noah Cole, . Job Cole, . Ebenezer Cole, . Peleg West, Ebenezer Mason, Jonathan Chandler, William Stevens,.
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TAX-LIST, 1823, NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
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Ebenezer W. Corliss, $1,42 |
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Dudley P. Bailey, |
1,42 |
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Oliver Byram, . |
5,80 |
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Daniel Colcord,. |
2,18 |
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1,50 |
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Enos B3'ram, |
1,42 |
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Elizabeth Parker, |
1,50 |
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William Thomas, |
1,42 |
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Richmond Loring, Jr., |
6,08 |
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Joseph Thomas, |
8,18 |
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Osboni Corliss, . |
1,42 |
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Israel Smith, (non-res.) |
5,00 |
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Enos Storer, |
1,42 |
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Hezekiah Corliss, |
8,04 |
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2,29 |
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Nathan S afford, |
8,65 |
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John D. Safford, |
2,42 |
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John Gooch, Jr., |
7,88 |
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Reuben Hayes, . |
6,48 |
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Beals Thompson, |
4,58 |
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Joseph Thompson, |
1,42 |
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Andrew King, . |
1,92 |
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Edward True, . |
16,10 |
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Mercy True, |
7,76 |
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Enos True, |
2,82 |
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Susanna True, . |
3,38 |
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John Humphrey, |
6,08 |
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36,67 |
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1,42 |
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Jacob Mitchell, . |
13,26 |
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1,42 |
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Thomas Gooch, |
10,38 |
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Asa Cummings, . |
8,02 |
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John Thomas, . |
6,34 |
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Elliot York, |
7,04 |
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James C, Hill, $18,89 |
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Philip Torrey, . |
4,42 |
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Andrew Haven, |
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S}Tlvanus Prince, |
5,82 |
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Leach D. Prince, |
3,92 |
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Benjamin Gooch, Jr., |
12,33 |
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Rufus Gooch, . |
6,93 |
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James Hill, |
14,36 |
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Richard Pottle, . |
1,92 |
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10,85 |
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5,42 |
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1,42 |
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1,42 |
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Daniel Bennett, |
1,92 |
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John Kendric, . |
4,04 |
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William Russell, |
7,30 |
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John Peirce, |
1,42 |
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Israel Peirce, |
2,62 |
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Mary Clements, |
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Reuben Byram, . |
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Richmond L. Cutter, . |
5,42 |
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Samuel Fisher, . |
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Amasa Baker, for N. Baker house, |
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10,54 |
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Zadoc Humphrey, |
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Ammi R. Mitchell, . |
42,55 |
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11,08 |
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,30 |
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Jeremiah Baker, |
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Robert E. Corliss, |
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1,42 |
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Leroi Davis, |
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3,92 |
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6,40 |
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13,78 |
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5,70 |
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2,00 |
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7,20 |
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1,42 |
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Enos Delano, |
1,42 |
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Abner Tuttle, . |
1,42 |
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William Hicks, . |
10,43 |
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7,69 |
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4,00 |
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Benjamin Herric(k), . |
16,14 |
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Samuel Bacon, . |
22,65 |
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Lucy G. Herrick, |
4,32 |
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Jacob Chase, |
34,85 |
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Reuben Maxfield, |
3,78 |
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Dura Baston, |
3,92 |
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John Ha}res, Jr., |
27,37 |
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Jacob Loring, . |
11,12 |
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David C. Loring, |
1,42 |
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John Gray, |
21,26 |
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Jacob Gray, |
3,42 |
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William Favor, . |
2,12 |
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Andrew Hayes, . |
8,90 |
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27,06 |
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9,50 |
[To be continued.]
OAPT. WALTER GEN D ALL.
The following information relative to Capt. Gendall has been collected .from various sources, and is presented with the hope that further details may be obtained, and our knowledge increased of one so prominent in the early history of North Yarmouth, of whom Parson Sheple}' says, in his Catalogue of the First Church, "no other inhabitant had done so much as he to forward the interests of the town."
The earliest mention I have found of Capt. Gendall is Aug. 1, 1665, at which time he lived at Spurwink, (now Cape Elizabeth), on the south side of Fore River (Willis' Hist, of Portland, pages 95 and 115, Vol. 1.). He resided at the same place in 1670, 1675
OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. 77
and 1677, according to various authorities, and it is also claimed that he resided near the line of Falmouth and North Yarmouth in the year 1670, which contradictory statements doubtless resulted from his purchases of land in various places, and his unsettled and migratory habits of life as a trader in furs.
In 1666, Capt. Gendall was a juryman in Falmouth, (now Port- land) . In 1669, his name appears in the court records as a "plant- er dwelling in Falmouth" ; he at that date exchanged farms with Michael Madiver. In 1670, he was presented to the Court for vilifying and abusing the Commissioners of Falmouth and Scar- borough by saying the}* had no power to try cases above fort}' shil- lings, with other abusive words, for which he was sentenced -'to be admonished and pay five shillings."
In Willis' Hist, of Portland, p. 152, it is stated that Capt. Gen- dall moved from Spurwink to Falmouth after 1678, and thence to North Yarmouth. In 1680, Gendall was granted 100 acres of land -'to begin at our outmost bounds," (Falmouth). June 3, 1680, he bought of "George Felt, Senior, of Casco, planter," 100 acres "on the westward side of George Felt's ould house in Casco Bay" ; this land adjoined Falmouth line, and was afterwards occupied by Gendall. Jul}* 12, 1680, Dominicus, Samuel and Jeremiah Jordan, (sons of Robert Jordan, of that part of Spurwink now Scarboro') conveyed to Walter Gendall 650 acres of land on Great Chebeag Island, which his administrator, Theodosius Moore, of or near Boston, who married Gendall' s widow, claimed under a resolve of Massachusetts.
In 1681, Capt. Gendall purchased the land at North Yarmouth which had been conveyed, in 1673, to Thomas Stephens, of Kenne- beck, (Kennebunk?), by the chiefs Robein Hoode, Derimquen, and others, and which Stephens subsequently sold to Bartholomew Gedney, of Salem, and Henry Sayward, of York, who deeded it to Gendall. This tract of land extended two miles each side of the river, and from the lower falls to the head of the stream. On the eastern bank, at the lower falls, in 1674, Sayward built the first saw-mill in the town : the mill was burned in the destruction of the town by Indians, in 1675. For this immense tract of valuable land Capt. Gendall gave £110. He rebuilt the saw-mill, and did an extensive business ; one half of the mill renting for 50,000 feet of merchantable boards per annum. His house stood on the east- ern bank of the river, near the mill, and another on the opposite shore for his workmen. In 1682, Gendall' a mills were assessed £6. for the support of Fort Loyal, at Falmouth ; but three other establishments of the kind contributed that amount.
Capt. Gendall was a fur-trader, and supposed he had gained the friendship and confidence of the Indians by his dealings with them, but they captured him in Oct., 1676, at Richmond (or Richman's) Island, near Falmouth, and carried him to Penobscot, where lie was set at liberty, Dec. 2d, under the treaty with "Mugg," the
78 OLD TIMES IN NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE.
Indian chief, and conveyed to Boston b}r Capt. Moore. It appears that he was paroled previous to being formally released, for, Nov. 2, 1676, he was sent with goods to redeem captives, (Sullivan's Hist, of Me., p. 410.). Oct. 18, 1676, he was sent by Mugg to demand the surrender of the garrison at Wells, (Bourne's Hist, of Wells, p. 147.).
Sept., 1677, having been convicted of having betrayed the Eng- lish and of having treacherous intercourse with the natives, Capt. Gendall was sentenced to forfeit his lands, pay costs of prosecution, run the gauntlet of the military companies of Boston, with a rope around his neck, and then to depart the Colony by Oct. 6. He re- turned to Maine, and it appears that the Court had been wrongly informed, or remitted its sentence, for he was afterwards restored to all he had lost, and, in 1680, was one of the Falmouth Com- missioners to the General Assembly which met at York, Mar. 30, but having no certificate of election he was not allowed a seat. In 1683, he was one of the superintendents of Fort Loyal, and, July 26, 1684, was a deputy from Falmouth, under President Danforth's administration.
In 1681, Capt. Gendall was an Indian agent. July 31, 1681, he was one of the Trustees for the re-settlement of N. Yarmouth ; his associates being Bartholomew Gedney, Joshua Scottow and Sylvanus Davis. In Sept., 1688, he was sent with a company of soldiers to build stockades on each side of the river at North Yar- mouth, and while engaged in this duty he lost his life, Sept. 13, in the manner described in Williamson's Histor}7 of Maine, except that the date is wrongly given, as may be seen on page 19, this magazine, where the article is copied entire. The date of this en- gagement is also given in July and August, but the best evidence favors the 13th of Sept., 1688, Capt. Gendall is said to have had no children. His property was quite extensive ; his heirs drew lot 103 in the division of town lands, June 16, 1727.
THE PRINCE FAMILY.
The following additions to the Prince Family Record, published in No. 2, ''Old Times," pages ol-5, have been furnished by Miss Phebe M. Buxton.
Alice Honor, (2) was from Watertown, Mass. Ruth Turner, (17), wife of Thomas Prince, (16), was a great-grand-daughter of Elder William Brewster, instead of being his grand-daughter, and they had four children, instead ol three as given, (name of fourth
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not stated). The mother of Abiah Nelson, (21), was Patience Morton. The date of birth of Paul, (23), is given as Ma}', and his marriage as 1743 ; their house stood on the site now occupied by the dwelling of the late Capt. Reuel Drinkwater ; his wife, (30) , died Feb. 6th, instead of 16th. The wife of Pyam, (39), was the Widow Susan Malcom, (2d wife).
Isaac Prince, (14), had ten children : one of whom, Joseph, b. Mar. 5, 1694, married Ann Ashlej' and, 2d, Mary Townsend, and had ten children ; by Mary he had Joseph, b. Apr. 12, 1723, died Jan. 15, 1791, who was known as the • 'Blind Preacher" ; he mar- ried Sarah Carpenter, of Attleboro, Mass., and had thirteen child- ren. Thomas, son of the last named, b. Feb. 2, 1750, married his third cousin, Hannah, (34), daughter of Paul, (23), and Hannah (Cushing) Prince, (30), Nov. — , 1778, by whom he had six child- ren ; he married, 2d, Elizabeth Sweetser, but had no children by her; he died, Aug. 16, 1840.
OLD DEED.
[Contributed by Miss Phebe M. Buxton.]
Cornelius Soul to Jacob Mitchell. — Know all men, that Cornelius Soul of North Yarmouth, in the County of York and Province ofy Massachusetts Ba}r, in New England, Husbandman, For the Consideration hereafter mention- ed to be done and performed by Jacob Mitchell of North Yar- mouth, aforesa1, Blacksmith, Ilath given, granted, sold and con- firmed, and hereby doth give, grant, sell & confirm to y sd Jacob Mitchell, his Heirs & assignes, forever, Three Rights or Lotts in Pew Number Twenty Six, being the whole of s1 Pew in the meet- ing House in North Yarmouth, afores ', Viz : The Lotts or Rights Numbers Fifty Nine, Sixty and Sixty one, with the Priviledges & appurtenances there to belonging, and the s1 Cornelius Soul, fol- ium self and his Heirs doth promise the s1 granted Premises to the s1 Jacob Mitchell, his Heirs and assignes, against the Law- full Claim of any Person or Persons forever to warrant and defend. In consideration where of the sl Jacob Mitchell, Hath given, grant- ed, sold & coafirme I, and hereby doth give, grant, sell & confirm to the s1 Cornelius Soul, his Heirs and assignee, forever, Three Rights or Lots in tli3 Pew Number [missing] six. in the Meeting
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House in North Yarmouth, aforesd, viz : The Lotts or Rights Num- ber Ninety one, Ninety Three & Seventy Seven, with the Privi- ledges and appurtenances there to belonging, and the sd Jacob Mitchell, for himself and his Heirs, doth promise the sd granted Premises to the sd Cornelius Soul, his Heirs and assignes, against the Lawfull Claims of any Person or Persons forever to warrant and defend. Witness the Hands & Seals of the sd Jacob and Cor- nelius, Interchangeably set to this Indenture, This Thirteenth Day of August, In the Thirteenth Year of ye Reign of George ye Se3ond, King of Great Britain, &c, Anno Dom. 1739.
Jacob Mitchell. Cornelius Soul
In Presence of Hannah Cushing.
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EXTRACTS FROM JOURNAL
OF THE
PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.
The following items relative to North Yarmouth or its people, have been collected by Mrs. Margaret H. Webster, East Boston, Massachusetts.
The First Provincial Congress of Deputies of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, convened at Salem, Frida}^, Oct. 7, 1774. Cumberland County sent : Enoch Freeman, Falmouth and Cape Elizabeth ; Samuel March, Scarborough ; John Lewis, North Yar- mouth ; Solomon Lombard, Esq., Gorham ; Samuel Thompson, Brunswick and Harps well.
Dec. 7, 1774, a Committee, to consist of one from each county and one from each maritime town, was directed "to prepare from the best evidence to be procured, a true state of the number of the inhabitants, and quantity of exports and imports of goods, wares, merchandise and manufactures, within the colony." All of those gentlemen named above were members of the committee, except Mr. Lombard.
April 12, 1775, Mr. John Lewis, of N. Yarmouth, was on the kkcommittee of correspondence" of that town and district, to afford assistance at all times in "suppressing the enemies of America."
He was also one of the number appointed, May 2d, to consider "what measures are proper to be taken for liberating those persons who were taken prisoners by the troops under Gen. Gage, on the 19th of April last."
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Sunday, May 7, 1775. — "On an application made to this Con- gress, by Capt. Benjamin Dunning, of Harpswell, for powder, this Congress passed the following ; viz : whereas, the district of Harps- well, in the county of Cumberland, lies exposed to the ravages of the enemies, and is unprovided with powder ; therefore it is here- by recommended to the selectmen of the town of Haverhill, that they deliver to Captl Nehemiah Curtis and Mr. Benjamin Dunning, for the use of Harpswell, one half barrel of powder, the}' paying for the same, which shall be replaced if needed."
The items above, from April 12, 1775, are in the proceedings of the Second Congress.
The Third Congress met at Watertown, Mass., May 31, 1775. David Mitchell, Esq., was the representative from N. Yarmouth.
June 28, 1775, Mr. Mitchell was on the committee to "give out enlisting orders/' "That there be raised in Cumberland County, five companies, consisting of fift}' men each, to be stationed as shall be agreed upon by a committee to be appointed by each town upon the sea-coast ; viz : two to be chosen by the towns of Fal- mouth and Cape Elizabeth, one by Scarborough, one by North Yarmouth, one by Brunswick, one by Harpswell, and after the di- vision and station is ordered, to be under the direction of the com- mittees of the towns where they shall be stationed."
July 18, 1775, the name of Samuel Stanwood, of North Yar- mouth, appears on a list enclosed in a letter addressed to the gov- ernor of Connecticut relative to the embargo on provisions by that Colony. His certificate was to be a guarantee that provisions purchased by the bearer, would be delivered in Maine to the town committees.
Wednesda}', July 5, 1775, — "Resolved, That thirty thousand coats be provided, and one thereof given to each non-commission- ed officer and soldier in the Massachusetts forces. That the said coats be proportioned immediately on the different towns and dis- tricts in this colony, in proportion as they paid the last provincial tax. That each coat be faced with the same kind of cloth of which it is made ; that the coats be made in the common plain way, with- out lappels, short, and with small folds, of good plain cloth, prefer- ence being given to the manufactures of this country. That all the coats be buttoned with pewter buttons ; that the buttons for each regiment have the same number stamped on the face of them."
The proportion ot the above coats for North Yarmouth was 51 ; for Harpswell, 26 ; for the count}', 423.
Thursday, July 13, 1775, the following petition from the Select- men and Committee of Harpswell was read. —
"To the Honorable the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts Bay, convened at Watertown, Jul)', 1775.
The petition of the Selectmen and Committee of Safety, at the desire, and in the behalf of the inhabitants of the district of Harps- well, humbly showeth ; that your petitioners have, at all times,
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exerted themselves in prosecuting those measures recommended by the Continental and Provincial Congresses ; and it is their fixed determination to continue thus to do ; that some of said inhabitants cheerfully enlisted for the public safety, and to ward oft that arbi- trary and despotic power with which administration is aiming to govern the colonies ; that said district, on account of its situation, being an isthmus, or neck of land, about ten miles in length, with many adjacent islands, navigable on each side, upwards of seven miles for ships of the navy, and abounding with cattle, sheep, &c, is peculiarly exposed to the ravages of the British troops ; that the inhabitants of said district, did, at their own cost, station guards ever}^ night, at sundry places most exposed, lest the troops should be benefited by their provision ; that the enlisted men were, upon the 20th of June last, put upon duty by their superior officers, to guard said district from the plundering of troops which were daily expected with cutters, &c. ; that the inhabitants of said district are in low circumstances, and unable to enlist any more men, un- less their husbandry employment greatly suffers, which must be an additional distress to that which the}r already feel ; that, should the men already enlisted be called away to join the army, said district is liable to fall an easy prey to the ravages of troops which may attack it for fresh provisions. Your petitioners therefore, humbly pray, that this Honorable Congress in their great wisdom, would allow said district the number of men already enlisted, with such additional number as the Congress may judge proper ; and your petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray.
John Rodick. \ Selectmen of
William Sylvester, j said District. Harps well, ) Paul Kendall. ) Committee of
8 July, 1775. j William Sylvester, j Safety for Dist.
The above petition was referred to a committee of three, who reported that it be referred to the General Assembly."
ARMY & NAVY RECORD,
N. YARMOUTH & YARMOUTH,
MAINE.
WAR OF 1861-5
Additions and corrections are solicited for this article to ensure a perfect list for the forth-coming town history.
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Abbreviations : must., for mustered ; m., married ; dis., discharg- ed ; d., died ; sub., substitute ; s., single ; des. deserted, &c. Unless stated otherwise, the regiments were those of Maine.
YARMOUTH.
Andrews, Thomas J. — 20 Infantry ; must, in Feb. 17 1865, for one year.
Adams, Thomas J. — Company K, (old), 30 Infantry ; must, in Mar. 1, 1865, for 1 yr ; age 40 ; m. Also given as must, in Jan. 26, 1864; d. Sept. 1, 1864.
Anderson, Stephen — Sub. for Jeremiah Buxton ; residence Port- land.
Brown, Thomas — Substitute for L. J. Blaisdell.
Brown, George — Sub. for Charles A. Gooch ; age 39 ; Na\y, Sept. 29, 1864.
Barrows, George P. — Co. A 30 (also 20), Inf. ; must, in Feb. 23, 1865 ; single.
Brown, George W. — 20 Inf. ; age 18 ; s. ; must, in March 15, (17), 1865.
Baker, Jeremiah — Capt. 1st compan}- enrolled militia, 1862.
Bucknam, Alvin (Alvan) F. — 2d Lieut. Co. G 2o Inf. ; age 24 ; s. ; must, in Sept. 29, 1862 ; must, out with co. Jul}T 10, 1863. Born at North Yarmouth, 1838. Graduated M. D. 1864, and appointed Asst. Surg. 2 Mass. Cavalr}T, July, 1864.
Bucknam, William E. — Corporal ;Co. G 25 Inf. ; age 18 ; s. ; must, in Sept. 29, 1862 ; must, out with co. July 10, 1863.
Brackett, Orrin W. — Private Co. G 25 Inf. ; age 21 ; s. ; must, in Sept. 29, 1862 ; must, out with co. July 10, 1863.
Baker, Albert O. — Private Co. E 17 Inf. ; age 30 ; m. ; must. Aug. 18, 1862 ;. corporal Aug. 1, 1863 ; trans, to Veteran Reserve Corps ; wounded at Gett}Tsburg ; in hospital Dec. 1, 1863.
Baker, Charles W. — Private Co. E 17 Inf. ; age 20 ; s. ; must, in Aug. 18, 1862 ; corporal Aug. 1, 1863 ; wounded ; trans, to the Veteran Reserve Corps.
Bruce, Rufus T. — Private Co. E 17 Inf. ; age 18 ; must, in Aug. 18, 1862 ; wounded Nov. 27, 1863 ; missing since May 7, 1864 ; single.
Baker, George O. — 1st Batter}', 1 Mounted Artillery ; must, in Dec. 31, 1861 ; age 18 ; s. ; with co. Nov. 1, 1862 ; died May 13, 1863.
Brooks, John E. — Private Co. H 25 Inf. ; must, in Sept. 29,
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1862 ; age 31 ; s. ; trans, to band ; must, out with regt. Jul}' 11, 1863.
Bates, James S. (M. ?) — Surgeon 13 Inf.; appointed Dec. 5, 1861 ; in service Nov. 1, 1862 ; with regt. Nov. 15, 1863 ; must, out Jan. 6, 1865.
Brackett, Alvin M. — Private Co. F 1 Cav. ; age 18 ; s. ; must, in Oct. 19, 1861 ; with co. Nov. 1, 1862 ; absent sick Oct 1, 1863 ; killed in action Mar. 1, 1864.
Baker, Albert T. — Militia company. Enlisted in Navy, 1862.
Baker, Charles H. — Militia companj*. Enlisted in Navy, 1862, for 1 yr., as volunteer. Age 27.
Baker, Sjdvanus — Militia company. Enlisted in Nav}', 1862.
Brown, John F. — Militia company. Enlisted in Navy, 1862.
Brown, Edwin F. — Navy, April 20, 1864, volunteer for 2 years. Age 18.
Bond, Charles — Substitute for Edward P. Bruce. Residence, Williamsburg, New York. (Name also given as Chas. Smith.)
Baker, Robert J. — Navy, Oct. 7, 1864 ; volunteer; age 22.
Carroll, John — Private Co. B 9 Inf. ; age 21 ; must, in Oct. 4, 1864 ; substitute for Alpheus Grant.
Clark, Patrick — Private Co. B 9 Inf. age 41 ; must, in Oct. 3, 1864 ; sub. for Leonard Williams.
Cobb, Edward — Private Co. G 7 Inf. ; age 19 ; s. ; must in Aug. 21, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K ; pro. corporal May 1, 1863.
Corliss, George L. — Enlisted May 3, 1861 lor 3 mos. First sergt. Co. D 7 Inf. ; enl. Aug. 21, 1861 ; trans to Co. B ; age 28 ; m. Enlisted in Regular Army, Jan. 26, 1863.
Chase, George H. — Co, F 1 Cav. ; age 20 ; m. ; must, in Oct. 19, 1861 ; Corp., sergt. ; with co. Nov. 1, 1864.
Chambers, James — Private Co. K 17 Inf. ; age 30 ; s. ; must, in Sept. 3, 1863 ; conscript; missing in action May 10, 1864. Sub- stitute for Charles Grant. Residence, New York.
Curtis, Charles A. — Graduate of Bates College, 1858. Born in North Yarmouth. 2d Lieutenant 7 U. S. Inf. April 14, 1862 ; trans, to 5 Inf., April 28, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant March 30, 1864 ; Captain by brevet, Sept. 27, 1865 ; unassigned, May 19, 1869 ; re- tired, Dec. 15, 1870, under provisions of sections 16 & 17 of the Act of Congress, Aug. 3, 1861, "for incapacity, resulting from long and faithful service-from wounds or injury received-from dis- ease contracted, or from exposure in the line of duty." Detailed on duty at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, under the
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provisions of sections 1225 & 1260, Revised Statutes, U. S.
Colier, Edward — Volunteer in Navy, May 2, 1864, for 2 years ; age 21.
Candroff, John— Navy for 3 years, Sept. 28, 1864; age 24; substitute.
Coombs, James — Nav}% Sept. 28, 1864, for 3 years ; age 32 ; substitute for Thomas Scammon.
Cushman, William H. — Sergeant Co. L 1 Cav. ; age 30.
Corliss, Amos, Jr. — Private Co. C — Batt. 17 U. S. Inf. ; died in Confederate military